Who's for wine?

The last of three cards published in last month's Making Cards magazine. I used Pink Gem Ernie with wine pre coloured digi along with MME papers, MFT pierced fishtail dies and a sentiment stamp by Stamposaurus. The papers are so colourful I didn't need any other embellishments.

Challenges

Simon says anything goes 

The Paper Shelter anything goes 

As you like it Favourite papers (such a difficult choice but I do love MME papers, so colourful and double sided too. I have buy two packs, something I have never done with other papers)

Another first magazine commission

I was delighted to be asked to design for Papercrafter magazine and this is my first commission for them. They sent me the Crafter's Companion bow die from the Downton Abbey range to use as the focus on my card. I die cut the bow, cutting two sets of the tails, from Centura Pearl card, and mounted it onto plain card.

I teamed it with papers from The Range, ribbon from Crafty Ribbons and some lovely flowers from I am Roses.

Challenges

Simon Says anything goes 

Creative Knockouts anything goes 

Simon Says Monday add some texture
Bunny Zoe Summer florals
Fussy and Fancy a walk in the garden

Should be fine here today so we are planning on spending the morning gardening. Looking forward to visiting friends this evening for a BBQ.

More icecream

This is the second of the Belle and Boo cards I made for Quick Cards magazine using Belle and Boo stamps. I created a scene which has been coloured with Copics with chalk for the sky. I stamped the starfish, which is part of the set, onto ribbon. The papers are LOTV Nitwits Sunny Side Up and I added a lovely big MFT stitched sun.

Challenges

Simon says anything goes 

Creative Inspirations seaside, sunshine, Summer holidays 

The Ribbon Girl any image 

Noor! Design UK anything goes 

Bizzy Becs anything goes

Bit of a mix of weather here this week but it has been nice to have those blistering hot temperatures and better for sleeping at nights too. I love sunny days but not too hot. Got all the housework done yesterday so popping into my fave coffee shop this morning before the food shopping and a crafting afternoon hopefully.

Hello snails

Well another month has gone by and we have a new anything goes challenge for you at Sugar Nellie. Here is my DT card which was also my first commission for Quick Cards Made Easy magazine. My card was made to follow a sketch in the magazine to show how different designers used the sketch.

Image - Sugar Nellie

Medium - Copics

Papers - MME

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Sentiment - LC Designs

Dies - MFT pierced fishtail, Cheery Lynn faerie mushrooms

Challenges

Not just cards colour challenge
In the Pink get out your rubber
Graph'It anything goes
Simon Says anything goes
Creative knockouts anything goes

A day at the seaside

If you have the latest Quick Cards magazine you will see this card along with two others which I had published. I was asked to make 3 simple cards using this stamp set to show what you can make without buying lots more dies/embellishments etc. For this one I created a scene using various stamps from the set. Coloured with Copics of course with chalk for the sky. I paper pieced her dress for a change. The papers are Nitwits Sunny Side Up. I simply used a Memory Box banner die to add some bunting.

Challenges

Creative Inspirations Seaside, sunshine, Summer holidays 

Dies R Us water/beach 

Penny Black and more at Allsorts anything goes with a stamp
Sweet Stampin' outdoors

Chilling

I can't believe how many of my new stamps I have used that I bought at Doncaster. This is one of a set of three Woodware stamps and they are all coloured with another made into a card to share another day.

Image and sentiment - Woodware

Medium - Copics

Papers - LOTV 'Twas the night

Punch - Woodware holly

Flowers - Hobbycraft

Other - Stickles, pearl pen

Challenges

CCAYR anything goes 

Sparkles Christmas in July 

Fussy and Fancy Christmas in July

Winter Wonderland Dies/punches

Sweet Stampin' Outdoors

Fashionista

I just had to buy this new Tiddly Inks digi and she was so much fun to colour especially her hair. I did have a dilemma though with her hat. Do you ever have an image where you look at something and think what does this piece belong to? I felt the hat looked right the way I coloured it but when I looked at the way some of the DT coloured it they had coloured the brim as her hair so the the hat was perched right in her hair ie just the ribbon and top coloured as the hat. What do you think?

Image - Tiddly Inks

Medium - Copics, white gel pen for added spots on her jacket

Papers - Bo Bunny Secret Garden

Sentiment - LOTV

Web ribbon - Bunny Zoe

Other - Wooden butterflies coloured with a Copic and Wink of Stella pen for sparkle

Challenges

The Ribbon Girl any image 

LC Designs anything goes 

Noor! Design UK anything goes
Graph'It anything goes

By the sea

We enjoyed a day at the seaside yesterday and I am sure many of you have been enjoying the sunny coast too. This is another layout from last year's holiday in Yorkshire. I only have 2 more pages to do from that holiday so must try to finish those soon. The papers are DCWV Nantucket, embellishments K&Co, lettering from Michaels. These were all bought in America. I added a Scrapinec chipboard piece too. 

Challenges

Stuck 15 July sketch 

Simon Says Monday by the sea 

Creative Inspirations Seaside, sunshine, Summer holidays 

Noor! Design UK anything goes option chipboard
Allsorts anything but a card

Stirring the pudding

Animals is our new challenge at A Gem of a Challenge and there are so many Pink Gem animal digis to choose from it could have been a tough decision. As I recently printed this cute image I went with this and made a really CAS card. I used some scraps of Christmas papers and die cut them with  MFT pierced fishtail dies. I found the shaped card in my box, just added some doodling with a brown fineliner pen. I used a corner rounder punch on the image and added a sentiment from Hobbycraft.

Challenges

Deep Ocean Christmas in July 

Fussy and Fancy Christmas in July 

Crafty Calendar Punches and/or dies
Winter Wonderland dies/punches
Craft Barn clean and simple (one image, one sentiment)

Off to the coast today to enjoy the sunshine. Have a good weekend all x

Keepy Uppy

I seem to have used a lot of LOTV images lately but that is because they are some of my favourite stamps and so varied too not to mention trying to use new purchases. I kept this one very simple with just a bit of doodling.

Image - LOTV Oliver - football

Medium - Copics

Paper - We R Memory Keepers denim

Ribbon - bought on Facebook

Die - MFT pierced rectangle

Other - enamel dots

Challenges

The Ribbon Girl any image 

Paper Creators just for men 

Stamping Sensations anything goes with a stamp and ribbon

Pink and girly

Yes, pink and girly is our new challenge this week at Crafty Ribbons and this little princess certainly fits the bill.

Image - Sugar Nellie princess

Medium - Copics

Papers - Decoart from The Range

Lace and ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Flower - Hobbycraft 

Sentiment and wooden butterfly - from stash

Other - White and clear Wink of Stella pens, pearl pen

Challenges

As you like it Your trademark style (stamping, colouring, lots of layers and embellishments) 

In the pink Get out your rubber 

ABC L is for lots of layers

The Paper Shelter ribbons

In a hurry

I love the sweet Annabel images, unfortunately this stamp is no longer available but many others are and they are all cute.

Image - LOTV

Medium - Copics

Papers - MME Remarkable

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Die - MFT stitched jumbo fishtails

Challenges

Sweet Stampin' wheels 

The Ribbon Girl any image 

Stamping Sensations anything goes with a stamp and ribbon

A day at home today, probably chores this morning and then crafting this afternoon.

Cheers!

We had a lovely day on the river yesterday but it was way too hot for me. Today I am having a massage and facial so I hope the room there will be cool. Then off to Tesco and home to open up all the windows and get cool no doubt. So onto my card which is the second of the cards I made for Making Cards using Pink Gem images with wine. I love this character, Molly and she is available in various poses and proving popular with my customers,

Image - Pink Gem Molly with wine

Papers - MME Lime Twist

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Dies - MFT pierced rectangle, Marianne flowers

Doily - Dovecraft curiosity corner

Challenges

The Ribbon Girl any image 

Bizzy Becs anything goes

Bringing flowers in the snow

Another of my new stamps. I have impressed myself by using so many of my new stamps so quickly. just need to use some of the older ones which are stamped awaiting colouring.

Image - LOTV Christmas flowers

Medium - Copics

Papers - Kaisercraft silver bells

Dies - Lawn Fawn forest border, Memory Box border, IO fir trees

Punch - Crafts Too snowflakes

The Stickles is white in real life but is reflecting the pink on the photo, how strange.

Challenges

Deep Ocean Christmas in July 

ABC Christmas N is for no rules 

Fussy and Fancy Christmas in July 

Winter Wonderland make a scene 

The Ribbon Girl any image 

CCAYR anything goes 

Sparkles Christmas snowflakes 

Sparkles Christmas in July

Simon Says Wednesday create a scene

Well it was lovely to see so much sun at the weekend but yesterday afternoon it was hotter than I like. Today we are hiring a boat on the Broads for the day along with two other couples so that should be fun and will be a bit cooler on the water.

For sale

Just a little post to say I have some stamps for sale on Ebay, UK only. Some of the stamps are no longer available to buy. You can find them here.

You Did It!

I usually only make graduation cards to order, which is why I made this 8" square card. I bought 2 digis from Tiddly Inks and as the recipient has curly hair this one was perfect for her. I asked the colour of her dress and gown so I could colour the digi to match her outfit.

Image - Tiddly Inks

Medium - Copics

Papers - Craftwork Cards

Dies - First Edition sentiments, La La Land heart banner

Other - raffia lace, ribbon, enamel stars and hearts

Challenges

Creative Moments anything goes 

Bizzy Becs anything goes 

LC Designs anything goes 

TTCRD anything goes 

Noor! Design UK anything goes

Dave and Angie celebrate

Time to show the first of three cards I had published in last month's Making Cards magazine using Pink Gem digis. Both these digis face to the right so I inserted them into Word and then flipped Dave over, he didn't mind honestly. I only just discovered you can do this and I was very pleased with the result.

Images - Pink Gem

Papers - MME Lime Twist

Dies - Spellbinders heart, Go Kreate frilly squares 10

Challenges

Simon Says Wednesday create a scene 

Creative Moments anything goes

Tonic die winner

Thanks to everyone who entered the tonic die giveaway, generously offered by Sophy at The Isobel Craft Collection. I hope you will enjoy her sales on Facebook and find some great bargains.

Random Org has done its work and it picked lucky number

That's you Kath, congratulations. Please email me your address and I will get that posted to you. Just shows sometimes it pays to be first!

Welcome to my new followers and thanks so much to everyone who pops by and especially those who take the time to comment. I really appreciate it. I have been gathering things together for my next candy so keep visiting xx

And another new stamp

I am being good using my new stamps. I bought the sentiment trio, such great value for £4.50 as they can be used with an image or alone as I have done today. I really love making this style of card and my customers love them too.

Sentiment - LOTV

Paper - Craftwork Cards Toile de Jouy rose (another new purchase)

Burlap with white lace - Walmart

Lace - Crafty Ribbons

Dies - Britannia leaf floursih, Lawn Fawn stitched circle

Butterfly - The Worksash

Flowers - cream from The Hobby House, others from stash

Challenges

Sweet Stampin' Sentiment as a focus 

Fab n Funky add a sentiment 

Simon Says Monday flora and fauna 

TTCRD anything goes 

In the Pink all or nothing 

  Bunny Zoe Summer florals 

Country View have fun with circles 

Live and Love Crafts Sprinkles of Summer

As You Like It Your trademark style (I do love layering, with a stamp, papers, lace and/or ribbon and embellishments especially flowers and butterflies)

Giveaway time

If you would like the chance to win these lovely dies worth over £40 then click on the tonic dies giveaway page at the top of my blog. Good Luck.
This post will stay at the top until 14 July.

New LOTV stamp

I was so pleased to buy some of the new LOTV stamp at Doncaster on Saturday. If you haven't seen my Sunday afternoon post with my goodies and thoughts on the show then scroll down.

Image - LOTV Jasmine - Christmas presents

Medium - Copics

Paper - Kaisercraft Silver bells

I kept this fairly simple just adding a few sequins and clear Wink of Stella to the baubles which made them really sparkly.

Challenges

Deep Ocean Christmas in July 

ABC Christmas N is for no rules 

The Paper Shelter Holiday time 

The Ribbon Girl a card

Bizzy Becs anything goes 

Creative Moments anything goes

Nice and cosy

Starting to really get going with the Christmas cards now. I don't know about you but one of the hardest things with blogging is thinking up the post title. Anyway on to my card. I have always wanted this stamp and when I spotted her for sale on Ebay she came home to live with me.

Image - Elisabeth Bell for Sugar Nellie

Medium - Copics, white gel pen, Sakura gold star pen

Papers and sentiment - Bo Bunny silver and gold

Dies - Joy and Frantic stamper trees covered in White Wink of Stella pen

Punch - Crafts Too snowflake with white glitter card

Challenges

ABC Christmas N is for no rules 

Di's Digis Christmas in July

Elisabeth Bell's World holiday
Winter Wonderland Christmas tree or make it cute (I have both)
Deep Ocean Christmas in July

My tonic die giveaway ends soon, check out my giveaway page to enter.

Teddy in the garden

This is my second inspiration card for the Lili of the Valley Facebook challenge with this month is Summer in the garden. This time I chose one of my older stamps. I do love these cute teddy stamps. It isn't available any longer but you can buy some diecuts with this image from the LOTV shop on Ebay.

I coloured the image with Copics and added clear Wink of Stella to the flower. Of course the glitter doesn't show up on here. I cute the card blank with a Tonic die and added a purple doily I bought in America. The flowers were made with a Go Kreate die and I added some coloured cabuchons I bought on Facebook. I added some faux stitching to finish.

Challenges

The Ribbon Girl a card 

Bizzy Becs anything goes 

Country View have fun with circles 

 Do come and join in this easy challenge, loads of lovely prizes to be won. Don't forget my die giveaway is still open too.

On the move

I love this fun removal van image from Stamposaurus which has been coloured with Copics. As it is a large stamp you really don't need to add too much else to the card. The sold sign is from a separate set of moving stamps also from Stamposaurus. I just added some diecut bunting from LOTV Sunny Side up papers.

Challenges

Bizzy Becs anything goes 

The Ribbon Girl a card

A few days left to enter my tonic dies giveaway.

Doncaster goodies and my thoughts on the show and others

Back as promised with several photos of my lovely new stash I bought yesterday. The only disappointment was the lack of new paper pads as I particularly wanted some new Christmas papers but I still managed to buy lots of lovely stuff. I will share my thought son the show at the end of this post.

So my first pic is papers and embellishments. 

Stocked up on some essentials.

Sp pleased to buy some of the new Christmas stamps from LOTV, a couple more of those darling little Gorjuss Girls and oh look, more snowmen, couldn't resist those.

Hobby House have some gorgeous toppers and I bought an art deco pack from Debbi Moore as these images are very popular with my customers when I had some from Docrafts. The cute little toppers are for quick Christmas tags.

A lovely border punch and a few new dies. I didn't buy many for myself as I bought several at Ally Pally in April.

So my thoughts on the show and other shows. Last year I found the NEC a bit disappointing, several stands missing and very expensive to go to. £11 to park the car is ridiculous. November isn't a nice time of the year for hubby to drive all the way home in the dark either.  I really like Ally Pally but in April I thought there were less stands than usual and very few samples on the stands. It's a lovely show to visit and parking and the cloakroom are free which is very useful for leaving your bags. 

Last year was my first time at Doncaster and this year was even better I thought. It was lovely to see some of the smaller companies there and there were lots of gorgeous samples to look at. Some good bargains to be had. I loved the rummage boxes at Samuel Taylors and was very pleased with my bargain of the day the Go Kreate die set reduced from £18.99 to £5.69! Cheap to go in and lots of free parking. I would definitely go there again next year.

Whichever show we go to we stay the night before and Donaster is ideal for us as we had two nights near York, spending the days at the coast, and then drove down from there yesterday morning. I have noticed that Crafting Live are in Peterborough in November so that is one for the calendar as that is much much nearer to us than Birmingham.

Create and Craft were filming live and I was captured on TV with Lynsey and my hubby as we went in. Some of my blogging friends recognised me as they commented on Facebook, fame at last! One lady took a screenshot for me. Looks like hubby comes with free P&P, but he isn't for sale!

Rocking the vinyl

I had a lovely couple of days away in Yorkshire in the sunshine. Yesterday had a brilliant day at Doncaster with Lynsey, will share some pics of my new stash later. Last week I took some time out to get another scrapbook layout done. This one was taken in January in hubby's favourite vinyl record store in Orlando, called Rock n Roll Heaven. I used some papers from Michaels, Tim Holtz ephemera pack for the tickets, a business card from another record store, We R Memory Keepers journal cards, enamel dots and retro and headphones from some free magazine papers. 

Challenges

Stuck?! 1 July sketch 

Bizzy Becs anything goes
Allsorts one for the boys

Have you entered my tonic dies giveaway yet, see above.

Catching snowflakes

New challenge day at A Gem of a Challenge and we want you to get krafty. I love kraft so this was a really easy challenge for me. As always you can win some Pink Gem digis and as there are always new ones coming out then you will be spoilt for choice. I used Pink Gem Chilly with snowflake team with Dovecraft North Pole papers. I cut the snowflake off the image and added  a wooden snowflake coloured with a white Wink of Stella pen. I coloured the wooden snowman the same way and used a Sakura red pen on his hat and scarf. I added a chipboard greeting I won from Scrap and Craft and red pearls.

Challenges

CCAYR anything goes 

Dies R Us oudoor fun 

Noor! Design UK anything goes, option chipboard (sentiment) 

Sparkles Christmas snowflakes 

Inky Chicks Christmas in Summer 

Di's Digis Christmas in July
ABC Christmas N is for no rules

We have had a couple of days in Yorkshire, visiting Whitby and Scarborough and this morning we are making an early start to travel to Doncaster where I am meeting up with Lynsey at Crafting Live. Looking forward to a day's crafty shopping whilst hubby visits an aircraft museum. Travelling home later this afternoon.

Pink plaque

Another plaque to share with you today. This one was painted with pink Rustoleum paint, then PVA glue and cream paint over the top along with some crackle accents as the Rustoleum doesn't crackle like I wanted it to. I need to try this technique with some emulsion paints. I love playing around with dies and embellishments on these plaques. I added some gauze, lace, MB cross stitch hearts, Marianne parasol, Doohickey feathers, wooden birdcage, butterfly and flower and some flowers from Wild Orchid and ribbon from Crafty Ribbons.

Challenges

Deep Ocean colours of Summer

 Southern Girls Floral frenzy;

Fussy and Fancy flowers and lace 

Crafty Calendar punches and/or dies 

Noor! Design UK anything goes option chipboard

Still time to enter my tonic die giveaway, see my giveaway page.

Summer scene

Things with wings is the new challenge today at Crafty Ribbons and for my DT card I have used two of the lovely new ribbons just released from the gnome range. They go so well with this cute Penny Black stamp which has been coloured with Copics. I used a litttle chalk for the sky as I wanted it very subtle.

Image - Penny Black Bee Happy

Medium - Copics, chalk

Papers - MME NostalgiaTonic trellis circle

Dies - Spellbinders circle, 

Pinches - MS simple scallop border, EK Success retro flower, Xcut flower

Ribbons - Crafty Ribbons

Challenges

Penny Black and more at Allsorts anything goes with a stamp 

Stamping Sensations anything goes with a stamp and ribbon 

Dies R Us outdoor fun 

Crafty Calendar punches and/or dies 

Country View have fun with circles
The Paper Shelter sunny days

Still time to enter my tonic die giveaway, see my giveaway page.

Wrapped up

I love this colour combo and it makes a lovely change for Christmas cards. I bought this Gorjuss stamp from somebody a couple of years ago and I think I have probably only used it once. Sorting through my stamped images I cam across him so here he is.

Image - Santoro Gorjuss

Medium - Copics, white gel pen

Papers - Bo Bunny Altitude

Dies - Lawn Fawn forest border, Die-versions sentiment

Stickles

Challenges

Inky Chicks Christmas in Summer 

As you like it Favourite markers,inks, pencils (love Copics, for their vibrancy and blending)

Graph'It Glitter and sparkles 

Winter Wonderland snow much fun 

Di's Digis Christmas in July 

CCAYR anything Christmas goes 

Crafty Calendar punches and/or dies

Still time to enter my tonic dies giveaway.

In the Pink

You may have seen me use this Penny Black stamp a few weeks ago. I had an order for a similar card but this time I used some gorgeous Bo Bunny Secret Garden paper. I seem to be in a bit of a pink phase at the moment! The adhesive lace is from The Range and I added a wooden birdcage, apple blossom and sweetheart blossom flowers from Wild Orchid and some pearls.

Challenges

In The Pink lace 

Deep Ocean colours of Summer
Fussy and Fancy flowers and lace
The Ribbon Girl a card

Still time to enter my lovely Tonic dies giveaway, see my giveaway page.

Crafty Ribbons Winner

Thanks to everyone who entered the Crafty Ribbons giveaway. The lucky winner is number 4. Is that you, hope over to the giveaway page to check? Could the winner please emeila me and I will ask Crafty Ribbons to send your prize.

Still time to enter my tonic dies giveaway.

Crafty Ribbons Giveaway

If you would like to win these ribbons check out my Crafty Ribbons giveaway page. I also have a Tonic dies giveaway page.

This post will stay at the top until 4 July.

Summer in the garden

Our new LOTV challenge on Facebook is Summer in the garden. There are so many LOTV stamps you could use for this challenge but I couldn't wait to colour one of my new stamps. I had to buy all these new girls as I thik they are beautiful. There are some fabuolous LOTV prizes so I hope you will join in the challenge.

Image - Summer

Medium - Copics

Papers - First Edition Floral Pavilion

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Lace - Crafty Ribbons

Punch - MS fern

Die - Sizzix corner swirl

Sentiment - Pink Gem

Challenges

Bunny Zoe Summer 

In the Pink Lace 

Di's Digis Summer
Simon Says Wednesday anything goes
Fussy and Fancy flowers and lace
The Ribbon Girl a card
Penny Black and more at Allsorts anything goes with a stamp
  As you like it Favourite markers, inks, pencils (I love my Copics. they blend so well and give a lovely vibrant look to my colouring)

Check out my two giveaways, one ends today. Details at the top of my blog.

Joyful Christmas

I have used this mouse stamp a few times since I found it on Ebay earlier this year and he will be out again before Christmas I am sure. It's funny how some stamps get used a lot and others only once.

Image - Penny Black

Medium - Copics

Papers - Dovecraft North Pole

Dies - MFT rounded squares

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Other - wooden snowflakes, pearl pen, Stickles

Challenges

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Warm winter clothing 

ABC Christmas M is for Mice 

Graph'It Glitter and sparkles 

Winter Wonderland snow much fun
Simon Says Wednesday anything goes
Fab n Funky Christmas
Inky Chicks Christmas in Summer
CCAYR anything goes
Dies R Us outdoor fun
Di's Digis Christmas in July
Sparkles Christmas snowflakes

Check out my two giveaways, see top of my blog.

Poppies

The second of my thank you floral cards created for Papercraft Inspirations. I went for a bold colourful look with this one. 

I had another good day selling at the hospital yesterday. Thursday night we didn't have a good night, it was so hot that we both kept waking up. Bed at 10 last night and slept so well. The sun is shining so hope it continues today. We are going out for coffee, then to the garden centre and Tesco then a crafty afternoon is planned.

Topper - LC Designs

Papers - First Edition Floral Pavilion

Dies - MD dragonfly, Joy square

Sentiment - LC designs

Lace from stash

Challenges

Simon Says Wednesday anything goes

Have you entered my two giveaways? Lovely ribbons and dies on offer. See my giveaway pages.

Butterfly pocket

This is the second of the pocket cards I made for Papercraft Inspirations. 

Papers - Nitwits Dress Shoppe

Dies - Joy tag, Joy butterfly border, Cheery Lynn butterfly

Lace - Crafty Ribbons

Sentiment - LOTV

Up early this morning as it is my day for my stall at the hospital so I will catch up later.

Challenges

In the Pink Lace
Deep Ocean Colours of Summer
Simon Says Wednesday anything goes

Check out my two giveaways, details at the top of my blog.