Update and Artist Trading Coins

Just a quick update John has to have a colonoscopy for further investigation-Helen had a mammogram and a scan ---was then given the ALL CLEAR thank goodness what a weight off all our minds and hers -apparently she just has lumpy boobs but all harmless -there was a name for it but can't remember what was said after the all clear comment!!!Thank you again for all your lovely comments,emails and support-much appreciated when at a low ebb so thank you.

Also welcome to my new follower TRACEY

I made some artist trading coins for a FB forum swap-we swap trading coins,ATC,tags and postcards-the same group who are doing the round robin stamp swap too-i am afraid I haven't made anything for this months swap---well I did make these but cannot for the life of me find them at least I have a pic lol.
I used Distress Oxide through a TH stencil onto black cardstock cut with a scalloped circle die from The Works,I stamped the image(a craft mag freebie)and heat embossed the cactus section then stamped the pot section again onto embossed kraft card and swiped with distress ink.

challenges-
creative moments-ATG
QKR stampede-ATG
CAS on Sunday-use a stencil
double trouble-round and round
arty divas-ATG
crafty gals corner-emboss it
sisterhood of crafters-paper piecing
Simon says-ATG
word art Wednesday-ATG
a place to start-paper piecing
sweet stampers-dies/punches
Thank you for dropping by and all your comments are much appreciated
Carol x x

Journal Page

Morning and I have a journal page for my GDT inspirational mid-way challenge post at Try It On Tuesday were the challenge is "In my garden there is....".
THe bird stamp is IndigoBlu,Chocolate Baroque Bee stamp-stitched circle dies from The Works,B.paper/paper Butterfly and pearl from stash,I also recently added the feather which was a craft mag freebie stamp and have a few ideas to maybe add other stuff when I get round to it-WIP as you might say lol.

challenges-
word art Wednesday-ATG
crafting by design-ATG
creative moments-ATG--------------------------TOP 3
cardz4galz-wings
the male room-flight
polka doodles-ATG
QKR stampede-ATG
creative fingers-ATG
lil patch of crafty friends-ATG
crafty cardmakers-It's a Bugs Life
double trouble-round and round
corrosive challenges-ATG
mix it up-ATG
creative inspirations-something seasonal/Summer
craft rocket-ATG
crafty calendar-ATG
arty divas-ATG
Thank you for dropping by and hope you find the team to join in the challenge and check out the DT makes and blogs
Carol x x

Birdie ATCs

I have an ATC set to share which was made for a stamp swap on a FB forum -it started a few months ago and a bit like a round Robin we all send a stamp to someone in the group and they all go round till you get yours back again and we have to share what we made so not sure what make the stamp is.The stamp is Curly Bird from purple Onion Designs.
I stamped the image onto the ATC card then stamped again on book pages-then once again on oddments of a shaving foam technique used on another project,faux stitching round the edges then my fave texture stamp on the bottom edge to ground the bird.

Challenges-
Simon says-Artist trading cards
TTCRD-ATG
digi choosday-ATG
crafty creations-ATG
Pennys challenges-ATG
moo mania-letters/numbers(does the book pages count?)
Simon says-CAS
word art Wednesday-ATG
polka doodles-ATG
QKR stampede-ATG-----------------------------------TOP 5
creative fingers-ATG
pink gem-ATG
lil patch of crafty friends-ATG
sheepski designs-animal magic
stamping sensations-things with wings
2crafty critter crazies-ATG
a place to start-paper piecing
craft rocket-ATG
Thank you for dropping by and all your comments are muchappreciated
Carol x x

In My Garden Is..........

Morning and today I am GDT at Try it On Tuesday where the challenge is "In My Garden Is......"
In my garden is---lots of flowers and Bees,the flower is from LeBlanche and the little Bee from Chocolate Baroque-I paper pieced with book pages and a little promarkers on leaves and Bees-the card was smooched through distress ink for the background and sentiment from Visible Image was stamped on offcut-the stamp used to ground the flower was a craft mag freebie.

challenges-
crafty creations-ATG
Pennys challenge-ATG
crafting by designs-ATG
word art Wednesday-ATG
creatalicious-ATG
polka doodles-ATG---------------WINNER
pink gem-ATG
lil patch of crafty friends-ATG
INTAAS-flowers
let's craft and create-ATG
use your stuff-mood board/green/plants
classic design team-ATG
through the purple haze-inspired by a song(Paper Roses by Marie Osmond)
corrosive challenge-ATG
creative inspirations-something seasonal(Summer)
a place to start-paper piecing
Dragonfly dreams-no P.paper
scribbles designs-include a sentiment
craft rocket-ATG
Thank you for dropping by and all your comments are very much appreciated-hope you can find the time to come and play
Carol x x

Heartfelt Thank You

I would just like to say a heartfelt thank you for all the lovely best wishes and comments on my last post and e,mails-I have a few scheduled posts until the the middle of next month but all your lovely comments were much appreciated and have been catching up with comments to occupy my mind.
I am sharing some pics of Hollys decorated container she made a couple of weeks ago using craft mag freebie stamps and coloured with pencil.She made it for her Nanna Kazs dog Murphy and filled it with dog treats.

Ellies makes-

Carol x x

Just an Update

Well where to start in three days we have had our world ripped apart -some of you already knew hubby was diagnosed with Altzhiemers and Vascular Dementia two years ago but has had some worrying symtoms for the past well almost a year but things came to a head last Thursday and had some tests-Monday Dr rang with some results and he now has to be tested for bowel cancer next week.
A couple pf months ago our daughter had a breakdown and is now under the Mental Health Team-she rang Wednesday evening in tears after a visit to the Dr who found three lumps and an invertation in one of her breasts and would you believe both of their appointments are to the same hospital in the same morning.

I have quite a few DT cards already made and a few play makes up until middle of next month so see where we go from there---I am trying to keep up with my DTs and blogging as long as I can if only for my own sanity---and will comment as much as I can-but if I should disappear for a while -hopefully not- you know why.
Back in a couple of days
Carol x x

Peek-A-Boo

I have a birthday card to share and a first for me a peek-a-boo card using an up to now unused stamp set from LC Designs.As I am rubbish at colouring animals I stamped then paper pieced(which TBH may have been the wrong paper!!!),stitched square dies from The Works stamped sentiment a craft mag freebie and done.The outer frame is in 3-D foam pads.

challenges-
TTCRD-ATG
digi choosday-ATG
crafty sentiments-ATG
creative moments-ATG
Pennys challenges-ATG----------------WINNER
Double D-jungle theme?
Simon says-add a die-cut
word art Wednesday-ATG
the male room-birthday card
aud sentiments-animals+sentiment
krafty chicks-ATG
polka doodles-ATG
QKR stampede-ATG
creative fingers-ATG
scrapping4fun-ATG/stitching
sheepski designs-animal madness
through the purple haze-inspired by a song-Nellie the Elephant
a place to start-paper piecing-------------------TOP SPROUT
craft rocket-ATG
AAA birthday cards-for the boys?
crafting with an attitude-ATG
sweet stampers-dies/punches
happy little stampers-ATG with dies
2crafty critter crazies-ATG
Thank you for dropping by and all your comments are much appreciated
Carol x x

Messy Paint ATC

Morning and first of all would like to welcome my new followers.

We have a new ATG challenge at Colour Crazy and as our sponsor is ADFD I used Paint Palette coloured with my neglected Cosmic Shimmer metallic watercolours.The stamped brushes and stamped paint tubes are from IndigoBlu and coloured with promarkers,the tubes and palette were fussy cut and put onto 3-D foam pads and put onto a paint swiped ATC.Hope you find the time to join us but don't forget your image must be hand coloured.

challenges-
let's craft and create-ATG
TTCRD-ATG
digi choosday-ATG
creative moments-ATG
I love promarkers-ATG
Pennys challenge-ATG
Arty divas-ATG
krafty chicks-ATG---------TOP PICK
time out-relaxation(painting)
crafts galore encore-ATG
craft rocket-ATG
Dragonfly dreams-no P.paper
crafting by designs-ATG
happy little stampers-ATG with watercolours
Thank you for dropping by and hope you will come and join us
Carol x x

LaBlanche Sunflowers

Morning and we have a new "Fully Loaded or CAS" challenge at Unicorn.I went with CAS and made a postcard for a FB swap too.I used a new stamp from LaBlanche coloured with promarkers and the stamped sentiment is from Cas-ual Fridays -faux stitching round the edges and done.

challenges-
word art Wednesday-ATG
C.R.A.F.T-inspiration pic-yellow flowers
as you like it-fave flower/sunflowers-they are so beautiful and scream Summer
lost coast-ATG
scrapping4fun-ATG
catch the bug-ATG
crafty sentiments-ATG-ATG
lil patch of crafty friends-ATG
AAA cards-made in mins/Summer
MMM-friendship------------------------------TOP 3
the artistic stamper-ATG
mix it up-ATG
craft rocket-ATG
Dragonfly dreams-no P.paper
let's craft and create-ATG
passion for promarkers-Flowers------------TOP 5
Thank you for dropping by and hope you can join us this month
Carol x x

Fairy Hair Girl

Morning and I have two DT posts today the second one is for the ATG challenge at Get Creative-as we are sponsored by Oddball Art---Starstampz and Drawn by Christa and Chubby Mermaid I used the beautiful image
"Fairy Hair Girl" by Chubby Mermaid.
I printed the image in two sizes then decided to use both-coloured with promarkers and added glossy accents,B,paper was oddment from stash,lesf die from The Worksand foam flower was one of many I was sent as a gift-Thank you Monika.

challenges-
passion for promarkers-going dotty
I love promarkers-ATG
cute card Thursday-ATG
QKR stampede-ATG
catch the bug-ATG
pink gem-ATG
lil patch of crafty friends-ATG
crafts galore encore-ATG
cute as a button-ATG
Morgans artworld-ATG
mix it up-ATG
craft-dee bowz-ATG
craft rocket-ATG
crafty gals corner-3+layers
Thank you for dropping by and hope you can join us this month
Carol x x

Summer Journal Page

Morning and I have two DT posts today the first one is for the Summer challenge at Daisy Chain.
I made a journal page scraps of book pages,sprays,texture paste through TH and That's Crafty stencils,gold leaf pages stuck down randomly,script stamp and flower stamp paper pieced with book page scraps,glossy accents on the Bee wings which was an image from a rice paper sheet from Imagination Crafts and the Summer definition was cut from a dictionary.

challenges-
creatalicious-ATG--------------TOP 3
Simon says-ATG
word art Wednesday-ATG
MAWTT-Bees
QKR Stampede-ATG
creative fingers-ATG
pink gem-ATG
Di's digi designs-wings or tails
lil patch of crafty friends-ATG
love to create-ATG mixed media
a perfect time to craft-ATG
classic design team-ATG
through the purple haze-inspired by a song-The Bee Song by Arthur Askey(and yes unfortunately I am old enough to remember it!)
2crafty critter crazies-ATG
mix it up-ATG
country view challenge-texture
craft-dee-bowz-ATG---------------------HONOURABLE MENTION
craft rocket-ATG
always fun-use a stencil
crafty gals corner-3+layers
arty divas-ATG
Thank you for dropping by and hope you can join us this month
Carol x x

Tissue Box Cover

Morning and we have a new ATG/Make or Decorate a Container at 613 Avenue Create twist suggested by Chana.
I made a tissue box cover simple right? WRONG made three different lids before I managed to make it fit ??? I blame my embossing board for the score lines lol.Then I used pink B.paper and flowers-a big no no to start again and satisfied with this one lol.
The papers are from The Works,dies from Spellbinders and Creative Dies,I heat embossed the Chocolate Baroque Bee.
TOP---

TWO SIDES---

OTHER TWO SIDES---

challenges-
always fun=-anything but a card
die cuttin divas-ATG
Simon says-ATG
word art Wednesday-ATG
creatalicious-ATG
Not just cards-ATG
MAWTT-Bees
polka doodles-ATG
QKR stampede-ATG
creative fingers-ATG
catch the bug-ATG
Di's digi designs-wings or tails
sheepski designs-animal magic
the artistic stamper-ATG
2crafty critter crazies-ATG
craft rocket-ATG
brown sugar-ATG
crafty calendar-ATG----------------------WINNER
crafting with an attitude-ATG
stamping sensations-things with wings
INTAAS-embossing
classic design team-ATG
crafty gals corner-3 layers
Thank you for dropping by and hope you can join us this month
Carol x x

Snorkling Sandie

Morning and we have a new "Summer" challenge starting at CCC Digi Creations sponsored by LeAnns World and I used the cute image Snorkling Sandie coloured with promarkers and doodled round the edges.
Papers are all oddmesnt from stash and the stamped sentiments were gifted.

challenges-
Simon says-bright and cheerful
lemon shortbread-ATG
passion for promarkers-going dotty
I love promarkers-ATG
Pennys challenges-ATG
Simon says-ATG
word art Wednesday-ATG
cute card Thursday-ATG
cardz4galz-Summer fun
polka doodles-ATG
scrapping4fun-ATG+stitching
cute as a button- Summer------------DT FAVE-thank you Sherry
craft rocket-ATG
Brown sugar-ATG
crafting with an attitude-ATG
the paper funday-Summertime----TOP 3 HONOURABLE MENTION
creative craft cottage-Summer
sweet stampin-spots and/or stripes
Arty divas-ATG
Thank you for dropping by and hope you will join us this month
Carol x x

Pink Ink Turtles

Morning and my second post is for the ATG challenge at Simply Create Too and I used a stamp set from Pink Ink.
The background was smooshed with distress inks,the images were stamped and heat embossed,coloured with promarkers and added glossy accents.The stamped foliage also from the set were stamped and fussy cut and my favourite texture stamp round the edges.

challenges-
crafty friends-Summer colours
lil patch of crafty friends-ATG
MMM-for a guy
Simon says-bright and cheerful
double trouble-something,anything,everything
TTCRD-ATG
digi choosday-ATG
lemon shortbread-ATG
creatalicious-ATG
crafts galore encore-ATG
cute as a button-ATG
the artistic stamper-ATG-----------------WINNER
2crafty critter crazies-ATG-------------DT FAVE-Thank you Lynn
craft deebowz-ATG
craft rocket-ATG
word art Wednesday-ATG
Pennys challenges-ATG
Patties creations-under the sea
Thank you for dropping by and hope you can join us this month
Carol x x

Pretty as a Picture(Shaker Style)

Morning and I have two posts today-the first one is using Dahlias Blooms from Digi Doodles coloured with promarkers and I made another shaker card.
B.paper/peel offs and frame cut from a B.paper all from stash,the sentiment was computer generated in Dafont and I harvested seeds from the garden(Grandmas Nightcaps flowers)and mica flakes in the shaker frame.

challenges-
crafty friends-Summer colours
double trouble-Something,anything,everything
lil red wagon-digi do
word art Wednesday-ATG
cute card Thursday-ATG
craft rocket-ATG
crafty sentiments-ATG
Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated
Carol x x

Rose and A Sunburst

Morning and as we are at the beginning of another new month I have two DT posts today the second one is for the ATG challenge at Love To Craft.I also have a private challenge with a craft buddy challenging each other to make something we haven't made before and this challenge was to make a sunburst card.I downloaded a template from you-tube and found it so fiddly so---never made one before-this is my first and probably my last attempt lol-although never say never!
The rose stamp is from Honey Doo Crafts coloured with promarkers and fussy cutthe chipboard love,plastic oblong embellishment and all oddments of papers from stash.

challenges-
polka doodles-ATG
QKR stampede-ATG
crafty catz-ATG
creative fingers-ATG
crafty friends-Summer colours
lil patch of crafty friends-ATG
Simon says-Bright and cheerful
Double trouble-something,anything,everything//sunburst------TOP 4
TTCRD-ATG
digi choosday-ATG
crafty sentiments-ATG
lemon shortbread-ATG
crafty creations-ATG
the paper shelter-ATG
I love promarkers-ATG--------------------------------TOP 3
Pennys challenges-ATG
Simon says-ATG
word art Wednesday-ATG
C.R.A.F.T-inspiration pic(yellow flowers)
as you like it-fave flower/roses -we have a beautiful Golden Showers climbing rose and the perfume is gorgeous
Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated-hope you will come and join us this month
Carol x

Birthday Cake and Berries

Morning and August already!!!I have two DT posts today the first one is for the "Beginning With B" challenge at Pearly Sparkles.
I made a card using a Birthday Cake/Bow and Berries.I used kraft cardoddment of B.paper and string from stash.Stitched circle and scalloped circle dies are from Creative Dies,cake/berries and sentiment are craft mag freebie stamps,coloured with promarkers and added glossy accents.

challenges-
QKR stampede-ATG
crafty catz-ATG
double trouble-anything,something,everything
crafty sentiments-ATG
die-cuttin divas-ATG
double D-birthdays
Simon says-ATG
word art Wednesday-ATG
Thank you for dropping by and hope you will join us this month
Carol x x