Commissioned Wedding Card

I had a commission for 3 8" cards and this is one I am sharing with you. I have blanked out the names on the card for my blog. I was asked to use this Cheery Lynn diecut and luckily I bought several of these from somebody on Facebook as I don't have this die as it is rather expensive and I am not sure how often I would use it so buying the diecuts was a good idea.  I used  LOTV Always and Forever papers and covered the wooden butterfly with paper for a change. The birdcage is a Memory Box die and  I added a computer generated sentiment and flowers and pearls.

Challenges

Bizzy Becs anything goes 

The Paper Shelter It's a celebration 

Aud Sentiments Things with wings and a sentiment

Brown Sugar anything goes

Off out today to Lynsey's where we are also meeting another friend and her family and we are all going out for lunch. Enjoy your Sunday.

Cupcakes and strawberries

We are looking for something sweet creations for the new challenge at A Gem of a Challenge and I chose to use of the new super sweet images. There are so many to choose from mind you so it was hard to choose.

Image - Strawberry Mice pre coloured digi

Papers - LOTV Always and Forever

Dies - MFT pierced rectangles

Flowers - burlap from Poulndland, cherry blossom from Click it 4 crafts (Ebay)

Sentiment - Forever Friends

Challenges

Papertake cute as a button

MAWTT Let's get reading (Alice in Wonderland - dormouse and tea party)

I have a craft fair today so hoping for lots of buyers, catch you later.

Born to be wild

I really like this new stamp from Stamposaurus and for this one I stamped it with white ink on black. The sentiment comes with the image. The papers are the appropriately named Carta Bella Well Travelled and the arrows were made with Spellbinder dies.

Challenges

Allsorts quick and simple 

The Ribbon Girl colour from your national flag (red and white for St George's flag)

A Summer's Day

Hasn't the weather been gorgeous, I am loving the sunshine but hope it doesn't get too hot too soon as it surely can't last. I don't like it too hot anyway. in fact today is dull and cool so far. So onto my lovely Summery scene today.

Image - Stamposaurus

Medium - Copics

Papers - LOTV Always and Forevere

Dies - Marianne birds on a wire, Cottage Cutz birdbath, CC Designs grass border

Challenges

Graph'It flower power 

Top Tip Tuesday 3 of something (3 papers, 3 dies) 

Stamping Seansations Pretty in pink 

Whimsy Colour an image

Die Cuttin Divas Something you would find in a garden

Distressed

I bought this pretty Darice embossing folder in America and mad a quick and simple distressed card. I used Core'dinations in 2 shades of yummy purple. I tore the darker card and then sanded the embossed card. I added some roses and sweetheart blossoms and that was it, simples.

Challenges

Allsorts quick and simple 

Fussy and Fancy Springtime flowers 

Sister Act anything goes 

Bizzy Becs anything goes

Heart plaques

I have been making a few heart plaques for my craft stall and sewing plaques are always popular so when I bought the cute wooden sewing bits and MDF hearts at Ally Pally I had this in mind. The paper is a mag freebie, stamp is Kaisercraft, lace and ribbon from Crafty Ribbons. I used some embroidery thread on the buttons and cotton reel and added some pearls.

For the second one I have used a heart which I made at The MDF Man's make and take using paper from The House of Zandra. His tip on rough cutting the papers and then holding the heart over the edge of the desk and sanding the edges was really useful. It gives a really neat edge.

We only covered the hearts on his stall so when I got home I added the ribbon and embellishments. The lovely burlap paper flowers and butterfly were a gift from my friend Lynsey. I also used some paper flowers with tiny buttons from Hobbycraft, a button and pearls.

Challenges

Scrap and Craft Tie it up 

Sparkles ribbons and buttons 

Creative Knockouts texture 

MAWTT anything but a square card

Snow Loved

Another of my £1 bargain stamps from Funky Kits and if you would like to get your hands on this plus some other bargains they are still available. I have lots of other cards to make but I am determined to keep making Christmas cards too.

