CELEBRATE

Hi Everyone

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I wish you all the very best for 2014!

Before I forget - the winner of some secret candy from my last post is Helena (Gvendalen) - Helena can you please e-mail me your address so I can get your prize off in the post please.

It's the first of the month which means it's challenge time over at A Little Bit Crafty and what better theme to have then "CELEBRATE" - so we want to see all your creations along this theme.

We have three wonderful sponsors for this challenge so you have three chances to win and our sponsors are:

 

Prize to be Confirmed

£15 Voucher to Spend at Scribble and Scrap

 

Petal Lu - £10 selection of blossoms

A good friend of mine has started to make CAS (Clean and Simple) cards and she has really inspired me to try it as I adore what she has made so far so I thought I would give it a go for this challenge using some of the beautiful flowers from Petal Lu:

Now I've used a lot of flowers in my time but I've got to tell ya, these flowers from Petal Lu are just exquisite!  They are just so delicate but so, so beautiful, I WILL DEFINITELY NEED MORE!

The recipe for the card is as follows:

Flowers:  Petal Lu

Border Die:  Cheery Lynn - Mesh Hearts (Vertical) Border

Stamp:  Papertrey Ink - Mega Mixed Messages

Self-Adhesive Rhinestones:  The Hobby House

And that's it as they say - a CAS card for me.

Thank you for stopping by.

Toodles

TOTALLY GORJUSS - NOT SQUARE

Hi Everyone

Firstly I need to apologise for my lack of commenting; I have been having horrible problems with blogger and the 'comments' section over the last couple of weeks, (even though everything else on there seemed to be working fine), so much so I had to get one of our IT bods at work to finally sort it out for me which he did today - thank you Rich - you are a lifesaver and I hope you enjoy your bottle of wine!

So I will be getting round to see you all over the next few days - I have been looking I just haven't been able to comment - weird :os - but thank you all for your comments - you really are the best.

I would like to say a big "HELLO" to my new follower - thank you - I'm very flattered that you have chosen to follow my work :o)

It's Saturday again (where did the week go too?) and that means it's challenge time over at Totally Gorjuss and this week the theme is "Not Square" and our super generous sponsor is The Hobby House.

Now I have to admit, I really struggled with this challenge as everything I seem to make is square so I decided to make the square a little bit bigger at the sides and made a rectangle - ha ha ha ;o)

Here is the full card:

I've had this fab stamp from Sugar Nellie for quite some time but just never got around to inking her - a bit like all the other rubber stamps sat in my cupboard un-inked - bad Hazel!  I keep telling myself that I will rectify this and I will use the stamps I have bought before buying any others, but as always, I end up seeing some stamps that 'I just have to have' and the cycle continues!

The recipe for the card is as follows:

Stamp:  Sugar Nellie - Fifi Goes Shopping

Papers:  Carta Bella - Winter Fun

Big Snowflake Die:  Cheery Lynn - Snowflowers Set 2

Small Snowflake Die:  Cheery Lynn - Snowflakes

Corner Die:  Whimsy - Corner Die Set

Banner Die:  Die-Namics - Fishtail Flags Stax

Border Die:  Doohickey - Mini Zig Zag & Scalloped Lace

Sentiment Stamp:  Papertrey Ink - Signature Christmas

The image has been coloured with Copics:

Skin:  E21 E00 E000 / R20 R30 (cheeks)

Hair:  E27 E25 E35 E34

Jacket, Hat and Doggie Jumper:  BG78 BG75 BG18 BG72 / N0 (shading)

Boots:  BG78 BG75 BG18 BG72 / N7 N5 N3

Presents and Bags:  BG78 BG75 BG18 BG72 / N7 N6 N5 N4 N3 / B01 BG000 BG0000 /

E43 E42 E41 E40 / N1 (shading)

Dog:  E35 E34 E31 E30

I have outlined the image with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink

The papers have been edged with Walnut Stain Distress Ink

I have used absolutely oodles of Glamour Dust on her hat, jacket, boots and doggie jumper and all over the snowflakes but as usual you can't really see it on the picture due to my rubbish photography skills!

