See No Evil

Three little Monkeys playing on a card for you this Monday and I thought that this would be a good card to fit the challenge over at Creative Card Crew blog which is about 'Child's Play' this week.

These little monkeys are from the My Cute Stamps Circus Animals set and what a cutie he is.

Have a good Monday.


Materials:
Stamps - My Cute Stamps; Stamps Away Alpha
Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black
Colouring - Koh-I-Noor Pencils; Sansodor
Paper - DCWV
Usual Suspects - Silicone glue; Paper trimmer; double-sided tape
Other - Kraft card; Red card; Nesties; Cuttlebug

Straw For The Strawberries

Strawberries anybody? Hope you are all having a good weekend and that the weather is better with you than it is here in London.

I have some news for you, Claire and Jo over at Making Handmade Cards have launched the New Club for subscribers today and you can find it here.

There are a few fabby benefits for early subscribers:

- The 1st 200 people to join the Club will
get the Fizzy Marine eKit (worth £14.99).
- The 1st 100 people to join the Club also
get the Glam Bags 'n' Heels ekit (worth £13.99).

- And the 1st 15 people to join the Club also
get the Refresher eKit (worth £14.99)!

- And let's not forget that gorgeous
Love To Shop eKit (worth £14.99) that
you get too!

I've been lucky enough to be able to play with some of these kits and they are beautiful. Well worth a look :)



Materials:
Stamp - Whiff of Joy
Ink - VersaFine Onyx black
Colouring - Promarkers; Copics; Marvy Le Plume watercolour pens
Papers - HOTP
Usual Suspects - Silicone glue; double-sided tape; Paper trimmer
Other - Jute; Charm; Cuttlebug; embossing folder; White gel pen

Voting Day In The UK

Ok, Question for you - Is there a limit to the number of blogs you can follow?

Every time I blog hop I find more wonderful blogs I want to follow but today I got an error message saying that I had exceeded my limit of 300 blogs and needed to 'un-follow' some before I could add new ones.

Shock. Horror!

Well as you can imagine I also RSS a fair few to my google reader but it is just easier to follow isn't it? So I've been signing up through the 'follow' tool recently. I shall just have to go back to adding via RSS.

Hey ho.

Well anyway here is an experimental ATC for you. I've used a rub-on on fabric which I then distressed a touch. The background was made by some watercolour stamping onto some tea-stained (as in real tea!) card. The string is coloured with Shimmerz Spritz Truffle, Purple Passion and Shimmerz paint Lilac.


Materials:
Stamp - The Artistic Stamper
Inks - Marvy Le Plume Watercolour pens
Paints - Shimmerz Spritz and Paints
Usual Suspects - Silicone Glue; Paper trimmer
Other - Fabric; Vintage rub-on; Leaf Skeletons; Button; Tea (any excuse for a cup of tea); String

Wednesday, Oh Wednesday

Happy Snail Wednesday to you all! Here is a card for you using the lovely snail from the My Cute Stamps Little Forest Friends Kit. He is a sweet heart. Have you checked out Holly's (My Cute Stamps) blog recently? There are some lovely things on the blog including some great fabric rose hair clips. Holly has some beautiful digi-kits as well. (Oh to be that talented!)

So what are you guys all up to today?



Materials:
Stamps - My Cute Stamps
Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black
Colouring - Koh-i-Noor; Sansodor
Paper - Basic Grey
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; Silicone glue; Double sided tape
Other - Ribbon; Button; Thread; Cuttlebug; Nesties; Shaped Scissors

Our First Shimmerz Darez

Shimmerz is daring you to get funky with your Shimmerz. Every week one of the design team will post a Shimmerz Darez for you to have a go at and win some more Shimmerz products.

What a great way to build up you Shimmerz Stash and there is a fabulous blinkie to adorn your blog with. So pop along to the Shimmerz blog to join in.

So this week the Darez is Frames and here is my DT piece.

I found an old shadow box frame in a local charity shop and painted with some white acrylic paint. Some Baby's Breath Spritzing and allow to dry then I used some old peel-offs as masks for the alphabet and sprayed again with Bed of Roses Spritz.

You can see the shine from the Shimmerz at the top of the frame in the picture - Shimmerz-y :)

The DT have mades some amazing makes so don't forget to go take a look at their work.


The cute ickle kitty is from My Cute Stamps Circus Animals stamp set.

Materials:
Stamps - My Cute Stamps Circus Animals
Inks - VersaColor; Colorbox Chalks
Paints - Shimmerz Spritz Bed of Roses, Baby's breath
Papers - HOTP
Usual suspects - Silicone glue; scissors
Other - Shadow box; Thread; Peel-offs; Button

Flowers For Monday

A new week and a new card. Today's card is inspired by the 'Pretty Flowers' challenge over at the Creative Card Crew. The image is one of the Whiff of Joy Summer stamps and the papers are freebies from UK Simply Card and Papercrafts magazine.


Materials:
Stamp - Whiff of Joy
Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black
Colouring - Promarker; Copic
Papers - Freebies from Simply Cards and Papercrafts UK Mag
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; Double Sided tape
Other - Nesties; Cuttlebug; Black Marker pen; white gel pen

Gidget Gets Physical

What a beautiful Sunday it is today, the weather in London is amazing. Here today is my last guest DT makes for InStyle Stamps and I thought I would make a bookmark and a matching card for this fab Gidget image. Thanks you guys for having me as GDT it has been a blast :)

Have a lovely Sunday

Materials:
Stamp - InStyle Stamps
Colouring - Distress inks; Marvy Le Plume
Papers - Free from Simply Cards and Papercraft UK mag
Usual Suspects - Paper Trimmer; Double-sided tape
Other - Ribbons; corner rounder; VersaColor blue ink pad; Nesties; Cuttlebug; Pearl gems

Dies To Die For Sketch Challenge

Hey Guys, Yep it is a second post for the day, that is four posts in two days! I do not know what is wrong with me!

This one uses the fabulous sketch from Dawny P over at the Dies To Die For blog and there are some fabulous prizes up for grabs. But you will have to be quick 'coz the deadline is 31st May. I'm just working up to deadlines at the moment!

I reckon we will be back to normal single posts from tomorrow - don't want to burn myself out now! LOL



Materials:
Stamp - The Greeting Farm; Woodware sentiment
Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black
Colouring - Promarkers; Copic
Paper - DCWV
Usual Suspects - paper Trimmer; Double-sided tape
Other - Ribbon; Brads; White gel pen

Lots Of Summer Colours

Morning folks, here is a Summer card for you this morning using the super-cute Magnolia stamp and some HOTP papers. Hope you all have a lovely Saturday morning.



Update: Simon Says Stamp has a competition on at the mo for any of your Magnolia Butterfly range cards so I thought I might enter this :) Ends tomorrow so get you skates on to register your cards fro the draw :)

Materials:
Stamp - Magnolia
Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black
Colouring - Marvy Le Plume watercolour pens; Distress inks
Papers - HOTP
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; Double-sided tape
Other - Ribbon

InStyle Stamps Blog Hop

It is Blog Hop Time at InStyle Stamps and the theme is Get Beachy. So I thought I would do a Beach Party Invite with the lovely Ariel the Mermaid. Isn't she cute?

Did you want to win a Grand Prize from InStyle Stamps? Well hop along to the DT blogs (links below) and then back to the Instyle Blog and vote for your favourite DT project and comment for a chance to win.

If you felt like voting for me I would be forever grateful :)

You have until 11:59pm EST on Saturday, May 30th to enter, and the winners will be announced on Monday, June 1st.




So here are all the talented DT blogs to hop to:

Cathy
Jodi-Ann
Joy
Kim G.
Maria
Mary
Melissa
Michelle
Risa
Taylor
Vicky

Enjoy the hop

Materials:
Stamp - InStyle Stamps; Stamps Away Alphas; Stamps Away shells
Colouring - watercolours; Shimmerz teal, Sunflower and Blingz under the sea, Spiced Cider
Papers - DCWV
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; double sided tape
other - Cuttlebug; Nesties

Enjoy The Journey

An ATC this morning and this one draws inspiration from the May challenge over at the Graphicus Blog which is all about Travel and the colour Blue. They have a fab prize up for grabs but you need to get your entry in by the 31st May!

Details: I've used distress inks and a brayer to colour the background paper which was then stamped. The bicycle image was spotlighted with a bit of Stampbord coloured with alcohol inks, stamped with part of the image and then etched to show some highlights.

I have another project for you later - What two in one day? Well this one is for the Instyle Stamps blog hop and I am really excited to show you the cute image that is being released today, very sweet.

Materials:
Stamp - Royal Langnickel; Studio G Alpha
Inks - VersaFine Onyx black and Sepia brown; Distress inks; Black Stazon
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; Glue dots; silicone glue
Other - Brayer; Brads; Stampbord; Alcohol inks; etching tool

Frozen Yoghurt Rules

Hello, my name is Kim and I am a frozen yoghurt convert. Oh my word I just can't get enough of the stuff at the moment. It is frozen yoghurt right? So it is good for you and you can eat more of it can't you? Mmm, I've yet to convince David of this but I am sure that I am right, well ok so it might have chocolate in it but the yoghurt counters that doesn't it? LOL!

Anyway I digress, I have a distressed, Shimmerz Spritz New Home card for you today. I've used Baby's Breath, Bed Of Roses and Eucalyptus in this project and there is even a little sparkle on the lace. The gems you see are actually from an old bit of skin jewellery I found when clearing out the bathroom at the weekend. Waste not - Want not :)


You can see the lovely sparkle of the Shimmerz Spritz when the card catches the light, it is delightful. Have I said recently that I'm in love with this stuff LOL!


Don't forget you can win some Shimmerz over at the blog.

Materials:
Stamps - Studio G Alpha
Inks - VersaFine Sepia Brown
Papers - BasicGrey
Paints - Shimmerz Spritz
Usual Suspects - Silicone glue; paper trimmer; scissors
Other -Lace; Skin Jewellery; Seam ripper; Woodware chipboard blanks; Brad; sewing machine; thread

Save All Your Embroidery Kisses For Me

It is a Wednesday Challenge over at the InStyle Stamp Blog and this week we have paper piecing as the challenge. Here is my GDT card for this week and it uses the very cute Dan and Mandy, aren't they sweet?




Don't forget to check out the other lovely makes from the rest of the DT.

Materials:
Stamp - InStyle Stamps
Colouring - Koh-i-noor; Prismacolor; Sansodor
Paper - Papermania
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; double-sided tape
Other - Embroidery thread; Colorbox chalk inks; Ribbons; Buttons; Nesties; Cuttlebug

Just A Shimmerz Quickie

Shimmerz paints is running a 'Blinkie Bonus' candy. All you have to do is pop along to the Blinkie Bonus blog post, choose your favourite Blinkie, add it to your blog and then pop back to the blog to comment.

It is that simple to be in with another chance to win yummy, sparkly Shimmerz products. Ends 11:59PM Mountain Time on Saturday, May 30th so go do it now before you forget!

Will be back later with a card.

Pink Magnolia

So how was your weekend? Isn't it strange being back to normal after a three day weekend? A challenge card for you today and this one is for the Simon Says Challenge. I've been meaning to do a challenge for these guys since the blog started but time never seems to be on my side. Anyway I've managed to get this done for the wonderful sketch they have this week, but you need to hurry 'coz today is the last day before a new challenge!



Materials:
Stamps - Magnolia; Woodware sentiment; Wendy Rhodes swirls
Inks - VersaFine Onyx Black; Colourbox chalks
Colouring - Distress inks; Watercolour pencils; Marvy Le Plume watercolour pens
Papers - Basic Grey; Own made
Usual Suspects - Silicone glue; Paper trimmer
Other - Raffia; White gel pen; Embroidery thread

Get Your Lovely Apples

Hey everyone, hope that if you are lucky enough to be having a three day weekend that it is a fun one for you. At the moment my other half is scrapping glue and bits of wood off of the bathroom floor, I've had a bit of reprieve to post this card, good excuse I thought :)

Bank holiday weekends are for DIY aren't they? We got thrown out of Homebase yesterday, what we had not factored in was that they close at 4pm and we got there at 3.40pm D'oh.

