Just add glitter

Fairytale Friday

2012-03-09T08:30:00.000Z

I'm hoping by the time this post goes live that I will have found my camera and there is now a photo of my card just about now......

Its not the best photo as its taken on my phone but its better than no photo

I have chosen one of the lovely Teddy Bo Mothers Day images to play with.

TEDDYBOBEA_111 coloured with copic's.

Papers are First Edition Love letters.

The lovely string of flowers were a lovely gift from my team mate Tammy.

Gems are from my stash.

I have used the Sweet Sketch Wednesday sketch below.

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

Woo Hoo our very first D'Arcy's Diaries challenge!!

2012-03-08T08:30:00.000Z

I am so excited as today we are launching our very first challenge over at D'Arcys Diaries!

Since joining the team a couple of weeks ago I have fell more in love with these images if that is at all possible.

I know others may tell you their images are a dream to colour but I've not always found it to be true.

But ... these really are amazingly easy to colour and as you colour her

you love her more and more. I love that as you colour that the image comes to life.

Here are the new images and for some inspiration pop over to the blog

So what's the theme of our first challenge I hear you ask?!?!

ANYTHING GOES!!

With a chance to win 5 images of your choice.

So today I have chosen to use DARCYSDIARIES_022

Isn't she wonderful!! She is coloured with copic's.

Papers are First Edition New Leaf

I have used my Martha Stewart deep edge punch

but found it too deep so I trimmed a couple of loops off!

Ribbon is from my stash as is my card candi.

I would like to enter her into the following challenges :

Time for a new challenge at Teddy Bo

2012-03-06T18:47:00.002Z

Hiya guys and welcome to a brand new challenge over at Teddy Bo.

Today we have a fun challenge that the DT have loved.

Menus

You may choose one thing from each course, but don't be greedy, one thing only, you are not allowed seconds!

Starter - Green and Cream - blue and cream - Pink and cream

Main - Flowers - Butterflies - Buttons

Dessert - Lace - Ribbon - stitching (real or faux)

Coffee - Charm - tag - glitter

So basically you choose 1 option from each course, for example if you pick blue and cream as your colour combo then these must be the main colours of your papers, card, and embellishments (you can use any colours at all in your image). If you choose butterflies, then no flowers or buttons are allowed etc., etc. Hope it all make sense?
Let us know in your blog post which items you chose.

and of course the top prize is our usual

I haven't used one of the new images, not because I don't like them coz I LOVE them.

See who couldn't love em?!?!?! Plus I have them all printed off ready to colour this week.

I had an order for an Oliphant card so I've chosen to follow the challenge just to show you how easy it is to do.

STARTER- Green & Cream

MAIN - Flowers

DESSERT - Ribbon

COFFEE - Glitter

Se easy peasy lemon squeasy.

Did you notice that there's also some crafty goodies in the new release preview?

Yes the wonderful head bear has got you some crafty goodies in the shop.

The best prices ~ No minimum order ~ Free P&P

My favourite cheery lynn flourish is just £7.50 !!

So why not nip over and see what she has on offer.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges -

Sketch n stash - sketch followed - new stash is the sentiment, old is the flower die

CRAFT YOUR PASSION - anything goes

Always crafting - anything goes

Kaboodle doodles - flowers

Make it mondays - anything goes

Birthday sundaes - birthday + sentiment

Crafting when we can - animals

Paper sundaes - green

Stamptacular - text me

Getting Cute with Wee Stamps

2012-03-05T11:03:00.003Z

Good morning and welcome to a brand new challenge over at The Cutie Pie Challenge.

I hope you enjoy our new challenge as much as our previous one as we had an astonishing 243 entries!!!!

So this time we want to see those pearls and swirls.

We have 2 amazing sponsors this week with My Mums Craft Shop and the ever so cute Wee Stamps by Sylvia Zet.

And so onto my card.

I have chosen to use Spring Bringer by Sylvia Zet.

She is coloured with copic's.

The flowers in her arms are done with Sakura Star dust pens

Her wings are done with Glamour Dust.

The papers are First Edition Up,up and away.

The lovely flower ribbon across the card panel was a wonderful gift from my teamie Tammy.

I have used my Martha Stewart double loops punch on the panel and

the swirls are done using my super new magnolia swirl die.

If you like this die cut then did you know that you can order die cuts from me?

I have a good range of dies from Magnolia, Memory Box, Marianne and Spellbinder,

with more new die cuts to come in the next week or so..

You can find me die cuts here along with some other crafty stash I'm looking to sell.

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

Teddy Bo Tuesday - Especially for our Mums

2012-02-28T10:54:00.002Z

Hi there and welcome to another Teddy Bo Tuesday. All the new releases today were created for all those special Mum's out there, and with Mothering Sunday fast approaching these images give you plenty of time to create that very special card.

Don'tforget you still have plenty of time to enter our current Teddy Bo challenge - Pearls & swirls.

I have chosen to use TEDDYBO_182

Coloured with copic's and prisma's.

I also added clear sakura stardust pen to the letters to make them sparkle,

although that doesn't show well in the photograph.

Papers are First Edition Daydream.

Swirl was die cut on my black cat cutter.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges ;

Fairytale Friday

2012-02-24T08:30:00.000Z

Hi and welcome to another Fairytale Friday.

If you've not heard of Fairytale Friday before then go on over to the Teddy Bo Challenge and check it out.

I have used the ever so cute TEDDYBOBEA_TABS_007

I love the Teddy Bo tabs. Such great value and always wonderful images.

I don't know about you but I find it so difficult to make a card that's not a square

but this image shouted for a rectangle card so I obeyed.

Coloured with copic's. Glamour dust added to his pompom.

Papers are from my very well used 6x6 MME Lost & Found stack.

I stuck 2 pages of the dots together to make the paper bigger.

Oliphant was coloured then fussy cut out

and mounted onto another piece of lost & found paper.

I have added glamour dust glitter to his pom pom.

The 2 panels are the front and back of the same paper.

Silver flower brads are Papermania I think.

Ribbon, bakers twine and sentiment from my stash.

I'm really pleased with this card and I already have an order for a second one.

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

i-copic - animals
Moving along with the times - lots of layers
Simon says stamp - 3 different papers
Digital Tuesdays - sparkles
Here come the boys - vintage feel
Dream valley - just for men
Paper sundaes - birthdays
Hotshot crafts - one for the boys
Cardmaking Mamas - Happy Birthday
Hugs
H xx

It's D'Arcy Day

2012-02-23T11:02:00.002Z

Hiya gang and welcome to a new set of super duper digi's from D'Arcy's Diaries.

We have some great news for you all.

As of the next release, Thursday 8th March we will have our very own challenge!

This set of images are amazing.

How often do you see such a gentle image of a pregnant lady?

Wouldn't it make a wonderful Mother's day card for her?

The rest of the team have made some amazing cards with these images,

so when you've checked out my card I'd love you to go over and share some love with them.

You will find them all on the D'Atcy's Diaries blog.

I have chosen to work with DARCYSDIARIES_020 coloured with copics.

MME Everyday flair papers

Lace from Stamp and Create

Marianne D rolled roses and leaves.

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

Creative inspirations - sketch used

Cute Card Thursday - winged thing

Moving along with the times - lots of layers

Little Miss Muffet - fancy or lacey -lace across middle

Simon says stamp - 3 different papers

Top tip tuesday - magical

Allsorts - anything goes

Crafts and me - spring colours

Time for a New Challenge over at Teddy Bo

2012-02-21T08:30:00.000Z

Today we start a brand new challenge over at Teddy Bo and for the next two weeks we are looking for your creations that include Pearls & Swirls.

Not only do we have a new challenge, we also have new goodies appearing in the shop.

Are you excited?? I am, coz I know what scrummy things are now available to buy from Teddy Bo.

Not only do we have some amazing new images but there's also ......

If you haven't already rushed over to the shop let me tell you there are also some amazing charms on offer as well. I love charms but struggle finding the better quality, slightly more unusual ones. Well it's Gayle to the rescue again as she has some wonderful charms for you and me.

My card today features the sepia version of TEDDYBOBEA_108SEPIA, so no colouring involved.

The PP are MME Kraft Funday Everyday Fun

The image is edged with rusty hinge distress ink

Doo Hickey flower with pearl brad in centre

Swirl by Memory box

Webbing lace is from Stamp & Create

Pearls from stash

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

Papertake - Kraft cards
Crafty Cardmakers - 3 embellis - swirl, flower, pearls, 1 image, 2 background papers
Pile it on - sending happiness
Allsorts - anything goes
Secret Crafter - swirls flowers pearls
Totally Gorjuss - lace

Good Morning Cutie Pies

2012-02-20T11:10:00.000Z

Hi guys and welcome to a brand new challenge over at the Cutie Pie challenge.

For the next 2 weeks we are looking for your Flower Power cards.

I don't use flower's very often on my cards so this was a real challenge for me.

I stamped the Lili of the Valley wedding couple stamp onto cream cryogen card and coloured it with my copic's. I added glamour dust to the back of her dress and clear sakura glitter pen to the roses.

I then fussy it cut it out and stuck it flat to the bottom right corner.

