Crafty-Stamper: 2023

we love stamping-anything stamped

mix it up-ATG/distressing

creative inspirations-Spring blooms

daisy chain-flowers

creative artiste-ATG mixed media

art journal journey-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Wednesday, 22 March 2023

Baby Card

Morning and I have a baby card using a google image(thank you Janette) coloured with promarkers, a square of P,paper/ribbon and dewdrops from stash..Angel hair mesh on background and a found a metal button brad and lone baby bottle from goodness knows when-perfect!.Well my printer is still not working properly this image printed out in pale red instead of black(have checked inks)and not not printing at all!!!

Well John went to hospital for another check up before hopefully the last op to take the oil out of his eye! Then he is at Dr for blood tests this aft.

challenges-----

creatalicious-ATG/Ribbon

daring cardmakers-little one

allsorts-ATG/pastels

pink gem-ATG

make my Monday-Spring colours

use your stuff-animals

everybody-art-animals

I love promarkers-ATG

mix it up-ATG

critter crazy-ATG

crafty animals-ATG

crafty calendar-buttons/bows

rabisco-ATG

cutie pie-beginning with B-Birth/blue/button brad/bow/bottle/basket

Park hopping-ATG

try it on Tuesday-oh so sweet

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Saturday, 18 March 2023

More Wings and Tails

Morning and time for the reminder post at Stamping Sensations for the Wings and Tails challenge sponsored by AALL&Create.

I used another fabulous image Geometric Butterflies coloured with promarkers and distress ink on background,B.paper from The Works.

challenges---

inkspirational-prompt-numbers

digi choosday-ATG------------TOP 3 and RANDOM WINNER

we love stamping-ATG

Triple B-birds/blooms butterflies

mix it up-ATG

critter crazy-ATG

crafty animals-ATG

corrosive-ATG

lets craft and create-ATG

Allys Angels-ATG

Rabisco-ATG

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

Carol x x x

Sunday, 12 March 2023

Set of Notelets

Morning and I made some small notelets and a holder following you-tube tutorial-which I can no longer find and I ripped the holder cutting a piece out which should have been done before it was put together!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway here are the notelets,they are 5inches by three and a half inches.Sentiments from AALL&Create and a craft mag freebie, black oval sentiments from stash had them for years and years!P.paper are from The Works,I cut the bird from one of the papers and on the pink one the flowers are fussy cut from papers in stash,black lines are peel offs also had for years.

challenges-----

use your stuff-paper strips

allsorts-ATG/ a trio of something

pink gem-ATG

through the purple haze-ATG

corrosive-ATG

daisy chain-flowers

star stampz-friendship/encouragement

girlz rebel-colour/flowers

craft rocket-for the girls

triple B--birds/blooms/butterflies

rabisco-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Sunday, 5 March 2023

Vintage Photo Strip

Morning this is my second DT post today-and I am delighted to be on the Dragonfly Dreams DT and this is my first card for the "Outdoors" challenge.

I made a DL card and a die cut frame(bought from FB-so no idea of make sorry)-I found these small pre-coloured images from TLC at the bottom of my images box- luckily as printer still not working! B.paper from The Works and sentiments from stash-had for yonks!Had to take pic at an angle to show the silver sentiments clearly.

challenges-----

the paper shelter-dots/circles

the sisterhood of crafters-spots/stripes

double D-green

Simon says-slimline cards

krafty chicks-stamp act

allsorts-ATG

pink gem-ATG

CD Sunday plus-ATG

craft rocket-for the girls

Thank you for dropping by and hope you will join us

Carol x x x

Wings and Tails

Morning and I have two DT post today-the first one is for the new "Wings and Tails" challenge at Stamping Sensations with two prizes from AALL&Create a stamp set and a stencil.

