Windy Days...

Hi Lovely Bloggers..

Well..... it's nearly September and we have previews of the fabulous new release from CC Designs to share!!  

I chose to use Windy Day Cinnamon all wrapped up in her woolly coat and hat..  she looks toastie!!  I know we're still at the end of August and shouldn't quite need to wrap up yet..  but.....  Autumn/Fall days come so fast so it's best to be prepared!

Materials Used:

Image - CC Designs Windy Day Cinnamon

Dies - CC Designs Cutter Square #1, CC Designs Cutter Tags

Lawn Fawn Stitched Scalloped Border

Paper - Basic Grey India Summer

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/00/11, R20

Hair - E23/25/29

Bag, Scarf and Tights - RV29/ R56

Coat and Hat - E07/08/25

Shading W0/1/3/5

I played around with the tag shape to make it slightly smaller - just turning it in my Cuttelbug before it cut right through..  quiet easy and handy to know.

The release is out on Thursday this week..  but there's lots more previews to come before then!

Big hugs

Bridal Shower....

 

Hi Lovely Bloggers...

My youngest daughter made a request earlier this week for a card that she could take to a bridal shower...  and she wanted it to be in milk/chocolate colours (long story!) - sooooo, as we don't really have bridal showers here in the UK - I had to get my thinking cap on and do a bit of research!!  

I decided to use an MFT Dienamics Umbrella die that I've used before for a baby shower - and I used lots of small flower punches and dies for the infill on the shape.  I used pearls for the centres of each flower too.  Then I thought it was too bare and needed decorating around the edge - so I set about hand colouring some white flower trim that I found in my stash.  I think I'm happy with the result!  I can't wait to hear what the bride-to-be thinks!

The bridal shower my daughter is going to is in Toronto - so the card is currently winging it's way across the Atlantic in her luggage.  She's stopping off in San Diego first to meet up with another friend for a few days..  so it's going to be a well travelled card!

And my eldest daughter is due back this weekend from her holidays - she and her boyfriend have been cycling from Switzerland to Holland along the Rhine..  then they're getting the ferry back to Yorkshire on Monday.  I think they've done very well as they've camped each night..  I have to say I prefer my transport with four wheels and then I like a proper bed at night!!

Big hugs and Happy Crafting

Monster Mash - Take 2

 

Hi Lovely Bloggers...

OK, I'm here with another Halloween card...  it's from another of the August release at CC Designs.......  these are just THE cutest little monsters you ever saw!

I played again with this one, using Distress Ink blending on the tag shape..  again something relatively new to me but something I'm very much enjoying learning! 

Materials Used:
Images - CC Designs Monster Mash and Halloween Things
Sentiment - CC Designs Creepy Crawlies
Dies - CC Designs Cutter Layering Tag Dies, 
CC Designs Outline Dies for Images, Memory Box Fence Die
Distress Inks for Blending - Black Soot, Seedless Preserves, Dried Marigold
Digi Paper 
Colouring - Copics
Hair - YG25, G99
Skin - E000/00/11, R20
Bandages - W1/2/3/5
Grave C1/3/5
I also used C9 for colouring the white surround when the images were die cut with the outline dies - I thought it gave a more halloween type effect than the usual white border.

I splattered water across the Distress Ink blending as I'd seen done - and was happy with the effect it created!  Then I drew the bats/birds flying across the moon freehand - eeek!!

Hope you're having a good week..

Big hugs

A play with my Zig Clean Colours...

 

Hi Lovely Bloggers...

OK, I had time to play at the weekend.....  and I've had some Zig Clean Colour pens for a little while in my stash....... so I decided to dig them out and give them a go!  

I'd bought this fabulous Tim Holtz stamp set a week or so ago - and knew I'd like to use them for these pens.  I was inspired for my first watercolour card by Kristina Werner - in fact my layout is very similar to one I saw her do,  as for my first card using these Zigs, I felt I needed to do as the experts do!  So thank you Kristina for inspiring me!

And oh my goodness.......  I LOVED colouring with Zigs!!  I was really pleased with my first attempt..  and know you'll be seeing them a lot in the near future..  while I practice light/dark/shadows etc..

Materials used:

Images - Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Flower Garden

Colouring - Zig Clean Colour Markers

Sentiment - Papertrey Ink

Enamel Dot from Doodlebug Design

Hope you like what I did...

Big hugs

Challenge entered: All Sorts Fabulous Florals

Trouble in a Tutu...

 

Hi Lovely Bloggers...

Hope you're all OK and enjoying the last bit of summer.....  it's cooled down lots here and we had a full day of rain on Friday..  yucky!  My lovely OH is working this weekend, so I have craft room time...  

Today I'm sharing a little card I made yesterday, using the very cute Clearly Besotted Trouble In A Tutu clear stamps.  I missed the boat when these stamps first came out and had to wait for them to be restocked before I could get my little hands on them...  but they were worth the wait!!

Of course, the little hippos had to be wearing PINK didn't they??  

Materials Used:

Images and Sentiment - Clearly Besotted Trouble in a Tutu

Dies - MFT Stitched Triple Peek-a-Boo Windows

Dotty Pink Card - Anna Marie Designs

Colouring - Copics

Hippos - T0/1/3/5

Tutus, Shoes and Bows - R81, RV55

Glitter card and glitter from stash

Oh my goodness.... how I loved colouring those little hippos and making this  card, and I also enjoyed fussy cutting all around the dancers and the banner.  Now, my lovely Mum used to call me a 'fairy elephant' when I was little.....  maybe she really meant a ballerina hippo?!

Big hugs and Happy Sunday

Make it SPARKLE!

Hi Lovely Blogging Friends...

Time for another challenge over at In The Pink - and this time our challenge theme is 

MAKE IT SPARKLE

Not too difficult for me huh?? hehe!  Bearing in mind my love of all things that glitter and shine - I didn't stress too much thinking of what I'd do!

I took inspiration from both Jennifer McGuire and a lovely lady called Gemma that I spotted on Pinterest, and I created a card for a new baby girl.  I'm truly in love with these Fairy Friends from Lawn Fawn - you'll be seeing them lots in the near future..

Materials Used:

Images - Fairies - Lawn Fawn Fairy Friends

Pram - sourced online from Free Colouring Pages

Dies - Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Borders

Sentiment - Lawn Fawn Scripty Sayings (only the middle bit inked!)

Acetate, Sequins, Gems and Glitter from Stash

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/00/11, R20

Hair - E50/53/55

Wings - C0/1

Dresses and Pram - R81/83/85

Distress Ink Blending on Clouds - Spun Sugar

Hope you like what I did and that you'll join in our SPARKLY fun!!

And... if your name is randomly chosen from our Perfect Pinkies - you could win a $12 voucher from our generous sponsor -  Di's Digi Stamps - who have WONDERFUL digi images to choose from...

Hope we'll see you there...

Big hugs

from

Halloween Cuties

 

Hi Lovely Blogging Friends..

Here's my latest DT card using the fabulous Halloween goodies in the August release at CC Designs..  

I've used a couple of images (the witch and her trusty cat!), from the Halloween Creatures Clear Stamp set, then a pumpkin from the Halloween Things set!  I've also used the fabulous outline dies - they make light work of fussy cutting the images..  easy peasy!

Now I'm not the best at Halloween cards - so I decided to go quite CAS...  and I'm relatively pleased how it turned out.

Materials Used:

CC Designs Halloween Cuties and Outline Dies

CC Designs Halloween Things and Outline Dies

Sentiment - Batty Birgitta Clear Stamp Set

CC Designs Cutter Circle Die

CC Designs Stitched Cutter Square Die

Halloween Paper

Colouring - Copics

Witch's Clothes and Cat T1/3/5/7/9

Witch's face -E000/00/11, R21

Witch hair - V04/15/17

Pumpkin YR04/18

Sequins

Hope you like what I did.. though I promise I'll be back to my pink soon! 

Big hugs

CC Designs August Release Blog Hop

Today is RELEASE DAY for all of the new AUGUST products at C.C. Designs!! As you have seen from our Preview Days, all of the new stamps and dies are SPOOKTACULAR, and perfect for all of your upcoming Halloween projects! For the month of August, we have 7 character stamp sets with coordinating dies available for purchase, Layering Tags Die, Dotted Rectangles Die, Half Rectangles Die, and Shadow Spots Die.

 For my blog hop card, I used Batty Birgitta...  she's too gorgeous to be scary..  and I knew she needed some pink!!

Materials used:

Image - CC Designs Batty Birgitta

Dies - CC Designs Batty Birgitta Outline Die, CC Designs Dotty Rectangles, 

CC Designs Dotty Tags, Poppy Stamps Spider Web Border

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/00/11, R20

Hair - E50/51/53/55

Outfit - C0/1/3/5/7, RV000/32/34

Glitter, Ribbon, Sparkly and Sequins from Stash

Every release we will have a New Release Blog Hop to showcase our awesome Design Team! Check out their amazing creations!

C.C. Designs Blog
Christine (me!)
Jessie

Joni
Kathy

Kelli

Larisa
Martha
Rosemary
Simone
Stacie
Tamara

Guest Designer: Rachel Parys

And we can’t have a Blog Hop without a PRIZE!! Here's how to enter:

Leave a comment on each DT Member’s Blog, and then head back to the C.C. Designs Blog to let us know you completed the hop.  

There is a $25 CCD Store Gift Certificate hidden on one of our Design Member's Blog so you definitely want to comment on each blog. :)

*This Blog Hop will end on Sunday, August 7th at NOON, 12pm EST. Winners will be announced the following week. Don't forget to also comment on each CCD PREVIEW DAY Post for a chance at winning a $15 CCD Store Gift Certificate.

Happy Hopping!!

C.C. Designs Swiss Pixie Batty Birgitta Clear Stamp	C.C. Designs Cutter Batty Birgitta Outline Die	Tootsie Allys Clear Stamp	C.C. Designs Cutter Allys Outline Die	Roberto′s Rascals Monster Mash Clear Stamp
C.C. Designs Cutter Monster Mash Outline Die	Roberto′s Rascals Creepy Crawlies Clear Stamp	C.C. Designs Cutter Creepy Crawlies Outline Die	Meoples Meow-lloween Kitties Clear Stamps	C.C. Designs Cutter Meow-lloween Kitties Outline Die
OK! Halloween Things Clear Stamps	C.C. Designs Cutter Halloween Things Outline Die	OK! Halloween Cuties Clear Stamps	C.C. Designs Cutter Halloween Cuties Outline Die	C.C. Designs Cutter Shadow Spots Die
C.C. Designs Cutter Layering Tags Die	C.C. Designs Cutter Dotted Rectangles Die	C.C. Designs Cutter Half Rectangles Die

It's PARTY time!!

Hi Lovely Peeps...

It's exciting times over at In The Pink.....  we have a brand new challenge, and as it's both our 4th Birthday AND our 100th Challenge...  AND we have a few Pink Ladies with birthdays in August including my own...   we're celebrating with the theme of 

ANYTHING GOES

(as long as it's PINK)

I am slowly working my way through my lovely Stamping Bella stash..  and I decided that this image could resemble some of the Pink Ladies out enjoying themselves....  

 

Materials used:

Image - Stamping Bella Tiny Townies Birthday Party

Paper - MFT Smitten 6 x 6 paper pad

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/00/11, R20

Girl 1 - Hair E21/23/25, Dress RV66/55

Girl 2 - Hair E50/51/53/55, Dress RV91/93/95

Girl 3 - Hair C1/3/5/7/9, Dress R81/83/85

Shading - C1, T1/3/5

Now as it's a special challenge, each of the Pink Ladies has come up with a little package of pinkness, so each of the Perfect Pinkies chosen will get a prize!!  

Hope you'll join in the PINK fun!!

Big hugs