More of the La-La Land Crafts CHA 2015 new release!

Are you loving the new La-La Land Crafts release that the design team have been showcasing off over at the blog here?  There are some real cuties and gorgeous dies in it!  Here are my DT make for today...

La-La Land Crafts goodies I used:

Paper Doll Marci - Birthday stamp set

Stitched Zigzags dies

Hanging Hearts and Love Word Set dies

Copics used:

Face: E000, E00, E21, R02, R05

Hair: E50, E51, E53

Outfit: C03, C05, YG01, YG25, Y11, Y31, Y26, R20, R22, BG10, BG53, BG57

Isn't she sweet?  I love the Paper Dolls - each and every one of them!  And I totally love the new dies, especially that stitched zigzag one!  I used KaiserCraft papers and kraft cardstock for the base.

Here's a look again at all of the new release...

Check out the rest of the gorgeous DT projects over at the blog here.  I'll be back tomorrow with another new release make!

Last day of sneak peeks of the SugarPea Designs January release!

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Now yesterday I promised you that we'd be showing a very sweet, adorable stamp set from the SugarPea Designs January release - you won't be disappointed!  It's called Fairy Sweet and this is what I did with it...

I really enjoyed putting this card together.  I even managed to colour her in softly - not my usual heavy handed Copic colouring!  The paper is by Simple Stories and I used glitter cardstock to die cut that cut little heart.  I stamped the sentiment from the set onto a die cut from the SugarCuts Layered Treat Labels die set (available in the store!).

Okay, you know the drill by now!  Join the blog hop and leave a comment on this post and on each of the SugarPea Designers' blogs listed below and you could WIN this stamp set!  All winners during our January Product Release will be announced on Sunday, January 11th.

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Our entire Holiday Release will be available in the SugarPea Designs Store at 6:00 PM EST TODAY!!   And we starting an incentive program to all of our loyal customers!  If you place an order of $60 or more (shipping not included) you will receive a FREE stamp set that will not be available for sale in the store until the next bi-monthly release!  That's right!  You will receive a FREE stamp 2 months in advance of its release in the SugarPea Designs online shoppe!  This month you can earn our Build-A-Background - Basics stamp set which I used earlier this week on this post and this post.  Here's a closer look at it...

I hope you've enjoyed this week's SugarPea Designs January release.  I totally adored working with all of these sets and have already made another four more cards that I'll be showing you over the coming weeks.

Thank you for visiting me and I'll see you later on my blog rounds - ta ta for now!

Going on a bus ride

I rarely use buses.   Living in a little village, they are very infrequent and I have little patience for queuing and hoping it will arrive on time!  I do remember using the buses regularly with my school friends as a kid though. It was the only way I was getting to school so I had little choice.  Of course we always sat at the back (we were the cool kids, unbelievably I know) and there was always the one or two of us scribbling our homework frantically on the 15 minute ride!  Those were the days.  Now I frantically type on my laptop on the train into work most mornings.  Nice to know some things just don't change.

But anyhoo, enough of my reminiscing.  Making this card brought back all of those memories...

We didn't have special school buses though, just the regular red bus and a journey cost less than 10p. I have no idea how much it costs today but a whole lot more I should imagine!

Sorry, there I go reminiscing again.  Back to the card.  I used the really sweet bus from the SugarPea Designs Teacher's Pet set and the sentiment is from the Hat's Off to You set.  I also used a Lifestyle Crafts embossing folder and the papers are by Doodlebug (yellow) and Simple Stories (blue clouds).  I'm giving this to a friend who loves to use the buses now they have their free bus pass as a recent retiree!  And he always says he must remember his glasses so he can watch the world go by!

I've enjoyed writing this post.  I don't usually go on about personal stuff - I mean, who's interested, right?!! - so I hope I haven't bored you too much!

I'm off now - lunch with the parents, a dog walk and then an early night for another manic week at work.  See you next week!

Let's taco 'bout it!

I've said it before and I'll say it again - I just love EVERY stamp set in the SugarPea Designs Bean Stalk Collection!  And once again the latest to the collection won my heart over so I just had to use it again for another DT make...

Isn't he fab?  He's from the Let's Fiesta set and I just love the sentiments in this set for all sort of occasions - thank you's, birthdays, congratulations and more!  Take a closer look...

I hope you love him as much as I do!  I will be back tomorrow with my Doodlelicious Diva card - ta ta for now!

Alicia's Little Shop

Here's a couple of sample cards I made for Alicia who has opened up her new little shop called, Alicia's Little Shop!  Here is my first card using Alicia Loves Reading...

And here is my second card using Coloring Alicia...

I love this funky gal!  Alicia is running a challenge at the moment - the prize is a Silhouette Portrait cutting machine!  Check out the deets here!

I wish I was as cool as this...

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October release DT post!)

I have some fab news - I got an email from Em of Stamping Bella recently asking me to join her design team!  As I work with her goodies all the time anyway, it was a no brainer to say YES!  So, as from today I am a Bellarific Babe!  So here is my very first DT card for Bellarific Friday using last week's sketch...

I knew straight away that I wanted to use my very first SB love - ipodabella!  She is so cool and sassy - the perfect image for friends' birthdays!   And here's the sketch...

Okay, so next week's challenge is "Halloween" - either an image or use spooky colours!  Don't forget to email your creations to Em at Stamping Bella by Thursday 11 October so they get posted in next Friday's post as well as a chance to win some Bella Bucks!

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• A Gem of a Challenge - for the girls
• Totally Stampalicious - anything goes
• Penny's Paper-crafty - diecuts
• Crafts and Me - use a sentiment
• Divas By Design - texture (ribbon)
• Stamptacular Sundays - birthdays
• Crafty Sentiments - birthdays