If you like the scalloped die there is a whopping 40% discount off it - and it comes with another border die too - click HERE to go and have a look - what a bargain!

One final picture where you can see I have copied the layout through to the inside of the card:

And that's it.

Thanks for stopping by and thank you for all your lovely comments.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Take care

Toodle Pip

Totally Gorjuss - Challenge 152 - Anything Goes

Happy Saturday to You All!

I hope Mr Blogger is behaving himself as this is a scheduled post as I will be at the GNPE Show in Harrogate treating myself to lots and lots of new stash!

Saturday can only mean one thing - yup - its challenge time over at Totally Gorjuss and this week's theme is "Anything Goes" - easy peasy lemon squeezey!

Our kind and generous sponsor this week is the one and only Joanna Sheen so if you want to win a voucher to spend in her store (remember P&P is FREE), then get yourself over to the Totally Gorjuss site and get your entry in.  Whilst you are there have a look at the awesome creations the lovely DT ladies have made for you.

Here is my card:

I was asked to make an anniversary card for some 'older' but trendy parents and I thought this image from Mo Manning was just perfect.

The recipe for the card is as follows:

Digi Stamp:  Mo Manning - Date

Papers:  My Minds Eye - Six by Six - A Beautiful Life from Dies to Die For

Corner Die:  Die-Namics - Photo Corners from Dies to Die For

Foliage Die:  Magnolia Doo Hickey - Heart Swirl from Dies to Die For

Flower Punches:  Nellie Snellen Rose Flower (I am SOOOOO loving these babies - awesome!)

Sentiment:  Papertrey Ink - Fillable Frames

Pearls:  The Hobby House

The image has been coloured with Copics:

Skin:  E21 E00 E000 / R20 R30 (Cheeks)

Ladies Hair:  E34 E33 E51 E50

Gents Hair:  W5 W3 W1

Ladies Dress:  R59 R39 R56

Ladies Cardigan:  YG97 YG95 YG93

Ladies Shoes, Bag and Belt:  E17 E15 E13

Gents Jumper:  E17 E15 E13

Gents Trousers:  B95 B93 B91

The image has been outlined with Antique Linen Distress Ink

All the card and paper have been edged with Walnut Stain Distress Ink

And there you have it.

I hope you all have a great weekend and thank you for your lovely comments.

Ta-ra for now

Totally Gorjuss - Challenge 143 - Sketch

Hey Everyone

I hope you are all keeping well and are enjoying the Olympics.

I'm so sorry I am late with my Totally Gorjuss post this week; I came back from holiday on Thursday and brought back a nasty viral infection with me which completely knocked me for six.

As you know I was due to attend a Copic Certification class on Saturday, which I had been looking forward too for months, but was too ill to attend that too - so I'm feeling a little sorry for myself at the moment :o(

But on the positive side, I'm now six pounds lighter, (not a great way to lose weight though I have to say), and I have spent lots of time watching the Olympics.  I got to say it brings a tear to my eye when you see the athletes receiving their medals and they play their national anthem as they have worked so hard for it.

Right enough with my waffle.

It's the beginning of the month - wow August already - and that can only mean one thing over at Totally Gorjuss which is a sketch and here it is:

Our generous sponsor for the challenge is the wonderful Joanna Sheen and don't forget you can play around a little with the sketch by flipping it, mirror it etc.  As always the Gorjusettes have made some awesome creations so don't forget to go and have a look over at the Totally Gorjuss site.

