Pink Polka dots

 Here is the last of the new Manga's from Sugar Nellie ...

 I coloured the image using a mix of copics and promarkers and cut her out (again the cat 'helpfully' distressed the edge!!).  I kept the layout simple, embossing the white cardstock, and placing the image on a layered oval.  The spotty ribbon is from my stash, and the sentiment is by Craftwork Cards.

Challenges:
Sugar Bowl - sketch and Spring - I've used spring colours
Cupcake Craft Challenge - pink polka dots
Cute Card Thursday - Happy Birthday


 I have a poorly girl still ... she now has a very high temperature, so not much blogging going to happen today :(
 

A quick card ...

This is a quick post as I have a poorly Ellie .. she has caught the sick bug going round school and is very poorly ... can't keep anything down, even water :(
I made this card using the image I was colouring yesterday ...

 Its another of the soon to be released Sugar Nellie Mangas ... I love all 5, and only have one left to colour;) . I coloured her using my promarkers and then cut her out (thanks Miffy for the muddy marks!).  Another simple card for me ... its kind of been thrown together inbetween sitting with Ellie and her sitting on my knee, and I have been sleep deprived recently so am suffering from a lack of mojo!

Challenges -
Trully Scrumptious - sketch
Papertake Weekly - Lemon Zingy

I have been given this award by my lovely ABC challenge buddy Kendra ...

For this award I have to say 7 more things about myself and pass it on to 15 people. 

Not sure I can think of 7 things at the moment!!!  And I am going to pass it on to everyone who visits my blog.

Strawberry Patch

Here is another of my new Sugar Nellie mangas bought at the weekend ...

 This is Strawberry Patch, and she is coloured using Promarkers ... wish I could get blond hair right :(.  I used DCWV Nursery stack dp, and cut a circle and embossed it with my new embossing folder.  I added some Bo Bunny ribbon and layered flowersfrom my stash.  Finally I added some flat backed pearls.

And the challenges:
Sketch Saturday - sketch
Cupcake Craft Challenge - pink polka dots
 Passion for Promarkers - food and drink

Magical Monday week 17

Its my turn to choose the Magical Mondays challenge and I have chosen Spring colours.

I used this cute fairy stamp from Lili of the Valley and coloured it using my copics and promarkers.  I followed the Lili of the Valley challenge sketch, using Doodlebug papers and ribbon from my stash.  I am loving having lots of white space on my cards .. keeps them really fresh and crisp, just like Spring!!  The layered flowers are from my stash.

Boyz (and new!!)

I'm having a boyz day!!!  And been using 2 new images, one of the latest Mangas from Sugar Nellie, and one of the latest Kenny K's.

 Here's a Cherry on Top from Sugar Nellie.  Its one of the new Mangas released at this weekend's SECC, and I coloured it using my promarkers.  I followed the sketch and CAS theme over at the Sugar Bowl, and the white cardstock panels are embossed using one of my new embossing folders.  I added some tiny black gems to finish.
It fits these challenges:
Craft Your days Away - Black and white (and a teeny bit of red!!)

 

 And my second boyz card ... using teen idol from Kenny K.  I coloured him using my pens and then coloured some white buttons to match.  The dp is Basic Grey Oliver.
It fits these challenges -
Kenny K Krafty Girlz - sketch
One Stop Card Challenge - black, white +1
Allsorts - teenager card
Stamp Something - digi

I'm off to finish my cuppa, do a bit of blogging and then face the mountain that is our ironing!!

 

SECC goodies

I have just got back from a fantastic day at the SECC with my lovely blogging buddy Ali, who I finally got to meet.  She is as fabulous and lovely in person as she is in cyber space, a true friend.

 And I met Gayle ... she is gorgeous and lovely too ...

 And a sneaky pic of Karen from Sugar Nellie and her stand ...

 and all that gorgeous calorie free sugar ... and those pink ones are the latest Mangas launched at the show .. they are gorgeous ... and I have them!!!!!!!!!!!

Ali 'made' me spend money!!!!!!....  here is my stash from the show ... Sugar Nellie Mangas and the 2 Sassys I don't have yet, 3 sets of dies, 2 embossing folders, 1 template, and 4 Lavinias.

 I also met Dawn (All Pink Girl) ... she is fabulous too!!!

