I love this stamp!!!

Hi-di-ho peeps!

I'm in love with today's stamp. It's from Kraftin Kimmie and is called Tiny Miles and Masey. I've coloured with my copics and teamed it with some DP from DCWV Spring Glitter Stack and some Bazzil cardstock.

Nice and simple and I love it! I may just have to make up one for a little boy.

Right back to the day job now - booo
Nxxxx

Kraftin Kimmie Stamps - A recipe

Wow, where has the week gone. I can't believe it's Friday already! This has been the first week of my new working hours and it has been brilliant. Instead of working every evening (as well as during the day) I only have to do 1.5 hours in the evening and it's flexible, so I can do it when I want depending on what's going on. It's just fantastic. I'm a much happier lady and it means I will actually have more time to craft and de-stress - Yay!!!

So today's card is for the challenge over at Kraftin Kimmie Stamps. This weeks challenge is a recipe and I found it quite hard to come up with initially, but I'm pleased with the result. The recipe was...
3 main colours
2 designer papers
1 ribbon
1 button
I combined the recipe with this week's Card Positioning Systems sketch.

My card features Goldilocks, one of my newest additions to my forever expanding stamp collection, and I've teamed with Basic Grey papers from the Wisteria stack. I've coloured with my copics and teamed with some Bazzil buttons and ribbon from my stash.

That's about it for today. Thank you in advance for any comments you might leave. It's lovely to hear from you. I can't wait to see what you've all been up to.
Nxxx

No, you're not seeing things

It really is Saturday!

So I threw this card together for my DH's grandmother's birthday. I'm really pleased with how it turned out. I only spent an hour on it and it looks a lot better than most cards I've done recently. Clearly I need to make all cards in a hurry!

The stamp is from Joanna Sheen and has been sat in a drawer neglected for years. I've co-ordinated with some DP by My Minds Eye. I've coloured with copics and used a Bazzil jewels template. The tape across the middle is from Anna Griffin and the flowers are Ladybug and Friends.

I'm sooo going to be using my jewel template again - love it!!!

That's about it for today. Nice short post. Going to a BBQ at my dad's tomorrow. No doubt there will be some interesting anedotes to share with you.

Thanks for stopping by, see you soon...(probably on Wednesday - LOL!)
Nxxx

Angry Ballerina goes purple.

Last week I went to see my lovely mum down in Oxford. She's just had an op so we all went down to visit for a mini holiday and to help her around the house etc. I got to see my cousins, aunt, uncle and granny whilst I was there. It's amazing what the lure of a little person will do to people schedules - LOL

There's been all kinds of excitement going on with the elections. I know its not everyone's cup of tea, but I've really enjoyed watching everything unfold. Let just see how the conservative libdem coalition works out...

Anywho, back to cards - wooo! I managed to spend a couple of evenings colouring at my mums. It was a matter of sitting on the floor at the coffee table, but the pain is worth it - right?!?

I coloured up my Angry Ballerina stamp from Kraftin Kimmie. I've gone with a purple combo, mainly because I don't have much in the way of pink copics. What can I say I'm not a pink girly girl. I've mounted her on some plain bazzil cardstock and added a ribbon from my stash. I'm pretty sure I got it in hobbycraft. To be totally frank I think I would prefer it without the bow (much to my husbands annoyance, seeing as he lended me his fingers in order to create it!), but I had a slight ink splodge from when i inked up the stamp so I was just hiding it.

And joy of joys my prismacolour pencils have arrived, only a month after I ordered them (damn volcano!) I can't wait to give them a go. If anyone has any tips or hints I would welcome them as I've only got youtube to teach me.

See you soon.
Nxxx

Friday Sketchers #99

Wow another card - amazing isn't it! It feels like it was only yesterday when I posted my last card and it's already been a week and a half! Where does the time go????

I decided last night to have a go at doing a distressed card as it's the theme this week over at Quixotic Challenges. I always admire people that can do distressed cards Kathrin is one of my favorites for this type of card. But when it came to it, I couldn't do it! My style has always been clean and simple and as it turns out. I don't have the tools to even attempt a distressed card - LOL. So I decided to use the sketch over at Friday Sketchers. That many layers and co-ordinating DP is a big enough challenge for me at the moment!

I used Belles 'n' Whistles Cupcake stamp that my DH bought for me for my birthday. I had been drooling over it since the previews back in January. The fact that I've been desperate to ink it up and it has taken me 3 weeks to get round to it has shown my hubby just how buzy life at home is with a 5 month old. I've coloured with watercolours today and chalked the edged (green is the wrong shade though). The beautiful DP is by K&Co and I've added a couple of bazzil buttons and garden twine.


Thanks for stopping by today. I hope to see you again soon.
Nxxx

Mo's DP2 challenge and Penny Black Saturday Challenge

Happy Friday!!! 2 challenges in one for you today. Sunday is not only Mother's day over here in England, but it is also my father-in-law's birthday. I finally created my first easel card using one of Mo's brilliant digi stamps coloured with watercolours and teamed with a sentiment from Penny Black. The DP is from scrapbook walls and buttons from Bazzil.

The theme over at Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge is brown, blue and cream. The Penny Black Saturday Challenge wanted to see an easel card. So there you have it!

Tomorrow I'm going to enjoy and evening out to celebrate Jen's (the other fickle pixie) birthday. My DH is going to babysit. I'm taking bets on the time of the call for me to come home. :O)

Thanks for stopping by, I really do appreciate the time you take to come and see me and the wonderful comments you leave. I do love coming to visit you all so that I can see what you've been getting up to.

Nxxx

Damn and blast, just went to post this to find I missed the DP2 challenge C'est la vie!

Valentines day card

It's ages since I've been able to get a card done to post, whilst I've been visiting blog land physically making a card seems to have been a step too far, but I'm on a roll for valentines now. Here's the first one, and I'm sure I'll post some more before the week is out :)


I've used the beautiful Beary Big Hugs stamp from Belles and Whistles. The lovely Elaine over at Quixotic Paperie sent this stamp to me 3 weeks ago now and I've only just got round to inking it up, despite it calling me every day. I've coloured with watercolours and mounted on some stunning K and Co paper from the Smitten range and finished off with a Making Memories Sweet and some ribbon from my stash. I think it might be Bazzil, but don't quote me on that!

I've entered this card into the Roses on Paper challenge blog. It's a colour challenge this week of pink, brown and cream. Fingers crossed - lol, I never get anywhere with challenges, but its all good fun :)

Thanks for stopping by...See you tomorrow...