I found it........

.......  after a lot of searching, shouting and screaming I have found it again.  My MOJO is BACK at long last, lets hope it is not going to abandon me again.

I have been scouring the net for inspiration and have found a picture of a triple stamped card.  This is my take on it.

Recipe
* card and paper from stash
* Stampin' Up set Vintage Vogue
* ink, ribbon and button from stash

Hope you like it as much as I do.  Keep your fingers crossed for my mojo to stay where it is at least for the time being so I can actually get some crafting done.

Elke XX

Unfortunately my mojo

has gone walkabout and I have not made any cards for a few weeks.  Also I have not been very well either which doesnt help.  I feel really bad as I have let my other DT members down by not being able to participate as I should.  I am taking a little break from card making, but have picked up a bit with my jewellery.

Monday night I sat down and made a Shamballa style bracelet and have fallen in love with making them.  I have got a few orders already and will be busy as I have also got a craft fayre that I need stock for.

Hopefully my card making mojo will be back real soon and I can get going again as I do need to stock up on some Christmas cards for the fayre otherwise my table will look pretty bare.

Here is the first of my bracelets that I have made, what do you think.

Recipe
* green cord from stash
* Shamballa style beads from Panache Beads

Go on be honest with me.  What do you think???

Elke XX

Sally has candy

Hi everyone

have just been blog hopping and have found this lovely candy over at Sally's Daze.  Why dont you hop over to Sally's blog and have a look at her lovely candy.

Dont you agree, lots of lush goodies here.

Elke XX

I have been busy

I have been soooo busy at work, I am on an eight day stretch without a break, but have got the weekend off and I am off to Stamp Magic on Sunday with my friends Sylvia and Anne.  To be honest I cant wait as me and Sylvia love Stamp Magic.

I have had time to make a card other than my DT card so here it is

I love making card of this type.  It is such a lovely effect for not a lot to do.  Hope you like it too.

I am entering this into the following challenge
The Poodles Parlour - Anything goes

Elke XX

One of these days .....

..... I will get the hang of these scheduled posts.  I did mine and it hasnt posted yet again, I dont get the time to get my posts done before I go to work.

Good morning bloggers

hope you can join us over at CRAFT Challenges this week.  We have a great challenge going on this week with some fantastic prizes.  Please pop over and have a look at what the DT have done with their projects that have to include metal.

I have used a lovely charm on my DT card.

I have used a gorgeous digi image from Meljens Design called 'Just like Dad', dont you just love this little fella.

If you fancy winning  this little fella or some other digi images join us and you may be one of our lucky winners this week.

Recipe
* card and stripey backing paper from Kanban
* backing paper, charm and twine from stash
* card candi from Craftwork Cards
* digi image from Meljens Design coloured with my trustee Promarkers

I am entering this card into the following challenges
The Poodles Parlour - Anything goes
I love Promarkers - Anything goes

Elke XX

Boo!!! - Hope I didnt scare you

Trick or treat!!!  Halloween is what we have to work with over at Aly's Crafty Challenges on Facebook.  I am not comfortable with Halloween so it was a bit of a challenge for me.  I found a couple of Halloween digi images and tried to sort it from there.  I had no backing papers so decided to do my own background and if you know me I dont like spiders, but I bought some mini stamps at Stamp Magic in June and thought I would use them.

Recipe
* card and backing card from stash
* mini stamps to make the background from Ali's Inky Fingers
* digi image from Karens Doodles coloured with my trustee Promarkers

Pop over to Aly's Crafty Challenges to have a look at what the DT have created to inspire you and to join us for this months challenge.  Oh and the best bit, I am providing the prize for this challenge.  You will be receiving a large stash of ribbon as your prize if you are picked as the winner.

Hope to see you and your creations there.

Elke XX

Sports

is the theme over at CRAFT Challenges this week.  I missed last week as I just didnt get a minute to myself let alone make any cards or any jewellery.  So I thought I better make an effort as I couldnt miss 2 weeks running.

Well I love making monochrome cards and thought the image that I used was just perfect for a black and white card.  Have a look and see what you think.

Recipe
* card from stash
* backing paper from Papermania Capsule Collection - Bexley Black
* image from Flonz Craft
* Card Candi from Craftwork Cards

I hope you like it as much as I do.

Elke XX

Who likes children???

We do over at CRAFT Challenges.  So we have made this weeks challenge 'Children'.  If you fancy winning one of the fantastic prizes on offer then pop over and have a look what the DT have done and if you fancy making a card to enter into this challenge please do so.  Let us see your creations please.

My card was made with some papers that I have had for a long time and a digi image from Stitchy Bear Stamps.  Well here is my creation for you to have a look at

Hope you like it.

Elke XX

A scottish castle

was the inspiration for this weeks challenge over at CRAFT Challenges.  Jo provided us with a lovely picture of a castle which reminded me of a scottish castle I have seen in a film.  This is the photo Jo provided us with

Can you see what I mean that it looks like a scottish castle, so in order for me to use it I printed it in black and white and used some black/grey/white tartan paper and a stamped image that I have had for ages.  See what you think.

Recipe
* image provided by Jo
* backing paper, sentiment, stamped image from stash
* card candi from Craftwork Cards

I am entering this into the following challenges
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes
My Time to Craft Challenge - Black, white and one other colour (I used grey)
Allsorts Challenge - Anything but square

Hope you like it as much as I do.

Elke XX

Back to School

What an apt theme over at Aly's Crafty Challenges this month, as the kids are going back to school tomorrow here in Derbyshire.

The DT have been very busy creating some stunning projects for everyone to see.  I googled 'Back to School Digi Images' and came up with a couple to use.  I raided my stash and came up with this card

I made it into an easel card which is a style that I absolutely love.

Recipe
* Digi image (bus) by Dulemba coloured with my trustee Promarkers
* Pencils, ruler and eraser made by ME
* Backing papers, ribbon and gem from stash
* Card Candi (coloured yellow) from Craftwork Cards

I am entering this into the following challenges
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes
Papertake Weekly - A bit of a free for all

Elke XX