Love Notes

 A new challenge is starting today, over at 'Cardz 4 Galz' Where for the next fortnight our theme is....

STENCILS

so get you inks out & join in with us!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Sisterhood of Crafters- CAS (cute & simple)

Crafty Animals- ATG

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Love Notes' by Clearly Besotted

Tri-Blend Markers by Spectrum Noir in black

Prism Inks by Hunkydory in pink

Hippo- ice grey blend

Brush- coral shades, gold yellow blend & muted brown blend

Splat- blue lagoon

Shadow- aqua blue blend

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Rymans

'blue' card from the A4 stack by Papermill

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'splat it' stencil by Clearly Besotted

image stamped using 'tuxedo black' ink by Memento

sentiment stamped using 'onyx black' ink by Versafine

'5" square white card blank'

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

I will be back tomorrow, take care xx

Get Ya Ribbons Out!

 Good morning & welcome. I'm here today to share my latest 'My Time To Craft' DT creation with you. Our theme for the next fortnight is....

RIBBON/BOW

either or both is good

As this is a masculine card, I used a strip of black grosgrain ribbon across the bottom. Not sure the recipient would like a big fluffy bow! lol!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Nix Elf' by Stampers Delight

Promarkers/Flexmarkers in black

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell in pink

Prism Inks by Hunkydory in red

Skin- blush, cinnamon & medium flesh

Hair- icicle, black, dark sepia & warm grey V

Trousers- pesto & chrome oxide green

Shirt- pesto, chrome oxide green, cool grey 4, forest leaf & earth green

Shoes- forest leaf, olive green yellowish & earth green

Eyes- cyan & dark indigo

Earrings- gold

Grass- pine green, earth green yellowish, permanent green & leaf green

Bow & arrow- azure

Sky- periwinkle

Grass- spring meadow

Sentiment- rainforest green

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Rymans

'black' card from the A4 stack by Papermill

'green' Co'ordinations card by Tim Holtz

My stash- ribbon

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Sizzix Bigshot

'metric stitched rectangles' by Heffy Doodle

'chevrons' embossing folder by Die'sire

sentiment stamps from the 'Just For Men' set by Sara Davies

'5" square kraft card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fabulous 'ribbon' creations the DT have made to help inspire you.

I will be back on the 15th, until then take care xx

You Wanna Play?

 Good morning, I'm here today to share a guest designer creation with you. I was asked to join

 'Send A Smile 4 Kids' as a guest designer this month. Thank you so much xx

So the them for the month of July is....

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

I decided to use one of my favourite images from a stamps set I have used soooo many times, I really need to use some of the other ones I have lol!! 

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

2 Crafty Critter Crazies- ATG

Crafty Hazelnuts- patterned paper

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image & sentiment- 'Reindeer Games' by C.C.Designs

Everblend Markers by Arteza in black

Prism Inks by Hunkydory in pink

Reindeer

Body- BR52 hazelnut brown, BR63 churro brown & BR66 Eggnog

Hooves, antlers & nose- BR42 goldstone red & BR43 spiced cider

Inner ears- RP09 ballerina pink & R18 powder pink

Hat & scarf- R23 sea urchin red, R12 tomato red & R14 grapefruit orange 

Berries- R23 sea urchin red

Holly leaves- YG04 apple green & YG05 pea green

Hat trim & bobble- CG08 cool grey

Ground- B29 pastel blue, CG06 cool grey & CG 08 cool grey

Sky- periwinkle

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Rymans

DP- 'Let It Snow' by Love to Craft

'red' card from the A4 stack by Papermill

My stash- ribbon

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'Collall 3D glue with tools'

Images & sentiment stamped using 'tuxedo black' ink by Memento

'A6 white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, I will be back tomorrow, so until then take care xx

Polkadoodles x 3

 Its time for me to share my latest 'Incy Wincy' DT creation with you. We are sponsored by the fabulous 'Polkadoodles' make sure you pop over here & check out what great prize you could win!

I will say now, this post is gonna be a long one, as I have three cards to share with you!!

Our theme over at Incy, for the next two weeks is....

SLIMLINE/DL

or

SHAPED CARD

I have used both with my makes.

Card #1

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Dragonfly Dreams- for the boys

Creative Creases- fun fold

Polkadoodles- ATG

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image & sentiment- 'Pirate Little Dude' by Polkadoodles

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell 

Skin- cinnamon & medium flesh

Hair- walnut brown & green gold

Hat- warm grey IV & bluish turquoise

Shirt- deep red & cold grey III

Shorts- helio blue reddish & cobalt blue

Belt- cold grey VI & brown ochre

Trainers- indanthrene blue & deep red

Sword- green gold & brown ochre

Flag- burnt umber, raw umber & earth green

Sandcastle- brown ochre & light yellow ochre

Puppy- cold grey VI & cold grey V

Hat- middle purple pink

Scarf- dark cadmium orange

Shell- permanent carmine & cadmium orange

Starfish- crimson

Spade- scarlet red

Bucket- madder

Treasure chest- caput mortuum & violet 

Coins- brown ochre

Jewels- helio blue & helio blue reddish

Fish bowl- sky blue

Fish- dark cadmium orange

Seaweed- permanent green

Sand- nougat & brown ochre

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Rymans

DP- 'Vacations' by DecoTime

'red & black' card from the A4 stack by Papermill

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

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Sizzix Bigshot

'middle stepper card' die cut by Presscut

'beach sign' die cut from the 'Tropical' mini collection by Cut & Make

Card #2

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Crafters Castle- ATG

Inkspirational- slimline

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Ruby OH-LA-LA' by Polkadoodles

Tri-Blend Markers by Spectrum Noir in black

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell in pink

Skin- fair skin blend & medium flesh

Hair- gold brown blend & brown ochre

Dress & shoes- pale pink blend & rose carmine

Hat- pale pink blend, pink carmine & rose carmine

Eyes- true blue blend

Leaves & stems- dull green blend

Flowers- cold grey IV, sky blue & cadmium yellow

Ground- warm grey V, warm grey IV & warm grey II

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Rymans

DP- 'French Summer' by DecoTime

'turquoise from the A4 stack by Papermill

Tools & glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Diamond Press by Crafters Companion

'Alphabet #2' by Cut & make

Card #3

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Di's Digi Designs- for a child

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Sky's The Limit' by Polkadoodles

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell in black

Prism Inks by Hunkydory in pink

Skin- cinnamon & medium flesh

Hair- walnut brown & light yellow ochre

Top & bobble- juniper green, earth green yellowish & may green

Basket- burnt sienna & terracotta

Balloon- alizarin crimson, scarlet red, cobalt turquoise, cobalt green, warm grey IV & warm grey II

Clouds- cold grey II

Cloud card blank- periwinkle

Papers & Embellishments 

'white' colouring card by Rymans

'white' card for cloud Pink Frog

Tools & glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Scan n Cut

'cloud' SVG from Birds Cards

'A' from Part 1 of the mini alphabet die cut collection by X-Cut

'P' from Part 2 of the mini alphabet die cut collection by X-Cut

'U, W, Y, & ' from Part 3 of the mini alphabet die cut collection by X-Cut

Thank you so much for sticking with me during this super long post! I will be back on the 25th, so until then stay safe xx

Purple Circles

Good morning! Today is such a special day in our household....today Harvey is one. Its amazing how quickly it has gone, it really has flown by!

So HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY TO OUR PIGGY! 

Anyhoos, I'm here to share my latest 'Cardz 4 Galz' Dt make with you. Our challenge theme for the next fortnight is....

CIRCLES & PURPLES

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Craft Creations- ATG

Ellibelle's Corner- CAS

Crafts Galore Encore- ATG

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Beauty Blossoms' by Clearly Besotted

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell in black

Prism Inks by Hunkydory in pink

Petals- dark indigo & mauve

Leaves- hookers green

Papers & Embellishments

'purple' A4 stack by Papermill (circles & petals)

'green' from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

'white' colouring card by Pink Frog

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Sizzix Bigshot

'circle stitched' dies by M & C Boutique

flower & leaves stamped using 'onyx black' ink by Versafine

sentiment from my stash

sentiment stamped using 'purple velvet' Prism ink by Hunkydory

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fabulous creations the DT have made using 'circles & purples' I will be back tomorrow with my next DT creation, until then take care xx

Peony Mermaid

 Hey there, I hope you are all well. I am here today to share my latest 'Creatalicious' DT make with you. This month we are sponsored by 'Colour of Love' so make sure you pop over & see what fab prize you could win. Our theme this month is....

IN/ON THE WATER

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

The Fairy & The Unicorn- fantasy (mermaid)

Your Next Stamp- fun in the water

Sisterhood of Crafters- water

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Peony Mermaid' by Colour of Love

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell in black

Prism Inks by Hunkydory in pink

Skin- cinnamon & medium flesh

Eyes- cobalt blue

Hair- dark indigo, blue violet & violet

Clothes- deep red

Jewellery- dark cadmium orange & cadmium yellow

Leaves- deep cobalt green, hookers green, permanent green & grass green, olive green yellowish & earth green yellowish

Moon- light yellow glaze, cream & ivory

Water- ultramarine, helioblue reddish & light ultramarine, light yellow glaze

Sky- slate grey, french navy & periwinkle

Flowers- madder, pink carmine, rose carmine, dark cadmium orange & cadmium yellow

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Rymans

'purple' 12 x 12 Bazill card

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Scan n Cut

'frame' SVG by Gentleman Crafter

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fabulous 'water' creations the DT have made. I will be back on the 17th, until then take care xx

Shaped Card

 It's time for me to share my latest 'Simply Create Too' DT creation with you.

For the next month our theme is....

SHAPED CARDS

I saw this card a few months ago & wanted to give it a try. Not only was it a freebie but it came in SVG form as well as PNG etc! So my fabulous Scan n Cut did the cutting for me!

I cut everything out in white & coloured the pieces with inks & markers

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

A Bit More Time To Craft- ATG

Crafters Cafe- ATG

UnstampaBelles- 3 of something (3 snowmen)

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- Snowmen Concertina Card' freebie from the Papercrafter website

Tri-Blend Markers by Spectrum Noir in black

Prism Inks by Hunkydory in pink

Bodies- periwinkle

Arms- muted brown blend

Carrots- orange blend

Scarves- true blue shades, alpine green blend & coral shades

Face & buttons- ice grey shades

Sticks- red brown shades

Papers & Embellishments

'white' 300gsm card by Pink Frog

My stash- ribbon

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Scan n Cut

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fab 'shaped card' creations the DT have made. I will be back later today with another DT make. Until then take care, hugs xx

Just Inklined

 Its time for a new challenge over at 'My Time To Craft' where for this fortnight, our theme is....

FLORAL

I decided to use a digi cd I've had for ages for my floral image this time. To be fair I'd totally forgotten about it oops!! There are some great digi's on this cd, I really need to use it more!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Double D- flowers of the month

Ellibelle's Corner- blooming beautiful

Lil Red Wagon- say it with flowers

Sisterhood of Crafters- flowers (as the focus)

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Poppies' by Just Inklined

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell in black

Prism Ink Pad by Hunkydory in pink

Petals- dark red, deep scarlet red & pompeian red

Centres- black & dark sepia

Pods- chrome oxide green & olive green yellowish

Stems & leaves- pine green, permanent green, permanent green olive & grass green

Surround- periwinkle

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Pink Frog

'red' card from the A4 stack by Papermill

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'6" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over to the challenge blog here & see what fab creations the DT have made to help inspire you!

I will be back on the 1st June, so until the take care xx

Hang In There

 I'm here today to share my latest DT make for 'Incy Wincy' with you. We have some amazing sponsors this fortnight. You really do need to pop over & check them out. I was lucky enough to get an image from 'Star Stampz' to play with. Our theme for the next fortnight is....

BABIES
BALLOONS 
OR SWEETIES

You can't really see from the photo, but I printed the image of about 5 times & layered the balloons up!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Crafters Cafe- feminine

Happy Little Stampers (stencils)- ATG

Mix It Up- layering (balloons)

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Balloons & Ice Cream' by Star Stampz

Promarkers/Flexmarkers in black

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell in red

Prism Inks by Hunkydory in pink

Skin- blush & medium flesh

Hair- tulip yellow, caput mortuum violet & brown ochre

Bow- cool aqua, cobalt blue greenish & light phthalo blue

Dress- cool aqua, helio turquoise reddish, cobalt blue greenish & light phthalo blue

Shoes- champagne & dark sepia

Ice cream- pink mittens & light purple pink

Cone- champagne & terracotta

Balloons- true blue, dark indigo, indanthrene blue & sky blue, wild orchid, blue violet & manganese violet, grass, dark phthalo green & emerald green, halloween & light cadmium red, lipstick red & dark red, mustard green & cadmium orange

Confetti- wild orchid, halloween, lipstick red, grass & mustard green

Mountains- midnight black & sage grey

Clouds- periwinkle

Sentiment- orange zest

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Rymans

'white' stamping card by Sheena Douglas

'red' card by Papermill

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'Collall 3D glue with tools'

Scan n Cut

'hang in there' antique oakland font

'cloudy skies' stencil by Heffy Doodle

'Krafty Scenery #2' stencil by Kraftin' Kimmie

'DL/ slimline white card blank

Thank you for stopping by today, I really appreciate you taking the time to visit!

I will be back on the 20th, so until the take care xx

Hey, Cutie!

 Good morning fellow crafters I hope you are all well. I'm here today to share with you my latest 'A Place To Start' DT creation with you. For the next month our theme will be......

ATG

so you really have no excuses not to enter!!

I have used one of my newest digi images for this make. I just love Lee Hollands images they are sooooo damn cute!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

2 Crafty Critter Crazies- include a critter

Crafty Animals- must have an animal

Creative Craft Cottage- include an animal

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Dragon With Flower' by Lee Holland

Promarkers/Flexmarker in black

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell in green

Prism Inks by Hunkydory in pink

Versafine Clair Pigment Inks by Tsukineko in red

Dragon- turquoise, helio turquoise, tulip yellow, dark cadmium orange, dark chrome yellow, blossom, middle purple pink & light purple pink

Flower- sunflower, dark cadmium orange, delft blue, ultramarine & sky blue

Stem & leaf- bright green, hookers green & emerald green

Ladybug- lipstick red & dark red

Grass- deep cobalt green, hookers green, leaf green & grass green

Sky- periwinkle

Hey- charming pink

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Rymans

'white' stamping card (Hey) by Pink Frog

'pink & purple' card form the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Diamond Press by Crafters Companion

'notebook' edge die by Sizzix

'Hello Everyone' stamp & die set by Heffy Doodle

'6" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, I will be back on the 5th. 

Take care xx