CarolG ... creates (creationsnz)

  I don't often make cards in this format, but the paper had so many beautiful images that need to be included, and landscapes often loo...

  I love using this old friends stamp.  Smooshed DI's background, paper-pieced dresses,hats etc.  Coloured in stockings, doodled edges. ...

  Stamped, smooshed base card, touched up with Copics.  Diecut window with dry scored border around, and outside edges inked.  Popped up on ...

  A rose stamped wtice. Once on the card base, once on patterned paper.  Sponged colour around rose and splattered.  Cut out patt.paper and ...

  Critter Crazy is always about critters.  Check out the designer inspiration and join in the challenge here:   crittercrazy I like this reb...

  Don't argue with The Paw. Gotta love the Tim Holtz snarky cats, stamped on patterned paper and tarted up with Copics.  The background ...

  Penny's Papercrafty Challenge is sponsored by Mirtillament this time.  I am pleased to be a guest designer, so have a look at the desi...

  Using the eclipse technique (see tutorials on youtube, GinaK), slightly modified - I used two colours (purple on one panel and black on th...

  Our (grown up, middle aged) son, loves lolly cake and has some fun mugs which he uses when facetiming as part of his job.  He has been hea...

  For this one I stamped the image and experimented with Distress Inks smooshing to colour the grass and the trees.  I liked the arty result...

  I won these wonderful stamps in an Allsorts challenge recently (thanks Brenda! allsortschallenge ), they arrived yesterday and I couldn...

  I love leafy dies and cut these from various snippets of card from my bitz box.  I inked edges of the leaves and rubbed a touch of gilding...

  This is an embossing folder I have had for ages and hardly used.  I used DI's as watercolour to paint the flowers and fussy cut the ed...

  I made this for October's NZ cardswap.  We had to use a kitchen theme and put a summer recipe in a pocket (we are just coming into sum...

  I like the subdued colour palette and the glint of metallics. Die:  Tim Holtz/Sizzix  Bg die: unknown Sentiment: Also: cord, metallic pape...

  I don't usually use premade toppers, but this one is just so folksy and autumny - love those jugs of cider!.  I've had it forever ...