In love with Hilda!

I found that Motivet have a wide selection of their rubber designs in digi format, and I just had to have Hilda the Ballerina!

This is a birthday card for a friend, and hopefully she will open it tomorrow and not know I've posted it on my blog.

close up of this cutie

Paper - no idea - if anyone does, I'd love to know cos I want more!!!

Coloured with copics and a little Glamour dust added for some sparkle. 

MS Punch - Heart border, Raffia lace, Peach Nectar ribbon from Ribbon Oasis (thanks Donna), Flowers from WOC, butterfly from The Papermill Shop, and charms from stash.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

I Did It Creations: Lace and Ribbons

Stamp Something - Anything goes

Craft Us Crazy - Favourite Embellishment -and/or- something new

(digital image is a new find/buy, and my favourite embellishments are flowers and charms!)

Creative Card Crew -May Flowers
Delightful Challenges - Flowers

Thanks for stopping by, with Blogger playing up late last week, I tried to get round you and for some of you I did, but hopefully now Blogger is behaving I will be able to leave a comment and know it will stay put!

Catch you all soon xx

Cute hAnglar Baby + 3 Challenges

Good Evening

This card has had my head round bends and inside out this week. I wanted a non too fussy card, plain and simple, yet I could not for the life of me achieve it. So this will have to do...

Plain white card stock which is hammered or linen

Image is a hAnglar & stAnglar from the baby collection (too cute!)

Coloured with Copics and added some laced ribbon and plain white ribbon underneath. 

Flowers are from Wild Orchid Craft, the flower with the hint of Pink is from Ladybug and Friends

I've spritzed the card completely with Pearl Glamour mist for a shiny effect.

The Butterflies are from using MS Butterfly and the MS Butterfly Border punches.

I am entering this card into a few challenges

Creative Card Crew: Blooming Marvellous (I've added a BIG bunch of flowers for those pretty butterflies to live on ha ha!)

Colour Create Challenge: All White (optional extra of Embossing) Well the cards White all right - no colour bar the wee bit of pink on the flower and the image :o) I have embossed, but only around the die cuts.

All-sorts Challenge: Plain and Simple - Well I think I've achieved this and can tick the box - Its not a fussy card really!

I'll wish you all now a very happy weekend 

Hope you get lots of family time with a sprinkling of crafting time too!

Thank you for stopping by, please leave a comment so I can come and visit you!

Gorjuss Summer

Good Afternoon 

I bought a magazine yesterday as the lovely Jo (aka Boots the Monkey) was featured in it (pg 64/65) with some gorgeous cards. The Magazine is Cardmanking and Papercraft, which came with a free pad of papers by My Minds Eye part of the Quite Contrary set. Very summery. So I thought I'd use them today for this card.

I'm entering this card into two challenge:

The Sugar Bowl - A sketch by Judy

and

Creative Card Crew - To Die For 

(I hope that using the circle and scalloped circles is enough)

I've added a gem corner, coloured pearl head pins and silver butterfly from stash. The gorgeous flowers I received in a birthday package from Donna last month, thanks again hun J.

Close up of my favourite Gorjuss Girl in the three sets that were released

I used Copics to colour this sweetie in and they are:

Skin: E00, E50, E51, R11, R20

Hair: E31, Y00, YR20, YR31

Clothes: YG06, YG11, R85

W1, 3, and 7 for the floor shadowing, C1 for the shadow around the image

Please don't forget that I have a candy going at the moment. Its not a big one, just this little cutie below from Lili of the Valley to celebrate the start of my new job next week in one of the local Prisons. Its going to be a challenge, but I'm so looking forward to it. The only problem I'm going to have is not being able to see my lovely boyfriend or my precious daughter when I want to. 

You can find my candy here.

Thanks for popping by

Last Magnolia Down Under Guest Design Card & some challenges!

Oooo eck - I am so sorry I was watching the Eurovision Song Contest and I forgot to schedule a post. Nevermind... I'm here now, and big Congrats to Germany. I had my bet on them with the other half, he thought it was going to be Denmark and it was close there for a while...

