My first venture into Miss Anya!

Hi All,

Well I was bad at the weekend and had a bit of a treat myself time, spent far too much money but am hiding the receipts so it'll stay our little secret! Among my purchases were the greeting farm's miss anya set. Have spent a few days playing with them and I love them already!!!

Here's a card I made with one, which also works for these challenges:
Moving Along with The Times - I used their sketch

Whimsy Stamps Challenge - Recipe challenge: We want you to create a project using 2 different patterned papers (or create your own papers with different techniques), 1 ribbon, and 3 embellishments such as brads, buttons, or flowers.

Creative Card Crew - Whatever the Weather

Stampin' For the Weekend - I used "Time of the Season - Zombies " as inspiration

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Pink and Green








I coloured Anya with twinkling H2Os and used my sakura glaze pen in clear to highlight the buttons and her hair clip.

Oh, my other favourite new purchase is the MS doily border punch which you can see I've used here.
Papers are Laura Ashley prints for Dovecraft.
Ribbon is adhesive ribbon from making memories Kids Max set.
Flowers are prima fabric flowers.
Brads are making memories mini circle pastel ones.
I hand wrote the sentiment using my black sakura glaze pen and then back it on some pink paper, the same colour as the doily border.

Hope you like it! Pictures havent come out very well as I've got a rubbish camera and rubbish light!!!

xxx

More candy up for grabs!

Lorelie is celebrating over 100 sales on ETSY! These pearls are yummy!

Beth is celebrating the launch of The Next Level and being selected as one of their guest DT members for the next 8 weeksand for having almost reached the 5000 visitor mark. It's such good candy, I'd love to have those images, and that paper, well, really all of it! Haha!

Nutcrafters have some blog candy up for grabs, with 3 different prizes to give away!

1st - The Greetings Farm - Wild Things stamp set, Nutshells Tash, Ladybug and Friends Just Cozy and 15% off at http://www.nutcrafters.com/

2nd - Nutshells Music Mac, Nutshells Coco and 15% off at http://www.nutcrafters.com/
3rd - Nutshells Hazel with Bike and 10% discount at http://www.nutcrafters.com/

If they get to 200 followers by July 6th they're going to add a fourth mystery prize too!

XXX

Check this candy out!

Martine is giving away some awesome candy to celebrate becoming a Stampin Up demonstrator!

Its on until 12pm June 22nd UK time!



xxx

Tilda running!

Hi! I am actually really happy with this card! I made it for these challenges:

Just Magnolia - Paper Piecing

Our Creative Corner - Create a card/project using border punches

Roses on Paper - Participate in another blog's challenge AND be sure to incorporate FLOWERS.

Lili of The Valley - Paper Piecing

Simon Says Stamp - Celebration

ABC Challenge - S is for Summer

The Sweet Stop - I used their sketch







Papers are from sweet nothings stack by Papermania. Sentiment is also cut out from a page from the stack and I then embossed the letters using a sakura quickie glue pen to make them adhesive and then UTEE embossing powder.

I have used fiskars border punch on the lower edge of the horizontal paper piece.
Tilda's dress is pieced on and I've coloured the rest of her with twinkling h2os.

Flowers are paper flower from Prima, Gems are from stash.

Hope you like it!

xxx

Summertime fun!

Hi All,

Managed to make another card tonight! This card covers the following challenges

Daring Card Makers - "I want to see card creations using only sizzling hot yellow based colours"

Scrappy Frogs - "Fun in the sun"

Lili of the Valley - "Summer Fun"

Nutshells - "Summer Sunshine"

Stamp Something - I used their sketch.

Here's the card.

Updated to include materials:

The patterned papers are all freebies from a magazine. Card stock is from stash.

The image is from the the nutshells blog! Such a nice image to work with! She's painted with twinkling H2Os. The card stock she's backed on I punched flowers out of with a small fiskars flower punch.

Ribbon is dovecraft grosgrain ribbon. Sentiment is Lili of the Valley and I doodled a heart on the scalloped circle to match the heart from her skirt. Flower is a prima flower.

xxxx

Belli Challenge

Hi,

Not been in blog land for a while! Not been very well actually, so not even managed to craft much :(

Just made a father's day card though, used the sketch from the Creative Belli Challenge which also had the father's day theme!



Cardstock and gems are from stash. Backing paper is from dovecraft 6x6 masculine collection. The ship is mounted with 3d foam pads on a piece of card I chalked over and then spritzed with a bit of water to give a slight watercolour effect.
I hand drew the ship and used doodlebug velvet flock for the sails, pole and boat parts, then used doodlebug sugar coating for the little sail. Ribbon is from dovecraft. Sentiment is made from doodlebug simply sweet ladybug mini rub-ons.

Hope you like it!
xxx

2 Sketches 4 You 1st Annual Ultimate Card Showdown

Hi,

I came back from dancing the night (well, morning) away and was still full of energy so thought I'd make another wedding card. I chose the sketch from 2 sketches 4 you which is the 1st Annual 2 Sketches 4 You Ultimate Card Showdown!

Ended up being quite a quick card to make but I love the result and will definately do variations on it again! I just love how well this paper and stamp go together!!

Patterned paper is from the Papermania Sweet Nothings stack.
Card and adhesive heart were all from stash.
Stamp was a freebie from a magazine.
I used my new fiskars scalloped lace border punch for the brown cardstock and layered it over a piece of blue satin ribbon, it means it shimmers a bit in the light!
The birds were coloured with twinkling h2os.

Hope you like it!




xxxx