Blue for a boy

Happy Friday......

ooh and I'm off today now what to do...well i have so much to do it will be hard to decide and i know i cannot do it all,  well not all in one day !!

Paint bathroom ? clean  Kitchen cupboards? or Tidy Craft cupboard out, which i would love to do then i can find things again! ooh and go swimming.

Ok enough of my thoughts, This is my DT card for CRAFTY CATZ

the theme this week is 

ANYTHING GOES

whooo i know you like this, well we all do too

The papers are from Bearly-mine....simple dots The washing line ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons 

Die cut banner used.

Would love to see your anything goes creation...if you need inspiration the DT have bee playing nicely and created some for you ...why not pop on over.

Take care blog friends 

hugs Carol x   

Its always nice to say thank you

Well good morning... its nearly the weekend.....clapping my hands

Todays card is a CRAFTY CATZ  DT creation.

Our theme is 

THANKYOU 

I have used this gorgeous poppy image  

The ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons

I have used my edge boarder die cuts from spellbinder 

and die cut corners.

Our sponsor this week is Mei flower

so be sure to join in with us to be in with a chance of winning 

enjoy your weekend 

x carol x

DT card for Crafty Ribbons

Hello again just me..Hope everyone is having a lovely morning so far, this is my DT creation for CRAFTY RIBBONS

I have used these fabulous ribbons, which are part of the new collection over at CR  

you can find them HERE

This was a quick card to make as i have just mattered and layered the backing papers and tied my ribbon as if  it was a present wrapped up.

what do you think?

Our theme this week is TAGS n Ribbon did you guess it ??

I do love black and white...one of my favourite  colour combos...hope you can play along with us as there is a fab £10 voucher to spend for the winner.

Have a good weekend my friends

x carol x

whooo witching timel

Hi there..Happy Thursday blogg friends...Today I'm sharing my DT card for CRAFT and the theme this week is Halloween

I chose this fab witch image  from one of our great sponsors for this week which is 

Milk Coffee

other sponsors include

      

The backing paper is from Bearly-mine Digi designs, used some new dies and added this lovely bright orange ribbon and coloured the candy in this colour also to match in 

Thanks for stopping by friends, your visits are also appreciated.

Take care 

x carol x

Inspiration post for Crafty Ribbon

Hi again just me with another Inspiration post...this one is for CRAFTY RIBBONS..

This ribbon is gorgeous, well it's Bias binding!!  and you can find it here . along with other colours and designs.

I have used this gorgeous stanp by Chloe, heat embossed and added little gems to the weath

and used this gorgeous glittered backing card...bling bling...lol 

thanks for stopping by

Adding my card toothese other challenges 

Allsorts chall...Embossing

Hiding in my craft room....Embossing

Anything goes with a twist.....twist shimmer/sparkle 

x Carol x

Gorgeous Christmas Ice

Can you remember this little ted...tatty teddy..not inked him up for ages but my lovely hubby bought me some chameleon pens for my Birthday the other week and i have been playing with them, needed a few images..i would not say my colouring is perfect i still need some more practice with them, i do like them...i think they work really well with flowers and larger images!! but maybe thats me. 

The backing papers are from Bearly-mine Digi designs...they are the new Christmas ice ...love the colours 

These look gorgeous and the depth on the image looks very 3d 

Have a lovely day all

Adding this card to the following challenges
Christmas stamping all year round.........Anything goes
Polkadoodles challenge... Christmas fun
Treasured times....Christmas
x carol x

Its all Black n White

Hello there....well i have a busy day or two ahead of me...baking my grand-daughters Christening cake today...two tier and icing tomorrow along with 4 trays of cornbeef n potatoe pies. steak and onion and 3 quiches....ooh i might get in bed just after midnight on Saturday night  ...lol  hopefully get some sleep before the christening !! fingers cross

Ok this is my DT card for Crafty Catz 

our theme this week is BLACK and ONE OTHER COLOUR

Well black and white is my favourite so this is what i decided to do.

The image is a bugaboo image 

The ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons

and i have used my new Dies which i bought last weekend. 

Our sponsor this week is  

Hope you can play along with us ...

Have a lovely weekend

ADDING MY CARD TO

Kitty Bee Designs.....Dies /punches

Sister act card chall...Anything goes

Doodle Pantry...use any Digi

Imagination crafts...Anything goes

x carol x

Autumn is here

Happy Friday...whooooo

welcome to my new followers too , nice to have you around

It's new challenge day at CRAFTY CATZ and our theme this week has been set by Janette and she wants to see Autumn 

ooh this happens to be one of my favourite time of the year, love the colours in the trees and the 

lovely fresh mornings

We got to play with a few images from our sponsor which is

Fred she said 

and our other fab  sponsor is 

I have used these fabulous papers from Bearly-mine designs mattered onto Kraft card,

gorgeous crushed ribbon and lace from stash.

Hope you play along with us 

have a good weekend my friends 

x carol 

OOH Christmas time

Morning blog land friends....well another day another dollar so they say.... I'm back to work this week after having a week off, it's always hard to get into the swing of things, don't you think? 

We went to Amsterdam last week on the ferry, ooh it was a lovely trip away, very relaxing.

Now onto my card for this morning....

Is a new challenge day at CRAFT and the theme is

 CHRISTMAS

yep not be long..lol

I have used this fab image from one of our sponsors for this week

other sponsors include

   

The papers are from a new collection from BEARLY-MINE digi designs

called Christmas Ice 

there are other new Christmas ones called Christmas Traditions and if you buy these before Nov 15th you get free inserts to match...wow.

Hope you have time to play along with us.

OOOH i nearly forgot to tell you I have been accepted onto a new DT on a New blog and this will be starting its challenges in January so watch this space

I am adding my card to the following challenges 

Crafty Hazelnut christmas chall....Anything goes

Doodle Pantry........Any Digi

One sweet challenge.....Holidays are coming

Have a lovely Day 

x carol x

Merry Christmas

Hi there...you can find my creation also over on the CRAFTY RIBBONS INSPIRATION BLOG,as  its my turn to share with you a little inspiration.

I have used a stamp by Chloe and heat embossed the image

added these red pearls and a thin ribbon available from CR

also used this new fab Merry Christmas  ribbon available also at Crafty Ribbons.

Not a good photo due to the mirror card ..sorry 

have a lovely day all

x carol x  

ALL SENTIMENTAL

Hi there..wow this week has gone fast, i have been off work on a weeks holiday. went to Amsterdam for a few days on the ferry and now its nearly time to go back to work...oh my 

The weather was lovely in Amsterdam, The ferry crossing was calm also, which i am pleased i do get a little sea sick from time to time..lol   But wow there is a lot of bikes in Holland..lol you have chance of being knocked over by a bike than a car i think. 

There is a lovely Christmas shop there...filled with everything chrismassey ..loved it !! 

OK now onto my post

Today sees a new challenge starting at CRAFTY CATZ and Kim would like us to go 

ALL SENTIMENTAL

in other words a sentiment on the card 

The image is from BUGABOO who is our fabulous Monthly sponsor

The papers are from Bearly-mine Digi designs 

Donna has also produced a lovely  new Christmas batch of fabulous papers  

Hope you can play along with us again 

take care ad have a lovely weekend my friends

Adding my card too

Anything goes with a twist challenge.....Anything goes

Sister act card challenge...Anything goes

Crafting by Design...Anything goes

Meljens design challenge.....Best friends forever

x Carol x

Spooky Time at Bearly-mine

Hi yep its getting there. we are now into October and the nights are coming in...eeeh i can hardly believe it, time is going to fast.

This month at BEARLY-MINE we would love to see your HALLOWEEN creations  

I have used these fab new papers called Halloween Fantasy which you can find HERE

the image is a digi stamp boutique, used a bit of wadding for the cobweb effect!! 

ribbon from Crafty Ribbons

Hope you can play along with us 

x Carol x