Wednesday 15 February 2023

Love To Shop

 Good evening to all my lovely friends and  followers today is the launch of our February Monthly 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. If you have just discovered these stamps and don't have any there are some fab Freebies HERE to get you started.


The prize for the winner is three digital stamps of their choice and we also pick a top three .


For my February  Design Team project  I used a lovely Stamp called Love To Shop 



Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card
Stamp is Love to Shop from all Dressed up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils
Yellow card is from Michaels in Florida
Papa is Maja Design Coffee In The Arbour White Daisies from Dies to Die For
Square stitched large die
Circle dies are Spellbinder Grand Creative Circles
White Daisy flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts
Blue flowers and bead flowers are from my box
Pearl flowers are a gift from a craft friend
Wooden Special Friend sentiment was from a shop in Bakewell
Tassel from Hobby Lobby in Florida
Blue Bow and twine my box


I hope you can find time to enter our challenge this month


Tuesday 7 February 2023

Looking Good

 Good evening everyone I hope you are all well and having  a good week. My post this evening is to showcase the February new release stamps from All Dressed Up Stamps. As always they are all fabulous designs.  I'm always amazed how Wendy can always keep coming up with more and more beautiful designs each month.  They are now all available in the Etsy Store here



For my Design Team card I used the fab stamp Looking Good .




Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card
Stamp is Looking good from all Dressed Up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils
Pale Green and Coffee coloured card is from Michaels in Florida
Patterned card used around the edge of the image and in the flowers is from a Maja Design Sheet Denim Girl from either Crafteezee [now closed] or Dies to Die For . I love Maja Design papers but sadly I can now only find one place that still sells it in the UK unless I am lucky enough to spot some in a craft stash sale. 
Square stitched edge dies
Centre die is LDRS Creative Gilded Oval from Dies to Die For 
Creative Expressions Striped Nasturtiums flower die
Foliage die is Joy Crafts Vintage Flourishes Die
Happy Birthday Die is Press Cut
Pearl string The Hobby House around the edge of the stamp 
Small pearls my box a gift from a friend.


It would be great if  you can find time to take a look at the new release stamps . 

I hope you all have a great week . 

Love and hugs Carole 




Wednesday 1 February 2023

Butterfly Girl

 Good evening everyone today sees the launch of our First challenge of 2023 at Sheepski designs the theme this month is Wings 

For my design team inspiration I used a lovely  stamp called Butterfly Girl




Card Recipe 

Shaped Card made from a Go Kreate Frilly die set I have recently bought in a Craft Stash sale
Stamp is Butterfly Girl from Sheepski Designs painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils
L:ayers and the stamp are also cut with the same Go Kreate Die
Sentiment  die is a Spellbinder die
Sentiment s a Lili of the Valley Stamp
Small Butterflies are cut from a butterfly spray die I have 
Larger butterflies are a Memory Box die and a Martha Stewart punch I've had for years from Michaels in Florida
Tiny gems my box and some glitter on the image