Thursday 29 September 2022

Golden Wedding

 Morning and I made a 50th wedding anniversary card for my Sister and BIL using the Chocolate Baroque stamp Movie Strip Collage coloured with promarkers and paper pieced the tag/movie strip with a book page.The P.paper was an oddment from stash-congratulations and 50 were Tattered Lace freebies a few years ago cut three times and layered.The back paper I made scoring the card every half inch then swiping with brown then green distress ink.



challenges-----

creative fingers-ATG

colour crazy-ATG

allsorts-ATG

pink gem-ATG

polka doodles-ATG

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

INTAAS-wood/trees

use your stuff-woodgrain

double trouble-punches/dies/woodgrain

Pennys challenge-ATG

I love promarkers-ATG

Simon says-ATG

word art Wednesday-ATG

C.R.A.F.T-wedding/anniversary

krafty chicks-ATG

love to scrap-ATG

love to craft-ATG

mix it up-ATG

a place to start-ATG

corrosive-ATG

sweet stampers-add a sentiment

Unicorn-go for gold ----------------WINNER

arty divas-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x


Saturday 24 September 2022

Smash Your Stash

 Well today is my 72nd birthday and despite that didn't realise it was also the last Saturday of the month which means its the monthly Smash Your Stash Journal page challenge with VICKI who always makes amazing journal pages and is more organised than me so hope you will check  her blog.

I commented on her blog last night and she mentioned working on a journal page---WHAT??? quick check of the calendar and panic stations !!! Not sure why I was surpised same every month and never know what day it is even caused a panic in local Cooplands on Wednesday when I said it was Thursday! The assistant panicked because she picked her daughter up on a Thursday and a customer panicked because he was going to Germany Friday and hadn't packed lol good job they didn't ban me!

The theme this month is  "Use Scraps od Paper" well I have loads of those so sorted a few out and realised a few had Bees on so worked with that deviating from my original plan -no surprise there!

I swiped the page with a couple of oxide inks,added some details with a white gelly rool pen/gold gel pen-added a couple of die-cut Bees I found and a little wooden one from stash.I also added a few strips of washi tape too and a couple of splats using oxide ink and the end of a cork and a sentiment from IndigoBlu---panic over thank goodness!

 

challenges---

polka doodles-ATG

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

creatalicious-ATG

outlawz twisted Thursday-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

mix it up-ATG

the creative crafters-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Sunday 18 September 2022

Beautiful Geum Flower

 Morning and I made a quick and easy card using the beautiful Geum Single flower stamp from an AALL&Create Geum and Sweet Pea set.

I stamped the flower all over the card base then once more,matted and layered onto black cardstock and coloured  with promarkers and Polychromos pencils.three clear gems won at Creative Creases and done!


challenges-----

passion for promarkers-fave tool/product-stamps/promarkers

I love promarkers-ATG

QKR stampede-ATG

creatalicious-ATG

krafty chicks-CAS

crafty catz-ATG

colour crazy-ATG

polka doodles-ATG

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

we love stamping-ATG

love to craft-ATG

love to scrap-ATG

mix it up-ATG

a place to start-ATG

corrosive-ATG

613 Avenue create-ATG

lets craft and create-ATG

daisy chain-CAS

incy wincy-CAS

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Wednesday 14 September 2022

Witch Ellie Riding A Broom

 Morning and my card today is for a GDT spot at Pennys Challenge where the challenge is always ATG. The sponsors are Last Minute Manda and  Paper Nest Dolls and I chose the image Witch Ellie Riding Broom.

I don't usually make Halloween cards but decided to make this a cute one for the little girl next door.I coloured the image with promarkers,P.paper from The Paper Boutique,I fussy cut the image and added to a Spellbinder die cut frame with 3-D foam pads,the frame was cut from a smooshed background and also added on 3-D foam pads, kraft card from stash.


challenges---

outlawz twisted Thursdays-ATG 

crafty catz-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

colour crazy-ATG

pink gem-ATG

Dis digis-for a child

polka doodles-ATG

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG 

CD Sunday plus-ATG

Simon says-die-cuts

cupcake inspirations-Jade/yellow/brown-----SWEET PICK/Thank you Leanne



digi choosday-ATG

passion for promarkers-fave tool/dies/promarkers

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

Mirtillamente-ATG

mix it up-ATG/smooshingJans digi stamps-ATG

corrosive-ATG

lets craft and create-ATG/frame it

Allys Angels-ATG

the paper funday-ATG

craft rocket-Dots/stripes

crafty gals corner-signs of Fall

Thank you for dropping by and hope you will join us

Carol x x x

Tuesday 13 September 2022

Grilling Guy

 We have a new ATG challenge at TTCRD sponsored by DRS Designs.

I used the images Grilling Guy and Boss of the BBQ sentiment.

Image was coloured with promarkers and grey oxide ink brushed round the edges( was meant for a smoky effect-didn't quite pull it off though lol) wood effect P.paper from The Works-simples!


challenges-----

word art Wednesday-ATG

crafty catz-ATG

colour crazy-ATG

pink gem-ATG

 polka doodles-ATG

CD Sunday plus challenge-ATG

use your stuff-food/drink

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

mirtillamente-ATG


 


 the male room-song title/The BBQ song by Rhett&Link

Jans digi stamps-ATG

Patties creations-ATG

the paper funday-ATG

digi choosday-ATG

 Thank you for dropping by and hope you will join us

Carol x x x

 


Sunday 11 September 2022

Thank you

 These days when you see so many people complaining about Hermes/Evri delivery drivers---we have a brilliant regular one who goes above and beyond.

He knows one of our neighbours works night so in bed during the day and another one who works but porch door doesn't lock and as someone is always in here he brings us all the parcels lol. He could make life easy and just take them back or leave on doorstep like some do.We missed him recently and thought he had left but when he came back we discovered his wife had died and his dog died the day after the funeral.

Everyone thought we should show our appreciation but too late for a sympathy card so I made a thanks card and we had a small collection between us all which he really appreciated-but credit where credit is due.I stamped the Bee Crafty Teasel image and used a Thats Crafty stencil.The thanks sentiment was white so covered it in grey oxide and clear embossed -done.

 



 challenges-----

digi choosday-ATG

everybody-art-challenge-ATG

Simon says(Wed)-stamp it

Simon says(Mon)-stamp it

word art Wednesday-ATG

Twisted Thursday-ATG

crafty cats-ATG/stencil

creative fingers-ATG

pink gem-ATG

polka doodles-ATG-------------------WINNER

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

we love to create-ATG

crafts galore encore-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

we love stamping-ATG

love to craft-ATG

love to scrap-ATG

MIx it up-ATG

a place to start-ATG

613 Avenue create-ATG

lets craft and create-ATG

daisy chain-CAS------------TOP 3

sweet stampers-add a sentiment

crafty calendar-ATG

the paper funday-ATG

incy wincy-CAS

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

 

Friday 9 September 2022

Geums

  I made another card with ofcuts of the Tonic punched borders,P,paper from The Works and a beautiful stamp set from AALL&Create,I stamped twice,coloured with my new Helens Faber Castell pencils an 3-D the flower and the two circles,Geum stamp is also from the set and I added cotton threads behind.



challenges-----

polka doodles-ATG

inkspirational-repetition(border pattern?)

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

Simon says-stamp it(Mon)

digi choosday-ATG

everybody art challenge-ATG

Simon says-stamp it(WED)

Outlawz twisted Thursday-ATG-----TOP PICK

crafty catz-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

alphabet-L for leaves

colour crazy-ATG

we love to create-ATG

crafts galore encore-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

we love stamping-ATG

love to craft-ATG

love to scrap-ATG

corrosive-ATG

613 Avenue create-ATG

lets craft and create-ATG/frame it

creative artiste-ATG

the paper funday-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x


Friday 2 September 2022

Card Chain Challenge Reveal


 

Morning and today is reveal day at the Card Chain Challenge there were 29 cards exchanged this month-there is a theme/technique/sketch/colour choice and I went with the sketch sending to Joanne in the UK .The P,paper is from The Works, leaves were made with a craft mag freebie die set and coloured with promarkers.Stampin Up gems I won at Creative Creases fun fold challenges and the stamped sentiment was a craft mag freebie.


This is the beautiful card I received from Tina in Slovenia.


challenges-----

pink gem-ATG

double trouble-something/anything/everything

try it on Tuesday-keep it simple

I love promarkers-ATG/pretty papers 

Simon says-ATG

word art Wednesday-ATG

cardz4galz-3 of anything/Gems

creative inspirations-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

MAWTT-trees/leaves

mix it up-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x


Thursday 1 September 2022

Truly Yours Wedding Card

 Morning and as it's the 1st September I have two DT posts today and the second one is my first posting as a DT member for Scrapping4Fun where the challenge is Words Beginning With"W" so I made a wedding card for a nearby neighbour who decided to get married after 21 years lol.

I made a Diamond point/Triple Point card using the beautiful Truly Yours papers, the Stampin Up gems I won at Creative Creases -as for the dies they were taken out of packaging and put on magnetic sheets with the optimistic reasoning I will remember whose they are-yer right can't even remember what I go upstairs for!!!


 

Welcome to my new follower Pauline

 

challenges-----

creative fingers-ATG

creative creases-Fun folds

polka doodles-ATG

pink gem-ATG

double trouble-something/anything/everything

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

Pennys challenge-ATG

arty divas-ATG---------------------------TOP 5

the sisterhood of crafters-frame it-------------TOP 3

Simon says-ATG

creative inspirations-ATG

a place to start-ATG----------------TOP SPROUT

corrosive-ATG

the paper funday-ATG

CRAFT-shabby chic 

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

love to craft-ATG

love to scrap-ATG


Thank you for dropping by and hope you can join us

Carol x x x



Pink and Pearls

 Morning and wow 1st September today!!! I have two DT posts and the first one is for Pearly Sparkles.

We have a new Traci's recipe challenge today at Pearly Sparkles which is Pink/Pearls/and/or sparkle.

I made another card with the pretty punched borders from Tonic,more P,papers from The Works using a smaller print of the beautiful Iris flowers.

The Bees were cut with a Hero Arts die,pearls and Ladybird from stash and I found the die-cut butterfly at the bottom of a scraps drawer-no longer have the die.

 

John is back at the eye hospital today for another op on his eye as the retina is becoming detached again!


challenges-----

creative fingers-ATG

double trouble-something/anything/everything

creatalicious-ATG

Pennys challenge-ATG

Simon says-ATG

cardz4galz-3 of anything(pearls/Bees)

creative inspirations-ATG

a place to start-ATG

the paper funday-ATG

the creative crafters-ATG

corrosive-ATG 

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

we love to create-ATG

crafts galore encore-ATG

 love to craft-ATG

love to scrap-ATG

 

Thank you for dropping by and hope you will join us

Carol x x x