Sweet lottie

Happy Sunday everyone,

Well so much for me keeping up with my regular posting like I promised!! Shortly after my last post I came down with a terrible viral infection and proceeded to pass it onto my girls - all 3 of them, so it's been a horrible few weeks in my house.

I'm pleased to say we're all feeling better now and I've had the teeniest amount of time to make a quick(ish) card.

This card started off life as one single sheet "card companion" printed from my Humphrey's corner CD about a year ago.  

Now the idea of card companions is to make one entire card from the sheet without the need to use anything else..did that happen...NO!

I've since learned that no matter how hard I try I cannot do "CAS" or Quick and easy!

Any way, this little card is for a lovely friend of mine at work who is moving onto a new section and I wanted to let her know she will be missed (hello Jill if you are reading this).

I decided to go with quite bright colours for this card for a change, I used co-ordinations card in lovely bright yellow for the borders (MS punch) and corners (whimsy).

The DP is from another CDrom all printed yonks ago.

I decided to embellish with buttons and pearls for a change from flowers and the lovely ribbon was a freebie I think.

The little sentiment is craft work cards.

I have decorated the inside to compliment the front.

Finally a close up of the adorable Lottie dancing with her little friend.

I'm off now to make a start on Sunday lunch.

Thank you for any comments you may leave, they really do brighten my day.

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

Aud Sentiments - Anything goes

C.R.A.F.T - Animals

Crafter's companion - four legged friends

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Creative Craft Challenges 2 - Animal antics

Spring is in the air!

Hello again, i promised i'd be back!

I've had the most lovely relaxing crafty day, i've had the house to myself for 4 glorious hours and what have i done - bugged you lot lol!

I bought some fab papers yesterday they are by "scrapcake" - never heard of them before but I love them. I had to make a card straight away and decided to use one of my new Lillies and make a "spring" birthday card.

Whilst scouting through my reading list I came across this sketch:

 

I couldn't believe it but it matched one sheet from my new DP pad perfectly!!!

I stamped my image and coloured it with promarkers.  I then decided I was going to make my VERY FIRST shaker card! Oh m this was so fiddly but i managed it by using and empty double sided tape roll, i filled it with little butterflies made with a Martha Stewart Punch.

The Ribbon is from a mini kit from The Ribbon Girl and the pearls are from The Hobby House.
The sentiments are rub on's which came free with a magazine.  The kraft card is Bazzil.

This is a different style of card but overall I'm quite pleased with it.

The inside has been decorated to compliment the front.

I really hope my card qualifies for the Sketch over at The Sketchy Challenges.

Thanks for looking, hope you have a great Easter break

Love and hugs

xx Cara xx

Other challenges I would like to enter:

Use it Tuesday - Uninked stamp

Stamptacular Sunday - Playing with pastels

Stamping Scrapping Challenge Central - Mom/Girly (2nd entry)

Shopping our stash - Punches

Papertake weekly - Anything goes

Creative Card Crew - Spring

Celebrate the occasion - childs birthday

CRAFT Challenge - Easter/Spring

I love promarkers challenge - Spring time

Hazel's 100 followers blog candy

Happy Good Friday every one, just a quick post (while my current project is drying) to tell you about the most generous blog candy I've seen from the very lovey Hazel - from Hazelspapercraftsblogspot.com (http://hazelspapercrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/100-followers-blog-candy.html?m=1)

I've been following Hazels blog for a long time now and she never fails to inspire me.

Any how enjoy your Friday and I should be back later - hopefully

Hugs xxcaraxx

Mother's day card # 2

Happy Sunday every one - well it is almost Monday now but in my defence I think Blogger has been playing a really cruel April fool prank on me - it has taken me nearly 3 hours to publish this post grrrrrrrr!
On to today,s card, here is the second of my Mother's Day makes.

I have used one of my fave LOTV stamps, this little cutie reminds me so much of my own little cutie Paige (I always seem to buy stamps which resemble my kiddos, I think that's why I don't have many boy stamps ;-)

She has been coloured with my trusty promarkers and some glittery gel pens which I borrowed one of the girls (i gave them back i promise)

The DP is from the "Time for Tea" pad by Dovecraft and everything has been matted onto coredinations green card stock.

