Easy Rider

I made this for a friend's Birthday and can now share it with you. I think this is a great image from Stamposaurus and I tried something new, stamping with white ink on red rather than kraft or black as I have done before. The papers are Carta Bella Well Travelled and I used a couple of star punches with my crimper, a leather strip, baker's twine and a motorbike charm.

Challenges

Sweet Stampin' Boys and their toys

Inky Chicks use a metal embellishment

I like to be pretty

New challenge day at The Sugar Bowl and once again you can use any image from Funky Kits the home of Sugar Nellie stamps. This is one of the images I coloured whilst on holiday a couple of weeks ago and I am really pleased with how she turned out. I cropped the I like to be pretty image which is a full length image. She has been coloured with Copics of course. The embossing folder is Embossalicious make a wish and I used memory box and Go Kreate flower dies, Lots of sanding and distressing on this one.

Challenges

Dream Valley embossing 

Everybody Art embossing 

Creative Moments Anything goes/bingo (die cuts, image, flowers) 

Bunny Zoe Summer breeze
Sister Act anything goes

September fairy again

A second card using the cute September fairy launching on 31 July along with 11 other fairies, one for each month. Not to forget 12 new Christmas stamps. I can't wait to get the 10 I have ordered and start showing you how cute they are.

Image - LOTV September fairy

Medium - Copics

Papers - LOTV Sunny Side Up

Sentiment - LOTV

Die - Doohickey feathers

Doily - Dovecraft Curiosity Corner

Flowers - Ebay and USA

Other - Wink of Stella on her wings

Challenges

Creative Inspirations flowers
Die Cuttin Divas the great outdoors
Crafting from the heart anything goes

Delicious Doodles Myth and magic

Gardening

I haven't used a Sarah Kay image for a long time which is a shame as I love them. I found this one in my stamped folder and coloured her whilst on holiday. They are such cute images aren't they. I used 2 new dies as well. You can never have too many garden dies can you.

Image - Sarah Kay

Medium - Copics

Papers - First Edition New Bloom

Dies - Whimsy picket fence, Crafts Too butterflies, MFT pierced rectangles

Lace - Crafty Ribbons

Punch - Martha Stewart daisy border

Sentiment - LOTV

Challenges

Fussy and Fancy things with wings 

Allsorts add a butterfly 

Little Miss Muffet anything goes 

The Paper Shelter anything goes

Bunny Zoe Summer breeze

It's those mice again!

Yes it is one of my favourite Penny Black stamps again. Every time I make a card with these cuties I sell it so here is another. 

Image - Penny Black

Medium - Copics

Sentiment - LOTV

Papers - First Edition Rose Garden

Dies - Spellbinders large circle and scalloped circle

Flowers from stash

Challenges

Penny Black friendship 

Penny Black and more at Allsorts Add a sentiment 

Stamping Sensations feature a creature 

Creative Inspirations flowers 

Cute Card Thursday pets
Sister Act anything goes

Christmas Day

Another of the lovely Woodware stamps today but this time coloured with Copics. I love the contemporary colours for a change. I used LOTV Snow Princess papers again and doodled with a Letraset fineliner pen to match the doodling on the stamp. Lots of sparkle by using Stickles on the image and aqua glitter card from The Range with Joy snowflake dies and pearls.

Challenges

Not just cards anything goes

Paper Creators Christmas in July
Deep Ocean Christmas in July
Papertake Build it up
Die Cuttin Divas Christmas in July

And another sneak peek

I am spoiling you with sneak peeks this week. I love this cutie which is another of the new dinkie stamps coming out soon from Little Claire. This one is called Brrr. I just hope the hot water bottle doesn't melt him! I have used a new scalloped kraft dinkie card blank and some of the new snowy ombre paper. The dies are Mama Elephant polaroid frame and Joy Hat and mittens.

Challenges

Die Cuttin Divas Christmas in July 

ABC Christmas O for off the edge 

Penny's Christmas in July

I am selling at a craft fair today so will catch you later.

