Friday, 17 February 2012

Vintage Girl...

Here is another of my LOTV die cut image cards. These are so easy and quick to put together as no colouring is required. I love this image and have teamed her with some gorgeous First Edition Isabelle papers...


I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Crafts & Me - Distressed
Ruby's Rainbow - Vintage
Allsorts - Free & Easy

Supplies:
Image - LOTV die cut square (I've used the old style)
Papers - Isabelle by First Edition
Sentimet ticket - Tim Holtz
Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store
Lace - Crafts 4 You
Pearls - stash
Tools - Quickutz corner die brown chalk inkpad for distressing

Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Say it with flowers...

I made this card with nobody in particular in mind but I wanted to use some of my new First Edition Spring papers and this pretty floral heart image. It's my take on the expression 'say it with flowers'...


Supplies:
Image - Heart Flower 2 coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Spring Drop by First Edition
Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store
Seam binding - Crafty Ribbons
Lace - Crafts 4 You
Pearls - Melissa Frances
Doily - ebay
Other - brown chalk inkpad for distressing, Martha Stewart butterfly punch

Time to grab a cuppa and go shopping...



It's a great time to grab your fave Whimsy digis as they all have 50% off!

Thursday, 9 February 2012

A Cute Cat...

Here's another of my Lili of the Valley die cut cards. I have used some very neglected papers that has been in my stash for rather a long time...


Supplies:
Image - Thomas the Cat
Papers - GCD Lydia
Sentiment ticket - Tim Holtz
Flowers - flat is Prima and cherry blossom from Crafty Emma's Store
Lace - gift from a lovely friend
Pearls - stash
Tools - Marianne Design Creatables butterfly die, brown chalk inkpad

Wednesday, 8 February 2012

We're getting all lurved up at Whimsy Stamps...

It's Wednesday so that means it's time for a new Whimsy Stamps Inspirations challenge! Our theme this week is 'Love'.

I have used a beautiful floral image by Whimsy artist Natalie (aka Moon Cookie Gallery), I have coloured it in fab pink shades and teamed it with lots of beautiful bits and bobs. I've made this card for my mum for Mother's Day...


I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Allsorts - Free & Easy (2nd entry)
CES - Give Me Wings/Sketch or Both (Give Me Wings - bird & butterfly dies)
Stampalot - In The Gardcn
One Stop Craft - For The One I Love
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Supplies:
Image - Valentine Bouquet coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Papers - Blush by MME
Lace - Crafts 4 You
Buttons - stash
Pearls - Melissa Frances
Ticket sentiment - Tim Holtz
Alpha stickers - MME
Tools - Marianne Design Creatables Butterfly and Bird dies, Deckle Edge Rectangle Nestie, Quickutz corner die, brown chalk inkpad for distressed edges

Don't forget you don't have to use a Whimsy image to enter the challenge (it would be great if you did though!).

Don't forget also...As well as a random winner being chosen each challenge one lucky player who has used a Whimsy Stamps image (rubber or digital) will have the opportunity to be a Guest Designer for a future challenge. If you have used a Whimsy Image and would like to be a future guest please add GDT to your name when entering. The Guest Designer will be able to choose a digi stamp of their choice from the store to create their guest card too!

Remember anyone can enter our challenge and we don't mind you combining with other challenges either!
All we ask is that you add a link in your blog post to tell your friends you entered the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenge.

Monday, 6 February 2012

Pretty pastels...

I have a large amount of the pre-coloured Lili of the Valley die cut squares in my stash so thought I should use a few in my bid to use what I have rather than keep buying more new stash. This is the first one I made, the others will follow...


I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Allsorts - Free & Easy
Charisma Cardz - Vintage
Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Supplies:
Image - pre-coloured image from Lili of the Valley
Paper - Isabelle by First Edition
Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store & Joanna Sheen
Ribbon - gift from a lovely friend x
Sentiment ticket - Tim Holtz
Pearls& buttons - stash
Tools -brown chalk inkpad

Sunday, 5 February 2012

Cooking up a storm...

Thomas and I made some yummy gingerbread men (and stars at his request!) yesterday. Never made gingerbread before, I thought it was hard to do but it was really simple and they taste gorgeous...


I also made banana, walnut and chocolate bread, it's delicious, well worth leaving some bananas to over ripen to make ;-)