Presents Galore

Morning all. We’ve been away on holiday so I’ve got a mountain of laundry to catch up with but before I start I have a little Christmas cutie to share.

I did have another non Christmas image printed out but I just couldn’t resist colouring up Snowy Delivering Presents again:

I haven’t bought any new Christmas Papers for several years so I gave myself a little treat from Crafty Charlie…..including these new ones from Photoplay

Supplies:

• Image: Snowy Delivering Presents from Conie Fong 
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir
• DP: Photoplay Dear Santa 6x6 pad and Papermania Gold Christmas Vellum 6x6 pad
• Card: Neenah Desert Storm Card, Red Card  and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Marianne Designs Bauble Dies, MFT Stitched Basic Edges, Spellbinder Plain Circle Dies and Spellbinders Scalloped Circle Dies
• Sentiment: From Lili of the Valley
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black Inkpad
• Embellishments: Ribbon and Liquid Applique (white puffy stuff)

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

Wishing on a Star

Morning all! I have another new release image from Crafty Sentiments Designs today and the new images are all available in the shop now.

This months new release were digital images and for todays card I have used Wishing on a Star:

And I thought I would swap things up with non Christmassy colours…

Supplies:

• Image: Wishing on a Star Digi stamp from Crafty Sentiments Designs
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir AquaBlend Pencils 
• Card: Pink Card, Matt Black Card and Watercolour Card 
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley Clear Stamp Set 
• Ink: VersaFine Imperial Purple Inkpad
• Dies & Punches: Tonic Mixed Rectangle Layering Dies
• Embellishments: Ribbon, Doodling and a wooden heart

If you would like to see some more fabulous inspiration using this gorgeous new image please hop across to the Crafty Sentiments Designs Inspiration Blog.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Creature Feature

Evening All. This month there were some fabulous new images released by Wendy at All Dressed Up.

Say hello to Busy Little Bee, Little Squeak, Summer Time and Surf's Up:

As New Release inspiration over in the All Dressed Up FB Group I shared this card using Surf's Up:

Supplies: 

• Image: Surf's Up from All Dressed Up
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir Aquablend
• Card: Red Card, Neenah Solar White Card and Watercolour Card 
• Stamps: Sentiment from a Clearly Besotted Stamp Set
• Ink: VersaFine ‘Onyx Black’ Inkpad
• Dies & Punches: MFT Blueprint 27 Dies

And as inspiration for today’s post over on the All Dressed Up Challenge Blog I have used Little Squeak:

Supplies: 

• Image: Little Squeak from All Dressed Up
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Aqua Blend
• DP: Craft Sensations
• Card: Kraft Card and Watercolour Card 
• Stamps: Sentiments from Lili of the Valley
• Ink: VersaFine ‘Onyx Black’ Inkpad
• Dies & Punches: Polkadoodles Elegant Nest Dies and MFT Stitched Scalloped Edges
• Embellishments: Pearls, Paperflowers and Doodling

Don’t forget to hop across to the All Dressed Up Challenge Blog and All Dressed Up FB Group and take a look at some more inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Christmas Dress

Afternoon all! I have another new releases image from Crafty Sentiments Designs today and the new images are all available in the shop now.

This months new release were digital images and for todays card I have used Christmas Dress:

Some nice traditional colours…

Supplies:

• Image: Christmas Dress Digi stamp from Crafty Sentiments Designs
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir AquaBlend Pencils 
• DP: An old magazine freebie 
• Card: Yellow Card, Red Card and Watercolour Card 
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley Clear Stamp Set 
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black Inkpad
• Dies & Punches: All Occasion Snowflake Dies, La La Land Snowflake Border Die and Polkadoodles Elegant Nest Dies 
• Embellishments: Ribbon, Spectrum Noir Sparkle, Wooden Angel, Gems and gilding wax

If you would like to see some more fabulous inspiration using this gorgeous new image please hop across to the Crafty Sentiments Designs Inspiration Blog.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Little Mermaid

Morning all. It’s time for some Conie Fong inspiration today and thanks to some fabulous colouring of mermaids in the Conie Fong Art & Design FB Group and Kit & Clowder FB Group I have been inspired to colour a mermaid myself..

I introduced Miss 4 to the Little Mermaid a while back and just like me it has become one of her favourite Disney films, so at her request this one had to be coloured to look just like her:

This image is Ariela Mermaid.

The papers are from a more masculine/boyish paper pad but I thought the colours and patterns looked a lot like sea…

Supplies:

• Image: Bowtie in my Hair from Conie Fong 
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir Original Markers and Illustrators for Skin
• DP: First Edition Up Up and Away 8x8 Pad
• Card: Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Nellie Snellen Pierced Oval Multiframes, Britannia Leaf Flourish and Precious Marieke Square Frame Die
• Sentiment: From Lili of the Valley
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black Inkpad
• Embellishments: Paper Flower, Pearls and Glossy Accents

For inspiration from the rest of the team be sure to check out the Conie Fong Art & Design FB Group and don’t forget we have the August challenge over in the FB group too!

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Snowman Sid

Morning All! It’s Fab Friday over at Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog and I have made another Christmas Card!

I’ve used Snowman Sid: 

And I just had to use these Maja Designs Papers with Snowmen on…

Supplies: 

• Image: Snowman Sid from Tiddly Inks
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir AquaBlend
• DP: Maja Design Home for the Holidays 6x6 Paper Pad
• Card: Dark Brown Card and Watercolour Card
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley Clear Stamp Set
• Ink: VersaFine ‘Onyx Black’ Inkpad
• Dies/Punches: All Occasion Snowflake Dies, Whimsy Stamp Sweetest Birthday Shaker Builder Dies and Whimsy Hand Stitched Nested Rectangles
• Embellishments: Doodling and Gems

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Jaffa the Giraffe

Morning All. Have you seen the fabulous Children’s challenge we have running? If not you can find all the details here.

Unfortunately Mr 7, Miss 4 and I started the Summer holidays with some nasty sore throats so we didn’t get chance to join in at the start of the challenge, but we’re back to crafting now and here is a card Elliot (Mr 7) made for his cousin for her birthday.

He used Jaffa Giraffe, but he wanted a big and little Giraffe inside a heart so I merged two images and shrunk one smaller before printing and he drew the heart by hand.

Thanks for stopping by

Elliot &Lisa

Christmas Post

Evening all. 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 made another Christmas card and I’ve used Christmas Post:

…..I will have enough made on time time this year!!

Supplies:

• Image: Christmas Post  from All Dressed Up
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir
• DP: Dovecraft
• Card: Red Card, Kraft Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: MFT Scalloped Stitched Edge Dies, Spellbinder Deckled Edge Rectangles and La La Land Holly Flourish Die
• Stamps: Sentiment from a Lili of the Valley Clear Stamp Set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
• Embellishments: Doodling, Gems and Pearls

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Christmas Helper

Afternoon all! When I was poorly at the start of the month I missed the new release at Crafty Sentiments Designs, I’d already coloured the images and they were so cute (and Christmas too) that as soon as I was feeling better I knew I had to get them made into cards.

First up is My Christmas Helper:

I have been practicing with my watercolour pencils again.

Supplies:

• Image: My Christmas Helper from Crafty Sentiments Designs
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir  AquaBlend Pencils and Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens
• DP: DCWV Christmas Stack
• Card: Green Card, White Card and Watercolour Card 
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley Clear Stamp Set 
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black Inkpad
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinder Regal Circle Dies, Spellbinders Plain Circle Dies and MFT Stitched Scalloped Border Dies
• Embellishments: Gems, Doodling, Wooden Candy Cane, Chipboard Heart and Bow

If you would like to see some more fabulous inspiration using this gorgeous new image please hop across to the Crafty Sentiments Designs Inspiration Blog.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Let’s Dance

Me again! Two posts today, and this time is for the new challenge over at Colour Crazy Challenge.

We are sponsored this time by Scrap N' Dipity and I’ve used all three images from the Sally Scribble Ballerina set:

She looks like she’s dancing.

Supplies:

• Image: Sally Scribble Ballerina from Scrap N' Dipity
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir Original Markers (Illustrators for Skin
• DP: Nitwit Collections/Lili of the Valley 
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley Stamp Set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black inkpad
• Dies: Spellbinders Label 4 Dies and a swirl die from a Polkadoodles Die Set
• Embellishments: Doodling and Pearls

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 inspiration from the rest of team.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Summer Flower

Hello all and happy Friday! It’s time for a brand new challenge over at the Polkadoodles Challenge Blog and even though it’s Anything Goes the team are showing some creations along the theme of Summer.

For my make today I’ve used the fabulous Regal Peacock Stamp Soup Set:

It’s a little different to my usual style but I had loads of fun creating it, even the children joined in and enjoyed creating with the stamps.  

Supplies:

• Image: Regal Peacock Stamp Soup Set from Polkadoodles
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir AquaBlend Pencils
• Ink: Archival Jet Black Inkpad
• Card: Watercolour Card  
• Embellishments: Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen

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

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Thanks for stopping by and if you haven’t already don’t forget to signup to the Polkadoodles newsletter….you may get discounts and special offers from time to time

Lisa

Tiddly Inks Blog Hop

The Blog Hop is now finished and there was a lucky commenter who wins a $5 voucher and the lucky winner is Bernadet of http://cardsbybernadet.blogspot.co.uk/.  I’ve posted this same message in the Tiddly Inks FB Group so if you could PM your email address ,we’ll sort out your prize .

Hello All today is our Tiddly Inks Blog Hop and we have a whole bunch of DT and guest designers joining in, and we hope YOU will join in too!

The hop will be taking place all day today, starting now, and all you need to do to join in is to visit Tiddly Inks Blog Hop 'Fun with Animals' blog post.

Here is my card and it just had to be another Christmas Card:

While you are hopping don’t forget to leave comments as there are lot’s of prizes on offer……there are 5 gift certificates worth $5 each placed throughout the designers blogs, which will be randomly won by a commenter on that blog and the more blogs in the hop that you comment on the more chances you have to win. In addition, two blogger participants will be selected from the Inlinkz list (announced August 13) to receive a $10 gift voucher.  Here’s a list of the participants:

http://delphinesplace.blogspot.fr

http://huhsothisisablog.blogspot.ca

http://www.haystackcards.com

https://stampingdeets.blogspot.com

https://craftingbelle.blogspot.com

http://anna-sigga.blogspot.is

http://lizland.net

https://12inkypawprints.blogspot.com

http://cardsbyrbowen.blogspot.com

https://tinkerbell1810.blogspot.co.uk

http://sweetcherrycards.blogspot.com

http://kellyscolouradventures.blogspot.co.uk

http://juliegleeson34.blogspot.com.au

http://alisonsrandomthoughts.blogspot.com

http://juliescraftyspot.blogspot.com

http://theunexpectedcrafter.blogspot.com

https://kentcrafter.co.uk

http://penny-buschcreations.blogspot.com.au

Supplies:

• Image: Cool Cat & Dapper Dog from Tiddly Inks
• Colouring Medium: Copic Markers
• Stamp: From a Lili of the Valley Stamp Set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black Inkpad
• Card/Paper: Red Card, Kraft Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: From a Lili of the Valley Pad (retired)
• Dies/Punches: Nellie Snellen Pierced Oval Multiframe Dies, Quickutz Gingerbread dies and an MS Snowflake Punch
• Embellishments: Gems and Doodling

Now don’t forget to hop over to the Tiddly Inks Blog Hop 'Fun with Animals' post for more details and to join in.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Butterfly Wishes

Evening all. We have a new challenge in progress at the Conie Fong Art & Design FB Group and our theme this month is Anything Goes or Die Cuts.

For today’s card I’ve used the beautiful Butterfly Wishes:

I was having a play with the layout and thought the image looked fabulous placed slightly off the edge of the paper.

And just a wee bit of colouring on Kraft….I am addicted!

Supplies:

• Image: Butterfly Wishes from Conie Fong 
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir
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• DP: Melissa Frances
• Card: Pink Card and Neenah Desert Storm Card
• Dies & Punches: CC Designs Butterfly Dies and Tonic Scalloped Square Layering Dies
• Sentiment: From Lili of the Valley
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black Inkpad
• Embellishments: Pearls and Doodling

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

Anyone for an Ice Cream

Morning all. I have a busy day ahead of me, as me my Mum and my Niece are making her wedding invitations today.

Anyhoo, over at A Gem of a Challenge it’s the Pinks turn to host the challenge and we have a fabulous theme of ‘Birthday Wishes’, but before I get to my card I wanted to let you know we are having a Summer Children’s Challenge and you can find all the details in the pinned post in the Pink Gem Designs DT & Friends Facebook Group .

So today I have used the super sweet Chloe with Ice Cream:

And some nice summery colours and papers.

Supplies:

• Image: Chloe with Ice Cream from Pink Gem Designs 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Green Card, Orange Card, Pink Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: Dovecraft Garden Party 6x6 Paper Pad
• Dies & Punches: Whiff of Joy Fence Die, CC Designs Flower Dies, Memory Box Lorelei Outline Leaf Die and an X-Cut Square Punch
• Sentiment: From a Paula Pascual Personal Impressions Stamp Set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
• Embellishments: Pearls and Glitter Glue

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Hanging the Wreath

Hello all. Sorry for the quietness here on the blog but I have had a pretty awful week and a half. Halfway through our day out at Legoland I started feeling poorly and after a trip to the doctors turns out I had Strep Throat and a Sinus infection all at the same time and it really did leave me feeling very poorly.

I’m starting to feel more or less back to normal, although I still feel quite tired, so for my make for Polkadoodles this week I have kept it very clean and simple with some colouring and simple mat and layering.

This uses the August Stamp of the Month:

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Supplies:

• Image: August Stamp of the Month by Polkadoodles
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir
• Card: Kraft Card, Red Card and Neenah Solar White Card  
• Dies & Punches: Tonic Studios Scalloped Square Layering Dies
• Embellishments: Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen

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

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Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa