Once Upon a Time

Once upon a time ships were made of wood and pirates were conquering all seven seas. Not all, there was this one brave law abiding citizen, who thought and practiced that words were more powerful than any sword.

Frederic Isaac talked sense to the pirates (of the seven seas) and got hold of gold treasure from the bottom of one of those seven (already mentioned) seas.

Sentiment is a folded mini card, tried to add a mini envelope, but this 300gms kraft was a bit too thick.

I'm so pleased how the chests came out :) Glossy accent and Do Crafts glitter, oh sparkling! Really caught on camera <3

Flash won't do justice, sorry to say, but true. Frederic Isaac's suit has shading, but well, here we are. Frederic Isaac Newton is actually the name of my apple tree, but this image needed a proper name :)

Image - Kraftin Kimmie was stamped on kraft using Memento Tuxedo ink
Treasure Chests - old stash stamp
Ships - old stash stamp
Kraft - Papermania
Sentiment - Lili of the Valley
Colorine - Prismacolors
Glossy Accent and gold glitter

Challenge or two (or few)


Top Tip Tuesday - #78 Sparkles Galore In honour of the Diamond Jubilee (I love the word "sparkles" here)
Desmet Designs - For the Men and Boys
Make it Monday - Always Anything Goes
Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet - must include Kraft cardstock - Cards for Him
Tammy Scrapin Corner - For the Boys
The Pink Elephant - Masculine
Whoopsi Daisy  - Bling
Dream Valley Challenges - For that Special Guy
One Stitch At A Time - The man in Your Life
Scrapper`s Delights Paper Crafts - It`s a Male Thing
 Scrappy Frogs - Celebrate Men
Sentimental Sundays - must include a Sentiment - For that Special Guy
The Crafty Pad - Let`s Hear It For The Boys
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - SIR - #132 Under the Sea
Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge - Travel
Delicious Doodles - For the Fellas
Poodles Parlour -  Male
Simply Create Too - MaleStamp Man - For a Man
C.R.A.F.T.  - Male card
Digi Doodle Shop's Best - Male card
S J Papercrafts - All about the boy plus use something old from your stash (glitter has been hiding in the drawer at least a year, as well as mini chest and ship)

Thanks for visiting! 

A Bit Different

Now after finding foam and how easy it is cutting, I have some swirls and branches and cuts waiting for to be added on cards. Well, this is the latest.

Digi from Whoopsi Daisy
Kraft from Craft UK
Ribbon from stash
Die cut Marianne Branch 
Blings from stash
Distressing paper TH Distress Ink Brushed Corduroy
Embossing Fiskars plate Raindrops


Challenge or two
Digi Makeover Challenge - Tic Tak Toe (kraft, uncolored image, embossing)
Sweet n' Sassy Digi Challenge - must use digi – Back to Nature
Digital Tuesday - include a digital element -#163 Anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays – Always Anything Goes

Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes
Make it Monday - Always Anything Goes

My embellishments blog candy :)

There Is a Little Boy Inside Every Man

Gorgeous Mo Manning image + kraft + prismacolors, what else could girl ask for?

Different angles :)

More :)

This is taken without flash.

Image Mo Manning 

Sentiment Lili of the Valley

Colours Prismacolors

Kraft 300gsm card blank from Papermania 

Cardstock 300gsm A4 cut 6x6

Design Papers top: Magnolia, bottom: Tim Holtz Kraft Collection

Swirl Joy Crafts

Roses cut using Marianne flower dies (5 sizes) and rolled up + glitter glue

Bubbles have tiny drop of Glossy Accent 

Gems Poundland

Die Spellbinders S4-133

Challenge or two :)

Stampalot Challenge - BINGO* (handmade flowers, green, bling)

One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi

Come and Get It Challenges - Flowers & butterflies (butterfly bp)

Bronte and Bella's Challenge (Mo's Digital Pencil) - Anything goes

Southern Girls - Things with wings  (butterfly bp)

Whimsy Inspiration - #42 things with wings  (butterfly bp)

:) Thanks for stopping by! 

There's a small blog candy -> HERE

Sweet

How to make a horse look like a zebra?

Give me a picture and some colouring stuff, that's all. 

Well, at least a brown zebra.

It doesn't look this bad in real life. Honest! ;)

Image Lili of the Valley

Colours Promarkers

Papers: top is from Papercraft Inspirations and polkadots is my design

Some satin ribbon, twine, pearls and nice lace.
Sewing machine is actually a nice thing and sewing around a card is fun!

Hope you like this :)

Challenges for this one:

Addicted to Stamps - BINGO (sewing, lace, 2 buttons)
Let`s Ink It Up - Use Your Favourite Embellishments (ribbon and pearls)
Penny Black and More - All My Favourite Things (ribbon, pearls, Promarkers...)
The Ribbon Girls - Use Ribbon or Lace
The Crafty Pad - Ribbon
Make it Monday - always Anything Goes
By the Cute & Girly - Cute as a Button
Creatalicious Challenges - Bingo (lace, ribbon, buttons)
I Love Promarkers - #120 for a little girl 
Tuesday Throwdown - 101 Friendship
Oldie But Goodie Challenge - White lace is approx 20 yrs old

Remember my embellishment blog candy :) 

Golden Pram

Here we go, finally made a pram worth blogging (properly). Today the weather was sunny and again garden table was calling my name. 

