CRAFT BARN 50% OFF EVERY ORDER!! And More Oxide Playtime!!

The Craft Barn Sale

50% off your every order

STARTS TODAY!!!!

See HERE

www.thecraftbarn.co.uk

I advise you to get in quick, if you want

some absolute bargains.

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Thank you for the lovely messages on my last post.

I love reading them.

I have another Distress Oxide card to share today.

The butterfly is an Indigo Blu rubber stamp, that is 

rather large!! It has been out of my folder only once before!!

I wonder why?!!

Thanks for stopping by and please don't miss out

on the bargains galore at The Craft Barn.

I love your messages, that you very kindly leave me.

They always make me smile.

Big hugs,

Carol 

xxxx

Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Animal Magic

Our host for this challenge is my friend and fellow Teamie

Marianne.

The theme is 'Animals Magic'.

But please remember you must have a piece of any 

ribbon or lace on your entry.

If not, you will not entered be into the prize draw, to 

win a £10 voucher to spend in the Crafty Ribbons shop.

The Crafty Ribbon I used is 

Christmas Rose - Merry Christmas - Red

The stamps I used are Indigo Blue - Winterland Wood set,

and heat embossed with Wow White Embossing Powder.

The line of Snowflakes is an embossing folder.

After embossing the card, I used a Versamark pen

on the raised area and then used the Wow Embossing powder.

I have had these pens for so many years, I wondered if they 

would work. They have just been in a drawer. 

I'm looking forward to seeing your lovely entries 

and leaving you a message so you know I have been.

Good luck.

Hugs,

Carol xxxx

Winter Wonderland Challenge

Our new challenge at Winter Wonderland

starts today for 2 weeks.

So you have plenty of time to enter the challenge.

There are two themes for you to choose from.

One is the Sketch below.

The other theme is Tic Tac Toe. 

You choose a line to use on your card and nothing else.

I chose Tic Tac Toe, line Snowflake, Blue and Ribbon.

The ribbon I used is from Crafty Ribbons, one of our Sponsors.

We have 2 sponsors for this challenge too.

Firstly Crafty Ribbons, who are giving

a very generous £10 voucher.

They have just launched an amazing range of Christmas

Ribbons. Fab designs and some are exclusive to them.

So pop over and see what you will spend the voucher on,

if you are the lucky winner!

The next Sponsor is Beccys Place.

Another generous Sponsor, giving the lucky winner 3 Digis.

So make sure you visit Beccy's Place and see which

three Digis you would like, if you win.

Looking forward to seeing you entries and visiting your blogs

to leave you a message of thanks for joining us.

Thanks for stopping by and good luck if you are

joining us at Winter Wonderland.

Big hugs

Carol xxxx

Not So Sure!

Hi everyone,

 

Firstly, welcome to my new followers. Thank you for taking the time to join my blog.

 

Hope you have been enjoying this glorious weather we have had here in West Sussex, wherever you are.

 

Hand update! My hand has greatly improved now. Just one sore to touch spot. So don't keep touching it!!Lol! At least my body pain has gone now too. The trouble is, the older we get, the longer it takes to recover from these sort of things. Thank you, to all you lovely people for your lovely messages. You are all very kind and caring.

 

My problem is, I am sure I can still do things and at the speed that I did them, when I was 35! That's the age I am mentally. It's the mirrors in my house, they keep showing me, some old bird that I don't know!! Has anyone else got one of these mirrors?

 

I got this Indigi Blu stamp set, free with a magazine. I liked this particular stamp, as you can just use her hair on its own, as a border. I do like stamps that you can use different parts, in different ways.

 

However, I was disappointed in the result of this stamping. It turned out very speckley, which looks very odd to me. I thought it was the ink I had used, which was Versafine Onyx Black but it wasn't. I have just received next months magazine and all the photos of cards, that readers had sent in, all have the same look.

 

Maybe its just me, but I would have preferred it to be smoother and solid colour. I was tempted to go over the image, using a Copics pen!

 

I just added a few gems to her hair to pick up the ribbon. The text I stamped with Versamark and embossed with black detail embossing powder.

 

Did a market yesterday. Much quieter than it usually is. There were a lot of other things going on in the village, as well as the football! I am doing a big one next Saturday and Sunday, at Coolings Garden Centre in Knockholt, Kent. It's quite a way from home but usually well attended. The restaurant there is well supported, so we get hundreds of people usually. Just hope the football doesn't get in the way!

 

Enjoy the rest of your weekend. Thank you for stopping by and your lovely comments, are always appreciated.

 

Hugs,

 

Carol S.xx