Is that spring calling?!?

Hello my crafty friends I'm popping in today to share my latest make with you.  Now down here on the good old south coast I've given up any hope of seeing a flake of the old white stuff this year and some days feel decidedly spring like.  So with spring obviously just around the corner I've put away my winter colours for today and chosen to make a card in a colour scheme which I rather like and to me feels like spring. 

So I chose a beautiful little image from Whimsy called 'September Rose' and I think she's so sweet and pretty.  I've coloured her up with my Derwent Inktense pencils again.  Not so happy with the colouring but it's a learning curve and I'm enjoying the challenge.

Image:  Whimsy Stamps 'September Rose' by Elisabeth Bell

Sentiment:  LOTV 'Everyday Grungy' messages

Medium:  Inktense pencils

Papers:  First Edition 'blank canvas'

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

ribbon and pearls from stash

Okay so I don't mind winter really but what I do find hard is the poor light.  Trying to get a decent photo is a pain in the bum to say the least so when the lighter days come rolling in will be lovely.  Up next is the usual close up.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin  -  girly

Stamping Sensations  -  anything with flowers

Let's Craft and Create  -  anything goes (option of mother's day/mothers)

Crafters Castle  -  anything goes

Right I'm off now.  It's half term week here and I've got my youngest munchkin in the middle of making herself a Harry Potter wand as you do.  So she's been let loose with paper mache and I just want to make sure that the wand is the only thing getting covered lol. 

Take care folks and happy crafting.

Ann-Marie

xx

Cupcake anyone??

Hello my lovelies, happy Thursday to you.  

Managed to finish this card today that's been sat on my desk for a good week just waiting for me to add the finishing touches to.  I was rummaging through my stamp collection and came across this little beauty which hasn't seen ink in far too long.  Gone with colours to compliment the gorgeous papers.  Not really a colour combo I go with but actually I'm rather liking it.

Image:  'Cupcake' by Elisabeth Bell

Medium:  Copics

Papers:  First Edition 'Summer Breeze'

Flowers: The Ribbon Girl, Wild Orchid Crafts and stash

Dies:  Spellbinders Nestabilities 'Floral Ovals', Cheery Lynn Designs 'Fanciful Flourish'

My usual close-up of the sweet image, such a cutie.

Copics List

Face/Body:  E000, E11, E13, R20, R81

Hair:  E43, E47, E49

Clothes:  G000, G00, BG34/R00, R02, R05

Cupcake: R20, R22, R27

Challenges

Simon Says Stamp  -  make it girlie

Allsorts  -  ribbon and roses

The Ribbon Girl  -  April 'any image' challenge

Stamping Sensations  -  one for the girls

Elisabeth Bell's World  -  die cuts and/or punches

So now this one is completed I feel like inking up another oldie so I'm off to have a rummage around my stamp draws and see what catches my eye!

Thank you for stopping by.

Take care

Ann-Marie

xxx

Daisy

Hello my lovelies just popping in with a quick share of my most recent couple of makes.

It was a birthday of a special auntie a few days ago and I wanted to make her something a little special so out came a couple of Elisabeth Bell stamps which are old ones but still happen to be my favourites.  I'm not sure of the name of this style of card but I had fun making it and my auntie really loved it.  So first up....

Image:  'Daisy' by Elisabeth Bell

Sentiment:  Whimsy Stamps 'Fluttering By' sentiment set

Medium:  copics

A view of the card open and I coloured up another Elisabeth Bell image called 'Reflective'.  I also made a little pocket so I could put a voucher card in there and a tag to write on.

A close up view of 'Daisy'.  She was one of my first stamps I ever bought and still a favourite.

Challenges I would like to enter my card into:-

Bunny Zoe's Crafts  -  Summer Breeze

Crafty Ribbons  -  Anything goes with ribbon

Before I go I would like to also show you the box frame I made to go with this card.  I was very pleased with how it turned out.

Okay, it's rather late now and I should be making an effort to settle down for the night although my mind is working overtime.  Thank you for stopping by it is as always much appreciated.

Have a good week folks.

Take care.

Ann-Marie

xxx

'Blowing Hearts'

Hello everyone, how are you all doing today, we are good here not really up to that much just a quiet day at home.  Hubby is watching footy results, I haven't seen my son for an hour he's holed himself up in his room I'm ever hopeful that he will be doing his homework without the usual reminders and nagging but I doubt it very much my guess is he's playing some game on his laptop and will only appear for sustenance and my little girl is currently sat at the dining room table making a fairy scene in a shoebox having let her loose with a box of my crafting goodies (I shall never see those again!!).  So whilst everyone else is occupied I thought I would jump on here and share my latest card with you.

So I am well and truly ahead of myself and have made one of my mother's day cards that I need and I have stamped up a beautiful Elisabeth Bell image which I have had for a few years now and has always been a favourite of mine.  I have her in rubber but I think she has recently been released in digi HERE and trust me she is adorable and would be useful for so many occasions.  I used a sheet of beautiful Bildmalarna paper called 'Picnick - Lots of Flowers' and just utilised both sides for my card following the fabby sketch over at The Sketchy Challenges.

Image:  Elisabeth Bell 'Valentine - blowing hearts'

Medium:  copics

Papers:  Bildmalarna 'Picnick - Lots of flowers'

Dies:  Spellbinders 'Romantic Rectangles', Nellies Multiframes 'Heart', Cuttlebug 'Heart #2'

A nice close up of the image, gorgeous isn't she.

Copics List

Face/Body:  E000, E11, E13 R20, R81

Hair:  E31, E35, E37, E29

Clothes: B23, B26, B28, B29/RV91, RV95, RV99 + W7 for deeper shadow

Wings:  Y21, Promarker Ivory

Challenges

Elisabeth Bell's World  -  hearts

Papertake Weekly  -  Bingo (ribbon, free, blooms)

The Sketchy Challenge  -  fabby sketch

Stamping Sensations  -  anything goes

Okay time for me to go.  I am just adding the finishing touches to a moses basket nappy cake which is being collected tomorrow so providing I remember to take photos I will share this with you shortly.

Thank you for stopping by and enjoy your weekend folks.

Take care.

Ann-Marie

xxx

  

   

Li'l Montana

Good evening peeps I hope you are all having a fabby week so far.  We're slowly returning to the normal school routine here it's hard getting back into the swing of it all but the kiddies are enjoying their new classes which is always a huge relief.  

Anyway, I'm popping in tonight to share with you a card I've made using some goodies from Dies to Die For.  I've used some really pretty papers from Authentique called 'Flourish' and decided to colour up an older Whimsy image called 'Li'l Montana' as she's so cute and adorable.

Image:  Whimsy Stamps 'Li'l Montana' by Elisabeth Bell

Medium:  copics

Papers:  Authentique 'Flourish' papers

Stamped using Memento 'Tuxedo Black' ink pad

Copics Used

Face/Body:  E000, E11, E13

Hair:  E43, E47, E49

Clothes:  R81, R83, R85/BG11, BG13, BG49 + C5 for extra shadow

Puppy:  C1, C3, C5, C7

Before I go I would like to enter into the Sketch n Stash Challenge as I've used their fabby sketch for my card.

Okay so time for me to grab a cuppa, a sneaky biscuit and catch up with this week's episode of The Great British Bake Off - just love this program.

Take care folks.

Ann-Marie 

xxx

Whimsy Stamps Rubber and Die Release Day blog hop!

Hello everyone and welcome to Whimsy Stamps  release day blog hop!

We are releasing 11 new red rubber stamps/stamp sets and 3 coordinating die/die sets this week, and they will be available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store and selected Whimsy Stamps retailers now!

PRIZE ALERT ... We have hidden a fabulous prize of a $15 GIFT CERTIFICATE at one of the stops on today’s hop! We will draw the lucky winner from the comments left here and on today’s design team posts (listed below), so be sure to visit everyone and leave a comment at every stop to be entered into the draw.

Okay so for my contribution to our release day hop I had a play with one of the gorgeous new images from Elisabeth Bell called 'Little Sunkissed Summer Sweetness' and coloured her up with my copics.

Image:  Whimsy Stamps 'Little Sunkissed Summer Sweetness' by Elisabeth Bell

Medium:  copics

Dies:  Whimsy Stamps 'Dragonfly Border'

Papers:  Tilda 'Flowergarden'

Last piccie is a close up of the beautiful image.  She is beautiful to colour and real easy and quick to do - she is just so adorable!

You should have just come from Tabbatha Sandoval but if you have just popped in or happened upon my blog but would like to hop along with us today, please CLICK HERE to start the hop at Iris's blog.  

Here is a complete blog hop list in hopping order:

Iris Wiechmann

Hellen Pearce (GDT)

Tracey Murphy (GDT)

Shelby Thomas

Debbie Eastman

Tabbatha Sandoval (GDT)

Ann-Marie Sinfield (that's me!)

Sheri Willshire (GDT)

Ellie Stover

Shannah Bartle

Don't forget folks you need to leave a comment at every stop along the hop to be entered into the draw to win a $15 gift certificate.

Right, your next step along the way is Sheri Willshire.  Thank you for stopping by and happy hopping!

Take care.

Ann-Marie 

xxx

Whimsy Stamps May Rubber and Die release - Day 5

Hello everyone and welcome to Day 5 of Whimsy Stamps May Rubber and Die release and today we get to share with you some fabulous images by Time for Tea stamps and Elisabeth Bell.  

 The entire May release is now available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store and from all good Whimsy Stamps retailers!! 

PRIZE ALERT ... We have hidden FOUR prizes of 2 new release rubber stamps somewhere on the DT’s blogs throughout our 5-day release event this week. As the location of the prizes are secret, be sure to leave a comment on ALL the stops on each daily blog hop to maximize your chance of winning! We will draw the lucky winners over the weekend and announce them on the Whimsy blog next week.

Okay so the card I made to participate in today's hop has been created using the sweetest image by Elisabeth Bell named 'Sweet Tea' accompanied by the beautiful sentiment from the set 'Fluttering By' by Simonne Clay and also the 'Butterfly Frame' Shapeology die.

Image:  Whimsy Stamps 'Sweet Tea' by Elisabeth Bell

Sentiment:  Whimsy Stamps 'Fluttering By' by SC Design

Dies:  Whimsy Stamps 'Butterfly Frame' Shapeology die

Medium:  copics

Papers:  Webster Pages 'Ladies & Gents and Trendsetter'

A closer picture of the cute image, sentiment and butterfly frame.  I'm so in love with that frame/sentiments and can see these being a permanent fixture on my desk!

An even closer look at the image.  I'm so pleased with how she turned out and I've started adding copic pens W3/W5 as extra shading I find it adds a little extra depth even to the skin tone.

Copics List

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

Hair:  W1, W3, W5, W7

Clothes:  RV21, RV23, RV25, RV29/BG01, BG05/YG11 + W5 for added shading

Grass:  YG11, YG13, G28

Okay so that's it from me for today.  I've detailed the hop list below and next you need to pop across to Bev's blog.  

Ann-Marie Sinfield (that's me)

Bev Rochester

Iris Wiechmann

Jodi Amidei

Kathy Tanner

Linda Klaringe (May guest designer)

Shannah Bartle

Shelby Thomas

Don't forget to leave comments along the way folks to be in with a chance of winning some Whimsy gorgeousness.

Take care and happy hopping! 

Ann-Marie 

xxx

Whimsy Stamps March Rubber and Die Release - Day 4

Welcome to Day 4 Whimsy Stamps March rubber & 

die release!

We are releasing a fabulous selection of new rubber stamps, clear stamps, shapeology dies and papers this month.  Today the Whimsy DT is holding a blog hop to showcase the new releases from Crissy Armstrong and Elisabeth Bell.  The entire new release is available now to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store.

We have hidden FOUR prizes of 2 new release rubber stamps somewhere on the DT’s blogs throughout the 5-day release event.  As the location of the prizes are secret, be sure to leave a comment on ALL the stops on each daily blog hop to maximize your chance of winning! We will draw the lucky winners over the weekend and announce them here on the Whimsy blog on Monday (March 24th).

Okay so let me show you the card I made for my contribution to today's hop.  I chose to work with the gorgeous Elisabeth Bell image 'Miss Apple Blossom Vignette' and the new 'Girl Talk' sentiments by Simonne Clay.  I decided to make an easel card as its been a while and love how it turned out.  

Image:  Whimsy Stamps 'Miss Apple Blossom Vignette' by Elisabeth Bell

Sentiment:  Whimsy Stamps 'Girl Talk' by Simonne Clay

Medium:  copics

Papers:  First Edition 'Spring Drop'

Dies:  Whimsy Stamps 'Notables 5'

A little close up of the gorgeous image, so many possibilities and styles of card with this one I think.

Okay so now it's time for you to take a peek at today's fabulous new release creations from some of my other teamies, please click on the links below...

Ann-Marie (that's me!)

Deb Routledge 

Shelby Thomas

Jenny Hodges

Don’t forget to stop by the Whimsy Blog again tomorrow for Day 5 of our March release.

Thanks you so much for stopping by today and I hope you enjoy the rest of the hop.

Take care, 

Ann-Marie 

xxx

Mary Mary quite contrary .....

.... how does your garden grow?! Not very well if it's in mine as I don't really have green fingers and it's pure luck if anything survives as I certainly don't know what I'm doing.

Anyway, happy Wednesday my lovelies I'm popping in briefly to share with you my Dies to Die for DT make for this week.  I was having a little rummage around my room the other day and came across one of those polystyrene wreath hoops which I have had for an absolute age and was gathering copious amounts of dust.  Well I decided to have a go at decorating it as I have my auntie's birthday coming up soon and it would be a great gift as she loves things like that.  

Okay so I covered the hoop in white twill and went over with some polka dot ribbon for a little colour.  I inked up Whimsy's 'Miss Mary Contrary' from their January release and coloured her up in lovely fresh spring colours.  Now when I see this image I always think of her surrounded by lots of flowers so I glued on loads of flowers and die cuts and added the Whimsy pennant and sentiment and voila one completed gift.  I love how its turned out and the hoop came in a pack of two so I think I won't leave it so long before I do the other one.

Image:  Whimsy Stamps 'Miss Mary Contrary'
Sentiment:  Whimsy Stamps 'Celebration Pennants'
Stamped using Memento 'Tuxedo Black' ink
Dies:  Whimsy 'Banner Pennant' die set, Magnolia 'Leaf and Swirl'
Memory Box 'Fuchsia Sprig'

Copic/Promarker list

Face/Body:  E000, E00, E11, R20
Hair/Basket:  E31, E33, E35, E37
Clothes:  Arctic Blue, Sky Blue, Azure/Y0000, Y000, Y00, Y02/
C1, C3, C7/ G20, G14, G28

Challenges I would like to enter:-

Papertake Weekly  -  anything goes

My Mum's Craft Shop  -  spring/Easter

Okay, thank you for stopping by folks.  Catch up with you later.

Take care,
Ann-Marie 
xxx