Happy First birthday Lilly

Last night my hubby's cousin asked if I could do her a last minute card for a one year old.  She had bought her a stool with a bunny and her name on so wondered if I could match the bunny image.  Luckily I had my Nellie Snellen Christmas with Dawn stamp and thought I could get away with it not looking Christmassy, what do you think??

The image is coloured with copic's.  I have added glamour dust to her skirt, a gem to the flower on her headband and clear glitter pen to the bow on the parcel and some of the hanging orrnaments.

The flower is a magnolia doo hickey die and the the swirls are from Marianne Designs with their ribbon flowers.

The papers are Bo Bunny and the cream netting is Champagne netting from Stamp and Create.

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

Bunny Zoe - sketch 

Colour create - pink,brown,cream and white

Cute card thursday - anything goes

Creative inspirations - anything goes

Top tip tuesday - birthday

Pollycraft - baby love

Allsorts - flowers and swirls

Paperplay - punches and dies

Marianne design diva's - bloom and grow

That's all for now,

Hugs

H xx

Craft Your Passion Challenge 71 - Anything But A Card

Hi and welcome to Craft your passion's 71st challenge.

This week we want to see anything but a card.  Yes that's right, no cards please.

For my ABC I have chosen to do an easel drawer box.  I found the idea here on Split Coast Stampers.

The image is coloured with copic's.  I have added glamour dust glitter to the Tiddly Inks Fairy Fae's wings, fun flock to the dandelion clocks and clear glitter pens to the tops of the mushroom.  Isn't the mushroom great?  Its by Pixie Cottage Stamps.  The tattered rose is handmade from a hand torn circle of card.  The leaves are from a woodware grass punch.

*This card would also qualify for the Magical Monday's challenge.  It's banner or pennants plus glitter.  It must also include a magical image, such as fairies, elves, wizards.*

I would like to enter my easel drawer into the following challenges :

Top Tip Tuesday - all straight lines

My time to craft - fairy tales

Creative craft - summertime

Papertake - make your own flowers

Anything goes - birthdays

A spoonful of sugar - birthdays

Moving along with the times - fantasy

Card making mamas - birthdays

Allsorts - anything but a card

Craft us crazy - anything goes

Thanks for dropping on by and I hope to see you again soon,

Hugs

H xx

Two posts in one day!!!

I've decided to give in and start on my Christmas cards.  

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

Sketch n stash - sketch used - new image used and velum bought in the january sales

Pixie Dust - monochromatic/ favourite colour - has to be sepia

Totally Gorjuss - Christmas

My time to craft - coffee colours

Sweet Stampin - Christmas

Cuddly Buddly - pearls and petals - pearls in the flowers on her hair, also flowers on the velum

Totally Papercrafts - bling it up - glittered wings, charm, clear glitter pen used

Allsorts - free and easy

Copic Oz - hair

i-copic - skin tones
Secret Crafter - monochromatic

So where do I start? Well the image is called Winter Fairy and is by Wee Stamps.

I began firstly by colouring her in with my copics.  I then added glamour dust for her wings, latte glitter flock for her cuffs on her coat, white flower soft on the floor, pearls in her hair and on her wand and finally clear glitter pen on her headband and the holly berries.  The image is then finished by adding a metallic brown dotted border.

The poinsettia velum on the upper half of the card is by papermania and is called "A Christmas Carol pack"  Gorgeous stuff and highly reflective.

The lower PP is by dovecraft from the let it snow stack.  Both ribbons are from my stash.  The charm is actually silver, I just coloured it with my copics.

So there you have it. I hope you like it,

Hugs

H xx

Craft Your Passion Guest Design Spot

Today see's me starting my Guest Design spot at Craft Your Passion challenge blog.

Today is challenge #69 and the theme is Anything Goes.

My image comes courtesy of Doodle Pantry. 

My image is coloured with my copic's.  I added glossy accents to the candy corn.  The sky is done with my small stipple brush and a clouds template.  This is such a great technique.  The excellent video tutorial is by Bev Rochester and you can find the cloud template I use here. 

The tag's sentiment is computer generated and tied with some bakers divine twine and the extra corn candy were hand drawn, coloured and then covered in glossy accents.

The backing paper is actually yellow card covered with orange angel hair.

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

Critter Sketch - the sketch I used

A spoonful of sugar - use a tag

Allsorts - free and easy

Thanks for dropping on by and I hope to see you again next week for another challenge.

Thanks so much for dropping on by today,

hugs

H xx

With love on your Wedding Anniversary

This Sunday marks my in-laws 40th wedding anniversary.  This is our card to them.  Made with my favourite LOTV image.

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

2 sisters challenge blog - anything goes

Cute card thursday - great sketch (I turned it sideways)

Allsorts - anything goes

The image is coloured with copics.  I have added some glamour dust and some clear gel pen to add some sparkle to the image.

The checked paper is from my great blog friend Marion.  The lace is off my local market. The red textured mirri card is from Kanban and the sentiment is from Lili of the Valley.

Kenny K's Krafty Girls Challenge #3

This past week has seen me colour in quite a few Kenny K images, and I have fallen in love with.

When I saw the challenge this week I wasn't sure I could make a pocket card but decided to give it a go.

I am entering this card into the following challenges :

Kenny K's - pocket cards

Stamptacular - pocket cards

Allsorts - free n easy
Dream Valley Challenge - a surprise

I have used Teen Idol.  I have really had my moneys worth with this guy.  He is coloured with copic's then fussy cut out and mounted on foam pads onto an oval that is edged with forest moss distress ink.

The green paper was "grunged" up by stamping parts of the lili of the valley grunge postcard in the forest moss distress ink.

I die cut a Penny Duncan shaplie then folded it in half and stuck onto the inner pocket so you can easily pull that section out.

I have stuck a triangle on the back so that it can stand up.

You will have to believe me when I say that this card looks much better IRL.

Thanks for dropping on by,

H xx

Teddy Bea is a star

I'm cutting it fine making the deadline for the Teddy Bo challenge but I've made it with 24 hours to go.

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

Sketch Saturday - the great sketch used

DYSU - wings

Stamp something - favourite embellishments - glitter and ribbons

Emerald fairy - all things nice

Totally Gorjuss - punches or dies

Allsorts - free and easy

Critter sketch - a birthday card to myself would have a teddy bo image and lots of glitter

Stamptacular - animals

Teddy Bo - use a teddy bea image

Teddy Bea is coloured with my copic and also a clear sakura stardust pen for her wand.  The punched borders above and below the ribbon is a fiskars bracket punch.  The stars were cut on my cricut and covered in glamour dust as is the edge of the star sentiment.

So thanks for dropping on by,

Hugs

H xx

Happy Sweet 16 Charlotte

You know you're getting old with your neice's and nephews starting hitting those special birthdays.  In the space of 12 days my 2 nieces turn 16 and 21, and my nephew turns 11.  So expect plenty of  of special birthday cards in the next few weeks.

Todays card is for Charlotte who turns 16 on the first of August.

I am entering my card into the following challenges :

Mad for markers - Pink and yellow

Sketch Saturday - for using the sketch below

Digital Tuesdays - using dies (die cut butterflies)

Pixie Dust - girly

Do it with digis - spots or stripes (stripy paper used)

Tickled Pink - cute with a butterfly

Totally Papercrafts - girly

Allsorts - free and easy

Icopic - birthdays

Craft your passion - just for you

So what do you think?

The image I have used is Lil Lolita Kellita and as its digi week you can get her as a digi stamp.  She is coloured with my copic's.  I have added a little white dot on her eyes so that they look like they are shining and I also coloured her pupil in with black glaze pen to add to the shine.

The image, sentiment (computer generated) and striped and yellow card stock are all been given a edge of distress ink in spun sugar.

The butterflies were die cut, glued along the body to add dimension and then given an edging of glamour dust glitter. 

So until next time,

Hugs

H xx