LOVE-ly couple

Hi there,

It is time for a new challenge over at Creative Moments. Our theme is always Anything Goes, but this time we are having the optional twist of Love is in the Air. This challenge is sponsored by Dr Digi, and I have used Morris & Mildred.

I used a square card blank and some patterned paper that was free with Quick Cards Made Easy. I trimmed the paper to size as it is 9x9 and the card was only 6x6. I bought some dies from Tonic studios towards the end of last year and had not used them - so I decided it was time to get them out. I used the nesting ornate hearts smallest dies and the top hat central die. I coloured the image with promarkers (there was slight bleed as I tried using a posh paper to give the vintage effect, and unfortunately the promarkers do not react very well) and then die-cut into a heart shape. I found a small bunch of paper flowers and a vintage style sentiment also to finish off the card.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Cute as a button #31 Valentines

Cardmaking and Papercraft Valentine competition

The Card Concept #66 Love and Romance (collage)

 

Creative Corner - Perfectly Pink

Fussy and Fancy #180 Fussy and Fancy

addicted to stamps - Love

 Kort 'o' Mania #169 Dies/Punches

CCM #181 Love,love,love

MMM #39 Shimmer and Shine

TIOT - Hearts and Flowers

Sweet stampin' - Love is in the air

Come and Get it - Valentines Day Cards

PFP 381 I {heart} you

I thought it was about time I showed you some pictures of my little mice again - this is Silver helping me clean his cage, and making sure I do it properly lol:

Thank you for looking.

Hugz Tinz

P.S. - I found out Primark now do size 4 today - so I decided to try some and see if they fit any better!! Exciting times lol.

Nuts about you

Hello on this wet and windy Friday - I am at home after work, looking through the new pokemon cards, whilst crafting lol.

I have made this card this evening, using mainly die-cuts:

So for this card I wanted to use the 'nuts about you' imagery for a Valentines card - hence the use of the squirrel. I originally thought I had bought a squirrel die, however when I looked it turned out to be a fox, so I had to really hunt through my stash. I finally found this pyramage guy that my mum had given me a while ago, so the card could go ahead. I also didn't want to use any designer papers, so I used a pearlescent white for the sentiment (Joanna Sheen die), a white card spritzed with pink Mica powder and a pink embossed paper (cut with Lea'bilities leaf nesting die). I also used some beige paper to cut some acorns (Marianne Designs die).

I followed Stella's Sketch #502:

 

Kort 'o' mania #169 Dies/punches

 CCM #181 Love, love, love

Creative Corner - Perfectly Pink

Animal Friends #47 No designer paper

C4C370 Squirrel

 Die Cuttin' Divas #302 Anything Goes

I planted my kitty cat yesterday - I couldn't bury her as the ground is just too soggy, so we decided to pop her in a plant pot instead. And here it is - Purrdy's memorial:

Hopefully it will become a fully floral creation in a few weeks time - and then I have some thyme to add into it once the weather becomes a little drier!

I also got my new cutter out , which I have not used as yet!

It cuts, scores and perforates too!

Thank you for looking at my blog,

Hugz Tinz

Have a floral birthday

Hi guys,

Welcome to the wet and miserable Welsh weather brrr. My lawn is a bog, and my poor bunny is sitting on cardboard when she plays out, just to keep her feet dry. However, my mini greenhouse is now up and sweet peas, pea beans and normal peas sown whoop!

I can now share this floral birthday card I made for one of the ladies I exchange ATC's with, as it was her birthday today!

The stitched initials took just over 2 hours and was from Cross Stitcher 188. I then cut to size and mounted onto spring green pearlescent cardstock. This was then mounted onto Henbury Lane Papermania patternd paper. I chose the card base as it matched the colour of the aida fabric. I then used some stickers I received in a previous exchange and layered them onto the patterned paper and cardstock. I also coloured the flower, after fussy cutting, with Fuschia pink promarker. Finally I added the sentiment.

I would like to enter this card for the Craftycatz #355 A Ladies Card challenge.

Here also is an update on myfish tank - now at over 133hrs:

Thank you for taking the time to look at my blog,

Hugz Tinz

Fairy wishes/Snowflake kisses

Hi there,

I have made a couple of cards tonight, but one has to wait until next week to be revealed. However I can share this one with you today:

I used a 6x6 card blank layered with a free snowflake patterned paper. The image is from A Day for Daisies and was coloured with Promarkers, before die-cutting with X-cut scalloped circle from the nesting dies - I then stamped snowflakes over the flowers using versamark ink and heat embossed with powder puff embossing powder (although it is not easy to see in this picture). A normal circle had been pre-cut frm silver glitter card. I layered these together onto the patterned paper and then used a snowflake washi tape over the panel. Finally I added diamantes and a tag onto which I hand wrote the sentiment - 'Thanking you with snowflake kisses and fairy wishes'.

