Meet Poppy

Happy Friday Peeps,

Hope you've all had a good week and looking forward to the weekend.  Not been such a good week in my household, nothing knew I know.  My daughter had her iphone and some cash stolen from her handbag on Monday evening and on Wednesday evening we had the pleasure of someone or more than more visiting our street slashing tyres, which included again my Daughter's.  At least 7-8 cars were attacked and they slashed two tyres preventing people from going to work and children getting to school.  What pleasure do they get out this this.  Honestly!  One of these week's I'll have some real good news, promise.  Let's hope the weekend is better.

Now that I have depressed you, hopefully this picture of one of the new digi releases at Crafts and Me will cheer us all up.  This is Poppy:-

She's just soooo pretty.  Poppy is coloured using copics and shaded with prisma pencils.  Some star dust stickles added to her wings to make her sparkle.

I have entered Poppy into the following challenges:-

Aifactory - Anything Goes

Paper crafting journey - use a digi

Stampin B's - Use a diecut

The creative cottage - Something new

Stampavie and More - Glitter

Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes

Cupcake craft - Anything New

Kaboodle Doodles - Use a digi

Pollycraft - New things (digi)

Aly's Sunday challenge - wings and things

Stampin Sisters in Christ - Wings

Catch the bug - Anything Goes

Enjoy the weekend Peeps.

Victorian Sweethearts No 4 at Bizzy Bec's

Hi Peeps,

Day 4 of the previews over at Bizzy Bec's.  The DT have made some fabulous creations so be sure to check them out and enter the draw for the 16 prizes, yep, there are 16 prizes and a bonus sentiment sheet plus some of the deisgn team have candy.  Don't forget to come back tomorrow for preview 5 and I have some candy up for grabs.

Today we are introducing you to "Violet".  Becasuse of the time of year I decided to pop Violet into a seasonal christmas scene.  Sorry there are lots of pic's, got carried away.

All papers are Bearly Mine Designs

The fireplace is a digi image from Make It Crafty.  Both Violet and the fireplace were coloured using copics and prisma pencils.
The candle wreath on the hearth of the fire was a freebie from Karen's Doodles.
The Christmas tree was made from artificial christmas tree twigs (I purchased a small bundle from Hobby Craft a couple of years back, knew it would come in handy, lol)

I have embossed the Merry Christmas sentiment onto the rug  The foilage is a Marianne Design Die.

The rug trim is available from Bizzy Bec's store as well as the co-ordinated tassle hanging from the tag.

I have coloured Violet with Copic markers and prisma pencils.

The stamps will be available in digital and rubber to purchase from 16th December but you could win the whole set on the Bizzy Bec's Store just by following these easy rules. And there isn't just one set to win, Beck is giving away 16 along with bonus sentiments.

Here's a reminder of what you have to do to win over at Bizzy Bec's:-


1) Place this logo below on your blog and announce Blue Butterfly Stamps.

2) Go to the Bizzy Bec's Store Blog HERE and Become a follower if you are not already

3) Enter your name in the Linky on the Bizzy Bec's Store Blog

That's it, easy peasy!


Be sure to check by tomorrow for no. 5 in the collection and some Candy from me.

I am entering this into the following challenges:-

Little Red Wagon - Die Cuts

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Craft your passion - Anything Goes

Stamp Something - Digi (image)
Alphabet - G for Glitter
Mami Doodles - Anything Goes
Sew Many Cards - Digi Stamp and Flowers
Stampin with the dragon - make it sparkle (gold stickles all over my tree)
All sorts - Last minute christmas projects
Craft your days away - Punches or Die Cuts
Ellephantastic - Chistmas/Winter
One stop Craft - Sassy Christmas
Our Daily Bread - Christmas (photo inspiration)
Character Cafe - Glitter (gold all over my tree)
Digis with attitude - Use a digi
Christmas Blog Challenge - Christmas and Baubles

Day 1 Bizzy Bec's New Stamp Range of Victorian Sweethearts Charlotte"

Morning Peeps,

It's Day 1 of the previews of the Bizzy Bec's new range of Digi and Rubber stamps. I would like to introduce the the Victorian Sweetheart, Charlotte.



If you display the badge below and hop on over to the Bizzy Bec's Store Blog and become a follower you will be in for a chance of winning the complete set of 6 Victorian Sweethearts.  And listen to this, as there are 16 DT members in total, Bec is going to be drawing 16 random winners  for prizes.  Wow I hear you saying.  Well, not only that, but you may also find some candy on the DT member's blogs, but you will have to check back on each of the 6 days of previews as DT member's will be offereing candy on different days.  Now that is a fabulous amount of opportunities to win some candy.

Materials Used:-

Papers are a combination of Magnolia and Bearly Mine Designs Vol I and Vintage

Image from Bizzy Becs Blue Butterfly Stamps

Square doily available from Bizzy Becs Store (these are fab)

Flowers from Bizzy Becs Store

Martha Stewart Frond Punch

Velvet trim, lace and beads from stash

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Craft your passion - Anything Goes

One stitch at at time - old stash, new stash

Catch the bug - Anything Goes

Craft your days away - Texture (black velvet floral)

Cute Card Thursday - Floral Frenzy

Paper Pretties - Punches

Sneek Peek of Frosted Rose by Hannah Lynn from Crafts and Me

Morning Peeps,

Yayyyy it's Friday and I have been waiting for this day for a couple of weeks, just so I could show off this beautiful, beautiful, did I say beautiful, lol, Hannah Lynn Frosted Rose stamp. Well, how's your luck, Teresa from Crafts and Me is launching the new Hannah Lynn range that the DT have been showing off this week tomorrow, with 10% off for one week for registered readers. If your not registered, don't worry it's free, just hop on over to the Crafts and Me site HERE and away you go. She's a dream to colour wo why not get hubby to pop one in your christmas stocking, or two or three, lol.

She's stamped on cryogen cardstock for that extra sparkle and coloured with copics and prisma pencils.

Materials Used:-

Image by Hannah Lynn available from Crafts and Me HERE

Papers by Bearly Mine Designs, Floral Delights available HERE and Donna has a sales on this weekend so hop on over and grab a bargain

Flowers, beautiful varigated pink/green leaf and Doily available from Bizzy Becs HERE

Sentiment I think is a WOJ embossed with black embossing powder

Lace and Beads from stash

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Simon Says Stamp - Sketch

Creative Beli - R for Embellishments (Roses)

Fab n Funky - Birthday

Crafty Little Place - Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesdays - Birthday and Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Embellish It

Little paper shop - funky edge

Scrap Creations - Anything Goes
Papercutz - 2 Papers

This card will be available for sale in my Ebay later this evening

Tilda's Flying Through The Air at Bizzy Bec's

Hi Peeps,

It's been snowing more here, brrrrrrr, wish I could say I have done all my Christmas Shopping but I haven't got a thing yet, but I'm sure the internet will help me out, lol.

Today's card is my first one for Bizzy Bec's. The theme for the month is "Christmas", yayyyyyyyyy, I'm sure this is going to be a popular one!

I have used the flying Tilda, which I know Bec pre-ordered but has currently sold out. Saying this Bec has set up a "customer choice pre-order service" for the Magnolias so that you can get your hands on some of the older Magnolia's that are not stocked in other stores.  Just click HERE to add to the order or if you don't see what you want, just contact Bec and she'll be happy to assist.

I have gone Marianne Design Dies mad using the frame and also the circular doily.  Underneath the Marianne Design Die Cut I have used a gorgeous doily again available from Bizzy Bec's.  These are soooo superior quality to the ones that I have.  Bizzy Bec's have several designs including square and heart shaped and are soooo reasonably priced.

The gorgeous flowers and leaves are also available from the Bizzy Bec's store and can be found HERE.

The sentiment has been stamped and perfect pearls pigment powder added.  This changes colour in the light and is gorgeous.

