Good times

Hello lovely people,

I'm still on holibobs and loving every moment of this epic trip :-)

It's great that I am still able to share cards while I'm away though and today's card is one I made for a lovely friend who enjoys cycling.

I have prettied the bicycle image up with an explosion of flowers....I don't think you could actually ride this bike though - lol!

I used some Card-io peg stamps for the flowers and added spots of sparkle to each flower centre.

I treated myself to these stamps at the last Hobbycrafts show and haven't had time to play much with them but they worked so beautifully for this design.

Hopefully you'll see lots more with them in future as I really love them :-)

Card recipe;

Image and sentiment: Good Times - discontinued, but you can get Good times 2 - Clearly Besotted
Flowers: Pottery petites Majestix stamp set - Card-io
Sparkle: Nuvo glitter drops (White blizzard) - Tonic Studios

DP: from stash

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Cute CAS bunnies

Hello lovely people,

It's time for a new challenge at As You Like It and our theme is...

YOUR FAVOURITE: BIG OR LITTLE BOWS
...and don't forget to tell us why it's your favourite!

Our sponsor this time is Sweet 'n Sassy stamps with a $10 voucher

I am a huge fan of bows but you will see that they are almost always tiny because I mostly use them to tie on sentiment tags.

My design is CASEd from my lovely blogging buddy Christine and you can find the gorgeous card that inspired me here!

I used part of a pre-cut scalloped card base to create a panel which I layered onto a square card base, using a few extra layers of card behind it to add dimension.

I made a few of these designs with different bunny images and different sentiment tags.

I cut the frame using a scalloped die and a circle die and added foam pads behind to raise it up a little, and popped on a sentiment tag at a jaunty angle.

Card recipe;

Image: Bunny wishes trio - LOTV

Tag: Sentiment tags - LOTV

Dies: Circle stax - MFT Die-namics, scalloped circles - Spellbinders Nestabilities
Twine: from stash

Copic colours;
Bunnies: W00/0/1/2/3/4
Bunny ears: R000/01
Pink: RV10/11/34
Yellow: YR20/21
Aqua: BG10/11

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

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Gamer Andy

Hello lovely people,

Today I have another commissioned card to share with you and this one was for a little boy who loves playing computer games.

I have to admit that stars are my 'go to' for adding detail to boys cards but in this case they worked especially well to match the stars on the DP.

I had a few images in mind for this card but this one was the winner and oh my gosh, isn't he adorable?!

Card recipe;

Image: Polka dot pals Andy - Little Miss Muffet Stamps

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

Twine: Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Sentiment: Teenage boy sentiments - LOTV

Dies: Cosmic star set & Precious stars - Memory Box
Paperclip: from stash

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair: E53/57/59
T-shirt / stars / socks: R27/46/39
Pyjama bottoms / T-shirt circle: B23/26/29
Lightning bolt: Y23/35/YR23
Game controller: W1/3/4 & W7/G07/B24 for buttons and W00/1 for joystick
Ground: W00/0/1/2/3/4

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Fairies make me happy!

Hello lovely people,

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

HAPPY ANYTHING
Don't forget we want to see more pink than any other colour!

Our fabulous sponsor this time is Dies to Die For with a £10 voucher

This card is to celebrate the happy occasion of a birthday and in addition it makes me very happy because it is so pretty and girly, and PINK!

This is one of my most used Saturated Canary images because it is so beautiful, fun to colour, and works well for all ages I reckon.

The hair colour combo I have used is a real favourite for me at the moment as it has a nice high contrast and gorgeous warm tones.

Hopefully you can see the sparkle I added to the star and frill of the dress :-)

I can't resist showing you a close up shot of these scrummy flowers because I love them so much especially the teeny rosebuds and little white bobbly things (yep, that's the technical term!).

Card recipe;

Image: Fairy wishes by Saturated Canary - from Dies to Die For

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

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Twine: Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Tag: Sentiment tags - LOTV

Lace: Chantilly cotton lace (Jane) - Crafty Ribbons
Stamped letters: Magazine freebie stamp set

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair: E53/35/59
Dress / shoes: R81/83/56
Dress frill / wings: RV0000/000/R81
Star: YR30/31

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.

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Baking apron

Hello lovely people,

It's Creative Inspirations challenge time and we have the theme...

SHAPE IT UP!
(NO SQUARE CARDS ALLOWED!)

Our fabulous sponsor for this challenge is Live and Love Crafts with a £10 voucher

I have made a couple of apron shaped cards before and I really don't know why I don't make more of them because I always love the way they look and you can do quite a few themes with them.

As you can see, this one has a hint of a baking theme but is mostly just pretty and flowery!

I used oval dies to create the apron shaped base card and the matching shaped piece of DP to cover the front.

I loved choosing the embellishments for this card and although I have used real lace for previous designs, the Kraft borders make a really good alternative. 

The teeny rolling pin is my favourite bit of the card and is the perfect size to wrap a sentiment banner round :-)

Card recipe;

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

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Twine: Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Dies: Old Swedish lace & Tea label tags - Magnolia Doohickeys, Numbers - Tonic Studios, Alphabet soup - Memory Box, A nice cuppa die set - Stampin' Up
Rolling pin - Miniature rolling pins - The Ribbon Girl

Sentiment: A little sentimental - Clearly Besotted
Ribbon: from stash

The DT have made some wonderful samples to inspire you so pop over to Creative Inspirations to take a look :-)

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Kitty cuddles

Hello lovely people,

Yep, I'm still on holibobs and I have lost track of the amazing sights that I have seen so far; I think there might be a lot of photos by the end!

I have a commissioned card to share with you that I made for a friend to give to her daughter and I have used some of my favourite Maja Design papers.

I see there is a brand new Maja Design collection just out and no surprise, it's gorgeous so that will be a 'must have' for me!

The recipient of the card is a student veterinary nurse and I was asked to include a brown and white Jack Russell if possible...so I think I got that covered with this fabulous image!

I've used this layout before and it was perfect for this card to allow me to add all the details I wanted like the 21st birthday sentiment and the name.

I was almost done when I remembered that I had some tiny key charms so popped one of those on and it finished it perfectly.

Card recipe;

Image: Vet girl - Time 4 Tea Designs

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

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Twine: Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Sentiment: For you circular sentiments - LOTV

Dies: Old Swedish lace - Magnolia Doohickeys
Charm: Tiny key charm - The Ribbon Girl

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair: E50/53/55/57
Scrubs: G21/24/YG63
Shoes: W00/0/1/2
Grey cat: W4/5/6/7
Ginger cat: E99/YR27/E97
Dog: W00/0/1 & E31/33/35 & R46/39
Ground: W00/0/1/2/3/4

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Christmas in May?!

Hello lovely people,

It's time for a new challenge at As You Like It and our theme this time is...

YOUR FAVOURITE...PATTERNED OR EMBOSSED PAPER
...and don't forget to tell us why it's your favourite!

Our sponsor this time is All Dressed Up with 2 digi images of the winner's choice

Well this has to be the earliest I have ever made a Christmas card!

I was aiming for a shabby chic / Nordic style for this design so these yummy Maja papers were just the thing and I love how they even include little sentiment strips.

This image is so sweet and I've added a touch of sparkle to the furry details.

I love arranging flowers round a circular image as it's so easy to do and looks so pretty especially with a charm dangling at one end, and this teeny pine cone is pretty darn cute!

Card recipe;

Image: Holiday friends - The Paper Nest Dolls

DP: Home for the holidays and A gift for you - Maja Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Twine: Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Dies: Circle stax - MFT Die-namics, Big circle dies scalloped edge - Presscut

Charm: Tiny pine cone charms - The Ribbon Girl

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair: E41/43/47
Hat / cape / mittens / bow: R27/46/39/59
Dress: W2/3/4
Boots: W5/6/7/8
Furry bits: W00/1 (& Glamour Dust)
Reindeer body / collar: E41/42/43/44
Reindeer light patch on back: E40/41/42
Reindeer hooves / antlers / nose: E43/44
Reindeer ears: R000/00/01
Bells: YR30/31
Ground: W00/0/1/2/3/4

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Butterfly wishes

Hello lovely people,

My holibobs is in full swing and I'll share some pics soon but for now I just wanted to stop by and share a card.

For ages I have been wanting to try out some card designs using just die cutting and large sentiment stamps and I finally did it!

I didn't even use any DP, just white card and aqua pearl card with a little embossing and some pearls to add some more texture and detail.

I got to use lots of my favourite dies especially the pretty butterflies and of course, I had to sneak in a little stitching too!

Card recipe;

Sentiment panel: cut with Cricut (Lacy labels cartridge)
Dies:Trellis square base die set - Tonic Studios, Leavenworth butterfly trio - Memory Box, Leaf and swirl - Magnolia Doohickeys
Embossing folder: Flowers - Crafts Too!

Sentiment: Wonderful day - Inkylicious
Pearls: from stash

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