Just wanted to say.....................

See you in 2010!
Carol x

Header Picture!

Several people have asked me about the picture i have on my header...........it was taken by my lovely husband on our last trip to Portugal in October 2008.

It is a view from the clifftops at Sesmarias.....one of my most favourite places on this earth that i have had the pleasure of visiting............the coastline in this area is scattered with gorgeous little sandy coves and the most stunning of all is the beach at Praia de Coelha...................just writing this makes me want to be there..........................next year again hopefully!! And yes, that is me 'sunning' myself, not some weird sea creature that got washed up with the tide.... ........don't have far to walk to get my delicious freshly squeezed orange juice do i.... just nip up to the fabby little restaurant that you see at the top!

see you on 13th January ;-D
Carol x

My Sketches.....

.....will return on 13th January 2010 at the new time of 5pm........make a date!!

Carol x

The winner is.................

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: 16 Result: 13 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

Not unlucky this time for...........................
DOLLY

Congratulations Dolly! please e-mail your full postal details so that i can get your stamp set out to you......................Thanks to everyone that played along this time......see you next year for more sketches!

Carol x

Challenge closed......

Sketch challenge #17 is now closed............. i will select a winner from all the entries using Random.org.

The winning name will be posted here at 8.45am tomorrow morning....................I am super busy throughout November & December, so my sketch challenges will return in 2010!

I would like to say a HUGE Thank You to everyone that has enjoyed taking part in the challenges over the last few months and i hope you will return for more in the New Year :)

If you have the time, i would love to see you over at my new blog Crescent Stampin'........hopefully you will find something there to inspire you, and......................it must be nearly time for some candy!!

Thanks again for sharing your wonderful cards with me............Take Care & Keep Stampin' :)

Hugs
Carol x

Carol's Sketch Fun #17

Good morning and welcome to sketch challenge # 17.......Time ran away with me last night, so for the moment i only have the sketch to show you! I will be back as soon as possible with a sample card and of course a prize :)

Here is the sketch, so that you can make a start...

back with my card as last!!

All supplies used here are Stampin Up! please contact me via e-mail if you would like to order any products, or leave a comment in the box below :)

Here is the prize for the winning entry............

As usual sketch #17 will run for the next two weeks. A winner will be randomly drawn from all the entries received and displayed here.
The challenge will close at 10pm GMT on 3rd November. The winner will be revealed at 8.45am on Wednesday 4th November, with a new sketch posted at 9am.

Carol x

The Winner is....................

the winner of sketch #16 is.......................................................

Helen

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 25 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

Congratulations Helen..... wooohoooo!!! If you pop over to my new SU site, you will see a pic of the catalogue in the right side bar, click to browse...........you can also zoom in etc, etc.
You may choose anything from the catalogue to use your voucher against and when you have chosen, drop me an e-mail and i will get everything sorted for you :)

Carol x

Challenge closed

A bit late sorry!
Challenge #16 is now closed.

I will use Random.org as usual to select the winner and the winning name will be posted here tomorrow at 8.45 am, followed by a new sketch at 9am. Thanks to all that played along this time.

Carol x

Carol's Sketch Fun #16

Good Morning and welcome to sketch challenge #16........and a new colour scheme!

********Edited to add......I have caused some confusion here!! you will see i mention above about a new colour scheme....this is for the sketches only, please make your card in whatever colours you wish.......sorry for the mix up :)

As usual sketch #16 will run for the next two weeks. A winner will be randomly drawn from all the entries received and displayed here.
The challenge will close at 10pm GMT on 20th October. The winner will be revealed at 8.45am on Wednesday 21st October, with a new sketch posted at 9am.

The prize for this challenge is...........................
A £10 Gift voucher to spend on Stampin Up! goodies from the new catalogue!!

Pop over to Crescent Stampin my dedicated SU blog, where you can browse the catalogue online and choose your products from the comfort of your armchair!

(U.K. and Eire only)

and here is my card...................

All products used on my sample can be found in the current U.K. Stampin Up! catalogue.

As usual you may rotate or flip the sketch, add a sentiment and embellishments if you wish but it must still be similar to the original!
I hope you will enjoy creating with the sketch this time, you have two weeks to play and you can make any project using the sketch as inspiration! If you don't have a blog but would still like to play, then just e-mail a picture of your card and i will upload it for you :)

Carol x

The winner is...........

The winner of sketch challenge #15 is........................................

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: 42 Result: 7 Powered by Random.org

Sue

Congratulations Sue! I hope you have great fun creating with your scrapbook kit! Please e-mail me with your full postal address so that i can get your prize out to you.

CSF #16 will be posted here at 9am.

Carol x

Challenge now closed....

Challenge #15 is now closed.

I will use Random.org as usual to select the winner and the winning name will be posted here tomorrow at 8.45 am, followed by a new sketch at 9am. I would like to thank you all for playing along this time, it was a bumper entry! lets see if i can beat that with the new sketch #16.

I have a special Gift Voucher as the prize for the next fortnight, so i hope you will check back to see what it is!

Carol x

Carol's Sketch Fun #15

Good Morning......and Welcome to sketch challenge #15........a nice easy one today :)

As usual sketch #15 will run for the next two weeks. A winner will be randomly drawn from all the entries received and displayed here.
The challenge will close at 10pm GMT on 6th October. The winner will be revealed at 8.45am on Wednesday 7th October, with a new sketch posted at 9am.

The prize for this challenge is......................



and here is my card..................

All supplies used on my sample today are by Stampin Up!
if you would like to order any products and you live in the U.K. or N.I. please e-mail me. The current catalogue can be viewed on my SU blog Crescent Stampin
If you join my Stampers 10 club you could have this 'Tree Trimmings' stamp set from the brand new catalogue FREE!

As usual you may rotate or flip the sketch, add a sentiment and embellishments if you wish but it must still be similar to the original!
I hope you will enjoy creating with the sketch this time, you have two weeks to play and you can make any project using the sketch as inspiration! If you don't have a blog but would still like to play, then just e-mail a picture of your card and i will upload it for you :)

Carol x

The Winner is........

The winner of sketch challenge #14 is.............................................

PINKY

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: 28 Result: 4 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

Congratulations Pinky!! please e-mail your details and then i can get your Funky Hand CD out to you.............you will have so much fun with the CD there is so much to choose from!

CSF #15 will be posted here at 9am.

Carol x

Challenge closed.....

Challenge #14 is now closed. I will use Random.org as usual to select the winner and the name will be posted here tomorrow at 8.45 am, followed by a new sketch at 9am. I would like to thank you all for playing along this time and i hope you will enjoy sketch #15.

I would also like to say a huge thanks to my fabby boss Anice for sponsoring this challenge :)

See you in the morning!

Carol x

Carol's Sketch Fun #14

Good Morning and welcome to CSF #14..........a very special challenge this time as i have my first sponsor! WhoooHooo!!!

Sketch challenge #14 is sponsored by the very lovely Anice at Funky Hand , I'm excited to have my first ever sponsor, thank you so much Anice :)
As previously CSF #14 will run for the next fortnight............a winner will be randomly drawn from the entries and displayed here.

This challenge will close at 10pm GMT on 22nd September and the winner will be revealed at 8.45am on Wednesday 23rd September...........a new sketch will then be posted at 9am.

The fabulous prize for this challenge is.....................................Wow! You will have so much fun with this fab CD!

and here is my card............................................
As usual you may rotate or flip the sketch, add a sentiment and embellishments if you wish but it must still be similar to the original!
I hope you will enjoy creating with the sketch this time, you have two weeks to play and you can make any project using the sketch as inspiration! If you don't have a blog but would still like to play, then just e-mail a picture of your card and i will upload it for you :)

Carol x x

The winner is..............

The winner of CSF #13 is ....................................................

Lilacanglia
(aka Angie)

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: 13 Result: 9 Powered by RANDOM.ORG


Congratulations Angie............. please e-mail me with your details and i will send out your stamp set. I hope you will have fun creating with it :)

CSF #14 will be posted very shortly at 9am.

Carol x

Challenge #13 now closed

Challenge #13 is now closed and a random winner will be drawn from the entries received. Thank you all for playing along again this time.
Please check back at 8.45am tomorrow for the announcement of the winner, followed by a new sketch at 9am...........and this coming fortnight i have my very first sponsor and a fab prize on offer!

See you there :)
Carol x

Carol's Sketch Fun #13

Good morning and welcome to sketch challenge #13
As previously CSF #13 will run for almost the next fortnight(one day short because of the delay!)............a winner will be randomly drawn from the entries and displayed here.

This challenge will close at 10pm GMT on 8th September and the winner will be revealed at 8.45am on Wednesday 9th September...........a new sketch will then be posted at 9am.

The prize for this challenge is..................................
Hopefully you can show her more love than i did...........

and here is my card.......................
As usual you may rotate or flip the sketch, add a sentiment and embellishments if you wish but it must still be similar to the original!
I hope you will enjoy creating with the sketch this time, you have two weeks to play and you can make any project using the sketch as inspiration! If you don't have a blog but would still like to play, then just e-mail a picture of your card and i will upload it for you :)

Carol x x

The winner is.....................

The winner of CSF #12 is.........................................................

Saskia

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: 32 Result: 17 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

Congratulations Saskia ............If you could e-mail me your details, i will get your prize out to you. I hope you will have fun creating with your goodie bundle :)

CSF #13 will be posted shortly at 9am

Carol x

Challenge #12 now closed

Thank you all for your patience with the delay this time! I am feeling a little better, thank you for all your 'get well wishes' :)

So many lovely entries for sketch #12............ I love that you are enjoying my sketches and thank you so much for playing along. Challenge #12 is now closed and i will use Random.org to pick a winner from all the entries.

Please check back Thursday morning at 8.45am GMT to see if you have been lucky :) Sketch #13 will be posted shortly after at 9am GMT along with a new prize!

Also, may sure you come back for my next sketch challenge as i have a sponsor lined up and you will not want to miss the chance of the prize that will be on offer! It's faberoonie!!!

Carol x

Just a little note................

to let you know that i seem to have come down with something! i hope it's not pig flu.............it even hurts to touch my skin at the moment, so i am back off to bed!!

There will be a 24 hour postponement on drawing the winner and in turn the uploading of the new sketch................thanks for all bearing with me and hopefully i will feel much better tomorrow :)


Hugs
Carol x

Carol's Sketch Fun #12

Good morning and welcome to sketch challenge #12
As previously CSF #12 will run for the next fortnight......a winner will be randomly drawn from the entries and displayed here.

This challenge will close at 10pm GMT on 25th August and the winner will be revealed at 8.45am on Wednesday 26th August...........a new sketch will then be posted at 9am.

The prize for this challenge is..........................


and my card................................

As usual you may rotate or flip the sketch, add a sentiment if you wish but it must still be similar to the original!
I hope you will enjoy creating with the sketch this time, you have two weeks to play and you can make any project using the sketch as inspiration! If you don't have a blog but would still like to play, then just e-mail a picture of your card and i will upload it for you :)

Carol x


This gorgeous card came through via e-mail from Connie over in Florida!

Beautiful!!......Thank You so much Connie, your name will be added to the list :)


Another fab e-mail entry from Rachna in India!.......Thanks so much Rachna, your name has been added to the list :)

The Winner is...............................

The winner of CSF #11 is............................................

Kerry

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: 26 Result: 15 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

Congratulations Kerry! If you could e-mail me your details, i will get your prize out to you. I hope you will have fun creating with your Black & White prize bundle :)

CSF #12 will be posted shortly at 9am

Carol x

Challenge #11 closed

Hi Everyone, Thanks for all your wonderful entries for CSF #11.......the challenge is now closed and i will use Random.org to pick a winner for the Black & White prize bundle.

Please check back Wednesday morning at 8.45am GMT to see if you have been lucky :) Sketch #12 will be posted shortly after at 9am GMT along with a new prize!

I am so pleased that many of you are enjoying my sketches and i hope you will keep coming back :)
I need to work on getting some sponsors for the challenge and i may be looking at some point in the not too distance future for a design team..............keep your eyes peeled!!

Carol x

Carol's Sketch Fun #11

Good morning and welcome to sketch challenge #11

As previously CSF #11 will run for the next fortnight......a winner will be randomly drawn from the entries and displayed here.

This challenge will close at 10pm GMT on 11th August and the winner will be revealed at 8.45am on Wednesday 12th August...........a new sketch will then be posted at 9am.

The prize for this challenge is..........................

and my card................................

