Followers

Follow me by email

Add your email address below to follow me by email

About Me

Welcome to my blog

I started this blog in April 2012 so I could join Challenges. I am now on some design teams. I hope you like my cards. I started stamping in 1995 but my cards are still mostly cute.
Thank you to those who have joined as followers and to those who comment.
Unfortunately because of spammers I have had to put moderation on the comments. I will approve them as soon as possible, this also means I don't miss any.
I don't always get a chance to reply to all comments but I read them all when I approve them and I really appreciate you taking the time to give your comment.
The lovely banner was made especially for me by Amanda at Faery Ink Art & Design when I won her first blog challenge. 2025 - Now due to my sore hands and bad eyes I make mostly digital cards and scrapbook pages.
ANONYMOUS COMMENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THIS BLOG

Sunday, 10 November 2019

Ching-Chou Kuik November facebook challenge

Ching-Chou Kuik November facebook challenge - Remembrance/Thanksgiving/thinking of you
https://www.facebook.com/groups/chingchoukuikdigitalstamps/

I have picked Thinking of you


 I have used sentiment from We are 3 All Occasion sentiment set
Ching-Chou Kuik partly coloured (flowers) digi stamp Beloved Hydrangea - I have coloured the rest of the stamp with Prismacolor pencils and glitter gel pens and the background with chalks.

I would also like to add my card to the following:

Addicted to Stamps and More 366 - anything goes
http://addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com/2019/11/challenge-366-anything-goes.html

Alphabet challenge - Q is for quick and easy
https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2019/11/q-is-for-quick-and-easy.html

A Perfect time to Craft open challenge November #11 - anything goes
https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2019/11/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html

Arty Divas 8 - anything goes
https://artydivaschallenge.blogspot.com/2019/11/challenge-8.html

Classic Design team open challenge Novemer #11 - anything goes
https://classicdesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/11/classic-dt-open-challenge-november.html

Crafters Cafe 230 - butterflies
https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/11/230-travel-land-sea-or-air-andor.html

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends 117 - anything goes
http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2019/11/c-117.html

Love to Craft 40 - anything goes
https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2019/11/ltccb-40-november-anything-goes.html

QKR Stampede 371 - anything goes
http://qkrstampede.blogspot.com/2019/11/qkr-stampede-challenge-371.html


Saturday, 9 November 2019

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge 463 - use a button or two or more

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge 463- anything Christmas with optional theme add a button or two or more
http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/


I have used paper and precoloured elements from Digital Scrapbooking Studio Cosy Christmas

I hope you will go over and see the lovely work by the design team.

I would like to add my card to the following:

ABC Christmas challenge - W is for wreath (I have a small wreath on my card)
http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2019/11/w-is-for-wreath-x-is-for-faux.html

A Perfect Time to Craft open challenge November #11 - anything goes

Christmas Crafts all year round November challenge - stockings or other winter clothing

Classic Design Team open chalenge for November #11 - anything goes

Crafty Catz weekly challenge 482 - anything goes with optional twist Christmas
https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2019/11/crafty-catz-482-anything-goes-with.html

Crafty Hazelnut's monthly pattern paper challenge - anything with pattern paper

Dragonfly Dreams - Christmas/winter

Pammies Inky Pinkies 1944 - anything goes


Friday, 8 November 2019

Colour Crazy 44 - anything hand coloured

Colour Crazy 44 - 8 November - anything hand coloured
https://colourcrazychallenge.blogspot.com

Our sponsor for this challenge is All Dressed up
https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/alldressedupstamps


I have used All Dressed Up digi stamp Three Little Party Girls which I have printed large, coloured with Copic markers then scanned and reduced in size and layered over We are 3 papers from Birthday Bouquet paper set. Sentiment from We are 3 All Occasion sentiment set.  Lace from Digital Scrapbooking Studio.

I hope you will go over and see the lovely work by the design team and join in the challenge.

I followed the sketch at Outlawz Wednesday sketch challenge
http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/wednesday-sketch/forum/topics/wednesday-sketch-challenge-october-29-november-12-2019-1


I would like to add my card to the following:

Addicted to Stamps & More 366 - anything goes
http://addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com/2019/11/challenge-366-anything-goes.html

All Dressed Up October challenge #98 - anything goes with an ADU stamp
https://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.com/2019/10/october-challenge-98.html

A Perfect Time to Craft open challenge November #11 - anything goes
https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2019/11/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html

Classic Design Team open challenge November #11 - anything goes
https://classicdesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/11/classic-dt-open-challenge-november.html

Crafty Hazelnut's monthly pattern paper challenge - anything with pattern paper
http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2019/11/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper.html

Jan's digi stamps challenge 1 - anything goes
https://jansdigistampschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/11/challenge-1-anything-goes-jans-digi.html

Love to Craft 40 - anything goes
https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2019/11/ltccb-40-november-anything-goes.html






Scrappers Delight facebook group progressive freebie challenge for November

Each month Scrappers Delight gives a free digi stamp to join in the facebook group challenge
https://www.facebook.com/groups/376140345820051/


I have used background paper from E-Scape and Scrap Festive Frolics
Scrappers Delight digi stamp Chibis Skater which I have coloured with markers.

