Sparkle and shine

Wow its been ages since i did a post....eee been a little busy bee, and had a fabulous time in Prague, no snow but such a gorgeous city
Now onto my card

This is my DT card for our last challenge of the year at

CRAFTY CATZ

where has this year gone i ask my self...many times!!

Our challenge is  SPARKLE AND SHINE

and our sponsor is 

my card does have some glitter on the brides head piece but not noticeable on photo sorry

I embossed the background  and stamped my tag. 

thanks for your visit, 

Have a lovely weekend all.

x Carol x

Feeling Blue!!

Hi there..HAPPY FRIDAY

It's new challenge day at CRAFTY CATZ

Our theme has been set by our lovely Dianne

and it is.....SHADES OF BLUE

We got to play with some fabulous images from our fab sponsor

The ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons

buttons from stash

papers also from my stash of  papers from my craft room

its nice to find some you have not used in a while..lol

Hope you can play along with us

Have a lovely weekend

and thanks for stopping by

take care

x Carol x

Christmas socks

Evening friends in blog land.......

My post is my DT creation for CRAFTY RIBBONS

Very late as i forgot to schedule it last night, not enough hours in my day lately.

anyhow 

Our challenge this week is

Christmas socks...or stockings

I have used the HO HO HO Ribbon available from the crafty ribbon store 

My little images are a go too favourite at this time of year

its a wooden stamp i have had a little while now.

You could win a gift voucher for the CR store if you play along with us.

so why not!!

have a lovely evening all

x Carol x

Girls allowed at Crafty catz

Good Morning friends........well its almost the weekend and i will be pleased to have a weekend of doing nothing i hope. we have had three weekends of work in the house...but that is finished. I really need to get some crafting done as i have a craft fair in a few weeks time!! 

ok enough of me this is my DT card for CRAFTY CATZ

Our theme this week has been chosen by Anna and it is 

GIRLS ONLY

so yes totally pink for me! lol 

but you can add gems ribbon,bows glitter ooh much more than you can than on male cards..lol

we got to play with some lovely images again from our sponsor 

i have added glitter may not be able to see it very good

stamped my flower and added glitter there too

thanks for stopping by today

x Carol x

OH Christmas tree

Hello and welcome to my blog post for Crafty Ribbons new challenge. My DT card was made using a little old favourite stamp which i have used a few times.....had this stamp a while now its a go too at Christmas time..lol

the colours not quite right with this photo...sorry about that

I have used these new ribbons from the Crafty Ribbon store 

Festive combo tree collection

there are other collections in this range, why not hop on over to take a peek 

thanks for stopping by today 

x Carol x

Winter time at Crafty Catz

hi there...well its nearly the weekend and I'm glad to say we are nearly finished with the re decorations of my sitting room and dining room.....so may get a little craft time..lol

Today I'm sharing my DT card for CRAFTY CATZ

Our theme this week is

WINTER

and our sponsor is   

CRAFT CLASSES ON LINE

My card is a real quick one this week

embossed snowflake back ground and a die cut winter cottage scene

added some glitter card behind not very noticeable with the photo.

The ribbon is from CRAFTY RIBBONS ginger bread range

thanks for your visit

x Carol x

A little monochrome

Happy Thursday....a quick post from me today

Its a new challenge day at CRAFTY RIBBONS

our theme this week is 

MONOCHROME and ribbon

i have done a simple but i think elegant card 

The ribbon is available at crafty ribbons  grosgrain  16mm 

The papers are from docrafts i think 

The prize is

thanks for stopping by today

x Carol 

Tag it at Crafty catz

Good Morning friends in blog land....well my house is a bit of a mess at moment, my husband has just finished plastering our sitting and  dining room, it gets so dusty!! and damp. 

skirting boards have just gone on today...so starting to look a little better..lol

another week or so and it may be finished..i hope!!

ok back to my card which is my DT card for CRAFTY CATZ 

The theme is 

TAG IT!!

Our lovely sponsor is  

i have decoupaged the pizza chef

and added my tag 

The raffia ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons you will also find my card on the 

CR Inspiration blog

The background is all from papershelter.

thanks for stopping by

x Carol x

Snowman challenge at Crafty Ribbons

Hello and Happy Thursday

Today my card is for our 5th Challenge in our count down to Christmas over on the

 CRAFTY RIBBON challenge blog.

I have used these gorgeous new  Christmas ribbons which you can find here 

                                                   Christmas charm ribbons

My snowman is an old faithful from pennyblack...i use him every year !! lol 

used some hanging die cut snowflakes and papers from a magazine 

thanks for stopping by

x Carol x

Rudolph here

Morning friends ...today we are back at CRAFTY RIBBONS with another 

Christmas countdown week.

Our theme this week is 

REINDEER

so any creation with a reindeer included

I have made these cute Rudolph facecloth stocking fillers, they have a bar of soap inside them 

The ribbons are from Crafty Ribbons

part of the festive combo ribbon range

Thanks for stopping by today

x Carol x

Anything goes at Crafty Catz

Well well well i forgot to schedule my post for Crafty Catz....silly me. I have a lot going on in my house at the moment....lol
ok so here it is

Hello and Happy Monday , this is my DT creation for CRAFTY CATZ

Our challenge this week is

 ANYTHING GOES 

and our lovely sponsor is  

 

I chose this lovely cute owl image from BUGABOO 

would love for you to play along with us

thanks for your visit today...

x Carol x 

Christmas to die for

Hi there ...well the weeks are ticking over nicely, maybe a little quick but HO HO HO Christmas has to arrive sometime!!!

