Archive | February 2010

Ladybird Tilda Blog Candy…

Here’s some Magnolia blog candy…just for fun and as a thanks to all my lovely blog readers.

If you’d like to win Ladybird Tilda and the yummy Prima flowers, just link my candy on your blog/sidebar and then leave a comment underneath this post.  If you don’t have a blog, you can still enter.  My candy will remain open until Sunday 7th March 9.00 pm GMT.  I will ship worldwide, so everyone is welcome to join in!

So glad we’re friends…

Hi there.  Penny Black Saturday Challenge has a new theme today….and it’s a sketch by ‘lil old me :)   Now I know my card is what you’d call ‘fresh and bright’…but I just love these new papers by Cosmo Cricket.  Quixotic Paperie has these, and all the new packs now in stock.

  Thank you to everyone that joined us with our colour combination theme last week…hope you’ll all be back for more Penny Black fun!!!  My DT buddies and our sweet Guest Designer Janneke have really done a great job with my sketch…thanks everyone…your cards are just beautiful. 

Smiley from millan.net

Card Recipe

Stamps – Bountiful (new release) SU sentiment

PapersCosmo Cricket Garden Variety

Medium - Copics, StarDust stickles

Tools – EK Success border punch, Spellbinders tag die, Nellie Snellen punches, sewing machine

Embellishments – Dew drops, Pearls

Have a great Saturday!  Don’t forget…if you like Ladybird Tilda and Prima flowers…I’ll be posting my blog candy tomorrow. 

Thanks to everyone for your kind comments. 

100% Girl…

Hello everyone and thanks for taking a peek over here today!  My card is for Friday Sketchers and I just happen to be the sketch host this week!  We’ve got a great prize, sponsored by Simon Says Stamp….and some beautiful cards from the design team to inspire you :)

Be sure to check out all the card samples posted by the Design Team Diva’s on their individual blogs (links below)…and hopefully, you’ll be able to play along with us by just  posting the link of your creation on the Friday Sketcher blog.

Aud  Bea  Claudia   Jacque  Jacqueline  Jeanette  Tanja

I am very lucky to have a special ‘Hanglar Angel friend’ who sends me beautiful parcels of these gorgeous stamps…and I don’t know why, but I just think they are too precious to use!!  There really is something very special about these images…and I absolutely love them. 

Card Recipe

Stamp - Hanglar and Stanglar

Paper – Kaiser Kraft

Medium - Copics, Glimmer Mist, Glamour Dust (Thanks for your help Tab)

Tools – Petite Scalloped oval nesties, EK Success wavy border punch, sewing machine

Embellishments – Gardenia flowers (thank you sweet Claudia), Roses, Dew drops

Well, that’s about it from me today!

I’ll be back over the weekend with some ‘Ladybird Tilda’ blog candy….I’ll hopefully see you then!

Have a great weekend all :)

 

Quixotic Challenges – One for the boys…

 

Hello…and thanks for popping by.  Quixotic Challenges has a new theme…’One for the boys’…a fun challenge chosen by Judy.  I’ve used another Quixotic Paperie DT stamp…CC Designs, Party Set…it’s a great set of three stamps…two girls and one boy…and the images are such a perfect size for colouring.  I can’t wait to see what the rest of the DT have made for this fab challenge…why not pop over and take a peek too?  Don’t forget, there’s a wonderful monthly prize from Quixotic Paperie :)

Card Recipe

StampCC Designs Party Set

Papers - ‘very old from stash’!!!

Medium – Copics

Tools – Sizzix scalloped star, circle nestie, Sizzlits brother die, Cuttlebug embossing folder (inked with white ink before embossing)

EmbellishmentsRed gems, dew drops, ribbon

Friday Sketchers and Quixotic Paperie DT card…

Hello…just got around to making my DT card for Friday Sketchers!  The lovely Bea is our host and has a great sketch lined up for you…and we have some great digi images from our prize sponsor…InStyle Stamps!

Be sure to check out all the card samples posted by the Design Team Diva’s on their individual blogs (links below)…and hopefully, you’ll be able to play along with us by just  posting the link of your creation on the Friday Sketcher blog.

Aud  Bea  Claudia   Jacque  Jacqueline  Jeanette  Tanja

I was very lucky to receive a fabulous DT package from Elaine (Quixotic Paperie) last week.  Amongst the beautiful stamps and embellishments was this very sweet stamp from CC Designs…Darcy and Bumbles (Bumbles is a bee stamp that’s included)  Thanks to Elaine for the lovely butterfly…which happens to be available at QP…there’s lots of colours to choose from!

Card Recipe

StampCC Designs, Sweet November – Darcy and Bumbles

Paper – MME – free in Card Making and Papercraft magazine

Medium – Copics

EmbellishmentsCrystal butterfly, Prima bling swirls, beads from stash

Thanks for popping over…’see’ you tomorrow! 

Sugar Nellie Blog Hop Winner…

A very big thank you to everyone that took part in the Sugar Nellie Blog Hop…it was so nice to read your comments…and it seemed that you enjoyed seeing some of the ‘vintage’ Sugar Nellie stamps again!  I hope it has inspired you to dig out your ‘Golden Oldie’ Sugar Nellie stamps!

And now…the winner of the gorjuss Bumble Bee stamp is…

Cazza B – Cazzaroo Crafts 

Smiley from millan.net

Can you please contact me with your details and I’ll pass them onto Sugar Nellie…thanks.

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Sugar Nellie Blog Hop…

Hello…and welcome to the Sugar Nellie Blog Hop!  I’m delighted to be taking part with all of the Design Team from Sugar Nellie.  If you’ve arrived here from the Sugar Nellie Blog, then you’re heading in the right direction!

We’ve all created something  using our favourite stamp from Sugar Nellie and we decided to showcase some of the ‘older’ stamps for a change.  Everyone has chosen a different stamp…so you’re in for some beautiful eye candy on your hop!

I’ve chosen Bumble Bee…one of the adorable Gorjuss Girls…

I’ve paper pieced her dress and given her a bit of sparkle on her wings and belt.  She really is ‘gorjuss’ and so easy to colour!

As I said before, everyone will be using a different Sugar Nellie stamp for the blog hop and Karen has very kindly said that she will give the stamp that the DT member has used, as the blog hop prize…thank you so much Karen :)

So…if you’d like to win this gorgeous Bumble Bee Stamp…just leave me a comment under this post.  The Blog Hop will be open until midnight GMT Sunday 21st February.  All winners will be announced on Monday 22nd February  over on the Sugar Nellie Blog.

And now…hop on over to Dena’s blog to see her Sugar Nellie darling :)

Card Recipe

StampBumble Bee SU sentiment

Papers - CardArt kit

Medium – Copics and StarDust Stickles

Tools – Martha Stewart Hydrangea border punch, Circle nesties, sewing machine

Embellishments – Gardenia flower (thanks for your help Claudia!)  my favourite pearls from Quixotic Paperie!  

Hope you enjoy our little Blog Hop!  Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!  

Smiley from millan.net

Have a wonderful day…

Good Morning…and thanks for stopping by today!  I love the colour challenge that we have over at Penny Black Saturday Challenge…it’s Pink, Yellow and Green…and what a wonderful selection of cards the design team and our GD Janneke  have made using these colours :)  Thanks, as always, to everyone that  joined in our Valentine’s theme last week…you really are a romantic lot of crafters!

Here’s a picture of this weeks prize…so sweet!

Card Recipe

Stamp – How about a Hug? Hero Arts sentiment

Papers - Doodlebug

Medium - Copic Sketch Markers, StarDust Stickles

Tools -  EK Success embossed scallop border punch, MS crown border punch, Quickutz tag die

Embellies - Paper roses, Pearls – iridescent and plain 

Back at 1.00 pm GMT with my Sugar Nellie Blog Hop card. 

Smiley from millan.net

Penny Black Saturday Challenge…

Ahhh…as it’s Valentine’s Day tomorrow, our theme over at Penny Black Saturday Challenge has to be ‘ Happy Valentines’ of course. 

Smiley from millan.net

The design team, along with our Guest Designer, Janneke,  have all made some extra special ‘love’ cards for you. Thanks to eveyone who joined us last week.

Card Recipe

Stamp - Sending Love

Papers – Bo Bunny

Tools - Martha Stewart heart border punch and pearls (gift from Claudia…thank you hun),  EK Success corner punch, Circle nesties

Embellies - Heart pearls and heart charm – Quixotic Paperie

Thanks so much for looking…hope your weekend is just perfect.

Smiley from millan.net

Friday Sketchers…

There’s a new sketch for you over at Friday Sketchers today. The lovely Aud is our host and provided a fabulous sketch…the DT have made some wonderful cards as always.  Thanks to our very generous sponsor Scrapmagasinet for a super prize :)

Be sure to check out all the card samples posted by the Design Team Diva’s on their individual blogs (links below)…and hopefully, you’ll be able to play along with us by just  posting the link of your creation on the Friday Sketcher blog.

Aud  Bea  Claudia    Jacqueline  Jeanette  Tanja

Card Recipe

Stamp – Ladybird Tilda

Papers – Making Memories

Medium – Copic Sketch Markers, StarDust stickles, glimmer mist, glamour dust

Tools – Quickutz swirl die, SU embossing folder, MS fern punch, sewing machine

Embellishments – Prima flowers, pearl brads, pearls

Thanks for stopping by…hope you have a wonderful weekend. 

Smiley from millan.net