The Paper Nest Dolls - Norway

Morning all, so sorry I'm a  bit late today, non stop morning! Lots being done and the list still growing!!  

Anyway I'm here this time with the next challenge over at The Paper Nest Dolls Norway!! We had some wonderful entries to the last challenge, thank you to everyone that joined us, you can see the winner and top three on the blog! 

So this week we have the theme of 

Celebration/Birthday

I have cosen to use the sweet Love Grows Ellie available here in the store and as Mothers Day here in the UK is only a short while away I have chosen to make a Mothers Day Card. 

Ellie was coloured with Copics; 

Skin and Hair;

E50, E51, E21, E93

E40, E41, E43

Dress and Flowers

R20, R22, R24, R47, R46

Grass, Leaves and Pot

YG03, YG17, YG63, YG67

The paper is from Prima Fairy Belle Collection, one of my all time favourite pads!  The flowers are from my stash and the butterflies were punches using my MS Trio of Butterflies punch.  The 'Happy Mothers Day' is a print and cut on the cameo :) I love how sweet she looks, I would like to enter this card to the following challenges; 

Marker Pop - Anything Goes

Cards Galore Encore - Stamp or Digi 

The Cupboard Trilogy - Mothers

A Gem of A Challenge - Mothers Day

Thanks so much for stopping by, I do hope if you have a moment you will leave me a comment, I do hope I have inspired you to join us over at The Paper Nest Dolls Norway

See you again soon 

x

Sweet little Cherub

Good morning - ohhh these weeks are flying by at the moment, before we know it Christmas will be upon us - autumn has come round so quickly - it was hot one day - like summer dress warm and then cold proper winter jumper and boots cold the next :(
I have to say I still don't know what season is my favourite - I like them all for different reasons

Anyway I'm here to share with you an adorable magnolia stamp - as you know I'm getting a thing for these little ones at the moment :) For this card I have used the adorable Bonny Tilda

Now you can see why I fell for him…. that cute bottom!!! LOL - the image was coloured using copics

Skin

E50, E51, E53, E11, E13

Hair and Bow

E31, E33, E35

The papers are from House of Zandra - I distressed the edges using my Tim Holtz Black Soot ink pad and then added some sparkle using my heat gun and embossing powders - The butterflies were punched using my Martha Stewart Trio of Butterflies and then I added rhinestone trails behind them. 

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts - I just LOVE the big one - thats a rose put ontop of some gardenia petals - I added a few leaves, pearls and little green springs to it too! The challenges I would like to enter my card to are as follow; 

x

x

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Well I hope you like my creation! If you have a moment I would love to know what you think! Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you again soon :) 

x

Friends Brighten Your Day

Evening! I know I'm really posting at strange times at the moment - its as and when I get time to sit down and post! Hope your all well!! 

Im here tonight tonight with a very very exciting post… well it is for me - I'm about to share with you my very first official project as a member of the Make it Crafty Facebook Team -eeeeek! I know I'm rather excited! Im so honoured to be a part of this team - everyone is so amazing and I think I'm making some pretty good friends out of it all :)

So I'm here to share with you today my creation I have made for the sketch we have going on over on the Make it Crafty Facebook Page 

Now sometimes I get along with sketches, sometimes I don't… well it turns out I think I smashed this one!  I know I will be using the layout again as I have a few ideas running through my head!!!

So over to my creation.  I have used the absolutely gorgeous Melody with Cushion (although I never added the cushion!) available here from the store.

The sentiment is from a Kraftin Kimmie stamp set I purchased from e-bay a while ago.  I just felt the words went well with the image - I stamped it onto my white card stock using Memento and then cut the words down - matted and layered onto the coloured card stock that I used on base of the card! The scalloped border is cut using my MS border punch.

It worked well with the bright colours as well - The backing looks more yellow but it does have an orange twinge in it! 

the image itself was coloured with copics;

Skin

Y23, YR61, E11, E13

Hair

E31, E33, E35

Clothes and Boots

YR31, YR23, E33

BG72, BG78

E33, E35

I took most of this combo from a little challenge that was over on the MIC Facebook page a little while back - that was to use the MIC colours for a image (thanks to Janice for the Skin tone and Faye for the clothes combo) I think she turned out pretty cute! 

Well I do hope you like her - I would like to enter this card into the following challenges;

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Lacy Sunshine - Dies or Punches

Colour Me Creative - Retro Fun, Funkify it Up

Well I really hope that you will join us over at the Make it Crafty Facebook Page even if its just to say hello - its such a fab chatty bunch over there - I for one would LOVE to see you there - if you have a moment it would be lovely to hear what you think of my creation! 

Hope to see you again soon 

hugs 

x

Perfect for a Fairly Princess…

Good Morning! I know its been terribly quiet here the past week or so :( Im sorry - Its been the lead up to 'Back to School' that has knocked me! funny story there - got up this morning, everything ready - sent Miss A off with Mr B and guess what - Its tomorrow the go back! Yes go on I'm a doughnut!! 

Anyway over to some really exciting stuff, firstly Im very happy to announce that I have been lucky enough to be selected as part of the new MIC DT for Facebook! Im still in shock and over the moon - we have so much happening and I do hope you will join us! So please pop over theres always a ton of inspiration as well as lots of chatter and everyone is so so helpful - and theres me too :) - we have so much coming up - remember the 'Make it Colourful' challenge is on its own blog!

anyway my other bit of news thats not so big is I have a new 'obsession' if you can call it that?!?  Yes I'm falling in love with Magnolias… Its been a long time coming - I went through a little phase of them years ago but I think I only ever used one once or twice - but after my little holiday visiting a crafty friend - well I'm hooked!! 

