Crafty-Stamper: 2026

allsorts-ATG

classic design-ATG

mix it up-ATG

613 Avenue Create-ATG

creative moments-masculine

crafters cafe blog-time for a laugh

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-----

the outlawz-anything but a card

do-all kreatives-ATG

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

Carol x x x

Thursday, 28 May 2026

Mushrooms? and a Mystery

Well I am back after a few days in bed after collapsing with low blood pressure and dehydration and I got into trouble as son and daughter were in bed asleep and I went downstairs for something and collapsed in a heap "at the bottom thankfully" couldn't get up or shout and laid there for half an hour before I managed to get back to bed.

Anyway I have a mystery for you before I post my card-this is the AALL&Create stamp - I used-take note of the number 5 next to the mushrooms.

and this is the image I stamped out-check out where the number 5 is and please tell me I have not lost the plot and you can see what I can-can you see a face?

now as I had already coloured it I stamped the bottom half again and just cut out the numbers. Image was coloured with promarkers and added glossy accents, b, papers from Paper Favourites.

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

inkspirational-for the guys

krafty chicks-masculine

creative artiste-ATG

classic design-ATG

mix it up-ATG

613 Avenue create-ATG

creative moments-masculine

stamplorations-ATG

lets craft and create-ATG

daisy chain-layer it up

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

Carol x x x

Monday, 18 May 2026

Another Giraffe lol.

Morning and time for the mid month(already!) inspiration for the Cute Critters/ATG challenge at Stamping Sensations-which is sadly our last challenge.

I used the Giraffe stamp and sentiment from Pink Ink, coloured with promarkers, sentiment die from Tonic, stencils from Creative Expressions and My Favourite Things. Circle and scallop die from The Works. B, paper was an oddment in stash and I added glossy accents onto the sunglasses. Pretty straightforward you might think-WRONG-this pretty simple card took me a full and I mean full after-noon-I cut an aperture in a card then realised I needed the p, paper, so added paper to another card and cut another aperture, stamped the image onto the offcut-slightly off so stamped another then die-cut. Stamped and cut out glasses, added glossy accents and left to dry, caught them with my sleeve, so another pair stamped and cut-when I finished the card thought they were dry-wrong -so another pair stamped and cut then left to dry all night! Fluffed the colouring on the giraffes eye lashes, but by this time and as the image was already stuck down thought it will pass. I also cut the giraffes lower face and ears from the first image and put them on 3-D foam.

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-masculine--------------TOP 5

I love promarkers-special occasions

CRAFT-birthday

allsorts-monochrome/ATG

fabnfunky-monochrome

GCFAOS-ATG+paper

mix it up-ATG

paper rocks scissors-ATG

crafty animals-ATG

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

creative moments-ATG

we love stamping-all creatures great and small

Dragonfly dreams-use die-cuts

crafters cafe blog-time for a laugh

path of positivity-ATG-positive/5 layers

creative artiste-ATG

stamplorations-ATG

lets craft and create-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and hope you will join us for one last time.

Carol x x x

Thursday, 7 May 2026

Sketch Challenge

Morning, I saw a sketch on Alysons blog for the latest Atlantic Hearts challenge which I really liked-while in bed knitting I thought ooh I have some snippets of Bee paper so made this card. Paper from Crafters Companion, snippets of Bee paper from Creative World of Crafts, die-cuts from Spellbinders, Memory Box and Hero Arts, sentiment from Penny Black and ribbon bow from stash. I coloured the poppies to match some flowering in the garden at the moment.

