Cute Card Thursday - Beat the Blues!

This week over on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog our theme is Beat the Blues! We want to see your cards interpreting this theme....I have chosen to add a little moustache humour to my card using My Minds Eye My Favourite Things papers and Glitz Designs Truly Yours papers layered with black shimmer cardstock by Craftwork Cards. The moustahe and glasses were cut from the same black cardstock using a My Creative Time die and stamp set called What's Growing On? and the Polaroid frame was cut also from white shimmer cardstock from Craftwork Cards using a Lil' Inker Designs die called Instant Camera. I have finished off my adding sentiments from the What's Growing On? set, some Bakers Twine, and a Flair Button.

Be sure to check out our challenge...this week we are sponsored by Whiff of Joy.

Cute Card Thursday - So Charming!

This week over on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog a new challenge is up....we want to see your creations featuring a charm...

I decided to decorate a little book that I got from Paperchase for the princely sum of £1.50. I have added a Polaroid die-cut from using a Lil' Inker Designs die...HERE. I have added the "i {heart} {moustache}" with AC Thickers, a SU heart punch and a moustache die-cut that I bought from Etsy. The "Smile" and "Seriously?" are both from the Pink Paislee Portfolio stamp set, and I have added some Washi tape, a Typo "crap" paperclip and a pair of scissors charm attached with twine.

Be sure to check out our challenge to see what the rest of the DT made...and also join in for a chance to win this weeks prize.

Cute Card Thursday Challenge - Lotsa Ribbon!

This week over on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog we want to see your creations that feature "Lotsa Ribbon!"

For my card I have used a L'il Inker Designs die & stamp set called Coffee Cozy, punched from cream linen cardstock and the cozy was cut from Bazzill Kraft cardstock and the heart coloured with a Copic marker. The papers are all Basic Grey Paper Cottage and I have layered them with some Craftwork Cards cardstock. I added three different colours of SU Seam Binding and a sentiment from the die and stamp set. Behind the coffee cup I have added a small piece of Hambly acetate that I had left over from making a Daybook. I also added a piece to the coffee cup to make it dangle on the card...

Be sure to check out the challenge...you have until 8pm Wednesday to join in...

 

Die-ing for a Challenge - Anything Goes!

This month over on the Dies to Die For Blog our Die-ing for a Challenge theme is Anything Goes. For my card I decided to put the stamps and Copics aside and use my dies...

I have used the Die-namics Fishtail Stax, Nestabilities Ovals and the Scalloped Oval dies, Lil' Inker Designs Cloud Dies and Mini Pinwheel Die. The papers are all My Minds Eye Summer Splash. The stamped sentiment is also by Lil' Inker Designs and is from the Pinwheel Sentiment Stamp Set.

Be sure to check out the challenge and join in for a chance to win a £25 voucher to spend in the Dies to Die For store.  

Crafty Bloggers Network Challenge #1

 

Recently I was asked to join the newly reformed Crafty Bloggers Network and this week is the first of the new challenge, wil the new DT.

 This week our theme is Anything Goes!

 

I decided to play with my new Lil' Inker Designs dies. The bow is available HERE. It is currently showing as sold out...but just email Laura (the Owner) and she will let you know when more are coming in. I used some Craftwork Cards shimmer cardstock for the base, some white linen cardstock for the shirt and the bow was cut from the same shimmer cardstock. I added a There She Goes Clear Stamps sentiment and some clear bling for the buttons to finish off.

Hope you come join us over at the Challenge and also join the facebook group we have dedicated to promoting blogs

Crafty Bloggers Network

 

Lil' Inker Designs Dies...

I was recently searching for a Takeout Coffee Cup Die, and found a lovely card on Etsy....so I dropped the seller a quick message to ask her who made the die...and although she couldn't remember, she did remember that it was a die and stamp set....so off to Google I went. After a few hours searching I found them.....and made my purchase...Lil' Inker Designs Coffee Cozy Die & Stamp Set. I also found the most amazing tutorial on how to use them, I had struggled in the past to line up the stamps and dies....and now I actually know how to use the registration marks on the dies.

Shortly after my first order arrived (actually I think it was the next day) I went and ordered the Small Bow Die, Large Bow Die, Mini Pinwheel Die and Original Pinwheel Die. I have added one of the small bows to this card and the sentiment came from the die and stamp set. The papers are Glitz Designs Beautiful Dreamer layered with Bazzill Kraft cardstock.

Laura at Lil' Inkers is lovely and so helpful...and her shipping was fast. I am already thinking of my next order.....think it will be the Rainbows & Clouds Set.