Saturated Canary Breeze in Blue

Hello there!

It's time for a new challenge theme over at Deep Ocean Challenge, and it's super easy this time as it's 'Anything Goes'

So I'm going to make a confession here, and I'm wondering if any others of you also do this.

Sometimes I stamp or print up a bunch of images with the intention of colouring them all up ahead of time ready to go on cards as and when needed. All well and good and fabulously organised you may think..........well think again, because what actually happens is I start colouring them and part colour them and then I get busy and work on other stuff that I need to do 'right now' and of course my poor partly coloured images languish, neglected and unused. So I'm trying to work my way through these before I stamp or print anymore.

Today is the turn of Breeze and I have to say that of all the stamps and digis I own, this is probably the one I've coloured the most, except maybe for Tiddly Inks 'You and Me'.

I thought I'd reprise a design I used for her before, but using a different Pion Collection in a different colourway, I've changed up a few other details as well such as card shape etc, but in essence it's the same basic design.

This is how it turned out

I used the following items on my card.

Saturated Canary - Breeze Rubber Stamp
Pion Design Paper - Paris Flea Market
Cheesecloth
Ivory Gathered Tulle Trim
Blue Vintage Seam Binding
Pearl and Diamante Embellishment
Ivory Magnolia Flower
Blue 30 mm Wild Roses
Dusky Blue 20 mm Open Roses
Dusky Blue 10 mm Open Roses
Blue Sweetheart Blossom
Antique Blue 2 Tone Cherry Blossom
Cherry Blossom White
Hip Rose Bud Cream

this was the original card.

I have to say straight up that I prefer the original card, ....everything actually from the colouring, to the warmer colours, the papers etc, and honestly I had a lot more time to spend on the original card and that definitely shows. But at least I've used up one of those abandoned images!

I do hope you can join in with our challenge and don't forget to check out the rest of the team's gorgeous makes here.

See you soon!

Lisbeth - Winter Warmth

Hi everyone, I'm sharing a little make today using Lisbeth - Winter Warmth, from the new LDRS Creative release.

I thought I'd do a little b & w colouring, but for a bit of interest I added just a touch of blue to her cheeks, hairband, scarf and boots, to pick up the colour of the papers I used for my card. You can find links for the products below.

I used these lovely digital papers from Michelle Roo, I thought they were so perfect for this image!

I fussy cut my image and sat her on this double layered snowflake doily cut with a Whimsy die.

I added some lovely wintery embellishments.

I thought this sparkly bow went really well with the icy theme.

Lisbeth - Winter Warmth

Whimsy Snowflake Doily Die

La-La Land Stitched Nested Circles Die

Snowflake Charm

Michele R Designs - Shabby Blue Frost

Hortensia Blue Velvet Ribbon

Monique White Guipure Lace

15 mm Mermaid White Ribbon

Ivory White Magnolia Flower

Cherry Blossom White

That's all from me today, but I'll be back soon! :) xx

Little Darlings Blog Hop

It's time for our 3rd Quarter 2015 RELEASE from

FEATURING 11 NEW
IMAGES FROM

CandiBean and 
Lisbeth

We are very excited about each of these new images and we know you will
want them all!!!

We want to give
you a chance to win several of these new stamps so let's get ready
to HOP!

AND THAT IS NOT
ALL!

You are invited
to share in the Blog Hop Party

filled with more
chances to win with games and a special coloring contest! 

by joining us on our 

Facebook page and on one of our favorite sponsor's FB sites,

 Passionate Paper Creations and Friends!

 First, let's begin with our Fall 2015 BLOG

HOP!

Each of our Design Team members will be sharing their
inspiration with gorgeous projects that feature
every one of these new images!

I used the delightful Candibeans Pamper Time, which you can find here on the Little Darlings Rubber Stamps Store.

 I coloured her up with my distress ink markers to match these lovely papers from Michele Roo.

I also used the Dewdrop Circle Die and the Fluttered Tulip Bodice Die which I trimmed a little. I accented with one of Kay Fatula's gorgeous butterflies.

What would a blog hop
be without a fun game and some prizes? 

As part of our hop, we invite
you to leave a comment on each designers blog, as you hop along!
This will enter you for a chance to win!!!!

1st prize = 5 stamps from the NEW RELEASE!!!

2nd prize = $25 Voucher to the LDRS Creative Store!

Winners will be chosen by random.org.

When you are
finished hopping along with us,

please JOIN US
FOR AN ONLINE PARTY

at:

Little Darlings Rubber Stamps Fan Group

Passionate Paper Creations and Friends FB Group

ARE YOU READY TO GET THIS PARTY STARTED?!  LET'S HOP!

Little Darlings Inspirations Blog

Alexandra Morein

Barbara Grbec Rebersek

Becky Hetherington

Fabi Ormerod

Jennifer Dove

Rosemary Shaner Bridges

Ruby Montes

Lizzy Smith

Stéphanie Beauchemin

Linda Levoir

Tamara Potocnik

Best of luck to you all!!!!! 

Enjoy the hop everyone and I'll be back on Sunday with more from the new release! :) xx

Wendy's Kisses & Daisy Wishes at Little Darlings Rubber Stamps

Happy Sunday everyone! I hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend.

I'm here with my 2nd post for Little Darlings Rubber Stamps and I have a super cute share for you today. I've actually had this card scheduled for weeks now, because I made it for a special friend's birthday at the end of March, get me being so far ahead!

I used Wendy's Kisses and Daisy Wishes, isn't she sweet?!

I went for blue and white, (unusual for me), because I chose this Pion paper which I thought worked so well with the daisies. So much so that I also paper pieced her dress. Behind the flowers you can see the Lovely View die peeking out and I also used a sentiment from the Vintage Affections - Friends sentiment set.  I've popped a list of the items used from my favourite stores at the end of my post.

I coloured Wendy with my Distress Ink and Aquatint markers.

Colours used

Skin: Vintage Photo

Hair Walnut Stain, Gathered Twigs

Dress: Salty Ocean, Chipped Sapphire, Slate (AQT)

A few little close ups.

I kept the inside quite simple.

Items used :

Wendy's Kisses and Daisy Wishes
Pion Design - Siri's Kitchen Blueberries
Spellbinder's Stately Circles
Die-namics Pinking Edge Circle STAX
La-La Land Stitched Sun and Clouds
La-La Land Stitched Nested Circles

45 mm White Jessica Lace

Limoges Blue Vintage Seam Binding
White Vintage Seam Binding 

Cheesecloth Fabric

40 mm Daisy White

Cherry Blossom Antique Blue Two Tone

Pretty Blossom Blue

Chrysanth White K & G

8 mm Ivory Flat Back Pearls

I'm entering the following challenges:

Live & Love Crafts - Signs of Spring
Challenge up your Life - Watercolour
Crafty Calendar Challenge - Add a sentiment.

That's all from me today, I do hope you're having a lovely weekend and I'll see you soon! :) xx

Rebecca masquerading at the ball.

Happy Friday everyone! Thank you so much for your lovely comments on my Steampunk Valentine card yesterday. I have another Saturated Canary creation to share with you today, this time in rubber from Little Darlings Rubber Stamps.

This is Rebecca, isn't she just dreamy?

I've coloured her up using my distress ink markers again and I don't have the colours for you today I'm afraid as I coloured this a while back and I cannot find where I scribbled my notes!

I coloured her to match these beautiful Pion papers, these are from the My Beloved Son collection, but they look wonderful used on girly cards too! That wonderful mask die is from La-La Land Crafts, I can see myself using that a lot.

I've finished with some gorgeous embellies from the Ribbon Girl and gone all shabby chic here with lashings of Gesso.

The inside is simply decorated with more of those pretty papers and a blank space for a message.

List of products used:

LDRS Saturated Canary Rebecca - Sadly out of stock

Pion Design Paper - My Beloved Son

Pion Design Paper - My Beloved Son - Pansy

Memory Box Victorian Frame Set

La-La Land Masquerade Mask Die

Walnut Stain Distress Ink

I also used lots of lovely embellies from The Ribbon Girl, including that gorgeous blue silk ribbon!

That's all from me today, but I'll be back on Sunday :) xx

Eva - Vintage Style at Dies to Die for

Woohoo it's nearly the weekend!  I've been super busy this week working on some secret projects that I can't tell you about just yet, but I will say it's terribly exciting! I'd like to say a big hello to all of my new followers, it's so lovely to have you join me on my creative journey :)

I must admit to being just a little bit in love with today's card for Dies to Die for, the mojo was just racing along with this one, I had so much fun making it.

The beautiful girl is Eva, a Saturated Canary image from Little Darlings Rubber Stamps.

Isn't she gorgeous?  I've coloured her with my distress ink markers....I know, I know, I will colour again with my Copics, but to be honest I'm just having so much fun seeing what I can do with the DI markers right now. I went for a slightly darker skin tone this time as I wanted her to look a little exotic.

Colours used:

Skin: Tattered Rose, Tea Dye, Vintage Photo, Fired Brick

Hair: Antique Linen, Walnut Stain, Broken Twigs

Outfit: Milled Lavender, Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Pumice Stone

I used some lovely Bildlamarna papers and the pretty doily die is from Cheery Lynn.

All papers have been edged with Pumice Stone DI and hand stitched with Top Stitch thread.

I added lots of lovely embellies, finished off with some daubs of Gesso, 

and decorated the inside simply to complement the front.

Eva -Stamp

Bildmalarna Paper - From the Sale box

MFT Pierced Ovals

Cheery Lynn Kissimee Doily Die

Platinum Liquid Pearls

Embellies from the Ribbon Girl

Cheesecloth

Ophelia Lace

Pearl String

Flat Back Pearls

Aubergine Silky Crush Ribbon

White/purple/pink 2 tone roses

Lilac Wild Roses

Sweetheart blossom flowers

Ivory Cherry Blossom

I've entered the following challenges:

Creative Card Crew - Shabby Chic
Inky Chicks - Anything Goes
Magnolia-licious - Love is in the Air

Well that's all from me today, if you're in the UK I hope you're doing ok in the snow, and I'll see you back here on Monday.

Take care! :) xx

Candy Canes at Dies to Die for

Wheeee! It's Friday again, I've been horribly unwell this week (I even took a couple of days off work sick, which rarely happens), but it's almost the weekend and I'm here with my regular Dies to Die for post.  It's another Christmas card, I do hope you're not getting tired of these lol, but I promise I have some non Christmas creations coming up as well!

This is another Little Darlings Rubber Stamps - Saturated Canary image, she's called Candy Canes .  Now I have to say it wasn't originally my intention to go monochrome with this, she just turned out that way, but I really like the effect. Don't you just love her hair? It reminds me of Mr Whippy ice cream lol  just substitute a couple of chocolate flakes for the Candy Canes hehe.

I've popped a list of products used, along with some links at the end of my post.

I matched her with some gorgeous Maja design papers from the Vintage Frost Basics collection, and I've coloured her in Distress Ink markers.

Skin: Tattered Rose, Tea Dye, Spun Sugar (blush)
Hair: Spun Sugar, Fired Brick
Clothing: Spun Sugar, Victorian Velvet, Pumice Stone.
I added Glamour Dust to her wings, I also added lines of subtle shimmer to her hair and clothes with a SakuraJelly Roll Stardust pen, but sadly the camera just doesn't pick it up, which is a shame because it's a beautiful effect in the flesh.

I added this lovely MFT Snowflake Doily behind her.

Look at that gorgeous bow, I thought it deserved some extra special bling.

I kept the inside quite simple, as by this time I was feeling very poorly indeed.

Stamp: Candy Canes
MFT Sowflake Doily Die
Reverse Wonky Rectangles
Maja Vintage Frost Basics-3rd December
Maja Vintage Frost Basics-5th December
Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Candy Cane Charm
Ophelia 50mm Ivory Lace
Ivory Flat back Pearl Trim
Ivory Pearl String
Pink Pearl String
Pink Faux Silk Ribbon
8 mm Flat Back Ivory Pearls
Diamante and Pearl Embellishment
Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

This card is available to buy in my Etsy shop



I hope you like her and that she's inspired you to make a start on those Christmas cards if you haven't already.  I'll be back tomorrow with another (non-Christmas) make and some exciting news!  See you then! :) xx

Casey in Pencils

Happy hump day! Very quick share from me today as I've been suffering with a really awful cold this week and have even been home from work as I felt that bad, very unusual for me.

I experimented with colouring using Polychromos Pencils this weekend, Casey was ideal I thought to try them out as she's really quite quick to colour, and while there is a lot of work still to be done (lots more depth to be achieved I think), she turned out well enough to go on a card.

The beautiful papers are from Maja, Fika collection, love these.

The beautiful butterfly is from Karla's Kreative Korner.

The lovely bling on the bow is from The Handcrafted Card Company

I finished of the inside quite simply, with matching paper, a little seam binding and lace to match the front and a large blank oval for writing a message.

Casey Rubber Stamp
La-La Land Birdcage Die
Butterfly Embellishment - She Daydreams
Ophelia 50 mm embroidered ivory tulle lace
Mauve Mist vintage style seam binding
Cheesecloth Fabric
Rolled Rose Purple/Violet
Lilac 30 mm Wild Rose
Lily Flowers Small Pale Pink
Sweetheart Blossom Baby Pink and White
Pretty Blossom Purple/Violet
Cosmos Daisy Flower Deep Pink
Beaded Lavender Gypsophalia
Purple Round Pins
Heart Pins Pink

This card is for sale in my Etsy shop



Right that's all from me today, but I'll see you all again on Friday and if I can stop sniffing and sneezing for long enough I'll try and drop by your blogs this weekend and leave some love.

Take care! :) xx

Casey at Dies to Die for

Before I start my post for today, it's my Mum's birthday today, so a big Happy Birthday to my Mum! (I'll be posting the card I've made her tomorrow, once she's had a chance to see it and have it to herself).

Happy Friday everyone. Well I don't know about happy for me, just glad that this week has come to an end I think.  The week started poorly,  I had some disappointing news on Monday missing out on the Saturated Canary DT spots (I know, I know, it really shouldn't matter and it's one reason I hardly ever go in for DT calls and just wait to be invited, as it's a real slap to your ego when you don't get it).

To be fair I get asked more than my fair share and I only take on a fraction of those that do ask me, usually just guesting, as full time work means I can only take on so much, but this one, it was a real dream of mine. Also work has just  really been awful this week, I've been in early all week with so much loaded on me, I've been really stressed out which isn't like me, I've hurt my back/shoulder/neck, so even crafting, which I normally do to de-stress is painful.

Also I'm not enjoying the weather recently, it's been cold wet and miserable, just adding to my mood, so I thought...enough with the moaning,.....  I'd cheer myself up with a make in Spring like colours.

For today's make I chose to ink up Casey, from LDRS and my was she fun to colour......and so quick! Since she's just a 'floating' top half, I thought I'd 'frame' her with this Memory Box die. I did a little 'out of the box' fussy cutting, so the end of her braid hung over the frame. Links to products are at the end of my post.

I've coloured Casey in Distress Ink Markers, colours used are:

Skin: Tattered Rose, Tea Dye, Fired Brick, Victorian Velvet

Hair: Antique Linen, Gathered Twigs

Clothing: Dusty Concord

I added some lovely yellow and lilac trims, some cheesecloth,  and finished off with some beautiful beaded berries and flowers from  Wild Orchid Crafts and The Ribbon Girl.

The beautiful butterfly is from Karla's Kreative Korner.

The inside is decorated simply to complement the front with plenty of space for your own message.

I used the following products:

Maja Design, Vintage Spring Basics 10th April

Maja Design, Vintage Spring Basics, 6 x 6 pad

Little Darlings Rubber Stamps - Casey

Versafine Ink - Black Onyx

Memory Box, Victorian Frame Set

Mini Pom Poms Lavender

Tutu Trim Purple

Walnut Stain Distress Ink
Mimosa Yellow Seam Binding
Clementine Ivory Lace
11mm Ivory Flat Back Pearls
8mm Ivory Flat Back Pearls
6mm Ivory Flat Back Pearls

This card is now sold.

Well that's all from me today, I'm off to friends for dinner and drinks tonight, so hopefully that will cheer me up a bit!

I'll see you again tomorrow with more inspiration *hugs* :) xx

Wendy's Birthday Cakes

Morning all and happy Friday to you.  Lot's of early starts at work for me this week, so I'm looking forward to a Saturday lay in, though not for too long as I have lots of cards to make.

Today's make is made with the super cute Wendy's Birthday Cake from LDRS.
She's on sale in the shop, so if you're quick you can snap up a bargain!

I've coloured her with my copics and paper pieced her little dress.

The beautiful papers are Coffee in the Arbour from Maja Design.  I've put a list of products with links at the end of my post.

Papers are inked with Walnut Stain distress ink and hand sewn with top stitch thread.

The cheesecloth, beautiful ribbon and lace is from The Ribbon Girl.  Flowers are from Wild Orchid Craft and TRG, the bling on the bow is from The Handcrafted Card Company.

List of products in the store

Wendy's Birthday Cakes
Memento Ink - Rich Cocoa
Memory Box Victorian Frame Set
Maja Design Paper - Coffee in the Arbour - Granma's Old Porcelain
Maja Design Paper - Coffee in the Arbour- Raspberry Jam Cookies
Maja Design Paper- Coffee in the Arbour - Blueberry Cupcake
Prima Say it in Crystals - Burgandy
Distress Ink - Walnut Stain

This card is available for sale in my Etsy shop here

Well that's all from me for today, I'll pop in on you again this Sunday with my make for Totally Tilda and some exciting news! :) xx

In the Garden at ACR

Good morning and happy Friday! Boy am I looking forward to chillaxing at the weekend, work has been mental this week.

It's time for a new challenge at A Creative Romance, and today our theme is 'In the Garden'

For my make today I've used Saturated Canary's Gardner Gayle, from Little Darlings Rubber Stamps, but this time I coloured her with distress inks and gave her a vintage feel, using Pion Design's Vintage Garden papers. There's a list of products used with links to the store at the end of my post.  

All papers have been distressed and inked with Walnut Stain distress ink and then hand sewn.

She was coloured with the following inks:

Skin: Tattered Rose, Tea Dye, Fired Brick

Hair: Antique Linen, Walnut Stain, Broken Twigs

Clothing and Flowers: Spun Sugar, Victorian Velvet, Weathered Wood, Old Paper,  Bundled Sage, Black Soot, Scattered Straw.

Basket: Scattered Straw, Vintage Photo, Broken Twigs

I used some beautiful die cuts made with some La-La Land dies. The card stock is a beautiful iridescent one, but sadly it isn't showing up on camera, which is a shame as it's quite lovely in the flesh. 

The beautiful lace and ribbon is from The Ribbon Girl, the bling is from The Hamdcrafted Card Company.

I finished off the inside quite simply with one of the 6 x 6 sheets. Flowers are all Wild Orchid Crafts.

LDRS - Gardner Gayle

Vintage Garden - Phlox 6 x 6

Vintage Garden - Lady 6 x 6

Vintage Garden - Seed Packets

LLLC Birdcage Die

LLLC Birdhouse Die

LLLC Birds Die

Spellbinder Reverse Wonky Rectangle Die

Distress Ink Walnut Stain
Pink Loopy Ribbon
Pearlescent Cardstock

Do go take a look at the blog, the girls have created some fabulous makes to inspire you and why not join in with our challenge?  We're also looking for talented people to join us for a Guest DT spot, so if that sounds good to you, just pop GDT after your name when you enter.

Our sponsor this week is BunnyZoe's Crafts and they are offering a great prize.



That's all from me today, I'll be back on Sunday with my make for Totally Tilda, have a great weekend! :) xx