On Your Special Day

 

Hello everyone and hope you all enjoyed the festive period. A little back to normal now for me as we await the new year festivities.

 

A little more of a break in the craft room and a bit of playing with some new xmas stash!!!!

 

I have stamped and coloured with Promarkers the corner rose from Creative Expressions. I cut around it and used some distress ink on the edges before attaching it to the corner of the card.

 

I received some new JustRite sentiment stamps for Christmas and have used these for the label and sentiment.

 

I am entering into the following challenges with this card:

 

Creative Inspirations challenge - Anything goes(with an option of sketch - which I have used)

Moving Along With The Times challenge 245- Colour challenge (Antiqued Bouquet)

Crafts 4 Eternity challenge R#156- Something new(Stamps)

 

Thanks for stopping by and visiting me today.

See you again soon

x Catherine

 

 



Some quality time found

 

Hello everyone and seasons greetings. Hope you have had a lovely time. I had a lovely day with my family.
Among the midst of the dashing and rushing around I rewarded myself with a little time in my craft room and have been using some of the new singles stamps from Creative Expressions. This rose stamp has always been a favourite of mine and I thin k can be used for so many different occasions.

I used Promarkers (Peach, Bright Orange, Pumpkin, Moss, Marsh Green, Forest Green)to colour the image and nested it on a spellbinders die coloured with distress inks.
The sentiment is from a JustRite set of stamps and again so versatile for all occasions. I stamped the sentiment and cut it out to place over the top of the image.

I am entering into the following challenges:
Passion for Promarkers challenge228-include a sentiment
Crafting For all seasons challenge #67- Anything but a Christmas card
Crafty Creations challenge #253- Anything Goes
Charisma cardz challenge #49 - Anything goes
Creative Card Crew challenge 52- Anything Goes
Cute card Thursday challenge#301 - Anything goes
Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge#130 - Anything goes

I hope you all enjoy the rest of the festive period and I wish you all the best for the New Year. Thank you for all your friendships over the last year and here's to another new year of continued friendships and blogging!
See you again soon

x catherine

Merry Christmas to you all

Hello everyone. Are you all ready now for next week?
Thank you for all your comments you left me in my earlier post and the break has done me some good. I am finally ready now for the big day and all my guests coming.

I just wanted to come on here and wish you all a very Happy Christmas and all the best for the new year. Thank you to all of you who have visited my blog over this year and all the lovely comments you all leave me.

I will resume service back at my craft table soon and hope to be back with some crafting projects!

Have a lovely time everyone and enjoy.

All the best and see you again soon.

X Catherine

A Little Time out

Just a little note to all of you who follow my blog here. We have fast approached that time of year when everything starts to get really busy for us all and I am no exception!! You may have noticed the lack of posts from me recently and I am not leaving my blog just having a little rest for a while. Some of you may have noticed that I have stepped down for a while from my DT Commitments as well. I felt it only fair to the teams that I made this decision so as not to let anyone down.

I am sorry if I haven't visited your blogs recently but will be popping round soon to catch up on what I have missed.

I will be back shortly but I'm just having a little time out!

x Catherine

Sweet Stampin celebrating 4th Birthday

 

 

Hello again everyone and back for my second post for today.

 

Today sees a brand new challenge starting over at Sweet Stampin challenge blog. Today is no ordinary challenge as we are celebrating Sweet Stampin 4th Birthday. So the theme for this week is:

 

"Cause for celebration"

 

Please pop over to the challenge blog here and see the wonderful projects from the design team

 

Now as we are celebrating we have a few sponsors for you this week so lots of reasons to come along and join in with our celebrations.

 

We are being sponsored this week by:

 

Bunny Zoe's Crafts

 and

 

Crafter's Companion

 

and

Wild Orchid Crafts

 

 

 

We also have our monthly sponsor who are:

 

The Ribbon Girl

 

 

 

I have chosen this card for this week and have used a Christmas tree stamp turned upside down for my bunting. I like white and gold and think it makes for a good celebratory card.

 

We do hope you will come and join in with us this week and we look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your projects.

 

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

See you again soon

Catherine

Bringing on the Bling at Allsorts

 

Hello everyone and hope you all have good plans for the weekend. I know mine are getting busy now getting ready for Christmas.

 

So it's Saturday and that means we have a brand new challenge starting over at  Allsorts challenge blog for you to come and join in with.

 

This week is the turn of Tracy to host the challenge and the theme is:

"Bring On The Bling"

 

Please pop over to the challenge blog here and see the fabulous inspiration from the Design Team.

 

We are being sponsored this week by:

 

Whiff of Joy

and

 

My Heart pieces.

 

I am just finishing the last of my Christmas cards now .I have accented the stamped image with some gems.

I have also used distress inks and a spellbinders die. I have added some gold glittered ribbon and threaded it through the eyelets of the die . There are some red glittered gems at the bottom.

