Life’s a Fairytale

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 Hearts.

I’ve made my own heart background for today’s card using a mix of stamps from Magic Garden Stamp Soup, Regal Peacock Stamp Soup a wee heart stamp from my stash, some doodled hearts and my Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens:

And on top I popped a fabulous Pocketfuls of Love January digi stamp that I coloured with my Copics:

And I gave January some Vellum wings using one of the stamps.

Supplies: 

• Image: Pocketfuls of Love January  by Polkadoodles  
• Colouring Medium: Copics for the image and Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens for the background
• Card: Vellum, Watercolour Card, Matt Black Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Stampin’ Up Label Punch
• Sentiment: Bonus Sentiment with Ula Be A Princess digi stamp
• Embellishments: Doodling

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

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Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Tight Rope

Hello all! It’s Tuesday and that means one thing…… Tiddly Tuesday! Over at the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog we want to see any Tiddly along the theme of ‘ATC Fun’!

I've been meaning to colour Walk a Tight Rope Wryn for a little while now and I thought she would be fabulous all teeny tiny and clean and simple on an ATC:

I added a tiny little sentiment and a little bit of stenciling.

Supplies:

• Image: Walk a Tight Rope Wrynby Tiddly Inks
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Grey Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Stamps: Tiny Sentiment Set from Simon Says Stamp    
• Ink: Altenew Grey Denim Ink Pad
• Embellishments: Stenciling 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

Yellow Rose

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 ‘Hearts’

Here is another Christmas card for my stash using the fabulous Josh with Rose:

Supplies:

• Image: Josh with Rose  from Pink Gem Designs at Polkadoodles  
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Kraft Card, Lemon Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: Maja Design Coffee in the Arbour 6x6 Pad
• Sentiment: A Crafters Companion Die
• Dies & Punches: Impression Obsession layered heart frame and MFT Stitched Scalloped Oval Stax
• Embellishments: Nuvo Drops, Crystal Glaze and doodling

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

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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

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

Oo-La-La

Morning All! Did you see the new Ruby images that landed in store at Polkadoodles yesterday? If not head over to the What’s New section to take a look and pop into the Polkadoodles FB Group for some fabulous inspiration from the design team.

For today’s make I have used Ruby Oo-La-La:

And I couldn’t resist going with a black and red colour scheme on this one….and a sprinkling of glitter

The papers and sentiment are also digital files from Polkadoodles (details below).

Supplies:

• Image: Ruby Oo-La-La by Polkadoodles  
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Skin E04, E11, E21, E00, E000, R20 and R30
• Hair: E47, E44, E43 and E42
• Red: RV99, R59, R56, R29, R27 and R14
• Black: C9, C7, C% and C3
• DP: ULA Mini Download Kit printed on White Linen Cardstock
• Card: Sheena’s Stamping Card, White Linen Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Sentiment: From the Winnie Fruit Punch Big Bundle Download
• Dies & Punches: MS Border Punch and Elegant Flourish Die from Polkadoodles 
• Embellishments: Distressed Edges with Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide, Stickles Glitter Glue and Pearls,

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

• Southern Girls Challenge – Just a bit flash
• Crafty Catz – Anything Goes
• The Cutie Pie Challenge – Spots and Dots

Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Prom Princess

Hello all and happy Friday! Did you see……there are new Ruby images in store at Polkadoodles! Head over to the What’s New section to take a look.

For my first make I have used Ruby Prom:

I remember wearing a purple dress to my prom, but for this card decided to go with a pink and turquoise theme.

The papers and sentiment are also digital file from Polkadoodles (details below).

Supplies:

• Image: Ruby Prom by Polkadoodles  
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Pink R89, R56, R85, R83 and R81
• Turquoise C7, BG09, BG49, BG15 and BG13
• Skin E04, E11, E21, E00, E000, R20 and R30
• Hair E29, E27, E25 and E23
• Ground T9, T7, T5 and T3
• Background BV20, B60, Vo1, B00, B000 and B0000
• DP: ULA Mini Download Kit printed on White Linen Cardstock
• Card: Sheena’s Stamping Card, White Linen Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Sentiment: From the ULA Mini Download Kit
• Dies & Punches:Tonic Scalloped Square Layering Dies
• Embellishments: Distressed Edges with Peacock Feathers Distress Ink and Pearls,

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

• Cute Card Thursday – CAS
• Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper Crafty – Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Another Ice Cream?

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 the theme Outdoor Fun.

For my make today I’ve used the fabulous Winnie Starfish and Sandcastles VIP Bundle:

I’ve used one of my favourite colour combos, red and blue.

Love the cute little embellies which are also from the download. 

Supplies:  

• Colouring Medium: Copics 
• DP: Sticks Winnie Starfish and Sandcastles VIP Bundle printed on White Linen Cardstock
• Card: White Linen Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Elegant Nest Dies from Polkadoodles and Tonic Scalloped Square Layering Dies 
• Embellishments: Swimsuit and Flip-Flops from the download, Ribbon and Gems.

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

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Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

You’ve Passed!

Afternoon All! I have a new image from the May release at The Paper Nest Dolls to share with you today.

I have made a card using Grad Avery with Glasses:

Supplies:

• Image: Grad Avery with Glasses from The Paper Nest Dolls 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: White Card, Matt Black Card, Purple Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: An MS border punch and Nellie Snellen Pierced Oval Multi Frames
• Stamp: From a Lili of the Valley Clear stamp set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
• Embellishments: Paper flowers, gems and pearls

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Dinodude

Afternoon all. I have another of the Polkadoodles new Little Dudes to share with you today and you can find them in New Products section of the Polkadoodles store.

For today’s make I have coloured up Dino Mite Little Dude and here is my card:

I’ve made a shaped card blank, but kept the design simple with minimal embellishments.

Supplies: 

• Image: Dino Mite Little Dude by Polkadoodles 
• Colouring Medium: Copics 
• DP:  Sticks & Bones Mammoth Dinosaur Download Bundle printed on White Linen Cardstock
• Card: 300gsm White Card (for the card base), Copic X-Press It Blending Card and White Linen Card
• Sentiment: Part of the image Download
• Dies & Punches: Go Kreate Frilly Frames #7
• Embellishments: Hessian Trim

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

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Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Fairy Magic

Morning all! I have a little catching up to do as I been suffering with an awful virus for a few days. I haven’t crafted for almost a week….which is most unlike me.

Anyhoo, a brand new challenge started on Friday over at the Polkadoodles Challenge Blog and even though it’s Anything Goes the team are showing some creations using the technique of Paper Piecing.

For my make today I’ve used the fabulous Serenity Fairy Wishes Download Bundle:

I have paper pieced her wing and dress and coloured the remaining parts with my Copics.

To add some depth to the paper piecing and match it with the rest of the image I added some shading with a pale violet grey Copic.

Supplies:

• Image: Serenity Princess by Polkadoodles  also part of the Serenity Fairy Wishes Download Bundle
• Colouring Medium: Copics 
• DP: Serenity Fairy Wishes Download Bundle printed on White Linen Cardstock
• Card: Copic X-Press It Blending Card White Linen Card
• Dies & Punches: MFT Die-Namics Tag Corner Stitched Rectangle Dies and Whimsy Stamps Hand Stitched Nested Rectangles 
• Sentiment: From the Serenity Fairy Wishes Download Bundle
• Embellishments: Doodling, Paper Flowers, Gems, Pearls

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

• Alphabet Challenge – Dots
• Crafty Catz – Anything Goes with a cute image
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends – Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampin’ Challenge – Magic/Myth/Fantasy
• Crafty Creations – Anything Goes
• Penny’s Paper-Crafty – Anything Goes
• Cute Card Thursday – Flowers

Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Summer Goddess

Evening all. Over at the Passionate Paper Creations and Friends FB Group we are being sponsored by the fabulous Ching-Chou Kuik and if you are a member of the group there is a fabulous discount to be had.

I had such a hard time choosing from all the beautiful images, but in the end I picked Summer Goddess:

I was trying to challenge myself on this image and see if I could colour her up with just a small selection of markers.

