Ricky Goes Fishing

Morning All! I’m here with another Tiddly Inks Fab Friday make.

I mentioned before that I have a fair few birthdays to create for in January and several are for men folk. This time it’s Father-in-Laws Birthday card I have to share with you and I’ve used Ricky Fishing Expert:

Supplies:

• Image: Ricky Fishing Expert from Tiddly Inks
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Black card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: Lili of the Valley ‘Father Knows Best’ Paper Pad
• Dies & Punches: Clearly Besotted Word Dies, Whimsy Corner Die, Sizzix Fancy Tag and Framelit Dies and a Hobbycraft Mini Tag Punch
• Stamps: Clearly Whimsy Stamps Relatives
• Ink: Memento ‘Tuxedo Black’ Inkpad
• Embellishments: Ranger Crackle Accents, Pearls and Natural Twine

Thank you for stopping by

Lisa

I Love You this Much

Afternoon all, two posts in one day hehe!

It’s time for a new challenge at Elisabeth Bell’s World Challenge and our theme this time around is one of my favourite Valentines Day.

Here is my card using I Love You this Much:

And aas I said earlier not a bit of red to be seen!

Supplies:

• Image: I Love You this Much from Elisabeth Bell 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Lili of the Valley ‘Always and Forwever’ Paper Pad

• Card: Pink and Green Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: X-Cut Heart Dies and word die from Clearly Besotted
• Embellishments: Crackle Accents, Doodling, Gems and Pearls

’Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Top Knot

Morning All. Phew what a weekend, migraine, lurgy, children with lurgy and Father in Laws Birthday….but everything is settling back to normal so I thought I would pop on with a little bit of fabby news. I’m joining the FB team for All Dressed Up…hurrah. So expect to see some super cute projects!

Each of us new girls made a card to introduce ourselves, so please hop over to the All Dressed Up FB Group to have a look at the amazing projects.

Here is my make using Top Knot:

My 3 year old picked out this image for me to colour up and she said it looked like her lol!

Supplies:

• Image: Top Knot from All Dressed Up
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Lili of the Valley ‘Heartfelt’ Paper Pad
• Card: White and Kraft Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Go Kreate Filly Frames #10
• Embellishments: Bow, Heart Gem, Gems, Doodling, Paperclip (covered in gesso and glitter)

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

• In the Pink Challenge – Bling in On

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Chloe with Cupcake

Morning All. We have a new challenge today over at A Gem of a Challenge and both my first Pink Gem card of this year. This time we want to see your pink creations for our theme of ‘In the Pink’.

I have used the pretty Chloe with Cupcake… 

Supplies:

• Image: Chloe with Cupcake from Pink Gem Designs 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Lili of the Valley ‘Perfect Pear’ 8x8 paper pad
• Card: Kraft and pink glitter card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Stamps: Sister stamp from Whimsy
• Ink: Memento ‘Tuxedo Black’ Inkpad
• Dies and Punches: Go Kreate Frilly Frames #10, Go Kreate Circle Dies, All Occasion Word Dies and an X-Cut Square Punch
• Embellishments: Ribbon, Glitter Glue, Wooden Cupcake (painted with gesso and coloured with waterbased ink) and gems

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

• In the Pink Challenge – Bling It On

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Snowbaby

Afternoon all.

We’re back after a short break with a new release over at Elisabeth Bell and this month we have a couple of gorgeous new digis:

Meadow Magic and Snowbaby Peek-a-Boo

Here I’ve used the gorgeous Snowbaby Peek-a-Boo:

I think this may be the earliest in the year I’ve ever made a Christmas Card, but at least it’s one in the box ready for Christmas.

The blog hop will will run for one week and will end on Friday 29th October at 9:00am Arizona Time (4pm for us UK ladies).

If you have stumbled upon this post and would like to join us on the hop you will find the line up below. However if you are already hopping along your next stop will be onto the Digi Bells Blog to complete the hop .

Blog Hop Line-up

• Sebrina

• Lynda

• Anet

• Jeanette

• Linda

• Shannah
• Alethea
• Lisa (Me)
• The Digi Bells Blog

Supplies:

• Image: Snowbaby Peek-a-Boo from Elisabeth Bell 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Lili of the Valley Kraft Christmas Paper Pad
• Card: Blue, Red and Brown card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Go Kreate Tag Dies, Die-Sire Word Die and All Occasion Snowflake Dies
• Embellishments: Glitter Glue, Ribbon and Gems

Fancy winning these new digi’s (and maybe a little extra)? All you have to do is hop through and leave comments on EACH blog. Two blogs at random will be chosen, and the winners will be picked from the comments and posted to the Digi Bells Blog shortly after the end of the hop.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Dragonfly

 
Afternoon! I’m here today with the new challenge we have starting over at the Crafts & Me Facebook Group today. It’s anything goes with the optional theme of ‘Valentine’.

I made a lot cards leading uo to Christmas using red as I was in a really tradional mood but I think I’ve maxed out and for this card I thought I would go pink and girly. I’ve used Jeremiah Ketner’s Dragonfly: 

Supplies:

• Image: Dragonfly by Jeremiah Ketner from Crafts & Me
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Lili of the Valley ‘Always & Forever’ 8x8 paper pad
• Card: Green and Pink Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: X-Cut Heart Dies and Whiff of Joy XOXO Border Die
• Embellishments: Doodling, Gems, Ribbon, Paper flowers and Glitter Glue

Don’t forget to hop over to the Crafts & Me Facebook Group and check out the creations from the rest of the team and if you entered the last challenge see if you were a winner.

Thank you for stopping by

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Shy Violet

Happy Tuesday….Tiddly Tuesday as well! Before we get to that I wanted to tell you some fabulous news….I’m now on the Tiddly Inks Design Team (not a guest anymore) and we have some new teamies for the next four months. I know you are going to love seeing what they create, so pop over to the store blog here to meet them.

Anyhoo, back to the new challenge and this time our theme is ‘Thank You’. Here I’ve used Shy Violet to make a thank you card:



Mr Mojo has been coming and going a little lately, so I was really pleased that this card came together.

Supplies:

• Image: Shy Violet by Tiddly Inks
• Colouring Medium: Copics
  
• Card: Mint, Green and Mauve Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
  
• DP: Lili of the Valley Timeless Victorian Paper Pad
  
• Dies & Punches: Go-Kreate Large Oval Dies, Clearly Besotted Word Die, Whimsy Corner Die and Various Flower and Leaf Punches
  
• Ink: Milled Lavender Distress Ink
  
• Embellishments: Glitter Glue, Liquid Pearls and Crackle Glaze

Don’t forget to pop across to the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog to see all the fabulous inspiration from the rest of the girls.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Birthday Bunting

Edited to add: After a few days full of a sick 5 year old, a migraine, lots of cooking and a 3 year olds birthday party I’m not sure whether it was my error or Mr Blogger’s error but this post was scheduled and it didn’t post!

Morning All. It’s time for a new stamp challenge over on the LC Designs Blog and we are changing things up a bit. We have decided to combine our two challenges together, so that you can now use any stamp, digi stamp or topper on your cards. They can be from the range on the LC Designs website or any other images that you may have.

Our theme for January is 'Just Add Bunting'

And here is our prize for January, lots of lovely LC Designs goodies!

Our prize, worth £14.00 includes:

• A pack of 20 Scalloped Landscape Cards and Envelopes
• Large pack LC Designs 'Falling Daisy' papers
• Small pack LC Designs 'Falling Daisy' papers
• Four - LC Designs Dinkie 'Hedgehog' stamps

Here is my card using Dinkies Mini Ombre Paper Pack, Bunting Stamp Set and Man Squares Digi Stamp:

Supplies:

• Image: Man Squares Digi Stamp Digi Stamp from LC Designs
• Colouring Medium: Light shading with a T1 Copic
• Card: Blue and Red Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: Dinkies Mini Ombre Paper Pack from LC Designs
• Stamps: Bunting Stamp Set from LC Designs
• Ink: Memento ‘Tuxedo Black’ Inkpad
• Dies: Sizzix Star Framelits
• Embellishments: Glitter Glue

For the full details of the challenge and to see the makes from the rest of the team please hop over to the LC Designs Blog.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Monstrous Party

Morning All! I’m here with the first Tiddly Inks Fab Friday make of the year.

I have a fair few birthdays to create for in January and some are for those pesky men folk. I thought these little monsters would be perfect. The image is Monstrous Party:

Supplies:

• Image: Monstrous Party from Tiddly Inks

• Colouring Medium: Copics

• Card: Black card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card

• Dies & Punches: Clearly Besotted Word Dies and a Corner Rounder

• Embellishments: Glitter Glue

I’ll be back soon with today’s Pink Gem post.

Thank you for stopping by

Lisa

Ice Princess

 
Me again…lol! I’m back with the new challenge we have starting over at the Crafts & Me Facebook Group today. It’s anything goes with the optional theme of ‘Winter Time’.

As my little princess turns 3 next week I thougt I would colour up Hannah Lynn’s Ice Princess to look like Elsa from her favourite film Frozen: 

I’m really pleased with how this turned out, although I haven’t quite got the hair a pale enough blonde.

Supplies:

• Image: Ice Princess by Hannah Lynn from Crafts & Me
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: From a pound shop
• Card: Turquoise and White Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Go-Kreate Large Oval Dies, MS Snowflake Punch and Tonic Dotty Border Punch
• Stamps: Mix of Lawn Fawn, Paula Pascual and Whimsy
• Ink: Memento ‘Paris Dusk’ Inkpad
• Embellishments: Ribbon, Pearls, Doodling, Paper Flowers, Gems and glitter glue

Don’t forget to hop over to the Crafts & Me Facebook Group and check out the creations from the rest of the team and if you entered the last challenge see if you were a winner.

Thank you for stopping by

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Going on a Walk

Hello All! Yesterday was my turn to share some Elisabeth Bell love over on the Digi Bells Blog, but doh! I forgot to post here on my own blog….I’m beginning to think my brain may have stayed in 2015!!

Today’s card uses Going on a Walk: 

Supplies:

• Image: Going on a Walk by Elisabeth Bell 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Yellow and Kraft Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Stamps: Sentiment from Clearly Besotted and alpha stamps from Hobbycraft
• Embellishments: Pearls and doodling

Thank you for stopping by

Lisa

Birdhouse Garland

Morning All. Half way through the week already!

We have our very first digi stamp challenge of 2016 over on the LC Designs Blog today and we have a theme a great theme of  3-2-1 (eg: 3 gems, 2 ribbons and 1 image).

I have used Birdhouse Garland digi stamp:

Since switching to Copics just over a year ago my use of colour has become quite bold and bright, so recently I have been trying to practice softer colours whilst still showing the depth and shading that I’ve been learning over at Kit & Clowder. I think I managed it…just!

Supplies:

• Image: Birdhouse Garland Digi Stamp from LC Designs
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Kraft and Green Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: Magazine Freebie
• Stamps: Clearly Bessoted and Lawn Fawn
• Ink: Memento ‘Tuxedo Black’ Inkpad
• Dies: La La Land Heart Banner Die
• Embellishments: Pearls, Photo Corners and Doodling

For all details of the challenge and to see the makes from the rest of the team please hop over to the LC Designs Blog.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Eat More Cake

 
Morning all and a Happy New Year! We are going to start the new year with a nice Anything Goes  theme over at Tiddly Inks. All you need to to do is create with a Tiddly Inks image and get sharing the Tiddly Love!!!

At this time of year I have about a billion birthday cards to make and after a bit of downtime over the holidays, sometimes it takes a while for Mr Mojo to return. But not with this cute image! I had so many ideas settling on one was the problem. I have used Wryn Eat More Cake:

And I coloured this one on Kraft card for a change!

Supplies:

• Image: Eat More Cake by Tiddly Inks 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Kraft and White Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: Maja Design Vintage Spring 6x6 Paper Pad
• Dies & Punches: Go-Kreate Frilly Frames #10 Dies
• Sentiment: Clearly Besotted and Lawn Fawn Violet’s Alphabet
• Ink: Memento ‘Tuxedo Black’ Inkpad
• Embellishments: Pearls, Paper Flowers, Doodling and Glitter Glue

If you would like to join in with us please share your creations over on our facebook group and hashtag your pictures with #tiddlyspiration for the chance to win a $15 store credit.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa