SJ's Little Musings Friday Freebie...

Well it's Friday, and you know what day that is.....SJ's Little Musings Friday Freebie Day. This week SJ has come up with something a little bit different.....we have a musing with no head!...."Off with her head" as the Queen of Hearts said in Alice in Wonderland. SJ is always so wonderful with her musings and this week she not only gives you a version to colour yourself...she also gives you one coloured with clouds and one coloured with clouds and a sentiment.....I used the coloured with clouds one and added my own sentiment. I found the quote on the internet and thought it matched the image perfectly....it says...

"On a bad day, 

I have mood swings - but on a good day, 

I have the whole mood playground. "

I loved it and thought it would work as a card to a best friend...who knows what your mood swings are like....LOL

So I took the image, and added the sentiment in Photoshop Elements, when it was printed the skin was a little pale (darn printer) and so I added some more colour to the skin and jumper with my Copics. The papers are a real mix....Wild Rose Studions (pink dotted), 3Bugs (green plaid), and Pink Paislee (green damask/brocade). I have backed the card and image with green and pink Bazill cardstock. I have added a few embellishments....I just can't make a card with no embellies...LOL. The pink cherry blossoms were from Creative Treasures as was the heart pin, the star pin is by Making Memories, the ribbon was found lurky in my ribbon mountain, butterflies were punched with my Martha Stewart punch, I added two layers to each one, the top layer being vellum. I finally finished off with a butterfly sentiment by Craftwork Cards.

Be sure to check out SJ's Little Musings blog to see what the rest of the DT made with her.

**StampInsanity update....if you go over to the StampInsanity website and become a member of The Asylum (a follower) there will be a Maddie freebie once we reach 50 Asylum members....we are at 44 so not many needed.....hurry peeps...I need another Maddie!!!**

Pixie Dust Studios Challenge - Cut it Out!

This week over on the Pixie Dust Studio Challenge blog our theme is "Cut it Out!". We want to see your images either cut out in part or full. I personally love the look of cards with the images cut out as you lose all the white and the colours of the card really stand out.

For my card I have used the "Island Pixie" available HERE, and she has been coloured with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - E50/E51/E53

Wings - B000/B00/B02

Clothing - R00/R01/R02/Y21/Y17

The papers are all DCWV Tahiti Beach and I have added some raffia to the side tied into a bow with a flower charm dangling and three buttons.

Be sure to pop on over to the Pixie Dust Studio Challenge blog and see what the other DT members have come up with. I am also entering this card into the challenge on A Spoon Full of Sugar as I have used three designer papers and three buttons.

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.

Party Gifts and Gift Boxes...

With Georgia's 8th Birthday just days away, I have all the party bits organised, right down to the gift bags for friends coming bowling and for pizza. I made each of them a necklace with ribbon & shrink plastic, and also a zip pull....Here is a picture of one set, each set is ever so slightly different...

So each girl will get a set in a box with a couple of mini chocolate bars in there too....I mean a girl needs chocolate right!

Here is a picture of all the boxes with each girls name on. They are almost finished, I just need to go and get a pack of chocolate and add the ribbon around the rim of each box...then they are all done...

The boxes are made from a piece of Bazzill bling that is 6x11 inches and is folded into a 4x4 mini pizza box. The top is decorated with a die-cut done using my Nesties Label One, a heart pin and also a black dotted bow. The flowers are made from the same tissue paper that is inside the box.

So with the bowling lane booked, the restaurant confirmed, gifts made....all I need to do is pick up a cake and a balloon, buy chocolate for the gift boxes, and go and get a couple more small birthday pressies for the Birthday Girl! Where are the Dads when it comes to sorting all this stuff out!

News from Lili of the Valley...

Wonderful news from Lili Of The Valley. 

Check this out - 

Its a brand new blog that the wonderful Laila, who is LOTV’s Art Director, has started and it’s a place where you will find all sorts of ideas and tips and tutorials. Right now there is a wonderful tutorial that shows you how to blend with Promarkers and if you are a Copics fan, then there is a link to the website where you’ll find a pdf document with comparison colours for Promarkers so you will be able to match up. It’s a fabulous tutorial and will help you get the best out of your pens and improve your colouring :)

So hop on over when you get a spare minute and become a follower so you don't miss out on anything.

Oh and there is a little sneak peek for you ….… isn't she adorable.

To the Max!!!

Super quick post from me today....Here is a card I made with one of the digi images over on Squiggle Stamps available HERE. The wonderful thing about the digi's is that you can print them bigger than regular stamps. This is a real godsend when you need to make a bigger card, just like I have. This card is actually 8x8 and normally a regular image would be a little lost, I however print the cake out at 10x13cms and even tried it at 13x18cms (perfect for an A4 card), and coloured with with Copics using the following colours...

E50/E51/R81/R83

The papers are all DCWV "Be Mine" and I have embellished with lace, pearl pins, flowers and a Prima bling swirl that I chopped up a little. The sentiment tickets are ones I made with the file I made available to download yesterday.

So go check out the Squiggle Stamps shop and see what takes your fancy.

Ticket Sentiments...

So I have been receiving requests for a download of the ticket sentiments I have been using. So as you want them...you can download them HERE. I have been printing them onto Bazzill Kraft or Stampin' Up Kraft cardstock, but in the pictures below I used regular white A4 cardstock. 

Click on the picture for a closer look...

Once printed I have used an EK Success "Cutter Bee" to make the perforation line, and a WRMK Crop-A-Dile Big Bite (or you can use a Provocraft Silent Setter...or whatever you use to make holes for eyelets). Once this is done all you need to do it cut out the rows and then rip along the perforation...and turn them into this...

The file is full of different sentiments that I wanted, but feel free to alter any so they fit your needs. Also the file is done using Microsoft Word.

Please leave me some love if you have downloaded this file, and add a link so that I can see what you have made.

Anyone for Anya? - Lucky Numbers!

This week on Anyone for Anya? challenge blog our theme is "lucky numbers!". We want to see you use numbers somewhere in your creation.

For my card I have used the new TGF image, Cuddle Anya, you can get her HERE from DTDF, and she has been coloured with copics using the following colours, also available HERE from DTDF.

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - E50/E51/E53

Clothing - R81/R83/R85/E30/E31/E33

Teddy Bear - E30/E31/E33

The papers are all Wild Rose Studio, available HERE and I have layered them with Bazzill Kraft cardstock. I have embellished with a Jenni Bowlin "Bingo Card", a couple of Heidi Grace decorative pins, some flowers that I got HERE and HERE from Creative Treasures, a teddy charm, some Bazzill tulle, some pearl bling and I also added a couple of butterflies using my Martha Stewart punch & stamp.

I am also entering this card into this weeks challenge on Crafty Angels (1 ribbon, 2 papers & 3 flowers), and A Spoon Full of Sugar "Furry Friends".

A Digi for ME!

Rachel over on Critchley Creations is trying to raise money for AYME (pronounced AIM)Action for Young People with ME. This is a great charity who provide information, support and friendship for young ME sufferers. She has THREE digi images designed by Lexi of Lexi's Doodles.  They cost just £1 each and if you buy all three you could win a bumper prize of goodies from the Lexi Doodles DT.

Here is just one of the fab images...

So make sure you head on over to Rachel's blog and purchase these fab stamps for an amazing charity. I had the pleasure of meeting the founder of the charity in early 2009 and she is an amazing woman, it was inspiring to sit and hear how she talked about the young people her charity helps.

Something different....

As Georgia's 8th Birthday is fast approaching and she wants to have a mini party with 5 of her school friends I thought I could actually manage to make my own invitations...and here they are...

I have made the design using digi elements, the blue part is a "Half Cut" by Amy Woolf, and I have added the party details and a photo of Georgia that I took last Sunday. I then punched some butterflies with my Martha Stewart punch & stamp, and added an image by The Greeting Farm which I coloured with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - R81/R83

Hairband - BG01/BG05

Clothing - R81/R83/R85/BG01/BG05

The butterflies have been punched out of some Wild Rose Studio paper, and finished off by adding some Stickles in "stardust" to the wings of the butterflies.

The girls I handed them to after school yesterday loved them. I have had to make an extra as one little girl couldn't make it...so Georgia asked another of the girls in her class instead.

SJ's Little Musings Friday Freebie...

It's Friday and time for another of SJ's Little Musings Friday Freebie... and here he is...meet 

As always you can find out a little bit about him and download him HERE on SJ's blog. I have coloured him with my trusty Copics (available HERE from Dies to Die For) using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - C2/C3/C5/C7
Clothing - E44/E47/E49/E33/E35/R59/Y17/Y38/YR04/W2/W9
The papers are all DCWV "Rockstar" and I have used this weeks sketch over on Sketch Saturday (again). I have embellished with stars cut using my SU punch from the DCWV papers, a ticket sentiment made on my PC....which I will be adding a file for you to download....if you let me know that you want it, and an embroidered guitar from Hobbycraft.

Be sure to hop on over to SJ's Little Musings blog and download Gray...you can also see what the rest of the DT came up with.

Pixie Dust Studios Challenge - Kraft!

This week over on the Pixie Dust Studios Challenge blog the theme is "krafty". We want to see you use kraft cardstock on your card/project...but mine is on order and still hasn't arrived...so I used an old Pizza box as the base. I have used one of the images from the "On the Prairie" collection which has been coloured with Copics using the following colours...
E30/E31/E33/E57/R01/R02/R05/BG00/BG02/BG05
The papers are DCWV "Tahiti Beach" and I have added some American Craft glitter thickers, and a length of Ikea string. 


Hop on over to the Pixie Dust Studios Challenge blog and check out the rest of the DT's work.

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.

Squiggle Tuesday...

Here is my Squiggle project this week...an acetate card featuring Kraft (our May challenge). I have coloured Oscar as a Clown with Copics, available as a digi HERE using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/R20/R37

Hair - Y17/Y21

Clothing - YR04/YG23/R85/B39/BG49/R59/W5/W7/W9

The papers are Sassafras Lass "Amplify" and Bo Bunny (spotted ones). I have added some buttons to make him appear to ge juggling.

The sentiment is one I made on the PC...

Be sure to pop on over to the Squiggle blog and join in with our May challenge.

Pixie Dust Studios - Release Day "On the Prairie"...

Today is release day of the "On the Prairie" collection.....now available HERE from Pixie Dust Studio.

Here is another card I made with one of the images from the collection. I have just used Coredinations cardstock, the image and a ticket sentiment that I created on the PC for this one. The image has been coloured with Copics as always...
Pocket - B93/B95/B97
Frog - YG63/YG67
Snake - E13/E15/E08
The belt was created by running a strip of card through the Big Shot with an embossing folder, then rubbing Versamark ink over, adding embossing powder and then melting with a heat gun to make it look like leather.

As you can see from the angled photo below...I have raised it on 3d foam pads to add dimension.

Also released today is a very special collection designed by Kathy's very talented daughter Payton....aren't they just the cutest...

Just to show you how cute they are...I made this card with one of the images...

The papers are all My Minds Eye "Be Loved" and they are layered with DCWV cardstock. I have added some Tim Holtz "Adage" tickets and a couple of Heidi Grace decorative pins. The images were coloured with Copics using the following colours...
BG10/BG11/BG13
R01/R02/R05

And just incase you want to try one of the for FREE....there is one of those too....what more can you ask for...

So make sure you head right on over and get yours....HERE.

Sneak Peek of tomorrows new release...

Here is a peek at one of tomorrows new releases over on Pixie Dust Studios. There will also be a mini collection available tomorrow! Now on to one of the cards I have made with one of these cuties...

I have coloured her with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - R81/R83/R85

Clothing - YG63/YG67/R81/R83/R85

The papers are some old Gin-X that I got in my first ever ScrapaGoGo kit back in 2005.....I know in crafting terms they are almost vintage. I have embellished with some pink raffia that was also in the kit, some bling from my stash, a couple of pins. The sentiments are Inkadinkado Kids Quotes and a ticket one I made on the PC.

Be sure to check out Pixie Dust Studios tomorrow for the new release...

Anyone for Anya? - Lotsa Layers!

This week over on the Anyone for Anya? challenge blog our theme is Lotsa Layers! We want to see your layered dimensional cards. You can just create lots of paper and card layers, or you can decoupage your image....I have done both on my card.

For my card I have used one of the new The Greeting Farm Creepers called "Thursday", and she has been coloured with Copics (available HERE from Tracy @ Dies to Die For) using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - E42/E43/E44/E04

Eyes - B12

Clothing - B93/B95/B97/BG32/BG34/Y21/Y26/C0/C1/C2/C3/C5/C7/Colorless Blender

The papers are all October Afternoon "Hometown" which I have layered with some Bazzill & DCWV cardstock. I have embellished with a couple of heart pins available HERE (to make the black one I coloured a silver one with a black Sharpie) from Creative Treasures, a dotted ribbon bow from Craft Fairy, and some black bling from my stash. The sentiments are a mixture of TGF stamps (Sassy), Making Memories mini alpha (Emi) and a Craftwork Cards Sentiment. You can get both the stamps and the Craftwork Cards sentiment from Tracy @ Dies to Die For.

Be sure to pop over to the Anyone for Anya? challenge blog and join in with this weeks challenge. This card has been made especially for one of Georgia's school friends who is 8 today and Georgia is going to her birthday tea at Pizza Hut this afternoon.

Announcement...

Some of you may have noticed that I added another badge to my blog this morning....I am officially a member of the Pixie Dust Studio DT....I am a Pixie!!!!

Along with these talented ladies...

Kathy - Illustrator

Beth

Cat

Caz

Jacquie

Jana

Joyce

Karen

Lana - Challenge Coordinator

Lisa F

Lisa

Margie- DT Coordinator

Marsha

Shelly

Suzi

Tammy 

The release day for the "On the Prairie" collection is May 3rd, and to wet your appetite a little I am gonna show you a sneaky look at one of the cards I have made with the upcoming release. I have shown it from an angel, so you can see the dimension...come back on Tuesday to see the whole thing...