The look of panic on our little faces as we heard the 'Choose, pay and get out NOW' over the tannoy at 3.45pm. So we went into Mission Impossible - bathroom floor mode and split up to get the stuff on our long list.

Having asked one of the staff where the sealant was I then got a lecture on the different types of sealant and, although very useful, all I could think was 'I haven't got time for this! Why did I pick the only person in Homebase who takes an interest in their job?'!

No-one else seemed that worried that the shop was closing, this is how non-DIY we are, we do not know the 'Way of the DIY shop' on a bank-hol, Sunday afternoon.


Anyway onto the card! The stamp is one of the lovely Summer collection from Whiff of Joy and is coloured in with distress inks and watercolour pencils. There is machine and hand-stitching on this card and the apples are drawn by me ('coz I don't have any apple stamps!).

The beautiful vintage gold metallic thread lace is from my wonderful friend Siri, who sent me a gorgeous ribbon and button RAK from her Grandmother's stash, they are so lovely that I want to use them for something special :) Siri is an interior designer and if you are looking for some ideas for your craft space have a look at her new venture.


To all you DIY-ers out there - we feel for ya brothers and sisters.

Materials:
Stamp - Whiff of Joy
Ink - Versafine Onyx black
Colouring - Ditress inks; Watercolour pencils
Papers - Basicgrey; K&Co
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; silicone glue; 3D-foam
Other - embroidery thread; Metallic thread; Sewing machine; paper distresser; Siri's lace

A Little Birdie

A 'Thank You' notelet card for you today and this one uses the so cute My Cute Stamps Matryoshka Dolls set. You can tell I love this set can't you? I seem to keep going back to it. Well, it is so versatile!

We seem to be having a day of nice weather! Shock! Let us hope the weekend is the same. Have a fab Friday.


Materials:
Stamps - My Cute Stamps Matryoshka Dolls
Ink - Versafine Onyz Black
Usual Suspects - Silicone glue
Other - Cuttlebug, Nesties; Ribbon; Kraft card

News Time Thursday

Hey all, I was hoping to have something to show you today but I'm having one of those mojo-free moments so I thought I would share some candy news. Create 4 Fun has some Copic ciaos up for grabs to celebrate 5,000 visitors and their online shop. Well done guys.

Other things you might be interested in, There are some challenges and a guest DT call up for Instyle Stamps so pop along to their Wednesday Challenge on the Instyle Blog to find out more.

Does anyone know anything about laying flooring in a bathroom? We have a very old, moth-eaten (literally) carpet that we want to replace with lino or something but do you have to put a water-proof lining underneath? So guess what we are doing this bank-holiday! :)

Hope you are all having good Mojo-full days :)

Shimmerz Spritz Is Here!

Shimmerz Spritz is here and my DT pack arrived just in the nick of time, so I have my first of many Spritz makes to show you today using colours Baby's Breath and Bed of Roses.

I can tell you that I love this spray, (and I'm not just saying that coz I'm on the DT!), the shine is amazing and I love the coverage. There are 20 colours launched today over at the Shimmerz shop and if you pop to the Shimmerz blog you can see what everyone has been doing with their Spritz and see if you are one of the lucky three to win some Spritz.

You still have a chance to win some Spritz though, just sign up to the FaceBook Page to be in the draw.



I have a confession! I love my Spritz so much that I had to order some other colours off of Stacey (I'm a very naughty girl!).

More Crafty News

Two posts in one day?

I've been meaning to tell you guys that I recently got a promotion with Making Handmade Cards. Some of the more eagle-eyed of you might have noticed from my new blinkie in the sidebar that I am a full blown DT member. They have some exciting things planned so get signed up for the priority notice emails to be the first to know about what is going on and whilst you are there you can get a sneak peak too.

Other news:
Dottie's World is having a party with games :) and you know how I love games :) so pop over to their blog to take part.

There is a new challenge blog starting at The Next Level and they have some blog candy up as well so go check them out.

And then some candy notices:
Sandra over at Paper Fantastics has some yummies up for grabs 'til 27th May
Anki over at Kortfralst has yummy candy too until June 6th - the Swedish National Day
Gayle over at Little Bird Designs has some yummies to celebrate her birthday 'til 31st May

Have a fab day All