Annabelle on Swing

I'm having a break from Christmas cards (well it isn't September until tomorrow!) to show you one of the most summery cards I think I've ever made.  It features Annabelle on Swing from The Stamp Basket and some bright yellow gingham papers with green and lilac accents.

Don't forget there is a summer sale on at The Stamp Basket, with lots of new items added this week, including 25% off Memory Box dies.  Pop over there and stock up while the offer is still on.

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Card Recipe featuring items from The Stamp Basket:

• Image - WRS Annabelle on Swing
• Cardworks Card base
• Sentiment is one of my own freebies
• Graphic 45 Secret Garden Papers
• Neenah Classic Crest White Stamping Card
• Snow White pearls
• Memory Box Precious Stars
• Memory Box Pine Needle Border
• Stickles
• Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

I've been inspired by:

• Crafty Cardmakers - Fun in the Sun
• Tando Creative - Feel the Heat
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
• Dutch Dare - Birthday Wishes

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

There's something missing.

Hmm, no image.  I'm not sure it's really 'me', but it's certainly different.  I wanted to make a card showcasing the gorgeous papers in my Papermania Lucy Cromwell pad and didn't want to cover them up too much, and this is the result.  The brads are also Papermania gem brads that I've had for a while. They came in a mixed set, and I preferred the larger sized ones which I use a lot to hold ribbon bows on my cards, but the smaller ones seemed to have got forgotten until I decided to use them as alternatives to pearls on this card.

Beware ... it's quite pink!

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Card Recipe:

• Cardworks Card base
• Papermania Lucy Cromwell Papers
• Pink Delight 10mm and 15mm Satin Ribbon
• cArt-Us Frame Rectangle Nesting Die
• Magnolia Doohickey Border die
• Papermania gem brads

I've been inspired by:

• Charisma Cardz - More than one Fold
• Totally Gorjuss - Bows
• Joanna Sheen - Pretty in Pink

Happy crafting.

Purple Puppy Spots

I've got my Go Kreate frame out again to make another gorgeous shaped card, this time using a Crafter's Companion stamp called 'Friends'  He's a real cutie and I've also used some Crafter's Companion papers, although they're actually from a Christmas set, but as it was just a lilac spotty paper, I thought it would be ok to use it on a non-festive card. I've inked the edges with purple ink and stitched around the panels (I didn't risk sewing around the main card base shape as it looked a bit fussy to get the stitching neat!)

The Magnolia Doohickey twisted swirl die was cut in white again, and I coloured it to match my card colour scheme using copic V09.

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Card Recipe featuring items from The Stamp Basket:

• Image - Crafter's Companion Friends
• Cardworks Card base
• Crafter's Companion The Snowman Papers (used a non-festive spotty one)
• Go Kreate Large Frilly Frames #10
• Distress re-inkers
• Sakura Stardust Gel pens
• Watercolour paper
• Stazon ink pad
• Magnolia Doohickey Twisted Swirl die
• Cottage Cutz Paw Edger die
• Ribbon from Fantastic Ribbon
• Glossy Accents
• Purple 3mm pearls
• Papermania Gem Brad
• Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
• Sewing Machine

I've been inspired by:

• Crafter's Companion - Animals
• Penny's Paper Crafty - Dies and/or Punches
• Totally Papercrafts - Bows (both a ribbon bow and a bow type die!)
• Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Dotty

Happy crafting

Getting cross with a criss-cross card

Considering the simplicity of the final design, this card was re-jigged several times.  I started off trying to make a diagonal joy-fold card, but only realised why I've not seen them anywhere else when I'd finished it, because it didn't work!  When the left hand fold was opened for the card to stand up, the inner folded square had to be so far open that you couldn't see the image very well.  So I had a rethink, and decided to make a criss-cross card instead, having to add the additional right-hand diagonal fold and cover up the square inside where I'd had to prise off my insert.

Hmmm, it's not ended up too bad, but at one point it nearly went in the bin!

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Card Recipe:

• Image - WRS Sammy the Reindeer
• Colouring - Distress Inks
• Cardworks Card base
• First Edition Silent Night paper pad
• Pearls
• Ribbon scraps

I've been inspired by:

• Charisma Cardz - More than one fold
• Winter Wonderland - Rudolf
• Totally Gorjuss - Bows

Happy crafting.

Annabelle Hanging Gifts

I've got a traditional coloured Christmas card to share today featuring Annabelle from Wild Rose Studio. I've used some non-festive backing papers, but I think the colours are the perfect green for Christmas.  I've edged the card with some green ink and distressed the image panel a bit.

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Card Recipe featuring items from The Stamp Basket:

• Image - Hanging Gifts from Wild Rose Studio
• Cardworks Card base
• Graphic 45 Secret Garden Papers 
• Neenah Classic Crest White Stamping Card
• Momento Stamp Pad Ink
• Bazzill card
• Memory Box Whimsical Flourish
• Liquid Pearls
• Crystal Glamour Dust
• Glossy Accents
• Snow White pearls
• Berisfords 15mm red satin ribbon
• Burlap Red Twine
• Snowflake Charm
• Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

I've been inspired by:

• Penny's Paper Crafting - Dies and/or Punches

Happy crafting

Snowball George

I've got my new favourite paper pad out today, First Edition Silent Night, and it's gorgeous. I'm really surprised at just how many of the pages I love, and these ones are no exception. They make a really lovely frosty looking card, and I think they are quite suited to male cards too (where I need all the inspiration I can muster!)

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Card Recipe featuring items from The Stamp Basket:

• Image - Molly Blooms Snowball George
• Cardworks Card base
• First Edition Silent Night Paper Pad
• Neenah Classic Crest White Stamping Card
• Momento Stamp Pad Ink
• Whimsy Christmas Sayings
• Memory Box Bianca Snowflake die
• Liquid Pearls
• Crystal Glamour Dust
• Snow White pearls
• White ribbon
• Sewing machine

I've been inspired by:

• Christmas Challenges with Sketches - Sketch (turned 90 degrees)
• Crafty Creations - Shabby Chic
• Penny's Paper Crafty - Dies and/or Punches
• Bunny Zoe - Bingo (dies, sparkle, stitching)

Happy crafting

Tiddly Inks Bookmark

Own up ... Who's friggin' bright idea was it to sew around the edges of a scallop?

This week has seen me venture well and truly outside my comfort zone with some C&S and quick creations as opposed to my usual time consuming fussy projects.  I'm not sure I'm totally converted, but I can see there are times when simple is good!

There are a couple of challenges that I wanted to enter, and this is the end result: a simple, single layer tag shaped fairy bookmark.

And yes, someone (no names mentioned) thought it would be a good idea to give it some extra definition by stitching around the edge.  BIG mistake.  It was not easy with all the fussy scallops.  But hey, once I'd started I couldn't stop half way around could I?  So I persevered and just about scraped through without too many hiccups.

I've added some glitter (hope that doesn't count as an extra layer) and a spotty ribbon looped through the top to stick out of the book.

Because it is to be used as a bookmark, I didn't want lots of thick layers that would stop the book from closing, so it's just one layer.  Yes, really!  I know you're shocked that I can do a single layer, no embellie project, but it's true.

I'm off to lie down as I'm suffering from embellie withdrawal symptoms!

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Bookmark Recipe

• Tiddly Inks Fairy Fae catches a Star
• No papers
• No embellies
• No fancy layers
• No flowers
• No pearls
• No die cuts
• Nothing
• That's all
• Nowt
• Nada
• Nichts
• Ok, I sneaked in a scrap of spotty ribbon, some Crystal Glamour Dust & Glossy Accents.

I've been inspired by:

• Incy Wincy - One Layer (haha, you girls thought you'd caught me out with this challenge theme!!!)
• Tiddly Inks - Back to School (hope a bookmark counts)
• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Back to School

Happy crafting

These are a few of my favourite things (with a small splash of pink)

The theme today at As You Like It Challenge is your favourite Shaped Cards (not a square) and if you visit often, then you'll know that I really love shaped cards.  But I've been hankering after a particular Go Kreate die for quite a while, umming and ahhing whether to indulge myself.  So I decided that this challenge could be the perfect excuse reason to treat myself.  And so I did!!!   And I LOVE it.  I think it's gonna get a LOAD of use.

This card is also a 'sorry I missed your birthday' card for a lovely blogging pal who has a bit of a penchant for pink.

So prepare to be overdosed in pink, with a small splash of pink for good measure.

This really is my kind of card; lots of pink (oh yeah baby!!) a cute girlie image, a bit more pink, gorgeous satin ribbon, a smudge more pink, some sparkles (gem brad, shimmer watercolouring, glossy accents), and some flowers.

I've also used some of my all-time favourite papers from Papermania's Lucy Cromwell pad, but unfortunately with all the 'stuff' I've added, you can hardly see them.  They're embossed and glittered, but only sneak through in the corners.  :0(     Trust me though, they're GORGEOUS (and pink)   :0)

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Card Recipe:

• Image - Saturated Canary Patches the Fairy
• Colouring - Sakura Stardust Gel pens, Distress Inks
• Cardworks Card base
• Go Kreate Large Frilly Frames #10
• Papermania Lucy Cromwell Papers
• Wild Orchid Craft Flowers
• Spellbinders Labels 18
• Memory Box Vivienne Butterfly die
• Memory Box Darla Butterfly die
• Fuchsia Satin Ribbon - Fantastic Ribbons
• Glossy Accents
• Papermania gem brad
• Liquid Pearls

I've been inspired by:

• Wild Orchid Challenge - Anything Goes
• Saturated Canary Challenge - Winged Things

Happy crafting.

Stocking tag made from 'scraps'

The theme at ABC Christmas Challenge is Q for Quick, so I've made a little tag using a stocking template from Shape EZ.

This was truly a quick project and had the benefit of using up only scraps.  I cut out the stocking shape using a scrap of leftover designer paper, cut the top part of the stocking shape again in a scrap of white and embossed it before sticking it on with a strip of ribbon wrapped around it.  Even the ribbon was another "scrap" cut out from the shoulder of a jumper, you know those ribbon loops that just stick out from the neckline when you're wearing the tops?.  I then popped on 3 die cut snowflakes that were lying on my craft desk leftover from another project, added a couple of pearls in the snowflake centres and ran some stickles around the edge.  Finally I punched a hole in the top and popped the leftover bit of ribbon through as a loop to attach my tag to a pressie.

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Card Recipe:

• Shape EZ Stocking Card template
• First Edition Silent Night paper pad
• Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder
• My Favourite Things Snowflake Die
• Ribbon
• Pearls
• Stickles

I've been inspired by:

• Joanna Sheen - Embossing
• Bunny Zoe - Bingo (ribbon, die cuts, tag)

Happy crafting.

Acetate Aqua Anniversary

The theme today at Top Tip Tuesday is to make something which includes items which begin with your initials.  So my letter is "A" and at first I struggled to think of anything beginning with the letter A, but my teamies helped me out with a whole host of a's, including anniversary and acetate, so that's what I used.   I also used the colour aqua, which makes 3 a's !!

I created a step card, and folded a 'tent' of acetate over it.  (shamelessly cased from a gorgeous Christmas creation that I found on Sonia's Crafty Patch). Although you can't see it too well in the photo, the back panel of the acetate is embossed with a vine embossing folder.  I used pale aqua papers to make the background look like sky, and used some grass and tree die cuts to create an outdoors scene.

Because it is an anniversary card, I also added a couple of heart borders, one hanging down from the acetate at the top fold, and the other on one of the steps.  The image is called 'roses are red' and kind of fits in with the love theme of my anniversary card.

Hope you like it.  Acetate is so hard to photograph and not get a shine reflecting from the lamp or camera flash!  This is the best shot I managed to get of it!

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Card Recipe:

• Image - Saturated Canary Roses are Red, Violets are Blue 
• Typed Sentiment ("Heina's hurry" font)
• Colouring - Promarkers, Copics, Dovecraft Shimmer Chalks
• Memory Box Cherish Hearts Border
• Tree Die with chalked edges
• Tonic Studio Butterfly Punch
• Acetate
• Craft Concepts Budding Vine Embossing Folder
• QuicKutz grass die cuts
• Ribbon

I've been inspired by:

• Joanna Sheen - Embossing (the back acetate panel is embossed with 'budding vine' folder, but the acetate does not photograph well)
• Saturated Canary - Winged Things
• Stampin' for the Weekend - Butterflies

Happy crafting.

The "polar" opposite of my usual fussy cards

Wow, this is a real C&S card from me today.  I embossed the top section of a square of white card, popped some Christmas ribbon over the edge of the embossed section, stamped my cute little polar bear image in the bottom corner, then inked and stickled the edges before stitching it onto red card which was then raised up on foam pads from by card base. Voilà!!

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Card Recipe:

• Image - Polar Bear from Lili of the Valley - image is discontinued   :0(
• Colouring - Copics
• Cardworks Card base
• Red ink pad
• Red Bazzill Card
• Cuttlebug Snowflakes Embossing Folder
• Ribbon - Fantastic Ribbons
• Stickles
• Sewing machine

I've been inspired by:

• Lili of the Valley - Festive
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Monochrome
• Joanna Sheen - Embossing
• The Ribbon Girl - Red

Happy crafting.

Annabelle and Tree

It's Christmas in August at The Stamp Basket still and I've got another Annabelle image today, but this time I've sneaked in some traditional red compared to yesterday's frosty theme.

The sentiment is a Whimsy stamp and cut out with a matching Whimsy notables die.  It's kind of a vintage image, so I've used vintage style ribbon rather than my usual sleek satin.  However, the papers are quite contemporary in contrast, but the colours all match to hold the card together.

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Card Recipe:

• Image - Wild Rose Studio Annabelle and Tree
• Cardworks Card base
• Nitwit Papers Joyful Hearts Pink Dots and Blue Swirls
• Whimsy Holiday Notables 1 Sentiments
• Neenah Classic Crest White Stamping Card
• Momento Stamp Pad Ink
• Notables 1 Die
• Red Bazzill Card
• Memory Box Whimsical Flourish
• Vintage Style Ribbon
• Liquid Pearls
• Lace
• Crystal Glamour Dust
• Glossy Accents
• Snow White pearls
• Wild Orchid Craft Flowers
• Sewing Machine

I've been inspired by:

• Passion for Promarkers - Sketch (turned around 90 degrees)
• Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Make the Cut
• Bunny Zoe - Bingo (die cuts, sparkle, stitching)

Happy crafting

Hanging Gifts

Yup, I'm still in Christmas mode at the moment, but today I've used some gorgeous papers which are not really festive, but look kind of 'frosty'!  The beautiful aqua papers are from The Stamp Basket and the are so pretty it seemed such a tragedy to cover them up with 'stuff'!

I kept all the embellies either white or pale blue so they continued the frosty theme, and liberally sprinkled glitter in the snowy areas, as well as some pretty lace and pearls.

I really like this colour scheme for Christmas, and it makes a nice change from traditional reds and greens.

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Card Recipe:

• Image - Wild Rose Studio Hanging Gifts
• Cardworks Shaped Card base
• Magnolia Vintage Turquoise Sweet Crazy Love Papers 
• Neenah Classic Crest White Stamping Card
• Momento Stamp Pad Ink
• Whimsy Sentiments Christmas Sayings
• Bazzill Card
• Memory Box Pine Needle Border
• Memory Box Crystal Snowflake
• Memory Box Fancy Blossoms
• Liquid Pearls
• Crystal Glamour Dust
• Glossy Accents
• Snow White pearls
• Hobby House 8mm Pearl Brad
• Pale blue vintage style ribbon
• Lace

I've been inspired by:

• Passion for Promarkers - Sketch (turned around 90 degrees)
• Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Make the Cut
• Penny Black & More - In the Garden

Happy crafting

Bella Sitting on a Pile of Presents

To make a change from the Christmas projects I've been making recently, I've got a birthday card to share with you today featuring some Wild Rose Studio products from The Stamp Basket.  The image is lil' Bella sitting on a pile of presents, and I've glossed and glittered her to the max to give her some sparkle.

The gorgeous papers are also Wild Rose Studio and I really love this aqua and purple colour scheme.  I've kept the embellies to a minimum to show off the pretty patterns on the papers, but I've distressed the edges of each paper panel and stitched around the edges for some interest.

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Card Recipe featuring items from The Stamp Basket:

• Wild Rose Studio Bella Sitting on a Pile of Presents
• Cardworks Shaped Card base
• Wild Rose Studio Butterfly Glade Papers 
• Neenah Classic Crest White Stamping Card
• Momento Stamp Pad Ink
• One of my own Freebie Sentiments
• Spellbinders Lacey Circles
• Liquid Pearls
• Crystal Glamour Dust
• Glossy Accents
• 5mm Purple Pearls
• 8mm Pearl Brad
• Purple Satin Ribbon

I've been inspired by:

• Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Make the Cut
• Papertake - Occasion-ally
• Passion for Promarkers - Sketch
• Allsorts - Stitching
• Cupcake Inspirations - Birthday with photo of presents on a cupcake and aqua colour theme
• Bunny Zoe - Bingo (die cut, sparkle, stitching)

Happy crafting

Crackers!! (and a freebie)

I'm afraid that I'm well and truly in Christmas mode today!  StampFairy are sponsoring Crafty Creations today, and the theme is to make 2 of something.  I've made a couple of Chrimbo crackers, one blue and one in pink!!

I made the base cracker from a 12" square scrapbook page, and I've included the template I created below in case any of you want to give it a try too if you like my versions.

The images and sentiments are raised up on foam pads.  Here's a close up of each cracker:

Freebie:
As promised above, here is my cracker template freebie that I've used above.  You're free to download it if you like it; click on the image for a larger version, then right click and 'save picture as' to save to your own computer. 

My conditions are as follows:

1. Please become a follower, then you will see more freebies as they are posted,
2. Please leave a comment on this post to let me know you've downloaded it, and
3. Please don't share my freebies directly with other people (so please don't post them to Pinterest), but instead please direct people over here to collect it themselves.
4. Please give me credit when you use them and post your finished creations on your blog.

I also adore seeing your creations using my freebies, so I'd really love you to send me an email with links to your creations so I can pop over for a peek!

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Card Recipe:

• Image - Winter Buttons and Christmas Sentiments from Stamp Fairy
• Colouring - Promarkers, Copics, Sakura Stardust Gel pens
• 1 x 12" square scrapbook cardstock for each cracker
• Matching designer papers for inserts
• Lacey Circle Spellbinder Nesties
• Ribbons from Fantastic Ribbons
• Fiskars Snowflake border punch
• Crystal Glamour Dust
• Glossy Accents

I've been inspired by:

• Cute Card Thursday - Dieing to Punch (I used a die and a punch)
• Winter Wonderland - Cute Christmas
• The Hobby House - Christmas

Happy Crafting

Fairy Sunny Day

I've been invited to be a guest designer for a couple of dates at Tiddly Inks and I'm really excited. It's not for a couple of months yet, but I love the cute and girlie images so I've been 'practising'!!

This creation is a really clean and simple design (well it is C&S for me!) but I've used my favourite papers and colours to help my mojo!  I've also shamelessly cased one of the layouts from Melissa here cos it really caught my eye.

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Card Recipe:

• Image - Tiddly Inks Fairy Sunny Day
• Typed Sentiment, traced and inked with Sakura Stardust Gels
• Colouring - Promarkers, Copics, Sakura Stardust Gel pens
• Clouds - Dovecraft Shimmer chalks
• Cardworks Card base
• Papermania Lucy Cromwell papers
• Magnolia Doohickey Lace Border Die
• Pink ink
• Stickles

I've been inspired by:

• Tiddly Inks - Birthday Bash
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Triangles
• Cute Card Thursday - Dieing to Punch
• Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Make the Cut

Happy crafting.

Silver Fairy

I've got a new image to play with today, and she's 'Silver Fairy' from Wee stamps.  This one's the rubber version, but she's also available as a digi, and I've painted her in my DI reinkers. I've given her wings some sparkle by painting over them with a watery solution of Sakura stardust gel pens and it does show some sheen in the photo if you look closely!  I had a bit of trouble with her hair (those plaits in particular), but it doesn't look half as bad as it did at one point!  Hmm, may need some more practice on this one!

I've used some vintage style papers from my new Silent Night paper pad, and added some white snowflake corner dies, some lace and some sheer spotty ribbon.

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Card Recipe:

• Image - Wee Stamps Silver Fairy
• Cardworks Card base
• Sentiment - one of my own freebies
• Clouds - Shimmer chalks
• First Edition Silent Night Papers 
• Spellbinders Lacey Circles
• Spellbinders Grand Nesties Labels 1
• Memory Box Snowflake Corner
• The Hobby House 8mm Pearl Brad
• Sheer polka dot ribbon
• Glossy Accents
• Liquid Pearls
• Lace
• Wild Orchid Crafts Flowers

I've been inspired by:

• Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
• The Hobby House - Christmas (used Hobby House pearl brad)
• Stamping Sensations - Wings and a touch of vintage

Happy crafting

Believe in your Dreams

Today's card features a cute little sleeping baby on the moon, and I've used a sentiment that I thought matches the image which says 'Believe in your dreams'!

The gorgeous papers are Wild Rose Studio from The Stamp Basket, who currently have a summer sale on at the moment.  The aqua ribbon matches the papers really beautifully, and I also found a bit of really narrow dark purple ribbon which I think was snipped off from the inside shoulder of a dress (you know the loops that are meant to hold it on a clothes hanger, but all they do is poke out the neckline when you're wearing it).

I've sneaked in a couple of precious stars which I thought matched the hanging star on the image.  A few flowers and of course some pearls, and that's it.  Voilà!

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Card Recipe:

• Image - Sleeping on the Moon by Stampavie
• Cardworks Shaped Card base
• Wild Rose Studio Butterfly Glade Papers
• Neenah Classic Crest White Stamping Card
• Momento Stamp Pad Ink
• Spellbinders Lacey Circle Nesties
• Memory Box Precious Stars
• Glossy Accents
• Aqua Satin Ribbon
• Pearls
• Stickles
• Gem Brad
• LOTV Dreamy Days Sentiments
• Wild Orchid Studio Flowers

I've been inspired by:

• Nordsalten Hobbyklubb - Round and Round and Round
• Cute Card Thursday - Dieing to Punch
• Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Happy crafting

Let's go fly a kite

My card today features Sun Kissed from The Stamp Basket, and she's currently on sale, as are the beautiful papers which are Magnolia and I'm sooo in love with them.  These are the Cloudy Purple Hearts, but I also have the pink and turquoise hearts which are my favourite. They're so pretty and subtle.  I tried to match the colours of my image to the papers to bring it all together.

The die cuts are all white to maintain the pale colouring, and I've used a Pine Needle Border and a couple of Summer Kites.  There's a piece of lace in there too, between the kites and the flowers, but it's quite pale so you have to have your specs on to see it!

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Card Recipe:

• Image - Sun Kissed by Whimsy
• Cardworks Card base
• Magnolia Papers 
• Neenah Classic Crest White Stamping Card
• Flat White Lace
• Momento Stamp Pad Ink
• Memory Box Pine Needle Border
• Memory Box Summer Kites
• 3mm Snow White pearls
• Wild Orchid Flowers

I've been inspired by:

• Fab n Funky - Summer
• Wild Orchid Crafts - Birthday Party
• The Ribbon Girl - Birthday
• Penny Black and More - In the Garden

Happy crafting

Sugar Nellie Postcard

I bought some watercolour postcards a long time ago when I started to watercolour, and I've had a go at decorating one as an actual postcard rather than just using the front to practice on!

I've used a cute Sugar Nellie image called 'best day ever', and also a magazine freebie 'vintage postcard' stamp in the corner to make the postcard look more 'used'.

I've painted my image with DI reinkers and some watercoloured some Sakura Stardust gels to give it some shimmer.  The sentiment was traced directly onto the postcard and painted with a fine brush and DI reinkers.

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Card Recipe:

• Image - Best Day Ever from Sugar Nellie
• Jennifer Ellory 'from Paris with love' vintage stamps (magazine freebie)
• Watercolour Postcards
• Typed Sentiment
• DI reinkers & Sakura Stardust Gels

I've been inspired by:

• Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Airmail
• Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes
• The Sugar Bowl - Anything Goes
• The Ribbon Girl - Birthday

Happy crafting

Bunny Gift Tag and Bag

The challenge this fortnight at As You Like It Challenge is to showcase your favourite ribbon or twine, and I think it's fairly safe to say that my favourite ribbons are my gorgeous collection of double sided satin ribbon. I love the 15mm width satins as they make gorgeous bows, and I usually hold them on my project with a pearl brad, although this time I've used a gem brad.  I've used a really rich red satin today, on a decorated festive bag with a bit of a vintage theme.  The papers are from My Mind's Eye and feature birds, birdcages and some funky looking trees.

I've made a giant tag using matching robin papers from the same set, and featuring a LOTV image called The Night Before Christmas painted in my DI reinkers.

Here's the completed set :

Here's a close up of just the tag :

And here's the bag before I added the tag:

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Card Recipe:

• Image - The night before Christmas from LOTV
• Colouring - Distress Inks
• My Mind's Eye Snowed In Papers
• Red Satin Ribbon
• Hobby House Red Pearls
• Crystal Glamour Dust
• Glossy Accents
• Gem Brad
• Liquid Pearls
• Stickles

I've been inspired by:

• Totally Gorjuss - Anything Goes with Pearls
• The Hobby House - Christmas
• Lili of the Valley - Festive
• Stamping Sensations - Wings with a touch of vintage (I covered up most of the birds with the huge tag, but you can see them on the last photo of the bag before I added the tag)

Happy crafting.

P-p-p up a (Pink) Penguin

The theme today at ABC Christmas Challenge is P for, well, pick something beginning with the letter P!!!.  I've used the theme as a great excuse to dig out one of my favourite LOTV festive images, which is the aptly named 'Snow Cute'.

My P's are 3 of my favourite things; penguins, pink and pearls.  I've used my new Christmas papers again for the second day in a row, but in my defence they're gorgeous and I can't stop myself!!

I've also used, for the first time, some velvet ribbon which is really gorgeous. You can't really tell that it's velvet from the photo, but it feels really plush on the card, and gives it a lovely texture.

The Whimsy ornaments die has been cut in white card, then I popped out the snowflake middles, coloured them with R32 copic and popped them back in again, securing them at the back with a small square of tape to keep them in place.  I put a spot of liquid pearls or a real pearl in the middle of each snowflake, and edged the ornaments with pink shimmer chalk.

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Card Recipe:

• Image - Lili of the Valey Snow Cute
• Typed Sentiment (Scrappy Looking)
• Colouring - Distress Inks
• Dovecraft Shimmer chalks
• Cardworks Shaped Card base
• First Edition Silent Night Papers
• Whimsy Ornaments Border Die
• Whimsy Notables 2 Sentiment Die
• Pearls
• Glossy Accents
• Liquid Pearls
• Velvet ribbon

I've been inspired by:

• LOTV - Festive
• Bunny Zoe - Pink and White
• Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
• Totally Gorjuss - Anything Goes with Pearls
• Papertake - Anything Goes

Happy crafting.