I'm dreaming of....

Good evening...!

Well, what could I possibly be dreaming of then?  The would be telling...but loads more time to craft would be a start!

I did n't dare finish the title refrain which is of course from that tip top Christmas Classic!  Far too many days to go for that malarkey!  (296 days to be precise)!

Anyway, on we go.  

I promised myself I would make at least one festive card every month.  (I really love Christmas).  That didn't quite happen in February so I decided to get ahead of the project in March!

Todays card is made with a gorgeous Tilda Christmas Stamp - Winter Tilda coloured with Copics.  I used a little bit of Frantage Chunky White and Aged White Embossing Enamel around the edge of the die cut.  I layered and mounted the image using Kraft Card and papers from Joy Crafts Romance range cut out in the shape of a Dutch Doobadoo Stencil - Four Petals and then distressed around the edge.  

I decorated the card with a selection of white flowers from The Ribbon Girl along with adhesive pearls, ribbon, twine and other embellishments from my trinket box.  Finally I let myself loose with texture paste and a little bit of Angelina Fibre.

And here we are - Winter Tilda...

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

Magnolia - liscious Challenge Blog - Bingo Board

Simply Magnolia - CAS or Fully Loaded

Time For Magnolia Challenge - Christmas Bingo (Bling, Ribbon, Kraft and a few others)!

Tilda's Town Challenges - Your Favourite Season

Totally Tilda Challenge Blog - Mummy's Bingo Grid (ribbon, pearls/gems, flowers)

Ingredients

Magnolia Tilda Rubber Stamp - Winter Tilda

Make it Colour Blending Card from Quixotic Paperie

Copic Markers

Stampendous Frantage Embossing Enamel - Chunky White and Aged White

Dutch Doobadoo Art Flower - 4 Petals

Papers from Joy Crafts Romance Paper Bloc

Kraft Card by Papermania

White Rose Bud, Carnation, Tulip, Roses, Kort and Godt Rolled Roses, Ribbon, Twine, Mesh, Cheesecloth, Princess Pin all from The Ribbon Girl.

Adhesive Pearls, Shimmer Domes and Other Gems by Papermania

Rusty wire, Jingle Bell and Christmas Tree from my Trinket Box.

Crafty Notions Angelina Fusible Fibre - Aurora Borealis
Tim Holtz Paper Distressing Tool

Inks Used

Copic Markers - E0000, E000, E00, E11, R11, E51, E53, E55, E57, E59,

YG91, YG93, E41, W0, W1, W3, 

Pocsa 0.7mm White Marker

Thank you for visiting...

Happy Craftiing...!

Cosy and Warm

Good Evening...

Cosy and warm is the best title I could think of today given that the weather here is enough to blow you over and freeze you to death!  I am chuckling to myself now as I realise that  I start most of my Blog posts off with a comment about our Great British Weather (not)! 

Today's card is made with a House Mouse Stamp - 'Knit Gift', I think this is such an adorable image!

I coloured the image with copic markers, mounted and layered it up with some Papermania papers and used a sheet of Papermania Kraft card embossed with dots as the background.  

I slightly distressed the edges of the image with Tim Holtz Distress Ink - 'Tea Dye'.  (Never done that before but I thought it was about time I gave it a go and the white card needed dulling down a bit)!

I added some natural twine from The Ribbon Girl and some jute ribbon. adhesive pearls and embellishments from my trinket box.  Finally to finish the card off I added two little labels stamped with Lili of the Valley sentiment tags and embossed with clear powder. 

I decided to try and make this card a little less fussy as I did n't want to overwhelm these two delightful little mouse friends.

I would like to enter this card for the following challenges - 
House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge - Friends (HMFMC188)
Deep Ocean Challenge - Our Furry Friends

Ingredients
House Mouse Cling Rubber Stamp - 'Knit Gift'
Colour Blend Card from Quixotic Paperie
Memento Black Ink
Copic Markers
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad- 'Tea Dye'
Kraft Card by Papermania
Other Papers by Papermania
Crafts Too A4 Embossing Folder - 'dottie'
Natural Hemp Twine from The Ribbon Girl
Jute Ribbon by Hobbycraft
Polka Dot Star Button by Lynette Anderson Designs
Small Mitten Button by 'Dress It Up' 
Adhesive Pearls by The Hobby House
Lili of The Valley Sentiment Tags - Set 24 & Set 32
Stampendous Ultra Detail Clear Embossing Powder

Inks Used
Memento Black
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Tea Dye
Copic Markers - W1, W3, W5, W7, E50, E51, E53,
E21, E35, E57, R56, R59, R89, E41, E42, E43, W0

Thank you so much for visiting,
Happy Crafting!...xxx

Sunshine on a rainy day!

Good Morning...

Happy to be back in the world of crafty bloggin' today so I can avoid looking at or thinking about some pretty awful, extremely wet and windy weather!  (Can still hear it though...radio needs turning up I think)!

Today's card is Magnolia's 'Ribbon Tilda' (this is my first ever Tilda), stamped and then coloured with copic markers.  I have used some Kraft card and papers from Pion to mount the image.  I have then added lace, cheesecloth, twine and flowers from The Ribbon Girl along with some other embellishments and pearls from my trinket box.  

Finally, (and this is another first for me), I have dotted the card with some texture paste, (that felt weird)!!  I am a bit of a perfectionist...love straight lines and all that, so daubing 'goo' all over a finished card went well against the grain!  I have to say though I am happy with the end result!  

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

Bunny Zoe's Crafts  - For the Girls

The Ribbon Girl - Add Lace Magnolia Only

Creative Inspirations - Luscious Lace

Papertake Weekly - Take your Pick (Sketch 98 & Kraft Card)
Totally Tilda Challenge - Brights/Pastel

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - No Rules

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon Says Anything Goes

                                                 In The Pink - Cute as a Button

Ingredients

Magnolia Sweet Christmas Stamp - 'Ribbon Tilda' from Sir Stampalot

Make it Colour Blending Card from Quixotic Paperie

Pion Papers -'From My Heart' Series

Kraft Card by Papermania

Kort and Godt Rolled Roses in Coffee Brown and Pale Pink,

Sweetheart Blossom in Baby Pink and White, Mocha 20mm Open Roses, Natural Twine, Cheesecloth, 'Grace' Ivory Guipere Lace - all from The Ribbon Girl.

Heart Pin, Shimmer Domes and Pearls by Papermania

Texture Paste by Daler-Rowney

Copic Markers

White 0.7mm Pocsa Pen

Tim Holtz Paper Distressing Tool

Inks Used

Memento Black Ink Pad

Copic Markers - E0000, E00, E11, R20, E51, E53, E55, E57, E59, 

R00, R00, R11, YG91, YG93, E41, W0

White 0.7mm Pocsa Pen

Thank you for visiting...

Happy Crafting...xxx

Thank heaven for little boys....

Good Morning!

I am an early bird today, and adding an extra card!  ( I don't usually have chance on a Monday)!

Today's card is an unusual one for me.  I don't have an excuse to make many cards for small humans as my boys are now all grown up, luckily though I stumbled across an adorable range of Digi's at Pink Gem Designs and could n't resist this one - 'Josh with Dinosaurs'

I coloured the little chap and his dinosaur friends with copic markers, die cut him out and then layered him up with digital papers from Pink Petticoat on a card I had embossed with large dots.  Finally I added a dinosaur charm from The Ribbon Girl and ribbon and a starry button from my trinket box.  

Say hello to Josh and his dinosaurs...xxx

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge - 

A Gem of a Challenge - Children's Playtime (138)

Ingredients

Pink Gem Designs Digi Stamp - 'Josh with Dinosaurs'

Make it Colour Blending Card from Quixotic Paperie

Darice Embossing Folder - 'Large Dots'

Die Namics Die - 'Stitched Circles'

Digital papers from Pink Petticoat Range

Dinosaur Charm from The Ribbon Girl

Red Starry Button by Lynette Anderson Designs and

Blue Polka Dot Ribbon from my 'stash'

Copic Markers

Copic Markers - 

E000, E01, E11, E15, E18, R11, R00, R02, 

B12, B14, B16, W0, W1

Thank you for visiting...happy crafting...xxx

a butterfly is a flying flower...

Good Morning!

fliipin' freezin' here today and pouring with rain...good day to be sat in the warm being crafty in my opinion, but then every day is a good day for that!

Today's card is made with a lovely Sugar Nellie digi stamp from Funky Kits called 'butterfly pursuit'.  I printed the image direct to a sheet of Make it Colour Blending Card with a butterfly quote I found on the internet.  I coloured the image with copic markers and embossed the edge of the card with a tattered lace embossing folder.  

Finally, I added some twine, a charm and a heart button from The Ribbon Girl, raided my trinket box for the flower shaped and teeny tiny star shaped buttons and there we are...finished...xxx

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

Creative Inspirations - Buttons
The Sugar Bowl - Sugar Nellie 'anything goes'
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Add a little texture

Ingredients

Sugar Nellie Digi Stamp - 'butterfly pursuit' from Funky Kits

Make it Colour Blending Card from Quixotic Paperie

Tattered Lace Embossing Folder - Butterfly Garden

Cream Hessian Twine, Butterfly Charm and Wooden Button from The Ribbon Girl

Tenny Tiny Star Buttons by Trimits

Piece of Doily cut from a Papermania Doily

Other buttons from my own trinket box

Butterfly Sentiment printed direct from computer

Copic Markers

Copic Markers - 

E000, E00, E01, R11, E31, E33, E37, 

E41, E42, V0000, V000, V01, BG70, G21,

W0, W1

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

Brief Encounter...

Good afternoon!

Brief Encounter eh?  I don't think so based on how long it took me to make today's card!  To be honest it wasn't the 'making' part, it was more the thinking and twiddling part!  In fact today's card is quite different from the card I had in mind when I chose this sweet Tiddly Inks image.  (This has got something, well, everything(!) to do with my visit to my lovely friends at Pink Tulip Creations yesterday! I simply could n't resist the Kaisercraft papers there which just seemed to suit Aida so nicely).

To make today's card I used copic markers to colour the delightful 'Aida' - gonna miss you' from Tiddly Inks in a vintage/sepia style.  I die cut the image with a Little B die and went on to layer and mount the image using some papers from Kaisercraft.  I added some cream flowers and ivory ribbons and embellishments from The Ribbon Girl along with some other findings from my trinket box.  I fiddled for ages trying bits here and there and this the card I ended up with...xxx

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

Tiddly Inks - Sketch

The Ribbon Girl - Ivory/Cream

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Bingo (whoops - nearly all of them)

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - For the Girls

That Craft Place - Film Inspired (Brief Encounter, train travel love story)
Deep Ocean - Love is all around

Ingredients

Tiddly Inks Digi Stamp - 'Aida - Gonna Miss You'

Make it Colour Blending Card from Quixotic Paperie

Kaisercraft Papers from the 'Now Boarding' Collection

Little B Die Set - Tags

Stampendous Fran-tage Shabby White Embossing Enamel

Pinflair Ice Diamond

Ivory Open Roses, Cheesecloth, Pearl Ivory Flatbacks, Cream Hessian Twine, Vintage Style Ivory Pearl Trinket Pin, Kort and Godt Rolled Ivory Roses and Ivory Organza from 

The Ribbon Girl.

Camera Charm by Bijoux

Silver Shimmer Domes and other Adhesive Gems by Papermania

Rusty Wire and Heart from my own trinket box

Copic Markers

Tim Holtz Paper Distressing Tool

Copic Markers - 
E50, E51, E53, R20, E40, E41, E42, E43, E59, W0, W1

Thank you for visiting...happy crafting...xxx

You can only chase a butterfly for so long...

Good Morning...

I hope you are all enjoying a happy Valentine's weekend...I am...and I'm giving nothing more away than that! 

Today's card is made with a digi stamp from lovely Tiddly Inks -'fluttering by to say hi'.  I printed the image direct to a sheet of Make it Colour Blending Card with a butterfly quote I found on the internet.  I coloured the image with copic markers, (and also tried a new technique, by using a Prisma pencil to add some texture to the hair).  I embossed the edge of the card with a tattered lace embossing folder.  Finally, I added some twine, and a charm from The Ribbon Girl, raided my trinket box for the resin flower, heart shaped and pearl buttons and there we have it...finished...xxx

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges - 
Tiddly Inks - Tingo! (Flowers, Tiddly Inks, Buttons and a bit of Embossing)!
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - For the Girls
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - All Creatures Great and Small

Ingredients

Tiddly Inks Digi Stamp - 'fluttering by to say hi'

Make it Colour Blending Card from Quixotic Paperie

Tattered Lace Embossing Folder - Rose Garden

Natural Hessian Twine, Butterfly Charm and Wooden Button from The Ribbon Girl

Tenny Tiny Heart Buttons by Trimits

Resin Flower by Papermania

Vintage Pearl Button from my own trinket box

Butterfly Sentiment printed direct from computer

Copic Markers

Prisma Pencil

Copic Markers - 

E000, E01, E02, R20, E41, E42, E43, E47, BG70, BG72, BG78, 

V000, V01, V91, Y00, YG93, C1

Prisma Pencil - PC941,  light umber

Thank you for visiting, Happy Crafting...xxx