Top Tip Tuesday #63 - Let it Snow

Morning all, well I wasn't expecting to be sat here today (well it was meant to be yesterday but i completely forgot to type this up - Sorry Girls!), hoped that I would be running around like a headless chicken,but I'm not complaining, need to chill a bit! Feeling a bit sad that I haven't got any christmas decorations up - and I'm not sure if there is going to be time to get any up before the big day! (in fact I know there is no time, we are hoping to move on the 21st December!)

Well I'm here to share this weeks challenge at Top Tip Tuesday, this week we are looking for your snowy creations, if you go to the TTT blog you will see a wonderful tutorial from Bettina, how stunning is that snowflake?! I so have to find the time to make one!

So come on everyone..... 

Let it Snow! 

So our sponsors this week are;

The Crafty Pad Designs

The Crafty Pad

Prize - 2 Digi Images Debbie at The Crafty Pad Stamp Designs says... The Crafty Pad Stamp Designs is proud to sponsor Top Tip Tuesday.  I own and run The Crafty Pad Stamp Designs. We offer a variety of digi stamps. Weekly challenges are held at The Crafty Pad Blog.

And

3 images of your choice from Limited Runs

Nikki from Limited Runs says...

 I've started doing more paper crafts within the last Year and have found it to be very addictive and slowly it's been getting larger. Creating Digi's just happened to be a blend of using my drawing and computer graphix together to create "Limited Runs" which is my little digital stamp store. I've also started Freebie Fridays and will be doing this for a Limited time too. Each may be posted from 1 day to ??? (Limited Time Offer) May you all enjoy my digi's as much as I love to make them.  SO if your looking for some YUMMY cupcakes I've got over 50 Varieties to choose from and lots more with more always in the works.

So here is my little creation..... I can't give too many details on it as I used my mums pens to colour when I was over there last week, The image is from Mo's digital pencil, I love this little man at Christmas, I think he is fab for males birthdays, especially in the winer months, I used him last year for my father in laws birthday.

I decided to go 'away' from the traditional colours, but i do prefer him done in browns with reds or greens rather than purples!!! I used liquid pearls on the base of the image to look like snow, it looks shocking in the picture but docent look too bad in real life!!! The card blank is a scalloped 8x8 and the papers are all from my stash - I thought that i tied the purple in with the backing paper but again it looks more blue with the flash!!! ! The 'tis the season' is from a bo bunny paper pack i purchased just before the christmas rush started! 

I thought it just finished the card off, with so few supplies at the moment, i am using limited resources and can't wait to have my stuff back with me, I hear it calling me all the time! I may even get my own craft room at the new house, due to the kids maybe sharing for a few years, and we need a 'computer (make that craft and computer) room! 

Well there he is and I hope you like him, sorry I can't inspire you more for the 'snow' theme this week, but remember there is loads of inspiration on the TTT blog, please stop by and see the fab tutorial and let them know that you have been over to see! 

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

ABC Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafts and Me - Snow/Snowflakes

I hope to be back soon with some photos of the house, I can't wait to hear what you all think! 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Clean and Simple Christmas

Afternoon all, I apologise again for my silliness with my post for TTT! I don't know why i didn't schedule it!  If you here from TTT welcome, you will see my post for the birthday bash below! 

Well we took Amelia to school this morning, I thought I would cry, but I didn't! I feel kind of bad for not feeling more up-set! I did get teary when we got her dressed for school! Here is a picture of her! 

So grown up! Now she is home and 'bouncing' off the walls, i just want a little bit of her energy to get me through the rest of the day, 7am starts do not like me!!

Anyway im here to share another card I have made! Over on Facebook Sugar Nellie have a challenge every week and this week they are after Clean and Simple creations! Im not some for loads of different papers on one card, but i like one! so this was not the easiest for me! But I have tried!

This is another of the beautiful new stamps available over at Funky Kits! isn't she just adorable, and I have 'tried' blond hair, not too sure on my attempts on this but it will all come with practice! 

I have decided that rather than listing everything that i use in my post, i'm going to try and start giving you all more information about what products I use and where I have got them from when I create a card - you will see these towards the end of the post, let me know what you think! 

here she is up close, i just lover her expression! so sweet and innocent! 

