Thinking of you

The image of this card was originally on a twisted easel card, which I took to pieces and have used on this card. It is a Penny Black sweet peas stamp coloured with copics. This is mounted on to the pink background and on to a lilac card blank, with the addition of the craftime 'Thinking of you' sentiment.

The embossed were created with a Create too folder, sanded and swiped with firebrick DI.

This is for:

Alphabet: R for recycle, repurpose
Freshly brewed 116 October: thinking of you
Willow sketchie: thinking of you
DL.ART thankful Thursday: sympathy or get well - appropriate for either
My craft spot 73: emboss it
Ladybug: flowers and embossing
4 crafty chicks 112: dry embossing
It's all about the vintage and beauty 29: embossing
All kinds of cards 65: points
The crafty pad 192: distress it
Pink gem 57: flowers
Ooozak 7: die cuts - the die cut is a nestie label
Stanp n doodle: anything goes
2 sisters 113: anything goes
Cards galore October: anything goes
Crafty mess 19: anything goes
House of Gilli: anything goes
Lady Anne stamp challenge: anything goes
Deep ocean 36: anything goes
DL.ART thankful Thursday: anything goes
Make it Monday 111
Inspire me Fridays 80
52 card pick up 41

Golden dragonfly

The beautiful dragonfly that I've used on this card was rescued from an old card - too good to discard. The Get Well Soon sentiment is a rub on.

This is for:

Alphabet: R for recycle, repurpose
DL.ART thankful Thursday: sympathy or get well
Crafty creations 192: get well
The sisterhood of crafters: get well
Everybody art 209: bling
Paper-crafting journey: add some bling
Hotshot craft 12: bling it on
Top tip Tuesday 87: things with wings
Flutter by Wednesday 210: any winged creature
Crafts4eternity R93: ugly bug ball (although this bug is far from ugly)
Stanp n doodle: anything goes
2 sisters 113: anything goes
Cards galore October: anything goes
Crafty mess 19: anything goes
House of Gilli: anything goes
Lady Anne Monday: anything goes
Deep ocean 36: anything goes
DL.ART thankful Thursday: anything goes
Make it Monday 111
Inspire me Fridays 80
52 card pick up 41

Recycling in the pink

This card was made from various recycled bits apart from the bright pink card blank. I'm still not sure whether to add something to the white space or not.

The tag under the Birthday one isn't dirty - it's silver and so it got a bit of reflection from the flash. The pink strip across the top has silver foiling and the butterfly at the bottom - unfortunately, it doesn't really show up here.

TTC12 10 on Crafts by Carolyn forum this month is 'white space', so I'm showing this card there.

This is for:

Alphabet: R for recycle, repurpose
Card mania 5: happy birthday
Lollipop crafts 92: happy birthday
Whoopsi daisy: birthday cards
Alota 93: birthday celebrations
Perfect sentiments 53A: happy birthday
By the cute and girly October: birthday
Happy campers 2: use a tag
Stanp n doodle: anything goes
Challenges 4 everybody 5: anything goes
2 sisters 113: anything goes
Cards galore October: anything goes
Crafty mess 19: anything goes
House of Gilli: anything goes
Lady Anne Monday: anything goes
Deep ocean 36: anything goes
DL.ART thankful Thursday: anything goes
Make it Monday 111
Inspire me Fridays 80
52 card pick up 41

Get well soon

This Get Well card was made using a patterned card blank on to which I put a recycled panel from a card received and a recycled ribbon. Unfortunately, the 'Get well soon' sentiment, which is in silver, is hardly visible here, but you can see it if you look closely - lol!

The top rose is decoupaged. Both roses and leaves are glittered, but, yet again,. this doesn't show very well.

This is for:

Alphabet: R for recycle, repurpose
DL.ART thankful Thursday: sympathy or get well
Crafty creations 192: get well
The sisterhood of crafters: get well
Crafty sentiments: bows or ribbon
Little red wagon 155: bow-dacious ..
Pink gem 57: flowers
Let's craft and create 56: dimension
Everybody art 209: bling
Paper-crafting journey: add some bling
Hotshot craft 12: bling it on
Stanp n doodle: anything goes
Challenges 4 everybody 5: anything goes
Eclectic ellapu 1: anything goes
Fashionista 8: anything goes
Emerald faerie garden 34: anything goes
2 sisters 113: anything goes
Cards galore October: anything goes
Crafty mess 19: anything goes
House of Gilli: anything goes
Lady Anne Monday: anything goes
Deep ocean 36: anything goes
DL.ART thankful Thursday: anything goes
Make it Monday 111
Inspire me Fridays 80
52 card pick up 41

Lillies for sympathy

When I was going through bits and pieces this morning I came across some lillies - I used to use quite a lot of these a few years ago, but somehow they have been neglected and forgotten. So I decided to mount them, with a bow of ribbon, on to a scalloped oval and then on to a shiny white card blank. I wouldn't normally mix cream with white, but I think it works with this card.

The card insert says: In deepest sympathy - I didn't think the card needed a sentiment on the front.

This is another one for CBC TTC12 10 'white space'.

This is for:

DL.ART thankful Thursday: sympathy or get well
Craft punked 41: deepest sympathy
Creative craft: 3 of something
Pink gem 57: flowers
Little red wagon 155: bow-dacious ...
Let's craft and create 56: dimension
Stanp n doodle: anything goes
Challenges 4 everybody 5: anything goes
Eclectic ellapu 1: anything goes
Fashionista 8: anything goes
Tammy scraping corner 32: anything goes
Bearly mine 57: anything goes
Emerald faerie garden 34: anything goes
Through the craftroom door 40: anything goes
2 sisters 113: anything goes
Cards galore October: anything goes
Crafty mess 19: anything goes
House of Gilli: anything goes
Lady Anne Monday: anything goes
Deep ocean 36: anything goes
DL.ART thankful Thursday: anything goes
Make it Monday 111
Inspire me Fridays 80
52 card pick up 41

Kindle cover cards

A few weeks ago I bought a Kindle with some birthday money. It came in a sturdy box which I found yesterday and thought I'd put it in the recycling bin, but when I opened up the sleeve that had been around the Kindle I discovered the the inside was black with kraft letters on it - far too good to put into the recycling bin:

So I made two cards, just using black cards blanks and some kraft paper:

These are for:

CRAFT 176: monochromatic (the first card)
Sentimental Sundays 124: black/white + another colour
Card crafters circle: black, white and one other colour
Crafty Ann 76: black and white + one other colour
Tanda teaser 202: all things manly
Card mania 5: happy birthday (second card)
Lollipop crafts 92: happy birthday (second card)
Alphabet: R for recycle, repurpose
Unstampabelles 16: recycled or repurposed
Perfect sentiments 53A: happy birthday

At last ...

... a bit of crafting time - I've spent the morning putting together lots of cards, using some recycled materials and cannibalising some of my own cards that I made some time ago.

I originally had a multi-fold Christmas card that I've cut up and altered to make three different cards:

I'm entering these for the following challenges:

Alphabet: R for recycle, repurpose
Unstampabelles 16: recycled or repurposed (no stamping on the first and third card)
ABC Christmas: U for up to you
Christmas stampin all year long 32: anything goes (the second card has stamping)
Totally stampalicious: Christmas card or project (the second card has stamping)
Ooh-la-la 116: Christmas sentiment
St Luke's October: clean and simple Christmas (particularly the third card)
Sunday's with Santa facebook week 40: plain and simple
Just keep on creating: Christmas in around the corner
One stitch at a time 135: music or a song (first card)
Squigglefly 4112: music (first card)
Crafty sentiments: bows or ribbons (first and second cards)
Southern girls 55: tie a ribbon around it (first and second cards)
Little red wagon 155: bow-dacious ...(first and second cards)
Top tip Tuesday 87: things with wings (first card)
Bizzy Becs October: things with wings (first card)
The cupboard trilogy October 4: things with wings (first card)
CRAFT 176: monochromatic
Perfect sentiments 53D: birds &/or blooms with sentiment (third card)
Pink gem 57: flowers (third card)
Stanp n doodle: anything goes
Challenges 4 everybody 5: anything goes
Eclectic ellapu 1: anything goes
Fashionista 8: anything goes
Tammy scraping corner 32: anything goes
Bearly mine 57: anything goes
Emerald faerie garden 34: anything goes
Through the craftroom door 40: anything goes
2 sisters 113: anything goes
Crafty bloggers network October: anything goes
Cards galore October: anything goes
Crafty mess 19: anything goes
House of Gilli: anything goes
Lady Anne Monday: anything goes
Deep ocean 36: anything goes
DL.ART thankful Thursday: anything goes
Make it Monday 111
Inspire me Fridays 80
52 card pick up 41

WOYWW 176

I haven't taken part in WOYWW for a couple of weeks - and the last time I did I really didn't have anything to show. Mum is settling well now into the residential home, but it's been a busy time with clearing her old place and also quite a bit of telephoning and paperwork, not to mention lots of visits to mum.

This means that there has been very little time to craft ... I'm missing it. I'm preparing this Tuesday evening and am hoping to have tomorrow (Wednesday) to be able to get some crafting and blogging done.

So, here is my workspace atm - to the left of where I sit - a box of software, windows 7,  Microsoft office - I've re-installed windows 7 in the hope that it would eliminate the trouble I've had with a freezing PC and blue screens of death ... didn't really work, so I've now uninstalled google chrome and then re-installed ... and will see what happens ... if it doesn't stop the problem, then I'll re-install Office because the crashes often seem to happen when I've got Outlook or Word open. You can also see a pile of paperwork topped with a couple of notebooks. The stamps are some that arrived today that I won for a House of Gilli challenge.

On the right hand side there isn't a lot - a pile in the corner that needs seeing to - some acrylic stamps on a block ready to be used, a couple of cards that I made quickly today using the inside of the cardboard wrap around my recently purchased Kindle (far too good to get rid of) ... oh, and an old laptop that John used to use as an emergency in case my PC fails.

If you're wondering why I've done this blogpost, just click on WOYWW 176 and have a peep and join in the fun.

CHNC challenge 94: snowflakes

It's amazing how the weeks go by - it doesn't seem possible that we're getting well into October and not too long now before we need to have all those Christmas cards made. If you haven't yet joined in my CHNC challenges, now is a good time, so why not head over to CHNC challenge 94 and make a card that includes snowflakes - easy peasy!!

The challenge this week is once again being sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps, so supplied me and my Guest Designer, Kim, with digital papers and stamps.

For my card I've used the 'snowman snowflakes'. I coloured the image with a mixture of copics and Marvy le plume alcohol pens, cutting it out with a labels die cut. The almost transparent ribbon with rainbow colours across the bottom is an offcut that just adds a touch of sparkle. The big snowflake is one by Anna Griffin - it was originally cream, so I coloured with an alcohol pen and added the stars from Poundland.

I used the sketch for Always playing with paper merry Monday 36:

And I used colours for Christmas card challenges week 45:

This is also for:

Just keep on creating: Christmas is around the corner
2 sisters 113: anything goes
Cards galore October: anything goes
Crafty mess 19: anything goes
DL.ART linky party: anything goes
Incy wincy: anything goes
House of Gilli: anything goes
Lady Anne Monday: anything goes
Deep ocean 36: anything goes
Tuesday alchemy 35: anything goes
Crafts and me 105: anything goes
Divas by design 56: anything goes
Make it Monday 110
Inspire me Fridays 80
52 card pick up 41

Another notebook

This is another notebook that I made for my sale on Saturday, using an offcut of DCWV pocket full of posies purple and orange paper, which is for Clear it out: anything goes - orange, purple or black or all 3, also Hiding in my craft room 66: black, orange and purple. The ribbon and bow with gems came from Hobbycraft. Everything used has been in my stash for a long time.

The colours are for Colour Q 158:

This is also for:

Inspiration avenue: orange
Crafty ribbons 29: anything but square
Cute card Thursday 237: lotsa ribbon
Pixie's crafty snippets 41
PaperPlay 40: shine on
Whimsy 52: all things sparkly
Craft my life all crafts 2
Incy wincy: anything goes
Crafty mess 19: anything goes
Anything but a card 3
Craft room: alter it
Party time Tuesday 89: anything but a card
Penny's 97: anything but a card
House of Gilli: anything goes
Deep ocean 36: anything goes
Tuesday alchemy 35: anything goes
Crafts and me 105: anything goes
Divas by design 56: anything goes
Lady Anne Monday: anything goes
Totally Gorjuss 152: anything goes
Crafty bloggers network 4: anything goes
Just keep on creating October 4: anything goes
Make it Monday 110
Inspire me Fridays 79
52 card pick up 40

Orange, purple, black ...

Another notebook, this time tall and slim using an offcut of DCWV pocket full of posies purple and orange paper, which is for Clear it out: anything goes - orange, purple or black or all 3, also Hiding in my craft room 66: black, orange and purple. The ribbon and bow with gems came from Hobbycraft. Everything used has been in my stash for a long time.

Also for:

Come and get it: pick 3 - I chose: purple, gems, ribbon
Crafty ribbons 29: anything but square
Cute card Thursday 237: lotsa ribbon
Pixie's crafty snippets 41
PaperPlay 40: shine on
Incy wincy: anything goes
Papercraft star 115: anything goes
Crafty mess 19: anything goes

Peacock colours

The colours for this altered notebook were inspired by the picture given for Cupcake Inspirations 181:

Also for Friday mashup 79: feeling blue:

The card I've used for it was not only a snippet from my offcuts box, but was originally cut from a stationery wallet, so it is recycled, a snippet of stitched ribbon and some lovely shiny decoupaged flowers (yet again, sorry about the glare).

This is also for:

Shopping our stash 71: go green (colour or recycle)
Alphabet: R for recycle, repurpose
Unstampabelles 16: recycled or repurposed

Cups of joy

This is another altered notebook, this time using an offcut of some paper that came with a magazine with a few epoxy cupcakes from Paperchase interspersed among the cups and saucers. (Once again, sorry about the glare).

This is for:

Paper players 116: cup of joy - featuring a cup or cups
Paper playtime 85: trick or treat plus a die cut or punch (I used a corner rounder punch)
Craft punked 40: tea and coffee

Little pink notebook

For my sale on Saturday I altered 16 small notebooks suitable to tuck into a pocket or small handbag - these went down a treat - I sold all of them.

This is a mainly pink one, using a snippet of DCWV paper, some layered flower stickers and an epoxy padded pink oblong sticker.

Sorry about the reflection, but the paper is very 'flittered' and shiny, as are the flowers and sticker.

This is for:

Pixie's crafty snippets 41
Dream valley 42: go pink
Lexi 75: pink
Flourishes timeless 189: think pink
Art impressions 83: pink for breast cancer
Dare to be sassy Thursdays 145: think pink
Our craft lounge 137: pink
Anything but a card 3
Victorine 44: lots of layers
PaperPlay 40: shine on
Southern girls 54: show us your spots & stripes
Craft room: alter it
PanPastel UK 39: altered/recycled item
Incy wincy: anything goes
Papercraft star 115: anything goes
Catch the bug October: anything goes
Crafty mess 19: anything goes
Totally Gorjuss 152: anything goes
Crafty bloggers network 4: anything goes
Just keep on creating October 4: anything goes
Make it Monday 110
Inspire me Fridays 79
52 card pick up 40

Purple and pink Christmas

Five simple cards to make up another pack, this time using some Kanban purple and silver card (I've hoarded this for ages) with a little bit of torn pink (Kate Knight) scraps tucked underneath. The 'peace on earth' Personal Impressions stamp was inked with memento grape jelly and mounted on purple mirror card - think this qualifies for another catch up on Facebook Sunday's with Santa for week 38: just a sentiment.

These are for:

Clear it out: anything goes - must use orange, purple or black
Dilly beans: pink and purple
Sentimental Sundays 123: anything goes
Crafts and me 104: my sentiments exactly
Nightshift stamping: letters
Clearlyistamp 61: sentimental
St Luke's October: clean and simple Christmas cards
Creative Friday: clean and simple
Pixie's crafty snippets 41

Red and white Christmas

'Red and white' was the theme chosen by Sylvie for the Christmas Card Club challenge for today. The sketch for Christmas challenges with sketches 44 (please click on the link to see the sketch) was perfect for using up narrow pieces of Christmas paper offcuts and I've used a piece of the lovely red and white ribbon that I got on a market stall some time ago. The thick felt reindeer with the lovely gingham bow is from The Ribbon Girl (it was part of a prize I won recently) - I've been waiting for an opportunity to use this! Even the white backing to the reindeer was from an offcuts box. With the addition of a sentiment from stash, the card was done. Another catch up for Facebook Sunday's with Santa - this time for today's 'plain and simple' (only got two weeks to catch up now).

This is also for:

Just keep on creating: Christmas is around the corner
Pixie's crafty snippets 41
St Luke's October: clean and simple Christmas cards
Papertake: anything goes + option: make a card to celebrate: Christmas
Cards for men 20: animal magic
Ribbon girl October card challenge: boy card
Here come the boys 37: monochrome
Cute card Thursday 237: lotsa ribbon
Tuesday throwdown 118: cute and cuddly
Anything goes 77: animals
Crafts and me 104: my sentiments exactly
Sentimental Sundays 123: anything goes
Cards galore October: anything goes
Forever Friends 46: anything goes
Totally Gorjuss 152: anything goes
Catch the bug October: anything goes
Papercraft star 115: anything goes
Crafty mess 19: anything goes
Inspire me Fridays 79
52 card pick up 40

Trying to catch up a bit ...

There's still quite a lot to do following mum's move to a residential home, but I've had a day in today and thought I'd make a card for Pinky's 'a teddy bear' challenge for the Christmas Card Club (I'm two weeks late with this). This is also for Sunday's with Santa on Facebook for week 39 (last Sunday): anything goes.

I've used a couple of Forever Friends bears hugging each other and two or three other elements which were actually part of a set to be used for an anniversary or engagement. I've used Christmas paper offcuts and a piece of glittery holly ribbon that I've had for ages. The sentiment was computer/printer generated and edged with a red copic.

This is also for:

Forever Friends 46: anything goes
Christmas cards all year round October: non traditional image with traditional Christmas colours
Jolly holly Christmas: glitter and bling
Simon says: glimmer and sparkle
Tuesday throwdown 118: cute and cuddly
Just keep on creating: Christmas is around the corner
Pixie's crafty snippets 41
Totally Gorjuss 152: anything goes

CHNC challenge 93: carol singing

What a week! Not much time for cardmaking, so I'm glad that I made my card for today's CHNC challenge 93 in advance. The theme this week is 'carol singing' - please click on the link and join in the fun.

For my card I've used some Christmas paper offcuts, including the script vellum on the right. The shaped image is from a Hunkydory kit.

This is also for:

Stampin' sisters in Christ 159: music
Fashionista 7: anything goes Christmas
Just keep on creating: Christmas is around the corner
Pixie's crafty snippets 40
Sparkles forum Christmas challenge 21: traditional
St Luke's October: clean and simple Christmas cards
Papertake: anything goes + option: make a card to celebrate: Christmas
Cards galore October: anything goes
Pixie dust studio: anything goes
Catch the bug October: anything goes
Papercraft star 115: anything goes
Crafty mess 19: anything goes
Amusing challenges: anything goes
Challenges 4 everybody 4: anything goes
Through the craftroom door 38: anything goes
Hiding in my craftroom 65: freestyle
Make it Monday 109
Inspire me Fridays 79
52 card pick up 40

Chevron crazy Christmas

A quick card using magazine papers :

This is for:

Daring cardmakers: chevron crazy
Fashionista 7: anything goes Christmas
Just keep on creating: Christmas is around the corner
Pixie dust studio: anything goes
Papercraft star 115: anything goes
Amusing challenges: anything goes
Challenges 4 everybody 4: anything goes
Hiding in my craftroom 65: freestyle
Make it Monday 109
Created with love 11: Christmas

Blue Christmas

As I have a Tearfund sale on Saturday I really need a few more packs of 5 Christmas cards, so these were quick to make. The background paper is from a magazine collection. The Merry Christmas text was stamped with an Inka background stamp inked with memento Paris dusk. These were mounted on to blue mirror card - matching snowflakes were punched with a Woodware punch.

This is for:

Fashionista 7: anything goes Christmas
Just keep on creating: Christmas is around the corner
Delightful: winter holiday
St Luke's October: simple Christmas
Here come the boys 37: monochrome (suitable to send to a male)
Totally Goruss 151: punch and die
Penny's 96: die cuts and/or punches
Sparkles forum Christmas challenge 21: traditional
Creative Friday: clean and simple
Papertake: anything goes + option: make a card to celebrate: Christmas
Cards galore October: anything goes
Totally stampalicious: anything goes
Pixie dust studio: anything goes
Papercraft star 115: anything goes
Amusing challenges: anything goes
Challenges 4 everybody 4: anything goes
Through the craftroom door 38: anything goes
Hiding in my craftroom 65: freestyle
Make it Monday 109

WOYWW 174

The picture says it all!! This is my WOYWW 174:

Unfortunately, no crafting going on. It's been a very hectic couple of weeks - mum has now gone into a residential home and there are obviously lots of things to now get sorted. Crafting has had to take a back seat.

I've got a Tearfund sale on Saturday - good job I've got stocks already, although I could do with filling some gaps.

I'm going to be busy again today, but hoping that I'll have some time to myself tomorrow and Friday to get ready for Saturday.

If I don't get to visit fellow WOYWWers, it's not because I don't want to ... it's because of present circumstances.