Mini Magnolia - Candy Winner

I’ve had such a lovely day puttering about the house, sorting out my craft room and generally avoiding making cards today so have only just sat down now to do some DT work and remembered I had not yet announced the winner of the Mini Magnolia candy.

So without further ado, the lucky lady is

Rachael

Congratulations sweets, please email me your address so I can post them off to you.  Please put Mini Magnolia candy in the subject line.

hugs

Linking problems fixed now

Apologies for the problem with entering the WOC candy this morning, I think between Mr Blue Frog and myself we got ourselves tied up in great big knots lol.

I think it's all fixed now, the right linky is up and all the duplicated entries have been removed so if you were unable to enter earlier you should be good to go and enter in the post below now.  If not please drop me an email (link in side bar).

Thanks for bearing with me

Weekly Candy

Paul and Siri from Wild Orchid Crafts are sponsoring candy every second week here on my blog!  The prize will be a “Surprise Goodie Bag” of approximately £20 worth of flowers and other goodies from Wild Orchid Crafts.  

All you need to do is leave your name in the linky below – there are NO silly rules or requests and you don’t even need a blog, just skip past the URL box to enter.  I will draw a winner tomorrow night.

Thanks for the fab prize Paul & Siri!!

Just Magnolia and some candy for you

I managed to get a card done for this week’s Just Magnolia challenge which is a nice and easy one.  All you have to do is use some form doily on your card.  So I have used the Swedish Spring Oval Frame die cut as my doily.

The gorgeous papers are Prima Pixie Glen, I adore the soft pastels in this pad.  Tilda with Flowers has been coloured with Copics and Pencils:
Hair E29, 23, 50
Skin E11, 00, 000, 0000, R20
Dress and shoes B00, 000, 0000 and slate grey pencil
Flowers: R81, RV000, 0000 and tuscan red pencil, G43, G20

The little sentiment charm I got from a little craft shop in the US – and as per I picked up only ONE pack !!  What a fab sentiment it is

The flowers and seam binding as well as the metal corner (that I heat embossed with white embossing powder) are all from Wild Orchid Crafts.  The flower I have used are Trellis Rose, 25mm wild rose, sweetheart blossoms, 15mm roses.

I’ve popped this card in my Etsy shop

And here’s a wee bit of candy for you, I was clearing my desk last night and found these three mini Magnolia’s that I will never find the time to use so if you think you could put them to use please leave a comment and I will draw a winner tomorrow

Have a fab weekend. 

Afternoon Tea

It’s Lili’s Little Fairies challenge day today, hopefully Lili’s Little Fairies is back on track this week, we had a bit of a blip last week as Jacqui has been ill.  So this week our challenge is afternoon tea and I thought this Bunny Cupcakes would be perfect for the challenge

I have quite a bit of work on and also lots of samples to make for the new Lili of the Valley shop so when I need a quick card with a lot of impact I reach for my XXL Frames dies by Go Kreate.  They are such fab dies and perfect for something different.  I’m sorry but I have no idea what the make of the paper is, I was having a cardmaking marathon when I made this card before setting off for CHA last month and there was paper EVERYWHERE lol.  I don’t think my paper stash will ever be the same again haha.

The beautiful flowers, organza ribbon and rhinestones are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  I used lilies, sweetheart blossoms and a small curly wild rose and blinged them up with my home made glimmer spray and Stickles.

The image was coloured with Promarkers and pencils.

hugs

Whimsy Stamps Release Day!

 

Welcome to Whimsy Stamps February rubber stamp and die RELEASE DAY!

Whimsy Stamps is releasing 19 fantastic new rubber stamps and 5 wonderful new Shapeology dies today together with 2 brand new Shape EZ templates! These new goodies are available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites.

So today I have used Dandelion Girl by Sylvia Zet and the sentiment is from the Friendship Notables 2 set. 

The paper is Pretty In Pink 6 x 6 Pad from Dies to Die For.  The silk ribbon, metal corners, brad, and flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts.

From today until 28 February the Whimsy DT and Special Guests will be showcasing these fabulous new stamps and dies with a daily mini blog hop. Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you will have 24hrs to enter each prize draw by leaving a comment on every blog listed for that day. From this release onwards we are doing things a little differently. At the end of release week (Wednesday 29 January) a special Release Round-Up will be posted on the Whimsy blog. This post will include a selection of new release DT work from the previous week together with a complete list of winners from the daily mini blog hops. To be entered into today's mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT posts listed below by 12:00PM EST tomorrow:

Ann Vento

Bev Rochester {Special Guest}

Debbie Eastman

Ellie Stover

Erin Bailey

Jacque Beddingfield {Special Guest}

Stephanne Maraver

Tammy Louise Cunliffe

 

Finally, here is a full list of the wonderful February release:

3 Crissy Armstrong rubber stamps Bud ~ Gus The Bunny ~ Little Playmates
4 Kenny K rubber stamps Helga Frost ~ Da Bomb ~ Elena K ~ Ryder Cole
3 Meljen's Designs rubber stamps Party Time Cat ~ Dragon's Little Friend ~ Party Penguin
3 Wee Stamps rubber stamps Dandelion Girl ~ Easter Bunny ~ Sympathy Bugs
6 Raindrop Echo Designs rubber stamp sets

Fanciful Birthday Notables 1 (coordinating die available) ~ I Heart You Tabs 2 (coordinating die available) ~ Love Postage Stamps (coordinating die available) ~ Notebook Page background ~ Thanks a Bunch Notables 2 (coordinating die available) ~ Vintage Travel Postage Stamps (coordinating die available)      

4 Raindrop Echo Designs Shapeology dies Corner Dies Set ~ Lamp Post ~ Notebook Spiral ~ Tabs 2    
TLC Shapeology die Heart Tag 
Shape EZ by TLC Flip Cupcake 1 ~ Triple Heart Gift Box Card 

Don't forget to visit today's DT and leave a comment on their blog posts to be entered into the draw to win a new release stamp, then pop back to the Whimsy blog tomorrow for the next list of showcase posts! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy our new release!

Remember that the entire new release is available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites, they will also be available from Dies to Die For if you are in the UK. Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check the Whimsy Inspirations blog tomorrow for more new release creations!

Copic/Promarker Storage for those that have been asking …..

Ever since I posted pictures of my new craft room I have had loads of emails asking where I got my Marker storage from.  Well, a friend got it for me (thanks sweetie mwah xxx) but the company that was selling them stopped doing so as a stand alone unit and if you want the MDF case you need to buy it complete with markers (not even sure what markers they are – never heard of them before).  I was gutted as I wanted a second one to house my Promarkers so I could have both sets of markers on my desk but could not justify paying a £100 odd just for the MDF case, currently my Promarkers and Flexmarkers are housed in a bag.

Well, last night on Facebook I stumbled across THESE!!!!!  Whoop whoopeee dooooo.  And of course I went for the BIG BOY lol, that way I can hopefully house all my Copics and some of my Promarkers/Flexmarkers with the rest in my original box.  Aren’t they fab!!

 

And if you want one you can get it at Vixx Craft Storage, it’s okay you can rush across and order yours, I ordered mine last night rofl.

 

I do have a card for my blog today, but it won’t be up till later ….. it’s a sneak peek

 

So see you then

Is spring on the way?

I sure do hope so, I am loving the lighter afternoons instead of going to work and coming home in the black dark.  So I decided to help spring on its way today and made a card with one of the new Stampavie images by Penny Johnson.

The stamp is Little Tobi watering the Roses and the sentiment is also one of their new release from the With Love Sentiments.  The paper is from the My Mind’s Eye Vanity Fair pad.

The lace, 10mm roses, 25mm hybrid tea rose, aster daisies and large rose are all from Wild Orchid Crafts.

That’s it from me today, I am running late again (serves me right for staying up to watch Sir Tim on QVC last night/this morning!)

hugs

White +1 at Wild Orchid Challenge and one I did earlier

Happy Monday!  It’s Wild Orchid Challenge day and this time our challenge is White + 1.  So me being me I opted for Pink plus one.  It’s more of a shell pink, just adore this colour!  And what goes better with this dreamy paper than a Saturated Canary image!  I am so in love with Krista’s work, this girlie is just amazing!  The image is called Dorothy, how cute is that little puppy dog peeking out of the basket with his blankie lol.

The paper is from the Echo Park - Style Essentials - Runway Collection Kit, the image has been coloured with Copics and matted on to a Swedish Spring Oval Frame die cut.

The copics used are
Hair and puppy: E29, 23, 50 and Dark Umber pencil
Skin: E11, 00, 000, 0000, R20
Basket: E37, 33, 30
Dress, socks and shoes: R22, 20, 00, 000, 0000 and Rose Pale pencil
Grass: G46, 43, 40 and Olive Green pencil

The butterfly border die is by Tim Holtz.  I inked the edges with Spun Sugar Distress Ink then added some pearls from Wild Orchid Crafts.  I heat embossed the metal corners that started life out as silver with white embossing powder, and I did the same to the frame for the sentiment.  Another item I wish I had bought more of when I was in the States.  The gorgeous flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts as is the lace and seam binding.  Flowers used are sweetheart blossoms, 20mm roses, 25mm rose, trellis rose.  And I finished it off with some white punched leaves, a Crown Pin and a couple of round pins.

And whilst I was photographing this card in the dining room this egg that I decorated a good few years back caught my eye so I thought I would share it here seeing as it fits in with the challenge as well.  This was a total labour of love, the entire egg was marked into a diamond shaped grid pattern, then the area for the clock was cut out with a drill.  I then used pink Swarovski rhinestone chain over the trellis pattern marks then covered each diamond shape with irridescent pearl seed beads.  OMW it too me forever to do (and I made two – couldn’t not do one for my best mate now could I lol).  Then I went and taught this at a convention ….. what was I thinking of????  Even the base has been covered in those wretched pearl beads lol

And a close up of the bead work – never again lol.

And on that note I am signing off, I have exhausted myself just explaining what I did rofl.  Have a fabulous week, and if I can be brave enough I will photograph some more of my decorated eggs to show you sometime.

And don’t forget it’s release day at Lili of the Valley so make sure you don’t miss out!

hugs

Candy winner

Before I announce this week’s candy winner just a quick heads up that the winner of the Lili of the Valley Mega Candy is now up on the Ideas to Inspire blog.

And now on to my candy winner for this week’s stamps, bling and ribbon candy.

And my winner is

Angelique

Congratulations Angelique, please email me your address to claim your prize.

Happy birthday

That’s the challenge at Paper Sundaes and Lili of the Valley are sponsoring the challenge and they kindly asked if any of the LOTF DT would like to Guest Design for this week – Fleur and I accepted their kind offer.  So I thought I would use one of the new release stamps that go on sale tomorrow …. not long now girls

This little sweetie is called Party Girl and has been coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers.  The paper is old Making Memories.  The sentiment is from the Greetings Postmarks sentiments set from LOTV.  The seam binding, 25mm wild rose, 30mm wild rose and sweetheart blossoms are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  The card was cut with a Go Kreate XXL Frame die and those gorgeous glittery leaves I picked up when I was in the USA.  And guess what?!?  I only picked up one stem, OMW I am so stupid at times lol.

That’s it from me today, I will be back later to draw a winner for my candy as well as the candy running on the Wild Orchid Crafts Blog so if you have not entered pop across now, you have until this evening.

hugs