Wish Big

Wednesday! :) My day to share a little Quixotic inspiration with you all. Sorry I missed you last week, time just ran away with me. Gosh. The run up to Christmas is non-stop! Anywho, I have something very un-Christmas-y, for ya today. I also have a little confession.. I forgot to use this months sketch. *slaps wrists* I do have a good reason though.. I was no where near the laptop when I created this card. I just wanted alone time with my pens and papers. Can you blame a girl? :)

I used the gorgeous Blush Bonnie from The Greeting Farm. It just so happens that this stamp is on sale right now, so if you haven't got yours yet, nows the time!! When I first seen the Blush Society release from TGF, I nearly died. I put it off for ages, but I'm so glad I gave in and bought Bonnie. :) 

I've coloured her skin and hair using Copics and the rest of her clothing using ProMarkers. Her dress is.. pink!! To match my patterned papers from My Minds Eye. Madison Avenue 6x6 pad.

The patterned paper I've used for the base of my design looked a little bare, so I added some pink scrolls using the Stempelglede Grunge Scroll stamp. Love this for little details. :) I also stamped the cardbase too. I've added some pink twine to the ribbon and down the right hand side - holding the lace in place. There are loads of different twines from WRMK and Divine Twine to choose from over at Quixotic Paperie.

I'd like to enter this card into these challenges:
× Creative Craft Challenges - Real or Faux Stitching
× Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes plus Glitter
× Stamp and Create - December Monthly - Vintage

I think that just about covers it from me. :) Can't stop long. Enjoy your Wednesday, whatever you're doing.

Friendship

Late as always.. but it wouldn't be the same if my post went up on time, would it?! LOL!! So incase you haven't seen already.. we've a new challenge over at Pollycraft today picked by our lovely Joey.. we want to see those creations incorporating..

FRIENDS/ FRIENDSHIP

This week we are sponsored by the lovely Elaine from Quixotic Paperie who is offering the winner a £10 voucher for the lucky winner who'll be drawn at random.

The DT have come up with a real mixture of stuff to inspire ya, I've gone with a Christmas theme. I've used a sentiment stamp from Gifty Gwen from Some Odd Girl which you can pick up from Quixotic! ;)

I've used Sonny Honeycloud - For You. Love the little gift she's holding, it could be for a birthday, or a thank you.. or in this case.. a Christmas gift. :)

In the middle of finishing a custom order.. my YR000 ran out on me, then when I went to switch up the skin tone using E00 on a new image.. that was dry too. Nightmare!! So meet Latino Sonny. I used a combo of E30, E31, E33 first discovered by me being used by Kristy over at Some Odd Girl. THANK YOU!! Live saver! :)

So there ya have it. I've kept it short and sweet because I'm late as it is. Plus my batteries dying, which is never a good thing when you have as many emails as me to reply to! LOL. Okay. Adios.

Spread Sunshine :)

Hello everyone! :) Thanks for stopping by today, I've got a card to share with you that I posted over on the Saturated Canary FB page a few days ago. I'm just getting around to blogging it now.. because I'm lazy. :) It's late on Monday night when I'm typing this and I'm SO ready for bed. I've been like a dead girl walking today - or more like hobbling. I need some new shoes for work, my ankles feels like they're about to SNAP. I currently wear black Converse All Stars and they do NOT support your ankles/ heels/ feet/ ANYTHING at all. Especially not on a 9 hour shift. Ouch! :( It feels so good to sit down and not feel the pain, but then when I go to stand up to do something I almost fall over because I forget! :( Anywho, enough of the whinging.. I seem to be doing that a lot lately on here, don't I?! *Slaps wrists*

Onto the card. I've been totally ODing on Christmas creations lately, hell, I've even reverted to using some none Christmas-y products to make Christmas cards because I'm that drained with it all. In reality I should be focusing on wedding/ Halloween stuff (obviously not combined) - but I've had a lot of Christmas card orders, so I ain't complaining!!

So.. because of the whole Christmas deal I thought I'd take a break and get one of my new Saturated Canary images coloured up. Because I am actually in LOVE with them.

Meet Peace and Love Hipster. Look at that HAIR!! I wish! <3 You can find this amazing girl HERE over at Krista's Etsy Shop! :) I used some papers from my raffle prize kit from Sarahs Cards LTD - American Crafts - Hello Sunshine. So perfect when I want a break from Christmas stuff.

How many times have I said 'Christmas' in this post?!

I've coloured this gorgeous girl using Copics and Promarkers and added my own little stencilled sky background. I got cocky and tried to add some grass. EPIC fail, but hey. At least she ain't floating now. The layout is really simple, not a lot of room left on a 5.5"x4.25" card when you use the largest Labels Fourteen die.

I would like to enter this card into these challenges:

× Saturated Canary - #2 Stitching

× Make it Monday - Anything Goes

 

Enjoy your day, whatever you're up to. I'll be none stop from the moment I get up today. Card orders, then work, then darts, then BED. Oh, and I gotta get my ass into gear and get my SOG creation finished up. It's been sitting at the side of my desk for about a week going all unloved. I've been waiting for my next order of Copics but they're taking TOO LONG!! Keep your eyes peeled for that on Thursday! <3

Tickled Pink Stamps Challenges

As soon as I seen the new head for the Sew Easy Tool - Pennant Banner. HELLO!! So, truth is, it ain't all it's cracked up to be. In fact, I found that unless you make the line of pennants perfectly straight, then the triangle of holes ain't even?! WTH? Maybe it was just the way I was using it. But aside from all of that kerfuffle - I conquered it and in the end I created a template of three banners at a slight angle to use on my project for today! :)

Full credit goes to my boyfriend for stitching this tag while I sat and coloured the image. I think he's made a brilliant job, don't you? Don't compliment him too much, his head will explode. Needless to say he was very happy with himself! LOL.

Anyway, I bet you're saying.. WELL WHAT TAG?! Well, MY TAG FOR THE NEW TPS CHALLENGE, of course!!

This week we want to see..

WHITE ON WHITE WITH A COLOURED IMAGE

This challenge is only open to TPS images.

I found this really tricky! LOL. I just don't get it. So I went with extremely CAS!! I was gonna add some white roses from WOC, but then I thought hell, why take more attention away from those perfecto banners?! LMAO!!

I have used the gorgeous Lil' Birthday Pinkette Coraline - you know the Pinkettes are my fave, so this new release is just right up my street. A girl's gotta have a stash of Birthday paraphernalia, right?

I would like to enter this card into these challenges:

× Art Impressions Stamps - Make a Tag or Bookmark

× Charizma Cards - In Stitches

× Digi Stamps for Joy - Think Pink

× Stampotique Designers Challenge - Tag Time

 

Head on over to the challenge blog now and see what the other awesome ladies, both established and brand new have got for ya! ;) If you're like me you might need a lot of inspiration for this challenge! LOL.

Some Odd Girl Challenge - ::*Picture Inspiration*::

Guess what? :) Time for a new challenge over at Some Odd Girl this week! Can I hear a YAAAY?! Congrats to the winner and faves of our Stitching challenge. To check out whether you got picked see THIS post. Did you all have fun on our Holidau Hop showcasing the whole new CLEAR RELEASE? Check out HOP WINNERS HERE to see if you were lucky enough to get some freebies!!

Now.. onto the challenge for the next fortnight.. We've got a little colour/ picture inspiration for ya in the form of this yummy picture..

Here is what I came up with.

I dunno - I've hummed and haa'd about this card since I got to making it. I was really looking forward to using the picture and colours as inspiration - but when push come to shove I just couldn't make it work. Anywho, I've used papers from MME Everybody Loves Christmas collection. Pretty neat deal there huh? Admittedly there is some extra red and stuff thrown in there - but it is a holiday card after all.

I (of course) HAD to use Deer Mae from the latest CLEAR RELEASE which can be found HERE over at the Some Odd Girl Store. I've coloured her using the usual Copics and ProMarkers and fussy cut her out.

The layout of this card is REALLY simple for me - the only embellishment being the hand stitching. But I thought the papers were busy enough without adding more bumph on top!! Hope you like more than me! LOL.

I would like to enter this card into these challenges:

× Anything Goes Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

× FBC - Keep It Simple

I understand that this is not the 'traditional' simple - but hell.. it's simple for me. I think the patterned papers just make it look busy *sweet face*

× The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

× 7 Kids College Fund - Holiday Goodness

× Simon Says - Dies to Die for

I've used a SU! Scalloped Circle punch to create my sentiment element

P.S If you haven't done so already.. head on over to our SOG Flickr Group and check out what fun stuff is happening!! The first of our Christmas challenges is up and rolling, ready for you to join in!

Some Odd Girl Challenge - ::*Stitch It Up*::

Hey ODD girls. How's your week been? I managed to get this card finished up last Thursday when I had my days off work. I had a lot of fun making this. There used to be a time when I used me sewing machine and my little Sew Easy on every card I made, but you know how you get bored of some fads. Well I think it's safe to say this has made me realise what I'm missing out on.

This week at Some Odd Girl Challenges we want to see you

STITCH IT UP

This could be machine stitching, hand stitching, heck.. why not a touch of faux stitching.. or all three if you really fancy. I can't wait to see what you come up with. If you're stuck for inspiration head on over to the challenge blog now. There is no shortage of the stuff from the ODD girlies this week!

I used the gorgeous Garden Mae for my card. I've had her for forEVER but this is the first time I've coloured her up. I am naughty aren't I? Isn't she gorgeous? I love her bandana and her little basket of veg and gardening gloves. :)

I have coloured her hair and skin using Copics ;) and the rest of her has been coloured using ProMarkers. I have fussy cut her out and adhered her to the card using dimensionals.

The base of the card is Kraft, obviously.. and the layout is a little more complicated than usual with lots of layers.. well.. lots for me. I've used a die cut vellum doily and threaded some very light yellow, almost cream embroidery floss from WRMK. My patterned papers are from Echo Park Vicrotia Garden collection and the sentiment is part of a set from Raindrop Echo Designs.

Here is an arty shot of my stitching. I have created two lines of zig zag stitching on the bottom panel of patterned paper, a little cross stitch on my sentiment panel and 'in and outy' stitching through the edges of my doily. :) Hope that's enough stitching ideas for ya.

I would like to enter this card into these challenges:

× Crafts and Me - Buttons and Bows

× Creative Belli - Acetate or Vellum

× Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

× Ladybug Crafts - Anything Goes 

× Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

× Ribbon Carousel Challenge - Anything Goes

This card can also be found in my online galleries at:

Flickr

Splitcoast Stampers

Two Peas

Sentimental Sundays #65 - Focus on the Sentiment

Hey guys, how has your weekend been? Sunny around parts of the UK I hope. Warm thoughts winging their way to our friends in the Southern Hemisphere and my thoughts go out to the friends and family of lost and injured loved ones in Norway. It has been horrific to say the very least.

 

I have been really ill all weekend. I've been fetching up, for want of a better word, lots of large clumps of phlegm from the back of my throat. It makes me feel sick thinking about it - my boyfriend is worried incase it goes onto my chest, so I booking a docs appointment next week, just incase. A chest infection is the last thing I need!

Onto happier things please..

 

Time for a truely sentimental challenge today over at Sentimental Sundays..

We want to see

FOCUS ON THE SENTIMENT

Couldn't be anymore fitting, right? We want to see those words and phrases taking centre stage on your projects this week. So show us what you've got!!

Head on over to the Sentimental Sundays Challenge Blog where you can find details of the prize up for grabs, get loads of amazing inspiration for the other sentimental fools AND grab the freebie sentiments for this week.

So here's the deal. I just wanna make sure that it's not just me.

19/07/11
Please ignore the trousers. They are not my usual attire. Those my friends.. are
PJ bottoms. I find them most comfy. The more comfy I am.. the
longer I can sit and craft for. That is my excuse and I'm sticking to it!

I count 13 pegs of ribbon, some pegs have two types of ribbon on. I'm not even going to count them all, because it pains me. It pains me to admit that even though I have ALL OF THESE SHADES OF BLUE I STILL couldn't find a shade I was happy with for this card. So in the end.. I went with the baby blue grosgrain 6 pegs from the left at the bottom of the peg. Shoot me now.

I NEED MORE RIBBON.
[Update: I placed an order with TRG and I got 3 more shades of blue ribbon + the aqua mini kit.. because of this whole ordeal!! Seriously. You can NEVER have enough ribbon, right? Tell me, you can never have enough ribbon!! LOL. Ribbon makes me happy! :)]

For my card I just HAD to use a sentiment from Raindrop Echo Designs Cute and Cuddly Set - Basic Grey Max and Whiskers collection was PERFECT for it!! My 6x6 pad had been sitting unloved for a while so this was the perfect excuse to break it out along with the coordinating rubons I found hiding down the side of the drawer!

I printed the digi onto some More Mustard cardstock from SU! - perfect match with this collection - and cut it out using a labels sixteen nestie, this set is growing on me, I gotta admit. I've had it for just as long as my labels four and fourteen but something about it didn't appeal to me right away - Goodness knows why I bought it in the first place. I embossed the die cut and lightly inked the edges and main panel using Frayed Burlap DI. I added some doodles and set it aside.

I searched Feline Playful for a sketch I thought would work well with this challenge and Mojo Monday did not disappoint. I cut a large circle from some cat patterned paper from the BG collection using another nestie and added that to my layout consisting of brown patterned paper and More Mustard cardstock layered together with a white stripe of patterned paper down the right hand side and some cream loopy trim from The Ribbon Girl to finish off the sketch.

Here is a close up of the sentiment. So funny, sooo cute, and sooo sooo true!! My friends cat recently had two kittens.. one ginger tom and a little tabby girl (wth are female cat's called?!). I literally begged my mam for the ginger tom but she said Shadow - our current cat - would probably leave home. I couldn't be coping with the trauma of that. No way. No how. I wish they stayed kittens forever. He could have quite happily lived in my pocket!!

Here is a photo of the inside of the card which I decorated with another die cut, a slice of patterned paper and a rub on fromthe same collection. I rarely show the inside of my cards - but I always decorate them. Good way to use up the scraps of paper and it makes the whole project more finished me thinks!!

I would like to enter this card into these challenges:

× Mojo Monday - #200

× Clear it Out - Anything Goes using Old Supplies

[Paper collection is O.L.D]

× Creative Craft Challenges - Let's 3D It

× Aud Sentiments - "Enjoy your Day" or any other sentiment to make someone smile
× CES Challenges - Humour/ Funny

PaperPlay Challenges - "Ribbon, Lace and Buttons"

Another Thursday.. Another PaperPlay Challenge!! Can you believe it's almost the end of July?! Where has this year gone?! We have a super fun challenge for you girly girls this week!!

We want to see..

RIBBON, LACE AND BUTTONS

What a combo!! I had a pretty hard job, I won't lie. I used to LOVE using buttons on my cards.. and I have a TONNE.. but you know how novelties die off and you find something else that fascinates you.. well it was good to get those beautiful buttons out again!!

I knew which image I wanted to use from the off. I recently won the entire June release from TGF so wanted to use one of the princesses.. ribbon and lace suits those to a tee, right?!

This is gorgeous Princess no. 03. I have coloured her hair and skin using Copics, her crown using ProMarkers and paper pieced the rest of her using paper from Fancy Pants - It's the Little Things.

The cute little castle is from Pollycraft Cherry Kisses collection which have also coloured using ProMarkers. I thought this would be perfect. I have fussy cut the princess and used a circle nestie.