Packed my crafty stuff and made these. Wheel trims are Spellbinders Sprightly Sprockets and I think they're spot on! Icing are those pearls in the middle of the trims.

Hood is made of eight strips.The easiest way to get lace nicely set was sewing.

Bottom is gold paper punched using Fiskars embossing border punch.

Mobile of course (sort of) is satin ribbon and golden hearts punched and glued two together (2 big ones and 2 small ones). End of handlebar is a button.

Hehe, hood was glued and then I realized I left BLUE brads there. Too late to rip those off. I punched 2 tiny stars and glued them on top of the brads. Desperate times call for desperate measures. ;)

300gsm cardstock

300gsm hammered gold cardstock

100gsm gold paper

lace

pearls

Spellbinders die

Go Kreate dies

Fiskars punch

2 x buttons

2 x brads

Glue and sewing machine.

Couple of challenges:

Crafts and Me - #87 lace
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Anything Goes
Make it Monday - always Anything Goes
Oldie But Goodie Challenge - Anything Goes (lace is really old)
Just Keep on Creating - #2 anything goes
Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!


Embellishment Blog Candy ;)

Never Say Never

Really! Never ever say never. Where does this come from (this time)?
Well... Magnolia and I don't match.No. Njet, Ei. Nej, Nope. 
I just couldn't resist this cute little sweet gorgeous Edwin, because dummy is so nicely his tiny little nose and mouth!


About colorine... I wanted to follow Color Throwdown challenge
and Promarkers Sandstone, Lipstick Red, Vanilla and Pastel Blue. Nothing else.

Just Magnolia - Anything Goes with Doily
The Crafty Pad - Ribbon
Color Throwdown - colors*
Crafts and Me - #86 ribbon
The Ribbon Girls - Use Ribbon or Lace
Crafty Ribbons - Easel cards


Thanks for stopping by! :)

Remember my little blog candy!

It Is Pouring Down - Summer

We had fabulous few sunny days and now it's pouring down. Anyway, it's good for my apple tree and no need to wash the car, because rain does it. Hahah!

Today is a big day for The Queen Elizabeth II, but have to say, it really is raining on her parade! I was watching happenings in London Thames, and poor poor people, they are like drowned rats. Raining cats and dogs. Well, enough of rain related quotes, right?

Girl With a Sign is sweet digital stamp from Mo Manning and because I couldn't decide the sentiment, I left it blank and also removable. :)

I like her shoes.

A close up.

Image - Mo Manning Girl With a Sign
Kraft - Papermania 300 gsm card
Colorine - Prismacolors
PB Daisy - Papercraft Inspiration freebie
Swirls - Joy Crafts
Flourishes - Tonic punch
Twine
Card shape - Go Kreate

Challenge or two
Crafty Ribbons - Easel cards
Shelly's Images - Pick at least 2: ribbon, bling, blue, flowers, markers, a digi, monchromatic colour scheme, punched border (flowers + digi)
Deep Ocean Challenge - #26 Swirls
Die Cuttin' Divas - must include a Die-cut -#67 Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays - #70 Anything goes!
Shopping Our Stash - #53 May Flowers (Anything Floral Related)
Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes
Tandastamps - Something new (Girl With a Sign digital stamp)
Penny's Paper-Crafty - #80 Anything goes
Divas by Design - 2E - #37 anything goes
Bronte and Bella's Challenge (Mo's Digital Pencil) - Weather related w/ a Mo image
Make It Monday - Always Anything Goes
Paper Pretties - Summer

Thanks for stopping by!

Nestor

Nestor is celebrating just because he got his washing out. :)

I really like making "men" cards, or cards for men, you know what I mean!

Sort of close up.

Image - Digi Doodle Shop "Deputy"

Papers - Helz Cuppleditch Pepper series

Kraft - Papermania 300 gsm cardstock 

Colorine - Prismacolors

Twine 

Sentiment - Lili of the Valley

Challenge or two:

2 Sisters - #93 Bring on the boys

One Stop Craft - #184 For the Boys

Frilly and Funkie - vintage - kraft and twine
Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Digi Doodle Shop's Best - Get the bunting out

Yay! Have a good long Bank Holiday Weekend!

Girl in Pink

Really ground breaking card today :)
Tried some new things with old things and this is it:

New proper 300gsm kraft with beautiful stamp and Dorcas' tutorial.
I know I have said this few times, but Dorcas creates the most beautiful cards and her colorine is outstanding. Not only that, but she always shares tips and makes really good tutorials.

Core'dinations embossed using my gorgeous Fiskars plates and a bit of sanding.
Bottom blue(ish) for the sea,
middle is grass
top of course is for sunlight.
Lace is just because!
Sewing is one easy and great way to keep everything together.

One close up to see what I did with the skin and shading.

Image Collecting Sea Shells from Stamps Happen
Colorine Prismacolors
BP Core'dinations
Sentiment from Lili of the Valley
Some pearls, fine glitter
Stitching around the BP
Embossing plates are Fiskars
Corners also cut using Fiskars corner scissors
Golden twine is a very special touch ;)

Challenge or two:

Inky Impressions - Summer Fun

Just Keep on Creating - #2 anything goes

Paper Pretties - Summer

The Perfect Sentiment - anything goes

Truly Scrumptious - 2W -  pink

Jackson's Digital Expressions - Anything Goes + Holtz (Core'dinations)

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes
The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan - Use Pink

Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet - Emboss & Embellish

Thanks for visiting :)

Summer 2012

What a wonderful weather it has been for last few days 

and this image says it all :)

I can't stop admiring and wondering how beautifully

God created this all for us.

Creatures great and small.

My Very Own signature stamp. Made by my very self. :) 

Image Digi Doodle Shop - Sweet Smell

Sentiment - Lili of the Valley

Colorine - Prismacolors 

Kraft - can't remember but I love it

A bit of white highlight using white Distress Stain

Butterfly - Joy Crafts

Flowers - my idle hands found some vellum...
Leaves - Spellbinders

Spot paper done by using Fiskars embossing plate

BROWN ONES are of course tryffels!!!

Challenge or two

Digi Doodle Shop Challenges - 109 Lets Go Spotty (Pigs and paper)
Make It Monday - 91
Sentimental Sundays - must include a Sentiment - Pocket full of Posies (Flowers)
Totally Papercrafts – Animals
Wags 'n Whiskers - Summer Fun
Bearly Mine -#36 Anything Goes
Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - #61 Something With Wings
Oldie But Goodie Challenge - Things with Wings (vellum, embossing plate, leaf die)
Ruby's Rainbow - 2W, JFF - things with wings
Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet - Emboss & Embellish
 

Friendship

Friendship

Wanted to use this stamp for ages on kraft. 

Heh, I was thinking of my two rescue cats when making this.

Image Digi Doodle Shop Old Mack
Swirls Joy Crafts
Pearls Papermania
Flowers mulberry paper + Marianne die LRO145 (same as before) and a bit of distress ink
Colorine Prismacolors
Sentiment Lili of the Valley

Hope you like it and thank you so much for popping in here :)

Challenge or two...
Digi Doodle Shop Challenges - 108 Work Related (The Best Sniffer Dog)

Get Well Soon

I wanted to make a bit special card for the lady,

who is always friendly and warm.

She hasn't been well lately and I miss her seeing her doing her garden

and I'm sure all her flowers and plants would love to have her around again.

Made few roses again. Mulberry paper, die and glue. That's all.

More to come :) Thanks for visiting :)

Cat and I

My second creation today, nice!

Only couple of months to our biggest event of the year. <3 

That thought keeps me going now!

Image Lili of the Valley
Colorine Promarkers
Moss mess is unsuccessful attempt to get NICE shading with distress ink :D
Sentiment also from Lili of the Valley

Thank you for visiting :)

Challenge or two...
Whimsy Stamps Challenge  - Anything Goes
I Love Promarkers  - Anything Goes

Dreaming of Sunshine and Summer

Had some mulberry paper in a drawer and die from Joy Crafts. 

Made some flowers and here's the result what they look on the card.

Thanks for visiting. :)

Images Lili of the Valley
Colorine Promarkers

Dark months are over for now, summer is on its way :)

When Cat's Away, Mice Will Do Some Gardening

Image: Lili of The Valley
Colorine: Promarkers
Swirls: Joy Crafts
Blossoms: Homemade using Woodware punch and gems
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Old Paper and Vintage Photo
Satin ribbon
Embossed bp: Fiskars "grain" embossing plate

Yay! :) Thanks for visiting.

Challenges I really like:
Digi Doodle Shop Challenges  - BINGO! (Ribbon, Something New (stamp), Ink (Memento and Distress inks)
Make it Monday - Always Anything Goes
Love to Create  - Bingo (Die cuts (swirls), Embossing (white bp), Flowers)

C and Z

This is for my neighbors for their engagement :)

Thanks for visiting :)


Challenge I would like to take a part:
Digi Doodle Shop Challenge - Anything Goes
One Stop Craft Challenge - Celebration (engagement)

Johnny and Maria

Title says it all.
Engagement congratulations to Johnny and Maria.

Glad you stopped by :)

Prams

Here I am. Again. :) 

 Lilac is "I'm getting there" and pale blue is "prototype".

Till next time <3

Nostalgia

It's been a long time since my last blogging. :)

Image from Stamps Happening Inc and it's called Collecting Sea Shells

Papers from stash

Border is Fiskars border embossing punch

Flowers are from Crafty Hands (Thanks, Tonya!)

Pearls glued on shells

Colorine Promarkers

Challenge or two...

One Stop Craft Challenge - 179 Sketch 

Thanks for visiting and take care :)