Anything is Possible with Sparkle and a Little Pink...

Good Morning...

Today's blog post is my first as Guest Designer for lovely Christine and the Pink Ladies over at In The Pink.  

I am so happy and honoured to be asked to be a guest there for a couple of weeks, it is such a lovely and welcoming place with gorgeous challenges and home to everything pink.  I am from a house of men so I have to take every opportunity I can to embrace my inner pink!

This week's challenge at In The Pink is 'Make it Sparkle'.

This challenge is sponsored by The Ribbon Girl, and the lucky winner will win a £10 voucher to spend in their gorgeous on line store. 

As soon as I found out that the challenge involved pink and sparkle I knew straightaway that my card would feature the lovely Stamping Bella Uptown Girl 'Posh' (Posh has Presents).

I coloured her with copics and layered and matted her up with some pearlescent Bazzill cardstock and some papers from a 12 x 12 paper pad I have had for eons called The Rose Garden by Trimcraft (from Hobbycraft I think).  

I used a touch of cheesecloth and distressed the card edges to soften everything up a little.  

I really enjoyed myself adding some sparkle!

I used a Sakura Gelly Roll Clear Pen on the edges of Posh's frock, on the present bag and parcels.  I added some sparkles to her hair with silver Liquid Pearls and finally I ran amok with shimmer domes, gems and sequins. (I tried really hard to get the camera to capture all the sparkle, if you click on the photo, I think you can get a glimpse of it).

I completed the card with some pink twine and a button along with a handbag charm and a 'party sentiment tag.

Such Fun! 
Here we are then, Uptown Girl - Posh - born to party and to sparkle...

Ingredients
Stamping Bella Uptown Girl Stamp - Posh Has Presents
Memento Ink Pad
Copic Markers
Liquid Pearls
Sakura Gelly Roll Pen
Make it Colour Blending Cardstock from Quixotic Paperie
Bazzill Pearlescent Pink Cardstock
Papers from 'The Rose Garden' by Trimcraft
Cheesecloth, Wooden Button and Pink Twine from The Ribbon Girl
Handbag Charm by Bijoux Charms
Party Sentiment Tag from Lili of The Valley (Set 24)
Pink Shimmer Domes and Gems by Papermania
Sequins by SIL from The Range
Collall All Purpose Glue
Tim Holtz Paper Distressing Tool

Inks Used

Memento Ink Pad in Black

Copics - E0000, E00, E02, R11, R22, Y21, E13, E15,

R81, R83, R85, R89, W1, W3, W5, E50, E51

Sakura 'Clear Star' Gelly Roll Pen

Silver Liquid Pearls

Thank you for visiting...

Happy Crafting...
and remember to pop straight to In the Pink to look at the lovely DT Creations there and perhaps 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

Seeing Stars...

Good Morning...

This weeks Challenge at Creative Inspirations is

'Seeing Stars'

The prize for the lucky winner is a £10 voucher to spend at Cult Pens

What a fab prize, I certainly could spend that in a flash!

Today's card for Creative Inspirations is made with the lovely Lili of the Valley fairy stamp- Midsummer's Night.  She is coloured in with Copics and I have added a touch of clear Gelly Roll pen and some silver Liquid Pearls to try and make the stars shine bright!  I distressed the edge of the image with Tim Holtz Iced Spruce Ink.  (Trying at the same time to be brave because I still get the wobbles doing this!  Does anyone out there actually ever do the background first because it seems like a good idea to me)?

I have used Bazzill turquoise blue cardstock, digi papers by Pink Petticoat and die cut some stars as embellishments.  (I die cut some star shaped spaces in the starry paper and counter sunk some stars into the gaps - I have n't done that before and I was quite happy with the result).

Finally, I added some blue twine and a star charm from The Ribbon Girl.

Here we are, a Midsummer's Night fairy who really is 'seeing stars'

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

Cute Card Thursday - Bonny Blues

If you want to have a look at some more LOTV Loveliness there is a super free gift offer running from today for a few days over at Lili of the Valley...
Follow this link for all the details...
http://www.liliofthevalley.co.uk/acatalog/Free-Gift-Offer.html

Ingredients

Lili of the Valley Rubber Stamp - Midsummers Night Fairy

Make it Colour Blending Cardstock from Quixotic Paperie

Memento Ink Pad

Copic Markers

Sakura Gelly Roll Pen

Liquid Pearls

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Iced Spruce

Bazzill Cardstock

Starry Paper - Pink Petticoat Digital 

Blue Twine and Heart Charm From The Ribbon Girl

Inks Used

Memento Ink Pad in Black

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Iced Spruce

Liquid Pearls in Silver

Sakura Gelly Roll Pen - Clear Star

Copics - E0000, E00, E11, R11, R22, E31, E33, E37, 

E70, E71, E74, B91, B93, B95, B97,

BG70, BG72, BG11, W0

Thank you for visiting...

Happy Crafting...
and remember to pop straight to Creative Inspirations to look at the lovely DT Creations there and perhaps 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

Lavenders Blue... And Pink Of Course...!

Good Afternoon!

and what a glorious Friday it is, such a beautiful sun shiny day.

Today's card is a sweet little House Mouse stamped image - 'scent of lilac', you will notice that my lilac is n't lilac it is pink, but I am sure there are some pink lilacs out there somewhere, (and if not, there should be)!

I coloured this pretty image with Copics and went for a slightly simpler layout with an embossed and sanded flowery background, a die cut daisy, some ribbon, twine and a button and, my new love, some sequins...

Finally I added a little birthday tag from Lili of the Valley.

So, Happy Birthday and Happy Friday from me and the mouse!

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

In The Pink - Celebration Time

House Mouse and Friends - Birthdays with a Birthday Sentiment HMFMC191

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Sir Stampalot Stamping Sensations - Pretty In Pink

Ingredients

Stampendous House Mouse Stamp - 'Scent of Lilac'

Make it Colour Blending Cardstock - Quixotic Paperie

Copic Markers

MFT Die-namics Stitched Circles Die

Core'dinations Cardstock from The Whitewash Collection

Creative Expressions, Sue Wilson Finishing Touches Dies - Delicate Daisies

Pink Card and Paper from Papermania

Tim Holtz Paper Sanding Tool

Burlap Ribbon, Twine, and Buttons from my trinket box

Sequins by SIL from The Range

Collall All Purpose Glue

Inks Used

Memento Ink Pad in Black

Copics - E50, E51, E21, W1, W3, W5

R81, R83, R85, R89, YG03, YG17, YG63,

B0000, B000

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

Three is a magic number...

Good Morning...

This week's challenge at Creative Inspirations is 
a trio of...!

This week's prize is a £10 gift voucher from
Crafts U Love

My DT card for this week's challenge is made with a gorgeous Tiddly Inks digital image - 'Baby Dragon Queen'.  

As soon as I saw this image with that cute little dragon blowing three heart shaped smoke rings I just knew it was a perfect choice for a card involving a trio!  

I printed the image direct to the card and coloured it with copic markers.  I also used a couple of Prismacolor pencils to put finishing touches to this beautiful Dragon Queen's hair.

I confess I went a bit 'glitter bonkers' but I thought, being a Queen, she deserved it.  Every girl should have some sparkle and shine!

Finally, I added some twine and a wooden button from The Ribbon Girl along with three shimmer domes (magic orbs)! and three little silver hearts from my trinket box.

Here we are - Baby Dragon Queen - surely that dragon must be the cutest companion you ever did see!

I would like to enter this card for the following challenges - 
Tiddly Inks - Anything Goes
As You Like It - Lines or No Lines - Lines for me, every time; 
My opinion only of course but lines make the image stand out 
and better suit 'light touch' colouring.

Ingredients
Tiddly Inks Digi Stamp - Baby Dragon Queen
Make It Colour Blending Cardstock
Copic Markers
Silver Stickles
Natural Twine And Heart Shaped Wooden Button from The Ribbon Girl
Silver Shimmer Domes by Papermania
Small Silver Hearts from my trinket box

Inks Used
Copics - E0000, E000, E00, E11, R20, 
E41, E42, E43, E44, V91, V93, V95, V99,
E50, E51, E53, E55, E57, T3, 
BG0000, BG000, W0, W1, W3


Prismacolor Pencils - Light Umber PC941, Sepia PC948, 

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

Time Flies...

Good Afternoon...

I can hardly believe I am typing this...

Here is my first card for the Lili of the Valley Design Collective.

I decided to use the very lovely fairy stamp - 'Time Flies'.  (It certainly does, in the blink of an eye a quarter of the year has gone by)!

I coloured this lovely little one with copics and painted her wings with Frosted Lace Stickles.  

I  used Lili of the Valley papers to mat and layer the finished image.  I distressed the edges of the papers to give the card a softer look.  I added some pastel coloured flowers from The Ribbon Girl along with some adhesive gems by Papermania.

I did try a couple of new techniques this time.  I coloured the background in with two different colours - I hope that has worked because I think I did it with my eyes shut in terror!  So unsettling to do that to a finished image!  I think I might start with the background next time!

I also used Glossy Accents and Ice Diamond to accentuate the dandelion head and the little floating seeds.  They look really twinkly but the camera has n't quite captured the full effect! 

And here we are - a carefree fairy making a wish as time flies...

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

Papertake Weekly - Take your Pick (Colour Theme - Pastels)
The Ribbon Girl - Pastel Colours

Ingredients

Lili of the Valley Rubber Stamp - 'Time Flies'

Make it Colour Blending Cardstock from Quixotic Paperie

Copic Markers

6 x 6 Scalloped Edge Card by Crafts UK

Lili of the Valley Papers from Pastel Dreams and Promises Solids Collection

Flowers from The Ribbon Girl

Adhesive Gems by Papermania

Glossy Accents

Pinflair Ice Diamond

Tim Holtz Paper Distressing Tool

Collall All Purpose Glue

Inks Used

Memento Ink Pad in Black

Copic Markers - E0000, E01, E11, RV10, E41, E43, E44,

V0000, V000, V91, V93, BG70, BG72, YG03, YG63, 

T0, T1, Y000, Y00, B0000, B000, W1, W3

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

Somewhere Beyond The Sea...

Good Afternoon...

You could be forgiven for thinking that I have a bit of a soft spot for anything with a nautical theme!  I certainly have, and when my ship comes in (there I go again!), I fully intend to move to my beloved Dorset!  However, whilst my ship is still a distant dot on the horizon I will make do with as much sea inspiration as I can muster!

Today's card is made with a stamped Magnolia image - 'Tilda With Anchor' coloured with Copic Markers and distressed around the edge with walnut stain distress ink.  

I then mislaid my marbles and got totally carried away making Tilda a boat to set sail on!  

Tilda's 'boat' is based on a rocker card made with Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities dies.  I have used kraft card, Core d'Inations cardstock and papers from the Carte Bella 'ahoy there' range to mat and layer the boat, sails and image.  I used some 'ancient' embossing folders (Cuttlebugs I think), to make swirls and stars.

I have added some nautical embellishments, including a message in bottle! (I have had those little bottles for ages - knew they would be useful one day!).  I added some shimmer domes and adhesive gems along with twine and buttons.  (The blue anchor button is I think as old as I am and is from my beloved Mum's button box)!

Finally I set about things with the dreaded texture paste... I refuse to be beaten!  I just thought it suited things.

And here we are, Tilda With Anchor, sailing somewhere beyond the sea...

I would like to enter this card for the following challenges - 
The Ribbon Girl - Magnolia Only, Not a Square
Simply Magnolia - Embossing (wet or dry)
A Gem Of A Challenge - Shaped Cards Anything But A Square
Cute Card Thursday - Buttons and Bows
Noor! Design - Anything Goes

Ingredients
Magnolia Tilda Stamp - Tilda With Anchor
Make it Colour Blending Cardstock from Quixotic Paperie
Copic Markers
Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities Dies - Circles and Scalloped Circles
Creative Expressions Classic Bow Die
Papers from Carte Bella 'Ahoy There' Range
Kraft Card by Papermania
Twine, Charms and Flat Back Pearls from The Ribbon Girl
Buttons, Wooden Beads and Glass Bottle from my trinket box
Shimmer Domes and Adhesive Pearls by Papermania
Texture Paste by Daler Rowney

Inks Used
Memento Ink Pad in Black
Copics - E0000, E000, E00, E11, R11, 
E51, E53, E55, E57, E59
B32, B37, B39, C0, C1, C3, C4
W0, W1
Pocsa 0.7mm Marker Pen in White
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Walnut Stain

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

Lady In Red...

Good Morning

This weeks challenge at Creative Inspirations is 
Anything Goes + Option of a Sketch.   
My DT card felt so gorgeous to make using the beautiful image 'party frock', supplied by 
All Dressed Up

This week's prize is from All Dressed Up and is 2 images of the winner's choice.

Here we are then, my DT card for this week's challenge -

I coloured this lovely lady with copics and used a dot of liquid pearls for her earring and head band.  I used some papers from K and Company Charlotte range to follow the sketch layout for this week's challenge.  I coloured the part of the scalloped card which peeps out with one of the red copics I used for the frock.  I distressed the edge of the image (and myself!) with Tea Dye Distress Ink.  (It still feels risky to me but I am battling my inner chimp because I so like the effect).

I added cheesecloth, flowers, button and twine from The Ribbon Girl and embellished the card with shimmer domes and adhesive pearls.  I also added a stick pin I made myself with some Creative Expressions Finishing Touches pins and gems.

Finally, after some deliberation because it is n't my favourite technique, (yet)! I added some texture paste.

So here we have this lovely lady in red, 
all dressed up with hopefully somewhere to go...xxx

Ingredients

All Dressed Up Digital Image - 'party frock'

Copic Markers

Liquid Pearls 

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad 

Make it Colour Blending Cardstock from Quixotic Paperie

6 x 6 Scalloped Card by Craft Uk Ltd

Papers from K and Company Charlotte Range

Kraft Card and Doily by Papermania

Cheesecloth, Twine, Roses and Heart Button From The Ribbon Girl

Shimmer Domes and Adhesive Gems by Papermania

Collall All Purpose Glue

Tim Holtz Paper Distressing Tool

Daler Rowley Texture Paste

Inks Used

Copics - E0000, E00, E02, E11, R20, E41, E43, E44, 

R37, R39, R89, W0, W1

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Tea Dye

Liquid Pearls - Silver Pearl

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