Card-makin' Mamas - 'Use the colour Pink' challenge sponsered by Ticked Pink stamps.

I'm really excited today as well as a little sad, as I'm working with these fab images by Tickled Pink stamps which I just LOVE! However due to personal circumstances & committments I've taken the difficult decision to stand down from the Cardmakin' Mamas design team, which although I'm really sad about I feel I just can't do the team justice with the limited time I have at the moment. So thankyou to CMM, I've loved every minute & I wih you all the very best for the future!

The CMM team are now having a design team call for a few new members so be sure to visit the blog if you would like to be considered. Theres also more fab inspiration with these great stamps by the rest of the current team there & you can also enter you own pink creations, just click here.

If you haven't seen these Tickled Pink images before you really must check out, they blew me away when I came across them via the sponser for the last 2 CMM challenges & I'm defo gonna be a big fan & regular with them from now on! To check out their blog where you can also enter challenges with them click here. And to check out & purcfhase the images click here.

...The image is 'Lil Little Lolita Lilith' from their own Lil Pinkettes range & I LOVE her!!! The papers are We are Memory Keepers 'Tiffanies' 12x12 collection, teamed with some kraft card-stock, pink Prism cardstock & cream Doodlebug card-stock, thats been embossed with Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder..

COPICS:

Skin: R000, R53

Cheeks: RV10

Eyes: B000

Hair & colour 1 on tights: RV10, W-1

Trim & colour 2 on tights: W-1

Dress & brolli: RV000, R81, RV34

Skulls: R95

Bow & shoes: R95, RV95

...Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, edge punch is Martha Stewart Doily Lace edge punch. Notice the 2 pink ornate pins...

...I've hammered & sprayed the bottle top, then covered the center with card & papers & finished with mini-alphas to spell 'hey' by Cosmo Cricket. Bull dog clip is from We are Memory Keepers metal hardware tin & dotted ribbon is Maya Road weaved through Prima lace.

Wags 'n' Whiskars 'Outdoor Fun'

Todays post for the Wags 'n' Whiskars challenge is 'Outdoor Fun' & you can see more inspiration or enter the challenge with your outdoor creations here.

I choose to work with 'Sammys Round Up' from the newest Princess collection which along with a whole host of other great Wags images you can purchase here.

...I've made a square easel design based on 6x6" and 3x6" pieces made into an easel frame, which is such an easy, straight forwards way to make an easel card that is highly effective...

COPICS

Skin: R000, E00, E11, E53

Cheeks: R20

Hair, shoes & belt: E43, E35, E47, E57

Shirt: W-1, W-5

Wastcoat: G000, G21, YG03

Jeans, neckachief, hat rim: B000, B02, B32

Hat: E43, E47

Star: Y000, Y15

I've made 3 bottle tops by hammering them, then die-cutting a card & paper circle for the centers & finishing with stick on letters. The 2 chipboard stars are painted with white acrylic, then set with Crackle Paint.

The Celebrate sentiment is by HOTP. The Die-cut corners are Marriane design. Notice the stitching detail around the sentiment & image. Metal pieces are from We are Memory Keepers metal hardware tin in pewter.

Karber Digital Images Spotlight - Week 3

Hey there & todays post is my third in the Karber spotlight & lovin these images more & more the more I work with them! Don't forget to check out the Karber Digital Images blog, where theres more spotlights & inspiration from the talented design team & they also run their own challenges. To purchase any of the Karber Images click here.

For this post I choose to work with 'Love Eat Sushi' who's just fab - LOVE her! Doing oriental stlye cards isn't usually my thing, but I really fancied this image & the card just fit together effortlessly & was a pleasure to make! - don't you just love it when that happens?!! Really pleased with the results too...

...Papers from are 8x8 paper pad by Dovecraft. The flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts have been attached 2 as they are & the rest with the bottom layer removed for a more orchid look & oriental feel...

COPICS:

Skin: R000, E53

Eye Shaddow: RV10

Lips: RV34

Hair: E43

Dress: RV000, R81

Collar: RV000, RV34

Waist band & plates: R95

Sushi: R000, W-1

Shaded Outline: W-1

...I hammered the bottle top then die-cut & punched 2 patterned paper circles for the center. I then attached a silver fish charm to a piece of silver chain & hooked onto the lags of the epoxy bard, then attached to the bottle top. The 'Live' sentiment is a cut up Tim Holtz adage ticket. ...

