Bye bye La-La Land Crafts!

Bit of a sad day today - this is my last card and post as a design team member for La-La Land Crafts.  I've been on the team for 10 months and decided that it was time to go and stretch my creativity elsewhere.  I will definitely miss playing with the gorgeous goodies and I will miss the team even more - what a great bunch, so friendly and supportive.  I know I have made some very good friends and will keep in touch with them.

So for my last week, the design team were asked to follow a sketch.  Now as most of you know, I don't like using sketches - they feel too restrictive to me, but I actually enjoyed following this one. Here is my DT take on it...

La-La Land Crafts goodies used:

Sweetheart Marci stamp

Open Hearts Doily Border die (for the hearts)

Stitched Nested Circles die

Hanging Hearts and Love Word Set

Copics used:

Face: E000, E00, E21, R02, R05

Hair: C03, C05, C07, C09
Outfit: C01, C03, C05, C07, C09, R20, R22, R25, R27

Isn't she a cutie?  I used some Doodlebug papers and finished it off with some teeny weeny white buttons.  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!

Shake your thang!

There's a new monthly themed challenge starting today over at SugarPea Designs and this time the theme is Shake That Thing - yep, we want to see those shaker cards!  Yep, they're very trendy at the moment and so much fun to make that I hope you will join us!  Here is my DT make...

I really enjoyed making this card!  It can be used for any soppy occasion like engagements and weddings, but I think I will use it for an anniversary card.

I first die cut a fishtail strip of cardstock and then lined up the heart strip die from the SugarCuts Heart Journal Card die set.  I then glued a piece of acetate to the back and then used foam strips around each heart.  I filled each heart with Amercian Crafts glitter along with various sized smaller hearts from the SugarCuts Heart Journal Card die set.  I then glued a piece of silver mirri cardstock behind the hearts.  The hearts surrounding this are from the SugarCuts Notched Heart Journal Card die which I stuck on with foam pads to give some more depth.  Lastly, I die cut the arrows from the SugarCuts SugarCuts Heart Journal Card die set with some more silver mirri cardstock and stuck these on with some more foam pads.

Here's a closer look at the shaker hearts...

Remember that you don't need to use SugarPea Designs goodies for this challenge but if you the prize will be bigger - instead of $10, the Gift Certificate will be $15!

Visit the SugarPea Designs blog to get more shakey inspiration.  I'll be back tomorrow with my Docrafts DT post so see you then!

Sexy card!

It's time for the new Alicia Bel monthly challenge and the theme is Love is in the Air.  Here's my DT take on it...

I thought I'd go for a sexy Valentine card using the gorgeous Sexy Cabaret image.  The sentiment is from an old My Favorite Things stamp set (no longer available) and the hearts die cuts using SugarPea Designs dies.  Looking at the photo, I think I glued the heart border on a bit wonky - oops!

You can see what the rest of the design team did with the theme over at the blog here.  I'm off now - thanks for visiting and I'll see you later on my blog rounds - bye for now!

Cookie love

When I saw the For the Boys theme for this week's La-La Land Crafts inspiration, I thought of this little dude straight away and created this card...

Heart Cookies Luka stamp set

Hanging Hearts and Love Word Set dies

Copics used:

Face: E000, E00, E21, R02, R05

Hair: C03, C05, C07, C09

Outfit & tray: C03, C05, C07, B91, B93, B97, R02, R05, R08, E31, E33

This guy is so adorable and I love his hat!  I kept it pretty clean and simple as I thought the papers by NitWit Collections did enough for it!

Check out the rest of the DT creations over at the blog here!  I will be back later with my Alicia Bel DT post - ta ta for now!

Luuuuurve!

Hi everybody!  Thank you for visiting me today.  I'm sharing an early Valentine's card that I've made for my husband.  As my regular visitors will know, my husband isn't very impressed with my cards, especially if they are cute (my usual style!) but I think he'll like this one as it doesn't have a cute image in sight!

Now I just couldn't photograph this card very well - it looks much better in real life!  I die cut the pink card with DCWV glitter cardstock and used lots of foam pads for depth.  I used dies from the SugarPea Designs SugarCuts Heart Journal Card die set and the polka dot paper is by Doodlebug.  Take a closer look at this gorgeous die set...

And here's a closer look at the glitter cardstock...

Well, we'll have to wait and see if he likes it!  In the meantime, I'll be back later in the week with my La-La Land Crafts and Alicia Bel DT posts - see you then!

Docrafts Design Team blog hop!

Hi everyone!  As I announced on this post here, I'm now on the Docrafts design team and we decided to have a little blog hop to introduce the team and show you our "typical" styles.  As you'll know, my style is CAS with a touch of cute!  But I'm trying to move away from too much cute as it's not everyone's cup of tea.  My husband is especially not a fan of cute so I decided to take the opportunity to make his Valentine's Day card...

A bit soppy, but not too soppy.  He should like it, but then again he rarely likes my cards so he'll just have to suck it up, lol!  Here's a list of the Docrafts goodies I used:

Slimline Alphabet die

Quilting Embossing Folder

Heart Nesting dies

Papermania Monochrome Buttons

Papers from the Valentines Collection (free download here)

You can find Docraft stockists over at the website here.  So if you're on the hop, you should have come from Katie Lamb and you now need to hop off to Sarah Douglas.

I'll be back tomorrow with a Lili of the Valley sneak peek so see you then!

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 Blowing Kisses...

I love her outfit - I want one just like it!  And I definitely need the platform shoes what with only being 5' 2"!!  The papers are by Pink Petticoat and the sentiment is from the SugarPea Designs Happy Mail stamp set and the SugarCuts Heart Journal die set.

You can see all of the new goodies being showcased over at the blog here.  I'm off now - enjoy the rest of your Friday!

Oh la la!

It's time for the new Alicia Bel monthly challenge and this time we had a sketch to follow.  Here's my DT take on it...

Isn't she gorgeous?  She's called Sally Volteretas.  I'm not sure why she's called that but I think she's just like Liza Minelli's character Sally Bowles from the fantastic film Cabaret.  I'm not sure whether to give this away as a Valentine's card or for a sexy girlfriend's birthday!

Check out what the rest of the design team did with the sketch over at the blog here.  I'll see you later on my blog rounds - see you then!

Chomp, chomp, chomp

He he he!  So many of the Whimsie Doodles digis make me laugh and this one is no exception!  Here is a card I made using one of the new January images called Chomp...

So perfect for an unromantic guy - like my husband!  I know he will like this card, so unlike all of my others!  I kept it very simple with some gingham paper and ribbon and thought the black card would showcase him well.

I gotta go now but I'll be back tomorrow with the SugarPea Designs February release sneak peeks - ttfn!

Are you naughty or nice?!!!

He he, I bet I can guess if you're already one of my blog friends!  But this is about a new challenge in town called Naughty or Nice!  A few of us blog friends definitely have a naughty (or at least mischievous!) side to us so we decided to start our own challenge with this in mind!  So here we are with our very first challenge and you have up to 25 February so plenty of time to join in!

But you don't have to make a naughty make to join in - you can be as nice as pie too!  So without further ado, our theme this month is "love" - easy peasy with Valentine's less than two weeks away!  I decided to go down the naughty route but with a nice twist to it!

He he!  I love this saucy stamp called Party Girl by My Favorite Things.  I added some sequins to add some glamour and used some dotty Bo Bunny paper behind my Nesties die cut heart.

So I hope you're ready to be Naughty or Nice with us this month!  Check out more naughty (or nice!) DT inspiration and link up your creation over at the blog here.

I'll see you later on my blog rounds - ttfn!

SugarPea Designs first ever challenge!

How exciting - the very first challenge SugarPea Designs starts today and the theme is easy - anything goes!  Here is my DT make using the super brilliant Pizza My Heart...

I kept it simply again - just using my Nesties to create a window with some gingham paper underneath.  I also used a smaller heart Nestie topped with a button for some interest.

You have plenty of time to enter as the challenge doesn't close until 18 February.  I hope you can join in for a chance to win a $5 gift voucher to the store - check out all of the deets over at the blog here.

I'm off now but I'll see you later with my Whimsie Doodles DT post - ttfn!

Love you x

Hi everyone!  I hope you've all had a good weekend.  It's a beautiful sunny day here in East Sussex so we are going for a long walk along the coastline with our gorgeous fur balls.  But of course Sundays go far too quickly  :(

Anyhoo, today I'm here with my Lili of the Valley DT post using one of the new sweet stamps called James Big Heart...

He is such a darling!  I used Echo Park papers and My Favorite Things circle and heart border dies.  I coloured this cutie in with my Prismacolor pencils - I just had to get them out again after seeing blog pal Sally's gorgeous pencil colouring on this card today.

Okay, I gotta go now - see you soon!

SugarPea Designs sweet sneaks - day 3!

It's day three of the sweet sneaks of the SugarPea Designs January release.  Here is my DT card using Gopher It which will be available in store this Thursday at 9pm EST...

He is so totally adorable - don't you just love those goofy teeth?!  I used some design paper from my stash (sorry, can't remember who it's from!) and embossed some kraft cardstock with my Darice squared embossing folder.

Do you want to win this set?  Just join in with the blog hop!  The lucky winner will be announced at the release party on Thursday between 8pm - 9pm EST on the SugarPea Designs Facebook page.



I gotta go now but I'll be back tomorrow with the very last day of our sweet sneaks!

SugarPea Designs sweet sneaks - day 2!

It's day two of the sweet sneaks of the SugarPea Designs January release.  Here is my DT card using Pizza of my Heart who will be available in store this Thursday - and, yes, it is as fun as it sounds!

Isn't he fab?  I love his moustache and yummy pizza!  I made this for my husband's Valentine's card - he hates my soppy, cute stuff and he loves pizza - what's not to like?!

One lucky person will win this set by joining in with today's blog hop.  The winner will be announced at the release party on Thursday between 8pm - 9pm EST on the SugarPea Designs Facebook page.



I'll be back tomorrow with day three of our SugarPea Designs sweet sneaks!