The Paper Shelter DT - Anything goes & a winner!!!!!!!!!!!!

Morning Lovlies!  Can you believe it's only a week to Christmas?  I can't!  Where has this year gone? Anyhoo onto today's card and its for The Paper Shelter.  This week our theme is "Anything goes" so you've no excuse not to join in lol.  Thanks to those of you that joined in the blog hop with us, each of the dt have chosen a winner from their comments so do be sure to check out the main post on the challenge blog to see if it was you!

I decided to go plain and simple with this one which is very unusual for me but I didn't wanna cover up this lovely paper.  The image I have used is called "The beautiful skier" and comes with this backing paper, how fab is that?!  The bow I've made from some tulle I had in my ribbon drawer and pushed a huge pearl brad through.

As always I have coloured the image in with Copics, luved doing this one tbh.  She was such fun to colour.  I then cut her out and popped her onto some foam pads.  Hope you will find the time to join in with us this week over at The Paper Shelter.  Not sure if I'm gonna have a chance to blog anything before Christmas so in case I don't here's wishing you a very Merry Christmas.  Hope Santa will be good to you!!  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

For a special friend!

Morning Folks!  Much warmer today, let's just hope the big freeze is over for a while lol.  Just wanted to share with you a card that I made last night with the gorgeous image from Make It Crafty called "Girls Secret Swing".

I've been itching to colour this image up since it was released quite a while back and have not had the chance until now.  I think they are just the sweetest little pair don't you?  The dps I have used are by Magnolia, the doily and ribbon is from my stash and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  The sentiment is "A friendship recipe" by LOTV.

As always I have coloured them in with my Copics and guess what?  For a change I've not used any spray & sparkle, shock horror lol!  I'll be entering this card into the following challenge :

Simon Says - Favourites (Ribbon, butterfly and flowers)

Hope you like my creation for today and have a great weekend ahead.  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Another Saturated Canary!

Evening lovely peeps!!  Just a quick post from me this evening as I'm off to bed with a horrible cold but wanted to share with you my creation for today.

I decided to have a play and reached for another gorgeous Saturated Canary image and followed their challenge theme which is "Hot Chocolate & Marshmallows".  The dps I have used are by First Edition papers, the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, the ribbon, pearls and pins are all from my stash.

As always I have coloured in with my Copics and used pink spray & sparkle by Crafters Companion over the image.  Hope you all have a good evening!  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

The Paper Shelter DT - 2nd Anniversary BLOG HOP

Good Morning fellow crafters and welcome to The Paper Shelter Blog Hop. Our hop is a very exciting one for all of us at it is in celebration of our 2nd Birthday!!!! If you have landed here from Liv's blog then you're heading in the right direction - if not then you'll want to head on back to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog to start again, as you'll not want to miss out on this one! Our Design Team have worked very hard and are showcasing the gorgeous images available from The Paper Shelter Website and each blog on the hop is offering one lucky commenter a digi of their choice as well as the main prize, details of which are on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot.

For my card I have used the gorgeous digi called "Are you ready my friend?"  I had so much fun colouring this in!  The dp I have used is by Magnolia, the sentiment from LOTV, pearls from my stash and poinsettias from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I have coloured in with my trusted Copics and given it a good once over with the fabulous Spray & Sparkle by Crafters Companion yet again.

From here you will need to hop on over to Shannon's blog. Don't forget to leave your comment for a chance of winning your choice of one of the fab digis available in store.  Hop! Hop! Hop!  Good luck and hope you're enjoying it so far.

Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

A quickie Christmas card

Morning Peeps from a bitterly cold Worcester!  Isn't it freezing this morning?  Winter is definately upon us brrrrr.  At least the sun is shining though so that's one consolation lol!

Just wanted to share with you a very quick card I put together.  The gorgeous little girl is a digi from Make It Crafty called "Elise gift".  Isn't she a sweetie?   The dp I have used is by Magnolia and the pearls and poinsettia are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I have coloured her in with Copics and again used Spray & Sparkle by Crafters Companion over the whole image (big addiction, but I'm sure you already knew that hehe).  Thanks for stopping by!  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Playing with another Saturated Canary

Evening my pals!  Made another card just for fun and yes it's another Saturated Canary image lol.

After following Linda's fab tutorial over on the Spectrum Noir blog I decided to make a card with her and this was the result.  Thanks for sharing your talent with us Linda!  The dps I have used are from Nitwits, matted onto coredinations cardstock.  The die I used for the image is a Diesire by Crafters Companion.  Sentiment and ribbon from my stash and the flowers and lace are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

As mentioned previously the image has been coloured in with Spectrum Noirs and covered with Spray & Sparkle.  Think I'm slightly addicted to the stuff lol.  I will be entering my card into the Saturated Canary challenge as I followed their sketch and the Wild Orchid Challenge who are wanting to see a card for a child's Christmas.  Thanks for stopping by.  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Another one for fun!

Morning Folks!!  I seem to be on a roll this week, long may it last lol!  I have another card to share with you that I've made just for fun.

The gorgeous image I have used is a relatively new one from Make it Crafty and she is called "Lisa Snowman".  The backing papers are from the SWALK Winter Cheer cd rom, the snowflake is a Marianne die, ribbon from my stash and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

The image has been coloured in with Copics and again I have used Spray & Sparkle from Crafters Companion over the whole image.  I'm just loving the effect it gives to the card especially for Christmas with the cold, frosty days.  Thanks for stopping by!  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

The Paper Shelter DT - Happy Birthday!

Good Morning!!  Today sees a brand new challenge theme over at The Paper Shelter and this week our theme is a nice and easy one - Happy Birthday.

For my card I have used the gorgeous little "Balloon Ride".  He's quite an oldy and sadly often overlooked but isn't he a cutie?!  The backing paper I have used is from the "Lovely Bugs" paper pack which I've matted onto coredinations cardstock.  The border is a doohickey die, the sentiment is by Personal Impressions, the swirl is a Marianne die, ribbon from my stash and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I have coloured the little fella in with my Copics and added some Crafters Companion spray & sparkle to the balloon.  Thanks for stopping by, hope you'll join in the fun with us this week over at The Paper Shelter for a chance to win an awesome $30 voucher.  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Let's Chill!!

Morning Luvlies!!  Just a quick post from me this morning to share with you my latest creation using the gorgeous "Winter Fairy Halla" by Mo Manning.

I wanted to play along with the DP2 challenge and this week their theme is "Let's Chill" and it was an excuse to get another Christmas card done lol.  The dps I have used are the Snowfall collection by Bo Bunny.  The sentiment is from LOTV, The snowflakes and tree are Marianne dies and the gorgeous leaf is from La-la Land Crafts.  The blooms are a combo from Papirloftet and Wild Orchid Crafts.

As always I have coloured the image in using Copics and then a good spray of Crafters Companion's Spray & Sparkle over the whole image for a gorgeous sheen and sparkle like no other!  I'll be entering my card into the following challenges :

Bunny Zoes - Winter

Wild Orchid Crafts - A traditional Christmas

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Your comments mean the world to me.  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Crafters Companion DT - SWALK sneak peek

Good Morning!  I have another SWALK card to share with you this morning.  Crafters Companion are launching a new Pick of the Week on Create and Craft TV on Friday at midday.  You'll not wanna miss this one as there are three cds and stamps too.

For my sample I decided to make a "Peek a Boo" card following the fab tutorial by the uber talented Norma which you can find HERE.   The images, sentiments and backing papers are printed off the cds and I've sprayed the images with Pink spray and sparkle.

When the card is open it reveals another image which I found rather fab and couldn't wait to try out Norma's great tutorial, thanks Hun! 

Another view so that you can see the two images 

And a front view.  Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to catch the show on Telly on Friday or set your recorder.  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx

Saturated Canary

Evening Folks!  I was just on my way to bed and realised I hadn't blogged my tag which I made especially to enter the Little Darlings Challenge.  

I decided to use this cutie called "(Ugly) Christmas Sweater".   The dps I have used are from Nitwits, the trees are a Marianne Designs die.  The doily, ribbons and lace are all from my stash.

As usual I have coloured my image in with Copics and have also added glossy accents to her eyes for more definition.  The sentiment came with the image and I used some di's around the edges.  Thanks for stopping by.  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Crafters Companion DT - SNEAK PEEK : NEW SWALK PICK OF THE WEEK

Morning Peeps!  I have an exciting post to share with you this morning!!  Crafters Companion have done it again and are launching a fabulous new Pick of the week over on Create and Craft on Friday.  Thought I would share with you a little sneak peek. 

They will be launching three new cd roms in the SWALK range and guess what??  One of the fabulous cds is all digi images, isn't that fab?!

For my card I have used one of the Card Companions off the paper crafting cd and printed paper from the SWALK 2 cd all backed onto coredinations cardstock.  I've also used a MS punch around the page.

The sentiment and little image are from the same page as the card companion.  Hope you're enjoying the sneak peeks from the rest of the design team and don't forget to tune in to Create and Craft on Friday at midday for the launch.  Thanks for stopping by!  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

The Paper Shelter DT - Fairies and Elves

Hi Folks!  WOW it's Wednesday again and that means time for a new challenge theme over at The Paper Shelter woohoo!  This week the theme is all about fairies and/or elves, isn't that fab?!

For my card I chose to use "The fairy of the cookies" which has to be just one of my faves.  The fab thing about most of The Paper Shelter's digis is that they come with a backing paper as this one did.  All I did was add the swirls which are a doohickey die, the sentiment is from Whimsy stamps and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  

As always I have coloured her in with my Copics and I've added some Crafters Companion "Spray and Sparkle" to her wings.  Have a mentioned how much I luv this stuff, I just wanna spray everything so it glitters and shines lol.  Thanks for stopping by, I do hope you'll be able to play along with us this week over at The Paper Shelter.  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx

For the love of Mo!!

Evening Folks!  I know majority of you will be in bed already but I just wanted to share with you a card that I made this evening just for the luv of Mo Manning's images.

I decided to play with white on white as I luv this little girl and thought the image could speak for itself.  I have used coredinations cardstock embossed with one of the new 6 x 6 folders available from Crafters Companion.  The swirl is a doohickey die, the leaves are from La-la land crafts and the flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Here is a close up of the sweet image coloured in with Copics.  I will be entering this card into Mo's DP2 challenge which is "Cute and cuddly".  Thanks for stopping by.  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Another one of my cake adventures!

Good Afternoon my Crafty buddies!  This is a mega quick post just to share with you my latest caking adventure.  My very first Halloween cake so please be gentle with me!

Everything is made with sugarpaste therefore it's all edible! 

This is a view from the top

And a sideways view.  Thanks so much for stopping by, hope you have a wonderful weekend and for those of you here in the UK just wrap up warm as it's turned rather chilly don't ya think?  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxxx

The Paper Shelter DT - Halloween

Morning Peeps!  Where does the time go?  Can you believe it's time for another challenge over at The Paper Shelter and this week it's all about Halloween!!

For my card I decided to go with this gorgeous new image called "Getting ready for Halloween".  I fell for it as it's not your traditional colours.  All I did was print it out and dolly it up with my fabulous new dies that I won from La-la land crafts, the haunted house and spiky leaf, matted it onto coredinations cardstock and added a few flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.  Hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Shelter as the ever generous Veronica is offering a $30 voucher to the winner.  Have a great week!  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Krista's Butterfly Baby

Morning Peeps!  Decided this morning that I wanted to make a card just for fun so I grabbed one of my absolute favourite artists of all time, Krista from Saturated Canary's image.  This one is called "Butterfly Baby", isn't she just delightful?  As with all of her images I just luv the beautiful big eyes.

I have used a patchwork effect dp for this card which I found in my stash and though quite appropriate for a baby girl and I've matted it onto coredinations cardstock.  The ribbon is from my stash and the die used is by Marianne Designs.  The flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts. 

As always I have coloured her in with Copics.  Skin - E11, E00, R20; Hair - E55, E53, E51, E50; Wings and babygrow - E70, E42, E41, R85, R83, R81, RV000; Eyes - B24, B21; Shading - B000, C3, C1.  I will be entering my card into the following challenges :

In the pink - Pink plus one

Simon Says - Dies and/or punches

Wild Orchid Challenge - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by.  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx

The Paper Shelter DT - Love beats all!!

Morning Luvlies!  How fab, we're midweek again so not long till the weekend lol.  Time for a new challenge theme over at The Paper Shelter and this week it's "LOVE BEATS ALL".

This week I have used a combination of elements from two seperate digis.  The image is called "Love in Venice" and the backing paper came with another digi called "Executive Woman".  Thought they fitted together quite well.  The sentiment is a stamp that I've had for absolute ages from Whimsy Stamps and the flowers come from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I have been rather busy with other samples of late so it was lovely to just be able to print off a ready coloured digi although this would not be my first choice as I really luv colouring in myself but fortunate for instances like this when you need a card in a hurry lol.  Hope you will find the time this week to join us over at The Paper Shelter for your chance to win the awesome prize of a $30 voucher.  Thanks for stopping by, hope you have a good week.  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Saturated Canary for fun!

Evening my friends!  Hope you've all been well.  I've been rather busy on the home front but decided to quickly make this card whilst I relax this evening.

The gorgeous image is one of Krista's newly released digi's called "Mousey Mo", isn't she adorable?  The dps are from my stash and are some that I've had forever, can't even remember where they came from lol.  The swirl is my all time fave Magnolia doohicky die, ribbon, gem clip and bulldog grip are from my stash and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I have coloured the image in with my Copics and added some faux stitching with a fineliner.  I will be entering my card into Saturated Canary's Challenge where their theme is to use office supplies as well as Wild Orchid Challenge who have an "Anything Goes" challenge.  Thanks for stopping by!  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx 

Crafters Companion DT - Toread sneak peek!!

Afternoon Peeps!!  Just a quick post from me to share with you yet another of the gorgeous Toread samples I have made for the launch on Friday 28th September 2012.

This cheeky little fella is called XERU .  Aint he just fab?!  He is from the diecut decoupage and the dps I've used are all printed off the new Toread cd rom.

Just thought I would also share with you a close up of the cheeky little face lol.  Hope you're enjoying these newbies as much as myself and the rest of the dt have.  Don't forget to hop on over to the Crafters Companion blog and leave your comment to be in the chance of winning the brand new cd rom.  I'll be back tomorrow with another one for ya.  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

The Paper Shelter DT - Anything Goes

Morning Luvlies!!  Looks like this awful rain might be coming to an end eventually, fingers crossed!  Well onto a happier and brighter note is today's card which is for The Paper Shelter Challenge and this week we have an easy peasy theme for ya which is ANYTHING GOES woohoo!!

For my card I used "Cool Lolly".  The dps I have used are from two different paper packs - "Lovely Bugs" and "Let's make a picnic" and I've matted everything onto coredinations cardstock.  The ribbon is from my stash and the flowers are from Magnolia and Wild Orchid Crafts.

Here is a close up of the gorgeous Cool Lolly.  Sadly I didn't have time to colour an image this week but fortunately The Paper Shelter supply you with the digi as well as the coloured image for quick makes.  Hope you will take the time to enter our challenge this week as the generous Veronica is offering a $30 voucher for the winner so why not hop over to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog and join in the fun.  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx

Crafters Companion DT - Another Toread sneak peek!!

Morning Folks!!  I have yet another Toread sneak peek to share with you today.  Scroll down to see yesterday's sneaky peek too.  I think she is my all time favourite of the whole release.  Her name is Aurora.  

This was a very quick and easy sample I decided to make.  I printed her off from the cd rom and melted it onto the candle with greaseproof paper.  Simple and yet so effective don't you think?

Must be honest I think this is one of the very best releases from Crafters Companion, the cd has so much more than usual on, it's really fab!  You'll definately not wanna miss this lauch on Friday the 28th of September on Create and Craft tv at 12h00.  To be in the chance of winning this awesome cd all you need to do is hop around to my fellow dt's blogs and then leave a comment on the Crafters Companion news blog.  A winner will be chosen on Friday morning.  Thanks for stopping by.  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Crafters Companion DT - Blog Hop and sneaky peek!!

Welcome to the Crafter's Companion blog hop to celebrate the launch of the Toread papercrafting range! You could win the new Toread CD-ROM, simply by hopping around the Design Team's blogs and being inspired! Pop over to the Crafter's Companion News blog for the full list of Design Team members who are taking part.  

For my card I have used one of the fab new 6 x 6" embossing folders called "Regal Frame" onto coredinations carstock.  The image is from the brand new range launching on Friday 28th September 2012 and she is called "Flora".  I have coloured her in with Spectrum Noirs.  The lace and flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, the seam binding from The Ribbon Girls and the pearls from my stash.

The Design team have loved crafting with the new range - I have loved every minute of it too as every single image is just the cutest and the cd rom to me is the best Crafters Companion have ever designed, such variety and so many elements to work with that the possibilities are endless.  So we're celebrating the launch of this gorgeous new collection on Friday 28th September by giving you a chance to see some sneak peeks and have the chance to win a great prize!

All you need to do to be in with a chance of winning is visit each of the Design Team members blogs. They will each be showing you some of their fabulous Toread creations. Once you've been inspired, simply head back over to the Crafter's Companion News blog and leave a comment on their blog hop post, saying which is your favourite Toread character and why.  Your next stop on the hop will be over to the fabulous CAROLINE.

One winner will be drawn at random after 10am on Friday 28th September, and will be notified by email.  Happy Hopping!!!  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

One for fun!!

Morning my luvly friends!!  Today I have a card which I've made just for fun and to enter a few challenges which I've not done in a long while.

I have used the gorgeous image by Krista Smith called "Springtime" which I've had since she was first released and that was yonks ago hehe.  The dps I have used are by Pion Designs, all matted onto coredinations cardstock.  I dug out the old sewing machine and stitched around the image.  The sentiment is by LOTV, the butterflies from my darling friend Paola Levi, ribbon and gems from my stash, the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and Papirloftet and the lace from Wild Orchid Crafts.

As always I have coloured her in with Copics.  Must say I had so much fun making this card, I luved every minute of it!!  Will be entering my card into the following challenges :

Saturated Canary - "B" (Blue, butterflies, brad)

CLP - Sketch

Wild Orchid Challenge - Autumn colours (hope mine fits the bill?)

As requested by several I'm now editing my post to add the colours used :

Hair - E29, E25, E35, E71, E51

Clothing - B99, B97, B95, B91, R59, R85, R83, R81

Grass - G99, YG67, YG63, YG21

Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy the rest of your week.  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx