woollycrafts

Bloom & Grow Card

2012-02-01T21:51:00.004Z

I made this using the Bloom & Grow Decoupage pad from My Mind's Eye, I just inked round the edges to make it stand out a bit and joined the flowers together with a brad. The spotty backing paper is from the Wild Asparagus collection.

I'd like to enter this into these challenges:

Incy Wincy Designs - Flower Frenzy

Hotshot Craft Blog - Flowers

Crafts And Me - Bright Colours

Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes

Geese Card

2012-01-30T22:56:00.004Z

I made this using the Horrice & Friends CD from Fee J Designs.

All papers and images are from the CD, I just added some embossed pearl card behind the image, some organza ribbon and fabric flowers.

I'd like to share this with Make It Monday's Linky Party, which is always Anything Goes.

Woolly Jumper

2012-01-27T18:48:00.011Z

Another of my woolly jumper cards, I knitted the little jumper and I made the background by printing the pattern for the jumper onto some pink card (printed from Polkadoodles Candy Doodles CD).

I embossed the scalloped circle with a Cuttlebug folder and inked the raised bits, the knitting needles are cocktail sticks and beads. The wording is computer printed and matted onto black pearl card, and finally some black organza ribbon to finish it off.

I'd like to enter this into;

Charisma Cardz Challenges - Pretty in Pink

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Make It Monday - Linky Party no 74

Highland Cow Christmas Card

2012-01-15T18:14:00.004Z

I got this lovely stamp as a birthday present from a friend, I thought it was perfect for a Christmas card.

It's from the Heritage Rubber Stamp Co. I stamped it in brown ink and heat embossed it, with glitter added to his horns and grass, then cut the image out with a Spellbinders die.

The card base is a Kraft card blank. I stamped the background onto speckle card and inked the edges, the snowflakes are punched and glittered with card candi added to the centres. Brown raffia tied down the side.

I'd like to enter this into:

Stamps R Us Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Anything Goes Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

One Stitch at a Time - Anything Goes

Creative Stamp Friends - Winter

ABC Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas

Cross Stitch Reindeer Card

2012-01-08T21:20:00.004Z

The pattern for the reindeer is from Scandinavian Cross Stitch Designs by Jana Hauschild Lindberg. I stitched the reindeer on 14 count rustico aida fabric and attached it to a piece of card slightly smaller than the fabric with brads, and then fixed it to the background with foam tape.

I made the background by stamping a small snowflake on some speckle card with brown ink, and stuck this onto a kraft card blank. To finish it off I tied brown satin holly ribbon along the side.

Cat Tea Cosy

2012-01-02T19:24:00.007Z

A tea cosy I knitted for a friend for Christmas. The pattern came from a book called Tea Cozies 2. A few years ago Knitting magazine held a tea cosy designing competition and this book is a compilation of some of the entries they had.

The cosy was designed by Sheila Woolrich, I knitted the main part of the cosy in Stylecraft Life double knitting wool, using one strand of cream and one strand of pebble.

Everything else is double knitting wool from my stash. The small yellow flowers are crocheted with crochet chains for the stems.

The large purple flower is also crocheted with one of the smaller flowers in the centre, the leaves are knitted.

Christmas Gift Cards

2011-12-28T16:58:00.009Z

Some gift cards I made for Christmas, all using papers and images from Polkadoodles,

the reindeer cards using the Jingle Jangle Christmas CD, with the addition of glitter glue, organza ribbon, gingham ribbon and sticky pearls.

The gingerbread men and gingham paper are from the Sundae of Seasons CD, and I tied orange garden string down the side.

All the cards have a pocket on the front, containing a tiny envelope with a gift inside.

I'd like to enter these into the following challenges -

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Crafts And Me -Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz Challenges - Anything Goes

Make It Monday - Linky Party

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-24T22:35:00.006Z

Snowman knitted on my Bond knitting machine, using this pattern.

Christmas tree ornament, pattern from Scandinavian Cross Stitch Designs by Jana Hauschild Lindberg.

Tealite Holder Card

2011-12-23T13:29:00.007Z

A Christmas tealite holder card I made for a friend, the instructions for it are on this DVD from Crafter's Companion.

The papers and reindeer stamp were from magazines, the snowflakes are punched out, glittered and card candi added to the centres.

I matted the patterned paper onto green bazzil card, stuck the reindeer onto a scalloped oval cut with a Spellbinders die which I embossed with a Cuttlebug swiss dots folder, and added a couple of raffia bows.

And here's the box I made for it, the dotty paper was also a freebie from a magazine.

I'd like to enter this into:

Charisma Cardz Challenges - Anything Goes

Make It Monday - Linky Party

Knitted Stocking Cards

2011-12-22T22:40:00.006Z

I knitted the little stockings and stuck them onto a scalloped oval cut from a Spellbinders die and embossed with the Cuttlebug snowflakes folder. The holly paper came with a magazine last year.

I sewed a star shape on this one with glittery thread, and tied the same thread round the card,

and on this one I stitched a button and added some organza ribbon.

Here's how I made the stockings:

With 3mm needles and double knitting wool cast on 10 sts and work 6 rows in garter stitch (every row knit).

Next row - cast off 1 st at beginning of row.

Next row - knit together last 2 sts at end of row.

Next row - cast off 1 st at beginning of row.

Next row - knit together last 2 sts at end of row.

You now have 6 sts.

Knit 11 rows in garter stitch, then knit 6 rows with 1 strand of white double knitting wool and 1 strand of glittery yarn. Cast off.

Finish off by sewing a button in the centre or embroider a star in glittery yarn.

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Christmas

Crimbo Crackers - Snowflakes

My Mum's Craft Shop - Anything Goes

Make It Monday - Linky Party

Christmas Reindeer

2011-12-11T11:47:00.005Z

Another card using Polkadoodle's Jingle Jangle Christmas CD for the backing papers, and the reindeer from their Christmas Boutique magazine and kit.

Brown pearlescent card for the card base, Spellbinders die behind the reindeer, die cut and punched out snowflakes with sticky pearls in the centres, with lots of glitter. The merry christmas is a Polkadoodles stamp and the name printed on the computer and cut out with a Spellbinders die.

Christmas Snowman

2011-11-29T23:53:00.000Z

For this card I used backing paper from Polkadoodles Jingle Jangle Christmas CD, the snowman is from their Christmas Boutique kit. The card base is blue pearlescent card,

The snowman is on the same pearlescent card cut out with a Spellbinders die, I made the snowflakes with a sizzix die and a small snowflake punch, and added lots of glitter glue. The merry christmas sentiment is from the Christmas Doodles stamp set, and Brodie is computer printed, both of these are layered onto card cut out with a Nestabilities oval die, and embossed with the Cuttlebug swiss dots folder. I finished off with some silver sparkly ribbon along the top.

I'd like to enter this card into:

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - Snowmen

Charisma Card Challenges - Snowflakes

Make It Monday - Linky Party

Kitten Birthday Card

2011-11-27T19:09:00.004Z

A card for a friend using the Jayne Netley Mayhew Collection part 2 CD.

I matted the image onto blue card, the sentiment is on two Spellbinders dies, one of them I embossed with the Cuttlebug daiseis folder. I layered up some paper and ribbon flowers and added some pale green organza ribbon along the side.

I'd like to enter this into:

Moving Along With The Times - Ribbons & Bows

Bird House Card

2011-11-14T21:54:00.008Z

A Birthday card using an image from Polkadoodle's A Double Sprinkle of Kraft CD,

I used the pre-coloured images on the CD, the sentiment is also from the same CD, and the backing paper is from the Sundae of Seasons CD.

I matted the image on some brown card embossed with the Cuttlebug daisies folder and inked around the edges, with some raffia tied round.

I made a box for it, using the same papers and image, and punched and die cut flowers.

Time For Tea

2011-11-09T23:14:00.005Z

A card for a friend using Funky Hand's Tea's Up download.

The teapot and teacup and saucer are sizzix dies, and behind them I used a spellbinders die,
and added garden twine and sticky pearls.

I'd like to share this with Make It Monday's linky party.

Flowers & Butterflies

2011-11-01T08:20:00.001Z

A card for a friend's mum,

Paper is My Mind's Eye, flower is die cut decoupage with added glitter, Spellbinders die, punched out butterflies from same backing paper with ink and glitter added. Sentiment from a magazine, lace and brads.

And the box I made for it, backing paper Dovecraft's Funky Vintage, punched flowers and butterflies and organza ribbon.

Holly Christmas Card

2011-10-30T19:49:00.006Z

The papers for this were freebies from magazines, the holly leaves are a stamp from Let's Make Cards magazine, plus brads and ric rac ribbon.

I'd like to enter this into:

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz challenges - Anything Goes

Ladybirds Card

2011-10-25T22:41:00.006+01:00

A quick card using papers and image from the Jayne Netley Mayhew collection part 2 CD from Joanna Sheen.

I just added organza ribbon, and a fabric flower.

I'd like to share this with Stamps R Us challenge which is Nature's gifts.

Girl & Dog Birthday Card

2011-10-09T21:51:00.012+01:00

A card for my sister's birthday, the image is called 'Girl & Dog' from Jellypark.

I coloured the image with pencils. The background paper I made by printing off the distressed orange paper from Polkadoodle's Candy Doodles CD, and stamping over it with a flower stamp, also from Polkadoodles (Daisy Doodles stamp set).

The butterflies are a Sizzix die, with added sticky pearls. I also used a spellbinders die and computer printed wording.

I also made a box for the card to go in, decorated with the same Sizzix die butterflies and garden string ........

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Anything Goes Challenge Blog - die cuts, punches or both

Stamps R Us - Autumn/Fall

Fussy and Fancy Friday - Fall or Halloween

One Stop Craft Challenge - Anything Goes

Stampin with The Dragon - Fall Colours

Stampin for the Weekend - Colours of Autumn

Reindeer Christmas Card

2011-10-06T00:06:00.003+01:00

Another card I made using the Christmas Boutique kit from Polkadoodles.

The backing paper, reindeer and ribbon are all from the kit, I just added some sticky pearls, button and Spellbinders die.

Twitty Woo Card

2011-10-02T20:26:00.006+01:00

A card for a friend using the Twitty Woo CD from Fee J Designs.

I added some raffia, bazzill cardstock for matting and computer printed wording.
I'd like to enter this into;

Cute Card Thursday - Animal Crackers

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - Things with wings

Deep Ocean Challenge - Happy Birthday

Snowman Christmas Card

2011-09-24T15:48:00.006+01:00

I made this card using the lovely Christmas Boutique kit from Polkadoodles.

The papers and images are from the kit, and I used pearlescent card for the base, Spellbinders die behind the snowman , Sizzix die for the snowflake, and silver ribbon along the side.

I'd like to enter this into:

Ooh La La Creations - Punches & Dies

Anything Goes Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge Blog - Punches and/or dies

Make It Monday - Linky Party

Cats & Snails Stitch Markers

2011-09-21T13:47:00.004+01:00

Made from glass cat's face beads, haematite stars, tiny grey seed beads and antique black plated findings.

Tibetan silver snails, tiny seed beads, 4 mm haematite beads and black plated findings.

50th Birthday Cards

2011-09-12T21:46:00.007+01:00

A couple of cards I made for a friend's 50th birthday.

For this one I used the oval handbag template from Anna Marie Designs CD Volume 2. The knitted paper is from the Furry Friends CD from Joanna Sheen.

For the handle I used brown wire and wrapped satin ribbon and Patons Lush knitting yarn around it and added a butterfly charm, punched butterflies and computer printed sentiment.

I'd like to enter this into the Crafty Creations challenge Anything But a Square.

The image and papers on this one are also from the Furry Friends CD, the image is matted on blue shiny cuttlebug embossed paper. The wording is computer printed, I went over it with a Sakura pen to give it some sparkle but this doesn't show up too well on the photos.

I'd like to enter both of these into Make It Monday's Linky Party #54.

Dog Birthday Card

2011-09-03T18:26:00.004+01:00

Here's another card I made using the Furry Friends CD from Joanna Sheen.

I used cream textured card for the base, papers and dog picture are from the CD, brown card for matting, inking around the edges of the papers, and Dymo label maker for the sentiment.

Guinea Pigs & Knitted Heart

2011-08-31T21:21:00.007+01:00

Another guinea pig card using the Furry Friends CD from Joanna Sheen.

The sentiment is a Polkadoodles stamp, the flowers are punched out and scrunched with a brad added to the centres.

I knitted this heart using aran wool, added beads round the edge and garden twine to hang it.

