creating cards

The first challenge for 2017 at Paper Artsy is for 'pink and orange' What a fun colour combo! I made a A4 background sheet usin...

Good morning everyone. I have been having a play with my new infusions that I chose as my prize from Paper Artsy. I used an A4 size glos...

Hi everyone, and thanks for visiting. I managed to fit in some time yesterday to make this card, using a new set of stamps by AladinE whic...

Hi every one, and welcome to my new follower, Maxine from Kiwime Creations  a fellow crafter from 'downunder' I won this lovely ...

Greetings all for the New Year. I wonder if this one will go as fast as 2016 did! I recently had a win at Paper Artsy, and this is from ...

Hi Everybody, I hope you have all recovered from the Christmas festivities! Today's card features a stamp from a set that I bought a...

I am just sneaking in at the last minute for my entry at Paper Artsy for their Mail Art challenge I used Dylusions spray for the backgro...

I have made this card using one of my older stamp sets. It is simply stamped with Memneto Tuxedo Black on to a snippet of white, layered o...

I won this lovely Woodware stamp a while ago from Di, at Pixies Crafty Workshop, and this is the first outing! It is stamped onto a snipp...

Hi everyone! I was so thrilled to be asked by Nikki at Indigo Blu to do a post for the challenge. My background was a 'mop up' o...

When this set arrived, with some others that I bought on a Facebook group, I was a bit overwhelmed as it is much larger than I thought. Ho...

Hi everyone, I hope you are all getting the Festive Season feeling. Time is beginning to run short, and I still have more things to make. ...

Hi Everyone, I have been having a lovely messy time decorating this set of little milk bottles. I started by coating with gesso, then...

This is the wonderful prize for Lemoncraft's candy. It is the latest collection from Lemoncraft It closes on December 3 Here is...

I had this lovely 12x12 scrapbook paper, and decided to utilise it for a card. I cut out the image and laid it over a strip of vellum, som...

Hi everyone. There are a number of Christmas challenges about at the moment, so I thought I would join in with this tag. I stamped with ...

Hello everyone! I was very taken with this card design that I saw recently, and sorry I can't remember where. So simple and easy to ...

Good morning all.  I had some time to play yesterday and this was the result. The DP is from a lovely Bo Bunny pad that I won. I have di...

I am currently taking part in a mail art swap, and this is one of the envelopes that I have decorated. I started by sponging some shades ...

Another card using the birds from my SU Wetlands set. I printed the background paper and layered it onto the black card, after winding so...

Hi there! Some more of my shopping while on our travels. I bought this Sketchy birds and stencil set at Michaels in Halifax, Canada. The...

Hi everybody, it is so good to be home again after a month's travelling. I was catching up on my blog reading when I saw the challeng...

This will be the first time I have written a post with my Android Tablet, so bear with me if I have trouble working it all out. This very...

Hello everyone Today's card features a very pretty printed image from a sheet that I bought at SENZ. I have matched the colours with ...

How are you! Today's card follows the technique that is in the spotlight at the Stamplorations blog. Flowers were stamped with Vers...

The background for this card was an experiment by my granddaughter. She was using diecuts as stencils and spraying with Dylusions. I deci...

Hi everyone. I have had fun making this card. I chose some paper from my 'One Moment in Time' pad, and sponged and distressed t...

Hi everyone. I have been a bit slack with my cardmaking this week, But I did manage to get this one done.. The floral image is from Craf...

I almost forgot to post this card. It fits in very nicely at CASplorations , where the optional colour is orange. I have used my new (to...

There are a few Christmas challenges in blogland at the moment so I thought I would join in. I made a pretty Brusho background, and for t...

This weeks challenge at Allsorts is 'Anything but a card' I have made this in a deep picture frame. The green splatters are a s...

Todays card uses a piece from an A4 'arty' background that I made useing various paints, sprays, and stamps. I die cut 'birth...

I was so excited to be asked by Nikki from Indigo Blu to be a Guest designer for the latest challenge 'Summer Florals'  I used...

I am having problems with blogger. I am unable to write comments on some blogs, although I can write the comment and it just disappears, ...

Todays card uses Indigo Blu stamps and a piece from a designer paper block. I stamped in Adirondack Expresso, and overstamped the flowers ...

This crazy bird which I have coloured with Copics has just popped in to say Hello! He is popped up onto a pretty gingham background with ...

I am running so late with my challenges this week - it has been a really busy week, plus we now have 2 grandchildren staying and their Dad...