Flowers and Lace

Good morning to all my lovely friends and followers as its that Wednesday its the launch of a new Challenge over at Crating By Designs and our theme this week is Flowers and Lace a perfect theme for me this week.
We have one sponsor giving a fab prize

Lacy Sunshine

Prize - choice of 3 single digi images

For my Design Team card I  decided on an image called Rory's Prom. Lacy Sunshine have some gorgeous images and  its hard to single one out. If you pop over to the Challenge page you will see some more gorgeous images that the Design Team have used.

Close up of the Stamp
 

Card Recipe

6x6 Blank Card

Stamp is Rory's Prom from Lacy Sunshine painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are Lili of the Valley a discontinued pad and  the Pink paper is Nitwit free recently in a magazine.

Dies are Joy craft Border Die and  matching Frame and  Corner die

Small Sentiment die is Spellbinder. Opulent ovals

Gorgeous large Lace Applique is from Brenda's Lace and  Ribbon Specials Facebook page.

Lace bow cut from lace trim I think I got from Whitby Crafts.

Pearl Trim and Pearl Flowers my stash

Sentiment made on the computer.

Edges inked with Ground Expresso Distress Ink

Well I hope you are all having a good week and can pop over and  enter in our Challenge this week. I've got one more day of School Admission Appeals  on Friday then I'm hopefully finished for a while. Enjoy the rest of the week everyone love and  hugs Carole x

I'm entering this into In the Pink Challenge All or Nothing mine is definitely All Fussy and Fancy

White on White

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers .This morning I'm sharing a sample card I made for my craft group friends to make a couple of weeks ago.
Its a white on white design which I always think look very classy. The design is similar to one I saw on Pam Simpson's blog a while ago and  as I had the embossing folder which came free in a magazine decided to make this card. Thank you Pam for the inspiration it was perfect for our ladies who have varying abilities. They really enjoyed making it.

Card Recipe

7x7 blank card

Smooth white card from Ross Papercraft Show

Embossing folder free in a magazine

Flower dies are Magnolia Do Hickey Doily Flowers and  Joy craft Square Flowers

Ivy  is Marianne Bird and Ivy die

  Joycraft.Vintsge florishes leaf die

Heart stick pins and pearls from my stash

Sentiment die was from a magazine

Well I hope that you are all well and  have some nice things planned for the weekend. For me its a bit of relaxation, crafting and catching up on your lovely Blogs I've have been doing School Admission Appeals all week and  they have been very challenging I forget what its like to get up and  go out early every day how I ever worked full time I  never know. Retirement certainly slows your pace. I've got two and a half days still next week then finished for this school year.

Enjoy whatever you are doing Love and  hugs Carole x

Things With Wings

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers today sees the launch of a new challenge over at Crafty Ribbons Challenge Our theme this week is Things With Wings.
We have a great prize for the winner

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For my Design Team card I used a lovely stamp called Bumble Bee from Lili of the Valley sadly now retired and  the newly released Gnome Ribbon - Bees from Crafty Ribbons

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card

Papers are from a Lili of the Valley pad no longer available

Stamp is Bumble Bee from Lili of the Valley painted with Copic and  Promarker pens

Ribbon is Gnome Ribbon- Bees Lace is from Crafty Ribbons Chantilly Cotton Lace - Amour

Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts

Spellbinder Scalloped Circle die

Sentiment is from a Whimsy stamp set

Beehive button from my stash

Small sparkle hearts from a Chinese Supermarket when I was in Spain

Well I hope you are all well and enjoying the week. This is a great challenge so hope you can pop over and  enter . Love and  hugs Carole x

Night Houses Box

Good morning to everyone and  Happy Tuesday. Today I'm sharing one of the samples I've made recently using the new release ribbons from Crafty Ribbons They are all lovely and  such fun to work with I'll be sharing a few more samples over the next couple of weeks.

I decided to make a box with this ribbon I just love the colours on it .This ribbon is called Night Houses

Box Recipe

Small Heart box I bought 6 on Ebay

Ribbon is Night Houses from the new Gnome Ribbon Collection and  Lace White Volcan Viscose Lace all from the Crafty Ribbons Store

Stamp is Home Sweet Home from All Dressed Up Stamps painted with Copic and  Promarker pens

Twine and  butterfly charm are from my craft stash

Pearl string The Hobby House

If you love ribbon you definitely need to take a look at this new release.

