New Baby Girl

Morning guys, it's me again - back with a card I've made with the same Lili of the Valley cutie I used in an earlier post this week - Baby with Teddy. I just know this stamp is gonna get a hell of a lot of use!

By the time this post goes live I might have just about fallen asleep, heehee. I've been up all night rocking SCS and The Greeting Farm Customer Chat Night!! FUN TIMES. It's my first one ever - and what with the time differences, I thought I'd make myself stay up and participate with this one while I'm on holiday from work! :)

Well, yesterday.. life took a turn. For the worse, for the better - that is yet to be seen I'm afraid. I've never been too deep or personal on this blog, so I'm not gonna start now. All I'ma say is.. it's eventually time to just start a fresh!

Now that's out there.. MOVING ON!! Wanna see my card? 

Pink and lemon. That's girly? Yeah? Well it is now! LOL. I used a few papers from First Edition Bird Song, some pink twill stripe ribbon from The Ribbon Girl.. and see those flowers?! Prima flowers!! HELL YEAHH. I bought these babies when I first started out.. and I've been hoarding them forever. Why? Because that's what I do. NO MORE!! I'm using my stuff up!!

I've tried fixing my NetworkedBlogs app thingy on FB - so hopefully my posts will start showing up both on my FB page and my profile. Fingers crossed! :)

That's all from me today. I'ma go catch up on my sleepies! xo

On Your Christening

Evening peoples! :)

I'm doing a spot of blog hopping, catching up with folk and their amazing blogs and projects - while watching the hilarious Peter Kay on Channel 4. 

Thought I'd update my blog with a cute little creation with an image I bought from LOTV not long back, for making some baby cards! Alota new lives being created around this time of year, what's the deal? I guess it's a must!

*cough*

So here's Baby with Teddy. I love this cutie, they're perfect for either girl or boys cards. This time, I coloured him up in blues and greens for a little boys Christening card. :) I've taken some papers from a couple My Minds Eye pads. Teamed up with some Marina Mist cardstock from SU!

You guys know how I've created that sentiment.. uh huh. Harolds ABC's from Lawn Fawn. Gaaaawd is that set stained now! LOL. Shows how much it's been loved though, right? ;)

What else? Some yummy blue seam binding from The Ribbon Girl.. it has a lush name.. but I can't think of it right now. :/ Some blue liquid pearls here and there. Done!

Thanks for stopping by. It has literally taken me HOURS to type this short post up. In between checking emails, PMs and making some TO DO lists. I'm pooped! Bed for me! :)

Over and OUT. xo

Bugs and Kisses

So it's mid-day now. Day TWO of my jolly berries, and this cutie wraps up my last post for today. Have I saved the best til last? YKW.. I'm not sure. I totally love this girl and her hedgehog friend, but in all honestly.. as much as I am PETRIFIED of bees and all things bee.. I gotta say that BEE YOU FAIRY is my fave. For today at least. Until I make her into a card.. then I might change my mind! LOL.

Okay.. so this little lady and her spiky friend is..

BUGS AND KISSES

So this card is pretty CAS for me, I know. Don't die. I guess I can do it if I really put my mind to it.. although this is about as plain as I think I could manage. I wanted to keep it pretty flat as I'm gonna be posting it out to a lady who was very, very kind to me in a recent SMASH* swap. She loves ladybugs, perfect. Black and red, perfect.. aaand that sentiment from Amy R goes perfectly with this little couple! PERFECT!

I've used some scraps of paper from My Minds Eye.. Lost and Found 2 Rosy, perhaps? That 6x6 pad is nearly GONE! Yeah peoples, you read right. Within the space of about a week, I've said that TWICE. ;) That massive patterned paper stash is slowly diminishing. I promise.

These two cuties have been coloured using my go to medium.. ProMarkers and FlexMarkers. Okay.. be honest.. does Mr.Hedgehog look like he's got chickenpox?! That's what my boyfriend said about the little spots on his face. I thought it was cute! :( I've added a ton of layers to his spikes, but it doesn't really show in the picture.

I'd love to enter this card into these challenges:

- Craft Your Passion - Gone Buggy

- Make it Monday - Anything Goes

- Simon Says Stamp and Show - Favourite Technique

I love using a flicking technique with my alcohol markers to create strands of grass, which usually complete a summer scene just nicely! :)

Enjoy the rest of your Tuesday, I hope I've inspired you guys to stop by the Tiddly Inks BLOG and SHOP to pick up this cutie after drooling over some inspiration from the amazing DT! 

xo

A little TWO in ONE

So this is my.. what?! THIRD post of the day. YEAH BWOY! I'm on it. :)

I'm gonna tell you now, before you get all excited about seeing some more ANNABELLE projects from me.. this is gonna be raw.. just coloured images. Time ran away with me, and truth be told.. I gotta get my ass into gear to get these made into cards by the end of the week.

I plan on giving my next door neighbour a card with..

FLUTTERBY ANNABELLE.

She always spends a lot of time in her garden, not necessarily catching butterflies in a net - shes on the other side of 50, but you know.. she likes the outdoors and stuff. She also appriciates handmade stuffs, so I always make an extra special effort. I'll post finished pictures of my projects when I'm done. Promise.

The little cutie on the right hand side, with the nestie all positioned ready to go is..

BEE YOU FAIRY.

Hmm.. for being a Bee hater.. this girlie is winning as my favourite at the moment. I think it's her cute little stance, and her hair, and her little honeycomb basket of flowers. She's just cute man.. even if she does have black and yellow stripes.

So there ya have it. Raw coloured images, ready to be all prettied up! :)

I dunno about you, but I love seeing shots like this on FB - before people match their images to a card. I hope you like it this time round too!! I couldn't not share these with ya!! I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE GONNA LOVE HER!

Be sure to stop by both the Tiddly Inks BLOG and STORE and pick your very own ANNABELLE UP. TODAY!! xo

New Girl on the Block

Uh-huh. Yeah. You read it right girls and boys.

Lemme recap. The date is.. 14/08.. the occasion is.. NEW RELEASE OVER AT TIDDLY INKS. Of course, I know you guys couldn't forget.. but just incase! ;)

UH-HUH. YEAH!! 

This is ANNABELLE. Yet another cute character Christy's brain has come up with for us Tiddly fanatics to get colouring up. Honestly. I hope you guys are as excited as I am because I have been DYING to share these with you all!!

**This is my second of four Tiddly Inks posts for today. Hell yes. Tuesday 14/08 is gonna be dedicated to Tiddly Inks on my blog. Gonna stagger these creations for ya, so you don't get bored of scrolling through all of my (un)necessary waffle ;) - the stuff I just can't seem to post without**

SUNSHINE ANNABELLE

I've coloured her up in bright, but not bright?! sunshine-y colours to match my papers from My Minds Eye - Howdy Doody collection. I honestly have no idea where I was going with her hat?! At first I was gonna make it like a straw colour.. but I decided that after I had coloured her a red head.. I thought it might have clashed too much. Then I wanted to make it cream - but it got lost and looked like a cloud just floating there.. so I added some yellow. Rightly or wrongly - I dunno. But there ya have it. I love her layered dress and her little petticoat sticking out from underneath - too freakin' CUTE! 

This is what blows my mind with Tiddly Inks images - especially the newer ones. They're so cute, small and compact.. yet they still manage to pack a massive punch when it comes to detail and quirkyness. LOVE! Sunshine Annabelle with her whimsical pose and cute outfit is no exception!!

I've cut her out using a labels 18 nestie and doodled around the embossed edge. When don't I?! It's kinda turned into an OCD thing I have. Nothing looks right without a little bit of doodling! :/ I'll break the habit some day.. I'm sure.

I've kept the layout pretty simple on this one.. tried to use up some left over papers before cutting into full 6x6 sheets. Stoopid, I know.. but I like to think I'm kinda frugal like that! HA! Who'm I kiddin'?! That super fun sentiment is from an Amy R set - she is quickly becoming one of my fave designers for sentiment stamps, she always picks fun fonts and cooks up the cutest phrases. I've punched that using the Decorative Label punch from SU! and added it off to the side of my design.

What else? Before I totally bore you and you nod off completely! LOL.

I've die cut some Provocraft hearts from Pool Party cardstock from SU! and embossed one of them before adhereing them together and adding the cutest little button from The Ribbon Girl, threaded with ivory twine, over the top. I've done the same on my yellow twill stripe ribbon bow and also stuck a yellow flower stick pin through too. 

Along the bottom edge of the design I've layed some mint green mini pom pom trim, also from The Ribbon Girl, and wrapped some pink Doodlebug twine around to cover up my messy Glossy Accents which squidged out. Heehee. We all make mistakes, right? :) Some of us are just better at cover ups. LOL!

Hmm.. last but by no means least.. as they are one of my fave things ever.. liquid pearls. Mint green and pink to keep with the theme, dotted here and there to fill in some of the blank space! :)

Hope you likey!! I really love this girl. Be sure to stop back in a couple hours for more ANNABELLE reveals over at Cartolinas! :) 

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

- Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Summer

- House of Gilli - #39 Add a Sentiment

- Paper Pretties - Anything Goes

xo.