Sweetheart Birgitta

I made this card a little while ago for my lovely friend Julia. I have stamped CC Designs Sweetheart Birgitta and coloured with Copics (Tracy has lots of the new Ciao colours); cut her out and mounted to a circle cut using a Nestabilities Circle die with 3d foam. The base is layerers of MME Quite Contrary paper with ribbon wrapped around. The swirl is a Magnolia Doo-Hickey die which I have adorned with SU pearls (from the lovely Jules) and a Prima Dandie. The sentiment is from the MFT Die-Namics Polka Dot Greetings Stanp & Die Set. I hope you are all having a lovely weekend.

STAMPS: CC Designs, My Favourite Thimgs. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black. CS: Craftwork Cards, My Minds Eye, Bazzill Basics. TOOLS: Magnolia Doo-Hickey Die, Nestabilities Die, Copic Markers. EMBELLISMENTS: Stampin' Up! pearls, ribbon by Dies to Die for, Prima Flowers.

Big Present

Now you may be surprised to know that I love Stampin' Up! products and own a fair amount but for some reason I hardly use them, nope I don't know why either! So a little while ago I put in an order with the lovely Jules and here is a card I have made with some of those products. I have used the very cute LOTV Big Present stamp and coloured with Copics before cutting out using a Nestabilities square die. I have then mounted this with Pear Pizzazz CS and added to base with 3d foam pads. The base is more Pear Pizzazz teamed with Bashful Blue and then a strip from the Celebrations designer paper series. The Hero Arts sentiment stamped then punched out using the Modern Label Extra Large punch also added with 3d foam. Designer buttons with Lined Thread tied around added to finish.

STAMPS: Lili Of The Valley, Hero Arts. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black. CS: Anita's, Craftwork Cards, Stampin' Up! TOOLS: Nestabilities, Copic Markers - skin: E000, E00, E11; hair: E55, E57, E59; t-shirt: G21, G24; shorts: B16, B18; present: B41, B45; Shoes: N1, N3; shadow: W1, W3, W5. EMBELLISHMENTS: Stampin' Up! Designer Buttons, Stampin' Up! Linen Thread.

And the Winner Is ...

The Winner of the Autumn Leaves stamps is comment no: 15.

Katie-Louise Oakley

Congratulations! Please could you e-mail me your address and I'll get them out to you asap.

Thank you to all that enetered the draw, I do have a few other bits that I will be giving away soon so look out for those!

Beautiful Day

There are loads of new products arriving at Dies to Die for on a daily basis. I got a lovely order through this morning and have made a card already (that is extremely quick for me!). I have used the lovely MME Stella & Rose Hattie collection layered with Bazzill Kraft CS and added to a white card blank. More of the Bazzill card has been run through my Cuttlebug using the MFT Die-namics Dainty Lace Border die and added on top with a piece of We R Memeory Keepers Floss. I have cut out a MFT Die-namics Butterfly first using 100% wool felt and then glitter vellum, the glitter one adorned with Bazzill Jewels. The gretting from the MFT Framed Greetings Die & Stamp set stamped on the layer.

STAMPS: My Favourite Things. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black. CS: Bazzill, My Minds Eye, Paperchase Glittered Vellum. TOOLS: MY Favourite Things Die-namics Dainty Lace Border, My Favourite Things Die-namics Butterflies. EMBELLISHMENTS: We R Memory Keepers Floss, Bazzill Jewels.

... and not a Copic in sight! And I thought you may like to see a little pic of my order ...

Remember my little candy is still up for grabs until tomorrow, have a beautiful day!

A Little Bit Of Candy ...

... For you today!

I am having a bit of a clear out of my craft room. These are free to go to a good home. Four Autumn Leaves stamps, never been used. Just leave a comment below and I'll draw a winner Thursday 17th Feb 2011. Good luck!

** THIS DRAW IS NOW CLOSED **

Thank you to all that entered the draw, I will have some more shortly so please look out for that. The winner is:

Katie-Louise Oakley

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day to all those celebrating today. Here is a little card I have made for my mum to send her my love. I have used the cute Tickled Pink Cherrie With Heart stamp and coloured her with Copics adding glitter to the heart using a Spica pen; I have then cut her out and mounted to base with 3d foam pads. The base is just a strip of Doodlebug Spooky Town Doodlecut paper with black satin ribbon wrapped around and tied in a bow at the front using the Bow Easy. Our Craft Lounge sentiment stamped to finish.

STAMPS: Tickled Pink, Our Craft Lounge. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black. CS: Craftwork Cards, Doodlebug Designs. TOOLS: Bow Easy, Copic Markers - skin: E0000, E000, E00, R20; hair: E55, E57, E59; dress: V12, v15; heart: V15, V17; shoes: E25, E27, Copic Spica pen. EMBELISHMENTS: Black satin ribbon by Ribbon Oasis.

Shelbert

Hello, how are you all? The sun has come out today in Surrey, so nice to see on my day off :0) I've made a card using High Hopes Shelbert, isn't he cute? I have coloured him in with the usual Copics and mounted him to Bazzill Kraft CS; added to base with 3d foam pads. The base is sheets from the Fancy Pants Like Father Like Son kit with twine wrapped around added to a white card blank. Greeting is from the Our Craft Lounge Lil' Pea-Nut set. Pebbles Inc Candy Dots added to finish.

STAMPS: High Hopes, Our Craft Lounge. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black. CS: Craftwork Cards, Bazzill Basics, Fancy Pants. TOOLS: Copics - turtle body: G24, G28, G29, R22; turtle shell: E43, E44, E47; balloon & hat: B91, B93, B95, B97. EMBELLISHMENTS: Twine from stash, Pebbles Inc Candy Dots.

60s Mod Ivy

This is the card I have made form my Aunt. I have used Lil Lolita's 60s Mod Ivy by Tickled Pink Stamps and coloured her with Copics and cut out, she has been mounted to circles cut out using a Nestabilities circle die. This has then been added to card blank with strips of paper on it from the DCWV Linen Closet Stack, the bottom strip is Bazzill Kraft which has been punched with the Stampin' Up scallop border punch. A row of MME Lush rhinestones added to one of the strips and the greeting stamped from the PTI Birthday Bash Sentiments set. I hope she likes it!

STAMPS: Tickled Pink Stamps, Papertrey Ink. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black. TOOLS: Nestabilities, Stampin' Up! Scallop Border Punch, Copic Markers - skin: E0000, E000, E00; hair: E13, E17; dress: BG000, BG10, BG11, BG18; boots & belt: E25, E27. EMBELLISHMENTS: My Minds Eye Lush Rhinestones.

Tilda with Balloon and Some Sweeties

Apologies for being MIA again but I have been quite unwell and in hospital again but here is a card I have made using some of my new goodies I have been buying recently. This is Tilda with Balloon from the new Magnolia Sweetness Collection and I have coloured her with Copics, she has been cut out and mounted to base with DST. The base is layers of paper from the Kaisercraft Lilac Avenue Collection (one of my faves!) I have also die cut a strip of the paper using a MFT Die-Namics Faux Chrochet Border exclusively available in the UK at Die to Die for (the new to be released dies are now on pre-order too). I have stamped the Elzybells greeting and popped behind on of the layers. Wild Orchid Crafts flowers (the large one coloured with a Copic to get the colour I wanted) and The Hobby House pearls added to finish.

STAMPS: Magnolia, Elzybells. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black. CS: Craftwork Cards, Kaisercraft. TOOLS: My Favourite Things Die-Namics Faux Crichet Border, Copic Markers. EMBELLISHMENTS: Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, The Hobby House pearls.

As a thank you for dropping by today I have a little candy for you. A pack of 6x6 Core'Dinations Whitewash card, two packs of Magnolia flowers, Tilda with Balloon stamp, purple buttons and two crochet flowers. All you have to do is add your name to Mister Linky and I'll randomly pick a winner on Wednesday 16th Feb ... good luck!

**THIS DRAW IS NOW CLOSED**
The winner is Jane at MilliesMarvels

My Guy

This card is made just for fun using some of the goodies that I bought a while ago but haven't used yet. I have stamped one of the cute guys from the TGF Roll Call Kit and just like my DT girlie Leann recently admitted she likes doing, I have swapped the head and the body to make the guy I wanted! .... wouldn't that be great in real life?! I have coloured him in Copics and cut out with a Nestabilities circle die and added the head on top. This has been added to the base which is layers of Doodlebug Bon Bon CS and MME Fine & Dandy True Blue papers which have been wrapped with twine and added to a white card blank. MFT Stacking Stars have been cut with more CS and a MME button added to one with teeny pearls added to the others.

STAMPS: The Greeting Farm. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black. CS: Craftwork Cards, Doodlebug Designs, My Minds Eye. ACCESSORIES: Nestabilities, My Favourite Things Die-Namics Stacking Stars, My Minds Eye button, twine, Stampin' Up! pearls, Copic Markers - skin: E0000, E000, E00, R20; hair: E55, E57, E59; shoes & wistcoat: E35, E37; jeans: B93, B95, B97; shirt: BG72, BG75; shadow and ground: W00, W1, W3.

The month to give thanks ...

So here is my first thank you card I have made for my Christmas presents {yes I am a little behind ...} I have used the very cute CC Designs Swiss Pixies Butterfly Nora, coloured her with Copics, cut out and added to base with 3d foam pads. The base is a white card blnak which has two strips of MME Fine and Dandy Tickled Pink paper added to it. Peach seam binding (from The Ribbon Girl) which has been sponged with Doodlebug Cupcake pigment ink wrapped around with WRMK Sew Easy Floss and tied in a bow using the Bow Easy (both from Quixotic Paperie). MME button added with the floss and message from the Paper Makeup Little Moments set stamped and punched out with a circle punch popped behind. Pearls added to finish.

STAMPS: CC Designs, Paper Makeup. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Doodlebug Cupcake Pigment Ink. CS: Craftwork Cards, My Minds Eye. ACCESSORIES: X Cut Mini Circle Punch, My Minds Eye button, Seam Binding, We R Memory Keepers Sew Easy Floss, The Hobby House pearls, Copic At You Spica pen, Copic Markers - skin: E0000, E000, E00, R20; hair: E55, E57, E59; wings: R00, R12; dress & butterfly: R00, R20, R21, R22; flower: YR31.

And before I go there is a thnak you to go to the lovely Jo at JoJo's Scraps who gave me this lovely award ...

New Beginings

Happy New Year to you all ... how are you doing? did you have a nice Christmas and New Year? I was working but it wasn't too bad! This is the first card I have made this year and it is for my friend who had recently found out she is pregnant. I have used the very cute CC Designs 'Oh Baby!' set and coloured the woman in with Copics, cut out and added to a Nestabilities oval with 3d foam pads. A white card blank has been layered with MME Quite Contrary papers - So Cute and Play {my favourites of last year I think!} and then wrapped with Light Pink ribbon and Sew Easy floss; tied in a bow with a Doodlebug button. The Elzybells greeting as been stamped and cut with a QuicKutz Cookie Cutter die. Pearls added to finish. Sorry for the very dark photo, I tried to 'lighten' it in PSP and it looked awful! I have entered the card into the Simon Says Stamp New Beginnings challenge.

STAMPS: CC Designs, Elzybells Art Stamps. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black. CS: Anita's, Craftwork Cards, My Minds Eye. ACCESSORIES: Nestabilities Dies, Dies to Die for ribbon, We R Memory Keepers Sew Easy Floss, Doodlebug button, QuicKutz Cookie Cutter die, The Hobby House pearsl. COPICS - skin: E0000, E000, E00, R20; hair: Y23, YR21, E31; top and hairband: R81, R83, R85; jeans: B91, B93, B95, B97; slippers: E31, E34, E35, E37.

Now, I usually make New Years Resolutions in some form or another but I am not one to kick myself if I don't achieve them. I was thankful to have some great things happen last year - I passed my driving test, my brother and sister-in-law gave me a beautiful nephew, I had the courage to cut my hair short which I now love!, I took my mentorship course and passed with an 'A' and I met a wonderful man :0)

So this year I plan to ... get down to the weight I was at the beginning of 2010, to undertake my dissertation and pass my degree and to spend more time with my lovely man!! From a crafty point of view I plan on using more of my 'old' stuff up and try to use everything in my craft room at least once! I hope 2011 is a great one for all my readers.