Image - Snow Loved

Medium - Copics

Papers - Dovecraft krafty Christmas

Dies - Memory Box scene, Joy hat and mittens from Noor! Design UK

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Other - pearl pen, DI tumbled glass, Stickles

Challenges

Scribble and Scrap anything goes 

Top Tip Tuesday 3 of something (3 dies) 

ABC Christmas Happy Holidays (sentiment must be Happy Holidays or Happy Christmas) 

As you like it Alocohol markers or Distress Inks (Copics for me as I prefer the stringer colours and shading) 

Whimsy colour an image 

Scrap and Craft Tie it up (ribbon or twine) 

Noor! Design UK anything goes
The Ribbon Girl colour from your national flag (red, white and blue for the Union Jack)
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 sketch 51 (which I rotated)

I have my craft stall at the hospital shop today so I will link up and catch up this evening.

In the Garden

This is the second of my DT makes for LOTV as a member of the Design Collective. We send one to the shop, which was the fairy card I made earlier this month. This one is an 8" square card which is for an order. I was asked for a card with flowers and I love the bright colours of this artpad image which I diecut with a Go Kreate die. The papers are LOTV Antebellum and the sentiment is one of the LOTV grunge everyday sentiments. I added some binding, Joy bird house and Memory Box butterfly which I cut out of DCWV gauze paper. I also used DI Tumbled Glass.

Challenges

Deep Ocean things with wings 

TTCRD anything goes 

Scribble and Scrap anything goes

Vintage

A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to win this lovely vintage stamp at Everybody Art and I decided to ink her up on Neenah Desert Storm card for a change and go for a distressed vintage look.

Image, doily and flower dies - Marianne Designs

Medium- Copics

Papers - LOTV Always and Forever

Sentiment - magazine freebie

Lace - Crafty Ribbons

Doily - Dovecraft Curiosity Corner

Other - pearls

Challenges

Marianne's Design Divas use a Marianne Designs stamp or decoupage 

Everybody Art pearls 

Country View use kraft 

Dies R Us April showers bring May flowers (handmade flowers) 

Penny Black and more at Allsorts Birthdays 

Stamping Sensations pretty in pink 

ABC H for Happy Birthday

The Ribbon Girl image plus ribbon or lace

It's only words in Making Cards

2 more cards which were published in Making Cards in April.

Stamps - Inkylicious

Dies - Memory box chery blossom, MFT pierced rectangles

Punch - Martha Stewart border

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Other - enamel dots, sweetheart blooms

Challenges

Papertake Words, words, words 

TTCRD anything goes 

Top Tip Tuesday 3 of something (3 pierced rectangles on each card) (tip for Top Tip Tuesday, double frame your sentiment or image for added impact) 

Natalie and Amy frame it 

Dies R Us April showers bring May flowers
Scrap and Craft tie it up
Creative Knockouts texture

Cheers

The new pigs from Pink Gem are such fun and this is a great image for male cards.

Image - Piggin' cheers pre coloured digi

Papers - LOTV Promises

Die - MFT stitched speech bubble edges, Britannia sentiment

Other - baker's twine

Challenges

Di's Digis include an animal 

Bizzy Becs anything goes 

Country View use kraft

Fab n Funky masculine 

The Paper Shelter for the boys

Andy at play in Making cards magazine

These were 3 cards I had published in last month's Making Cards Magazine. They don't like me showing them on my blog at the time of publication but now that the new magazine is out I can share them with you. I love Andy from Pink Gem and for these 3 cards I used the pre coloured digis. The papers are First Edition It's a Boy, dies are Spellbinders curved border and Marianne birds on a wire, ribbon from The Hobby House.

You may remember I made some lego bricks before with card and card candi. I thought it would be fun to share that idea with the magazine readers.

Same papers and ribbon and another one from the curved border set. I am so glad I bought this set as I have used it a lot, unlike some of my other dies. I must try to remedy that.

Challenges

Scribble and Scrap anything goes 

Sentimental Sundays no sentiment 

The Ribbon Girl Image plus ribbon or lace 

The Cutie Pie All about the boys

No papers, no image!

Something very different from me today. I really like making cards without images sometimes and decided to play around with some dies. The sentiment is inkylicious which I die cut with an MFT pierced rectangle. The embossing folder is Embossalicious with sanded Core'dinations. The pink die is Joy from Noor! Designs UK and I found that one of my Marianne dies fit perfectly insidewhilst leaving the piercing showing. The butterflies are Memory Box dies.

Challenges

Crafty Calendar add a sentiment 

Natalie and Amy Frame it 

Noor! Design UK anything goes

Deep ocean things with wings

Oops, pierced the bed!

This is one of my fave baby images, so so cute. Hubby came into my room and laughed when he saw how the hedgie had pierced the bed hence the blog title.

Image - Penny Black baby hammock

Medium - Copics

Papers - First Edition It's a Boy

Die - Memory Box party lanterns

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbns

Other - baker's twine, sequins, pearl pen

Challenges

Everybody Art sequins

Papertake anything goes

As you like it Alcohol markers or Distress Inks (Copics always for me as I love the strong colours and shading) 

Cute Card Thursday bonny blues 

Dies R us one for the boys 

The Cutie Pie all about the boys 

Sweet Stampin' children's cards 

Di's Digis Include an animal 

Ribbon Girl Image plus ribbon or lace

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2

Ally Pally goodies

As promised I am back with a second post to show what I bought yesterday. Although it is called the Big Stamp and Scrapbooking Show there wasn't a lot of scrapbooking in evidence. I used to enjoy looking at all the pretty layouts. However there were still plenty of stalls for us to enjoy and it was lovely to spend the day with Lynsey as we both like looking at the same things. It was lovely to meet up with some blogging buddies and teamies too. These are the papers and stamps I bought.

The essentials.

Items to decorate from the MDF Man

Dies, Copics and embellishments. That was the other thing there was a shortage of pretty embellishments. I wanted some red card candi and navy baker's twine but couldn't find any. there were packs of mixed candi but I only need red. I have white which I can colour but I prefer to use red.

Very pleased with my new purchases which have all been put away. Hubby was amazed it all fitted in.  Can't wait to have a play with it all now. Next craft show will probably be the NEC in November. We usually go on the Thursday, might see some of you there.

Scotties in the rain

Our challenge at Little Claire this month is to use kraft. I love kraft so this was an easy challenge for my DT card as I have used it for layering and also for the umbrella die. I used the cute Scottie dogs stamp set coloured with Copics and I added some glossy accents. The papers are Docrafts spots and stripes jewels. I used a MS border punch, Memory Box die paper pieced with tartan paper from Little Claire and some ribbon from Crafty Ribbons.

I had a lovely time at Ally Pally and bought lots and lots, pics of goodies to follow. Candy also coming soon. I do like to treat my followers. The WiFi in the Premier Inn wasn't up to too much blogging on the IPad and we didn't get home until 8pm so apologies if I haven't visited.

Challenges

Papertake anything goes 

Country View use kraft

Without words under my umbrella

Fab n Funky Bingo (kraft, sentiment, punch)

Maisy with roses

As this publishes I expect to be having my breakfast in the Premier In at Edmonton where we were booked in last night. This morning I am off to the BSSB at Ally Pally. Hubby drove myself and Lynsey and whilst Lynsey and I head off to the show he will be having a look round the audio and vinyl record shops nearby before we head home this evening suitably laden with crafting goodies. I am looking forward to meeting up with some blogging buddies too.

So onto my card which is my DT card for the new challenge at A Gem of a Challenge where our challenge is Spring is in the air.

Image - pre coloured digi Maisy with Roses

Papers - First Edition Floral Pavilion

Tulips - I am Roses

Sentiment - Forever Friends

Other - bow and pearls from stash

Published in Creative Stamping magazine for Little Claire

The new issue of Creative Stamping is out today and Little Claire have a feature with the April Showers set of stamps. I was delighted to make a card for publication in the magazine and here it is.

Image and sentiment - Little Claire April showers stamp set

Medium - Copics

Papers - Little Claire tartan and pastel tartan

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Die - Memory box clouds with DCWV gauze paper

Faux stitching - Letraset fineliner

Challenges

Papertake anything goes
Crafty Calendar add a sentiment

Cute Card Thursday bonny blues

Creative Inspirations a trio of (papers, clouds)

Inky Chicks stitching

Looking for the Bunny Blog Hop?

If you are looking for the Crafty Ribbons Bunny Blog Hop then please click here.

Let's go fly a kite

I love the Gorjuss Girls and really should use the stamps more. When I saw the Gorjuss party at Sugar Nellie I knew I would have to play along. You just have to make a card using a Gorjuss Girl stamp, I bought these cute kites from Michaels during my recent hol in Florida and I have been longing to use them. She is actually flying with a balloon but I decided to cover the balloon with a kite.  I wanted to create a cas card as I love challenging myself to make these sometimes.

Image - Sugar Nellie Up, up and away

Medium - Copics

Kites - Michaels

Other - washi tape, pearls from The Hobby House

Challenges

Sugar Nellie Gorjuss party 

Papertake anything goes 

Incy Wincy clean and simple 

Bizzy Becs anything goes

Stamposaurus Motorbike

As promised this morning I am back with a second post today to share another of the samples I made for Stamposaurus using their new stamps. Isn't this a great image which I coloured with Copics and Sakura blue star and clear star pens. The papers are a couple of last pieces of  Echo Park Boy's Life. I also used a couple of star punches and a crimper and the waste from the Tim Holtz hexagon die I used a couple of weeks ago. I left the waste pieces on my desk thinking they looked too useful to throw away and I was right.

Challenges 

Crafting Musketeers It's a man's world 

Dies R Us One for the boys
Papertake anything goes

Flowerpot

Time for a new digi challenge at  Little Claire and this month we are looking for flowers on your cards or projects. As always there will be a lovely prize for the lucky winner.

Image - Little Claire SW flowers

Medium - Copics

Papers - First Edition New Bloom

Die - Joanna Sheen flowerpot die

Other - organza ribbon, diecut flower and pearls from stash

Challenges

Graph'It Springtime 

The Ribbon Girl Pastel colours 

Paper Creators Flowers

I will be back later with a card for the boys.

Let it snow, no please don't!

Brrr we don't want any snow now that Spring is here. However James seems happy enough amongst the snowflakes. I am so pleased I am managing to fit in some Christmas cards amongst my other cards and of course I love making them. I paper pieced his hat and scarf with some lovely textured white card as a change from colouring them.

Image - LOTV 

Medium - Copics

Papers - Bo Bunny Snowfall

Lace - Crafty Ribbons

Dies - Doohickey love lamppost, Simon Says Kate snowflake

Other - Squae doily from Ebay, Stickles, white pearl pen, pearl

Challenges

Sweet Stampin' Paper piecing 

Winter Wonderland let it snow 

Chocolate, coffee and cards use a doily 

Crafting for all seasons animal magic 

Sparkles Teddy bears 

Noor! Designs UK anything goes

Little Fairies

I still can't really believe that I am making cards for Lili of the Valley and here is the first card I have made for them so this will be winging its way up to their beautiful shop. I decided to try something a little different for this one as I rarely use apertures but I really like it and will be making some more.

Image - LOTV Little Fairies

Medium - Copics, Sakura clear star pen

Embossing folder - Embossalicious make a wish

Die - Spellbinders large circle

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Other - wooden butterflies sprayed with silver spray and sparkle, Wink of Stella pen, pearls

Challenges

Natalie and Amy Frame it 

Paper Creators Flowers 

Scribble and Scrap Anything goes
Noor! Design UK anything goes

Sneak peek

For my second post today I am sharing a sneak peek of one of the new stamps launching shortly from Stamposaurus. I am lucky enough to make samples for them and this is one of 3 lovely new stamps. I am looking forward to visiting their stand at Ally Pally on Saturday.

Image and sentiment  - Stamposaurus

Medium - Copics

Paper - Wild Rose Bluebell

Die - Joy toadstool border

Other - wooden birds, white gel pen, doily

Challenges

Crafting from the heart anything goes 

Top Tip Tuesday Mellow yellow 

Everybody Art anything goes 

Little Miss Muffet Spring colours 

Chocolate, coffee and cards use a doily 

Crafty Calendar add a sentiment
Noor! Designs UK anything goes

We had a lovely day out yesterday with our friends. A bracing but sunny walk along the prom at the seaside, great musical Dreamboats and Miniskirts and then a carvery in the evening. Today we are chilling at home, hubby is cutting the grass and I am crafting and scheduling posts. Looking forward a lovely dinner later and then settle down to Sunday night TV including my favourite programme of the week, Poldark. Planning to go out for the day tomorrow, Hope you are all having a lovely Easter. 

Lake Maggiore

As soon as I saw the new challenge, Spring Pin, at The Studio Challenges I was determined to play along and knew just the photos I could use. The inspiration pic for the challenge is 

The photos are from our first Italian holiday in 1993 where we were lucky enough to see the beautiful flower festival. They spent al day decorating and in the evening the boats all went out onto the lake surrounded by floating candles. They then had a wonderful firework display also on the lake.

I used some old papers from K&Co and Basic Grey, tags from WE R Memory Keepers and Craftwork Cards and some flowers and pearls. I couldn't decide on a title but once I saw the chipboard Memories amongst my scrapbooking stash I thought it matched perfectly and te page does conjure up vivid memories of that day. As I used some old papers it also fits their use up your old stash challenge so one layout for 2 of their challenges.

Ballerina Pig

It's another of those fun pigs from Pink Gem today. This one is Ballerina Pig and I used the pre coloured digi teamed with LOTV Promises paper and lace from Crafty Ribbons. I used a Doohickey lace border die, Happy Birthday die and retro flower punches with pearls. I also added pearls to the flowers on the image.

Challenges

Everybody Art anything goes 

Crafting for all seasons animal magic 

Creative inspirations anything goes 

Paper Creators flowers

I hope you are enjoying Easter. We are off to the coast with friends today, seeing Dreamboats and Petticoats at the theatre there and then going for a carvery.

Crafty Ribbons Easter Bunny Blog Hop

Happy Easter everyone and welcome to the Crafty Ribbons Easter Bunny Blog Hop were you will need to visit the DT's blogs to find out the name of this cute bunny below. The DT have all made bunny or Easter projects and we all have a letter for you to collect.

Image - Scrapberry Strawberry from Funky Kits

Medium - Copics

Papers - First Edition Floral Pavilion

Die - Marianne Designs flowers

Ribbon and Lace - Crafty Ribbons

You should have arrived here from the CR Inspiration blog

and your next hop will take you to

Christelle

Before you go you need my letter which is B. Collect all the letters and rearrange to find the name of the bunny and then head back to the CR Inspiration blog to enter to win a fabulous Crafty Ribbons voucher.

Challenges

Dream Valley lace, ribbon and pearls 

Creative Card Crew handmade flowers 

Crafting for all Seasons animal magic 

Fab n Funky lots of layers 

Papertake Sketch 99 and pastel colours 

Send a Smile 4 Kids Pastel colours for kids

In the Pink Celebrate 

MAWTT Colour by Birthday (October)

Easter Andy

Our new challenge at Crafty Ribbons is Easter. Last month I featured a card using Easter Chloe well this time I am using Easter Andy. I love Andy and it is nice to see a boy's image for Easter.  We have a fabulous prize as always and this time you could win

Image - Pink Gem

Medium - Copics

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Paper - Bo Bunny C'est la Vie

Sentiment - Docrafts

Other - doily

Challenges

As You Like It Lines or No Lines (Lines for me every time. I like the definition that lines give to an image.)

Graph'It Springtime 

Sweet Stampin' Easter 

That Craft Place Easter/Spring 

Scribble and Scrap anything goes

Deep Ocean Easter/Spring 

The Paper Shelter Easter 

Top Tip Tuesday Mellow yellow

Snowman with lantern

I love these older snowman stamps from Sugar Nellie and when I saw that this one was available for just £1 in the sale at Funky Kits I had to buy him along with a few others as well. He is called snowman with lantern but it looks more like a birdhouse to me!

Other products used

Medium - Copics

Papers - Magic of Christmas Craftwork Cards and Frosty Christmas LOTV

Dies - MFT pierced rectangle, Doohickey slender firs and Go Kreate scalloped circle

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Other - shabby white frantage, wooden snowman, embossed card, Wink of Stella pen

Challenges

Winter Wonderland embossing 

Scribble and Scrap anything goes 

Crafting from the heart anything goes 

Sketch Saturday sketch 354