Party Dress (and Handbag!)

Here is the first of the two new release digi stamps from Jellypark!  This one is called Heart Dress and Handbag.  I've coloured them with Promarkers and then cut around them before layering onto an acetate card front.  The backing paper is from Funky Hand - Just For Jen Download and it all matched up perfectly with the colours!

I've actually layered the front of the dress with angel hair - 3 layers but I added stickles to the hearts before I did it!  Added a double organza pink bow to the top of the card plus some baby pink half pearls to the dress and its done!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Ladybug Crafts Ink:  Think Pink plus White

Bunny Zoe's Crafts:  Flowers and Pearls

Corrosive Challenges:  Hearts and Flowers

Eclectic Ellapu:  Anything Girlie

Images:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers

Papers:  Funky Hand - Just For Jen download

Everything else:  My stash

Knickers

My turn as Girl Tuesday at Dr Digi to make you giggle or cringe!  It's my airing of Wash Day and here it is in all its glory:

I think its Night Nurse Nina on her day off - the red painted nails are a dead giveaway!  No doubt I'll be using this digi quite a lot as I am pants at remembering Birthday's!

Image has been coloured with Promarkers with watercolour pencils for the background.  I've used plain card from my stash for layering, letters cut with Girls Are Weird Sizzix alphabet dies and the tag is also a Sizzix die.  And embroidery thread from my stash.  A bold lady needs a bold statement!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations:  Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge:  Tag
Glitter and Sparkle:  Female
Delicious Doodles:  No Designer Paper

Image:  Dr Digi, coloured with Promarkers and Watercolour pencils
Dies:  Sizzix Girls are Weird alphabet and scallop tag
Everything else:  My stash

Jellypark Challenge - So Sweet

Phew - hope you are managing to keep up! This is my third and final post for today! And its time for the new Jellypark challenge and the theme this fortnight is:

So Sweet

I've gone for a new baby theme and used the fab tag with ribbon digi which is available to buy in the store for £1.25!  I've made two little cards using the tag which I've coloured with Promarkers plus liquid pearls.

For the card base and also the tags I've used some card that was donated by my cousin Claire as its left overs from her Wedding Stationery from last year.  And she knows me so well that I couldn't pass an opportunity like that!

I've layered the tag onto the card with foam pads and used a Nesties for the shape of the card the added a line of dots around the edge with a gel pen.

The little feet I made from fimo and I managed to get them made before our oven decided to blow an element although it was a bit touch and go if they would 'cook' properly!  I've not used a template to make them, just made it up as I went along, which to be fair, happens with most of my creations!

Good luck with the challenge and hope you can join in with us!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Moving Along With The Times:  Only Girls Allowed
Whimsy Inspiration:  Fancy Edges 
Bearly Mine:  Anything Goes
Craft Room Challenge:  Make Your Own Embellishments
Papertake Weekly:  Anything Goes

Tag:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers and liquid pearls
Card base:  Donation from Claire
Embellishments:  Made myself

Polkadoodle Challenge 6 - Valentine Love

It's Friday so that means the blogging comes thick and fast!  My Simply Create Too post is below and the Jellypark challenge will be along very soon!  But this one is the turn of the new Polkadoodle challenge and the theme this week is:

Valentine Love

I've used an image from the Love and Cherish cd - printed it directly onto the card stock and then cut it out with a fancy X Cut die.  I've layered it onto another die cut (I actually chopped it in half so it fanned out a little!)

The card shape is also made using the largest of the X Cut dies but I had to cheat a little as the die was not quite as large as I wanted so it is a little wonky in places!

I've decoupaged the central heart and added glossy accents over the top.  All edges have been inked with brown and then black ink and I've added some half pearls from my stash.

Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

365 Day Cards:  Day 38 - Girly Swirly
Charisma Cardz:  Love
Milk Coffee Challenge:  Valentines
Paper Crafting Journey:  Love
Sassy Studios Designs:  Have A Heart
Digi Stamps 4 Joy:  Romance

Image:  Love and Cherish cd from Polkadoodles
Dies:  X Cut fancy die
Everything else:  My stash

Simply Create Too - Challenge 30 Midway Extra - Valentine Day / Hearts

It's time for the midway extra post to help you with some extra inspiration for the current Simply Create Too challenge which is:

Valentine Day / Hearts

I've used some wonderful papers from the new Funky Hand download - Just For Jen and for every purchase £1 will be donated to Cancer Research.  There are lots of patterned papers in the collection - greys and pinks but I've only used one of the 'solid' pinks and printed directly onto my cardstock.

I found a fab template from Belles Printables and I adapted it slightly and layered the heart.

I've added liquid pearl dots around the edge of the heart and then raided my button stash!  I've also added some clear gems - I think they would be termed dew drops - which were donated by my cousin Claire after her Wedding last year!

Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following:

Fab n Funky:  Valentines / Hearts
Fresh Brewed Designs:  Hearts and Dots
Simon Says Stamp:  Heart
Anything Goes Challenge:  Monochrome
Sweet Stamps:  Think Pink
Try It On Tuesday:  Valentines


Papers:  Just For Jen download from Funky Hand
Template:  Belles Printables - adapted slightly
Everything else:  My stash or donated by Claire!

Bedside Manner and Some News!

I can finally reveal my good news!  I've been asked to join the small but perfectly formed Design Team for Dr Digi!!  And I've accepted the position and I am Girl Tuesday!  So every Tuesday at 10am GMT come hail, rain, shine or snow (its hailing and lightning really really hard whilst I write this!) I'll be blogging something from Dr Digi!

And to start it off, here is Night Nurse Nina with her most favoured expression.  It's one of those looks that can be applied in almost any clinical situation.  Especially if she's holding a rather large needle.  And yes, she's been heard to say, in a rather bored and patronising voice, 'it's only a little scratch' whilst jabbing the flabby white rear end of a poor male patient.  And hiding her smirk.

And Nina can be all yours too for the princely sum of a quid!  Yes one whole pound!  And she's worth every penny!!  Click here to go and buy!!

I've coloured her with Promarkers and then cut her out.  I made the clipboard from an old manilla folder - I hate to throw anything away (as I know I will be able to use it some day!) and added a a sheet of paper from Jacob's notebook - he's not noticed so I aint telling him!  I've roughed it up a little with ink plus some rolling and ripping.  I've added the critical red line and then stamped the sentiment with a little wooden Studio G alpha set.  And the clippy bit at the top are offcuts of gold card and I've used a tool thing to indent the lines.

So hope you enjoyed my first post and don't forget to come back next Tuesday for another peak at the genius of Dr Digi!  Or check out the blog - something new every day (or nearly!)  Don't forget to subscribe to the newsletter - miss it and miss out!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Lady Anne Challenges:  Anything Goes
My Grafico:  Anything Goes
365 Day Cards:  Day 35 - Top Trends (graph paper!)
A Gem of a Challenge:  Gingham or Checks
Sweet Pea Stampers:  Clean and Simple and No Embellishments

Image:  Night Nurse Nina from Dr Digi, coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment:  Studio G wooden alpha stamps
Everything else:  My stash 

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 43

It's time for another Fetch A Sketch challenge and here is the sketch for this fortnight:

We are sponsored by Polkadoodles for this challenge and one lucky entrant will win this rubber stamp set!

I've used various Polkadoodle papers from my stash plus some plain red card I found.  The image is from Emma Canning - which you can buy from Polkadoodles as Nikky exclusively stocks Flat Friends images.  I've used an X Cut star die plus two star shaped buttons that I found in my stash.  They were originally pink but I coloured them with a Promarker so they would match!

I've used a Nestie die for the main image and background.

Good luck with the challenge - for more details and how to enter please pop over to Fetch A Sketch!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Hiding In My Craft Room:  Reds
ABC Challenge:  G is for Going Dotty
Cards Galore:  One For The Men
Flat Friends Challenge:  To Die For


Image:  Emma Canning digi, coloured with Promarkers
Papers:  Polkadoodles
Dies<  X Cut (Star), Spellbinders (Oval)
Everything else:  My stash 

Gardening and Knicker Elastic

And here I am with the second (very late) blogging of the new release digi stamp from Jellypark!  This one is called Woman Gardening and I've coloured it with Promarkers plus watercolour pencils for the sky - again for a softer finish.

The main background paper is from Dovecraft - Enchanted Fairytale 6x6 paper stack which I bought from Dunelm early in the New Year and it was half price!

The ribbon is from my stash and the brighter pink on the top is actually lacy knicker elastic - I picked up a few meters of it last time I went to the Scrap Store (and got some in mint green too!)

The chipboard butterflies I've had for some time and I've covered them with some pink paper and added some half pearls to the centre.  The dark blob to the centre of the earth on the image is a snail - I sort of overcoloured it that's why it looks a bit odd!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Totally Gorjuss:  Anything Goes with Lace (does lacy knicker elastic count?!)
Card Crafters Circle:  Springtime
Crafty Ribbons:  Anything Goes with Ribbon
Happy Campers:  Flowers and something Digital
Paper Crafting Journey:  For A Girl
Flutterby Wednesday's:  Anything Goes with Butterfly or Fairy

Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers and Watercolour pencils
Papers:  Dovecraft 6x6 Enchanted Fairytale 6x6 stack
Everything else:  My stash and the Scrap Store

Ahoy!

I am rather late with blogging this card - it features one of the two new release digi stamps from Jellypark. From last week. So sorry - I've been really busy at work and not been getting home at a reasonable time and I was struggling to string a coherent sentence together I was that tired.

I've managed to have a little 'me' time this weekend (in between a football match (they lost 7-0 but Jacob saved between 20 and 25 goals!) and then an afternoon of karting at 3 Sisters Race Track) plus I HAD to go into Blackburn this morning for a new school coat for Jacob - his zip disintegrated on Friday and some Bin Weevils' trading cards.....)  And I have some good news, but will tell you about that on Tuesday!

Anyway, here is Pirate and Dog on Boat digi stamp which I've made quite large and then coloured with Promarkers.  I coloured the sky with Watercolour pencils as I wanted a softer look plus a bit of inking too.

I found some card in my stash - I think it used to be a manilla folder - so that became the base of the card.  I've cheated a little and made my own brads - a Sharpie marker and then a dab of glossy accents over the top!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

365 Day Cards:  Day 33 - Colour Like Crazy
Allsorts:  Lets Get Cute
One Stop Craft:  Anything Goes
Word Play Saturday:  Anything
Raise The Bar:  Animal Attraction
Sweet Pea Stampers:  Clean and Simple and No Embellishments

Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers and Watercolour pencils
Everything else:  My stash 

Simply Create Too Challenge 30 - Valentines Day / Hearts

It's Friday so time for a new Simply Create Too challenge!  And a rather appropriate theme too:

Valentines Day / Hearts

I bought this wicker heart during the summer from I think, Poundstretchers, as I knew it would come in handy at some point!  Plus the fact it was still lying around on the table and I was getting fed up of moving it!  And to keep the shabby chic look (and because I couldn't be bothered) I've not painted over it but simply added an organza bow made from two different ribbons plus some seed beads wrapped in wire.

The cute bunny Wedding couple has been decoupaged as I fancied a change - the image is from Polkadoodles - Cherryblossom Lane cd.  I've used the pre coloured image which has actually been coloured by Nikky and it is really lovely and soft and delicate and I knew I'd be more heavy handed if I coloured it.

I've added some stickles here and there too and when it was shown on Create and Craft in early December it went down a treat with the presenter!

Good luck with the Simply Create Too challenge!

I'd like to enter the following:

Crafty Ribbons:  Anything Goes with Ribbon
Sarah Hurley Challenges:  Anything But A Card
Sassy Studios:  Love Is In The Air
Crafty Creations:  Anything But A Card
Sisterhood of Crafters:  Hearts
The Stamping Chef:  Love

Wicker Heart:  Poundstretchers
Images:  Cherryblossom Lane cd from Polkadoodles
Everything else:  My stash