Stamping Bella - Babycarriageabella Digital Stamp Set

 Happy Thursday friends!

I hope you are all well!

I am back today with another gorgeous digital stamp sent from wonderful

Stamping Bella

Babycarriageabella Digital Stamp Set

I adore this image.

I always had a soft spot for the Bella V2.0 series of images and it is so lovely to see some of them now being released as digital stamps!

I have added some lovely touches of sparkle to this design but unfortunately my pesky camera/photography has not picked it up! 

Ingredients from Stamping Bella

Babycarriageabella Digital Stamp Set

Copic Markers

Skin E13, E11, E01, E00, E0000

Hair E29, E27, E25, E23

Frock E53, E41, E50, R14, R22, R21

Baby Carriage E53, E41, E50, R27, R17, R14, R22, R21

Gifts E53, E41, E50, R27, R17, R14, R22, R21, B23, BG11, BG10

Other Ingredients 

Make It Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes - Marker Geek

MFT Rectangle Stitched Scalloped Frame

Spellbinders Puffy Hearts 3D Embossing Folder 

Blue Striped Design Paper (ancient MFT I think)

White Organza Ribbon

Ranger Star Dust Stickles

...just incase this is useful...

I use PowerPoint to create my digital card designs,

I have a fairly basic HP printer and I set my ink settings on draft to print, the image comes out beautifully and there isn't so much ink that it smudges or is affected by pencils/alcohol markers.

Thank you for popping along today,

Happy crafting

love from

Sue...xxx

My Favorite Things - Spring Gnomes from Dies To Die For

 Hello friends ...

Gosh - it has been a while!

I have still been creating but just not at such a fast pace as previously.

Today I'm showing you a gorgeous Easter/Spring card made with

My Favourite Things Spring Gnomes Stamp Set

from our lovely 

Dies To Die For

Friends who are Worldwide/Stateside, you can buy the goodies to make this card from 

My Favorite Things 

and 

Whimsy Stamps

Ingredients from Dies To Die For

My Favorite Things Spring Gnomes Stamp Set

My Favorite Things Spring Gnomes Die Set

Ink On 3 Blackout Detail Hybrid Ink Pad

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

Whimsy Stamps Wonky Stitched Rectangles Die Set

Whimsy Stamps Scalloped Circles Die Set

My Favorite Things Joyful Plaid 6x6 Paper Pad

I coloured this cutie ages ago and did n't make a note of the Copic Markers*  I used, I think they are based around...

Skin E04, E11, E00

Ears E04, E11, E43, E42

Beard W4, W2, W0

Oranges - YR09, YR02

Pinks/Reds - R35, R32

I hope you are keeping well and you have a happy and restful Easter weekend with the people you love.

from Sue...xxx

Sweet Holiday Penguins - My Favorite Things

 Hello everyone,

I am flying by today to show you a card I made with some new to me goodies!

For a while I have been intrigued by Spectrum Noir TriBlends.  I recently got my paws on a set and - oh.my.word - I LOVE them!

I have also been wanting to colour these fabulous Pingus for aaaages!

My Favorite Things Sweet Holiday Penguins by Stacy Yacula*

I used them here on grey cardstock and added some detail with Prisamcolor pencils and a white pastel pencil.

- it's impossible to feel bleurggghhh when you look at a penguin is n't it! - and these two  are GORGEOUS!

Thank you to Jennifer Rustioni @armieritagli for always being so inspirational with her beautiful colourwork!

Thank you for popping by today!

from Sue...xxx

Ingredients from Dies To Die For

My Favorite Things Sweet Holiday Penguins by Stacy Yacula*

Concord & 9th Dove Cardstock

300gsm White Card for Mounting and Card Blank

Other Ingredients

Archival Ink Pad in Shadow Grey

WOW Slow Drying Embossing pad

Cosmic Shimmer Detail True White Embossing Powder

Crafter's Companion Spectrum Noir TriBlends

Ice Grey, Coral, Burnt Orange

Conte a Paris Pastel Pencils* (Jacksons Art)

White

Misti Stamp Tool*

Gemini Jnr Die Cutting Machine

This card is mini slimline size roughly 18 cm x 8 cm

Please note that in order to assist with the running of this blog I do use affiliate links from time to time and there may be some in this post, denoted with a *.  You can use these links at no cost whatsoever to yourself. 

I only work with products I love and my opinions are my own.

Cool Christmas...

Hello Friends!

Well, I don't now about you but I have given up pretending that I'm not fussed with Christmas because truth is I am having such a lovely time making Christmas cards! /-:

In fact I'm having such a fab time that today I have made two!

Ingredients from Dies To Die For

Stamps - My Favorite Things - Cool Christmas

Dies - MFT Die namics Inside/Outside Stitched Square Stax

MFT Die namics Stitched Traditional Tag Stax

MFT Hybrid Ink Pad in Extreme Black

Papers - MFT Candy Land 6x6 Paper Pad

*Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Christmas Paper Pack 

*(Currently out of stock but there are lots of other gorgeous Christmas papers you could use)

To make this card I stamped and masked the image and first created the background with Distress Oxides

Chipped Sapphire, Peacock Feathers, Cracked Pistachio 

The image is coloured with Copics and Polychromos

Car - BV23, BV20, Dark Indigo and Black

Snowmen - Cold Grey iv

Hats and scarves are a selection of reds, greens, purples

The snow is a white Signo Uniball Gel Pen

This tag/card is coloured with Polychromos - I didn't note the colours but it is a simple selection of reds, greens, purples

The snow is a  white Signo Uniball Gel Pen

Finally I added a red velvet bow with silver bells - pure Christmas indulgence! (:

Be sure to have a look around our 

Dies To Die For Blog

to see the gorgeous DT creations there and pop to then to 

Dies To Die For

to engage in some essential retail therapy!

Thank you for popping by,

Happy creating! 

love from

Sue...xxx

Sunshine for the soul...

Hello everyone!

Happy Thursday!

I'm here today with some Stamping Bella Gorgeousness from

Dies To Die For

Ingredients from Dies To Die For
Stamps - Stamping Bella - Blanche The Butterfly
Stencil - My Favourite Things - Radiating Rays
Your Next Stamp Heartfelt Sentiments
Ink Pad - MFT Hybrid Ink Pad in Extreme Black

Other Ingredients  
Make It Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes Marker Geek
Crafter's Companion Silver Spray and Sparkle

Copic Markers –

Background FBG2 and Colourless Blender

Skin BV23, E11, E51, E50

Hair E53, E21, E33, E35

Dress B37, B06, B14, B04, B01, B000

Wings YR0000, V0000

Flowers as dress

Have fun everyone!
Thank you for popping by!

Happy creating

love from

Sue...xxx

Don't forget to pop straight to the 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!

This card was one of a set of three featured in May's issue of Making Cards Magazine, you can still buy this magazine by following the link 

HERE

I Miss You...

Hello everyone,
Happy Thursday!

I'm here today with something a little different made with some super goodies from 
Dies To Die For

Ingredients From Dies To Die For

Stamps - My Favorite Things - All About You

Dies - My Favorite Things - Die namics - You Trio

My Favorite Things - Die namics - Fab Foliage

My Favorite Things - Die namics - Label Tape

Papers - My Favorite Things - Dots and Stripes Confection 6x6 Paper Pad

My Favorite Things - Itsy Bitsy Polka Dots Pastels 6x6 Paper Pad

Other - Taylored Expressions - Embossing Folder - Raindrops
My Favorite Things - Extreme Black Hybrid Ink Pad

Your Next Stamp - Crystal Clear and Sparkle Gumdrops

Other Ingredients
Tonic Studios Circular Dies
Vellum

Glossy Photo Paper (I used Canon)

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads in Peeled Paint, Mermaid lagoon, Cracked Pistachio and Peacock Feathers.

Water Spritzer

Wet Wipe

Make It Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes - Marker Geek

Alcohol Markers (I used Copics BG11, BG10, BG0000)

This card was featured in April's issue of Making Cards Magazine, you can still buy this magazine by following the link 
HERE

Here is a quick description of how I made this card, including the lovely effect of Distress Inks on Glossy photo paper to make the leaves...

1.Using 14cm circular die create a card blank with the fold at the top.  With the same die cut a circle of striped design paper and fix it to the card blank. 

2.Using the 14cm and 12cm circular dies together and polka dot paper die cut a circular frame.  Fix this to the card design.  

3.Using the 10cm circular Die cut a piece of vellum.  Emboss this with the Raindrops embossing folder and set aside.

4.Dab the Distress Inks onto a glass mat to create a colour palette and spritz with water.  Tap the glossy paper, gloss side down onto the inks.  It will take several attempts to completely cover the glossy paper and it is important to dry the ink between each application either naturally, which doesn’t take too long or with a heat gun.  (Do not hold the heat gun too close or you will melt the paper)!!!  Keep turning the card and applying ink until you have a design you are happy with.  When the inks are completely dry, wipe the glossy paper with a baby wipe – this gives a lovely shiny and polished effect.

5.Die cut the glossy design paper with the Fab Foliage die and set aside.  Die cut white card with the ‘you’ sentiment and colour with a alcohol markers in an ombre effect as shown.

6.Firmly fix the vellum, the sentiment and the foliage to the card design set aside earlier as shown.

7. With black ink stamp the I Miss sentiment onto white card, cut the words out individually and fix to the card design a shown along with some sparkly gumdrops. 

Have fun everyone!

Thank you for popping by!

Happy creating

love from

Sue...xxx

Don't forget to pop straight to 

Dies To Die For 

for some essential retail therapy!