Happy Together...

Good Morning...

Well, the weekend certainly flew by!  I love Bank Holidays, there is such a lovely feeling about the weekend when the Monday is a Bank Holiday...

Today's card is my Design Collective card for Lili of the Valley

There is a super stamp offer at LOTV at the moment which really is too good to miss!

You can buy three A5 Stamp Sheets for the price of two until 12am (UK time) on 27th May.

Follow this link to LOTV to take a look.

Today's card is a rocker card made with the super cute stamp 'Happy Together'.

I thought that the lovely seesaw image really suited a rocker card!

I coloured this sweet pair with Copics and used papers from the gorgeous LOTV Bonnets and Bowties and Pastel Dreams collections to create layers.  I used Grand Nestabilities Dies and a sweet Magnolia Doo Hickey Die to cut out some of the papers.

I used one of my favourite embellishments - teeny tiny punched flowers - to add some decoration along with a LOTV 'Dreamy Days' circular sentiment.  I used some liquid pearls and adhesive pearls to make the flower centres.

And here we are, an adorable pair just taking in the summer air and being happy together...

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

Stamping Sensations - Flower Power

As You Like It  - My Favourite Period would have to be 

happy and carefree childhood summer days, 

there really was nothing quite like the summer holidays!...

Ingredients

Lili of the Valley Rubber Stamp - Happy Together

Make it Colour Blending Cardstock by Quixotic Paperie

Memento Ink Pad

Copic Markers

Spellbinders Nestabilites Dies - Grand Circles and Grand Scalloped Circles

Magnolia Doo Hickey Swedish Lace Border Die

Papers from Lili of the Valley Bonnets and Bowties and Pastel Dreams Collections

Xcut and Hobbycraft flower and leaf punches

Buttercup Liquid Pearls

Adhesive Pearls by The Hobby House

Collall All Purpose Glue

Inks Used

Memento Ink Pad in Black - image

Archival Ink Pad in Watering Can - sentiment

Copics - Skin E50, E51, E53, E11

Hair E99, YR24, YR23

Clothes - Blues B0000, BG01, BG53, B02

Yellows Y28, Y26, Y23, Y21

Pinks R81, R83, R85

Whites E40, E42, E43

Swing - Greys T0, T1, T3, T5

Browns E33, E35, E37

Grass BG96, G05, G24 White Signo Uni-Ball Gel Pen

Background B0000, B000, B00 and Blender

Thank you for visiting...

Happy Crafting...

Sue...xxx

Remember to pop and have a look at all the loveliness at 

Lili of the Valley, 

and don't forget to check out the super A5 stamp sheet 3 for 2 offer...

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

Easter Sweeties...

Good Morning...

Easter sweeties...aren't they just!  I absolutely love this stamp from Lili of the Valley and if I had to choose only one of these little chicks to take home it would be the little mischief maker who is after the worm!  Totally adorable!

I stamped this image with Memento Ink on Make It Colour Blending Cardstock.  I coloured it with a selection of my lightest coloured Copics and for the first time filled in the whole background!  That was a wobbly experience...time spent carefully colouring and then I go and 'scribble' around it! 

I thought I would have another go at making a rocker card.  There's something about that layout that really suits an image where the little cuties are on the move.

I used Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities circles to die cut the base of the rocker card and a Xcut ovals die for the image and the top layers.  I tried to position the ovals to make the top look vaguely 'egg' shaped.  

I used plain cardstock from Papermania and embossed the cream layer with dots.  The flowery paper is from Maya Road Vintage Spring Basics.

Finally, I embellished the image with some teeny tiny roses from Wild Orchid Crafts and twine and a heart button from The Ribbon Girl.

Here we are...

Easter Sweeties on an Easter Parade...scrumptious enough to eat!

I would like to enter this card for the following challenges - 
Cute Card Thursday - Easter
That Craft Place - Easter/Spring
A Gem Of A Challenge - Anything But Square
Papercraft Weekly - A Cut Above
Deep Ocean Challenge - Easter/Spring
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Spring Colours

Ingredients

Lili of the Valley Rubber Stamp - Easter Sweeties

Make It Colour Blending Cardstock from Quixotic Paperie

Memento Ink Pad in Black

Copic Markers

Liquid Pearls - Buttercup

Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities Dies - Circles

Xcut Dies - Ovals

Crafts Too A4 Embossing Folder - Dots

Papermania Cardstock

Paper from Maya Road Vintage Spring Basics Collection

10mm Roses from Wild Orchid Crafts

Natural Twine and Wooden Heart Button From The Ribbon Girl

Collall All Purpose Glue

Inks Used

Memento Ink Pad in Black

Copic Markers - Y000, Y00, Y11, Y13, Y15, Y17, Y19

B0000, B00, B02, BG10, BG11, BG13, BV0000, BV00, BV01,

RV10, R20, R23, E70, E71, YG91, YG93, YG63, W0, W1.

Prismacolor Pencils - PC1004, PC1005, PC1097

Thank you for visiting...

Happy Crafting...

from Sue...xxx

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

Happy Days...

Good Morning...

Really pleased to report that there is happy news here at the tanglemouse house!

This is my first blog post as a member of the Design Team at Creative Inspirations - I am over the moon to be asked by Natalie to join in and really looking forward to it.

This weeks challenge at Creative Inspirations is Feathered Friends/Animals.  This is such a fun challenge for the week before Easter and a great time to let creativity go into overdrive!  The prize for the lucky winner is a £20 gift voucher from Hey Little Magpie

On we go then - my DT card for this week's challenge -

I used a lovely Lili of the Valley Stamp - 'Armfuls of Daisies', I really like the expression on this little rabbit's face as he resolutely marches on to deliver the flowers, scattering a few on the way!  I thought this image was perfect for a rocker card, which is something I have never made before- first time for everything!  (On reflection, I would probably make the 'rocking' part a bit larger next time though).

I used Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities Dies to cut the elements of my rocker card which is all circles.

I coloured the image with Copics and used papers by Lili of the Valley from the Up, Up and Away Pastel Dreams range to mount the image and create layers.

I die cut some floral sprays and a ribbon from the papers and finally I added flowers from The Ribbon Girl along with some adhesive gems by Papermania

...and here we are...my first DT card...armfuls of daisies...everywhere!

I would like to enter this card for the following challenges - 
Papertake Weekly - A Cut Above
Deep Ocean Challenge - Easter/Spring
In The Pink - Lots of Layers

Ingredients
Lili of the Valley Rubber Stamp - Armfuls of Daisies
Make it Colour Blending Cardstock from Quixotic Paperie
Memento Ink Pad
Copic Markers
Papers by Nit Wit from the Lili of the Valley Up, Up and Away Pastel Dreams Range
Cardstock by Papermania
Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities Dies - Circles and Scalloped Circles
Wild Rose Studio Flower Vine Die
Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Classic Itty Bitty Bows Die
Paper Flowers From The Ribbon Girl
Shimmer Domes and Adhesive Gems by Papermania
Collall All Purpose Glue

Inks Used
Memento Dew Drop Ink Pad in Expresso Truffle
Copic Markers - E40, E42, E43, E44
R81, R83, R85, G63, Y35

Thank you for visiting...
Happy crafting...
From Sue...xxx

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