As You Like It - favourite shape or fold

Hello :o)

Over at As You Like It, we'd like to see your favourite shape or fold... we're sponsored by Fantastic Ribbons with a £10 voucher for the lucky winner.

I'm not usually a 'fancy fold' type of cardmaker (I think I'm a bit lazy for all that faffing lol!)... I do quite like a shaped card base though, and use this Grand Nestabilities Labels set quite a lot when I want something a bit more interesting than a plain square.  For the stamped feet, I inked up the whole stamp in Memento Ink in Summer Sky, and then dabbed Distress Ink in Blueprint Sketch around the outside of the stamp, mainly because I didn't have a blue ink that was quite right on its own.

Items Used

Stamp - old one, but think it's Personal Impressions

Papers - Doodlebug 'snips & snails'

Inks - Memento Ink in Summer Sky, Distress Ink in Blueprint Sketch (plus some that I smudged around the image, can't remember which ones!)

Frame die - Grand Nestabilities Labels 4

Scalloped frame die - MFT die-namics

Baby die - Simon Says Stamp

Star punch

Doodlebug enamel dots

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Simon Says Wednesday - anything goes

Use Your Stuff - enamel dots

Addicted to Stamps & More - anything goes

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening :o)

Everybody Art GDT - circle or square

Hello again :o)

I'm back with my 2nd post for today, this one is for the new challenge at Everybody Art, where our theme is 'circle or square'.

I nearly always make square cards, so thought I'd go with a circle for a change.  I used a cute new clear stamp from Digi Stamp Boutique, called Bunny Baby, kept the design simple and paper pieced the stamp, using an embossing tool to round out each of the pieces for a slightly 'padded' look.  The coloured in parts were done with copics, the sentiment is included with the image stamp, and all the circles were cut using the stitched & pierced plain and scalloped circle dies from Craft Stash.  All the edges are lightly inked with distress ink in Spun Sugar.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Cardz 4 Galz - anything but square

Simon Says Wednesday - layer it up

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening :o)

Sweet Stampin' - bringing in the new

Hello!  Hope you all had a fabulous Christmas :o)  Apart from having the family round for Christmas dinner, ours has been pretty lazy really... I've done lots of knitting in front of the tv lol... ooh, and my mum got me a set of crochet hooks for Christmas, so I really do have to learn now!

Our challenge at Sweet Stampin' this week is 'anything new'... so new baby, house, job, or just new crafty stash is fine too.

Any tips for taking photos of white cards?  The light is obviously not great for photos at the moment, so I tend to get the light box out, which really doesn't seem to work so well for white cards... I tried two different backgrounds to see which one would work best...

And I'm still not sure, so thought I'd add them both!

I used a giraffe die from Crafter's Companion, adding Spun Sugar distress ink while it was still in the die.  The other dies are all from the MFT die-namics Blueprints 3 set, cut from Papermill white linen card and lightly inked with Spun Sugar.  The sentiment stamp is from Simon Says Stamp, stamped in Memento Espresso Truffle ink, and I added a little Doodlebug enamel dot to finish.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

CRAFT - anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

Simon Says - anything goes

I probably won't be back for a few days, so Happy New Year to you all... hope it's a good one :o)

Baby footprints...

Hello :o)

I've been making a few things to pop in my Folksy shop today... although so far I've been too much of a wuss to actually list anything on there!  Maybe tomorrow eh?

So, a couple of simple baby cards today...

Items Used

Stamp - Personal Impressions - Footprints

(stamped in Stampin' Up Soft Sky & Pink Pirouette ink)

Papers - Raspberry Rd, printed on linen card

Sentiment stamp - Paper Smooches

(stamped in Memento Ink in Espresso Truffle)

MFT Stitched Circle Scallop Frames

MFT Blueprints 13 (sentiment banner)

Distress Ink in Frayed Burlap (edging)

Enamel dots

Dex went on a school trip to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park today... well, it's rained, hailed and just about frozen him solid, poor thing!  He was wet through and covered in mud (they had them sat on the ground sketching???)  Got him stripped off and straight in his fluffiest onesie as soon as we got back... such a shame, he was really looking forward to going.

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening :o)

Bunnykins baby set... again!

Hello everyone :o)

Sooo, I'm back as promised, with a baby girl card this time...

Again, using one of the images (and sentiment) from the new Bunnykins baby set from DigiStamp Boutique.

Items Used

Colouring - copics

Papers - Country Meadow - LOTV (discontinued)

Whimsy corner die

Kars butterfly punches

Doodlebug enamel dots

Off for a little catch up with your blogs... hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

Bunnykins baby set - DigiStamp Boutique DT

Happy Saturday :o)

Here's a new little cutie from DigiStamp Boutique....

The image and sentiment are from the Bunnykins baby set... aww, isn't he sweet?

Items Used

Colouring - copics

Papers - Petal Fresh - LOTV (discontinued... why, oh why?!)

Bow die - MFT blueprints 3

I'm entering my card for the following challenges
Simon Says - cute & cuddly
Crafty Catz - baby

I've got a girlie card using another image from the set, so I'll be back again tomorrow with that :o)

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening.

Babe Superstar - Little Miss Muffet DT

Hello everyone :o)

I'm here with my DT card for Little Miss Muffet, which was made for one of my lovely regular customers.  I've used the adorable Babe Superstar image again... definitely my most used baby image as it's so handy for adding personalised details.

The wooden buttons are from my stash, and the Ivory Linen card is from Papermill Direct (can't work out how to add this to InLinkz!).

Thanks for popping in... hope you have a lovely evening :o)

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Babe Superstar - Little Miss Muffet DT

Hello everyone :o)

I'm here with my DT card for Little Miss Muffet, using one of my favourite baby images... I've used this one quite a few times now.

I've used wink of stella on the star, and although it just looks grubby in the photo, it's nice and sparkly in real life!

Thanks for all your kind comments yesterday... my hands are quite a bit better today, which makes everything so much easier.  Hope you have a lovely evening :o)

LMMS Babe Superstar	LOTV - Up, Up & Away papers	*Simon Says STAMPtember�® DIE & STAMPS SET DARLING BABY SetDB23	MFT Die-namics Blueprints 3
Button Twine - Red	Polka Dot Buttons - teal	Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black	Wink of Stella - clear

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Bathtime Bobbi - DigiStamp Boutique DT

Hello everyone :o)

I've used an older image for my DigiStamp Boutique DT card today... One of my mum's oldest friends has a new granddaughter - after 2 sons and 3 grandsons, she's thrilled!  I think my mum's a bit jealous, as she would have quite liked us to produce a pink one... unfortunately I can't persuade Pav to have another one, isn't he mean?!

Items Used

Digi stamp - Bathtime Bobbi - DigiStamp Boutique

Colouring - copics

Papers - old ones (K&Co I think)

Baby die & girl stamp - Simon Says Stamp

Mix of MFT Blueprints dies - Craft Mojo

Doodlebug Enamel Sprinkles in Lily White & Cupcake - Craft Mojo

Wink of Stella Brush Glitter Marker - Craft Mojo

I'm entering my card for the following challenges
Simon Says - animal antics
Sweet Stampin' - lots of layers
In The Pink - digital delight
Everybody Art - cute card

We've decided to have a couple of days away at the end of the week, as a bit of a surprise for the boys.. which means I'm now frantically rushing around trying to get as much DT stuff done as I possibly can, as well as a couple of orders and everything else that needs sorting.  It'll only be for 2 nights though, so I don't know why I'm stressing so much really!

Hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

Babe Superstar - Little Miss Muffet DT

Hello everyone :o)

Here's this week's Little Miss Muffet DT card, using one of my favourite baby images - this one's for an order, and it's a great image for adding personalised text.

It's a bit of a miracle this card - I actually like it!  Do you ever have those weeks (and weeks and weeks...) when you're just not happy with anything you make?  It's quite a relief to like something at last.

Items Used

Digi stamp - Babe Superstar - Little Miss Muffet Stamps

Colouring - copics

Papers - Doodlebug Snips & Snails - Craft Mojo

Doodlebug Enamel Sprinkles in Bumblebee - Craft Mojo

Wink of Stella Brush Glitter Marker (on the star) - Craft Mojo

Computer generated sentiment - Pharmacy font

Both boys were well enough for school today, so I finally got to go to the gym and play with my new trainers... love 'em, they're so much better for the dreaded treadmill.  I'm not very good at running, so anything that helps is a good thing!

Hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

Babe Superstar - Little Miss Muffet DT

Hello everyone :o)

I'm here with my Little Miss Muffet DT card, which was actually made for an order last week... love this image, as it's perfect for adding birth details.

Items Used

Scalloped card blank - Joanna Sheen

Digi stamp - Babe Superstar - Little Miss Muffet Stamps

Colouring - copics

Papers - K&Co

Stampin' Up Word Window punch

Buttons from my stash

I'm entering my card for the following challenges
The Corrosive Challenge - new beginnings
Suzy Bee's - cute & sweet
Jelly Park - new beginnings
Oldie but a Goodie - new beginnings (all old stash I think)

It's my birthday tomorrow, but hopefully I'll still find time to blog at some point... Hubby couldn't get tomorrow off work - he's had to book Friday off instead, so I'm going for a pub lunch with a friend and I'll spend the rest of the day in the craft room... and then on Friday we'll probably go to the cinema or something.

Hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

Extreme Less is More!

Hello everyone.... I'm not really here, should be in the craft room!

Just popping in with a VERY 'less is more' card for the 'designer paper' challenge at Less is More, as my last attempt had a 'bit' too much paper.  This one definitely hasn't!  It's for an order for my friend, who prefers her cards as simple as possible... Pav actually laughed when he saw this one!

Sorry, just realised the photo looks a bit blurry, might replace it later!

Items Used

White linen and buff cardstock - Papermill Direct

Scrap of gingham - Pink Petticoat

Memory Box Train Set die (just used 1st carriage) - MCH

Sentiment - LOTV

Memento ink in Toffee Crunch

Corner rounder punch

Off to the craft room for the day... Yes, you're quite right, I said I was going to the gym - well there's just too much to do so I'll have to do extra sessions next week!

Back later with another card... Hope you all have a lovely day :o)

Sweet baby girl

Hello again everyone :o)

I needed (or my friend did anyway) a baby girl card in a hurry... luckily she prefers very simple cards, so this one didn't take long.

Items Used

Onesie die - Papertrey Ink

Digi paper - Raspberry Road

(not sure which ones, it was from my printed pile)

Heart die - Lil Inkers

Digi sentiment - Pink Petticoat

Word window punch - Stampin' Up

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Challenges & Candies - CAS

Sweet Stampin' - shaped cards

(only 'stamping' is the digi sentiment, hope that's ok)

Ooh - my exciting news for today... I was one of the 3 winners on the LOTV blog hop, and the prize is all 5 of the new girlie stamps!  I was only going to allow myself one so I'm a very happy bunny!

Hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

Tie-dye baby card!

Well ok, it's not really tie-dye, but it's the best I could come up with!  You might remember me mentioning earlier in the week, that my mum had asked me for a new baby card for a 'grungy, tie-dye' sort of couple... I had no idea what to make, but sat down and played with some inks and sprays and the very cute Memory Box baby clothes die.  This is what I ended up with...

A close up of the little 'tie-dye' vests :o)

Items Used

Naturals ivory cardstock - Stampin' Up

Sentiment stamp - Quotables Celebrate - LOTV

Memory Box Baby Clothes die (out of stock) - MCH

Distress inks & cosmic shimmer sprays

(not sure of colours, didn't write them down)

I'm entering my card for the following challenges
Allsorts Challenge - it's all in the sentiment
Eclectic Ellapu - it's sentimental

The boys went back to school today and it's been soooo quiet!  I've really missed them, but they've both had a great day... apart from a shaky start with Dex because I can't go into the classroom with him in the morning now, he has to be dropped off at the door - he didn't like that!

Off for a little blog catch up... Hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

Lili's Little Fairies - Christmas in August

Hello everyone :o)

This week at Lili's Little Fairies our theme is 'Christmas in August' and we're sponsored by Iva Nova Chest.  I'm on a roll with the Christmas cards now, maybe it won't be a last minute rush for once... 

I'm not sure why the snowflake die cut looks wonky... it's definitely on straight, so it must be down to my poor photography skills!

Items Used

Scalloped card blank - Craftwork Cards

Stamp - Baby's 1st Christmas - LOTV

Colouring - copics

Sentiment ticket stamp - Pink Gem Designs

Papers - Bo Bunny Blitzen - MCH

NEW Memory Box Precious Snowflakes dies - MCH

Snowflake twill ribbon - Fantastic Ribbons

Glamour Dust in Crystal

Gems & Pearls from my stash

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Crafty Ribbons - anything goes with ribbon

Craftin' Boutique Challenges - Christmas
LOTV Monthly - make it festive

As You Like It - favourite ribbon or twine

(I love all the twill ribbons from Fantastic Ribbons - I've got lots of them, but this snowflake one is my most used, in fact I could do with another roll!)

Hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

New baby...

Hello everyone... Woohoo, my new stamps arrived from LOTV, and as I needed a baby card I used one within an hour of them arriving :o)  Love these new sentiments!  No moaning from me today - I'm actually quite happy with this one, although it's fairly simple...

Items Used

White linen cardstock - Papermill Direct

Digi papers (printed on linen) - Pink Petticoat

Sentiment stamp - Statements Congratulations - LOTV

Detail white embossing powder

MFT dienamics Blueprints 3 dies

Button from my stash

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Lili of the Valley - use a sentiment

The Paper Shelter - pink & white/ blue & white

Totally Papercrafts - feeling blue

Hope you all have a lovely evening... Ooh and don't forget, it's the Sugar Nellie hop in the morning - you don't want to miss those gorgeous new fairies :o)

Baby Henry - DigiStamp Boutique DT

Hello everyone, hope you're having a good week so far :o)  Is anyone else having the same weird blogger issues as me?  Yesterday evening's post, posted around my usual time, actually appeared on blogger's reader this morning... it was there on my blog, but just didn't show up on the reader.  I wonder what time this one will pop up!  I've noticed it happening on other people's posts too, when it's obvious they've posted the day before but for some reason blogger didn't show it.  Any idea why?

Anyway, today's card is my DT card for the DigiStamp Boutique blog, using the very cute Baby Henry - only one photo today because the others are all very wonky!  I made this last week following the sketch at Sketch Saturday, but obviously I'm too late to enter now.

 

Items Used

Scalloped card blank - Craftwork Cards

Digi stamp - Baby Henry - DigiStamp Boutique

Colouring - copics & prisma pencils

Papers - K&Co (old ones)

Sentiment stamp - Personal Impressions

MFT dienamics Blueprints 1 dies (large buttons)

Impression Obsession Buttons die (small button) - MCH

Twill ribbon - Fantastic Ribbons

Viva Decor Pearl Pen in Light Green - MCH

Right, let's get this posted and see if it appears!... Hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

Lili's Little Fairies - purple & yellow

Hello everyone :o)

I'm here with my DT card for Lili's Little Fairies, where this week's challenge is 'purple & yellow'... not colours I think to put together very often, but I think they work well.  We're sponsored by Dreamees, with a £10 voucher for our lucky winner.

Items Used

Scalloped card blank - Craftwork Cards

Stamp - Starry Bunny - LOTV

Colouring - copics & prisma pencils

Digi papers - Pink Petticoat

Sentiment stamp - LOTV

Flowers - x-cut punch

MFT die-namics By The Numbers die

Sizzix (Tim Holtz) scalloped border die

Glamour Dust in Crystal (on the stars)

Viva Decor Pearl Pen in Ice White - MCH

Ribbon from my stash

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes (2nd entry)

Dream Valley - animals

That Craft Place - dies & punches

One Stop Craft - furry friends

Fab n Funky - for the girls

We've been bowling today - I lost as usual but we all had fun... Then we popped to Asda for some cat food and came out over an hour later with a trolley full of shopping - never just buy what you go in for, do you?

Off for a little commenting catch up... Hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

(Sort of) CAS Christening card!

Hello everyone :o)

My auntie (the one who's just a few years older than me) orders a lot of my cards, and as I've mentioned before she prefers them very CAS... this week she asked for a Christening card and I just couldn't think of anything CAS without being overly religious (knowing she wouldn't want it to be).

After googling and looking on Pinterest, I still hadn't found anything that inspired me, so this is what I ended up with - not quite as CAS as I was aiming for but ok hopefully!

Items Used

White pearlised cardstock - Papermill Direct

Onesie die - Papertrey Ink

Embossing folders - Sizzix (flowers) & Stampin' Up (stripes)

Ribbon - Fantastic Ribbons

Sentiment stamp - LOTV

Spellbinders oval dies

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

In The Pink - maybe baby (please delete if there's not enough pink, or if Christening cards aren't allowed!)

Stamping Sensations - embossing & texture

Crafty Ribbons - no designer paper

Off for a little commenting catch up... Hope you have a lovely evening :o)

A Gem of a Challenge - new beginnings

Happy Saturday everyone :o)  There'll be a few posts from me today - I'll try to keep them fairly short so I don't bore you all too much!

My first card is for A Gem of a Challenge, where our theme is 'new beginnings', so I've made a baby card...

I made a matching girl card too, but I wasn't all that happy with either of them when I'd finished so I'm just showing this one for now!

Items Used

Petal point card blank - Craftwork Cards

Digi stamp - Cutie Pie - Pink Gem Designs

Colouring - copics

Papers - K&Co

Blossom & circle nestabilities dies

LOTV sentiment tag stamps

Ribbon - Fantastic Ribbons

Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish die

Gem from my stash

Back soon with my card for the Sugar Nellie hop :o)