Little Dancer

  Good evening everyone I hope you are all well and have had a good week My post this evening is to showcase the September new release stamps from All Dressed Up Stamps.. As always they are all fabulous designs.  I'm always amazed how Wendy can always keep coming up with more and more fabulous designs.each month. So here they are and they are now available in the Etsy Store here

Fairy Butterfly Wings

Feeding the Ducks

Little Dancer

Prima Ballarina

For my Design Team card I used the adorable Little Dancer

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Card Recipe

7x7 blank Card

Stamp is Little Dancer from All Dressed up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Pink card is from my box

Papers are Make and Create Flowers Blooming from The Works

Scalloped Oval dies 

Square stitched dies

Flower dies I bought in a craft de stash sale might be Creative Expressions

Pearl String and Pearlsleaves are the Hobby House not sure they still do these leaves I bought them originally from Whitby Crafts

Sentiment stamp is from Lili of the Valley not sure if they might have it as a Digi 

Lace is from Brenda's Lace and  Ribbon specials now closed

Well I hope you can take a look at these new stamps they are just great. 

I hope everyone is keeping well ..

 Sending Love and  hugs to you all Carole x

A Star Is Born

 Good evening to all my lovely friends and  followers today is the launch of our Monthly Challenge  over at All Dressed Up Stamps . Our theme as always is Anything  Goes as long as you use an All 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 September Design Team project  I used a stamp called  A Star is Born

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Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card

Stamp is A Star is Born painted with Derwent Inktense pencils

Square Stitched dies

Star circle die I bought from eBay

Blue card is from Michaels in Florida

Star paper is from a Paper Addicts pad Yuletide Wishes I was given as a gift

Sentiments are Lili of the Valley and  Whimsy Stamps

Angel button is from a Dress it Up button pack

Bark heart is from Live and  Love crafts ages ago now closed

Small star die cuts around the image

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

Have a great week Love and  hugs Carole x

Happy Snowman

 Goof morning everyone my post today is my second  Design Team card for Get Creative Challenge The theme for this months challenge is Black and one other colour not as easy as it sounds.

Our sponsor for this months challenge is

For my first Design Team project I used a lovely stamp from our sponsor called Happy Snowman

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Card Recipe

7x7 Blank card

Stamp is Happy Snowman by Drawn by Krista and coloured with Copic Pens

Snowflake embossing folder

Stitched square edge dies 

Round stitched edge dies 

Star circle die is Joycraft

Tree die is also joycraft

Criso white ribbon was from Hobbycraft

Merry Christmas star button I think came from Crafty Ribbons

Glamour Dust on the Snowman's Hat ,Scarf and  Buttons

Assorted Gems and  Pearls are from my box

Well i hope you can take a look at this new Blog challenge  Love and hugs Carole x

Wedding Card

 Good afternoon everyone today I;m sharing a Wedding Commission card I made recently It was quite a challenge a same sex marriage Things to be included they loved their fawn cat ,mad on gardening and one was very flamboyant oh and  had to include grey.

This is what I came up with 

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The Box

Card and Box Recipe

8x8 Blank Card

Stamp [s Purrfect together from All Dressed Up Stamps paintrd with  Copic pens

Heart embossed card is from Jelly Bean Crafts

Grey card my box

Square stitched dies

Heart Stitched dies

heart flourishes are Creative Expressions

Flowers are a mix of Wild Orchid Crafts Dainty Crafts and Ross Papercraft show

Grey heart are from the hearty flourish

Silver trim I bought in Birmingham indoor market last year when I went to the NEC craft show

8 x 8 Box is from Mad Hatter crafts

Love sentiment is Spellbinder

I hope you all have a great weekend and  I'm hoping things improve here its rained all day today 

Love and  hugs Carole x

House Plants

 Good evening everyone I hope you are all well and have had a good week My post this evening is to showcase the August new release stamps from All Dressed Up Stamps.. As always they are all fabulous designs.  I'm always amazed how Wendy can always keep coming up with more and more fabulous designs.each month. So here they are and they are now available in the Etsy Store here

Reach High

Little fishesHouse PlantsBeach Time

For my Design Team card I used the lovely House Plants

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Card Recipe

8x8 blank card cut with a Spellbinder Grand circle die to make the shaped card

Papers are from a Heartfelt Creation Wild wood collection pad cut with the Grand circles die and  a Grand scalloped circle die

Stamp is House plants from all Dressed up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Leaf edge is made with a Hero Arts leaf die and Distress Oxide Iced Spruce

Lace is from my box from Brenda's lace and  ribbon specials now closed

Coloured Pearl string is from eBay

Butterfly is cut with a Martha Stewart Punch 

The sentiment is from a Tim Holtz Ideology Small talk pad

Well I hope you can take a look at these new stamps they are just great. 

I hope everyone is keeping well ..