I had an amazing day ... thank you so much Ali, and Andy (wow he is one patient and amazing husband ... Dave needs lessons!!), Gayle and Karen xx

Oh while I was shopping the girls nad Dave saw Glasgow, went on the Clockwork Orange, went out to Dunoon on a 'fairy'(bless Beth!!) and ate pizza ... but not battered and deep fried!!!!!

 Tomorrow there will be lots of sugar to colour and Lavinias to play with ... the ironing can stay in the drier!!!!

Basic Grey Challenge #40

This week's Basic Grey Challenge theme is Wings ... its can be fairies, butterflies, birds, anything with wings.

 I used this beautiful  LOTV fairy and coloured her using my promarkers, before airbrushing the background.  The dp is Basic Grey Wisteria, and I added some Prima flowers and flat backed pearls.  I made the punched boreder using a Martha Stewart punch and added some thin satin ribbon.  I have been in 2 minds about it ... I like it, but then I keep think it needs more, but whAT??????????

I am on the way to meet my lovely blogging buddy Ali at the SECC today ... hopefully I won't spend too much - yeah right ... a craft show and not spend ... doesn't compute!!!!!!!

 

Naughty Meeces!!

Here's a quick card I made today using the House Mouse images I coloured on Tuesday night ...

 I love making tri-fold cards and the larger House Mouse stamps are great for them as they fill the space well!
I love these cheeky meeces stealing the Jelly beans ... and the little one just popping out from the inside .. wonder what he has LOL!!!

 I coloured the images using my cpics (need to practise meeces with the browns!) and then dug out the loudest, most sweetie looking paper I have (K & Co!) and matted the dp and images onto green carsdtock.  I decide to use just the 1 dp and keep everything very embellishment free, as, to be honest, that dp doesn't need anything else except maybe sunglasses!!

 Here is the cheeky one on the inside, clutching his stash of jelly beans!!!

It fits these challenges:
House Mouse and Friends - multi-fold
Charisma Cardz - 4 legged friends

Now the debate as hubby is out .. telly or craft room!!!!

Spring has sprung

These are my last samples for InStyle Stamps ... the releases for March can be found on the InStyle Stamps Blog.  Patty Bunny Wuv set comes with 6 rubber stamps.



Here are the samples I have made using the kit ...
A couple of days ago it was St Davids Day and as my DH is Welsh this card was perfect for him ...

I used the daffodil flower and coloured it in using my pens.  The layout is simple, just white cardstock, embossing folders and some green cardstock and braid.

I am entering this into Creative Inspirations In the Garden challenge.

 

This tree with its eggs on is perfect for Easter, so I made an easel card and used the Easter egg stamp to put the detial on the bottom of it.  The dp is Doodlebug and I used green cardstock and wide yellow satin ribbon.

I am entering this into this week's Everybody-Art-Challenge - Spring.

Here i have used Patti, agaain coloured in using my pens and using those fab Doodlebug papers. Don't you just love her slippers!!

Finally I made a tri-fold card ...

I have to confess Patti reminds me of the little girl from ther Grinch in this image!! Again the iamges are coloured using my pens and the dp is Doodlebug.  I added some card candy as a finishing touch.
I am entering this card into Fab n Funky's Spring has Sprung theme and Cute Card Thursday's Spring theme ... I think the images and papers are very Spring inspired.

 

Simply Sassys

I have been meaning to get these Sassys inked and coloured for a while ... so today I thought I would knock a few challenges on the head and use these cuties from Sugar Nellie ...

First up is Bad Hare Day ... my Ellie has finally put her very loved bunny to bed, after 6 years of constant kissing and hugging!    I coloured the image using my promarkers and then cut her out.  I foloowed the sketch and CAS theme over at the Sugar Bowl, using Papermania papers and cardstock.  The punched border is a Martha Stewart one, and the embossing folder is one of my faves!!  I added a few green flat backed pearls to finish it.  Sugar Nellie have a weekly facebok challenge, and this week it is a colour theme ... mint choc chip ice-cream ... think its about right!!
 

 Isn't Bunting adorable!!  Love her ickle flags.  I coloured her again with promarkers and them cut her out.  I followed the Stamp with Fun sketch, and the colour theme (purple and green) from I Love Promarkers.  The dp is MME and I matted it onto green cardstock.  I used my WOJ pendant die to make the triangles behind the circle.  Finally I added some flowers from my stash.  I am also entering it into this week's Passion for Promarkers girly challenge.

 My Simply Sassys set 5 arrived today ... so watch out for more Sassys ... although I have a couple of House Mouses ready to assemble!!