Where Flowers Bloom - Pion Linnaeus Botanical

Good Morning Everyone.

My card features some stunning papers from the Pion Design - Linnaeus Botanical Journal  collection.

 The papers and tag have all been cut from one sheet and the sentiment is from the Journal - Images sheet.

The pretty flowers were made with a Cheery Lynn die

Items Used:

Papers -Pion Design - Linnaeus Botanical Journal - Leucanthemum Vulgare 6 x 6

Pion Design - Linnaeus Botanical Journal - Images

Dies - Die-Namics Pierced Tradtional Tags Stax

Cheery Lynn - Sweet Christine

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

Bye for now

Sue xx

A Day in May

Hello Everyone

I hope you are well and having a good weekend.

My card today features some stunning papers which are Pion - A Day in May. I used a Die-Namics Layered Rose die for the flowers which I coloured with Promarkers and the leaves are Cheery Lynn Flourish Leaf Strip.

Items Used:

Sentiment - Whimsy SC Design Everyday Moments

Pion Design - A Day In May - Birdsong

Pion Design - A Day In May - Lady

Pion Design - A Day In May - Images

Pion Design - A Day In May - Borders

Die-Namics Layered Rose

Cheery Lynn Flourish Leaf Strip

Die-Namics Pierced Oval Stax

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

Bye for now

Sue xx

Fiona Loves Flowers

Linda  here,  it's Friday again and soon the weekend with lots of time to craft.  I'm on time this week with my Dies to Die for card, finally getting a bit back on track after all the time lost to being ill, and with energy back the mojo seems to be flowing better.

It seems ages since I used an Uptown Girls stamp, but when this one arrived in my DT pack I couldn't wait to stamp her out and colour her up.

I coloured her with my distress ink markers, and you can find the colours here on my blog.

The lovely papers are from Whimsy.

I edged everything with Walnut Stain distress ink.

A little Prima bling and some daubings of gesso to finish.

A view of the inside, very simply decorated to match.

I've included a list of products used with links below, but I couldn't find the link for the border die at the top of my card, if we find it I'll add it later!

Fiona Loves Flowers

Cheery Lynn - Bird Cage

Whimsy Cottage Charms Papers

Prima Cay it in Crystals - Princess

Velvet Ribbon Sky Blue

Birdcage 2 Charm

Walnut Stain Distress Ink Pad

That's all from me today, but I'll see you again next week, take care and enjoy your weekend! :) xx

Vintage Paris Flea Market

Happy Wednesday! this card should really have gone live last Friday, but I was a little late though not being well and then when I got home from work I fell asleep and didn't get to post it!

As I hadn't been feeling well I wanted to make a card that wouldn't require colouring an image, so I chose these gorgeous papers from the new (ish) collection by Pion, 'Paris Flea Market'.

They are all so lovely I had a hard time deciding what I was going to use, but they also have a fabulous sheet of vintage images that are just perfect when you don't want to stamp and colour.

So I got out my ink, distressing tool, needle and thread and some gesso and distressed and shabbied everything up.

This is the result.

I've linked the products I've used at the end of the post.

Products used:

Image - Pion Paris Flea Market

Paris Flea Market Parisian Ladies (blue)

Paris Flea Market Pink Fabric

La-La Land Eiffel Tower

La-La Land Lattice Doily Border

Cherry Lynn Felicity Doily

Well that's all from me today but I'll see you soon! :) xx

Romantic Eva

Happy Friday everyone, DT Linda here and so it's nearly the weekend!  I've been super busy this week working on some secret projects that I can't tell you about just yet, but I will say it's terribly exciting!

I must admit to being just a little bit in love with today's card, the mojo was just racing along with this one, I had so much fun making it.

The beautiful girl is Eva, a Saturated Canary image from Little Darlings Rubber Stamps.

Isn't she gorgeous? 

I went for a romantic vintage feel with this and it could easily be sent as a Valentines card as for a birthday or other occasion.  For that reason I didn't add a sentiment to the card....well that and I ran out of room lol!

