Just Love To Stamp

Cherry Pip

2012-02-06T06:00:00.000Z

I am back today after a lovely weekend with my card for the Cupcake Craft challenge and the theme this week is set by the lovely Sari and is to use pink and red.
This week we have the two sponsors and the prizes are
Pollycraft designs with 5 images of your choice and
Simon says Stamp with a $20 gift voucher
On my card this week I have used this sweet stamp called Cherry pip and some lovely paper I found in my stash that I had forgot about.
Must go now but why not join us this week and check out all the fabulous design teams yummy cards.
Hugs Louise.

Bingo

2012-02-05T09:00:00.000Z

This month on Penny Black and more we have a colour bingo grid for you and you need to use three colours in a line.

I have gone for the brown,cream and turquoise line.
I have used this cute owl by Penny black and paper pieced him, I did not have much time to colour this week and it was fun doing something different for a change.
The leaves are from a die by sizzix and the papers are my minds eye.
Why not join us this month we have lots of great prizes.
Louise xx

Inspiration Friday-Faux stitching and kraft

2012-02-03T10:00:00.000Z

This week on the La-La land blog the theme is Faux stitching and kraft and I have chose this sweet stamp called Chef marci and made a circle card using my nesties. I have done a little faux stitching around the card and it made a change from getting my machine out. I had a rummage through my buttons and came up with this little heart button and also used some ribbon I got in a card shop in the sales. It was a fab bargain at 37p for 3 metres and is gorgeous quality, I do like a good bargain lol.

Copic colours are-

Face- E000 E00 E11 R20

Hair-C9 C7 C5 C1

Shade- W1

Red-R35 R46

Do not forget you can join in and post your creations in the customer gallery and you may win a prize.

This is my last card for La-La land because my 2 months as guest design team member is finished but I want to say a big Thank you to Irina and all the team because I have really enjoyed being part of the team and working with such gorgeous stamps.

Louise xx

Recycled

2012-01-30T06:00:00.000Z

This week on Cupcake Craft Faye as chosen the theme recycled (use something recycled on your project)

I have used this box that I rescued out of the recycling bin, my family wondered what I was doing when I was trying to think what I could do and was rummaging around the recycling bin I am pretty sure they think I am nuts lol.

I have used this cute Tilda stamp that is from the latest magnolia collection and used copics to colour with and added a little sparkle with stickles.

This week we have two sponsors and they are-

Creations by AR and the prize is two templates from the shop

Bugaboo stamps - 7 digital images

Thanks for looking and happy crafting

Hugs

Louise xx

Marci with tulip

2012-01-29T10:10:00.001Z

Hello I am here today with a card made using one of the new stamps that is being shown at CHA and is called Marci with tulip.

You can see all the new releases here

There is lots of new and gorgeous stamps in the new releases and it is very hard to pick a favourite.

I have kept my card clean and simple and coloured with copics in the following colours-

Face- E000 E00 E01 E11 R20

Hair- E21 E23 E25

Dress- V99 V95 V93 V91,Rv91 Rv93 Rv95

Flower-V06 V04 V01, Yg93 Yg95 Yg07

Pot-E93 E95 E97

So keep a look out on the La-La land blog and you will get to see all the new Stamps.

Templates

2012-01-27T09:00:00.000Z

This week on Polka Doodles we were asked to make a project using a PD template, digital or plastic so I have used this lovely house from the Paper Boutique CD and teamed it up with one of the girls from the Pretty Sweet CD.

The house was great fun to do and I have added a little glossy accents here and there and the words welcome above the door.

Why not join us this week and you could win a fab prize.

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

Inspiration Monday- Love is in the air

2012-01-23T10:00:00.000Z

This week on the La-La Land blog the theme is love and I have used these cute stamp called

Cupid Marci.

I have coloured with copics in the following colours

Face E000 E00 E11 R20

Hair C9 C7 C5 C1

Reds R35 R46 R59

The little hearts have been punched out and stuck on then I went over them with glossy accents.

Do not forget you can enter your cards in to the customer Gallery Here and you could win a prize.

Thank you for looking

Louise xx

All you need is love

2012-01-23T06:00:00.000Z

Hello I am back today with my card for Cupcake craft and the theme is Love and was chosen by the lovely Maarit .

We have a fab sponsor this week which is Tiddly Inks and the prize is a $10 gift voucher to spend in there store.

I have used this cute stamp from the latest Magnolia collection for my card this week and coloured with copics.

Hope you all have a great week

Hugs Louise xx

Inspiration Monday- Favourite things

2012-01-16T10:00:00.000Z

This week at La-La Land we was asked to use our favourite things and so I have gone for my favourite papers, dies and fav pinks in copics also.

I have used Marci Ballerina for my image and made lots of flowers using my favourite punches and die.

The copic colours I have used are-

Face E000 E00 E11 R20

Hair Yr20 Yr21 E34 E35

Pinks R81 R83 R85

The customer gallery is open now for January and you could win a prize by entering your card.

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

Winter Birthdays

2012-01-16T06:00:00.000Z

On Cupcake this week I got to chose the theme and I picked 'Winter Birthdays' and I have used this cute image from saturated canary .

I have used papers from My minds eye and coloured my image with copics.

I got a little carried away with my stitching on this card lol.

We have My Mum's craft shop sponsoring us this week and the prize is a £10 gift voucher.

So why not check out the rest of the teams gorgeous work and join us and make a card.

Bye for now

Louise xx

Vintage/Retro

2012-01-13T09:00:00.000Z

The challenge this week on Polka Doodles is Vintage/retro and I have used this cute image from the Double Sprinkling of kraft CD for my card.

I have used my grand nesties to make the base and punched some holes in the scallops.

I have coloured with copics and used glossy accents on the eyes.

Why not pop over and check out the rest of the teams gorgeous work and join in with us this week and you could win a prize.

Bye for now

Louise xx

inspiration Monday-Make a scene

2012-01-09T10:00:00.000Z

Hello and welcome to my second post today and this time with my card for la-La land crafts and the challenge this week was to make a scene.

My card today is using-

Marci with balloon and Luka with balloon

and also the garden bench which is available as a stamp or Digi

My copic colours are-

Face E000 E00 E11 R21

Marci hair E23 E25 E27 E29

Luka hair E30 E33 E35

Pinks R81 R83 R85 Rv10

Cream Yr30 E50 E51

Brown E40 E41 E43 E44

Bench W1 W3 W5

What not join us and post your creations using la-La land images in the customer gallery and you could win a prize.

Something new

2012-01-09T06:00:00.000Z

Hello and Happy New year

Cupcake Craft is back this week after a little break and starting with a challenge to use something new.

I am sure most of us crafters have had a little new stash for Christmas so get it out and join us this week.

We have two lovely prizes this week and it is 3 digital images of your choice from Squiggle stamps and we have Sew sweet with a £10 gift voucher.

I have used my new Magnolia stamps that came out just before Christmas and the banner die is also new.

My copic colours are-

Skin E000 E00 E11 E21

Hair E30 E33 E35 E37

Top Bv000 Bv02 Bv04

Trousers Bv20 Bv23 Bv25 Bv29

Moon E40 E41 E42 E43

Thank you for looking

Louise xx

Inspiration Monday- Pink,black and white

2012-01-02T10:00:00.000Z

On Inspiration Monday on the La-La land blog this week we had to use pink,black and white.

I have made a door hanger for my daughter ( she as been asking me for a while now)
I have used this cute stamp called Sweet dreams marci.

The copic colours I have used are -

Face E000 E00 E11 R21

Hair C9 C7 C5 C3

Pink Rv21 Rv23 Rv25
Panda C9 C7 C5 C3 C1
Now on the other side I have used Kitty Kat Marci who is just so cute and my daughter loved her.
The copics I have used are -
Face E000 E00 E11 R20
Hair C9 C7 C5
Pinks Rv21 Rv23 Rv25
Purples V000 V12 V15 V17

Do not forget that La-La land have a customer gallery that you can upload your cards to and each month one person will win a prize and will feature on the blog.

Love and Hearts

2012-01-01T09:00:00.000Z

This month on Penny Black and more we want to see your cards with love and hearts.

I have gone for this cute couple for my card and used spellbinder dies for the shape,circles and the hearts.

The image is coloured with copics and did not take long to do.

So why not get out your hearts and stamps to do with love and join us this month there is always great prizes to win.

Bye for now

Louise xx

Inspiration Monday - Flower Power

2011-12-26T10:00:00.000Z

This week on the La-La land blog the theme is flower power so I have chose marci with flower to use

for my card.

The copic colours I have used are-

Face E000 E00 E11 E21

Hair E30 E33 E35 E37
Trousers Bg70 Bg72 Bg75
Flower R24 R27 Y38

If you love the gorgeous La-La land stamps why not create a card and put it in the customer gallery and you could be picked to feature on the blog and win a prize.

Thank you for looking and I hope your having a great

Christmas.

Louise xx

Circle Christmas cards

2011-12-23T08:00:00.000Z

A quick post today to show you two quick cards I have made with Molly bloom stamps and using the lacy circle spellbinder dies.

It is my last day at work today and then I have some time off with my family I still have a few jobs to do like having a quick tidy round before family arrives and mince pies to make with my daughter.

We have to make quite a few because hubby wants to take some to the station and I have a special request from his work colleague that he is working with this Christmas for marshmallow cheesecake so need to make that also.

My husband is on duty all over Christmas and works 12 hour shifts so we will miss him not being here but the kids are older now so it is a little easier for them to understand.

Must go now but want to say

Merry Christmas

to all my blogging friends.

Santa is coming to town

2011-12-21T07:00:00.000Z

I am back today with a card made using the cute snowman from the Molly Blooms 'Winter wonderland' collection.

I loved these new characters and they are perfect for using your copics with.

What I have used for card -

Tim Holtz pine tree die

Magnolia sentiment

Festive frosty with fir tree

copics- Black-C9 C7 C5 C3

Green- Yg97 Yg95 Yg93

Red- R35 R37

Yellow-Y32 Y35 Y38

Purple-C93 V95 V99

Cheeks R20 Nose- Yr24

Snowman shading in E40

Thank you for looking

Louise xx

Inspiration Monday- Marci with rose

2011-12-19T10:00:00.000Z

This week on Inspiration Monday at La-La land crafts the challenge was to make an all white card except for the image.

I have chose to use Marci with rose for my card because she looks so sweet.

The copic colours I have used are -

Face E000 E00 E11 R21

Hair E30 E33 E35

flowers R24 R27 R29

Dress R89 R83 R81

Don't forget to check out the design teams gorgeous work and why not join us and upload your card to the customer gallery and you could win a prize and be featured on la-La lands blog.

Bye for now
Louise xx

A sketch

2011-12-19T06:00:00.000Z

On Cupcake craft this week we have a fab sketch from Faye to use and we also have three sponsors because we have no challenges for two weeks because of Christmas.

The sponsors are -

Crafty Emma's store £10 gift voucher

Digital delights 3 images of winners choice

Tickled pink stamps either one rubber stamp or 2 digi stamps of winner choice

We also have the monthly sponsor Polka Doodles with 2 pretty sweet Cd's to win.

On my card I have used a Saturated Canary design which I am so loving at the moment because they are so fun to colour.

The papers I have used are from My Mind's Eye and called sunshine and the copic colours I have used are -

Face E000 E00 E11 R21

Hair E21 E23 E25 E27

Outfit E44 E43 E42 E40 Y21 Y23 Y26 Y28

Cat W1 W3 W5

Thanks for looking and you have until Christmas eve to join in

Louise xx

Winter scene

2011-12-15T08:00:00.000Z

Hello I am back today with another card I had published in Creative stamping and was made using Molly Blooms stamps that are available here at Sir Stampalot.

I have gone for non traditional colours and made the base card using my Grand spellbinder dies.

There is a lot of glitter on this card but it doesn't photo well when I am behind the lense lol.

Bye for now

Louise

Inspiration Monday - Dress up Marci

2011-12-12T10:00:00.000Z

Hello and I am back today with another card for La-La land crafts and today we had to use circles be it in the design or the shape.

I have used Dress up Marci for my image this week and my spellbinder dies to create the card base.

The colours I have used for Marci are-

Face E000 E00 E11 R21

Hair E31 E35 E37

Flower E50 E51 E53

Lilacs Bv000 Bv00 Bv02 Bv04 Bv20 Bv23 Bv25

There is also a customer gallery so why not upload your La-La land cards to the gallery and each month a winner is picked to be featured on the blog and receive and prize.

Sparkles a plenty

2011-12-12T06:00:00.000Z

This week on Cupcake craft we want to see your cards with plenty of sparkle and we are sponsored by

Saturated Canary and you can win 2 images of your choice.

We was very lucky and got to choose a image to use this week from Saturated canary and I chose this sweet girl called Wispy a fairy.

I have coloured my image with copics and have used lots of sparkle on the wings and the flowers.

Copic colours are -

Hair E51 E35 E37 E39

Face E000 E00 E11 R21

Dress Rv00 R81 R83

Boots E40 E41 E42 E43

We also have the monthly sponsor which is Polka doodles and you could win a pretty sweet Cd.

Bye for now

Louise xx

Shepherd George

2011-12-10T07:00:00.000Z

Just popping on to show you this card I had published in the first issue of Creative stamping and was made using a Molly blooms stamp called Shepherd george

I had to use shrink plastic so I used a sizzix die for the stars and shrank these to make little star buttons.

I do not use a lot of shrink plastic but my lovely friend Lou uses shrink plastic a lot and makes great little embelishments for her amazing cards,you can see her blog here.

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

Quick Christmas cards

2011-12-09T09:00:00.000Z

This week on Polka doodles we want to see quick Christmas cards, I have used this Christmas tree which is on the Magical Winter (part 2) Cd. All I did was print out the image and glitter it a bit and put on a shaped card with a sentiment.

There is lots of lovely images on the Magical winter Cds to use for quick cards but also lots if you have more time and want to colour images in.

Please pop over and see what the rest of the design team came up with and why not join us and you could win a prize.

Luka on sled

2011-12-06T15:00:00.000Z

Hello I am back today with another card and to tell you about the blog hop La-La land is taking part in.

From the 5th December to the 10th December Scrap-mart is having a big Christmas themed blog hop and there is lots of great prizes to win.

Also do not forget La-La land's new released stamps are available here.

To start the blog hop you need to go to the Scrap-mart blog and start following the links.

La-La land will be giving away a $10 store credit each day of the hop. A random drawing will be made from the comments made under each post on the La-La land blog every day.

I have used Luka on sled for my card and coloured with copics

Face E000 E00 E11 R21

Hair E50 E51 E53

Trousers and hat B91 B93 B95 B97

Sled W1 W3 W5 E30 E31 E35 E37

Top E40 E42 E43 E44

Dog E50 E51 E53 E30 E31 E35

There is lots of cards to inpire you on the La-La land blog and why not put your card in the customer gallery and you could win a prize.

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

Marci with guitar, new release

2011-12-05T10:00:00.001Z

Well I am here today with my first card as guest designer for La-La land Crafts and I am also using a brand new design called 'Marci with guitar'.

There is several new designs which you can see here and if you look at La-La land Crafts blog you can see what gorgeous cards the design team have made.

The La-la land stamps are all so cute and work brilliantly with your copics.

The copic colours I have used are -

Hair E21 E23 E25 E27

Face E000 E00 E11 R21

Hat and top Y21 Y23 Y26 Y28

Trousers E40 E42 E43 E44

Guitar E50 E51 E53

The papers on my card are My mind's eye and are called sunshine and the word 'Adore' is from one of the papers.

There is also a customer gallery so why not upload your La-La land cards to the gallery and each month a winner is picked to be featured on the blog and receive and prize.

Thank you for looking

Louise xx

Make your own backing papers

2011-12-05T06:00:00.000Z

This week at Cupcake craft we had to make our own backing paper and I was a bit unsure what to do for this challenge, but the lovely Kim Reygate came to my aid and showed me a great way of completely changing a piece of white card.

I have used acrylic paint dabber in pearl which is put on using cling film and then using the new Tim Holtz inkpads (winter collection) I have used a blending tool to add the colour. I have then stamped over with a large stampin up stamp that I have had for a long while.The card is very different for me but was fun to do so thanks Kim for showing me.

The sponsor this week is Simon says stamp and is a $20 gift voucher and we have our monthly sponsor which is Polka Doodles and two winners will receive Pretty sweet Cds.

Happy Birthday

2011-12-04T08:00:00.000Z

On Penny Black and more this week the theme is Birthdays so I have used this stamp I bought a while ago but love colouring called yummy Mimi. I have also used a magnolia stamp for the label at the side.

The papers and stickers I have used are by Melissa francis and I have used copics to colour with.

So why not pop over to the Penny Black and more blog and join us this month we have some great prizes to be won and also check out the rest of the design teams gorgeous work.

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

Blog candy winner

2011-12-03T08:48:00.001Z

I am back to announce the winner of my blog candy which was chosen by

Random Org

and the winner is

Debbie. number 34

If you could email me Debbie and I will get the candy sent to you

Thank you to all who took part

Louise xx

Blog Candy

2011-12-03T08:30:00.000Z

Blod candy is now closed please check back soon for a post announcing winner

Please scroll down for new posts this is a sticky

I have finally got round to putting some blog candy on my blog I will be honest and say I kept putting it off because Mister linky scared me a bit lol and I thought I would mess it up but I have wanted to put some candy on for a long while to say thank you for visiting me and for the lovely comments.

So here it is and what you need to do and I do hope you like it :

Leave your name and blog link with Mister linky
Become a follower of my blog because I would love it to go to a follower
Put picture above on your sidebar with link to my blog candy
Leave me a comment in case Mister linky plays up

The Blog candy will close on the 3rd December

In the Candy is:

Copic coloring guide

small tote (slipped down when I took photo)

Flourish die set

scallop tag die

small butterfly die

fizzy moon stamp messages

Polka doodles stamp set

bildmalarnas stamp

sugar nellie 'crystal flakes stamp'

Lili of the valley Christmas stamp

Greeting farm stamp 'Izzy'

Assorted 5mm gems

Assorted 3mm gems

3mm silver metal embellishments

Vintage beige decorative ribbons

Lilac decorative ribbons

Bye for now

Louise xx

Blog candy is now closed

Secret Element

2011-12-02T09:00:00.000Z

On Polka Doodles this week we had to make a card with a secret element for a child, so I have made this pocket card with a rocket bookmark inside.

I have used the new Cd Pretty tuff which is brilliant for boys and teenagers cards.

I have coloured the images with copics and used a little glossy accents on some of the rockets.

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

In the winter

2011-11-30T22:29:00.001Z

I am back today with a Christmas card using Molly bloom stamps.I have used my grand nesties to create the window and Martha Stewart punch down the side.

I have coloured the image with copics and added lots of sparkle with glitter although you can not see it well in the photo.

I have been trying to get ready for Christmas and most of the presents have been bought but am I the only one who thinks it as just crept up way to fast.

I would like to enter this card into the challenge on 'Craft your passion' and the challenge is 'Tis the season'.

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

Let's get Krafty

2011-11-28T06:00:00.000Z

On the Cupcake Craft challenge blog this week the theme is colouring on Kraft so I have made a little notebook and stamped this little girl from stamping bella called Ketto on the front. I have coloured with prisma pencils and used tea dye ink around the edges.

The sponsor this week is Crafty Emma's store and it is a £10 gift voucher and we have our monthly prize to be won which is from Crafts U Love and is a £15 voucher.

So why not get out the Kraft card and join us.

Bye for now

Louise xx

Italian Christmas

2011-11-25T09:00:00.000Z

On Polka Doodles this week the theme is 'Italian Christmas' which means we want to see your cards made in red,white and green colours.

On my card I have used papers from the 'Magical winter Cd' and the stamp is from Penny black.

So why not pop over to the challenge blog and see what you could win and take a look at the rest of the design teams gorgeous cards.

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

Christmas card

2011-11-22T07:25:00.000Z

Hello just thought I would put this card on that I made with one of the new Christmas Tilda's although you could use this one any time.

I have coloured my image with copics and done a bit of dotting around the image.

The shape is cut with Grand labels one and the papers are from the a 6x6 pad called eskimo kisses.The roses and the large leaves are both creatable dies and the little leaves are a Martha Stewart punch.

I would like to enter this in to the challenge on 'Winter Wonderland' which is awwww what a cutie.

Well I must go I have to get ready for work and I am keeping my fingers crossed that it is not so foggy when I am coming home tonight it as been awful around here the last few days.

Bye

Louise xx

Teenage boys

2011-11-21T06:00:00.000Z

Back again with my card for the Cupcake challenge blog, and this week we want to see cards for teenage boys.

Now I have 2 teengage boys but do find boys cards harder to do.

I have gone for some of the new images from the Cd 'Pretty Tuff'' and coloured them with my copics.

Why not join us this week and you could win a £10 voucher to spend at Lili of the valley.

Thanks for looking

and please check out my blog candy here

Louise xx

Christmas shaped card

2011-11-18T09:00:00.000Z

This week on polka Doodles we want to see your shaped cards for any occasion, so no square cards allowed.

I have used my large nesties and my grand calibur to make my card shape.

The image I have used is from the 'Sundae of seasons cd and is this cute snowman. I have printed him out and then coloured him in copics. I have used glitter also but it is not showing very well on my picture.

Please pop over to the challenge blog and check out all the design teams fab work and why not join in and you could win a prize.

I also have blog candy here if you want to enter

Louise xx

Brenda's second Challenge

2011-11-17T08:00:00.000Z

It is time for the second challenge that was set for the design team over on Penny black and more and here is my card that I came up with using the papers and embellishments I was sent.

I have used a penny Black stamp and coloured with copics.

If you pop over to the challenge blog we have blog candy up for grabs

Thanks for looking

Please check out my blog candy here

Louise xx

Pink Christmas

2011-11-15T07:23:00.000Z

Over on the Totally Tilda Challenge blog they want to see you Christmas cards but you are not allowed to use red, green or blue so I have gone all pink and white.

I have used a grand nestie to make the card with and the Tilda is from the new collection and is called 'something for you Tilda'.

I have coloured with copics and used some tinsel to decorate with, the flower is made from spellbinders 'rose creation' die.

Copic colours are:

E000 E00 E11 R20 E50 E51 E53 E55

R81 R83 R85 Rv10, V99 V95 V93.

I am definitely getting in the mood for Christmas now maybe because my kids and I watched 'Santa Paws' on dvd on Sunday. I love curling up on the sofa with the kids and the dog (yes he enjoyed Santa Paws also) and watching disney films. I now would like a cool little outfit for Harley to wear but hubby said there is no way he would take him on a walk if he was dressed up (bar humbug I say)

Thanks for popping in today and do not forget I have blog candy here .

Louise xx

Twos company

2011-11-14T06:00:00.000Z

On Cupcake Craft this week the theme was chose by the lovely Delphine and is 'Twos company'.

This means we want to see two images on your card be it Boys, girls or one of each and animals will not count but fairies and angels are ok.

I have chose this cute stamp from Lili of the valley and I have used copics to colour with.

The papers are magnolia papers and the butterfly is magnolia also.

The winner this week will get to pick 4 digi images from Sassy Studio Designs and we also have how monthly prize of £15.00 to spend at Crafts u Love.

Copics I have used are-

Face E000 E00 E11 R20

Hair- E30 E33 E35 E57

Pinks- R81 R83 R85 Rv10

Dress and hat- E50 E51 E53

Wall- E41 E42 E43 E44

Thanks for looking

I also have blog candy here if you want to have a go

Louise xx

Magnolia Christmas

2011-11-12T02:00:00.000Z

Hello I am back, you maybe did not know I was missing but for the last week I have had no internet other than a quick session on my Mothers computer.

It was horrible being without the internet but at least I had scheduled my Dt posts.

I thought I would show you a Christmas decoration I have made using one of the new Tilda's although looking at my picture now I could have used a different background colour for the photo lol.

I have used Spellbinder dies to create the shaker part and foam pads.The snowflakes are spellbinders also and I have used stamp and bond and glitter to make them sparkle which is a fab way to add sparkle to your die cut pieces. I was demoing stamp and bond a few weeks ago and went home with glitter all over me. How come even if you are very careful you always end up glittered yourself.

I have coloured Tilda with copics in the following colours:

E000 E00 E011 R20, E50 E51 E53

R81 R83 R85, E44 E43 E42 E40,

Bg70 Bg72 Bg75Bg78.

I would like to enter this into the following challenge

Magnolia stamp lovers - Christmas challenge

Thanks for looking I am now going to try and catch up on commenting

Have a great weekend

Louise xx

Swirls pearls and pretty pastels

2011-11-11T09:00:00.000Z

This week at Polka Doodles we want to see your cards with swirls pearls and pastel shades.

I have used the 'Pretty sweet Cd' because there is lots of pretty pastel colours to pick from, and the image is from the same Cd.

I have used a sizzix die for the swirls and added a few pearls also.

Copic colours are-

Hair- E50 E51 E53 E55

Face- E000 E00 E11 R20

Jeans- B91 B93 B95 B97

Please check out the rest of the teams fabulous work

Louise xx

Textalicious

2011-11-07T06:00:00.000Z

It is Monday again and time for another challenge over on Cupcake Craft and this week we want to see text on your card, either on the stamp or on paper.

The prize this week is a $20 gift certificate from Simon Says stamp and the monthly sponsor is Crafts U Love

On my card I have used :

Karate Tilda

My mind's eye paper pad 'blush'

Marianne creatable die

Martha stewart punch

Copics to colour

Thanks you for looking

Louise xx

All creatures great and small

2011-11-06T09:00:00.000Z

On Penny Black and more this week we have the theme 'All creatures great and small' so we would like to see your cards with animals on.

We have lots of fabulous prizes to be won and you could be picked to go in the spotlight also.

The image I have used is from a stamp that Brenda kindly lend me and I have used copics to colour it in.

So why not join us this week and you can now use other stamps and not just Penny black but remember there is a special prize to be won if you do use a Penny black stamp.

Bye for now

Louise xx

1,2,3

2011-11-02T14:39:00.001Z

The challenge over on the 'Saturated Canary challenge blog' is 'it's gonna be easy as 1 2 3'

and you have to use 1 image, 2 patterned papers and 3 embellishments.

I adore these digi stamps and so enjoyed colouring this young lady in.

I have used a ribbon and 2 pearls for my embellishments and coloured the image with copics.

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

Christmas Tilda

2011-10-31T14:42:00.001Z

I am just loving the new Magnolia Christmas stamps and love this cute one because you can use her all year round and I thought I would pop her on the baubles.

I would like to enter this card into the challenge on 'Just magnolia' which is Christmas.

I have used mirror card which I do not normally use but hope it works well with the purple, I found it when I was having a sort out of my craft stuff.

I have been off for a weeks holiday and boy have I had a big clear out, the kids have helped and we ended up with 10 recycling bags,6 bin bags and loads for the charity shops also.

Thing is I can't really see any big gaps and I am now wondering where it all was hiding lol.

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

Take a leaf

2011-10-31T06:00:00.000Z

The theme this week on Cupcake craft is 'Take a leaf out of my book', so we want to see leaves on your project.

I have used a leaf stamp and decorated a bag and then made a tag with a tree on.

The stamps are from Stampin up and probable one of my most used sets.

The sponsor this week is Tickled pink and they are offering one lucky person one rubber stamp or 2 digital images.

We also have two monthly sponsors which are Polka Doodles who are offering a Pretty Sweet Cd and Scrap Affair who are offering 5 promarkers.

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

Fairy Wishes

2011-10-28T09:00:00.000+01:00

On Polka doodles this week the theme is 'A magical world' so we want to see you cards with fairies, wizards,dragons or unicorns on.

I have gone for this cute fairy from Lili of the valley and used the 'Pretty Sweet Cd' for my papers.

I have coloured with copics and added lots of flowers.

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

Denim and lace

2011-10-24T06:00:00.000+01:00

On Cupcake this week we would like to see denim and lace on your card and the sponsor this week is Crafty Emma's Store and you could win a £10 gift voucher to spend.

On my card I have used a digi image from Teddy boa and coloured with copics.

I have coloured the trousers and hats with denim coloured copics and found some black lace in my ribbon basket.

Look forward to seeing your entries

Louise xx

Vintage challenge and changes

2011-10-23T09:00:00.000+01:00

I am here today with a challenge card, the challenge was set by the lovely brenda for all the ladies on the Penny black @ allsorts design team. We were each sent a kit with the same items in to see what we all came up with, all we needed to add was the Penny black image.

It was good fun to do and this is what I came up with, you can check out the rest of the teams fab creations on the Blog.

The changes I mention in the title are to do with the challenge blog and are as follows.

There are going to be a few changes to our challenge, but Penny Black and the Design Team think they are going to make it even better than before and allow lots more of you to join in.

We are opening up the challenge entry criteria and starting with our November challenge you will be able to use any stamp on your work, although strictly no digi images.

There will still be lots of prizes on offer and all eligible entries will go into the draw, plus there will be an additional prize each month for entries using a Penny Black stamp or stickeroo.

And if that's not enough, we are having a “Who’s in the Spotlight” feature every month. The DT will be keeping an eye open as they go on their rounds and about the 20th of each month we will feature two entries which stand out to us. Those entries will be able to display our special logoand will be invited to write a short bio about their crafting journey which will be published on our blog.

There will be a slight change to our name to take account of these changes and in future we will be know as ‘Penny Black and more at Allsorts’.

Looking forward to seeing all your cards in the November challenge and seeing who will be in the spotlight

Hugs louise xx

Halloween

2011-10-21T09:00:00.000+01:00

We are going spooky this week over on Polka doodles and there is free Halloween images for you to use, you can use all of them in your card or just one.

I have gone for all of them and made a step card.

I have coloured with copics and used glossy accents and stickles on the card (cannot see it very well on here). I have also used distress inks to colour the card.

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

Buttons and Bows

2011-10-17T06:00:00.000+01:00

On Cupcake this week we want to see your cards with buttons and bows on and the sponsor this week is Digi Doodle shops best and you could win $10 gift voucher to spend.

Also we have Polka doodles with the monthly prize of a Pretty Sweet Cd and Scrap Affair with 5 promarkers to win.

On my card I have coloured with prisma pencils on kraft for a change and I have used a La-la land stamp for my image.

Thamks for looking

Louise xx

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

Ribbons and bows

2011-10-14T09:00:00.000+01:00

On Polka Doodles this week we would like to see your cards with ribbon and bows on

so I have gone for this cute girl from the new Mini Cd 'Pretty sweet'.

The papers are also from the Cd and are very soft and pastel

the sentiment is from the sensational sentiment set.

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

Jolly Snowman

2011-10-12T06:40:00.003+01:00

Hello I am back today with a Christmas card I cannot believe how fast this year is going and that I am thinking about Christmas.

I have used 'Jolly Snowman' from last years Molly Blooms Christmas release which I still love.

The sentiment is Magnolia and the snowflakes are Molly blooms.

I have used a Martha Stewart round the page punch for the base card and the papers are Bo bunny.

The buttons are made from a sizzix die and made using shrink plastic.

Copic colours are:

E50 E51 E53, R81 R83 R85

E40 E42 E43 E44, C1

I would like to enter this in for the following challenges

Let's ink it up -Think pink

One stop craft challenge - Anything goes

JustYolie,JustCreate - Pink as main colour (Link up party for breast cancer aware month)

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

Halloween

2011-10-10T06:00:00.000+01:00

For the challenge this week on Cupcake we would like to see your Halloween creations and you could win a prize from Cupcake cards and craft of a paper collection of your choice.

On my card I have used Molly Blooms Halloween stamps, the little dog is just so sweet with his outfit and collection bucket. I have used grand nesties to make the base card and the tree is a magnolia stamp.

If you enter you will also go in the draw for the monthly prize which is a Mini Cd called 'Pretty sweet' from Polka Doodles and we have another sponsor this month which is 'Scrap Affair' and they are offering a set of 5 promarkers.

Thanks for looking
Louise xx

Bird Houses

2011-10-07T09:00:00.000+01:00

This week on Polka Doodles we would like to see handmade flowers on your cards.

I have used a punch to make my flowers and a gem brad for the centres.

The image is from the Double sprinkle of kraft Cd and was coloured with copics. The sentiment is from this set here and I love using these, they are called sensational sentiments.

Copic colours are:

E50 E51 E53, E40 E41 E42 E43 E44, Yg11 Yg13 Yg17,

Bg0000 Bg000 Bg01, R81 R83, E95 E97 E99.

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

Boy in tree

2011-10-05T06:58:00.000+01:00

Hello I am back with a card that I made for no particular reason using a Bildmalarna stamp I have had for ages. I have coloured with copics and the card is very simple in design.

The sentiment is from Magnolia and the ribbon is from my stash.

The clouds are made using the cloud kit available from Sir Stampalot and Summer sky memento ink.

Copic colours are -

E000 E00 E11 R20, E31 E53 E57

Yg93 Yg95 Yg97, E41 E43 E44

B91 B93 B95 B97.
I would like to enter this for the following challenge-
Craft your passion challenge- Anything goes but with ribbon
Ladybug Crafts ink tlt challenge- No design papers
Thanks for looking

Louise xx

Black and white Christmas

2011-10-03T06:00:00.000+01:00

The challenge for this week on Cupcake Craft was set by our competition winner and Black and White Christmas was chosen.

Got to say to start with I was a bit unsure what to do but it turned out to be the easiest card I have done.

I have used a Stampin up set that I have had a while and stamped in black and then covered with heat and stick powder and glitter. A bit of matting and layering and the card was done and my mum spotted it and now wants it for one of her friends.

So why not join us this week and you could win $20 gift certificate from Simon says stamp and you will also have a chance to win the new mini Cd from Polka Doodles which is our monthly prize.

Happy Crafting

Louise xx

Autumn Colours

2011-10-01T09:00:00.000+01:00

On Penny Black @ Allsorts this month there is a picture to inspire your card and I have gone for Autumn colours.

I have used a Penny black image of a harvest scene and coloured with prism pencils for a change and to give a softer look.

There is gorgeous prizes to be won so why not join in with us this month.

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

Daydream Believer

2011-09-30T09:00:00.000+01:00

This week on Polka Doodles we want to see a number on your card so I have made this card for a little girl and used a S.w.a.l.k stamp for my main image.
The papers are from the All around and everywhere C.d which is very cute.
I have coloured my image with copics:
E000,E00,E11,R20,E30,E31,E35,E37,
R85,R83,R81,Rv10,Yg21,Yg23,Yg25.

Apple pip

2011-09-27T08:17:00.000+01:00

Over on the Sugar bowl blog is a fab sketch for the latest challenge and I thought I would have a go because I have just got this cute stamp and was desperate to ink it up.

I have used copics to colour with and the papers are First edition 'Desert bloom'.

The flower are bought flowers but the leaves are spellbinders 'foliage'.

Copic colours are:

E000 E00 E11 E01 R20, E40 E41 E42 E43 E44 E47 E49,

E31 E33 E57, E50 E51 E53, Yg93 Yg95 Yg97,

V0000 V01 V04, W7 W5 W3 W1.

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

If you go down in the woods..........

2011-09-26T06:00:00.000+01:00

On Cupcake Craft Challenge this week the theme is 'if you go down in the woods' and your card needs to include a bear.

The prize this week is 4 digital images from Sassy Studio Designs and do not forget about the chance to win the monthly prize of £15 voucher to spend at Bunny Zoe's crafts.

I have gone for this cute Milton bear stamp for my card and coloured it with copics. I have kept the card simple and just added a Martha Stewart border and ribbon.

Copic colours are:

E50 E51 E53, E30 E31 E33 E35 E37,Y32 Y35 Y38,Yg93 Yg95 Yg97.

Distress it

2011-09-23T09:00:00.000+01:00

This week on Polka Doodles we would like to see your cards with distressing on.

I have gone for this sweet girl from the new mini Cd rom called 'Pretty Sweet' and the papers are from the Cd also,it was hard to choice which to use because the papers are beautiful.

I have coloured my image with copics and used distress inks around the edges and my scissors to rough up the edges.I did have a tool to do the distressing with once but it disappeared into the craft abyss and have not seen it for ages lol.

My copic colours are:

E000 E00 E11 R20,E50 E51 E53,E40 E41 E42 E43 E44,

E30 E31 E33 E35,R21 R22 R24,Yg95 Yg97.

Purple and Black

2011-09-19T06:00:00.000+01:00

This week on Cupcake Craft we want to see Black and Purple only, although you can use skin and hair colours but I decided to go for black and purple hair also lol.
The sponsor for this week is Prairie fairy designs and the winner receives a $15 gift certificate to spend.
On my card I have used a Digi image and had great fun making this card and got out quite a few of my sizzix dies.
The copic colours I have used;
E000 E00 E11 R20,C2 C5 C7 c9
Bv000 Bv02 Bv04 Bv08
Thanks for looking
Louise xx

Gorjuss Girl

2011-09-14T07:26:00.000+01:00

Just a quick post this morning to show you this Gorjuss girl card I made.

I have used my grand nesties to make the easel card and the papers are by Echo park,

I have made the flowers using a Marianne creatable die and just popped a pearl in the centre.

The card was made for a article in creative card making a few issues back that featured the Gorjuss girl stamps.

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

Something to do with school

2011-09-12T06:00:00.001+01:00

This week on Cupcake the theme is 'Back to school' and we want to see your projects to do with school and the prize is a £10 voucher to spend at Quixotic paperie and there is also the monthly prize to be won which is £15 voucher to spend at Bunny Zoe's.

Over on Cupcake Craft there is also a chance for someone to win the chance to pick the challenge so pop over and take a look.

For my card I have used a Molly blooms stamp of school girl molly and also the flower border both are available from Sir Stampalot.

The papers are bo bunny and have been a big favourite of mine this year.

Copics used are -

Face E000 E00 E01 E11 R20

Hair E31 E35 E57

Satchel E44 E43 W42 E40

Grass Yg17 Yg13 Yg11

Apple R22 R24 R27

Flowers R81 R85

Ground W1 W3 W5

Molly Blooms Santa

2011-09-10T07:51:00.000+01:00

Another Christmas card from me which is surprising because I do not normally start this early but I did notice the shops town are starting to get the festive bits in.
My children are all back at school and I am missing them being around already but it does mean I can get a little me time to craft in the day time which is lovely.
The new Molly blooms Christmas stamps are now out and I love this Santa he looks like he's been very busy.

Retailers selling the stamps can be found here and the complete collection is gorgeous.

I have used my grand nesties for the card base and the Poinsettias and tree branch are Marianne creatable.

I have also used 'Silent' night stamp from magnolia in the background.
I would like to enter this in the Papertake Weekly challenge which is anything goes.

Copic colours are;

E79 E77 E74 E71, E31 E33 E35 E37, C1 C3

R35 R37 R39, E50 E51 E53,

Yg93 Yg95 Yg97, E000 E00 E01 E11 R20,

Yr21 Yr24

All products are available at Sir Stampalot

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

Setting the scene

2011-09-09T09:00:00.001+01:00

This week on Polka Doodles we want to see your scenes so I have gone for a snowy one. I have used the Magical Winter part two Cd and used a background that is already coloured but printed the bear and log in black and white so I could use my copics to colour.

I have used lots of glitter to create a winter scene and glossy accents for his nose.

Copic colours I have used are

E30 E31 E33 E37 ,Yg11 Yg13 Yg17,E40 E442,

E44,Yr21 Yr24,B97 B95 B93 B91

Patchwork

2011-09-05T06:00:00.001+01:00

On the Cupcake Craft Challenge this week we want to see patchwork on your card and for taking part one lucky person will win $20 gift voucher from Simon Says stamp.There is also a chance to win the monthly prize of a £15 gift voucher to spend at Bunny Zoe's.
For my card I have used one of the digi images from Wee Stamps called Sweet Blossom and coloured her with copics. The papers are from My Minds eye and called lost and found and I love them all in the 6x6 pad so with the theme being patchwork I got to use quite a few designs from the pad lol.
Thank you for looking
Louise xx

Autumn Leaves

2011-09-02T08:00:00.001+01:00

Over on Polka Doodles this week we want to see your creations made with Autumn in mind be it the design or colours you use.

It is definetly a bit chilly in the mornings now and I have gone for a Autumn card made by using the cute girl on the Magical winter Cd (part one ). I have teamed her up with leaves from the Sundae of Seasons Cd and used my Nestability dies to make the base.

The copic colours I have used are-

Face E000 E00 E01 E11 R20, Hair E50 E51 E53 E35

Clothes Yg93 Yg95 Yg97 Yg99, E13 E15 E17 E19

Get ahead for Christmas

2011-09-01T08:00:00.002+01:00

This month on http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/ we have the theme 'Get ahead for Christmas' and there is some fab prizes to be won just pop over and have a look.

I have gone for this stamp that I have had years but still love and drag out every year,it is so easy to colour in and I just love the cute snow family.

I have used a Martha Stewart round the page punch set and also some spellbinder dies for the all the snow effects.

My copic colours are Bg000,Bg11,Bg13,C00,C1,C3.

Now it did seem a bit odd taking a picture outside in the the sunshine of a Christmas card lol.

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

Alter it

2011-08-29T06:00:00.036+01:00

This week on the Cupcake Craft Challenge the theme is 'Alter it' and I have altered some beer mats to make a hanging decoration. I have had a bit of a hard time taking photos for this project but here are some.

I have covered the beer mats with paper and stuck them to together and put ribbon through the middle to secure them. I have done this project for one of the classes I teach at Sir stampalot and we made a box to put the finished project in.

I got the beer mats from car boot sale so no I did not go round pubs pinching beer mats lol.

The prize this week on Cupcake is 4 digital images from Pink Gem designs so have a look around and see what you can alter and join in the fun and check out the fab ideas from all the dt members who do amazing work.

Bye for now

Louise xx

Spots and Dots

2011-08-26T08:00:00.003+01:00

This week on Polka doodles we would like to see Spots and Dots on your project

so I have chose some papers from the 'All around and everywhere cd'.

One of the papers has a cute banner on so I have used some of that for a strip along the bottom but also cut some of the flags out and made a banner for the top of my card.

I have used glossy accents on the flags and a bit of cotton to make the top banner.

I have used a old Tilda but still much loved for my main image and coloured with copics.

Hair C1 C3 C5 C7 ,Face E000 E00 E11 R20,Dress Yg11 Yg13 Yg17 Balloon R81 R83 R85
Thanks for looking
Louise xx

Text Me

2011-08-24T08:00:00.002+01:00

I have been asked to be guest design team member on Creative Inspirations challenge blog and the theme is 'Text Me' you have to use Text it can be on the paper or ribbon for example but they want to see text.

I have used paper that I found in my stash that had lots of text on and a wee bit of ribbon also.

I have used Sugar and spice Marci for my card and gone for a different shape for a change.

The copic colours I have used are:

Hair-E51 E53 E55 E57

Face-E000 E00 E01 E11 R20

Dress-R35 R37 R39

Spoon/cake E30 E35 E33 E50 E51 E53

This week they are sponsored by Mel Jen's Designs and you could win a fab prize and also check out the design teams work they have a very talented team who make gorgeous cards.

Thanks for dropping in

Louise xx

A card and gift in one

2011-08-22T06:00:00.001+01:00

On Cupcake Craft challenge this week we want to see your cards that are a gift also. I have made this card for my son who's birthday it is soon and inside I have made a pocket and put cinema tickets for a film I know he wants to see.

The prize this week is 7 digital images from Bugaboo stamps and remember we have 3 monthly prizes to be won because Cupcake is 3,so pop over to cupcake and check them all out.

The stamp I have used is from Lili of the valley and I have coloured with copics.

Thank you for looking

Louise xx

Just sitting here

2011-08-20T11:20:00.000+01:00

Good morning the sun is shinning here and I have been colouring this cute girl from Wee Stamps she is a digi design so I printed her out on smooth card and left it to dry fully for a day.

I would like to enter this in to the challenge on Copic Creations, they want to see your cards using colours from the Bg family group.
The Crafty Pad- cute n girly
Whoopsi Daisy challenge-Anything goes

For my card I have used:

Copics E000 E00 E01 E11 E50 E51 E53 Bg000 Bg00 Bg01

Bg70 Bg72 Bg75 Bg78 R81 R83 R85 Rv10

Yg61 Yg63 Yg67 E44 E43 E42 E40 E35 E33 E30

W00 W1 W3

Magnolia papers

Doo hickey die

Grand nesties circles

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

Single Layer

2011-08-19T08:00:00.008+01:00

Hello I am here today for my first card as part of the Polka Doodles team and the challenge is set by Ruth. The challenge this week is 'Single layer card' so you need to print or stamp your image directly onto your cardstock and use minimal embellishments bit of a toughy to start with for me because you know how much I like to put on my cards lol.

I have used this fab stamp called Meeshelle and stamped directly onto the base card and coloured with copics in these colours

E000,E00,E11,R20Bv29,bv25,bv23,bv20

Yr23,Yr21,Yr31Bv04,Bv02,Bv000

I used a Martha Stewart punch along the bottom and just added a few pearls on the flowers.

The sentiment is from the stamp set Meeshelle and you also get a flower and a cute butterfly on this set too.

Luka

2011-08-17T14:44:00.000+01:00

Thought I would pop this Christmas card on that I have made using Caroling Luka by La la land Crafts

he is such a sweet character.

I have used a Magnolia stamp for the background called Silent night and then coloured Luka with copics.

I have kept the design simple and finished with a bow.

I have popped this into the Gallery over on the La La Land Crafts blog.