 

We hope you will come and join in with the challenge and we look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your fabulous work.

 

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

See you again Soon

Catherine

Bows at Totally Papercraft

 

Hello everyone. Hope you have all had a good week.

 

Today we have a brand new challenge starting over at Totally Papercrafts for you to come and join in with.

This week Alexandra is hosting the challenge and the theme is:

"Add A Bow"

Please pop over to the challenge blog here and see the fabulous inspiration from the Design Team.

We have two sponsors this week :

The Ribbon Girl

and

 

Lily of the Valley

 

I have used a sentiment stamp from IndigoBlu for the main image of my card. I have used distress inks(Peeled Paint, Forest Moss and Vintage Photo).
I have also used some stickles glitter for a little accent to the sentiment. There are some die cut leaves with the ribbon bow and a few gems for bling.

We would love for you to come and join us this week and look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing all your fabulous work.

I am sorry if I have not visited you this week but have been very unwell with I think some kind of virus. Totally exhausted me out!!! Hopefully up and going again quickly.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

See you again soon

Catherine 

Making Gifts at Allsorts

 

Hello everyone and another weekend has arrived. It is so cold here at the moment.

 

So Saturday means a brand new challenge is starting over at the Allsorts challenge blog.

This week it is the turn of our Sarah to host the challenge and the theme chosen is:

 



Make A Gift

 

Please pop over to the challenge blog here and check the fabulous gifts made by our design Team.

 

We do hope you will come and join us this week as I am sure you have all been really busy at this time of year producing fabulous hand made gifts. We would love to visit your blogs and see them.

 

We are being sponsored this week by:

 

A Passion For stamps

 

and

 

The Craft Barn

 

 

I have had some of these wooden MDF baubles in my craft room and was wondering for a while what I could do with them. After some thought I came up with the vintage look and have decided to give some of these out at Christmas instead of cards. The flowers have been made from some gelli prints and have a gold metallic paint on them which is why they look like they are shiny!! It is the paint doing that!

 

I am entering it into the following challenges:
Charisma Cardz challenge #45 - Vintage
Fab'n'Funky challenge #193- Anything goes

Make My Monday challenge - Anything but a card (Christmas Style)
Creative Creations challenge #23- Sparkle and shine

Crafty Catz Weekly challenge- Anything but Square

 

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

See you again soon

Catherine

WOW - Christmas at sweet Stampin challenge

 

Hello and hope your all ok. I think I am getting a bit used to this white on white theme just now and feeling a little more comfortable with it!!

 

Today sees the start of a brand new challenge starting over at Christmas at sweet Stampin challenge blog.

 

This time the theme is :

"White on White- WOW"

 

Please pop over to the challenge blog here and check out the fabulous inspiration from them design team.

 

We have a special prize for this challenge:

A Sweet Stampin goody bag!!!!

 

I have die cut a reindeer from a Tim Holtz Sizzix die and covered it in micro beads. The same has been done to the die cut snowflakes. The sentiment is from Inkylicious and nested on a spellbinders die and ribbon threaded round it.The background has been embossed with an A4 embossing folder.

 

This card is for:

Creative Inspirations challenge #240 - White on White

Ali Craft Monthly blog #6- White(2nd entry)

Papertake weekly challenge - snow and ice 

Creative Card Crew challenge 49 - pearls

 

 

Hope you will join us this time and look forward to visiting your blogs.

 

Thanks for visiting my blog today .

see you again soon

Catherine

Something Different.....

 

Hello everyone and hope your all having a good weekend. I have been busy recently doing all my Christmas cards and home décor. So I just fancied a little break and need to replenish some of my male cards in my box.

 

Today is the start of a brand new challenge and sketch over at Sunday Sketch and Stamp challenge.

Here is this weeks sketch:

 

 

Please pop over here and check out the great inspiration from the design Team and we would love for you to come and join in with us. We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your projects using our sketch.

 

I have gone back to my comfort zone with this one and I can't fail for a man's card with grunge and distress. I have used the stamp set from Stamper's Anonymous and all the brown distress inks.

 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Brown Sugar challenge #67- Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz challenge #44 - Anything Goes

 

 

Thanks for visiting my blog today .

See you again soon

Catherine

Christmas is Coming at Sweet Stampin

Hello again everyone and welcome back to my second post for today. Please scroll down for my earlier post.

So another new challenge starts today at Sweet Stampin and the theme this week is:

"Christmas is Coming"

Please pop over to our challenge blog here and check out the fabulous inspiration from the design team.

We are being sponsored this week by:

Cuddly Buddly

 



 

 

I have chosen a traditional vintage look for this card. The image is from Creative Expressions stamps. I have used my distress inks for colour. The flower is from the tattered poinsettia from Tim Holtz Sizzix die.

The background has been stamped and embossed using Verdigris Antiquities embossing powder from Ranger. I love these powders.

 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Stampin For The Weekend challenge - Autumn/Fall colours

Crafty Creations challenge #247- Autumn colours

Papertake Weekly challenge - Anything goes(option of Christmas which I have used)

My Mum's Craft Shop challenge 11 - Autumn Colours(2nd entry)

 

We do hope you will come and join us this week and look forward to visiting your blogs.

 

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

See you again soon

Catherine

White Christmas at Allsorts

 

Hello everyone and here's to the start of another weekend. Not many to go now till the big festive event!!

 

So Saturday again and that means a brand new challenge at Allsorts is starting. This week is the turn of our Wendy to host and the theme is:

 

"White Christmas"

(mostly white -Maybe small amount of other colour)

 

Please pop over to the challenge blog here and check out the fabulous inspiration from the Design Team.

 

We are being sponsored this week by:



Crimson Cloud

and

 

Flonzcraft

So another one of those cards that really took me out of my comfort zone. I have embossed the background piece and the text is from an Inkylicious stamp. I have added snowflake die cuts and added a ribbon.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday challenge - keep it clean and simple
Ali Craft Monthly challenge #6 - White


Hope you will join us this week and looking forward to visiting your blogs.

Thanks for visiting my blog today

See you again soon

Catherine

Adding some Glitter and surprise news

Hello everyone and hope you have all had a good week. We have seen some lovely fireworks displays here.

Well yes I have some surprise news to share!!!

I am one of the newest Design Members on the Totally Papercrafts challenge blog. I'm really excited to be joining the team and today I am hosting my first challenge with them!.

So onto todays challenge  and this week the challenge is all about:

"Razzle Dazzle -Use Glitter"

 

Please pop over to the challenge blog here and check the fabulous inspiration from the design team.

 

We are being sponsored this week by:

 

Delicious Doodles



 



I have used some of the papers from Tim Holtz paper stash and this lovely vintage image. The flowers were cut from a Marianne die and placed onto double sided sticky sheet. Then they were covered in white glitter(I hope you can make it out as I never have luck photographing glitter and there is lots!!!)

Hope you will join us this week and looking forward to visiting your blog.

Thanks for visiting my blog today

See you again soon

Catherine

Christmas advent

Hello everyone.  Hope your all having a good week so far.

 

I have used papers from Kaisercraft for this card and this lovely sweet image from PION designs. I have die cut swirls from a Marianne Die. Embellished with ribbon and a ribbon rose. I have added pearls as well.

 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations challenge #239- Poppies and/or red flowers

Fab'n'Funky challenge #192- Traditional Christmas colours 

Moving Along With the Times- Pearly, Swirly and girly (Top 3 Spot)

CRAFT challenge 232- Christmas

 

Thanks for visiting my blog today

See you again soon

Catherine

 

Festive Season

 

Hello everyone. Hope you all have good plans for the week ahead.

 

Another Christmas make today. I love these vintage images. I have used the tattered poinsettia die for the flowers and all coloured using distress inks and the background has been stamped and heat embossed using Vintage Photo Distress powder for the sprigs. I have wrapped sheer ribbon around the top and bottom of the card.

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Crafts 4 eternity challenge R#148-sketch#C010

My Mum's Craft Shop challenge 11- Autumn Colours

Crafting For all Seasons challenge #64- Autumn Colours

Creative Corner challenge -Can't touch this - Texture

 

Thanks for visiting today

See you again soon

Catherine

Dear Santa

 

 

Hello everyone and hope your all having a good weekend.

 

Here is a card I made using my favourite vintage Santa image from Stamper's Anonymous. I have used distress inks for colour and embossed the background with a small holly stamp.

 

I am entering this card into:

Sketch Saturday challenge#283- sketch

Crafty calendar challenge - all things Christmas

 

Thanks for visiting today.

See you again soon

Catherine

Christmas cheer at Allsorts

 

 

Hello everyone and the start to another weekend! Hope you all had a good week.

 

So it's Saturday and that means a brand new challenge is starting over at Allsorts challenge blog.

This week is the turn of our lovely Tracy Mouse and the theme chosen is:

 "Christmas Cheer"

 

 

Please pop over to the challenge blog here and check out the wonderful inspiration from the design team. We would love for you to come and join in with us this week.

 

We are being sponsored this week by:

Crafty Devils

 

and

 

DigiStamp Boutique

 

I have chosen to brayer my background using the foliage big'n'juicy ink pad with gold embossing over it.. The sentiment is a stamp from Inkylicious .The flowers are die cut from left over brayered cardstock.

I am entering this card into:
Creative Craft Challenges 2 challenge 22 - It's only Words

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and visiting today.

See you again soon

Catherine

Vintage Cracker

 

Hello again everyone. Please scroll down for my earlier post today.

