DTDF DT Day - Girls Rock!

Hello lovely people! How are you enjoying the Olympics?! I've been lucky enough to go to quite a few events and I have to say, it has been awesome! However, if you missed out on getting tickets to any of the events, you will still be able to get involved as Tracy has some great Olympic offers... check out the Dies to Die For store for more details. Be quick though, today is the last day to snap these great deals up!

I have a very bright and cheerful card to share with you today. These just have to be one of my all time favourite papers - so bold and sunny. 

Hope you like it! Whilst this particular Creeper Crew member doesn't appear to be in the shop at the moment, if you click on the link below, you will be able to find lots of others Creepers in stock... with 20% off!

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Dies to Die For DT Day

Hi all! Well, here I am, a day late for my DT day... a big thanks to Pops for covering for me! Picture the scene..... My card was all made and ready for sharing.....I made myself late for work because I was taking some last minute pictures of it.....I get to work, load up my photo-editor..... reach for my camera..... only to realise I'd left the lead at home! ARGH! Anyway, here I am, a day late, but better late than never, right?!

I really enjoyed making this card. Initially I messed up my colouring on the body. As I'd already coloured her head, I chopped it off (I know, I felt barbaric too!) and stuck it on the body of another Miss Anya in the set. Hey presto, you can't tell the difference :o)

Not only was it a joy to play with Miss Anya again, I got to stroke some American Crafts papers. Did you know that American Craft now do 6x6 pads?! Well they do and Tracy's got 'em - just follow the linkies below. There is only one work for them.... delish.

I have a few challenges that I'd like to enter this card into:

Art Impressions - Photo Inspiration
Digi Doodle - Anything Goes
The Stamp Man - Anything Goes/Summer Colours
Our Craft Lounge - Sunny Days

Anyway, enjoy the sunshine that we've been promised! It's still a bit murky here in Southampton, but there are signs of hope peaking through :o)

 


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Die-ing for a Challenge #6

Gee... the middle of July! Where on earth are the weeks going?! One good thing about the middle of the month, however, is that we get a shiny new challenge over at Die-ing for a Challenge! This time around we have a fab sketch for you created by our lovely Hazel.

It's a bit of a classic, so there will be no excuse for all you CAS lovers not to have a go at this one! Anyway, want to see why I did with it? I have to admit, it is not one of my favourite cards, but I'm going to show it anyway as I believe that my blog should be a place where I share all of my crafting adventures... good and bad! So here we go....

Don't get me wrong, I love the CC Designs image, the pretty Echo Park papers and my beloved Die-Namic stars... I just can't quite get it all to work together! Oh well, you win some, you lose some! :o)

I really hope that you are able to join in our challenge. You have a month to hop on over to the Dies to Die For blog to get stuck in!

 


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Die-ing for a Challenge #5

It's the 18th of the month, which means that it is time for a new theme over at Die-ing for a Challenge. This month, we'd love to see your pink and green creations.

I really love this colour combo but, weirdly, amongst the billions of collections of paper I have, there was only one pink and green collection I could use. Thank heavens for this DCWV 'Cherry Limeade' stack! It was sent to me by Tracy, but I can't seem to find it in the shop. However, if you *need* it, drop her an email and I'm sure she'll fix you up if she can :o)

Thanks for stopping by, hope you can join in our challenge!

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Make a Wish

Hi all! It's Friday and that means that it is my day to show DT stuff over on the DTDF blog. What have I created this week? Yep, I've played with yet more more CC Designs images! Can't get enough of these beauties at the moment :)

And a little close-up of my pretty MFT Die-Namics butterflies....

You would not believe the issues I had with these blinkin' butterflies... Don't get me wrong - I love them. They are my favourite dies. So imagine my upset when I was holding the small one in my hand one second, only to lose it the next. I turned my craft room upside down looking for it. In a fit of rage, I got up and literally stomped my feet (hey, I'm an only child, I do that). I then wondered when that lump was in my slipper. Yes, you guessed it, it was my little butterfly die! The bit that is puzzling me is how it got down to the floor, up my trouser leg, down into my ankle high slipper boots and underneath my foot..... No idea, but just glad I found it! 

Please tell me that these mishaps don't just happen to me?!

Challenges
Southern Girls - Things with Wings
Stampin for the Weekend - Bugs and Butterflies
PaperPlay - Back to Kraft Basics
Crafty Catz - Summertime
Emergency Crafters - Butterflies, Birds, Things with Wings
Totally Papercrafts - Doodle on It

Anyway, that's enough waffle from me, thanks for stopping by!



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With Love...

Morning all, with all of the chaos of last week, I realised that I didn't share with you a card I made for my DT day over on the DTDF blog! I scheduled it OK over there, but completely forgot to post it on my own blog - whoops! Anyway, here it is, better late than never ;)

I had lots of fun colouring this little lady. I'm well in to red at the moment, so this card gave me opportunity to exercise my latest fave.... even if the blinkin' stuff does bleed like crazy!

Challenges 

Kaboodle Doodles - Anything Goes
Love to Create - Add a Sentiment
Ooh La La Creations - Make it Girly
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes 
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Perfect Sentiment Challenge - Anything Goes with a Sentiment
Crafting for all Seasons - Many Layers
Moving Along with the Times - Red, White and Blue
Delightful Challenges - Red, White and Blue

 

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A CC Thank You

It's Friday which means that it is Dies to Die For day! I've been playing with some of the latest CC Designs images recently and I just love them. They are a dream to colour and, even though they are simply drawn, I just love how much depth and definition you can pack in to you colouring. Oh yeah, they are super cute as well, of course!

This paper is from Echo Park and comes from one of their mini collection kits. Have you tried these yet? They are really cool as they give you a selection of double sided papers, along with journal cards and an elemental sticker sheet. You can get loads of different designs that they are perfect for both cardmaking and scrapbooking.

Challenges

Kaboodle Doodles - Anything Goes
Love to Create - Add a Sentiment
Ooh La La Creations - Make it Girly
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes
LEJ Designs - Ribbons Galore
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Perfect Sentiment Challenge - Anything Goes with a Sentiment
Crafts and Me Challenges - Add a Ribbon

Anyway, that's enough rambling from me! Hope you have a fab weekend :)


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Dies to Die For Challenge #4

Hi everyone! It's Friday, it's the 18th, which means that not only is it my Dies to Die For DT day, it is also Die-ing for a Challenge day! This months we have a theme that you will all love..... Anything goes (with dies)!

Here is the card that I made for the challenge. As you can see, I have used lots of different dies on my card. They are all MFT Die-namics. I am completely smitten with these bad boys as I'm not brilliant with flowers and stuff, so they are the perfect embellies for me.

I hope you like my card and I hope even more that you are able to join us over at Die-ing for a Challenge this month! 

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Dream BIG!

Hello lovely crafty friends! The sun is finally shining! As the rain cycle appears to be broken, we are firing up that BBQ tonight that caused all of the problems in the first place! It might still be a little chilly, but hey... we're British. We'll put a jumper on!

Just stopping by today to share a Dies to Die For card that I posted on the DTDF Blog yesterday. I love this little dragon fella and really like the fact that Magnolia do branch out further than the human characters. 

The image has been teamed with some mega funky papers from the Bazzill Dino-Mite collection... Dragons/Dinosaurs.... they're nearly the same thing, right?! I could have layered these papers up more but 

a) I wanted to show off the image, and 

b) the papers are yummy and I was to make them last longer!!!

Challenges
My Mums Craft Shop - Fairytales.
Allsorts Challenge - Man or Boy.

Thanks for stopping by!
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Redonkulous DT #3

Hello folks, hope all ok with you and that you haven't been washed away in this hideous rainy weather. I don't know about you, but I'm a sunshine girl and I am totally sick of the rain now.... I'm also mildly concerned that our pond is going to overflow in fairly spectacular fashion and flood the garden! I'll have to keep you posted on that one ;)

Anyway, welcome to week 5 of Redonkulous DT sharing, and my 3rd creation using Sheryl's fab images. This one is definitely on the 'cheeky' side and whilst it might not be to everyone's taste, it's one of Redonkulous' best sellers! How do I feel about it?! I love it, it makes me chuckle :)

The thing I really love about the Redonkulous images is how great they are to colour - they have just the right level of detail. I've gone for primary tones on this one and I'm pleased with how it turned out.

If you like this, make sure you check out the creations produced by my team-mates. You can either visit them through the links in my sidebar, or by visiting the lovely Kim's blog.

Happy hump day!
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Fairy Dust is a Must

Hello lovelies! Don't panic, I've not gone AWOL again! As I work full time, I tend to do most of my crafting at the weekend when I am off work. Well, last weekend I got nothing done as I was in London playing on Saturday, and feeling rough as hell on Sunday because I had a cracking headache. All of this equals no crafting and no cards for me.

I have since managed to make this sweet little card though...

These stamps come as a set and are slightly smaller than TGF's standard stamps. The beauty of this is that you can fit multiple images on your card! It's great as you can get loads of different looks, all from one set. I'm not sure if you can see from this picture, but I used Glossy Accents on the wings and mounted everything on glittery white card - essential for that fairy dust feel! I also did something I hardly ever do... I mixed papers from 3 totally different paper collections. I normally get scared about doing this, so very glad I faced my fears!

Challenges
Paper Sundaes - Lets Get Cute.
Crafty Cardmakers - Fantasy.
Crafty Creations - That's What Little Girls are Made of.
My Mums Craft Shop - The Great Outdoors.
DYSU? - CASE the DT (I was inspired by Mary Jo's clouds).

Thanks for stopping by!
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Flutterby

Hello everyone, hope you are happy to be half way through the week! Today I'm sharing a little card with you using some stash from the fabulous Tracy at Dies to Die For. There is so much gorgeous stuff around lately, I'm really having to reign myself in on the spending front!

This is the first outing of one of my new Die-Namics from My Favorite Things. I love this little heart! There are loads of Die-Namics in stock at Dies to Die For and all work with your favourite die cutting tools... Cuttlebug, Big Shot etc.

Goodie List........ 
Stamps: 'Stripes the Zebra' by Kraftin Kimmie - available HERE at Dies to Die For.
Paper: 'Springtime' by Echo Park - available HERE at Dies to Die For.

Tools & Embellishments: Scalloped Card Blank, Bazzill Glazed Polka Dots, Bazzill Kraft, Nesties and brads from stash.

The theme this week over at Kraftin' Kimmie is 'Anything Goes'..... So, this little fella is getting entered!

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Hey Chica!

Continuing the 30th Birthday theme of the last couple of weeks, here is another one! I loved making this card, these new papers from Echo Park are so delicious.... luckily Tracy has them all in stock here at Dies to Die For! You'll also find your essential Bazzill Kraft here. How would I live without this stuff?!

Goodie List........ 
Stamps:  'Hey Chica' by MFT - HERE at Dies to Die For.
Sentiment: 'Friendly Advice' by Inkadinkadoo - HERE at Dies to Die For.
Paper: 'Little Girl' by Echo Park - HERE at Dies to Die For.
Copic Markers: E00, E02, E11, E35, E50, R81, R83, R85, Y21, Y26, YR23, BG01, W1, W3, W5, W7 - available HERE from Dies to Die For.
Tools & Embellishments: Thickers, gems, button and thread from stash.

I'm going to enter my card in to a few challenges.....

* Creative Card Crew - No Flowers.
* Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes.
* DYSU - Layers.

Hope you are all having a lovely weekend,
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Hey there!

Hi folks, still suffering with my horrid cold so I'm afraid I still haven't managed to make it round all your lovely blogs yet. I'm hopeful I can squeeze in a trip round before I go back to work on Monday though :o)

I've been playing with my DTDF stash today and so have spent the morning shuffling around some pretty papers and mega cute stamps! I've made a few cards but here is the first I'd like to show you.....

Goodie List........ 
Stamps: High Hopes 'Party Donkey'.
Sentiment: The Greeting Farm 'Talk Loud'.
Paper: Echo Park 'For the Record'.
Copic Markers: E00, E25, E29, E31, E33, E35, E37, R32, R35, R37, R59, YG03, YG63, YG67, YR00, YR02, YR23, W1, W3, W5, W7 - available HERE from Dies to Die For.
Tools & Embellishments: Gems from stash.

Thanks for stopping by today,

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I'll Miss You a Latte!

My card today features one of the fabulous "A La Mode" stamps from My Favorite Things - Miss You a Latte. I made it for one of my colleagues who moved on to pastures new this week.

I've also whipped out some of the green MME Lush papers and layered them up with some Bazzill Kraft card. Now, these are lovely but, guess what? There are NEW Lush papers out! Check out the new Lush 2 range here. Here is a little peek at the inside....

I carried on with the MME Lush papers, teamed with the Kraft card and also stamped up one of the sentiments that comes in the "Miss You a Latte" set. What do you think of the fab notebook edge? This is another MFT item..... Die-Namics Notebook Edge. I love the effect it gives :o)

Goodie List........
Stamps: Miss You a Latte, by MFT.
Paper: MME Lush, Bazzill Kraft.
Copic Markers: E00, E11, E41, E43, E47, E49, E50, YG03, YG63, YG67, YR23, Y21, W1, W3, W5, W7 - available HERE from Dies to Die For.
Tools & Embellishments: MFT Die-Namics Notebook Edge.

I've included a few challenges in this card:

* Do You Stack Up? - Dots.
* Fussy & Fancy - Something Edible.
* Stampin for the Weekend - Monochrome.
* Crazy 4 Challenges - Dies.

Have a great weekend folks!
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I'm a Some Odd Girl Guest Designer!

Hi all! I have some exciting news to share with you today.... I'm a Some Odd Girl guest designer! I get to spend the whole of February with these lovely ladies and it really is such an honour :o)

Our first challenge this month is to use at least 3 hearts. Well, I got a little carried away and added quite a few more! I hand drew and cut these so please excuse the fact that they are all a little wonky and different!

Isn't Love Letter Kaylee fabulous?! I had so much fun colouring her, I can't wait to play with the other images I've got!

Whilst I'm here, I just want to draw your attention to this super cool sentiment. It is a fabby one from one of the Inkadinkadoo sets that the fabulous Tracy at Dies to Die For has. This particular one is unfortunately out of stock but there are plenty of others to choose from :o) You can find them all HERE and some are even reduced......!

Goodie List........
Image Stamp: 'Love Letter Kaylee' by Some Odd Girl.
Sentiment: Inkadinkadoo available HERE at Dies to Die For.
Paper: 'Walk in the Park' by Echo Park, available HERE from Dies to Die For.
Copic Markers: E00, E02. E11, E29, E41, E43, E47, E49, E50, R81, R83, R85, YG03, YG23, YG63, YG67, BG13, BG15, BG23, BG49, Y17, Y21, YR04, YR16, YR23, W1, W3, W5, W7 - available HERE from Dies to Die For. 
Tools & Embellishments: Ribbon from stash.

So, thats all from me. Hope you can join us over at Some Odd Girl for the new challenge!
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Valentines Bear

Oh man, it took me ages to edit this pic! The image kept coming out all milky and horrible so I googled instructions on how to darken specific areas in photoshop. After much fiddling, I think it looks a little better.

I figured with all the valentines challenges around, it would be a good time to share this little fella with you! I think he qualifies for the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Love is in the Air.

PaperPlay - Stamp it Out.

Do You Stack Up? - Red Hot.

Stampin' for the Weekend - Valentine's Day.

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Valentines. 

Crazy 4 Challenges - Valentines.

Allsorts - It Must Be Love, Love, Love.

Cupcake - Seeing Red.

Stamp with Fun - Love.

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Lets See Some Love

Goodie List........ 
Stamps:  Kisses and Hugs Set, available HERE from Dies to Die For.
Paper: Bo Bunny..... I think!
Copic Markers: E31, E33, E35, E37, Y21, R35 - available HERE from Dies to Die For.
Tools & Embellishments: Nesties and gems.

Alrighty-tighty, I'm offskis. See you soon! ~♥~

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Sooo Much Better!

Now this is more like it. See, I told you yesterday that I would be back with something much nicer today, didn't I?!

This feels much more me! I love this paper, got to play with my sewing machine and am dead chuffed with how my colouring ended up on my puss-cat!

Also, what do you think of my fabby notebook edge? Well it's a new toy.... It's a Die-Namics die. It's wafer thin, goes through your die cutting machine cuts through loads of stuff! The good news is that this, and many other designs, are available exclusively from the very fabulous Tracy at Dies to Die For.

Goodie List........ 

Stamps: Motivet digi image.

Paper: 'Girl Friday' by Cosmo Cricket.

Copic Markers: E29, E31, E33, E35, E37, E57, R85, YR23, Y17, Y21, C1, C3, C5, C7 - available from DTDF.

Tools & Embellishments: Die-Namics 'Notebook Edge, Sewing machine, MME Bloom & Grow Embroidered Brads, ribbon from stash.

On the challenge front, I've got a few in here....

Paperplay - Layers.

Crafty Catz - Flowers.

Papertake - Anything Goes + optional extra 'Floral'.

Totally Gorjuss - As You Like It (Bright colours, Copic markers and Cosmo Cricket! Pretty obvious if you follow my blog regularly!).

So that's it from me. Thanks for stopping by!

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New Baby

Hi there! What a glorious day?! Hope you are outside and enjoying yourself. I have to admit that I've actually been wrapped up indoors crafting. Well, I had to.... it was an emergency! One of my best friends gave birth to a little girl late last night and I just realised that, despite 9 months warning, I hadn't yet made a card! Now, some people love making baby cards. Unfortunately, I'm not one of them and really struggle to make them. I hope this one fits the bill though...

I decided to whip out my sewing machine and I'm really glad I did as I had forgotten how much I enjoy playing with it! 

As this card is for a special occasion, I also decorated the inside. Not something I would normally do but I really like how it has turned out. Simple but effective :o)

Goodie List........

Stamps: 'Smile' - Popcorn the Bear - available from Dies to Die For.

Paper: 'Ducks in a Row' -  October Afternoon.

Copic Markers: E29, E31, E33, E35, E37, E59, R81, R83, R85, YG03, YG23, YG63, YG67, BG15, BG23, BG49, YR23, Y17, Y21, W1, W3, W5, W7 - available HERE from Dies to Die For.

Tools & Embellishments: Sewing machine, Whimsy Stamps Sentiment, pearls from stash.

I am going to enter this in to this weeks Simon Says Stamp challenge - 'Animal Antics'. As I've used quite a few DP's here, I think I am also safe to enter this one in to Do You Stack Up's 'Patterned Paper' challenge.

Okey-dokey, time for me to skiddaddle and get the roast chicken on!

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Star Light, Star Bright

Hi everyone, hope you are as happy as I am that it is the weekend! I have a quiet one planned and am planning on crafting up a storm! My first creation of the day can be seen below....

I'm really chuffed that I used some really old stash on this card. The rub-on sentiment is ancient, as are the leaves which are cut from a 3x3 DCWV pad - items both bought/acquired when I first started crafting!

Goodie List........ 

Stamps: 'Star Bright Tia' by Some Odd Girl.

Paper: 'Delovely' by Cosmo Cricket.

Copic Markers: E00, E02, E11, E29, E31, E33, E35, E37, E50, RV06, RV34, BG15, BG23, BG49, Y21, Y17, YR23 - available HERE from Dies to Die For. 

Tools & Embellishments: Martha Stewart 'Wing Border Punch - Cloudy Hearts', Prima Hydrangea, Fancy Pants rub-on, pearls and buttons from stash.

There are a few little challenges hidden in here... did you spot them?!

Stamp Something - Cute Somethings.

Totally Gorjuss - Hot, Hot, Hot.

I'm off to do some more crafting!

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