I would like to enter this card for the following challenges please:

ADFD #158 Two or more layers
dragonfly dreams - With Thanks
Addicted to CAS #103 wish
Addicted to stamps - baby it's cold outside
Die cuttin divas #301 Snowflakes
Catch the bug - Colour challenge

CCEE1704 Snow Season

I would also like to share an update on my height chart - now at just over 18hrs:

Thank you for looking,

Hugz Tinz

One for the Men

Hi there,

Welcome back for a new challenge over at Aud Sentiments. Our challenge theme this time is - MASCULINE PROJECTS - we want to see something for the men in your life. Our sponsor for this challenge is Dr Digi's House Of Stamps

Here is what I cam up with using Brunnhild from the sponsor:

I used:

Papermania metallic markers – promarkers in budding rose, sandstone, pink mittens, antique pink, black

Patterned Papers – Papermania – Signature A Christmas Carol (linen) and Capsule Collection Sunshine.

Dies - Spellbinders fancy oval frame nesting die (smallest and third size)

The card is a tri-fold card, with the front folded back on itself, allowing the inner section to be written on. (Behind the fold rather than on the patterned paper). I liked the 3d effect this gave to my image.

I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday #362 Something Fun

Sweet Stampin' - Dies and Punches

OLL #220 For a man/boy

Crafty Calender - Something New (New image and one new promarker colour)

I would also like to share an update on my Xmas Fairy Row @15hrs:

Thank you for looking and I cannot wait to see your creations too!

Hugz Tinz

Treat Yourself!

OK I have decided that I really need to find a longer journey so I can listen to audio books again - or start listening to them whilst working on my computer - then I can at least have some humourous blog post titles! Going to have a busy day tomorrow with a recruitment fair in the morning and then working from 4-11.30pm!! Luckily not in work until 11.30am on Friday though - but OH is up at 6am, so I will definitely be woken up lol.

Anyway, this is my second DT post for today - this time it is for our new challenge over at Creative Moments. Our challenge this time is to keep it feminine - a time for all those boys to delve into their partners stash to make a valentines card maybe?? lol. Our lovely sponsor is Decosse Dynamite Doodles.

 Here is what I created with the digital images provided:

I layered all the elements together on the computer before printing out. I wanted to show how you can create a card just using the elements from the digital packages, and so I have not added anything extra. Although thinking about it maybe I should have done the corset paper in a thought bubble shape? hmmm.......

I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges:

AHSC Sketch 196

 

MAWTT #37 Swirls and curls (in the backing paper)

Kort o mania #168 Vintage/Shabby Chic

craftingbydesigns - Anything Goes

 crafting by deisngs - Pink, Pretty and Girlie

I also have a fish tank update for you all:

It would be great to see you join us in keeping things feminine,

Hugz Tinz

A summer walk

Hi there,

It is time for a new challenge at I Love Promarkers!! Our challenge this time is a nice easy one - Anything Goes - just remember to use your Promarkers/Felxmarkers/Aquamarkers or Triamarkers. Our sponsors for this challenge are The Paper Shelter
 

Here is my creation using A summer Walk, provided kindly by the sponsor:

I layered the digi image onto the provided background before printing out. I then coloured her with the following Promarkers – hair – peach, sunkissed pink, Flame Red (AM); skin – dusky pink, pastel pink, dusky rose; others - poppy, pink lobster, ruby, primrose. Metallic green.

I cut around the background slightly and adhered to a patterned card front. I added a flower (Spellbinders flower dies and new glitter card) with a diamante centre and the sentiment, from a free set with Creative Stamping, in blue ink. (I should have moved the sentiment down slightly as I now think it would have looked better underneath the heart).

 

 I would also like to add this card to the following challenges:

Countryview #47 Anything Goes

polkadoodle - use a die

sweet stampin' - dies and punches

PFP 379 Feminine Fancy

Casology #223 Glisten

ATSM #226 Anything Goes

I also have an update on my fish tank - now at 133 hours:

Please check back later for another DT creation!!

Hugz Tinz