Well I am doing school admission appeals all this week so quite a busy week. I hope you all have some nice things planned. If not keep crafting.  Love and  hugs Carole x

Dreaming of Summer

Good evening to all my wonderful friends and followers This evening sees the launch of a new Anything Goes Challenge over at All Dresssed Up Challenge Blog as always you must use an All Dressed up image.  If you want to join in and don't have an image then there are some great freebies to be found on the blog page,

You could win your personal choice of 3 All Dressed Up digi images, be selected as one of the Top 3 or be chosen as a guest Designer for the next Challenge.

For my Design Team card I used the lovely Dreaming of Summer stamp at the time it seemed like a good idea but given our terrible summer maybe not but we can all hope and dream !!

Card Recipe

6x6 Blank Card

Image is Dreaming of Summer from All Dressed up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are Maja Design Fika Shall we have Coffee, Flowers on the table and The Height of the South

from Live and  Love Crafts

Joycraft Flower edge die cut twice and overlayed

Tonic Squares die

Frame is Wycinanka Sweet Dreams 3 from Live and  Love Crafts

Purple Doily is from Michael's in Florida

Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts and Live and  Love Crafts

Small ribbon spray from my stash

Butterfly Lace is from Brenda's Lace and  Ribbon Specials facebook shop

Sentiment is Lili of the Valley Fairy Sentiment Set

 Well I hope you are having a fab weekend even though its definitely not much like Summer here you just have to make the best of it. I've done a bit of shopping today and  I bought some hanging baskets yesterday so a bit of gardening tomorrow if its dry . I'm then going to do some more of the wedding stationery I'm doing for September..

I hope you can enter the challenge the All Dressed up Images are all so gorgeous Love and  hugs Carole x

I'm entering this into Live and Love Crafts Challenge Sprinkles of Summer and Noor Designs Anything Goes with Chipboard

Little Dancer Rose

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers its that Wednesday and another challenge over at Crafting by Designs and  today sees the launch of our very popular Anything Goes Challenge.
We have two great sponsors for this challenge each giving generous prizes to the winners.

 A Day for Daisies

Prize - $12 gift certificate

Ike's Art

Prize - $20 gift certificate to shop 

For my design team project I used a lovely new image from A Day for Daisies called Little Dancer Rose

Card Recipe

Shaped card is from Craftwork Cards a gift from my craft friend Carol

Stamp is A Day for Daisies Little Dancer Rose painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are from a Docraft pad

Marianne flower leaf and  circle die

Spellbinder circles

Lace was from Whitby Crafts

Pink organza Ribbon is Crafty Ribbons

Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts and my stash

Sentiment is from Lili of the Valley Sentiments Trio Stamps

Pearl bow my stash

Well I hope that you all find the time to enter this challenge and I know a number of you do and  some have even been asked to be Guest Designers. 

Well as I write this the rain is coming down its not much like Flaming June !! . I'm busy with school admission appeals for the next couple of weeks but hope to keep up with your lovely blogs.  Enjoy the week everyone Love and  hugs Carole x

I've entered this into In the Pink Challenge Lace

1st Birthday

Good morning to everyone and  Happy Saturday. Yesterday our Grandson Miles celebrated his First Birthday . So this morning I'm sharing the card I sent to him. I used the fabulous Dino stamp from All Dressed up Stamps.and  I heard that Miles just loved him.I know I do.

Card Recipe

7x7 blank card

Green and Navy Card is Tim Holtz and the dinosaur paper I found on the internet.

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

Spellbinder square die

Balloon die was free in a magazine

Twine is Docrafts from The Range

Alphabet letters are Marianne from Noor designs

The one is a MDF shape covered in Navy card

Sentiments are Lili of the Valley tags

And to end my post a couple of photos. What a difference a year makes this tiny premature baby is now a gorgeous Birthday Boy !!

24th June 2015

24th June 2016 Birthday Boy

Enjoy the weekend everyone hope you have some nice things planned. I'm spending tomorrow in my craft room starting the Order of Service for the Wedding Stationery I'm making for September and  fitting in some Design Team stuff along the way  Love and  Hugs Carole x

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Summer

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers today is the launch of another weekly challenge over at Crafty Ribbons Challenge and the theme this week is Summer I know you are all laughing now as we haven't seen much in the way of Summer weather here in the UK this year. As always there is a great prize from the Crafty Ribbons Store for the winner

PRIZE this week

 selection of grosgrain ribbon

For my design team card I used a great digi stamp from Saturated Canary called Smokin Hot I wish !! 

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card

Stamp is Saturated Canary Smokin Hot painted with Copic and Promarker pens

Papers are Cosmo Cricket Flurries

Card is Tim Holtz

Lace is Chantilly Cotton Lace Marie 

Ribbon is Summer Festival Ribbon Ice Cream both are from Crafty Ribbons

Dies are Spellbinder Floral Oval

Joy craft leaf die

Ice cream buttons and resin shells are from Whitby Crafts

Letters are from a Tim Holtz pad

Wooden speech bubbles are from Joann's in Florida

Some distress ink around the die and  on the shells

Well I hope when I publish this it does inspire some lovely warm summer weather for us all . Its a great challenge so I hope you can find the time to take a look enjoy the rest of the week everyone love and  hugs Carole x

I'm entering this into In the Pink Challenge Lace

Flowerpot

Good morning everyone I hope everyone is having a great week The weather seems to have improved a bit so that's a big plus. Well as its Wednesday its another launch of a new Challenge over at Crafting by Designs the theme this week is use three designer papers I found it harder than I thought I would to use three.
We have one sponsor this week giving a lovely prize to the winner

Prize - choice of 3 single digis

For my deign team card I used a stamp called Flowerpot and  made a plant pot shaped card 

Card Recipe

Plant pot shaped card is from Craftwork cards given to me by my craft friend Carol

Stamp is Flowerpot from OKR Stampede painted with Copic and  Promarker pens and  fussy cut

Papers are Hunkydory and came free in a magazine recently

Lace is from Boyes stores

Martha Stewart heart border punch

Lavender pearl string from ebay

Sentiment is from a Lili of the Valley Sentiment Trio set.

Flower is Wild Orchid Crafts

Leaves are a Marianne die

Some Wink of Stella on the flowers

Well I hope you can find time to enter its a great challenge blog. We are very lucky to get lots of entries every week thank you if you join us. I also want to say a big thank you for all your brilliant comments on my Baptism card so kind. Love and  hugs Carole x

Baptism Day

Good morning to all my friends and  followers I hope that everyone is well and  enjoying a great weekend and  Fathers Day. Yesterday we had a lovely day at the Baptism of my cousin's grandson Nathaniel some of you may remember the baby card I made for his birth in January. It was a very traditional Baptism with a lovely Church Service and a splendid celebration in the Church Hall for family and  friends they certainly did him proud.
The card I'm sharing is the baptism card I made using the lovely Lili of the Valley Christening stamp.

Card Recipe

7x7 blank card

Stamp Lili of the Valley Baby Christening painted with Promarker and  Copic pens

Trellis and heart embossing folder Creative Expressions

Blue paper is from a discontinued Lili of the Valley pad

Dies are Spellbinder Floral oval Joy craft heart border, Magnolia Doo Hickey and  Joy craft flower dies

Heart is a punch and sentiment made on the computer.

Lace is from Brenda's lace and  ribbon

Ribbon, pearls and net overlay are from my stash

Enjoy the rest of your week everyone Love and  hugs Carole x

I'm entering this into The Ribbon Girl Any Image Challenge

Z is for Zebra

Good morning everyone this morning I'm sharing my project using one of  the fabulous new stamps just released over at All Dressed Up Stamps. I have made a lovely wall hanging using the gorgeous Z is for Zebra stamp I hope you can visit the store and  take a look at the new designs they are all gorgeous as you can see.

Bird Cage

Fairy Flowers

Perfect Day

Z is for Zebra

This is my Design Team wall hanging using Z is for Zebra

Wall Hanging Recipe

MDF wall hanging from Michael's Florida

Stamp is All Dressed Up Stamps Z is for Zebra painted with Copic and  Promarker pens

Papers are Maja design Vintage Baby Papers

Pearl string from Whitby Crafts

Buttons, charm and twine from my stash

Love sentiment from a Tim Holtz pad
Alphabet die is Marianne from Noor Designs shop

I hope you like the new stamps and can pop over to the shop and take a look Enjoy the rest of the week Love and  hugs Carole x

Home for the Holidays

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers. As its that Wednesday I'm here to launch another challenge over at Crafting by Designs and  our theme this week is our very popular Get Ready for Christmas challenge . We have one sponsor this week giving a great prize to the winner.

For my design team card I decided on an image called Home for the Holidays

Close up of stamp

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card

Stamp is Home for the Holidays from Robyn's Fetish Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are Woodland Wishes LOTV no longer available

Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle die

Pine leaf die is Marianne

Wooden lamp is from Live and Love Crafts

Jute trim is from Whitby Crafts

Pine cones are my stash

Postmark sentiment is LOTV

With Love tag was from The Range the jute string came with them.

Kraft card is Crafter's Companion

Well I hope you are all having a great week the weather has been miserable here and I'm certainly missing that lovely Florida sunshine . I hope you find time to make a start on your Christmas cards and enter the challenge Love and  hugs Carole x

Wedding Anniversary

Good morning to all my lovely friends and followers and a special welcome this morning to my new blog followers Sue, Tracey and  Ann thank you for following my blog I really appreciate it and I hope you will visit often and enjoy my posts.

My post today is to launch a new challenge over at Crafty Ribbons Challenge Blog The theme is Wedding or Anniversary cards and you must remember to always add a ribbon. This is the great prize for the lucky winner this week.

 A selection of wording ribbon

For my Design Team card I decided on an Anniversary card and as I was going away on holiday and running short of time I decided to use a Lili of the Valley Art Pad image. I do like these and cannot think why they stopped selling these and the gorgeous papers. I used the Meant to be Image and  I think this is still available as a stamp. 

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card 

Creative Expressions embossing folder Heart Lattice

Spellbinder Fleur De Lis Squares die and Square die

Ribbon and Lace from Crafty Ribbons

Image is from a LOTV Art Pad

Sentiments are LOTV Vertical Sentiments and Greetings Postmarks

Pearl String The Hobby House

Flowers Wild Orchid Crafts and my stash

Pearl Hearts Ross Paper Craft Show

Paper is from a Timeless Victorian LOTV pad no longer available

 I hope everyone is well and have had some of the recent sunshine. I'm still catching up with my comments so apologies if I have not got to you yet. 

Its a great challenge theme this week and a fab prize so I hope some of you can make time to enter. 

Love and  hugs Carole x

Hello I'm Back

Good morning everyone just a quick post to say that I'm back in blogland after five weeks at our apartment in Florida I have to say its a bit of a shock after five weeks of temperatures in the 90's to this dull chilly day in the NE. We had a great time and a short holiday within a holiday spending a few days on Captiva Island on the west coast of Florida. Certainly a gorgeous place especially for the sunsets. We watched this one from the perfect beach bar
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This is a picture from our boat of the Island as we left on a lovely boat trip to another remote island Cayo Costa. wonderful dolphins and sea life along the way.

I'm way behind with comments on everyone's blogs and  I will start to catch up over the next few days. I hope that you are all well. I've kept in touch a little better with those on facebook while I was away but my iPad really hates blogger so I'm not able to post from it. The posts you have seen I scheduled before I went away. Thank you all for all the lovely comments while I've been away.so kind.
I've not got a lot of crafting to show you so I'm finishing with a photo of a set of cards I made as samples for the ladies at the craft group I go to to make a couple of months ago.They are all using butterfly shaped cards from Craftwork cards and papers from my stash bows and butterflies are also Craftwork cards. Apologies for the photo getting all three onto my black background sheet was a challenge as you can see.

Well I think I'll go and find some warm clothes now to go out in no more shorts for a while. I've only been up a little while it will take a few days to get back to English time but we do need some fresh food.
Will be back soon with some more pictures of my holiday and some crafting I hope. Got to get back to my Design Team schedules Love and hugs Carole x

Hippie Chick

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers today is the launch of a new Anything Goes Challenge over at All Dressed Up Challenge Blog as always the theme is Anything Goes as long as you use an All Dressed Up Stamp.if you don't have an image then they have some great freebies available on the blog you can use.

For my Design Team card I've used a very pretty stamp called Hippie Chick

The Inside

Card Recipe

Flower shaped card is Craftwork Cards a gift from my friend Carol

Stamp is Hippie Chick from Hippie Chick All Dressed Up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are Maja Design Fika Shall we have coffee The heights of the south from Live and Love Crafts ( thats a lot of words for a piece of paper !!)

Marianne Circle, Leaf and flower die

Joy Craft  butterfly die

Lace is from Whitby Crafts

Sentiment is from a Crafters's Companion Kimono stamp set

Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts

Small pearl flowers are Brenda's Lace and  Ribbon

Pearl string my stash

Well this is a great challenge so I hope you can find time to join in.  Have a great week love and  hugs Carole x