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

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

Time Traveller

My card today is a little different from the norm.  I've gone for the shabby/steampunk look.

I am entering my card into the following challenges :

Simon says stamp - travel

Sweet stampin - strawberry, chocolate, cream colour combo

Totally gorjuss - as you like it

DYSU - man or boy

Night shift stamping - non cute

Top tip tuesday - male cards

Anything goes - inspired by a film - back to the future

Cards for men - anything goes

Do you like my ticket?  If so then  save the tickets just below this card discription by clicking on it then left click and save as.

The image I have coloured with copic's is called Steampunk Luca.  The backing paper I found in my digi paper section, and I added steampunk corners from Delicious doodles.  The clock is a Tim Holtz sizzix die as is the cog in the top right corner.  The cog is covered in gilding flakes.  I used antique paper distress stain on both the edge of the image and the BP.  I then went round all the edges of the papers with my paper distresser.

Hope you like my card that's a little different from my normal style,

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

I won the Teddy Bo Love is in the Air challenge

First things first, I need to apologise to my best mate Mandy as she was sat next to me when I saw that I had won the Teddy Bo.  Apparently I screamed in excitement (don't remember doing that bit) and then I began pummelling her leg (I remember doing that thou)

I won with this card 

and this is my Teddy Bo winner's badge :

I made that card to give to my Brother and Sister-in-law for their wedding anniversary which was yesterday.

You can read about my win and also see the awesome DT cards for the new challenge here.

Another of my Teddy Bo cards came number 1 in the top 3 over at Top Tip Tuesday.

This is the card that came top 3 

and this is my top 3 badge :

so still no card to share with you as today I spent time giving my friend a copic colouring lesson and then we went over to costco and got some lovely ribbon.

Hugs

H xx

Thankyou for choosing me

When my brother asked me to make a card for him to give to his wife on their anniversary the only help he gave me regarding wording was "thank you for putting up with me".  Now don't tell him I said so but I think his wife is lucky that she has him.  So I decided to change the wording to read "Thank you for choosing me"  I thought it sounded so much nicer, more romantic and it fit my Teddy Bo image better.

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

Stamp something - thank you

Do you stack up - thank you

Top tip tuesday - thank you

Cupcake crafts - sketch used

Copic creations - use copic BG colours

Stampalot - whatever you fancy

The sketch has been flipped on it's side and I have replaced the 3 gems for the flower with the leaves.

The image which is a Teddy Bo digi stamp is coloured in with copic's.  For this card I thought I would colour Bea and Bo in different brown colour combo's.  I have added glamour dust to the pom pom on Bea's hat and clear glitter prn to the centre of the flowers Bo has behind his back.  I have used the same woodware corner punch on all the papers on this card.  The PP are from Pink Petticoat I think.

The torn rose was made, glued and then a pearl added to the centre.  The rose's leaves are from a woodware grasses punch and are punched from wrapping paper.  And that's my tip of today.  Look out for paper's that can be used craftily, whether its wrapping paper or my other BIG favourites.  Which is to cut out the panels from the boxes, cans of coca cola come in, as they make perfect "kraft " cardstock as long as the outside is covered, no one is any the wiser.

Thanks for stopping by and did you know that there are now Teddy Bo rubber stamps?????

Big 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

Happy 21st Birthday from the cows

OK technically not from the cows, the card is actually going to be off her Dad but it features cows.

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

Sweet Stop Sketches - great sketch

Sweet Stampin - rainbow colours

Top Tip Tuesday - all straight edges

Anything goes  birthdays

A spoonful of sugar - birthdays

Card making mamas - birthdays

Charisma Cardz - bingo - squares, charm and glitter

The cows are coloured with copic's and decoupaged as you hopefully can see in the third photo.

The papers are all from my scraps drawer and the 21 was cut on my cricut in black glitter paper.

The charm is from my great blog friend Marion and is glued with silicone sealant. Which reminds me I must try some on the hole in my wellies as it's wellie weather again here.
So my tip for top tip tuesday - instead of buying glitter embossing powder, just add micro fine glitter to your normal embossing powder.  Then you will have a glittery and non-glittery version.

Hugs

H xx

I'm a Top Tipper

I've just found out I was named  as

You can find details of my win here.

I get a whopping $25 gift certificate from Stamp and Create so I've just spent the past 45 minutes trying to decide which of the great stamps I will go for,

Woo Hoo

H xx

Sparkling Snowflakes

So the sun is finally shining, its warm outside and so I have a Christmas card to share with you.

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

Tip top tuesday - shaped cards

Stamp Something - favourite embellishment - just had to be glitter
Creative craft - layers or decoupage
Paper Sundaes - Christmas
Bugaboo - Christmas

So here's my card, shame all the glitter didn't show up too well.

The stamp I have used is Stampin Up Serene snowflakes.  Stamped with blue chalk ink.  The smaller white stamped snowflakes are from the same stamp set.
I began by cutting out my shaped card on my cricut using Make the cut software.  The blue layer is also cut on the cricut and then stamped with the smaller snowflakes, glamour dust glitter is added to the centre of each snowflake.
The 2 snowflake edged strips across the card are done with my super new EK Success punch.  The ribbon was bought from Tesco's just after Christmas last year and cost about 30 p.  Finally the larger snowflake was stamped in the centre of the circle and then glittered, next i stamped onto a separate piece of paper, and cut out the cross section of the stamp and then it was glittered also.  Finally just the centre circle was stamped cut out and glittered.  They are layered up using foam pads to give a 3d effect.
So on Tip Top Tuesday they asked for a tip.  Mine tip is about using your edge punches.  Punch out 2 strips, say from the snowflake punch I used.  Then turn the punched edges together and you get a beautiful snowflake strip, like in the photos below. I hope you understand what I mean.

Hugs
H xx