Classy Shoe

Greetings one and all, I hope you are well.
The weather has been kind lately here in North Wales but unfortunately crafting and blogging do not appreciate that and I have been inside during this good weather! It's a good job that I enjoy creating ;)

There is a brand new challenge starting today over at Scribble & Scrap, so make sure you head on over and enter that this fortnight (enter it more than once, you know you want to!). This is my inspiration there right now:

The central image is a Stamp by Chloe, gilding flakes on a black background look fabulous-the flakes are IndigoBlu Lancashire Rose.  I made the central image during a crafting session at a friend's house so the dies used to cut out the black and gold are hers (I have no idea of manufacturer).
I wanted to stick with the black and gold as I think it looks elegant-the sentiment is from Imagination Crafts and I stamped it in gold but wanted it to stand out more so I used a gel pen to go over it and to work the faux stitching around it.  A handmade black bow in one corner sets the shoe image off beautifully.
The black embossed card, black ribbon, gems and sparkler are all from my crafty stash.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see your creations over at the Scribble & Scrap Challenge :)
Have a fabulous rest of the weekend and, until next time, Happy Crafting.
xx

Challenges entered:
Crafting From The Heart- Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion- Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations- Anything Goes
2 Crafty Girls- Spring Time
Not Just Cards- Anything Goes
Through The Purple Haze- Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door- Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays- Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination- Anything Goes

Springtime Layers at Simply Papercraft

Greetings to all.  I hope you are well.
I also hope that the sun is shining wherever you may be :)
It has been lovely here for a few days (I am scheduling this post so watch it be raining on Sunday!!-not my fault if it is!) so it's difficult to be indoors crafting, especially when Frodo is outside basking in the sun-he's such a lively kitty :)

A new challenge is live now over at Simply Papercraft-the theme is 'Lots of Layers' and Sassy Studios is the sponsor. I have used the image 'Sassy Rapunzel' to create my card today.  She is fabulous-stunning regardless of the colour scheme chosen for her!
My Rapunzel is a brunette, with just a hint of red. Her lovely long locks are adorned with lots of pretty flowers-that just had to be purple! ('tis my favourite colour after all!) I wish I had eyelashes like her!!
The layers are taken mostly from the Peacocks and Paisley 12x12 pad I have used previously-it's just fabulous and the colours are so in keeping with Spring that it felt appropriate :)
The die cuts and paper flowers came from my stash along with the gems and sparklers.  The sentiment about friendship makes the card useful for many occasions.
Thanks for stopping by, let me know what you think :)
Enjoy the warm weather and, until next time, Happy Crafting.
xx

Challenges entered:
Crafting From The Heart- Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination- Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion- Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations- Anything Goes
2 Crafty Girls- Spring Time
Not Just Cards- Anything Goes
Through The Purple Haze- Anything Goes

Pretty in Pink

Greetings one and all, I trust you are well on this, another beautiful sunny day in the UK.
I have been doing some organising (not too much-don't want to cause panic!), as I am in the very slow process of moving all my art and crafting gear out of my dad's garage and down to what will soon be my new work space-an incredibly slow process as I only have a Skoda Fabia so can't take massive amounts of stuff, plus, I keep finding things I need to use immediately!!

Today's creation sees me stepping outside of my comfort zone again and using pink! Not only that, I am relatively new to the world of digital crafting (my printer was rubbish! Now I use my dad's!!).
As I was clearing away crafting things I have had piled up on the dining room table, I stumbled across some Polkadoodles images that I had printed a while ago (as soon as I got the CD if I'm honest!) and I have just HAD to use a couple of them!
So, this is my favourite of the digi stamps on the CD I got-I used the pre coloured version and some of the co-ordinating papers aswell as a matching bow.

I lightly added some Victorian Velvet distress ink to the die cut image as I think that sets it off beautifully.  The piece of vintage music paper, handmade flowers and gems are from my stash and the sentiment is one from a book of loads of them by Hunkydory.
Thanks for stopping by, let me know what you think :)
Enjoy your day and, until next time, Happy Crafting.
xx

Challenges entered:
Doodle Pantry- Anything Goes (digi)
Polkadoodles- Pink and Pretty
Through The Craft Room Door- Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays- Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination- Anything Goes

Gorjuss Decoupage

Greetings one and all, I hope you are well.
Apologies for the silence lately-I've been incredibly busy behind the scenes, details will be forthcoming very soon.
Today's share is a card made using specifically bought papers as I just cannot resist the Gorjuss range!  I think this little girl is fabulous :)
All papers seen are from the Santoro Gorjuss A4 paper pack, the central image is decoupaged and that was also in the same kit. The butterflies and bow are from the packaging! 

I went with 'For You' as a sentiment as that is applicable for many instances, the adhesive letters are also in the papercrafting pack.  I feel like an advert for them! I just really like the colours and images used-it's a non girly little girl, totally made for me!!

I hope you are all having fun with your crafting, although now the sun has graced us with its prescence here for a few days, there is valid reason to be outside rather than in your craft room!!
Thanks for stopping by, let me know what you think :)
Enjoy the sun and, until next time, Happy Crafting.
xx

Challenges entered:
Crafting From The Heart- Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination- Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion- Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations- Anything Goes
Macabre Monday at Haunted House Designs- Going Green
Not Just Cards- Anything Goes
Through The Purple Haze- Anything Goes

Peacocks at Scribble & Scrap

Greetings one and all, I hope you are well.
Today sees a new challenge begin at Scribble & Scrap, so here is my DT inspiration for it.  A slight departure for me as it is all cutting and sticking but the papers were so lovely, I couldn't help but get the pad!

I adore peacocks-they are such magnificent creatures, and their feathers are nature's works of art, filled with beautiful colours so as soon as I laid eyes on this, I had to have it!  All of the papers and images are from a 12x12 paper pad by Heartfelt Creations-I think it is called Peacocks and Paisley (something like that any way!).
The central image I just cut out and rounded the corners! I used two 6x6 papers staggered and curled the edges of the top one before using a paper ribbon strip horizontally to encourage the recipient to 'Have a Beautiful Day' and then the central image and a sentiment from my stash were attached using foam pads for a little dimension.
The finishing touch-the bling in the bottom corner comes from Ocean Aurora Sparklers from The Hobby House.
That's my card done, fastest I have ever made a card I think!!
The Scribble & Scrap Challenge is Always Anything Goes, so you can enter pretty much anything you make, ever!  Stop by and join us and show us your creations :)
Thanks for reading this and, until next time, Happy Crafting!
xx

Challenges entered:
Inspiration Destination- Always Anything Goes

Steampunk at Simply Papercraft

Greetings one and all, I hope you are well.

I have some exciting news today (yes, again!), I have been chosen to join the design team for a new challenge blog-Simply Papercraft. I am so pleased to be part of this.  Today sees the launch of challenge #2 Steampunk/Freestyle and this is my inspiration for it (yes, another easel card!!!).

I absolutely LOVE steampunk so making this was a pleasure :)  The fabulous image is a digi stamp from the sponsor of this challenge-Stitchy Bear Stamps.  I coloured her with Promarkers (hair and skin) and Derwent watercolour pencils before fussy cutting her out and adding her to a die cut that I had lightly stencilled with brown and gold ink through a cogs mask.
The die cut cogs I got from my stash (a stash that was created when visiting a crafting friend who has many dies!!).  The cogs were again stencilled on the base of the card before adding a cut off cog stopper featuring the sentiment.
I have many steampunk themed charms in my stash but, as I moved home just this weekend, I am not sure where they are!  These few cog charms though definately belong on this card!!
Thanks for stopping by, let me know what you think and, until next time, Happy Crafting!
xx

Challenges entered:

Inspiration Destination- Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door- Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge- Anything Goes
Simply Create Too- Anything Goes

Gone All Girly

Greetings one and all, I hope you are well.
The online shop is slowly coming along! Well, I have listed a few things in it so it feels like progress to me! Still a long way to go though!
I thought I had already blogged this, but, upon reviewing my blog archive, it seems that I haven't!  This card is quite the departure for me, using papers and central image that came as a freebie with a crafting magazine and oodles of flowers and gems-pretty darn girly, right?!

I haven't made an easel card for a while and I do like them so don't be surprised if you see more of these blogged in the future!
Purple is just a fabulous colour, hence the several shades of it here!!

I hope you had a great Easter and didn't overindulge on the chocolate too much ;)
Let me know what you think of today's card and, until next time, Happy Crafting!
xx

Challenges entered:
Inspiration Destination- Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door- Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge- Anything Goes
Simply Create Too- Anything Goes
Penny's Challenge- Anything Goes

Clean and Simple

Greetings one and all, I hope you are well.
Today's post is a simple make, understated, flowery and a bit sparkly :)  A clean and simple birthday card-perfect for any woman, even if she's not girly!

I am scheduling this post as, while you read this, I will be packing up all my belongings in preparation for moving out of my home! Staying with my dad and brother for a while as I search for a place of my own, Frodo loves it there as he has more people to play with!!
So, however you are spending your day, I hope it's enjoyable :)
Until next time, Happy Crafting xx

Challenges entered:
Inspiration Destination- Anything Goes

Fairy Birthday Wishes

Greetings to you all, I hope you are well.
Today's card is a black and white (I think monochrome is classy!) fairy themed birthday card-could be given to a child or an adult as magic is ageless ;)

The central image is a topper from Lelli-Bots Crafts, from the Fairy Magic kit (available in my store once I get it up and running!).  The topper is uncoated so colour can be added using alcohol markers, or inks but I have left this one uncoloured.  The black and white star backing paper is also in the kit, along with the sentiment.

Taking inspiration from a card made by a friend of mine, I used white card embossed with a criss cross design and placed a pearl at each of the crossing points-I absolutely love this look!
The finishing touches: silver ribbon, black feather and the rounded corners of the top two layers, make this a classy card that is, at the same time, fun :)
I am a fan of fairies-magic in general really!  Even though I trained as a scientist and am incredibly logically minded, I do like the idea that there are things that cannot be explained (yet).  I want to believe in magic!!
I was once described as having a 'head full of magic' and I quite like that phrase so I will keep that as a way to describe myself!!
Ok, enough of me talking about myself!
Thank you for stopping by and, until next time, Happy Crafting xx

Challenges entered:
Inspiration Destination- Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge- Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door- Anything Goes
Crafting With An Attitude- Anything Goes