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Good evening everyone and hope you have all had a good day. I would like to say hello to my new follower Susan and thanks for joining me and hope you enjoy your visit.
More rain again and really heavy at times here. Well that's the gymnastics club and the horse riding session over with for this week. My kids lead such busy lives!!
I had to do the" cleaning up" today but promised myself some time this afternoon and that is exactly what I did.
I have used this lovely image of these two girls which I think must be sisters. The background piece was distressed and stamped and then everything collaged on top. I have made the flower from Glassine paper which I really like the texture of and has been sprayed with some cosmic shimmer.
I have embellished this card with a stamp and some stamped acetate film strip. I had to add one of these lovely bird cage charms as well. I have also added some lace(which I dyed with some silk paints as I didn't want white this time) along two sides for something different.

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Everybody Art challenge #199 -monochromatic Brown
Crafty Creations Challenge#176 - Embellish It
Crafty Cardmakers Challenge 71 - create your own flowers

I hope you like my card and thanks so much for stopping by and having a look. Going now to visit you all
Bye for now
x Catherine

A Little Bird Told me

Hi again Back with my second post tonight. Jobs are all done and kids are sorted.
Todays project uses Tim Holtz tape sheets and a cuttlebug folder. There has been a lot of sanding,  painting and distressing along the way. The birdcage and bird have been die cut using spellbinder dies. The bird was cut out from a piece using the new summer seasonal distress inks. These are so colourful and blend really well together. I have placed some sheet music with bird pictures on under the cage. I have also rounded the cage and attached it with some brads for some dimension with a key charm hanging down.The birds sits nicely through the birdcage slots. The sentiment is from a stamp set from Art Journey stamps.

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Cupcake Craft Challenge 198-Birds of a feather
Creative Craft Challenges 2 - Tweet Tweet
Tuesday Alchemy challenge #20 - Furry companions
Creative Inspirations challenge 169- Anything goes

That's all from me for today but I do appreciate you popping over and visiting me.
Bye for now
x Catherine

Tim Hotlz - 12 Tags - Tag for June

Hi to everyone and hope you have all had a good day. This is the first of my posts today and thought I'd better get my skates on and post this before the challenge ends and we're on to July's tag!!
I enjoyed having a go at this one and the way to alter the photographs and tint them.
I love the image of the little girl and her teddy bear which Tim kindly provided for us to use.. I thought this sentiment really suited it.(You and Me against the world- together forever) You can just imagine tahat is what she and her bear are thinking between them both.

I am entering this into:
Tim Holtz 12 Tags 2012 - June

Thanks for stopping by and visiting and I will be back later with my second post for today

Bye for now

x Catherine

Postcard

This is my second post for today. Please scroll down for my card for today. This is a postcard I have made to send to a friend. I was lucky to win this stamp set from Tim Holtz and it was a set I had been wanting for a while. I have used the technique where I have made my own custom Stamp pad using Distress refil inks for the butterfly image. This has been layered onto a background distressed with various inks and then stamped and embossed with the text stamp from the same set. The sentiment is from a set from Creative Expressions.
The reverse of this is the postcard part:

This was embossed with a folder and my cuttlebug and then distressed with Vintage Photo.

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp challenge- Anything but a card
Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge - Depths of Distress
Craft Your Passion challenge116 - Things With Wings
Make It Monday challenge#95- with cupcake cards and crafts
Art With No Bounderies challenge - Performing Arts(Madame Butterfly)
Love To Create challenge #21 - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy design challenge - Anything Goes
Fashionista challenge #4 - Winged things
Hotshots Craft challenge#9 - Distress inks
Dream Valley challenge 35 - Things with wings

I hope you like this project from me and I am learning more techniques as I go on. As promised yesterday here are pics from my first set of tags using techniques from Creative Chemistry 101.

Thanks for visiting me today

Bye for now

x Catherine

For Mum

Good evening to you all. Hope you have all had a good day and the weather hasn't been too bad. This is the first of my posts for today. This is a birthday card I made for my mum as my mum is a very keen gardener and I thought this vintage rose image suits well. I love the vintage pastel colours on these K&Co papers which I have just bought. The sentiment reads : How beautiful a day can be when Kindness touches it. I just love these words. The bird cage charm is a new purchase too, but I can't resist charms when I see them.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Sketch and Stash challenge 90 - Choice of sketch(Sketch NO.15)Papers and charm are new
The Ribbon Girl Blog challenge #20 - Colour inspiration
Crafty Catz Weekly challenge 138 - Pastel Colours
Creative Card Crew challenge 13- Easy as 1-2-3(1 image, 2 patterned papers, 3 epoxy domed letters 

Thanks for stopping by and visiting me.
Bye for now
x Catherine

Special Day

Hi to evening and hope you have had a good day.I would like to say a very Happy Birthday to my mum today.This card has had me mulling over for a few days now. The CRAFT challenge blog has a colour combo for you to use and I admit when I saw this I wondered if I was going to manage them. I decided to give it a go as I like to challenge myself at times and do something a bit different. I do hope I have done this colour scheme justice with this card. Anyhow I had fun making it and love the papers from K&Co.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
C.R.A.F.T challenge 160- colour combo
The Sketchy Challenge26 - Heidi's sketch
Make it Monday challenge #95 - with Cupcake cards and crafts

Thanks for stopping by today and visiting me. It is so lovely to read all your wonderful comments you have been leaving for me. I really appreciate all my followers and visitors.
Bye for now
x Catherine

Fashionista

Hi everyone and I'm back with my second post for today. In case you were wondering what I broke of for, I am in the middle of doing Tim Holtz Creative Chemistry course and today I am learning about embossing techniques. Great course and another three tags to add to my collection now. Will arrange the ones I have done to show you them soon.
Anyway enough ramblings and this card I have made using a beautiful image from a sheet of Graphic 45 paper. This sheet has 13 different images on it and I just love them.
I have teamed it up with some polka dot paper from my stash and some spellbinders dies. I love these new clock charms which I bought and thought it went so well with the card.
I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Allsorts challenge 160 - Any Die will Do(3 different spellbinder dies used)
Sketch saturday challenge#213 - sketch
Crafts 4 Eternity challengeR#77 - colour combo-coffee cupcake
Our Creative Corner challenge - "10" (my clock face says "10 past 10)
Fab'n'Funky challenge #126 - Polka Dots
Paperplay challenge 12 week 25 - use a die(3 different spellbinders dies used)
Altered Illusions and cards Artittude challenge 2 - Vintage-(Top 3 Spot)

Thanks for stopping by today and visiting me. Do please scroll down for my earlier post- I would love you to see it.
Bye for now
x Catherine

Belated Wishes

Good evening everyone and hope you have all enjoyed your weekend. At least the weather hasn't been too bad here today. This is the first of my posts today. I'm typing all this whilst watching(well listening ) to the football - hubby gets excited!!!
I have used the Alice in Wonderland set and love this image. I think it's a great card with the sentiment if you're accidentally a bit late for an occassion(which I'm sure non of us are!!)
I have coloured the image using promarkers and after cutting round it I have mounted it onto an oval embossed with a cuttlebug folder and distress inks.
The papers are from K&Co and I have added the pocket watch for an extra touch
I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Stampin for the Weekend challenge 12- show us your style(vintage and distress inks)
Sunday Sketch and Stamp challenge #112 - Sam's sketch
Totally Papercrafts challenge Colour inspiration picture
Crafts and Me challenges #89 - Anything goes

Will go and do a few jobs now and will be back in a while for my next post today.
Bye for now
x catherine

May Your wishes all Come true and blog candy winner

Good evening to everyone and hope your all enjoying your weekend. Rain and more rain is all I can say here. Oh and the wind last night that was something else!!
Well you can hold on to your sunglasses with my card today. Not my usual colours but felt I needed a bit of brightness . I think the colours go well together and not to over bright. I thought they were lovely summery colours(that's if we ever get any summer!!)
I have used papers from K&Co and a favourite vintage image of mine. I saw in an old magazine this image as a stamp so I'm going to look out for it in the future.
I have die cut some butterflies and the sentiment is from Little Claires. Their sets are so good as there is a wide selection to choose from.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Tuesday Alchemy challenge #19 - Orange, Lime and Plum colour inspiration
Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge #151 - sketch
Charisma Cardz challenge #24 - summer
Cute Card Thursday challenge 222 - here comes Summer!

Well that's my card for today and now it's time to announce who has won my followers blog candy.
And the winner(chosen from the bowl by hubby) is........

Well done Alison and if you send me your details I will get it into the post for you.
Email me at :  catherinecarter18@btinternet.com
Thankyou all for popping over and visiting me and now I'm of to have a look at you all. Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend
Bye for now
x Catherine

Time for Tea

Good evening everyone. Boy has it been raining today and a good thunderstorm this evening.
Another card from Alice in Wonderland today. I was lucky this week to pick up a copy from an antique shop and was just in awe over the black and white pictures in it. Just love it!
It gave me the idea for this card and I love the feel to it. I know it's a bit of a dark colour and that's why I decided to add in the bold red. I have used a spellbinders die for the border strip at the side.
I love this image of the Tea Party between the three of them. I have punched some circles and added some epoxy stickers for the "TEA" This with the eyelets just reminds me of old typewriter keys.
I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Cupcake Craft challenge 197 - Something in the Eyelet
Sketch Saturday challenge#212 - sketch
The Crafty pad challenge#175 - Food
Papertake Weekly challenge- BIngo(Ribbon, Die Cut, Buttons)

I hope you like my card for today and I must go have a look now at all your work.
Thanks for visiting.
Bye for now
x Catherine

a little note to say...

Good evening everyone. It's been another nice day here and it's nice to see the sun shining again.
Todays card use a stamp from the Alice in Wonderland set from IndigoBlu. I love these stamps and they are so full of detail.
I have paper pieced his outfit and the parcel and bow. I have also placed some vintage text paper over his banner and then stamped the birthday greeting on top. I love the way the wording on this greeting is all merged in together.
The background strip panels were made using a clock stamp from Kaisercraft which is really a big favourite of mine as well.
I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Allsorts challenge 159-Paper piecing/piercing- TOP 5 SPOT
Sunday Sketch and Stamp challenge 111-Francesca's sketch
Our Creative Corner challenge - Buttons'n Burlap or Bows

Thanks for stopping by and having a look . Hope you have all had a good day.
Bye for now
x Catherine

Street Party and Olympic Torch

This is my second post for today which is unusual for me.Well I have had a fabulous time this afternoon watching the Olympic torch come through my town - although if I had of blinked I may have missed it. It was all over so quickly but something I will always remember seeing.
This is a book I have made to record the events from the Diamond Jubilee and in particular our street party we had. I have used papers from Portobello Road to cover all the book pages and added tags inside for extras to be put in. I have added some charms on the front which remind me of the day.
Inside I have now started to fill it and have lots to put in.

I am entering this into the following challenges:
The Secret Crafter saturday Challenge#190 - Red, White and Blue
Try It on Tuesday challenge - Anything Goes
Make it on Monday challenge #94

I have also made another one for the Olympics for the children to record everything into and today we have started our first page with the visit of the olympic torch

Well I think that may be enough of the big projects for me for a while just now . Hope you have enjoyed looking at a few different things from me today.
Thanks for stopping by and having a look and welcome to my new followers and so glad you have joined me and like my work.
Bye for now
x Catherine

Father's day

Good morning everyone. Firstly I would like to say hello to my new followers and hope you enjoy visiting me . Thankyou for joining me on my blog.Please don't forget to scroll down for my followers blog candy.
Todays post is a bit pic heavy I'm afraid as I wasn't sure how to do this one.
The story goes I made a pocket watch for my husband for Father's Day. Yesterday I thought it needed something to keep it in, so thought I would have a go at one of these exploding boxes. Took a while I can tell you!! I have stamped and embossed some panels and used the cuttlebug embossing folder to make some faux leather for the other panels. I love this technique and it works so well with most vintage looks. I have used stamps from Kanban and JustRite.
Here is another of the stamped panels:

And here is the lid of the box:

I think it has worked really well with the pocket watch :

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Here Comes The Boys challenge #29 - More than one fold
Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge- show a bit of brown
Make it Monday challenge-#94- with Meljens Designs
Stamptacular Sunday challenge #168-Fabulous Folds
Crafty Catz Weekly challenge #137 - Embossing
Craft Your Passion challenge 115- Flips and Folds

Well if you are still with me after all of this I'm now of to get ready as the Olympic Torch is running past at the end of our street today and I'm really excited to see it. Will be a big turnout today so need to get a spot where I can see it. Thanks for stopping by and will maybe post later again.
Bye for now
x Catherine

Compendium Of Curiosities 2 challenge 10

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Hi to everyone in blogland. Well I won't comment on the weather today as you've probably all had the same as me- brollies out again.
It's time again over at Studio L3 for another challenge using a technique from compendium of curiosities 2 book by Tim Holtz.
I decided to keep my flower black and white as I thought it suited my tag like this. I have used weathered wood and black soot distress inks with the acrylic stamping technique on the background of the tag. I wasn't sure how these dark colours would work at first burt I love them especially with the white.
These flowers were great to have a go with and can see me making more!.
I am entering this at:
Studio L3 challenge - CC2C#10

Hope you have all had a bit of crafting time today and enjoying your weekend. Thanks for stopping by.
Bye for now
x Catherine

Indians!

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Hi to you all. Well what can I say about my weather today, rain lots of it and buckets more of it. A bit of thunder as well - oh and some sunshine. Crazy weather today!!
I just adore this vintage image of these men and yes I can't stop singing that song either when I look at it.
I just put some pieces on my desk which I had been playing around with and decided to have a go at a bit of collage work with this-well that's what it's supposed to be!
I had to add the feathers and I thought these charms would be the perfect embellishments for it. Lots of distressing and grunging and really pleased with what I have finished with.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Party Time Tuesdays challenge#72 -All things mechanical Father's
Fab'n'Funky challenge#125 - Father's Day
C.R.A.F.T challenge159 - Father's day
Charisma Cardz challenge#23 - male cards
Paperplay challenge 12 week 24- male and Twine
Alphabet challenge J for Journey
Crafts 4 Eternity challenge R#76- dashing Dads-TOP 3 SPOT
Chocolate, Coffeee and Cards challenge 15- coffee and cream colours
ATC's and Cards with attitude challenge 16 - Anything Goes

I hope you like my card for today and are enjoying watching me experimenting these days a little. I think it does us good sometimes to try a different path.
Thanks for stopping by and having a look - I really do appreciate it. Don't forget to scroll down for my followers Blog Candy
Bye for now
x Catherine

Parfumeur Card

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Good morning to you all. Don't know about any sunshine with me today, it's miserable and wet again!! Another day at my craft desk I think.
I have been trying to use some of my new stamps lately and this is another of the background stamps from JustRite stamps (Fleuriste Newsprint).
The trouble is I find everything so nice on them I don't want to cover any of them up.
The background was distressed with Spun Sugar and Tumbled Glass and the stamped image was distressed with antique Linen and Tea Dye. The image was coloured using the distress markers which I love.
I have been wanting to try a rose flower out of the Glassine paper so thought this may be the card to have a go with. I don't think for a first attempt it was too bad and it has a lovely effect to it - really vintage looking.
I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Allsorts challenge 158 - ice-cream colours(Neopolitan for me)
Papertake Weekly challenge - 3-2-1(3 hat pins, 2 charms, 1 flower)
Crafty Creations challenge#174 -How Charming!
Craft Your Days away challenge #47- Bingo(flowers, ribbon and gems)
Crafts and Me #88- Pearls and Roses - WINNER
Everybody Art challenge #197- Roses

Hope you all have a good day . Thanks for visiting and don,t forget the blog candy draw.
Bye for now
x Catherine

FOLLOWERS BLOG CANDY

Good evening to you all and hope you are all well. As I promised I am giving away some Blog Candy to celebrate reaching over 150 followers. I really appreciate you all and the lovely comments you leave me.
This candy includes:
Pack of Clear sentiment Stamps
paper pad - Vintage Roses
Selection of 6x6 K&Co papers
Epoxy stickers
Flowers
Charms
Felt Butterflies/Fabric leaves
Novelty Buttons
Flat backed Gems
Ribbon
Brads and assorted embellishments pack

For a chance to win this candy there are just two rules:
1. Follow my blog
2. Leave a comment on this post

I will pick someone at random from the bowl on Saturday 23rd June.Thanks for stopping by and visiting me..
Bye for now
x Catherine

Vintage pennant

Good evening everyone and hope you have had a good day. I have had a fantastic day at a workshop at Art From The Heart with Dyan Reaveley. We were doing Alice in Wonderland journal pages and it was fab. Will take some pics later to show you them.
Another play at my craft desk for this project and I wanted to create a pennant, but with a vintage feel to it for hanging up in my kitchen.
I have used Fired Brick and Tumbled Glass distress inks with white acrylic paint on the background. This is known as the Dabber resist technique and is my favoutite background technique of mine. When you wipe over the distress inks I love the way the white acrylic paint pops up.I have also used white embossing powder for the Big Ben image. I had an old map page of London and the Thames so I tore around it and layered it underneath. I love the effect and it was what I set out to achieve. Love it when a plan comes together!!

I am entering this project into the following challenges:
Cupcake Craft Challenge196 - Red, White and Blue
Crafty Cardmakers challenge 70- No cards
Our Creative Corner Challenge - Your favourite Tim Holtz Technique
Try It On Tuesdays challenge - Anything Goes
Tuesday Alchemy challenge-blog hop and anything goes
I was also lucky today to get hold of the new summer seasonal colours of distress inks and I have to say they are stunning. Just the names are brilliant. Really bright and refreshing and will have no problems using lots of these.

Thanks for stopping by and having a look. It really means a lot to me.
Bye for now
x Catherine

Father's day card

Hello to everyone and hope you have all had a good weekend. I had a lovely day at the show yesterday and bought some lovely new goodies to play with. It was made extra special because I met for the first time a good blogging friend Donna and it was lovely to have a chat.
Today I was in the mood for just having a play at my desk and this is a new stamp I bought a few weeks ago. At first I was a bit daunted by it as it is quite a large background stamp. I knew I didn't want to cover it up too much so this is what I came up with and I love it!! Really my sort of thing - lots of ageing and grungy. Again I have made some faux leather as I think it works really well with this sort of image.
The stamp is from a US stamp company "JustRite" and is the Vintage Travel Background Stamp. Really good value for the money.
This is an envelope card and this is the inside piece:

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Paperplay challenges 12/week 23 - Back to kraft basics
The Secret Crafter saturday challenge#189-Happy father's day
The Crafty Pad Challenge#174-Let's hear it for the Boys
Craft Your passion Challenge114-Anything Goes
Make It Monday#93-with Bugaboo stamps- DT PICK
Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and having a look. Hope you like my card.
Bye for now
x Catherine

Once Upon A Time

Good morning all. I'm posting early today as I am going to the stamp show in Doncaster later. Hope your all having a good weekend and for me the weather has beeen a bit better-more sunshine yesterday than rain!!
Yesterday was a big event in my town. It was the annual Bed Race where teams have to pull a handmade bed round a certain route and then swim over the river pulling it. Not only that but someone is sittting on the bed. It's my first time watching it and it was brilliant.About 90 beds in total.
Another envelope card today and this little girl is just so sweet. I have used papers from K&Co and recycled some lacetrim and ric rac from an old blouse.
I love the sentiment as I'm not sure if she's thinking it - looks like she's wishing for something. I have added faux stitching around and a lovely little coat hanger charm.

The inside piece:

"If you can imagine it, you can become it. If you can dream it, you can achieve it."

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Fab 'n' Funky challenge#124 - Go green(Colour and recycling)
Tuesday Morning Sketches #149-sketch
Totally Papercrafts challenge - Doodle on it(faux stitching)

Well hope you all have a lovely day and if your going to the show as well hope you find some nice goodies.
Bye for now
x Catherine

Father's day

Good evening everyone. Well maybe the sun will come back out next week when the school holidays are over - that's always the way isn't it!!
I have made another of these envelope cards this time for Father's Day.
The background is faux leather which I made myself using a cuttlebug folder, some distress ink and embossing powder. I am really pleased with the way this turned out and can see me making more of this. It even has a nice feel to it..
The border in the middle is stamped using a new stamp of mine from Kaisercraft(Tic Toc). These are fantastic stamps and have some wonderful images in the range.
The cog wheels have been die cut using a spellbinders die on a piece of distress inked background.
Now for the inside piece:

"Like all great travellers I have seen more than I remember and remember more than I have seen."
I wish I could get it to show up a bit more clearer. Will work on it!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Creative Card Crew challenge 12 - song inspired(I want to ride my Bicycle)
Scrappy Frogs challenge - Celebrate Men
Just Keep on Creating Challenge #2 - Anything Goes and travel stories
Cards For Men Challenge 12- Father's Day
Creative Inspirations challenge 166 - card for a Male
Charisma Cardz challenges #22 - Travel
Simply Create Too challenge #15 -Happy Father's Day
C.R.A.F.T challenge158-Male card
Crafts 4 eternity Recipe challenge#75 - Travel
ATC's and Cards with attitude challenege15 - Anything goes/father's Day


Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a good weekend ahead and maybe some sun. We can all hope!
Bye for now
x Catherine

Friends

Good evening to you all. What a miserable day weather-wise here. Non stop rain again! I took the kids to York to visit the castle. It's a fantastic place with all it's reconstructed Victorian streets.
Today's card is a bit different for me and I have made an envelope card. I love this image of these children and they look such good friends.
I have used papers from K&Co and added some die cut embellishments using Marrianne Dies. The iron gate is a new die from Memory Dies and I love the intricacy in this one. I cut it twice and joined it together.

The inside piece pulls out to reveal the sentiment.

                                   "There is nothing as wonderful as being friends"

I thought this  went really well with the image and I love it.

I am entering this into the following challenge:
Tuesday Throwdown challenge #101 - Friendship

Well thanks for stopping by and having a look. Thanks for your lovely comments you have been leaving me. I see that I have now reached over 150 followers and would like to welcome all my new followers and hope you like my creations. Watch this space next week as I will be posting some blog candy in celebration .
Bye for now
x Catherine

Time for Alice

Hello to everyone. Another wet day here but some sunshine has peeked through at times.
Today's card uses a new stamp set I bought from Indigo Blu. I really am loving these stamps and this is from the Alice in Wonderland set. The imagery is so well done with these stamps.
I decided to stamp and emboss this image which I think really suits it well. I thought keeping the colours blue would really work well with it and I'm pleased with it all round.
I had a little pocket watch button and knew it would be perfect for the card.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Sketchy Colors# 120 - Sketch
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #166 - photo inspiration(using the colours - blue and black)
Crafty Catz weekly Challenge#135 - Buttons
Crafty Boots Challenge - Bowtastic/anything goes
Papertake weekly  challenge - anything goes
The Crafty Pad Challenge#173 - Ribbons

Thanks for popping over and visiting me. Your comments are really appreciated and it's great to hear from you. Love to know what you think of this card.
Bye for now
x Catherine

Imagine Tag

Good evening to everyone. I am having some problems with blogger tonight so I am hoping this is going to work. Has the new post bit changed for anyone else!Hope you are all enjoying the last day of this celebratory holiday here in the UK. It's been a bit grey here with us today.
It's time for another challenge over at Studio L3 with Linda. I hope you can see my butterflies clearly enough with this technique.
I am entering this tag into the following challenges:
Studio L3 - CC2C8
Cupcake Craft Challenge 195 - Tag your it!

Well I shall go now but keeping my fingers crossed this post is working ok.
Bye for now
x Catherine

Flying High

Good evening to everyone. Hope you have all had a great Jubilee holiday here in the UK. At least the weather was kinder to us today. We managed to have our street party today which was great fun and everyone joined in. This evening we have been to the castle grounds where there was a large screen to watch the concert on and the lighting of the beacon. It was amazing and all round for me a day to remember.
This card today uses a new stamp from a set by Indigo Blu. I just love these stamps. I inked the stamp with various distress inks for the colour changes. The papers are from a Tim Holtz pad which I just love and matches the inks so well. I love these little camera charms and think they fit these vintage travel images so well.
I am entering this card into the foillowing challenges:

Sunday Sketch and Stamp Challenge 109- Alex's sketch
Cute Card Thursday Challenge 219 - Planes, trains and Automobiles

Thanks for visiting and having a look.
Bye for now
x Catherine

Beside the seaside

Good evening everyone. Has your day rained non stop like ours? All that sunshine we had earlier is starting to become a distant memory!!
Well maybe this card will keep reminding me it's nearly summer now and that the sun will soon return.
I love this image of the little girls and how happy they both look. Papers are from my stash box and the postcard is from a Papermania stamp set.The sentiment came because I kept singing this song as I was making the card . A little boat charm just finishes it .
I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Allsorts challenge 157- Oh I do like to be beside the Seaside!
Sketch saturday Challenge#210- sketch
Secret Crafter saturday Challenge#188- Anything Goes

And finally I may have not had a lot of bunting around for the celebrations but I think I had a fine pennant hanging up.

I have this outside hanging on my front door and I love it because it is handmade!!Love this sweet image.

Thanks for stopping by today and visiting me. Hope you have all had a good weekend .
Bye for now
x Catherine