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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

Monday 30 September 2013

Camera Shy

Good morning all. 
Another lovely day yesterday and the forecast looks good for today too. We're off to Galashiels with the cars today, hubby's needs a service and mine has a recall on it so that will take up most of the day!

Sharing another scrap page today using a recent photo of our dog Freya.


Created in Craft Artist using  Nuts for You from Template Dreams, combined with one of the Circle Fun revised templates.

Digitally Sweet - anything goes

Carol x

Sunday 29 September 2013

One Moment

Good morning all. 
Well yesterday turned out just as forecast and we had a glorious day of sunshine here, I wonder what today will bring! Hubby managed to get some stain onto our decking and I had a play with my camera in the garden....it does take some fabulous pictures and I'm really pleased I bought it.

I'm sharing another double page layout of Venice today. Two of the smaller photos are the views out of the windows from inside the bridge itself.


Created in Craft Artist using papers and elements from Template Dreams "Celebrate September" and a photo mask template from Indigo Designs. Word art is from Word Art by Jennifer. These double page templates have been brilliant for this album.

Challenges entered:
Digitally Sweet - anything goes
Lasting Memories - odd# embellishments (5), even# photos (4)

Carol x


Saturday 28 September 2013

Forever Love

Good morning all. The weather forecast is lovely here today, lets see if it happens!

A wedding layout to share today.


Created in Craft Artist using "Believe in Love" and a photo mask from Indigo Dreams and elements from "Peaches and Cream" from My Memories and Word Art by Jennifer. 

Challenges entered:

Carol x

Friday 27 September 2013

Preserve the Moment

Good morning all.

Another layout to share today using photos taken on my recent trip to Venice.


Created in Craft Artist using "Celebrate September" from Template Dreams and a photo mask template from Indigo Designs. Sentiment is from Word Art by Jennifer.

Challenges entered:
Lasting Memories - vacation time

Carol x

Thursday 26 September 2013

Nuts for You

Good morning all.

Sorry I'm not being a very good blogger at the moment...been trying to get organised with life in general so I can concentrate on wedding stationery for a week or two, so I hope you'll forgive my lack of posts and visits to your blogs.

Template Dreams have a new kit coming out today called Nuts for You, there's also an add on pack too. Of course I couldn't resist having a play when Trish gave us access earlier this week.


I've combined the kit with one of the Circle Fun revised templates to create my layout in Craft Artist. The photos were taken on Monday....all three of our rose bushes are flowering at the moment. The top two were presents for our Silver Wedding and we bought the third one locally. Hubby still needs to dig out a rose bed in the front garden to plant them out along with the lavender plants we also bought to keep the aphids down!

Challenges entered:
Digitally Sweet - anything goes

Carol x

Wednesday 25 September 2013

Christmas Crafting (with sketches) #92

Good morning all. Hope you're well.
I'm off out to meet a couple of my sister's this morning to go dress shopping, I'm going to re-try my outfit for the next wedding to see what jewellery I can wear with it as the neckline is quite high....and if I spy something I like I may buy for the third wedding next summer....could be an expensive day!!

It's time for another 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 turn of the Snow Angels to inspire you this week and Chantal designed the sketch. We are being sponsored by Stamp & Create.


Rubber stamps and papers are all from a Docrafts goody bag. Poinsettias, pearls and web from my stash. Dies from Spellbinders. Image has been coloured with promarkers.

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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 - stamp stamp stamp
52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown - trees
Paper Creator's Craft - Christmassy
Christmas Stampin all Year Round - anything goes
ABC Christmas Challenge - S for stocking/sketch

Carol x

Tuesday 24 September 2013

Love

Good morning all.

Sorry if I've not been to visit you for a day or so, I'm working my way around and I'll hopefully get there soon.

I've been trying to get some scrapbooking done....so many photographs....so little time!! Here's another for the wedding album.


Created in Craft Artist using Believe in Love from Indigo Designs and Peaches and Cream from My Memories and following this fabulous sketch from Creative Scrappers.


Challenges entered:
Creative Scrappers #251 - sketch
Digitally Sweet - anything goes

Carol x

Sunday 22 September 2013

Christmas Card Club - "Snowman"

Good morning all.

It's time for our next challenge over at the Christmas Card Club, Sue J has chosen "Snowman".  Here is my card:


Using my favourite pre-coloured snowman image from Whoopsi Daisy teamed with papers, ribbon and a sentiment from my stash.

You'll find the rest of the girls listed on my sidebar if you'd like to pop over and see their creations.

Challenges entered:
Crafty Ribbons - anything goes with ribbon
Crimbo Crackers - quick and easy
Creative Card Crew - Christmas

Carol x 

Thursday 19 September 2013

Fun to Explore

Good morning all.
A quick trip to the dentist this morning for my 6 month check up, hopefully all will be well!

Another layout to share this morning.


Created in Craft Artist using papers from Template Dreams "Celebrate September" and a photo mask template from Indigo Designs.

