Crafting for all Seasons #4 card 2

Yesterday we were given an extra image from 2 Cute Stamps to work with and this is what I came up with for the CFAS challenge which is red, white and blue:

The backdrop has been created digitally in Publisher and Gimp using papers and an image from Crafty Ann's. The main images are coloured with promarkers, the penguin has been printed a second time and layered up. Card is finished with some ribbon and a bow.

Many thanks for looking today and do please pop over to the rest of the Design Teams blogs to see what delights they have in store for you.

Delightful Challenges - fun in the sun

Catch the Bug - red, white and blue plus ribbon

Polka Doodle - red, white and blue 

My Time to Craft - here comes summer

Ribbon Carousel - Happy Birthday America

Incy Wincy Designs - summertime blues

My Partner in Crafting Crime - let's hit the beach

Paper Creation Ink - beach
Creative Inspirations - summer
Sparkles Forum - at the beach

Carol x

Crafting for all Seasons #4 card 1

Where are the weeks going to! It's another new challenge at Crafting for all Seasons today and the theme is red, white and blue - we love to see your creations so what are you waiting for lol. Many thanks to all those who created such wonderful projects for our summer challenge - you didn't make it easy for us to choose a Top Three!

We are sponsored by 2 cute stamps and all the design team got to choose a stamp to work with, I chose Original Cowboy Kid and this is my card:

Image is coloured with promarkers then mounted onto a scalloped nestie square cut from the back of an old file. Backing paper is from a DCWV adhesive stack. Card is finished with a raffia bow (off a present), a star  and a sentiment (both of which I've had forever).

Many thanks for looking today and do please pop over to the rest of the Design Teams blogs to see what delights they have in store for you.

Challenges entered :

Cards for Men - stars 

Rainbow Lady - digi day 

Paper Play Challenges - stars and stripes 

Shelly's Image Blog - patriotic 

Stamp Something - red, white and blue 

Stamptacular Sunday - stars and stripes

Paper Playtime - red, white and blue
Sentimental Sunday - patriotic
Celebrate the Occasion - red, white and blue
Tuesday Throwdown - red, white and blue
Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge - stars and stripes
Die Cut Dreams - red, white and blue
Craft us Crazy - red, white and blue/summertime
Use it Tuesday - red, white and blue
Birthday Sundaes - stars and stripes birthday
2 Cute Rubber Stamps - red, white and blue

Carol x

Vintage Christmas

All images and papers from a free digi download called Christmas from around the World. Background has been printed direct to card, two round images are mounted onto scalloped nesties and mounted onto foam pads. Main image is mounted onto foam pads and a gold pearl has been added. Sentiment is computer generated using Santa's Sleigh font.

Challenges entered:

Christmas Card Challenge - die cuts

Clear it out - CAS

Moving along with the Times - CAS

Craft your days Away - vintage

Christmas Cards all year Round - anything goes

CHNC - anything goes

Carol x

Just for You

Made in Publisher and printed direct to card, backing papers from Crafty Ann's digi shop, font is Special Type. Card is finished with some clear gems.

Challenges entered:

Kaboodle Doodles - circles or dots

Less is More - sketch

Dutch Dare  Thursday - CAS

Carol x

Lemon and Lime

It's those pesky penguins again - heeding Chrissie's invaluable advice I've cleaned up the background and I have to agree she was right.

Stamp from Penny Black coloured with promarkers and highlighted with a gelly roll pen. Embossed background is a cuttlebug snowflake folder, mounted onto lemon and lime card from my bit box. Finished with a peel off sentiment.

Challenges entered:

Less is More - sketch

Allsorts - lemon and lime

Saturday Challenge - embossing
Creative Craft World - Christmas in June
CHNC - anything goes

Carol x

Mixed Bouquet

Using an image and matching backing paper from Joanna Sheens Victorian Companion CD the backing strip and sentiment are printed direct to card and the floral image is layered up on foam pads to give dimension. I've been neglecting my CD's lately since getting to grips with stamping and colouring so thought I'd remedy the matter.

Challenges entered:

CD Sunday - mixed bouquet

Less is More - sketch

(enjoying this sketch - although it's not necessarily as easy as it first looks)

CYDA - vintage

Shopping our Stash - tools of the trade (CD)

Carol x

Pink and Brown

Made using bits from my scrap box, buttons, some jewellers twine, Martha Stewart punch and a stamped sentiment.

Challenges entered:

Less is More - sketch 

Little Claire's - pink and brown

Carol x

Ho Ho Ho

I've had a relaxing afternoon in the craft room, had a play with my surprise buttons and ribbons and finished my projects to send back to Crafty Ribbons. Going to do some DT projects tonight to get ahead as we're off up north next Friday for a weeks holiday, I only booked it yesterday and haven't told anyone else where we're going yet!

Another Christmas card today:

Following the lovely sketch at Less is More, the card has been designed in Publisher and printed direct to card, I printed the Ho Ho Ho's twice and layered them up. Backing paper is from Bearly Mine. H's are from alphabet hats and sentiment is Santa's Sleigh font. Card is finished with some pearls. I've also made a little tag to co-ordinate.

Challenges entered:

Less is More - sketch 

(Chrissie, on reflection you're right about the papers on my other cards!)

Jingle Belles - anything goes plus a tag

Crafty Sentiments - monochromatic

Christmas Cards all Year Round - anything goes

Fabs big Christmas - sentiment

Carol x

Two of a kind

I was going to say Good Morning but looking at the clock I can see it's well into the afternoon lol.

Lady and Diva Lim have given us a sketch to work with this week and as I had this Penny Black stamp sitting on my desk ready to use I thought it was ideal to cut up to follow the sketch.

The topper really doesn't look straight in the photo but I went back and measured just to check it was irl - and it is! Penguins are coloured with promarkers and a gel pen and highlighted with a gelly roll pen. Backing paper is from a DCWV adhesive stack, matted on gold textured mirri card. Card is finished with a ribbon saved from a cracker and a peel off sentiment.

Challenges entered:

Less is More - sketch

Christmas Stampin all Year Round - photo inspired

Bah! Humbug! - penguins

Christmas Cards all Year Round - anything goes

Fabs Big Christmas - sentiment

Now where does the Two of a Kind come in I hear you ask - well I did it all again in pink!

Challenges entered:

Winter Wonderland - pink
CCEE Stampers - pink

Carol x

Christmas

A quick one I made last night - I've spent all week wondering how to use fabric on a card when I remembered I had some of these fabric toppers tucked away in a box. So a very simple card using corrugated card, backing paper from my stash, a tag from Crafty Ann and some pearls.

Challenges entered:

CHNC - anything goes

Christmas Card Challenge - use fabric

Christmas Cards all Year Round - anything goes

Sparkles Forum - snowmen

Fabs Big Christmas - sentiment

Carol x

Surprise package

Got these in the post this morning from Crafty Ribbons after entering their challenge #24 Colour Create on Sunday.

They were offering packs of ribbons and buttons in different colours to the first 15 people to email them, you got to choose which colour you wanted - I chose peach. I didn't know I'd been successful until the postie arrived this morning! I now have to send them a couple of projects (or more) using the ribbons and buttons, so I had a couple of hours in the craft room tonight and made an ATC and a Christmas card but you'll have to wait to see them lol. 

Think it's time for bed now - see you all tomorrow!

Carol x

Christmas Challenge (with sketches) #3

I can't believe we're onto the third challenge already! We had some wonderful entries last time, keep it up and you'll have a box of cards made in no time. 

We are using Nicole's sketch this time and if you pop over to CCWS you'll be able to see it for yourself. This is my card:

Backing paper is a free download I've had for ages. Image is a free digi from Inger Harding and the frame is a  freebie from SansDesign both have been coloured with promarkers. Card is finished with a Martha Stewart punched strip, a Cheery Lynn doiley, snow flake embossing folder, ribbon and some pearls.

Do pop over to CCWS to see what the other Design Team members have in store for you, do hope you can join us. Our sponsor this time is Stempelstudio.

Challenges entered:

Jingle Belles - 3 or more layers

Christmas Cards all Year Round - anything goes

Bling it on - embossing

A Spoonful of Sugar - ribbons and bows

Ribbon Carousel - colour it

ABC Christmas - m is for monochromatic

I love Promarkers - anything goes

Craft your Days Away - monchrome

Carol x

ATC's

Had some fun today designing these ATC's. I don't make them very often but do use them in my Sheenie Angel Envelopes ( a swap on the Joanna Sheen Forum). I had downloaded this Floral Caps Noveau font after seeing it used on a monogram card at Less is More. I messed around in Gimp and Publisher until I was happy. The backgrounds are all from Crafty Ann's digi shop.

Challenges entered:

Divas by Design - not a card

Craft your days Away - monochrome (the S, T and bottom right are all monochromatic)

Carol x

Wedding Anniversary

As some folks who've known me in the crafting world for a while will testify I'm a devil for re-giving cards to hubby and the kids (ie taking them out of the keepsake box, putting them in a fresh envelope and giving them again - sometimes more than once!). My excuses have been one - not enough hours in the day and two - I knew they wouldn't even notice.........and they didn't. Last year however I was nearly caught out with our Wedding Anniversary - we were in the middle of selling the family business and I was working 24/7 on due diligence. Anniversary day dawned and I had an early meeting with one of the Directors of the prospective buyers, I laughingly " fessed" up to what I'd done and the meeting progressed. Late morning hubby stuck his head around the door and made some comment about being married for 21 years and I retorted that it was 22 - well it said 21 on the card was his reply!! Bless him......he thinks I made a typo lol.

Anyway this year I'm well prepared (anniversary isn't until September) here is my card:

The hearts image and embossed paper are from Crafty Ann's Digi shop. Font used is Special Type. Letters and numbers have been typed in Word and saved as a PDF which I then opened in Gimp and cut out each one individually and saved them as transparent png files. Once these files are opened in Publisher they can be manipulated any which way you like. 

The topper is printed onto ivory pearlised paper and matted onto a scalloped nestie. As the ivory stardream wouldn't go through the printer I used a peel off sentiment. Card is finished with some peel off flowers and pearls.

Note the number on the front of the card.......so I can't make the same mistake twice lol.

Challenges entered:

Less is More - monograms

I've thoroughly enjoyed doing the cards for this weeks challenge - I've mastered a few new tricks on the computer and got a few ideas up my sleeve for those wedding invites (although I'm sure the bride and groom will have a few of their own). I never thought I'd ever feel comfortable with CAS much less OLC but now - although I'm still no expert at either - at least I don't shudder at the prospect of making them and like many other Limettes look forward to Saturday to see what Diva and Lady Lim have in store for us. So many thanks Chrissie and Mandi for opening up a whole new crafting world to me..........just hope I'm not eating my words on Saturday lol.

Carol x

Wedding Invite

This is a prototype (mark 1) for my nephew and his fiancee - I think I volunteered to make their invites, luckily the wedding isn't until 2013. Done in publisher using Edwardian Script font. Finished with a bow and some gems. It started life with a bow top left but decided I didn't like it on the photo. Since making this I've been messing around with fonts, gimp and publisher and worked out how to intertwine the letters but won't make any more samples atm.

Challenges entered:

Less is More - monogram

Carol x

Daisy

After a busy week of birthdays, appointments and raging hormones keeping me awake I finally had time (and stayed awake long enough) to hit the craft room this weekend. Less is More are looking for monograms this week and here is my second entry:

Monogram from Joanna Sheens Victorian Companions CD, printed direct to card then sparkled up with a gelly roll pen.

Challenges entered:

Less is More - monogram

Crafty Emma's - sparkly flowers

Carol x

Christmas Wings

Image from Sliekjes Stamps and coloured with promarkers and highlighted with a gelly roll pen. Frame is from a free download.

Challenges entered:

CHNC - Christmas wings

DYSU - use a star

Christmas Cards all Year Round - anything goes

St Lukes Charity - come fly with me

One stitch at a Time - things with wings

Carol x

Christmas Club

Time for another Christmas Club Challenge and this time Claire set us a challenge of Red, White and Green plus a Reindeer - I think I've covered all bases.

Backing paper from Bearly Mine and decoupaged image from the Lilac Garden. Card is finished with a gem, sentiment and highlighted with a gelly roll pen.

If you'd like to join the club or just look at the fab creations of the other members check out my sidebar. Get in touch with any of us if you'd like to take part.

Challenges entered:

Winter Wonderland - Christmas flowers

Christmas Cards all Year Round - anything goes

Fabs big Christmas - sentiment

Cutie Sunday - animals

Carol x

Relax

Backing paper and image from Popcorn male CD. Ticket sentiment from Crafty Ann's. Card is finished with some jewellers cord through a button.

Challenges entered:

Crafters Companion - here comes summer

Fresh Brewed - it's a guy thing

Little Claires - cards for men

Crafty Sentiments - Father's Day

Shelly's Image Blog - Boys/Men

Aud Sentiments - summertime

Carol x

Floral Showcase

Images from Daisie, design put together in Publisher and printed direct to card.

Challenges entered:

Kaboodle Doodles - floral showcase

Saturday Challenge - something from around the house

Carol x

If the Shoe Fits

Backing paper from Joanna Sheen's Floral Fantasy CD (I think - it's been printed a while!). Decoupage shoe has been in my bit box forever. Card is finished with a computer generated sentiment (cut out with a nestie) and a pearl embellishment.

Challenges entered:

CD Sunday - if the shoe fits

Shopping our Stash - SOS (shoe)

Cute Thursday - birthstone (pink topaz/sapphire)

Carol x

Monogram

Over in Limetteland this week we are being asked to do a monogram, this is my first attempt:

Hope I've interpreted this correctly! Put together in Publisher I've used a backing paper, frame and snowflake from a Christmas from around the world free download. The "C" is in Dutch and Harley font. The sentiment is printed direct to card in Santa's Sleigh font. Snowflake is highlighted with a gelly roll pen and I've used a gold gel pen to outline the "C".

Many thanks to all the Limettes for their lovely comments on last weeks creations and the help regarding the "Joy" stamp - I'm going to mount it on eazi mount to see if that helps.

Challenges entered:

Less is More - monogram

Christmas Cards all Year Round - anything goes

Carol x

Scarves and Mittens

Backing paper from Bearly Mine, decoupaged image from the Lilac Garden. Card is finished with some snowflakes and gems.

Challenges entered:

Bah! Humbug! - scarves and mittens

Christmas Cards all Year Round - anything goes

Fabs Big Christmas - sentiment

Carol x

Crafty Ann's Challenge #43 Christmas in June

Gosh where has the last fortnight gone to! It's time again for Crafty Ann's challenge and this time we want to see Christmas cards...........I know it's only June but you'll thank us come December...

I've used Cracker Teddy and two of the tartan backing papers for my card, all available from Crafty Ann's Digi shop. Image is coloured with promarkers. Card is finished with some pearls, a bow and some glittery flowersoft.

Challenges entered:

Fabs Big Christmas - sentiment

Christmas Cards all Year Round - anything goes

Carol x



LIM

Found this stamp in my collection and thought it would be perfect for this weeks challenge but try as I may I just don't seem to be able to stamp a decent image with it. I wonder if any of you lovely ladies have any tips or advice which might help.

This was my first attempt to see what the stamp looked like - I felt the JOY didn't really stand out so tried again with versamark and embossing powders but didn't like the result. Then I tried two colours but the stamp is too detailed to accurately colour in by hand (or do I just need more practise?)

The last one is plum archival ink which seemed the best of a bad bunch so I went with it.

Unfortunately the stamp didn't print too clearly this time although I was rather chuffed to get "to the world" positioned both straight and where I wanted it.

 Question is there a specific technique these stamps are made for?

Do I need different ink?

Is the stamp at fault?

Or is this as good as it gets?

All suggestions gratefully received.

Challenge I'd like to enter:

Less is More - olc framed

Carol x

Crafting for all Seasons #3

Well another fortnight has passed and it's time for our third challenge at Crafting for all Seasons. This time the theme is Summer and we are being sponsored by The Greeting Farm. All the design team were given images to work with, I choose this gorgeous carousel.

The image is coloured with promarkers. Backing papers are from Bearly Mine. Dog is a freebie diecut from a magazine and the ticket is from Crafty Ann. Card is finished with buttons, a gem and a pearl.

We had loads of gorgeous entries for our last challenge so I do hope you can join us again this time.  Please pop over to the other DT blogs to see what they've created with their chosen images.

Now onto winners of my Blog Candy, thank you to all who entered. Chosen by Random No Generator but I'd no idea how to print out the picture lol :

£10 Just Inklined voucher - #9 Kym's Crafty Cards

£5 Crafty Ann voucher plus "A Safe Pair of Hands" - #6 Pamela

Congratulations girls I have sent you both an email, I hope you enjoy your prizes.

Challenges entered:

Rainbow Lady - tickets

Poodle Parlour - anything goes

Bearly Mine - anything goes

Aud Sentiments - summertime

Anything Goes - here comes summer

Simon says Stamp - bingo (buttons, pearls, shape)

Addicted to Stamps - summertime

Carol x

Friendly Snowmen

Image is pre-coloured from Cuddly Buddly that I've had for ages. Sentiment is computer generated in Santa's Sleigh font. Card is finished with buttons, punched holly (first punch I ever bought and never use) and gems.

Challenges entered:

CHNC - buttons

Sparkles Forum - snowmen

Christmas Cards all Year Round - anything goes

Shopping our Stash - SOS (snowmen)

Carol x

Whateva

Using a frame image from Crafty Ann and a freebie digi (sorry don't know where from). Images have been coloured with promarkers and a sakura gel pen. Sentiment printed direct to card in Santa's Sleigh font.

Challenges entered:

Bah! Humbug! - whateva (card for a teenager)

ABC Christmas - L is for Love

Christmas Cards all Year Round - anything goes

Fab's Big Christmas - sentiment

Less is More - OLC framed

Carol x

Thank You - Blog Candy

This post is a sticky and will remain on top until Wednesday 15th June 2011 so scroll down to see my recent posts.

As a thank you to everyone who participated in our FIRST challenge at Crafting for all Seasons, some of the DT's have posted Giveaways on their individual blogs.

In order to win our different blog candies you need to go to each of our blogs and follow the rules for each DT's candy. Enter as many of the DT's giveaways or as few as you like.

Up for grabs here I have two prizes a gift voucher for £10 from Just Inklined

 and a gift voucher plus a set of "A Safe Pair of Hands" digi stamps from Crafty Ann. (This set is being sold to raise funds for the Great North Air Ambulance. After paypal fees, all profits will go to this great cause.)

To win my blog candy you need to:

1. become a follower of my blog

2. post my blog candy badge on your sidebar from now until June 15th (please link the badge back to my blog so others can join in.)

3. add your blog address to my link below

I will announce the winners on June 15th on my blog and on the Crafting for all Season blog.

Please check out the other DT's blogs listed below for a chance to win their blog candy.

Christine

Dawn

 Jan 

Jani

Lizy

Good Luck  and Thank you!!

Proud Mum Moment

Just spent the evening at an awards ceremony at college where my younger son was awarded Student of the Year for Social Sciences. He was one of only 20 students out of the 8000 in the college to win an award and all his tutors had unanimously agreed he should be put forward. 

So one proud Mum tonight and one chuffed young man.

Carol x

Wildlife Reserve

Image and backing paper from Joanna Sheens Jayne Netley Mayhew CD, these have been sitting in my bit box for goodness knows how long just waiting to be put to good use. I haven't used a sentiment yet as I haven't decided whether I'll use it for FIL's birthday or Father's Day.

Challenges entered:

My Time to Craft - wildlife reserve

Shopping our Stash - UFO's

Cupcake - boy oh boy

Creative Inspirations - card for Dad

Fresh Brewed - it's a guy thing

Fussy and Fancy - card for man/boy

Carol x

Happy Birthday

Base card is ice white pearl, image is a freebie digi from Meljens which has been coloured with promarkers. Frame is a nesties label 4 (I think) which has been embossed by hand. Image has been highlighted with a gelly roll pen but I don't think this shows in the photo.

Beginning to enjoy doing these clean and simple cards and am building a nice stack of them to send to charity - which reminds me of why I was standing on the high street this morning wondering where I was going............wanted some small labels from the print shop........oh heck I'll have to go again now!!

(Note to Chrissie - the skateboarder card is for my daughter to give her big brother so no I wasn't having a moment (this time)..........but it happens frequently lol)

Challenges entered:

Less is More - OLC in the frame

DYSU - birthday

Digi Doodle Shop - no backing papers

Carol x

21st Birthday

Over in Limette - land this week we've been asked for a one layer card and to use a frame - great thought I as I'd just downloaded a freebie digi frame, ideal to use. Whilst looking for an image to fill the frame I came across this little skate boy and remembered I still needed another birthday card for no 1 son whose 21st it'll be on Wednesday so thought I'd better make it first. This is how it turned out:

The image is a freebie from Sliekjes Stamps and has been coloured with promarkers. The sentiment has been done in Publisher using wordart and I've left it uncoloured to try to keep the card clean and simple (hope this counts as a frame!).

Challenges entered:

Less is More - olc in the frame

Paper Play Challenges - Fathers day/Man's Card

CCEE - sports theme

Saturday Challenge - male card

Little Claires - cards for men

Carol x

Busy few days

It's been all go here since I got back from York. Last night we had my eldest sons 21st birthday party and today it's my younger sons 19th birthday. We hired a beach hut locally for 24 hours for the party (midday yesterday until midday today). We woke to pouring rain yesterday and it didn't let up until the early hours of this morning - but my son wasn't going to let that put a damper on the occasion. We put up a marquee to house them all and used a couple of generators for light and power. He had a disco and three live bands playing. Although we weren't invited we had to keep popping back to ensure they were behaving so I was in and out all evening.

 Luckily it was dry this morning when we got back to clean up and take the marquee down - I think a good night was had by all counting all the empties we had to cart to the recycling bank.

This is the beach hut and the view of Bass Rock (and the Fife coastline on a good day) from the windows.

We're having some of his closer friends round and possibly some family on Wednesday (his actual birthday) for lunch and going out to Chez Roux (one of Albert Roux's restaurants) for dinner at night so it's off to the hairdressers in the morning and then I'd better think of doing some food shopping or it'll be beans on toast for lunch on Wednesday. I'd better go and finish off his cards too!

Carol x

Mystical Creature

I see blogger is still acting up - my followers have all gone walk-about again! I've downloaded google chrome and so far (touch wood) I've not had any problems with it.

Here's another card I made before my few days away.

I wasn't too sure about it so left it sitting. I bought the stamp earlier this year in preparation for my DD's birthday in December (nowt like planning ahead in my books) and  decided to ink it up for some practise - think I need some more of that lol. Stamp is from The Stamp Barn and has been coloured with promarkers and highlighted with glitter pen. Card is finished with a sentiment and a gem.

Challenges entered:

Cup Cake - things with tails

Kaboodle Doodle - mystical creatures

Crafty Sentiments - add some sparkle

Digi Doodle Shop - no backing papers

Carol x

Mimosa on the Fens

Well that's my little break over, had a lovely time in York - it was great to spend some time with Mum and my sister as I don't see much of them. Now got a pile of washing to tackle though....

Here's one I made before I went away:

There's a new Bildmalarna challenge fortnightly on a Tuesday so I decided to ink up this little beauty for their first challenge. Image is coloured with promarkers. Backing papers are from Craftwork Cards Icecream Parlour collection. Card is finished with a diecut strip, diecut butterflies, a bow and some pearls.

Challenges entered:

Bildmalarna - anything goes

Saturday Challenge - photo inspired (lemon and lilac)

A Spoonful of Sugar - here comes summer

Divas by Design - floral

DYSU - birthday

Shelleys Image Blog - anything goes

Aud Sentiments - summertime

Cute Thursday - pins and pearls

Carol x



Christmas Challenges (with sketches) #2

Goodness has a fortnight gone already - it must be time for another challenge and sketch at Christmas Challenges (with sketches) then. This week we're sponsored by Judikins and the prize is some stamps which Judi herself used at an art event which Marion attended. The sketch has been drawn by Marion so pop over to CCWS to see it. Here is my card:

Papers are from a DCWV stack.

Image (Snowman Iceskatin) is from Just Inklined and is coloured with sakura pens.

Embossing folder - cuttlebug snowflakes.

Sentiment from Crafty Ann

Card is finished with punched snowflakes and ribbon and gems from my stash.

Do pop over to CCWS to see what delights the other DT members have in store for you. I hope you enjoy using the sketch this time and remember what a great prize we have for the lucky winner.

Challenges entered:

Bah! Humbug! - surprise
CHNC - winter blues
Christmas Cards all Year Round - anything goes
Fabs Big Christmas - sentiment
Sparkles Forum - snowmen

Carol x

PS Click here to see my blogcandy.

Embossing

I'm posting this from York, had a lovely afternoon visiting the Jorvik centre, Castle museum and Minster followed by tea at Betty's. Looks like a boat trip is on the cards for tomorrow.
Any way back to craft - I gave my craft room a quick tidy up last night and I'd almost forgotten I'd had a delivery from Joanna Sheen this week containing these Marianne Design embossing folder and butterfly dies - I just had to play with them before I went away. I've embossed on midnight blue pearlescent card which is layered onto a pale blue pearlescent card. Butterflies are made with the pale blue pearlescent card and I've added pearls to them. Sorry it's not the best photo, I've tried everything but the pale blue always shows up white.

Challenges entered:

Bling it on - embossing

Less is More - monochrome

Carol x

You  can enter my blog candy here.

Let the music play

Had a sort out yesterday in my drawers and checked out all my stamps to see what I had. Found this one lurking near the bottom and decided to have a play. I think I was given this by someone  quite a while ago so don't know it's origins

Image is stamped onto lilac pearlescent paper with plum archival ink, this is then matted onto plum card from my bit box. Basecard is lilac and sentiment has been printed direct to card from the computer in plum.

Challenges entered:

Crafty Emmas - CAS

Less is More - monochromatic

Shopping our Stash - oldie but goodie

Carol x

Season's Greetings

This is another little cutie image from Sliekjes Stamps which I have printed out in gold along with the sentiment. Image has then been highlighted with a gold gel pen and a gelly roll pen.

Challenges entered:

Christmas Card Challenge - cream, gold and white (2 outta 3 ain't bad!)

Less is More -monochrome

Fabs Big Christmas - sentiment

Christmas Cards all Year Round - anything goes

Carol x

You can find my blog candy here.

Peaches and Cream

Quite enjoying this monochromatic business, I really must spend some time sorting my stamps out to see what I actually have now that I have time to use them - I know I have several which haven't been inked up yet.

Image is a free digi I downloaded months ago just to try - this is me trying it! Flowers have been coloured with promarkers in shades of peach and orange and some pearls added to the centre of blooms.

Challenges entered:

Less is More - monochromatic

DYSU - orange

Carol x

PS Click here to see my blogcandy.

K is for kids/kraft

I've been struggling with this challenge for a few days - I don't have any kraft card thought I - I tried brown paper but it didn't work for me. The lightbulb went on this evening and I remembered my kraft ATCs and bingo I made a card!!

The lovely ladies over at Less is More are looking for monochrome this week - not something I necessarily have ever done by design although a few cards have materialised that way.

The stamp is from a very old QVC set and has been inked with cocoa memento and stamped onto a squared off ATC. This has been layered onto copper mirri card and a nestie square of pearlised card. Four buttons and a sentiment finish the card.

Challenges entered:

ABC Christmas - K is for kids/kraft

Less is More - monochromatic

Crafty Sentiments - neutral colours

Winter Wonderland - foods of Christmas

Bah! Humbug! -surprise

Carol x

PS Click here to see my blogcandy.

Snowflakes

Phew got this one posted for the Christmas Card Challenge by the skin of my teeth - now I can write the post lol
This gorgeous snowman digi is a freebie from Sliekjes Stamps. I've layered it up in Publisher and changed the colours of the individual elements so they're all the same blue, this was then printed direct to blue pearlescent card. Hat and scarf were coloured with promarkers and white flowersoft was added for fur and falling snow. Card is edged with a snowflake punch.

Challenges entered:

Christmas Card Challenges - snowflakes
Less is More - monochrome
Christmas Cards all Year Round - anything goes
Sparkles Forum - snowmen
CHNC - wintertime blues

Carol x

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