Moonlight Wishes

Good morning to all my friends and  followers today is the launch of a new challenge over at Crafty Ribbons Challenge and the theme this fortnight is Anything Goes always very popular with everyone.
There is a great ribbon prize for the winner from The Crafty Ribbons Store.

For my Design Team card I made a Christmas card using some lovely ribbons and trims from The Crafty Ribbons Store . The stamp I used is Moonlight wishes from Lili of the Valley.

The Stamp

Card Recipe

7x7 blank card

Stamp is Moonlight Wishes from Lili of the Valley painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are Woodland Wishes from Lili of the Valley no longer available

Kraft card is Crafters Companion

Ribbons are Retro Christmas-Be Merry and Loopy Cord Willow and Cream both from Crafty Ribbons

 Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles

Joycraft  Christmas Stocking Washing Line from Noor Designs

Hessian stars The Pound Shop

Wooden stars Whitby Crafts

Postmark sentiment is Lili of The Valley sadly they are no longer on the web page.

Glamour Dust on the stars

Well I hope you are having a great week and can join in the fun over at Crafty Ribbons Challenge . Also don't forget to check out out Crafty Ribbons Inspiration Page and for those on Facebook we have a great page on there as well Crafty Ribbons on Facebook

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

Favorite Season - Aurora Reindeer

Good morning to all my friends and followers as its Wednesday its another challenge over at Crafting by Designs Our challenge theme this week is to make something featuring your favorite season.
Our Sponsor this week is The Eastwind if you have not seen these stamps before then its worth taking a look they have some great images

The Eastwind

 

Prize - 3 single digis

For my Design Team card I decided on Aurora Reindeer and my season is Christmas.

Close up of the stamp

 

Card Recipe

7x7 blank card

Papers are Lili of the Valley no longer available

Brown card is Ross Papercraft Show 

Stamp is fromThe Eastwind Reindeer painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Ribbon is from Michael's Florida 

Reindeer buttons are Whitby Crafts

Hessian trees The Pound Shop

Small wooden trees with buttons Hobby Craft

Twine is from Walmart

Christmas Sentiment tags are Lili of the Valley

Twinklets on her hat collar and  cuffs.

Well another week closer to Christmas so its a good time to make some extra Christmas cards. Hope you can enter the challenge this week Love and  hugs Carole x

Get Ready For Christmas

Good morning to all my lovely crafty friends and  followers . Its that Wednesday again and the start of  new challenge over at Crafting by Designs.. Our theme this week is our very popular Get Ready for Christmas Challenge..
We have one sponsor this week

                                                                          LUNAGIRL
                                                                     http://lunagirl.com

 

This company do some fabulous vintage collage sheets and this week the team are using images from the Winter Fun sheet.

Card Recipe

6x6 Blank Card

Image is Lunagirl from the Winter Fun Collage sheet

Papers are Kaisercraft Turtle Dove

Kraft card Crafters Companion

Lace was a gift from one of my lovely Blog friends

Ribbon was from my stash

Flowers green from The Pound Shop, Red sparkle Rose from Michael's Florida

Pine branch die is Marianne

Pine cones are from Live and  Love Crafts and berries from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Sentiment is from Hobby Craft.

Well I hope that you are all well and  having a good week  It would also be great if you could find time to enter this weeks challenge.Love and  hugs Carole x

I'm entering this into Noor Design Challenge Flowers and  Lace

Three Little Autumn Girls

Good Evening and  Happy Thursday everyone. Today sees the start of the Anything Goes Challenges over at All Dressed Up Stamps and is the first since our Summer break so quite exciting. As always the challenge is Anything Goes but you must use an All Dressed Up Stamp. I love them but if you don't have any there are some lovely Freebie stamps on the All Dressed up Challenge Blog just follow this link Freebies.

For my Design Team card I used a trio of lovely girlies called Three Little Autumn Girls and  some of the pretty Autumn papers also available in the shop.

The Stamp

Card Recipe

7x7  Blank Card

Stamp is All Dressed Up Stamps Three Little Autumn Girls from All Dressed Up Stamps Shop painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are Autumn Papers 1 from the All Dressed Up Stamps shop and the colours and patterns are gorgeous 

Spellbinder Floral Oval die

Flower border die is Joycrafts cut twice and flowers used to layer.

Pearl String my stash might be Whitby Crafts

Pearls and gems from The Range and Michael's Florida

Sentiment is the Friendship Recipe from Lili of the Valley Recipe Sentiments

Lace is from Brenda's Lace and  Ribbon Facebook Shop

Blue Hessian Flowers The Pound Shop

Rust flowers from Hobby Lobby Florida

Well I hope that everyone is looking forward to the weekend and maybe find the time to take a look at the challenge this time . Enjoy everyone whatever you are planning. Love and  hugs Carole x

le in the store.

Cute Fairy

Good morning everyone its another challenge over at Crafty Ribbons Challenge today and  a lovely theme its Birthdays
As always the winner will receive a very generous ribbon prize from the Crafty Ribbons Store
For my Design Team Birthday card I decided to use a Lili of the Valley Stamp Cute Fairy. I think she was retired but I've noticed that you can get her now as a digi stamp.

The Stamp

Card Recipe

6x6 Blank Card

Stamp is Cute Fairy from Lili of the Valley painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are Maja design Summer Basics from Live and  Love Crafts

Die is Spellbinder Labels Three

Fiskers punch to slot ribbon in

Lace is Crafty Ribbons Odette

Ribbon is Crafty Ribbons Sheer Organza Vintage Rose Ribbon Beige /Blue

Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts

Sentiment is Lili of the Valley Fairy Sentiments

Wooden star and  Hessian my stash

Ground Expresso  Distress Ink

Warm Hands Warm Heart

Good evening everyone today is the launch of a set of new release stamps from All Dressed Up Stamps As we've been on our Summer break this is the first new stamps for a couple of months.
So here are the new stamps they are all gorgeous

For my Design Team card I used Warm Hands Warm Hearts its just gorgeous.

Close up of the stamp

The inside

Card Recipe

Shaped card from Ross Papercraft Show

Snowflake embossed card from Jelly Bean crafts

Stamp is Warm Hands Warm Heart from All Dressed up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Gold sparkle ribbon is from Whitby Crafts

Die is Spellbinder Opulent Ovals

Blue snowflakes are from Hobby Craft

Blue organza flower is from Hobby Lobby in Florida

Gold flower are from Dainty Crafts Washington 

Berries and  leaves my stash.

The gold string is from Whitby Crafts

Some wink of Stella on the hat and cup.

Well I hope you can pop over to the All dressed Up Stamps Challenge Blog and take a look at the new stamps and the other fabulous Design Team cards . If you fancy treating yourself to some this is the link to the All Dressed Up Stamps Shop. Sorry this post is a bit photo heavy.

 Have a great week everyone Love and  hugs Carole x

Little Snowflake Dancer

Good morning everyone as its Wednesday its the launch of a new challenge over at Crafting by Designs and our challenge theme this week is ribbons.

We have one sponsor this week

Sami Stamps
http://samistampsshop.blogspot.com/

For my Design Team card I decided on a stamp called Little Snowflake Dancer and I've made her into a Christmas plaque.

A Close Up

Christmas Heart Plaque Recipe

MDF heart from MDF man at York craft show

Papers are First Addition

Image is Little Snowflake dancer painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Snowflake die is Alpine Snowflake from Memory Box
Spellbinder Oval die
Pom Pom trim The Ribbon Girl
Martha Stewart Snowflake punch
Pearl String The Hobby House
Happy Christmas ribbon Crafty Ribbons
Wooden Snowflake Whitby Crafts
Sequins from my stash

Well I hope you can pop over and  join in the challenge I know lots of you enter and  also love using ribbons . I'll be back later today with a second post . This two on one day is becoming a bit of a habit !!

Enjoy Love and  hugs Carole x

Flower Fairy

Good evening to all my Friends and  Followers tonight sees the launch of the challenges again over at All Dressed Up Challenge Blog after our Summer break.We are not starting our challenges till the 15th September but to start things of we are firstly having a competition and a Design Team call. So you need to pop over and enter the competition and have a look at the changes that are being made.
If you love working with All Dressed Up Stamps then you might want to take a look at applying for the Design Team.


This is my card using Flower Fairy to inspire everyone.

Close up of the Stamp

Card Recipe

6x6 Blank Card

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

Stamp is Flower Fairy painted with Copic and Promarker pens from All Dressed Up Stamps Flower Fairy

Die is Marianne Flower Leaf and  Circle.

Lace is from Whitby Crafts

Sentiment tags are Lili of the Valley

Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts

Pearl trim and  flowers are from The Hobby House

Butterfly is a Martha Stewart Punch

Ribbon my stash

Some Wink of Stella on her wings and dress

Well I hope you take some time to pop over and take a look at the new challenge arrangements and  enter the great competition I would love for one of my followers to win don't forget the Design Team call as well. Have a great weekend everyone love and  hugs Carole x

Its Snowing

Good evening everyone I'm back again today to share a Design Team card I've made to launch the new challenge over on  All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook Page and the theme for this month is Pretty Pastels. For my card I used the lovely Snowman stamp called It's Snowing.

Close up of the Stamp

Card Recipe

Shaped card and  layers made with a Dutch Doobadoo stencil from Noor Designs

Papers are Lili of the Valley no longer available

Stamp is It's Snowing from all Dressed up Stamps painted with Copic and Promarker Pens

Spellbinder circle die

Joycraft lamppost and tree die.

Fence die is from Crafty Sentiments

Eyelash trim is from Crafty Ribbons

Pearl snowflakes are The Hobby House

Some Icicle Stickles on the trees lamppost and  fence.

Sentiment is Whimsy Stamps Winter Letter Seals

Have a great evening everyone and I hope you can enter this challenge you do have to use an All Dressed up Stamp but if you don't have one there are some great freebies on the blog Here 

Love and  hugs Carole x

Winter

Good morning everyone today sees the launch of a new challenge over at Crafty Ribbons Challenge its our first challenge after our summer break and  the theme this fortnight is anything goes. As always there is a great ribbon prize for the winner from the Crafty Ribbons Store

For my design team card I used the Lili of the Valley girl stamp Winter I do like these they look so classy and the fabulous Patchwork Rose Peace,Love and Joy Ribbon from Crafty Ribbons

Close up of the Stamp

Card Recipe

7x7 blank card

Peace Love and Joy ribbon from Crafty Ribbons

Stamp is Winter girl from Lili of the Valley painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are Lili of hte Valley a discontinued Christmas Pad

Sparkle Snowflakes behind the image are from The Dollar Store in Florida

Pearl Snowflakes are The Hobby House

Peace Love and  Joy sentiment is a magazine freebie

Glamour Dust on the image

Well this is my first post today another one to follow this evening its like the buses everything comes at once Love and  hugs Carole x