The Paper Nest Dolls - Norway :)

Ohhh well I told you that you were in for a treat…. I meant it didn't I - Two posts in one day!! 

As many of you know I'm on The Paper Nest Dolls US Challenge Team, I have been asked if I will join The Paper Nest Dolls Norway team as well! Im so over the moon, you all know that I love my dolls and so I just had to jump strait in there!

Whats so nice is that I'm getting to work with so many new rubber stamps too :) 

So the challenge this week is 

Ribbon/Lace

We have a wonderful prize up for grabs for this challenge

 who are giving prizes to the DT`s top 3 choices;

1. prize: 3 pcs The Paper Nest Doll digistamps of your choice. / (3 valgfrie digistamps)

2. prize: 2 pcs The Paper Nest Doll digistamps of your choice. / (2 valgfrie digistamps)

3. prize: 1 pcs The Paper Nest Doll digistamp of your choice. / (1 valgfri digistamp)

So over to my creation, I'm so excited that I'm now able to work with some of the new releases over at The Paper Nest Dolls, This week I have chosen to work with the adorable Easter Bonnet Avery for my creation this week.

I know your all thinking that Easter is a way off but really its not! She was so lovely to colour, I chose to use some bright colours on her using my copics; 

Skin and Hair; 

E50, E51, E21, E11, E93

E40, E41, E42, E43

Hat and Basket

E31, E33, E35

Flower, Dress and Shoes

R20, R22, R24, R27

Coat, Sky and Grass

B0000, B01, B02

YG03, YG17, YG67

Now I know you can't see much of it, but I have added some lace behind my image - I wish I had been a bit braver and added some more! The papers are from Bazzill Basics and its called Vintage Marketplace, i have to say its one of my favourite paper stacks! 

The sentiments are a mix of Lili of the Valley and Whiff of Joy all stamped onto kraft card stock to match the matting of my other papers.  The flowers are from my stash, mainly Wild Orchid Crafts, I did get a bit brave and tried to mix my flowers up a bit with the help of one of the girls on the team :)  

I had to add some butterflies to this one too, I used some of the odds of paper left over with my Martha Stewart punch, I then added some gems behind them to add some sparkle :) Now I'm so in love with this spring like card that I would like to enter it into the following challenges; 

Fashionable Stamping Challenges - Anything Goes

Sunday Stamper - All things bright and Beautiful

Allsorts - Spring is Coming

Fantasy Stampers - Spring Colours

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Well I do hope I may have inspired you to join us this week - if not then pop over to the blog and take a look at the inspiration from the rest of the team - I know each and every creation is just amazing!!! 

Looking forward to seeing your creations 

:) 

It Must Be Love

Morning all, i am so sorry that I have been so quiet - I have had so much happening here and trying to get ahead of myself is becoming an impossible task.  Since getting the desk into the room I have done nothing but move stuff all the time and I never seem to settle for more than 5 mins! Hopefully I will get settled in soon :) 

Anyway I'm here with this weeks challenge over at Creative Creations Challenges - we had a fantastic turnout once again for the last challenge - so thank you to all that joined in - we hope to post the winners this time next week!!! 

So this challenge is sponsored by 

Emerald Faeries 

and the theme…. well rather obvious really!!! 

*It Must Be Love*

So your card or creation can be anything, Valentines Day creation, Wedding Card, Engagement… the list goes on! Now the DT were fortunate enough to have some images to work with and I know we all had lots of fun with them! so here is my creation…. 

I do apologise for the picture - I can't find the normal camera since moving all my stuff but as soon as I can I will get a better photo! The image is coloured with copics now as I did it in a rush I can't remember too much information! The sentiment is also from the shop - I decided that I wanted to do something different to valentines day so used the engagement theme!!! 

Well I hope you like my creation, remember pop over to see what the rest of the DT have made!! 

See you soon 

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Its A Girl

Good Morning! How are you today? Its a cold damp morning here again :( oh well its that time of year so best just get on with it! Anyway I'm here to share with you a card I have made for a friend of mine who had a baby girl last weekend! There are so many babies being born and due any time I can't believe it!!!

I have used the beautiful Butterfly Baby from Saturated Canary it has been so long since I have coloured one of her images up and when I saw this beauty I couldn't resist! I coloured the image with copics and just had to add some pink ribbon too!

I used the lovely die from Butterfly Circle Die from Tonic - I purchased it a couple of weeks ago from That Craft Place - Its a lovely die and the detail is wonderful! I also used my MS Butterfly punch for the added butterflies and the papers are from my stash!

Well I hope you like my card and I hope the person that I have sent it to likes it too!  I would like to enter this card to the following challenges; 

One Stitch at A Time - Use a Digi

The Squirrel and The Fox  - Ribbon 

Little Claire - New Arrivals

 Thanks for stopping by, hope to see you again soon! 

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To My True Love

Morning! So sorry this post is late - today is the first day back at school! Oh my word forgot how hard the mornings are when your trying to get 101 things done! Anyway she on her way now and so I have so peace - OMW yes my house is peaceful for the first time in 6 weeks! 

Anyway I'm not here to ramble I'm here is this weeks challenge over at Charisma Cardz, This weeks challenge is 

'seeing double'

Endless opportunities with this one! So no let me tell you our sponsors;

Prize One



A lovely prize donated from Crafty Ribbons 

Prize Two



a $10 voucher for the shop!

So some FAB prizes up for grabs this week!! Now this was a bit tough for me - I had to think lots!!! But then it struck me what I would do - the faithful stamp-a-mijig came out and I came up with this using two of the fab new stamps from Saturated Canary

I made my card using the lovely suspenders available here and wallflower also available here.  Now I have run out of so much recently so I had to make my card A5, so then papers became an issue.  Then I realised I brought a A4 paper pad a while back from Bebebubu.  

Yep the the gorgeous Fairy Belle from Prima! So glad I got it as an A4 too - never thought I would use it but it just shows.  The images were coloured with copics and the I used some of my MS punched butterflies to 'dress it up'. the sentiment stamp is from here.

Well I hope you will join us this week over at Charisma Cardz - Look forward to seeing you! 

Hugs 

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My Mums Craft Shop - Kraft It

Oh my I have no idea as to what planet I am on! Yesterday I new I had something to do and forgot! Now I remember what it was! LOL!!! 

OK so im here with the challenge this week at My Mums Craft shop, our sponsor this week is

and the prize up for grabs is two digis from the shop! WOW!!! 

So now I need to tell you the challenge - This week we want to see you using 

KRAFT

Now I LOVE Kraft - the colour, texture I just love it and as Elizabeth Bell is the sponsor I felt I had to use an image of hers this is the lovely Little Nurse available here - she is just so adorable! I love colouring her! 

This is a card I have made for Amelia's fried who's birthday is in a couple of weeks! I used my spellbinders large circles and large scalloped circles, the papers are all from my stash and the butterflies were punched using my MS butterfly punch available here.   I alos got my Quickutz out again - its been sitting for so long but so good to use it again!!! As the letter 'n' was lost I used Rhinestones to jazz it up! 

The image was coloured with copics available here.  I love how she turned out and I think im starting to get to grips with getting a 'shine line' on hair! 

I just love these butterflies, perfect for any card! Well I hope you like my card, I would like to enter this card into the following challenges; 

Anything Goes - Summer Days (I think the card looks quite summery)

Cards and More - Anything Goes

Florishes - Used Kraft 

I hope I may have inspired you to join us at My Mums Craft Shop this week - please pop over to the blog and see the creations from the rest of the DT! 

Hope to see you soon 

Hugs

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Friends are Angels....

Me again! Yes I know, I have been on a mission, need to make the most of the kids being outside while the nice weather lasts, I wish it would last for the whole 6 weeks... Don't know what I'm going to do when it starts pouring! Anyway since I have been home I have managed to make a card... and I'm in the process of the second one! I missed my pens so much, it was lovely to get home and now since I have moved a lot of my stuff into the lounge I hope to craft more!!!

Now I apologise for the poor photo - only just managed to wipe all the photos from the camera and the light is not on my side to be taking photos at the moment! But this is the beautiful Fancy from Saturated Canary

She is so stunning and so wonderful to colour, the image was coloured with copics

Skin; E000, E00, E02, R20, R83

Hair, E55, E57, E59

Dress and Ribbon;  BG49, BG57, BG18 with a touch of Black Prisma Pencil 

Roses; R20, R22

The sentiment is from a clear set of stamps that seem to no longer have a packet and the flourish is cut from a Memory Box die, as it was cut from white paper I coloured it using my BG57 to tie it all in.  The papers are from my stash, I'm not sure what ones as they were loose! Well not bad to say I haven't touched pens for over a week - I can't wait to colour her again! Well I hope you like my card, I would like to enter this into the following challenges; 

ATC's and Cards with Attitude - Anything Goes 

Classy Cards and Such - Die Cuts (Down the side of the image)

Fat Pages and Cards with Attitude - Anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes

Do You Stack Up - For A Friend (the sentiment says 'friends are angels without wings)

Thanks for stopping by, hope to see you again soon! 

Hugs

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Hopeful

Afternoon, Happy Jubilee Weekend! Are you partying the long weekend away? We were meant to but.... sure enough the kids are on holiday and its tipping it down! We did have a busy day yesterday, Amelia had a little show to do over in Stoke Poges with her dance school, it was lovely and we had some friends join us there too, it was a shame about the weather, and it turned into a very late night! 

I have to tell you its been a bit of a rubbish week, things have just happened one thing after another, unfortunately we had to have my mum and dads dog sent to heaven last Thursday, its hit us all a bit, she was 16 and will be missed so much.  I haven't even had the get up and go to have my pens out, so I'm sharing a card I made at the beginning of last week.  

Meet Hopeful from Wee Stamps,   I have to say that when I made this card I was hopeful that the week was going to get better not worse! 

I fell in love with her the moment I saw her, she has a longing look, The papers are form Prima Fairy Belle collection 6x6 stack that I purchased here.  The flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts, the pin and cheese cloth are all from my stash and the butterflies die is from here.  She was coloured using Copics,

Skin - E000, E00, E02, R20

Hair - Y21, YR12, YR14, E15, E18

Top and Flower - R22, R24

Trousers - B000, B00

I die cut the circle using Spellbinders Large Circles and the went round using my SU distress tool, I then used Tim Holtz Antique Linen ink pad around the edges.

Im so happy with how she turned out,  I just hope the bug comes back again soon, I have a fir bit to get on with, hope its just a glitch with the horrid weather! I would like to enter this card into the following challenges; 

Catch The Bug - Anything Goes

Crazy 4 Challenges - Add a Butterfly

ATC's and Cards with Attitude - Anything Goes

Crafty Ann's - Flowers and Butterflies 

Well I hope you all have a fab jubilee weekend! Thanks for stopping by, hope to see you again soon 

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Before the ink ran out!

Morning! Looks like another beautiful day! Yesterday I had a fly buzzing around my house all day (one of this you can hear it coming a mile off!), when I questioned this with a friend on Facebook... she told me it was the crafty fly and it was here to help! And help it did! I think its all coming back... slowly and simply but its coming! 

Anyway further to my previous post where I told you the ink ran out... well this card was made using the 4'.5'' bit of the print that looked normal - well as normal as I think it looked! I think it was meant to be more green than turquoise... but still I worked with it! 

Yes its another beautiful image from Tiddly Inks! now this one I hadn't seen till the other day when it came up as a suggestion that I might like it!  Oh don't you love adding things from the suggestion and then realising that you have spent way more than you should have!

The flower is one that I purchased from the Big Stamp and Scrapbooking show last year at Ali Pally.  Its one of this that I fell in love with but never worked out what I was going to do with it! 

Ingredients; 

Medium - Copics - E000, E00, E02, R20, C4, W7, W5, BG49, BG57, E31, E33, E35, E37, E39 

5.5 x 5.5 Card Blank 

Papers - Digital from Sassy Designs and kraft

Image - Tiddly Inks 

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

City Crafter Challenge - A Rose is A Rose

Flourishes - Use a Flower

Thanks for stopping by, hope to see you again soon! 

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Things Going Wrong...

Isn't always a bad sign... 

I have been feeling really down recently with my creations, even thought about selling all my stash.  I have decided to take a couple of weeks out to find the bug again, just take the pressure away and find the 'inner crafter' again.  

Last night I decided to go through the DP's I have on the computer and started playing around with a few, just shrinking the design and repeating it across the page, just cause well... no reason at all really!  Anyway,  I purchased some lovely papers from Sassy Designs last week (They have a sale!!) one of the sets I purchased was the Absinthe Digital Paper Pack (I got the solids too!).  So I shrunk the design down and decided to print... and WHAM.... the ink went half was though printing, it went from the lovely deep colours, to washed out browns... I cried, at that point I could have thrown it all out! 

But I walked away and I thought, and I remembered the digs that I brought from Tiddly Inks... Now they have been following me for ages, not something that I would normally colour but these we shouting 'Buy me, Buy me' and so I did....  and then this fell together... 

Yes it all just fell into place, including the paper that I was printing.  I couldn't believe it when I looked at it this morning.... 

Everything looked so good, so nice and as I want all my cards to look. 

I have had to sit and admire for a while before I have been able to post this.... just realising that I put far too much pressure on myself sometimes, I am still taking a break and if the creativity flows... well so be it, I'm not going to push myself.  Ok so a bit more info on the card for you! 

6x6 Scalloped Card blank

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Image - Tiddly Inks 

Papers - Digital- Sassy Designs  and Kraft card stok

Tim Holtz Ink Pad - Tattered Rose (distressed the edges of the Kraft card stock)

Medium - Copics; E000, E00, E02, R20, E04, E08, E31, E33, E35, E39, E37 C4, W5, W7 

I didn't know what occasion to make this card for, so I have added a small sentiment to the inside of the card from Stampin Up, it says 'Wishing You Love and Laughter forever after' (I would have decorated the inside but no guarantee that the paper will turn out the same!).  I will be adding this card to my Facebook page under the category or 'Love, Engagement and Wedding'. 

Well I hope you like my card, I would like to enter this card into the following challenges;

Hooked on Crafts - Flowers

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Stamps + Fun = Creativity - Anything Goes

Wild Orchid Challenge - Anything Goes

Tiddly Inks - Flowers

Thanks fro stopping by, can't wait to read what you think! See you soon! 

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Happy Birthday Princess

Morning, how are we today? Well things should start rolling with the house again tomorrow, the electrician is due in and we hopeful that the re-wire will be finished pretty soon, desperate to get the girls back in their room and then get my craft room sorted.... not long now, probably 3-4 weeks (I'm hopeful that it will be sooner than that)!  Starting to plan it all in my head, where things will go and how to make best use of the space! 

Any way before the room is done I still have 101 things to do, including organising Amelia birthday party, i can't believe she will be five at the end of June, where has time gone?  She has decided to have a build a bear party and we can actually do it on her actual birth day!  So with thinking about her birthday I decided to make her a card from Nancy.  

Meet Queenie and Princess for Saturated Canary , as soon as I saw this digi it reminded me of the girls and i HAD to have it.  This card turned out a lot more simple than I wanted it too... 

But sometimes simple is better.  I didn't want to add to many embellishments, knowing what Nancy is like with cards she would try and tear it apart, so I kept in minimal three buttons all with a bit of twine through!  

One things I did make sure of is I tried to make the image look like my girls.... 

The image was coloured with copics; 

E000, E00, E02, R20 R83, B05

E51, E58 (Queenie) E50, E51 (Princess)

E43, Y28

BV02, BV000, BV11, BV13

with a splash of prisma pencil! 

The sentiment is from Lili of The Valley,  I stamped it on Kraft card stock, Im loving using that at the moment, must start using it in different ways! 

Creative Craft Challenge - Anything Goes
Crazy Amigo Challenge - Mother and Child (The image could be used as Mother and child)

Papertake Weekly - Cute, Cute, Cute
Creative Mondays - Anything Goes
Saturated Canary - Happy Birthday

Thanks for stopping by, hope to see you again soon!
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Let us Dance In The Sun,

Morning! well what a pants weekend... well not completely pants, but the weather sure has been, typical that Amelia is back at school and the sun is shining now! but how long will it last? So what have you all planned for the week? I plan on making a few more cards as well as getting the order of wedding invitations finished and well thats about it!

So anyway yes I have been playing again, seem to be on a mission at the moment... I have been playing with the beautiful Cerridwen from Saturated Canary, she is defiantly one of my favourites at the moment!!

This is actually a 6x6 card... shock horror as normally my cards have been 8x8 so I am somewhat impressed with myself! The papers are from Prisma the Fairy Belle collection I purchased them last week from here (with a touch of Kraft behind each layer), ohhh and my mum found a small bit of gauze in the cupboard that she gave to me so I added some of that too!  The sentiment is from the Whimsy Spring Letter Seals, it should go in a circle but I thought it was perfect just like it is and I thought the wording was perfect with the image! 

She was coloured using copics;

Dress/Butterflies - R81, R83

Skin - E000, E00, E02, R20 cheeks, R81 lips, G43 eyes

Hair - E33, E35, E37

I used a combo on the hair that I haven't used in a while... I know what I haven't used it, cause I was avoiding re-filling the pen... oh am I in a bit of a 'inked state' today! Oh well... It will go in time! 

I also distressed the edges using my Stampin Up Distressing Tool and Tim Holtz Viantge Photo (Yes i let him near my work again but I was very careful this time! Once was enough on messing things up!)

You can see the gauze better in this photo, Im not sure on it, I know a friend of mine is sending me some cheesecloth so I am now intrigued to see if there is a difference at all?

Yes I had to add some added butterflies, they were punched from Kraft card stock and distressed with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo and then some diamond stickles to finish! I would like to enter this card into the following challenges; 

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Use some Sparkle

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Just keep On Creating - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by, Its been lovely having you here, if you have a moment I would love to read what you think! Hope to see you again soon! 

Hugs

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Something A Bit Different!

Evening, well this morning I was feeling inspired, then I had to do the house and lost it... then I took one look here and felt inspired again! Yes that is the wonderful blog of Pop's.  Her work is amazing and it really inspired me this morning.  I noticed while doing that looking back post how my cards have changed and how much more I want them to change.  

Anyway another bit of inspiration was the wonderful Krista Smith who draws all the beautiful Saturated Canary images, she released some new ones yesterday (I'm sure most of you know that!) and i just couldn't wait to get my hands on them! this one in particular! 

Meet Cerridwen, isn't she just beautiful!

You know I couldn't resist her with those butterflies! I was fortunate enough to have her last night but felt so poorly that I didn't have the energy to colour after all, so have made her my mission today.  

This is a sentiment from Whimsy Stamps available from Quixotic Paperie, the set is called Whimsy Spring Letter Seals, you can find the set here. I stamped the sentiment using Tim Holtz Vintage Photo. 

Ok so this bit gets complicated.... So I purchased some of the lovely pre-done flourishes from The Hobby House yesterday and they arrived today (now thats what i call 5* service and I will be back there!), but at 1st it fitted on my card... and then it didn't (I'm probably about to confess to one of the biggest crimes...) and so I cut it down, and that didn't work, and so I cut it some more and then... 

Yes I kinda bodged it back together to fit how I wanted it to! I think it looks pretty good though! I used some of my Kraft card stock I have had hiding for an age! I also used my SU distressing tool and the TH Vintage Photo ink pad round all the edges of the papers - I will be doing more like this! 

So back to the image... Oh I'm so in LOVE with this image, all of Krista's  are lovely to colour but this is one of the ones I think I will colour time and time again! You can just see the black dots I added to the wings of the butterflies I did this using a finer marker.

She was coloured using copics

Skin - E000, E00, E02, R20 cheeks and R83 for her lips, E59 Eyes

Dress - R81, R83 and R85

Hair - E55, E57, E59 

Butterflies - YR68, R14 splash of R83

The papers were purchased from BeBeBuBu (another company that offers outstanding service!), they are the Prisma Fairy Belle set, one of the papers was a 12x12 but from the same collection (I SO have to get more! They are SCRUMMY!).  

The flowers, butterfly charm and lace were all from my stash, I love finding things that I forget I have! Didn't realise I had such a stash of lace! Well I would like to enter this card into the following challenges;

Inky Impressions Challenge - Anything Goes

Just keep On Creating - Anything Goes

Digi Doodle Shop Best - Pink And Brown

Shellies Images - Pastel, Kraft and Flowers

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by, if you have a moment I would love to hear with you think!  Also please stop over at Pop's blog, I'm sure she would love to have you there and she is SO inspirational! 

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Happy Mothers Day

Morning all!!! Yes I have made a start on mothers day! As were away this year there is NO hope of 'forgetting' and having a last minuet making session!! But on the plus side.... I can have a day off, hubby will be with us and so I CAN and WILL put my feet up for the day!!! 

I brought a new stamp this week, I have seen it about and forgot about her, then saw her and just couldn't resist! This is the beautiful Petal Melody from Crafts and Me.

She is so nice to colour!!! I have coloured her a few times in different combos, just to try and see what colours I can make!!! I have made this card for my Grandma for Mothers Day, its a bit simple but she isn't one for fancy fussy cards, she would rather things were simple but effective, i thought this was just perfect. 

I coloured for the 1st time on Kraft, quite impressed with how she has turned out.  I was rather nervous that it would look horrid or I would make the colours run, but she has turned out quite well!!  She was coloured with copics

Hair - E37, E35, E33, E31

Dress - R17, R14, G05, G07

Skin - E95, E11, E00, E000

The card blank is a 5x7 and the papers were just bazzill scraps from my draw, I added some peel offs for some bling! 

I hope you like her.  Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you again soon! 

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