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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Wool you be mine?

Hello lovely people,

I hope you are all having a good week so far.

I had a day off on Monday after spending the day on Sunday helping out at the Dies to Die For stand at the Sincerely Yours papercraft show in Thetford.  I had a fabulous day out with my crafty buddies, and I may have bought a few bits and pieces that I found I 'needed' ;-)

It's time for a new challenge at In The Pink and our theme is...

WITH LOVE
Don't forget we want to see more pink than any other colour!

Our lovely sponsor this time is Di's Digi Stamps with a $12 voucher

Amongst my purchases on Sunday, I couldn't resist adding to my collection of MFT cute critters, so my card today is a really simple one using one of the adorable sheep that came home with me!

I wasn't entirely sure how I would colour the fluffy wool, but it was actually super easy to do with just a few flicks to suggest a bit of texture.

It's always a bit of a blow to the credit card to get the matching dies but I can honestly say it's a good investment because I really love to cut those critters out and pop them on foam pads.

Dr. Hubby was so not impressed with the punny sentiment but it made me giggle!

The scallop frame and stitched hillside are also new additions to my stash ;-)

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.

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

Copic colours;
Sheep body: W00/T1/3
Sheep face / legs: T3/4/5
Sheep hooves: T4/5/6
Heart: RV32/34

Lovely products that I used;

Let's polka in the meadow by My Favourite Things	Ewe are the best stamps by My Favourite Things	Ewe are the best die set by My Favourite Things	Stitched mini scallop rectangle STAX by My Favourite Things
Stitched hillside borders by Lawn Fawn

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Mushroom mice

Hello lovely people,

I'm sorry to be so tardy in bringing you a Design Team sample from the latest LOTV release but I hope you have been enjoying all the samples so far from the rest of the DT and the Design Collective.

This release is full of gorgeous romantic images like this one...

I am so loving these cute mice!

This is yet another paper pad that I have had for a few months and not used yet, and the shabby chic style and muted tones with just a few pops of pink seemed perfectly romantic to match the image :-)

I love that diamante ribbon slider to add a little sparkle...and hey, they are not just for sliding onto ribbons...twine works too!

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

Copic colours;
Mice: E30/31/55 & R000/01
Mice tummies: YR30/E30/31
Flowers / hearts: R30/32/35
Grass / leaves: YG93/95/97
Mushroom: W3/4/5/6

Products used;

Hearts and flowers by LOTV	Blissful cotton by Anna Marie Designs	faux hessian (natural)	Ivory button twine from The Ribbon Girl
Impression Obsession heart stems

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I'm owl yours

Hello lovely people,

I'm super excited today for 2 reasons;
1) This is my first DT post for Dies to Die For!
2) I have a crafty play date today with my awesome buddies Sue and Debs!

My Favourite Things have tempted me BIG time with their latest release, and top of my list to play with were some super cute owls.

I actually used to collect little pottery/china owls when I was a kid so I do have a soft spot for them!

I got the matching dies so I could cut them out easily but also decided to paper piece the chest of this one to go with the love theme of the card...how cute is his little red heart chest?!

I layered up 3 die cut scalloped frames to make an aperture for the owl to sit in, but he looked a bit sad in there all on his own so I gave him a little branch to perch on...much better :-)

I don't use embossing enough but it just popped into my head to use it on this design instead of DP and I'm glad I did.

The stamp set comes with lots of fun sentiments and I added one that I thought would make this a great Valentine's Day card.

I decided to sign up to InLinkz so I can now put those cute little thumbnail links at the bottom of my post, which makes it really easy for you to go straight over to check them out at Dies to Die For ;-)

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

Copic colours;
Owl body: E41/42/43
Beak: E43/44
Eyes: B0000/blender

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Birthday hedgies

Hello lovely people,

I do love a lazy crafty weekend!  It's been pretty exciting too as I have been working with the next lot of LOTV images to be released and I will be able to show you really soon :-)

In the meantime, I thought I'd share a LOTV Design Team card that I made using some of the new trio stamps.

This is a triple circle card and the sections are held together with pearl brads, so they can swing over each other to close it up.

I used stitched die cut circles and scalloped circles to give a bit of interest because you can't add a lot of 3D embellishments otherwise the sections won't swing closed.
My design is pushing it a bit to be honest and even closed it's quite bulky - lol!

I decided that die cut flowers with Nuvo Drop centres would be perfect to add a little finishing touch and I added extra Nuvo Drops around the flowers just for good measure!

I hope you have all been having a good weekend :-)

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

Card recipe;

Image: Hedgehog trio - LOTV

DP: Blissful Teal - Anna Marie Designs

Sentiment: For you circular sentiments - LOTV

Layering dies: Double stitched circles, Mini stitched scallop circle STAX, circle STAX - all MFT Die-namics (available from Dies to Die For)
Flowers: Perfect petioles - Memory Box

Inktense colours;
Hedgehogs: Saddle brown, Oak
Hedgehog tummies: Baked earth
Pink bits: Cherry
Teal bits: mix of Iron Green and Deep Indigo

Bursting with excitement!

Hello lovely people,

I am so excited that I could just POP at any moment but now I can share with you all that I have been asked to join the Design Team at Dies to Die For!!!

Thanks so much to Tracy for this wonderful opportunity and for the chance to work with an incredibly talented team of ladies :-)

I don't actually have a card to share with you just yet but I couldn't hold the news in any more - lol!

I will be back later this weekend with a card, and then on Monday I will have my first DTDF card to share with you :-D

I hope you all have a totally fabulous weekend!

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