Little Boxes (bet you are singing that now lol)

 Morning and I saw these little boxes on Patricia's blog and made a couple -my DIL saw them and asked if I would make 25 for Christmas as an alternative to an Advent calendar so I made 25 fist of all for them both to share-quite theraputic making them so yesterday when my spine and shoulder were bad I just sat and made another 25 so they both had one.

I used all scraps of paper and numbers found in stash just have  to buy double the chocolates to put inside.

Welcome to my new follower ANGELA.

challenges-----

the paper shelter-festive colours 

Pennys challenges-ATG

the sisterhood of crafters-Anything Christmas

Simon says-not a card-----------------WINNER

CRAFT-Christmas

krafty chicks-all occasions

twisted Thursday-ATG

crafty catz-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

pink gem-ATG

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

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

a place to start-ATG

613 Avenue Create-ATG

daisy chain-Christmas

Unicorn-Christmas

the paper funday-ATG

Dragonfly dreams-Christmas

crafty calendar-ATG

Happy little stampers-ATG Christmas

use your stuff-Christmas treats 

the creative crafters-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Smash Your Stash Journal Challenge

 Morning and as it's the last Saturday of the month it's time for the Smash Your Stash journal challenge with Vicki who does brilliant journal pages so hope you will check here blog HERE.

The challenge this month is washi tape/stickers,border stickers-now I have a few reels of washi tape and always at a loss how to use it BUT found inspiration on Tinas blog.

The background was a page already done looks like a stencil clean off, border peel offs were in a parcel from Mia-thank you-and the rest of the peel offs were from my stash. If you are not sue it's meant to be a decorated Christmas tree lol.

challenges-----

pink gem-ATG

polka doodles-ATG

Pennys challenge-ATG

the sisterhood of crafters-Christmas?

Simon says-not a card

CRAFT-Christmas

outlawz twisted Thursday challenge-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

creative artiste-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Guest Designer and New Fold

 Morning I am delighted to be Guest Designer today at Allsorts-the challenge is ATG/Leaves/Trees/Foliage and I went with ATG and a new fold I saw on Karens blog here.

The papers and sentiment frame are from stash -sorry had already cut the sheet that had the name on!Sentiment stamp was a craft mag freebie.

 challenges-----

creatalicious-ATG

lil red wagon-flower power 

word art Wednesday-ATG

Twisted Thursday-ATG

crafty catz-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

creative creases-fun folds

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG 

a place to start-ATG

613 Avenue create-Fancy folds

corrosive-ATG 

lets craft and create-ATG

the paper funday-ATG 

crafty calendar-ATG

the creative crafters-ATG

happy little stampers-birthday

Thank you for dropping by and hope you can join us

Carol x x x

Christmas at Stamping Sensations

 Morning and a little late with my midway challenge DT card for Stamping Sensations-sorry ladies head all over the place at the moment!

I used oxide over the backgrounds and a torn piece of cards to make clouds-was really pleased with effect then promptly covered most of it up!!!

I used all stamps and sentiment from Pink Frog,images coloured with Faber Castell Polychromos pencils.

 challenges---

polka doodles-ATG 

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

INTAAS-Christmas

QKR stampede-ATG-------------------TOP 5

digi choosday-ATG

try it on Tuesday-Traditional Christmas

Pennys challenge-ATG

word art Wednesday-ATG

Twisted Thursday-ATG

crafty catz-Christmas

creative fingers-ATG

colour crazy-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

we love stamping-Christmas

love to craft-ATG

love to scrap-ATG

mix it up-ATG/open technique(stamping)

critter crazy-ATG

crafty animals-ATG

crafty friends-Christmas

daisy chain-Christmas

star stampz-Nature

sweet stampers-Christmas

Unicorn-Christmas

Dragonfly dreams-Christmas

craft rocket-Christmas

happy little stampers-Christmas 

Fabnfunky-Christmas animals?

Thank you for dropping by and hope you have time to join us

Carol x x x

 

Two More Monochrome

 Morning and I have two more monochrome cards to share using the slimline aperture dies I bought off a FB selling page and no packaging.

The die-cut flowers/foliage are I think Memory Box a fitting name as the biggest lie I told myself when putting all small dies on magnetic sheets and throwing away packaging was I will remember whose they are lol, not sure I why I believed that because I can go in another room and forget why I am there!!! No sentiment yet as not sure whether Thank You or Birthday writing this I could have done one of each really!

 

 

 challenges--- 

Pennys challenge-ATG

the sisterhood of crafters-aperture cards

CRAFT-ATG

crafty catz-ATG

allsorts-ATG

creatalicious-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

mix it up-ATG/open technique(using dies)

a place to start-ATG

613 Avenue create-ATG

lets craft and create-ATG

corrosive-ATG

Happy little stampers-ATG with dies

through the purple haze-monochrome 

sparkles forum-dies/punches

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Emily Rose

 Morning and  welcome to my new follower DREJA I have a Vintage card today already made as printer is kaput!!!,the image and B.paper are from Lilli Rain Designs using the beautiful    Emily Rose Collection.

 I made the flower with the lace and pink brad from stash,coruggated carboard was recycled packaging and I made a book fold card.

challenges-----

pink gem-ATG 

polka doodles-ATG

CD Sunday plus-ATG

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

digi choosday-ATG

every-body-art-Vintage

Pennys challenge-ATG

CRAFT-ATG

crafty catz-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

alphabet challenge-P for precious

crafts galore encore-ATG

aperfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

love to craft-ATG

love to scrap-ATG

mix it up-ATG

Jans digi stamps-ATG

a place to start-ATG

613 Avenue create-ATG

arty divas-ATG 

through the purple haze-monochrome

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Cascading Hearts

 We have a new ATG challenge at TTCRD sponsored by Eureka Stamps, because my printer is out of action(AGAIN!!!) I was going ATG.

