The Sweetest Thing

Ok so I pretty much have all my crimbo cards out the way now, and i needed a little break from it all... What better way to do that than to pick a couple of challenges and and get lost in my paper and ink...

I finally caved in and brought a couple of Tilda's i've been hankering after for ages and ages.. Perfect for joining in with the Just Magnolia challenge this week and there fabby sketch.. I also just noticed that this fits in perfect with the Magnolia Down Under challenge too, as there theme is 'Stamp with another use' and seeing as i've used one of the new christmas Tilda's as a valentines/love card i think it qualifies!

The colour combo of Pink, Burgundy and Ivory was courtesy of Colour Create

And i managed to fit in Quixotic Challenge #7: Lace

and C.r.a.f.t challenge #30 - Free for all!

I'm also joining in with the
Creative Card Crew #41 Anything Goes and using this chance to enter there DT call, wish me luck :)

I've used BG papers, old book pages cut using the smallest nestie ovals, and paper roses from stash, I also popped on a couple of pins and used a feather to pretty it up. I threaded a thin red ribbon through the lace so i was able to gather it slighty.

Tilda was coloured with copics and then highlighted with my new and totally awsome coloursoft pencils..

I finally invested in some new paper too.. I've been told the paper makes all the differance but as i'm still learning i'm a tad clueless, I was using just a text and graphic smooth 160gsm, but got myself some cartridge paper.. one smooth 150gsm and one slightly rougher 180gsm, i've used the 180gsm on this piece, and i have to say i am impressed with the results.. the copics are a little harder to work with, just because the paper wants to suck the colour from the pen, so time and a gentle hand are needed, but definatly worth it.

Thanks for stopping by, and a very Happy Christmas to all my Blog Friends and Visitors x

♥ HUGZ ♥

Hurray...A Card!!

I finally got around to joining in with a challenge...Lili of the Valley to be precise!

There was an interesting sketch i just couldn't resist.

And just in time too seeing as there will be a new challenge tomorrow..

So here is my take on the sketch... As you can see I've turned it 90° to the left

This has to be one of the sweetest images ever.. she's just so Serene

I used my new Derwent Graphitint pencils {early crissy pressie from me mum, fank you mummy xxx} to colour her.. i need a bit of practice with these pencils but i think she looks pretty cool.

papers are MME, BG and old book! snowflakes are all MS punches, and the lettering is poundland special dome stickers.

Thanks for stopping by... and if i don't have time for another post

May i wish ya all

A Very Merry Christmas xx

♥ HUGZ ♥

It made itself...

Well not literally....This is one of those cards that kinda made itself with some odds and sods i had lying about the place and it just happens to fit in with the latest challenge over at

Crafty Catz with their theme

Angels & Fairies

I used a scrap of MME paper, The image is by Sugar Nellie which i coloured with copics, and her wings were accented with rock candy stickles. I used a punch for the sentiment and some more scraps for the mini scroll and leaves.. the flowers were from my stash {wild orchid crafts do the best paper flowers in town} And i finished it with a strip of fancy natural lace.

I'm off up to see the folks so i wont be blogging for a week or so.. {ok so thats nothing new, but this time i got a good reason lol}

Have a great rest of week and thanks for stopping by x

♥ HUGZ ♥

The Bloggies... Like the oscars but with no red carpet

I received 2 lovely awards recently..

The first being the 'Kreative Blogger' award from Fleur

Thank you so much hun.. i'm so glad you enjoy visiting my blog,

It's people like you that really makes my crafting and blogging worth while.

And the second was this super cool looking cat which represents

Good Luck & Good Fortune

from my fellow angel Shaz

Thank you babes x

Now most of you should know i'm a naughty girl when it comes to following the rules with these things so i'm just going to pass them on as i please, which in this case is onto several people who may or may not not even know i exsist but who's blogs i follow and love..

So would the following please except both awards

Marlene

Kim

Barbara

Rowena

Jacqui

Tammi

Kathy

Jane

♥ HUGZ ♥

Non Tradish Christmas Sugar!

I finally got around to getting sticky again in

the Sugar Bowl

and this time the fabulous Marlene provided the sketch

with the added prompt to use 'Zig Zags'

Again i've used the ever so lovely sugar nellie 'Peace Angel' by Diane Duda coloured with my lyra crayons and a water brush.

The papers are a mix of BG and CC with an embossed snowflake panel and some corrugated card.. all of which i distressed the edges and inked with aged mahogany DI.

This also fits in with

Papertake Weekly 'Christmas Crackers'

Creative Card Crew 'Favourite Things'

{my sugar nellie stamps}

Allsorts 'Christmas carol or song title'

{Angels from the realms of glory!}

Thanks for looking

♥ HUGZ ♥

Fastest post in the west...

I'm literally talking about the quickness of this post as i have about 5 minutes b4 i have to head out to work.. here is my entry for the Create 4 fun challenge

This is their sketch to follow...

And this is how i worked it...

I used the the fab SN Peace Angel stamp which i coloured for a change with my lyra crayons and a water brush.. been ages since i played with them and had forgot how cool the effect can be, i used BG papers and the sentiment is one i made on the comp and backed onto a nestie bloom diecut, i finished with some fab large paper roses.

{sorry the pics a bit bright & whitish.. had to use flash as indoor lighting really doesn't make for a good pic, not that this is much better lol}

TTFN

♥ HUGZ ♥

Having a spring break!!!

As you may be able to tell from previous posts i'm a little bit of a humbug when it comes to christmas...

So when my brand spanking New Release MABEL'S arrived it really brightened my day... This one in particular is just the cutest ever

It's called 'Nature's Little Helper' and is 1 of 3 new mabels released today @ The Artistic Stamper

I coloured the image by lifting ink straight from my versa colour mini cube pads with a waterbrush.. which worked ok.. gives quite a nice creamy watercolour finish, and it made a nice change from my usual copics.

I made my own background paper by using the AS Dotty background stamp. I also made my own flowers using the flower power plate and the Mini Lattice stamp.

I used my MS doily lace and SU oval and scalloped oval punches. And finished with several gems to add that little bit of sparkle!

The sketch i used is this weeks Mojo Monday challenge.

Creative Inspirations has a 'Sparkle' theme and

Creative Card Crew is 'Strings Attached'
Thanks for stopping by...

♥ HUGZ ♥

Christmas is a coming.... oh nooooooo!

While hopping round blogland i kept being hit with all theses stupid crimbo counter saying i only have 4 weeks to Christmas... Don't you people think i already know this and am panicking like mad as i still have like a squillion cards to get made PMSL!!!

So anyways here is just one of the squillion i managed today..

I was just having a play with some left over scraps and also trying again to bring my TH stamps into my card making more.. i love this street lamp..

And without knowing it i've managed to partake in a couple of challenges too

Secret Crafter ~ Four Seasons {i've obviously picked winter}

Creatalicious Challenge ~ Something for Christmas 'including snowflakes and sparkle'

Colour Create ~ Green, Red & White

And I'm being cheeky and adding Anyone for Anya ~ Getting round to it! {as my card is Anya and it does have a round sentiment so i'm hoping that's ok}

Thanks for visiting... oh and don't miss tomorrow's post... new yummy stamp stash from the Artistic Stamper on the way :)

♥ HUGZ ♥

1st WOJ

I'd been hankering after some the gorgeous whiff of joy stamps for some time and finally saved enough pennies to get a couple.. This also ment i could join in with the WOJ challenge which this week is a colour combo or 'Orange,Brown & Ivory'

I coloured hunky 'Matthew with present' using copics and edged with walnut stain DI

I've used the fab sketch from Stamp Something and

Paperplay's theme is to use '2 patterned paper-1 ribbon-3 buttons' which i managed to do.

I finished off by using some yummy paper flowers and leaves from my stash.

Oh i nearly forgot one.. part of the inspiration for the creation was this inspiration prompt from PlayDateCafe

♥ HUGZ ♥

FEELIN LUCKY!

When i was younger friday 13th always made me weary but as the years pass i have come to believe that we make our own luck and believing in bad things happening will more often than not make it so, where as if you think positive good things will happen..

My mum was born on the 13th and obviously without her i wouldn't be here!

If i wasn't here then how would i be able to make this 13th lucky for someone

by announcing the winner of my mini crimbo candy!!!!
So without further ado

mini drum roll please

The winner is..

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ARTYJEN

Congrats to you..I used to love 'Blue Peter' makes..You can't beat a loo roll pen holder... here's one i made earlier!! {just kiddding}

please e'mail me your snail mail so i can get your bits in the post for ya x

Thank you to everyone for entering, it was fun to visit all your blogs although i didn't have time to leave comments {sorry} there were just so many entries..

♥ HUGZ ♥

CANDY ALERT!

CANDY NOW CLOSED.. WINNER ANNOUNCED TOMORROW

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♥ HUGZ ♥

Sugar & Spice...NOT!

Ok.. so i'm way later than i wanted to be with this post.. the joys of a working life!!!! I finally have a couple of well earned days off.. so can finally share the card i made on Saturday!!

I managed a whopping 6 challenges with this card

Totally Gorjuss 'Bling'

Allsorts 'Bling'

Stamp Scrap & Doodle 'Special Folds'

Create 4 Fun 'The Sketch'

One Stop Craft 'Cards for Kids'

Secret Crafter 'An Easel Card'

The pic doesn't do it justice really.. but it was the best out of i don't know how many i tryed to take and in the end gave up.. maybe i'll try one more time later if the sun decides to come out {highly unlikely}

I used an assortment of papers including BG, DCWV and one i created myself using the houndstooth background stamp from Artistic Stamper... I gave gorjuss some padded wings and used one of my own design skull stamps to embellish along with some yummy paper roses.. oh and of course lots and lots of bling'y gems!

Don't forget today is the last day to enter my candy!

♥ HUGZ ♥

Be Thankful!

I fell in the Sugar Bowl again...but rather then climb out i decided to stay sticky and join in the fun...

This time round the fab sketch is by Judy.. with the added prompt to 'Be Thankful' {seeings as our American chums are celebrating thanksgiving}

This card came out nothing like i planned... It was one of those cards that at the start you cant seem to find the right paper .. you find what you think will work, and it doesn't! .. it nearly goes in the bin your so fed up .. then from nowhere it all seems to come together perfectly.

And seeing as it is a thankful card...

I would just like to take the opportunity to say a massive thank you to each and ever person that takes the time to come visit my blog.. listen to my waffle and view my work {especially the one's who come back again!}, no matter how often.. each and every comment is read and appreciated very much, It really makes this whole blogging lark worth while.. it also helps me to grow and develop my creativity and to strive to make better cards.

♥ BIG SQUIGGY HUGZ ♥

Very first LOTV card!

After recently getting my very first Lili of the Valley stamps i thought I'd join in with the LOTV challenge {you don't need to use their stamps but i wanted too}

This week there is a recipe:

3 Papers, 2 Stamps, 1 Type of Embellishment

I went for the 3 yummy BG papers {a couple of which i machine stitched the edges}, 2 lotv teds which i coloured with copics and 1 old crimbo candle ornament {which i recycled for the flower and holly leaves}

The sentiment is an acrylic tile matted onto a punched out surround with brads.

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A quick close up...

Isn't he just darling.. i used picket fence distress stickles on the hat and rock candy DS on the star.

This also ticks the boxes to join in with this weeks Fun with shapes with their theme 'Recycling'

♥ HUGZ ♥

Double Trouble!

I can't believe its almost friday again... but i'm just in time to enter my card for the Totally Gorjuss challenge which was 'Seeing Double'

The card has a vintage feel as it was for another challenge but do you think i can find which one it was.. oh well, its still ok for Winter Wonderland with a 'Jingle Bells' theme.

The Gorjuss are coloured with copics, I used a bit of rock candy to age the image {this pic sort of shows it!!!} Then rubbed some vintage photo distress ink all over. Its not one of my best efforts but i quite like it.. hope you do too :)

Oh b4 i forget, i just wanted to show what happened to all the little halloween tags i made..

And my OH's parents house looked like this which is where the treats were being handed out :)

Thanks for taking the time to visit me today or any day for that matter x

♥ HUGZ ♥

It's Raining Sweets!

I wanted to have an ickle break from cards so decided to make a little treat bag instead. I had the idea a few weeks ago when one of the challenges was to use acetate, i never quite made that one, but seeing as Stamp Scrap & Doodle has the theme this week 'anything but a card' it was the perfect excuse to finish it off. This also fits in with Papertake Weekly with their theme 'Spots n Stripes'

I created the box without any instructions, just had a little play and this is what i came up with. The lid is held on with the ribbon that you see, It loops on 2 sides and then ties underneath. I used my 'Rainy day' Mabel stamp available @ The Artist Stamper.

I coloured her with copics, the cut and mounted her to the outside of the box which is actually a hanging piece.
The 'friend' you can see in the back is part of another stamp from the mabel range.

I filled with yummy dolly mixtures as a nice little treat for someone!
Now its just a case of deciding who gets that treat!

{and before anyone mentions it.. yeah i've just seen i put the wrong month on my photos lol.. dozey mare i am. but tecnically i did make it in oct {just!!}

♥ HUGZ ♥

Frilly Friendship for Christmas!

I had a lovely crafty session with a friend yesterday evening via webcam... {i don't know what i'd do without it, i only have 1 crafty friend who lives sort of near to me, so this is like a lifeline to my far away mates}... anyways enough of my sad life lol

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She found a super 'sketch' over at Crafty Catz.

I choose to turn it 90° clockwise as i had already coloured an image

which is the Greetings Farm, I coloured with a smudge of distress ink and then copic'ed.

{sorry for the glare in the pic.. had to use the flash as the light is very poor and i've not worked out how to edit in PSP yet!!}

I added a bit of sparkle with my clear sepia pen and some frosted lace stickles.

I framed the 'nestie'd image with gorgeous lace and finished off with some paper roses and a pin i made myself and a punched out circle i stamped the greeting onto.

The papers are DCWV and BG and the sentiment stamp is Magnolia.

This card also fits the Fun with Shapes challenge which is 'Borders and frames' this week and Simon Says Stamp with the theme 'All that Sparkles'.

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Thanks for looking and have a fab weekend... i'm off this morning to a 'Sincerely Yours' craft fair in Taunton, it's only a small one but Oyster stamps are gonna be there and i love that shop he he

♥ HUGZ ♥