Birthday Ruby

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 Celebrations.

For my make today I’ve used one of the amazeballs Ruby images called Ruby Birthday Cake:

I’ve paired her with the Winnie Celebrations Paper Heaven 1 Download:

Supplies: 

• Image: Ruby Birthday Cake by Polkadoodles 
• Colouring Medium: Copics 
• DP: Winnie Celebrations Paper Heaven 1 Download printed on Smooth White 160gsm paper
• Card: Teal Card, Pink Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card  
• Dies & Punches: Crafter’s Companion Border Die and CC Designs Heart Banner Die
• Embellishments: Paper Flowers and Gems

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

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Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Chilly Gift

Morning all. We have a brand new challenge at A Gem of a Challenge and as always it’s an Anything Goes Challenge, however the team are showing some creations along the the theme ‘It’s Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas’.

Here is another Christmas card for my stash using the fabulous Chilly Snowman Gift :

I love the aqua and red colour scheme.

Supplies:

• Image: Chilly Snowman Gift  from Pink Gem Designs at Polkadoodles  
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Aqua Card, Red Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: From stash
• Dies & Punches: Precious Marieke Die and a clearly Besotted Snowflake Die
• Sentiment: From a Simon Says Stamp Set
• Embellishments: Tonic Nuvo Drops

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Rudolph

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 using on the theme ‘It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas’.

It’s getting to that time of year when time is at a premium, especially now the children have such busy social lives, so I have made a clean and simple card this week:

I have used papers from the Twiggy & Toots Festive Fun Download Collection and an adorable image called Rudolph from the Winnie White Christmas Collection, which I have coloured with a mix of markers and pencils.

Supplies:

• Image: Rudolph by Polkadoodles
• Colouring Medium: Copics (and a few pencil details)
• DP: Twiggy & Toots Festive Fun Download Collection printed on 200gsm smooth white paper
• Card: Matt Black Card and Copic X-Press IT Blending Card 
• Embellishments: Nuvo Crystal Glaze and 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

Christmas Lights

Morning all! It’s Tuesday and that means one thing…… Tiddly Tuesday and it’s the last one of 2018! This time our theme at the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog is ‘Let’s Be Merry’!

I have used Minnie’s Christmas Lights and I love love love this image (it get’s used every Christmas) and I have to admit apart from the hair colour I often look like this while decorating my tree.

Minnie had to have pink hair.

Supplies:

• Image: Minnie’s Christmas Lights  by Tiddly Inks
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Teal Card, Pink Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: 
• Sentiment: Stamp and Die Set from Clearly Besotted  
• Ink & EP: VersaFine ‘Onyx Black’ Inkpad and Clear Detail Emboss Powder
• Dies & Punches: MFT Die-Namics Stitched Tag Corner Rectangle Stax
• Embellishments: Nuvo Drops and Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen

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

Unicorn Gift

Morning all. It’s time for a new Anything Goes Challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge and the team are showcasing some ‘Gift Bags’

I’ve used Unicorn Hot Chocolate to make my gift bag:

And I heat embossed my die cut circle to make it super shiny.

Supplies:

• Image: Unicorn Hot Chocolate from Pink Gem Designs at Polkadoodles  
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Kraft Paper, Sheena’s Stamping Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: Digi Papers from Polkadoodles 
• Dies & Punches: Fanciful Circle Nested Dies from Polkadoodles, a Kars Starburst Punch and a MS Snowflake Punch
• Sentiment: From a Simon Says Stamp clear stamp set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
• Embellishments: Nuvo Drops and string/rope

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

• Fussy and Fancy – Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz – Anything Goes
• Penny’s Paper-Crafty – Anything Goes   

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Christmas Gifts

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 on the theme of Gifts.

For my make today I’ve used the fabulous Festive Christmas Download Collection:

I’ve used papers and a sentiment from the collection and designed the money wallet myself using my scoreboard.

