If Friends Were Flowers

Good evening

Firstly Happy Mother's Day to all the mum's out there, hope everyone has had a good day and been spoilt!

Secondly what has happened to our weather.  Last weekend it was gorgeous with sunshine, but the last few days here in Northumberland have been dull and cold and today I woke to snow!  Good excuse to stay in and craft. 

The card I'm sharing with you is one I made for my Mother-in-law for Mother's Day.  She loves flowers so I thought this LOTV image would be perfect.

The image has been coloured with copic pens and I added stickles to the wings on the butterfly.

    

 

Image : If Friends were Flowers (LOTV)

Papers : Bonnets & Bow Ties (Nitwit Collections by LOTV) and Bazzil Cardstock

Sentiment : Set 26 - Simply Sophisticated (LOTV)

Tools : Oval and Scalloped Oval Dies (Spellbinders); Corner Dies (Whimsy) Small Butterfly Punch (Tonic) and Heart Flower Lace (Magnolia Doohickey)

Embellishments : Flowers (Wild Orchid Crafts); Pearls and Ribbon from my craft stash

 

 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

 

Lilies Little Fairies : A Card for Mum

Joanna Sheen : Mum's the Word

Papertake Weekly : Anything Goes (option Mother's Day Card)

Creative Inspirations : Challenge 204 - Happy Mother's Day

Totally Papercrafts : Challenge 157 - Punch It

Thank you for visiting and for the lovely comments.  I hope you have a good week. 

A Beary Christmas

Good Morning 

 

This is my first post as part of the Winter Wonderland Design Team and I’m really excited to be here.

Today sees the start of a brand new challenge and the theme is …

We Wish You A Beary Christmas

(Any Christmas creation you like as long as it contains a bear)

This week there are two prizes up for grabs – so two lucky winners!

We are sponsored by:

and

 

For my DT card I used Christmas Teddies from Wild Rose Studios.

 

 

The image has been coloured with copic pens and I've added flower soft to the bobbles/fur trim parts of the hat.

 

 

Image : Christmas Teddies (Wild Rose Studio)

Sentiment : Set 32 Christmas Sentiment Tags (LOTV)

Papers : Papermania at Christmas Time (Docrafts) and Bazzil Card

Tools : Ovals and Ovals Scalloped Dies (Spellbinder)

Embellishments : Poinsettias (Wild Orchid Crafts) Ribbon and Pearls (My Craft Stash)

 

For more inspiration from the DT please pop over to the Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog.  

 

Thank you for visitings and for your comments - they are much appreciated.  

Izzy's Friends

Hi there

Hope your week is going well. Mine seems to be flying over so quickly - perhaps it's because I'm on holiday and don't want it to end!!

Had some crafting time last night and made this card. 

 

The super cute image is from Di Digi Downloads and is called 'Izzy's Little Bird' which I've coloured with Copic Pens.  The background papers are from Nitwits 'Pinkyswear'. 

I've embellished the card by adding small strips of lace to the corners and with a few flowers and pearls. 

Image : Lizzy's Little Bird (Di Digi Downloads)

Sentiment : Set 28 (LOTV)

Papers : Pinkyswear (Nitwits) and Kraft Card

Tools : Circle &  Labels 22 (Spellbinder Nestibilities)

Embellishments : Carnation, Blossoms & Rosebuds (Wild Orchid Crafts);

Lace & Pearsl (My Craft Stash) 

 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

 

Penny Black & More Challenge : Pink, Pearly & Swirly

Digidesigns Challenge : Lace & Pears

Craft Cats Challenge : Challenge #170 - Bingo (Lace, Dies/Punches & Kraft)

Totally Papercraft Challenge : Challenge #154 - Pets

A Gem of a Challenge : Dies & Punches

 

That's it from me.  Have a good day



Mid Way Reminder at Ready Teddy Go - Something New

Hi there

Just wanted to remind you that there is still time to enter this month’s challenge over at Ready TeddyGo. 

The theme this month is 'Something New' and there is a great sponsor – My Mum’s Craft Shop who are offering a £10 Voucher to the winner.  You could choose to do something for a new baby, new job, new home or even show a new craft item.
I’ve gone for a ‘new baby’ card featuring the cute LOTV image ‘Special Delivery’ which has been coloured with Copic Pens.

 

 

 Image : Special Delivery (LOTV)

Sentiment : Set 26 - Simply Sophisticated (LOTV)

Papers : Hugs & Cuddles (Forever Friends) and Bazzil Cardstock

Embellishments : Mixed Bloom Set (Wild Orchid Crafts), Ribbon (craft stash), Charm (The Hobby House) and Rhinestones (craft stash)

Tools : Circle Die (Spellbinders), 6002/0147 (Joy Crafts)

Please pop over to the challenge blog to find more inspiration from the talented design team. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

J & C Creations Challenge : Something New/Something Old (New - Joy Die/Old - Forever Friends Paper)
Pretty Little Ribbons : Challenge #18 - Flowers & Ribbons
Inky Chicks : Challenge #1 - Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge : Week 190 - Flower Power

Have a great day wherever you are and stay safe and warm.  We got about six inches of snow and, according to the weatherman, there is more expected tonight/early tomorrow.  (Might be a fun trip to work tomorrow morning!!)

Love is in the Air

 

Hi

 

There’s a new challenge starting over at Penny Black and More today, and I was delighted to be asked to be Guest Designer for this month's challenge.  The theme this month is 

 

Love Is In The Air

 

I've used "Gift Hedgy" from Penny Black, but adapted it slightly.  The stamp has the hedgehog carrying presents, but I choose not to stamp them out and instead make it look as though the little hedgehog was holding a heart shaped balloon. 

  

Image :  Gift Hedgy (Penny Black)

Medium : Copic Pens

Papers : Love Letters (First Edition)

Tools : Dies - Sofia Heart (Memory Box), Circle and Eyelet Circle (Spellbinders Nestibilities) Punch - Branch (Martha Stewart)

Embellishments : Ribbon, Rhinestones and Heart Shaped Pearl (My Craft Stash) and

Rose (Wild Orchid Crafts)

Please check out the fabulous prizes and the challenge rules over at the Penny Black and More Challenge Blog.  There you will also see some gorgeous inspiration from the Design Team.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Catz : #164 - Anything Goes
Stampin' for the Weekend : Anything Goes

Well I'm off to bed now as I need to get up early for work in the morning - errr.

Ready Teddy Go Challenge - Something New

Good morning and

Wishing you all the best for the coming year. 

It's time for a brand new challenge over at Ready Teddy Go and as it's the start of a brand new year, we would like to see your creations which celebrate . . .

"Something New"

(It could be a new job, a new baby, new home or even a new stamp, etc)

This month's sponsor is My Mum's Craft Shop who are offering the winner a £10 voucher to spend in their shop. 

I've opted for 'new job' for my DT card.

Stamps : Telephone Ted and Set 30 - Vintage Sentiments Occasions (LOTV)

Medium : Copics

Papers : Petal Fresh (Nitwits) and Bazzil Cardstock

Tools :   Border Die (Joy), Circle and Classic Scalloped Circles (Spellbinders)

Embellishments : Carnation, Roses and Rosebuds (Wild Orchid Crafts) and Rinestones

Hop on over to the Ready Teddy Go Challenge Blog to see some more inspiration from the rest of the DT, you won't be disappointed. 
I would like to entry the following challenges:

Lili's Little Fairies :  Something New
Wild Orchid Challenge : Challenge 66 - Anything Goes
Winter Wonderland : New Beginnings

Teddy with Robin

Good evening

Hope you are keeping well (and warm) this cold Tuesday evening. 

Are you all set for Christmas?  Unfortunately as you can tell I'm not - I'm still making Christmas cards and this is my latest effort

It features 'Teddy with Robin' from LOTV (just love their images).  I've used Copic pens to colour the image and added lots of glitter to the image and the punched snowflakes.      

Image : Teddy with Robin (LOTV)

Medium : Copic Pens

Papers : K & Company & Bazzil Cardstock

Sentiment : Set 32-Christmas Sentiments  (LOTV)

Tools : Snowflake Punch (Martha Stewart), Standard Circles/Picot Edge Circles

& Corner Die Set (Whimsy) 

Embellishments : Ribbon and Rhinestones (My Craft Box)



I would like to entry the following challenges:

Lili's Little Fairies : Use 3 punches or dies on your creation
Papertake Weekly : Snow White
Stampin' for the Weekend : Challenge 23 - Let it Snow
The Cutie Pie Challenge : Challenge 33 - Cute Christmas
Sparkles Christmas Challenge : Challenge #23 - Button or Bow

That's it from me, I'm off to make some more Christmas cards.  Thank you for visiting and for the lovely comments.

Big Star

Hi there

Hope you have enjoyed your Sunday, but hasn't it been chilly today?  It's the kind of day where you want to stay indoors, nice and warm and craft and that's exactly what I've been doing. 

I'm still making Christmas cards and here's my latest creation. 

I've used the image 'Big Star' from LOTV which has been coloured with Copic pens.  The star and the edge of the background paper has been given the glitter treatment.  The trim on his hat and bobble have been sprinkled with flower soft. 

 

Image - Big Star (LOTV)

Sentiment - Set 5 Christmas Circular Sentiments (LOTV)

Medium - Copic Pens

Background Papers - Had for ages but I think are from the Crystal Collection by Bella Press

Embellishments - Ribbon and Rhinestones (my craft stash)

Tools - Bubble Bath Punch (Martha Stewart) & Petite Ovals Large & Petite Scalloped Ovals Large (Spellbinders Nestabilities)

 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

 

Papertake Weekly Challenge : Sketch #74 or Free for All Time Again

Divas by Design : Challenge 63 - Glitter and Sparkle

 

Many thanks for looking and for your lovely comments.  Have a good week.



Mid Way Reminder at Ready Teddy Go - Don't Be Square

Hi there

Just a quick reminder about this month’s challenge over at Ready Teddy Go.  Apologies, but I intended to post this on Thursday, but came in from work feeling cold, had a bad head and spent the rest of the evening on the settee shivering under a blanket with a hot water bottle!!

Anyway back to this month's theme which is 'Don’t Be Square' and there is a great sponsor - My Mum’s Craft Shop who are offering the winner a £10 voucher.

For the card I have used the gorgeous LOTV image ‘Teddy with Robin‘ which has been coloured with Copic Pens and had lots of glitter added!

 

Stamp : Teddy with Robin by LOTV

Papers : K & Company

Flowers – Small Poinsettia (The Hobby House)

Dies : Circles & Circle Scallop (Spellbinders Nestibilities), XL Frames Frilly #2 (Go Kreate)

Ribbon & Pearls – From my craft stash

Please pop over to the challenge blog to find more inspiration from the design team.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Penny Black & More : Any Die Will Do

Crafty Catz Challenge Blog : Challenge 159 - Lets Have Sparkle

Hope the rest of your weekend is good. 

Bella on Bauble

Hi there

Hope you're having a good day.  Me not so much.  Whilst doing this post I am sitting waiting for a plumber.  Water has started dripping through our kitchen ceiling (could be coming from the bathroom upstairs).  Fortunately I have the day of work today or goodness knows what mess we would have come into tonight!

Anyway onto today's card. 

The inspiration for this card has been taken from the Winter Wonderland Challenge.  Their theme this week is a photo inspiration (see here) and I've used the colour, the bauble and the white christmas tree.

The image is from Wild Rose Studio and has been coloured with Copic markers.  The stars on the bauble have been glittered and for the fur on Bella's hat I've used glossy accents and "hairy" glitter to give it some definition.  

Image : Bella on Bauble (Wild Rose Studio)

Papers : Xmas Bella (Wild Rose Studio) & Bazzil Cardstock

Dies : Tree (Sizzix), Labels 8 (Spellbinder Nestibilities)

Ribbon & Rhinestones : from my craft stash   

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Winter Wonderland Challenge : Photo Inspirations
J & C Creations Challenge : Contemporary Christmas
Cute Card Thursday : Challenge 239 - Got Glitter

Well that's it from me.  I hope the rest of your day is good and thank you for all your comments.  I really do appreciate them.

Mid Way Reminder at Ready Teddy Go - Brown, Pink and Cream

Hi there

 

Just a quick reminder about this month’s challenge over at Ready Teddy Go. 

The theme this month is 'Brown, Pink and Cream' and there is a great sponsor, Torico from Birdie Brown, who is offering the winner of the challenge three digital images from her Etsy shop.

For this card I have used a Forever Friends Stamp which has been coloured with Copic Pens and I’ve added some glossy accents to the balloon.

 

Stamp : Forever Friends

Papers : Crab Apple Lane (Nitwit Collections)

Flowers – Mulberry Cherry Blossoms (The Hobby House)

Punch : Daisy Lace (Martha Stewart)

Dies : Circles (Spellbinders Nestibilities), Leaves (Cheery Lane) & Corner/Ticket (Whimsy)

Sentiment : Friendship Ticket Sentiments

Ribbon & Pearls – From my craft stash

Please pop over to the challenge blog to see some more inspiration from the design team.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Sir Stampalot Challenge : Punch Away

Anything Goes Challenge : Challenge #77 – Animals
Creative Inspirations : Challenge #184 – Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly : All Creatures Great & Small

Have a great day. 

Sooo Cute

Hi there

Hope you are having a good week. 

Been really busy with work etc. so haven't had much time for crafting in the last few days but did find time to finish this card featuring one of the new LOTV stamps.

The image is Snow Cute by LOTV and its been coloured with Copic pens. I've gone over the snowflakes with glitter.

The background papers are also from LOTV as is the sentiment.  The image has been cut out and matted using Spellbinders Nestibilities.  The poinsettias are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  Rhinestones and ribbon are from my craft stash. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Lili's Little Fairies : Black Magic
Penny Black and More at Allsorts : Early Christmas Makes
Sparkles Christmas Challenge : Ch#20 - Sparkle & Bling
Anything Goes Challenge : Challenge #75 - Early Christmas
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge : Challenge 149 - Christmas
 
Thanks for looking.

Thank You Take Two

Hello

Isn't it typical, the weather here today has been gorgeous and where have I been - at work!

I'm back with another thank you card.  This time I've used two of the images from Present Trio by LOTV.

 
The images have been coloured using Copic pens and then cut and matted with my Spellbinders Nestibilities.  The paper is Hoppyhearts by Nitwits. 

The edges have been distressed (well my attempt at distressing) using Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Faded Jeans.  I'm not very good at distressing, its out of my comfort zone.  I think I am too heavy handed and usually end up with a mess!! This is one of my better attempts the others ended up in the bin.

The sentiment is from LOTV which has been stamped onto a Whimsy die cut.   The flowers are sweetheart blossoms from Wild Orchrid Crafts. 

I would like to entre the following challenges:

Lili's Little Fairies : Anything but a Square
J & C Creations Challenge : August Challenge - Something a Little Different
Allsorts Challenge : Week 170 - Anything but Square

That's all from me.  Thanks for looking and for any comments that you leave - they are much appreciated. 

Daisy Shower

Good evening

Have you enjoyed this Bank Holiday?  The weather has been a disappointment, dull and wet but it hasn't spoilt my day which was spent crafting. 

I've made the card below for two challenges - Papertake Weekly Challenge and Penny Black Saturday Challenge.  The Papertake Weekly theme was Pins and Needles where you needed to include either some stitching or some pins (or both) somewhere on your card.  For the Penny Black Saturday Challenge you had to use two different Penny Black images.

And this is what I came up with.

The images are "Shower of Flowers" and "Rainin' Daisies" both by Penny Black which have been coloured using Copic pens.  The background paper is from my pile of scrap paper and has been stitched around the outside.  Unfortunately you cannot see the stitching very well in the photo. 

The roses, carnation and hellebore flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  The pin is from the Ribbon Girl and the ladybird I picked up at the Harrogate Craft Show earlier this year  

The sentiment is by LOTV and that has been cut and matted with Nesties.  The corner die is Whimsy.

I would like to entre the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Pins & Needles
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Double the Trouble

I'm off now to put the finishing touches to my son's birthday card.  His birthday is on Wednesday, but it's been difficult making his card when he's around - I've had to wait until he goes upstairs to bed!

Take care and have a good week.

Woooooosssshhhh

Good Afternoon

Hope you are enjoying this sunny Saturday afternoon. 

Well its back to work for me on Monday following my two and a bit weeks holiday, sob sob!  I've had a lovely time off but it's gone over far too quickly.  We did manage to get away for a few days down to Hertfordshire.  Whilst there we visited the Harry Potter Studio Tour at Watford and had a fantastic time - well worth a visit if you like Harry Potter.   
Anyway onto my card for today.  It's another Christmas Card which features the Penny Black image Exhilarating. 

The image has been coloured with Copic pens. 

The background papers are from My Minds Eye. 

Nestibilities (Classic Scalloped Circles and Classic Inverted Scalloped Circles) have been used to cut and mat the image.  Die cut snowflakes, which I covered with glitter, have been added as an embellishment.  The pom pom and trim on the hedgie's hat and glove have also been covered in glitter which I purchased at the NEC last year.   (Not sure of its technical name but it was decribed to me as "hairy glitter"!!).

Flower soft has been added under the ski to give the impression of snow.  The sentiment is by Craftwork Cards.  The ribbon and rhinestones are from my craft box. 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Winter Wonderland Challenge - It's Winter Sports
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Animal Antics
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Spots 'n' Strips

Thank you for all your lovely comments and to my new followers. 

All Wrapped Up

Hello

Hope everyone is keeping well.  The rain has unfortunately made a re-appearance here in the last few days along with thunder and lightening!!

Tonight I have another Christmas card to share with you.  The image is All Wrapped Up by LOTV. 

I have coloured the image using Copic pens with a touch of pencil.  Her hand muff has been glittered along with the ground by her feet.  The background paper is from Let it Snow by Dovecraft.

A memory box die (Biance Snowflake) has been used for the snowflake embellishment.  The ribbon, lace and rhinestones are from my craft box.    

 
I've also decorated the inside of the card to match the front.

Apologies for the rubbish photos - still trying to perfect the art of taking good photos. 

I would like to enter the following challenges

Winter Wonderland : Ribbon and Lace
ABC Christmas Challenge : O for Open It Up
Lili's Little Fairies : Christmas in July

Have a good week.







Three Little Bears

Good evening

Are you enjoying the Olympics so far?  I am and have watched some sports for the first time like volley ball and beach volley ball.  While watching the swimming last night I made this card. 

I love all the LOTV stamps, but this stamp (Posy Trio) has to be one of my favourites as it's so versatle.  I have coloured the image with Copic pens and added a touch of pencil. 
It's been ages since I used a DL size card, but I thought this image would look good on it.  The paper I have had for ages (sorry don't remember what it's called) and its been layed onto some Bazzil cardstock.  A x-cut punch has been used along one side. 

I've embellished the card with flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts (Cherry Blossom, Sweetheart Blossom and Roses), rhinestones and punched butterflies.  In the centre of the stamped flowers I have put very small rhinestones. 

The sentiment is from Craftwork cards. 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Wild Orchid Crafts : Challenge 55 - Round in Circles
Ready-Teddy-Go Challenge : Challenge #13 - Anything Goes

Hope the rest of the week is good for you.