A very......

to all my friends that still pop in to 'see' me :) I hope you all have a wonderful, healthy and peaceful New Year!

Hugs
Carol x

A few Christmas treats!

......for my family at our Boxing Day celebrations............

A little box containing a Molton Brown Bath & Shower gel for each person, with some sequinned hair clips for my Granddaughter Danielle

I also gave some of them a Gift Card inside these little 4 x 4 folders. I found the tutorial for these hereAll products used in these projects are Stampin' Up!

These were for my oldest two children and their partners...................they can choose what they would like with the Gift Cards enclosed. I think it gets harder to choose gifts the older they get!! so i took the easy route this year :)

Everyone was very pleased with their gifts and Christmas lunch was a complete success, so happy faces and full tummies all around!

I hope your celebrations went according to plan and that you all had a great time..............see you soon I hope ;-D

Carol x x

A couple more Christmas Cards.....

Just wanted to share with you all the other two cards that i made as samples for my workshop yesterday evening..............some of my Ladies like to copy them to the millimetre, others put their own little slant on them........ As long as they enjoy themselves and love what they make, then i feel happy too!
We have two more scheduled workshops left for this year and i've already booked my dates at the church hall for 2010 which will be the start of my sixth year!! Hopefully i can inspire them enough so that they will enjoy cardmaking throughout the New Year :)

The images here are from my ever growing stash, although i have had these two cuties for a while now! I've coloured them in with some very popular marker pens....you know the ones they start with the letter P! and can be found in lots of good craft outlets!!

The coloured card i've used and also the patterned paper is all from Stampin' Up! as i am now a demonstrator, which means i have access to a whole catalogue of crafty goodies :) If you pop over to my blog Crescent Stampin', you can view the other two workshop cards and also the catalogue in PDF format........just click on the picture of the front cover in the right side bar.

I am hoping to continue posting cards here for you to see, however it may not be as often as before! ............Thanks for popping in today, i appreciate your visits ;-D

Hugs
Carol x

My New Group

I have a new 'Stampers 10' just started, if you live in the U.K. and would like to join this new group there are eight places still available................. check out the details over at Crescent Stampin' :)

Carol x

A couple of Christmas Cards

I've been making four Christmas cards for my regular Tuesday workshop, here are a couple of them, the other two can be found over at Crescent Stampin'..........


I've used stamps from my stash, one is more traditional in the reds and greens, but the other is a slightly quirky colour scheme for a Christmas card.................but, i actually quite like it makes a change don't you think? I've used some popular markers to colour my images! and added some Dazzling Diamonds for a bit of sparkle :)
The sentiments and backgrounds are from Stampin' Up! .......also the satin ribbon and most of the cardstock. I've used my SU border punches and also the plain and scallop ovals...............if i can help you out with any of the Stampin' Up! supplies please let me know.........you can also browse the catalogue over at Crescent Stampin'................Enjoy the rest of your weekend ;-D

See you soon,
Hugs
Carol x

Thanks Girls!

I have received some lovely messages from my former team mates of Funky Hand and also Cute Daisy May and The Pink Elephant.

Thank You all so much for the well wishes and your lovely kind comments............i never imagined that when i started this little old blog that i would 'meet' albeit electronically! so many wonderful crafting friends....................from all over the globe......love you all :)

Hugs
Carol x

A note to say.......

.... that unfortunately i have had to resign from all my current DT commitments. I will be having a little tidy up here, so if there is anything you wish to 'bookmark' then please do so :)

I have enjoyed playing along with all the different challenges and of course i will be continuing my sketch challenge every fortnight over at Carol's Sketch Fun

My main activity however will be on my Stampin' Up! site Crescent Stampin
I hope lots of my lovely followers will maybe visit me over there :) Hopefully when i get a bit more 'settled' i will have some regular tutorials for you and i usually have a special offer or two!

I would like to say a big thanks to all the lovely people that pop in to see me, the comments are always appreciated and are a boost to the system, especially after a bad day at the office :)

Big Hugs to you all........

Carol x

A6 Card Box

Hello All :) I am afraid i have neglected this little place recently!! i've been busy trying to get samples made for my SU business! so that i have things to show at demonstrations and for my open day on Saturday. Apologies to my lovely visitors that have popped in to find something new............................. !

My most recent 'make' is this A6 Card Box................................i'll just show a couple of pictures here, but if you would like the instructions, complete with pictures then you can find them over at my SU blog Crescent Stampin'



I hope you enjoy the tutorial and that you will try it out for yourselves :)

Thanks for popping in today ;-D

Hugs
Carol x

A Rose for You

A little card for you today using some of my new Stampin Up! goodies and my current sketch #16
Please pop over to Carol's Sketch Fun, where the new sketch will be posted at 9am, as usual with a fab little prize!

All products used on this card can be found in the current U.K. Stampin Up! catalogue which can be viewed online over at my SU blog Crescent Stampin

Have a lovely Wednesday ;-D

Hugs
Carol x

Cute Daisy May

It's Monday and time again for our new challenge over at Cute Daisy May...........

PINK CHRISTMAS

Now i'm sure Linnie will forgive me for saying that i think this gorgeous Fairy is rather raunchy!!
I have printed my sentiment from the PC for this one, i also found that i didn't really have any Christmas designer paper in pink! luckily i found one small piece just to set off the colours of my image and background.

Image.... Cute Daisy May sheet 9
Colour.... Promarkers
DP.... Papermania
Nesties circle stippled with Ranger Sea Brights 'Bikini Pink'
Cuttlebug & Snowflake folder
Glamour Dust on wings
Snowflakes.... Quikcutz
snowflake brad from stash

I hope you can play along with us all this week and share all your wonderful pink Christmas Cards!

Thanks for popping in today, see you soon ;-D

Hugs
Carol x

Penny Black Colour Challenge ~ week 68

It's been a few weeks since I played along with the challenge over at PBSC...........this week it's a colour challenge.............

CHOCOLATE...... LEMON & PINK

This very cute little image is from an acrylic set called......'Tiny Wishes'

Image.... PB 'Tiny Wishes' 30-026
Colour.... Promarkers
Nesties & Cuttlebug
Patterned paper.... Basic Grey 'Porcelain'
Yellow card & ribbon.... Stampin Up! 'so saffron'
other card from stash
My sketch #7

I have my regular class this evening, trolleys are packed...........just hope i have packed everything that i need!! I received some more SU goodies yesterday, so i'll take those along and they can have a bit of a play with those too :)
Thanks for your visit today.....

Hugs
Carol x

Cute Daisy May ~ a Recipe

Morning lovelies, we have a recipe for you today over at Cute Daisy May........

1 Ribbon, 2 Buttons, 3 Flowers

I've completely suprised myself with my DT card this week!.............i very rarely leave 'white space' on my cards, preferring usually to cover the card front with at least one designer paper.....today i resisted that urge.........

As you can see, i did not want to confuse this beautiful image, Linnie's drawings have such pretty faces they speak for themselves...............and those of you that know me well, will know that i am not fond of images without proper faces!!

I would love to see what you can 'cook up' with our recipe this week, and don't forget to check out the fabulous creations from my team mates!

I have another parcel arriving today with lots more new Stampin Up! goodies from the brand new catalogue, launching on the 1st October. If you would like to treat yourself to some too... and spread the cost over the next few months, pop over to Crescent Stampin to find the details of my Stampers Clubs...............you can enjoy Hostess benefits and free product without moving from your armchair!!

Thanks for popping in today.......see you soon ;-D

Hugs
Carol x

Meet Coco!

Yes, ........we have increased our little menagerie of pets to 15 now!!!! with the arrival of the very handsome Coco...................
originally owned by a friend of my MIL, who to be honest did not have the time to spend handling, interacting and talking to his animals. Don't be misled he cares for them perfectly well
just not as obsessed as us when it comes to spending time with them.......................he was also a bit 'miffed' that he has never had any lovely duck eggs in the year that he has owned this gorgeous creature........................and the reason?..................................it's a boy!!!!!!!!

I'm happy to say that our girls Pepsi & Splash have accepted him rather well, although because he has never been handled at all, he is very wary of most things at the moment, especially Flopsy........one of our ex-battery hens that has taken an instant dislike to him and we can only let them be in the same area when we are watching...........he has only been here for two days, so hopefully things will improve when everyone gets more used to him being around!

Isn't he gorgeous?

See you soon.....
Hugs
Carol x

Cute Daisy May ~ Texture

Hello.............. The challenge we have for you this week over at Cute Daisy May is..........

TEXTURE

We want to see your fabulous designs using some form of texture.....it could be embossing, fabric, ribbon or anything that is 'touchy feely'!
For my DT card i've gone with some perforated cardstock and some dead easy to use die cut felt strip.......... The sweet girl is from download sheet number 53

Come on over and play......you don't have to use a Cute Daisy May image , but you will be in with the chance of winning a gorgeous download which you can use on future challenges!

Thanks for your visit today.........see you soon.......

Hugs
Carol x

Cute Daisy May ~ Hey Baby.....

Without wishing to make too many of you feel broody! our challenge at Cute Daisy May this week is..........

BABY

Linnie has so many lovely images for you for this theme, and of course all the other girls on the DT have worked their magic to inspire you as well............some really gorgeous creations to feast your eyes on!

I chose to use this fab little Elephant for my card today from sheet #40...........

Image.... CDM digi sheet #40
Colour.... Promarkers
Papers.... Basic Grey 'lemonade'
Large oval.... Cuttlebug & Nesties
Sentiment oval punches.... Stampin Up!
Sentiment.... Stampin Up!
Ribbon & button from stash

*if you live in the u.k. and would like any SU product,
please e-mail me to place your order*

I hope you will enjoy playing along with our challenge this week and i look forward to visiting you to see what you have made :)

Happy Monday ;-D

Hugs
Carol x

The Pink Elephant

Good Morning lovelies :) Wow! can you believe we are up to challenge #32 at TPE ......already!!

Today we have a fun challenge.......

Back to School / For Teacher

My gorgeous Granddaughter has started going to school now, but just for the afternoons at the moment, apparently she asks her Mum or Dad several times during the mornings "Is it time for school yet?" she's loving every minute :) so i have made a card for her to give to her teacher :)

I think this is called an 'easel' card.......found some images in the gallery at SCS but couldn't actually find any instructions, so i just made it 5 x 5 to fit the envelopes i already have! It was very easy to make and i love how it looks..............hope Mrs Franklin likes it!!

Image.... Digi image that i won from lovely Joni
Colour.... Promarkers
Stamps.... Hero Arts LL760 good Alphabet(teacher)
5/8" Circle Punch.... Woodware
all other supplies from stash

Don't forget to check out the fabulous creations from my lovely team mates and i hope you have fun with this weeks challenge :)

Back soon with Cute Daisy May ;-D

Hugs
Carol x

Here are the RAK winners.........

I used Random.org to pick the numbers and after almost going boss-eyed!! here are the six winners.........................................

Karen B

Milliesmarvels

Hazel Q

Scotspanda

Kathleen

Anne

Congratulations Ladies :) Please e-mail with your full postal address(addy in side bar) and i will get your paper bundle posted out to you.
If i do not hear from you by Wednesday at 5pm GMT i will have no alternative but to draw some more names from the list.

A huge Thank You to everyone that joined in this time.......and don't be too disappointed a new Blog Candy is on the horizon.........i still need to make more space!! ;-D
See you tomorrow,

Hugs
Carol x

RAK is now closed......

........I will use Random. Org to draw the six winners. the winning names will be announced here as soon as possible.............................Back soon :)

Hugs
Carol x

Funky New Downloads

Anice at Funky Hand has been working her magic again designing two brand new Christmas Wordbooks, so now i get to show you the samples i worked on and here they are..................

TIS THE SEASON

BLUE CHRISTMAS

You can of course pop over to Funky Hand and buy them now.........you could be making them this afternoon! Oh, and while you are there don't forget to look at all the other gorgeous samples from my fabby team mates.....................you'll find them all in the gallery!

Thanks for popping in today, i'll see you later with the results of my RAK.......and then back tomorrow with The Pink Elephant & Cute Daisy May!

Also, if you haven't popped over to my new website yet, i will be having some fantastic offers in the next few days, so if you live in the U.K. you might want to check those out too! ;-D

Hugs
Carol x

Penny Black Saturday ~ Week 65

Morning lovelies......... my last day of crafty freedom before going back to work tomorrow! I have really enjoyed the last three days..............i'm very easy to please, just give me stamps and paper and i'm a happy bunny!!

I've been creating some DT projects for two new Christmas wordbook downloads soon to be available over at Funky Hand.......so watch out for those! I also made a little card for the current challenge over at PBSC which is called................. Hearts Desire

The layout follows my current sketch over at Carol's Sketch Fun...............with a fabulous prize this fortnight................you will not want to miss your chance at this one!!

Image.... PB 'Crush' 3786F
Sentiment.... Stampin Up! 'Soft Summer'113802
Colour.... Promarkers
Papers.... Basic Grey 12 x 12 'Bittersweet'
Nesties.... Scalloped Rectangles
Sentiment Punches.... Stampin Up!
Border Punch.... Fiskars
bobble trim & ribbon from stash

Off now to cut up the rest of the paper for my RAK Candy..............you still have a few days to enter for a chance at 50 sheets of 6 x 6 Designer Paper.....................and watch out very soon for another Candy giveaway!
I have everything crossed that my Stampin Up! starter kit will arrive today, then i will get chance for a little play before returning to work! :)
Thanks for popping in today, i hope you can spend your Wednesday doing what you love too!
See you soon ;-D

Hugs
Carol x