Tea Time

It's windy out there and sky is darkening more and more. It's Ophelia, or what ever is left of this hurricane, coming for a visit. We are all safe and well and it's a perfect time for a nice cup of tea!

Lili of the Valley stamps are cute, how ever long you have had them, and over and over again it is nice to take a stamps and markers out and do something!

Again I took and embossing folder and sanding paper out. The effect is such a nice change for most of the time using design papers.

Easel cards are easy to make and it doesn't need too much to secure the standing. This time I glued 5 4mm rhinestones. Works well :)

Card blank - Craft UK

Stamp - Lili of the Valley

Colours - Promarkers (Letraset)

BP - stash

Die cuts - Tonic Studios, Spellbinders, Sizzix

Embossing folder - bought from China, no marking for manufacturer

Embossed card - Tim Holtz brand

+ a bit of sanding

Flowers - made by me

Rhinestones and ribbons - stash

I hope there is still time to take part:

Passion for Promarkers - #416 Embossing

Color Inspiration Monday - Hand Colored Images 

Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes 

Cutie Pie Challenge - must be cute - #116 THINK PINK

Mermaid in Blue

I do believe that mermaid are just fantasy and result of wild running, or should I say swimming, imagination but digistamps from Make it Crafty are fabulous to colour and if this bothers anyone, please think this was just a costume party outfit ;)

Flowers I made using Britannia cutting dies
Embossed sea is by Fiskars embossing plate
Embossed light cream card from Papermill, 
embossing folder Crafter's Companion 
and a bit of Ranger - Tim Holtz Distress ink. 
Ribbon and pearls are from by endless drawers 
Sentiment is from Lili of the Valley
Backing paper could be Docrafts or First Edition
Card blank is 8x8 Craft UK
Coloured using Promarkers

Colourful Autumn is Just Around the Corner

Hello, it's a beautiful day here in Yorkshire.

Make it Crafty has a fabulous digistamp collection called "Little Houses" and this card is made using Fairy Tree House digi stamp. Took me ages to colour and also wanted to use a bit rarer colours for layers than usually, so here we are:

Digistamp from Make it Crafty 

Coloured by Promarkers

Embossing board Keepsake Glitter Girls:

The Big Screen, Framey, Galaxy, Treasured Memories

Embossing folder

Butterfly die from Sizzix

Flower punch from Tonic Studios

Sentiment stamp from Lili of the Valley

All the rest - stash

Winter Is Coming - Again

If you ever get cold, just stand in the corner of a room for a while. They're normally around 90 degrees.

Good job :)

Long time no seen, but pain is so bad can't stand still, can't sit down more than few moments and nerve pain is making my toes "dancing" all the time. That's just fyi. Life goes on and so does crafting.

Neighbour passed his driving test:

Yep, they have a red Volvo :)

Good Luck

Today is the day when schools are closing for summer holiday! Good luck to all kids/teens/young adults, have a good few weeks for relaxing and enjoying life.

 

Zoë from Make it Crafty has made great colouring tutorials, both "live" and e-books. For me they have been truly good because my colouring with markers is NOT good. This is the first time I've tried to concentrate and learn. Person with no flippin patience this is A Very Hard Task! ;)

 

 Result with Tilda's dress was something I couldn't believe I've done it! Well, messed the sleeves up, but those shades on skirt, oh boy I love. 

This gives me some confidence that I can improve.

Dress: Soft Aqua, Pastel Green, Soft Green

Hair: Sandstone, Vanilla, Oatmeal, Cinnamon, Raw Sienna

Skin:  Blush, Tea Rose, Ivory, Linen

 Image - Magnolia Tilda something (never remember details)

Colours - Flexmarkers

Backing papers - Papermania and Home Bargains

Sentiment - Lili of the Valley

Die cuts:

oval from ebay, 

layers under the sentiment I cut using Cameo

butterfly - Cheery Lynn

Flowers - homemade with Tonic Studios punches

Pearls - old stash

Challenges, please:

Stamp and Create with Magnolia - Summer Fun

Marvelous Magnolia Challenge Blog  - OTT or CAS (mine is CAS)

Magnolia Mania - Summer

Totally Tilda  - #100

Crafty Catz - Hot Summer/Hot Colours (I trust all this yellow screams SCORCHIO!)

4 Krafty Girlz - # 22 Anything Goes

 Fan-Tastic Tuesday - #44 Anything Goes

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Little kind reminder of 

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge

Use a Stamp or Digi Stamp somewhere on your Project for Fred She Said!

There She Was Just Walkin' Down the Street

There she was just a-walkin' down the street, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do". Snappin' her fingers and shufflin' her feet, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do".

Well, that's Manfred Mann and this is the latest from my crafting table. 

Stamp - Lili of the Valley Annabel
Colourine - Flexmarkers
Die cuts - Spellbinders
Paper flowers - All me (design, cutting and assembling)
Ribbon - stash
Pearls - stash
Satin Ribbon Roses - stash
Satin Ribbon Bow Roses - stash

The Challenges:
The Ribbon Girls - May Lili of the Valley - add pearls
Clear it Out - favorite produce (flat back pearls and stamp)
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes
Crafting By design - anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
Crafts Galore - anything goes
Crafting for All Seasons - layers
Crafting from the Heart - anything goes
Creative Moments - anything goes/bingo (flower, die cut, ribbon)
Dies R Us - anything goes with a die
Dream Valley - anything goes
Loves Rubber Stamps - anything goes
Just for Fun - ribbon or lace
Party Time Tuesday - polka dots (ribbon)
Penny's Paper Crafty - two or more patterned papers
Sister Act - anything goes
Sweet N Sassy - use polka dots

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Week 258 Fancy Fold

Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes

Cute Card Saturday

Beautiful, beautiful Saturday morning. It's pouring down and it makes grass so green. I love my Yorkshire. When I look around love and peace fills my heart seeing landscape and buildings, I'm home.

OHmyGosh, how soppy! I will never admit I wrote above, heh. It's time for another card, right? Lili of the Valley stamps are cute and so beautiful, you just need to make cute cards with them. 

Triple bow is homemade 

Head's gone soft when I make pinkpinkpink, but ain't it cute? 

White card blank

Pink card 

Stamp - Lili of the Valley

Colours - Promarkers

Pink/white cuts - Silhouette file

Butterfly, Fern, Roses, Ribbon, pearls - stash

Challenges I would like to join are:

• Craft Room Challenge - Roses and Romance
• Creative Knockouts - #36 Ribbons and Bows
• Crafty Bloggers Network -  (May) Pink + Ribbon
• Dream Valley - #81 Anything Goes
• The Ribbon Girls - May - Flowers
• Fan-Tastic Tuesday - #34 Flourishes

Anything but Square

Welcome!

I have an honour joining Crafty Catz as a Guest Designer for May. This is my first week out of five. Lucky me, there are FIVE Fridays in May. Yippee!

Theme for this week is "Anything but Square" and  challenge is sponsored by the popular and well known Bugaboo. Design Team is providing us all fabulous and inspirational creations HERE.

The prize is 7 images of the winner's choice from Bugaboo!

Every Friday Bugaboo offers you a free image!

Bugaboo

This is what I came up with. Image is sponsored by Bugaboo.

Anything but square, well, I chose rectangle. It all started with the image of a flower and lady bug. It cheers me up and it's lovely to colour. There are 5 different size images that I put on uneven row, printed it out and coloured all with Flexmarkers. Oh, summer, you are just around the corner!

Upper part is embossed, added it on the card, and to give a bit extra bling, there are little gems glued. It really didn't need more flowers or embellishments, because I wanted the image to be the main point of the card to let is shine. Just sentiment added. 

Now it's your turn. Create "Anything but Square" and join our challenge :) 

Big Smiles!

Cardstock - Papermill Direct

Digistamp - Bugaboo

Colours - Flexmarkers

Embossing Folder - Beatrix Potter (Crafter's Companion?)

Sentiment - Lili of the Valley

Die - Sizzix

Ribbon and gems - stash

One or two challenges, I'd like to take part are

The ABC Challenge - K for Keep It Simple
A Little Bit Crafty - Flower Power

A & T Emerald Faeries -  #55 Flowers Ribbon &/or Lace

Bearly Mine  -  Flowers

Really Reasonable Ribbon -  #94 Bright Summer Colors & Ribbon.

The Cupboard Trilogy - #21  Flowers

4 Krafty Girlz -  # 17 Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes

The Sisterhood of Crafters  - Things with Wings

Whimsy Inspiration - #70 Anything Goes 

Thanks for popping by! Till next time.

Annie

Yorkshire Weather

I should take a photo outside, but don't want to put my nose out of the door, because it has been raining the whole day. Windy also. Seriously speaking I LOVE Yorkshire Weather. It is "home" and when I look around (when I'm out that is) it is the beauty of moors and dales, just even factory chimneys. This is Home.

That takes me nicely to Henry. Poor mouse, full of cold.

Sweet stamp from Whiff of Joy, and because it is not large, it gives good room for all fancy bits. I tried to keep it small, because trying to stuff it into an envelope. Well, lets see...

Took me ages to blend the colours and probably I should have waited till tomorrow to let ink dry properly, but come on, me and patience don't walk hand in hand. 

Card blank - Craft UK
Stamp - Whiff of Joy Henry Mouse (sick)
Ink - Memento
Colours - Flexmarkers
Flowerly dp - Stampin Up
Pale green dp - Beatrix Potter collection (Crafter's Companion?)
Sentiment - Lili of the Valley
Die - Wonky Square from Spellbinders
Flowers - my doodling
Lace and cuckoo clock - stash

There are couple of challenges I would like to join with this:
Passion for Promarkers - #245 Theme Get Well
C.R.A.F.T. - #257 Make your own embellishment (all flowers)
Simon Says Stamp  - Anything Goes

You Can Keep Your Hat on

Another post and another KennyK digi stamp. Oh, she's a babe.

Tried to make hat look suede with Flexmarkers and Metallic Promarkers.

Stamped sentiment from Lili of the Valley.

Aren't those little hearts beautiful! 

Image KennyK

Colouring Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Dies Sizzix and Spellbinders

Embossing Folder Sizzix

Embellishments (pearls, hearts, corners) all stash

Challenge or two...

I Love Promarkers - #216 - Hats

Crafty Hands - #12 Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew - #60 Girly (Some girls and girly with strong stuff)

I have some GREAT NEWS :) Wait till my next post...

Stars in Their Eyes

Tonight, Matthew, I'm going to be...
Do you remember? Oh, it was good programme with all performances, miss it :(

Trying to keep posting short, because today late afternoon, I'm going to have MRI scan in hospital! I hope and trust it will bring some light!

Here is light and party shine with proper can't remember what's that called... Disco ball thingy lamp.

Image KennyK

Stamp sentiment Lili of the Valley

Coloring Flexmarkers/Promarkers

Stars stash

Star paper Papermania

Dies Spellbinders

Embossing Folder Sizzix

Silver and Gold cardstock Create and Craft

Couple of challenges, naturally:

KennyK's Krafty Krew - Anything Goes with Stars

Craft Room - Dance

Thanks for popping by :)

Bright and Shine

First easel for a long time. Well, it was about the to make one, eh? Yes! It is when inspiration hits you...

Beautiful Lili of the Valley stamp and quite minimalistic colouring, because all extras were strong and bright. I didn't want to make too much noise.

All flowers are homemade from scraps and they fitted nicely with the image and frame.

Oh, need to confess. I made a wrong folding first and then I had to cover it up, hahah! Like this: Strong and shiny satin polkadot ribbon around the wrong fold and voila'!

 Bow is spot on.

Stamp Lili of the Valley

Cardstock Lidl

Card blank Craft UK

Colouring Flexmarkers

Flowers by yours truly with great help from Tonic Studios Punches

Frame also from Tonic Studios

Ribbon stash

Yep, here is couple of challenges this is made for:

The Ribbon Girls - Colour Yellow - Lemon

Crafty Ribbons Challenge - #85 Anything Goes with Ribbon

Till next time!

P.S. Aunty Sue wrote: Your Wrong Fold Would Have Given You A Twisted Easel But Still An Easel. 
Me: Brilliant idea! Need to remember. Thank you xx

Little Golfer

Lovely peaceful Friday afternoon and evening. Surely there is nothing better than golf. Seriously?

I thought this really needs some ribbons and I'm truly happy with the result.

Stamp from Lili of the Valley 

Colouring by Promarkers

Die cuts Spellbinders

Embossing folder Darice

Embossed card stock Core-dinations

Card blank Craft UK

All the rest - stash

There are one or two challenges I had in mind:

Crafty Catz -  No.227 - Use anything starting with letter B (Boy stamp, buttons)

The Ribbon Girls - April – Anything Lili of the Valley (Stamp)

Hobby Cutz Challenges - BINGO (diecut - stamp - flowers)

Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Anything Goes With Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by :) 

Hurry Up!

A bit of rush! I knew somewhere in my head that I've almost missed something, and yeah, I was right.

Here is Annabel from gorgeous stamp set byLili of the Valley 

and without a doubt it reminds me of a song "Brand New Key" 

Card blank Craft UK

Stamp Lili of the Valley

Colorine Spectrum Noir markers

Die cutting Sizzix 

Flowers all done by yours truly (design and all, well, not very difficult to design a daisy...)

Backing paper is Shop till you drop collection

Tree is very inspired by Stephanie Weightman

Ribbon (isn't it cute) stash

Pearls stash

Challenge or two ;)

LOTV's Ideas to Inspire: Crafty Bingo (ribbon, pearls, flowers)

Guitar Lessons

What happens when I take a guitar in my hands? You can here bling, bling, brang and "no, wait..." bling, grrr "no, wait..."

This is Annabel and her guitar lessons :)
These "sentiments" are just words like "no, not like this", "wait". Trying very hard to hit notes and play it well. When you open the card, there are words "it is thought that counts".

Same works with so many things, you try and fail, you want to do your best, and you try very hard. It is not always the case, that result needs to be perfect. It is the thought that counts.

Again Spectrum Noir markers.

Lets see what this was made of:
Card blank Craft UK
Stamp Lili of the Valley
Colorine Spectrum Noir markers
Die cuts Go Kreate, Spellbinders and Tonic Studios
DP Dovecraft (argh, not sure, better play it safe and say stash) (Pun intended!)
Orange and white cardstock Papermill Direct
Glitz it glue was used on Tonic Studios' die cut, Glue gives nice finish

There are these challenges I would like to take part:

Crafty Catz - Challenge 224 Anything Goes
Cut it Up- Must have Die Cuts - No. 41 - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Cards. - No. 50 - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting :) See you next time!!!