Big Guy Grilling

Hi everyone, apologies for not bloging all week, I have been really busy doing work around the house and DT work to cover the next two weeks as my parents, sister and her boyfriend are arriving tomorrow for a fortnight (ash cloud permitting of course!) They are all coming over because it is my Dad's 60th birthday and we are planning a small do next weekend. This is the card I have made for him and I have used an image from Mo's Digital Pencil called Big Guy Grilling, this was just perfect for his card as when he is here he completely takes control of the BBQ!!!!

We also have a DT call out for our June guest designer over on Mo's Dream Team Blog. There is a fabulous sketch to follow that has been designed by Jak and you have until the 25th May to submit your entry. Why don't you hop on over and take a look, you could be our lucky Miss June!

I am entering this card for the following challenges; this week's Simon Says Stamp and Stamp Something Challenges both have a theme of birthdays and Stampin' for the Weekend and Cute Card Thursday Challenge 111 both have a theme of make a card for a male... perfect!

I have coloured my image with copics and the DP is from my stash. The embossing has been done with my paisly folder and the ribbon and brads are from my stash.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Brown and cream card. DP from stash
Stamps: Mo's Digital Pencil - Big Guy Grilling
Colouring: Copics - E00, E11, R20, B93, B95, B97, B00. BG10, B32, B23, B24, R27, R29, R59, Y17, YR04, YG03, G21, YG67, E50, E51, E53, E21, E33, E37, E57, E49, C1, C3, C5, C7, 100, 0
Embellishments: Ribbon, brads
Tools: Cuttlebug, nesties, paisly embossing folder, fiskars border punch, sewing machine
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 85

Hello everyone, today over on Cupcake Challenge 85 we have a theme of Make your own Flowers and this week we are sponsored by our regular sponsor Simon Says Stamp. I am also entering this card into the following challenges; Creative Inspirations Challenge 54 has a theme of sentiment only, Stamp Something has a theme of pink, Stamping for the Weekend would like to see ribbons and bows and Cute Card Thursday Challenge 106 would like to see eggs or ovals.


Well, my teamie Victoria certainly set a challenge for me and I'm afriad I have made a rather feable attempt. My made flower is the punched out one that is on top of my bought one.... rubbish attempt or what!! Making flowers isn't really my thing (as you can see!) but it is something I must try a bit more..... it might save me a bit of money! This card is for my neighbours birthday and she isn't into cute, so I just kept it simple and went with a sentiment only. The stamp is from the Whiff of Joy Store Kit Spring Bloom and my DP is from Laura Ashley.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Pink and white card. Laura Ashley - Contemporary Collection
Stamps: Whiff of Joy - Spring Bloom
Embellishments: Flowers, ribbon, brad, spacer, pearls
Tools: Sewing machine, cuttlebug, nesties, retro flower punch, leone em branch punch

Thanks for looking x

Tilda Painting Egg

Hello everyone, today's card is for a bunch of challenges and it is also a Magnolia DT card. The challenges I am entering it for are; Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge 95, Roses on paper Challenge 33 and Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge 35 all have a theme of easter, Creative Card Crew Challenge 46 has a theme of dotty, this week's Papertake challenge has a theme of lemon and lilac, Secret Crafter Challenge 75 has a theme of spring, Totally Gorjuss Challenge 22 has a theme of ribbon and finally I have used this month's sketch from Magnolia-licious.


I have used Tilda Painting Egg from the new Magnolia Hoppy Easter Collection 2010 and she is coloured with copics. The DP, glittery cardstock and embellishments were all provided by Magnolia. I have used my swiss dots folder for the embossing.


Supplies
Card/Paper: All provided by Magnolia
Stamps: Magnolia - Tilda Painting Egg - Hoppy Easter Collection 2010
Colouring: Copics - E00, E11, R20, Y21, YR23, E33, E35, E37, E21, E50, E51, E53, V12, V17, BG10, W1, W3, W7, C1, C3, C5, O. Inkssentials pen for highlights
Embellishments: Ribbon, flowers, feather, jewels
Tools: Sewing machine, cuttlebug, swiss dots folder, MS doily lace punch

Thanks for looking x

Sinatra & News

Hello again, I'm back with my second post as promised and the fabulous news that I have to share....I have been lucky enough to have been picked as the guest designer for Mo's Digital Pencil for the month of March. I couldn't believe it when I received an e-mail from Suzanne, I love Mo's images and I was thrilled to take the GDT spot. So here it is, my first DT card for Mo's Digital Pencil and what better image to show than the very cheeky Sinatra. I am also entering it into two challenges; Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge 21 where the theme is a colour combo of blue, brown and a neutral and Stampin' for the Weekend have a theme of monochromatic.


I have coloured Sinatra with copics and the DP is from my stash. I have used my MS doily lace punch for the decorative edge and my d'vine swirl folder for the embossing. The ribbon, jewels and button are from my stash and I have stitched around all of the elements.



Supplies
Card/Paper: White and navy card. DP from stash
Stamps: Mo's Digital Pencil - Sinatra
Colouring: Copics - C1, C3, C5, C7, W1, W3, W7, B93, B95, B97, 0
Embellishments: Button, ribbon, jewels
Tools: Sewing machine, cuttlebug, d'vine swirl folder

Thanks for looking x

Sweet Love

Hello everyone, today over on Cupcake Challenge 77 we have a valentines theme of red and white and we are sponsored by Sassy Studio Designs who have given us a fabulous prize of 4 digi images. There are a few challenges around at the moment that have a love/heart/valentine theme so I am also entering this card into the following; Stamp with Fun Challenge 45, Double Dutch Challenge 36, Stamp Something, Stampin for the Weekend, Fuss and Fancy Challenge 3, Whiff of Joy Challenge 65, Creative Card Crew Challenge 44, Papertake, Charisma Cardz Challenge 5, Secret Crafter Challenge 69 has a theme of monochrome plus white, Quixotic Challenge 12 has a theme of faries, Simon Says has a photo inspiration challenge and I have used the red from that, and finally I have followed the sketch from this week's Totally Gorjuss Challenge.


For my card I have used Melinda Hugging Heart from Whiff of Joy and she is coloured with copics. The DP is from K & Co and I have used my d'vine swirl folder for the embossing. My MS doily lace punch has had another outing and once again I have stitched the edges of each element. The ribbon, jewels and charm are from my stash.


As usual, the rest of my teamies over at CCC have done a sterling job and they have made some fantastic creations, so hop on over and join in the fun.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Red and white card, K & Co - K McKenna
Stamps: Whiff of Joy - Melinda Hugging Heart & the Sentiment
Colouring: Copics - e00, E51, R20, E33, E35, E37, E29, R27, R46, R59, C1, C3, C5, W1, W3, W7, 0, silver gel pen
Embellishments: Ribbon, charm, jewels
Tools: Cuttlebug, d'vine swirl folder, MS doily lace punch, nesties, sewing machine.

Thanks for looking x

Willow with Shopping Bags - Sneak Peek 3

Hello everyone, this is my third sneak peek of these gorgeous new Whiff of Joy stamps from the City Girls collection. I just love this shopping Willow stamp, she is a girl after my own heart! I have used the sketch from the current Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge and I am also entering it for ABC....N which has a theme of new - my new things are the stamp and DPs.


I have made a card and matching note pad set. I think they would be great as a little gift - a girl needs somewhere to write down things that she wants to buy!!!!!


For my card I have used the full size Willow with Shopping bags from Whiff of Joy - the City Girls collection is available to order from the 4th February. I have coloured her with copics and cut and layerd her with oval nesties. The DP is from Basic Grey, I just loved the retro look of these papers. The dark brown one is a really lush rich colour and I embossed it wth my d'vine swirl folder to pep it up a little but unfortunately you can't really see this in the picture. The ribbon, brad and pearls are from my stash and the cute charm is available from Whiff of Joy. I sewed around all the elements and I used a TH ticket as my sentiment.


I altered a little note pad that I picked up from the supermarket and the stamp I used for this is a mini one - these aren't available to buy but you get them free with orders over 50 euros and they are perfect for small projects. The DPs etc are the same as my card and I didn't add too many embellishments to the note pad as I didn't want to swamp it and I wanted it to be fairly hard wearing to withstand a handbag. The sentiment is computer generated and I cut the letters into small tiles so I could add them in a curve.


Finally, my usual close up.


Supplies
Card/Paper: Pink, brown and cream card. Basic Grey - Nook & Pantry
Stamps: Whiff of Joy - Willow with Shopping Bags
Colouring: Copics - E00, E51, R20, E33, E35, E37, E29, R35, E21, BG10, BG15, BG23, E47, E43, C1, C3, RV10, RV21, W1, W3, W7, 0
Embellishments: Ribbon, charm, PM brad, TH ticket, pearls
Tools: Cuttlebug, nesties, d'vine swirl folder, sewing machine, MS doily lace punch

Thanks for looking x

Copic Creations 17 & Stampin' for the Weekend

Hello everyone, today's card is for two challenges; Copic Creations Challenge 17 has a theme of snowmen/people and Stampin' for the Weekend has a colour combo of lilac and silver. I have made an easel card again, I just love this design and you can do so much with it. This card is a commission for a friend, I just hope she likes it!


The image is from Mo's Digital pencil and I have coloured him with copics and added some polar white flower soft for the snow. The papers are from DCWV and I have used my snowflake folder for the embossing. The ribbon and jewels are fom my stash and the snowflakes were done with my MS punch.


For the inside I created a little pocket and added two tags, one has a recipie for Ho-Ho Snowballs and the other is for the greeting.


Here are the tags out of their pocket. The one to write the greeting on has a small image of the snowman in the bottom corner, it is cool how you can do this with digital images. Before I forget, all the papers and the two tags have been distressed with weathered wood and dusty concord distress inks.

Supplies
Card/Paper:White and purple card, DCWV - Rose tinted christmas
Stamps: Mo's Digital Pencil - Snowman
Colouring: Copics, Distress inks - weathered wood and dusty concord for the edges
Embellishments: ribbon, jewels, flower soft
Tools: Cuttlebug, nesties, snowflake folder, MS doily lace punch, MS snowflake punch, TH Ink Applicator

Thanks for looking x