Snowflake Winter

Good morning all, hope you're well. 

Yesterday I spent several hours putting inserts into Christmas cards (why didn't I keep to my resolution!!) and trying to get ahead with some DT stuff. Today I'm going to try to finish all my DT work up until Christmas then maybe sort out the Christmas presents and start the wrapping! The shopping is going well - only one child to buy for when he produces his list!

Sadly The Happy Scrappers challenge has closed due to lack of participants but as I'd made my next layout I thought I'd show you it.

Layout produced in Craft Artist using a kit called Snowflake Winter from Twin Mom Scraps. Freya was probably about 8 months old when this photo was taken.

Challenges entered:

Challenge up your Life - first snow

My Time to Craft - domestic pets

The Corrosive Challenge - anything goes

Creatalicious Challenges - winter

Oozak - winter vibes

Carol x

Crafting for all Seasons #41 Use Flowers

Time for a new challenge at CFAS and this time the theme is "Use Flowers". We're  looking forward to seeing all your makes. We're being sponsored by Saturated Canary, Di's Digital Downloads and Meljens Designs. I've used an image from Saturated Canary.

My gorgeous image is called Violet and I've coloured her with promarkers and highlighted her petticoat with a gelly roll pen. Papers are from Wild Rose Studio. Ribbon, flowers and sentiment are from my stash. I've followed the sketch over at Saturated Canary.

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

Challenges entered:

Creative Card Crew - anything goes

Digital Tuesday - girly

Party Time Tuesdays - anything goes

Tuesday Throwdown - lots of layers

Crafty Boots - anything goes

Pile it On - anything but Christmas

Joanna Sheen - anything goes but Christmas

Ladybug Crafts - monochrome

Saturated Canary - sketch

I Love Promarkers - anything goes

Paper Pretties - girly cards

Carol x

Whoopsi Daisy - use a digi

It's time for another challenge at  Whoopsi Daisy  and this week it's team A's turn to share their inspiration with you. The theme this week is an easy one - we'd like you to use a digi or you can do Anything Goes if you use a Whoopsi Daisy image on your project.

I've used an image from sheet #260, coloured with promarkers and used glamour dust on the fur. Papers are from Wild Rose Studio. Dies from Spellbinders. Sentiment stamp. ribbon and button from my stash.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the inspiration from the rest of the team and remember if you use a Whoopsi Daisy image you could win 2 image sheets, 1 sheet will be awarded to a winner using any other image.

Challenges entered:

Colour me Creative - non trad Christmas colours

Crazy 4 Challenges - put a bow on it

Hiding in my Craftroom - Christmas

Little Claire's - Christmas

Card and Scrap - Christmas

Sparkles Forum - Christmas is coming

Sparkles Christmas - contemporary colours

Unique Crafters - sugar and spice

Wags n Whiskers - Christmas

Crafty Creations - Christmas

Dream Valley - non trad Christmas

Glitter and Sparkle - ribbon and/or lace

The Crafty Pad - add some glitter

The Ribbon Girl - colour challenge

Platypus Creek Digitals - Christmas buttons and bows

Carol x

Crafty Ann's #79 Birds/Animals

Just spent a lovely couple of nights down in York with my Mum, 3 younger sisters, my brother's wife and my niece. We arrived by train at lunchtime on Tuesday then spent the afternoon in the spa. Wednesday we shopped till we dropped - quite literally then had a meal at Jamie's Italian. Thursday morning we finished off the shopping before heading home on the early afternoon train shortly before all the bad weather set in. I was exhausted when I arrived home and very footsore!! I hope to catch up with everyone later today.

Another fortnight gone and it's time for a new challenge at  Crafty Ann's and this week we want to see all those birds and animals on your creations - no people allowed!

I've chosen to do a layout of Freya lying in the sun. I've used papers and elements from Sweet Sage, Rhapsody in Blue and Tempting Turquoise scrapping kits - these are all available from Crafty Ann's Digi Shop. All the digi kit prices have been reduced in the shop and are now 95p or less each - you get loads with each kit and they all work well together. Ann also has a couple of freebies available if you'd like to try before you buy.

This layout was produced in Craft Artist.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see Ann and the teams creations, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

Dream Valley Challenges - anything goes

Red Carpet Studio - famous movie pets

Simply Create - linky party #10

Carol x

Aud Sentiments #68 Bingo

The Theme of our new challenge over at Aud Sentiments is Bingo - use a line horizontally, vertically or diagonally.  We're being sponsored by The Paper Shelter who gave the Design Team images to work with. 

Bothe the backing paper and pre-coloured image are from The Paper Shelter. I've decoupaged the image then added lots of bling to finish the card - using the middle line of the bingo board 3D, Bling and Happy.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see my team mates take on this challenge, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

Holly Jolly Christmas - the three R's (Rudolph, rhinestones, red)

Our Daily Bread - winter holiday

Cards for Men - Christmas

Crafty Bloggers - Christmas anything goes

Carol x

Christmas Challenges (with sketches) #51

It's time for our next challenge over at CCWS and we hope you're playing along with us this year and stocking up on those Christmas cards and projects. It's the Snow Angels turn this week and it was Nicolet's turn to design the sketch this time. We are being sponsored by Alotta Rubber Stamps and the Design Team were given some images to work with.

My image is Snowman Family, I've coloured with promarkers and highlighted with stickles. Papers were a freebie from Raspberry Road. Card is finished with a sentiment and some snowflakes.

You will have to pop over to the challenge blog to see the sketch for yourself, remember to check out

 the inspiration of the other DT members whilst you're there. 

Challenges entered:

Glitter and Sparkle - lots of layers

Great Impressions - celebrate the season

Joanna Sheen - cold and frosty

Carol x

Christmas Card Club - Bright Colours

I can't believe it's Christmas Card Club time again and this week Hazel chose the theme Bright Colours.

The decoupaged image is from Flowersoft a leftover from several years ago! Backing paper was part of a candy win from the lovely Clare. Card from Papermania, ribbon, sentiment and peel offs from my stash, Snowflakes are punch waste. Card is finished with stickles and glamour dust.

Since the gold mirri card, the ribbon and the snowflakes are from my bit box I'm off to see Di and the girls in the snippets playground - wonder if they have the Christmas decs up in the tree house yet?

You'll find the links to the other girls in my sidebar if you'd like to pop over and see their creations.

Challenges entered:

Challenges 4 Everybody - #7

Dream Valley Challenges - anything goes

Glitter and Sparkle - lots of layers

Great Impressions - celebrating the season

Joanna Sheen - cold and frosty

Opus Gluei - 3D

The Crafty Pad - Christmas

The Squirrel and the Fox - anything goes

Crafty Calender - wrap up warm for winter

CHNC - use something more than 6 months old

Happy Campers - use bright colours

Pixie's Crafty Snippets - #47

Carol x

Crafting for all Seasons #40 Thank You Card

Time for a new challenge at CFAS and this time the theme is Thank You cards. We're  looking forward to seeing all your makes. We're being sponsored by Bugaboo and Pure Innocence Stamps. I've used an image from Pure Innocence Stamps.

I think my fellow DT members may have thought I'd flipped completely when I requested a snowman image for a thank you challenge.......but there was method in my madness. I needed a festive card for a card swap for November so killing two birds with one stone and all that lol.

Image is coloured with promarkers before being die cut with an oval nestie and layered onto a scalloped nestie which I've coloured with distress ink. Papers were a magazine freebie. Lattice dies are from Marianne Design, snowflake from Memory Box and punch from Martha Stewart. Ribbon, peel off sentiment and silver gem from my stash.

Guess who forgot to check which way round the base card was before sticking the BP down securely...yep that would be me! At least it was completely upside down and not just at right angles. So if my layout looks a little odd that's why!!

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

Challenges entered:

Card Makin Mamas - thank you

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Fun with Shapes and More - first snow

Craft us Crazy - favourite colour/holiday theme

Delightful Challenges - let it snow (snowflakes)

Paper Crafting Journey - anything goes

Christmas Card Challenge - snowmen

Craft Room Challenge - punches and dies

Crafty Cardmakers - more than one punch or die

Carol x

Whoopsi Daisy - Pastel Colours

It's time for another challenge at  Whoopsi Daisy  and this week it's team A's turn to share their inspiration with you. The theme this week is "Pastel Colours" or you can do Anything Goes if you use a Whoopsi Daisy image on your project.

Using an image and backing paper from the Daisy and Friends at Christmas CD. Dies are all from Spellbinders, punch from Martha Stewart. Ribbon and sentiment from my stash.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the inspiration from the rest of the team and remember if you use a Whoopsi Daisy image you could win 2 image sheets, 1 sheet will be awarded to a winner using any other image.

Challenges entered:

Stamping with the Dragon - Christmas no red/green

Christmas all Year Long - anything goes

Charisma Cardz - feeling blue

Southern Girls - Christmas

Bearly Mine - anything goes

Carol x

Lest we Forget

Made to honour my great Uncle...

The soldier was my Granny's brother who died during the First World War. He is buried at Grave 330 Sedan (St Charles) Communal Cemetery, Ardennes, France. My eldest son took a detour by the cemetery when he set off on the Mongol Rally earlier this year and took some photographs for me to add to the family tree. We believe he is the first family member to ever visit the grave. The quotes were made by him when he uploaded his photos to Facebook.

The kit was a freebie called Poppies which I found on the Daisytrail forum by a member called Bloggs and the layout was produced in Craft Artist.

In Flanders Field

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lie,

In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields. 

John McCrae

Challenges entered:

Delicious Doodles - remembering

Rick St Dennis - remember

Simply Create #10 - anything goes

Crafty Sentiments - poppies

Critter Sketch - remembrance

Daisy Doodles - remembrance

Lasting Memories - remembrance

That Craft Place - red for remembrance

Carol x

Crafty Ann's #78 Tic Tac Toe

Another fortnight gone and it's time for a new challenge at  Crafty Ann's and this week we're playing tic tac toe - choose any line of three horizontally, vertically or diagonally to add to your creation.

I've done a layout of my youngest when she was flowergirl for my sister (my sister and I feature in the smaller photo). Using papers and elements from several of the scrap kits (some of which I've re-coloured  to suit the wedding colours which were blue and yellow for Leeds United!) these are all available from Crafty Ann's Digi Shop. The layout was produced in Craft Artist.

I've gone for the top row of gems, ribbons and flowers.

Gems          Ribbon       Flowers

Glitter          Fibres        Tassel

Lace           Pearls         Charm

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see Ann and the teams creations, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

Digistamps4Joy - bingo (top line)

Divas by Design - cute

Craft my Life - anything goes

The Crafty Pad - anything goes

Digitally Sweet Challenge - use digital metal (borders, egg base, swirls and buckles)

Carol x

Aud Sentiments #67 - "Thanks"

The Theme of our new challenge over at Aud Sentiments is "Thanks" - use the word thank somewhere on your project.  We're being sponsored by  Di's Digi Downloads. 

Using gorgeous dies from Marianne Designs and a peel off sentiment......et voila!!

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see my team mates take on this challenge, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

Anything Goes - anything goes

LEJ's - use diecuts or punches

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

Partytime Tuesdays - thank you

Lawnscaping - use something from your stash not used for a while (peeloffs)

The Paper Girls - thank you

Scrappy Frogs - give thanks

Paper Pretties - thank you card

Carol x

Christmas Crafting (with sketches) #49

It's time for our next challenge over at CCWS and we hope you're playing along with us this year and stocking up on those Christmas cards and projects. It's the Snow Angels turn this week and it was Miranda's turn to design the sketch this time. We are being sponsored by Delicious Doodles and the Design Team were given some images to work with.

My image is called Little Angel which I digitally pieced using papers from Crafty Ann's, then touched up with promarkers and stickles after printing. My papers and elements all came from a kit called Christmas Around the World. I finally got my printer to work and managed to print and make this card in time for the challenge. Card is finished with some gems, stickles, a poinsettia and a sentiment from my stash.

You will have to pop over to the challenge blog to see the sketch for yourself, remember to check out the inspiration of the other DT members whilst you're there. 

Challenges entered:

CHNC - 3 or more DP's
Crafty Bloggers Network - Christmas anything goes
Oh La La Creations - Christmas
Stamps and Fun = Creativity - Christmas
Challenge up your Life - pocket card

Carol x

Christmas Card Club - sugar and spice and all things nice

I can't believe it's Christmas Card Club time again and this week Zoe chose the theme sugar and spice and all things nice.

Please excuse the awful photograph, today has been one of those days I wish I'd stayed well clear of the craft room as nothing has gone right! Shortly after printing this out my printer decided to take a wobbly, lets hope it's only temporary!! My card is made digitally in Craft Artist using  a kit called Festive Cookies from Daisy Trail.......can't think of anything more sugary, spicy and nice than a gingerbread man! Great challenge Zoe :)

You'll find the links to the other girls in my sidebar if you'd like to pop over and see their creations.

Challenges entered:

CHNC - use 3 or more DP's

Carol x

Happy Scrappers #7 Autumnal Colours/Photos

It's time for a new challenge here at Happy Scrappers (please remember we accept scrap layouts only and they must contain at least one photo). This month the challenge has been set by Lesley and she chose Autumnal Colours or Photographs.

Created in Craft Artist using a variety of kits available from Daisy Trail. The photos are all very old ones of the boys when they were much younger!

 Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the inspiration from the rest of the Design Team. I do hope you will join us this month, we'd love to see your work.

Challenges entered:

Crazy Amigo - Halloween

Top Tip Tuesday - Halloween

Carol x