It's Bella...

Ok folks...next up is Bella!! When I saw Bella on Elaine's blog she made me realise how adorable Bella is so i needed to give her some colour!! So last night whilst waiting on Big Ben striking I decided to make a start.

The papers are from Fancy Pants - Summers End, and I have coloured Bella using my new polychromos...gosh does it take long. I think I am quite happy with how the colouring went apart from Bella's cankles...they look a bit patchy!! I dyed those TH flowers to match the card and added a wee message!!

Sketch Saturday - sketch
Fussy & Fancy - birthday
The Secret Crafter - anything goes
Totally gorjuss - happy
paper sundaes - something old, something new(polychromos)
Creative Inspirations paint - something new(polychromos)
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Sarah hurley challenge - colouring
4 Crafty chicks - something new(polychromos)


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Papertake Weekly GDT card..

Good morning Christmas bloggers...hope you all had a lovely Christmas and did Santa bring you lots of crafting goodies?? I would just like to thank all of you who leave me comments, it's much appreciated and i promise to catch up with my commenting now that Christmas is almost over.

Today is my last card as Guest Designer over at Papertake Weekly, it has been fun and thank you Dawny for asking me to join your team this month. Today's challenge is the sketch below or you can choose one of the challenges from throughout the year....I have opted for the sketch as it is a fab one!!


for my card I have used papers from Authentic - Free Bird collection...just my colours!! The stamp is Fantasy from Penny Black. I added some extra coloured spots to the tree, inked up the edge of the card and then added some glitter....hope you like.

Creative Inspirations Paint - anything goes
The Crafty Pad - anything but Christmas
The Secret Crafter - anything goes
Delicious Doodles - anything goes
Stampin for the Weekend - anything goes
My Mum's Craft Shop - anything goes
Scrapbook sisters - anything goes
Aud's Sentiments - anything goes
Charisma Cardz - anything goes
Bearly Mine - anything goes


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Sugar Nellie Blog Hop...down the Fairy Glen

Good morning Blog Hop fans...the day has finally arrived where you can see all the fab creations with the new release of sugar from Sugar Nellie.

The Blog Hop will run from 09:00am today until 11:30pm tomorrow night showcasing lots of delish cards.

If you have arrived here from Sugar Mama Gayle's blog then you are in the right place but if not then you need to go back to the beginning and start at The Sugar Nellie Blog. All you need to do is leave some love on each of the DT's own blogs and you never know...you might even win some free sugar!!




As always the new release of rubber is available at Funky Kits...so you better keep Mark busy and get on over there.




For my card I have used Pippi Longsocks.....isn't she just the best?? Of course you can buy her here from Funky Kits today!! I have coloured this little cutie with copics and glittered her wings up for a bit of sparkle. The papers are from MME - Mischevious collection, the message is from SU - Crazy for cupcakes stamp set and flowers have been cut with my MFT flower trio die.

Next stop on the hop is the fabulous Lilian's blog....check out what she has made....and remember to leave some love too.

I have also entered the challenges below...

Paper Sundaes - lots of layers
Anything Goes - punches/dies
Simon Says Stamp - sparkle/bling
the Crafty Purple Frog - lots of layers
Fab 'n' Funky - die cuts/punches
Truly Scrumptious - distressing

By the Cute and Girly - anything goes
The Secret Crafter - anything goes as long as it sparkles(wings)

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Little light...

Good morning my fellow bloggers on this lovely Sunny day...and did I tell you I am on holiday this week...woo hoo!! I will be making something to post every day this week..I have decided. As you know I love these Sassy stamps and I have been in two minds whether to apply for the Guest Design Call that they are having over at the Simply Sassy blog. I did apply way back at the beginning to be on the team and made the final 12 but was pipped at the post. They have had a couple of GDT calls but I didn't apply as I knew I didn't have the time then however this one is for 8 weeks and will starting in a couple of weeks time so I thought I would give it a go....I have lots of holidays from work in May and June and I will be making cards anyway so her goes...
I have used Simply Sassy - Little Light of Mine which has been coloured with copics and took me nearly 2 hours!! I added a touch of glitter to the candle and the little bunny. The papers are from MME - So Sophie collection. I stitched all the layers to give more texture and.... finally I can't have a card these days without one of those fab MFT die-namics flowers!! Hope you like it.

Simply Sassy GT - sketch
Secret Crafter - stitching
Delicious Doodles - all stitched up
Anything Goes - pearls


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Spring is in the air.....

everywhere I look around....now how many of you know that one???

Well I have not had much time to do anything on my days off this week. Housework yesterday...boring and then I had a funeral this morning but then went for lunch with Lou and then more housework this afternoon...thought I would wash everything in sight since it was nice and I was able to hang the washing outside today and even better..it's all dry!!

So a quickie before I head to Tesco...the papers are from the nitwits collections and the image is from Sugar Nellie which I coloured with copics and then did a bit shading with my pencils. The flowers have been cut with a MFT flower die-namic die with some pearls added to the centres. Ichalked the clouds onto the oval and some little birds and layered it onto the scallop oval...which I cut by hand with my little Stampin Up slit punch. I have entered the following challenges.

The Sugar Bowl - sketch/spring
Saturday Challenge - flowers and female
OSAAT - glitter/gems
Crafty Calendar - spring
Stamp & Create - spring
Whoopsi Daisy - flowers
The Creative Cottage - spring
Stampavie - spring
Raise the Bar - spring
The Crafty Purple Frog - green
Woodware - spring
Wags 'n' Whiskers - spring



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Plain & Simple

A quickie tonight...I made this card the other night at our card class but just added the glitter to it tonight. First I placed a punched circle from a post it note onto the card and then added some chalks and blended them together to give a sort of sunset type look although it's not sunset colours!! Next I stamped the flower and the message..added glitter...quickest card I've ever made....can't remember which stamp company these are from as I borrowed them from a friend at the class.

Totally Papercrafts - clean & simple
The Secret Crafter - stamped flower
Allsorts - it's all about the sentiment
Less is more - one layer/flower


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Paper Sundaes DT card

Hi all and here we are all back to normal...other than the weather. I am back to normal and my scheduled post cos I am working today. The challenge this week over at Paper Sundaes is "circles".



Our sponsor this week is Lili of the Valley...so exciting. They are releasing the next batch of stamps on Tuesday but you can get a sneaky peek at them here. So one lucky winner will be jumping for joy.

For my card I have used "It's my Party" and message stamp both from LOTV....she is such a stroppy little minx but sooooo cute!! I have also coloured her with copics. I have used Crate Paper - Paper Doll Collection papers as they fitted well with our challenge this week....circles. I cut the flowers with one of my favourite dies...yes that's right the 3d flower die...I love this!! The image has been cut out and layered onto a die cut circle. I still don't have a scallop die yet so I manually cut the scallops using the Stampin Up slit punch...I am getting to be dab hand at that but one day I will buy a scallop die!! Oh yes and some glitter to finish off!!

LOTV - sketch
Delightful sketches - buttons
Charisma - birthday
OSCC - card for a child
Secret Crafter - lots of texture
2 sisters - gettin' girly
CYDA - anything goes
Fab 'n' Funky - anything goes
Lothian Crafts - anything goes



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Gift It with Paper Sundaes

Welcome all my Sundae bloggers and once again my scheduled post!! As I am typing this I am not sure if I will be at work on sundae...that all depends on the weather so best to schedule it. The challenge this week over at Paper Sundaes is to make something you will be sending as a gift. I have made this little gift bag which I am going to send to my SIL this Christmas...of course with a gift inside. The papers I have used are from Echo Park - Wintertime....loving them just now. The image is from CC Designs which has been coloured with copics. I added glitter to give it a more shimmery look and of course a snowflake. Our sponsor this week is the fubulous Stamp & Create, they stock hundreds of stamps and accessories, so one lucky winner is in for a treat so what are you waiting for!! I have entered this in the following challenges.

Fussy & Fancy - anything but a card
Stamp Something - favourite holiday colour
All that Scraps - snowflakes
Creative Card Crew - gift box
The Secret Crafter - Christmas
The Crafty Pad - anything goes


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Merry Christmas...

A quickie post before X FACTOR!! I wonder who will go tonight....I made this card last night just need to finish off a few bits tonight. The paperts have been in my stash since last winter or possibly the winter before. I downloaded Honey from All that Scraps and coloured her with copics, I added some glitter to her hat, boots and jacket, punched out the snowflakes and added the charm and some glitter.

Ingredients
image - Honey from All That Scraps
papers - Blonde Moments
punches - Martha Stewart Scandanavian and acrtic snowflake punches
charm - in my stash and I can't remember where I got it
glitter - glamour dust

Friday Sketchers- sketch
Delightful Sketches - glitter
Creative Inspirations - pink Christmas
Winter wonderland - winter sports
Stamp something - digi
Christmas Stampin' all year long - stripes
CES - Think Pink
The Secret Crafter - sparkle and shine
Die Cut Dreams - snowflakes
Crazy 4 Challenges - Christmas


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Last but not least

the last of my 3 posts today....James again but this time I have coloured him with waterpencils. The papers are from Fancy Pants whjich are fab!! I added 2 little heart buttons and I also glittered this one up too.

Christmas Cards all year 'round - stitching

Die Cut Dreams - recipe

Bah Humbug - cuties

Secret Crafter - distressing


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Christmas Anya...

Well howdy folks..this is the first of 3 today..on a roll!! Thought I better get a move on with some Christmas cards. This of course is Anya which I have coloured with copics to match the papers. The papers are Bo bunny - winter Joy...I am loving these....I added 3 snowflake buttons which I also coloured with a purple copic to match and then added some glitter to Anya.

Sketch Saturday - sketch

A Spoon Full of sugar - Winter Wonderland

The Secret Crafter - distressing

Christmas Cards all year 'round - stitching

Papertake - 3 of a kind(snowflakes)

Quixotic - Christmas

Simon Says Stamp - recipe

Bah Humbug - Christmas cuties


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Hap-Pea Anniversary

Well this is a bit different..don't you think?? One of boys at work had been on my blog checking out my cards and he asked me if I could make him an anniversary card for his wife...but not anything luvvy duvvy(typical man) he wanted something with a pea pod/carrots/vegetables type theme...long story behind it...so here it is and I hope he likes it!! The papers are from Cosmo Cricket - Garden Variety and the pea pod was cut from the sizzix pea pod dieand the flowers were also cut from the TH tattered flowers die. I have entered this card in the following challenges.

The Sweet Stop - sketch

Secret Crafter - distressing

Cute Card Thursday - make your own embellishments

Craftalicious - anything goes


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Paper Sundaes DT card

Hi all my Sundae bloggers and my scheduled post.....yes yet again another working Sunday!! I am still having PC issues and Sky keep blocking my broadband so I haven't been around much over the past week but hopefully we are ok now...don't want to say too much incase I jinx it!! This week the challenge over at Paper Sundaes is to show us your Autumn or Halloween colours and our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp and one lucky winner will receive a certificate to use in their store....woo hoo!!
For my card this week I couldn't decide whether to do Halloween or Autumn...eventually I opted for the Autumn colours. The papers are from Scenic Route and the stamp is from The Greeting Farm....Simon Says Stamp stock a huge selection of The Greeting Farm stamps. I coloured this little Anya with copics and I did lots of shading on her dress and her hair...not sure how well you can see that in the photo...but it does look quite good in real life even though I say so myself...hee hee!! I have entered my card in the challenges below:

Cupcake Craft Challenge - sketch

Copic Creations - shading

Pollycraft - Autumn

OLLCB - stripes

Creative Card Crew - Autumn

Flutter By Wednesday - fairy/buttons

The Secret Crafter - anything goes

A Spoon Full of sugar - autumn


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Christmas in August....

Hi everyone..well feeling better..especially after my new Lili of the Valley stamp arrived...think I may need to get a few more! The papers I had in my stash from last year or maybe even the year before...so I thought I would use them up to make some room for all the new Christmas papers have my eye on. Anyway..these papers are Heidi Grace - Frost Boulevard and they are very pretty but this is all the scraps I have left so you can't really see how lovely they are. I coloured James and his crackerwith new Promarkers(still need more as the colours I bought are all a bit dark) and then touched up with waterpencils...it is very therapeutic...isn't it Lindsey?? I layered the image onto an embossed panel circles and also added a ribbon and the merry christmas charm which I totally forgot I had and of course a few snowflakes....can't have Christmas without snowflakes!! I have entered this card in the challenges below:

Sketch Saturday - sketch

LOTV - lets go dotty

Christmas Cards All Year 'round - snowflakes

I ♥ Promarkers - charm

Bah Humbug - charm

Paper Cutz - metal

Crafty Emma's - anything goes

The Secret Crafter - Christmas

Totally Gorjuss - Christmas in August

Just Cute Bears - embossing


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Look...no flowers!!

Well I thought I would try a bit of experimenting with my colouring...as I can't afford to buy prismas or more so more Promarkers. I had this little digi image in my stash so I have been practising...I gently coloured this with copics and then I went over with my water pencils which seemed to do the same job as prismas. I tried it with water pens but they didn't work...so the darker areas are where I added the pencils and I pulled the colour out...maybe it's not as good as prismas but only those that use prismas would know that but I am happy with how these worked. The papers are from Kaisercraft which I think work well with image. The message is also from the Kaisercraft. I have entered this in the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday - sketch

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - It's a man's world

2 sisters - stitching

By the Cute and Girly - animal antics

Stamptacular - snips and snails and puppy dog tails

OLLCB - spots and dots

Cute Card Thursday - whateva


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The Owl and the Pussycat....

Well I thought I would try posting this again...what a nightmare I was having with that blogger...I couldn't leave any of you lovely comments but I will try shortly....and Mr Linky had done a runner!! For this card I used Imaginsce papers which I think are quite good for summery or sea type cards. I got the image from Digital Delights as my card was picked for last weeks challenge....and they are doing a spotlight thing on me on Wednesday so watch out for that...you may even get to see what I look like!! I coloured the image with copics to match the paper and finished off with the message, ric rac ribbon and 3 starfish.

Allsorts - summer days

Bunny Zoe - summer

The Pixie Cottage - sketch and a triple

The secret Crafter - summer holidays

Totally Papercrafts - recipe


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It's hot!!

Well folks...it's certainly not hot here today...it's very rainy...typical school holiday weather!! When I saw this image I just had to buy it..it reminded me of my childhoo when my brothe an I used to play in the paddling pool and he would wear his goggles and flippers...it was fun...well when you are 8!! The papers are from Imaginsce, I embossed the strip with a swirl pattern,the image is from Mo Manning which has been coloured with copics...and I added some pearls and a little sun...I knicked this idea from Peggy...thought it was brilliant and the perfect sun....I cut out a sizzix flower then snipped the ends off...cool...eh??? I have entere this card in a few challenges today:

Sketch Saturday - sketch

The secret crafter - water

Quixotic - pearls

Cute Card Thursday - summery

DP2 challenge - summer

Totally Papercrafts - pearls and swirls

Crafty Calendar - summer

Delightful sketches - summertime colours

Crafty Ho - fun in the sun

By the Cute and girly - summer


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It's a Wedding....

This is a quick post before bed...I made this card for one of my friends at work who is heading off to the USA tomorrow to her nephew's wedding and she wanted something scottish on it. I had the little thistles and heather in my stash, bought some new Pride of Scotland ribbon...couldn't get any Scottish rugby tartan ribbon which I did manage to get before and it goes well with the thistles but I think this one is good too. I embossed the front panels on the card and layered the panel with the thistles on top...the inside was personalised with the names and the date...hope you like...



I have entered this card in the following challenges....

One Stitch at a time - celebrations(just made it in time!!)

The Secret crafter Saturday Challenge - Weddings

By the Cute and girly - weddings

Whoopsi Daisy - ribbon and bows


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Happy Birthday

Hi all..just before bedtime....made this card for Holly's friend Bobbi..her birthday is next week after mine!! I have used my new stampin Up Sweet Pea papers, the image is from the Sugar Nellie range at Funky Kits...coloured with copics, I cut the flowers from my sizzix and shaped and glittered them..finished off with a message...I have entered this card in the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday - sketch

Allsorts - birthday

Sweet stampin - get personal

The Secret Crafter - metal(brads)


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Happy Birthday

aaahhh...it's snowing!! Just when we thought it was spring...My new sweet pea stamps came yesterday so I had to use one...so this is the first card. I have coloured the image with copics and the backing papers are from crate Papers...I love these just now, I also stamped the butterfly twice and layered it to give a 3d effect, I added some flowers, gems and a message anf then glittered it up....I'm quite chuffed with this one and have entered it in the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday - sketch

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - 3 embellishments, 2 papers, 1 image

Stamp Something - birthday

Cupcake craft Challenge - buttons

Die Cut Dreams - shabby(I distressed the edges to give a shabby look)

Papertake weekly - shiny, sparkly,special

Sweet Pea Challenge - May Showers bring May flowers



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