'Smile It's Your Birthday!

I'm here today to share with you my latest creation for Inspiration Destination. We have some awesome sponsors this week. Make sure you pop over & check them out & also what fabulous creations the Dream Team have made, to help inspire you!

I was lucky enough to get a fabulous 'All Dressed Up' image to play with....

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Creates & Makes- ATG with ribbon or lace

Dream Valley- for the girls

Whoopsi Daisy- die cuts/punches

Cardz 4 Galz- use at least one die cut

All Dressed Up- ATG as long as you use am ADU image

Image & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Smile It's Your Birthday' by All Dressed Up

Promarker/Flexmarker words in black

Derwent Coloursoft words in brown

Skin- blush, ginger & blush pink

Hair- summer sun, blood orange & orange

Ribbon- sky blue

T- meadow green & pea green

Jacket- fuchsia pink & deep fuchsia

Trousers- denim blue, blue & iced blue

Shoes- meadow green, dark green & pea green

Camera- warm grey 4, petrel grey & soft aqua

Ground- ice grey 2 & 1

Photo stamp, stamped using Versamark onyx black.

Coloured with cool grey 5, warm grey 4, tulip yellow & denim blue

Papers & Embellishments

pink 'Pretty in Pink' from the Back to Basic stack by Dovecraft

blue 'True Blue' from the Back to Basic stack by Dovecraft

'brown & black' card from the coloured stack by Papermania

My stash- salmon Card Candi & ribbon

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'Collall 3D' glue with tools

X-Cut Xpress

'Filmstrip' die cut & stamp set by Marianne D COL1390

'5" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, don't forget to pop over & check out what the Dream Team have created...

Hugs xx

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Winnie The Pooh & Piglet Too!

Oh my glob I did a very happy dance when I saw that Disney were releasing Pooh Bear stamps...squeal!!! He is by far my favourite ever Disney character & the girls grew up with me reading all about the hundred acre wood. So when I saw these fabulous stamps I just had to have them!!!

I have used my new stamps to make my DT creation for My Time To Craft. Where for the next fortnight we have a fabulous sketch for you to follow. (you can find it either here or at the end of my post)

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Simply Papercraft- ATG

Fab & Funky- 3 or more layers

Word Art Wednesday- family friendly ATG

Digi Choosday- kraft/die cut

Image & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Pooh & Piglet' by Disney

Derwent Coloursoft Pencils

Pooh- dark brown, orange, pale orange & lemon yellow

Jumper- bright purple, cranberry & rose

Piglet- scarlet, blood orange, bright pink & blush pink

Clothes- deep red, rose & blush pink

Ground- indigo

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Back to Basics True Blue' by Dovecraft

'Neenah Desert Storm' kraft card by Crafters Companion

'red, pink, green & white' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

My stash- turquoise dew drop

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue from Natalie & Amy's

X-cut Xpress

'leaves' Fabulous Phlox die cut by Memory Box 98511

'flowers' from the Pretty Petals Floral Delight set by Sara Davies

'banner' die cut by Joy Crafts 6002/0386

'with love' mini text die cut by Tattered Lace

'5" square white card blank' from Natalie & Amy's

This fortnights sketch

I hope you like my 'Pooh Bear' creation as much as I do

Don't forget to pop over to the MTTC challenge blog & check out what fab creation the DT have made using our sketch!

Hugs xx

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'2 Little Froggies'

Hi & good morning to you fellow crafters. I hope you are all well, those that need hugs I have a few to share today so help yourself!

Today I am so happy to be sharing with you my first creation back with the fabulous

Try Stampin' on Tuesday. I am so glad to be back I really missed being on the DT.

Now just a reminder, this challenge is a bit different from the normal ones. We will always have a fabulous sketch for you to follow. Following the sketch is a must. But then we also have a theme, which you can choose to do or not. Just remember the sketch must be followed!

This weeks sketch will be added at the end of my post, but the optional theme to go with this weeks sketch is.....

NO FLORAL

I've had this stamp/die set for a while, just never got around to using it.

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Critters & Creatures- ATG

Make My Monday- squares

Penny Black & More- feature a creature

Catch A Bug- ATG

Image & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Frog' from the 'Baby Girl' framelits set by Sizzix 659089

Promarkers/Flexmarkers words

Spectrum Noir Pencils- numbers

Girlie Frog- frosted pink & 42

Boy Frog- sapphire & 73

Lilly pad- (hand drawn) apple, 53 & 52

Panpastels

Sky- turquoise & ultramarine blue

Lilli Pad- permanent green & permanent green shade

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'True Blue' Back to Basics stack by Papermania

'burgundy' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

My stash- 4mm pink pearls

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue from Natalie & Amy's

X-cut Xpress

'Frog' from the 'Baby Girl' framelits set by Sizzix 659089

'Stix2' pick up pencil from Natalie & Amy's

'5" square scalloped edge white card blank' from Natalie & Amy's

This weeks sketch

Thank you for stopping by, please pop over & see what fabulous creation the DT have made with this weeks sketch & theme!

Hugs xx

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'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!'

Well we had about an inch of snow on Saturday night, woke up all excited about how Nico would be in it.....lol he wouldn't even go out the front door. I opened it, he went to it had a sniff at the air & ran back to bed lol....so much for nice snowy photos of my boy!!

Anyhoos I'm here today to share with you one of the re-released images going from rubber to digi format over at Inky Impressions. We also have another popular image going from rubber to digi & two brand new never seen before images!!! make sure you pop over here & check out what the Inkettes have made.

It's also the start of a brand new challenge, where our theme for this fortnight is....

ALL ABOUT THE BORDERS

so get your die cuts, punches even your peeloffs out & join in with us!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Shopping Our Stash- 1 image, 2 design papers & 3 borders

ABC challenge- Z is for zero

CCC Designs- use die cuts

A Gem of a Challenge- female birthday

Image & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Carpenter LiLi' by Inky Impressions

Promarkers/Flexmarkers black words

Derwent Coloursoft Pencils brown words

Skin- blush & pink blush

Eyes- Prussian blue

Pencil- lemon orchid & muted pink

Hair- buttercup, brown & pale brown

Trousers & hair bobble- cadet blue & Prussian blue

Shirt- fresh meadow, lichen green, oatmeal, ochre & dove grey

Boots- raw sienna, brown black, mid brown, ivory & Persian grey

Tool belt & tools- raw sienna, brown black, mid brown, Persian grey, wild cranberry & dove grey

Wood planks- cinnamon & mid brown

Tools box & tools- caramel, brown, red, cranberry, champagne, brown black, warm grey 4, ice grey 3, icicle, dove grey, steel grey, ivory, pale brown, true blue & Prussian blue

Ground- ice grey 3 & ice grey 1

Wall- fresh bloom

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'True Blue' Back to Basics by Dovecraft

'kraft' card from the 12 x 12 stack by Papermania

'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' rubber sentiment by Inky Impressions

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue from Natalie & Amy's

'Collall 3D' glue with tools

X-cut Xpress

'Fancy Floral' border die cut by Crafty Sentiments

'6" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, enjoy the rest of your week & don't forget to pop over & see what the Inkettes have created this fortnight

hugs xx

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Quilt It!!

Wow, I have no idea where the time is going at the moment. I'm spending so much time in bed its driving me insane. I hate this damp, cold weather it totally knocks me about.

Anyhoos enuff feeling sorry for myself, I best get down to business before I'm to tired to type!

I'm here today to share with you my latest creation for My Time To Craft. Where this week the theme is.....

QUILT IT!

so patchwork papers or make your own quilt/patchwork pattern.

I have at long last got around to using one of my new (about 6 months ago) Gorjuss Girl stamps. She is so cute & a dream to colour. I apologise about the rubbish photos, I tried everything to get it looking better but nope, this is as good as it gets!!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Simpy Papercraft- ATG

Creative Knockouts- ribbon

Southern Girls- ribbon

Crafting for All Seasons- dressed up & girlie

Fab & Funky- die cuts

Image & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'You Brought Me Love' Gorjuss Girl by Santoro

Promarkers/Flexmarkers- words in black

Derwent Coloursoft- words in brown

Skin- blush & blush pink

Hair- pebble blue, ultramarine, iced blue & black

Dress & bows- pink pearl & deep fuchsia

Socks- peony & deep fuchsia

Boots- french navy, indigo & fuchsia pink

Squirrel- grey squirrel, blackberry & grey lavender

Leaves- leaf green, bright green, pressed leaf, pear green, grass, lincoln green & green lichen 

Papers & Embellishments

DP- (pink) 'Back to Basics Pretty in Pink' by Dovecraft

DP- (blue) Back to Basics True Blue' by Dovecraft

'blue & cream' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

My stash- ribbon & 4mm royal blue pearls

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue from Natalie & Amy's

'Collall 3D' glue with tools

X-cut Xpress

'Hexagon' die cut by X-cut 812923

'Speech Bubbles' Thinlits die cut by Sizzix 660801

'With Love' die cut by Tattered Lace

'Stix2' pick up pencil from Natalie & Amy's

'6" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, don't forget to pop over & see what fab 'quilt it' creations the DT ladies have made 

Hugs xx

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Inky New Release!

I can't believe its the 15th again already, these month are certainly flying by! 

I'm here today to share this months Inky Impressions new release with you. We have four never see before images & they are all fabulous. You can see them all here! 

They will be available to purchase from the 17th June

I decided to use 'Sad Christopher' because he is such a cute. Just no idea what sentiment to pop on him. Ideas welcome thank you xx

I am loving these new Dovecraft 'Back to Basic' colour stacks.

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Come & Get It- for the guys

Sketch Saturday

Creative Corner- just for boys

Image & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Sad Christopher' by Inky Impressions

Promarkers/Flexmarkers- words

Spectrum Noir Pencils- numbers

Skin- blush, 09 & 08

Mouth- line & 28

Eyes- 111

Hair- tulip yellow, 93 & 91

Shirt- red, 33, 118 & 117

Trousers- nutmeg, 96, 95 & 93

Trainers- ice grey 4, 120, 118, red, 120 & 106

Plaster- sand dune & 90

Grass- leaf green, 53 & 52

Toadstool- lipstick red, 106, champagne, 111 & 110

Snail- champagne, 111, 103, turquoise, oasis & 72

Panpastels

Sky- turquoise

Sunshine- diarylide yellow

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Back to Basics True Blue' by Dovecraft

My stash- brown card

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue from Natalie & Amy's

Sizzix Bigshot

'Resplendent Rectangles' die cut by Spellbinders

'6" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over here & see what fab creation the Inkettes have made using June's new releases

hugs xx

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