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

crafty catz-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

allsorts-ATG/anything but square

Allys Angels-ATG

the creative crafters-ATG

beautiful blossoms-ATG

crafters cafe blog-ATG/no squares

crafting from the art-ATG

do-all kreatives-flowers

the four Seasons-Spring

mix it up-ATG

crafts galore encore-ATG

love to scrap-ATG

love to craft-ATG

613 Avenue create-ATG

we love stamping-ATG

dragonfly dreams-use die-cuts

creative creases-fun folds

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

a cut above-ATG

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

Carol x x x

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

crafty catz-ATG

creative fingers-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

crafts galore encore-ATG

critter crazy-ATG

love to scrap-ATG

love to craft-ATG

Allys Angels-ATG

the creative crafters-ATG

crafters cafe blog-no squares/ATG

crafting from the art-ATG

we love stamping- all creatures great and small

613 Avenue create-ATG

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

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

Carol x x x

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

creative fingers-ATG

crafty catz-ATG

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

Allys Angels-ATG

beautiful blossoms-ATG

the creative crafters-ATG

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)

crafting from the art-ATG

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

Carol x x x

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

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

crafty catz-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

allsorts-ATG

GCFAOS-ATG+papers

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

the paper funday-ATG

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

lil patch of crafty friends-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

crafty catz-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

allsorts-ATG

crafts galore encore-ATG

love to craft-ATG

love to scrap-ATG

mix it up-ATG

Allys Angels-ATG

crafty gals corner-ATG

the creative crafters-ATG

crafting from the art-ATG

lil patch of crafty friends-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

crafty catz-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

allsorts-ATG/Spring

sweet stampin-Spring

GCFAOS- ATG+papers

crafts galore encore-ATG

MAWTT-Spring

the paper funday-ATG

triple B-birds/blooms/butterflies

word art Wednesday-ATG

do-all kreatives-ATG

the four Seasons-Spring

love those pretty papers-ATG/Spring flowers

love to craft-ATG

love to scrap-ATG

mix it up-ATG

Allys Angels-ATG

crafting from the art-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