I then doodled a border, stamped congratulations in the top right and finally added 3 square gems that I coloured with my copic to match the colour scheme.

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

Cards for men - love
Pile it on - sending happiness
Allsorts - anything goes
Prairie Fairy - sweetheart
Charisma cards - happy anniversary
Cute card thursday - flower power
Little Miss Muffet - love
Crafting for all seasons - love is in the air

Hugs
H xx

Die cuts for sale

2012-02-19T20:08:00.002Z

I am having major problems with uploading photo's to Facebook so until I'm able to do it on there I will list them here.

All die cuts are 10 pence each.

Postage is 50 pence second class

I do have 2 more dies coming this week and I will let you know when they are here.

For die's that are embossed I have highlighted the raised area's in red ink.

Cheery Lynn

Marianne corners

Magnolia Doo Hickey flowers

Marianne flowers

Memory box

Marianne rolled roses

Spellbinder ironworks

Available in any colour. If you want them in mirri card die cuts will then be 12 pence each.

As an example of how I use the dies see the photo's below

Cheery Lynn Fanciful flourish (1)

Doo Hickey flowers and Memory Box 1

My first DT card for D'Arcy's Diaries

2012-02-19T15:58:00.003Z

Today see's the start of time as a designer over at D'Arcy's Diaries. I was thrilled when Gayle asked me to join as they are honestly some the best and easiest images to colour around.

DARCYSDIARIES_013 - swinging blues

Coloured with a mix of copic's and prismacolor pencils.

Sky done with a cloud template and distress ink.

Glamour dust on her wings.

PP is my favourite First Edition pad - Up, up and away.

Cheery lynn fanciful flourish die- available soon at the Teddy Bo Shop

Iridescent ribbon and pearls from stash.

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

Secret crafter - bingo - glitter, pearls, leaves

Allsorts - anything goes

Totally Papercrafts - ribbon

DYSU - layers

Craft us crazy - fav. embellishment - got to be my cheery lynn flourish

Diva's by design - wings and things

Fab n funky - try something new - new hair colour combo, first time I've done red hair

Dies to die for - anything goes

Crafty catz - favourite things - the flourish I've used

Hugs

H xx

Lot's of Laughs at Color Me Copic

2012-02-18T17:13:00.000Z

NEW CHALLENGE #37 will run until March 2nd!

Your challenge this time is all about

** LOTS OF LAUGHS & BRIGHT, FUN COLORS**

It's February and dreary in a lot of places around the world SO we

want to liven it up & create some fun cheer using BRIGHT COLORS!!

So have fun using bright, bold colors on your projects!

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!!

Use Inspiration Pictures Below as well!

CHALLENGE RULES

-Use any image you want BUT MAKE SURE YOU LINK BACK TO THE CMC CHALLENGE in your blog post!!

-ALL PROJECTS MUST BE NEW & NOT BACK-LINKED!!

-Image MUST be colored with Copics, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!

UPLOAD YOUR ENTRIES to the Photo Gallery and TAG them with the word "LAUGH" so they can be seen easily!

**IF you post your project in your blog MAKE SURE TO LINK BACK TO THE CMC CHALLENGE **

Entries MUST be tagged and uploaded to the photo gallery by March 2nd at 7:00 pm EST!

Today see's me posting my final Color Me Copic DT card. I have stepped down from the team so I can stand in for my friend Nicole at D'Arcy's Diaries and so some other lucky person can join the wonderful team over at Color Me Copic. Come back tomorrow to see my first DT card for D'Arcy's Diaries.

And so onto my card

I have used the super funny Shark Bait Burton.

Here are the copic colours I've used to colour him in :

Hat & waders - YG 00. 03, 17

Shark - C01, 03, 05, 07

Shirt & float - V15

Ribbon from stash., stickles for the water, distress ink for sky.

Papers are DCWV Latte stack

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

Allsorts - anything goes
Stamps r us - anything goes
Hotshot crafts - one for the boys
Totally Papercrafts - ribbon or bows
Pretty little ribbon shop - anything goes

Hugs

H xx

Sentiment pc generated.

Time for a Fairytale Friday

2012-02-17T12:14:00.000Z

Hiya Gang and welcome to another Fairytale Friday. If you've ever wondered what goes on behind the doors at Teddy Bo Tower's then Fridays are the day to find out.

The card I am sharing with you today is my Hubby's valentines card. If you want to know what I got him for Valentines then check out this post here. What did he get me, you ask??

Well he's knows me very well and went to Costco's and got me a big box of Ferrero Rocher and a large box containing 36 packet's of Skittle's crazy cores, as they are sooooo addictive.

Here is my card featuring possibly my favourite Teddy Bo of all time.

TEDDYBO_171 colored with copic's and prisma's.

The cloud paper is a digi from Melissa Bennett designs.

Punch used is Martha Stewart Deep edge trellis.

Feather and pearls from stash.

Glamour dust on wings and red glitter pen on his arrow.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges -

Prairie Fairy - let me call you sweetheart

DYSU - layers

Little Miss Muffet - valentines/love

Divas by design - wings and things

Creative inspirations - brown, cream, blue

Crafting for all seasons - love is in the air

Creative crafts - valentines

Digital tuesdays - use your stash

Top tip tuesday - magic and mystery - cupid is a mystical being

Stamps r us - anything goes

Hugs

H xx

A little housekeeping

2012-02-14T16:32:00.003Z

Ok, I admit it, it's not the normal "housekeeping" I'm doing but a bit of blog housekeeping.

I was just about to write "the other day", then checked the comments and it appears it was the 25th January so not the other day at all. So on the 25th January I was very honoured to be awarded the Liebster blog award, not once but TWICE!!

The 2 lovely ladies who bestowed this award on me were Sharon and Woo. Thank you girls.

The idea of the Liebster Blog Award is to spread the love from one small blog (under 200 followers) to other small blogs. This helps to spread knowledge and readership.

To accept the award, you must:

1) Link back to the person who gave it and thank them for thinking of you.

2) Post the award to your blog.

3) Give the award to 5 bloggers (with less than 200 followers) that you appreciate and value.

4) Leave a comment on the blogs of the five people you have chosen to let them know.

"Liebster" in German means "dearest", so to carry on the Liebster tradition, I am going to pass the award on to 5 people who's blogs have been an inspiration to me and my crafting. To be honest, passing this on will be difficult as there are so many wonderful small blogs that have inspired me. It will be a challenge to chose only 5. However, as needs must, here are 5 wonderful and inspiring blogs/ bloggers that I would love to pass the Liebster Blog award on to (in no particular order).

The 5 bloggers I would like to award are;

Tammy at Kizzy Designs who has fast become one of my very great crafty friends and whose cards and projects blow your socks off.

Colette from Digi-re-doo-dah who has the most amazing imagination and comes up with wonderful projects time and time again

Jill from Jills scrappeside who does magic with her copic's. Her colouring is to die for.

Renee from Creative Paint & paper who always doubts herself on her ability to colour and she really shouldn't as her work is beautiful and her lovely daughter is taking after her talented Mum.

and finally

Sue from Crafts by Sue - who puts up with a memory challenged friend and always makes me smile, both with her gorgeous cards but also her wonderful friendship.

Next bit of housework is mentioning 2 top 3 awards I've got recently for my cards.

The first is from Stamps R Us

and the second is from Pile it on

I think I'm fully up to date now,

Hugs

H xx

Exciting times over at Teddy Bo

2012-02-14T09:00:00.000Z

I have so much to share with you all today. First up here is the graphic that shows the new releases.

Did you notice something a little different???

Yes as well as getting your weekly dose of scrummy new images,

you will soon be able to stock up on lot's crafty gorgeousness.

Gayle has placed order's with Ranger and Cheery Lynn dies and that's just for starters,

plus there's is FREE POSTAGE within the UK.

Have you heard the buzz about the Brand Spanking New Tim Holtz distress ink markers?

You want them now don't ya? Well you need to run straight over to Teddy Bo because Gayle has a wonderful pre-order offer on. The price is £85 for the full set, in the tube and that price includes postage within the UK. I've had a look and I can't find a better price anywhere.

I have my order placed for the full set and hope to share my opinions very soon.

So after all that exciting news do you want to see my card

made with the super cute TEDDYBO_169 ?

If you compare the top two photo's you'll notice that Bo is not a good pilot.

I have mounted him onto a brad so he can spin around.

Bo is coloured with a mixture of copic's and Prisma's.

Paper's are First Edition Desert Bloom.

The gems were clear but I coloured them with my brown copic.

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

Digital Tuesday - use your stash
Stamps r us - anything goes
Here come the boys - fav. song - come fly with me (exciting, coz it means holidays)
The crafty pad - the letter "B" - brown bear
Allsorts - free and easy
Crafty Emmas store - 3 or more layers
Charisma cards - things with wings - Teddy Bo's plane has wings
Moving along with the times - cute critters
Craft us crazy - anything goes
Pixie Dust - 2 images - main one and one on the stopper base
Hugs
H xx

I just have to show you what I've had made

2012-02-13T13:24:00.001Z

A month ago I was wandering the web looking for someone who could make me a cow wedding couple to go on the top of my niece's wedding cake. Thankfully I found Quernus Crafts.

