Sugar and Spice

We have something a little different for you over at CES today,

we are are all anxiously awaiting the arrival of Emma's little princess.
She should have made her appearance on Thursday, but is obviously still keeping all warm and snug.

So, the appropriate theme for the challenge is New Beginnings 

and it will run for the next 2 weeks.

I love this adorable Mo Manning image - she is just perfect for new baby girl cards.

Here she is coloured with Copics and some fine, silver glitter added to her wings.

Please head over to the challenge blog to see the amazing work of my fellow teamies - their cards are always an inspiration.
Check in with the challenge blog for details of the prize. 
 

Challenges -

Simon Says Stamp - Inspired by Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales

Flutter By Wednesdays - Anything goes as long as it includes a butterfly, fairy or angel.


Supplies
 6 x 6 Card Blank / Card Candy / Gems  all from Crafty Emma's
Digi Stamp - Mo Manning, Baby Fairy Flora
DP - DCWV Nana's Nursery / New Baby Stamp, Personal Impressions
Punched Flowers and Leaves / Ribbon from my stash

Boys will be Boys

Well, it's clear to see you really love your 'girly' cards - 

the Totally Papercrafts entries last week were fabulous. 

So, you can guess what's coming this week, can't you?

Our lovely host is Mel and, yep, the theme is...

One For The Boys

I'm really happy with my Copic colouring on this little boy - once a flood it just seems to come together!

Once he was coloured I thought to myself,  'what would this little guy have in his pockets?'

and, amongst a plastic dinosaur, a block of lego and a half eaten jammie dodger, I decided he would have an old ticket, an odd button and a piece of string. So, those were the things I used as embellies!

Challenges - 

Sweet Stampin - One for the Boys

Die Cut Dreams - Animal Antics

Supplies.

Digi Stamp - Mo's Digital Pencil, Tolerance.

DP - Basic Grey, Oliver

Tim Holtz Ticket.    Craftwork Cards Sentiment.   

Brads, button and string from my stash.

Pink & Blue with Green Spots and Orange Stripes

Hello everyone - have we got a great challenge for you at Totally Papercrafts this week - our host is the fabulous Vicky and the theme is... 

Pink and Blue with Green Spots and Orange Stripes

Ha! Ha! Only kidding!!

Well, it is April Fool's Day! :D))

The real challenge is 'One for the Boys'
I always struggle with 'guy' cards, so I am hoping to get lots of ideas from your entries, and, if you need some inspiration, check out the amazing work of my teamies.

I HAD to get this Video Boy image from Mo's Digital Pencil. It's just so like my daughter's b/f, sitting there playing COD! 
I'm always stuck when it comes to adding embellies for 'guys', so I ended up just using some chipboard stars.

Digi Stamp - Mo's Digital Pencil, Video Boy - coloured with Copics
DP - Papermania, Hampstead.

Fairy Wishes

This week's challenge theme at CES is Angels and Fairies. 

Whenever I think of fairies I am always reminded of the Cottingley Fairies story. Do you know it? In the early 1900's two young girls took pictures of themselves, with the fairies that lived at the bottom of the garden! They managed to fool a lot of people, including the great Arthur Conan Doyle ( who wrote Sherlock Holmes )  that the photos were real. :-))

Here's my little fairy offering for you... the adorable 'baby flora fairy' from Mo's Digital Pencil.

I used two triangles, covered in DP ( DCWV Nana's Nursey) and stitched to my card base, to create a little pocket - then added some pretty, pink pearls to the edges - there is a great range of these pearls and other gems at Crafty Emma's Store.  The 'little girls' sentiment is from the Making Memories Craft Kit.
 

For inside the pocket I used a piece of card, covered in the DP and added 2 ribbon tabs. I coloured Flora with Copics and used some fine art glitter on her wings. I never really know where to use the white highlighter pen, and I think I went a little overboard with it!

Entered for challenge - Do You Stack Up? - Pink