Crafty-Stamper: 2026

neglected stuff-ATG(stamp)

crafters cafe blog-no cards

creative crafting Uncles-Autumn

allsorts-ATG

inspirational-Autumn

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

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

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

we love stamping-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.

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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

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

Thank you for dropping by and hope you can join us and show us your favourite technique.

Carol x x x

Monday, 7 September 2026

Flowers Everywhere

Morning and time for our new ATG/Anything related to a song challenge at A Place to Start. I chose my favourite song from the 60's-San Francisco(Be sure to wear flowers in your hair) by Scott Mckenzie. I originally saw this card fold on Liz's blog here, and figured out to make it by gluing two 5"x7" cards together and adding a centre flap. Papers from Crafters Companion and sentiment from Pickled Pear, die-cut for panel from Penny Black.

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BACK

INSIDE

TOP VIEW

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-ATG

CRAFT-ATG

girlz creative fun art of scraps-ATG

fab'n'funky-more than one fold

mix it up-shaped card

Unicorn-not square

triple B-birds/blooms/butterflies

the crafting challenge-ATG

crafty calendar-Summer

creative creases-fun folds

creative crafting Uncles-ATG

path of positivity-ATG positive(7 floral panels)-------------TOP PICK

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

Carol x x x

Saturday, 5 September 2026

GDT Card For Girlz and the Art of Letters

Morning and first of all would like to thank you all for the get well messages and beautiful card Hilary, really appreciated them all. Have given myself a good talking too and as movement is easier have made myself stop mopeing about as it does no good to wallow. Luckily the card for today and Monday had already been made. The card for today is for a GDT spot at ---

Girlz and the Art of Letters challenge -bit of a confusion as I given originally which is "C" For---Clocks and Circles so card was already made-but the challenge is I For-- and as I used distress inks we will go with that I for inks. The image is from the Woodware set which came free with Creative Stamping and coloured with promarkers and distress ink, backing paper was among a selection that came free with my journal.

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

Unicorn-not square

CRAFT-ATG

the crafting challenge-ATG

allsorts-ATG

creative crafting Uncles-ATG

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

Carol x x x

Wednesday, 19 August 2026

Another Setback

Just to let you all know I had quite a dramatic fall over the back step and crashed full onto the door jomb with my side, have quite a spectacular bruise and paramedics -after a 4 hour wait for ambulance! think I may have cracked a couple of ribs but as hospital inundated -it was a case of nearest walk -in which was a no no the state I was in - so its a case of bed rest and painkillers-can only sit for a short while to have something to eat then I have to go back to bed for comfort-so will catch up with you all when able.

Thank you for dropping by.

Carol x x x

Saturday, 15 August 2026

Peeping Cats and New Addition

Morning and time for the new Animals challenge chosen by Samantha at Sparkles Monthly. I jumped in and stamped and clear embossed the film strip stamp from Chocolate Baroque, then added the die-cut cats heads-bought from a decluttering site and no name on the pkt. I stamped Mooch a Lavinia stamp I was sent by a blogging friend a few years ago and think I have only used once! The little bird was a Woodware stamp from the Creative Stamping freebie set-then it struck me I should have made a background first!!! I added some washi tape-had that a couple of years too and unused, a border stamp from Crafters Companion-not used that for quite a while too, a little script added with an old craft mag freebie stamp-but still not sure.

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

Challenge-----

CRAFT-ATG

mix it up-ATG

critter crazy-ATG

do-all creatives-ATG

neglected stuff-ATG/film strip stamp/washi tape/Mooch/border stamps

creative inspirations-ATG

Unicorn-layer it up

Daisy chain-Animals

crafty animals-ATG

Allsorts-embossing

creative Aunts-ATG

the creative crafters-ATG

creative crafting Uncles-ATG

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

Carol x

Saturday, 8 August 2026

Beautiful Sunflowers

Morning and I have a sunflower card today after finding the sunflower images whilst decluttering, they were from Gecko Galz a few years ago when I had a printer. The brand new first time used triptych die is from Amazon, papers on two panels of the back are from Crafters Companion and I put a white card panel in the middle for writing a message.

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-colour of Summer----------WINNER

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

the four Seasons-Summer

triple B-birds/blooms/butterflies

neglected stuff-ATG(images)

inspiration station-sunflowers

the paper funday-fancy fold

creative Aunts-ATG

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.

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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

we love stamping-ATG/Summer blooms

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

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

crafters cafe blog-ATG------------TOP 3

Creative Aunts-ATG

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