Madcap Manor

(To see my post for The Holly and Ivy Challenge, please scroll down.) Good morning! I hope you're all keeping well! At CRAFT Challenge this week we would like to see Thank you creations, with the option of making something for a teacher, since it's nearly the end of term! I made my card some time ago, and it has already been posted, so I hope I can remember the details!! The image is Just to Say Freebie from Scrappers' Delights. The papers are from stash and the corner stickers are from Paperchase. The 'Thanks' is cut with a very old MFT Die-namics die, from purple holographic card, and the 'teacher' label is handwritten. Our sponsor is Scrap N Dipity who are new to me - have a look! The prize is 3 digis from the shop! Have a look at my teamies' gorgeous creations to get an idea of Scrap N Dipity's quirky style! Thanks for looking, now I'm off to play a bit more of my new videogame: I have a Wraith to hunt so that a small ch...

Our new CRAFT Challenge has a theme of Easter/Spring. I used CU Rabbit Parka 6 by sponsor Scrappers Delights to make a scene. I used Broken China Distress Ink and a hand-cut paper mask to make the sky background. The grass is cut from a snippet with a Lawn Fawn Meadow Meadow Borders die. The butterfly stickers and sequin flowers are from stash. Thanks for looking! love Mags B x

Oh rats, I tried scheduling but this ended up in draft! Sorry! Good morning! We have a new Challenge at CRAFT Challenge and it's Not a Card . Just at the right time as I received the Lawn Fawn Scalloped Treat Box a few weeks ago! So cute, just the right size to contain a few Ferrero Rocher chocolates! I used some old heavy paper that was hanging about my stash to cut it, it's quite easy to assemble. The darling image is Winter Elf by Scrapper's Delights. Our sponsors this week are: Imagine That! Digital Stamps Trimgym's Digi Stamps, Papers and Images Thanks for looking! love Mags B x

Good afternoon! Apologies for the late post, we have been having work done on our roof and in the excitement of supplying mugs of tea for the builders, I forgot! Our new challenge at CRAFT Challenge is Fantasy. So let your imagination roam - fairies, unicorns, dragons, hobbits.... Whatever floats your Elvish cockle-shell boat! I have used the lovely Magic is All Around Us from Scrapper's Delights The paper is from an old LotV/Nitwits pad, and the sentiment is also by LotV. The purple butterfly came free with a mag a long time ago! The ribbon and the little crystal butterfly are from stash. I went over her wings with a clear Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen. Our lovely sponsors this week: Bugaboo Stamps Scrapper's Delights My teamies have created some fabulous, fantastic inspiration for you, have a look! Thanks for looking! love Mags B x

Hi, guys! It's Thursday! That means there is only one more day until the weekend, AND a new CRAFT Challnge! This week we have a Recipe for you to follow: Our wonderful sponsor is: Scrappers Delights I used a beautiful silhouette image, this is Fairy Wishes I added Stickles to the bubbles on the image, and used a Spellbinders Fleur de Lys Square to die-cut it. The papers are Bonnets'n'Bowties by Nitwits. I used two papers for the background, and the third to punch some flowers. The ribbon and gems are from stash, the sentiment is by Lili of the Valley and the leaves were made with a punch. Go and see what my teamies hve done with the recipe, and join in! Thanks for looking! love Mags B x

Good morning! Our CRAFT Challenge this week is to use Bling! . Gems, pearls, gold or silver card, glitter - you name it! Our fab sponsor is Scrapper's Delights and the team were given some totally adorable images to use! There is a sale on, too! The cute image of a girl opening a present immediately made me think of a tag. I used a Sissix Tim Holtz tag die to cut two, one out of paper and one out of card to strengthen it. The papers were a RAK from my daughter. All the edges are distressed with Tea Dye distress Ink to give a shabby chic look. The strip of striped paper on the left has been edged with a Fiskar's Threading Water punch, and a length of lace added over the top. The rolled roses are made with an MFT Die-namics Mini Rolled Roses die and the centres filled with gold Glamour Dust. The Butterfly (Martha Stewart Punch All Over the Page) has more Glamour Dust edging the wings, and gems along its body. The gem swirl came from Hobbycraft. The image was ...

Good morning! This week we have a theme at CRAFT Challenge that is rather special to me: Inspired by a Book . Here at the Manor we have books absolutely everywhere! Our Sponsor is Scrapper's Delights and the DT were very lucky to be able to use one of their cute digis. I chose Robot Chip 2 - isn't he a friendly chap? I used some very old papers that were knocking about my desk - actually, I used them for last week's CRAFT Challenge, and hadn't put them away!!! The sentiment is from a set of sentiments that came from the late, lamented Pollycraft, many years ago. I added some little eyelets as decoration. The book that inspired me is 'I, Robot' a collection of short stories by Isaac Asimov - the film of the same name was based on a SF Detective series he wrote, beginning with The Caves of Steel . Yes, I'm a SF/Fantasy geek! Roll over to our Challenge and see what books have inspired my teamies, then pick your favourite book to inspire you! Th...

Yes, our next C.R.A.F.T Challenge is Christmas! . Get ahead of yourself, every Christmas card made before December is a bonus lol!!! I don't think I've ever made one this early.... I used the beautiful Lady Jane by Scrapper's Delights and coloured her in Promarkers. I followed a tutorial in Donna-Marie's Colouring e-book though using different colours. I can highly recommend this book, it has taught me a lot. AND all the money goes to a homeless charity, too! The green mat is a Spellbinders Floral Oval die, and I added some red spotted paper from the snippets drawer. I used glittered poinsettia paper from a Christmas Vintage 12" x 12" pad by First Edition which came from Hobbycraft last year. The ribbon is from stash, and the Lili of the Valley sentiment was stamped in Tsukineko Delicata Gold Ink. We have one sponsor this week, Scrappers Delights I'm sure you have all begun to notice that some digistamp companies have closed or are no longer...