Skating Christmas Bird

I made this card using my fabby Cricut Explore - I love this machine, very easy to use and so is the new software.

I am adding this card to the following:
Try It on Tuesday - Things With Wings
That Craft Place - Anything Goes
Glitter n Sparkle - Add Some Purple
Christmas Card Challenges - #35 Anything Goes

Materials Used:
SVG Cuts - Merry and Bright SVG kit
Cricut Explore - to cut the card and papers (except for the sentiment)
Brittania Dies - Happy and Christmas dies
Ranger - Black soot Distress Ink
HOTP - papers
Core'Dinations - white, blue and purple card
Crafters Companion - Let It Snow embossing folder

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #185 - Anything Goes

Hi!  Its time for a new challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and this week its Anything Goes - so craft your heart out and join in!

I chose this lovely Steampunk Cindy image by Heather Valentin (Lacy Sunshine) to play with, but apart from using browns on the card I decided not to go full on steampunk with cog embellishnments which I had originally thought about, instead I decided to use my new love the Brittania rose flower dies.  Yes I know, I'm sorry I keep using them - I just can't help it! LOL! :-)  And the "steampunky" version will be made soon I am sure!

 
There is one fabulous prize this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in: 
Lacy Sunshine - 3 digi images
 
I am adding this to the following: 
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 
Just Keep on Creating - July Anything Goes
Crafting At The Weekend - # 3 Anything Goes

Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine -Steampunk Cindy To The Ball digi image
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E41, E42, E51, E55, E57, B93, B95, B97, R83, R85, C3, C5
Creative Expressions - Sue Wilson Finishing Touches faux quilled blooms die set for the leaves
Brittania - large and medium multi flower rose dies
Prima - Craftsman paper pad
Pebeo - rennaisance gold gilding wax
Core'Dinations - blue card
Hunkydory - 5" x 7" white card blank 

Tatty Twinkles - Flowers

Hi!  Today I would like to share a card I made using a gorgeous digi from the My Craft Studio Tatty Twinkles CD designed by the fabulous Nikky Hall from Polkadoodles!

Easy and fun to colour, and there is a ton of stuff on this CD!  So I hope you like my take on the Tatty Twinkles Flowers digi!

I am adding this to the following:
Crafting At The Weekend - #3 Anything Goes 
Just Keep On Creating - July Anything Goes 
Digi Choosday - Punches or Dies Cuts 
GraphIt Markers - Wk 27 - Anything Goes 

Materials Used:
My Craft Studio - Tatty Twinkles CD
Copics - E000, E00, E01, E02, E40, E42, E43, E47 R84, R11, R12, R14, R17
Spellbinder - matting basics A and B
Die-Namics - leaf filled flourish
Britannia Dies - medium multiflower rose dies
Hole punch, embossing tool and mat - to make the "dotz"Hunkydory - All Occasions paper pad, 5" x 7" white card blank
Core'Dinations - coral card stock

Kraftyhands July Challenge - Summer Holidays

It's time for a new Kraftyhands Challenge!  This month its Summer Holidays, so I hope you have been enjoying some sun at home or maybe away some place lovely!  Its been hot and sunny here in London the last couple of weeks, well during the week anyway, with just a bit of sun and mostly rain at the weekends!

I chose to use the delightful Summer of 59 CD for this challenge as its full of chic ladies in holiday type scenes, and pretty fresh colours!  Oh and of course I had to use my new favourite dies to make some pretty flowers using the polkadot papers from the CD!

I am adding this card to:
Just Keep On Creating - July Anything Goes 

Materials Used:
Kraftyhands - Summer of 59 CD
Core'Dinations - blue card
Brother Scan N Cut - to cut out the topper, topper base and sentiment
Die-Namics - leaf filled flourish
Britannia Dies - large and medium multiflower rose dies
Hole punch, embossing tool and mat - to make the "dotz"

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #183 - Embossing (Heat or Dry Embossing)

It's time for a new challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and this week its Embossing - heat or dry embossing, whichever is your favourite, you could even use both!

