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

Some more caking adventures!!

Hello my lovely blogging buddies!  Just a very quick post from me as I wanted to share my latest cakes with you!  They were for orders from the same family last week.  The exploding cake was for Ian's 50th and the retro cake for Elena's 16th.

Fortunately they were very happy with them and said they would definately make use of my services again woohooo!!!!  Thanks for stopping by.  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

The Paper Shelter DT - Punch It

Morning Folks!!  That time of the week again for a new challenge theme over at The Paper Shelter.  This week our challenge is to use your punches!  I decided to go rather CAS with my card as I think the image speaks for itself and the backing paper is rather busy so I just added a few punched flowers with the addition of a couple of gems from my stash in the middle.

The gorgeous image I have used is called "Be my Valentine" and she comes complete with the backing paper and a couple of sentiments.  I have matted and layered onto coredinations cardstock.

The image has been coloured in with a combination of Spectrum Noirs and Copics.  Hope you will find the time to join us this week over at The Paper Shelter as the ever generous Veronica has increased the prize winnings to a $30 voucher so you'll not wanna miss out.  Thanks for stopping by.  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Little Darling GDT - Shaped cards

Afternoon Peeps!!  Hope you've all had a good week and are as excited for the weekend as I am!  This is a happy and sad post lol.  Happy because it's my gdt card for Little Darlings and sad because it's my last post for them (sob).  It's really been a wonderful experience and I would just like to thank Angie and Sheri for giving me the opportunity to work with them, I loved every minute of it! 

For my card I cut out the circle shape and then used a MS border punch all around to add detail.  The dp I have used is one that I found in my stash so sadly can't share with you where it's from as I have no clue hehe.  All the other dies I have used are doohickeys.  The ribbon and pearl pin are also from my stash and the flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Here is a close up of the beautiful stamp called "Free Hugs" by Saturated Canary and available at Little Darlings.  As always, I have coloured in with my Copics.  Thanks so much for stopping by.  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx

Little Darlings GDT

Hello my lovely blogging buddies!  Hope you've all had a good week.  Aren't you glad it's Friday?  Won't be sorry to see the back end of this week tbh.  Excited to share with you my project as guest designer for Little Darlings Rubber Stamps.

As the dt set a challenge for shaped cards this month I decided to make a little wall hanging instead using the "Just Hangin' Out" rubber stamp coupled with one of their background stamps.  The dp I used is by Magnolia, I know you can bearly see it with all the embellies but it's there lol.  I used a postcard stamp by Maja designs and tucked it in under the corner of the image, the swirl is a doohickey die, the lace doily, ribbon, lace and tulle are from my stash and the flower was from Pop's whose candy I won a while back.  

As always I have coloured the image in with my Copics and looking at it now I think I possibly went a bit dark on the clouds hehe, looks like a storm is brewing in the background lol.  Everything has been matted onto Kraft cardstock.  Please do pop over to the Little Darlings blog and become a follower as you'll not wanna miss out on all the fabulous inspiration from their very talented design team.  Thanks for stopping by!  Here's wishing you a wonderful weekend.  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

The Paper Shelter DT - Lotsa layers

Morning Folks!  Where does the time go?  I can't believe it's a new challenge over at The Paper Shelter already!  This week we're wanting to see you use loads of layers, fab don't you think?

For my card I have used the gorgeous new "Lullaby Moon".  Precious don't you think?  I so luv every single image that the Paper Shelter have and it's always so difficult choosing which one to use for the challenges lol. All the dps I have used are by Nitwits and I've layered onto Kraft cardstock.  The clock is a Tim Holtz die, flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and pearls and ribbon from my stash.

Here is a close up of the little Sweetie.  Not too happy with her hair but hey ho just gotta keep practising eh?!  Thanks so much for stopping by and I do hope you'll find the time to join in the fun with us this week over at The Paper Shelter.  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Little Darling GDT - Shaped Card

Good Afternoon my lovely followers!  Hope you've all had a good week, aren't you glad it's Friday?  I know I am lol.  Today's card is my guest design team card for the awesome Little Darlings Rubber Stamps.  This month they are focussing on shaped cards, which I must say is not a forte of mine hehe so it's been quite a challenge but so much fun!

I have been lucky enough to to get one of the exclusive stamps by the gorgeous Krista called "Summer".  She was an absolute dream to colour and I loved every minute of it! 

The backing paper I chose to use is one I found in my stash and have no idea who it's by so sadly can't share that with you but it's so pretty, luv the soft colours and all the butterflies.  I have matted everything onto kraft cardstock.  The fence, swirl and butterfly are all Magnolia doohickey dies.  The ribbon is from my stash.

Here is a close up of the gorgeous stamp which I have coloured in with my trusted Copics.  I have used glossy accents on her eyes and on the strawberries but sadly it's not showing up in the pics.

And a sideways view.  I will be entering my card into the Saturated Canary Challenge who have a photo as inspiration.  Thanks so much for stopping by, here's wishing you a great weekend and hopefully fabulous weather to enjoy the bank holiday weekend for my friends here in the UK.  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx

The Paper Shelter DT - Clean and simple

Morning Peeps!  Hope you're all having a good week  Hasn't the weather been lovely here in the UK?!  I've so been enjoying the summer holidays with no rushing around doing the school run hehe.  Anyhoo, onto today's card and it's a new challenge over at The Paper Shelter.  The theme this week is clean and simple and for me that's a challenge, hope I've done ok hehe.

For my card I have used the oh so sweet "License to frost".  The backing paper is one that comes with the image, isn't it fab?!  The pearls are from my stash and et voila one clean and simple card!

As usual I have coloured the image in with my Copics.  Hope you will take the time to join in the fun with us this week over at The Paper Shelter where you could win yourself some gorgeous images.  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

My latest labour of love cake!

Afternoon my lovely friends!  Just a quick post from me to share with you my latest creation.  This is what has kept me occupied most of the week lol.

I have been dying to try my hand at a Topsy Turvy for a while now and I've finally done it!  This is very much a labour of love as it wasn't made for anybody in particular but I wanted to play hehe.  Everything is hand made and edible and I'm proud as punch of my achievement!! 

Hope you've enjoyed looking at work and thanks so much for stopping by.  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Little Darlings GDT - Shaped cards

Hello blogland!!  Apologies for having been so quiet but I'm sure you know how hectic things are around the house during the school holidays.  It is with much excitement that I write this post today as I am guest designing for Little Darling Rubber Stamps and I just luv every one of their stamps!

The dt's theme for the month is to make shaped cards, not square or rectangle.  The stamp I chose to use is called "Fresh Picked Flowers"  isn't she just a sweetheart?!  I've coupled her with "Bird Bath" stamp to create a little scene.  Added glossy accents to her eyes and the water in the bird bath and a bit of glamour dust to the flowers in her basket but sadly none of it is showing up in the pics.  The dps I have used are by First Edition Paper, the butterfly die is from Little Claires and the flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

As always I have coloured in with my trusted Copics but am not entirely happy with the colouring on this one, seems my mojo took a runner on me hehe!  Must be the holiday feeling and heat that's getting to me!!  Well that's it for today folks, hope you all have a wonderful weekend ahead.  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

The Paper Shelter DT - Glitz & Glimmer

Good Morning Folks!  WOW can you believe it's the 1st of August?!  Where has this year gone?  Anyway, onto today's card and it's for The Paper Shelter challenge which is "Glitz and Glimmer" this week.  Simples, don't ya think?

I have used the gorgeous "Bath Time".  The backing paper comes with the image, isn't that fab?!  The ribbon, lace and flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Image has been coloured in with my trusted Copics as always and for my glitz I just had to add some stickles stardust.  Hope you'll find the time to join us over at The Paper Shelter this week.  Thanks for stopping by.  Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx