Bella With Balloons A Little Naked today :)

Good evening to you all in the land of blog

Over the weekend, I got to play, and boy did I play :)

Well it was better than watching the rain continuously coming down and flooding the garden.

I decided to try my hand again at the Less Is More Challenge

who had a sketch to follow, well one of two actually  - circular or square, I went with the square one.

Now I would like to say I had not been drinking when I took these photographs although the weather did drive us to it and I know it is naked, non of my usual over kill of embellishments :)  But think the image says it all with out.

I made a Birthday Card

The base layer and contrast is a holographic purple card.

The sentiment is from the little labels set from Wild Rose Studios

I chose the Image Bella With Balloons which you can find here along with all the other gorgeous images of this cute little elephant.  I coloured her in with my copics in the Warm Greys and the BV, R and V colour themes. 

If you want to see more of the collection or be inspired by others hop and see us on 

Facebook 

or in the 

Wild Rose Studio's gallery

I would like to thank all of my wonderful visitors who take the time to leave me such inspirational and kind comments, and this then allows me to hop on over and visit you in return.

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

Creative Mondays - Anything Goes

Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes

Make It Monday - Always Anything Goes

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Monochromatic

Amusing Challenges - Anything Goes

Kenny K - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

hugs

xxxxx

EEEK!!!! Midway Reminder HM & Friends Challenge

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Here I am with the Midway Reminder of the 

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge

The theme is 

Grab Yourself Some Tea as Anything Goes

with two fabulous sponsors

One winner will get a $25 gift certificate from House-Mouse Designs

Pizzazz Aplenty

$10Gift Pkg

As it is feeling a little cold here in the UK, thought I would heat it up a bit with some HOT PINK!!!!! you may on this occasion get away with out the sunglasses :) So here is what I created for your reminder, but do not forget to hop on over to the main challenge site to see the rest of the gorgeous eye candy to inspire you.

I made a Birthday card with the inside decorated to match the outside.

Black is the base colour and contrast here, with the Kanban "Cream Soda" papers on top.

The MS punch decorated with the hot pink pearls, a hot pink ribbon and flowers airbrushed in RV06 along with the sentiment.  The sentiment is from the little labels pack by Wild Rose Studio.

The image coloured in copics to match the papers in the main.  The image is called Beauty Day available here

Do hop over and join us for the challenge :)

I would like to thank all of my wonderful visitors who take the time to leave me such inspirational and kind comments, and this then allows me to hop on over and visit you in return.

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

Di's Digi Designs - Let's Meet Our Animal Friends

Stamp Scrap and Doodle - Birthday

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes

CRAFT - Animals

Southern Girls - Get Your Girly On

Crafty Creations - For Little Girls

Creative Belli = Animals

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes - Ribbons and Pearls

hugs

xxxxx

Bella's Birthday

Good morning to you all in the land of blog, which I have to say is a little drier than outside at the moment, which meant that as Matt was working yesterday, I got to play in my Beach Hut :)

I made quite a few cards, some for DT's but then brought them all down for colouring last night whilst watching Britain's got Talent.

Anyway here is one of the cards I made just because I wanted to :)

I made a birthday card in some lovely bright colours (pretending the sun was out), the inside is decorated to match the outside of the card.

Recipe

Base Card and Contrast - Sunshine yellow paper

Designer Papers Wild Rose Studio - Bella Papers

Image Wild Rose Studio - Bella's Birthday

Sentiment Wild Rose Studio - from the Little Labels set

Pearls - Tiny and small from Hobby House

Butterflies (Cheery Lynn) - from Grimsby Crafts

Stickles glitter on the distressed edges, blue large pearls and liquid pearls on the body of the butterflies from stash.

Here is a close up of the image, coloured in copics, the balloon has a layer of glossy accents and lots of tiny pearls.

Don't you just love these Bella images :)

If you want to see more of the collection or be inspired by others hop and see us on 

Facebook 

or in the 

Wild Rose Studio's gallery

I would like to thank all of my wonderful followers and visitors for their amazingly inspirational comments, which then allows me to hop over in return to see your gorgeous work.

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

Digi Designs - Let's Meet our animal friends

Mark's Finest Papers - Blues

Sketch Saturday - 

Clearly Inspired - Spring

Crafts 4 Eternity - Spring

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Pattie's Creations - Photo Inspirational

Enjoy the rest of your day

Hugs

xxxx

Cute and Fluffy with the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Today sees the next challenge at the 

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

The theme chosen by the very talented Bridget and with the theme of

Cute and Fluffy

now this week we are sponsored by

Heathers Hobbie Haven

who is offering the winner a $15 voucher

Now if you know me well, fluffy can mean only one thing, my little critters, so here is the image I chose for this weeks design team inspiration piece however don't forget to hop over the main challenge to see the rest of the gorgeous creations

The base colour is a mustard yellow as is the contrast.  I have used one of my new MS POTP called "Vintage Floral".  Under this is some gorgeous lace and some Hobby House little pearls to decorate.  The white ribbon across the bottom and top of the image is a self stick ribbon from my stash.  The papers are Prima.

Here is a close up of the image coloured in copics

This one is called "Egg Cellent Shot" available at SSS

I would like to thank all of my wonderful visitors and followers who take the time to leave such inspirational comments, which allow me to hop on back to view their beautiful work too.

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes

CRAFT - Animals

Craft Us Crazy - Favourite Stamp Company (HM&Friends, one of many)

Cute Card Thursday - Animals

Creative Belli - animals

Inky Impressions - Anything Goes

Just Keep Creating - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Creative Craft Challenges2 - Animal Antics

Ladybug Crafts - Birthday

Ribbon Carousel - Anything Goes

Love to Create - Anything Goes

Hugs

xxxx

Grab Yourself Some Tea as Anything Goes with the House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Today sees the next fabulous challenge at the 

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge

The theme today is 

Grab Yourself Some Tea as Anything Goes

we have two fabulous sponsors

One winner will get a $25 gift certificate from House-Mouse Designs

Pizzazz Aplenty

$10Gift Pkg

Now I thought I would move a little back into my altered art mode, so I spent a good couple of days creating a tea chest, originally a blank hardboard chest, which I decided would nicely hold different flavour teas.  You see my brother was drinking lots of these teas whilst going through his chemo, however think it may now be a little redundant as he is now able to drink all sorts :)

But do not forget to hop on over to the main challenge site to see the rest of the gorgeous eye candy to inspire you.

So here it is

Where to start with this one, well I used gesso to give it an all over coat, I then sanded this down.  I then used a wet wipe and some pale green acrylic paint and smudged on some green.  Followed with a few liberal coats of crackle glaze and another coat of sand acrylic paint.  Once dry I then scuffed it up with a sanding block before giving it a nice dust down.  Then the TH vintage photo distress ink and a make up sponge came out and I gave it a good distressing (you should see my fingers I do so love to get mucky).  I then over stamped with a gorgeous delicate floral border, before adding some additional embellishments.

The image was stamped, coloured with copics, and then given several liberal coats of high gloss embossing powder, before being thrown in the freezer, now at this point I decided to take a snooze, I asked the husband for half an hour and he forgot me.  Luckily for me it only added to the cracked glass effect on the image, that then was scuffed up a bit more with the TH ink

The image is called 

CHAMOMILE TEA

available here

Now just a few close ups for you

the little draws

The little tea roses and the laced and pearl edged cracked glass image

Some of the pearls decorating the corners where the flowers are not, I also added these around the bottom.

I would like to thank all of my wonderful visitors who take the time to leave me such inspirational and kind comments, and this then allows me to hop on over and visit you in return.

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

Dream Valley Challenges - Earth Tones

Fashionable Stamping - Embossing (on the image to get the high gloss for the cracked glass effect)

Let's Ink It Up - Distressing

One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes

The Craft Place - Anything but a square or rectangle

The Stamp Man - Shabby Chic / Distressed

Wag's N Whiskers - Anything Goes

Shelly's Images - Anything Goes

I Brake for Challenges - Anything but a card

Just keep creating - Anything Goes

hugs

xxxxx

Wrapped With Love and Exciting News

Hello to you all in the land of blog

Today I am showcasing another of the fabulous images from Wild Rose Studio's along with the matching papers.  I know over the past few months you will have noticed that I have been using these image quite a lot. 

So here is the angled photograph of the card that shows how the inner is decorated to match the outer.

This image is called "Wrapped With Love" and the papers are "Bella Papers" a perfect combination, I have used the "Birthday Circles" for the Sentiment. 

I have contrasted the gorgeous papers with a lemon card and used my MS punch around the page to create a delicate feel to the card.  

Other additions are the 

Nellie Snellen Multi Frame Die - Round the small one twice for the circle sentiment to sit on

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Small pearls from the Hobby  House in purple

Tiny pearls from the Hobby House in the original white

Here is a close up of the fabulous image, coloured in with copics.  I have added tiny pearls to the centre of the flowers on the present.

Now I know I kept you in suspense, 

I hate this when someone does this to me, 

but then love doing it myself :)

I recently applied for a DT post with Wild Rose Studio on facebook after seeing it advertised by Lols one of their existing DT's, I applied as did lots and lots of others  and was thrilled to receive an e mail from Matt and Dulcie asking me if I was still interested.  Interested, blimey took me all of a mile-second to answer and was so excited that I could hardly type

oh and of course I said YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So you may have noticed the addition of this quietly on my side bar the other day, however officially today I can say

I am Thrilled to be part of a fabulous DT for Wild Rose Studio's

working with some very very talented ladies and with Matt and Dulcie

Do hope you will hop over to Facebook and join us all

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

Colour Me Creative Class Room - Yellows

Digidesign - Let's Meet Your Animal Friends

Card Makin Mamas - Make it Girlie

Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments - Spring and Summer Colours

Paper Play - Animal Antics

hugs

xxxx

What's The Film with the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Today sees the next challenge at the

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

with the very talented Andie choosing the theme of

A Film Title

we are sponsored this week by 

The Stamping Boutique

who are offering the winner 3 digis of their choice

So here is what I created for your inspiration, but don't forget to hop on over to the main challenge blog to check out the other fabulous creations.

I made a Father's Day card, the film if you have not guessed is Jaws, just perfect don't you think :)

The base layer is a yellow card as is the contrast.  The image on this one is

from Karen's Doodles called "who caught who"  A great male image.  I have added a few pearls from the Hobby House at each corner. The papers are from Grimsby Crafts.

Here is the close up of the image coloured in copics

I would like to thank all of my wonderful visitors who take the time to leave me such inspirational and kind comments, and this then allows me to hop on over and visit you in return.

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

4 Crafty Chicks - Boys Dig It

DRS Designs - Sport

PaperPlay - Animal Antics

Shelly's Images - Anything Goes

Joanna Sheen - It's a Man's World

Sparkles Monthly Challenges - Men Only

My Mum's Craft Shop - Favourite Song or Movie (Jaws)

Crafty Sentiments - Use a Digi

enjoy the rest of your day

Hugs

xxx

Buttons and Bows with the Winter Wonderland Design Team

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Today sees the next challenge at the

Winter Wonderland Challenge

The host for this week is Miria and she is hosting the theme of

Buttons and Bows

we are sponsored by 

Lily of The Valley 

who are offering the winner a £10 gift voucher

Here is my CAS - now I did say CAS I know that this is really not the norm for me and you have seen two recently and you must be quite shocked, so if you need to see something with a little more embellishment on then you will need to hop over to the main challenge site to see the rest of the teams gorgeous creations.

So the base colour and contrast on this card is some purple mirror card.  With sentiment, pearls and Memory die from Grimsby Crafts.  The buttons from the Hobby House and little Papermania Capsule Collection bow from Pennels. The Memory die has been cut into the purple mirror card too

I would like to thank all of my wonderful visitors and followers for the lovely and inspirational comments you leave, which allows me to hop on over in return to see your own lovely work.

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

Bling It On - Monochrome

Whimsy Stamps - Punches or Die Cuts

Paper Sundaes - Anything Goes

Crazy 4 Challenges - Buttons

Hugs

xxx

So Sweet House Mouse and Friends Mid Week Reminder

Good morning to you all in the land of blog, 
and I am a little early posting, but I am travelling today and wanted to link up before I went.

Back this week to remind you about the current challenge at

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge

where the theme is

So Sweet

Anything that includes chocolate, candy or your favorite sweet in the design.

We have two fabulous sponsors this time around which you would not want to miss, 

a $25 Gift Cert to Simon Says Stamp

and 

a $10 Gift Cert to Sweet Stamp Store

Any way enough of that here is my design team inspirational piece, but don't forget to hop on over to the main challenge site to see the rest of the gorgeous creations by the team which may post a little later than me.

Today I have gone with a slightly different colour scheme however cannot help myself really, see what you think

I made a friendship card.  With some lovely papers from Grimsby Crafts, by Kanban and some black complimenting card.

I went with lots of punch work on this one and lots of amber bling.  The bow and ribbon is coloured by copics to match the image.  The little butterfly charm is hiding somewhere under the bow avoiding the little rose.

The image is coloured in copics and is called "Egg cellent Shot" Muzzy and Maxwell are having a ball here aren't they. This image can be purchased here at the Simon Says Stamp on line store.

Well what are you waiting for - off you squeak and create your sweet treat and enter this super challenge, will see you over there!!!!!

I would like to thank all of my wonderful visitors and followers for the lovely and inspirational comments you leave, which allows me to hop on over in return to see your own lovely work.

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenge

365 Cards - I've been framed
Sweet Stampin - Girly but not Pink
Totally Gorjuss - Bling
Card Makin Mamas - Getting Girlie
Crafty Catz - Animals
DYSU  - Glitter/Bling
Fab N Funky - On all 4's
Fresh Brewed - Friendship
Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes
Hooked on Crafts - Easter
Incy Wincy Designs - Cute Critters
Totally Stampalicious - Friendship

hugs

xx