Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper August 2018 challenge

This is my card for my Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper August 2018 challenge.If you make anything that includes some patterned paper you can link your entries and you might be the randomly chosen winner of lovely Love to Craft Let's celebrate! papers and some extras as well. Please click on the challenge link to find out more and join in the fun.

I used five different papers from the pack for the card, cutting up pieces from three of them. The large star is from the pack of printed tags, topped with the sentiment and the bow. The little frogs with one holding a balloon are part of a Penny Black stickeroo - they seemed to go so well with the papers and other elements.

This is also for:

MFT birthday project:  throw confetti like it's your birthday
Crafting with dragonflies 109: spots and stripes
2 crafty critters 17
Crafty animals 17: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 205: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 217: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 73: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafting by designs: anything goes
Creative moments 149: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 345: anything goes
Cardz TV 57: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 244: anything goes
LeAnn's world 4: anything goes
Not just cards July: anything goes
The creative crafters 6: anything goes
Create and makes 23: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes
DL.ART August linky

Blog candy

This post will stay at the top until 23:55 UK time 31 July

Please scroll down below this post for recent crafting

I started this blog on 1 March 2007, so it's been going now for over eleven years. Since the beginning of the blog I've made over 6,700 posts.

During this time I have made many crafting friends in blogland and am so grateful for everyone who visits and for the many comments that are so appreciated.

I used to occasionally offer some blog candy as a thank you to my visitors, but haven't done so for a long while so thought it's about time I did so.

So I'm offering this candy as a celebration of a successful blog and thanks to all those who have visited over the years and have been such an encouragement with your comments.

This is what the randomly chosen winner will receive:

Sheena Douglass 7" x 7" decorative stencil
Sheena Douglass Festive Fancies Little Elf die set
Crafter's Companion textures Splats and stains, Journal Jottings, Basket and Burlap
Die'sire Spruce Trees dies
Vintage Chic creations Design Pad 14.8 x 21 cm
Make & Create 6" x 6" Paperstack Autumn Archives
Autumn Morning vine leaf border embossing folder
Sara Davies Signature Collection Floral Delight 3D toppers
Sara Davies decorative metal die Decadent Cake
Papermania Chronology collection Urban Stamp
Mo Manning Soaking up the joy clear stamp
Sarah Kay Best friends forever clear stamp
Couture Creations Ekene tree & frame dies
Dovecraft Curiosity Corner stamp set
Love to Craft A Beautiful Life 6" x 6" paper pad, Accordion stickers, Wooden frames and Diamante charms

To be in with a chance to win, all you need to do is create a brief blogpost telling others about my candy - with a link to my post - or put a link in your sidebar if you prefer - and add your blogpost link to linky at the bottom of this post. Please only enter once.

The draw is open to anyone and everyone, whether you're a frequent visitor or here for the first time - and I'm willing to post worldwide, so distance is no problem.

If you're not already a follower of my blog I would love it if you became one.

I will keep this post on top until 23:55 UK time Tuesday 31 July 2018 and will do the draw the next day, using random.org. Don't forget, you've got to be in it to win it, so get linking now - lol!

Please scroll down below this post for recent crafting.

An InLinkz Link-up

With sympathy

This is a sympathy card (the inside says 'with deepest sympathy'. The background paper is from the Downton Abbey collection by Crafter's Companion, the swirl is from Anna Griffin and the picture and scripture topper were rescued from old cards.

This is for:

Crazy 4 challenges 445: sympathy or hope
Crafting from the heart 217: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 73: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 345: anything goes
Cardz TV 58: anything goes
Create and makes 23: anything goes
Love to craft 24: anything goes
Paru August: anything goes

With love on your birthday

Some time ago I bought some boxes of notecards from TK Maxx with the idea of cutting up the boxes and using parts of the cards and envies to upcycle. This is one of the cards I've made, adding some stamping using Penny Black's floral silhouette inked with memento rich cocoa and adding a Kanban sentiment.

I based the card on the sketch given for CAS colours & sketches 282:

This is also for:

Sweet stampin: CAS
Stamps & fun = creativity 329: anything goes
The house that stamps built J2518: anything goes
QKR stampede 306: anything goes
Di's digi: use stash items (had these far too long, including the stamp)
Digi stamps 4 Joy 150: anything goes + option: a summer theme
Love to scrap 111: anything goes
Fashionable stamping 137: use those inks anyway you want
Creative craft cottage 94: monochrome
Friendship challenge 31: colour pink/brown
Paperminutes 547: summer
Art at Stampz by star: summer is here
Country view July: in the summer garden
Dragonfly dreams July: summer
Carlin's July/August 1: anything goes
Crafts galore encore July: anything goes
Crafty girls creations 49: anything goes
Your scrapbook place July: anything goes
LeAnn's world 4: anything goes
Not just cards July: anything goes
Bastel traum 67: everything is allowed
The creative crafters 6: anything goes
Corrosive 7: anything goes
Create and makes 23: anything goes

The most wonderful time of the year

A quick Christmas card made with a piece of unknown background paper (from a magazine freebie I think) and other pieces from Craftwork Cards Christmas past collection.

This is for:

12 months link up July: anything goes
Dragonfly journeys 123: Christmas in July
International art & Soul 38: Christmas traditions (giving presents)
Papercraft challenges 16: Christmas in July
Fab n funky 404: Christmas in July
Mod squad: Christmas in July
Aud sentiments 208: Christmas in July
Fussy & fancy 217: Christmas in July
Sasayaki glitter July: Christmas in July
The merry Christmas: anything goes
Crimbo crackers 163: anything goes
Hiding in my craft room 363: any holiday (Christmas in July)
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 86: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 205: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 217: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafting by designs: anything goes
Crafty creations 371: anything goes
Creative moments 149: anything goes
Penny's 390: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 345: anything goes
Cardz TV 57: anything goes
Crafting with friends 72: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 244: anything goes
Polka doodles 30: anything goes
DL.ART July linky

CHNC challenge 396

This is my card for my CHNC challenge 396  -  please click on the link to find out what it's all about and I hope you'll be able to join in with your Christmas designs - anything goes as long as it's Christmas with the optional theme of 'for a man or a boy'

This is a commissioned card for a special dad, using an unknown piece of 8 x 8 background paper with some 3D embellishments from The Works, including the wooden star and heart with hessian and buttons and the cute robins with glittered red breasts. The greeting and 3D Santa were from Anna Griffin.

This is also for:

12 months link up July: anything goes
Ike's world 110: anything goes/Christmas in July
Dragonfly journeys 123: Christmas in July
International art & Soul 38: Christmas traditions (Santa)
Simon says Monday: Christmas in July
Papercraft challenges 16: Christmas in July
Crafty gals corner 170: Christmas in July
Fab n funky 404: Christmas in July
Mod squad: Christmas in July
Aud sentiments 208: Christmas in July
CRAFT 477: Christmas
Fussy & fancy 217: Christmas in July
Sasayaki glitter July: Christmas in July
Christmas with the cuties: add some sparkle
The merry Christmas: anything goes
Crimbo crackers 163: anything goes
Happy little stampers Christmas: anything goes + option Santa
Hiding in my craft room 363: any holiday (Christmas in July)
Craftaholics R us 30: birds
The color sisters 207: use wood
Paperbabe 78: it flies
Cute n crafty 5: anything goes + parents day option
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 86: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 205: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 216: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 72: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafting by designs: anything goes
Crafty creations 371: anything goes
Creative moments 149: anything goes
Penny's 390: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 345: anything goes
Cardz TV 57: anything goes
Crafting with friends 72: anything goes
Creative fingers 150: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 244: anything goes
Polka doodles 30: anything goes
Card mania 106: anything goes
Carlin's July/August 1: anything goes
Crafts galore encore July: anything goes
Crafty girls creations 49: anything goes
Love to craft 24: anything goes
Papercraft business 8: anything goes
Your scrapbook place July: anything goes
LeAnn's world 4: anything goes
Not just cards July: anything goes
The creative crafters 6: anything goes
Corrosive 7: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 72: anything goes
DL.ART July linky

CHNC challenge 395

This is my card for my CHNC challenge 395  -  please click on the link to find out what it's all about and I hope you'll be able to join in with your Christmas designs - anything goes as long as it's Christmas with the optional theme of 'use some red'.

The background paper is from a Papermania pad, the red paper and the large sentiment panel is from the Craftwork Cards Christmas past collection

This is also for:

12 months link up July: anything goes
Ike's world 110: anything goes/Christmas in July
Di's digi designs: Christmas in July
Papercraft challenges 16: Christmas in July
Crafty gals corner 170: Christmas in July
Mod squad: Christmas in July
Aud sentiments 208: Christmas in July
CRAFT 477: Christmas
The merry Christmas: anything goes
Crimbo crackers 163: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 86: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 204: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 215: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 72: anything goes
Crafting by designs: anything goes
Crafty creations 370: anything goes
Penny's 389: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 344: anything goes
Cardz TV 56: anything goes
Crafting with friends 72: anything goes
Creative fingers 150: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 243: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 72: anything goes

WOYWW 476

I have blog candy here - why not take a look, tell others and link to try and win it.

It's Wednesday and that means a visit to Julia's lovely blog and lots of other lovely crafting spaces to explore and enjoy. If you don't know what I'm talking about, the head over to WOYWW 476 at Julia's lovely blog and find out ... and I hope you'll join in the fun.

First of all, a bit apology that I didn't get to visit many desks ... tried my best, but ran out of time, mainly because of all the hospital appointments for John.

It's been another week with very little crafting except the Christmas card which is now getting buried by other things. This was shown for my CHNC Challenge 394 - if you make anything for Christmas I'd love to see it linked there (I also run a Patterned Paper challenge - you'll find details on the link - please join in if you can).

You'll see that the Kanban kits are still there ... but nothing used this week. And the Christening stuff is still there to remind me that I need to make a commissioned card ... but there's no hurry because the date for the Christening still needs to be fixed. Hoping that I'll be able to get on a bit better this week ... but it's Wednesday already and no activity yet. We are up at Guy's again tomorrow, but that's the only hospital appointment for John this week. I daren't think about next week - lol!

Today you can see our freezer tucked up the corner ... it's handy as an extended work space - lol!

I hope to visit everybody's blogs linked for WOYWW 476 and I hope you will be able to join in too and have a look at what others are showing.

Don't forget my blog candy ... I would love one of my WOYWW friends to win it.

another trial

I'm posting this to see if it will be put on my fb wall. This used to happen automatically, but it was discontinued, so I'm trying another way.

CHNC challenge 394

I have blog candy here - why not take a look, tell others and link to try and win it.

This is my card for my CHNC challenge 394 -  please click on the link to find out what it's all about and I hope you'll be able to join in with your Christmas designs - anything goes as long as it's Christmas with the optional theme of 'use a die cut or punch'.

I have to confess that, having got ahead for a few weeks with my designs for my CHNC challenges, I hadn't actually made anything for this challenge. It's been a very busy week with very little time to craft or blog, with John having four hospital appointments in 8 days, each one taking up a lot of time waiting for transport.

So, not having much time to put this card together, I resorted to a ready made die cut, the rather majestic looking red and turquoise reindeer from an old Kanban kit, with a background of red mirror with holographic stars, wrapped with a couple of pieces of grosgrain ribbon, with the addition of the circular greeting and some snowflakes from The Works.

This is the best photo I could get (if I can do better in the morning, then I'll add another).

This is also for:

12 months link up July: anything goes
Crimbo crackers 162:  anything goes
Ike's world 110: anything goes/Christmas in July
Creative Friday 209: Christmas in July
Crafty sentiments: Christmas in July
Di's digi designs: Christmas in July
Kraftin Kimmie 439: Christmas in July
Cute card Thursday 538: ribbons/bows
Craftaholics 28: turquoise
As you like it: favourite celebration and why: Christmas because it's a celebration of Christ's birth
Crafting with dragonflies 108: animal
2 crafty critter crazies 16: anything goes with an animal
Crafty animals 16: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 204: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 214: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 71: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafting by designs: anything goes
Crafty creations 370: anything goes
Penny's 388: anything goes
PDE 28: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 343: anything goes
Cardz TV 55: anything goes
Crafting with friends 71: anything goes
Creative fingers 150: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 242: anything goes
Card mania 106: anything goes
Carlin's 1: anything goes
Crafts galore encore July: anything goes
Crafty girls creations 49: anything goes

WOYWW 475

I have blog candy here - why not take a look, tell others and link to try and win it.

It's Wednesday and that means a visit to Julia's lovely blog and lots of other lovely crafting spaces to explore and enjoy. If you don't know what I'm talking about, the head over to WOYWW 475 at Julia's lovely blog and find out ... and I hope you'll join in the fun.

On the left hand side,  just three cards that are still being worked on (partly covered because they will eventually be blogged) - I started these cards on Monday morning when we were waiting for transport for a hospital appointment for John and haven't added to them since. aThere are also some bits to remind me that I must make a commissioned Christening card. And, of course, the all-important cup of tea.

On the right hand side you can see piles of Kanban kits that have been bought over a period of time and boxed up till now. I thought it was about time I got some out and made some quick cards - my boxes at church could do with a bit of replenishing.

I need to try and get as much done as possible today because John has an appointment at the local hospital tomorrow afternoon and we're back up to Guy's on Friday morning ... so lots of time hanging around.

I hope to visit everybody's blogs linked for WOYWW 475 and I hope you will be able to join in too and have a look at what others are showing.

Don't forget my blog candy ... I would love one of my WOYWW friends to win it.

CHNC challenge 393

I have blog candy here - why not take a look, tell others and link to try and win it.

This is my card for my CHNC challenge 393 -  please click on the link to find out what it's all about and I hope you'll be able to join in with your Christmas designs - anything goes as long as it's Christmas with the optional theme of 'use some red'.

The holly background is from a card blank from The Works, cut and matted on to the green card blank with an offcut of spotty paper, wooden pieces from The Works, a wreath with ribbon bow and some twine wound around.

This is also for:

12 months link up July: anything goes
Crimbo crackers 162:  anything goes
The holly and ivy 32: anything goes Christmas
Little red wagon 453: Christmas in July
Ike's world 110: anything goes/Christmas in July
Creative Friday 209: Christmas in July
Aloha Friday 122: Christmas in July
Hiding in my craft room 350: Christmas colours in July
Oddball July: anything goes + option: dots & doodles
Word art Wednesday 342: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 537: anything goes
Cardz TV 54: anything goes
Hiding in my craft room 359: freestyle
A bit more time to craft 71: anything goes

Christmas fun

I have blog candy here - why not take a look, tell others and link to try and win it.

Another quick Christmas card - not sure where the paper came from, with a Hunkydory oval topper, an Anna Griffin 3D sticker tree and a peel off greeting.

This is for:

12 months link up July: anything goes
Crimbo crackers 162:  anything goes
Christmas crafts all year round July: have a tree on your Christmas project
The holly and ivy 32: anything goes Christmas
Little red wagon 453: Christmas in July
Ike's world 110: anything goes/Christmas in July
Creative Friday 209: Christmas in July
Sasayaki glitter July: Christmas in July
Aloha Friday 122: Christmas in July
Oddball July: anything goes + option: dots & doodles
Word art Wednesday 342: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 537: anything goes
Cardz TV 54: anything goes
Hiding in my craft room 359: freestyle
A bit more time to craft 71: anything goes

Musical birthday

I have blog candy here - why not take a look, tell others and link to try and win it.

This was a commissioned card for a male musician. Papers are from my offcuts box, various stickers and a Craftwork cards sentiment.

This is for:

4 crafty chicks 410: birthday
Everybody art 428: birthday
Paru July: birthday
Dare 2 B artzy July: birthday
Alphabet: H for happy birthday
Art impressions 236: masculine cards
Oddball July: anything goes + option: dots & doodles
Lil patch of crafty friends 85: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 213: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 71: anything goes
Crafting by designs: July anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Penny's 387: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 342: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 537: anything goes
Cardz TV 54: anything goes
Crafting with friends 71: anything goes
Creative fingers 149: anything goes
Polka doodles 27: anything goes
Hiding in my craft room 359: freestyle
A perfect time to craft 7: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 71: anything goes
DL.ART July linky

WOYWW 474

It's Wednesday and that means a visit to Julia's lovely blog and lots of other lovely crafting spaces to explore and enjoy. If you don't know what I'm talking about, the head over to WOYWW 474 at Julia's lovely blog and find out ... and I hope you'll join in the fun.

All I've really got on my desk today (apart from the computer that is permanently there centre-stage - lol) are goodies.

On the left hand side is a pile of goodies that are included in my blog candy - please click here and join in ... you've got to be in it to win it! Above these, there are the goodies that are included as the prize for this month's Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper ... and you can just about see part of a card that I made for that challenge - you can see all the details here - please join in if you make anything this month using some patterned paper - I'd love to see you there.

On the right hand side you can see some of the goodies I bought yesterday (quite a few are unseen underneath). Those little circle stamps are still lurking, waiting to be used again, as are two card blanks that didn't begin to work out as expected, so I'll use those to cover with patterned paper and nobody will know what's underneath (well, unless they are reading this post - lol!):

I hope to visit everybody's blogs linked for WOYWW 474 and I hope you will be able to join in too and have a look at what others are showing.

Warmest thoughts

I have blog candy here - why not take a look, tell others and link to try and win it.

For this quick Christmas card I used some more of the kit that I've shown earlier - still can't remember where it came from.

This is for:

12 months link up July: anything goes
Crimbo crackers 161:  anything goes
The holly and ivy 32: anything goes Christmas
Fab n funky 400: quick and easy Christmas creations
Monochrome magic 12: monochrome
Use your stuff 319: monochromatic
Cute card Thursday 536: CAS
Lil patch of crafty friends 85: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 213: anything goes
Crafty creations 369: anything goes
Just us girls 447: anything goes

Happy birthday

I have blog candy here - why not take a look, tell others and link to try and win it.

For this card I used some Anna Griffin background paper on to which I layered a scalloped circle with DCWV flittered card cut on the Scan n Cut. The epoxy stickers were from The Works and the chipboard greeting from stash from long ago.

This is for:

Everybody art 428: birthday
Scrapping 4 fun 118: birthday with bling
Paru July: birthday
Dare 2 B artzy July: birthday
Country view July: in the summer garden
Fabrika fantasy 22: summer
Incy wincy: flowers
Fussy & fancy 215: pretty in pink
Unstampabelles 81: fancy frame or border
Love to craft 24: anything goes
Just us girls 447: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 71: anything goes