Easter Box

Good morning to all my special friends and  followers its that Wednesday again it comes around so quickly these days. So as its Wednesday again is the start of a new challenge over at Crafting by Designs and out theme this week is Easter.

Our sponsor this week is

Sami Stamps  

Prize - $12 credit to store

For my Design Team make I used a stamp called Easter Egg Cutie and used it to make an Easter box

Box Recipe

White Oval Box was from Whitby Crafts

Stamp is Sami Stamps Easter Egg Cutie painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Pearl string is from The Hobby House and  Whitby Crafts

Blue lace is Whitby Crafts

Cream lace is Brenda's Lace and  Ribbon Specials Facebook shop

Yellow spot ribbon is Crafty Ribbons and the pink gingham ribbon from my box.

Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts

Sentiment is Lili of the Valley postage stamps sorry they are no longer on the website.

Some Glamour Dust on her wings

I hope you are all making Easter cards and can find the time to enter one into the challenge which runs till next Tuesday. Enjoy the rest of the week I hope you have some  nice things planned. Love and  hugs Carole x

Spring Bunny With Daffodils

Good morning everyone i hope you all had a lovely weekend the weather was just perfect for Mothers Day. Today I'm sharing one of the Easter Cards I've been making over the weekend thought I'd better make a start thankfully I only send a few so nothing like Christmas.

For my card I used a Lili of the Valley stamp I bought last year and  not got round to using not like me !!its called Spring Bunny with Daffs . Sadly its no longer available as a rubber stamp but they still have it as a pre coloured sheet.

Close Up

The inside

Card Recipe

Circle card made from a Dutch Doobadoo stencil from Noor Designs

Stamp is Spring Bunny with Daffs from Lili of the Valley now retired .Painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Dies are Stitched circles and  Marianne Flower Leaf and  Circle die

Papers are from Maja designs and some that came free in a magazine

Lace was from Brenda's Lace and  Ribbon Facebook shop

Pearl string The Hobby House

Ribbon my stash may be from Boyes Stores

Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts

Some Wink of Stella on the Bunny and Flowers

Sentiment stamp came recently in a magazine,

Well I hope you all have a lovely week We are going to Whitby shortly for a pensioner day out looking forward to a visit to The Craft Shop a must then The Book Shop, a nice glass of wine then Fish and Chips at The Magpie Cafe for my GF fish and chip fix.

Thank you to everyone who commented on my last couple of posts so kind and you left such lovely comments. Love and  hugs Carole x

Feeling Spoiled

Good evening everyone well my second post today and  its to showcase the March New Release stamps over at All Dressed Up Stamps .They are all just fabulous and  its hard to decide on a favorite  they are so lovely

So here they are

Pretty Bonnet

Clunk Clunk

Feeling Spoilt

Flowers for Mum 

For my Design Team card I was given Feeling Spoilt and I really was as I just love this stamp so much. I hope you like it as well. I apologise this is photo heavy but a very difficult card shape to photograph.

Card Open

Card Closed

Close Up of the Stamp

Left side

Right Side

Card Recipe

Triptych card art stencil by Dutch Doobadoo was from Noor Designs

Stamp is Feeling Spoilt from All Dressed Up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are Pion Designs Linnaeus Botanical Journal Plumbago PD 6204 from Live and  Love Crafts sadly closed now.

Blue Card is Tim Holtz

Paper overlay on the inside I got from Ross Papercraft Show

Die is Little Darlings Gilded Oval Die set from Dies to Die For

Leaf die is Marianne Flowers and  leaves 

Pearl string is from The Hobby House

Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts, Hobby Craft and my stash .

Frame was originally wooden from The Works.I painted it with white Gesso and then inked it with Blue Distress Ink to match.

Sentiment is Lili of the Valley but I can no longer see it on their site 

Well that's finally it sorry its so long. I hope you can take a look at the new stamps and maybe have a little treat you can get them now in the Etsy Shop. Enjoy the rest of the evening. Love and  hugs Carole x

Thinking of You

Good morning everyone well its that Wednesday so the launch of a new challenge over at Crafting by Designs our theme for this week is Thinking of You .We have a new sponsor for this challenge .

PPinky Dolls   

Prize - choice of 3 images

This site have some really cute images and  well worth a look if you haven't heard of them before. For my Deign Team card I used a very cute image called Baby Chick.and  made a Thinking of You this Easter card.

The Inside 

Card Recipe

Flower Shaped card from Craftwork Cards

Stamp is Baby Chick from pPinky Dolls painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are Maja Design Spring Basics from Live and  Love Crafts sadly now closed.

Dies are stitched circle dies I bought from eBay 

Marianne Circle leaf and flower die

Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts

Small button brads I've had for ages from my scrpbooking days but came from Michael's in Florida.

Green loopy cord ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons

I hope that everyone is well and having a great week . It would be great if you can make time to enter our very popular challenge . 

Please pop back this evening as I have another post scheduled for today. See you then Love and  hugs Carole x

Looking Good

Good evening everyone well I'm back again this time with a post to launch the new March Challenge over at All Dressed Up Stamps  our theme as always is Anything Goes as long as you use an All Dressed up Stamp in your design Don't have any well you can pick up a freebie image HERE there are some great ones. The prize is three stamps of your choice and  we always pick a top three as well.

For my Design Team card I used a fab image called Looking Good

Close up 

 .Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card 

Papers are Gossamer Blue 12x12 sheets from Noor Designs

Stamp is Looking Good painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Chipboard frame is Docrafts Bare Essentials

Die is Joy Craft Border Die

Flowers are Roses Wild Orchid Crafts the Hessian flowers are both from Ross Papercraft Show

Turquoise pearl string and pearls are from my stash

Kraft card is Crafter's Companion

Crisp mesh fabric was from Boyes Stores.

I deliberately left a lot of the paper on show on this card as its just so pretty and  a beautiful design.

 Well thats it for today I hope you can all enter the challenge this month it runs till the 14th April so plenty time to enter and  don't forget we also have a facebook challenge running till the end of the month 

Have a great evening and enjoy the rest of the week Love and  hugs Carole x

Eric The Extra

Good morning to all my special friends and  followers its Wednesday so its the launch of another challenge over at Crafting by Designs our theme this week is For a Man well we all know this is our favorite card design so if you hate doing them this is the chance to get at least one in your stock.
We have a great sponsor this week who make some fabulous stamps for the men in your life.

Dr. Digi    

Prize - choice of 2 digis

For my Design Team card I decided on a great fun image Eric The Extra it so reminded me of the son in Mrs Browns Boys I think its Dermot who dresses in the very funny advertising outfits. I hope this makes you smile as much.

Close up of Eric

Card Recipe

6x6 Blank Card

Papers are from All dressed Up Stamps digital Autumn Papers and the green stripe and spot papers came free in a magazine

Stamp is Eric The Extra from Dr Digi painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Stitched circle dies that I bought recentlly from eBay

Star die is Die'namics

Jute trim was from Whitby crafts

Wooden Stars are from Ross Papercraft show

Wooden Super Star Speech Bubble came from Michael's in Florida

 Kraft Card is Crafter's Companion

Well I hope you are all having a good week and get a chance to enter this fun challenge . I'll be back later today with another post. Everything always comes together. Love and hugs Carole x

85th Birthday Card

Happy Friday everyone I hope that you have all had a good week and are looking forward to the weekend. My post today is a commission birthday card I was asked to make by a friend for a ladies  85th Birthday.

The Box

Card Recipe

8x8 Blank Card

Embossing folder came free with my ebosser

Peach card is from an old Docrafts pad 

 Spellbinder Moroccan Accents die

Heartfelt Creations Delicate Astor die

Peach lace is Brenda's Lace and  Ribbon Specials Facebook Shop

Small wood frame was from the Works and painted I paint it with White Gesso to match.

The sentiments I made on the computer

Flowers are  Heartfelt Creation Delicate Astor and Wild Orchid Crafts 

Peach pearl flowers are also from Brenda's Lace and Ribbon Specials 

Small Cameo is from my stash.

8x8 Box is from Stella Crafts 

I'm going to The Great Create Craft Extravaganza at Harrogate tomorrow with some ladies from craft group so if any of you lovely people are going on Saturday then please say hello to me. I've got a small shopping list but no doubt I will come home with lots of new goodies.. 