This week at CRAFTY RIBBONS challenge blog our theme is 

Christmas to die for 

 

there is a lot of mirror card so image is a little reflected...sorry

used the tonic dies for this one and lovely new lace and ribbon from

CRAFTY RIBBON

thank you for your visit 

have a lovely day

x Carol

Embossing time

Hi there...well this week went fast ...I had a lovely Birthday thanks for the Birthday wishes and cards.
Today's card is  a DT creation for CRAFTY CATZ and I'm also sharing it over on the Crafty Ribbon Inspiration blog 

Our theme at Crafty Catz is EMBOSSING

I have embossed the silver mirror card 

Our sponsor is KennyK

and as you can see we got to choose some fab KennyK images

The ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons

The corners and buttons are Die cuts

Hope you can play along with us and thanks for stopping by today

x Carol

A little bit of Fantasy

Morning friends in blog land.....

Today i am sharing with you a card which is made for our new challenge starting at CRAFTY CATZ

I am also sharing this over on the Inspiration blog at Crafty Ribbons as i have used this gorgeous French cotton lace which is available from HERE

Our challenge at Crafty catz is 

Fantasy/ Fairy

so a lot of scope their for you.

Our sponsor this week is 

the image i have used is called  Gerient and Enid which you can find HERE in their shop

Morgans artworld

I have used old papers which i have had a while and flowers from stash.

Used spellbinders die for boarder.

why not play along with us 

Thanks for your visit today 

x Carol x

Countdown to Christmas

Hello

well here we are on our countdown to Christmas yes..... Christmas

Over at CRAFTY RIBBONS we have started weekly challenges for 12 weeks  on our quest to 

count down to Christmas...

Hope you can join us 

I have used

                                                  let it snow  ribbon and coming home for Christmas

           these are both new ribbons available on the web site at Crafty Ribbons 

The image is a Penny black stamp...they are so cute love this one!!

thanks for stopping by, much appreciated 

x Carol x

Men at work

Good Morning friends 

Today i am sharing my male card  for CRAFTY CATZ our theme has been chosen by 

 Jac and she would like to see

 MEN AT WORK

OUR SPONSOR IS 

I have used an image from  just inked CD i think it was

 papers are from stash which i have had for ages but now i am in my craft room i can actually get my hands on my stash easily so finding papers never used for a while.

Ribbons is from Crafty Ribbons 

Buttons from The works, they get some good little crafty things in lately.

why not play along with us 

have a lovely weekend 

x Carol x

a little bit of Lace

Hi there

Just a little quick  post from me this morning

Today its a new challenge day at CRAFTY RIBBONS

and our theme is LACE

(You need to use a piece of lace not paper or card )

there is a gift voucher as your prize

i have up cycled a glass jar which had a Yankee candle in and made a tea light holder.

I used organza ribbon and lace from 

CRAFTY RIBBONS  

Twine and charms from stash 

The challenge this time around will only be running for one week as we then start our 12 weeks to Christmas countdown 

i know it sounds scary when you say 12 weeks!!!

Have a lovely day all

and thanks for our visit

x Carol 

Celebration time

Hello there... ooh its celebration time over at CRAFTY CATZ..lol well that's what Christine has called our theme this week, hope you can join in with us.

Our fab sponsor is

BUGABOO

we had some fab images to play with and i chose this one called 

 BIRTHDAY BEAR

Flowers made using a HoneyDoo craft stamp , bunting using a Joanna sheen cutting die. Ribbon from Crafty Ribbons  

thanks for stopping by today

off to shop now..... started my Christmas shopping yesterday so hoing to continue the flow

adding my card too 

Chocolate coffee and cards......celebration 

Creative corner...Party time 

Simply papercraft....Anything goes

Crafty Girls creations.....Anything goes

Southern girls...layer it up

x Carol x

New festive combos

Hi just a quick little post for you all.....CRAFTY RIBBONS have some fabulous new ribbons and fab button emebellishments  Great festive combos....

if you have checked them out yet..why not pop on over now, they look great and just perfect for your christmas creations you can find them HERE

Have a lovely Day 

x Carol x

Inspiration post

Hi there this is a little inspiration post for you using Crafty Ribbons spottie ribbon

and also the buttons are part of the lovely stash Crafty ribons have over on their web site.

This is a gift made for a teacher. its a wooden heart and attached on the back is a magnetic strip to attach to any metal, ideal for the filing cabinets. 

thanks for taking a peek

x Carol x

See no evil,speak no evil

Morning m lovely followers, hows things??

Today i am sharing a creation which is for my DT post at CRAFTY CATZ

The lovely Dianne chose the theme for this week and it is 

AUTUMN COLOURS 

Our fabulous sponsor is 

and we got to play with a few images..... i chose this one,  think it's so cute 

we are no evil

stamped the leaves many times on different shades of green  layered up around the image 

Thaks for popping by today

I really do appreciated your visits

Have a lovely weekend, I know I will as I am now off for a week..LOL

A bit of painting on my stairs ...Babysitting  our grand daughter Lily,

Shopping at  the metro center and a few meals out as there is a few Birthday celebrations this week  and some crafting all planned  ...fingers crossed it all goes to plan

x Carol x