Crafting for all Seasons #62 - Pins and Lace

Good morning all.
Had a lovely run over to Galashiels on Monday, I love the Tweed Valley at this time of year - the colours are just beautiful. I wish I'd taken my camera with me! We waited at the garage and had a cuppa while they did the recall on my car then decided to have a drive down to Melrose for some lunch while we waited for the service on hubby's car.

I made a start on the next wedding invites yesterday, 36 fronts all printed and heat embossed and now weighed down with a large box of wooden stamps to hopefully flatten the card again. Hope to get the card bases and layers cut out today.

It seems ages since I shared a card with you so here goes. Today it's time for a new challenge at CFAS and this time the theme is "Pins and Lace". We're  looking forward to seeing all your makes. We're being sponsored by our own team member Jani from Jani's Kreativewelt who gave us images to work with. 

I've used Elefant, coloured with promarkers. The backing paper was found lying on my desk discarded from a previous project and I've not had time to find out where it came from. Flower die is from Memory Box. Circular dies are all Spellbinders. Lace, pins, sentiment, ribbon flower and gems are all 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:

Craft-Dee BowZ - anything goes with a bow

Melonheadz Friends Challenge - animals

Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes

Hobbycutz - lace and pearls

Crazy 4 Challenges - bows

Drunken Stampers - die cuts

Pattie's Creations - animals

Crafty Ribbons - monochrome

Southern Girls - monochrome

Passion for Promarkers - lots of legs

Carol x

Crafting for all Seasons #58 "Something Hidden"

Good morning all.

I'm running late today with my DT post....had an unscheduled visit down home yesterday then my EHD wouldn't play ball last night when I wanted to print off the images for my project!! Been for my annual MRI scan this morning...quite surprisingly they found a vein first time for putting the dye in and I only had one set of scans with dye rather than one with and one without so I was in and out in double quick time. They've also installed a mirror on the cage so if you open your eyes you are looking through the glass to where the technicians are instead of just seeing an enclosed space....so much better for the claustrophobia!

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

I've made a tag card which I copied from a birthday card I received from Janneke one of my lovely team mates from CCWS. Think I need more practise but didn't have the time today.

The images are by Jani and I've coloured them digitally. Dies are from Spellbinders. Backing paper is from First Edition. Pearls, button and ribbon are from my stash.

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

I'll be back later to add some challenges, I now need to get ready to go out for lunch with a friend.

Challenges entered:

Anything Goes - coffee break or food

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

The Crazy Challenge - anything goes

Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes

OSAAT - in the summer

Carol x

Crafting for all Seasons #45 Colour Inspiration

Good afternoon. Well it's midweek again! I got the all clear yesterday at the eye clinic - just need to use eye drops to keep them from drying out. I think the optician was being a bit over cautious but I can't complain as it was them who initially picked up on my brain tumour 3 years ago.

Today it's time for a new challenge at CFAS and this time the theme is "Colour Inspiration". We're  looking forward to seeing all your makes. We're being sponsored by our own DT member Jani from Janis Kreativewelt and we were given images to use.

Jani choose the colour inspiration picture for this challenge too (see below) and I had originally chosen a gorgeous spring hedgehog image to use....until Jani drew this snowman which I just had to have! The brain and gears clicked into place when I came to print it out and remind myself what the challenge was...oh sh heck a lovely pastel spring colour palette!!

Think I managed though! The image is coloured with promarkers and die cut with a wonky rectangle die. Paper was a magazine freebie. Sentiment from LOTV. Ribbons from my stash. Dies all from Spellbinders. (The ribbon isn't as blue irl but I should have used white and coloured it with a promarker!).

http://design-seeds.com/index.php/home/entry/sundae-brights1

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

Challenges entered:
CHNC extra - anything goes
Christmas Stampin all Year Round - anything goes
Jingle Belles - H2O
Natalie and Amy - something old (paper), something new(image)
Sparkles Forum Christmas - anything goes
Crafting Cafe - anything goes
Christmas at Sweet Stampin - cold and frosty

Carol x

Crafting for all Seasons #31 Icecream/Popsicle

Time for a new challenge at CFAS and this time the theme is Icecream or Popsicles,we're  looking forward to seeing all your makes. We're being sponsored by Bugaboo, Jani's Kreativewelt Digital Stamps and Kenny K. I've used images from Bugaboo and Jani on my card.

The main image is Knobbly Knee Icecream Scoop from Bugaboo and I've coloured with promarkers and used a bit of stickles. The other images are all from Jani's Kreativewelt and I've paper pieced them all digitally using papers from Crafty Ann's before arranging them, printing and fussy cutting. These have been mounted with silicon gel. Paper is from my stash. All the ribbons, beads and lace webbing are from Crafty Ribbons. Sentiment is computer generated.

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

Challenges entered:

Crafty Mess - ribbons and lace

Fresh Brewed - summertime theme

Catch the Bug - anything goes

The Crafty Pad - at the seaside

Incy Wincy - summertime

Crafty Boots - bingo (yellow, stripes, ribbon)

Love to Create - photo inspired

Simon says Stamp and Show - layered

Crazy Amigo - hats

Carol x