You're a Star!

Hi there!

Wow - another week rolled by so quickly!  Suffice to say I'm still here and bearing up under the weight of being a working single mom for this past week!  Hubby will be back late Friday night - geez, it can't come quick enough!!

Anyways, I was asked to make a thank you card for a synchro coach ... mmm, that had me stumped for a minute!  Well, this is what I came up with and I've used the colours of the team (Blue & Black).  It's hard to see but there is some cheesecloth behind the coloured image which I've glued the little silver stars on to.  The punched borders are from a Fiskars punch and the flip flops are from a stamp in my stash.  The sentiment stamp is from PWCO and the image I found on the web.

Here's another view of the card.  I hope she likes it - I know she had told me she searched all the regular card shops and couldn't find anything to fit the bill.  I'm really quite pleased with the finished result.

Well, that's me.  I need to get dinner cooking and then ready for work.  I'm providing dinner but my neighbour is feeding my boys tonight!!  Have a great day everyone and thanks for stopping in and for any comments you may leave!

Hugs,

Danielle x

You're never more than a thought away ...

Hi there!

Another long absence since my last posting.  My crafting has been sadly neglected lately but I did manage to get some time in there today as it's a Bank Holiday Monday ... yippee!!  This is an LOTV stamp that arrived in my collection a while back and I'm only getting ink on it now .. oh well, better late than never, right?!

Image is coloured with copics and I've followed the sketch from the Sketch Saturday Challenge this week.  Papers are from MME Pretty Please Collection and the sentiment is from SU!  Ribbon, pearls, flowers, cheesecloth and punched border are all from stash.

Here's a close up of the coloured image for you.

And in keeping with my New Years resolution to finish off the insides of my cards at the time of making them, here is a peek inside.  It's finished off following the same layout as the main outside panel.

Challenges I'm entering this card in for:-

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Cupcake Craft Challenges - 'Book Lover'

One Stitch at a Time Challenge - Anything Goes

The Crafty Pad - 'Bingo' (Ribbon/Flowers/Bling(pearls))

Moving Along with the Times - 'Keep it Real'

Papertake Weekly - In the Garden

Stamptacular Sunday - In the Garden

That's all for now folks.  Not sure when I'll be back with another creation as hubby has just gone off to Asia for 2 weeks on another business trip ... that means 'single mom' time again and not much time for anything else ... but we'll see!!

Thanks for stopping in for a visit - I always appreciate you coming by and for any comments you may leave!

Hugs,

Danielle x

Welcome May ... a calendar page

Hello there!

So sorry for the long silence but as always, life gets busy and tends to take over - I'm sure I'm not the only one!!!  This is the first time I've managed to sit in my craft room and create ... my mojo has been a little lost too I have to say!

Well, here we are in May already - can you believe it!  I coloured up this cutie LOTV fairy with my copics and made the calendar page around that.  Papers are MME and Graphic 45.  Flowers, lace, pearls and sentiment are from my stash.

Thanks for stopping in - I really do appreciate it.  I hope I can get back to some regular crafting soon!!

Hugs,

Danielle

Spring Birthday!

Hello again!

I managed some time in my craft room yesterday and I had coloured up this new LOTV image which I just adore.  LOTV images are becoming more and more my favourite stamps ... I just love them!  This post is a little photo heavy but I don't often have the time to take more than 1 photo so I enjoyed a little more play time with my camera!!

This sweetie is coloured up with my copics and I sponged the background with Stormy Sky distress ink.  The gorgeous papers are from MME So Sophie.  I just love this pinky purple plum colour ... isn't it divine!  I actually even pulled out my sewing machine for this card - I'd forgotten just what a fabulous finishing touch it adds to the card.  Must find more time to do it more!  I haven't followed any particular sketch but everything seemed to fall into place nicely like this.  The doily, ribbon, lace, pearls & flowers are all from stash.  The sentiment is SU! and the button and twine are also from stash.

Here's a view of the finished inside - very simple but elegant.  The embossed butterfly is an SU! embosslits die/embossing folder - love it!  

A side angle view of the card showing some of the dimension and the finished inside too.

A close-up of the coloured image.  Copic colours used are:

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20

Hair: E21, E23, E25, E27

Clothes: R59, R81, R83, R85

Dog/Dirt: E30, E33, E34, E35, E37

Grass: G63, G67

I'm going to enter this card into the following challenges this week:-

Lili's Little Fairies Challenge - Ribbon, Buttons & Bows

Paper Sundaes - Sundae Bar (lace, die cuts (nesties circles, butterflies)

Allsorts Challenge - Colour Bingo (Green/Ribbon or Lace/Pink)

Totally Papercrafts - Bingo (Flowers/Lace/Pink)

Little Darlings Challenge - Outside

Thanks again for stopping by for a visit today.  I always appreciate the time you take to leave a comment.   I hope you're all enjoying a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Danielle x

Just for You ...

Hello peeps!

I have a card to share that I had made a couple of weeks ago and I'm just getting round to posting it now!  Tilda is coloured with copics and trimmed out with a nestabilities oval.  The layout and papers are very simple - the pink panel is embossed with a very sweet butterfly folder.  The bits of lace are from some lace trim and the flowers are from stash.

I'm going to enter this into the following challenges:-

Cupcake Craft Challenges - Spring is in the Air

Just Magnolia Special Monthly Challenge - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Use your favourite tool (cuttlebug to emboss & die cut)

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

Well that's all for today folks!  It's going to be a bit of a dreary day here for Easter Monday so I'm going to head on down to my craft room for a little bit and see what my mojo can come up with!  I hope you all enjoy a wonderful day ... and many thanks for your visits here.  A welcome to my new followers too - I hope you're enjoying my creations!

Hugs,

Danielle x

Some more Kinder Egg holders

Hi there!

Well I have some more Kinder Egg holders to show you.  I finally finished the 17 I had on order and here are just a few of them.  All the images are coloured with copics.  They all turned out really well and the recipients were very happy (that's the main thing right?!).  I do have a few more to make this weekend but they are for personal friends of mine - such a nice little token Easter gift.

Well, I see there are still a few challenges around that I can enter these in for so here goes:-

Just Magnolia (Monthly Challenge) - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - I want Candy (they hold a Kinder egg)

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping in today.  The sun is shining here so I hope I can get out enjoy it with the kids for a bit.  Now I'm off for a singing practice for Easter Sunday Mass ... geez, life never seems to slow down does it, LOL!!!  Have a great day everyone!

Hugs,

Danielle x

April calendar page - take 2!

Super quick post as I need to head out to work but I wanted to share my second calendar page with you all.

I used this super sweet LOTV image and coloured with copics.  The rest is all from stash and I have to say I love the hues to green on this page!

Thanks for stopping in and sorry for having to dash so quickly! Catch you next time!

Edited to add in a couple of challenges:-

Lili's Little Fairies - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

Hugs,
Danielle

Welcome April - a calendar page!

Hi again!

Happy April Fool's Day to you all - I hope you didn't get fooled!  haha

Well, here is my calendar page for the new month of April.  I wanted to do something related to Spring/Easter and had this sweet uninked Tilda in amongst my stamps.  It's a very simple layout as I chose the gorgeous BG Wisteria paper for the background and it's a scene in itself!  I cut Tilda out and placed her on some purple gingham ribbon and added some die cut butterflies (SU!) and a small cherry blossom and swirl.

Thanks for stopping in and taking a peek!  Make sure you pop on over to the lovely Christine's blog here as she always does the most beautiful calendar pages too!

I'm going to enter this into a couple of challenges:-

Magnolia Down Under Challenges - Easter Inspired

Paper Sundaes - Happy Easter

Basic Grey Challenges - Easter (I used BG Wisteria paper)

Hope you all have a wonderful Sunday - I'm back to colouring more images for my 17 Easter Egg holders that I'm making .... 7 down 10 more to go, LOL!!!  

Hugs,

Danielle x

Joyful Easter Greetings

Hi there

I have this sweet Tilda for you today.  I don't usually make lots of Easter cards but I have been asked to make some up this year and have to say I'm enjoying using all these Magnolia Easter images that only come out to play at this time of year!

Image is coloured with copics and the papers are Kay & Co Watercolour pad.  I used Dawny P's sketch layout over at Papertake Weekly.  Flower and lace is from stash.

Other challenges I'm entering this card into:-

One Stop Craft Challenge - Easter

Totally Papercrafts - Easter

Cute Card Thursday - Happy Easter!

Charisma Cardz Challenge - Easter

TOMIC - Easter
One Stitch at a Time - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!  I have a very busy weekend with lots of orders to fill - I have 17 Easter Egg holders to make .... :)

Hugs,

Danielle x

Easter Egg Holder

Hello!

I saw this fabulous Easter Egg Holder tutorial over on the Whiff of Joy blog and was so inspired by it that I just had to make one of my own!  I had this adorable Tilda as chick image already coloured up so I went with the sweet colour hues of yellow and purple ... yellow is showing it's face again!!  I decorated up the front using flowers from stash, a green grass border with my MS grass punch and some raffia.

Here's a view showing you just how the holder works.  I will replace this plastic egg with a Kinder Surprise egg - it's the exact same fit.  Papers are from stash and I used the nestabilities circles to adhere to the openings.  The raffia is tied around the back so the back flap just lifts up when you want to take the egg out.

I just love this Easter project and will definitely be making some more in the coming week!  I hope it inspires you as much as it inspired me.  Give it a go - it really is super easy and quick to make!  The tutorial can be found here.  

Right, well I'm off to make pancakes for breakfast as one of my boys had a friend for a sleepover last night and they always request pancakes and lots of yumminess for breakfast!!  I hope you all have a wonderful day.  It's a little dull here today so it's perfect to hang out in my craft room for a bit later!  Take care and thanks for stopping in for a visit - I always love seeing you here!

Hugs,

Danielle x