A little mermaid

Hello lovely people,

Gosh, Friday seems to have come around fast again!

So, of course I have a Dies to Die For DT card for you and I finally got round to using another of my un-inked Stamping Bella stamps!

I definitely feel like this some days...surely life is far easier as a mermaid?!

I always love the look of looped twine for detail but ooooh, it is a nuisance to get it to stay stuck in place nicely...thank goodness for Cosmic Shimmer glue!

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 at the end of my post or just pop over to Dies to Die For and have a little browse around!

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

Copic colours;
Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, E04
Hair: E11, E15, E18
Ahem...I may have neglected to write the rest of the colours down...oops!

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
Tiny Townie Mermaid stamp set by Stamping Bella
Under the Sea Sentiment stamp set by Stamping Bella
Stitched oval scallop edge frames by My Favorite Things

Other ingredients;
Treasures of the Sea 12x12" papers by Pion Design
Leafy branch 5 die by Moda Scrap for Elizabeth Craft
Beaded swirl flourish die by Sue Wilson for Creative Expressions
Twine, pearls, charm from stash

Beach wedding

Hello lovely people,

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

YOUR FAVOURITE 2 EMBELLISHMENTS
...and don't forget to tell us why!

Our sponsor this time is Crafty Sentiment Designs

I love a pretty feel to my cards so I do enjoy adding embellishments and the one I always reach for first is flowers; I have lots so that I can try to match the colours of my image or paper!

I had to think a little for my second favourite embellishment choice as I do use a few things but realised it had to be pearls as I often scatter a few around just to add a little hint of detail and elegance.

The beach themed papers and details were chose because the couple are getting married on a beach, and I have to say I really love the kind of faded natural look to this design.

I know I've already picked my 2 fave embellies but I have to admit that a metal charm often finds it's way onto my designs...like this uber cute little shell charm :-)

The tags are made from the blank tag shape available in one of the LOTV sets and I stamped the names with little letter stamps...this only works with short names though - lol!

Card recipe;

Large focal sentiment: Congratulations statements - LOTV

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

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Twine: Natural hemp twine - The Ribbon Girl

Tag: blank tag shape from Christmas sentiment tags - LOTV
Charm: Shell mix charms  -The Hobby House
Hessian ribbon & pearls: from stash

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

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

Challenges I am entering;
Inky Chicks (use a metal embellishment)
Sweet Stampin' (anything but a birthday)