Saturday 28 February 2009

2 challenges in 1.... colour create and mojo monday


This is a last min card hopefully just getting it in in time for colour create challenge.http://www.colourcreatechallenge.blogspot.com/ which is pink and grey....i never seem to get this in early.. i will next week..lol.
It is also for the Mojo Monday challenge http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/ which was a sketch to follow, thanks for taking a look, hugs carol xx

Thursday 26 February 2009

TRULY SCRUMPTIOUS CHALLENGE


This was another one i did today just for this challenge at truly scrumptious http://trulyscrumptiouschallenges.blogspot.com/ This is there first challenge with new DT members who have made some fantastic cards, thanks again for looking, hugs carol x

SKETCH SATURDAY CHALLENGE


Hello again managed to do a few cards today.....did not do housework!! LOL so i thought i would do the saturday sketch challenge http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/ used a PB stamped image with lots of ribbons, quite like the colour of this one thought it would make a lovely mans card as i don't make many of them, thanks for taking a peep, hugs carol xx

Tuesday 24 February 2009

HIYA

WOW a busy few days, not had any time to craft, or visit my blog.... back to work after my weeks hols, oh and only got half done what i wanted to do, hehe did plenty crafting though!!
I see i have had lots of visits from all over the place and i cannot wait to announce the winner of my blog candy on sunday. Good luck to everyone!!
Hopefully i will have time to do a few challenge cards tomorrow evening for some of the many challenges that i like to keep an interest in.
I must say that there is some fantastic DT cards on these blogs so if you fancy having a peep for some great inspiration you will find some there, just click on the banners on the side.
well off for a lovely hot soak in the tub now so night night speak to you soon, hugs carol xx

Friday 20 February 2009

SKETCH SATURDAY & PINK ELEPHANT CHALLENGES


This is my card for sketch saturday challenge,http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/ just managed to squeeze this one in and also combined it with the pink elephant challenge http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/ All that glitters, i have added gems to the centre image and along the centre part of the card, used the papers out of the glitter stack and iced the cake with glitter on the image,
thanks for popping by hugs carol

Wednesday 18 February 2009

CUPCAKE CRAFT CHALLENGE



I really enjoyed doing this,you had to alter something, My ribbons are all tidy and so easy to get at now, whoppe!! thanks to http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2009/02/challenge-27-alter-something.html started with a plain box which i got from work and hey presto couple hours later, WHAT DO YOU THINK...
thanks for taking a peep, hugs carol xx

Tuesday 17 February 2009

BLOG CANDY JUST FOR YOU!!


I have just added my photo of some lovely blog candy which is a way of saying THANKYOU too all those lovely peeps who pop by my blog from time to time to say hello and leave comments on my cards, I only started this blog just before christmas ...i was amazed that i could do it actually LOL, but i did. I love popping by other peoples blogs to see what they have been up too. So please leave a comment and add a link on your blog for a chance to win this candy. it will stay open until Saturday 28th feb,then i will ramdomly choose the winner on sunday morning, so good luck and please pop back to see if you have won. hugs carol xx

COLOUR CREATE CHALLENGE#3


This weeks challenge over at colour create http://www.colourcreatechallenge.blogspot.com/ is blue, red and white and the extra challengeif you want to do it is "holiday and travel"
This is my take on this weeks challenge I love this stamp, i use him a lot as he is so versatile, mattered and layered the blue on to blue, used red card stock for main card, ribbons and buttons from stash.
thanks for popping by, hugs carol x

Monday 16 February 2009

Hello !!!

I am just waiting for my order to arrive so i can take photo to show you what blog candy is up for the taking, I really did not think i would have reached 1000 hits by now, but i will upload soon as i receive it.
Just wanted to say thanks for taking time to leave fab comments on my blog ladies,
nice of you to pop by,
Didn't get any crafting done today, just did all the things i hate, shopping for food, cleaning the car and paying bills, LOL much rather make a card or two...
speak to you soon, x carol

Sunday 15 February 2009

Cute Card Thursday and PB saturday challenge


I have done this card for Cute Card Thursay challenge...http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/
you had to have something to do with Music, song titles, or dance I choose The Happy Birthday tune!! as the music and the cows are dancing around,
The penny Black saturday challenge. http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/
was a sketch challenge this week used those lovely PB cows dancing around
Pop over to both blogs and you will see some great DT cards
thanks for poppin by x carol

one stop craft challenge


This is my challenge card for http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ you have a sketch to follow
I have used papers from papermania,prima flowers and my cuttlebug
thanks for stopping by, x carol

blog candy over at

Pink gem designs have some great blog candy, why don't you pop over to http://pinkgemdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/02/four-stamp-give-away-pink-gem-candy.html to see whats on offer i'm sure you'll like what you see.

Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend, I am going to have a craft session sometime today..... a little bit of me time, go on why don't you! we all deserve a little bit of this, then later this evening i will pop back with some of my creations! happy crafting,
hugs carol xx

Saturday 14 February 2009

Hi there... i cannot believe my blog is appraching 1000 hits, whoooo!!! so too celebrate i will be adding some candy very soon for all you lovely bloggers out there. so please keep popping by and saying hello. hugs carol xx

Friday 13 February 2009

Good morning

well good morning peeps...what are we all up to today, like i said in my last posting i am off on a weeks holiday so thought i would do a bit of spring cleaning, ha! not that it even reminds me of spring outside with the snow still around. I would love sometime to start my daughters scrapbook for her, been promising to start it for ages now, i'm sure i will get some done so will uploaded a page or two when it happens,
Oh well will start as i mean to go on, so must get off the laptop or i will still be here come this evening,take care speak to you soon.....hugs carol xx

Thursday 12 February 2009

PINK ELEPHANT challenge #1


Evening peeps, this card is for the pink elephant challenge, This is just a new blog in blog land, the colours for this challenge is black,white and pink, these are great colours to make a card with, I used paper mania papers from the black and grey collection and the lovely daisy image and flowers from my stash. pop by http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/ and see some fantastic DT cards.
We have had some snow today and its still here, but looks like it may be gone by morning. Will not bother me either way as off work now for weeks holiday...whopeee
take care everyone, hugs carol xx

Monday 9 February 2009

SKETCH SATURDAY CHALLENGE


here is my sketch saturday chall card you can find the great DT cards for this challenge at http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/ this is a lovely layout.
well so far i have managed to keep to my new years resolution which was to be more active on my blog and do many challenges in blog land, think i am doing really well, haha properly spoke to soon,,but will try to continue with it, enjoy whats left of the evening.
thanks for popping by my blog and having a peek hugs carol xx

Sunday 8 February 2009

COLOUR CREATE CHALLENGE#2


wow lovely colours used for this weeks challenge ...Peach and Aqua over at http://www.colourcreatechallenge.blogspot.com/I have also combined this with another challenge on the DC web site claires sketch challenge, hugs carol xx

Saturday 7 February 2009

colour create challenge


This is for the colour create chall which i only found this evening,at http://www.colourcreatechallenge.blogspot.com/ you had to use pink,brown and green. Its a great new site with some gorgeous DT cards. thanks for looking, hugs carol

A spoonful of sugar challenge card



This is my card which i have added to the http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/, for their weekly challenge, what do you think?.
I have also added a kanban card which is a 70th Birthday card for my auntie, i really do like the black and white on cards.
Hope you are all having a lovely weekend and you are keeping warm in this very cold weather!!! take care x carol

Wednesday 4 February 2009

sketch saturday challenge card


Hi This is my card i have made for the SKETCH SATURDAY CHALLENGE,http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/ have a look at this site some brillant cards from the DT. Really enjoyed doing this one, as there was many shapes to the layout, used one of my fav images, Hope you like it, hugs carol X

Monday 2 February 2009

i have been photo tagged!!


Thanks mel http://thecreativeworldofmellymoo.blogspot.com/ for tagging me....so this is my photo which is the 6th photo from the 6th file...have not got a clue which pic it will be ....well here goes uploading now, then i need to tell you about the photo.... oh its ok its my son...Rory this was his 21st birthday in may last year and we decided to go to pizza hut that night as he was going out with friends on the Friday, he's lovely isn't he but then again i am so biased.
Now i need to pass on this to another six peeps will be doing it shortley. hugs carol

1. mina at http://pinkpuds.blogspot.com/
2. carol at http://somethinggonemissing.blogspot.com/
3. denise http://craftycrafterdenise.blogspot.com/
4. lesley http://pinklesdreams.blogspot.com/2009/02/good-evening.html

Sunday 1 February 2009

LOVE chocolate theme




Well here is my mornings craft session results with those fantastic ribbons i told you about in the last post, I could not make up my mind which ones too use as i Loved all of them!!! and still have lots left hehe
Used my cuttle bug and nesties also used fiskers shapes and tilda image also used a messy rabbit from Johanna sheen collection,
thanks for stopping by, hugs carol
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