Wednesday 30 March 2016

ABC Christmas Challenge - G for Green or Gold

Hi Crafters,

More Christmas creations from me today as it's a new challenge at the ABC Christmas blog.
We'd like to see your creations in Green or Gold this time.
As you can see I went with Gold :)


Recipe
Image - Aurora Reindeer - The East Wind
Medium - Pro/flexmarkers
Nordic Christmas Reindeer Forest Embossing Folder
Marianne Die CR1239
Die'sire Decorative Corners Dies
Britannia Word Dies
Gold Mirri Card

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Cute Card Thursday - To Die For
Not Just Cards - #30 ATG
Sweet Stampin' Christmas - Cute Christmas
Cute as a Button - #20 Monochrome
CHNC Every Saturday - #274 Use a Sentiment
CHNC Challenge - March
The Ribbon Girl - ATG Any Image
Crafting From The Heart - #105 ATG


Please pop over to the blog for more inspiration from my talented Teamies and details of the prize from our sponsor The East Wind.

Well that's all from me,

See you soon,

Lorraine
xXx

Tuesday 29 March 2016

A is for Angler

Hi Crafters,

I've been getting inky over the Easter weekend and this is what I've created using my Distress Inks and a variety of stamps.


Recipe
Distress Inks for the background
Versamark Onyx Black Ink foreground Stamping
Memento Green Inks
Woodware Angler Stamp and Sentiment
Various Sheena Douglas Stamps
Lavinia Stamps
Marianne Corner Die LR0143

I created the background by tearing a piece of paper and using the jagged edge with my inks for the mountains and water. The clouds were inked using another piece of card that I had cut to shape. Then it was just a case of over stamping the foliage and Angler image. I'm quite pleased at how this turned out.

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Cardz 4 Guyz - #113 Something Beginning with 'A' (Angler)
Unicorn Challenge - #7 Clean & Simple
One Crazy Stamper - March ATG

A lovely day in Norfolk today, cool and windy but the sun is shining beautifully. It certainly makes me feel happier - plus I have managed to get three lines of washing dry and that somehow makes me even happier - sad house wife I guess :/

Hope you are having a great day too.

Lorraine 
xXx 

Sunday 27 March 2016

Bumper Easter Card Post

Hi Crafters,

I'm a little behind with posting the Easter cards I've made this year so here are the rest of them posted all at once. 


Come and Get It - #111 In the Garden
Creative Moments - #89 Spring has Sprung
~~~~~


Crafty Creations - #311 Spring Fever
~~~~~


Brown Sugar - #191 Easter
Fussy & Fancy - #160 Pastel Colours
Allsorts Challenge - #356 Wings
~~~~~


OSAAT - #258 Embossing
Crafty Cardmakers - #160 Easter


 Some are digi kits from CraftsUprint and are decoupaged and the last four are using embossing folders and a Spellbinders Cross Die with an Easter word die from Waltzingmouse that I nabbed just before they close the shop at the end of the month. (sad news)

The challenges I'm entering are under each relevant photo.

I hope you have all enjoyed your Easter Sunday.

See you soon,

Lorraine 
xXx



Saturday 26 March 2016

Ooops ... One Week Late...

Hi Crafters,

This is my card for the Christmas Card Club Challenge that was set last week. 
A little late but here now none-the-less and I'm sure the other ladies will forgive me. 
I wanted to keep up with the regular Christmas card making each fortnight, so here is my card using '2 or more Patterned Papers'


I'm using another one of these fabulous toppers from Lili of the Valley, lots of gold mirri card and some papers from the Papermania Christmas Time Pad.
Britannia Word Dies
Lea'bilities Holly Leaves 
Gems
Ribbon

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Sweet Stampin' Christmas - Cute Christmas
The 12 MoC Link Up - #15 ATG/Holiday Decoration
Rudolph Day Challenge - March ATG Christmas
Winter Wonderland - For A Child

Wasn't yesterday a beautiful day! Just gorgeous, the sunshine was very much appreciated and a promise that Spring has arrived. It's a shame that the rest of the Easter weekend isn't going to follow suit, never mind.

Well enjoy your day!

Lorraine 
xXx

Thursday 24 March 2016

As You Like It Challenge #76 Favourite Line on a Bingo Board and WHY

Hi Crafters,

I'm gradually getting back to feeling normal although I get tired very quickly so I apologise if I haven't visited you yet, I'm having to limit my computer time.

I'm here today for the new challenge at As You Like It which is a fun Bingo Board this time.
We'd like to see your creations using your favourite line on the board and WHY you have chosen it.

I loved all the board but finally settled for the top, horizontal line
FUSSY & FANCY - GEMS - RIBBON
I like lots of layers and details on my cards and thought this one fit the bill perfectly.


Recipe
Embossabilities Music Embossing Folder
Stampin' Up Scalloped Square Punch and Small Butterfly Punch
Magnolia Border Die
Stampin' Up Sentiment Stamp - So Happy For You Set
Crafty Ribbons Music Ribbon
Gems



Challenges I'd like to enter:
Crafty Time - #11 Birthdays
Crafty Girlz - #13 ATG
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends - #30 ATG
OSAAT - #258 Embossing
Crafting From The Heart - #104 ATG
Butterfly Challenge - #51 M is for Margins optional Mint


Our Sponsor this time is Wild Orchid Crafts


and they are offering a £12 voucher for their store to the winner.
For more details on the theme and some fantastic samples from the Design Team please hop over to the blog here.

Well it's Good Friday tomorrow, where has March gone? Time is flying by so quickly. Hope you enjoy your Easter weekend and don't forget to put the clocks forward an hour on Sunday if you live in the UK.

See you soon,

Lorraine 
xXx

Tuesday 22 March 2016

Passion For Promarkers Challenge # 338 - Spring Has Sprung

Hi Crafters,

Another new challenge here at Passion For Promarkers and this time our theme is 'Spring has Sprung'.
Easy-peasy right?

Our sponsor is Michele R Designs whose gorgeous papers I am using today, you can win a €10 voucher for her shop if you are the lucky winner this week.
I have coloured these beautiful butterflies with my Letraset markers to match the papers.


Recipe 
Papers - Cottage Garden - Michele R Designs
Butterfly Stamps - Inkylicious
Medium - Pro/flexmarkers
Sentiment Stamp - Inkylicious
MFT Blueprint 14 Die Set
Mama Elephant - Tags a Lot Die Set
Cottage Cutz Fancy Lace Border Die
Glitter dots

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Creative Moments - #89 Spring has Sprung
Crafty Creations - #311 Spring Fever
Creative Inspirations - #347 Nature
Brown Sugar - #190 Spring
Fussy & Fancy - #159 Things with Wings
Come & Get It - #110 Add Stitching (real/faux)


Now it's over to you - just use your Letraset Markers, tell us in your post what part of your card you have used them on and make it a Spring theme, simples!

Hope you all have a lovely day!

Lorraine 
xXx

Sunday 20 March 2016

613 Avenue Create Challenge #168 - Anything Goes / twist - 'Bird in the Hand'

Hi Crafters,

Sorry I haven't been around for the past week but I'm just getting over having the Flu, still feel a little wishy-washy but gradually feeling more like my old self. So I will be back commenting and visiting soon but I have a bit of catching up to do so please forgive me if I take a while.

Now on to today's new challenge at 613 Avenue Create.
As always we have an Anything Goes challenge with a twist of 'A Bird in the Hand'


Recipe
Image - Beautiful Little Mermaid - Alicia Bel
Medium - Pro/flexmarkers
Dies - Joy Crafts 6002/0029 & 6002/0264
Marianne D. LR0360 & LR0141
First Edition Seaside Dies
Sentiment Stamp - Papermania
Pearls


Challenges I'd like to enter:
Eureka Stamps - #184 ATG
Crafting From The Heart - #103 ATG
Creative Fingers - #105 ATG
Crafty Friends - #27 ATG


For more inspiration and a details of the challenge including the prizes form our sponsors please visit the challenge blog here.


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Lorraine
xXx

Sunday 13 March 2016

Easter Bunny #2

Hi Crafters,

I'm back today with another card using this cute little character from the Flopsy & Friends Collection.


Recipe
Image - Flopsy & Friends MCS CD-Rom
Papers - LOTV/Nitwit Perfect Pair Pad
Waltzingmouse 'Easter' Die
Marianne Designs CR1201 Die
EK Success Corner Punch
Dotty Satin Ribbon
Sparkling gems

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Crafty Catz - # 315 Ribbon and Bling
TTCRD - ATG
Deep Ocean - #124 Easter
Aud Sentiments - #150 Easter/Spring Sentiment
Allsorts Challenge - #354 Spring is in the Air


Bye for now

Lorraine
xXx

Saturday 12 March 2016

Easter Bunny

Hi Crafters,

Easter is early this year, I've made almost twenty cards so far and still have a few more to go but I'd like to share this one with you today.

The image is a My Craft Studio free download and looks so sweet. I have added some flowers around him with my graphics program and then cut him out.


Recipe
Image - Flopsy & Friends MCS CD-Rom
Papers - LOTV/ Nitwits - Perfect Pair Pad
Creative Expressions Petit Peony Cluster Die
Waltzingmouse 'Easter' Die
Dotted Satin Ribbon
Gems

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Deep Ocean - #124 Easter
Aud Sentiments - #150 Easter/Spring Sentiment
Crafty Catz - #315 Ribbon and Bling
Allsorts Challenge - #354 Spring is in the Air


I'll be back tomorrow to share another card made using Flopsy's friend.
Hope you are enjoying your weekend

Lorraine
xXx

Friday 11 March 2016

Another 'Oldie'

Hi Crafters,

It's that time of the week again where I join Erika at Snappy Crafts and share an old crafty project just for fun.
 You can join in too by posting anything crafty you have made in the past and leaving a comment on her blog so she can visit you back.

Here's my 'oldie' for today. It was created using an image and papers from an MCS CD-Rom.


The quality of the picture is a little blurred but you can see the design well enough. I glittered the edges of the layers after mounting them on to bronze pearlescent card stock to match the colours in the image. The rose trim had been in my stash for ages and so I added some pearls to each rose to mimic the string of pearls in the image too.

Well hope you enjoyed my card today, pop over to Erika's blog and take a peek at her post, it is always a great read.

I will be round to comment later, that's if blogger will allow. I have been suffering from gremlins, as have many of you when it comes to commenting lately. Out of the twenty blogs I visited this morning only two would allow me to post a comment, so we will see how that pans out this afternoon.

Hope you enjoy your Friday and have a fabulous weekend.

Lorraine
xXx

Thursday 10 March 2016

As You Like It Challenge #75 Favourite Method of Embossing & WHY

Hi Crafters.

Dry or Heat embossing? 
That is the question we are asking over at the As You Like It challenge blog today. 
We'd love to see your makes showing us which technique is your favourite out of the two and a short explanation as to why.

Here's my card for today showing this gorgeous butterfly embossing folder. I love dry embossing as there are so many beautiful folders out there now allowing us to achieve wonderful texture and interest on our projects.


Recipe
Crafters Companion Embossalicious Butterfly Folder
Memory Box Happy Birthday Die
MFT Scalloped Border Die
Joy Crafts die 6002/0256
EK Success Scallop Punch
Gingham Ribbon

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Crafty Time - #11 Birthdays
Come & Get It - #108 Favourite Technique
OSAAT - #257 ATG with Fancy Borders
Creative Moments - #88 Sentiment on the Front
Crafty Creations - #310 Sentiment as Focal Point


Now it's over to you - don't forget to tell us why you love your preferred technique to be eligible for the prize from our sponsor...



Lorraine
xXx

Tuesday 8 March 2016

Passion For Promarkers Challenge #336 - Cute Critters

Hi Crafters,

'Cute Critters' is our fun theme this week at Passion For Promarkers.
We have Digi Stamp Boutique as our sponsor and a fabulous prize of a £10 voucher for their store.

We'd love to see your cards and projects using your Letraset Pro / Flex / Tria / Aqua or Metallic markers and whatever cute critters you may have hiding in your craft room.

This is my card for your inspiration...


Recipe
Image - Chubby Celebration Set - DigiStamp Boutique
Medium - Pro/flexmarkers
Papers - Freebies from The Cardmaker's Stamping Special Collection Magazine
MFT Stitched Squares, Circles and Banners Dies
Sentiment comes with image
Enamel Dots

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Aud Sentiments - #150  Easter / Spring Sentiment
Brown Sugar - #188 Cute & Cuddly
DigiStamp Boutique - March Challenge
Bunny Zoe's - Things With Wings
The Ribbon Girl - ATG - Spring/Easter

For more inspiration and details about the challenge please hop over to the blog here.

Thanks for calling in today, I appreciate the time you have taken here and any comments you may leave.

Wishing you all a Fabulous day.

Lorraine
xXx

Monday 7 March 2016

Out Of This World

Hi Crafters,

I've been playing with my Distress Inks again and created this background for my Outer Space scene.


Recipe
Stamp Set Unknown
(if anyone knows the Brand or name of this stamp set I would be very grateful as this was bought on Ebay and came on a binder sheet with no name.

Medium - Pro/flexmarkers
Background - Distress Inks, White Embossing Powder and Shimmer Spray

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Cardz 4 Guyz - #109 Create Your Own Background
NBUS - #6 ATG - New Stamp Set
Creative Moments - #88 Sentiment on the Front
Creative Fingers - #104 ATG
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends - #29 ATG

Hope your week has started well for you, I'll be back tomorrow with my Passion for Promarkers DT post.

See you then,

Lorraine 
xXx

Sunday 6 March 2016

613 Avenue Create Challenge #166 - Anything Goes - optional twist All That Glitters

Hi Crafters,

'Happy Mother's Day!' to those in the UK.

** If you are looking for my CCC card then please scroll down to the previous post **

Today also marks the start of a new challenge at 613 Avenue Create.
We are always an Anything Goes theme with an optional twist, which this week is All That Glitters.
We would like to see your creations using silver, aluminium foil or faux metal.

Here's mine using Steampunk Dark Angel from our sponsor Aurora Wings.


...and here's the inside


Recipe
Image - Steampunk Dark Angel - Aurora Wings
Medium - Pro/flexmarkers
Spellbinders Creative Cogs Embossing Folder
Pebeo Silver Gilding Wax
Xcut Cogs and Gears Dies
Green Gems
Inkylicious Sentiment Stamp - insert

Challenges I'd like to enter:
That Craft Place - #5 ATG
NBUS Challenge - #6 First outing for this Image and the Pebeo Gilding Wax


Country View Crafts - Industrial
Bunny Zoe's Challenge - Things with Wings
Delicious Doodles - #10 Show Us Some Green

Sponsor:

For more details and inspiration form the rest of the design team please visit the blog here.

Lorraine
xXx

Saturday 5 March 2016

Christmas Card Club Challenge #5 - To Someone Special At Christmas

Hi Crafters,

I'm bringing you my CCC card a day early again as I have another DT post to share tomorrow. Hopefully the ladies won't mind, it's all a juggling act at the moment :)

Zoe is our host this time and has chosen, 
'To Someone Special At Christmas'


Recipe
Image Topper - Lili of the Valley
Kraft Card
Paper - Dovecraft 'North Pole' Pad
Spellbinders Leafy Squares Die
Jus-Cutz Scalloped Square Die
Gathered Twigs Distress Ink
Sentiment & Frame- '12 Days of Christmas Sentiments' by John Lockwood
Spotted Grosgrain Ribbon 
Gems


Challenges I'd like to enter:
Incy Wincy Designs - Personalise It
Crafting From The Heart - #101 ATG
Crafty Cardmakers - #158 For A Special Woman
Creative Moments - #88 ATG / Sentiment on the Front
Brown Sugar - #188 Cute and Cuddly
The 12 MoC Link Up - #15 ATG/Holiday Decoration
CHNC Challenge - March ATG


Well that's it from me today, thanks for visiting.
 I hope you enjoy your day and please pop back tomorrow for my 613 Avenue Create post.

Lorraine 
xXx

Friday 4 March 2016

Sharing an 'Oldie' on Friday

Hi Crafters,

Friday already!? How did that happen?

This week is flying by and so I am here to join in with Erika's challenge at Snappy Crafts to dig out an old crafty project and share it here.


Recipe
Image - Impression Obsession Stamp - Potting Shed
Coloured with Pro/flexmarkers
Sentiment - Lili of the Valley Stamp
Spellbinders Grand Labels Four
Speciality Papers from my stash
Computer generated sentiment paper
Peel-off Corners
Velvet Ribbon

I love this stamp, it's very detailed but gives a great impression and works beautifully for a male Retirement card I think.

This card is a couple of years old and is one of the last images on my recovered camera disc, so unless I start posting more recent projects this is the last time I will be joining in with Erika. I had so many images of cards and crafty projects that were lost when  my computer died :(

Well I hope you have a great Friday, the weekend is nearly here and I'm still beavering away in my room trying to get ahead of myself. 

Take care,

Lorraine 
xXx

Thursday 3 March 2016

A Special Lady

Hi Crafters,

With Mother's Day at the weekend I have had quite a few orders and some were rather specific in their requirements. The card I'm sharing today was one such order.

~'It must be pink, with a large flower as the focal piece and have the word MUM on it'~

Hopefully this fits the remit...

Recipe
Papers and Image from A Country Life CD Rom
Magnolia Scalloped Half Circle Die x2 for the background frame
Joy Crafts Labels and Tags Die 6002/0142
Pleated Organza Ribbon
Velvet Ribbon
Gems
Sentiment - Papermania Stamp
La La Land Corner Die

I also ran my WoS clear glitter pen over the flower petals but of course that doesn't show up here.

Challenges I'd like to enter:
In The Pink - #89 For A Special Lady
Cute Card Thursday - #415 Mother's Day
Crafty Catz - #313 Special Lady
Crafty Friends - #26 Floral - Feature a Flower
Come And Get It - #107 Monochrome
Incy Wincy Designs - Personalise It
Crafty Cardmakers - #158 For A Special Woman
TTCRD - ATG

I'll pop back again tomorrow with my 'Oldie' project for Erika's blog, so see you then.

Lorraine 
xXx

Wednesday 2 March 2016

ABC Christmas Challenge - E is for Embossing, Wet or Dry

Hi Crafters,

I hope your Wednesday has got off to a good start.
It is a new challenge at ABC Christmas today and here is my card for the theme of 
'E' is for Embossing - Wet or Dry.

I've used both types of embossing on my card


The background has been dry embossed and letter-pressed using a snowflake Cuttlebug EF and some Memento ink. The sentiment strip is also dry embossed and inked over to show the words.
On the Marianne Skates die I have inked through the die with Hickory Smoke DI and added clear embossing powder then heat embossed this to give a shiny effect on the heels of the skates - not that you can see it on this photo very well - why is it notoriously difficult to capture anything glittery or shiny and yet when you don't want the shine, like with mirri card it takes over your photo? Ah well you will have to imagine it's there :o)

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Winter Wonderland - Must Use a Sentiment

Rightio! time to get your embossing folders and powders out and create a Christmas project, the prize, should you be the lucky winner is a beautiful Snow Flourish die from ...

That's it for today, 
see you soon,

Lorraine
xXx