Supplies;

Shaped Card Blank - Crafty Emmas

Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug Swiss Dots (available at many online shops)

Sentiment Stamp - Lili Of The Valley

Wish Upon A Star Stamp - Funky Kits

Pens - Pro-Markers

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

Stamptacular Sunday - The Sky's the Limit (I always use one paper!!)

I Did It Creations - Girly Girl 

Crafting When We can - Anything goes

The Crazy Challenge - Spots (or stripes)

Make It Monday - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you again soon 

x

Happy Birthday Top Tip Tuesday

** EDIT - Silly Me only saved this post, forgot to schedule it - Smack on the wrist for me! Sorry Guys**

Good Morning!! How are we all today, I have been naught and had a lay in! Last day of holidays before Amelia starts school! So much to try and get done but don't want to do any of it!! 

Well today is a very special day for Top Tip Tuesday! Its our birthday!! Yeah 1 year old! So have we all had fun!? are we looking forward to another year of fab top tips and fab cards from the amazing DT?!?

I sure am, while Im here I would just like to say I know I haven't been with TTT long but the DT are such a fab bunch! 

Now this weeks theme was chosen by YOU! and you fabby people have chosen one of my favourite cards to make! 

Easel Card/Easel Box Card

Now if you are unsure you can pop to the TTT blog and see the tutorials we have one making these!

Now as we have so many prizes we have a few bits to tell you on how you can win some FAB prizes!

Enter an easel card or an easel box into the challenge (link it to the inlinkz below).  You can enter this up to 3 TIMES.

Leave a tip on your blog and write 'TIP' next to your name on 'inlinkz' to be in for a chance to win our 'Featured Tipper' prize.

1 prize will be given to someone who has taken the time to go and visit a DT blog and left a comment on there.  The more DT blogs you leave a comment on, the more times you will be entered into the drawer, so we have 13 DT members so that could be 13 entries into the drawer!

1 prize will go to someone leaving comments for another challenger on their blog - The more comments you leave the more chance of winning you will have.

We now have a facebook page!!  Visit us at the TTT Facebook Page, 'like' the page and then tag us on a picture of your creation and you could win a GDT spot here! 

So many prizes this week I would be here all day listing them all! So i will give you a sneek, pop over the the TTT blog to see them all! 

Stamp and create $25 voucher

Fred, she said $20 voucher

the Crafty Pad 2 Digital images

and that is just a fraction of whats on offer! 

Ok so onto my card, I was meant to make a birthday card, but somehow I ended up making.....

Yes... A Christmas card, but it still fits with the easel cards! So i was Ok there! This is one of the FAB new stamps by Sugar Nellie available over at Funk Kits, I just had to have him, i fell in love and that was it! I used my fab christmas sentiments from LOTV, and since making this card I have been out to try and get a punch to use with them, but the one that I have brought is slightly too bug, so back on the hunt I think! The papers are from the I Believe collection from My Minds Eye! Ahhh they are lush!

you cant see it too well but i did used a shaped card blank, on the bottom i added gems to try and point it out! 

Here is is up-close, I coloured him using my Pro-markers, I forgot (once again) to note what colours i used! But if i ever remember I will edit the post for you! 

I just love his face so much!!! 

here is a little charm i added too! I thought a reindeer was best for him! 

Well i hope you like my card and that you will pop back soon!

i would like to enter this card to the following challenges;

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Creative Craft Challenges - Use at least one Charm

Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes (optional shaped card)

Crafty Boots - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by and remember to leave a comment if you have come from TTT to be in with a chance for more prizes

x

Back to School....

Afternoon all, well there was me hoping that we would have established a routing by now! But Oh No! Amelia still doesn't want to go to bed at night, i just hope that school wipes her out and that she will start sleeping!!!

Firstly I would like to tell you about the DT call over at Lets Ink It up. you can see the post here, why not pop over and take a look?!

Ok so the important stuff out the way!  I actually managed to get quite a bit done with my cards yesterday! Been spending so much time colouring that I haven't created much, so had a fab night last night sat down enjoying making some creations!  Im here to share with you one that I made.  the image was coloured so long ago and I have no idea as to where my little book of notes is, but as soon as i find it I will up-date this post! 

I so love this stamp! this is Winking Student from Sugar Nellie, she is available from Funky Kits, I love how she looks slightly cheeky! The shaped card blank is one that i brought from here, I have a little 'things' going for shaped card blanks at the moment! They are so versatile as you can create anything with them!  

The papers are from a HOTP 8x8 school stack that I brought a few weeks back again they are available from here.  I wasnt too sure when i first looked at them, but they are growing on me! The tabs are also from the paper pack!

Heres my coloured image up-close, isnt she soo cute!! 

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

Come and get it Challenges - Back to school

Lets ink It Up - Anything goes and DT call

Stamptacular Sunday - Anything goes

Catch the Bug - Anything goes

Crazy 4 Challenges - Back To School

One Stop Craft - Back To School

Fashionista Friday - Back To School

Simply Betty - School Related

Well I hope you like here! If you have time it would be lovely to hear what you think! 

Hope to see you again soon! 

Top Tip Tuesday #48 Masculine Creations

Morning all, well another week has flown by, the kids will be back at school before we know it! I know I was saying a couple of weeks back roll on back to school, but i'm kinda sad now that its so close! Went out last week and brought Amelias 1st pair of school shoes, cant believe it has come round so fast! 

Yesterday was my 25th birthday! had a rather quiet day, but enjoyed it, had to pack and make sure all the housework was up to date as we are going on holiday - only to the south coast for a few days but man am i looking forward to it!

Well i'm here to share with you the challenge over at Top Tip Tuesday this week, we are looking for

Masculine Creations

Well I know how I struggle with creations for my husband, dad, father-in-law ect. so this week challenged me a bit more!  there is only so much decoupage I can bare to look at and do, let alone keep sending it to people year after year! 

So I decided to purchase a few 'male' digis and see how I got on. 

Well I was very impressed with ones self when I looked at it all together.... The digi is from Tickled Pink Stamps, I have quite a few of them now and have never really coloured many up till now... Been on a mission of colouring, now one must create ore and more! 

This is Luca, he can be found on the Tickled Pink Shop Here.  I was so worried about colouring him, but he was easier than I thought... OK so I was relying on the fab new fine tips for my pro-markers to help me out, but they did the job!  I coloured him using Warm Grey 4 and 5, Blush, Ice Grey 1 and Poppy to colour him in.  I cut him out and mounted him onto some red bazzil from my stash.  

The backing paper is one that I found on the internet, I just did a google search for free playing card DP and saw this one, I printed it onto a4 paper and the mounted it onto white card.  The sentiment i just typed on my computer, played with the font printed and cut it, then mounted it onto red bazzill again! 

The small playing cards in the top right corner are from Printable Heaven, they have some fab papers over there and they are not too expensive either! 

Well I hope you like what I have created and that you will join in with us this week at Top Tip Tuesday! Please hop over to the blog and see what the rest of the DT have created and if you have time please show them a bit of love and leave a comment, we all love to read what you think! 

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

Cards for Men - Anything Goes

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Paper Playtime - Anything Goes

Lollipop Crafts - Make It Masculine

Sparkles Forum - For The Boys

Tickled Pink Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes

Look forward to seeing your creations 

x

Hello.....

Afternoon all! Well its been over a week since I posted and I have been non stop! Had so much going on, trying to keep the house tidy, orders and people wanting samples! But were catching up slowly! As some of you may have seen I haven't posted for Incy Wincy Designs for a couple of weeks, everything is getting on top of me and so I have had to stand down for a while till life calms down (if that ever happens?).  I thought I would pop by and share a card I made for a friend of mine, she came up asking if i had a Christening card in my 'magic box' as she calls it! As it was I didn't and so I made her one up! 

I used a beautiful stamp available from Lili Of The Valley, I coloured it using my pro-markers, I cut the shapes using my Nestabilities also the tag shape is cut from a new set of nesties, with pink and white ribbon threaded through. The swirl of pearls was created using a template. I added the flowers using silicone. 

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

Aud Sentiments Challenge - at least two words

Charisma Cardz Challenge - Flowers

I hope you like my card, Thanks for stopping by! 

x

Tip Top Tuesday Challenge #40 'Things Beginning with T' and Tipper week

Morning all, well its been a manic week! Been non stop with trying to de-clutter the house, we had the estate agent on Monday take photos of the house and put it on the market! Desperate to get out of here now, need some space!!! As well as de-cluttering I have been looking at houses, but nothing seems to 'fit' at the moment, lets hope somewhere comes up soon! 

All my craft stuff is now stashed in the cupboard, its a nightmare to get it out and I feel more in a pickle as its 'tidy', my flowers are all in a draw and my ribbons are all together, this does not feel normal (for me)!! so crafting it going to be on a 'need to' basis for a while, as soon as we have a buyer I will pull it all out! Its horrible not seeing all my stuff in the house at the moment!!! 

This week over at Tip Top Tuesday its tipper week and both teams are playing along, its been a bit of a tough challenge, we want to see all your creations that begin with T, I created a 'twisted easel card', I love making these style cards, you can add so much!

its been a 't'ough one thinking and deciding, so heres a few ideas;

Tag, Teddy, Tiger, Twisted Card, Twine, Teen... the list goes on and on!

If your struggling, pop over to the T.T.T blog and see what the rest of the design team have come up with! Oh my the creations are amazing and the Tips are FAB!

I have managed to sit down and create using one of the gorgeous new sassys released last week available from over at Funky Kits, ahhh they are so cute! As soon as the postie turned up with them the kids had to wait for tea as I so needed to ink them up! 

I used the lovely little stamp 'secret santa', isn't she lovely! I just had to colour her first time round using traditional colours, I cant wait to try colouring her with more modern twists!  I used my pro-markers to colour  I used Blush and sun-kissed pink for her skin tone, henna, burnt sienna, caramel and cinnamon for her hair,  I cant remember what greens or reds I used, I some how put them back before I finished her!  I used warm grey 4 and 5 for her boots  and I went over the 'fluffy parts' of her shoes and dress with warm grey one to add some dimension

The paper is from Bo-Bunny, its one from a christmas set that I have had stashed away.  I also (on my de-cluttering) came across my flourish template, I had forgotten where I had put it, so I just had to add one to this card, I used 2 sizes of rhinestones (I never realised the template has various size holes so you can do that!). 

Another thing I came across on my tidy mission was my ribbon that I couldn't find last year! I cut a small section and used it as text on my card. I also added some red and blue roses from my stash to tie the colours in more from the paper and the image. 

Here is a close up of the flowers, I love the little sparkles in the middle too! Ohh and I brought some leaves last week, couldn't resist adding one of them!

Well I hope you like what I have created, I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Alphabet Challenge - 'H' is for half Dozen (6 flowers)
Christmas Stampin all Year Long - Picture Inspiration (Blue and Green)
Crafty Anns - Christmas In June
Daring Card-makers - Something Old (Flowers), Something New (Stamp), Something borrowed, Something Blue (Papers and Flowers)
The Crazy Challenge - Beautiful Women
Hooked On Craft Challenges - Flowers
I Did It Creations - Christmas
CES Challenges - Anything but square
Designed to Delight - Red White and Blue/ Christmas too

Thanks for stopping by, would love to hear what you think! 

x

A Little tutorial for you...

Well im here again! Oh I have missed my blog AGAIN! 

I was speaking with a friend the other day and she was asking me how I coloured my skin tones, I sat and I thought, I tried to explain to her by just typing and it didnt really work and so I made a little Tutorial for her, I also asked a couple of other people who are FAB at colouring to take a look at it, they all told me how good it was and so I have decided that I will share it with you! 

Now I know this is not the way everyone likes to colour, this is my way and I would like to share, please let me know what you think and remember to let me know and see any creations you make using my tutorial.... 

For my Tutorial I have used;  

One Image Stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Pro Markers; Blush, Oatmeal, and Sun-kissed Pink  

1.

Firstly I Used Oatmeal, I covered the areas that I would like to be shaded/slightly darker that the rest of the skin tone.  This is what i use as a 'base line' so I know where i want the darker colour to be.

2.

