Pink Chicks...

Good Morning lovely friends...

...and so it continues - this gorgeous spell of summer weather, we've certainly waited long enough for it!

We have a new challenge starting today at

In The Pink

and it is 

Get Out Your Rubber!

(use a rubber stamp) - well go on then, what were you really thinking! (-;

Our sponsor this time is lovely Tracy from fabulous

Dies to Die For

with a £10 voucher for the lucky winner

For today's card I have used the gorgeous stamp Stamping Bella Stamp - 

One of My Peeps. 

I took one look at these cuties and KNEW they had to be pink (Perhaps they are going to be flamingoes one day)!

They are coloured with Copics and the design paper is Giddy Up Girl by Carta Bella.

I have finished off by adding some Glamour Dust to their lovely boa and a doodled frame.

and here we are...The Pink Ladies on a girls night out!  I'm the one with the hat!...

Ingredients

One of My Peeps Rubber Stamp by Stamping Bella from Dies to Die For

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

Memento Ink Pad in Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers

Archival Ink in Watering Can (sentiment)

Tim Holtz Medium 

Glamour Dust

Giddy Up Girl by Carta Bella from Dies to Die For

Copic Multi Liner

Collall All Purpose Glue

Now my lovelies - it is a while since I coloured this beauty and I didn't make a list of the colours I used - but here is a rough guess because it is just a selection of R's and RV's with a few W's

Pearly Chick - R81, R83, R85 and colourless blender

Chick in the hat - RV91, RV93, RV95, R81, W1, W3, and colourless blender

Champagne Chick - R00, R02, R20 (I think)! and colourless blender

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 the fun.

from Sue...xxx

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

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star...

Good Morning lovely friends

Oh my - what a glorious spell of weather we are having here at the moment - scorching!

We have a new challenge starting today at 

ABC Christmas Challenge

and it is 

O is for Overlay

Our wonderful sponsor this time is 

All Dressed Up

and the prize for the lucky winner is two digi's of their choice.

I think the heat got to me making this card - I adore the image, I used 

A Star Is Born.

The overlay aspect was a bit taxing - plus it is soooooo hot the vellum kept curling up like those funny red fish we used to get in Christmas crackers years ago!

I coloured this gorgeous image with copics and printed the image on a piece of vellum which I 'laid over' (overlay)! the top.

Finally I added a cute sentiment (Which kept smudging)! and a little star charm.

Anyways, I got there in the end!

Ingredients

A Star Is Born digital stamp by All Dressed Up

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

Copic Markers

Vellum

Sentiment by Marianne Design (CS0966)

Black Versafine Ink Pad

Star and Twine from The Ribbon Girl

Inks Used

Copics

Skin E04, E11, E00, E000

Clothes T5, BG13, BG34, BG32, B24, B23, B21, E44, E43, E41, W3, W5, W7

Sheep W1, W3, W5, and colourless blender

Ground W1, W3, W5, W7

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. 

Away with the fairies!...

Good Morning lovely friends

Happy Monday and it looks like a scorcher here!

I am well and truly away with the fairies!

Here is my DT inspiration for wonderful Dies to Die For

I have made my first box card but I must say a big thank you to my lovely friends, Annette for the inspiration and Kat for the technical wizardry with the box card template!

I LOVED making this so expect to see a few more appearing soon!

Ingredients

300gsm card for the Box Card

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

Copic Markers

Joy! Crafts Decorative Chalks

Joy! Crafts Autumn Die

Collall All Purpose Glue

All below items from lovely Dies to Die For

Stamps - Lawn Fawn, Fairy Friends

Sentiment - Mama Elephant, Mini Messages

Dies - Mama Elephant Mini Tags Lawn Fawn, Lawn Cuts, Fairy Friends

Papers - Maja Design, Enjoying Outdoors, Garden Creatures

Maja Design, Enjoying Outdoors, Harvest Time

Maja Design, Enjoying Outdoors, Late Summer Flowers

Thank you for visiting...

Happy Crafting...

and remember to pop Dies To Die For inspiration blog to look at the lovely DT creations there, and then straight to Dies To Die For for some essential retail therapy! 

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. 

Thank You!...

Happy Monday lovely friends

Lovely news from the mouse house today!

I have joined the amazing DT at fabulous - Dies To Die For

It's a big thank you from me to Tracy, Lou, Faye and Jane for inviting me along!

Soooo....today's card is my first DTDF DT post; I am feeling more than a teensy bit excited!

I have used the gorgeous stamp set Pix's Favourites and Mini Messages by Mama Elephant.

I was inspired by the very talented Kristina Werner in making this card - there is a brilliant tutorial HERE for the painting technique I used.

I decided to try something a little different and coloured (tried to colour)! with Distress Markers.  I absolutely love the effect you get with Distress Inks and am full of admiration for you wonderful DI Artists.  I have some practice to do but am determined not to give up!

Ingredients  

Pix's Favorites Stamp Set by Mama Elephant from Dies to Die For

Canson Montval Watercolour Card

Tim Holtz Distress Markers 

Die-namics Stitched Square Frames from Dies to Die For

Mini Messages Sentiment Set by Mama Elephant from Dies to Die For

Mini Tags Dies Set by Mama Elephant from Dies to Die For

Bo Bunny Prairie Chic 6x6 Paper Pad

Natural Twine from The Ribbon Girl

Collall All Purpose Glue

Inks Used

Stazon Ink Pad in Black

Tim Holtz Distress Markers

Thank you for visiting...

Happy Crafting...

and remember to pop Dies To Die For inspiration blog to look at the lovely DT creations there, and then straight to Dies To Die For for some essential retail therapy! 

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. 

Thank You!...

Happy Monday lovely friends

Lovely news from the mouse house today!

I have joined the amazing DT at fabulous - Dies To Die For

It's a big thank you from me to Tracy, Lou, Faye and Jane for inviting me along!

Soooo....today's card is my first DTDF DT post; I am feeling more than a teensy bit excited!

I have used the gorgeous stamp set Pix's Favourites and Mini Messages by Mama Elephant.

I was inspired by the very talented Kristina Werner in making this card - there is a brilliant tutorial HERE for the painting technique I used.

I decided to try something a little different and coloured (tried to colour)! with Distress Markers.  I absolutely love the effect you get with Distress Inks and am full of admiration for you wonderful DI Artists.  I have some practice to do but am determined not to give up!

Ingredients  

Pix's Favorites Stamp Set by Mama Elephant from Dies to Die For

Canson Montval Watercolour Card

Tim Holtz Distress Markers 

Die-namics Stitched Square Frames from Dies to Die For

Mini Messages Sentiment Set by Mama Elephant from Dies to Die For

Mini Tags Dies Set by Mama Elephant from Dies to Die For

Bo Bunny Prairie Chic 6x6 Paper Pad

Natural Twine from The Ribbon Girl

Collall All Purpose Glue

Inks Used

Stazon Ink Pad in Black

Tim Holtz Distress Markers

Thank you for visiting...

Happy Crafting...

and remember to pop Dies To Die For inspiration blog to look at the lovely DT creations there, and then straight to Dies To Die For for some essential retail therapy! 

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. 

It's gonna be a bright, bright, sunshiney day

Morning everyone...

Hands up - who's singing that song now?

Could n't resist that one, although I must confess the title is bit hopeful!

I have an exciting day planned today even if it's not a sunshiney one because I will be spending some time with two of my best crafty peeps Kat and Debs!

There is sure to be coffee, cake and crafting (which now I come to think of it sounds like the name of a darn good tea shop to me)!

Anyways, we have a new challenge starting today at 

In The Pink

and it is 

All or Nothing (FAF or Cas)

(projects must be mainly pink though)!

Our sponsors this time are the wonderful

Little Miss Muffet Stamps

with a $6 voucher for the lucky winner.

For my card today I have used the gorgeous Little Miss Muffet Stamps digi - 

Polka Dot Pals - Narah

I have coloured her with Copics and made a CAS card using some beautiful papers from First Edition.

...and here is cute Narah - off on her holibobs - hope the sunshines!...

Ingredients

Little Miss Muffet Stamps digi - Polka Dot Pals - Narah

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

Copic Markers

Copic Spica Marker

Papers from First Edition's Paradise Crush Creation

Die namics Large Stitched Square Frames

Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Collall All Purpose Glue

Inks Used

Copics -

Skin E04, E11, E21, E51, E50

Hair E53, E55, E43, E44, E47

Clothes R11, R32, R22, R24, YG11, G21, G24, W1, W3, W5, W7

Copic Spica - Spectacles and Bangle

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 the fun.

from Sue...xxx

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

N is for No Rules...

Happy Wednesday lovely friends.

We have a super new challenge starting today at 

ABC Christmas Challenge

and it is 

No Rules!

(Christmas projects only though)!

Our sponsors this time are the wonderful

Bugaboo Stamps

with a crackin' prize bundle of 7 digi's of the lucky winner's choice.

For my card I have used the gorgeous digi stamp - 
Ava and Deacon - Ho Ho

I have been amusing myself with .png files again!

I used Powerpoint to place the image on a background of dotty digital paper - pressed print and away we go!

I coloured these cuties with Copics and used some Nuovo Crystal Drops to add some shimmer.

I used some red card and starry paper to create my final card design.

...and here they are - Ava and Deacon - aren't they just the cutest!

 Ingredients
Ava and Deacon - Ho Ho digi stamp by Bugaboo Stamps
Make it Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes (Marker Geek)
Copic Markers
Starry Design Digi Papers by Pink Petticoat (sadly now closed)
Red Cardstock
Collall All Purpose Glue
Nuovo Glitter Drops - Snowfall
Copic Spica Markers

Inks Used
Copics - 
Skin R20, R11, R00, E50

Hair Y21, E31, E33, E35
Clothes R35, R37, R46, T5, YG93, YG95, YG97, C0, C1, C5
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.