Wednesday 30 November 2016

Little Angel

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers . First I must apologise for not being around recently for many comments on your lovely Blogs. I had a very busy week last week decorator here most of the week and my husband has not been very well they thought he had a shin splint but after several weeks and  three hospital visits last week they think it may be a damaged or trapped nerve so waiting for x-ray results at present. Because of all this his mobility is not good so I'm doing more around the house not that I mind if it helps his recovery.
Now onto my card today its Wednesday so you've guessed its another challenge starting over at Crafting by Designs our theme for this months challenge is our very popular Anything Goes.
We have one sponsor

 Prize - choice of 2 single digis

For my Design Team card I used the lovely Little Angel stamp




Close up of the stamp



Card Recipe

Fanciful shaped card from Craftwork Cards
Papers are Maja Design Vintage Frost Basics form Live and  Love Crafts
Stamp is Little Angel from All Dressed Up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils
Spellbinder Circle Die
Joycraft Winter Wishes Star die
Ribbon is from Whitby Crafts
Flowers and  berries are Hobby Lobby Florida ,Wild Orchid Crafts and my stash
Silver wooden stars are from The Range
Sentiment star is from Hobby Craft
Silver Eyelash trim is from Crafty Ribbons
Resin Angel Wild Orchid Crafts
Some Wink of Stella on her dress and  wings

Well I hope you all have a great week and  can pop over and  enter our last Anything Goes Challenge of 2016. Another busy week for me the decorating is finished had the carpet cleaner Monday,School Governor meeting yesterday and  I'm slowly getting the house back to normal. I've been making some new bedroom curtains and  they are now finally finished but worth the effort . Take care everyone Love and  hugs Carole x





Thursday 24 November 2016

Christmas Box

Good morning everyone its me again three posts in a row not the norm for me but I hope you are enjoying them.
Today its the launch of a new weekly challenge over at Crafty Ribbons Challenge and our theme this week is Christmas
For my Design Team project I've made a Christmas Box using some of the gorgeous 2016 Christmas ribbons available in the shop .







The Lid


Box Recipe

6 inch round paper mache box from Whitby Crafts
Ribbons and lace are all Crafty Ribbons these are the links for all the lace and ribbons
Papers are BoBunny Silver and  Gold collection
Flowers are Cream Wild Orchid Crafts
Holly Leaves are also Wild Orchid Crafts painted with White Wink of Stella
Sparkly red rose is from Hobby Lobby in Florida
Red rolled flower painted with White Wink of Stella from Poundland
Pearl String from The Hobby House and the large berries I saved from last years Christmas crackers
White Wink of Stella on the edges of the rolled paper and  berries

I hope you can find time to pop over and  enter the challenge I'm sure you are all still making Christmas cards. Just remember the only other criteria other than the theme is you must add ribbon or lace to your project . Love and  hugs Carole x


Wednesday 23 November 2016

Christmas Bulbs

Good morning everyone you guessed its Wednesday and another Challenge launch over at Crafting By Designs Our theme this week is our very popular Get Ready for Christmas that we have been running every month since April hope you've been joining in and  made lots of lovely cards.
Our Sponsor this week is

 Prize - $12 gift certificate to store


For my Design Team card I used a lovely stamp called Christmas Bulbs


Card Recipe

6x6 Blank Card
Kraft Card is Crafters Companion
Papers are Lili of the Valley Twas The Night Before Christmas now retired
Stamp is Christmas Bulbs by A Day for Daisies painted with Derwent Inktense pencils
Stitched rectangle die is Lawn Fawn
I made the banner shapes by hand.
Jute string is Whitby Crafts
Heart Reindeer border and  Merry Christmas are both from Live and Love Crafts
Christmas Bauble ornaments are from Crafty Ribbons
Red Stickles on the baubles.
Ground Expresso distress ink 

I apologise for the photo its slightly dark as the day I took the picture before my holiday it was a very dark day.
I hope you can pop over and  enter the challenge as this is our last Get Ready for Christmas Challenge for this year. Enjoy the rest of the week everyone. Love and  hugs Carole x



Tuesday 22 November 2016

Christmas Tree Fairy

Good evening to all my Friends and  Followers .I hope everyone is well. Sorry I've not been around for a while I was away last week on holiday at a cottage in the Peak District its in a lovely village but sadly the wifi is extremely poor so I had to go to the local post office come tea rooms to get my emails. It did have a plus side as they do great coffee and  gorgeous GF cheese scones . We had a good week but the weather was very cold and it snowed all Friday morning .

Now onto my card this is a card I've made using one of the November new release stamps just launched over at All Dressed Up Stamps  there are four in the new release

Christmas Snow Globe
Christmas Tree Fairy. 

My First Christmas.
Party Season 

For my Design team card I used the gorgeous Christmas Tree Fairy


Close up of the stamp


Card Recipe

7x7 Blank card
Papers are Lili of the Valley now retired
Stamp is Christmas Tree Fairy from all Dressed up Stamps painted with Copic and Promarker Pens
Silver Mirra Card 
Sewing Machine and white top stitch thread
Joy craft Winter Wishes star die
Bead lace and silver star trim was from Whitby Crafts
Net edging Brenda's Lace and  Ribbon Specials Facebook shop
Flowers are Ross Paper craft show Hobby Lobby Florida and Live and Love Crafts
Wooden Star sentiment is from Hobby Craft
Silver glitter, Glamour Dust and Wink of Stella on the image.

These new stamps are  all gorgeous so I hope you can pop over and  take a look at them in the shop.
I'm very busy this week doing some school appeal work for the Local Authority all day Tuesday and  the decorator is arriving on Tuesday as well to start our bedroom . I will get round to all your lovely blogs as soon as I can in the meantime have a good week and keep warm Love and  hugs Carole x . 



Wednesday 16 November 2016

Breena and Bear

Good morning everyone I hope you are well as its Wednesday its  another challenge over at Crafting by Designs and  the theme this week is Little Animals. Our sponsor this week is Sheepski Designs if you haven't had a look at the designs then I recommend you take a look


Prize - Choice of 3 single images

For my Design Team card I used Breena and  Bear it really is a Little Bear but I just loved the stamp .



The Stamp and  Berries


Card Recipe

Dutch Doobadoo Shape Art Star Stencil from Noor Designs 
Papers are Lili of the Valley now retired
Stamp is Breena and  Bear painted with Derwent Inktense Pencil
Spellbinder Circle die 
Marianne pine branch die
Joycraft Trees, Snowflake border and  Star die
White Frantage around the stamp
Berries are Wild Orchid Crafts 
Pine cones are Live and  Love Crafts
Button from a pack from Dainty Crafts Washington
Twine was from Walmart in Florida
Silver bells are from Whitby Crafts painted with Gesso
Wooden stars Ross Papercraft painted with Gesso
Wink of Stella on the Wings

Well I hope you can join us this week our challenges are always very popular.As I'm writing this I have just realized that I have had two shape art cards on consecutive days I didn't realize that would happen when I was making them oops.  Enjoy the rest of the week. Love and  hugs Carole x














Tuesday 15 November 2016

Three Little Christmas Girls Present Card

Good evening to all my friends and followers today is the launch of our new monthly challenge over at All Dressed Up Stamps the only challenge rule is you must use an All Dressed Up Stamp. There is always a fab prize of some digital stamps for the winner and also the chance to be in the top three..

For my Design Team card I used the lovely stamp Three Little Christmas Girls. If you are thinking of buying this you also get the three girl stamps along with the three girls together great value . I've also used a Dutch Doobadoo Shape Art Present Stencil to make this card. I've made a couple of these in the past normally for special birthday cards as they take a lot of paper,card and time but I decided to make a Christmas one using this fab stamp.


The Inside


Close up of the stamp




Card Recipe

Dutch Doobadoo Shape Art Present from Noor Designs
Stamp is Three Little Christmas Girls from All Dressed Up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils
Papers are Maja Design I wish from Noor Designs you need 12x12 paper and double sided for this design to work well.
Die is Spellbinder opulent ovals
Tree die is Joycrafts
Wooden Sentiment is from Live and  Love Crafts 
Pearl String is The Hobby House
Pine leaf die is Marianne 
Holly leaf die is Joy crafts
Berries are Wild Orchid Crafts and Ross Paper craft Show
Roses are from Hobby Lobby in Florida
This stencil doesn't come with a stand so I usually make one and fasten to the back so it can be stood up 

Enjoy your week everyone and I hope you can pop over to the challenge blog. Don't worry if you don't have an image there are a lot of freebies on the blog page just click here on Freebies . Love and  hugs Carole x

I'm entering this into Noor Design Challenge Winter



Thursday 10 November 2016

Snail Mail

Good morning to all my friends and  followers today is the launch of our weekly challenge over at Crafty Ribbons Challenge The theme for this weeks challenge is add Flowers and  Pearls and  you must also add ribbon or lace to your project to enter.So many forget and  cannot be considered.
There is always a very generous prize from the Crafty Ribbons Store for the winner. this week its Birthday Sentiment Ribbons
For my Design Team card I'm using a Saturated Canary digital stamp Snail Mail . When it was announced back in the summer they were closing the digital stamp shop I bought a few that I liked and this is one of them. Sadly there are loads I didn't get but maybe one day they will reopen.



Close up of the stamp



Card Recipe

6x6 Scalloped Kraft Card Jelly Bean Crafts
Papers are Hunky Dory and came free in a magazine
Stamp is Saturated Canary Snail Mail painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils
Lace and  Ribbon are both from Crafty Ribbons
Spellbinder Oval and Scalloped oval dies
Corner die, flower dies and leaf die are all Joycraft
Pearl trim and large pearl flowers are from The Hobby House 
Sentiment is Lili of the Valley vertical sentiments

Well I hope you can all pop over and  enter the challenge with the chance to make top three or win the fab ribbon prize .
Sorry everyone that I've not been around as much since Saturday for comments I've had a rotten flu bug and felt yuk till yesterday when things started to improve a bit its so unlike me as I rarely get colds and flu. Enjoy the rest of the week. Love and  hugs Carole x





Wednesday 9 November 2016

Rory Collecting Autumn Leaves

Good morning to my lovely friends and  followers its Wednesday again and the launch of a new weekly challenge over at Crafting by Designs and our theme for this week is Fall Colours .
Our sponsor for this week is the lovely Lacy Sunshine Stamps

Prize - choice of 3 single digi images


For my card today I decided on a lovely stamp called Rory Collecting Autumn Leaves.




Close up of the stamp


Card Recipe

6x6 Blank Card
Kraft Card is Crafters Companion
Papers are Lili of the Valley now retired
The stamp is Rory Collecting Autumn Leaves from Lacy Sunshine painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils
Sentiment is Lili of the Valley Grungy Everyday Sentiments sadly no longer seems to be available
Hessian trim from Hobby Lobby in Florida
Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts and Dainty Crafts Washington
Circle and Leaf Die are Marianne from the Circle leaf and  flower set
Spellbinder circle die
Ribbon is from my stash might have been a bundle from Boyes Stores.


Well I hope you all had a good weekend and are enjoying the week the weather here at the weekend was dreadful I do hate the winter and the dark days I'm definitely a sunshine girl .
The challenge runs for a week so I hope you can pop over and  take a look. Love and  hugs Carole x


 

Wednesday 2 November 2016

Silly Chilly Stan

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers as its that Wednesday its another new challenge starting at Crafting by Designs and  its our very popular Anything Goes Challenge which runs till the 25th November.
We have a great sponsor

Prize - choice of 3 single images


For my Design Team card I used a very cute stamp called Silly Chilly Stan and  decided to make a couple of Christmas tags using this stamp.




Tag Recipe

Coloured tags from Ross Papercraft Show
Stamp is Silly Chilly Stan from Odd Ball Art painted with Copic and  Promarker pens
Die is Memory Box Country Landscape
White and Silver embossing Powder and snowflake stamp.
Twinklets
Silver Mirra Card on thhe purple tag sorry it does not show that well on the photograph.
Pompom trim from Michael's in Florida
                                                       Silver Tinsel Trim Boyes Stores
   Sentiments are Lili of the Valley Christmas Tags
 

Well I hope you are all having a great week . We had a trip to Whitby yesterday for my Gluten Free fish and chip fix at The Magpie always a treat and of course I had to pay a visit to the Craft Shop and pick up some goodies.
Hope you can all find time to pop over and  take a look at The other fab Design Team creations and maybe enter the challenge this month.. Love and  hugs Carole x