Well its my last week guest designing for Magnolia Down Under Challenges and this week the theme is FLOWERS!

I've not gone MAD with flowers, just added some larger ones than I normally would and I have to say a big thanks to Donna for them, and the lace. She kindly sent me some at Easter and I've only just got round to using them - Thanks hun!

I've used Papermania's Rose Garden papers, and Core'dinations card stock for layering.

I coloured Tilda with Distress Inks and layered her dress. Not sure if the photos show you that.

I added some Glossy accent to her head band on the flowers to give them a little shimmer. I also glamour dusted her petticoat and the trim around her neck and sleeves.

Thanks so much for supporting my guest design time with Magnolia Down Under.. A HUGE thank you to Kellie for inviting me, and another thank you to the MDU Girls - You are an inspiration to us all who love our Maggies! Make sure you pop over to see what the team have created this week!

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Stamp with Fun: Sketch

Creative Card Crew: Pink and Green

Stampin' for the Weekend: Post Pals - Amelia Grace C
I would have been playing along with this challenge anyway, but having stepped down as owner and given the blog to Sandie and Jan who are doing a marvellous job I thought I'd better show my support. You have until this coming Friday to create a card for a child on the Post Pals site - a card or letter from yourselves would mean a lot to them. 
Send a card to a child - Make them smile!

Secret Crafter: Buttons and Blooms

Creative Card Crew and some Good News!!

Hello !!

Well I have some good news for a change! Yesterday I went for a Colonoscopy to see if my bowel was ok - this was a check up following my surgery and chemotherapy to make sure everything was fine and dandy and guess what - IT IS!! My bowel is looking very healthy be it that there is only half of it left haha... Now I just have to wait for my CT scan to make sure there are no further changes to my Liver!

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Any hooooo - I made a card today and I am entering it into the Creative Card Crew Challenge which is Ribbons and Gems :D

I've used one Ribbon, and I've put some lovely green gems in the corners!

I've used Vivi from The Greetings Farm and I have fallen in love with this little chap.

He is so cute!

I have used My Minds Eye papers and coloured Vivi in with Copics. The little chocolate bar inspired the colouring of him, these little candy bars are Yummy - They have that Popping Candy in them and they are just a handy size to stick on a card haha!!

Thanks for popping by today!

Y

La-La Lands Weekly Wednesday Challenge 3 and some Blog Candy News!

WOW - Week Three already! How time flies when having fun!

I'm sorry I was unable to get round to visiting your blogs last week. Its been a busy time for me and now that the festivities of Poppy's Birthday and Naming Ceremony are over I can start to relax. I will be able to play more with my crafting and using my many stamps which have yet to be inked.. One of which was Lala whom I have used today!!

Yes - its week three at La-la Lands Weekly Wednesday Challenge and this weeks theme has been set by the lovely Kim which is

'Bling Bling'...

I'm not usually one for adding Bling to my cards, so I've kept it minimal. I've used three little crystal gems :D Hope Kim likes it!

I have used Window Lala and I think she is adorable! Such a cutie! Don't you think?

I have coloured her with Copics, I usually highlight with a white pen, but didn't think she needed it today!

I've glimmer misted over the whole image to give a little sparkle. I am loving this Glimmer Mist I think it is fabulous!

The papers used are from Bearly Mine Designs - Designer Extreme Vol II. I think this disc is fabulous, however, Donna has out done herself again and she has just released a new Disc which is Vol III - Check out the blog for some peeks at what the discs hold!

Here is another view of the card. I have added a large button and a sentiment from Whiff of Joy.

To enter - all you have to do is create a new card or project and upload it to Mr Linky on the Lala Land Craft Blog. Leave a comment on the blog. If you link your card at Split Coast Stampers - remember to use the CODE --- LLWWC3 so we can find you easily (If you are using a La-La Land Stamp too, also add the code LLLC)

Again Irina is offering the lucky winner a huge 25% off in store, the team will be picking a winner to be announced Next Tuesday - so stay tuned!

I am entering this card for two challenges -

Mojo Monday - A Sketch - which I have flipped and used a button for one of the 'elements' (hope that was OK to do )

Creative Card Crew~ Pink, Black and White - Great colour combo and such fun to do!

Before you dash and go visit the the rest of the Design Teams cards - please read on ...

If you have not already entered the Blog Candy - Irina is kindly giving away, you'd best get your skates on and go have a peek. Below are three sneak peeks from the up coming Hallowe'en collection over at La-la Land Crafts and I have to say they are all as cute as the first collection! Keep an eye out at La-La Land Crafts Store where you will soon find these beauties...

Irina is offering one lucky blogger who enters the Candy the chance to win ONE of the NEW Hallowe'en Stamps! How cool is that!

- All you have to do is ~

Mention the Candy on your blog

Leave a comment on the post on the Lala Land Craft Blog

If you don't have a blog - leave a comment stating how you will spread the word :D

Irina is going to be drawing a random name tomorrow (Thursday 2nd) at 10pm PST

Remember - You gotta be in it - to win it!!

Good Luck and I can not wait to see what gorgeous creations you come up with this week!!

xx

Creative Card Crew #15 - Black and One other colour!

Over at Creative Card Crew, the challenge this week is to create a card with the colour Black and only ONE other colour (with the exception of skin tones!)

Sooooooo.. What a challenge. It really made me sit and think for a while as I didnt know how I was going to create it, but here it is!

Using one of the Gorjuss Girls that I've not used in a couple of weeks, I decided to colour her in with my Copics and using only two colours and using them to shade - Aqua and Black (with the Blender Pen which doesnt really count if you know what I mean hehe).

I coloured the little fox in with black and then blended him out with the blender pen as I did for the hair - What an effort it was for the hair - It worked out well tho :)

Backing paper from Donna at Bearly Mine Designs - Designer Extreme Vol II CD - Packed full of colours for every crafting need! And I mean Every need!

Here is an up close pic of her, I think she looks stunning in these colours. I could have had an Aqua Fox, he nearly ended up White, but as white wasnt allowed, I had to go for the black look!

Here is an up close of the other Gorjuss Girl I used for the inside of the card. I coloured her the same way! Highlighting with the Inkssential pen!

Here is the Insert - Brilliant inserts easily printed off from the CD created by Donna over at Bearly Mine Designs - it is named Designer Inserts Extreme and I just love using them! So much to choose from!

The flowers are from my punch and the little gems are from my stash.

I kept the card simple, but I think it looks elegant, even if I do say so myself!

Thank you for looking and taking time to leave a comment if you so wish!

Y

Creative Card Crew - Monochrome Madness - Challenge 6

I found a new Challenge Blog today :o) 'Creative Card Crew' and I couldnt stop by and not enter thier current challenge! Not only do they have a Stamp on offer for the winner, but also a 6 MONTH SPOT to be on thier DESIGN TEAM - how cool is that.. Even getting second prize would be great which is a 2 WEEK SPOT on thier Design team! Amazing or what?? Having already played around with a black and white card today, and having enjoyed it, I though why not give this one ago too! So let the madness, or should that me Monochrome Madness begin....

Ok - Rules - Black, White, Grey/Silver - Easy peasy... NOT!! I struggled with the other card, but not as much as this one as I had to use a different stamp, papers, etc...But I think I succeeded!

Using Gorjuss Girl 'Foxy', I have coloured her in with Copic Ciao Pens.

I have used Papers from DCWV Black and White stack

Black and White card from Stash

Flowers I believe are Papermania silk set, which I have coloured with Copic pens as I didnt have any Grey or Black flowers. The brad is from Papermania too.

Soooo - Two, sorry three cards today .. I think I need a lie down.. My my my ... look at the time. Its gone 1am. I better get my head down, I have an early riser who like to be up, fed and watered by 9am...

Y Thanks for popping by Y