Challenges entered:
 Digitally Sweet - anything goes

Carol x

Wednesday 18 September 2013

Crafting for all Seasons #61 Make it Funny

Good morning all.


Today it's time for a new challenge at CFAS and this time the theme is "Make it Funny". We're  looking forward to seeing all your makes. We're being sponsored by Bugaboo who gave the DT images to work with. 


Image is called Duct Tape and I've coloured with promarkers. Card has been embossed with the Gun Metal embossilicious folder from Die'sire - I love this folder from Crafter's Companion it's perfect for male cards. Mesh from my stash, duct tape from hubby's stash!



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

Challenges entered:
Craft-Dee BowZ - anything goes
Created with Love - anything goes
My Craft Creations - stamped/digi images
OLLCB - cards for men
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - anything goes
Crafter's Companion - embossing

Carol x


Christmas Challenges (with sketches) #91

Good morning all.

It's time for another 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 turn of the Holiday Fairies to inspire you this week and Jolanda has designed the sketch. We are being sponsored by Elisabeth Bell.  

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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. 

Carol x

Tuesday 17 September 2013

Celebrate September

Good morning all.

Sorry I've not been to visit you all yet, been struggling with a migraine for the past few days (thank goodness it didn't strike last week!) which along with my lack of land legs wasn't good...we went grocery shopping on Saturday and if I hadn't had the trolley to hold onto I think I'd have been flat out!!

Template Dreams has new papers and elements called "Celebrate September" which co-ordinate with all the other BYO packs available this month at Scrap Takeout. All packs are priced at $1.00 until the end of the month. The kit was perfect to scrap some of my holiday photos.


Created in Craft Artist using a photo mask from Indigo Designs.

Challenges entered:
Digitally Sweet - anything goes
Get Creative - anything goes
Red Carpet Studios - Kindergarten Cop (use letters and numbers)

Carol x


Sunday 15 September 2013

Silver Wedding

Good morning all. 

I hope I've finally found my land legs again today, Friday night and yesterday were a little dodgy after spending so much time on water whilst away! 

I managed to make a quick card for hubby last Sunday night, luckily it came together without fighting as it was 10pm when I finished it and as I was due to get up about 4am to get to the airport I was cutting things fine!!


Backing paper was a blog candy win; topper was bought at a local craft shop; heart dies from Spellbinders and the mirri card had been embossed with a hearts folder from Cuttlebug; mesh, ribbon and charm are from my stash. I really intended doing something classy and elegant but it would have been wasted on hubby so went for lots of layers instead.


Challenges entered:
A Creative Romance - dies or punches
Crafts Too Challenge - texture + twist
Crafty Catz - men or boys
Polkadoodles - for the boys
Sister Act Card Challenge - anything goes
Divas by Design - wedding/anniversary
Die Cut Divas - celebrate
Scribble & Scrap - anything goes

Carol x


Saturday 14 September 2013

Buon giorno

Good morning all.
As all good things must come to an end we arrived home from Venice yesterday afternoon. We had a fabulous time and it was a great location to both celebrate our Silver Wedding and put my new camera through it's paces.
On Monday we had a bird's eye view of Venice as we circled round to the airport and our taxi boat took the scenic route to the hotel.


We arrived in time to have lunch in the hotel's roof top restaurant, the weather was gorgeous and the views were spectacular.


After a quiet afternoon we got dressed for dinner and after drinks on the rooftop to watch the sunset we made for the terrace restaurant.



It was a lovely balmy evening and as we were quietly enjoying our dessert when a wind got up from nowhere and virtually demolished the terrace.....there were waiters and customers flying everywhere holding onto umbrellas, table cloths etc.....we finished our dessert and picked up all the tableware etc took it inside and had coffees!! It was quite surreal, they had to clingfilm all the seating and tables together to stop them blowing away. As our original honeymoon destination of Jamaica was blown away by hurricane Gilbert the day before we were due to fly we decided it was his ghost come to haunt us lol!!!

Tuesday dawned a little cooler but still gorgeous and after breakfast we headed to St Mark's Square by the hotel's shuttle boat. Things over here were very hectic and after a quick look around the square we headed towards the Rialto Bridge which was just as hectic. We wandered around the little back streets and squares and found a lonesome gondolier. We had a most relaxing half hour trip around the Grand Canal and lots of little quiet back canals.....it was so relaxing had we been any longer I'd have fallen asleep!!!



After a lovely lunch in a little square we headed back towards St Mark's Square and home again.

Wednesday we spent doing excursions - we did the Doges Palace in the morning and went to Murano, Torcello and Burano in the afternoon. It was a little cooler and tried hard to rain but we managed not to get wet and there was a lovely sunset when we were waiting for the shuttle boat home. 


Thursday was spent walking....and I mean walking!! After breakfast we spent two hours walking around Guidecca Island where our hotel was and discovered there were lots of shops and eateries nearby including Harry's Bar where we had a coffee. We then caught the shuttle over to Zattere and walked around there before crossing the Ponte del'Accademia and meandered our way towards the Rialto Bridge, we finally found somewhere to have lunch then just followed the general flow until hubby decided his feet were sore....upon consulting the map we decided we'd arrived at the far side of Venice at the Jewish Quarter and were miles from where we needed to be....so we just had to turn round and re-trace our steps until we found signs back to St Mark's Square.....about five hours of walking in total!!

Views from the Ponte del'Accademia where I got to try out some of the special filters on my camera.




As a final treat we dined at Harry's Bar in the evening, it was lovely just sitting on the water front looking over towards the main island. Our meal was delicious, although expensive but worth it for the ambience.

Now whose idea was it to travel home on Friday the 13th??? My Father must have been turning in his grave....he was very superstitious! Our taxi boat was waiting for us as we checked out of the hotel just before 8.30am so we boarded and set off at speed taking the direct route to the airport.....we didn't get very far before we were joined by four boys in blue who pulled us up for speeding!! After handing over all his paperwork the driver was able to carry on at a much more sedate speed while the police followed behind and processed everything.....once the paperwork was in order they pulled alongside again, got everything signed and sealed and we were allowed on our way again....luckily this was the only hiccup to the journey and we arrived home safe and sound early afternoon.


I'd definitely go back to Venice again but would love to travel home on the Orient Express, luckily hubby has the same dream so hopefully one day it will come true.

I'll try to catch up with you all over the next day or two. Lots of laundry, housework and food shopping to do first though! With over 200 photographs it may take some time to do a scrapbook too!

Carol x









Wednesday 11 September 2013

Christmas Challenges (with sketches) #90

Good morning all.

It's time for another 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 turn of the Snow Angels to inspire you this week and I've designed the sketch. We are being sponsored by The Stamp Fairy who gave the DT images to work with.


I've used Barry Countdown to Christmas 3 and coloured with promarkers then used stickles for fur and snow. Papers are from Dovecraft. Die from Spellbinders. Tag and twine are 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 - layer it up
Die Cuttin Divas - teddy bears
Our Daily Bread - get ready for Christmas

Carol x

Sunday 8 September 2013

Christmas Card Club - "Let's go Monochrome"

Good morning all.


It's time for our next challenge over at the Christmas Card Club, it was Clare's turn to choose the theme this time and she's asked us to "Let's go Monochrome".  Here is my card:


Vellum paper, gems and cords came from my stash. The sentiment, tree and ornament die cuts were part of an Angel Envelope I was given.


You'll find the rest of the girls listed on my sidebar if you'd like to pop over and see their creations.

Challenges entered:
Bloggers - to die for
CRAFT - Christmas
Seemacrafts - monochromatic
CHNC - layer it up

Carol x

Wednesday 4 September 2013

Crafting for all Seasons #60 "Back to School/For a Child"

Good morning all.

Today it's time for a new challenge at CFAS and this time the theme is "Back to School/For a Child". We're  looking forward to seeing all your makes. We're being sponsored by Robyn's Fetish who gave the DT images to work with. 


I decided to make a start on my Halloween projects. I've used Bearly a Pumpkin which I've coloured with promarkers before fussy cutting. The backing paper is from Bearly Mine; sentiment is from Shelley's Images; ribbon from Crafty Ribbons and spider is a Spellbinder die.


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

Challenges entered:
Bearly Mine - anything goes
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes
Great Impressions - fall colours
The Corrosive Challenge - all about fall

Carol x

Christmas Challenges (with sketches) #89

Good morning all.

It's time for another 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 turn of the Holiday Fairies to inspire you this week and Jolanda has designed the sketch. We are being sponsored by Bugaboo.  Don't forget the twist - "Ribbons and Bows"!

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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. 

Carol x

Sunday 1 September 2013

CHNC Extra September

Good morning all. Hope you're enjoying the weekend whatever your plans.

Well yesterday didn't go quite according to plan!! Several phone calls from the intrepid traveller in the early hours resulted in me having to pay to change their flights home from Tuesday to yesterday...by the time I'd done it was lunch time!! I then had an unscheduled trip to the airport at teatime which took up another 2 hours of my day!!! Grrr kids, who'd have em!!

I'm off out today to meet my brother and nephew for lunch, as I haven't seen them since the wedding it will be lovely to catch up again.

I was very lucky to be asked by Hazel to guest design this month over at CHNC Extra.  This is a monthly challenge where anything Christmas goes.


I've used Christmas SB Candycane from Bugaboo the challenge sponsor for my card. Coloured with promarkers, die cut and mounted onto a fancy die cut mat. Dies are all Spellbinders. Backing paper and bow are from DoCrafts. Tag, lace and gems are from my stash.


Please feel free to copy to your sidebar

I do hope you will come and join us this month....remember "Anything Christmas Goes".

Challenges entered:
Aud Sentiments - any sentiment
Delightful Challenges - make the cut
Digistamps4Joy - anything goes
Bearly Mine - digi days
Stamp with Fun - squared

Carol x