Party at your own pace!

Hello lovely people,

I heard a little rumour that the DL size card may be making a comeback and I have to say that I'm not sure I'm into it as I always found it hard to design on this shape card...

...but I'm always up for a challenge so thought I'd give it a go for my Dies to Die For DT card this week.

I've combined the tortoise from one super cute Stacey Yacula MFT stamp set with a balloon from another to create my image and gosh, it felt like so long since I did any colouring!

I tried out adding a little white gel pen for highlights and really like how it turned out :-) There is also a tiny touch of glitter on the party hat pom pom.

One of the major drawbacks of this size card is that all my papers are 6" square and therefore not big enough for a DL card, so I had to get creative!

You may also notice the return of stitching on this card! I realised I had missed doing it so will be using it again on some of my designs :-)

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 links below or just pop over to Dies to Die For and have a little browse around!

Thanks for popping in and I hope you have a great day!

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
Sending sweet celebration wishes - My Favorite Things
It's a mice time to celebrate - My Favorite Things

Blueprints 29 - My Favorite Things (for fishtail flag)

Playful patterns, bold 6x6" paper pad - Taylored Expressions

Copic colours;
Body: E50, E30, E31, E55
Shell: YG01, YG03, YG25, YG17
Balloon: R24, R29, R46, R39
Hat: red as above, B02, B04, B06
Party horn: red as above, T2, T0
Ground: T0, T1, T2, T3, T4

Eek! It's your birthday!

Hello lovely people,

Apologies for the lack of card last week but I was off skiing in the French Alps with friends and family, including taking my niece and nephew for the first time.  I'm happy to report that we did loads of skiing, there were no injuries, the weather was sunny and the kids loved it :-)

One great thing about coming home is being back at my craft desk and for this week's Dies to Die For DT card I was desperate to have a play with some rather cute mice that fell in my basket last month!

Polka dots, stripy bunting and an adorable mouse in a box...what more could you want for a birthday card?!

I love how happy this mouse looks :-)

It reminds me of the time that I came home from work one day and Dr. Hubby was hiding in a box (a very large box).  I went all round the house trying to figure out where he was and it took me a looooong time to realise he was in the huge box in our lounge!  So maybe that backfired a bit on him as he was in there for quite a while - lol!

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 links below or just pop over to Dies to Die For and have a little browse around!

Thanks for popping in and I hope you have a wonderful day!

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
It's a mice time to celebrate - My Favorite Things
Dots and stripes pastels 6x6 pad - Sunny Studio
Blueprints 31 - My Favorite Things
Double stitched circle STAX - My Favorite Things (not available but check out all the other fab circle STAX here)
Bunting borders - Lawn Fawn

Copic colours;
Mouse: C00, C1, C3
Ears: R0000, R000, R00, R30
Pink bits: RV52, RV55, RV17
Blue bits: B000, B00, B01, B02
Ground: C00, C0, C1, C2, C3