Dolly says Happy Birthday

Good morning crafty peeps Debs here with a little 

MONDAY MORNING INSPIRATION

And this week I have a sweet Whimsy Image called DOLLY to share with you 

Isn't she just adorable - perfect for Mother's Day coming up in the UK next weekend - just saying'!!

Here's a link to all the gorgeous goodies used from 

DIES TO DIE FOR

Whimsy Stamps - Dolly

MFT Blueprints 26

MFT Circle Stax

MFT Stitched Circle Scallop Frames

Make it Colour Blending Card

 Authentique - Flourish Design Papers

For full details of other items used please pop over to my blog - here's a link 

https://handcraftedespeciallyforyou.blogspot.co.uk

I'm hoping to schedule another couple of posts for next Monday and the following Monday before I go on my jolly holibobs on Friday but if I don't get time I'll see you at the end of March :)

Have a fabulous crafty week.

TTFN

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Flowers for a friend

Happy Friday everyone, it's Kat here!

The gorgeous new Fancy Flowers stamps and dies from My Favorite Things seem to have fallen into the shopping basket of quite a few of the DT, including me!

As you can see the stamps heat emboss beautifully and the matching dies make quick work of cutting them out.

If you would like more details on how I created this project, then please do pop over to visit me at Paper Firefly.

Have a wonderful day!

Kat xx

Lovely things I used;

Fancy flowers stamps - My Favorite Things
Fancy flowers dies - My Favorite Things
Accomplished 6x6 paper pad - Authentique
Words for friends die set - My Favorite Things
Happy everything stamp set - Mama Elephant
Bazzill Kraft cardstock

Edna takes a nap

Happy Friday everyone, it's Kat here!

So far I've been sharing some pretty CAS cards with you but I decided that Edna deserved something a little fancier.

However, it ended up less fancy than I intended because every single one of the papers in this pad are so gorgeous that I couldn't bear to cover them up too much by adding a lot of embellishments!

Now, anyone for a brew?!

If you would like more details on how I created this project, then please do pop over to visit me at Paper Firefly.

Have a wonderful day!

Kat xx

Lovely things I used;

Edna's cup of tea - Stamping Bella
Flourish 6x6 paper pad - Authentique
Mini messages - Mama Elephant
Mini tags - Mama Elephant

Frightful Friends

Good Morning lovely friends

Sue calling!  I can't believe it is Monday again already!

We now have less that one week until our fabulous Dies To Die For Event, I don't know about you but I am super excited!

plus....something spooky is happening soon!

Stamps - MFT Frightful Friends MFT Grave Situation

Dies - Die-namics Frightful Friends Die-namics Grave Situation

Papers - Authentique Thrilling 6 x 6

Thank you for popping by.

Happy Crafting

love from Sue...xxx

If you would like to know a bit more about how I made this card please feel free to visit me at 

tanglemouse cards

Happy Howl-loween

Good morning lovely friends - Happy Tuesday!

It's Sue here today with some rather inky spooky cutey doggies!

Stamps - Whimsy Stamps Chrissy Armstrong Collection - Howl I Live

Dies - Die-namics Stitched Rectangle Frames Impression Obsession - Mini Bats

Papers - Authentique 6 x 6 Collection - Thrilling 

Thank you for popping by.

Happy Crafting

love from Sue...xxx

If you would like to know a bit more about how I made this card please feel free to visit me at 

tanglemouse cards

Brittany the Birthday Girl

Hello everyone! Friday has rolled around so quickly and I'm here to share a little Uptown Girl goodness today.

Recently my sister got in touch to ask me to make a card for her partner's mother who is turning 80. Now I know you are looking at this card and probably thinking....blimey, that's a bit bright for an 80 year old lady, but I think you can enjoy things a little 'out there' whatever your age, and my sister thinks she will love it.

To be honest the whole thing just screamed bright colours at me as soon as I saw the stamp, so I just had to go with it!

So this is Brittany the Birthday Girl and I coloured her with a mix of Distress Ink and Spectrum Aquatint Markers, the new(ish) Twisted Citron distress marker was perfect for the paper I chose. I've popped a list of items used with links for you at the end of my post.

Uptown Girls Britanny the Birthday Girl

CC Designs Big Pierced and Stitched Rectangles

Die-namics Pierced Oval STAX

Authentique Promise 6 x 6 Pad

Memory Box Classic Numbers

Scrapberry's Polymer Frames - Fairytale 

That's all from me today, see you again next week! :) xx

Jingle Bell Owl

Good Morning Everyone

For today's card I have used an adorable stamp -  Meljens Designs by Whimsy Stamps and the sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps - SC Design Collection. The fabulous Jingle Bells Die is also from Whimsy

The colourful festive papers are by  Authentique.

Items Used:

Stamps Whimsy Stamps - Meljen's Designs - Jingle Bell Owl coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Whimsy Stamps - SC Design Collection Christmas Moments

Papers - Authentique - Tradition 6 x 6 Pad

Dies - Whimsy Stamps Jingle Bells Die

Tonic Studios Scalloped Square Nesting Die Set

Divine Twine - Cherry

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my card today.

Bye for now

Sue xx

Elegant Happy Birthday

Good Morning Everyone.

It's Sue here today with a simple card I made to showcase some stunning papers from Authentique, from the Classic Elegant pad. I love the delicate designs in this pad and the colours are gorgeous.

My layout had been made with the help of Die-Namics Blueprints 14 and the sentiment is Die-Namics Happy Birthday

Items Used:

Papers - Authentique - Classique - Elegant 6 x 6 Pad

Bazzill Cardstock - Artesian Pool - 12 x 12

Dies - Die-Namics Blueprints 14

Die-Namics Stitched Circle Stax

Die-Namics Happy Birthday

MME - Enamel Dots - Necessities - Black & Gray

Thank you for stopping by to look at my card today.

Bye for now

Sue xx

Champagne Lucy

Happy Friday everyone! It's Linda here,  I'm back from my little holiday in Bath and here today with my latest make for Dies to Die for.

Today I'm using Champagne Lucy, from Mi Ran Jung  made by Whimsy Stamps.  I must admit that when I saw this stamp in my DT pack from Tracy I was soooo happy, I've been itching to colour up some of Mi Ran's artwork.

I teamed her with these gorgeous papers from Authentique, Elegant.  I know I've used these papers a few times now, but the Turquoise, White and Black colourway is just so striking. As usual I've inked, distressed and hand stitched my layers.

I've put the list of items used, with links where possible at the end of my post. I added plenty of glitter to her feather boa and for once you can actually see it in the photos lol!

Champagne Lucy has been coloured in Copics and you can find a list of colours used on my blog. I fussy cut her out and mounted her on some foam tape.

The inside is simply finished with a couple of sheets from the same pack.

Stamp: Champagne Lucy

Papers: Elegant 6 x 6 Pad from Authentique

            Bazzil Basics Artesian Pool

Dies: Steampunk Clock - Cheery Lyn

          Jumbo Banner Stax - MFT

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

       Distress Ink - Black Soot

That's all from me today, enjoy your Friday and I'll see you again next week :) xx

Li'l Montana

Hello everyone and wishing you all a very happy Wednesday and I hope it's been a good one for you so far.  It's Ann-Marie here today popping in to share with you some inspiration and for my make this week I have made a card using some really pretty papers from Authentique called 'Flourish' and decided to colour up an older Whimsy image called 'Li'l Montana' as she's so cute and adorable.

Items used

Image:  Whimsy Stamps 'Li'l Montana' by Elisabeth Bell

Medium:  copics

Papers:  Authentique 'Flourish' papers

Stamped using Memento 'Tuxedo Black' ink pad

Okay that's all from me today.  I'd like to say thank you for stopping by and happy crafting!

Take care.

Ann-Marie 

xxx

Tress Skating

Good morning everyone, Ann-Marie popping in today to share some crafty goodness with you all.

I have made a card using the cute 'Tress Skating' by Make it Crafty and used the gorgeous Authentique papers 'Elegant' as my colour inspiration - love these!  Anyway, I decided I wanted to have a go at colouring her up in monochrome with a splash of blue to link in with the papers and love how she's turned out.

Items Used

Image:  Make it Crafty 'Tress Skating'

Papers:  Authentique 'Elegant'

My Mind's Eye enamel dots - Now & Then - 'Izzy Happenings'

Memento 'Tuxedo Black' ink pad

Okay, I hope I have provided you with a little crafty inspiration today.  Have a great day.

Take care. 

Ann-Marie 

xxx

Just Because

Hi all! Friday means that it is my turn to post on the blog!

I've taken a slightly different approach with today's card. You know you often get a plain design on the back of pretty papers? Well, other than using it to cover the base of my card blank, I don't often give these plain designs a lot of attention. However, these Authentique papers had such a pretty plain side that I decided to make them the focus of my card.

I think that the number of layers adds the detail needed to make up for the lack of pattern... what do you think? 

Whilst I'm never going to abandon pretty papers entirely, I'm glad I gave the neglected reverse side a chance to shine :o)