Tiny mouse

Hello lovely people,

 We have a new 'Use any image' challenge starting over on The Ribbon Girl blog, so you can enter with any type of project as long as you include an image.

There are some lovely prizes on offer so I do hope you can come and join us :-)

This is a pretty dinky image but oh so cute, and I had a feeling the little mouse would look lovely with these gorgeous floral papers from Maja Design.

Since the image is small, so is my card, and I just added a few flowers, twine and a beautiful metal charm.

If you find yourself tempted by any of the pretty 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 The Ribbon Girl and have a little browse around!

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

Copic colours;
Not a clue as I coloured this a while ago - lol!

Lovely things I've used from The Ribbon Girl;
Denim and Friends 6x6 paper pad - Maja Design
Ivory button twine
10mm ivory open roses
10mm blue open rose
Miniature pale blue blossoms
Miniature ivory cream blossoms
Daisy flower charm

Other card ingredients;
Three Kind Mice digital stamps set - LOTV
Inside and out stitched circle STAX - My Favorite Things
Stitched mini scallop circle STAX - My Favorite Things
Fab foliage - My Favorite Things

Beautiful ballerina

Hello lovely people,

I promised I'd have a few more projects for you this week and today's is a card using some gorgeous goodies from The Ribbon Girl.

I've used this paper pad quite a lot because it has the prettiest softest shades of blue and pink which are perfect for girly cards.  Also, I often find that the patterns on 12x12 inch papers are a bit big for cards but this one is perfect.

The image is a fairly recently released one from LOTV and I think she is simply adorable; doesn't every little girl want to be a ballerina or a fairy...or both?!

This was a fairly classic design for me with the flower clusters but I did add a couple of sequins, which is something a bit new for me!

Thank you to the fabulous friend who gave me a little gift of sparkly brads, which were so perfectly matching in colour for this project :-)

If you find yourself tempted by any of the pretty supplies I've used then you can go straight to the individual products via the thumbnails at the end of my post or just pop over to The Ribbon Girl 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: E31/E55/E37
Dress / shoes: B0000/B000/B00/B02
Wings / socks: R000/R30/R32/R43
Ground: T0/T1/T2/T3

Lovely things I've used from The Ribbon Girl;

Game of Colours by Galeria Papieru	15mm pale pink satin edge sheer ribbon	Pale pink carnations	15mm pale pink asters
white sweetheart blossom	10mm pale pink open roses	miniature white blossoms	Tiny white rosebuds
Lucy's princess sparkly shaker selection	Lucy's lagoon sparkly shaker selection

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Other card ingredients;
Fairy wings digi stamp - LOTV
Sentiment tags - LOTV
Deco Trellis base die set - Tonic Studios
Doily lattice edge'ables die - Crafters Companion
Stitched oval scallop frame dies - My Favorite Things
Heart swirl die - Magnolia Doohickeys

Studying hard

Hello lovely people,

Is everyone getting nice and warm now?!  I am soooooo hoping for a long sunny bank holiday weekend :-)

This is the last DT card I have made so far for the launch of all those fabulous new LOTV images.  I am not surprised that they have been hugely popular so far.  I know there are loads more I can't wait to use!

This is a fantastic image for good luck cards and especially at this time of year as many kids/teenagers start to get their heads down and study for exams...I'm glad those days are behind me - lol!



Jasmine seems to have it all under control with everything organised and her books carefully marked with little flags.  I used to do that too!

I found the perfect little tab detail in one of my MFT Blueprint sets.  I absolutely love how useful these are and can feel a new addiction coming on!

The sentiment banner is from a different MFT Blueprints set...see, sooooo useful!

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

Lovely things I've used;

Jasmine studying - Lili of the Valley	Beachside - Lawn Fawn	Inside and out stitched rounded square STAX - My Favorite Things	A little sentimental - Clearly Besotted
Blueprints 29 - My Favorite Things	Blueprints 31 - My Favorite Things	Ivory button twine

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Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair: E53/35/59
Jumper / bow: RV23/25/29
Jeans: B91/93/95/97
Desk / chair: N0/1/2/3/4/5
Lamp: N0/1/2/3
Lightbulb / glow: YR30/Y23/YR12
Book / pen pot: BG53/57
Pale book: BG0000/000
Book pages: E40/41

More new LOTV: Two's company

Hello lovely people,

Ok, I promised you all I would have another LOTV Design Team project for you on Sunday, but realised I had another blog post scheduled for then, so I delayed it until today.

This one uses many of the same elements as my card from Saturday, but a slightly simpler design with no stitching.

I think you'll agree that the image is just as super cute though!

I added a fab set of stitched basic and scalloped edges by MFT (of course!) to my collection a few weeks ago so thought I'd take the opportunity to use them on this design :-)

I wish you all a great week ahead even if you have to work...I know I do!

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

Lovely things I've used;

Two's Company - Lili of the Valley	Blueprints 26 - My Favorite Things	Inside and out stitched rounded square STAX - My Favorite Things	Stitched scallop basic edges - My Favorite Things
Stitched basic edges - my Favorite Things	Camellia complete petals - Sue Wilson for Creative Expressions

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Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair: Y21/YR23/E15/E18
Dress: R81/83/85 & BG 11/53/57
Jumper: BG0000/000/10
Balloon: BG11/53/57/49 & R81/83/85
Bear: E40/41/42/43 (&R000/00/01 for ears)
Present: R81/83/85 & BG10/11/53
Bench: E55/57/59

Ground: W00/0/1/2/3

LOTV Retro Girls

Hello lovely people,

Have you seen the super cool new Retro Girls images from LOTV yet?

Ok, you can't actually get your hands on them until 3rd April, but then they will be available as Simply Print sheets, digi images and pre-order of rubber stamps.

I finally grabbed a few hours to play with them and thought it would be fun to make a matching set using one of the pair from each decade.

I'm sharing the whole set at once because I do think they look good all together...and I'm too lazy to write 4 separate blog posts for them - lol!

1950s Bobby Socks
 (I think this is my fave of the whole collection)

1960s Hippy Chick

1970s Funky Flares

1980s Romantic Rock

A huge thank you to the fabulous Faye Wynn-Jones for inspiring the colour pop Copic colouring and CAS design of these cards :-)

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

Card recipe;

Black and white basics - My Favorite Things

Stitched hillside borders by Lawn Fawn

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Copic colours;
Skin: W00/0/1
Hair: W1/3/5 and W3/5/7
All other grey sections: selection of W00/0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7
Pink: R81/83/85
Purple: BV000/V12/15
Green: YG01/23/25

Blue: B01/02/05/06

Bunny blooms

Hello lovely people,

Today I have a card using a few pretty things from The Ribbon Girl, although surprisingly none of their lovely flowers this time.

I decided that no flowers were needed since the daffodils seemed to have that angle well and truly covered!

This is one of the latest release from LOTV and for someone who doesn't really like yellow, I am finding myself drawn to the images with daffodils in...I think it must be because they are such a classic sign of Spring!

Since I wasn't adding any flowers I added a bit of detail with some die cuts, a few hints of cheesecloth, and a layered combo of lace, ribbon and twine.

If you find yourself tempted by any of the pretty supplies I've used then you can go straight to the individual products via the thumbnails at the end of my post or just pop over to The Ribbon Girl and have a little browse around!

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

Copic colours;
Bunny: E41/42/43/44
Bunny tummy: YR30/E40/41
Bunny ears: R000/01
Daffodils: Yr30/YR31/Y35 &YR12/15/18
Leaves / stems: G20/21/24
Ground: W00/0/1/2


Lovely things I've used;

Bunny Blooms - LOTV	Vintage Spring Basics by Maja Design	15mm ivory organza	38mm Charlotte Elizabeth lace
12mm pearl ivory flatbacks	natural colour button twine	white cheesecloth	Stitched mini scallop rectangle STAX by My Favourite Things
Butterfly set - Impression Obsession

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