Dino party!

Hello lovely people,

Just popping in with my Dies to Die For DT card and there's a party happening today...a dinosaur party!

I created a very slightly 3D scene for my dinosaurs but not too 3D so it can still go in the post as a standard letter!

How adorable are these dinos in their party hats?!

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 fabulous day!

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
Rawrsome stamps - Lawn Fawn
Rawrsome dies - Lawn Fawn
Stitched arch STAX - My Favorite Things
Large dotted square stackables - Lawn Fawn
Grassy hills die - My Favorite Things

Cloud stencil - My Favorite Things

Other ingredients;
Distress oxide in Salty ocean

Copic colours;
Blue dinosaur: B01, B02, B04, B05
Blue dino horns: B06, B37
Blue dinosaur frill: YG03, YG25, YG17
Red dinosaur: R24, R27, R46, R39
Red dinosaur plates: Y38, YR04, YR68
Orange dinosaur: Y38, YR04, YR16, YR68
Orange dinosaur spots: B02, B04, B05

Hats: combos as above

Party hippo

Hello lovely people,

I have a Dies to Die For DT card for you today and I finally had a little play with the uber cute MFT Happy Hippos...

...and my new balloon shaker dies/pouches...

...and a fab new sentiment!

To be fair, I do have a LOT of new things to play with so I've gotta squeeze as many in as possible - lol!

This hippo looks all set to party I think with his cute party hat and that lovely big balloon!

I filled the balloon shaker pouch with die cut twirly things (technical term!) and sequins, then sealed the back with coloured card that I had stamped the sentiment onto.

In case anyone is wondering, I used the 2 larger dies from the MFT Blueprints 29 set, taped together with an even gap in between, to create the frame.

I'm off to my parents for the weekend but will of course be taking my colouring with me;-)

I hope you all have something nice lined up for the weekend...even if it is raining...AGAIN!

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;
Hippo: T0, T1, T2, T3, T4
Toenails: R00, R01
Hat: B000, B00, BG01

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
Happy hippos stamp set - My Favorite Things
Happy hippos die-namics - My Favorite Things
Sweet Celebration 6x6 paper pad - My Favorite Things
Balloon shaker window & frame - My Favorite Things
Balloon shaker pouches - My Favorite Things
Handwritten happiness stamp set -My Favorite Things
Blueprints 29 - My Favorite Things

Other ingredients;
Lucy's sparkly shaker selection sequins (lagoon and carnation)
Silver sequins, silver twine, plain coloured card - from stash

Celebrate with a cupcake

Hello lovely people,

If you have been following my countdowns you will know that today is the day I head to Bath to undertake my practical exam for the prescribing course.

Then I have a case presentation to give on Wednesday but I'm not worried about that as its only 10 minutes and I'm quite relaxed about giving presentations.

I'll be fine as long as don't drink a big cup of coffee immediately beforehand as I talk quite fast even without the added caffeine...yes, I have made that mistake before - lol!

Onto the crafting and today I have a Paper Nest Dolls card to share, using a paper pad that I have had for a while and somehow haven't used before.

I thought I would use it for wedding cards but it seemed to suit this image really well and even had the perfect sentiment topper for me to use :-)

I think I should treat myself to a cupcake this size after I finish my exams!

Yummy!

I felt that this card needed some bunting to complete the celebratory feel so I made my own using co-ordinating paper from the paper pad.
I cut the little flags by hand, folded the top of each flag over a length of twine and glued them down.  I attached it to the card with foam pads on the back of the flags and trimmed the ends of the twine and covered them with flowers.
I do love bunting; it makes me smile :-)

Card recipe;

Image: Cupcake Avery - The Paper Nest Dolls

DP: Save the Date - Teresa Collins

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

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair: E53/35/59
Pale aqua: BG10/11/32
Dark aqua: BG13/15
Pink: R30/32/22
Cupcake frosting: R000/00/30
Ground: W00/0/1/2/3/4

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

Cake and bunting

Hello lovely people,

Important date alert...Midday on 28th January is the launch of the new trio stamps from LOTV.
They are so gorgeous I would not be surprised if they sell out super fast so make sure to get your hands on them quick!
Just to get you excited, I have another sneak peek for you of one of the images from the Time for Tea trio....mmmmm, yummy cake :-)

I had a heap of pretty papers out on my desk as I started planning this card, and I only ended up using a tiny piece of 1 paper!  Not like me at all but I had a flash of inspiration and ended up with this CAS design, which is also a nifty way to use up a scrap of DP :-)

All the trio images are fab and really versatile but I will always have a soft spot for anything with cake and bunting on it...two of my favourite things!

Card recipe;

Image: Time for tea - LOTV

DP: Pastel Dreams (retired) - LOTV

Dies: MFT Die-namics circle stax

Sentiment: A little sentimental - Clearly Besotted

Copic colours;
Cupcake case / hearts: R81/83
Cupcake frosting: RV0000/000/R81
Cherry and decorations: R85
Bunting: BG53/57 & R81/83
Plate: B000/BG53
Sky: B0000/000
Table: W00/0/1

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

Woo freakin hoo!

Hello lovely people,

Big ooooops...I got so overwhelmed with Christmas and New Year that I completely forgot my DT post for our last challenge of 2015 at As You Like It!

So, I guess my New Year's resolution would have to be to get more organised!
Which actually leads me onto the other reason I have been a little busy over the last few days because I finally got started on my big craft room redecoration project.
There will be photos to come!

While I get on with organising all my crafty stash into my new storage units, here's our new challenge at As You Like It and we have made it super easy for you all because it's...

ANYTHING GOES!

Our sponsor this time is My Mum's Craft Shop

I have to admit that I often don't make a card for Dr. Hubby's birthday as he is really not fussed...which is why this card is perfect for him!

This little bear has a load of other equally grumpy friends in the set and I love them all so prepare to see more (a LOT more) of these chaps!

Card recipe;

Image and sentiment: Party Grumplings - Taylored Expressions

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

Copic colours;
Bear body: E41/42/43/44 & E40/41/42 for tummy
Nose: E43/44/47
Hat: B91/95/97
Ground: W00/1/3

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

So now we head off into 2016 and I hope it brings you all heaps of special moments and lots of fun.

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

Bye bye summer

Hello lovely people,

It's double trouble from me today with 2 blog posts and the first one for you is for our new challenge at In The Pink where we have the theme...

FANCY FOLD

There are lots of lovely fancy fold designs out there and I always think they make for a really special looking card.  My favourite at the moment is the criss cross card so here is my creation...

I am having to limit the number of Magnolia stamps I buy as they are so lovely I could easily have them all, so I just picked my one absolute favourite from the last release which was the Pink Lemonade collection.  And this is it!
I think I am clinging on to the last bit of sunshine and warmth with this card! Yes, I know it's really autumn now but shhh, no-one has told the weather yet :-)

I made a large pull out tag to go inside but have decided to leave it blank for now until I decide how it should be finished depending on what I do with the card!

Card recipe;

Image: Pink Lemonade Tilda - Magnolia (available from Bunny Zoe's Crafts)

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

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Ric rac: from stash

Tag: Sentiment tags - LOTV
Dies: Circle stax - Dienamics, Tilda lace - Magnolia Doohickey

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair: E50/53/55/57
Top / ribbons: RV32/34/R56/RV69
Trousers: E40/41/42/43
Shoes: E41/42/43/44
Drink: YR30/Y23
Foam / bubbles: YR30/Y21/Y35

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; there are lots of different fancy folds to inspire you.

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

Challenges I am playing along with;

1.  Live and Love Crafts (pink)

2.  Midweek Magnolias (anything goes)

3.  Sweet Magnolia (just for girls)