Tic Tac Toe

Good morning to all my friends and  followers I hope that you are all well and  keeping warm in this horrible cold weather. As its Wednesday I'm here with the launch of a new challenge over at Crafting by Designs and the theme this week is Tic Tac Toe

We have one sponsor this week but what a great prize 7 Digi Stamps !!

Bugaboo    

Prize - 7 digi images

For my Design Team card I decided on an image called Kidz Punky Topper  and  went with a mainly White Design my Tic Tac Toe line is Texture -Free- Ribbon.

Close up of the Stamp

Card Recipe

7x7 blank card

Kids Punky Topper Stamp from Bugaboo Stamps painted with Copic and  Promarker pens

The embossing folder came with my ebosser

Spellbinder Feur de Lis Die

Pearl String The Hobby House

Ribbon was from my stash originally for my sons wedding invites I think it was from Hobby Craft

Flower dies are Magnolia Doily flower and  Joy Crafts four petal dies

Pearls my stash

Sentiment tags are Lili of the Valley

I hope that you all enjoy the rest of the week .I  know a lot of you enjoy these challenges so I hope you can pop over and play along. Love and  hugs Carole x 

I'm entering this into Graphit Markers Challenge Pink and White

Craftwork Cards Plant Pot Card and Tag

Good morning to all my lovely friends and followers this cold Sunday morning. I hope you are all keeping warm and enjoyed a good week . My post today is another of the makes I've done at the craft group I go to, again its something a bit different for me I rarely use kits when everything is matched up but I did enjoy making this pretty card with Craftwork Cards goodies.

The pot with the tag inserted

The pot and tag
 

The box

Pot and Tag Recipe (sounds like a pub!!)

Kraft card shaped pot,tag and box from Craftwork Cards
The papers are from The Potting Shed pad 
Shaped flowers, sentiments and  butterfly are from the same pad
Flourish die is Spellbinders
Flowers are shaped with an embossing and quilling tool
Gems for the centre of the flowers
Matching Card Candi on the box
The card has a stand on the back as well.

Really enjoyed doing this especially the flowers I thought it looked really pretty when I finished it. I've had a busy week doing quite a bit of crafting but not much  I can share till later in the week. I've also been asked to do Wedding Invitations and Order of Service for our friends Daughters Wedding in September. I'm currently gathering all the materials together. They have asked for the same style and colours I did for another wedding a couple of years ago. So that should keep me busy for a few days !!

I hope you all enjoy Valentine's Day we might open a bottle of Champagne later. It won't compare with last year though when we celebrated two Valentine's Days. One in New Zealand and another when we crossed back over the date line and had another celebration in The Cook Islands that was a Special Valentine's Day.

Finally a wish I was here right now photo Cook Islands 14th February 2015 

Enjoy the week everyone keep warm Love and  hugs Carole x

Something Different

Good morning to all my lovely friends and followers and a special welcome this morning to my new followers Migdalia, Christa, Astrid, Anet and Bernadet Thank you so much for following my blog I hope you find time to visit often and enjoy my posts.
Well as my title says I'm posting something a little different for me today Those who follow my blog know I go to a craft group on a Thursday morning and a couple of weeks ago we made this card using Mica Powders I was definitely out of my comfort zone but after much mess I finally got there so this is the card.Thought it was quite pretty once I got it finished.

Card Recipe

6x6 Blank Card

Black gloss card

Lavender card

Perfect Medium

Iris Stamp not sure of the make it belongs to my friend Carol who was leading the group that day.

Mica powders pale Green and Lilac.

The glitter border was made using double sided tape and fine lavender glitter

Narrow sentiment is Craftwork cards

Really enjoyed doing this sorry but its not the best photo this glitter and gloss are a bit camera shy !!

In case you really hate mica powders I've finished with a couple of lovely photos of my grandson Miles he's sitting up now on his own and 7 months old how the time flies. He's such a happy little chap adorable.

Have a great week everyone and thank you all so much for all the fabulous comments you have left congratulating me on my new Design Team post and my latest cards. You are all such lovely friends so kind and thoughtful. Love and hugs Carole x

Cute Just Got cuter

Good morning everyone I hope you are having a great week I'm back again this time to launch the new challenge over at Crafty Ribbons Challenge The theme for the next two week is Animals No Humans allowed !!
For my Design Team card I decided on a cute dog image from All Dressed Up Stamps. Its actually one of the freebies available on their Challenge Blog I teamed it with some great dog print ribbons from the Crafty Ribbons shop .

