Crafty-Stamper: 2026

alphabet-O for outdoors

girlz creative fun art of scrap-ATG+paper

the crafting challenge-ATG

mix it up-ATG

love those pretty papers part2-ATG

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

Carol x x x

Friday, 13 November 2026

Another Robin

Morning and another Christmas card, this using stamps from Pink Frog and coloured with promarkers, sentiment from IndigoBlu, dies from Marianne and paper from Paper Favourites. Definitely no more glitter have enough for all on the stairs!!!

Please note if any challenges have digi images for prizes I am just playing for fun and support as I don't have a printer.

Challenges----

hand stamped sentiment-inspired by pine bough

try it on Tuesday-Christmas

CRAFT -Christmas

krafty chicks-Christmas

allsorts-inspired by the Robin

613 Avenue Create-ATG

mix it up-ATG

aud sentiments-Christmas

Unicorn-Christmas

the paper funday-Christmas

craft rocket-Christmas

daisy chain-Christmas

crafty gals corner-Christmas

the sisterhood of crafters-Christmas

just us girls-Merry

alphabet-O for outdoors

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

Carol x x x

Thursday, 12 November 2026

I Give in a "C" Card

Yesterday after-noon I was at a loose end and decided to bite the bullet and get some Christmas cards made. This one is pretty much CAS as I stamped the image straight onto the p, paper, then had to stamp the Robin again and cut him out as I messed up the colouring on the actual stamp. I embossed the snow on the image then added long, long neglected glamour dust onto the snow and stamped some snowflakes in versamark ink and added glamour dust. At this post I would like to add my glamour dust was upstairs so brought it down (after dropping it on bedroom carpet)with a few more things-got downstairs and realised the lid had broken off-I know have a trail of sparkle on each stair and bedroom carpet with hardly any left in the bottle!!! The stamped image/snowflakes/banner flourish and sentiment are from an IndigoBlu set which was free with Creative Stamping mag and p, paper is from Paper Favourites.

Trying to show the sparkle-you would not believe how many pics I have taken of this card!!!

Please note if any challenges have digi images for prizes I am just playing for fun and support as I don't have a printer.

Challenges-----

Allsorts-Mood board/inspired by the Robin on the fence

try it on Tuesday-Christmas

make my Monday-Winter animals

pearly sparkles-sparkle and shine-it is there trust me lol

we love stamping-ATG/Christmas critters

paper rocks scissors-ATG/fussy cut Robin and sentiment banner

aud sentiments-Christmas

Unicorn-Christmas

the paper funday-Christmas

craft rocket-Christmas/Winter

daisy chain-Christmas/Winter

krafty chicks-Christmas

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

Carol x x x

Sunday, 8 November 2026

Late Poppies

~~Morning~~ Ater-noon and showing a card that should have been scheduled for this morning but mixed the posts up! I used an Arrietty brand Poppy stamp bought of Amazon which I lined up to match the aperture. My Favourite Things stencilled background and die-cuts. I used the same paper from Polkadoodles for the front and the inside.

Please note if any challenges have digi images for prizes I am just playing for fun and support as I don't have a printer.

Challenges----

passion for markers-square cards only

lil red wagon-ATG

I love promarkers-Flowers

sweet stampin-use red

allsorts-ATG

girlz creative fun art of scrap-ATG+paper

crafty calendar-die-cuts

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

Carol x x x

Live Among the Flowers

Morning and I have made a card using a sketch that was inspired by Sherry. I used papers from my Crafters Companion box and sentiment and stamped floral circle from Pickled Pear cut with circle dies from My Favourite Things. I took another pic as the first one was washed out with bad light but can't delete it so just made smaller lol.

Please note if any challenges have digi images for prizes I am just playing for fun and support as I don't have a printer.

Challenges-----

lets craft and create-use a sketch

lil red wagon-ATG

girlz creative fun art of scrap-ATG+papers

mix it up-ATG

love those pretty paper part 2-ATG

triple B-birds/blooms/butterflies

Alley's Angels-ATG

path of positivity-ATG+11layers

allsorts-ATG

HQLQCB-ATG/Quotes

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

Carol x x x

Monday, 2 November 2026

Flowers Galore

Morning and we have a new Easel Card or ATG challenge at A Place to Start. I lost track of the dates then our cat Puddlenut(13yrs) died over the weekend so was a little rushed card. I used papers from my Crafters Companion box still don't seem to be going down!!! The sentiment was also cut from one of the papers.

Front and Back-

Inside---

Please note if any challenges have digi images for prizes I am just playing for fun and support as I don't have a printer.

Challenges-----

krafty chicks-ATG

allsorts-feminine-ATG

the creative crafters-ATG

beautiful blossoms-ATG floral

girlz creative fun art of scrap-ATG+plus papers

Ally's Angels-ATG

mix it up-ATG

the crafting challenge-ATG

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

Carol x x x

Tuesday, 27 October 2026

Pumpkin ATC

I have actually made an ATC from a scrap in my box, using an AALL&Create stamp set I have had for years and can't remember the last time I used it! I had to cut it down slightly to make it fit and coloured with promarkers and DI round the edges, the smaller pumpins look purple but I used Trick or Treat and the colour looked dark pink?

Please note if any challenges have digi images for prizes I am just playing for fun and support as I don't have a printer.

Challenges----

Tag along and ATCs-Autumn

the little things-pumpkins/pink

the outlaws-anything but a card

craft rocket-Autumn

the crafting challenge-Autumn

crafty calendar-Autumn

we love stamping-shades of Autumn

613 Avenue Create-ATG/pink--------TOP ROCKER

lets craft and create-ATG/Autumn

Unicorn-Autumn

fab'n'funky-3 of something/pumpkins

neglected stuff-ATG(stamp)

crafters cafe blog-no cards

creative crafting Uncles-Autumn

allsorts-ATG

inspirational-Autumn

sweet stampin-colours of Halloween

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Monday, 19 October 2026

First Christmas Card

Morning and I have one of those cards which worked in my mind but then not happy with result, think it's because not in a Christmas mood still here it is!!! I used my new Sweet Poppy stencil, stamped banner and sentiment from an Indigo Blu freebie set with the latest Creative Stamping mag, coloured with promarkers and the die-cut bows were a gift in a card swap so no packaging sorry.

Please note if any challenges have digi images for prizes I am just playing for fun and support as I don't have a printer.

Challenges-----

CRAFT-ATG

cut it up-pretty in pink

613 Avenue create-think pink---TOP ROCKER///WINNER

aud sentiments-no rectangles

creative inspirations-ATG

Ally's Angels-ATG

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

Carol x x x

Thursday, 15 October 2026

Die-Cuts challenge

Morning and w have a new challenge at Sparkles Monthly, chosen by Melissa which is "Use Die-Cuts". I CASED a beautiful birthday card I received from Pinky last year-see below. Paper is from Crafters Companion, sentiment is an Indigo Blu stamp which was a craft mag freebie quite a few years go. Die-cuts are from John Next Door, Spellbinders, Crafters Companion and Hero Arts, gems from stash.

Please note if any challenges have digi images for prizes I am just playing for fun and support as I don't have a printer.

Challenges-----

allsorts-more than one fold

girlz creative fun art of scrap-ATG+paper

a cut above -ATG

fab'n'funky-3 of something/3 flowers/gems

Dragonfly dreams-sentiment as focus

creative creases-fun folds

path of positivity-ATG positive------TOP PICK

little red wagon-use a frame

crafters cafe-ATG

CRAFT-ATG

classic design- ATG

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

Carol x x x

Saturday, 10 October 2026

Unexpected Card

Morning and I have a card which I had no inkling of doing until I saw the sketch at Sweet Wednesday 2 and it inspired me to have a go. I found co-ordinating papers which came free with my journal-then it struck me I will have to make a masculine card lol !!! I went searching through my stamps and found a stamp set from Visible Image I won a couple of months ago and not used yet, so I stamped the image, sentiment and smallest football three times, then die-cut with a My Favourite things circle die and glued them around the image. Some long forgotten card candy and gems from stash. Card claimed by Granddaughter for a friend lol.

Please note if any challenges have digi images for prizes I am just playing for fun and support as I don't have a printer.

Challenges------

sweet Wednesday2-sketch 337

girlz and the art of letters-K for kids/kick

mix it up-ATG

girlz creative fun art of scrap-ATG+papers

love those pretty papers-ATG-------TOP 3

we love stamping-ATG

lets craft and create-ATG

aud sentiments-no rectangles

fab'n'funky-3 of something/3papers/footballs/card candy/gems

the male room-geometric

creative inspirations-ATG

allsorts-ATG

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

Carol x x x

Monday, 5 October 2026

Spotlight Technique

Morning and we have a new ATG/ Spotlight Technique challenge at A Place to Start. I used a new stamp from Woodware by Francoise Read stamped twice and coloured one with promarkers- then used a circle die from My Favourite Things, from the coloured one and put onto 3D foam pads and onto the uncoloured one. I found the p, paper in the drawer and was just the right size for the card(how lucky is that lol) I had no more coloured card, so after cutting a piece of white card just slightly larger than the image, I swiped a promarker round the edges then matted the image on top-now I did this at night and the colour looked perfectly matched-then in daylight one purple and one pink??? Never mind the purple matched colour of image lol. TBH the colours look much darker in real life

Please note if any challenges have digi images for prizes I am just playing for fun and support as I don't have a printer.

Challenges-----

crafting from the art-ATG

mix it up-ATG

creative crafting Uncles-males go feminine

do-all kreatives-ATG/Use dies

we love stamping-ATG

613 Avenue Create-ATG

let's craft and create-ATG

everybody art-add some purple

CRAFT-ATG

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

Carol x x x

Saturday, 3 October 2026

Happy Birthday

Morning and I made a birthday card using the Rose stamp from Honey Doo and the Bubbles background stamp from Tracy Evans, I made one Here using paler colours -but went with darker ones here, I added extra colour with promarkers. Backing paper from Craft O Clock and a Tonic die for the sentiment.

Please note if any challenges have digi images for prizes I am just playing for fun and support as I don't have a printer.

Lil red wagon-Autumn colours

I love promarkers-ATG

allsorts-ATG/Autumn

CRAFT-ATG

krafty chicks-birthday

mix it up-ATG

beautiful blossoms-ATG floral

creative crafting Uncles-males go feminine

triple B-birds/blooms/butterflies

I maybe a little slow commenting as Matthew was admitted back into hospital last night.

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

Carol x x x

Thursday, 24 September 2026

Circle ATCs and Birthday

Well I am feeling more like myself and only the odd twinge if I overdo it thankfully. I have even made a couple of ATCs using Tracy Evans Bubble background stamp and sentiment, stencils from Creative Expressions, one from a new pack Helen bought off Amazon, and focal stamps from Carabelle and a freebie one from Creative Stamping mag, DI round the edges. It's also my birthday today (76!!!) thank you for the beautiful cards received.

Please note if any challenges have digi images for prizes I am just playing for fun and support as I don't have a printer.

Challenges-----

Tag along and ATCs-circles

the little things-ATG

creative fingers-AT

allsorts-ATG

Unicorn-not square

the creative crafters-ATG

613 Avenue Create-ATG

just us girls-ATG/stencil week

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Tuesday, 15 September 2026

Favourite Technique

Morning and we have a new "Favourite Technique" challenge at Sparkles Forum chosen by Pamela. My favourite is making fun folds and of course stamping. My all time favourite card fold is the diamond point card. I used papers and die-cut from Crafters Companion. The Rose stamp is from Honey Doo with details added with Faber Castell pencils, the background stamp using DI is Bubbles from Tracy Evans.

INSIDE---

Please note if any challenges have digi images for prizes I am just playing for fun and support as I don't have a printer.

Challenges---

girlz creative fun art of scrap-ATG

mix it up-ATG/shaped card

triple B-birds/blooms/butterflies

the crafting challenge-ATG

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

we love stamping -ATG

love those pretty papers-ATG

lets craft and create-ATG/Frame it

creative creases-fun folds

lil red wagon-use a stamp

try it on Tuesday-pretty papers

beautiful blossoms-ATG------------WINNER

creative crafting Uncles-Males go Feminine

crafting from the art-ATG

Ally's Angels-ATG

the creative crafters-ATG

allsorts-ATG