LOTV Sneak peek

Have you spotted the gorgeous fairy sneak peeks on the LOTV Design Collective blogs this week? There is a set of 12 calendar fairies and I chose my favourite season Autumn with the September fairy. There will also be a first Christmas launch of 12 stamps and they are sooooooo cute. Expect them to be available around the end of the month.

Image and setiment - LOTV September fairy stamped onto Neenah Desert Storm card

Papers - LOTV Country Lady

Medium - Copics

Die - Tim Holtz Sizzix Autumn Gathering with sanded Core'dinations

Once I had made the card I felt there was something missing, left it a while and decided to add the little red pearls. So glad I did which brings me to my saying if in doubt add pearls.

Challenges

Papertake build it up

Noor! Design UK Something old, something new (Old papers and die, new stamp)

Peg plaque

It's another anything goes with ribbon challenge at Crafty Ribbons. Here's something a little different I tried for a change for my DT inspiration. I like using these chipboard album pages to make plaques and I covered this one with Craftwork Cards chalkboard papers which are luscious. I added some ribbon from Crafty Ribbons and attached some pegs to which I had added washi tape. I then attached some wooden embellishments on the pegs. And there you have a useful and decorative plaque. 

Challenges

Not just cards anything goes

Bizzy Becs anything goes

Papertake Build it up

No embellishments!!!!

A completely flat Christmas card with no embellishments just a gorgeous LOTV image cloured with Copics, LOTV sentiment from my favourite grunge sentiment set and LOTV Winter Wishes papers. I used a Go Kreate Frilly 10 die set and inked all the edges and added a couple of banners using the MFT stitched jumbo fishtail stax.

Challenges

Without Words blue and brown 

Allsorts add a banner or flag 

Aud Sentiments anything goes with a sentiment 

Whimsy Christmas in July
Creative Card Crew Banner/flag

Die Cuttin Divas Christmas in July

Wedding Day

I have 3 Wedding card orders for August and this is the first of them. I love these Stamping Bella images which has been coloured with Copics. The papers are Papermania Oyster, lace is from Crafty Ribbons. I used a MFT perced fishtail die and my lovely new Britannia leaf flourish die cut in half twice. I am sp pleased I bought this die as I have used it several times already. I also added some wooden hearts to the Santoro doily and used a sentiment die and various flowers.

Challenges

In the Pink floral 

Handmade Bliss great sketch 

Natalie and Amy Summertime 

Penny Black and more at Allsorts Add a sentiment 

Noor! Design UK Something old (papers),something new (die)
Fab n Funky Flower delight
Creative Card Crew Banner/flag

Ho Ho Ho

Yes another Christmas card and another sneak peek of one of the new dinkies coming soon from Little Claire. 

Image and sentiment - Little Claire cute Santa

Medium - Copics

Papers - Little Claire dinkie dots

Card blank - Little Claire scalloped kraft

Dies - MFT pierced fishtails and in and out stitched rounded corners

Punch - Woodware holly

Other - pearls and Stickles

Challenges

Whimsy Christmas in July 

Winter Wonderland Traditional Christmas colours

  Allsorts Add a banner or flag 

Aud Sentiments anything goes and a sentiment

Let it snow

Quite a simple easel card today using one of the lovely large word stamps from Woodware which I paper pieced. The papers are LOTV Snow Princess and I used a Martha Stewart snowflake border punch, some ribbon from Crafty Ribbons and my favourite pearl pen.

Challenges

Crafty Calendar Christmas in July
Deep Ocean Christmas in July

I have my monthly craft stall at the hospital today so out early but check back at lunchtime for another Little Claire sneak peek.

Sneak peek

This is my second Christmas card on my blog today. I have so many images coloured needing to be made into cards and so many stamped and not yet coloured too. This is one of 3 cute new dinkie stamps coming shortly from Little Claire and is called Hello Mr Robin. I have also used one of the new dinkie scalloped kraft cards. These are lovely quality and make cute little cards. I coloured the image with Copics and added some faux stitching with a fineliner pen. I simply added some bunting using an old paper scrap and a Memory Box die keeping it cas.

Challenges

Deep Ocean Christmas in July 

Allsorts add a banner or flag 

Di's Digis hand coloured image 

Dies R Us Christmas in July 

Whimsy Christmas in July

Peeping out

This is the first of 2 samples I made for Stamposuarus featuring a fun robin stamp which will be available from September. Scarily that is only a few weeks away! I coloured the image with Copics and went for a no paper layout. The house and trees are a Memory Box die and I used a MFT jumbo stitched fishtail die with a LOTV sentiment and added some pearl pen dots to finish.

Challenges

Penny Black and more at Allsorts add a sentiment

Deep Ocean Christmas in July

Dies R Us Christmas in July

Living the high life

Time for a new challenge at A Gem of a Challenge and it's a nice easy one this time, Birthday wishes. I used a precoloured digi of Emma in the bath along with First Edition floral pavilion papers. I used a Martha Stewart deep trellis border punch, Marianne flower dies, pearls and ribbon. The sentiment is an old one from Kraftyhands. I also added lots of Stickles to the bubbles.

Challenges

In the Pink floral

The Ribbon Girl anything goes with an image

On our way home

We have been away for the past week in Yorkshire so my posts had all been scheduled. We had a wonderful time and I have been able to do some commenting but not had time for as much as usual so I will catch up with you all as soon as I can.

We stayed in a lovely cottage in Scalby which is a very nice area 3 miles from Scarborough. I took my Copics and some images to colour as we came back to the cottage for the evenings. I coloured 14 images which I am looking forward to making into cards.

We took a trip across to the LOTV shop where I made a small purchase, not too much as there are some gorgeous new stamps coming out soon which I need and which you are going to love too. Sneak peeks coming soon.

And what a thrill to see some of my cards on display. You may recognise these, mine is the bottom left one with the watering can.

See you tomorrow with my Pink Gem DT card. Thanks for all the lovely comments you have left me whilst I have been away.

Eye Eye

You may be wondering what on earth this card is all about. Well my hubby recently had eye surgery and he asked me to make a thank you card for the surgeon. He has had high eye pressures for several years and controlled them with nightly eye drops. Recently they had risen again and he had the beginning of cataracts. There were several options but we decided to pay to have the cataracts removed and some super duper new lenses fitted which means he no longer needs glasses for anything. we have to wait a while to see if the pressures have gone down as the healing drops after surgery can increases the pressures. 

So back to my card. I remembered i had a set of Tim Holts stamps which were perfect for this card. I found a thank you stamp and gave it all a distressed look using my favourite Distress Ink Vintage Photo. I bought the wooden glasses from Hobbycraft recently so they fitted in too. As for the car which was made with a Marianne classic car die, well the surgeon has a green classic Morgan. He loved the card and was very impressed with the individual design.

Back later today with some photos to share with you.

Turn it down!

I love this fun image from Penny Black called you make me bob which has been coloured with Copics. I think the papers are MME and I used a MFT drippy goo die and a Memory Box virtuoso music die.

Challenges

Penny Black friendship 

Stamping Sensations feature a creature
Crafting when we can Summer fun

The Ribbon Girl anything goes with an image

Cats on a rooftop

Yet another new stamp from Little Claire, and another cute silhouette. I have teamed it with the new falling snow papers, some ribbon from Crafty Ribbons, a Marianne die cut corner and a Memory Box die cut star.

Challenges

Crafty Calendar Christmas in July
The Ribbon Girl anything goes with an image

Sweet Stampin' Christmas in July
Dies R Us Christmas in July

Butterflies galore

Two cards today showcasing one of the recent new launches from Little Claire. For my first card I stamped it with Distress inks, Peacock Feathers and Dusty Concord and simply added some faux stitching. For my second card I used some of the lovely new quirky quilts paper, coloured the image with a Sakura gold star pen and added some Cheery Lynn die cut butterflies.

Autumn colours

This is my second inspiration card for July for LOTV. Aren't these colours glorious. Autumn is my favourite season. Whilst I enjoy the sun I can't stand it too hot so a lovely Autumn day is much more my style and I love the Autumnal colours. This is another of the LOTV landscape pictures, this one is from the Autumn Glory pad. I have teamed it with LOTV Country Lady papers and one of the lovely new wavy sentiments.

Challenges

Not just cards anything goes
Papertake anything goes
Sister Act anything goes

The Ribbon Girl anything goes with an image

Oskar

This is another of the cards I made for the July edition of Making Cards. Oskar is a Mo Manning image (and yes he is spelt with a k)! He has been coloured with Copics and I used First Edition Man Made papers with some baker's twine and buttons. The sentiment is from Stamposaurus. 

Challenges

Crafting by designs anything goes 

Bizzy Becs anything goes

Sister Act anything goes

In Bloom

In bloom is the title of the new challenge starting today at Little Claire and we want to see lots of flowers on your project. You don't have to use a Little Claire image but we love to see them. I have made another CAS card.  I have coloured the Little Claire lovely hedgehogs image with Copics. The lovely leaf flourish is a Joanna Sheen Britannia die and I added lots of different flowers from my stash along with some enamel dots.

Challenges 

Di's Digis Celebrations 

Stamping Sensations Feature a creature
Papertake anything goes

The tramp

This is one of the cards I made for the July edition of Making Cards. I love this image and I love colouring it too.

Image - Mo Manning The Tramp

Medium - Copics

Papers - First Edition Man Made

Die Tim Holtz film strip

Other - Tim Holtz tissue tape

Challenges

Southern Girls sticky stuff (tissue tape)

Bizzy Becs anything goes 

Crafting by Designs anything goes
Not just cards anything goes
Papertake anything goes

Fab n Funky Inspired by a song (He's a tramp from Lady and the Tramp)

Snowy wishes

Last night we had a great night out with friends. Meal at Cafe Rouge and then we saw The Jersey Boys at the theatre. It was fantastic and the guy who played Frankie Valli was superb. Loved it. So now onto my card. Have you seen the great value pack of penguins over at Pink Gem. You can find them here. There are 8 printable toppers for just £4! You can use them just as a topper or use some of the decoupage as I have done here. The sentiment is also part of the kit. I added some Stickles to their hats. Papers are LOTV Frosty Christmas, ribbon from Crafty Ribbons. I also used a Joy snowflake die with glitter card and a Spellbinders curved border die.

Challenges

Winter Wonderland all that glitters
Sparkles Christmas ribbon, lace or twine
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Use a sentiment

Papertake anything goes option Christmas in July

The Paper Shelter Holiday time (Christmas holiday)

Girl in a teacup

I made this card for an order for a friend's Mum's Birthday. As they are buying her an afternoon tea she asked me to use this image and of course my new dies were perfect to use too. I went for a shabby chic look using a TH distress tool and DI antique linen.

Image - Docrafts Gorjuss Girl

Papers - from stash HOTP I think

Dies - Joy vintage teapot, cup and saucer, Spellbinders tag

Charm - The Ribbon Girl

Bows - Docrafts Gorjuss Girl

Challenges

Sparkles Vintage/shabby chic

Noor! Design UK something old (papers), something new (stamp and dies)

The Ribbon Girl anything goes 

Sister Act anything goes

Sketchy colors peach, cream and green

Scrap and Craft Celebrations

Creative Inspirations girlie 

Papertake anything goes

Clean and Simple Christmas

I was lucky enough to win the Facebook Little Miss Muffet challenge and this is one of the images I chose. I have lots of Paula's images from her Pollycraft days and I am so pleased that many of her older images and some new ones are available now from little Miss Muffet. I am really loving this style of card too.

Image - LMM Claudia loves Christmas

Medium - Copics

Die - Die-versions

Other - enamel dots and baker's twine

Challenges

Little Miss Muffet Red, white and blue
Paper Creator's Christmas in July 

Sparkles Christmas ribbon, lace or twine

Noor! Design UK something old (die), something new (digi) 

Crafty Calendar Christmas in July

Live and Love Crafts Christmas in July 

Scrap and Craft Celebrations

Sweet Stampin'Bear with me 

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas use a sentiment 

The Ribbon Girl anything goes option stars and stripes (striped twine)

Day in Norwich today, out for breakfast ad then a haircut and colour. Catch you later.

More dogs

Looking through some of my images recently I came across this cutie from All Dressed Up and realised I had never used him so he was immediately printed and coloured.

Image - All Dressed Up Cute got cuter

Medium - Copics

Papers - LOTV Winter Wishes

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Dies - IO Puppies

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Challenges

All Dressed Up anything ADU goes

The Ribbon Girl anything goes

Inky Chicks my furry friend

Decorate the tree

Another of my samples for Little Claire using one of the new silhouette Christmas stamps. I teamed it with the new falling snow papers, both fullsize and dinkies. I used a corner rounder punch, Joy mittens and hat dies and ribbon from Crafty Ribbons with some pearls. If in doubt add pearls I say.

Looking forward to a day out with friends today. We are off to the coast and getting the steam train for a 60's weekend, classic cars, bands and all sorts going on. Enjoy your Sunday x

Jodie in Wonderland

Thanks so much for your lovely comments on yesterday's card. For those who love the sentiment I can tell you it comes with that cute stamp. Sorry I didn't have much time for commenting yesterday as my iPad was low on charge in the morning and then we were out most of the day and out again in the evening. We went to Pizza Express and then to the theatre to see Michael McIntyre.

Happy 4th of July and our challenge this fortnight at A Gem of a Challenge is red, white and blue. I love this colour combo especially for Christmas but I decided to make a lovely Summery card instead as I have been longing to use this cute new image.

Image - Pink Gem Jodie in Wonderland

Medium -Copics

Papers - LOTV Sunny Side Up

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Punch - MS border

Dies - Cheery Lynn faerie mushrooms

Docrafts - bow and buttons

Challenges

Pile it on Colours of your flag 

Dream Valley Girly

Noor! Design UK Something old, something new (Old border punch, new digi) 

Natalie and Amy Summertime

Sister Act anything goes

Planting kindness

This is my first inspiration card for July for Lili of the Valley and is also the card I made for a good friend's Birthday. She loved it.

Image - Lili of the Valley

Medium - Copics

Papers - LOTV Snow Princess

Lace - Crafty Ribbons

flowers, buttons, baker's twine and pearls from stash

Challenges

Papertake Take your pick (pearls)
Crafting by Designs anything goes
Creative Inspirations anything goes
Natalie and Amy Summertime

Scottie and snowman

This month's stamp set from Little Claire is a set of Christmas scotties, so cute, you will love them.

Image - Little Claire

Medium - Copics

Paper - LOTV Woodland Wishes

Dies - Tim Holtz snowflake border, Joy snowflakes, tags

Other - ribbon, DI Victorian Velvet, pearl pen, Stickles

Challenges

Craftyhazelnut Two words

Die Cuttin Divas anything goes with a die cut 

Papertake Take your pick - pearls

Inky Chicks My furry friend 

Paper Creator's Christmas in July 

Sparkles Christmas ribbon, lace or twine

Chilling

Time for a new digi challenge at Little Claire and the theme this month is holidays. I think he looks rather relaxed in this image don't you.

Image - Little Claire digi hammock

Medium - Copics

Papers - Prima Craftsman

Dies - Memory Box balloon and clouds, Joanna Sheen signature deckchair, MFT stitched square

Punch - MS zigzag border

Sentiment - Little Claire

Challenges

Die Cuttin Divas anything goes with a die cut