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

Ready For Christmas

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

The theme for this month is Anything Goes

For my Design Team card I used a great stamp called Ready for Christmas

Card Recipe

Shape is made from a Dutchdoobadoo stencil from Buddly Crafts I have had it a while but this is its first outing

Stamp is Ready For Christmas from Sheepski Designs painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers are from a 12x12 Christmas Pad I bought last year from The Works

Silver Mirra card is from Lime Tree Crafts

Oval die is a Spellbinder Die

The bauble die is Joycraft

Small Silver Tree is  from my box a Dress it up Button

Sentiment is Kaisercraft stamp heat embossed with silver embossing powder

Silver stars are from the waste of a Sue Wilson die

Craftwork Cards card silver Card Candi I have had a long time as they have been closed ages

Ribbon and the small bell ribbon trim is from my box 

I hope you can find time to enter our challenge just remember the theme this month is Anything Goes

Happy Crafting everyone sending love Carole

Mr Snowman

 Good evening everyone tonight I;m sharing a card I made recently for the ladies at our small craft group to make 

I used a very old Lili of the Valley snowman stamp called Mr Snowman. I have to say even though he's old its still a favourite snowman of mine . I made a rocker design this is only the third time I have made this shaped card.

 Card Recipe

Rocker card is made from a Spellbinder Grand Decorative circle 

Stamp is Mr Snowman from Lili  of the Valley I think now only available as a digi stamp. I painted him with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Kraft card is Crafters Companion

Snowman Paper is from Hobby Lobby in Florida

Smaller circle is from the same Spellbinder set

Wooden tree is from The works painted with Iced spruce Distress Ink

Tags are LOTV stamps

Green pearl drops are  Honey Dew sorry some are a bit uneven but I was making this last Tuesday and they were melting on the card 

I hope everyone is well and have a great week 

Happy Crafting Love and  hugs Carole x

Festival Boy

 Good evening everyone I hope you are all well and have had a good week. My post this evening is to showcase the July 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

Festival Boy 

Flower Dreams

Summer Icecream

For my Design Team Card I used the June new release stamp Festival Boy

Card Recipe

7x7 blank card

Stamp is Festival Boy from All Dressed up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense pencils

Kraft card is Crafters Companion

Blue card is Ross Papercraft

Paper is from a very old Portobello Road pack that came free in I think a Docrafts magazine

Stitched edge dies are MFT 

Postage stamp edge die is from eBay

Square stitched dies

Heart Banner die is Penny Black

Sentiment tags are Lili of the Valley Stamps

Wooden Union Jack guitar button is from Whitby Crafts now closed

Card Candi is Craftwork Cards now closed I used a fine liner pen to make the peace signs on them 

Red gingham ribbon my box 

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

Have a  great weekend everyone  

Love and hugs Carole x

Summer Time

Good evening to all my lovely friends and  followers today is the launch of our July 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 July Design Team project  I used a lovely Stamp called Summer Time Its just such a lovely stamp for a summer card

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Card Recipe

Circle shapes to form the rocker card are Spellbinder Grand Decorative Circles

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

Papers and border strip are Pion from Crafteezee  down sale

Tag stamps are Lili of the Valley

Ribbon was from my box 

The Sparkle twine is from Hobby Lobby in Florida

Pink card is Tim Holtz

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

Keep crafting. Love and Hugs Carole x

Red, White and Blue

 Good morning  everyone today sees the launch of July challenge at Get Creative Challenge .The theme for this months  Get Creative challenge is Red White and Blue

This is my Design Team design

Card Recipe

5x7 Deckled edge Kraft card from Mad Hatter Crafts 

Red card my box 

Blue card Ross Papercraft

White card is also Ross Papercraft embossed with a Crafts to You embossing folder

Banner die is MFT

Patterned papers are from scraps in my box

Stitched star die

Happy birthday die is a  Creative Expressions Sue Wilson die

Bakers Twine 

I hope you can find time to enter our challenge just remember Red,White and blue is the theme this month

Pressie Time

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

The theme for this month is Christmas In July

For my Design Team card I used a great stamp called Pressie Time

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank card

Stamp is Sheepski Designs Pressie Time painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Kraft card is Crafters Companion 

Blue paper is from a 12x12 pad I bought from The Works last year

Maroon card is from Ross papercraft

Square stitched dies

Present die is  Intricutz All Wrapped Up I bought from Craft Habitat at Harrogate Show

Tis the season sentiment die is First Edition 

Parcel button is from a Henbury Lane set from Docrafts

Twine my box

Card Candi is from Craftwork Cards now closed

Some frosted snow on his hat

I hope you can find time to enter our challenge just remember the theme this month is Christmas In July

I hope you are having a great week this is my first Christmas card for 2022. I need to get going now and make some more . Sorry I have been missing in Blogland but I have had a really busy few weeks since I got back from holiday .

Happy Crafting everyone sending love Carole

Little Petal

 Good evening everyone I hope you are all well and having a good week. My post this evening is to showcase the June 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

For my Design Team Card I used the June new release stamp Little Petal

Card Recipe

7x7 blank card

Stamp is Little Petal from All Dressed up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Lavender card from my box might be Ross papercraft

Gold glamour Dust card from Lime tree Crafts embossed with a Creative Expressions Daisy Lattice A4 embossing folder

Oval stitched die is a Creative Designs die

Lots of love sentiment die from a Craft stash sale

Square stitched dies

Butterflies are from a Martha Stewart punch I bought many years ago in Michaels in Florida

Pearl string my box

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

Summer Fayre

 Good evening to all my lovely friends and  followers today is the launch of our June 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 June Design Team project  I used a lovely Stamp called Summer Fayre Its just such an adorable stamp for a summer card

Card Recipe

7x7 blank card

Lavender card is Pion Purple

Papers are Maja Design Sofiera Royal Summer Residence from Dies to Die for

Stamp is Summer Fayre from All Dressed Up Stamps painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Square Frilly die is Tattered Lace

Square stitched dies

Flower die is Sue Wilson Creative Expressions Nasturtium die

Lavender pearls my box

The rose border is from the Maja Design sheet

Happy Birthday die is Presscut

Well I hope you can take a look at this new June Blog challenge. 

Before  I go just wanted to say why I have not been on Blogger recently. We finally got to our apartment in Florida after three years. We were away for a month it was great to get some real relaxation and fabulous sunshine .

 

Keep crafting. Love and Hugs Carole x