Fairy Wishes

I'm back with another Tiddly Inks image today ... Willow fairy, and it just so happens that the latest challenge on the Tiddly Inks blog is Fairy Fun!  Yay!

Here's my card using one of the adorable new fairies... Willow the Greeting Fairy :)

I love these new fairies of Christy's, just wish I had more time in the day to get them onto cards!  

Happy Monday!

Arabella Chickie

Look Mum, no lines!

Hello all... This is my first attempt at 'no lines' colouring using a Tiddly Inks stamp from the Beach Babe clear stamp set.  I used a Memento ink called Desert Sand and coloured with copics.

I'm not sure that my colours are spot on, but I would like to enter this card into the current Pop of Colour challenge at Tiddly Inks.

The papers are all scraps from my stash (Crate Paper I think) and the starfish and icecream cone are rub-ons.  The sentiment stamp is from LOTV.

That's pretty much it from me... life is trucking along nicely for us.  I'm about 7 months pregnant now and I feel absolutely huge... way bigger than last time. I'm not sure I can get any bigger and I still have a couple of months to go!   The bubba in my tummy is very active and keeps me awake at night... I hope that's not a sign of things to come!  Lilian continues to delight us and is sleeping really well thankfully (cross fingers and touch wood that continues).  Tyron is very busy with work.  We are sort of house hunting to accommodate our expanding family, but can't find anything we like that is within budget at the moment.  House prices in Auckland (and particularly on the Shore) are out of control!

Hope you are all well!

Arabella Chickie

Fairy happy Tuesday!

Oops so I haven't posted in a while... does anyone else find it takes quite a bit of time to upload photos and write a blog post or is it just me?  I have quite a few cards to post now, so I had better get posting!

Here's one I made recently for the current challenge on the SOG facebook page which is to use your favourite SOG image.  This week my favourite image is Giggle Fairy, next week it might change though... there are just so many fab images to choose from!

Isn't she sweet?  I'm sure she's got a fun secret... maybe she just made a cheeky birthday wish?

On another note, I finally located my copic opaque white only to find that it had completely dried up in the last year and a half and I had to throw it in the bin.  After a few aborted attempts to purchase the new copic opaque white with the brush, I finally decided to purchase a Molotow white pen (following a discussion on white pens on the Kit and Clowder facebook page) and I must say it is fabulous!  I'm very please with it.

Image coloured with copics, papers from my stash, sentiments are SRM stickers and the charm is from my stash.

Have a lovely week!

Arabella Chickie 

It's an itty bitty Tiddly kind of Friday...

Hello! I hope it's going to be a great weekend for everyone!  I'm finally recovering from a nasty sore throat and flu-like virus... so glad to be coming out the other side of it!  I'm just so relieved that Ty and Lilian didn't catch it.  Phew!

So I saw that the latest challenge up at Tiddly Inks is to make a tiny creation (or ATC) and I couldn't resist making some Tiddly-licious pendants...

Each pendant is 1 inch square... a little bit fiddly, but such fun to make!  I'm not sure what I'm going to do with them now though :)  I have coloured them with copics and added a touch of glitter.   Super  fun cuteness!

Happy Friday all!

Arabella Chickie 

PS I was super excited to find today that I have two featured cards up at the moment... one at Tiddly Inks and one at Little Miss Muffet Stamps!  

Anything Goes at Little Miss Muffet Stamps

Hi there!  I hope everyone is having a great week!  We had a fine day today (not a common occurrence in Auckland in winter) and I was hoping to get lots of washing done, however my washing machine fizzled out on the second load... doh.  Thankfully my amazing husband fixed it this evening when he came home from work...  something to do with the drain pump I think.  I'm so relieved... the poor machine lives to wash another day!   I bet it just can't wait to wash the load of dirty nappies I have waiting for it!

Anyway, enough of my domestic lows and highs... I have another card to share today that I made for the current challenge at Little Miss Muffet Stamps which is Anything Goes.  I used Summer Monkey for my card today which is an oldie but a goodie from Barbara.  On a side note, have you seen how many amazing stamps there are in the LMM store now?  I was blown away when I had a look just now. Admittedly it has been a while since I looked, but there are just so many to choose from!

Here's my card:

Anyway, off to bed early for me... I feel so exhausted lately!  It could be because our little miss has suddenly started waking up really early, or it could be my pregnancy rhinitis keeping me awake at night or it could just be that general difficulty sleeping while pregnant thing... who knows?!  Hopefully a few early nights will cure it though.

Ciao!

Arabella

Things with wings and sticky markers...

Hello again!  Two posts in a week... I'm on a roll!

Lilian is about to wake up any minute, so I'll keep this one brief... Here's a card I made for the current Wings and things challenge on the Some Odd Girl Facebook page.  I can't find this gorgeous wee fairy in the shop at the moment, so I'm not sure if she has been retired or if I just had a boy look.  The bird is from a clear stamp set called Gwen in Bloom.

I had so much trouble with my skin colouring markers on this one... I totally ruined her arms and I'm so disappointed.  I just read on the Kit and Clowder Facebook group about some tips to stop that happening (eg wiping the sides of the brush nib before closing the cap), so I'm going to implement them in my colouring time tonight.  I also can't seem to find my copic opaque white anywhere, so no highlights on her eyes until I find it...

That's it from me... the munchkin is awake!

Ciao!

Arabella

A long absence...

Hello, it's been a looong time!  Lilian has been keeping me pretty busy and her bedroom is right next to my craft room so I have had very little time to make cards for the last couple of years.  I never realised how sacred nap times would be until I had a baby of my own and now another one on the way!  I finally decided I would have to just make little bits of time to do little bits of crafting... I do feel a bit like I've forgotten how to colour and make cards though, so bear with me.  Here's one of my first attempts using a Tiddly Inks image entitled Wryn and Mo - Love you Most for the current BFF challenge at Tiddly Inks.

Excuse the poor lighting... it is the middle of winter here and we have not had many sunny days at all.

And here are a couple of pics of me, the bump (21 weeks) and my munchkin...

Challenges:
Tiddly Inks Challenge #136 BFF

I hope everyone is well in blogland :)

Arabella Chickie in New Zealand

October Sketch Challenge at Some Odd Girl

Hello!  I'm back!  A bit late, but I did remember eventually!  It's the 1st of October today... wow the year has gone pretty fast I think!  Anyway, the 1st of October means a new sketch at Some Odd Girl... so pop on over and check it out!  My teamies' creations are awesome!

Here's my card using the uber cute Tobie from the Beach Day Buddies clear stamp set:

The papers I have used are from Hambly Screenprints and Basic Grey.  The sentiment is a sticker from  SRM and the crystals are from Prima.  I coloured Tobie with copics and kept the card pretty simple really!  The starburst behind Tobie was cut with my Slice machine.  

Here's a list of the copics I used:

Skin: E000, E00. E04, E07 + R02
Hair: YR30, YR31, YR24, YR27
Eyes: BG11, BG13, BG18
Singlet: BG0000, BG000, BG72
Shorts: BG11, BG13, BG18, B99
Jandals: R22, R24, R89
Ground shadow: W1, W3

I hope you get a chance to enter our challenge this month!

Ciao!

Arabella

Kaylee's Closet Winter Warmth

It's our final day of New Releases this week at Some Odd Girl and today we have a new outfit from Kaylee's closet to share with you!  Check out Kaylee's Closet Winter Warmth over HERE on the Some Odd Girl blog.

Here's my card:

Isn't she great?!  She's just like the paper dolls I used to have!  I love her tres chic mix and match outfits!  I have used the base Kaylee from Kaylee's Closet, then stamped her jacket separately and layered it over the top of Kaylee's body.  I stamped the boots twice... once on white card and once on DP, then I cut the DP sections I wanted and adhered them over the coloured card pieces.  I find my little Xyron very handy for adding adhesive to the smaller pieces.

The papers I have used are from my Christmas Stash, mainly October Afternoon I think.  The ribbon is from The Ribbon Girl and the charm is from my stash.  The main sentiment is from the Winter Friends clear stamp set that was showcased earlier this week.   The smaller sentiment comes with the Winter Warmth set  I have coloured most of Kaylee with copics and paper pieced her boots.    I added glasses from the main Kaylee's Closet set and I added Glossy Accents to them.

Here's a close-up:

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

LEJ Designs: Winter Wishes

Art with No Boundaries: Anything Goes and Such a Doll

We hope you have enjoyed our new releases this week!

Arabella

Angel Gwen at Some Odd Girl

So have you caught up on all the fabulous new clear stamp releases at Some Odd Girl this week?  We have one more to come tomorrow!  Today's new release is Angel Gwen... head on over to the SOG blog and check out my teamies' awesome samples!

Here's mine:

Isn't she gorgeous?!  I love her pose.  I have coloured Gwen with copics and added Stickles to her halo.  The papers and charms are from my stash and the ribbon is from The Ribbon Girl.  The button is by Doodlebug Designs.   The sentiment and banner are part of the Angel Gwen clear stamp set and I cut the angel wings and heart with my Slice machine.

Here's a close-up:

And here are the copics I used:

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Bearly Mine Challenges: Anything Goes

Tuesday Alchemy: Peace, love and happiness

Crafty Cardmakers: Winged Things

There's Magic in the Air: Things with Wings

Whoopsie Daisy Challenge: Buttons and bows

We hope you are enjoying our new releases this week!  Don't forget there's one more to come tomorrow!

Ciao!

Arabella

Ornament Tia at Some Odd Girl

Welcome back to day two of new releases at Some Odd Girl!  Today we have two images being showcased... Gingerbread Kaylee (you can see my post of this one HERE) and Ornament Tia.

Here's my version of Ornament Tia:

Another cutie from Kristy!  The papers I have used are from my Christmas Stash (probably October Afternoon and Cosmo Cricket, maybe Crate Paper too).  The ribbon is from The Ribbon Girl and the ornament shapes were cut with my Slice machine. 

Here's a close-up of Tia:

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Ippity Stamps: In Stitches

No Matter Which Challenges: Die Cuts and/or Punches 

Pile It on Challenges: Patterned Paper

Head on over to Some Odd Girl and check out my Teamies' fantastic creations!!!

See you again tomorrow!

Arabella

Winter Friends at Some Odd Girl

Hi There!  Yep, I'm late again... our long working weekend went longer than expected and I ran out of oomph to post this last night... so while we are sitting here in the bay in Loutraki in a howling gale (which kept us awake most of the night) waiting to get through the Korinth canal, I thought I had better get caught up!   We have new releases being showcased this week at Some Odd Girl!!!  Did you see them yet?  Head on over and check them out... they're so cute.

Here's my take using the two penguins from Winter Friends set plus some accessories:

Aren't they ca-ute?!  I love their chubby little faces : )  I paper pieced the bow tie, tie and hat using papers from Cosmo Cricket.  The rest of the papers are from October Afternoon I think.  The ribbon is from The Ribbon Girl and the charm is from my stash.   I cut the star tag using my Slice machine and used one of the sentiments that comes with the Winter Friends set.

Here's a close-up:

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Cupcake Craft Challenges: In Stitches

Love to Create Challenge: Show us your ribbon

The Crazy Challenge: Seeing Spots

Copic Colours used:

Grey: W00, 1, 3, 5, 9

Apricot: YR0000, 00

Yellow: YR20, 21, Y17, YR27

Cheeks and mouth: R20, 22

Have a lovely day!  I'll be back soon to share today's new releases at Some Odd Girl!

Arabella

Birthday Bunny

Hiya, it's a late post from me... I was meant to post this this morning but I ran out of time... sorry!  We have a new challenge that started today at Little Miss Muffet Stamps and our challenge is 'Writing'!  We would like you to use a book page or some dp with text or script on it.  For my card today I decided to use my rubber stamp version of Birthday Bunny:

The papers I used are from October Afternoon and the ribbon is from The Ribbon Girl.  The charm is from my stash and the sentiment is from LOTV.   I coloured Birthday Bunny with copics.

Here's a close-up:

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Inky Impressions: Anything Goes

My Mum's Craft Shop: Anything Goes

The Perfect Sentiment: Sentiment plus an animal

Okay, that's it from me for today!  I hope you can join our challenge this fortnight at Little Miss Muffet Stamps!

Arabella

September Sketch at Some Odd Girl

Hi there!  I'm back again... August is over and September has started and that means it's time for a new sketch challenge at Some Odd Girl!  Here's my card using the adorable Fly Away Fairy...  can you work out what the sketch should look like?

Nah, that's a bit mean...here's the sketch:

The papers I have used are a mixture from my stash (Crate Paper, Echo Park and ?)  The chipboard elements are from American Krafts Dearl Lizzy collection and the washi tape is from my stash (one from Two Peas in a Bucket and the other from The Secret Garden on Da Wanda).  The sentiment is from the SOG Hey Kaylee clear stamp set.

Here's a close-up:

We hope you can join us this month!  It's definitely a fun sketch to play with : )

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Moving Along with the Times: Flying High

Sarah Hurley Challenges: Something Magical

Cute Card Thursday: A Stitch in Time

Copic Marker Europe: A Summer Card

The Poodles Parlour: Winged Things

Have a lovely Saturday!

Arabella

Tiddly Inks Friends

Hiya!  I bet you weren't expecting a post from me today!  Well I have a few Tiddly Inks cards I made last month that I still haven't shared here yet, so I thought I had better hop to it!  To tell you the truth I'm in a bit of crafting rut (not to mention being too busy at work) and haven't made anything new for a month or so!  

So here's a card I made last month for the the clear stamp release at Tiddly Inks...

This is Wryn from the Friends are Flowers clear stamp set.

Isn't she cute?!  The stamp set comes with two sentiments (I have used one here) and the little flower pot as well.  The papers I have used are from my stash and the ribbon is from the Ribbon Girl.  I crocheted the flower myself and the brad is from my stash. 

Here's a close-up of Wryn:

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Everybody Art Challenge: Anything Goes

LEJ Designs Challenge: Anything Goes

Have a lovely day!

Arabella

Some Odd Girl Featured Digi - Professor Inch

Hiya!  I'm back!  I'm sorry for my sporadic posts lately... we are super busy at work and I have been too tired to post!  Anyways, today it's time for a new featured digi at Some Odd Girl and Kristy has chosen the adorable Professor Inch!   He is now available at 25% off the regular price for the next two weeks, so get in quick!  Check out my teamies' fabby samples at the Some Odd Girl blog.

Here's my card:

Isn't he cute?!  The papers I have used are from Pink Paisley as is the speech bubble, and the ribbon is from The Ribbon Girl. The charm is from Wild Orchid Crafts and the sentiment is a sticker from SRM.

Here's a close-up:

And the copics I used are as follows:

Green: YG0000, 21, 23, 25, 17

Blue green: BG10, 34, 49

Red: R22, 24, 29, 89

Blush: R20

Yellow tassel: Y11, 17

Book pages: E50, 51, 53

Black: T0, 3, 6, 9

Blue: B21, 24, 26

Purple: V12, 15, 17

Brown: E30, 35, 37

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Marker Pop Challenges: Kids/School

Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything Goes

Stamp and Create: Stitch it up

Cupcake Inspirations: Photo inspiration

That's it from me today!  I hope you are all well!  I'm hoping to be able to get around everyone's blogs next month...

Ciao!

Arabella

Peacock Kaylee

Hello again!  Two days in a row!   I feel very industrious posting while I am working so hard and taking a mini DT break!  If  I had been more organised I could have scheduled all these posts, but never mind.

Today is the last day of new releases at Some Odd Girl and we have the beautiful and elegant Peacock Kaylee to showcase today!   I hope you have enjoyed this weeks releases... didn't the DT do a fantastic job showing them off?!

Here's my card:

For once I chose my papers before I started colouring... I think it helps for more complicated images.  The papers are a mixture from Crate Paper and Little Yellow Bicycle.  The flowers and gems are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The charm is from my stash, the sentiment is a stamp from LOTV and the ribbon is from The Ribbon Girl.

Here's a close-up:

Here are the copics I used:

Skin: E000, 00, 11, BV31 and R21

Hair: YR21, E97, 08, 18

Pink: RV21, 25, 29

Green: BG10, 34, G07

Light Blue: BG000, 05, 09

Dark Blue: BG000, B26, BV29

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crafting for all seasons: Stitching

Divas by Design: Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Design: Flowers

That's it from me for today!

Ciao!

Arabella