And I’ve added a little bit of stencilling to the background with some Aqua Tint/Sparkle Pens mixed with a smidge of Glycerine and applied on a mini foam blender

Supplies:

• Image: Summer Goddess from Ching-Chou Kuik 
• Colouring Medium: Copics  
• Card: Centura Pearl Fresh White Card, Sheena’s Stamping Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley Stamp Set 

Don’t forget to hop over to the Passionate Paper Creations and Friends FB Group for details of the discount.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Study Time

Afternoon all. You have probably seen the new releases Polkadoodles have…. boy images and they are part of a collection called Little Dudes. You can find them in New Products section of the Polkadoodles store.

For my today’s make I have coloured up Student/School Little Dude and here is my card:

And the papers I’ve used are from the download as well.

Supplies:

• Image: Student/School Little Dude by Polkadoodles 
• Colouring Medium: Copics 
• DP: Printed on White Linen Cardstock
• Card: Sheena’s Stamping Card, Copic X-Press It Blending Card and White Linen Card
• Sentiment: Part of the image Download.
• Dies & Punches: MFT Stitched Basic Edge Dies and Whimsy Stamps Hand Stitched Nested Rectangle Dies
• Embellishments: Chipboard Stars, Ink splats and a paper clip.

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

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Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Gamer Dude

Afternoon all. Polkadoodles have released some fabulous new boy images today and they are part of a collection called Little Dudes. You can find them in New Products section of the Polkadoodles store.

The Little Dudes in my house, big one and small one , are both really into computer games so I just had to colour up Gamer first.

Here is my card:

The sentiment is also part of the download.

And I’ve used some papers from Horace & Bool Paper Heaven 2 

Supplies:

• Image: Gamer by Polkadoodles 
• Colouring Medium: Copics 
• DP: Horace & Bool Paper Heaven 2 printed on White Linen Cardstock
• Card: Sheena’s Stamping Card, Copic X-Press It Blending Card and White Linen Card
• Dies & Punches: MFT Die-Namics Tag Corner Stitched Rectangle Stax and Sizzix Nested Star Dies
• Embellishments: Vellum, Mini Staples, Doodling and a Pearl

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

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Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Cherry Blossom

Morning all. Who stole the sunshine? It raining here and cold and my trousers got wet on the school walk so while they dry I popped my PJs back on. Tee Hee.

Anyhoo, the point of my post is that over at the Passionate Paper Creations and Friends FB Group this week we are being sponsored by the fabulous Power Poppy and if you are a member of the group there is a fabulous discount to be had.

The hardest thing for me about my card was choosing which one of all the amazing floral images to use. In the end I settle on the Blossoming Cherry image. Despite the rain our Cherry Tree are coming into blossom right now:

The amazing sentiment is also part of the digi stamp set.

I kept the design simple, with just a little stencilling in the back ground, but I did manage to sneak some patterned paper in as one of the mats and layers!

Supplies:

• Image: Blossoming Cherry digi stamp from Power Poppy 
• Colouring Medium: Copics 
• DP: from a Lemoncraft 12x12 sheet
• Card: Sheena’s Stamping Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Sentiment: from the above digi stamp set  
• Embellishments: Pearls

Don’t forget to hop over to the Passionate Paper Creations and Friends FB Group for details of the discount.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Tiddly Inks Spring Blog Hop

Morning All! We are having a Spring Blog Hop at Tiddly Inks and you can find all the details here.

I’ve made a card using the Owlways Have Fun:

I’ve used Spring Colours of yellow and green.

And I made an inky sky background, using an AquaTint Pen mixed with a tiny smidge of Glycerine and applied using a mini ink blender and a torn paper stencil.

Supplies:

• Image: Owlways Have Fun from Tiddly Inks
• Colouring Medium: Copics 
• Card: Sheena’s Stamping Card, Yellow Card, Green Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Sentiment: Part of the digi image
• Dies & Punches: MFT Scalloped Stitched Basic Edge Dies
• Embellishments: Gems

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa