Smash Your Stash

 Morning and the last Satureday of the month -these come round really quickly lol.Time for the Smash Your Stash journal page challenge with my blogging friend Vicki from Stamped Smiles. Hope you will check her blog as she makes amazing journal pages(and cards).This months prompt is "Light" interpret as you will.I had an already smooched background in my Pink Pig journal,then I used some flower stamps from Chocolate Baroque as they reminded me of hanging lights,the feathers and light bulb stamps were were craft mag freebies years ago.I added colour with promarkers and doodled lines with a silver Graphik pen.

PLEASE NOTE IF ANY CHALLENGES HAVE DIGIS FOR PRIZES-I AM JUST PLAYING FOR FUN AND SUPPORT AS I HAVE NO PRINTER     

challenges-----

art journal journey-light

sweet stampin-bright

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG 

Simon says-not a card

I love promarkers-ATG

Pennys challenge-ATG

crafty catz-ATG

creative fingers-ATG 

allsorts-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

613 Avenue create-ATG

through the purple haze-ATG

the paper funday-ATG/no p.paper

creative artiste-ATG

the creative crafters-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated.

Carol x x x

A Seagull on the Lookout!

 Morning and time for the midway inspiration post for the ATG/Animals/Birds challenge at 

Stamping Sensations.I made a bookmark using a stamp from Crafty Individuals.I stamped the image on an offcut of a premade background,then re-stamped the seagull onto p.paper and paper pieced the image,coloured the sign with a promarker-added ribbon and done.

 

PLEASE NOTE IF ANY CHALLENGES HAVE DIGIS FOR PRIZES-I AM JUST PLAYING FOR FUN AND SUPPORT AS I HAVE NO PRINTER   

challenges-----

Simon says-tie it up

digi choosday-ATG

the paper shelter-ribbon/twine

fabnfunky-paper piecing

addicted to stamps-make your mark

Pennys challenge-ATG

as you like it -digi stamps/actual stamps-stamps were my first love/then digis/back to stamps which I actually prefer

crafty catz-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

critter crazy-ATG

crafty animals-ATG

triple B-birds/butterflies/blossoms

lets craft and create-ATG

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

Carol x x x

Butterfly Birthday

 Morning and I have a birthday card I made for a neighbour who loves butterflies so I always make her one with added butterflies.The stamps are from Chocolate Baroque and I stamped the film strip twice then the film strip with the butterflies in the middle, I restamped the butterflies again,the first two were paper pieced on p,paper and the bottom one was colored with promarkers.The happy birthday sentiment is a Tonic die with the sentiment cut out of the same p,paper as the middle butterfly.

PLEASE NOTE IF ANY CHALLENGES HAVE DIGIS FOR PRIZES-I AM JUST PLAYING FOR FUN AND SUPPORT AS I HAVE NO PRINTER   

challenges-----

Butterfly Spot-challenge 192----------------TOP 3

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

creative fingers-ATG

everybody-art-birthday

fabnfunky-paper piecing

addicted to stamps-make your mark------------HONOURABLE ADDICT

Pennys challenge-ATG

as you like it-digis/stamps-my first love was stamps-have used digis but no printer now so back to first love and using stamps.Which tbh I much prefer.

krafty chicks-CAS

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

critter crazy-ATG

crafty animals-ATG

aud sentiments-use dies

triple B-birds/blooms/butterflies

613 Avenue Create-ATG----------------------TOP ROCKER

lets craft and create-ATG

we love stamping-ATG

craft rocket-birthday

creative moments-ATG/CAS

the creative crafters-ATG

Allys Angels-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated.

Carol x x x

Mushrooms Galore

 Morning and I made this card for  my youngest sons 36th birthday using a stamp set from AALL&Create coloured with polychromos pencils and promarkers.The bottom jar is covered in glossy accents.and the tag dies were bought from a FB decluttering page last year.I added doodling round the edges.

PLEASE NOTE IF ANY CHALLENGES HAVE DIGIS FOR PRIZES-I AM JUST PLAYING FOR FUN AND SUPPORT AS I HAVE NO PRINTER

challenges-----

love to craft-ATG

love to scrap-ATG

digi choosday-ATG

everybody-art-tag/label

lil red wagon-numbers

I love promarkers-ATG

addicted to stamps-make your mark

as you like it-digi/physical stamps/I started with actual stamps and have used digis -but now having no printer I am back to my first love actual stamps!

crafty catz-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

allsorts-ATG

 2sisters on the blog-beginning with M-Mushrooms

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

613 Avenue create-ATG-----------------TOP ROCKER

lets craft and create-ATG

we love stamping-ATG

creative artiste-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated.

Carol x x x

Surprise Fold lol

 Morning and we have a new ATG challenge today at The Crafty Addicts.Now this fold came about by accident---I mean how many diamond point cards have I made but this one I cut from the wrong corner??? I tucked the piece I cut off into the card and had a lightbulb moment as it looked fine lol.P.papers from Paper Favourites ,circle die from Creative Crafts and the rectangle one is a Penny Black Antique Frame. I found the sentiment in my sentiments jar and glued it on a piece of hessian.The flower images were die cut from the bonus page in the beautiful Watercolour Flowers paper pad  the 12"paper are so beautiful and double sided---so which to use??? Stupidly I only bought the one pad too!!!

 

 

PLEASE NOTE IF ANY CHALLENGES HAVE DIGIS FOR PRIZES-I AM JUST PLAYING FOR FUN AND SUPPORT AS I HAVE NO PRINTER

challenges-----

crafting from the heart-ATG

love to craft-ATG

love to scrap--ATG

mix it up-ATG

crafty catz-ATG

creative creases-fun folds 

crafting happiness-red/pink

allsorts-ATG

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

make my Monday-use P.paper

try it on Tuesday-flowers

crafts galore encore-ATG----------DT FAVOURITE(Thank you Andree)

a perfect time to craft-ATG------DT FAVOURITE(Thank you Karen)

classic design-ATG---------------WINNER

aud sentiments-use dies.

triple B-blooms/butterflies/birds

613 Avenue create-ATG---------TOP ROCKER

lets craft and create-ATG------------------TOP 3

daisy chain-flowers

the paper funday-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and hope you can join us.

Carol x x x

Beautiful Swans

 Morning and I have two DT posts today- the second one is for Elizabeths "Heart"challenge at

 Dragonfly Dreams.

My card is another decluttering result lol,I found the oddment of P.paper with the image on and just had to cut a small piece off to make it fit card, then die-cut a circle,then die-cut the small image from the bonus paper pad page which I thought was apt as Swans mate for life.The sentiment was found in my sentiment jar-so done and already claimed lol.

Any challenges with digi image prizes I amjust playing for fun/and support as no printer!   

challenges-----

make my Monday-use p.paper

Simon says(Mon)-have a heart

digi choosday-ATG

try it on Tuesday-add text

Simon say(Wed)-ATG

MAWTT-love heart

double trouble-love is in the air

crafting from the heart-ATG

crafty catz-ATG

allsorts-ATG

do-all kreatives-Vintage

simply create too-include a heart

crafts galore encore-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG 

classic design-ATG

critter crazy-ATG

crafty animals-ATG

crafty calendar-add a heart

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

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

Carol x x x

Pink Ink Giraffes

 Morning and I have two DT posts today-the first one is for the ATG/Animals/Birds challenge at 

Stamping Sensations and we are sponsored by Fairy Hugs.and a stencil from AALL&Create

 I went with animals and used the fabulous Giraffe stamp set from Pink Ink. all stamped onto a background I made testing which ink sprays worked lol and I coloured the Giraffes with promarkers and added glossy accents on the glasses which I cut out and put on 3-D foam pads.

PLEASE NOTE IF ANY CHALLENGES HAVE DIGIS FOR PRIZES-I AM JUST PLAYING FOR FUN AND SUPPORT AS I HAVE NO PRINTER

challenges---

double trouble-something/anything/everything -----------------TOP 3

digi choosday-ATG

try it on Tuesday-add text

I love promarkers-ATG

Pennys challenge-ATG

Simon says(Wed)-ATG

krafty chicks-stamps

crafting from the heart-ATG

love the craft-ATG

love to scrap-ATG

mix it up-ATG

crafty catz-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

allsorts-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

critter crazy-ATG

crafty animals-ATG

crafts galore encore-ATG 

we love stamping-ATG

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

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

Carol x x x

Card Chain Swap Reveal

 Morning and time for the Card Chain Challenge Swap reveal and 32 cards were exchanged-I went with the sketch option and my card went to Louise in Australia.I used a Spellbinders oval die to out the flowers from a 13Arts paper pad,then cut out one of the flowers to to add  on the edge. The sentiment was found in a container I keep all unused sentiments in and the b,paper was an oddment in stash.

Any challenges with digi image prizes I amjust playing for fun/and support as no printer!   

My beautiful textured card came from Hilary in the UK.

 

challenges---

double trouble-something/anything/everything 

make my Monday-use P.paper

try it on Tuesday-add text

the paper shelter-beginning with F-flowers/frame

Simon says(Wed)-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Two Hearts

 Morning and I have two DT posts today-the second one is for the Love/Heart challenge chosen by Larelyn at Pearly Sparkles.

Now I have no heart dies or stamps but luckily my decluttering came to the rescue as found two white die-cut hearts from goodnes knows where as never owned a die like that??? I coloured them red with a promarker and also coloured a strip to cut background of  a Tonic die-cut sentiment.The background dies were bought from a FB decluttering site last year---and why as I am decluttering???

Any challenges with digi image prizes I amjust playing for fun/and support as no printer!   

challenges----

crafty catz-ATG 

creative fingers-ATG

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

double trouble-something/anything/everything

Simon says-(Mon)have a heart

try it on Tuesday-add text

addicted to stamps-die-cuts/stencils

Penny challenge-ATG

Simon says(Wed)-ATG

the creative crafters-ATG

through the purple haze-ATG

cardz4galz-red hearts 

MAWTT-love hearts

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

incy wincy-love/no pictures

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

Carol x x x

Golden Wedding Anniversary

 Morning and I have two DT posts today-the first one is for the ATG challenge at Scrapping4fun.This is a Golden Wedding anniversary card I made for Johns friend to give to his wife,who has been ill for a few years and sadly passed away three weeks after their anniversary.

B.paper was from Craft O'Clock and a selection of dies from Spellbinders, and Stampin Up.

Any challenges with digi image prizes I amjust playing for fun/and support as no printer!   

Challenges---

double trouble-something/anything/everything

the paper shelter-beginning with F-flower/foliage/frames

addicted to stamps-die-cuts/stencils

Pennys challenge-ATG

Simon says-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

daring cardmakers-nearly all white

allsorts-Anything but square

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

we love to create-ATG

love to craft-ATG

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

mix it up-ATG

through the purple haze-ATG

the paper funday-let's celebrate

classic design-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG

incy wincy-love/no image------------DT FAVOURITE

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

Carol x x x