Stamping Bella Rachel Loves the Rain

Howdy folks a bit late in posting my DT card for My Mum's Craft Shop...well it should have been here yesterday but I wanted to use this little cutie which was on order so it's here today!!

So the stamp is from Stamping Bella and is called Rachel Loves the Rain and is available right now. I coloured her with Spectrum Noir Markers, then did a bit of shading with pencils. The sentiment comes with the stamp...so perfect! I added a couple of sequins to finish off.

Fi

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Bumble Bee

Good morning Saturday bloggers and it's another wet and dreich day in Scotland....looks like we've had the summer here!!

This weeks challenge over at Sweet Stampin is Ribbons and Bows....perfect challenge to showcase your talents.

For my card I have used digi papers from The Sweet Shoppe, the stamp is Bumble Bee from Sugar Nellie which I have coloured with spectrum noirs...I'm getting to grips with them now.  Once I cut her out I layered her onto a pierced circle die cut. I added a piece of lace to one of the layers which you can just about see. I added a ribbon bow and fastened it with a button and I added some pretty little flowers..some of them are pre made and the others I made with various die-namics.

challenges:

The Ribbon Girl - add flowers

Bunny Zoe - lace

My Mum's Craft Shop - dies or punches

Fi

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A day at the beach...

Howdy folks and welcome to my scheduled post...yep...working!!

Well hasn't the weather been glorious this week...I bet it's pouring down at the weekend when I'm off, that will just be typical!!

So this weeks theme over at Papertake Weekly is "Holidays", that means something that reminds you of the holidays, so that can be travel, beach or sea....so I have gone for the beach...if I am on holiday then this is what I would be doing...bliss!!

For my card I have used Little Umbrella which I coloured with my spectrum noirs, the papers are Echo Park - A Perfect Summer which I layered onto bazzill card and doodled around.  The scallops I made using my die-namics wonky scallop die, I added a piece of lace...although you can only see a teeny weeny bit. I made the sun using my sizzlits daisy die(snipped the ends off). I also chalked some clouds in the background...just very faintly, it is a sunny day after all!! I added a sentiment and some gems to finish.

challenges:
Creative Card Crew - sea/beach
Bearly Mine - lets go digital

Dies R Us - a day at the beach
My Mum's Craft Shop - summer or bright colours

Fi

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It's a Wonderful Day...

Good morning bloggers....it's the weekend...yay!!  I have been a bad blogger lately but things have been really manic at work however should settle down come Wednesday as I move into a new role....thank goodness, it's somebody else's turn to do the extra work!!

So I am combining both challenges today as I have been snowed under at work...so first up we have Buttons for Brains....

and next Sweet Stampin.....the theme this week is "Summer Fun"....a nice easy challenge!!

Our sponsor this week is Hobbykutz who are giving a £7.50 voucher for one lucky winner...woo hoo!!

So, I have to say that I just love blue and green together and for my card I have used those fabby papers from Doodlebug which are available from the Buttons for Brains store...they are just so vibrant and colourful!!  I layered the papers onto bazzill card and distressed the edges. The stamp is Wonderful Day from Funky Kits which I have coloured with spectrum noirs and shaded with polychromos.  The flower has been cut with a flower from one of the blueprints, the sun I cut with a sizzlits die and then dotted some gems on...

challenges:
Allsorts - summer girls
Crafty Catz - anything goes
Graph It's - anything goes
Stampin for the Weekend - anything goes
Wags n Whiskers - summer fun
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Deep Ocean - favourite colour combo
Addicted to Stamps - polka dots
My Mum's Craft Shop - ink it up

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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Paperetake Weekly GDT card

It's Tuesday so that means it's time for my next GDT card for Papertake Weekly Challenge...yay!! It only seems like yesterday that I posted last weeks...lol!!

The them this week is "lace and /or pearls"....a nice easy challenge!!

For my card I have used Butterfly Meadow from LOTV and coloured with Spectrum Noirs, then shaded with polychromos.  The papers are ....mmm let me think about that one...possibly MME....oops!  I doodled around each of the layers and then stuck them to kraft card.  The lace was in my stash but it is from The Ribbon Girl, and those ribbon flowers are Tim Holtz trims...I just added the pearls to the centres.  Those tiny butterflies are cut using a memory box die and then I glittered them up...I sooooo love them!!  I finished with wee tiny pearls in each of the corners of the layers...#

                                                       challenges:
                                   The Ribbon Girl - colour challenge (ivory)

                                                 Bunny Zoe - layers
                                           My Mum's Craft Shop - ink it up

                                                              Fi

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Hazel and Nutty

Good morning blogging fans and my scheduled post for todays post over on the Sugar Nellie blog!!

Now this has to be one of my favourite stamps from Sugar Nellie...it's Hazel and Nutty...aren't they a cute pair??

You can buy Hazel and Nutty from Funky Kits...in rubber...here!!  Or you can go for the digi version ....here!!

Now this is such a versatile stamp and can be used really for any occasion...and even Christmas!!

I have used papers from MME - Meadow collection, I inked up the edges of each of the layers with distress ink and layered them onto kraft card...oh doodled around the edges too...  I coloured Hazel with spectrum noirs and then shaded with polychromos...I am still practising with the spectrums but I think I am liking them more each day....I then glittered up the wings with glamour dust as the stickles didn't go so well. I made the flowers with one of the die-namics rolled rose dies, the grass and those teeny weeny butterflies are memory box dies which I glittered up with some platinum stickles.  I finished of with some wee pearls in the corners of the layers.

challenges:
Bunny Zoe - layers
Crafty Calendar - pearls and petals
My Mum's Craft Shop - ink it up
Stamping Sensations - animal antics

Fi

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For Karen...

Happy Saturday everybody!!

I can now share my card that I made for my friend who was 50 years young yesterday.

I thought this stamp from LOTV was perfect for her as she constantly reminds us of how we are all fabulous at 50...so I tried to give her that message in the card. The papers are Prima Lifetime collection which are actually really gorgeous IRL.

I layered the papers onto kraft card, glittered them up and added a wee ribbon, charm and some gems....oh a button....and no doodles!!

challenges:

Bunny Zoe - flowers and charms

My Mum's Craft Shop - lots of layers

Allsorts - Happy Birthday

Totally Gorjuss - buttons and bows

That's crafty - kraft

Fi

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A quickie before bed...

Hi folks...just a wee quickie before I go to bed!!  This has to be one of my favourite little fairies from LOTV which I have coloured with copics and then shaded with polychromos, I actually used graph it markers for the skin.  The papers are MME....which are really pretty IRL!!  I have layered them onto bazzill card. The flowers have been cut with various die-namics rolled roses.  I added some lace and ribbon....oh and yes I added those teeny weeny pearls to the corners....hope you likey!!

Remember to check out my birthday candy at the top of my page.

challenges:

Sketchy Colours - sketch

The Ribbon Girls - lovely Lili challenge with pearls

Graph Its Challenge - let's go pink

Simon Says Stamp - spring flowers

My Mum's Craft Shop - lots of layers

LOTV - fairies

Fi

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A little bit of cake....

Hi folks...a bit late with my post today but better late then never!!

I have been busy making some jewellery, once I'm done I will share on my blog...I am sooooo chuffed with how it has turned out so far!!

Today's challenge over at Sweet Stampin' is Fairies or Fantasy....we know you love your fairies...there's so many pretty ones out there!!  Our sponsor this week is the fabulous Crafty Devils, who are giving one lucky winner a £15 voucher for their store...how fab is that??

So for my card I followed the sketch over on the Ideas to Inspire blog and then I have used Echo Park Bundle of Joy papers, which have been layered onto bazzill card, I distressed around the edges of each of the layers, the stamp is Cake Glorious Cake from LOTV which I have coloured with copics and graph it markers and then did my usual shading with polychromos. I added some stickles to the wings and the cake....love a bit sparkle.  I also added a piece of lace and a ribbon bow, the pearls were made using my pearl pen....oops and doodles!!

challenges:

LOTV - Fairies

Bunny Zoe - distress

My Mum's Craft Shop - lots of layers

Graph It Markers - pink, pink, pink

Totally Gorjuss - things with wings

Crafty Ribbons - anything goes

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Fi

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For Amy....

Happy Easter everybody!!

Now I am a day late with this one...better late than never though!!  So the challenge over at Sweet Stampin this week is "lots of layers"....my kind of thing with my lots of layers layout too!!

I'm off to Amy's baby shower today so this is for her.  The stamp is Brynn has a baby shower from Stamping Bella which I coloured with copics.  The papers are from Echo Park - Bundle of Joy collection.  I layered them onto white card and distressed each of the layers along with my usual....doodles!!  The flower has been cut using my latest die-namics blueprints...it is a fabby die set!!

challenges:
Bunny Zoe - distress
My Mum's Craft Shop - anything goes
Color Me Creative - anything goes
Totally Gorjuss - die cuts
Delightful Challenges - bloom in flower
Little Miss Muffet - distressed
Divas by Design - baby
Fab 'n' Funky - flower power

Fi

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Snuggle time...

Hey folks...a quickie from me tonight!!

Had to have a wee break from those wedding invites, and had a request from one of the girls at work to make a baby girl card.  I thought this gorgeous stamp from LOTV was just perfect.  The stamp is Snuggle Time from LOTV which I coloured with copics and then shaded with polychromos.  The papers are from Echo Park - Bundle of Joy Girl collection which I layered onto bazzill card.  I doodled around each of the layers and also distressed them. I also added a piece of white lace to one of the layers, not that you can see much of it...lol!!  Now those dies....those are from the die-namics blueprints set 14.....and I love them....the button if fastened with a piece of twine tied in a wee bow.

challenges:

The Ribbon Girls - anything goes with a LOTV image

Color me Creative - anything goes

That's Crafty - you spin me round(circles or polka dots)

Crafty Little Fairies - button up

Fab n Funky - pink

My Mum's Craft Shop - anything goes

Stamping Sensations - dies and punches

Fi

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The Sugar Bowl Challenge 114

Good morning sugar fans!  

Well it would appear the weather seems to be getting a bit better and more spring like which actually leads right into a brand new challenge over at The Sugar Bowl......the them for this month is "Spring/Easter"....another easy one!

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. 

For my card I have used papers from Echo Park - Springtime, which I layered onto bazzill card and doodled around the edges, the stamp is Bashful from the Diane Duda range from Sugar Nellie at Funky Kits, which is actually on sale!!  I coloured this image with promarkers this time.  The flower is a die-namics hybrid rose.....oh and I added some teeny pearls made with my pearl pen to finish.

challenges:
Crafters Cafe - doodling
I ♥ Promarkers - anything goes
Graph It's Challenge - springtime pastels
My Mum's Craft Shop - spring/easter



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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A Little bit of Fashionista...

Happy Sunday everybody!!

So for today's card I have gone with colours a wee bit different to the norm..hope you likey!!

I have used papers from MME - On the Sunny Side, these papers are so perfect for summer...flowers, butterflies and the orangey yellows, the stamp is Fashionista from Sugar Nellie which I coloured with copics, now I chopped her legs off as she was too big to fit in the circle, think it looks ok like that...and lets you see you can use parts of a stamp.  I coloured the ribbon aswell as the original colour was just a tad too light so inked it up with some distress ink, I also inked up the doily as it looked a bit bland.  The flowers are made using the die-namics layered rose die...added some pearl brads to the centres and also some pearls in the corners.

supplies:

papers - MME On the Sunny Side

stamp - Fashionista Sugar Nellie

pens - copics

ribbon - the Ribbon Girl

pearls/brads - The Hobby House

die - die-namics layerd rose My Mum's Craft Shop

challenges:

Bearly Mine - sketch

The Ribbon Girl - birthday

Totally gorjuss - anything goes with pearls

My Mum's Craft Shop - summer sun

Fi

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Some birthday wishes...

Good morning folks...and I hope the sun is splitting the trees wherever you are!!  I am hoping it is here too as I am scheduling this post as I will be at work when you are reading it...lol!!  Working on a sunny day...now that ain't fair although we can have lunch outside in the gardens.

Today's challenge over at Lili's Little Fairies is "birthdays"....a nice easy challenge.  

i have used papers from Echo Park Bundle of Joy, the stamp is from LOTV which I coloured with copics.  The flowers have been cut with a die-namics flower trio die and I added a ribbon, bow, charm and some pearls...oh and I distressed each of the layers too but no doodling!!

challenges:

LOTV - pretty in

My Mum's Craft Shop - for the girls

Bunny Zoes - pink and white

CMC - anything goes

Crafts and Me - anything goes

The Ribbon Girl - add a bow

 

 

Fi

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Awe...just too cute...

Happy Sunday and my second post today...and believe it or not the sun is now splitting the trees, it's supposed to come first thing in the morning...not at night!!

So I received an email from somebody that goes to the same fat camp as me asking if I could make a card to give to her new baby grandaughter...I hope she likes it!!

I have used papers from Echo Park - Bundle of Joy, the image is from Cuddly Buddly which I coloured with promarkers this time, I added some glamour dust glitter to the flowers and the flowerpot....quite hard to see in the photo but they are there!! The flowers have all been made with die-namics rolled roses, the button is also from die-namics and the flourish is from Magnolia.  I added pearls to the centres of the flowers too...I also added some lace and a ribbon...the ribbon is actually fastened around the card to keep it closed...oh and I also stiched each of the layers too...hope you likey!!

supplies:

papers - Echo Park Bundle of Joy

image - Cuddly Buddly Eline Baby in flowerpot

pens - promarkers

lace - The ribbon Girl

ribbon - The ribbon Girl

pearls - The Hobby House

dies - various die-namics rolled roses, Magnolia flourish and die-namics - buttons

challenges:

Crafty Catz - lace and buttons

Stampin' for the Weekend - cute

In the Pink - anything goes

I ♥ Promarkers - all stitched up
Passion for Promarkers - all that glitters

Bearly Mine - dies/punches

Deep ocean - for a girl

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

My Mum's Craft Shop - dies, dies, dies
The Hobby House - anything goes

Fi

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Wee Blossom...

 

Good morning Sunday people...well I thought I was going to be organised this morning...I woke up early with the sun shining so thought I would get loads of washing done and hung up outside and guess what...the heavens have opened and it's pouring...typical Scottish weather!! Well I suppose I can make a start on my Cowboy Pie for dinner tonight...yummy!!

Anyway, I made this wee card last night.  I am loving my new sunflower die...and these papers from Fancy Pants Park Bench which I layered and distressed.  The stamp is Wee Blossom which I coloured with copics, I added some cheesecloth, pearls, the ribbon and button...this seems to be my style, the distressed layers, the blue and other colour combo and those fabby die cut flowers...this seems to be me and I hope you likey!!

supplies:

papers - Fancy Pants Park Bench -

stamp - Wee Blossom -

die - die-namics sunflower

sentiment - Stampin Up

button - stash

pearls

ribbon/cheesecloth 

challenges:

The Ribbon Girl - add a button

My Mums Craft Shop - spots or stripes

As you Like It - favourite die(sunflowers at the moment)

Crafty Calendar - blossoms and blooms

One Stop Craft Challenge - flower power

Mad for Markers - one for the girls

Bearly Mine - anything goes

Everybody Art - pearls

Crafty Ribbons - anything goes

Addicted to Stamps - beautiful button

By the Cute and Girly - flowers

Fi

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Lots of Layers...

Good morning folks....oh my what is this weather like...it's so baltic!!  Anyway I am a bit late this morning and that is because somebody had been mucking around with the settings on my camera and I couldn't get it fixed...the photos were all blurry but hey ho now it's fixed....wonder who was tampering...I can give you 2 guesses!!

So the challenge over at Sweet Stampin' this week is "lots of layers"...I so love lots of layers...gives you the chance to show all those fabby papers!!

We are sponsored this week by the fabulous My Mum's Craft Shop...

...who will be giving one lucky winner a £10 voucher to their store.

We also have our monthly sponsor The Ribbon Girl...

...who is also giving a £10 voucher to one winner.

So for my card I have used papers from MME - Lost and Found Two which I layered onto kraft card, the stamp is from LOTV which I coloured with promarkers, I bought this stamp at the SECC as I had ordered a sunflower die online and thought they would both be a perfect match however 3 and a half weeks later still no die...I am having problems with the online company which I won't order from ever again...best to stick to the ones you know...so since there was no die I added a few little flowers.

supplies

papers - MME Lost and found Two - stash

stamp - LOTV

flowers - WOC

pens - promarkers

pearls - stash

challenges:

My Mum's Craft Shop - spring

Lili's Little Fairies - spring
I ♥ promarkers - anything goes
Bearly Mine - anything goes
Crafty Boots - flowers

Fi

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