I then took Sun-kissed Pink and went over most of the areas that I covered with Oatmeal, With the cheeks I didn't completely cover the base colour, so the cheeks look more natural, Remember that you dont have to cover the whole area again, do it in little sections and look each time, you can always add more but not take it away! 

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Finally I covered the complete area with Blush, I sometimes 'hold' the nib of the pen in one area for a few seconds to 'bleed' the colour to try and stop harsh lines.  The final picture was taken as soon as I had finished colouring, so that is why it looks very 'harsh' still, I will try to take another picture later so you can see it when its dry!

Well I hope that may be of some help to some of you, I would love to hear what you think, if you have any tips as to how i could improve, please let me know! 

Thanks for taking the time to stop by! 

x

Incy Wincy Designs - Challenge #98 Fathers Day/Masculine

**Please note this was scheduled for Monday AM, but I appear to be having Issues!**

Morning all, well it feel so long since I have been here, busy trying to 'de-clutter' the house, I never knew how much stuff was actually in my house, Its not going to be long now before my beloved craft stash starts to go away for a while so we can 'try' and sell our house.

I need to appologise to everyone over on the Incy Wincy Design Team, I have been trying for so long to get some crafty time in, its been so hard, but hopefully things are getting back to 'normal' for a while now! I have missed crafting the past week, so it was nice to sit down and make something, although it was a quick make as I didnt stat till late yesterday.

Well onto this weeks challenge! We are celebrating Fathers Day soon so we are looking for Father Day or Masculine cards!

Here is my card for this weeks challenge, I used a digi from the Aspire To Thrive Digi Shop! 

It was a very simple card as time has not been on my side but as things will hopefully settle down from now on, more time will be devoted to crafting! 

Well I hope you will join us this week over at Incy Wincy Designs! Look Forward to seeing you there!

Tip Top Tuesday Challenge #38 - Tipper Week - Open Challenge

Well I don't know what happened... i'm sure i scheduled this post.... cant find it anywhere!!! 

Welcome Everyone to my 1st Week on the design team for Tip Top Tuesday! I have been stewing on my project for a whole week and have been so excited for today to come!

This week we have an Open Challenge, and both teams over at TTT have joined together as one and the team have come up with some BEAUTIFUL creations and some wonderful tips!!

We even had some digis to play with this week, I used the wonderful Rub-A-Dub and one of the papers available from here at Stitch Bear Stamps

We are sponsered by Robyns Fetish and Stitchy Bear Stamps, The prize for this weeks lucky winner is four stamps of their choice from Robyns Fetish!!! and Stitchy Bear are offering a 1st prize of a $10 voucher!

I coloured this little one with my faithful pro-markers, unfortunately where I was in a rush I didn't manage to note down the colours I used, I used a make up sponge to put the ink of the back for the blue, the lace is from my stash and i used ink around the side of the paper too!

Well I hope you like what I have created, as its an open challenge I hope that many of you will pop along and join in this week, I can wait to see what you all create!

xx

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge #95 Lavender and Lace

Morning all, what a blustery day it is today! But its all exciting times, just got my outfit for my friends 60th birthday at the weekend and so excited now! 

im here with the challenge this week over at Incy Wincy Designs, we are sponsored by the wonderful 

Sassy Studio Designs 

And they are offering our winner the prize of 4 digital images! The design team were fortunate enough to have some wonderful images to play with this week, if you have time please pop over to our sponsors blog and see what they have to offer! 

These are some stunning roses I purchased for a local craft shop, they are so flexible, I used three on this project as I just felt it finished it off! 

This is the beautiful Victorian Beauty available here, she is so elegant and can be used for so many occasions. I coloured her using my pro-markers, the lace is from my stash. 

This is the view from the front of the card (its flat as its still wet!) I purchased the crystals when I first started crafting and have never used them (I like them too much!) , but I felt it just added more elegance to the card! 

Well there she is, I hope you like her, if I haven't inspired you enough pop to the Incy Wincy Designs Blog and check out what the rest of the design team have created they would love to hear from you! 

I would like to enter this card to the following challenges. 

Sew Many Cards - Flowers and Lace

Totally Papercrafts - Dont be Square

Samuel Taylors - Flowers and Bling

Thanks for stopping by! 

x