Buttons And Bows...

Good Morning

This week's Challenge at 

Creative Inspirations

is 'Buttons and Bows'

The prize for the lucky winner is a gift certificate for £10 from

Riverside Crafts

Today's card is my Creative Inspirations DT card, made with a gorgeous 

Stamping Bella Stamp 'Buddy and Jolly'.  

This card shows I think that buttons and bows need n't be girlie!

I coloured this cute duo with Copics and made a layered card in the shape of a tag.  

I used Kraft crad and a spotty paper by Pink Petticoat.

I added simple embellishments with rusty wire twirl, some twine and washi tape.  To fit the theme, the button is a wooden heart shaped button and the bows are made of twine.  Finally I added some enamel domes to match the turquoisey colour.

Here we are then, lovely Buddy and Jolly, I can almost smell the coffee!

Ingredients

Stamping Bella, Christine Grove Collection Rubber Stamp 

'Buddy and Jolly'

Make it Colour Blending Card Stock

Kraft Cradstock by Papermania

Memento Ink pad

Copic Markers

Polka Dot Digi Paper from Pink Petticoat

Little B Label Dies

Old Hessian Twine, Rusty Wire from my trinket box

Wooden Button by Live and Love Crafts

Washi Tape, Enamel Domes by Papermania

Inks Used

Memento Ink pad in Black 

Copics - Skin E00, E02, E21, R11

Hair & Shoes E44, E47, R24

Little Suits - E41, E42, E43, BG70, BG72, BG75, BG78

Background - C1, C3, C5, W0, W1

Thank you for visiting...

Happy Crafting...

and remember to pop straight to Creative Inspirations to look at the lovely DT Creations there 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

Crazy Days of Summer...

Good Afternoon...

It is lovely to have some sunshine on our side of the mountain today, 

and doubly lovely that the sun is shining for our 

Summer Special Challenge Event at Lili of the Valley

We are holding our first Facebook challenge and would love to see all your summer style cards and projects using any LOTV goodies.

The Challenge is open until the end of Thursday 4th June and there are some fantastic prizes for the winners who will be announced on Friday 5th June.  The whole event is rounded off with a fun day on Saturday 6th June at the Lili of the Valley shop, when the new products will launched.

To enter the challenge you need to like the LOTV Facebook page which is  

Here, 

join the Summer Event and post a picture of your summer themed creation, made using 

LOTV products, to the time line.

Simples!

My card today is made with a selection of gorgeous Lili of the Valley products.

I used a lovely Lili of the Valley rubber stamp 'Swing Time' which I coloured with Copics.  I decorated the edge of the image with some hand stitching and a dash of distress ink.

I then used some gorgeous new LOTV papers from the Sunny Side Up collection to create mats and layers and added a new LOTV sentiment. 

The flowers are made with the same paper using a teeny tiny flower punch from Xcut and some adhesive pearls.

And here we are, what could be better on a summer's day than a bit of peace and quiet relaxing on a swing with your best friend!

Ingredients

Lili of the valley Rubber Stamp - Swing Time

Make it Colour Blending Cardstock from Quixotic Paperie

Memento Ink Pads

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad

Copic Markers

Lili of the Valley Papers from the Sunny Side Up Collection

SpellBinders Floral Doily Accents Border Die

Twine from The Ribbon Girl

Teeny Tiny Flower Punch from Xcut

Assorted Small Adhesive Pearls from The Hobby House and Papermania

Collall All Purpose Glue

Inks Used

Memento Ink pad in Expresso Truffle - Image

Memento Ink pad in Rhubarb Stalk - Sentiment

Copics - Skin E0000, E01, E21

Hair E70, E74, E77

Little Dog E41, E42, E43

Frock R21, R22, R24, YR21, YR24, YR27

Signo Uni-Ball Gel Pen in White - Polka Dots

Cushion Y93, Y95. Y97 and Blender 

Swing E53, E55, E57

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 to join in the summer fun on Facebook

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

Something Completely Different!...

Morning Friends

This week's challenge at 
Creative Inspirations
is 
For A Friend!

Simply make something that you would give to a friend.

This week's prize is from 

STAMP & CREATE 

and is a $20 GIFT CERTIFICATE!

Now, I say 'something completely different' because I think this is an unusual 'make' for me.  I generally avoid anything furry and this is a new digi from a super new company I have discovered...

'Mice Surprise' by From The Heart

I coloured these super cute mice with Copics and die cut a tag shape for the background.  

I painted the balloon with some glossy accents and then spent hours in a cold sweat in case I touched it, dropped something on it or made the colour 'go weird'! 

I used some digi papers by Pink Petticoat for the background and I added flowers, ribbon and twine from The Ribbon Girl along with some adhesive pearls by The Hobby House.  The sentiment is printed from my computer.

Here we have them, the cutest mice sharing a birthday surprise... there must be a friend out there some where who would like this one?

Ingredients

Mice Surprise Digi Stamp by From The Heart

Make it Colour Blending Cardstock from Quixotic Paperie

Copic Markers

Little B Labels Die

Ranger Glossy Accents

Flowers, Ribbon and Twine from The Ribbon Girl

Adhesive Pearls by The Hobby House

Doily and Polka Dot Buttons by Papermania

Heart Shaped Pin from my trinket box.

Sentiment From My Computer

Inks Used

Copics - 

Mice C1, C3, C5, RV10

Gifts R81, R83, R85, R89, BV04, BV13, BV17

Background B0000, B000, B00

Ranger Glossy Accents (Balloon)

Thank you for visiting...

Happy Crafting...

and remember to pop straight to Creative Inspirations to look at the lovely DT Creations there 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

Time for Tea...

Good afternoon friends...

I don't usually do this but I am squeezing in an extra blog post today.  Reason being - I really want to support lovely Fi Robertson at Handmade Bliss with her first new blog challenge.

So...this card is made with the gorgeous Stamping Bella stamp, 

Maisie and Madeleine Have Tea.

I have combined Copic colouring and paper piecing for the tea cup and flower.  I have never done that before! (and mutters under breath 'I am not sure I will do it again!!).  Friends and followers will be aware that am not a great fan of fussy cutting...I can't even cut in a straight line using a guillotine!

Anyway, I stuck with it and ended up fairly pleased with the result...good old 'Dr U Tube' helped out...!

I used some papers from Maja Designs to create mats and layers and added some hand stitching (oh yes!! time on my hands obviously...well obviously not as I have hardly any time left to add my card to the linky thingy and am frantically trying to type faster)!

Lack of time helped me to decide to keep the card fairly simple so I added a bit of twine and some flowers and left it at that.

So Maisie and Madeleine having tea...which is exactly what I plan to do as soon as I have pressed the publish button!

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

Handmade Bliss - May Challenge
Papertake Weekly - Colour Theme - Blue 

Ingredients

Stamping Bella Woodsies Collection - Maisie and Madeleine Have Tea

Make it Colour Blending Cardstock from Quixotic Paperie

Memento Ink Pad

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad

Copic Markers

Papers from The Maja Designs Vintage Spring Basics Collection

Twine and Flowers from The Ribbon Girl

Adhesive Pearls by Papermania

Collall All Purpose Glue

Tim Holtz Paper Distressing Tool

Inks Used

Memento Ink Pad In Black

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad In Tea Dye

Copics - 

Maisie and Madeleine - E50, E51, E53, E21, E41, E42, E43, E44

Flowers - YR23, YR24 and Wink of Stella Clear Pen

Leaves - YG91, YG93, YG95 

Thank you for visiting...

Happy Crafting...

and remember to pop straight to Handmade Bliss to have a look at the fun going on there.

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

A Pink Sweetie...

Good Morning...

Today's card is the gorgeous 'Titania', a Sugar Nellie stamp by Funky Kits.  

Today's card is my DT card for 

The Sugar Bowl 

and 

In The Pink

I can't quite believe how lucky I am to be able to make cards to showcase two such lovely challenges... A friend of mine asked if that made me 'a pink sweetie'! 

The challenge at In The Pink is 'Things With Wings' and the prize is a £10 gift voucher for

Live and Love Crafts 

The challenge at The Sugar Bowl is 'anything goes' (with a Sugar Nellie Image). The prize for the lucky winner is four Sugar Nellie Digital Images, and there is a second prize winner of two Sugar Nellie Digital Images from 

Funky Kits

Well, I so loved the last twisted easel card I made that I decided to make another.  They really are very straightforward and look so effective...such a perfect way to show off this beautiful fairy image.

This lovely fairy is coloured with copics and her wings and sparkly bits are embellished with  Gelly Roll Sakura Pens in Clear and Silver.  I used a little Frantage to decorate the edge of the image and the sentiment.

I used Papermania cardstock and Joy Crafts paper to create mats and layers.

The flowers and cheesecloth are from The Ribbon Girl and the little bottle and fairy charm are from my trinket box.  I use some white glitter to make magic fairy dust!

The sentiment is from a lovely set by Lili of the Valley - Fairy Sentiments.

Finally, I added some shimmer pearls from Papermania.

And here we are, beautiful Titania, adding magic and fairy dust where ever she goes...that's not a bad thing is it?...

Ingredients

Sugar Nellie Rubber Stamp 'Titania' by Funky Kits

Make it Colour Blending Cardstock by Quixotic Paperie

Memento Ink Pad

Copic Markers

Shabby White Frantage Embossing Enamel

Xcut Oval Nesting Dies

Mint Green Cardstock by Papermania

Paper by Joy Crafts - Romance Paper Bloc

Cheesecloth, Flowers and Stamens from The Ribbon Girl

Glass Bottle, Glitter and Fairy Charm from my trinket box

Lili of The Valley Fairy Sentiments

Archival Ink Pad

Collall All Purpose Glue

Tim Holtz Paper Distressing Tool

Inks Used

Memento Ink Pad in Black

Archival Ink Pad in Watering Can

Copic Markers Skin E000, E01, E02, R11

Hair E49, E44, E43, 

Clothes RV91, RV93, RV95, G000, BG11

Wings RV000, C0

Background BG000, BG00

Sakura Gelly Roll Pen in Clear - Wings & Wand

Sakura Gelly Roll Pen in Silver - Bells on Shoes and Dots on Dress

Thank you for visiting...

Happy Crafting...
and remember to pop straight to 
In the Pink 
and 
The Sugar Bowl 
to look at the lovely DT Creations there and  join in with all the fun!

from Sue...xxx

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

Fairy Fainthearted!...

Good Morning...

This week's challenge at Creative Inspirations is Pastel Shades!

This week's prize is from Bunny Zoe's Crafts and is a 

£10 gift voucher.

Today's DT card for this exciting challenge is made with the gorgeous 

Tiddly Inks Clear Stamp - Fairy Tenderhearted.

I have had this stamp for ages.  I just love this image but she has stayed firmly stashed away because I am such a fainthearted hair colouring coward!  I have to say if it was n't for 

Squirrel's Antiques Roadshow Challenge 

she would probably still be in the 'too difficult' drawer!!

Anyway, I gave myself a talking to and coloured her with Copics.  I used the odd spot of Liquid pearls and some stickles glitter to make her a bit sparkly.  I used a little distress ink pad in Tea Dye to dull down the edge of the white card.

I used quite old Papermania Capsule Papers and quite new Maya Road papers to create mats and layers along with a doily and cheesecloth.  I also used some fairly old (again)! grey hessian ribbon and blue silk ribbon.

Finally, because I love them and that's a good enough reason, I used a punch to make some teeny tiny flowers which I decorated with teeny tiny adhesive pearls and then used to embellish the edge of the image.

The finishing touch was some twine and a button from The Ribbon Girl along with some adhesive pearls.

Here we have her Fairy Tenderhearted made by the fainthearted!

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

Squirrel's World - Antiques Roadshow Challenge

Top Tip Tuesday - It's all about the hair colour...

Papertake Weekly - Take Your Pick (product theme - glitter)

Ingredients

Tiddly Inks Clear Stamp Set - Fairy Tenderhearted

Make it Colour Blending Cardstock

Memento Ink Pad

Copic Markers

Liquid Pearls 

Stickles Glitter

Papers from Papermania Capsule Collection - Oyster Blush

Paper from Maya Road Vintage Spring Basics 6" x 6" Collection
Grey Hessian Ribbon and Blue Silk Ribbon from my stash
Doily by Papermania
Cheesecloth, Twine and Wooden Button from The Ribbon Girl
Xcut Teeny Tiny Flower Punch
Adhesive Pearls by The Hobby House
Collall All Purpose Glue
Tim Holtz Paper Distressing Tool

Inks Used
Memento Ink pad in Black
Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink Pad
Copics - Skin E000, E00, E21, R21
Hair W7, W5, W3, W1
Frock B0000, B91, B93, B95, B97
Shoes & Wings YR000, YR00, YR01, YR02
Branch E43, E53, E57
Background B0000, B000, B00 and Blender
Star Dust Stickles Glitter - Wings
Silver Pearl Liquid Pearls - Hair 

Thank you for visiting...

Happy Crafting...

and remember to pop straight to Creative Inspirations to look at the lovely DT Creations there 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

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