Tilda has been coloured using copics and prisma pencils, my favourite medium, well for the moment!  Her wings have of course been glazed with star dust stickles available from HERE,

The papers are from Bearly Mine Design using Christmas Delight.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Quixotic - No Square or Rectangle

Diecut Christmas Club - Use a Diecut

One Stop Craft - Christmas Cuties

Magical Mondays - Wings

Craftycatz - Christmas

Papercutz - Anything Goes

Stamping for the weekend - Winter

Aly's Sunday Challenge - Gingerbreads, cats, fairies, eskimos

I Did It Creations - Surprise Me

Little Paper Shop - Funky Edge

Stamp with Fun - Advent

The shabby Tearoom - Get in Shape

Crafty Little Place - Anything Goes

Scrap Creations - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Embellish it

Stamps R Us - Holiday Cards

Christmas Melody Sneekpeak at Crafts and Me

Morning Peeps,

I'm still here!  Sorry peeps I have been really busy behind the scenes doing design team cards for pre-releases and today I have a very special lady to introduce you to............. This is Melody and I have used her for the Crafts and Me Challenge which has been chosen by the dynamic Amy who has chosen another really easy theme for you guys at this time of year.........Snowflakes.

Christmas Melody is illustrated by Lemon Shortbread and will be available for sale next week with 10% off for one week for subscribed newsreaders and if you aren't one, then why not, it's free!  You can see the whole range HERE.  They are all fabulous.

I probably got a little carried away with my snow, lol.  I have used puff paint all around the edges and then heated with a heat gun to puff it up like snow.  I also added a little glitter to this to give it that glisten and shine. I have made the snowflakes using silver mirri card and punched another on accetate and added diamond dust.  These come out fab.

The sentiment is a freebie available from Bizzy Becs HERE

Materials Used:-

Medium Copics and Prisma Pencils

Papers used are Bearly Mine Designs

Puff Paint

Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch

Marianne Design Poinsetta Die and swirls

Spellbinders Tag Die

Martha Stewart snowflake punch

Sentiment from Bizzy Becs

Beads and lace from stash

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

CPL Challenge - Sketch

Delightful Sketches - Winter Weather

If The Shoe Fits Scrap It - Tickle me with tinsel (sparkle and glitter)

Papercutz - Christmas

Stampin for the weekend - Winter

ABC Christmas - X for Xmas

Crafty Creations - Christmas is coming

Simon Says Stamp - Let it snow

A spoonful of sugar - Anything Goes

Really resonable Ribbon - Christmas

Totally Papercrafts - Snow

Pile it on - Winter means (snow and candles)

Fussy and Fancy - Christmas no red or green

Crafty Calendar - Winter Snowflakes

Thankful

Morning Peeps,

I have been looking forward to this Friday for a while. I have some Son and me time tonight, a first in absolutely ages, and were off to see Harry Potter and leaving Dad at home. This makes a change!

It's Hubby's birthday on Sunday, so were out again Saturday night, so my crafting time is seriously at risk here of not happening. Mind you after the last two weeks that I have had I could do with a good drink! 5 new tyres, a clutch, a wheel bearing, coming out to two flat tyres on different days of the week this week and someone reversing into my Husband's car is just a small insight to say the least. Enough of me moaning!

I had to do a card for being in the Top 5 at Raise the Bar last week and as this time of year in the US is Thanksgiving, the challenge set is "Thank you". Fortunately this little stamp from Crafts and Me is called "Thankful Blessing" by Molly Harrison and is available HERE and it already has the words Thankful across it so fitted quite appropriately. I'm not particularly happy with this card, but I don't know why. My mojo has conked out, probably to do with my last post, the Pop up Easel Card, lol. Hopefully it will return as I have a few cards that need making over the weekend, but I may have to do a night shift as I have a busy one.

The papers are from Bearly Mine Designs and I have used the collection Summer Light. The frame is a Marianne Design Creatables and the flowers are from wild orchid crafts. I used the Martha Stewart Frond punch for the leaves to finish it off. Lace and bling is from my stash.

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

All Sorts - Sketch
Little Paper Shop - Die Cuts
Stamp with fun - Square
The Shabby Tea Room - Square
Beary Sweet Challenge - Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew - Lets Give Thanks

Video Game Boy

Morning Peeps,

The house survived the gathering my son had on Friday, and more importantly so did I, well after a bottle of wine, lol. Seriously, we got home and there was no loud music blaring out, so I showed them how to party a little, well I had had a bottle of wine!

Today's card is one of those dreaded male cards, yuk. It was my nephew's 16th birthday yesterday so I followed a sketch for The Beary Sweet Challenge but haven't posted it in time, don't ya just hate that, but how's your luck, as this week's challenge is Anything Goes, so not wasted.

I have coloured him using copic markers and prisma pencils.

All papers are from Bearly Mine Designs Digital Papers (sale on right now, but hurry).  The ones I have used are from Volume I.  The sentiment is computer generated and the image is a digi from Mo Manning.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Beary Sweet Challenge - Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays - Children

Pixie Dust - All about Men

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Stamp Something - Digi

The Karber Challenge - Digi and for a family member



Tilda Nightingale

Evening Peeps,

Tomorrow's Friday and I usually look forward to the weekend but I'm not so sure this week.  I am going to my Daughter's presentation of her A Level certificates at the school tomorrow evening, and yes this is a good thing, but my 15 year old son asked if he could have a couple of mates around.  He must of caught me when I was in a good mood, obviously crafting, and I agreed.  Well what's a few friends hey, 3 or 4.  Well that's what I thought.  There are 15 of them coming round!!!!!!!  That's a party in my book!  Now he know's I'm a little OCD.  I like the housework to be all done and the house tidy at all times, can't leave the dishes, they have to be washed up, dried and all out of sight before we can sit down.  My hubby has already told me not to get freaked out when we get in, there will be mess but it will clean up.  I know they will be noisy, those that are staying, so little sleep and I don't do little sleep very well.  It will give the right hump on Saturday and being tired no crafting will be performed.  I guess as I'm expecting the worse I could end up being surprised.  Let's hope it's a good one.

Anyway, onto my card this evening.  I have coloured one of my Maggies, gorgeous isn't she and used my favourite blue.

I have coloured her using copics and shaded with my prisma pencil.

The backing paper are from the soon to be released Bearly Mine Christmas Dreams Digi Papers and the music one is from the Christmas Sparkle collection.   Here's a reminder of the Christmas Dreams papers to be released tomorrow, Friday 12th November.

If you scroll down to my post below you will see another card made using this new release collection.

Materials Used:

Image by Magnolia

Papers by Bearly Mine Designs available HERE

Marianne Design Poinsetta Dies

Glamour Dust

Mirri Card

Sentiment from Craftwork Cards

Brads from the Hobby House

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Totally Gorjuss - Sketch

Magnolia Down Under - Own embellishments

Totally Tilda - Blue and Silver

One Stop Craft - Embossing

Crafty Cardmakers - Dry Embossing

Craft your passion - 2 of something
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Lili of the Valley - Anything Goes
ABC Christmas Challenge- W for Winter Wonderland
The Crafty Pad - Chirstmas Sparkle

Get the Glitter out at Crafts and Me

Morning Peeps,

Wow it's Wednesday already, this week is flying by. It's been pretty miserable here with the rain and temperatures are set to get lower, grrrrrrrr, must bring my chilli plants in tonight.  I do hate the winter, but I do love Christmas time and cozy nights in with the fire and not having to go outside, lol.

It's time for another fortnightly challenge at Crafts and Me and it's my turn to choose the theme. Now I don't need an excuse to use Glitter but I thought with everyone making Christmas Cards at the moment, you'd all like to join me in using some "Glitter" on your cards, and usually on me too, lol.

I have used the Crafts and Me Stamp by Molly Harrison "The Gift".  I have added turquoise glitter to the snowflakes as well as glamour dust and star dust stickles to her wings.  3 types, I am doing well!

Looking forward to seeing all your glitter and sparkle.

Materials Used:-

Image Crafts and Me Stamp by Molly Harrison, "The Gift" available HERE

Medium Copics and Prisma Pencils

Silver Mirri Card

Design Paper by Bearly Mine Designs available HERE

Marianne Design Doily and Snowflake Die

Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch

Sentiment by Craftwork Cards

Doily, brads and bling from stash

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Creative Craft - Starlight Starbright

A spoonful of Sugar - Snow or Snowflakes

Digital Tuesday - Use up your stash + digit (paper is digital, mirri card I haven't)

Crazy Challenge - Things with Wings

Crazy for Challenges - Square Cards

Crafty Calendar - Winter Snowflakes

The Stamp Man  - Christmas

Charisma Cardz - Love at Christmas

Paperplay - Cirlces



Anyone for Cupcakes

Evening Peeps,

Just a quick post with my new Lili of the Valley Stamp.  I am in the middle of making a card and I can't find my new Marianne Design mini poinsetta and it is driving me mad!!!  I know I wont be able to rest until I do so I'm back into the craft room so you might not see me for a couple of days, lol.  I think it's time to tidy up :(

 I have tried to colour her with copics to reflect the distressed look and I have shaded using my new prisma pencils.

Materials Used:-

Image by Lili of the Valley

Medium - Copics/Prisma Pencil

Bearly Mine Design Papers - Summer Collection, available HERE

Nestabilities

Sentiment is from Bizzy Becs (freebie) available HERE

Flowers are made using 3 different sized retro punches

Martha Stewart Punch

Marianne Design Creatables Swirls

Star Dust Stickles

Pearls/trim from stash

Tim Holtz Black Soot Distress Ink

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Lili of the Valley - One for the Girls

Incy Wincy - Sketch

Craft your passion - 2 of anything

Creative Friday - Anything Goes

Fairy Fun - Make your own flowers

Crazy for Challenges - Square Cards



Sunshine of Smiles and New Challenge Blog

Hiya Peeps,

Hope your enjoying your weekend.  I have some more exciting news for you..... I have been asked by Donna to join the design team for Bearly Mine Designs with a new challenge blog starting in January, woo hoo!  I already have volume I so you would of seen Bearly Mine Papers already used on my blog but even more popped into my mail box yesterday so I have made a card to show off these beautiful papers, but before I do, let me introduce you to the team:-

Donna (the boss)
Amy (DT Co-ordinator)
Judith aka Bella
Shirley
Doreen
Sarah
Marie
Donna
Vix
Tracy
Gina
Anne

I have used the Vintage papers from Bearly Mine available HERE, aren't they gorgeous. 

 I actually coloured this gorgeous Hanglar stamp a couple of evenings ago but it has still taken me a couple of hours to put the card together. 

I have coloured her using copic markers and prisma  pencils and a combination of pencils and chalk for the sky and ground.

Materials Used:-

Bearly Mine Papers

Bazill cardstock

Panels are machine stitched

Nesties

Sentiment LOTV

Quickutz Tab on the side

Brads, Pearls, Doily, Ribbon, RiffRaff from stash

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Make It Crafty - Sketch

Paper Romance - Lots of whatever you like (pink)

Crazy for Challenges - Square Cards

Sweet Stampin - Photo Inspiration (I have taken the pink)

PaperPlay - Circles

Raise the Bar - Curves

The Crafty Pad - Stitching

A spoonful of sugar - Relish to Embellish

Incy Wincy - Anything Goes

Kaboodle Doodles - Vintage

Grab the banner below for your blog and hop on over to the new Bearly Mine Challenge Blog and become a follower so you don't miss our first challenge.

In addition to the news of the new challenge team, look what Donna is releasing on the 12th November:-

Check out the Design Team Members blog, all listed on the sidebar, as I'm sure you'll seeing these papers over the coming week.





Chillaxing Under The Sea

Evening Peeps,

I'm running a bit late this evening but have good excuses, lol.  As you all know I spend alot of time on my colouring and I think this image is no exception, plus I just had to visit the NEC today, some little crafty thing was going on there, lol. 



Unfortunately now that the evenings are drawing in this isn't the best photograph and for some reason the light is making the lefthandside of the image a little dulled.  I will re-take in the morning, probably in the rain by the sounds of it out there. UPDATE - New picture added if you were wondering what I was going on about, although it's sunny today and that caused me a problem.  Never happy!

Well, isn't she just sooooooooooooooooo gorgeous.  The stamp by Hannah Lynn is called Kathleen Mermaid and is available right HERE from Crafts and Me.  If you haven't checked out all of the Crafts and Me range of stamps you really don't know what your missing.  Hop on over to the crafts and me blog HERE and also the challenge blog HERE for inspiration from my fellow teamies, and we would love you to join in our challenge which is running until next Wednesday, which is to make a christmas gift.

I have been playing this week as you would have seen in my previous post, some prisma pencils landed on my craft desk, so I had to have a play with them.  I have coloured her mostly with copics and have added the prisma pencils for shading.  I have also added a little sparkle of star dust stickles to her fins and the flowers of course.  I masked the image and stamped the background vines and bubbles with a magnolia stamp and cut it out using my nesties and then layered onto a scalloped nestie.  The little squares are also nesties, I do love my nesties.  The background paper is by Magnolia and the flowers are a combination from wild orchid crafts and prisma.  I have inked the edges of the nesties and the martha stewart punch leaves using a versafine ink pad. 



I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Stamp Something - Sketch
Pixie Dust - Pretty Colours
Crafty Creations - Fables and Fairytales
A spoonful of sugar - Relish to Embellish
Creative Card Crew - Punch it
Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
Pollycraft - Chill time (I have gone for chilling under the sea as she looks relaxed to me)
Fairy Tales - Anything Goes

Sweet and Cute at Bizzy Becs and Some News

Evening Peeps,

Well I have some exciting news for you......... I've made the Bizzy Becs Design Team, woo hoo.  Now I officially start with the December challenge but couldn't resist making a card for the current challenge, "Sweet and Cute".  This is a monthly challenge so you have until 30th November to get your entry's in and the prize is a fabulous $25.00, so see you there.

The card I have made for this challenge started out as an experiment for the background, which I got a bit carried away with. ..... None the less I think I like the outcome.  Then, to add to my experiment some prisma pencils landed on my desk.  Oops, how did that happen?  Well what is a girl meant to do......... so I have done all the shading with my new prisma's, what do you think?

Isn't she just the cutest.  I ams sad to say that Bizzy Bec's doesn't stock Hanglar but I am sure when you check out the store you will see all the other cutie stamps like the Magnolias, CC Designs, Bildmalarna, Whiff of Joy, Wags and Whiskers to name but a few.  I am sure you all have cute stamps so don't miss out, pop over to Bizzy Becs challenge and check out my new teamies creations and the fabulous prize on offer.  You know what they say, you've got to be in it to win it!

Materials Used:-

Image by Hanglar and Stanglar

Medium Copics and Prisma Pencils

Papers by Tim Holtz Shabby Chic

Sewing Machine for stitched panels

Martha Stewart Frond Punch

Nesties

Flowers from wild orchid crafts and stash

Pearls from stash

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Crafty Cardmakers - Stitching

Incy Wincy - Anything Goes

Kaboodledoodles - Vintage

Lexis Creations - Anything Goes

The Shabby Tearoom - Photo Inspiration

Stamp Something - Pink

Lovely Hanglar - Punched Out
The Paper Players - Anything Goes
The Crafty Pad - Stitching
A spoonful of sugar - relish to embellish
Creative Card Crew - Punch It