Chibi Snowman

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers its Wednesday and  the launch of a new challenge over at Crafting by Designs Our theme for this week is Get Ready for Christmas.

Our sponsor for our challenge this week is

Bugaboo Stamps   

Prize - choice of 4 digi images

For my design team card I used a lovely stamp called Chibi Snowman

 Close Up

Card Recipe

6x6 Blank card

Stamp is Chibi Snowman from Bugaboo Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Square stitched die

Papers are Dovecraft Little Red Robin from Printable Heaven

Frosted berries from ebay

Wooden Holly leaf from The Works

Merry Christmas sentiment Hobbycraft

Button is Dovecraft Little Robin from my local Garden Centre 

Some Glamour Dust on the berries on the stamp

Well I hope you can join us again this week. Enjoy the rest of the week everyone. Love and  hugs Carole x 

Anything Goes Faith Hope Love

Good morning to you all and  a special welcome to my new follower Maureen. As its Wednesday you guessed its a new monthly Anything Goes Challenge over at Crafting by Designs

We have two great sponsors this month

 Bugaboo stamps 

Prize - winner's choice of 4 digi stamps

Image That Digi Stamps   

For my Design Team make I used a lovely block stamp called Faith Hope Love from Bugaboo Stamps and  made a wall hanging.

Close Up

Wall Hanging Recipe

Hessian block I bought in Walmart in Florida last year

I did the background using a Dutch Doobadoo stencil with cream and two shades of blue Acrylic paint

Stamp is Bugaboo stamps Faith Hope Love block stamp painted with Derwent Inktense pencils I did the edges of the flowers with a Derwent Metallic pencil as well .

Hessian roses are from Michael's in Florida. 

Hessian butterflies are from the Poundland shop a while ago 

Memories sentiment is from a Kanban stamp set

Chipboard frames are from Scrapiniec

Love sentiment from Dunelm

Pearls my box

I really enjoyed doing this its the first time I've stencilled onto a Hessian Block.. I hope you can join us this time.The challenge runs until the 5th June so plenty of time to get your entries in ..

Enjoy the rest of the week Love and  hugs Carole x  

Bugsweetang

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 as always for this months Challenge is Anything Goes
We have a great sponsor this time

Bugaboo Stamps  

Prize - winner choice of 4 digi images

For my /design Team card I used a gorgeous Angel stamp called Bugsweetang  not sure how she got that name but that's what it is. Here she is..

Close up

Card Recipe

6x6 Blank Card

Angel is from Bugaboo stamps painted with Copic pens

Blue star paper is from a docrafts 12 days of  Christmas pad

Snowflake embossed card was from Jelly Bean Crafts

Oval Die is from a LDRS Gilded Oval Set from Dies tto Die For

White star trim is from Whitby Crafts

Blue wooden stars and snowflakes are from Hobby Craft

Net to make a bow think I bought it at Boyes Stores

Blue Twine is from Brenda's Lace and  Ribbon Specials Facebook Shop

Sentiments are Lili of the Valley Christmas tags

Angel charm from my stash I've had them ages. 

Glamour Dust on her Wings and  Halo.

I hope you can play along this time as this is our last challenge until the 30th August. There are no weekly challenges as the Design Team are having a Summer break Enjoy the week everyone Love and  hugs Carole x

Spring Block

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers its Wednesday again so the launch of a new challenge over at Crafting by Designs our theme for this weeks challenge is Summertime and
our sponsor for this weeks Challenge is

Bugaboo Stamps   

Prize - winner choice of 4 digi images

This is a very generous prize for the winner. For my Design Team card I used an image called Spring Block . Even though its says Spring it has lots of lovely Summer features/ Hope you like it.

Close up

Card Recipe

6x6 Blank Card

Papers are Baskets and  Bunnies Lili of the Valley now discontinued

Heart embossed pearl card .

Stamp is Spring Block from Bugaboo Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Square Stitched die and leaf border die are both dies from eBay

Birdcage die is Joy Craft from Noor Designs

Dragon fly die and stamp set came in a magazine. I stamped onto pink vellum and  heat embossed them with Pink Aurora Lapis embossing powder from Cosmic Shimmer

Pearl string from Whitby Crafts

Birdcage charm my stash 

Pink twine Walmart Florida

With love sentiment die is Spellbinder

Some Wink of Stella on the image 

Well I hope everyone has a great week and can find time to enter the challenge this time.

I'm still playing catch up after being away for a long weekend to my sons we got to see the new house its an Edwardian house and currently under renovation so a bit of a bomb site at present but it is a fabulous house which will be an amazing home for them when its finished. We had a lovely night out with them in Knutsford on Saturday evening and Michael and  I  stayed in a very nice hotel called Cottons. The highlight as always was the lovely time we spent with Miles which we always enjoy so much.  Love and  hugs Carole x

Live, Laugh, Love.

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers its Wednesday again so the launch of a new Anything Goes monthly challenge over at Crafting by Designs.
Our sponsor this month is

 Bugaboo

Prize = choice of 4 digi images

For my Design Team project I decided on something a little different and went for a gorgeous sentiment stamp called Live Laugh Love Rose Block. The reason I decided on this was last year when I was in Florida I bought a few of these wooden photo frames from Michael's they were very cheap only a couple of dollars and they have been in my box ever since. So this week they finally got used as I thought this sentiment fitted the aperture perfectly.  I was quite pleased with the finished frame for my first dabble with acrylic paint and  then stamping onto it.

Close up of the Stamp

Photo Frame Recipe

Wood photo frame from Michael's in Florida painted with Americana Warm White acrylic paint I then stamped it with a Tim Holtz butterfly from his Natures Elements stamp set and used Faded Jeans Distress Ink

Sentiment stamp is from Bugaboo  Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils to match the frame.

The hessian flowers are from Ross Papercraft show and the other roses are Wild Orchid Crafts 

The dark cream pearl swirls came from Michael's in Florida a lot of years ago and I've just found them !!

Gold Viva pearl pen

I've not decide yet whether to leave it on the stand or to fix a hanger so it can go on the wall . I hope you like it. I found the stamping on the acrylic paint a lot easier than I thought it would be so I will definitely have another go.

Well that's it other than to say have a great week whatever you are doing. I hope you can enter the challenge Anything Goes is always so popular and you have plenty time as it runs till the 25th April 

Love and  hugs Carole x 

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Polka Dot Birthday Elephant

Good morning to all my friends and followers I hope everyone is well. Its that Wednesday so its the start of another challenge over at Crafting by Designs Our theme for this weeks challenge is Polka Dots. We have one sponsor this week giving a great prize.

Bugaboo Stamps   

Prize - choice of 4 single images

For my Design Team card  I used a lovely Bugaboo stamp called Birthday Elephant he's so cute.

 Close up

Card Recipe

6x6 Blank Card

Stamp is Birthday Elephant from Bugaboo painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are Blue spot Kanban, Red Spot from my box and Yellow Spot is Echo Park

Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle die

Star Die is Die'namics

Stitched edge Balloon die came free in a magazine

Sentiment is Lili of the Valley Postage set no longer available

 Bakers twine is Docrafts

Red spotted wooden elephant button is from Whitby Crafts

Well I hope everyone had a lovely Valentines Day yesterday and you all enjoy the rest of the week The challenge is open till the 21st February so I hope you can join in. Love and  hugs Carole x

Deacon Bugs

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers hope you are all having a great week. .As its Wednesday today sees the launch of the new Anything Goes Challenge at Crafting by Designs.
We have two great sponsor

 Sami Stamps  

Prize - $12 gift certificate

and

-Bugaboo Stamps

Prize - winner choice of 7 digis

For my Design Team card I decide to use Deacon Bugs from Bugaboo Stamps.

Card Recipe

6x6 blank card

Blue ,red and  kraft card

Image Deacon Bugs Bugaboo Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencil

Jumbo Ric Rac is from Crafty Ribbons

I made the tag banner

Sentiment tags are LOTV

The round die is a Whimsy Shapeology Slider I won in a Candy give away from Bev Rochester's Blog

LOTV greetings postmark stamp

Ladybirds, bee and twine are from my stash

 

I hope you like this card as I rarely do boys so when I picked this image I thought it would be a bit different. I hope you find time to enter the Anything Goes Challenge they are always so popular,

Enjoy the rest of the week everyone Hugs Carole x

Jesse Moon Bugaboo Stamps

Good morning to all my friends and followers I hope you are all enjoying a great week . A special welcome today to my new follower Lucy. Thank you for following my blog Lucy you are so welcome and I hope you enjoy my posts.

Today sees the launch at Crafting by Designs of the new monthly challenge Anything Goes. We have three sponsors

Bugaboo Stamps 

 

Sassy Studio Designs 

Prize - winners choice of 2 digis

 

Ike's Art

Prize: $20 credit to store

 

I chose an image from Bugaboo Stamps called Jesse Moon for my Design Team project. Its  really cute so I hope you like it.

 

 

 

Card Recipe

6x6 Kraft card

Bugaboo stamps Jesse Moon painted with Promarkers and Copic pens

Papers LOTV Bonnets and Bowties solids and Birds Cards Yellow Gingham

Kraft card is Crafters Companion

Spellbinder circle and  scalloped circle dies

Memory box Precious stars

Clouds made from a template inked and edged with glamour dust

Wood star buttons Whitby Craft shop

Blue and yellow twine and blue hessian ribbon from my stash

Sentiments LOTV sentiment tags

I also used a cloud template to paint the background

 

I hope you find time to join in the challenge as there are some great prizes this month. I've just got back this week to the wedding stationery I'm making so have started the Order of Service about a 100 to make so that will keep me busy for a few days !!

 

I'm really enjoying this lovely weather it so nice to get up and see the sun shining every day just hope it lasts a while longer.

 

Enjoy the rest of the week whatever you have planned. Thank you for the lovely comments you left on my Happy Days card you are all so lovely and  kind Hugs Carole x

 

I'm entering this into Divas by Designs Challenge Anything Goes