Summer Blossom Mini Easel Card

Hi all, hope you are all well, still busy here, still got my MIL and had my aunty and uncle for the weekend had a lovely time catching up and got some garden jobs done to lol!  Got our base in for our pizza oven, so getting a little excited, will post pics when we have it in place lol!

So have not had much time for colouring but onto my inspiration over at the Mad for Markers Store Blog I finally got my first set of Flourish Stamps 'Summer Blossom', they are beautiful and available from our Mad for Markers Store here. 

Added touches of spica to the flowers and butterflies on the base as well as around the edge.

 

The back

 

Copics used

Copics and Spicas, double sided tape, mounting foam and a huge selection of stamps, papers, digi images are all available from our Mad for Markers Store.

We would love to see your entries into our new challenge using multiliners in your creations here

 

Make It Monday #112 - Anything Goes

Copic Oz - It's Time To Think Pink

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge #192 - Birthday Card

Bearly Mine Challenge #58 - Easel Card

Thank you for stopping by, happy crafting and have a lovely weekend, take careX:)

A Royal Birthday Napkin Fold Card for Margaret's 88th Birthday

Hi All,

 

First would like to wish my MIL who is here with us a the moment a Very Happy 88th Birthday today!!  It has been a week of celebrations as our DD was 15 on the fifth and she had a lovely weekend partying, we will be taking granny out for chinese tonight to celebrate.

 

Anyway hope you are all well busy as usual here lol!  Onto my inspiration over at the Mad for Markers Store Blog I have used the gorgeous Royal from Some Odd Girl available from the store here, she comes with a crown, sentiment and banner stamp.

I have used the tutorial for the Napkin Fold Card from Splitcoaststampers.
 

I used my MS Butterfly punches for the border, coloured cream pearls with R83 and glued them to the centre of the butterflies and flowers.

 

The inside, kept if fairly simple as Margaret's eyesight isn't what it was

 

Love this Websters paper and a gorgeous cameo from Karen's blog candy

 

This STUNNING handmade flower was bought from Suzanne helping to raise money for Breast Cancer

 

The back view

 

 

Copics used

Dress R81, R83, R85, R89

Hair - E31, E33, E35, E37, E39 and Spica Chocolate

Skin etc - E000, E00, E01, E11, E33, E37, R20, R83 and Spica Red

 

Copics and Spicas, double sided tape, mounting foam and a huge selection of stamps, papers, digi images are all available from our Mad for Markers Store.

We would love to see your entries into our new challenge using multiliners in your creations here

 

Challenges

 

Make It Monday #110 - Anything Goes

Copic Oz - It's Time To Think Pink

Tip Top Tuesday Challenge  #87- Things with Wings

Papertake Weekly - All Creatures Great and Small

Bearly Mine Challenge #56 - Pearls and Swirls

Southern Girls Challenge #55 - Tie a Ribbon round it

Simon Says Challenge - Dies and/or Punches 

 

Thank you for stopping by, happy crafting and have a lovely weekend, take careX:)

 

Finally a card using Some Odd Girl Royal

Hi all, finally a card, did you miss me:)  Between work, family, other stuff happening and my mojo going on holiday, I haven't paper crafted or blogged anything like I would have liked!!  So hoping to remedy that and catch up with you soon.  Hope you and your families are all well. 

Today for my inspiration over at the Mad for Markers Store Blog I have used the gorgeous Royal from Some Odd Girl available from the store here, she comes with a crown, sentiment and banner stamp all of which I have used.

It was great to craft again and I had a lots of fun creating this card, tried a few different techniques new to me as well as using lots of pearls and flowers.

I stamped Royal using Lulu Lavender Memento, then I outlined her dress with my new Multiliner 0.3 PURPLE (a wonderful gift from a lovely friend, thankyou).  I thought it would be fun to have pink hair with added pearls (like those fancy pins you get for your hair), I slit her hair to place the crown coloured with spicas and added special effects.  I also used the sepia multiliner to outline some of the face and black multiliner to the eyes and lashes (which were a fiddle to cut round lol).  Sprayed her with Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer mist. Added pearls to the birds and flowers.

The banner was stamped with Lulu Lavender Momento ink and black memento for the sentiment.

One of my first tries at crocheting a flower, the pearl flower and butterfly are made using a template.  Got the gorgeous pearl flower ribbon from my local craft store.

Copics, spicas, multiliners used as well as a huge selection of stamps, papers, digi images are all available from our Mad for Markers Store

Skin/Face - E000, E00, E01, E11, R20, E33, E37, multi liner Black and Sepia, Spica Lavender

Hair - RV10, RV11, RV13, RV14

Dress - V01, V12, V15, V17 and the new multiliner Purple (part of the brights set available here)

AND the colourless blender for correction and to blend out some of the colour in the dress and hair

BV08 and RV14 to colour some of the cream half pearls to match

Paper 6" Paper Pad La-Di-Da Collection and SS card stock.

We would love to see your creations in our Mad for Markers Colour Challenge to use either B, BG or BV or all if you wish.

Challenges

Some Odd Girl Challenge - Sketch
Copic Oz - Blender Challenge
Papertake Weekly Challenge - All Things Girly
Bearly-Mine Challenge #44 - Girly Card
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #172 Wings N Bling
Bizzy Becs Store Blog Challenge - Flower Power

Look what is fighting the wind in the garden had to rescue them, the scent is just amazing, so this bunch is sent out to you all, I counted 15 little heads on one of the daffodils.

Thank you for stopping by, happy crafting and have a lovely weekend, take careX:)

Fairy Lili Easel Card

Hi all, hope you are all well, just a quick post, tired and need to be in bed lol!  Just finished this easel card off tonight, using one of my favourate Inky images 'Fairy Lili' and sentiment 'Wishing you a Fairy Happy Day!".

She is coloured using copics and spica then glimmer misted, she is very sparkly lol!  Also used special effects on her eyes, hair bobbles, earings, nails and spica shoes.

I have used two different ribbon, the thinner one I used to make the bows and I also cut some flowers from the sparkly ribbon and stuck them in different places.  Bought crochet flowers and wooden buttons.  Papers Basic Grey sugar rush.

Friendship message and cute charm

Copics and spicas used

Challenges I would love to enter:

Inky Impressions Challenge #62 - Red, Orange and Yellow
Southern Girls Challenge #46 - Things with Wings
Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Butterflies and Bows
Bearly-Mine Challenge $39 - Tic, Tac, Toe (Dies, Flowers, Sentiment)
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #167 - Fairy Fever
Make It Monday Linky Party#93 - Anything Goes
Inspire Me Fridays #62 - Anything Goes

Copics, spicas and a huge selection of stamps all available from our Mad for Markers Store

We would love to see your creations in our new Mad for Markers anything but a card/scrapbooking page Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by, happy crafting and enjoy the rest of your week, take careX:)

Faerie Marci in the Garden

Hi all, hope you are all keeping well, another busy week here and another scheduled post.

For my inspiration this week over at the Mad for Markers Store Blog I have made this one layer card using this beautiful image Faerie Marci, from LaLa Land Crafts and is available from the M4M Store here.  I have wanted to try and make it look like she is fluttering around in the garden, I originally wanted to colour a little pond but a little to ambitious for me lol!  Maybe in a year or two lol!

Two closer looks to show the added spica, couldn't show it all with one photo lol!

This one shows the her tight, shoes and some of her wings better

Copics and Spicas used

Grass and Flowers - YG03, 05, 06,  07, 09, 11, BV04, Y19, Spicas Lemon & Lavender

Sky - C00, C1, B000, B00

Hair - E15, E18, Y21, YR12, YR14, Spica Gold

Skin - E000, E01, E11, R20, Spicas Blossom & Red

Dress - BV01, BV02, YR00, YR02

Wings - V000, V01, BV000, Spicas Lilac, Blossom

plus Spicas Gold, Orange & Lavender

Copics, spicas and a huge selection of stamps all available from our Mad for Markers Store

Sammi is coming to Werribee in Melbourne (2nd June) for a copic colouring day details here

Rosanna and I are super excited as Sammi has the lovely Irina Blount, LaLa Land Crafts taking a project class in Sydney (16th June) and guess what, we are going WOO HOO! Details here.

Copic Colour Conference 21st-23rd September in Sydney full details here, Rosanna and I has so much fun last year.

Check out this fun promotional video Sammi has made for The Copic Conference

Challenges I would like to enter

Make It Monday Linky Party # - Anything Goes
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #164 - In the Garden
The Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge - In the Garden
LaLaLand Crafts Customer Gallery 
http://lalalandcrafts.blogspot.com/
Bearly-Mine Challenge #36 - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting, happy crafting and enjoy the rest of your week, take careX:)

We would love to see your creations in our Mad for Markers It's Raining Men Use Masciline Colours Challenge.

JUST A REMINDER

IMPORTANT DATES

Mad for Markers 2nd Birthday Blog Hop

Good afternoon/evening/morning, hope you are all well! 

Thankyou for joining us on our Mad for Markers Birthday Blog hop.  We are so pleased you have come along to help us celebrate 2 years at Mad for Markers!!  If you came here from the beautiful Jenny's blog then you are right on track.  If not please go over to the M4M Challenge blog to start the hop)

Now Sammi is branching out and creating her own digi range and I have used her Mad for Markers Party Digi Image

The inside is a popped out birthday cake (sorry it is pink Sammi, can you believe I had no purple glitter paper or glitter!!!X().  I cut the candles and coloured the flame using copics.

Cupcake ribbon on the front and back from Crafty Ribbons.  Used glitter cardstock for the cake and SU glitter for the icing.

A closer look to see the added spica pen detail and special effects

Had to get Rosanna to hold this bunch together lol!

Here is the blog list....

Mad for Markers Challenge Blog

Sammi - http://www.stuffbysammi.blogspot.com

Leanne - http://star-dancer1.blogspot.com.au/

Rosanna - http://whenmyjobsaredone.blogspot.com.au/ 

Rose - http://cardsforallreason.blogspot.com/

Tracey - http://booyagirl.blogspot.com/

Kasey - http://kaseyscraftcorner.blogspot.com.au/

Emma - http://craftymummy2five.blogspot.com/

Jenny D - http://www.jenniferds.blogspot.com.au/

Annette - http://mypommiepurplepatch.blogspot.com/

Kate - http://downrightcrafty.blogspot.com/

Chris - http://christinescreativecapers.blogspot.com/

Alyce - http://kitandclowder.blogspot.com/

Rach - http://thewrightscrap.blogspot.com/

Sheri - http://sherisays-justscrapit.blogspot.com/

Melissa - http://melsartjourney.blogspot.com/

Marie - http://thejoyofcards.blogspot.com/

Alicia - http://alicia-timetocreate.blogspot.com/

Gretchen - http://gretchenstwowishes.blogspot.com.au/

Susan - http://stamponme.blogspot.com/

Alethea - http://lilodesigns.blogspot.com/

Sam - http://craftychickcards.blogspot.com/

WarnaWarni - http://rainbow-study.blogspot.com/

Gin - http://ginoakdesigns.blogspot.com/

Lynn - http://lynnsdesignercreations.blogspot.com/

Mel B - http://youandmeplustwo.blogspot.com/

Billie - http://needlespinscraft.blogspot.com.au/

Tara - http://osirisandloki.blogspot.com/

Mad for Markers Store Blog

There will be prizes for people who hop along .. hidden on blogs throughout the hop so make sure you leave a comment on every blog (closes Monday) Sammi also has a link on the Mad for Markers blog for you to add any birthday creations.

Now head on over to the beautiful Kate's blog and see what gorgeous creations she has waiting.

Challenges

Copic OZ Challenge - Be Challenged - Balloons, Birthday, Bright, Brad, Blue, Birthday Cake
Make It Linky Party #81
CMC Copic Challenge #39 - Anything Goes
Crafty Ribbons Challenge #15 - Birthday
Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge #76 - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting, happy crafting, happy hopping, have a wonderful weekend, take careX:)

My First Napkin Card for My MIL using Sylvia Zet's Poppy

Hi all, hope you are all well, had the day off and spent if cleaning then crafting for fun, had a look what challenges there were in my side bar and came up with this.  Finally got to use this gorgeous image of Sylvia Zet's "Poppy".  I have used the tutorial for the Napkin Fold Card from Splitcoaststampers.  Papers used are from Kaisercraft 6 x 6 paper pad 'Tea at Elsie's Collection'. 

Martha Stewart Pansies around the page punches, kindyglitzed the edge of the pansies, the butterflies are coloured with copics and spicas then glimmermisted.  Flower ribbon from Crafty Ribbons.

A closer look at the text and flowers

The inside, how cute is Poppy and the little ladybird

I have distress the edges, then coloured with B00, used Special effects on the eyes, hairband, ladybird and flowers, various spicas in her hair, wings and mushroom, then sprayed with 'dazzling diamonds glimmermist.  Cheery Lynn Designs Butterfly.

The back, I have made a Blossoms Flower pocket to hold the friendship recipe tag and to write the message on.

Love this stamp from LOTV, have also coloured the ribbon with my B02 to match.

I have had a fantastic day covered in ink, glitter and special effects and produced a card my MIM is going go love!!  She is coming over again later in the year for eight weeks and will celebrate her 88th Birthday with us.

Copics and Spicas used

Xpress It Double sided tape

all available from our Mad for Markers Store

Don't forget Mad for Markers is celebrating it's 2nd Birthday, with giveaways on our facebook page each day, so what you waiting for come and join in the fun.

We would love to see your creations over in our Mad for Markers Challenge, our current challenge is Monochromatic.

Challenges

Scrap Sisters Card Challenge #74 - Mothers Day

Flutter By Wednesday Challenge #193 - Spring Time

Simon Says Challenge - Mothers Day/Special Girl

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

Make It Monday Linky Party #79 - Anything Goes

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #14 - Text Me

Let's Ink It Up Challenge #21 - Show us Your Flowers

Craft Your Days Away Challenge #40 - Mothers Day

Southern Girls Challenge #39 - Show Us a Secret

Crafty Ribbons Challenge #14 - Celebrate Your Mum

Copic Oz Challenge - Be Challenged

Once I have linked my challenges I am off to bed DH went ages ago lol!  Hope to catch up with you over the weekend as am back to work tomorrow.

Thanks for visiting, happy crafting and have a wonderful weekend, take careX:)

Ballerina Marci 6 fold card for our Mad for Markers New Colour Challenge

Hi all, hope you are all well and for those where there is snow, hope you are not too badly affected.

Today I would like to show you another 6 fold card I have made using Ballerina Marci, available here in the Mad for Markers Store.  Our New Mad for Markers Challenge this month is to use your R's and/or RV's.

The ribbon on the cute charm was coloured using RV00 and RV02 to create two shades of pink, I have used the Midnight Madness Monthly Sketch for inspiration.

 Kindyglitz the pink edge and added rhinestones and pearls (some coloured using RV02 and RV04)

on the inside I have added various flowers, rhinestones, pearls and the beautiful recipe sentiment from LOTV, I was very lucky to win a 10.00 pound voucher from my gorgeous blog buddy Lorraine, THANKYOU!  I do have more some LOTV goodies to play with lol!

A closer look at the sentiment, also cut some ribbon to get 'Princess"

How beautiful is this Fairy Ballerina ribbon from my stash, had if for ages just waiting for Ballerina Marci to come along lol!  SU Birthday sentiment.

Copics used

Skin/Face E000, E00, E11, R20

Hair E31, 33, 35, 37

Clothes etc RV00, 02, 04, G14 and spica blossom

Outline C1

for all your copic requirements please visit Sammi over at the Mad for Markers Store

EDITED AWESOME NEWS
The New 12 Sketch Colour Markers are now in the store, should have my next week lol!

Challenges I would like to enter

Midnight Madness Monthly Sketch #135
Make It Monday Linky Party #75
Crafty Sentiments Design Challenge - 'Lets Get Girly
Flutter By Wednesday's Challenge #189 - LOVE recipe
L= 2 or more Layers
O= have an Odd number of embellishments - (I have 39)
V=have the color Violet on your creation - (ribbon)
E= you can use any color Except red
Inky Impressions Challenge #45 - Use two trims or ribbon
Paper Take Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes with the option of Love

Thank you for visiting, happy crafting and a wonderful weekend, take careX:)

Lili's Flower Card, Koala, Parrot and The Great Ocean Road

Hi all hope you are all well, I am sooo excited I am off to see Dolly Parton tomorrow night and I can't wait, so we have had Dolly songs for the last couple of weeks lol!

DH didn't need me today so had a little time to play this morning, while my MIL pottered in the garden.  So Inked up 'Lili's Flower' isn't she gorgeous.

A closer look to show the glimmer mist, special effects and glitter, also to show the embossed edge on the pink scallop but hasn't shown up to well.

I would like to enter for following Challenges

Inky Impressions Challenge #33 - Give Thanks
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Thanksgiving/Thankyou
Southern Girls Challenge #32 - Embellishment Bingo embossed, ribbon, pearls
Make It Monday #64 - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door Challenge #14 - Giving Thanks
One Stitch at a Time Challenge #92 - Anything Goes
Pile it On Challenge #47  - Anything with a 'P'
Stamps R Us Challenge - Bling It On
Copic Oz Challenge - Spring Time

Personal photos for those that are interested

As some of you will know my MIL is with us at the moment, we also had Edward's brother and wife come and stay for a few days and they wanted to see The Great Ocean Road, so I took them along with Rosanna and Morgan, we covered 468 kilometres and had a wonderful day!  Here are some pics for those who have never been.

Our first main stop was at Kennett River to have a drink/snack and see the birds and koalas, what a surprise we got when this parrot landed on Rosanna's head lol!

This is another one and he took a little bit of biscuit from me

How cute is this fella, we were so lucky to see him move around, though we did have neckache from looking up for so long lol!

Uncle William wanted a silly photo lol!

How blue is that ocean?

The Twelve Apostles, or what is remaining of them

This is just a round the corner from the Twelve Apostles, there is a cave too

A closer look

 Honest mum we will just paddle, these two ended up soaked lol!  Somethings never change!

Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoyed the photos, gotta say took lots lol!  Have a wonderful week, take careX:)  Off to bed as soon as I link up the challenges so shall try and catch up with you all later in the week.