Bells and Ribbons

Good Morning to my lovely friends and  followers . Well I'm back from my holidays and apart from the cold have got settled back into life back home .We had a fabulous holiday great weather between 85 and 90 degrees and enjoyed a lovely four days down on The Florida Keys . So its back to reality now.
My card today is the last of the samples I made for Crafty Ribbons  using the beautiful new Christmas 2015 designs. This card is a bit different in that its 6x8 not made one that shape in a long time and  there is no stamp.or flowers !! I did enjoy making this card and  this particular ribbon set is just gorgeous so versatile. its called Christmas Charm and  there is a great range of different designs.

Card Recipe

6x8 deckle edge cream card from Hobbycraft 

Green card is Tim Holtz

Cream textured background paper is from a First Edition paper pad called Christmas Village

All the lace ribbons and button are from The Christmas Charm Collection at Crafty Ribbons

I used deckle edged scissors to make the stamp backgrounds 

Bells and twine are from my stash

Die cut Christmas sentiment came free in a magazine 

Candi from Craftwork cards

I'm going to end this post with one of the latest photos of Miles he's growing so fast. and a few photos from our holiday

Drinks in Winter Park

  The Keys and The Seven Mile Bridge

I'm a bit behind with blog posts I was doing quite well till we started our journey home but I hope to get to everyone's gorgeous creations very soon .Hoping that you are all well Love and  Hugs Carole x

Joy,Peace,Love Wall Hanging

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers. This is my last scheduled post before I return home tomorrow. Today is another of the samples I made just before my holiday using Crafty Ribbons new Christmas Ribbons.  I loved this ribbon and lace so much when they arrived and decided to make a Christmas Wall Hanging with them I hope you like it.

Wall Hanging Recipe

Kraft paper covered heart it comes with the jute twine hanger. Its from my local Garden Centre Strikes

Papers are Kaisercraft I think the pad came free in a magazine a couple of years ago

Ribbon New 2105 Christmas Ribbons and lace Morlaix Cotton Lace Ivory and French Cotton Lace Red all from Crafty Ribbons

Poinsettia buttons are also from Crafty Ribbons 

I loved making this and these new ribbons,lace and buttons are just perfect for Christmas projects.

I hope you are all keeping well, I'll be back in the UK for my next post no doubt missing the lovely warm weather hugs Carole x

Little Angel

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers. Today sees the launch of another Twelve Days of Christmas Challenges over at Crafty Ribbons Challenge The theme this week is Christmas to Die For you must use a Christmas Die and a Ribbon . I've used a Saturated Canary digi stamp I bought last year and had not used before for my DT card. She's called Little Angel I just love her. I really struggled to get a decent photograph my camera didn't like those metallic flowers one bit hence the white background.

Card Recipe

6x6 Blank Card

The stamp is Saturated Canary Little Angel painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils sprinkled with Shabby Blue Frantage  and some Wink of Stella on the wings and halo.

Papers are Pion Wintertime in Swedish Lapland Northern Lights 6x6 sheet. The paper edges are inked with walnut stain Distress Ink

The ribbon is Christmas Words Silver from Crafty Ribbons Shop I made a scrunched border with it by attaching it to a strip of double sided tape attached to a narrow piece of card.

Snowflake are Xcut and Marianne dies. The smaller Marianne ones are covered in Shabby Blue Frantage from Live and love Crafts

White and Silver Berries are Wild Orchid Crafts

The metallic dark silver flowers and leaves are from Ross Papercraft Show sorry no make on them. In a clear bag !!

Acorn was in my stash 

Wooden sentiments are from a box I bought at Hobbycraft

Grey pearls Kanban

I hope you can find time to visit the challenge this week and add one of the fabulous Christmas cards you are all making. Have an enjoyable rest of the week and a great weekend. I hope you've all got some nice things planned. Hugs Carole x

Snow Cute Penguins

Good morning to my lovely friends and followers . My card for today is another of the craft show samples I made for Crafty Ribbons it features a gorgeous array of ribbons and buttons from the Penguin Festive Combo set. I do like penguins and for my card I used a LOTV penguin stamp to compliment the pretty ribbons.

Close up of the stamp and ribbon
 

Card Recipe

6x6 Blank Card

Papers are LOTV Krafty Christmas

Stamp is LOTV Snow Cute and painted with Promarker and Copic pens highlighted with Wink of Stella

Ribbons and button are Festive Penguin Combo and Eyelash Trim Silver are all from Crafty Ribbons

Snowflake dies are Marianne and Xcut

Red card my stash

Pewter Mirra card a gift from a friend

I hope you've enjoyed this cute penguin card these new ribbons are all fab and the combos great value. There are several different ones including a Santa, Tree and Snowman . I hope you have all had a great weekend doing some nice things Hugs Carole x

Summer Box

Good morning everyone I hope you are all having a great week . My post today is another of the samples I made for Crafty Ribbons using the new Festival Ribbons.I decided to make a box which shows the ribbons really well.

The top of the box

The side view

Box Recipe

Round kraft box Whitby Crafts

Ribbons are from Crafty Ribbons Summer Festival Meadow Ribbon Summer, Festival Grass  Ribbon and Chantilly Lace daisy

Stamp is Wild rose Studio Garden Bunnies Painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts

Pearl String The Hobby House

Die is Marianne Circle leaf and  flower

Wood watering can from Whitby Crafts

I loved colouring this pretty stamp its lovely as are the new ribbons. Thanks for taking time to visit and for the great comments you all leave Hugs Carole x

Snow Queen

Good morning to all my lovely friends and followers today is another Challenge launch over at Crafty Ribbons Challenge this sees the launch of our 12 days of Christmas challenges and we are running twelve weekly challenges in the lead up to Christmas The DT members have each chosen a theme for each week and today is the first challenge and the Christmas theme is anything other than Red or Green and you must also include a ribbon
For my DT card I used a stamp  I've had for a while from LOTV called Snow Queen and decided on a blue and gold colour scheme.

The inside 

Card Recipe

Craftwork cards Elegance card

Dots embossing folder white card 

Net overlay

Stamp is LOTV Snow Queen painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils sprinkled with Glamour Dust and a Viva Pearl Pen White.

Lace is Morlaix Cotton Lace Blue and ribbon is Sheer Organza Dijon all from the Crafty Ribbons Shop

Spellbinder Stately Circle die.

Marianne Snowflake and  Xcut Snowflake dies

Pionsettia dies are Poppy Stamps 

Sentiment is Craftwork Cards

Gold Mirra card

(Sorry the gold doesn't show that well on the photographs its much brighter in real life.) 

I hope you can find time to pop over and  enter our new Twelve Days of Christmas Challenges its a great way to build your Christmas cards up. Enjoy the rest of the week and  have a great weekend Hugs Carole x 

Coming Home for Christmas

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers.  My post today is another of the samples I've made for the Crafty Ribbons stand at the Exeter Craft Show and this is using some of the fabulous new Christmas Ribbons. I'm using Skating Polar Bear and Coming Home for Christmas ribbons.

Close up of the stamp and ribbon
 

Card Recipe

6x6 Blank Card

Ribbons Coming Home Polar Bear , Coming Home for Christmas Ribbon and Christmas Button Star from Crafty Ribbbons I pleated the ribbon onto double sided tape

Stamp is LOTV Sledging with Daddy sadly now retired painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are LOTV Frosty Christmas

Fiskars Trees border punch 

Tree die is Joycrafts

Berries Wild Orchid Crafts

Pine cones are from Live and Love Crafts painted with White Gesso

Pom Pom trim my stash

I hope that you are all having a great week and can find time to take a look at these stunning new ribbons at the Crafty Ribbons Shop Hugs Carole x

ATC's

Good morning to all my lovely crafty friends and  followers. Wednesday comes around so fast and  its another weekly challenge at Crafting by Designs and the theme this week is ATC's. Having never made an ATC before this was a bit of an adventure for me I did a bit of research on Pinterest and the Web re sizes and types of styles although our sponsor provided us with some fab vintage images so that decided my style.

We have a great sponsor this week

 Lunagirl 

Prize: $15 credit to store

I have to say if you are into vintage images you will love this site. So here are my set of ATC's.  I have to say they came out a lot better than I thought they would.!!

ATC Recipe 

Lunagirl Victorian Wallpaper background images and Victorian Beauties images

Lace is from Crafty Ribbons Morlaix Cotton Lace Ivory

Dies are Spellbinder Floral Oval and  Decorative Labels Eight.

Marianne flower leaf and  circle die 

Love embossing folder is Cuttlebug

Pinking scissors

Sentiment is LOTV Greetings Postmarks

Wooden Hearts Whitby Crafts

Card is Tim Holtz

Small pearl flowers The Hobby House

Charm ,twine ,lace bows, flower and pearls all from my stash 

Well it was certainly something different to try and I did enjoy making them. I hope you decide to have a go and make an ATC to enter into the challenge .

Enjoy your week whatever you have planned  Hugs Carole x

Travel Journal

Good morning to all my lovely friends and followers and a very special welcome today to my latest follower Brenda thank you Brenda for joining my blog. I hope everyone is well and looking forward to a lovely weekend.
Today I'm sharing another of the projects I made recently for Crafty Ribbons to launch the new Festival Ribbon Collection as soon as I received  these ribbons I immediately thought of holidays and  decided to have a go at making a travel journal. There are a few extra photos but hope you all like it.

The Front

The Back

The Inside Cover

The Inside Back Cover

Journal  Recipe

A5 kraft ring bound notebook from Hobby Craft

The papers are a double sided sheet I bought at Ross Papercraft show its Kaisercraft Wanderlust Collection Bon Voyage

Ribbons are Crafty RibbonsSummer Festival Holiday Ribbon and Summer Festival Postcard Ribbon

Kraft paper inside the covers is  from a My Mind's Eye Life Stories 12 x 12 pad.

Jute String Whitby Crafts

Dream charm from Michael's Florida

The wander charm is a Tim Holtz Philosophy Tag

I made the banners for the front and the page dividers on the computer.

The tiny blue buttons are brads

Well I hope you have enjoyed this journal and if any of you live in the Exeter area Crafty Ribbons are at a show there on the 24 - 27 Stitching Sewing and Hobbycrafts - Exeter - Westpoint - Stand A18 My Festival Ribbon projects will be on display.

Have a great weekend everyone . I'm going to Florida tomorrow to our apartment for a month. I have scheduled some posts and I hope to also keep up with all your lovely blogs while I'm away . Hugs Carole x

Tiffany with Birthday Cake Lets Celebrate !!

Hello to all my lovely friends and followers as its Wednesday you know its the launch of a new challenge over at Crafting by Designs and our theme this week is Lets Celebrate.

Our sponsor for this weeks challenge is

MilkCoffee

Prize: choice of 3 single digi images from store

For my DT card I used an image called Tiffany with Birthday Cake I hope you like her

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card

Stamp is Milk Coffee Tiffany with Birthday Cake painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils and  sprinkled with Vintage Rose Frantage and some Glamour Dust

Papers are LOTV Timeless Victorian and Enchantment

Dies are Spellbinder floral oval and  La La Land Heart banner die

Lace is from Crafty Ribbons Volcan Viscose Lace Beige

Sentiments are LOTV from the Cake Glorious Cake stamp and Whimsy Stamps Birthday Letter Seals.

Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts

Pearl String The Hobby House

Well I hope you can find time to enter the challenge. Have a great week whatever you have planned hugs Carole x

All Dressed Up For Chrisrtmas

Good morning to all my friends and  followers I hope you are all well and looking forward to a lovely weekend.
My card today is a Christmas card made with a lovely digi stamp from All Dressed up Stamps. I do like these stamps the images are always so lovely.

The Stamp 

Card Recipe

6x6 Blank Card

Stamp All Dressed Up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils sprinkled with Glamour Dust and  Wink of Stella

Papers are LOTV Woodland Wishes

Lace is from my stash might be Whitby Crafts but not sure.

Flowers and beads Wild Orchid Crafts and my stash

Sentiments are LOTV Christmas Wishes and the Joy to the World stamp is from Penny Black Wonder Collection

Pearl String is from Ross Papercraft Show

Tree from a craft stall on Bakewell Market

Pearl stars and  maroon ribbon my stash

We have another visit from Miles tomorrow so looking forward to that so some shopping to do before they arrive.

I hope you all have a great weekend doing lovely things hugs Carole x

Happy Birthday

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers today sees the launch of a new fortnightly challenge over at Crafty Ribbons Challenge and the theme this fortnight is Happy Birthday.
For my DT card I decided on a lovely image from Tiddly Ink Stamps called Wryn Fairy Wishes

A close up of the image

 

The inside

Card Recipe

Craftwork Cards flower shaped card

Papers Timeless Victorian LOTV

Stamp Tiddly Inks Wryn Fairy Wishes painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils sprinkled with Glamour Dust and Wink of Stella

Lace is Chantilly Lace ribbon isVintage Rose Organza Ribbon Purple/Purple and pearl string is Seed Beads Opal all are from Crafty Ribbons Shop

Diamante stars are Whitby Crafts

Rhinestone Sparklers are from The Hobby House

Sentiment is from LOTV  Fairy sentiments 

Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts

Die is Marianne Leaf,circle,flower die

Heart paperclip is from The Range

I hope you are enjoying a good week and  can pop over and  enter this fortnights challenge the prizes are always great .Hugs Carole x

I'm entering this intoNoor designs Challenge September Shaped cards 

Gift For A Fairy

Good morning to all my followers and  friends Its that Wednesday again and today is the launch of a new weekly challenge over at Crafting by Designs and its our very popular Get Ready for Christmas theme.
Our sponsor this week is Sami Stamps who are giving a very generous prize

 Sami Stamps

Prize: $12 credit to the store

For my Design Team card I decided on a stamp called A Present for a Fairy. I thought it was perfect for paper piecing and did this on the dress.

Card Recipe

6x6 Blank Card

Papers are LOTV Snow Princess

Stamp is A Present for a Fairy from Sami Stamps painted with Promarker and  Copic Pens and  paper pieced on the dress.

Snowflake die is Memory Box Alpine Snowflake

Ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons Sliver Edge Satin Ribbon

Sentiments are Whimsy Stamps and  Kaisercraft

Joy charm my stash

Small sparkle gems on the snowflakes are from my Candy win from Debra.

White viva Pearl pen and  Glamour Dust

I hope you are starting to make Christmas cards and find something lovely to enter into this challenge hugs Carole x

Puppy Paws

Good morning everyone well I'm back and its that Wednesday again which means its another challenge over at Crafting by Designs. The DT have all had a great Summer break and the challenges have started for us again today with our ever popular Anything Goes Challenge
We have two sponsors for this challenge

Robyn's Fetish 

Prize - 3 single digi stamps

and

Sassy Studio Designs 

For my DT project I decided on a stamp called Puppy Paws and yes its a dog I rarely pick animal stamps but this is just so cute see what you think. I couldn't resist and as two of our DT have just got new puppies recently I thought they'd like this 

Card Recipe

6x6 Card edge cut with a Tim Holtz bracket die

Stamp is Puppy Paws from Robyn's Fetish stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are Maja Design and the paws paper I found in my scrap box it must be years old I think it was a free download

The honeycomb ribbon was from The Paper Lane craft shop Northallerton

Dies are spellbinder circle and scalloped circles 

Circle slider die I won in Bev Rochester's candy draw and is from Whimsy stamps its so useful it fits circle sentiment stamps perfectly

Brown twine is from Walmart in Florida 

Twine flowers are from Michael's Florida

Heart button is from Whitby Crafts

Sentiment is made on the computer

Pearls are another Candy win from Debra's blog 

Well I hope you find time to go over and  enter the challenge this is the link Crafting by Designs. Enjoy the rest of the week hugs Carole x

Camper Van Just Married

Good morning to all my friends and  followers I hope you all enjoyed the Bank Holiday weekend although have to say the weather could have been kinder  . My card today is a DT sample I made for Crafty Ribbons to showcase the new Festival Ribbons they are lovely and for the first sample I made I used the Camper Van Ribbon . My image is a digital stamp Just Married and is from All dressed Up Stamps and was free in a magazine a couple of months ago. It went perfectly with the Camper Van Ribbons.

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card

Image Just Married All Dressed up Stamps painted with Promarker and  Copic Pens

Camper Van Ribbon Crafty Ribbons

Stitched Stax die inside/ outside rounded corner Die from MFT Die-namics

Banner die La La land

Papers are from LOTV Perfect Pair Pad

Sentiments are LOTV Sentiment Tags and  Greetings Postmarks

Wooden hearts are Whitby Crafts painted to match

Twine my stash

Dots A4 embossing folder Embossalicious

The small paper hearts are cut from another La La land hearts banner die

This is the first of three samples I've sent to Crafty Ribbons for a Craft Show in Exeter on the 20th September so I'll be posting the other two shortly. 

Enjoy your week hugs Carole x

I'm entering this into All Dressed Up Stamps Anything Goes Challenge