Getting Inky!

Hi Crafters,

At a recent paper-crafting event I purchased this gorgeous 'WOW' background stamp and couldn't wait to create two cards following the demo I watched there.

Recipe (both cards)

Background Stamp - Secret Garden by WOW Stamps for Embossing

Black Embossing Powder

Distress Inks

Cheery Lynn Fronds Die

Sentiment Stamps - LOTV

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Fab n Funky - #313 Add a Sentiment

Crafty Creations - #319 CAS

Come & Get It - #126 Make Your Own Background

It's a lovely sized stamp and makes a great impression. I have lots of ideas rolling around in my head for other uses too - now to find the time to fit it all in!

Back tomorrow with my DT card for As You Like It Challenge

See you then,

Lorraine

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613 Avenue Create Challenge # 184 Anything Goes / Birds of a Feather

Hi Crafters,

**if you are looking for my Christmas Card Club post then please scroll down**

As the challenge title suggests at 613 Avenue Create this week we would like to see either your ANYTHING GOES creations OR use BIRDS +/ FEATHERS.

Here's a little feathered inspiration for you...

Recipe

Image - Little Miss Feathered Chick - Sami Stamps

Medium - Pro/flexmarkers

Papers - LOTV Sunny Side Up paper pad (discontinued)

Joy Crafts Feather Die

Spellbinders Lacy Scalloped Circle Die

Sentiment Stamp - LOTV

Pearls

Our sponsor is giving away 3 digital images to the lucky winner.

Sami Stamps

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Deep Ocean Challenge - #132 Colours of Summer

Fab 'n' Funky - #312 2 or more DP's

Double D Challenges - Simply Gingham

Aud Sentiments - #159 For A Girl + Sentiment

Crafty Catz - #332 Red, White and Blue (please delete if not allowed)

Sami Stamps - #39 ATG

Pop along to the blog for lots of inspiration from the rest of the DT.

Can't wait to see what you create.

Lorraine 

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Christmas Card Club Challenge #14 - Snowmen

Hi Crafters,

Well it was my turn to choose a theme for our friendly Christmas Card challenge group this week and so I chose...

SNOWMEN

...and I've made two cards this time

Recipe
Images are pre-coloured Sassy Cheryl Characters from Paper Creator
Papers are a Create and Craft bundle along with the Christmas sentiment.
The Snowflake dies are Impression Obsession with an LOTV circle sentiment stamped and embossed in gold.

Both are pretty flat for posting too.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Sparkles Christmas Card Challenge - #66 Snowflakes
CHNC Challenge - July Christmas Challenge
Christmas Cards All Year Round - ATG

Posting this a day early as I have another post scheduled for tomorrow.

Hope you have a lovely weekend.

Lorraine

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Sharing an Oldie on Friday

Hi Crafters,

It's been a while since I joined in with Erika and shared an old crafty make from the past so here's my card to rectify that.

It's not mega old but one I made about a year ago.

Recipe

Stamp - Tree Goddess Luna - Lavinia Stamps

Distress Inks

Foliage Stamp -  Sheen Douglas

Sentiment - LOTV

Glitter

Well that's it from me today, more crafty makes tomorrow and Sunday, please join me if you can.

Lorraine 

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100 Years Young!

Hi Crafters,

It isn't often that I get asked to make a card for a Centenarian so it was a great honour to create this card.

Recipe 7 x 7 inch card blank

Crafters Companion Create a Card Die

Spellbinders Scalloped Circle and Circle Dies

Britannia Word Dies

MFT Number Dies

Cardstock - Anna Marie Designs

Pearls

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Creative Fingers - #112 ATG

Unicorn Challenge - #11 Make It Pearly

Country View Challenge - Fun with Circles

Crafty Calendar - Punches and or Dies

Crafty Girlz - #16 ATG

The Ribbon Girl - July Card Challenge

Crafting From The Heart - #119 ATG

It's a beautiful sunny day here, perhaps Summer has arrives after all. Hope you are enjoying some sun wherever you are.

See you soon,

Lorraine

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ABC Christmas Challenge - N for No Rules

Hi Crafters,

We are up to the fourteenth letter of the alphabet in our Christmas challenge at ABC Christmas.

Our theme this time is

N for No Rules

that means easy-peasy Christmas Anything Goes!

I've gone with traditional colouring, a shaker element and wooden words here on my card.

The wooden words have been painted and then glitter embossed and my papers are from First Edition 'Christmas Wishes' paper pad. I created the shaker windows using a set of dies from JustRite Dies.

Our sponsor 

Bugaboo Stamps

are offering 7 digital image to the lucky winner.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Allsorts - #368 Gingham Style

Christmas Cards All Year Round - July ATG Christmas

Crafty Calendar - Punches and or Dies

Craft-Dee Bowz - ATG + a Bow

CHNC Every Saturday - #288 Vintage or ATG

Come & Get It - #125 Christmas in July

Well that's all from me... see you again soon!

Lorraine

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Passion For Promarkers Challenge #353 Yellow & Blue

Hi Crafters,

I've been a very bad blogger this past week so I do apologise but there just hasn't been a spare minute around here lately. I will endeavour to catch up with you all as this week progresses however, I'm here to tell you about the new challenge at Passion for Promarkers that starts today.

YELLOW & BLUE

Well I was so pleased about this theme because it gave me a very good reason to cut in to my 'Sunny Side Up' Lili of the Valley paper pad which, up until now, has only been in the stroking pile :)

So here is my card using this cute line up of little chicks from Tiddy Inks.
You might have caught a glimpse of this card yesterday as I was a bit trigger happy and clicked the publish button by mistake instead of the preview one, but here it is now...

Recipe

Image - Chicks in a Line - Tiddy Inks

Medium - Pro/flexmarkers

Papers - LOTV 'Sunny Side Up' Paper Pad

Scalloped Border Die

MFT Flower Die

Twine

Sentiment was computer Generated

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Allsorts Challenge - #368 Gingham Style
Crafty Calendar Challenge - Punches and or Dies
Cute as a Button - #24 ATG
The Ribbon Girl - July Card Challenge
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends - #37 ATG
Crafting When We Can - #122 Any Occasion

I love that paper with the little chick foot prints on, don't you?

Our sponsor this week is

Uniko Stamps

who are offering a Stamp Set of the winners choice (in stock item) as their prize.

Let's see what you can create using yellow and blue AND your Promarkers of course!

Lorraine

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