Pink &Pretty

Hi Bloggers

Yes it's the next challenge from Lemon Shortbread and this time I went PINK

Isn't she just so cute, she is called Wildflower Basket Fairy and I coloured her with ProMarkers

I made a flip book for a swap I was doing, it was my first one, and I really enjoyed making it

I hope you like my make and that you will join our challenge this time

Happy Crafting

xxx

Hmmmm Peach, Yes or No?

Hi Bloggers

It,s time for the next Lemon Shortbread challenge and for my DT make this time I went with  colour I hardly ever use, peach, and I'm still not sure if I like it or not. What do you think?

The gorgeous image is

Petals Fairy

and I coloured her with ProMarkers. The sentiment is from Craftwork Cards and the flowers &pearls are from my stash

I hope you will come along and join our challenge this time

Happy Crafting

xxx

With Love

Hi Bloggers

It's time for me to share my latest DT make for Lemon Shortbread with you all, and to let you know that today is the start of Challenge #24

I used the super sweet

Heart of Roses

and coloured her with my ProMarkers, colours listed below, and I didn't want to do too much on my card as I wanted the image to shine. I used a sheet of paper from my stash along with an oddment of thin pink ribbon and lace scrap. The sentiment was from a set that was a freebie on a magazine and I added 2 pink flat back pearls
I hope you like the simplicity of my make this time and that you will come along and join us in the challenge this time

Happy Crafting
xxx

ProMarkers Used
skin - saffron, blush, vanilla, sunkissed pink
hair/eyes - twilight sky, polar blue, april shower
dress/jewellery - sunkissed pink, putty, morning mist
roses/heart frill - mustard, buttercup, daffodil bloom
leaves - soft green, fresh meadow
flower frill - twilight sky, april shower
shadow - iced pearl

I would like to enter this into these challenges:

Whoops!

Hello Bloggers
Well I'm not sure why this post didn't happen on Tuesday but it didn't so I'm here today with my DT post for 

Lemon Shortbread

I used Cute Mermaid Waving and coloured her with Spectrum Noir Pencils, colours below, and added Glossy Accents to the bubbles. I added some grass/leafy die cuts in blue vellum & pink glitter card along with some sea animals that I fussy cut. The papers are from my stash and I stamped the greeting using a distressed looking alphabet stamp set I have

I hope you can join in the challenge this time

Happy Crafting
xxx

Spectrum Noir Pencil Colours Used
tail - 038,039,037,041,042
skin - 063,062,061
hair - 030,028,029,034
top/shell - 045,044,042
eyes/stars - 020,019,018,017
bubbles - 063

I would like to enter this into these challenges:
4 Crafty Chicks
Aud Sentiments
Craft Rocket Challenges
Crafting with an Attitude
Crafty Girls Creations
Hanna and Friends - Under the Sea from The Little Mermaid
Moving Along with the Times - Things From The Sea
Sasayaki Glitter Challenge
Crafting By Designs
Crafty Gals Corner
Fab'n'Funky

Beautiful Blue Lagoon

Hello Bloggers

It's the start of a new challenge at

A Bit More Time To Craft

and I can't believe I am actually sharing some MALE cards that Ive made, not that I'm sharing them but that I actually made more than the one I needed to make but because the papers were so fab and funky I thought they would work great for men's cards

I used the Blue Lagoon paper pack

For my first make I needed a card for my cousin who is going to be 12, so I wanted to make it bright but not too young for him. The stamp is a Papermania clear cling stamp, coloured with various Sakura pens. I cut different sizes of various designs from the Blue Lagoon paper set and matted them onto white card before layering them up onto a 6x6" white card blank

For my others I used white 5x5" card blanks. I did 2 in a similar way to the first card but I just edged the paper pieces with black ink instead of matting onto white card, the other one I cut a 'Happy Birthday' sentiment from some of the papers and black card and added them straight onto the card blank

I hope you will come along and join in our challenge, it's always

ANYTHING GOES

and you can win your choice of 3 fantastic paper packs

Why not take a peek at the Etsy shop PaperLozzy where you can buy the paper packs for only £1.20 each!!!

Happy Crafting

xxx

I would like to enter this into these challenges:
Aud Sentiments
Addicted to Stamps & More
City Crafter
Crafty Sentiments Designs
Digi Choosday

BOO!

Made You Jump

I'm celebrating Halloween early with my blog post today

It's time for the next Lemon Shortbread Challenge and I decided to use this super cute girl called

Bat Flapper Girl

I know Halloween stuff is meant to be scary but she is just sweet, I coloured her with ProMarkers (colours listed below) and used Glossy Accents on her pearls

I hope you will join our challenge this time

Happy Crafting

xxx

ProMarkers Used

skin - apricot, oatmeal, blush, sunkissed pink

hair - mustard, pastel yellow, vanilla

eyes - powder blue, arctic blue

dress/headband - burgundy, crimson, ruby, chilly red

black, cool grey 5,4 & 3

shoes - black, cool grey 5,4 & 3

bats - black, cool grey 5,4,3 & 2, putty

leaves - aubergine, sugar plum, plum, purple

ground - warm grey 5,4,3,2 & 1

sky - grey green, pebble blue, tea green

skulls - khaki, pastel beige, champagne

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Digi Choosday
Through the Craft Room Door
Tuesday Throwdown
Love to Scrap

Peace & Love

Hi Bloggers

Its Tuesday so that means time for the next challenge at

Lemon Shortbread

and this is Challenge 21!!! I can't believe we are at 21 already

I used the fabulous 60's Love Peace Girl image and made a cool bookmark

I coloured her with ProMarkers, colours listed below, and added Glossy Accents to the heart. I used 2 strips of the same paper, back to back, and sandwiched the ribbon between them at the top before sticking the image to the front

I hope you will join in with our challenge this time

Happy Crafting
xxx

ProMarkers Used
skin: apricot, oatmeal, blush, sunkissed pink
hair/lips/heart: heatwave, sunset, lipstick red
eyes: caramel, sandstone
dress: aubergine, plum, mandarin, pumpkin, amber, turquoise, frosted jade, pastel green, Sakura burgundy glitter gelly roll
tights/make-up: turquoise, frosted jade, pastel green
boots: mandarin, pumpkin, amber
headband/earrings: aubergine, plum

I would like to enter this into these challenges:

My 1st New DT Make & 1st Birthday Celebration

Hi Bloggers

I've been waiting for ages to write this post, it's my very first DT post for

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge

I just LOVED making this as I got to play with lots of papers and stamps and do fussy cutting

I upcycled the plastic inner reel from a dst roll, wrapped it in pink ribbon, tied more ribbons in pinks & purples to the bottom and made a hanging loop at the top. I printed off several pink & purple sheets from the Paper Mixed Media collection, available here and here and stamped some Dreamees flower stamps using a black Memento ink pad in various sizes. Once I had cut them out I slightly curled them round an embossing tool, glued them together and added a co-ordinating colour pearl for the flower centre. Once the flowers were dry I used hot glue to fix them to the reel and ta-daaaaa a pretty wall hanging made from something I would have thrown away

If you are like me an have a slight paper obsession you really NEED to visit Lozzy's Etsy shop

Paper Lozzy

where there are sooooooo many beautiful paper packs at just £1.20 each and each collection contain between 8 & 30 different sheets

BUT

Today it just happens to be not only my first DT post but the blogs 1st Birthday

So for our Celebration Challenge we are going to have 12 yes 12 winners. Just think all those chances to win your choice of some fabby digi paper packs. Head over to the main blog here and enter for a chance to win

Happy Crafting

xxx

I would like to enter this into these challenges:
Card & Scrap
Classic Design Team Open Challenge
The Crafters Cafe
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
Petal Lu Challenge
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge

My Birthday Blog Candy

MY BIRTHDAY BLOG CANDY

Hello Bloggers

As it's my birthday on July 31st I am running a little blog candy but with a difference
I have a page on FaceBook where I sell my cards & crafts to raise funds for my local Sue Ryder Hospice which is Thorpe Hall. My aunt spent her final days there in January this year, and my children's dad spent his last days there in 2002. The staff there are the best and always helpful, considerate and can't do enough for you. They treat their patients like people and not just numbers on a to-do list.
To be in the running for a chance to win my little candy I'm nor asking for you to follow my blog or share my candy (though you can if you wish) I would like it if you would like my FaceBook page and share it on your FaceBook or blog. I know 99.9% of you will make you own crafty items but the more people I can get to view & like the page the more money I will hopefully raise

https://www.facebook.com/LilliRoseThorpeHall/

Once you have liked and shared my page if you pop back here and comment on this post that you have done so I will add your name to the draw. I will get my hubby to pull a name out the hat (more than likely a cup though) on 14th August so I will take entries until 11.59pm on 13th August GMT

Now this might be a bit cheeky but if you would not only like another entry into my blog candy draw but also help raise funds for the hospice and be in a raffle for a chance to win a crochet Teddy Bears Picnic set that I made, then there is a post pinned on my LilliRose page where for £1 a number you can be in the draw to win. There are only 20 numbers left and for every number you buy you will not only get your name into the raffle but also into the blog candy draw. Click the link below to take you to the raffle post

Raffle For ThorpeHall

I will cover the cost of posting the blog candy and the raffle prize to anywhere in the world
The blog candy is a selection of handmade paper flowers, paper straws & 2 large gem set metal buckles plus I will add some ribbons too

Thank you
xxx

Playing with my Pencils

Hi Bloggers

It's time for me to share my DT make for the new challenge at

Lemon Shortbread

I wanted to get back into using my Spectrum Noir pencils so went with a CAS card as I love this image and think she looks cute without needing any embellishments and papers. The only things I used other than pencils was Glossy Accents on the balloon, a black fine liner and stamp

The image is called

Heart Balloon Girl

and I've listed the colours I used below

I hope you will come along and join us in our 20th Challenge, and don't forget to join the FaceBook page here for all the latest news

Happy Crafting

xxx

Spectrum Noir Pencils Used

skin - 009, 006, 004

hair/teddy - 093, 092, 090, 089

eyes - 081, 079, 078

dress - 058, 057, 044

flowers - 058, 057, 044, 079

balloon/tights - 081, 080, 079, 078

boots/pocket - 063, 062, 061

I would like to enter this into these challenges:
Crafty Sentiments Designs
Sweet Stamps
Colouring in Scrapland
Craft Your Passion
Love to Scrap
Dragonfly Dreams
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends

Sweet Little Fairy

Hello Bloggers

It's time again for the new challenge at

Lemon Shortbread

and I used to super sweet

Curtsy Floral Fairy

Isn't she just so cute
I decided she would be perfect for my cousin's little girls birthday, Maysie loves pink & fairies
I coloured her with ProMarkers, colours listed below, and added glossy accents to the flower centres. I used a Dovecraft pink doily, Magnolia butterfly paper and lilac card embossed with a DoCrafts swirl embossing folder. The butterfly is from a Tonic punch, gems & the number 3 from my stash and I cut the 'today' using a Tattered Lace alphabet die set

I hope you like my make this time and come along and join our challenge

Happy Crafting
xxx

ProMarkers Used
skin - apricot, oatmeal, blush, sunkissed pink
hair - amethyst, wild orchid, orchid
flowers - maroon, fuchsia pink, pink carnation, blossom
dress - sky blue, arctic blue, powder blue, Sakura blue glitter, fuchsia pink, pink carnation, blossom
wings - sky blue, arctic blue, powder blue, Sakura blue glitter, maroon, fuchsia pink, pink carnation, blossom

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Colouring in Scrapland
Crafting from the Heart
Craft Your Passion
Stamps & Fun = Creativity
Crafting When We Can

Happy Me !!! New DT

I have been jumping up & down waiting to share my news

Anyone who knows me knows how much I LOVE papers and now I get to play with lots and lots of gorgeous papers as part of my new DT position at

A Bit More Time To Craft

I can't wait to get started and will be sharing my 1st DT project with you all on 1st August

Happy Crafting 

xxx

Feeling Fruity

Hi Bloggers

I'm sharing something fun & bright today, I suppose it's a bit summery ........ unlike the weather here at the moment, don't know what's happened to summer lol

I am a member of a FaceBook group where we do lots of swaps including Pocket Letters with different themes each time. The theme this time was 'FRUITY'

I knew straight away that I was going to use my Tilda with Cherry Basket stamp, and coloured her with ProMarkers (colours listed below). As Tilda was too big to fit inside a pocket I stuck her to the front on a pocket. I used Memento Dew Drop ink pads in various colours and Clearly Besotted Fruitilicious stamps for my ATC cards and did the borders by hand. I love the CAS style of this and finished it off with Bakers Twine in co-ordinating colours

I hope you like my make today

Happy Crafting

xxx

ProMarkers Used

skin - apricot, oatmeal, blush, sunkissed pink

apron/socks - satin, primrose, ivory

dress/headscarf - peacock green, lush green, emerald

hair/cherries/shoes - crimson, ruby, chilly red

basket/shoes - burnt sienna, caramel, praline

buckles - Sakura gold glitter gel pen

I would like to enter this into these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More

Creative Moments

Inspiration Destination

Digi Choosday

Magnolia-Licious

Crafty Boots

Marvelous Magnolia

Paradise of Magnolia

LOVE This Image

Hello again Bloggers

I so couldn't wait to colour this image when I chose it as my DT digi for this times Lemon Shortbread challenge

She is called Moss Fairy Skull and was a joy to work with. I decided to make a notecard to go with a swap I am sending to America, hope my partner likes it. The card is only 5" x 2.5" so I printed her pretty small but will defo be working on her in a larger size

I coloured her with ProMarkers, colours below, and used a dark grey card as the base card. The green doily is from a Dovecraft collection, the flower was white so I coloured in purple shades and that as well as the gems were from my stash

You can find her along with lots of other beautiful digi images, including gothic, fairy & cute, here

You can enter our challenge here with any image but if you use a Lemon Shortbread image you win more digi's

Happy Crafting

xxx

ProMarkers Used

hair - ice grey 5/4/3/2

skin - apricot, oatmeal, blush

eyes - gold

flowers - slate, winter berry, lavender

amber, gold, mustard

feathers - herb green, pear green

wings - slate, winter berry, lavender

olive green, herb green, pear green

clear Wink of Stella glitter

dress - slate, winter berry, lavender

olive green, herb green, pear green

amber, gold, mustard

tights - slate, winter berry, lavender

olive green, herb green, pear green

skull - ice grey 5/4/3/2, gold

I would like to enter this into these challenges:
Through the Craft Room Door
Crafting from the Heart
Craft Your Passion
Get Creative - Stamp, Doily, Purple
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Sweet Sixties

Hello Bloggers

I'm sharing my make for challenge #17 at

Lemon Shortbread

and I used the fabulous

60's Rock & Roll Girl

I coloured her with ProMarkers, colours listed below, and used 2 quite busy papers from my stash. Finished with paper flowers, candi, pearls & ribbon

I hope you will join the challenge this time and also pop along to our Facebook page and share your Lemon Shortbread makes

Happy Crafting

xxx

ProMarkers Used

skin - apricot, oatmeal, blush

hair - chestnut, henna, cocoa, cinnamon

top - forest green, bright green, leaf green

lips - putty, almond

eyes - duck egg, cool aqua

flowers - mandarin, pumpkin, amber, petrol blue, marine, turquoise, apricot, mustard, pastel yellow, soft green, tea green

I would like to enter this into these challenges:
Retarte
Through the Craft Room Door
Bunny Zoe's Crafts
Crafting from the Heart
Craft Your Passion
Our Crafty Corner
Addicted to Stamps
Dragonfly Dreams
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
The Ribbon Girl

Pretty Poppys

Hi Bloggers

I wasn't really sure whether to say 'Good Morning' or 'Good Night' seeing as its 12.48am right now so I went with the simple Hi :-)

I wanted to share something I made a couple of days ago, something a bit different for me

Now I know that when we moved to the bungalow I was going to stop saving everything with the intention of using them for some sort of project but I just couldn't throw away the plastic rings from the inside of dst rolls, they would make great mini wreaths. So thats what I did

I just love poppy stamps, dies and images and the stamp I used for these flowers was in a freebie set, along with the dies, in a Crafters Companion magazine pack. I stamped them with a brown inkpad and coloured with ProMarkers in Cornflower, Denim & Pastel blues. 

Firstly I covered the whole of the plastic ring with the blue gingham ribbon, leaving long tails and making a hanging loop at the top. Once the ring was covered I layered up the poppy petals, added the centres and used Glossy Accents on them for a bit of shine. I made the banner myself, coloured with the same blue markers, edged with the brown inkpad, and I used a small £1 alphabet stamp set from Hobbycraft. The sentiment isn't perfectly straight but I'm happy with it 

I hope you like it, and I have more rings saved to make more wreaths 

:-)

Happy Crafting

xxx

I would like to enter this into these challenges:

Aud Sentiments

Crafting with an Attitude

Digital Delights

Addicted to Stamps and More

Crafting by Designs

Inky Impressions

Inspiration Destination

The Paper Shelter

Twins Turn Three

Hi Bloggers

I'm sharing 2 cards today that I made recently for my cousins twin boys birthday. It doesn't seem possible they are 3 already & they are still as cute, and a lot more cheeky, as they were when they were teeny babies

I made both cards using Crafters Companion Scruffy Little Kitten stamps, coloured with Pro Markers and using papers & embellishments from my stash

I just love these stamps, they are so easy to colour and I'm actually quite pleased that I managed to make 2 boys cards that I like, my male cards are normally pants

Hope you like them

Happy Crafting

xxx