You are Truly Appreciated…

Afternnon - How are you - WOW what a change in weather we have had - once again! Its steaming hot outside - kids are out playing and well I'm inside doing what I do best - washing, tidying, (blogging), shouting, cooking, and more cleaning (Ohhh and colouring but shhhh!)

So yes Im finally once again ahead of myself and my oh my do I like the feeling - got so much still to do with Christmas fast approaching! But - I will get there.  

So a couple of weeks ago the wonderful Betty had a fab offer in the shop - if you spent over a certain amount you would get a free image from a future release! and so yet i couldn't resist and so I made a purchase an Oh my the free one is beautiful! 

This is Anthea - She isn't available yet - but I suggest you keep your eyes peeled over at the shop for when her and the rest of the release are available - remember you will see previews over on the SBS Blog! or you can join us on the Facbook Group here. 

So after sending her out Betty decided that she was going to run a challenge for us all on the FB group using this image! So I just HAD to join in! The image was coloured with copics - I coloured her on the sofa one night so I have no idea as to what colours I used.  The papers are all from my stash, I also used my SU Distressing tool and my Th inks! The flowers, pin and cheesecloth are all from my stash.  The sentiment is from Tickled Pink - I purchased the thank you sentiments ages ago and stashed them away! 

Well I hope you like my card! Thanks for stopping by - I would like to enter this card into the following challenges; 

ATC's and Cards with Attitude - Anything Goes

Dutch Dare Card Challenge - Sugar and Spice and All Things Nice

Simply Challenged Challenges - Ink Em Up (used Ink after distressing) 

Thanks for stopping by - hope to see you again really soon! 

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Just a Little Thank you

Morning all - well today I'm catching up with myself - so much to do and don't know where to start... so I decided a quick post was in order!

Anyway as some of you know Amelia had a 'crash course' in swimming last week, she had a fab time and the teacher was amazing! - so proud of Amelia for all she achieved and the teacher for being so patient with her! So anyway... on the 2nd lesson the teacher was going through 'butterfly' when Amelia did it her first question to her was.... do you think you Ariel?? This had me in creases! So what a better design for a thank you card than Ariel? 

Now I always wanted to be a mermaid when I was little - and I always wanted 'ariel' colour hair! I trawled google looking for a 'Ariel colouring page' when i came across this one and I thought her pose was perfect to say thank you! 

She was coloured with copics; 

E000, E00, E02, R20, R83, B06

R08, R27, R29

V04, V06

G02, G43

Im so happy with how her hair turned out... perfect colour I think! I added a little peel off thank you to the corner as I didn't want too much and then Amelia wrote a lovely little message in it for her! 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges; 

All That Scrap Wednesday - Use A Die (the image was die cut)

Paper Pretties - Square Card

Scrapbook Sisters - Thank You 

Well I hope you like her! I will see you soon! 

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Thank you Mum and Dad....

Afternoon, how are we all today? 

Well been busy here getting orders finished and started and swimming lessons with my big girl! So proud of her! She swam the length of the pool today (hubby thinks 20-25m)- not that I didn't think she could but she did so so well!!! 

Anyway I'm here to share a card I have made for a friend, she wanted something to say thank you to her mum and dad for all their help and support with her wedding thats coming up in a few weeks time.  Now she wanted to keep it in with the theme of the wedding and so I came up with this

I love this couple from Tiddly Inks called You and me available here, they are just so adorable and wonderful to colour.  The papers my fried helped me purchase from Karens Scraps, absolute bargain price! and downloaded strait away making life so easy! 

The image was coloured with copics;

E0000, E00, E02, R20

C0, C1, C3, C5, C7, 100

E40, E41, E43

E35, E37, E27, E29

So happy with the way the image coloured up! and I just had to finish it with the 'dots and lines' around the edge.  Well I hope you like my card! I would like to enter it into the following challenges; 

Tiddly Inks - Use your Favourite Image

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Squigglefly - Black, Grey and White

Thanks fro stopping by, if you have a moment would love to read what you think! Hope to see you again soon! 

Hugs

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Thank You Bridesmaid

Afternoon! Well this is one of thos un-planned posting sessions, right now I cant sit in my lounge at the computer as my longe is a tip! But its all for a good cause, the holes for the spotlights are being drilled and everything is covered in dust sheets! I cant believe how the ball is rolling on it all again at the moment, I dont think it will be too long before we get to move the girls back to their room and get our room done too!

What a beautiful day this has turned out to be, I know the weather report said it was going to be a nice day but I didnt believe them.  So im sat in the conservertory watching Mark cut the grass, he has just told me that I can do some gardening if I want.. mmm no I think just enjoying the heat is enough for me today!

Any way I was hopeful to share the wedding invitations I did last week with you but I havent got a couple of bits that I need before posting and so I thought I would share something else.  This is one of the cards I have made for the bride to give one of her bridesmaids. 

I  admit that I was a bit stumped with this one, but it all fell into place, I spent alot of time on the internet looking at other ideas and sentiments and if im honest nothing was too inspiring.  I ended up going to the craft shop and this dress just jumpped out at me.  It was perfect, I didnt want to make the cards too but but the embelishment is 6'' high so the card had to be 8x8.

So yes I do feel like I cheeted a bit, I would have like to have made them my-self, but I didnt know where to start.  I am going to try again in the future though, especially as if I can make them I could do them  a bit smaller, and in other colours.

I had to add a florish just to finish this off, as the theme for the wedding is black and pink I felt these were perfect.  I used my Bazzill Jewel template and all the pink rhinestones from my stash.  I do have another one to make and I am waiting on the rhinestones now, hope the postman brings them!

Well I hope you like my card! if you have time I would love to hear what you think! Thanks fro stopping by, hope to see you again soon!

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Thank you....

Only ME! Again! LOL, well although I ahem been sleeping lots I have been creating too, although not too happy with this one... but I don't know what else to do with it! LOL so I kinda just gave up and thought its one ready if I need it! kinda stressing as the Ink cartridges haven't turned up in todays post! So can't do what I wanted to, no printing till monday at the earliest now :(

Its the beautiful Snow White from Saturated Canary, I have coloured her before but have never been able to colour her again! why can some images be like that?! 

She was die cut using my nesties and I even managed to get a punch out for this card! Its a MS one that I brought from e-bay a while ago! 

I coloured her using my copics and Spectrum noirs for the skin, I'm getting used to using those now but still love my copics more! Here she is up-close;

The apple went terribly wrong.... the colourless blender had to fix it!  but it docent look too bad now! 

The sentiment is from a set of whiff of joy sentiments I have, Didn't know what to put on this card... I must have been having a bit of a blank moment! 

The flowers were all from my stash, it took me 20 mins to 'fix' my tube of silicone glue where someone... no names mentioned left the top off!! Was not a happy bunny!! 

Well I hope you like her! I would like to enter this card to the following challenges; 

ATC's and Card's with Attitude - Anything Goes

Cardmadfairies Digi Days Challenge - Die Cut/Punches

Crafty Catz - Use A Digi Image

Crafty Purple Frog  - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by! Hope to see you again soon! 

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One of Those....

Weeks, yes it feels like weeks at the moment since I last had time to sit down and have some ME time! I have been very busy with thinking (yes thats hard for me and the amount of sawdust not the floor... well we could keep a rabbit for at least a year!).  Its that time of year when 'panic' sets in for those that are to be married this year! (Oh and those in 2014 that want the earth for their invitations!)

Middle of last year I made some save the dates for a friend, who reminded me last week she had 18 weeks till the wedding! Me in the 'moment' stayed calm, but my head started thinking OK 18 weeks, thats not long at all! Day invitations, evening invitations, wedding guest book, table names, table plan, thank you's. Well It will all be OK! I'm sure it will! 

The final design hadn't been set and so I sent her a few over and we have decided on the final design, and tonight (in-between a few drinks with my  favourite girls) I have managed to get a few done, think they may take longer than planned, but thats what 'all-nighters' are for! Im going to keep you in suspense till they are done, but thought I would stop by any how and I can share one little beauty with you! 

This is Butterflies and Pigtails from the my favourite lil shop, Funky Kits, I really have to shop using their stamps and blogging about them like I do as ever time i go onto their page I spend money! Isn't she just adorable though! I coloured her using my copics and my pencils, I am quite impressed with the way she turned out! 

The problem came when I came to making her into a card.... I appear to be loving to colour at the moment but not very good at finishing of, I done know if its just because I know I have to tidy everything up or what! 

I just made her into a very simple Thank You card, well you never know when you may need one! 

Well I best get on and get my house tidy and get on with the invitations! 

Hugs

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A bit of Inspiration... TTT anything goes wk 2

Afternoon all, I was meant to sit and write this last night, but the pencils got the better of me and I couldn't be bothered to move! At last we appear to have the internet up and running, feels good being online again, I have missed being on here and seeing everyones creations! 

I apologise for my photos, in the new house I am going to be struggling for a while to find suitable places to take my photos, the house needs a 'make over' as well as the light is appalling! We only have wall lights in the lounge and so the light is a bit rubbish!

Anyway I'm here with a little inspiration for you for the challenge over at Top Tip Tuesday, as we are now a bi-weekly challenge blog, were adding an inspiration post for you all to see! This is a card I have made for a very close friend to say Thank you for our christmas presents, once again she has spoilt us all! 

I have used a stamp that I brought last year before we moved, it so happened that the stamp got 'put away' and i had forgotten about it, I purchased her from quixotic paperie a little while ago.  She is from the 'blush society' from The Greeting Farm.  I want to get the other ones, I think they are so cute, and the matching stamps are wonderful! 

I coloured here using copics BV00 and BV02, her skin was using E000, E00, E02 and R20 for her cheeks, OK so that was off the top of my head and I can't remember her hair colour! I used a shaped card blank as I have no idea where the rest of my blanks are! The papers and rhinestones are from my stash, I just felt she needed a bit of bling! The papers were from my stash, I did have a bit of a paper spree as the craft chop behind my new house was closing down and papers had 70% off! and so i had to treat myself to a paper rack too! 

The sentiment is on the stamp, I was thinking about cutting it down so I could place it anywhere but I really like it when I stamp it and it comes out like it does,  I messed up on a few occasions hence the shadow around here, I have to say after three weeks of not colouring, its quite hard to pick up from where you left off! 

This is a tag that I purchased from someone on Facebook, I am useless at making tags and so someone made a few up for me, I am going to try and see if I can get some more made in different colours, it was just by chance that the colours matched so well! 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges;

Cupcake Craft Challenges - Something New (The stamp is new)

House of Gilli - Anything goes

Lexis Creations - Anything Goes

Stamp and Create - Anything Goes

Squigglefly - Thank you 

Truley, Madly, Crafty - Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenges - Anything Goes

Gingerloft - Anything Goes

Sketchy Colours - Colour inspiration 

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Anything Goes Challenge - Anything Goes

Ladybug Crafts Ink - Something New (Stamp is New)

Sparkle Creations - Something New (Stamp Is New)

Well I hope you will join us this week for our 1st bi-weekly challenge at TTT, Good Luck and hope to see you soon! 

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Thank You... Kind Friend...

Afternoon all, well stressy day today, have a friends 60th birthday party on Saturday and were are meant to be dressing up.... I cant find anything to wear! I have tried everywhere, fancy dress costumes come up so small, and I dont have time to make one myself! But I will be in town tomorrow so hope to find something! 

So in-between stressing I have made my friend a special card, she has been 'using' me as her 'party planner'. I have had so much fun with all the planning, its going to be so much fun! I wanted to make her something a little special, I have tried!!! 

This is 'Butterflies and Pigtails' available over at Funky Kits, i think she is so sweet! I haven't finished the card yes as I have lined the inside with paper too and would like to decorate the inside like the front... but I think I may keep it a bit more simple! 

The die cut has been done using a marianne die, I love this butterfly, I have covered it with stickles although you cant see that in the picture! I also used my nestabilities to cut out the cloud paper my image is sat on.  I cut the red paper slightly larger and rounded the corners off.

Here are the flowers I added too, I felt it needed them to take the harshness from the edge of the die cuts. I tried to keep the colours to the red and blue.  I also added some crystals and some white buds that have been sat in my stash for ages! I added a double layer of thin lace that followed one of the challenges that I would like to enter this to. 

I also added some self adhesive pearls around the edge of my die cut, mainly because i felt they looked good!

Here is my beauty up close, i coloured her using my pro-markers for her dress and shoes I used all Ice Greys for her shoes and apron and Crimson, Poppy and Cardinal red for her dress, ribbons and parts of her shoes, I lilac to colour in the butterflies.  I coloured her hair using her watercolour pencils. 

Well I hope you like her, i would like to enter her into the following challenges;

Anita Be Stampin - Pearls and Lace

Bearly Mine - Die Cuts and Lace

My Time to Craft - Use Die Cuts

Pro-Mrker Challenge - use 2 (two papers, two colour flowers, 2 lines of lace)

The Stampin Boutique - Red White and blue

Craft your Passion - Let it all Hang Out

If you have time I would love to know what you think

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