I coloured her with my Distress Markers, and colours can be found on my blog here. I cut her out with one of my MFT Pierced Ovals dies I added a few dots of liquid pearls around my image.

I used some lovely sale papers from Bildmalarna and layered them up, inked and hand sewed them as usual.

and decorated the inside simply to complement the front.

Eva -Stamp

Bildmalarna Paper - From the Sale box

MFT Pierced Ovals

Cheery Lynn Kissimee Doily Die

Platinum Liquid Pearls

Well that's all from me today, do head over to my blog if you want more details and photos. Have a great weekend, and I'll see you next Friday! :) xx

  

Ready Set Snow!

Good Morning Everyone

I hope you are well and having a good weekend.

I am here today to share 3 last minute Christmas cards that I made with some cute images and sentiments from Taylored Expressions Ready Steady Set Snow Stamp Set.
 The snowflake dies are Impression Obsession and the gorgeous felt flowers have been cut with an old favourite - Die-Namics Rolled Roses. The papers are by Bazzill Design.

Items Used:
Stamps -Taylored Expressions Ready Steady Set Snow Stamp Set.
Papers - Bazzill Countdown to Christmas and Believe 6 x 6 Printed Multipack

Dies - Die-namics Stitched Rounded Rectangle STAX

Die-Namics Mini Rolled Roses
Impression Obsession Small Snowflakes Set
Cheery Lynn Holly Leaves
Wool Felt - Red

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my cards today.
Whilst I am here I would like to send you all good wishes for a very Happy Christmas.
Bye for now
Sue xx

Kimono Marci

Hello everyone Ann-Marie popping in today to share a little something with you all.

I've gone a little oriental today and used a fab La La Land image 'Kimono Marci with Fan' and she's so cute and on offer over in the store too.  I thought I would do a little paper piecing for a change so her outfit has been paper pieced and also her fan.  I had an idea to use the Cheery Lynn Spring Oval Frame die but cut it up into sections to make a fan shape behind my image and added a little ribbon to finish it off.

Items Used

Image:  La La Lands 'Kimono Marci with Fan'

Dies:  Cheery Lynn 'Spring Oval Frame'

Memento 'Tuxedo Black' ink pad

Okay that's all from me today folks.  I hope you are enjoying a fabby weekend.

Take care.

Ann-Marie 

xxx

Ducks in a Row and 15% OFF this weekend!

Hello Everyone

 I have some great news! There is 15% off everything at Dies to Die for this weekend!

This includes loads of fabulous new products that have just been added from Whimsy, MFT Die-namics, Paper Smooches and Lawn Fawn.

My card today features a fabulous stamp from Taylored Expressions, which includes the brilliant sentiments that I have used too. The circle has been cut with a Cheery Lynn die and the wonderful papers are from Doodlebug Designs, I love the bright colours and patterns on these papers.

Items Used:

Taylored Expressions - Belated Birthday - Ducks in a Row

Doodlebug - Hip Hip Hooray 6 x 6 Pad

Cheery Lynn Reflections Boutique Dies Mini Pearl Circle Mega Doily

Memory Box Puffy Clouds

Memento Black Ink Pad

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

 I hope you get the chance to take advantage of the 15% off deal and have a great weekend.

Bye for now

Sue 

Mimosa - Winter Birds

Hello everyone it's Ann-Marie here popping in to share some Christmas inspiration with you.

I've gone all traditional today and used a colour palette of red and green with a splash of gold inspired by some My Mind's Eye papers 'Vintage Christmas' and these are beautiful.  For my image I used a Bildmalarna stamp 'Mimosa - Winter Birds' and she is definitely one of my favourites I can see her being used quite a bit.  To embellish my card I added some beautiful ribbon, twine and a few little jingly bells and those gorgeous roses were made from the Cheery Lynn 'Tea Rose Small' die and the fab leaves were on the same die and they cut so well.  I was really impressed with how they turned out and how easy they were to make.

A close up of the gorgeous roses.  Just love them think I may spend an afternoon just making lots of them in different colours!

Last piccie is a close up of the image.  She is so adorable and as usual she has been coloured with my copics and I'm really happy with how she turned out.

Items Used

Image:  Bildmalarna 'Mimosa - Winter Birds'

Sentiments:  Whimsy 'Holiday Ticket Sentiments'

Papers:  My Mind's Eye 'Vintage Christmas'

Dies:  Cheery Lynn 'Tea Rose

Ribbon:  1/4" Crochet Trim White and Sheer/Looped Trim Ribbon Olive

Memento 'Tuxedo Black'

Tim Holtz 'Walnut Stain' Distress Ink

Okay so that's all from me today enjoy the rest of your week folks.

Take care.

Ann-Marie 

xxx

Lizzy Lady

Good Morning Everyone

I hope you are having a good weekend.

For my card today I have used a sweet stamp by Joy! Crafts, she is called Lizzy Lady and the beautiful papers are Glitz Designs, Hello Friend. Both of these items are in The Sale at the moment!

The image has been layered onto a Double Scallop Doily die by Whimsy and the pretty flowers are made with Cheery Lynn - Sweet Christine die.

Items Used:

Stamp - Joy! Crafts - Lizzy Lady

Papers Glitz Design Papers Hello Friend 6 x 6 Pad

Bazzill Kraft cardstock

Bazzill Cardstock - Cameo 8.5 x 11

Dies - Cheery Lynn - Sweet Christine

Whimsy Shapeology Dies Double Scallop Doily Die

Memory Box Fabulous Phlox

Lace - 1/2" Crochet - Pink

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

Bye for now

Sue xx

Butterfly Baby.....

 Happy Sunday! DT Jane here today with a baby card to share using the cuteness that is Butterfly Baby from Little Darling Stamps Saturated Canary range...this is my go to stamp when I have a baby card to  make!

I have used my warm grey copics to give it a sepia feel and inked all my edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink  the papers are from Maja Design which I have distressed and inked...the beautiful die is from Cheery Lynn called Butterfly Out...... the little tiny hearts are from the Clothesline set from Impression Obsessions

thanks for looking !!

Jane

xx

A little bit of Pion Design

Good morning folks, Ann-Marie popping in to wish you a very happy Wednesday and to share a little crafty inspiration with you all.

My card today has been made using some beautiful Pion Design papers.  I didn't use a stamped image but used the Pion Design 'Shoreline Treasures - Iris Sibirica' and cut out the iris from the paper with my Spellbinders die.  I also used Pion Design 'Shoreline Treasures - Seahorse' papers and matted them onto some blue card.  I used my favourite corner flourish Cheery Lynn 'Victorian Romance Flourish' I so love this die its just so pretty and also an Impression Obsession 'Love Birds' die and inked up the edges with Tim Holtz 'Walnut Stain' distress ink.  To add a little sparkle I added some glitter accents with 'Star Dust' Stickles.  Once I'd decided where everything was going this card didn't really take that long to make it was just a case of sticking everything into place.  I think I may give this one to my aunt for her birthday in a couple of days as blue is her favourite colour and all.

Items used

Image:  Pion Design 'Shoreline Treasures - Iris Sibirica'

Papers:  Pion Design 'Shoreline Treasures - Iris Sibirica' & 'Shoreline Treasures - Seahorse'

Dies:  Cheery Lynn 'Victorian Romance Flourish', Impression Obsession 'Love Birds'

Tim Holtz 'Walnut Stain' Distress Ink

'Star Dust' Stickles

Sheer/Looped Trim Ribbon - olive

Right that's all from me today, enjoy your Wednesday folks.

Take care.

Ann-Marie 

xxx

Tilly Mint

 

 

Hi lovely peeps.
Dawny P here and a happy Thursday to everyone : )

The weekend is so close you can smell it – one more day to go, wooohooooo!!