I would like to add my card to the following:

Addicted to stamps and More 366 - anything goes
http://addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com/2019/11/challenge-366-anything-goes.html

A Perfect time to Craft open challenge November #11 - anything goes
https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2019/11/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html

Classic Design Team open challenge November #11 - anything goes
https://classicdesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/11/classic-dt-open-challenge-november.html

Crafty Hazelnut's monthly pattern paper challenge
http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2019/11/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper.html

Creative Moments 180 - anything goes with optional twist baby its cold outside
http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.com/2019/11/challenge-180.html

Daisy Chain 36 - Christmas/winter
http://daisychainchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/11/challenge-36-christmaswinter.html

Dragonfly Dreams - Christmas/winter
http://dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/11/christmaswinter.html

Love to Scrap 127 - anything goes
https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2019/11/ltscb-127-anything-goes.html

Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes
http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/2019/11/anything-goes-challenge-week-beginning.html

Unicorn challenge 49 - Christmas/winter
https://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/11/challenge-49-christmaswinter.html



Tuesday, 5 November 2019

More Mixed Media - anything mixed media with optional black

More Mixed Media - anything mixed media with optional black - a little or a lot
http://moremixedmediachallenge.blogspot.com/


I have used a star stencil to draw stars with a white gel pen onto black card.  (I tried using white paint but made too much of a mess so started again and used the white gel pen)
Added star stickers.
Made a bokeh background on a piece of gloss card with distress stamp pads and white brilliance ink pad and stamped Christmas stamps with black brilliance ink. Layered onto black card.
Layered all onto dark blue card.

I hope you will go over and see the lovely work by the design team and join in the challenge.

I would like to add my card to the following:

A Perfect Time to Craft open challenge November #11 - anything goes
https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2019/11/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html

CCC Digi Creations 109 - Christmas
https://cccdigicreations.blogspot.com/2019/11/challenge-109-christmas.html

Classic Design team open challenge November #11 - anything goes
https://classicdesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/11/classic-dt-open-challenge-november.html

Jan's digi stamps challenge 1 - anything goes
https://jansdigistampschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/11/challenge-1-anything-goes-jans-digi.html

Lavinia World Challenges #12 - anything hand stamped
https://laviniaworldchallenges.blogspot.com/2019/10/lavinia-world-challenges-12.html

Merry Little Christmas 16 - anything Christmas
https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2019/11/mlccb-16-november-anything-christmas.html

Pearly Sparkles 46 - Christmas
https://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/2019/11/challenge-46-christmas.html



Sunday, 3 November 2019

Outlawz Sunday Songs & Rhymes - Over the River and Through the Woods

Outlawz Sunday Songs and Rhymes - November 3 - 16
http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/sunday-clean-and-simple/forum/topics/sunday-songs-rhymes-november-3-november-16-2019

Find inspiration in the song or rhyme:
Over the River and Through the Woods

Over the river and through the woods,
To grandmother's house we go;
The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh,
Through (the) white and drifted snow!
Over the river and through the woods,
Oh, how the wind does blow!
It stings the toes and bites the nose,
As over the ground we go.
Over the river and through the woods,
To have a first-rate play;
Oh, hear the bells ring, "Ting-a-ling-ling!"
Hurrah for Thanksgiving Day!
Over the river and through the woods,
Trot fast, my dapple gray!
Spring over the ground,
Like a hunting hound!
For this is Thanksgiving Day.
Over the river and through the woods,
And straight through the barnyard gate.
We seem to go extremely slow 
It is so hard to wait!

Over the river and through the woods,
Now Grandmother's cap I spy!

Hurrah for the fun! Is the pudding done?

Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!





I have used precoloured digi stamp and sentiment from Jan's Digi Stamps 3070J Over the River
Paper, trees and animal from Digital Scrapbooking Studio In the Woods by Connie Prince

I hope you will go over and see the lovely work by the design team and join in the challenge.

I would like to add my card to the following:

A Perfect Time to Craft open challenge November #11 - anything goes
https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2019/11/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html

Classic Design Team open challenge November #11 - anything goes
https://classicdesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/11/classic-dt-open-challenge-november.html

Crafty Hazelnut's monthly pattern paper challenge
http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2019/11/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper.html

Jan's Digi Stamps challenge 1 - anything goes
https://jansdigistampschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/11/challenge-1-anything-goes-jans-digi.html

The Crafters Cafe 230 - travel-land,sea or air
https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/11/230-travel-land-sea-or-air-andor.html

The Holly and Ivy 59 - anything Christmas
http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2019/10/challenge-59-anything-christmas-goes.html



Saturday, 2 November 2019

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge 462

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge 462 - anything Christmas with optional theme something beginning with H
http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/

My letter H is hats
I have used paper and precoloured digi stamp from Polkadoodles Winnie Christmas Wishes
Tag, sentiment and cat brad from Polkadoodles Winnie White Christmas

I hope you will go over and see the lovely work by the design team and join in the challenge.

I followed sketch No 431 at Try Stampin' or not on Tuesday so I would like to add my card to that challenge.

I would also like to add my card to the following:

Christmas Crafts all Year round - stockings or other winter clothing 

Crafty Creations 401 - anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's monthly pattern paper challenge - anything with pattern paper

Digi Choosday week 44 - anything goes

Fab n Funky 455 - Christmas

The Holy and Ivy Christmas challenge - anything Christmas
http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2019/10/challenge-59-anything-christmas-goes.html

Watercooler Wednesday 245 - anything goes