Knitted Mug Hug

2011-08-28T22:28:00.004+01:00

The pattern is from Twenty to Make Knitted Mug Hugs by Val Pierce. I knitted it in Stylecraft Life double knitting wool.

Beer Mug Card

2011-08-26T09:03:00.004+01:00

Beer mug template from an Anna Marie Designs CD, brick papers and bottle tops from the Polkadoodles Not For Girls CD.

Silver mirror board for the handle and the base, embossed with the cuttlebug swiss dots folder and distressed with a nail file. The froth is pearlised paper, cuttlebug embossed, and some blue garden string down the side.

Silver Cat Glasses Chain & Another Cheeky Monkey

2011-08-24T22:38:00.007+01:00

I made this glasses chain using silver and grey glass cat beads, silver bugle beads and glass faceted beads.

And a cheeky monkey card made using the Tea Time Surprise CD from Fee J Designs.

All papers and images are from the CD, with the addition of gold mirror card, brads, ribbon, glitter, sticky gems and computer printed wording.

I'd like to enter this in this week's Crafty Creations challenge, who want to see Your Inner Animal.

Stitch Markers, Glasses Chain & Garden Creatures

2011-08-17T17:07:00.014+01:00

Black millefiori glass beads, faceted black beads and seed beads. The findings are antique black plated.

Glasses chain made from black bugle beads, faceted glass beads and square flattie beads.

And some pictures of some of our garden creatures taken last month:

There's been lots of bees on the buddleia,

and butterflies,
calendula and bee,

and lots of frogs :-)

Dog Birthday Card & Crocheted Blanket

2011-08-13T22:42:00.010+01:00

Another card using the Furry Friends CD from Joanna Sheen.

I just added some sticky gems, tartan bow and the sentiment is a stamp that came with a magazine.

And a blanket I crocheted, using Stylecraft Special double knitting yarn.

Bertie Bloomer

2011-07-27T21:46:00.009+01:00

I knitted Bertie Bloomer several years ago using a pattern by Jean Greenhowe, from her Knitted Clowns book.

Guinea Pigs

2011-07-26T22:16:00.006+01:00

I made this using images and backing paper from Joanna Sheen's Furry Friends CD,

with added paper and fabric flowers, brads, and stitching.

I'd like to enter this into Allsorts Challenge Free & Easy.

Cheeky Monkey!

2011-07-21T22:32:00.003+01:00

A card made using the Tea Time Surprise CD from Fee J Designs.

With the addition of sticky gems, garden string, gold mirror card and glitter.

I'd like to enter this into:

Allsorts Challenge - Free & Easy July

Crafty Creations - Seeing Double

Make It Monday - Linky Party no 46

Cross Stitch Bird Card

2011-07-15T21:37:00.005+01:00

A card using a pattern from Cross Stitcher magazine...

I'm entering this into:

Make It Monday no. 45

By The Cute And Girly - Things with Wings

Spring Tea Cosy

2011-07-12T22:36:00.008+01:00

Here's a tea cosy I knit a couple of years ago.

The cosy was knit using two strands of double knitting wool to make it nice and thick, the pattern is from this book.

The flowers are knit in double knitting wool, and are from the book 100 Flowers to Knit and Crochet by Lesley Stanfield.

Knitted Flower Brooches

2011-07-03T22:44:00.009+01:00

A couple of knitted flower brooches I've just finished.

I knitted this one in aran wool, and the stamens in double knitting wool, the pattern is by Lucinda Ganderton and was in Let's get Crafting magazine.

This one was knit in Sirdar Cossack chunky wool for the main flower, and Hayfield Grampian chunky for the leaves.

I'd like to enter these into the following challenges:

C.R.A.F.T - their theme this week is Gardening.

Allsorts Challenge - Free & Easy

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

June Garden Photos

2011-07-01T12:23:00.000+01:00

Some photos taken in our garden during June.

Frogs basking in the sun.......

Tadpoles tucking into bread....

Roses and Foxglove....

A Blackbird sunning himself on the hedge in our front garden....

We found this tiny sleeping baby hedgehog on the garden path, we think he might have been disturbed by one of our dogs, so we put him somewhere safe at the bottom of the garden, and an hour later had gone, probably made his way back to his original place where he'd been sleeping.

A strawberry flower.........

Corncockle......

Ox-eye daisies.....

And some rosehips :-)

Furry Friends

2011-06-29T22:28:00.005+01:00

A quick card using the Furry Friends CD from Joanna Sheen.

I matted the image onto blue shiny paper, and added a punched butterfly, sticky gems and eyelash yarn. The sentiment is a Polkadoodles stamp.

I'd like to enter this card into Make it Monday's linky party.

Knitted Flower Brooch & Box

2011-06-08T18:22:00.010+01:00

For the box lid I used white card printed with paper from Polkadoodles Sundae of Seasons CD, the flowers are stamps that came with Craft Stamper magazine, I stamped them with black ink and heat embossed them, and put sticky gems in the centres.

For the scalloped circle I used white card decorated with blue and green marbling inks, I then heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. I also inked around the edges and embossed that too. I also used the same marbled card to stamp the flowers on. Punched out butterflies and baker's twine wrapped round the scalloped circle.

Inside the box is a knitted flower brooch, the outer blue petals I knit with aran wool and the inner green petals are double knitting. The pattern is from this book.

I'd like to enter this into:

Polkadoodles - Stashbox Stamps, Secret Theme

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

By The Cute & Girly - In The Garden

Deep Ocean Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Things With Wings

Wine Bottle Easel Card

2011-06-02T22:04:00.013+01:00

This week at Polkadoodles they're having a blog hop, and their challenge is to make a male themed project, and to include a button and a circle. I made this thank you easel card to enter into the challenge.

All elements for the card are by Polkadoodles - the backing papers are from their Father's Day download, which Nikky is kindly giving as a freebie for the duration of the hop, the wine bottle and glass are from the Not For Girls CD and the lettering is from the Candy Doodles CD.

I also added a wine cork as the easel stopper, made a wine glass charm for the glass, added string and raffia, a button, Cuttlebug embossing and a bit of glitter.

I would also like to enter this into Stampin With The Dragon's challenge to make an easel card.

Eddie's New Blanket

2011-05-09T21:17:00.007+01:00

It's Eddie's birthday today, he's 14, and here he is with the crocheted blanket I made him.

Made in double crochet using wool from my stash that I've gathered over the years.

