Wednesday 10th October

Well made my examples for next weeks Papercraft junkies Challenge, but didn't get any crafting done for my blog "Shame " I hear you cry. Well maybe not I thought that you may be interested to see a couple of Christmas present suggestions and have a couple of money saving tips.


So my 1st is altered clocks. See examples



These were both £1.49 clocks from tesco. Because they are manufactured for easy assembly, you can with a bit of care dismantle the clock fairly easily. Just remember to keep our embelishment pretty flat. otherwise cover will not go back on and hands will not revolve,


Microscope slide pendants


Now to save mony. look on ebay for Microscope slides (the medical ones). you need plain with clear edges and you can often get 50 microsope slides for less than a £5.00 Thats 25 Pendants.
Look for Venture tape instead of the memory tape. Its made for stained glass windows and is infinatly cheaper. The one you want is silvered on both sides
The bails I use are aanraku Pendant bails they have a leaf design mostly used for Dichroic glass pendants.

So those are my christmas present money saving crafting tips

Anyway there is a free paper today and here it is

available to download Free paper Download
BUT BEFORE YOU GO
Don#t forget leave a comment on my blog and your in with a chance to win 72 wonderful Christmas papers from the English paper company. See last weeks posts for more details

Bye for now

Monday papercraft Junkies challenge 8

Hello all and its week 8 and a new challenge
This week is DebbieN's (Debbie Nicholson) turn to pick a subject - 'Worn out & distressed'

here are my examples













There is also another example of mine on the challenge on Papercraft Junkies forum where you will find all the examples by my wonderfully talented team mates. If you enter the papercraft junkies challenge you could win a 15% discount code for Craftycarrot

I will be announcing what the Blog candy giveaway is tommorow Tuesday. For each comment you make on my blog posts dated between 22nd September and 25th October you will recieve one entry into the draw to win a blog candy Giveaway worth at least £10.00 So dont forget to comment on my blog before leaving to be in with a chance to win some great crafting stash.

As always i have designed a paper around the theme of the challenge . This weeks theme being "distressed and worn out" . I wanted sea and shells and fabric and shabby and this is the finished design hope you like it


which is available to download here

Papercraft Junkies 1st Challenge Monday 13th August

Well today is the 1st challenge appears on Papercraft Junkies forum .Papercraft Junkies is the sister site of Crafty Carrot a great online shop owned by Tracey whos blog is here

The challenge is summer weather and here are my examples for the challenge this week .


Indian Summer pendant *well we are all hoping for an Indian Summer)


Quick Atc the using the phrases Summer Breeze,Summer Rain and Summer Sun. I decided to add umberellas as boats bobbing along because of all the rain we ve had this summer.



Thank you card using the verse from Summer Breeze (I think by the Isley brothers but could be wrong) Summer breeze Makes me feel fine, Blowing through the Jasmine in my mind. So used a picture of jasmine as the main part of the card. (I have always loved this line it always reminds me of summer and I love the smell of jasmine there is nothing quite so exotically, stunningly aromatic)



Quick summery get well card.
To see all the other team members wide variety of entries (including scrapbook Los, Atcs and cards ) look in the
Papercraft Junkies Challenge Thread and enter the challenge for a chance to win a small prize. You must register on the forum to enter the challenge. New registrations moderated daily Look forward to seeing all your lovely work. All entries for challenge must be in the challenge thread on Papercraft Junkies to be eligable to win.

All design team blogs are also in my link section
and as an added bonus I decided to design a 12 by 12 paper based on the theme Summer weather

which is available for download HERE
See you next Monday for next weeks challenge which I must admit to being really inspired by, so much so ,that I started it within 30 mins of getting the challenge. Must also admit to being really pleased with 1st example but will probably do one or two more before next monday. Be seeing you then.
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Yippie

Well its now all official, and I can announce that I have been chosen as part of the Papercraft Junkies Design team.Papercraft Junkies is the sister site of Crafty Carrot a great online shop owned by Tracey whos blog is here I would also like to congratulate all my fellow Design team members
Fiona Haigh-Gannon (Fe-Fe)
Jayne Loughlin (jay670120)
Melissa Smith (melissa)
Natalie Jubb (NatBag)
Paula Whittaker (BettyBoo)
Taslimah Dauhoo (Tassy)

Paper Craft Junkies is a crafters forum, so come along and have a look. Well we have chosen the 1st challenge, and I have already had a play. I have really enjoyed it so far and there are one or two peices vieing to be my final peice. The 1st Challenge will be announced and the Design team examples will be on the forum on the 13th August pop in and be inspired. We are a varied team so expect to see altered art, atcs, scrapbook layouts and cards. So no matter what your crafting adiction is there should be something for everyone

I also would like to share my 1st Canvas. Which I really like. Can see myself doing loads of these. Watch out friends and Family I see Canvases for Christmas



Also playing with framed los . so will enjoy that as well

Sunday 29th July

One of my favorite places for Digital designs is Designer Digitals. Not only because they have great Digi kits and packs for sale but because they run great challenges with free downloadables. This week I looked at the three challenges which were the Web Challenge, the quote challenge, and the ad challenge. I set myself a challenge to create a lo with all three freebees and fulfilling all three challenges. I had nt got a suitable photo so used a copywrite free photo from Revivals 10,000 photo cd.
I liked the blue that was left around this dancer on the photo and incorporated it into the design. I wanted to create a lo full of movement for the dance and full of joy of life. Anyway here it is

Havent posted for a few days

Found a challenge site that is really ace. Illustration Friday Fridays topic was discovery. You can enter in any of the catagories mine would be under collage Here is my take on the challenge


Really enjoyed this