CYDA - Anything Goes & Farewell

Its a sad time for us at craft your days away blog as this is out very last challenge.  We have decided to draw the challenge blog to a close.  I for one have enjoyed it, I was there from the start and with the previous blog so it has been a long stint for me which has been brilliant.  I would just like to say thanks to Joanne and to all the other teamies past and present, its been fab working with you and getting to know some of you.

So with this being our last ever challenge we thought we would do a Anything Goes Theme

We have a fabulous prize for the winner go check out the blog for more details.

I chose to make a card with my favourite papers, it took me a wee while to get hold of them and when I did I really didnt want to use them however I thought this would be a fitting challenge to use them on .

As always our challenge blog has a anything works theme so it doesnt have to be a card it can be anything you choose, the dt have created some goregeous goodies for you to look at so please go take a look and get some crafty inspiration.

Catch you all soon

Dazie

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CYDA - Olympics

This fortnight we have a Olympic theme over at craft your days away, so if you have some fab images of anything olympic related then this is the challenge for you.  If you need some inspiration go check out the blog and see what the other dt have come up with!

This fortnight we are sponsored by the fabulous bugaboo digi stamp store, you could be the lucky winner of their fab prize so please do get involved.

Here is my take on this challenge I went with the Rowing theme one of my favourite parts of the olympics.

I look forward to seeing what you come up with, and dont forget we are a multi craft challenge blog so you can make anything as long as it fits the theme.

Dazie

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CYDA - Doilies and Lace

BOOOO!!!! 

Hi there everyone!  Sorry its been so long again since I last posted still mad busy here, so looking forward to the summer holidays when things will calm down again!

This fortnight we have a brand new challenge over at Craft Your Days Away and the theme for this fortnight is

Doilies and Lace

You have the chance to win some gorgeous goodies if you take part this time around go check out the blog for more details.

Here is my take on this challenge

Outside the card which can also have another sentiment added like happy birthday or some thing else

Inside the card, blank ready for a message

These stamps are gorgeous and guess what they were Freeee with a magazine.  I coloured them with pro markers.  The papers were also a freebie from a magazine a while ago they are from the tatty teddy range.  I used my nesties for the die cuts. pearls lace and doilie are from my stash as are the flowers.

Look forward to catching up with your blogs

dazie

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CYDA Challenge - One for the Men/Boys with Buttons

Morning all, its been a busy ol weekend for me so my post is a little late.  This fortnight over at 

Craft Your Days Away we have a brand new challenge and its all about the boys.  A lot of us find making cards for the lads in our lives difficult so this is a great opportunity to have a bash, to get some inspiration go check out what the rest of the dt have come up with.  This challenge has a tiny twist and that is that your make must include buttons.

Here is my card for this challenge. 

This fortnight we are sponsered by Craft Emmas Store She is offering our winner

 a £10 spend in her online store.

Dont forget we are a multicraft challenge blog so your make doesn't have to be a card it can be what ever you like just as long as it fits the theme.

I look forward to seeing your makes

Dazie

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CYDA Challenge - Get Stichy With It!

Brand new challenge over at Craft Your Days Away this fortnight and the theme is Get Stitchy With it!  Of course your make doesn't have to be a card as we are a multi crafts challenge blog so you can make anything as long as it has some stitching on it, faux or real stitching is accepted!  Go check out the other gorgeous DT examples over on the Craft Your Days Away Blog.

So with valentines coming up I made some Felt Hearts.  They are blanket stitched around the edge, I have made big and small and they are all a little bit different.  

♥Here is my box of hearts ♥

This fortnight we are sponsored by the lovely  

Pretty Little Ribbon Shop

They stock some gorgeous ribbon, seam bindings, twine and soooo much more go check them out!

I look forward to checking out your makes! 

Dazie

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CYDA Challenge - Distress

I cannot believe we are into our second challenge of the year at craft your days away!  

This fortnight the theme Is 

Distressing

And we are sponsered by 

BUGABOO STAMPS

they are giving our lucky winner a pack of 7 digi stamps from their store.

If you haven't seen the range over there then you must go and check there is some thing for every occasion

Here is my take on this theme which I found a tiny bit difficult but think I achieved a good distressed edge look to my card.  

 The beautiful digi image is just one of the silhouettes  range from Bugaboo 

its gorgeous to work with.

I used a distressing tool on the edges but a pair of scissors work just as well.  I used my nesties, the papers are paper mania the gems and ribbon are from my stash.

I hope you will get some time to join us this fortnight, your make can be anything as we are a multicrafts challenge blog.

I look forward to seeing your makes

dazie

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Challenges I would like to enter are:
Cardmadfairys - Ribbons and bows
Raise the Bar - Circles

New Beginings at Craft Your Days Away.

A new year means new beginnings for so many of us, so with this in mind the theme for this fortnights challenge over at Craft Your days Away is New Beginnings.

New beginnings can be interpreted how ever you wish be it a new baby, new years card or even a new home or job.  This fortnight we are sponsored by the Stamp Fairy, the winner will receive a $10 spend in their online store.

So with a lovely digi image from the stamp fairy store I made this little new 

baby card with a pair of booties

The image has been coloured with Pro Markers, gems from my stash, I used my nestabilities Dies and I cant for the life of me remember where these papers are from!

If you would like to take part in this fortnights challenge and would like some more inspiration then please go check out the Challenge blog for gorgeous makes from the rest of the DT plus all the details.

I look forward to seeing your gorgeous makes.

Dazie

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Challenges I would Like to Enter these makes into are:

The Cute and Girly - New Beginnings
Crafty Catz - New beginnings
Whimsy Stamps - New beginnings
CES Challenges - Anything Goes

Craft Your days Away - Snowmen

Its a christmasy theme over at craft your days away this fortnight the theme is Snow Men (or should that be people!)  so with this in mind and having my sewing stuff out as I have been making decorations for weeks I set to work on creating some snow men and women decorations.  Where did I get the idea? 

From this fabby little tute over on Tied With Ribbon

Simple to make and look very festive on any Christmas tree.

This fortnight we are sponsored by simon says stamp

So to be in with a chance of winning please get making and check out the Craft you days away blog for more details of how to enter.

I look forward to see your creations 

Dazie

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CYDA Challenge - Button Or Bow

Its a new challenge over at craft your days away and this fortnight the theme was chosen by me. 

The theme I have chosen is BUTTONS OR BOW or both if you like as long as it has either on then you will be included in the draw for a fabby prize from 

Emmas Crafty Store.

So for this challenge I knew I had to add a button or a bow but I have been wanting to have ago at heat embossing for ages and I bought a gorgeous stamp the other day and thought it would be good to have ago with it.  I used gold embossing powder and my heat gun.  I stamped the image onto some velum some thing  I haven't done before I love the way it looks I am totally impressed with heat embossing and think I will be doing it alot from now on!

 Right Off to carry on with other things that need doing, I am sure you are all busy with Christmas preparations!

Thanks for popping by 

Dazie

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CYDA Challenge - Embellishment Bingo

Good morning, we have a  new challenge with a difference this fortnight over at Craft Your days Away, its some thing I have never done before!  

Its Embellishment Bingo (picture are bottom of post to give idea)  I love a challenge but I think I was given too much choice lol but I settled with 

Pearls Ribbon and Flowers.

The sentiment is from the Whimsy store its from the christmas digi set well worth the pennies!  

Coloured with Pro markers, the papers are both from freebie packs in magazines.  

The ribbon is from my stash the flowers are from my never ending Duck Pond Crafts Christmas Blooms Kit, and the pearls are papermania.

So here is how embellishment bingo works, obviously you can nip 

on over to the blog and get the full details

all you need to do is pick one line of three embellishments, either horizontally, vertically or diagonally.  The rules are to just use the three embellishments in your chosen line on your craft project which of course dosent have to be a card it can be anything!

This fortnight we are sponsered by 

Simon Says Stamp

I look forward to seeing your makes!

Take care and see you in blogland

Dazie

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Craft Your Days Away - Spooky colour theme

Happy Saturday all, we have a new challenge over at Craft Your Days Away and it is a colour theme all to do with Halloween so Purple, Green, Orange, Black you get the idea I am sure.  

This fortnight we are sponsered by 

Simon Says Stamp

Here is my take on the theme, I dont have much call for halloween type cards 

so thought I would make a treat bag.

 The halloween papers are from Susans crafty chaos online digi store and are a brilliant set I used them last year and there are so many fabby designs in the set very spooky!

The spider and cobweb are from Tesco, you can buy a pack of them for £1.00 and there are loads of spiders in them and enough cobwebs to make lots of packs!  The lollipops are from matalan they have lots of spooky treats for you to buy including body parts and eyeballs. The ticket sentiment is a freebie that is on the net.

We are a multicraft challenge blog so there are lots of spooky options if you dont want to make a card, I look forward to seeing what you come up with on my visits to your blogs.

Have a great weekend

Dazie

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CHALLENGES I WOULD LIKE TO ENTER:
Hanna and friends - Autumn/Halloween

Tag it with Craft Your Days Away

Good morning, I am not sure how many people will be in reading blogs today or even writing them as the sun is shining and its glorious weather!  

This fortnight we have a brand new theme over at Craft Your Days Away its TAG IT this can be just a tag, a tag on a item you have made like a card or gift anything you can come up with as long as it involves a tag.  

This fortnight we are sponsored by Meljens Designs you can see lots of her gorgeous items over at Whimsy Stamps Here is my take on this fortnights theme using one of the gorgeous Little Musings Digi stamps that I am totally in love with at the moment!

Freebie papers, Coloured with Pro markers, small date stamp is lilli of the valley, lace from stash as are gems distressed with tool.

I look forward to seeing your makes enjoy the sunshine and I look forward to seeing you creations!

Dazie

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Craft Your Days Away - Pink Brown and Blue

It has been 2 whole weeks since I last posted, how bad is that, I dont seem to be getting back into the swing of things at all!  Anyhow here we are with another Craft Your Days Away challenge the theme this time is Pink Brown and Blue.  As most of you already know we are a multi craft challenge blog so it doesnt have to be just a card.

This fortnight I have made a Tooth Fairy Pillow for my daughter, thank goodness I finished it as the tooth fell out last night, I was greeted at 3am with a huge smile and a missing front tooth, luckily she didnt swallow it!!!!!!!  So this evening the tooth will be placed in the pocket of this russian doll pillow so the little fairy doesnt have to search too hard to find it.

This fortnight we are sponsored by Simon Says Stamp.  They are offering our lucky winner chosen at ramdom a $10 spend in their online store.

Thanks so much for reading and I look forward to catching up with your blogs soon

Dazie

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Craft Your Days Away - mmmmmm Cupcake

I am such a bad bad blogger at the moment I have neglected this blog due to being a tad busy with family life, which I am sure lots of you will understand.  I shall be back on top blogging form in September when chaos is over and normality returns!

This fortnight over at CRAFT YOUR DAYS AWAY we have a CUPCAKE theme.........yummy!  As you all know we are a multi craft challenge so you can make what ever you please as long as it follows the theme.  So with this in mind I had a quiet moment the other day and sat and had a go at making some sewn items with a cupcake theme.  

Here is what I came up with.

The cupcake keyring is from a tutorial which I cant find now, there is a printable sheet for you to use as a template HA HA a wonderful blogger has found the template if you search for lisapay(dot)com  you can also follow the tute on utube Thanks so much 73mw you are a star You have to check out her blog its fab!!   (I made my own template as my printer is out of action at present).  The little cupcake pin cushion is a very simple make.

This fortnight we are sponsored by Simon says Stamp 

Our challenges run fortnightly so you have plenty of time to get involved!

Thanks for popping by 

Dazie

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Birthday Time over at Craft Your Days Away

Helllloooooooooooo been a long time since I have posted here in blogland, its a busy time for us as its the summer holidays and we have lots planned with SPECIAL FRIENDS CLUB as well as other things in between so there isnt much time for crafting.

Anyhow I could not miss the very special challenge this fortnight over at Craft Your Days Away, its our Birthday!!!!  So we are celebrating in style with a bumper challenge with lots of amazing prizes from 

Crafty Emmas Store, including a £10 spend plus lots more you need to go check out the deets on the challenge blog!  The theme for this fortnight is BIRTHDAYS so easy peasy !!!

For this challenge I created a Mermaid themed card and gift box card.

I have coloured this lovely Tilda with Pro markers, Added bubble type gems from paper mania, ribbon is from my stash and I cant remember who the papers are by but they are scrumptious!

You must go check out the DT's work its fab!

I look forward to seeing your creations when I pop by your blogs!

Bye for now

Dazie

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Fancy folds at craft your days away

Good evening hope everyone is enjoying the weekend, if you are fed up with the rain and fancy a challenge then why not take part in this fortnights Craft Your Days Away Challenge which has a Fancy Fold Theme.  

This fortnight we are sponsored by Meljens Designs you can choose up to 4 images from Whimsy Stamps if you are our winner.

There are lots of options for fancy fold cards but I choose to do a diamond fold card, I must admit I am not that confident in my own folding abilities so I bought these cards pre folded but I am sure you can find a tutorial and do it yourself.  

Please do check out the other DT's samples as they are amazing!

Here is my Card.

Thanks so much for popping by and I look forward to checking out your blogs!

Dazie

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Craft Your Days Away goes vintage

Morning all, are you all waiting for this heat wave that is due to hit us at some point this weekend?  Its grey and miserable here and doesnt look like its set to change but we can live in hope.  

Craft Your Days Away has another fab challenge and this fortnight we are going vintage!  Check out all the other DT's work it is awesome! 

I decided to make a tea cup candle, I picked up this set of tea cups saucers and plates for £2.50 in the local charity shop.  I cleaned it up and then the candle making commenced.  

I made tags using a die and distressed them to give them a vintage look I then stamped and added pearls. Tied with Lace and pearls.

Here is what the candle looks like with out all the wrapping on 

A lovely trio which smells great  too!

Craft your Days Away is a multi crafts challenge blog so your are free to enter what ever you have made as long as it fits the Vintage theme for this fortnight.

We are sponsored this time by the lovely Simon Says Stamp.

Looking forward to seeing all your makes!

Dazie

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Monochrome over at CYDA

Well havent I been a bad blogger this past week!!  I have lots to catch up on too, I have managed to pick up some fab finds in the charity shops and I have also won a fab give away from Quirky Boots blog!  All that can wait I need to tell you about this fortnights challenge over at CYDA.

This fortnight we have a monochrome theme, I find these makes hard, normally I would opt for a black and white theme but this time I went for browns and beige.  I decided to make a tag this fortnight as I have been getting a little bored with cards.  So here she is, will tell you where you can get this digi image from too as its gorgeous!

I have coloured her with pro markers, pearls are from my stash as well as pins, hand sewn around the edges, papers are papermania, tag is just a tag I have distressed the edges with scissors and then some inks.  Flowers are flowers lol and the image is a digi stamp from WEE STAMPs a fairly new digi stamp store with the most gorgeous digis that you really must add to your collection!

As always I like to remind you that our challenge blog is a multi craft challenge so you can make what ever you please just stick to the theme.  This fortnight we are sponsered by Emmas Crafty Store, she has a fab stamp set for the winner.

Look forward to seeing your makes and will catch you with you again shortly with update from the past week.

Dazie

CYDA Challenge - Fathers Day/ for a male

Morning, yet again I am hoping that this post pops up today as I should be in a field in a tent enjoying a weekend away with 

SPECIAL FRIENDS CLUB.  

This will be a first for us, we have had a brand spanking new tent for 6 years and its only ever been out of its box to make sure it was all there.  So I am hoping this weekend is going well.

Any way this weekend sees the start of a brand new challenge over at CYDA and we have the theme of Fathers day or a make for a male, we are a multi crafts challenge blog so it doesnt have to be a card!

Here is my make for this fortnights challenge.

The images are a freebie from Meljens blog, coloured with pro markers, the papers are from a set I have had for ages, ribbon from a swap and gems from my stash.

Cant wait to see what you make I hope to be back on top form commenting on your makes next week when the madness of weekend breaks, packing and washing are over!

Catch you all soon!

Dazie

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Craft Your Days Away - White and one other colour

Thank goodness blogger is still here, I had visions that it would disappear over night again and all posts be lost!

This fortnight we have a brand new challenge over at Craft Your Days Away the theme is White and one other colour and we are sponsored Heart Song Designs .

So here is my make for this challenge, its a card but you can make anything as we are a multi craft challenge blog! 

 

 

I used the pampered pets papers from papermania I adore this colour, the sentiment is also papermania I think, pearls are from WHAT and ribbon is from my stash.  Clean and simple really but very elegant looking I think.

Whilst I am here I just want to say congratulations to the new Teamies who have joined us at CYDA I look forward to working with you and seeing your fab makes!

Dazie

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