01 February 2022

Bath Time Deirdery - Dr Digi for TTCRD Design Team

 Hello Everyone

Welcome to another challenge for Through the Craft Room Door, this week we are showcasing images from Dr Digi's House of Stamps where you can win 2 images for their store. There are some great fun Digi's to choose from! So I look forward to seeing all your creations in this fortnights challenge.

So here is my card...


I have used the following Digi which is 'Bath Time Deirdery' and you can find it here. I printed the image onto Neenah classic card and coloured with Promarker's, the dies are Go Kreate, the sentiment is from a printed set from Polkadoodles and everything else is from my stash.

Please join in with the challenge and I'll be back soon.

Debbie x


04 January 2022

Ballet Shoes - All Dressed Up Stamps for TTCRD Design Team

Good evening friends and visitors

So welcome to the first challenge of 2022 for Through the Craft Room Door challenge and this week we are sponsored by the amazing All Dressed Up Stamps, where you can win 2 images for their store, there are so many to choose from. So I look forward to seeing all your creations for this Anything Goes challenge.

So here is my card...

I had this image that I wanted to use and you can find it here. My friends daughter is about to start ballet this week and her birthday is coming up soon and thought this was suitable. A clean and simple design coloured with Promarker's on to Neenah Classic card, mounted onto pink card and raised slightly off the card, I added the sequins and the font is Calibri.

Please join in with this weeks challenge and I look forward to visiting your creations. Happy 2022 everyone and see you all soon.

Debbie x


02 January 2022

Happy New Year!

I'd like to wish you all a very Happy New Year, apologies for not being around, my life has been rather manic leading up to Christmas! However, things are now slowing down... yay is all I can say. 

I'd like to share a project that kept me quite busy just before Christmas. I'm so pleased with how it turned out, considering it's only the 3rd cross stitch I've ever done! The pattern is from Lili of the Valley and I was lucky enough to get it in the black Friday sale, oh and a few others went into my basket too... lol. So here it is, no challenges for this one, it's just for sharing.


I'll be back next week with my design team blog for Through the Craft Room Door - see you then.

So thank you for taking the time to visit and I hope 2022 brings you all everything you want or need (ie, lots of crafty bits... lol).

Hugs

Debbie x

08 December 2021

AWOL

 Hi friends

Apologies for my absence. I had a lovely relaxing break in Spain and was pleased we came home when we did and missed out on the PCR test, but we did have to do a Lateral Flow Test once home and we were not allowed to use the NHS ones, we had to purchase them!

Anyway, I have nothing to share with you all today, but I have been busy creating Christmas crafts and other bits and I will share them with you once I have taken photos etc.

Have a great rest of the week and I'll be back over the weekend.

Debbie x

07 December 2021

Showers of Tulips - Jan's Digi Stamps for TTCRD Design Team

Good evening friends and visitors


Today I am sharing my card for Through the Craft Room Door challenge and this week are sponsored by the amazing Jan's Digi Stamps, where you can win a $6 voucher for the store, there are so many to choose from. I had trouble choosing an image! So I look forward to seeing all your creations for this Anything Goes challenge. This will be our last challenge for this year.

So here is my card...

I decided to make another easel calendar card, but this time I twisted it and followed the following tutorial as I had never made one before! The tutorial by Ruth Hamilton and you can find it HERE, I didn't realise how easy they are to make! The image is precoloured called Sunshine of Tulips which you can purchase from HERE - I do like a nice tulip!

Thank you for taking the time to visit and I hope you will take the time to visit my team mates creations too. The team will be back in 2022. 

Debbie x



23 November 2021

Azalea Digi Stamp - Beccy's Place for Through the Craft Room Door Design Team

 Hello Friends


Today I am sharing my creation for the Through the Craft Room Door design team and this week we are sponsored by the amazing Beccy Muir from Beccy's Place where you can win AU$10 for her store, there are so many images to choose from. So I look forward to seeing your creations for this weeks Anything Goes challenge.

I had a lot of trouble choosing an image to use, so here is my creation...


I used the following to make this easel calendar card, I used Beccy's Place Azalea image which you can find here. To make the easel card I used a 6x6 card bland and just turned the top half in half, so easy, I coloured the image with Promarker's onto Neenah Classic card, the papers are from a very old paper pad by Basic Grey called Boxer, the sentiment is from Lili of the Valley. I got the calendars from The Range and everything else from my stash.

I hope to see you all join in with the challenge and see you all soon.

Debbie x

17 November 2021

Stampendous - Snowy Postcard Stamp

Hello friends and visitors 

I hope everyone is having a good week? This will be my last post for just over a week as I'm off to Spain on Friday... woo hoo, (I do have a scheduled post for TTCRD design team.) Our first foreign trip since December 2019. I'm so looking forward to it, my partner and I need some time to relax before Christmas. I have a Christmas card to share with you, not much to it really, but I like it! So here it is...

I used a 6x6 card blank and the stamp I've had for years and is still one of my favourites. It's from Stampendous - Snowy Postcard Stamp, I stamped it with Memento ink pad- Lady Bug colour, the papers are from Craft Sensations - vintage style glitter pad, Make & Create sentiment stamp, ribbon and bling from stash.

Have a good week ahead and I'll see you soon.

Debbie x

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
https://tictactoechallenge.com/tttc139-featured-designer-carol/  Chosen botton line Holiday/Gold/Patterned Paper  

10 November 2021

Fantasy Fairy Card

Hello friends and visitors,

Has anyone else noticed the amount of Blog challenges that are closing, it's rather sad, but can totally understand the amount of work that goes into running one! Let's hope new one's pop up.

Anyway, I'm sharing a card that I made a few weeks ago using Arteza watercolour pens and here it is...

I used Arteza watercolour pens and smooshed them onto watercolour card, once dried I added the stamps and sentiment and added it onto a die cut shape, I also used glitter on the fairy wings (sadly this is not very clear!). Another card I really enjoyed making.

Thank you for taking the time to visit and I'll see you all soon.

Debbie x

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

09 November 2021

Surfin Santa - Dr Digi for Through the Craft Room Door Design Team

Hello friends and visitors

Today I am sharing my card for Through the Craft Room Door challenge and this week are sponsored by the amazing Dr Digi, where you can win two of his designs, there are so many to choose from. I had trouble choosing an image! So I look forward to seeing all your creations for this Anything Goes challenge.


So here is my card...


I used the following Surfin Santa digi image which you can find here, the papers 'surfs up' were also Dr Digi and you can find them here. I coloured the image with my Promarker's onto Neenah Classic card, the sentiment is a really old Pink Gem stamp and I embossed it with white embossing powder. Everything else from my stash.

I hope to see you all join in with the challenge and see you all soon.

Debbie x


08 November 2021

Henry - Mushroom Bear a Crafty Sentiment Design

Hello friends and visitors

So I'm sitting at my desk and it's pitch black at 4.30pm, I so hate these dark autumn nights, crafting is even more difficult! Anyway so before it got too late I made a card for several challenges and here it is...


I was lucky to win the Cutie Pie challenge recently and the prize was 3 Digi images from Crafty Sentiment Designs and this was one of the ones I chose. How cute is Henry sitting on a mushroom? I really enjoyed colouring him up and putting the card together. So to make this card I used the following:

Henry - Mushroom Bear which you can find here
Coloured with Promarker's onto Neenah Classic card
The papers are from a very old pad by Basic Grey called Olivia
The flowers are Hunkydory Fabulous Flowers.

Thank you for taking the time to visit and see you all soon.

Debbie x

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

05 November 2021

Fairy House

 Hello friends and visitors

A big thank you for all the kind comments on my last card, they were lovely to read. It's my SIL 50th birthday next week and we're all going out tonight to celebrate - so I'm looking forward to a lovely meal out at Miller and Carter.

I've something different to share with you all today. I've had this blank fairy house from The Works for a good few years and decided to decorate it. I'm really pleased with how it's turned out and now to do the other three I have! Anyway here it is...


So to make this which was a wooden colour, I removed the door and metal bits and painted the door and plinth with white acrylic paint. I cut round some paper from Lili of the Valley which I've had for years. The fairies welcome sign, mushroom, pink bow and the cute little fairy came from a website and I wish I could remember where, as I want to buy more,all the other embellishments came from my stash. Once I put it all together, I placed white felt on the bottom of the plinth and the back of the frame and door to finish it off. Now to do the others for Christmas presents for the four 3 year olds that I buy for.

Thank you for taking the time to visit, have a great weekend and I'll see you all soon.

Debbie x

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

01 November 2021

Whimsy Dreams Clipart - Wildflowers

Hello friends and visitors

I had a lovely few days dog sitting Dora the Dachshund, who is completely mad! I haven't done any cardmaking since I've been home, I've taken up another crafty hobby - I'm into cross stitching, I'm finding it very therapeutic, I've started off doing a few easy things and managed to find a few freebie patterns. I'm going to turn some of them into cards, so watch this space.

Anyhow, I have a card to share that I made a few weeks ago and here it is...


To make this card I used a 7x7 card blank, Whimsy Dream Clipart image called Wildflowers which you can find here, coloured with Promarker's onto Neenah Classic Card, the sentiment is a stamp from Inkylicious which you can find here, sorry not sure where the papers are from and embellishments and ribbon from stash.

Thank you for taking the time to visit and any comments left are lovely to read, have a great week and see you soon.

Debbie x


I would like to enter this card into the following challenges;
http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/2021/10/pp565-tic-tac-toe-challenge-from-ann.html - PP565 Tic-Tac-Toe, I have used ribbon, patterned paper and embellishments.

26 October 2021

Wink, Wink, Ink Digi Image for TTCRD Design Team

 Good Evening Friends and Visitors


So welcome all to this weeks challenge at Through the Craft Room Door, this week we are showcasing images from Wink, Wink, Ink, there are some really beautiful designs in their Etsy shop, so please go and check them out.   

Wink, Wink, Ink

There is an amazing prize of $15 for their store.

I have chosen to use the following image for my creations today, there are two images you can download, a coloured version and a black and white image for you to colour. I have used both which you an see here...

Wink Wink Ink

The top image is the coloured version and I chose to colour my image in purples with Promarker's and added a Marianne Design Baby sentiment die. 

                                

Thank you for taking the time to visit and I hope you can all join in with this weeks challenge at Through the Craft Room Door.

Debbie x








21 October 2021

Holly Berry Bouquet - Conie Fong

Hello friends and visitors

So the rain we had overnight kept me awake as it battered my windows, so I thought I would do a very early post for me! This will be my last post except for a scheduled design team post until next Thursday, I'm off again to look after Dora, my friends Dachshund. I will be commenting on posts and  I'm still catching up on commenting, so if I haven't visited your blogs I will in the next few days.

Anyway, today I'm sharing a Christmas card and here it is...


To make this card I used a 6x6 card blank, Conie Fong Digi image which can be found here, coloured with Promarker's on to Neenah Classic card, papers are Papermania First Noel, Spellbinders Nestabilities, sentiment stamp is Cut and Make and everything else from my stash.

Have a great weekend everyone and thank you for visiting, see you soon.

Debbie x


I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
https://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.com/2021/10/challenge-446.html - #446 Anything Goes opt use dies or punches

19 October 2021

Sunflower in a Pot - Conie Fong

Hello friends and visitors

It's been a sad week here in 'Sunny Southend' with the murder of Sir David Amess MP, he wasn't my MP, I live on the wrong side of the tracks! I used to see him shopping and he would stop and chat to me or just give me that big smile of his, he was such a lovely person, no one regardless of their politics, religion or beliefs should have to die the way he did. However, the tribute that has been given to Southend in his memory is that we are now a City, which he always campaigned for. RIP Sir David.

Anyway, I'm sharing a card today using a Conie Fong image which I really like. I like the clean lines it has and really enjoyed colouring this one in. So here it is...


To make this card I used a DL card base, Conie Fong image which you can find here and is in her sale, the sentiment is included with the image. I coloured the image using my Promarker's onto Neenah Classic card, the dies are from Ebay and some clear embellishments.

Have a great week and thank you for visiting any comments are always lovely to read,

Debbie x

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:



14 October 2021

Papermania - Bauble Decoration

Hello friends

I know I've been AWOL, but I have a really good excuse! I spent 11 days in Trearrdur Bay, North Wales, looking after a friends dog. The weather was pretty awful, cold, rain and wind. So please accept my apologies for not getting to see your blogs and commenting, I will catch up. Anyway, I have a card to share with you today and here it is...


So I used a very old, 8+ years stamp and embossed it using white embossing powder (I still need more practice on this technique.) This is one of my favourite Christmas stamps, but I've always had trouble stamping with it! So I decided to take it off the wooden mount and attach it to some EZ Mount and then used my Vaessen Stamp Easy to stamp the card, so much better. I embossed the sentiment using a red glitter embossing powder and attached it to red card and then raised it off the card which I must admit is pretty awful, I need to invest in a plain red one. The sentiment does say Christmas Cheer! I mounted it all on to red card and then raised it on to a white 5x7 card blank and used white glitter embellishments dotted about.

Thank you for taking the time to visit and have a great rest of the week and I'll see you all soon.

Debbie x


I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Christmas Craft Creations Challenge - October challenge - Black, White and one other colour - I have used black card, white embossing powder, white embellishments, red card and red glitter embossing powder.

Creative Moments Challenge - #224 Anything Goes
Retro Rubber Stamp Challenge - #169 Anything Goes, must use a stamp older than 1 year mine is appx 8 years old or older!
The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge - #103 Anything Christmas Goes
Get Creative Challenges - #106 Anything Goes Option Holidays
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #167 Always Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge - #645 Embellish It!
Merry Little Christmas Challenge (MLCCB) - #39 October Anything Christmas Goes
Creative Knockouts Challenge - #423 Embossing Delight



12 October 2021

Through the Craft Room Door Sponsored Challenge

Good evening friends and visitors


Today's challenge is sponsored by Through the Craft Room Door and we have two amazing prizes for you to win, so please join in with us. The prize is 1 Gemini Kite Die Set and 1 Gemini Wreath Die and Stamp Set...     

We could choose anything we liked this week and I have chosen a Lili of the Valley Simply Print image. I'm such a fan of Lili of the Valley!

Here is my card...


I used the following to make this card a Lili of the Valley Simply Print image which you can find Here, 7x7 card base, Marianne Design dies.

I look forward to looking at all your cards this week.

Debbie x


28 September 2021

Oddball Art Co., - Digi Stamp Panties In A Bunch Creepy Cute Set of 4

Good evening friends and visitors


               Oddball Art Co,

This evening I am sharing sharing my post for Through the Craft Room Door design team. Today we are showcasing designs from Oddball Art Company where they specialise in 'Creepy cute STAMPS for your ghoulish crafting needs all year round!' You can win a $10 voucher for their store. We are an 'Anything Goes' challenge and we would love if you could join in with us. I have chosen to use Digi Stamp Panties In A Bunch Creepy Cute Set of 4 Image. I have really gone out of my comfort zone for this challenge and have made three items and here it is...



For this I have made a card using papers from my scrap box the image is coloured with Promarker's and I have put the sentiment on to sticky pads to raise it.




For the pillow box I created it using the We R Memory Keepers Pillow Box Punch Board, I created my own background paper using the images and sentiment and used a single image of the pants. I thought I could put a pair of panties in the box as a gift!




I then made a keyring using Shrink Art Frosted Shrinkles. I printed the image onto the Shrink Art, I wasn't sure if it would work, I then coloured the image with children's small pencils and used my heat gun to shrink it and then added a keyring attachment.


I hope you like what I have made and any comments are always lovely to read.


Debbie x



24 September 2021

LOTV - James with Heart Bouquet

Hello friends and visitors

I hope everyone is ready for the weekend, let's hope that the weather is a good one! I've a busy one, a birthday party for a 3 year old tomorrow, secret cinema tomorrow night and Sunday a family afternoon. So no crafting for me, even though my mojo is not back I still have a lot of crafting to fit in and luckily it involves using my Cricut Maker.

Anyway, here is a card I made a few weeks ago and it's another cutie from Lili of the Valley and here it is...


 To make this I used the following:
6x6 card base
Lili of the Valley Digi image - James with Heart Bouquet which can be found HERE
coloured with Promarker's onto Neenah Classic card
Papers are First Edition from Let's Celebrate and Retro Blooms pads
Sentiment die is Make and Create
Ribbon and faux Pearls from stash.

Have a great weekend everyone and see you all soon!

Debbie x

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

19 September 2021

Lee Holland - Christmas Dragon

Hello friends

I hope everyone is well? It would seem my mojo has gone for a walk, I hope it's not a long walk! I have so much to do before Christmas! Yikes.. I said the C word again. Fortunately, I have some cards I can blog that I've already completed. Here is one I have completed and another Christmas card, I'm loving these dragons from Lee Holland....


The photo is really disappointing as the image is a lot lighter in real time! Anyway, I used the following to make this:

6x6 Card base
Lee Holland Digi stamp - Christmas Dragon on Holly leaf - from his Etsy store
coloured with Promarker's on to normal card
Crafter's Companion embossing folder
Spellbinders square die
Sentiment is from another Lee Holland stamp set
Bling from stash

I hope you like it and thank you for taking the time to visit. Have a good week and see you all soon.

Debbie x


I would like to enter this card into the following challenges!