Bunny blooms

Hello lovely people,

Today I have a card using a few pretty things from The Ribbon Girl, although surprisingly none of their lovely flowers this time.

I decided that no flowers were needed since the daffodils seemed to have that angle well and truly covered!

This is one of the latest release from LOTV and for someone who doesn't really like yellow, I am finding myself drawn to the images with daffodils in...I think it must be because they are such a classic sign of Spring!

Since I wasn't adding any flowers I added a bit of detail with some die cuts, a few hints of cheesecloth, and a layered combo of lace, ribbon and twine.

If you find yourself tempted by any of the pretty supplies I've used then you can go straight to the individual products via the thumbnails at the end of my post or just pop over to The Ribbon Girl and have a little browse around!

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Copic colours;
Bunny: E41/42/43/44
Bunny tummy: YR30/E40/41
Bunny ears: R000/01
Daffodils: Yr30/YR31/Y35 &YR12/15/18
Leaves / stems: G20/21/24
Ground: W00/0/1/2


Lovely things I've used;

Bunny Blooms - LOTV	Vintage Spring Basics by Maja Design	15mm ivory organza	38mm Charlotte Elizabeth lace
12mm pearl ivory flatbacks	natural colour button twine	white cheesecloth	Stitched mini scallop rectangle STAX by My Favourite Things
Butterfly set - Impression Obsession

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Bunnies in love

Hello lovely people,

I do hope everyone is having a good weekend :-)

I went to a beer festival last night but didn't overdo it and it wasn't a really late night so I was raring to go with some crafting today.

Which is just as well, because I have so many fab new stamps I want to play with at the moment that I really need to get cracking!

My first project today was to finish up this card using one of the latest images from LOTV and some gorgeous goodies from The Ribbon Girl.

This might well be my favourite image from the latest release because I think it's sooo cute how one bunny is sprinkling the other with heart petals...awwwww!

It seems I must have been on a bit of a DP binge recently as this is yet another new paper pad and oh, these papers are bee-yoo-tiful...the prettiest soft blue and pink in delicate designs *sigh*

It's been so much fun working with these lovely romantic images from LOTV and I am excited to tell you that there are even more new images on the way in a few weeks time! 

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Copic colours;
Rabbits: E40/41/42/43/44 & R000/01
Tree trunk / branch: E70/71/74/77
Grass / leaves: G20/21/24/YG63
Hearts / flowers: RV11/R83

Lovely things I've used;

Love petals by LOTV	Game of Colours by Galeria Papieru	miniature white blossoms	white sweetheart blossom
natural colour button twine	heart charm	white seam binding	Fancy flourish by My Favourite Things
large frame frilly #7 by Go Kreate

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Snug Christmas bunnies

Hello lovely people,

I post nothing for nearly a week and now it's 2 posts in 2 days...and yes, I may well be posting again tomorrow!

Today's post is my DT card for the new challenge at As You Like It and our theme this time is...

YOUR FAVOURITE...Shaped or standard card base
...and don't forget to tell us why it's your favourite!

Our sponsor this time is Sweet Stamp Store with a $10 voucher

I probably make more large square cards because I find it so easy to reach for a pre-made square base, but I always find that my favourite designs are the ones where I have used a shaped base, and it does add interest.

Regular visitors to my blog will know that this lovely shape is a favourite of mine, and the only reason I don't use it more is that it's just a bit small for a lot of images.

I thought it was about time I added to my very tiny stash of Christmas cards so I reached for my fave Christmas stamp, which I'm delighted to say is available again at LOTV and of course, you can now get it in rubber or digi format :-)

I tried a few sentiments but none of them looked quite right, maybe because of the DP with text on it, so I just left it without.

I also played with some flowers on this design and decided I liked it better without so hunted through my dies instead and chose this bow swirl; another die that I love but don't often use!

As you can see, I had another play with the cheesecloth too!

I hope you will pop over to As You Like It and check out the fabulously creative projects from the rest of the team :-)

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Card recipe;

Image: Christmas bunnies - stocking - LOTV

DP: Glad tidings - Dovecraft

Dies: Large frilly frames #10 - Go Kreate, Twisted swirl - Magnolia Doohickeys
Natural button twine - The Ribbon Girl
Cheesecloth fabric - The Ribbon Girl
Snowflake 1 - The Hobby House

Copic colours;
Rabbits: E40/41/42/43 & R000/00/01
Red: R27/46/89
Green: YG95/97/99
Branch: E37/39/29
Fur: W00/T0/2

Warm winter wishes

Hello lovely people,

It's one of my favourite days today...no, I don't have a particular love of Tuesdays, but I do love a CCC day!

I am of course talking about a Cake, Coffee and Chat day with my buddies, the Delightful Debs and Super Sue :-)

I realise that my blog makes it sound like I spend a lot of time eating cake, but I actually do squeeze in some crafting every now and then - lol!

 So today I have a little Design Team sneak peek for you from the next LOTV release, which is the second half of the HUGE range of Christmas images, coming on 8th August!

Don't forget you can now get many of the images in digital format as well as rubber!

I like to keep a lot of my Christmas designs quite simple for ease of making and posting, so this doesn't even have stitching on it...apart from from those fab stitched scalloped edge dies making another appearance :-)

That mittens paper is sooooo cute and I felt like it was just made to match the bunny in his little mittens!

There are lots of gorgeous trio stamps in this next release but I fell totally in love with the bunny trio, although of course I've only used one of the wee chaps on here!

Look out for lots more sneak peeks from me and the rest of the DT over the next week as we count down to release day!

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Card recipe;

Image: Noel bunny trio (coming soon!) - LOTV

DP: Vintage frost basics - Maja Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Twine: Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Tag: Christmas sentiment tags - LOTV

Dies: Stitched scalloped edges - MFT Die-namics

Copic colours;
Fur: W00/0/1/2/3
Pink: R81/83/85
Blue: B91/93/95
Holly: BG93/96 & R59/89
Stars: YR30/31

Cute CAS bunnies

Hello lovely people,

It's time for a new challenge at As You Like It and our theme is...

YOUR FAVOURITE: BIG OR LITTLE BOWS
...and don't forget to tell us why it's your favourite!

Our sponsor this time is Sweet 'n Sassy stamps with a $10 voucher

I am a huge fan of bows but you will see that they are almost always tiny because I mostly use them to tie on sentiment tags.

My design is CASEd from my lovely blogging buddy Christine and you can find the gorgeous card that inspired me here!

I used part of a pre-cut scalloped card base to create a panel which I layered onto a square card base, using a few extra layers of card behind it to add dimension.

I made a few of these designs with different bunny images and different sentiment tags.

I cut the frame using a scalloped die and a circle die and added foam pads behind to raise it up a little, and popped on a sentiment tag at a jaunty angle.

Card recipe;

Image: Bunny wishes trio - LOTV

Tag: Sentiment tags - LOTV

Dies: Circle stax - MFT Die-namics, scalloped circles - Spellbinders Nestabilities
Twine: from stash

Copic colours;
Bunnies: W00/0/1/2/3/4
Bunny ears: R000/01
Pink: RV10/11/34
Yellow: YR20/21
Aqua: BG10/11

I hope you will pop over to As You Like It and check out the fabulously creative projects from the rest of the team :-)

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Under the tree

Hello lovely people,

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with your loved ones and that you all have a few new crafty toys to play with!
I had a fab and very busy time which is why I haven't been around to visit you much but I'm back into the usual routine now and will be popping by very soon!

Christmas may be over for another year but I still have a few more Christmas cards to share with you!

I know I have already shown you several cards with this image but it really is my favourite as it works on all styles of cards; male/female, fancy/CAS.  Oh, and it is soooo cute!

Card recipe;

Image: from LOTV but discontinued

DP: Vintage frost basics - Maja Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Twine: The Ribbon Girl

Tag: Christmas sentiment tags - LOTV
Letters: cut on Cricut

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Bunnies: E41/42/43 & R000/00/01 for ears
Mice: W00/1/3
Tree: G40/YG63/G94/G99
Blanket / stocking: B91/3/5/7
Red stockings / blobs on tree: R46/39
Stars on tree: YR30/31

I wish you all a happy and healthy 2015!

Thanks for visiting me and for all the lovely comments left over the past year; I appreciate it so much :-)

Challenges I am playing along with;

1.  Inky Chicks (winter wonderland)

2. Simon Says Stamp (anything goes)

3.  Cute Card Thursday (anything goes)

4.  As You Like It (fave Christmas image, as above)

5.  Sweet Stampin' (anything goes)

Snuggle up

Hello lovely people,

Here we go again with a new challenge at Crafty Little Fairies and very sadly, it is our last ever challenge :-(

Our final theme for you is... HOLLY AND/OR IVY

Well, it pretty much had to be another Christmas card with that theme didn't it?! 
I've done a stepper design and there is holly both on my image and the little charm I added.

These stepper designs are great for using up quite small bits of DP and I love adding a little detail to the top of the front step with a border punch.

I always add a strip of card in the centre of my stepper designs so that it can't slip open when standing so I thought I'd show you, just in case you're interested!

And this post wouldn't be complete without a close up of the sweet bunnies all cosy in their stocking.

Card recipe;

Image: from LOTV but now discontinued

DP: Vintage Frost Basics - Maja Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Twine: The Ribbon Girl

Tag: Christmas sentiment tags - LOTV
Punched edge: Cherish (punch around the page) - Martha Stewart

Kraft letters: cut with my Cricut

Copic colours;
Bunnies: E40/41/42
Hats: B91/93/95 & T3/4/6 (right) & R39/89/99 (left)
Branch: E43/44/47
Leaves: BG93/96/99
Berries / bow: R39/89/RV99
Fur on stocking/hat bobbles: T0/1/2

If you pop over to Crafty Little Fairies you can check out the beautiful creations from my teamies and details of the four prizes on offer from some fabulous sponsors.

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Challenges I am playing along with;
1.  Papertake Weekly (anything goes)
2.  Simon Says Stamp (Christmas/holidays)
3.  Divas by Design (feeling festive)

O Christmas tree

Hello lovely people,

I had the most wonderful weekend away in Torquay with 4 other couples and their Caterham 7 cars.  We drove around in our fabulous cars, visited a heritage fairground, ate and drank lots and generally had a HUGE amount of fun :-)

We got back later than I thought we would on Sunday so I am still chasing my tail a bit and am a little late sharing my card for the new challenge at Top Tip Tuesday - oops!  This time our theme is...

NON-TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS
So, think non-traditional colours and/or images

We are sponsored by Zlatoena's Design with a prize of 2 digi images for the winner :-)

I have a large stack of gorgeous Pion DP ready for my Christmas makes and none of it is in traditional colours so this was pretty easy for me!

I have had this stamp for several years and it's always one of the first I reach for each year as it is super cute... in any colour!

Card recipe;

Image: Christmas bunnies - tree - LOTV

DP: Days of Winter - Pion Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Twine: The Ribbon Girl

Sentiment: from Pink Petticoat (now discontinued)
Charm: Live and Love Crafts I think but can't find it on there!

Copic colours;
Tree: G40/YG63/G94/G99
Bunnies: E41/42/43
Mice / snow: W00/1/3
Blanket / stars: R0000/000/00/01
Dots: E04

I hope you will pop over to Top Tip Tuesday and check out the fabulous creations, and the top tips from the rest of the team, including some great tips on mass production from Deneen.

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Challenges I am playing along with;

1.  Without Words (It's a celebration)
2.  Winter Wonderland (layer it up)