CarolG ... creates (creationsnz)

This is a CASE of Shona's card on HLS challenge. Don't you think Ellie looks more comfortable in pink?  Her grey outf...

Over on HLS one of the challenges is to use an embossing folder as a stamp, which I did here on the background.  I might add that I love ...

Another sketch from Mojo Monday.  Doesn't everyone like flowers?  I felt like making a more vintage-shabby card and started from th...

One of the challenges at HLS is the technique of using an embossing folder  to stamp with, so I had a little play (well a quite big one re...

Sketch with a twist of hearts hearts hearts: The mouse is part of a larger digistamp, but he was just right for this card, and this sket...

I collected all my bits together for this and then decided to use the Mojo Monday sketch, it suited well. I wanted a subtle honeyed loo...

This started out as an all white card, but soon changed when I re-discovered the tiny felt hearts in my stash and diecut the little birds...

Now it's Valentine season, but I wanted this to be a more-than-that-occasion card, so I let the picture say whatever it wanted without...

I was on a bit of a roll in the wee small hours, so here is another valentine. Heart nest die: Provocraft  (red & gold card) Senti...

A lovely image, a sketch, natural colours and textures, and a simple sentiment.  Most ADFD images show a LOVE of nature, and t...

Clean and Simple valentine.  RED, yup, it's pretty red alright. A diecut heart, sentiment stamped and edges inked with versamark, ...

This week at Come and Get It challenges we have a great sketch for you.  You will see it is very versatile when you check out what the desig...

I have three granddaughters all about the same age, who love mermaids, as do I.  When I was I child I always expected to turn into a merm...

I have a huntin'-fishin' son-in-law who loves these kind of cards.  For the background I used black on a grey base card (nod t...

There are lots of Valentine cards making an appearance.  I'm not really a fussy person, so mine aren't pretty or frilly.  If you l...

Recipe Silhouette; sketch; Anything Goes Sun stamp is inked with 3 shades of yellow-orange, reflection in 2 shades of blue-green.  The...

I've never used these stamps before, and I needed a silhouette - perfect.  When I look at this my blood pressure goes down and calmnes...

Isn't this a gorgeous scene?  I called this one tagalong because when the kids were little, we used to have animals that followed them a...

This is my illusionary quilt, started at a workshop in Rotorua.  Quilting is one of my other hobbies and is a non-paper favourite.  Actua...

Bug Day7 1 animal-2layers-3brads. This little guy looks so serious about his fishing, and has remembered to wear his safety jacket.   Colo...

This sentiment leaves the card wide open for any message to be written inside; I like that.  While I don't generally like brown, with...

Who is giving the advice here?  I deliberately chose to use unnatural colours for the animals just to add tension.    ;-) For I (Heart)...

Catch the bug day6 - photoinspiration These party animals are full of fun and just want to get their piece of cake. I LOVE dots stri...

CatchtheBug Day 5 Funny animal, boy card. I've been waiting and planning for this one all week!  I love this zebra and I decided he...

Catch the Bug Day4 Bingo: I chose  Animals-Sentiment-Button. Incy Wincy: I chose the middle row: twine-red-button These friends are so ...

I'm not sharing, go get your own! Simple card, simple image, it works for me.  Image coloured with Reno pens, cherry has Glossy Acc...

Stamp kissing is an interesting, usually subtle, technique where you use a simple negative type stamp and stamp another onto it (while bot...

MMMmmm, I wish I had more stencils ... This is the first time I have used this new stencil because although I loved it when I bought it,...

Bugaboo Day3, This one is about colour: Lovely jungle colours to work with.  I coloured the giraffe with Reno pens.  The wine tree (.....