CARD KIT CANDY

Well Hello Everyone

How are you all?  I'm sorry I haven't posted for a while - I have a problem with my right hand at the moment which is preventing me from crafting :o( but I'm hopeful to be back soon :o)

The lovely Jill from The Hobby House has kindly given me one of their new card making kits to give away  which was featured on Create and Craft - thank you Jill for your generosity.

Gorgeous isn't it!

So, if you want to be in with a chance to get your hands on this beautiful kit there are just a couple of rules to observe which are:

You need to be, or become a follower - but please only follow me if you like my work and not just for the candy.

Please put a picture of this candy in your side-bar with a link back to my blog.

The candy is NOT open to candy only blogs - I will remove them.

The candy is open to people worldwide, although I am not liable to pay for any import / custom duties.

And it's as simple as that.

The candy will close at midnight on Saturday, 25 May 2013.

Good luck everyone - and don't forget to leave me a comment.

CELEBRATION CANDY WINNER

Hello Everyone

Oh my goodness - I forgot to post the winner of the Celebration Candy!  So without further ado the lucky winner is .....

That's you - Sue Bearhouse - CONGRATULATIONS!  Can you please e-mail me with your address so I can get ya pressies in the post.

Thank you to everyone who entered.

Have a great week.

Toodle Pip

CELEBRATION CANDY

Hi Everyone

This is a sticky post - please scroll down for other posts.

Did any of you see The Hobby House on Create & Craft on Friday, 5 April 2013, where they showcased some of their absolutely gorgeous products including a Wee Toppers Card Making Kit that I had the privilege of making the cards for?

The card making kit sold out within 40 minutes!  Although I'm not surprised as you get lots of goodies in the kit and as always the quality of the products is just excellent.  You can find details of the kit HERE and the other items that were featured on the show HERE.

Would you like to get your hands on one of these kits plus some extra goodies?

If so I have some wonderful candy to give away to you which is:

The contents on the candy is:

Hobby House Wee Stamps Card Making Kit
Crafts Too Ivy Leaf Die
Cheery Lynn Kiwi Doily Die
Whimsy Banner Pennants Die
Promakers Spring 2012 Collection
Promarkers Summer 2012 Colleciton

The Rules of Entry

You need to be or become a follower - but please only follow my if you like my work and no just for the candy.

Please put a picture of this candy in your side-bar with a link back to my blog.

The candy is NOT open to candy only blogs - I will remove them.

The candy is open worldwide although I am not liable to pay for any import / custom duties.

And that's it.

The candy will close at midnight on Tuesday, 30 April 2013.

Good luck to you all and thank you for your continued support - oh and don't forget to leave me a comment - ta!

WEE STAMPS TOPPERS - CANDY WINNER

Hi Everyone

The winner of the three digital stamps from Wee Stamps is:

Marion who said:

This is so sweet, love the papers and the image is so cute, have a lovely Sunday, hugs, Marion

Congratulations Marion, can you please e-mail me with the three digital images of your choice from the Wee Stamps Store.

Thank you for all your wonderful comments.

Enjoy the rest of your week.

Toodles

WEE STAMPS TOPPERS - FLUFFY - AND A BIT OF CANDY

Well Hello Everyone

How are you all?  I hope you are all well.

This is my last post for the Wee Toppers :o(  I've had a fabulous time and really enjoyed myself and as a thank you Sylvia is going to give away three images of your choice from her Wee Stamps Store to one lucky person who will be picked randomly from the comments left on this post - thank you Sylvia.

So today I would like to share with you a card I have made using another of the fabulous pre-coloured toppers from The Hobby House and this little beauty is Fluffy and he is from the Bluebell Wood Collection.

I know, I know, I know I keep saying it, but you have just got to try these pre-coloured toppers.  The quality of the colour is amazing and as I have said before only £1.75 for six - what a bargain.

Here is the full card:

The recipe for the card is:

Pre-Coloured Topper:  Fluff from the Bluebell Collection - The Hobby House

Papers:  Basic Grey - Wisteria

Sentiment Stamp:  Whimsy Birthday Fanciful Notables 1 - The Hobby House

Pearls:  The Hobby House

I have used Weathered Wood Distress Ink to edge all the papers and image

And there you have it.

Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend.

Take care.

Toodles

GIVING AWAY .....

Hello Everybody

I hope you are all well.

Hello to my new followers - thank you ever so much for choosing to follow me, I really do appreciate it.

Today I would like to share with you a Christmas Card I have made using a beautiful Nellie Snellen stamp called Giving Away.  I love these images they are just gorgeous.

Here is the full card:

"YAY" another Christmas card complete - only another sixty or so to go :oO

The recipe for the card is as follows:

Stamp:  Nellie Snellen - Dawn Stamps - Giving Away

Papers:  Carta Bella - Winter Fun

Christmas Tree Die:  Dee's Distinctively - Snow Covered Stacker Tree - Small

Sentiment Stamp:  Whimsy - Holiday Circle Pennants

Sentiment Die:  Whimsy - Circle Pennants

Button Die:  Cheery Lynn - Ultimate Dimensional Dies - Buttons #2

The image has been coloured with Copics:

Skin:  E11 E00 E000 / R20 R30 (cheeks)

Hair:  E27 E25 E23 E21

Jacket:  R39 R29 R27 R24 R22

Hat:  R39 R29 R27 R24 R22 / BG02 B01 B00 B000

Rabbit:  E55 E53 E51 / R20 R30 (cheeks)

Presents:  E44 E43 E42 E41

Shading:  W5 W3 W1 W0

The image has been outlined using Weathered Wood and Tumbled Glass Distress Ink

The papers have been edged with Walnut Stain Distress Ink

The tree and images have been given a good dose of Glamour Dust

And that's it.

Thanks for stopping by.

Toodles

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY - WEATHER WITH YOU

Hello Everyone

And a great big "HIYA!" to my new followers - thank you for choosing to follow my work, I am so flattered.

It's Tuesday and it's time for this week's challenge at Papertake Weekly and our challenge this week is "Weather With You".  So we want to see all your lovely creations that has anything to do with the weather, sun, rain a nice day - you get the gist?

Our generous sponsor for this challenge is J & C Creations, so if you want to be in with a chance to win a voucher to spend in their on-line store that get your entries in over at Papertake Weekly and as always do check out what the wonderful ladies have made to whet your appetite.

Here is my card for the challenge:

Now I'm a great believer in publishing all my work good or bad, and for some reason I just feel that this is not one of my best :o(   I think it's because I really really struggled to find a nice green but I just adore this Mo image.

Anyways, enough of my ramble.  The recipe for the card is:

Digi Stamp:  Mo Manning - Baby Shower

Papers:  Simple Stories - Baby Steps (I got this from The Hobby House but it's not on their website yet, so if you want it, give them a call)

Charm:  Teddies - The Hobby House

Seam Binding:  Moss Green - The Ribbon Girl

The image has been coloured with Copics and Promarkers with a bit of 70% Cool Grey Prismacolour Pencil for some shading:

Skin:  E11 E00 E000 / R20 R30 (cheeks)

Hair:  E37 E35 E34 E31

Umbrella:  Apple (Promarker) Meadow (Promarker) YG11

Nappy:  C1 C0

Dummy:  Boo B0000 / E31

Shading:  W5 W3 W1 W0

I have outlined the image using Tumbled Glass Distress Ink

The papers and card have been edged with Walnut Stain Distress Ink

And there you have it.

Thank you so much for stopping by, I do hope you will come and join in the fun with us over at Papertake Weekly.

Have a fabulous week.

Toodle Pip