Supplies: 

• DP: Festive Christmas Download Collection printed on Colour Copy 160gsm paper
• Card: Matt Black Card 
• Dies & Punches: MS Snowflake Punch, Kars Starburst Punch and Fanciful Circle Nested Dies
• Embellishments: Nuvo Glittter Drops and Ribbon

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

• The Holy and the Ivy Challenge – Anything Christmas Goes
• ABC Christmas Challenge – W for Wishes (and Wallet too lol)
• C.R.A.F.T. Challenge  - Make your own embellishment  - I made my own layered snowflake with punches, coloured with a metallic marker and added sparkle from some Nuvo Glitter Drops

Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Fa la la la

Morning All! It’s Fab Friday over at Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog and I have a Christmas card to share with you.

I’ve used one of my favourite images Wryn Goes Caroling:

I thought I would make a step card or a change.

Supplies:

• Image: Wryn Goes Caroling  from Tiddly Inks
• Colouring Medium: Copics 
• DP: Magazine Freebie
• Card: Red Card, Gold Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Sentiment: A stamp and die set from Clearly Besotted
• Ink: VersaFine ‘Onyx Black’ Inkpad
• Embellishments: Nuvo Drops, Nuvo Crystal Glaze, Marvy Snow Marker and Chipboard Hearts

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

• Winter Wonderland – Character – People Only
• The Holy and the Ivy Challenge – Anything Christmas Goes
• As You Like It – Digi or Rubber – I love both for different reasons. However my favourite thing to do is colour, so I love digi’s because you can resize and print and get the same quality time after time and they take up a lot less storage space too!

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Chilly Snowflakes

Morning all. It’s time for a new Anything Goes Challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge, but the team are showing some creations along the the theme ‘Sparkle.

Here is another Christmas card for my stash using the fabulous Chilly with Snowflakes:

And I love this colour combo.

Supplies:

• Image: Chilly with Snowflakes from Pink Gem Designs at Polkadoodles  
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Pink Card, Teal Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP:
• Dies & Punches: MFT Die-Namics Scalloped Stitched Oval Frames and Tonic Scalloped Square Layering Dies
• Sentiment: A Clearly Besotted Stamp and die set
• Ink & EP: VersaMark, WOW Sparkling Snow Embossing Powder and WOW Bright White Superfine Embossing Powder
• Embellishments: Spectrum Clear Sparkle Pen

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Let it Snow

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 using beautiful Create a Scene.

I have created a scene using patterned papers from Work & Play 5 Festive Hollybobs Collection, some puffy snow and a cute little digi 2 Cute Christmas Penguins that I have printed out in two different sizes and coloured with alcohol markers:

They make quite a cute little family of penguins.

Supplies: 

• Image: 2 Cute Christmas Penguins by Polkadoodles 
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir
• DP: Work & Play 5 Festive Hollybobs Collection printed on White Linen Cardstock
• Card: Matt Black Card, White Linen Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card 
• Dies & Punches: Circle Dies
• Embellishments: Marvy Snow Marker and Black Flat Gems

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

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Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Santa Girl

Morning all! It’s Tuesday and that means one thing…… Tiddly Tuesday! Over at the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog we want to see your Tiddly makes with ‘Divine Dimension’! and for this time of year my make has to be a Christmas card.

I have colour Santa girl recently but she’s just so cute U had to colour her again.

Supplies:

• Image: Santa girl by Tiddly Inks
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Black Card, Vellum and Copic X-Press It Blending Card 
• DP: Helz Cuppleditch Wonderland 6x6 Paper pad
• Stamps: Die and stamp set from Clearly Besotted
• Ink & EP: VersaMark and Wow Copper Superfine Embossing Powder  
• Dies & Punches: Sizzix Framelit Hexagons
• Embellishments: Black flat sparkle dots and Marvy Snow Marker

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

Magical Birthday

Morning all. It’s time for another Anything Goes Challenge, over at a gem of a challenge, however the team are showing some creations along the the theme ‘Mythical/Fantasy’.

Supplies:

• Image: Birthday Unicorn from Pink Gem Designs at Polkadoodles  
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Pink Glitter Card, Teal Matte Mirror Card, Sheena’s Stamping Card and Neenah Desert Storm Card
• Dies & Punches: Bubbleicious Frames Dies from Polkadoodles, MFT Dienamics Blueprint 14 Dies and Stampin Up Label Punch
• Sentiment: From a Stampin Up Set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Pad

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Pretty Paper

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 Focusing on the Paper:

For my make I have kept the design fairly simple and tried not to cover up the pretty papers. I have just added a die cut and a sentiment printed onto vellum

Supplies:

• DP: Twiggy & Toots Festive Fun Download Collection printed on Color Copy 160gsm paper
• Card: Kraft Card and Printable Vellum 
• Dies & Punches: MFT Die-Namic Blueprint 27 Dies  
• Embellishments: Pearls and Gold Twine

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

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Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Winter Emma

Morning all. There is some brilliant news this morning over at A Gem of Challenge…..we are carrying on with the challenges! Nikky at Polkadoodles is going to be selling some of Janet’s gorgeous Pink Gem images and has decided to sponsor the challenge and keep it going.

So with a few changes we are back with a brand new Anything Goes Challenge, however the team are showing some creations along the the theme ‘Mainly Pink’.

Here is another Christmas card for my stash using the fabulous Emma Winter:

Supplies:

• Image: Emma Winter  from Pink Gem Designs at Polkadoodles  
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Pink Card, Matt Black Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: Digi Papers from Polkadoodles 
• Dies & Punches:
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley Stamp Set
• Ink: Stampin Up Blackberry Bliss Ink Pad
• Dies & Punches: Elegant Nest Dies from Polkadoodles Holly Die from Whimsy Stamps 
• Embellishments: Doodling, Glitter Glue and Pearls

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Carol Singing

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 with the theme Wrap Up Warm.

For my make today I’ve used the fabulous Carol Singing

And papers from the Twiggy and Toots Collection.

Supplies: 

• Image: Carol Singing Twiggy and Toots from Polkadoodles 
• Colouring Medium: Copics 
• DP: Twiggy and Toots Festive Fun Download Collection
• Card: Kraft Card, Colour Copy Paper and Copic X-Press It Card
• Dies & Punches: Fanciful Circle Nested Dies from Polkadoodles 
• Embellishments: Cheesecloth, Paper Flowers and Pearls

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

• A Perfect Time to Craft – Anything Goes
• Alphabet Challenge – O for Owls
• C.R.A.F.T. Challenge – Christmas
• As You Like It – Full of Frills  as it takes me a lot longer to put less stuff on a card (if you know what I mean) lol
• Penny’s Paper-Crafty – Anything Goes
• Crafty Creations – Anything Goes
• Tuesday Throwdown – Anything Goes
• Creative Moments – Anything Goes
• Through the Craft Room Door – Anything Goes
• Papercraft Challenge – Die Cut/Punches
• My Time to Craft – Use Kraft Card
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends – Anything Goes
• The Holy and the Ivy Challenge – Anything Christmas Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Christmas Gingerbread

Afternoon All! I have not one but two new images from the October release at The Paper Nest Dolls to share with you today.

I have made a card using both Gingerbread Girl and Gingerbread Boy:

I just thought they looked so cute together.

Supplies:

• Image: Gingerbread Boy and Gingerbread Girl  from The Paper Nest Dolls 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Papermania Craft Christmas 6x6 Paper Pad
• Card: Kraft Card, Red Card, Vellum and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley Clear Stamp Set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
• Dies & Punches: MFT Die-Namics Stitched Scalloped Border and Precious Marieke Christmas Die (Can’t find the packaging at the moment for the exact name)
• Embellishments: Gems

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

• A Perfect Time to Craft – Anything Goes
• C.R.A.F.T. Challenge – Christmas
• As You Like It – Full of Frills  as it takes me
• Penny’s Paper-Crafty – Anything Goes
• Crafty Creations – Anything Goes
• Creative Moments – Anything Goes
• Through the Craft Room Door – Anything Goes
• Papercraft Challenge – Die Cut/Punches
• My Time to Craft – Use Kraft Card
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends – Anything Goes
• The Holy and the Ivy Challenge – Anything Christmas Goes

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Autumn Witch

Morning all! It’s the first Tuesday of the month and that means one thing…… Tiddly Tuesday! And this month over at the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog we have ‘Colour Inspiration’!

I love Christy’s witch images but as yet I haven’t coloured up Alison the Witch, so here she is dressed up I fabulous autumn colours:

I started out making a clean and simple card……but ended up with something a little more detailed!

