Simon Says Stamp Saturday Surprise

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This week the stamp up for grabs from Simon Says Stamp is:

Tilda with Apple

Entry is by Mr Linky only. All you need to do to enter the draw is leave a link to your blog in Mr Linky so I can find you and if you fancy, mention it on your blog (that would be great, but not necessary to be in the draw). The winner will be announced on Sunday evening.

And if you don't have a blog you can still enter - enter your full name in the name box and in the URL box underneath just link back to my blog http://bevscrafts.blogspot.com and keep a note of your Linky number in case you're the winner.

If Mr Linky is missing (again!!) please do NOT enter by leaving a comment as I only draw from the Linky entries. Rather pop back later and try again.

Thanks for stopping by,

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Just Magnolia Challenge - my sketch

TGIF!! What a week!! When I walked back into the office on Friday from two weeks off work I walked into two weeks work that had not been touched so had to catch that all up as well as do my normal day to day work - I so NEED a lottery win lol.

Anyhoo, it's Just Magnolia day again and seeing as I am well in to the Christmas card frenzy I've made a Christmas card and no surprises - it's another easel card. It's my sketch we're working to this week, another nice and simple one, just like me lol.

I have used last year's Magnolia Christmas papers on this card, I love the touch of beige mixed in with the aqua. I've used Unwrapped Tilda - she was my favourite of all last years Magnolia Christmas stamps.

I have coloured the image with Copics and the colours used are:
Skin: E21, E01, E00, E000
Clothes: BG93, BG13, BG11, BG10, E31, E30
Hair: E55, E53, E51, E50
Present: E35, E33, E31 E51, E50
Shadow: W3, W1, W0

I used the gorgeous Guipure lace from Wild Orchid Crafts as are the beautiful flowers 15mm roses and 30mm Wild Rose which I popped on top of punched (Martha Stewart) snowflakes that I coated with Stardust Stickles.

The sentiment stamp is also from Magnolia (again last year's Xmas stamps.

Have a fab day

Bev x

All Wrapped Up

Isn't this little sweetie so cute All Wrapped Up although I wish now I hadn't coloured her in red :(  The papers are from last year  and are Kaiser I think.  I am so over last years Christmas papers now lol. Just wish the new papers would hurry up and be released.  

I have followed the sketch on Sweet Stop Sketches although I did tweak again by adding the flowers and using a charm for the sentiment.  I picked these charms up last year and have not seen them again - if anyone spots any please let me know.  The Poinsettias have been coated with twinklets and I added Stardust Stickles to the edges although it's not showing up in the pic.

I am dashing off to work now, have a great day .... and remember tomorrow is Friday woohoo!!

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Bev x

Whiff of Joy - Challenge and little tutorial for the Inspirations blog

Our challenge this week at Whiff of Joy challenge is Fuzz.  Now when I first saw the theme my lil old heart thunked right down to my boots, but I really did enjoy making this card and after seeing the creations done by the rest of the DT I'm guessing they did too.

The paper is from the new Christmas digi kits from Bearly Mine Designs.  I love the icy blue colour that I got after fiddling with the settings in Photoshop.  I applied Fun Flock cotton ball white to the "fur" on her coat, scarf, hat and stocking after shading with Copics.  You can see the texture better in this photo.

I coated the Poinsettias with Twinklets and have done a little tutorial on the Whiff of Joy Tutorials and Inspirations blog. 

Well .... it's not a tutorial, just a couple of pics showing how I pull the flowers apart then put them back together again rofl.

The sentiment stamp is from Clever Cut.

Thanks for stopping by today,

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Wild Orchid Crafts candy winner

Sorry I am so late with this, my computer has been playing up tonight and trying to access the internet has been drive me nuts!!! The computer nearly went out the window!!! Nevertheless, I prevailed and success at last lol.

So, the winner of the amazing Wild Orchid Crafts candy is ...................

And that would be Myra. Congratulations sweetie, please email me your address so I can arrange to have your prize sent out to you.

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Whimsy Blog Hop Candy Winner

The winner of the Whimsy Blog Hop will be announced on the Whimsy blog, so please check there to see if you've been lucky!

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Stampavie Challenge

Before I get on to today's card I thought I would just mention that Donna has 3 new sets of Digi Papers out - Grunge Days, Christmas Delight and Christmas Joy.  I have used one of the Christmas sets on my card for tomorrow (now that's a give-away isn't it lol).

The challenge this time on Stampavie Challenges is summer/Hot.  So I dug out some Stampin Up papers (that have been discontinued!!  WHY would they want to do that???) And I inked up Daisy Chain and coloured it with Copics.

The sentiment stamp is by Catslife Press (love these) and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  I used a 30mm Wild Rose, 15mm roses, 10mm roses and cherry blossoms.

The Copic colours are:
Skin E11, E01, E00, E000, R20
Hair E53, E51, E50
Dog E35, E33, E31, E30
Top R29, R27, R25
Skirt B02, B01, B00
Shoes C7, C5, C3, C1
Grass G24, G21, G20

The butterflies are two different Martha Stewart punches.

I will announce the winner of the Wild Orchid Crafts give away later this evening.

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Commenters Candy

It's been a while since I gave away some commenters candy, so I did a draw with Random.org from the comments left on yesterdays card.

 

And the winner of the candy below is Yvon

Yvon please email me your address and I will pop the candy in the mail for you.

Once again thanks so much to all the amazing ladies that take the time to leave a comment, I only wish I had the time to reciprocate.

 

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Wild Orchid Crafts Challenge - Lovely Lace

I can't believe the huge number of fantastic entries we had for our first Wild Orchid Challenge, well over 550 entries oh my goodness!!

This week the challenge is Lovely Lace, so my new DT kit with the gorgeous new lace that's now in stock came just in time.  How exquisite is this Guipure lace?  I am totally in love lol.

I used Papermania Blueberry Hill papers, love the pastel colours of this paper pad.

I have stitched around the borders, not sure if it was really needed but it's done now.  I have coloured the Magnolia Ballerina Tilda with Copics and Promarkers. 
I used Copics for the skin (E11, E01, E00, E000) and hair (E49, E47, E25, E50) and Promarkers for the dress (Salmon Pink, Cocktail Pink and Pale Pink)

The flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts and are 35mm wild rose, 25mm roses, 15mm roses, 10mm roses and 8mm semi open roses.

The sentiment is Magnolia greeting of love stamp.  I have dotted some self adhesive rhinestones round the image and also applied the usual Stardust Stickles to the image.

I hope you will pop across to the Wild Orchid Challenge blog to check out my fellow DT's fabulous creations and also the delish prize that's up for grabs again.

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Simon Says Stamp candy winner

This weeks winner of the Magnolia Ballerina Tilda stamp is Shazza.  Congratulations sweetie please email me to claim your prize.  Please put Magnolia Ballerina Tilda stamp in the subject line and include your address in the email.

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Kenny K Challenge

We have quite a large DT on Kenny K Challenges so the team is split in two and it's my team's turn this week. We have a sketch to follow, I love working with Donna's sketches. I have used the delish MME La Paperie papers that I managed at last to track down. I have tried everywhere to get them, we don't have The Range anywhere near so had to beg steal and borrow to get a pad lol. And it was worth the effort, it's totally gorgeous! I stamped the flourish and dotty stamp from Stempelglede Grunge Flourish Hearts from Quixotic Paperie on the pink papers.

I have used Troublemaker for my challenge this week, printed on to the fantastic Digital Ultra Smooth Premium Cardstock from Craftwork Cards. I have coloured the image with Copics and Promarkers. Colours used:
Skin all Copics E11, E01, E00, E000, R20
Hair all Copics C7, C5, C3, C0
Jeans all Promarkers Walnut, Tan
Top & Trainers Promarkers Antique Pink, Pale Pink. Copics R85
Eyes B93

The Wild Orchid Crafts flowers that I used on the card are Curly Wild Roses, 20mm roses, 15mm roses, 10mm roses. The pearls are also from Wild Orchid Crafts. The hinges are a Bosskut die that I had to trim down to fit.

I'm entering this weeks Colour Create challenge which is a colour combo of warm pinks, chocolate and white

There is now a weekly candy draw on at Lili of the Valley Ideas to Inspire blog so pop across and enter.

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Update and thank you

I just wanted to thank all that left comments and emailed me about the problem I had with plagiarism last week. I was overwhelmed by the amount of support I received, you are just the best!

The problem has now been resolved, the company concerned has removed the photos of my copied work and although retrospective permission was sought by them I refused, given what had happened. Hopefully this will not happen again.

So a big, big thank you xxx

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Stampavie DT/Create4Fun Challenge - Quiet Moments

I love my Copics!! Bet you never thought I would say that did you lol. Since I discovered Digital Ultra Smooth Premium Cardstock from Craftwork Cards the only colouring medium I want to use is my Copics. Although I have been dabbling with Promarkers and like them just as much. The card is for this weeks Create4Fun Challenge - use flowers on your card/project. How easy is that!!

I think I went OTT with this card (so what's new!) I have used Magnolia papers and distressed them then stitched them then applied Diamond Stickles around the edges of the paper. I also distressed the paper doily and the flowers. The flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts and are: Curly Wild Roses, 20mm roses, 15mm roses, and the little pearl hearts were added as well.

I wrote the sentiment after stamping and distressing the Magnolia Elegant Heart stamp then applying Diamond Stickles to this as well. The flowers didn't miss out on being distressed, they got the Walnut Stain distress ink treatment too lol.

The Copics used on this image - Quiet Moments by Sarah Kay for Stampavie are:
Boy Hair: E77, E74, E71, E70
Girl Hair: E49, E47, E25, E21
Clothes: BG11, BG10, BG000, BG94, E53, E51, E50, E000
Book: E70, E40
Skin: E11, E01, E00, E000
Cat: C5, C3, C1, C0
Shadow: W5, W3, W1, W0

Thanks for stopping by,

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SIMON SAYS STAMP SATURDAY SURPRISE

This week the stamp up for grabs from Simon Says Stamp is:

Magnolia Ballerina Tilda

Entry is by Mr Linky only. All you need to do to enter the draw is leave a link to your blog in Mr Linky so I can find you and if you fancy, mention it on your blog (that would be great, but not necessary to be in the draw). The winner will be announced on Sunday evening.

And if you don't have a blog you can still enter - enter your full name in the name box and in the URL box underneath just link back to my blog http://bevscrafts.blogspot.com and keep a note of your Linky number in case you're the winner.

If Mr Linky is missing (again!!) please do NOT enter by leaving a comment as I only draw from the Linky entries. Rather pop back later and try again.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend

A delish Candy for you all.

CANDY NOW CLOSED

Paul and Siri from Wild Orchid Crafts are so generous! To launch their very own range of Self Adhesive Pearls and the stunning new Lace they are now stocking, they have asked me to give away this delish bundle of candy. As always with Wild Orchid Crafts, the prices are excellent as is the quality!! (DawnyP, Jacqui and I used the new products on our JM cards today if you want to check them out)

Now how's that for an awesome candy!! 25 packs of self adhesive pearls, 4 packs of Floral Foundations Roses and 5 lots of their new lace.

Entry is by Mr Linky only. All you need to do to enter the draw is leave a link to your blog in Mr Linky so I can find you and mention it on your blog. The winner will be announced on Tuesday evening (27th July).

And if you don't have a blog you can still enter - enter your full name in the name box and in the URL box underneath just link back to my blog http://bevscrafts.blogspot.com and keep a note of your Linky number in case you're the winner.

CANDY NOW CLOSED

Just Magnolia - Vintage

We have a vintage theme this week for Just Magnolia challenge. I had to pull the card to bits yesterday as I was not happy with it, so was franticly trying to get it finished before the light faded yesterday afternoon. The things we do for our craft lol.

I received my new DT kit from Wild Orchid Crafts and oh my goodness, the new cream Guipure lace and the new pearls are just divine and had to go on the card right away lol. The colours of the pearls are gorgeous and they come in a great range of colours in two sizes.

I coloured Tilda with Copics and Promarkers. For the Dress, scarf and shoes I laid the Copics down first then the Promarkers over the top. They blended together beautifully and I love the result! The hair I laid the Promarkers down first then darkened with the Copics. I don't have many Promarkers so am having to use them both together.

Colours used:
Hair: (PM's first) Walnut (O124), Chestnut (R934) , Almond (O819) - (Copics) E49
Skin: all Copics E11, E01, E00, E000
Dress, scarf, shoes and flowers: (Copics first) YR02, YR01, YR00 then over with PM's Burnt Orange (R946) and Ginger (O136)
Leaves: (Copics) G24, G21
Socks: (PM) Buttercup (V417) and blender to remove a bit of the colour

I distressed the Elegant Heart stamp with Walnut Stain distress ink and Diamond Stickles. I used a Bazzill Bling Template to make the pearl swirls.

The flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts and the flowers I used are: 2 tone peach Classic Sweet Rose, green and peach cherry blossoms, peach 10mm roses, and peach 6mm closed rosebuds. The leaves were punched with a Martha Stewart branch punch.

You still with me???? If so you need a medal or I need the Pulitzer prize rofl. Last bit now. The scroll is also a Magnolia stamp as is the swirls stamped around the edges. I think they are both from the wedding collection but could be wrong and am so sick of this long post now I can't be bothered to go hunt out the links.

Right that's it from me for today, sorry to bore you all to tears lol.

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Candy news

Just a quick post to say please check back here tomorrow (mid morning) for some delish candy from Wild Orchid Crafts to launch some fabulous new products. Not saying no more lol.


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