Elphine House Australia DT

Morning my friends!! This is such and exciting post for me to be writing as this is my very first card as a design team member for Elphine House Australia woohoooo!!!!! When my darling Elisabeth Bell stamps arrived I couldn't wait to start playing but sadly things were just a bit hectic and I had to wait until last night. How gorgeous is this little girl? She's called Yummy Pudding and is available to purchase from Elphine House. As always I have coloured her in with my Copics and have used a MS punch around the page as I wanted all the focus to be on her. My dps are printed off the SWALK cd and I thought they fitted quite well with her. The swirl is a Magnolia doohickey and all the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Here you can see just how lovely she really is and how she just screams Elisabeth Bell's name. I would also just like to take this opportunity to thank Helen and Lew from Elphine House and Elisabeth for making a dream come true! I'll be entering my card into the following challenges :

Divas by design - One for the girls

Paperplay - Blossoms & Blooms

Papertake Weekly - Pale, pretty pastels

The Ribbon Girl - Colour Challenge
Truly Scrumptious - Anything goes
Thanks for stopping by and please do hop on over to Elphine House to see what my teamies have been creating with the new images available. Have a great weekend. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Just Magnolia DT - Friends / Totally Papercrafts DT - Pink & Girly

Morning Luvlies!! Well, it's my favourite day of the week and that's because it's the weekend and two new challenges woohooo!! My card today is for the Just Magnolia Challenge and the uber talented Jacqui has chosen the theme of FRIENDS and also for the Totally Papercrafts Challenge and it was my turn to set the theme and I chose my one and only favourite PINK & GIRLY. Couldn't get easier could you hehe?! I was so excited when my new stamps arrived, had to ink them up immediately! I've coloured in with my Copics and the butterflies are also a Magnolia stamp that I coloured in and stickled to within an inch of their life hehe. I then made a trail behind them with some flat backed pearls received once again from my darling friend Paola. The swirl is a doohickey die, the ticket sentiment is Whimsy stamps and the blooms are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I'll be entering my card into the following challenges :
Addicted to Stamps - Pink & Brown
CES Challenges - Embellish It
Crafts & Me - Gems & Pearls
Creatalicious - Flourishes
Divas by design - One for the girls
Inky Impressions - Shine on
Paperplay - Blossoms & Blooms
Papertake Weekly - Pale & Pretty Pastels
Truly Scrumptious - Anything goes
Thanks for stopping by, please don't forget to check out the fab inspiration by my very talented teamies over at Just Magnolia and Totally Papercrafts and join in the fun with us. Hope you have a wonderful weekend. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Just a quick reminder! Humphrey is launching tonight!!!

Evening all my blogging buddies!! Just a very quick post from me to remind you that Crafters Companion are launching the sweet little Humphrey in just over an hour at 21h00 on Ideal World (Sky channel 644). For those of you in the UK you'll not wanna miss this one and there's even gonna be a special mystery guest! The card I am sharing with you this evening is printed off the cd rom and is just fantastic if you're wanting a very quick card. I've not layered dps although it looks like I have, this is just printed straight off the cd. How marvellous is that? All I did was add some blooms and the little tag with some twine, simples!!

And here is a close up of the image, isn't it just too dear? Anyway, gotta rush folks. Need to sort my little men to bed so that I can watch the launch in peace hehe! Have a great evening. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx

Crafters Companion DT - Humphrey Sneak Peek!! Only 1 more sleep until he's launched!

Morning!!! Hope you're all still enjoying the sneak peeks out there?! Aren't these little Ellie's just the sweetest? Well, guess what, only one more sleep until you can get your hands on them. Did I mention how sweet they are hehe? Also the backing papers across the two cd roms are just gorgeous, you really won't wanna miss out on this one! This image is another stamped one and I've coloured it in with my Copics and all the dps are printed off the cd.

Just a reminder in case you've not done it yet is to pop across to the Crafters Companion Blog and enter your name for your chance to win the entire collection, how cool is that??

Thanks for stopping by, I'll be back tomorrow with another peek before the launch at 21h00 on Ideal World/Create and Craft woohoooo. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Crafters Companion DT - Another Humphrey sneak peek!

Morning Everybody!! Well here I am again with yet another sneaky peek from the new Humphrey Collection, hope you've been enjoying him in blogland and have seen many cards! Aren't they just the sweetest? This image is yet again a stamped image which I have coloured with Copics and all the dps are printed off the cds. The sentiment is also from the stamp plate.

The ribbon and pearl is from my stash and the dragonfly is a Magnolia doohickey die.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great weekend. I'll pop another sneak peek up for you tomorrow so keep a look out. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Wanna win the whole new Humphrey range?

Afternoon All! Just a quick post from me this afternoon to share with you another card made using the gorgeous new Humphrey range that will be launched by Crafters Companion on the 24th of May.I have again used a stamped image here and all the dps are from the cd rom. Coloured in with my trusted Copics and stardust stickles for the bling. Also used glossy accents on the balloons.
As mentioned in my title, would you like to win the whole range of new goodies which includes 6 stamp plates and a double cd rom?? I'm sure you would so why not tell all your friends and display this badge on your blog and then hop on over to the Crafters Companion blog and leave us your details, who knows you could be the lucky one!
Hope you have a great weekend and good luck if you're entering for the chance to win Humphrey! Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Just Magnolia DT - Sketch / Totally Papercrafts DT - Don't be square

Good Morning! Woohoooo it's Friday and the weather man has predicted great weather for the weekend so that can only be good! Today's card is again for both Just Magnolia and Totally Papercrafts Challenges. Just Magnolia have a fabby sketch by the lovely Donalda and Totally Papercrafts are wanting anything but square. I decided to make an easel card as I luv them so but always forget how difficult they are to photograph hehe!

How sweet is this Tilda with all the butterflies?! I have coloured her in with Copics as usual and used loads of stickles. I've also used glossy accents again but this time on her shoes. The gorgeous dp with the large blossoms on is by Graphic 45 and I was given this sheet once again by my darling friend Paola. The lace is from Kylie Kueter and was part of a blog candy that I won from her, thanks ladies! The swirl is a doohickey die and the flowers are from Papirloftet. I'll be entering this card into the following challenges :

A spoonfull of Sugar - Anything goes

Bunny Zoes - Lace

Colour Create - White, cream and brown

Crafts & Me - Anything goes

Magnolia Down Under - Favourite things (Tilda, flowers, lace)

Paperplay - Sparkle galore

Simon Says - Sparkle and shine

Totally Gorjuss - Not square

Truly Scrumptious - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you have a lovely weekend with good weather whereever you are and please don't forget to pop over to the Just Magnolia and Totally Papercrafts blogs to join in the fun with us. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Charisma Cardz DT - Birthdays in Pink

Hiya Folks!! I'm running so late with my dt card but better late than never hehe!!! I'll not waffle on and just get with telling you that today over at Charisma Cardz it was my turn to host the challenge and as you should know I just luuuuvvvvv PINK so decided to go with Birthdays in Pink. After working with little Humphrey, which I thoroughly enjoyed, I felt the need to colour in one of my Tilda's and who better than Tilda with a balloon for birthdays lol! Can you believe that I actually clean forgot to put my flowers on the card and I actually think it turned out just fine.

As I haven't used any of my MS punches for a while I pulled this punch around the page one out. The dps are from my stash and I can't remember where I even got them from hehe. The swirl is a doohickey and the ribbon is from my stash. I used some glossy accents on the balloon and stardust stickles on the bottom of her dress and the ribbon in her hair.

Thanks for stopping by. I do hope you'll be able to join in the fun with us this week at Charisma. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

CRAFTERS COMPANION DT - NEW RELEASE "HUMPHREY" DAY 2

Morning Crafters!! WOWZER, Day two of the sneak peeks already. Hope you've enjoyed what went out yesterday and that you had a chance to see what the rest of the dt came up with. I know this is really gonna be a big hit as this is such a stunning one to work with and just so versatile too. Today I am showcasing another one of the stamps coupled with papers printed from the cd rom. Again I have coloured in using my Copics.

Here is a close up of the little sweetheart and I have smothered the flowers with stardust stickles, if you click on the image you'll be able to get a close up to see the sparkle. The swirl is a Marianne die and the blooms are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to check back tomorrow for another sneaky and also check out the Crafters Companion News, Views and Inspiration Blog for more from the rest of the dt. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

CRAFTERS COMPANION DT - NEW RELEASE "HUMPHREY"

Morning Luvlies!! As promised last night here is the first of the sneak peeks from the gorgeous new range, the Humphrey Collection will be Pick of the Day on Ideal World with the first show at 9pm on Tuesday 24th May. As usual with Crafters Companion this is not just a fabulous Stamp collection but also comes with 2 CDs which are full of brilliant Backing papers, Alphabets, Inserts, Decoupage and lots more including a really useful folder of quick cards. All dps on my card have been printed off the cd which has a gorgeous selection complete with the colouriser feature as always.

Have coloured her in with Copics and used some glamour dust, a girl's gotta have bling you know hehe!

Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget to check out the Crafters Companion News, views & inspirations blog and also all the dt gals as we are all doing sneak peeks daily until the release. Until tomorrow folks, lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

CRAFTERS COMPANION DT - NEW RELEASE SNEAK PEEKS FROM TOMORROW!

Hi Folks!!! Exciting new launch for Crafters Companion on May 24th. The dt will be showcasing sneak peeks from tomorrow so be sure to pop back. This one's a real cutie, you'll not wanna miss out. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

I HAVE SOMETHING SO EXCITING TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL!!!!!!

Hiya all my blogging buddies, hope you've all recovered now that Mr Blogger is playing nicely hehe!! Just a quick post to share with you, I was asked to join the fabby Elphine House Australia's Design Team. I'm sooooo excited as we will be working with the uber talented Elisabeth Bell's artwork. A dream come true!! Pop over here to get a peek of some of the gorgeous images on sale at the moment and there'll be even more to follow soon. Have a great weekend. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx

Just Magnolia DT - Make it Lacy / Totally Papercrafts DT - Anniversaries

Hey Everyone!! Hasn't blogger been awful to us all today hehe?! I felt so lost without it but at least it gave me a chance to get stuck into the house. Well my card today is for both Just Magnolia DT and Totally Papercrafts DT. There just aren't enough hours in the day for me so I decided to combine this one again. The theme over at Just Magnolia was chosen by the lovely Claudia and is "Make it Lacy" and over at Totally Papercrafts the lovely Cathy chose "Anniversaries". I have coloured Tilda and Edwin in with my Copics and used d.i. around the edges. I also used the corner love stamp by Magnolia. As a border around the card I have used a doohickey, as well as for the swirl and fence. The lush dp is by Kaisercraft and again was given to me by Paola together with the flowers and chandallier. How much does my darling friend spoil me, she's one of a kind and I luv her to pieces!

Behind the image I have used a paper doily from Joanna Sheen and this is my "lace". I know this image is called Brotherly Love but thought it could work just as well for an anniversary. I'll be entering this card into the following challenges :
Aud Sentiments - No sentiment
Bunny Zoe's - Lace
Craft us crazy - Favourite embellishment (flowers & doohickeys)
Diva's by Design - Anything goes
Stamp Something - Anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Flower frenzy
Thanks for stopping by but before you go just a quick reminder for you to hop on over to Just Magnolia and Totally Papercrafts and join in the fun with us. Hope you have a great weekend. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Charisma Cardz DT - Under the weather and Happy Birthday to me!!!!

Morning All on this lovely day, my birthday woohooo!!!! Where do the years go hehe! These first two sentences are all that were left of my post as Mr Blogger decided to do a nasty and disappeared for almost 24 hours grrrrr. This card is for our challenge over at Charisma Cardz this week and the lovely Leah chose the theme of "Under the weather".I have had this darling stamp since it's release in Oct/Nov of last year and had to have it but sadly never inked it up until now, what am I like hehe??! As usual I have coloured in with Copics and used stardust stickles on her wings. My dps are by First Edition paper and are so scrummy, luv them. The shape around the image is one of the new Marianne dies which I bought when I went on holiday back home a couple of weeks ago. The lace is from Wild Orchid Crafts and the blooms and butterflies are once again from my darling friend Paola, thanks girlfriend, mwah!

I will be entering my card into the LOTV challenge as this week they have ribbons & bows as their theme.

Thanks for stopping by and please don't forget to hop on over to Charisma's blog and join in the fun with us. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx

The Ribbon Girl Giveaway!!

The lovely ladies at The Ribbon Girl have got some delish candy running to coincide with the Lili of the Valley Boys release that went on sale today.

Up for grabs is two prizes – a goody bag crammed with ribbons, charms and a £10 voucher from Lili of the Valley and a second prize of a £10 voucher from Lili of the Valley – so pop across to The Ribbon Girl Blog to enter

Just Magnolia DT : Anything Goes + Totally Papercrafts DT : Recipe

Morning all my sweet blogging buddies!! My goodness how I have missed you, hope you haven't forgotten me whilst I was away back home visiting the family hehe. Feels so good to be back in the land of the living and crafting again!
As I only got home on Tuesday I've not had much chance to craft so I was a little naughty and decided to make one card for two of my dt challenges, i.e. Just Magnolia and Totally Papercrafts.

I decided to use this cute hAngler which I've had for quite a while and have never inked up ROFL!! As always it has been coloured in with Copics and had an overload of stickles and glamour dust.

My dps are from the docrafts You & Me range and I've matted them onto core-dinations cardstock. The little butterflies are a punch that I bought whilst back home, my darling friend Paola Levy, who I met up with when I went back home, took me for some retail therapy and we spent loads hehe. I have laid teeny weeny pearls onto them which were a gift from Paola, thanks girlfriend for all your tips, the fab time we spent together, which was too short, and for spoiling me rotten, mwah!! The blooms are a combo of Wild Orchid and Prima and the ribbon is from my stash. I'll be entering my card into the following challenges :
Addicted to Stamps - Recipe
Flutterby Wednesday - Open
Lovely hAngler Only - Favourite stamp
Paperplay - Show us your style
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Open
Please do hop on over to the Just Magnolia and Totally Papercrafts blogs for some awesome creations by my very talented teamies. Hope you have a great weekend and that the weather's good wherever you are. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx

HELLO BLOGLAND!!!!!!! I'm back woohooo!!!

Just a quick note to let all my blogging buddies know that I'm back from my hols and rearing to go hehe!! I've missed you all terribly as well as my card making. Hope I can still remember how to colour in rofl!! Please be gentle as I ease my way back into the crafting world. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx