Yuletube Tutorial Number 4

 Good morning!  Here is my last creation from the Magnolia Advent Calendar tutorials I made in December.  As with the previous creations there is just this photo today that was taken for the end of the video.  This cutie is Flower Bike Tilda, painted with Distress Inks as always.  The paper is from Magnolia and the sentiment was in the Advent Calendar too and comes in the Bunch of Lovely Sentiments set.

If you would like to watch the video tutorial then please click here.  Thanks for looking!

♥

Pretty Little Ribbon Shop DT - Pearls and Lace

Woohoo!!  It is time for another challenge at The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop and this month our theme is Pearls and Lace - always a great combination!!  I created a door or wall hanger for my good friend Louise's new baby girl, Ella!  The base is a wooden heart from The Hobby House and I covered it with some Claudine Helmuth Sticky Back Canvas and painted the edges with gesso.

 I have stamped the gorgeous Tilda Blowing Hearts onto the canvas and coloured her with copics.  I love the effect this gives - almost ilke a cross stitch!  I added some stickles to her wings and lace trims and white dots to her cheeks with a gel pen.

 I made a flower from felt using a doohickey peony die and added a button from my stash along with some twine from The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop.  The crochet flowers are from The Hobby House.

 The gorgeous daisy lace around the edge is from The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop as are the pearls.  The butterfly is from the Hobby House, painted with gesso.

 The felt letters and tassle are from my stash.

I hope you like it and I've inspired you to join us this month at The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop Challenge!  Pop over to the blog to see the rest of the team's stunning creations - as always they will blow you away!  Thanks for looking! x

Crafts and Me Challenge DT - Lace

Woohoo! It is time for another digi team challenge at Crafts and Me Challenge and this week we'd like you to use lace on your projects! I have wanted to finish creating my season's set of wall plaques but have been unable to buy the same size canvas so far - typical!! I decided, therefore, to create the paper section to add to the canvas when I eventually get it! I have used the stunning Dusk from Crafts and Me for this spring plaque - with the little rabbits she's just perfect for it!
I wanted a fresh spring feel to this plaque but it still had to tie in with the others I've already created and so I have gone for pastel spring colours. The gorgeous paper is by Girl's Paperie. I have coloured the image with copics and added stickles to her wings. The gorgeous lace is from my stash.The sentiment is from a hAnglar & sTanglar kit and I've covered it in glossy accents.

I added lots of beautiful flowers from my stash - the pink lily is by Magnolia, as is the tulip and the glittery flower is by Prima.

More Magnolia and Prima flowers adorn the top corner.

The butterflies are by Prima too - just love these!

I hope you like it and I've inspired you to join us this week at Crafts and Me! Pop over to the blog to see the rest of the team's gorgeous lacey creations! Thanks for looking! x

Crafts and Me DT and Deep Ocean Challenge DT

Today is my turn to host the Crafts and Me blog and also the Deep Ocean Challenge. I have combined the two on my creation. The Deep Ocean Challenge theme for this fortnight is ribbons. You may remember my summer canvas I created for last week's Crafts and Me Challenge. This is one of it's counterparts - a canvas depicting autumn.

I have used the gorgeous Noon digital image from Crafts and Me and coloured her with copics.

I have added lots of autumn details. The tiny pinecones are recycled from a flower arrangement I had. The gorgeous wooden butterfly is by Kaisercraft.

I used a Hampton Arts alphabet stamp set to create the letter tiles. I have embossed them with copper embossing powder.

As our Deep Ocean Challenge is ribbons I decided to do something a little different to a flat ribbon to really show the gorgeous bronze satin off. I have simply twisted it before attaching at each end of the canvas. The buttons are from my stash. The stamping on the edges of the canvas is a Stempelglede stamp, also embossed with bronze.

I added a gorgeous Prima flower along with various leaves from my stash and some small rosebuds. The bramble was from the same flower arrangement as the pine cones. I was so frustrated when I was making it as I knew I had kept them all for years and sadly could only find one of the little brambles - hopefully I'll find the rest somewhere and be able to add a few more!

Why not pop over to the Deep Ocean Challenge blog to see the rest of the team's stunning ribbon creations. I hope you like it thanks for looking! x

Crafts and Me Challenge DT - Summer

Woohoo!! Well, they do say don't they that as one door closes another door opens and that has certainly been the case for me these past few weeks! I was thrilled to receive an email from Teresa from Crafts and Me asking if I would like to join her challenge blog digi team! Of course, I said yes - the images are so beautiful!!! The first challenge that I am joining in with begins today and we'd like to see your "summer" creations. The prize is the winner's choice of 6 digi images from Crafts and Me!! I am also entering my creation into the Shabby Tea Room challenge as their theme is flowers and the Bearly Mine challenge who's theme is also summer. Now, this challenge certainly got me thinking what kind of card I could do with a summer theme and then I remembered how my Mum had four of the most gorgeous art deco style mirrors on the wall when I was little with Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter on them and that was it - I'll make my own seasons wall plaques! The canvas frame was in my stash just begging to be used and I've stamped around the edges of it with a Stempelglede stamp using frayed burlap distress ink. The gorgeous paper is by Prima and I've distressed the edges with vintage photo distress ink.

Now, the image isn't a traditional summer theme, it is called "Valentine's Night" but when I look at it I think of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and they look as though they are getting ready to go on stage to perform it so that is my link to summer :). I have coloured the image with copics and added stickles to the wings.

"Summer" was die cut with a Tim Holtz die from kraft cardstock and I have added liquid pearl dots to the letters. The gorgeous ruffle trim is also by Tim Holtz.

The flowers are from my stash - the fabric ones are by Prima.

All the flowers here are by Prima except the blue tulip from Magnolia. I can't remember who makes the leaf I'm afraid.

I cut a couple of the gorgeous butterflies from the paper to use as embellishments too and the gorgeous metal corners are by Tim Holtz.

I hope you like it and I've inspired you to join us at Crafts and Me Challenge. Pop over to the blog to see the rest of the team's gorgeous summer creations! Thanks for looking! x

Simon Says Stamps Challenge DT - Paper Piecing or piercing

WOW! Thank you for the fantastic response to our 2nd anniversary challenge and blog hop!

This week we are sponsored, as always by the super generous Heidi with a $50 credit voucher for the Simon Says Stamp store and our challenge is Paper piecing or Paper piercing - you chose which! I have gone for the paper piecing option.

I decided to make a door hanger for the bathroom with this cute "Lather, Rinse, Repeat" image from My Favourite Things. I used Prima Annalee papers and I've paper pieced her shower cap! The plaque was cut from very thick packing card I'd saved (I'm such a hoarder LOL) and I've inked the edges with walnut stain distress ink. I also painted some Picket Fence crackle paint around the edges of the larger plaque.

I coloured the image with copics and I've added glossy accents to the bath so it looks enamelled and stickles to the bubbles.

I added lots of flowers from my stash, the large white daisies are by Prima as is the gorgeous large white blossom and the butterfly. The metal flower is by Tim Holtz.

On the other side I added another Tim Holtz metal flower along with some more Prima e-line flowers (I added my own stamens) and some gorgeous Prima hydrangeas.

As I couldn't fit "bathroom" around the image I decided to make another plaque to hang from the first. The letters were cut with Tim Holtz' vintage market die and I've added gold liquid pearl dots to each one. I attached the two plaques together with some of Tim's amazing ball chain - this stuff is brilliant!! Must get some more!

Hope you like it and I've inspired you to join us this week at Simon Says Stamps challenge! Pop over to the challenge blog to see the rest of the team's amazing paper piecing projects! Thanks for looking! x