Thank You so much...

Another post from me tonight...this has been made using another new stamp set, this one is from Concord & 9th...I was a bit stumped at first but then I decided to use my zig clean color pens to colour this one.

First I cut the card to size and spritz it with water.  I then added the colour to the stamp and stamped onto the damp card, this made the colour easy to move around and add in some extra colour too. Once the stamping was finished I added some little splodges, stamped the sentiment and finished with sequins and doodled edges.

challenges:

CAS Watercolour Challenge - clean and simple

Simon Says Stamp- add a sentiment

Penny Black and more- add a sentiment

Fi

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My first DT card of 2017

Hi folks...my first DT card of 2017!!

Today is my last day before going back to work tomorrow s I made a point of spending most of the day crafting!

I bought this stamp just before Christmas as I thought it was quite versatile and I could do lots with it...I haven't used all of the stamps in the set only the main one, still practising with the others.

The stamp is from Concorde and 9th and is called Hello Lovely.  I stamped onto watercolour card and white embossed.  I coloured the image using my Spectrum Noir Aquablend pencils, I started with the lighter shades and then gradually added until I got the shade I wanted...I wanted it to look quite soft.

I stamped some splodges and the sentiment which are from the same set and then added a few sequins to finish.

Pop over to the Spectrum Noir Blog for more inspiration.

Challenges:
Happy Little Stampers - watercolour challenge
Penny Black and More - anything goes
Allsorts - something new (new stamp)
Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
Brown sugar - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Wordart Wednesday - anything goes

Fi

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Some pretty flowers...

Hi everybody, hope you are all well!

*sigh!

So today I decided to do a bit of watercolouring...I think I love these stamps and I think I love watercolouring!! This is so easy to do and you don't have to be great at colouring...Ijust love the effect, it's fab!

First, here's a wee close up...

So first I cut a piece of watercolour card and then white embossed the flowers, I actually had to mask them so I could overlap...that actually took me longer to cut and mask than it did to colour!

Edited: forgot to say the stgamps are from Tim holtz Flower Garden set.

Then I started colouring with my watercolour pens, starting with the lightest to darkest and just gradually adding colour until I got the shade I wanted.

I added a sentiment and some sequins to finish.

challenges:
Stamping Sensations - anything goes
Allsorts - fabulous florals
Colour Crazy Challenge - anything goes
Crafty Catz - anything goes
Fab 'n' Funky -anything goes
Dream Valley - In the Pink
Penny Black and more - anything goes

Fi

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Poppy Gems...

Happy Sunday everybody!!

Well I am up to my eyes in work but I ordered some new crafty goodies and this stamp was one of my new purchases.  I am off down south in the morning to the Bulmers cider mill to meet some important people....and of course work!!  I'm there for three days so back late on Wednesday.

I couldn't wait to stamp and colour up this stamp as I have been eyeing it up for ages, it's from Penny Black and is called Poppy Gems.

I white embossed the image but left a section off the card...so that isn't the full image you can see.  I then coloured the image using my watercolour pens.  I gradually added colour building up the layers and I think it looks ok...I am still practising.  I also added some shading around the flowers as I think it helped them to pop out. I added a sentiment and some sequins, pearls and gems.

Iam actually loving white embossing at the moment...it is very therapeutic watercolouring over embossing, it helps not to go over the lines too....so there may be more to come lol!

challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - one layer

Cute Card Thursday -embossing

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes

Bunny Zoe - summer florals

The Ribbon Girl - any image(not sure if I need to use ribbon, if so just delete this)
Penny Black & More - anything goes

Fi

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A Little Thank You

Hi folks, happy Friday!

I'm here today with my card for My Mum's Craft Shop!

I have been doing a bit of watercolouring and this set of stamps from MFT called Build-able Bouquet is the perfect set to start with as the images aren't too big. 

For this card I stamped the images and white embossed, this helps the colour not to run over the lines, it kind of holds it in place....it's a fab technique!  I then used watercolour pens to colour the images.  I added some little sequins and some white splodges to finish!


challenges:
Cute Card Thursday - embossing
Cute as a button- anything goes
Bunny Zoe -summer florals
Fab 'n' Funky - add a sentiment
Noor Design - anything goes
Penny Black & More - anything goes

Fi

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A Very Merry Christmas...

Howdy folks...now I just love this time of year and making my Christmas cards....I have used this LOTV image I had from last year as I was looking for something quickish and there is minimal colouring on this one.  I have used inktense pencils to colour the image and layered it onto black clard and then mounted it onto kraft card.  I added a ribbon and bow and added a wee snowflake charm and flower...oh yes and doodles and pearls were added!!

The Ribbon Girl - Christmas card

Crafty Calendar - It's all about Christmas

Less is More - non traditional Christmas colours

Winter Wonderland - pick & Mix (use 3 of something) I have used pearls

ABC Christmas Challenge - Very Merry Christmas

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Deep Ocean Challenge - one layer

Bunny Zoe - animals

Penny Black and More - anything goes

A Little Bit Crafty - CAS

Stamping Sensations - Simply Christmas

Fi

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GDT at BunnyZoe Challenge blog...

Good morning bloggers on this frosty morning!!

This morning I am sharing my card I made for my Guest spot over at Bunny Zoe challenge Blog for the month of November...I was so chuffed when Nikki asked me if I would like a turn at guest designing...how could I refuse!!

So the theme this month is "shabby chic" not a theme I have to say I am good at however hopefully my efforts have paid off.

The stamp is Autumn  from Saturated Canary which you can buy from Bunny Zoe's shop, I coloured her with copics and did some shading with polychromos, the hair was a bit scary as there's loads of it and I thought I might have to chop some of it off however I think it turned out ok... The papers are digi papers from the Sweet Shoppe, I stitched each of the layers onto bazzill card and then distressed all around the edges to give a shabby look.  The leaves have been cut with my die-namics autumn wreath die, I then inked them up with lots of autumnal colours and then crinkled the edges of them too for more shabbiness!!

Hope you likey!!

challenges:
Penny Black and More - anything goes
Stampin for the Weekend - Autumn/Fall colours

Fi

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MMCS DT card...

Good morning folks and hurray for then weekend!!  I have had such a busy 2 weeks at work, unbelievable actually!!  I now have the weekend to catch up on housework and then it starts all over again.

So this weeks theme over at My Mum's Craft Shop is Winter birthdays.  The girls have shared with you some of their cards using winter images on birthday cards, so here's mine!!

The papers are Echo Park - Tis the Season which were layered onto bazzill card and doodled around, the stamp is Quinn in her boots from Stamping Bella which I coloured with copics, I then added some glamour dust to the furry bits on Quinn's boots and her hat and the snow.

I added a big button with some black twine, the message and of course the snowflake.

supplies:

stamp - Quinn in her boots stamping Bella

papers - Tis the Season Echo park

stickles - silver

copics - various

challenges:
Charisma cardz - anything goes
Hanna and Friends - glitter
Whimsy - anything goes
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Penny Black and More - anything goes

Fi

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GDT card for LOTV...

Good morning folks, and my scheduled post....which normally means I am at work but this morning I am off, so catching up on some housework etc ahead of my mammoth 4 month task to sort some stuff at work...

Well this is the last card from me as GDT for LOTV Ideas to Inspire, i love these stamps soooo much and it has been an honour having my cards displayed on their blog.

The stamp I have used is The Top Hat, coloured with copics, the message is from the Grungy christmas sentiments set the papers are Fancy Pants Hot Chocolate...I do need to find me some more of them...the snowflakes have been cut using my die-namics let it snowflake set and then I added some stickles to them.  I finished with that huge button...hope you likey!!


challenges:
Cutie Pie challenge -  Cute with bingo embellishments (glitter, pearls, bow)
Here Come the Boys - christmas in brown and cream
Penny Black and more - anything goes
Graph its - alternative christmas colour
Winter wonderland - check this out

Fi

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2nd GDT card for LOTV...

Good morning bloggers and my scheduled post...

Here we are with my 2nd card as Guest Designer for LOTV Ideas to Inspire....however Anne is on a wee holiday so if you pop over to the Lili of the Valley Facebook page you can see it there....I just love these stamps!!  So I have used Santa Stop Here and coloured with copics, I aslo did some shading with polychromos.  The papers are digi papers from The Sweet Shoppe called "ain't that snow"....they are actualy gorgeous IRL!!  I layered each of them on to bazzill card and added some stitching.  I also added a piece of lace to one of the layers. I have cut the tree using my Dee's Distinctively - Snow covered tree die.  the snowflakes have been pucnched with my MS Himalayan and Arctic snowflake punches.  I added a few gems and loads of glitter to finish...hope you likey!!


challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - no digis
Bunny Zoes - something blue
Penny Black and More - anything goes

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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