Scampy & Jasper like it too :-)

Knitted Mouse & Heart

2011-05-03T00:33:00.005+01:00

A knitted heart and mouse keyring, pattern and wool from Let's Knit magazine.

Sea Shells Stitch Markers & Flowers

2011-04-16T23:30:00.008+01:00

Some stitch markers I made today, made from Tibetan silver sea shell charms, silver plated beads and glass beads.

And some photos taken in our garden this week.

Butterfly Glasses Chain

2011-04-09T22:52:00.004+01:00

A glasses chain I made from Tibetan silver butterflies, irridescent glass beads and tiny purple seed beads.

Hedgehogs & Ladybird

2011-04-05T21:24:00.009+01:00

Late last year we found a baby hedgehog in our garden, he was underweight and unlikely to survive the winter so I took him to our local RSPCA wildlife hospital. On Sunday they phoned to say he was ready to be released back into the wild, so yesterday we collected him, and also another hedgehog and last night let them both go at the bottom of our garden.

We're putting food out for them every night to help them along and we're hoping they'll be regular visitors to the garden.

And this morning while tidying the garden we came across this 7 spot ladybird.

Stitch Markers & Glasses Chains

2011-04-02T15:32:00.009+01:00

A set of stitch markers and a few glasses chains I've made over the last few days.

Silver Bird Earrings

2011-03-27T22:17:00.004+01:00

I made these from Tibetan silver birds, sterling silver earwires and spacer beads, and blue seed beads.

Knitted Wire Bracelet

2011-03-24T23:34:00.005Z

I made this bracelet using a kit from The Crazy Wire Company.

Really easy and fun to make, takes ages to thread on all the beads, but worth it in the end :-)

Autumn Crow & Spring Frogs

2011-03-17T22:40:00.000Z

I made this card using Autumn Crow by Meljen's Designs.

The papers I used are from Pink Petticoat, their Autumn Blossom collection.

I coloured the image with pencils, and added buttons, sticky gems, scrunched up flower, garden string and some hand stitching.

And some pictures from our pond, we have loads of frogs in our garden and this week some frogspawn appeared, a sign that spring has arrived :-)

Polkadoodles Challenge & Cross Stitch Dog

2011-03-02T13:10:00.008Z

The challenge at Polkadoodles this week is to use a stamp, two ribbons and a charm.

The birds stamp is Crafty Individuals, leafy backing paper from Crafter's Companion Flower Fairies CD, satin and organza ribbon from my stash, scrunched up flowers and bird charm with tiny seed beads.

This one I made from a pattern from Cross Stitcher magazine, stitched onto 28 count linen, with beads sewn on for nose and eye.

Bernese Mountain Dog Easel Card

2011-02-03T21:30:00.006Z

My first attempt at an easel card, using papers and image from the Jayne Netley Mayhew collection Part 2 CD from Joanna Sheen.

The flowers are die cut on my Cuttlebug, and I added garden string, brads and sticky pearls. I printed the sentiment off the computer.

Silver Earrings

2011-01-20T11:30:00.011Z

A few pairs of earrings I've made, they all have sterling silver earwires and tiny sterling silver beads.

These are made from glass millefiori rectangles and glass faceted beads.

Haematite stars and tiny sterling silver beads.

I made these from 6mm and 4mm blue glass beads that look a little like lapis lazuli.

I made these from glass heart beads, tiny haematite stars and sterling silver beads.

Made from blue shell stars and tiny blue swarovski crystals.

Rabbit Birthday Card

2011-01-19T12:34:00.005Z

A card I made using papers, image and embellishments fom the lovely Jayne Netley Mayhew Collection Part 2 CD from Joanna Sheen.

I mounted the rabbit image onto some green pearl card and added some pink organza ribbon.

Teddy Card & Stitch Markers

2011-01-10T22:07:00.008Z

I made this teddy card using the Cute & Cuddly Bear Collection CD from Debbi Moore.

I mounted the bear on some purple sparkly paper embossed with the Cuttlebug stars folder, the sentiment is a stamp from Polkadoodles, and the flower is from a spray of artificial flowers.

And some stitch markers....

Ladybird stitch markers, made from glass ladybirds, glass faceted beads, seed beads and silver plated findings.

These are made from tibetan silver horses, silver plated beads, glass faceted beads and silver plated findings.

Acrylic big berry beads, glass faceted and seed beads, and silver plated findings.

Cloissonne heart, faceted glass beads, silver plated beads and findings.

These are made from acrylic cat beads, faceted glass and seed beads, and silver plated findings.

Two Christmas Cards

2011-01-06T16:01:00.012Z

Two cards I made for Christmas.

For this one I used pearlescent card for the base, the backing paper is from Polkadoodles Sundae of Seasons CD, and the sentiment is a stamp also from Polkadoodles. The flower I stamped, heat embossed and cut out, and added a sticky pearl to the centre.

The reindeer is a stamp from Penny Black, called Let's Play, stamped with brown ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.

My second card is using the 'Open Arms Father Christmas' template from the Anna Marie Designs Christmas CD Volume 2.

I cut the template from red card, and covered it with felt, apart from the inside so I could write on it.

I made a pompom for his hat, used Flowersoft for his beard, pink pompom nose and googly eyes.

Teddy Bear Get Well Card

2010-12-13T21:53:00.004Z

A card I made for a friend's mum, using papers and teddy image from the Jayne Netley Mayhew Collection CD.

I just added an organza bow and some satin flowers to finish it off.

I'd like to enter this into this week's Crafty Creations challenge, to make something with an image of a bear on it.

Robot Card & Gift Boxes

2010-12-12T14:02:00.006Z

A card I made for a friend's son's birthday, all the images and papers are from Polkadoodles Not For Girls Cd.

And a couple of gift boxes made from the Polkadoodles Jingle Jangle Christmas CD, which I'd like to enter into their challenge this week, to make something which contains a gift, these are going to contain a bracelet and some charms.

Persian Cat Card & Goodies

2010-12-09T13:15:00.006Z

I made this card from someone who has a rescue Persian cat, the image and papers are from the Jayne Netley Mayhew Collection part 2 CD, with the addition of some brown card for matting, Dovecraft flowers, sticky gems and satin ribbon.

Also, I got these goodies in the post today, I won them on Tracy's blog as part of the Polkadoodles blog hop a couple of weeks ago, thank you Tracy and Polkadoodles!

Twas The Night Before Christmas

2010-12-02T21:43:00.004Z

The challenge at Polkadoodles this week is to make something using the poem 'Twas the night before Christmas'.

I've made a card using Pepper's Christmas Party papers and decoupage, with the addition of sticky gems, punched flowers and organza ribbon.

Woolly Jumper & Skulls

2010-12-01T12:18:00.003Z

Another woolly jumper card with stitch markers attached. The card base is black pearlescent card embossed with the Cuttlebug Textile folder.

I made the stitch markers with glass faceted beads and silver plated findings.

These are made from acrylic skull beads, glass faceted beads and tiny seed beads.

Polkadoodles Blog Hop & Give Thanks

2010-11-24T14:04:00.006Z

I've made this card for this week's Polkadoodles challenge and blog hop. All the papers and images are from their lovely Sundae of Seasons CD, with some Cuttlebug embossing, string and buttons added. The give thanks sentiment is by Nikky from Polkadoodles.

I'd also like to enter this into the following challenges:

A Spoonfull of Sugar - Anything Goes.

Flutterby Wednesdays - Thank You

Baby Card & Jacket

2010-11-21T19:06:00.012Z

I made this card and baby jacket for a neighbour who's just had a baby boy.

For the card I used papers and images from Polkadoodles, the gingham papers are from their Sugar Birdies CD, and the sentiment and baby image from their Sundae of Seasons CD.

Other stuff I used are Woodware feet brads, Cuttlebug Swiss dots folder, duck and teddy buttons and blue gingham ribbon.

I knit the baby jacket with Sirdar Snuggly Crofter Baby Fair Isle effect DK, it's really soft and lovely to knit with.

Delicious Doodles have got a brand new challenge blog and they're having a celebratory blog hop. Their first challenge is Anything Goes and I'd like to enter these into it. There's loads of prizes to be won, to find out more click on the DD name above.

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 77, Vellum

2010-11-18T13:47:00.000Z

This week at C.R.A.F.T we want you to use vellum in your projects, and for my DT card I've used an image from our sponsor Sew Many Digital Stamps.

For my DT card I've used 'Bear in Stocking', coloured with Promarkers and Sakura pens. The vellum on my card is the backing paper, printed from funky Hand's Funky Christmas Time download, the baubles and sentiment are from the same download, with lots of glitter added to them.

The scalloped oval behind the bear is glitter paper embossed with the Cuttlebug Christmas Stars folder. I added some ribbon down the side and hung some jingly bells with gold thread.

This week is my last week with C.R.A.F.T, I've loved my time on the DT and wish all the team the very best of luck for the future!

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 75 Dry Embossing

2010-11-04T22:45:00.006Z

This week at C.R.A.F.T the theme is Dry Embossing. Our sponsor is Claire, and the prize is three of her digital stamps of the winner's choice from her shop Hope Jacare Doodles.

The C.R.A.F.T DT used Claires lovely images for our projects, and for my card I used Hamish, who can be found along with the rest of Claire's lovely images at Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps. I coloured Hamish with pencils, the backing paper and leaves are from Polkadoodle's Sundae of Seasons CD.

For the embossing I used the Cuttlebug daisy folder, and the sentiment is from a Polkadoodles stamp set.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Polkadoodles - 'Autumn'.

Incy Wincy Designs - 'Anything Goes'

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 73 - Spooky

2010-10-21T12:59:00.009+01:00

This week at C.R.A.F.T the theme is Spooky!

Our sponsor is Craft Obsessions, and the prize is a £10 voucher to spend in their online shop.

For my DT creation I've made a bookmark, the skulls pattern is from Cross Stitcher magazine, the spider's web paper is from the Gothic Bruise collection from Crafty Chaos Designs, all stitched onto black pearl card.

This week we welcome two new DT members Gemma and Kerry - to see their's and the rest of the DT's spooky creations, go and have a look at C.R.A.F.T, and we look forward to seeing what you make this week!

I'm also entering this into Polkadoodle's challenge 'Something Spooky'.

Cross Stitch Bird Card

2010-10-12T11:28:00.005+01:00

A card I made for my sister's birthday, the bird pattern is from Cross Stitcher magazine, and the paper is from Polkadooodle's Back to Nature CD. I crochet the flower and added a button to the centre. The blue lace is from my stash.

I would like to enter this into Polkadoodle's challenge 'make your own embellishments'.

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 71 - Shaped Card

2010-10-08T12:01:00.005+01:00

The challenge at C.R.A.F.T this week is to make a shaped card, no square or rectangles allowed!

We have a new sponsor this week, Meljen's Designs, who sell a lovely range of digital stamps and other goodies in their online store, and the prize this week is 4 of their digi images of the winner's choice.

The C.R.A.F.T DT had four of Meljen's Design's to play with, and for my card I used I used Kitty Cat Love:

The card shape is the Build a Flower template from Craftbugs, the orange spotty paper is My Mind's Eye and the green flowery paper is Dovecraft's Funky Vintage. I coloured the image with pencils and added a punched and gilttered butterfly.

Go and have a look at C.R.A.F.T to see what the rest of the DT made with more of Meljen's Designs images, and we look forward to seeing your creations this week!

I would like to enter this onto this weeks Incy Wincy Design's challenge, which is Sparkly Glitter.

Anniversary Card

2010-10-03T21:06:00.005+01:00

Backing paper is Kate Knight Wild Blossom, Prima flowers, I punched the butterflies out of ice diamond lustre paper and glittered them, then added sticky gems.

I'd like to enter this into Incy Wincy Design's Anything Goes challenge.

Doll For Macmillan Cancer Support

2010-09-29T21:16:00.009+01:00

The knitting club I go to held a coffee morning for Macmillan Cancer Support last Saturday,and my sister and I knit some clothes for a doll, she was in a 'Name the Doll' competition.

My sister knitted the coat, and I made the rest of the clothes.

The flowers on the bag are from Polkadoodles Sugar Birdies CD.

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 69 - Teenagers

2010-09-23T08:00:00.000+01:00

This week at C.R.A.F.T we want you to create something with teenagers in mind, our sponsor is Angela from Toucan Scraps, and the prize is a product of your choice from her store at Stitchy Bear Stamps.

Angela kindly provided the DT with her new City Street digi papers to use in our sample projects.

For my card I've used Angela's papers with an image from Polkadoodle's Back to Nature CD.

To see what the rest of the DT have made go and take a look at C.R.A.F.T, and we look forward to seeing what you make this week!

