Angelica (and LOTS to tell you!)

Firstly, I have some really exciting news that I can finally share:   I'm a guest designer for Wee Stamps for April.  Woohooo!!

I've been playing with a couple of the new images which will be released later in the month, but today I'm sharing my first GDT card which is using one of the older images, Angelica.

Erm, yes, I know this is a Christmas card and it's only April, but you can never be too prepared for Christmas. Plus, in my defence, with all this snow around, and the coldest Easter on record, it's hardly spring-like outside is it!!!

This image is so pretty, I love the expressions on the little critters. I've used my (current) favourite colour combo of aqua and pink, and stitched all the panels.

Secondly, this card also supports the new ABC Christmas challenge which this fortnight is G for Girls or Boys.  Our sponsors are Bugaboo stamps (and I'll be showcasing one of their images next Wednesday at the half way point of the challenge).  In the meantime, I hope you pop along and join in with us.

(OMG even my GDT badge is cute!!!)

And last but not least, we're visiting my in-laws in Sheffield this week, and for part of the week we are having a couple of days by ourselves in York.  The exciting bit is that hubby agreed to take a small(ish) detour on the way to York yesterday and took me to the Lili Of The Valley shop in Farsley!!!

So yesterday I spent a happy time browsing the gorgeous loveliness on their shelves.  It was amazing to see the beautiful cards made by some of my designer idols in the flesh.

While I was there I also got to meet the lovely Anne, who is just as sweet in person as she is in blogland.  I don't know how she manages to restrain her spending while working there. I think that I'd end up with half my wages paid in stamps.

I did buy a couple of stamps (well, it would be rude not to) and I thought I'd share a wee picture of what I bought.  I was actually quite restrained, partly because I seemed to have many of the images already (don't tell hubby that I admitted that), but also because I am saving my pennies for the new release that's out this weekend.  I'm soooo gutted that I couldn't visit the shop on Saturday instead of yesterday, but we'll be back home by then so I'll now have to order the new images online next week instead.

Sorry about the pic, but it's taken with my phone, with my stash laid out on the duvet back at the hotel!

See my cards available to buy on eBay


Card Recipe:

• Image - Angelica digital image from Wee Stamps
• Colouring - Promarkers, Sakura Stardust Gel pens (for the sparkly bits)
• Clouds - Dovecraft Shimmer chalks
• Cardworks Shaped Card base
• Papers - Papermania Lucy Cromwell and The Snowman
• Wild Orchid Craft Flowers
• Memory Box Snowflake corner die
• Aqua Satin Ribbon
• Crystal Glamour Dust
• Glossy Accents
• Hobby House 8mm Pearl Brad
• Liquid Pearls
• Gems

I've been inspired by:

• Simply Create - Animals
• Joanna Sheen - Weather Related
• Bunny Zoe - Girlie
• Papertake - Anything Goes
• I Love Promarkers - Your favourite colours

Happy Crafting