Thumbs Up

Morning All! It’s Fab Friday over at Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog and I have made a clean and simple (for me) Thank You card.

I’ve used Wryn Two Thumbs Up:

And I dug out the Prismacolor pencils…

Supplies: 

• Image: Wryn Two Thumbs Up from Tiddly Inks
• Colouring Medium: Prismacolor Pencils
• DP: My Minds Eye
• Card: Parchment, Red Card and White Heavyweight Cartridge Paper
• Sentiment: Die from Crafter’s Companion
• Embellishments: Wooden Heart, Stencilling and Pearls

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Fun Times

Morning All! Yesterday saw the start of the new release  inspiration over at the Crafty Sentiments Designs Inspiration Blog for the new images that will be available in the shop on Saturday.

Today we are showcasing a fabulous new Rubber Stamp called Fun Time:

A had a little play with my pencils for this one.

And I promise those green stars aren’t anywhere near as bright in real life!

Supplies:

• Image: Fun Time Rubber Stamp from Crafty Sentiments Designs
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir ColourBlend Pencils 
• Card: Green Card and Kraft Card
• DP: MME 6x6 Paper Pad
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley Clear Stamp Set
• Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
• Dies & Punches: Nellie Snellen Pierced Oval Multiframes and Sizzix Nesting Star Dies
• Embellishments: Black Pearls

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

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

Gabbie Loves to Colour

Afternoon all! Lazy Sunday afternoon here. Watched a film with the children earlier, bit of sorting out files on the laptop, bit of blogging and then going to do some colouring  

Anyhoo, a while back I shared some absolutely fabulous news over on FB, but I don’t think I shared it here on my blog though…….I have joined the Spectrum Noir Team making samples for the TV shows on Hochanda and HSN. I’m still pinching myself now…..for an addicted colourer like me I am over the moon.

My first batch of cards have appeared on the small screen now so I thought I would share them here with you.

I thought this was an appropriate image, this is Gabbie Loves to Colour from Faery Ink: 

In my dreams this is what I look like when I colour…..truth is I’m usually sat on the sofa, in my jammies, with no make up on when I colour lol! 

Supplies:

• Image: Gabbie Loves to Colour from Faery Ink  
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir Illustrator Markers
• Skin: TN8, EB1, FS3, FS8, FS9
• Lips & Flower: AP3, AP1, PP1
• Eyes: BT9, TB5, TB3, TB1
• Hair: EB7, EB4, EB2, GY3, GY1
• Top & Bow: BT9, BT7, VB2, VB1, BT1
• Necklace: CT3, CT1, GY3
• Leaves: DG2, LG4
• Pen: BG4, IG2, Blender
• Paper: GG1, Blender
• DP: MME On the Brightside One 6x6 Paper Pad
• Card: Matt Black Card, Kraft Card and Neenah Solar White Card 
• Dies & Punches: Nellie Snellen Pierced Oval Multiframes and Tonic Mixed Edge Layering Rectangles
• Sentiment: Written on the computer
• Embellishments: Doodling, Flower and a flat backed Pearl

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

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

My Sweet Sunflower

Me again! No posts for nearly a week and then three in one day! I’m hoping yesterday is a little better than today….Mr 7 was quite poorly yesterday

Anyhoo back to the point. It’s time for a new challenge over at Colour Crazy Challenge and this week we are being sponsored Star Stampz.

I’ve used the super cute My Sweet Sunflower to make a Birthday card for the children to give to my Mum:

I love Sunflowers and this card is making me long for some warm sunny weather.

Supplies:

• Image: My Sweet Sunflower from Star Stampz 
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir
• DP: My Minds Eye  
• Sentiment: Lili of the Valley Block Sentiments and Whimsy Stamps Relative Stamps
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black inkpad
• Dies: La La Land Honeycomb Die, Go Kreate Large Circle Dies, Tonic Scalloped Circle Layering Dies and Whimsy Stamps Nested Hand Stitched Rectangle Dies 
• Embellishments: Doodling, Pearls, Paper Flower, Crackle Accents and Liquid 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 rest of this weeks inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Bunny with Daffodil

Morning all. Over at A Gem of a Challenge it’s the Pinks turn to host the challenge and we have a fabulous theme of ‘Favourite Colour Combo’. Now ask me this today and I’ll give you one answer and ask me again tomorrow and I’ll likely give you another answer! There are just too many colour combos that I love.

Anything with Kraft is always a favourite though so I’ve used orange and Kraft for this card using  Bunny with Daffodil:

Can you tell I’m longing for summer?

Supplies:

• Image: Bunny with Daffodil from Pink Gem Designs 
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir Original Markers:
• Bunny: TN5, TN3, TN2, TN1, PP1 and Illustrator FS9
• Grass: DG4, DG3, YG3
• Daffodil: GB9, GY4, CT4, OR3, OR2, OR1
• Bee: CT4, HB1, Blender
• Sky: TB11, VB1, IB1, Blender
• Pilot Black Fineliner
• Card: Orange Card, Kraft Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: My Minds Eye (very old Magazine freebie)
• Dies & Punches: Whimsy Stamps Nested Hand Stitched Rectangles, an MS Border Punch and an X-Cut Square Punch
• Sentiment: From a Clearly Besotted Stamp Set
• Ink: Antique Linen Distress Ink
• Embellishments: Doodling, Pearls and Chipboard Hearts

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Molly Floats

Morning all! It’s Tuesday and that means one thing…… Tiddly Tuesday!

Over at the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog we want to see ‘Anything Goes’ as long as you use a Tiddly Image. So today I’ve used another Molly image and this time it’s Molly Floats:

A slightly different colour combo today, which I based on some quite old MME papers that I happened upon when I was giving the craft room a bit of a clean and tidy!

Supplies:

• Image: Molly Floats by Tiddly Inks
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Grey Card, Pink Card, and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: My Minds Eye
• Stamps: Mini Tag Sentiments from Lili of the Valley 
• Ink: VersaFine ‘Onyx Black’ Inkpad
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Floral Ovals dies and an MS Border Punch
• Embellishments: Doodling, pearls, a button, ribbon and Wink of Stella

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

My Little Flower Girl

Evening all. It’s the first of the month and we have a new  challenge starting over at the All Dressed Up FB Group. Our theme for the month is FLOWERS.

Here is a sweet Mother’s Day card using My Little Flower Girl:

I picked this beautiful MME paper as my starting point and thought I would add some yellow (not one of my fave colours) to add a little bit of Spring to this card!

Supplies:

• Image: My Little Flower Girl from All Dressed Up
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: My Minds Eye ‘Paper Pad
• Card: Cream and yellow card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Nellie Snellen Dotted Multiframe  Ovals, MFT Double Scalloped Border Dies
• Embellishments: Doodling, Pearls, Paper Flowers and Glitter Glue

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Lisa Little Fairy

Morning all. I’m full of sinus pain and feeling a little sorry for myself and as moving about is too painful I thought I would pop my feet up with the laptop and share a card. The good news is the Dr is going to refer me to the Ear, Nose & Throat department at the hospital but it might take a while.

Anyhoo, back to today’s make and I’ve used a fabulous Saturated Canary Digi Stamp that I just **had** to buy Well she is called Lisa Little Fairy!! I’ve used the no lines version that you get with the download:

I’m determined to master the colour purple when colouring with Copics, it’s my nemesis as it never seems to turn out right. I’m pretty pleased with how this turned out and I even managed to get the fold looking OK…..need to work more on the Clothing Class from Kit & Clowder me thinks!

Supplies:

• Image: Lisa Little Fairy from Saturated Canary 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: MME Fine and Dandy Girl 6x6 Paper Pad
• Card: Kraft Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Stamps: Paula Pascual Think Big and Double Sayings Stamp Sets
• Ink: Memento ‘Tuxedo Black’ Inkpad
• Dies & Punches: Fiskrs 3-in-1 Heart Corner Punch, X-Cut Corner Rounder, X-Cut Square Punch and Tonic Simplicity Doily Border Punch
• Embellishments: Pearls, Gems, Glitter Glue and Doodling

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Sweet Country Harvest–Digi Bells Release Hop

Afternoon all.

It’s release day at Elisabeth Bell and we are really being spoiled this month! We not only have ONE new image but TWO fabulous new images.

Sweet Country Harvest was previously released as a rubber stamp by Treasured Times and Harvest Puppy who was once part of the "Change-a-Belles Collection for Belles 'n Whistles, however, he has been tweaked a little to fit the Harvest season.

For my first creation I’ve made a card using Sweet Country Harvest:

And for my second creation I’ve made a tag using Harvest Puppy:

The blog hop will will run for one week and will end on Friday 2nd October at 9:00am Arizona Time (4pm for us UK ladies).

If you have stumbled upon this post and would like to join us on the hop you will find the line up below. However if you are already hopping along your next stop will be the fabulous Valou for some more inspiration.

Blog Hop Line-up

• Lisa (Me)

• Valou 
• Sebrina
• Bettina
• Lynda
• Alethea
• Linda
• The Digi Bells Blog

Supplies:

• Image: Sweet Country Harvest and Harvest Puppy from Elisabeth Bell 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Echo Park and My Minds Eye  (scraps I’ve been saving)
• Card: Kraft,and green card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Hobbycraft Heart Punch Spellbinder Label 1 Dies and Nesting Plain Square Dies, Go Kreate Tag Dies, Whiff of Joy Fence Die, Clearly Besotted ‘Thanks’ Word Die and Britannia Small Ivy Flourish Die
• Embellishments: Seam Binding, Wooden Heart, Doodling, Glitter, Gilding Wax

Fancy winning these new digis? All you have to do is hop through and leave comments on EACH blog. Two blogs at random will be chosen, and the winners will be picked from the comments and posted to the Digi Bells Blog shortly after the end of the hop.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

For the card:

• Crafting for All Seasons – Layer It Up
• Lil patch of Crafty Friends – Anything Goes

For the Tag:

• Crafting for All Seasons – Layer It Up
• Fab n Funky – Cute Critters (and/or Christmas)
• Lil patch of Crafty Friends – Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Purfect Birthday

Morning All. We are enjoying our holiday and had a lovely day on Anglesey yesterday. Not sure what we are doing today, but it will probably be something to tire the kids out, lol!

Anyhoo, it’s time for Tiddly Tuesday over at the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog and we have a new challenge for you. Our theme this time around is Paws for Thought and here is my card:

I have used Purfect Birthday Wryn and was in a completely CAS mood when I made this. The layout was actually left over from another project I was working on but when I printed Wryn out I knew it was perfect for her.

Supplies:

• Image: Purfect Birthday Wryn  by Tiddly Inks 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: MME (a scrap but I can’t remember which pad it was from)
• Card: Burgundy and White Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Sentiment: Comes with the image
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Plain Circle Dies
• Embellishments: Glitter glue and wooden hearts

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

School Boy Andy

Morning All. Just a quick post from me as I’m woken up with the sniffles and a bright pink eye, so I’m feeling a bit sorry for myself.

Anyhoo I’m having  quick coffee in peace while the Hubby and Children are out and I thought I would share this card that I have on the Gems of Inspiration blog this morning.

I’ve used School Boy Andy to make a Thank You card for my son’s teacher

Supplies:

• Image: School Boy Andy from Pink Gem Designs 
• Colouring Medium: Copics:
• DP: MME
• Card: Red, Green, Yellow and Blue Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Stamps: Paula Pascual for Personal Impressions Think Big Sentiments
• Ink: Archival ‘Jet Black’ Inkpad
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Plain and Inverted Scalloped Circles, MFT Boy Meets Girl Dies and MFT By the Letter Dies
• Embellishments: Pearls and doodling

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Henry on Cute Whale

Morning all. I’m sharing a card over on the Whiff of Joy Blog today using the very sweet Henry on Cute Whale. Here is the card I made:

Right I’d better a wriggle on. This time of year is always go go go with the garden starting to need attention and my veg patch to keep working on. And of course I need to squeeze in a little crafty time ;-)

Supplies:

• Image: Henry on Cute Whale from Whiff of Joy 
• Colouring Medium: ProMarkers
• DP: My Minds Eye Pad (although I can’t remember which one!!)
• Card: Grey Card and Neenah Card
• Stamps: From a previous secret stamp kit
• Dies & Punches: Go Kreate Large Circle Dies
• Embellishments: Enamel Dots

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

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Henry with Skiff

Morning All. It’s Monday again and I’ll be off to do the school run in a while (roll on Friday and the Easter Holidays). Here is a quick make using the fabulous Henry with Skiff from Whiff of Joy:

The patterned paper reminded me of driftwood so I thought it fitted perfectly with the image.

Supplies:

• Image: Henry with Skiff from Whiff of Joy 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: My Minds Eyes
• Card: Silver card, white card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Stamps: Sentiments and anchor from a previous Secret Stamp Kit
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Decorative Labels 22
• Embellishments: Rope knots and black enamel dots

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

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Sweet Nora

Morning all. Early start for me today and for once I’m not going to be decorating! I’m taking a break and heading into the garden as my Dad is going to be helping me to build a raised vegetable plot for me and the children to grown our onions, sweetcorn and other stuff in.

Anyhoo, enough waffle from me. Here is some inspiration using Sweet Nora from Whiff of Joy:

I’ve shared this card over on the Whiff of Joy Blog and as today is Colour Me Friday I’ve actually made a note of the Copic colours I used. They are:

• Skin: E04, E11, E21, Eoo, E000 & R20
• Lips: E04, R85 & R20
• Eyes: C7, C5, C3 & B24
• Hair: C7, C5, C3, C1 & B00
• Hat & Shoes: R89, R85, R83 & R81
• Shirt: BV20 & BV0000
• Dress: G99, G94, YG63 & YG61

Supplies:

• Image: Sweet Nora from Whiff of Joy 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: My Minds Eye ‘Vanity Fair’ 6x6 Paper Pad
• Card: Dusky Pink Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Stamps: Make a Wish Stamp Set from Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Plain Circle Dies
• Embellishments: Gems, Mini Stapler and Doily

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

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Elisha the Mage

Morning All…..it's Wonderful Wednesday time and as a Krafty Guest over at Kraftin' Kimmie  I get to play along…whoot whoot.  As always on Wonderful Wednesday it's ANYTHING GOES! So I hope you have some Krafty Fun with your Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and play along.

I’ve used Elisha the Mage one of the newest stamps from the March release:

Supplies:

• Image & Sentiment: Elisha the Mage from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: My Minds Eye
• Card: Grey card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinder Plain and Pinking Circles, Sizzix Framelits Stars and an X-Cut Corner Rounder
• Embellishments: Gold Doily (Distressed with Gesso), Ribbon, Glitter Glue, Pearls and Gems

As well as the NEW stamps, there are MORE Coffee Kits available! The last time the kits were listed they sold out super QUICK! There are limited quantities, so get yours before they are gone!

We love having Krafty fun and want as many people as possible to play along….. so your submission can use ANY stamp and can be any theme, any style, any design and it can be a card, a scrapbook page, an altered item....anything you fancy! So hop over to the Kraftin’ Kimmie Blog to see all the details and join in the fun! Plus if you do play along don’t forget to share with us over in the Kraftin’ Kimmie Krafty Friends FB Group.

 

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Beach Pretty

Afternoon all. As I need to do the school run in a littlw while there really isn’t enough time to pick up the paint brush and carry on with the decorating ;-) So I’m having a rest with a cuppa and thought I would pop on here and share my latest make!

The wonderful Krista at Saturated Canary is hosting a colouring competition and you can read all about it on her post here. You have to use one of two specific digis, available at 50% off in the shop. I’ve used Beach Pretty (but I bought both!!!) and created another page for my colouring journal:

I’ve coloured the image using Copics and the no lines technique and as you may be able to tell from the picture I now to to hurry up and decorate the covers!

Supplies:

• Image: Beach Pretty from Saturated Canary  
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: My Minds Eye ‘Bloom & Grow’ 8x8 Paper Pad
• Card:  Orange Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Stamps: Sentiment from Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Set
• Dies & Punches: Go Kreate Large Oval Dies and Concentric Tag Dies
• Embellishments: Paperflowers, Gems, Pearls, Glitter Glue, Ribbon and Charm

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

•  Saturated Canary Colouring Challange

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Lilybelle

Afternoon all! It’s time for another challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and I’m joining in as a Krafty Guest….whoop whoop I’m having so much Krafty fun!!  This week's challenge is for Birthdays but no Pink or Blue on your Krafty Kreation! And if you thought it couldn’t get any better than playing with your Krafty Stash, think again as there is the chance to WIN a $10 gift card to the Kraftin' Kimmie shop.

This was a good challenge to push me out of my comfort zone as one of my go to colours is pink, but I searched my patterned papers until I found something I liked, coloured up the magical ‘Lilybelle’ to match (using the no-lines technique) and here is my card:

 

I wasn’t sure this card was going to come together. The colouring was quite tricky as I’m new to Copics and for oranges and greens don’t really have any tried and tested go to colour combos, but having said that I am really pleased with the final card.

Supplies:

• Image: Lilybelle from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
• Sentiment: Make a Wish from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: My Minds Eye (very old…will see if I can find the name!)
• Card: Kraft card, Black card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: X-Cut Square Punch and Small Scalloped Border Punch
• Embellishments: Paper flowers, Pearls and glitter glue

If you are in need of a bit more Krafty Stash there are loads of fabulous NEW goodies in the Krafty Store and the Frugal Friday goodies are listed here. So now is as good as time as any for a shopping trip. Make sure you take a peak at the March New Releases as well while you’re there!! Also the fabulously awesome Coffee Kits are available, the pre-orders sold out so quickly but Kimmie was able to get more goodies and make more kits. These are available now for purchase.

Now it’s your turn, create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp or any other stamp and be sure to use our THEME as a starting point for your creation! You have until March 27th at 11:55 pm EST to get your entries in! And don’t forget to share your makes over at Kraftin’ Kimmie's Krafty Friends Facebook Group!

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Kiersten the Knight…Kraftin’ Kimmie New Release!

Me again! Two posts in one day….wonders will never cease! I’m really really excited to be joining in with the NEW RELEASE as a Krafty Guest at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

Today is Day ONE of the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps MARCH 2015 previews! It's going to be another amazing month with so many fabulous designs! I couldn't be more excited to share them all with you!

Our first day of previews features two exceptionally strong women characters from artist, Annie Rodrigue! Today the Krafty Girls and Guests are sharing with you two incredible new stamp sets called KIERSTEN THE KNIGHT and ELISHA THE MAGE! You'll find so many amazing creations on today's hop featuring both new images and sentiments from these fabulous new sets!

My card uses the Fabulous KIERSTEN THE KNIGHT:

ALL of our MARCH stamps will be available on Sunday at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop! Be sure to join us for an hour of celebrating the new stamp sets, fun and prizes on Sunday morning at our LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!! Come hang out with the Krafty Girls and Guests.

Supplies:

• Image & Sentiment: Kiersten the Knight from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps (available Sunday)
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: My Minds Eyes ‘Nostalgia’' 6x6 Paper Pad
• Card: Copic X-Press It Blending Card and Anna Marie Designs Kraft Card
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Plain Circle Dies, X-Cut Corner Rounder and X-Cut Square Punch
• Embellishments: Gems and Glitter Glue

Below you will find all the Krafty Girls and Guests who have goodies to show you today and while you're visiting their blogs, be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky stamper is going to WIN some $$ to spend at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop……Woohoo!

Thanks for stopping by and happy hoppin'!

Lisa