Love You

ANOTHER blog post with the title 'Love You' - can you guys feel the love?! 

Today is the day. That time of the year when society forces soft touches into loving their partners. Goodness knows what couples do for the other 354 days of the year. Baffling!!

Here is another card I designed for my Valentine's Auction Album earlier in the month! This one didn't prove very popular - but I had a blast making it, and that's what counts! It's still sitting all alone in my card stand. Maybe next year. Or for an anniversary? :)

I broke out some older Waltzingmouse stamps for this card. I LOVE their stamps, but boy - I struggle to keep up with the releases of all these stamp companies I'm in love with. It's either that or I'm subconsciously not looking because I think I am *soon* about to outgrow the drawers where my stamps live - and then what am I going to do?!

GET RID OF MY BED AND SLEEP ON THE FLOOR?!

Trust me - that thought has crossed my mind one too many times more than I care for! LOL.

*I wonder how much money I would get for my bed!* Hahaha!!

Thanks for stopping by today, guys. If you're one of those softies who bows to societal pressure, then I hope you and your loved one have a BLAST! ;) xo 

Glitter or Snow..

or in my case.. BOTH! Simply because the two happen to go hand in hand in my opinion!!

It's a new theme this week and the DT ladies are showing you all creations with

Glitter or Snow

I just had to use Tilly Daydream Sledge Decoupage Set.. 

I only ever us 3D foam pads to create depth on my cards, so I used my tweezers to be super careful and super sure about there I placed each layer before I pressed down.

I backed the image panel and my gorgeous subtle papers from First Edition Silent Night collection onto black card stock to make it pop and add a little modern twist.

I used a little sentiment panel from the decoupage set to stamp my sentiment from Waltzingmouse. I added some organza ribbon from The Ribbon Girl, a few little buttons, a crochet flower and some punched stars which I coloured in Stickles. I die cut some vellum using the Die-namics Let it Snowflake dies and layered them under the buttons and flower. 

Oh, and like you hadn't seen.. I used my Tonic Edger 2 punch.. again!!

That's it from me for today! Stay chilly. xx 

Christmas is Coming to MMCS

.. can you even believe the title of this post? I SURE CAN'T!!

Regardless, I am MORE than happy to recieve a push in the direction of making my Christmas cards. It's gotta be started sooner or later, right? I hate the stress of rushing towards the end of November, and being totally overwhelmed with the number you have to make!!

Onwards I say, let's have Christmas in August!!

I used some SU! Crumb Cake cardstock and scored a cardbase before taking some delicious papers from the new First Edition Silent Night paper stack. I die cut a bunch of My Favorite Things Winter Wreath from green and pale grey cardstock to layer up. I then die cut some buttons, a bow and some postage stamp edges (all from MFT) from Cherry Cobbler cardstock for embellishing. 

I then added some blue and pale yellow buttons with twine and added some faux stitching.

It looks quick and easy.. and it is. If you don't hand stitch all of the buttons on. What a FAFF!! I cannot help myself though. I hate the look of an 'empty' button, I think they look totally unfinished. So.. on I will trudge hand stitching/threading buttons! :) 

Thanks for stopping by today!

I hope I have encouraged you to get cracking with your Christmas cards. xo

Add a Dash of Yellow

It's me, back again for the 4th day in a row! :) ..or is it the 5th.

Anyway, this is a wedding card I made for my friends cousin who was getting married on Saturday. I got total free reign with this card, down to colours and everything. The only thing she wanted on was their names and date. 

I went with a white, yellow and black colour scheme using papers from an older My Minds Eye pack. I've had real trouble using this paper pack in the past, and now I've used it twice in one week. I also used it on my Time for Tea Designs card earlier in the week.

I stamped their names in Versamark and embossed using Tim Holtz Antique Linen embossing powder. I die cut the black patterned paper with an oval spellbinders and layered it ontop of a stamped labels 14 spellbinder die. :)

I added a bunch of Wild Orchid Craft goodness and a bow I created using some ribbon from The Ribbon Girl. 

Any questions, just ask?

Out, xo.

