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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

Wednesday 19 February 2014

Crafting for all Seasons #71 "Sentiment as Focus"

Good morning all.
Managed to tidy the craft room yesterday and found homes for loads of stuff lying around...now I'll forget I have it lol!! 

Today it's time for our next challenge at CFAS and this time the theme is "Sentiment as Focus". We're  looking forward to seeing all your makes. We're being sponsored by Inky Impressions who gave the DT sentiments to work with.


I choose "Warm Winter Kisses"  which I heat embossed with silver EP after printing. Dies are from Spellbinders and embossing folder is the Die'sire "I Believe"  from Crafter's Companion. I've used a silver ink pad to highlight the embossing on both the background and the dies.
Love how this turned out and could be making several more in different colourways!

Flat for posting....


....and finished inside too!!


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

Fabulous Sponsor 2014

Challenges entered:
Pile it on - sentiment as focus
Robyn's Fetish - add lots of snow
Scrappy Hands - embossing
Scribble and Scrap - anything goes
Card and Scrap - anything can be celebrated
CHNC - anything Christmas goes
Feeling Crafty - dies and/or punches
Lothian Crafts - love using your dies
2 Sisters - embossing
CHNC - Christmas love
Holly Jolly - snow much fun

Carol x

Tuesday 18 February 2014

Wedding Day

Good morning all.

Managed to gather myself together yesterday to do some crafting and got my wedding card finished along with a DT card for tomorrow.....and I was pleased with both of them!!


Made using the wedding invitation colours and a similar theme. Border punch is from Martha Stewart; embossing folder is a Die'sire from Crafter's Companion; heart die is from Tattered Lace; ribbon, cord, charm and gems are from my stash. Wording is computer generated and heat embossed with silver EP.


Inside has been decorated to match, using another Tattered Lace die which was free in their first magazine.



Challenges entered:
Red Carpet Studio - love actually
Sentimental Sunday - pack a punch
Card a Day - invitations, St Patrick or wedding
LEJ Designs - valentine/love
Natalie and Amy - love is all around
Seemacrafts - valentine/love
Crafty Calendar - love is all around
Brown Sugar - use a die/punch
Delightful Challenges - love notes
Bunny Zoes - love/hearts
Card Mania - love is all around

Carol x


Sunday 16 February 2014

Christmas Card Club - "Snowflakes/All White"

Good evening all.

Sorry I'm still being such a bad blogger...I'm still in hibernation and have been busy doing bits for the wedding which is next weekend...hope we get a day like today for it!

It's time for our next challenge over at the Christmas Card Club, it was Hazel's turn to choose the theme this time and she's given us "Snowflakes/All White".


Using my new Woodware stamp...stamped and heat embossed then paper pieced with some papers from Papermania, finished with a gem from my stash.

Inside duly finished off :)


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:
CHNC Extra - anything goes
Christmas Inspirations - clean and simple
One Crazy Stamper - anything goes
CRAFT - Christmas

Carol x


Wednesday 5 February 2014

Crafting for all Seasons #70 "Show us Some Romance"

Good morning all.
Gosh it's chilly, although we have had a nice couple of dry days.

Gary appears to be enjoying his Wwoofing (unpaid work in exchange for bed and board). So far he's sorted out sheep's wool and levelled land!

Today it's time for our next challenge at CFAS and this time the theme is "Show us Some Romance". We're  looking forward to seeing all your makes. We're being sponsored by Meljens who gave the DT images to work with.
 Hubby's gonna get a new Valentine card this year lol!!


I've used Little Art Mouse and XOXO Stitches coloured with promarkers and highlighted with a gelly roll pen. Dies are from Spellbinders. Embossing folder from Cuttlebug and ribbons from my stash.


Fabulous Sponsor 2014


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

Challenges entered:
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - anything goes
Cheerful Stamp Pad - love/valentine
Craft-Dee Bowz - anything goes
Crafting from the Heart - anything goes/use red
Craft your Passion - love is in the air
Lexi's Creations - valentine/love
OLLCB - use a heart
The Crazy Challenge - love is in the air
Dream Valley Challenges - no designer paper
That Craft Place - valentine
The Crafting Cafe - embossing
Meljen's - time's up 
(it probably took the full 30 minutes but this card came together without a battle and didn't require much matching up of colours....plus I was making dinner at the same time!)

Carol x

Sunday 2 February 2014

Christmas Card Club - "Feature a Heart /the Colour Red"

Good evening all. I'm running late this should have gone live this morning!
I've finally come out of hibernation...I really don't like January and February!! It would seem my mojo doesn't either and is still awol! Thanks to those who have asked if I'm okay, I'm fine just can't seem to settle to crafting and I've less than three weeks to finish off the wedding stuff and lose the weight which wasn't there when I bought my outfit!!

Gary is currently enjoying himself in the north of South Island and is starting his first Wwoofing job today...so will enjoy a real bed and some home cooking in return for a few hours work each day for at least a week...I think he was looking forward to it!

It's time for our next challenge over at the Christmas Card Club, it was Mary's turn to choose the theme this time and she's given us "Feature a Heart/the Colour Red".  I've managed to do both.


Base card is a recent sale purchase from Readicut. Backing paper is from Papermania "Home for Christmas". Stamps are from Spellbinders a recent magazine freebie which I've stamped and heat embossed. Oval dies from Spellbinders. Icicle die from Marianne Design. Snowflakes are a recent purchase from the Readicraft sale. Ribbons from my stash.

Flat for posting.


And finished off inside...still being good :)


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:
CHNC Extra - anything goes
Pile it On - add ribbon
Scrappy Hands - embossing
The Crafting Cafe - embossing
Sparkles Forum Christmas - anything goes
2 Sisters Challenge - embossing
Bloggers - embossing
Creative Moments - add some sparkle
The Sisterhood of Crafter's - winter snowflakes

Carol x