Card Recipe

6x6 blank card

Papers are Lili of the Valley, Turquoise card is Tim Holtz

Stamp is Cute Just Got Cuter from All Dressed up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Paws Ribbon is Paw Print Ribbon Silver Print The Fait Par Moi ribbon is from the new release available in the Crafty Ribbons shop soon

Banner die is La La Land

Stitched rectangle die is Lawn Fawn

White wooden dog from Whitby Crafts.  I gave him a cute little check coat and  blue collar !!

Grey heart pearls and  black pearls my stash

There is a great Ribbon prize for the winner so if you have time why not pop over and enter the challenge you've got two weeks.

Enjoy the rest of the week everyone Love and  hugs Carole x

Some Exciting News

Good evening to all my lovely friends and  followers and I know what you are thinking two posts in one day!! . Well this is some very exciting news I have been asked to join the All Dressed Up Stamps Challenge Blog Design Team and  I am absolutely delighted  those of you who follow my blog will know I love working with Wendy's stamps and  often use them on my cards.
The new members of the Design Team are being introduced on the All Dressed Up Stamps Challenge Blog tonight so pop over and  see my new craft friends We have all made projects for the launch post and  this is mine .

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card

Stamp is All Dressed Up Stamps My Little Flower Girl painted with Copic and  Promarker pens

Papers are Timeless Victoriam from LOTV sadly now retired its one of my favorites

Heart embossing folder free in a magazine

Magnolia Doo Hickey Flower die 

Joy craft flower die

Pearl string and pearl flower's The Hobby House

Ribbon my stash ( I bought it for my son's wedding invites originally)

Lace bows cut from a strip of lace.

Wink of Stella on the Image

Tim Holtz white card

This is my new Design Team Badge so cute

Have a great evening everyone  not sure I've ever done two posts in one day before so two firsts this evening Love and  hugs Carole x

Spring Box

Good morning to all my friends and  followers and a special welcome today to my latest follower Debs. Thank you Debs for following my blog I hope you enjoy my posts. What a storm yesterday and  its still blowing here I hope you are all safe and well and not had any storm damage I've got a broken fence post so not bad considering the 70-80 mile an hour winds.
Well its Wednesday and you guessed I'm launching the new Anything Goes Challenge over at Crafting by Designs
We have two sponsors this week

All Dressed Up Stamps

  

  Prize - choice of 2 digis 

Ike's Art   

Prize - $20 credit to sto

For my project I decided on an image from All Dressed up Stamps called Love Spring Time and  have made a Spring box this time. Just love these images.

The Lid

The inside

The side

Box Recipe

Brown paper mache heart box painted with white Gesso

Stamp is All Dressed Up Stamps Love Spring Time painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are Maja Design Fika Shall we have coffee Soders from Live and  Love Crafts

Memory Box Summer Border die around the box

Pearl String The Hobby House

Lace was a gift from my friend Barbara

Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts

The paper leaf edging I made from some special handmade twine I bought from a stall at Chatsworth market selling Nepal handmade papers I had great fun forming the leaf pattern.

Wink of Stella on the image

Butterflies are a Martha Stewart Punch

Viva cream pearl pen on the butterflies

 Well I hope you find time to pop over and  enter this months challenge its always very popular and  I know that a lot of you are regular visitors .
Enjoy the week  love and  hugs Carole x

Welcome Nathaniel John

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers like a lot of people I've lost a few friends to Google Big Brother seems if you didn't join with a google account you are out the door If you realise I guess you can re connect please do that if you know I've lost you.
Anyway today my post is a Baby card. Those who have followed me for a while will remember 2014 when I made Wedding Stationery for the gorgeous wedding at Durham Castle. Well Scott and Rosie have had a baby boy Nathaniel John He was born on the 9th January 2016 and this is the card I made for them .

