Champange Lucy at Dies to Die for

Happy Friday everyone!  I'm back from my little holiday in Bath and here today with my latest make for Dies to Die for.

Today I'm using Champagne Lucy, from Mi Ran Jung  made by Whimsy Stamps.  I must admit that when I saw this stamp in my DT pack from Tracy I was soooo happy, I've been itching to colour up some of Mi Ran's artwork.

I teamed her with these gorgeous papers from Authentique, Elegant.  I know I've used these papers a few times now, but the Turquoise, White and Black colourway is just so striking. Layers have been inked, distressed and hand stitched.

I've put the list of items used, with links where possible at the end of my post. I added plenty of glitter to her feather boa and for once you can actually see it in the photos lol!

Champagne Lucy has been coloured in Copics:

Skin: E11, E21. E00, E000, R20

Hair: W9, W7, W5, W3, B000

Clothing: W9, W7, W5, BG0000, BG01, BG05

The beautiful flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and The Ribbon Girl. The lovely 'glass butterfly is from Karla's Kreative Korner and the gorgeous bling is from The Handcrafted Card Company.

The inside is simply finished with a couple of sheets from the same pack.

Stamp: Champagne Lucy

Papers: Elegant 6 x 6 Pad from Authentique

            Bazzil Basics Artesian Pool

Dies: Steampunk Clock - Cheery Lyn

          Jumbo Banner Stax - MFT

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
       Distress Ink - Black Soot

That's all from me for today, but I'll be back here on Sunday with some more inspiration for Totally Tilda, and I'll try to catch up with your blogs this weekend : ) x x 

Grow Old Friends at Dies to Die for

Good morning all! I'm here with my Dies to Die for Inspiration post, which, means it must be Tuesday hehe.

Today I want to show you a card I made for my friend Emily. I made it a while back, but because it isn't her birthday till 30th, I wasn't able to show it till now. Yes I know it isn't the 30th yet, but she's off on her hols then so has the card early.

As she's a little quirky, I wanted to make her something a little different and this stamp fitted perfectly, while still being a very beautiful image. As usual the links to products are at the end of this post and also as I'm really pushed for time, you get to look at pictures without the usual waffle from me lol. Of course if there's any info you want to know, just leave me a comment and I'll get back to you : )

Thanks for looking I'll be back tomorrow with a Kraftin' Kimmie GDT post.

Tiddly Inks - Grow Old Friends	Isabella 6 x 6 Pad	Bazzill Kraft Cardstock	Cheery Lynn - Gears	Memento Ink Pad - Tuxedo Black	Cheery Lynn - Clock w/Angel wing
Neenah Cardstock	Dovecraft Hi-Bond Double Sided 6mm Tape	Collall All Purpose Glue - 50ml

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Eliza for Kraftin Kimmie Top Ten Finalists

Recently I used a Kraftin Kimmie stamp for the first time and I loved it, these stamps are so versatile and fit many themes and they are such a joy to colour. Anyway, looking on their blog I found a fun theme to follow for a challenge and was inspired to make a card and then looking through the rest of the posts I discovered they were having a guest contest.  I'm pretty busy at work, home and my craft corner lately, so I'm being careful what DT commitments I take on, but this is just guesting for a single month, and won't be when I'm busy with family stuff, so I thought I'd enter my card to see if I made it into the top ten.

Well as I'm sure you can guess by the title of this post I did! So this ...finally...it's been a mega busy week this last week....is my entry for the 'final' and it's not perfect, because I was very rushed lol.

 The challenge theme this time was Kim Loves Pink...well you don't have to twist my arm too far to get me to make a card that uses pink lol.

As you can see, I decided to go with something completely different to my first Kraftin Kimmie card, but as I said I like the versatility of this stamp range and this one 'Eliza' just screamed 'vintage' at me. So I teamed her up with some Maja Design Vintage Autumn Basics....love this range.

This was one of those cards that I love....it practically made itself.  Once I had the main idea in my head it all just came together.  I cut the clocks out of some of the paper and mounted them on some die cut gears.  I gave the gears and the die cut clock a treatment of Aged Ivory Frantage. The clock faces I brushed with Tim Holtz crackle clear crackle paint.  I'm really happy with the way this turned out.

I slipped some gears under the lovely flowers too, and made a tag from the elements sheet to attach my bow to. She looks like a bow kind of gal doesn't she? Since it's the month of romance I added a little romantic sentiment ticket that fitted the theme.

I hope you like my card, I'm sure that I'll be making more projects with Karftin Kimmie stamps in future, whether I win the contest or not, in fact I have 1 all stamped up and partly coloured with distress inks, and another on it's way to me in the post.  I had a ball making this card, I hope it inspires you to have some fun too.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Kraftin Kimmie - Top Ten Finalists.....moving on!!!

Enjoy the rest of your day : ) x x

Eliza	Memento Ink Pad - Tuxedo Black	Vintage Autumn Basics - II	Vintage Autumn Basics - I	Mini Ticket Die
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Walnut Stain	Cheery Lynn - Clock w/Angel wing	XXL Square Frame Frilly #10	Neenah Cardstock	Collall All Purpose Glue - 50ml
Vintage Autumn Basics - V	Vintage Autumn Basics - IV	Stampendous - Frantage Embossing Enamel - Aged Ivory	Cheery Lynn - Gears

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Vintage Happily Ever After at Dies to Die for

Happy Tuesday everyone and a big hello to my newest followers, I'm very happy to see you :)  I'm here today with my DT card for Dies to Die for the inspiration blog for the Dies to Die for online craft store 

 I've had the dreaded bug that's been going around this weekend, so instead of doing my Christmas shopping I was stuck at home feeling very sorry for myself, but at least I got to craft when I started to feel a little better.  I'm all Christmased out at the mo when it comes to making cards, so I rummaged through my DT box and found these gorgeous Maja Vintage Autumn Basics papers which totally inspired me to make something monochrome and vintage.  I've added links to the products at the end of the post, except for the papers which aren't currently appearing with the rest of the Vintage Autumn Basics papers, but once the Christmas holiday is over Tracy will re-add them and you'll be able to find them here

I really like how this turned out, I thought it would be ideal as an anniversary card, but you could just as easily use it for a valentine, wedding or engagement card, or just to say 'I love you'. The little banners are just cut from the decorative border on the bottom of the paper, I just decorated with some little spots of liquid pearls and popped them up on some foam. Love that Clock die from Cherry Lyn, see it's useful for so much more than just steampunk cards!

I used one of my all time favourite Tiddly Inks stamps, Happily Ever After', love this, it's so versatile for anything coupley. The papers worked so fabulously together I thought I'd paper piece them, though I should have paid more attention and got more of the roses on her dress instead of the leaves lol.  Paper piecing is great for using up scraps and also helps if you're not too confident with your colouring skills.

Inside you can see the paper I used on her dress, with all the roses this time!

If you prefer more colour, you can always use coloured embellishments, or use the coloured papers from the range (or one of the other Maja Vintage Basics ranges that Tracy stocks, they'd work just as well.

That's it from me today, hope you like it and that Christmas doesn't have you too wiped out and you have time to enjoy some pre-Christmas festivities :) xx

Tiddly Inks - Happily Ever After	Cheery Lynn - Clock w/Angel wing	Prima Say It In Crystals - Embellishments - Light Brown	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Walnut Stain	Liquid Pearls - White Opal
Lace with Pearl Centre	5/8" Sheer / Box Pleat - Brown	Neenah Cardstock	Dovecraft Hi-Bond Double Sided 6mm Tape	Collall All Purpose Glue - 50ml
*NEW* 1.5" White Lace/Satin Center White

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