Easter Chicks

Good morning to all my lovely Friends and Followers I  hope you have had a good week I've been very busy catching up on some jobs after being away but also lots of appointments to attend and a funeral.
Anyway enough of that first I wanted to post a couple of photos I took while out walking last week
hope you enjoy them the  weather was certainly nicer than it is today

 

Bakewell River, Bridge and  Ducks

 

 

 

Walking down into Hartington

 

 

The card I'm posting today is another Easter card made using Easter Sweeties from LOTV this stamp is so cute I love those little chicks they made me smile even when I was painting them.

 

 

 

Card Recipe

6x6 card Craftwork Cards

LOTV stamp Easter Sweeties painted with distress inks

Papers from a magazine

Organza flower ribbon from my stash

Flowers WOC and  My local store Boyes

Card Bazzil and Tim Holtz

Gems from my stash

Sentiment half of a freebie sentiment from Netty's Cards See my sidebar.

 

 

I also want to tell you all I got Top 3 in Crafty Sentiments Designs with my Easter Card I posted earlier in the week so pleased about that. Also want to say well done to my follower Rebecca who won daily candy over at LOTV .

 

One of my other followers Debra was in hospital on Wednesday so sending you Love and Hugs hope you are better very soon

 

I hope that you all have  good weekend looks like the weather is going to be good so I've got plants to put in the garden so that's my Sunday filled up.

 

I'm entering this into A Creative Romance Challenge Spring Flowers http://acreativeromance.blogspot.co.uk/

 

 



 

 



 

Easter Card

Good morning to all my friends and followers. I didn't  post any thing last week as I was away on holiday walking in the  Peak District. We had a great week weather was good except for Tuesday when it poured so did some retail therapy instead of walking. The cottage we stayed at in Monyash has no WiFi so I'm way behind on comments so will get up to date with all your posts during the week. I can see you have all been busy creating beautiful things.

My card this morning is an Easter card that I made before I went away. I used the LOTV Summer Church and their new papers Baskets and Bunnies its a really lovely paper pad gorgeous colours.

 

 

Card Recipe

6x6 card Craftwork Cards

Papers Baskets and  Bunnies LOTV

Stamp LOTV Summer Church painted with Distress Inks

Spellbinder die

Doily WOC

Flowers Hobby Craft and small daffodils my local store Boyes

Lambs,twine and lace from a Making Memories trims kit I won last year from Jacque's Sweet Stuff Sunday

Heart button Whitby Crafts

Blue card Tim Holtz

Cloud cut by hand and inked on edges

Sentiment computer generated

 

 

Hope you enjoy my card and are having a good weekend the weather is certainly a  lot nicer. I'm going now to sort the washing out put the case away and catch up on post and  jobs well seen holiday over.

 

I'll be back later in the week with another card and will post a couple of photos I took while out walking.

 

 

I'm entering this in LOTV  Monthly Challenge Bingo Diagonal Line Flowers Lace Doily http://ideastoinspire.blogspot.co.uk/p/challenge.html Whimsy Stamps Easter Bunnies Chicks etc. http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/challenge-69-easter-bunnies-chicks-etc.html Crafty Sentiments Design All about Spring http://craftysentiments.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/its-all-about-spring-and-blog-hop.html  Graph it Challenge Spring Pastelshttp://graphitmarkers.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/wk-12-springtime-pastels-graphit-colour.html and Crafty Little Fairies Down on the Farmhttp://craftylittlefairieschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/down-on-farm.html Live and Love Crafts March Challenge Earthy Easter http://liveandlovecrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/challenge-21-earthy-easter.html

 

Before I go I have been having problems with Anonymous comments so  have limited my comments to Google accounts only for the time being. If this causes any issues for anyone please email me at carole.pollard@ntlworld.com and I will change my access to allow you to comment

 



 

 



Flowersoft

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers. First I want to tell you about my really lucky week . Firstly I won some Candy in one of my followers Mags Birthday Candy. Secondly I won second winner in Whimsy Stamps Challenge blog with my Love card I have won some Digi stamps .Then yesterday I found out I had won the Wednesday candy at LOTV. !! Its just amazing I think I might buy a lottery ticket tonight although I think four in a row is pushing it a bit !!

Now about my card I made this Flowersoft card at my Craft Group on Thursday and added some flowers and a sentiment when I got home Its ages since I used Flowersoft and I am still not certain its for me but this card looks quite nice and felt it suited a New home Card Just need someone to move house now.

 

 

Card Recipe

Blank 6x6 scalloped card Craftwork Cards

Image and Flowersoft Sweet Pea from my Craft Group

Card and  papers Craft Group

Lace and  ribbon from my stash

Flowers WOC and my stash

Sentiment LOTV

Glass butterfly from a gift shop in the Grassmarket in Edinburgh

 

 

Not my normal type of card but quite enjoyed making it.

 

Hope that you all enjoy a great weekend and that the weather stays nice. I'm now just waiting for the postie to arrive with my goodies such a lucky girl .

 

 



 

 





Things with Wings

Hello to all my fantastic friends and followers I have something a bit different today. In January I was a spotlight winner in the Crafting by Designs Birthday Card Challenge.  The lovely Doris from Crafting by Designs contacted me and asked if I'd be a guest designer for the launch of their Things with Wings Challenge on the 12th March 2014 Its launched at midnight on the 12th EST USA time .http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/things-with-wings.html

This is the card I've made it took me a while to decide on the design although I selected my stamp fairly quickly as it was one I had jut purchased in the  LOTV sale.

 

Card Recipe

Blank 6x6 and  shaped flower cards Craftwork Cards

Stamp Lili of  the Valley Bumble Bee Fairy and  I've painted her with Ranger Distress Inks

Spellbinder Die Floral oval

Papers from my stash

Yellow and  Blue Card Tim Holtz

Lace from Dainty Crafts Washington

Ribbon from stash

Flowers Wild Orchid Craft and  my local craft store Boyes

Viva pearl pen ivory

Sentiment computer generated

Butterflies Martha Stewart punch

Glamour Dust on Fairy Wings

Pearl heart slider from WOC

You're Lovely sentiment Lili of the Valley Pretty Grungy sentiments Good Times

Sewing machine and  white topstitch thread

 Bumble Bee Charm craft shop in Whitby

Links for most of these suppliers can be found on my sidebar

 

 

 My proud Guest Designer Badge

 

I hope you enjoy this card and I want to thank Doris for asking me to make a card as A Guest Designer what an honour.

 

 

I hope you all are having a great week and enjoying this gorgeous weather we are having .

 

Thank you all for the great comments you have left recently I really do appreciate the time you take to comment on my Blog posts Hugs Carole x

 I'm entering this in Wild Orchid Challenges Wings and Things http://wildorchidchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/and  Deep Ocean Challenge Lace and Pearlshttp://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/challenge-73-lace-and-pearls.html

 



 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ruby Wedding

Good morning to all my friends and followers. Today's post is a commission. My friend Margaret asked me to make a Ruby Wedding card for her to take to Ireland on Wednesday she is going for the celebrations for her cousins Ruby Wedding on the 17th .

I decided to use a LOTV stamp filigree heart its embossed with cranberry embossing powder and  lightly painted with Copic and  Pro marker pens. I've done this a few times in gold for golden wedding cards but this is the first time I've added colour to the image.

 



 

 

 

This is the box for the card

 

 

 

 

Card Recipe

Blank 8x8 card Craftwork cards

Burgundy Card Ross paper craft show

Embossed card from craft show

White card Tim Holtz core donations

Stamp LOTV Filigree heart embossed with cranberry embossing powder

Painted with Copic and  Promarker pens

Spellbinder die

Tattered Lace die cuts Rose corner from eBay

Memory Box bow and heart die

Flowers WOC

Pearl trim, love charm and  ribbon from my stash

Heart punch to make computer generated sentiment

8x8 box from Stella Crafts
Sewing machine white top stitch thread

 

 

My friend is coming over to collect the card this afternoon so I hoping she likes it.

 

I hope you are all enjoying a great weekend we are busy changing over our Fridge/freezer in the garage so lots of defrosting and storing in our other small chest freezer. It will be worth it though as it has been playing up for a while . So not a very exciting weekend. I will do some crafting this afternoon as hubby will be watching his football team on the telly.

I'm entering this in LOTV monthly challenge Crafty Bingo Top Line Ribbon Pearls Flowers http://ideastoinspire.blogspot.co.uk/p/challenge.html and Crafting by Designs Monthly Challenge Anything Goes http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/


 

 



 

 

 

Beside the Seaside

Good morning to  all my lovely friends and  followers. Thank you all so much for the lovely comments you have all made on my last post they are lovely. Also today I want to welcome my latest blog follower Natalia so glad you have started to follow my blog and  I hope you enjoy my posts. I know Natalia's work its fab as she is one of my Buddies on the docrafts blog.

We just came back yesterday from a couple of days in Whitby stayed at a lovely place called The Marine on the harbour and  this is a photo I took yesterday morning from our small balcony what a view we just wished it was warmer to sit out with a glass of wine. Never mind the reason we went was for the Jazz night and we had a great evening. I'm sure this will be added to our return list for the future.

 

  

 

My card today is one I made a few weeks ago at my craft group. We had planned to do encaustic art that day but it was cancelled so we made things from the stash in the Craft Group cupboard. I selected this decoupage image and  some matching papers and  made this man card. I only realised when I got home that the image is actually St Mary's Lighthouse at Whitley Bay not far from me and a place I visited a lot as a child searching for winkles with my Dad very happy days!!

 

I think its turned out Ok as men cards go never my favourites.

 

 

 

Card Recipe

Blank 5x7 card Craft Group

Papers from my Craft Group

Grey Metallic thread DMC from Craft Group

Card from my craft bag think Ross paper craft show

Small round Sentiment LOTV calendars

Happy Birthday sentiment Pink Gem Designs

Buttons free in a magazine

Twine from my stash

Ships wheel charm Whitby Crafts

 

 

I hope you enjoy these seaside images today and that you all have a great weekend. Hopefully I will be back over the weekend with a Ruby Wedding card commission I am just finishing .

 



 

 



 





We have a Winner and a Prize card

Good morning to all my friends and  followers I have just had the draw for the winner of my Birthday blog candy supervised by my husband to ensure fair play. We even sounded a fanfare as he drew the  number. The lucky winner is 

Number one Debra Kenworthy

 

Debra if you e-mail me carole.pollard@ntlworld.com with your address I'll get the goodies in the post to you. Thank you to all my followers who joined in I was a little disappointed with the response but the people who matter to me all joined in and you are all my winners for the constant support you give to my blog and my cards.

Now for my post today still in prize mode this is  a card made with a stamp I won just before Christmas on Jacques Sweet Stuff Sunday blog. Its a Whimsy stamp called Friendship is the Greatest Gift a gorgeous title. I've made it into a winter birthday card so hope you all like it.

 

 

 

Card Recipe

Blank Card Craftwork cards

Papers a free Docrafts pad from a magazine

Stamp Whimsy stamps painted with distress inks

Red lace from the Quilt show at the  NEC Birmingham its French lace and  lovely

Banner die La La Land

Heart sentiment made with heart punch and a sentiment stamp not sure of the make may have been a freebie from a magazine

Flowers all Wild Orchid Craft

Card Tim Holtz and Red card from my stash

Glamour dust on image

 

 

Enjoy your weekend and enjoy this great weather we seem to be having. We are going to Northallerton later I'm going to the Art Shop to invest in a decent watercolour paint brush and  might go in the craft shop as well. Can a duck swim !!



 

 



 

 

 



1st Blog Birthday

This Candy post will stay at the  top of my blog until the 28th February . For new posts please scroll down. Thank you Carole x

Good morning everyone the weather must know its my blog birthday as the sun is shining brightly today gorgeous.
The first part of my post today is a small selection of candy I have I've put together as a thank you for the support I have had from Blog Land for my cards and projects over the last year. I have blogged with some  great followers and friends during the year and I even got to meet some of you. The inspiration from your comments is so lovely and  they make the time I spend crafting so worthwhile.

 

 

To be in with a chance to win the candy simple rules apply follow my blog, leave a comment  on this post and put a link back to my Birthday Candy on your own blog.. My husband will draw the winner from the comments posted by 12noon on the 28th February. Thanks for taking part and  good luck.

 

 

Birthday Card

 

 I couldn't celebrate a birthday without a card so this is the card I have just made using my new Heartfelt Creations Delicate Aster die I've been looking at this die for ages and finally got it. I want to thank one of my followers Pam who uses this die a lot on her amazing cards and I have taken the inspiration for this card from her work Thank you so much Pam.

 

 

 

 

 

Card Recipe

8x8 card Craftwork cards

Embossed card from craft show

Pearlescent papers Anita's cards

Tim Holtz white card distressed on edges and  stitched with white topstitch thread

Happy Birthday die from eBay

Marianne die

Heartfelt Creations Delicate Aster Die

Ribbon from my stash

Kanban pearls

 

 

Well quite a long post today cannot believe I've posted 86 times and put one tutorial onto my Blog in a year I've come a long way since the very frustrating day I spent setting it up. It has been worth it though as I do enjoy the crafty friendships it brings.

 

Finally just want to send my love to my friend Val who is being very brave and doing her first holiday in Lynton in Devon. Well done you enjoy yourself.

 

 

Enjoy the rest of the week what ever you have  planned make sure you do some nice things and  make time for crafting  Carole x

 



 

 

 



First CAS Card

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers and a Happy St David's Day . Firstly I want to thank you all for the lovely comments you have all left on my last few posts they are a delight and  make me feel so happy. Secondly I would like to welcome Kevin my latest follower thank you for following my blog Kevin   I hope you enjoy my posts.

My card today is a CAS (clean and simple) card not my usual style at all but I was given this stamp before Christmas from some craft items sent to our craft group from a lady who had too much craft stuff  I personally didn't think that was possible you just get more boxes but it seems her boxes were taking over the house. Anyway the stamp is a Bebunni from Crafters Companion and  its a very simple stamp so thought I'd give it a go I also noticed Crafters Companion were running a CAS challenge so that spurred me on.

 

 

Card Recipe

Blank 5x5 card Craftwork cards embossed with dots embossing folder

Spellbinder scalloped and  circle dies

Tim Holtz core'dinations card

Stamp Crafters Companion Bebunni

Painted with Pro marker and Copic pens

Neenah smooth stamping card

Twine from docrafts

Pearls Kanban

 

 

Hope you enjoy my CAS card and enjoy the rest of the week the weather is good so I'm catching up on jobs in the house as am out later in the week.

 

I'm entering this in Crafters Companion CAS challenge http://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/blog/crafterscompetition/2014/02/february-2014-challenge-clean-simple-cas/

 

Have great week  and enjoy whatever you plan to do.

 

 



 



 



First Easter Card

Good afternoon to all my lovely friends and  followers and  a special welcome to my new follower Rachel thank you for joining my blog followers and I hope you continue to enjoy looking at my blog posts.

My card today is my first Easter card and I've used a new stamp that I bought in the LOTV sale. I hope you like it .

Card Recipe

Blank card Craftwork cards

Papers free in a magazine
Card Tim Holtz 

Lace Durham indoor Market

Green pearl trim The Hobby House at GNPE

Stamp LOTV Armful of Daisies coloured with Promarker and Copic pens

Paper rolled flowers Spellbinder rolled flower die

Spellbinder floral oval die

Punch an old one from Hobbycraft not sure of the make

Butterfly punch Martha Stewart

Small roses, Medium rose , tulips and berries from WOC

Sentiment computer generated and cut with spellbinder circle die

Stitched with sewing machine and  white topstitch thread

 

Easter seems a while away but thought I'd make a start really like this new stamp he's so cute.

 

I hope that you are all enjoying the weekend the weather here is nice best we've had for a while. Waiting for my son and daughter-in -law to arrive they are staying the weekend .So I'm really looking forward to  seeing them as we don't manage to get together that often as they live in Didsbury Manchester and we are in the North East.

 

Enjoy the rest of the weekend and hope you all get to do some lovely things

 I'm entering this card in Wild Orchid Challenge. It's a stitch up. http://wildorchidchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ and  Crafty Sentiments Designs. Anything Goes.

http://craftysentiments.blogspot.co.uk/

 

 

 



 

 

 

 



Get Well Soon

Good Morning to all my fab friends and  followers. I hope you have had a good weekend. the weather here wasn't so bad at least it didn't rain yesterday. We went to Durham on Saturday did a bit of shopping and I picked up some cute stamps in the craft shop in the indoor market. On the way back stopped at a pub/hotel my husband had been to before at Coxhoe called The Old Mill what a really nice place the food was great and they had a huge Gluten free menu I actually had a crumble for afters first one in more than 5years such a treat for me.
Anyway todays card is a man card its a get well card I've made for a friend of mine who has been a bit poorly recently. I used the same Michael Powell stamp I used for my husbands  birthday card in January but I've used  neutral colours this time and kept to a sepia theme. I really like the stamp as it is so versatile.

Card Recipe

Blank card 6x8 cream deckled edge from Hobbycraft

Backing paper My Minds Eye Kraft funday The Paperlane Northallerton

Grey card Ross Papercraft show

Mesh ribbon originally cream painted with Cool Grey 4 Promarker

Stamp Michael Powell Harbour side painted with Copic and  Promarker pens

Twine from my stash might be Docrafts

Banners from ebay but I've just bought the die as I like them so much. I stamped them with alphabet stamps

Charm from my stash

Card Candi Craftwork cards

 

 

I quite like this stamp painted in neutral colours I just added the tiny bit of colour with the red and  blue to make it pop a bit.

 

Now for something exciting. Tomorrow is My 1st Blog Birthday I cannot believe I have been blogging for a year I wrote my first post on the 18th February 2013 announcing I had finally set up my Blog.

So tomorrow as well as posting a birthday card I'm going to be giving away a small thank you and  am putting together a bag of goodies as I really do appreciate everyone's support.

 

Enjoy the rest of the day and  hope you can join me tomorrow for my 1st Birthday Blog

 



 

 



 

 



 

Love

Good afternoon to all my lovely friends and followers. Hope you have had a good week so far. I've just come in, been out this morning to my craft club and made a man card then to Thai Chi this afternoon . So feeling very calm and relaxed just right for blogging and catching up on my comments.
The card I'm posting today is a card I've made with a love theme so many of the challenges had this theme as its so close to Valentine's Day. I don't normally do many Romance cards but thought I'd give it a go. The only time I usually do this type of thing is when I have commissions or wedding anniversaries. I hope you like it I decided to do a step card for a change then when I got into it wished I hadn't as it didn't seem to be working at first. I'm reasonable pleased now with the finished card

 

 

 

 

 

Card Recipe

Step card from Craftwork Cards

Paper an old Do crafts pad I won about three years ago in a competition

Sentiment LOTV Anniversary Surprise coloured with distress ink pens

Spellbinder circle and scalloped circle dies

Lace hearts from Dovecraft covered in Shabby Pink Frantage

Lace from Dainty Crafts Washington

Roses WOC

Card from Ross Papercraft Show

Gold heart and  Love sentiment from my stash

Believe sentiment K&Co from Michaels USA

Small hearts centres from Martha Stewart hearts border punch

Pearl Trim local craft store Boyes

 

 

 

I hope that you all kept safe yesterday the wind here was terrific thankfully we are lucky and  have no damage just our ear drums !! I hope that you all have a lovely Valentine's Day. We've not got anything planned but might just open a bottle of Champagne to celebrate tomorrow evening.

 

Enjoy the weekend and  hope you manage to  do something nice despite the awful weather.

 

 

I'm entering this in the following Challenges, The Ribbon Girl Romance http://www.theribbongirlchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/, Live and  Love Crafts Love n' Lace http://liveandlovecrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/challenge-20-love-n-lace.html , Crafting by Designs Anything for Lovehttp://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/   Deep Ocean Challenge Love is all aroundhttp://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ Whimsy Monthly Challenge Love is in the Air http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.com.au/ Grapitmarkers ChallengeFloral/Love http://graphitmarkers.blogspot.co.uk/

 

 



 

 



Champagne Supernova

Good morning to  all my lovely friends and  followers. I hope you have all enjoyed the weekend and  the weather has not been too awful. I do feel so sorry for all those people with flooded homes its dreadful. My card today is one  I've made for the LOTV monthly challenge which is Name That Tune. It took me ages to come up with a song to match one of the LOTV stamps I own. I picked a couple at the beginning only to find the designers had used the same one so  back to  the drawing board. I enlisted my husbands help and  came up with this song by Oasis Champagne Supernova as I had the Champagne Fountain stamp.

 

 

 

I've included a picture of the music by Noel Gallagher

 

Card Recipe

Blank Card Craftwork cards

Music paper from Melissa Francis 5th Avenue pad sentiment paper from the same pad

Pink card Tim Holtz

Grey card my Stash

Stamp LOTV Champagne Fountain painted with Promarkers and  Copic pens stamped with Memento Ink London Fog

Sentiment stamp Celebrate half of the LOTV sentiment Time to Celebrate

Spellbinder circle and  scalloped circle dies

Ribbon East of India bought at Chatsworth Christmas Market

Grey narrow ribbon from my stash

Stars from The Range

Flowers roses and pink Blossom from WOC

Small grey roses originally cream coloured with Cool Grey 3 Promarker

Beaded leaves from Ross Paper Craft Show one of the £1 stalls.

White topstitch Thread and  Sewing Machine.

Grey Pearls Kanban

Glamour dust on Champagne glasses.

 

 

I thought this  ribbon was perfect for the card but it does fray easily so had to  be careful cutting it. I also added some stars as Supernova is the brightest star. I do like to drink Champagne but not sure my knees can manage dancing on tables these days. The dancing on tables reminds me of Julie Walters in Mamma Mia. So my card even fits Name that Film as well !! 

  

As you guessed I'm entering this in LOTV February Challenge Name That Tune and  my tune is Champagne Supernova by Oasis.http://ideastoinspire.blogspot.co.uk/p/challenge.html

 I know its just fun but I enjoyed the research and the making of this card. I know my friend Val will say no surprise there its because you love Champagne so much !!

 

Anyway bit of escapism and fun with my blog today.I'm now going to do the ironing but I usually watch Create and Craft on the kitchen telly so not all bad . Have a great week take care and enjoy.

 

 



 

 

 

 



 

Black and White

Good morning to all you lovely friends and  followers. Hope that you are all keeping safe from this awful wet weather and hoping none of you have flooded homes. I've had a quieter week than last and  enjoyed a night out last night with my Golden Girl friends. We were one missing as Lorna is on her world tour currently in New Zealand and my friend Margaret just got back Wednesday from visiting her daughter in Dubai. She had a great time seeing her granddaughter who is two and enjoyed some lovely weather not that we are envious not much !!

Today my card is something a bit different. This stamp was one I got when I took out a magazine subscription last year and its by Indigo Blu and its called Ella Bella. I've made it all black and white and made some paper flowers for a change and  also used a shaped card as its quite a big stamp and  looked a bit lost on my normal 6x6 cards. Let me know what you think.

Card Recipe

8x8 Elegant shaped card Craftwork cards

Spotted paper internet freebie

Black card from stash

Stamp Ella Bella Indigo Blu

Sentiment stamps LOTV

Magnolia Doohickey Doily flower die

Resin roses from ebay Moon Jewellery

Punch Martha Stewart from Michaels in Florida USA

Black lace from my local craft store Boyes

Gems Kanban

The spotted ribbon lace was from a shop in Northallerton cannot remember the name

 

I hope you enjoy this card I quite enjoyed making it but it seemed strange not painting the image after stamping. I've seen this stamp done with gilding flakes so one of my challenges when I get some  time.

 

I hope you have some nice things planned for the weekend hubby is at football match tomorrow so  hope I can spend the afternoon crafting.
I'm entering this in Crafting by Designs February Challenge 'Anything goes'http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/month-long-anything-goes-in-february.html

 

Just wanted to also say a big thank you to my followers who always take the time to comment on my cards I really do appreciate all of them it makes my card making so worthwhile. Thank you all hugs Carole x

 

 

 



 

 





 



Blossom

Good afternoon to all you lovely followers and friends. I've been trying to do this  post for a few days but just been busy and have not taken the time to sit down and do it. I've been out today did some appeals for  the LA this  morning and  had my annual coeliac check up at hospital this afternoon. Good news though I don't have to go back to hospital for my checks anymore consultant is writing to  ask my GP to do  them in the future as everything is going well.
Anyway back to my post this is another stamp I bought from LOTV last year called Blossom and  hadn't used. She is so cute and  I did the card in lilacs one of my favourite card colours. I painted the image at my craft group two weeks ago when the theme for that week was stamping and colouring. I used watercolour inks to paint the image only because it was easier to  take them along rather than all my Promarkers and Copics as I have quite a few!!



 

 

Card Recipe

Blank card Craftwork cards 6x6

Kraft card Tim Holtz from The Paperlane Craft shop Northallerton

Stamps LOTV Blossom, Background Bits Old Romance and sentiment Pretty Grungy Good Times

Painted with Distress Watercolour inks

Dies Marianne and  Spellbinders

Hessian trim Hobby Lobby Florida USA

Lace Dainty Crafts Washington

Ribbon from my stash

Slider buckle I think WOC

Flowers WOC

Background paper Kanban

Sentiment and  both photo stamp images stamped with Memento sepia ink

 

 

I'm doing well with my stamps I've not used but still have a few more!! I'm sure if I decide to give up there is always next year. I have managed to get a few cards made recently so hopefully might be able to put a few more posts on soon.

 

I'm entering this card in Crafty Little Fairies Challenge which is Lavender and  Lace.http://craftylittlefairieschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

 

I've noticed a lot of the challenges are love themes at the moment with Valentine's Day coming shortly. I'll have to try and get my Romantic Head on and you never know I might even have  a love stamp I've never used !!

 

Enjoy the week what ever you are planning but hope it includes lots of crafting and the things you love doing. Take care and  keep warm.