What a hoot!

Hello lovely people,

I have a Dies to Die For DT card for you today and it's another outing for these lovely MFT owl stamps.

I'm afraid I do seem to have a little bit of an addiction to polaroids, but I find them so cute to frame images.

However, I didn't have one the right size for these little owls so I made my own using a square die to cut the aperture and trimming the outer edge to the size I wanted.  I even rounded the corners just the tiniest bit using scissors so it looked like the whole thing had been die cut - lol!

I find myself a lot less worried about producing masculine cards now I have all these cute animals in my stash!  The fab MFT papers help too, and you can mix and match from different pads as I have done here.

If I've tempted you with any of the lovely supplies I've used then you can go straight to the individual products via the thumbnails at the end of my post or just pop over to Dies to Die For and have a little browse around!

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Lovely things I've used;

Plaid patterns merry & bright - My Favorite Things	Let's polka in the meadow - My Favourite Things	I'm Owl Yours - My Favourite Things	Stitched scallop edges - My Favorite Things
Stitched square scallop frames - My Favorite Things

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I like how you roll

Hello lovely people,

Happy Friday to you all!

I have a Dies to Die For DT card for you today.

I may have already mentioned that I have the extremely nice problem of having sooooo many new MFT goodies that I hardly know what to use next!

My faves are always the cute critters though, so I decided on a hedgehog for this card, and it might be the speediest card I've ever made as it just all fell into place really quickly.

I had a few ideas about how to colour the hedgehog but settled on a flicking type of colouring to try to capture the spikiness and I think it worked ok.

I could have stamped him direct onto the white circle but hey, I have the dies so I am going to use them!  It's nice to add a little dimension by popping him on foam pads too.

If I've tempted you with any of the lovely supplies I've used then you can go straight to the individual products via the thumbnails at the end of my post or just pop over to Dies to Die For and have a little browse around!

FYI: there's a brand new MFT release available, but I take no responsibility for the temptation you may feel if you go and take a peek - lol!
I may already have given in to temptation myself ;-)

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Copic colours;
Hedgehog bristles:
Hedgehog tummy / feet / ears: E40/41/42/43

Lovely things I've used;

Sweet celebrations by My Favourite Things	Happy hedgehogs by My Favourite Things	Happy hedgehogs dies by My Favourite Things	Stitched hillside borders by Lawn Fawn
Circle STAX set 1 - My Favourite Things	Circle STAX set 2 - My Favourite Things

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Wool you be mine?

Hello lovely people,

I hope you are all having a good week so far.

I had a day off on Monday after spending the day on Sunday helping out at the Dies to Die For stand at the Sincerely Yours papercraft show in Thetford.  I had a fabulous day out with my crafty buddies, and I may have bought a few bits and pieces that I found I 'needed' ;-)

It's time for a new challenge at In The Pink and our theme is...

WITH LOVE
Don't forget we want to see more pink than any other colour!

Our lovely sponsor this time is Di's Digi Stamps with a $12 voucher

Amongst my purchases on Sunday, I couldn't resist adding to my collection of MFT cute critters, so my card today is a really simple one using one of the adorable sheep that came home with me!

I wasn't entirely sure how I would colour the fluffy wool, but it was actually super easy to do with just a few flicks to suggest a bit of texture.

It's always a bit of a blow to the credit card to get the matching dies but I can honestly say it's a good investment because I really love to cut those critters out and pop them on foam pads.

Dr. Hubby was so not impressed with the punny sentiment but it made me giggle!

The scallop frame and stitched hillside are also new additions to my stash ;-)

If you haven't already done so then do pop over to In The Pink and check out the gorgeous creations from the rest of the Pink Ladies.

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Copic colours;
Sheep body: W00/T1/3
Sheep face / legs: T3/4/5
Sheep hooves: T4/5/6
Heart: RV32/34

Lovely products that I used;

Let's polka in the meadow by My Favourite Things	Ewe are the best stamps by My Favourite Things	Ewe are the best die set by My Favourite Things	Stitched mini scallop rectangle STAX by My Favourite Things
Stitched hillside borders by Lawn Fawn

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I'm owl yours

Hello lovely people,

I'm super excited today for 2 reasons;
1) This is my first DT post for Dies to Die For!
2) I have a crafty play date today with my awesome buddies Sue and Debs!

My Favourite Things have tempted me BIG time with their latest release, and top of my list to play with were some super cute owls.

I actually used to collect little pottery/china owls when I was a kid so I do have a soft spot for them!

I got the matching dies so I could cut them out easily but also decided to paper piece the chest of this one to go with the love theme of the card...how cute is his little red heart chest?!

I layered up 3 die cut scalloped frames to make an aperture for the owl to sit in, but he looked a bit sad in there all on his own so I gave him a little branch to perch on...much better :-)

I don't use embossing enough but it just popped into my head to use it on this design instead of DP and I'm glad I did.

The stamp set comes with lots of fun sentiments and I added one that I thought would make this a great Valentine's Day card.

I decided to sign up to InLinkz so I can now put those cute little thumbnail links at the bottom of my post, which makes it really easy for you to go straight over to check them out at Dies to Die For ;-)

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Copic colours;
Owl body: E41/42/43
Beak: E43/44
Eyes: B0000/blender

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Grumpling #2

Hello lovely people,

It seems my little party grumpling card (here) was a big hit, both with my blog followers, and Dr. Hubby.
So, here's another one!
These stamps lend themselves to CAS designs and this one was a great way to use up some scraps.

The sentiment is part of the stamp set and makes me giggle every time I read it!

Card recipe;

Image & sentiment: Party Grumplings - Taylored Expressions

DP: from stash

Twine: Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Punch: Double Dot - Martha Stewart

Copic colours;
Ooops, forgot to write them down - sorry!
I think it was T-series for rabbit with B91/93/95 for cupcake case & candle

Today I am putting the finishing touches to my craft room redecoration with a couple of extra shelves and a curtain pole.  If we get a bit of sunshine (ha!) I'll take some photos :-)

I hope you are having a lovely weekend whatever you are doing.

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Woo freakin hoo!

Hello lovely people,

Big ooooops...I got so overwhelmed with Christmas and New Year that I completely forgot my DT post for our last challenge of 2015 at As You Like It!

So, I guess my New Year's resolution would have to be to get more organised!
Which actually leads me onto the other reason I have been a little busy over the last few days because I finally got started on my big craft room redecoration project.
There will be photos to come!

While I get on with organising all my crafty stash into my new storage units, here's our new challenge at As You Like It and we have made it super easy for you all because it's...

ANYTHING GOES!

Our sponsor this time is My Mum's Craft Shop

I have to admit that I often don't make a card for Dr. Hubby's birthday as he is really not fussed...which is why this card is perfect for him!

This little bear has a load of other equally grumpy friends in the set and I love them all so prepare to see more (a LOT more) of these chaps!

Card recipe;

Image and sentiment: Party Grumplings - Taylored Expressions

DP: Home for the Holidays - Maja Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Copic colours;
Bear body: E41/42/43/44 & E40/41/42 for tummy
Nose: E43/44/47
Hat: B91/95/97
Ground: W00/1/3

I hope you will pop over to As You Like It and check out the fabulously creative projects from the rest of the team :-)

So now we head off into 2016 and I hope it brings you all heaps of special moments and lots of fun.

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,