Spring Rain, No! Rainbows & Sunshine, Yes!

Hi all, have you had time to enter my candy, you can find it HERE!

My card today is a Tilda card featuring 'London Tilda' and i used the sketch from MDUC, i coloured with Copics and stamped onto a Spellbinders Floral Oval diecut and i've embossed with some Fran-tage.

I mat and layered with Kraft CS from Crafters Companion and Prima papers. I also used Prima flowers, ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons, I cut a butterfly border using Tim Holtz on the edge die, embossed it with my butterfly embossing folder from Crafters Companion. Die cut some Joy Crafts clouds and stamped a Magnolia sentiment on them, and finished off with a cute little frame with buttons and a flower.

I'm entering these challenges

A Creative Romance - Eggcellent Spring

Allsorts - Spring Blossoms

Bearly Mine Challenges - Spring

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Monochrome

Copic Marker Europe - Challenge#27

Copic Marker Norge - Sepia or Black & White

Copic Marker Spain - Flowers

Country View Challenges - New Beginnings ( Spring )

Crafters Companion MC - Floral

Crafty Little Fairies - Button Up

Crafty Ribbons - Flower Power

Craftyhands Challenge - Anything goes

CHPP - April Challenge

CCC - Spring

Deep Ocean - Inspired by a movie ( Singing in the rain )

Divas By Design - Easter/Spring

DLART Thankful Thursday - April linky challenge

Fairytale Challenge - Butterflies

Graph It Markers - Shadow Effects

Inky Chicks - Butterflies

IAATV&Beauty - Shabby Chic

Little Claires MC - Lots of layers

MDUC - Sketch + option of easter treats

Magnolia-licious Challenge - Flowery

Marvelous Magnolia - Ribbon or Bow

My Craft Creations - Anything goes

MMCS - Anything goes

Natalie and Amy - Embossing

Oldie But A Goodie - April Showers ( old dies, ribbon, flowers and papers )

OCSC -  April Anything goes

PanPastel UK - Pretty Shabby Chic

PTW - Spring has sprung

Rhedd and Rosie - Anything goes

Stamp and Create - Spring Flowers

SFTW - Your Favourite Stamp

Stamping Sensations - Use those dies and/or punches

Sweet Stampin' - Flowers

The Artistic Stamper - Embossing and Texture

The Ribbon Girls - Spring

Tildas Town - Easter/Spring

TFMC - Butterflies

Vintage Challenge - Flowers and Pearls

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A Pair of Tags

Hi all, just a quick post to share a pair of tags with the theme of Springtime that i made 

using Marianne Design dies, papers and ribbon and many scraps.

I'm entering these challenges

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Monochrome

7 Kids Challenge - Anything goes

Country View Challenges - New Beginnings ( Springtime )

Creative Card Crew- Spring

DLART Thankful Thursday - April linky challenge

Hobby Cutz Challenge - Flora and Fauna

Little Claire's MC - Make a tag

Marianne Design Challenge - Challenge#101

My Craft Creations - Anything goes

PTW - Spring has Sprung

Pixie Snippet's Playground - Week#119

Rhedd and Rosie - Anything goes

The Ribbon Girls - Spring

The Rubber Buggy - Spring Flowers

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Popcorn's Wedding Day

Hi Folks, here is the other card i mentioned that i had made!

It's a twisted Invertage card using Topper and papers from my Popcorn the Bear cdrom from Crafters Companion. I made up some Memory Box' Cherry Blossom flower dies and added some gems, pearl and a rolled rose. Added a pink satin bow and a stamped sentiment.

The shape of the card was made using my Go Kreate dies.

I'm entering these challenges

Crafters Companion - Floral

Card and Scrap - Confirmation, Wedding or Baby

Country View Challenges - New Beginnings 

Craft-Dee Bows - April Challenge

Crafty Cardmakers- You've been framed

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon

Craftyhands Challenge - Shabby Chic

CHPP - April Challenge

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

The CD Sunday Challenge - Something beginning with D ( diecuts )

Totally Papercrafts - Pastels

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Speed Demon

Good afternoon everyone! 

Are you all crafting away today? I've made 2 cards today and here is my first!

I'm entering these challenges

Allsorts - No Flowers

Crafty Cardmakers - You've been framed

Cute Card Thursday - All Boy

DLART Thankful Thursday - April linky challenge

Feeling Crafty - For a Child

Fussy and Fancy - All About Travel

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

MMCS - Anything Goes

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week#119

Simon Mondays - Journey

Simon Wednesday - Happy Birthday

TokBobok - Clean and Simple

Wags 'n Whiskers - CAS

Without Words - Gentlemen Only

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My 2nd Stencilling Project

Hi Folks! I've been playing with my new stencils again and this time i used this beautiful blackbird one by Pronty.

I used Acrylic paints, Tim Holtz Distress inks,  AntiqueLinen and Peacock Feathers and embossing powder.

The lovely flourish stamp is from a set i have from Inkadinkadoo.

Spellbinders Grand Nesties Labels one, Dovecraft paper, freebie sentiment stamps and ribbon from my stash. I even used some of the waste bits from the die cut for raindrops!

Hope you like it!

I'm entering this in these challenges

ALBC - Birds and Bees

Bearly Mine Challenges - Spring

Bunny Zoe's Crafts- Monochrome

Country View Challenges - New Beginnings ( Spring )

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon

Crafty Sentiments - Showers

Craftyhands Challenge - Shabby Chic

CHPP - April Challenge

Cuddly Buddly Craft Challenge - Feathers

DLART Thankful Thursday - April linky challenge

Hobby Cutz - Flora and Fauna

My Craft Creations - Anything goes

Natalie and Amy - Embossing ( used heat embossing )

PanPastel UK - Pretty Shabby Chic

PTW - Anything goes

Rhedd and Rosie - Trees/Wood ( bird on tree branches )

Simon Wednesdays - Happy Birthday

SFTW - Spring Colours

Stamping Sensations - Use those dies and/or punches

The Artistic Stamper - Embossing and Texture

The Ribbon Girl - Spring

Totally Papercrafts - Pastels

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Happy Birthday, Edwin in Derby Hat

Hi all, how has your weekend been so far? I've been sorting out in my craftroom again and some crafting inbetween!

I've made a card for a male birthday, well a Dad's birthday!

Hope you like it!

Edwin with Derby Hat, Distress inks.

Marianne Design dies, Kraft cardstock, twine and a couple of little toppers from my stash.

I'm entering these challenges

Allsorts - No Flowers

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Monochrome

7 Kids Challenge - Anything Goes

CHPPC - April Challenge

Cute Card Thursday - All Boy

DLART Thankful Thursday - April linky challenge

Little Scrap Pieces - Show it off Saturday

Loves Rubberstamps - Anything Goes

Magnolia-licious Challenge - It's a Guy Thing

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

OCSC - April Anything Goes

PCJ - Anything Goes

PCC - Spots and Dots

PTW - Anything Goes

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week#119

Simon Says Monday - Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday - Happy Birthday

Sister Act - Challenge #51

Stamping Sensations - Use those dies and/or punches

That's Crafty! Challenge - You Spin Me Round

Tilda's Town - Clean and layered or fussy & fancy (I chose clean and layerd)

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Little Boy Blue

Hi all! Do you remember the baby card i made with the cute little feet image, well i was asked if i would make one for a boy. I used the same Marianne dies, a different Spellbinders die, a different embossing folder and different embellishments apart from the pram charm and this is the result.

