Blushing Bride

Hi Crafters,

This is my second post of the day.

I have another Wedding card for you today. It's been a busy year for creating cards for this occasion.

I have used another fabulous image from the Crisalis Classics CD Rom by Crafters Companion.

Recipe

Image - Crisalis Classics CD Rom by Crafters Companion

Papers - Hunkydory

Britannia and Joy Craft Word Dies

Lea'billities Corner Die

Lilac Lace

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Allsorts - #380 Anniversaries & Special Occasions

Brown Sugar - #215 ATG

It has been scorching hot here today and yesterday,  a little too hot for me but nice to have a longer Summer stretching in to September, I hope the settled weather lasts for a while yet.

See you soon,

Lorraine 

xXx

Blooms

Hi Crafters,

I've been playing with a selection of CD - Roms that I own recently, this card was made using one of the card companion print outs from the 'A Country Life' CD by Crafters Companion. 

Recipe

Images - A Country Life CD-Rom, Crafters Companion

Spellbinders Tag Die

Spotty Ribbon and Gems from stash

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Challenges I'd like to enter:

CD Sunday Challenge - Let's Go Lilac

Crafty Creations - #317 Tic-Tac-Toe

(Punch/Die, Image, Birthday)

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Thanks for visiting today, 

See you soon,

Lorraine 

xXx

As You Like It Challenge #78 Favourite Animal & WHY

Hi Crafters,

Over on the As You Like It  blog a new challenge is starting and we would love you to tell us what your favourite animal is and WHY.

Although we have had two cats (now sadly only one) and I loved them to bits, I have always loved horses. I have never ridden one but love their majestic nature and to see them galloping free in the fields is the most beautiful sight there is.

Recipe

Papers and Image from - 

A Country Life Crafters Companion CD Rom

Paper doily

Britannia 'Happy Birthday' Word Dies

EK Succes Corner Punch

Enamel Dots

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Creative Fingers - #107 ATG
Crafty Calendar Challenge - April ATG
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends - #32 ATG
Crafting from the Heart - #108 ATG

I hope you join in the challenge, we would love to see what all your favourite animals are but please remember to tell us in your post WHY you have chosen them as your favourite to be eligible for the prize.

Talking of prizes our sponsor is 

Crafty Ribbons

who are offering a £10 voucher to the lucky winner.

Please visit the As You Like It challenge blog for more details and a peek at the DT's projects too.

That's all from me today

See you soon,

Lorraine 

xXx

Love...

Hi Crafters,

Happy Leap Year Day!

Monday morning soon comes around and I have a card to share with you all.

I have been playing with the CD Rom that comes free with this quarters Crafters Companion Magazine. There are some lovely taster images on it from the 4 featured CD's and here's one of the cards I've made.

It was created using a card companion from the 'Downton Abbey' section of the CD Rom. I have cut it out and layered it up for a little dimension and added some glitter, paper flowers with flower brad centres and the word 'love' is a fancy brad too.

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Try It On Tuesday - Transport
Cute Card Thursday - #414 Florals
Crafty Friends - #26 Floral - Feature a Flower

It's a short post today, thank you for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment, I read and appreciate every one.
It might be a little quiet here for the upcoming week as I have a stack of orders to get finished and if I get drawn in to the computer then I will never get them done. Is it me or does your computer suck hours out of your day too?

Take care and stay well.

Lorraine
xXx

Sharing an 'Oldie on Friday'

Hi Crafters,

Friday has arrived again - how quick was that week? - so it must be time to share an oldie with Erika from Snappy Crafts.

This week I am sharing two cards as they are virtually the same, they were for two brothers who are only a year apart in age and their mum wanted the same card for them.

 

Crafters Companion CD Rom Angelica & Adam

Spellbinders Lacy Circles Die

Cottage Cutz Alphabet Die

All Occasions Numbers Die

 

Such a sweet image and a typical young boy image too don't you think?

 

Thanks for dropping by today and see you soon,

 

Lorraine



Top Tip Tuesday Challenge - Rubber Stamps Only

Hi Crafters,

Our theme this time at Top Tip Tuesday is to use 'Rubber Stamps Only' and we are sponsored by Bunny Zoe's Crafts who are giving away a £10 voucher for the shop as this weeks prize.
I have used a new stamp to me from Crafter's Companion called 'Love Birds' from the Moonbeam Meadow range. I also decided to use a sketch this time to create my card layout and this one comes from Mojo Monday.

Recipe

Love Birds Rubber Stamp - Crafter's Companion

Pro/flexmarkers

Papers - Authentique 6 x 6 pad - Splendid

Magnolia leaf die

SB Circle dies

MFT - Dispersed Dots Die

Sentiment comes in the stamp set

Resin Rose

 

Challenges:

Mojo Monday - Sketch #385

Sister Act - #93 ATG

Penny Black & More - Feb. ATG except a Digi

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - For The Girls

Noor Designs - #3 Spring

CHNC Patterned Paper Challenge - Feb. Challenge

Scribble & Scrap - #38 ATG

Come & Get It - Birthdays!

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends - #4 ATG

Eureka Stamps - #128 Birds of a Feather

 

I hope you liked my Spring themed card today, do check out my teamies blogs for their marvellous creations and then hunt down those stamps you have at the bottom of the drawer and make a card for the challenge, you could be the lucky winner of that £10 voucher for Bunny Zoe's shop.

 

See you soon,

 

Lorraine



More from Angelica & Adam

Hi Crafters,
What happened to the last few days? I blinked and they were gone! I promised to post my other Angelica and Adam cards so here they are now ...

All the cards were made using papers and images from the CD-Rom from Crafter's Companion.
The first card was cut using a SB Grand scalloped circle die and adding an LOTV sentiment.
The second has the SB Eyelet Circle die cut twice and layered on top of each other surrounding Adam and his little kitty friend as he skateboards to the birthday party. I also added some enamel star brads randomly over the background.
The last card shows Angelica ready for her party, complete with sparkling tiara. I placed a doily behind the deckle edged matting and used a Joanna Sheen Butterfly Flourish die ( I love this) to the side. Then I die cut a Cheery Lynn Flower die a few times from the backing papers and layered it up with a punched stamen and another enamel star brad. To finish I stamped some more of those great LOTV sentiment tags and attached those with a star brad.

Hope you are able to enjoy some lovely weather especially now that some of you have children that have finished school for the summer hols.

I'll be back tomorrow with a card made using a fabulous Lily of the Valley stamp.
See you then.

Lorraine

I've been playing with Angelica & Adam again

Hi Crafters,

Over the next few days I am going to be sharing a few cards that I have made using the Angelica and Adam CD-Rom from Crafters Companion. I really do like digital crafting but I also like to mix it up with stamping and 3d embellishments too.

Image and papers - Angelica & Adam CD-Rom

Centura Pearl card

Doily - Magnolia die

Flowers - Flora Doodles Foam Flowers

Mini Button Brads

Sentiment - LOTV

 

The image was a decoupage sheet printed from the CD, hopefully you can see the layers and the foam flowers have been waiting patiently ( about six years, lol ) in my stash for the right project to suit them. I have decided to try and use up some of my accumulated stash instead of buying anything else new. This has been brought about by the fact that my 8' x 11' craft room has just enough space in the centre for my desk chair to wheel in and out from the desk and a path to the door  :P   I have plenty of storage that is being used to the max but the sides seem to be creeping in rapidly. So all the lovely, crafting goodies that I keep getting emails about from various companies are off limits... :(    It's also getting quite frustrating to find things that I know I have but is maybe in a box under a few other boxes and so in the end I don't use it. Wish me luck !

 

I'm entering the following challenges:

 Deep Ocean Challenge - #82 Lots of Layers
Charisma Cardz - #15 Anything Goes
Sister Act - #66 Anything Goes
My Mum's Craft Shop - #19 Summer / Bright Colours
 

 

See you all soon,

 

Lorraine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Christmas Card Club Challenge # 11

Hi Crafters,
Well those two weeks went quickly again, I seem to be on catch up all the time lately so this card was hastily created yesterday I'm afraid. I know the date is coming up and then...boom...it's here and I'm not prepared. Anyway challenge #11 was set by Zoe and her theme was to use - ' A button, 3 brads, ribbon and one other accessory'.  For some reason I found this quite challenging, but hey, that's the point I hear you all saying, so here's my card...

Card recipe

Little Holly Berry stamp - Winter Faerie Poppets-Crafters Companion

Promarkers

Papers -Magazine Freebies

Wooden Button

Organza Ribbon

3 Brads

A Bell

Kraft cardstock

Diamond Stickles for wings

Linen Thread Stitching - Stampin 'Up

 

I went with a vintage Christmas theme this time and thought this sweet little Holly Faerie worked well. I also tried a new thing for me...stitching. I don't own a sewing machine so I thought I would dip my toe in the water with a few hand sewn stitches around the image, I think it turned out ok, I'm quite pleased. All the papers and cardstock were edged in Vintage Photo Distress Ink and the little bell I have had in my stash for ages.

I'd like to enter this in to the following challenges:

 

Completely Christmas - Challenge #12 Mid Month Sketch

Winter Wonderland - Holly and /or Ivy

Scribble & Scrap - Anything Goes #18

TTCRD - Anything Goes

Passion For Promarkers - No Sentiment

One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes + An Embellishment (Bell)

Penny Black and More - Anything Goes

CHNC Extra - Anything Goes Christmas

CHNC Patterned Paper Challenge  - Anything Goes

CHNC Christmas Challenge - Festive Flowers and/or Foliage

 

Don't forget to check out the other ladies blogs in the challenge too, links in the tab at the top of my blog, for some amazing inspiration for your Christmas cards. It is only 220 days to Christmas you know, he, he.

Enjoy your Sunday and I will be round later for some commenting.

 

Lorraine

Wedding Anniversary Cards

Hi Crafters, hope you've had a lovely day.
Spring is here and lots of people organise their weddings for this time of year, that would explain why I've had lots of requests to make Wedding Anniversary cards too. Here are three that I made recently.....

 

The first one is an 8 x 8 card blank with gold satin cardstock and Centura Pearl in lemon which I embossed with two different Crafters Companion Embossalicious folders. I used a Martha Stewart Punch-around-the-page punch, Spellbinders Floral Ovals die and a La La Land corner die. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the ribbon was from my stash.

The second card uses a new Memory Box Die - Diamond Background, the Floral Ovals die again and Sue Wilsons Filigree 3D Bow die. I then placed WOC pearls at the cross points of the background.

Lastly this card was made entirely from the layers of the Spellbinders Elegant Labels 4 die using pearlescent cardstock in white and blue and then I inked through the die with Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink. A satin bow and a faceted brad to finish.

Hope you like my offering tonight.

I'd like to enter in to the following challenges:

Scribble & Scrap - Anything Goes #15

TTCRD - Anything Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by and looking in, I really appreciate your comments.

 

See you soon,

 

Lorraine

Crafters Companion - Angelica and Adam Cards

Hi Crafters,
Where did this week go? I can't believe how quickly the time is flying by lately, it's been a whole week since I blogged last, naughty girl. I haven't been idle though it's just that I can't share some of the cards that I have made yet. I can however share this batch of Angelica and Adam themed cards that I have been making for an upcoming sale that I am attending.

These were made by printing the elements from the CD Rom and adding a few of my own embellishments. I still have a lot more items to make for the sale so that will keep me busy over the next few weeks.
Hope you liked my quick share today, I have tried to visit as many blogs as I could this week but I apologise if I've missed anyone out I will endeavour to catch up with you all soon.

See you soon,
Lorraine

Crafters Companion - Adam

Hi Crafters!
I treated myself to the new CD Rom from Crafters Companion - Angelica and Adam the other day and so I thought I would have a play with it. Not only does it have coloured images and scenes to print out but line drawings for you to colour so this is Adam kicking a football.

Card recipe

Crafters Companion Digi Image - Adam

Promarkers

CC Embossing Folder - Football Crazy

Twine &Trim - Blog Candy won from Wishcraft

Meiflower - Football Brad

XCut Star Die

Craft Concepts Emb. Folder - Starry Night

SU Banner Punch

Memory Box Alphabet Dies

Clearly Besotted Stamps - Cloud Dies

 

Challenges:

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Passion For Promarkers - Make It Digital

 

I enjoyed colouring this cute image so maybe you will see a few more of these adorable characters here in the future. I have quite a few commissions to get done first but then maybe I can start making some cards and projects just for me, hopefully :)

Thanks for stopping by and commenting I really do love reading them and I appreciate them all. It's nice to know that there are others out there in blogland who are interested in what I do and I get lots of inspiration from you guys so...

...see you soon,

 

Lorraine



B for Bare Essentials

Hello... back again...

Scroll down for my earlier post

The challenge over at ABC Christmas challenge Blog is 'B for Bare Essentials' so you have to use a bare minimum of embellishments. I found it quite difficult to leave it with only one snowflake but here is my card... 

Just a bit of matting and layering, 3D Barkley image, a sentiment stamp and two snowflakes layered up on top of each other with a glitter dome in the middle.

I'm entering this in to the challenges at:

ABC Christmas challenge - 'B for Bare Essentials'

Winter Wonderland - A Dog is not just for Christmas

 

This is also my 3rd Christmas card make for 2014 so I'm now back on track for my 'One a week' challenge.

 

Thanks for stopping by again,

 

Lorraine

Christmas Wishes

Hi all,
Just a quick post to share 3 commissioned cards that I finished recently.

I'm entering this card into a challenge at  Papertake Weekly -Christmas Creatures

 

I'm entering this card in to a challenge at Crafty Little Fairies - Let It Snow

 

I'm entering this card in to a challenge at Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

 

Hope you are all organised for the 25th ! I'm almost there now thank goodness.

Catch you all later,

Lorraine