As well as commissioning her to do the cows I also commissioned a wee version of my chocolate Labrador in his favourite position with his favourite toy Baa-bra the sheep.

Here is the photo's I provided her with.

And here is the super duper Wee Maxy and his sidekick Baa-bra

I hope you like my newest Labrador. Please check out Kristen's website, her store on Etsy and her Facebook page as her work is just amazing and I know we will have to have the other labs made.

Hugs

H xx

Have a Fantabulous Friday

2012-02-10T17:02:00.001Z

Here's hoping your Friday is shaping up better than mine.

So today is normally the day to go over to the Teddy Bo Challenge Blog and find out just what's been going on behind the scene's, but our poor Colette is a little poorly.

It's her own fault and she really should have gone to specsavers.

TEDDYBO_013 coloured with copic's and prisma's.

Door hanger was a kind present from my super talented teamie Tammy.

Say that 3 times when your drunk?!?

The paper is Jazmyne mist by Bo Bunny.

The letters were cut on my die cutter and I added dots of glitter.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges ;

Prairie Fairy - you can call me sweetheart
Card making mamas - valentine
DYSU - love
Paperplay - love letters
Little Miss Muffet - love
Creative Inspiration - love
Fab n Funky - love
Simon says stamp - love
Craft for all seasons - love

hugs

H xx

Time for Teddy Bo Tuesday

2012-02-07T08:30:00.000Z

Hello and welcome to another Teddy Bo Tuesday.
Boy did you lot like our anything goes challenge?!?
72 entries and we could only vote for 5.
You all made it really hard for us with all the wonderful cards you've made.
We also have a brand new challenge starting today.

Love is in the Air – use a heart or hearts – ends 19th Feb

I'm not down to do a project today but team A do have some AMAZING creations with today's new graphics and here are the new graphics.

Aren't they brilliant? Will you be able to just buy one? I know I wouldn't be able to have one lonely little drawing sat in my basket, it would be cruel.

Quick go to the shop now.

I do have a Teddy Bo project to share with you for Fairytale Friday this week.

Here's a sneaky peek.

Right I'm off to continue making wedding invitations,

Hugs

H xx

The Colours of Love

2012-02-06T12:03:00.001Z

NEW CHALLENGE #36 will run until February 17th!

Your challenge this time is all about

** COLORS OF LOVE**

In honor of Valentine's Day we want to see you using pinks and reds and whites & creams!

Show your LOVE all over your projects!

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!!

Use Inspiration Pictures Below as well!

CHALLENGE RULES

-Use any image you want BUT MAKE SURE YOU LINK BACK TO THE CMC CHALLENGE in your blog post!!

-ALL PROJECTS MUST BE NEW & NOT BACK-LINKED!!

-Image MUST be colored with Copics, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!

My image is from this challenges sponsor Stamp Fairy.

I have used the following colours to colour this cute bear.

Fur - E50, 51, 53, 55, E35, 37

Heart - R32, 35, 37

Nose - R81

I used some vellum I found in my scraps drawer.

Martha Stewart punch Spiral Arches

Red ribbon across centre of card

Glossy Accents on heart

Lili of the Valley sentiment stamp

Red Candi in corners

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

Craft your passion - anything goes & no PP

i-copic - hearts

Mad for markers - pink/red

Stamp with fun - love

Cupcake Crafts - pink & red

Stamps r us - love

Stamptacluar - colour challenge

Dream Valley - valentines

Sweet Stampin - the one I love

One stop crafts - for the one I love

Hugs

H xx

Looking for cute projects

2012-02-06T11:54:00.006Z

So today see's the start of a brand new challenge over at The Cutie Pie Challenge and for the next 2 weeks we are looking for cute projects, not cards, as our challenge is

Anything But A Card

We have 2 wonderful sponsors for this challenge and they are Stamp & Create and Prairie Fairy.

So onto my project.

For quite a while now I've not found a good pot to store my copic re-fills in until I spied the pot from Hubby's chocolate mice so as soon as it empty I pinched it (didn't take long)

The image is from D'Arcy's Diaries and is called DARCYSDIARIES_008 Dream.

She is coloured with my copic's.

PP is My Minds Eye Lost and found

Martha Stewart spiral arches punch

Pearls from stash.

I would like to enter my re-fill pot into the following challenges :

Pile it on - for a tween
Paper Sundaes - clean and simple
Pink Gem - fairies
Crafty Emmas - give me wings
Allsorts - free and easy
Bugaboo - anything goes
Prairie Fairy - anything but a card
DYSU - anything goes
Paperplay - get into shape
Craft us crazy - anything goes

Hugs
H xx

Time for another Teddy Bo Tuesday

2012-01-31T08:30:00.000Z

Hiya folks, well it's Tuesday apparently. I am so bad at the moment on knowing what day it is.

Gayle has drawn some great images once again and the other girlies in the team have really really rocked the cards.

Here are this week's images and hey the sales still on so why not get one or two extra, I know I would.

You really must go over to the blog and check out these images on some amazing cards. You can go to our Teddy Bo blog by clicking here and you can go straight to the shop by clicking here.

My card for today features TEDDYBOBEA_102

I first saw this style of card on Jill's blog here. Then the ever so clever Tammy did the same style of card here. Aren't they brilliant?? You have to make one of these, they are really addictive and I'm sure I will be sharing more of these with you soon.

So back to the card. I coloured Ollifant with copic's.

I added glamour dust to his bobble hat and glossy accents to his bubbles.

The card uses 3 lot's of A4 card and 1 12x12.

I used my Martha Stewart double loops punch and the flowers were a kind gift from Woo.
The 2 strips of ribbon across the corners on the front were from my scraps.

Which reminds me I must get some more.

On the inside the large rectangular panel on the right is the perfect size for my brand new Memory Box Die than came from the wonderful Suzanne Dean.

The swirl is a cheery lynn swirl cut to pieces.

And finally the PP is MME lost and found.

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

Pollycraft - favourite things - It has to be Teddy Bo

Pile it on - just because

Stamptacular - diamonds or pearls - I usually go for diamonds but pearls suited this card better

Sweet stampin - animals

One stop crafts - stitching

Moving along with the times - blooming marvellous
Secret crafter - ribbon
Forever friends - more than 1 fold
Lexis crreations - more than 1 fold

Hugs

H xx

Have a magical birthday Roman

2012-01-29T13:47:00.001Z

This card is a last minute order from my SIL. Roman will be 5 tomorrow so I chose to use the ever so cute Kidlet Wizard from Bugaboo.

I've used copic's to colour most of the image except his stars.

They are done with yellow sakura stardust pens.

The Marianne star die that runs across the card was bought in the January sales for half price from the Stamp Pad, Saddleworth.

The PP is from Kanban and the sentiment is wrote in blue sakura stardust pen,

on my Black cat cougar die cutter.

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

2 Sisters - I followed the sketch as close as poss.

one stop crafts - faux stitching around image

Marianne design diva's - something new - star die

Creative Inspirations - anything goes

Simon says stamp - anything goes

Stamps r us - kids cards

Cards for men - boys and their toys

Hugs

H xx

Don't have a hang up about turning 30

2012-01-27T17:00:00.002Z

When I was planning on what image to choose for my friends 30th birthday, I thought this one mite be fun.

Image is Newton's Law coloured with copic's.

PP is MME Everyday flair.

The corners are by Marianne - bought from Bunny Zoe's in the January sale.

All paper's are distressed with my making memories paper distresser.

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

Stampin for the weekend - embossing - the Marianne die is a cut and emboss

Marianne Design Diva's - in with the new - new die

Pixie Dust - animals

Creative Inspirations - anything goes

Craft your passion - colour bingo - brown, green,, blue

Stamptacular - seeing spots

Sentimental sundays - die cuts - corners

Craft your days away - distressing

Hugs

H xx

A little birdie told me .......

2012-01-27T16:39:00.003Z

On Wednesday it will be my 35th birthday and also my bloggy friends 30th birthday. This is the card that I made to celebrate her birthday.

Wryn - new wings coloured with copics. Tree done prisma pencils.

Papers are First Edition - up, up and away.

Flowers from my good friend Woo.

Ribbon and gems from stash.

Leaves part of my Cheery Lynn flourish.

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

DYSU - ribbons

Cute card thursday - gems

Pixie dust - animals/birds I'm guessing are ok

Moving along with the times - blooming marvellous

Creative inspirations - anything goes

Simon says stamp - anything goes

My time to craft - favourite embellishments - gems

Craft your passion - colour bingo - green, blue, brown

Hugs

H xx

Color Me Copic - Feeling Frosty

2012-01-24T13:47:00.001Z

NEW CHALLENGE #35 will run until February 3rd!

Your challenge this time is all about

** FROSTY, ICY, COLD PROJECTS**

In honor of the winter season we want to see your cold & frosty images!

Use frosty colors to make everyone feel brrrrr....COLD!!!

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, COPIC REFILLS OR COPIC AIRBRUSH SYSTEM (Or ProMarkers if you have them)

Use Inspiration Pictures Below as well!

CHALLENGE RULES

-Use any image you want BUT MAKE SURE YOU LINK BACK TO THE CMC CHALLENGE in your blog post!!

-ALL PROJECTS MUST BE NEW & NOT BACK-LINKED!!

-Image MUST be colored with Copics or ProMarkers or Colored Pencils!

UPLOAD YOUR ENTRIES to the Photo Gallery and TAG them with the word "FROST" so they can be seen easily!

**IF you post your project in your blog MAKE SURE TO LINK BACK TO THE CMC CHALLENGE **

Entries MUST be tagged and uploaded to the photo gallery by Feb. 3rd at 8:00 pm EST!

The image is Humphrey and coloured in the following colours:

Humphrey - W1, 3, 5, 7

Snow B00

Wellies - Y02, 06, 08

Coat - B93, 95, 97, 99

Scarf and gloves - R24, 35, 37

The PP in the background is by Kanban.

Snowflakes were bought years ago to go on my table at Christmas

Sentiment is wrote in Sakura stardust on my Black Cat cougar.

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

Top tip - sketch used

Creative Craft - blues

Stamps r us - cards for kids

The crafty pad - for the boys

Dream valley - animals (3rd entry)

Card making mamas - something old (snowflakes)

Stampin for the weekend - out with the old

Hugs

H xx

It's time for another Teddy Bo Tuesday

2012-01-24T11:39:00.001Z

Hello and welcome to another Teddy Bo Tuesday. Today I'd like to start things off by announcing the winner from the Teddy Bo Birthday Blog Hop. And the winner is........

Wendy from http://flowergirlcards.blogspot.com/

Congratulations Wendy, can you please email Gayle at support@teddybo.com

So now we have the winner announced, it's time for me to share with the wonderful graphics Gayle has drawn for us. You are gonna love them, and if you fancy a little inspiration from my teamies click here.

As soon as I saw the window I knew I just had to colour it up. So here is my card to share with you all.

This card has taken me forever to finish. My morphine patch had come un-stuck so I was without morphine for over 24 hours and my body does not like that and it lets me so. Here's hoping to a better day tomoz.

Teddybobea-099 coloured with copic's and prisma's. I added glossy accents to the window. PP is first edition Isabelle. Swirl is Cheery Lynn tropical flourish, cut from Kanban mirri card. Sentiment is computer generated.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges ;

Bugaboo - sketch used

Stamp with fun - cute vintage

Dream valley - animals

Sentimental sundays - Die cuts

One stop crafts - under the weather

Prairie Fairy - warm or dreamin, I chose dreaming

Colour Create - pink and green

Fab n funky - bingo - digi, flourish, layers

Papertake - highlighted windows with glossy accents
My time to craft - fav. embellishments - at the mo its glossy accents and flourishes

Hugs

H xx

Cutie Pie Challenge - Favourite Songs

2012-01-23T11:08:00.001Z

Today see's the start of a brand new challenge over at The Cutie Pie Challenge and our theme for the next 2 weeks is "favourite Songs". We have 2 lovely prizes up for grabs, a £10 voucher for Crafty Emma's Staore and our lovely Woo has put up the other prize.

And so onto my card. I chose the song "You've got a friend in me" from the Disney film Toy Story. I love this song and had the perfect image and recipient in my mind.

The image is TEDDYBOBEA_071, coloured with copics. (I have had this image for months now and this is the first time I have coloured it up)

The papers are First Edition Desert Blooms.

Swirl by Cheery Lynn.

Paper Cellar raffia lace.

Card Candi by Craftwork Cards.

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

Pile it on - lace

Stamptacular - spots

Dream valley - animals

Card making mamas - something old (image)

Stampin for the weekend - out with the old

DYSU - patterned papers

Cute card thursday - music and dance (song - you've got a friend in me)

Fab n funky - bingo - neglected stamp, flourish, lace

Hugs

H xx

Happy 1st Birthday Teddy Bo and Bea

2012-01-23T09:00:00.000Z

Ohh it's so exciting! Our wonderful Teddy Bo & Bea are celebrating their very first birthday and they want you to join in on the fun.

Our new challenge is a super easy one to join in on as it's
anything goes and runs until 5th February.
And not only do we have a super easy challenge but we also have a blog hop for you to join in on.
The blog hop will run 10th January until 23rd January

We need you to hop from on design team member's blog to the next collecting letter's along the way.

If at any point you get lost then head straight back to the Teddy Bo Challenge Blog as there is a full list of all the blog's there.

When you have been around everybody's blog's then re-arrange the letter's to make a mystery word and post a comment on the Teddy Bo Challenge Blog. All answers will be kept hidden in case anyone wants to be a bit sneaky.

You must become a follower to be in with a chance of winning

At each designers blog please don't forget to leave them some love and become a follower as each designer has a digi stamp to give away to one random follower.

You must also be a follower of the Teddy Bo Challenge Blog to be in with the chance to win some amazing prizes.

Here is my card using one of the new graphic's.

Now on to the birthday blog hop, if you arrived here from Tammy's Blog then you are heading in the right direction.

My letter is … H

From here you need to hop over to Maritha's Blog
for another chance to win a Teddy Bo graphic and to collect the next letter.

Big Hugs

H xx

i LOVE A GO

2012-01-17T08:30:00.000Z

I love a good book

2012-01-16T20:43:00.001Z

Can you feel the love that's going on around Teddy Bo Towers?? Well you should as Teddy Bo and Bea have been getting very romantic this week. Want some proof?? Well look at the wonderful graphic's they have been modelling for this week.

How cute are they and how you will you decide which to buy??

To get to the Teddy Bo store just click on the picture above.

I choose to use the ever so cute Olifant TEDDYBOBEA_096

After a big mess up with my colouring I was only able to save Olifant, but he was only a tidgy 6cm.

After racking my brains I decided to try my hand at a corner bookmark.

Sadly even though I knew there was a great tutorial for the bookmark I couldn't remember where I seen it.

Stupid me found out that there was indeed a great corner tutorial, and it was done by my teamie Tammy.

If you feel inspired to make you can find Tammy's tutorial here.

I have had a go at Nicole's colours of pink and grey, as they always look so beautiful.

Olifant is coloured with copic's, with glamour dust added to his bobble hat, clear glitter pen on his rose and glossy accents on the heart.

PP is First Edition summer breeze.

Martha Stewart zigzag punch and papermania gems.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges ;

Friends are the Flowers of Life - Tiddly Inks Blog Hop

2012-01-13T18:35:00.001Z

The other day I went to the Tiddly Inks Store to buy just one new Tiddly. I ended up with 6, as I just couldn't leave the shop without buying all of the new Wryn images,

I made this card the other using Wryn - Grow a little love and wanted to show you it so you could compare 2 cards made with the same image.

You can see the blog post for this card here.

And here is my blog hop card using the same image :

So when is a circle not a circle? When it's made of corners!!

I was at Edna's blog the other day and fell in love with her wedding card for Janette's wedding. She told me it was made up of Marianne Die cut corners - that you can get half price here.

The image is printed on a 10cm circle and then surrounded by 5 corners.

The card measures 18cm square, bigger than my normal style.

Because of the colour surrounding the image I kept the colourwork quite simple.

Coloured with copic and I added clear sakura stardust pen to give the heart flowers sparkle.

The PP is from a Me to You paper pack, with added sparkle from glamour dust. The pink is coredination cardstock.

If you like my cards I would love for you to become a follower and if you want to join in another great blog hop then head over here as there's lots on offer for blog hoppers.

Hugs

H xx

Here's To Our Budding Friendship

2012-01-09T16:18:00.003Z

The other day I went to the Tiddly Inks Store to buy a new digi and I ended up falling in love with Christy's new range of digi's. They are called Wryn and Friends and the whole set accidentally fell into my basket.

For this card I have chosen to colour Wryn - Grow a little love

I have coloured her with copic's and I've added clear stardust pen on her heart flowers.

The papers I have used are First Edition Up, Up and Away, that I got for Christmas off my Brother.

The swirl is a Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish.

The stopper on the base of the easel card is made by cutting a spellbinder ironwork die cut in half and added the wording "Here's to our budding friendship" in the middle of the two pieces.

I am incredibly proud of this card, especially the colouring and it will be winging its way across the ocean to America to someone I know will appreciate it.

Here are the colours of copic's I used :

Hair E33, E35, E37

Dress YG00, YG03

Shoe's BG93, BG95

If you love colouring then have you checked out the Color Me Copic challenge? Our current challenge is all about going retro. As well as having some brilliant prizes there's also a great group of girl's on there that love to chat and get to know new member's. The group is run by the super talented Suzanne Dean. What she doesn't know about colouring just isn't worth knowing, and she is always willing to help you and if she doesn't know the answer to your question then she makes it her business to find out for you.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges ;

Tiddly Inks - celebrate - celebrating new friendship

Sunday Sketch and Stamp - sketch followed

Crafty Cardmakers - no flower embellishments

Stamp and Create - anything goes

Stamps r us - what I got for Christmas - paper stack

Dream Valley - anything goes

Bugaboo - anything goes

Crafty Emma's - anything goes

Cupcake carfts - something new

icopic - use some blues

Hugs

H xxx

It's our 1st Birthday Tomorrow

2012-01-09T11:32:00.000Z

I toad-ally Love You

2012-01-09T09:00:00.000Z

Today see's the start to a brand new challenge over at The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog.

Our challenge is

Ribbon and Lace.

I have coloured up Tiddly Ink's Little Hopper - Toadally amazing, with copic's and red sakura glitter pen for his spot's. I have gone around the image in both red and green glitter pen dot's.

The backing paper was made by adding punched circles of red glitter paper to green card.

I have used the paper cellar's red raffia lace across the middle.

The card is finished with a bow and a love charm.

I would loke to enter this card into the following challenges ;

Color Me Copic go All Retro

2012-01-08T20:07:00.001Z

NEW CHALLENGE #34 will run until January 19th!

Your challenge this time is all about

** RETRO FUN--Hot Pink/Blacks/Whites**

Show some retro fun by using a hot pink-black-white combo! Pull out your fave image & give it some funky sass!

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, COPIC REFILLS OR COPIC AIRBRUSH SYSTEM (Or ProMarkers if you have them)

CHALLENGE RULES

-Use any image you want BUT MAKE SURE YOU LINK BACK TO THE CMC CHALLENGE in your blog post!!

-ALL PROJECTS MUST BE NEW & NOT BACK-LINKED!!

-Image MUST be colored with Copics or ProMarkers or Colored Pencils!

UPLOAD YOUR ENTRIES to the Photo Gallery and TAG them with the word "RETRO" so they can be seen easily!

**IF you post your project in your blog MAKE SURE TO LINK BACK TO THE CMC CHALLENGE **

Entries MUST be tagged and uploaded to the photo gallery by Jan. 19th at 8:00 pm EST!

I have used our sponsor Guylou's image. I have used the following copic colours :

Skin - E00, E13

Hair - YR20, YR31, E31

Top - RV02, RV04, RV06

Pants - W3,W5,W7

Papers are DCWV rock star stack

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

Especially for you Mand

2012-01-06T16:40:00.000Z

Yesterday one of my BFF's celebrated her 39th birthday, but shhhh you didn't read it here that will be 9.

I decided to finally give my wonderful Black Cat Cougar electronic die cutter a wizz so I made a gift box to hold a few choccies in to match her card.

I have chosen to go with the adorable TEDDYBO_165. His fur is coloured with prisma pencils and his hat and tank top is coloured with copic's. The paper's are first edition new leaf, that I got off my SIL for Christmas. The webbing across the middle came from the USA. So whilst you are here reading this why not click here and have a little giggle at what us lot off the DT have been up to. Colette writes the most wonderful stories and they are a brilliant way to brighten the day.

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

Tuesday morning sketches - sketch

Cute card thursday - whats new? - paper stack

Little Miss Muffet - something new - see above

Sassy Studio's - something new

Fab n funky - something new

Inky impressions - anything goes

My mums craft shop - something new - new PP

Simon says stamp - something new

Hugs

H xx

The very first Teddy Bo Tuesday of 2012

2012-01-03T09:00:00.000Z

Hi and welcome to the very first Teddy Bo Tuesday of 2012.

If you have come here from anywhere other than Teddy Bo then please, please, please go over and check out what the rest of the DT have done with the new graphic's you see below. What they have made will blow you away!!!!

I needed to make a little boy's first birthday card and so the new graphic's just weren't right so I have used TEDDYBO_038

He is coloured with copic's, with clear sakura glaze pen on his balloons.

The paper's were a digi set which I didn't name so sorry to whoever designed them. If you let me know I will happily give you the credit.

The zigzag border was done using my Christmas pressie to myself, a Martha Stewart punch and emboss punch.

And that's it really, simple yet eye catching for the birthday boy.

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

Ready Made Envelope boxes

2012-01-02T13:53:00.002Z

I've just been wandering the web when I came across this blog. I hate making envelope boxes and so I think what Tracy has done is a god-send. I will be contacting her in the near future to order some.

Hugs

H xx

Have a "Jolly" good birthday

2012-01-01T09:00:00.000Z

Here is another card for Ethan's first birthday, this time featuring Jolly the G Jiraffe from Teddy Bo.

TEDDYBOBEA_092 coloured with copic's.

The backing pp is by Kanban and the spotty is a digi download. The spotty paper is also on his present.I have clear glitter pen on his bow tie, the present bow and to highlight some of the dot's on the dotty paper.

The die cut is from a spellbinder iron works set.

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

Crafty Ribbons - great sketch

Stampin for the weekend - anything goes

Totally Papercrafts - party

hugs

H xx

My Year

2011-12-31T18:44:00.000Z

I have had a great crafting year. I have met many amazing people all over the world, fell head over heels in love with a certain bear and joined some amazing DT's.

This time last year my wish for the coming year was to make it onto a DT, either as a guest or even better as a full time member.

This year I have been a guest on 3 or 4 design teams and joined the Magical Monday's DT for about 5 months.

I have also joined and then become sponsorship co-ordinator for the Cutie Pie DT, under the leadership of the wonderful Woo.

In October I was blown away when Suzanne J Dean asked me to join her copic DT. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I would be good enough to make her team. Suzanne your faith in me has been so reassuring.

And finally......................

I joined the maddest, chatty-ist, fun DT that I think there is. I am of course I talking of my beloved Teddy Bo DT.

Not only do I love Teddy Bo and Bea, but they are also a dream to colour. Every member of the design team brings something special and unique to the table and I am honoured to work alongside you all.

Gayle asked us the other day to pick our favourite Teddy Bo card's and it wasn't until I started looking thru my file's that I realised just how many Teddy Bo cards I have made.

These are just a few of my favourites :

I hope you have enjoyed looking at just some of my favourite Teddy Bo card's and let's hope there's lot's more just around the corner.

Happy New Year Everyone,

Hugs

H xx

Thankyou from Herman

2011-12-31T17:18:00.001Z

I think this time of year having some thank you cards in stock is always worth it. My thank you card uses the ever so cute Herman, who is drawn by the ever talented Gayle of Teddy Bo.

I have added just a light coat of copic warm greys. I added some clear glitter gel pen to his flower for that touch of sparkle.

The papers are from the Bo Bunny Enchanted collection.the raffia lace down the centre is by the paper cellar in lemon. The yellow square brads have a coating of clear glitter pen on. The yellow star button is tied with grey devine twine. I have also gone over the sentiment with the clear glitter pen too.

I would like to enter it into the following challenges ;

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - great sketch used

Charisma cards - anything goes

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes

Simon says stamp - anything goes

Top tip tuesday - anything goes

Hugs

H xx

A new girl on the block

2011-12-20T09:00:00.000Z

I am so excited about my card today. It's made with a BRAND NEW character from the pencil of Gayle from Teddy Bo. These stamps will be part of the D'Arcy's Diaries website and if you want to see more previews then please join us on our facebook page. Over the next couple of week's I will be tempting you with more from D'Arcy's Diaries.

They will be available to buy them from

Thursday the 12th January.

I have chosen FAIRYD_TB_GIRL_02

I've coloured her with copic's and added clear glitter pen on her heart and a touch of glamour dust on her wings.

The banner is from TEDDYBOBEA_091_SWAG. A little bit of glamour dust was added to the swag.

The trellis punch is by Martha Stewart, papers by Bo Bunny Enchanted collection, and card candi by Craftwork cards.

The inside of the card read's

"with love from your little angel"

Not sure I was ever a little angel, but it just fitted the image perfectly. I simply love stripy clothes so its as if this image was made just for me.

Here is the preview of the last new releases from Teddy Bo this week.

Here are the copic colour's I used to colour my girl. She is coloured to match my birthstone which is amethyst, ready for the Teddy Bo Challenge.

Wings - V01

Tights - V12, 15, 17

Skirt - V05, 06, 09

Heart - R32, 35, 37

Heart - E33, 35, 37

Don't forget we still have a challenge running over at Color Me Copic. Our theme is Holiday Joy in golds creams and whites. There are a HUGE amount of prizes on offer so quick get over there and find out how you too can win.

I would like to enter it into the following challenges ;

icopic - last minute holiday cards

Paper Sundae's - Celebrate

Crafty Emma's - Party

Hugs

H xx

Sorry I am a little late showing you

2011-12-19T20:57:00.000Z

I am so annoyed. I scheduled a blog post for the other day but for some reason it's disappeared and so I am now having to write it all over again, stupid blogger.

NEW CHALLENGE #33 will run until January 5th!

SO THIS RUNS FOR 1 MONTH!

Your challenge this time is all about

** HOLIDAY JOY--in Golds. Creams & Whites**

Show your holiday joy with sparkling colors of GOLD, CREAM & WHITE!

(yes you can use some other colors like hair/skin/etc but the majority of colors should be Gold, Cream & Whites)

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, COPIC REFILLS OR COPIC AIRBRUSH SYSTEM (Or ProMarkers if you have them)

Use Inspiration Pictures Below as well!

CHALLENGE RULES

-Use any image you want BUT MAKE SURE YOU LINK BACK TO THE CMC CHALLENGE in your blog post!!

-ALL PROJECTS MUST BE NEW & NOT BACK-LINKED!!

-Image MUST be colored with Copics or ProMarkers or Colored Pencils!

UPLOAD YOUR ENTRIES to the Photo Gallery and TAG them with the word "SPARKLE" so they can be seen easily!

**IF you post your project in your blog MAKE SURE TO LINK BACK TO THE CMC CHALLENGE **

Entries MUST be tagged and uploaded to the photo gallery by Jan. 5that 8:00 pm EST!

PLEASE ALSO PUT YOUR PROJECT IN THE LINK SYSTEM BELOW THE PRIZE INFO AS WELL SO WE CAN SEE THEM ALL!

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For this Challenge we have LOTS OF PRIZES!!

AND A WAY TO DONATE TO A WONDERFUL CHARITY!!

WHAT YOU CAN WIN:

-1 person will win a NEW Provocraft CRICUT MINI machine

-1 person will win a NEW KINDLE E-READER

-1 person will win a $50 Gift Cert. to SCACD

-1 person will win a $25 Gift Cert. to the Paper Temptress

-1 person will win 5 digis from Tiffany Doodles and a $15 Gift Cert to 7 Kids College Fund and a Gilli Gift Bag

HOW TO PLAY:

4 different ways to enter

-Enter up to (2) TWO projects into the link system below by Jan. 5th

-Enter (1) one project into the BookEndz Challenge

-Donate a $3-5 donation to the Charity below for 1 entry

-Donate anything over $10 to the Charity and get 2 entries

OUR CHARITY:

Reading is Fundamental is the charity I have chosen to sponsor this season. As you all know I am an avid reader and it amongst my very favorite things to do in my spare time. I truly believe that literacy and reading opens up many doors in life for everyone. Not only can you find joy in books but it opens your eyes to other cultures, places and people that is so worthwhile. And just the fact that a huge part of life involves being able to read--to get through school, get a great job and navigate through life. For me teaching children to read early on in life is a MUST yet so many children are not provided with the basic materials to learn to read. So this charity is a non-profit that provides books to children and opportunities to bring literacy into areas that need it!

** CLICK HERE to DONATE **

thru a secure First Giving Site (make sure to enter your name if you are entering for a prize)

And so onto my card. I have chosen to make a Book card for a wonderful friend of my Mother In Law, who gives us little gifts at Christmas. She has been doing it since my Hubby was a baby and he's now 34!!

The ferrero Rocher were placed inside the book card once it was complete. She was thrilled when she got so I'm glad she liked it.

These's are the colour's of copic's I have used for the image.

Hair - E50, 51, 53, 55

Skin - E00, 13

Shoe's and coat - Y2, 35, 28

Skirt - Y21, 00

Tights - Y21

I hope you like my book card and please come and join us for our challenge, we would love to see you there.

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

Dream valley - christmas

Stampin for the weekend - Christmas

Crafting for all seasons - christmas

hugs

H xx

Merry Christmas Suzanne

2011-12-15T09:00:00.000Z

Today see's my turn to wish my Color Me Copic boss a Very Merry Christmas. This is the card I have made for Suzanne.

If you are one of the lucky one's that live in the USA or Canada then you need to check out when she will be teaching her wonderful copic classes. Not only are they a brilliant way to learn how versatile and wonderful the copic pens are but you will have a blast during the whole class and come away with not only new copic colouring skills but also with a new friend or two.Click here to find out when she will be teaching near you.

If you aren't lucky enough to be able to go to one of Suzanne's classes then you need to check out her online classes. I first found her site when I was looking for the best online copic teacher. I have signed up for a couple of her classes and boy do you get you're money's worth! Not only do you get brilliant informative video's but you also get lot's of pdf's to print and make into a book. You have a whole year to complete the class at your own speed and you can also buy your class video's on DVD so you will always have them to hand.

Are you looking for a copic challege?? Well look no further than Suzanne's copic challenge. As well as amazing inspiration from the design team Suzanne is never far away to offer you her wonderful advice and answer your questions. There's a chatty forum further down the challenge page so please drop in a say a big hallo to us all.

May I wish you a very merry and bright Christmas and a joyful and healthy new year,

Hugs

H xx

Teddy Bo Tuesday

2011-12-13T09:00:00.000Z

It's time for a brand new challenge at Teddy Bo and we want to see your Teddy Bo and Bea cards inspired by your birthstone. If you are not sure what you birthstone is then just check out the picture below.

I couldn't decide which of the new graphic's to use so I decided to do 2 cards for a friends twin grandchildren. My birthstone is Amethyst and the twin's is blue zircon.

Lots of photo's but I really enjoyed making these cards as my craft mojo has been on a long holiday and has only just found it's way home. Both cards are coloured with a mixture of copic's and prisma's. The patterned papers are made using background stamps. The felt snowflake was bought a few years ago as table confetti.

Thank you for joining me for Teddy Bo Tuesday and I would like to enter my cards into the following challenges:

Cutie Pie Challenge #7

2011-12-12T21:18:00.002Z

Welcome to our Challenge #7 Use a Sentiment at Cutie Pie Challenge Blog.

Pop over to the Challenge blog to see the wonderful DT cards.

Our sponsors this time are Crafty Emma's Store
and
Heather Ellis digi stamps

The challenge will be extended to 7th January 2012 and winners to be announced in the new year.
Check out the Christmas candy on the Cutie Pie Challenge Blog.
Have a Happy Christmas and we will see you all in the new year at Cutie Pie Challenges.
We thank all of you joining us this year, looking forward to exciting new year 2012.

The papers including the sentiment is by Bo Bunny. I also used Marianne rolled roses, and leaves.

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

Teddy Bo Tuesday

2011-12-06T08:30:00.000Z

Another Tuesday closer to Christmas and Gayle has drawn some amazing festive images for you.

I'm so loving Teddy Bo skiing and whose that new bear trying to hide in the bottom corner. I know he's been a hit with the DT girls and if you pop over to the Teddy Bo blog you can see just how versatile this cute guy can be.

Sorry to say I don't have a card to share with you today as I have been helping to organise my Niece's wedding. Not a big problem except she is living in Devon, getting married here in the north west and she has only been able to come home twice this year!! Add to that horrendous back pain and everything becomes twice as hard to do.

I'm hoping to get some crafting in this week but as Christmas comes closer we all know how hard it is to get some crafty time in and my back is still recovering so we shall see.

Big hugs

H xx

My Teddy Bo Advent Calendar

2011-12-02T08:00:00.000Z

When I applied for the Teddy Bo design team I said I wanted to make a Teddy Bo Advent Calendar and today I can finally share it with you all.

The advent calendar is by Kaiserkraft and comes in parts ready for you to assemble and decorate.

I got my advent calendar from Merly Impressions.

Once I got the sides and the boxes complete, the time had come to decide

which of my wonderful Teddy Bo to use..

I have chosen TEDDYBO_148 and the wall is TEDDYBOBEA_087

I have coloured them with copic's and prisma pencils.

The papers are by DCWV and the numbers are coated in red glitter.

The tree I used to create the scene in the background is a clarity stamp.

The snowballs came from the range and the chocolates came from my Mum.

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

Twisted Easel Card Tutorial

2011-12-01T08:30:00.000Z

Hi there and welcome to my first Teddy Bo tutorial. I hope you find it easy to use. If you follow my tutorial and make a card using our wonderful Teddy Bo images, my wonderful boss will very kindly give you a free image. How good is that??

For this tutorial I have concentrated on how to make the twisted easel card blank and how to make the stopper so your card stay's upright.

In advance make and decorate two 14cm square panels. One with your Teddy Bo image on and with just the same backing paper on.

Cut a4 card to 29cm by 14.5cm and fold in half. With the card blank in front of you in pencil mark the fold you need to make and then score. See photo below.

Your card blank should now look like this.

You now need to attach your two square panels that you made at the start to your card blank. Begin by glueing you plain panel onto the base of your card(the side that has no score line running diagonally across it .

Now come's the only tricky bit. Turn your card over so that the base panel is on the left underside and you can see the fold line as in the photo.

Use glue or tape to attach your prepared card front to only the section shown in red (see photo above)

You now need to decide which type of stopper you want on your card. Either a strip of card that matches your card or some sort or round stopper, like a large button or a die cut shape like I have used below.

Here are photo's to show you the placement of both stoppers so you decide how you would like your card to look.Your stoppers need to be on foam pads as you need it raised up so that it will stop your card falling flat. I usually use a depth of 2 foam pads. First the strip stopper.

And here is the other version of a stopper.

I would like to enter my finished card into the following challenges :

The Day Has Finally Arrived

2011-11-30T20:36:00.001Z

Suzanne Dean has just released Class 5 of her Copic course..

Suzanne is an amazing colourist and her classes are just brilliant. She has 5 classes and you can choose which one matches your colouring ability. You have a full year to complete the class. Every class has many 30 minute video tutorial's with matching PDF's to help you along the way. Once you sign up for a class you also have the option to buy the videos for your class so you can always look something up.

If you are looking to improve your colouring, trust me, she is the best in the business.

What she doesn't know about copic's is just not worth knowing.

Here is Suzanne's blog. You need to check out it blog, she is very inspiring.

Whilst you are here, did you know the Suzanne also has a Copic Challenge ?

We run bi-monthly challenges and our current one is multi coloured hair.

So grab your pens (you don't have to copic's, you can use promarkers)

and join us, there's some great prizes to be won.

Hugs

H xx

For My Wonderful Husband

2011-11-29T19:48:00.001Z

On the 24th it was my wonderful Husband's birthday and this is the card I made for him.

This has got to be my most favourite Teddy Bo ever. Its called TEDDYBOBEA_002, and can be found in the Teddy Bo shop under the bit's and bobs section.

I have coloured them with copic's.
Teddy Bo - E31, 33, 35, - B28, 29, 39
Teddy Bea - E50, 51, 53 - B000, 00, 02

The checker board paper was a gift. I have layered it with Kanban textured blue mirri card.

The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley. The striped ribbon is from my stash and it's finished with 4 blue gems.

I would like to enter it into the following challenges :

Pink gem - monochromatic, not Christmas plus sentiment

Crafty Emma's store - special birthdays

Card making mamas - sentiments

Here come the boys - your special man

Hugs

H xx

Funky Hair

2011-11-28T19:57:00.001Z

We have a brand new challenge over at Color Me Copic challenge we have a brand new theme.

** Multi-Colored Hair / Non Traditional Hair Colors **

This is a FUN CHALLENGE--use colors on hair you wouldn't normally use, mix in lots of colors but just have fun with it!

You may use any image you like of course but NO BRUNETTES, BLONDES or BLACK Haircolors!!

Here is my image using our super sponsor's Simply Betty Stamps image.

In the image you can see she has a holographic snowflake in her hand. When you buy the digi she actually comes with a bat on her hand. I chose to change her into a Christmas image. I am not happy with this card, and I'm not sure why.

These are the colours I have used.

Skin - E00,13

Hair - V12, 15, 17

Dress - BG32, 23, 34

The papers are Bo Bunny and everything else was from my scrap bit,s drawer.

I would like to enter it into the following challenges :

Creative craft - free for all

Craft your passion - tis the season

Digital Tuesday - a hint of green

Stamptacular - Anything Christmas

2 sisters - holidays

Hugs

H xx

A brand new Cut Pie Challenge

2011-11-28T08:30:00.000Z

Hiya and welcome to a brand new challenge at Cutie Pie Challenges.

Our theme for the next two weeks is

PASTEL CHRISTMAS

My card features a digi stamp that I've only just found and I am so in love with them.

They are by Heather Ellis.

Isn't he just one of the best snowmen around? I coloured him with my copic's. The papers are DCWV. The ribbon was from Tesco's last January, reduced to 30 pence.

I added glamour dust all over the place.

The snowflake is a Marianne designs, coated in stickles and finally a gem in the centre.

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

Craft your passion - tis the season
Mad for markers - Christmas
Stamptacular - anything Christmas
Sweet Stampin - punches or dies
Dream valley - sparkle
Paper Sundae's - winter wonderland

Hugs
H xx

Fairytale Friday

2011-11-25T08:30:00.000Z

Today is fairytale friday over at the Teddy Bo Challenge, and if you don't know what it go n have a nosey, it's a great way to start the day.

Today I have got a card with one of my favourite Teddy Bo Christmas images.

Sorry for the poor quality photo's,I'm writing this post on hubby's birthday and so I have had to sneak a few mins to do this.

I have coloured TEDDYBO_148 prisma's for his fur and the tree, and copic's for everything else.

I used a green glaze pen on his boots so that they shine.

The gold star paper is off last years Forever Friends paper pack. The star and moon border is an EK Success punch. The felt tree's were a freebie off a magazine, with added liquid pearl drops.

I've finished it all off with a glitter peel off sentiment.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges ;
Totally Papercrafts - Christmas
Crafting for all seasons - sketch used and turned on its side
Stamptacular - boy oh boy

Time for a Teddy Bo Tuesday

2011-11-22T08:30:00.000Z

These Teddy Bo Tuesday's sure come around quickly these day's. Before I got my place on the best DT in the world it used to take forever to come round.

So are you ready to see the wonderful new graphic's the boss has been hiding away drawing??

Aren't those "Penguins" just the cutest ever??!!?? I couldn't not use one of them on my card for today. I've also followed this week's challenge of "Christmas, but no red or green must be seen"

Here he is for his close-up photo.

TEDDBO_156

The gold patterned vellum's are by Papermania Signature collection, "A Christmas Carol". I got a couple of the A5 packs in the January sale for £1 from the Range.

Teddy Bo is coloured with copic's and prismacolor pencil's.

Using my amazing Bow-easy I created a double bow of satin edged organza ribbon.

It is finished off with a flower spacer bought at a craft show.

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

Stamp with fun - great sketch, thanks

Pollycraft - Christmas

Night shift stamping - happy holiday

Paper Sundae's - beautiful bows
Bearly mine - favourite things - my Teddy Bo
Creative crafts - free for all
Papertake - christmas crackers

Hugs

H xx

A brand new shop

2011-11-21T20:39:00.001Z

Finally after telling my friend she needs to open a website she has taken the plunge and has gone and opened her first website.

You can find her digi stamps here and her paper piecings here.

She also sell's on her friends site - here.

Marion provides wonderful free word arts, digi papers and digi stamps and you can sign up for her news letter and get more freebies.

So please support my great friend and check out her websites,

Hugs

H xx

50 Wonderful Years

2011-11-20T16:20:00.000Z

A couple who I have known all my life celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary last week and this is the card I made to give them. Of course it has my favourite bears on it and if you have a card with bears on it don't forget that you can enter it into the Cutie Pie Challenge as we have a great Bears challenge on the go and it doesn't close until next Saturday so you have plenty of time to join us.

If you happen to make a Christmas card with Teddy Bo on it and it doesn't have red or green on it then you can enter it into the Teddy Bo challenge.

I have chosen to use TEDDYBOBEA_081. I made everything except the bears black and then hubby added the orange fireworks in photoshop. The 50 is made of tiny dots of glue coated in glamour dust and it catches the light brilliantly and looks like fireworks going off as the light catches the tiny glitter particles.

Teddy Bo and Bea are coloured with prismacolor pencil's blended with sansador. I added lines of clear glitter pen to the orange fireworks which are great when they catch the light.

Everything has a layer of black, white and silver and the black and white PP is from the Bo Bunny Enchanted collection.

The wording reads "Celebrating 50 years together. A true love story"
I would like to enter my card into the following challenges :
Stamptacular - boy oh boy
2 sisters - let it sparkle
My time to craft - take 2 - 2 bears
Stamps r us - bling it on
Cupcake carfts - two's company
Creative crafts - minimalistic

So what are you waiting for?? Get making a Teddy Bo Christmas card with no red and green on it and get it entered in both challenges

h XX

Fairytale Friday

2011-11-18T08:00:00.000Z

Did you know that on a Friday you get to read about all the things us designer's get up to at Teddy Bo Towers? Trust me you do not want to miss out on these tales between rubber underware, potato vodka and the camel's there's always something "interesting" going on.

My card for today feature's TEDDYBO_123

A very young member of our family will be celebrating his very first Christmas this year and this card is especially for him. To make the image more Christmassy I have paper pieced his jumper and hat to match the candy cane PP. I have coloured Bo in with both prisma pencils and copic's. I have used my distress tool on all my papers.

The paper's used are from the First Edition Christmas joy pad. The scrap strips are the reverse of the cream paper's that I trimmed off to fit the page.

The ribbon is from Stamp and Create.

The 2 square brad's were made using the papermania build a brad kit and if you look closely you can see the candy canes from the paper on the brads.

The card is then finished with two lots of 3 tiny square gems coloured to match the card.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges ;

Tuesday morning sketches - sketch used

My time to craft - seeing 2 - brads

Digital Tuesday - christmastime

Bearly-mine - one for the boys

Cards for men - christmas

Pile it on - traditional christmas

Paper sundaes - going digital

Totally gorjuss - christmas traditions

Hugs

H xx

Congratulations to my Mum

2011-11-17T16:35:00.001Z

Today my Mum celebrated her very first win with a card she made for my Hubby's birthday.

Here is her card

This was only the second time she had used my prismacolor pencil's and I think she's made a great job of it.

My Mum always puts her cards down so I'm asking you if you wouldn't mind, would you nip over to the blog she shares with her friends and tell her what you think of her great card.

You can find her blog here.

Hugs

H xx

Colours of the sea

2011-11-16T08:00:00.000Z

A brand new challenge has started over at Color Me Copic.

** Our Callenge is..... COLORS of the SEA!! **

Use colors associate with the ocean, its marine-life, shells and mermaids!

You may use any image you like but you must use colors of the sea to color it with your copics!! (but we'd love to see you use an image that is sea-inspired)

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, COPIC REFILLS OR COPIC AIRBRUSH SYSTEM (Or ProMarkers if you have them)

We are being sponsored by Michelle Perkett and she as kindly given the DT some mermaid images to play with. I have chosen to use Serena and here she is.

I have coloured Serena in with the following copic pens -

G02, 05, 07

V 12, 15, 17

BG 000, 01, 02

E 00, 13

To get the watery background just as I wanted I blended 3 different distress inks together and I gave it a couple of coats of Crafters companion iridescent glitter spray.

After I had coloured her I covered her tail with blue stickles, added white perfect pearls and finally some clear glitter pen to her flowers.

The card is finished off with some beautiful ribbon, and a pearl brad pushed through a spacer.

I would lke to enter my card into the following challenges ;

Mad for markers - anything goes

Stamps r us - bling it on

Craft your days away - bingo - pearls, flower(on the mermaids body), ribbon

Moving along with the times - fairytales - the little mermaid

Little miss muffet - simplicity

Hugs

H xx

It's time for a new challenge

2011-11-15T08:00:00.000Z

Today see's the start of a brand new challenge over at the Teddy Bo Challenge.

First I need to show the brilliant new images Gayle has for us, and if you are anything like the DT you will love em all but especially the create a scene stamps.

Also don't forget the current Cutie Pie Challenge is all about bears and so you can enter your Teddy Bo cards there.

I have chosen to go with TEDDYBO_153 coloured with prisma's and copics.

I added black glaze pen to his eyes and nose to give it some shine, and some clear glitter pen to the bow on his candy cane.

I used papers from Dovecraft's Noel stack and my EK Success stars and moon punch across the middle. I put silver glitter paper behind the stars and moons to match the silver glitter strips. The punched out stars were added around Bo and coloured with the clear glitter pen.

The inside reads " You'll never guess what I bought you for Christmas" as my Dad always tries to guess what we have bought him by feeling the pressie, and then he refuses to open it.

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

Cards for men - Christmas

Mad for markers - anything goes

Pile it on - christmas

Stamptacular - punch it

Paper Sundeas - digital images

Secret Crafter - spots and stripes

Totally gorjuss - christmas traditions

Charisma cards - cutesy

Digital Tuesday - christmas time

Hugs

H xx

I'm hosting this challenge

2011-11-14T08:00:00.000Z

Today it is my turn to host the Cutie Pie Challenge and I want to see your bears.

I'm guessing if you are a regular reader you will know about my obsession with Teddy Bo & Co. I think Gayle draws the most wonderful images not only of bears, but of Olifant and Jolly the G ...Jiraffe.

Now there has been a serious outbreak of TeddyBo-itus over on the design team blog so be warned, it is contagious and will result in you making lots of Teddy Bo cards. We have also been joined by some of the super talented girls from the Teddy Bo DT. With so much eye candy you really should go n check out the amazing cards.

Now we have 2 sponsors for this challenge and they are ;

Crafty Emma's Store and Teddy Bo.

Here is what I made using TEDDYBOBEA_TABS_002

Front cover

Inside

Spine

Back cover

I followed a brilliant tutorial by my Teddy Bo DT member Jill. You can find the tutorial here.

This Book card is made especially for my Dad's friend Jack who wanted a something special to give to his wife on their 50th Wedding Anniversary. I coloured Bo and Bea with my prisma's. I added a heart keyhole to the front and attached a key on some chain. The book is closed with a ribbon.

The brown shimmer paper is from a craft show I went to earlier this year. The PP is from the MME pad Lost and found. I love how I managed to get the word celebrate on the inside cover.

I put some gold holographic hearts inside, ready for Jack to put his letter to his wife in.

I used my spellbinder ironworks die for both the keyhole and the medallion on the back cover.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenge :

Cupcake cuties - 2 boys, girls or both
Stamptacular - punch it
Paper Sundaes - digi stamps
2 sisters - anything goes
Cuddly buddly - 2 characters
Charisma cards - cuties
Little miss muffet - simplicity
Divas by design - use metal - charm keyhole and key
Digital Tuesday - anything goes

Hugs
H xx

Happy Birthday Gordy-Poo's

2011-11-06T20:30:00.002Z

On Tuesday it is my brothers birthday and this is his card.

I choose Gus bday- Old fart from Bugaboo. He is coloured with copic's. I have gone a tad overboard on the matting and layering. The spotty paper's are from my blog best friend Marion. The textured black paper across the middle is a piece of wallpaper. I added red bakers twine and a red button, plus a couple of card candi to finish it all off.

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

Dream Valley - anything goes

One stop crafts - 3's - rows of twine, 3 card candi, 3 layers of matting

Bugaboo - anything goes

Paperplay - button up

Simon says stamp - buttons

Hugs

H xx

Let's hear it for the boys!!!

2011-11-02T08:00:00.000Z

Over at the Color Me Copic Challenge Group we have started a brand new challenge.

Your images should be all about Boys, boy themes, boy images,boys having fun.

If you prefer to use promarker's then you too are welcome to join us.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Mo's Digital Pencil and she has kindly provided the DT with a boy image of their own choice. Challenge closes 11th November.

I have chosen to use I love it and the new boy, Ethan, in our family will be getting this card for his very first Christmas. I just need to add his Name/title - Grandson, Nephew etc..

I loved colouring this guy in but his provided me with a big problem. How to get some texture into the hair. I think I managed it, what do you think?

Here are the colours I used for this card :

Hair - E33, 35, 37

Skin E00, 11, 13, 93

Baby grow - B00, 02, 05

Train carriages - E51, 53, 55, E40, 41, 43

Cord on the train - E57

Train engine B00, 02, 05

Floor W0, 2, 3

The paper's are from Dovecraft Noel stack and Kanban. The ribbon is from my stash and the gem's were clear so I added a hint of blue to them.

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

Papertake - anything goes

Digital Tuesday - cute and cuddly

icopic - masculine cards

Stamps r us - masculine cards

Crafty Emma's store - new beginnings

One stop crafts - no sentiments

Hugs

H xx

Especially For My Unkul Keef

2011-11-01T08:00:00.000Z

You remember when you were little and your Mum & Dad's friend's were all called aunties and Uncles?? Well my Mum and Dad met a lovely couple a few year's ago and being the grown up that I am (cough,cough) I chose to call Keith Unkul Keef (my spelling has come along alot in the past 3 years)

Well Unkul Keef has had to be in hospital having some treatment and when we went round for our tea last week Unkul Keef picked up the nickname of Dobby, from Harry Potter.

As soon as I saw the wonderful new Elf graphic that Gayle has drawn to go in the Fairy Doodler's part of the Teddy Bo shop I knew I had to make a card for Unkul Keef.

Gayle has some amazing new images to share with you and if you are like certain friend of mine you will want them all.

Here is the front of my card :

A close-up of the cute guy :

And here is what I put inside the card -

In photoshop I merged the elf with TEDDYBEA _161 and then just kept her sign. I have coloured my elf with copic's and added liquid pearl's as snow. I also went over Wobby's painting with glossy accent's to make it shine like gloss paint. I have used holographic card and stripy blue paper from my scraps drawer. The button was made by triple embossing a glued stack of die cut circles and then punching the hole's with my cropaldile.

**WORD OF WARNING**

Don't trap your finger in a cropadile coz it bloody hurts.

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

Totally Gorjuss - I remember........

i-copic - male cards

Stamp with fun - buttons

Craft your passion - bingo - button, sentiment, free

Pink Gem - cold and frosty

Card making mammas - die cuts - circles to make the button

Prairie Fairy - heat embossing - to make the button

Moving along with the times - no girls allowed

Big hugs,

H xx

How Charming

2011-10-31T08:00:00.000Z

Today see's the start of our brand new challenge and this week we have kept it simple for you all. All we ask is that you use a charm, simple as that.

We have 2 amazing sponsor's for you. We have Ewe 2 can craft and Digital Delights to bring you some amazing prizes.

For my card I have chosen to go with Rodney Reindeer from Digital Delights.

I struggled a little with this card as I much prefer to make square cards but this is for an order and she always goes with rectangular cards. It is the Christmas card for Harry whose birthday card you will find here.

I have coloured Rodney with copic's and I added some glossy accent's to his nose and sprinkled some glitter on for that extra sparkle. The paper's are from the Dovecraft Noel stack.

The beautiful charm is from our great sponsor Ewe 2 can craft

The ribbon is from Stamp and create in America.

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

Pollycraft - Anything goes
Cards for men - animals
Stamps r us - male cards
Dream Valley - anything goes
Sweet Stampin - Anything goes
One stop crafts - no sentiment
Charisma Cards - anything goes

Hugs
H xx

My final Magical Monday's post

2011-10-31T07:30:00.000Z

Today see's my sharing my final post as a Magical Monday's DT member. The girl's have been a great bunch to get to know but I have both my Niece's wedding and my Parent's golden wedding invites to sort so I had make room in my life to fit these huge amount's of invites in.

The challenge for the following two week's is Circles and stripes. You must also include a magical image or your entry won't count.

I have chosen to use the Lili of the Valley Festive Fairy stamp. She is coloured with a mixture of copic's and prisma pencil's. I added glamour dust glitter to her wings.

The paper's I have used came free from a craft magazine. As I wanted to have all the paper's to come from the same pad, I added red stripes to the red paper as there was no stripy paper in the pad. The ribbon is off some packaging and the beautiful charm is from Ewe 2 can craft. For those of you into charm's you really should pop over and look at the most amazing selection of charm's available.

As I have used a charm for this card it would also be eligible to enter the Cutie Pie Challenge as our new challenge start's today and the theme is to use a charm.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenge :

Pile it on - keep warm
Totally Papercrafts - glitter it
Crafts 4 eternity - magical/mystical
Simon says stamp - anything goes
Secret Crafter - spooky/whimsical
Crafts 4 eternity - magical/mystical
Hugs
H xx