Granmargarets cards-n-stuff

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.

Monday, 12 September 2022

Farm Quest 11 - anything farm/country

Farm Quest challenge 11 - anything farm/country
https://farmquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/08/fqcb-theme-11-anything-farm-country.html

I used We are 3 papers from Farm Life paper set
We are 3 sentiment from Early Bird sentiment set
Imagine That precoloured digi stamps from Farm Friends and Farmer John (unfortunately Imagine That shop closed so you can't buy them now)

I followed Sketch Saturday 709
http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/2022/09/sketch-709.html

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open challenge for September #9 2022 - anything goes
https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2022/09/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

Classic Design challenge September 2022 #9 - anything goes
https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/09/classic-design-challenge-september-9.html

Crafting Happiness 132 - card on the farm
https://craftinghappinesschallenges.blogspot.com/2022/09/132-card-on-farm-not-card-anything-goes.html

Crafty Hazelnut's pattern paper challenge - anything with pattern paper
http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2022/08/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper.html

DL Art linky challenge - anything goes
https://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2022/08/dlart-september-2022-linky-challenge.html

Everybody Art challenge 519 - anything goes
http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com/2022/09/519.html

Through the Craftroom door anything goes 30 August 2022
http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/2022/08/anything-goes-challenge-30th-august-2022.html

Try it on Tuesday - animals real or imaginary
https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2022/09/animals-real-or-imaginary.html

Dare 2B Artzy - animals
https://blog.dare2bartzy.com/september-challenge-animals/

Double D - baa, cluck, moo, neigh, oink, quack
https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2022/09/baacluckmooneighoinkquack-challenge.html

Saturday, 10 September 2022

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge 611 - Pattern paper

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge 611 - anything Christmas with optional theme use pattern paper
http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/

I have used We are 3 pattern paper from Holly Berries and Christmas Poinsettia paper sets
Jan's Digis precoloured digi stamp and sentiment from Mrs Teddy Bear 3595J (This set is on special at the moment)

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

I followed Atlantic Hearts sketch 489
http://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/09/sketch-489.html

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open challenge for September #9 2022 - anything goes
https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2022/09/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

Aud Sentiments 297 - Christmas plus a sentiment
https://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2022/09/297-christmas-sentiment.html

Classic Design challenge September 2022 #9 - anything goes
https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/09/classic-design-challenge-september-9.html

Crafting Happiness 131 - card add a sentiment
https://craftinghappinesschallenges.blogspot.com/2022/09/131-card-add-sentiment-not-card.html

Crafty Hazelnut's pattern paper challenge - anything with pattern paper
http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2022/08/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper.html

DL Art September 2022 linky challenge - anything goes
https://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2022/08/dlart-september-2022-linky-challenge.html

Everybody Art Challenge 519 - everything goes
http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com/2022/09/519.html

Jan's Digis September - anything goes
https://jansdigistampschallenges.blogspot.com/2022/09/anything-goes-september-2022.html

Peace on Earth 23 - anything Christmas
https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2022/09/peace-on-earth-christmas-challenge-23.html

The Holly and Ivy - anything Christmas
http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/09/challenge-123-anything-christmas-goes.html

Friday, 9 September 2022

Creative Fingers 238 - anything goes

Creative Fingers 238 - anything goes
https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/

Our sponsor this fortnight is Anne Constantly Carding
https://www.craftsuprint.com/anne-constantly-carding/

I printed papers and penguins clip art from Anne Constantly Carding Christmas Penguins paper set.
Stamped Happy Christmas onto white card and punched out with label punch and layered on top of paper. Cut out the penguins and layered them on top.

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

I followed sketch 571 at Try Stampin' or not on Tuesday
http://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/2022/08/challenge-571.html

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open challenge for September #9 2022 - anything goes
https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2022/09/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

Aud Sentiments 197 - Christmas + a sentiment
https://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2022/09/297-christmas-sentiment.html

Classic Design challenge September 2022 #9 - anything goes
https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/09/classic-design-challenge-september-9.html

Crafting Happiness 131 - card with sentiment
https://craftinghappinesschallenges.blogspot.com/2022/09/131-card-add-sentiment-not-card.html

Crafty Hazelnut's pattern paper challenge - anything with pattern paper
http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2022/08/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper.html

Dare 2B Artzy - animals
https://blog.dare2bartzy.com/september-challenge-animals/

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends 189 - anything goes some handmade
http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2022/09/189-all-dressed-up.html

Little Red Wagon 670 - cute, cute, cute
http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2022/09/challenge-670-cute-cute-cute.html

Peace on Earth Christmas challenge 23 - anything Christmas
https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2022/09/peace-on-earth-christmas-challenge-23.html

The Holly and Ivy 123 - anything Christmas
http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/09/challenge-123-anything-christmas-goes.html

Try it on Tuesday - animals real or imaginary
https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2022/09/animals-real-or-imaginary.html

Winter Wonderland - Christmas animals
https://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/09/christmas-animals.html

My Time to Craft 490 - Jumbo Sentiments

My Time to Craft 490 - Jumbo Sentiments
http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/

I used We are 3 papers from Fairyland paper set
We are 3 sentiment from Dance sentiment set
Ric Rac from E-Scape and Scrap
Dancer from Digital Scrapbooking Studio Advent 2020 by Tracey B Creations

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
https://theoutlawzchallenges-wednesday.blogspot.com/2022/08/wednesday-sketch-challenge-aug-31-sept.html

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open challenge for September #9 2022 - anything goes
https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2022/09/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

Arty Divas - anything goes
https://artydivaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/08/august-challenge-and-july-winners.html

Classic Design challenge September 2022 #9 - anything goes
https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/09/classic-design-challenge-september-9.html

Crafty Hazelnut's pattern paper challenge - anything with pattern paper
http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2022/08/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper.html

DL.Art September Linky challenge - anything goes
https://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2022/08/dlart-september-2022-linky-challenge.html

Pammies Inky Pinkies 2236 - anything goes
https://pammiesinkypinkieschallenges.blogspot.com/2022/09/pip-challenge-2236.html

The Sisterhood of Crafters - frame it
https://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2022/08/frame-it.html

Sunday, 4 September 2022

Christmas Club - kraft card

It was Margaret's turn to pick the theme for the Christmas club this fortnight and she picked kraft card.
Unfortunately I can't make a hand made card today so I have made a digital card using digital kraft paper.

I have been having problems seeing even after my 4 eye operations over the past two years for the glaucoma. I saw the eye specialist on Friday for my 6 month check up and the pressure was up too high on my good left eye. Also the macular degeneration has turned wet and I have a red growth on my left eye. I had to have an injection in my eye and will have to have injections every four weeks. Hopefully they will work.

I used kraft digital paper from Digital Scrapbooking Studio Rainbow Connection by Butterfly design
Ribbon From Scap Graphics
We are 3 coloured printable from Christmas Fun printables set
We we 3 sentiment from Happy Christmas sentiment set

If you would like to see the cards by the other members of the Christmas Club later their blogs are listed down the side of my blog.

I followed the August 30 sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches
http://tuesdaymorningsketches.blogspot.com/

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open challenge for September #9 2022 - anything goes
https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2022/09/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

Classic Design challenge September 2022 #9 - anything goes
https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/09/classic-design-challenge-september-9.html

Colorful Options - beautiful brown
https://colorfuloptions.blogspot.com/2022/09/september-2022.html

Crafty Hazelnut's pattern paper challenge - anything with pattern paper
http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2022/08/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper.html

Outlawz Festive Friday has 4 themes - this card is for Christmas theme
https://theoutlawzchallenges-friday.blogspot.com/2022/09/festive-fridays-challenge-september-1.html

Peace on Earth 23 - anything Christmas
https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2022/09/peace-on-earth-christmas-challenge-23.html

Through the Craftroom Door anything goes challenge 30/8/2022
http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/2022/08/anything-goes-challenge-30th-august-2022.html

Winter Wonderland - Christmas animals
https://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/09/christmas-animals.html

Outlawz Sunday Songs and Rhymes 4 September - Friends

Outlawz Sunday Songs and Rhymes

Our sponsor is Gecko Galz
https://www.etsy.com/shop/geckogalz

Be inspired by the song

We're going to be friends by the White Stripes

Fall is here, hear the yell

Back to school, ring the bell

Brand new shoes, walking blues

Climb the fence, books and pens

I can tell that we are gonna be friends

Walk with me, Suzy Lee

Through the park and by the tree

We will rest upon the ground

And look at all the bugs we found

Safely walk to school without a sound

Here we are, no one else

We walked to school all by ourselves

There's dirt on our uniforms

From chasing all the ants and worms

We clean up and now its time to learn

I was inspired by the following words: Friends, tree, bugs and books

I have used coloured picture from Gecko Galz Garden Child collage sheet
Papers and coloured elements from Digital Scrapbooking Studio Back to School by ML Designs
We are 3 sentiment from Friendship sentiment set

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

I followed sketch 570 at Try Stampin or Not on Tuesday.
http://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/2022/08/challenge-570.html

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

Allsorts week 692 - anything goes with optional theme school days
http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/09/week-692.html

A Place to Start - anything goes with optional twist by the book
https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2022/08/challenge-082022-anything-goes.html

A Perfect Time to Craft Open challenge for September #9 2022 - anything goes
https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2022/09/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

Classic Design challenge September 2022 #9 - anything goes
https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/09/classic-design-challenge-september-9.html

Crafty Hazelnut's pattern paper challenge - anything with pattern paper
http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2022/08/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper.html

Make my Monday 183 - back to school
http://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2022/08/182-back-to-school.html

Saturday, 3 September 2022

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge 610 - something beginning with S

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge 610 - anything Christmas with optional theme something beginning with S
http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/

S for Snow, Snowman and socks

I have used Dis Digi Designs coloured digi stamp Snowman The Christmas Tree
We are 3 sentiment from Sparkle Merry Christmas sentiment set
We are 3 papers from Snowglobes paper set
Snowman paper and flower from Digital Scrapbooking Studio Jolly Happy Soul
Ric Rac from E-Scape and Scrap

I followed the sketch at Outlawz Wednesday Sketch challenge
https://theoutlawzchallenges-wednesday.blogspot.com/2022/08/wednesday-sketch-challenge-aug-31-sept.html