Hip hip hooray...

                                                                  Morning folks,

It'm just back from holiday up north, the weather could have been better but the scenery makes up for it...back to work on Monday.

It's time for a new challenge over on the Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog.

The theme for this challenge is "a card for a child".

I bought this stamp ages ago and I don't think I've used...hmmm maybe once.  I stamped up the images and coloured with copics, I added some white dots to the flags.  I was finished colouring and ready to stamp the sentiment when I dropped the ink pad so I ended up making a little 3d puff of smoke to hide the ink...nobody will know it's there ha ha!

Pop over to the Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog to check out what my teamies have made.

challenges:

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Creative Inspirations - anything goes

Fi

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Happy Birthday...

 

Morning sweet stampers and Happy New Year!

I have been choked with the cold and been left with an annoying cough but it's getting better thankfully.

It's time for the first challenge of 2024 over on the Sweet Stampin challenge blog.  The theme is "new"...interpret that in which ever way you like but remember to use stamping.

For my card I used a new background stamp, first I coloured up the background with watercolours and once dried I stamped the birthday wording. I added some splashes of white paint and some gems.  I also die cut a candle and the birthday and layered them on the card...you can kind of see from the image below.

Pop over to the Sweet Stampin Challenge blog to check out what my teamies have made.

Challenges:

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - anything goes

Creative Inspirations - anything goes

Krafty Chicks - use stamps

Little Red Wagon - whats new

Simon Says Stamp - something new

Fi

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It's a sunflower day...

 

Morning folks,

I'm her with my mid month post for Stamping sensations.

The theme this month is the mood board below but remember the main focus should be stamped.

                      We also have the fab prize below to giveaway to one lucky winner.

           2 prizes, Santoto Gorjuss girls stamps/die/stickers and Woodware stamp Craft Stash 

 

For my card I stamped the large sunflower with memento ink, it took a few attempts as I just couldn't it to stamp evenly, this still has a little missed part from the centre but I coloured it to make it look like the light is hitting that spot.  I coloured this image with copics...I haven't used my copics for a bit so it was good to colour with them again.  I actually used four different shades of yellow, four different shades of brown a three different shades of blue.  I added some little splashes which I kind of regretted afterwards but I think it still turned out ok. I also added some sequins.

challenges:

Double D Challenges - sunflowers

The Crafty Addicts - anything goes

Corrosive Challenge - anything goes

Creative Inspirations - anything goes

Fi

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Birthday Wishes...

 

                                                                Morning folks,

                       It's time for a new challenge on the Stamping Sensations Challenge blog.

           The theme this month is the mood board below...isn't it lovely, a fab selection of pics!  

                      We also have the fab prize below to giveaway to one lucky winner.

           2 prizes, Santoto Gorjuss girls stamps/die/stickers and Woodware stamp Craft Stash 

 

For my card I stamped the daisies with archival ink, I masked off one of them, I then coloured with watercolours.  Once dry I added some watercolour shading to the background along with some splashes.  I did cut the birthday sentiment and layered it on top and then finished with some sequins and enamel dots.

challenges:

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

Creative Inspirations - anything goes

Krafty chicks - use stamps

Crafty Addicts - anything goes

Happy Little Stampers - watercolour  challenge

Fi

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Best wishes...

 

Morning folks, happy Saturday!

The theme this fortnight over on the Sweet Stampin Challenge blog is "flowers". Remember the main focus should be stamped.

For my card I stamped this lovely flower with archival ink and I actually coloured it with pigment ink with a blending brush, I wasn't sure how it would turn out but I think it looks quite subtle.  I added some shading around the flower and some splashes.  Oh and I was having doodling withdrawal symptoms so I added some to this card.

Pop over to the Sweet Stampin challenge blog to check out what my teamies have come up with.

challenges:

Creative Inspirations - anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Addicted to Stamps - any occasion

Fi

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Zumba chick...

Hey Sunday bloggers....well what started out to be a lovely weekend has turned into a very miserable one!! So before I head off to bed I thought I would share a wee card with you...I bought this stamp last week and really didn't know what to do with it, the hair was scaring me a bit however here's my attempt!!

The papers are from MME - Unforgettable, I layered and distressed them, the stamp is Zumba chick from Saturated Canary which I coloured with copics and then shaded with polychromos. The flowers were cut using the die-namics flower trio die which I doodled and added somed pearls to the centres...hope you likey!!

supplies:

papers - MME Unforgettable

stamp - Zumba Chick Saturated Canary/LOTV sentiment

pens - copics

pencils - polychromos

dies - die-namics flower trio

pearl pen

challenges:

Saturated Canary - colour challenge

Creative Inspirations Paint - anything goes

Copic Marker Europe - only girls aloud

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Fi

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Some news...

Good morning all...hope you are all well!!  So a wee scheduled post today to share my exciting news...I have been asked to join the DT over at Lili's Little Fairies....how fab is that??  Couldn't believe it when Squirrel emailed me and of course I said yes!!  So my first card will be next Thursday so watch this space.

In preparation I thought I would share a wee LOTV card anyway...this image is from one of the sketch pads (they are amazing) which I coloured with copics, the papers are from MME - Unforgetable which I layered onto bazill card and then distressed around the edges.  I finished with some pearls in the corners and some glitter....quite plain and simple.

supplies:

papers - MME Unforgettable

stamp - LOTV

pens - copics

sentiment - Stampin Up

pearl pen, glitter


challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Addicted to stamps - birthday
Creative Inspirations - anything goes

Fi

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Ruby...but in bluey green...

Hey everyone....isn't it baltic today?  The temperature it tells me just now is -1 which is warmer than it was first thing...was -3 then!!

 I have had to turn the heating up a wee bit too as Pepper got home from the vets yesterday and has most of her undercarriage shaved off...poor pooch!!  She was diagnosed over Christmas as having cancer so she has been poked and prodded to see what they can do....so we are waiting on further test results coming back before a final decision will be made. :(

Now I had half made this card between last night and this morning ready for pouncing on the postie today with my new die...love it!!  I also did try to go for another colour but I somehow coloured in blue...will save the pink for another day.

So the papers are from MME - Nutmeg collection which I layered onto bazzill card and distressed the edges, the stamp is from Personal Impressions which I coloured with copics, the flourish die is from Magnolia and the flower die is my new die-namics rolled hybrid heirloom rose received today, thank you Kitty!! I finished with some stickles and some tiny pearls made with my pearl pen.

supplies:

papers - MME Indie Chic Nutmeg - stash

stamp - Personal Impressions Gorjuss Girl Ruby - stash

sentiment - stash

dies - Magnolia flourish - stash

dies - MFT Mini Hybrid Heirloom rolled Rose - My Mum's Craft Shop

copics - My Mum's Craft Shop

stickles - My Mum's Craft Shop

Challenges:

Addicted to Stamps - sketch

Bunny Zoe - anything goes

Inky Chicks - anything goes

CR84FN - colour combo

Allsorts - dies and punches

Cute Card Thursday - beat the blues

Crafts and Me - something new (die)

Divas by Design - girlie

Creative Inspirations - one for the girls

Fi

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Festive Friends...

Now I told you there would be more with this stamp...so I have used papers from Bo Bunny - snowfall, not really my colours but they are lovely papers.  The snowflakes are TH snow flurries and the tree is a Distinctively Dee's die.  The stamp is of course Festive Friends from Sugar Nellie which I have coloured with copics.  I have glittered up everything and added some pearls to the centres of the snowflakes.

Addicted to Stamps - christmas

Creative Inspirations paint - anything goes

The Crafty Pad - add some glitter

Stampin for the Weekend - use some texture

Creatalicious - winter

Fi

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When you Wish upon a Star....

...makes no difference who you are, anything your heart desires, will come to you....yes we all know that song very well..don't we??

Since I tidied my my wee craft room last night, I came across some rubber that needed a bit of love and re-inking ( I don't want to talk about the ones that have gone walkabout) so here we have "Wish upon a Star" from Sugar Nellie. I coloured this little cutie with copics, the papers are from Bo Bunny(not sure of the name, it says back to basics on the thingy but not sure that is the correct name of this collection). I added some snowflakes punched with my MS snowflake punches...then added lots of glitter and pearls....hope you likey!!

Sketch Saturday - sketch
Creative Inspirations Paint - Christmas in July
Stamptacular - wings and bling
Color Me Creative - dark/navy
Divas by Design - Christmas in July
Little Red Wagon - Christmas in July
Whimsy Inspiration - monochromatic(mine is mainly blue but feel free to delete if it is not monochrome enough)
Crafty Sentiments - christmas in July
Hooked on Crafts - christmas in July
The Pink elephant - christmas in July
Crafters companion - Ho Ho Ho
Creatalicious challenges - Christmas in July


Fi
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Sugar Bowl Challenge #88

Good morning sugar lovers and my scheduled post as I may still be in bed as I am on holiday!! Well another miserable rainy day here in Scotland but I think that's pretty much it wherever you are....I think we will soon need to build an ark!!

Today's challenge over at The Sugar Bowl is the fabby sketch below...



...and of course with the optional extra of "summertime".

As always the prize for one lucky winner picked at random is 4 Sugar Nellie stamps of your choice from Funky Kits....



So for card I have used Lil Sweet Pea from Sugar Nellie which I coloured with Distress Inks this time. I have been neglecting them a bit but as I was on holiday I thought I would have more time as colouring with DI's do take longer....I also edged the image and the message with ink aswell, the papers are from MME Lost and Found Sunshine and Prima Madeline Collection...although they are not the normal summer colours, I thought they were the perfect match for this little cutie!! the scallop has been cut with a MFT die-namics label as has the flower and leaves...lots of glitter on her wings to finish.

The Cutie Pie challenge - glitter and bling
Creative Inspirations - bingo (blue, flowers and pearls)
Samuel Taylor - die cuts




Fi
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Lovely Rose..

Well here we are with the second of my posts today...I just had to colour this one as soon as she arrived yesterday... The stamp is from Personal Impressions - Rose which I have coloured with copics. The papers are from Basic Grey - Kissing Booth which have been layered onto kraft. I added a few felt and kraft flowers which I cut using my fabby MFT flower trio die - my most favouritest die and tied a button on with some twine. I finished with some glitter on Rose's dress.

Charisma Cardz - pretty in pink
My Mums Craft Shop - flowers
simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Basic Grey - favourite things
The Kraft Journal - tie it up
Joanna Sheen - Celebration
Hotshot Crafts - flowers
Moving along with the Times - blooming marvellous
Stamp & Create - anything goes
Creative Inspirations Paint - pink


Fi
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Sugar Bowl Challenge #76

Good morning sugar fans....I hope you are all playing with your new rubber from the last release of stamps...I thought so. In that case you are in luck as there is a new challenge over at The Sugar Bowl. This fortnight's challenge is the sketch below....

...of course as always there is the added option of Paper Piecing. The prize for one lucky winner picked at random is 4 Sugar Nellie stamps from Funky Kits.

I love paper piecing although it does take a bit of time but very therapeutic!! So I have used papers from Fancy Pants - Love Story collection. I pieced everything other than the hair and skin. I edged each of the layers with some doodling....seems to be my new thing at the moment. I added some flowers which I cut using my MFT flower trio die and stuck some pearls in the centres....

My Mums Craft Shop - flowers
Whimsy Inspirations - pearls
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Creative Inspirations - anything goes
Karen's Doodles - paper piecing
Paper Sundaes - paper piecing
DYSU - ribbons
Moving Along with the times - Blooming marvellous
Hotshot Crafts - flowers

Fi
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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)


Fi
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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


Fi
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It's Bella...

Happy Friday....it's almost the weekend but I am working!! I haven't really done much blogging or crafting this week. We got bad news on Tuesday that my auntie who lives in Italy died. Some of the family are flying over but my dad can't go due to his health problems, he can't fly so it's kind of hit him a bit hard I think because he can't go and because he is 15 years older that my auntie...a bit of a nightmare waiting on information coming from Italy. Anyway ....I felt like a bit of crafting this afternoon and I thought since it is baltic outside, what better than a card with that frosty feel so here we have Snowboardabella, I think that's her name!! I have used Fancy pants - wintertime papers and I have coloured Bella with copics.


Stamptacular - sketch
Crafters Companion - let it snow
By the Cute & Girly - christmas girl
Creative Insipirations - anything goes
Papertake Weekly - christmas
ABC Christmas Challenge - W - winter sport
Delightful Challenges - snowflakes
Dutch Dare - punches/dies


Fi
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Be Happy....

Good morning Sunday bloggers and a wee scheduled post before work this morning. I hope you were all safe last night with the fireworks. our poor pooch was petrified and was hiding in my little craft room away from it all.

Don't you just love Pippi Longsocks...she is one of my favourite Sugar Nellie stamps. I coloured her with copics. The papers are from MME - Blush collection. I did lots of stitching on this card, added some TH ribbon and flowers and a cute little charm although it's kinda hard to see it but you can.

Totally papercrafts - stitching
Di's Digis - ribbons and bows
Cutie Pie - charm
Lexi's Creations - charm
Divas by Design - metal
Creative Inspirations paint - anything goes
Dream Valley - anything goes


Fi
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Sugar Bowl Challenge #71

Good morning Sugar fans and another challenge over at The Sugar Bowl. This fortnight's challenge is Erika's sketch below....isn't it awesome?? Of course as always there is the optional theme of "patchwork"....the sketch is perfect to make the theme fit so why not give it a go...



....as normal the prize for one lucky winner chosen at random is 4 Sugar Nellie stamps from Funky Kits and as always if there's over 100 entries.....6 Sugar Nellie stamps...woo hoo!




For my card I have used papers from Fancy Pants - Summers End which I layered onto kraft card and then did my patchwork stitching. The stamp is Foxy - Gorjuss Girl which I coloured with copics. I then cut out the image and layered it onto a kraft circle which I have also stitched, I had to do some distressing to the edges as it didn't look quite even...distressing hides a multitude of sins. I then added some white pencil shading around the image. I cut out the felt flowers and leaves with a MFT die-namics and finished with a little message.

Raise the Bar - sew what
Dream Valley - anything goes
Anything goes Challenge - stitching
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Creatalicious - Distress the edges
Marianne's Diva Designs - die cuts
Cupcake Craft Challenge - take a leaf out of my book(not sure if I have enough)
Ooh la La - stitching
Pollycraft - anything goes
Creative Inspirations Paint - fall
The Paper Players - fall theme
Craft Your Days Away - Autumn
Stampavie & More - anything goes



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hey blogging fans...I am up late so thought I would quickly post this card before I head to bed and I didn't want to miss the Papertake deadline as I thought this was a fab sketch!! I might need to retake the photo in daylight but here it is for now. The papers are from MME - 12 Days of christmas, the stamp is from Sugar Nellie - Warm winter Wishes, which you can buy here from Funky Kits, the message is from LOTV. I coloured the image with pencils...not sure about them yet!! I added a ribbon bow, button and charm, also a piece of pom pom ribbony stuff. The snowflake is punched witha Martha Stewart snowflake punch and then I glittered it up and I also added some white glitter to the penguins hat.


Papertake Weekly - sketch
Winter wonderland - how charming
A Gem of a Challenge - Christmas and a heart(charm)
The Ribbon Girl - Christmas
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Anything goes - anything goes
Designed to Delight - pencils
Creative Inspirations paint - buttons
Crafts for Eternity - anything goes
Creatalicious - anything goes
Lothian Crafts - anything goes
Make it Monday Kraft Outlet - lavish layers
Craft your Passion - anything goes plus ribbons
Cutie Pie Challenge - bingo board(glitter, sentiment, charm)




Fi
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The Sugar Bowl Challenge #68

Good morning sugar fans and I hope you are all raring to go with our new challenge over at The Sugar Bowl. This fortnight's challenge is Kiki's sketch below....



....and of course the optional theme which is "autumn". As normal there is the fabby prize of 4 Sugar Nellie stamps but if we get over 100 entries then the prize will be 6 stamps...woo hoo!!

For my card I have used papers from Jillybean Soup - Apple Cheddar Soup collection...they are yummy!! The base layer is kraft card which I am loving at the minute and I have stitched each of the layers and also distressed each layer with my TH distressing tool. The stamp is called "Apple of my Eye" from Simply Sassy at Sugar Nellie which you can buy here from Funky Kits. I coloured this little Sassy with Distress Inks....I reckon this one took me about 4 hours in total to colour as I did it over a few days but I am well chuffed with this one. I added a couple of flowers that have been cut with my MFT flower trio die and then I added a button ans a little itsy silver apple charm!!

Delicious doodles - cute as a button
Make it Monday Kraft Outlet - use kraft and autumn
Anything goes - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - dies/punches
Paper Shelter - anything goes
Creative Inspiration Paint challenge - charm
Dream Valley - buttons
OSAAT - punch it
Kaboodle Doodles - lots of layers
Ooh La La - punches
Paper Pretties - fall inspiration
Scrapbook Sisters - autumn colours
Hannah & Friends - anything goes
Marianne's Divas Designs - bloom and grow
Delightful sketches - happy fall
By the Cute and Girly - all things bright and beautiful
Creatalicious - anything goes
4 Crafty Chicks - celebrate fall

Fi
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