Sunday 30 April 2017

Christmas Card Club Challenge #9 - Nativity

Hi Crafters,

Well tomorrow is May 1st! This year is hurtling by at break neck speed and Christmas will be upon us before we know it. I'm so glad that I am part of this friendly Christmas card club where we make cards all year round otherwise I would never be ready for the Big Day :)
I have a bit of catching up to do so I've made two!

This week our theme is

NATIVITY


Recipe
Nativity Scene Die - Apple Blossom Dies
Background created with Distress Inks - Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire
Splattered White Paint
Silver Glitter Card

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Challenges I'd like to enter:
Fab n Funky - #348 Christmas
Double D Challenge - Silhouettes
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - #413 Inspired by a Book (The Bible)
Winter Wonderland - Add Some Sparkle or Bling
Crafty Catz - #368 ATG / CAS + No DP
Rudolph Day Challenge - April ATG Christmas
CHNC Every Saturday - #331 ATG Christmas opt - Include a Star or Two

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Do pop over to the other ladies blogs (list in tab) for more inspiration for your Christmas cards or join in with us if you wish, either email me or get in touch with Margaret who runs our little group.

See you soon,

Lorraine
xXx

Thursday 27 April 2017

Wedding Day Wishes

Hi Crafters,

I'm just dropping by today to share a Wedding card that I made recently and as the recipients Big Day has passed I am safe to share it now.


Recipe
Papers - Stash
Marianne Designs Cats Die
Britannia Horseshoe Die
Crafters Companion Mr & Mrs Die
Magnolia Heart Border Die
Spellbinders Pierced Heart Die
Metal Corner

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Challenges I'd like to enter:
Glitter n Sparkle - #236 ATG
Crafty Creations - #340 ATG
Double D Challenges - Silhouettes

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Thanks for joining me again today,

See you soon,

Lorraine
xXx

Tuesday 25 April 2017

Passion For Promarkers Challenge # 392 - Add a Charm

Hi Crafters,

Well it's Tuesday and that means a new challenge at Passion For Promarkers.

This week we would like you to ...

ADD A CHARM
plus use your Winsor-Newton Alcohol markers of course.


Recipe
Image - Mr & Mrs - All Dressed Up
Coloured with Promarkers
Glitter Fabric Paper
Spellbinders Oval Floral Die
Tonic Essentials Scalloped Square & Oval Dies
Mama Elephant Stitched Banner Die
Wink of Stella Pen
Organza Ribbon
Gems
Charms

Here's a close-up of the gorgeous couple, you can just about see the WoS pen on her veil  :)


Challenges I'd like to enter:
The Ribbon Girl - Use Any Image challenge
Glitter n Sparkle - #236 ATG
Incy Wincy Designs - So So Cute!
Crafty Cardmakers - #187 Pearls &/or Gems
I Love Promarkers - #333 ATG
Brown Sugar - #247 Use a Die Cut
Crafty Friends - #56 ATG
Allsorts - #412 I Spy...something beginning with 'B'
(Bunnies, Bow, Bling, Banner)
Craft-Dee Bowz - April Challenge
The Cutie Pie Challenge - #110 Bunnies & Chicks

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Our sponsor for this week is All Dressed Up and they are offering 2 digital images to the lucky winner.
I hope you can make time to enter our challenge, we love looking at your creations.

See you soon,

Lorraine
xXx

Saturday 22 April 2017

Silhouette

Hi Crafters,

I have been so bad at blogging lately and my card photo folder is overflowing!
So to help with that I'm popping in with a quick post that fits a couple of challenges too.


Created with a combination of dies and my Silhouette Cameo and some patterned paper from my stash. I really love the colour combo on this background paper, wouldn't have thought to put it together myself, but I think it's really nice.

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Challenges I'd like to enter:
Crafty Friends - #56 ATG
Crafty Creations - #339 ATG
Double D Challenges - Silhouettes
Brown Sugar - #247 Use a Die Cut

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Thanks for visiting this evening.

Lorraine
xXx

Sunday 16 April 2017

Christmas Card Club Challenge #8 - Humorous

Hi Crafters,

It's time once again to share my CCC card for this fortnight. It was Valery's turn to choose a theme and she has given us...

HUMOROUS


Now I don't know about you but every time I look at this image it makes me laugh, these funny, chubby dancing soldiers from Stamping Bella are just great. They remind me of watching your older relatives dancing at weddings etc, he, he :o)
I've coloured them with my Promarkers and used a stitched rectangle from Mama Elephant and a stitched scalloped border die for the accent colour. The sentiment came from the same stamp set.

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Challenges I'd like to enter:
Winter Wonderland - Cute Christmas
CHNC Every Saturday - ##329 ATG Christmas
CHNC Extra - April Challenge
Stamping Sensations - April ATG
Sweet Stampin' Christmas - ATG Christmas
Addicted To Stamps - #146 Not a Square Card

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If you'd like some more Christmas inspiration please take a look at the other ladies blogs in the group, there's a list in the tab at the top of my blog.

Take care all,

Lorraine
xXx

Tuesday 11 April 2017

Passion For Promarkers Challenge #390 - Flower Power

Hi Crafters,

We are being sponsored this week by Bugaboo Stamps for our new challenge at Passion For Promarkers.
The lucky winner can choose 4 digital images, so to be in with a chance of winning you must use your Winsor Newton (formerly Letraset) Markers, tell us where on your project you have used them and follow the theme.
It's a nice easy one this week of...

FLOWER POWER



Recipe
Image - Hedgehog Flower - Bugaboo Stamps
Coloured with my Promarkers
Paper - Garden Roses by Craft Sensations
Woodware Wood Grain Stamp
Robert Adams Sentiment Die
Heartfelt Creations Vintage Morning / Majestic Blooms Stamp & Die Set
Tonic Layering Scalloped Squares Die
Magnolia Leaf Die
White Embossing Powder
Grosgrain Ribbon
Gems & Pearls

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Challenges I'd like to enter:
I Love Promarkers - #332 Embossing - (Heat embossing on the flowers)
Creative Inspirations - #272 Spring Spectacular
Crafty Catz - #365 ATG
Brown Sugar - #245 ATG
Fussy & Fancy - #184 Embellish It
Crafty Friends - #55 Animals or Birds
Allsorts Challenge - #410 Bring on the Bling
Noor Design - #29 Flowers
Stamping Sensations - ATG
Unicorn Challenge - #20 Petal Power
Sweet Stampers - #6 Animals
The Ribbon Girl - April Card Challenge
Come & Get It - #212 In The Garden
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends - #55 ATG
Crafting When We Can - #141 Animals

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Thanks for visiting today,

Lorraine
xXx

Sunday 2 April 2017

Christmas Card Club Challenge #7 - Christmas Flowers

Hi Crafters,

Just popping in today to share my Christmas card make for the friendly Christmas Card Club.
Each fortnight we make a card or cards following a chosen Christmas theme so that we have a lovely large stash by the time December comes, this saves a lot of angst and last minute panic :o)

This week it was Carol's turn to choose a theme and she has given us 

Christmas Flowers


I have a lot of these decoupage sheets from Craft Creations in my stash and thought this was suitable for Carol's theme. A couple of papers, a die cut sentiment and a few of those never-ending peel-offs that I'm trying to use up too :o)

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Challenges I'd like to enter:
Fab n Funky - #344 Christmas
Crafty Creations - #338 ATG
Brown Sugar - #244 ATG
CHNC on Saturday - #327 ATG
CHNC Christmas Challenge Extra - April Challenge
CHNC Patterned Paper - April Challenge

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I hope you've had a great weekend, we have been so lucky with the weather here, it certainly cheers you up to see the sunshine.

Lorraine 
xXx