Paper Nest Dolls Challenge and Christmas in July release

Happy Monday you lovely lot!

It's the first Monday of July and that means it's time for a new challenge over at the Paper Nest Dolls Challenge Blog.

This month I chose to use the super cute Reindeer Ellie with Christmas Ornament from the brand new Christmas in July release ... you can find her here

I coloured her up with my Spectrum Noir Colour Blend pencils, I just love colouring my dolls with these pencils they are so creamy and blend without effort.

I used some freebie papers, I think these are Forever Friends ones from years ago, I'm still working my way through all my old papers and really trying hard not to buy new ones.

The sentiment is by LOTV and I matted and layered with some Kraft Co-ordinations card stock.

I made a bow with ribbon and a charm all from the Hobby House.

Hope you like it!

Hugs xx Cara xx

Christmas Kitties

Hi everyone,

I'm pleased to report my eyes are finally feeling a little better.  I'm off to see the eye hospital again this next week and also to see my pancreas specialist, hopefully I should get some answers as to why my flare's a becoming so much more regular :(

Any hoo the nights are drawing in so I've been making some Christmas cards!!!

Here is my first one for 2016:

This is the stunning "Christmas Kitties" image by Saturated Canary and I coloured her up with my pencils.

I used a card template from Dutch Doobadoo for my card base and the papers and sentiments are from LOTV.

I finished off with a tonne of flowers from WOC and a tiny star which I painted with gesso from Dutch Doobadoo.

I hope you like it.

Hugs xx Cara xx

Only 224 days until xmas eeeeeeeeeek!

Hi everyone hope you are all well and not too soggy from all the rain we've been having recently.

While I was photoing a recent DT card I found some pictures on my camera of a make I haven't shared yet from xmas just gone and thought I would take the opportunity to share it and remind you how little time we have left until next crimbo ;)

I made this card for my very lovely friend Jill:

I used the super darling image from Saturated Canary called Tree Topper, I coloured her up with my fabulush Graph'it Markers and added glamour dust to the ground to look like sparkly snow.

The papers are from an old pad so I dont remember the make, sorry guys, I also made a little box to deliver the card too!

The sentiment is from LOTV.

Hope you like it and sorry if I scared you with the Christmas countdown lol!

Huge hugs xx Cara xx

My Sweet Sweet Daughter

Hello everyone .. i'm finally back from what seems like a year long break from my humble blog and i've been having serious withdrawal symptoms!

I hope you all have had the best Christmas ... mine has been like a big chocolaty whirlwhind!!! ... so much so i'm off to register at Fat club today lol!

I had some lovely gifts from santa as did my three girls and hubby .. more of that in another post.

Onto my card .. it's my middle daughter Paige's birthday just after new year, i've made here two cards and here's the first ..

I love love love these two ballerinas from LOTV, they remind me of Paige so much!

I printed out the sentiment first then stamped on the images.

I didn't really do much else to the card, Pearls and flowers from WOC and The Ribbon girl and some DP from my scraps box.

And a final view of the inside.

I hope you like my card and I would like to wish you all a fabulous new year!

Love and crafty hugs xx Cara xx

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments - Any Sentiment
Card Crafters Circle - Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - ATG
In the pink - Pink and Pearlie

Pink Gem - Lavender & Lace

Afternoon sweeties,

Sorry for not being around much lately, things are getting really hectic around here in a christmassy kinda way!

I'm only just finding time to get my DT cards done and my craft room is feeling a little neglected ... still it'll all be over in a few little weeks!

Any hooooo onto todays card and this is my DT creation for our new challenge over at "A Gem of a Challenge".

This challenge is our last this year and will run until the next challenge on 5th January.

This time we would like to see "Lavender and Lace" on your creations so perfect for all of those birthday and mothers day card you might want to get started on.

Heres what I did:

This is the lovely Faye with Flowers and I have coloured her with my promarkers.

I've used my new spellbinders oval die to frame her and some gorgeous papers from Nit Wits through LOTV.

Everything has been given the distress ink treatment and the sentiment and corner dies are from Whimsy.

The lace and blooms are from WOC and the inside has also been decorated.

So there you have it, I really enjoyed making this as I was desperate for a break from crimbo cards!

Hope you like my card and I would love it if you could join me and the other Pink Gem girls in the last challenge of 2012.

Love and hugs

xx Cara xx

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments - Anything goes
Challenge up your life - Colour combo
Crafting for all seasons - use flowers


 

CAS crimbo card and some news!

Hi everyone,

I'm back as promised with a card to share and some news...

......but first i've got to metion the awesomness that is the Twilight film I saw last night - WOWEEEE! It was faaaaaantasticoooooo!

