Gorjuss on a swing!

This is the last card in my little collection for The Hobby House. Again, all the papers, and embellishments are available at The Hobby House! The shape was created with a Go Create die and the papers are by Girl's Paperie.

The image was coloured with Prismacolor Pencils and I added some stickles to her shoes.

How gorgeous are all the flowers!? Oh and I have to tell you about the pins!! Jill now has pin wheels in THE most gorgeous colour schemes!! Not the usual bright colours - very, very, very gorgeous pastels and rich shades like the burgundy red I've used here. Not just hearts either but "teardrop" ones too. (sorry, don't know the correct name LOL).

The cute little flower in the middle of the bow is also from The Hobby House and I added a tiny half pearl to the middle of it. The sentiment on the tag is from Whiff of Joy.

Hope you like it and you've enjoyed my little collection of cards! I'll be back tomorrow with another creation for the Simon Says Stamps challenge so hopefully you can pop back then! Thanks for looking! x

Tickled Pink Stamps DT - Lil Perfect Match Blog Hop Release!

Woohoo!! welcome to the Tickled Pink Stamps Lil Perfect Match Blog Hop!! You should have arrived here from the gorgeous Fran's blog, if not you may want to start back at the beginning on the Tickled Pink Stamps blog as there are lots of gorgeous creations to see and prizes too! For my hop card I have chosen the amazing Pirate Lylah and her perfect match Pirate Luca! Don't they look amazing together!? I created the card base with a large Go Create die and some paper from my scraps that has a wood grain effect on it.

I coloured the images with copics and added red stickles to their jewellery and glossy accents to their swords - they look so cool in real life! You can just see the shine of them on this photo.

The sentiment I used is from Whiff of Joy and I added some Tim Holtz film strip ribbon, a couple of pins (for swords LOL) and a grungeboard scull and crossbones from Tim Holtz elements which I've painted with picket fence crackle paint. The ribbon is from my stash and the punched strip is a piece of Magnolia paper punched with an EK success punch.

I inked a couple of Tim Holtz grungeboard hinges with walnut stain distress ink before spraying them with gold cosmic shimmer. They're attached to the card with Tim's mini fasteners.

Hope you have enjoyed your visit today and now it is time to hop on over to boss lady Kellie's blog to see what she has to WOW you with! Thanks for looking! x

Gorjuss and Shabby

Today I'd like to share the third card from my collection of four for The Hobby House. I think this one is probably my favourite as it is the most shabby chic of them all!! Again the papers are by Girl's Paperie, available from The Hobby House, as is everything on the card except the doohickey and Whiff of Joy die!

Again, I coloured the image with Prismacolor Pencils and I've added some stickles to the bow at her neck although you can't really tell thanks to the rainy day when I took the photos!

How gorgeous is that crochet flower!!?!?! Oh I just love it!

I also love these metal butterflies. They're available in a few different sizes and designs in gold metal - I've painted mine with an acrylic paint dabber in white.

The sentiment is by Hero Arts and I stamped it on the oh so cute tiny tag die cut from Whiff of Joy and behind it is a heart swirl cut with a Magnolia doohickey die.

I hope you like it and thanks for looking! x

Little Farmer

This is another of the cards using Sugar Nellie images that I created for The Hobby House. This one is Little Farmer -isn't he cute!! My little boy has a sit on tractor so this image really reminds me of when he was a toddler on it! The papers are Dream Street Papers from The Hobby House.

I coloured the image with copics and added some felt stars that were in my kit from The Hobby House.

The sentiment is from Whiff of Joy's general sayings II kit and I added some gems from The Hobby House underneath for a bit of interest.

I added a button through the largest star with some button twine from Whiff of Joy.

Hope you like it and thanks for looking! x

New Challenge coming soon!

I recieved an email from my talented friend Alberto a couple of days ago asking me if I want to join the dt over at his new challenge blog, Deep ocean!!! I was so thrilled he thoughtof me and of course I had to say yes!!! We will be hosting a new challenge every forthnight and the only rule is to follow the given challenge and best of all you can use any stamps you like (loving that idea!! hopefully I can dust off some of my neglected stamps).

Our first challenge will be on 7th June - hope you can join us. If you'd like to start following the challenge blog already click here!

Gorjuss Again!

Thank you for your lovely comments on my card yesterday! I really do appreciate every single one! Today I have another card from the collection to show you. If you're a regular visitor you might be thinking you've seen this card before LOL - you would be right!! Jill liked my card a few weeks ago with this Gorjuss image so much that she asked me to recreate one for her display at The Hobby House :). It is in different colours, of course, again these papers are by Girl's Paperie - sooooo gorgeous! I cut the shape with a Go Create die from The Hobby House. As with yesterday's card, everything is from The Hobby House on this card!

I have coloured the image with Prismacolor Pencils and cut her out to stick her behind the acetate to once again create her cute clear umbrella!! I have again added raindrops with glossy accents and a puddle and splashes at her feet.

The sentiment is from Whiff of Joy although it didn't quite stamp correctly and being stazon I couldn't fully remove it (argh!!) so have traced over the sentiment with a permanent pen! (phew! disaster averted LOL). The cute pearl flowers are from The Hobby House.

The gorgeous ribbon is by East of India, which Jill is now stocking and all the flowers and charm are from The Hobby House too.

If you're going to the Sincerely Yours show in Lincoln today you will see this and the rest of the collection on the Hobby House stand! I might even see you there as I am hoping to pop along as it is not too far away! Hope you like it and thanks for looking! x

A Very Gorjuss Gorjuss Girl!

Woohoo!! I am so excited to bring you todays card! This is one of a collection of four I have made for The Hobby House and I loved doing them so much it was difficult to decide which to show first! As you can see the collection is with some of the new Gorjuss stamps - isn't this one truly gorjuss!! The amazing papers are by Girl's Paperie - I love these papers so much!! The shape of the card was cut with a Go Create die from The Hobby House - in fact everything I used is from The Hobby House!

I have coloured the image with Prismacolor pencils. What do you think? I am thinking of switching to these permanently as it is getting so expensive to replace my copics that seem to run out every week!

I cut the pennants from the BP which is covered in gorgeous pennants - shame to cover it up really! The sentiments are by Whimsy Stamps - aren't they fab?! They're available at The Hobby House too.

I had to add a scissors charm to match the image LOL - too cute! The paper roses have been reated from the reverse of one of the papers in the collection with a Marianne Creatables die.

I hope you like it and thanks for looking! The Hobby House will be at the Sincerely Yours show in Lincoln tomorrow if you fancy getting your hands on some of the gorgeous goodies I've used on my card!! Thanks for looking! x

Just Magnolia and hAnglar & sTanglar DT

Woohoo!! Friday at last! It seems like it has been a long week to me! It is time for another challenge at Just Magnolia and hAnglar & sTanglar challenge and this week Jacqui has chosen the theme of friends. Such a perfect theme for me when my new Sweet Rainbow Collection stamps arrived! I have used some of the new papers on this card too and distressed them and also painted the edges with pickett fence crackle paint.

Aren't these two adorable together?? As soon as I saw these I thought how great Sweetie Tilda would look watching Hopscotch Tilda until it is her turn - so cute! I have coloured them both with copics and added stickles to the trims on their dresses and glossy accents to Hopscotch Tilda's shoes. The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps.

Here's a close up of Hopscotch Tilda - love how her bunches are bouncing as she hops LOL!

This Sweetie Tilda is set to become a firm favourite of mine I think - oh my word I had such a difficult time choosing which ones I was going to buy - I think this is the best collection yet and there are lots more of them I know I'll end up getting - I don't think there is one I don't like from this collection!

I added a selection of flowers from my stash, the hydrangea is by Prima and the rest are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The gorgeous swirl is the new doohickey die - another new favourite! I added some little gingham butterflies from the second paper with a Martha Stewart punch.

The ribbon was a gift and the gems and gorgeous gem button are from The Hobby House. Hope you like it and I've inspired you to join us this week at Just Magnolia and hAnglar & sTanglar! Pop over to the blog to see the rest of the team's stunning creations! Thanks for looking! x

Sweet Rainbow Collection card

Woohoo!! I had time to play with some of my new stamps from the Magnolia Sweet Rainbow Collection last night and had so much fun creating the little scene for this card!! The gorgeous paper is by Pink Paislee and I've heavilly distressed it and sewn the edges. I am entering my card into Truly Scrumptious' challenge which is anything goes!

How sweet is this little Tilda?? I masked her so that I could add the Root Cellar Door stamp to the background so that she is sewing seeds in her little cottage garden :). I hae coloured the images with Prismacolor Pencils and I stamped a Stempelglede stamp around the edges with antique linen distress ink.

I added a selection of leaves and flowers from my stash. The gorgeous white blossom is by Prima and the rest of the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The butterfly charm is by Pink Paislee and I also added a couple of die cut swirls with a doohickey die. The lace is from my stash.

To balance out all those flowers I added a Tim Holtz metal corner to the top corner of the image. The butterflies were punched with a Martha Stewart punch.

Hope you like it and thanks for looking! x

Tickled Pink Stamps DT - Preview time!!!

Surprise!!! Yes, this month at Tickled Pink Stamps , to celebrate the 1st Anniversary of the launch of the Lil Lolitas, Kellie has a surprise release for you!! This second release is Lil Perfect Match - a set of stamps that have been designed specifically to match with partners from previous releases!!! Today I would like you to meet Mad Hatter Damon who is the perfect match to someone you may recognise - Lil Lolita Ivy! Of course I had to go all Alice in Wonderland for my card - hopefully I've succeeded in portraying Lewis Carroll's crazy and colourful world! I am entering my card into the Stampalot Challenge for May as their theme is "magical worlds" - perfect for an Alice card!

I merged Ivy and Mad Hatter together and I have coloured them with Prismacolor Pencils as I thought this would give the images the look of one of those beautiful pencil illustrations in old children's books. I think I'm getting better with these pencils - I'm very pleased with my grass LOL!
I have added glossy accents to both of their eyes and the tea pot to give the effect it is a silver one although it is so dull here in the UK at the moment it isn't showing on the photo as well as I'd like.

I added some flowers from my stash and a gorgeous tea pot charm from Whiff of Joy along with lots of butterflies punched with a Martha Stewart punch. I also received my gorgeous new doohickey dies last week so I had to add the amazing heart swirl - OMG I am in love with this die!! Luckilly I have a copy of Alice in Wonderland and sifted through it for some quotes from the Tea Party chapter and found the following which was just perfect for my little scene:

"Take some more tea" the March Hare said to Alice very earnestly.

"I've had nothing yet" Alice replied in an offended tone "so I can't take more".

"You mean you can't take less" said the Hatter, "It is easy to take more than nothing." "Nobody asked your opinion" said Alice.

LOL so funny and so true!! I had forgotten how great the lines are in this story and have decided to read it to my children at bed times! Anyway, I printed the whole lot on the PC onto kraft paper before tearing into strips so that I could fit it all on my card.

I added some faux white stitching around the edges of all the strips - love this look on kraft! The green BP is by Webster's Pages and I've distressed the edges with walnut stain distress ink and stickles. See the little Cheshire Cat!?!?! I just had to add him when I saw him while sifting through my charms for the tea pot one! The button was from one of my local shops, Running with Scissors.

I hope you like my little tribute to Alice in Wonderland! Pop over to the Tickled Pink Stamps blog to see the absolutely amazing creations from the Pink Ladies! Thanks for looking! x

Simon Says Stamps Challenge and Whiff of Joy DT - Stars and Stripes

Time for another Simon Says Stamp challenge!! As always we are sponsored by the super generous Heidi who is offering the winner a $50 credit voucher for the Simon Says Stamp store!!

Our theme this week is stars and stripes! I have used paper by Bo Bunny and one of the stamps from the Whiff of Joy summer kit.

I inked the edges of the paper with walnut stain distress ink and then created a blackboard with some coredinations cardstock.

I have coloured Willow with copics and added glossy accents to her glasses.

The numbers are another stamp from the Whiff of Joy kit. I've stamped them with opaque white stazon to look like chalk on the blackboard! The flowers are a mixture from my stash. The flat yellow flowers are by Hero Arts and the gorgeous pink one is by Prima.

The "You make the grade" sentiment is also from the kit, again stamped with white to look like chalk.

The star I have made from grungeboard using a sizzix die. I embossed the grungeboard first with a Tim Holtz embossing folder. I inked the star with walnut stain distress ink and then sprayed it with gold cosmic shimmer.

Hope you like it and I've inspired you to join us this week at Simon Says Stamps challenge. Pop over to the blog to see the inspiration from the rest of the team - gorgeous as always! Thanks for looking! x