Tilda with 3 flowers

Hello!
Geez, the last couple of days have been busy with lots of running around and of course enjoying the beautiful sunshine we've been having.  Today it has turned a little gloomy and we have the proverbial April Showers!!

I coloured up this beautiful Tilda with my copics today and put together this card.   I used the sketch from Stamp with Fun.  Also, Papertake Weekly challenge has the theme of 'Cutie Pie' - well, I definitely think this Tilda is cute!  Paper is from BG Marrakech pad and I used the MS Trellis border punch.  The sentiment is from The Stamp Barn.  I added stickles to the flowers for some added sparkle and glam to the card!  The bow is tied with the bow-easy tool.

Thanks for stopping by - hopefully I'll get a chance to craft a little more with rain forecast for the next 4 days!  Hubby is away in California too so maybe extra crafty time is on the agenda!  I appreciate your visit and for any comments you may leave!  I always loving reading them!

Hugs,

Danielle x

A Spring Card for 3 challenges!

Hello friends!

Hope you're all well! My mojo is well and truly still in hibernation - I haven't been in my craft room for the last 4 days! My energy still feels low but I was determined to create something today and that I have!

I scoured some challenges and found I can enter this card into Magnolia Down Under 'Buttons, Flowers & Bows'. Although the main image is C.C. Designs the sweet little tweety bird and cherry paper is Magnolia! I followed a sketch from Stamp with Fun this week - I loved it - definitely a fun one to do! And lastly, over on A Spoonful of Sugar the theme is 'Springtime' - this is an unusual colour combo for me but I have to say I love it! I can also enter this into 'Totally Papercrafts' challenge this week which is 'Buttons & Bows'.

The image is from my dear friend Christine - thanks hun - she was definitely a sweetie to colour! I coloured with my copics. I cut the swing out and used twine to put it together on the card. I used the MS picket fence punch to create a sweet garden scene.

Thanks for popping by for a visit - I really love that you can come by! I haven't been hopping too much these past few days - hopefully I'll get to it a bit later so I can catch up on my commenting. Thanks for your comments - I so enjoy reading them!

Hugs,

Danielle x

Winter Birthday Wishes

Hi there!

Great to see you here and I hope you like what I've posted up today. I have managed to include a few challenges on this one card - MDUC for 'Stamp with Another Use', Sketch Saturday for the sketch layout and Stamp with Fun which is to use snowflakes. Woohoo - 3 challenges with 1 card - way to go!

So I inked up this gorgeous Tilda from the new So Jolly Christmas Collection. I thought it make a perfect winter birthday card - I'm sending it off to my goddaughter who turns 13 (tomorrow actually, so I guess it'll be late, oops). I coloured with my copics and pretty much followed the colour scheme of the paper I chose to work with. The snowflakes are MS punch and the sentiment is from The Stamp Barn.

I hope you're all enjoying a fabulous day. We have beautiful blue skies and sunshine here today but it still remains very chilly (-21oc with the wind chill, bbbrrrr). Thanks for popping over for a visit today - you are always so very welcome and I thank you for the comments you leave!

Hugs,

Danielle x

Stamp with Fun challenge card - Introducing Posy!

Hello my crafty friends!

Oooh, another busy day with more family illness antics but at least I got a chance to ink up this fabulous new image from the new line Moonlight Whispers from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Posy! Isn't she gorgeous!!! I get such a 'french' feel from her - I think it's her sassy attitude (the 'wink') and her dress - very Parisian chic!!! I'm adding this card into her first challenge over on her blog here.

So I figured it was about time I stopped caressing my gorgeous Daisy Bucket papers and took the plunge and did the big cut! I'm so glad I did as I think they are so perfect for this young miss. I pulled the colours out of the paper for the image and coloured with my copics. The layout is this weeks Stamp with Fun challenge and have to say I love it!

I sewed around each panel, used nesties Labels 8 behind the image, lace, bosskut flourish die and prima flowers with spacers to add all those final touches. I then spritzed the card with Pearl Glimmer Mist and did a light dusting of Glamour Dust. And there it is.

Here's a close-up to show off the glimmer and glamour!
A close-up of Posy!
EDIT

I've added a birthday greeting in French to this card

Thanks for stopping by and paying me a visit! Hopefully I can get some more inky time in tomorrow! Take care and have a great evening/day (whenever you get to read this!!).

Hugs,

Danielle x

Two Challenges - One Card!

Hello there!

I have managed to squeeze in a bit of time to complete this card and tick off the boxes of 2 challenges - yay!!

The sketch is from Stamp with Fun and it was a lot of fun to work with! I used the beautiful papers from my K&Co pack. The image is one I've received in a swap and I honestly can't tell you if it's a Sugar Nellie or WOJ - if someone knows please let me know! I coloured her with my copic markers. I'm also entering this into the Cute Card Thursday challenge this week (colour combo of pink & green).

