tanglemouse cards: April 2016

Saturday, 30 April 2016

In the swing...

Good morning lovely friends.

Happy Saturday and I hope you all have a fabulous Bank Holiday Weekend

We have a new challenge starting today at

A Gem of a Challenge

and it is

'your favourite colour combination'

2 Individual Digi images OR 2 Card Topper Kits OR one of each
(no sets or sentiment sets)

of the winners choice from

Pink Gem Designs

To be honest I could have picked any one of at least a dozen colour combinations for this challenge but I eventually went for Green and Pink.

I used the gorgeous Pink Gem digi - Chloe on Swing and coloured her with Copics.

I then die cut some foliage and a fence to make a little scene for her to swing in.

I finished the card with a die cut stitched frame.

...and here we are - sweet Chloe on her swing - the weather must be better where she is than it is here!

Ingredients

Chloe on Swing Digital Stamp by Pink Gem Designs

Copic Markers

Make it Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes (Marker Geek)

Shabby Daisies and Fabosaurus Digital Papers by Pink Gem Designs

Ivy Die by Marianne Designs

Fence Die by Magnolia DooHickey

Die-Namics Stitched Rectangle Frame Die

Collall All Purpose Glue

Inks Used

Copics -

Hair E13, E15, E17

Skin E04, E11, E00, E000

Clothes R89, R85, R83, R81, YG93, YG91, YG21

W3, W4, W5

Copic Spica Pen

Background, B000, B00, B01

Thank you for visiting...

Happy Crafting...

and remember to pop straight to

A Gem of Inspiration

to look at the lovely DT Creations there.

from Sue...xxx

Please leave me a comment if you pop by, I am always very happy to see them and do enjoy reading them all.

Thursday, 28 April 2016

Princess in pink...

Good Morning lovely friends.

For the second day running I am starting a blog post with some news )-:

This is my last DT card for The Sugar Bowl

In trimming down my DT commitments, I have also decided to step down from this wonderful and talented team - big thank you to Karen and Fi for the opportunity to be part of their sweet world.

Sooooo- we have a new challenge starting to day at Sugar Nellie and it is

anything goes with a Sugar Nellie Image

All the details along with the super prizes can be found

HERE

(You will see that the location of the challenge has changed to the Sugar Nellie Inspiration Blog - you are in the right place)!

We also have a new challenge starting today at
In The Pink
and it is
For a Child or Baby
(Pink Creations only though)!

Our lovely and generous sponsor this time is the fabulous Little Miss Muffet Stamps - you could win a $6 voucher to spend at their store if you are randomly picked from our Perfect Pinkies!

My card today is made with the gorgeous Sugar Nellie Digi Princess

from Funky Kits

I coloured this sweetie with Copics and set her on a circular card made from core d'inations card in grey and Santoro design paper in pink.

Finally I added a sentiment from Lili of the Valley and some gorgeous Gorjuss polka dot buttons.

...and here we are, a Princess, pretty in pink...

Ingredients

Sugar Nellie Digi Princess from Funky Kits

Make it Colour Blending Card from Elaine Hughes (Marker Geek)

Copic Markers

Core d'inations Card Stock

Design Paper by Santoro

Fairy Sentiments Set 90 by Lili of the Valley

Archival ink Pad - Watering Can

Gorgjuss Buttons by Santoro

Spellbinders Die Set

Collall All Purpose Glue

Inks Used

Archival Ink pad - Watering Can (Sentiment)

Copics -

Skin E04, E11, E00, E000

Hair E51, E55, E57

Frock RV95, RV93, RV91

W0, W1, W3 Stardust Stickles (Overskirt)

Thank you for visiting...

Happy Crafting...

...and remember to pop straight to

Sugar Nellie and In The Pink

to look at the other lovely DT Creations and join in the fun.

from Sue...xxx

Please leave a comment if you pop by, I really appreciate them and do enjoy reading them all...xxx

Wednesday, 27 April 2016

I is for Ink...

Good morning lovely friends...

A bit of news from me - I have had to review my card making commitments - I love this super blog world but things have got a bit busy!

So - I have made a really difficult decision to step down from a few of my wonderful Design Teams.

I have said goodbye to Creative Inspirations which has been hard for me because lovely Natalie gave my my first DT chance over 12 months ago - I am really grateful to her for that.

Creative Inspirations is a super twice monthly challenge and I know the team would love to see you there.

Anyways, on to today -

We have a new challenge starting at

ABC Christmas Challenge

I is For Ink

(Christmas Ink Only though)!

Our Sponsor this week is

Wild Orchid Crafts

with a very generous £10 voucher for their beautiful store.

For my card today I chose the gorgeous digital stamp Wryn - Reindeer Games by Tiddly Inks

I coloured this beautiful image with Copics and made a background with white embossed snowflakes which then resisted the distress ink 'splodged' (technical term)! over the top.

Simples this one eh!

I must say thank you to the very talented Jeanette - Happy Thoughts and Inkspots who inspired me to make this card with a very beautiful similar card she made last year.

Ingredients

Digital Stamp Wryn - Reindeer Games by Tiddly Inks

Copic Markers

Make It Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes (Marker Geek)

Lawn Fawn Snowy Backdrops Stamp

Ranger Clear Embossing Powder

Colorbox Frost White Pigment Ink

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads

Nuovo Glitter Drops White Blizzard

Inks Used

Copics -

Wryn - Skin E04, E11, E00, E000

Hair, E18, E15, E13, E11

Clothes, C5, R59, R46, R29, R22, C1, C3, C5, C7,

Reindeer - E57, E55, E53, E51, C3, C5, C7, R08, R05, R02

Thank you for visiting...

Happy Crafting...

and remember to pop straight to ABC Christmas Challenge to look at the lovely DT Creations there and join in the fun!

from Sue...xxx

Please leave me a comment if you pop by, I am always very happy to see them and do enjoy reading them all.

Wednesday, 20 April 2016

Let's hear it for the boys...

Good morning lovely friends.

We have a new challenge starting to day at

The Paper Shelter

and it is

'For The Boys'

Wow, what's not to like about this as a prize bundle!

For my card I have used the super cute digi

World Champion from The Paper Shelter

I coloured this little chap with Copics and created a background with a Tim Holtz Stencil and a Distress Crayon. (I tried to give the impression of a football net)!

I used some digital papers from the now sadly closed Pink Petticoat and added some twine and a button.

...and here we are - 'championis' (if only - sigh)!

Ingredients

World Champion Digital Stamp from The Paper Shelter

Make it Colour Blending Card from Elaine Hughes (Marker Geek)

Copic Markers

Tim Holtz Distress Crayons

Tim Holtz Collection Layering Stencil - 'Mesh'

Digital Papers by Pink Petticoat (Sadly Closed)

Baker's Twine and Button from my trinket box

Collall All Purpose Glue

Inks Used

Copics -

Skin E04, E11, E00, E000

Hair Y21, YR15, E15, E18

Football Kit B37, B99, B97, B34, R29, R24, R17, R14, C0, C01, C03

Trophy YR11, YR14, YR17, E19

Background Tim Holtz Distress Crayon in Chipped Sapphire

Thank you for visiting...

Happy Crafting...
and remember to pop straight to
The Paper Shelter
to look at the other lovely DT Creations and join in with the fun.

from Sue...xxx

Please leave a comment if you pop by, I really appreciate them and do enjoy reading them all...xxx

Thursday, 14 April 2016

Gorgeous Georgetta

Good morning lovely friends,

A new challenge starts today at

In The Pink

and it is

Pearls

(Just add pearls to your mainly pink creations)!

The prize for the lucky winner is a £10 voucher from our generous sponsor

Live and Love Crafts

For my card I chose the gorgeous Jr Hatter Georgette by Little Miss Muffet Stamps.

I coloured her with Copics and stood her in an embossed circular background.

I used a lovely piece of pink dotty paper from my stash and added some die cut clouds.

Finally, I dotted about some tiny pearls - like little raindrops.

and here we are - gorgeous Georgette...who thinks all rain wear must be pink from now on!

I would like to enter this card for the following challenges -

Little Miss Muffet Challenges - #135 Anything Goes

Ingredients

Jr Hatter Georgette digital stamp by Little Miss Muffet Stamps

Make it Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes (Marker Geek)

Copic Markers

Marianne Design Snowfall Embossing Folder

Collall All Purpose Glue

Inks Used

Copics -

Skin E71, E11, E01, E00, E000

Hair E42, E43, E44, E47

Clothes, BV29, R39, R85, R83, R81, RV10, C3, C1, C0

Ducks YR38, YR24, YR13

Ground W1, W3, W5

Thank you for visiting...

Happy Crafting...

...and remember to pop straight to

In the Pink

to look at the other lovely DT Creations and join in with the pink fun.

from Sue...xxx

Please leave a comment if you pop by, I really appreciate them and do enjoy reading them all...xxx

Wednesday, 13 April 2016

H is for Hat...

Hello again lovely friends.

We have a new challenge starting today at

ABC Christmas Challenge

and it is

H is for Hat

The prize this time for the lucky winner is

a £10 voucher from

our generous sponsors

Digistamp Boutique

For my card I used the gorgeous Digistamp Boutique digi -

Penguin Greetings

I coloured these cuties with Copics and mounted them on a background created with a masked hillside and Distress Inks. I added some Nuovo Glitter Drops for some sparkle.

...and here they are... Christmas greetings from the penguins...

I would like to enter this card for the following challenges -

Digistamp Boutique - April 16th Customer Competition
Sparkles Christmas Challenge - #63 CAS Christmas

Ingredients

Digistamp Boutique digi - Penguin Greetings

Copic Markers

Make it Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes - Marker Geek

Die Namics Snowdrifts Die

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads

Nuovo Glitter Drops in White Blizzard

Chunky White Frontage by Stampendous

Inks Used

Penguins C1, C3, C5, E50, E51, YR20, YR21, YR24, YR27

Hats W0, W1, W3, W5, R89, R39, R35

Shading on Sentiment BG0000

Ground W1, W3, W5

Thank you for visiting...

Happy Crafting...

and remember to pop straight to ABC Christmas Challenge to look at the lovely DT Creations there and join in the fun!

from Sue...xxx

Please leave me a comment if you pop by, I am always very happy to see them and do enjoy reading them all.

Foxy Lady...

Good morning everyone...

We have a new challenge starting today at

Creative Inspirations

and it is

Your Favourite Things!

All of the details can be found

HERE

The prize this time for the lucky winner is

a £20 gift voucher from our very generous sponsors

Craftie Charlie

Well, you won't be surprised to hear I had to put my thinking cap on for my favourites - I have too many! Eventually I chose, Copics, gorgeous Wryn by Tiddly Inks and Embossing Folders.

I used the beautiful Tiddly Inks digi - Wryn and Mo - Love you Most. (Rush of blood to the head time with hair and fur but I do love a challenge)!

I added the sentiment from my computer using American Typewriter font and went for a simple layout with paper from Sara Davies' Love and Romance Collection (actually - that could have been another favourite because I use it a lot)!

I added a few embossed hearts (using my embossing folder and mallet technique described previously HERE).

Finally I added some twine and a few card candies made which I made myself with a

Pres-cut Card Candy die and the same Sara Davies papers.

...and here we are, gorgeous Wryn and Mo... you may say aaaahhhh...