Princess Tilda of the Valley

Hello and a Happy Friday to Everyone

I hope you have all had a lovely week and also hope that you haven't been effected by the horrible rain we have had.

Today I would like to share with you a card using the lovely Pricess Tilda of the Valley from Magnolia.

The recipe for the card is:

Papers:  Maja Design Vintage Summer Basics

Stamp:  Princess Tilda of the Valley

Flowers:  Memory Box Fancy Blossoms

Corner:  Whimsy Corner Die Set

Sentiment:  Whimsy Circle Postmark Sentiments

The image has been coloured with Copics, Flexmarkers and Promarkers

Skin:  E21 E00 E000 / R20 R30

Hair:  E29 E27 E25 E23

Top. Skirt & Boots:  Cloud Blue (Flexmarker), Powder Blue (Promarker), B91 / W1 W0 W00

Foilage:  G46 G43

Crown:  C1 C0 C00

The image has been outlined with a masking technique using Weathered Wood Distress Ink

Enjoy the rest of your day and I hope you have a nice weekend.

Toodles

Hexagons

Hi all, today I have a card to share with you made with the new MFT Hexagons Die-Namic die. I really enjoyed making this card. I have cut the hexagons from MME Follow Your Heart - Be Amazing apper and then I have added little butterflies cut from the Memory Box Butterfly Delights Die.

SUPPLIES:
(please click the links to be taken direct to the shop)

Thanks for visiting today,

Michelle xx

A Gorjuss Girl

Today's card is a Gorjuss Girl I found my Family in a Book....

I have coloured her with copics and white pen, I have used Maja Designs and The Scrapcake Papers and I have distressed them all, I have added some Butterflies and Stardust and Liquid Pearls....

I think she is very sweet...

Thank you for looking today biggest of hugs love Pops x x x 

Mountain Lily

Hi there from a cold, wet and dismal North East!  Ugh what is going on with this weather?!  Today’s card features the adorable new Mountain Lily from Whimsy Stamps along with one of the new Definitions Notables 4 sentiments and matching die

She has been coloured with distress markers and inks and the beautiful papers are Prima Fairy Belle.

Stay dry!

hugs

Spring is Back!

Hey Everyone

I hope you are all enjoying the weekend.

Today I would like to share with you a card using a lovely Sarah Kay stamp called "Spring is Back" (have we even had Spring? ;o)).

Ain't she just lovely?

The recipe for the card is as follows:

Stamp:  Sarah Kay Spring is Back

Papers:  My Minds Eye So Sophie Graceful

Sentiment Stamp:  Whimsy Friendship Ticket Sentiment

Border Die:  Doohickey Scalloped Stitch Lace

Flowers:  Doohickey Vintage Flowers & Leaf

The image has been coloured with Copics:

Skin:  E21 E00 E000 / R20 R30

Hair:  E29 E27 E25 E23

Hat:  E53 E51 E0 / BG75 BG72 BG70

Top:  YG97 YG95 YG93 YG91

Trousers:  BG75 BG72 BG70

Flowers:  V99 V95 V93 V91

I masked the image and outlined the stamp and all the papers in Antique Linen Distress Ink

One final picture to show you of the inside of the card:

And there you have it.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Take care and be safe.

Ta ra for now.

You're Appreciated

Hello everyone, hope you are well and that you are as pleased as I am that it is nearly the weekend. I had lots of fun in my craft room making todays card. The MFT image was a really nice one to colour up.

This would be a great stamp set for making thank you cards for teachers. It has some great sentiment to go along with this image. However, because I'm not still at School (!) and I don't have any kids, I've gone for a more generic version. 

Everything available from DTDF, just follow the linkies below!

Laura & Henri

Good afternoon today I am sharing a Sarah Kay image with you this one I have used before but as the rest of my stamps are packed away I had to use her again....

I have coloured with Copics and White Pen, I have added some Stardust and Liquid Pearls on and around the image, the papers are Prima Almanac and all the edges have been distressed with chalk inks, I have added a strip of White Lace and some Seam Binding and of course some Butterflies...

Here is a little close up....

Thank you so very much for looking today biggest of hugs love Pops x x x 

Die-ing for a challenge #5

Die-ing For a Challenge

Here at Dies to Die for we hold a monthly challenge where dies and die cuts are the name of the game. There are lots of ideas which will hopefully inspire you and help you to get the best out of your dies and die cutting machines. So time to get those Dies, Cuttlebugs, Sizzix machines and Grand Caliburs out and start crafting.

RULES:

* All entries must have at least one Dies to Die for product on..

* You can combine our challenge with NO MORE THAN 3 OTHER CHALLENGES.

* You must link back to the Dies to Die for Blog

* NO back linking, new projects/cards only please... 

* Only 2 Entires per person please..

* Entries which fail to observe the above will be removed and will not be eligible for the prize...

Good morning everyone today sees a new challenge for this month and Caz chose the theme this month and she wants to see Pink and Green so no excuse to not join in, we have a £25 voucher to spend at Dies to Die for again this month...

Here are the teams cards to hopefully inspire you..

Bev

Caz

Pops

Hazel

Michelle (sorry for the delay)

Stacey

Now over to you....

Winner of the Challenge

Before I give the winner I just wanted to say that lots of people DID NOT follow the few rules we have, I hope that you take 5 minutes to read them please...

The winner chosen by Random number thingy is number 66 Shirley AC and here is her card, thank you sweetie, shoot me an email and I shall send you details of your prize, hugs Pops x  x

Sweet Princess Tilda

Good Morning everyone today I am sharing one of the new Magnolia stamps this one is "Sweet Princess Tilda"

I have coloured her with Copic Markers, the gorgeous papers are Prima Fairy Belle   and the sentiment is from By the Numbers set, I have used some Kraft card and added some Butterflies and used Stardust Stickles to make everything sparkle...

Thank you so very much for looking today, biggest of hugs love Pops x x x 

Hey Daddy-O

Hello To You All

I hope you have all had a lovely week and are looking forward to the weekend.

I would like to share with you today a male card that I have made using a Kraftin' Kimme stamp called "Danny".

Here is the full card:

Just how cool is this guy - for those of you old enough to remember the American Sitcom "Happy Days" this fella reminds me of The Fonze!  Do ya remember him?  He always said "Heeeeyyyyy" with his thumb in the air.

Anyway enough waffle - here is the recipe for the card:

Stamp:  Kraftin' Kimme Danny

Papers:  My Minds Eye On the Bright Side - One

Card:  Bazzill Cardstock Artic and Stonewash

Star Die:  Die-namics Stacking Stars

Image has been coloured with Copics:

Skin:  E21 E00 E000

Hair:  C8 C6 C5 C3

Jacket, Glasses & Boots:  N8 N7 N6 N5 N4 N3

Jeans:  B99 B97 B95 B93

T-Shirt:  C1 C00

Motorbike C8 C7 C6 C5 C4 C3 C2 C1 C0 C00

Motorbike Tyres:  N8 N7 N6 N5 N4 N3

Shading:  W5 W3 W1 W0

I have outlined the image with Slate Grey Prismacolour Pencil and used a little 90% & 70% Cool Grey and 90% & 70% Warm Grey Prismacolour Pencils on the image

I have also gone around all the edges of the card with Faded Jeans Distress Inks and used some Glossy Accents on his glasses

And there you have it - a cool card for a cool dude.

I hope you all have a great weekend.

Toodle Pip

Just Because

Hi all! Friday means that it is my turn to post on the blog!

I've taken a slightly different approach with today's card. You know you often get a plain design on the back of pretty papers? Well, other than using it to cover the base of my card blank, I don't often give these plain designs a lot of attention. However, these Authentique papers had such a pretty plain side that I decided to make them the focus of my card.

I think that the number of layers adds the detail needed to make up for the lack of pattern... what do you think? 

Whilst I'm never going to abandon pretty papers entirely, I'm glad I gave the neglected reverse side a chance to shine :o)

Little Winged Friends Together

Today I am sharing this gorgeous stamp from Bildmalarna and this is called "Little Winged Friends Together" and it has a butterfly on too, you know my love of  Butterflies...

I have coloured her with Copics and a touch of White Pen, and the papers are Inkido and have all been distressed with chalk inks, I have kept it nice and simple to show the image....

I have added some Stardust to them for a touch of sparkle, I have added some pearls and some Butterflies, and glittered the wings...

Thank you so very much for looking today biggest of hugs love Pops x x x 

TGF Riley...

Good Morning, well the kids are back to school this week...so maybe a little more crafty time for me. I did however get a little time and here is what I made...

Here is a card from me using The Greeting Farm Riley stamped onto Craftwork Cards Digital Cardstock with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E15/E17/E18/E19
Clothing - B91/B93/B95/B97/Y32/Y28/C3/C5
The papers are all Teresa Collins Everyday Moments layered using Bazzill cardstock. I added some bling to finish off. I cut the fishtail shape using my craft knife, but you can also use a Die-namics Fishtail Flags Stax.

Tilda with winding flowers

I dug the Distress Markers out again yesterday (although I used the reinkers alongside the markers and prefer the finish of combining the two together, so I think that in future I will be using the markers to enhance the reinkers.  I love the fine detail achieved with the markers, especially for creases/folds in clothes and the hair.  The links to the products used are at the end of the post.

I coloured her with the following colours

Skin: Tattered Rose, Vintage Photo, Aged Mahogany
Hair: Antique Linen, Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo
Blouse and shoes: Spun Sugar, Victorian Velvet, Black Soot
Skirt: Peeled Paint, Black Soot
Flowers: Aged Mahogany, Peeled Paint
Grass: Forest Moss, Peeled Paint, Walnut Stain, Scattered Straw, Black Soot
Shading around Tilda: Tumbled Glass

 

That’s all from me today

hugs

Soaking Up the Joy

Hello Everyone

I hope you are all well and enjoying the weekend.

This is my first post and I would like to share with you a card I have made featuring the fantastic Mo Manning Soaking Up the Joy stamp.

Here is the full card:

Ain't she a cutie.

The recipe for the card is as follows:

Stamp:  Mo Manning Soaking Up the Joy

Papers:  First Edition Spring Drop

Flowers:  Cheery Lynn Medium Rose and Miniature Rose

Vines:  Whimsy Shapeology Vines

Sentiment Stamp:  Whimsy Sentiments Collection Circle Postmark Sentiments

The image has been coloured with Copics:

Skin:  E21 E00 E000 R20 R30

Hair:  E09 E08 E15

Dress:  RV32 RV11 RV00

Dolls Skin:  E30 E000 E0000

Dolls Dress:  E97 E95 E02

Dolls Hair:  C8 C6

Flowers:  RV95 RV93 RV91 / RV32 RV11 RV00 / E97 E95 E02 / YR23

Leaves:  G46 G43

I have distressed everything to within an inch of it's life and then edged it all in Vintage Photo Distress Ink including the roses where I then added some Stardust Stickles

And there you have it.

Thank you for stopping by and having a look and I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Toodle Pip.

Make a Wish

Hello all. Hope you haven't been washed away in this horrendous weather! Here is something a bit more bright and cheerful for you :o)

Once again, I couldn't resist whipping out another CC Designs image (soooo cute) and yet more Echo Park paper... Yes, I know I'm obsessed and may need to expand my crafty repertoire, but how can I when all these goodies are so delicious?!

Regular readers of my blog will know that I also have a love for Die-Namics, so I had to squeeze in a little close-up of my sparkly butterflies, didn't I?!

Hope you've enjoyed reading about my little card. Everything featured is available in the DTDF store, so get clicking on the links below :o)