Fairies and their wonderland

Morning!

Oh dear! We are all a bit slow this morning!  It's dark now when we get up and seems to take us all that little bit longer to get started, to be honest, I don't even think my eyes are fully open right now.

The image I am bringing to you today is from Emerald Faerie Garden, I'm not sure you can get these images anymore, which is a great shame but makes it even more special for me as a crafter to have the pleasure of its continued use.

I wanted to give this Faerie a cosy feeling of sleeping under the stars so did a dark background and used frantage to light it up.

I surrounded the image with Petal Lu flowers and used a sentiment from Whimsy Stamps.

Copics used:

Skin: E000, E04, E11, E21, E00

Faerie: Y35, Y38, YR68, E08, E18, G20, Y11, Y00

Mushroom: R56, R85, RV34, R83, R81, G20, Y11, Y00

Background: B39, C7, BV25, C5, C3, C1

Challenges I am entering this into are:

Paper Play Sketches - Sketch

Aud Sentiments Challange - Use a Die Cut & a Sentiment

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes

Through the Purple Haze - Anything Goes

Thank you once again for popping over x

Star Princess

Hi there! 

The best bit about my craft time today was my daughter sitting beside me making her little brother a card too.  We discussed this one at great length, she wanted pink hair, I wanted blue, she wanted a blue dress and I wanted yellow! We did however agree on the colour of the stars!!

I decided to use Star Princess from Whimsy Stamps in the Kirsten Winkelbauer Collection, my daughter doesn't realise just how many of these stamps I have and will be thrilled to bits as over the next few weeks they will all be used.  You can get these stamps either from Whimsy Stamps or for UK Crafters Dies to Die For.

So, moving swiftly on.......

Star Princess

Copic's Used:

Skin: E000, E04, E11, E21, E00, R32, R20

Hair: B99, B37, B95, B32

Stars: R59, R29, R14, R20

Dress: Y17,Y35, Y15, Y11 and white gel pen

Background: B93, B41, B21, B00, B000 and white gel pen

A few papers from my stash, a small bit of twine, pearls and 1 single Petal Lu Flower.

The sentiment is also from Whimsy Stamps called Wonderland Set.

Thank you for once again taking the time to pop over.

Challenges I am entering this card into are:

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch

Winter Wishes

Hello,

Thank you for popping by again today.

Whilst I was on holiday in August (seems a lifetime away) I managed to get a few images coloured up.  Today I am showing you one of those images.  This is Rowan Fairy from Wee Stamps.

She is such a pretty little fairy isn't she?

Copic's used to colour her are:

Hair: E21, E25, E29, E49

Skin: E000, E04, E11, E21, E00, R32, R20

Red: R59, R29, R17, R14

Green: G28, YG67, YG45, YG23,YG11 (C7)

Embellishments are from my stash. 

 Flowers are Petal Lu.

Thank you for your visit.

The challenges I am entering this into are;

A Snowflakes Promise - Anything Goes

Create &  Makes Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Digi Chooseday - Anything Goes

The Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Warm & Toasty

Hello.....

Cold and wet day here today, so my creation is apt, Warm & Toasty, we all need a hot chocolate and a an umbrella this morning :(  actually, I have a cup of tea and the heating on!!

Today I worked on The Greeting Farm Image Fuzzy Wuzzy, I love these little characters and straight after I worked on the little girl last week, I treated myself to about another 10 or so stamps, so keep an eye out, there will be more ;)

He's a cute little fella isn't he!

Copic's I used to colour him up;

Hat & Scarf: R59, R29, R17, R14, R20

Hat & coat: E44, E43, E53, YR31

Trousers: BG18, BG57, BG13

A simple layout using up some of my paper stash.

Always when I can, decorating the inside too.

The challenges I am entering this into are:

Always Fun Challenges - Lots of Layers

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenges - One for the Boys

PIPC - Anything goes

A bit more time to Craft - Anything Goes

Cheerful Sketches - Sketch

Thank you for coming over today :)

Foxy Florals

Good Morning!

Bright morning here in the UK, I'm a bit late posting this morning because I just wasn't happy with poor lighting of my pictures last night.  So now I've sent the children to school I'm sat here with a cup of tea taking pictures and well, writing this post!

Whimsy Stamps, what can I say! Such a wonderful aray of artists collections, they are fast becoming my go to for new images.  The image I am showing today is Foxy Florals from the Kirsten Winkelbauer Collection.  As mentioned you can get these from Whimsy Stamps or for UK crafters Dies to Die For.

Foxy Florals Colour Copic Receipe:

Fur: E08, YR18, YR68, YR16, 

(white bits) W1, W3,

Flowers RV69, RV29

Autumnal Collection of flowers from Petal Lu

Front View

 

Side Views

I hope you like what I have made.

The challenges that I am entering this into are:

Crafting With an Attitude - Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Little Miss Muffet Challenges - Anything Goes

Through the Purple Haze - Anything Goes

Got to call me Elliot!!

Hello!

Well this week has been World Book Week, but I'm sure you already knew that.   You've probably been frantic all week about that costume you have to make or buy for the 1 day of the year every child wants to dress up!!!

Josephine is going as that clock from Beauty and the Beast, Cogsworth is it?  So Daddy has been making her costume all week out of cardboard and my dining table now looks like a clock with all the new paint work!! gasp!!  Ben is going as Harry Potter (his was easy, costume shop and a shed load of money).

Ben however, has had relevant homework too! Write about your favourite book and draw a picture.  Ben's favourite book is Pete's Dragon.  'Mummy, get your stamps out!'  I obliged, I created and we decided the teacher would know for deffinate that he didn't do it!!!!

So, we made a card instead!!

This little cutie is called Dragon Party and is from the Crissy Armstrong Collection at Whimsy Stamps, (UK Crafters, you can get these from Dies to Die For).

 This is as close to Elliot as we could get, granted the party hat and maybe the balloons shouldn't be there but hec, this is for kids afterall!!

So, copics used:

Dragon Green: G28, YG67, YG45, YG23, YG11, C7

Dragon Purple: BV08, BV17, BV13

Balloons: YR07, YR16, Y38

Background: B93, B41, B21, B00, B000

I could't make up my mind if this was for a little boy or a girl, but figured flowers would be nice anyway.  These are Petal Lu Flowers.

 As you can see, I matched the inside of the card to the outside.

I hope you like what I have created.

The Challenges I am entering this into are:

Addicted to Stamps and More - Make your mark

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

DayDreamer Challenges - Always Anything Goes

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch

Sending Lots of Smiles your way!

Hello Again!

Wow! Am I having fun! I've recently got my hands on a few of the Roberto Rascals stamps from C.C. Designs and having so much fun.  Today I am using Swingin, such an adorable image.  Every morning my children make me watch children's TV and we always end up watching 'Piny', I don't mind it at all, what I find myself doing is studying the colours of all the characters, their hair colour, the colours they wear and thus I've decided colourful hair is 'IN'!

You tell me what you think.......

Don't they look the business!! haha!

Copics I have used here are:

Skin: E000, E04, E11, E21, E00, R20, R11

Blue Hair: B05, BG05, BG01, B00

Pink Hair: RV17, RV06, RV04, RV55, RV02

Green Shirt: YG23, YG03, YG00

Yellow Dress: Y38, Y08, Y11

Orange Shorts: YR16, Y17

I decided once again, to stick with a CAS card and just use a sentiment stamp from PolkaDoodles.  I think I blinked or sneezed at that point, because it went a bit wonky, but I'm happy to work with wonky once in a while!

Challenges I am entering this into are:

A Snowflakes Promise - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes 

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

TTCRD - Always Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by xx

Dress up SnowDay

Hello!

Today I am showing you my first completed Christmas card for 2017, not sure how many I will get done this year, but at least I've made a start.  Ben has already claimed this as his own, so thats one little boy happy!!  He did afterall stand over me instructing me what colours to use and had a go at stamping himself.  

This image is from C C Designs and is called Dress Up Snowday from Roberto's Rascals range.  I adore these little characters and so pleased this is my first go at them.

I have used copics to colour this up and added a little 3D snow for depth.  The card is a CAS, the only way to do a boys card ;)

Copics used:

Skin: E000, E04, E11, E21, E00, R20, R11

Orange: E08, YR18, YR68, W5

Blue: B99, B97, B95, B93

Jacket & Dog: W7-W0, E71

Hope you like what I have created!

Thanks for stopping by.

Challenges I have entered this into are

Aurora Wings - CAS

Christmas with the cuties - Christmas Animals

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes with a twist - masculine card

Sending you Love Petal Lu Challenge

Hello All

I'm popping in today with my latest make, using a gorgeous Magnolia Rubber Stamp.  I wish the names of the stamps were on the packaging, because I've no idea which ones I've used, but its lovely all the same.  Maybe someone could help me!

 It would also be a good time to let you know that the bi-weekly challanges have now moved to the Petal Lu Creations Facebook page, enter the current challenge and you could win a 30% discount code.  All links will be at the bottom of this post.

Since the image is a miniture one, I got to use some of my smaller dies and therefore made a smaller boxed card.

As you can see, I deorated the box with flower embellishements and pearls and then made the small matching card for inside.

The flowers i used are from Petal Lu's Lucky Dip range and Teddybear Blooms.

copics used to colour the image:

Skin: E000, E04, E11, E21, E00, R20, R11

Hair: R59, R29, R17, R20

Flowers: RV66, RV06

White Dress: W0, W5 & alot of glitter

The important links you need to know

Petal Lu Facebook

Petal Lu - Shop

Petal Lu Creations 

A new facebook page (to show off those designs using Petal Lu Blooms, receive discounts and other promotional goodies, to the page) and the new home for the Petal Lu Challenges