Totally Papercrafts DT - One for the kiddies!

Morning my sweet stamping friends!! Woohooo, it's Friday! Today's card is for Totally Papercrafts DT and this week our lovely Joey has chosen the theme of "One for the kiddies", such a lovely theme I think. This has given me another chance to ink up a new Maggie and it just shows how versatile Tilda can be hehe! I found this dp laying at the bottom of my stash so I couldn't tell ya where I got it from but I just know that I've had it forever, I think it's Papermania but can't be too sure.

Have coloured Tilda in with Copics and used my doohickey dies again for the borders behind Tilda and the tag. The flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts and the pearls and ribbon are from my stash. I'll be entering this into the Just Magnolia challenge as this week their theme is "Going Dotty" and Polka Doodles as their theme is "Party Time".

Thanks for stopping by, please do hop on over to the Totally Papercrafts blog for some fantastic inspiration by our very talented dt and join in the fun with us. Hope you all have a super weekend. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Simply Sassy - Hippie Chick

Evening All!!! Hope you've all had a great weekend! Don't they just go by too fast sadly? WOWZER, dunno what's up with Mr Blogger this evening or maybe it's just my computer but it has taken me hours to upload my pics so I'll just get on with it hehe!! I took some time out and had a little play just for me, for a change - no dt work lol! There has been so much inspiration coming from the Simply Sassy blog that I wanted to grab my Hippie Chick and colour her in. I decided to use a combination of dps, namely Magnolia and SWALK as well as co-ordinations cardstock and a doily from my stash. I've inked all around the edges of the doily and the mat of my image with Spun sugar di's by Tim Holtz.

My image has been coloured in with Copics as always. The flowers are a combination of Wild Orchid Crafts and Hobbycraft and the lace is from Wild Orchid Crafts too. The swirl is a doohickey die and the pearls from my stash. I also added teeny tiny little pearls that I got from my darling friend Paola in the centre of the flowers in her hair. Pretty sure that covers everything that I've included on my card. I would like to enter my card into the Simply Sassy GDT call so please hold thumbs for me that I've done ok.

Thanks for stopping by folks and heres wishing you a great week ahead. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

WINNER!!!!!!! Sweet Love Collection by Bizzy Becs

Evening All!!!! I am soooooo sorry I clean forgot to post the winner of the two images, namely Love Letters and Love Balloons. So without further adeu the winner is, drum roll ....................

Chrissy

Well done Hun!! Please email me, address in my sidebar with Candy Winner in the subject line and I will arrange with Bec for your images to be sent to you!

Thank you so much to everybody that left messages. I really do appreciate each and every one. Hope you all have a great weekend. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxxxxxx

Totally Papercrafts DT - Add a heart

Morning Peeps! Woohooo the weekend is upon us! Today sees the start of a brand new challenge theme over at Totally Papercrafts and this week the lovely Sue has chosen the theme of "Add a heart" which is well timed to get those Valentine cards done. Again I have used one of the brand new release images from LOTV, I think they're just the sweetest little images ever! The sentiment comes with the image too, how fab is that?!

I have used my new papers again (rofl), Love letters by Mindy Terasawa. Image coloured in with Copics. The die behind the image is a Nellie's but was sadly just a weeny bit small for the image so I just mounted the image on top and don't think it looks too bad. The flower is an aster daisy from Wild Orchid Crafts and the ribbon, charm and pearls are all from my stash. I'll be entering this card into the following challenges :
Aud Sentiments - Sentiment with a love theme
Bunny Zoes - Love is in the air
One stitch at a time - "New" (my new stamp & papers)
Papertake Weekly - Ribbons & Pearls
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Heart theme
The Ribbon Girl - Pink & Green
Stamp Something - Cute somethings

Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget to check out the fabby inspirational cards by my teamies over at Totally Papercrafts and then enter your own. Hope you have a great weekend planned. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Charisma Cardz DT - Magic Numbers

Morning my sweet stamping friends! Can you believe we've passed half way through the week already? Well to me Thursday only means one thing, a brand new challenge theme over at Charisma Cardz and this week the theme of "Magic Numbers" has been chosen by the whole of the design team. As we are being sponsored this week by Lili of the Valley and Some Odd Girl I decided it was a good enough excuse for me to use my brand new LOTV stamp woohooo!! I got inspiration from the lovely Dena who put hers & her hubby's initials on the book and since we need to use numbers this week I decided to write sixteen years on the book as my DH and I will be married that long this year so I've put the card away and will give it to him on our anniversary which is on the 3rd of June. Hope I don't forget that I have a card made by then rofl!

I have coloured this sweet little image in with my Copics as usual and cut it out with nesties. The dps are Love Letters by Mindy Terasawa. They seem to be my favourite paper pad at the mo as they are beautifully embossed and glittered. The swirl is a Tim Holtz die and the blooms are from Wild Orchid Crafs. The ribbon and pearls are from my stash and the leaves are an MS punch. I'll be entering my card into the following challenges :
Bunny Zoe's - Love is in the air
Craft your days away - Anything goes
Papertake Weekly - Ribbons & pearls
Secret Crafter - With love
The Ribbon Girl - Pink & Green
Truly Scrumptious - Brown, pink & green
Thanks for stopping by. I do hope you'll join in with our challenge this week as I know how many of you love LOTV and who knows you could be the lucky winner. My teamies over at Charisma have made some lovely cards to inspire you to please do hop on over there. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Bizzy Becs DT - Day 5 preview (final) Sweet Love Collection

Hi Folks!! WOW, I can't believe it's already the final preview day for the Sweet Love Collection. This final image is called "Fairy of Love".
Again I have coloured her in using Copics and stickles. I noticed only once I'd loaded my images that sadly it looks like the stickles has made the ink at the bottom of her dress run??? Not sure why this has happened but it's now spoilt my image and I was out of time to redo it grrrrrrr! I've used the "out of the box" technique with nesties. My dps are Love Letters by Mindy Terasawa and are so scrummy with loads of embossing and glitter. I've used a doohickey die (Tilda lace) for the border as well as for the swirl. The pearls are from my stash.
Ooooo, at last I can reveal which two images Bec has so kindly given me to offer as candy so don't forget to leave your comment for the chance of winning them. They are LOVE LETTERS & LOVE BALLOONS. How cool is that??? I will draw a random winner tomorrow so be sure to check back and see if it is you! Last, but by no means least hop on over to Bizzy Becs Store Blog and leave your comment there too to be in the running to win all five from the new release and to see the gorgeous creations from my teamies. Thanks for stopping by, until tomorrow lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Bizzy Becs DT - Day 4 preview "Sweet Love" Collection

Morning Peeps!!! WOWZER, can't believe we're into day four of the previews already! Only one more to go, just when I was getting used to this idea it's coming to an end hehe! Hope you've been enjoying the previews this far. Today I'd like to introduce you to "Love Letter", I think she might be my fave but shhh don't tell the others in the collection rofl! I have again coloured her in with Copics. The dps I chose are by Tim Holtz as is the flourish, I eventually bought the die. The blooms are from Wild Orchid Crafts and they're sprayed full with glimmer mist, sadly not showing too well in the pics unless you click on the pic and view it when it's larger. The silver spray with the roses is from Magnolia as is the huge pearl brad.

Thanks for stopping by again today, don't forget to leave your comment to be entered into the draw tomorrow and then hop on over to Bizzy Becs Store Blog to see what my teamies have made with this sweet image as well as enter the draw there to win all five of the new images. Again, as Arnie says "I'll be back" tomorrow with the final preview. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Bizzy Becs DT - Day 3 Preview of Sweet Love Collection

Afternoon!! I'm back again with day number three's preview called "Key to my Heart". Must say I've actually had fun with all these images as they're just so versatile, the possibilities are endless really.As mentioned in the previous posts, Bec has kindly donated two mystery images for me to give away to my faithfull followers so don't forget to leave a comment and I will draw a random winner on Wednesday after the final preview.

As always I have coloured in with Copics and decided to try something new as I've seen a lot of ladies in blogland using dots around their images and thought it looks quite nice but to be honest I'm not too happy with the way mine turned out, guess I need more practice hehe. The dps are from my stash, not quite sure where they're from as I had them for yonks. The swirl is a Magnolia doohickey die which I'm sure you've noticed I'm in luv with as I just want to use it on every card rofl!! The blooms are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the ribbon and pearls are from my stash. The cute little key charm is from my very special friend Paola, thank you girlfriend!

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to hop on over to the Bizzy Bec's blog to see all the fabby creations by the rest of the dt and enter the draw there too as Bec is giving away all five of the images to one lucky person. Until tomorrow at 12h00, lotsa luv xxxx

Bizzy Becs DT - Day 2 previews of Sweet Love Collection

Good Afternoon Peeps!! As promised here I am again at 12h00 with day two's preview of Bizzy Becs new range of digis from the Sweet Love Collection. This one is called Love Balloons. Again she is so very versatile and need not only be used for Valentines Day.

As with yesterday's card I've used papers printed off the Love Collection cd by Crafters Companion.

Here is a close up of the sweet little girl, don't you just luv the long hair? I have coloured her in with Copics and used Stardust Stickles on the balloons. The pearls are from my stash and the sentiment stamp is a new range by Whimsy Stamps called Love Letter Seals.

As mentioned yesterday Bec has kindly donated two mystery images for me to offer as candy. I will reveal which two they are on Wednesday with the final preview. If you would like to be in the running to win these two images then please leave a comment and should you not already be a follower then please do become one. Also, on the Bizzy Bec's blog you could stand a chance of winning all five of the images so do hop on over there to see what the criteria is as well as check out the fab samples by the rest of the design team.

Thanks for stopping by, hope you're having a great weekend. Just a reminder that I'll be back tomorrow at 12h00 with day three's preview. Lotsa luv xxx

Bizzy Becs Blue Butterfly DT - Sweet Love Collection (New release)

Afternoon All!!! Well, this is a very exciting day for us over at Bizzy Bec's as we are launching a new collection of stamps called "Sweet Love"! They are perfect for all your valentines cards but also so versatile that you'll not be restricted to only valentines. There are five new sweeties and we'll be previewing one a day so please do pop back tomorrow at 12h00 for the second preview. Bec is so very kindly offering five sets of all the images to one lucky person so do be sure to hop on over to the Bizzy Becs blog to enter your details. Also I have two mystery girls that I'll be giving away from this collection, all you need to do to be in the running is leave a message everyday of the previews and become a follower. On the last day of the previews I will draw a winner, simples!This is the first of our new releases called "Love Cloud", isn't she so sweet?! I decided to go with my favourite colour for the first preview. The dps are printed from the "Love Collection" cd by Crafters Companion.

As usual, she has been coloured in with Copics and I've used glamour dust around the cloud for some sparkle. I embossed the one heart with a butterfly and swirls cuttlebug folder. The ribbon, pearls and heart pins are all from my stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by and please don't forget to leave a comment and become a follower if you're not already for your chance to win the two mystery digis. I will reveal which two they are with the last preview on Wednesday. Also do hop over to Bizzy Becs blog to see the gorgeous creations by my fellow teamies and enter the draw there too for your chance to win all five!! Have a great weekend. Lotsa luv xxxx

Totally Papercrafts DT - Happy Birthday!!

Morning Everyone!! Hope you've all had a good week and are looking forward to the weekend. Gosh this year seems to be flying by or is it just me that thinks so?! Today sees the start of a new challenge theme over at Totally Papercrafts and this week the lovely Lols has chosen "Happy Birthday" so a nice easy one for you all.
I've used another one of my brand new "Simply Adorable" digi's by Sugar Nellie from Funky Kits. They are all so gorgeous that I wouldn't be able to choose a favourite!!

I have coloured her in with Copics and cut out with a nestie. The dps I have used are by Memory Box and called gossamer. The were sent to me by the beautiful Elaine (A technophobes blog) when I won her hAngler blog candy, I really luv them thanks Sweetie! The swirl is again my doohickey die, I can't seem to get enough of it, have you noticed hehe?! The blooms are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the sentiment is one of LOTV's. I will be entering my card into The Sugar Bowl Challenge as I have followed their fabby sketch.

Thanks for stopping by but before you go, just a reminder to hop on over to the Totally Papercrafts Challenge for some stunning inspiration. Have a great weekend. Lotsa luv xxx

Charisma Cardz DT - Good Luck!

Morning my sweet stamping buddies!! Hope you've all had a good week! It's almost the weekend again yippeeeee! Today is a brand new challenge over at Charisma Cardz and the theme of "Good Luck" has been chosen by the lovely Alie. For my card I decided to use one of my fave stamps and she's from Sugar Nellie's Simply Sassy range called "I give you my heart". She is available from Funky Kits. I have decided to go with a shaped easel card for a change as I was inspired by Dena's gorgeous card, thanks Hun!

Again I have used my Copics to colour her in. My dps are gcd studios "Ella Blue" and I've used DCWV "Latte cardstock" to mat everything onto. I used some glamour dust on the bottom of her dress and glossy accents on the water, sadly doesn't show up in the pic though. The swirls are a Magnolia doohickey die and the blooms are Wild Orchid Crafts and that's it, simples! Decided to go with the CAS look for a change so that all focus can be on the gorgeous image. I'll be entering my card into the following challenges :
Allsorts - Fancy fold (Hope easel card counts? If not you're welcome to delete my entry)

Bunny Zoes - Love is in the air
Craft your days away - Anything goes
Creative Inspirations - Use something new (stamp)
Cupcake Craft - Something new (stamp)

Thanks for stopping by, I really do appreciate each and every one of your visits. Don't forget to hop on over to Charisma's challenge blog for some fabby inspiration. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx

Woohoooo!!!!!!! I just can't contain my excitement!! I was featured!

Hi all my blogging buddies!! I just couldn't contain myself and needed to share my exciting news with all of you! I have just received my copy of the latest Magnolia Ink Mag and whilst paging through it came across the Contest winners, lo and behold there was my card in third place!!!!! I just can't believe that out of the hundreds of entrants I came in third, what a huge achievement for me woohoooo and so early in the year, I'm absolutely thrilled so thank you Magnolia from the bottom of my heart for choosing my card!!! One of my goals for this year was to be featured in a magazine I just never dreamt it would come to fruition and before the first month is even up.

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Thanks for stopping by and sharing in my excitement with me!! Will be back soon with a new creation for ya! Lotsa luv xxxx

SIMPLY ADORABLE!!!!

Evening All! Just a quick post from me tonight as I wanted to share with you all the card I made today. I was so excited yesterday when Sugar Nellie finally announced that these darling images were available in digi format whilst they wait for the rubber so I immediately hopped on over to funky kits and bought them. You can expect to see more from me real soon!

I decided to use Marlene's fab sketch over at The Sugar Bowl so I'll be entering my card into their challenge. As always I have coloured my image in with Copics. All the dps used are by Tim Holtz and the dies are all Magnolia doohickey. The ribbon and pearls are from my stash and the roses from wild orchid crafts. I will also be entering my card into the following challenges :
Make it Colourful challenge - Warm or cool colours
Craft your Days Away - Anything goes
Creative Inspirations - Use something new (my image and doohickey dies)
Inky Impressions - Ribbons & Pearls
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you're all having a great weekend, enjoy what's left of it!! Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

TOTALLY PAPERCRAFTS DT - THANK YOU

Morning my fellow stampers!! Hope you've all had a good week and are now back into the swing of things after all the holidays, to be honest I'm still struggling a little rofl! Anyway onto today's card which is for Totally Papercrafts and our first challenge of the year. This week the theme was chosen by the gorgeous Emma who has now sadly left us and she chose "Thank You" which is a great theme and well timed to thank everyone for the Christmas prezzies and/or cards you received. I decided to use one of my good old faithful Maggies and combined it with the fab butterfly digi swing that I purchased from Zoe over at Make It Crafty.

I have coloured my image with Copics and smothered it with Stardust stickles for loads of bling which doesn't show up to well in the pic unless you click on it for a larger view. The dp that I have used is one of Magnolias. The gorgeous swirl is a doohickey die as is the flower with the brad in it and down the side I used another doohickey "Tilda Lace". I'm soooo luving these doohickey dies that my DH got me for Christmas. The blooms are all from Wild Orchid Crafs. I'll be entering my card into the following challenges :

Allsorts - Thank you

Bunny Zoes - Sparkle and shine

Flutterby Wednesday - Open

Just Magnolia - Anything goes

Magical Monday Challenge - Thank you

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Blues

Make it Colourful - Warm or cool colours

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes

Sketch & Stash - Sketch

Totally Tilda - Ribbon & roses

Thanks for stopping by again, here's to a great weekend to you all. Please don't forget to hop on over to the Totally Papercrafts blog for some gorgeous inspirational cards by our very talented design team. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxxxx

CRAFTERS COMPANION DT - JACQUI'S SKETCH & HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL!!

Afternoon All!! A HUGE big Happy New Year to you all, wishing you all health, happiness, prosperity and blessings for the year ahead! Well all the festivities are over now so it's back to the grindstone rofl!! Today sees the start of another challenge over at Crafters Companion and this month we have a fabby sketch to follow by the gorgeous Jacqui. I decided to use the sweet Popcorn "Florals" stamp and all backing papers are from the cd rom. I so enjoyed colouring him in, isn't he just a sweetie? As always I used my Copics. All dps are printed onto Centura Pearl papers which have such a beautiful sheen but sadly doesn't show up in the pics.

Just thought I would share with you the back of my card as the stamp I have used is a Christmas gift I received from Crafters Companion, now isn't that just fab?!! I was in my element when I received this stamp so thank you from the bottom of my heart Sara, I just luv it!!

Thanks for stopping by folks. Hope you have a wonderful New Year's day with family and friends! Don't forget now, you have a whole month to join in with our fabby challenge over at Crafters Companion and do pop over there to get some inspiration from our talented dt. Lotsa luv xxxx