Little Birdie

Afternoon all. Here is my card for this months challenge in the All Dressed Up FB Group where our theme for the month is Red/Romance/Hearts.

Here is my card using Little Birdie:

I thought it would be nice to do an almost white card with just a pop of colours

Supplies:

• Image: Little Birdie from All Dressed Up
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Red Card, Kraft Card, Sheena’s Stamping Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Nellie Snellen Pierced Oval Multiframes, Spellbinders Elegant Oval Dies and a Crafters Companion Small Heart Die
• Embellishments: Pearl and Twine

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Fairy Magic

Evening all. It’s time for a 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.

My card uses Fairy Magic:

After making lot’s of traditional coloured Christmas cards you would think I would be sick of green and red, but this little cutie looks so good in these colours!

Supplies:

• Image: Fairy Magic from All Dressed Up
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Skin:E04, E11, E21, E00, E000
• Hair: W9, W7, W5, W3, W1
• Dress: G99, G94, YG63, YG03
• Bow: R39, R29, R27, R32
• Wings & Butterflies: YR27, Y19, Y15, Y11
• DP: Maja Designs Life in the Country 6x6 Paper Pad
• Card: Neenah Desert Storm, Red Card and Sheena’s Stamping Card 
• Dies & Punches: Tonic Scalloped Circle Layering Dies and Stitched and Pierced Nested Circle Dies 
• Embellishments: Pearls and Paper Flowers

We’d love it if you join the challenge and if you do don’t forget to hop over and share your makes in the All Dressed Up FB Group.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Christmas Carollers

Morning all. As it’s the beginning of a new month we have a new challenge over at the All Dressed Up FB Group. Our theme for the month is Warm Winter Wishes…….so anything Christmas as long as it’s All Dressed Up.

I have used the girls that come as part of the 3 Little Christmas Girls set separately before, so for this card I thought I would use the complete image:

I think this image is so fab I have kept the rest g the card fairly simple with just a little patterned paper and part of a doily.

Supplies:

• Image: 3 Little Christmas Girls from All Dressed Up
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir Original Markers
• AP4, TN2, FS4, FS2, DR7, CR11, Cr9, CR7, CR3, DG3, AG5, AG3, AG2, CG1, RB4, RB2, RB1, MB1, BGR3, BGR2, BG1, BG3, BG2, BG1, Blender
• DP: Nitwit Collections/Lil of the Valley
• Card: Red Card, Kraft Card, Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: MFT Blueprint 27 Dies and Whimsy Hand stitched Nested Rectangles
• Embellishments: Doodling and a doily

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Christmas Stocking

Afternoon all. I’m running a little behind this week, a lot of things cropped up that I wasn’t expecting including Miss 4 taking a nasty tumble at school, bumping one of her teeth and a trip to the emergency dentist.

Anyhoo, I’m back to share a second card made with one of the fabulous new images Wendy added to the All Dressed Up Etsy Shop in November.

If you haven;t seen them yet, here are Boy's Christmas Stocking, Christmas Deer 2, Girl's Christmas Stocking and Magic Wand.

For this card I’ve used Girl's Christmas Stocking:

Nice traditional reds and greens.

  Supplies:

• Image: Girl's Christmas Stocking from All Dressed Up
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir Original Markers
• DP: Forever Friends Christmas Papers
• Card: Red Card, Kraft Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinder Floral Oval Dies and Go Kreate Large Circle Dies
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley Clear Stamp Set
• Ink: VersFine Onyx Black Inkpad
• Embellishments: Pearls, Paper Stockings, Mic Crafty Chipboard and Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen

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

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Please hop over to the All Dressed Up FB Group and All Dressed Up Challenge Blog to see some fantastic inspiration for the rest of the team.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Christmas Deer

Morning all. Did you see the fabulous new images Wendy has added to the All Dressed Up Etsy Shop this month? Wowee there are some cuties!

Please meet Boy's Christmas Stocking, Christmas Deer 2, Girl's Christmas Stocking and Magic Wand.

My first make with the new release was for inspiration over in the All Dressed Up FB Group and used Christmas Deer 2  

I was almost tempted to add a little red glitter to the nose…..but I’ll save that idea for another day!

  Supplies:

• Image: Christmas Deer 2 from All Dressed Up
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: First Edition ‘Gilded Winter’ 8x8 Paper Pad
• Card: Kraft Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinder Fleur De Lis Square Dies and MFT Blueprint 14 Dies
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley Clear Stamp Set
• Ink: VersFine Onyx Black Inkpad
• Embellishments: Gems

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

1. Come and Get It Challenge – Animals
2. Crafty Creations Challenge – Anything Goes
3. Crazy 4 Challenges  - Christmas or Winter Card
4. Penny’s Paper-Crafty   - Anything Goes
5. Moving Along with the Times – Animals
6. Crafty Catz – Anything Goes/Winter Colours
7. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends – Anything Goes
8. Crafty Cardmakers – Animal Magic
9. Creatalicious Challenges – Anything Goes
10. The Merry Christmas Challenge – Anything Goes/Christmas

Please hop over to the All Dressed Up FB Group to see some fantastic inspiration for the rest of the team.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Snowy Days

Morning all. It’s time for a 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’m still making Christmas cards and I’ve used one of last months new releases Snowy Days to make this card:

And a nice clean and simple card for this cutie snowman.

My order of chipboard shapes came from Make it Crafty this week and it would have been rude not to pop some words and a little snowflake on this card.

Supplies:

• Image: Snowy Days from All Dressed Up
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir Original Markers
• BG5, BG3, BG2, BG1, DR7, CR11, CR9, CR7, DG3, AG5, AG3, AG2, RB4, RB2, RB1, VB2, OR3, OR2, OR1, IG, 8, IG6, IG4, IG2, IG1, RB7, EB4, TB1 and Blender
• DP: Maja Design A Gift for You 6x6 pad
• Card: Red Card, Grey Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: La La Land Crafts Snowflake Border Die
• Embellishments: Chipboard Snowflakes, Chipboard Words and a pearl

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

1. Creatalicious Challenges – Anything Goes
2. Sparkles Monthly Challenge – White Christmas

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Frosty Penguin

Evening all. As it’s the beginning of a new month we have a new challenge over at the All Dressed Up FB Group. Our theme for the month is Sparkle & Shine.

I couldn't;t resist making another Christmas card using Christmas Penguin:

I given the sky a little layer of shimmer and up the sparkle with some glitter card for the mat and layering.

Supplies:

• Image: Christmas Penguin from All Dressed Up
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir AquaMarkers:
• Crimson, Orange, Aquamarine, Black, Blossom and Slate
• Card: White Glitter Card and Watercolour Card
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley Clear Stamp Set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black Inkpad
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Plain and Scalloped Squares
• Embellishments: Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen

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

1. Creative Inspirations – Sparkle
2. Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra – Anything Christmas Goes
3. The Corrosive Challenge – Anything Goes
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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Bushy Tail

Evening all. It’s time for a second dose of inspiration using this month’s new releases that Wendy has added to the All Dressed Up Etsy Shop this month.

There is a real Winter/Christmas theme to the images. Please meet Bushy Tail, Christmas Hair Do, Christmas Penguin and Snowy Days:

For my make earlier in the month I got to play with Christmas Hair Do and for today’s make I have used Bushy Tail:

I dug out the watercolour markers for this one to give it a softer look than it would with alcohol markers.

  Supplies:

• Image: Bushy Tail from All Dressed Up
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir AquaMarkers
• Card: Red Card, Kraft Card and Watercolour Card 
• DP: DecoTime
• Dies & Punches: MS Border Punch
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley Stamp Set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Pad
• Embellishments: Hessian Ribbon, Paper Twine and Wooden Hearts

Please hop over to the All Dressed Up FB Group and to the All Dressed Up Challenge Blog to see some fantastic inspiration from the rest of the team.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Girls Night Out

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 just spent the weekend at a Hotel & Spa for my Niece's Hen-D0 and one of the Bridesmaids asked me to make a guestbook for all the guests to sign and this is what I made using Girls Night Out which is an All Dressed Up rubberstamp from LDRS Creative:

It took me a while to make the book, but I love it and I am pleased to say the Bride-to-Be loved it too.

I followed these videos: Everlasting Mini Album Binding & Adding Pages (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKLZV1lWVLs&t=873s) and Everlasting Covers and Closures (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ameEOliE6M&t=2334s) to make the book, but made it to my own size and pages to fit the purpose.

Supplies:

• Image: Girls Night Out  from LDRS Creative/All Dressed Up
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Helga Hippo Big Kahuna Download Kit from Polkadoodles 
• Card: Neenah Solar White Card, Coconut Crush White Card, Chipboard, Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Bubbleicious Frames Dies from Polkadoodles, Go Kreate Frilly Frames #7 and #10, X-Cut Nesting Heart Dies and Sizzix Fancy Tag Dies
• Embellishments: Doodling, Alpha Rub-Ons, Glitter Thickers, Ribbon, Pearls, Mini Heart Stamp, Distress Inks and a Pearl Heart

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Christmas Hair Do

Evening all. Just before I head off to bed I thought I would share with you the fabulous new images Wendy has added to the All Dressed Up Etsy Shop this month.

There is a real Winter/Christmas theme to the images. Please meet Bushy Tail, Christmas Hair Do, Christmas Penguin and Snowy Days:

For today’s make I got to play with Christmas Hair Do and isn’t she adorable? Here is my card:

I have a reindeer antler head band, but I don’t look that cute in it. 

  Supplies:

• Image: Christmas Hair Do from All Dressed Up
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir Original Markers
• colours to follow
• Card: Red Glitter Card, Neenah Desert Storm Card and Sheena’s Stamping Card
• Dies & Punches: Nellie Snellen Pierced Circle Multiframes
• Embossing Folder: Magazine Freebie
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley Stamp Set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Pad
• Embellishments: Glitter Glue, Gilding Wax, Ribbon Bow, Heart Pearl and Bakers Twine

Please hop over to the All Dressed Up FB Group to see some fantastic inspiration for the rest of the team.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Little Skater

Evening all. As it’s the first day of a new month we have a new challenge over at the All Dressed Up FB Group. Our theme for the month is Pink and/or Pearls. So I just had to use a bit of both.

This is Little Skater:

I made a scene a hand drawn and coloured scene like this last year using an image from another digital stamp artist and I knew I wanted to try it again with this image.

Supplies:

• Image: Little Skater from All Dressed Up
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir Original Markers
• AB1, BT3, BT2, BT1, IB1, Blender, TB9, TB8, LY3, LY1, RB2, RB1, JG7, AG5, AG3, DG3, DG2, CG4, CG3, YG1, BG6, BG4, BG2, BG1, RB6, EB4, RB4, RB2, RB1, FS4, FS2, DR7, CR11, CR9, CR7, YG2, LY3, DG4, DG1, JG6, PP2, PP1, AP4, TN2, GB11, GB10, GB8, GB4, EB8, BG5, BG3, BGR1
• Card: Pale Grey Card, Pink Card, Neenah Solar White Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Tonic Scalloped Square Layering Dies and MFT Blueprint 14 Dies
• Dentiment: From Lili of the Valley
• Ink: Black Soot Distress Inkpad
• Embellishments: Pearls and Spectrum Sparkle Pens

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Feeling Spoilt

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’m back making more Christmas cards and I’ve used Feeling Spoilt, which isn’t strictly a Christmas Image but looks fabulous teamed up with Christmas papers:

…..I love the tartan paper.

Supplies:

• Image: Feeling Spoilt from All Dressed Up
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Carta Bella Christmas Delivery 6x6 pad
• Card: Red Card, Kraft Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: MFT Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges (from Dies to Die For)
• Sentiment: from a Lili of the Valley Set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
• Embellishments: Doodling and Spectrum Clear Sparkle

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa