Papertake Weekly - First Christmas!

Here is a card I made for this week challenge over on Papertake Weekly....First Christmas.For my card I have used a Saturated Canary image called Spritz, a Baby Christmas Elf which I have coloured with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - E23

Clothing - R37/R39/E40/E41/E42

Candy Cane - R37/R39

I  have also added Stickles in Platinum to the bell on the hat, and Stickles in Diamond to the wings (I used a paint brush to add just a little to the wings) and Glossy Accents to the eyes.

The papers are all by Magnolia and I have added a couple of heart pins, some ribbon that was salvaged from some packaging and Making Memories tiny alphas for the sentiment.

Be sure to check out the inspiration over on the Papertake Weekly Challenge Blog.

Tiddly Inks - Acrylic Card

Here is an acrylic card I made using one of the new images over on Tiddly Inks. She is called Angel Spice and I have coloured her with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Eyes - B21/B23

Hair - E50/E53

Clothing/Bow - B21/B23

Heart - R37

The base of the card is acrylic and I have added some Bazzill Kraft cardstock, and stuck it to the back of the card to cover the glue used to hold the patterned paper and also to strengthen the card. The papers are all  Dream Street Wonderland. I have added some Tim Holtz Alterations "wings" diecuts and decorated them with some Stickles glitter glue and a heart cut with my SU punch.

As this week is an Anything Goes challenge on Papertake Weekly, I am entering the card there too.

SJ's Little Musings Friday Freebie and Buy it Now!

It's Friday Freebie time over on SJ's Little Musings Blog, this week the freebie is a cute telephone. She also has a Buy It Now called Love2Type, and for the bargain price of £1.50 you receive 11...yes 11 images, some coloured, some uncoloured and some with text and some without. Also in her Folksy store you car buy a postcard of the image I have used, which she will personalise...for me she left it blank as I wanted to make quite a few, so I added some MM mini alphas to mine, and created the rest of the sentiment in MS Word using a Love Letters (typewriter) font. The papers are all Bo Bunny Crush and I have layered them with some black Bazzill cardstock. The hearts were punched from the papers using an SU punch.

I have also used this weeks sketch over on Papertake Weekly (although I made the main image square instead of circular), and followed the theme over on A Spoon Full of Sugar, so please pop over there and check out their challenges.

Lili of the Valley Challenge and Blog Hop!

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This week the Lili of the Valley Challenge is being combined with a Blog Hop to celebrate the Release of the Tea and Chat, Party Girls and Sentiments collections, full details of the  Challenge and Blog Hop can be found on the Lili of the Valley Challenge Blog .  If you have arrived here from  Marcea's Blog  you are in the right place, if not then hop over to Lili of the Valley Challenge Blog to begin.

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This week the Lili of the Valley Challenge has a theme  ANYTHING GOES, here is my card...

For my card I have used the "Rosie with Cake" image. She has been coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E53/E55
Clothing - BG10/BG11/R20/R21/BG72/Y21/Y38
Cake - E47/E49/R20/R21/R37/Y21

The papers are all by October Afternoon from the Fly a Kite 8x8 paper pad. The sentiment is by Inkadinkado, you can get a large selection of them from Tracy @ Dies to Die For, HERE. Unfortunately she doesn't have this one at the moment. I have embellished with some Cherry Blossoms, Roses, a few pins and some pearl bling. I also used the sketch this week over on Papertake Weekly Challenge Blog.

The next stop on the Hop is DawnyP's Blog.

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes!

This week over on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog our theme is Anything Goes. We are also sponsored this week by Simon Says Stamp, so be sure to pop on over and check out the DT cards.

For my card I have used an image by Some Odd Girl, she is called Peace Kaylee. She has been coloured with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - 100/C3

Clothing R37/Y21

The papers are all October Afternoon Thrift Shop which I have layered with Bazzill black cardstock and also some Dovecraft glitter cardstock. I made the flower with the papers and also the Magnolia Doo-Hickey Peony Petals die, the centre is from The Hobby House that I got at the NEC and I put a large self adhesive pearl in the centre.

Be sure to join us over on the Cute Card Thursday Blog to be in with a chance of winning that $25 voucher. I have also used the sketch over on Papertake Weekly again for this card....don't ya just love DawnyP's sketches.

Four in One!

Here is a card I have been making since before the weekend....with all my other committments, I put aside the coloured image until I had time to make a card. I sometimes just love to colour with no card/theme/challenge in mind....just for the therapy...LOL

Anyway this card combines the challenges on....

Some Odd Girl - Monochromatics

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Papertake Weekly - Redo (Monochrome Madness)

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Sparkle & Shine (There is glitter on the background paper and on the wings of the image...and some pearl bling...and I think her hair looks like it is shining too.

For my card I have used Head in the Clouds Kaylee from Some Odd Girl which I have coloured with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Eyes - B21

Hair - E55/E53/E50

Clothing - E40/E41/E42/E43/E44/E47
The papers are all DCWV Linen Closet and I have embellished with Cherry Blossoms, pearls, heart pins and a Craftwork Cards sentiment.

Be sure to check out all the challenges to see the DT inspiration.

SJ's Little Musing and Friday Freebie...

This week over on SJ's Little Musings blog, SJ has a freebie image and a paid image available. I have used this weeks paid image called Priscilla which you can buy HERE for the super special price of just £1. I have coloured her with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - E47/E44

Clothing - BG10/BG11/BG72

Boots - E30/E31

The papers are all DCWV Linen Closet and I have used this weeks sketch over on the Papertake Weekly Challenge Blog. I have embellished with some cherry blossoms and roses and a couple of Heidi Grace decorative puns. The sentiment is a stamp by Penny Black.

So SJ has also kindly provided a freebie image this week, which is a really cute set of crayons. I didn't get a chance to make anything with the image this week...but it will be a useful little image to have in my digi collection.

SJ's Little Musings Friday Freebie & New Buy It Now!

This week over on SJ's Little Musings Blog she is offering a Friday Freebie, that matches perfectly with her new Buy it Now image.

Here is a card I have made with her Buy it Now image...

This image is called Alys (pronounced Alice), and you can read all about her and buy here HERE. I have used the outline version and coloured her with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - 100/C3/R27/R29

Clothing - G000/G00/W0/W1/W2/R27/R29/Y21

Trowel - W0/W1/W2/E57

Basket - E40/E41/E42/YR04/G12

Plant Pots - E57/G12

Seeds - W0/G12/YR02/E30/E31 
The papers are all Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety, I didn't use SJ's cute papers are I ran out of colour ink just as I finished printing the papers and images for my other two cards below...


So last week SJ's Buy it Now's were a girl and boy sock monkey, you can get them HERE...and here are a couple of cards I made with them...

Miranda

Marvin

The one common element in all these cards (apart from using SJ's Little Musings) is that they are all using this weeks sketch provided by DawnyP over on Papertake Weekly Challenge Blog.

Cute Card Thursday - Dieing for a Punch!

This week over on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog our theme is Dieing for a Punch. We want you to put away those punches and die-cutting machines....so NO nesties, punches etc.

For my card I have used a digi image by The Greeting Farm, she is called Birthday Anya. I have coloured her with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - E44/E47/E49

Clothing - R01/R02/BG32/BG34

Cupcake - E49/R02/R05

The papers are all My Minds Eye So Sophie available from Dies to Die For. I have also used this weeks sketch over on Sketch Saturday. I have embellished with some flowers, buttons, decorative pins, Stampin' Up ribbon, lace and a sentiment by Craftwork Cards.

I am also entering this card into this weeks challenge on A Spoonfull of Sugar 3 flowers, 2 buttons & 1 ribbon) and also onto this weeks challenge on Papertake Weekly as there theme is also 3-2-1.

Be sure to check out the Cute Card Thursday challenge to see the amazing cards made by our Design Team.

Tiddly Inks Challenge - Time to Gear Up for School...

This week over on the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog our theme is Time to Gear Up for School....I think that says it all.

I have used one of the Avenger Series called Inky Avenger, and I have coloured her with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - 100/C3/BG09

Clothing - R27/R29/BG09/Y17/YG25

The papers are all Scenic Route Appleton and I have layered them with some red cardstock, added a sentiment that comes with the stamp and a bit of bling.

Christy has released lots of super cute new back to school images...which I would have used....but I had already made my card. So be sure to pop over and check out the awesomeness that is the TI DT.....those ladies ROCK!

Pixie Dust Studios - Colour Combo...

Here is my card for this weeks challenge over on the Pixie Dust Studio Challenge Blog, where our theme is a colour combo of Blue/Silver/White or Ivory.

For my card I have used King Wink and coloured him with Copics using the following colours...

Wink - C0/C1/C2/C3

Clothing - B93/B95/C3/C5

The papers are all by My Minds Eye Signature Christmas stack I got last Christmas. I have embellished just using some snowflakes made with a Martha Stewart punch and a sentiment by Craftwork Cards.

Be sure to check out the rest of the DT cards over on Pixie Dust Studio Challenge Blog.

I also used the sketch over on Papertake Weekly this week....so hop on over there too.

SJ's Little Musings Friday Freebie...

Here is a card I made with this weeks Friday freebie over on SJ's Little Musings blog. He is called Derek the Dinosaur and he loves parties. I have coloured Derek with Copics using the following colours...

BG10/BG11/BG13/R35/R37/YG03/Y08. The papers are all DCWV from the Doodlin' Around stack. I have simply added some ribbon, star buttons, stars punched with my SU punch and a Craftwork Cards sentiment.

I have also used the sketch this week over on Papertake Weekly...I do so love DawnyP's sketches....she is the sketch master!

I am suffering the after effects of a nasty headache this morning...heads feels fragile...but still I have to go off to work in a while.

I am so glad it's Friday...looking forward to a quiet weekend of crafting and playing in the garden with Georgia as David is working away in Liverpool for the third weekend in a row. Just four weeks left of school, and then we will be able to go up to Liverpool for the weekend with him. Georgia has a Beatles concert at school and has learnt the words to about half a dozen of their songs which they are performing in a concert at the school on the 10th July. On Monday we are tie-dying t-shirts for all the kids to wear...I am going into school to help and am looking forward to it. I have even promised Georgia a trip to The Beatles Museum when we go to Liverpool, which she is very excited about.

Be sure to go over to SJ's Little Musing blog anf download Derek.

Cute Card Thursday - Challenge 117 - A Sketch by Claudia

This week over on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog we have a wonderful sketch provided by Claudia for you to follow. We are also joined by our new regular monthly sponsor....Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. Kimmie and her store will be sponsoring our monthly sketches.

So on to my cards....yes I made TWO.

For the first of my two cards I used one of Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps, she is called "Angry Ballerina" and I have coloured her with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - E50/E51/E53

Clothing - E70/E71/R81/R83R85

The papers are all Tim Holtz "Vintage Shabby" which I have inked the edges of. I have added some Stampin' Up choc chip taffeta tied in a bow with my bow maker, a Maya Road pearl pin, Craftwork Cards circle sentiment and some buttons from my stash. 

For my second card I have used the new "Miss Evie Patches" available as a Digi Download from Squiggle Stamps. Miss Evie has been coloured with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - E50/E51/E53/B93/B95/R35/R37

Clothing - R35/R37/B93/B95/B97/B32

The papers are all Sassafras Lass "Serendipity" and were from an old ScrapaGoGo kit....probably my favourite of all the kits I had from them in my two year DT stint, and also where I fell in love with Sassafras Lass papers....and they still look good! I have embellished with a couple of heart pins, a red spotted bow, a Craftwork Cards circle sentiment and a few buttons from my stash.

I am also entering these cards into the following other challenges...

All That Scraps - (Kraftin' Kimmie image) Buttons & Bows

Papertake Weekly - (Kraftin' Kimmie image) Ice Cream Flavours (mine is Choc/Strawberry)

A Spoon Full of Sugar - (Squiggle Stamps image) Enjoy the Sunshine

Be sure to check out the Cute Card Thursday blog and enter our challenge to be in with a chance of winning TWO of the new Mermaid images from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

SJ's Little Musings...the Pink Elephant card...

OK, so yesterday SJ said on Facebook that she wanted to see the Eli image coloured in pink...so yesterday I set to colouring them pink...and how cute do they look....they are now a Mother & Daughter combo...how versatile.

For the card I have used the sketch over on Papertake Weekly this week. The papers are a real mixture, the bottom one is MME Lush, the pink square one was set to me by a lovely lady who was our guest on CCT, and the diecut one is also MME Contrary. The cardstock is all by Provocraft from one of the Cricut pads. I have embellished with the same Magnolia sentiment above the image, and also a Craftwork Card round sentiment, some decorative pins, flowers, pearl bling and a butterflies punched with my Martha Stewart punch.

I love the pink and aqua combo....Be sure to check on the Papertake Weekly challenge blog....some gorgeous cards to feat your eyes upon.

Cute Card Thursday - Colour Combo!

This week on Cute Card Thursday we have a colour combo for you...

We want to see your cards/projects that feature these colours. There can be splashes of other colours, but we want these colours to be the main feature of your card. You can either you loads of all three colours or just a hint of some.

For my card I have you an image from our sponsor this week Stitchy Bear Stamps, she is called "Flip Flop" and I have coloured her with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - E50/E51/E53

Bikini - B000/B00/B02/B05

Flip Flops - R02

The papers are all DCWV "Tahiti Beach". I have embellished with some Anita's ribbon, a selection of pins, some pearl bling a couple of butterflies punched with my Martha Stewart punch and a sentiment by Craftwork Cards.

I have also entered this card into this weeks challenge over on Papertake Weekly as their theme is Fun/Fun/Fun...a summer theme, ie Beach/Swimmins/BBQ/Gardening etc...so I think this definately fits.

Cute Card Thursday - No Designer Papers!

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This week over on Cute Card Thursday challenge bloy our theme is "No Designer Papers!". So no pre-printed/bought digi papers. You can however emboss, stamp...or leave plain cardstock.

For my card I have used one of the recent hAnglar & stAnglar images stamped onto Kraft cardstock and coloured with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - E50/E51/E53

Clothing - E30/E47/G000/G00

I have also used a Magnolia script backgound stamp which I stamped over the main image by masking her off first. The cardstock is DCWV (teal), Bazzill (brown) and Stampin' Up (kraft) and I have sanded and embossed it with Cuttlebug embossing folders. I have simply added some Ikea string, a sentiment by Craftwork Cards, a couple of pins, pearl bling and some Bazzill tulle. 

Be sure to pop on over to the Cute Card Thursday blog to see what the rest of the DT came up with....there is something different on almost all the cards... 


I am also entering this card into the following challenges...
Papertake Weekly - Sketch #41
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Celebrations!
Crafty Angels - Teal & Brown

Cute Card Thursday...a Sketch by Me!

This week over on Cute Card Thursday it's sketch time, and this time it's one of mine.  

For my card I have used "Tilda Ballerina" from Magnolia, she has been coloured with Copics (available HERE from DTDF) using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - E50/E51/E53

Crown - Y21

Clothing - R11/R20

The papers are all Basic Grey "Porcelain" and I have embellished with Fancy Pants pins Martha Stewart punched butterflies, pearl bling made into a swirl using the Bazzill bling templates, and some roses and cherry blossoms. The sentiment is one of my tickets.

I am also entering this card into the following challenges...

Papertake Weekly - Say it with flowers

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Cute & Girly

Be sure to check out all three blogs and see what their respective DT's came up with.

Cute Card Thursday - Someone Special!

This week on Cute Card Thursday our theme is "Someone Special", we want to see your cards and projects made with someone special in mind.

For my card I have used an image by "Maddie" she is a free digi image over on StampInsanity, you can get her HERE....and she is gorgeous...I want them to do more digis of her... Anyway, I have coloured her with Copics (available HERE from DTDF) using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - E50/E51/E53

Clothing - C0/C1/C2/C3/C5/R37

The papers are a mixture of Doodlebug (red dotted) and Pink Paislee Bayberry Cottage (black houndstooth and black floral). I have also used some Doodlebug glitter cardstock. I have embellished with ribbon, heart pins, butterflies made using my Martha Stewart punch, bling and a ribbon bow. The sentiment is made up using Making Memories mini alpha's "Hannah", the quote is by Inkadinkado, the "Special Niece" is by Craftwork Cards and I have also used one of my own ticket sentiments printed onto kraft cardstock.

The card is actually for my Niece Hannah who is going to be 9 on Tuesday next week...two days after my daughter Georgia who will be 8....for two days a year they are the same age....and Georgia loves it....Hannah not so much...LOL.

Be sure to hop on over to the Cute Card Thursday blog and check out the rest of the DT's creations. I am also entering this card into the challenge on Crafty Angels as their theme is "One for the Girls", and also on Papertake Weekly as their theme is "Shiny, Sparkly & Special" and this card has glitter, bling and is for someone special.

Lili of the Valley Challenge - Sketch by Bev

This week over on the Lili of the Valley Challenge blog there is a fab sketch by Bev. For my card I have used "On the Garden Wall" available HERE. Which has been coloured with Copics using the following colours (available HERE from Tracy @ DTDF)...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - (Girl) E47/E49 (Boy) E31/E33/E35

Clothing - (Girl) BG10/BG11/BG13/R20/R21/R22 (Boy) R29

Wall - E30/E31

The papers are all My Minds Eye "Be Loved" and the kraft cardstock is by Stampin' Up. I have embellished with some lace from my stash, blossoms available HERE from Creative Treasures, some pearl bling and one of my own ticket sentiments.

Thought I would also add another little sneaky peek of another of the stamps being released on June 1st....I will be showing previews during May...so keep your eyes peeled...

I am also entering this card into the challenge over on Papertake Weekly as their theme this week is Shiny, Sparkly & Special...and I have used plenty of glitter over the flowers...and of course the pearl bling.

Cute Card Thursday - Boyz to Men!

This week over on the Cute Card Thursday challenge blog our theme is Boyz to Men! We want to see your cards for the Men, or Boys in your life. This week I made two cards...one for a boy and one for a young man.

For the first card I have used an image by hAnglar & stAnglar and coloured him with Copics (available HERE from Tracy @ Dies to Die For) using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - E44/E47/E49

Clothing - B93/B95/B97/BG72/BG78/C0/C1/C2/C3/C5/E44

Skateboard - C3/C5/C7/BG78

The papers are all Pink Paislee "Bayberry Cottage" and I have added some tickets that I made with my Tim Holtz die and Autumn Leaves stamps, and a few buttons and brads from my stash. I have also used the sketch over on Sketch Saturday.

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For this card I have used one of the Mikey digi images from Charmed Cards and Crafts, he has also been coloured with Copics...but I forgot to write down all the numbers for you....and I cannot remember them.

The papers are also by Pink Paislee this time from the "365 Degrees". I have just added a sentiment by Craftwork Cards (available HERE from Creative Treasures) and a few brads from my stash. This card also uses the DawnyP's sketch over on Papertake Weekly.

Be sure to check out all three challenge blog to see what the respective DT's have done with the challenges.