Be Positive

Hi folks,

Hope you are having a happy Saturday!

Here's today's make...well I actually made it last week but just getting around to posting it.

The stamp is from Altenew and is called Smile More, I stamped the flowers and them embossed with gold embossing powder, I then cut them out using my scan n cut.

I then coloured the flowers and leaves using Spectrum Noir Aqua markers, I wanted the colours to loo like peacock feathers and it does but not sure you can see that in the photo. I added some splodges and sequins to finish.

Pop over to the Spectrum Noir blog for more inspiration.

challenges:
Sweet Stampin - no designer paper
Colour Crazy Challenge - anything goes
Fussy and Fancy - anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

Fi

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Little Umbrella

Hi everybody, something a bit different to share with you, I have decided to follow Laine's tutorial over on the Spectrum Noir blog on how to colour sun kissed skin.

Laine's colouring and instructions are fab so you can't go wrong.

For this card I have used Little Umbrella from Mo Manning which I coloured with Spectrum Noir Marker pens.

I followed Laine's tutorial, which you can find here on the Spectrum Noir blog.

first I coloured all the skin with FS2, then added FS4,TN2, TN4 and FS6, making it darker where there is shade and to the parts of the skin that would get a bit sun kissed.

Gradually build up the layers of colour until your image is sun kissed, pop over to the Spectrum Noir blog to check out Laine's tutorial as she has step by step instructions.

There's lots of other fab tutorials so why don't you check them out too on the Spectrum Noir blog.

 

pens used: FS2, FS4, FS6, TN2, TN4, OR1,OR2, CG2, DG3, GB8. GB10, GT1, GT2, BT7, IB3.

 

challenges:

Allsorts - inspired by summer

Fussy and Fancy - lazy summer days

Cute Card Thursday - one word

Mo's DP2 Challenge - anything goes

 

Fi

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Snowman family

Howdy folks....I am on holiday this week and its been a bit rubbish so far but taking a wee break from it all to make a non DT card....

In case you don't know, I DO love snowmen so what better than to make a card using one of my favourite snowmen stamps from LOTV.  I coloured this little cutie with my inktense pencils....still practising!  I added loads of glitter to the image too. The papers are digi papers from The Sweet Shoppe called "An Icy Christmas" which is really pretty....lots of teeny snowflakes on them. The snowflakes have been punched with my Martha Stewart snowflake punches and die-namics Let it Snowflakes dies and then glittered them up. I added pearls to the centres and a button to the centre of the big snowflake. I added an organza ribbon and pearls to the corners...hope you likey!

challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - winter inspiration

Deep Ocean Challenge - Christmas is all Around

Inky Chicks - winter wonderland

Papertake Weekly - anything christmas

Bunny Zoe - buttons

The Ribbon Girl - lovely lili challenge

Fussy and Fancy - snowflakes and ribbon

Cute Card Thursday - sparkles

Noor Design - Merry Christmas

Fi

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A little bit of Pippi...

Good morning Sugar fans...and here I am with my Wednesday post for  The Sugar Nellie blog!

So I was thinking that I had been neglecting my much loved Pippi which is available from Funky Kits so thought I would give her a showing off.  I have coloured Pippi with spectrum noirs and shaded with polychromos....I am loving them more and more!  I glittered up the wings and the frog...The papers are from Echo Park So Happy Together which I layered onto bazzill card....and yes I have doodled again!!  The flower has been cut with the die-namics blueprints and I doodled that too.

challenges:
Die Cuttin' Divas - things with wings
Fussy and Fancy - things with wings
Bunny Zoe - layers
My Mum's Craft Shop - ink it up

Fi
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The Sugar Bowl Challenge 113

Good morning campers and my scheduled post!!

So there's a brand new challenge over at The Sugar Bowl......

As always the prize for one lucky winner picked at random is 4 Sugar Nellie stamps from FunkyKits...

...over 100 entries then that prize increases to 6 Sugar Nellie stamps...

Please remember to use a Sugar Nellie stamp...rubber or digi to be eligible. 


So for my card I have used papers from Teresa Collins Every Day Moments , each of the papers have been layered onto bazzill card, the stamp is Sprinkle Some Love from Sugar Nellie at Funky Kits which I coloured with copics, I have added glitter to the wings, the flower has been cut with my die-namics layered rose die, I tied a yellow ribbon (not round the old oak tree) around one of the layers and finished with some gems.

challenges:
Fussy and Fancy Challenge - sketch
A Gem of a Challenge - spots and stripes
Color Me Creative - anything goes
My Mum's Craft Shop - spots and stripes
Little Miss Muffet - anything goes
Divas by Design - sparkle



Fi
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This little light...

Good morning beautiful people...what a gorgeous day for the washing!!  So first load is out, next load is in the machine but first a wee card!!

I was rummaging through my stamps last night as I need some new ones but thought I would air some of my old ones and found this little cutie!!

The stamp is Little Light of Mine from Sugar Nellie which I coloured with copics, the papers are Fancy pants - Happy Together which have been layered onto kraft card.  I added pearls to the corners of each of the layers, and that gorgeous sunflower from die-namics.

supplies:

stamp - Little Light of Mine - Sugar Nellie

sentiment - LOTV

papers - Fancy Pants Happy together

pearls - The Hobby House

die - die-namics Sunflower

pens - copics

challenges:

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

The Cutie Pie challenge - lots of layers

The Kraft Journal - just for her

Divas by Design - anything goes

Whimsy - anything goes

Copic marker europe - girls aloud

Fussy and Fancy - anything goes
My Mum's Craft Shop - spots or stripes

Fi

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Peek a boo...

Good morning Sunday bloggers and my first post of the New Year...thought I would get this posted now as I have a busy day ahead of me. I need to make some soup, then I need to do the Facebook post and then I am helping my friend deliver some leaflets...which will be for about 3 hours...I am thinking of the brisk walking so some exercise in there.

So last night I doodled away colouring this little cutie and finished the card off this morning...it's a bit different and I think I like it although I'm not sure about the pink...

The papers are my new Basic Grey - Little Black Dress (although they are brown), the rolled flower has been cut with a MFT die-namics die and the leafy one is a magnolia die.  The image is Peek a Boo birthday from Sugar Nellie which as been coloured with copics and then glittered....hope you like.

Basic Grey - anything goes

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

My Mum's Craft Shop - anything goes

By the Cute and Girly - cute & girly

Simon Says Stamp - new something(new Basic Grey paper pad)

Crafty Calendar - new (papers)

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Fussy and Fancy - furry friends

Stampin' for the Weekend - anything goes

Totally papercrafts - something new (papers)

Cute Card Thursday - new (papers)

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes

Bearly Mine - something old, something new (new papers, old stamp)

Fi

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Sugar Bowl Challenge #95

Good morning sugar fans and it's that time again...yes time for another challenge over at The Sugar Bowl. But first...it has taken me 3 hours to schedule this post and I do apologise if you can't see everything on my post...blogger issues so pop over to The Sugar Bowl for details of the challenge.

Today's challenge is the fabby sketch below...

...isn't it great??

Of course as always there is the optional theme and for this challenge it's this fab colour combo...

As always the prize for one lucky winner picked at random is 4 Sugar Nellie stamps from FunkyKits...

...over 100 entries then that prize increases to 6 Sugar Nellie stamps.

For my card I have used a Gorjuss girl called Foxy from Sugar Nellie and coloured her with copics, the papers are MME - Indie Chic - Nutmeg, I distressed each of the layers and added some stitching too. the flowers have been cut from felt using my flower trio die-namics die.  I added some pearls to the centres of them and added some additional tiny pearls made with my pearl pen.

Fab 'n' funky - die cuts/punches
paper shelter - anything goes
Bearly Mine - flowers galore
The Cutie Pie challenge - distressing
Totally Stampalicious - anything goes
Allsorts - in stitches
Chocolate, coffe and cards - stitching
Fussy and Fancy - anything goes
Stampin' for the Weekend - anything goes

Fi

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If you haven't already seen the new Official Sugar Nellie Group on Facebook...then pop over to join in the fun!!

Festive Friends...

Hello my blogging friends....a wee card from me today and oh I could stamp this every day I just love this stamp so much!!

The papers are from Fancy Pants - Hot Chocolate collection, layered them and stitched them onto kraft card, then I distressed each of the layers.  The stamp is Festive Friends from Sugar Nellie which I coloured with copics, I then glittered up Santa's furry bits.  I added a piece of twine and attached a couple of glittered snowflakes punched with my MS punches.  The message is from Craftwork Cards....oh and those pearls...made them with an ice white pearl pen...I am running out so top of my shopping list for the SECC next week.

Christmas Challenges with sketches - fab sketch

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - stitching

Fussy and Fancy - anything goes

Totally papercrafts - Christmas

Cute Card Thursday - got glitter

Paperplay - wooden it be nice (hope kraft and twine qualify)

ABC Christmas Challenge- U up to you

Stampavie - stitches

The Kraft Journal - ink it up

Totally Gorjuss - bling it on
CMC copic challenge - a touch of red

Fi

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My favourite....

Good morning folks....this will be short and sweet this morning as it's the Gala Day...woo hoo...so just getting ready. First I have to share Pippi with you...The challenge over at Sweet Stampin' this week is "your favourite stamp". What a hard decision this was as I have many stamps that I really love and I have a bestest favourite which is a Christmas one but I didn't feel like making a Christmas card so I decided to use Pippi Longsocks from Sugar Nellie...she is well up there in my top few!

I used papers from Papermania - Portobello Road and Making Memories, I stitched each of the layers and distressed the edges, the flowers and buttons are cut from MFT dies, I added a twine bows through the buttons, the flourish is cut from a do hickey die, the message is from LOTV and the stamp is Pippi from Sugar Nellie which I coloured with copics....went with the red, white and blue theme since it was the Jubilee next week.

Pop over to the Sweet Stampin Challenge blog...this week we are sponsored by Letraset, who are giving away a set of pens and we also have our monthly sponsor Joanna Sheen who is giving a £10 voucher.

Papertake Weekly - sketch
My Mums Craft Shop - red, white and blue
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Creative Craft Challenges - red, white and blue
Crafty Cardmakers - distress it
karen's doodles - stitch it up
Love to Create - add a sentiment
My Craft spot - buttons & bows
The Cutie Pie Challenge - dies/punches
One Stitch at a time - red, white and blue
Craft your Days Away - red, white and blue
By the Cute and girly - cute as a button
The Crafty Pad - colours of your flag( I went with the Union Jack rather than the St Andrews flag)
Crafty Catz - buttons &bows
Fussy and Fancy - swirls and flourishes
Hotshot Crafts - die cuts
Delightful Challenges - red, white and blue
Crafters Companion - time to embellish
Secret Crafter - anything goes
Divas by Design - anything goes
MAWTT - red, white and blue
Bunny Zoe - anything goes

Fi
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My final GDT card for Cupcake Craft Challenges...

Good morning fellow bloggers...today is my final card as a guest over at Cupcake Craft Challenges!! Thank you ladies for having me, it was a pleasure...

So this weeks challenge is "Best of British" and you can take your inspiration from the photo below..


For my card I have taken inspiration from the London part of the photo, the papers are Portobello Road - Papermania as are the the buttons and bow. I embossed the union jack and distressed it down so that some of the white core would show through...I layered each of the layers onto kraft. I cut the bunting using my MFT banners die and attached them to some heavy button twine and the flower has also been cut from a MFT flower trio die. The stamp is from the slapstick range at Penny Black called London and I just added some minimal colouring using copics.....finished with some doodling around the edges...hope you like.

Craftymess Challenge - distressing and embossing
Crafty Catz - anything goes
Fussy and Fancy - dies/punches
Wags n Whiskers - distressing
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - bingo(emboss, flowers, ribbon)
Aud's Sentiments - anything goes
Pixie Dust Studio - embossing
Crafts and Me - embossing
Divas by Design - buttons and bows
Truly Scrumptious - distressing, die cuts/punches
Whimsy Inspiration - distressing
Deep Ocean challenges - punches/dies
Part Time Tuesdays - anything goes with kraft
Bunny Zoe - ribbon or twine
Craft Your Passion - lots of texture
Love to Create - flowers and buttons


Fi
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Better late than never...

Good morning my fellow bloggers....well all I can say is that it's better late than never!! I can't believe how forgetful and mixed up I got last week with my timings for cards!! Last week was my second week at work on my new shift, Monday to Friday and it totally threw me!! I normally had a Thursday an Friday off so that was when I did most of my DT work....well I forgot!!

This week's challenge over at Sweet Stampin' is to use more than one ribbon....easy peasy!!

Our sponsor this week is Crafty Ribbons who are offering this fab pack of ribbons as the prize to one lucky winner....


We also have out monthly sponsor Joanna Sheen...

...who is offering one lucky winner a £10 voucher for her online store.

For my card I have used papers from Echo Park - Hello summer, The stamp is a Mo Manning design from Penny Black called You are a Peach which I coloured with copics. I added a couple of ribbons and some flowers cut with my MFT flower trio die and then finished with some pearls and doodling...oh the sentiment is from Stampin Up.

Color me Creative - yellows
Fairy fun Friday - flowers
Fussy & Fancy - punches/dies
Bronte & Bella - flowers
Creatalicious - butterflies and flowers
Simon Says Stamp - sketch
Whimsy Stamps - punches/dies
Craft Your passion - punches/dies
Lexi's Creations - punches/dies
Penny Black and more - cute
Stamptacular - loaded with layers


Fi
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another wee cupcake....

Hi folks....well it's been a lovely day here today and I have managed to get lots of washing done and hung out...hopefully it will be dry soon!! I am hoping that I will be able to get most of folded and put away without having to iron it.

I am just loving this little stamp from LOTV...she is so adorable. My friend Donna asked me to make her a card to give to her auntie as it's a big birthday for her at the weekend....hope she likes it.

I coloured the image with copics, the papers are First Edition - New Leaf which I layered onto kraft, I distressed the edges and added some stitching. The flowers have been cut with matching card and kraft using my MFT flower trio die and I gave them some doodled petals and stuck a pearl in the center....a few of my favourite things on this card!!

Sunday sketch & stamp - sketch
Lili's Little Fairies - butterflies and fairies
Color Throwdown - colour recipe
Crafty Sentiments - wings
Ladybug - anything goes
Totally Stampalicious - flowers
Paper sundaes - feminine flair
Allsorts - say it with flowers
Fairy fun Friday - distress it
Fussy and Fancy - fairies
Totally Papercrafts - favourite things(kraft, distressing, stitching)



Fi
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next up...a little cupcake...

Card #2 today...I really need to go and do some housework but first this...the LOTV fairy stamps are up there with my other favourites and this little cutie is no exception. I have coloured her with copics, glittered her wings too. The papers are scraps of MME but can't remember what the name of them is. I layered them onto card then stitched and distressed the edges...I just love that look!! I added a piece of pink lace, a ribbon and a couple of tiny tags. The rolled roses have been made with my new MFT rolled rose die, I already have the sizzix one...but these are teeny!!


Ladybug - pink and girly
Fussy & Fancy - fairies
Hotshot Crafts - ribbon
Totally papercrafts - favourite things(stitching, distressing, LOTV)
Charisma Cardz - ribbon
Crafty Purple Frog - pink and girly
Lili's Little Fairies - lace and ribbon
Divas by Design - favourite things(stitching, distressing, LOTV)
Paper Sundaes - feminine flair
LOTV - National Craft month competition


Fi
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Happy Birthday Dad...

Well good afternoon bloggers, thought I would post this just now as I don't have anything else to show you but it will be fine as my dad doesn't look at my blog. It's my dad's birthday next week and this is the card I have made for him. The stamp is Sail Away from Stampin' Up, I coloured the sails with polychromos, there is actually white and a very pale blue in there!! The paper is from Jillybean Soup - Apple cheddar soup and all layered onto kraft. I doodled around the edges too...I quite like that look. I cut those little flags out with my MFT pennants die. The message is from LOTV...oops nearly forgot...I added a charm too.

I have given my blog a makeover yesterday as I had a few followers say they couldn't read the text on my other one, I think when it was on a go slow and the page took a while to load, so this is my first post on my new look blog.

Papertake Weekly - sketch(with some extra bits)
Lollipop - anything goes
Craft Us Crazy - anything goes
Delightful Sketches - punches/dies
Do you Stack Up - anything goes
Divas by Design - anything goes
Paper pretties - ribbon/twine
Fashionable Stamping - it's a guy thing
That Craft Place - by the seaside
Fussy & Fancy - polka dots(on the paper)
Crafty Ribbons - men/boys(if twine doesn't count then just delete me)
Little Darlings - polka dots


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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Whooooo...

Well here is the next one and there may even be another card today depending on how much housework I decide to do!! I thought I would make a wee Halloween card...I just love Halloween and all the bits and bobs that come with it!! so when the lovely Abi sent me a little surprise package the other day....well of course I had to use them!! The papers are from MME - Boo to You, the tree and massage is from the set Creepy - Personal Impressions, I layered the papers onto kraft card, added a picket fence which I cut with a TH sizzix die, I tied a piece of twine around the card and added a pumpkin charm...hope you like.

CLP - sketch
Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet - To die cut for
Cute Card Thursday - tree-mendous
Fussy & Fancy - halloween
Cupcake Craft Challenge - halloween
Creative Card Crew - spooky fun
Crafts & Me - use orange
Simon Says Stamp - halloween
Hanna & Friends - halloween
Sarah Hurley - halloween
2 sisters - halloween
Phindy's Place - halloween
Alphabet Challenge - S soon to be halloween


Fi
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It's happening all over again.....

Good morning sugar addicts and welcome to day 2 of our Jingle Bells & Tinkle Bells Hippity Hop. Before I go on to today's post I would just like to thank you all for your wonderful comments yesterday, it was so much appreciated.
If for some strange reason you missed our hop yesterday then check it out here and join in.

Well the fun is starting all over again today so hop over to The Sugar Nellie Blog to start at the beginning and follow the links to each of our blogs. You need to leave some comments along the way to be in with a chance of some yummy candy too!!

So if you have arrived here from the wonderful Maria Therese's blog then you are in the right place but if not then you need to go back at start at The Sugar Nellie blog...woo hoo so what are you waiting for??



For my card I have used papers from Fancy Pants - Hot chocolate collection which are so yummy!! This stamp of of course from Sugar Nellie - Titiana, which you can buy here from Funky Kits, I coloured this little cutie ever so gently with copics, believe it or not I only actually used 6 different colours for Titiana, 2for skin, 2 for hair and 2 for clothing. I added some white chunky glitter for the fluff on her outfit. I punch a few snowflakes and added some big gems for that extra sparkle!! oh yes and wonky stitching on the layers.

Your next stop is over at the lovely Mina's blog so hop on over to see what she has in store for you.

If you get lost along the way...
Sarah
Pat
Maria Therese
Fiona
Mina
Ali
Astrid
Maya
Cathy
Kiki
Erika
Tiets

Happy hopping!!

Fussy and Fancy - sketch
Crafty Creations - punch/die cuts
Stampavie - Christmas
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Charisma - anything goes
Crafty Catz - monochromatic

Fi
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Christmas in July

Good morning sweet stampers on this gorgeous sunny day...I'm scheduling this so it better be sunny as I am off work!! Today's challenge over at Sweet Stampin is "Christmas in July".

Our sponsor this week is Tiddly Inks, I have used one of their digis for my card. The image has been coloured with copics. The papers are from MME - colorful Christmas, I added a couple of punched snowflakes and gems.

Cute card Thursday - sketch
Crafty Creations - Christmas
Pollycraft - christmas in July
Fussy & Fancy - christmas in July
Crafty Catz - christmas in July
Totally Gorjuss - christmas in July


Fi
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Just beachy....

Good afternoon Sundae bloggers and my last scheduled post for a couple of weeks cos I am on holiday...yay!! I am not going anywhere as hubby's holiday's are not until after mine and I went on on holiday on my own with 2 kids a couple of years ago...it was hard!! So I will doing some decorating in the bathroom and the kitchen and a couple of days here and there and of course some cardmaking too!!

Today's challenge over at Paper Sundaes is " Just beachy" or summertime. Our sponsor this week is Michelle's Scrapbooking who is offering one lucky winner....




For my card I have used papers from my stash from Imaginsce - Splash Dance collection. The stamp is from CC Designs which I coloured with copics. I did some wonky stitching on this one, added the message and a little cloud and sun. I have entered the challenges below.

Sketch n Stash - sketch
Charisma Cardz - sunshine colours
Hanna & Friends - summer
Little Miss Muffet - summer
Samuel Taylor - summer
Pollycraft - summer fun
Fussy & Fancy - summer


Fi
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