 

I bought these pre cut crackers last year and really wasn't sure then how I wanted to do them. After a bit of thought today I decided a vintage theme would suit me more and this afternoon provided a little play time!!

I coloured the card with distress inks and stamped and embossed some holly in bronze.

 

I put this vintage image on the front and decorated the sides with some die cut flowers and leaves from another piece of coloured card to match the cracker:

 

I'm really happy with this one and will be making some more now for a display near the tree.

I am entering this project into the following challenges:
Charisma Cardz challenge #43- Anything But Cards
Moving Along with The Times challenge-No design or Digital papers
Crafty Creations challenge #246-make it yourself (background colour and stamping)

Thanks for stopping by and visiting today.

See you again soon

Catherine

Snowflakes are Angel kisses

 

 

Hello everyone and hope your all having a good week so far.

 

Todays card is something a bit different for me and not really something that I feel in a comfort zone with! The WOW card!!! I have been trying lately to experiment with this and here is one that I feel happy with.

I have used embossing folders for the backgrounds and the snowglobe stamp is from Stampography(Kraftyhands)

The sentiment is from Stampendous. I have added glitter to the snowglobe image but find these cards hard to photograph well so I am hoping you can pick it out on the roofs and trees!!!

The snowflakes are from a Memory Box die.

 

The sketch I choose for this one is from Papertake Weekly #59:

 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

 

Creative Inspirations challenge 238 - Bingo(Snowflakes, Pearls, stamped image and Glitter, White , Ribbon/Lace)

Papertake Weekly challenge- sketchie free for all(I have used sketch #59 as above)

Simon says Stamp Wednesday challenge - Anything Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by and visiting me today.

 

See you again soon

Catherine

Sunday Sketch and Stamp challenge

 

Hello again everyone . This is my second post for today. Please scroll down to my earlier post for my Halloween mini album.

 

Today there is a brand new sketch challenge starting over at Sunday Sketch and Stamp. 

This weeks sketch is by Francessca:

 



 

Please pop over to the challenge blog here and check the fabulous inspiration from the Design Team. We would love you to come and join in with us this week too.

 

I have been using my brayer again and love the gold embossing on the background. The main sentiment is also stamped and heat embossed with gold. I have also cut some flowers from some of the left over brayered card.

 

Thanks for visiting me today

See you again Soon

Catherine

Poison

 

Hello everyone.

 

Today I have a mini album I have made for Halloween. I have used the papers from Tim Holtz paper stash - Laboratorie. I made this album with top opening pockets and I am going to use them for photos of the children over the Halloween years.

 

I have added some metal embellishments to the front cover here and a bottle. Inside the bottle I have rolled up a skeleton image. Hard to photo close up so hope you can just see it!!

 

 

This is the closure to my book using ribbon and spiders web:

 

 

There are 12 pages to this album. I have selected a few to show you here:

 





I was making this thinking "I don't think I would like to come to tea with any of these people!!!" Would you?

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Crafts 4 Eternity challenge R#147 - happy Halloween
Try it on Tuesdays challenge - Halloween
Left of Centre creative challenges 107 -Halloween or creepy

Hope you have enjoyed looking at this project from me for Halloween. Thanks for visiting me today.

See you again soon

Catherine

Sweet Stampin Challenge time



 

Hello again everyone and I am back for my second Dt piece today. Please scroll down for my earlier post.

 

Today is the start of a brand new challenge starting over at Sweet Stampin.

The theme for this weeks challenge is:

"Wood, Trees and Leaves"

 

Please pop over to the challenge blog here and see the fabulous work from the Design Team.

 

We are being sponsored this week by:

 



and

 

I decided to use my brayer and the foliage Big'n'Juicy ink pad for my background. I also embossed with gold some leaves.

The main image is again the tree stamp from Sheena Douglass.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Brown Sugar Challenge Blog challenge #65 -Autumn

 

We would love you to come and join in with us this week with our challenge.

 

Thanks for visiting.

See you soon

Catherine

TreeMendous at Allsorts

 

 

Hello everyone  and thanks for stopping by today.

Saturday means the start of another brand new challenge over at Allsorts challenge blog. This week is the turn of  Brenda to host the challenge and the theme is:

 

"Treemendous-any kind of tree"

 

Please pop over to the challenge blog here and check out the fabulous inspiration from the Design Team.

 

We are being sponsored this week by:

 

Digi Darla

 

and

 

Yours and Mine Papercrafts

 

                                         

 

For my card I have used a stamp from Sheena Douglass. I love this big image of the tree. I have also used a stamp from Inkylicious in the background and used my distress inks for colouring.

 

We do hope you will come along and join in our challenge with us this week. We would love to visit your blogs and see your creations. 

Thanks for visiting today.

 

See you again soon

x Catherine