Sew Thankful

Morning my lovelies and a very happy Sunday to you from my neck of the woods.  The weather can't make it's mind up this weekend so at the moment I've given up trying to put the darn washing on the line as I feel like a bit of a yo yo going backwards and forwards every time we have a blinking shower!!

Anyway, I am popping in to share with you my very first project for Crafters Companion.  I was so nervous about doing it I think you always are with the first one.  So I made my card using some gorgeous freebies from the Crafters Inspiration Issue 10 magazine.  You get a papercrafting CD and it took me ages to decide on what papers to use there are so many to choose from but in the end I settled on some beautiful floral ones.  I inked up one of the free stamps to make a stitching effect around my card and love how this turned out so can see it being one of my go to stamps.  The flowers were coloured using Spectrum Noir pens and I just cut them out and glued them on to a raffia bow.

Paper:  English Country Garden - Crafters Inspiration Issue 10 free papercrafting CD

Sentiment, Stitching and Flower Stamps:  Crafters Inspiration Issue 10

Medium:  Spectrum Noir alcohol markers

Honeycomb Embossing Folder:  Crafters Inspiration Issue 10

Diamond Press Hexagon Dies:  Crafters Inspiration Issue 10

Crafters Companion Matt Black cardstock

Neenah Classic Crest card

Core'dinations Cardstock - darks

Core'dinations Sand it set

Spectrum Noir markers list

Blues:  TB2, TB4

Reds:  PP3, CR5, DR4

Yellows:  FS2, OR1

Right that's all from me for today folks.  I hope you have a great day and manage to squeeze in a little crafty time.

Take care.

Ann-Marie 

xxx

A 'Little Bit of Gossip'

Good morning my crafty friends on this rather damp and dismal day down on the South coast.  It was beautiful yesterday so how can it be so blinking different today!

Anyway, I'm here to share with you my latest card which features the cutest little fairy digi from Sugar Nellie.  She is 'Little Bit of Gossip' and she's beautiful but she won't be around for ever as they are retiring her so if you like this little bit of cuteness you need to hop over to Funky Kits before she disappears. 

I used my First Edition 'Spring Drop' papers as my colour inspiration.  My colouring ended up a bit more bold than was planned .. I don't seem to do pastel well it always ends up a lot darker but hey I like it anyway.  I dug out my old Tim Holtz butterfly border die just to add a little bit of interest to the card shape and look no ribbon - that's a first but hey I did use twine!  

Image:  Sugar Nellie 'Little Bit of Gossip'

Sentiment:  LOTV 'Dreamy Days' circular sentiments

Medium:  copics

Papers:  First Edition 'Spring Drop'

Dies:  Whimsy 'Butterfly Frame', Tim Holtz butterfly border, Whimsy 'Corner' die set

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Lace:  The Ribbon Girl

My usual close up piccie of the sweet image.  She's been coloured with copics and a little bit of sparkle.  I decided to have a go at the 'dotty' background and I'm quite pleased with the end result.

Copic List

Face/Body:  E50, E51, E21, E11

Hair:  E43, E47, E49

Clothes:  R81, R83, R85/BG11, BG13, BG15

Grass:  YG11, YG13, YG67

Challenges:

Creative Inspirations  -  Spring into Summer

The Sugar Bowl  -  Anything goes

Sweet Stampin  -  Lots of layers

The Ribbon Girl  -  June 'Card' challenge/anything goes

Stamping Sensations  -  Feature a Creature (ladybird & butterflies)

That's all from me today my lovelies.  Still have chores to do as I didn't get as much done as I wanted yesterday ... I blame the visitors we had not the fact that I kept stopping to craft ... that's my story anyway and I'm sticking to it!

Take care folks and happy crafting.

Ann-Marie 

xxx

Some fandabidozi news

Hello my lovelies I am popping in to share some absolutely amazing news with you all.

I have been chosen to be a part of the new 'The Inspirers' Design Team for Crafters Companion.  I am so happy, honoured and very excited to have been given this opportunity and look forward to working alongside an amazingly talented group of people.  To be honest I'm still in a little bit in of shock.  

Well I have lots of chores to get done today but I'm hoping to get a little crafty later as I've nearly finished a card so will have something to share with you.