I chose to use dry embossing as I have a bit of a stash of embossing folders and I really don't use them often enough!

There are two great prizes up for grabs this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in: 
StampArt Design by Kathryne - 5 digi images 
Sassy Studio Designs - 4 digi images

I am adding this to the following:
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 24/06 - 30/06

Materials Used:
StampArt Design by Kathryne - Mermaid Pearl that you can buy here
Copics - E000, E00, E01, E02, E31, E35, E50, E51, E53, BG70, BG72, BG75
Spellbinder - nautical frame and accents set
Brittania Dies - large and medium multiflower rose dies
Core'Dinations - blue card
The Hobby House - sea charm pearls
My Craft Studio - crystal glitter
Creative Expressions - Sue Wilson Art Deco Fanfare A4 embossing folder
Craftwork Cards - white square card blank, white card

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #182 - Favourite Embellishments

It's time for a new challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and this week its Use Your Favourite Embellishment - so I had to use my "dotz" and my new favourite flowers using the Britannia rose dies!

There are two great prizes up for grabs this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in: Bugaboo Stamps - 7 digi images
Eureka Stamps - 5 digi images

Materials Used:
Bugaboo Stamps - Pig Vacation digi
GraphIts - 1110, 1150, 7220, 7240, 9502, 4115, 4120, 5110, 5115
Copics - B000
Fancy Pants Designs - Beach Babe paper pad
Spellbinders - classic circles
Die-Namics - leaf filled flourish
Britannia Dies - large and medium multiflower rose dies
Hole punch, embossing tool and mat - to make the "dotz" 
Craftwork Cards - white square card blank

Lacy Sunshine #35 - Goth and / or non traditional hair colours

Its time for a new challenge over at Lacy Sunshine, and for this challenge the theme is Goth and / or non traditional hair colours, so please pop on over to Lacy Sunshine and join in the fun for the random draw  - there will be 2 winners: 1st prize - 5 digi images, 2nd prize - 3 digi images of choice from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe.

We have a gorgeous Challenge Digi for you - Maddie and Clover which you can get for a special discounted price of $2.00 for the duration of the challenge from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe.  Read all about our loyalty program on the challenge blog, as you could receive a free image every new challenge!

You will see that I HAD to use my new favourite embellies - these lovely little flowers made using the Brittania multiflower rose dies!

I am adding this card to the following:
Little Miss Muffet Challenge - #87 Funky Hair

Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - Pearl Sunkissed Mermaid
Graph'Its - 4115, 4155. 8110, 8240, 8110, 8240, 8220, 8250, MixIt Fluid
Copics - BG000
Hunkydory - Boys 'n' Men paper pad, 5" x 7" white card blank
Core'Dinations - gree card
Die-namics - leaf filled flourish
Brittania Dies - large and medium multiflower rose dies  

Kraftyhands June Challenge - Floral Fancy

So here we are, the 7th June!  So time for a new Kraftyhands Challenge!  This month its Floral Fancy, and I decided to use the gorgeous new Retro Roses papers as I just love them, and this idea seemed a perfect time to share them with you!

I took a piece of card and drew a curve shape to make the grand piano design (ok so it took a few goes to get the shape I liked), and I now have that as a template to draw round to make a card.  I also scanned the shape on my Brother SnC and reduced the size to give me the patterned paper layer which I inked around. I also inked around the flowers, sentiment and keys.

I am adding this card to the following:
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Materials Used:
Kraftyhands - Retro Roses 12" x 12" papers, Kew Floral CD (sentiment)
Copics - G94, G99 (to colour the calyx on the roses)
Die-namics - leaf filled flourish 
Brittania Dies - large and medium multiflower rose dies
Ranger - brushed corduroy distress Ink
Brother Scan N Cut - to cut out the backing paper and the piano keys
Core'Dinations - pink card
Craftwork Cards - 8" x 8" white card blank, white card
Waco - cream pearl maker pen 

Sugar Nellie Fairy Glen Goes Pink!

Happy Sunday!  Today I'd like to share a card I made using a really sweet Sugar Nellie digi image, and of course she had to be pink!

I've been having fun making these gorgeous little roses for my cards recently.   The Brittania flower dies have been in my collection for a while, but I hadn't really used them properly until now.  So I watched a video on making flowers using these dies on the Joanna Sheen website, armed myself with some round nose pliers and some glue, and voila!  Here you have some pretty flowers that you can make is any colour you like!

I am adding this card to the following:
Party Time Tuesdays - #174 Anything Goes
The Squirrel and The Fox - #70 Lets Hear It For The Girls
The Pink Elephant - #252 Anything Goes
MarkerPOP Blog - #44 Pinks

Materials Used:
Sugar Nellie - Return to Fairy Glen A Little Bit of Gossip digi
Copics - E000, E00, E01, E02, E11, E15, E18, B000, C0, C2, C3, YG61, YG63, YG67, R81, R83, R85, R89
Quitckutz - photo corners die
Spellbinder - classic circless
Die-namics - leaf filled flourish
Brittania Dies - large and medium multiflower rose dies
Hunkydory - Fairy Sweethearts paper pad
Craftywork Cards - white scallop edge card blank

Lacy Sunshine #21 - It's a Bling Thing!

It's time for a new challenge over at Lacy Sunshine!  The theme is It's A Bling Thing - so I know you can come up with allsorts of ideas to wow us!  I had the gorgeous Winter Angel Food Sticky Wings digi to play with - isn't she sweet!

So why don't you pop on over and join in the challenge as there are plenty of prizes up for grabs!  For the random draw there will be 2 winners: 1st prize - 5 digi images, 2nd prize - 3 digi images of choice from the Lacy Sunshine Shop. There will also be a Top Three who will each receive 1 of Heather's digis. 

There is also a Loyalty Program for Lacy Sunshine Challenges digis, information can be found in the rules section of the Challenge Blog.

I am adding this card to:
Creative Moments - #29 Anything Goes / Halloween
Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes
Freshly Brewed Challenges - Snow / Christmas

Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - Winter Angel Food Sticky Wings digi
Copics - R22, BV02, BV04, BV13, BV17, YG61, YG63, YG67, E000, E00, E01, E02, E35, E50, E51, E53, C3, C5
Cosmic Shimmer - Glitter Jewels Iced Crystal
Dovecraft - Christmas Blues paper pack
Brittania Dies - Happy and Christmas dies
Core'Dinations - purple card

Its Anything But Square at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge # 148

It's Wednesday, and time for a new challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and this week the theme is Anything But Square - so a project with any theme you like, as long as its not square!

This week there are two prizes up for grabs, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Kenny K Downloads - 5 digi images
Stamp Art Design - 5 digi images

Materials Used:
Kenny K - Xmas Shopping digi
Copics - B91, B93, B95, B97, R81, R83, R85, R89, E000, E00, E01, E02, E31, E51, 100, YG61, YG63, YG67, YR20, YR23, RV42, C1, C3, C4, V12, V15, V17
Spellbinder - parcels from a Christmas set
Brittania Dies - Happy Christmas
Kanban - Patchwork card
Crafters Companion - purple gems
Craftwork Cards - stepper card

Kraftyhands May Challenge - Flower Frenzy

Its May, and it appears to be spring here in the UK (in London at least)! And its also the start of a new challenge over at Kraftyhands.

This month its Flower Frenzy.  So come on over to http://kraftyhandschallenge.blogspot.co.uk and show us all your floral inspiration!  For my card I used papers from the recently launched Man About Town CD as I think so many of the backing papers suit cards for both men and women.

Anyone can enter the monthly challenges, the only criteria is that you must be a follower of the challenge blog. You can use any products you like, but to be the monthly winner of the £20 Kraftyhands voucher, you must use at least one Kraftyhands or Crafter's Companion product in the creation of your challenge project.

Each month there will be one winner who will receive a £20 voucher to spend on the Kraftyhands webshop and a Top 3 who will get a winner's "blinkie" for their blogs! So pop on over and join in the fun!

I am adding this card to:
Make It Monday - Linky Party #138

Materials Used:
Kraftyhands - Man About Town CD (backing papers)
Spellbinders - Vintage Floret
Brittania Dies - Happy Birthday
Die-namics - leaf filled flourish
Core'Dinations - brown card
Ranger - Tea Dye distress ink
Hole punch, embossing tool and mat - to make the "dotz" for the centre of the flower
Craftwork Cards - white square card blank

Lacy Sunshine #2 - Favourite Colour Combination

Morning! Its time for the launch of the 2nd Lacy Sunshine challenge!  The theme is Favourite Colour Combination and will run from 17th February - 2nd March. You'll find all the rules over on the blog, but basically if you enjoy using digi stamps or rubber stamps you will enjoy playing along!

The prize is a $30 voucher to spend in the Lacy Sunshine Shop where you will be able to stock up on Heather's yummy digi images, and a winners blinkie.  There will also be a Top Three who will each receive a blinkie and 2 of Heather's digis.

As you can see from the photo I chose pink, white and grey for my favourite colour combination - I have a few favourite combos, but for these images it just had to be pink!  I wasn't sure what I was going to do with these digis at first, then I had an idea of seeing if I could find a circus tent shape for my Silhouette Cameo - so it was off to the online store and look what I found! And that was that!  I hope you like the card I made, and that you join us for the challenge!

Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Make It Monday - Linky Party #128
Broken Box Stock - #20 Happy Birthday

Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - Eleanor Circus Clown digi, Pickles Circles Clown digi
Copics - BG000, BG01, BG05, G43, G46, C1, C2, C3, C5, C7, C8, RV10, RV13, RV14, YR20, YR23, E000, E00, E02
Silhouette Cameo - circus top
Core'Dinations - pink and white card
Spellbinders - Classic Circles
Brittania Dies - Happy Birthday
Ranger - Black Soot Distress Ink
Serif - clouds paper
Craftwork Cards - white 8" x 8" square card
Hole punch, embossing tool and mat to make the "dotz"

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!  It's goodbye to 2012, and hello to 2013!

What a year 2012 has been for us in the UK!  The Queen's Golden Jubilee, the Olympics and Paralympics have brought us fun and celebration, but there have also been many sad events throughout the year which will have touched people around the world in different ways.  No matter where you live, and what 2012 was like for you, I wish you, your family and friends a very happy 2013!

Mandy x 

I am adding this card to the following:
Polkadoodles - Week 51 Happy New Year 2013
Little Claire Monthly Challenge - #28 Happy New Year
Make It Monday - Linky Party #121

Materials Used:
Heather Valentin/Lacy Sunshine - Eleanor and Pickles 2013 Celebration
Copics - 0, C0, C1, C3, C4, B00, B12, BV000, BV00, BV02, BV04, R81, R85, E000, E00, E02, E31, E33, YG00, YG03, YG06, black multi-liner 0.5mm
Brittania - Clock die
Spellbinders - Classic Circles
Wild Rose Studio - Bella paper pack
Craftwork Cards - white square card blank

Blue Mini

Happy Friday!  Today I need to buy wrapping paper so that I can get those Christmas presents wrapped and under the tree - a good excuse for a Christmas movie and a glass of wine :-)

But before I get to that I thought I'd share another card I made using the Kraftyhands new Motor Mania goodies.  You can probably tell that I rather like this chequered flag backing paper as this is the second card you'll have seen me use it on - there are more to come :-) and I've also used the Happy Birthday Brittania dies by Robert Addams which I have started to make good use of.  If you have some waxed paper to hand the words come out of the dies like a dream - to be honest I haven't tried using them without it, but I am sure they will work just as well on their own.

Materials Used:
Kraftyhands - Motor Mania CD set, Motor Mania topper set
Brittania Dies - Happy Birthday die set
Spellbinders - Classic Circles
Craftwork Cards - white card blank
Joanna Sheen - gunmetal mirri card