 Sending Love and  hugs to you all Carole x

Snowy Days Snowman

 Good evening to all my lovely friends and  followers today is the launch of our Monthly Challenge  over at All Dressed Up Stamps . Our theme as always is Anything  Goes as long as you use an All 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 August Design Team project  I used a stamp called  Snowy Days Snowman

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Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card

Stamp is Snowy Das Snowman painted with Derwent Inktenxe Pencils

Papers are Blue Snowman paper is called Country Snowman from My Paper Studio that I bought last year at I think Hobby lobby in Florida

Kraft card is from Crafters Companion

Star sentiment die is a First Edition sentiment die set

Beaded berries are from eBay

Twine i think came from Whitby Crafts

Wooden bird is from my box might have come from Michaels in Florida

Square stitched dies

Twine from Brendas Lace and  Ribbon specials

Card candy Craftwork cards 

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

Have a great weekend  stay safe and  I hope you all  well
Love and  hugs Carole x

 

Sunflower

Good Morning everyone I hope that you are all well Today I'm sharing an All Dressed up Stamps Design Team card using a freebie stamps we are giving away over at Kit and Clowder I hope you can take a look
This is my Design Team card using Sunflower

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Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card

Stamp is Sunflower painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Yellow card is from Michaels in Florida

Blue  paper is from a Hunkeydory Primrose Lane pad

Marble card is also Hunkeydory

Ovsl die is Spellbinder Floral Oval

Square stitched dies 

Picket Fence die is Crafty Sentiment Designs

Leaf die is Joycraft

Tall leaf die is Marianne 

Sunflowers are from my box 

Twine is Brenda's lace and  ribbon Specials now closed

Sentiment is from a magazine freebie

I hope you can pop over to Kit and  Clowder and  get this lovely stamp I really enjoyed using it Have a good weekend. Love and  hugs Carole x

I've entered this into Crafty Sentiments Design s Challenge

 

The Mermaid Gang

Good evening everyone I hope you are all well and have had a good week My post this evening is to showcase the July new release stamps from All Dressed Up Stamps.. As always they are all fabulous designs.  I'm always amazed how Wendy can always keep coming up with more and more fabulous designs.each month. So here they are and they are now available in the Etsy Store here

Beach Holiday

Bucket & Spade

 Summer Trainers

The Mermaid Gang

For my Design Team card I used the lovely The  Mernaid Gang

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Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card

Stamp is The Mermaid Gang from All Dressed Up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Silver card is Crafters Companion

Blue card from Michaels in Florida 

Paper is Heartfelt Creations Wildwood Cottage Collection pad

I inked the area around the stamp with Bubble wrap and Distress Ink

Dies are Grand circle Dies Spellbinder 

Corner bubble dies are Joy Craft

Stitched square dies

Ceramic fish was from Whitby Crafts ages ago

Star fish charm my box

Silver sparkle gems to make to pothole studs

Well I hope you can take a look at these new stamps they are just great. 

I hope everyone is keeping well ..

 Sending Love and  hugs to you all Carole x

Golden Wedding

Good morning everyone it was our Golden Wedding Anniversary yesterday We had a lovely day not what we had planned sadly our large celebration with all our friends and family had to be cancelled because of Covid  . We had a very small celebration yesterday in our garden which was lovely and made our day a special one 

In February I made these Golden Wedding invitations to send out to everyone so I thought I’d share them today along with a couple of photos of our Wedding Day on the 18th July 1970. We married at St Michael and All Angels church in South Shields and the reception was at the New Crown Hotel some of you may have seen it as it very close to the end of the Great North Run.

Here are photos of the invites and us in 1970  how young we look.

 

Hope you have a lovely weekend and don't mind my trip down memory lane Love and  hugs Carole x

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Magical Woodland

Good evening to all my lovely friends and  followers today is the launch of our Monthly Challenge  over at All Dressed Up Stamps . Our theme as always is Anything  Goes as long as you use an All 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 July Design Team project  I used a stamp called  Magical Woodland

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Card Recipe

Stepper card is made from a Dutch Doobadoo stencil I bought recently from Buddly Crafts

Stamp is Magical Woodland from all Dressed up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Scalloped Oval die 

Green card is From Michaels in Florida

Paper is some i was given and is Autumn leaves

Grass die is Joycraft

Fern die is from eBau

Toadstool stamps are Docrafts and very very old free in the Docrafts magazine

Small flower die is from Dawn to Dusk crafts at Ross paper craft show

Plaited twine is from Whitby Crafts

Wooden heart sentiment is East of Eden from a gift shop in Bakewell

Twine is Brenda's lace and  ribbon specials now closed

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

Have a great week stay safe and  I hope you all  well
Love and  hugs Carole x

Air Fairy

Goof morning everyone my post today is to tell you about a new Design Team I have joined . Its called Get Creative Challenge and I will be making a project every other month for them. I have been looking for something since Crafting by Designs closed as I do miss making projects for them I may look for something else as this is only bi monthly. Looking around so many are asking for videos.

For my first Design Team project I used a lovely stamp from our sponsor Fabrika Fantasy called Air Fairy

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Card Recipe

Card shape made with a Go Kreate Frilly die 10

Stamp is Air Fairy from Fabrika Fantasy painted with Derwent Inktense pencils

Papers are Maja Design Enjoying the Outdoors Flourishing

from Dies to Die for

Dusty Concord Distress Ink

Flowers are made with a Creative Expressions Sue Wilson die Nasturtium I used the solid layer and inked the edges

Stamens are from The Ribbon Girl now closed

Sentiment tags are Lili of the Valley stamps 

Pearls brad  and flower button my box

Well i hope you can take a look at this new Blog challenge as I'm looking forward to being part of The Pink Team Love and hugs Carole x