Carols World

Things with wings

2012-01-27T20:14:00.002Z

Hi..well I'm late today with my DT card for CRAFTY CATZ, i usually have my post done and scheduled but last night was just to busy to get i sorted, so better late than never...

The challenge is "THINGS WITH WINGS" yet another easy one for you all, Our sponsor is the Stamping Boutique, and they gave us some fab images to use.

Now this card caused me lots of problems, if one thing goes wrong there's always more, Firstly my ribbon caused a problem, so had to add more butterflies on than i wanted too, then my pearl doodles got smudged, so i had to add my corners and then re apply my doodles.but i got there in the end,
Thanks for stopping by, your visits are so much appreciated.
i will add this card to these other challenges,
I love promarkers.......Purple & pink
Simon says stamp.......anything goes
x carol

love bug!!

2012-01-26T09:00:00.000Z

Good Morning peeps, Just a very quick post from me today to tell you about our new challenge over at CRAFT, which is " RECIPE CHALLENGE" which consists of DIGITAL IMAGE, RIBBON AND BUTTONS. easy one don't you think. We were given some fab images to play with from our sponsor, i chose Digital delights image, who is sponsoring our star of the month for January, but we do have another three sponsors,

I have added my image on one of those spring things..forgot the name, but it wobbles nicely when pushed, so cute don't you think?. the corners are die cut and the hearts are a large heart punch, also glittered round the edge for added sparkle.

want to see what the DT have been upto well pop on over you will find lots of beautiful creations,

enjoy today

Adding this card to these other challenges,

Charisma cards...Pretty in pink

Crafty purple frog chall.....valentine day/show us some love

Craft us crazy.......valentine, love/animal

Crafts & me......hearts & sparkle

x carol

dt card for crafty catz

2012-01-20T08:53:00.000Z

Hiya....yipeeeeee it's Friday and i am off for the weekend already, had a few days hols going spare so this is one of them.

As it's Friday that means new challenge time at CRAFTY CATZ, and our sponsor gave us some fab images to play with

The challenge this week is BUTTONS AND BOWS, so what a fab excuse to make a card with ribbon on, mind you i don't need an excuse i cannot remember the last card i did not use ribbon on,

are our sponsor this week.

why not take a peek at the other DT cards on CRAFTY CATZ blog

I am also adding this card to the following challenges

Craft us crazy........animal or love/valentine

Moving along with the times......things with wings

Pennys paper crafting......Ribbon and buttons
HAVE A LOVELY WEEKEND
x Carol

DT card for CRAFT

2012-01-19T09:30:00.000Z

Hello as usual this is my second post this morning for my DT cards, and as its Thursday is time for a new challenge at CRAFT, we had so many entries to keep us really busy, sorry if some of you did not get a comment BUT blogger is not playing very fair lately,which meant some of my DT buddies could not leave you a comment to say they had paid you a visit!

Now here is my card and the the theme is USE NUMBERS,just used shiney mirror card this week no papers,.......not sure how i managed that..lol,
We have a few sponsors again this week, which means more prizes to give away, The quotes are from one of our sponsors Digi darla

our other fab sponsor are

wow and we the lucky ones to have these fab sponsors.

thanks again for stopping by,

x carol

Crafty ribbons DT card and Blog Hop winner

2012-01-19T09:00:00.000Z

Hello and Good Morning, well i have to say you must have enjoyed our blog hop over at CRAFTY RIBBONS as we had lots of entries the list of winners for all our blogs is on the CRAFTY RIBBONS blog.

My winner which was chosen by Random org was Sandy ........CONGRATULATIONS please contact me carolcroft7@btinternet.com with your addy so i can get those fabulous ribbons off to you.

Now onto this fortnights challenge which was chosen by me and it is LOVE IS ....RED AND BLACK

I have used this lovely cute Crafters companion stamp and all the ribbons are from crafty ribbons including the heart beads.

if you have time why not pop on over a have a peek at the DT cards the are gorgeous.

thanks for saying hello,i am adding this card too
Crafters companion.....love is in the air
Crafty creations chall........valentine theme
Creative card crew...seeing red
take care x carol

DT card for CRAFTY CATZ

2012-01-13T09:30:00.000Z

Hi there, yep it's nearly the weekend and that means it's also Friday, ooooh Friday 13th if you are suspicious, fingers crossed for a good day. It's time for a new challenge to begin over at CRAFTY CATZ, This week our challenge is to use SOMETHING NEW well i am sure everyone has something new in their craft box so i cannot wait to see all your new creations.

I have used a new Crafters companion stamp and the papers are from the new CD i received just before Christmas also from crafters companion,

I have also followed the sketch from Stamptacular Sunday sketch

Our sponsor this week is

Crimson cloud

Now i know the rest of the DT have some gorgeous cards to show you so pop on over and have a peek, we really do appreciate all your comments

Enjoy the weekend,

hugs carol x

DT card for CRAFT

2012-01-12T09:00:00.000Z

Good Morning peeps, are you all getting back into the normal run of the mill LIFE duties, i feel as if it has been ages since Santa was around. and with the weather been mild these last few days it's hard to believe its winter, don't you think ?
It's Thursday if you did not already know it....but that means its time for a new challenge to start at CRAFT and this week it is "CELEBRATION" I have chosen to do a wedding card, the image is from one of our sponsors which is Eiglas

our second sponsor is Crimson Cloud

and our third sponsor is

Trimgym's

so lots of prizes again up for the taking.

I have followed the sketch from Sketch Saturday

I thought it would be nice to do all white but i gave in a little and added a little grey after i decided it needed a backing paper...so i ended up with a monochromatic card, struggling a little this week with my mojo think Santa took it with him,

why not pop on over and see what fab designs the other DT came up with.

Have a lovely day,

Thanks for popping by

I am adding this card too these other challenges

Anything Goes at Anything goes

Lots of white...Deep ocean Blue

hugs Carol x

New beginings at CRAFTY CATZ

2012-01-06T09:00:00.000Z

IF YOU ARE HERE FOR CRAFTY RIBBONS BLOG HOP INFO PLEASE SCROOL DOWN

OR CLICK HERE

Hi yesterday i posted about that horrible wind up here in the North East of England, well a lot of the roof tiles and ridge tiles came off our house..what a mess, so glad it has calmed down, that wind was so bad it was really frightening. that was a good start to the new year!!!
Now on to my DT card for Crafty Catz...the theme is New Beginnings, new home, new baby etc. The DT have made some fabulous creations. Our sponsor this week is Crafty Emma's store

I thought this digital image fitted the theme perfectly.

Thanks for stopping by today, love your visit's and the comments you lovely people leave me, they are so much fun to read,

x Carol

BLOG HOP TIME and Sale at CRAFTY RIBBONS

2012-01-05T09:00:00.000Z

Wow, .... Christmas is over and we are into January which means it’s time for the sales and Crafty Ribbons,

they started their mega sale on the 3^rd January where there are lots of fabulous ribbons at fantastic prices so to celebrate we’re having a blog hop with lots of prizes available. We also have a new challenge this time,Gina is hosting.....NEW BEGINNINGS,so new home, marriage, new baby i'm sure you get the picture We will draw a random winner for both the blog hop and challenge and we will have the top 3 as usual. You can get all the details and lots more ideas from the Design Team over at the main site. Here's what I made:

Lily of the valley image used, ribbons from crafty ribbons, die cut embellishments ...swirls,corners and hearts.

Now onto the Blog Hop. You can get the full list of blogs over at Crafty Ribbons Challenge. At each stop there'll be a word to collect and a candy draw. Now what do you think of these GORGEOUS ribbons I've got to give away YUMMY!!

To be in with a chance of winning these ribbons you just need to leave a comment at the end of this post. telling me you are joining us on the blog hop...

Each stop will have a word which you should collect to make a phrase.

My word is AT

You should have arrived here from
charlotte's blog ...... At the end of the blog hop you should have 12 words, work out the phrase and leave it in the comments back at Crafty Ribbons Challenge. The blog hop will run until 6pm on 18th January 2012 and the winner and the winners of each of the Design Teams Candy will be announced with the start of the New Challenge on the 19th January

Your next stop is Cebalica....... If you lose your way you can go back to Crafty Ribbons Challenge to get the full list. Good luck everyone.

HUGS carol xx
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New challenge at CRAFT

2012-01-05T08:30:00.000Z

Hello WOW what about this horrible windy cold weather we are having... I do hope everyone stayed safe last night, the wind was really bad here in Co Durham.
Well i am back to work, role on the next bank holiday i say..lol I did have a lovely day crafting on Monday doing all my DT cards for this week and the first one to be shown is this cute bear one as a THANK YOU card which is for the new challenge starting at CRAFT today, as the theme is "THANK YOU" We have three sponsors this week, how lucky are we, that also means three prizes...whooooo
The image is a fuzzy moon,my corner die cut is new, got just before christmas and never had a chance to use, and the ribbon is from Crafty ribbons, sorry not sure about the papers can never remember where they are from especially when i just used up the small bits which were left over.
Now back to the sponsors which are Just Tracey

also

In2 Stamps

also

Karen doodles

Why not pop on over and check out the prizes in store for the winners, you just never know your luck!!
I am adding this card to these other few challenges going on at the moment...
sassy studio.....use something new....corner die cut
Fab and Funky....something new
Freshly brewed designs...use something new
Inky impressions...anything goes

take care all

x carol

candy candy candy!!!

2011-12-29T15:44:00.002Z

Hi ..... i have just found this fab candy up for grabs, you can chose 20 promarkers of your choice, how fab would that be in the new year to play with

the link is here you have until the 8th of jan to enter

my fingers are crossed

x carol

Happy new year to come hopefully!!

2011-12-29T11:17:00.001Z

Good Morning happy bloggers....well it's nearly NEW YEAR and our theme over at CRAFT is "New year" so any project with this theme will be good.We were given some fab images to use from our sponsors and i chose this one, from lia stampz he looks a funny guy. the ribbon is from crafty ribbons. The papers were a freebie from a craft mag. We also have another sponsor for this week and it is Sew many digital stamps

The DT have made some fabulous creations, why not pop on over and have a peek.

and we will be back again next year with more fab challenges for you to play along, and some great sponsors.

