Fancy floral at C.R.A.F.T. CHALLENGE

HIYA, It does not seem like a week ago that i posted that i was off work for two weeks and here we are nearly one week gone!! been out and about a little craft shopping here and there on the way on my journeys, also done a little Xmas shopping...

Had time to make a few cards , here is one of them...this is my DT card for C.R.A.F.T. challenge our theme this week is "Fancy floral"

Our sponsor this week is die cut dreams

So i thought i would go with flowers made with Di cuts, these were a sizzix die done on my cuttlebug.

Why not pop on over to C.R.A.F.T. challenge blog and you will be able to see all the other DT cards which will I'm sure give you some fab inspiration

I will be adding this card to a few other challenges and they are:-

Practical scrappers.....stamps

Allsorts.....plain and simple

creative card crew.....blooming lovely

Thanks for stopping by again and i do hope you will be back again tomorrow to join in our Birthday celebration at Craftycatz ...lots of prizes from our sponsors and a little one from me!

hugs carol x

DT for Craftycatz challenge

Good morning, well it's nearly the weekend, how fast has this week gone, too fast!!!!!

My card today is for Craftycatz challenge and this week the theme is "Stitching" fake or real. My stitching is fake around te edges. I made this card also for my daughter who is 20 this week. I found the image the other day when i discovered a freebie from Kenny K's web site wow they have some super images, bought this one and another one could not resist.

The papers are from crafters companion CD yet again....i just don't seem to use anything else these days!..lol


Our prize this week is a donated prize from lindsey,


I will be adding this card too some other challenges


Allsorts.....At least 3 punches

Kenny K crafty girlz......stitch it

Charisma cards chall........ Anything goes

Thanks again for all your visit's and comments, really do appreciate them, Next week at Craftcatz we have a special celebration with a blog hop....ooh so do please pay us a visit....

hugs carol x

DT card for C.R.A.F.T. CHALLENGE

Hiya..It's Thursday if you did not know it..lol but for me it's my last day at work for two weeks...whooppeeeeeeeeee!!!!! i have a feeling it will go far to fast.

My card today is my DT card for C.R.A.F.T. Challenge, our theme is "Teenages" these can be difficult both in real life and for card making..lol

But i found this fab image from Kenny K's and it was FREE, which makes it even better, the papers are from our sponsor.

Touchan scraps are our sponsors this week and they have given us a fab prize, so why not pop on over and have a look and you can take a peek at the fab DT cards for some inspiration.

I am also adding this card to the following challenges.

Secret Crafter...anything goes

Bee crafty... ....Fall into fashion (he is setting the trend)

Stamp something......Digi day

Creative cottage...Birthday boy

Thanks for stopping by enjoy the rest of today..hugs carol x

DT card for Craftcatz challenge

Hello..... This week has flown by, Loved all the paper piecing for last weeks challenge at Craftycatz. This week we have a colour challenge...Chocolate and green

Our sponsor is Liliac lemon designs

The papers i have used are from my fav CD at the moment and that is crafters companion

I will be adding this card to a few other challenges.

Paper sundaes.....min 3 embellishments

Pollycraft ....Autumn colours

Practical scrappers...buttons

Hey it is nearly the weekend so enoy.......happy crafting.

hugs carol

DT card for C.R.A.F.T. Challenge

Hello and Good morning bloggers, yes it's Thursday and time for a new challenge over at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge, where do our weeks go !!

This week our challenge is to use colouring pencils only, wow it was hard not to use my promarkers...lol, i just cannot imagine been without them these days.

Our sponsor this week is The craftypad and they are offering two stamps of your choice.

We were lucky enough to be given a choice of a few images to use from the craftpad and i chose this fab cat image, so cute, would work for male or female cards.

The papers i have used are from crafters companion CD along with the flowers.

I am also adding this card too.....

My time to craft.....Jewelled

Southern girls ...anything goes

The shabby tea rooms...nature/green

Thanks again for popping by it's nice to know i am not just chattering to myself..lol

hugs carol x

Craftycatz DT card

Good morning bloggers, what are we all up to today, well i will be at work and hopefully this will have posted and you are now reading it..lol I am only at work til 1p.m. so that ain't too bad.

My Card today is my DT card for Craftycatz, our challenge has been chosen by Dianne and it is " Paper Piecing, i love doing this but i only seem to do it when it is for a challenge, We have been given some fab images too from our sponsors this week, Robyn's Fetish designs , the prize will be five images of your choice, so why not have a go especially if you have never tried it before.

You will have noticed my P/P is the umbrella i have also die cut the image in the shape of a jig saw and but it all back together again..lol, used to love doing jigsaws...

The papers are from a crafters companion cd.

I will be also adding this card to the following challenges,

Secret crafter....clean and simple

Truly Scrumptious.....Sketch to follow

Penny's paper crafty........Birthday

Thanks for hopping by, would not be the same without you, have a lovely weekend everyone, hugs carol x

DT card for C.R.A.F.T. CHALLENGE

Hello, not usually posting on a Thursday but wow i am so excited this is my first DT card with C.R.AF.T. challenge, the challenge this week is a fab pastel colour combo to work with. Soo looking foward to popping round to see your creation.

Our sponsor is sew many cards

They are giving our winner the choices of Five digital images. So what you waiting for, but before you logo off your computer why not hop on over to the C.R.A.F.T. blog and check out the other DT members creations they may give you some inspiraton.

I have used this cute image from Sew many cards, Duncan under the mushroom, he is not available until October.The papers are from crafters companion S.W.A.L.K. cd.

I will be adding this card to te following challenges:-

Sketch Saturday......sketch to follow

CYDA........Glitter and girly

Bee crafty......anything goes

Stamp something.......something cute

Pile it on......lots of layers

Thanks for having a peek today, love to here what you think

hugs carol x

blog award for me!!

Hi..I have just received this blog award from Mary, thankyou mary for thinking of me.

now i need to pass on this award to 10 other peeps and also say why i started my blog, well i started my blog because i wanted to start taking part in the blog challenges, although you didn't have to have a blog to enter but i thought why not!! so i did.

Here is my 10 who inspire me when i see their blogs

Tasha

Lisa

sheila

Mandy

Carol

Lesley

kerry

Debs

Mel

Lisa

have a nice evening....x carol

My todays News

wow i have some exciting news to tell you all...I have just been announced on CRAFT challenge as one of their new DT member..whooooo more excuse to play in the craft room..lol

My first challenge with them will be Thursday so watch this space...cannot wait to get started so excited...

Well that's all for now. hope you are having a wonderful relaxing weekend.

hugs carol xxx

3-2-1- Craftycatz DT card

Hiya..wow where is the months going too, September already may have to start thinking about Christmas cards..lol, i bet most of you have started making them!!

My today's card is not a Christmas card it's my Craftycatz DT card, 3-2-1, 3 embellishments, 2 papers and 1 image, that's our challenge this week. The image is a cute popcorn bear image, the more i use these the more i love them,

Our sponsor this week is Crafts and me, they have given a lovely gift, why not pop on over to see and then you can check out the other fab cards from the rest of the DT.

I love pink on cards so could not resist the challenge over at Stamptacular Sunday..pretty in pink, also the sketch i have used is from Sketch Saturday.

other challenges i am adding this card too is Just cute bears.....Embossing

Let's ink it up .... Anything goes...with yellow somewhere,mines the duck!

Thanks for having peek at my todays card, love to here what you think!! enjoy today and have a good weekend when it comes.

x carol

Little bit of spare time

I have had a few days off work this week so i have made extra time to spend at my craft table...if only i could have even more days like these!! Thought you might like to see what i have been making
The first card cupcake kisses was made from a down loadable sheet from crafts u print, link in side bar. it's such a quick and easy card to do also comes with a stand, but i attached it to a bigger card with embossing dots on.

This baby one is to go with a nappy cake which i have just made for a work colleague, who leaves the end of this week.

Did you know there is A DT call going on over at pixie cottage at the moment, if interested why not pop on over and see what you need to do.

Thanks for stopping by again, love it when you say hello!!

x carol