EXCITING NEWS!!

Hi Lovely Blogging Buddies....

I'm SO EXCITED!! And I just can't HIDE IT...  (got you singing yet??)

I was asked by the lovely Nikky from POLKA DOODLES to join her fab new team of Digi Queens...  (just look at this gorgeous badge..) so was really thrilled to able to take part!

So here I am with my first DT card for Polka Doodles..  I chose to use Amelia with Basket.... isn't she just the cutest??  And as I had decided to use green (YES GREEN.. not pink...), I thought she'd look good with kraft card too.   She's coloured with copics - then cut with my old spellbinders circle and scalloped circle dies - I'm surprised these dies aren't worn out, I've used them so many times!  The paper is from a Doodlebug Designs pad - Springtime.

You can find Amelia at Polka Doodles here:

I added a little tiny wooden flower embellie topped with a rustic bow..  and finished the card with a PC generated sentiment.  Hope you like...

 I'm trying out different hair colour combos at the moment.... I think I like this one - a bit of red in there... yes?

I'm still doing a happy dance to be part of this super-duper talented team and to be able to use Nikky's superb images..  if you want to have a wander over to the Polka Doodles Blog (and I do suggest you do..) - you'll see the wonderful inspiration the other lovely Digi Queens have come up with this time..

Big hugs to all and Happy Crafting.. 

All Dressed Up - September Launch..

 

Hi Ladies

Well....... is this year disappearing fast or WHAT??  Here I am, onto making Christmas cards...  yes it's early for me...  but I couldn't resist this little cutie from the new launch at All Dressed Up!

Let me introduce you to Little Christmas Girl 03!  She was a dream to colour (with Copics)  and fussy cut as always.  For the card, I decided to do relatively CAS..... so I did a Distress Ink sky (a la Viv Holden who'd seen the idea on YouTube)... using an ink blender, with Broken China, Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot (in that order).  The first you use all over the sky.... then gradually layer the rest, ending with the Black Soot only about a third of the way down from the top.  I dotted stars with Stickles then I cut and glittered some 'hills'!

  Then I took another piece of white card, and cut an aperture using a Lil' Inkers stitched circle die.  I raised that up on foam pads to give a bit of depth, put the Little Christmas Girl on the card, then added a sentiment (from Poppy Stamps) - with a rustic bow to finish.  Oh, and I found a tiny star punch to add to the sky which I think worked!

Soooo I do hope you'll pop over to the blog HERE to see what the other lovely Dressies have cume up with...  I promise you won't be disappointed and your shopping list will grow longer!

Here are the new images to take a peek at:

Three Little Christmas Girls

Christmas Dolls

Christmas Owl

Christmas Reindeer

Big Hugs and Happy Crafting..

In The Pink .... Buttons and Bows!

 

Hi Lovely Blogging Buddies...

I'm here today with my card for our new challenge at In The Pink - the theme this time is 

BUTTONS AND BOWS 

(either/or/both)

Of course, I decided to make life difficult and go for both!

I used a lovely new image from Polka Doodles - let me introduce you to Maddie Shy Curl - available HERE.  I couldn't resist her...  so coloured her with a mixture of Copics and Promarkers.  The paper is also available in digi form from Polka Doodles in a fabulous kit - HERE.

I used a Lil' Inkers Stitched Oval Die for the centre of the card so I could place the image behind it...  then a Lawn Fawn Stitched Scallop Border for the top and bottom...  I then made a double bow from organza ribbon.... added some buttons around the image... and some of my favourite glitter to finish her!

Hope you'll all pop over to In The Pink HERE and join in......  and also welcome our lovely new Pink Ladies with their fabulous creations!

Big Hugs and Happy Crafting..

Little Autumn Girls..

 

Hi Lovely Blogging Buddies....

Today it's the turn of All Dressed Up - we have a brand new challenge - and the theme is 

AUTUMN COLOURS

Now anyone that knows me well, knows that I don't get on with browns... (give me pinks any day!)  but I decided to add a touch of spicy marmalade (and a little tiny bit of pink) too..  to brighten my card!

I used one of the lovely Little Autumn Girls (available HERE) - coloured with Copics, then sponged with Distress Inks around the image while the Spellbinders Rectangle die was still in place - to give the white frame.  I used some papers that I found in my stash (sorry no names on them), then created a sentiment on the PC using Always Here Font.  A couple of buttons and a bit of rustic yarn and the card was done.

Hope you like what I did with her and that you'll pop over to our challenge HERE and join in the fun!  Don't forget to use an All Dressed Up image to enter the challenge..

Big hugs and Happy Crafting

Gift Wrapping..

 

Hi Ladies

Hope you're all well...  I've been ultra-busy this week, so if you were thinking I was MIA... I'm sorry, and I'll be around your blogs soon.  I have a quiet afternoon planned... so computer, here I come..

Now OK.... I give in.... I'm starting my Christmas cards!!  And I'm here today to share my Sugar Nellie DT card.... with this fabulous Christmas fairy!

I've used this gorgeous little fairy digi image... she's called 'Gift Wrapping' and is available from Funky Kits here.

I chose to colour her in blues using my copics to match the paper (from LOTV).  As I wasn't using a die to cut the square, I thought a bit of doodling my help to define the edge... and added a few pearl dots with Cosmic Shimmer Glue around the white space too.  

As I didn't have any plain card in the right colour to edge the card and image, I used my copic deeper blue to colour just the edge of a pale blue card.. a handy tip as I got EXACTLY the right colour by doing it that way.  

The sentiment is from Poppy Stamps... and the die is a Memory Box Gabriella border die.

Don't forget you still have time to enter our Furry Friends competition at Sugar Nellie.... details HERE.

Thanks for looking today - hope you have time to say hello...

Hugs

Fairies and Elves..

Hi Lovely Blogging Friends...

Today it's FAIRY time over at In The Pink... and as you know, I need no excuse to dig out my fairy images and get colouring!  This lovely fairy is from A Day For Daisies who have some wonderful fairy images to choose from.   She actually called Delicate Fairy of Flowers and is available HERE.

There really is very little explanation to give of how I made the card.... I used a Papermania paper, then I coloured the image with Copics, gave her lots of glitter on her wings (to help her fly, obviously!), used a Spellbinders rectangle for her shape - and white organza ribbon for her bow.  I did use a fancy Cheery Lynn Anastasia Border which is just peeking out from under the ribbon.... maybe I'll use it differently next time so it's more obvious.  Then a sprinkle of Fairy Dust (hmmm ok, Frantage) and she was all ready to take flight!

Hope you like my little fairy... and that you'll pop over to In The Pink and join in the pink fairy fun!

Thanks for taking a peek at my blog today...  I hope that you like what you see and will say hello so I know you've dropped by and then I can return the favour..

Big hugs

Another Gorgeous Furry Friend..

Hi Peeps....

Hope you're all well..

Today it's my turn to do the DT card for Sugar Nellie...  and here's my latest card using one of the gorgeous Furry Friends digital images that were launched a couple of weeks back..

This one is called  'Gift Wrapped' (for obvious reasons - lol!!) and is available from Funky Kits HERE.  Now I'm not normally a fan of colouring cute animals..  as I struggle a bit with the colouring (unless it's teddy fur!)... but I was really quite happy with this one... in fact I was a little MORE than pleased when it came out like it did!!  What is it they say about pride coming before a fall?  I'll be watching out today! LOL

Materials Used:

Image: Sugar Nellie Gift Wrapped from Funky Kits

Colouring: Copics Fur: E41, E42, E57, E59, Parcel: RV92, R81, R83, Shading:W1, W3, W5, W7

Dotty card from Anna Marie Designs

Stamping Up Scalloped Border Punch

Glossy Accents and Glitter from stash

PC generated sentiment

MFT Fishtail Banner Die

He's so cute, don't you think??  I used a design/sketch that I'd seen my lovely blogging buddy Mary J use - thank you for the inspiration Mary..

Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day..

Big hugs 

Hmmm... now which is my favourite Tiddlyinks image??

Hi Peeps...

OK.......  I can't answer the question in the title I don't think.....  as every one of Christy's Tiddlyinks images that I own have been at one time, and still are my favourites!!  From the Buggs..... to Wryn..... to the fairies...   I mean.... who couldn't love these gorgeous images that I've used ever since I started using digi images?  And I definitely couldn't upset all of the other images in my file by choosing just one myself and leaving the others unloved... then I came up with a solution!  I went to my computer.... and let my cursor decide...(kinda like sticking a pin in a page and less dangerous)!!  This little lady was is the result.. 

Meet Fairy Happy Day - isn't she just gorgeous?? (available from Tiddlyinks HERE)  Yes.... OK.... I know I have a bit of a tendency for liking fairies......  and hmmm yes I have a (very slight!) tendency towards pink too (ahem)...  and yes...... I couldn't let a fairy image go by without the glitter touch.... could I?  So I was ultra happy my cursor took me in her direction.   I decided she needed a relatively CAS design so she could be the focal point (which is no more than any fairy deserves of course)..  and as you know, I so enjoy this style!  I sometimes enjoy the colouring far more than putting the card together I think... I go off into my own world listening to music and before I know it, hours have gone by..

  

Materials Used:

Image - Tiddlyinks Fairy Happy Day (digi image)

Colouring: Copics - Pinks R81, R83, R85, R89, Hair E21, E25, E29, Skin: EOOO, EOO, E51, E21, E11, E04, R20, Toadstool: W0, W1, W3, W5, W7, W9 and N2.

Grass: Prismacolour Pencils

Die: Lil' Inkers Stitched Square

Twine and Seam Binding from my stash

And the wonderful news is that Tiddlyinks is having a Design Team call for some new members right now (up until tomorrow midnight), so you can enter too!  Click on the image below for details... 

Good Luck and Happy Crafting!

Hugs

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO IN THE PINK!

Hi Peeps..

I can't believe how fast time flies.... and here we are at In The Pink time again - and wowwww it's our SECOND birthday!!  Now....  I know I did a nice pale pink card just recently, soooooo I thought I'd go to the opposite extreme this time..  and as we've got an ANYTHING GOES theme to celebrate our birthday... I went all out!

I chose to use a Bestie for my card - meet Sophia Rose from Sherri Baldy Besties  She was a joy to colour...  but, I have to admit, I didn't enjoy colouring her hair so much!! Sooo many curls - and as I'm just starting doing the hair colouring classes with Alyce at Kit and Clowder - and haven't got to the curly hair lesson yet, I feel I may have gone a tad astray with my highlight/shadow bits!  Ah well.... don't look too closely (and shhhhh don't tell Alyce!!)  I think I've conquered straight hair texture.... but curls are yet to come!

Here's what I used:

Image: Sophia Rose from Sherri Baldy Besties

Paper: Fancy Pants Key Lime Pie Papers - Heavenly

Dies: Nellies Multiframes Rectangle 3 (includes the scallops), Lawn Fawn Stitched Scallop Border

Ribbon, Glitter and Gems from Stash

Sentiment done on PC

Colouring: Copics...

Hair: E21, E25, E29

Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20

Clothes: RV00, RV52, RV55, RV09, G20, G21, G82

Eyes: B93

Shoes E33, E35, E57

(if I put my colours here I remember for next time! LOL)

Side view showing inside

Hope you like what you see and you'll say hello so I know you've been here...  then I can return the favour!

And I'd love you to pop over to In The Pink and join in our birthday fun!!

Big hugs

Night Night Little One....

 

Hi Peeps...

It's All Dressed Up new release time again... and Wendy has decided we need a little babying..  so has come up with some super-sweet baby type images!  

I chose to use 'Night Night Little One' - such a gorgeous image! I used an MFT stitched circle die run through a Swiss Dots embossing folder...  then coloured and fussy cut the image.  I did print a second image so I could 3D the feet and flower..  then I used a Martha Stewart border punch for behind the main image... and finished with lots of punched flowers, gems and of course, glitter!  The stripey paper I've had in my stash for about 10 years!  I bought it at Michaels in the US... and think I maybe overdid it on thinking how many sheets I would need!

As most of you know, pink has to be my favourite of ALL colours... so this one was a joy for me to do!!

Sideways view to show the depth of the bunny!

Here are the other images available in this new launch:

A Star Is Born

Future Little Crafter 

My Baby Shower 

Night Night little one 

We also have some fantastic papers to match 

The papers can be purchased here 

Aren't the new images all just soooo cute??  And I'm sure you can use them in the current challenge too!

I hope you'll take a peek over at the All Dressed Up blog HERE to see what the other Dressy Girls have come up with for your inspiration...  there are some wonderful cards there!

Hope you're having a good weekend!

Big hugs

All Dressed Up - Anything but Square!

 

Hi Peeps....

You'll be tired of seeing me this weekend I think.....  it's just that a lot of DT work has come together..  Always the way isn't it?  Like the proverbial buses!

Today I have another All Dressed Up card - this time I've used one of the lovely Little Summer Girls (available HERE)

As our theme is ANYTHING BUT SQUARE - I was forced into getting out of my square card comfort zone... hmmm... so I decided on a stepper card as I haven't done one for a long time... and they always prove a challenge to me.... glue and DS tape everywhere! LOL

Materials:

Image: All Dressed Up Little Summer Girls (I just used one)

Colouring: Copics

Papers: First Edition New Bloom

Dies: SB Rectangle, Die-namics Flower Trio, Lil' Inkers Sun, PTI Ric-Rac

SU Word Window Punch

LOTV Sentiment (from Set 26)

Twine, Gems and Glitter from stash

Hope you'll join in our fabbie fun challenge...  all you need to do is use an All Dressed Up image to be able to enter..... oooh, and do a card or creation that ISN'T SQUARE! 

Hope you had a lovely weekend!

Big hugs