One in a minion

I'm here today to share my DT inspiration for Alicia Bel this week and I chose Minion Girl...

I actually made this for my niece - she loves Despicable Me almost as much as me!  Alicia's take on it is so cool - I love her little outfit  with a touch of sexy!  I used Doodlebug polka dot paper, a Paper Smooches border die and Memory Box and My Favorite Things alpha dies.

You can see more gorgeous inspiration over at the blog here.  That is it from me today - see you again soon!

Alicia Bel new release

The Alicia Bel new releases for this month is now available in store and the design team are showcasing them over at the blog today.  I decided to use the beautiful Elegant Bride...

A very girlie card for me!  This lady is so beautiful.  I coloured her with my new Polochromos pencils and added some Glamour Dust on the roses, her tiara and earrings.  The papers are called Dearly Beloved by NitWit Collections and the sentiment is by Simon Says Stamp.  I also used the Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside border die to create the curved border.

Check out the rest of the design team's creations over at the blog here.  I will be back soon - enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Anything but Christmas!

The theme of Anything But Christmas over at La-La Land Crafts blog this week is perfect for the way I'm feeling about making Christmas cards right now - had enough of them!  Here is my DT take on it...

Here's a list of the La-La Land Crafts goodies I used:

Cherry Blossom Flower die

Berry Flourish Die

I think I should have placed the numbers closer to the sentiment - looks a bit bare around them now I'm looking at the photo!  Oh well, it'll have to do!  This card is for my husband's Aunt - wow, 80 years old!  My grandma is 83 years old.  I just can't imagine living that long!

Check out the rest of the DT creations over at the blog here and I will be back later with my Alicia Bel DT post - see you then!

Alicia Bel inspiration time!

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Today the Alicia Bel design team is giving you some inspiration from the fabulous goodies available in the store.  I decided to use this gorgeous girl Frog Kisser...

Isn't she beautiful?  And this is the first time I've attempted a dark skin tone using Copic E31, E33 and E35.  I'm going to try an Asian/Chinese skin tone soon!  I also added Glamour Dust to her tiara although you can't see it very well in the photo - it's blinging!  I popped the white frame on foam pads for depth to frame her.

I used Lili of the Valley Shabby Shack paper, a Memory Box flourish die, Whiff of Joy speech bubble die and La-La Land Crafts Lotus Flower die, topped off with a Doodlebug glittered brad.

Check out some more inspiration over at the blog here - you won't be disappointed!  That really is it from me today - honestly!

Baby in a pod

I found this card today in my box of cards that I forgot to post!  I made it well over a year ago when I was still on the CC Designs team.  Unfortunately, I don't think you can buy this stamp any more, but I think you'll agree that it is adorable!

So cute!!!  The papers are by DCWV and I used a Memory Box die for the background.  The heart is a CC Designs die and I used a very sweet My Favorite Things scallop border die.

Now all I need is a friend to get pregnant and have a baby so I can give this to her!

Thanks for visiting - I will be back on Friday with my La-La Land Crafts and Alicia Bel DT posts - until then, enjoy the rest of your week!

Alicia Bel's very first challenge!

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It's the start of the Alicia Bel challenges and to make it as easy peasy as possible for you, the theme is ANYTHING GOES!  So no excuse not to join in, lol!  Here is my DT using the cool Melanie At The Gym...

Isn't she cool?  And I loved colouring her in too.  I thought this would be a good encouragement card for my friend who is on a mission to lose a lot of weight and she's doing really well so far.

I think the papers are by Digital Design Essentials and I used my Craft Concepts star embossing folder, topped off with a Lil' Inker Designs die cut heart with a lickle ickle button!

I hope you can join in with our challenge for a chance to win an Alicia Bel digi.  You can get all the deets and more gorgeous DT inspiration over at the blog here.

Thanks for visiting and I'll see you on my blog rounds later today - ttfn!

Woo hoo!

I was super chuffed to see that one of my cards for Lili of the Valley made it as the focal point on this month's edition of Simply Cards and Papercrafts #128!  Check this out...

My mum is going to be so proud when she sees this - it's almost like I'm a celebrity when I get in a mag, lol!  And here are all of the cards that are featured in this edition...

Using Penguin Pals...

These two using Ice Christmas...

These two using Frosty Fun...

This one using Snow Flurries...

And lastly this card also using Snow Flurries made it onto their blog as a bonus card...

I love these penguins!  And I also used papers from the new Festive Trimmings pad and sentiments from the Christmas Wishes stamp set.

Whew, that was a lot of cards I made in less than a week!  But it was well worth it to see them published!  I'm going to enter these into Squirrel's The Great Penguin Challenge 2014.

Now I'm off to bed to get a good rest for another busy, busy week at work!

Easy peasy Christmas card!

Quickly popping in with my Lili of the Valley DT card using one of the new Coloured Art Pads that will be available in the store from Thursday...

These new art pads are so gorgeous - again!  This little lady is from the Vintage Christmas set.  I also used papers from the 'Twas the Night pad and the sentiment is from the Christmas Wishes set.  I simply framed the gorgeous using a Memory Box Holly Vine die with some teeny tiny flat backed pearls.

Enjoy the rest of your day and I'll be back very soon with another make using one of the new art pads - ttfn!

Come sunshine or rain...

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There's a new release over at All Dressed Up and it is another super cute set!  The DT are showcasing the beauties and here is my Dressy Girl make using the very sweet A Time To Share digi...

This card didn't turn out anything like I envisaged it, but I think I like it anyway!  I used a variety of dies to create the scene and a My Favorite Things sentiment from the happy set.

Check out the rest of the gorgeous Dressy Girl makes over at the blog here and buy the newbies in the store here!

Enjoy the rain!

Hey all!  It's Bellarific Friday and this week we had a sketch to follow.  Here is my DT make...

This is Lolly and her Brolly - another brilliant Uptown Girl!  I thought it only appropriate to make a card with a rain theme as that is all we seem to be getting here in the UK!  But I also wanted it to be cheery card so I used Doodlebug papers and some sweet daisies.

Okay, the next theme is to get inspired by this photo...

Send your creations to Em by next Thursday for a chance to win some Bella Bucks!

Best witches!

Today I've got a card to showcase another of the new September sweeties in the Whimsie Doodles store!  Here it is using Little Witch...

She is so pretty and I love her Hermione Granger style hair!  I matched her up with Echo Park Little Boy papers (digi printed on ivory cardstock) and brown gingham check clouds.  The bat dies are Memory Box and the spooky castle is by CC Designs.

I hope you like my Little Witch - I'm rather pleased with how she turned out!  Thanks for visiting and I will see you tomorrow with my Bellarific Friday DT post!

 

I'm late, I'm late...

...for a very important date - Bellarific Friday!  I was actually early this week making my project but I followed the wrong week's sketch!!!  So, I had to quickly make up a card with the correct bloomin' sketch so without further ado, here is my Bellarific Babe card...

I used Uptown Girl Audrey Loves Her Make Up and the sentiment is from the Posh Has a Present set.  And I didn't use a scrap of design paper!  Simply a Memory Box background die and My Favorite Things border die - simples!

So next week's Bellarific Friday theme is circles - a circled shaped card or circle paper, just anything with a circle shape in it!  Send your creations to Em by next Thursday for a chance to win some Bella Bucks!

Okay, I am off to bed now - night night!

 

You make me batty

After our long Summer break, the design team are showcasing the new Whimsie Doodle release for September today! 

Isn't she beautiful!  And I love her funky bag too!  I used Memory Box dies and the My Favorite Things zig zag border.  I can't remember who the paper was from - it was just some scrap in my stash!

Check out more cuteness over at the Whimsie Doodle blog now!  Thank you for visiting and I'll be back tomorrow with my Bellarific Friday DT post!

 

Day 3 of the All Tthat Scraps April release!

It's the third day for the All That Scraps April release showcase and today we showcasing the new Sweet November Fairwees.  Here is my DT make...

Isn't she dinky sweet?!  This is Josie's Brella, the C.C. Designs Cutters Grass Border Die and the sentiment is from the AmyR Stamps Winged Greetings Sentiments set.  I used papers from My Minds Eye.

Check out the blog here to see more inspiration and  link up to Inlinkz for a chance to win some of today's cute stuff!  Thanks for visiting and I will see you later with my Lil' Inker Designs new release post!