Friday, 30 April 2010

CraftyCatz DT card



Goodmorning ladies, It's Friday again and a holiday weekend is here whooopeeeee!!!!
and it is also time for another CraftyCatz challenge.


This week i have set the challenge which is "Spots R us" my fav thing to add to a card. or should i say one of my fav thing as there is so many.....








This week we are been sponsored by Craft Garden so why not pop over and see the fab creations from the rest of the DT and have a go at this weeks challenge.


My image is Popcorn Bear another fav of mine and papers are from creative cottage digi shop.


I am also adding this card too

Stamptacular Sunday......Sew special

Our creative Corner.......Blooming blossoms


Simple doodles.........Something old (my lace)

Sew many cards DT card and blog hop




Whooooopeeeeeeee my first blog hop posting. i hope it post's ok as i am having a few problems with blogger lately. Well here goes Sew Many cards is having a fantastic blog hop all this week starting from today until 6Th may,and if you visit everyones blog and leave a message you could be in with a chance of winning some fantastic prizes sounds fab. The blog hop starts at SEW MANY CARDS so your first port of call is there. Then follow onto the next DT blog which will be listed for you to hop over too.


If you are reading my post and joining in the fun you should have just come from


AUTUMNS BLOG and after you have left me a little comment you need to hop on over too CHERI'S BLOG.If at any time you get a bit lost around the hop you can always pop back to Sew many cards and the full list Will be there,so go on keep on hopping..lol


This week for our challenge card we were all given a fab new image to use called Fawn he is so sweet, i have used papers from Paper mania, coloured images with pro markers, i used my cuttle bug with a nesties shape for the aperture and made a tent card as i thought he would look really good dangling down into the aperture. what do you think! i think he looks cool.


Simon Says Stamp is our monthly sponsor
Thanks for paying me a visit and for any comments you wish to leave, hope you are having fun hopping around. hugs carol x


Saturday, 24 April 2010

Duncan in the Tub


Good Evening have we all had a lovely day, i haven't really done much..caught up on some housework and some card making which i must say is unusual for me on a Saturday as i don't usually have time for that so it's been a pleasure.

So here is one of my creations off today it is my card for Sew Many Cards outside challenge, The image i have used is such a cutie called Duncan and you can buy him from sew many cards shop. The challenges i am adding the card too are Cute card Thursday as i have used their fab sketch. Simon says stamp challenge wants things with wings well Duncan has wings. Also Quixotic challenge is "make a splash" and i think Duncan is doing that alright!!



I have used promarkers too colour the image in,Putty,Tan ,Vanilla,Tulip yellow and cyan, papers are from Papermania basic vibrant paper pack,

Glad you popped round to have a peek, really appreciate it, enjoy the rest of the weekend, hugs carol x



Friday, 23 April 2010

Crafty Catz DT card



Hello again....Hopefully my first card posted and this one is also been posted at the right time, This card is my DT card for CraftyCatz, the challenge this week was set by Suzie and she chose Stitching fake or real. We also have a fab sponsor Digital Delights so please do pop over and join in with the challenge, love to see you there!! There is some fab creations from the DT.

I am also entering my card into a few other blog challenges and they are Creative Inspiration as I have used their fab sketch, Creative Cottage ....Going Green i have also used the digi papers from Creative cottage. Creative card crew.....Birthday card. Last one is Our creative corner ...Beautiful butterflies.


The image i have used is a cute Lili of the valley one, thanks for stopping by


hugs carol x

Sew Many cards DT card


hello again, wow the weeks go so fast, hopefully you are reading this at the right time, as i am trying to schedule this post..lol. This card is for my DT post at Sew Many cards challenge,"Anything goes" i have used this adorable image called Hershey you can find him for sale here. This weeks sponsor is KLM and they are offering three images for the winner.







Here is a little something about KLM.


KLM Digi Stamps (KLM Designs) was started by a Mother & Daughter team. Kathryn (owner of KLM Digi Stamps) and Sue (Company’s artist) started designing digital stamps for their own creations. After much response & excitement to their designs they formed KLM Digi Stamps.
KLM carry’s a large selection of designs from clowns, which are the company’s signature design to digital sentiments. All images are delivered ZIP format. Each image file contains JPEG and PNG format files. Images can be resized, reversed and altered to your likings.


I have coloured Hershey in using Promarkers cool grey 1 and cool grey 2, i have also decoupaged his feet and ears, added a bone on to acetate and used papers from my stash sorry cannot remember where paper is from had a little while . Ribbon is from Craftyribbons and flowers are also from my flower stash.

Thankyou for stopping by, i am adding this card also too Allsorts challenge which is stitching fake or real!

hugs carol x

Sunday, 18 April 2010

Happy Halen


Happy Sunday afternoon, been busy playing this afternoon needed to get a few cards made for my DT posts, This one i am adding this afternoon is for my outside challenge for sew many cards, the image is called Halen with Hat and she can be found here.The challenges i am adding this card to is, Crafty Creations....Limited Edition, meaning 1 paper, 1 image and 1 embellishment, which is sometimes hard to do..lol managed today though. Little red wagon's theme is Dry Embossing, i have added a few straight lines of embossing down both sides of my card. The last challenge is Charisma Cards which is Monochromatic, i have chosen shades of Green.
Thanks for taking a peek, come back soon, hugs carol x

Monday, 12 April 2010

Crafty Catz DT card


Hiya, wow the weeks just fly by, it's Friday again and it's time for another Crafty Catz challenge, this week we have a colour challenge for you set by the lovely Trish, "Red & Green" and also use a punch somewhere on your creation.

I have used papers which i have had a long time, got them from Cost Co, used a round punch on my corners, also a punch for the leaves on my flowers. I have used Tim holtz distressed ink,as i thought i might play a little with the distress bit, i don't normally do distress but i love to see it!!. Not used my Butterfly stamp for a long time now, added glitter to it's wings. Lace is from my over stocked ribbon draw..lol which i love, you can never have to many.
We would love for you to join in with the challenge, so why not pay us a visit
hugs carol x

Sunday, 11 April 2010

Sew Many challenges DT card

Sorry for the dates on these last two posts could not get the times scheduled









Helloooooooooo, Well today is my first DT card for Sew Many challenges, and i got to play with this fab image called Olliver with flower and you can buy him from Sew many cards. We have a fab sponsor this week too,the prize is 3 images of your choice from Sunshine Stamps there blog can be found here.


Hee is a little bit about sunshine stamps.Sunshine’s Stamps is the brainchild of Christina {Sunshine} and Rob. Angus Argus was launched into the paper crafting world on June 27th, 2009 and the rest as they say is history! We have a wide variety of stamps in our inventory - all of which are hand drawn by either Sunshine or Rob. We love to “sunshine” masculine vehicles and give them personality. We also have our signature image - Sunny Bunny - who will continue to be altered to celebrate all holidays and occasions. If you have a suggestion for a Sunny Bunny send us an e-mail and we will happily consider it! Whether it’s a card for your husband, boyfriend, man-cub or daughter, wife etc. we have an image that will suit your crafting needs! Our images are constantly evolving and are unique in the paper crafting world. We are very pleased to say that we respond to customer suggestion on images and sentiments. If you have an idea for an image or sentiment that you cannot find elsewhere on the web let us know. We will respond to all suggestions and let you know if its "doable". Finally,be sure to hop to our blog http://sunshinesstamps.blogspot.com/ to check out our wonderful design team "Sunshine's Dream Team" blogs! We are so very proud of our gals! They are all rock stars and continue to create amazing cards and projects to showcase our imagesand to inspire you all to create!!





Our challenge this week is too follow a sketch, and make it for mothers day, i have used papers from creative cottage, I coloured the image in with promarkers, colours used , putty, almond,baby pink, blossom, grass and mint green. Flowers and ribbon are from stash, leaves are punched.



Thankyou for taking a peek and any comments you wish to leave, x carol

Sunday crafting


Hiya. I am glad to say i am back on my own laptop.....ahhhh missed it for a day or two, but i think i may have to invest in a new one, as i think there is still things not right with it as it will not update certain things! oh well for now it is working...


Been having a little play this afternoon made my DT card for Friday for my first challenge at sew many cards. Which will be added later. But today i am adding this card for a few challenges which i have been looking at over the weekend. I started with Papertake weekly as it is a sketch this week, and over at Cute Card Thursday it is "Mono Mania"so that was the basics taken care of. Allsorts challenge is "Petals and Pearls" which are my fav things to add to a card, but last of all Crafty Creations would like to see "Paper Piercing" .Also over on the DO CRAFT site the PB challenge was to use an image with clothing so that's why i choose this one.


Papers used are papermania basics, ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons , the new eyelash one, PB image is Ecarte,Splits & pirouette, coloured with promarkers colours putty,almond & orchid as the dresses are paper pierced.
Hope you pop back soon, thanks for stopping by, x carol

Thursday, 8 April 2010

Crafty Catz DT challenge






Good Evening, what have we all been up to today then, It's work for me!! so that's me been out of mischief.
Originally i did this post yesterday just so all i had to do was post it on my blog this morning before going off to work. ha if only, seems my lap top has a virus on it and now causing loads of problems, had to borrow daughters lab top and i hate it!! but hey it is letting me do this..lol
so if i am not around for a little while visiting all the challenge cards you know why.

Just wanted to add my card for this weeks Crafty Catz challenge, which is a sketch chosen by our lovely Kirsty, it is a really good sketch so why not pop over and use this sketch for your next creation.

I have used papers from creative cottage, my image is popcorn bear, flowers made from print out and layered with an added button..


I am also adding this card to a few other challenges which are

Cupcake Craft.....Flowers handmade

Pile it on....Easel card


Incy Wincy designs.....fancy fold

My time to craft...on the spot

Polly Craft Monday....anything goes


ok that's them all, Hope you have the time to say hello,

hugs carol x



Wednesday, 7 April 2010

Sew Many Cards


Evening peeps to celebrate me joining the DT for Sew Many cards i have made this Baby Girl card. The image is so adorable and can be bought from sew many cards shop, papers are from Creative Cottage digi papers,MS punch used , charm, ribbon and pearl slider all from stash. My first challenge with them starts next Friday, so all excited planning my card now.
Thanks for popping by to have a peek,
hugs carol x

Monday, 5 April 2010

Any thing goes!



Hello there, well that's the Easter Weekend over with, role on the next B/H, it's been a lovely long break don't you think, i have been busy doing a few cards for orders today but decided to do this one for some challenges, will be sending it off to a friend on Do Crafts.


The sketch i have used is from this new challenge blog called pretty in ink i am also linking it with a lot of anything goes challenges just add ink, For fun challenges, Papertake weekly, Crafty Creations, these are all free and easy going challenges. Last but not lease is Simple Doodles thier theme is layering, again they all have some fantastic DT cards for you to get some inspiration from.

Papers are from creative cottages downloads, gorgeous papers they are too,

Saturday, 3 April 2010

Baby Girl !!!!


Happy Saturday......hope everyone is getting to do just what they wanted to do, be it relaxing, crafting, shopping or just blogging, have fun.

I have been doing a little crafting this afternoon a baby card, used these fab papers from the Creative Cottage downloads which i won on their first competition on their blog. Only just had a chance to print some out, also adding this card to the challenge over there as it's "Pretty in Pink"

Stampsomething has also got a Pink theme going on.. Penny Black saturday challenge has just started with todays challenge and it's checks, so the ribbon which i have added covers that one. oh and this fab PB image.

Charisma Cardz is all about "Animal Magic" so the little hedgehog is my entry in to this and last but not least My Time to Craft has a theme of "New Baby"

They all have some gorgeous work from the DT members so if you are stuck for inspiration have a peek,
ok enjoy the rest of the weekend, hugs carol xx

Friday, 2 April 2010

My fantastic news....


Hello again well i just wanted to share with you my good news ....I have been accepted on Sew Many Cards DT....whooppeeeeeeeeeeeeee. it's fab news for me, really excited about it. My post does not start until mid April so looking forward to it.....

I know i am already on Crafty Catz DT but it is still fab to be accepted on to another one, more cards and challenges to join in with.
Oh i almost forgot i have also won the spring competion over at Crafty Ribbons blog ....so it's ribbons ribbons and more ribbons for me, a girl can never have too many ribbons.lol

well that's my exciting news for today:)

Thanks for reading, hugs carol x

Crafty Catz DT card


Good Morning and what a gorgeous day it is at the moment.....HAPPY EASTER to all!!
I also have some exciting news to share with you, which i will announce on a later post.... But for now

Because it is Friday i have my DT card to add for Crafty Catz challenge. This week lovely Dianne has set a colour challenge for all of you to play along with. Colours are Orange,Green and White, there is an optional extra if you want and its " Something Fruity".

I have used these papers which i have had a while now and not sure where they came from, I just seem to collect papers then forget about them..lol anyone else like that!

Flowers are made with my woodware punch, and the image is a cute PB one. why not hop over there and join in with the challenge, The DT cards will give you some inspiration to get you on your way....
Enjoy your weekend peeps have fun and relax!!
huugs carol x