Crafting for all Seasons #59 "Tag It"

Good morning all. Well it's back to school today here after 7 and a half weeks off!
I've had a busy couple of days making the final samples for the first wedding, hopefully I'm seeing my nephew and his intended on Monday to get everything finalised.

Younger son is off backpacking for ten days on Friday...him and his friend are flying to Krakow, staying there 3 nights then catching an overnight train to Prague. After 3 nights there they'll catch a daytime bus to Berlin where they'll have a final 3 nights before flying home again. All their accommodation in hostels and travel tickets are pre-booked so hopefully all will go well!!

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

I choose to work with Christmas Tree Fairy and coloured with promarkers before die-cutting with a Spellbinder tag. Tag has been put through a Crafts Too embossing folder which I'd inked up with various DI. Large snowflake is a Spellbinder die set, fastened with a small button brad. Ribbon, raffia, sentiments and gold snowflake are from my stash.

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

Challenges entered:

Creative Craft Challenges - not a square

Deep Ocean Challenge - odd shapes

Sweet Stamps - anything goes

Crafty Boots - Christmas

Come and Get it Challenge - things with wings

Gingerloft - bright sunshine yellow

Glitter and Sparkle - anything but square

Joanna Sheen - embossing

The Hobby House - Christmas

Card Crafter's Circle - winged things

Carol x

Birthday Wishes

Good morning all. Another glorious day yesterday, I don't think there was a cloud in the sky all day.

Had a very fleeting visit from one of my cousins who had been working in Fife and was on his way back to Devon....he'd no sooner got through the door when his phone rang and they wanted him back in Fife to run a test they'd forgotten to ask him to do before he left!! So it was a quick cuppa and no more!

The sun must have addled my brain though as I decided to go for a bike ride last night with hubby...ouch it hurt and we only did 3 or 4 miles!!

Another birthday card to share today.

Decoupage from Pinflair, I've had these for ages but made up loads of them a few weeks ago and I'm gradually getting cards made with them all. Embossing folder is a magazine freebie and I've inked it with DI before embossing. Dies from Spellbinders. Button, sentiment, pearls and ribbon from my stash. All the bits of card were leftovers lying on my desk.

Challenges entered:

Craftroom Challenge - use your scraps

Crazy Amigo Challenge - distress inks

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

Shopping our Stash - no patterned papers

Tuesday Throwdown - embossing

Emma's Cards UK - buttons and bows

Sandy's Crafty Creations - embossed background

Carol x

Christmas Card Club - CAS one layer

Good morning all.
Sorry I haven't been around for a few days, I'm hoping to catch up with everyone today at sometime. I've been making some wedding samples for my second nephew and spent a lovely day with my sister yesterday as Graham and his fiancée were there for the day. I think the wedding invites are going to have penguins on! They both love penguins and everyone loved the sample invite I made so I think we're almost sorted!!

It's time for our next challenge over at the Christmas Card Club, Zoe has chosen "CAS and one layer".  Here's my card:

The stamp is a very old one from a large wooden boxful bought from QVC many moons ago! I've stamped with a DI embossing pad and embossed with silver detail EP. The silver cord is from Meiflower and the cute little card blank (4"x4") is from Craftwork Cards.

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 Extra - anything goes

Jingle Belles - flying home for Christmas

The ABC Challenge - M for make it sparkle

Crafting Musketeers - anything goes

Natalie and Amy's Challenge - things with wings

Crimbo Crackers - anything goes

My Heart Pieces - embossing (wet or dry)

Cards in Envy - things with wings

Paper Playtime - emboss (wet or dry)

No Matter Which Challenge - things with wings

Carol x