Birthday Blooms

Morning all. Over in the Conie Fong Art & Design FB Group the team have been sharing some fabulous makes with some new floral images Conie has released. You should check them out over in the Conie Fong Etsy Shop.

I thought I would join in the fun and use one of the new images Peonies in a Jar for my card today:

I felt like keeping it pretty clean and simple and made a Card ready for my Mum-in-Laws Birthday.

And what better than some pretty spring colours?

Supplies:

• Image: Peonies in a Jar from Conie Fong 
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir AquaMarkers
  • Flowers: Scarlett, Rose Pink, Blossom
  • Leaves: Evergreen, Bud Green
  • Pebbles: Chocolate, Slate
  • Water: Teal, Aquamarine
  • Glass Jar: Sea Green
  • Bow: Gold, Marigold, Sunflower
  • Background: Charcoal, Peacock Blue
• DP: DecoTime
• Card: Kraft Card , Green Card, Neenah Solar White Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: MFT Blueprint 27 Dies
• Sentiment: Mum is from a Whimsy Stamps set and Happy Birthday is from a Clearly Besotted set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black Inkpad
• Embellishments: Pearls

For inspiration from the rest of the team and to join us in our challenge be sure to check out the Conie Fong Art & Design FB Group.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Listen to Nature

Morning all! We are almost at the Weekend and I have one last make from yesterdays Crafters Companion show on Hochanda to share with you.

The show was for some new stamps designed by Stacey Barrass.  two floral sets ‘Perfect Peony’ and ‘Beautiful Bloom’, two sets with birds ‘Little Birdie’ and ‘Find Your Wings’ and two sentiments sets ‘In Full Bloom’ and ‘Better Together’

This is one of the cards I have made with the stamp set ‘Find Your Wings’

A very neutral colour on this one, which I coloured with just the Essentials set of AquaBlend pencils.

The background was made by painting dots of masking fluid onto the card, before washing with bands of colour. Some doodling, clear sparkle and embossing were added to.

Supplies:

• Image: Find Your Wings A6 Stamp Set by Stacey Barrass from Crafters Companion 
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum AquaBlend Pencils - Essentials Set:
• Ebony, Dark Slate, Black Umber, Tobacco, Charcoal Brown, Nutmeg, Apricot and Squash
• Card: Vellum, Watercolour Card, Matt Black Card, Neenah Solar White Card and Kraft Card 
• Sentiment: From the ‘In Full Bloom’ Stamp Set
• Ink/Embossing Powder: Ranger Perfect Medium Inkpad and Pearl Brown Embossing Powder
• Embellishments: Doodling and Clear Sparkle Pen

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Love Never Fails

Morning all! Today’s the day the new Crafters Companion stamps are on Hochanda. They have been designed by Stacey Barrass and there are two floral sets ‘Perfect Peony’ and ‘Beautiful Bloom’, two sets with birds ‘Little Birdie’ and ‘Find Your Wings’ and two sentiments sets ‘In Full Bloom’ and ‘Better Together’

This is one of the cards I have made with the stamp set ‘Beautiful Bloom’

This time I stamped and heat embossed the images with platinum embossing powder, before watercolouring with the AquaBlend Pencils

This was just using the Essentials set, so I used the coral tones for a vintage/muted look.

Supplies:

• Image: Beautiful Bloom A6 Stamp Set by Stacey Barrass from Crafters Companion 
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum AquaBlend Pencils - Essentials Set:
• Tobacco, Black Umber, Umber and Coral
• Card: Vellum, Watercolour Card, Matt Black Card, Neenah Solar White Card, Centura Pearl Fresh White Card and Kraft Card 
• Sentiment: From the ‘Better Together’ Stamp Set
• Ink/ Embossing Powder: Ranger Perfect Medium Inkpad and Ranger Platinum Embossing Powder
• Embellishments: Doodling, Pearls and Glitter Glue

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Explore the World

Morning all and Happy Hump Day!

It’s almost time for the new stamps Crafters Companion are bringing to Hochanda. 

The new stamps are designed by Stacey Barrass. There are two floral sets ‘Perfect Peony’ and ‘Beautiful Bloom’, two sets with birds ‘Little Birdie’ and ‘Find Your Wings’ and two sentiments sets ‘In Full Bloom’ and ‘Better Together’

This is one of the cards I have made with the stamp set ‘Find Your Wings’

I felt like going bright for today’s card and wanted to show that although I have coloured with watercolour markers that you can still achieve bold and bright colours.

