Lots of Layers with Crafty Cardmakers

Morning crafty friends, hope you're all well.

Over at Crafty Cardmakers we 're back from our Summer break and we have a new

challenge for you......it's my turn to pick the theme and I chose

LOTS OF LAYERS

Probably my favourite challenge theme, I started with a black card base, added

a distressed paper layer, a die cut frame, a layered sentiment, a handful of handmade

paper flowers then finished with a few faux pearls.

As usual, anything you like to make we like to see just so long as you stick

to the LOTS OF LAYERS theme......and if you're low on inspiration then look

no further than our main blog here. We have a fabulous Dt with an amazing

range of crafting styles.....hope to see you there!

Thanks for calling today......see you soon.

xx

Make Your own Background with Crafty Cardmakers!

Hey lovelies, hope you're all well & rested after the weekend and looking

forward to the week ahead.

Over at Crafty Cardmakers we have just the thing to kickstart your crafty

 week........a new challenge and the theme as chosen by our Jackie is....

CREATE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND

As usual any and all makes are welcome  & if you're low on inspiration then

look no further than the main blog.......we have a fabulously varied DT.

For my make I made the simplest of backgrounds......3 inks blended onto a

piece of white card. I then stamped over the top & finished with 4 mini gems.

Looking forward to seeing your makes!

xx

Crafty Cardmakers - Love is All You Need!

Hello! 

We have a new challenge over at Crafty Cardmakers today, the theme is

LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED

Should be a nice, easy theme with Valentines Day just around the corner and as 

usual, we love to see any & all makes.....and if you're in need of inspiration

then please pop on over and have a look at the fabulous Dt makes....we're

a real varied lot so there will definitely be something for everyone!

My brief this time was a Valentine's card but not traditional, not sentimental or

lovey dovey and definitely no red and/or pink! Took me a while to come up

with an idea but finally I got there! I layered up black, orange and

white card.......added the die cut sunshine, stamped the sentiment and

finished with a hand drawn smiley face.....job done. It makes me smile every

time I look at it!

Thanks for calling today, hopefully I'll be back tomorrow!

xx

Wendy's  die challenge

Anything Goes with Crafty Cardmakers!

Hi crafty friends, welcome to the new week.......and the 1st challenge

of the New Year over ar Crafty Cardmakers. We have a nice, easy theme

for you this time........ANYTHING GOES

As usual, any & all makes are welcome and for this 1st challenge of the year

we have a prize offered by our lovely teamie Kim!

There's some gorgeous inspirational makes for you from the rest of the team

over on the main blog....do pop over, we'd love to see you!

My makes this time are some Memorydex cards I made for my daughter,

love making these as they're a great way to use up scraps but oh my....

......they are SO addictive! All made with dies too so super quick and easy.

Thanks for calling and for any comments you might leave.......don't forget,

 my SOMETHING NEW challenge is here.

xx

Wendy's die challenge

Halloween with Crafty Cardmakers!

Hi friends, happy Monday.....hope your week has gotten off to a good start.

We have sunshine today..........a welcome relief from the rain of the last 3 

days.....we had that much I thought it was time to start building my ark!

So, today we have a new challenge for you over at Crafty Cardmakers where

the theme, this time is......HALLOWEEN!

As usual, we love to see any & all crafty makes just so long as you stick to

the theme....you have 2 weeks to play & if you're low on inspiration then please

do pop over to the main blog.....you won't be disappointed!

I made a square card topper (would look just as nice in a frame) a distressed paper

 layer (my favourite at the moment) then I adhered the die cut panel to the orange

 layer, raised it on foam pads & added faux gems to the corners. 

Lots to do today so I'll love you & leave you.....thanks for calling & whatever

you're up to.....have a lovely day!

Don't forget, there's still time to play my HALLOWEEN challenge here.

xx

Add Some Sparkle with Crafty Cardmakers

Wow, can't believe it's Wednesday already, time is going way too fast & I 

seem to have got myself in a right pickle with my Dt makes! So, huge

apologies to my Crafty Cardmaker teamies, this post should have gone live

on Monday for the new ADD SOME SPARKLE challenge.

Lots of die cut elements, some raised on foam pads....my favourite distressed

paper layer....a silver foiled background.....silver snowflakes........all

finished with a sprinkle of glitter & some sparkly faux gems!

There's still plenty of time if you fancy joining us.....any & all makes are 

welcome so long as you stick to the theme.....and if you're low on

inspiration then there's lots over there!

Thanks for calling.....hopefully, I'll see you tomorrow!

xx

Don't forget, my HALLOWEEN  challenge is here.

Autumn Colours with Crafty Cardmakers!

It's new challenge time over at Crafty Cardmakers and this time the theme 

as chosen by our lovely Marg is........

AUTUMN COLOURS

My favourite time of the year is Autumn/Winter.....I especially love the Autumn

colours, the darker nights, snuggling on the sofa, hot chocolate.....ooh, I could go on!

For my make I started with a kraft card base, added a chocolate brown layer

then some distressed paper layers. I raised the topper on foam pads, added the die

cut leaves, some string for extra texture & finished with some Tim Holtz chit chat

stickers & some faux gems. The patterned papers, the image were freebies with the

Making Cards magazine & die used for the leaves came free with the Papercraft

Essentials!

If you fancy joining us this time we welcome any & all makes.....just so long as

you stick to the theme & if you're low on inspiration we can help you with that too!

Thanks for calling & for any comments you might leave.

See you tomorrow.

xx

Don't forget, my FOR THE KIDS challenge is here.

challenges
Fall/Autumn at Aud Sentiments
Autumn/Fall at Cardz 4 Galz
Autumn at Cute Card Thursday
lots of layers at Crafty Calendar
Autumn colours at Crafty Friends

It's A Bug's Life with Crafty Cardmakers!

Hey lovelies, hope you're all well.

We're back from our Summer break over at Crafty Cardmakers and we have a

new challenge for you......A BUG'S LIFE!

Our lovely Lin is hosting this time & she would love to see bugs/insects on your

makes........preferably as a focal point & not just stuck in a corner lol!

As usual, any & all makes are welcome, you can enter up to 15 challenges

(including ours) and you have 2 weeks to play.......and if you're low on

inspiration then why not pop on over to the main challenge blog where you'll

find some gorgeous makes from the Design Team.

I made a card topper this time.....lots of distressed paper layers, some Tim 

Holtz chit chat stickers......and that beautiful layered butterfly......all on

a black card base which unfortunately, you can't see as I placed it onto a

black background to take the photo!!

Rightio, better get a move on if I want some crafty time later.....thanks for

calling & for any comments you might leave.....see you tomorrow!

xx

Dies/punches at Crafty Cardmakers! (Christmas in July #1)

Hi friends, happy Monday & happy July.....hope you're all well.

It's Christmas in July on my blog this month....I can't promise but the aim

is to post only Christmas makes for the whole of the month.....wish me luck

and if any of you want to join in do let me know!

Bur first......

we have a new challenge for you over at Crafty Cardmakers today,

I'm hosting and the theme this time is......

DIES/PUNCHES

A nice, easy theme that I'm sure will appeal to lots of you....and there's so much you

 can do with them. Usually I use them as decoration but sometimes I like to use

 only dies/punches for the whole card as I've done here. I chose teal & white

 just to mix it up a bit, I layered the snowflake, added a die cut poinsettia, a sentiment

 then finished with a ribbon & a scattering of faux gems. If I remember rightly the

 poinsettia was a magazine freebie and all the other dies are the Paper Boutique.

Lots of inspiration for you over on the main blog and as usual, anything you like

to make we like to see.....just so long as you stick to the theme!

Thanks for calling & for any comment you might leave.

See you tomorrow.

xx

challenges

anything Christmas at Holly & Ivy

Christmas at Crafting by Design

anything Christmas at Crimbo Crackers

anything Christmas at Crafty Hazelnut's

anything goes at Merry Little Christmas

Masculine with Crafty Cardmakers!

Hello......hope you're all well.

It's time for another challenge over at Crafty Cardmakers and the theme

this time.....hosted by teamie Marg is.........

MASCULINE - FOR A MAN/BOY

As usual, anything you like to make we like to see just so long as it

fits the theme......so now's the perfect time for you to show us your makes!

We all need masculine makes at some point......especially me, I have 5 sons

and 1 grandson!!

For my make I used images & a die cut frame from Hunkydory ....I

simply matted layered them finished with a few extra die cuts.....job done!

Do pop over & have a look at the rest of the team's makes....fabulous as usual

and such a wide range of styles & techniques.

Rightio, that's me for today, thanks for calling.....see you tomorrow!

xx

challenges
masculine at Cute Card Thursday
masculine at Crafty Calendar
men/boys at Crafty Friends
man/boy at Dragonfly Dreams
only boys allowed at Dream Valley

Birthdays with Crafty Cardmakers!

Hi friends, happy weekend......hope you're all well.

Ooh, it feels like forever since I blogged......a week off decorating then no internet

for 9 days!! Don't know how we used to manage without it lol. Anyway, all sorted now

hopefully so I can get caught up. A huge apology to my teamies over at Crafty Cardmakers

for being late with my make.......here it is......

The theme this time, chosen by Josephine is Birthdays....anything you like to make

we love to see....just so long as it meets the theme.

My make this time is all Hunkydory.....part of the Out of this World collection,

so quick & easy to put together & gorgeous colour tones.

Rightio, short & sweet today so I can try & catch up on bog visitng......then I'm

 going to start on decluttering my craft room......wish me luck!

Thanks for calling & don't forget, my FLORAL FRENZY challenge is here.

xx

3,2,1, with Crafty Cardmakers!

Morning friends, hope you're all well.......and enjoying the long weekend. 

Well, the rain finally arrived....and it's so cold we've put the heating on!

I've got to say though, I do love how some rain turns the garden a much

more vibrant green....and I love watching the rain.....from inside!

Anyway, enough waffling from me.....we have a new challenge for you

over at CRAFTY CARDMAKERS where the theme this time is: 3,2,1.

3 of one thing, 2 of another & 1 of another! Nice & simple....or so I thought

until I sat down to make something.....then I really struggled lol. My mind

went blank & no way could I think of anything! So, as usual if that happens,

I go back to the simplest of makes....and here's what I came up with.....

I finally settled on 3 flowers, 2 colours & 1 pearl....so quick & easy I made

3 of them....all with a different stamped sentiment.

If you fancy joining us then do pop on over to the main challenge blog where

you will find some gorgeous makes from the rest of the team and as usual,

anything you fancy making we love to see....hope to see you there!

Rightio, that's me for today....better go do something before I end up

sitting for another hour watching the rain!

Thanks for calling.....see you tomorrow!

xx

Don't forget, my new challenge FLORAL FRENZY is here.

Dragons/Mythical Creatures at Crafty Cardmakers

Morning crafty friends, hope you're ok......and still enjoying the sunshine!

Who'd have thought we'd have sunshine at Easter? Not really my kind of weather

but it was lovely watching Asher toddle around the garden & play on his

new swing yesterday.

It's new challenge time for you over at Crafty Cardmakers where the theme is

DRAGONS  or MYTHICAL CREATURES

A tough one for me then I remembered the gorgeous twilight images I have from

Hunkydory.....I created a card blank then cut away the top right corner. On the

 inside I added paper cut into 3 strips, trimmed a piece to match the front corner...

 I layered the topper onto white then black card.....added this to the front of my

card blank then finished with a couple of die cut stars & faux gems.

As usual, we love to see anything you'd like to make....and if you're low on

inspiration then look no further than the main challenge blog, we have a fab Dt

and we'd love to see you there!

Rightio, that's me for today, thanks for calling......see you tomorrow!

xx

Don't forget, there's still time to enter my EASTER/SPRING challenge here.

challenges

anything goes/pink at Crafty Addicts

anything goes at Crafting With An Attitude

anything goes at Fairy & Unicorn

Lots of Layers at Crafty Cardmakers!

Hi friends, happy Friday!

Welcome to my Dt make for the latest challenge over at

CRAFTY CARDMAKERS

where the theme this time is

'Lots of Layers'

As usual, we love to see anything you'd like to make & if you need inspiration then look no further than the amazing Dt makes.....we have a

fabulous range of makes!

A Christmas card topper from me today, lots of paper, card & mirri card layers topped with a gorgeous

Winter scene. I added a die cut frame, placed the sentiment on even more layers cut with a banner die

& then I finished with a layered die cut snowflake with a faux gem centre.

Thanks for calling.....and whatever you have planned this weekend I hope it involves some crafty time!

See you soon.

xx

Explosion of Colour with Crafty Cardmakers!

 Hi friends, hope you're all well, warm & had a lovely weekend.

Today I have my Dt make for the latest challenge over at Crafty Cardmakers, the theme is:

EXPLOSION OF COLOUR

As usual, any & all crafts are welcome & if you pop over to the main blog you will

see some fabulous Dt makes for your inspiration....we're a very diverse team so

there's sure to be something to tickle your fancy!

I wanted the image to be the main focus of my make this time so I went with

decoupage.....aren't those poppies just beautiful? Here's a closer look at the layers:

Rightio, busy day today so I'll love you & leave you......thanks for calling....

.....see you tomorrow.

xx

Robbon and/or Lace with Crafty Cardmakers!

Hi crafty friends & bloggers, happy October 1st! I hope you had a lovely weekend

 and are raring to go for the week ahead! I can't quite believe we're into October

already.....and my grandson is almost 1 year old!

Anyway, enough waffling from me....I'm here today with my Dt make for the

latest challenge over on the Crafty Cardmakers blog where the theme is:

RIBBON and/or LACE

A lovely theme, I think.........I was going to go with girly & feminine but time

ran away with me & I thought I better get a move on with some Halloween makes

so I made the simplest of tags. I used die cut tags, die cut the webs & spiders

from silver mirri.....oh my, were they a pain to stick down lol! I used green

slime coloured ribbon & finished with a faux gem in the centre of the spider.

Would love to see you join us......as usual  any & all makes are welcome, there's

hardly any rules & there's some fabulous Dt work for your inspiration...

......hope to see you there!

Thanks for calling & for any comments you might leave.....see you tomorrow!

xx

All Creatures Great & Small at Crafty Cardmakers!

Hi crafters, welcome to the start of a new week.....hope you're all well!

I need to start with an apology to my teamies over at Crafty Cardmakers, I seem

to have dropped a week somewhere along the way & should have posted my

Dt make last Monday......oooops......I'm so sorry!!

Anyway, better late than never I hope....and the theme  is sure to be a favourite

ALL CREATURES GREAT & SMALL

As usual, we love to see any & all makes & you can find all rules (not many)

and some fabulous inspiration (lots) over on the main blog here.

I made a card topper this time using my favourite of all creatures......CATS!

Paper is from the Paper Boutique, cats are a Marianne die, I used a circle

die for the aperture, bow is a Marianne die, flowers are punched, I designed &

printed the sentiment myself & I finished with a few faux gems.

So that's me for today, thanks for calling & for any comments you might

leave......they're much appreciated.

I have candy too if you'd like to enter......post is pinned to top of my blog,

xx

New challenge at Crafty Cardmakers!

Hi crafty friends......hope you're all well!

So sorry I've not been around for a while, real life has an awful habit of getting

in the way of crafty time at the moment lol.......and with this awful sunshine we're

having I don't seem to be able to do much of anything......roll on Autumn & Winter!

So today I have a Dt make for the new challenge starting over at

CRAFTY CARDMAKERS

where the theme is to use at least 2 dies/punches or 1 of each.

A nice easy theme as I know you all love your dies & punches! As usual, any & all

makes are welcome & you can find all rules & some fabulous Dt makes for your

inspiration over on the main blog.

I used silver mirri card, pink adorable scorable card & an assortment of dies &

punches for my make.....the unicorn looks so much nicer in real life, the silver mirri

is so pretty. I finished with a trio of punched flowers with a faux pearl centre.

Thanks for popping by, I'll be round real soon.....take care.

xx

For a Man/Boy with Crafty Cardmakers!

Hi crafty friends......hope you're all well.

It's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Cardmakers and this fortnight the theme is

FOR A MAN/BOY

As usual,we love to see anything you'd like to share so long as it fits the theme & is a

 new make. You have a fortnight to play and if you're in need of ideas then please pop over

 to the main challenge blog where you're sure to be inspired by the fabulous design

 team makes!

My make was a real bargain make.......the papers & topper were free with a mag & the

die cut bits were cut with scraps from my bit box......and maybe best of all the card is

 super flat for posting!

Rightio, better get on......thanks for calling & for any comments you might

leave......see you soon!

x

Things with Wings at Crafty Cardmakers!

Morning crafty friends......hope you're all well!

I can't believe I've been away from my blog for so long......not sure where the time has gone

 but it's been a strange 2 weeks lol! Even stranger has been the weather.........we've had

 glorious  sunshine in my neck of the woods & even though the last couple of days have

 been cooler it's still been nice.......and I do prefer it cooler!

Anyway, today I have my Dt make for the latest challenge over at Crafty Cardmakers

where the theme is THINGS WITH WINGS! As usual, you can find all the info you

need over on the main challenge blog as well as lots of gorgeous Dt makes that are

 sure to inspire you.

I used up more scraps for this card & my favourite colours of the moment too......and who

can resist that gorgeous chalkboard paper? I wanted the die cut butterfly to be the 

focal point so I layered it onto a black die cut circle & finished with a birthday sentiment.

Rightio my friends, that's me for today.....thanks for calling & for any comments

 you might leave......see you tomorrow!

xx