Golden Anniversary

Hi all,

Thought I'd pop on today and show you a card I made for an order for a couple celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary. I don't normally do commissions as TBH I cant be bothered with having loads of guidelines to work to (especially stupid ones sometimes)- I much prefer to do my own thing and then if someone likes the card they can buy it.  However this lady was very insistent that I do her one so I caved in lol!!!

I didn't have any image suitable for the card so decided to just go back to basis and add their names and a greeting onto the front. I made it all pretty with lots of lovely flowers, ribbon, pearls, & some Die Cut hearts. The lady wanted a verse and a typed greeting from them on the inside so I ended up decorating the whole of the inside too. I am happy to say though that my customer loved it - (not heard whether the recipient did or not) and she paid me £5 for the card so not bad I suppose.

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Christmas Delights

Hi all,

Thought I would pop on today and show you a few samples I made for Trimcraft using the fab new range Tis The Season - there is a whole host of gorgeous goodies in this collection from papers, stamps, wooden shapes, flowers, ribbon, die cut stickers and lots more.

This first card is called a Double Dutch style card and was made for this weeks craft workshop (details can be found here) 

This card (below) is very quick and simple to make with just a few score lines - but looks very effective (future class project I think lol) 

The images on all the cards came from the Die Cut Sticker pack and I used the 6x6 papers. All of the embellishments are also from the Tis the Season Range.

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Puppy Love

Hi all,

Very excited today to tell you that I have been asked to join the fabulous DT over at All Dressed Up Stamps - So I am now an official Dressy Girl yay!!!

I thought I'd show you today one of the cards that I submitted into the DT call - you have already seen the other 2 here & here.

This card uses the adorable image I Love my Puppy and it seemed such a happy image I decided to use nice bright & happy papers lol. You can find other adorable images in the Shop - there is a new release due out on 2nd Oct (to coincide with our first challenge) and I can tell you they are fab!!!

So I just knew that I wanted a happy red & yellow combo and found these gorgeous papers in a MME pad, as always I added some pretty flowers and a gorgeous spotty red bow ( I love polka dots!!). The image was coloured with my Promarkers and I added a little sentiment from a Dovecraft set.

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Promarker Colours

Skin - Blush, Oatmeal, Soft Peach, Coral

Hair - Buttercup, Mustard, Raw Sienna,

Dress - Tea Green, April Shower, Grey Green

Band/Leggings - Lipstick, Red, Poppy, Crimson

Dog - Vanilla, Sandstone, Caramel, Cocoa

Grass - Pear Green, Marsh Green, Olive

Background - Powder Blue, Pastel Blue

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Thank you so much for popping by my blog today, I do hope you will join us on the 2nd October for our first challenge.

Lyndsey xx

Berrylishious

Hi all,

Today there is another of my cards on the Wee Stamps Blog, and this one uses the other new release from Syliva called Rowan Fairy.

The image is available as a Digi Here or in Rubber form from Whimsy Stamps.

I coloured this gorgeous girl with my Promarkers and teamed her with some bright and funky floral papers from Basic Grey. I added lots of pretty flowers (as normal lol), raffia lace, cheesecloth and finished off with some lovely dotty organza ribbon topped with a vintage style button. I popped a couple of crystal hearts peeking our from behind the flowers and added a couple of little metal flowers in there too.

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Promarker/Flexmarker Colours

Skin - Blush, Oatmeal, Soft Peach, Coral

Hair - Standstone, Cocoa, Buttercup, Mustard, Burnt Sienna

Clothes - (pinks) Pale Blossom, Watermelon, Budding Rose, Dusky Rose, Antique Pink

(Lilacs) Antique White, Pale Blossom, Pink Pearl, Orchid

Wings - Pale Blossom, Watermelon, Dusky Rose, Antique Pink

Berries - Lipstick Red, Crimson, Cardinal Red

Branch, Tan , Cinnammon

Leaves - Pear Green, Marsh Green, Olive

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Well that's my last card over on the blog this month and I have truly enjoyed working with Sylvia's gorgeous images. You will definately be seeing more on them on my blog.

Also while I am on I would like to say thank you so much to all of you who pop on over here regularly and leave me lovely comments. I am being a bit of a rubbish blogger at the moment and although I am visiting you all back and checking out your gorgeous creations I don't seem to be able to find the time to sit and leave you all comments so I apologise for that.

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Wee Stamps September Release

This is my second post of the day - please scroll down for my new challenge card for Ladybug Crafts Ink.

Hi all,

Its release day over on the Wee Stamps Blog and Sylvia has 2 gorgeously adorable images on offer for her September Release.

Today on my blog I have my creation using the very cute image Beau & Bashful to show you, however if you pop on over to the blog you can see cards using the other new release too. I decided to create a little wall hanging for a friends little girl who has just moved into her very own room.

 

I stated off with a square of white chipboard which I painted white with acrylic paint and punched 2 holes in the top using my cropadile. I wanted a very girly feel to my hanging so went with pinks, lilacs & pastel blues. The papers I had chosen seemed a little dark so I gave them a wash with a bit of diluted white acrylic paint and roughed all the edges up to give it a bit more of a shabby feel.

I added lots of gorgeous flowers, due cut flourishes, lace, cheesecloth and finished off with a fabby pink gingham bow topped with a vintage button.

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Promarker Colours

Beau - Orchid, Pink Pearl(fm), Soft Mauve(fm)

Mane & Tail - Tea Rose(fm), Watermelon(fm), Antiquue Pink

Bashful - Glacier Blue(fm), Celestal Blue(fm), Cadet Blue(fm)

Mane & Tail - Orchid, Pink Pearl(fm), Soft Mauve(fm)

Flowers - Buttercup, Mustard, Raw Sienna

Basket - Cocoa, Caramel, Sandstone

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Thank you for popping by my blog today, will be back in a couple of days time with my card for the other new release.

Lyndsey xx

Celebrate in style

Hi all,

Today we have a new challenge over at the Ladybug Craft Ink Challenge Blog and this fortnight our theme is - No Squares allowed so we want to see your shaped card creations please.

For my card I have used the fabulous little image called Celebrations Delight which is just perfect I think for anniversary cards where you need something a bit more grown up than cute.

I made my card base using a 6" scalloped circle nestie and found some fab funky papers from MME. The image has been coloured in with promarkers and the heart border was punched with a MS border punch.

Please do pop on over to the challenge blog and check out the rest of the teams fabulous creations, join in the fun while your there too.

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Big squishy hugs

Hi all,

Its my turn for another of my wee creations to be shown on the Wee Stamps Blog today, and for todays creation I decided to alter a cheap picture frame that I picked up from my local B&M for just a £1. I used the adorable image Love you Slow Much available in Digi here & Rubber here and coloured it in using my Promarkers.

The frame itself was already painted cream and I did a little distressing to it taking some of the paint away in places with a nail file. I then added lots of gorgeous WOC flowers with a Marianne Design flourish and pretty pearls on wires. I added doilies & thin lace to opposite corners and finished off with a little Tim Holtz Ticket Sentiment.

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Flowers - Bottom Corner

Flowers - Top Corner

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Promarker Colours

Skin - Blush, Oatmeal, Soft Peach, Coral - Sunkissed Pink on cheeks

Hair - Tan, Cinnammon, Cocoa, Umber, Shale

Dress - Buttercup, Mustard, Raw Sienna

Shoes/Bow - Colbalt, French Navy, Indigo

Snail - Warm Grey 1,3,5

Shell - Buttercup, Mustard, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna

Grass - Pear Green, Marsh Green, Olive

Background - Powder Blue, Artic Blue

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Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Party Girl

Hi all,

I have another card to show you today using of one Wendy Burns gorgeous images available in her Etsy shop.

The image I have used today is from the set Three Little Party Girls, you get the three girls as an image plus you also get each girl as an individual image for just £3

I made this card for my BBF's birthday last week and am happy to say she loved it. I teamed the image with some gorgeous MME papers - Cambridge Court and added lots of pretty details with flowers, cheesecloth, crystal heart sprey and topped off with a gorgeous dotty organza bow.

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Promarker Colours

Skin - Blush, Oatmeal, Soft Peach, Coral

Hair - Vanilla, Sandstone, Caramel, Cocoa, Burnt Sienna

Dress/Hair Bows - Pink Carnation, Cerise, Carmine, Pink Lobster

Bow/Collar - Pastel Green, Soft Green, Island Lagoon, Holly

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Thanks for popping by my blog today 

Lyndsey xx

Pretty little mermaid

Hi all,

Its my turn for another of my wee creations to be shown on the Wee Stamps Blog today.  For todays creation I just had to use the adorable image Shelly available in Digi here & Rubber here and coloured her in using my Promarkers. I knew right from the start I wanted to give her red hair - can you guess why?  (too many Disney films I think lol!!)

I did a little distressing to all the papers and card to give the card a little bit of a worn feel and then distressed the edges of the papers & around the image with come Dusty Concord Distress Ink. I then added lots of gorgeous WOC flowers with a selection of shells that me and madam picked up on the beach whilst on our hols and tucked in a couple of pretty crystal hearts on wires behind. I added doilley, cheesecloth and a gorgeous soft feather behind the image and some pretty lace across the bottom.

Image

Flowers

Flowers & Feather

Sentiment

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Promarker Colours

Skin - Blush, Oatmeal, Soft Peach, Coral - Sunkissed Pink on cheeks

Hair - Oatmeal, Ginger, Spice, Terrecotta, Chestnut

Tail - Cool Aqua, Duck Egg, Marine, Petrol Blue

Fins - Orchid, Purple, Ameythst, Plum

Turtle - Lime, Pear Green, Marsh Green, Olive
Rock - Warm Grey 1, 3, 5

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Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Amore

Hi all,

I have a card to show you today using a fabulous image from a new designer to the Digi/Craft market - Wendy Burns - she has a little selection of gorgeous images in her Etsy shop at the moment, with lots more coming soon. She also has a DT call on at the moment (see here for details) and this is one of the cards that I will have submitted into the running (fingers crossed!!!).

This image is called Amore and for £3 you get 3 variations of the image, full image, girl on her own, balloons on their own. In the full image the word 'Amore' is written across the balloons, but I didn't want that on my card so I used the 2 separate images of the girl & plain balloons and merged them together.

 

I teamed the image with some gorgeous papers from a Gorjuss paper pad and added lots of beautiful flowers to give the card a nice feminine feel. The little sentiment is popped up out of the flowers using a Tim Holtz Memo Pin.

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Promarker Colours

Skin - Blush, Oatmeal, Soft Peach, Coral

Hair - Vanilla, Sanstone, Caramel, Cocoa

Top - Agean, True Blue, French Navy, Indigo

Skirt - Lipstick, Berry Red, Cardinal, Crimson

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Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Balloon Love

Hi all,

Exciting day today as I show you my first card that I have made for my GDT over at Wee Stamps this month. This gorgeous image is called Amy and she is available to purchase as a Digi here or in Rubber here.

I teamed Amy with some gorgeous papers from Carta Bella and added a selection of WOC flowers & Marianne Design Flourish. I tucked in behind some little crystal hearts on wires and added a couple of metal flowers too. The lovely ribbon was wrapped around some PJ's that I picked up for Oli and I backed the bow with some pretty spider web ribbon.

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Flowers

Bow Detail

Sentiment

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Promarker Colours

Skin - Blush, Oatmeal, Soft Peach, Coral

Hair - Vanilla, Sandstone, Caramel, Cocoa, Burnt Sienne

Top/Balloon - Baby Pink, Cocktail Pink, Salmon Red, Lipstick Red

Jeans - Colbalt, French Navy, Indigo

Boots/Waistcoat - Tan, Cinnamon, Cocoa

Trim/Tights - Vanilla, Oatmeal, Sandstone, Blender Pen

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Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

I'm skiing in the snow

Hi all,

Don't know about you but my title today has got singing one of my dads fave Northen Soul records lol!!!

Today we have a new challenge over at the Ladybug Craft Ink Challenge Blog and we also have a fabby new release.

Silly Snowmen is fabulouso collection of adorable snowmen having fun in their own little Winter Wonderland, and with each image at just £1.75 there is no excuse.

Now Winter Wonderland is exactlly the theme for this weeks challenge - we would like to see your Christmas creations please.

For my card I have used the fabby little image called Skiing

I teamed the image with some funky Dovecraft Christmas Papers (these are last years collection) and added a rather gorgeous glittery snowflake in the corner (christmas tree decoration from Asda). A bit of gingham ribbon and fabby little charm and buttons. The Sentiment is from the Christmas Sentiments Collection by Little Claire.

Now then - how would you like to win all 10 of the new release images, all you need to do is leave us a comment over on the Challenge Blog to be entered into the draw.

While your there why not join in the fun too - its only 113 days till Christmas so lets get cracking on those cards!!!!

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx