Jolly good post-it note holder

On Thursday Teddy Bo launched their first Teddy Bo's Top Tip Thursday, (say that fast after a few vodka and cokes) so off I pootled to Tesco to get myself a post-it not block.  They were only 40pence so I got two, just in case.  In case of what I'm not sure, but definitely something. 

I began by following Jills brilliant instructions.  I already had Jolly the G Jiraffe printed off so thought I would go with a whole Giraffe theme. *And here comes my Top Tip* I didn't have any giraffe papers so I googled giraffe wallpaper and printed this great paper off.

Jolly is coloured with copic's.   The edges of all pieces of card have been edged in rusty hinge distress ink.  I used raffia ribbon from Wild Orchid Crafts in a few strips under the image.  The card candi added to the corners is by Craftwork cards.  The three tickets are Tim Holtz one's, I choose word's that I associate with Teddy Bo.

I would like to enter my post-it note easel card into the following challenges : 

Top Tip - easel cards

Moving along with the times - sketch used

Teddy Bo - Top tip thursday

Stamp something - anything goes

Card making Mama's - digi week

DYSU - textures - raffia ribbon

Craft us crazy - autumn colours

Simon says stamp - multiple folds

Papertake - anything goes

Stamp with fun - autumn

Stamptacular - the skys the limit

Color me copic - autumn

Big Hugs

H xx

2 hours 2 late

This card was meant to be for the Lili of the Valley Challenge but as the title suggests I'm 2 hours too late, so I would like to enter it into the following challenges instead :
Craft us Crazy - Autumn colours
Bugaboo - anything goes
Secret Crafter - autumn colours
Color me creative - fall or Halloween inspired
Stamp with fun - autumn
Top tip - easel cards
Papertake - anything goes
Simon says stamp - multiple folds
Crating for all seasons - birthday

This card is made up of scraps.  The Kraft cardstock is actually the inside of coke boxes and the PP is from a magazine.  The leather effect panels are actually wallpaper samples thanks to my MIL for those.
The swirly corner is a die cut using a spellbinder die from a Christmas set.
The lili of the valley image is coloured with copic's, his hat is paper pieced with some of the backing paper and the sky is done using a template and distress ink.

Off for a bath to ease my achy bod,
Hugs
H xx

Lots of things to share with you today

I have a couple of top 3 wins to share with you, a new challenge blog that I've found, some blog candy, a design team call and last but not least a new Teddy Bo card.

So first I came top three at 

You can see the blog post about it here and I also came top 3 

You can read about it here.

Next up here's a new challenge blog I found that launches 19th September at 8.30am.

http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/

They have a DT call and some great blog candy to be won.

And so onto my new card.

This image as always a Teddy Bo image and I have coloured it with copic's.  The 3 paw prints were brads from my stash.  The papers are as follows - black and cream paper is DCWV All dressed up, the brown patterned paper behind the scrabble letters is Kanban and finally the leather effect paper was a wall paper sample my SIL gave me.  The ribbon is from my stash.

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

Teddy Bo - black, white and one other colour - brown

Papertake weekly - brilliant sketch

DYSU - friendly critters

Craft us crazy - autumn colours

A spoonfull of sugar - party time

Charisma cards - anything goes

Simon says stamp - anything goes

So thats me for today, well done if you made it to the bottom of this long post,

Hugs

H xx

I inally have a card to share!!!

Last night I was asked could I do a quick congratulations card for one of my customer's brother who has done really well in his A-level exams.

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

Do you stack up? - boys/men

Night shift stamping - non cute

Paperplay - schools

Totally Papercrafts - schools

Papertake - die cuts - i have a die cut border

Top tip tuesday - male cards

Pollycraft - autumn colours

Cards for men - anything goes

2 sisters  - school

Sundays with Chrissie - clean and simple

The die cut border was cut on my cricut and it is in the make the cut gallery.   I have added gold craftwork cards candi.  The ribbon is lush and came from my local craft shop.  The tree is a inkadinkado stamp I think.

And thats it really, pretty clean and simple.

I'm hoping my back will ease off a little bit over the weekend so I can get some colouring done as I havn't coloured all week and it's just pants!!

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

Oh how I love Teddy Bo digi stamps

Hi there, Welcome to my blog.  I finally get to share something with you today.  Its taken quite a bit of work but I'm pleased with the result.

My neice turns 21 in a weeks time and she has asked for baking goodies as her present.  I thought I would add a special little something.  I have altered a brownie mix box and turned it into a recipe box.  We used to bake alot with her when she was little so it's going to be filled with recipes from her childhood.

I would like to enter my altered recipe box to the following challenges :

Teddy Bo - alter something

Stamp Something - use a digi stamp

Craft us crazy - anything goes

Dream Valley - surprise - Teddy Bea and Jolly the g Jiraffe are hiding inside the lid of the box

Papertake - anything goes
Night shift stamping - anything goes
Sundays with Chrissy - KISS card

This is how the box started out.  Very yummy chocolate brownie mix I sometimes get from Costco.

Here is the front of the box with items from this mornings baking session.

Here you can see Teddy Bea and G Jariffe peeping at you when you open the lid. They are coloured with copic's.

The lettering and the fancy label are cut on my cricut.  Bea is coloured with copic's.

Here's a close-up of the sneaky pair hiding in the box.

Where it looks like I have used kraft cardstock I have actually used insides of the boxes coke comes in.

Both the "kraft" cardstock and the PP have got vintage photo distress ink around the edges.  I also drew stitches in brown metallic pen around each PP.

I hope you like my altered box and for those of you kind enough to leave me comments, I send you a big cyber hug,

H xx

My little girl is turning 21

I don't have any children but due to certain things I got the honour of helping to bring up my niece Rachel.

She turns 21 on the 12th and I feel soooo old.  She's currently working and living in Devon on a dairy farm.  As she most definitely not a girly-girl I had to think of images that were "just her".

I would like to enter Rachel's card into the following challenges :

Tuesday Morning sketches - great sketch guys

Papertake - anything goes -optional metallic, I used metallic card

Critter sketch - summer fun - the sun is on her t-shirt

i-copic - skin tones

Dutch dare - birthdays

Stamps r us - birthdays

copic oz - hair

Paper sundaes - sky and clouds
Cupcake challenge - how old/ include an age

As soon as I saw this stamp I thought of Rachel, its by Nellie Snellen and you can find here.  She is coloured with copics.  All three blue papers have different textures on them.  The mirri blue is from kanban, the others I'm not too sure of.  The 21 was cut out of the same card as the image mat and I then put it through my zyron sticker maker and then covered it in glamour dust glitter.  The ribbon and crocheted lace are from my stash.

Thanks for dropping on by today,

Big Hugs

H xx

Look Moo's 21

Next month my niece turns 21.  I can't believe how fast the time has gone.  She is currently working in Devon on a dairy farm and so that explains my choice of image, a cow.

I am entering her card into the following challenges :

Papertake - cute, well you can't get much cuter than a cow can you?!?!?!?

You can??? No just look at our new calf Max and then say cows arn't cute.

See told you!!

I also want to enter my card in to A gem of a challenge for the great sketch I used.

Thanks for dropping on by and leaving me such lovely comments,

H xx

Craft Mojo has gone on its holidays

For some reason my craft mojo has decided to take a holiday, hence the lack of posts off me recently.

I think the main reason has been the amount of pain I've been in due a couple of falls recently.

So today I have a card to share with you all and although it is fairly simple, with few embellishments I hope you like it.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers - spots and stripes

Craft your passion - anything goes

Papertake - Anything goes

Stamptacular - doubles (2 glitter squares)

Paper Sundaes - stitching

Do you stack up - squares (square card and glitter squares)

Copic Oz - copic coloured embellishments
Bugaboo - anything goes

Spoonful of sugar - sewing

Sketch n stash - sketch below plus new TGF stamp and old striped paper

And here's my card :

She is coloured with copic's, with a little white gel pen to do the shine on her shoes and the spots on her t-shirt and bow.  She has been fussy cut out and then mounted with foam pads onto the lemon card.

The faux stitching is done with black glaze pen for a change.

The pearls and spotty ribbon are coloured with copic's to match the colour theme going on.

The striped paper was bought when I first started crafting as was the lemon glitter card used for the squares.  And believe it or not but the teal card is actually a left over from my childhood.  My Dad used to drive for some paper companies and would bring me card home every now and then.  Wish he still did, I would save a fortune.

Hopefully I will be back later in the week with some more cards, but sitting at my desk is pretty painful right now so I will just have to see how I get on,

Hugs

H xx

Teddy Bea All Blinged Up

I'm running very late this week with my Teddy Bo challenge card.  My aches and pains have stopped me rafting quite alot in the past two weeks but I have finally got my Teddy Bo card done and ready to show you.

I am entering this card into the following challenges :

Teddy Bo - bling it on, this card is covered with glamour dust glitter

Sweet Stampin' - something old (PP from when I started crafting)something new (Teddy Bea stamp)

Papertake weekly - here comes the sun

Anything Goes - summer

Cute card thursday - the sketch below

And here is my card :

The image was bought specifically for this challenge as I though she looks very summery and it would be easy to add some bling.  She is coloured with copic's and then the centre of each flower and around the ring of flowers has been given a good dose of glamour dust.  The hand drawn stitching her eyes and her nose are done with black glaze pen to give it some shine.

The white PP has also got a good dose of glamour dust (glitter)  I went over all the lines in the pattern with glue and then coated with glamour dust.  Unfortunately the camera has not picked it up very well but I think you may be able to make it out in the third photo.  The ribbon is from my stash and has silver thread running up each side of it.

According to the sketch there should be 3 things to the left of the image but as I don't use many embellishments I decided that it didn't need those, plus I didn't want to distract attention away from beautiful Teddy Bea. 

And so there you have it. 

 I am currently in a blog hop with Mad for markers.  Could I please ask you that if you have the time could you please go over and vote for me.  Not only will I win something but the voter will also be in with a chance of winning.

Happy Sundays everyone,

Hugs

H xx

Arn't Dad's Brilliant?

I've done so many Father's day cards this past but this one has to be one of my favourites.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Papertake weekly - dads and lads

Sentimental Sundays - Father's day

Lili of the Valley - Anything goes

Stamptacular - Dads or grads

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - the sketch below

And hers my card :

This gorgeous Lili of the Valley bear is coloured with copics.  The brown diamond was embossed with my fiskar texture plates and the silver card candi has got a cross on the top to make them look like screws.  The brown backing paper is left over wrapping paper and the ribbon is off a christmas present.

H xx

Who wouldn't love a sports car for Father's Day?

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Papertake weekly - Dads and lads

Sentimental sundays - Fathers Day

Sketch Saturday - the sketch below

And here's my card 

The image is coloured with my copic's and all the papers are from my scrap drawer.

H xx

It must be a Magical Monday

Today marks the first day on the Magical Monday design team.  Our challenges last for 2 weeks and so that gives you plenty of time to dig out your magical stamps.

Our next challenge has a theme of Punches and Embossing.  Don't forget to use a Magical image in order to be in a chance of winning our prize which is your choice of 3 sheets of Decoupage from The 

Crafty Purple Frog.

Here is my card for the challenge :

I made a twisted easel card. 

Here is a close-up of the beautiful fairy 

And here you can see how I trimmed her out and popped her up on foam pads 

For this card I chose to use my trusty Martha Stewart double loops punch to fit in with the current magical monday's challenge.

Here's how I made my card. 

I chose the gorgeous Ally and beeble from the Australian company Emerald Fairy Garden.  She has some of the best fairies around and I struggled picking just one.  I them coloured with my copics and added glamour dust to het wings and sakura clear stardust pen to the ladybugs spots.  I then very carefully cut her out.

The green and blue panel behind Ally was made by blending crushed olives, faded jeans and bundled sage.  I then sprayed my perfect pearls mist to give it some extra sparkle.

The plain blue and green cardstock is american crafts.  I don't know the make of the stripy paper I'm afraid but the strip on the base of the card has got glamour dust across each colour change.

I am entering this card into the following challenges :

Papertake weekly- anything goes

Emerald Fairy Garden - lots of bling

A spoonful of sugar - summer
Paper Sundae's - Girly

The Sweet Stop - for the sketch I changed the flower for the strip of punched loops

The design team have once again outdone themselves and are well worth having that closer look.

I hope you come and join us over at Magical Monday's.

Hugs

H xx

The Greeting Farm - A birthday card

Todays card uses a new stamp for me called Sassy Suzie.  I've loved colouring this cutie in so there should be more coming in the future.

I am entering her into the following challenges :

i-copic - brown hair

Catch the bug - anything goes

Papertake  - anything goes

Cute card thursday - pins and pearls

CMC copic challenge - Feathering - I used the feathering technique on her hair

Sunday stamp and sketch - the sketch below

And here's my card :

And here is a close up of this brilliant image

She has been coloured with my copic's and I used the feathering technique on her hair.  The white fur trim on her coat has been given the glamour dust sparkle.

The wording was cut out on my cricut with Make the cut.  All the paper, ribbon, gemmed flower and pearled pins are from my stash.

I hope you like her and come back tomorrow for another card this time using a Lili of the Valley image.

Hugs

H xx