HAPPY BARKDAY

Hello.

We've just had a new addition to our family.
My nephew has had a bouncing baby boy - Theo Arthur -
who came in at an eye watering 11lb 7oz.

So, I had boys on the brain when I got into my craft room today,
and I inked up this cute 'little buddies' set.

I played along with the MFT Colour Challenge.

MFT Challenge 

Supplies

mft - little buddies, rectangle stax 1

distress inks - tumbled glass, mustard seed

copics

BLOOM

Hello.

Oh, I'm so jealous of you crafters out there that can watercolour.
You always make it look so damn easy, but I really struggle with it.
I persevered today, and I'm going to give myself an 'A' for effort   :0)

Tracey's pretty, card over at the MUSE challenge, was my inspiration.

I focused on -
the central flower design
the birthday sentiment
the grey background

Supplies.
wplus9 -  modern anemones
mft - handwritten happiness, stitched rectangle scallop frame
various distress inks
altenew - stripes stencil      colorbox - whisper grey ink

BRING HOME THE BACON

Hello.
So, you win the lottery.
Buy a big mansion, by the coast, for all the family to live in.
Splash out on a nice car, a personal chef, and treat all your friends.
Sound good?
That's our Plan A.
Unfortunately it hasn't happened yet, so this week my dh had to return to work :-(

Here's the card I made for him.

I love these little alphabet stamps, where you can make up your own sentiment.
I just got a tad too overconfident when I'd almost reached the end,
and messed up the last letter.
 Argh! Bloody typical, right?

Challenge.

CASology

Supplies.
mft - mini well connected alphabet, so much cuteness, sweet somebunny, rectangle stax1,
calm and cozy chevron dp.
copics.

SOMEBUNNY

Hello.

It was my dd Annabel's birthday at the weekend
and here is the card I made for her.

I've combined a couple of My Favorite Things sets, to make a simple scene with
Annabel, her dog Ollie, and cats Benga and Nero.
My colouring skills aren't great, but I've tried to make them look like they do IRL.

Challenge

Addicted to Stamps and More

Supplies

MFT - sweet somebunny, little buddies, stitched rectangle scallop frame

Distress Ink - tumbled glass.   Copics

A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS

Hello.

Have you checked out the May release from My Favorite Things?
There are some oh so cute goodies to get creative with.

Here, and on the MFT blog today, I'm sharing a couple of cards made with the cutest stamps and dies.

Hope you like them.

For my first card I've used the sweet 'Love You a Bunch' stamp and die.
I needed a card for my Mum's birthday and when I saw this cutie I knew she would love her.

I wanted to keep it nice and soft so, for the background, I used some pretty, pastel colours with the new circle stencil.

I have a feeling this stencil is going to get a lot of use. It's great for all sorts of techniques.

Then, to make it a little more special, I added the 'MUM' letters.

These were cut with Stitched Alphabet dies, attached to some foam, and popped back into place.

My second card uses the adorable 'Sweet Somebunny' set.

I don't know about you, but when I get a new set I like to stamp and die-cut all the different pieces, and move them around a card base to see where inspiration takes me.
That was easy in this case, as all the sweet elements are just perfect for creating a cute, little outdoor scene.

I never thought little old me would get the chance to be even a small part of the fabulous, creative MFT team - so I want to say a mahoosive thanks to them for asking me.
With special thanks to Erica and Stephanie - you are awesome.  xxx

Have a great day everyone  xxx

Supply List

Card 1
My Favorite Things - Love You A Bunch, Basic Shapes Circle Stencil, Stitched Rectangle Scallop Frame,
Stitched Alphabet Dies.
Inks - Color Box Cat's Eye Pastels

Card 2
My Favorite Things - Sweet Somebunny, Rectangle Stax 1, In and Out Stitched Squares, Stitched Scallop Basic Edges.
Distress Inks - Twisted Citron, Tumbled Glass.

HAPPY CAMPERS

Hello.

My dh has had a mid-life crisis, and has bought us a touring caravan -
It could be worse, right?  :-)

For the last few week's I have been trying to squeeze in some crafting,
in between jaunts around the country.
So, when I came to make my dh's birthday card, it just had to be this image.

All this little scene is missing, is the mini BBQ for those morning, bacon butties.

Challenge.

Addicted to Stamps and More

Supplies

Avery Elle - Home Sweet Home

MFT - Handwritten Happiness, Beast Friends (Tree Stamps)

Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass, Twisted Citron

Hello Little One

Hello

I'm pinching myself today!
I'm joining the awesome team over at MFT Stamps with a Guest Design Spot.
How cool is that?  :-)

I'm sharing a couple of projects using the sweet,  new stamp-and-die set
'Hello Little One'.

For my first card, I did some simple cutting, to create a little train for the toy horse to pull.
In between the wagons I used a piece of the die-cut balloon string (from Party Animals) and the square 'BABY' blocks are In and Out Stitched Squares.

For me, polka dots and baby cards are a match made in heaven, so I used the large Itsy Bitsy Polka Dots stamp on my background.
Stamped in Versamark, clear embossed, and then inked.
I hope you can just about make out the pretty shine and texture that this adds.

I kept things nice and simple for my second card.

I used the Itsy Bitsy Polka Dot stamp again - this time stamping through a masked circle, and embossing in white.
The cute, teddy is popped up on foam tape and I finished by adding a pretty scalloped frame.

Thanks for stopping by.
Have a great day xx

Supply List Card 1
MFT - Itsy Bitsy Polka Dot Stamp, Hello Little One Stamps & Dies, In and Out Stitched Square Dies, 'BABY' letters from Little Buddies Stamp Set (masked), Balloon from Party Animals, Stitched Scallop Rectangle Die.
Distress Inks - Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron.

Card 2
MFT - Itsy Bitsy Polka Dot Stamp, Hello Little One Stamp and Die, Stitched Scallop Edge Rectangle, Rectangle Stax 1.
Distress Ink - Twisted Citron.

Bottoms Up!

Hello.

I'm excited today, to be joining in the fun at MFT & Friends.

Make sure you pop on over to the blog and check out the awesome work

of the design team. 

All the projects will feature the fabulous new products from the May release.

Today I am sharing a couple of cards I've made with the new Martini and

 Margarita Die-namics.

I started by making a bokeh effect background with some distress inks
and the  circle stencil.
Then, I created the shaker element, with the use of the new martini die-namics and shaker pouches.
The shaker contains some beads, sequins and some of the new frosty ice cubes.
Too cute!

To complete my card, I used a sentiment from the spirited sentiments set
 and a stitched rectangle scallop frame.

For my second card, I opted for a blue/green bokeh background and used the
  Margarita shaker die-namics and pouches,
I also kept the background simple with the rectangle stax die-namics

It was such fun creating with these new products.
It's the first time I've used the plastic shaker pouches and they are SO much easier than fiddling about with foam tape and acetate,
plus my sequins don't get stuck at the edges this way.
I'm definitely converted :-)

Thanks for stopping by.
I hope you'll head on over to the MFT blog for some May inspiration.

xxx

NEIGH, OINK, MOO

Hello.

Apparently it's Spring -
and we got a little bit excited in North Yorkshire this weekend,
when the sun came out.
It seemed like everyone, their Aunty Mary, and their dog, was out for a walk  ;-)

We strolled past a petting zoo - so it seemed apt that I reached for some
'party animals' when I got into my craft room.

I used stitched squares to die-cut the apertures in my card panel and then stuck it -  wonky -  onto my base card.
Of course, when you stick something down slightly wonky, normal ds tape turns into industrial strength superglue and refuses to be re-positioned.
Why is that?

My animals were coloured with Copics, using the challenge colours,
 then popped up on foam tape inside the apertures,

Challenge

MFT Color Chllenge #90

Supplies.
MFT - party animals / in and out squares / calm and cozy chevron dp
Copics

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MOO

Hello.

This new 'Party Animals' set, has been sitting on my craft desk for over a week now, and I finally got time to get in there today and ink them up.

This is the result.

I'm trying to add more colour to my cards, but also keep them quite simple with plenty of crisp, white space.
Does that make sense?   ;-)

I die cut my stitched square and used distress inks for the background. Then layered up my birthday cow, banner, presents and sentiment with foam tape.
At the last minute, I inked around the edge of my base card in twisted citron, just for that extra pop of colour.

Challenge

Muse Card Club

How adorable is this week's Muse card from Kim Heggins?

I focused on...

1. black and white animal

2. balloons

3. birthday sentiment

4. green border

Supplies.

mft - in and out stitched squares / stitched scallop basic edges / party animals

distress ink - tumbled glass / twisted citron

copics

UNDERCOVER YETI

Hello

I've combined my two favourite stamp sets here,
for this UNDERCOVER YETI card.   

Can you spot him?    ;-)

I keep seeing these all-in-one stamps, of groups of cute pups and cats, and even bunnies,
so I decided to create my own little gang of pups, with a yeti thrown in for fun ;-)

It took a little masking as I went along, but was easier than I thought.
I used ordinary post-it notes for the masking and found that you don't need to cut out the whole pup, usually just the head, or one side will be enough.

I coloured them with Copics,  added one of the cute sentiments and my scalloped edge.

Challenge

Penny Black & More

Feature a Creature

Supplies

MFT - Stitched scallop edge rectangle die. Four legged friends. Beast Friends

Copics.