Warm Hands, Warm Heart

Well hello my lovelies how are we all on this fine Sunday evening.  It's been a mixed bag of weather here today in Bournemouth - I woke to brilliant sunshine, then it came over all gloomy and still and then came the rain and we've had a veg in front of the telly, hot choccie and pj's kind of day today seeing as it's the kiddies last day before going back to school tomorrow.  

Anyway, I'm popping in to share with you another Christmas card I've made to add to my little stock.   I decided to ink up Whimsy Stamps 'Warm hands, warm heart' by Time for Tea Designs and used Bazzill 'Nordic Pines' papers and coloured my image to co-ordinate with them.  My image was stamped in Memento 'rich cocoa' ink in keeping with the warmth of the card and inked up a sentiment from Whimsy Stamps 'Tis the Season Notables 5' set again in Memento 'rich cocoa' and distressed it a little with Tim Holtz 'walnut stain'.  Added a few flowers and a little ribbon to finish my card off and I'm quite pleased with the outcome.

Image:  Whimsy Stamps 'Warm hands warm heart' by Time for Tea Designs

Sentiment:  Whimsy Stamps 'Tis the Season Notables 5'

Medium:  copics

Papers:  Bazzill 'Nordic Pines'

Dies:  Whimsy Stamps 'Notables 5' die

1.5" White Lace/Satin Centre Red

Memento 'Rich Cocoa' ink pad

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Copics List

Face/Body:  E000, E00, E13, R20, R30

Hair:  E43, E47, E49

Clothes:  E41, E43, E47/R20, R22, R27, R29

Boots:  E43, E47, E49

Challenges I would like to enter:

Simon Says Stamp  - anything goes

Stamping Sensations  -  christmas

Okay folks time for me to go.  I hope you have had an enjoyable weekend and here's to a good start to the new week.

Take care.

Ann-Marie 

xxx

'Ponytail'

Good evening my lovelies and happy Friday to you all.  

Just a quick stop by from me to share with you some delicious Whimsy goodness with you in the form of  a card made using the image 'Ponytail' by Time 4 Tea Designs and coloured her up with my copics.  I teamed her up with a sentiment from the 'Bracket' sentiments set also from the latest release and cut out using the 'Bracket Shape' die.

Image:  Whimsy Stamps 'Ponytail' by Time for Tea Designs

Sentiment:  Whimsy Stamps 'Bracket' sentiments by Raindrop Echo Designs

Medium:  copics

Papers:  Authentique 'Elegant'

Dies:  Whimsy Stamps 'Bracket Shape' die

A bit of a closer look at the gorgeous image.

Copic List

Face/Body:  E000, E00, E11, R20, R30 + W3 

Hair:  E43, E47, E49

Clothes:  R12, R14, R17, R27, R29/W1, W3, W5, W7, 100

Boots:  W1, W3, W5, W7

Challenges I would like to enter:-

Papertake Weekly  -  anything goes

Crafty Ribbons Challenge  -  anything goes with ribbon

Okay so a fairly clean and simple card from me this time and I hope you like it.  That's all from me I'm off to grab myself a nice cup of hot chocolate and settle down to do a little colouring.  You have a great weekend folks.

Take care, 

Ann-Marie

xxx

'Something Sweet' - Whimsy April FB Challenge

Hello my lovelies I hope you are all enjoying your Sunday and its a lovely sunny one here today too.

Well I'm popping in quickly to share with you my make for the Whimsy April Facebook challenge which this time is 'Something Sweet'.  So with Easter only a week away my take on the 'something sweet' was to make an Easter basket teamed with a sweet image.  I used the gorgeous Time for Tea 'Pretty Petals' coloured with copics together with the 'Sweet' word die by Simonne Clay. 

Image:  Whimsy Stamps 'Pretty Petals' by Time for Tea Designs

Sentiment:  Whimsy Stamps 'Sweet' word die by Simonne Clay

Medium:  copics

Papers:  Tilda 'Wintergarden'

A quick close up of the gorgeous image isn't she a sweetie pie and lovely to colour to.  I decided to make all my own flowers for a change so set to work with a few punches.  I punched out all the flower shapes from plain old photocopier paper and then coloured them with the same copics as I used for the image, embossed them all a little, spritzed them with 'Pearl' Glimmer Mist and then layered them up. 

Copics List

Face/Body:  E000, E00, E11, R20, R30

Hair:  E31, E33, E35, E37, E49

Clothes/Shoes:  RV21, RV23, RV25, RV29/BG10, BG13, BG15

W3 for added shadow

Challenges I would like to enter:

Papertake Weekly - spring has sprung

Simon Says Stamp  -  Happy Easter and/or sweet treats

Crafty Ribbons challenge  -  flower power

Cute Card Thursday  -  Easter

Allsorts challenge  -  spring blossoms

Sweet Stampin  -  flowers

Stamping Sensations  -  use dies and/or punches

Okay don't forget you've plenty of time to join in with our April FB challenge HERE we'd love to see your 'Something Sweet' creations.  Right time for me to go feed the monsters (hubby included!).

Take care.

Ann-Marie 

xxx

'Something New' - Whimsy FB Challenge

Hello my lovelies, I hope you are all having a great start to the week.  Ours has been good so far just a tad wet and soggy, geesh I am so fed up of wind and rain and why is it that it seems to tip down the minute I set foot outside the front door I swear it waits for me - the upside I have SO mastered that drowned rat look!

Anyway, I've popped in today to share with you a little Whimsy goodness.  Do you know that Whimsy have a started a new Facebook Challenge and this month the theme is 'Something New', so a real easy one folks.  Why not pop over HERE have some fun and join in there's a fab Whimsy gift voucher up for grabs.

Okay so here is what I made with the theme I used one of Whimsy's new January releases 'Shopping Day' by Time for Tea Designs together with a sentiment from the new 'Everyday Moments' and its the first time I've made one of these cute little bags all made from one piece of card.

Image:  Whimsy 'Shopping Day' by Time for Tea Designs

Sentiment:  Whimsy 'Everyday Moments' by Simonne Clay

Medium:  copics

Papers:  First Edition 'Love Letters'

Dies:  Whimsy 'Slider 3' die, Die-namics 'Faux Crochet' border

copics list

Face/Body:  E000, E00, E11, R20, R30

Hair/Boots:  E50, E53, E57

Trousers:  E43, E47, E49

Top/Hat:  R81, R83, R85, R39

Scarf/Bags:  YG11, YG13, YG67/E11, E13, E15, E29

Okay that's all from me for today.  Don't forget folks you can have the chance of winning a fab Whimsy gift voucher if you enter and you have until 28th February to get your entries in so plenty of time.

Take care and happy crafting.

Ann-Marie 

xxx

Warm Hands, Warm Heart

Hello my friends I hope you are all enjoying your weekend.  We've been busy here as seems to be the norm of late.  My boy went to work with his dad for the morning and earned himself a few pounds in the process and my youngest and I ventured into town to stock up on choccie to fill the kiddies Advents and it was absolutely manic, but hey we got to have a black forest hot chocolate in Costa so my day was all good! 

 

Okay, I've popped in today to share with you a little Whimsy goodness which I've been meaning to blog for a couple of days now but not got round to it.  Anyway, what I have made is a little three draw secret gift box which I've wanted to have a go at for ages and I'm so glad I did as its so cute and really very quick and easy to do too!  I can't take credit for the idea though as I first saw it on Norma's blog and she very kindly has a tutorial HERE to follow so go check it out. 

 

So I used the Whimsy Time for Tea Stamp 'Warm Hands Warm Heart' and she's a beauty.  I've switched back to my copics for this one and took my colour inspiration from the papers.  Let me show you some piccies  - I hope you're sitting comfortably as there are quite a few!

 

Image:  'Warm Hands Warm Heart' by Time for Tea for Whimsy

Medium:  Copics

Papers:  First Edition ' Nordic Christmas'

Dies:  Whimsy 'Reindeer', Spellbinders: Labels 4 and Poinsettia

 

 

Lastly the close up of the image, gorgeous isn't she so love that hair.

Copics List

 

Face/Body:  E000, E21, E11, R20, R30

Hair/Boots:  E13, E15, E29

Dress:  B91, B93, B95, B97, B99

Hat/Muff:  YG11, YG93, YG97, W5

 

Challenges I would like to enter:-

 

Simon Says Stamp  -  anything goes

 

Crafty Ribbons Challenge  -  anything goes

 

Okay, I'm off now to fill the Advents for the kiddies ready for tomorrow and don't worry I've bought extra just in case I can't help myself and I eat too many chocolates in the process!!!

 

Take care and is it too early to be wishing Festival Jollities to you all, well I'm wishing them anyway he he!!!

 

Ann-Marie

xxx

 

 

'Presents'

 

"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."

 

Our daughter had her Beavers Remembrance Day service to attend this morning and we had the usual few moans and groans about going especially on a Sunday morning.  So whilst we had breakfast we had a little chat about how we are thankful for those who have sacrificed so we may live our lives as we do.  I think a little sank in as she went off very proudly wearing her poppy with pride.

 

Okay I have a Christmas card to show you today which I made using the fabulous Time for Tea stamp 'Presents' from the latest Whimsy release.   She is so cute and lovely to colour and I used the gorgeous papers 'Frosty Night' by Michele Roos as my colour inspiration.  I used my Distress Markers again to colour her as they were already out from my last card and I need to practice with them.  So here come the piccies:-

 

 

I made an easel card this time.  I haven't made one of these in ages and I'd forgotten how nice they look even if they are a pain to photograph! 

 

Image:  Time for Tea 'Presents' for Whimsy Stamps

Sentiment:  Whimsy 'Winter Letter Seals', Whimsy 'Holiday Wish List'

Medium:  Tim Holtz Distress Markers

Papers:  'Frosty Night' by Michele Roos for Whimsy

Dies: Whimsy 'Reindeer' die, Spellbinders 'Romantic Rectangles', Marianne Design Creatables: Lamp Post + Tree

 

Everything has been inked with walnut stain distress ink and lots of Stickles added.  A little close up of the cutie pie - look at those boots I want some!

 

Distress Markers list

 

Face/Body:  Tattered Rose, Vintage Photo, Worn Lipstick

Hair/Boots:  Tea Dye

Clothes:  Dusty Concorde, Tumbled Glass

Presents:  Dusty Concorde, Tumbled Glass, Peeled Paint

 

Challenges I would like to enter:-

 

Papertake Weekly  -  anything goes

 

Sweet Stampin  -  Christmas is coming

 

Stampin Sensations  -  Christmas

 

Okay so its time for me to dash I've got a few last minute things to be done ready for school tomorrow.  The weekend flew by unfortunately, but today has been a gorgeous day, real autumnal lovely and fresh and crisp, beautiful.  Anyway, I hope you've all had an enjoyable weekend and squeezed in some crafty time.

 

Take care

Ann-Marie

xxx 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shabby Chic/Vintage over at Whimsy Stamps Challenge

Hello everyone from a rather soggy Bournemouth but there is an upside to that yep it means its a perfect day to stay in and just craft if you can. 

Well today its time for the Whimsy rubber team to share with you their makes for the challenge over at the Whimsy Inspirations blog which as my title suggests is Shabby Chic/Vintage.  So come on over and share with us your Vintage/Shabby loveliness there's still plenty of time to enter and we'd love to have you and as usual we have three prizes up for grabs. 

Anyway, let me show you what I made.  I'm kinda getting into full Christmas mode so I've made another Christmas card to add to my pile, my rather small pile that is, so going to have to get my backside into gear I think!!

Image:  'Snowflake Bauble' by Time for Tea for Whimsy Stamps

Medium:  copics

Papers:  First Edition 'Christmas Village' using up papers from last year

Dies:  Spellbinders 'Floral Ovals'

 

The usual close up.  I loved colouring her up and as usual I used my copics which I've listed below.

Copics List

 

Face/Body:  E000, E21, E11, R20, R81

Clothes/Shoes:  G02, G05, G28/R22, R27, R29, R59

Hair:  E31, E33, E35, E37, E29

 

I'm off now folks I've got a hankering for some homemade chicken soup just like my nan used to make so I've got me some chopping to do.

 

Take care and happy crafting.

 

Ann-Marie

xxx

 

 

Whimsy Stamps August 'Time for Tea' Blog Hop

Hi everyone and welcome to the ...  Time For Tea Designs for Whimsy Stamps BLOG HOP

Last month we announced the very exciting news that Jo Davies of Time For Tea Designs has joined the Whimsy Stamps family of artists! Jo’s debut release for Whimsy Stamps will be available to buy from the Whimsy store tomorrow (21 August 2013) along with the rest of the brand new August rubber and die release. In the lead up to the release, the Whimsy Stamps DT are excited to share with you an exclusive Time For Tea Designs for Whimsy Stamps BLOG HOP packed full of previews of these fabulous new stamps. This month we are releasing FOUR Time For Tea Designs for Whimsy Stamps rubber stamps:          

                     Bookish                                          Heart Balloon


                     Fall Love                                             Windy Day

The hop starts today (Tuesday August 20th at 12.00PM EST), runs through the entire August release week, and ends on Friday August 23rd at 12.00PM EST. For this hop we have a GRAND PRIZE DRAW! One lucky hopper will WIN the entire new release of ALL FOUR TFTD STAMPS. We're not telling you at which blog the grand prize is being hosted, so be sure to complete the hop to find it!

For my blog hop creation I used the oh so cute Time for Tea image "Fall Love" and isn't she adorable.  I love fall/autumn it is my most favourite season with all the colours and smells.  Anyway I thought to myself I would make an expandable folder with a few sections so that I can keep all of those yummy autumn recipes for warming soups and real comfort food.  I've coloured the image with my trusty copics and all the edges have been inked with Tim Holtz Distress Ink 'walnut stain'. 

Image:  Time for Tea Designs 'Fall Love'

Medium:  copics

Papers:  My Minds Eye 'everyday tango'

Dies:  Spellbinders labels 22

 

A picture of the open folder so you can see all the sections.

 

 

 

 

Final picture is a close up of the gorgeous image.  She was lovely to colour and I love how the hair turned out. 

 

List of copics

Face/Body:  E000, E00, E21, R20

Clothes:  B23, B26, B32, E13, E15, E08

Hair/Boots:  E53, E57, E29

 

Okay folks, if you would like to hop along with us today, please CLICK HERE to start the hop at the Whimsy blog. Thanks so much for stopping by and happy hopping!

 

 

Take care

Ann-Marie

xxx