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

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 

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

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Try It On Tuesday - Nature

Crafty Creations - #311 Spring Fever

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Brown Sugar - #191 Easter

Fussy & Fancy - #160 Pastel Colours

Allsorts Challenge - #356 Wings

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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

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

CHNC Patterned Paper Challenge - March

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

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

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:

Try It On Tuesday - Nature

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

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.

Rick St. Dennis

Alicia Bel

Lorraine
xXx

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

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

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

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...

Freckled Fawn

Lorraine

xXx

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

Unicorn Challenge - #7 CAS

DigiStamp Boutique - March Challenge

Bunny Zoe's - Things With Wings

The Ribbon Girl - ATG - Spring/Easter

Crafting From The Heart - #102 ATG

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

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

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:

Aurora Wings

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

Lorraine

xXx

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

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

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

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:

Crafting From The Heart - #101 ATG

Winter Wonderland - Must Use a Sentiment

Sweet Stampin Christmas - Snowflakes

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