Congratulations and Cheers

Morning and we have a new Just For Fun challenge stating today at Crafting With Friends and a first for me -I didn't realise you could emboss with aceatate-who would have known lol.
I had some card hearts I bought last year -took the inner out and just used the outside painted with Aztec Lustre paint-embossed the aceatate and backed it all onto black card.
Embossing folder and all stamps and die-cut set were craft mag freebies -B.paper from stash and congratulations die from Tattered lace cut twice and offset.
Stamps coloured with promarkers and glossy accents added.

Challenges-
sweet stampin-ATG
catch the bug-bingo/dies/sentiment/texture
lil patch of crafty friends-ATG
creative moments-ATG-------------------------------TOP 3
creatalicious-ATG
TTCRD-ATG
digi choosday-ATG
crafty sentiments-ATG
lemon shortbread-ATG
passion for promarkers-fave digi/stamp-at the moment I am loving these stamps!
lil red wagon-everythings coming up Rosé
crafty creations-ATG
I love promarkers-embossing
Pennys challenges-ATG
Simon says-ATG
word art Wednesday-ATG
crafts galore encore-ATG
a perfect time to craft-ATG
classic design team-ATG
sweet stampers-celebrate
mix it up-ATG
Thank you for dropping by any comments are much appreciated and hope you will come and join us
Carol x x

Stamping/Stencils and Sprays

Morning and we have a new ATG/Just For Fun challenge at A Inky Mess.
I made a masterboard then cut it down into four card toppers.Meant to take step by step pics but got slightly carried away lol
Stencilled backgrounds using stencils from That's Crafty and using Izink sprays.
Decoart media acrylics through Tim Holtz and gesso through Artistic Flair stencils.
Stamps and sentiments from IndigoBlu/Craft mag freebies and Artistic Stamper stamped in oxides then in black-another one of my texture stamps round the edges and paint tubes stamped and 3-D-coloured with distress inks---a lot of fun and not too much mess lol.

challenges-
polka doodles-ATG
QKR stampede-ATG
creative fingers-ATG
sweet stampin-ATG
lil patch of crafty friends-ATG
creative moments-ATG
Simon says-going round in circles
cupcake inspirations-inspirational quotes

TTCRD-ATG
crafty sentiments-ATG
Simon says-ATG
back to basics-use a spray(Izinks)
creative artiste-anything mixed media
classic design team-ATG---------BEST TECHNIQUES
corrosive -ATG
addicted to stamps-lots of layers
pile it on-lots of layers
mix it up-ATG
Thank you for dropping by and hope you will join us this month
Carol x x

A Nappy Cake

Hope you are all enjoying the sunshine!
I had a request for a nappy cake -not made one of those for a few years-Holly came shopping with me for the items and her comment-who on earth wants a cake with nappies in??? The mind boggles and I'm sure hers does lol.
Anyway here it is most of the baby items came from Asda with a couple from Home Bargains and that is silver ribbon round the side not duct tape which it actually looks like on the pics!!!

challenges-
CFTH-ATG
TTCRD-ATG
crafty creations-ATG
Pennys challenges-ATG
let's craft and create-ATG
crafty catz-ATG
creative fingers-ATG
lil patch of crafty friends-ATG
crafts galore encore-ATG
corrosive challenge-ATG
not just cards-ATG
craft-DeeBowz-ATG

Feel free to delete if not suitable for any challenge
Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated
Carol x x

Ted and His Shed

Morning and we have a new ATG-with a hand coloured image challenge at Colour Crazy and as we are sponsored by Dr Digi I used the image
Ted and His Shed and I made this card for Grandaughters to give to John on his 70th last saturday as he loves to potter in his greenhouse.Thank you for all the birthday wishes too.

I coloured the image with promarkers and added glossy accents-my terracota was running out but gave a dirty look to the plant pots which was fine!Pots and seed sacks from Patties Creations and cut out
Dies from Memory Box and I think Your Next Stamp,off cut of B.paper and cut out wood supports from The Works-embossed brick wall background-little paper Bee found on desk and a 70 gold peel off to complete.

challenges-
sweet stampin-Spring
catch the bug-back to nature
pink gem-ATG
inkspirational-pop-it-up
Di's digi designs-add/show texture
lil patch of crafty friends-ATG
creatalicious-ATG
use your stuff-Spring
TTCRD-ATG-------------------------TOP 3
digi choosday-ATG
try it on Tuesday-Springtime
the paper shelter-a birthday card
I love promarkers-ATG
Pennys challenges-ATG
word art Wednesday-ATG
the male room-ATG
MAWTT-Spring---------------------TOP 3
time out-embellishments
Brown sugar-Spring
Ikes world-ATG/D for die-cuts
addicted to stamps-lots of layers
pile it on-lots of layers
country view-Spring
craft rocket-for the men/boys-----WINNER
alphabet challenge-B for buildings------------TOP 3
Tales from the craft room-Spring
Thank you for dropping by and hope you can join us and maybe check out the DT cards and blogs
Carol x x

70yrs and Judge Judy

It was Johns 70th birthday today and as he is not exactly a card person,not happy about turning 70 and we never usually send each other cards I just made a simple one.He used to watch Judge Judy all the time and saw this image a couple of weeks ago so thought it was perfect.

The image is Judge Judy from Sandra Caldwell-coloured with promarkers and added glossy accents.I googled a few of her most famous saying and printed one as a sentiment adding the 70,a few doodles,die cut frame from Spellbinders,B.paper form The Works and a couple of small gems for earrings and done.

challenges-
lil patch of crafty friends-ATG
make my Monday-something humerous
double trouble-let's get groovey(wood effect B.paper)
TTCRD-ATG
digi choosday-ATG
Tuesday throwdown-ATG
crafty creations-ATG
Pennys challenges-ATG
QKR stampede-ATG
crafty catz-ATG/make us smile
creative fingers-ATG
lemon shortbread-ATG
Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated
Carol x x

You Are Pawsome

Morning and welcome to my new follower CHANA- we have a new ATG challenge at Get Creative---we are sponsored by Fred She Said,All Dressed Up and Ikes Art whose image "Jack Russell#2 I used.
Image is coloured with promarkers and the stamped boders/pawprints and sentiments are craft mag freebies,the background is watercolour and my fave texture stamp again!!!

challenges-
incy wincy-animals
passion for promarkers-make it cute
I love promarkers-ATG
fab'n'funky-just add ink(stamped borders/watercolour background)
Pennys challenges-ATG
Double D -watercolouring(watercolour background)
Simon says-animal antics
word art Wednesday-ATG
MAWTT-for a man
cute card Thursday-ATG
let's craft and create-ATG
polka doodles-ATG
QKR stampede-ATG
crafty catz-ATG
alphabet challenge-A is for animals
creative craft cottage-no P.paper
Ikes world-ATG-------------------TOP 3
2crafty critter crazies-ATG with a critter
creative inspirations-Animals
craft rocket-for men/boys
Dragonfly dreams-include an animal
mix it up-ATG
Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated
Carol x x

Grunge Love

Morning and first of all welcome to my new follower JANNY.
We have a new challenge at 613 Avenue Create ATG/Wedding/Anniversary-the twist suggested by me.
I made an anniversary card using a new collage stamp set I won-Grunge from StudioLight.I heat embossed the stamp in silver on black cardstock-then restamped on a book page and paper pieced the hearts and words.
Happy anniversary was a craft mag freebie also heat embossed in silver then restamped and one word in each 3-D.

challenges-
crafty cardmakers-that special someone
Pennys challenges-ATG
crafting by design-ATG
word art Wednesday-ATG
let's craft and create-ATG
polka doodles-ATG
QKR stampede-ATG
crafty catz-ATG
creative fingers-ATG
sweet stampin-ATG
allsorts-sentiment in focus?
catch the bug-ATG
Di's digi designs- add or show texture
inkspirational-pop it up
lil patch of craft friends-ATG
love to create-ATG creative
a place to start-ATG
crafting with an attitude-ATG
sparkle and sprinkle-ATG------TOP 3
creative craft cottage-no P.paper
Happy little stampers CAS-one layer card
Thank you for dropping by hope you can join us and check out the DT blogs and projects this month
Carol x x

You're Pretty Amazing!!!

Morning and I have two DT posts today the second one is for the "Make it Feminine" challenge at Daisy Chain.I was really pleased how this one turned after having the image for over a year and not using it.
The image is from Digistamps4joy which is now sadly closed--coloured with promarkers and added glossy accents.The B.paper and lace from stash-stamped sentiment from Cas-ual Fridays,just kept it pretty simple.

challenges-
creatalicious-ATG
CFTH-ATG
crafty cardmakers-for someone special
crafty sentiments-ATG
lemon shortbread-ATG
I love promarkers-ATG
Pennys challenges-ATG
crafting by designs-ATG
word art Wednesday-ATG
C.R.A.F.T-inspired by a song -Pretty Woman-Roy Orbison
as you like it-fave colouring medium-promarkers/price and choice of colours
cute card Thursday-ATG
cute as a button-ATG
a place to start-ATG--------TOP SPROUT
crafts galore encore-ATG
classic design team-ATG
Morgans artworld-ATG
Ikes world-ATG
mix it up-ATG
Thank you for dropping by and hope you will join us this month
Carol x x

Shaker Card

Morning and have another 2 DT cards today the first one is for the ATG challenge at Simply Create Too.
I made another shaker card using an image from QKR Stampede "Carpenter" coloured with promarkers/B.paper from TH/stitched square dies from The Works/stamped tape measure -craft mag freebie and tiny nails from hubbys shed ssshh!!!looking at the posted pic should have distressed that white frame!!!No sentiment yet until I know who for.

challenges
creatalicious-ATG------------TOP 3
double trouble-let's get groovy(wooden rulers paper)
lil red wagon-shake it----------------------------------------TOP PICK
I love promarkers-ATG/square-----------------------------TOP 3
crafting by designs-ATG
word art Wednesday-ATG
C.R.A.F.T-inspired by a song--If I were a carpenter by Bobby Darin---yes I remember it and yes showing my age lol
MAWTT-for a man
as you like it-fave colouring medium-love watercolours now and agsin-but definitely promarkers 99% of the time-choice of colours and shades
time out-ch 132(wooden floor/frames)
cute card Thursday-ATG
Ikes world-ATG/D for die-cuts
QKR stampede-ATG------------WINNER
Thank you for dropping by and hope you can join us this month
Carol x x

Gift Basket

Morning I have two posts today ---the second one is my first inspirational post for Digi Doodles.

I used the beautiful image Bubbles coloured with promarkers and added glossy accents.I made a gift basket with paper from The Works,ribbon and tissue paper from stash and added some miniture soap/shower gel/body lotion and Shampoo.

challenges-
catch the Bug-unusual folds?
Di's digi designs-make it girly
creatalicious-anything but a card
CFTH-ATG
TTCRD-ATG
digi choosday-ATG
lemon shortbread-ATG
passion for promarkers-make it cute
a place to start-ATG
Thank you for dropping by and hope you will join in the challenge and chech out the DT cards and blogs
Carol x x

April Showers

Morning and I have two posts today the first one is for the new April Showers challenge at CCC Digi Designs sponsored by Paper Nest Dolls and I made a centre step card using Avery in Rain Poncho coloured with promarkers.