Here is the card I have made:

The recipe for the card is:

Digi Stamp:  Saturated Canary Love Letters by Krista Smith

Papers:  My Minds Eye Love Me
Scallop Border Die:  Die-Namics Jumbo Scallop Die from Dies to Die For
Sentiment:  Papertrey Ink Fillable Frames
Heart Pearls:  The Hobby House

The image has been colours with Copics:

Skin:  E21 E00 E000 / R20 R30
Hair:  E29 E27 E25 E23
Top:  R39 R29 R27 R24
Trousers:  N4 N3 N2 N1
Eyes:  B23 B21

I have outlined the image with Weathered Wood Distress Ink
All the papers have been edged with Walnut Stain Distress Ink

A final picture of the inside of the card:

And there you have it.

Thank you all for your lovely comments - enjoy the rest of the weekend and have a great week.

Toodle pip.

Totally Gorjuss - Challenge 142 - Pearls

Hello Everyone

I hope you are all keeping well and have had a good week.

This week's challenge over at Totally Gorjuss is 'Pearls' - easy peasey huh - and our fantastic sponsor this week is Dilly Beans who have such a great range of digi stamps - make sure you check them out.

Here is the card I have made:

I love this image - it's so different.

The recipe for the card is:

Digi Stamp:  Dilly Beans Amalia's Daisy Crown

Papers:  My Minds Eye - Lime Twist - Life of the Party

Sentiment:  Papertrey Ink Fillable Frames Sentiment Stamps

Flowers:  Nellie Snellen "Flower" Punches

Pearls:  The Hobby House

The image has been coloured with Copics:

Skin:  E21 E00 E000 / R20 R30

Clothes:  R39 R29 R27 R24 / E37 E34 / R22 R20

Flowers:  R39 R29 R27 R24 / R22 R21 R00 / BG13 BG11 BG10 / YG25 YG23 YG13

Yup, once again the masking technique is out and I have used Shabby Shutters Distress Ink to go around the image

I have outlined all the paper and card with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink

One final picture of the inside:

And there you have it.

Don't forget to check out what the Gorjuss Girls over at Totally Gorjuss have made for your inspiration.

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Toodle pip

Totally Gorjuss - Challenge 140 - Christmas in July

Howdy Everyone

I hope you are all keeping well.

I'm sending a big "HELLO" to my new followers - thank you I am so very flattered.

This week's challenge over at Totally Gorjuss this week is 'Christmas in July' and our lovely sponsor is Crafter's Companion.  So as usual, to be in with a chance to win a voucher to spend at the Crafter's Companion store, we want to see all your lovely Christmas creations - easy huh!

Don't forget to pop on over and see what the lovely DT ladies have created to whet you appetite over at Totally Gorjuss.

So without further ado, here is the card I have made:

This is the first Christmas Card I have made this year - I so need to crack on and get some more made, I always leave it to the last minute and my close friends and family are so not impressed if I send then a shop bought card - ;o)

The recipe for the card is:

Digi Stamp:  Saturated Canary "Noel" by Krista Smith

Papers:  My Minds Eye - Lost & Found - Merry & Bright from Dies to Die For

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Corner Die:  Cheery Lynn Lace Corner Deco A from Dies to Die For

Holly Punch / Pearls:  The Hobby House

Sentiment Stamp:  Papertrey Ink

Ribbon:  From My Stash

The image has been coloured with Copics:

Skin:  E21 E00 E000 R20 R30

Hair:  E27 E25 E23 E21

Jacket / Skirt / Scarf:  R89 R39 R37 R35 / E31 E30 E50

Leg Warmers / Hat / Gloves:  N7 N 6 N5 N4 N3 / R89 R39 R37 R35

Spats:  C0 C00

Songbook:  E41 E41 E40

The image has been outlined with Antique Linen Distress Ink using my favourite masking technique (is it getting boring for you yet ;o) )

The papers have been outline with Walnut Stain Distress Ink

I have used 'Diamond' Stickles on the flowers

One final picture of the inside as always:

And there you have it.

Thank you for all your lovely comments - they are always treasured and very much appreciated.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Toodle pip