Nativity

 

   This Christmas card was made using dies from Carnation Crafts Away in a Manger clean and simple set. Apart from the textured background card the pieces were cut from various scraps of card that had accumulated in my stash!

   I would like to enter this into

   Beccy's Place - holiday cards

Autumn wishes

 

      The theme for this month's Aud Sentiments challenge is embossing or fall.

I have used dies and the accompanying vignettes and perfect papers from Carnation Craft's vibrance of autumn collection. The sentiment was cut using dies from their naughty but mice collection. 

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz -  anything goes with use a stencil

   Moving Along with the Times - autumnal colours

   Little Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Creative Inspiration - the season of autumn

   Allsorts - falling leaves or anything goes

   Incy Wincy Designs - autumn/more than one fold

   Crafty Calendar - anything goes

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Craft Rocket - autumn or halloween

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes with autumn/fall

   My Time to Craft - autumn season colours

Let's celebrate

 

   The theme for this month's Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge is holiday or celebration.

I have decoupaged some balloons taken from Hunkydory's Little Book of Birthday Celebrations and added a cake cut using the Just a Sliver die from Carnation Crafts. All have been matted and layered onto dark orange mirri and orange spotty card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with use a stencil

   Crafty Calendar - anything goes

   Addicted to Stamps and More - birthdays

Eightieth birthday

    I have made this using dies and the matching downloadable vignettes from Carnation Crafts Perfectly Peaceful collection. The sentiment was created using various Tattered Lace dies.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with hot colours

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Creative Inspirations - anything goes

   Allsorts - anything goes with season's delights

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Sparkles - one for the boys

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Designs - anything goes with optional summer holidays

Spring

 

   The theme for April's Aud Sentiment Challenge is watercolour and/or spring. I have chosen the spring theme and used dies from Carnation Crafts Into Spring set along with the accompanying downloadable vignettes.  The sentiment is computer generated.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional embossing folder

   Moving Along With the Times - fancy folds

   Creative Inspirations - the season of spring

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   Dream Valley - spring colours

   Creative Knockout - birthday wishes

   The Paper Shelter - bunnies and/or chicks

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes with optional 4 legged friend

Graduation

 

   This card was made for someone who is graduating soon and then intends to travel the world. The lettering is cut using Tattered Lace dies and the image is part of a Carnation Crafts vignette cut using the matching die.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Dream Valley - use dies / punches

   CD Sunaday Plus - anything goes

   C.R.A.F.T. - graduation

   Sparkles - no stamping allowed

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

Swallow

 

   This card is made using various dies and printable downloads from Carnation Crafts.

   I would like to enter it into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with add flowers

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

   Craft Rocket - use dies

   Sparkles - things with wings

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Crafty Animals - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

   Cupcake Inspiration - anything goes

Gold wedding

 

   I was asked to make a 50th wedding anniversary card and to include gold on it. I hope this fits the bill - I have used gold mirri card and cream card. The word were cut using Tattered Lace dies and everything else was cut using Carnation Crafts dies.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Crafty Calendar - anything but square

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional mother's day

   Everybody Art - wedding

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

   My Time to Craft - monochrome

Spring blossom

    This month's Aud Sentiments challenge theme is embossing and/or flowers.

   The flowers and lattice work used to make this card were diecut using vingettes and dies from Carnation Craft's Dawn of Spring collection. The dies used for the sentiment were from various Tattered Lace sets.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional Easter

   Lil atch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Creative Inspirations - spring blooms

   Allsorts - anything goes with in the spring garden

   Crafty Calendar - die cuts

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   Creations in Pink - anything goes

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   C.R.A.F.T. - Easter/spring

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   Make My Monday - p is for .... pink

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

New home

 

   Apart from the birds which were cut using a Tattered Lace die the rest of this card has been made using dies and downloadable vignettes from Carnation Crafts.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Friends - new beginnings

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Allsorts - something new

   Crafty Calender - add a sentiment

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   Creatalicious - anything goes with something new

   Craft Rocket - not square

   C.R.A.F.T. - new

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   Make My Monday - something new

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

   Pearly Sparkles - no designer paper

Eighty today

 

   I heard recently that an ex neighbour is celebrating her eightieth birthday so I have made this quick card, using Tattered Lace's flexible daisy die and the accompanying charisma together with various dies from Carnation Crafts, colouring the flowers on the numbers using Promarkers.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with birthday treats

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Allsorts - anything goes with add number(s)

   Crafty Calendar - anything goes

   The Crafter's Cafe - use dies and/or punches

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   C.R.A.F.T. - anything goes

   Sparkles - dies and/or punches

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

Halloween mice

 

   These mice from Carnation Crafts are getting up to more tricks! The backing paper I have used here I printed using a download from Crafting and I used a torn piece of green card to create the ground.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional ribbon or twine

   Crafty Friends - use more than one die

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Creative Inspirations - autumn or halloween

   Crafty Calendar - Halloween

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   Let's Craft and Create - anything goes with optional fall colours

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional Halloween with purple and black

   Craft Rocket - autumn or Halloween

   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Crafty Animals - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

   Through The Purple Haze - Halloween or colour palette

   Pearly Sparkles - autumn or Halloween

   Cupcake Inspiration - Halloween fun

Meadow thistle

 

   This month the Aud Sentiments challenge is being sponsored by Di's Digi Stamps and the theme is anything goes.

   The bouquet on my card is made using Carnation Crafts dies from their Perfectly Peaceful collection.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with flowers

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Allsorts - floral or fauna with anything goes

   Crafty Calendar - add a ribbon

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Creatalicious - anything goes with lots of layers

   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

Dexter's bar

 

   Another card made using Carnation Craft's dies. This one is a birthday card for a young man who likes mixing cocktails.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Moving Along with the Times - birthdays

   Allsorts - for a birthday

   Incy Wincy Designs - use a die cut or punch

   CCC Digi Creations - food and/or drink

   Craft Rocket - birthday

   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional father's day

   Addicted to Stamps and More - die cuts and/or stencils

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

   

I spy supper

 

   This card is made using various Carnation Craft dies and the accompanying vignettes. Can the mouse escape?

   I would like to enter it into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional add some pink

   Crafty Friends - animals/birds

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Incy Wincy Designs - Use a die cut or punch

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   Alphabet - d is for die cuts

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Crafty Animals - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

Enjoy your day

 

   The downloadable flower vignettes are from Carnation Crafts Water's Edge collection. The accompanying dies and other Carnation dies have been used to complete this birthday card.

   I would like to enter it into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with add some pink 

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Allsorts - for a birthday

   Incy Wincy Designs - use a die cut or punch

   CD Sunday - anything goes

   Creations In Pink - anything goes

   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional father's day

   Craft Rocket - birthday

   Sparkles - floral frenzy

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   Alphabet - d is for die cuts

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

   Jan's Digi Stamps - anything goes

Bluebells and cross

    Using up various off cuts from Carnation Crafts dies and vignettes.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges

   Crafty Catz - anything goes

   Creative Inspirations - Easter or animals

   Incy Wincy Designs - Easter or animals

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

Boy elephant

 

   Using Carnation Craft dies and a downloadable vignette I made this little new baby boy card.

   I would like to enter it into the following challenges:

   Moving Along with the Times  - baby animals

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Allsorts - any real animal

   Incy Wincy Designs - Easter and/or animals

   CCC Digi Creations - include an animal

   CD Sunday - anything goes

   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

   Fab 'n' Funky - masculine

   Addicted to CAS - animals

   Jan's Digi Stamps - anything goes

Cross and chick

 

   This is another Easter card made using die and downloadable vignettes from Carnation Crafts.

   I would like to enter it into the following challenges:

   Crafty Friends - flowers

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Creative Inspirations - spring flowers

   CCC Digi Creations - include flowers

   The Crafter's Cafe - use some flowers

   Craft Rocket - use an animal

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Crafty Animals - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

Blue birthday

 

   Playing around with some thin rectangular frames and die cut flowers from Carnation Crafts.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Friends - flowers

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   CCC Digi Creations - include flowers

   Everybody Art - b is for blue

   Crafty Gals Corner - add a flower

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes