Crafty-Stamper: 2022

the paper shelter-Mystical/Magical

Fabnfunky-Fantasy

double D-monochromatic

Simon says-layer it up

pink gem-ATG

CD Sunday plus-ATG(Google image?)

aperfect time to craft-ATG

Allys Angels-ATG

crafty calendar-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Tuesday, 17 May 2022

Spring Meadow Bouquet

Morning and the card I have today came about because I had a themed DT card to make BUT found this image I coloured a couple of weeks and ago and matched up with a pretty paper and made an upright Z fold card this was my fave fold a few years ago.

The image is Spring Meadow Bouquet from Power Poppy,coloured with promarkers and glossy accents on Bees wings.

P.paper from The Works,ribbon and brad from stash and so was the little heart found it whilst looking for a brad,the border die was a Tattered Lace craft mag freebie a few years ago.

challenges---

power poppy-blosom challenge

lil red wagon-make it bloom-------------FEATURED

the paper shelter-shaped cards

I love promarkers-ATG/girly

CRAFT-ATG

crafty catz-ATG----------------------TOP 3

pink gem-ATG

Dis digis-loads of flowers

CD Sunday plus-ATG

inspiration station-flower shop(inspired by the flowers)

make my Monday-Springtime

sheepski designs-for the girls

stamping sensations-flora/fauna

get creative-flowers

Dragonfly dreams-flowers or butterflies

sparkles forum-floral frenzy

we love stamping-feminine

the four seasons-Spring

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Friday, 13 May 2022

Step Panel Cards

Morning oooohhh Friday the 13th!!!

WElcome to my new followers SANDRA and EPIE

I have a GDT spot for the ATG with a Fun Fold challenge at Creative Creases today.

I made not one but two Step Panel cards---

These are so easy to make and useful for using up oddments of papers and the fold flat for posting-a big bonus!

Papers are oddments from Graphic 45 and Paper Boutique-stamped sentiment from Pink Frogand the die-cut flower was made with a Spellbinders die-using glossy photo paper-distress ink and a craft mag freebie text stamp,added gems I won from CReative Creases on the Graphic 45 one.

challenges---

pink gem-ATG

the paper shelter-shaped cards

CRAFT-ATG

Mirtillamente-ATG

MAWTT-birthday

mix it up-ATG/3-D projects

craft rocket-birthday

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Tuesday, 10 May 2022

W Fold Card

Morning and welcome to my new follower JO.I have a W-Fold card today---I made the background by scoring the cardstock at 1" intervals then dragging distress inks-walnut stain and peeled paint down the length from the top-turn card upside down and repeat.

All stamps are from ALL&Create/For the Love of Stamps/Pink Frog and Chocolate Baroque and coloured with promarkers..

I stamped all images twice then coloured fussy cut and layered-silver embossed Garden Tools(only because I stuck the stamp on pad upside down and goe a black oblong instead of a sentiment???) Call myself a crafter lol.The garden tool heads were embossed on mirri card ---glossy accents on Bees wings/ladybirds and inside of tomato and added thread behind the sentiment.

In hindsight I wish I had backed inside images onto black card oh well next time!

FRONT---

INSIDE FLAT TO SHOW ALL STAMPS---

INSIDE WHEN STOOD UP---

Challenges-----

krafty chicks-stamp act

crafty catz-hand coloured image

creative creases-funfold

allsorts-Fave stamps---------------------------TOP 5

pink gem-ATG

INTAAS-3 of something-Bees/Ladybirds/the word dig

mix it up-ATG

corrosive -ATG

CCC digi creations-Food or drink

crafty calendar-ATG

passion for promarkers-for the men/boys -------- TOP 5

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Friday, 6 May 2022

Pinwheel Tower Card

Morning and welcome to my new follower RACHELLE,

I have a pinwheel tower card to share today.

Stamps and sentiments are from Studio Light coloured with promarkers,P.papers from Paper Boutique, favourite border stamp and dot circle from Crafty Individuals,stencil from Creative Expressions.

UPDATE ON JOHN-After last retina detachment op end of March he then lost sight in the eye last Friday-so this week we have had app every day at the eye hospital ending with another op yesterday which he said was really bad because he felt every thing and heard them snipping!!! So fingers crossed this one works !

FROM THE TOP---

challenges---

allsorts-ATG

creative moments-ATG

try it on TUesday-use a stencil

passion for promarkers-flowers

lil red wagon -fun folds

I love promarkers-ATG

Simon says-Feminine

krafty chicks-stamp act

stamping sensations-flora/fauna

mix it up-ATG

get creative-flowers

Dragonfly dreams-flowers

creative creases-Fun folds

Patties creations-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Sunday, 1 May 2022

Let's Layer it up

Morning and can you believe May already!!!I have two posts today the 2nd one is my card today is for the new "Let's Layer it Up" challenge at Pearly Sparkles.I used an AALL&Create stamp -stamped a couple of times for dimension and coloured with promarkers.Stencils from Creative expression and Artisan Designs,background stamps from Sweet Dixie and a couple of loose stamps with lost packaging,craft mag freebie sentiment stamped in circles.

challenges---

passion for promarkers-fave colours/pretty much different for each card

corrosive-ATG

i love promarkers-ATG

alphabet-B for blooms

allsorts-ATG

stamping sensations-flora/fauna

Thank you for dropping by and hope you will join us this month

Carol x x x

When Life Gives You Lemons

Morning and can you believe May already!!!I have two posts today -the first one is for a Guest Design Team spot at Scrappin4fun and the challenge is ATG.

Images and sentiment are from Visible Image coloured with promarkers and added glossy accents,stencil from Artisan Designs and added a couple of dewdrops from stash.

challenges---

passion for promarkers-favourite colours/although they can change from card to card lol

try it on Tuesday-I can hear music-Cold Gin by Kiss

I love promarkers-ATG

krafty chicks-all occasions

allsorts-ATG

pink gem-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and hope you find the time to join us

Carol x x x

Saturday, 30 April 2022

Last Saturday Journal Challenge

Morning and the last Saturday of the month means its's a Smash Your Stash journal day with Vicki at Stamped Smiles hope you will pop over and check out her journal page.

The theme this month is recycled items/thrifted items to upcycle/pieces of magazine /gift wrap.

I used my Pink Pink journal and found a page that was used for mop ups.I added a piece of coruggated card coloured with aqau marker,the roses are from a piece of gift wrap and the Japanese newspaper was from errrrr oops no idea had it for years lol hope it's the right way up!

I found an oddment of lace and made a flower -added a recycled Bee from a birthday card and glued them both onto a dried tea bag.The TH die-cut leaf was a left over and I found a feather on the floor from the Lovebird so slipped that in too,the little tag was Graphic 45 and cut a piece from an old dictionary page.

challenges---

river of creativity-ATG

try it on Tuesday-I can hear music-paper roses by Marie Osmond

creative moments-ATG/things with wings---TOP 3

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Tuesday, 26 April 2022

Unicorn Carousel

Morning and today I have my first DT card for TTCRD and the ATG challenge is sponsored by

Colour of Love. and the prize is 3 images from the store

I used the image Unicorn Carousel coloured with promarkers(don't look too closely as having bother with eyes at the moment!)

P.papers from The Works and Paper Boutique-dewdrops from stash.

Welcome to my new follower PAULINE

challenges---

try it on Tuesday-I can hear music---On a Carousel-Hollies

fabnfunky-feature a creature

Simon says-rain or shine

pink gem-ATG

CD Sunday plus-ATG

Simon says-wild and wonderful(Unicorn?)

2 sisters on the blog-pastel colours

sheepski designs-let's be cute

cute as a button-ATG

Mirtillamente-ATG

Jans digi stamps-ATG

creative inspirations-animals

crafty animals-ATG

through the purple haze-include an animal

Morgans artworld-ATG

CCC digi creations-include an animal

Unicorn-include an animal

Ikes world-ATG/animals

Thank you for dropping by and hope you will join us

Carol x x x

Saturday, 23 April 2022

Beginning With B

Morning and I have a card as a Guest Designer for the "Something beginning with B"challenge at Allsorts today.I used---Birthday/Bulb/Blooms/Bugs/Bees/Butterfly.

I made a slimline card using Petal Power stamps from AALL&Create colured with promarkers and added glossy accents.

Stencilled background using a Creative Expressions dot stencil,stamped sentiment and Ladybirds from Pink Frog.Sorry if colouring a bit off as bit of trouble with eyes!

OOPS sorry this was late scheduled wrong date !!!

challenges---

I love promarkers-ATG-------------WINNER

the sisterhood of crafters-slimline card

aud sentiments-Birthday

alphabet-B for blooms

pink gem-ATG

stamping sensations-I love--Stamping/flowers/Bees

Morgans artworld-ATG

daisy chain-birthday

creative moments-ATG/things with wings

Thank you for dropping by and hope you can join us

Carol x x x

Thursday, 21 April 2022

My favourite Make so far

Morningand hope you are all well? Thank you for all your comments about Johns eye he is doing okay and has a check up on the 14th.Bought him an eye patch as it was affecting his balance-only had white so he painted it black-as it looked more interesting lol.Sadly we have also lost his Brother who passed away on Tuesday.

I found this blog post at Nigezza Creates and inspired me to have a go(sorry about all the pics-no I'm not lol)I really enjoyed making this one!

I needed double side papers so found some I have had for years! Everything used was from oddments box or paper drawer and no new stuff used all the paper elements were cut out of other papers-the Bee/Rose/price labels/number strip-the signature was made using paper/book pages/doily and the little hare stamp was a craft mag freebie years ago.-I stamped on the papers and tags with loads of little craft mag freebie stamps,will definitely have another go at one of these.Made a slimline notebook to go in first pocket.

challenges---

river of creativity-ATG

we love2create-ATG

corrosive-ATG

lets craft and create-ATG/butterflies

creative artiste-ATG

mixed media lovers-ATG

Arty Divas-ATG

creative moments-ATG/things with wings-----WINNER

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Tuesday, 19 April 2022

40th Birthday

I have another birthday card to share a neighbours 40th and she loves Gin so what better card lol.

The stamps are from Visible Image -added promarkers and glossy accents,I stamped the bottle twice and put onto 3-D foam pads same with the ice cubes.The background is stencilled -over a smooshed background-with Distress ink and stencils from Creative expresions and Stencil Girl,script stamp was craft mag freebie,and I found the 40 in a bit box.

challenges---

lil red wagon-3 of something-----------------FEATURED

QKR stamped-ATG

pink gem-ATG

we love2create-ATG

stamping sensations-I love-----stamping/stencilling

we love stamping-stamp of the moment

mirtillamente-ATG

corrosive-ATG

daisy chain-birthday

simply create too-make your own background

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

carol x x x

Sunday, 17 April 2022

Quick and Simple Happy Birthday

Morning and I have a pretty quick card to show today -the corner die is a TH one with a coloured recycled calendar page underneath,the stamped sentiment was a craft mag freebie and the die-cut poppies are Memory Box-thank you Meg.

challenges-

word art Wednesdy-ATG

aud sentiments-birthday

creatalicious-ATG-------------TOP 3

we love2create-ATG

corrosive-ATG

daisy chain-birthday

Happy little stampers-ATG with dies

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Monday, 11 April 2022

Noahs Birthday

Morning and I have two birthday cards today the second oneis for Grandson Noah who is now 6yrs old and been playing football for a couple of years and they have now passed him onto an academy because he is doing so well and won quite a few - player of the match-been there two weeks and been picked for a team already,got cerificates for swimming too.Not surprising Noah and Hollie have the same birthday two of a kind those two and sure both have been here before!!!

challenges---

fab n funky-masculine

Simon says-happy birthday

aud sentiments-birthday

krafty chicks-stamp act(?)

allsorts-masculine

daisy chain-birthday

craft rocket-for boys/men

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x

OMG Hollie is a Teenager lol

Morning and we have two birthdays today -well three counting a neighbours -Grandaughter Hollie is now 13yrs a teenager(omg mind you had the attitude of one since birth lol)and Grandson Noah is 6yrs doing brilliantly at swimming and football!

Firsdt card is Hollies who is a Yungblud fan -she even got to see him in concert last year (no idea either) so off to google who obliged with the pics(who are not Hollie by the way lol).P,paper is from Paper Boutique.

This is her birthday present-DOM a beautiful corn snake and guess what ? he lives at Grandmas yayyy :)

Challenges---

Simon says-Happy birthday

aud sentiments-Birthdays

krafty chicks-stamp act(?)

daisy chain-birthday

crafty calendar-anything but square

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x

Wednesday, 6 April 2022

Spring Time-Lucky Save

Morning and I have a card to share with an image that almost ended up in the bin but the more I looked at it the more I liked it lol and we altered the clocks for Springtime too-what do you think ?

The current printer loads from the bottom and comes out above but comes out printed on reverse so if you use glossy paper you load it upside down-so when using ordinary printer card you have to remember which way you loaded the paper which obviously I misjudged!!!

NOW I printed out the pocket watch image I won from Polka Doodles,then printed out the

Wild Flower Blossoms I won from Jan's Digis but didn't reverse the paper so over printing!!!

Actually quite liked the effect so went with it and coloured the flowers with promarkers and left the pocket watch as is.

Strips of paper from Evening Blooms paper pad from The Paper Boutique, and the stamped sentiment is from AALL&Create

challenges---

Jans digi stamps-ATG

Pennys challenge-ATG -----------------TOP 3

I love promarkers-ATG

cardz4galz-Spring flowers-----------------TOP 3

scrapping4fun-Spring----------------------TOP 5

my time to craft-more than 3 layers

pink gem-ATG

CD Sunday plus-ATG

Simon says-Spring

digi doodles-Spring

MIrtillamente-ATG

crafty friends-Spring

get creative-Springtime

crafty calendar-anything but square

Dragonfly dreams-Spring

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Monday, 4 April 2022

Happy Birthday

Morning and what a week-last Sunday morning John got up complaining he had something in his eye-nothing-then he kept seeing a shadow and floaters,by the time we went to bad he had coloured flashes-not good.

Monday got an emergancy app at the Diabetic eye clinic was not concerned at all,bored girl taking photos told us to ring optician.Emergancy app at optician on Tuesday revealed (even before an examination)a detached retina gave us a letter to take straight to the eye hospital who I cannot fault and an app for an op on Thursday so now just have to wait and see if sight is in anyway damaged.

I have a card which I made for our youngest son using a pic of his dog(she is an absolutely beautiful dog with not a bad bone in her body,never heard her growl even when ours do to her-she just walks away) to give to our daughter Helen on her birthday.The stamped sentiment was from Pink Frog and the background was recycled packaging which I thought worked with the pic.

challenges---

CRAFT-inspired by a movie/Scooby Do

QKR stamped-ATG

Allsorts-real animals

sheepski designs-let's be cute(?)

critter crazy-ATG------------------WINNER

crafty animals-ATG

CCC digi creations-include an animal

AAA birthday cards-critters(?)

crafty calendar-anything but square

incy wincy-animals

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Friday, 1 April 2022

Tissue Box Holder

Morning and the new challenge at Pearly Sparkles is "No Cards Allowed/Anything but a Card"

I have made a tissue box cover using dies from Spellbinders with Cosmic Shimmer Gold Gilding Polish round all the edges.

The Indigo Blu Butterflies were stamped onto my boiled papers I made a few years ago and finally used!-fussy cut and put onto 3-D foam.

Black pearls and lace from stash-black ribbon and bow was recycled -wrapped round new pyjamas.

Done and quite pleased how it turned out.

FRONT---

ALL SIDES---

TOP---

Challenges---

INTAAS-include a circle(on the sides)-----------------TOP 3

Simon says-recycle(ribbon/bow)

we love2 create-ATG

mix it up-ATG

corrosive-ATG

creative artiste-ATG

my time to craft-more than 3 layers

crafty catz-ATG/lots of layers

cute as a Button-ATG/use a butterfly

This is Halloween-Halloween/Gothic

Thank you for dropping by and hope you will join us this month

Carol x x x

Saturday, 26 March 2022

Art Journal Saturday

Morning and last Saturday of the month and I am joing with my blogging friend Vicki making a journal page to inspire each other and use some of our stash,hope you will check out her page too.

Vicki has made a list of prompts and this month it's Smash Your Stash with-die-cuts/punched out pieces/tags.I have quite a few started but not finished journal pages and found one in my Pink Pig journal.I only have a small circle punch and not many dies after a serious declutter last year but here goes

The background is smooshed ink left on desktop from other projects,texture paste through a stencil and ink through a foliage stencil.script stamp from Carabelle,tag,small kraft tag,hessian strip,butterfly,piece of postage stamp(?) and buckle die(Memory Box) are all from oddment box so a few more things used lol,the black strip at the top was the negative part from a punched border-knew it would come in handy lol.

challenges---

art journal journey-Spring

river of creativity-ATG

lil patch of craft friends-ATG

TTCRD-ATG

lil red wagon-embossing

creative artiste-ATG