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Hi everyone!  I'm here today with my last card for Quixotic Inspiration this year as Quixotic Paperie is closed for the Christmas period from midnight tonight - so you still have time to place an order for dispatch on 16 December - get there quick!

So of course I had to make a Christmas card because I still have a few more to make for this year - and there's me thinking I was organised for it!!

This little cutie is called Reason for the Season by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD.  I matched her up with Memory Box papers (Elaine is out of this one now but the others are just as gorgeous!) and that gorgeous Holly Vine border die cut by Memory Box and Marianne D Creatable Snowflake dies, finished off with 4mm flat backed pearls. 


That's it for now, back later with my Pixie Dust Studios DT post!




I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• Penny's Paper-Crafty challenge - Merry Christmas
• Crafts and Me - Christmas
• ABC Christmas challenge - anything goes
• Divas by Design - Merry Christmas
• Winter Wonderland - let it snow
• Paper Sundaes - anything Christmas

Halloween card for a child

Hi everyone!  I hope your week is going well!  I'm sorry I haven't been around as much as I usually am, I'm doing a lot of travelling for work over the next two months so very little time for blogging - don't you just hate it when real life gets in the way?!!  I am still keeping up with my DT commitments though so you'll be seeing lots of scheduled posts still!

So I'm here today with another Halloween make using Quixotic Paperie gorgossity!  Instead of the sassy Make It Crafty Witchy Wanda that I used last week (here), this time I've made a card for a child at Halloween...

Not at all scarey!  Isn't she delightful?  This is Elisabeth Bell for SCACD called Pumpkin Patch.  I used papers from My Minds Eye Mischevious (not much of this left now!) with Bazzill Smoothie kraft cardstock with lots of distressing and inking using Tim Holtz Broken China Distress Stain and Ranger Archival Jet Black ink pad on the chipboard letters.

You can find more of the gorgeous Elisabeth Bell for SCACD Holiday Peekers in the new products section along with other new gorgeous products...

* STAMPING BELLA - NEW MO MANNING & UPTOWN GIRLS *
* CRAFT STAMPER NOV ISSUE *
* WHIMSY STAMPS - SYLVIA ZET WEE STAMPS *
* PAPER MAKEUP STAMPS LATEST RELEASE *
*WHIMSY STAMPS RESTOCKS & LATEST RELEASE*
*MAKE IT CRAFTY CHRISTMAS CHIPBOARD*
*ELISABETH BELL FOR SCACD HOLIDAY PEEKERS*

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

• Fussy and Fancy - Halloween
• Karen's Doodles - distress it
• Cupcake Craft - Halloween
• Creative Card Crew - spooky!
• Crafts and Me - use orange
• Simon Says Stamp - Halloween
• Paper Pretties - Halloween

Sweetness alert!

Have you seen the new Elizabeth Bell The Peekers #2 release for SCACD yet?  They are as sweet as all of her releases this year!  For my Quixotic Inspirations make today, I have used this little cutie...

 

 

This is Mama's Purse - obviously looking for cash for crafty stash!  I matched her up with BasicGrey Green At Heart papers and a sentiment from Whimsy's Ticket Sentiments Set, die cut with the matching Whimsy Shapeology Ticket die.  And take a closer look at the flowers...

Don't you think the darker ones look like suede?!  I think they are fab!  I used the uber easy to use Marianne D Creatables Chinese Rose dies made with Tim Holtz Grunge Paper, coloured with Distress Stains finished off with pearl beads.


That's it from me - see you later with my DT card for the fabulous Pixie Dust Studios new release!


I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• The Paper Shelter - flowers
• Crafts and Me - anything goes
• Phindy's Place - use a diecut

Peekin' by to say hello!

Happy Thursday everyone!  Here is my weekly card to show off some of those gorgeous goodies in the Quixotic Paperie shop!  Now, I make no apologies for using my Hey Birdy! from the Elisabeth Bell Peekers release again - she's just too cute not to ink up!!

 

 

I wanted to try her out with some bright colours so matched her up with papers from the Echo Park's Little Girl collection - get those sunglasses on!  I am loving purple at the moment - and fell in love with these purple 6mm beads - luscious, huh?!!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

• SCACD - anything goes with a SCACD stamp
• By the Cute and Girly - anything goes
• Karen's Doodles - one for the kids
• Wags n' Whiskers - use punches/dies
• Totally Gorjuss - 1-2-3 (1 image, 2 DPs and 3 flowers)

Paper/cardstock: Bazzill cardstock, Echo Park's Little Girl collection
Stamps: Elisabeth Bell Peekers Hey Birdy!, Paper Salon sentiment

Mediums: Copics
Accents: ribbon from stash, purple 6mm beads
Tools: Nestabilities dies, My Favorite Things double scallop border, rolled rose flower and leaf dies

Just a note...

Time to showcase some of the gorgeous goodies for the Quixotic Inspiration blog!  My card this week uses one of the new releases in Elisabeth Bell's Spring release called Letter to a Friend - I write a lot to mine so this is going to get a lot of use!

 

Isn't she great - it really looks like she's being thoughtful, getting ready to write her message!  I matched her up with that gorgeous paper from the My Minds Eye Stelle & Rose Gertie paper pad and added those gorgeous beads in the roses - you can buy different sizes of these beads here.

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

• Karen's Doodles challenge - lots of layers
• Cupcake Crafts challenge - lots of layers
• Karen's Doodles Netherlands to use punches
• Totally Papercrafts for Spring time
• SCACD A-R-T recipe challenge #3
• Digibell challenge to use your fave Elisabeth Bell image - well I can't choose one because I love them all! 
• Sparkle Creations to create your own embellishments (flowers!)

The Spring release set is really gorgeous and you can get the whole set here and it's currently in offer for £23.99 - that's 25% off!   That works out to less than £4.80 each (normally £6.45 each!).  Also in the shop are the new Kraftin' Kimmies - the fairies are just GORGEOUS!  Some of those will probably find their way into my shopping basket...


That's it from me today - see you later with my By LoRi Designs challenge DT post and Some Odd Girl GD post!

Paper/cardstock: Bazzill cardstock, Bazzill Bling cream cardstock, My Minds Eye Stelle & Rose Gertie paper pad

Stamps: Elisabeth Bell for SCACD Letter to a Friend, Paper Salon sentiment

Mediums: Copics

Accents: beads and flat backed pearls (from Quixotic Paperie in this section here), ribbon from stash

Tools: Nestabilities rectangle and label dies, My Favorite Things rolled rose and leaf dies, Martha Stewart border punch

SCACD blog hop!

Yay, it's Friday!  Thx to all of you for your sweet comments on my very first tutorial on blonde hair yesterday!  And I have something special for you today too!  We're having a small blog hop for the 'It's A New Day' Stamp release from Susana's Custom Art And Card Design!

The Quixotic Paperie design team have the honour of joining up with the SCACD design team for a surprise blog hop to celebrate the new release of some lovely stamps from Elisabeth Bell, Carmen  Medlin and Victoria Case.  And read on if you want the chance of winning a prize!

If you have hopped here from the very talented Colleen Holmes then you are on the right track.  If not then pop on over to Suzanne Dean's blog Scrap Bitz to start.  

For my card I have used Elizabeth Bell's Blowing Kisses and you can find her here in the Quixotic Paperie store.  What do you think...

This little lady really bring outs my maternal instincts - I need to cuddle something!! Where are my dogs...!! As soon as I saw her I knew I wanted to create a shabby chic style card. I used the delicate flower design paper from Memory Box's Pixie and my Whimsy Ticket die with matching Whimsy Ticket sentiment stamp set. I finished it with some luscious 8mm flatted backed pearls.

So wanna win a prize?  Check out the SCACD store blog Follow Your Heart and the SCACD facebook page where you can join in to be in with a chance to win! 

For those of you in the UK and EU you can get this and the other lovely 'It's A New Day' stamps from Quixotic Paperie. For those of you in Canada and USA check out Susana's Custom Art And Card Design!

Thanks for visiting me today!  You now need to hop off to the lovely Lori Aragon!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

• Crazy 4 Challenges - shabby chic
• PaperPlay - stamp it out
• Cupcake inspiration - photo challenge
• A Gem of Challenge - ribbon and lace
• CRAFT challenge - In the roll of a die (I used my whimsey ticket die and nestie lable dies)
• CCEE Stampers - tools (my punches and dies)
• Sarah Hurley - die cuts

 

Paper/cardstock: Bazzill cardstock, Memory Box Pixie, gingham paper from stash

Stamps: SCACD Elizabeth Bell's Blowing Kisses, Whimsy Ticket sentiment stamp set
Mediums: Copics, Distress Inks Antique Linen

Accents: 8mm flatted backed pearls, lace, button, bakers twine and crochet flower from stash

Tools: Whimsy Ticket die, Martha Stewart border punch, Nestabilities label dies

 

Somebody give me a Totally Gorjuss cuddle!

Hi all!  Can you guess what this week's challenge is over at Totally Gorjuss?  Yes - come on, give us a cuddle!  Include something cuddly in your creation - interpret that as you will!  This week we are sponsored by the wonderful Simon Says Stamp - I can't believe how much stock they hold!!

Anyway, onto the card!  Well you can't get much cuddlier than a teddy so I just had to use this stamp, didn't I?!  

 

 

I confess that I coloured in this lady over a month ago but I put her away because I just couldn't get the papers right with her!  When I saw the challenge I immediately got her out and tried again - and now I'm really pleased how she's turned out!  


Hop on over to the Totally Gorjuss blog to see the other Totally Gorjuss inspiration!


I am entering this into the following challenges:

• Oldie but a Goodie - bright and cheerful
• PaperPlay - cutie patootie
• Totally Papercrafts - happy birthday
• Raise the Bar - use a child image
• Prairie Fairy Friday - birthdays

Paper/cardstock: Bazzill cardstock, Cosmo Cricket Early Bird paper pack
Stamps: Elizabeth Bell's Beary Big Hugs for Belles 'n Whistles Stamps, Ladybug Crafts Ink sentimental numbers stamp set (you can buy here)

Mediums: Copics and ProMarkers

Accents: BasicGrey brad, ric rac ribbon from stash (inside card)

Tools: Fiskars border punches, MFT rolled rose flower die