Bucket full of Tulips

Good afternoon - thank you for stopping by - I do love having visitors to my blog and reading all the comments that people leave make my day!

I'm back again with my 3rd guest design team spot for 2 Paper Divas I am really enjoying using their stamps, they stamp a really good crisp image and are so nice to color.

Today's card is using a recently released stamp Tulip Bucket Bouquet and Bloom Wildly Sentiments:

I challenged myself with the flowers making them variegated instead of one color, blending from pink to yellow. Once colored I used a corner punch on the top left of the image and matted this onto pink and white card having used the corner rounder on both of these. I made a 5x5 inch card base and matted this with pick card from my stash I then cut a piece of patterned card into diagonal strips removing every other strip I arranged them over the pick card to give a striped background effect.  

After adhering my image to the card I matted the sentiment with the same colors and rounded the bottom right corner on this - I was then fixed into position using dimensional foam squares

Ingredients used:

2 Paper Divas - Tulip Bucket Bouquet

2 Paper Divas - Bloom Wildly Sentiments

Spectrum Noir - Ultra Smooth White Cardstock 

Spectrum Noir Markers

Collal All Purpose Glue

Papermania - Lemon Sorbet Capsule Collection - Retired

Corner rounder

2 Paper Divas hold monthly challenges - the details are here.

They also have regular features and competitions on their blog 

and for more inspiration using their gorgeous stamps checkout their Facebook page 

Thank you for stopping by and if you like what you see please leave me a comment

Guest Design Team Position

Good Afternoon - While you are reading this I will be on vacation - yes we decided that as it is Spring break we would join friends and enjoy some R&R time Up State.

A few weeks ago I was asked if I would like to do a month long guest design team spot for 2 Paper Divas - I was delighted to accept and over the next 4 Tuesdays I will be showcasing some of their gorgeous floral stamps.

2 Paper Divas is an online stamp company owned by 2 friends - Melissa and Gayla - who stamps are influenced by their love of the mountains, ocean and outdoors they also have a vintage-style flair to some of their stamps. I love all things nature so their stamps are perfect for me to craft with!

So onto this week's showcase. I am using 2 of their stamps on my first card:

Delightful Sunflowers & Bloom Wildly Sentiments:

First I stamped just the sunflower heads 3 times, I then colored them before fussy cutting them and shaping them to give them dimension.

I then die cut a small scalloped oval from out of the center of a piece of design paper adhered a piece of white stamping card under this and stamps the sentiment in brown ink. This was positioned on my card blank which was matted with a coordinating brown design paper - I used the same design paper to die cut the ivy corners. I arranged the sunflowers around the sentiment, placed an ivy corner at the bottom left and trimmed the second one before placing in top right.

A few enamel dots just complete the look.

Ingredients used:

2 paper Divas -Delightful Sunflowers

2 Paper Divas - Bloom Wildly Sentiments

Spectrum Noir Markers

Lili of the Valley - Country Gent paper - retired

ColorBok - Cosmopolitan cardstock

Signature Dies - Ivy Corner

Freckled Fawn Enamel Dew Dots

2 Paper Divas hold monthly challenges - the details are here.

They also have regular features and competitions on their blog 

and for more inspiration using their gorgeous stamps checkout their Facebook page 

Thank you for stopping by and if you like what you see please leave me a comment

Princesses in Fairy Land

Good morning, Mollie was at a princess birthday party on Saturday and all the little guests got to dress up in the most beautiful princess dresses. 

Since she got the new dress for Christmas Mollie went as Cinderella

All the girls had a great time!

Of course I had to make her a card to take and I chose to use one of the NSR (No stamp required) images from My Craft Studio's Fairy Land CD. 

The image is called Princess but I think it's obvious who she is! I printed both her and the wording out on my PC and colored the image with Spectrum Noir Markers.

I then matted my design onto blue card and a white card blank. I added blue pearls to opposing corners to balance the card.

It was loved by its recipient and well as Mollie!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Cards Und More - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge - Anything Goes 

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Not Just Cards - Anything Goes 

Our Crafty Corner - Anything Goes 

The Paper Nest Dolls - Anything Goes 

Thanks for stopping by, comments are always welcomed if you have time to leave me some love

Faery Ink GDT Application

Good afternoon - well today we have had our first proper snowfall (and I'm sure it will be the first of many) so I thought I'd stay in and work on my application for the Faery Ink Guest Design Team.

I found Faery Ink through my bestie - Amy Almeida she has been doing some fab makes with the gorgeous designs and I just had to find out who drew these stunning images so she directed me to Amanda's page on Facebook and her Store.

Amanda has so many adorable images and once I started looking through her store I realized that I did have some of her art work. This prompted me to enter my first Faery Ink Challenge using my first favorite image Vampy Cutie

I colored her up in Halloween colors for the October Challenge and submitted her on Faery Ink Facebook group as well as other challenges - I won Card of the Month with her over at the Spectrum Noir Challenge

She is my entry for my old favorite - Ok..... I know my card is not that old but then I'm new to Faery Ink - you can find details of how I made the card here on another of my blog posts

2 more of my favorite Faery Ink images are Breanna Fae who is a color for cause digi and is so adorable. Bella Bubble Fae is my other favorite and I had a gorgeous card sent to me by my bestie with her on! They have joined my collection today and I can't wait to make more cards using these beauties!!!!

 I have played with making my own candles in the past and Faery Ink images will look stunning on them!

I decided for my brand new make I would use one of the newer images:

Meet Bella the Candy Fairy

As it's nearly the holidays I thought I'd color her up in candy cane colors:

Like most of my cards she was colored with Spectrum Noir markers, although it doesn't show I added sparkle to her wings using Wink of Stella. The cute design paper is from a digital collection by Decosse's Dynamite Doodles. I added the ribbon and gem from my stash. I then colored the silver candy cane using a red marker to compliment the design.

Ok as this post is my application here's the nitty gritty about me that Amanda has asked for:

These cards are the only ones I have made using Faery Ink, this is purely because I am new to the designs and this will be changing over the next few weeks!

I am currently on 4 other design teams - however my term is due to come to an end on 2 of these by the end of the year. I currently make 4 cards a month in total for the ones I will be leaving and 6 in total for the other 2. I am a stay at home mom who gets plenty of time to play in my craft room so have always managed to meet my commitments.

I love sharing my creativity and as I am leaving 2 of the teams I am on I would be open to a long term spot on the Faery Ink team. If this is not an option for me I am available any month between December 2015 and November 2016. I take my design team commitments seriously and plan ahead if I know I have a particularly busy month.

I have never personally used WordPress blogging platform. I am familiar with it as some of my design teamies on other teams use this and am always willing to learn new things!

I participate in all my design team Facebook groups as well as some fan based groups that I am a member. I love posting my makes around Facebook and do so with every card I make whether it is a design team make or just for fun. I also post from a personal point of view at least daily.

I have active accounts on

Instagram- http://instagram.com/molliesmummy09

 Twitter - http://twitter.com/molliesmummy09

Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/sharonsmith70

Google+ - http://plus.google.com/104324597147967998894

I post frequently on these. 

Recently I have joined periscope but I am still plucking up the courage to do a video and use this platform.

Phew!!! I think I have covered all that was asked of me - readers wish me luck and Amanda I hope that I have given you an honest opinion of me and my creativeness!

Thank you for stopping by and I would love if you could leave me some love.

I am also entering my Candy Fairy card into the Spectrum Noir Monthly Challenge - The theme this month is Christmas /Winter



Oh! It's not Christmas yet!!!

Good afternoon, here's my 2nd post of the day and it's a Christmas card for a man!!

 

Jiggery Makery images are great for a bit of sexy fun and Juliet who I'm showcasing today is definitely up for a bit of fun with her cheeky smile and wink!

 

 

I have colored her with my Spectrum Noir markers - she needs no embellishment so I have just added a sentiment typed up on my pc and matted her on red card and gold Mirror card! A simple card but great for the man in your life!

 

Thanks for stopping by you can purchase Juliet over at  Jiggery Makery's Etsy store along with her other pin-up pals.

 

Why not check out our Facebook page for further inspiration from my teamies and I!!

 

Apple Girl

Good afternoon! After the storms of last week the weather here has been exceptional, we've had temperatures in the 60s and lots of sunshine. It's all due to change soon and we'll be under the white blanket we're getting used to as part of Michigan winters!

 

Well It's Thursday which means new release day over at Julia Spiri!

 

This release is something a bit different, it's called the Fruity Girls and what fun they are! As my post title says I have had fun with Apple Girl!

 

 

Isn't she just the cutest! and her little pet is adorable!

I have colored her using Spectrum Noir Markers. I then matted her onto some red and orange card which coordinates with the design paper I chose from my stash. I them added some little heart stamps whilst maintaining my signature CAS look!

 

Apple Girl and her friends are available now over at Julia's Etsy Store along with all of Julia's fab designs so why not add them to your collection and join our challenge with them.

Pop over to Julia's Facebook group for more inspiration by the rest of the Design Team and to see the other newly released stamps from the collection.

 

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Craft your passion - Anything goes

Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Ladybirds Creations - Anything Goes

A bit more time to craft - Anything goes

 

Some one is snoozing!!!

Good evening. I'm here with my Christmas makes again.

 

12 months of Christmas link up challenge starts again today and our sponsor this month

 

 

Fresh Brewed Designs

 

and if you follow the challenge theme this month you can win a fab prize from them!

 

We also have an additional Sponsor:

 

 

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

 

Who is giving one free digital paper to everyone who links up a minimum of 2 cards to the challenge. You only have to follow the theme if you want to win Fresh Brewed Designs prize. A mini set of 6 digital papers will be given to 1 random winner!

 

On to my Design team card:

 

 

I have used Santa Takes a Nap image and colored him with my Spectrum Noirs. I have matted green card and digital papers from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles onto my card and used a spellbinder's window die to cut out a window on my papers and to cut a window frame. I  stamped my Christmas tree (using Hero art's color layering Christmas tree) behind it. This has been decorated with colored stickers. The sentiment was printed using my pc and matted onto the same card.

 

He really needs to wake up eat his cookies, drink his milk and get to work!!!

 

Now come over to the 12 Month's of Christmas Link up and enter your Christmas makes!!!

 

 

 

 

Ugly Jumper

Good morning everyone, you would have thought Fall had already set in with the weather this week! We are promised summer will return this weekend!

 

Today is my showcase over at the Jiggery Makery Facebook group. As it's been so chilly I thought I'd make a Christmas card.

The pin-up I have used this week is Kathy and boy does she look unhappy!

 

 

Yes even pin-ups get to wear the ugly jumpers we all love to hate!

 

I have colored her with my Spectrum Noir Markers and added a touch of glitter to her hat. Once colored I printed out the wording on my PC then die cut the topper shape using a Spellbinder die. I matted my card blank with some red card and a sheet of Christmas paper from my stash. I then added a further piece of red card before adding my image topper. I have offset all the layers to work with the expression on Kathy's face LOL

 

I few star shaped tiny buttons just finish off the design

 

Thanks for stopping by, Kathy can be found in other jumper designs over at the Jiggery Makery Etsy shop if you care to take a look!



Witching hour

Good morning, I can now tell you all about the great new design team I have joined. I have already showcased one of Julia's fabulous digi-stamps but today is my official first design team showcase.

 

I am on Julia's New release team and today she has released this wonderful image

 

 

This is the Gothic Witch and can be found in Julia's Etsy Store. Isn't she just fabulous!!! As soon as I saw her I knew I had to use purple and black on her........

 

 

I have colored her with a mixture of Spectrum Noir markers and Polychromo pencils. As she is a gothic witch I wanted to give her the pale complexion and I achieved that by coloring her with a pale marker then blending out using a colorless blending pen. I have used Wink of Stella on her cape and a silver Stardust Gelly Roll pen on her hair and the spider's webs.

 

 I used a scalloped 8x8 card blank and matted this with black card. The papers are from a 6x6 Authentique Halloween pad called Moonlit and matted onto purple card. I then used both colors of card to mat my image.

 

Some purple and black Gems were made by coloring clear ones with alcohol markers and I have added these onto the image and mats.

 

She is a great image for your Halloween makes - you can find more inspiration from my fellow design teamies over on Julia's Facebook Fan page!

 

 

Hey Ginger

Good morning, I am here to share another beautiful image from Jiggery Makery. Adele designs some gorgeous pin up girls who are all available in her Etsy store.

For today's card I am using Ginger

 

 

here she is watering her sun flower!

 

I have colored her with Spectrum Noir markers and matted her onto pink card. I have then chosen a flowered patterned paper from my stash which matches tonally to the pink card to mat onto the white card blank.

Some flowers and some pink pearls are the only embellishments I think this card needed

 

Why not pop over to the Jiggery Makery Facebook group where you can find more inspiration from my other talented Teamies

 

 

 

Happy Birthday Friend!

Good afternoon, It is the birthday of someone who I have become very good friends with - we are both crafters with similar tastes and likes. Although we have never met we chat daily and have a giggle!

So to celebrate I made her a card using one of  Julia Spiri's  gorgeous images called Fairy.

 

I fell in love with these images as soon as I saw them on her Facebook Group as did my friend! Hasn't she just got the most adorable face!

I have colored her using my Spectrum Noir Markers and although you can't see on the picture she has very sparkly wings and bag thanks to a little Wink of Stella. 

I matted the image and some pretty patterned paper onto lilac card. The tag is a spellbinder die with baker's twine threaded through. I have used a stamp from my stash for the sentiment. couple of clear gems on her wing and purse just added finishing touches.

 

Julia will be starting a challenge blog in September and the design team have already started posting there if you want to check it out

 

Happy Birthday Amy xxx

 

A new baby and why country girls rule!

Good morning. The weather has been hot! hot! hot! here so I've stayed indoors crafting with the cool air blowing and lots of iced water!

 

It's Monday so that can only mean another fabulous release from Paolo at My Whimsical Little World.

I am show casing not one but 2 collections of her great digi stamps today the first one being another of her gorgeous little babies

 

 

Lil' Monster - Isn't she adorable! well she can be a he or a she but I wanted a girly look! I have colored her with my Spectrum Noir Markers and die cut her into an oval. I then took some bright pink card and some muted floral paper and die cut these with a lacy border die from Memory Box. These were then layered onto a white card blank. Before adhering the top layer I wrapped some pink "It's a Girl" ribbon around the lacy edge. I then glued my topper in place and used a Signature die for the bunting.

 

I love pink and girly however, living out in farming land it isn't always possible to have the girly look. Got to be a country gal at times and don the Jeans and a Tee and get down and dirty.

 

 

Meet Amy and Hammy! Yes there is a touch of pink in there! The images are separate digi-stamps but I have used the PNG formats of them and combined Amy, Hammy and the Haystack. once printed I have colored them with Spectrum Noir Markers. I have then inked the edges with distress ink to give it more of a farmy look!

I matted my white card blank with brown card and then distressed some burlap paper and string. I used this to mat my colored image and pc generated sentiment on.

Some enamel dots just add a finishing touch!

 

Ok so I know that you are dying to make your own designs with these new gorgeous images so pop over to the Etsy shop and get started then land back on the Facebook Group for some more inspiration from my teamies!

 

Maybe you can use them to enter our challenge and win some more of Paolo's gorgeous digis.

 

 

 

 

 

A Jiggery Makery Birthday

Good morning! I have 2 things to share with you today, I have been given a temporary position on Jiggery Makery's Design Team.

Adele has some gorgeous pin-up digi stamps that are a little risqué without being over the top rude!

 

My second news is it is my Wonderful Hubby's birthday today and what better an occasion to share both bits of news!

I have made him a birthday card using Lucy - One of the images from Jiggery Makery

 

 

I have colored the image with Spectrum Noir markers - Having never colored so much skin, I was a little worried I wouldn't be able to get even skin tone color over all her body but I think I succeeded. This is also one of the first blondes I have done and am happy with they way the hair eventually turned out!

 

After coloring the image I printed the sentiment using my PC. This was then matted onto black card I then used a heart patterned paper from my stash as just a little color again matted onto black card and onto a white card. The images are so classy that I feel they do not need much embellishment.

 

You can find Lucy and many more pin-up images over at Jiggery Makery's Etsy shop and also you can call by their Facebook page for some great inspiration from the rest of the design team.

 

Keep the Sun shining

Good morning, we are getting a bit excited in our household as Mollie has received a letter telling her who her next Teacher will be -and I'm excited as they will be back in school in less than a month !!!!

Over at So Suzy's store they are having an ACT swap and some of us Design Team Gals have joined in. So today I am going to share my little cards.

Here are all 7 of them. I have used The Happy Sunshine stamp and colored it in with Spectrum Noir Markers. The sentiment stamp is from a collection called Dreamy Days by Lili of the Valley - I needed something that would fit on the 3.5x2.5 inch card. I have then used a bright yellow card to mat the image onto another white layer.

Here is a closer look

As it won't be long before the weather changes and, for me at least, the snow starts to fall I thought this happy little message would brighten anybody's day!

Thanks for stopping by and before you leave hit the August tab on the top right column of the So Suzy Stamps blog and enter our challenge. If you don't have a blog - don't worry you can enter over at our Facebook group

For more inspiration why not check So Suzy out on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and  Flickr so go check us out!!

Heavy Journey

Good morning - It's been a busy weekend this week and It's good to be able to sit and rest for a while!

 Well today is the release of a brand new image over at My Whimsical Little World and how adorable she is.

 

 

She is called The Struggle - what was brought to mind when I saw this image is that life can sometimes drag you down and just a thoughtful act like giving a card can lighten the load!

 

I have printed the image on Spectrum Noir Ultra smooth white card and as always colored her with my Spectrum Noir Alcohol markers. I have then used purple card and patterned paper from Lili of the Valley to mat her onto. The sentiment was printed using my PC and I colored the gems to match the image, although they look darker in the photo.

 

 We now have a new monthly challenge over at My Whimsical Little World challenge blog so why not color up an image and come and join us The theme is anything goes and if you enter using one of our fab images you get entered into the prize draw 3 times!

 

Don't forget to pop over to the Esty store and get The Struggle- maybe you can use her in the challenge!

 

 

 



Snow People

Good Afternoon it's well in the 80's here and here I am writing a post about a snowman card!!!

 

Yes the new challenge over at 12 month's of Christmas link up has begun. The optional theme this month is Snow people and we have a great sponsor

 

The Stamping Boutique

They are offering 2 images as a prize

 

We also have an additional Sponsor:

 

 

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

 

Who is giving one free digital paper to everyone who links up a minimum of 2 cards to the challenge. You only have to follow the theme if you want to win The stamping Boutique images. A mini set of 6 digital papers will be given to 1 random winner!

 

On to my Design team card:

 

 

This little Guy is called Snowman - Bring it on. I have colored him with Spectrum Noirs and although it doesn't show well in photo I have glittered the snow. I used a white 6x6 card blank and matted this with green card. The paper I have used is from a Decosse's Dynamite Doodles set called Snow Much Fun. More green card framed my image, then I have die cut holly leaves and used skittles as berries for opposing corners.

 

Now come over to the 12 Month's of Christmas Link up and enter your Christmas makes!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Feeling Beachy

Good morning - one more month of Summer break left - I can survive this!!!!! The school break is just way too long.

