My Bestie Valentine

Good morning everyone. Not only is it Monday again but, unbelievably, February is here already! Yesterday saw the sad death of yet another British icon, Terry Wogan. He was on the radio and TV throughout my life and another person who, like David Bowie, seemed immortal. I'm certainly glad to see the back of this January.

Today at My Besties UK we have a new challenge Anything Goes with option Buttons and Brads. Don't forget to pop over and see the other DT cards, as they are fabulous as always.

I chose a Valentine image for my card, IMG 452, available to buy here. I chose to colour her in bright pink to complement the new papers I bought recently (from the Sara Davies Crafter's Companion Love and Romance collection).

The colours used were:

Skin FS2 FS4 FS9 CR2

Eyes TB1 TB3

Hair TN1 EB1 EB2

Clothes BP1 BP2 BP6

The dies used are a Tonic Frame die and the Heart Cluster from the Sara Davies collection. My heart shaped buttons are from Trimcraft's Serendipity collection. 

I would like to enter this card for the following challenges:

Crafts Galore Encore Use a Digi

Whimsy Stamps Challenge With Love

Delicious Doodles Love is in the Air

Ooh La La Challenge #197

Whoopsi Daisy Hand Coloured Image and Love

Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge 84

My Besties Aussie Challenge Valentine's Day Use of Hearts

Thank you for visiting today and for your lovely comments x

My Besties UK November Challenge

Happy Monday everyone. October has been and gone so quickly. November is my busiest month of the year, with birthdays for my mum, dad and husband, followed by my youngest son on 1st December, but I do love this time of year.

Today sees the start of a new challenge over at My Besties UK and this is my DT card. Our theme this month is Anything Goes  with option Gold, so I chose this festive My Bestie Image no 008, which is available to buy here. Please pop over to the challenge post to see the other DT cards, as they're all fabulous, and we look forward to seeing lots of lovely entries this month.

I have coloured the image with Spectrum Noir markers but have also used Wink of Stella in Gold for the dress and hat, so they sparkle. The Spectrum Noir colours used are:
Face FS2 FS4 CR2
Fur and Boots EB1 EB2 EB3

The papers I used are from Trimcraft's Jingle All The Way 12x12. These papers are really beautiful, with some foiled pages, so I kept other embellishments simple. I added a gold ribbon and bow, some sequins and some pearls to finish.

I would like to enter this card for the following challenges:
Allsorts Challenge Christmas
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Use a Digi

Thank you for visiting and commenting today, I really do appreciate it. Cathy x

Messy Bessy

Hi everyone. Somehow it is already the third Monday of October so I'm here with a DT card for My Besties UK.

In today's Same but Different post, we have all used Messy Bessy, a fab Sherri Baldy My Bestie image which you can buy here.  Pop over to the My Besties UK blog to see the other fantastic DT cards- if you leave us a comment, you could win this image.

When I first got the image, I had plans to create an autumn inspired card. However I found these very pretty Lily of the Valley Nitwit papers and so ended up using pink and green.

This card sees me using a few things I haven't used before. I have used a Crafter's Companion square frame die and Tonic Flourish die (I cut the flourish into 3 parts) to add some interest. I never use ready made flowers but had these Scrapberry's ones in my stash and they seemed perfect. The lace, ribbon and pearls are definitely part of my normal style however!

I have coloured using Spectrum Noir markers. There were some new skin and hair combinations for me here too. The colours used are:
Hair TN1 GB1 GB6 GB7
Skin TN1 TN2 FS1 FS7
Eyes TB3
Clothes CR2 CR3 CR4 LG2 LG3

I would like to enter this card for the following challenge:
Cardz 4 Galz Pink and Pearly

Thanks for visiting today and for your lovely comments. Don't forget to pop over to the My Besties UK blog for a chance to win this digi and check out our current challenge whilst you're there.
Cathy x

My Besties UK September Same But Different

Hi everyone. We have a new post over at My Besties UK this morning with our Same but Different projects using the gorgeous Little Cutie Patootie digi. Pop over to the blog here and comment on the post to be in with the chance of winning this digi. You can also purchase it in the My Bestie Etsy shop.

Here is my DT make for the post:

I have used BoBunny Isabella papers for this card. They were free with a recent issue of Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine and I love both the colours and Parisian inspired designs. The butterflies were cut using a Crafter's Companion die from the Kimono collection.

As usual, I have used Spectrum Noir markers for colouring. The colours used are:
Clothes: PL1 PL3 BG1 BG2
Skin: FS2 FS4 CR3
Hair: TN8 EB3 EB4

Thanks for popping by today. Don't forget to visit the My Bestie UK blog to see the other fabulous DT creations.
Cathy xxx

My Besties UK- Anything Goes with option Black and White

Good morning everyone. Today I'm sharing my DT card for the new challenge launching at the My Besties UK blog. Our theme is, as always, Anything Goes but with the option Black and White.

For my card, I chose this gorgeous, elegant Sherri Baldy My Bestie image (img031) and teamed it with Trimcraft Dovecraft Monochrome papers.

This gorgeous image is available to purchase here in the Etsy shop.

I finished the card with some daisies made using a Sue Wilson die, a Lelli-Bot Crafts ribbon and some black Scrapberry pearls.

Prior to the challenge I'd never coloured in black and white. I discovered it is quite tricky but I'm pleased with the results. The Spectrum Noir colours I used for the dress and hair were from IG3 to IG8. Her skin is coloured using FS2, FS4 and CR3.

I'd like to enter this card for the following Challenges:
Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge #74
Creative Craft Cottage Let's Get Spotty
Don't forget to pop over to the My Besties UK blog and look at the other beautiful DT cards. We look forward to seeing all your entries. Thanks so much for visiting my blog today x

My Besties UK Same but Different for August

Hi everyone. It's the 3rd Monday of August, which means it's time for the My Besties UK DT to reveal their Same but Different projects for this month. Pop over to My Besties UK to see all the cards- we have all used the same fabulous Sherri Baldy's My Besties image, available here,  but each card is very different. If you leave a comment on the blog post, you will be in with a chance of winning this gorgeous digi.

This is the card I made for the post, in pretty blues and pinks:

The gorgeous papers I used are from the Trimcraft First Edition Floral Pavilion 8 x 8 Paper Pad and the flower cut using the First Edition Flower Dies. Pearls are my favourite Scrapberry's ones.

This cute image is coloured using Spectrum Noir Markers:

Face FS2 FS4 CR3

Hair CT1 LY3 GB1 CT4

Dress, Bow and Shoes: TB1 TB3 CR2 CR3 PP4

My Besties UK Apple Blossom Party

Good morning everyone. Today is an exciting day for me as it sees my first post as a Design Team member for My Besties UK Challenge Blog. I am so happy to join their team and work with Sherri Baldy's beautiful designs.

Today over at My Besties UK Challenge Blog we are having an Apple Blossom Party, which is a fantastic chance for the members of the DT to share the projects we have made using the gorgeous Apple Blossom papers and Pocket Letters which are available from the My Besties Shop as a download or paper pack.. The DT projects are really beautiful so please pop over to the blog and take a look- if you leave a comment then you will be in with a chance to win a prize.

For my first project, I have created an easel card decorated using the papers and a cute little digi stamp from the My Besties Shop. I concentrated on using the green papers from the collection for this one.

 I have used the First Edition Flower die to create some flowers from the papers and a border die I found lurking in my drawers. In the paper collection there is a set of bows, which are so easy to make and finish off the card beautifully.
This gorgeous image has been coloured with Spectrum Noir markers:
Face FS4 TN2 TN3 CR3
Hair TN1 TN2 EB3
Bow LG2 LG3
Pie TN1 GB2 EB1
Dish CR2 CR4 PP4
Apples CR3 DR1 DR6 LG3 JG1
Bird TB2 TB3

I would like to enter this card for the following challenges:
Spectrum Noir Monthly Challenge Anything Goes
My Besties 3D and More Challenge #14
Meet at the Scrappers Corner August Challenge
Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge 72

For my second card, a 7x7 square card, I used some slightly lighter colours for the image and layered one of the pink papers with a gorgeous floral paper. To carry on the pretty pink theme, I finished with a pink bow and gems.

Some of the Spectrum Noir colours used for this card were:

Face FS2 FS4 FS9 PP4

Hair TN1 FS1 EB2

Bow CR2 CR3 PP3

I'd like to enter this card for the In the Pink Challenge 75- Anything Goes

Hope you like today's cards, thank you for visiting. I really do appreciate all of your comments x