Believe in magic

Hello lovely people,

It's Friday and although I am always looking forward to the weekend, I think this one will be a really fabulous one as I am off to the Dies to Die For pop-up shop both days...and I'm doing colouring classes with the amazingly talented Faye - eeeeeek, so excited!

Now, talking of Dies to Die For I have a DT project to share with you and I thought that the MFT tall tag duo would make excellent bookmarks...what do you reckon?!

I have so many small stamps that would fit onto these bookmarks and I think I shall be making a lot more of these, but there was only one choice for my first one...a gorgeous magical unicorn!

If I've tempted you with any of the lovely supplies I've used then you can go straight to the individual products via the links at the end of my post or just pop over to Dies to Die For and have a little browse around!

Also if you are free to drop into the pop-up shop this weekend we would love to see you; we will be at Merriott Village Hall, 51 Broadway, Merriott, Somerset, TA16 5QH, from 10-4 Saturday and 10-12 Sunday.  I'll be colouring but you can just shop and enjoy a slice of cake and hot drink!

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

Copic colours;
Body: C00, C0, C2
Mane: BG10, BG32, BG15
Bow / horn: RV11, RV32, RV34
Inside ear: R000, R01

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
Be a unicorn stamps - The Greeting Farm
Be a unicorn dies - The Greeting Farm
Tall tag duo - My Favorite Things
Tiny hearts pastels 6x6 paper pad - My Favorite Things 
Puffy cloud borders - Lawn Fawn

Other ingredients;
twine, star charm - from stash

Happy unicorns

Hello lovely people,

Ooooops, has it been a whole week since I last posted?!  That must mean it's time for me to share another Dies to Die For DT card with you...

I use my MISTI all the time when stamping out images just because I have it and it does help to get a nice crisp image.

However, there are some things I simply would not attempt without it and this is one of those!

I really wanted to stamp the unicorns so they were sitting/standing on top of the die cut word and with my trusty MISTI it was a doddle :-)

Sparkly horns and wings were a must so I added some Crystal Glamour Dust!

I realised as I uploaded these photos that I missed a bit of colouring, but I fixed it before sending it off to a special little lady, my beautiful niece :-)

If I've tempted you with any of the lovely 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 Dies to Die For and have a little browse around!

I have a day off today so am all set for a day of colouring and creating :-)

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

Copic colours;
Unicorn bodies: W00/0/1/2
Purple hair: V12/15/17
Aqua hair: BG11/13/15
Horns: V12/BG11/blender

Lovely things I've used;

Set of unicorns - Stamping Bella	Unicorn sentiment set - Stamping Bella	Happy - My Favorite Things	Happy Everything - Mama Elephant
Promises - Nitwit Collections	large frame frilly #10 - Go Kreate

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Magical unicorn

Hello lovely people,

Did you all have a lovely Valentine's Day?

Dr. Hubby is working away for a few days this week including Valentine's Day and to be honest, we don't really do cards/presents for each other anyway.

He's back tomorrow evening and I have Friday off work so we can enjoy a long weekend together.  I'm really looking forward to that, especially as it might even include going for a little coffee and cake date ;-)

Ok, down to business and we have a new challenge for you at In The Pink and our theme this time is...
DIES +/or PUNCHES
Don't forget we want to see more pink than any other colour!

Our sponsor this time is the super fabulous Dies to Die For with a HUGE prize of a £15 voucher!

I knew I had to have these unicorns the moment I set eyes on them and of course the first one I did just *had* to be pink!

I am in utter amazement that for once the sparkle I added to the wings and horn is showing nicely in the photo!

I don't often use punches but I can't imagine crafting without my huge collection of dies!

The frame plus corners idea is something you're going to see again very soon...I guess I really liked the way it turned out - lol!

If you haven't already done so then do pop over to In The Pink and check out the gorgeous creations from the rest of the Pink Ladies.

If you love any of the products I used you can find the links in the thumnail pics at the end of my post or you may just wish to pop over for a little browse at Dies to Die For ;-)

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

Copic colours;
Unicorn: W00/T0/T1 (+ blender)
Hair: R83/RV11/RV10
Horn / wings: BG70/10

Lovely things I've used;

Set of unicorns - Stamping Bella

Unicorn sentiment set - Stamping Bella

Lucky prints - My Favourite Things

Stitched square scallop frames - My Favorite Things

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Other card ingredients;
Star flourish die set - Xcut
Crystal Glamour Dust

Magical day

Hello lovely people,

After an utterly wonderful time chilling out with my fabulous friends yesterday I have mostly been crafting up a storm.  Well, the weather isn't up to much so what else is a girl to do?!

It's time for a new challenge at In The Pink and because we are celebrating both our 4th birthday and our 100th challenge our theme this time is...

ANYTHING GOES!

But don't forget we want to see more pink than any other colour!

Our fabulous sponsor this time is...
The Pink Ladies!
Each of us will be putting together a little package of gorgeous pinkness to send out to our winners, so there are six prizes up for grabs :-)

It's a cute CAS design from me today and done in the favourite colours of the recipient...I hope she also likes unicorns!

I took a deep breath and stayed away from the inky edges as I felt it might ruin the nice clean look to this card, but it was tough I can tell you!

Unicorns seem to be very on trend right now and I knew I had to get in on the action but gosh, there are a lot of lovely images out there to choose from!
No wonder I had trouble choosing which of them was going to come home with me...but eventually this one was the winner!

I was more than a little bit swayed by the gorgeous hair, as you know how much I like to colour hair!

I've even fussy cut the image, which I really try not to do because I always worry that I will cut off something vital - lol!

Yes, I realise that there is a die for this image but clever old me decided I didn't need it - ha!

If you haven't already done so then do pop over to In The Pink and check out the gorgeous creations from the rest of the Pink Ladies.

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

Card recipe;

Image and sentiment: Magical day - The Greeting Farm

DP: Pastel dreams (discontinued)

Dies: Cosmic star set - Memory Box

Copic colours;
Body: T0/1/2/3/4
Hair: R81/83/85
Horn: BG10/11/13

Fairy with unicorn

Hello lovely people,

I've just completed the last 2 study days in Bath for my prescribing course and the next time I'm there it will be for the final assessments - eek!

So I think I deserve a few days of relaxation now and I have some exciting crafty things coming up soon that I can't talk about yet but will certainly keep me busy!

But now it's time for a new challenge at As You Like It

and our theme is...

YOUR FAVOURITE...type of embossing
...and don't forget to tell us why it's your favourite!

Our sponsor this time is Freckled Fawn with a $15 gift card

I don't use any form of embossing very much but when I do, it's always the Frantage that I reach for because it is so pretty and perfect for creating a magical feel.

I went back to my Copics to colour this lovely fairy and her unicorn, and added a few pearly dots around the image.

Card recipe;

Image: Octavia Moonfly unicorn - Polka Doodles

DP: My precious daughter - Pion Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Twine: Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Sentiment: For you circular sentiments - LOTV

Dies: Fanciful trim - Sue Wilson for Creative Expressions

Charm - star charm - The Ribbon Girl
Embossing powder: Shabby white embossing enamel - Stampendous
Pearl dots: Nuvo crystal drops (neptune) - Tonic Studios

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair: E53/35/59
Dress: BG72/75
Wings: BV0000/00/V20/22/25
Unicorn body: W00/0/1/2/3/4
Unicorn hair: V20/22/25

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

I hope you are all well and I'm off to craft up a storm!

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

Dragon on a bit...

Hello lovely people,

Spot the mistake...I'm here with my DT card for our new challenge at Top Tip Tuesday...
Yep, it's now Wednesday - oooooops!

I'll explain why I am so late in a moment but first let me share the Bingo board we are using, so you just have to pick a line and use those 3 elements on your project.

We are sponsored by Kenny K and they are offering a prize of 3 digital images of the winner's choice.

Here's my card using the bottom line (twine/dies/stitching);

There are 2 reasons why I am late with my card and both are basically down to me being an idiot;

1.  I thought that this image would be a fun colouring challenge....the phrase 'biting off more than you can chew' springs to mind!

2.  Despite being responsible for selecting the Bingo board squares, when it came to making my image into a card I just couldn't make a design I liked using 3 in a row off the board!

Well, I got there eventually and the good thing, after all that faffing around, is that I am incredibly proud of my colouring and I LOVE the card, so there was a happy ending!

Card recipe;

Image: Dragon Rider - Kenny K

DP: A present for you - Maja Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Twine: Natural hemp twine - The Ribbon Girl

Dies: Notebook edge - Clearly Besotted

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair: E11/15/18
Eyes: B0000/91/93
Lips: R32/35
Helmet / bra / leg & armbands: YR24/E99/E19
Dragon hide: BG93/95/99/W9
Dragon belly: Y21/26 & YR24/27
Claws / horns: YR30/31/W1
Brown bits: E42/43/44/47/49
Red bits: R08/46/59
Grey bits: W0/1/3/5

I hope you will pop over to Top Tip Tuesday 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,

Challenges I am entering;

All about hair

Hello lovely people,

What a lovely long weekend!
I had lots of fun walking in the sunshine, designing wedding stationary with a friend and making/eating what I consider to be the best pudding ever...behold the sticky toffee cheesecake...

I was going to do a spot of gardening yesterday morning but an enormous (2 inch thick!) bamboo pole fell on me, leaving a nasty gash under my eyebrow and requiring me to lie down with an ice pack for a bit :-(
Bamboo pole 1: Kat 0
Dr. Hubby was a star and planted out the many cannas all by himself!

Sadly, it's back to work for me today but of course it's time for a new challenge at Top Tip Tuesday and our theme this time is...

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE HAIR COLOUR

We have The East Wind as our lovely sponsor for this challenge and they are offering 3 images to the winner.

I've kept my card fairly CAS since the image is so beautiful and detailed.

I have wanted to colour up this gorgeous image for a while and this was the perfect opportunity since I had 2 lots of hair to colour!

Card recipe;

Image: Octavia Moonfly Unicorn - Polka Doodles

DP: XOXO - American Crafts (pink stripy) and Yours Truly - Pebbles (turquoise spotty)

Ribbon: 7mm aqua satin Berisford No78- The Ribbon Girl
Sparkle buckle: Oval tiny diamante buckle - The Ribbon Girl

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair: R81/85/RV19
Eyes: B91/93
Wings: T0/2
Unicorn: T0/1/3/4/5
Unicorn mane and tail: BG11/13/49
Dress: R81/83 & BG11/13
Tights: R81/83/85 & T0/2
Background: B0000/000/00

I hope you will pop over to Top Tip Tuesday and check out the fabulously creative projects from the rest of the team and there are some great tips for you too :-)
We are also having a DT call so if you fancy joining a wonderful friendly team then please check out the details of how to enter.

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

Challenges I am entering;
1.  The Pink Elephant (anything goes)

Can you see the sparkle?!

Hello lovely people,

All the lovely sunshine we have had in my little corner of the UK has really been lifting my spirits so I hope you have all seen some of it too.
I have almost finished tidying the garden, my tomato and chilli seeds are sprouting up, and the garlic is just peeping through; such exciting times :-)

In my crafting world though it's time for a new challenge at In The Pink and our theme this time is...

MAKE IT SPARKLE

We are delighted to have The Ribbon Girl sponsoring us again for this challenge with a £10 voucher :-)

As soon as you say 'sparkle' to me I think of fairies so that's what I've done!

If you're searching for the sparkle, I added Stickles to all those little spots on my DP - that took a while!  But it does look pretty, even if the camera was not good at picking it up!

There's also sparkle for the fairy dust and along the edge of the wing.

I guess the star charm counts as sparkly too and I've used one of my favourite tricks of tying twine around a satin ribbon.

I finished this quite simply with a few flowers - I didn't want to overshadow the sweet fairy image.

Card recipe;

Image: Tilly - Saturated Canary (rubber stamp)

DP: Special delivery (girl) - Pebbles (available from Hey Little Magpie)
Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Ribbon: from stash

Twine: Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Sentiment: Clear mini stamp set - Kaisercraft
Stickles - stardust

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair: E50/53/55
Eyes: B02/00
Pink bits: R81/83/85
Tights / legwarmers: C00/T0/T1 & R85/89 for spots
Bag / wings: B0000/000/00/02
Ground: T0/1/2/3

If you haven't already done so then do pop over to In The Pink and check out the gorgeous creations from the rest of the Pink Ladies.

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

Challenges I am entering;
1.  Deep Ocean (things with wings)
2.  As You Like It (alcohol markers or Distress Inks - it has to be Copics for me as I don't have anything else and I have spent a lot of time practising with them so not sure I want to switch to anything else!)

3.  The Pink Elephant (photo inspiration - I have used pink and flowers)

Fairy pretty

Hello lovely people,

I was working at the weekend and then had yesterday off, which was spent mostly reading my book and colouring - so relaxing!

Now, this usually leaves me with absolutely no idea what day of the week it is but I did manage to remember that it is Tuesday and therefore time for a new challenge at Top Tip Tuesday!

We have a lovely theme for you this time...

RUBBER STAMPS ONLY

We also have a lovely sponsor for you; it's the fabulous Bunny Zoe's Crafts with a £10 voucher

As you can probably tell this card is for my niece and I just hope she isn't upset that it isn't Frozen themed!

I went all out on the pretty girly colours and details though :-)

Can you believe that I hadn't actually inked up this cutie yet?

I decided to add a little shading around the image here but it is pretty subtle so not sure you can see it too well, but it does help to 'anchor' the image a little bit.

As usual I threw a load of flowers at the card to see what stuck and I especially love the little rosebuds - so cute :-)

I also dug out the Frantage as the corners looked a wee bit bare but I didn't want to add any more embellishments.

Card recipe;

Image: Midsummer's night - LOTV

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

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Tags: Sentiment tags - LOTV and Family sentiment tags - LOTV
Dies: Stitch border - Marianne Design
Letters for name: magazine freebie stamps

Frantage: shabby white - Stampendous (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair: E50/53/55
Dress / shoes: V20/22/25/28
Wings / socks: V0000/000/RV91
Big mushroom: RV91/93/95 & BV0000/000
Small mushroom: V20/22/25 & V0000/000
Mushroom stalks: W00/1/2
Grass: G40/YG61/63
Stars: YR30/31
Moon: W0/1/blender
Shading round image: BG0000/000/blender

I hope you will pop over to Top Tip Tuesday and check out the fabulously creative projects from the rest of the team and there are some great tips for you too :-)

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

Challenges I am playing along with;
1.  Bunny Zoe's Crafts (for the girls)
2.  As You Like It (CAS or fussy - I do like both styles but my faves are definitely the fancy ones because I love lots of layers of DP and adding pretty flowers)
3.  Winter Wonderland (for a child)
4.  Sweet Stampin' (inspired by a song - Twinkle twinkle little star!)