.... right now i've got that off my chest here is my news....

a while ago I applied for a postion on the Pink Gem DT ... unfortunately I wasn't successfull, then esterday morning I recieved a lovely email asking me if i was still interested in joining the team.... woooo hoo I couldn't wait to say yeeeeeeeesss!

So there you go i'm not a proud member of the Pink Gem design team!

 

 

 

 

 

I do hope you will pop over and check out the challenge and all of the fantastic things in the Pink Gem Store.

 

 

..And now onto my card..

 

I didn't really sleep well last night so i've struggled a bit with my mojo today but I did come up with a couple of CAS crimbo cards, one i can't share just yet and this one:

 

 

 

 

 

I've used another of the fab Tiddly Inks digi's this time ... I think he kinda looks like my hubby too :-)

 

 

 

 

 

No DP's today just some matting with some black and red card and a touch of embossing.

 

 

 

 

Some black ribbon and LOTV sentiment tags finish it off.

 

I do hope you like it.

 

Thanks for visiting today and the hugest of hello's to all of my lovely new followers!

 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

 

Cards for men - anything goes

Craft your Passion challenges - CAS

CHNC - More than 6 months old (digi stamp)

 

 

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Totally gorgeous - plain and simple - http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/challenge-158-plain-and-simple.html?m=1

18 today.....

...... no not me (i wish i was though).... i'm sharing a card today made for an order at work.

Just another quick post though as my little Lacey's still not well, more antibiotics and steroids this time for her ... also a hospital referral to collect tomorrow, I do hope they can get her fixed up she's been unwell for most of the year :-(

...so here is todays card

I've used another one of Krista Smiths delightful images.

I used this weeks sketch at Cupcake Craft Challenges here and my DP's are Nit Wits from LOTV.

I went a little crazy with faux stitching - I cant seem to make a card without it lately lol

The dinky little cocktail charm is from Primark - I wish I had bought a couple.

The little butterflies are MS punch and everything else is from my stash.

So thats it for today peeps.

Hope you like it!

Hugs xx Cara xx

In addition to Cupcake Crafts, I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Anything goes - Stitching real or faux
Created with love challenges - Birthday with number
Oldie but goodie - anything but xmas
Stampin for the weekend - All stitched up

 

Twinkle and Sparkle!

Hi everyone,

I'm up with a very quick post today while my youngest is sleeping - she's been up all night with a chest infection, she really is poorly bless her.

Herer is another card made with the same free papers as last time and I also used the same sketch as I loved it!

I used a LOTV image this time coloured with promarkers, I just love her little xmas outfit with the furry colar and cuffs. (i used a snow writer and glamour dust to add the texture and sparkle.

I flipped the sketch this time and went with some of the different papers in the pack and I think the card looks completely different to the last - I might even try to squeeze another out of the same papers and sketch!

One last view to show the inside decorated as always to compliment the front.

There all done, I do hope you like at and I really do appreciate any comments you may leave.

Love and hugs

xx Cara xx

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Sweet Sunday Sketch - 171
Unique Crafters Challenge - Sugar and spice
Allsorts - Young at heart
Bearly Mine Challenges - Anything goes
Brown Sugar - Bingo (pink,blue,glitter)
By the cute and girly - Twinkle twinkle little star
CSAYL - Anything goes/holiday project

Challenges 4 Everybody DT Card

Hello again,

This is my third and final post of today then i'm off to try and get some rest.

I've been barking like a sael all night and my poor chest and throat hurt so much :-(

Today see's the start of a new challenge over at Challenges 4 Everybody and as you all no there are NO RULES - just create whatever takes your fancy and link it up!!! Simples!

My card for this challenge is for a friends birthday at work - luckily she's not a blogger (or a crafter for that matter) so i'm safe to share.

I chose to use another image from the wonderful Krista Smith for my card:

Isn't she soooo sweet! I coloured her with promarkers and added liquid pearls to the background.

This is a large 8x8 card as the image is quite big.  I kept the design very simple as my friend isn't a frilly fancy type of gal!

I made the rosette style embellishment with a LOTV sentiment and ribbon - it's really large IRL but the card can take it I think.

The papers are one of my latest buys and areNitWits Promises by LOTV.

Inside has been decorated to compliment the front.

I do hope you like my card and that you will join in our new challenge.

I'm off now to try and rest.

Love n hugs

xx Cara xx

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
The squirrel and the fox - use a ribbon
Allsorts - In stitches
Anything Goes - Make your own embellishments
 Chocolat,Coffe, Cards - Stitching
Delightful Challenges - Delightful Stitching

 

Another Christmas card!!!!

Evening all - two posts in one day eh? I LOVE BEING OFF WORK!!!

