Oliver texting

Hello lovely people,

I hope you are all having a lovely weekend.

It's been a quiet one for me, just catching up on a few household jobs...ok, mostly crafting!

Today I have another card for Lili of the Valley using the fab new Oliver images.  If you saw my earlier posts, then please note that the release date has now changed to 15th January, just to make sure there's plenty of stock ready for you all!

If you are thinking this looks familiar then you are right because it has been available previously but only as a digi image so you can now get it in rubber too :-)

I really enjoyed making this trio of Oliver cards and coming up with simple modern layouts that would work for masculine cards...and I never thought I'd find myself saying that - lol!

I still have a couple more cards to share with you from the new release, and of course the rest of the Design Team and Design Collective have also been sharing some fab samples.

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

Lovely things I've used;

Oliver Texting - LOTV (coming soon in rubber but available as digi here)
Beachside 6x6 paper pad - Lawn Fawn
Stitched alphabet - My Favorite Things
A2 Stitched rectangles set 2 - My Favorite Things
Nuvo crystal drops in Caribbean ocean (gloss)

Copic colours;
Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, E04
Hair: E53, E35, E59
Jeans: B93, B95, B97
Top: W3, W4, W5, W6
Orange details: YR14, YR16, YR07
Phone: W00, W0, W1
Ground: W00, W0, W1, W2, W3

Bee Happy!

Hello lovely people,

Well, I've only worked 2 days this week (yesterday and today) and I'm ready for the weekend already, but before we get to that, I have a Dies to Die For DT card for you and I've been making punny cards again :-)

These sweet little bees were the only thing I splashed out on from the latest MFT release...I know, that's un-bee-lievable!

Now, I will just point out that pretty much every cartoon bee EVER has a yellow face...but real bees have black faces, so I tried both and decided that I liked the black better...well, as close as I could get to black whilst still being able to see his eyes!

I have a straight stitch line die which I have never used but suddenly realised how useful it could be to add the horizontal stitch lines on the yellow DP here.  I cut those first, then cut the strip with the large rectangle die to get the vertical edge stitching.  One tip though...you have to be careful that you don't get the stitches in the corner lined up such that they cut out a tiny square from your panel!

I think you can just see in the photo that I heat embossed the trail and the bee is popped up on a foam pad.

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 hope you have a bee-yoo-tiful day!

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

Copic colours;
Bee body: Y15, Y35, Y17
Bee face: T3, T4, T6
Bee wings: C00, T0, blender

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
Meant to Bee stamps - My Favorite Things
Meant to Bee dies - My Favorite Things
A2 stitched rectangle STAX 1 - My Favorite Things
Itsy bitsy polka dots pastels 6x6 paper pad - My Favorite Things 
Blueprints 13 by My Favorite Things (for the single stitch line)

Oliver Music

Hello lovely people,

I'm cracking straight on with sharing my second card with an Oliver image from the upcoming  Lili of the Valley release on 10th January as there is even more I have to show you after this!

Here's another fabulous image with Oliver on the decks...

You will see that I kept the same colour scheme for all of my Oliver cards, but no Nuvo drops this time because I added the little music notes instead.

The die/stamped sentiment combo is from a set that I just *had* to buy, I think about 6 months ago, and yes, hadn't used until now!  As so often happens, I think this will now become a firm favourite of mine and get used loads!

I'll have a little break from Oliver tomorrow and then share the last one at the weekend.

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

Lovely things I've used;

Oliver Music - LOTV (coming soon!)
Beachside 6x6 paper pad - Lawn Fawn
A2 Stitched rectangles set 1 - My Favorite Things
Sentimental Too stamp set - Avery Elle
Sentimental Too die set - Avery Elle
Music notes dies - from stash

Copic colours;
Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, E04
Hair: E53, E35, E59
Main section of top: W3, W4, W5, W6
Arms of top: B93, B95, B97
Mixing deck: W0, W1, W2, W3
Orange details: YR14, YR16, YR07
Headphone band / records: W5, W6, W7
Table: E30, E55, E35

Hello 2018!

Hello lovely people,

So, it's that time again...to make New Year's Resolutions, right?!

Nope, I really don't need to make resolutions that I will break or resent, so as we all embark on our journey through 2018 I am just aiming to be happy, do lots of what I love (crafting of course!) and spend time with friends and family :-)

One thing I definitely love is all the fun I get to have as part of the Design Team for Lili of the Valley and I'm happy to tell you that the first release of the year will be here soon!

There are some fab new Oliver and Jasmine images, and seeing as I often go for the girly images, I thought I'd change it up this time so here's Oliver...!

Well, I think Oliver is looking very stylish here, in fact I think this image is sooooo bang on trend and would suit many a teenage lad!

The teenage boy sentiments also from LOTV are the perfect partner for the new Oliver images.

I've added a few Nuvo drops and I think I may be starting a new love affair with them as they are so perfect for adding a little touch of detail...as long as I can decide where to put them - lol!

I'll be sharing more of the new images over the next week or so, and do check out what the rest of the DT and Collective have been making too!

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

Lovely things I've used;

Oliver Cool - LOTV (coming soon!)
Teenage boy sentiments - LOTV
Beachside 6x6 paper pad - Lawn Fawn
A2 Stitched rectangles set 2 - My Favorite Things
Nuvo crystal drops in Caribbean ocean (gloss)

Copic colours;
Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, E04
Hair: E53, E35, E59
Jeans: B93, B95, B97
Jacket: W3, W4, W5, W6
Orange details: YR14, YR16, YR07
Glasses: W5, W6, W7 & B0000, B000
Shoes: W00, W0, W1
Ground: W00, W0, W1, W2, W3

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Hello lovely people,

It's not long to go and I still don't have all the Christmas cards I need, so guess what my Dies to Die For DT card is today?!

I definitely didn't need any more Christmas stamps but somehow a set from Neat & Tangled came home with me when I was on the DtDF stand at the last Motorcycle Museum show!

This little snowman and the sentiment are from that set and there are a whole heap of other cute images in there too.

I did basically the same design with the penguin from the set, but he was feeling camera shy and I don't have a photo of him!

I hope you have all been enjoying some Christmas crafting!

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;
Snowman: C00, N0, N1, N2
Snowman buttons: N5, N6
Snowman nose: YR14, YR07
Mint green: G000, G00, BG32
Lilac: BV000, BV00, BV11
Snow: B0000, B000, B00

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
Santa's Wonderland stamps - Neat & Tangled
Graphic grid pastels 6x6 paper pad - My Favorite Things 
Square Peek-a-boo window - My Favorite Things

Other ingredients;
Crystal Glamour Dust

Elves with treats

Hello lovely people,

I'm ashamed to say I have quite a few lovely Stamping Bella Christmas images that haven't been inked up yet, so I'm using one of them today for my Dies to Die For DT card.

I absolutely love these little elves...just look at their adorable little pointy ears and those little legs...sooooo cute!

I'm not sure if they're packaging treats for all those good children (and adults!) or just stuffing their faces!

It's another super simple layout from me but I did find the perfect little candy cane die to use as a co-ordinating detail. 

The sentiment is from a lovely Stamping Bella Christmas sentiment set and I've used a new tag shape to cut it out.

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;
Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, E04
Red bits: R27, R46, R39
Green bits: YG03, YG25, YG17 (except sweet: YG01, YG03, YG25)
White bits on sweets / leggings: W00, T0, T1
Gingerbread man: E31, E34, E35
Belt buckle: Y17, Y35, Y38
Hat bobbles / ground: W00, T0, T1, T2

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
The Littles Christmas Collection: Elves with treats - Stamping Bella
Winter holiday sentiment set - Stamping Bella
A2 stitched rectangle STAX 1 - My Favorite Things
Slim tags trio - Mama Elephant

Other ingredients;
Joyous 6x6 paper pad - Authentique
Twine, Crystal Glamour Dust, Candy cane die - from stash

Festive bottle tags

Hello lovely people,

I'm afraid I'm back to being busy behind the scenes with not much happening on my blog!

But since it's Friday I have a Dies to Die For DT project to share :-)

"I love wrapping bottles" said pretty much nobody ever, so these bottle gift tags are the perfect answer!

...and yes, you could still wrap the bottle if you were so inclined - lol!

I've used a brilliant die from MFT to make it super easy to cut the base shape and then used some fab festive dies to decorate them.

I LOVE these snowflakes :-)

I liked the linked chain circle dies but wasn't sure I would use them...then they just somehow came home with me after I was helping out on the DtDF stand at the Motorcycle Museum...and they were perfect for this project...hurrah!

I love a story with a happy ending :-)

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,

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
Wine tag - My Favorite Things
Circle STAX 1 - My Favorite Things
A2 stitched rectangle STAX 2 - My Favorite Things
Merry Christmas circle frame die - My Favorite Things
Layered snowflakes dies - My Favorite Things
Linked chain circle dies - My Favorite Things
Circle shaker window and frame dies - My Favorite Things (for frame around aperture)

Other ingredients;
Papers, pearls -  from stash