Crafting for all Seasons #90 "Birthdays"

Good morning all and a big welcome to all my new followers....I hope you enjoy your time here.

Urghhhh computers who'd have them....can't live with them, can't live without them!! I managed to install about 7 unwanted programs last night when an Adobe Flash update presented itself on my screen...I realised instantly something was wrong but it must have taken the best part of an hour to uninstall everything again!!

Today it's time for our next challenge at CFAS and this time the theme is "Birthdays". We're  looking forward to seeing all your makes. Our sponsor this time is Limited Runs who gave the DT images to work with. A slightly "more is more" card from me today after all the CAS ones of late. This is for Lora whose birthday is next month.

I've used Birthday Puppy coloured with promarkers. Papers are from Wild Rose Studio's Bella pack.  Background is made with a Martha Stewart punch a round the page set. Oval dies are from Spellbinders; fence die from Magnolia; star die is a Signature die from Joanna Sheen; sentiment was a recent magazine freebie. Ribbon, charm and gemstone from my stash.

I must admit he doesn't look a very happy chap considering it's his birthday or perhaps it's just the daft hat he's been made to wear causing the hangdog look!!

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 handmade bow

Craft Your Passion - something beginning with B (bow, birthday)

Crafty Cardmakers - use a charm

Eureka Stamps - 4 legged friend

Through the Purple Haze - punch or die

Dragonfly Dreams - girly with die or punch

The Corrosive Challenge - girly

Pumpkin Spice - pink and purple

We Do Doobadoo - enhance your dies

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - anything goes with ribbon

Crafting for all Seasons #86 "Colours of Autumn"

Good morning all.

Grrrr!!! Why do they keep changing things....I can't upload anything from my computer unless I add it to my Picassa album first!! Just as well this post was already scheduled and most of the challenge post was already written...I'd have been tearing my hair out otherwise. Has anyone else got this problem?

Today it's time for our next challenge at CFAS and this time the theme is "Colours of Autumn". We're  looking forward to seeing all your makes. Our sponsor this time Limited Runs who gave the DT images to work with.

I've taken the opportunity to make a start on my treat bags for Halloween.

My image is called Halloween Sign and I've coloured with promarkers and added the wording with a stencil. Dies are all from Spellbinders. I've made the bag using a sheet of A4 paper printed on both sides two different papers from Bearly Mine. Ribbon 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:

Bearly Mine - colours of autumn

Come and Get It - digi plus autumn theme

The Corrosive Challenges - autumn/fall

Simply Create Too - fall/autumn

Milk Coffee Challenge - colours of autumn

Decorate to Celebrate - fall/birthday

Oldie but a Goodie - autumn (leaf and pumpkin die cuts are leftovers from last year)

Passion for Promarkers - make it digital

Crafting for all Seasons #75 "Ribbons and Lace"

Good morning all.

Wedding invites mark #3 have been put to bed and delivered, thank goodness..just some favour boxes to make now. It was Mum's birthday yesterday so my brother, sisters and I took her out locally for afternoon tea. I'm hoping life will resume some sort of normality for a while now!

It's time for our next challenge at CFAS and this time the theme is "Ribbons and Lace". We're  looking forward to seeing all your makes. We're being sponsored by Limited Runs who gave the DT images to work with.

I've used Stacked Snowman which I've printed several times, coloured with promarkers and layered up then die cut and matted with dies from Spellbinders. Embossing plate was a magazine freebie. The ribbon and lace has been in my stash since I was a teenager....way back in the dark days of flared trousers and the Bay City Rollers lol. The bow, gems and sentiment are from my stash. I've used glamour dust and stickles to add sparkle.

All finished inside too :)

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 Christmas goes

Crafty Bloggers - diecuts/embossing

Crafty Boots - sparkle

CHNC - make it square

Crafty Hands - anything goes

Carol x

Aud Sentiments #50 Song Title for Inspiration

This is my second post today, see below for my DT post for Crafty Purple Frog.

The current challenge at Aud Sentiments is to use a Song Title as inspiration (don't forget the sentiment). We're being sponsored by Limited Runs Digi's. I've used an image from Limited Runs and my inspiration is "Let it Snow".

Image is coloured with promarkers and highlighted with a gel pen before being die cut with a Spellbinders nestie. I've used a bigger nestie to emboss the background card. Punched snowflakes, pearls, stickles, a sentiment and a bow have been added to finish.

Do pop over to see this weeks inspiration from the DT - you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

Papertake Weekly - bingo (ribbon, free (pearls) and punched shapes)

Hiding in my Craftroom - KISS

OSAAT - girly
Little Red Wagon - CAS
Crimbo Crackers - cute
Craft Room Challenge - bling, glitter and sparkle

Carol x