 

yes it's August the first which means another challenge starts over at So Suzy Stamps. The theme this month is under the sea - although my card is a beach theme the lovely little turtle does venture under the sea!

 

 

This little guy is has been colored with my spectrum noirs and fussy cut . The frame card was made from 2 beach scenes I printed on my PC and a template from My Craft Studio. I typed the sentiment onto one of the scenes. I then made up the frame and centered it over the wording, ensuring I matched the beach lines up before gluing it in place.

 

I stole a couple of starfish and a shell from Mollie's collection and added these as embellishments.

 

Thanks for stopping by and before you leave hit the August tab on the top right column of the So Suzy Stamps blog and enter our challenge. If you don't have a blog - don't worry you can enter over at our Facebook group

For more inspiration why not check So Suzy out on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and  Flickr so go check us out!!

 

 

 

Just a hug

Good morning all the weather continue to be sunny and hot and it's been a busy week but I'm pausing to blog my latest card. So Suzy Stamps is holding a retreat this week - I so wish I could have joined them but it was not to be. Whilst this is taking place website is closed for the retreat but will be up and running as normal from 31st July.

 

During a snark fest competition on the So Suzy Facebook group one of my quotes won the honor of being made into a stamp so I thought I would give it some use:

 

 

Ok you are really safe hugging me I wouldn't really measure you up however some days there are people around me that I would really like to!

 

I have teamed this stamp along with the dirt mound that Suzy also has on her website. This has been colored with Spectrum Noir markers. I have used a 5x7 inch card blank and matted 2 shades of brown card onto this before placing my design. Just to add a bit of comedy to the card I have added some itty Biddy laughing faces randomly around the design.

 

Thanks for stopping by and before you leave hit the July tab on the top right column of the So Suzy Stamps blog and enter our challenge. If you don't have a blog - don't worry you can enter over at our Facebook group

For more inspiration why not check So Suzy out on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and  Flickr so go check us out!!

 

Gnome Place Like Home

Good afternoon, well it's been a busy week for me but I'm here with a post of a gorgeous little chappy in his garden. My Whimsical Little World has some adorable gnome digi stamps and this little one comes with his own garden:

 

 

Meet Gnome Place Like Home - is he just loveable!!! I have colored him with my Spectrum Noir Markers and printed a sentiment to go with him. I have then matted the image onto brown and green card from my stash before adding to a white card blank.

 I haven't used any embellishments - wanting to keep it a CAS card.

 

Thanks for stopping by and before you leave My Whimsical Little World now has a challenge blog why not pop over and enter you can find the blog and challenge details here. If you need inspiration then the Facebook group is an amazing place for this

 

 

 

Patriotic Progressive Challenge

Hope every one has a fab Holiday weekend!!! We went and watched our first 4th July firework display and I have to say it felt very strange watching fireworks on a warm evening sat in shorts instead of being bundled up in winter coats and wading through muddy fields!!!

 

To celebrate the holidays both here and in Canada My Whimsical Little World's progressive challenge is all about celebration and if you entered the challenge last month you wil already have your image, if not you can purchase it for 50% off for the first 2 weeks of the challenge. All you have to do to enter is place a photo of your makes using the image into the photo folder on the My Little Whimsical World's Facebook page! You have until midnight on July 31st to enter - So pop over and make sure your a member of the group and get crafting!!!

 

I know I'm a Brit but as I am currently fostered out to the USA I thought I would make my flag the Stars and Stripes and celebrate Independence Day

 

 

So I have colored her up in red white and blue (please don't count the stars and stripes I didn't have room to color then all :)  )  Spectrum Noir Markers and matted her onto red card. I then matted red and blue card onto my card blank and printed out papers with the Stars and Stripe on them which again were matted onto red card. As she is holding a sparkling firework I decided to add my own to the blue card using red and gold circle stickers. I felt this just took some of the bareness away.

 

 PLEASE DON"T WORRY - NO AMERICAN FLAG WAS DEFACED IN THE MAKING OF THIS CARD

 the papers used were separate sheets of stars and stripe :)