Lots of Gorgeous & a Giveaway Too :)

 

 

Morning sweet peeps and hope you are all OK today.

It's time for a visit to the Papertake Weekly challenge and this week our theme is

One Paper Taker

so you just need to use one type of design paper.

This was a bit of a challenge for me cos I usually use 2 or 3 or sometimes more.
But we got there and this ....

 

.. is what I did.

The image is from one of the new  Lili of The Valley Sketch pads. This one is Sketch Pad Set 7-Just for Girls.

This is the first one I've used and I can see why they are so popular - handy doesn't come close, plus they are a joy to use as well :)

I coloured this sweet little Miss with Copics in the following colours -

Skin -  E000, E00, E11, E13, R00, R02
Hair - E35, E39
The rest - C00, C1, C3, G0000, G000, G00, G21, V000, V06, V12, V15, V17

The paper is from a Promises 8x8 paper pack.
Peeps they are out of stock at the mo over at the shop BUT don't despair because they are due in very shortly (about 10 days or so) so you can get your mitts on them then.

Gorgeous aren't they!!!

 

And speaking of gorgeous, I've had my eye on one of these bad boy La La Land Heart Banner dies for ages but they are so tricky to get hold of but thanks to my sweet LOTV teamies Anne and Dena, we managed to get one, yayyyy.

And it is just as fab as I thought it would be.
Thank you thank you THANK YOU sweet friends xxxxx

I also used a Martha Stewart DECO FAN Shells Punch Around The Page punch and  a Spellbinders FLORAL OVALS Nestabilities die.

 

How totally beautimous are these blooms!!!

I used a mixture of Wild Orchid Crafts roses along with ....

     

... these from The Ribbon Girl and if you think they look nice in the pics, wait till you see them IRL :)

The pics are linked but they are  Floribunda Roses Antique Lilac mix and Mixed Dahlia Marshmallow mix.
I also added a couple of White Beaded Sprigs and a cheeky little sentiment tag from the LOTV Set 24-Sentiment Tags set.

 

 

I finished off the card with some Liking Lilac Pearls from The Ribbon Girl.
Did you notice that this card is a bit of a rarity for me as well because there isn't any ....... ribbon!!!

It's practically unheard of!!!

So that's my card done.

Now who fancies a gorgeous giveaway then?

Well if you do, all you have to do is leave a comment and your name with Mr Linky and I'll announce the winner next Tuesday.

This month my gorgeous giveaway which is sponsored by Mary and Andrea at The Ribbon Girl is .....

... a pack each of the above new blooms - Floribunda' Raspberry Ripple Mix and Mixed Dahlia 'Eastern Spices'.

Thank you girlies for these lovely goodies and good luck to everyone who enters this.

There is also another Ribbon Girl giveaway, and .....

... a pink one at that :)
You can read all about it right here.

Right I'm off to see what the day has in store for me.
Enjoy your day whatever you are doing and I'll see you back here tomoz for our weekly transatlantic trip to the jolly old US of A.  But today my thoughts go out to our friends in Boston -  I do hope that everyone is safe and well xxx.  Isn't it just awful that we have to share the planet with people that can do a such a thing.

I do not have words to describe how I feel about these low lives.

Huggiest of hugs to all xxx

Don't forget to leave a comment and your name with Mr Linky if you want a chance to win my gorgeous giveaway :)

Springie Thingies :)

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 and this week our theme is

APRIL SHOWERS AND/OR SPRING FLOWERS

so any creations with rain and or flowers will be fine and dandy-oh :)

The DT are showcasing Hero Arts  products this week.
You don't have to use them to join in but we would love to see them if you have any.

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

… for one lucky winner to spend …

… right here :)

THANK YOU Heidi & Simon Says Stamp xxx

So what did I do then?

     

I did another Springie thingie and I used Tilda Watering - she is from the Magnolia Little Easter 2013 collection

Before I get to the bits and bobs that I used, I am so pleased to say that this card and the one I did last week for the challenge have been featured on the Simon Says Stamp blog today. Steph has done a feature called Marvellous Magnolia Stamps - you can see it right here - and she asked me if I would like to do some cards for it.

Well did I ever - whoop whoop!!!

Thank you sweet Steph for asking me - I am so chuffed to see my work on the blog :)

I coloured Tilda with the following Copics -

Skin -  E000, E00, E11, E13, R00, R02
Hair - E41, E42, E43, E39, E50
The rest - B0000, B000, B00. B02, B97, G99, R00, R02, R05, R27, R59, YG0000, YG00, YG23

The papers are from a Bazzill Avalon 6x6 paper pack.

I made the flowers using my Magnolia DOILY FLOWERS Doohickeys Cutting Dies

and ...

... the border was made using an E8-001 Spellbinders CLASSIC SCALLOP Edgeabilities Die

I also used some used Hero Arts  42 Light Green Accent Pearls - what a pretty colour :)

So that's the old card done for today.

I hope you like it and if you get a sec nip over and check out the Magnolia feature. There's a brand new Magnolia line out now called Once Upon A Time, and you can see it on all it's glory.

Enjoy the rest of your evening and I'll see you back here soon as soon.

Take care and huggiest of hugs to all xxx

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