One in a minion

I'm here today to share my DT inspiration for Alicia Bel this week and I chose Minion Girl...

I actually made this for my niece - she loves Despicable Me almost as much as me!  Alicia's take on it is so cool - I love her little outfit  with a touch of sexy!  I used Doodlebug polka dot paper, a Paper Smooches border die and Memory Box and My Favorite Things alpha dies.

You can see more gorgeous inspiration over at the blog here.  That is it from me today - see you again soon!

Bye bye La-La Land Crafts!

Bit of a sad day today - this is my last card and post as a design team member for La-La Land Crafts.  I've been on the team for 10 months and decided that it was time to go and stretch my creativity elsewhere.  I will definitely miss playing with the gorgeous goodies and I will miss the team even more - what a great bunch, so friendly and supportive.  I know I have made some very good friends and will keep in touch with them.

So for my last week, the design team were asked to follow a sketch.  Now as most of you know, I don't like using sketches - they feel too restrictive to me, but I actually enjoyed following this one. Here is my DT take on it...

La-La Land Crafts goodies used:

Sweetheart Marci stamp

Open Hearts Doily Border die (for the hearts)

Stitched Nested Circles die

Hanging Hearts and Love Word Set

Copics used:

Face: E000, E00, E21, R02, R05

Hair: C03, C05, C07, C09
Outfit: C01, C03, C05, C07, C09, R20, R22, R25, R27

Isn't she a cutie?  I used some Doodlebug papers and finished it off with some teeny weeny white buttons.  Check out the rest of the DT creations over at the blog here and I will be back later with my Alicia Bel DT post - see you then!

What a nice surprise!

I had completely forgotten that I had completed a magazine commission last November for Lili of the Valley and it was being published this month so what a nice surprise I had when I saw it on the shop shelf today with one of my cards making the front page!

Yep, that's my girlie card on the front - I am sure Christine will be very proud of me using so much pink!  Here's a peek at the cards I made...

I used papers from the Country Meadow and Snow Princess pads and you can find all of the girl stamps in this section here.  I used my new Polychromos pencils and lots of My Favorite Things dies.

I'm off now to do all of my post holiday ironing and later going for a family dinner to celebrate Chinese New Year.  Enjoy the rest of your weekend and I'll be back on Tuesday with my SugarPea Designs DT post.  Ta ta!

Birthday girl

The inspiration for the team over at La-La Land Crafts blog this week was a photo and here is my DT take on it...

La-La Land Crafts goodies used:

Paper Doll Marci - Birthday

Flag Banner Die

Stitched Scallops Border Die

Copics used:

Face: E000, E00, E21, R20

Hair: EE13, E17, E18

Outfit: C03, C05, C07, C09, B0000, B02, B04, E70, E77, E79

As you can see, I got my inspiration from the colours - my card certainly didn't turn out as moody as the photograph!  The papers are by Doodlebug and I created the bunting by using a very sharp craft knife against a ruler.  I actually did this quite by accident when I was trimming the edge of the sentiment!  Waste not, want not, as they say.

Check out the rest of the DT creations over at the blog here and I will be back later with my Alicia Bel DT post - see you then!

Day 4 of sneak peeks of the SugarPea Designs January release!

So we're continuing with our sneak peeks of the SugarPea Designs January release and today we are showcasing a very sweet set called Foxy Friend.  I love this set!  This is what I did with the set...

Is he so adorable!  I wanted to create another shaker card and used Digital Design Essential papers, lots of Doodlebug sequins and topped off with a simple heart from the SugarCuts Heart Journal Die set.

The January Product Release will be available for purchase in the SugarPea Designs Store on Friday, January 9th at 6:00 PM EST!

I know you would love to win this set!  If do, just join the blog hop and visit each of SugarPea Designers listed below.  We will chose one lucky person to WIN this stamp set from the comments left here and on the DT Blogs!  All winners during our January Product Release will be announced on Sunday, January 11th.

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Okay, only one more day left for the SugarPea Designs sneak peeks - see you tomorrow to show you the last but very sweet, adorable set!

Day 2 of sneak peeks of the SugarPea Designs January release!

We've some more gorgeous sneak peeks of the SugarPea Designs January release and today we are showcasing Classroom Cupids, Special Delivery, SugarCuts - Heart Journal Card, SugarCuts - Notched Heart Journal Card and SugarCuts - Special Delivery Accents.  Here's what I made with all of them...

I loved how this card turned out!  I used Doodlebug papers and I used pink glitter cardstock for the heart in the envelope.  I also stamped the sentiment also from the Classroom Cupids set on to a die cut from the last release's Gift Tag SugarCuts die set (available in store now!).

Our entire January Product Release will be available for purchase in the SugarPea Designs Store on Friday, January 9th at 6:00 PM EST!

If you join the hop and leave a comment on this post and on each of the  SugarPea Designers listed below, you could win a prize!  We will chose one lucky person to WIN this stamp set from the comments left here and on the DT Blogs!  All winners during our January Product Release will be announced on Sunday, January 11th.

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Okay, I'll be back tomorrow with - guess what?  Yep, day 3 of the SugarPea Designs January release sneak peeks - ttfn!