Thank You... Kind Friend...

Afternoon all, well stressy day today, have a friends 60th birthday party on Saturday and were are meant to be dressing up.... I cant find anything to wear! I have tried everywhere, fancy dress costumes come up so small, and I dont have time to make one myself! But I will be in town tomorrow so hope to find something! 

So in-between stressing I have made my friend a special card, she has been 'using' me as her 'party planner'. I have had so much fun with all the planning, its going to be so much fun! I wanted to make her something a little special, I have tried!!! 

This is 'Butterflies and Pigtails' available over at Funky Kits, i think she is so sweet! I haven't finished the card yes as I have lined the inside with paper too and would like to decorate the inside like the front... but I think I may keep it a bit more simple! 

The die cut has been done using a marianne die, I love this butterfly, I have covered it with stickles although you cant see that in the picture! I also used my nestabilities to cut out the cloud paper my image is sat on.  I cut the red paper slightly larger and rounded the corners off.

Here are the flowers I added too, I felt it needed them to take the harshness from the edge of the die cuts. I tried to keep the colours to the red and blue.  I also added some crystals and some white buds that have been sat in my stash for ages! I added a double layer of thin lace that followed one of the challenges that I would like to enter this to. 

I also added some self adhesive pearls around the edge of my die cut, mainly because i felt they looked good!

Here is my beauty up close, i coloured her using my pro-markers for her dress and shoes I used all Ice Greys for her shoes and apron and Crimson, Poppy and Cardinal red for her dress, ribbons and parts of her shoes, I lilac to colour in the butterflies.  I coloured her hair using her watercolour pencils. 

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

Anita Be Stampin - Pearls and Lace

Bearly Mine - Die Cuts and Lace

My Time to Craft - Use Die Cuts

Pro-Mrker Challenge - use 2 (two papers, two colour flowers, 2 lines of lace)

The Stampin Boutique - Red White and blue

Craft your Passion - Let it all Hang Out

If you have time I would love to know what you think

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Pear Tree Designs Challenge #50 Sketch Challenge

Morning all! Again! Well Im here to share with you the challenge this week over at Pear Tree Designs. This week we have a sketch for you all! I never used to like sketches, but I actually enjoy them more now! 

This week we are sponsored by

They are offering the winner a set of 6 new digital images from her website, fortunately the DT were able to work with some of her images this week.  I have been able to work with the lovely 'daisy' image available at the Shop.

Onto my Creation, I had made another card but decided this was the better one of them both! 

I coloured the flowers using my gelly roll pens (I found them hiding in the cupboard), then I mounted them onto some sky paper and then went over with stickles to ass some shine to them! 

The border was made using my x-cut daisy punch and then I added some pearls and stickles within the flowers.

Well I hope you like my creation this week, I look forward to seeing what you create! 

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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! 

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Lil Victorian Lilith....

Mmmmm I just love the name, makes me think of the old days when women always wore dresses and corsets! Well I think this little lady has changed my mind! I have always loved the thought of wearing a corset to pull it all in and the lovely dresses with the hoops under them, but I would also love to have this ones attitude! And she is a beauty too! she is available over at Tickled Pink Stamps and I just had to have her! 

Its thanks to Cheri over at Graphicat Creations that I had the nerve and patience to sit down and colour her, you so need to look at her creations they are fab! 

So there she is, the papers are some from a local shop, I loved the text on the back paper, felt very old and spotty paper started life as a nice cream and brown crisp paper, till I decided to roll it into a ball and bat it about (that is something I don't often do, i don't like to hurt my papers!), even Amelia had a go! I then covered it with sepia ink! and rolled some more, i actually enjoyed it and love the tears that have appeared!  I then took some text from the newspaper and did the same to that (I hope Mark had finished with the paper!?!)

Here is a close up of her head, I coloured her using my pro-markers, boy I love those babies! I followed what Cheri had done with the red hair, she is one smoking chick! 

So what do you think??  I wouldn't want to mess with her, specially not with that weapon in her hand! 

I did also make a pearly pin that you cant see in the picture, but below is a closer one of it! 

Well I hope you like my creation, I sure had fun making her, and cant wait to craft some more... but before I do...

I would like to enter her into the following challenges;

Emerald Faeries - Anything Goes

Two Sisters - Use A Digi

Tickled Pink Challenge Blog - Distressing

Something a bit different...

Afternoon everyone, well I have been a very busy bee today ad plan to be just as busy tonight. Once the kids are in bed i'm planning a(nother) crafting session!  and I cant wait! 

This is one of the cards I made today, isnt she adorable! Its a decoupage that was given to me from a friend, I just had to have her when i saw her, so adorable! It reminds me of my sister when she was little.  She is now 21, about to move out of home and in her final year of training to be a dance teacher, i'm so excited for her!

I mounted the decoupage onto lilac bazzill stock and onto cream, I used my gelly roll pens around the edge so it stood out.  I also mounted this onto the card using foam pads, just to add more detail! The border at the top was punched using an x-cut border punch and I added pearls in the centre of the flowers.  the ribbon is from my stash, and for once in my crafting days, I remembered to wrap my ribbon round the border rather than round the card! 

Here is a close up of this gorgeous little one! I also used my pens on her to make certain elements stand out a bit more,  I coloured her shoes, ribbons and headband, i also went round the creases of her dress to make it look like light was bouncing off her. 

Well I hope you like her! I would love to hear what you think if you have time please feel free to leave a comment! 

I would like to enter her into the following challenges;

Carafty Catz - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments - Children's Card

Shellie's Images - Anything Goes

Divas By Design - For The girls

Thanks for stopping by! 

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