Totally Gorjuss - Challenge 128 - Boys Toys

Well Hello to Y'All

First of all a great big "HELLO" (me waving!) to all my new followers - and so many too - I just don't know what to say I'm totally speechless (for a change!).  Thank you for all your lovely comments, like I said I just don't know what to say (me blushing).

This week's challenge over at Totally Gorjuss is "Boys Toys" so we want to see your creations centred around this theme.

Our generous sponsor this week is Heather's Hobby Haven where there is a voucher on offer to spend in their lovely store.  As always, check out what the lovely DT ladies over at Totally Gorjuss have created for you - they are so talented!

Here is the card I made:

Now isn't he just a cheeky chappie!

The recipe for my card is as follows:

Digi Stamp:  Kenny K "Scooter"

Digi Papers:  Basic Grey "Skate Shoppe"

Sentiment Stamp & Die:  Whimsy Celebration Circle Pennants from Quixotic Paperie

Buttons:  Cheery Lynn Buttons #3 from Dies to Die For

The image has been coloured with Copics:

Skin:  E21 E00 E000 R20 R30

Hat & Trousers:  B97 B95 B93 B91

Top:  G46 G24 G21

Shoes:  E44 E43 E42 E41

Scooter:  C4 C3 C2 C1 / T6 T5 T3 / E29 E27 E25 E23

I have sanded the edges of the paper and edged them with Walnut Stain Distress Ink

Just one more picture for you which is the inside of the card where I have taken the layout on the front and just copied it onto the inside:

And that's it.  I do hope you can come and have some fun with us and I look forward to seeing all your wonderful creations.

Thank you so much for your kind words - I may even try to get another card done this weekend - now that would be something wouldn't it!

Take care.

Toodle pip.

Don't Faint - Two Cards In Two Days!

Hi Everyone

Yep it's me and I'm back with my second card for this weekend - I did say don't faint! ;o)

The weather has been awful today (hailstone again - that's three times this week!) so I decided that I would spend a few moments making a little CAS card and here she is in all her glory:

So what do you think?  I do love the pink and brown colour combo - they just seem to work.

The recipe for the card is:

Digi Stamp:  Saturated Canary "Ellie's Birthday" by Krista Smith

The image has been coloured with Copics:

Skin:  E21 E00 E000 R20 R30

Hair:  E55 E53 E51 E50

Everything Else:  Pinks - R81 RV00 RV000 RV0000 / Browns - E35 E33 E34

Shading:  W5 W3 W1 W00

I stitched around the card with my new friend - my trusty sewing machine.  Me thinks you are gonna see lots of sewing from now on.

And that's that.

I hope you enjoy the remainder of your weekend whatever you may be doing.

Take care.

Toodle pip.

Totally Gorjuss - Challenge 127 - Bling it On

Hello Everyone

Well what a week - its almost guaranteed that whenever I have a few days off the weather is just horrible!

Now that me little rant is over let's get down to business.

The challenge over at Totally Gorjuss this week is 'Bling it On' and our generous sponsor is Crafter's Companion.  So to be in with a chance to win - we wanna see your bling!  Ha ha I'm a poet and I didn't even know it (groan - sorry couldn't resist it lol) ;o)  As always, go and see what the lovely DT ladies have created to whet your appetite over at Totally Gorjuss.

Here is the card I made:

Can you tell that I'm lovin' Saturated Canary designs yet?

The recipe for my card is:

Digi Stamp:  Saturated Canary "Peggy Sue" by Krista Smith

Digi Papers:  The Digi Chick "She's All Girl"

Roses:  I have used a Sizzix Die called "Flowers 3-D"

Rhinestone Flourish:  The Hobby House "Fancy Flourish"

Sentiment Stamp:  Lili of the Valley "Set 7 - For You Circular Sentiments"

I have coloured the image with Copics:

Skin:  E21 E00 E000 R20 R30

Hair:  E49 E27 E25

Dress & Shoes:  BV01 BV00 BV000 BV0000 R85 R83 R81

Tights:  E41 E40

Shading:  W5 W3 W1 W0

And that's it as they say.  I do hope you are able to come and join in the fun with us.

See you all soon.

Toodle pip.

My New Pen Storage

Hey Everyone

I hope you are all having a good week.

Before I continue with this post I just want to say a great big "THANK YOU" to all you lovely people out there who have become new followers - I am so totally flattered and there just aren't any words to express my feelings (me blushing!).  I promise I will get around to seeing and thanking each and every one of you individually.

I've been lucky enough to have a couple of days off this week - yep it's my fault the weather is rainy (lol) - and I decided that I wanted to make some form of pen storage system for my Copics, Promarkers, Flexmarkers and Prisma pencils and this is what I have created:

So what do you think?  I took my inspiration from the Copic Cubbies that you can no longer buy, but for those of you who don't want to make your own and are in search of some form of storage cube for your pens make sure you check out Vixx Handmade Cards where there is a link to some wonderful storage ideas for you.

Those with of you with beady eyes will see that I made the middle one a little smaller; this was my prototype and I decided that the cubbie holes just weren't big enough to hold a set of pens with the same colour shade, particularly the Promarkers and Flexmarkers, so I made some bigger ones instead!

I can't believe the amount of desk space I have recouped, it's massive as I used to have my pens stored in little plastic storage boxes on top of my desk.

Got to say I'm pretty chuffed with the results; its amazing what you can do with a bit of foam board and a hot glue gun!

Well that's it from me for now - may even get a card made tomorrow.

Thank you again for your amazing comments.

Toodle pip

Totally Gorjuss - Challenge 126 - Sketch

Hello Everyone

I hope you are enjoying the Easter break.  What weird weather we have experienced over the last couple of weeks - lovely sunshine and then freezing cold and in some places horrible snow!

Anyway enough waffle from me - let's get straight on to this week's challenge at Totally Gorjuss.  This week we have a sketch to follow and this week's super generous sponsor is the one and only Joanna Sheen.  I love Joanna's shop everything is free P&P and I love the fact that her prices are so competitive too.

So, to be in with a chance to win a voucher to spend in her shop here is the sketch that we would like you to follow:

Remember you can flip it, mirror it etc as long as we can still see that you have all the elements of the sketch in place then you're in!

Here is the card I have made:

The recipe for the card is as follows:

Digi Stamp:  Saturated Canary "Haley & Harley" by Krista Smith

Digi Papers:  Nitwit "Tippy Toes"

Flourish Die:  Die-Namics "Fancy Flouish" from Dies to Die For

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

Pennant Stamp:  Whimsy "Celebration Pennants"

Pearls:  The Hobby House

The Image has been coloured with Copics:

Skin:  E21 E00 E000 R20 R30

Hair:  E53 E51 E50

Little Piggy:  R00 R000 R0000

Tutu's:  R85 R83 R81

Girls Top:  YG13 YG11

Titghts:  E41 E40

Shoes:  R85 R83 R81 YG13 YG11

And that's it.  I hope you all have a lovely long weekend whatever you may be doing and stay tuned the blog candy is almost here.

Thank you for all your lovely comments, they are as always very much appreciated and really brighten my day.

Toodle pip.

Totally Gorjuss - Challenge 125 - Swirly Whirly

Hello Everyone

I hope you are all well and for those of you residing in the UK I hope you have soaked-up the lovely weather we have had this week!

Without further ado, let's get straight onto this week's challenger over at Totally Gorjuss which is 'Swirly Whirly'.  Now I have to admit, this is a challenge that I really struggled with but managed to get a few swirls and whirls on my card.

This week's sponsor is Meyer Imports; if you're in to a bit of bling and glitter then this is the place to go.  As always make sure you check out the stunning creations the lovely DT ladies over at Totally Gorjuss have made for your inspiration.

Here is the card I created:

My Sister asked if I would make a card for a lady who is just about to turn 80 and I just had to use this stunning Mo Manning stamp - she is so cooool!

The recipe for the card is:

Digi Stamp:  Mo Manning "Mammu"

Sentiment Stamp:  Lili of the Valley

Papers:  First Edition "Love Letters"

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug "D'Vine Swirl"

The image has been coloured with Copics:

Skin:  E21 E00 E00 R20 R30

Hair:  C5 C3 C1 C0

Jumper:  R85 R83 R81

Skirt:  E42 E41 E40

Shoes:  E37 E35 E34

I have edge the papers with Aged Mahogany Distress Ink.

And that is that as they say.

Hope you all have a fab weekend whatever you are doing.

Toodles.

Totally Gorjuss - Challenge 124 - Spots and Stripes

Well Helloooooo to everyone

And a great big "HELLLOOOOO" to all my new followers - thank you all so much for deciding to follow me I do really, really appreciate it.

I will be posting my 100 + Followers candy over the next couple of weeks or so - all I can tell ya at the mo is that it is going to come from The Hobby House so please keep checking in every now and again 'cos I wouldn't want you to miss out.  For those fans of The Hobby House - Jill is currently updating her web with a new look and loads and loads of fabby new stuff for us to completely indulge ourselves in.

Anyway that is just far too much waffle from me.

Our challenge this week at Totally Gorjuss is Spots and Stripes and our most generous sponsor is the one and only Lili of the Valley.  To be in with a chance to win a voucher to spend in their shop we want to see all your creations based on a spots and stripes theme.  As always, check out the wonderful work the DT ladies have created for you at Totally Gorjuss - they are such a talented bunch that is for sure.

Here is my card:

I know I keep saying it but one day I WILL master Photoshop and get my pictures better than this - it looks so bright but I promise you it is much more muted in real life.

The recipe for the card is:

Stamp:  Lili of the Valley "Summer Garden Angel"

Digi Papers:  Basic Grey "Hello Luscious"

The Image has been coloured with Copics:

Skin:  E21 E00 E000 R20 R30

Hair:  E49 E47 E44 E42

Dress:  RV000 RV00 R85

Flowers:  RV29 RV25 RV23 Y17

Grass, Stems & Leaves:  G85 G82 G46 G40 G24

I have edged everything with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and used a Magnolia Doohickey "Bon Voyage" die with some little paper roses in the middle from Wild Orchid Crafts

I also broke out the Glamour Dust for the angels wings and used some Stardust Stickles on the paper flowers.

Here is the inside of the card where I have followed the sketch through:

And that's it as they say.  I'm going to enter this card into the Lili's Little Fairies Challenge where this week there is a fab sketch to follow from Jacque and also in Lili of the Valley's National Craft Month Challenge.

Thank you for all your lovely comments they are as always very much cherished.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Toodle pip