Full of Grace...

 

Hi Lovely Blogging Buddies....

Here I am today with my VERY LAST Sugar Nellie DT inspiration post!!  Sniff!

I decided to step down from the lovely team, as I think it's time for me to move on, and I have other DT's that need my full attention at the moment! LOL!  However, Sugar Nellie was probably one of the first stamp companies I bought from.....  all that luscious rubber so many years ago... so it's very difficult for me to go...  I feel 'attached' in some sentimental way!!

Anyway.... enough sniffling.....  I decided that for my last Sugar Nellie card I wanted to do one of the fabulous All Dressed Up images available at the store - this is 'Full of Grace' - and she DOES look full of grace..  a perfect ballerina!

Materials Used:

Image: Sugar Nellie/All Dressed Up Full of Grace

Paper - Nitwits

Martha Stewart edge punch

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/00/21/11, R20

Hair - E50/43/57

Blues - B0000/000/12/93

Bling and Glitter from stash

All that is left is for me to say a big thank you to Karen, Fiona and the lovely Design Team... I have made lots of good friends while I've been part of this fab team...  so I'm sad to go....  sniff...  but I will certainly still be following and keeping in touch!

Big hugs to all and Happy Crafting...

Amanda is AWESOME!

 

Hi lovely blogging buddies...

Today I'm here to share a lovely summery image that I did for my inspiration post at Handmade Bliss.  This is one of the wonderful Tiny Townies from Stamping Bella...  they are all so very, very cute!  This one is  called 'Amanda is Awesome' and has it's own sentiment too - but I decided to use a different tiny sentiment which suited my design better.

Materials:

Image - Stamping Bella Amanda is Awesome

Die and Sentiment: Papertrey Ink Tiny Tags

Colouring - Copics

Dress and Flower - RV91/32/34

Hair - E50/43/57

Skin - E00/21

Bench - E40/41/42/43/57

Grass - Prismacolour Pencils

Twine and Glitter

Doesn't she look SO cute?? LOL!

Take a look at the Handmade Bliss store by clicking on the logo above - there are lots of wonderful stamps and dies from the US - and warning..... you may be tempted!

Big hugs...

Starry, Starry... PINK!

 

Hi Lovely Blogging Buddies.....

Gosh, I can't believe how fast the weeks are flying - as I'm here again with another DT card for In The Pink!  Our theme this time is 

STARRY, STARRY....... NIGHT!

and if anyone is reminded of the Don McLean song of the 70's - you must be nearly as old as me! LOL!  I've been singing it since I started doing today's post..  good job my OH is at work.... lol

I'm using a digi image today by an artist called Digi Darla - but I'm afraid I can't find the company any more on the net - it looks now like it doesn't exist.  But it was in my digi files - so I used it but sorry, I can't link.

Materials

Image: Digi Darla Blessings of Heaven

Paper - Pink Petticoat Vintage Stars - Pretty Pink

Dies: Tonic Scalloped Square, Lil' Inkers Stitched Stars

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/00/21/11/04, R20

Hair E50/43

Pinks: RV000/91/93

Shading on moon etc: C0/1

Shading around image: B0000/00

I hope you like what I did - and that you'll pop over to In The Pink to see what the lovely Pink Ladies came up with and to join in our fab challenge..  click on the link below to go straight there!

Big hugs and Happy Crafting..

Hogs and Kisses...

 

Good Morning Lovely Bloggers.....

Just a quickie to share a little cutie - using the piggie from the MFT Whole Herd stamp set.  This set has been sitting on my desk waiting to be coloured..  and really I don't know why, because the colouring of the little piggie only took about 2 mins!! But I've been working up to doing a shaded background with my own 'created'  clouds..  and I know they're only tiny... but I DID it!!

Materials:

Image and sentiment: MFT The Whole Herd

Dies: MFT Stitched Frames Square, Lil' Inkers Stitched Sun, Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside, Lil' Inkers Stitched Square

Colouring - Copics

Piggie - R000/32/34

Sky and Clouds: B0000/000, C0, C1

So.... if you've seen me wandering around with my eyes upward - you'll know I've been peering at the clouds to SEE what they looked like properly and how I could colour (or not colour actually), something similar!

Happy Sunday all..

Big hugs

A Birthday Princess....

 

Hi Lovely Blogging Buddies.....

For my card today, I used a gorgeous little CC Designs image - this is Princess Birgitta..  isn't she just too cute?  I decided to move slightly from my safe pink mode to a violet shade (OK, I didn't want to go TOO far!) LOL!

Materials:

Image: CC Designs Princess Birgitta

Sentiment: CC Designs Birthday Sentiments

Paper: Pink Petticoat

Martha Stewart Edge Punch

Die: Mama Elephant Confetti Stars

Colouring - Copics

Skin E000/00/21/11/04, R20

Hair E23/25/29

Violets V000/01/06/12

It's slightly wet here in Wetherby this morning - although I don't think we had any of the storms overnight... at least I didn't hear them if we did!  I was in the land of zzzzzzzzzzzz....

Have a good weekend all...

Big hugs

Sent with Love.....

 

Morning Peeps.....

Hope you're all well...  sorry I've not been around much lately - our garden has been needing some tending, so I've had to spend time out there with hoe in hand and secateurs in my pocket!  Barry had to be careful not to stand still for long......  especially with my eyesight as it's been!! LOL!

But I'm here today with my inspiration card for Sugar Nellie - and I've used one of the wonderful Gorjuss Girls...  keeping her relatively CAS - but hoping that focuses more on the image.  

Materials:

Image: Gorjuss Girl - Sent with Love

Dies: Lil' Inkers Stitched Rectangle, Marianne Design Tiny Hearts

Paper - digi from All Dressed Up

Colouring - Copics

Skin: E000/00/21/11, R21

Hair: C0/1/3/5/9

Dress: RV91/93/95

Boots - C3/5

Bakers Twine and Button from stash

Thanks for looking today - as you know, your comments always mean a lot to me.

Big hugs and Happy Crafting..

Some Flowers for You!

 

Hi Lovely Blogging Buddies....

Time for another challenge at In The Pink - and we have a FLORAL theme this time - so I decided to use one of my favourite (you may have guessed!) Tiddly Inks Wryns - this one is Wryn Blooms...  and she's just gorgeous!

I so enjoyed colouring this little lady - even though some of my deeper coloured Copics got a little sticky at times (apparently it has something to do with the heat - as I promise, they were all cleaned and full!!!)

Card Recipe:

Image - Tiddly Inks Wryn Blooms

Die: Lil' Inkers Stitched Rectangle

Paper - Digi - Lori Whitlock Smiles

Colouring - Copics

Skin E000/00/21/11/04, R20

Hair: E23/25/29

Pinks: R81/83/85/89

Greens: YG03/63

Shading: B0000/000

Grounding: T0/1/3

Polka Doodles Enamel Dots

Glitter

Hope you'll join in the floral fun at In The Pink - there's a wonderful Hobby House Voucher to be won too!

And while we're talking floral.....  here's a couple of photos I took in our garden  last weekend - just after one of the storms...  but it shows how wonderful nature is when it can create like this! (pics were taken on my phone btw!)

(Yes........ of COURSE I have PINK roses in my garden!)

Big hugs and Happy Crafting....

Peekaboo!!!

Hi Peeps...

Just a quickie from me today... these little gnomes have certainly won my heart,  so I'm sharing another card I made with one of them - peeking through his little window!  (I do love this little window die - it makes for fabulously quick cards - and you can use just a portion of an image!)

I just think they are so perfect for this time of the year - when we're all thinking of gardening...  OK... THINKING of... not doing! hehe!

Materials used:

Image - MFT You Gnome Me

Dies - MFT Peekaboo Circle Window, MFT Blueprints 3 (for the sentiment,
Li'l Inkers Stitched Square

Colouring - Copics

Reds: R24/46/39

Greens: YG63/67

Blues: B18/24

Beard: W0/1/2

Skin: E000/00/21/11/04, R21

Shading: B0000/000

Sentiment - Font KG Skinny Latte - white on colour technique on PC

Buttons and Twine

Hope you all have a lovely day - thanks for stopping by and for saying hello...

Big Crafty Hugs

Lucy with her little Teddy Bear...

Hi Lovely Blogging Friends....

Today I'm here to share one of my very favourite images from the new July  release at CC Designs...  I wonder if you can tell why? LOL!  She's right up my (card-making) street.... and definitely needed to be coloured with pink!  Isn't she just sooooo cute??  Meet Lucy with Teddy..  

Materials:

Image: CC Designs Swiss Pixie Lucy with Teddy

Paper is a scrap from my scrap box

Die: Lil' Inker Stitched Square

Colouring - Copics

Skin: E000/00/21/11, R21

Hair: E50/53/43

Pinks: R0000/00/81/83

Rainbow: V000/YG11/B000

Bear: E40/41/42/31

Shading: B0000/000

Grounding: T0/1/3

Glitter

Hope you like this lovely little girl as much as I did.....  and I'm so sorry to put temptation in your path...!

While I'm here, I need to say a quick sorry if I'm not commenting as much as I'd like to at the mo - I'm having that blurry problem with my left eye again and it's always worse on the computer - so I'm trying to stay away from the monitor as much as I can!  I'm hoping it's just to do with the warmth - as my optician tells me my eyes are very dry - but even though I'm using the gels and eye drops I'm supposed to be, it's still causing problems.  I've not been in my craft room much of the last few days either - so something MUST be up! LOL!

Big hugs and Happy Crafting...

Release Day at CC Designs!!

 

Hi there lovely friends...

YES... It's release day!!!  

I'm not going to rabbit on today as you'll be fed up of reading my waffle......  suffice to say that at noon today EST - 5 pm UK time, you can get your hands on the new release at CC Designs!!

And you still have time to join in the wonderful prize draw too..  click on the pic below!

Here's my final sneak peek...  meet Superhero Twila! (available July 2)

Materials:

Image: CC Designs Superhero Twila (available July 2)

Dies: CC Designs Make a Card #7 - Superhero

Paper - MME Lime Twist

Colouring - Copics

Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 R20

Hair: E21/34/23/18

Cloak BG10/11/72/75

Dress and Boots: V000/01/06

Glitter

Hope you've enjoyed my first venture into CC Designs Superhero land...  I have loved using and sharing these fabbie images!!  

Big hugs and Happy Crafting..

You Gnome Me.... Version 4!

 

Hi again.......

Now for a card to make you smile!!  Those sneaky little gnomes from MFT got to me again - and begged to be made into a lovely summery card - perfect for this wonderful sunny weather - yes?  Hope you're all enjoying it - I know it's a little TOO hot at the mo - I have my fan on to keep me cool - but isn't it wonderful to see blue skies!

So... here's my DT card for our new challenge at Handmade Bliss.  It's a sketch challenge this time - the sketch is below.  Of course, this little man fitted perfectly into the circle after I'd done lots of fussy cutting! 

Materials

Image - MFT You Gnome Me

Paper - Echo Park Hello Summer

Dies: Spellbinders Circle, MFT Die-namics Grass(but you could use the wonderful Mama Elephant one available HERE at Handmade Bliss)

Colouring - Copics

Skin: E000/00/21/11, R21

Reds: R24/46/39, E57

Trousers: E25/57/29

Beard: W0/1

Blues: B93/95

Greens: YG03/63

Pot: E31/33

Flowers R83/85

Uni Posca Fine White Pen for Dots

Sentiment done on PC

Pearls, Button and Twine from Stash

If you click on the logo below, you'll go straight to the Handmade Bliss blog where you can enter using the sketch and win a fab prize!

Have a wonderful day.... hope you can keep cool - maybe install a fan in your craft room??  LOL!

Big hugs

I'm here again........

 

Hi Peeps....

Well here I am again - I think you may get tired of seeing me this week - but hopefully you won't get tired of my cards!  This time I'm here to share another peek from the fabulous new July release from CC Designs....  you can get hold of them from tomorrow - July 2nd at 12 noon EST (7 am UK time)..

Soooo, meet Starla!!  Isn't she just fabulous?  And so perfect for lots of occasions too!  I've used her with one of the sentiment stamps from Super Sentiments (also from this release)..  they are really useful sentiments for the young (at heart or otherwise!)

Materials used:

Image: CC Designs Starla (available July 2 at 12 noon EST)

Sentiment: CC Designs Super Sentiments Set (same as above)

Dies: CC Designs Make a Tag (same as above)

Colouring - Copics

Skin: E000/00/21/11/04, R20

Hair: E53/43/57

Blues: B23/18

Reds: R24/29/46/39

Yellows: Y35/YR24

I'm so sorry to be laying temptation in your path..  but really....  you HAVE to see this new release.... you'll love it!  I'm also back tomorrow with one more.....  I did say you'd be fed up of seeing me by the end of the week, didn't I? LOL!  Maybe for tomorrow's post, I'll just put pics and no words!! Hmm... as if!! 

Don't forget to pop over to the CC Designs Blog too - to see fabulous creations from the wonderful DT - AND to enter the draw for the chance to win a fabulous pack from each of the designers... Three lucky winners will be chosen - but entries close on July 2nd - so get yourself over there now!!

Big hugs..

(and did you notice there's no pink - AGAIN!)