Have a great weekend everyone Love and  hugs Carole x

Sun Path Border

Good morning to all my special friends and  followers its Wednesday again and the launch of a new challenge over at Crafting by Designs . Our theme this week is use three different patterned papers.
We have a great sponsor

Eureka Stamps   

Prize - choice of 3 images 

For my Design team card I used a very pretty stamp called Sun Path Border and  used a DL card for my design I haven't used this shape for ages.

Close up 

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Card Recipe

Blank DL Card

Stamp is Eurika Stamps Sun Path Border painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

My three patterned papers are Pion Paris Flea Market, Patterned Kraft paper is My Minds Eye and  the magenta paper is Lili of the Valley The border and sentiment are both  from a Pion Vintage Garden cut out border sheet 

Small Flowers are from Hobby Lobby in Florida

Patterned Hessian band and  Jute string are from Brenda's Lace and  Ribbon specials Facebook page.

Well I hope everyone is having a great week and finds time to enter the challenge. I've an apology to my followers I'm getting a bit behind with comments but hope to rectify that later this week sadly life has just got in the way recently I'm sure you have all been there . Enjoy the rest of the week Love and hugs Carole x

Art Deco Teepee Card

Happy Sunday everyone I hope you are all having a lovely weekend. The card I'm sharing today is another of the sample cards I've made for the ladies at the craft group I'm a member of to make last week. This one was a bit of a challenge for them getting the folding right and cutting the papers to cover the shape but we had a few laughs along the way which was nice. The ladies also had a laugh on me I quite often mention how much I dislike peel off's and this project has 10 peel off borders !! Crafting has to be fun. The design and shape are very different for me so I hope you like her ..

Side 1

Side 2 the fold side

Card Recipe

Teepee Card blank shape from a stall at Ross Papercraft Show

Paper is Kanban

Silver Mirra card

Art Deco decoupage image is from a Kanban sheet 

Feather die is Hot of the Press

Corner die is Memory Box Madeira corner

Champagne glass die came free in a magazine

Silver peel off border strips

Grey and  Pink Feathers are from our cupboard at the Craft Group

Sparkle Gems are round Dawn to Dusk Crafts

Square dazzlers from Creative Expressions

Black Organza flower cut from a strip Boyes Stores

Pink Organza Ribbon and Stars my stash

Sentiment is from the Kanban sheet

This is a  great shape although it looks difficult to post it actually flattens to fit in an envelope there is a valley fold in side two. I personally enjoyed doing this its very different. I think I might give it a go sometime with a stamped image and paler colours.

Have a great week everyone Love and  hugs Carole x

Anything Goes Pom Pom

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers its Wednesday so the launch of a new challenge over at Crafting by Designs Unfortunately we have been let down this month by our Sponsor but we are still having an Anything Goes Challenge and  we want you to make a project using your favorite stamp or image and  for this challenge only we are allowing prior projects.. There will be a great prize for the winner a fabulous Unity Stamp kindly given by our Design Team member Sharon.

This month's prize:

For my Design Team card I've picked a card using my favorite stamp Pom Pom from Lili of the Valley .This was the first rubber stamp I ever bought and I got her at my first visit to the GNPE at Harrogate. I was really sad when they retired her but am delighted that they brought her back as a digital stamp a few months ago. So if you don't have this gorgeous stamp then its still available to download.

  

Card Recipe

6x6 blank card Craftwork Cards

Stamp LOTV Pom Pom (now retired ) Painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers Pion Studio of Memories Photo Frame and Anemone PD1901 Live and Love Crafts

Lace, Organza Ribbon and  Fait Main ( French for Handmade) Label Crafty Ribbons

Pearl string The Hobby House 

Flowers Wild Orchid Crafts and Boyes Stores

Fairy charm Whitby Crafts 

Marianne Die, flower ,leaf and circle

Card and paper edger Tim Holtz

Glamour dust on wings

Sentiment LOTV Fairy Sentiments

Well I hope you enjoy entering your favorite stamps and images in our challenge this month, You have until the 25th March to enter. Enjoy the rest of the week everyone Love and  hugs Carole x