Piglet Sandcastle

 Good morning & welcome to the start of a new challenge over at 'Incy Wincy' where for the next fortnight our theme is....

SPARKLY/GLITTER

OR

RED, WHITE & BLUE

I chose to go with sparkly/glitter. If you're a regular here you will know I hate the mess glitter makes. But thankfully I have found a few different glittery products that I love!

I've made this card for Harvey. When he was tiny, he would do these tiny snorts in his sleep, or when he was crying....so got called Piggy by everyone & its stuck lol...so this make is for him!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Challenge Up Your Life- beach time

Sweet stampin'- create your own background

Beyond The Blue- stencil

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Piglet Sandcastle' by Lee Holland

Images- 'Horizon Lines - Ocean Beach' (& yacht) stamp set by 'Sweet November Stamps

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell in black

Distress Oxide Inks by Tim Holtz in pink

Piggy- cinnamon, dark flesh, medium flesh & light flesh

Sand- burnt umber, nougat, brown ochre & light yellow ochre

Flag- deep scarlet red & hookers green

Lolly stick- bistre

Lolly- cadmium orange, dark chrome yellow & light chrome yellow

Seashell- rose carmine

Hill- deep cobalt green, hookers green & leaf green

Sea- mermaid lagoon

Sky- mermaid lagoon & spun sugar

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Rymans

'white' stamping card by Sheena Douglas

'diamantina violet glitter' by Jones Tones

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'stormy seas' stencil by Heffy Doodle

'cloudy skies' stencil by Heffy Doodle

ocean beach stamped using 'gray flannel' ink by Memento

sentiment & yacht stamped using 'onyx black' ink by Versafine

'6" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & check out what fabulous creations the DT have made to help inspire you!

I will be back tomorrow, so until then take care xx

You Make Me Smile

Yes, it's finally Saturday. This week seems to have gone really slowly & been really pants. Katie has finally been diagnosed with severe migraines, so is now on some new meds. Hopefully these will also help with her concentration at college, as when she has a headache she just has to come home & go to bed!

Anyhoos, I'm here today to share my creation with you. Which is for My Time To Craft, where this week the theme is 

SILHOUETTES

either stamped or die cuts.

I had so much fun making this card & getting covered in Panpastels lol

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Crafty Catz- no DP
That's Crafty- wings & things

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'fairy, sprinkles & toadstools' from a freebie set by Lavinia Stamps

Images- 'dragonfly & sentiment' from a freebie set by Sheena Douglass

Panpastels

Bottom half- violet shade & violet

Top half- magenta shade & magenta

Papers & Embellishments

'Glamour Dust' by Jones Tones 

My stash- black card

Tools & Glues

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

'Quickie Glue Pen' 

'Jet Black' Stazon ink used for all stamping

'5 x 7" scalloped edge white card blank' from Natalie & Amy's 

Thank you for stopping by today. Not sure when I will be around to visit you, as its our Danni's 18th on Monday...my baby girl is all grown up!!

Have a great weekend 

hugs xx

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Marleigha's Reindeer!

It's time for my weekly Inky Inspirational. This week I decided to have a play with one of the gorgeous images, released last month.

This is 'Marleigha & her Reindeer, is available here in digi form or here in rubber! I loved colouring this cutie in & watching them both come to life.

I have used glitter on Marleigha's fluffy bits on her coat & of course around the trees!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Fairytale Stampers- glitter & sparkle

Glitter & Sparkle- modern Christmas colours

CCC Digi Creations- Digi Christmas

Seemacrafts- Christmas

Allsorts- animal magic
Kit & Clowder- animals

Image & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Marleigha's Reindeer' by Inky Impressions

Promarker/Flexmarker- words

Spectrum Noir pencils- numbers

Sansodor

Marleigha

Skin- coral, sunkissed pink, blush & 08

Hair- daffodil bloom, 95 & 93

Holly- chartreuse, 47, sunset & 95

Headband- amaranth red, 95, cobalt blue & 72

Jacket- sorbet, 39 & 40

Trousers- cobalt blue & 72

Boots- march hare, 89 & 91

Scarf & gloves- pink mittens, 42, 37, lilac & 38

Reindeer- molten red, 95, pale blossom, 34, sandstone, light fawn,111, 110,  88, 89, walnut & 104

Eye- 58

Collar- cobalt blue, 72, gold & 21

Christmas lights- holly, gold, red, sunflower, cyan, bright green, mulberry & Halloween

Ground 53, 46, 45

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Merry Magic' by Dovecraft

'Glitter by Jones Tones

My stash- reindeer ribbon & black card

Tools & Glues

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

Sizzix Bigshot

'Tree' from the 'Christmas Village' set by Marianne D COL1330 from Natalie & Amy's 

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

Thank you for stopping by today, not sure when I will be around to say hi. Had a really busy day at Gentleshaw yesterday so feeling the pain today, but it was worth it having Saxon snuggles & Brian picking for fleas, the pain now was worth every minute of the fun in the cold yesterday xx

Hugs xx

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