Both my pink twill stripe ribbon and white lace are from The Ribbon Girl, as for my buttons.. they're from various Basic Grey collections. I have added pink bakers twine to the largest button and added liquid pearls around and about the card. As usual I have used Frayed Burlap DI and a brown fineliner to add definition the the edges of my paper and cardstock.

A little Prima flower and a final tag of ribbon in the top corner finish off this card. Not a WOC flower in sight! ;)

I would like to enter this card into these challenges:

× Sparkles Forum - Elegance and Lace

× KB Challenges - #22 Use a digi stamp

Be sure to stop by the PaperPlay Challenge Blog and get some more inspiration from the other awesome ladies for this triple embellishment challenge and check out the prize the lucky winner will be receiving! :)

Supplies:

Cardstock: Bazzil - Kraft; Papercuts - Light Blue

Patterned Paper: Fancy Pants - It's the Little Things

Stamps/Digi: TGF - June Release Princess No. 03; Pollycraft Digi - Cherry Kisses Castle

Ink: SU! Bashful Blue; DI - Frayed Burlap; Memento - Tuxedo Black

Dies: Nesties - Standard Circle LG

Embellishments: The Ribbon Girl - pink twill stripe, white lace; Prima - Teal flower; Basic Grey buttons

Colour: Copics: Skin E00, 11, 13, YR00 Hair E35, 57, 59 ProMarkers: Crown Cool Grey 4, Baby Pink, Cocktail Pink

Misc: white liquid pearls; brown fineliner

Simply Sassy Set and SOG Goodies

Morning friends, how has the start of your week been? We actually had glorious sunshine here yesterday, so my and the boyfriend went out for a drive do to the quayside. When we came home we stuck Michael McIntyre - Live in Wembley on.. aaaand.. he fell asleep. So I snook to my craft desk and set about making some more goodies for the fayre next month! :)

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Before I get onto the gooey stuff, I just wanna let all you lovey ladies.. and gents know that there is now a call for a July GD for Simply Sassy. See THIS post for all the details. You do NOT want to miss out. Plus, there is some good news - no more mandatory tutorials. I can see you all breathing a sigh of relief. I can remember thinking to myself before I applied for the last term.. tutorials? You gotta be kidding me!! Well no more worries in that department! What are you waiting for?! Head on over NOW!!

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Now.. I need you honest opinion ladies.. and gents.. no feelings spared, okay?

I have made this set of five cards.. because I have been told by a few people (non-crafters) that they would be interested in buying sets, more so than OOAK cards, which kinda peed me off.. but the customers always right blah blah. So.. I thought about.. sets of.. less intensive.. perhaps even CAS (for me) cards that may just hit the spot.

Here's the first batch I've come up with.

I have used Simply Sassy Carnival Balloon. Because I love her. No other reason is needed, quite frankly. The base of each card is Bazzill Kraft and to make each one different I have used different cardstock, ink and markers from SU! to make colour coordinated cards. You get it.

I went with:
Pumpkin Pie
Taken with Teal
Old Olive
Bashful Blue
Pretty in Pink

I left the images uncoloured for two reasons. Firstly to keep costs down, I didn't want to spend ages colouring up five images for them to sell for next to nothing and secondly, colouring only small elements in the chosen SU! colour helped to coordinate each card even more.

I doodled around the outside of the image panel and again around the cardbase, just to add the little Lou Mac touch! ;) I guess the whole doodling with a brown fineliner is becoming my thing now - I think I can safely say it isn't just a fad. When I first started card making I was a huge fan of the whole faux stitching.. like - - -.. with a white gel pen, but I went off that because my white gel pen was a bit poo and also it didn't work as well on some patterned papers and cardstock as it did on others.

So a massive thank you to Paula (PEP) for sourcing me a place on the world wide web that sell the staedtler fineliners individually - I'll need to be purchasing another one ASAP to keep this little trend I got going! ;)

 The sentiments both inside and out are from a Papertrey Ink set. I have cut an oval from coordinating cardstock and added that to the inside along with another stamped image of Carnival Balloon this time in SU! Crumb Cake ink.

I have added my signature stamp to the back of each card - like I always do - again in the coordinating SU! colour.

So.. verdict time..

Do you think non-crafters would be into this sort of set up?! I honestly don't think many people who don't craft appriciate the time and effort that goes into each creation. In all honesty these took me over an hour to churn out - so it's not like I rushed the job just because they are simpler than the things I usually make.

Would you say £5 is a fair price to buy all five?! I was planning on adding envelopes for each with the Carnival Balloon stamped off the side too and making a box to keep them in. Crikey - I think £5 is a bargain. Or am I just totally off my trolley?!

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Hopefully.. if I still have your attention.. I'd like to show you a little surprise which arrived in the post for me yesterday..

Enter Big Day Tobie from Some Odd Girl

I SCREAMED when my mam threw the envelope at me. I read the whole customs thing and knew straight away what it was! AWESOMEEE!! Look how it's packaged mannn!! Like a freakin' Christmas present! Kristy sent me a cute little notecard with Sweet Thinkin' Mae on too. Ohhh, I melted!!

Have you guys seen Big Day Tobie from the latest release of Clear Stamps?!

He's AWESOME! Look at the sentiment you get with him?! Hello!! He would be so perfect for doing this sort of deal again with the whole card set. *lightbulb*

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Sorry if I've prattled on a little this morning - hopefully you've already had your coffee - but I mean.. is it just me? Or do you fellow crafters think non crafters are utterly unappreciative?! Not meaning to be rude.. but HELLO?! This is more than just a hobby.. it's a lifestyle! LOL!!

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I'll be back later on with a little pole sort of thing. I wanna know how much you guys would charge/ be willing to pay for my cards and stuff. I just need to get pictures of things and organise the post! :)

Tickled Pink Stamp Challenges #28 - Cute + Butterfly

Time for a new challenge over at Tickled Pink Stamps this week.. and we have a real girly one for ya..

Cute + Butterfly

As simple as that. ;) When I think of 'cute' I automatically think of Cherrie - so naturally I had to get her coloured up. I used Cherrie with Rose and she is available, as always, from the Tickled Pink Stamps Store. I decided to take a break from cards this week and make a couple of bookmarks. I recently got an order from a lady who had seen a bookmark of mine on my facebook page ~ Cartolinas from Lou Mac ~ and was interested in having a couple the same made. I set to work and made a few minor changes, after all.. my work is meant to by OOAK.

Here is what I came up with..

I used some Bazzill Kraft as my bookmark bases and cut some triangles from Sassafras Indie Girl collection using my Slice to make some bunting which I finished off with some natural twine and some Candy Cane Stickles. I recycled some corrugated cardboard to create a 'fence', which I glimmered up using some Glimmer Mist and added some Chestnut Roan chalk ink on the ridges.

I used my MS border punch to create a two tone grass effect and rolled my own flowers. I added some gems to the centre and punched some leaves using a Woodware punch. At the very bottom of each bookmark is a length of gorgeous pointy lace (that's what I'm calling it) to mirror the bunting. It also adds a bit of texture which can never be a bad thing! :)

Finally I added Cherrie, she has been coloured using Copics and PMs and fussy cut out - knew I couldn't stay away from it for long.. I then took some scraps of blue SU! cardstock and punched some butterflies using another MS punch. I think that just about covers it!!

I can't wait to see which image you guys use this time round!! Everyones interpretation of 'cute' is going to be way different, right? Pop on over to the Tickled Pink Stamps Challenge blog to see what the other awesome ladies have come up with this week!!

I would like to enter these bookmarks into these challenges:

× Kaboodle Doodle - Use Those Scissors

× KB Challenges - Something Cute

× The Kraft Journal - Something Borrowed or Something Blue (my BLUE butterflies)

× Come and Get it - Colour Combo

× One Stitch at a Time - Anything Goes

× Dream Valley - Summer Theme

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Thank you for stopping by today, I look forward to seeing you over at TPS!!

Pollycraft Challenge #101 - *//The Great Outdoors\\*

How did you enjoy last weeks special 'Celebration' challenge? Fun, wasn't it? Thank you to everyone who entered, it was great to see your interpretations of the theme.

As for the random winner of the 'Swinging Friends' digi..

CONGRATULATIONS

*Donna Mosley ~ My Happy Place ~*

Please email me at loulouwas@hotmail.com to claim your digi!

Onto this week.. we have an equally fun challenge!!

**THE GREAT OUTDOORS**

How FUN?! Check out all the details over at the Pollycraft Challenge blog and see the other the creations the awesome ladies have created to inspire you!

I have created a boy themed card using 'Pirate' from the Swings and Slides - Enchant and Explore collection. I have coloured him using Copics and Promarkers and added a sky background using a template, DI and a sponge.

I created the sentiment on my computer using Earwig Factory font. This is one of my fave quotes about the beach and the ocean. I have distressed all of the edges using Frayed Burlap DI and added some faux stitching with a brown fineliner around the outside of the main panel.

I have kept embellishments to a minimum and added some green stitched grosgrain ribbon as well as some navy blue bakers twine and a pirate flag charm. A few areas of blue liquid pearls finished the card off.

I would like to enter this card into these challenges:

× Cardmadfairy - Include an Animal

× PCJ Challenge - For Him

× City Crafter Challenge - Birds of a Feather

Don't forget to head over to the Pollycraft challenge blog and join in with the fun!!

Simply Sassy Fond Farewell

*que sad face and pet lip*

Well, the time has come. The ship has sailed. The.. plan has run its course.. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!

This is my last post for Simply Sassy - which was inevitable.. but seriously.. the time has F-L-O-W-N!! I know they say time flies when you're having fun.. but this has gone WAY too fast!!

But let's move on to my project - it's making me a little teary. I decided to create a farewell card, you know. It's sort of suiting, right?

I used a stamp that has gone uninked for some time now.. MISSING YOU from Set 7.. which you can buy from Funky Kits. I have coloured her skin and hair using Copics and the rest of the image has been coloured using ProMarkers.  

I have used patterned papers from Basic Grey Sweet Threads collection alongside some Prima Flowers and lime green seam binding from The Ribbon Girl. I added a handmade clay button and a sentiment using some Studio G Alpha stamps in Soft Suede ink which carries on inside.

"Keep in touch.. I'll miss you".. I certainly will. I'll miss working alongside such a talented and friendly bunch of ladies who all work so perfectly together as a team. The inspiration I have gained from them along the way has been mind blowing!! I will still be stopping by the Sassy blog regularly and paying all the girls visits to their personal blogs without a shadow of a doubt!!

I will continue working with these amazing stamps whenever I get the opportunity. I'm ashamed to say some in my collection still haven't been inked up!! *blush* but I hope to combat that ASAP!! Throughout the two releases and my shared spot with Carisa, I have learnt such a lot about making an image work and the versatility of rubber. Stamps can be used on so many surfaces and in so many different ways.

It has been an honour to work alongside this bunch and post my creations on such a well known blog! Thank you for this opportunity!! :)

Enough of the chat now - you get the idea. I'm sad to leave, but I've had an AHmazing time!!

I would like to enter this card into these challenges:

× Aud Sentiments - Sentiment with at least two words

× Art Impressions - Use something from your stash (pearls which I've been holding on to forEVA because they're the last I had!)

× Colour Create - Fuschia, Green and White

× Stamp Insanity - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by. *waves goodbye to the Sugar Addits* I'll still be around though - I promise!! Over & Out.

Pollycraft Freebie - 'Gorgeous'

Morning people! I have something exciting to share with you today! We're previewing a new digi image over at Pollycraft..

I would like you all to meet..

GORGEOUS

What else could Paula possibly have called him?! LOL!! My Gorgeous is "snot" coloured. I've made this card for my little cousin, he's nine soon.. obviously.. and I guess this image and the colour ;) is just perfect!!

I have used a Kraft cardbase which I have watermarked with some other monster images from a Hero Arts stamp set. My sentiment is from the same set and stamped in Memento - Tuxedo Black ink. The papers I've used are from MME Lil' Robots collection and I have distressed the edges with Frayed Burlap DI and added faux stitching using a green fineliner.

I have coloured gorgeous using PM's and added some Diamond Stickles to his teeth! LOL. I've fussy cut him out and added him to the card using dimensional adhesive. I die cut a '9' using my MM Slice and added it to the top banner and again added Diamond Stickles for some added personalisation!

I would like to enter Gorgeous into these challenges:

× The Paper Shelter - Lots of Dots

× Ruby's Rainbow - Happy Birthday

× Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Happy Birthday

× Bows and Berries - Use Kraft

× Creative Stamp Friends - Dots

Head on over to Paula's blog HERE to see what the other ladies have come up with for this new release!! You will not be disappointed!!

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Tickled Pink Stamp Challenges #27 - Doily

Afternoon {Pink} Fans, it's time for a new challenge over at TPS Challenges, but first, let me thank everyone who joined in with last weeks 'Flowers' challenge - it was such fun seeing all of your projects. Congratulations to the winner and the top 5, nice job!!

I know I had a blast producing my card, it was one of my faves I have made for Tickled Pink - it helps that I REALLY love working with the Pinkettes. I'm hoping if Kellie is reading this she might take the hint *wink, wink* I'm naughty, aren't I?! But as they saying up north goes.. "Shy bairns get nowt!" LOL!!

I digress, this week over at TPS we want to see those..

DOILIES

You got it, it could be a die cut, a stamp, a crochet doily.. we want to see what creativity you've got going on. Perhaps you could use a doily in a different way and create a card base? Let us see what you've got!!

For my project I have used a cute little image from the BRAND NEW Lil' Little line..

MEET LIL' LITTLE LILITH

The look on her face is priceless. It's like she's saying "Just another day of being awesome.." HA! I've gone with a turquoise theme with just a few other colours, like the kraft, gray and brown. I think it works. I just wish I could create creases in clothes a little better.. gosh!! I've coloured her hair and skin using Copics and the rest of the image with ProMarkers.

I have created two doilies using vellum. I have placed the largest to the top of the card and the smaller one is hidden behind the big bow. I have edged both with some Frayed Burlap DI to help them stand out. I've added a clay doodad alongside some WOC flowers and the spirals. Blue liquid pearls and some faux stitching are standard.

I have added a gorgeous big bow of turquoise twill ribbon from The Ribbon Girl. Just underneath is a little Tiny Tag from PTI with the sentiment 'Wish' - although I don't think Lilith has to wish for much - it seems to me like she has it all! ;)

As always I have decorated the inside of the card to match. It's a good way to use up those extra pieces of patterned paper too - and I don't know about you, but I hate waste!

That's all I got for ya today - head on over to the TPS Challenge blog to see what the other amazing ladies have got for ya!! You will be blown away - as always.

I would like to enter this card into these challenges:
× Creative Belli - Handmade Embellishments (My little blue button! :))
× Divas By Design - Die Cuts
× Little Darlings - Favourite Colours (Blue, Brown + Kraft)
× Scrapalicious - Turquoise
× Simon Says Stamp - Stitching (Faux)
× Creative Craft Challenges - Pretty Blossoms

Supplies

Cardstock: Bazzill - Kraft; SU! Vellum

Patterned paper: Bo Bunny - Gabriella

Stamps/Images: Tickled Pink Digi - Lil Little Lilith; PTI - Tiny Tags

Ink: SU! Tempting Turquoise, Soft Suede
Embellishments: WOC Flowers; homemade clay doodad;
Tools: PTI - Tiny Tag die
Misc: brown fineliner; Blue liquid pearls