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

                               Its Cats and Dogs 

Good afternoon ....Its me again with another post !! 
Today im sharing with you some sweet little cards i made this morning using some beautiful and cute card toppers from Kanban .


They are just adorable . My first card is a small 4x4 card  using one of the cute cat toppers. (I have however cut the silver frame away as i wanted a plain picture ) Using my trusty dies i created my own frame and glued with gel glue to give it some dimension . I would like to enter this card into  Emmas Cards Challenge .











My second card is made using one of the sweet dog toppers . As she is wearing a hat i thought a hat embellishment would set it off a treat . this card is a 5 x 5 .

My third card is just to adorable.....A sweet little puppy who couldn't resist . This is a 7 x 5 card . I have embellished this card with a Kanban butterfly  ( adding gems to the body for sparkle ) and a couple of flourish corners and card candy .

Thank you all for popping by and i hope you have a great afternoon . I am now going to try and sort out all the mess i have made in my craft room .....Wish me luck lol

Luv & Hugs 

Caroline xxx

 New Beginnings

Good afternoon to you all . I do hope that you are all okay today and feeling well . I have enjoyed my morning making this card . Once i have written this blog i had better get some house work done !!!

My card is a 8x8 and i have used several different papers from stampin up to create the back grounds . Each paper has been matted onto Pink mirri card from Creata along with the flourishes  and small flowers.

The images i have used are all from Paper craft junkies .  I have used pro markers to colour the digi images and also decoupaged them to give them depth .

I finished my card with some lovely pastel pink glitter ribbon , some silk flowers from creata  , some ice white pearls and a sentiment i printed .

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

KRAFTY HANDS- http://kraftyhandschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/  NEW BEGINNINGS

 LADY ANNES - http://www.ladyanneschallenges.com/stamp-challenge.html STAMP CHALLENGE

FOR FUN CHALLENGES -http://forfunchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ SOMETHING NEW

 STAMP N DOODLES - http://stamp-n-doodle.blogspot.co.uk/  NEW BEGINNINGS
MY CRAFT CREATIONS- http://craftcreatoins.blogspot.co.uk/p/stamped-image.html?spref=fb - STAMPED IMAGES
 INCY WINCY DESIGNS - http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/ - SOME THING NEW
CRAFTY RIBBONS - http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/  NEW BEGINNINGS
LEXI'S CREATIONS - http://lexiscreations.blogspot.co.uk/ - ANYTHING GOES

Thank you all for stopping by . Have a great day hugs 
Caroline xx

Button up

Well i hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year so far . Today i am sharing my first card for 2013 . It just so happens to be my  DT  

" button up " card for  DCC & Friends

There is a great prize up for grabs this month which is a bundle consisting of decoupage sheets , 2 sets of clear stamps and a set of die cuts. The challenge will run from Midday Jan 4th till Midday Jan 31st . So for your chance to enter this fab challenge please visit DCC & Friends challenge blog.

As Valentines will soon be upon us i took the theme of love to make my card . I used a musical backing paper in gentle  tones and pastel pink , white and lavender  for my colour palate .
Using sizzix heart dies i created 2 contrasting hearts and embellished with buttons. I stamped the greeting onto a white heart and then edged with pale pink inks. Finale touches are a satin ribbon and a bow embellished with a button and 3 additional buttons along the side which i threaded with light pink bakers twine.


Thank you all for popping by and i hope to see some of your work over at   http://www.dccfriendschallenges.net/ .
Have a great weekend 
Love Caroline xx