...The metal pieces are form my We are Memory Keepers pewter metal hardware tin & fastened with plum HOTP brads. The gorgeous ribbon is by Maya Road & tucks behind a card-stock strip embossed with Cuttlebug Swiss dots folder with Martha Stewart double loop edge punch detail in kraft underneath...

...The 2 pins are meant to give the impression of chopsticks & I've finished with 2 buttons & tied the top one with twine. The 'Long & Prosper' sentiment is spelled out in Cosmo Cricket mini-alphas. The 3 beautiful glass bulbs I have made by adhereing with spray adhesive to flowers from the patterned papers.

Karber Digital Images Spotlight 2

Hi all & big appologies I haven't been able to post till now - I have once again ended up without my laptop this week & can't load up photos to my photo bucket for editing on my old slow computer. Anyhow here's my second feature for Karber Digital Images blog, where you can also find there challenges. If you would like to purchase Karber Images click here.

For this feautre I choose to work with another Denny character who I've just fallen in love with! She is called 'Cocktail Denny' & I'm sure you'll agree she is totally stunning!

...I used Kaisercraft paper pad which comes in 6.5" size, so I wanted to make the most of the design by using a larger than 6" card blank. As I usually make my own 6x6" square card blanks from 12x12" card-stock, I had to find a way of using 2 pieces of cardstock together measured at 6.5" which I did by connecting them tent fold with these cute little hindges from my We are Memory Keepers metal hardware tin. I love the result & will defo use the technique again. That extra little half inch may not sound like much, but the extra scope & space it gave me really made a difference!...

COPICS:

Skin: R000, E53

Cheeks: RV10

Eye Shaddow: B000

Lips: RV34

Hair: E47

Dress & Gloves: RV000, R81, RV34

Glass: G000

Drink: G000, G21

Shaded Outline: W-1

...Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The pink & white flowers & I have removed the bottom layer from to give them a more orcid/ oriental feel, which I think really suits the design. The bronze white bloom flower centers are actually old vintage buttons ..

...The chandelier oval is a die cut from the paper pad, which I've layered onto a Spellbinders Shapabilities Fancy Tags 3 die, then another Bronze frame from the pad & finished with a Tim Holtz bronze pin & sworofski crystals. The flower soft which I've used on the piece as well as the rest of the card is Sweet Pea & gives a really nice soft, shabby effefct which I just LOVE at the mo - Flower Soft rocks! The swirl is a Magnolia Doo-Hickey die & the border punch is Martha Stewart Doily Lace edge punch.  Notice the adorable little guitar charm hanging from silver chain...

Above is one of the We are Memory Keepers pewter hinges, fasterned with pewter brad. Notice the paper edges which have been distressed with a craft knife & adorned with Sweet Pea Flower Soft.

Card-Makin' Mamas 'Birthday' challenge (sponsered byTickled Pink)

Morning all & my second post for today is for the Card-Makin' Mamas challenge which we're all really excited about as its being sponsered by Tickled Pink' stamps who are having a special Birthday Celebration! (hence the birthday theme!) We all instantly fell in love with these stamps & I can't believe I've never heard of them before. They are extreemly well drawn images & the style of them is simply out of this world. They are right up my street & I'm absolutely blown away by them! - They will defo become a firm favourite of mine me thinks.

If you would like to purchase any of their images or to find out more info click here.

Or to visit the Tickled Pink blog click here.

I choose to work with this fabulous little fairy 'Lil Allsorts Fairy Kira' who I've just fallen in love with - she totally rocks! I really, really enjoyed working with her & I love the end result...

...The scrummy papers are Annalee by Prima, although I seemed to have covered most of the detail with my Sweet Pea Flower Soft! To create the apature I stuck the doily with spray adhesive, then die-cut with a large Spellbinders Nestabilities circle die. Behind the apature I've attached netting then acetate - love this effect, I just discovered it on my last make & think I'll be using it a lot. I've also attached 2 acetate overlays (the glittery swirls in the topleft & bottom right corners) which came with a Fancy Pants collection 'Lilac House'...

COPICS:
Skin: R000, E53

Cheeks: R20

Hair: E08

Eyes (lids): B000, W-1

Eyes (iris): BG10

Flowers in hair: Y11

Dress: RV000, R81, RV34

Leaves (round waist): G000, G21

Wings: BG000, BG10

Boots: RV29

...Flowers from Country Baskets, the blue ones came white & have been sprayed with mica sprays. The ticket is a Tim Holtz adage ticket & has been clipped with bull dog clip from We are Memory Keepers pewter metal hardware set...

...The metal fastners on the image are also from We are Memory Keepers hardware tin, secured with blue brads & wrapped with Red satin ribbon. Bottle top art has punched cirlce & epoxy dovecraft fairy brad on. I've finished the group with flowers, leaves, 2 ornate pins & vintage style button... 

Hope you've enjoyed looking, many, many thanks to Tickled Pink for sponsering - LOVE your stamps!!!!

Wags 'n' Whiskars 'Sparkly' challenge

Hi all, it's Friday & time for another challenge at Wags 'n' Whiskars where the theme for this fortnight is 'Sparkly' So get out you glitter & show us what you can do! To enter your sparkly creations & for more inspiration from the talented design team visit the Wags 'n' Whiskars challenge blog.

For this challenge I've used 'Angel Whispers' from release 1, which along with a whole host of other gorgeous digi images can be purchased here. If you prefer rubber stamps they are also available here.

...The butterfly papers are from a Forever Friends paper pad. I've embossed the bottom rectangle with Cuttle Bug Swiss Dots embossing folder. I then wraped with ribbon & added a ribbon slider from We Are Memory Keepers pewter metal hard-ware set...

COPICS:

Skin: R000, E53

Cheeks: RV10

Hair: E43

Dress: RV000, RV10, R81

Wings & Polka-dots: V000, V01

Butterflys: RV000, RV10, RV34

Dog: BV000

Cat Mussel, Socks & Tail: W-1

...Sentiment is by LOTV & has been layered onto a Stampin' Up scalloped circle punch. The kraft die-cut swirl is a Magnolia Doo Hickey die & the butterfly is Marriane design...

...The dragonfly charm is actually from an old necklase & I just thought it would be the perfect charm for this make, so off it came! The fastner it's attached to is also from the WAMK metal hardware set.

Karber digital images spotlight

Hi all, todays post (which actually should have been Monday, but I scheduled it & once again blogger didn't post it for me, ordinarily I'd check as I have a lot of trouble with this but someone showed me how to do it & I even did a test run that worked, but for some reason it didn't post the real thing.)anyhow as I was saying...

Todays post is for Karber digital images, who I'm very proud to be guest designing for during the month of August. I love finding new products I've never heard of, so when I came across this company I instantly loved there style of images, In particular my fave digis are these trendy 'Deny' characters. The one I've used for this post is called 'Pet Denny' & can be purchased along with a whole host of other cuties here. Also you can hop over to their blog to for inspiration on how to use these great little images here.

...The papers are K&Co. Amy Butler collection & are just perfect for peeling corners back like this to reveal the pattern underneath. I've also distressed the edges a little with a craft knife. The punched detail is a Martha Stewart punch around the page, Double Loops. The ribbon has actually been re-cycled off some box or ohter possibly some bath product! The 'Best Friend sentiment has been spelled out in Cosmo Cricket mini-alphas & I've made a tab style base & attached behind the image. Flowers are green blooms from Wild Orchid Crafts & the cool little centers are HOTP flower brads & ornate flower centers that come in little sets. Notice the cute little dog charm that swings from under the image like its on a lead!...

COPICS:

Skin: R000, E53

Cheecks: R20

Lips: Rv95

Hair: B000, BG10

Top: G000, G21

Jeans: B000, B12, B95

Bag & dog collar: B000, B12

Shoes, strap/lead detail & shades: E47

Dog: BG000, BG10, W-1

Shading & Outline: W-1

I've tucked these stunning Olive coloured pins behind the fold & secured with a bow & finished with a Stampin' Up button tied with twine.