To have and to hold

Good evening to all my lovely friends and  followers today is the launch of our 100th Monthly Challenge over at All Dressed Up Stamps . Our theme as always is Anything Goes as long as you use an  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 one of whom is asked to be a Guest Designer the following month.

For my December Design Team project  I used a lovely stamp called To Have and to HoldThere are also more fabulous creations from the rest of the Design Team to inspire you all over on the Challenge Blog.

Close Up

Card Recipe

8x8 Blank Card

Stamp is To Have and to hold from All Dressed up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Antique Lace Cream card is from Lime Tree Crafts

Love heart die war fro eBay

With Love sentiment die is Spellbinder

Heart die is Joy craft 

Embossing folder is Creative expressions Lattice hearts

Pearl string the Hobby House

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts not sue=re if they still sell these 

Pearl Hearts Jelly Bean Crafts

I think the pearl leaves are The Ribbon Girl not certain

I hope you can find time to enter our challenge just remember to use an All Dressed Up Stamp if you do.

Enjoy the  week Love and  hugs Carole x

In The Pink Snow Queen

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers. Well I'm back today with a card to launch the new monthly Challenge over at In The Pink. Our theme for this month is Fantasy.
We have a fabulous sponsor this time.

Giving a very generous £15 voucher to the winner

For my Design Team card I used a digi stamp I've had ages but only used once about three years ago it called Snow Queen and by Aurora Wings I used a blue theme last time so this is my In The Pink version.

Close up

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card

Pink snowflake paper is a digital download.

Stamp is Aurora Wings Snow Queen painted with Copic and  Promarker Pens.

Textured paper overlay I got at Ross Papercraft Show

Star edge die is Joycrafts

Snowflake dies are Marianne

Crystal sparkle gems my stash.

Snowflake charm was from Live and Love Crafts I think

Sentiment stamp is from Kaisercraft Magic of Christmas stamp set. I stamped and heat embossed it in Silver embossing powder

Lots of Glamour Dust on her tiara,earrings and also some in her hair

Well I hope you can find time to pop over and enter our challenge this month you have until the 16th August to enter. Enjoy the rest of the week Love and  hugs Carole x

Aurora Wings Ballerina 70th Birthday

Good morning and Happy Bank holiday to all my special friends and  followers today I'm sharing a commission card I made a few weeks ago Its very similar to one I made for a 65th earlier in the year, but this was the design my friend who asked for it wanted, I did however enjoy making it as I do love painting this stamp. I changed the papers and lace but the colour scheme is the same.

The Box

Card and Box Recipe

7x7 Blank card

Stamp is Flower Ballerina from Aurora Wings painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are Maja Design Shall We have Coffee Two Ladies and Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics all from Live and  Love Crafts now closed

Butterfly dies are Joycraft

Square matting dies are Tonic

Lace is from Brenda's Lace and Ribbon specials Facebook shop

Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts. Boyes Stores. Pearl flower is The Hobby House and the pearl leaves my stash

Resin Frame is Melissa Francis and the sentiment computer generated

Dark Purple Cabouchon I bought at the GNPE Harrogate

Tag sentiments are from Lili of the Valley

8x8 box from Stella Crafts

Small pearl hearts Jelly Bean Crafts Ross Papercraft Show

Box sentiment I also made on the computer

Well I hope you have enjoyed the weekend its raining today here after a glorious weekend.We have been tidying our garden and  putting in some new plants most of the weekend and still have a few jobs still to do but its looking like it will be a job for tomorrow now. If it keeps raining I think it will be a crafty afternoon for me. Enjoy the rest of the holiday weekend and I  hope its sunny for you. Love and  hugs Carole x

I'm entering this into Fussy and Fancy Challenge Flowers

Aurora Wings Flower Ballerina

Good morning to all my very special friends and  followers. I'm quite pleased today to be sharing a card I have made that isn't for one of my Design Team challenges. I was asked last year by a friend to make a 65th card for her . The recipient loves the theatre and ballet so I decided to use this Aurora Wings digi stamp I have had for ages and never used its a beautiful stamp called Flower Ballerina and  I loved painting her. The ladies birthday was yesterday so I'm safe to be sharing it with you today.

 

Close Up of the stamp

 

The Matching Box

Card and  Box Recipe

7x7 Blank card

Stamp is Flower Ballerina from Aurora Wings painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are Maja Design Shall We have Coffee Two Ladies and Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics all from Live and  Love Crafts

Butterfly dies are Joycraft

Square matting dies are Tonic

Lace is from Brenda's Lace and  Ribbon specials

Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts. Boyes Stores. Pearl flower is The Hobby House.Purple bead stem Live and Love Crafts and the pearl leaves my stash

Resin Frame is Melissa Francis and the sentiment computer generated

Dark Cream Cabouchon I bought at the GNPE Harrogate

Tag sentiments are from Lili of the Valley

8x8 box from Stella Crafts

Small pearl hearts Jelly Bean Crafts Ross Papercraft Show

Box sentiment I made on the computer

Well I hope that you are all looking forward to the weekend and  have some nice things planned . Love and  hugs Carole x

I'm entering this into Noor Design January Challenge Anything Goes and The Ribbon Girl Any image Challenge

Aurora Wings Wisteria Fairy

Good morning to all my my lovely friends and  followers I have two new followers to welcome this morning Lea and Michelle so glad you have both found my blog and thank you for joining I hope you continue to come and visit often, Well I've finally got round to a post I was very busy at the weekend with Miles visiting and  having family and friends around it was all worth it though we both had a great weekend.

Now onto my card for today as you are aware the DT from Crafting by Designs are still on holiday and we don't start back till next week. Today's Challenge over at Crafting by Designs is Things With Wings and  the sponsor is Aurora Wings.

AuroraWings

Prize: $10 credit to store

 I do love Aurora Wings stamps so decided to do a DT card for this challenge. I used the gorgeous Wisteria Fairy I just loved colouring her.

The inside of the card

Card Recipe

Blank Card is a from Which Craft and is a Vintage Elegance Stepper card I got a pack at the GNPE

Image is Wisteria Fairy Aurora Wings painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils sprinkled with Glamour Dust and some Wink of Stella.

Papers are Maja Design from live and  love Crafts and the edges are lightly inked with Tattered Rose Distress Ink

Butterflies are a Joycraft die

Lace is from Whitby Crafts 

Flowers are Wild Orchid Craft and Live and  Love Crafts. Bead Stem is from Dainty Crafts Washington

Small pearl flowers are The Hobby House from Whitby Crafts

Sentiments are LOTV Sentiment Tags

I did like the Vintage Elegance Stepper card when it was finished but it took me ages to cover it and a craft knife is not my favourite tool!!. I think if I use them again I'll leave it white and  just ink the edges.

I hope some of you will pop over and  enter this challenge its a great theme and sponsor this week.

Enjoy your week everyone hugs Carole x 

Aurora Wings Anything Goes Challenge

Good morning to all you lovely crafters. Today sees the launch of the new Anything Goes Challenge over at Crafting by Designs 

We have three sponsors this week with some great prizes

  

Aurora Wings 

   Prize: $10 credit to Etsy store

 

Flatfriends  

    Prize: winners choice of 2 digis from Etsy store

 
Di's Digis -

 

 

 

Prize: 12 voucher to store

 

I do love the Aurora Wings stamps and so decided on Icy Snow Queen for my design and here she is

 

 

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card

Stamp Aurora Wings Icky Snow Queen painted with Promarker and  Copic pens the image is sprinkled with Twinklets and Glamour dust and some viva pearl pen dots sprinkled with glamour dust when wet., also some silver pen highlights

Silver snowflake ribbon from a  haberdashery stall on Bakewell market

Silver and white organza wide ribbon from Whitby Crafts

Papers Timeless Victorian LOTV

Edges of the image and papers are done with double sided tape (very narrow) and sprinkled with Twinklets

Lilac snowflakes from my stash

Sentiment tags LOTV

 

I think she's gorgeous unfortunately this is a very sparkly card and a photograph doesn't capture all the sparkle. I hope that you go over and take a look at the challenge this week the prizes are great.

 

I'm entering this in into Graphit Markers Challenge Two Colours mine are Lavender and Silver and Crafty Sentiments Designs Anything Goes Challenges

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 



Snow Queen Aurora Wings

Good morning all you lovely crafters today sees the launch of the very popular Anything Goes Challenge over at Crafting by Designs We have three sponsors this month so lots of great prizes to be won from these three great sponsors

  Beccy's Place

 

Prize - 6 single images or 1 set

Aurora Wings

Prize - $10 credit to store

I decided on a design from Aurora Wings called Snow Queen for my Design Team card she's just fabulous.

I've added a close up of the stamp so you can see the detail. I loved colouring this gorgeous image .

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card

Silver mirra card

White card Tim Holtz

Tim Holtz paper distress tool

Papers LOTV Frosty Christmas

Image Snow Queen Aurora Wings coloured with Promarker and Copic pens I used lots of Glamour Dust and Twinklets Diamond Dust on the image as well

Show flake die Marianne covered in Twinklets Diamond Dust

Silver snowflake charm and silver star ribbon from my stash

Snowflake edging made from some die cut borders I bought on ebay

Cheese Cloth Wild orchid Crafts with white gesso and  sprinkled with Glamour Dust

Sentiment LOTV Christmas Grungy Messages heat embossed in silver

I hope you enjoy this post I thought this was a fabulous stamp. The Aurora wings stamps are very impressive so you might want to take a look and I hope you can find time to make something to enter into the challenge this month the prizes are great. If not please pop over and see the fab DT cards.

Enjoy your week whatever you have planned Hugs Carole x







Aurora Wings Bluebell Sprite

Good morning to all my lovely friends and followers. I hope you are all having a good week .If you are visiting from Crafting By Designs you are very welcome to my blog. My card today is a design post for Crafting by Designs today sees the launch of the monthly Challenge Anything Goes. My card is made using a stamp from one of our sponsors Aurora Wings . Its the first time I've used their stamps but I was impressed by the fabulous images a fantastic selection .I really struggled to decide which one to use but finally settled for Bluebell Sprite .

 

 

Card Recipe

Blank card Craftwork Cards

Papers LOTV Bonnets and  Bows and Crafty Individuals Shades of Summer
Spellbinder die Labels 18 

Digi Stamp Bluebell Sprite Aurora Wings painted with Promarkers and Copic pens

Image sprinkled with Frantage vintage white from Live and  Love Crafts

Sentiments LOTV Everyday Grunge messages stamped with Memento Paris Dusk blue ink

Lace and pearl trim from Whitby Crafts

Flowers Wild Orchid Crafts and my stash

White rolled flowers made with quilling tool

Tim Holtz white card

Tim Holtz paper distress tool  

 

 

I hope the you get the opportunity to look at the Anything Goes Challenge  there are some great prizes and it runs for a month so lots of time to enter..

 

Enjoy the rest of your week and  hope you find the time to do some lovely crafting.

I'm entering this into Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Anything Goes, Papertake Weekly Challenge Anything Goes with a Summer theme and A Creative Romance Anything Goes