Another circular card - sorry!

Hi all!  Hooray, hooray, it's Friday today!  I just love my weekends!  I love my job too, but I just luuurve my weekends more!  I hope you all have fabby things planned - we don't and that's just the way I like it!  But you're not interested in my waffle, so here's my card for today using more delicious Quixotic Paperie goodies!!

It's another circular card but this time I've used my Grand Nestie circle dies instead my usual mini circle cards....

You just gotta love those Wee Stamps for Whimsy Stamp!  This is Sylvia Zet's Wee Stamps Sweet Blossom matched up with Echo Park Sweet Summertime papers (currently 25% off!).  For the border I used my Sew Easy Tool with the Scallop Head and yellow floss.

For embellishment I used 4mm flat backed pearls and created some sublte bling with my Viva Decor Glitter Liner pen on the image and smeared on Make It Crafty Butterfly and Leaves lasercut chipboard.

Et voila!  A sweetie in the making!  And there is still plenty of time to join in with this month's Quixotic Inspirations sketch for a chance to win a £15 voucher - just link up your gorgossity here!


That's it from me today - I'll be around to visit my blog pals (that means YOU!) later today!  ttfn!


I am entering this card into the following challenges:

• Paper Sundaes - circles
• Cupcake Inspirations - photo challenge (below)
• Crafty Sentiments - shaped cards
• Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
• My Mum's Craft Shop - shaped cards
• Allsorts - it's your choice
• The Stamping Boutique - shaped cards
• Little Darlings - pearls
• St Luke's Charity Cards - spring into spring!
• Do You Stack Up? - things with wings  

Cupcake Inspirations photo challenge

A new SCACD release!

An exciting day!  SCACD Stamps are releasing some fantastic new stamps from artists Sylvia Zet and Victoria Case, and there's a fun blog hop to celebrate!  Some of us from the Quixotic Inspirations team have joined the SCACD design team to showcase the new lovelies!  So if you're on the hop, you should have come from the lovely Kim.  


All the new stamps can be purchased in the US from SCACD or in the UK/EUROPE from Quixotic Paperie!

So, here is my make using cute Sylvia Zet's Daphne's Tea Party...

I told you she was cute!  She was such a pleasure to colour in and I just love that lickle ickle kitty kat!  I matched her up with gorgeous papers from Echo Park's Little Girl collection (25% off at the moment!) and my old trusty Martha Stewart doily border punch.

You now need to hop off to the wonderful Dianne!


I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• Allsorts - one or more hearts
• Sweet Stampin' - let's see those animals
• Crafty Sentiments - punches
• Crafts and Me - bright colours
• Simon Says Stamp - animals
• Divas by Design - anything goes

 

My Favourite Five Christmas Cards of 2011

The ever talented and sweet Debby has this fantastic idea to show off our five favourite christmas cards of 2011!  So here are mine...

First up is Scruffy from the Make It Crafty Elf Collection...

Second up is using this cutie penguin By LoRi Designs ...

Third up is a Saturated Canary beauty...

 Fourth is the gorgeously sweet Winter Fairy by Sylvia Zet of Wee Stamps for Whimsy Stamps...

And lastly my fifth card is the one I made for my husand using Peas On Earth by Whimsie Doodles...

Phew, that was harder than I thought it would be!  Hope you can join in the fun too!

Recipe time over at Flutter by Wednesday!

At last, here is my card!  So the new challenge has opened over at at Flutter By Wednesday and this week it's and this week we have a recipe for you!  So on your make we want to see...

The color blue, lace, at least 3 flowers and at least one butterfly!

And of course you can also add your angels or fairies too!  Here is my make...

This is the gorgeous Silver Fairy created by Sylvia Zet of Wee Stamps for Whimsy Stamps (from Quixotic Paperie here) and I matched her up with papers from the Prima Madelaine and the gorgeous rich Prima cream lace (here).

You can see with the rest of the gorgeous DT creations over at the Flutter By Wednesday blog!  That's it from me today, back tomorrow with my Pixie Dust Studios DT card and a new monthly Cupcake Craftroom challenge!

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• Sweet Stampin - punches and dies
• Crafts and Me - swirls and pearls
• Fab 'n Funky - anything goes
• The Paper Shelter - anything goes
• Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
• Divas by Design - anything goes

Happy Birthday (again!) to Elaine!

It's my turn to showcase my birthday card to Elaine over at Quixotic Inspiration using the gorgeous Quixotic Paperie goodies!

This is Wee Suzi from Wee Stamps for Whimsy Stamps matched up with papers from the My Minds Eye Happier paper pad.  I used my new Whimsy Shapeology vine die with my Marianne D Creatables Chinese Rose flower dies. 

I hope you are enjoying your week of birthday fun, Elaine!

Just before I go, a reminder that you have a couple more days to submit your card using my sketch below to the Quixotic Inspirations challenge for a chance to win a £15 Quixotic Paperie voucher!

 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

• Birthday Sundaes - birthday card with wording
• Crafts and Me - birthday card
• My Mum's Craft - sugar and spice
• CRAFT challenge - cute

Seasonal wishes for a sweet friend

Hello everyone! Hope your week has been good and now looking forward to a super weekend! Today I'm getting into the Christmas spirit as it's less than 8 weeks away to the special day! My make using some sweet Quixotic Paperie goodies is a Christmas card for a very good friend...

First up is the stamp - this is Winter Fairy by Sylvia Zet of Wee Stamps for Whimsy Stamps that I matched up with My Minds Eye papers from the 12 Days of Christmas pad. To finish it off, I created the snowflakes using the Marianne D Creatables dies from the Swedish Ice Star set, topped off with buttons (you can get the fab value Big Button Pack for just £5.99 here) with Cherry Red Divine Twine.

You can find more gorgossity from these collections here...

* MARIANNE D CREATABLES *
* WHIMSY STAMPS - SYLVIA ZET WEE STAMPS *
* MY MINDS EYE *
* DIVINE TWINE *

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• By The Cute and Girly - Christmas Girls
• The Paper Shelter - Christmas fun
• Simon Says Stamp - buttons
• Reasonable Ribbon - Christmas
• St Luke's Charity - Christmas
• Papertake Weekly - anything goes with bling (glitter on the snowflakes)
• Sparkle Christmas Card Challenge

A new Sylvia Zet for SCACD release!

(Please scroll down for my Sparkles Creations new release DT post!)

Today is the day we've been waiting for - the gorgeous new Sylvia Zet images are being released by SCACD Stamps! There are EIGHT fantastic and utterly adorable images, all exclusive to SCACD Stamps in yummy red rubber, and they are all available now.

The stamps are all now available, and if you just have to have them all, you can grab them in discounted sets!

US/Canada: You will find the stamps in the Sylvia Zet section at Susana's Custom Art & Card Design HERE.

UK/Europe: You will find the stamps in the Sylvia Zet section at Quixotic Paperie HERE.

To celebrate, we've got a hop for you today, filled with inspiration from the SCACD and Quixotic Paperie design teams PLUS some special guests! We hope you will hop along with us as we introduce you to Loli & Shellie, Poppy and the rest of their friends!

You should have hopped here from the lovely Marti Wills. If you're just joining us and would like to start the hop at the beginning, then pop back to the start over at ELAINE HUGHES' BLOG. A complete hop list can be found over on the SCACD Store Blog.

So here is my make using Precious Present...

My goodness, this new girlie is soooo beautiful!  I adore this new release!  This is Precious Present (from Quixotic Paperie here) and I matched her up with papers from BasicGrey Green at Heart and I created that pretty stitched border with  my Sew Easy Tool with the Sew-Easy Stitch Vine piercer.  I created the flowers using my Marianne D Creatables Chinese Rose die using pearl beads as the centres and 4mm flat backed pearls on the butterflies.  The beautiful lasercut chipboard leaves are from Make It Crafty which I coloured with Distress Stain in Forest Moss (just love this stuff!!).

Your next stop on the hop is uber talented Annika Ryan. Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you enjoy hopping with us today!

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• BasicGrey - celebrations
• Kelley's Kids - girly girl
• Craft Your Passions - anything goes with flowers
• Magical Monday - anything goes
• Creative Card Crew - anything goes
• St Luke's Charity challenge - card buffet (flowers, patterned papers, pearls, punch)
  

Paper/cardstock: Bazzill cardstock, BasicGrey Green at Heart

Stamps: Sylvia Zet for SCACD Precious Present (from Quixotic Paperie here)

Mediums: Copics, Distress Stain in Forest Moss
Accents: lasercut chipboard leaves are from Make It Crafty, pearl beads, 4mm flat backed pearls, lace Tools: Marianne D Creatables Chinese Rose die, Sew Easy Tool with the Sew-Easy Stitch Vine piercer, mini butterfly punch, Distress Tool