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Hello and welcome to my blog. Here I will be showcasing all my design team work, general crafting and digital scrap booking.I hope you enjoy seeing my creations and listening to my ramblings. If you leave a comment I'll know you've been and be able to visit you in return. I read and appreciate all comments which are left - good or bad! Thank you for taking the time to visit me. Pop back soon. Carol xx

Thursday 29 November 2012

Snowflake Winter

Good morning all, hope you're well. 
Yesterday I spent several hours putting inserts into Christmas cards (why didn't I keep to my resolution!!) and trying to get ahead with some DT stuff. Today I'm going to try to finish all my DT work up until Christmas then maybe sort out the Christmas presents and start the wrapping! The shopping is going well - only one child to buy for when he produces his list!
Sadly The Happy Scrappers challenge has closed due to lack of participants but as I'd made my next layout I thought I'd show you it.


Layout produced in Craft Artist using a kit called Snowflake Winter from Twin Mom Scraps. Freya was probably about 8 months old when this photo was taken.

Challenges entered:
My Time to Craft - domestic pets
The Corrosive Challenge - anything goes
Oozak - winter vibes

Carol x

Wednesday 28 November 2012

Crafting for all Seasons #41 Use Flowers

Time for a new challenge at CFAS and this time the theme is "Use Flowers". We're  looking forward to seeing all your makes. We're being sponsored by Saturated Canary, Di's Digital Downloads and Meljens Designs. I've used an image from Saturated Canary.


My gorgeous image is called Violet and I've coloured her with promarkers and highlighted her petticoat with a gelly roll pen. Papers are from Wild Rose Studio. Ribbon, flowers and sentiment are from my stash. I've followed the sketch over at Saturated Canary.




Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the rest of the girls inspiration, you won't be disappointed. 

Challenges entered:
Creative Card Crew - anything goes
Party Time Tuesdays - anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown - lots of layers
Crafty Boots - anything goes
Pile it On - anything but Christmas
Joanna Sheen - anything goes but Christmas
Ladybug Crafts - monochrome
I Love Promarkers - anything goes
Paper Pretties - girly cards

Carol x



Monday 26 November 2012

Whoopsi Daisy - use a digi

It's time for another challenge at  Whoopsi Daisy  and this week it's team A's turn to share their inspiration with you. The theme this week is an easy one - we'd like you to use a digi or you can do Anything Goes if you use a Whoopsi Daisy image on your project.


I've used an image from sheet #260, coloured with promarkers and used glamour dust on the fur. Papers are from Wild Rose Studio. Dies from Spellbinders. Sentiment stamp. ribbon and button from my stash.


Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the inspiration from the rest of the team and remember if you use a Whoopsi Daisy image you could win 2 image sheets, 1 sheet will be awarded to a winner using any other image.

Challenges entered:
Colour me Creative - non trad Christmas colours
Crazy 4 Challenges - put a bow on it
Little Claire's - Christmas
Card and Scrap - Christmas
Sparkles Forum - Christmas is coming
Sparkles Christmas - contemporary colours
Unique Crafters - sugar and spice
Wags n Whiskers - Christmas
Crafty Creations - Christmas
Dream Valley - non trad Christmas
Glitter and Sparkle - ribbon and/or lace
The Crafty Pad - add some glitter
The Ribbon Girl - colour challenge
Platypus Creek Digitals - Christmas buttons and bows

Carol x

Friday 23 November 2012

Crafty Ann's #79 Birds/Animals

Just spent a lovely couple of nights down in York with my Mum, 3 younger sisters, my brother's wife and my niece. We arrived by train at lunchtime on Tuesday then spent the afternoon in the spa. Wednesday we shopped till we dropped - quite literally then had a meal at Jamie's Italian. Thursday morning we finished off the shopping before heading home on the early afternoon train shortly before all the bad weather set in. I was exhausted when I arrived home and very footsore!! I hope to catch up with everyone later today.

Another fortnight gone and it's time for a new challenge at  Crafty Ann's and this week we want to see all those birds and animals on your creations - no people allowed!


I've chosen to do a layout of Freya lying in the sun. I've used papers and elements from Sweet Sage, Rhapsody in Blue and Tempting Turquoise scrapping kits - these are all available from Crafty Ann's Digi Shop. All the digi kit prices have been reduced in the shop and are now 95p or less each - you get loads with each kit and they all work well together. Ann also has a couple of freebies available if you'd like to try before you buy.

This layout was produced in Craft Artist.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see Ann and the teams creations, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:
Dream Valley Challenges - anything goes
Red Carpet Studio - famous movie pets
Simply Create - linky party #10

Carol x

Thursday 22 November 2012

Aud Sentiments #68 Bingo

The Theme of our new challenge over at Aud Sentiments is Bingo - use a line horizontally, vertically or diagonally.  We're being sponsored by The Paper Shelter who gave the Design Team images to work with. 


Bothe the backing paper and pre-coloured image are from The Paper Shelter. I've decoupaged the image then added lots of bling to finish the card - using the middle line of the bingo board 3D, Bling and Happy.




Do pop over to the challenge blog to see my team mates take on this challenge, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:
Holly Jolly Christmas - the three R's (Rudolph, rhinestones, red)
Our Daily Bread - winter holiday
Cards for Men - Christmas
Crafty Bloggers - Christmas anything goes

Carol x

Wednesday 21 November 2012

Christmas Challenges (with sketches) #51

It's time for our next challenge over at CCWS and we hope you're playing along with us this year and stocking up on those Christmas cards and projects. It's the Snow Angels turn this week and it was Nicolet's turn to design the sketch this time. We are being sponsored by Alotta Rubber Stamps and the Design Team were given some images to work with.


My image is Snowman Family, I've coloured with promarkers and highlighted with stickles. Papers were a freebie from Raspberry Road. Card is finished with a sentiment and some snowflakes.


You will have to pop over to the challenge blog to see the sketch for yourself, remember to check out

 the inspiration of the other DT members whilst you're there. 


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Challenges entered:
Glitter and Sparkle - lots of layers
Great Impressions - celebrate the season
Joanna Sheen - cold and frosty

Carol x

Sunday 18 November 2012

Christmas Card Club - Bright Colours

I can't believe it's Christmas Card Club time again and this week Hazel chose the theme Bright Colours.


The decoupaged image is from Flowersoft a leftover from several years ago! Backing paper was part of a candy win from the lovely Clare. Card from Papermania, ribbon, sentiment and peel offs from my stash, Snowflakes are punch waste. Card is finished with stickles and glamour dust.
Since the gold mirri card, the ribbon and the snowflakes are from my bit box I'm off to see Di and the girls in the snippets playground - wonder if they have the Christmas decs up in the tree house yet?


You'll find the links to the other girls in my sidebar if you'd like to pop over and see their creations.

Challenges entered:
Dream Valley Challenges - anything goes
Glitter and Sparkle - lots of layers
Great Impressions - celebrating the season
Joanna Sheen - cold and frosty
The Crafty Pad - Christmas
The Squirrel and the Fox - anything goes
Crafty Calender - wrap up warm for winter
CHNC - use something more than 6 months old
Happy Campers - use bright colours

Carol x


Wednesday 14 November 2012

Crafting for all Seasons #40 Thank You Card

Time for a new challenge at CFAS and this time the theme is Thank You cards. We're  looking forward to seeing all your makes. We're being sponsored by Bugaboo and Pure Innocence Stamps. I've used an image from Pure Innocence Stamps.



I think my fellow DT members may have thought I'd flipped completely when I requested a snowman image for a thank you challenge.......but there was method in my madness. I needed a festive card for a card swap for November so killing two birds with one stone and all that lol.
Image is coloured with promarkers before being die cut with an oval nestie and layered onto a scalloped nestie which I've coloured with distress ink. Papers were a magazine freebie. Lattice dies are from Marianne Design, snowflake from Memory Box and punch from Martha Stewart. Ribbon, peel off sentiment and silver gem from my stash.


Guess who forgot to check which way round the base card was before sticking the BP down securely...yep that would be me! At least it was completely upside down and not just at right angles. So if my layout looks a little odd that's why!!



Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the rest of the girls inspiration, you won't be disappointed. 

Challenges entered:
Card Makin Mamas - thank you
Crafty Catz - anything goes
Craft us Crazy - favourite colour/holiday theme
Delightful Challenges - let it snow (snowflakes)
Paper Crafting Journey - anything goes
Craft Room Challenge - punches and dies
Crafty Cardmakers - more than one punch or die

Carol x





Monday 12 November 2012

Whoopsi Daisy - Pastel Colours

It's time for another challenge at  Whoopsi Daisy  and this week it's team A's turn to share their inspiration with you. The theme this week is "Pastel Colours" or you can do Anything Goes if you use a Whoopsi Daisy image on your project.


Using an image and backing paper from the Daisy and Friends at Christmas CD. Dies are all from Spellbinders, punch from Martha Stewart. Ribbon and sentiment from my stash.


Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the inspiration from the rest of the team and remember if you use a Whoopsi Daisy image you could win 2 image sheets, 1 sheet will be awarded to a winner using any other image.

Challenges entered:
Stamping with the Dragon - Christmas no red/green
Christmas all Year Long - anything goes
Charisma Cardz - feeling blue
Southern Girls - Christmas
Bearly Mine - anything goes

Carol x


Sunday 11 November 2012

Lest we Forget

Made to honour my great Uncle...
The soldier was my Granny's brother who died during the First World War. He is buried at Grave 330 Sedan (St Charles) Communal Cemetery, Ardennes, France. My eldest son took a detour by the cemetery when he set off on the Mongol Rally earlier this year and took some photographs for me to add to the family tree. We believe he is the first family member to ever visit the grave. The quotes were made by him when he uploaded his photos to Facebook.


The kit was a freebie called Poppies which I found on the Daisytrail forum by a member called Bloggs and the layout was produced in Craft Artist.

In Flanders Field
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.


We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.



Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields. 


Friday 9 November 2012

Crafty Ann's #78 Tic Tac Toe

Another fortnight gone and it's time for a new challenge at  Crafty Ann's and this week we're playing tic tac toe - choose any line of three horizontally, vertically or diagonally to add to your creation.


I've done a layout of my youngest when she was flowergirl for my sister (my sister and I feature in the smaller photo). Using papers and elements from several of the scrap kits (some of which I've re-coloured  to suit the wedding colours which were blue and yellow for Leeds United!) these are all available from Crafty Ann's Digi Shop. The layout was produced in Craft Artist.
I've gone for the top row of gems, ribbons and flowers.

Gems          Ribbon       Flowers

Glitter          Fibres        Tassel

Lace           Pearls         Charm



Do pop over to the challenge blog to see Ann and the teams creations, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:
Digistamps4Joy - bingo (top line)
Craft my Life - anything goes
The Crafty Pad - anything goes
Digitally Sweet Challenge - use digital metal (borders, egg base, swirls and buckles)

Carol x

Thursday 8 November 2012

Aud Sentiments #67 - "Thanks"

The Theme of our new challenge over at Aud Sentiments is "Thanks" - use the word thank somewhere on your project.  We're being sponsored by  Di's Digi Downloads


Using gorgeous dies from Marianne Designs and a peel off sentiment......et voila!!



Do pop over to the challenge blog to see my team mates take on this challenge, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:
Anything Goes - anything goes
LEJ's - use diecuts or punches
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Partytime Tuesdays - thank you
Lawnscaping - use something from your stash not used for a while (peeloffs)
The Paper Girls - thank you
Scrappy Frogs - give thanks
Paper Pretties - thank you card

Carol x

Wednesday 7 November 2012

Christmas Crafting (with sketches) #49

It's time for our next challenge over at CCWS and we hope you're playing along with us this year and stocking up on those Christmas cards and projects. It's the Snow Angels turn this week and it was Miranda's turn to design the sketch this time. We are being sponsored by Delicious Doodles and the Design Team were given some images to work with.


My image is called Little Angel which I digitally pieced using papers from Crafty Ann's, then touched up with promarkers and stickles after printing. My papers and elements all came from a kit called Christmas Around the World. I finally got my printer to work and managed to print and make this card in time for the challenge. Card is finished with some gems, stickles, a poinsettia and a sentiment from my stash.



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You will have to pop over to the challenge blog to see the sketch for yourself, remember to check out the inspiration of the other DT members whilst you're there. 

Challenges entered:
CHNC - 3 or more DP's
Crafty Bloggers Network - Christmas anything goes
Oh La La Creations - Christmas
Stamps and Fun = Creativity - Christmas
Challenge up your Life - pocket card

Carol x

Sunday 4 November 2012

Christmas Card Club - sugar and spice and all things nice

I can't believe it's Christmas Card Club time again and this week Zoe chose the theme sugar and spice and all things nice.


Please excuse the awful photograph, today has been one of those days I wish I'd stayed well clear of the craft room as nothing has gone right! Shortly after printing this out my printer decided to take a wobbly, lets hope it's only temporary!! My card is made digitally in Craft Artist using  a kit called Festive Cookies from Daisy Trail.......can't think of anything more sugary, spicy and nice than a gingerbread man! Great challenge Zoe :)

You'll find the links to the other girls in my sidebar if you'd like to pop over and see their creations.

Challenges entered:
CHNC - use 3 or more DP's

Carol x


Saturday 3 November 2012

Happy Scrappers #7 Autumnal Colours/Photos

It's time for a new challenge here at Happy Scrappers (please remember we accept scrap layouts only and they must contain at least one photo). This month the challenge has been set by Lesley and she chose Autumnal Colours or Photographs.


Created in Craft Artist using a variety of kits available from Daisy Trail. The photos are all very old ones of the boys when they were much younger!

 Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the inspiration from the rest of the Design Team. I do hope you will join us this month, we'd love to see your work.

Challenges entered:
Crazy Amigo - Halloween
Top Tip Tuesday - Halloween

Carol x