A Star Is born

 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 December  Design Team project  I used a lovely Stamp called   A Star Is Born Its just such a great  Christmas Stamp  one of my favourite stamps and designs I have used many times.

Card Recipe

7x7 blank card

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

Card is Core' Dinations cardstock and Crafty Individuals Christmas Pad

Square Dies

Wooden stars eBay

Sentiment Stamp is Kasercraft Magic of Christmas set

Wooden Angel is from my stash might be Whitby Crafts now closed

Green Hessian trim from Jelly Bean Crafts

Tim Holtz distress tool for the edges from Michaels in Florida

Well I hope you can take a look and and join our new December Blog challenge.

Keep crafting. Love and Hugs Carole x

Sparkle

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 designs.  I'm always amazed how Wendy can always keep coming up with more and more beautiful designs each month.  They are now all available in the Etsy Store here

For my Design Team card I used the fab stamp sparkle This is so versatile can be used for all sorts of occasions.

Card Recipe

7x7 blank card

Stamp is sparkle painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are Pion Winter Wonderland Warm Hearts

Card is Pion Purple iv

Square stitched dies

Spellbinder Opulent Ovals 

Stars are from a MFT Die-namics die stacking stars

Large star die is Joy crafts

Mesh ribbon from my box 

Small paper bow from a Memory Box die Precious Stars

Sentiment stamp is from an old Lili of the Valley stamp set

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

Hope you all have a great week . 

Love and hugs Carole 

Mini Tree

 Good evening everyone today sees the launch of our December challenge at Sheepski designs the theme this month is Tis The Season 

For my design team inspiration I used a lovely Christmas stamp called Tis The Season

Card Recipe 

7x7 card

Stamp is Sheepski Designs Tis The Season painted with Derwent Inktense pencils.

Black velvet card is jelly Bean Crafts

Patterned paper is from The Works a Christmas pad I bought last year

Die is MFT wonky stitched edge rectangle

Stars are both from my box

Sentiment is from  First Edition set

Card candi from Craftwork cards now closed

I hope you can join our challenge this month 

Keep crafting love Carole x

Sorry about the format on my blog posts today my laptop was hacked last weekend so I have had to write this on my iPad which does not like blogger at all. Get my laptop back tomorrow so hopefully the next posts will be back to normal 

Christmas Bear

 Good morning everyone today is the start of the Advent giveaways over ot Kit and Clowder . All Dressed Up Stamps are starting the giveaways today with a beautiful stamp called Christmas Bear .

This is my All Dressed Up Stamps Design Team inspiration

Card Recipe

Card made with a Go Create die as are the card dies

Stamp is Christmas Bear from All Dressed Up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils 

Paper is from  pad from The works 

Maroon card is Ross papercraft

Heart Banner die is Penny Black

Sentiment tag stamps are Lili of the Valley stamps but I think you can still get them as digits

Twine my box

Heart button is from Walmart in Florida on my recent trip

I hope you can all find time to visit Kit and Clowder and pick up this great stamp .

Happy Crafting love Carole x

Mistletoe Kisses

 Good evening to all my lovely friends and  followers today is the launch of our November 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 Mistletoe Kisses Its just such a great  Christmas Stamp .

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card

Stamp is Mistletoe Kisses from All Dressed Up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are Green  Maja Designs Christmas Season Hang the Mistletoe and Patterned is Pion Winter Woodland Frosty days from Crafteezee now closed 

Square stitched dies 

Oval Scalloped edge dies are MFT 

Mistletoe die is from eBay

Sentiment is Whimsy stamps from a set I bought from Dies to Die For

Frosted Berries are from eBay

White bells are from The Works

Wood button Whitby Crafts a long time ago now closed

Ribbon was from my box .

Well I hope you can take a look and and join our new October Blog challenge.

Keep crafting. Love and Hugs Carole x

Santa Post

 Good evening everyone I hope you are all well and have had a good weekend. My post this evening is to showcase the November  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.  They are now all available in the Etsy Store here

                                                                                   

  

For my Design Team card I used the lovely Santa Post

                                                                    Card Recipe

Card shape is made using a Grand Decorative circle Spellbinder die

Stamp is Santa Post from All Dressed Up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Maroon card is Ross papercraft

Blue paper is from a Christmas pad I bought at The Works last year 

Lamppost die is Joycraft

Small Tree die I bought from a craft stash sale so no idea of the make

Sentiment Stamp is a Whimsy Stamp from Dies to Die For

Star Dust Stickles on the image ,trees and  Lamp post

Silver envelope charm my box

Twine from Brendas lace and  ribbon specials now closed

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

Hope you all have a great week . 

Love and hugs Carole x

Conversation

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

The theme for this month is Gems,Glitter ,Sparkles

For my Design Team card I used a great stamp called Conversation and made a star shape card.

Card Recipe

Star shape card is made with a Dutch Doobadoo stencil

Papers are Pion from Crafteezee 

Stamp is Conversation from Sheepski Designs painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Circle dies are Spellbinder 

Sentiment I made on my computer

Gold metal stars are from eBay

Wooden love sentiment is from my box think they came from eBay

Glitter on the wings and moon is Glamour Dust

I hope you can find time to enter our November challenge just remember the theme this month is Gems, Glitter and Sparkles

Happy Crafting Everyone

Toad Stall

Good evening everyone I hope you are all well and have had a good weekend. My post this evening is to showcase the October 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.  They are now all available in the Etsy Store here

Rocking Horse 

Stocking 

 Toad Stall 

For my Design Team card I used the lovely Toad Stall

Card Recipe

8x8 card cut to make the shape using a Go Kreate Frilly 10 die

Stamp is Toad Stall from all Dressed Up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are Pion Summer Falls into Autumn Falling Leaves from Crafteezee now closed also cut with the Go Kreate die

Leaf die is a Marianne die

Crochet flower and Button from my box not sure about the flower but the button is from Whitby Crafts now closed

Sentiment stamp is Lili of the Valley cut with a stitched circle die

Some Forest Moss distress ink on the edges of the image

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

Hope you are all having a great week . 

Love and hugs Carole x

Christmas Penguins

 Good evening to all my lovely friends and  followers today is the launch of our October 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 October  Design Team project  I used a lovely Stamp called Christmas Penguins Its just such an adorable Christmas Stamp .

Card Recipe

Slimline card made from the Slimline largest die

Stamp is Christmas Penguins from All Dressed Up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Slimline dies are from eBay

Pale blue paper is Pion 

Pink card is from Michaels in Florida

Broken China Distress ink on the edges of the image

Sentiment is from a Whimsy Stamp set Holiday Circle Pennants From Dies To Die For heat embossed with silver embossing powder

Silver Tree is  Button up from Whitby Crafts ages ago I only have one of these left now 

Silver stars are cut  from a string of silver stars from my box

Silver stickles on the pom poms

Well I hope you can take a look and and join our new October Blog challenge.

Keep crafting. Love and Hugs Carole x

Bit Batty

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

The theme for this month is Autumn Things

For my Design Team card I used a great stamp called Bit Batty and made a Halloween card

Card Recipe

Black scalloped edge DL card is Docrafts

Stamp is Bit Batty from Sheepski Designs painted with Distress Ink 

stamped onto Orange textured paper from my box

Mat is Dark Grey Mirra card but has not shown up well on the picture

Embellishments are from a Halloween set I bought a lot of years ago in Michaels in Florida

Ribbon is from my box 

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

 Happy Crafting Everyone  

  

Sledging Time

 Good evening everyone I hope you are all well and have had a good weekend. 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 beautiful designs each month.  They are now all available in the Etsy Store here

Crown of Hearts

Deer Hug

 Sledging Time      

For my Design Team card I used the lovely Sledging Time

)Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card

Stamp is Sledging Time from All Dressed Up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Kraft Card is Crafters Companion

Paper is Maja Design Christmas Season Mail the Post Cards from Crafteezee

 MFT inside outside rounded corner die

Square stitched dies

Sentiment die is First Edition

Twine my box

Red bells are from The Works

Card Candi Craftwork Cards

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

Hope you are all having a great week . 

Love and hugs Carole x

Christmas Deer

 Good evening to all my lovely friends and  followers today is the launch of our September 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 lovely Stamp called  Christmas Deer Its just such a lovely festive stamp and I used a new Marianne die I bought recently that I've been wanting for a while and finally found.

Card Recipe

7x7 blank card

Stamp is Christmas Deer from All Dressed Up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils and some Ground Expresso Distress ink on the background

Cream marbled card is from my box might be Ross papercraft

Brown paper is from a Works 12x12 Christmas pad I bought a couple of years ago

Die is Marianne Large Christmas Ornament which I finally found on Amazon

Square stitched dies

Circle stitched die

Sentiment is from a pack from Craftwork Cards long ago

Small trees come with the die as do the small stars 

Twine is from Walmart in Florida 

Gold bells my box 

Well I hope you can take a look and and join our new September Blog challenge.

Keep crafting. Love and Hugs Carole x

Christmas Post Box

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

The theme for this month is Feature A Creature

For my Design Team card I used a great stamp called Christmas Post Box

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card

Stamp is Christmas Post Box from Sheepski Designs painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Kraft card is Crafters Companion

Papers Are Docrafts Christmas Red Robin

Square stitched dies

Rectangle dies are Creative Expressions

Holly dies are Joycraft

Glitter berries eBay 

Acorns my box

Wooden Sentiment is from Hobby Craft

Some glitter on the snow

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

Happy Crafting everyone love and hugs Carole x

Too Good To Share

 Good evening everyone I hope you are all well and have had a good weekend. 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 beautiful designs each month. So here they are and they are now available in the Etsy Store here

Time to cool off 

Unicorn ring 

Too good to share 

For my Design Team Card I used the August new release stamp Too Good To Share

Card Recipe

Stamp is Too Good to Share from All Dressed up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Shell Paper is Pion Seaside Stories from Crafteezee sadly now closed

Teal card is from Michaels in Florida

Die shape for the card and  layers is a Go Kreate Frilly die 10 

Sentiment die is Docrafts

Heart banner die is Penny Black

Wooden Dog button from my box it came from Whitby Crafts many years ago

Distress Ink on the edges is Broken China

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

Sleepy Bear

 Good evening to all my lovely friends and  followers today is the launch of our August 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 August Design Team project  I used a lovely Stamp called Sleepy Bear Its just such an adorable stamp and I made a Shadow Box for a change its the first one I have ever made.

Shadow Box Recipe

 Wooden Shadow box is from Michaels in Florida was 99 cents and is painted with Cracker Barrel White Acrylic paint from Walmart.

Stamp is Sleepy Bear from All Dressed Up Stamps painted with Derwent Intense pencils

Pom Pom trim from my box

Flock material to make the snow and Bow is from Ross Papercraft 

Small wooden trees are from Hobby Craft and painted with the Acrylic paint

Christmas Button from my box might be Docrafts

Silver stars my box

The hessian hanger comes already fixed to the to the Shadow Box

I used a cloud stencil and Distress Ink for the sky

Some grey liquid pearl on the background

Well I hope you can take a look and and join our new August Blog challenge.

Keep crafting. Love and Hugs Carole x