Patchwork sewing hoop

Hello lovely people,

I hope everyone's week is going well so far...and hasn't been too wet!  You'd never guess it was August would you?!

I'm looking forward to a couple of days off with plenty of crafting planned :-)

Today I have one of my embroidery hoops to share with you.

I wanted to make a decorative item for my sister-in-law's birthday and since she makes pretty things with felt and fabric, I made this sewing-themed design for her to hang in her creative space.

The image is from a brilliant cross-stitch themed stamp set and I printed the text on my computer.

I thought it would be really cute to create a patchwork background using tiny hexagons die cut from several different papers and my new Pion papers were perfect for this with the cute ditsy patterns.

The fab dies and stamps I've used are from Dies to Die For and you can click on the links or just pop over to the shop for a little browse around...you never know what might take your fancy - lol!

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

Copic colours;
Pink flowers: RV32, R83, RV34
Blue flower: B41, B23
Leaves: YG25, YG17

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
Hand Stitched stamp set - Neat and Tangled
Circle STAX 1 - My Favorite Things
Circle STAX 2 - My Favorite Things
Inside and out stitched circle STAX - My Favorite Things
Stitched hexagon STAX - My Favorite Things

Other ingredients;
Patchwork of Life and Dearest Sofia 12 x 12" papers - Pion Design
Flowers, buttons, pins, cotton reel - from stash

Sweet pea slumber

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 loads of fab prizes up for grabs too :-)

I am still working my way through using all the amazing recent-ish images from LOTV and isn't this wee mouse just adorable?

The edge die was one of a few Crafter's Companion edges I bought recently, and this one is definitely my favourite.  The 'waste' pieces included a couple of cute swirls that were perfect to tuck in around the flowers...not that you can see where they came from because it's quite a deep edge and I only left a little bit peeking out!

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;
Mice: E40/41/42/43/44
Flowers: R81/83/85
Leaves / peapod / peas: YG61/63/G94 
Grass: YG61/63/G94/YG67
Bamboo: E51/53/55
Ladybird: R24/29/59

Lovely things I've used from The Ribbon Girl;

Sofiero - Maja Design	23mm pink organza ribbon	16mm pink ruffle edge sheer ribbon	Round 14mm diamante buckle slide
20mm pale pink open roses	miniature white blossoms

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Other card ingredients;
Sweet peas digital stamp - LOTV
Handwritten phrases digital stamp set - LOTV
Renaissance Edge'ables die - Crafter's Companion
Other flowers - from stash

Garden Girl Carnation

Hello lovely people,

It's Friday so it must be time for me to share my latest Dies to Die For DT card!

Today's temptation comes in the shape of one of the new Stamping Bella images.  I treated myself to a few, having spent ages whittling down my wish list to a size that my credit card could handle!

This is my first purchase of one of the gorgeous little garden girls and although I was tempted to use pink, I decided to go with red.

I know red markers can be a bit 'bleedy' but I love colouring in red, although I had to do this image in several sittings to stop me going cross eyed concentrating on all the teeny petal details!

I also coloured this before picking papers which is not like me at all, but I found some lovely bold papers to match and decided on a clean layered design...but with LOTS of stitching!

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
Hair / sash / shoes: T5/7/100
Flowers / dress: R35/37/39
Stem / leaves: YG61/63/67
Ground: W00/W0/T1/T2

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;

Tiny Townie Garden Girl Carnation - Stamping Bella	Black and white basics - My Favorite Things	Birthday blowout - My Favorite Things	Mini messages by Mama Elephant
Mini tags by Mama Elephant

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Other ingredients;
Twine - from stash

Lots of roses

Hello lovely people,

I hope you are all enjoying a lovely Easter weekend, maybe with a little chocolate treat from the Easter bunny?!

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 loads of fab prizes up for grabs too :-)

I've used the recently re-launched House of Roses paper pad from Lemoncraft and it is even better this time round as you get more different designs and the tone is much pinker, which of course I love!

It seems like ages since I used a Magnolia image and it seemed appropriate given that the papers are House of Roses to use a Tilda with a big rose!

I have coloured her with Inktense watercolour pencils.

Just in case the papers and image weren't quite enough, I added paper roses too!

I was going to add some little fishtails in the top left corner but decided to leave it plain for now so I could add a name instead if I wish.

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,

Inktense colours;
Skin: Baked earth, Madder brown
Hair: Tan, Willow, Oak
Dress / ground: Indian ink
Pink bits: Crimson
Leaf / stem: Light olive

Lovely things I've used from The Ribbon Girl;

House of roses - Lemoncraft	faux hessian (natural)	12mm pale pink faux silk ribbon	Ivory button twine
20mm pale pink open roses	10mm ivory open roses	miniature ivory cream blossoms	heart charm

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Other card ingredients;
Tilda with a big big rose - Magnolia Rubberstamps
Scallop bracket die - La La Land crafts
Fancy flourish die - My Favorite Things
Other flowers - from stash

Sweet birthday wishes

Hello lovely people,

I am still working my way through all my lovely new stash so today I am sharing a card I made for a very lovely lady using lots of my new things :-)

 Since the recipient is such a master with Copics, I thought I'd send her an Inktense card - lol!  To be honest, it wasn't a conscious decision; I find the papers and image just seem to direct me one way or the other or maybe it's just whatever takes my fancy on any particular day!

So, what's new on here?

Well, the papers, the image, the stitched fishtail banners, the stitched banner alphabet and the sentiment...yep, that is actually EVERYTHING on this card!

I am loving all this new stuff but I especially love the cute banner alphabet and I can see it's going to be soooo useful :-)

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;
Skin: Baked earth, Madder brown, Saddle brown
Hair: Tan, Saddle brown, Sepia ink
Dress: Crimson, Shiraz
Cupcake: Crimson
Cherry: Shiraz, Red violet
Cupcake case / ground: Neutral grey
Aqua bits: Green aquamarine, Mallard green

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;

Tiny Townie Sammy is Sweet - Stamping Bella	Victoria Park - Lily Bee	Big birthday sentiments - My Favorite Things	Stitched jumbo fishtail banner STAX - My Favorite Things
Stitched banner alphabet - My Favorite Things	Bazzill Kraft cardstock

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Little mouse with big bouquet

Hello lovely people,

I hope you are all having a good weekend whatever you are up to :-)

I really enjoyed my day off with Dr. Hubby on Friday; we had our coffee date and shared a piece of gorgeous banana cake then finished up by watching a film in the evening :-)

Yesterday was a day of crafting but was one of those where I struggled to get the ideas out of my head and into reality so I didn't achieve as much as I intended...I shall try harder today - lol!

Today is also the start of a new 'Use any image' challenge over on The Ribbon Girl blog, so you can enter with any type of project as long as you include an image.

There are loads of fab prizes up for grabs too :-)

This is another of the recent releases from Lili of the Valley and oh gosh, it's just so adorable!  It's a lovely image to colour and I know pink will always be my first love, but aqua comes a close second I think.

I had fun adding little dots of green around the flowers then added some pearl drops just for good measure!

I can't recommend these papers highly enough because they are such soft, pretty colours and designs.  Topped off with all those beautiful flowers, I have to say I am really this loving this finished card :-)

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;
Mouse body: E41/42/43/44
Mouse tummy: YR30/E41/42
Mouse feet / tail: R000/01
Flowers / butterfly: BG10/11/45/49
Leaves / grass: G40/43/85
Ladybird: R56/39

Lovely things I've used;

Big bouquet by LOTV	Gossamer Blue by Lemoncraft	15mm pale turquoise satin ribbon	Ivory button twine
20mm ivory open roses	10mm ivory open roses	15mm ivory asters	miniature ivory cream blossoms
11mm pearl and diamante flatback	3mm-6mm self-adhesive ivory pearls

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Other card ingredients;
Butterfly set - Impression Obsession
Bloomers greenery - Taylored Expressions
Mini messages and mini tags - Mama Elephant
Nuvo crystal drops in Ivory seashell
1mm ivory pearls from stash