Umbrella paper from K&C from QVC days-years ago!!!Cloud paper and dotty strip oddments from stash/extras brollys were cut from scraps/stamped sentiment from Acid Drops and WhatNots/cloud die-from Your Next Stamp.

challenges-
cute card Thursday-feminine
krafty chicks-ATG
Qkr stampede-ATG
catch the Bug-unusual folds?
inkspirational-cloud
Di's digi designs-make it girly
creatalicious-ATG
CFTH-ATG
digi choosday-ATG
TTCRD-ATG
crafty sentiments-ATG
passion for promarkers-make it cute?
paper nest dolls-ATG
Thank you for dropping by and hope you can join us
Carol x x

Trash Polka

Morning and we have a new Spots and/or Stripes challenge at Unicorn- the card I have to share today was slightly inspired by Trash Polka --so much that in less than half an hour I made a card -one postcard and a set of 3 ATCs lol using the same stamps.
The tree stamps are from Crafty Individuals(bought nearly two years ago and unused)all the texture stamps are from Crafters Companion-stamped with Distress ink and Izink-very pleased with these just stamped and no overthinking.

challenges-
Simon says-ATG
word art Wednesday-ATG
MAWTT-for a man
cardz4galz-flora or fauna
time out-challenge 132(stripes/pink)
creative fingers-ATG
scrapping for fun-ATG
pink gem-ATG
the creative crafters-ATG
AAA cards-made in minutes
creatalicious-ATG/anything but a card
double trouble-let's get groovy(trees)
a place to start-ATG
classic design team-ATG
Morgans artworld-ATG
crafty sentiments-ATG
krafty chicks-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated
Carol x x

One Moment in Time

Morning and as it's the first of the month I have three DT cards today -the third one is for the new ATG challenge at Love To Craft and I used "Tree With Boat" Stamp from Nellie Snellen-coloured with promarkers -B.paper from The Works and stamped sentiment was a craft mag freebie a few years ago.

challenges-
crafty sentiments-ATG
lemon shortbread-ATG
crafty creations-ATG
crafting by designs-ATG
Simon says-ATG
word art Wednesday-ATG
as you like it-fave colouring mediun-promarkers mainly-not too good with pencils and copics are a bit expensive
aud sentiments-no happy birthdays
polka doodles-ATG
QKR stampede-ATG
crafty catz-ATG
scrapping4fun-ATG
pink gem-ATG
the creative crafters-ATG
Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated
Carol x x

The Raven

Morning and 1st of the month means three DT posts today the-2nd one is for the new "Just For Fun"challenge at Artistic Inspirations and I made a birthday for our daughter Helen who likes Gothy cards and crows(even though this is a Raven lol)
Main stamped image/sentiment and background stamped birds are from Crafty Individuals,stamped and silver embossed feathers and sentiment were craft mag freebies/and have completely forgotten the make of the die-cut feathers.

challenges-
crafty sentiments-ATG
Simon says-ATG
QKR stampede-ATG
creative fingers-ATG
alphabet challenge-A is for animals?
scrapping4fun-ATG
Pink gem-ATG
Pennys challenges-ATG
aud sentiments-no happy birthday
crafty catz-ATG
use your stuff-black and white
the creative crafters-ATG
2crafty critter crazies-ATG with a critter
mix it up-black&white with one other(silver)
a place to start-ATG/5,silver-embossed feathers
Sheepski designs-wings
krafty chicks-ATG
Thank you for dropping by and all your comments are much appreciated
Carol x x

Trading Coins

Morning and as it's the first of the month I have three DT posts today---the first one is for Pearly Sparkles "Flowers or Showers" challenge.
I went with flowers and made three ATC Trading Coins which were cut from oddments od distress inked backgrounds from other projects,my fave texture stamp round edges(fed up of seeing it yet?lol)the stamped flowers are a craft mag freebie-I then stamped the flower heads onto P.paper and 3-D them.

challenges-
TTCRD-ATG
try it on Tuesday-say it with flowers
crafty creations-ATG
Pennys challenges-ATG
crafting by designs-ATG
Simon says-ATG
give a crafter a cookie-ch-113(I went with flowers)
krafty chicks-ATG
time out-ch 132(pink flowers)
polka doodles-ATG
crafty catz-ATG
creative fingers-ATG
Penny Black and more-going round in circles
creatalicious-anything but a card
Fabrika fantasy-Flowers
lost coast portal-bloomin lovely
Thanks for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated
Carol x x