I used the fabulous AALL&Create stamp Temporal coloured with promarkers,distress ink on background and added glossy accents on clock faces,B.paper from The Works.The colours are a little darker in real life but light is still terrible.

challenges---

try it on Tuesday-let's get messy

passion for promarkers-things with wings

the paper shelter-dots/circles

krafty-chicks-stamp act

Dis digis-hand coloured image

allsorts-ATG

pink gem-ATG

TripleB-birds/blooms/butterflies(new challenge blog)

mix it up-ATG/distressing

Morgans artworld-ATG

we love stamping-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and hope you will join us

Carol x x x

Friday, 3 March 2023

Daughters 50th

A little late today,but it was my Daughters 50th birthday yeaterday and this is the card I made her using a photo taken when she was 3yrs old.All the papers were Evening Blooms from The Paper Boutique.

challenges------

everybody-art-birthday

creative creases-ATG

a perfect time to craft- ATG

MAWTT-for a lady/girl

mix it up-ATG

craft rocket-for the girls

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Thursday, 2 March 2023

Card Chain Swap

A little late with the card chain swap reveal as been without internet since Tuesday night-and I have just deleted this complete post once!!!!!!!!!! So here we go again-

I went with the sketch again and all paper elements and B.paper are Bittersweet Heights.My card went to Gundula in Germany.33 cards were exchanged.

I received this beautiful card from Brenda in the UK.

challenges---

allsorts-ATG

corrosive-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Wednesday, 1 March 2023

Aquamarine and Diamonds

Morning and as it's the first of March I have 3 DT posts today-the 3rd one is for the "Aquamarine/Diamond" colour challenge at Birthstone Challenges.

I made a Diamond Point shaped card using Aquamarine coloured papers from The Works,greyboard heart covered in co-ordinating paper,Tonic sentiment die,gems and added glamour dust from stash.

creative creases-fun folds

double trouble-celebration

the sisterhood of crafters-dots

corrosive-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and hope you can join us

Carol x x x

Pretty in Pink

Morning and wow 1st of March can you believe! I have 3 DT posts today and the 2nd one is for the ATG/Add Lace challenge at Scrapping4fun.

I have had the image for a few years downloaded from Google,P.papers from The Works, flowers made with a Joy die-cut,pearls,nail shaped gems and two types of lace all from stash.

challenges---

cardz4galz-red/white/pink

sweet stampin-no squares

allsorts-ATG

pink gem-ATG

CD Sunday plus-ATG

sheepski designs-embellish it

MAWTT-for a lady/girl

craft rocket- for the girls

Thank you for dropping by and hope you will join us

Carol x x x

ATCs

Morning and as it's the 1st of the month I have 3 DT posts today-the first one is for Include a Sentiment/Verse challenge at Pearly Sparkles and I made three ATCs using Graphic 45images,oddments of corrugated cardboard onto a background made with stencil and script stamp onto a nail varnish background.

challenges------

sweet stampin-no squares

allsorts-ATG

pink gem-ATG

try it on Tuesday-let's get messy

we love to create-ATG mixed media

mix it up-ATG/distressing

corrosive-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and hope you can join us

Carol x x x

Saturday, 25 February 2023

Journal Cover

Morning and as it's the last Saturday of the month-time for the Smash Your Stash journal challenge with VICKI. Hope you will check out her blog as she makes brilliant journal pages.

The Prompt this month was Wooden Pieces/chipboard, I fished out a wooden heart and letters which I covered with distress ink and used I think a Stencil Girl stencil/Cosmic shimmer on the heart and my Pink Pig journal cover then added some little wooden Bees and a strip of hessian.The stamped Bee is from Chocolate Baroque and I stamped once on the heart then twice onto cardstock to layer up.

challenges-----

sheepski designs-wings/paws

critter crazy-ATG

corrosive-ATG

creative artiste-ATG

through the purple haze-ATG

stencil fun-ATG/hearts

sweet stampin-no squares

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Saturday, 18 February 2023

Spotlight on the Astrantia

Morning and my card today is for the mid month inspiration at Stamping Sensations.

I used the same stamp from AALL&Create and the same Spellbinders die-cut frame. I used the spotlight technique and after taking four times to unstick and align the spotlight I realised I had picked the wrong technique for the image unfortunately-still stuck now and I coloured the spotlight with promarkers,stamped sentiment from Pink Frog and P.paper from The Paper Tree.

challenges-----

Simon says-frame it

passion for promarkers-flowers

QKR stampede-ATG

the paper shelter-flowers/lace

creatalicious-ATG/circles

allsorts-ATG

pink gem-ATG

we love stamping-anything stamped

through the purple haze-ATG

Morgans artworld-ATG

lets craft and create-say what

Unicorn-birthday

simply create too-something you love---stamping

Thank you for dropping by and hope you will join us

Carol x x x

Sunday, 12 February 2023

Wine and Guitars

Morning and I made a birthday card for youngest son who was 35yrs on Thursday-pretty obvious he likes white wine and plays guitar.

I made a stepper card and used stamps from AALL&Create and the bottles of wine and glasses stamps and dies were a craft mag freebie a few years ago,Tonic die-cut sentiment and papers were called Bittersweet Heights.Memory Box bubble die and glossy accents on glasses-looks so washed out due to light -must have taken at least 15 pics in different places and still not happy with best of the lot-never mind-it is what it is!

challenges-----

Simon says-fun with dies

the paper shelter-something you love-Son/dies/stamping plus wine lol

Pennys -ATG

creative creases-fun folds

allsorts-ATG

pink gem-ATG

we love stamping-anything stamped

613 Avenue Create-ATG

lets craft and create-say what

Unicorn-birthday----------------------------TOP 5

the paper funday-ATG/lots of layers

simply create too -something you love(son/stamping/dies/wine)

Park hopping-My happy place

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Sunday, 5 February 2023

Stamps and a Sketch

Morning and we have a new Anything Stamped/Sketch challenge at Stamping Sensations, and the prize is a Bundle of Stamps/Dies from Oakwood Direct.I used the Astrantia stamp from AALL&Creat coloured with promarkers,die-cut frame from Spellbinders and a couple of DI before I removed from die.Sentiment is from a Pink Frog set and I made the background paper with a combination of stamps and inks.

Welcome to our GD Lynne

This was the paper but printed in different colours--Feel free to save

challenges-----

use your stuff-Mixed media

passion for promarkers-use dies

I love promarkers-ATG------------------TOP 3

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

krafty chicks-stamp act

crafty catz-ATG/female birthday

Allsorts-I love-- stamping and flowers

Morgans artworld-ATG

the paper funday-ATG/lots of layers

incy wincy-in the garden

lets craft and create-ATG/Say What?

we love stamping-Anything stamped(add a stencil)

word art Wednesday-ATG

simply create too-something you love-I love stamping

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

Carol x x x

Thursday, 2 February 2023

Card Chain Swap Reveal

Morning and the 2nd of the month means it's reveal day at the Card Chain Challenge Swap.

Each month we get a choice of sketck/themes or colour and I went with the sketch again with my card going to Viv in the UK and we had 25 people taking part.

Floral papers were oddments in stash from The Works,sentment had for years and the Bee card was recycled packaging.

My beautiful received from Hilary in the UK-thank you.

challenges-----

the paper funday-ATG/lots of layers

incy wincy-in the garden

mix it up-no stamping

Thank you for dropping by and hope you find the time to sign up and join in

Carol x

Wednesday, 1 February 2023

Another Notebook Folio

Morning and it's our first challenge of the year at Scrapping4fun I made another notebook folio using the tutorial HERE.

I used more of the P.papers from The Works,the ribbon, tags and metal brad from stash.

The little pocket inside contained a couple more folded pieces of paper to add things and I made a long thin notepad to tuck in the inside pocket.

A couple of postcards tucked into a side pocket, I made another notebook with the butterfly paper on the front.

the pocket on the pack was made with a toilet roll inner and covered with P.paper with an ATC inside.

This is the back with another little ATC tucked inside and the little heart just slides onto the cut out holding it in place.

This is the notebook I made, I sewed all the pages together, some copy paper,a couple of doilys,book pages and P,paper,did some stamping on some of the papers. This has been claimed by my grandaughter Hollie for her friends birthday and we added some pics of them both from the past three years they have been friends since going to the same High School, the notebook was then sewn into the spine of the cover.I love making these and more oddments used too-not that you can tell!

Challenges-----

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

use your stuff-mixed media(?)

mix it up-ATG/no stamping

corrosive-ATG

we love to create-ATG

the paper funday-ATG/lots of layers

creative inspiration-ATG

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

Carol x x x

Calla Lilies

Morning and as it's the 1st Of February I have two DT posts today-the first one is for the ATG challenge at Pearly Sparkles.

The layered Calla Lilies dies were from Stamps By Me coloured with promarkers,the oval frame from Spellbinders and the rectangle frames I was gifted with a card swap,the B.paper was an oddment from stash-this was made for a sympathy card unfortunately needed.

challenge-----

krafty chicks-all occasions

pink gem-ATG

use your stuff-mixed media(?)

passion for promarkers-use die-cuts

mix it up-no stamping

incy wincy-in the garden

Thank you for dropping by and hope you can join us

Carol x x x

Monday, 30 January 2023

Football Card

Morning and today I have a birthday card I made for our youngest Grandson who is football mad and doing brilliantly for the Academy Team he plays for,the images and happy birthday die I found in the box of dies that I found the flowers and vase in that I was sent with a card swap-quite a few die-cut images in there too! Oddments of paper from stash originally from The Works,stamped sentiment from a Pink Frog set,I die cut his name using a die set that was a craft mag freebie finished with a peel off number from stash.This is the first time I have used this fold too.

challenges-----

lil red wagon-happy birthday

krafty chicks-all occasions

creative creases-fun folds-------------Random Chosen Winner

allsorts-for boys/men-----------------TOP 5

sweet stampin-cards for kids

pink gem-ATG

613 Avenue Create-ATG

daisy chain-birthday

AAA birthday-ATG/birthday

everybody-art-new(new fold)

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Saturday, 28 January 2023

Paint Journal Page

Well here we are at the last Saturday of the month so time for Smash Your Stash journal challenge with Vicki so hope you will check out her fabulous journal pasts.The challenge today was to "use your sprays/stains/paints"

Due to long term neglect I found most of my sprays -didn't-but found my Inzink sprays worked fine.I then used watercolours along the top,sentiment and stamps from IndigoBlu.I stamped brush and paint tubes again and used silicone glue to 3-D onto page. The actual colours are darker but rubbish light and look washed out!

challenges---

Make my Monday-Fave challenge of '22-splatters-July

mix it up-ATG

a place to start-ATG-------------------RISING STAR

613 Avenue Create-ATG

pink gem-ATG----------------------WINNER

crafty calendar-add a sentiment

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Monday, 23 January 2023

Flowers and Smooshing

I was clearing out a drawer and found a box of dies I was sent in a card swap-so--used a vase and the floral display just the right size to fit on a smooshed background I also found(found a few actually)things get put away and forgotten about!Flower sentiment is from Chocolate Baroque and a bit of doodling and faux stitching to finish.

challenges---

everybody-art-ATG

Simon says-fabulous flowers

Simon says-beautiful blooms

crafty catz-ATG/ add a die

QKR stampede-ATG---------ANY IMAGE WINNER

double trouble-stitches

classic design-ATG----------RUNNER UP WINNER

love to scrap-ATG--------------TOP PICK

mix it up-ATG/no stamping

a place to start-ATG----------------RISING STAR

corrosive-ATG

lets craft and create-ATG

craft rocket-not square

crafty calendar-add a sentiment

the creative crafters-ATG---------------------SPECIAL MENTION

beautiful blossoms-flowers

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Wednesday, 18 January 2023

Add Sparkle

Morning and this is my card for the mid month reminder of our Add Sparkle" challenge at

Stamping Sensations and our sposors are Highlight Crafts,please remember ours is a stamping challenge.

I used a stamp set from AALL&Create,stamped and siver embossed on a reverse stencil background,embossed the edges then stamped onto card background and spare card then cut out the circle and flower heads and put onto 3-D foam pads.Sorry but completely forget the make of nesting dies.

UPDATE--THank you to Mrs A the dies are Penny Black Antique Frames

challenges-----

allsorts-ATG

pink gem-ATG

beautiful blossoms(new Challenge blog)-flowers

everybody-art-ATG

corrosive-ATG

lets craft and create-ATG/black and white

Thank you for dropping by and hope you will join us

Carol x x x

Sunday, 15 January 2023

New Stamps

Well not 100% yet but feeling loads better and actually felt like crafting today.

This is a new stamp set from a few months ago but never used yet from AALL&Create,script stamp (not in packaging),I added delicate colouring with promarkers,a couple of strips of washi tape from Art by Marlene,threads from sewing box and my fave border stamp from Crafters Companion, stencil from My Favourite Things,and the background was one already made with oxide inks

challenges-----

everybody-art-ATG

try it on Tuesday-New

the sisterhood of crafters-something new

C.R.A.F.T-new

sweet stampin-new

inkspirational-new

we love stamping-fave colours

mix it up-ATG

corrosive-ATG

craft rocket-not square

get creative-something new

Beautiful blossoms-flowers