Hope is in the Fairy inside you

Evening Peeps,

A bit late with this posting, I was trying to get this card done last night but I was working on it from 7pm to 10:15 and then the light wasn't good and I had another post to write and time and energy for that matter just ran away with me.  Anyhow I'm here now and I do hope the photography does this card justice and my time, lol!  The image used, which is called the Love Fairy Blessing,  is one of the new "Crafts and Me" range of their very own stamps and this one is by Sara Burrier and I'm sure you will agree is Gorgeous with a capital "G".

I have coloured her using copics and used distress ink broken china for the background.  I used my sewing machine again to stitch the large panel, woo hoo, I even tackled a more complex stitch.  Are you impressed?  I am, lol, probably not easy to see but it has a small zig zag and then every couple it has a big one! 

I distressed all the edges and added distress ink walnut stain and diamond stickles.  Flowers are from wild orchid crafts accompanied with a martha stewart frond punch for the leaves.  The sentiment is from TLC and says, "Hope is the Fairy inside you".

Don't forget to pop over to the Crafts and Me Store to see all the new "Crafts and Me" stamps featuring the artists Sara Burrier, Hannah Lynn and Molly Harrison.  And at the moment Crafts and Me are offering 10% off until 1st August for Readers, so hop on over!

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Everybody Art - Sketch

Basic Grey - Stitching (stripey paper on right handside is basic grey)

Create for fun - Flowers

Crazy for challenges - Photo Inspiration (spots (ribbon) and stripes (paper on right) )

Simon Says - Dotty

Paper Play - Anything Goes

Creative Friday - Thing with Wings

Make Your Own Flowers at Craftalicious

Happy Friday Peeps,

I'm extremely happy that it's Friday as this means that I will be going on a well earned holiday next week and won't be at work, yayyyyyyyyyyyyy!

This fortnight at Craftalicious  Gina has chosen the challenge of "making your own flowers", something we are probably all guilty of not doing enough of and when we do we think, "why don't I do that more often"?  Well now's your chance to get out all your stash and create some beautiful flowers so we can all visit your blogs and steal your ideas, lol!

This challenge is being sponsored by Stitchy Stamps and I have used the image "Sprite".  If you haven't visited Stitchy click HERE and take a good look around, there are some really fab images.  Please pop over to view the design teams creations at the Craftalicious Challenge Blog, but unfortunately a couple of members had computer problems and were unable on this ocassion to use the images provided but you won't be disappointed, believe me!  Anyway enough waffling, here's my card:-

Isn't she fab??? 

Materials Used:-

Coloured using copics

Felt to make the flowers

Design papers are Basic Grey

All panels are stitched using a sewing machine

Edges are distressed with Walnut Stain and added Diamond Stickles

Diamond stickles on the wings and flowers also,  lots of sparkle!

Sentiment is from TLC (fab, you must visit)

Martha Stewart Frond Punch

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Papertake Weekly - Sketch

Simon Says Stamp - Dotty, (basic grey paper and small pink dotty ribbon)

The Crafty Pad - Vintage

Bunny Zoe - Summer Days (fairy in the garden)

Digital Tuesday - Dazzle Me

Basic Grey - Stitching & Basic Grey Papers

Crazy 4 Challenges - Picture Inspiration (spots)

Create 4 Fun - Flowers

Last Challenge at Karen's Doodles UK - White on White

Good Morning Peeps,

Sadly this is the last time I will be saying....... It's time for another Karen's Doodles UK Challenge.  Today is the last one for the current team.  I have enjoyed my time at Karen's Doodles working with all these fun images and design team members and I sincerely thank Ann and Joey for all their hardwork keeping the blog going and keeping all us girls in check.  I would also like to thank Sandy, who behind the scenes provided us all with the fabulous images that we chose.

Now, this week's challenge is white on white, are you mad Karen's Doodles, I don't do white on white, lol.  I found this task particularly hard but then again, you could say I chickened out as white to me meant Christmas and I have been wanting to make one of these gift candles for ages so straight away thought this could be white on white..... what do ya think?

I have chosen "First Taste of Snow" available from Karen's Shop HERE.  I printed her onto tissue paper and and coloured her using copics.  I then placed her on the candle and used my heat gun.  You have to keep it moving to ensure you don't melt the wax.   I added lots of Diamond stickles so she is very sparkly and also dotted them around so we have sparkly snow.

The circle on the top was embossed using one of the cuttlebug folders and came out fab as I used white satin card.  The poinsetta on the top is a Marianne Design Die and cuts beautifully.  I used foam pads to 3D it and added a little pearl to the centre and lots and lots of Diamond stickles, so this is a really glistening Christmas Candle and a fab gift.  I also used a Martha Stewart Border punch and addes lace from my stash and white ribbon for the bow tied with my Boweasy.

Please pop over to see all my fabulous teamies and don't forget to enter the challenge.

I have entered this candle into the following challenges:-

Create 4 Fun - Flowers (poinsetta)
Cupcake Craft - Pastel Christmas
Charisma Cardz - Anything but Square
Delightful Sketches - Simple
Karen's Doodles Netherlands - White on White
Karen's Doodles USA - White on White
Nutty Nutshells - Anything but a card
Digital Tuesday - Dazzle Me
ABC Challenge - P for Presents (this candle) + Lace


Thanks for stopping by.

It's a Sketch at Crafts and Me

Morning again Peeps,

Today over at Crafts and Me we have a sketch for the very first time drawn by the fabulous Trish. I do hope you will pop over to the blog and enter the challenge and support Trish on her first sketch, its fabulous and the team have come up with some beauties.  Here's mine:-

I have used the "Anyone for Lemonade" Belles and Whistle stamp available from Crafts and Me.

Materials Used:-

Colouring medium - Copics

Papers - Basic Grey

Marianne Design Frame Diet Cut

Martha Stewart Edge punch

Martha Stewart Frond punch

Beads from stash

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Walnut stain distress ink

Diamond Stickles

Tools - Sewing machine

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

The Pink Elephant - Brown

Bunny Zoe - Summer Days

Belles and Whistles - Distressing

Crafty Creations - Happy or Sweet (lemonade)

Frosted Designs - Border Punches

Tamiko - Flowers

Town Scrapper - Anything Goes

Have an Udderly Fabulous Birthday!

Morning again Peeps,

Its Karen's Doodles time again and this week it's a real easy peasy one, "Birthdays". So get your Karen's Doodles images out to play and come on over and join us at Karen's Doodles UK Challenge Blog.

I have chosen "Bovine Beauty", I love this image and you can find her in Karen's shop, HERE. My card is my first attempt at a Criss Cross card and I was surprised at how quick this was to put together. You can find the tutorial HERE.

I have coloured her using copics.  The ribbon is from my stash and I will try and look up where I got it from as it is fab.  Lace, pin and beads are also from my stash and the flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

The computer sentiment, "Have an Udderly Fabulous Birthday", is computer generated.

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Charisma - Pink

Colour Create - Pink, Chocolate & White

Dutch Dare - Criss-Cross Card

Dare U To Digistamp - Stitching

Creative Cottage - Touchy Feely (lace and beads)

Pollycraft - Happy Birthday

Papertake Weekly - Cute

ABC Challenge - Zig Zag

Crafty Creations - Happy or Sweet (you have to smile at this image)

Thanks for stopping by and I really do appreciate those comments.

Guest Design Card No. 3 For The Pixie Cottage

Good morning Peeps,

Another busy week, can't wait until 2nd August when I finally get some time off to chill!

Today's card is my third Guest Design Card for the Pixie Cottage, and it's another fabulous sketch with the added option of using two stamps.

I have used the Pixie Cottage Tree Stump, which has a little bench attached so you can sit characters on, but I masked out the bench and placed Hannah with Hearts in front of the Stump.  Hannah is another fabulous Pixie Cottage stamp, available right HERE.

I have coloured the images with Copics, also available from The Pixie Cottage and Michelle gives a fabulous service so I highly recommend you pop over to Michelle's shop and have a look around.

Materials Used:-

Pixie Cottage Stamps Hannah with Hearts and Tree Stump
All matting is on Bazill Cardstock
Martha Stewart Border Punch & Around the Edge Punch to creat the semi circle
Flowers from Magnolia and Wild Orchid Craft
Martha Stewart Frond Punch
Walnut stain distress ink

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

The Pink Elephant - Brown
Bunny Zoe - Summer Days
All Sorts - Summer Days
Town Scrapper - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping By.

Cupcake Anyone?

Good morning Peeps,

This my 2nd post of the day and last one today, gosh I need a rest but have a busy weekend ahead, there's certainly not enough hours in the day at the moment, and for that matter not enough money either!

Today's card is made using one of the gorgeous Belles and Whistles images, "Cupcake" available from HERE at Crafts and Me.  It's showing out of stock right now but if you contact Teresa, she will be more than happy  to advise you when they are expected back in.

Materials used:-

Image - Cupcake by Belles & Whistles available from Crafts and Me
Coloured using Copic Markers
Basci Grey Papers which I have stitched to the Bazil matting cardstock
Nesties to cut the circle in the middle and then stitched
Martha Stewart Frond Punch
Pink Rose by Magnolia and other flowers from wild orchid crafts
Lace, doily, ribbon and pearls from stash
Stormy Sky & Olive Moss Distress Inks
Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

I have entered this card into the following challenge:-

Belles & Whistles - Sketch

Lexis Creations - Stitching

Fussy and Fancy - Stitches, Scallops, Sparkle

Town Scrapper - Anything Goes

Tamiko - Flowers

Alphabet Challenge - Lace

Thanks for stopping by and I do love to read your comments.