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.

Wednesday, 11 October 2023

The Paper Shelter 571 - Lets get Sporty

The Paper Shelter 571 - Lets Get Sporty
https://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/

I have used The Paper Shelter precoloured digis from The Sports Girls Collection (6 digis for the price of 4) (you can also buy these as individual digi stamps)
The Paper Shelter paper from Watercolor Dreams paper pack
We are 3 sentiment from Special Birthday sentiment set

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

I followed Try Stampin or Not on Tuesday sketch 627 with optional theme sports
http://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/2023/10/challenge-627.html

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

Allsorts - anything goes or vintage
https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/10/week-749-vintage.html

A Perfect Time to Craft Open challenge for October #10 2023 - anything goes
https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2023/10/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

A Place to Start - anything goes
https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/10/october-2023-anything-goes.html

Classic Design challenge September #9 2023 - anything goes
https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/09/classic-design-challenge-september-9.html

DL.Art October Linky challenge - anything goes
https://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2023/10/dlart-october-2023-linky-challenge.html

Happy Little Stampers birthday challenge - anything goes
https://happylittlestampers.blogspot.com/2023/10/hls-october-birthday-challenge.html?m=0

Pammies Inky Pinkies 2340 - anything goes
https://pammiesinkypinkieschallenges.blogspot.com/2023/10/pip-challenge-2340.html

World Wide Crafters and Colorists challenge 615-616 - anything goes

World Wide Crafters and Colorists challenge 615-616 - anything goes
https://worldwidecrafterscoloristschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/09/worldwide-crafters-and-colorists.html

I used papers and coloured clip art from Julia Spiri's Happy Mermaid Clip Art Set
We are 3 sentiment from Mermaid Wishes sentiment set

I followed Tuesday Morning Sketches 728
https://tuesdaymorningsketches.blogspot.com/2023/10/tuesday-morning-sketches-728.html

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open challenge for October #10 2023 - anything goes
https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2023/10/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

Classic Design challenge September #9 2023 - anything goes
https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/09/classic-design-challenge-september-9.html

Happy Little Stampers birthday challenge - anything goes
https://happylittlestampers.blogspot.com/2023/10/hls-october-birthday-challenge.html?m=0

Pammies Inky Pinkies 2340 - anything goes
https://pammiesinkypinkieschallenges.blogspot.com/2023/10/pip-challenge-2340.html

AAA Birthday 54 - favourite colours (my favourites are purples and pinks which go well with blue)
https://aaabirthday.blogspot.com/2023/10/game-54-favourite-colours.html

Sunday, 8 October 2023

Farm Quest Country Christmas No 1

Becca started a new challenge blog and the first challenge started yesterday - anything goes country Christmas
https://farmquestcountrychrismaschallenges.blogspot.com/2023/10/fq-county-christmas-1-agcc-competition.html

I used papers, coloured elements and sentiment from My Memories A Farm House Christmas

I followed Sketch Saturday 736 (I rotated the sketch)
https://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/2023/10/sketch-736.html

I would also like to add my card to the following

A Perfect Time to Craft Open challenge for October #10 2023 - anything goes
https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2023/10/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

A Place to Start - anything goes
https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/10/october-2023-anything-goes.html

Classic Design challenge September #9 2023 - anything goes
https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/09/classic-design-challenge-september-9.html

DL.Art October Linky challenge - anything goes
https://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2023/10/dlart-october-2023-linky-challenge.html

Dream Valley 301 - occasions other than birthday
https://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/2023/10/challenge-301-occasions-other-than.html

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Shapes
https://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2023/09/shapes.html

Your Scrapbook Place - anything goes
https://yourscrapbookplace.blogspot.com/2023/10/october-challenge-mirtillamente-and.html

Most Magical Time of the Year 13 - anything Halloween or Christmas
https://mostmagicaltimeoftheyear.blogspot.com/2023/10/challenge-13-most-magical-anything.html

Peace on Earth Christmas 49 - anything Christmas
https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2023/10/peace-on-earth-challenge-49.html

Saturday, 7 October 2023

The Fairy and the Unicorn - anything Fantasy

The Fairy and the Unicorn - anything Fantasy
https://thefairyandtheunicornchallenge.blogspot.com/

I have layered picture from Gecko Galz Fairy Magic collage set onto Gecko Galz papers from Dreams of Spring and Land of the Fey
Added dragonfly from Digital Scrapbooking Studio

Typed Happy Birthday in Word Art

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

I followed sketch 626 at Try Stam;pin or not on Tuesday with optional theme patterned paper
http://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/2023/09/challenge-626.html

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

Allsorts 749 - vintage or anything goes
https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/10/week-749-vintage.html

A Perfect Time to Craft Open challenge for October #10 2023 - anything goes
https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2023/10/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

A Place to Start - anything goes
https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/10/october-2023-anything-goes.html

Classic Design challenge September #9 2023 - anything goes
https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/09/classic-design-challenge-september-9.html

DL.Art October Linky challenge - anything goes
https://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2023/10/dlart-october-2023-linky-challenge.html

Paper Dragonfly 22 - anything flies or dragons
https://paperdragonflycreativechallenges.blogspot.com/2023/10/challenge-22-anything-goes-flies-or.html

The Sisterhood of Crafters - shapes
https://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2023/09/shapes.html

Triple B - birds, butterflies or blooms
https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2023/10/october-challenge.html

Your Scrapbook Place - anything goes
https://yourscrapbookplace.blogspot.com/2023/10/october-challenge-mirtillamente-and.html

Cheerful Sketches October challenge

I was lucky to be one of the winners for the August challenge at Cheerful Sketches and was invited to be a guest designer for the October challenge.
https://cheerfulsketcheschallenge.blogspot.com/

and I was given a digi stamp from the sponsor All Dressed Up
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/alldressedupstamps?ref=l2-shopheader-name

My eyes are bad and I can't see very well so I enlarged the stamp to colour with markers and then scanned it and reduced it down to fit the sketch.

I layered All Dressed Up digi stamp Wellie Boots (which I had coloured with markers and then scanned and reduced down) onto We are 3 papers from Delightful Pastel paper set
Added We are 3 sentiment from For You sentiment set.
Added butterfly and flowers from Digital Scrapbooking Studio

This is the sketch

I would like to add my card to the following:

.AAA Birthday 54 - favourite colours (my favourite colours are purples and pinks)
https://aaabirthday.blogspot.com/2023/10/game-54-favourite-colours.html

All Dressed Up challenge 144 - anything with an All Dressed Up digi stamp
https://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/09/september-2023-challenge-144.html

A Perfect Time to Craft Open challenge for October #10 2023 - anything goes
https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2023/10/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

A Place to Start - anything goes
https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/10/october-2023-anything-goes.html

Crafts Galore 116 - anything goes
http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2023/10/october-2023-challenge-116-always.html

Classic Design challenge September #9 2023 - anything goes
https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/09/classic-design-challenge-september-9.html

Fab n Funky - show us some colouring
https://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2023/10/challenge-581-show-us-some-colouring.html

I love Promarkers 544 - anything goes coloured with markers
https://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.com/2023/10/challenge-544.html

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends 214 - anything goes partly handmade (hand coloured digi)
https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2023/09/214-patties-creations.html

Pearly Sparkles - Lets go cute

https://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/10/challenge-89-lets-go-cute.html

The Crafty Addicts 6 - anything goes
https://thecraftyaddicts.blogspot.com/2023/10/challenge-06.html

Another card for Farm Quest challenge 37 - sunflowers

Another car for Farm Quest challenge 37 - sunflowers
https://farmquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/09/fqcb-37-theme-is-sunflowers-starting-28.html

Paper and lace from Digital Scrapbooking Studio
Farm house and sunflower girl from My Memories Sunflower Season 1

I followed sketch 263 at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2
https://sweetsketchwednesday2.blogspot.com/2023/10/october-sketches.html

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open challenge for October #10 2023 - anything goes
https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2023/10/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

A Place to Start - anything goes
https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/10/october-2023-anything-goes.html

Classic Design challenge September #9 2023 - anything goes
https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/09/classic-design-challenge-september-9.html

.Crafty Catz 653 - anything goes
https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2023/10/crafty-catz-challenge-653.html

Farm Quest General Store - anything farm/country
https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/2023/10/fqgs-9-afcg-theme-starts-7-october-2023.html

Pammies Inky Pinkies 2339 - anything goes
https://pammiesinkypinkieschallenges.blogspot.com/2023/10/pip-challenge-2339.html

The Sisterhood of Crafters - shapes
https://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2023/09/shapes.html

Friday, 6 October 2023

Creative Fingers 263 - anything goes

Creative Fingers 263 - anything goes
https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/

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

I printed out papers from Pastel Hues Alcohol Inks backgrounds
Stamped Fairy Hugs stamps FHS196 Stardust Magic and three of the fairies from FHS108 Condo Dwellers 2.
Added rhinestone flowers and dragonfly brad

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

I followed Tuesday Morning Sketches 727
http://tuesdaymorningsketches.blogspot.com/2023/10/tuesday-morning-sketches-727.html