Happy Easter

 Good evening everyone I hope you are all well and having a good week. My post this evening is to showcase the April 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 beautiful designs.each month. So here they are and they are now available in the Etsy Store here

 Happy Easter 

Easter Chicks

Best Frocks

  For my Design Team Card I used the lovely adorable Happy Easter

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank card

Stamp is Happy Easter painted with Derwent Inktense Perncils

Paper is Pion design from Crafteezee now closed

Purple card is Martha Stewart from Michaels in Florida

Die is from eBay

Butterfly is from a Martha Stewart punch I bought many years ago from Florida when dies were popular

Ribbon is from Boyes Stores

Sentiment die is from Debbie Simpson craft stash sale

Small pearls cut from pearl string

I hope you can find time to take a look at the new release stamps . 

Have a  great week everyone  

Love and hugs Carole x

 

 

Summer Fairy

  Good evening to all my lovely friends and  followers today is the launch of our April 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

For my April Design Team project  I used a lovely Stamp called Summer Fairy Its just such an adorable stamp

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card

Stamp is all Dressed Up Stamps Summer Fairy painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils.

Square Stitched dies 

Circle dies are Spellbinder Grand Decorative circles

Circle dies are Spellbinder

Fern dies are Joy craft

Pink card is Martha Stewart from Michaels in Florida

Paper is from my box sorry no idea of the make

Flowers are Wild Orchid Craft roses and bead bunches are from The Ribbon Girl now closed

The sentiment stamp I was given recently 

Leaf shapes to decorate are from the waste from one of the Decorative circles.

Broken China distress ink on the edges and to stamp the sentiment

Finally I want to wish you all a very Happy Easter Weekend enjoy .

Well I hope you can take a look at this new Blog challenge 

 Keep crafting. Love and Hugs Carole x

For you

 Good evening everyone today sees the launch of our April challenge on our blog at Sheepski Designs

The theme for this month is Lets Be Cute

For my Design Team card I used a stamp called For you

Card Recipe

5x7 scalloped card edges inked with Faded Jeans Distress Ink

Yellow card is reflections from Michaels in Florida

Papers are Maja Design White Daisies

Edges of the card and paper are distressed with a Tim Holtz distressing tool

Stamp is For You from Sheepski Designs painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Die is MFT mod rectangles

Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts

Tags are made from the border of the paper and fixed with a Brad from my box it might be Docrafts

I think the Get Well Sentiment die was from a magazine a long time ago

I hope you can find time to enter our challenge just remember the theme this month is Lets Be Cute

Have a great weekend 

 

Spring Pony

 Good evening everyone I hope you are all well and having a good week. My post this evening is to showcase the March 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 beautiful designs.each month. So here they are and they are now available in the Etsy Store here

Spring Hair do 

field of flowers

Spring Pony

For my Design Team Card I used the lovely adorable Spring Pony

Card Recipe

7x7 blank card

Stamp is Spring Pony from All Dressed Up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense pencils

Paper is Maja Design Coffee In The Arbour Grandma's old Porcelain teacups

Blue and pink card is Tim Holtz cardstock 

Square Stitched dies

flower border die is Memory box 

Grass die is Joycrafts

Pink velvet flower trim my box

Banner die is Joycraft

Letters are from a Presscut Happy birthday die

Pink pearls my box

I hope you can find time to take a look at the new release stamps . 

Have a  great week everyone  

Love and hugs Carole x

Easter Bunny

 Good evening to all my lovely friends and  followers today is the launch of our March 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 March Design Team project  I used a lovely Stamp called Easter bunny   Its just such an adorable Easter stamp

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank card cut with a go Create Frilly 10 die

Stamp is Easter Bunny from All Dressed up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are Pion Scent of Lavender

Lavender car is also Pion from Craftezee closing down sale

Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts and The Ribbon Girl 

Go Kreate Frilly die 10

Spellbinder Labels Eighteen die

Happy Easter Stamp is Lili of the Valley

Milled Lavender Distress ink

Small bow and lavender silk flowers are from a very old packet from Docrafts 

Well I hope you can take a look at this new Blog challenge 

 Keep crafting. Love and Hugs Carole x

Jo's Daffodils

 Good morning  everyone today sees the lunch of our new challenge at Get Creative Challenge .The theme for this months  Get Creative challenge is  Anything Goes /Green

For my Design Team card I used a lovely Daffodil Flower Stamp from Sheepski Designsand made an Easter card.  

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card cut with a Go Kreate Frilly 10 die

Stamp is Jo's Daffodils from Sheepski Designs painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Green card my box 

Flower papers are from a Hunkeydory Primrose Lane paper pad

Go Kreate Frilly 10 Die

Banner die is MFT cut to fit

Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts 

Green sprigs from my box not sure of the make as I was given these in various colours

Easter sentiment is a Lili of the Valley Stamp stamped with green ink 

Peeled paint distress ink on the edge of the image

Well I hope you can take a look at this new Blog challenge we have a small prize this time for the winner 

 Keep crafting. Love and Hugs Carole x

Cornflowers

 Good evening everyone today sees the launch of our March challenge on our blog at Sheepski Designs

The theme for this month is Flowers

For my Design Team card I used a beautiful stamp called Cornflowers

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank card

Stamp is Cornflowers from Sheepski designs painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Dark blue card is from Ross papercraft show

Blue flowered paper is Maja Design Denim Girls Love my Jeans form Crafteezee Closing down sale

Square stitched dies

Tattered Lace square velvet ruffle edge die

Blue Cabouchon is from Printable Heaven

butterflies are cut from a Martha Stewart Butterfly punch I bought in Michaels in Florida many years ago 

Small butterflies cut from a butterfly spray die I have

Sentiment is from a Lili of the valley Spring Sentiment stamp set. Stamped with Memento paris Blue ink

Tiny ivory pearls my box

Some Wink of Stella on the ribbon

I hope you can find time to enter our challenge just remember the theme this month is Flowers

    

Bunny Hearts

 Good evening everyone I hope you are all well and having a good week. My post this evening is to showcase the February 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 beautiful designs.each month. So here they are and they are now available in the Etsy Store here

Kitty Hearts 

Heart Balloons 

Bunny Hearts  

For my Design Team Card I used the lovely adorable Bunny hearts

Card Recipe

7x7 card cut with a Go Kreate Frilly die

Stamp is Bunny Hearts from All Dressed up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics 10th of April

Go Kreate Frilly10 die

Sentiment die is from a Docrafts Butterfly Kisses set I bought in a Craft Stash sale recently.

Heart Banner die is Penny Black

Small pearl hearts were a gift from a friend

Crisp organza ribbon my box might be Boyes 

I hope you can find time to take a look at the new release stamps . Have a good week and stay safe.

Have a  great week everyone  

Love and hugs Carole x

A Star Is Born

 Good evening to all my lovely friends and  followers today is the launch of our February Monthly Challenge over at All Dressed Up Stamps our first in 2022 as the Design Team took a break in January. 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 February Design Team project  I used a lovely Stamp called  A Star is Born Its just such an adorable stamp and it proved a great choice as a friend of mine has just had a new Great Grandson.

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank card

Stamp is A Star is Born from All Dressed up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Blue card is Pion Design

Papers are Maja Design Vintage Baby from Craftezee closing down sale 

Stitched square dies

Circle die is Spellbinder

Star circle die I bought from eBay a few years ago

Pearl Trim is from Hobby Lobby in Florida 

Stitched Flower dies I bought from a Craft Stash sale a while ago not sure of the brand

Its a boy tag from the Maja papers

Pearl stars were a gift from a Friend

I hope you can find time to enter our first challenge for 2022 just remember to use an All Dressed Up Stamp if you do

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Have a  great week everyone  

Love and hugs Carole x

Wild Rose Heart

 Good evening everyone today sees the launch of our February challenge on our blog at Sheepski Designs

The theme for this month is Use Some Red

For my Design Team card I used a beautiful stamp called Wild Rose Heart

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card

Stamp is Wild Rose Heart from Sheepski Designs painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Dark Red card is from Ross Papercraft Show

Cream card is from Lime Tree Crafts

Aged Mahogany Distress ink on the card and heart edges

Frilly Heart die I bought from eBay last year I liked them as they are a similar design to some Tattered Lace Velvet Ruffle square and circle dies I have already

With Love sentiment is a Spellbinder die

Heart spray die is a Creative Expressions Sue Wilson die

Dark red organza flowers are from Boyes Stores

Rolled flowers are from Poundland

Pink pearls my box

Hearts are from the Heart Spray waste

Some Wink of Stella on the centre of the Wild Roses

I hope you can find time to enter our challenge just remember the theme this month is 

Use Some Red

Have a great week Love and  Hugs Carole x

Cogs

 Good morning everyone my post today is to launch the new challenge at Get Creative Challenges You will remember that in my last post I told you all that the challenge was closing . However since then one of the lovely ladies on the Design team has agreed to run the challenge . It is launching today with an Anything Goes this is the link if you want to join us Get Creative Challenge.

For my Design Team card I made a man card using some metal cogs and hessian. Its a bit different so hope you like it.

Card Recipe

Blank DL Card

Brown card is from Ross Papercraft

Map paper is from my box sorry it was an odd sheet so no idea the make 

Brown hessian trim from Jelly Bean Crafts 

Metal Cogs are from Michaels in Florida

Happy Birthday sentiment is a Sue Wilson die from Creative Expressions

I hope you can take a look at the challenge it would be nice to support my Design Team colleague who has stepped in the keep the challenge going . Hope you all have a great week. Love and hugs Carole x

Celebrate New Year

 Good evening  everyone today sees the lunch of our new challenge at Get Creative Challenge .The theme for this months  Get Creative challenge is New Year's. 

For my January 2022 Design Team card I used dies to create a New Year card

Card Recipe

I cut a 7x7 card to make the rectangle shape card to fit the rectangle dies

Gold Mirra card from The Range

Charcoal Grey Mirra card Jelly Bean Crafts 

Rectangle dies are Creative Expressions Sue Wilson dies Double Pierced Rectangles I bought recently from a de stash sale

Balloon die came free in a craft magazine a long time ago

Alphabet and number dies are Tonic dies

Gold star beads I bought from eBay

Gold twine my box

Other stars are the waste from a Christmas Tree die I have 

Well I hope you can take a look at this new Blog challenge 

Sadly since posting this I have been informed that the Get Creative blog challenge is closing down Unfortunately  the lady who runs it has some health issues and is unable to continue .

 

Keep crafting. Love and Hugs Carole x

Bob

 Good evening everyone today sees the launch of our first Challenge of 2022  on our  blog at Sheepski Designs

The theme for this month is Squares

For my Design Team card I used a beautiful stamp called Bob

Close Up

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card

Stamp is Bob from Sheepski Designs painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Blue card is Ross papercraft

 Red paper is from an old Lili of the Valley pad

Square dies

Happy birthday die is Presscut

Number die is Tonic dies

Banner die is MFT

Blue metal cogs are from Michaels in Florida

Red and  white twine my box

Some Broken China Distress ink on the edges

Clear Wink of Stella on the Screws and  Door

I hope you can find time to enter our challenge just remember the theme this month is 

Squares.

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year and the very best of wishes for 2022

Love and hugs Carole x

Sleepy Bear

 Good evening everyone I hope you are all well and having a good week. My post this evening is to showcase the December new release stamps from All Dressed Up Stamps. As always they are all fabulous Christmas 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

Christmas Pet 

Christmas Hugs

Sleepy Bear

For my Design Team Card I used the lovely adorable Christmas stamp Sleepy Bear

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card

Stamp is Sleepy Bear from a;; Dressed up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers and background are from a Christmas 12x12 pad I bought this year at The Works

Square stitched dies 

Spellbinder circle dies

Merry Christmas Sentiment I bought in a Craft Stash Sale a couple of years ago I cut it in half to fit

Tinsel twine is from Crafty Ribbons

Silver sparkle tree is from a Dress it Up Button pack

I hope you can find time to take a look at the new release stamps . Have a good week and stay safe.

I hope you all have a Happy and safe Christmas time and I'm finishing with two photos of my Grandson Miles posting his letter to Father Christmas and his visit to meet the man himself . I couldn't resist not sharing them 

Little Skater

 Good evening to all my lovely friends and  followers today is the launch of our December 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 November Design Team project  I used a lovely Stamp called  Little Skater Its one of my Favourite Christmas Stamps.

Close up

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card

Stamp is Little Skater from All Dressed up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Paint set

Papers are from a 12x12 Christmas pad from The Works

Dark Blue card is from Ross papercraft 

Square stitched dies 

Frame die is from eBay 

Ice Skate die is Joycraft

Tag stamps are Lili of the Valley 

Denim blue Distress ink 

Felt Trees are from Hobby Craft I think but have had them a long time

Bakers Twine is Brenda's lace and ribbon specials now closed

Red pearls my box

Some glamour dust on her ear muffs,skates ans background snowflakes

I hope you can find time during December to enter our last challenge for 2021 just remember to use an All Dressed Up Stamp if you do

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Have a  great week everyone  

Love and hugs Carole x