Not A Drop Of Pink In Sight!!!!

Yes, it’s true!!

It won’t last of course but I just fancied a bit of a change :)

Anyway, Happy Friday peeps and it’s time for another Just Magnolia Challenge and there is a super fabby sketch by our Bev

And I loved working with it.

The DT cards this week are awesome. Well they are always fantastic,  but this week they are just gorgeous so nip and have a nosey if you get a sec xxx

I’m scheduling this post because I am out at stupid o’clock on Friday morning so it’s a bit of a shortie today.  I’ll do the goodies list at the end and leave you to enjoy the piccies – there’s quite a few today.

And off we go …….

 

 

… and all done :)

Goodies I  used were  -

Copics in BG0000, BG01, BG10, E00, E21, E35, E42, E50, R11, R20 – available from Dies To Die For

Papers – Vintage Rose from Pink Petticoat

Beautiful blooms, ribbon and pearls from Wild Orchid Crafts

Martha Stewart Punch Around The Page and Nellie’s Multi Frames (sentiment),  from Dies To Die For

and I also Glamour Dusted Tilda and Diamond Stickled the blooms!!

Right lovelies, I am off to bed to set the alarm for some silly time which I don’t want to think about.  By the time you read this I will have been up for hours – grrrrrrr. Anyway, have a fabulous weekend and see you soon.

Hugs to all xxx

Pink And Pretty Papertake

 

Hi peeps and hope everyone is OK xxx

It’s Tuesday and time for another Papertake Weekly challenge (I really don't know where the time goes but the weeks are whizzing by at a scary rate at the mo).

So this week we have a sketch and it’s ...

… this bad boy here.

And here’s what I did with it.

I gave Tilda the Copics treatment  in these delightful shades :) …

E00, E21, E35, E42, E50, G00, G000, G0000, R11, R20, R21, RV000, RV0000, RV10, RV21

I couldn't wait to use the new Pink Petticoat Vintage Rose papers (and I snuck a bit of PP Gingham in as well!!) There’s an offer on these at the mo which ends on Sunday. I really love these as they are really soft and pale.

Fabulous!!!

The little pearls you can see are Wild Orchid Crafts – they’re new in and the range of colours is awesome.   Check them out here lovely peeps .

There’s a trio of Wild Orchid Crafty- ness here. There’s the fab blooms, the drool worthy lace and the pretty pearly pins. All soooo pretty I think.

And of course there’s a bit of dimension as well, cos I don't do flat, as anybody who has seen my belly and bum will testify to :(

I’m off to do some work now so please excuse the short but sweet post peeps.  I’ll be back tomorrow with a ‘better late than never’ card.

See ya then and have a great day and hugs to all xxx

I’m STILL Drooling!!!

Hi chicksters and hope that you are all OK xxx

Its Friday – wooohooo -  and time for another challenge with the Just Magnolia girls and this week we have another wonderful challenge for you. It’s all about vintage and as always, the DT have come up trumps with some gorgeous work to share.

I must say that I changed my card because something arrived at chez piggy which I just HAD to use. Well actually it was 2 things – more in a sec.

Now those of you who know me, know that I aint good at this vintage malarkey but I’m quite pleased with how this turned out and I even did a bit of distressing along the way which is nowt short of a miracle for me.

I coloured Tilda with Copics in the following colours -

E00, E20, E21, E35, E42, E50,  RV0000, RV02, RV10, YG000, YG03, YR00

I sprinkled Glamour Dust liberally around the place and as you can see from the pic, forgot to brush it off properly so she has a very glittery arm – doh!!!

 

This is the reason for the change of plan and also the drooling - check out this guipure  lace. I cannot tell you how gorgeous it is. It arrived in my WOC DT kit and I just HAD to use it. It’s 8.5cm wide, it’s pure white and it’s a  brand new item at Wild Orchid Crafts.

I LOVE it.

The other thing that arrived was my new MS punch around the page bad boy from Tracy at Dies To Die For (you can check them out right  here :) so of course, I had to try it out and I even inked the edges a bit.

This for me is practically living on the edge lol !!!

Do you like her patent leather shoes?

They are courtesy of a good dollop of Glossy Accents. You can hopefully see the papers I used  as well, which are the new GCD Studios Rose Coloured Glasses. They’re so pink and pretty and you can get them from Tracy at Dies To Die For – here’s where they are peeps - and I distressed them as well!!!

 

The blooms are of course Wild Orchid Crafts and I used one of the new 40mm tea roses and also a couple of deep ivory aster daisies. I’m not sure if you can see it properly but I folded over a short length of pink organza ribbon and stuck the blooms over it.

And there we are.

So another week has gone. I cannot believe that this time last week we were just back from Spain. Emma's partner’s mum who lives there has come back to the UK for a few weeks and has brought Kyla a Spanish outfit to dress up in, along with some pink spotty shoes which she saw out there and fell in love with. If I can get a pic of her I’ll share it with you because it is a sight to behold!!!!!!!!

