I'd love to hug Leah!

It's new release time for Whimsie Doodles and this is another super cute collection!  Here is my DT make using Need a Hug...

Leah is one of my most fave characters EVER!  And the other newbies are just as cute - just check out the DT inspiration over at the blog here - you won't be disappointed!

See you tomorrow with the next sneak peek of the new CC Designs release.  Thanks for visiting!

 

Sweet girl

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It's Tuesday which means it's By Lori Designs Inspirations Tuesday!  I decided to use Puddle Jumper Sweet Girl...

 

 

I love her pretty dress and sweet necklace!  I matched her up with Echo Park papers and the sentiment is also By Lori Designs from the new set called New Everyday Sentiments II.

 

Check out more of the gorgeous inspiration over at the blog here.  I'm off but I'll see you on my blog rounds!

 



 

Monster love!

Hello everyone!  I'm here to show you a card I made with some of my current favourite goodies in the Quixotic Paperie store.  My husband went to visit his parents recently and I really missed him so I made him this card for his return...

Sweet, but not too sweet for my unromantic husband!  I used one of the new monsters by SCACD called Susana Loves Stamps Oddly Sweet Loves Me?  Adorable, don't cha think?!   And I love the matching sentiment too.  I also used the new My Favorite Things Die-Namics heart border die.  Elaine doesn't have any in stock at the moment but you can ask her to order it in for you here.

Well I hope you like my monster love and I'll see you tomorrow with my Bellarific Babe card!

Never too old for a party hat!

Did you know that Birdie Brown has just reached 2 years old?  Well in celebration Birdie Brown illustrator Torico is celebrating with two challenges this month and the first challenge is with the theme of ... birthdays!  As she is one of my all time favourite illustrators I had to help Torico celebrate so here is my card...

He he, I love this kitty kat!  This is Birdie Brown's Party Cat and the sentiment is from the Lil' Inker Designs You're Invited stamp set.  I also used my MFT Die-Namics Banner Strip die, Nestie Stars, Crafts Too embossing folder and Lil' Inker Designs Instant Frame die.  This is definitely going to a teenage guy I know who is in the "I'm too cool" stage!   Here's a close up of this cutie pie...

So, happy birthday Birdie Brown!  I'm off now but back tomorrow with my Day 4 All That Scraps March release post!

Create your own sunshine

Have you seen the sneak peeks of the Stamping Bella March release yet?  Check them out on Bloggabella here - you will love the newbies plus we have a new artist too!  They will be available in store TODAY!!! 

And any orders over $55.00 will receive  a surprise KETTO goodie bag (stamps will be randomly chosen) the value of the goodie bag will be approximately 30.00!!  I love the Kettos - you can see one of my cards using one here.

And today is also Bellarific Friday and this week's theme was to use banners.  So here is my card using one of the new Uptown Girls called Sunny is Stylish...

Isn't she fabulicious?!  I can just imagine that's off to sunnier climes - St Lucia or the Maldives perhaps!   I matched her up with Karen Funk So Happy Together digi papers, a Crafts Too polka dot embossing folder and Little Miss Muffet party banner die.   I am entering my card into the Simon Says Stamp anything goes challenge.

I paper pieced her outside and then shaded them with my Copics.  I added some Stickles Glue in Star Dust on her clothes trim and hearts and some Glossy Accents to her glasses.  Here's a closer look...

The new Bellarific Friday is the sketch below to follow.  Email your creations to Em by next Thursday 7 March for a chance to win $20 Bella Bucks (either by submitting a project or simply commenting on next week's Bellarific Friday post)!

You can also join with our Bellarific Tuesday with the theme of Make It Pretty for a chance to win $20 Bella Bucks!

I'm off now - thanks for visiting!

I {heart} you

Hello, happy Tuesday everyone!  I'm here with another make using one of the new releases in the Whimsie Doodle store.  Well, Valentine's is just two days away so I want to share with you a card that I made for our design team's Secret Admirer Swap (a bit like Secret Santa but for Valentine's!).  So my recipient should have received her card by now and here it is using new release iheartu...

Isn't she gorgeous?  I matched her up with Echo Park's Love Story papers and a heart embossing folder to create some interest in the background.  I stamped the sentiment on a Lil' Inker Designs Stitched Sentiment Flag die and that gorgeous heart border is by My Favorite Things.  I am entering this card into the Simon Says Stamp challenge for have a heart.

You can see all of the romantic sweet new releases here and I'll see you tomorrow with my All That Scraps review post!

Tutorial on lining up solid metal dies in a neat row

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Pixie Dust Studiosguest designer post!)

Hello, I am back again today!  I'm here with my Make It Monday project for All That Scraps and today I'm going to show you how I line up a neat row using solid metal dies.  First of all, here is the made up card using Sweet November Forest Pals and C.C. Designs Cutters Key & Lock Embossing die...

As you can see I've lined up the hearts in a neat little row and here is how I did it.  To start with, I created a little template using thin printer paper that is the same size as the patterned paper I wanted to use, i.e. 10cm x 4cm...

As you can see, I marked where I wanted the vertical centre of the hearts on the paper (1.8cm in from both ends and 5cm in the centre) and then I marked where I wanted the top of the hearts to line up (0.8cm from the top). 

I then cut out this template and used repositional glue to stick the template on top of the patterned paper...

Next I lined up the heart over the centre marker and up to the edge marker.  Using low tack tape to keep the heart in place, I then ran this through my die cutting machine.  I then repeated this for the other two hearts...

Lastly, I glued a piece of co-ordinating pattered paper behind and voila, it's done!  The great thing is that I can use the "spare" hearts and also  keep the template to use again!

Here's the card again from a different angle...

I hope that was useful - any questions, leave a comment and I'll get back to you.  TTFN!

BLD Tuesday - Valentines

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new challenge DT post!)

Today over at By Lori Designs we are showcasing the new Valentine images so without further ado, here is my DT make using Bug & Roo's Stella Valentine...

I love her sweet hair and huge heart!  I matched her up with Shery K Designs digi papers called Always and Forever and used (again!) my Crafts Too heart embossing folder.  I also used the Lil' Inker Designs Of the Heart Die.  Check out more Valentine sweetness over at the blog here!

Thanks for visiting and I'll see you tomorrow with my All That Scraps January review post!

Embossing time over at Inky Impressions!

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There's a new fortnightly challenge starting today over at Inky Impressions and this week we want to see embossing - nice and easy!  Here is my guest designer make using a heart embossing folder...

I used Hazel Baking Cookies again - I just can't get enough of this cutie!  I finished it off with that beautiful MFT Die-Namics - Rolled Daisy die with a pearl popped in the middle and I got to use up some of that yellow lace that I seem to have reams of!  I have no idea where I got it from!

I hope you can play along with us this week!  You can check out more gorgeous DT inspiration over at the blog here!

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• Kraftin' Kimmies - bright colours
• ABC Challenge - T for Two (two designer papers)
• Joanna Sheen - animal crackers
• The Stamping Boutique - anything goes