Turn on the Charm

 Hello.

"Relaxing Hobby" they said.
Have you tried die cutting and gluing these teeny, tiny charms
to a delicate bracelet piece?  Argh!   
One breath of wind and they would have been scattered across the craft room floor  :o)

I'm a Yorkshire lass, with hands like shovels - so 'delicate' is tricky for me  :o)
I was happy when all those tiny pieces were stuck in place.

The simple background stripes were created with a stencil and some distress ink.
I definitely need to use this stencil more - I love those stripes.

Challenge

Inspired By

Congrats on reaching Challenge #400  💖

I was inspired by the bracelets and the blue/coral colour palette

• concord and 9th - charmed dies
• clearly besotted - stripes stencil
• distress ink - tumbled glass
• mama elephant - labeled messages
• altenew ink - sea breeze
• pinkfresh studio - diagonal stitch rectangle

Welcome to the Herd

Hello.
News of a new baby is always a delight - so this card was a joy to make,
and I love this cute giraffe.

For the background I tried out some faux embossing. Simply using die-cut stars in the same colour card as the base. I think it turned out really cute.
Of course, after sticking on all those stars,  I decided to add a small panel of mint green on top, so most of them were covered up - but I know they're under there!   :o)

Challenge

As You Like It 

(Just playing for fun) 

Favourite Safari Animal, and Why

It's a giraffe!! They are such cute and gentle creatures and did you know,
a giraffe's spots are unique. They're like fingerprints.

Also  - my grandson's favourite giraffe fact - their tongue is so long 
they can clean their ears with it :o)

• my favorite things - joyful giraffe
• sentiment - mft - hello little one
• star dies - clearly besotted
• tiny star die - mft bundle of baby clothes
• pinkfresh studio - diagonal stitch rectangle

Big School, Big Adventures

Hello.
I know we haven't even had summer yet, but I'm already thinking of 'back to school' cards.
I have 3 special family ones to make and here's the first.
For a special girl who is starting big school.

This was fun to make.

The jumper is in the new school colours, but I didn't want to use the shorts from the set because they just looked too masculine. So, I gave her a little ra ra skirt. I'm sure that won't make it past the uniform police, but it does look kinda cute.

The background is a digi image from Clearly Besotted - I tried colouring it, but it looked too busy so in the end I left it plain.
The 'good luck' tag was stamped and heat embossed in white.

Challenge

Addicted To Stamps & More

• spellbinders - trailside trio / splash days  camp days
• clearly besotted - school days digi
• colorado craft company - good luck sentiment - rooting for you
• wow - white embossing powder

Annabel and Friends

Hello.

Little Annabel was celebrating her first birthday - so she deserved something a bit special.

It's pretty cute to see those animal friends peeking out from her name.

The letters were individually stamped and coloured with copics.
Then they were fussy cut and popped up on a distress ink, countryside background.
I added some streamers and balloons, and that cute sentiment.

Who knew taking photos of slimline cards was so tricky!

Challenge

We Love Stamping 

 🦊🐠All Creatures Great and Small🦮🦥

• clearly besotted - as cute as abc
• my favorite things - cloud and grass stencil
• my favorite things - sentiment, streamer and balloons - pawtytime set
• distress inks - cracked pistachio / tumbled glass
• copic markers

Tiny Tipples and Bubbly Vibes

Hello.

Has anyone seen my mojo?
It seems to have deserted me.

I tried to jump start some creativity with the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge,
but I never really got into the groove with this one.

I switched out the squares, for hexagons and tried to keep it bright and cheerful.
My little critters were stamped and coloured with copics.

Challenge

Freshly Made Sketches

• clearly besotted - tiny tipples
• pinkfresh studio - simply hexagons
• copic markers

Superhero Birthday Vibes

Hello.
This week our own little, superhero grandson turned 4.
So the gang is all here, to help him celebrate.

For the background, I stamped the skyscrapers a couple of times, and then distress inked the grass and sky.

The tiny superheroes were fussy cut, and coloured with Copics.
I attached them with foam tape, and put Superman and Spiderman on a fun wobble.

Challenge

Allsorts

🐝In the Garden🌺

or anything goes

This time I've gone for anything goes

• clearly besotted - seriously super
• ranger distress ink - mowed lawn / tumbled glass / salty ocean
• copic markers / white gel pen

Let's Get This Party Started

Hello.
I finally got to ink up these 'tiny tipples' - and how cute are they?
Perfect for a bubbly, birthday wish.

I LOVE all those postage collage cards that are everywhere, but I'm not great with stencils and I don't have a lot of inks, so I had to find a work around. I bought a couple of postage style punches - layered a piece of coloured card on top, then added my fussy cut animals.
It's not perfect, or as polished as those stencils, but it's still cute.

Challenge

Freshly Made Sketches

I swapped out the circles for my 'postage stamps' - 
and I've just noticed I missed off that foliage. Oops! 

• clearly besotted - tiny tipples
• postage stamp punches
• avery elle - postage stamp die
• copic  markers 

Small Heroes Bring Big Joy

Hello.

Today our very own super hero grandson is 5 years old.

I had so much fun making this card for him - he is a huge fan of superheroes, and is always coming up with bits of information about them. I don't know where he gets it all from.
So this little group of  warriors is right up his street.

Those cute heroes, are stamped and fussy cut, coloured with Copics and popped up with foam tape.
I kept the background skyline neutral, so that it didn't all clash.

Batman and Superman are fitted with mini wobbles for some extra fun interaction.
(check out my Instagram post here if you want to see it )

Challenge

A Place To Start

Anything Goes with optional twist small critters

• clearly besotted seriously super
• copic markers
• mini wobble
• pink fresh studio diagonal stitch rectangle 

A Sweet Woodland Birthday

Hello.

For a minute, when I got up this morning, I thought it wasn't raining.
False alarm. 
It's still raining  :o)

That makes more than 40 + days of rain in the UK this year. 
What's a person to do, other than get comfy in their craftroom.

I couldn’t resist inking up Bugsy and Jessie from Purple Onion Designs -  they’re just too sweet.
Bugsy with his balloon and Jessie clutching that birthday present, with a stencilled birch tree background - it’s basically a little woodland party waiting to happen.

Challenge

Freshly Made Sketches

• clearly besotted - treemendous times stencil
• purple onion designs - bugsy and jessie
• time 4 tea designs - walrus (green die cut)
• mama elephant - labeled messages
• distress ink - shaded lilac
• copic markers / white gel pen

Life Is Sweeter With You... And Doughnuts!

Hello.
Here I am with another Valentine's Day card, featuring these cute, doughnut pals.

This time the challenge at Allsorts, was to create your own background.

I used some pink ink with a stencil, for that drippy effect, and then stamped it with hearts in various pink and white shades.
It doesn't come out too well on the photo, but it's really pretty IRL  o:)

Then I stamped and fussy cut those doughnut pals, and popped them up with foam tape.

Challenge

Allsorts Challenge

Create Your Own Background (Or Anything Goes)

• clearly besotted - donut worry / splat it stencil
• distress inks - worn lipstick / pickled raspberry / festive berries
• white ink
• copic markers / white gel pen

All You Need Is Love... And Doughnuts

 Hello.

Today I'm playing along at AAA Colourful, and using their pink, colour palette.
Perfect for a Valentine's card.

What's also perfect for Valentine's day?
That's right - doughnuts.  :o)

I used strips of pink card on my base and layered it with a 'peek-a-boo striped heart'.
Then, I fussy cut those cute animals, coloured them with Copics and popped them up with foam tape.

Challenge

AAA Colourful

• clearly besotted - donut worry
• my favorite things - peek a boo striped heart die
• the greetery - valentine wishes sentiment from sweet tooth
• copics / white gel pen

Just Zoomin' By To Spread A Bit Of Happy

 Hello.

Today I'm trying to get back to my old CAS style.
So, this card has a simple background, some cute animals and a sweet sentiment.

How did I do?

I am never going to win any colouring prizes, but I do enjoy getting my Copics out-
and these little, trees and critters are just perfect size for having a play.

Challenge

Freshly Made Sketches

• lawn fawn - scootin' by
• clearly besotted background trees
• pinkfresh studio - diagonal stitched rectangle
• copic markers - white gel pen

Shake It For Autumn

Hello Autumn. My favourite time of year.
Now I can get out my fluffy bed socks, my big coat, and indulge in some pumpkin spice lattes.

Here's a little, autumn shaker card.

I stamped and coloured my autumn wreath onto a card panel. Then, looking at it, I though it was a bit plain. So I ended up fussy cutting the middle out, and turning it into a shaker card.
Then I added the squizzer, popped up with foam tape, and went a little crazy with a white gel pen.

Usually I have a plan for where my cards are going, someone's birthday or anniversary, etc but I have no plans for this one yet. So I've left the sentiment off for now.
It could end up as a 'thank you', and 'autumn birthday', or just a 'hello' card.

Challenge

AAA Colourful

• clearly besotted - ring around autumn
• copic markers and white gel pen
• pinkfresh studio - diagonal stitch rectangle

Sweet Birthday Wishes

Hello.
It's July, and it's pouring down, so that must mean it's Yorkshire Show week!
Time to stay indoors and craft, and keep away from all that show traffic.

On the plus side, a new ice cream parlour has opened nearby and I can't wait to try their Mochaccino, and their Rum & Raisin, and their Pistachio, and...

This was a simple card. I smooshed some blue ink onto a card panel, splattered it with water, and then added my ice cream hippos with foam tape.

Challenge

AAA Cards

• clearly besotted - cooling off
• sentiment from mama elephant - birthday messages
• distress ink - tumbled glass
• copic markers and white gel pen

Marching On Together

Eek! It's a big day today.
We're all excited, scared, feeling sick  - it's the Championship play off final at Wembley. 

Come on Leeds  

I've used these cute pups from Clearly Besotted. (No masking needed, this is one stamp)
They are a Christmas stamp, but I think they work just as well here, in their Leeds Utd colours :o)

Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Fur Or Feathers

• clearly besotted - howl it's christmas
• copic markers
• sentiment - mft strike up the band / babysaurus
• lawn fawn - stitched rectangle
• copics. white gel pen

Shine Bright Like A Rainbow

Hello. Today I've made a custom card for my great niece. And yes, I did have to google 'great niece' -  it sounds like something out of Downton :o)

I adore these letters from Clearly Besotted. They are just the cutest for creating personalised cards.
Today I coloured them with a rainbow of copics and fussy cut them. Then they were popped up onto an inky background.
I went a bit crazy with the white gel pen, but I was having fun. It seems, using rainbow colours really does cheer you up!

AAA Birthday Challenge

• clearly besotted - as cute as abc
• my favorite things - stitched scallop edge die
• distress ink - tumbled glass
• copic markers, white gel pen