Zoe the Gymnast!

Hi there!

It's another Challenge Focus over at PaperWorksCo today and I decided to play with one of the new sports series images, Zoe the Gymnast.

Can you guess which challenges I entered?  Yup - went with the Strawberries & Cream themes out there this week!  This gorgeous paper is from 3 Bugs in a Rug (Bed of Roses) which I thought was perfect to complement Zoe.  I coloured Zoe using my copics and cut her out.  I followed the sketch and S&C challenge at Truly Scrumptious.  Ribbon, bling & crochet flower are all from stash. 

Cupcake Craft Challenges also have the theme of Strawberries & Cream this week so I will enter my card there and at Creative Craft challenges they have Stamp it Up! as their theme.

All supplies used on this card are available at PWCO. 

It's raining today so maybe I'll even get a chance to pop into my craft room and enjoy some crafty time!  I hope you're all enjoying your weekend too!

Hugs,

Danielle x

Winter Wonderland - A 'Strawberries & Cream' Christmas!

Hi there!

I hope you are all well!  Another Friday and the first of the summer - my boys finished school yesterday and now have 10 wks off, eeek!  Let's just say I'm praying hard for sibling 'bliss' over the holidays!

Anyways, onto the card for the day.  It's another Winter Wonderland challenge and this week we're presenting the theme 'Strawberries & Cream'.  You can interpret as you like but of course with a 'christmas' theme to it.  I've opted for the colour combo and kept my card red & cream.  I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday this week.  I decided on a quick and easy card and instead of a coloured image used this fabulous NOEL stamp inked in black.  The papers are October Afternoon and I used the snowflakes embossing folder too.

I'm also entering this card into 'Truly Scrumptious' where the theme is Strawberries & Cream and also Cupcake Craft Challenges.

Well, thanks for stopping by and I wish you all a wonderful Friday and a fabulous start to the weekend!  I appreciate every comment you leave for me - I love reading them and they really do brighten up my day!

Take care,

Hugs,

Danielle x

Princess Tilda

Hi!

I finally have a card posting for you all today.  I have made some decisions lately and now that my knee is finally allowing me to exercise again, coupled with the fine weather that has arrived, I am putting myself a priority to lose the 20lbs or so I have gained over the last year due to my inactivity.  I have been out bike riding and walking and loving it - and feeling so much more positive in myself for it too.  With that being said, I will be limiting my postings per week and will post only when I can and not feel I have to post every day.

So here is the beautiful Princess Tilda, coloured in copic glory!  I love the pretty colour combo on this card - the gorgeous pink paper is Papermania Capsule Collection (candy I won from Mandy).  Ribbon, charm and flowers are all from stash and I used the MS branch punch.  The little pearls in the corner just add a final finishing touch to the bottom corner.

I am entering this card into A Spoonfull of Sugar challenge this week 'Cute & Girly' and Cupcake Craft Challenges 'Blooming Charming!'.  Just Magnolia is also 'One for the Girls' so this card is perfect for that!

Thanks to you all for stopping by and paying me a visit.  I hope to find a little time later to blog hop and catch up on some commenting.  Please leave a comment if you have the time - I love reading them and they really do make my day!

Take care and enjoy your day whatever you're doing and wherever you are!

Hugs,

Danielle x

Wishing you Sunshine!!

I'm loving the challenges out and about in blogland this week and also have been blessed with some of the new Magnolia Easter Collection images - what more could a girl want?? LOL

I have loved this sweet Tilda with Bike since she was released last summer.  I have coloured her with my copics and played around with some of the new pinks I just added to my collection. The open fence is a new release image and also coloured with my copics.  I have followed the sketch from this weeks Sketch Saturday challenge - it was a really fun one to play with!  The papers are from MME Pretty Please - talk about yummy!!  I disressed the edges of the image with Stormy Sky & Tumbled Glass Distress Inks.  Stickles have been added to some of the magnolia flower centers.  Sentiment is from The Stamp Barn and cut with a nesties label die.  The small retro flower punch was used for the little flowers with adhesive pearls for the centers.  Grosgrain ribbon is from stash.

I'm also entering this into these other challenges:-

Cupcake Craft Challenges - 'Childhood Memories'
Sketch Saturday - Sketch
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - 'Create a Scene'
The Stamp Shoppe - 'Spring' (card #2)

Thanks for stopping by today - I love to have you visit and thank you so much for your lovely comments!  They are always so much appreciated!
Hugs,
Danielle x

Miss Anya - You're Special

Welcome and thanks for stopping by today to take a peek! I have finally inked up this gorgeous new Anya image that I've had sitting for a while! I love these and just hadn't had the time to ink her up until now. And I do think it's the perfect image for my niece who is turning 12. So this will be her birthday card.

I'm also able to join in with a couple of challenges - the layout is the sketch over at the Winter Wonderland challenge blog. Also, Cupcake Craft Challenges has the theme of 'Going Girly' - do you think this is girly enough??

I coloured Anya with my copics and the gorgeous paper is from K&Co. Ribbon is from stash and the bow is tied with the bow-easy tool. Sentiment is from EK Success and punched out with the SU! word window punch. Pearls are from stash.

Thanks again for your visit and for any lovely comments you may leave. I'm off to get this card in the post - those January birthdays always seem to creep up on me and I get them into the mail late!!

Hugs,

Danielle x

Mojo Monday & Cupcake Craft Challenges

Good Friday morning all!

Well, the sun is shining on a bright blue sky here this morning - at long last!!  I managed to do a couple more challenge cards and I decided to pull out a long neglected favourite stamp of mine this ever so cute Starlight, Starbright bunny from Stamps Happen.  I used the sketch over on Mojo Monday.  I coloured with my Distress Inks and Tombow markers.  I'm not particularly happy with the way the sentiment came out - it's actually horizontal on 2 lines so I inked and stamped a couple of words at a time to make in fit on that size panel.  A bit labour intensive and it was hard to get it looking even, but ah well, it'll have to do!  I think it's a perfect sentiment for the card. I'm putting an edit in here - I keep looking at the card and those dewdrops have come out in the photo looking really red - they are not IRL - they match the pink hues of the card really nicely!!!

This second card I did for the Cupcake Craft challenges - folds.  You had to create a card/project with at least 2 folds in it.  I made this - I'm not even sure what you would call this card - a flower/petal card?  I used a sweet summer Tilda for this card and coloured her with my copics.  For the 'flaps' I used a circle punch which I had trimmed in half then adhered it and doodled around the edges.  Tilda is glued to a length of satin ribbon which slips over the card.  The inside I took a square of violet paper and used up a piece of scrap paper where I adhered some punches leaves and a flower.  The sentiment and words are from The Stamp Barn.  The sentiment reads "A true friend warms you by her presence, trusts you with her secrets and remembers you in her prayers".

Thanks for your visit today - I hope you like what I posted!  My boys are getting VERY excited and counting down the sleeps 'til the Easter Bunny comes - my youngest boy is such a chocaholic he can barely contain his excitement!!  Have a great day all!

Hugs,

Danielle x