Another new Maggie and play time woohooo!!!

Hi Everybody! Just a quick post from me again as I just had to share with you another one of my new Tilda's, how gorgeous is she?! Couldn't resist having a play with the new stash again and decided to follow the colour scheme over at Magnolia-licious which is pink and brown so I'll be entering my card into their challenge. Over at Magnolia Down Under their challenge is flower power this week so I'll enter my card there too and last but by no means least, I'll enter The Ribbon Girl's challenge as they have a colour scheme of cream, pink & brown. As always, whenever I play with my Maggies, I had such fun making this card. The lush dps are called Love Letters by First Edition papers (if you click on the picture to make it bigger you can see the glitter and embossing on the papers) and I've used core'dinations for the matting.

I have coloured Tilda in with my Copics. The swirl is again a doohickey. The tag that the sentiment is in is from the Whimsy ticket collection and I have used one of my own sentiments and then heat embossed it with Sheena Douglass' brass sparkle WOW embossing powders. As always the flowers and lace are all from Wild Orchid Crafts and the pearls are from my stash.

Hope you're all having a good weekend so far. Thanks for stopping by I luv to hear from you and what you think of my creations. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

I HAVE A WINNER - BIZZY BECS "ONCE UPON A TIME" COLLECTION!!

Evening All!! I'm sooooooo sorry I clean forgot to post the winner of the rubber stamp from the "Once upon a Time" Collection by Bizzy Becs Blue Butterfly Stamps. The stamp that I have to give away is called "My Butterfly Friend" so without further adeu, drum roll ............................................ the winner is

SALLY - Bizzi Hands

Well done Hunni, please email me with your snail mail address, addy in sidebar and put Bizzy Becs Winner in the subject line to claim your prize. Thank you so much to everybody that followed me along the way and for all your lovely comments. Hope you all have a fantabulous weekend. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx

Totally Papercrafts DT - Paper piecing

Morning Folks!! Another week gone, I know I say this every week but time just flies by too quickly, where does it go? Anyway, onto today's card which is for Totally Papercrafts and this week the lovely Caroline has chosen the theme of paper piecing. Must be honest and say it's not my favourite, I just luv colouring in too much but I did enjoy the change. For my card I decided to go with one of the Simply Sassy Girls called Bad Hare Day, isn't she just devine? My dps are all Magnolia and I've again distressed the edges, just luving the finished result that distressing gives.

I have coloured her in with Copics and decided to paper piece her top and hair band. The sentiment I've had for yonks and am thinking it's from cuddly buddly. The swirl is again a doohickey die. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the pearl sprays are from Hobbycraft. The leaves are from an MS punch. I will be entering this card into the Sugar Nellie facebook challenge as they are wanting to see paper piecing this week too. Will also be entering my card into the Fussy and Fancy challenge who are wanting to see embossing and/or paper piecing too. Also Stamp Something have a theme of something with flowers so I'll enter there too.

Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to hop on over to the Totally Papercrafts Blog and see what my teamies have created this week. Hope you have a great weekend. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Easter Tilda

Hi All!!! Just a quick post as I'm rushing around as usual and the monsters are on holiday, so no rest for the wicked rofl!! My Magnolia stamp club kit arrived yesterday and I just couldn't resist having a play with my new stash! I used Tilda with the bunny and then masked her and stamped the wheelbarrow. Pinched the idea from my dearest friend Paola, thanks girlfriend. All dps used are Magnolia which I've had for absolute ages and forgot about (oopsie, think we all do that hehe).

I have coloured my image in with Copics and used some stickles above the flowers and flowersoft on the bunny's tail, hope you can see it?! Again I've used my doohickeys for the swirl and flowers. The pearls are from my stash and the flowers and lace are from Wild Orchid Crafts. I will be entering this card into the following challenges :
Allsorts - Inspired by nature
Bunny Zoe's - Spring ... flowers everywhere
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Pastel Challenge (hope it's pastel enough & not too bright)
Magnolia Down Under - Distressing
Magnolia-licious Highlites - Spring
Make it Colourful - Smooth gradients
Sir Stampalot - All creatures great & small (little bunny with Tilda)
Totally Tilda - How does your garden grow?
Thanks for stopping by. Will be back again tomorrow with my challenge card for Totally Papercrafts Challenge. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Charisma Cardz DT - Black & White + 1

Morning All!!!! Hope you've had a good week so far. Can't believe another week is almost over. As it's Thursday I'm here with a card for a brand new challenge over at Charisma Cardz and this week the lovely Allison has chosen the theme of Black & White + one. I decided to ink up one of my gorgeous Tilda's that I've not yet had chance to play with, isn't she the sweetest?! Not sure where I got the dps from but somehow think they're imaginisce and the newspaper print is by Magnolia but you can barely see it through all the embellies rofl!! I've distressed all the edges too. I'll be entering this card into the Magnolia Down Under Challenge as their theme this week is distressing and Bunny Zoe's as their theme is Spring .... flowers everywhere! Also wanting to see distressing is Creative Inspirations so I'll be entering my card there too.

I've coloured her in with Copics and cut out with nesties. The swirls are a doohickey die as are the flowers and the border. The ribbon and tulle is from my stash and the huge brad is from Magnolia. All blooms are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Thanks for stopping by and please do hop on over to Charisma Cardz Challenge blog and join in the fun with us this week. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Bizzy Becs Blue Butterfly DT - New Collection "Once upon a time" preview day 6

Good afternoon Luvlies!! I'm back again with the final preview of the "Once upon a Time" Collection and this one is called My Butterfly Friend. I'm actually quite sad that the previews are now over and I hope you've enjoyed them as much as I have! On that note I just wanted to let you know that we do have a new range of stamps being released in March so watch this space for some more lovely images.
For this card I've used papers from my stash and sadly can't remember exactly where they're from but somehow I'm thinking they're Kate Knight (don't hold me to it though hehe). I've used an MS punch around the page for the matting and layering.

I have coloured My Butterfly Friend in with my Copics and the smaller butterfly is an xcut punch and the larger is a die from Little Claire. The pearls are from my stash and the blooms are from Wild Orchid Crafts (as if you didn't already know that rofl). I'll be entering this card into the following challenges :
Allsorts - Inspired by nature
Crafts and Me - Time to spread your wings
Creative Craft - Card for a teen
Digital Tuesday - Punches
Flutterby Wednesday - Open
Thanks for stopping by for the final preview. Don't forget to hop on over to Bizzy Becs Store blog to see all the other gorgeous creations my teamies have made. Ooooo I almost forgot, I can now reveal which stamp I will be giving away to one lucky commenter and it is ........................

MY BUTTERFLY FRIEND!!!!

Hope you like her! I'll be drawing a winner tomorrow so be sure to check back and see if it's you. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Bizzy Becs Blue Butterfly "Once upon a Time" Collection preview day 5

Afternoon!!! I'm back with preview number five! Hope you're enjoying them as much as I've enjoyed playing with them. I think possibly she could be my favourite, how dainty is she and those gorgeous big wings?!
My dps are DCWV, one of my favourite paper manufacturers too rofl! I luv them so as they are deeply embossed and glittered.

As always, I have coloured her in with Copics and again masked her and sprayed her wings with Crafters Companion iridescent glitter spray. The sentiment is from LOTV and the ribbon and pearls are from my stash. I'll be entering my card into the following challenges :

A spoonfull of sugar - Birthday wishes

Allsorts - Inspired by nature

Bunny Zoes - Spring - flowers everywhere

Copic Oz - A little magic

Crafts & Me - Time to spread your wings

Crafty Cardmakers - Fairies & two paper punches

Digital Tuesday - Punches

Flutterby Wednesday - Rainbow of colours

Make it colourful - Smooth gradients

Paperplay - Add shine

Totally Gorjuss - Check it out

Thanks for stopping by again and don't forget to leave your comment to go into the draw to win one of the fabby new releases. Also just a reminder for you to pop over to Bizzy Becs Store Blog and enter your name into the draw over there for your chance to win all six. I'll be back tomorrow with the last of the gorgeous collection so until then lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx

Bizzy Becs Blue Butterfly DT - Preview Day 4

Good Afternoon All!! Hope you all had a lovely weekend, can't believe it's over already, they just pass to quickly don't you think? As promised, I'm back today with another "Once upon a time" collection card and today I would like to introduce you to Teddy Cuddles.

Isn't she adorable with her little teddy and that smile on her face is just too sweet. I decided to follow the sketch over at sketch saturday so I'll be entering this card into their challenge. The dps are Laura Ashley's contemporary pack.
My image has been coloured in with Copics and I've used stardust stickles on the bottom of her dress for some bling. The blooms are all from Wild Orchid Crafts and I've sprayed them full of glimmer mist. The leaves are a doohickey die and the pearls are from my stash.
Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to leave your comment to be in the running for a rubber stamp of one of the new collection gals. Also do hop on over to Bizzy Becs Store Blog to see all the fabby creations by my teamies and for your chance to win the whole set. I'll be back tomorrow, same time with the next preview. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx

Bizzy Becs Blue Butterfly DT - New release preview day 3

Hi All!!! Here we go with preview number three from the "Once upon a Time" Collection and may I introduce to you Roses, Roses. Didn't I tell you all how lovely this new range is?! This time I have decided to go with white on white (WOW) so that you could focus on the image. I actually really luv doing WOW cards, think it just makes the image pop up don't you?

As you can see I decided to go with a linen textured cardstock for my WOW and coloured my image in with Copics. I then used most of my favourite dies, namely, doohickey swirl, doohickey flower and a Marianne Creatables which I layered the image onto with foam pads for extra dimension. The cluster I have used on top of the flower die is one that I received in my surprise package from Magnolia that I won off Mindy's blog a while back and I really love it, if anybody knows where I could purchase more of these could you please let me know as I've never actually seen them for sale.

Thanks for stopping by, don't forget to hop on over to Bizzy Becs Store Blog for some more fabby previews and leave your comment here and there for a chance to win! Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Bizzy Bec's Blue Butterfly DT - New release preview day 2

Morning all you gorgeous people!! Woohoo it's weekend only downside is that it's chucking it down here in Worcester yukky. As promised I'm back with another preview of the Blue Butterfly Stamps "Once upon a Time" Collection and today I'd like to introduce you to Strawberry Basket, isn't she beautiful with that long hair?! Makes me miss my long hair hehe.

Have I mentioned that I really enjoyed playing with this new set of stamps? They're such a lovely range and I so loved colouring them. I have coloured her in with Copics as always. The ribbon is one I've had in my stash for yonks. The sentiment is by LOTV and the flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts (who else hehe). The doily is from Joanna Sheen and I've used a doohickey die again for the border on the dps.
Don't forget to leave your comment in order to be in the running to win the mystery stamp at the end of all the previews and also to hop over to Bizzy Becs Store Blog for your chance to win there too. Thanks for stopping by, hope the sun's shining where you are but sadly if you're in the UK there's no chance rofl! Have a lovely weekend. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx

Bizzy Becs Blue Butterfly DT - New Releases : "Once upon a Time" Collection and some candy!!

Afternoon Peeps! Back again as promised with the very exciting brand new release from Bizzy Becs Blue Butterfly Range and this time we're launching :In this Collection their will be 6 images that will be available in Digi Stamps and Rubber Stamps. Rubber stamps are due to arrive by Mid March. All will be available for purchase from the 23rd Feb when we preview our last Image.

We are happy to announce that All our Digi Stamps from older collections are now available for instant download when payments are made via PayPal direct. The dt will be showcasing a new release every day so you won't wanna miss out! The first one we are previewing is "Cupcake Fairy".

Isn't she just delightful?! Must say I've had such a good time creating with all these new images, they're just fab!!

I have, as always, coloured my image in with Copics and used some stardust stickles on her wings. My dps are DCWV glitter stack and the sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps. The ribbon is from my darling friend, thanks Doll!! Decided to create quite a simple card as the dp is rather busy and also I wanted to focus on the new image.
Now for some fab news!! Bec has again very generously offered the dt a rubber stamp of their choice to offer as blog candy to their faithful followers but I'll not be telling you just yet which one I have on offer, you'll have to come back everyday to see all six and then on the last preview day I will reveal which one the lucky winner will receive. To better your chances why don't you pop on over to Bizzy Bec's blog and enter her candy too, you might just be the lucky one and win all six new releases. It will also give you the opportunity to view all the gorgeous creations by the rest of my teamies. Go on then, what are you waiting for rofl!!
Thanks for stopping by again today and here's hoping you all have a super weekend. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Totally Papercrafts DT - Let's go digi!

Good Morning Peeps! Hope you've all had a good week and are ready for the weekend woohoo. Today is time for a new challenge theme over at Totally Papercrafts and the lovely Mandi has chosen "Let's go Digi" so I've gone all out digi hehe, papers and image. Our sponsor this week is The Creative Cottage and I've used these gorgeous backing papers from the Black Cherry Paper Pack. I really luv the black and pink colour combo. My image is from Karen's Doodles and is one that I chose for winning the Make It Colourful challenge last week, how exciting! Thanks so much Zoe!

How sweet is this little girl with her puppy?! I have coloured my image in with Copics and used some stardust stickles on the butterfly trail. The pink and black butterfly in the corner is an xcut punch and I've used pearls from my stash for the body. The lush black lace is from Wild Orchid Crafts and the ribbon is from my stash. I will be entering this card into the following challenges :
CES Challenges - Cute & Cuddly
Digital Tuesday Challenge - Use a die Cut
Inky Impressions - Spots & Stripes
Karen's Doodles - Animal friends
Simon Says - Make your own embellishment (hope my butterfly counts)
Sir Stampalot - All creatures, great & small
Thanks for stopping by and please do pop over to the Totally Papercrafts blog for some gorgeous inspiration by my fellow teamies. I'll be back a little later with a brand new release from Bizzy Becs so be sure to keep your eyes peeled because as usual we have some fab giveaways for ya!! Have a super duper weekend. Lotsa luv, hugs xxx

Charisma Cardz DT - Spring has sprung!!

Morning all my sweet stamping friends!! Well can you believe it's Thursday again and time for a brand new challenge over at Charisma Cardz? Today the lovely Vee has chosen our theme and it is "Spring has Sprung", how I wish that were actually true hehe!! This winter has felt extra long and cold this year but hey ho it is almost spring woohooo and I can't wait lol!

This week I decided to use one of my much neglected hAnglers, isn't she sweet? Wish there were more hours in a day to play with all my favourite stamps rofl!

I have coloured my image in with my much loved Copics. The dps are "Love Letters" by First Edition paper and wow are they lush, beautifully embossed and glittered. The swirl is a Magnolia doohickey and the ticket sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps. I decided to make a little mini hAngler which I did on shrink plastic and hung from the sentiment. The lace and flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, as if I need to tell you hehe and the pearls are from my stash. I've sprayed the flowers with some Crafters Companion glitter spray. I'll be entering my card into the following challenges :
Just Magnolia - Sketch
Lovely hAngler only - Take two
Bunny Zoe's - Spring ... flowers everywhere
Colour Create - Chocolate, strawberry & cream
Crafty Cardmakers - Spotlight on plastic (my shrink plastic charm)
Paperplay - Add shine
Truly Scrumptious - Swirls & pearls
Thanks for stopping by. Please don't forget to hop on over to Charisma's challenge blog for some fabby inspiration and to enter your own creation. Lotsa luv, hugs xxx

For the luv of Magnolia!!

Morning All!! This is just gonna be a quick post from me as I have tons to do but couldn't resist having a play last night with my much loved Maggies!! Been having withdrawal symptoms hehe! I decided to follow the theme over at Magnolia-licious which is Pink, Red & Black so I'll be entering my card there. I'll also be entering my card into the Magnolia Stamp Lovers Challenge as their theme is Glitter as well as Magnolia Down Under whose theme is Love and Totally Tilda Challenge whose theme is Tilda with lots of hearts.

As always I have coloured Tilda in with Copics and used stardust stickles around the trims of her top. Sorry for the awful pics but I just can't seem to get the right lighting, think it's time to invest in a decent photo light box. The backing paper I have used is printed off a My Craft Studio cd that I have and the pearls are from my stash. All the blooms are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Thanks for stopping by yet again!! Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Totally Papercrafts DT - Clean and Simple

Morning all my crafting buddies!! Where does the time go?? Can't believe the week is over again, WOW! My card today is for our new challenge over at Totally Papercrafts and the lovely Anne has chosen the theme of Clean and Simple, not an easy one for me rofl! Well when I saw this image, again on the lovely Zoe's blog, I thought I would follow suit but without any embellies, so thanks Zoe!
The background rainbow dandelion image is a digi that I bought from Zoe at Make It Crafty and the little butterfly baby girl is from Karen's Doodles. My card doesn't come close to Zoe's but hey I tried hehe! I'm so loving all Zoe's digis at the moment and also Karen's Doodles have such gorgeous images.

Here is a close up of the little butterfly girl, isn't she too dear?! I have coloured both images with my Copics and used some glamour dust on the butterfly trail. I will be entering this card into the Karen's Doodles challenge as my colour choice fits in with their photo inspiration challenge.
Thanks for stopping by and please don't forget to pop on over to the Totally Papercrafts Blog for some gorgeous inspirational cards by my fellow teamies. Hope you have a great weekend and get loads of crafting in!! Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Crafters Companion DT - NEW SWALK RELEASE PREVIEW DAY 5

Morning Again!! Post number two for today, now that doesn't happen too often does it?! I have another preview for you of the new SWALK images which will be on sale from Saturday. As with all the previous collections, they are just the sweetest little images and sentiments ever! Again I have printed off backing papers from the previous cds. The pearls are from my darling friend Paola and the bloom is from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Image has been coloured in using Copics. Thanks so much for stopping by again, I'll be back tomorrow with yet another preview for you. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Charisma Cardz DT - Mythical / Fantasy

Morning Peeps!! Hope you're all having a good week so far! I've just been sooo busy so please forgive me if I've not visited you but I will be trying to catch up with myself real soon! Today I have a challenge card to share with you and it is my turn to host over at Charisma Cardz. I decided to go with a bit of a different theme for a change and it is "MYTHICAL / FANTASY". Hope you'll all dig out your fantasy images and come and join in the fun with us. When I saw this image displayed on Zoe's blog I just knew immediately that I had to have her and that she would be perfect for this challenge. I then decided to follow the colour theme over at Make it Colourful which this week is to blend blue & purple together, so I'll be entering my card into their challenge.

I have, as usual, coloured my image in with Copics and then masked her and used spray and sparkle by Crafters Companion for the gorgeous glittery wings. Hope you can see it clearly enough in the pic as irl they sparkle like crazy. I have also used stardust stickles around the image for extra sparkle hehe! The dp is off a My Craft Studio cd rom. The swirl is my favourite doohickey die, ribbon from my stash, blooms from Wild Orchid and the sentiment is LOTV. I'll also be entering my card over at One Stitch at a Time as their challenge this week is to use a digi and Stamp Something's February Digi Day Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by, hope you'll hop on over to Charisma's blog for some great inspiration and join in the challenge with us. Lotsa luv xxxx

Crafters Companion DT - NEW SWALK RELEASE PREVIEW DAY 4

Hi Folks!! Tis me again with yet another SWALK preview as promised! Hope you're enjoying them as much as I enjoyed playing with them lol!

Yet again I have used backing papers which I have printed off the previous cds but this time I've printed them onto centura pearl paper which has such a beautiful sheen to it.
I have coloured the image in with Copics. The ribbon is from my stash and the lace and blooms from Wild Orchid Crafts.
Thanks for stopping by, I'll be back again tomorrow with another preview as well as my card for Charisma Cardz challenge. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Crafters Companion DT - NEW SWALK RELEASE PREVIEW DAY 3

Morning all my sweet blogging buddies!! Here I am again as promised with another preview of the darling new SWALK range by Crafters Companion which will be going on sale from Saturday. I backing paper I have used is from the cd from the previous release and I've just used a MS punch around the page.

I have coloured in with Copics and again used a doohickey die together with pearls from my stash and a couple of blooms from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Thanks for stopping by, hope you'll come back again tomorrow for another preview. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx

Crafters Companion DT - NEW SWALK RELEASE PREVIEW DAY 2

Morning All!! Hope you've all had a good weekend and are ready for another week. As promised here is another sneek peak of the gorgeous new SWALK stamps being released on Saturday. For full details please see my post of yesterday. Again I have used backing papers from the previous cds and have followed the sketch over at Friday Sketchers so I will be entering my card into their current challenge.

I have coloured my image in with Copics. The ribbon is from my stash and the blooms from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Thanks for stopping by, I'll be back with another preview tomorrow so please be sure to check back. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Charisma Cardz - Image & Sentiment only, no embellishments

Morning Everybody! Hope you've all had a good week and apologies for being so quiet but I have loads of behind the scenes work that I'm currently busy with, hopefully I'll be able to catch up with you all next week! Anyway, enough waffling from me and onto today's card which is for our next challenge over at Charisma Cardz and this week the theme has been chosen by the lovely Leah who wants to see an image and sentiment only, no embelishments! Those of you that know me will understand that this was a very difficult one for me as I just luv my embellies and flowers hehe but hey ho at least the image speaks for itself! We are sponsored this week by the uber talented Zoe of Make It Crafty and she has very kindly donated images for the dt to work with. At least with her beautiful images you don't really need embellies as you don't wanna hide the beautiful images. I have chosen to use the Mushroom House digi which you can find here.

I have coloured my image in with Copics and just used a MS punch around the page. The sentiment is from Craftwork Cards, simples! I'll be entering my card into the following challenges :
Crafts and Me - It's Red
Paperplay Challenges - Stamp It Out
Thanks for stopping by and please don't forget to check out all the inspiration from my teamies over at Charisma Cardz. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Crafters Companion DT - Romance

Afternoon All!! WOWZER, I can't believe it's February already! Where did January go?? I'm running so late with this post but at least I've got here eventually lol! As it's the 1st of the month we have a brand new challenge theme for you over at Crafters Companion and this month seeing as it's Valentine's day we decided to go with the theme of ROMANCE. For my card I have used the gorgeous SWALK images and backing papers printed off the cd.

Here is a close up of the sweet little couple, hope you can see the sparkle on them as I sprayed them with Iridescent Spray & Sparkle. The dps I printed on to Centura Pearl paper which also has such a beautiful sheen. The roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the ribbon is from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by and please do hop on over to the Crafters Companion blog for some fabby inspiration from my teamies and join in with the fun as Sara has so kindly donated a £30 gift voucher again. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx