Crafty-Stamper: 2026

try it on Tuesday-make it colourful

everybody art-Summertime

CRAFT-ATG/Summer

just us girls-die week

alphabet-H for horticulture

mix it up-shaped card

beautiful blossoms-ATG

creative creases-fun folds

MAWTT-feminine

do-all kreatives-ATG

the four Seasons-Summer

triple B-birds/blooms/butterflies

neglected stuff-ATG(images)

inspiration station-sunflowers

the paper funday-fancy fold

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

Carol x x x

Monday, 3 August 2026

Diamond Point and Daisies

Morning and it's time for a new No Rectangles/ATG challenge at A Place to Start. I made my favourite Diamond Point card shape, one of the Woodware images from a new stamp set free with the Creative Stamping magazine -purchased after I saw some of the images on Paulines blog. I stamped the image and coloured with my Helens new Kalour pencils, I then embossed with long forgotten Ranger Ultra thick embossing powder to make it look framed. Spellbinders die-cut frame, ribbon from stash and papers from Crafters Companion. Really pleased how this turned out.

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-----

try it on Tuesday-Summer blooms

lil red wagon-one thing-die/bow

krafty chicks-ATG

allsorts-colours of Summer/ATG

girlz and the art of letters-F for-flowers/fancy fold

creative moments-shimmer and shine

the sisterhood of crafters-flowers

mix it up-Shaped card/ATG

beautiful blossoms-anything floral

MAWTT-feminine

the four Seasons-ATG/Summer

love those pretty papers-ATG

we love stamping-ATG/Summer blooms

neglected stuff-ATG/thick embossing powder, no idea how many years ago I bought it or even used it!

tripleB-birds/blooms/butterflies

everybody art-Summertime

creative creases-fun folds

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

Carol x x x

Wednesday, 29 July 2026

Birthday Tulips

Morning- I have made this card design before in a different colourway-here but looking back think I preferred the first one lol- but liked the design and the beautiful tulip stamp so made another one for some ones birthday. Tulip stamp is from Sweet Poppy, stamped three times and coloured with promarkers, I then stamped the flower heads again for depth, die-cut frame from Spellbinders and papers are from Crafters Companion. Ribbon from stash and sentiment stamp from Penny Black.

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

The next blow we have been dealt-Millie (15yrs)who never leaves our garden has not been seen for three days. We have searched the house/garden from top to bottom and asked neighbours-not a sign so we presume she has found somewhere quiet to die, she has been deteriorating since John died.

UPDATE-5th day and Millie has just walked in, skinnier than usual and starving.

Challenges--

passion for promarkers-3 of something(tulips)

try it on Tuesday-Summer blooms

allsorts-ATG

girlz and the art of letters-F for-flowers/foliage---------TOP 3

mix it up-ATG

lil red wagon-one thing-one die/one sentiment/one bow

MAWTT-use a colouring medium

triple B-birds/blooms/butterflies

daisy chain-birthday

beautiful blossoms-ATG

the sisterhood of crafters-flowers

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

Carol x x x

Thursday, 23 July 2026

Rectangles and Circles

Morning, I have a Summery card using Stampin Up papers, stamps from AALL&Create coloured with promarkers. dies from My Favourite Things, the circle stamps were punched out with a Tonic punch.

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-----

try it on Tuesday-Summer blooms

allsorts-ATG

the four seasons-Summer

a perfect time to craft-ATG

triple B-birds/blooms/butterflies

beautiful blossoms-ATG

the sisterhood of crafters-flowers

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

Carol x x x

Wednesday, 15 July 2026

Happy birthday and Football

Morning and WOW halfway through another month and time for our new challenge at Sparkles Monthly and Dawn is asking for a Kids Card this month. My Grandsons are 10 and 13 and both in football teams but have used these dies before for them I used a die-cut set I bought from someone on a decluttering site a couple of years ago and there was no packaging, The smooshed background was a premade piece in scrap drawer just had to cut a couple of inches off the bottom and the sentiment is a Penny Black stamp. One top is coloured with a promarker and the other cut from a scrap of Stampin Up p, paper, the cup was cut from silver mirri card and you wouldn't believe how many pics it took!!! This is the best to show the silver but unfortunately the rest of the colours look washed out!!!

Thank you all so much for your lovely comments yesterday-really much appreciated.❤️

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-----

mix it up-ATG

the male room-hobbies

a perfect time to craft-ATG

crafty calendar-happy birthday

a cut above-ATG with a die-cut

aud sentiments-hobbies---------------TOP 3

daisy chain-birthday

cut it up-make your own background

alphabet-F for festivities

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

Carol x x x

Tuesday, 14 July 2026

Not a Happy Day

Morning and not a happy day here today, it's two years today John died and sadly yesterday Helen had to have her little dog Suki put to sleep, plus we have had Matthew in hospital for the last three weeks!!!

Still life has to go on and I will be back tomorrow with a DT card.

Carol x x x

Monday, 6 July 2026

Black and White Birthday

Morning and we have a new ATG/Black and White challenge at A Place to Start. I found a ready stamped image from AALL&Create and two last scraps of black and white paper been in the box for years and think I received them in a card swap, a Tonic die-cut sentiment and done.

Been absent this week so hope to catch up with you all soon, and thank you to those who messaged asking if I was okay-really appreciate it and for the beautiful wool and card Janette.

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----

fab n funky-something beginning with B-black/blooms/birthday

krafty chicks-birthday

allsorts-ATG

mix it up-ATG

the crafting challenge-flowers

the paper fundays-ATG

crafty calendar-happy birthday

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

do-allkreatives-ATG

we love stamping-ATG

triple B-birds/blooms/butterflies

daisy chain-Birthday----------------------TOP 3

beautiful blossoms-ATG-floral

crafters cafe blog-Blooms

lets craft and create-ATG

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

Carol x x x

Sunday, 21 June 2026

Nature/Text Tag

Morning , I have made a tag out of things in my drawer, the only thing I had to do was cut the tag with dies from The Works I believe, scrap of paper from Crafters Companion, just enough to cut the tag-perfect! The paper had the perfect banner shape at the top to stamp a sentiment from an AALL&Create set, the sentiment from Pickled Pear was stamped onto a Crafters Companion Die and the ribbon I have had for years from Crafty Ribbons. Perfect for a plant or flowers gift.

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-add some text

daisy chain-not square

the little things-ATG

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

the outlaws-anything but a card

allsorts-ATG

sweet stampin-anything but birthday

inkspirational-leftovers

Night Owls-anything is possible

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

Carol x x x

Friday, 19 June 2026

Take Me to the Ocean

Morning I have made an ATC using a stamp set I bought from a decluttering site when I was on FB so no idea whose they are so if anyone recognises them please let me know-I love this set. I used the lighthouse stamp and the sentiment stamp. I stamped straight onto a piece of p. paper from CraftOclock and DI round the edges.

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-add some text

daisy chain-not square

the little things-ATG

outlaws-anything but a card

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

Carol x x x

Monday, 15 June 2026

Happy Birthday-Cheers

Morning and I have three posts today-the second one is for a GDT spot at Creative Crafters which is ATG. I made this card for my eldest Granddaughters 19th birthday. I have had the stamp/die-cut set for years and they were a craft mag freebie. The stamps are coloured with promarkers and added glossy accents, sentiment from Penny Black, the circle die was loose in my box so no idea on that one and the layered dies are from Marianne and the b, paper is Crafters Companion. The stamps and dies are very neglected! Thank you for inviting me ladies.

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

alphabet-D for doubles------SPOTLIGHT WINNER

do-all kreatives-ATG

we love stamping-ATG

craft rocket-birthday

neglected stuff-ATG

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

Carol x

Masculine

Morning- my third and last post for today is my first DT card for Sparkles Monthly. The challenge chosen by Helen is Masculine. I used a sketch from Try a sketch on a Tuesday and used some of my strips of paper from an ever growing pile, b, paper from Craft O'Clock, sentiment from Chocolate Baroque, die-cut circle was in my oddments and a TH die-cut figure.

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-----

try a sketch on a Tuesday-sketch

cut it up-one for the boys/men

Dragonfly dreams-masculine

lets craft and create-use a sentiment

neglected stuff-ATG(die-cut figure/sentiment)

daisy chain-not square

crafty calendar-men/boys

everybody-art-monochrome

path of positivity-ATG-positive

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

Carol x x x

CAS GDT Spot

Morning I am back with three posts today-the first one is for a GDT spot at

Dream Factory and the challenges are always based on films-This month it's Cleaner so the challenge is CAS.

I used a very very neglected stamp set from Artistic Stamper and I glued an actual stamp over where the stamp image is. The script borders are a craft mag freebie from years ago, there is a split it it but stuck down carefully onto a stamping block stamps perfectly-it looked unfinished so I drew round the edges with a ruler and fine liner pen.

Thank you for inviting me ladies.

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---

everybody-art-monochrome

craft-ATG

alphabet-D for doubles/script borders?

sweet stampin-something for the boys

we love stamping-ATG/hobbies(writing)-------------WINNER

Dragonfly dreams-masculine

lets craft and create-ATG

neglected stuff-ATG(stamp set)

crafty calendar-men/boys

613 Avenue create-ATG/Hobby(writing)

simply clean and simple-ATG

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

Carol x x x

Saturday, 6 June 2026

Poppies

Morning and I have a card using a new stamp set and a sketch I liked at Atlantic Heart. The stamp set is from Arrietty with two images and ended up making four cards with them! I coloured the image with some new watercolour pens Helen bought and didn't like, so this was my first time using them and think I need new glasses as struggling with colouring! I lightly inked a stencil from My Favourite Things in the background, dies from The Works and p, paper from Crafters Companion. Sentiment from Penny Black and ribbon from stash. I coloured the poppies the same colour I have some in the garden.

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-----

Atlantic Hearts-sketch

crafty gals corner-optional-flowers

double D-add a bow

krafty chicks-birthday

alphabet-c for circles

Unicorn-flowers----------TOP 3

aud sentiments-optional-flowers

craft rocket-birthday

lets craft and create-ATG/use a sentiment

triple B-birds/blooms/butterflies

allsorts-anything from the garden

daisy chain-not square

girlz and the art of letters-B for-birthday/blooms/bow

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

Carol x x x

Monday, 1 June 2026

A Little Bird Told Me

Morning and my second post today is a GDT spot at Pearly Sparkles and the challenge is-This Makes Me Smile. I have used a brand new Penny Black stamp set, coloured with promarkers. I used the image on the front and the sentiment inside. P, papers were from my oddments drawer, Antique frame die-cuts from Penny Black and the tag dies from My Favourite Things.

FRONT-

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 promarkers-Happy Birthday

krafty chicks-masculine

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

allsorts-ATG

mix it up-ATG

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

creative moments-masculine

the creative crafters-ATG

crafters cafe blog-time for a laugh

creative inspirations-ATG--------------WINNER

critter crazy-ATG

Girlz and the art of letters-B for bird/birthday/blue

colorful options -blue or rainbow

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

Carol x x x

More Prem Baby Knitting

Morning and June can you believe!!! I have two posts today, the first one is for our

Anything but a Card/ATG challenge at A Place to Start.

I have made a start with more knitting for the Premature Baby unit at the hospital, and so far have made 5 blankets, 5 little hats and 5 pairs of teeny tiny bootees.

Challenge-----