The copics I have used are:

Face E000 E00 E11 R20, Hat E50 E51 E53

Jumper R35 R37 R39, Trousers Yg95 Yg97 Yg99

Jacket E29 E27 E25 E21, Book E44 E42 E41

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

Happy Birthday Cupcake

2011-08-15T06:00:00.004+01:00

This week on Cupcake we have a sketch for you to follow and because it is birthday week we have lots of prizes to be won which are
£10 gift voucher from Crafty Emma's store
Soft whispers paper collection from Cupcake card and craft
$10 gift certificate from Digi's with attitude
One stamp and a goodie bag from Inky Impressions
5 Digital images of winners choice from The Stamping Boutique
1 rubber stamp or 2 digital stamps of winners choice from Tickled pink stamps
and if that was not enough we have a treasure hunt going on also.

Now for the Treasure hunt we have three treasures hidden on 3 of the design teams blog and you need to find them and leave a comment on the design team members blog,you also need to add the treasure to your sidebar and link back to Cupcake (if you enter all three treasure hunts you only need to link one image to your sidebar).You can enter all 3 treasure hunts or just 1 if you like but you do need to take part in this weeks challenge to be eligible and please leave your inlinkz number with your comment.
You can check all the rules out on Cupcake
Good Luck
Louise xx

Elegant Lady

2011-08-10T12:13:00.001+01:00

I am back today with a card I just made because I wanted to have some Birthday cards ready, my friend and Stepsister Tina kindly let me stamp this image out ( I think it is kanban but not sure) of this elegant lady which is not my normal kind of stamp but I love it and was pleased with how it turned out.

I have coloured with copics and gone wild with the flowers the base of the card is 8x8 so it is a big card and will need a box to go in.

I would like to enter this card into 'A spoon full of sugar'

Thank you for looking

Louise xx

Stitching Faux or real

2011-08-08T06:00:00.001+01:00

On Cupcake this week we would like to see stitching be it real or faux the choice is yours I have gone for real because I love sewing on card.
We have Paper Pretties sponsoring us this week and a lovely stamp to be won and we also have the fab three sponsors for the month because it's Birthday time.
I have used a Molly Blooms design for my card and added a little banner at the top that also is Molly Blooms, the image is coloured with copics.
Thanks for looking
Louise xx

BasicGrey Sizzling Summer

2011-08-06T08:00:00.002+01:00

The Challenge on BasicGrey this fortnight is 'Sizzling Summer' so I have gone for Tilda on a swing, I so loved my swing when I was little and in the summer would spend ages on it singing away to myself. Now I cannot sing for toffee my kids are always telling me to shut up lol but back then I did not care.

The Basicgrey item I have used is the paper and it is from a pad called Wisteria.

I have coloured with copics and I have used a lot of Doohickey die cutting shapes.

My copic colours are E000,E00,E02,E11,R20,C1,C3.C5,E40,E42.E44,G21.G24,G28,

E50,E51,E53,Bv29,Bv25,Bv23,Bv20,E21,E25,E27,E29.

I would also like to enter this card into Just Magnolia challenge which is 'Anything goes' this week.

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

Chequered flag Tilda and Karate Tilda

2011-08-05T07:58:00.000+01:00

I have been colouring in some of the new Tilda's for work but not making them into cards thought I would put them on here with colours I have used.

All stamps available from Sir Stampalot

Chequered flag Tilda -

Face E000 E00 E01 R11 R20

Trousers and hair C1 C3 C5 C7 C9

Top R32 R35 R37 R39

Karate Tilda -

Face - E000 E00 E02 E11 R20

Hair and belt - C00 C01 C03 C05 C07 C09

Gorjuss Girl

2011-08-03T07:41:00.001+01:00

Good morning I am back with a card that I made for Creative cardmaking but they chose the other two I made to put in the magazine so I can use this one on here.I had to make cards using the Gorjuss girl stamps and the hard part was deciding which ones to use lol. I love all the gorjuss girl stamps they are so lovely to colour in and this was a simple card to make.

I also had some fab news this week Nikky from Polka Doodles asked me to join her design team and I am so looking forward to joining the team and getting to work with such gorgeous designs.

Anything Goes

2011-08-01T08:00:00.005+01:00

Please scroll down to see my Cupcake post for today also.
This month on Penny Black at Allsorts we have the theme 'Anthing Goes' so nice and easy and we have some fab prizes to be won, so why not join us this month and create something with those Penny Black stamps.
I have decided to go all brown and was quite pleased with how this turned out because I love colour and do not normally do much neutral. The papers are from Stampin up and the swirl stamp is magnolia. The image is coloured with copics and the colours are E000 E00 E11 R20 E50 E51 E53 E44 E43 E42 E40 and W1 W3 W5.

Big Birthdays

2011-08-01T06:00:00.002+01:00

This week on Cupcake we are wanting to see those Birthday numbers on your cards so I have gone for a 40th birthday card.
The prize for this week is $20 gift certificate to spend at Simon Says Stamp and we have 3 monthly prizes to win because Cupcake is 3 years old.
CraftsULove £10 voucher
Mo's Digital Pencil $10 code
Sew Sweet £10 Gift Voucher
We also have a new Cupcake and it it is the lovely Maarit and to celebrate Maarit joining us there is some blog candy to win so pop over to cupcake to find out more and leave a comment with Maarit.
I have used shopping Tilda for my card and green and black colours for a change,My base is made from a Martha Stewart round the page punch and the image is coloured with copics.

Shabby Sparkle

2011-07-25T09:52:00.001+01:00

This week on Cupcake we have the theme 'Shabby Sparkle' so we want to see that on your cards so i have roughed up my edges and added glitter and rhinestones for sparkle.
The prize this week is 4 images of the winners choice from 'Sassy Studio Designs' and do not forget the monthly prize of 4 stamps from Polka doodles still to be won.
I have gone with a lot of Magnolia this week from stamps to die cuts and papers. I love the new smaller size papers that Magnolia are bringing out they are perfect for cards.
Thank you for looking
Louise xx

Guest Designer Card

2011-07-23T08:00:00.002+01:00

I have been asked to be Guest Designer over on the Basic Grey Challenge blog and feel very honoured the work the ladies do is beautiful and I get to join them for two challenges 'Yipee'.

The challenge for this fortnight is a gorgeous sketch and you also need to use a Basic grey item in your card. Now it took me ages to decide on my papers because there is so many lovely ones but I went for 'Sugared' in the end because it went with the image I had coloured. I have gone a bit shabby edged with this card and softer with my colours also.

Notice my stitching around the circle that was definitely a tongue stuck out concentration moment I can tell you but it worked lol.

The copic colours I have used are:-

E000 E00 E02 E11 R20, E11 E13 E18 E15 E50 E51 E53 E55 E57

Yg93 Yg95 Yg97 Yg99 Yr23 R81 R83 Rv10

Reach for the stars

2011-07-18T06:00:00.002+01:00

The challenge this week on Cupcake Craft Challenges is to have stars on your creations so I have dug out this stamp that I have had ages but still love.

Join us this week and you could win a £10.00 voucher to spend at Crafty Emma's store and there is definitely some lovely things to have. If that was not enough you will go in the monthly draw and could win 4 Christmas stamps from Polka Doodles.

I have used for my card :-

Stampin up soft subtle papers

Martha Stewart border punch

Stampin up corner punch

Floating softly stamp from Stamps Happen

Copic colours Yg91 Yg93 Yg95 Yg97, Bv20 Bv23 Bv25 Bv29, E000 E00 E11 R20,

Bv0000 Bv00 Bv02 Bv04.

Pick your favourite challenge

2011-07-11T06:00:00.002+01:00

This week on Cupcake the challenge is 'pick your favourite Cupcake challenge' now I have only been on the this fabulous team for a short while, so it was fun looking back on previous challenges.

I decided to go for number 61 'Going Girly' and use one of my new Lili of the valley stamps.

The prize this week is a £10 voucher to spend at Lili of the Valley and that would not be hard to do with all the gorgeous stamps.
I also just want to say thank you Debby for the fab tutorial that she put on her blog for making the lace edging, see here ,that I used round the circle nestie.

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

Computer problems and a Molly Blooms card

2011-07-08T08:47:00.001+01:00

Hello I am back you probably did not even know I was gone but we have had computer problems. The computer threw a complete hissy fit and refused to work luckily I had already scheduled design team work.
It is still not back but I now have a laptop to work from but I have had to get used to different settings and programmes and got to say I have swore quite a lot this week lol.
On to my card which is using the fab new Molly Blooms stamps that are available at Sir Stampalot,this card is for the shop and was fun to make,just love that tree house.

I have used Bo bunny papers which I love so much at the moment and my copic colours are
E000 Eoo E11 R20, B91 B93 B95 B97,Yr30 Yr31 Yr21 Y223,Bv29 Bv25 Bv23 Bv20, E50 E51 E53 E55 E57 E35 E31, Bv0000 Bv00 Bv02 Bv04, E44 E47 E43 E42, R85 R83 R82 Rv10,Yg95 Yg97 Yg93, B12 B16 B16 thing that's all boy I used a lot of colours lol.
Thanks for looking
Louise xx

One layer

2011-07-04T06:06:00.000+01:00

Over on cupcake this week the challenge is 'one layer' and the sponsor this week is Simon says stamp and the prize is a $20 gift certificate.

Now for my card I have used a Stampin up set that I got for being a hostess and simply stamped and coloured straight onto to my card.

I have added a little detail with the ribbon and punched border,when I first started this challenge I was a bit worried because I usually add a lot more on cards but got to say I really enjoyed the challenge when I got going and went on and made quite a few cards and now have a little stash of cards to grab quick when needed.I even made a pink version of the same card so now need someone to have a baby lol.

Flower Power

2011-07-01T06:56:00.001+01:00

This month on Penny Black at Allsorts we have the theme 'Flower Power' and we have some fab prizes you could win just pop over and have a look you will not be disappointed.

I have Chose this Penny black stamp called 'Words like flowers' to use for a change from cute.

I decided to make a tag this month and get messy with inks, I was not sure where I was going with this because it is not my usual style but I did have fun and that is the main thing with crafting.

The flowers are coloured with distress inks and the background is coloured using them too.

Cooking up a storm

2011-06-27T06:55:00.000+01:00

This week on Cupcake the theme is 'Cooking up a storm' so we want to see anything cooking or food related in your projects and you could stand a chance of winning a fab prize from Baby Bud designs and also the chance to win the monthly prize from Little Claire designs.

On my card this week I have used this cute Lala land stamp and have coloured with copics.

I have used my grand nesties to make the card base and used kraft card.

The tag is magnolia and the sentiments from a Hero arts set.

I have also used my cooking background stamp that is by creative impressions and I have got so much use out of and that makes me feel better when I know a stamp is used a lot it makes up for the ones I have not used much at all lol.

Copic colours I have used are E50,E51 and E53 for the hair,and E40,B0000,B000,B00.B02 for the clothes.

Thankyou for looking

Louise xx

Molly Blooms at the seaside

2011-06-22T14:40:00.001+01:00

My card for today is one I did at the weekend and is using the new Molly Bloom stamps that are available from Sir Stampalot.

I just so love these summery stamps and they stamp beautifully.

I have used my grand nesties to make the card base and the aperture and then coloured my images with copics the colours are:

Skin E000,E00,E11 R20 . Browns are E31 E35,E57,E50,E51,E53,E40,E42,E43,E44. Bg's are Bg72,Bg75,Bg78,Bg05,Bg01,Bg000 Bv's are Bv000,Bv00,Bv02,Bv23,Bv25,Bv29. Pinks are R81,R83,R85. Blues are B97 ,B95 ,B93. Yellows are Y23,Yr23,Yr20.
I am entering this into
'Anything goes challenge blog' that the theme is here comes summer
My Sheri crafts which is summer or beach theme
Papertake Weekly Here comes the sun

A Sketch for you this week

2011-06-20T06:00:00.001+01:00

The challenge this week on Cupcake is a fab sketch that the lovely Lisa designed for us and was great to use and if you pop over to Cupcake you can see the sketch and read about the fab prizes you can win this week from Crafty Emma's store and Tickled pink stamps.
I have used one of the cute Teddybo images again I just so love these but then I do adore Teddy bears I have never grown out of them and have quite a few sat in my bedroom. I have used the Martha Stewart vintage lace punch around the page set to make the base and some of the new magnolia Papers that I got from Sir Stampalot and are totally yummy just love those bees.

Copics I have used are:

Bear- E39 E37 E35 E33 E31

Trousers and hat- B97 B95 B93 B91

Basket- E50 E51 E53

Strawberries- R32 R35 R37 R39
Greens- Yg93 Yg95 Yg97 Yg99
Flower- Y38 Y35 Y32 E40 E41
Top- Rv000 Rv00 R81 R83

Yummy strawberries

2011-06-15T07:14:00.000+01:00

This is one of the new Magnolia stamps and I just had to get her because I love strawberries and going to pick them with my kids and she is cute also.

I have coloured my image with copics and used two Art impression stamps to stamp the path and the foliage and then added lots of flowers, the papers are bo bunny just so loving these papers at the moment.

Copic colours are- E000 E00 E11 R20 (face and skin)

E50 E51 E53 (dress)

E50 E51 E53 E57 (hair)

Yg95 Yg97 Yg99 (boots and scarf)

R35 R37 R39 (strawberries)

W3 W5 W7 (path)

I am entering this in to the 'Anything goes challenge' on Magnolia stamp lovers blog.

Cupcake Boy,oh Boy, oh boy

2011-06-13T06:24:00.001+01:00

       Now with Fathers day looming soon the challenge on Cupcake this week is for Men or boy themed cards and I have gone for a boy card just because I love this la La land stamp. The sponsor for this week is Funky farm scrapbook farm and they are offering one lucky person a £10.00 voucher to spend in the store. You could also be in with a chance of winning the monthly prize which is 6x6 pad and two stamps supplied by Little Claire Designs.
       On my card I have used grand nesties to make the base and the little red frame and used some neglected eyelets (not used any for ages) . The barrel and anchor is a Magnolia stamp but went well with the La la land pirate and the image is coloured with copics. Colours used are Hair-E42 E43 E44 E47 E49 Trousers- E31 E35 E57 Bag E40 E42 E44 Parrot- Yg93 Yg95 Yg97 Yr20 Yr24 Coat-R35 R37 R39 Map-E51 E53 E50 R37 Boots and hat -C1 C3 C5 C7 Shirt C1
You can see more cards made with Lala land stamps on there gallery that you can had your projects on.
          I am just getting back into crafting after my holiday and trying to catch up on blogging and commenting I did miss my computer a bit but had a fab holiday even if I did come back with a very bruised/broken toe from my middle child trying to break dance and landing on my foot lol. Luckily for me it was on the last evening and did not spoil the fun.

Butterfly wishes

2011-06-09T08:13:00.000+01:00

There is a new challenge blog starting for the gorgeous Bilmalarna stamps and I Just fell in love with this cute stamp when it came out.

I coloured the image first which I do not normally do and then no papers seemed to match which is surprising since I could decorate my house from top to bottom with the papers I have!

So I went for all white on the base which I have seen done quite a lot lately on blogs,

a word of warning on this one eating chocolate biscuits while putting you card together is not a good idea

which I found out and had to do my base again.

The stamp I have used is Little winged friends and the base was made using a Marta Stewart round the page set. The sentiment is a greeting farm set called Butterfly Wishes and the little Butterflies are from another Martha Stewart punch.

Copic colours are:

Face/skin E000 E00 E11 R20

Hair E50 E51 E53

Bear E50 E53 E55 E57

Dress Bv00 Bv02 Bv04

trousers Bv23 Bv25 Bv29

Butterfly R81 R83 R85

Ground W1 W3