Close up of the stamp

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card

Stamp is LOTV Cosy Pram painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are Maja Design Vintage Baby and LOTV

Lace was from Bakewell Market

Heart borders are Dutch Doobadoo 

Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts

Metal hanger is Live and  Love Crafts

Wood teddies and pram charm are from Whitby Crafts

Tag and Baby Boy sentiment are from the Maja Design Vintage baby pad from Live and  Love Crafts

Round sentiment is LOTV

 Pearl trim The Hobby House

Wink of Stella clear on the stamp

Spellbinder square die

Well I hope you are enjoying the weekend  and finding nice things to do . I'm finishing with a photo of the new baby He's just adorable . Love and  hugs Carole x

Nathaniel John Clark

Born 9th January 2016

Gardenia Fairy

Good morning to all my friends and  followers and  as its that Wednesday I'm here to launch the new challenge over at Crafting by Designs today our Challenge theme is Add a Flower .We have one sponsor this week

Prize - choice of 3 single digi images

For my DT card I've decided on a Lacy Sunshine image called Gardenia Fairy 

Close up of the Stamp

Card Recipe

6x6 blank card edge shaped with a Tim Holtz bracket die

Stamp is Gardenia Fairy from Lacy Sunshine painted with  Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are Coffee in the Arbour White Daisies from Live and Love Crafts

Die is Spellbinder Floral Oval

Lace and Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts

Pearl String The Hobby House

Butterflies are Dutch Doobadoo paper art from Noor Designs

Sentiments are LOTV

Pearls are Kanban from my stash

Some clear Wink of Stella on the image

Well I hope the week is going well and you find time to enter this challenge which runs till the 2nd February Love and  hugs Carole x

Present Card

Good morning to all my lovely friends and followers I hope you have all enjoyed the weekend and  done some nice things
My card today was a commission and I was asked to make a present card using the Dutch Doobadoo stencil  it is for a 50th birthday. You may remember I made a similar card last year in pink.

The Inside

The Box

Box and Card Recipe

Present stencil is from Dutch Doobadoo I bought from Noor Designs

Stamp is all Dressed Up Stamps For you and  painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are Maja Designs double sided 12x12 Fika Lejas Cafe from Live and  Love Crafts they are gorgeous the photo doesn't do them justice.

Die is Marianne Circle Leaf and Flower 

Swirls die was free in a magazine

Lace trim I think was from Whitby Crafts

Pearl String The Hobby House

Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts, Live and  Love Crafts and Boyes Stores

Resin Heart was from a stall at Ross Papercraft Show

White card is Tim Holtz

9x9 Box is Stella Crafts

Sentiments are made on the computer

This design does take time to make but I do love the finished results just a bit different. I did look for the link on Noor Designs for the stencil to add it but sadly its no longer showing .

Well I'm going to have a coffee now then get ready to go to Whitby. The Magpie Cafe which sell GF fish and chips reopened on Saturday after its Winter break so going for my Fish and Chip fix. I might also just pop into The Craft Shop well you have to don't you We have to support our craft traders !!

Have a great week everyone Love and  hugs Carole x

I'm entering this into All Dressed Up Challenge Noor Designs Anything Goes  Graphit Markers Challenge Lace and Pearls  The Ribbon Girl Anything Goes with an image andLive and Love Crafts Something New (New Papers )

70th Birthday Card

Good morning everyone I hope that everyone is well and  having a good week The frost and snow have gone but today we are back to that awful rain I hate winter . Never mind it does give me more time to craft so at least that's a bonus.
You will remember a couple of weeks ago we went to Spain for a week to celebrate my husbands 70th birthday so today I'm sharing the card I made to give him. He had a lovely Birthday our friends made it very special.

Card Recipe

8x8 blank card

Die'sire dots A4 embossing folder

MFT Die-namics stitched square rounded corner die

Stamp is from an old Papermania classic car set by John Byars painted in Copic and  Promarker pens

The black strip sentiments are from a Tim Holtz small talk pad I bought in Florida

The silver wooden stars are from Hobby Lobby in Florida 

Silver direction signs are from Michael's in Florida

Grey and white twine my stash

Red Candi Craftwork cards

Personal sentiment made on the computer

Arrow paper clips The Range

Silver Mirra card

Well I hope you have some nice things planned for the weekend I'm shopping today but also need to go to Hobby Craft for a cutting blade for my guillotine Ironing and crafting tomorrow as Hubby is at the football in the afternoon .Whatever you are doing enjoy and keep warm hugs Carole x

Winter - Glitter - Sparkles

Good morning to all my lovely friends and followers Its Wednesday so another challenge is starting today over at Crafting by Designs. The theme for this weeks challenge is Winter,Glitter ,Sparkles
Our Sponsor this week is

Prize - $12 credit to store

For my Design Team card I used a Sami Stamps image called Winter Cocoa

Card Recipe

6x6 Blank Card

Stamp is Sami Stamps Winter Cocoa painted with Copic Pens

Poppy stamp stitched landscape edge die

Grey spot ribbon and pink lace are from Crafty Ribbons

Metal Sentiment is Tim Holtz from Michael.s Florida

Diamante look string and pink card are from my stash

Pink rhinestone sparklers are by The Hobby House I bought them at Whitby Crafts

Wink of Stella on the image

Dots embossing folder

Well I hope you have time to dig out all your bling and enter this weeks challenge.  You could win the generous prize.

Have a great week everyone Love and  hugs Carole x

I'm entering this in Sami Stamps Challenge Add Some Glitter

My Christmas card for my Husband

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers I'm back home from Spain and feel that I'm getting back to normal with my crafting at last. I've had a very busy time since Christmas so its lovely to sit down this morning and write a post, as I'm a bit behind my card today is the Christmas card I made to give to my Husband I know Christmas seems a long way away now but this is my first chance to post it.

Card Recipe

8x8 Blank Card

Stamp is LOTV Hats off painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils 

Papers are LOTV T'was the Night Before Christmas ( I'm really sad that LOTV seem to have stopped selling paper pads I always loved them if its permanent then I need to source some new ones)

Trees are Joycraft

Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle die

LOTV Sentiment tags

Husband letters are from a Tim Holtz pad I got in florida

Grey wood sentiments are from Hobby Craft

Wooden Snowman Whitby Crafts

Wow embossing and Liquid Applique to make the snow

Well I'm once again way behind with comments but trying to catch up this week so apologies now if I miss anyone. I know I've written this often but I really do appreciate your kind comments on my blog posts you are all so kind but also a very talented bunch of people.I'am delighted to have such great followers.

Well its ironing now then back to some crafting. Enjoy your Sunday and have a great week. Keep warm and well its freezing here!!.Love and  hugs Carole x. 

Greek Window Seeing Red

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers . As its that Wednesday again I'm back to launch another challenge over at Crafting by Designs and this week the theme is Seeing Red so use loads of red in your project .

We have one sponsor this week

Stitchy Bear

Prize - choice of 3 digi images up to $10 value

For my DT card I decided on an image called Greek Window

Card Recipe

6x6 scalloped edge Kraft card

Papers are Maja Design Vintage Summer Basics from Live and  Love Crafts

Stamp is Stitchy Bear Greek Window painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Lawn Fawn stitched edge rectangle die

Lace leaf motif from Bakewell Market

Flower Wild orchid Crafts

Bow and  Fringed trim my stash

Wooden embellishment The Works

Wink of Stella on the flowers 

Sentiment is LOTV

I apologise for the photo quality the light this last few days has been so dark.. I hope you find time to enter the challenge this week Have a great week love and  hugs Carole x

Happy New Year Candle

Good morning everyone Hope you are well and enjoying some relaxing crafting time after the holidays.
Today sees the launch of the First 2016 Challenge over at Crafty Ribbons the theme for these two weeks is Anything But A Card

There is a great prize

 Selection of Golden Hours ribbon

I decided on a candle for my DT project

Candle Recipe

6 inch candle Tesco

New Year Ribbons are from Crafty Ribbons

Pearl String Whitby Crafts and The Hobby House
Flowers are Dainty Crafts Washington and  my stash

Wooden Hearts covered in gold embossing powder are from Ross Papercraft  show

Spellbinder circle and scalloped circle die for the base

I hope that you find time to enter this challenge I love doing things other than cards. 

Its my husbands 70th birthday tomorrow so we are flying to Alicante today to spend the week celebrating with some good friends who are living there at the moment..

Enjoy your weekend Love and  hugs Carole x 

Little Lila Holding Flower

Good morning everyone I hope that you have all had a fantastic Christmas and  New Year . I apologise for not being around much but have had people staying most of the holidays. My first post for 2106 is to launch a new Anything Goes Challenge over at Crafting by Designs.
We have two sponsors

Prize - choice of 3 single digis

My image is Little Lila Holding Flowers from Angie's cards

Card Recipe

6x6 blank card

Papers LOTV Timeless Victorian

Stamp is Little Lila Holding Flowers from Angie's cards painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Spellbinder floral oval die

Flowers Wild Orchid Crafts and my stash

Lace from Walmart in Florida

Ribbon is Crafty Ribbons

Flower pearl string is from the Hobby House 

Sentiment tags LOTV

Pink Viva Pearl Pen and  Wink of Stella

I hope you find time to enter the challenge its always very popular with everyone.Enjoy your week Love and  hgus Carole x