Wedding Congratulations :-)

The theme this week on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge is 'Celebrations' happy 2nd Birthday CCT :-) xx



I have decided to make a Wedding Card. The image is an old Magenta stamp that I have had for ages and rarely used so it was time for an inking :-) I lightly coloured the image with copics and smothered with a thin layer of lace stickles to the central bodice and skirt :-) The edges are inked with the new Tim Holtz distress inks spun sugar and victorian velvet. The papers are from a Papermania Chatsworth paper pad,, all the edges were distressed and inked. The flowers are Prima sn the leaves are punched with a Martha Stewart punch. I also used Martha Stewart heart edge and lace scallop heart punches. The punches flowers and inks are from Simon Says Stamp store :-)



I am also entering this into the following challenges

Die Cut Dreams challenge ,,,,, Pack a Punch,, I used 3 :-)

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge ,,, Weddings

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge ,,,,,,,,, Anything Goes

Thanks for looking :-)


I have a GORGEOUS blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp if you would like to take a peek it is at the top of my blog :-)

Sketch and Stach Challenge ,, Chrissie's Sketch :-)

This week Chrissie has made this fabulous sketch for us to follow :-) If you find it difficult to use the oval shape , you can use a circle or rectangle ,, as long as the baic skech is there :-)



We are being sponsored this week by Wendy at Digital Delights and some of the DT have made cards using Wendy's images :-)

We also have Vicky joining us as our GD so welcome Vicky xx :-)



For my card I used my new Farm Girl image and Mushroom Background images. I coloured her with copics, cut her out and sat her in front of the mushrooms. I inked the edges with spiced marmalade distress ink. The papers are My Minds Eye and the flowers are Prima which have been sprayed with pearl glimmer mist.:-)

Thanks for looking, I appreciate your coments so please leave me one :-) Vicky and the DT have made some gorgeous cards for you to see so hop on over to the Sketch and Stash Challenge blog to see them :-)


I have a GORGEOUS blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp if you would like to take a peek it is at the top of my blog :-)

Mother's Day Pamper Gift :-)

The theme on the House Mouse Monday Challenge is Anything BUT a Card :-) Well for almost 2 weeks I have been buying cadbury's mini eggs every day with the intention of making an Easter basket and tag ,,,,well ,, before I got around to it they were all gone ! They are just too yummy and irresistable ,,, so I made a candle instead :-) Can't eat those :-) My jeans are feeling a tad tight now !!



I used the lovley Happy Hopper Relaxing Bubbles stamp to make a candle and tag :-) I coloured the images with copics and added 3D glitter to the bubbles. I also dotted glitter all over the candle :-)



The tag was cut with nesties and the bow was made with a bow easy ,,,, not much to say about this really !! :-) I will be adding a box of scented pamper goodies from the Body Shop with this gift for my Mum :-)



I am also entering this into the Die Cut Dreams Challenge ,,, no flowers

I have a GORGEOUS blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp if you would like to take a peek it is at the top of my blog :-)

Best Friends :-)

My lovely friend Jo (Boots Blog Spot) has just sent me this gorgeous Lili of the Valley stamp and I couldn't wait to ink it up :-) thanks Jo xx

The theme on the Lili of the Valley Challenge is Easel Cards so that's where I started :-) then to find a sketch ,,,,Jo has designed a gorgeous one over on the Friday Sketchers Challenge ,,, hmmm how a bout a colour scheme ,, Heather has picked a delicious colour combo on the Colour Create Challenge ,, Mint, Choc and Cream ,,,, yum !! :-)



This stamp is called Little Girl's Swing Time,, sooo cute :-) I coloured her with copics and inked the edges with shabby shutters distress ink. The papers are Bo Bunny and the gorgeous rose, satin ribbon and ribbon slider are from Wild Orchid Crafts.



I used a Martha Stewart punch for the border and didn't have the 'heart' to throw the confetti in the bin so used those too,,, so corny ,,, sorry :-)



I am also entering this into the following challenges

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge ,,,,,, Anything Goes

One Stop Crafts Challenge ,,,Spots and Dots (spotty paper and her spotty dress) :-)

Thanks for looking :-) I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)

Simon Says Stamp have a fabulous colour challenge on the Simon Says Stamp Papercrafts site if you would like to enter, it closes soon so you have to hurry !! :-)


I have a GORGEOUS blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp if you would like to take a peek it is at the top of my blog :-)

Totally Papercrafts Things With Wings Challenge

We had loads of fabulous entries to our Mothers Day/ Special lady Challenge, thank you to everyone for joining in :-)

This week on the Totally Papercrafts Challenge it is Ria's turn the choose the theme and for those of you who know Ria, she has a 'thing' for Fairies :-) So she chose ,,,,,

THINGS WITH WINGS

You can use fairies, butterflies,bees, any insect really,,,birds, chicks loads of choices :-)

We are beidng sponsored by Ellie from the Digital Stamp Oasis. The winner will have the choice of 3 digi images :-) Thanks Ellie x



I use the lovely Mushroom lane Butterfly image. I coloued it with copics and added stickles for sparkle :-) I also used a grungeboard butterfly that I cittlebugges,coloured with distress ink and glimmered and stickled. I used a Nellie Snellen frame and all the edges were coloured with distress ink.The papers are Basic Grey and they were in a candy I won on Angela aka Sparkly Cards blog. Thanks Angela xx I love the colours of these papers and the gorgeous butterflies on the paper worked perfectly for this challenge I thought :-)
I used my Martha Stewart border punch and some organza ribbon and a mushroom charm :-) The flowers are Prima that have been sprayed with pearl glimmer mist and stickled. I stamped this lovely butterfly sentiment stamp faintly onto the paper to finish :-)



Thanks for looking, the DT have all done some fabulous cards for you to see so pop over to the Totally Papercrafts Challenge to see them :-)

I am also entering this into the following challenges :

Magical Crafts Challenge ,,,,, Things With Wings

Creative Inspiration Challenge ,,,,,, Charms

I have a GORGEOUS blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp if you would like to take a peek it is at the top of my blog :-)

Simon Says ,,, Iris's Sketch :-)

Oh my goodness ,,, we had over 400 entries for the last Simon Says Stamp Challenge :-) Thank you to you all !! WOW !!

This week our very own DT Iris has made a gorgeous sketch for us to use :-)



Heidi is goving a $25 shopping spree to her Simon Says Stamp Store for one lucky winner and with all the new companies being added to the store every day there is a massive choice ! :-)

This week the DT are showcasing the Magnolia Company :-) The Simon Says Stamp Store have a massive range of these with the new arrivals being listed !! They also stock Magnolia's beautiful flowers too. You don't have to use Magnolia stamps for the challenge but if you have them we would love to see them on your creations :-)



For my card I used the lovely Dangling Tilda, I coloured her with copics, cut her out and hung her from a pom pom ribbon in the aperture of the tent card :-) DT Dena made a fabulous tutorial for the Just Magnolia Monthly Challenge and I thought this sketch worked perfectly to combine the challenge :-) The papers I used are Bo Bunny and the brown card and riboon are Stampin Up Close to Cocoa. The flower is prima that has been sprayed with pearl glimmer mist and I also used some robins nest dew drops, stickles and a charm for sparkle :-) The sentiment is from a Simon Says Stamp exclusives set.



Te DT have made some fabulous cards for you to see so hop on over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge to see them and please don't forget to leave them a comment too :-)


I have a GORGEOUS blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp if you would like to take a peek it is at the top of my blog :-)

ABC Challenge 'F for FROSTY

The theme for the next 2 weeks on the ABC Christmas Challenge is ;_

'F' for FROSTY with the optional extra of Snow

We are being sponsored this week by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp. The winner will win a $15 shopping spree to the store and Heidi will pay for the shipping too :-)



We are also looking for Guest Designer to join us for the following 2 challenges so if you are interested in joining us please add GD after the link to your card with Mr Linky :-)




I used my very cute House Mouse Stamp, this one is called Making a Snowmouse :-) the Simon Says Stamp Store have the whole range of Stampabilities in stock and have the newest arrivals in store !! :-)
I coloured the image with my trusty copics,, love them ,,, and added Rangers Glossy Accents to the berries ,,, they look real !! :-) The optional extra is 'Snow' so I added some ice stickles and Polar white flower soft to create a snowy look :-) The papers are from the Bagic Grey Wassail paper pack.
I used a Martha Stewart Icicles punch and added a a ribbon, charm and gems to finish :-) The sentiment is from a Hero Arts sentiment set :-)



Thanks for looking :-) I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-) The DT have made some gorgeous cards for you to see so hop on over to the challenge blog to see them :-) I hope you all join in !!! :-) xx

I have a GORGEOUS blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp if you would like to take a peek it is at the top of my blog :-)

My Fortnightly Candy Sponsored by Simon Says Stamp :-)

Time for more candy :-) I have just had a lovely browse through the fantastic range of House Mouse , happy hoppers and Gruffies stamps available in the Simon Says Stamp Store :-) I have found it impossible to choose just one so this week you can choose whichever Gruffies stamp you like !! :-) Gruffie is just sooo cute :-)

These are 2 cards i made recently using them :-)

This one is called Red Roller Racing :-)



and this one is Beary Nice song :-)



The whole range can be seen on the Simon Says Stamp site :-)

To be in with a chance of winning you need to enter the Simon Says Stamp Challenge then come back and leave a link to your card :-) You have this week and next weeks challenges to enter ,,, so 2 chances ! :-)

Then leave me a comment telling me which one you would choose :-)

Papertake Weekly Dawny's Sketch :-)

We hava a fabulous new Sketch for you this week on the Papertake Weekly Challenge :-) Dawny's sketches are always lovely aren't they ! I love this one and think you will too :-)

We are being sponsored by Dies to Die For this week and there is a fabulous prize on offer !

I used my gorgeous new Greeting Farm Anya stamp,this one is called Cheeky Rockability. This cutie was in a recent DT pack from Simon Says Stamp store :-) Thanks Heidi xx




I thought the colour combo on the Colour Create Challenge was perfect with this image (though the song ,,, yellow polka dot bikini was going through my head while I was making this ) Red / Back / Off White. I coloured the image with copics and decoupaged her onto an off white card that had been cuttlebugged with a swiss dots folder. The papers are Doodlebug and the flower is Prima which has been sprayed with pearl glimmer mist. I used some white polka dot ribbon, some red papermania glimmer dots and a charm :-) The sentiment is from a Greeting Farm sentiment set.



I think maybe I should have used a little more black on her hair ,,, she is supposed to have black hair ,,, not grey !! :-) What do you think ?? It is a fine line between grey and stark black eh !




SO ,,, I am entering this into the following challenges :-

Colour Create Challenge


All That Scraps Challenge ,,,,, Dots and Stripes

Thanks for looking :-) The DT and our fabulous GD's have made some lovely cards for you to see ,,, so pop over to the challenge blog to see them and please leave comments :-)

I have a GORGEOUS blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp if you would like to take a peek it is at the top of my blog :-)

Wild Rose Studio DT card for a couple of challenges

I made this card following Anusch's fabulous sketch on the Everybody-Art-Challenge I also made this to fit in with the Just Cute Bear's Challenge whose theme is Mothers Day :-) I hope they don't mind but the Mother's Day sentiment is on the inside :-)



The image is a lovely image and papers are from the Wild Rose Studio,
I coloured the image with copics and made a frame using a Martha Stewart border punch. I got this idea from Norma's fab tutorial that you can see on the Simon Says Stamp Blog here :-)



thanks for looking :-) I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)

I have a GORGEOUS blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp if you would like to take a peek it is at the top of my blog :-)

Simon Says Mothers Day/ Girly Challenge :-)

It is time for us to CELEBRATE !! :-) We have had over 300 entries so far this week :-) How amazing is that !! ALSO we did have 1000 followers this morning but I think one changed her mind as it is showing 999 now ,,, wonder where she went ?? :-)


I would like to point out that you stil have until 8am GMT on Wednesday ( 9 am CET) to enter the challenge ,,, do you think we can make it to the 400 mark ??? We do allow multiple entries and you are allowed to combine as many as you like :-)

Happy Crafting :-)

I have a GORGEOUS blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp if you would like to take a peek it is at the top of my blog :-)

Bear-ied in Paperwork :-) ,,, card making tutorial

A few days ago Steph at Simon Says Stamp asked me if I would make a tutorial on how I make my cards using a Gruffies stamp :-) A step by step 'how I do it' ! :-) get coffee ,,, long post !! :-)

We all have a different way we do things but I always start with a stamp that I want to use. I have chosen this very cute Bear-ied in Paperwork by Stampabilities



Then I decide a sketch, I always try to find a suitable one on one of the many challenges out there :-) for this card I thought Maya's sketch on the Sketch Saturday Challenge was perfect :-) Thanks Maya xx



I then stamp the image and shape it according to the sketch ,, in this case I used my Spellbinders Nestability Circle die.



The next step is to choose the papers,, I love the new Basic Grey Origins paper pad and accessories and I thought they would work well with this image ,,, a bit 'graph' like :)



I then trim and make any fancy edges, I used a Martha Stewart Arch Lattice Border punch.



As I have trimmed the paper I feel that the edges need some inking :-) I use the thin cut off strips to test the colours of ink that will work best. The vintage photo ink I didn't think was quite dark enough so I added a little black to it. I ink the edges of the papers and the image.



I always use a Tim Holtz blending tool to do this, I find they really are alot better to use than bits of foam that some people use.



Now I come to the strip across the center of the card ,,, I was debating whether or not to use ribbon ,, but then thought I could ink a plain piece of card and ink a cuttlebug script folder, it ties in with the image perfectly I think ,,, :-)





Now I am ready to start coloring. I am choosing to use Copic Markers , I love these pens ! :-) They are all in stock at Simon Says Stamp !! :-) I always keep my colour chart handy, as you can see it is well used !!! It really helps to color coordinate your images to the designer papers.



I strt with the skin tones first, colour all these areas with the lightest skin shade that you use ,, in thins case I used E000



then add a darker shade to the shaded areas ,, I used E00, then blend them together with the lighter E000 I added a little R20 to the cheeks and blended again with E000



now for the fur, I decided to make him a little honey colourd so used E11 and gave him a light colour everywhere



then added E13 and E15 to the shaded and then blended with E11 so there were no harsh lines



I used the same technige for the papers using E40, 41 and 43



I shaded the lower area with a Warm Grey, W3, and smudged the edges with a blender pen.



OK ,,, all done ,,,, now it all comes together :-) While I have been making this card I have been thinking fof what embelishments I have that will look good with this image ,,,,, what shall I find in my messy drawers ????

Start to assemble the card :-) think think ,,,, whats in my drawers ???



I use 3D tape for added dimension :-)



Oohh look what I found to use ,,,,,



This was on a recent parcel from Simon says Stamp !!! Perfect ,,,, recycling too !!! :-)

I also had some Tim Holtz Ideology mini paper clips and some Philosophy tags,, and some matchinhg Basic Grey Origins Epoxy Clips.



I thought that it needed a little something in the bottom right corner too. So I lightly stamped some numbers from the Tim Holtz Urban Chic set :-)

This card will be for Steph's Birthday I think :-) I know Heidi keeps her very busy and she must feel like this at times ha ha :-)

What do you think ?? I would love to know your thoughts ,,, have I rabbited on too much ,,, are you bored silly ?? Please leave me a comment ,,, the good the bad and the ugly :-)


I have a GORGEOUS blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp if you would like to take a peek it is at the top of my blog :-)