Best salesman!

This card was made for my friend's Grandson

who works in car sales in Australia.

I used a KennyK image and used a photo

for the background.

I coloured it up with markers and cut it out

to sit in front of the photo.

The papers I used are from Nitwits called

Beep Beep.

I would like to enter this into

Girlz  Make Guyz Cards - anything male

Creative Crafting Uncles - Happy Birthday

Allsorts Challenge - boys or men

Crafter's Cafe - one for the boys

Everybody Art - anything goes

Look who's 4!

Happy Monday!

My card today is for a little girl turning 4.

I used this image from Bugaboo,

coloured up with markers

and the papers and embellishments are from

Nitwits - Big Top download.

I would like to enter this into

Unicorn Challenge - birthdays

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

A Place to Start - lots of colours

The Sisterhood of Crafters - spots and dots

Creative Knockouts - something to say

CD Sunday Plus - use a CD, USB or digital download

Heavy rain here all day but we have a lot going on

so have to brace the weather!

Have a lovely week.

Double Post

Time for my midway post for our challenge over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

where the optional theme is beginning with B.

We have a lovely prize up for grabs so

be sure and join us.

For my card I used a bird stamp from

AALL & Create called Bird Collage.

I stamped the image then added lots of colour

using my blending brushes.

I tied a piece of white ribbon around

and created a bow then adhered it to a white 

card base, rounding the corners of both.

I finished with the wording from an old

sticker book.

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Critter Crazy - feature a critter

Love to Craft - anything goes

Mix it Up - anything option use ribbon

Girlz Rebel Challenge - everything goes

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

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Our challenge over at

WE LOVE STAMPING

has an optional theme of NEW.

We have a lovely prize up for grabs here too.

For my card I went with NEW BABY.

I used a white base and added some lime green card,

then some gingham check in blue.

I then cut myself a rectangle using stitched dies (SU)

and stamped the clothes line.

At this stage I stencilled some clouds and

added some green for the grass.

I then stamped the outfits and big and die cut them out.

They are hung in place with the cute little

clothes pegs which where also die cut.

I stamped and layered the sentiment and

stuck in place and finished with some

matching ribbon at the top.

Stamp/die set used - All For Baby (SU)

I would like to enter this into

Pearly Sparkles - use patterned paper

Let's Craft and Create - anything goes + something new

Make My Monday - use patterned paper

Paper Rock Scissors - use scissor and/or paper

Alphabet Challenge - S is for square

Daisy Chain - use dies

Love Actually!

I was invited to take part in the

DREAM FACTORY

challenge for this month and the theme is based around

the movie Love Actually.

One of my MUST WATCH movies every year!

So they would like to see anything around that theme

like love, hearts, valentine etc.

For my card I used an old image from Make it Crafty,

coloured up with markers.

I have used this image so many times for birthdays,

engagements, valentine, anniversary etc,

when I was selling my cards. A definite favourite.

I die cut the love words and border using

a die from Tutti Designs in red card.

I added some hearts from the die around the

couple and matted it onto my red card base.

Be sure and pop over and check them out

HERE.

I would like to enter this into

I 💗 ProMarkers - anything goes or fairy-tale

Passion for Markers - favourite digi or stamp

Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love - BEWAS option winter wishes

Daisy Chain - use dies

The creative Crafters - anything goes

Love is in the air!

It's time for my midway post for our challenge over at

Tag-along (and ATC's)

where the optional theme is love/romance.

I cut myself two circles for this tag

used two different sets of circle dies.

One in card the smaller one in heart paper (SU).

I then stamped these cuties lol using a set called

Golden Oldies 2 from Clearly Stamps.

They were coloured up with markers and then cut out.

I added some heart ribbon between my layers

and then adhered it all together.

I finished by stamping the sentiment and cutting

it to fit my tag.

I would like to enter this into

Mix it Up - anything option use ribbon

HQFSCAT - shaped card and/or tag

Daisy Chain - use dies

Pearly Sparkles - use patterned paper

Girlz and the art of letters - R for romance, round, ribbon

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For my ATC I ran it through my machine

with a heart embossing folder from Cuttlebug,

 to which I added some pink ink.

I then adhered some of that frosty netting stuff.

Can't remember what you call it and I only had a

little scrap.

I then stamped and die cut the jigsaw pieces

using a set from SU called Love you to Pieces,

in red ink ink.

I stuck it in place then stuck some red heart beads

to finished it off.

I would like to enter this into

Love to Scrap - anything goes

The Outlawz - no cards option deja Vu

CRAFT - anything goes

Cut It Up - favourite die(s) love my jigsaw die

Remember you can now enter with a bookmark as well

and we, as always, have a lovely prize up

for grabs!

Super Son!

Trying to get back into a descent routine after

all the Christmas/New Year festivities or maybe

laziness lol.

So first up is a card for my Son's birthday

later this month.

He is a Super son and dad and will do anything for anybody

even though he has little to no time to himself.

His youngest boy is Autistic and high on the spectrum

so takes a lot of handling.

Finbar is so good with him and deserves

a special day.

I used a Bugaboo image for this one,

coloured up with markers and

the papers are from Nitwits called Pocake Masculine.

I would like to enter this into

CD Sunday Plus - CD, USB or digital download

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Love to Craft - anything goes

Paper Rock Scissors - use paper and/or scissors

Girlz Rebel Challenge - anything goes

Double Post

Our first challenge for 2026 over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

has started and the theme is

Beginning with B/anything goes.

We have a lovely prize up for grabs

so be sure and join us.

I went with a Bookmark for my B as

I had made two of these for my Grandsons

who are both avid readers.

I used stamps from Card-io called Biscuit Buddies

and the papers are from The Creepsville

Gazette, IndigoBlu.

I punched some tiny pages from my dictionary

to turn into mini books for the mice to read.

The bookmarkers are actually wooden ones

which I covered with the papers,

back and front then stamped directly

over the top.

The sentiment is from an old HD book

of quotes. I finished them off with

some wool.

I would like to enter these into

Critter Crazy - anything with featured critter

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Paper Rock Scissors - use papers and/or scissors

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

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Our new challenge has started over at

WE LOVE STAMPING

and the theme is 

ALL THINGS NEW/anything goes

We have a great prize up for grabs here too

I went with a Happy New Year card and have

used an old SU set called

Beautiful Balloons.

I stamped them in different coloured inks

and also did some stamping in-between

the balloons.

I finished with the Happy New Year sentiment

from Itty Bitty Birthdays (SU).

layered onto matching card

and added some tulle with a star brad.

I would like to enter this into

Creative Crafting Uncles - Christmas/Happy New Year

Sweet Stampin' - New

613 Avenue - anything option cheers to the new year

Crafty Calendar - Happy New Year

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

Love is in the air

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

Here's a a very happy, healthy and crafty one

for us all.

Our first challenge of 2026 is live over at

Tag-along (and ATC's)

and the optional theme is

Love/Romance or anything goes

on a tag, ATC or bookmark.

For my tag I used a set called Fragile Fragments

from AALL & Create.

I inked up the background in pink ink

and stamped the middle heart out twice and layered

it up and coloured it yellow.

I added some colour to the large heart

and then added some pompoms to the bottom

of my tag.

The top was punched using my

tag topper punch (SU) and

finished with some tulle.

I would like to enter this into

Little Red Wagon - use force (punch)

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

Love to craft - anything goes

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For my ATC I pulled out a very old wooden stamp

from Forever Friends.

I stamped them onto my ATC and

coloured them up using markers,  then

masked them off to stencil behind

using an old stencil from SU in pink ink.

I added the word stickers in black and gold.

I would like to enter this into

Critter Crazy - feature a critter

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Moving Along with the Times - stencil and/or dies

I hope you get time to join us and remember

we have a lovely prize up for grabs too.

 A gentle reminder, you can enter collections of ATC's

but only single Tags or Bookmarks.

I'm off back to the kitchen as we have

another 7 coming for dinner today.

Final post

My final post before the big day.

I had to make a lot of ATCs to decorate the

inside of my gift purses recently and

thought I would share the last two.

This one was made using Card-io stamps called 

Smiley and Sleepy and Peaceful Panorama.

I just stamped and masked off areas to create

the scene.

I added enamel effect pearls in red to the tree

and the snowman was coloured with markers.

This one was made using a set from SU called

Dashing Deer.

I inked up the background in blue, masking off for the sun

then stamping the trees along the bottom.

I die cut the deer using the same set and inked

around the edges of him and added a red nose.

After sticking him in place,

I spritzed some white and gold inks over

the top of everything.

I added the word MAGIC

using my label maker.

I hope you all have a lovely Christmas

and I'm sending hugs to those who will struggle.

The fight is real at this time of the year

for a lot of us.

Hugs from

Christmas angels

This year I decided to get a smaller tree

and I gave my bigger tree to my daughter.

So as she hadn't many decorations for it I

decided to make her some angels.

I used an old dictionary that belonged to my late Mum

which I thought would make them special for her.

I punched the bottom of her dress,

added ribbon to the top of her dress

and her head is a wooden bead with a

pipe cleaner for her halo.

She has some waxed thread fed through the

bead so she can hang from the tree.

I left her face blank so my daughter,

who is an artist by trade, could add her

own facial features.

I made as many as I could in a small space of time

and packaged them up with tissue and a pretty box.

She was very pleased with them.

Night in Bethlehem

I made two of this design for family members.

The stamp set I used is called Night in Bethlehem (SU).

I used a rectangle stencil from Lisa Horton to

create the background then stamped Mary and Joseph

on top and a sentiment badly in the corner.

It has been layered on to a red card base.

This is the blue version.

I would like to enter these into

Everybody Art - Christmas and/or New Year

Make My Monday - CAS Christmas card

Little Red Wagon - Christmas card

Krafty Chicks - CAS

Mr Snowman

I had wanted to do a few felt pieces for my

Christmas display but I simply ran out of time

except for this little snowman.

He was a bit rushed but he sits perfectly

in my table display.

I used wool from World of Wool

and his scarf was cut from a bit of felt.

His nose is quite long but looks big

at this angle lol.

Double post

It's time for my midway post for our challenge over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

where the theme is fantasy or anything goes.

We have a lovely prize up for grabs so

try and squeeze an entry in!!

I went with a fantasy book mark this time.

I used a stamp set called New Wonders (SU).

She has been coloured up using markers.

I did some cloud stencilling and then

machine stitched around the bookmarker,

rounding off the corners and

finishing with an eyelet for some threads and ribbon.

I would like to enter this into

Girlz and the art of letters - P for paper, pages

Passion for Markers - add a sentiment

A Perfect time to Craft - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

The Creative crafters - anything goes

PS. Remember you can now enter bookmarks into

our challenge over at Tag-along (and ATC's).

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It's also time for my midway post for our challenge at

WE LOVE STAMPING

where the theme is red and green or anything goes.

We do have a great prize up for grabs here too

so come and join us.

For my card I used some old papers for the background

and a stamp from IndigoBlu called Deer Forest.

I  cut around the bottom of the image and using

my ink blender brushes I added some colour

to the sky.

I then added it

to my background paper and ran it all through my

sewing machine.

I added a strip of word ribbon along the bottom and

adhered to my base card.

I would like to enter this into

GCFAOS - use designer papers

GRC - anything goes

Crafty Calendar  - Winter/Christmas

Paper Rock Scissors - use paper and/or scissors

Cardz 4 Guyz - Christmas critters

Gift Box idea

Another set of gift box ideas.

These will hold money and some chocolate.

I have used red card, glitz paper (SU), stickers from

Do-Crafts, some tulle for the bow, a Christmas clothes

peg for the closure and a star punch (SU)

and my embossing board.

I do have a video tutorial if you would like to

make one

Measurements need to make one

Red card - 11 2/8" x 7 4/8"

Score long side at - 1 1/8", 2 2/8", 4 4/8", 6 6/8", 9", 10 1/8"

Score short side at -  2 2/8", 5 2/8"

DSP to decorate

two pieces at 2 6/8" x 2"

two pieces at 2" x 2"

I would like to enter these into

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

Creative Aunts - Christmas/New Year's Eve gifts

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Ally's angels - anything goes

Have a lovely week everyone.

Tag-along with us

It's time for a midway post over at

TAG-ALONG (and ATC's)

where the theme is red and green/anything goes.

And remember you can now enter with a tag,

an ATC or a bookmark!!

For my tag I started with a white background,

punched for the tag shape using my trio punch.

I then played around with my green and red inks,

spritzing with water and allowing it to

get it's groove on lol.

When dry, I dipped the lid of my wink of stella pen

into white ink and added the circles to the bottom

of the tag.

I then flicked some gold and white ink over the

whole tag. I die cut the snowflake (Tutti Designs)

and added to the centre and decorated with

a large red pearl.

I stamped the sentiment (SU) and added  to

the tag and then went in with some red

enamel effects for more texture.

I inked around the edge of the tag in green

and finished with some red and green ribbon

through the eyelet.

I would like to enter my tag into

Dragonfly Dreams - tags

The Sisterhood - anything Christmas

HQFSCAT - shaped card or tag

Girlz Rebel Challenge - anything goes

Girlz & the art of letters - P for pearl

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For my ATC I started with a white background

to which I added red and green ink and spritzed

with water and allowed to dry.

I then went in with a stencil (SU) and added

some Tim Holtz crystal paste.

I then used a stamp/die set called  Dashing Deer

and die cut the reindeer in kraft card.

I stamped the little flower over the top of

him and added a tiny dot of enamel effects in red.

I added him to my ATC

and then drew around him in black to make him pop.

I finished with a sticker sentiment.

I hope you get time to join us as we have a lovely

prize up for grabs!!

I would like to enter this into

Creative Artiste - Christmas mixed media

Critter Crazy - feature a creature

ATC Around the World - Christmas time

Girlz creative Christmas - anything goes Christmas