Lovey Dovey

Sorry this is such a late post. *long, horrid, weird sorta day* That aside.

VALENTINES RELEASE OVER AT SOME ODD GIRL

Guys, you're gonna SCREAM when you see what us ODDies over at Some Odd Girl have got lined up for ya this week!! The plan was gonna be to let you all see the goodness today, but the DT couldn't help themselves, we had to get everything coloured up - when you see the images, you'll know why! So instead we're staging it, so one image will be revealed every day up until Friday, be sure to stop by the Odd Blog so you don't miss a thing.

Please let me introduce ya to..

2 Hearts Kody and Mae

If you can't wait.. the whole new release is over at the Odd Shop right now. Doesn't Kodys expression make you wanna die?! He looks so shocked to be receiving a kiss from cutie Mae!! He better believe it! ;) I've coloured the image using Copics and ProMarkers. I've fussy cut the lovey dovey couple out and adhered them to the card using dimensionals. I then typed a sentiment to fit inside the heart and printed it onto some patterned paper from My Minds Eye which I have used on the rest of the card too.

To finish it off I added a mixture of flowers from WOC, a fabric brad and some delicious ribbon, twine and trim from The Ribbon Girl.

Recognise the layout?! It's only my fave ever. I think a lot more cards will be looking this way in the near future! LOL. Bring on the polka dots. :)

So, that's your fill for today. Ne sure to do what I told ya and stop by the blog ALL WEEK LONG. The girls have made some AH-mazing samples.

I'm off to get a picture of my Pollycraft project then I'll be writing my post up. In bed. I feel so out of it today.

Pink, Black and White at LLLC

Another few hours of overtime for me at work today, yummy money - so hopefully this post will go live when it should. :)

First of all, I'ma be honest. I ain't even gonna show ya the card I made, it's poop. If you wanna take a look head over to LLLC now, and see what the rest of the amazing DT done with the theme this week.. which was..

PINK, BLACK AND WHITE

Sounds pretty easy, right? When you know how!!

I got my latest DT package from Irina the other day, and WOAH! She spoils us rotten!! :) Keep your eyes peeled for some STAMPED LLLC work from me soon.

Talking of stamping.. my local craft shop, Papercuts is STOCKING LA LA LAND CRAFTS in 2012!! How exciting!! I'll be able to drool over the whole lot all lined up! LOL. :)

Anywho, that's all for now guys, sorry to be a disappointment, but I really hated the look of my card. I tried CAS, and let me tell you, it's impossible for me to do. With a card with a coloured image anyway. Made my head hurt just trying it!! Yuck.

Peace.

Show us that BUR-LING!!

Afternoon folks!! :) How are you all?! Hope you are all surviving the hurricane like weather the UK has been experiencing the past few days. It's NASTY!! Never mind the weather though. That's what they say, right? It's that time of year again, when we're all thinking about our 'resolutions' and how to make this year the best yet. To be honest I'm not a huge believer in all of that. If something needs addressing, waiting until January 1st isn't going to make a difference. Promising yourself things to then break them two weeks later is just crushing. So I don't bother. 

Instead I'm gonna try a new word. Like.. a word a month or something?! Right. More about that another day. :) Today I've got a little Valentine's Day card to share with ya, which is for the new challenge over at Some Odd Girl.

SHOW US THE BLING

You know, break out those gems and pearls. Glitter and shiny things!! Rock it with the sparkle girlies!!

Here is what I came up with. It's sorta hybrid. I used an older digi - Kody with Flowers - with a new sentiment stamp from the latest release - Crushin Gwen. :) Perfect match.

 

I haven't followed any particular layout with this card. I just wanted to use up some of my scraps from My Minds Eye Paris and Co collection. I think if you make yourself use up some of the scraps before cutting into a whole new sheet the pad itself goes further. Therefore lasting longer - which is never a bad thing. I never want paper collections to end. Would it be silly to buy duplicates? Like.. if you like a paper collection so much that when you eventually use it up you then buy it again? I don't know - maybe it's best to keep your stash fresh.. right? 

Here is a close up of the three styles of bling I have added to this card. Some gorgeous pearl brads from Wild Orchid Crafts, a little turquoise gem from Prima to match Kody's tshirt and shoes, and some Cinnamon Stickles on those little red hearts.

 

I have coloured Kody using markers and fussy cut him out. I've adhered him to the card using dimensionals - which I'm running short of right now. I'm holding off buying any more adhesive until I can find somewhere which does most of the ones I use. KWIM? Minimise postage costs. I think I'll have to get some more 3mm foam pads from my local craft shop though. I've literally got about 8 left. Yikes. It's a scary feeling, that.

 

God knows what possessed me to take a picture of the card at this angle?! HA!  A close up of the little silver heart charm which I have attached to the card using some turquoise bakers twine tied in a teeny little bow. I've punched some little red hearts using an SU! punch and added them to the card with some Cinnamon Stickles on top. I've added customary doodles and distressing. Of course.

Little bit of blue loopy trim and another turquoise gem to finish off the empty corner. :)

Here is a little shot of the inside of the card. That blue cardstock looks waaay brighter than it is IRL - hurts your eyes a bit, does it not?! LOL!!

Stop by the Some Odd Girls blog to see what the other awesome ODDies have created for ya!

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

× Craft Your Passions - Anything Goes + Distressing

× Heart Songs - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope your New Year is as good as you had hoped!!

 

Winter Wishes

Morning! :) What has today got in store for ya? I've got a few DT cards to get finished up then I'm going to crack on with some more of my 2012 orders. I was really feeling the love over on my FB page last night, so the orders were rolling in! :) HA. Love it. Funding your hobby by doing your hobby is the way forward! 

Speaking of FB, this is a card I've made to contribute towards the Sunday's with Santa group over there. Just a little few ladies who think up their own challenges and each week create a Christmas card to ease the stress come the 25th. We share what we make with the group and it's a good way to bounce ideas around. 

Here is Kitty from Saturated Canary. Love her? I do too!! Wish I had a hoody like that, in my most fave colour in the world too! ;) I've coloured her using Copics and ProMarkers and fussy cut her out. Don't even ask me how I managed to get the border so damn thin, I don't think I'll ever be able to do that again! LOL.

I coloured this image up before I even had patterned papers in mind, which is really unlike me. So in the end I went with some Nordic Holiday deliciousness from Basic Grey and added a few other blue and red embellishments to help tie all the elements together. I think it works.

I have followed a sketch from Sketch Saturday - the first one I've done in aaaages. It felt really weird and took me ages to put together, even though there are like what? two pieces of patterned paper. LOL!! Madness. In the end I decided to stamp the card base with some polka dots from Hero Arts in Chestnut Roan ink instead of having a strip of paper. 

I added a strip of white silk ribbon, boy, I could stroke that stuff all day long. So soft and lovely!! :) I then glossy accented down some blue loopy trim for some added texture. Some WOC aster daisyness, and a little 10mm rose alongside two turquoise 8mm rose buds. I punched some tiny little leaves using a long lost punch I came across from Woodware the other day and added those to the side of the flowers. 

The giant eyelet - which I'm sure is not what they're called - is from a lovely crafty friend. I've been hoarding them for ages but thought this was the perfect project for it. After all 2012 is all about using up stash! :) A little blue polka dot button with some turqoise bakers twine looped behind it - both from The Ribbon Girl.

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

× Sketch Saturday - #188

× Saturated Canary - Challenge #7

× Paper Creations - Die Cuts and/ or Punches

× Secret Crafter - Anything Goes  

Let Christmas 2012 COMMENCE!

Ready to Part-a-y

My first post of the New Year, eh? I sorta missed the boat yesterday. Got too carried away crafting that I didn't have enough time for blogging.. but that's really how it should be - right? If you follow me on FB you'll know that I made a little few projects on New Years Day Night ;) - so I'm off to schedule some more posts after this one.

How was your new year? Good I hope! I had a night in with the boyfriend. We went and raided Blockbusters and got a few DVDs, then we came home and raided the fridge freezer. So we had a load of yummity goodies, a duvet and some films on TV. Then at 00:04 hours two of the neighbours in the cul-de-sac set some fireworks off so we quickly rushed upstairs and had our own little firework display. Perfecto.

So, onto the meat of the post. :) I've got a Sassy creation to share with you all. I'm going for a one picture post today - weird, I know. But I was looking through some of my other posts for my top 10 projects and stuff, and thought.. why do I need SO many pictures which.. really.. show the same thing from a different angle. Gosh. Here goes anyway.

Here is the gorgeous Tease Me from Set 11 of Simply Sassy which seems to be out of stock at Funky Kits. I've coloured her using markers and paper pieced those knee high socks!! I've used a few scraps from My Minds Eye Life of the Party collection. I've been really good at using up my scraps lately! Yippeeee!! :)

I've stamped the base layer of patterned paper as I thought it looked a little plain.. even though it's got a houndstooth pattern! LOL. I've used a mixture of flowers and brads from Wild Orchid Crafts and a stripe of ribbon (more scraps) from The Ribbon Girl.

The sentiment is made from a mixture of alpha stickers from Cosmo Cricket and Sassafrass. The heart is from American Crafts and the little cream and blue label is from.. Crate Paper?

Finally I finished the card off with some White Liquid Pearls around the image. Don't know why - I just fancied it.

I'll admit, this is not my usual style. It's like bright, bold and totally mishmash in your face. But it works, I think. I knew the girl I was making the for (this is my first commission of 2012 by the way - I don't wait around do I?! LOL!!) so I think it sorta fits her personality and stuff.

 

So I've come to the conclusion that the reason I add more photos is to break up ALL OF MY CHAT! LMBO!! Must. Cut. Down. On. Chatter. :/

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

× Incy Wincy Designs - Anything Goes

× Kaboodle Doodle - Let's Celebrate

× Make it Monday - Anything Goes

I'm off for my tea. Some.. uhhh.. chicken fajitas me thinks. Yum! :)