 

It’s my turn to host today and I’ve gone with a colour theme that is one of my all time faves and that is red, white and black and ……

 

 

… here’s my card.

 

 

The image I’ve used today is a Little Darlings Saturated Canary image and this one is Tilly

I coloured her with the following Copics -

Skin – E000, E00, E11, E13., R00, R02

Hair – C00, C0, C4, C5, C7, C10

The rest – C00, C0, C3, C4, C5, R02, R17, R27, R57

 

I also outlined the image with Glamour Dust – I like to do this because I think it really does make the image ‘pop’.

 

 

These GORGEOUS papers are Fancy Pants - The Good Life and I inked the edges with  Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Walnut Stain

 

I used a couple of Cheery Lynn Dies - Francesca Border ….

 

... and the beautimous French Pastry Doily Die which you can just about see it this pic.

 

 

All the other details can be found on my blog.

So there we are all done - I hope that you like this card and thanks for stopping by today.

See you next Thursday and huggiest of hugs,

Dawny xx

Saturday Birthday Party

Hello everyone it's Ann-Marie popping in today to share some inspiration with you all and for my share this week I have made a card using the gorgeous Little Darlings Saturated Canary image 'Saturday Birthday Party'.  I chose the beautiful Bo Bunny 'Isabella' papers to work with which is where I got my colour scheme from and I think pink and grey may just be a new fave colour combination for me I really like it.  I decided to have a bit of a softer look to the image this time too so stamped it up using Memento 'London Fog' instead of the usual Tuxedo Black and coloured her up with my copic markers.

I didn't want to add too many embellishments as I always seem to cover up all the gorgeous paper so this time just opted for a little ribbon and a couple of flowers which were made using Cheery Lynn 'Gardenia Strip' and I love this die so much the flowers look so effective.

A bit of a close up of the image - isn't she adorable.

Items Used

Image:  Little Darlings Saturated Canary 'Saturday Birthday Party'
Papers:  Bo Bunny 'Isabella'
Dies:  Cheery Lynn 'Gardenia Strip'
Memento 'London Fog'

Okay that's all from me today.  I hope your Wednesday is going well and you get to sneak in a little something crafty!

Take care.
Ann-Marie 
xxx

Vintagey Criss Cross

Hello everyone and wishing you a very happy Wednesday folks.  Well with it being the half way mark that means it's my turn, Ann-Marie, to share some Dies to Die for love with you all.   

Okay so today I have a vintage theme criss cross card to share with you and to do vintage I just had to use some Pion Design papers.  Well I am officially in love folks with these 'My Precious Daughter' papers they are stunning peeps and I've never had a sheet of these images before but boy oh boy these will not be my last they're just perfect for making up vintagey style cards.  So what did I do well I set about choosing an image to use which took me an age because I love them all and then cut it out and inked up the edges with some Walnut Stain distress ink.  I used the fabulous Cheery Lynn 'Victorian Flourish' die which is just perfect for the look and compliments the image beautifully.  Again I inked around all the edges with some Walnut Stain and I also used the same flourish die for the pull out section but I just turned it on it's side.

Items Used

Image:  Pion Design 'My Precious Daughter' image sheet

Papers:  Pion Design 'My Precious Daughter - Baby Doll'

Pion Design 'My Precious Daughter - Alma's dress'

Dies:  Cheery Lynn 'Victorian Flourish'

Tim Holtz 'Walnut Stain' Distress Ink pad

Okay folks that's all from me today.  Thank you for stopping by and I hope enjoy the rest of your day.

Take care.

Ann-Marie 

xxx

Shoreline Treasures

Good Morning Everyone.
I hope you are well and having a good weekend.

I have had fun making a shadow box style card (there is a tutorial for these here) to feature some stunning Pion papers from the gorgeous Shoreline Treasures collection. 

 The main image and sentiment were cut from the Bottom of the Sea sheet, and the beautiful butterflies from the Borders sheet. I have inked the edges of the papers and flowers with Weathered Wood Distress Ink which is the perfect colour match.

The aperture was cut using a circle die included in Die-Namics Blueprints 12,  I love how it cuts a line of stitching around the edge of the circle. The pretty corner swirl is by Die-namites and the flowers are made with a Cheery Lynn die called Sweet Christine.

side view

Items Used:

Papers - Shoreline Treasures - Bottom of the Sea 6 x 6

Shoreline Treasures - Borders

Shoreline Treasures - White Blossom

Dies - Die-namites - Butterfly Corner

Die-Namics Blueprints 12
Die-Namics Stitched Circle Stax

Cheery Lynn - Sweet Christine

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

Bye for now

Sue xx

Tilly with Rose

Good Morning Everyone.

I hope you are having a good weekend.

For my card today I have used another adorable stamp. This is Tilly with Rose by Wildrose Studio which is in the sale at the moment. I have matched it with some beautiful Bo Bunny papers.

The wonderful flower is  Die-Namics Rolled Mum and the leaves are Cheery Lynn Leaf Flourish Strip.

Items Used:

Stamp - Wild Rose Studio - Tilly with Rose coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment - Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler

Papers - Bo Bunny Pin Cushion

Bazzill Kraft Cardstock

Dies - Die-Namics Rolled Mum

Die-Namics Pierced Rectangles

Cheery Lynn Leaf Flourish Strip

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

Bye for now

Sue xx

LDRS Saturated Canary Eva....

Oh I am sooooo late today! This is another image I had coloured from my sick bed lol

This is the beautiful Eva coloured with my copics....papers are from Bildmalarna Dreams Collection.....the die is Cheery Lynn Felicity....I hope you like!

Jane

Love is Sweet

Good Morning Everyone

I hope you are having a good weekend.

For my card today I have used a sweet image from CC Designs. The pretty papers are from theTeresa Collins Save the Date pad, one of the sheets contains some fabulous sentiments one of which I have used on my card. The gorgeous Mesh Hearts Border is a Cheery Lynn die and the Heart Banner is by La la lands.

Items Used:

Stamp - CC Designs - Roberto's Rascals - Valentine  coloured with Promarkers

Papers - Teresa Collins Save The Date 6 x 6 Paper Pad

Bazzill Cardstock - Sea Salt

Bazzill Cardstock - Vintage

Dies - Cheery Lynn - Mesh Hearts (Horizonal) Borders

La La Land Heart Banner

Die-Namics Stitched Square Stax

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

bye for now

Sue xx

Missing You

Hello everyone, it's Ann-Marie popping in today to share some crafty inspiration with you all.  

I decided I was in the mood to colour up a real sweetie of an image and settled on CC Designs Drozy's Darlings 'Missing You' and I think she's one of my faves.  I teamed her up with Prima 'Stationer's Desk' papers and boy these are sooo gorgeous just love the rich colours in them and as normal the papers defined the colours of my image so I opted to pick out the red in them which just so happens to be my favourite colour!

I used a Cheery Lynn 'Ivy Corner Flourish' in my flowers I just snipped it into sections so I could move it about to get it in the right place and just peeking out from under the flowers to say hello is a little owl charm.  The sentiment is from the new Clearly Whimsy's 'Simple Sentiments' clear stamps and I just popped it behind a frame.  

A close up of the image isn't she so sweet.  Once I'd coloured her I then covered the moon and star in some Glamour Dust so she has just a little twinkle which I think you can just about make out in the piccie.

Items Used

Image:  CC Designs Drozy's Darlings 'Missing You'

Sentiment:  Clearly Whimsy 'Simple Sentiments'

Papers:  Prima 'Stationers Desk'

Dies:  Cheery Lynn 'Ivy Flourish Corner

Owl Charm

MME Record It All Things Chalk enamel dots

Memento 'Tuxedo Black' ink pad

Okay that's all from me today, I hope you enjoy the rest of your Wednesday.

Take care.

Ann-Marie 

xxx