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 Heart Challenge-sketch---------------TOP 3

cardz4galz-Bees

cut it up-something with wings

allsorts-Anything but square

beautiful blossoms-ATG

Allys Angels-ATG------SPOTLIGHT GOLD WINGS WINNER

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

everybody art-happy birthday

I love promarkers-Summer

GCFAOS-ATG+paper----------------TOP 3

do-all kreatives-ATG/flowers

mix it up=ATG

critter crazy-ATG

paper rocks scissors-ATG/scissors used to cut sentiment/ribbon and inner circle die.

crafty animals-ATG

613 Avenue create-ATG/May flowers

Dragonfly dreams-use die-cuts

daisy chain-layer it up

craft rocket-not square

neglected stuff-ATG/all the die-cuts

krafty chicks-Birthday

crafty gals corner-Spring

path of positivity-ATG-positive

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

Carol x x x

Monday, 4 May 2026

Late Snowdrops

Morning and time for a new ATG/Fancy Fold challenge at A Place to Start. I made an easel card using the snowdrops stamp from Sweet Dixie and coloured with promarkers with a stencilled background from My Favourite Things. P, paper from Crafters Companion, die-cut borders with I am sure a Tattered Lace die and sparkly gems from Twinkle Goosebumps which I received in a card swap and these are the last four, circle dies from The Works and metal brad from stash-had years! All my snowdrops have long gone to be replaced with patches of beautiful Bluebells and orange and yellow Poppies.

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- colour an image

allsorts-ATG/anything but square

beautiful blossoms-ATG

crafters cafe blog-ATG/no squares

do-all kreatives-flowers

the four Seasons-Spring

mix it up-ATG

613 Avenue create-ATG

we love stamping-ATG

dragonfly dreams-use die-cuts

creative creases-fun folds

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

Carol x x x

Sunday, 3 May 2026

You Having a Giraffe?

Morning and time for a new "Cute Critters"/ATG challenge at Stamping Sensations which was chosen by Anesha and sadly after 16years this will be our last challenge.

There are four die sets and printed reflections prizes from Highlight Crafts.

I used the Giraffe stamp, sentiment and foliage stamp from Pink Ink, coloured with promarkers, die-cut leaves I have had for years and think they were a craft mag freebie and coloured with Distress ink. Background stencil from Creative Expressions and an oddment of paper which only needed a half inch cutting off from Crafters Companion. Corners rounded with a very neglected X Cut 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-----

krafty chicks-colour an image/ATG

allsorts-anything but square

creative artiste-ATG

do-all kreatives-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

mix it up-ATG

critter crazy-ATG

crafters cafe blog-no squares/ATG

we love stamping- all creatures great and small

613 Avenue create-ATG

crafty animals-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and hope you will come and join us one last time this last month.

Carol x x x

Saturday, 18 April 2026

Nature ATCs

Morning and time for the mid month inspiration for the ATG/Inspired by Nature challenge at Stamping Sensations.

My mojo has gone awol and after going through my stamps twice decides to make 3 ATCs-quick and easy. A stamp set from AALL&Create coloured with promarkers, flowers stamped twice and fussy cut, little Ladybirds with added glossy accents from Pink Frog, border stamp and p, paper from Crafters Companion. There is defintely more green in the background IRL and more depth in the flower colours!

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-In the garden

sweet stampin-fave colour(green)

passion for promarkers-Spring colours

CRAFT-ATG------------------------------TOP 3

MAWTT-Spring

creative inspirations-Spring

the paper fundays-ATG

paper rocks scissors-ATG-used scissors to fussy cut the flowers

the four Seasons-Spring

we love stamping-Spring

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

crafters cafe-no circles

beautiful blossoms-ATG

the creative crafters-ATG---------------------TOP 3

tag along(and ATCs)-blossoms/birds/butterflies---DT Fave-thank you Pinky

girlz and the art of letters-Y for-yellow------------TOP 3

dream factory-Code 3(yellow/green/red)---------WINNER

crafty gals corner-ATG/Spring

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

Carol x x x

Saturday, 11 April 2026

RANT ALERT

Fingers crossed I am back with more time after the last three weeks and thank goodness I had the DT cards already made.

First of all my vacuum cleaner went then the next day my washing machine broke down-leaking oil on the wash load. I got a new vacuum and washer, 3 was loads done then it leaked for three days before they could come back for it- a neighbour unshipped it for me but it still leaked, then the next day we had no hot water or central heating as for some reason it had emptied the boiler!

Got a new washer from somewhere else(currys) and no problems even sent me 6months of Ariel wash pods for buying the washer.

THEN the council turned up to fit extractor fans in kitchen and bathroom, hammering and drilling from 12am till 5pm-then the electrician drilled through a water pipe!!! So a hole in the wall and ceiling? They also pulled my washer out??? Then next day I had to get neighbour round again as no idea what they had done but during the wash it was bouncing about!Now plastered and waiting for electricians to finish off on Monday-in between we had a woman from the council to inspect the house ready for downsizing(again) and she is sending a surveyor round as we are an end house and side wall looks like there is subsidence -so more form filling. Now awaiting outcome and hopefully a move finally. Rant over and hopefully catch up with all commenting.

Carol x x x

Sunday, 5 April 2026

Butterfly Tower card

Morning and my 3rd post today is for a GDT at Let's Craft and Create-thank you for the invite Helen and the challenge is Beautiful Butterflies.

I made a Pinwheel Tower card and used papers from Crafters Companion(I bought a bargain box with about 400 12"x12" sheets from a decluttering site so have loads to get through lol, the added butterflies were cut from the papers and I made a tag to write a message on and added glossy accents to the butterfly, twine and ribbon 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-----

CRAFT-ATG

allsorts-ATG

GCFAOS-ATG+papers

crafts galore encore-ATG---DT fave-thank you Andree

paper rocks scissors-paper/scissors used to fussy cut butterflies and ribbon

triple B-birds/blooms/butterflies

love those pretty papers-ATG

creative creases-fun folds

tag along and ATCs-Butterflies/blossoms/birds

word art Wednesday-ATG

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

Carol x x x

CAS Music

Morning and my 4th post today is a GDT card for the CAS challenge at Dragonfly Dreams.

Thank you for inviting me Helen.

I used a stamp from AALL&Create, embossed in black, I strip of p, paper(one of the freebies in journal) and the stencil is from Stencil Girl, the sentiment is a Stampin Up stamp.

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-----

word art Wednesday-ATG

make my Monday-hobbies

lil red wagon-M for masculine

CRAFT-ATG

krafty chicks-birthday

allsorts-ATG

mix it up-ATG

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

Carol x x x

Inspired By Nature

Morning and my 2nd post today is for the "Inspired By Nature" challenge at

Stamping Sensations, and we have two prizes-$20voucher from Gina K and an A&C stamp set.

I used an AALL&Create stamp, stamped straight onto a p, paper from Crafters Companion and added colour with promarkers, and my craft mag freebie script stamp in the background -thankfully can still use it despite the split.

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-----

fabnfunky-Spring

cardz4galz-Spring flowers

allsorts-ATG/Spring

sweet stampin-Spring

GCFAOS- ATG+papers

MAWTT-Spring

triple B-birds/blooms/butterflies

word art Wednesday-ATG

do-all kreatives-ATG--------DT FAVE-THANK YOU KLEIDO

the four Seasons-Spring

love those pretty papers-ATG/Spring flowers

mix it up-ATG

we love stamping-Spring

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG-------------TOP 5

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

Carol x x x

Grunge Flower

Morning and I have 4 posts today 2 DT and 2 GDT- my first one is for our ATG/Ombre challenge at A Place to Start.

This month I went with ATG, using Floral Grunge a Chocolate Baroque stamp, coloured with promarkers, P, paper from Crafters Companion and circle dies from Spellbinders.

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-dies/punches---------TOP 5

fabnfunky-Spring

I love promarkers-ATG

cardz4galz-Spring flowers------------TOP 3

allsorts-ATG/Spring

sweet stampin-Spring

mix it up-ATG/dies

MAWTT-Spring

the paper funday-ATG/dies

triple B-birds/blooms/butterflies

the four Seasons-Spring

we love stamping-Spring