It's D'Arcy Day

Hiya gang, well we are now halfway through our new challenge.

If you fancy entering you need to include

Ribbon and Lace

somewhere on your card.

You have until Tuesday 3rd April (UK time)

Today I have a card using on of  the latest releases

Isn't she just beautiful?

She is DARCYSDIARIES_029 Sweet Dreams

 Coloured with copics

PP is my old favourite MME Lost and found

Crotchet ribbon and gems from stash

Magnolia dies for flowers

Gem brad in centre of flowers

Key charm off our Tammy I think

The sentiment reads

"Dreams are like stars...

you may never touch them

but if you follow them

they will lead to your destiny"

I hope I have inspired you to join us for our challenge and if you need any new digi's,

just click here

Hugs

H xx

Good Morning Teddy Bo Fans

Good morning Teddy Bo fans. We are onto week two of our challenge

Easter or Buttons/bows

Did you there's a sale going on at Teddy Bo?

The Teddy Bo rubber stamps have been reduced to £4.95

and the Teddy Bo paper stack is now a tiny £2.95!

And it get's better as these prices include p&p!!

And so onto my card :

Now it wasn't until I was uploading my card that I noticed I had forgotten to add a bow so if you look closely at of Teddy Bea you will notice her apron is tied with a bow.

TEDDYBOBEA_028 Wishy washy day

Coloured with copics

Clouds done with tumbled glass distress ink

Cute hanger charm for Teddy Bo Store

Magnolia flower with button centre (button cut from hubby's old work shirt)

Green ribbon from stash.

Bubbles for Teddy Bea

Here is a card for an order for her daughters birthday.

TEDDYBEA_010 coloured with copic's and prisma's

Spellbinder Picot edge circles

Mats below the circles are cut on my black cat from a file I've made

PP is from the Teddy Bo paper pack

Crotchet lace from stash

Butterfly cut using me super duper new Marianne butterfly dies available from Teddy Bo

Sentiment computer generated

To the one I love

Yesterday I decided to get all romantic and made my lovely hubby a love coupon book.

I opened up the blank love coupon's that the ever so clever Colette made and added various offer's.  I then trimmed them, added a perforated strip so they can be ripped out of the book and stapled them together.

I printed out TEDDYBEA_ 020 and coloured her with prisma's and copic's.

I added a strip of knotted ribbon and some letter beads to spell out I love u.

Finally I mounted it onto a piece of red glitter paper.

I'm really pleased with how this has turned out and I hope you like it too.

Hugs

H xx

I've got some auctions on eBay

I've listed some auctions on eBay to try and raise some pennies.

You can find my auctions here

Hugs

H xx

Time for our second D'Arcy's Diaries challenge

Flippin heck do you all love our D'Arcy or what!?!?  

The standard of your entries for our last challenge blew both mine,

Gayle and the whole DT's heads off!

It is so lovely to see our D'Arcy popping up all over blog land.

Now do you want to see what stunners Gayle has created for us all?

 To go and buy up the store click here

Now onto the new challenge. We want to see .....

Ribbon and/or Lace

DARCYSDIARIES_028 coloured with copics

I also added clear glitter pen to her eyelids (which I rubbed with my finger to make it very light) and her lips.

Papers are First Edition Summer Breeze

Lace from my stash

Nestabilites fancy labels with matching stamp from Gina K

Hugs

H xx

Welcome to another Teddy Bo Tuesday

There are few things going on in Teddy Bo towers at the moment. There are some AMAZING new dies going in the store today called Die-versions.  They are fabulous, sturdy metal dies that will cut cardstock, patterned paper, craft foil, fun foam, think chipboard, wool blend felt, tissue paper cotton fabric, adhesive backed papers, cork sheets, thin transparency sheets and handmade papers...wow...that's quite a lot!!! 

Another change is that graphics will be released every two weeks to coincide with the start of a brand new challenge.  The design team will  be sharing their new cards on the second week so please pop by every Tuesday to get check out our creations.

Want to see what's new in the store ?

And so onto our brand new challenge.

Easter and/or buttons and bows

Now I haven't followed the challenge but I have used one of the newly released pre-coloured images.

TEDDYBOBEA_118 (pre-coloured)

Papers are DCWV Latte stack

Woodware corner punch 

Glittery ribbon off my Mum

And there you have a quick and easy card for when you need a card in a rush.

Hugs

H xx

Time for Cutie Pies

Today see's the start of a brand new challenge over at The Cutie Pie Challenge.

With Easter fast approaching we thought that we would 

Think Pink with Bunnies

In addition to the Sponsorhip prizes, a £5 donation to Just Giving for Breast Cancer will be made by DT Woo for every 50 entries we receive, so come on let's see if we can make it a nice big entry this time. 

We are sponsored by the brilliant Bugaboo. I love these stamps 

but the only problem was choosing which image to use!

I've chosen BB girl with bunny.

She is coloured with copic's and I've added clear glitter pen to her bows.

The papers are First Edition Love letters.

The die cut swirls are by Magnolia (I sell die cut's if you are after any)

There is organza ribbon across the card and the border punch is Martha Stewart

lattice deep edge punch that I have covered up slightly to make it smaller.

and the gems are from my stash.

I really do hope you join us for our challenge.

Hugs

H xx

Welcome to Fairytale Friday

Hello fello Teddybo-aholics. My card today features one of the latest new releases.

I have chosen the adorable TEDDYBEA_115BEA

Coloured with copic's and prismas/

I've added liquid pearls to her button and on her hat.

Also latte fun flock with glitter to her boot and sleeve cuffs.

The papers are First Edition Desert blooms

Swirl is by magnolia.

I have followed the sketch over at Pollycraft.

Hugs

H xx

We are half way through our first challenge at D'Arcy's Diaries

With just less than a week to go on the brand new challenge at D'Arcy's Diaries and thought I'd share my Mum's Mothers day card with you.

DARCYSDIARIES_018 coloured with copic's

Papers are MME Everyday flair and Bo Bunny Enchanted collection.

Martha Stewart zigzag punch

Swirl cut on my black cat cougar

Flowers and gems from stash.

If you want some more inspiration then check out our blog to see cards by the rest of the DT.

You can also share your creations on our Facebook page by going to Darcys Den.

Until tomorrow,

Hugs

H xx

Good Morning Teddy Bo lovers

I', afraid I don't have a card to share with you today for Teddy Bo Tuesday but I can show the AMAZING images Gayle has drawn us this week.

These to me are some of my favourite images to date. I love every single one and can't wait to get one coloured. I will have at least one to share with you on Friday at least.

You really should pop over to the Teddy Bo blog and see the amazing creations done by the DT.

They will blow your socks off.

Oh and while you're here did you know that as well as the lovely Teddy Bo graphics you there's some scrummy new dies from Marianne and Cheery Lynn available including the extremely hard to get Cheery Lynn flourishes?? And that there is NO minimum spend and everything has free P & P No????????????????

Then quick go and get your order placed before they are all gone!

Take me to Teddy Bo to buy lot's of lovely stash!

Hugs

H xx

Fairytale Friday

I'm hoping by the time this post goes live that I will have found my camera and there is now a photo of my card just about now......

Its not the best photo as its taken on my phone but its better than no photo

I have chosen one of the lovely Teddy Bo Mothers Day images to play with.

TEDDYBOBEA_111 coloured with copic's.

Papers are First Edition Love letters.

The lovely string of flowers were a lovely gift from my team mate Tammy.

Gems are from my stash.

I have used the Sweet Sketch Wednesday sketch below.

I would also like to enter my card into the following challenges :

Woo Hoo our very first D'Arcy's Diaries challenge!!

I am so excited as today we are launching our very first challenge over at D'Arcys Diaries!

Since joining the team a couple of weeks ago I have fell more in love with these images if that is at all possible.

I know others may tell you their images are a dream to colour but I've not always found it to be true. 

But ... these really are amazingly easy to colour and as you colour her 

you love her more and more. I love that as you colour that the image comes to life.

Here are the new images and for some inspiration pop over to the blog

So what's the theme of our first challenge I hear you ask?!?!

ANYTHING GOES!!

With a chance to win 5 images of your choice.

So today I have chosen to use DARCYSDIARIES_022

Isn't she wonderful!! She is coloured with copic's.

Papers are First Edition New Leaf

I have used my Martha Stewart deep edge punch 

but found it too deep so I trimmed a couple of loops off!

Ribbon is from my stash as is my card candi.

I would like to enter her into the following challenges :

Time for a new challenge at Teddy Bo

Hiya guys and welcome to a brand new challenge over at Teddy Bo.

Today we have a fun challenge that the DT have loved.

Menus

You may choose one thing from each course, but don't be greedy, one thing only, you are not allowed seconds!

Starter - Green and Cream - blue and cream - Pink and cream

Main - Flowers - Butterflies - Buttons

Dessert - Lace - Ribbon - stitching (real or faux)

Coffee - Charm - tag - glitter

So basically you choose 1 option from each course, for example if you pick blue and cream as your colour combo then these must be the main colours of your papers, card, and embellishments (you can use any colours at all in your image). If you choose butterflies, then no flowers or buttons are allowed etc., etc. Hope it all make sense?
Let us know in your blog post which items you chose.

and of course the top prize is our usual

I haven't used one of the new images, not because I don't like them coz I LOVE them.

See who couldn't love em?!?!?! Plus I have them all printed off ready to colour this week.

I had an order for an Oliphant card so I've chosen to follow the challenge just to show you how easy it is to do.

STARTER- Green & Cream

MAIN - Flowers

DESSERT - Ribbon

COFFEE - Glitter

 Se easy peasy lemon squeasy.

Did you notice that there's also some crafty goodies in the new release preview?

Yes the wonderful head bear has got you some crafty goodies in the shop.

The best prices ~ No minimum order ~ Free P&P

My favourite cheery lynn flourish is just £7.50 !!

So why not nip over and see what she has on offer.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges - 

Sketch n stash - sketch followed - new stash is the sentiment, old is the flower die

CRAFT YOUR PASSION - anything goes

Always crafting - anything goes

Kaboodle doodles - flowers

Make it mondays - anything goes

Birthday sundaes - birthday + sentiment

Crafting when we can - animals

Paper sundaes - green

Stamptacular - text me

Getting Cute with Wee Stamps

Good morning and welcome to a brand new challenge over at The Cutie Pie Challenge.

I hope you enjoy our new challenge as much as our previous one as we had an astonishing 243 entries!!!!

So this time we want to see those pearls and swirls.

We have 2 amazing sponsors this week with My Mums Craft Shop and the ever so cute Wee Stamps by Sylvia Zet.

And so onto my card.

I have chosen to use Spring Bringer by Sylvia Zet.

She is coloured with copic's.

The flowers in her arms are done with Sakura Star dust pens

Her wings are done with Glamour Dust.

The papers are First Edition Up,up and away.

The lovely flower ribbon across the card panel was a wonderful gift from my teamie Tammy.

I have used my Martha Stewart double loops punch on the panel and

the swirls are done using my super new magnolia swirl die.

If you like this die cut then did you know that you can order die cuts from me?

I have a good range of dies from Magnolia, Memory Box, Marianne and Spellbinder, 

with more new die cuts to come in the next week or so..

You can find me die cuts here along with some other crafty stash I'm looking to sell.

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