Supplies:

• Image: Alison the Witch  by Tiddly Inks
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Deep Orange Card, Chocolate Brown Card, Sheena’s Stamping Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card  
• Dies & Punches: X-Cut Star Flourish Dies, Spellbinder Plain and Scalloped Ovals and Tonic Scalloped Square Layering Dies
• Embellishments: Stencilling with Distress Oxides and Doodling

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

Toadstool Trinket Box

Morning all. I have another box to share with today and again these are using new goodies Crafter’s Companion are bringing to Hochanda on Thursday. The One Day Special is on Thursday at 6pm, make sure to tune in.

This time I was of inspired by a toadstool and made a trinket box in similar colours:

I’ve made a feature of the construction tabs by fold them onto the next panel and fixing them with 3D foam tape.

And a little close up of some the decorative panels.

Supplies: 

• Small Ornamental Box Die
• Henna Panel Die
• Pointed Petal Stamp & Die
• Henna Stamp & Die Set
• Card: Kraft Card, Red Card, Brown Card and Gold Mirror Card   
• Misc: Pearls, Ribbon and Twine

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

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Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Pretty Peacock

Afternoon all. Did you all see the Metallic Markers on Hochanda yesterday afternoon? They had the original 12 colours but also a set of 12 new colours and they are lovely.

This is tag I made and it also uses the stamps that were available on the show and also on the Crafter’s Companion website:

For the back ground I coloured the tips of an old paint brush and brushed in over the card. For the peacock I coloured my stamp with the markers and then quickly stamped. Once this was dry I added some more shimmer by scribbling the markers on my glass mat and picking up with a water brush and painting onto the image.

The little feather in the background was stamped with VersaFine onto Hessian and then coloured with the markers

Supplies:

• Rubber Stamp: Graceful Peacock Stamp Set from Crafter’s Companion
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir Metallic Markers Antique Elements Set – Antique Pearl Vintage Satin and Tarnished Silver
• Card:   Vellum, Purple Card, Centura Pearl Fresh White Card and Matt Black Card.
• Embellishments: Pearls and button (coloured with a metallic marker), Twine, Ribbon and Hessian

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

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Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Ombre Gift Box

Morning all. If you are anything like me you can make a box, but it takes a lot of working out and measuring to get it looking and fitting right, so you may want to check out some of the new goodies Crafter’s Companion are bring to Hochanda on Thursday.

The One Day Special is on Thursday at 6pm and here is a box I made using some of the dies and stamps that will be shown:

I inked the under panels and the flower petals with similar shades of Distress Oxides for an Ombre effect.

Supplies: 

• Pointed Petal Stamp & Die Set
• Large Ornamental Box Die
• Patchwork Panel Die
• Card: Centura Pearl and Sheena’s Stamping Card   
• Ink & EP: Distress Oxides, VersaMark and Ranger Platinum Embossing Powder
• Misc: Double Sided Adhesive Sheet, Glitter, Ribbon and Twine

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

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Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Metallic Marvels

Afternoon all. The lovely Fiona Clayton is on Hochanda this afternoon with some new Spectrum Noir Metallic Marker colours.

One show was on at 12pm (which you can watch back on the Hochanda Website) and another show is on at 3pm/

I thought I would start by sharing this vellum aperture card as I got a name check on the 12pm show for this one as it shows the wonderful markers on vellum:

The markers are such lovely colours and a dream to use on vellum and give the prettiest soft metallic sheen.

The image was stamped once using a stamp positioner, coloured direct with the markers and then re-stamped and heat embossed in black to give a really neat precise finish to the lines.

Supplies:

• Rubber Stamp: Decadent Flowers Stamp Set from Crafter’s Companion
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir Metallic Markers Antique Elements Set – All colours from Crafter’s Companion 
• Card: Printable Vellum, Matt Black Card, Sheena’s Stamping Card   
• Dies: Tonic Scalloped Circle Layering Dies and Go Kreate XXL Circle Dies 
• Embellishments: Pearls (coloured with a metallic marker)

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

• Creatalicious Challenges – Anything Goes
• Dream Valley – Pearls or Gems
• Stamping Sensations – Something Beginning with B – my b’s are blooms and black embossing
• Fussy and Fancy – White on White with a touch of colour
• Crafty Creations – Anything Goes
• Creative Moments – Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa