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Hi All,

Just a quick one! Sorry for being in hiding a bit this week - come down with flu again and keeping getting these awful headaches which just dont go well with blogging :(

Hopefully will be all better next week and back to my usual tricks, lol!

Anyway - enough babbling, I won a challenge! The Color Me Copic teddy bear challenge, such a lovely challenge blog - if you love copics you should really check it out :)

Thanks so much for choosing me!

Hope you're all enjoying your weekend.

xxxxxxxxxxxx

Sparkle and Shine

Hi All,

Here's a card I've made for my friends birthday in a couple of weeks. One of our favourite things to do when we were children was watch Cinderella, and the book was quite the favourite too, so I thought this would make a nice card for her.




To show off the sparkles!


Tilda up close


Here's how I made her:
Image & Sentiment
Princess is Tilda Princess from Fairytale Collection from Magnolia. Stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copics
Ticket is from Whimsy stamps. Stamped with Memento Grape Jelly. Sentiment is from the Elzybells Swirly Greetings Set, stamped in Memento Lilac Posies.

Papers
Design papers are from Basic Grey Kioshi Pack

Finishing Touces
Image, papers and sentiment are all inked with Tim Holtz Distress Ink Dusty Concord and the inkessentials foam pad tool.
Flowers are from Prima.
Roses are from Dies to Die for For.
Card candy is from craftwork cards.
Card Candy and Roses are "stickled" with Lavendar Stickles
Ticket, tilda's gloves and crown are "stickled" with Diamond Stickles
Lace was white and I covered it with Tim Holtz distress ink dusty concord and then memento lilac posies.
I added gems on to the back paper too - these are from my stash.

Phew! Lots of work put into this one! Hope you like it xx

It also works for these challenges:
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Lace
Totally Tilda - Glitter and Sparkle
Just Magnolia - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss - I followed their sketch
Frosted Designs - Inspiration From A Book (Cinderella!)
Cutie Stampers - Anything Goes
Pocket Full of Posies - Lavender and Old Lace
Moving Along with The Times - Fairies & Fantasy
C.R.A.F.T - Fancy Floral

Peachy Keen!

Hi All,

Got to run - late going out for the evening! But here's my take on the Just Magnolia Sketch for this week!





Close up of tilda...her face isnt that orange in real life, my camera seems to be misbehaving with colours at the minute!


I think it needs something more, probably some glitter or gems but I just cant figure it out at the minute!

Here are the challenges it works for:
Just Magnolia - Sketch
Crafty Sentiments - Use a Border Punch
Allsorts - Clean and Simple
Wee Memories - Clean and Simple
Pear Tree Designs - Celebration

I missed the deadline for Frosted Designs who had a theme of Peaches and Cream!

Hope you like it xx

Christmas-ness

Over on lili of the valley, the challenge this week has been "untraditional christmas" and I used the colouring technique over at Color Me Copic and here's my take on it...

Here's a close up of ted...

Here's how I made it...
Image:
Ted and Sentiment are both lili of the valley.
Ted is stamped with memento tuxedo black and coloured with copics.
Sentiment is stamped with memento grape jelly.

Papers and Cardstock:
Pink cardstock is from Papermania
Metallic cardstock is from DCWV "the metallic stack"
Patterned papers are from the Crate Paper "Snow Day" pack

Finishing touches:
Tinsel has "starry night" stickles
Baubles have Glossy Accents on the metal fastener bit and the shiny sqaures. "Fruit punch" stickles have been used over the rest of the baubles.
Image cut out using nesties.
Sentiment is edged with memento grape jelly.
Papers and pink cardstock are inked with Tim Holtz distress ink "spun sugar" using foam inking tool thingy.
Pink card stock has been embossed using "ice crystals" folder.

Challenges it works for are:
Die Cut Dreams Christmas Club - Christmas Furry Things
Color Me Copic - Colouring techinque
Lili of the Valley - Sketch
One Stitch At A Time - Anything goes
Crazy 4 Challenges - Bling
The Crafty Pad - Christmas Sparkle
Olie but A Goodie -Pink and Girly
Creative Inspirations - Christmas In September


Hope you like it! xxx

Black and White

I've made this card for the Creative Craft Challenge - Black, white and 1 other colour.

Am trying this on the ole phone again as I'm still at work but wanted to post this in time for the challenge!

Here's the card:


Trying to show the dimension


Look at all the sparkles!



Here's how I made it...
Images:
Dress stamp is from stash (it's an old wooden one - not sure who its by)
It's been stamped with memento tuxedo black and been paper pieced.

Cardstock & Paper:
Purple polka dots are Papermania - Spring Burst
Black glittery paper is doodlebug paper potpourri - beetle black boutique assortment
Lilac Cardstock is papermania

Finishing Touches:
Lilac cardstock is embossed with cuttlebug and caramelo embossing folder.
Dress is mounted on square cardstock which has been edged with grape jelly memento ink and then stickled with diamond stickles.
Purple flower is prima
White flower is a cameo rose from dies to die for


Challenges it works for are:
Creative Craft - Black, white and 1 other colour (purple).
Friday Sketchers - Sketch
Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes
If the Shoe Fits...Scrap It! - Flowers

xxx

Home sweet home

Well, i wrote this on my laptop at home before heading off but never checked the photos and they all uploaded upside down!! So, I discovered a way of uploading fom my iphone. Hopefully the quality is still there, sorry if it's not - I'll have a check when I get back Monday. Fingers crossed this works in the short term.

Hope you're having a lovely Friday! I've had the day off so I can try and beat the traffic and head north for the weekend to stay with some friends!

I'm going to visit their new home and here's the card I made for them!

So you can see the colouring

So you can see the stickles

So you can see the dimension

Here's how I made it
Image
Stamped image is Lili of the valley. Stamped in memento tuxedo black and coloured with copics.
Sentiment on the envelope is from elzybells little messages set. Stamped in memento bahama blue.

Cardstock and papers.
Image matted onto cardstock from stash
Papers are from my minds eye - wild asparagus set

Finishing touches
Papers and image are distressed with distress inking tool and tim holtz spiced marmalade distress ink.
Image has yellow stickles on inside of flower, turquoise stickles on butterfly bodies and the heart on the envelope has xmas red stickles.
Envelope also has been heat embossed.
Ribbon and gems are from stash
I cut the image and matted card using large oval nesties and cuttlebug.

It also works for these challenges:
City Crafter - I used their sketch
Crafty Pad - Embossing
Anything Challenge - Something Cute
Moving Along With the Times - at least 3 of the following:
1.Two different patterned papers
2. A button (or more)
3. Glitter
4. A key
5. A vintage image
6. Some leaves
7. A new technique
8. Embossing (heat or dry)
- I've done embossing, there are leaves, patterned papers and glitter!
Abc Challenge - d is for distressing
Creative Inspirations - 2 or more stamped images
If The Shoe Fits...Scrap It! - Flowers

Hope you like the card and this has all posted nicely from my iPhone! Xxx

Sweet bunny!

Hi,

Using the sugar bowl sketch I've made this card but then internet was playing up so didnt quite make it on in time for the challenge :(

I used the colour scheme from color throwdown.

Well, here's the card





A close up of the lovely bunny




A view of the dimensions


Here's how I made it:
Image
Part of little cotton rabbits set from Sugar Nelllie. Stamped with memento tuxedo black and coloured with copics.


Papers
Pink paper is from DCWV sweet stack - love that pink sparkle!
Blue paper is from Basic Grey Wisteria pad
Blue card stock is from papermania

Finishing Touches
The bunny has cotton candy stickles on her ears. The dots on her dress have turquoise and waterfall stickles.
The ribbon is from stash.
Flowers are prima.
Card Candy is from craftwork cards and have been "stickled" with fruit punch stickles.
Borders for ribbon are from double loop MS punch.

Challenges it works for
Color Throwdown - Melon Mambo, Pacific Point, River Rock
Totally Gorjuss - Animals
Totally Papercrafts - happy birthday Totally papercrafts
Stamp with Fun - stuffed animals
One Stitch at a Time - Happy Birthday
The Pink Elephant - Colour of Aqua, Design Paper and Embellishment
Scrappy Frogs - Flower Power

Hope you like it xxx