She wanted us to buy the shoes  for her but they are truly hideous so we didn’t get them and we used the excuse that they were too big for her.  But Tim’s mum is clearly kinder than we are and she went back and got them for her. Kyla was beside herself when she saw them and said ‘ohh I dreamed about these shoes’.

Ohh bless!!!

So I am off to do some work now but have a fabulous weekend and huggiest of hugs to all xxx

Cutest Candy & A Lili Christmas – Just For You xxx

Hi peeps and it’s a bit of a Happy Christmas at the old piggy sty today – well it’s too nice to just keep until December :)

I thought it was about time I did another giveaway and doing my card for this week’s Lili Of The Valley challenge sort of got me thinking, so more of that in a sec.

We have a beautiful sketch for you this week by our very own Bev, and …

… here it is.

I LOVED working with it and judging by the wonderful DT cards, I don't think I was alone (do check them out if you get a sec peeps cos they are ohhh so fab :)

So this is my take in the sketch.

I didn't get the Copics out today, instead I adopted a Cheaty McCheat approach and used one of the LOTV die cuts. I know I’ve said this before but they are all just fabulous and perfect for your chrimbly cards as all the work is done for you.

I used Warm & Cozy which is one of my faves and I love the fact that it’s traditional Christmas colours as well. I just added a little bit of Glamour Dust to give it a bit of extra sparkle :)

I am getting very addicted to these holly leaves which are of course from the awesome Wild Orchid Crafts and the buttons and twine make nice berries which give a funky look I think.

I didn’t have any green twine, so I just coloured some plain twine with me old Pro Markers (I still have them!!). It’s a tip I got from my lovely blog bud, the fabby Mrs Kath xxxx

The border punch is a newie and I would image that it will make more than a few appearances cos it’s gorgeous. It’s the MS Deep Edger Flower bed punch which of course you can get from our Tracy over at Dies To Die For.

It’s a real sturdy beggar this one. I used it on 220gsm card stock and it coped really well.

The paper is Pink Petticoat Stripes and I really like it with this image as it picks up the stripes in their little hats – awwww!! And the little coloured pearls are from Wild Orchid Crafts as well – keep checking the website peeps cos they are new in and there are soooo many different colours.

The sentiment is from Lili Of The Valley – they have some fabulous downloadable stuff - you can check them all out here.

And now for a bit of candy :)

As I said before, I LOVE these die cuts – they really are no brainers – and the range is fantastic; there seems to be one for almost every occasion. So I thought it might be nice to put together a little pack of stuff, which includes them, as a giveaway.

The picture isn’t very good I’m afraid peeps …..

… but basically, what you get is 3 LOTV stamps, 10 Christmas Die Cut sheets including the one I used on my card today – it should help you on your way with your Chrizzie makes, and 10 Die Cuts sheets for general card making.

All you have to do is

become a follower if you aren't already,

mention it on your blog and link back to me here, and finally

leave your name with Mr Linky ( but not necessarily in that order lol xxx)

The candy will run for 2 weeks and I’ll get Mr Random Thing to choose a winner and I’ll announce who it is when I do the next LOTV challenge in 2 weeks time so 5th August.

I’ll ship anywhere in the world and there’ll be one or 2 extra goodies in the parcel as well cos it’s nice to have a surprise I think :)

So on that note, I’ll love you and leave you. I hope everyone is well and I’ll see ya tomorra with a bit of Tilda-tastic-ness (if me card is dry by then cos I’ve used something so gorge on it that I sat and drooled all over it – how lovely!!!

Huggiest of hugs xxx

Christmas Cutie :)

Hi peeps and hope everyone is ok xxx

We are back to normal now – or as normal as I ever get!!!! And we had a fab time in Spain -  we were there for the world cup final (yawn yawwwwwn) and seeing as they won, it was nice to be part of it. But it’s nice to be home again cos it was a bit too hot for moi. That said, it is persisting down today – it is really heavy rain as well, so a bit of sunshine wouldn’t go a miss as long as it isn't 40 degrees in the shade :(

So anyhoos, it’s Tuesday and time for another Papertake Weekly challenge which this week is one of my faves cos it’s all about cute, which I LOVE (you might have noticed!!)

And this image is just total cuteness I think.

She is gorgeous and she is one of the new Lili Of The Valley Christmas  releases and is called Dropping The Shopping. You can see it here lovelies.

I coloured her with Copics which you can get from Tracey at Dies To Die For in these colours -

100, C00, C1, C3, C5, E00, E21, E42, E50, R11, R27, R35, R46, YG0000, YG06, YG63

The papers are both Pink Petticoat and I think grey and red are just fab together for Chrimbly cards, I really do.

The poinsettias and holly leaves are also perfect for a bit of seasonal tarting up and these are both available from the always wonderful Wild Orchid Crafts – you can see the festive flowers here  and holly leaves here chicksters.

Yule love them (sorry – I can’t help it sometimes lol xxx)

This gorge red ribbon is one of my fave things at the mo.  It’s the most fab shade of red and once again you can get it from Wild Orchid Crafts – here’s the link. It’s 25mm wide and I wanted something a little narrower for the strip so I just folded it in half and glued the edges together.

Simples!!!!

Flower Soft in Polar White makes fab snow. Just add a thick line of tacky glue (WOC do a good one) and sprinkle with Flower Soft and leave for a little bit so that it soaks into the glue.

And there’s me card.

I’m still catching up with work so I better get on with it – don't want to get me trotters slapped :(   

Have the fabbiest of days and I’ll see you soon if not sooner.

Huggiest of hugs xxx

Ohh Hunny, I’m Hoooome lol xxx

Hi lovely peeps and hope all is well xxxx.

The pigster is back after her hols and only a tiddly pound heavier, despite eating like, well a pigster really!!!

Woohooo!!!!

I don’t have a card to share today - I’ll be back in full card making mode tomoz for PTW,

BUT I do have something better to share cos over at …..

… there is some fab candy for you - two Christmas stamps from the new release - Mr Snowman and Father Christmas. If you click on the pic, it will take you straight there peeps xxx

For a full view of the whole set, check out the LOTV website for more info. Entry is open until Wednesday 21st July so best be quick, and all you need to do is put the Ideas to Inspire Blog Banner on your blog in your side bar with a link back to us - then leave your details with Mr Linky and a winner will be chosen at random on Wednesday 21st July.

I’ll see you in the morrow but until then,  hugs to all xxxx

Cookin’ With Tilda :)

Hi peeps and hope everyone is ok xxx

Today, there’s a recipe challenge over at the Just Magnolia Challenge and it is

3 flowers,  2 papers and 1 ribbon

So this is what I did with it.

Tilda was coloured with Copics and sprinkled with Glamour Dust which you can maybe just about see.

And the goodies I used for the recipe are ….

3 flowers - of course, they are from the very wonderful Wild Orchid Crafts

2 papers – and these are the very new Tim Holtz Idea-ology Vintage Shabby papers which Tracy has over at Dies To Die For.

I’m not saying I like them, but ……………….. ding dong lol !!!!!!

And 1 ribbon which is also from Wild Orchid Crafts – you can find it here lovely peeps :)

So that’s me card done and I hope that you are all having a fabbydoodles day. It’s  Friday and the weekend is very nearly here – wooohooooo!!! 

Have a good one and hugs to all xxxx

A Bit Of A Girlie Thing xxx

Hi lovelies and hope that you are OK xxx

I cannot believe it’s been 2 weeks since the last Lili Of The Valley challenge – where on earth did the last 2 weeks go? Or am I just getting old perhaps!!!!!

Our challenge today is this …..

… sketch here, with the optional extra of

It’s A Girlie Thing

Well of course, I had to go with that one didn't I !!!!

This is what I did. 

And I didn't put a Copic anywhere near it, because I used one of the awesome die cut sheets. This one is Mirror Mirror and they are on offer at 50p each until 12th July so you still have a few days chicksters to stock up.  

And some of the LOTV girlies have used the new Christmas images – OMLIFE they are fabulous, I kid you not!!! Do check them out if you get a sec

The gorgeous blooms  are of course the very wonderful Wild Orchid Crafts. Please excuse the fuzzy wuzzy goings on with this pic btw :(

The pink papers are of course Pink Petticoat – I love this shade of pink – it’s called ‘pretty’ and I think that just about sums it up.

Gorgeous!!!

The greeting btw was done on the old ‘puter and printed onto Safmat.

And there you go.

That’s me done for the day and once again, please excuse the short posts for the next few day lovely peeps. Hope you are all having a good week – soon be Friday – and see you tomorrow for something Tilda-ish.

Hugs to all xx

Piggy Pixie :)

   I really am a piggy pixie, because to the lovely peeps over at The Pixie Cottage (LOVE that name!!) asked me if I would join them as GD today. Well of course I was totally honoured to be asked and hugest of thanks to them for thinking of me xxx

So their challenge this week is one of me sketches …

.. this dude here, with the optional extra of making an aperture card.

I didn’t do that bit cos I am so not good at apertures to be honest!!

This little sweetie is Ballerina Fairy and you can find her here. I coloured her with Copics and sprinkled Glamour Dust about the place as if there was no tomorrow!!!

I also added some gems and a bling flower.

 

And of course the old faithful punch was gotten out again (well to be honest, I never really put the poor sod away!!!!

And  Tracy at Dies To Die For can sort you out with one of these beauties (and also Copics) if you are wanting to get your mitts on one!!

The pretty papers are all Pink Petticoat – pure gorge!!!

So that’s it for today chicks.

Have a good one and see you soon if not sooner and huggiest of hugs to all xxx