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Thursday, 2 August 2018

Monochrome happy birthday


A black and white card with glittered roses, made from elements from a Kanban kit from long ago with a piece of silvery washi tape.


This is for:

MFT birthday project:  throw confetti like it's your birthday
4 crafty chicks 414: anything goes
Aud sentiments 209: for the girls
Cute card Thursday 541: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 8: anything goes
Crafts galore encore 54: anything goes
Fabrika fantasy 23: anything goes
Morgan's ArtWorld 8: anything goes
Papercraft business 9: anything goes + option summer
Your scrapbook place August: anything goes
Craft rocket 51: anything goes
Crafting with an attitude 42: anything goes
Monochrome magic 13: monochrome
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes

New home


A new home card using some upcycled pieces and a Kanban border - a very shiny card.


This is for:

4 crafty chicks 414: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 346: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 541: anything goes
Love to craft 25: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes

Thinking of you


A simple black and white card with some glitter made with Kanban supplies from long ago.


This is for:

Crazy 4 challenges 445: sympathy or hope
Double D: don't bug me
Word art Wednesday 346: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 414: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 541: anything goes
Love to craft 25: anything goes
Monochrome magic 13: monochrome
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes

On your birthday


This card was made from elements cut up from a box of cards from TK Maxx, including cutting up an envelope. The flower is from Hobbycraft and the sentiment from Craftwork Cards.


MFT birthday project:  throw confetti like it's your birthday
Penny's 391: anything goes
Aud sentiments 209: for the girls
4 crafty chicks 414: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 541: anything goes
Monochrome magic 13: monochrome
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes

Another large butterfly


This is similar to the one I showed here, just with things placed differently:


This is for:

Double D: don't bug me
Scrapping 4 fun 120: anything goes with flowers and butterflies
Ellebelle's crafty Wednesday August: feature a creature
MFT birthday project:  throw confetti like it's your birthday
Penny's 391: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 414: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 541: anything goes
2 crafty critters 17
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes

Black and pink


Another card made with pieces from the box I bought from TK Maxx, on to a background of music, with the addition of the butterfly from The Works and the greeting.


This is for:

Double D: don't bug me
Scrapping 4 fun 120: anything goes with flowers and butterflies
MFT birthday project:  throw confetti like it's your birthday
Moo mania: sheet music
4 crafty chicks 414: anything goes/music
Papercraft business 9: anything goes + option summer
Aud sentiments 209: for the girls
Crafting by designs: anything goes
Penny's 391: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 346: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 541: anything goes
Love to craft 25: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes

Wednesday, 1 August 2018

Blog candy winner


First of all, thanks to all those who linked for my blog candy. Unfortunately, there could only be one winner:


Congratulations, DebiB

Please email me (contact button above) with your full name and address and I'll get your goodies into the post.


I'll leave this post till the end of today - hope that you will see it and claim your prize DebiB.

Please scroll down for other posts.

Large butterfly birthday wishes


The background of this card was cut from a ready made card blank from The Works (so that I could get two cards out of it, stuck to white card blanks). The large butterfly is one of a set that I got some time ago from TK Maxx (they used to do much more craft stuff than they do now ... wish they would do more because I miss rummaging and finding different things). The little metal domed frame was from The Works.


This is for:

Double D: don't bug me
Scrapping 4 fun 120: anything goes with flowers and butterflies
Ellebelle's crafty Wednesday August: feature a creature
MFT birthday project:  throw confetti like it's your birthday
2 crafty critters 17
Not just cards July: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes

Happy birthday brother-in-law


A commissioned card for a brother-in-law, who plays bowls. Various papers and pearlescent card embossed with Embossalicious tumbling leaves folder to use behind two of the sentiments. The stamp is one by Papermania, inked with memento tuxedo black and coloured with spectrum noir pens. The image was die cut with a Spellbinders scalloped circle and edged with a spectrum yellow pen.


This is for:

The male room 91: birthday
MFT birthday project:  throw confetti like it's your birthday
Die cuttin' divas 380: anything goes
Scrapy land 95: anything goes (Spellbinders die)
Back to basics and beyond 8: use an embossing folder
Stamps & fun = creativity 329: anything goes
QKR stampede 306: anything goes
Di's digi: use stash items (all supplies been in stash for some time)
Digistamps4Joy 151: anything goes + option: add a sentiment or greeting
The artistic stamper August: anything goes
Fashionable stamping 137: use those inks anyway you want
Crafty catz 427: anything goes + option: use something yellow
Paru August: make a card or tag for family (brother-in-law)
Make my Monday 76: coloured image
Colour crazy 30: anything goes
Digi doodle studios 8 anything goes
Aurora wings 69: anything goes
Not just cards July: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes

100% too cute


This is a commissioned card for a two-year old, using Kanban sentiment card offcuts, offcut from a magazine freebie in between and stickers from Poundland, with the addition of the heart and the numeral. The circles all have a glittered edge which isn't really showing here.


This is for:

The house that stamps built: circles
The male room 91: birthday
MFT birthday project:  throw confetti like it's your birthday
Scrap from your heart 24: one for the guys
The crafty addicts 51: anything goes/all about boys and men
Not just cards July: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes
DL.ART August linky

80th birthdays


This is a commissioned card. I was asked to make it for a husband and wife who will both be 80. The wife is very interested in going to National Trust properties and the husband likes cycling.

I found the picture of Fountains Abbey, which is a NT property, printed and mounted on to gold mirror card. The decoupaged 'coastal path' with the bicycle is from Hunkydory.

The background is from Hunkydory Marvellous mirri pad 'stunning stripes' - it looks dull in most of the photo, but is nice and bright irl.

The sentiment ovals are from Kanban and the lacy flowers with pearls are from The Works.


This is for:

The male room 91: birthday
MFT birthday project:  throw confetti like it's your birthday
Crafter's cafe 201: travel (bicycle) and/or relaxing
Paperminutes 548: scenes by the sea
Southern girls: flower power
Crafting by designs: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 346: anything goes
Not just cards July: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes

On your Christening


This is a commissioned Christening card, using a Hunkydory background piece of card, 3D stickers, foam glittered letters and hearts and a Kanban sentiment.


This is for:

DL.ART thankful Thursday 233: baby
Crafty friends 89: ribbon/lace - on the dress
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 73: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafting by designs: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 346: anything goes
Cardz TV 58: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 8: anything goes
Crafts galore encore 54: anything goes
Fabrika fantasy 23: anything goes
Love to craft 25: anything goes
Morgan's ArtWorld 8: anything goes
Your scrapbook place August: anything goes
Not just cards July: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes

Movie night


This is a commissioned card for a friend to give to her grandson for his 18th birthday. He is keen to get into film making,  hence the theme of the card. Three pieces of Kanban sentiment card as background with washi tape in between. I used some Paperhouse 3D movie night stickers, also the numerals and sentiment pieces. The MOVIE piece is 3D with acetate which can't be seen here.


This is for:

The paper girls 156: transparencies
The male room 91: birthday
MFT birthday project:  throw confetti like it's your birthday
Scrap from your heart 24: one for the guys
The crafty addicts 51: anything goes/all about boys and men
Not just cards July: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes

WOYWW 478


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 478 at Julia's lovely blog and find out ... and I hope you'll join in the fun.

This is the left side of my desk, where you can see a pile of things at the back, including the prize for my Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper August 2018 challenge that started early this morning. There's also a pile of cards that I've made this week - only a couple have been blogged so far ... the others soon.



On the right there is a pile of bits and pieces waiting to be used in some way, with the Marvellous mirri pad that has been used for a couple of cards still to be shown.


It's an early start this morning as transport can come any moment now to take us to Guy's for an appointment for John. I'll be back later to visit other WOYWW blogs.

Tuesday, 31 July 2018

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.



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

Monday, 30 July 2018

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

Saturday, 28 July 2018

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

Saturday, 21 July 2018

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