Digi Choosday DT Make - Fantasy

Happy Tuesday guys,

As you should all know by now Tuesdays mean it's not only Digi Choosday but also Discount day, have you popped over to the Challenge blog to secure your discount code yet???

So as always the theme for you guys is anything goes, but us the DT and you if you wish to play along of course were given the theme Fantasy!

Now usually I would select some sort of Fairy or mermaid image but thought I would go a little different this weeks … it seams most of us on the DT had the same idea lol

I used the fabulous Knight Dude and you can buy him in his own mini kit with sentiments and 3 papers here, or in the Little Dudes big Kahuna bundle here.

Isn't he so cute with his little Dragon, I coloured him up with my promarkers, it was a long job since I decided to try my hand at making my own decoupage … I didn't realise how complicated it would be!

The image comes with three Digital Papers and some sentiments too, I went a bit crazy and ended up decoupaging the papers too!

I finished the whole thing off with my Wink of Stella clear glitter pen on the little Dragon and all of the popped up stars!

I hope you like it.

Hugs xx Cara xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

BBB challenges - 3D decoupage

crafting by design - anything goes

crafty creations - anything goes

create a smile - for kids

crafty gals corner - anything goes

I love promarkers - anything goes

 

Digi Choosday Challenge

Hi everyone,

Today I am sharing my Design Team make for the Digi Choosday Challenge.

As always, this week's challenge is

ANYTHING GOES

Make anything you like, You can use any products you like to enter. 

PRIZE: The random winner (chosen by Random.org) will receive a voucher for 3 digi downloads of your choice from the digi store!

The team this week were given the theme "Summer Holidays" so here is what I made:

I used the Winnie Starfish and Sandcastles collection to make my entire card, the papers, sentiment and the image!

I used my promarkers to colour the image, I am really enjoying going back to simple colouring and enjoying the process rather than labouring for hours over every tiny details, as always I finished off my card with some doodling and faux stitching!

I hope you like it!

Hugs xx Cara xx

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

Scrapbook stamp Society challenge ATG - option of stitching:

http://scrapbookstampsocietychallengeblog.blogspot.com/2018/07/challenge-146-ang-option-stitching-real.html?m=1

Creative fingers - anything goes:

http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2018/07/challenge-150-winners-148.html?m=1

Patties creations - anything goes:

http://pattiescreationschallenge.blogspot.com/2018/08/challenge-149.html?m=1

13 Today

Hi everyone!

I thought it was about time I brushed the cobwebs off my little dusty blog and get something on here, I don't want you all leaving me now do I???

I have got loads of cards done and photo's taken but finiding the time to blog about them has been impossible.

I've also been dabbling in the world of Mini Album making and seem to lose myself in youtube tutorials most nights.

Any hoos here is a card I made for a commission, this was inspired by my lovely new friend and DT sister Simonne (hope you are feeling better hun) ... here's her fab card.

So here's what I did:

The image is by Kenny K and I coloured him with a mix of Pro markers and Graph'it Markers, I also tried something new and edged all the way around the image with black marker to make it pop.

I used so scraps of paper from my box, matted everything with black and added faux stitching as always.

I used loads of dies too, the arrows and numbers are by Die-namics and the stars are X-cut.

The inside is decorated to compliment the front with space to add a greeting.

And there you have it, I hope you like it!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend, hugs xx Cara xx

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

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Die-ing for a punch
digi galore - One for the boys
My Craft Spot - Sew fun (i used faux stitching)
Woopsie Daisy - Two or more die cuts

"Emboss it" at A Gem of a Challenge

Happy Saturday all!

I hope today finds you well, i'm on my annual summer fitness kick so I started a new workout DVD called "30 Day shred" and my god my body aches in place i didn't realise I had muscles lol, i can barely walk down the stair! - ouch!

So anyhoo, today see's the start of a new challenge at A Gem of a Challenge and this week we would like to see you "emboss it".

This was a bit of a challenge for me as embossing has never been one of my most favourite techniques, I barely own and embossing folders or embossing powder but lucky I found one which matched perfectly with my image (I think the folder was a freebie off a mag)

So here's what I did:

I used one of the adorable new vintage images from Janet's lovely store, this one is Martha.

I used my promarkers to colour her in.

The papers are quite old, I think they are by Prima, and I used flowers from WOC and some Silky Crush ribbon and a charm from The Ribbon Girl.

For the embossing I used Core'dinations Whitewash and sanded it back to show the butterflies. I also used it on the inside too.

My card is quite dark and somber looking today .... unfortunately it's for a Sympathy card  ... never the easiest to make are they.

I hope you like my card and I would love to have you join our challenge this week.

Loadsa hugs xx Cara xx

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

4 Crafty Chicks - Flowers
Happy Campers - Metal (hope my charm is ok for this ladies?)
Tuesday Throwdown - Embossing
Whoopsi Daisy - Shabby Chic or Vintage

Sweet Baby Girl

Evening everyone .... is it just me or has this week seemed sooooo long??!!

So after weeks of trying desperately to find my long lost mojo, i've taken some great advice from some of my lovely DT sista's and made something just for fun - not for an order, not for a DT and not for a family birthday ... and ... it worked!

I've had a lovely couple of hours this afternoon making not one but two cards (i'll save the other one until tomorrow)

So here's what I made:

I used the adorable "Butterfly Baby" by Krista Smith at Saturated Canary, i've had this image so long it was about time I used her.

I coloured her with my Promarkers  (it's been such a long time since I used my markers I had to go on the hunt for tutorials and came across some fantastic ones on You Tube by the Uber talented Kimberly Brown at Just Words.ca - you should check out her channel her vids are amazing!

The papers are 1st Edition "Sweet Owl" this pad is filled with my most fave colour combo Pink and Brown and i've almost used it up :-(

I put everything together following a sketch from Flutter By Wednesday's

The sentiment was a freebie and I finished off with flowers from WOC and some pearls from my stash.

I thoroughly enjoyed making this card and I truly hope it means my mojo is here to stay ... for a while at least!

Loadsa hugs xx Cara xx

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

As you like it - Fave Colour combo (Pink and Brown)
In the Pink - Maybe Baby
Milk Coffee - Load on the flowers
Crafts & Me - Lots of Layers
Flutter By Wednesdays - Sketch
Perfect Sentiments - ATG
I love Promarkers - ATG

Goin Green at A Gem of a Challenege

Happy Saturday everyone!!!

We've had some strange weather here today, first bright sunshine, then rain, hail stone, wing and a bit of snow ... now its really warm again!!!

I hate when its too warm to have heating on to dry clothes yet too wet to peg them out :-(

Anyhoos it's time for another challenge over at A Gem of A Challenge and this week we want you to Go Green!

Now you can literally go Green or recycle something on your project.

Now green is not a colour I usually like to use on my cards, but after making this card I think I might use it a bit more :-)

Here's what I did:

This is the delightful Sitting Chloe and I have coloured her with my promarkers and a touch of white pen.

The papers are Papermania Capsule Collection and i've had them for about 2 years and finally opened them.

The flowers are WOC and I added some of those lovely die cut hearts on stems by Impression Obsession.

The sentiment is a freebie from a magazine.

I hope you like it and I cant wait to see your entries if you decide to join in with us this week.

Loadsa hugs xx Cara xx

I'd like enter this card into the following challenges:

Sisterhood of Crafters - Free For all
Sisteract Card Challenge - ATG
Digital Tuesday Challenge - Birthdays
Digi Galore - One for the girls
Cupcake Craft challenges - Monchromatic

Crafty Calendar GDT - Whats new

Hello again,

As promised i'm back with my GDT post for Crafty Calendar Challenge and this time the challenge theme is "Whats new"

I've gone with yet another new baby card, this one is a lot different to the last post though:

The image I used is from Crafts and Me and is called "A Mother's Love" by Teresa Sherman.  She has been coloured in with my promarkers.

The papers are Simple Stories Baby Steps and they have been distressed, faux stitched and matted with c'oredinations brown cardstock.

The Charm is from my stash and the flower is made up of paper blooms and a small die cut.

Here's a peak at the inside...I just love this sentiment!

Hope you like it!

I'm off to link up and then make tea for my girlies.

See ya soon!

Hugs xx Cara xx

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

Passion for Promarkers - New beginnings
For fun challenges - Something new
Cafty Creations Challenge - Anything goes
2 Sisters - Anything goes

BFF

Evening all,

Wow I know it's only been two days but this first week back at work is totally killing me, i'm so so tired and i look terrible ... i thought the christmas holidays were supposed to do us good lol.

I had a little time to play with some more new stash last night and here's what I made:

These two cuty patooties are Wrynn and Emmy - BFF's from the fabulos Tiddly inks and I have coloured them up with my Promarkers, i've tried a new combo for the blonde hair though and i'm not convinced ... hmmm i'll leave that one out to the jury

 I used my new stash from My Minds Eye, Miss Caroline range for the entire card .... I really love this collection and wish I had bought a couple of paper pads.

Here's a quick peak at the inside .... getting a bit better with my camera now lol!

Well thats it for today I really need an early night ... Eastenders then bed for me I think!

Oh before I go though what do you think of my sparkly new blog??? I've finally figured out how to change the template and I lurrrve it - woo hoo!

Thanks for popping by today, I appreciate each and every visit I get .... so much.

Love and crafyt hugs

xx Cara xx


I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - Something New (new MME stash)
Try it on Tuesday - New Stash
TTCRD - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Digital Tuesday - Layers
By the Cute and Girly - Cute and Girly


 

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


 

First Hannah Lynne Card

Evening everyone, just a quik post tonight to share my very first card using a Hannah Lynne Digi form Crafts & Me.

I've seen these digi's used all over but was always too nervous to attempt to colour one .... so please go easy on me!

This card is made to order so I hope the recipient likes it ... eeek nervous (i've never sold my cards before!)

Ok so I went a bit wild with the hair lol! ... but I did really enjoy colouring her up...i feel a new digi obsession coming on :-)

I was asked to make a large card and I must say I wasn't quite sure about having so much space to fill.

I used papers from "love letters" by 1st edition and I distressed all the edges ( i fancied a change from faux stitching for once)

The bow die is a "new to me" one from Memory Box and i've used my fave corner too.

A computer generated sentiment, double bow and black gems to finish.

Inside had been decorated too.

Hope you like my first attempt, i do hope to be posting more cards with these lovely digis.

Love and hugs

xx Cara xx

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

Crafts and me - Ribbon or trim
Crafty boots challenges - Anything goes
Crazy for challenges - put a bow on it
Cute Card Thursday - Girls only
Digital Tuesday Challenge - Girly
Passion for promarkers - Distressing


 

Mr Fixit

Evening all,

Another late post from me, I came home from work and had to do the "big" shop with 3 hungry and tired girlies and Lee - it wasn't pleasant I can tell you and i'm shattered now.

I'm sharing my third and final Birthday card for Lee and this one is from Phoebe and Paige.

Meet "Mr Fixit" - he is from Mo's Digital Pencil and I think he is sooo handsome and looks just like my hubby!

He's been coloured with my promarkers as always and matted onto green Basill card stock.

I've used my brand new "octagon" die from Die-namics and more free papers from a magazine.

 

 

 

I hope Lee likes it ..... i've had great fun making his cards but I've got to say i'm glad they're all finished for another year and I can get back to making some nice easy girly creations!

 

 

Right i'm off to do some digi stamp shopping, i'll be up again tomorrow with my forst DT post for Pink Gems.

 

Night all

 

xx Cara xx

 

 

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

 

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

MAWTT - Dotty



TTCRD - GDT card

Evening all,

Just a quick post tonight to share my guest DT post for Through The Craft Room Door.

This week their challenge is Anything Goes, nice and easy peasy and since there are so many "Thanksgiving" challenges going on I thought i would join in the fun.

Here's what I made:

This gorgeous little lady is another image from the Fabulous Tiddy Inks and she is called "Heartfelt Wishes"

I've coloured her with my promarkers as always.

I've used more of my older papers for this card (sorry not sure who by) and i made the flower with some paper blooms, die cuts and a brad.

The sentiment with matching die is from Whimsy and i've decorated the inside quite simply as always.

And there you have it, i'm off to watch Masterchef!

Love and hugs xx Cara xx

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

Tiddly Inks - Gratitude
Aud Sentiments - Thanks
Card making mamas - thankyou
Crafting for all seasons - Thank you
Delightful Challenges - Thankful
Use it Tuesday - Be thankful
Sisterhood of Crafters - Thankful


 

For Daddy

Hi everyone,

I'm sharing a card today which is for my hubby Lee's birthday next month from our youngest daughter Lacey May.

I've not made him cards before as he never seems to keen so I really hope he likes it.

I coloured this image (by Mo Manning) so many times trying to find a decent sepia colour combo...i'm still not entirely sure about it though.

I kept the card quite simple (for me) and just used some old DP's and added some trim from my stash.  The computer generated sentiment is matted onto a laser cut wooden frame.

Inside is decorated simply too.

I really hope you like it - i'm not too hot with male cards so please go easy on me ;-)

Thanks for visiting and i'll see you tomorrow with a GDT card.

Hugs

xx Cara xx

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

Eclectic Ellapu - Layering
TTCRD - Anything goes
The squirrel and the fox - ATG
 

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

 

100% Precious

Do you know those cards that you design in your head, yet when you get them made they look completely different and not half as nice as you planned ..... well this is one of those.

I wasn't going to share this but hey ... someone might like it!

I love the image (Saturated Canary).... I love the DP's (Simple stories - Baby Steps)......

 



.....I also love the embellies... but altogher.... i'm not too sure..... hmmmph :-(

.... so thats it really, I do hope you like my card..... even a little bit more than I do.

Love n hugs

xx Cara xx

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Allsorts - Young at heart
Anything goes - Stitching Real or faux
Crafty mess - Nursery Rhymes (hush little baby)
Tuesday Alchemy - Anything goes