Hubby is out tonight to watch the Euros so once the kiddiewinkles are in bed I will have uninterupted craft time, yay that's such a rarity and I'm so going to make the most of it!!

Catch up with you later folks.

Take care.

Ann-Marie 

x

Wee Stamps 'Spring Bringer'

Hey there my lovelies a late pop in from me today but everyone's gone to bed I've got myself a nice milky drink and I can have some me time and what better to do with this time than to share with you my latest card.

So today I have an easel card to show you.  It's been ages since I've made one of these and I'd forgotten how easy they are but a right pain to photograph!  So I knew I wanted to play with a Wee stamp and chose to ink up the adorable 'Spring Bringer' and I've coloured her with my copics and added just a hint of sparkle ... hey you need a little sparkle on your fairy wings!  I wanted some really pretty spring like papers so once I'd rummaged through my rather large stack I settled on these and coloured my image up to compliment them.  I rather like the colour combo so this one may crop up again.

Image:  Wee Stamps 'Spring Bringer
Medium:  copics
Papers:  First Edition 'Summer Breeze'
Dies:  Spellbinders Nestabilities 'Floral Ovals'
Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts
Ribbon, lace and pearls from stash
Sentiments from stash

I am in love with those daisies I think it is imperative that I have them in every available colour much to hubby's dismay!!

Copics List

Face/Body:  E000, E11, E13

Hair:  E50, E53, E57

Clothes:  R000, R30, R32, R35/R00, R02, R05/E50, E53, E57

BG11, BG13, BG15

YG00, YG03, YG95

Challenges

Creative Inspirations  -  anything goes (optional sketch)

Simon Says Stamp  -  anything goes

Crafty Ribbons Challenge  -  flowers 

Stamping Sensations  -  anything goes

Okay that's all from me this evening.  Back to work tomorrow which will come hard after the Bank Holiday and no doubt throw me for the rest of the week but hey at least it's a shorter one.

Take care folks and happy crafting.

Ann-Marie

xxx

Let your dreams take flight

Good evening my lovelies.  A bit of a late pop in from me but it's just been one of those days .. you know the sort where you've been busy but nothing actually got done kinda day .. yes one of those and don't you just hate them .. well I do with a passion.  Hubby was home today the first Saturday in at least a month where he's not had to work and I thought hey that will be kinda nice - yes until that was he had a great idea he was going to tidy and rearrange his garage.  Somehow, not quite sure how, but I seem to now have a conservatory full of 'toot' that was obviously in the garage for a reason and he's decided he doesn't want it in there so I feel a tip run coming on big time!

Anyway, I digress, what I'm really popping in for is not to share my moans with you all but to share my latest creation with you.  I was asked by a dear friend if I would make her a card for her to give to her daughter after her proms and exams have all finished.  My only remit was to have an image of a dress to resemble her prom dress and the colour minty green but with a turquoise hint to it to match her outfit and her hair to be strawberry blonde.  Of course my first port of call was Saturated Canary as I knew I would find an image for what I needed from Krista's amazing collection and I settled on 'Bubbles' who I think is perfect.  She has as normal been coloured with copics.  I was lucky enough to have in my collection the gorgeous Melissa Frances '5th Avenue' paper pad which complimented the image perfectly.  I decided to distress things up a little and roughed up the edges of the papers and inked them up with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.  In fact I went a little bit ink crazy and distressed quite a lot buy hey I like the outcome so no worries.

Image:  'Bubbles' Saturated Canary

Medium:  copics

Papers:  Melissa Frances '5th Avenue'

Sentiments:  Whimsy Stamps ''Fluttering By' stamp set, LOTV sentiment tags 'set 24'

Dies:  Whimsy Stamps 'Dragonfly' border die, Whimsy Stamps 'Butterfly Frame' die, Die-namics 'Faux Crochet' border die, Spellbinders Nestabilities 'Romantic Rectangles', Magnolia Doohickey 'So wrapped lovely' tag die, Magnolia Doohickey 'Dragonfly' die set

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts 

Another piccie to show the pull out tag made using an older Magnolia Doohickey die.

My last piccie shows the adorable Saturated Canary digi image.  She was a dream to colour and that hair is so gorgeous and beautiful to colour.  

Copic List

Face/Body:  E000, E11, E13

Hair:  E50, E53, YR23

Hazel Eyes:  YG91, BG93, bG96

Dress:  BG11, BG13, C3/C1, C2, C3

Challenges:-

Bunny Zoes Crafts  -  lovely layers

Crafty Ribbons  -  ribbon and lace

The Ribbon Girl  -  May 'any image' challenge

Stamping Sensations  -  anything goes

Okay that's all from me this evening.  It's late and I really should climb the wooden hill to bed but I bought a couple of digis in the week and I haven't had chance to play with them yet so my fingers are itching to colour so maybe I'll just have a very quick play honest!!

Take care folks and happy crafting.

Ann-Marie

xxx

A lil bit of Sarah Kay

Good morning my lovelies.  It's a Bank holiday today and in true bank holiday style it's cold and miserable so my plans of having all my washing outside have gone by the wayside. 

Anyway, I'm just popping in to share a card I've just managed to finish.  Whilst I was having a rummage around my stamp draws I came across a bunch of Sarah Kay stamps I haven't used in absolutely ages so picked one of my favourites to ink up.  Decided I'd do a different style card instead of my usual 6 x 6 so plumped for a front step card.  I've also seen a challenge somewhere to make your own flowers so I'd seen a while back on a blog how to make these gorgeous flowers so had a go too.  Now can't remember for the life of me what challenge it was so will have to hunt for that one out but I can remember the flowers were on Norma's fab blog here.  She has loads of inspiration on there so you should check it out.  So let me show you what how it turned out. 

Image:  Sarah Kay 'Olivia with kittens'

Medium:  copics

Papers:  First Edition 'blank canvas'

Flowers:  handmade

Dies:  Memory Box 'puffy clouds', Marianne Design Creatables fence,

Cheery Lynn 'Fanciful Flourish', Whimsy Stamps 'Corner die set'

Martha Stewart butterfly punch

Ribbon and pearls from stash

My last photo shows the image close up and coloured with my copics.  It's actually a real easy image to colour so I don't know why I don't use them more often as they really are very sweet.

Copics used

Face/Body:  E000, E11, E13

Hair:  E43, E47, E49

Clothes:  BG11, BG13, BG15, BG49/R00, R000, R12, R14

Plant pot/Flowers:  E43, E47, E49/YR23, YR31/R00, R12, R14

Grass:  YG00, YG03, YG95

Handmade flowers:  R000, R00, R12, R14

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp  -  anything goes

The Ribbon Girls  -  May 'card' challenge

Stamping Sensations  -  anything goes

Okay that's all from me today.  Got to go lovely food shopping now what a thing to have to do on a bank holiday but I suppose if I want the kiddies to have stuff for their lunch boxes next week best get my behind in gear.  Then I assure you I'm coming home and sneaking in some colouring!

Take care.

Ann-Marie

xxx

Sweet 'Maya'

Well hello peeps and a happy Sunday evening to you.

I'm popping in with a double dose of Maya love for you this evening with the cute little Wee Stamps 'Maya' image and I combined her with some gorgeous older Maja papers.  I've made one of my favourite styles of card for this one .. a criss cross card.

Image:  Wee Stamps 'Maya'

Medium:  copics

Papers:  Maja Design Vintage Autumn Basics

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Ribbon/lace from stash

Dies:  Spellbinders 'Floral Ovals'

My usual close up of the adorable image.  I'm not sure on the skin tone with this one on closer inspection I think she may have been tangoed.  I used my normal skin combo but I think because of the cooler colours I've used for rest of the image it's not right but hey lesson learned she's still a cutie pie all the same!

Copics List

Face/Body:  E000, E11, E13, R20

Hair:  E43, E47, E49

Clothes:  BV20, BV23, BV25, BV29/BG93, BG96

Flower:  W1, W2, W3

Challenges

Creative Inspirations  -  your favourite things (card style and cute fairy images)

Simon Says Stamp  -  make it girlie

The Ribbon Girl  -  April 'any image' challenge

So okay another card finished .. I'm on a roll here .. now do I break the cycle and be a good wife and go iron the uniforms and work gear for tomorrow or do I carry on crafting and do it quickly in the morning ... mmmm I know what's going to win!!!

Have a great start to your week and happy crafting folks.

Take care.

Ann-Marie 

xxx