Ching-Chou Kuik at Jade's Sparkling Butterflies

Hi everyone, hope you are all well. Today sees a new, Anything Goes, challenge at Jade's Sparkling Butterflies.

Our sponsor this week is the fabulous Ching-Chou Kuik.

I was thrilled to be able to choose one of these digi stamps to work with as they are so wonderful. My digi choice for my DT card was this beautiful image called Key to my Heart.

I coloured the image using Spectrum Noir markers and used papers from the beautiful Trimcraft Santoro Willow collection. The textures and colours of these papers are amazing. I also used the dies from the collection to cut the hearts and lock and used a X Cut border punch to cut the heart border. 

My Spectrum Noir colours were:

Skin FS2 FS4 FS9 CR2

Eyes TB1

Hair GB10 EB5 EB8

Dress EB1 EB2

Roses CR2 CR3 CR4 DG2

Key Gold Sparkle Marker

I would like to enter this card for the following challenges;
Crafting for All Seasons #123

Thank you for visiting today and for commenting. It is always appreciated x

Daffodils

Hi everyone. Hope you had a fabulous day yesterday. Today I'm sharing the Easter card I made for my parents.

Daffodils have a special significance for me as they remind me of my lovely Granny, who died when I was 17. She had a swathe of daffodils in her garden when I was small and I can remember the garden vividly. This stamp is from Crafter's Companion, called Springtime. Not only is it beautiful but stamps like a dream. 

I stamped the image using Versafine ink then coloured using Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens and a wet brush. The colours I used were Moonlight, Holly Leaf and Harvest Moon. I've just about managed to capture some of the sparkle here:

I kept the design very simple, just using the embossing folder which came with my Cut n Boss for the background. I used a little Scattered Straw distress ink around the edges and added some gems and a ribbon to finish it off.

Thank you all for taking the time to visit today. I really appreciate all of your comments x 

Happy Easter

A very Happy Easter to you all, whether you celebrate the Christian festival or simply enjoy eating chocolate. I always do both!

Today I'm sharing the Easter cards I made for my sons, both made using the Trimcraft Me to You Easter collection.

The first card is an Easter shaker card. I used an egg shaped die to cut the aperture for an Easter twist. A full tutorial for this is in my Trimcraft gallery. 

My second card uses up the waste from the shaker aperture.

I love the delicate colours of this card and of course Tatty Teddy is so sweet.

Thank you for taking the time to visit and comment today xxx

Challenge One at A Beautiful Mess

Hi everyone. Today is a special and exciting day as it sees the first challenge at A Beautiful Mess Challenge blog. I'm thrilled to be on the DT of this new blog, along with some lovely and very talented people.

Our first sponsors are Sassy Studio Designs and A Day for Daisies. For my card I've used this fabulous Buttercream Babe- Garden Party digi from Sassy Studio Designs.

I coloured the image with a mix of Spectrum Noir and Copic markers (for skin and hair). My papers are from my Trimcraft First Edition Love Story pad with paper roses from the Dovecraft Floral Muse collection.

It would be fabulous if you could join us for our first challenge, which is Anything Goes. Please do visit and meet the rest of the team too.

Thanks for dropping by today and for all of your lovely comments x

My Besties Same But Different for March

Hi everyone. Well it is officially Spring, although I have to report that I am yet to recover feeling in my hands and feet after 4 hours on the rugby touchline yesterday. It was bitterly cold!

Today sees a Same but Different post over at My Besties UK. I always enjoying these posts as it is so much fun seeing everyone's versions of the same image. Today we've all used IMG729, available to buy here. I love this cute little Bestie girl!

I don't often colour with yellow but wanted to use my Trimcraft First Edition Pick n Mix papers and these yellow papers are so much fun. I really like the combination of pink and yellow too.

Spectrum Noir colours used:
Skin FS2 FS3 FS4 TN2
Hair TN5 TN7 TN8
Clothes FS6 CR2 CR3 TB1 TB3 TB5 LY2 CT1 CT3 GB5 LG3

Thank you for visiting again today and for all of your lovely comments. Xxx

Die cuts and punches at Jade's Sparkling Butterflies

Hi everyone. Here is my DT card for the new challenge at Jade's Sparkling Butterflies.

Our sponsor for this fortnight is:

Crafty Sentiments

The image I have used is the super cute Benson Bear Couples, available to buy here.

 This time the optional theme is Use Die Cuts or Punches. I've used the following dies:

X Cut Doilie Die

Trimcraft Torn Edge Nesting Dies

Sizzix Thinlits Butterflies

Tonic Pinhole Square Nesting Die

My papers are Trimcraft First Edition Love Story, which I've distressed with Tea Dye distress ink. 

I printed the image onto Crafter's Companion Watercolour Card and I've used Spectrum Aqua markers blended with a little water for my colouring. I rarely use watercolours so I'm fairly happy with the result. 

Spectrum Aqua colours used are:

Desert

Fawn

Bud Green 

Moss

Blossom

You can join in our challenge here and please do follow the link to see all the other fabulous DT creations.

Thank you for visiting today and for all your lovely comments.

Have a ball

This week is proving to be scarily busy so a quick, late post today to share this card I've made for one of my eldest son's rugby team mates.

I've used a Crafter's Companion Scruffy Little Kitten stamp called Alfie and an Angelica and Adam backing paper. The sentiment is from another SLK stamp set called Benji. I've kept the design simple to keep the image as the focus.

Spectrum Noir colours used:
Skin FS2,4,9  CR2
Hair TN5,7,8
Clothes and ball IG1,2,8,10 PL3 TB5,6,7
Grass and flower HB1, LG3,5

Thanks for visiting today and for your lovely comments x