Some More Stitch Markers.....

2010-09-11T19:45:00.005+01:00

A few sets of stitch markers I made this afternoon.

Autumn Berries stitch markers, made from acrylic berry beads, faceted glass beads, tiny seed beads and silver plated findings.

Flower stitch markers, made from glass beads and silver plated findings.

Seaside stitch markers, made from acrylic sea life beads, gold plated beads, glass beads and gold plated findings.

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 67 Colour Palette

2010-09-09T07:30:00.000+01:00

This week at C.R.A.F.T we are using a colour palette which has been made by our DT member Ei, (Eiglas). it's called 'Ada's Slave':

There are some lovely papers, made by Ei, for you to use if you would like to, go over to C.R.A.F.T for more details.

Our sponsor this week is Sew Many Digital Stamps, who have kindly given the DT some images from their store for us to use in our sample projects. They sell a huge range of digital stamps for all ocassions, and the prize is 5 digital stamps of the winner's choice from their store.

For my DT card I have used 'Bear with Balloons'. I have coloured the image with Promarkers and Sakura pens. The backing paper is 'Tartan' from the 'Ada's Slave' collection.

The scalloped oval I embossed with the Cuttlebug Christmas Stars folder and inked with blue ink.

This week we say goodbye to Ei, it's been lovely working with her and we'll miss her loads but wish her the best of luck in everything she does in the future.

We also welcome some new DT members:

Annette

Carla

Carol

Jacky

Kathie

Kevin

Sharon

To see the projects that they and the rest of the DT have made go over to C.R.A.F.T, and we look forward to seeing what you make this week!

C.R.A.F.T Challenge Man's Best Friend

2010-09-02T08:00:00.001+01:00

This week the challenge at C.R.A.F.T is Man's Best Friend. Our sponsor is Lauretta's Digital Stamps who kindly provided the DT with two images to use in our sample cards.

For my card I used Lauretta's image Scotty Dog, I coloured him with pencils and sakura pens.

The backing paper is Dovecraft's Funky Vintage, the lettering is from Polkadoodles Candy Doodles CD, and the sentiment is from Funky Hand. I knit the flower and added a little shell flower button to the centre.

To see what the rest of the DT have made, go and take a look at C.R.A.F.T, we look forward to seeing your creations!

Beer Mug Card

2010-08-29T17:37:00.005+01:00

A Birthday card for a friend's father. The beer mug is a template from Anna Marie Designs CD volume 2, the brick background and bottle tops are from Polkadoodles Not For Girls CD. The 'froth' is pearlised paper embossed with the Cuttlebug divine swirls folder. The sentiment I printed off the computer, and finished it off with some blue knotted string.

Butterfly & Dragonfly Stitch Markers

2010-08-28T21:46:00.003+01:00

A couple more sets of stitch markers that I've recently made.

I made them from glass pearl beads, seed beads and silver metal butterfly and dragonfly charms.

C.R.A.F.T Challenge Milestone Birthdays/Anything Goes & DT Call

2010-08-26T12:46:00.008+01:00

Firstly, we have some news for you at C.R.A.F.T, we're sorry to say that Andrea, Eileen, Julie and Claire are leaving us, we're very sorry to see them go but wish them all the best of luck in whatever they do next.

This means that we need some new DT members and so are having a DT call, if you're interested in being part of our team, go over to C.R.A.F.T to see what you need to do.

Now onto our challenge, this week it's Milestone Birthdays/Anything Goes, and our sponsor is our DT member Claire (Hope Jacare).

The prize you could win is Claire's lovely Daisy rubber stamp, these and more of Claire's stamps are available from Polkadoodles, or in digi form at Stitchy Bear Stamps.

For my DT card I have used one of Claire's images, Scatty Cat with Ball. I have coloured him with Promarkers, and stamped around him with a small flower stamp. The backing paper is My Mind's Eye Bloom & Grow and the sentiment I printed off the computer. Finally some pale green organza ribbon and a crochet flower to finish off.

I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges:

The Polkadoodles colouring competition, they have a fantastic prize of a set of Aquamarkers which I'd love to win!

By The Cute & Girly challenge which is Animal Antics.

Thanks for looking :-)

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 63 - Photo Inspiration

2010-08-19T18:32:00.009+01:00

This week at C.R.A.F.T we're using this this photo for inspiration:

Our sponsor this week is Donna's Den of Crafts and this is what you could win, a stack of lovely Christmas papers:

This is my interpretation of the picture. I've knitted some flowers and used organza ribbon for the stems. The orange flowery paper is Kate Knight Wild Blossom.

To see what the rest of the DT have created go over to C.R.A.F.T, we look forward to seeing what you make!

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 62 - Sketch

2010-08-05T08:00:00.000+01:00

This week at C.R.A.F.T we have a sketch for you, by one of our DT, Ei

For my DT card I have used an image and backing paper from the Jayne Netley Mayhew collection CD, some Cuttlebug embossing, satin ribbon and Prima flowers.

Our sponsr this week is Your Special Delivery, for more details and to see the rest of the DT's projects, go and take a look at C.R.A.F.T.

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 61 - Hot & Spicy Colours

2010-07-29T16:25:00.005+01:00

This week at C.R.A.F.T we want you to use Hot & Spicy colours in your work, you can create anything you want in any medium as long as the colours are Hot & Spicy.

For my card I have crochet a flower, and used plaited orange garden string to make the stem of the flower. I made the background with a small flower stamp and brown & magenta inks. I used my Cuttlebug to emboss the card behind the flower and to cut out and emboss the butterfly. The card base is double sided ice diamond lustre card.

This week's lucky winner will receive a prize from our sponsor Crab Apple Crafts:

For more details and to see the lovely creations from the rest of the DT go and have a look at C.R.A.F.T challenge!

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 60 - Out Of This World

2010-07-22T09:15:00.008+01:00

This week's challenge at C.R.A.F.T is to use the theme 'Out Of This World', a great challenge to let your imagination run wild! Our sponsor is our DT member Ei, and the prize is £10.00 worth of digi images of your choice from her site Eiglassing, or if you prefer she will draw you your very own digi of whatever you like.

For this challenge I have knitted some aliens, I got the pattern from this wonderful and fun book, 20 To Make Knitted Aliens by Fiona McDonald:

They're knitted in double knitting and fluffy wool with tiny glass pearls for eyes. Their spaceship in the background used to belong to Action Man!

Do go and have a look at C.R.A.F.T to see the Out Of This World creations the rest of the DT have made, and we look forward to seeing what you make!

Another Woolly Jumper Card

2010-07-18T22:21:00.003+01:00

Another of my woolly jumper cards, with a set of stitch markers attached. The backing paper is Kate Knight's Wild Blossom, the pink oval is printed off Polkadoodle's Candy Doodles CD and embossed with the Cuttlebug textile folder.

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 59 Babies/Children

2010-07-15T23:38:00.000+01:00

This week at C.R.A.F.T the theme is babies or children, and we welcome back Angela of Toucan Scraps as our sponsor.

For my DT card all the papers I've used are from Angela's Dinosaurs digi papers pack, and the image is Jiggy in Crib by Stampin Dragon.

I coloured the image in pencils and added sparkly highlights with Sakura pens, the oval behind the image is cuttlebug embossed using the stars folder, the flowers are punched out and distressed by scrunching them up a few times, opening them up and dabbing an ink pad onto them. I wrapped garden string round a couple of times and tied in a bow.

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 58 - Cakes/Ice Cream

2010-07-08T09:00:00.000+01:00

This week at C.R.A.F.T we want you to use cakes and/or ice cream in your projects! Our sponsor this week is The Crafty Pad, and this is what you could win, a set of clear cake stamps:

The Crafty Pad sell loads of stamps, in clear stamp form and digi stamps, and it's the digi stamp version of the cupcakes I've used in my DT card:
I've decoupaged the cakes and coloured them with sakura pens and added glitter glue for extra sparkle, the cupcakes backing paper is by Kirsty Wiseman. The pink paper behind the cupcakes is from Polkadoodle's Candy Doodles CD, embossed on the Cuttlebug with gems and organza ribbon added. Fabric flowers, brads and the sentiment is a stamp free with a magazine.

A Few More Stitch Markers

2010-07-07T21:48:00.007+01:00

Here's some more stitch markers I've made for knitting.

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 57

2010-07-01T13:16:00.006+01:00

This week at C.R.A.F.T challenge we have this photo as inspiration:

And here's my interpretation of it, a set of stitch markers, made from purple glass faceted beads, green Swarovski crystals and small green glass beads.

This is the prize you could win this week:

This week we say goodbye to DT member Magda, we're sorry to see her leave the DT but wish her the very best of luck in whatever she does.

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 56

2010-06-24T16:06:00.004+01:00

Black, lime green and lilac is the challenge at C.R.A.F.T this week, and for my DT card I've used an image from our sponsor, Sassy Studio Designs:

I coloured the frogs with pencils and Sakura pens and added some googly eyes. The backing paper is the free wallflowers download from Polkadoodles.

To see what the rest of the DT have made go and have a look at C.R.A.F.T and good luck to all who enter our challenge this week!

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 55 - Ei's Sketch

2010-06-17T21:29:00.004+01:00

This week at C.R.A.F.T we have another sketch from DT member Ei:

And here's my DT card. For the backing paper I scanned some knitting that I've done and printed it out. I knit the tiny jumper and made knitting needles from cocktail sticks and beads. The sentiment is a Polkadoodles stamp.

Our sponsor this week is our very own Claire, her lovely images can be bought at Stitchy Bear Stamps.

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 54

2010-06-09T22:27:00.006+01:00

This week the challenge at C.R.A.F.T is to make a Fathers Day/men's card.

For my DT card I have used images and papers from Polkadoodles Not For Girls CD.

Our sponsor this week is Donna's Den of Crafts, and the prize is a Laurence Llewellyn Bowen Retro Rose decoupage kit and some embroidered brads.

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 52 - Blue & Green

2010-05-27T22:33:00.004+01:00

A big thanks to all of you who joined in our birthday blog hop last week! The winner at my stop is Sharon, for details of all the winners and how to claim your prizes go to the C.R.A.F.T challenge blog.

This week's challenge at C.R.A.F.T is to use the colour combo blue and green, and for my DT project I've made a pair of earrings.

Our sponsor this week is Your Special Delivery, who sell a lovely range of digital images by different artists.

We look forward to seeing your creations this week and good luck!

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 51 - It's Our Birthday!

2010-05-20T08:00:00.006+01:00

This week it's a special occasion at C.R.A.F.T challenge, it's our first birthday and to celebrate we're having a blog hop in addition to our regular challenge. You should have arrived to me from Magda.

Our theme this week is Celebrations or Birthday, and the main prize is this collection of Papermania Henbury Lane papers and other goodies:

We have lots of lovely individual sponsors for our Blog Hop too!

It’s going to be a lot of fun with prizes and draws at each stop and a final winner at the end, so don’t be a square—be there! -and be in with a chance to win!

Our blog-hop order is this:-

1) You start on the C.R.A.F.T Challenge blog and you visit each Design Team Member’s personal blog and leave a comment.

2) At each stop there will be a RED word associated with crafting for you to collect

3) We’re staying with our customary alphabetical list for the team so Andrea is the next stop after the C.R.A.F.T Challenge blog. Andrea will give you the link to the next DTM and so on.

4) At the end, we want you to get back to C.R.A.F.T and leave us a comment with the nine words you pick up! If you can make a sentence so much the better!

Just to make it clear for you to follow - here is our DT in alphabetical order.

Andrea

Claire
Eileen
Enola
Jo
Magda
Rose - that's me
Suzi
Tigerlover

We're SO Looking forward to seeing who comes up with the correct sentence as we have a really fabulous new sponsor for that - QVC's Scrapbooking Expert, Rosemary Merry!

She is kindly having a good look through her stock at Crabapple Crafts to find something lovely for that clever crafter (who will be chosen from the correct answers by random generator) who gets the sentence right! Now how cool is THAT!

The sponsor for my stop is Stitchy Bear Stamps, who are kindly giving two images as the prize - Rub-a-Dub-Dub by Stitchy Bear Stamps and Napping by Beary Dust Stamps. To see these and the rest of their lovely range of digi stamps go and visit their shop - and throughout May they've got a sale on where's there's 50% off all their digi stamps!

For my DT card I've used Rub-A-Dub-Dub, coloured with pencils and Sakura pens. Other materials used are Cuttlebug Spots and Dots embossing folder, backing paper from my stash, sentiment stamp and embellishments free in magazines, garden twine and flowers from a bunch of artificial flowers secured with brads.

