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It's my midway post for our challenge over at

Tag-along (and ATCs)

where the lovely Lynn has chosen the theme

add some text or anything goes

so long as you make a tag, an ATC or a bookmark.

I started with a black background to which

I added a white piece covered in

pink acrylic paint and then stencilled

with a dark pink using a text stencil

from Crafters Companion.

Next I added a torn piece of the pink text

paper (SU), slipping a piece of lace underneath

it for added texture.

I finished with the butterflies in pink

from AALL & CREATE and

some sticker words.

I would like to enter this into

Daisy Chain - not square

HQFSCAT - shaped card or tag

Everybody Art - monochrome

Try It On Tuesday - flying high

Alphabet Challenge - D for double - two of something

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

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For my ATC I used a piece of card

cut to size made using my gel plate

with acrylic paint and some bubble wrap..

I added a strip of lace and then some

torn text paper in yellow (SU).

I stamped the mushroom using a set called

Happy Hedgehogs, coloured up with markers.

Next I text the little fairy from Lavinia stamps

in black.

I stencilled a circle for the moon

and finished with some sticky words.

I would like to enter this into

Allsorts - anything from the garden

Creative Fingers - anything goes

CRAFT - cute/anything goes

Little Red Wagon - O for outdoors

A Perfect time to craft - anything goes

We have a lovely prize up for grabs

so try your best to join us this month.

Summer Garden

I made another folio to use up some stash

and the basic album was made up from

some white envelopes.

The papers were from 

We R Memory Keepers and they came with

little envelopes, words tags etc.

I added lace, metal corners,

washi tape and flowers from

my stash to help dress it up.

I used a stamp set called

Love this Moment (SU),

one from Studio Light grunge stamps

and butterflies from Winged Delights

AALL & Create.

You can watch a flip through here

I will be filling this one with photos

of any craic we have during the summer

in the garden.

I would like to enter this into

Girlz Creative Fun art of scrap - anything goes

The Creative Crafter - anything goes

Do-Al(l) Kreatives - anything option flowers

Crafting from the Art - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Creative Crafting Uncles - vintage

Double post!

Our April challenge theme over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

is 'inspired by nature'.

We have two lovely prizes up for grabs

so I hope you get time to join us

and be sure and pop over if you need some

inspiration!

For my card I used a stamp set from

AALL & Create called Garden Tools #326.

I stamped the little snail then masked him off.

I then stamped the thistle across the base of my white

card, coloured them up with markers

and added some green for the ground and

clouds and blue for the sky.

I stamped the sentiment from the same set,

chopped it up and layered on the same

card as the backing card.

I would like to enter this into

Daisy Chain - no designer paper

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

Allsorts - Springtime/anything goes

The Dream Factory - anything small sized (snail)

Beautiful Blossoms - anything floral + optional mood board

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Our April challenge theme over at

WE LOVE STAMPING

is 'Spring has sprung'.

We have a lovely prize up for grabs here too.

Who doesn't need a Lavinia stamp

in their stash!!!

Pop over to the blog if you need

some inspiration.

I decided to make my little Granddaughter an

Easter card so pulled out my Fable Friends stamp set (SU).

So first I did my mat with some yellow card

and matching gingham which I stitched together.

I cut an oval in yellow and one in white

for my stamping.

I stamped the bunny, paper pieced his jacket and

coloured him up with markers

and added some grass to the bottom.

I punched some small flowers and leaves,

coloured them and added to my card.

I added some pearlised enamel dots to their centres.

I finished with a matching tag for

the sentiment, punched using  an old label

punch from SU.

I added some yellow gingham ribbon to the tag.

Happy Easter everyone!

I would like to enter this into

Sweet Stampin' - Spring or Easter

Creative Crafting Uncles - Spring and/or Easter

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Critter Crazy - feature a critter

The Paper Funday  - anything option dies/punches

Colourful Options - yellow

Blossoms, butterflies, birds!

Our new challenge for April has started

over at

TAG-ALONG (and ATC's)

and the theme has been chosen by Brenda

and she wants to see

blossoms, butterflies and/or birds.

Plenty to go with there and you also have

the anything goes option.

For my tag I went with butterflies.

I used an old SU stamp set called

Butterfly Gala which has a matching punch.

I made my base tag in yellow

using my Tri-fold tag die.

I cut the mat in white using the next

die down and stamped it using a large

and small butterfly stamp.

I inked around the edges in blue.

I stamped and punched some extra

butterflies, coloured them with markers.

I used a scrap of the yellow for the

sentiment and stuck it across the tag.

I added the butterflies and a few

gems then finished with some bakers

twine in the matching colour.

I would like to enter this into

The Paper Funday challenge - anything option die cuts/punches

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Dragonfly Dreams - butterflies

613 Avenue Create - anything option wings

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I went with the bird theme for my ATC

and as always, I got out my inks and just

had fun making the background.

When dry I stamped the bird and music

using a stamp from AALL & Create called

Bird Collage #435.

I added white ink to the top and bottom

and stuck some bits of chicken wire,

white side facing up (SU).

I inked around the edges using a black marker

and finished with a black word which

I added white lines to with my white pen.

I did add some colour to the bird

using my markers.

I finished by splashing some white ink

over it all.

I would like to enter this into

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

Lil Patch of  Crafty Friends - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Critter Crazy - feature a critter

The Outlawz - no cards

I hope you get time to join us this month.

Remember you can enter a tag, an ATC or set,

and a bookmark.

We have a lovely prize up for grabs too.

Tagalong midway post

It's time to share my midway post for our challenge

Tag-along (and ATC's)

where the theme is numbers or anything goes.

For my tag I went with a pocket at the side

with a window at the front.

I used orange card for the base.

I used quite a few stamps set to decorate including

Tags for everything, love this moment and

Happy Birthday (SU)

AAll & Create - foilage.

The papers are scraps from We R Memory Keepers

and I also used a circle punch (SU)

and Elizabeth Crafts Dies for the side holder.

The tag itself was punched using 

very best trio punch (SU).

I would like to enter this into

Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap - anything with designer paper

HQSCAT - shaped card or tag

The Outlawz - anything but a card

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For my ATC I used a stamp set from

Beyond Stamping for the baby.

He will be some boy to move those blocks lol.

I punched some blocks and stamped the numbers

using a set called Alphabest (SU).

The sentiment was made on my label printer.

I added some kraft card for the floor

and embossed it on my embossing board.

I finished with small numbers using

Make a Difference (SU) and added some faux

stitching.

Everything was coloured up with markers.

I would like to enter this into

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Art Nudge - I used the colours

Remember you can enter a tag, ATC or bookmark

and we have this wonderful prize up for grabs too!

It's all in the numbers!

Our February challenge is all about numbers

over at

TAG-ALONG (and ATC's)

this month.

For my tag I punched my tag base in black

using a tag punch from SU.

I then cut my next layer in white and

stamped the tools using a stamp set

from AALL & Create called garden tools.

I masked them off and inked up my background

in shades of green and blue and then went over

the top with a stencil in white ink.

The tools were then coloured up with markers

and I finished with a sentiment sticker

and some green ribbon.

Not content with that I added some dots using

pearlised enamel effects.

I would like to enter this into

Everybody Art - anything goes

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

The Outlawz - anything but a card

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

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For my ATC I went with a coin and kept it

all dark and moody.

I used a stamp from AALL & Create called

Foliage.

The background was inked up in shades

of green, yellow, blue and red.

I highlighted the numbers using my

pearlised enamel effects in white, added

a strip of  chicken wire (SU) showing

the white side, not the silver side.

I finished by splattering some white ink.

I would like to enter this into

We Love  to Create - anything goes

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - anything goes

Girlz Rebel Challenge - anything goes

A Perfect time to craft - anything goes

We do have a lovely prize up for grabs so

come and join us with your tag, ATC or bookmark.

You can play along with the theme or choose

to go with anything goes option.

Love is in the air

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

Here's a a very happy, healthy and crafty one

for us all.

Our first challenge of 2026 is live over at

Tag-along (and ATC's)

and the optional theme is

Love/Romance or anything goes

on a tag, ATC or bookmark.

For my tag I used a set called Fragile Fragments

from AALL & Create.

I inked up the background in pink ink

and stamped the middle heart out twice and layered

it up and coloured it yellow.

I added some colour to the large heart

and then added some pompoms to the bottom

of my tag.

The top was punched using my

tag topper punch (SU) and

finished with some tulle.

I would like to enter this into

Little Red Wagon - use force (punch)

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

Love to craft - anything goes

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For my ATC I pulled out a very old wooden stamp

from Forever Friends.

I stamped them onto my ATC and

coloured them up using markers,  then

masked them off to stencil behind

using an old stencil from SU in pink ink.

I added the word stickers in black and gold.

I would like to enter this into

Critter Crazy - feature a critter

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Moving Along with the Times - stencil and/or dies

I hope you get time to join us and remember

we have a lovely prize up for grabs too.

 A gentle reminder, you can enter collections of ATC's

but only single Tags or Bookmarks.

I'm off back to the kitchen as we have

another 7 coming for dinner today.

Double day!

It's time for our midway post over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

where this month's theme is

summer blooms or anything goes.

We do have a lovely prize up for grabs so come and join us!

For my card I used set number 229 - blooming field

from AAll & Create.

The paper I used for the background is a very old one

from We R Memory Keepers. It's actually a 12" x 12" sheet

which I had to carefully cut down so I could get

that lovely frame to work for my a5 card.

I covered the joins with butterflies and it worked out well.

The flowers were stamped, coloured with markers

and cut out.

I stamped the sentiment below and added a ribbon

to the flower stem.

For the sentiment I punched  (SU) out the shape twice,

once in cream and again in pink.

I added some tails of the same ribbon underneath

the sentiment.

To finished I added some sequins to the butterflies.

I would like to enter this into

Beautiful Blossoms - anything floral

Paper, Rocks, Scissors - use paper and/or scissors

Trible B - include a bird, blooms or butterflies

Love those pretty papers - pretty papers option birthday

Passion for Markers - flowers

a Perfect time to craft - anything goes

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It's also time for our midway post over at

WE LOVE STAMPING

and the theme is sun, sea, sand or anything goes.

We have a lovely prize up for grabs here too!

For my card I have used an embossing folder

from Crafters Companion called Charming Coral.

I embossed it onto blue card then ran my

white ink pad over the top to pick up the embossing.

The stamp set is called Marine Life

from Globleland (Amazon).

It's a one piece stamp so I stamped it out then

cut out and coloured up the ones I wanted.

I used a die cut circle for the centre, added

my sentiment from a set called Sending Support (SU)

then filled up the gaps with the shells.

Before sticking the circle in place I wrapped

the blue card with some netting.

I finished it off with the coloured up items.

I would like to enter this into

Make My Monday - embossing wet or dry

Papercraft Challenge - tropical paradise

Girlz and the art of letters - E - embossing

Creative Moments - use a die cut

Cardz for Guyz - summer holidays

Stamps + fun = CREATIVITY - in the water

Double Post

Our July challenge has started at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

and this month the theme is

summer blooms!

Our prize this month is just amazing

so be sure and get your entries in!

I have actually used one of these sets for my card today

called Sent with Love by AALL & Create.

I decided to go with a twisted card shape and made

a gift card pocket and card combined.

You can see the tutorial I used here.

My background paper is from We R Memory Keepers

and I started with that for my front and insides.

I stamped the script directly onto my paper

then stamped, coloured and cut the roses and leaves

and 3d onto my card.

The flowers were coloured with markers.

I stamped the smaller rose then cut and coloured it

and added to the inside.

The sentiment is from a set called Country Birdhouse (SU).

I would like to enter this into

Allsorts - for a child or anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Creative fingers - anything goes

Simon Says Wednesday - sending flowers

Pearly Sparkles - a shaped card

Paper Rock Scissors - use papers and/or scissors

HQFSCAT - shaped card and/or tag

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Our July challenge has also started over at

WE LOVE STAMPING

and the theme this time is

Sea and Sand!

We have a gorgeous prize up for grabs

so come and join us!!

As I had this card shape in my brain I decided to do one

for this challenge as well.

The papers are from We R Memory Keepers.

Again I used one sheet, flipping the paper to combine

the two designs.

I stamped the relaxing man (A Good Man SU), onto a piece of linen

texture card, inking the sky, sea and sand.

I stamped the man again and cut and coloured him

and layered on top.

Using another stamp set (Fun in the Sun WOJ), I added the crab and

sunshine.

On the left I made a sign post and added

my two sentiments.

Inside I stamped the sand castle from Fun in the Sun set

onto a die cut circle and coloured it in with markers.

I would like to enter this into

Make My Monday - summer fun

Papercraft Challenges - summer vibes

Girlz make cardz for men - anything masculine

Passion for Markers - beach vibes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - sunshine

Little Red Wagon - to boldly go

Four Seasons - summer

Butterfly dreams

I took a little time out to decorate my mini book

from my tutorial last week.

This one has a butterfly theme as

I had a little drawer full of butterfly stickers.

The quotes are from an old Hunkydory Book and I

stamped a few from a set called Foliage

from AALL & CREATE and Stampin' Up! Butterfly Gala

and matching punch.

As it's so small I couldn't hold it and take photos

so you can see the insides on this

quick video.

I would like to enter this into

Dragonfly Dreams - use one or more butterflies

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Path of Positivity - anything positive

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Crafty Animals - include an animal

The Neglected stuff - use old stash