Alice in Pink

Good Morning - again! Yep I think I'm on a roll…. in every way - creativity has been 'flowing' rather well - although sleep hasn't been - not been getting to bed till 2am!  This is the only problem with creativity when it hits me - its at inhuman hours! 

Anyway I'm here to share with you a creation that I have fallen head over heals for,  Some of you may have seen the MIC hop last week for the new release images, I was fortunate enough to be a part of it too!!  But life got in the way and I wasn't able to make the 2 projects I hoped for - and so I'm here to share with you the other image I was meant to work with! 

Allow me to introduce to you 

'Curious Alice'

Isn't she just adorable!  Its the expression on her face that I fell in love with.  Now I didn't want to colour her in traditional alice colours and so I went with pinks!  The image was coloured with copics

E000, E00, E02

E30, E31, E33

R20, R22

C0, C1, C2, C4

The papers are from The house of Zandra purchased from That Craft Place - I just love the papers they have a lovely feel to them and they look so pretty!! The flowers have been in my stash for ages, I can't even think where they are from! Now I have to show her to you a bit closer :) 

I just LOVE her, she is so easy to colour!  Pop over and take a look at the other images from the release - you will not be disappointed :) I would like to enter this card into the following challenges; 

Make It Crafty - Smooth Gradients

Card and Scrap - Anything Goes

Just for Fun - Anything Goes

The Crafters Cafe - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by, I do hope if you have a moment you will let me know what you think! Hope to see you again soon :)

x

Ahoy There

Morning! hope your all well! Im here this morning with a post for The Paper Nest Dolls :)
It feels like so long ago since I did a blog post for over there :)  So Im here to share with you today something a bit different for me…. not my normal card or attempt at scrapbooking or SMASH*ing…. But something a bit more special :) 

Please le me introduce to you 

'Sailor Owen'

He is just so cute and I love him to bits! Do you like the shape?? 

Its from the fantastic Sandra's Scrap Shop and cut on my cameo.  

I was somewhat nervous at first with making this card up - but it was so easy to make! 

I coloured him up with copics;

E000, E00, E02, R20

B93, B95

C1, C2

Y15

The paper is a 12x12 that I have had in my stash for ages, I used both sides of the paper on this creation.  I distressed the edges of my circle card with Tim Holtz xxxx

I think the hardest part of this creation was the embellishing - the whole thing is about 8'' - its been a long time since I have made something this big! Its a good job I had all the fantastic flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts! 

I had to use the cameo even more on this creation - I just fell in love with one of the 'Nautical' sets on the SIL store.  This little guy is just 1' tall and look at all that detail.  I added the cheesecloth behind to look like fishing net :) 

I added loads of charms too! all on some twine for more of a nautical look - Well I hope you like him! I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges; 

613 Avenue - Anything Goes (Twist of Friendship - It has been made for a friends new boat)

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Lacy Sunshine - Anything Goes

The Squirrel and the Fox - Nautical 

Thanks so much for stopping by! If you have a moment please let me know what you think!! Remember the current challenge over at the PND Challenge blog! 

Hope to see you again soon 

x

'Girl Talk'

Morning, what a wet day yesterday was - I spent most of it with the family and then tucked myself away in the craft room - SO much to do in so little time at the moment!  I can't believe that in just 5 Days hubby and I will be renewing our wedding vowels!  With that said I have been making time for me to do what I want in-between everything else! 

If your here for the Summer Release hop for The Paper Nest Dolls  you will be looking for my post that you can find here. If you have just stopped by you have till the 26th June to enter, there is some fantastic inspiration and some wonderful prizes - all you need to do is comment on each of the blogs and make sure you follow The Paper Nest Dolls blog - you can also join us on Facebook - its a fantastic group of ladies there! 

So I'm here to share with you a card I have made using one of the newly released images from The Paper Nest Dolls called Girl Talk - she is available here!

I just love everything about her - she reminds me of when I was younger and I had to pull the cord on the phone to sit down and chat to someone - oh how phone conversations used to be shorter in those days when people wanted to get past ect - Oh how times have changed!  

The image was coloured with Copics; 

E000, E00, E02, R20

E31, E33, E35, E37

R35, R37

BG11, BG13

W2, W4

The papers are from MME called My Girl, I used my Tim Holtz distress Ink 'Old Paper' round the edges just to add some character.  The scrabble tiles and charm have had sat in my stash for ages, they both just seemed to fit on this creation and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. 

Well I hope you like her - she is one of this images that I can think of so much to do with! I would like to enter this card into the following challenges; 

Colour me Creative - Colours of Summer

Craft lovin Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Crafty Friends Challenge Blog - Use a Charm 

Send a Smile for Kids - For the Girls

The Hobby House Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

That Craft Place - Flowers

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you have a moment to let me know what you think! Don't forget the blog hop! See You again soon :) 

x

Special friend

Good Morning! I'm getting a little bit good at this! Well the weather here is going down hill fast, I can remember the days of long hot summers, were lucky if we see the sun for more than 5 days at the moment :( Anyway this next week i think there will be quite a few posts from me, I have found loads that I thought I had shared with you - and I clearly haven't! 

Im here to share one that I made a while back using a LOTV pre coloured topper, now I'm not normally one for all the pre coloured things but I have to say they do make life easy sometimes! This is a stamp that I have been searching for for ages, never come across it yet - but you never know.  So glad I got my hands on the pre coloured topper :) 

I used loads from my stash including some pins that haven't seen the light of day in ages! The papers were all loose in in my box of scraps.  I Love the way this card has turned out! The colours here don't seem to have done it much justice but in real life its so pretty! 

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

Challenges 4 everybody - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by, if you have a moment I would love to know what you think! 

hugs

x

country boy....

Morning all, I'm finally back with you today! I know its been so long and I have had such withdrawal from everything crafty and blogland - but family and life had to take a bit of time from me :)  Had a lovely time away with the whole family - but glad to be home at the same time!!

So I'm here to share with you today a lovely PND image called Country boy Owen, he is available from the shop here.

Now I will confess that I made this one a while ago - so all I can really remember is that it was loads of pens and lots of stash!

I just think he is total adorable and perfect for any little man in anyone's life :)

I promise you all I will be back soon and may have a surprise up my sleeve :)

Hugs

x

 

Lets Play

Good Morning! How are we all today? well its a beautiful day here - the sun is shining and its lovely and warm! So nice to have some warm weather! 

Anyway I'm here to share with you a recent commission - This is a stamp I have had tucked away for ages - but never found the right occasion to use it! But when I was asked to make a card for a special girl turning 8 who loved cats! 

So this stamp was just perfect! I loved colouring her - the cats worried me at first and I did have a couple of attempts at colouring them before I was happy with their appearance! 

Materials

Copics 

Papers from stash

 Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Twine and Charm from Stash

Quickcutz Daisy

Tim Holts Tea Dye Distress Ink

Martha Stewart Punch

Diamond Stickles

I decided to try and be cleaver and shape my card this time using the MS punch - I don't think it turned out too bad! I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

That Craft Place - For a Child

Thanks for stopping by, hope to see you again soon :) 

x

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!
x

Happy Birthday Hippy

Afternoon again! Yes I have a peaceful one as I only have Nancy, she is playing quietly and watching Fireman Sam... Why she is into it I don't know! I swear she should have been a boy!  Last night I managed to get in a bit of creative time after finishing the wedding invitations for my friend.  I didn't know what I wanted to make and so I went through the box and found this beauty I purchased a week or so ago from Saturated Canary.  

This is the beautiful Dreads are Awesome, I just fell in love with her when I saw her and couldn't wait to get her printed.  Im in the process of colouring her with pencils too.. now thats taking me some time, I'm slightly out of practice with them! She was coloured using copics; 

E000, E00, E02, R20, R83, E27 

BV000 BV01, G21, G43, Y28

E55, E53, E51, E50

I couldn't help myself but ass some funky washi over the funky paper tape to this card...

The sentiment is from Lili of The Valley, Im starting to get quite a collection of these! I must say  have some of the grey rubber ones but much prefer the clear ones - so much easier to use! 

For some reason I decided to add twine too! Not sure why?! Oh and a button... not sure what happened to me last night! Anyway before I go I would like to enter this card into the following challenges; 

Just Tracy's Challenge - Anything Goes

ATC's and Cards with Attitude - Anything Goes

Jelly Park Challenges - Girly Girl

Craft Us Crazy - Favourite Stamp Company (Saturated canary)

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

hugs

x

Aloha....

WOW, what a beautiful day today is.... The sun is shining and ohhh its beautiful.... for the first time in years, its cooler in my house than it is outside! And the kids can play in the garden and I don't have to lock the house up! Its so nice! 

Well I have managed to catch up with most of the washing, need to get it all away tonight oh and unpack, but its far too nice to do it now... ummmm other than that.... well yes I have crafted.  

I had such withdrawal symptoms I just had to create something!  

But I had to do my rounds first, and I was quite happy when I did, I found that I won Top Three at Cards for Men... I will add my badge to the side later! 

Anyway.... 

This is the beautiful Cali from Saturated Canary, I purchased her a few weeks ago, printed her and she had sat there.  I am so happy with how she has turned out! Its been the 1st one Im happy with for a while! my attempts recently have seriously disappointed me! Oh and yes... I had to take the photos in my garden!!  Don't the colours look fab!

The paper is from the Prisma 6x6  Sparkling Spring stack, I have had it sat in my stash for AGES.... mmmm so glad i came across it! I used a black brad from my stash... just to tie a bit more black in! She was coloured with copics, as it was don't in a rush as the kids were trying to nab my pens, I don't know what colours exactly! I also added some plain twine I had brought from the ribbon girl.... I need to start keeping better tabs on my stash.... keep forgetting what I have!

Here is a close up of her.... 

Love her hair! So so happy with how it turned out!

Here is the sentiment from Whimsy Stamps.... 

Again, I forgot I had this one! Just felt it fitted rather well with the mage! 

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

Crafty Purple Frog - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Saturated canary Challenge - Twine

Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes

Waste Not Wednesday - Forgotten Stash

Thanks for stopping by! 

I will be back soon with some photos from the holiday, I stepped out of my comfort zone on more than one occasion.... Hope to post later! 

Remember I have candy Here... 

Hope to see you soon! 

Hugs

x