Beautiful Poppies xx

Hello my lovelies - it's been a wee while since I've been over here and what a few weeks it's been!!

Firstly I had a nasty abscess on my gum - not nice but not as painful as it could have been.  I managed to get to speak to the dentist after a week and she gave me some antibiotics - they did not agree with me and I felt really yukky. I then got an actual appointment last week and she thinks it's not actually a gum abscess after all but a sinus problem. 

So it's all up in the air. 

Then on Wednesday I went for my Covid jab. I wasn't too good yesterday but I'm right as rain again today. 

Sooo glad I had it.

So hopefully things will get back to normal now.

I'm posting a card which I made using the brand new Tonic Studios Stamp Club issue - this is Compassion and Poppies. 

17 stamps 18 dies in this set and it's a stunner.

I'll pop my affiliate links at the bottom so you can check it out. 

I've also popped a video together with some of the other samples I made, another step by step project and some hints and tips which you might find useful. 

You can check that out here - 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQpYxUL7J4w&t=10s

So ....

... this is what I did. 

These poppies are so easy to colour and don't take very long at all. 

Also there are dies in the set that allow you to cut out your flowers if you want,  so if you're anything like me, and you know I'm very honest about the fact that I am rubbish at cutting out,  then they're worth their weight in gold for sure.

There are 6 different sentiments which you can really stretch to make more and if you have a look at the video, I'll show you how to cut up your long sentiments if you want a longer border at each end, which you wouldn't get if you just snipped them up

It's a really easy technique which  I hope you'll find useful.

 Lovely words :)

So that's the card for today and I'll be back tomorrow with another one for you. 

Stay safe and well and crafty hugs xxx

My affiliate links - 

UK
https://bit.ly/3utPZyu

USA

https://bit.ly/3svDHE5 

 

Chicky Chicky Cheep Cheep :)

Hello my lovelies and hope you are all OK today and that you had a nice weekend.

I'm sharing a nice bright and sunny little Easter card which I made using the Tonic Studios Egg-Cellent Easter showcase set. 

There's chicks, bunnies, hats, eggs etc etc and loads and loads of cuteness in that set and there's dies and stamps so a lot going on.. 

I've popped my affiliate links below so you can have a nosey if you want.

I made the striped background using Nuvo alcohol pens, double sided tape and glitter. 

I've put together a step by step tutorial over on the Tonic blog which shows you how to do this, and also how to colour the chickadee and put the card together and you can see that  here

There's also a YouTube video which runs through the kit and there's more samples for using the showcase there, plus a tutorial on putting a sweet little pop up card together. 

You can see that here 

Right, I'm off to the shed. It's a busy week for me so I need to make a start., The fire is on already in there and it should be nice and toasty now. 

Have a great week and stay safe and well xxx

Affiliate links - 

UK

Tonic Studios - Showcase - Egg-cellent Easter

USA

Tonic Studios - Showcase - Egg-cellent Easter

 

Love You Beary Much, Awwww

Hello lovelies - hope you are all OK.

So today I'm sharing another card which I made using products from the gorgeous Polkadoodles Hearts And Happiness collection.

Today we are using an image from Cutie Pie and it's the sweet little bear.

And this is what I made ....

I coloured him in using Copics in these colours - 

Bear - RV00, RV10, W00, W0, W1, W3, W5, W7, W9

Hearts - RV00, RV10

Grounding - W0, W1, W3 + glitter!!

Another really easy peasy one to colour.

The papers I used are from the Hearts And Happiness 6x6 paper pack - they're rather yummy I have to say.

And I used the Love Heart Stencil and some Gathered Twigs Distress Ink to make the circle mat.  To be honest, Frayed Burlap woud have looked better but my ink pad had dried out, poor thing!!

Then, because I could not help myself, I added a bit of bling.

Both sentiments are in the stamp set. 

I think he's a little sweetie.

So I've added my affiliate links below, just in case you want a nosey :)

And I'll love you and leave you on that note and I'll see you again soon xxx

Cutie Pie 4 x 4" stamp set

Hearts And Happiness Paper Pack 6 x 6"

Hearts And Happiness Harmony Paper Pack 6 x 6"

Love Heart 1 stencil 4 X 8"

 

Turtley Cute :)

Hello lovelies - hope you are all OK today.

How sweet are these turtles!! 

They are from the new Polkadoodles Hearts & Happiness collection.... 

...  I just love them.

And this is what I made with them .....

It's such a sweet image and ever so easy to colour.

I used Copics and these are what I used - 

Turtles - W00, W0, W1, W3, W5, W7, W9, 

YG00, YG01, YG03, YG95

Hearts - RV00, RV10, RV13, RV14

I also added a bit of bling over the shell - you probably noticed lol.

The background was made using a stencil from the same collection - 

I do love polka dots. 

It's a really easy stencil to line up as well.

 I like it a lot and I will be using it again for backgrounds.

 It's a great way to make sure everything matches nicely and also it would look fab on a mixed media project.

I used Distress Oxide Ink in Peeled Paint to create the background -  I'd clean forgotten I had these inks.  Whilst looking for them I came across a brayer which I knew I had but couldn't find when I needed it, so it was a double happy whammy when I found both. 

Here's some more pics - 

The sentiment and heart banner are both from the stamp set.

So that's my card all done and hope you like it. 

