A ladies Diary 

 Good afternoon to you all and thank you all for coming to visit . I Hope the weather isn't causing you to many problems and every one is safe and warm .
Today i would like to share with you a card i made this morning using some of the Graphic 45 "A ladies diary " papers .

 

The topper and all of the decoupage have been cut from a couple of the designer paper to create a wonderful depth to the card.

I have always loved all of their papers but would have to say that this collection must be my favourite by far .

 

Any one who owns any of their papers knows that the quality , texture and even smell of the paper is just fantastic and so great to work with .

The only embellishments i have used on this card is a length of ribbon which i threaded through some lace to make a ruffle along the top of the card and some pearls for a little bit of lushness .This is all made using a 8x8 card blank which i have edged with some olive coloured ink.

A Quick Birthday card

This is just a quick little card i made this morning while i was doing the planning for " A ladies diary " . Isn't the stamp just so sweet !!! I just love playing around now with my dies ......What would we do without them .

Thanks again for stopping bay and a super day .

Luv & Hugs

Caroline xxx

A Docrafts birthday

Good morning everyone . I hope you all have been safe and well over the last couple of days . The snow looks really pretty and is great to see but effects so many peoples lives. Its time for it to go !!!

Well this morning i'm sharing  with you a 8x8 birthday card made from the "me to you " Docrafts collection.

Its such a pretty collection and i love working with it . Its actually how i got started using the Docraft Design studio which i now couldn't live with  out .

However i will have to say this card was made using the die cut  and paper kits .....

I have chosen 3 of the colours to work with,
bright pink

yellow 
and green.
Other listed ingredients are ::Me to you Topper , tag and greetings 
 light pink card stock  
brads
ribbon 
gems ( for a little bit of sparkle ) 
and 2 different  shaped flower punches 

Using these papers i created my own coordinating punched and scrunched  flowers which i have held together with brads .  I also used some of the punched flowers and glued flat on the backing paper to add extra design and yes added a little gem to give them a bit of sparkle .

The tag i embellished with one of the greetings a ribbon and a flower .

Well i would like to enter this card into Docrafts
Challenge  " colours ".

Thank you for stopping by and stay warm and safe in this snowy weather .
Luv & Hugs
Caroline
xxx

A new baby boy 

Hope you all are keeping warm . Im not looking forward to all the snow that is coming our way  brrr its already freezing !!!

Well today i thought i would make a double draw card for a baby boy as its only 9 weeks to go till my daughter is due to give birth ...So excited .

                 The toppers i have used are from Kanban 

            The "baby " stickers are from Crafty bits

The papers are from 
stampin up 

                Card stock used is from the paper mill 
                          and ribbon from my stash.

The project isnt quiet finished yet as i need to decorate inside the draws and make some little envelopes for baby's memories .

Thank you all for stopping by and i appreciate all your comments .
Have a lovely evening  .
Luv & hugs

Caroline xx

                        All of a flutter

Evening everyone , hope you all have had a good day and been safe and warm in all this chilly and  snowy weather. 

Today i would like to share with you a Anniversary card that i made for my Mum & Dads  52nd  wedding anniversary .

Over the years i have always made them elegant card but this year i thought it was time for a change and after all i had these wonderful Free stamps and papers drop on my door step the other morning in the new Papercraft Essentials magazine.

They are just adorable!!!

I stamped  each of the owl images on to 2 matching  coloured papers  then cut out the eyes and main body of one so that i could make them into decoupage owls to give depth to the card.

The tree branch is also part of the stamp set . I then stuck the owls onto a heart shaped doily . Using the free papers i created a background and used faux stitching around the edges.

My final touches are a sentiment i made using my trusted printer and cutting it out with a heart shaped die . And a flower made from dovecraft flower shapes ,and for the leaves i used the wigs from the stamp set . I would also like to enter this card into Emma's card challenge .

Thank you all for popping by and i would like to thank you all so much for all the wonderful and charming comments that you have all left in the past .

Have a super evening 
Luv & Hugs 
Caroline 
xxx

Some midway inspiration for DCC & FRIENDS "button up" challenge .

Good evening to you all and welcome to my second post for today . Hope that everyone is wrapped up warm and keeping their selves safe in the freezing and snowy weather.
Tonight i am sharing with you my midway inspiration card for Dcc & friends where there is a fantastic box of goodies up for grabs for a lucky winner .

As you can see i have used the theme of sawing as its crafty and uses buttons . The stamp set and the papers are a beautiful set i received free in a crafting magazine and are perfect for the button up challenge.  I stamped all the images and edged with distress inks to give a little vintage feel to them. I used a pro marker for the faux stitching around the edge of the backing papers and bakers twin around the cotton reel . 

If you love playing around with buttons on your cards why not pop by Dcc & friends for your chance to get your hands on a box of crafting goodies .

Hugs

Caroline xxx

           And good luck !!!!

                             Use Metal

Good evening to you all . Hope you all are well ? Im still feeling a bit under the weather due to having a head cold . 

Today is the start of a new challenge over at LEJ Designs the theme being "Use Metal " .  The first randomly drawn name will win 4 digis of their choice from lejdesigns 

 And the  sponsor for this challenge is crafty-emblies who are offering a £10 box of goodies to the second randomly drawn name . 

I have used the image called Cecil and Celia which can be found  here at Lejdesign digi stamp shop . I have coloured the images with my pro-markers and have used Metal corners as embellishments along with a couple of paper flowers . 

                        (( I apologise for the poor picture))

Thank you so much for stopping by and hope you all have a good evening and good luck if you are entering the challenge .
Luv and Hugs

Caroline xx

Just for Fun!!

While cleaning up my craft room the other day i came across a old Hunky Dory kit and thought i would have a little mess around . Not wanting to make a card i decided to just make a little fold book with just a few pages . After all i have finished my DT makes , all my cards for family and friends for this month so time to have fun and play !!!! 

                                      The front cover 

  I painted the front and back in a purple shiny paint to match with some of the kit colours.
     
                                             Page 2 

                                                            Its just purrrrfect !!

                                                  Page 3

                                              "Play time"

                                               Page 4

                                                           
                                                               "Bring it on "

                                               Page 5

                                             " I love you to "

                                                   Page 6


" I love hanging about with my friends "




                                                 Page 7

                                                   " Its all about kitty "


                                             And finally the back cover 

 I hope you all have a fantastic friday and a great weekend . Thank you for stopping by and sharing your comments . I do love to read them all and  Why not try and just make something  just for fun .
Hugs
Caroline xx