As usual you may rotate or flip the sketch, but it must still be similar to the original! I hope you will enjoy creating with the sketch this time, you have two weeks to play and you can make any project using the sketch as inspiration! If you don't have a blog but would still like to play, then just e-mail a picture of your card and i will upload it for you :)

Carol x

edited to add:- e-mail entry from Rachna all the way over in India.........Thank You Rachna :)

The winner is.........................

The winner of CSF #10 is...................

Coldwaters2

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: 23 Result: 6 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

Congratulations Lorraine! If you could e-mail me your details, i will get your prize out to you. I hope you will have fun with your Popcorn stamp :)

CSF #11 will be posted shortly at 9am

Challenge closed

Hi Everyone, Thanks for all your wonderful entries for CSF #10.......the challenge is now closed and i will use Random.org to pick a winner for the Popcorn stamp.

Please check back Wednesday morning at 8.45am GMT to see if you have been lucky :) Sketch #11 will be posted shortly after at 9am GMT along with a new prize!

Hope to see you there :)

Carol x

Carol's Sketch Fun #10

Good morning and welcome to sketch challenge #10As previously CSF #10 will run for the next fortnight......a winner will be randomly drawn from the entries and displayed here.
This challenge will close at 10pm GMT on 28th July and the winner will be revealed at 8.45am on Wednesday 29th July...........a new sketch will then be posted at 9am.

The prize for this challenge is......................

isn't he cute!

And my design...............

Tip :- The looped portion of my card was made with a 5/8" circle punch and some Papermania scalloped cardstock.................really easy to do and gives a nice result!

As usual you may rotate or flip the sketch, but it must still be similar to the original! I hope you will enjoy creating with the sketch this time, you have two weeks to play and you can make any project using the sketch as inspiration! If you don't have a blog but would still like to play, then just e-mail a picture of your card and i will upload it for you :)

Carol x

The winner is............

The winner of CSF #9 is.......................................................

Poppy

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 21 Powered by RANDOM.ORG


Congratulations Poppy! If you could e-mail me with your details i will get your prize out to you.

CSF #10 will be posted very shortly at 9am.

Challenge Closed!

Quite a bumper entry for CSF #9! Thank you so much for all the entries, the challenge has now closed and i will be using Random.org to pick a winner.

The winning name will be posted here Wednesday morning at 8.45am, followed by a new sketch at 9am.
Good Luck Everyone!!

Carol x

Carol's Sketch Fun #9

Good Morning and welcome to sketch challenge #9


As previously CSF #9 will run for the next fortnight......a winner will be randomly drawn from the entries and displayed here.
This challenge will close at 10pm GMT on 14th July and the winner will be revealed at 8.45am on Wednesday 15th July...........a new sketch will then be posted at 9am.

The prize.................
Hero Arts Sparkle Clear Sentiments and 18 Bazzill Bitty Blossoms!
and my design.............
which is also my entry for Charisma Cardz this week!

As usual you may rotate or flip the sketch, but it must still be similar to the original! The most important thing for me is that you have fun............and there's no rush as you have two weeks to complete your project............and it doesn't have to be a card!.............Enjoy ;-D

Hugs
Carol x

The winner is......

The winner of CSF #8 is...........................................

TIP TOP(aka RUTH)

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: 14 Result: 7 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

Congratulations Ruth! At this point it's customary to say e-mail me your details, but Ruth and I both design for Funky Hand, so i have her address already......... :)

CSF #9 will be posted very shortly at 9am........there is a fab little prize this week! It just jumped into my basket on Saturday when i was out stash shopping!! I've also added something extra from my mound of flowers!.....................................See you soon...........

Challenge Closed

Thanks to all that entered CSF #8! The challenge has now closed and i will be using Random.org to pick a winner. The winning name will be posted here tomorrow morning at 8.45am, followed by a new sketch at 9am.

Good Luck Everyone!!

Carol x

Carol's Sketch Fun #8

Good Morning, and welcome to sketch challenge #8!
As previously CSF #8 will run for the next fortnight......a winner will be randomly drawn from the entries and displayed here. This challenge will close at 10pm GMT on 30th June and the winner will be revealed at 8.45am on Wednesday 1st July...........a new sketch will then be posted at 9am.

The prize.........

and my design.........

As usual you may rotate or flip the sketch, but it must still be similar to the original! The most important thing for me is that you have fun............and there's no rush as you have TWO weeks to complete your project............and it doesn't have to be a card!.............Enjoy ;0)

Carol x

The Winner is..........

The winner of CSF #7 is..............................................

LYNDA

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: 19 Result: 4 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

Congratulations Lynda! please e-mail me with your full postal address so that i can get your goodies out to you :)

The new sketch and prize will be posted at 9am today and will run for the next fortnight, i hope everyone will enjoy playing along with the new one too!

Carol x

Thank you!

I would like to say a big THANK YOU to all the lovely people that joined in with my sketch challenge. This challenge has now closed and i will be randomly choosing a winner from all the entries.

The winner's name will be posted here tomorrow at 8.45am GMT. A new sketch CSF #8 will then be posted at 9am for the next fortnight.....................Good Luck Everyone! :)

See you in the morning ;-D

Hugs
Carol x

Carol's Sketch Fun #7

Welcome to my first challenge for you here at CSF!

Carol's Sketch Fun #7

You may rotate, flip or stand it on it's head!....... but the sketch must still be obvious.

This challenge will close at 10pm GMT on Tuesday 16th June. a winner will be randomly drawn from all the entries and will be displayed here on Wednesday 17th June at 8.45 am GMT.

A new sketch challenge will then be posted at 9am.

To enter this challenge just leave a comment here with a link to your entry! If you do not have a blog and would like to enter via e-mail(address in side bar) then i will upload your entry here for you.
Here is my design from the sketch.......................

......and here is the prize................Have Fun & Good Luck!

Hugs
Carol x

Handbag Template

As promised here is my template for the handbag as shown in the post below. This project was also shared over at The Pink Elephant as my DT entry for challenge #16.

Firstly you will need to cut your cardstock for the body of the bag. I recommend that you use a good weight for this to enable it to stand properly. My bag was made with K&Co re-make, but of course there are lots of others that would be suitable.

Cut one piece 11" x 5.75" Score at 5.5" and then 1" either side of the first score to allow it to fold and stand.
you will need to trim a small portion away at the sides............how much you trim off is personal choice. Fold the body of the bag and cut away a 'V' shape at each side at the bottom. (do let me know if you need more pictures!)
I have created the flap in a pdf document which you can download
http:// www.casamiacrafts.co.uk/handbagflap.pdf you will need to leave the size at 133%.

My handle is made with two strands of craft wire twisted around a pen for the curls, but sturdy cardstock would work or maybe wire edged ribbon!

I hope you will enjoy making your bag, please come back and share your creations with me and of course if you need more help just let me know..........Enjoy! :)

Hugs
Carol x

A Handbag!!

A cutting and folding template for this Handbag will be coming very soon.........sorry for the delay, forgot to take the step by step photo's! :)

Hugs
Carol x

First Challenge..... CSF #7

My first challenge will go live at 9am GMT Wednesday 3rd June 2009.

I will be starting with sketch #7 as i have previously shared 6 others over at Carol's Paperplayce.

Please tell all your bloggy friends......................
Here is a picture of the prize i am offering for Carol's Sketch Fun #7........................

I look forward to seeing you again on Wednesday when the sketch will be posted here.

Happy Crafting :)
Carol x

Mum's Ducks Download

Good Morning!
I made a card over on Carol's Paperplayce for the CCT challenge.

If you would like to have the free download, here is the link you will need.....
http://www.casamiacrafts.co.uk/mumsduckssmall.pdf
I hope you will enjoy using the images and if you make a project with them, please be so kind as to provide a link back to this post. Thank You & Enjoy!

Carol x

All i ask is that you use the images for hand made projects only. Please do not print them out to sell, although it is permissable to sell the finished product i.e. a card.
This image is the copyright of Darren James Houghton.

My new blog!

Hello everyone :)
I've started this new blog today to share some things with you all! I will need to pretty it up a bit, but it will serve the purpose for now......................

I will be sharing sketches and downloads here and will keep Carol's Paperplayce for most of my normal stuff..................... I hope you will find something here that you like and once everything is sorted i will be having sketch challenges with prizes, so i hope you will come back to join in!

Bye for now.....

Carol x