I've added my affiliate links for the stamp set and stencil below 

I'll be back very soon with another bit of cardage to share so I'll see you then. 

Take care and stay safe.

Donuts About You 4 x 4" stamp set

Large Polka dot stencil 4 X 8"

 

Hop To It :)

Hello crafty friends. 

I'm sharing a card today which I made using the new Tonic Studios Showcase set.

This one here - 

It's a whopper of a set -  you get 34 dies and 21 stamps and there's 36% off at the mo. 

The thing I like about the set is that there's other things you can use it for, so it's for life and not just for Easter :) 

And this is one of the cards I made with it  - 

I used Nuvo Alcohol pens to colour everything in. 

And the little beads on the grass are Prills - Tonic don't do them anymore which is a shame because I quite like them.

We have a green gingham bow today - I've given the black and white one a day off lol.

Mt favourite bit of the card - the cute little carrots. 

I coloured them in and then I applied some Nuvo Crystal Glaze. 

I think it makes them look so cute.

That's my little bunny card and I'll share more over the next few days. 

 I've popped the affiliate links below in case you want to nab one of these sets or have a look.

Also, I've done a YouTube video where you can see the dies and stamps in a bit more detail, plus some other samples I made with the set to give you a few more ideas hopefully. And there's a tutorial to put together a pop up card. 

If you get a sec and want a mooch, you can se it here - 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UZKFiYTROQ&t=641s

Right I'll be off then. 

I'll see you tomorrow with another bit of cardage and until then,  take care and stay safe xx

Affiliate links - 

UK

Tonic Studios - Showcase - Egg-cellent Easter

Nuvo Crystal Glaze

USA

Tonic Studios - Showcase - Egg-cellent Easter

Nuvo Crystal Glaze

 

No Place Like Gnome

Hello lovelies - hope we are all OK today and that nobody has been too badly affected by these dreadful floods.

So I'm sharing my sweet Polkadoodles Gnome Is Where The Heart Is card today - I think I mentioned it yesterday.

 I cannot tell you how much I love these images :) 

And I LOVE colouring them - I could do this all day.

I coloured her with quite a few Copics and then went over a few places with my polychromos pencils.

I actually remembered to write down the pens I used and they were - 

Skin - E000, E00, E11, E13, E50 R00, R05

Clothes & shoes - C00, C0, C3, C4, C5, C9, R00, R05, R17, R27, R59

Flowers -  Y03, Y08

Plantpot -  E000, E13, YR00 YR20

Grass -  YG00, YG03, YG95

Grounding C00, C1

I might have got the colours mixed up for the plant pot - I'll have to check!!

I stamped out the heart from the set then coloured it with R27 and cut it out. Then I covered it with Tonic Studios Crystal Glaze before adding some Posca Pen dots. 

I also gave her a Posca Pen polka dot hat and ribbons because I like her to match!!

That's rather good alliteration there!!

And you'll notice that the gingham ribbon is back :)

Didn't take long did it lol.

I stamped out the flowers then cut them out (badly - I am rubbish at cutting out)  and then doused them with glitter. I also added glitter to the flowers on the actual image.

I shouldn't have favourites, but ....

Right I better be off. 

I'll be back tomorrow with some Easter goodies and some very bright and zingy colours. 

I thought it would cheer us all up a bit.

I'll add my affiliate links below and I'll see you then. 

Take care and stay safe and well xx

Polkadoodles Link - 

Gnome Is Where The Heart Is

 

A Very Happy Accident (of sorts) - I LOVE This. And Not A Ribbon In Sight!!

Hello lovelies and hope you are all OK. 

It's been a day of really bad weather here. Like REALLY bad.

The lane is flooding from both directions and guess where it meets?

 Right outside out house. 

Luckily the house is on a bit of a slope which isn't great in the snow and ice but I guess it's handy if it floods. Oh hang on a sec, it's snowing as well!! Just as well we are all grounded!!

So anyway, I had a spare butterfly on my desk after the cards from the last 3 days. 

I also had  a square of card which I was going to turn into a striped border to go behind the hedgie but I did it wrong and nearly chucked it but didn't.  

So I die cut a circle and put the butterfly on it and tried it over the square.  I thought it looked nice. 

But the circle was a bit plain.   

I'd been colouring a sweet gnome from this set  ...

.. which is the Polkadoodles Gnome is Where The Heart Is set.

 Swooooon.  

I'll share that card tomorrow. 

I really like that spotty heart stamp so I made a little border and put it across the circle to break it up.

And as I had the Perfect Wishes stamps still out (I do put stuff away, honestly ... just not straight away), I used one of the sentiments from there 

I also added three little bits of sparkle. 

I was ever so pleased with how it turned out. 

So it's a happy accident because if I hadn't made a mess of the square, or thrown it away, I wouldn't have made this card.

This card is a rare thing on 2 counts. -  

1. It is actually for somebody and will be with them shortly.

2. It seems perfect for a bit of the old gingham bad boy, but I resisted the urge and I'm glad I did because it might have spoilt it 

Right I better be off. I'll be back tomorrow with my gnome card.

I love them, I really do. and this one is a pleasure to colour.

So until then, stay safe and warm and dry and take care xxx

Polkadoodles affiliate links - 

Gnome Is Where The Heart Is

Perfect Wishes clear stamp set

Butterfly Trio - 3 craft cutting dies