For The Boys

Good morning everyone I hope that you all enjoyed the bank holiday weekend and did some nice things. Well its Wednesday again so the launch of a new weekly challenge over at Crafting by Designs and our theme for this weeks challenge is For The Boys.
We have a great sponsor

Ike's Art

Prize - $20 gift certificate to the store

For my design team card I used an image called Vintage Car

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Card Recipe

7x7 blank card

Stamp is Vintage Car from Ike's Art painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are from an old Lili Of The Valley paper pad  Enchantment and the checked paper from a 

My Mind's Eye scrapbook pad Life Stories

The postage stamp die I bought from eBay

Square stitched die

The tile alphabet stickers are from Docrafts

The dome stickers my box 

Well I hope you can find time to enter I know men cards are not always our favourites but its a good chance to make one. There are more cards to inspire you from our Design Team over on the blog. Enjoy the rest of the week everyone. I'm recovering after a very busy but great weekend with Miles; We all went on the North York Moors Railway on Sunday perfect weather and a fabulous time Miles loved the steam engines.

I'm entering this into Ike's Art Challenge Anything Goes Monochrome

Get Ready for Christmas May Edition

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers its Wednesday again so the launch of a new weekly challenge at Crafting by Designs and  our theme is our very popular Get Ready For Christmas I hope you can play along its a great way to get making your Christmas cards.
Our sponsor this week is

 All Dressed Up Stamps
  

Prize - winner's choice of 2 digi stamps

For my Design Team card I've used the adorable snowman stamp called Snowy Days

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Card Recipe

7x7 Blank  card
Stamp is Snowy Days painted with Derwent Inktense pencils
Papers are Maja Designs Home for the Holidays Traditions from Live and  Love Crafts( now closed)
Wonky Stitched square die from Craft Stash
Snowflake dies are Marianne
Trees are from Hobby Craft
Sentiment strip and  words are from a Pion Design Greetings from the North Pole Border sheet
Ground Expresso distress ink

Well I hope you are all having a great week and  can find time to enter this great challenge. I've been busy this week sitting on a three day School Admissions Appeal panel. I really enjoy it keeps the old brain working !! Looking forward to the weekend.. Love and  hugs Carole x

I'm entering this into Rudolph Days Challenge May Edition 

Butterfly Girl

Good evening everyone I hope you are all well and have had a great weekend..My post today is to showcase the May 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 

My Helicopter

Daddy's Day

Butterfly Girl

Best Teacher

For my Design Team card I used the gorgeous Butterfly girl

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Card Recipe

7x7 Blank card

Stamp is Butterfly Girl painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are Maja Design  Celebration Congratulations
LDRS Gilded Oval Die
Joy craft Butterfly border and  matching Butterfly die
Lace is from Dainty crafts in Washington
Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts and Boyes Stores
Sentiment tag stamps  are Lili of the Valley only available now as digi
Pearl string my box

Well I hope you take a look at these new release stamps that are all now on sale in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy page. 

Have a lovely evening everyone Love and  hugs Carole x

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Enjoy The little things

Good morning to all my friends and  followers. Its that Wednesday so the launch of a new weekly challenge over at  Crafting by Designs the theme for this weeks challenge is Enjoy the Little Things . Our sponsor for this week is

 WeR3  

Prize - $15 gift certificate to the store

For our Design team cards we were given a selection of papers images and  sentiments. I used images Hearts and  Birdie and  papers Hello Floral Chevron to make this new home card.

