My Top 11 of 2011

Ok so I have been hunting blog land for inspiration, I have a lack of it again tonight!!! And I have see lots of people have selected cards that they created last year and shown them off again, and so I have decided that I would share 

'My Top 11 of 2011'

(Well 11 seemed the best number!)

Easel Card using image from Mo Manning

Christmas Card using Whiff Of joy Stamps

Baby Boy Card using Sugar Nellie Bambino from Funky Kits 

Mothers Day Card using Whiff of Joy Stamp Set

Husband Card using Stampin Up Stamp

Daughter Card using Image from Mo Manning

Someone Special Card Using Digital Papers

Clean and Simple Card using Sugar Nellie Bad Hare Day from Funky kits

Christmas card using Whiff Of Joy Stamp

I Love Thee card, Image from Saturated Canary

Blank Card using Saturated canary Image

Well its not very exciting, but I can't wait to use these images again this year and see how my creations change! 

Hugs

x

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! 

x

Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes - Week 2!

WOW - we are only half way through this weeks challenge and what an amazing turnout we have had so far!!  I guess you like our

ANYTHING GOES
challenge!

There is still one week to go to enter the challenge, however, we wanted to showcase the creation that half way through who has

CAUGHT OUR EYE!!

The mid-challenge 'Caught Our Eye' winner, who wins a Guest Designer Spot is:

Audhild
with this absolutely AMAZING creation!!

Thats just the front of it, make sure you go and visit her blog to view inside of the box - AMAZING!!

Congratulations!!  Please contact us at toptiptuesday@hotmail.co.uk for the details of the
Guest Designer information and also to get the code for your badge to show on your blog!!


We also have some fabulous 2nd week inspiration


From StampFairy Design Team

Jackie

Dora

How gorgeous are those??!
Remember, there is still a week to go of our ANYHING GOES challenge - please click here
to take you to the current challenge to add your creation, which is open until Monday 16th January.

From the TTT girlies

Top Tip Tuesday #67 - Anything Goes And News!

EDIT - Well we are settling well in the house, net not 100% at the moment so it keeps logging in and out! Will hope to add some pictures soon!! 

 Good Morning!

Well here we are the first challenge of 2012 for Top Tip Tuesday, I have to say I don't know where last year went, its flew by, only feels like yesterday that I wished everyone a happy 2011!.  As I have scheduled this post I can't say what I'm actually doing but probably getting the house ready for the re-wiring that due to start on January 9th! We are between houses as we have access to stay at my MIL's for a few days while our house is turned into dust city! 

OK so onto the challenge! 

This week....

ANYTHING GOES! 

We have some wonderful sponsors this week

Simon Says Stamp 

Stamp Fairy 

Crimson Cloud

Ok so onto some inspiration for you, not that I think you need any as this one is so nice and simple for 2012! 

Oh how I love anything goes... although I do wish I had more 'get up and go' to create something a bit different!!! 

This is the gorgeous Hand Me Downs from Saturated Canary, Im obsessed with these digs, I have a little unit of draws where I keep odds and bits and I have a draw full of coloured digs from SC - and another draw full of ones to colour! I can't get enough of colouring them! 

This is a card I created for any occasion, I have to say I was so happy with the way her dress turned out, it was the 1st attempt and the green and pink matched rather nicely! Im finding now that I'm getting used to colouring with copics and now want to start adding more of the sketch markers to my collection! although I do miss my pro markers! 

Here she is up-close, now as I coloured her a while ago I can't remember what colours I used, I even added pink in her hair - now that was a mad moment!! I was also very happy with the way her hair turned out! - all in all i think this is on of my best colourings to date, and yes I will make my head get big but I'm feeling more positive about my colouring and my style now! Its not always how long something takes to do, but its the end result! 

Im loving these little bows, keep adding them to bits these days, I think its because I can't tie bows, its quite funny I normally wait for my mum to come over so she can tie a bow for me (she is a champion bow tie person in my mind!) - but these are so simple and so effective! 

Well there you have it! I hope you like her, I think she may have to be one of my 'keeps'! Stick her on my craft room wall when I get time! I would like to enter this card to the following challenges;

Cupcake craft Room - Anything Goes

iCopic Challenge - Smooth/Shiny Hair

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

The pink Elephant - Anything Goes

Truly, Madly, Crafty Challenges - Anything Goes

One Stitch at a Time - Use A Digi

Pile It On - Anything Goes

Well I hope I may have inspired you to join us this week, we are after all easing you into the new year the best way possible with 

ANYTHING GOES! 

Welcome to 2012!

Evening all, well I apologise that I haven't managed to post for a while and if this shows I'm pretty lucky! Firstly I would like to wish you all a Happy new Year! I can't believe 2012 is here, feels like only yesterday we were welcoming 2011! 

Well we are now moved into the new house and its FAB, Im loving having all this space! this girls are sharing a room at the moment and I think they will continue sharing, we have decided that we would like a computer/craft room and I think I like the idea too, at least I will then be able to lock myself away when I want to, well within reason! We have a lot of work to do before we get to the stage of fully deciding, we are hopeful that the re-wire will start on Friday... we have stripped the front bedroom of the fabulous wood chip paper, oh my will I be gad to see the back of that! I have even had a bit of the chip stuck in my toe and it still hurts now!!! 

Well I hope you are all well, I'm hopeful that the internet will sort its self out soon, had enough of the 'go slow' that it does! 

Im not going to risk trying to add any photos at the moment, don't want the net to crash on me! But as soon as things are sorted I will add some for you all! 

Hope you well, take are and see you soon 

x