CarolG ... creates (creationsnz)

So glad you have joined us for the photo inspiration challenge with the Die Cut Divas http://die-cut-divas.blogspot.co.nz/ and our May s...

Another card for Die Cut Divas May challenge http://die-cut-divas.blogspot.co.nz/ using photo inspiration and A Day For Daisies image s...

Would you like Olive in your martini? Well, here she is! Check out the Charms & Ribbons challenge and the lovely work by the desig...

This is for my grandson's birthday - a shaker because he likes cards that do something! I decided to start with the sketch and the t...

One-layer cards take a bit of planning and are challenging but fun to make.  I like simple. Here I used a stencil and two shades of blu...

This sweet girl with flowers in her hair is great to colour, and I have used a sketch  from Two Paper Divas to put her on. Image diecut...

Tearing is such fun, so is distressing ... Purple linen card torn, sanded & distressed. A bright paper laid underneath to just pee...

This is my first try at an inlaid die card. I stamped the background using an embossing folder as the stamp (distress inks) and spritz...

Check out the fun at The Crafters Café this fortnight: http://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.co.nz/ The challenge is a black ...

This fortnight at The Crafters Café we have B&W fronts and Bright Colours inside.  How's that for exciting?  Check out the talen...

I love sketches; this one is: and the TWIST is a handwritten sentiment. YAY, I did it! This cute pigwit is hamming it up in sty...

"Step on a crack ..."  I'm sure we all played that game as children, and here she is : The Background is stencilled...

Ever been on a balloon flight ? - it's magic! I stamped the sentiment with white chalk ink to look like a blackboard.  I stamped the...

Come and Get It Challenges have a feminine theme with a "card for a woman".  You can see what the rest of the DT did, and  join ...

This month Die Cut Divas http://die-cut-divas.blogspot.co.nz/  has a photo challenge: ... and our May sponsor is A Day for Daisi...

The Crafters Café challenge theme is Feminine, check it out http://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.co.nz/ This image from our sponso...

A challenge that's black and white with an accent colour.  I guess usually you think of something like that as black on white ground,...

At Come And Get It Challenges this week it's BLING and/or GLITTER!    Check out the design team's inspirations here: http://cagic...

Die Cut Diva's challenge theme this month is April/holidays etc .  Check out all the great work the design team have been doing this ...

I made this for my friend who has just become a grandmother for the first time. The background behind the horse is sponged with pale bl...

I made this for a NZ cardswap which was for a fancy fold card.  I hope you liked it Dawn and will try it sometime yourself. I used lots ...

I love red balloons, red umbrellas and red gumboots... A simple celebration card with a diecut, three stamps and a punched border.  T...

Simply happy birthday.  No frills.  Die: Spellbinders Sentiment stamp: Hastings Rubber Stamps EF: Docrafts Stash: paper (edges inke...

"Things With Wings" is the theme at Come And Get It Challenges this week: http://cagichallenge.blogspot.co.nz/   why don't yo...

I love thes e colours! I used 3 patterned papers (dotty, stripey and pink blotchy) plus linen caramel card and matted it onto an emboss...

Doesn't this make it feel like springtime already? This is From The Heart stamp of the month for April.  I also wanted to do a negati...

"What season are you in?" is the theme at Crafters Café Challenge Blog.  Come on over and have some fun - http://crafterscafebl...

When it comes to birthdays some people like to just relax and let it go by ... just like this little mouse. Stamp: Penny Black ...

For kitty lovers everywhere:  can't get much sweeter than this.  That kitty looks SO relaxed... Image: A Day For Daisies Tag die...

Lots of sunshiny colour, daffodils, gentle breezes and maybe clear blue skies. Inspired by the jug of foysythia in this D&D pho...