I used my fab new MS Floral Lace border punch. I added some pearls and a pretty prima flower with spacer. The scroll is a bosskut die and the vintage lace trim is a bargain I picked up at the Dollar Store!

So there you have it! Thanks for coming by for a visit. I always love to read your comments so thank you for taking the time to stop and post one!

I hope you're all enjoying a fabulous evening and will hopefully be back tomorrow with a little something else!

Hugs,

Danielle x

Lilac Tilda .......and some awards!

Good morning friends!

I hope you're all having a wonderful day - we've woken up to blue skies and sunshine today so it should be a fun day for everyone! Today I have a card for you that covers a couple of challenges. The sketch is from Stamp with Fun - I've rotated it so it would work with my image of Tilda. And over on A Spoonfull of Sugar they have the theme 'Floral Fantasy' and I thought this card fit the bill perfectly!
I coloured Tilda using my copics and added 'Fuschia' flower soft to her basket of lilacs. The panel behind her is cuttlebug embossed using the Floral Fantasy folder. I used lace and lilac ric rac down the left side of the card and threaded the circle sentiment through (Just Rite stamp). The flowers are Prima Hydrangeas and I found these cute little lilac roses in my stash. I sprayed Tattered Angels pearl Glimmer Mist over them but it's not easy to see in the picture.

I have received these beautiful awards (sorry I've been slack in posting them). The Circle of Friends award was received from my beautiful blogging friend Linda, thanks Linda, it means a lot! And the lovely Kreative Blogger award is from one of my favourite commenters on my blog, Christine. Please be sure to check out their blogs if you haven't already, they both do such beautiful work!

Edit: I didn't pick up the instructions when I collected this award so to make sure I follow the rules ('cos I'm a rule-follower kinda gal), here goes:-

1. Thank the person who nominated you for this award.

2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog.

3. Link the person who nominated you for this award.

4. Name 7 things about yourself that people may find interesting.

5. Nominated seven Kreativ Bloggers.

6. Post links to the seven blogs you nominate.

7. Leave comments on all seven blogs letting them know you nominated them.

Ok, so here's my list of 7 interesting facts about me:-

1. I was born and raised in Zimbabwe, lived in Jersey, Channel Islands and now live in Canada.

2. I spent 2 1/2 years in Bolivia, S America working as a lay missionary with Catholic nuns.

3. I almost became a nun.

4. I'm married with 3 gorgeous boys.

5. I have travelled to almost every continent (except Antarctica!)

6. I read Angel cards and talk to my angels every day.

7. I love a glass of red wine.

And now I'd like to nominate these 7 fabulous bloggers:-

1. Andrea at Impressions are Made

2. Shirley at Shirl's Scrapalicious Studio

3. Tab at Tabby Craft Designs

4. Judy at Judy's Crafty Moments

5. Sheena at Time Well Wasted

6. Sharon at My Creative Space

7. Jenny at One Krafty Kat

That's all for today folks! Thanks for your visit and I truly appreciate your time and comments when you come by!

Hugs,
Danielle x

Lovely Day .........in Sarah Kay's Garden!

Hi there!

I loved the sketch over on the Stamp with Fun challenge blog this week so I used this gorgeous Sarah Kay image which I coloured in during my vacation time! This is such a beautiful layout and I will definitely be using it again. I found some tulle in Michaels over the weekend which I just love. They only had ivory so I will try running some ink over it and play around with colours.

The image is coloured with copics and I've used the gorgeous BG Wisteria papers for the background. I sewed around the edges for added detail. Mini flowers from my stash and the MS punch, with some spacers, add the flower detailing. A small pearl in opposite corners finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek today! Your comments are always so much appreciated - I love to read every one of them!

I hope you are all enjoying a fabulous week.

Hugs,

New Stamp with Fun Challenge #1 - All Boy Edwin

Hello!

I'm so happy to be back with a card I made for the new Stamp with Fun challenge blog.  What a great sketch layout to start off with too - and I certainly stamped with fun let me tell you!!  I decided to pull out my poor neglected Edwins!!  This is a new Edwin that I hadn't inked up yet and had fun playing around with 'boy' stuff instead of lots of girlie pinks and bling, lol!!  It was a bit more challenging to find co-ordinating 'boy' paper but I think what I've done here works pretty well.  I found that distressing the papers a bit gave the card a bit more of a 'cool dude' feel - what do you think?

I can't go without a flower on my cards and even though this is a boy card I just twisted up some twine and put that in the middle of my Prima flower to add a bit more of a boy feel.  The arrows are a cuttlebug die cut.  I coloured Edwin with my copics and the sentiment was one of those $1.50 polymer sets from Michaels.

Well, I'm gonna keep on playing 'cos the weather is miserable outside - can you believe we had a snow storm this morning!!  I thought we were all done with that - hopefully it won't stick around! Thanks for paying me another visit - I am quite overwhelmed with all the beautiful comments you leave me!!

Hugs,

Danielle x