The black matting and frame really help all the colours pop

Supplies:

• Image: Find Your Wings A6 Stamp Set by Stacey Barrass from Crafters Companion 
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum AquaMarkers
• Marigold (Floral), Sunflower (Floral), Navy (Primary), Teal (Primary), Marine (Nature), Moss (Essentials), Bud Green (Floral), Chestnut (Nature), Orange (Primary) and Wildflower (Floral)
• Card: Watercolour Card, Matt Black Card, Neenah Solar White Card and Centura Pearl Fresh White Card 
• Sentiment: From the ‘Better Together’ Stamp Set
• Ink: Archival Jet Black Inkpad
• Embellishments: Doodling, Gems and Crackle Accents

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Full Bloom

Morning all! I have another card made with the new stamps Crafters Companion are bringing to Hochanda on Thursday.

The stamps are designed by Stacey Barrass and there are two floral sets ‘Perfect Peony’ and ‘Beautiful Bloom’, two sets with birds ‘Little Birdie’ and ‘Find Your Wings’ and two sentiments sets ‘In Full Bloom’ and ‘Better Together’

This is one of the cards I have made with the stamp set ‘Beautiful Bloom’

I tried a slightly different technique on this one. I inked the stamp using Spectrum Noir AquaMarkers and stamped. I then used a waterbrush to pull the colour in from the stamped lines. It looked pretty but didn’t pop, so I over stamped with black ink and think it looks much better. 

Supplies:

• Image: Beautiful Bloom A6 Stamp Set by Stacey Barrass from Crafters Companion 
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum AquaMarkers
• Gold (Primary)
• Evergreen (Nature)
• Card: Watercolour Card, Matt Black Card, Neenah Solar White Card and Kraft Card 
• Sentiment: From the ‘In Full Bloom’ Stamp Set
• Ink: Archival Jet Black Inkpad

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Earth Music

Morning all! The Easter Break is over so it’s back to the routine of school runs and things today.

So with a quick cuppa in hand before the hustle and bustle starts I thought I would pop on and share another make with the new stamps Crafters Companion are bringing to Hochanda on Thursday.

If you didn’t see yesterday’s post they are designed by Stacey Barrass and there are two floral sets ‘Perfect Peony’ and ‘Beautiful Bloom’, two sets with birds ‘Little Birdie’ and ‘Find Your Wings’ and two sentiments sets ‘In Full Bloom’ and ‘Better Together’

This is one of the cards I have made with the stamp set ‘Find Your Wings’

I love those feathery wings! 

I have watercoloured this one using Spectrum Noir AquaBlend pencils. I’ve just use the Essentials Set of AquaBlend pencils and although it was a challenge I love the earthy/natural look it has given to the image.   

Originally I had the image against a white background but it looked a little too stark, so I created some light stripes with pencils and dragged the colour with a Clear Sparkle Pen.

And the background bird for the sentiment was stamped in pale grey ink and the coloured pulled in with a waterbrush.

Supplies:

• Image: Find Your Wings A6 Stamp Set by Stacey Barrass from Crafters Companion 
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum AquaBlend Pencils - Essentials Set:
  • Ebony
  • Iron Grey
  • Ginger
  • Tobacco
  • Nutmeg
  • Squash
  • Apricot
  • Black Umber
  • Coral
  • Clear Sparkle Pen
• Card: Watercolour Card, Matt Black Card, Neenah Solar White Card and Kraft Card 
• Sentiment: From the ‘Better Together’ Stamp Set
• Ink: Archival Jet Black Inkpad and Distress Pumice Stone Inkpad
• Embellishments: Doodling, Pearls and Chipboard Hearts

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Beautiful Bloom

Afternoon all! We are almost at the end of the Easter Holidays and I’m having a nice lazy Sunday afternoon, while Hubby is taking Mr 7 to his Beavers St Georges Day Parade.

I thought I would pop on and tell you about the new stamps Crafters Companion are bringing to Hochanda on Thursday. They are designed by Stacey Barrass and there are two floral sets ‘Perfect Peony’ and ‘Beautiful Bloom’, two sets with birds ‘Little Birdie’ and ‘Find Your Wings’ and two sentiments sets ‘In Full Bloom’ and ‘Better Together’

This is one of the cards I have made with the stamp set ‘Beautiful Bloom’

Aren’t those flowers amazing? I have watercoloured them using Spectrum Noir AquaMarkers.

And I thought they would look fabulous popped against the black

Supplies:

• Image: Beautiful Bloom A6 Stamp Set by Stacey Barrass from Crafters Companion 
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum AquaMarkers
• Burgundy (Primary),
• Begonia (Floral),
• Moss (Essentials),
• Sea Green (Nature)
• Marigold (Floral)
• Card: Watercolour Card, Matt Black Card, Neenah Solar White Card and Kraft Card 
• Sentiment: From the ‘In Full Bloom’ Stamp Set
• Ink: Archival Jet Black Inkpad
• Embellishments: Doodling, Pearls and Chipboard Hearts

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Pretty in Plaits

Evening all. We have some more inspiration of  this months new images Wendy has added to the All Dressed Up Etsy Shop. There is Happy 40th, 50th and 60th (you get all three images), Pretty in Plaits, Spring Walks and Butterfly Bunny:

Earlier in the month I shared some inspiration for the All Dressed up FB Group using Butterfly Bunny and this time round, for the All Dressed Up Challenge Blog, I’ve used Pretty in Plaits:

Dug out a favourite paper pad to use with this image:

 

Supplies:

• Image: Pretty in Plaits from All Dressed Up
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir Original Makers (unless mention otherwise)
• Skin: Illustrators TN8, EB1, FS7, FS8, FS9; Original DP2, DP1, PP2, PP1
• Hair: EB8, EB5, EB3, RB2
• Pink: AP4, AP2, AP1, MG1
• Red: CR9, CR7, CR1
• Yellow: GY5, GY4, GY3, GY1
• Green: AG4
• Clear Sparkle Pen
• DP: DecoTime
• Card: Green Card, Kraft Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Stamps: Teenage Girl Sentiments from Lili of the Valley
• Ink: VersaFine ‘Onyx Black’ Inkpad
• Dies & Punches: Tonic Scalloped Square Layering Dies, Magnolia Old Swedish Lace Die and Elegant Nest Dies from Polkadoodles
• Embellishments: UTEE Bows (made with my melt pot) and pearls

Don’t forget to hop across to the All Dressed Up Challenge Blog and take a look at the rest of the new release inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Catty Couple

Guess who? Yup me again and I promise this is the third and last post today  

We have a new challenge starting over at Colour Crazy Challenge and this week we are being sponsored by Knitty Kitty Digis and I got to work with Hanging Around for You:

I thought this image would make a fun Anniversary card.

Supplies:

• Image: Hanging Around for You from Knitty Kitty Digis  
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir Original Markers
• Sun: GY4, GY2, GY3, GY1
• Sky: VB1, BT1, IB1, Blender
• Left Cat: TN9, TN7, TN6, TN4, BO1
• Right Cat: RB6, EB3, BO3, BO2, BO1
• Branch: EB8, EB7, EB6, RB2, RB1
• Leaves: DG4, AG5, AG4, AG2
• Hearts: DR7, CR9, CR8, CR7
• Ears: Ap2
• DP: Craft Creations Gingham Paper
• Card: Kraft Card, Rust Card and Copic X-Press Blending Card
• Sentiment: From a Clearly Besotted stamp set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black inkpad
• Dies: Whimsy Stamps Hand Stitched Rectangle Dies and MFT Dienamics Blueprint 27 Dies
• Embellishments: Pearls and a wooden heart

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

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Please pop across to the Colour Crazy Challenge and see the rest of the inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Fairy Noel

Hello again! Second post for today and this one is for the brand new challenge over at the Polkadoodles Challenge Blog. As always it’s Anything Goes but we are showing you creations made using Deign Sheets.

For my make today I’ve used one of the fabulous design sheets in the Work & Play 5 Festive Hollybobs Full Download Collection:

It’s nice to have some super flat Christmas cards for posting but it can be hard keeping them interesting, so I thought I would make a z fold card. 

  Supplies:

• Images: Work & Play 5 Festive Hollybobs Full Download Collection by Polkadoodles 
• DP: Work & Play 5 Festive Hollybobs Full Download Collection printed on White Linen Cardstock
• Card: Kraft Card
• Embellishments: Mini Pearls

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

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Don’t forget to pop over to the Polkadoodles Challenge Blog for some more fabulous inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Fight Like a Girl

Morning All! It’s Fab Friday over at Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog.

I know most of my crafty friends will know about my absolutely wonderful Tiddly Inks teamie Lou’s ( Loopy Lou's Loopy Thoughts) cancer journey. Well tomorrow she is beginning her Chemo and I wanted to use Fight Like a Girl to make this for her and anyone else who is fighting this horrid disease:

Isn’t the image fabulous. Christy from Tiddly Inks drew it specially for Lou.

And I thought it was quite fitting to pair such a a strong image with some nice girly colours.

Supplies:

• Image: Fight Like a Girl from Tiddly Inks
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir Original Markers
• Skin: Illustrators TN8, EB1, FS7, FS8, FS9; Original PP2, PP1, DP2, DP1
• Hair: IG10, IG9, IG7, IG5, IG2
• Pink: BP7, MG5, MG3, MG2, BP1, PP1
• White: BG3, BG2, BG1, Blender
• Purple: LV3, HB3, HB2, HB1
• Background: GG1, Blender 
• Card: Pink Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies/Punches: MFT Dienamics Blueprint 27 Dies and Whimsy Stamps Hand Stitched Rectangle Dies
• Sentiment: From a Kraftin’ Kimmie stamp set
• Ink: VersaFine ‘Onyx Black’ Inkpad
• Embellishments: Pearls

Hop across to the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog and the Tiddly Inks FB Group for more fabulous Tiddly Inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Beautiful Bouquet

Morning all. I’m here today to share the card I’m showing off as inspiration over in the Conie Fong Art & Design FB Group.

I wanted to make both Mum and Mum-in-Law Mother’s Day cards with flowers on this year. You can see my Mum’s card here and for Mum-in-Law I thought the freebie image Conie had a while back in the FB group would be perfect :

And before I forget, if you like florals you really should hop over to the FB group as I think there maybe some new images….wink wink!

A little colouring on Kraft again, well I’m a bit addicted.

Supplies:

• Image: FB Group Freebie from Conie Fong 
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir Original Markers
  • Pinks combos:
  • AP4, AP3, AP2, AP1
  • BP7, BP4, BP2, PP1
  • Yellow: GB10, GB9, GB6, CT4, CT1
  • Brown: EB8, EB6, EB3, TN5
  • Purple: LV3, HB3, HB2, HB1
  • Orange: OR3, OR2, OR1, CT2
  • Red: CR9, CR8, CR7
  • Green: DG4, AG5, AG3, AG1
  • Background: BG7, BG5, BG2, TB3, TB2, TB1, Blender
• DP: MME Magazine Freebie
• Card/Paper: Kraft Card,  Centura Pearl Fresh White Card, Neenah Solar White Card, Vellum and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Magnolia Tilda Lace Die, Whimsy Handstitched Nested Rectangle Dies and Memory Box Lorelei Outline Leaf Die
• Sentiment: Written on computer
• Embellishments: Glitter Glue, Pearls, Doodling and Crackle Accents

For inspiration from the rest of the team and to join us in our challenge be sure to check out the Conie Fong Art & Design FB Group.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Hello Bunny

Morning all. I’m all muddled up after the Easter Weekend. I thought yesterday was Sunday and somewhere between that and some migraine medication I seem to have lost a day.

Anyhoo Pink Gem Designs  are sponsoring the current challenge over at Cutie Pie Challenge and they asked us Pink Gem girlies to join in with the fun. Their theme is ‘Bunnies & Chicks’ and here is my card using Bunny with Flowers:

I thought I would give the watercolour markers a whirl again, and I also used them with some masking fluid to create the background paper.

Supplies:

• Image: Bunny with Flowers from Pink Gem Designs 
• Colouring Medium: Whispers Watercolour Markers
• Card:Kraft Card, Green Card and Watercolour Card
• Dies & Punches: MFT Blueprint 27 Dies and Flower Flourish Die and Birdhouse Doublet Die Set from Polkadoodles
• Sentiment: Lili of the Valley Block Sentiments
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black Inkpad
• Embellishments: Paperflowers, Ribbon, Glitter Glue and Crackle Accents

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Little Christmas Girl

Afternoon all! One last make and then I think I’m up to date again. Hopefully I can stay migraine free for a while now.

Anyhoo, it’s time new challenge over at the All Dressed Up Challenge Blog. The theme is always Anything Goes but you have to use an All Dressed Up image.

I’ve already started making this years Christmas cards and Wendy has loads of fabulous Christmas images to choose from. For this card I’ve used 3 Little Christmas Girls and it’s a fabulous digi as you get the image of the girls together and also the image of each girl separately:

I was in the mood for traditional colours on this one.

Supplies:

• Image: 3 Little Christmas Girls from All Dressed Up
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir Original Markers unless stated
• Skin: Illustrators – TN8, EB1, S7, FS8, FS9; PP2, PP1, DP2, DP1
• Hair: EB8, EB5, MB4, MB2
• Red: DR7, CR11, CR9, CR8, CR7, CR1
• Green: DG4, AG5, AG3, AG2, AG1
• White Fur: BG5, BG3, BG2, BG1 and Spectrum Noir Sparkle - Clear
• Background: BG8, BG6, BG4, BG3, VB1, BT1 and Spectrum Noir Sparkle - Clear
• DP:
• Card: Green Card, Red Card, Gold Mirri Card, Neenah Solar White Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Stamps: Sentiment from Clearly Besotted
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black Inkpad
• Dies & Punches: MS Snowflake Punch, Whimsy Stamps Nested Hand Stitched Rectangles, MFT Blueprint 14 Dies, La La Land Holly Flourish Die
• Embellishments: Pearls, Cheesecloth, Glitter Glue and Gems

Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to hop over to the All Dressed Up Challenge Blog for some more inspiration.

Lisa

Easter Treat

Me again! Just trying to play catch up now

Today saw the start of a new challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge  and it’s the Pinks turn to host the challenge and also my pick for the theme. I went with a nice easy theme of ‘Ribbon &/or Lace’.

Mr 7 and Miss 4 tend to get a lot of choccy eggs from relatives for Easter, so each year I make them a little gift bag and fill it with several non edible treats as well as a few little chocolate things.

This is Miss 4’s bag and I’ve used the super cute Jodie with Easter Egg:

I decided that Jute trim looked better than the ribbon I was going to use, so I swapped it but luckily I still have some ribbon on the top of the tag.

Supplies:

• Image: Jodie with Easter Egg from Pink Gem Designs 
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir
• Card: Kraft Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: Dovecraft Garden Party 6x6 Paper Pack
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Plain Circle Dies, Whiff of Joy Doily Die and Border from MFT Blue Print 14 Dies
• Sentiment: ‘Emily’ cut out on the Scan’n’Cut
• Embellishments: Jute Trim, Ribbon, Pearl Trim, Chipboard Heart, Chipboard Heart Background, Cheesecloth, Doodling, Glossy Accents, Glitter Glue

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to pop by the A Gem of a Challenge Blog and see the inspiration from the rest of the team.

Lisa

Have a Fabulous Day

Hello all and I should have been wishing you a Happy Good Friday! Except it’s now Saturday and I spent all day yesterday sleeping off a migraine. So it’s time to play catch up.

Anyhoo, we have started a new challenge over at the Polkadoodles Challenge Blog.  As always it’s Anything Goes but the team are showing some creations along the theme of  Anything but Square.

For my make today I’ve used the fabulous stamps, papers and dies from the Belle Papillon Paper Craft Kit:

And that oval in the middle is from the Bubbleicious Frames die set.

  Supplies:

• Stamps: Belle Papillon Paper Craft Kit
• Ink:Worn Lipstick and Bundled Sage Distress Inks
• DP: Belle Papillon Paper Craft Kit
• Card: White 300gsm card (for the base), Green Card and Neenah Solar White Card 
• Dies & Punches: Flower, leaf and small swirls from Belle Papillon Paper Craft Kit, Oval from Bubbleicious Frames, Go Kreate Frilly Frames #7 dies and Nellie Snellen Pierced Circle Multiframe Dies
• Embellishments: Pearls, doodling and liquid pearls

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

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Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Bowtie in my Hair

Evening all. I’ve recently joined the Conie Fong Design team and we will be sharing our inspiration over in the Conie Fong Art & Design FB Group. We have a new challenge for April and our theme for the month is Use a Ribbon.

I’m a sucker for cute character so I just had to use Bowtie in my Hair and what’s better is she has a ribbon in her hair:

And I just loved the colours on these papers.

Supplies:

• Image: Bowtie in my Hair from Conie Fong 
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir
• Skin: Illustrators TN8, EB1, FS7, FS8, FS9, DP1, PP2, PP1
• Hair: EB8, EB7, EB5, EB3, TN3
• Eyes: TB5, TB3, TB1
• Turquoise: IG10, BT9, BT6, BT4, BT2
• Yellow: GB9, GY4, GY3, GY1
• Pink: PP5, AP4,, PP4, PP3, PP1
• Background: BG5, BG3, BG2, BG1, Blender
• DP: DecoTime
• Card: Kraft Card , Pink Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinder Floral Oval Dies, Tonic Scalloped Square Layering Dies and a banner from MFT Blueprint 27 Dies
• Sentiment: From Lili of the Valley
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black Inkpad
• Embellishments: Jute Trim, Ribbon, Pearl Trim, Pearls, Chipboard Heart Background

For inspiration from the rest of the team and to join us in our challenge be sure to check out the Conie Fong Art & Design FB Group.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa