The cutest chemists EVER!

Hello lovely people,

I was excited to do some crafting in my newly rearranged craft room (see my previous post if you're curious!) and took the opportunity to colour up some fabulous MFT stamps for my Dies to Die For DT card this week.

I've stamped the pair of cuties next to each other and stamped some of the hearts above the beakers/test tube.

I've coloured this pair up as if they were me and Dr. Hubby, with our favourite colour tops and shoes ...shhhh, this is his Valentine's Day card!

My main problem when designing this card was which of the punny sentiments to use as I love them all and I knew each and every one would make Dr. Hubby giggle...so, a good problem to have really - 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 super day!

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
BB Cute chemists - My Favorite Things
Sweet stack 6x6 paper pad - My Favorite Things
Fancy frames squares - Sunny Studio

Slim tags trio - Mama Elephant

Other ingredients;
twine - from stash

Copic colours;
Skin: E50, E51, E21, E11
Girl's hair: E55, E57, E59
Boy's hair: E53, E35, E37
Girl's trousers: T2, T3, T4, T5
Boy's trousers: T3, T4, T5, T6
Lab coats: C00, T1
Green bits: YG03, YG25, YG17
Pink bits: R81, R83, R85
Aqua bits: B00, BG53, BG57
Purple bits: BV000, BV00, BV01, BV02
Glass: T1, T2
Ground: C00, T1, T2, T3, T4

Wing-flapping happy!

Hello lovely people,

So, it's 2019 and I am super excited for a lovely new year of crafting!

I've already placed several orders for new crafting stash (!) but my Dies to Die For DT card this week is using some stamps from the December MFT release, which I thought maybe I should use before I move on to the January release - lol!

Just for something a little bit different I thought I'd colour the owls in pastel shades and I think they look pretty cute!

For once I didn't pick out the papers before I coloured the owls, but I found just the right shades to match - yay!

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 wing-flapping happy day!

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
Forever and owlways - My Favorite Things
Fresh squeezed chevrons 6x6 paper pad - My Favorite Things
Inside and out stitched circle STAX - My Favorite Things
Blueprints 31 - My Favorite Things (for the sentiment strip)

Other ingredients;
Nuvo crystal drops in Carnation pink and Caribbean ocean
Glamour Dust in Crystal

Copic colours;
Blue owl: B00, B01, B02
Blue owl tummy / face: B0000, B000, B00
Pink owl: RV10, RV11, R83
Pink owl tummy / face: RV0000, RV00, RV10
Beaks / feet: YR20, YR21
Branch: E41, E42, E43, E44
Leaves: YG00, YG01, YG03

Jar of hearts

Hello lovely people,

You can tell it's Friday if I'm posting, as I only seem to have time for blogging my Dies to Die For DT cards at the moment.

I'm still creating love themed cards with all my fab new stash and today is a little Lawn Fawn offering...

The 'How You Bean' jar stamp and die set was released a little while ago but the Conversation Hearts add-on is part of the newest release and I loved it so much, I just had to go back and buy all the original jar stamps/dies so I could get the heart add-on!

I stamped and coloured the hearts and then decided to add the words...all I can say is thank goodness for the MISTI, combined with a bit of judicious masking!

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;
Green hearts: G000, G00, YG41
Purple hearts: BV31, BV11, V25
Pink hearts: RV52, RV63, RV55
Yellow hearts: YR30, YR20, YR21
Jar: B0000, B000
Lid: C2, C4, C5, C6

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
How You Bean? stamps - Lawn Fawn
How You Bean? dies - Lawn Fawn
How You Bean? Conversation heart add-on stamps - Lawn Fawn
How You Bean? Conversation hearts add-on dies - Lawn Fawn
A2 stitched rectangle STAX 2 - My Favorite Things

Other ingredients;
Let's Polka in the Meadow 6x6 pad - Lawn Fawn
Twine, tiny tag - from stash

Monster-sized love

Hello lovely people,

It's Friday and time for my Dies to Die For DT card, which features some of the gorgeous new love-themed release from MFT.

I've used the peek-a-boo heart to create an aperture for my little monster to climb out of; he thinks he's scary but I think he's more cute than scary!

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;
Monster: RV29, R46, R39 (+ R59 inside mouth)
'Hair': C5, C6, C8
Eyes: C00, C1, C2

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
Monster Sized stamps - My Favorite Things
Monster Sized dies - My Favorite Things
Fresh squeezed chevron 6x6 paper pad - My Favorite Things
Peek-a-boo striped heart die - My Favorite Things
Inside and out stitched square STAX - My Favorite Things

Rawr!!

Hello lovely people,

I am so in love with all the cute new releases for Valentine's Day so you may be seeing a bit of a love theme on my blog over the next few weeks, starting with my Dies to Die For DT card.

I think this little dino is utterly charming and I've used the little speech bubble and sentiment to create a fun design.

I hope you've had a good week and have something fun planed for the weekend!

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;
Dinosaur body: YG25, YG17, YG67
Dinosaur spikes: R24, R27, R46

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
Rawr stamp - Lawn Fawn
Rawr die - Lawn Fawn
Tiny hearts brights 6x6 paper pad - My Favorite Things
A2 stitched rectangle STAX 2 - My Favorite Things
Inside and out stitched square STAX - My Favorite Things

Me love you

Hello lovely people,

I don't think I've posted on here since my last Dies to Die For DT card but it seems to be Friday again so it's time for another one, and I thought I'd do something non-Christmassy for a change!

Well, these guys are super adorable aren't they?!

I just love that cute sentiment and it fitted so beautifully onto one of the MFT speech bubbles :-)

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!

I'll be back to Christmas next time I think because my Stamping Bella Christmas stamps have arrived - squeeeeeee!!!!

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

Copic colours;
Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, E04
Cave girl hair: E50, E53, E55
Cave boy hair: E53, E55, E57
Cave boy loincloth / Cave girl bone: W1, W3, W5
Cave girl dress / flower: R81, R83, R85
Stem / leaves: YG61, YG63, G46
Ground: W00, W0, W1, W2, W3

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
Cave couple - Stamping Bella
Inside and out stitched square STAX - My Favorite Things
Essential speech bubbles - My Favorite Things

Other ingredients;
Devoted 6x6 paper pad - Carta Bella

Wedding squidgies

Hello lovely people,

I'm enjoying a few days off work and trying to squeeze in as much crafting as I can, but I guess I have to do some chores too - lol! 

Today I have a Dies to Die For DT card to share with you.

I coloured this image whilst on holiday in Cornwall in June so thought it was about time it made it onto a card.  I added pink details to the image because I knew I wouldn't have a hard time finding some pink papers in my stash to use with it - lol!

The little tab with the sentiment on is a strip die from a Blueprints set; I always seem to find useful little bits and pieces in these.

The paper pad is probably quite an old one but a new one to me; I have quite a stash of lovely paper pads I picked up at one of the Dies to Die For pop up shops :-)

I also have a fairly sizeable pile of new Stamping Bella gorgeousness ready to play with though so can't wait to get stuck into those!

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 thumbnails 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: E000/00/21/11/04
Bride's hair: Y21/YR23/E35
Groom's hair: E53/E57/E59
Dress: C3/B60/C0/C00
Veil / shirt: B60/C00
Suit: N5/N6/N7/N8/N10
Shoes: N4/N6/N8/N10
Ground: N0/N1/N2/N3/N4

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
Love Story Squidgies - Stamping Bella
More Essential Sentiments - My Favorite Things
Stitched square scallop frames - My Favorite Things
Blueprints 13 - My Favorite Things

Other ingredients;
Be Mine 6x6 paper pad - Echo Park
Baker's twine - from stash

LOTV wedding sentiment trio

Hello lovely people,

I'm here with a DT post for LOTV today and it's another sneak peek of one of the new trio sets coming out on 28th February.

In what I think is a first for me, I've made a 3 card matching set, using one of the sentiments on each.

I am going to show you all of them at once though because it saves time on writing blog posts and that way I  won't bore you with lots of similar posts...or keep you in suspense!

I contemplated adding flowers but was really liking the clean modern feel to these so settled on just a few die cut hearts and some twine, plus a little sparkle pen on the hearts on the image.

I really love the elegance of these sentiments and they are absolutely perfect for a focal point when you don't really want to do a lot of colouring...oh yes, I did actually say that!

I was pretty happy with all the designs but I'd love to know if you have a favourite...it will be interesting to see if it's the same as my fave!

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

Lovely things I used;

Wedding sentiment trio - LOTV (coming soon!)

Ooh La La 12 x 12 papers - Kaisercraft

Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Dies: Hearts from various MFT die sets, Tonic scalloped circles, Go Kreate large frames frilly #10, Spellbinders curved borders set 2

Bunnies in love

Hello lovely people,

I do hope everyone is having a good weekend :-)

I went to a beer festival last night but didn't overdo it and it wasn't a really late night so I was raring to go with some crafting today.

Which is just as well, because I have so many fab new stamps I want to play with at the moment that I really need to get cracking!

My first project today was to finish up this card using one of the latest images from LOTV and some gorgeous goodies from The Ribbon Girl.

This might well be my favourite image from the latest release because I think it's sooo cute how one bunny is sprinkling the other with heart petals...awwwww!

It seems I must have been on a bit of a DP binge recently as this is yet another new paper pad and oh, these papers are bee-yoo-tiful...the prettiest soft blue and pink in delicate designs *sigh*

It's been so much fun working with these lovely romantic images from LOTV and I am excited to tell you that there are even more new images on the way in a few weeks time! 

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

Copic colours;
Rabbits: E40/41/42/43/44 & R000/01
Tree trunk / branch: E70/71/74/77
Grass / leaves: G20/21/24/YG63
Hearts / flowers: RV11/R83

Lovely things I've used;

Love petals by LOTV	Game of Colours by Galeria Papieru	miniature white blossoms	white sweetheart blossom
natural colour button twine	heart charm	white seam binding	Fancy flourish by My Favourite Things
large frame frilly #7 by Go Kreate

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Slick chick

Hello lovely people,

I have a Dies to Die For DT card to share with you today.

You may have spotted that there is a new Stamping Bella release on the way, and I am happy to say I have my pre-order in :-)

So, while I wait for that to arrive, I thought I'd get my Stamping Bella fix with an image from last year.

I had a bit of a falling out with my Copics whilst trying to colour this chick, so switched to Inktense pencils and was much happier with the result.

This guy certainly has style doesn't he?!

I enjoyed designing on the circular base shape and kept it fairly simple with just a little strip of corrugated card for texture and a few hearts scattered around.

The heart dies were all scrounged out of various die sets but they are all by MFT so they match perfectly in shape :-)

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 thumbnails 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,

Inktense colours;
Chick: Sicilian yellow, Sienna gold, Mid vermillion
Beak / Feet: Mid vermillion, Burnt orange
Rose: Chilli red
Leaves: Light olive
Ground: Charcoal grey

Lovely products I've used;

Slick Chick by Stamping Bella	Mini messages by Mama Elephant	Mini tags by Mama Elephant	Circle STAX set 1 - My Favourite Things
Circle STAX set 2 - My Favourite Things	Mini stitched circle scallop STAX - My Favourite Things	Ivory button twine

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