Special 40th

So in an attempt to be a better blogger this year, I'm gonna try and share more of my commissioned cards with you all. I am also gonna try and be a clever crafter and think further ahead into the year. For instance, matching up commissions with DT work and tryna get organised with birthday and thank you cards. This way I won't have a load of made up cards just sitting in a box on my shelf gathering dust. Wish me luck! ;)

So, this is one of the last birthday cards I made in 2012. It was for my boss at work, it was the big 4-0 and it was from all of us at work. :) It was a 6"x6" card again. Aren't I getting brave? That big space doesn't intimidate me that much anymore.

My cardbase is some Very Vanilla cardstock from SU! I used some My Minds Eye papers along side another slice of Very Vanilla cardstock from SU! for the main sentiment panel. The gorgeous butterfly is from Waltzingmouse and has been stamped in Pretty in Pink ink from SU! The sentiment is also Waltzingmouse and I've die cut the 40 from more My Minds Eye paper with my MM Slice.

As for embellishments I used some ruffled pink sheer ribbon and some crochet trim from The Ribbon Girl alongside a bunch of Wild Orchid Craft goodness. I've tied the double bow with some Pretty in Pink taffeta using my bow easy. Oh, and the little green leaves? They're a MFT die. *LOVE*

Off to reply to emails and get my ass into gear for tonight. It's works Christmas doo. In 2013. Yes! :) Adios. xo

I Love You. Always.

You guys all know what once in a while, although not as often as I'd probably like.. I get to work on a card with no image!! This time round I got an order from a man who wanted an anniversary card for his partner, who I know very well through my Cartolinas FB page. She is lovely and always orders from me. One of my regulars I guess. So he told me the colours he wanted included on the card, and let me run with the rest. Just how I like to roll.. or run. HAH!

So here is another card using my diminishing stash of my American Crafts I Do collection. Gaaah!! I've looked all over for another pack of this deliciousness and cannot find it. Anywhere. I am so sad! It's a gorgeous collection and perfect for those anniversary and wedding cards. Gender neutral and it also has some embossed papers. So pretty.

Uhh. Anyway. I've used Say It Loud from Waltzingmouse Stamps for my sentiment as my focal point and cut it out using a Labels 18 nestie. I've stamped 'always' in Pool Party, Sage Shadow and Old Olive ink from SU! and the 'i love you' in Brilliance Graphite Black ink.

I've used some yummy fabric from The Ribbon Girl to bring some texture to the card. I've created a double bow with my Bow-Easy using some gorgeous sage satin ribbon and added a length of olive crochet lace atop of my scallop border.

I've added a few flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts around the bow and a few hearts punched from some left over patterned paper with an SU! punch which I've added to a banner in the top right hand corner to fill in some of the blank space. 

Some groups of white liquid pearls here and there, an olive button threaded with black bakers twine on top of my bow, and it was job done! ;)

Hope you likey as much as the couple did. xo

Take Care

Just checking in! :) How's your weekend been shaping up - I know it's almost over.. what with it being Monday tomorrow.. but it's a LONG weekend for some of us, huh? Bank Holiday celebrations will continue, I'm sure. I'm lucky enough to have the day off tomorrow, so I'll feel all weird tomorrow morning when I have a lie in. Can't wait though.

So, I'm still keeping up with my post a day thing.. just. I know this is kinda late, but I've been a busy bee today. Logging onto the laptop before to upload my latest projects from my camera - I realised what a mess my folders and stuff were in! In amongst that mess was this card that I forgot to share with you all aaaaages ago.

 

The most delicious sentiment stamps ever from Waltzingmouse - Say it Loud set, stamped in Pretty in Pink and Soft Suede ink from SU! I've die cut the main panel with a Labels Eighteen die and outlined it with some dooooodles. Gotta love a doodle. Hmmm.. papers are from My Minds Eye Madison Avenue - which seems to be really tricky to get hold of now.

Pretty much minimal embellishment for this card. I used some yummy lace I got sent from a crafty friend alongside some die cut flowers and vellum leaves.

Sometime, when I have a free day - no deadlines, no work.. I hope to have a chance to sit down and makde a bunch of these sort of embellishments. Like clusters, in different colours. On standby. Ready to be used on a card that is needed quickly. To keep it simple - know what I mean? Gahh, anyway. I'm waffling.

You guys seen the Some Odd Girl DT Call, right? :) Come on now, who's applying?! I've been typing my application up - but I'm keeping it in my drafts for now, until I perfect it me thinks. Don't wanna go rushing - you have til July 1st!! One the same SOG track - I'll be back tomorrow with the card I rustled up for the new colour inspiration challenge! :)

Before I head off I'd like to enter this card into these challenges:

The Ribbon Girl - Use Ribbon or Lace

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes

Secret Crafter - Anything Goes

Hotshot Craft - Die cuts

So, that's all from me tonight - thanks for stopping by. I'm off to rearrange my folders and help my boyfriend out on Batman Arkham City. :) Over and out.

With a SPLASH of SILVER

Hey guys. So it's JUNE. A whole new month ahead of us. Already. I know.

So I though it'd be nice to aim for at least a post a day here over at Cartolinas. I always tell you guys that I've been busy making stuff.. and 99.9% of the time that is generally the case.. the problem starts when I actually come to share it with you guys. I don't know what it is, but my posts are like buses. Loads at once and then days with none. I hope to change that, at least for the month of JUNE!

So today, being a lovely chillaxing Saturday.. for those of you lucky enough to not be stuck at work like me.. BoooHOO!! I thought I'd show you a little wedding commission I made up lately! :) You guys know I love these types of cards - you can go as mad as or be as subtle as you like with embellishments, and 9 times out of 10 (a lot of 'stats' in this post today! LOL!!) there are no images to be coloured. Relaxing makes, to say the least - just make sure you don't dribble Glossy Accents everywhere like I usually do when using Wild Orchid Craft goodness!!

I've used some papers from First Edition Isabelle collection, and kept the layout pretty simple with most of the 'stuff' in the middle/bottom third of the card - depending on how you want to look at it! LOL. I've used a gorgeous stamp from Waltzingmouse - Compact Sentiments which I've cut using a Papertrey Ink Fillable Frames #10 die and co-ordinating stamp.

I've added some silver satin ribbon in a cute little (big) bow diagonally above the sentiment which is the largest thing on the card. I then glued, very messily, an organza flower and a 15mm white rose, both from Wild Orchid Crafts. Hmm, what else? I've taken the corners of the base patterned paper out with a circle punch and spotted some white liquid pearls here and there. Oh, and a yummy glittery Doodlebug brad - because I love them. :) 

Thank you for stopping by today! :) Enjoy your Saturday, whatever you're up to.

Oh, and before I forget - have you linked up to the party over at Pollycraft yet?! See THIS POST for all of the details and MORE! 

Grandma.

Afternoon everyone. :) Just checking in between eating dinner and colouring. Thought I'd share a picture of my Grandmas birthday card. She was 81 on Saturday just gone! <3 Love that woman. She's lucky enough to still have all of her marbles, although she has disability issues she still plods on.

I've used some yummy papers from First Edition Bird Song - I LOVE pink and green together. I don't know what it is.. but I kinda struggle to use pink any other time - pair it with green and it's easy peasy! :) I've kept the layout super simple. I've used the last of my pink twill stripe ribbon from TRG - best get another order placed soon, huh? - aswell as a cute little button from SU! I've trimmed the mini tags from the patterned paper and adhered them under the bow.

The 'Grandma' has been pieced together using letter stamps from Lawn Fawn and stamped in Soft Suede ink. The cameo from WaltzingMouse has been stamped in Pretty in Pink and the border in Crumb Cake. Lovely :) I've used Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzaz cardstock from SU! for my cardbase and layering. Job done.

Seems to me like I took the right week off work - it's been jam packed from the word go! Monday was Durham. Tuesday was pictures with the boy to see Hunger Games then my Darts Presentation Night. Today I'ma be catching up with orders, DT work and making a start on my friends baby book. Thursday is a house warming/ birthday party. Friday is Edinburgh!! Here was me looking forward to a lie in or two!! LOL.

A few pictures to share with ya..

Durham. :) Beautiful little city. 

Hope you guys enjoy your day. I'm off to finish my sandwich and make another coffee.

No rest for the wicked.

Abbey Rocks

Wednesday's don't half come round quick these days! LOL.

I've got some sad news today.. this is gonna be my last post for Quixotic. :( I've decided to step down. Gawwd. Don't make me go into detail because I get a little teary! Long story short.. I need to stop spreading myself so thin.. I need to create more 'me' time - no pressure, no deadlines.. just crafting because I wanna. I hope you all understand!! Just know that this isn't the end of my and Quixotic! :)


So to go out with.. guess what I've got for ya? Of course.. some more The Greeting Farm goodness. :)

This is the awesome Abbey from the Creeper Crew. How awesome is this girl?! VERY awesome. I had such a blast colouring her up!! I've coloured her up with PMs and FMs to match my mixed patterned papers. The slice with the alpha is from Cosmo Cricket - upCycle, the smaller grid and the swirly swirls are from two Basic Grey collections.

As for sentiments, I've used some much loved Whimsy Ticket Sentiments - Treasured Moments and coordinating die.

That's about all for the Quixotic yummyness today!! Hope you enjoy.

Don't forget to enter our Sketch Challenge to be in with a chance of winning a £15 gift certificate for Quixotic Paperie.

Over and Out. xo

April Showcase at LLLC

So glad you could join me this afternoon. Thank you so much for stopping by! :) I've got some FUN STUFF to share with you all.

Sorry for this post being up so late. I got up half an hour early this morning, to try and get this typed up before work, but I spent the majority of that time ironing my work uniform which I totally forgot about last night!! So..

Did you peoples SEE Monday's post over at LLLC?! No?! Gawd, you're SO missing out!!

Let me fill you in. With pictures.

So our challenge over at the LLLC Inspiration Blog this week is..

USE SOMETHING NEW

How's THIS for NEW!! 14 NEW STAMPS from the April Release. 

Click HERE to go shopping NOW!!

 I think this is one of the sweetest releases yet. I've made a few samples to show you all. So here goes.

 Marci with Lantern

 Skin - Ivory, Vanilla, Saffron, Sunkissed Pink
Eyes - March Hare, Nutmeg, Cocoa
Hair - Ice Grey 3, 4, 5, Black, Sakura White Souffle
Shoes - Light Fawn, March Hare, Nutmeg
Blues - Sofr Aqua, Aqua Marine, Pastel Green
Pinks - Muted Pink, Tea Rose, Pale Pink
Oranges - Lightfawn, Oatmeal, Apricot

Grad Luka
Skin - Blush, Soft Peach, Rose Peach
Hair - Buttercup, Pastel Yellow, Mustard, Gold, Saddle Brown
Reds - Lipstick Red, Red, Berry Red
Cool Grey 1-5, Black
Scroll - Antique White, Pastel Beige, Khaki

Grad Marci
Skin - Blush, Soft Peach, Rose Peach, Baby Pink
Hair - Pastel Yellow, Ginger, Terracotta, Cocoa, Walnut
Reds - Lipstick Red, Red, Berry Red
Cool Grey 3-5, Black
Scroll - Antique White, Pastel Beige, Khaki

Here they are all together for ya..

Kimono Marci, Marci with Lantern, Karate Marci, Karate Luka...

 

Hula Marci, Ukulele Luka, Graduation Marci, Graduation Luka...

 

Travel Marci, Telephone Marci, Watercan Marci...

 

Hollyhocks, Sunflowers, & Fence

Go on, admit it. You drooled a little. Didn't you?! LOL!! Be sure to check out the post over at the Inspiration Blog and see what you gotta do to be in with a chance of winning. This time round we've different levels of winning for ya!!

Here's a list of the BLOG ORDER incase you get lost.

Arlene Cuevas - www.butterflykisseswithlove.blogspot.com

Leanne Poe - http://liloshaggymoto.blogspot.com/

Jeanette Comerford - http://jeanette-happythoughtsinkspots.blogspot.com/

Jo Nevill - http://bootsblogspot.blogspot.com/

Karen Yates - http://karenscraftspace.blogspot.com/

Lou Mac - http://lou-dot-mac.blogspot.com/

Sandie Dunne - http://sandieshores.blogspot.com/

Sue Kohler - http://sue-myinnerreflection.blogspot.com/

Alberto Gava - http://loshakeratoalberto.blogspot.com

Irina Blount - http://everythingpapercrafts.blogspot.com/
Jing van Opstal - http://www.jingvanopstal.com/about