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank card

Papers and  image from WeR3 pinted with Derwent Inktense papers

Kraft card from Crafter's Companion

Square stitched dies

Sentiment is from Lili of The Valley sorry I cannot see it on the web page

Heart button was from Whitby Crafts

Twine is Docrafts 

Heart button die from eBay

Well I hope you can find time to enter our challenge they are always so popular and  we love seeing your fantastic cards Enjoy the rest of  the week and  the Royal Wedding on Saturday I love looking at the fashions Love and  hugs Carole x

321-GO

Good evening to all my lovely friends and  followers This evening is the launch of a new 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 May Design Team card I used a lovely stamp called 321 GO There are also more fabulous creations from the rest of the Design Team to inspire you all over on the challenge blog

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 Card Recipe

7x7 Blank card

Stamp is 321 Go All Dressed up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are from an old Lili of the Valley pad Country Gent

Kraft Card is Crafters Companion

Stitched square dies and banner dies

The centre die was a one I found on Ali Express I like the different shape

Kraft corrugated card is from a John Lewis parcel 

Twine is Brenda's Lace and  Ribbon Specials Facebook Shop

Charm is from my box

Candi is Craftwork Cards

Cork dots from Michael's in Florida

Off we go Sentiment is Heidi Swapp from Joann's in Florida

Well I hope you can all take a look at the challenge this time and  maybe join us we would love to see you. 

Apologies I've not been around much on here or Facebook but my internet router packed in on Friday. It was six years old and apparently that's about how long that router lasts.  I had to wait till yesterday for the Virgin Engineer to replace it its working great now but what a pain changing the passwords on everything . 

Have a great week everyone I'm back tomorrow with another post Love and  hugs Carole x

Up, Up and Away

Good morning everyone I hope you are all well and  enjoying the Bank Holiday sunshine and have some nice things planned. Today I'm sharing a card I made for the ladies at the Craft Group I go to to make a few weeks ago . I tried something a little different no stamping and  made a little scene using some dies I had not used before and had been in my drawer for ages unused how could I have never used them !! you all know so much craft stuff.

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card

Blue card is Ross Papercraft 

Kraft card is Crafter's Companion

Yellow card is Tim Holtz 

Green and  Turquoise card from my box

Dies are house and tree border  Memory Box 

Clouds Memory Box

Hot Air balloon came free in a magazine ages ago

Sun die from eBay

Square stitched dies

Circle stitched dies and  

Spellbinder circle die to cut the centre circle

Hessian trim I bought in Spain last year at the Chinese supermarket what a fun place.

Card Candi Craftwork Cards (that was quite a shock last week to see they have gone into liquidation always a sad day when another craft company closes I loved their shaped cards )

Paris Blue Memento ink pad

Sentiment is from a Crafter's Companion set Florence

Well enjoy whats left of the weekend we are going to pick up some things for the garden today .I am sorry I've not been around much these last few days we had quite a lot of  Doctors and  Hospital appointments earlier in the week for my hubby but glad to say he is continuing to progress its taking awhile but am sure  we will get there.  Enjoy the sunshine love and  hugs Carole x

Anything Goes Faith Hope Love

Good morning to you all and  a special welcome to my new follower Maureen. As its Wednesday you guessed its a new monthly Anything Goes Challenge over at Crafting by Designs

We have two great sponsors this month

 Bugaboo stamps 

Prize - winner's choice of 4 digi stamps

Image That Digi Stamps   

For my Design Team make I used a lovely block stamp called Faith Hope Love from Bugaboo Stamps and  made a wall hanging.

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Wall Hanging Recipe

Hessian block I bought in Walmart in Florida last year

I did the background using a Dutch Doobadoo stencil with cream and two shades of blue Acrylic paint

Stamp is Bugaboo stamps Faith Hope Love block stamp painted with Derwent Inktense pencils I did the edges of the flowers with a Derwent Metallic pencil as well .

Hessian roses are from Michael's in Florida. 

Hessian butterflies are from the Poundland shop a while ago 

Memories sentiment is from a Kanban stamp set

Chipboard frames are from Scrapiniec

Love sentiment from Dunelm

Pearls my box

I really enjoyed doing this its the first time I've stencilled onto a Hessian Block.. I hope you can join us this time.The challenge runs until the 5th June so plenty of time to get your entries in ..

Enjoy the rest of the week Love and  hugs Carole x