Joys of Summer

Hi all,

Well slap my hand!!!! - I have a card to show you today that I made for April's challenge over at My Mums Craft Shop - and I have just realised that I had left it in draft mode and it never got published on my blog lol.

The card is perfect for this time of year so thought I would share it with you today. I love this little cutie looking joyfully at that rather large Ice Cream!

I used a gorgeous Hobby House Topper featuring an adorable Mo Manning image and teamed her with some fabulous Echo Park - Splendid Sunshine papers. I kept the card design very simple just adding a few dots & gems in the corners.

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

If the shoe fits!

Hi all,

Its time for a new challenge over at Ladybug Crafts Ink, and this fortnight the lovely Chris has chosen our theme which is :-

Monochrome

The bugs have decided to showcase an old favorite with this theme - Killer Heels

For my card I have used the fabulous image - Strappy -and you know what I have a very similar pair of these shoes that my BFF brought me for xmas - wanna see?

Now to be honest me and this challenge just did NOT!!! get on at all. I must have a least half a dozen images half coloured and thrown into the big B file, I could not for the life of me colour in my bloomin shoes at all. In the end I decided to cheat! - I popped the image into paint and coloured it in there, I then opened it up in word added a fabby sentiment I found and framed it with a border.

I kept the card uber simple and just matted onto a piece of black card, I added a few gems in the top corner just to finish.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please do pop on over to the challenge blog and join in with our challenge. You could win yourself 2 images of your choice and if you used a Ladybug Crafts Ink image you could win 4 images of your choice!

Lyndsey xx

Sweet little fairies

Hi all

Here with my regular Monday inspiration post from over on the My Mums Craft Shop Blog, now I do apologise as this post is picture heavy - but I wanted to show you how the card opens up.

I was totally inspired to do this card after seeing one done by Angela one of my team mates on the Crafters Companion DT. I loved the design so much I made them with my card classes last week and decided to make another one using some of the fabulous products available in store so I could share it with you today.

The card itself is a Gatefold Card, with a central panel mounted on the front on springs (concertinaed panels of card). It then has 2 overlapping images and finally opening to reveal the sentiment on the inside.

I used 2 of the smaller images from The Hobby House - Wee Stamps Little Friends topper set & teamed them with some pretty papers from the First Edition - New Bloom Pad. The Sentiment is from a fabby CC Designs set - Birthday Greetings and really is my to go to set at the moment as I seem to be using it on everything! I finished off with a few punched flowers and a couple of Striped Candy Dots.

     

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please do pop on over to the MMCS Blog throughout the week to check out my team mates fabulous creations.

Lyndsey xx

Halcyon Days part II

Hi all,

Back to show you the rest of my Halcyon Days samples, by the looks of the shows the collection has sold really well. If you missed yesterday shows, you can catch the lovely Dawn Wheeler today at 11am, 2pm, 4pm & 7pm

For this card I used just papers from the A4 Paper Pad - I used 3 sheets and cut them up to create a decoupage effect. I added a wrap of acetate over the image and added the bunting on top and another layer of the grass. The bunting and sentiment have been printed off the CD Rom.

These 2 cards have been made using the Shaped Card blanks, and sticking 2 together to create Easel Cards. All the toppers and embellishments have been printed from off the CD Rom.

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Halcyon Days

Hi all,

The shows go live on C & C today for this fabulous new release from Crafters Companion. 

Thought I would pop on and show you a few more of my samples.

 

All the toppers, flowers, bunting sentiments and embellishments have been printed from the CD Rom. Papers are from the gorgeous A4 paper pad and for the last card I used one of the fabulous Shaped Card Blanks.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, I do hope you tune in and have a look at all the fabulous samples made by my team mates

Lyndsey xx

Through the looking glass

Hi all,

Its my turn today showcase one of the new images available from All Dressed Up Stamps.

Incase you haven't already seen them, have a look at the gorgeous new releases.

Just Married

Mirror Mirror

My Little Flowergirl

To Have & To Hold 

For my card I chose to use the gorgeous Mirror Mirror, I coloured her up with my promarkers and then added a bit more contrast and shading with my new SN pencil's and then really went to town on making my card very pretty and girly lol.

I teamed the image with some gorgeous new Bazzil Basics papers and added lots of frantage. I used a few flowers and some beautiful cotton lace with an organza bow to finish.

Please do pop on over to the blog and check out my team mates fabulous creations using these images an while your their why not join in with our current Challenge. You could win 3 images of your choice!! Also don't forget to drop by our Facebook Group to share your All Dressed Up creations and chat to fellow crafters.

Lyndsey xx

Time to Party!

Hi all

Here today to show you my regular Monday inspiration post from over on the My Mums Craft Shop Blog. Its all about the Birthday's this week and I had just the perfect image to use for this theme.

For my card I chose to use the very cute CC Designs - Swiss Pixie Party Olivia and teamed her with some fab and funky Carta Bella Papers. Even though they are male themed the pastel colours in the pad still work perfectly for a girly card.

I kept the card quite simple and added just a few embellies from the £1 Embellishment range and finished off with double bow in pale lemon. I coloured the image with my Speccies and completely made a cock-up of her hair and not too happy with her skin tone as I feel its a bit orangey, but hey ho - still learning with them lol !

        

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please do pop on over to the MMCS Blog throughout the week to check out my team mates fabulous creations.

Lyndsey xx

Sneak Peek

Hi all

I have a sneak peak to show you today, using a fabulous collection from Crafters Companion to be launched as a weekender deal on Create & Craft next weekend 24th/25th May  

Halcyon Days kit comes in the form of a CD Rom, A4 paper pad, printed Shaped Card Blanks, a Hunkydory Card Kit & matching Inserts.

Think hazy summer days, cream tea's, village fete's and beach holidays and you will get a feel for all the gorgeous images in this collection.

For my card today I have used the shaped cards and stuck 2 together to create a Triple Panel Card. All the toppers, bunting, bows & embellishments have printed from the CD.

 Hope you like my first sneak peek, I will be popping by during the week with a few more.

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Happy Birthday to Ewe!

Hi all

Along with our fortnightly challenge, we have a new release over at Ladybug Crafts Ink today that I am sure you are going to love!

Eunice & Ramsay are a collection of 16 fabulous images featuring 2 adorable characters.

The girls are doing an unofficial Blog Hop, but if you do pop on over to each member of the team and leave a comment on their blogs and then comment on the challenge blog with you fave image - you could be in with the chance to win all 16 images. There is also 5 extra prizes of 2 images of choice to be won too.

The challenge for this fortnight is Anything Goes - so couldn't be easier for you to join in!

I had the fabulous Eunice's Prezzies to work with for this release and I have to tell you I love her - how fab is she!!

I wanted to go with a nice bright and funky feel to my card so chose some papers from one of my fave makes at the mo - Echo Park, I love the pink & blue combo. I coloured Eunice in using Spectrum Noirs (love the virbrancy of these) and added a scattering of flowers, gems & a button and finished off with a gorgeous double bow made from pink satin ribbon. The sentiment was computer generated and although very cheesy - just had to be done!

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please do pop on over to the challenge to see what my teamies have been up to - although you will only find sneak peeks on the blog, you have to hop to see the full cards - sneaky!!!

Lyndsey xx

You are Fabulous!

Hi all

Here to show you my regular Monday inspiration post from over on the My Mums Craft Shop Blog, this week its a free week for us DT girls so we can choose our favourite things to show you. I have totally fallen in love with some of the new gorgeous CC Designs stamps and have chosen to use the very adorable A Random Fan- Miss Sassy for my card today.

I teamed the image with some very pretty Carta Bella - Baby Mine Girl papers and used another fabulous CC Designs Stamp for my Sentiment. I added a scattering of embellishments - buttons, resin daisy, rinestone hearts , flowers & gems to finish off the card. I totally loved colouring this image up and spent ages on her hair, really quite pleased with how it turned out in the end. I used a mixture of Promarkers & then added some Spectrum Noirs over the top to give it a bit more shading.

            

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please do pop on over to the MMCS Blog throughout the week to check out my team mates fabulous creations. We have a new teamie over there - so do keep a look out for her later on in the week

Lyndsey xx

A new release just for Ewe!!!

Hi all

Just popping on today to share some exciting news. Ladybug Crafts Ink are having a new release, please join us on Tuesday 13th May at 9am on the Challenge Blog.

16 new totally adorable images with the chance for 1 person to win all the images and 5 extra chances to win 2 images of your choice.

Hope you can join us

Lyndsey xx

Scent-Sational

Hi all,

Well its only 1 day to go before the launch of the fabulous Scruffy Little Cat range on C&C tomorrow, so I thought i would pop on with another sneek peak at one of my makes.

For this card I have coloured up the very glamorous Chanel with my SN's and made an 8x8 Gatefold Style card.

All the papers have been printed from off the CD and the red rolled roses are also from a printable embelishment on the CD. I tucked a little doily in behind the image cut from the Die'Sire Chantilly Lace Die and the leaves behind the flowers are from the Quilling Die Leaves #2. The card is held shut with some gorgeous black satin ribbon.

SN Colours

Skin - FS7, FS5, FS3, CR5, CR7
Hair - TN1, EB1, EB2, GB8
Dress - IG5, IG7, IG9, IG10
Perfume - CR1, CR7, CR9, CR11, GB5, GB11, GB8

Thanks for popping by my blog today, I do hope you are going to tune into the shows and see the rest of the fabulous samples created by my team mates.

If you need a reminder show times are :-

- Fri 9th May: 12pm, 3pm, 5pm

- Sat 10th May: 8am, 1pm, 5pm

- Sun 11th May: 12pm, 1pm, 4pm, 6pm

- Mon 12th May: 2pm, 5pm

- Tue 13th May: 12pm, 5pm

- Wed 14th May: 3pm, 6pm
- Thu 15th May: 9am, 1 pm 

Lyndsey

Happy Mail

Hi all,

Here to show you my regular Monday inspiration post from over on the My Mums Craft Shop Blog, this week its all about our favourite characters. At the moment I am totally in love with Tiddly Inks especially the sweet little girls.

So for my card today I have used the very adorable image Happy Mail and teamed her with some very bright and pretty papers from Echo Park - Summer Bliss

I first stamped the little girl then masked her off to stamp the mail box just slightly behind her. To finish off I added a few embellishments from our £1 range - wooden heart, resin daisy & candy dot.

         

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please do pop on over to the blog throughout the week to check out my teamies fave characters.

Lyndsey xx