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Saturday, 6 December 2014

Penguins Hang a Wreath - Dies to Die for DT card


Good Morning my lovely crafty friends
I hope all is well with you and you have something nice planned for the weekend. Sending special hugs to those in need of them at the moment.

I have 2 cards to share today so I will get straight on with my first one using some gorgeous Christmas goodies from Dies to Die for.

I have made a side stepper card to showcase an adorable image from Whimsy Stamps - Crissy Armstrong Collection. The sentiment is also by Whimsy Stamps as is the wonderful Jingle Bell Die.
The festive papers are Echo Park - Tis The Season.
Sorry about the rubbish photo, I wanted to take a few more to show the side view and dimension but the batteries in my camera decided to run out, I will try to take some more later (if I remember!)


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I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Whimsy Inspiration - Anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - Christmas holidays
Christmas Cards All Year Round - Christmas anything but a square or rectangle.

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my first card of the day, I truly appreciate your continued support and encouragement.
I shall be back soon!
bye for now
hugs


Saturday, 29 November 2014

Jingle Bell Owl - Dies to Die for DT card


Hello to you all, my lovely crafty friends.
I hope you well and having a good weekend. 

Today I am sharing a card made with some gorgeous Christmas goodies from Dies to Die for.

The adorable stamp is  Meljens Designs by Whimsy Stamps and the sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps - SC Design Collection. The fabulous Jingle Bells Die is also from Whimsy
The colourful festive papers are by  Authentique.


Items Used:

Whimsy Stamps - Meljen's Designs - Jingle Bell Owl coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Divas by Design - Jingle Bells
Papertake Weekly - Take your pick -  I used  Sketch #96

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at may blog today. I appreciate your continued support and encouragement and love to read any comments you may wish to make.
I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend.
bye for now
hugs


Saturday, 15 November 2014

Penny's Presents - Dies to Die for DT card

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends and a warm welcome to my new followers.
I hope you are all well and having a good weekend.

Today I'm here to share my card made with some gorgeous goodies available at Dies to Die for

The sweet image is a Candibean Stamp and the sentiment is  Whimsy SC Designs Collection. The gorgeous Autumnal papers are Echo Park (in the sale at the moment!), the gingham paper is by Pion.  I have used one of my favourite Die-Namics flower dies and a Whimsy corner die.


Items Used:
Stamp - Little Darlings Rubber Stamps Candibean - Penny's Presents coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Di's Digi Designs - Colours of Autumn
Sketch 'n' Stash - Challenge 151. Fabulous sketch #47   (stash item Whimsy corner die)


Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today. I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.
I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend.
Bye for now
hugs




Saturday, 8 November 2014

Christmas Moments - Dies to Die for DT card

Good morning my lovely crafty friends.
I hope you are well and having a good weekend.

I have 2 cards to share today so I'm here bright and early with my first one which is my  Dies to Die for DT card.

My card  is a simple CAS design to showcase a beautiful sentiment which is in a set by Whimsy Stamps, SC Designs Collection, I love the variety of Christmas greetings in this set.
The snowflakes are also by Whimsy, I cut 6 in total to layer them up  for extra dimension.
A sideways photo this time to try and show the dimension!


Items Used:
VersaMark Ink
White Embossing Powder

ShowCASe your style - Tic Tack Toe - Sentiment/Red/Emboss

Thank you for stopping by to look at my card today, I shall be back soon with my DT card for A Gem of a Challenge.
Bye for now
hugs

Saturday, 12 July 2014

Zoe Butterfly - Dies to Die for DT Card

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends
I hope all is well with you and that you are having a good weekend.

For my card today I have used some gorgeous goodies from Dies to Die for.

The sweet image is by Elisabeth Bell made by Whimsy Stamps, she's called Zoe Butterfly. The stunning papers are some of my favourites, Maja Design - Coffee in the Arbour Collection .The tiny butterflies are also cut from this paper.
The beautiful sentiment is Whimsy Stamps - SC Design Collection - Fluttering By, I love this set.
 I have stamped this with VersaMark ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.
The delicate corner die is Die-namites - Butterfly Corner.



Items Used:

Stamps -Whimsy Stamps - Elisabeth Bell - Zoe Butterfly coloured with Promarkers





I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
Crafty Sentiment Designs  - Anything Goes
MAWTT - Girls just want to have fun

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today and also for all your wonderful comments on my recent creations, you are all so kind.
I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend
bye for now
hugs

Wednesday, 9 July 2014

Whimsy Stamps July Release Grand Blog Hop

Hello Everyone, I hope you are well and having a good week.

I am here today with my second Guest Designer card for the
Whimsy Stamps July release BLOG HOP!

The Whimsy Stamps DT and GDT have been sharing some amazing creations made with the new July release stamps and dies over the last couple of days, and today we are celebrating their release with a GRAND BLOG HOP!

The hop starts today (Wednesday July 9th at 12.00PM noon ET) and ends on Friday July 11th at 12.00pm noon ET.

If you would like to hop along with us today, please CLICK HERE to start the hop at Iris's blog.

Here is a complete blog hop list in hopping order:



PRIZE ALERT ... We have hidden a fabulous prize of a $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE at one of the stops on today’s hop! To enter the draw, simply leave a comment HERE and at EVERY stop along the hop by 12.00pm noon on Friday July 11th.



For today's project, I have inked up a gorgeous Time for Tea Designs stamp "Bouquet", she was a joy to colour with my Promarkers.
I have used the gorgeous Whimsy Lace Doily Corner die, which I cut 4 times and joined to create a pretty doily effect frame.
The sentiment is from the Whimsy Everyday Mini Postage Stamps set.



The pretty papers are LOTV - Always and Forever and the image has been cut using Die-Namics Pierced Rectangle Stax.




So now it's time for you to continue today's hop! Your next stop is the wonderful Simonne Clay.
 Don’t forget to leave a comment at every stop along the hop to be entered into the draw to win a $25 gift certificate!

Thanks so much for visiting today. Happy hopping!
Bye for now
hugs




Monday, 7 July 2014

Whimsy Stamps New Release Blog Hop Day 1

Hello again everyone.
I am extremely excited to tell you that this month I have the huge honour of being a Guest Designer for Whimsy Stamps new release!  I am delighted to be part of the blog hop today.
Here are all the details:

Welcome to Day 1 of the ...
Whimsy Stamps July rubber stamp and die release!

Over the next 3 days we will reveal the new July 2014 Whimsy Stamps products. Whimsy is releasing 14 new red rubber stamps/stamp sets and 4 coordinating die/die sets this week, and they will be available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store and selected Whimsy Stamps retailers on Wednesday.



PRIZE ALERT ... We have hidden a fabulous prize of a $15 GIFT CERTIFICATE at one of the stops on today’s hop! The lucky winner will be drawn from the comments left on today’s design team posts (listed below), so be sure to visit everyone and leave a comment at every stop along the hop to be entered into the draw.

Today we are excited to show you the brand new Elisabeth Bell, Time for Tea Designs and Raindrop Echo Designs stamps and dies being released this month. For a full reveal of these stamps, check out the Whimsy blog!


So,onto my card
I have made a centre step card to showcase an adorable new stamp from Elisabeth Bell - "Little Jack and Bobbin Summer Watermelon". The sentiment is from a fab new set by Raindrop Echo Designs - "On the Grill"
I have used my Whimsy Corner Dies to cut some colourful funky foam.




I have coloured the image with Promarkers and the sky with Distress Inks
The watermelon paper is Carta Bella Summer Lovin' and the green paper is Bo Bunny Double Dot.



So now it's time for you to continue today's hop, your next stop is the wonderful Debbie Eastman.  Don’t forget to leave a comment at every stop along the hop to be entered into the draw to win a $15 gift certificate:


Be sure to visit the Whimsy blog again tomorrow for the second day of sneak peeks.

Thanks so much for visiting me today. Happy hopping!
Bye for now
hugs





Saturday, 5 July 2014

Jelly Bean's Flower Dies to Die for DT card

Hello my lovely crafty friends.
I hope you are well and having a good weekend. Sorry I am late with my card, I have just realised that I forgot to schedule it - whoops!

Anyway, here's my card made using some gorgeous goodies from Dies to Die for.
As you can see, I have gone for a bright summery theme using some wonderful new papers from Echo Park.
The adorable elephant is called Jelly Bean from the Crissy Armstrong Collection.
The fabulous flower and leaves are from Die-Namics Blueprints 14, these were cut using white card and coloured with Promarkers to match the papers.



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Thank you for stopping by to look at my card today and for your continued support and encouragement, it means so much.
I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend.
bye for now
hugs


Saturday, 28 June 2014

A Day in May - Dies to Die for DT card

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.
I hope you are well and having a good weekend.

My card today is made using some gorgeous goodies from Dies to Die for.

I decided to showcase some Pion papers from the stunning A Day in May collection. The colours and designs on these papers are so beautiful and delicate. The vintage image and tag are cut from the same papers.
I have used the gorgeous Whimsy Lace Doily Corner die,  which I cut 4 times and joined to create a pretty doily effect.
I hand stitched my layers, this was inspired by the lovely and extremely talented Linda who's cards are stunning!


Items Used:

Whimsy Stamps - Shapeology Dies Lace Doily Corner 1 - showing as out of stock by will be available early next week!!


I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Sketchie free for all. I used this week's sketch #91 which I have rotated.
Through The Craft Room Door  - Always Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - anything goes
Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my card today.
I really do appreciate your continued support and encouragement.
I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend.
bye for now
hugs


Saturday, 8 March 2014

Hay, Whatzup, Buttercup - Dies to Die for DT card

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.
I hope all is well with you and that you are having a good weekend.
I just wanted to start by saying a big thank you for all your wonderful comments on my recent cards, you really are so kind and I am grateful to each and every one of you.

Today's card is made using some wonderful goodies all available from Dies to Die for.
It's a cute Springtime card featuring an adorable Crissy Armstrong image made by Whimsy stamps with some gorgeous papers by Carta Bella.
The Swirly Tree is by Memory Box  and the daisy flower die is by Die-Namics. I have used a sentiment from a set created by Simonne Clay of SC Designs made by Whimsy, this is such a great set containing a wonderful mixture of different sentiments. 



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I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Crafting for all Seasons - Spring into Spring
Whimsy Stamps Facebook Challenge - March Spring Colours
Fussy and Fancy - Birthdays
Graph'It Markers - Male Colours
The Pink Elephant - Birthdays


Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today. I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.
I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend.
bye for now
hugs

Saturday, 15 February 2014

Bows - Dies to Die for DT Card

Good Morning Everyone.
I hope you are well and having a good weekend. My heart goes out to those affected by the awful weather.

I am here today to show you my latest card made with some gorgeous goodies from Dies to Die for.

The beautiful stamp is from Time For Tea Designs which is made by Whimsy so it's excellent quality. The sentiment banner is made by Whimsy too. I have used one of my favourite paper pads by Fancy Pants, I love these colours.
The gorgeous flower is Die-Namics Mini Hybrid Heirloom Rose, which includes 3 separate dies to build up the wonderful layered flower.

Items Used:

Die-Namics Pierced Rectangles Stax
Whimsy Banner Pennant Die
Enamel Dots - MME The Sweetest Thing Bluebell 'Smile'



I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
Digi Chooseday - Fashionable Fun

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today, I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.
I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend.
Bye for now
big hugs



Saturday, 30 November 2013

Santa's Glee - Dies to Die for DT card


Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends.
I hope you are well and having a good weekend.

I'm here today to share my card made with some gorgeous items from Dies to Die for.

I have made a 'Spring' Card (there is a fabulous tutorial here) to showcase a wonderful Crissy Armstrong stamp made by Whimsy. The fabulous sentiment dies are made using the Die-versions Express Edges, I love these and think I shall be using them a lot in the coming weeks!



Side View to show the gorgeous Bazzill patterned papers.



Items Used:
Image has been coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers (reds)


I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Eureka Stamps- Christmas Theme Santa
Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes
ABC Christmas Challenge - X - Out of the boX
Divas - Use some Red
I ♥ Promarkers - Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon - Off the Edge
4 Crafty Chicks  - Christmas
Crafty Catz - Santa Claus is coming to town


Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my card today, I really do appreciate it and love the read any comments you may wish to make.
bye for now,
big hugs to you all



Saturday, 23 November 2013

Presents- Dies to Die for DT card

Hello again Everyone.

As promised I am back with my second card of the day this time made using some gorgeous goodies from
      Dies to Die for
I really love this pretty stamp. She is from Time for Tea Designs  made by Whimsy so it's excellent quality. She was great fun to colour, I love her long hair.
I have used some of my favourite Christmas papers from Carta Bella and the wonderful doily die is Teardrop Lace by CC Cutters. The sentiment banner is by Whimsy, it's a great set as you get a fabulous variety of words and different patterns too.





Items Used:
Enamel Dots - MME Mistletoe Magic

Image had been coloured with Promarkers


I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Bearly Mine - Christmas Traditional colours using die cuts
Addicted to Stamps - Make your Mark
Fab 'n' Funky - Anything Goes 
Divas by Design - Make it Pretty
Charisma Cardz - Christmas 
Sweet Stampin' - Celebration 

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my blog once again today, your support and encouragement really means a lot to me.
I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend
bye for now
hugs 





Saturday, 16 November 2013

Merry and Bright - Dies to Die for DT card

Good Morning to you my wonderful crafty friends.
I hope you are well and having a good weekend.

I'm here today to share a card I made using some fabulous items from Dies to Die For.
I have used one of the adorable new Christmas Stamps from Bildmalarna, I think she is so sweet.  The gorgeous deep red paper is Imaginisce and the other stunning papers are Kaisercraft, I love these traditional colours.

The roses are made using Die-namics Mini Rolled Rose, these cut through the Wool Felt so easily. I have used my favourite Cheery Lynn Holly Leaves again. My sentiment is from the very useful Whimsy Holiday Noteables 2 set.
(Sorry about the blurry photo, my camera's batteries need charging. I will try to take another one later.)


Close up of the cute image, you can just about see the holly leaves I stamped in the corners. These were included in the Whimsy Sentiment stamp set that I used.


Items Used:

 Stamp - Bildmalarna Christmas Flower coloured with Promarkers

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
I ♥ Promarkers - Red and Green
Crafty Calendar - November All things Christmas
Inky Impressions - Red and Green
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Stripes
 I would also like to enter the Bildmalarna  DT Call. (I have rotated the given sketch.)


Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today. I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.
I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend
Bye for now
hugs

Saturday, 9 November 2013

Penguin Happy Mail - Dies to Die for DT card

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends and a big warm welcome to my newest followers too.
I hope you are well and having a good weekend.

 I have a Christmas card to share with you today using some gorgeous goodies from
  Dies to Die for.
 This adorable image is a new release from Crissy Armstrong by Whimsy Stamps.
The gorgeous papers by Kaisercraft are by foiled and textured, I am not sure if you can see that on my photo though. I have used a Whimsy die for the snowflakes and a stunning red gem from MME for the centre.
The Memory Box Frosty Border is one of my favourites.



I love this cute penguin!




Items Used:
Stamp - Crissy Armstrong by Whimsy - Penguin Happy Post coloured with Promarkers



I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
I ♥ Promarkers - All That Glitters
Whimsy Inspiration -Anything goes
Stamping Sensations Challenge - Christmas
The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge -  Animal antics
Graphic Markers - colour some fur ( not sure if penguins have fur or feathers!!)
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes


Thank you for for taking the time to stop and look at my card today. I really do appreicate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.
I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend.
bye for now
hugs






Saturday, 26 October 2013

Donkey and Friends

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends.
I hope you are well and that you are having a good weekend.
We are all happy here as the colleges and schools have started their half-term holiday - yippee!!  I am sure you know how much I love having the children at home. We have nothing special planned, it's just nice to have a break from routine and spend some time together.

I'm here to share my DT card for Dies to Die For.
I used an adorable Crissy Armstrong Stamp by Whimsy with some beautiful My Minds Eye papers that are currently in the sale.
My flowers are made with the help of the wonderful  Die-namics Blueprints 3, I cut into them and shaped them slightly then added a Die-Namics Mini Rolled Rose to the centres.
For the corners I have used the Memory Box Ivy Tendrils die decorated with the fabulous Floral Delights.


Items used:


Thank you so much for stopping to look at my blog today. I really do appreciate it and love to read any comment you may wish to make.
I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend
bye for now
hugs




Saturday, 21 September 2013

Party Hardy - Dies to Die for GDT card

Hello again everyone, I hope you are having a good day.

I'm back again today with my next Guest Designer card using some gorgeous goodies from

Today the lovely Tracy (owner of  Dies to Die for) is celebrating her birthday.
In celebration Tracy has 10% everything online - WOW!

I made this card for her, fingers crossed she has received it!

The stamp is of course from Saturated Canary and the fabulous papers are My Minds Eye (which are in the sale at the moment!)
I have used Bazzill Kraft Cardstock for my matting, I love this as it is slightly paler than my other Kraft card and I think works well with most colour schemes.
The sentiment banner set from Whimsy it comes with a really great choice of sentiments and different patterns to mix and match to your designs.


Items Used:


                                              - MME Ooh La La-  La Dee Dee (great name!)
               - MME Ooh La La - Playful



Image is coloured with Promarkers
All papers are edged with Evergreen Bough Distress Ink


I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
I ♥ Promakers - Anything Goes
Divas by Design - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty - 2 or more papers
Inky Impressions - Food Glorious Food!
Scribble & Scrap Challenge - Anything Goes
Seize the Birthday - Anything goes (monochrome optional topping)

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my blog once again today. It really means so much to me and I really love to read any comments you may wish to make
I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend
bye for now
hugs



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