Congrats! - Cricut® Explore Air

Hello Peeps!

Long time, no see! I have been so busy with commissions and other things that I've neglected my lovely blog :o( 

A big slap on the wrist for me.

I made a couple of cards for Julia and Kate (daughters of a lovely friend of ours) who had both done excellent in their exams. I made them both the same, but with different colour themes. I found a fab 'congrats' in the Cricut® images and knew it would be perfect for what I had in my head.

Today I will show you one of the cards I did in bright, zingy colours.

What you need...

Digital die image: Congrats! (#M3CA78) - Wild Card 2 Cartridge; Star (#M36580) - Summer Bliss Seasonal - Cricut®

Card stock: aqua, black, bright pink, lime

Gems: clear

Adhesives

What you do...

Select the images and add to the Design Space.
Re-size the images to suit and cut out in aqua, black, bright pink and lime card.
Assemble and attach to the centre of a white 13.5cm square blank.
Add gems to the stars and around the wording to finish.

This is such a bright, fun and funky card and Julia was over the moon with it - especially the little bottle of Prosecco that we got her as well :o)

For her sister Kate, I did the same card but in lovely yummy ice cream colours. I'll show you that one later.

Thank you for popping by and having a look. Take care! xx

You're My Type!

Afternoon peeps!

How are you all out there is craft land? Simon and I did a boot sale of craft making goodies this morning. A big hello and thank you to all the lovely peeps I met this morning :o)

For all you cat lovers out there, I have another card to show you that I did as part of a set of three cards from a recent issue of Crafts Beautiful.

What you need...

Stamp: You're My Type (40-325) - Penny Black

Patterned papers: Dots & Stripes 8x8 Paper Pad (#DS15032) - Echo Park

Card stock: white

Promarkers

Ink pad: Onyx Black - Versafine

Ribbon: brown
Hemp cord: brown

Button: white

Adhesives

What you do...

Stamp the image and sentiment onto white card, when dry, colour in.

Cover a landscape A6 blank with orange polka dot paper. 

Trim the image to 10cm x 11cm and mat to the left of the blank.

Tie a white button to a length of brown ribbon and fix to the right of the image, as shown. 

I just adore the daft look on the faces of these cats from Penny Black. Click here to take you to a previous post with another card featuring one of these cats.

Don't forget there is lots of inspiration, ideas, projects, hints, tips and free downloads on the Crafts Beautiful website. You need to register to be able to download, but it's quick, easy and free to do.

Well, my lovelies. I have to sign off for now. Thank you for stopping by and I'll be back soon! :o) xx

Sunflower Card - Cricut® Explore Air

Good evening folks!

I hope you are all well. 

It's that time of year when sunflowers are blooming, so I would like to share with you a little note card I made featuring a bold sunflower. It was created with the help of my lovely Cricut® Explore Air.

What you need...

Digital die image: Sunflower (#M41232) - Stretch Your Imagination Summer Cartridge - Cricut®

Card stock: black, bright yellow, brown

Gems: clear

Rub-on sentiment; black
Punch: corner rounder

Adhesives

What you do...

Select the image and add to the Design Space.
Re size the sunflower to suit and cut out in black, bright yellow and brown card.
Assemble the sunflower and attach to the top left of a white 12cm square blank, so that overlaps the top and side. Add a gem to the sunflower.
Apply the sentiment and round the lower right corner.

My sunflowers haven't started flowering yet, but I don't think it will be too long :o) Then again, we haven't had much sun here lately - it's supposed to be on its way though.

Thank you for visiting and I hope you like my little card. Take care and I'll be back soon xxx

Cosmic Colours Challenge #17 - Win a $15.00 Gift Certificate from Tiddly Inks!

Good evening all!

I am well and truly shattered after my Zumba workout, if that isn't punishment enough I stay for an extra half an hour of torso training... and I do it all again on Thursday night!

Okay, swiftly on to this month's Cosmic Colour Challenge, it being #17. Please see the previous post for the Winner and Top3 of last month's challenge.

Most crafters are now getting on with their Christmas cards, so I've come up with a lovely Christmas colour palette for you...

Here is my card using all the colours...

Of course you don't have to make a Christmas cards :o)

The lucky winner of this challenge will win a $15.00 Gift Certificate from Tiddly Inks.

The winner can grab a Challenge Winner 'brag badge' to proudly display on their blog.

Three runner up cards will be chosen and they can grab the Challenge Top 3! 'brag badge' to proudly display on their blog.

There is also a 'play along' badge that you can grab if you wish. The codes can be found in the 'Cosmic Colours Challenge Badges' page.

The challenge will run until 30th September 2015 - 23:55 (GMT+1)

Looking forward to seeing all of your lovely creations!

Challenge Rules...

An InLinkz Link-up

Cosmic Colours #16 Winner & Top 3!

Hello lovelies!

I'm here to give you the Winner & Top 3 for last month's challenge - #16. There weren't many entries last month, but a big heartfelt thank you to you lovely and talented crafters who did enter :o)

All your creations were wonderful, and as usual it was really hard to pick a winner. The lucky winner of a $15.00 Gift Certificate from Kenny K is.... ta da da da da da dah!

#5 - Bunny! 

Congrats Bunny! If you contact me with your email address and I will arrange to get your prize to you. don't forget to grab your 'Winner' badge!

The Top 3 are...

#1 - Jen L

#4 - KT Fit Kitty

#8 - Taunya

Well done ladies! Remember to grab your 'Top 3' badge for your blog.

Thank you all again for entering, I love looking at what you create with the colour palette. I'm off now to get ready for my Zumba class, so I'll be back later with a new colour challenge. 

TTFN! xx

Say Cheese!

Hello crafty peeps!

As usual, because it's a Bank Holiday here in ol' Blighty the weather is miserable and wet. I can't ever remember an August Back Holiday where the weather has been glorious!

I'm just about to start my card for my new Cosmic Colours Challenge (#17) which starts tomorrow, but I thought I would share an amusing little card with you. It stars some funny fruit from one of my fave brands - Paper Smooches!

What you need...

Stamps: Fruitastic, Alphadot - Paper Smooches

Dies: Polaroid - Paper Smooches

Patterned paper: Brights Color Basics 12x12 Paper Pad - K&Company

Card stock: white, black

Washi tape: red stripe, black stripe, black hounds tooth

Baker's twine: black, orange

Ink pad: Onyx Black - Versafine

Embossing powder: Detail Clear - Stampendous

Promarkers

Gems: black

Adhesives

What you do...

Stamp and emboss an apple, lemon, orange and peach onto white card.

Colour in and cut out.

Die cut two Polaroids, one in black and one in white. 

Stick the fruit onto the black centre so they overlap the edge, trim away the excess.

Stick lime paper at an angle onto a top fold A6 blank, snipping away any excess.

Attach the white Polaroid frame, insert the fruit section and stamp a sentiment at the bottom.

Tie a length of black and orange twine around the top of the blank.

Add three pieces of washi tape and black gems for the eyes.

This card, along with another two in the set, featured in the September issue of Crafts Beautiful. 

Okey dokey! I'm going to sign off now. Thank you for popping by and I'll be back soon with the Winner and Top 3 of the current Cosmic Colours Challenge and the new palette for Challenge #17!

TTFN xx

So I Ate It...

Hello there my lovelies!

Well lately I've been busy beavering away with commissions for Crafts Beautiful. I'd done all the six stages for the Master Class and was finishing of the main card and spilt glue all over the card - grrr! I had to re-do it all over again. Usually my commissions go quite well, but this month, I don't know what has gone wrong! Anyhoo, I managed to get it finished.

I'd like to show you a little card from a set of three I did for a recent issue of Crafts Beautiful with a comical cat theme.

What you need...

Stamp: A Little Bird (40-327) - Penny Black

Patterned papers: Dots & Stripes 8x8 Paper Pad (#DS15032) - Echo Park

Card stock: white

Promarkers

Ink pad: Onyx Black - Versafine

Ribbon: red, pale blue

Button: white

Punch: corner rounder

Adhesives

What you do...

Cover a top fold blank with red polka dot paper and round off the top left corner. 

Stamp the cat, birdcage and sentiment onto white card and colour in.

Stick the image to the top of the blank and round off the to left corner.

Wrap and secure red ribbon below the image with the open ends at the left, snip the ends into fishtails.

Glue the button tied with pale blue ribbon to the left.

Ta-dah!

I absolutely adore these cats by Penny Black. Margaret Sherry is a very talented illustrator. I kept the colouring quite loose to give a watercolour, sketchy look.

I hope you like my cheeky feline card. Thank you for looking and I'll be back soon :o) xx

My Cute Snowmen Cards - Crafts Beautiful October 2015 Issue

Good heevnin Peeps!

I hope you are all fit and well! 

It's been busy, busy, busy here with lots of commissions and illustrations to keep me out of mischief!

The fab new issue of Crafts Beautiful (#284 - October 2015) hit the shops last Friday and I made front cover again with one of my snowmen cards. Whoo-hoo!

Here is said cover...

In this month's issue I have a master class in gilding flakes and a set of three cute snowmen cards. 

Here are the cards...

I used the Making Frosty Friends (LF362) stamp set by Lawn Fawn and some Doodlebug papers I had in my stash from last Christmas. The snowmen stamp set is adorable :o)

You can find lots of projects, hints, tips and free downloads on the Crafts Beautiful website - crafts-beautiful.com or why not checkout their Facebook page?

Well I'll sign off now, thank you for popping in! xx

Aloha Flower - A Day For Daisies/Incy Wincy

Heevin' peeps!

Where does the week go? It's time for another new challenge over at Incy Wincy.

This week our challenge is Tic Tac Toe and our fab sponsor is A Day For Daisies where the lucky winner will receive a very generous $12.00 Gift Certificate!

I chose the Aloha Flower 1 image and from the Tic Tac Toe board I picked - Add Some Metal - Flowers - No Sentiment. 

Here is my little card...

Items needed...

Digital stamp: Aloha Flower 1 - A Day For Daisies

Card stock: white

Promarkers: Fresh Bloom*, Fuchsia Pink, Mulberry
Brads: black
Adhesives

* Limited Edition Colours

This is only a little card - 10cm square, perfect for a little note card. 

I haven't used brads on my projects for a while. You don't seem to see as many about as you did a few years ago. I guess trends come and go. I like brads, but sticking a self adhesive gem or pearl onto your project is much quicker and less fiddly. Maybe one day they will come back with a vengeance! Bwah ha ha! The brads will have their day....

If you want to see what other gorgeous designs are available at A Day For Daisies, then click on the badge below to take you to their store.

My talented teamies at Incy Wincy have come up with some wonderful makes for your inspiration. We look forward to seeing your lovely creations!

I'll sign off for now, thanks for visiting and happy crafting! x

Cosmic Colours Challenge #16 - Win a $15.00 Gift Certificate from Kenny K!

Hello chums!

Just a gentle reminder that you have until 23:55 (GMT +1) on 31st August to get your entries in to win a $15.00 Gift Certificate from the fabulous Kenny K!

Click on this month's colour palette (below) or in the sidebar to take you to the challenge linky and rules.

I really look forward to seeing your gorgeous creations!

TTFN! xx