Deep Ocean Challenge - Something New

Hello and happy Tuesday. No Technique Tuesday from me today as I have rather a full week going on, with the new release from Whimsy stamps and a couple of challenges going live.  But I have a lovely one lined up for next week and something for you almost every day on my blog this week, so you won't be missing out too much.

So the first challenge of the New Year over at Deep Ocean is 

Anything New

Now I could have used some of my new stash but the timing was a little awkward, however I thought, 'What's newer than a new born baby?' and so I made this sweet and simple little baby card in soft aquas and mints that make it suitable for either a girl or a boy.

Oh and I did use my new Clarity stencil brushes to do the ink blending too!

After blending my inks I cut it out with a postage stamp die and then stamped a sentiment from Whimsy Stamps Scripty Occasions Set , adding a few little stars in the corners from the Big Ballons Celebrations Set, and mounted the base layer on a top folding 5.75 x 4.25 inch card base. Then I cut and embossed the Baby Clothes die from Memory Box. I inked the the apertures when the die cut was still in the die to accentuate the little stars and heart.
You can buy these dies and stamps in the UK from Dies to Die for
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Finally to finish off I  added a few sequins. in aqua and white.

I do hope you can join in with the challenge, we are being sponsored by the lovely and generous ladies over at The Ribbon Girl 
and you can win this lovely prize!


That's all for now but I'll be back tomorrow with some goodness from Whimsy Stamps' January release!

Bye for now

Butterfly Baby at Dies to Die for

Happy Tuesday everyone, I hope you all enjoyed your Easter holiday, I certainly did!
I'm here with my inspiration post for Dies to Die for . I've made rather a lot of Easter/Spring cards recently with spring colours, so I thought I'd do something completely different, although still kind of spring related.

Spring is a time of new growth and that includes new babies, so I thought I'd make a lovely baby card using the wonderful Sweet Baby collection from Pion Design. Links to products used are at the end of my post.
Everything has been inked with Walnut Stain DI and I've stitched my papers with top stitch thread as I usually do.

I used the Butterfly Baby stamp by Saturated Canary for Little Darlings Rubber Stamps.  Isn't it just the sweetest? and of course suitable for a boy or girl.

I coloured it with my Copics;

Skin: E0000, E000, E00, E11, R20, R11

Hair: E50, E51, E33, E35

Outfit: B91, B93, B95, E40, E41, E42

I covered the wings in Rock Candy crackle paint mixed with Glamour Dust, which gives a lovely effect, but doesn't show up very well in the photos.

You can probably see it best here, although the crackle texture is still not showing up sadly.

Isn't that Memory Box Baby Clothes die just adorable?
I decided to go a little Shabby Chic with this one and added a little white acrylic paint here and there.

To finish I added a sentiment made with stickers from the Authentique - Smitten pad, an MME brad fixing my little bow and a little Stork and Baby charm.

I hope you like my share for today, I'll be back later with my second post for today and it's super exciting!  In the meantime, if you haven't already, why not pop your name down here for a chance to win some super blog candy and I'll see you again in a bit! : ) x x

I'm entering this in the following:
Inky Chicks Challenge #27 - Shabby Chic

Saturated Canary - Butterfly Baby	Pion Design - Sweet Baby - Baby Boy 6 x 6	Pion Design - Sweet Baby - Blue Baby Blanket	Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page Border Punch Set - Vintage Doily	Baby Clothes	Spellbinders - Nestabilities - Stately Circles
*NEW* Cheery Lynn - Fancy Corners #1	Baby Charm	My Mind's Eye - Lush - Decorative Brads - Blue	Authentique - Smitten 6 x 6 Pad	Neenah Cardstock	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Walnut Stain
Memento Ink Pad - Tuxedo Black	Liquid Pearls - Platinum Pearl

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