Bloomin Special

Hi all,

Here today to show you my inspiration card from over on the My Mums Craft Shop Blog. 

Today I have used one of the fab by Greeting Farm stamps - Anya Blooms. I love the size of these stamps they are a little larger than normal so give plenty of space for colouring! .

I teamed Anya with some bright and filly papers from Echo Park - we are family and kept they layout super simple.  I used a CC Designs sentiment and finished off with a few flowers and gems. 

Please do pop on over to the MMCS Blog throughout the week to check out my team mates fabulous creations. 

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

My Favorite Image

Hi all,

Sob, sob, tears down face!!!!!! - It's a very sad day over at Ladybug Crafts Ink - Head ladybug Kerry has decided to close Ladybug Crafts Ink after 5 fabulous years. This is our last challenge and will end 30th September. 

We have invited retired Ladybugs and GD's to join in with our Grand Finale choosing their favourite LCI image whether it's a cling stamp or digi. 

Now with every closing down comes a SALE and boy have we got a sale for you!

 ALL cling stamps will be on sale from today for 1 pound and all ribbon, felt, buttons and nailheads are 30% off. The Swarovski crystals will NOT be in the sale. 

We hope you'll join us in our final challenge which will be CHOOSE YOUR FAVOURITE IMAGE. We would love it if it was an LCI image but it doesn't have to be. 

There will be 2 prizes....One for the challenge and one for the challenge using an LCI image.

Anyway here is my card using one of my favorite images - Handbag Nikki. 

The Nikki collection was the first range of stamps from LCI that caught my eye and fell in love with. In fact the Nikki range was one of the first ranges of stamps I stocked in my old shop. So its fitting that I use a Nikki to say goodbye with.

I coloured Nikki up with my SN's and teamed her with some fabby papers from Echo Park - We are family. I kept the layout quite simple and finished off with a few flowers and gems.

Please do pop on over to the LCI Blog and check out the fabulous creations.

Thanks for popping by my blog today 

Lyndsey xx

DIY Dad

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 the boys - so us DT girls are going to be showing you our male themed creations.

Now with a certain day fast approaching I decided to get a head start on my Fathers Day creations and used this adorable cheeky DIY Chester image from LMMS.

I teamed Chester with some Echo Park papers (unfortunately this pad is out of stock - but we do have others available) and added a few Die Cut Stars, Buttons & Gems for embellishments.

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

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

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

Shop with style

Hi all,

I hope you are all enjoyed the Easter Weekend and haven't over indulged on Hot Cross Buns & Eggs just yet lol!!. I  have been having a play with my speccies trying to get used to them and I was quite pleased with how this image finished up (apart from a little bleed on the bag!!!), so decided to turn her into a card.

I used one of the gorgeous girls from All Dressed Up Stamps - from the Love to Shop image and teamed her with some fabby Echo Park Papers. (I love the fact that you get the image as a whole and then each girl as an indiviual image too!!)

I went with a pretty simple layout with minimal embellishments and kept it simple with the colours too, Black & White with a little splash of Pink.

Speccie Colours Used

Skin - FS2, FS4, FS5, FS7, TN3

Hair TN1, EB1, EB2, GB8, GB10

Top & Bag- BGR1, BGR2, BGR3

Skirt - PP5, PP3, PP1

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

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I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes with a Ribbon

Digi Haven - (Digi Image only) Black & White + 1 

Thats Crafty - Black & White + 1

The Stamping Boutique - Birthday Card

4 Krafty Girls - Anything Goes

Stole my Heart

Hi all,

Well I am here today with my inspiration card for My Mums Craft Shop - now I know I am a few days late with this, but lets just say - the first card I made had an argument with a Cup of Tea and the second attempt fell foul to an overactive Ink Pad lol. So this my 3rd attempt finally got made but by then my turn had passed so I waited until today for a free slot to post.

Anyway the theme this week has been animals and I used this adorable little stamp set from Newtons Nook - Sweetheart Tails.

I teamed this adorable little character with some fabulous Echo Park Papers - Times & Seasons 2 and added just a little wooden heart shaped button to finish. All the elements on the card were cut using dies from the Blueprints 12 collection.

Thank you for popping by my blog today, please do pop on over to the MMCS Blog to see all the beautiful creations made by my team mates.

Lyndsey xx

Under my umbrella

Hi all,

Its my turn today to showcase one of the new images from All Dressed Up Stamps, but before I show you my card and in case you haven't seen them yet (where have you been!!!!) here are this months gorgeous images.