This is the adorable Summer Flower Tilda available here.  I just fell in love with her when I saw her and so I had to have her :)  I know your thinking well it looks pretty blank but I'm not sure who she is for yet… and so the sentiment will be added as and when I know where she is going :)

The papers are from the 8x8 Gorjuss pack - the papers in there are just amazing!!! I added some butterfly punched from the papers using my MS butterfly punch - its been a while since I used it! The image was coloured with copics 

E50, E51, E53, E93

E31, E33, E35

R81, R83, R85

B60

N1, N2

YG03, YG17

V20, V22, V25

I added stickles to her wings to add some shimmer and shine! I have to say I love how she has turned out and I can't wait for that special occasion to give her to someone :) I would like to enter her into the following challenges; 

Anything Goes Challenge - In The Garden add some butterflies

Cards und More - Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew - Things with Wings

Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes

Sweet Stamps - Butterflies

I really hope if you have a moment you will let me know what you think! I have loved making this card! Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you again soon :) 

x

Toffee Apples

Yuck - I can't think of anything worse - toffee and apples - NO in my house they do not go together - I never forget as a kid being at a party and them coming out - I was told I would like them - took one bite and ewww I still shiver at the thought!!! 

Anyway I can't believe we are at day 11of the 13 days of Halloween over at Simply Challenged Challenges - I have to say I really don't want this to end!! 

So the theme on this occasion is 'sweets' we either have to use the colours of candy corn (yellow, orange and white) or Caramel Apples (Lime Green and Caramel) - well tonight I have sat there and coloured a few images in using both options and I have to say I fell for the Caramel Apple!!! 

So some details - The paper is Halloween Grunge from Whimsy Stamps - I have to say I LOVE the designs but the papers are a bit 'shiny' for me - not sure how much I will be using them only because of the shine!  The flower was a free gift with some petals I purchased a while ago - I never ever thought I would use this colour!!! The lace is from my stash and coloured with my copics - I also tried to ruffle it as its always something that I have tried and failed at - but on this occasion it worked quite well (my little tip for this is if your using narrow tape put two lies of it down - it sticks better!!).  The goo across the top was sent to me by a very kind friend - I have been trying too get hold of the punch for a while and she sent me some just to help me out - I also coloured it with my copics!

Oh yes and I so had to use the Bride of Chrisenstein Betty  available from the Simply B store! - she is my all time FAVOURITE right now - I don't know why - maybe its cause she was my first one to colour with green skin?!?! Well I decided to keep this quite simple as I have a little plan to make something 'big' with her - but then again she may be on her way to a special family member in the morning!!! 

She was coloured with copics (as well as everything else that is coloured!)

E31, E33, YG21, YG25

Well I really hope you like her and I hope that more of you may play along with us over at Simply Challenged Challenges - I have had SO much fun once again with this challenge and although I can't wait for the next challenge I don't want this to end!!! 

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges 

Simply Challenged Challenges - Day 11 -  Sweets

Craftymess Challenge - Halloween 

Di's Digi Designs - Halloween 

ATC's and Cards with Attitude - Halloween

Thank you so much for stopping by, I hope you have time to let me know what you think of this creation - look forward to seeing you again soon 

x

Lets Fly Away

Morning!! Well hubby has cleared the first ice from the car this morning its f…f…f…freezing!!! I have switched the heating up this morning cause I'm so cold! Well I have been creating quietly in-between doing Halloween stuff! I decided to make a very C&S card - just cause the mood took me!

Its not like me to make white on white but I decided to give it a go - and who can resist a whole Kaleidoscope of butterflies at any time of year?  They were punched using my MS butterfly punch, I used both sizes that the punch punches.  I also aded some lace from my stash - just to add something more.  The sentiment is a peel off from my stash. 

Here they are up close! I have a few different ideas I want to try with this effect - but they are on hold till Christmas is over and done with! I haven't really started doing much for this year but I know I need to knuckle down soon! 

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

Catch The Bug - Anything Goes

ATC's and Cards with Attitude - Anything Goes
Polka Doodles - Wings and Things 

Thanks for stopping y - hope to see you again soon!

Hugs 

x

Lili Of The Vally Wedding

afternoon, wow what a day today has been! The weather has been beautiful! Managed to get 5 loads of washing done and on the line, only got 2 to do tomorrow now - thats if i don't get them done today! And we plan on having a BBQ tea - the kids can't wait!  

The only thing is I haven't had time to craft! Well I have had time, but not felt like it! its been so busy the last 2 days with the electrician in that I got on on Thursday but today not had the get up and go - I think its just that I have so much other stuff to do - and I haven't SMASH*ed for a while, so I keep thinking that I should!

Anyway as you know I have been on a wedding roll.... they have been jumping together! This card has been made using the lovely Wedding Couple from Lili of The Valley - they have been sat in my stash for a while... and I have always been a bit saved to colour them!

The papers I purchased last week from my local craft shop and the flowers were from my stash.  I decided to add a bit of cheesecloth with a pin to the corner.  The image was coloured using copics. 

E000, E00, E02, R20

R83, R85, 

C2, C5, C7

Im so happy with how this one has turned out! I can't wait to start using my rubber stamps a bit more! It has been so long! Well hope to be back tomorrow with some more creations! 

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

ATC's and Cards With Attitude - Anything Goes/Butterflies and Blooms

Fat Pages and Cards With Attitude - Anything Goes/Butterflies and Blooms

Crafty Ribbons - Flowers

Do you Stack up - Use a Flower

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

A&T Digital Designs - Anything Goes
By The Cute and girly - Spring is all Around
Lilis Little Fairies Challenge - Favourite Craft tool (my corner rounder! I can't live without it!)