Madcap Manor

Hiya! I'm sorry this post is late - my daughter is over from Ireland for the weekend, and I'm afraid with all the excitement I forgot! Anyway, we have a new Challenge at My Time to Craft which is to make Anything BUT a Card. That can be a scrapbook page, embroidery, anything! I have made some little boxes for Christmas presents. They are based on This video by The Posh Paper Lady. I used 6.5" papers from Kaisercraft (a very old Christmas pad!) so I was able to add lids to the boxes rather than glue everything down. All I did was add half an inch to one of the top flaps, score it, and cut off the opposite flap to give room to tuck the lid in. The snowflakes are cut in silver mirri card using a Lawn Fawn Stitched Snowflakes die. I'll add tags nearer the time, once I've found suitable gifts to go inside! My teamies have been so creative, do go and look at their lovely work! Thanks for looking, and have a great weekend! love Mags B x

Hi, guys! I hope your week is going well! We had rain again last night, woo-hoo! The garden smelt lovely and fresh this morning! To counteract the heat, it's time for our next challenge at The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge We've had a glitch on our post on the blog, I'm afraid, but keep checking back! I added the Top Five to the first comment under the blogpost. Anyway, here's my Christmas card: The image is a very old C C Designs stamp called 'Stocking Boy.' I used papers from an old Kaisercraft pad, the background is glittered! Do join in our Challenge, you can make anything Christmassy, it doesn't have to be a card! Thanks for looking love Mags b x

Good morning! Well, after all the excitement of last week's Birthday Blog Hop we are back to normal with our monthly Christmas Challenge at CRAFT Challenge. This darling monkey is Cracker Chester from Little Miss Muffet Stamps. He is so cute, and he stars in other images at LMM, each one more adorable than the last! Check him out! I added Glamour Dust to the trim on his hat. The background papers are from an old Kaisercraft pad: the green piece is glittered and the red and white piece is foiled. The scalloped border is from the same pad, and the green ribbon is from stash. The sentiment is an old one from Clearly Besotted. Our sponsor is Little Miss Muffet Stamps. Go and see the sweet cards my teamies have made! Thanks for looking! love Mags B x

Evening, all! I hope you've had an enjoyable weekend! I am relaxing with a bijou sherryette as a chicken casserole simmers away on the stove! I recently made this card for a friend of my daughter. Laura is a writer of horror stories - now, I'm not a big horror fan, but her book Naming the Bones is so very good. Do check it out! The adorable Hello Unicorn is by The Greeting Farm. The paper is gorgeous, it's covered in glitter, and is from an old paper pad by Kaisercraft called 'Save the Date.' Time to check on the spuds and casserole and open the wine! Thanks for looking and have a great week! love Mags B x

Hi, guys! We have a new Challenge at Dream Valley and it's very topical: Autumn Colours. So that's red, orange, brown, a little green, perhaps. Mind today has been cold and rainy so the autumn colours in S-E Herts are basically grey and more grey!!! I made my card before the last very busy fortnight (Children's Holiday Club at Church followed by a week away near Bath) and used an image from our sponsor, the fabulous All Dressed Up which I already had. Sadly, she is no longer available on the website, but there are plenty more of Wendy's delightful digis to admire! I used some old papers by Kaisercraft from the Peachy Keen Collection and added some lace from stash.  The sentiment is by Lili of the Valley.  I used a Fiskars Threading water punch on the horizontal yellow strip, and the corners are from an ancient Spellbinders die set. The papers have a lovely gloss over the red leaves, and I added Glossy Accents to the balloon - which looks blue in the photo...

Good morning! It's been such a wet week here in the UK, but to cheer us all up we have a gorgeous Colour Combo Challenge at CRAFT. I found some old papers by Kaisercraft which include turquoise, green, pink and cream, and added brown in the image. The sweet image is Macy Boo from Lacy Sunshine. The photo doesn't really show that her dress and stockings are coloured in aqua and green. Her shoes are brown, and all the pink trimmings have added sparkle. I cut the mat with a Spellbinders die, and the butterflies are cut with a Martha Stewart punch, in pale and darker pink, layered together, with pearls along the bodies. The sentiment is LotV. . The ribbon is from stash. Our sponsor is Lacy Sunshine Stamps Have a look at my teamies' inspiring work using these colours! Thanks for looking! love Mags B x

Good morning! I'm delighted to tell you that I'm a Grannie for the second time! My daughter in Dublin has produced a sweet baby boy, named Oscar. So exciting! Now to get down to business, our regular Christmas Challenge at CRAFT Challenge I used one of the Christmas Elves by one of our lovely sponsors, Melonheadz Doodles The papers are from an old pad by Kaisercraft called 'Mint Twist,' as is the sentiment. I matted everything on silver and red card, and the image mat is cut with a Spellbinders 5 x 7 Detailed Scallops die. Our lovely sponsors are Melonheadz Doodles and Sheepski Designs My teamies have made some lovely cards, do go and see them and be inspired! I leave you with a picture of Oscar: Thanks for looking! love Mags B x