I’m Black & Blue …….

 

… from pinching myself silly!!!!

I still cannot believe it but I am part of the new Pink Petticoat Creative Team.

So all week I have been biting my hands to stop myself from shouting this from the rooftops but I managed it and today I am able to share at  last :)

OH MY LIFE!!!!

When I first started blogging, the first cards I ever put on here were made using Pink Petticoat papers (the post is here and if you think the photies are bad now, wait till you get a load of those bad boys!!!). 

Over the years, I‘ve continued to be a huge fan and love the products as much now and when I first started to use them as you probably gathered cos I do use them an awful lot!!! . The colour palettes suit my style so well and there are always the solid papers there so that everything co-ordinates -  I like that.

Plus everything is always on trend and always so pretty.

The card was made using Vintage Rose papers and sentiment ribbons

as were these Cutting Cafe nesting boxes.

What do you think is in them?

Leave me a comment with what you think and if you’re the first one right, I’ll send them to you  with one or two little extras :)

I’m still in ‘making decorations from punches’ mode. These are similar to the ones on the  Lili Of The Valley Thursday Challenge card but I made these a little bit differently and included a  Wild Orchid Crafts paper rose

 

So that’s my happy news peeps.

I have to say congrats to the other girls as well, Leann, Vicky and Katie,  and I cannot wait to meet the rest of the team throughout the rest of the week.

See you tomorrow, mmmwaaaahhhhh :) xxxxx

Silver & White Is Just Right!!!

 

Hi peeps and hope that everyone is well xxx

This week has just flown and it’s time for another Lili Of The Valley Thursday Challenge

This week our very own Lena has done us a lovely sketch and here….

.. it is, and very nice it is too :)

I used a sweet little Lili Of The Valley angel (or Lili Of The Ballet as Kyla says!!!) 

 

So here’s my card.

There is hardly any colour on here apart from her face and a bit of detail and of course I used my Copics which you can get from Tracy at Dies To Die For. I sprinkled some Glamour Dust here and there  just to give it a bit of texture.

Do you like the darker backdrop?

You can see the card better I think (thanks Bev – your technical wizardry is awesome xxxx)

The paper I used is Bo Bunny Peacock Lane – Ivy (it is yummy and it is here!!) 

and the punch is a Big Bertha of a punch ie the MS Deep Edger Border Punch - Flower Bed.

Both are available from Dies To Die For.

The dotty embossed shapes were just die cuts which I ran through the Cuttlebug, swiped with an old silver ink pad and then doused in Glamour Dust.

The cat is twinkling again. She now matches the patio which is still twinkling despite the rain and the wind!!!

The decorations were made using  large and medium EK Success Retro Flower punches and then finished off with some silver self adhesive pearls which you can get from Paul & Siri at  Wild Orchid Crafts.

And there we are done :)

I'm on another flyer as a) I have a mountain of work to do and  b) I have a card class to prep for.

I’ll see you tomoz with something Tilda-ish. No sneak peeks today because  it is still a ‘work on progress’ !!!

Have a great day and hugs to all xxx

Pretty As A Picture :)

 

 

Hi lovely peeps and hope that everyone is well xxx

We have something a bit different for our challenge over at Papertake Weekly today - we have a picture for inspiration and it’s this little fella here …

So I went with the pink, blue and lilac colours plus the parasols and came up with …..

 

… this bad boy here.

I coloured Tilda with me old Copics (which you can get from the loveliest Tracy at Dies To Die For) and discovered that they do not like the ink in my inkjet printer!!!

So the blending etc aint what it should be,  but we live and learn I guess!!

These gorge and pretty papers are the Japan Papers paper stacks from Wild Rose Studio and if you get a sec, check out the website cos there’s all kinds of fabulousness on there, including projects and tips, plus loads of nice things to buy, including a verrry cute dragon :)

The die cut lace is Tilda Lace which I got from Crafts U Love.

Of course, all the lovely blooms are from Wild Orchid Crafts, as are the self adhesive pearls. I treated the 2 largest  blooms to a bit of Glimmer Mist (seeing as it’s nearly Christmas lol!!!)

So that’s the old card and if you get a sec, nip over and see what the rest of the wonderful DT have done.

Before I go, yesterday was a bit of a momentous occasion for the Phillips clan and one little sweetie in particular because it was her first day at school. These are awful pics but I just had to share because basically I’m a soppy old Grandma and she is my one and only, bless her.

                        

 

Awwww.

I was up super early to go round and see her before  she set off and I was very good and managed to not snivel until I was in the car on the way home. It’s the end of her babyhood and a new chapter in her little life. But she had a wonderful day and asked to go back there last night – a very good sign!!! I can actually remember my first day at school even though it was sooooooooooooooo long ago!! I had very shiny shoes (why that has stuck in my head I have no idea !!!), two very long plaits (just like my girl here) and the boy next door, who was a year older than me, came round and we walked to school together holding hands!!!

I never asked my Mum in later years if she had a little cry when I started school, but she probably did because it’s what Mums do. I wasn’t too bad when Nicola started school because Emma was only 6 months old so I had lots to keep me busy, even though I really filled up as she confidently walked in without so much as a backward glance at me. But when Emma started, I literally  sobbed all the way home and for most of the morning as well!! They were real snotty slobbery sobs as well which quite frankly  must have been so attractive to witness (I must have been such a treat for my kids the way I probably embarrassed them lol xx)

Mmmm, well on that note, I’m off to do some work.

Have the fabbiest of days and see you soon if not sooner and hugs to all xxx

Hello Sailor!!!!

Heeeeyy peeps – happy Friday :)xx

It’s a bit of a quickie post again today as there is so much work on my desk that I can barely see the wood!!!

But we always have  time for a fabulous Just Magnolia challenge and this week, we have a sketch …. 

a fab prize ……

$20 to spend, woohooo,

and some awesome DT cards so if you get a sec, do nip and check them all out :)

I coloured sailor Eddie with the old Copics but then went and lost the list!!!!  But you can get a veritable array of Copics from Tracy at Dies To Die For :)

I went with a nautical theme here cos I was determined to use this stamp even though I am not totally enamoured with it. But it hasn't turned out too bad and I do love these colours together.

This is a fab way to use up any little scraps of paper you might have laying about and all the papers I’ve used today are from Pink Petticoat.  I used Stripes, Gingham, and Fairy Dots in navy and crimson.

Doesn’t he cut a dash in his patent leather shoes (courtesy of Glossy Accents)!!!

And of course the lovely little self adhesive pearls are from Wild Orchid Crafts and they are available in all sorts of colours. 

So there we have it.

I really like this card so I’m wondering if the errant Mr Mojo has come home again? Mmm, we’ll see – it’s too soon to say I reckon but I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

Have a fab day and a great weekend and see you all soon if not sooner.

Huggiest of hugs to all xxx

Lazy Boy & A Bit Of A Toot-ette!!!!

 

Hi peeps and hope that  you are all good!!

Over at the Lili Of The Valley Thursday Challenge today it’s all about

One For The Boys

There are loads of fab Lili Of The Valley designs with the cutest boys on if you want to have a go ( I think that they are just about the best around), plus  there is a £10 prize to spend in the shop up for grabs and lots of DT inspiration so if  get a sec, nip over and check it all out.

I think that Mr Mojo has decided to stay up in Centre Parcs and as is always the case when I haven’t been doing my creative thing for a few days, I found it hard to get going again.

But we got there and this ….

… is what I did.

This could not have been simpler and I just used a fabulous die cut (so no colouring), a very simple layout ….

… and some fab papers :)

These are both Pink Petticoat – gingham and stripes in mocha and putty colours. I think they match the image colours really well.

The sentiment letters are also Pink Petticoat and they are Dolly Mixture Alphas which I over-printed onto a sheet of solid mocha.

Easy peasy!!!

The ribbon and buttons were from the old piggy stash!!!!

Did you notice my nice new watermark peeps? I am really bad at making up these blog signatures and I’ve admired them all over the land of blog but never managed to make one I liked, which is why there is always just a load of typing over my cards.

Then I found this lady -

and her name is Lynne. She makes them and you can bag one for yourself right here :)

I think it looks much nicer than my old typing!!!

Now for a bit of a toot-ette (a mini toot lol!!).

I don't usually do this but I’ve had a few e-mails from lovely peeps saying that they saw my mug shot on the front of CM&P (hope they weren’t sick lol !!) which I do stuff for and it seemed right to put it on here today because the 2 images I used are of course Lili Of The Valley 

The papers I used are of course the fabulous Pink Petticoat cos apart from being gorgeous, they are ohh so trendy :) and speaking of which, I got this from Sharon ….

Thank you for thinking of me chick xxx  It’s so nice to be trendy when you are as old as moi!!!!!

Right I better be off and get some more stuff done. I’ll be back in the morrow with something Tilda-ish and it’s something a bit nautical!!!

Here’s a bit of a sneakie peekie …

See you tomoz and hugs to all xxx

Cracking Up!!!

 

No not me – although I have to say I am almost there!!

It’s Friday and not only is the weekend almost here, but we are off for a few days break and I am so looking forward to it. But before I go, just time for a fabulous challenge with the Just Magnolia girls and it’s our special monthly challenge sponsored by the ever so wonderful Heidi.

The technique we used this month is Cracked Glass and for those that want to give the technique a try there is a fab tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers as well as a lot of You Tube videos. I have to confess that this is the first time I’ve tried this. If you don't fancy it, we have decided to have a little change on how we run our Special Monthly Challenges.  We want to inject a bit of fun into it (and make life easier for us all) so from this challenge onwards we are going to set the Special Monthly challenges as "Anything Goes".

So girlies, it’s up to you.

The DT cards as always are a feast for sore eyes so nip and have a mooch if you get a sec – there’s lots of ideas there for inspiration :)

Now I did say yesterday that mine is very different for me and so it is!!!

For a start there is no white card base – I used Pink Petticoat Kraft card instead and I quite like how it all turned out. And there is a fair bit of inking of the edges going on as well!! Some things stay the same though and this Tilda from one of the older collections was coloured in Copics in these colours -

E0000, E00, E08, E11, E21, E31, E33,  E35, E42, E50, E57,  R11, R20

and of course these are available for Dies To Die For.

I have to confess that the paper is a scrap I found in my 12 x 12 box and sods law, the bit  that is left has no details on it, but I’ll find out and get back to you.

The blooms are Marianne Designs Creatable - Flowers Style 3. I actually wanted to use one of the new Magnolia doily flowers but try and I might, I cannot get my trotters on a die for love nor money. But these are a very acceptable alternative I think (and they are a fair bit cheaper!!). These are now back in stock over at Dies To Die For.

The smaller flowers are just punched ones :)

The hearts were done on the Cricut using kraft card and coredination card which was then run through the Cuttlebug. Those lovely swirls are from the same set as the flowers and the black self adhesive pearls are of course from Wild Orchid Crafts.

So that’s me done for today.

Have a great weekend and I’ll see you soon if not sooner and hugs to all xxx

Seek & Ye Shall Find :)

Morning peeps and hope you are all OK xxx

More of the seek and ye shall find but in a sec but first things first.

It’s Thursday -  this week has just flown by – and time for another challenge with the  Lili Of The Valley Thursday Challenge girlies. We have a fabulous prize as always and this week it’s these beauties …..

… now who wouldn't want  some Wild Orchid Crafts loveliness in their crafty stash :)

And we have a gorgeous sketch as well -

- courtesy of the uber talented and fabulous Bev ( I LOVE this sketch, thank you Bevalicious xxx).

If you get a sec, nip over and have a moocho at the DT cards cos they are all fabulous.

And this zingy, bright and colourful bad boy is what I did  (yes we appear to be a pastel free zone here today lol!!)

I used Lili Of The Valley Party Pup Christmas Pressie which you can see here ( how sweet is that little face peeps).

I coloured him (or her, but I think it’s  a boy!!) with Copics in these shades -

C00, C1, C3, C5, C7, G85, R22, R27, R59, R85, YG0000, YG00, YG23

and of course these fabulous pens are available from Tracy at Dies To Die For.

Now here’s the seek and ye shall find bit.

I wanted some holly to tie in with the image so I waded through my stash and found all kinds of stamps, papers etc etc but nothing was funky enough for what I wanted. Then I found what I was looking for in the shape of an old Sissix die that I bought years ago in a bargain bin - it had been reduced to something daft like £4.50 or something.

And I thought ‘that’s the very chap for me!!!)

I cut a couple and used a scrap of  the DP behind it – you probably can tell!!!!

That paper looks just like fabric and it’s one of the Nitwits collections.

The pretty self adhesive pearls are of course from Wild Orchid Crafts – there’s some in this week’s prize :)

So that’s me card du jour peeps.

I am off to start packing for Centreparcs – we are taking Kyla for a few days - so there might be a bit of scheduled posting going on for a few days.

But I’ll see you tomorrow with something Tilda-ish and I can tell you that it is very VERY different from my usual style, and it’s our special monthly challenge as well and something which I really enjoyed doing (no, it isn't eating lol !!). 

Want a sneakie peekie ????

Here you go.

See you tomoz and hugs to all xxx