Some Crafty News ~ Lemon Shortbread DT

Eeeeks I am so excited to have been picked to join Vera Ma and her lovely team at Lemon Shortbread. I have admired and loved the images for so long its an abolute dream to be colouring them up

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For my first project this time I have used

Dandelions

Is she not just simply georgous

I absolutly adore her

I coloured her up using Distress Ink refils

I paper pierced her skirt and sleeves to match the DP 

Also making a little matching tag.

I cut out a few paper flowers and gave them a little sparkle with some glitter

A die cut Butterfly and my card was good to go

(ohhh there is also a little Tim Holtz die cut corner that I trimmed right down that holds the tag)

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Creative Fingers ~ Anything Goes
Patties Creations ~ Things that Fly ~ Butterfly
QKR Stampede ~ Anything Goes
A Place To Start ~ Anything Goes
Crafters Castle ~ Anything Goes
Di's Digis ~ Hand Coloured Image
Incy Wincy ~ With Wings
TTCRD ~ Anything Goes

IDT Creative Playground ~ Anything Goes

Fiskars - Pots for Felicity

So my Granddaughter wanted some pots for her little bits ‘n’ pieces . She gave me the brief as only nine year olds do ~ had to be pretty with flowers and I need at least 2 . 

So bargain, she got 3 little wrap around pots . Each one has a beautiful flower made from the heart shaped punch , I used the flower punch for the middles adding a super sparkly gem. A few punched feather leafs and finished them off with some punched Butterflies ~ she loved them
I used my favourite Card ever Roaring Twenties from Crafters Companion

Thank you so much for stopping by today

xx
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Paper Minutes ~ Anything Goes

Ruby Birthday Cake

Happy Saturday

I am here today to share with you another Ruby from the new collection

This time I have used 

Pre - Coloured Ruby Birthday Cake

I love the pre - coloured as I do like to layer up

I have used a stitch circle die

and 

Papers, Sentiment, tag ,butterfly are from

Winnie Spring Sugar Collection

Thank you for looking

xx

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Simply PaperCraft ~ Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge

Happy Friday Everyone!

Here today for 

Polkadoodles Challenge
*Anything Goes*

I do love pretty flowers especially made from vellum
I have used the flowers from Blossom Clear Stamp Set
Heat embossed  and then coloured using water colour paints
I did the Butterflys the same they are from Daisy Friends clear stamp set.

I used black car stock for my base 
and then used pink paper from Butterfly Dreams Paper Pad
Thank you for stopping by today
xx

Polkadoodles ~ Posy Doodles

Happy Saturday to you all

It's freeeeeeeeezing cold here but at least there is no more snow forecast for us this weekend

I am here to share with you a card I made as one of my samples for the Polkadoodles Hochanda Show .

I do love making these type of cards as they lay flat for posting (always a good bonus with todays postage costs!) and once open they spring into life

I cut my card on my portrait

and used 

A4 Design Sheets & Papers ~ Posy Doodles

absolutly adorable I just love those dragonflys

I used the lovely stamp set Best of days, stamping several times and layering up

I used watercolour paints and then finished off using Spectrum Noir clear sparkle pens

Thank you for stopping by today

xx

Time for Bed Helga - Polkadoodles New Release

What an adorable character our lovely Nikky has created

Is she not just the sweetest, 

And for a limited time there is 15% off use the code Helga

The new release design team have had oodles of fun with Helga

You can find the collection in the store Here
This is my last make for the New release party over on Facebook 
So I thought it apt to put Helga to bed 
I cut the bed on my portrait

and made a quilt and pillow  using one of the lovely design papers, edging the pillow with lace.

I used lots of different elements from the collection to decorate

So love that cosy dressing gown

Thank you for looking
xx
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Meeting Helga part 2 - Polkadoodles Crafting

What an adorable character our lovely Nikky has created

Is she not just the sweetest, 

And for a limited time there is 15% off use the code Helga

The new release design team have had oodles of fun with Helga

You can find the collection in the store Here

This time I made a watering can card
I purchased the cut file from the lovely Sandra's store
You can find the file right here. I cut it out using my portrait

Using the lovely papers to decorate

There are so many fun elements on this collection it was great adding them

those tiny flower pots , so sweet

I love the little fences and the cute clouds

I used Dovecraft 3d Pearl Effects for water droplets

A perfect sentiment that I just gave a quick ink round

Thank you so much for stopping by today 

xx

TTCRD - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Crafting With Friends - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Butterflies
Creative Corner - Anything Goes
Patties Creations - Use an Animal

Anything Goes - Polkadoodles Crafting

Happy Friday Everyone!

Here today for 

Polkadoodles Challenge

*Anything Goes*

Or

*Something beginning with F*

hmmmm something beginning F had to be flowers for me. My friend is celebrating her 70th birthday so I wanted to make something a little special. I chose the lovely lantern template from The Lavender Tea collection.
I have made this before and although it looks tricky it really is'nt . It also builds quickly the longest part for me is the decorating although I find that really enjoyable. I use lots of blue-tac until I am completly sure what is going where.

 It looks quite red in the photo's but its a really deep pink in real life. I used a really lovely pearl stock card.  I wanted to match the flowers in so I decorated using
 Lemonade Fizz collection.

 I think they work perfectly together. All that was added to finish were some pearls, a little lace hanging down, a few fern dies and a battery operated candle

Oh and of course a matching card

Thank you for looking

xx

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Die Cutting Divas - Birthday include a die

Digi Choosday - Anything Goes

TTCRD - Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Crafty Boots - Not a card

A Bit More Time To Craft - Anything Goes

Classic Design Team - Anything Goes

Crafts and Me - Anything Goes

Creative Craft Cottage -Things With Wings

World Wide Open Challenge - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Dragonfly Dreams - More than one fold

Creative Moments - Anything Goes
Decorate to Celebrate - Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon - Happy Birthday
The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes with Die cuts
Craft Rocket - Things With Wings
Crafting With an Attitude - Anything Goes
Just keep on Creating - Anything Goes

Anything Goes - Polkadoodles Crafting

Happy Friday Everyone!

Here today for 

Polkadoodles Challenge

*Anything Goes*

or

*Add Texture*

I had lots of fun making these simple trio of cards. I used two of the lovely stamps from the Daisydays collection The Butterfly and the Sentiment. For my texture I used embossing folders

I made some 6 x 6 card blanks

And a matching cardstock to ink for each

With a different embossing folder per card
Using two dies

For the red card I used Memento Love letter Ink - Ost Red Brusho's and Ruby Red Liquid Pearls

For the Orange card I used Memento

Tangelo - Orange Brusho's and chestnut Liquid Pearls

For the Blue card I used Memento

Bahama Blue - Ultra Marine Brusho's and Royal Blue Liquid Pearls

Thank you for looking

xx
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TTCRD - Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps and More - Make Your Mark
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
Fan 'n' Funky - Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes
The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes/Use Diecuts

Thank you

Happy Thursday to you all

Today I am sharing with you a little Thank you card recently made.

I started of making a 6 x 6 card blank in white pearl card 

I then cut a top mat just a little smaller in white cardstock and die cut where the sentiment was going to sit underneath.

I stamped the sentiment and then added the ribbons and using foam tape attached the top to the card base.

Then it was time to add all my die cuts , I just love all the white.

I added a few pearls and a little feather to finish

Thank you for looking

xx

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Addicted to stamps and more - CAS

Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes

Inspiration - Destination - Anything Goes

Embossing and Die Cutting

Ohhh I had great fun yesterday 

Since getting a portrait cutting machine I have become lazy with my dies , so yesterday out came my big shot and with a quick flick over with the duster, found my box of dies and off I set.

I found some stunning dies not even opened but they were must have's at the time I'm sure

I found a lovely rolling rose die from Sizzix, I had to try that one out!

I cut two card bases from 12 x6 from white card stock to make 6x6 cards - (I wish on hindsight I did 7 x 7 there was so much more I wanted to add)

Card 1

I used a lovely peacock embossing folder , it is so very pretty .

I used a circle die on the center

Matted onto blue cardstck

I then die cut some swirls and flourishes, Flowers leafs and butterfly.

The butterfly I cut twice so I could give it a blue center.

I then die cut a smaller circle and stamped on the sentiment.

Card 2

Again using a pretty 6x6 embossing folder - I adore this one it gives you so much room for the center.

I cut the clock out on my portrait 

The swirls and flourishes and leafs were die cut

and there are those beautiful flowers  I mentioned earlier.

I finished of with some baby blue pearls.

After finishing this card I thought it might make a lovely wedding card , changing the time to the time of the wedding , and popping there names into the center

Thank you for looking 

xx

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Card 1

Broken Fairy - Anything Goes with embossing

Crafty Friends - Use your dies

Happy Little Stamper - Anything Goes - Dies

Through The Purple Haze - Peaceful Harmony

Card 2

Digistamps4Joy - Anything Goes dies

Chocolate Coffee & Cards - Use a number

Plain and Simple

Happy Saturday

It's a little cooler today in the South West of England, we have had a scorcher of a week so nice to get a little breeze and some cooler air.

This week I have been very frugal using lots of my scraps of paper/card from my box where I put any waste I have in it there is quite a lot of black , half sheets here and there so I pulled a couple of those out to use,

I started by cutting our 2 white card blanks 12 x 6 inches

Scored down the middle

I cut the black card   and matted up

then cut white card and matted that too

(I added a ribbon to the white card stock on card 1)

Card 1

I used a dandelion stamp (love dandelions) and stamped it twice using Tuxedo Black memento ink - The sentiment was also stamped in this - I then added those cute two little birds using Paris Dusk Memento ink . Added a few tiny pearls and card 1 was made

Card 2

I adore this stamp , simple but contains so much detail , I was going to colour it in but I loved the black and white look, so I stamped a butterfly and coloured that very pale pink with my Graph'It Markers, then added a few pearls here and there and a sentiment to finish off.

The main stamp and sentiment I used Tuxedo Black memento ink and for the butterfly London Fog Memento ink

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Card 1
Thats Crafty - Birds of a Feather
Wordart Wednesdays - Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations - Stamp and Ribbon
The Corrosive Challenge - Nature
Sweet Stampin - Outdoors
Card 2
Cardz 4 Galz - No patterened paper
Simon Says Stamp - Things with Wings
Unicorn Challenge - Make it pearly
Penny Black & More - Must Stamp
Fantasy Stampers - CAS

Grandma and Felicity get crafty

Last week I had my 6 year old Granddaughter Felicity to stay for a few days

We always have so much fun 

We even managed a trip to the beach which she loved

She has always enjoyed crafting and often gets bits to take home with her 

But the older she is getting its so much fun when she gets a chair and sits beside me at my craft desk making her own little projects.

I had a little card I needed to make and as we had ,had such a sunny day, my mind was in yellow mode..... Can you tell?

I cut the card on my portrait and once assembled I decided it needed a flower.

So I cut one out and then used Brusho's on it ( I love using them , but am still learning)

Stuck a pearl in the middle  and voila my flower had bloomed.

All finished and sat there admiring my flower when Felicity pipes up *ohhhhh Grandma thats so beautiful*

Well Thank you Felicity , hmmmm I then notice she did'nt mean my card but the negative scrap of paper from where I had spritzed my flower!!

I agreed this was too pretty to throw away . She had previously mentioned she needed bookmarks - this would be perfect . So I cut out a bookmark shape , mounted it onto matching yellow cardstock and Felicity chose some stamps and away she went, I loved the way she only part stamped the butterflies. After the first one I showed her how not to stamp onto Grandma's desk but have some paper underneath hahaha . Once finished I laminated it, used my crop-o-dile for the hole . Added a tassle - A genius little project for her from a scrap of paper, She was utterly as proud as punch and was carrying it around like it was gold and very breakable .

Thank you for looking

xx

I would like to enter  into

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes

Craft-Dee Bow - Handmade Bow

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge - Summer Fun

Great Impressions - Anything Goes
Pile It On - Favourite Colour
The Corrosive challenge  - Nature