To be in with a chance of winning the two images at my stop, leave a comment on my blog and I will draw the winner by random.org next Wednesday evening, 26th May. And don't forget to find the red word hidden somewhere not too far away on my blog!

Now you need to go and visit Suzi's blog to take part in the next part of our blog hop.

Look forward to seeing what you make this week, and good luck!

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 50

2010-05-13T21:49:00.008+01:00

This week at C.R.A.F.T we have a sketch. from DT member Ei :

For my card I've used an owl from Polkadoodles Back to Nature CD, and the woodgrain paper is from their Not For Girls CD. The leafy backing paper is from Crafter's Companion Flower Fairies CD.

I used die cut and punched leaves and punched out flowers with glitter added to the centre. The sentiment was free in a magazine.

The prize this week is a £15 voucher from our sponsor Kut 4 U to spend in their store, they sell a lovely range of charms, chipboard shapes and other stuff too.

I'm also entering this card into Polkadoodles Summer Blossoms challenge.

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 48 - Shaped Card

2010-05-01T18:51:00.006+01:00

The challenge at C.R.A.F.T this week is to make a shaped card, and for my card I've used the beer mug template from Anna Marie Designs templates CD volume 2.

The 'froth' is made from bits of torn up pearl paper, the lettering is from Polkadoodle's Sugar Birdies CD, and for the handle and base of the mug is silver card ran through the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder and distressed with an emery board.

Our sponsor this week is Debbie from The Crafty Pad:

who are offering this lovely Anna At The Gate stamp as the prize:
Debbie is also joining us this week at C.R.A.F.T and made a lovely shaped card using the Anna stamp.

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 47 - Pink & Brown

2010-04-22T09:17:00.003+01:00

This week at C.R.A.F.T the challenge is to use the colours pink and brown.

We're being sponsored this week by Stitchy Bear Stamps, they sell a huge range of digi stamps and other printables by different artists, and the C.R.A.F.T design team got to use four of their images, all of which are the prize this week.

For my card I used Spaniel Puppy by Stampin Dragon.

I coloured the image with pencils, the papers are My Mind's Eye and Funky Hand, the sentiment and pawprints are stamped and I Cuttlebug embossed the brown background card. fot the flowers I punched out the outer petals, and for the centres I cut circles from brown paper, scrunched them up, opened them out and dabbed them with ink.

To see the images that are this week's prize, go over to C.R.A.F.T and see the lovely cards that the rest of the DT have made.

I'd like to enter this card in these 2 challenges:

Polkadoodles - Animal Magic

Crafty Creations - Distressing

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 46 - Ei's Sketch

2010-04-15T20:19:00.006+01:00

This week at C.R.A.F.T challenge we want you to work with this sketch, thought up by our DT member Ei:

And here's what you could win, this lovely stack of papers - Cosmo Cricket - Mini Deck - Garden Variety:
Here's my DT card, the pink backing paper and the paper I cut the bird out of is from Funky Hand's Funky Daze CD, and the paper I made the triangle out of is from their Shabby Saturday collection. I machine stitched around the edge and added a bow made from garden raffia.

For more inspiration go over to the C.R.A.F.T challenge blog and see the lovely projects the rest of the DT have made with the sketch!

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 45 - Buttons

2010-04-08T18:30:00.006+01:00

This week at C.R.A.F.T challenge you can make anything you like as long as it has buttons on it, and our sponsor is our DT member Claire - and the prize is this lovely collection of buttons:

You can find Claire's lovely digi images at Hope Jacare Doodles at Stitchy Bear Stamps.

For my card this week I've made a fabric flower, using a template from Craftbugs, I ironed some interfacing onto it to strengthen it and stitched a felt backing onto it.

I used 14 count cream aida for the backing, stitched the flower stems and cross stitched round the edge onto blue card, and added the button flowers and button sun.

Look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your button creations this week!

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 44 - Purple and Turquoise

2010-04-01T18:56:00.007+01:00

This week's challenge at C.R.A.F.T is to use the colours purple and turquoise in your projects.

Our sponsor this week is Donna's Den, who are offering this set of rubber stamps as the prize:

Donna's Den sell a wide range of crafting goodies in their online shop, backing papers, embellishments, stamps and loads more!

For my DT card I have used watercolour paper and painted it with turquoise watercolour paint, and partly embossed it on my cuttlebug, I got the inspiration for doing this fron The Digi Shack.

On the side of the paper I didn't emboss I stamped 3 flowers, then used the same stamp to make three more flowers, this time I heat embossed them, cut them out and secured them to the watercolour paper with brads. The butterfly is cuttlebug die cut again using painted watercolour paper, finally adding sticky turquoise gems to the centre.

I'm entering this into the Quirky Crafts Challenge which is Flowers, thanks Lyn for telling me about this!

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 43 - Easter

2010-03-26T15:00:00.005Z

This week at C.R.A.F.T we want to see your Easter projects, and our sponsor is Craft Obsessions who are offering the great prize of 6 Promarkers in your choice of colour.

For my DT project I've knitted some Easter chicks, the pattern is a free download from Alan Dart's website, and I've used double knitting wool from my stash.

We look forward to seeing what you create this week, but there's also an extra challenge for you, go to DT member Ei's blog for the details!

C.R.A.F.T 42 - Nursery Rhymes

2010-03-18T14:39:00.004Z

The challenge at C.R.A.F.T this week is Nursery Rhymes.

Gina of Your Special Delivery is our sponsor this week, and the DT have used an image provided to us by Gina.

For my card I've coloured the image with pencils, attached it to MME Wild Asparagus paper with brads, and added a flower from my stash and some organza ribbon.

A Card For 3 Challenges

2010-03-15T23:31:00.000Z

A card I've made for a friend's birthday.

Tree tree template is from Anna Marie designs, I cut the trunk from bazzill cardstock and the foliage and the green paper at the bottom of the card are from Funky Hand's Paper Blossom download.

The blue backing paper and spotty paper I cut the bird from are both from Funky Hand's Now That's Funky CD.

The bird's nest I made from garden string stitched together with brown thread, and the flowers are punched out, embossed with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder and inked. Die cut hedgehog and stamped sentiment.

I'm entering this card into these challenges:

Crafty Creations - Make Your Own Flowers

By The Cute & Girly - Spring Is In The Air

Get Funky - Girls Girls Girls