Eyes Down For a Little Sneakie Peekie :)

    

Good morning peeps and hope you are all OK today.

Time for a spot of Papertake Weekly-ing over at the challenge here and this week we are having a game of

BINGO

with this ....

... grid here.

We have a fab prize up for grabs and some rather delish DT cardage to share,  so if you get a sec nip over for a nosey why dontcha xxx

So this is what I did and I went for glitter, die cuts and blooms (a very popular choice).

Now I used Distress Inks to colour this oh so sweet Meant To Be image from Lili of The Valley BUT I coloured this weeks ago so I cannot remember which colours I used, I'm ever so sorry.

I do know what everything else is though, whoop whooop!!!

The papers are from Lili of The Valley - Bonnets and Bowties and Country Gent.

I love mixing and matching these pads :)

38mm lilac faux silk ribbon topped with a pretty 15mm sparkly 2 hole button - both of course from the very fab Ribbon Girl

 

The 40mm white daisy flower is also from The Ribbon Girl and the other bloomage is all from Wild Orchid Crafts

And I've been at the Spellbinders A2 Curved Borders One die set again!! A new die has landed here at chez Piggy today and it is beeeeyoutiful, so no doubt we are going to be seeing a fair bit of that one as well.

I am so predictable sometimes, I even bore myself!!!

 

Another fave - Cheery Lynn's French Pasty Doily Die :)

You can get these dies from Lili of The Valley, along with a whole host of others so if you are getting your stamps and there is a die you fancy, it's well worth ringing the shop if you can't drop in. You can read about it on the shop website in the latest news here

So we are all done but before we go, here's a little sneakie peek for you .....

... which is going to be featured tomorrow on the  Simon Says Stamp blog tomorrow along with another one that you've already seen  on here. Tell you all about it tomoz but till then have the most fabulous of days :)

Huggiest of hugs to all xxx

Didn't We Have A Loverrrly Time :)

 

Good morning sweet peeps and I hope that you are all OK and enjoying the weekend :)

Before we get to today's card I have to say a huge thank you to all the lovely people who attended the workshops over at Lili of The Valley yesterday. Both workshops were fabulous and full of the nicest crafters ever including my fave ribbon-istas Mary & Andrea. And I got a chance for a mini catch up with Anne before she goes on her jollies next week. I think it's fair to say that we all enjoyed ourselves and,  just for a change,  the weather was glorious as well.

Crafting, cake and sunshine too - what more could you ask for!!
Well possibly Brad Pitt in one of the workshops but you cannot have everything I guess and in any case he would be much too much of a distraction!!!

Sigh!!!!
(although I still haven't got over the sight of him in those skanky y-fronts in Snatch - not a good look!!!).

It was lovely to see Lisa and Laila and as it always does,  the shop is looking gorgeous and pride of place yesterday had to go to the brand new sketch pads. And judging by how many were sold, I am sure that these are going to be really popular.  There's sentiment pads as well as a pad with the brand new not yet released vintage boys (I can tell you that these new images are awesome).

Not long to go now as these will go on sale from midnight (UK time)  on the 8th, as well as the latest stamp release.
Have you picked your favourites yet?

Right so lets have a look at a card then ....

This is the sample card I made for the afternoon workshop yesterday and the image is called

Hand Picked

It's one of the new release and you will soon be able to ink it up for yourselves.

I coloured it using the following Pro Markers and Flex Markers -

Jack -  Cool Grey 1 (pm) Cool Grey 2 (pm) Cool Grey 3 (pm) Blender
Patch -  Champagne (fm) Caramel (pm) Burnt Sienna (pm) Blender
Flowers / Grass -  Rose Pink (pm) Blossom (pm) Pale Blossom (fm) Soft Lime (pm) Pear Green (pm) Moss (pm)

The papers I used are from the Perfect Pair and Country Gent 8x8 paper pads.

A very delish 40mm white daisy flower from The Ribbon Girl.

The pink berries were in my stash but they are very similar to these ....

... pale pink beaded berries from The Ribbon Girl.

The leaves were made by chopping up a Memory Box Lavish Branch die cut which I got from Lili of The Valley

.

I couldn't help but use my new Spellbinders A2 Curved Borders One die set again. This has got to be one of my fave dies ever EVER. No doubt you will be seeing a lot of it on here lol!!!

The sentiment I used is Sentiment – SET 29 - Vintage Sentiments - Just To Say

I added a good dollop of silicone glue behind it to prop it up so rather like my bum and tum at the mo, it wasn't lying flat!!!!

 

The pretty green pearls are from The Ribbon Girl.

   

So that's the old card but just before I go .....

...don't forget that the brand new images and stamp pads will be on sale from midnight UK time on 8th :)

Right that's me done.
I am off to take Kyla to Hobbycraft  to spend some of the vouchers that she got for Chrimbly and her birthday. If she is anything like she is when we got to Claire's Accessories  (her fave shop, bless her) then we may be some time.

Enjoy your Sunday and see you soon and huggiest of hugs to all xxx

It's A Celebration :)

 

Hi peeps and hope you are all OK and having a nice week so far xxx. It's that time of the week when we nip across the pond and join our friends in the jolly old US of A over at the Simon Says Stamp challenge.

This week is a special one for us and our challenge is ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

That's because we are celebrating our 4th Birthday this week ...


... so any Birthday/ Happy Celebration cards /creations will fit in with the theme :-)

As it is a very special celebration what else could we showcase but our very own line of  Simon Exclusives !! :-) You don't have to use them to join in but we would love to see them if you have any of our products :-)

Heidi will be giving away 3 FABULOUS Prizes - woohooo and check these out peeps ...

PRIZE 1
This $100 voucher to choose whatever you like from the Simon Says Stamp Store !! :-)

PRIZE 2
This gorgeous Simon Says Die and Stamp Set 'FRIENDSHIP CIRCLES'

PRIZE 3
This fabulous Simon Says Stamp Die and Stamp Set 'FIT TO BE SQUARE'

These are totally and utterly AMAZING prizes :-) 
THANK YOU Heidi & Simon Says Stamp xxx

So what did I do then?

Well .....  

... I went all Springie (living in hope perhaps!!) and I used Tilda with Big Tulip Pot - she is sooo sweet :)

 

     

I coloured her with the following Copics -

Skin -  E000, E00, E11, E13, R00, R02
Hair - E31, E33, E35, E39, E50
Clothes - BG0000, BG01, BG10, BG49, R85, RV0000, RV000, RV00, RV02
Tulip - R85, RV0000, RV000, RV00, RV02
Leaves - G99, YG0000, YG00, YG01, YG23
Pot - E31, E33, E35, E50
Dirt - E41, E42, E43, E50

The papers are all from a Doodlebug LOVEBIRDS 6 x 6 Paper Pad

 

The gorgeous banner was made using a Simon Says Stamp Ribbon Banner Craft Die
I LOVE the shape of the little flags

 

The blooms were made using a My Favorite Things MINI ROLLED ROSES Die-Namics set

 

Isn't that curved border fab peeps :)
It's one of the new S5-180 Spellbinders A2 CURVED BORDERS 1 One Borderabilities Card Creator Dies

 

So that's the old card done for today.

I hope you like it and if you get a sec nip over and join in the celebrations at the challenge. You have to be in it to win it and you never know ....

Enjoy the rest of your evening and I'll see you back here soon as soon. I'm off  to finish the prep for the workshops at the weekend. I am sooo looking forward to it :)

Huggiest of hugs to all xxx

Happy Magnolia Easter :)

 

Good morning sweet peeps and a very Happy Easter to everyone.
I hope that you are having a nice break and that the weather is being kind to you.

It's time for the monthly  Ribbon Girl Magnolia Only Challenge and this month our theme is

Add Flowers

And that's it :)
A nice easy peasy one for you to join in with.

We have 2 sponsors and prizes for you - 

Our regular sponsors, Magnolia of Sweden will be sending our randomly chosen winner a stamp direct from Magnolia headquarters ....

 

... and Ribbon Girl are giving a £10 voucher towards a spending spree in the Ribbon Girl online store.

And ...

.. this is what I did.
It's actually a card for my sweet Kyla because she had a wonderful school report from parents evening last week and is doing so well. I firmly believe that kids respond better to the carrot than the stick and I just wanted to give her a little card to let her know that we are proud of her and we recognise her hard work and all the effort she is putting in.

Anyway, enough of the proud Granny stuff and back to the card Dawny P!!!!!

I used one of my new Tildas from the latest kit.
It's quite different this time but the images are still as sweet as ever. But what I do have to say if I'm being honest is that if the rubber gets any thinner we will be able to see right through it. Has anybody else noticed that this time or have I just been unlucky?

The papers are from the new Nitwits Good Hare Day collection - perfect for all the little princesses out there.

    

I coloured Tilda with these Copics -

Skin - E000, E00, E11, E13 R00, R02
Hair - E41, E42, E43, E50
The rest - R85, RV000, RV00, RV01, RV23

and as usual there is a fair bit of sparkly stuff scattered about the place - Kyla loves anything glittery (cannot think where she gets that from really lol!!).

Stuff I used here is all from The Ribbon Girl -

White sweetheart blossoms,  white beaded twirl, pink tulip seam binding and sugar and spice pearl flatbacks.

Plus .....

40mm white daisy flower, pale pink lily flowers, white asters and white hip rosebuds.

I also used a Martha Stewart Frond Leaf Punch and my new  Tim Holtz Sizzix DISTRESSED DOILY On the Edge Die - both from Simon Says Stamp

The sentiment is from  Lili of The Valley's Set 18 - Greetings Postmarks set

 

So that's the old card done.

We are all going to Emma's later on for lunch so no cooking for me today - woohooooo. Then we are bringing the kids back to give Em a rest because we didn't have them while Thea was unwell (they only want Mummy when they are like that) plus she has been looking after one of Tim's nephew who is cute but a little handful so she is quite frankly knackered. She will feel better after a good night's sleep I'm sure.

Enjoy your day whatever you are doing and I'll see you back here next week.

Huggiest of hugs to all xxx

Posh Girl :)

 

Hi sweet peeps and hope you are all OK today :)
I've got 2 card to share today, so firstly, it’s time to nip across the pond and join our friends over at the Simon Says Stamp challenge and this week our theme is

Anything Goes

The DT are showcasing AVERY ELLE and MAMA ELEPHANT products this week -  you don't have to use them of course, but if you have them we would love to see them  :-)

As always, our lovely Heidi is giving away a fabulous …

… for one lucky winner to spend …

… right here :)

So ….

 

.. here's the old card and it's a bright one (IRL it would take yer eyes out at 50 paces!!)

The stamp set I used is Avery Elle Hipster Hippopotamus -and it's a  verry popular choice.

 

It's a really versatile set I think because you could do a boy or girl hippo. I went for a girl hippo and I chopped her tail off and gave her a bow. I also over-stamped the specs and then glittered them in the style of ......

... the fabulous Dame Edna.

Hello possums :))))

I think they make our lil hippo look very posh indeedy!!

The papers are from a Doodlebug LOVEBIRDS 6 x 6 Paper Pad and the borders were punched using a Martha Stewart Punch DOILY LACE TRIM Deep Edge Edger punch.

 

 

So that's what I did and now it's time for you to let your creative thing do its stuff.
I'll be back soon as soon with some more cardage but till then have a fab day and huggiest of hugs to all xxx

Sneakie Peekie Papertake Weekly :)

 

Hi there sweet peeps and hope that you are all OK today :)x

It's that time of the week when we nip over for a catch up with the Papertake Weekly gang and as it's the last one of the month (and can you believe we are 1/4 of the way through the year already!!) then it's time for a sketchie free for all.

As always there's a new sketch and this month ....

... it's this chappie here!!

There's lots going on this week including the introduction of our three new FAB teamies so if you get a sec, go and have a nosey :)

So what did I do with the sketch then?

Well I flipped it and reversed the text (fiddling away as per usual !!) and came up with ...

 

.. this :)

Following on from the recent sneakie peek I did of one of the new brand new Lili of The Valley release which will be available from 6th April, I have another one for you today.

If you remember, in the last post I did a card using one of the Jack, Patch and Puss images and here's another one for you.

This one is called

From All of Us

and this time we get to meet Jack the sweet lil bunny as well.

I went with the same colour theme as before as I wanted them to work as a set and here's the Copics I used to colour the image -

Puss - E35, E39, Y15, Y17, Y38, YR04, YR07, YR16, YR20, YR68
Patch - E31, E33, E35, E39, E49, E50.
Jack - E41, E42, E43, E50

As before the papers are from the gorgeous Nitwits Hello Sunshine collection.

 

I still love these - they are from Set 24 Sentiment Tags and I did the krafty thing with them.

I've been using  Craftwork Cards A4 Kraft sheets and they are fab. They're a nice weight and colour, excellent quality and they don't break the bank either 

Ohh we LIKE that :)

 

Once again I did the 2 bow thingie and used  15mm small check brown gingham, 15mm orange delight no 42 satin and a medium black polka dot button, all from The Ribbon Girl.

 

So there we are all done for today.

I'm on a bit of a flyer cos I still have a list as long as me arm to get through, booo hisss!! I only I could conjure up a few more hours!! I was held up majorly today when I came back from a meeting because there had been a nasty accident on one of the roads and we were literally at a stand still for aaaaaaaaaaages.  I just hope that nobody was seriously hurt.

Right I'll be back tomorrow for my weekly trip across the water to the jolly old US of A so I'll see you then.

Have a great evening and huggiest of hugs to all xxx