Crafting for all Seasons #71 "Sentiment as Focus"

Good morning all.
Managed to tidy the craft room yesterday and found homes for loads of stuff lying around...now I'll forget I have it lol!! 

Today it's time for our next challenge at CFAS and this time the theme is "Sentiment as Focus". We're  looking forward to seeing all your makes. We're being sponsored by Inky Impressions who gave the DT sentiments to work with.

I choose "Warm Winter Kisses"  which I heat embossed with silver EP after printing. Dies are from Spellbinders and embossing folder is the Die'sire "I Believe"  from Crafter's Companion. I've used a silver ink pad to highlight the embossing on both the background and the dies.

Love how this turned out and could be making several more in different colourways!

Flat for posting....

....and finished inside too!!

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

Challenges entered:

Pile it on - sentiment as focus

Robyn's Fetish - add lots of snow

Scrappy Hands - embossing

Scribble and Scrap - anything goes

Card and Scrap - anything can be celebrated

Crafter's Companion - CAS

CHNC - anything Christmas goes

Feeling Crafty - dies and/or punches

Lothian Crafts - love using your dies

2 Sisters - embossing

CHNC - Christmas love

Holly Jolly - snow much fun

Carol x

Wedding Day

Good morning all.

Managed to gather myself together yesterday to do some crafting and got my wedding card finished along with a DT card for tomorrow.....and I was pleased with both of them!!

Made using the wedding invitation colours and a similar theme. Border punch is from Martha Stewart; embossing folder is a Die'sire from Crafter's Companion; heart die is from Tattered Lace; ribbon, cord, charm and gems are from my stash. Wording is computer generated and heat embossed with silver EP.

Inside has been decorated to match, using another Tattered Lace die which was free in their first magazine.

Challenges entered:

Red Carpet Studio - love actually

Sentimental Sunday - pack a punch

Card a Day - invitations, St Patrick or wedding

LEJ Designs - valentine/love

Natalie and Amy - love is all around

Seemacrafts - valentine/love

Crafty Calendar - love is all around

Brown Sugar - use a die/punch

Delightful Challenges - love notes

Bunny Zoes - love/hearts

Card Mania - love is all around

Carol x

Christmas Card Club - "Snowflakes/All White"

Good evening all.

Sorry I'm still being such a bad blogger...I'm still in hibernation and have been busy doing bits for the wedding which is next weekend...hope we get a day like today for it!

It's time for our next challenge over at the Christmas Card Club, it was Hazel's turn to choose the theme this time and she's given us "Snowflakes/All White".

Using my new Woodware stamp...stamped and heat embossed then paper pieced with some papers from Papermania, finished with a gem from my stash.

Inside duly finished off :)

You'll find the rest of the girls listed on my sidebar if you'd like to pop over and see their creations.

Challenges entered:

The Glory of Christmas - snow

CHNC Extra - anything goes

Christmas Inspirations - clean and simple

Sparkles Christmas Challenge - anything goes

One Crazy Stamper - anything goes

CRAFT - Christmas

Carol x

Crafting for all Seasons #70 "Show us Some Romance"

Good morning all.
Gosh it's chilly, although we have had a nice couple of dry days.

Gary appears to be enjoying his Wwoofing (unpaid work in exchange for bed and board). So far he's sorted out sheep's wool and levelled land!

Today it's time for our next challenge at CFAS and this time the theme is "Show us Some Romance". We're  looking forward to seeing all your makes. We're being sponsored by Meljens who gave the DT images to work with.
 Hubby's gonna get a new Valentine card this year lol!!

I've used Little Art Mouse and XOXO Stitches coloured with promarkers and highlighted with a gelly roll pen. Dies are from Spellbinders. Embossing folder from Cuttlebug and ribbons from my stash.

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

Challenges entered:

Cuttlebug Mania - red

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - anything goes

Cheerful Stamp Pad - love/valentine

Craft-Dee Bowz - anything goes

Crafting from the Heart - anything goes/use red

Craft your Passion - love is in the air

Lexi's Creations - valentine/love

OLLCB - use a heart

The Crazy Challenge - love is in the air

Dream Valley Challenges - no designer paper

That Craft Place - valentine

The Crafting Cafe - embossing

Meljen's - time's up 

(it probably took the full 30 minutes but this card came together without a battle and didn't require much matching up of colours....plus I was making dinner at the same time!)

Carol x

Christmas Card Club - "Feature a Heart /the Colour Red"

Good evening all. I'm running late this should have gone live this morning!

I've finally come out of hibernation...I really don't like January and February!! It would seem my mojo doesn't either and is still awol! Thanks to those who have asked if I'm okay, I'm fine just can't seem to settle to crafting and I've less than three weeks to finish off the wedding stuff and lose the weight which wasn't there when I bought my outfit!!

Gary is currently enjoying himself in the north of South Island and is starting his first Wwoofing job today...so will enjoy a real bed and some home cooking in return for a few hours work each day for at least a week...I think he was looking forward to it!

It's time for our next challenge over at the Christmas Card Club, it was Mary's turn to choose the theme this time and she's given us "Feature a Heart/the Colour Red".  I've managed to do both.

Base card is a recent sale purchase from Readicut. Backing paper is from Papermania "Home for Christmas". Stamps are from Spellbinders a recent magazine freebie which I've stamped and heat embossed. Oval dies from Spellbinders. Icicle die from Marianne Design. Snowflakes are a recent purchase from the Readicraft sale. Ribbons from my stash.

Flat for posting.

And finished off inside...still being good :)

You'll find the rest of the girls listed on my sidebar if you'd like to pop over and see their creations.

Challenges entered:

CHNC Extra - anything goes

Addicted to Stamps - hearts

Pile it On - add ribbon

Scrappy Hands - embossing

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - anything goes

The Crafting Cafe - embossing

Sparkles Forum Christmas - anything goes

2 Sisters Challenge - embossing

Bloggers - embossing

Papercrafting Journey - emboss it

Christmas Challenges (with sketches) - sketch

Creative Moments - add some sparkle

The Sisterhood of Crafter's - winter snowflakes

Carol x