Now i also want to wish all my friends and followers in blog land and the Do craft site

A VERY HAPPY AND FAB

NEW YEAR

ALL THE BEST FOR 2012

i am adding this card to these other challenges,

I love promarkers.....anything goes

My mums craft.....anything goes

Paper pretties ....ring in the new year

The paper shelter....tied bow

hugs Carol xx

Happy Birthday

2011-12-27T17:07:00.003Z

Hi there..well i do hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and Santa was good to you.....It's my daughters 20th Birthday tomorrow so i have just finished making her card...yeah always leave things til the last minute..LOL. got to use m new MS punch which i got off santa!!. The papers are docraft papers which i have had a while now. The ribbon is from Crafty ribbon. and the image is a Kenny Kay. I have also made her a cake this afternoon, so i have been a little busy bee. Thought i might quickly add my post as i have work at 6 for a couple of hours,

.I think,my writing needs a lot of practice but i did only use a make do piece of envelope and sniped the end of so i could do the piping, i must get a better piping kit.

well take care catch up with you all later, i will be back on Thursday as CRAFT has a new challenge starting,
I am joining in with the following challenges
pollycraft monday......punch it
paper creations..something old, something new
Birthday sundaes.....must have birthday sentiment

hugs carol x

2011-12-23T17:25:00.000Z

Hello......I would just like to wish all my followers and dearest blog friends a MERRY CHRISTMAS and my best wishes to you all for 2012.
THANK YOU for your visits hope to have many more in the new year, TAKE CARE and be safe this Christmas. hugs carol xx

Have a pastel Christmas at CRAFT

2011-12-22T09:30:00.000Z

hi just another quick post as i need to let you know CRAFT have a challenge running starting from today and it's "Pastel Christmas Colours" so you may be able to use this for your very last Christmas cards, or start on next years really early...plan to get ahead, i wish i could, i may do this year!!she says tongue in cheek...

well i cannot resist using my PB stamp, i use it every year i adore him, i have glittered his pom pom and just mattered and layered on shiny card, with a glitter ribbon from CRAFTY RIBBONS

Our sponsors this week are Robyns fetish designs and 2 cute rubber stamps

so two fab prizes up for the takings.

thanks for taking time to pay a visit,

Have a lovely Christmas...and be safe

hugs Carol xx

sketch time at CRAFTY RIBBONS

2011-12-22T09:00:00.000Z

Good Morning, well it's only 3 more sleeps til Mr Santa himself comes around....still a little few more things to be done before i am ready but i am sure i will get sorted in the end..lol
well my card today is for CRAFTY RIBBONS challenge and it is a sketch you will need to follow, and here it is

I am sure you will be able to make good use of it, looking forward to seeing what you create, now the rest of the DT have been really busy so why not pop on over for some inspiration if you have some spare time..

Santa's getting ready

2011-12-16T09:10:00.001Z

Hello bloggers, well it's Friday and it's our last challenge of the year at CRAFTY CATZ wow where has it gone.....I wonder what 2012 brings us all.

Now the challenge at CRAFTY CATZ is "Santa's Hat" this could be anything to do with the image or an embellishment as long as we see one somewhere.

Our sponsor has given us some lovely images and i have used Santa's washing line, he must be getting ready for his busy night of the year!!

Hope you can join in with us, there is a lovely prize from The paper shelter.

I am adding this card to the following fab challenges going on at the mo

and the are:-

Four crafty chicks.....Christmas card

Al factory....Christmas

Crimbo Crackers......Christmas/embossing

Delightful challenges...Anything goes

Charisma Cards...Last minute Christmas makes

Paperplay........Christmas

take care everyone and thanks for stopping by

x Carol x

DT card for CRAFT

2011-12-15T09:00:00.003Z

Hi....hows everyone getting on with the Christmas preparations, me i am no where near, really behind with lots of things, BUT i am off starting tomorrow for a few days so hopefully i will get a little more organised....she says

Now over at CRAFT we have a new challenge started and it is a Christmas card with removable item...i had to use my brain cells a little for this one....haha in fact a lot, in the end i came up with a wallet card, as the images are removable. The image used on my card is from our sponsor

Bowes and berries

The rest of the DT came up with some fab ideas if you fancy a peek, i am sure you will find some inspiration.

Have a nice day, thanks for saying HELLO and leaving your comments, very much appreciated,

hugs carol x

Crafting when we can new challenge

2011-12-11T09:41:00.004Z

Good Morning.......not a very nice day today we have rain here in the northeast of England, ooh well i suppose we are lucky it is not SNOW!

Its time for another challenge to start over at CRAFTING WHEN WE CAN challenge blog and this week its FRIENDSHIP and our fab sponsors Kenny K give us some samples to use

i have not used Traditional colours for my Christmas card fancied a change as i have been doing a lot lately as you do..... at this time of year!

The ribbon is from Crafty ribbons and the papers are just what i had from last years stock.

Why not join in the challenge. it covers many creations as you can see by the rest of the DT projects.

Enjoy what's left of the weekend,

hugs carol and thanks for stopping by.

i have added my card to these other fab challenges going at the moment-

Catch the bug...Santa baby

Drunken stampers.......glittery holidays

wee memories...anything goes

Anything goes

2011-12-09T08:00:00.002Z

Well i had to choose a christmas card for the "Anything Goes" challenge started over at

CRAFTY CATZ as you know i am so behind with my Christmas cards.

This adorable image is from our sponsors this week which is

and i have embossed again with the snowflake folder, the cute snowman ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons.

I will add this creation of mine to the following challenges,

Papertake weekly...Anything goes

Sweet stamps...Christmas bling

Tuesday throw down......celebrate the season

ok that's all from me, hope you get to do what ever you are planning this weekend,

take care now,

hugs carol x

Traditional Christmas

2011-12-08T09:10:00.008Z

Hi there...how are you getting on with the Christmas cards, not too good if you are like me, i love card making but Christmas cards become a chore sometimes don't you think!! any how enough of my moans.

Here is my DT card for CRAFTY RIBBONS. challenge bog..the ribbons are from CRAFTY RIBBONS, which are available on line, and the image is a Crafters Companion image, she is a cutie!!

Our prize this fortnight is

from our sponsor Mulberry crafts

why not hop on over and have a peek to see the rest of the DT creations, i am sure you will find inspiration

I am entering this card into the following challenges.

Creative card crew...Tis the season

Craft your passion...Anything goes plus glitter

Heart song inspiration......Christmas and/or red,green and white

thanks again for your visits,

hugs carol x

Fancy a sketch!

2011-12-08T09:00:00.004Z

Morning peeps, well my tree is up, went up last Saturday, i always manage to make a mess every where, do you?

Now this morning it's time to tell you about the challenge starting over at CRAFT ...it is a sketch challenge

Our sponsor this week is

Glitterbabe's Art">

and

My image is a Crafters Companion, these are just adorable, i have used red card stock and embossed with the snowflake design from the cuttle bug range, added a little sparkle to complete.

Why not pop on over i am sure you will love the sketch.

I am adding this card to these other fab challenges around at the moment...

Addicted to stamps........christmas

Come and get it chall........Anything Christmas

Lets ink it up.....Christmas

so glad you took the time to visit, have a nice day..

hugs carol x

What's yours

2011-12-02T09:30:00.002Z

Good Morning..well it's here DECEMBER, the count down begins. still have lots of shopping to do and cards to make in fact i may even have to buy some....which is not like me at all.

oh well let me tell you about the new challenge starting at CRAFTY CATZ..... this week it is your fav Christmas colours with added Glitter so what is your fav christmas colours!!

My image was kindly given from our sponsor this week and that is

Stamping boutique

Backing paper is a freebie, added glitter to background and the lovely dottie ribbon is from my ribbon stash.

love to see you join in with us

i am adding this card to these other challenges

ai factory...something red

Charisma cards...spots

sassy studio....christmas and bling

southern girls...ribbon

take care x carol

Christmas Gift

2011-12-01T19:51:00.005Z

Evening all..ha sounds like a very old TV program!!

My blog post today is my DT creation for CRAFT, as the new challenge started today and it is Christmas present....so i have made this gift bag and added some sweets inside, May i say some of the sweets did find there way into my hands and even unwrapped themselves...haha. This was a free template from Susan Banks blog.

I stamped the bauble image which i got from the craft fair i went to the other weekend and it's from Chloe's cards, used a distress ink on all the white card and then decorated , these are so quick and easy to make, which make them perfect teacher gifts or just a little something to give to some one.Our sponsor is Lauretta digital stamps

and we have a second sponsor....Crimson cloud

so lots of prizes.....

I am adding this gift bag to the following challenges

paper play..tags and wrapping

paper crafting journey...anything goes

Thanks for popping by hugs carol x

choose your sketch

2011-11-27T09:00:00.004Z

Good morning... and HAPPY SUNDAY

Well it's another new challenge starting over at CRAFTING WHEN WE CAN and it is a sketch challenge, but you can use any sketch you like from any blog, as long as you link your sketch showing which blog you found it on.....

Our sponsor this week is Tiddly inks...they have some fab images to play with..so cute!!

Our challenge will run for two weeks so you have lots of time to play along.

My sketch was chosen from Deconstructed challenge blog and is still running for another week.

I have used this adorable image as i have a friend in mind whilst making my card. and i think she will like this image. and i have used these favorite papers of mine.

I am also adding this card too these few other challenges:-

stamping for the weekend....Friend

sweet and sassy...Favorite things

thanks for stopping by, have a lovely day what ever you have planned,

x carol

Is it snowman time yet!

2011-11-25T16:58:00.001Z

Good Morning, and yep it's nearly weekend thank goodness!!

There is a new challenge just started today over at CRAFTY CATZ and this is my DT card. I used the sketch from sketch saturday which i really enjoyed using.

Our sponsor is

The papers were a freebie, the image i got last year , but could not use it as it was not in jpeg but my teamie buddy aunty Sue sorted this for me, she is so clever,

why not come and play a long with us, we would love to see your creations,have a good day

also adding my card too;-

DELIGHTFUL CHALLENGES, ........red and green

DUTCH DARE CHALLENGE.......recipe

SCRAPBOOK SISTERS.......Christmas

x carol

Tag time at CRAFTY RIBBONS

2011-11-24T09:00:00.003Z

Hello again.....
It's time again for a new challenge over at CRAFTY RIBBONS to begin, those two weeks went so fast, This week it is MAKE A TAG and with so many pressies been given this next month am sure you will be needing one or two.

Our challenge will run for two weeks so you have lots of time to play along.

I have used a Meljens image he is cute don't you think ! the ribbons are from CRAFTY RIBBONS and i used the cuttle bug to cut the spellbinder label shape.

the prize this time around is

so go on what you waiting for these ribbons are gorgeous and they could be yours....

papercraft star....anything goes

Pennys challenge.tie it on

thanks again for popping by hugs carol x

how unusual is this !!

2011-11-24T08:00:00.002Z

Hi there....i am really late with my post for my DT spots today, did not have time last night to set them for this morning and so this is me catching up...lol

well what do you think of my unusual Christmas card....never seen a pig on a Christmas card before, well this is the challenge at CRAFT this week make an "unusual Christmas" card/creation.

Our sponsor kindly supplied the images mine is from stamping boutique.

the other sponsor this week is Craft obsessions

so two wonderful gifts for our winners.

DIGI DOODLE CRAFT......CHRISTMAS

paper crafting journey...anything goes

I LOVE PROMARKERS.......ANYTHING GOES

thank you for stopping by

hugs carol x

snowflakes

2011-11-18T15:43:00.005Z

HELLO.....

i am getting on nicely with my Christmas Cards. it helps when you play along with the challenges going on at the moment, as there is a couple of sketch challenges i have added myself too over on the Do craft site. which i will use to make more Christmas cards with.

My card today as you see is for our "SNOWFLAKES" challenge at CRAFTY CATZ i have used this cute snowman image given to us by our sponsor.....Digital Delights

The backing embossed card is the snowflakes cuttle bug embossing folder and i have added glittered snowflakes.

would love to see more of your fab creations if you fancy playing along, why not hop on over and have a look at my teamies creations for more inspiration.

HAVE A LOVELY WEEKEND,

This card also fits with the following fab challenges:-

Moving along with he times.......Let it snow

paper crafting journey...Embossing

Shelly's images......Christmas card

hugs carol x

Seeing Stars!!!

2011-11-17T09:00:00.006Z

Morning peeps.....HAPPY THURSDAY....

There's a new challenge starting over at CRAFT and the theme is "stars in your eyes" well i think this little lady maybe seeing stars in her eyes..lol

This image was given by our sponsor which is

Bugaboo digital stamps

which are fantastic, some of the images are so funny don't you think?

I kept it simple just used embossing folder for background and added my ribbon, see simple.....

Do hope you can find the time to join n with us as there is a fab prize up for grabs.

i will add this card to these other fab challenges around at the moment :-

Creative craft chall....minimalistic

Digital Tuesday.....christmas time

The pink elephant.......embossing

Lollipop crafts......use embossing no design papers

have a nice day...hugs carol x

Crafting when we can challenge

2011-11-13T09:50:00.005Z

HAPPY SUNDAY..... how is everyone, the weekend goes over far to fast, but hey ho nothing i can do about that...

Here is my card for CRAFTING WHEN WE CAN challenge as it's a new one today and it is :-

FEMALE BIRTHDAY.....that's a easy one! i am sure you will need one of these cards really soon, they never come in wrong,

Our sponsor stretch and bubbles gave us a few images to play with and i chose this one saraphena

The papers are from me to you collection, and i have added an embossed back ground with a little distressing going on.

Hope you can pop on over sometime and get some fab inspiration from the other DT , would love to see your creations .

I am adding this card to these other fab challenges going on at the moment

2 sisters.....anything goes

Drunken stampers...up in the air

Do it with digi challenge...texture

Patties creations...Birthday/thanks given

Enjoy whats left of the weekend.

hugs carol x

DIGI time at crafty catz

2011-11-11T14:02:00.006Z

Afternoon peeps, wow what a grey day it is... a little chilly even. Before you go any further i would just like to say THANK YOU for your lovely comments you all leave on a regular basis i really do APPRECIATE them....

Yep it's Friday and that means a new challenge over at CRAFTY CATZ and we had so many entries last week my finger tips were hurting off typing all the comments..lol

I am sure you will enjoy this weeks challenge also as its "USE A DIGI" and there are a lot of these around lately!!

Our sponsor this week is Robyns fetish

who kindly gave us some fab images to play with this week. the papers are a freebie yet again from my craft mag. the snowflakes are cut with the cuttlebug and the little ribbon is from crafty ribbons

ANYTHING BUT A CARD

2011-11-10T09:00:00.003Z

Hi there it's just me again ...What do you think of my desk calender, the object of this was to use these little boxes from CRAFTY RIBBONS which they use as button boxes to send to the customers with the buttons in....now why throw them away when you can make good use of them?? there is only two on here but you could stack more together if need be. I think if you had12/ 14 of them they would make a fab advent calender decorated...as the draws would open from both sides..anyway that's next years project as i need to save all the boxes first..lol

Which leads me too the challenge which is starting today over at CRAFTY RIBBONS CHALLENGE BLOG, "ANYTHING BUT A CARD"

All the ribbon used on here is from CRAFTY RIBBONS love the dotted ribbon, one of my favourite, used a brad to attach the ribbon loops on the front of the boxes to make the draw which can keep your paper clips in or drawing pins or anything really. I have stamped "Today is a new day" on the top next to the calender. Images have just been coloured in grey with a highlighted colour , and the buttons are also from CRAFTY RIBBONS

I am adding this creation to the following challenges

karen doodles......black and white + 1 other colour

Heart song inspiration.....anything goes

Dream valley challenges...anything goes

bye for now and thanks for popping by,

hugs carol x

aaah cutie time at CRAFT

2011-11-10T08:00:00.002Z

Happy Thursday everyone!!

yep it's another Christmas card from me today, this card is my DT card for CRAFT as the new challenge begins today and it is "CUTE" so that gives you a lot of scope as all them images out there in blog world are all so cute!!

Our sponsors this week are

and

The image is from CRAFTY PAD, our sponsor, the papers are a freebie from my latest craft mag i bought, the ribbon is from CRAFTY RIBBONS and these lovely shape cards are pre cut which i bought from the paper craft fair i went too back in October,

This card also fits in with these other blog challenges...

Digital Tuesday...anything goes

paper take weekly....First Christmas

Top Tip Tuesday......anything Christmas goes

My partner in crafting crime.....use a freebie item

Thanks for saying HELLO.

hugs carol x

Let it snow !!!

2011-11-04T09:30:00.003Z

HIP HIP HORRAY it's FRIDAY today!!!

I love Friday's best part of the week, as the weekend is almost here! well as you can see by my card it is a christmas one as i really need to push on with them, and as the theme over at CRAFTY CATZ is "Anything goes" i thought perfect for my DT card too.....hehe

The image is a cutie and it was provided by our lovely sponsors...

The papers are from this months paper craft mag and the ribbon is from Crafty ribbons.

I am adding this card to these other fab challenges;-

Crimbo crackers.....anything goes

Delightful challenges.....sparkly Christmas

Pixie cottage......Christmas

Crafters companion.......Christmas, let it snow. let it snow

Cupcake craft room......sweet Christmas

Thanks for saying hi, have a lovely weekend everyone,

hugs carol

CRAFT dt card

2011-11-03T09:00:00.004Z

Morning Bloggers...It's time for the new challenge over at CRAFT and this week the theme is GAMES/HOBBIES....so lots of scope for you to play with....

Our sponsors are

and

Die cut dreams

Bows and berries gave us some fab images to play along with and i chose this simple but perfect image for a man's card ....Golfing, Kept things pretty clean, used a plain white card for the embossing which i matted on too light blue card and then dark blue,and added a simple ribbon and candy in the corners.

This card also fits into these challenges......

craft room challenge.....male card

Paper take weekly...anything goes

Bows and Berries......clean and simple

Heart song inspiration.....Embossing and/or three or more layers

Polly craft chall.....anything goes

Stamps R us.....masculine

Halloween time!!!

2011-10-30T08:00:00.000Z

Hi ..it's time for a new challenge over at CRAFT WHEN WE CAN.....and yes you guessed it Halloween or anything BUT a card. or in my case it covers both. Our sponsor Poodle doodle give us some fab images to work with as you can see i added one on the front of my sweetie Halloween bags.

This is also a great way to use up some small pieces of card and ribbons so no waste....

I am adding these creations to the following challenges

Freshly brewed....Halloween

Di's digi designs.....Halloween

Crazy 4 challenges......sweet treats Halloween

Basic grey.....anything goes

Marks finest papers......use your scraps

Thanks for popping by enjoy the rest of today,

x carol x

spooky time at CRAFTY CATZ

2011-10-28T09:00:00.004+01:00

Hiya.....

Halloween is becoming more and more popular these days don't you think, what with costumes and decorations. trick or treat sweets, cakes etc etc etc, much more than when i was a little one...now that's a long time ago..hehe

Which brings me to my DT card for CRAFTY CATZ, since i started making HALLOWEEN cards my kids which are grown up may i say get a card each and some sweet treats, so it works well in their favour.

The ribbons on the card are from crafty ribbons,the image was kindly given by our sponsor this week which is

As usual there is some fab DT cards and projects for you to see over at CRAFTY CATZ, so looking forward to seeing your spooky creations.

My card fits into a few challenges this week and they are:-

charisma cards...anything goes

Paper crafting journey......use a digi

Crafting for all seasons.....Halloween

Fab and funky...Halloween

Have a fab weekend everyone, thanks again for your visit x carol

DT card CRAFTY RIBBONS

2011-10-27T09:00:00.007+01:00

Hello and thanks for popping by and reading my second post of this morning, i am sure there will be no more until tomorrow..lol

This card is my DT card for CRAFTY RIBBONS as it's time for a new challenge to start and its a great one ...BINGO, you can choose any line down or across or even a full house if you want. I have chosen the middle line ..... punch/dies,flowers and ribbon but you could easily use all of them..lol

The backing paper i have used is off a large bag from Bank shop, which my daughter brought home, and i could not let it go with out me using it and also the ribbons which where the handles.she did want to keep it but i persuaded her to give it to me. as she knows i love spots.

Our sponsor is mulberry crafts and the prize looks fantastic, so you will not want to miss out on the chance to win this one!!

Now you have a whole fortnight to get your creative juices flowing but if you are still stuck for inspiration the CRAFTY RIBBONS blog will inspire you as the rest of the DT have made some fab creations.

Looking forward to seeing your creations, x carol

I am adding this card to the following challenges:-

There's magic in the air....Pink and black

Squirrel and the fox.......One for the girls

Dutch dare .......pearls and swirls

Scrapbook sisters..anything goes

Simon says stamp.....anything goes

colour challenge at CRAFT

2011-10-27T08:00:00.004+01:00

Hi peeps in blog land.... well another week passes by, and i am starting to think about the lack of my Christmas cards.. so i think after this weeks DT cards i will have to think CHRISTMAS...or i will be sitting making cards the week of Chrisitmas. which is not good.

Now this little card is for CRAFT challenge which is just started this morning with or new challenge of a colour theme!

It has been ages since i used a Tilda image and i thought she sat nicely on the top of the rainbow image from our sponsors .......which is Ai Factory

I will be adding this card to the following challenges;-

PARTY TIME TUESDAY...ANYTHING GOES

MAKE IT MONDAY.....ANYTHING GOES

Birthday challenge @ Crafty Catz

2011-10-20T21:19:00.006+01:00

Hiya.....It's here again...FRIDAY whoooopeeeee

Do you wish the days away to get to the weekend..? but then the weekend comes and goes even quicker.

Just had a quick thought there. what would it be like to swap things round....work sat/sun and of Mon to Fri ,sounds good. Ok enough of my waffle time to tell you about the challenge over at CRAFTY CATZ

The theme is BIRTHDAY but you must have birthday/sentiment on you card

Our sponsor is

Guylou's digital stamps

There is some fab DT cards and creations to give you some inspiration over on the crafty catz blog. Thanks for popping by again, i love reading your comments, hugs carol x

OTHER CHALLENGES ARE

Pixiedust studio...Happy Birthday

Flutterby wednesday.......open challenge

Autumn is here!!

2011-10-20T08:00:00.004+01:00

Morning guys.....wow this weeks flown by, Cannot believe it's Thursday !!!! but it is hey ho, so here is my DT card for CRAFT as it's time for the new challenge for this week and the theme is "Autumn" I used this lovely cute House mouse image papers are from old stock, and the punch edge is MS punch.

Our sponsor is some odd girl and Crimson cloud...yeah two sponsors, means more prizes why not pop on over and have a peek at the rest of the DT cards, we also have some NEW DT members joining us for their first week ...hope they have lots of fun along the way, WELCOME hello to you all.

Ok that's me finished chit chatting....chat tomorrow again,

HAVE A NICE DAY!!

hugs carol Xx

Christmas come Early!!

2011-10-16T13:42:00.005+01:00

Hello......have you had a lovely weekend then....as it's nearly over. Work tomorrow!! if only i had won the lottery then i could stay at home and craft my little heart out.... i should be so lucky!!

My DT card to day is for CRAFTING WHEN WE CAN and we have been given some gorgeous images to play with from our sponsors. .......Tickled pink

Our theme this fortnight is CHRISTMAS COME EARLY so if you have not already started your Christmas cards well now's your chance.

It has been ages since i made a DL card and this image just fitted this size perfectly, the berries are from last years Christmas crackers..i could not throw them away! No DP to this card just stamped this little cute star/snowflake and used shiny red card for backing. I have used flower soft for the fur around her dress,

Why not pop on over to the Blog and see the rest of the DT inspiration i am sure you will be inspired to join in.

I am adding this card to the following challenges:-

Crazy4 challenges.....up and coming holiday

Secret crafter..white and one other colour

Squiggles stamps.....Christmas

Keep on crafting peeps, soon be Christmas..LOL

hugs carol x

Crafty Catz DT card

2011-10-14T09:00:00.003+01:00

hiya...TGIF ......and the weekend is nearly here...

My card today is a little ray of sunshine....GET WELL SOON card as that is our theme over at CRAFTY CATZ this week,

Thought these colours would help add a cheer. The papers i have had such a very long time but the image was kindly given from our sponsor

The sentiment was stamped with individual letters getting good at this.....with practice i must say....lol

The DT have made some fab creations, why not pop over and join in the fun,

take care and have a fab weekend.

hugs carol x

Crafty Ribbons DT card

2011-10-13T09:00:00.009+01:00

hi again, yep another post again from me this morning, this time it's my DT card for CRAFTY RIBBONS the theme is RIBBON AND LACE.......

now you all love ribbon ad lace so you have no excuse not too play along!!

I am not too sure about my card for this week as i used some distressing ink around my image and i am not too happy with it!!! first time i have done this.... so not sure if i like this effect, the image is on a double spring thing so the image does wobble and the gypsy looks like she is actually dancing. This image was kindly given by Krista smith and you can find it here

There is some fab DT creations over at CRAFTY RIBBONS challenge blog with more of her images if you fancy a peek.

The papers are tatty ted papers and the ribbon is from CRAFTY RIBBONS

I am also adding this card too these other challenges :-

Hearts song inspiration......sponged backgrounds/die cuts

One stitch at a time........anything goes

Sentimental Sundays,...anything goes/include sentiment

Well bye for today, will be around tomorrow

x carol

CRAFT dt card

2011-10-13T08:00:00.004+01:00

Morning peeps, well we have had rain all day yesterday and it looks like we may have it all day today..so dark and miserable, makes me feel like doing nothing but curl up and watch dvd's or tv and drink hot chocolate and eat, which is not good for the waistline......

I need to push myself our of the door to get myself to work!!!

ok enough of me moaning ....My DT card is for CRAFT challenge and the theme is .....

I ribbon & 2 SHAPES and glitter. my glitter is on the mask and dress.

Our sponsor is Sassy Studio designs this is one of the fab images they gave us to play with. there is some fantastic inspiration from the rest of the DT, hop on over and have a peek.

I am adding this card to these other fab challenges in blog land:-

paper take weekly....get in shape

Top tip Tuesday......Design papers

Crafty cardmakers......anything goes

thanks for saying hello, glad you popped by,

hugs carol x

aaaah Chocolate cake!!

2011-10-07T11:45:00.003+01:00

Hiya... well i am coming to the end of my holidays, been a lovely two weeks away from work but all good things come to an end they say.....

now speaking of good things...mmmmmmmmmmmm chocolate cake, with cream yummy!!

that's what Birthdays are for...lol.

My DT card today is for CRAFTY CATZ challenge which is a receipe of

1 image 2 papers and 3 buttons

Our sponsor is

Crafty Emma's store

and here is the prize.so why not pop on over and play along and check out the other fab DT cards.

I am adding my lovely bear card too the following challenges:-

four crafty chicks.....Monochromatic

Auds sentiment chall........Birthday

Cute card Thursday......time for cake

Sassy studio design....think pink

bye for now...x carol

CRAFT dt card

2011-10-06T20:24:00.005+01:00

Evening peeps....well i am a little late posting my CRAFT DT card, as the new challenge started this morning and its "Bright colours"

We were given some lovely images to play with from Meljens designs which are our sponsors this week, the lovely ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons, the papers are from last year so not sure who's they are.

thanks for stopping by,i will be back tomorrow, hopefully a little sooner,

i will add this card to these other challenges

Dutch dare chall.......special fold

Little miss muffett....animal/monster

Crafts and me ......use a digi

x carol

anyone for BINGO!!!!

2011-10-02T09:00:00.004+01:00

Happy Sunday everyone..... It's time for the new challenge over at "CRAFTING WHEN WE CAN" and the challenge is a bingo card, any row down or across or four corners or even full house if you are feeling like a challenge..lol

I have done Christmas, 2 images and Card stock, the image is a lovely freebie for the DT from our sponsor who is Sew Many cards this fortnight, she is called Helena with mistletoe

other challenges this card has been added too is

2 sisters challenge.......fancy folds

Card mad fairys...........use digi/too early for Christmas

so are you up for the challenge ?.....would love to see what you come up with, enjoy the rest of the weekend, thanks for popping by hugs carol xx

Happy National cardmakers Day

2011-10-01T14:04:00.004+01:00

Hiya....have you had time to make a card today.....well i have and here it is, used my fav card and this cute image which i have had for a while now, do you like?? will have to find a couple of challenges to add it too. There is also a thread started over on the Do craft site for this theme and i will be giving away a little prize next weekend for the winner, feel free to join to the thread and make your card.

sew many cards.......anything goes

Stamping for the weekend.........what a cutie

Aud's sentimets.......Happy Birthday

Enjoy the rest of today peeps, x carol x

Hapy

2011-10-01T14:04:00.001+01:00

Hapy

2011-10-01T14:04:00.000+01:00

Things with wings!!

2011-09-30T09:10:00.005+01:00

Hello and HAPPY FRIDAY!!! yep i had a lovely time in Amsterdam..weather was fantastic, lovely break we had, but back home now.....but i am still off work for another week, so not too down at the moment..LOL

Now it's Friday so that means a new challenge over at CRAFTY CATZ and the theme is ;-

"THINGS WITH WINGS"

Our sponsor this week is Digital delights and the image was kindly given from them, he's a cutie

hope you can play along, thanks for stopping by,

i will add this card to these other challenges:-

paper crafting journey.......die cuts/punches

Southern girls....anything goes

Digi stamps 4joy...anything goes

Flutterby wednesday......anything goes/with wings

whimiscal wednesday...anything goes

hugs carol x

spooky time at CRAFTY RIBBONS

2011-09-29T09:10:00.002+01:00

Hi again yes it's nearly Halloween.......and we have started thinking about it over on the CRAFTY RIBBONS challenge blog, as that is our theme this fortnight. "Boo-tiful Halloween" projects...not just cards

All the ribbons used are from crafty ribbons, they have some wonderful ribbons to play with, for so many occasions,

The DT have made some fab projects,hope you find the time to pop on over and have a peek.

I am not sure what the prize is this time around, as i needed to do my post on Monday, if you missed my earlier post i have been to Amsterdam for a few days, and the prize was not up when i did this, but i am sure it will be RIBBONS..lol

why not join us this fortnight and play along.....

i have added this card to these other two challenges

Inky impressions.....die cut

celebrate the occasion...use ribbon

hugs carol x

DT card for CRAFT

2011-09-29T09:00:00.004+01:00

Hello and Happy Thursday, I should just be arriving back from my little trip to Amsterdam around this time, we dock around 9.00am, i may get to add a few photo's later this weekend. I am sure we will have had a lovely time, it's so relaxing on the boat.

Hopefully this has posted ok.

It's time for a new challenge at CRAFT and it is an inspiration photo

We are lucky to have two sponsors this week

Truly madly crafting and Floppy lattes designs

how great is that!

Hope you can play along,

adding this card to these other challenges,

Simon says stamp.....anything goes

scrapalicious...anything goes

Penny's paper craft...anything goes

hugs carol x

Love the colours of Autumn

2011-09-23T09:00:00.007+01:00

Hiya...I think our challenge theme this week at CRAFTY CATZ fits nicely with the weather change ..."Autumn", it's beginning to chill on a morning and night don't you think? and yes before you know it, it will be snowing and blooming freezing....

These papers i have had a long time, so not sue where or when i got them, flowers,ribbon and lace all from stash,

Our sponsor is

which is a lovely prize.

Hope you find the time to play along,

i am adding this card to these other fab challenges around at the moment,

little darlings.....brown and red

pennys challenge..fall

paper pretties.....fall

Scrapbook sisters....Autumn colours

paper shelter......anything goes

I break for challenges.......fall

Thanks for your visits tis week, much appreciated as always,

have a lovely weekend,

x carol x

DT Card for CRAFT

2011-09-22T08:00:00.002+01:00

Hello again, it's parchment time over at CRAFT challenge, so this week we would love to see all those fab parchment creations.

Our sponsor is DIGI DA RLA they have some fab images to play with.

I have used the snowflake folder with cuttle bug on my parchment paper and used one of the lovely images which is from our sponsor.

Another Xmas card to add to my collection, still need to make many more ..LOL

thanks for stopping by,

adding this card to the following challenges:-

Crafty creations, ..... fairies

Digi stamps 4 joy......anything goes

Flutterby wednesday.......anything goes,

Freshly brewed...keep it simple

Fairy tale time at CRAFTING WHEN WE CAN

2011-09-18T08:58:00.005+01:00

Happy Sunday Morning to everyone, and the sun is shining...LOL for now

It's time for our second challenge at CRAFTING WHEN WE CAN it was lovely to see so many peeps joining in we had around 300 take part WOW thanks for playing along !!

Now this fortnight we have a SKETCH to follow and a theme of FAIRY TALES.

spesch stamps are our sponsors this fortnight and their is some fab images to chose from if you win.

we were given some fab images to play with but i had trouble with my printer last weekend when i was making my DT cards so could not use it. Instead i found this stamp which i have had for ages and never inked up. but it did work with he theme...lucky me!

papers are from the tatty ted range, nearly used them all up:(

I am adding this card to these other challenges.

Digi designs....anything goes

One stop craft........girlies

enjoy the rest of the weekend...

hugs carol x