I'm entering these challenges

Allsorts - No Flowers

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Monochrome

Card and Scrap - Confirmation, Wedding or Baby

7 Kids Challenge - Anything goes

Country View Challenges - New Beginnings

Crafting Musketeers - Monochrome

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon

Cute Card Thursday - All Boy

DLART Thankful Thursday - April Linky Challenge

Feeling Crafty - Anything for a child

Korthobby.no's Utfordring - Anything Goes ( charm sold in store )

Little Scrap Pieces - Show it off Saturday

Marianne Design Divas - Baby Boom

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

MMCS - Anything Goes

Natalie and Amy - Embossing

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Simon Monday Challenge - Anything Goes

Sister Act - Challenge#51

The Artistic Stamper - Embossing and Texture

Totally Papercrafts - Pastels

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Happy Easter Tilda

Hi all, sorry i have not been around much but i've been changing and rearranging my craftroom again!

I will put some photos up when i'm happy with it!

My first card today is an Easter card using a Christmas Tilda stamp, i didn't stamp the stocking she would be holding but stamped an Easter egg and coloured the images with Copics.

Used my Spellbinders dies, Crafters Companion embossing folder and Martha Stewart punch, ribbon is from my stash.

I'm entering these challenges

Midweek Magnolias - Easter with option of bunnies

MMCS - Anything Goes

Simon Says Monday - Anything goes

Sweet Stampin' - Easter

The Ribbon Girl - Magnolia Only ( Girly )

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Tilda & Open Gate

Hi everyone, i hope you all had a lovely weekend and were spoilt rotten on Mother's Day!

Today I have a Tilda card to share with you.

I got some freebie shrink plastic images from a magazine, coloured them before shrinking.

They are a butterfly and a rose.

 Image - Tilda With Love

Medium - Memento and Copics

DP - Melissa Frances and Prima

CS - Kraft

Tools - Magnolia Doohickey Sprawling Ferns and Lovely Fence dies

The lovely lace is from LOTV

Flowers are from various companies.

I'm entering these challenges

Magnolia Mania - Kraft Cardstock

MDUC - Colour combo blue, brown and white 

Midweek Magnolias - Lacey Lace

Simon Says Wednesday - Anything goes

The Ribbon Girl - Magnolia only 'Girly'

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I Like to Ride My Bicycle, I Like to ride my bike...

bicycle, bicycle. Does everyone remember the queen song?

Well i love to ride mine but i'm not allowed according to my physiotherapist so this is my interpretation of me and my bike! Also this is my my first stencilled mixed media project, what do you think?

I started with an old frame and added lots of different elements.

A few buttons from The Hobby House , pearls from The Hobby House and stitched ribbon bows

Stencil is a Pronty 

Stamps are heart and spots from DRS Designs

Used some clear embossing powder

Square sentiment is Melissa Frances

Gesso, Acrylic paints and embossing powders

 Tim Holtz Distress Inks

 I used my Memory box bicycle die and Cheery Lynn Princess tree die
Memory Box bicycle die
Magnolia lace flower dies

I would like to enter these challenges

 A Little Bit Crafty - Are we there yet?

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Monochrome

Card and Scrap - Lace and /or ribbon

Country View Challenges - Paper chase

Craft-Dee Bows - March Challenge

Craft Room - Transport

Craftyhands Challenge - Shabby chic

Crafty Ribbons - Ribbons and buttons

Divas By Design  - Buttons and bows

DLART Thankful Thursdays - March linky challenge

DRS Designs - Leftovers

Fussy and Fancy - Shabby chic

Graph it Marker Challenge - Springtime Pastels

NSHK - On Wheels

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything goes

Pixie's Snippet's Playground - Week #117

Rhedd and Rosie - Trees/Wood ( used a tree die and a wood frame )

Rhedd's Creative Spirit - March challenge (Altered wood frame)

Simon Says Wednesdays - Anything goes with buttons

Stamping Sensations - Pretty in pink

That's Crafty - Inky Antics

The Hobby House - Buttons ( HH products heart pearls and buttons )

TSTR - Bits and bobbles

We Do Doobadoo - Sweet as honey

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