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

https://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/2021/10/challenge-488-digital-image.html - #488 Use a Digital Image

https://digichoosday.blogspot.com/2021/10/cardmaking-and-papercrafting-challenge_01963962156.html - #42 Anything Goes

http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/10/challenge-103-anything-christmas-goes.html - #103 Anything Christmas Goes

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/10/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html - #10-2021 Always Anything Goes

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2021/10/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-october.html - October challenge Anything Goes using patterned paper

http://createfulheartcards.blogspot.com/2021/10/challenge-37-and-design-team-call.html - #37 Anything Goes, Family Friendly

http://sparklesforumchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/10/129-flora-and-or-fauna.html - #129 Flora and Fauna

https://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/10/286-christmas-sentiment.html - #286 Christmas Sentiment

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

Penny Black - Noel, Three Kings

Hello friends,

A late posting from me, not been home long and we've had a lovely time away this week. Friday, we and his mother visited St George's Chapel at Windsor, I've got to say it was amazing and beautiful and another visit is on the cards. Anyway, I have a Christmas card to share and I'm really pleased with how it has turned out. I'm not the best at wet embossing and here it is...

To make this card I have used the following:

6x6 card base

Penny Black stamp - Noel, Three Kings

Embossed with Papermania Gold Embossing Powder

Craft Sensations - Merry Christmas Vintage Style Glitter Paper

Double Stitched rectangle die 

Gold and Black card from The Range

Faux pearls - stash

Thank you for visiting and any comments are always lovely to read. Also a big welcome to Nikki for following my blog.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and see you soon.

Debbie x

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

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - PBSC September - Anything Goes...Optional 'Embossing'

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Challenge # 214 Always Anything Goes

My Time to Craft Christmas Challenge - Challenge #17 Embossing Heat/Dry I have chosen heat

Merry Little Christmas Challenge - MLCCB #38 September Anything Christmas Goes

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge -Challenge # 100 Anything Christmas Goes 2nd Entry

DRS Designs - Berry Wreath for TTCRD

 Good evening friends and visitors,

This evening I am sharing my project for Through the Craft Room Door design team and today we are showcasing designs from DRS Designs where you can win a $20 for their store. We are an 'Anything Goes' Challenge and we would love if you would join in with us. I have chosen to use Berry Wreath...

I have used the following for this card:

6x6 card blank

DRS Designs image - Berry Wreath

coloured with Promarker's on to Neenah Classic card

Silver Glitter card

Paper is Papermania - Fist Noel`                   

Sentiment is Papermania - Create Christmas

Ribbon and bling from stash.

Thank you for taking the time to visit.

Debbie x

Mimosa Christmas Flowers

Hello,

So it's a Friday evening, totally bored, nothing on the TV to watch - well not what I want to watch! I've spent the day making a start on my Christmas cards, to be honest I don't send that many as I usually donate what I would spend on postage to the local hospice. So here is one I've made today...

I've had this image for such a long time and it's sad that Bildmalarna no longer trade, I really liked their images, anyway I thought I would ink this up, she is such a cutie.

To make this card I used the following:

6x6 card base

Bildmalarna - Mimosa Christmas Flower stamp

Coloured with Promarker's

Docrafts Papermania First Noel papers

Cut & Make sentiment die

Bling and ribbon from my stash (I blinged the centres of all the flowers.) 

Have a great weekend everyone, 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:

http://cardz4galz.blogspot.com/2021/07/151-christimas-in-july-re-posted.html

https://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/2021/07/challenge-690-anything-goes.html

https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/07/krafty-chicks-challenge-569-all.html

http://throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.com/2021/07/challenge-182.html

https://christmas-craft-creations.blogspot.com/2021/07/july-challenge-anything-goes.html

http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2021/07/challenge-221-christmas-in-july.html

https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2021/07/ellibelles-crafty-wednesday-july.html

https://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.com/2021/07/challenge-440.html

http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/06/challenge-97-anything-christmas-

goes.html

http://dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.com/2021/07/july-challenge-christmas-in-july.html

Apologies for not doing this!

Birthday Wishes

Good morning friends and Visitors,

I hope you're all OK? So sunny Southend is very sunny and very warm, I wish I had a garden to enjoy this hot weekend! This last week I have been so busy making cards as August is one of my busiest months for birthday's. This means I can blog a bit more often (sorry)... lol. So here is the first of the cards...

To make this card I used the following:

6x6 card blank

Whimsy Dreams Clipart - Whimsical Flowers

Coloured with Promarker's

Crafter's Companion embossing folder - 6x6 Scattered Dots, inked with...

Distress Oxide - Squeezed Lemonade

Lili of the Valley Sentiment - hand written phrases

Papermania - Dew drops.

Impression Obsession Die

That's it for today, have a great weekend and don't forget the sunscreen!

Debbie x

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

https://colourcrazychallenge.blogspot.com/2021/07/week-28-anything-goes-colouring.html

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/challenge-212.html

http://abitmoretimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/07/a-bit-more-time-to-craft-challenge.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/07/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2021/07/july-2021-challenge-89-crafts-galore.html

https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/ltccb-60-july-anything-goes.html

https://creativecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/07/challenge-42.html

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/2021/07/july-challenge-423-anything-goes.html

https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-emboss-it-4/

http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2021/07/embossing-dry-or-heat.html

http://lemonshortbreadchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/07/challenge-150-anything-goes.html

https://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/07/week-600dies-andor-punches.html

http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/2021/07/anthing-goes-challenge-13th-july.html

http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/07/july-for-lady.html

Another Easter Card

 Happy Saturday friends and visitors,

I'm on a bit of a role, the other half asked me to make some Easter cards for his family, so I couldn't really say no! I enjoyed making this one and I again coloured this using Promarkers, there is not a lot to this card, but I like the simplicity of it. So here it is...

I used the following to make this...

A2 card blank

Lili of the Valley Bunny Blooms stamp (stamps are no longer available) Digi image here 

Lili of the Valley Easter sentiments available here

Coloured with Promarkers on to Neenah card

Spellbinders Label 4

Papermania buttons

Faux pearls stash

Background die and double stitch die eBay.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend and please stay safe!

Debbie x

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

Passion for Markers - #584 Bunnies and/or blooms (used both)

Crafty Animal #48 Anything goes, must use an animal

Love to Craft - #56 March Anything goes

Colour Crazy Challenge Week 12 Anything goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #204 Anything goes

Cute Card Thursday #679 - Easter

Moving Along with the Times #128 Spring is coming

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Easter/Spring

Happy 4th Birthday!

Good morning blog friends and visitors.

I'm on countdown now as my shielding finishes on the 31st March. It's been a long year and I'm so looking forward to doing my own food shopping, but still staying safe. It'll be great to visit friends even if it's in their gardens. So not long now. 

Anyway, I have a card to share with you all, this card I made for my great niece who will be 4 on the 1st April and she loves horse riding! So I thought this is a great image for her. So here it is...

To make this I used a 7x7 card blank, Simply Print image from Lili of the Valley which can be found here. Spellbinder die, number and happy birthday die are unbranded, heart embossing folder (it could be papermania!) Flowers are Trimcraft and Wild Orchid Craft roses and everything else is from my stash.

Have a great weekend and a big thank you for all the lovely comments on my last two cards, I'm amazed how many of you took the time out of your busy lives to visit.

Stay safe, Debbie x

Decorated Wooden Heart

Hi Friends

Where has the last month gone? I can't believe it's been that long since my last post. I put it down to being away for most of the holidays and not getting any crafting done!

Anyway I did manage to make this decorated wooden heart. I made this for myself which makes a change as normally I give most things away. Anyway I hope you like it.....

The details are:
The heart came from The Works.
The flowers mostly came from Wild Orchid Crafts.
The wooden love also came from a set from The Works which I coloured with a Promarker.
The spirals and pearls are from Aliexpress.
My favourite sentiment is an Inkylicious one and I love it!
The paper is from an old Papermania one and is 8x8.

Well I hope you all like it.
Have a great weekend.
Hugs Debbie x

It's Snooze O'clock

Hello Friends, I hope you are all having a good weekend. I hope you are getting some crafting in? I'm having a crafting day with the Olympics on in the background. Anyway I've made a male card, not one of my favourites. I do like things to be girlie, but I was really pleased with the way it turned out. I've used another new die, Tim Holtz's 'Weathered Wood Clock die and as I didn't have the right colour for the design I coloured the paper using distress inks. So here it is.

Ingredients for Card

Fizzy Moon 'All About Him' Stamp

coloured with Promarkers

Papers are Papermania 'Bookprint and Portobello Road'

Tim Holtz Weathered Clock Die

Martha Stewart Punch

Nesties

Card Candi

I thought I would give this card to the boyfriend for his birthday as this is how he looks when he's not working and especially when sport is on the TV!  Have a great week ahead and lets hope the sun comes back, it's blooming dull here in Southend.

Hugs Debbie x

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

Scrapbook Sisters - #92 clock or clocks

Emergency Crafters Challenge - Circles

ATC's and Cards with Attitude - Anything Goes

LOTV - Blossom

Hello Peeps,  I know it's been a while and I know I'm a useless blogger. I have lots of reasons for not posting, but it would take a lifetime to tell you and I think we would all rather make some cards.
Also I've heard a rumour that we are expecting some summer weather this weekend, what do you think, are those pigs flying yet?
Anyway now that my mojo is back I've managed to make some cards recently and I have one to show you today and here it is.

I so adore this image from Lili of the Valley and it's the first time I've inked her up. I treated myself to the Tim Holtz - on the edge doily die and I love it and think it works perfectly with this card.

Ingredients Used Are

 Lili of the Valley Image coloured

with Promarkers

Lucy Cromwell Papers from Papermania

Nesties and Memory Box Dies

Flowers and Ribbon Wild Orchid Crafts

Lili of the Valley Sentiment

Pearls and Cute button from stash

I hope you all like the card and I have a new motto 'I must do better with blogging and try and blog more often'. Have a great weekend friends and thank you for sticking with me.

Hugs Debbie x

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

Papertake Weekly - All Things Girlie

Make it Monday - Always Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Anything Goes

Lets Ink it Up - #25 All Girl

ATC's and Cards with Attitude - #18 Anything Goes

The Journey

Hello Friends, I hope you all had a lovely Easter? I worked all Easter weekend, no rest for me and no crafting!  (boo hoo) Anyhoo, I've got a couple of days off this week so hopefully I will get some cards done. Need loads of them to sell for charity.

Any way on to my card that I  have made for the boyfriends dad, whose birthday is this week. It's a favourite boy/man stamp of mine from Lili of the Valley. Their stamps are just so cute!

Recipe

 Lili of the Valley stamp

coloured with Promarkers

Papers are Kraft and Papermania Portobello Road

Whimsey mini postage stamp and die

Glossy accents

Gems from stash

A nice quick card which I am entering into the following challenges:

Crafty Ann's Challenge - #63 It's a man thing!

Totally Papercrafts - Friday Challenge - Things with wings - I hope this counts if not please delete!

Anything Goes challenge - challenge 64 anything goes at anything goes
Make it Monday - Challenge #84

I hope you like this card, I just so love those papers! Have a great week ahead.

Hugs

Debbie x