Happy Birthday Julia!

Yesterday was Julia's Birthday and as I know she has now received the card, I can post it here. I have used WOF Henry Celebrating Mouse again this time in shades of pink as I know Julia loves pink! Henry has been stamped and coloured with Copics then cut out and added to a Nesties Label One die with 3D foam pads. The Nesties label has been sprayed with Copics using the Airbrush System {I know I need a LOT more prcatice with this but I do like the effect} The nestie has then been added to the base with 3d foam pads as well. The base has been made by running a piece of SU! Regal Rose CS through my Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots embossing floder and wrapping SU! Chocolate Chip ribbon around. Message stamped and cut out using Nesties label die and Copic airbrushed also. Gem stones added to finish. Hope you had a great day Julia!

STAMPS: Whiff Of Joy, Hero Arts. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black. CS: Craftwork Cards, Stampin' Up! ACCESSORIES: Nestabilities dies, ribbon by Stampin' Up! Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Papermania Gem Stones, Copic Airbrush System, Copic markers.

In the Cookies Of Life ...

Woohoo! Release day is here! For my last sneak peek I am showing you another sample made using the Just Desserts set. For my sample I have made a cookie holder following a Lauren Meader My Timeless Template. I have made the holder out of SU! Chocolate Chip CS, rounded the corners with a punch and punched a circle out as the handle. Elzybells girl stamped, coloured in with Copics, cut out and mounted to the front of the holder with 3D foam pads, isn't she cute?! I have decorated the other side using Maya Road velvet and sheer blooms. Velvet flowers added with gems stones and the sheer bloom added with MM button and linen thread. To hold the holder together I have added Chocolate Chip ribbon and off white organza ribbon by Ribbon Oasis.

For the inside I have made a pouch for my cookie using Whisper White CS and a strip of Chocolate Chip. A MR velvet flower and Prima flower added to the strip with a button and linen thread. Message stamped to the side. I have popped my cookie in a PTI glassine bag and added to the pouch. I think this is a very cute idea to give to friend who may be a bit down and who doesn't like cookies?! I hope you have enjoyed seeing my sneak peeks as well as all the other DT members, so what are you waiting for? go buy!!

STAMPS: Elzybells Art Stamps. INK: Memento Rich Cocoa. CS: Stampin' Up! ACCESSORIES: X Cut corner rounder punch, X Cut circle punch, Maya Road Velvet Flowers, Maya Road Sheer Blooms, Making Memories buttons, Papermania Adhesive Gems, Stampin' Up! Linen thread, Prima Flowers, Papertrey Ink glassine bag, ribbon by Stampin' Up! and Ribbon Oasis, Copic Markers.

Happy Birthday Pam

As you may have guessed from the title of this post {and the front of the card!} I have made this card for Pam at Handcrafted With Love who's Birthday it is today. I have stamped the gorgeous WOJ Henry Celebrating Mouse and coloured him with Copics, cut out using Nesties Label One dies and mounted to base with 3D foam pads. The base is simply layers of Core'dinations CS added to a white card blank with SU! Chocolate Chip ribbon wrapped around. Message printed from PC and mounted to Bazzill Bling CS and cut out freehand, mounted to base with 3D foam pads. Happy Birthday Pam, I hope you have a great day and liked the card! :0)

STAMPS: Whiff Of Joy. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black. CS: Craftwork Cards, Core'dinations, Bazzill Bling. ACCESSORIES: Nestabilities dies, Stampin' Up! ribbon, Copic markers.

Thanks A Latte

This is probably my favourite card I have made for this Elzybells release, it is so simple but I love it even if I do say so myself! It is using the Cool Beans set again and this time I have used the little coffee mug and stamped it on to a a piece of Kraft CS, message stamped at the bottom then added to a white card blank. A strip of white which has been punched using the SU! scallop border punch added accross the middle and ribbon wrapped around which has been secured at the side with a button and some linen thread {I saw this detail on Nicole Heady's blog and I thought it was so cute!} So only one more sleep till the new stamps are released, do you know what sets you are going to buy? I hope you can join me tomorrow for the release day and my last sneak peek for you!

STAMPS: Elzybells Art Stamps. INK: Memento Rich Cocoa. CS: Craftwork Cards, Stampin' Up! ACCESSORIES: Stampin' Up! Scallop Border punch, ribbon by Anitas, Making Memories button, Stampin' Up! linen thread.

Lets Have Coffee?

This is a quick card made with the fab new clear set by Elzybells called Cool Beans and I tell you, it is cool beans! I love it! There is so many options with this set. I have stamped the coffee cup out and coloured with Copics, cut out with Nesties and mounted to SU! Chocolate Chip CS then added to base with 3D foam pads. The base is simply a white card blank with a strip of SU! Close to Cocoa down the side. Message stamped, cut out and popped behind the image. Clear gem stones coloured with one of my Copic markers added to finish. Simple card but I thought it would be a nice card to send to a friend. Pop back later for another card using this set!

STAMPS: Elzybells Art Stamps. INK: Memento Rich Cocoa. CS: Craftwork Cards, Stampin' Up! ACCESSORIES: Nestabilities dies, Papermania Adhesive Gems, Copic markers.

Just Desserts

This is card is made using another one of the fab new clear sets that will be released by Elzybells on Monday. I am not sure about this card actually, I LOVE the image and the sentiment, just think I could have done more with it but there isn't much I can do about it now {I am on nights this week!} So anyway ... I have stamped the image and coloured with Copics, cut out using my Nestabilities Curved Rectangle dies, punched a slot in the side and wrapped ribbon around then added to base with 3D foam pads. The base has been made by simply layering up pieces of SU! CS in Elegant Eggplant, Lavender Lace & Orchid Opulence on to a white card blank. Greeting stamped to finish. Are you enjoying the sneak peeks? Just this one from me today, sorry. I have made another sample using this set but I want to save it for the finale! See you tomorrow!

STAMPS: Elzybells Art Stamps. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black. CS: Craftwork Cards, Stampin' Up! ACCESSORIES: Nestabilities dies, Making Memories Ribbon Slot Punch Tool, ribbon by Anitas, Copic markers.

Cupcake Birthday

Here is my second sneak peek, this one also uses the Hey Cupcake set but this time I have used one of the other cupcake top designs - it is so cool you can mix and match! I have stamped the cupcake and coloured with Copics adding gliter to the frosting with my Spica glitter pen and gently going around the cupcake using my Copic Airbrush System, cut out using Nestabilities Label One dies and added to base with 3D foam {the white layer only}. The base has been made by layering up SU! Rose Red CS on to a white card blank then adding a layer of spotty paper from the SU! Sweet Always collection, a strip of white CS has been added through the middle and ribbon wrapped around. Message stamped and cut out also using Nesties and added with a button and gem stones added to finish. I hope you got to see some fab sneak peeks today, see you tomorrow!

STAMPS: Elzybells Art Stamps. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Doodlebug Cupcake. CS: Craftwork Cards, Stampin' Up! ACCESSORIES: Nestabilities Dies, ribbon by Ribbon Oasis, button by Making Memories, Papermania Adhesive Gems, Copic At You Spica glitter pen, Copic Markers, Copic Airbrush System.

May Your Day Be Filled With ...

There is some new stamps to be released over at Elzybells on Monday - woohoo! and us DT have the pleasure of showing you some sneak peeks ... do you want to see some? So my first is using a fab set called Hey Cupcake - this set is amazing you can build your own cupcakes!! So for this card I have stamped the cupcake out and coloured in with Copic markers adding glitter to the candle and sprinkes with my Spica pen {shame it doesn't show up in the pic} cut out using a Nestabilities rectangle and mounted to base with 3D foam pads. Base is DB 'Gumdrop' paper added to a white card blank and then a strip of 'Lilac Velvet' paper added accross the middle, white CS which has been punched using my SU! scallop border punch and ribbon wrapped around. Message stamped to finish. Go check out all the other DT blogs for some amazing sneak peeks ... oh and pop by later as I may have another for you!

STAMPS: Elzybells Art Stamps. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black. CS: Anitas, Craftwork Cards, Doodlebug Designs. ACCESSORIES: Nestabilities dies, Ribbon by Anitas, Stampin' Up! Scallop Border punch, Copic At You Spica glitter pen, Copic markers.

Elzybells Challenge 14 - Steph's Recipe

This fortnights challenge over at Elzybells has been set by the fabulous Steph. The challenge is a recipe challenge ... so you have to make a card using the following ingredients: 2 peices of ribbon, 3 brads and a rectangle! I really enjoyed this one actually. I have stamped the sheep image from the 'Little Birdie Told Me' clear set and coloured in with Copics, cut out using my Nestabilities Label One dies, stamped the greeting and added to base with 3D foam pads. The base has been made by layering up SU! Gable Green CS on to a white card blank then adding a layer of the spotty paper from the SU! Rainbow Sherbet pack then a rectangle of the circles paper from the same pack. White ribbon wrapped around and charm added with a piece of green ribbon. Prima flowers added with the 3 brads {I love the yellow furry one!} to finish.

The inside has been made using the same ingredients as the front, I do like that message a little birdie told me ... it's your birthday! which is from the same set as the main image. Please head over to Elizabeth's blog to see how you can enter the challenge and see the other DT creations. All the links to theor blogs are on my sidebar too.

STAMPS: Elzybells Art Stamps. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black. CS: Anitas, Craftwork Cards, Stampin' Up! ACCESSORIES: White ribbon by Ribbon Oasis, green ribbon by Tesco, Prima 'Sprite' Flowers, Doodlebug Brads, flower charm from eBay, Copic Markers.

Blog Candy Winner ...

I would like to say a BIG thank you to everyone that took the time to enter my blog candy and visit my blog. I have got Random.org to pick a winner from the 275 {wow!} comments I received and this is what it picked:

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:27
Timestamp: 2009-02-17 10:44:46 UTC

comment no 27 is: STEPH at Much Ado About Nothing

Congratulations Steph! Please could you e-mail me with your address and I will get your candy posted off to you asap!

100,000 Hits Blog Candy

Sorry I am a bit late with this one but here it is, finally. I would like to say a big thank you to all my visitors who have got me to 100,000 hits {and over!} Since Easter is on its way soon I thought I would have an Easter themed candy {although all the ingredients can be used for loads of other occasions too!}

So ... what do you get? there is a pack of Doodlebug Potpourri paper in Bubblegum, a pack of Doodlebug Boutique Trims in Easter, Doodlebug Mini Brads in Pastels, Doodlebug Simply Sweet alpha rub-ons in Beetle Black & Lily White, a pack of Craftwork cards Iced Gems, a tube of Yellow Espirit Prima Flowers and three gorgeous Elzybells stamps - Happy Easter, Spring Blooms & Chick Cube Trio.

And how can you be in with a chance of winning all this? add a link to your blog saying I have candy and leave me a comment here ... simple as that! If you don't have a blog just let me know when you leave me a comment you can still enter! One comment per person please. The draw closes Tuesday 17th February 2009 at 09.00 GMT and I will randomly pick a winner shortly afterwards.

**This post will stay at the top until the candy closes with all new posts below**

Good luck everyone!!

** THIS CANDY IS NOW CLOSED - THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT ENTERED **

Relax ...

I have made this card for my aunt using one of my new Sugar Nellie stamps, I have been trying to resist them but I love pigs so much!! This is Porridge, isn't he cute?! I have stamped him out and coloured with Copics using a white pen for highlights, cut him out using the Nestabilities Label One dies and mounted to base with 3D foam pads. The base has been made by layering up SU! Regal Rose CS on to a white card blank then adding layers of various papers from the SU! 'Sweet Always' collection. Message stamped using my Karen Foster Snap Stamps, SU! Chocolate Chip ribbon wrapped around and Dew Drops added to finish.

I have also decorated the inside using the same ingredients as the front, the message is from the Penny Black Salutations set. I hope my aunt likes it!

STAMPS: Sugar Nellie, Karen Foster, Penny Black. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black. CS: Anitas, Craftwork Cards, Stampin' Up! ACCESSORIES: Nestabilities dies, ribbon by Stampin' Up! Dew Drops, Copic markers.

Elzybells Challenge 13

This fortnight the challenge over at Elzybells has been made by the fabulous Paula and it is a hard one ... well for me anyway! ... it is single layered. You can use embellies but the rest has to all be on one layer. So, with that in mind I ummed and ahhed for a while and came up with this. I have fisrt run through my card blank through my cuttlebug embossing the front with one of the Nestabilies rectangles. I have then stamped the lovely flowers image in the centre and coloured in with my Copics adding gem stones to the centres of the flowers. Finally I have stamped the image down the side. Simple but cute I think!! Make sure you check out all the other DT creations over at Elizabeth's blog.

STAMPS: Elzybells Art Stamps. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black. CS: Craftwork Cards. ACCESSORIES: Nestabilities dies, Papermania Adhesive Gems, Copic markers.

Butterfly Bear Thanks

This card I made for my crafting buddy Ruth to say thank you for my Christmas card and pressies she gave me {I am SO behind but better late than never I think!} I have stamped the gorgeous PB bear {I have been neglecting my PBs lately} and coloured him in with Copics, cut out and mounted to SU! Regal Rose CS, added to base with 3D foam pads. The base is simply a card balnk which has half been covered with a sheet of paper from the gorgeous SU! Sweet Always collection. Ribbon wrapped around and a Senti-Metal added to the bottom corner.

STAMPS: Penny Black. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black. CS: Craftwork Cards, Stampin' Up! ACCESSORIES: Papermania ribbon, Lasting Impressions Senti-Metals, Copic markers.

Warm Wishes

This is a card I have made for my uncle for his Birthday later in the month using the gorgeous Warm Wishes stamp from High Hopes - available from Dies to Die for. I have stamped him out and coloured him in with copic markers, cut him out using the Nestabilities Curved Rectangles and added to base with 3D foam pads. The base is SU! Green Galore CS with a strip of paper from the Rainbow Sherbet collection, I have also used this to punch little cirlces for the corners of the card. PTI message stamped to the image panel. I hope he likes it.

STAMPS: High Hopes, Papertrey Ink. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black. CS: Anitas, Stampin' Up! ACCESSORIES: Nestabilities dies, hole punch, Copic Markers.

So ... is everyone hving fun in the snow? Can't believe how much we have and it is STILL snowing!! Lucky I am not at work today otherwise I don't know how I would have got there. Stay safe everyone :0)

I Have Been Tagged ...

By Vicky, Natalie & Sue ... thank you ladies!! So I have picked my 6th folder and then the 6th pic and here it is {sadly it happened to be one of me} this was taken a little while ago when I got my new phone, I was trying out the camera!!

I think everyone has been tagged now, sorry I am so late with this, been really busy lately. I will be back with some cards soon though.

Some More Awards ...

I have been lucky enough to receive these two awards this week. The first, Hug Award, is from Sarah and the second, the Kreativ Award, is from Sarah and Sarah B - thank you so much ladies, they are very appreciated.