Daffodill Delights

Hello there everybody,

Looks like a reasonably nice day today, so we went out to see some butterflies. We have the in-laws staying for the weekend, but the grandparents are with them too, so it is a little bit manic. However, I have been provided with plenty more craft papers, so will have lots to play with lol.

I made a couple of cards last night, which used a pre-perforated card base. I popped the pieces out and then adhered them to the panel that backs the aperture through the oval frame, before popping the oval frame out. This ensured that the pieces sat correctly. Then I used the oval frame to make a second card.

Here is the first one - white only!!:

I added a ribbon bow to finish and then added the sentiment to the inside of the card:

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

CRAFT #422 Add ribbon and sparkle (sparkle inside on sentiment)

AYLI - Favourite way to add ribbon is as a bow as it can be a striking feature, or just an addition

Addicted to CAS #114 White on white

Here is the second of the cards:

I added fairy peel-offs and a floral sentiment tag for this one and would like to enter it into the following challenge:

MMM #49 Summer Brights

And both cards are suitable for these challenges too:

Catch The Bug - Anything Goes

Crafty Calender - Anything Goes

Here are a few random wildlife pictures for you all:

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

Birthday Princess

It is time for our new challenge over at Aud Sentiments, and the theme this time is - for a child. We are sponsored by The Paper Shelter, and I have used Licensed to Frost for my project.

I loved the colouring on this image so I just used the precoloured digi, and the background, and just added the sentiment before printing out and layering onto a square base card. Nice and easy, but very effective!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
TIOT - Letters/Numbers
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday #484 Anything Goes
CAGI - Fairies and Trolls

Here is an update on my dino height chart @ 31hr 20:

And some more of the plants in my garden too :D

 Cucumber

 Random plant from ym rabbit lol - or it could be from when the wind blew the greenhouse over!

Thanks for looking again,

Hugz Tinz

Strawberry Treat

Well it is another Wednesday, and it doesn’t feel like it has been two weeks since the last challenges went live. Time really is speeding by this year – maybe because the weather was so nice for a week or so.

So today I only have one DT creation to share with you as over at Creative Moments we are taking a brief summer holiday and will be back on 12th July with a new challenge.

But at I Love Promarkers our theme for the next challenge, starting today and closing 10th July, is Special Occasions. Our lovely sponsor is Fabrika Fantasy  who are offering 3 digi's for the winner. I have used "Sweet Tooth Edgehog" for my summery card, designed for a friends special day. I have left this very open so could be used for a Birthday or any other form of anniversary.

 I used a purple card blank and layered red gingham linen textured paper onto this, to give a picnic feel to the card. I coloured my image with Promarkers (listed below) and layered onto some slightly darker purple card. I added little purple diamantes to the corners and a black self-adhesive flower ribbon across the gingham before layering onto the card blank. I added a Fried peel-off to white card and cut around this, then added an anniversary sentiment onto a linen strawberry tag.

Promarkers used - Ruby, Cardinal Red, Pink Lobster, Salmon Pink, Tawny Owl, Cocoa, Umber, Tulip Yellow, Eggnog, Cool Grey 1, Soft Green, forest Green and Lime Twist.

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

SOS #309 Lazy Summer Days

CCM #191 Here comes summer

MMM #49 Summer Brights

OLL #231 Summertime

notjustcards #45 Summer

Here is an update picture of my fairies:

They are now at 34hr20!!

I also have a gant hoverfly and some more planters to share with you today - so first the giant hoverfly (aiming to find out what species this is).

And here are the plants:

 Lots of tomatoes

 carrot paddling pool

Thanks for looking once again :)

Hugz Tinz

Missing you and Flying High

Hi there everybody,

I have two cards to share with you today. OK so haven't actually done much of the housework, but there is always tomorrow for that yes?? lol. So here is the first of my cards:

I based this card around the sketch 115 from Sweet Sketch Wednesday

 

I did rotate the sketch slightly but all the elements are still there. I used various embossing techniques for the background and die-cut the owl from X-cut self adhesive glitter paper. The embossing folders used were one that came as a free gift with a magazine, which I used to emboss the tin foil (to resemble the moonlight in the forest), and a Sheena Douglas folder which I rubbed ink onto before embossing to make the background paper. I then added a penant and some papermania blitters flowers to finish the sketch.

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

Diecuttin' Divas #322 Camping Critters (owls in the forest)

fussy and fancy #190 Punches/Dies

kort 'o' mania #178 Use different things (trying stamping with an embossing folder)

613 Avenue Create #198 Stamping with an embossing folder

open-minded crafting #18 Just about time (dandelion clock)
FB Monthly Themes for Crafting - Use Tinfoil

My second card to share with you all is this one made for a work colleague who will be leaving us next week:

I used a pre-printed base card, a topper that was free with a magazine, a sentiment I created on the computer and a Bloomer from the papermania Capsules range with a blue adhesive gem in the centre. I also finished with two bright pink butterfly gems.

This card is for the following challenges:

TIOT - Letters or Numbers

MAWTT #48 English Country Garden (full of flowers)

Citycrafter #367 Hashtag City Crafter

SOS #308 Think Pink

allsorts - flower power

crafting by designs - animals

 CRAFT #421 Animals

I also have some more stuff I am growing to show you :)

 Lobelia

 Curly Kale

 Geranium

 And yup there is still an Acer in there!

 Violas

Spirea


Thanks for taking the time to look at my blog (I would have an update for you on my stitching but I am not sure which one is next lol).

Hugz Tinz

Simply Christmas Time

Hi there,

I also have a none DT creation to share with you today!

For this card I used a papermanie pre-printer card base, with musical notes on it. I stamped some baubales from the Papermania Mistletoe Kisses stamp set, onto white card and then three different patterned papers from my Christmas stash - two red and one green. The red paper for the long bauble was papermania but not sure what the other was, which had glittery white spots on it too. I paper pieced the baubles together and then added a green sentiment to finish the card.

Inspired by the challege at Merry Monday, of this photo inspiration:

 

I was inspired by the red baubles and green foliage on a neutral background.

I would also like to enter the following challenges:
CRAFT #420 Christmas
Jingle Belles - All bundled up (layers for paper piecing)
Winter Wonderland - Add Snowflakes (on the smaller bauble)
inkychicks #84 Use three patterned papers
ABC Christmas - M for more than one
Christmas @ Sweet Stampin'

 I also met some more friends at Think parrots 2017:

Thank you for looking again,

Hugz Tinz

Even more quirky Things with Wings

Hi there, sorry this is slightly late - I was all set for a Sunday blog post!! But here they are finally. Firstly I have another Bugaboo creation, which was made for a friends 40th, and does only just fit into the challenge (but I used the other card for my challenge on Wednesday!). Here it is:

 I layered two of my images together, along with a sentiment (all from Bugaboo - bugdf; bugjwine and bugjwinesent) and then printed them out onto a layer of cardstock. I coloured the images with promarkers, using a metallic gold for the foil top. I then stamped the 40 using this months free stamps with Creative Stamping magazine and Red pretty colour ink.

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

Simply Less is Moore - personalise it (40)

 As you like it - Favourite fruit. - one of my favourite fruits are grapes, especially the black seedless ones. These in turn ake red wine - hence my creation for this theme.

Addicted to CAS #113 Cheers

Crafting by Design - Anything Goes

My second reminder card uses an image from Limited Runs, called Birds on a Wire:

I used this one to make an ATC, using stripey green card for the base, and layering with green flowers and some leaves. I used the 'Friends Flock Together' sentiment from the stamp set. Again the image was coloured with Promarkers.

This ATC I would like to enter for the following challenges:

Simply Create Too #128 Summer Fun

My Time to Craft #348 Summertime

Crafting by Designs - Things with Wings
SUYP #19 Furrything Goes

 I would also like to share a fish tank update with you - now at just over 143hrs:

And also some pictures from The World of Wings at Think Parrots last weekend. This guy is just amazing and we go to see him and his Patagonians whenever we can!

Thank you for looking,

Hugz Tinz