Crafting for all Seasons #96 "Dies and/or Punches"

Good morning all.

We had another lovely day yesterday...surprising since it's half term! No baking got done...hubby set off with good intentions then decided to sort out all the cupboards and pantry which somehow always seem to be heap lie on...I'll give you three guesses who causes the problem!! I managed a pan of stock and then did a Cottage Pie for tea. Spent most of the rest of my day sorting out computers and hard wiring the internet connection to all the main computers and gadgets...fingers crossed things seem to be better!

It's time for a new challenge at CFAS and this time the theme is "Dies and/or Punches. We're looking forward to seeing all your makes. We're being sponsored by Tiffany Doodles who gave the DT images to work with.

I've used Shy Bunny and re-coloured the print to brown to match my papers. Papers are Milton & Co. Square dies are from Spellbinders. Flower die from Marianne Design. Bow and gems from my stash

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Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the inspiration from the other girls, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

Party Time Tuesdays - anything goes
Papertake Weekly - bingo (ribbon, free, blooms)
{PIN}spirational - photo inspired (I used colours)
Crafting Muskateers - cute
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes with patterned paper
Robyn's Fetish - square cards
Brown Sugar - use a bow and a die cut
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - anything goes, add a bow

WOW

I was determined to make a card with one of my many embossing folders for this weeks LIM challenge. By last night I had a box of white embossed bits and still no card so decided to give up. Postie arrived this morning with a parcel from Bunny Zoes - goods bought with a prize gift voucher - and I just got around to opening it!! Forgotten I'd ordered this Marianne Design folder so got straight to making this card:

After finding a shim that worked in the GC white pearlised card was embossed, white pearls added to the flowers, a ribbon tied. I found the butterfly sentiment when I went looking for a "thank you" and thought it more suitable so added a few pearls and used it. Looking at the photo now I'm not sure it needs a ribbon so this is it without:

and with ribbon, without butterfly as Debgem suggests:

I'll let the experts decide, this so isn't my thing so I'm off to play with some colour!

Other challenges entered:

Bling it on - pink, lemon, white colours or flowers (lots of white and flowers)

Cutie Sunday - butterflies

Carol x

Red and White

Paid a flying visit to Durham today to the passport office. Slight delay on the way there as a suspect package was found on the train and we had to wait 45 minutes for the police to arrive to remove it. Managed a flying visit to the Crafty Nook before lunch then it was a case of legging it back to the station to catch the train home again.

Any way onto crafting, this was made last night and left to dry:

Tilda has been coloured with promarkers and her dress and the bow on her hat have been paper pieced. Backing papers are from a DCWV adhesive stack, heart doilies were in my stash, Tilda is mounted onto a Marriane Diecut mat. Card is finished with white satin ribbon, a red rose (from WOC), a die cut corner and swirls, pearls and smaller flowers from my stash.

Challenges I'm entering:

Magnolia Mania - hearts

My Time to Craft - red and white

Ribbon Carousel - get inspired

Simon says Stamp - paper piecing

Divas by Design - anything goes

Paper Play Challenges - show us your style

Shelley's Image Blog - sugar and spice

By the Cute and Girly - anything goes

Stamptacular Sunday - Mum's the word

Aud Sentiments - Happy Mother's Day

Carol x

Paper piecing

Well thats the kids back to school/college again at least for three days! The sun is shining but it's pretty darned chilly so don't think I'll be sitting out today.

Well onto craft and another new technique (to me anyway!!) for me to try....

Apologies the colours haven't come out too great on the photo. I made this last night but couldn't find the right embellishments to finish it off so I decided to get my crochet hook out and make my own. Now its years since I last held a crochet hook in my hand and I wasn't sure whether I would remember what to do with it............however it was like riding a bike and the stitches just flowed..........one small problem though - I couldn't see where I was going and had to resort to my strong reading glasses to see what I was doing!!
Backing papers are from Bearly Mine (also used to "piece" Tilda's dungarees), seam binding from WOC, ribbon flower from Crafty Bits and Pieces, flourish is a creatable die from Marianne Designs, button, pearls, ribbon and rafia lace from my stash, sentiment from Kanban.

Challenges entered:

Just Magnolia - sketch

Cutie Sunday - points (spots?)

Stamptacular Sunday - pile it on

Totally Tilda - paper piecing

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - flowers

Saturday Challenge - pink, brown and cream

Magnolia Mania - pink and....

Carol x