A summer apron

Hello lovely people,

My blog post today comes to you live from Austria!
I am sitting in the bar of our lovely hotel after a day's skiing - lots of snow today!
So much snow in fact that we stopped a little early and spent some time relaxing in the sauna, jacuzzi and pool :-)

I couldn't leave it all week though without sharing something with you so here is an apron card.
It's my first apron card and I just drew and cut the shape by hand, saving my template so I can make more the same of course!

I tucked lace all around the edge of a rectangle of card to create the pocket and stitched on the little label tab with the recipient's name.

I was excited to use a new die to make a couple of little tags to go in the pocket :-)

The satin ribbon is stuck down just a teeny bit near the ends of the ribbon just to stop it flapping around.

Card recipe;

DP: Coffee in the arbour - Maja Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Lace: 'Teresa' - The Ribbon Girl
Ribbon: from stash (out of a dress I think!)

Twine: Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Dies: Simple tag - Magnolia Doohickey
Charm: cherry charm (not sure where from but similar at The Ribbon Girl)
Circular sentiment: For you circular sentiments - LOTV

Letter stamps: magazine freebie

The cocktail of the day (a Mai Tai) and some delicious looking canapes have just been put in front of me so I'm going to leave you now and give those some serious appreciation :-D

Thanks for popping by and for any comments that you leave,

Challenges I am entering;
1.  Fussy and Fancy (tic tac toe - charm, die and lace)
2.  The Ribbon Girl (Magnolia (used a Doohickey die) with lace)
3.  Fab 'n' Funky (ribbon and lace)
4.  Cute Card Thursday (floral delight)

Cute ballerina

Hello lovely people,

I'm still all over the shop with what day it is this week but I really think I could get used to working just 2 days a week!

So, having figured out it's Thursday that must mean it's time for a new challenge at In The Pink and our theme for you is...

CUTE

We are very kindly sponsored for this challenge by The Ribbon Girl with a £10 voucher :-)

I think pink and cute are just made for each other!

I know lots of you will agree with me that LOTV images are some of the cutest around and they don't come much cuter than this gorgeous little ballerina.

I did have to do a teeny little bit of clever cutting with the star wand to use the size of circle die that I wanted, as there was already plenty of white space around the image so I didn't want to use a bigger circle.

Of course, I just had to add some girly details with a layered bow and some flowers :-)

Card recipe;

Image: Wish upon a star - LOTV

DP: Pion Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Seam binding/twine: The Ribbon Girl

Tag: Sentiment tags - LOTV
Dies: leaf and swirl - Magnolia doohickey, Circle stax - Die-namics

Letter stamps: magazine freebie

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
complete list to follow

If you haven't already done so then do pop over to In The Pink and check out the super cute creations from the rest of the Pink Ladies and our guest designer :)

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

Challenges I am playing along with;
1.  A Gem of a Challenge (children's playtime)
2.  ABC Challenge (D is for die cuts)

Fairy pretty

Hello lovely people,

I was working at the weekend and then had yesterday off, which was spent mostly reading my book and colouring - so relaxing!

Now, this usually leaves me with absolutely no idea what day of the week it is but I did manage to remember that it is Tuesday and therefore time for a new challenge at Top Tip Tuesday!

We have a lovely theme for you this time...

RUBBER STAMPS ONLY

We also have a lovely sponsor for you; it's the fabulous Bunny Zoe's Crafts with a £10 voucher

As you can probably tell this card is for my niece and I just hope she isn't upset that it isn't Frozen themed!

I went all out on the pretty girly colours and details though :-)

Can you believe that I hadn't actually inked up this cutie yet?

I decided to add a little shading around the image here but it is pretty subtle so not sure you can see it too well, but it does help to 'anchor' the image a little bit.

As usual I threw a load of flowers at the card to see what stuck and I especially love the little rosebuds - so cute :-)

I also dug out the Frantage as the corners looked a wee bit bare but I didn't want to add any more embellishments.

Card recipe;

Image: Midsummer's night - LOTV

DP: Vintage Spring basics - Maja Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Tags: Sentiment tags - LOTV and Family sentiment tags - LOTV
Dies: Stitch border - Marianne Design
Letters for name: magazine freebie stamps

Frantage: shabby white - Stampendous (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair: E50/53/55
Dress / shoes: V20/22/25/28
Wings / socks: V0000/000/RV91
Big mushroom: RV91/93/95 & BV0000/000
Small mushroom: V20/22/25 & V0000/000
Mushroom stalks: W00/1/2
Grass: G40/YG61/63
Stars: YR30/31
Moon: W0/1/blender
Shading round image: BG0000/000/blender

I hope you will pop over to Top Tip Tuesday and check out the fabulously creative projects from the rest of the team and there are some great tips for you too :-)

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

Challenges I am playing along with;
1.  Bunny Zoe's Crafts (for the girls)
2.  As You Like It (CAS or fussy - I do like both styles but my faves are definitely the fancy ones because I love lots of layers of DP and adding pretty flowers)
3.  Winter Wonderland (for a child)
4.  Sweet Stampin' (inspired by a song - Twinkle twinkle little star!)

Lilac wedding card

Hello lovely people,

Where did that week go to?!
I am working this weekend but only until about 2 p.m. each day so I still get a little crafting time too :-)

I have a wedding card to share with you today and I seem really drawn towards a shabby chic/vintage style for wedding cards at the moment.

I used a big sentiment as the focal point again but cut into a circle this time.

I had a little spending spree at The Ribbon Girl (yep, another one!) and got loads of gorgeous new bits and bobs including some fabulous charms... like this little heart.  It's such a simple charm but it's so elegant and I adore it... good job I bought a few!

Card recipe;

Image: Statements: congratulations - LOTV

DP: Vintage Spring basics - Maja Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Flowers: various, all from Wild Orchid Crafts

Seam binding: Sky mauve lilac - The Ribbon Girl
Lace: Laila - The Ribbon Girl
Twine: ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl
Heart charm: heart with side loop - The Ribbon Girl

Dies: Circle stax - Die-namics

Letter stamps for names: magazine freebie

I hope you are all having a lovely weekend whatever you are up to :-)

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

Challenges I am entering;
1.  Live and Love Crafts (hearts)
2.  Papertake Weekly (hearts and flowers)
3.  Fab 'n' Funky (charm us)
4.  Fussy and Fancy (it's all about love)
5.  The Ribbon Girl (Lovely Lili & charm)

Typewriter love

Hello lovely people,

It's time for a new challenge at In The Pink but first I have to say how thrilled I am with all the amazing entries for the last couple of challenges.
It's wonderful to see how much you all love pink too!

Ok, I'll get onto the theme for our new challenge and it is...

LOVE &/OR HEARTS

Yes, it's *that* day coming up again soon so we thought we'd get you in the mood!

This digi stamp comes with some ready made text for the typewriter but I wanted to do my own text so created some on the computer.

I also popped a couple of thin foam pads behind the page at the top so it adds a teeny bit of dimension.

Card recipe;

Image: Quirky querty - Pink Petticoat

DP: Devoted - Carta Bella

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Seam binding: Pink tulip - The Ribbon Girl
Twine: Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Dies: Circle stax - Die-namics

Sentiment: done on computer (font is Travelling Typewriter)

Copic colours;
Grey: T0/1/2/3
Pink: R81/83

If you haven't already done so then do take a look at the truly lovely creations from the rest of the Pink Ladies at In The Pink.

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

Challenges I am playing along with;
1.  The Ribbon Girl (romance)
2.  Papertake Weekly (anything goes +/- book print)
3.  Fab 'n' Funky (hearts &/or flowers)
4.  ABC (C is for Cupid)

Dreaming of summer

Hello lovely people,

Time has flown by yet again and it's time for a new challenge at Top Tip Tuesday.  This time our theme is...

FAVOURITE COLOUR COMBO

We are sponsored by
The East Wind

with a prize of 3 digital images of the winner's choice

So, what's my fave colour combo?

Pink, of course!

Ok, I know that's just one colour, not a combo!  I have a few colours I like to team up with pink but at the moment I am really loving pink and blue.

And you can tell how sick I am of cold winter weather as I have gone for as summery an image and card as possible!

I had the idea to pop the fence die cut up on foam pads to add some dimension and it worked so beautifully; I do love it when a plan comes together :-)

I brushed some Wink of Stella over all the flowers but can you see it in the photos?  Nope!

Card recipe;

Image: Pink lemonade Tilda

DP: Vintage Spring basics - Maja Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Tag: Sentiment tags - LOTV
Dies: leaf and swirl, and lovely fence - Magnolia Doohickey, mini butterfly set - Impression Obsession

Circular sentiment: For you circular sentiments - LOTV

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair: E55/57/59
Top / glasses / trousers: R81/83/85
Trousers: E40/41/42/43
Shoes / bow / straw: B0000/000/41
Drink: YR30/31 & T0/1/2
Ground: T0/1/2/3/4

I hope you will pop over to Top Tip Tuesday and check out the fabulously creative projects from the rest of the team and there are some great tips for you too :-)

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

Challenges I am entering;
1.  As You Like It (matt or shiny? - matt all the way for me because it gives a 'softer' look to my cards, even the Wink of Stella is a really soft subtle sparkle!)
2.  Fussy and Fancy (things with wings - butterflies)
3.  Winter Wonderland (lots of layers)
4.  Simply Magnolia (anything goes)