Even though i've been off though ive had a manic day  what wuth hospital appointments, taking car to garage and my littlest with tonsilitis i only had chance to finish off this card, i'd already coloured it up and done the layout last night.

My very lovely crafty friend Jill loaned me this little stamp and i love it, it could be all 3 of my girlies.

I coloured them up with my pro-markers and added some glamour dust to their head bands and dresses.

The image has been cut with spellbinders rectangles and matted on Kraft card.

The lovely DP is new, i bought it at the weekend from my most favourite craft shop - the Craft box, I also bought the Hobby House charm from there too.  The flowers are WOC all edges with stickles.

The sentiments is also from LOTV and the ribbon and little button are from The Ribbon Girl (from the christmas min kit).

Here is a sort of sideways view, i have decorated the inside to complement the front......................

................................ both sides this time.

I do hope you like my little card, thank you so much for visiting me (again) today and for any comments you may leave.

Hugs xx Cara xx

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Allsorts - Heavy Metal
Crafty Ann'schallenge blog - Christmas in august
Crafted With Love challenges - 3 of a kind
Creative Card Crew - Maps/Newsprint/script/sheet music - I have script paper on my card
Gingerloft Challenge - Heavy Metal
Lili's Little Fairies - oh so girly

The Sweetest Fairy

Hello dears welcome to my little space again!

I'm having a lovely week spending time with my girls and also spending time in my craft room - I dont think ive ever made so many cards in 1 week!

Onto todays card - its a very clean and simple card for me but I wanted to show off the image.

This is one of Mo Mannings delightfull baby fairies, isnt she (or he) so adorable???

I bought the whole set so i'm think of making them all into similar cards and all with lovely bright hair lol.

I coloured the image with my prisma's - can you tell how much  Ilove these pencils, I feel I need more colours though.  I used plenty of stickles on the wings.

I simply backed the image with a few layers of glitter card in maching colours as I wanted a monochromatic feel.

A simple LOTV sentiment,  backed with matching glitter card die cuts and the inside kept very simple and all finished.

One last pic:

I do hope you like me (not so little) card.

Thank you so much for visiting and any comments you may leave - I truly appreciate them!

Hugs xx Cara xx

Challenges I would like to enter are:

Crafts and Me - Use a digi
No Matter which Challenges - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Bingo (Die Cut, Free (used a Digi), Glitter
Shopping our Stash Challenge - Monochromatic
Stampin' Royalty - Picture inspiration

New Baby Girl!!!

Afternoon my dears.
I have a week off work and boy was I ready for it.  I'm having a lovely relaxing day with my girls and i've even managed to fit in some crafting.

I'm not entirely happy with this card but I cant quite put my finger on what's missin - maybe you could let me know? i would appreciate it!!!

This card is for my hubby's friend whos partner gave birth to a sweet teeny tiny baby girl yesterday.

I love love love this darling image from LOTV, ive been waiting to use it for so long, it's great too because you can use itfor boy or girl cards.

As you can see I went a bit embellie mad lol

As you can see i made a circle easel card, i really wish i had a grand callibur though as my small nesties are far too small for even the smallest of cards ;-(

Here's my recipe:

Card - craftwork cards and cordinations
DP - Dovecraft - Little owl
Image and sentiment - LOTV (coloured with prisma pencils)
Flowers - WOC and Prima
Pearl string, lace and seam binding - the ribbon girl

I do hope you like my little card, thanks for looking.

XX Cara XX

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Aud sentiments - Welome Baby
Card Crafters Circle - Shaped Cards
Crafty Annes Challenge - Circles
Crafty Catz Challenge - Pink

Got well too soon???

Hello dears!

I'd like to share a card today which I made for one of my team at work who was off ill (poor thing) the trouble is I took so long to make it she came back before I had finished it!!

I must admit it does take me forever to make my cards simply because I cannot fit the time in, if it was up to me I would live in my craft room 😔.

Anyway onto the recipe:

LOTV image coloured with prisma's
Wild Rose Studio new papers -Strawberry picnic
Cordinations card for backing
Whimsy corner die
WOC flowers

I do hope you like my card.

Take care dears, hugs xx cara xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Paperplay - Layer it up - http://paperplaychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/12-week-31-layer-it-up.html?m=1

Paper crafting journey - anything goes - http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/anything-goes-challenge.html?m=1

Barely mine - anything goes - http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/challenge-no-46-anything-goes.html?m=1

Stamptacular Sunday - patterns galore - http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/this-weeks-challenge-is-going-to-be-so.html?m=1

Try it on Tuesday - anything goes -
http://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/anything-goes-for-july.html?m=1

P.s sorry about having to post from my iPhone hopefully I will have a new laptop soon xx