I hand stitched around the edges using silk embroidery thread (i bought about 30 different coloured balls from ebay and since then i've stitched around everything i make lol)

The inside has been decorated to compliment the front.

Well that's all from me today i'll be glad to put my lap top away my legs are burning!

Thanks so much for visiting, I hope you like my work.

Love and hugs xxcaraxx

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

Stamping Scrapping Challenge Central - Mom/Girly
Stamping for the weekend - Anything goes
Sparkles Forum Challenges - Mother's Day or Spring
My Mums Craft Shop - Stamp It!
Lili's Little Fairies - Anything goes
Fairy Tale Challenge - Everything goes
DYSU - Sew it!

Mothers day card #1

I'm back again - 2 days on the trot, never heard of from me I know.

I have got a stash of cards to share which I haven't posted yet though so there's a few more to come.

This card I made for one of my mother in laws (yes I have 2 lol).

The stamp is a flower soft stamp which came in a set, I bought it years ago and have only just inked her up.

She has been coloured with pro & flex markers as always.

I love the papers on this card, ive almost used the entire pack! they are new from dovecraft and are called "tea time".

Everything else is from my stash.

I have decorated the inside to match the front.

Thanks so much for taking the time to look at my humble blog and for any comments you may leave.

Hugs xx cara xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Moving along with the times (special lady) http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/challenge-140-special-lady.html?m=1

Papertake weekly (for the girls/mum) http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/for-girls-or-mum.html?m=1

Sparkles (mothers day/spring) http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/challenge-30-mothers-day-or-spring.html?m=1

My mums craft shop (mums the word)
http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/challenge-48-mums-word.html?m=1

Hello again!!!!

Hello to the few people still following me, I've finally returned from a very long break from blog land. Sadly life and work have both been in the way of my blogging for months now. I seem to have finally clawed my way back though and now have a few cards to share..... I will spread them over a few posts though!

My first card to share is one I made "just for fun". I received my new limited edition spring promarkers on sunday and challenged myself to colour an image using only these! What a breakthrough! I loved having only 6 colours to think about, it took away all off the complications of shading lol anyway lets see what you think - I love this little Lilly wedding stamp which I stamped onto Neenah, I didn't use any DP's on this card, instead I used centura purl card stock in white and silver and simply matted and layered using a Martha Stewart punch. The flowers are from wild orchid crafts and the ribbon and lace are from my stash.
I really hope you like my creation, I promise I will try to post more often from now on.

Thanks for looking, love cara xx


I would love to enter my card into the following challenges-:
Wild orchid crafts: bingo, gems, flowers ribbon and lace http://wildorchidchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/week-45bingo.html?m=1

I love promarkers: anything goes

http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/challenge-108-anything-goes.html?m=1

LOTV WINE BOTTLE TAG

Happy Sunday everyone!!! i'm so happy today as i have won my very first challenge!!! if you peek to the left of this post you'll see my new CES blinkie woo hoo!  I had a wonderful time spending my winnings on the online store this morning.

onto my crafty offering for today:  i was invited to a BBQ yesterday and decided to make a little tag to pretty up the bottle of wine we took.

I used crafters compnion Centura Parl cardstock for the base tag and an EK success punch to make the hole for the bottle.

i matted and layers several cards and papers (sorry they were scraps so i'm unsure of the names)

Each layer was distressed with my TH tool and DI tattered rose, i also used my new  Sew Easy tool to pierce then sew around te outside.

The lovely image and sentiment are from LOTV which has been coloured with my promarkers and flexmarkers.  I also added stickles to her bunch of flowers and edge of her skirt.

The seam binding and pretty flowers are all from WOC.

I really hope you like todays offering, thanks a bunch for looking and any comments you may leave.

xx Cara xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Catch the bug - anything goes

CES challenge - pretty girls

Crafters Companion challenge - pink and green

Allsorts Challenge - flowers

I love promarkers - Distressing

paper crafting journey - die cut or punches

Pollycraft Monday - tags and bookmarks

sparkles forum - something that sparkles

Stamping for the weekend - what a cutie

ABC challenge - anything goes