A Little Me Time

A Time To Share

Looking Gorgeous

We Make A Good Team

I chose to use the very sweet image A Time to Share for my card - I love this adorable image so cute, and I made a fabby Upright Z Fold Card. 

I teamed the image with some bright and cheerful Echo Park papers and added a few flowers and a rather fabby double bow topped with sparkler to finish.

Thank you for popping by my blog today

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 ADU creations and chat to fellow crafters.

Lyndsey xx

Sugar & a little Spice

Hi all,

I am here today showing you my regular monday post over on the My Mums Craft Shop Blog, we have been given a free rein again this week and I just had to use my new MFT Pure Innocence stamp - Sassitude.

I teamed this sassy little sweetie with some gorgeous papers from Echo Park - Splendid Sunshine - OMG these papers are so gorgeous and such a fabulous selection of prints and colours in it. The floral panel has had a little circle die cut out of it and then had been matted onto the card using foam pads to give it a little depth. The fabulous sentiment comes with the image and I cut it out and made the cute little flowers using the MFT Dienamics Blueprints 12 Die. I finished off the card with just a couple of little Striped Candy Dots and a few gems.

        

   

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

Lyndsey xx

Just for you

Hi all,

Before I show you my card today I have to share some fabulous news. I am so excited about it and have been grinning from ear to ear ever since I found out. I have only gone and been asked to be on the Crafters Companion design team, to say I am thrilled is an understatement and OMG I think the first time I see my cards on the TV I am going to be screaming lol. I have joined the team with lots of other very talented ladies including my blogging buddies Tracy, Kitty & Joey and can't wait to see their creations, some of their DT application samples blew me away they were sooo gorgeous (did sit for a while wondering how the hell I got chosen lol). I get my first assignment real soon and and soooo excited about it.

There is a sad part though, in order to be able to fulfill my duties to Crafters Companion I have had to step down from designing for Trimcraft. I have enjoyed working with them over the last few years and have been so lucky to have gotten to play and make creations with some wonderful products. I still have a few Trimcraft samples to show off and will be posting them soon.

Anyway I have a little card to show you today I made for a friend who's birthday was a couple of days ago - she is a lovely lady who comes to my classes and we always send each other cards for birthdays and such.

The image is a cute little Pure Innocence cutie which I coloured with my PM's - you can get a whole range of PI stamps from My Mums Craft Shop - HERE. I teamed the image with some gorgeous Echo Park papers. I die cut a few clouds from a MB die and added a little bit of lace and a few Flowers to finish.

Thank you for popping by my blog today, hope you have a fabulous weekend and enjoy the warm weather.

Lyndsey xx

Butterfly Dreams

Hi all

Here to show you my card for my regular Monday inspiration post over on the MMCS Blog. We have a free week this week and I decided to use this gorgeous Little Miss Muffet Stamp - Sonny Honeycloud butterflies.

I teamed the sweet image with some beautiful Echo Park - Beautiful Life Papers and added just a few embellishments from the MMCS £1 Embellishment range.

I had a go at creating my own background for this image, and tried my hand at creating clouds in the sky and more lifelike grass. I didn't blend the sky too much as I wanted it to look a bit uneven to make it more realistic. I don't think its too bad for a first try and am quite pleased with how it turned out.

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

Lyndsey xx

Oh go on then ............... just a small piece!

Hi all

Here today to show you my regular Monday contribution over on the MMCS Blog.

Our theme this week is Buttons & Ribbon, which suits me down to the ground. As you know I love nothing more than adding a gorgeous bow to finish off my cards.

Anyway for me card today I have used a fabulous Stamping Bella image - Bianca loves her big cake - OMG!!! can you imagine having a cake that big you'd never eat it would ya lol!!.

I teamed the image with some fabby Echo Park - Sweet Girl papers and added a double bow using some gorgeous stripey ribbon (hmpf - am nearly out of it now!!). The bow was topped off with a cute Heart Button tied with twine and then I finished off with a selection of £1 Embelishments - Mini Flower Buttons, Clear Gem Dots and Mini Striped Candy Dots. The little fishtale banner in the top corner was cut using one of the dies in the Dienamics Blueprints 12.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please do pop on over to the MMCS Blog throughout the week to see what creations my team mates have come up with.

Lyndsey xx

Flower Box

Hi all,

Here with my regular Monday posting for my inspiration post over on the My Mums Craft Shop Blog. This week us DT girls have been left to run riot with a free week - so we can do what we like lol !!

For my creation this week I have used an adorable stamp from Wild Rose Studio - Elise with Daisies - from the new WRS release available in store.

I teamed the image with some pretty Echo Park papers and finished off with a cute stripey bow and a few flowers.

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

Lyndsey xx

Birthday's Rock

Hi all

 Here with my Monday inspiration post over on the My Mums Craft Shop Blog - and this week we are showing something new on our cards.

So my something new is my cute little image from LMMS and is called Luna Bitterfrost - Birthdays Rock. I teamed her with some fairly new (to me) papers from Echo Park - Here & Now & added a few embellishments which are new in store 3D Daisies & Clear Coloured Gem Dots from the £1 Embellishment packs.

I am also trying out something new this year with my cards and seem to be going for a more clean and simple look to my creations without needing to add lots of ribbon and flowers etc.

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

Lyndsey xx

Happy Bee Day

Hi all,

Here today with my card I have made for my Monday inspiration post over on the My Mums Craft Shop Blog. We have a free week this week so I had lots of ideas and products to choose from.

For my card today I have used the utterly adorable Tiddly Ink stamp - Happy Bee Day. I really love this little cutie dressed up in her busy bee outfit.

I teamed the image with some gorgeous Echo Park papers- Times & Seasons 2, made a cute little double bow topped with a Large Sparkler and added a couple of Striped Candy Dots. The sentiment which I then stamped direct onto the paper in the top corner comes with the stamp.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please do pop on over to the MMCS Blog throughout the week to see what my teamies have come up with.

Lyndsey xx

All Dressed Up New Release & Blog Hop

Hi all

Exciting times today as our first All Dressed Up challenge & New Release of 2014 is here...and what a fantastic release it is. 

To make it more special both our teams have joined together for this Challenge/Release, and we are also having a blog hop ! 

We have four new releases this month, all of which can be found over in the store 

Our theme for the the challenge is "Anything Goes". A nice and easy theme to start the new year with. 

Here is my design team creation this challenge. 

I have used Love to Shop  but only used one of the girls (for the price of the digi you get complete image and each of the girls indvidually too)  

I kept the design of my card quite simple and added just a few little embellishments & some gorgeous lace to finish. The papers are from Echo Park - For the Record 2 and I coloured the image with my promarkers.

The challenge will run until 15th February and the winner will receive 3 images of their choice from the store. 

Please make sure you stop by the blog to check out the rest of the talented Dressy Girls creations. 

If you want to join the challenge and haven't got any of our images yet you can nab yourself a selection gorgeous of freebies HERE on the blog.

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Now as I said earlier we are also having a blog hop for this challenge, two lucky winners will each receive 2 images of their choice from the store, in order to be in with a chance of winning you have to visit every blog on the hop list and leave a comment by the date shown below. Two winners will be picked at Random by two of the Dressy Girls on Wednesday 22nd January . We know we have quite a few Dressy girls, so we have spread the hop over a week to give you all plenty of time to hop along. 

If you have been following the hop list you should have arrived here from Kat, but if not here is the hopping list so you can start from the beginning and don't get lost along the way. 

All Dressed Up 

Marilyn

Kat

Lyndsey

Christine L 

Lizzy

Jennifer

Kelly

Carolyn

Peggy 

Bettina

Stacey
Trudie

Maritha 

Anne 

Lis 

Mary

Viv

Nicole 
Lynn

Christine R 

Nancy 

Sharon 
Guest Designer Victoria

Tracy 

You now need to hop on over to the lovely Christine L blog. Good luck on the hop and make sure you check out the blog for the winners & all the challenge details.

Thank you for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

You are Loved

Hi all

I am here to show you my inspiration post for the Red, Pink & White theme over on the My Mums Craft Shop Blog this week. I thought this image would make a perfect card for Abbie to give to her little boyfriend on Valentines Day, so coloured the image with blonde hair to look like her lol.

I used the gorgeous image Celeste Amberglow Heartstrings from LLMM and teamed her with some fabby Echo Park Sweet Girl papers (unfortunately the papers are out of stock at the moment but you will find lots of other Echo Park pads HERE). I kept the design quite simple for me and added just a couple of embellishments to finish - Large Sparkler & Wooden Heart Button which are available in store for just £1 per pack.

I love this style of card when I see other peoples but feel they never look finished when I do them, perhaps I am just too addicted to ribbon & flowers lol. However I do like how this one has turned out and am liking the less cluttered look.

Thanks for popping by my blog today.

Lyndsey xx