Sorted through n oddments drawer and found a  Cascading Hearts image already coloured with promarkers and matted and layered-would have been rude not to use seeing as it must have been about 3yrs old!

Glossy accents on the hearts and made a card using an oddment of paper I made with a selection of stamps I made 2yrs ago.Die-cut sentiment was a TL craft mag freebie and ribbon from stash.

 

 Feel free to click and save---

challenges---

I love promarkers-ATG

word art Wednesday-ATG

krafty chicks-stamp act

crafty catz-ATG/3 or more layers

creative fingers-ATG

colour crazy-ATG

pink gem-ATG

polka doodles-ATG

CD Sunday plus-ATG

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

crafts galore encore-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

love to craft-ATG

love to scrap-ATG

mix it up-ATG

Jans digi stamps-ATG

Patties creations-ATG/200th challenge

the paper funday-ATG

corrosive-ATG

THank you for dropping by and hope you can join us

Carol x x x

 

 

Christmas Robins

 Morning and we have a new "Christmas" challenge starting today at Stamping Sensations.

I made an A4 master board using ditress inks,stencils,craft mag freebie script stamp.The Robin stamp and crackle stamp are from AALL&Create.I then cut it in half and made two slimline cards.I added a number strip from inside the kitchen rolls,sewing thread,wooden beads and a little die cut cat head,the Robins were coloured with Polychromos pencils.Light not too good and colours look a little washed out!

Backgrounds---

challenges-----

Simon says(Mon)-Christmas

digi choosday-ATG

QKR stampede-ATG

krafty chicks-stamp act

crafty catz-ATG/3 or more layers

creative fingers-ATG

my time to craft-critters

colour crazy-ATG

pink gem-ATG

polka doodles-ATG

we love to create-ATG

do-all kreatives-animal/Christmas

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

love to craft-ATG

love to scrap-ATG

mix it up-open technique/stamping /stencilling

critter crazy-ATG

crafty animals-ATG

crafty friends-Christmas

daisy chain-Christmas

creative artiste-ATG-------------TOP 3

Unicorn-Christmas

craft rocket-Christmas

Happy little stampers-ATG/Christmas--------------------FAVOURITES

INTAAS-Christmas

we love stamping-Christmas 

Dragonfly dreams-Christmas

Thank you for dropping by and hope you will come and join us

Carol x x x

Card Chain Swap Reveal

 Time for the Card Chain Swap Reveal and this month 32 cards were swapped.My card was sent to Mia  in Greece whose blog I have followed for quite a while.

I went with the sketch choice again using papers from??? Cut up the piece that had the name on sorry!The image inside the die cut frame was cut from Bittersweet Heights paper collection,the dies were from Creative Dies and I think the heart one was Memory Box-no longer have the die but found this at the bottom of bits box-the sentiment stamp is IndigoBlu and thought was apt as Mias blog posts make me smile! The image in the die-cut frame is the back of a woman with a crown on her head.

Welcome to my new follower ALICE

My beautiful joy fold card was from Suze in New Zealand.---

 

 challenges-----

cupcake inspirations-ATG 

double trouble-something/anything/everything

word art Wednesday-ATG 

the sisterhood of crafters-Fall colours

krafty chicks-all occasions

everybody-art-challenge-Vintage 

crafts galore encore-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

love to craft-ATG

love to scrap-ATG

mix it up-ATG

lil red wagon-Yesterday(vintage) 

the paper funday-ATG/colours of Autumn

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

 

 

Summer/Winter

 Morning and yes it's November already and as it's the 1st I have two DT posts today the second one is for the Summer/Winter challenge at Scrapping4fun.

I went with Summer and an anniversary card using my fave Diamond Point Card and beautiful papers from -sorry I cut the initals and a tag for another card from a sheet which had the details on the back!The rose stamp is from Honey Doo Crafts coloured with Faber Castell Polychromos pencils,dies from Creative Dies and that's about it!

challenges---

cupcake inspirations-ATG

Simon says-ATG

krafty chicks-all occasions

colour crazy-ATG

allsorts-700th challenge-any special occasion

creative creases-fun folds

pink gem-ATG

polka doodles-ATG

creatalicious-ATG

 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 will come and join us

Carol x x x

On No it's the "C" Word

 Morning and as it's 1st of November WHAT??? I have two DT post today the first one is for the Merry Christmas challenge at Pearly Sparkles.Yes I have been dragged screaming and kicking into Christmas!Unfortunately I have no Christmas sentiment stamps and my printer has thrown a hissy fit and refusing to print-I have no luck with printers!!!

Looking through a drawer of oddments I found an already printed image from Delicious Doodles who are no longer open so must have had this for a couple of years-coloured with promarkers and enough Snow Soft to make a blizzard envious lol.The p.paper was an oddment found in the bit box and the dotty strip just big enough to fit card was some kind of packaging as still has some printing on the back.

challenges-----

digi choosday-ATG

krafty chicks-all occasions

crafty catz-Use kraft

allsorts-700th challenge any special occasion 

pink gem-ATG

polka doodles-ATG

CD Sunday plus-ATG

creatalicious-ATG

Simon says-Christmas

double trouble-something/anything/everything

crafty friends-Christmas 

Unicorn-Christmas

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 will join us

Carol x