Polgons and Roses

 Hi and my second late card post is for the Polygons challenge at Dragonfly Dreams.  I collapsed at the beginning of the month due to not sleeping, hardly eating and low blood pressure resulting in complete bed rest and plenty of fluids

So please bear with me while I catch up with commenting

  My card was made using inspiration from Alyson, using papers from Crafters Companion and a Tonic die-cut sentiment. 

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

challenges-----

krafty chicks-birthday

crafty catz-ATG

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

try it on Tuesday-Summer blooms

pearly sparkles-shaped card

crafts galore encore-ATG

the four Seasons-Summer

do-all kreatives-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

a place to start-ATG

613 Avenue Create-ATG

a cut above-ATG with a die

lets craft and create-ATG/use a die

love those pretty papers-birthday

creative moments-ATG/use a die

triple B-birds/blooms/butterflies

love to scrap-ATG

mix it up-ATG

Allys Angels-ATG

creative creases-fun folds

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

Carol x x x

Summer Flowers

 I am back to post two DT cards which are late. I collapsed at the beginning of the month due to not sleeping, hardly eating and low blood pressure resulting in complete bed rest and plenty of fluids.

The first card is for the Summer Flowers/ATG challenge at Stamping Sensations with two prizes from AALL&Create.

I used Iris stamp set from AALL&Create and paper pieced the flower, I smooshed the background with Distress Oxides, and drew round a circle die with a fine liner pen.

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

Challenges------

crafty catz-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

try it on Tuesday-Summer blooms

try a sketch on a Tuesday-Sketch

crafts galore encore-ATG

the four Seasons-Summer

do-all kreatives-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

a place to start-ATG

613 Avenue Create-ATG

we love stamping-ATG

lets craft and create-ATG

creative moments-ATG

triple B-birds/blooms/butterflies

love to scrap-ATG

mix it up-ATG/mixed media

Allys Angels-ATG

paper rocks scissors-ATG/paper pieced flower using p, paper and scissors

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

Carol x x x

Card Chain Challenge Swap

 Morning and time for the card swap reveal for June, 20 cards were exchanged and my card went to Jo in the UK and I used the sketch option, rip it up and beginning with TU-tuck spot for the die cut foliage. The die-cuts were from Stampin Up, John Next Door, and Hero Arts. Scrip stamp was a craft mag freebie years ago, p, paper from Paper Favourites and corrugated card was recycled packaging.

Beautiful card received  was from Ashwini in India(her first swap)

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

Challenges-----

TO BE UPDATED

Upright Z-Fold Card

 Morning and the first of another new month so time for the new ATG challenge at 

Love To Craft. 

I made an upright Z-fold card using the beautiful papers from Crafters Companion and the butterfly image is from the same papers. The punched border is a Tonic punch and the metal brad is from my stash.

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

Challenges-----

the paper shelter-ATG

Pennys- ATG

Simon says-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

crafty catz-ATG

allsorts-ATG

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

pearly sparkles-shaped card

crafts galore encore-ATG

creative creases-fun folds

Thank you for dropping by and hope you will come and join us after all it's toooooo hot to be outside!!!

Carol x x x

Smash Your Stash

Morning  After-noon it's the last Saturday of the month so time for the Smash Your Stash journal challenge with my blogging friend Vicki of Stamped Smiles. Hope you will check out her amazing blog. Thank you Vicki for saying it fits with this months challenge of abstract shapes too.

I am already one month behind and think mojo has melted in this heat-even when I got up this morning I  had no idea whether I was even going to get this one done-the prompt was wings-easy enough you would have thought with my love of Bees and Butterflies! I woke up after a really sleepless night due to a boat on fire in the river and having to close all windows due to toxic smoke and fumes-and it was soo hot too. Anyway I got up this morning and saw a card on top of my shelves so decided last minute to use the beautiful Bee image cut out with a Crafters Companion die, stencil from Stencil Girl, little stamped Bees from Chocolate Baroque and the little bug from a Sweet Poppy stamp set- no idea what the bug is but its my journal page so it's purple lol. The numbers strip at the top is from the inside of a kitchen roll glued onto a strip of p, paper I had kept???

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-----

the paper shelter-cut it out

Pennys challenge-ATG

Simon says(Wed)-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

cut it up-critters

crafty catz-ATG

allsorts-ATG

inkspirational-use a stencil

we love stamping-Nature

613 Avenue create-ATG

classic design-ATG

a cut above-ATG

a place to start-ATG/recycle(image off birthday card)

creative artiste-ATG

lets craft and create-ATG

Allys Angels-ATG

creative crafting Uncles-Summer

creatalicious-ATG

crafters cafe-ATG

the creative crafters-ATG

ATG in a card free zone-no cards

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

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

Carol x x x

Last Minute Birthday

 Morning and I realised it was my BIL birthday on Friday and panicked as mojo has gone on holiday-so had a sift through my scrap drawer and found three strips of paper and a stamped image which just needed a bit of colour with promarkers. Papers from CraftOclock, stamped image from Crafty Individuals and stamped sentiment from Stampin Up-job done and across to the post office.

Another proud Grandma moment-My other Grandson(12yrs) who also plays for an Academy like his younger brother had his football presentation on Saturday and won an award for goal of the season and another award for most improved player.

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

Challenges-----

CRAFT-ATG

as you like it-sentiment or not-I think a sentiment finishes off a card.

creative fingers-ATG-----------------TOP3

crafty catz-ATG

allsorts-ATG

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

Pennys-ATG

the paper shelter-ATG

double D-to the beach

GCFAOS-ATG with D, paper

crafts galore encore-ATG

do-all kreatives-ATG

613 Avenue create-for the guys

unicorn-not square

aud sentiments-Summer

the paper funday-ATG

creative inspirations-one for the boys

creative moments-man/boy

crafty calendar-add a sentiment

crafters cafe-masculine

crafts from the Fairy Den-Fairies or sketch(I went with sketch)

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

Carol x x x

Football Crazy

  Proud Grandma moment -I made a card for my youngest Grandson who was 10yrs and been playing football since he was 2yrs and now plays for an academy and is awarded player of the match trophy practically every time he plays a match and was even featured as Player of the Tournament  on the front of their magazine. 

The football shirt background is recycled packaging, the die-cut frames are from Penny Black and the die-cut sentiment is from Tonic coloured with a promarker. The football and footballer was a die-cut set bought from a FB declutter site with no packaging so no idea of make-both coloured with promarkers and the football boots were paper pieced.

PLEASE NOTE IF ANY CHALLENGES HAVE DIGIS FOR PRIZES-I AM JUST PLAYING FOR FUN AND SUPPORT AS I HAVE NO PRINTER 

Challenges-----

Simon says-(Mon)-masculine

Simon says-(Wed)-masculine

fabnfunky-use die-cuts

the paper shelter-masculine

Pennys challenge-ATG

krafty chicks-birthday

creative fingers-ATG

cut it up-ATG

crafty catz-ATG

allsorts-ATG

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

pearly sparkles-masculine

MAWTT-birthday

613 Avenue create-one for the guys

a cut above-ATG

Unicorn-not square

creative inspirations-one for the boys

daisy chain-birthday

creative moments-man/boy

crafty calendar-add a sentiment

lets craft and create-ATG

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

Carol x x x