Paper Nest Dolls - Anything Goes

Good Morning folks!!! How are you all??? Happy New Year to you all!!! I can't believe how quickly 2013 went - so how many of you made resolutions?? I decided not to this year as I never seem to keep them and so all I'm going to do this year is try a bit harder with my creativity!!!  

So I'm here today with some news…. I have been asked to be a doll!!  Yep I have rejoined the Paper Nest Dolls - I have such a soft spot for these images that I could not resist accepting!!! So I'm here today to share with you the first challenge for 2014!!! We have a nice and easy theme for you…

Anything Goes

We have some wonderful prizes on offer of

We will have a random winner picked only from those using a Paper Nest Dolls Image

They will receive the main Prize
Of a $20 gift Certificate to spend instore

also

A top 3 who will each receive a digi stamp of there choice from the store - These will be chosen by the Design Team !!

There are very few rules to follow so pop to the blog and take a look :) So over to my creation - I have used the adorable Cupcake Ellie available from the store.

I coloured the image with Copics 

Skin;

E50, E51, E21, E11, E93

Hair

E40, E41, E42, E43

Dress and Cupcakes; 

I had so much fun colouring her.  I printed and cut her using my cameo, the with love was also cut on my cameo - The wings on the sides of her are a magnolia die that I have never used till now - I decided to make them stand out a bit more by covering them with stickles! The butterflies were punched from my Martha Stewart using some scraps of kraft card I found on my mass clear up! The pin, cheesecloth flowers and gems are all from my stash :) 

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

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Glitter n Sparkle - Anything Goes

The Squirrel and the Fox - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by, I do hope you will join us with our first challenge of 2014 over at The Paper Nest Dolls :) Looking forward to seeing your creations! 

hugs 

Me

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Sunday Sketch & Stamp

Good Morning, so 2014 is off to a very creative year so far, I can't believe that I have had the craft room a year next week - where has time gone??  Anyway I'm here this morning with the newest challenge over at Sunday Sketch and Stamp, we have a wonderful sketch drawn by Sam this week 

I had lots of fun with this one, well at the time I didn't call it fun as I repeatedly cut the papers wrong! hence why I have flipped the sketch over

(Ins Imag) 

Now over the festive period I kept seeing this beauty and just had to have her - so after a little bit of searching I found her this is the beautiful Prima Ballerina Tilda - as soon as she arrived I just had to colour her up!! She was coloured using copics; 

Skin and Hair 

E50, E51, E21, E11, E93, E30, E33, E35

Tutu and Shading 

The papers are from MME Unforgettable collection, I do love that stack I have limited sheets left now so best get hunting for more.  The sentiment was cut using Dienamics Die and the wording is from a SU set I have hardly ever used!!!  I would like to enter this card to the following challenges; 

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 Well I do I hope I may have inspired you to join us this week! Looking forward to seeing your creations :) 

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Sunday Sketch & Stamp

Good Morning! hope you all well and the weather where you are isn't too chilly!!!  Its another Sunday closer to Christmas, I can believe where this year has gone!!!  So I'm here with you today with the newest challenge over at Sunday Sketch and Stamp, I have to say I'm so loving being a part of this team, sketches are something that I used to avoid as really I never knew what to do with them... but now I love them!!!  So the sketch this week has been designed by the wonderful Catherine and here it is!

 

Now I love the simplicity of this one! I had the perfect image in my head for what I wanted to do.  Its an old stamped image I found that must have been put away light years ago!!!

 

Now how adorable is this little guy, I remember buying him and stamping him... and then never  colouring him and so selling him :( sad sad story I know - especially when I love these stamps so much now.  The bench was pretty much the same story but allowed it to collect some dust before selling it!!  

The image was colored with copics and then hand cut.... yes I did just say hand cut... and then I stuck the image's together using silicone.  The papers are from a set that came with a magazine, I wanted something that wasn't too heavy for this card! I used one of my Martha Stewart punches for the lace border!! 

I just love the way he has turned out and I cant wait to give him to someone this Christmas!! I would like to enter this card into the following challenges;

Color me Creative - Anything Goes

Crafty Calender - All things Christmas

I hope you like him too! if you have a moment I would love to know what you think of him! Thanks so much for stopping by, I do hope to see you again soon :) 

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Noel

Morning! ohhhh Christmas is getting close and I'm getting ready for a fair at the end of the month - it will be the one and only that I do this Christmas, just not had the time and with kids being ill too!! Oh well I'm still battling on - I'm here to share with you today a card I made a while ago using my new love of magnolias!! 

I wanted something that was a bit different for Christmas this year, not your subtle gentle card, I wanted something that had a pop and bang to it! 

I think I hit it, well its completely different for me anyway!! I used the sweet xxxx - she is so easy to colour with all that skin  

A Christmas Candle

Good morning! Hope your all keeping warm - this weather is horrid!!! I can cope with the frosty crisp mornings but this horrible wet, damp mornings are not for me! Bring back the summer I say!! 

Anyway I'm here today to share something a bit different with you today, last year I attempted a few candles for decorative items at Christmas, well as I still had some here I have given them another go - now the idea of melting the image into the candle and I do not get along - it always goes wrong, so I have decided to make a 'cuff' for my candle! 

Its turned out much better than I expected! So pleased with the result! I have used the beautiful Santa Lucia - she has been sat on my desk for ages watching me so I just had to make something with her.  She was coloured with copics.  I used my nesties to die cut her and also used the scalloped ovals to layer her.  I added some Memory Box die cuts around the edges to add some character.  I also used my MS punch for the leaves and some flowers from my stash. 

The image is held onto the candle but some lace and ribbon that I have stuck with some extra strong glue.  You can't really see it but I then added some spots with stickles all over the candle!! 

All in all I love how this has turned out - I'm thinking of keeping her for us for Christmas!!! 

I hope you like her too I would like to enter this candle to the following challenges; 

Addicted to Stamps - Punches/Dies

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Come and get it Challenges - Christmas Gift

Magnolia down Under - Jingle Bells

Allsorts - Make a Gift 

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

Hope to see you again soon 

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Sunday Sketch and Stamp :)

Morning all, these weeks are sure flying by at the moment! Im here this morning with the latest challenge over at Sunday Sketch and Stamp - we have a wonderful sketch for you this week designed by Anne-Marie

Lovely and simple yet so effective!! I have a creation for you this week using another adorable Magnolia stamp - they are serving me well this Christmas! 

I have used the adorable Tilday with Holy Child for my creation this week, the image was coloured with copics

Skin;

E50, E51, E53, E21, E93

Hair

E31, E33, E35, E37

Others

C0, C2, C4, Y23

The papers are from a Dovecraft set I have, I do love the softness of this stack this year, nothing too harsh.  I due cut the image using my big shot and layered it onto a slightly larger circle.  I added the rhinestones from my stash to finish the sketch off. I would like to enter this card into the following challenges; 

Crafty Calendar - All Things Christmas

Hiding in my Craft Room - Die Cuts (the circles were all die cut)

Artistic Stampers - Christmas 

One Crazy Stamper - Christmas

Thanks so much for stopping by, I do hope if you have a moment you will let me know what you think! I hope I have inspired some of you to play along with us this week - see you again soon 

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Sunday Sketch & Stamp

Good morning! Non stop here today at butterfly HQ - got Miss A home from school as she was awake most of the night! So I'm here to share with you a creation I have made for Stamp and Sketch Sunday - 

A little while ago I was asked to join the DT over at Sunday Sketch and Stamp, with all that has been going on here it completely slipped my mind, and so I'm here to share with you today a creation I have made!! The sketch this week has been designed by Berit who is unfortunately no long with us on the DT she has made a fantastic sketch for us though 

Now as usual there are a few rules to follow, you can find them over at the Sunday Sketch and Stamp Blog.  I have chosen to work with one of my Magnolias - she has been waiting for me to use her for ages and so today was the day!! 

I coloured her with copics 

E50, E51, E53, E21, E93

E33, E35, E37

G46, R37

N1, N3

Y37

The papers were from my stash its a pad that I loved last year! Well I hope you like her and I hope you may join us over at Sunday Sketch and Stamp this week 

Looking forward to seeing your creations 

:) 

A Sweet Tilda

Good Afternoon folks! 

All starting to get busy here - I'm a bit sad as I haven't done anything halloween this year :( not had the time to do it - so I hope that next year will be bigger and better :)  

However what I have been doing is playing with one of my new loves - Magnolias - they never appealed to me till a trip to visit a crafting friend for my birthday this summer - I took a look though her collection and I fell for them - while I was there I wrote myself a list and jumped on the internet to get myself some!!! So my creation today features the lovely Tilda with Love

I just fell for her when i saw her! She is so adorable! I coloured the image with copics

Skin;

E50, E51, E21, E93

Hair;

E31, E33, E35

Clothes and Flowers; 

BV000, BV01, BV04

The card shape was cut on my cameo - Im using that so much more at the moment to make cards a little bit different!!  The papers are from Craftwork Cards - time flies collection - I am in LOVE with that stack and all the embellishments with it!!!  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.   I had do much fun making this card! I would like to enter this card into the following challenges; 

Crafty Hands Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Docerela Creations - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts - No Squares Allowed 

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

Hope to see you again soon 

Hugs 

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; 

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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

Dec 25….

Good Afternoon, well I'm slowly catching up - Miss A has been back at school for 3 days and miss N starts on today! We have  hadthe electrician in on Monday - I can't wait to get the re-wire finished - BUT I'm not looking forward to the mess :(  Needs must and all that!!!

Anyway I'm here to share with your today a Christmas card I have finished - I can't believe how close it is already! I have lots of ideas that I can't wait to get down on creations - I keep nothing things in my notebook so I can't remember these ideas - you know what its like as soon as you go to put it down…. it vanishes!



Yes I'm really getting into my magnolias at the moment - I'm getting more and more used to them (and more and more of a stash of them!) This is the sweet Tilda with Little Rudolf  - I think this one has to be one of my favourites for this Christmas. The image was coloured with copics

Skin and Hair
E50, E51, E53, E31, E33, E35

Reindeer
E40, E41, E43, E49

Clothes
R24, R37, R39, G07, G09

The ribbon and papers are from my stash - the edges of all the papers are glittered using my heat gun and embossing powders - the pearl flourish is from That craft place and the 'Dec 25th' is cut on my cameo - I can't wait to get more used from little boo this year! The lace flower I made myself - it was one of those 'what will happen if I do this' moments :)

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

Cutie Pie Challenge - Cute Christmas
Make it Monday - Anything Goes
Ooh La La - Pearls and Swirls
Paper Playtime - 3 Different Papers

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

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