Scene It Sunday #204 Featuring Animal Shelf from Di's Digi Stamps

Good Morning and welcome to this week's Scene It Sunday post. Not sure if this really counts as a scene, but I'm going with it anyway! I needed to make a baby card for a work colleague who has not yet announced the gender of the baby, so I went with a neutral colour palette and opted for toys rather than a baby image. A very simple one this time, simply because I don't have many (if any) baby themed die cuts to add to it!)

Recipe:

Stamps: Animal Shelf from Di's Digi Stamps

Papers: Lemon Lolly, Soft Sea Foam & Nursery Nest DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Copic Markers

Accessories: Whimsy Alphas Dies from Mama Elephant

Copics Used:

Giraffe - E30, E31, E33, E37, Y35, R21, R22

Big Bear - E71, E74, E77, E79, R21, R22

Small Bear - E70, E71, E74, E77, R11, R21

Duck - Y13, Y15, Y17, YR12, YR14, YR16

Balloon - BG11, BG13, BG15, BG18

And that's all from me for this post! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon! 

Something Else on Saturday #254 Featuring Wee One from Wee Stamps

Good morning and welcome to this week's Something Else on Saturday post. This week I am sharing a card I made for a work colleague who has left to have hr baby girl this week. I just love this cute image from Wee Stamps and often pull it out for baby cards, which I only make as needed. Lots of pretty pink papers and some embellishments really added to the girliness of this cute image! 

Recipe:

Stamps: Wee One from Wee Stamps, For You Circular Sentiments from Lily of the Valley

Papers: Bubble Bath & Crumb Cake both from Stampin' Up, Tiny Miracles Patterned Papers from Lemoncraft, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Bubble Bath from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Pearlescent Chalks from Pebbles Inc.

Accessories: Ribbon, Lace & Doily all from stash, Alphabet Dies from Amazon, Circle & Scalloped Circle Nestabilities both from Spellbinders, Adorning Accents Dies from Stampin' Up, Pearls from Simply Creative

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R30, R20

Hair - E50, E51, E53, E55

Outfit - RV10, RV11, RV13

Pram - E41, E42, E43, E44, R81, R83, R85

Wheels - E43, E44, E47

Horse - E70, E71, E74, RV10, RV11, RV13

Bird - Y21, Y23, Y26, Y38

Ground - E40, E41, E42

And that's all from me for this post. Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon! 

Wee Stamps Welcome Baby

Good morning and welcome to a random post from me today! I don't generally make baby cards unless I need one, so here is one I needed for a fellow work colleague who is leaving work soon to have her first, which is a baby boy! Wee Stamps always have the cutest images and I already had this baby one so was perfect for her baby card.

Recipe:

Stamps: Wee One from Wee Stamps

Papers: Crumb Cake, Marina Mist (Retired), Bashful Blue Prints DSP (Retired), Close To Cocoa DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Super Smooth Blending Card from That Craft Place

Inks: Copic Markers

Accessories: Die-Namics Stitched Banner Alphabet Dies from MFT, Puzzle Pieces Dies from Whimsy Stamps, Eyelet Lace Punch Around The Page Set from Martha Stewart, Ribbon from stash

Copics Used:
Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20, R30
Hair - E21, E23, E25
Dark Blue - B91, B93, B95
Light Blue - B000, B00, B01
Wheels - T2, T4, T6
Dummy - B12, B14, B16
Outfit - B2, B4
Bird - E70, E71, E74, E77, YR65
Horse - E31, E33, E35, E37, E39, B24, B26, B37, B39
Ground - W2, W3, W4, W5

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and see you all again soon!

Crafty Sentiments Challenge Anything Goes

Good Morning and welcome to my GDT post for Crafty Sentiments. This week our challenge is an Anything Goes one and I have used the adorable new release, Dragon Charles Having A Snooze. For those of you who know me, I don't do babies, but I do find baby dragons very adorable! Although he is called Charles I used quite girly colours, but I think dragons can get away with that!

I don't really have any baby papers and definitely don't have any baby themed dies, but I do have these Baby Themed Paper Art from Dutch Doobadoo that Tracy from Noor UK sent me when I did a guest designer spot a while back, but never used. Knew I would need to use them one day!

Recipe:

Stamps: Dragon Charles Having A Snooze from Crafty Sentiments

Papers: Wisteria Wonder & Whisper White both from Stampin' Up, Snow Promises Patterned Papers (Retired) from Lili of the Valley, Super Smooth Card from That Craft Place

Inks: Copic Markers, Clear Wink of Stella

Accessories: Circle & Scalloped Circle Nestabilities both from Spellbinders, Baby Paper Art & Buttons Greyboard Art both from from Dutch Doobadoo

Copics Used:
Purple - V12, V15, V17, V09
Pink - RV11, RV32, RV34
Pillow & Dots on bunny - V20, V22, V25
Dummy - BG10, BG11, BG13
Pillowcase - B0000, B000, B00, B01
Safety Pin - C1, C3, C5
Bunny & Nappy - C00, C0, C1
Ground - W00, W1

And that's all from me for  this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to the Crafty Sentiments Challenge blog and check out all the other gorgeous projects from the DT and why not join in the challenge whilst you are there too? As always there are some fabulous prizes to be won!

All Dressed Up Challenge #42 Anything Goes

Good Morning everyone and welcome to my DT post for the new challenge at All Dressed Up. This fortnight, as always, our challenge is an Anything Goes one, but you must use one of Wendy's images, either from the All Dressed Up store or from the freebies page on the blog.

I used the adorable Little Treasure for my card when I realised that I never have any baby cards in my stash. My boyfriend's friend and his wife have just had a baby boy and I didn't have anything on hand to give to them! Maybe because babies are NOT my thing at all, but I now have one ready to send to his friend and wife!

This card is also for

Aurora Wings Challenge #18 Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes

Emerald Fairies Challenge #72 Buttons and Bows

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #393 Masculine

Alphabet Challenge Q is for Quick and Simple (This is one of the quickest cards I have made in ages)

Recipe:

Stamps: Little Treasure from All Dressed Up

Papers: Marina Mist & Crumb Cake both from Stampin' Up, Bear Necessities Patterned Papers from Lily of the Valley, Copic X-Press It Blending Card

Inks: Copic Markers

Accessories: Crumb Cake Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Spring Rain, Kraft & White and Cream Mix Buttons all from Papertrey Ink, Twine from Waltzing Mouse Stamps

Copics Used:

Bear - E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, R20, R30

Bear's Jumper - B91, B93, B95, B97

Bunny - B41, B12, B14, R10, R12

Ground - E40, E41, E42

And that's all from me for this post folks. Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to the All Dressed Up Challenge Blog and check out all the other fabulous cards from the DT and why not join in the fun whilst you are there?!

Lacy Sunshine Pyjamarama Blog Hop

Today at Lacy Sunshine we are taking part in a Pyjamarama Party blog hop.

I have made a baby boy card and matching gift box set using the digi called Sleepy Ramsey Stitched Collection and it can be found in the shoppe here.

My image was coloured using Copic Markers in the following colours:

Pink - R20, R30

Brown - E70, E71, E74

Stars - Y21, Y23

Blanket - B41, B21, B23

Dots - B23

Ram - W00, W1, W3, W5

Moon - C00, C1, C2, C3, C5

This is also for...

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #8 Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create's Challenge #120 Anything Goes

Glitter 'n' Sparkle's Challenge #133 Anything But A Card (I have a card AND a box so hope it will count!)

Recipe:

Stamps: Sleepy Ramsey Stitched Collection from Lacy Sunshine, Everyday Photo Finishers Stamps from Papertrey Ink

Papers: Spring Rain from Papertrey Ink, Soft Suede from Stampin' Up, Copic X-Press It Blending Card, Bear Necessities Patterned Papers from Lili of the Valley

Inks: Bashful Blue (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Golden Star & Clear Star Gelly Roll Pens

Accessories: Soft Suede Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Circle and Scalloped, Cherish Punch Around The Page Set from Martha Stewart, Spring Rain Buttons from Papertrey Ink

I hope you like what I have to share with you today and would like to leave me a comment as I like to read what you think.

Here is the lineup for the hop in case you get a little lost

1 - Heather - http://lacysunshine.blogspot.co.uk/

2 - Gill (CT) - http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.co.uk/

3 - Vannessa (DT) - http://saffiresstamping.blogspot.co.uk/  THIS IS ME!!!

4 - Caroline (CT) - http://carolineshideout.blogspot.co.uk/

5 - Samantha (DT) - http://sammibugscrapshack.blogspot.co.uk/

6 - Bettina (CT) - http://bettandshobbykrok.blogspot.no/

7 - Lisbeth (DT) - http://www.skaperlyst.blogspot.no/

8 - Cindy (CT) - http://cmvanoorschot.blogspot.ca/

9 - Kitty (DT) - http://intruderlady.blogspot.co.uk/

10 - Denise (CT) - http://thruthelookingglass-glassgraffitix2.blogspot.co.uk/

11 - Irene (DT) - http://irenescardcreations.blogspot.co.uk/

12 - Erin (CT) - http://erinsowlnest.blogspot.co.uk/

13 - Audrey (DT)- http://hippieaud.blogspot.com

Now please hop on over to Caroline's blog to check out what gorgeous projects she has made for you today and to continue with the hop.

We hope you enjoy taking part and get lots of inspiration along the way. Thanks for hopping with us.

Sassy Studio Designs Flashback Friday - Maxi Skirt Momma

Good morning! I am posting today for the Sassy Studio Designs Flashback Friday event, in which an older, maybe more forgotten digi, is showcased to remind you of some of the fabulous digis that Lindsay's sells in the Sassy Studio Designs Store. This week the flashback digi is Maxi Skirt Momma 1, which was a really hard digi for me to use. (I just realised I used #2 instead of #1 but she is very similar; this one has a skirt on! Oops and no time to do another one!) Without going into much detail, I don't do babies or pregnancy, so struggled with what to do with this one. But I persevered and finally came up with something I was happy with.

My friend Natalie will soon be leaving work to have her second child which is going to be a boy (hopefully) and therefore I did this card in all blues and browns. I love this patterned paper from Lili of the Valley and it's perfect for baby cards as well as other general cards.

Anyway here she is...all ready to pop out that baby!

Recipe:

Stamps: Maxi Skirt Momma 2 from Sassy Studio Designs, Scattered Showers from Papertrey Ink

Papers: Spring Rain from Papertrey Ink, Soft Suede from Stampin' Up, Bear Necessities Patterned Papers from Lili of the Valley, Copic X-Press It Blending Card

Inks: Bashful Blue (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Bashful Blue Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Heart Border Die from Papertrey Ink

Copics Used: 

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20, R30

Hair - E42, E43, E44, E47

Eyes - E42, E43, E44

Skirt - B91, B93, B95, B97, B99

Top - B91, B93, B95

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to the Sassy Studio Designs blog and check out all the other gorgeous cards from the DT. And tomorrow Sassy Studio Designs are having a fab blog hop for the new releases - you won't want to miss that either! 

The Paper Shelter Challenge #168 - Make It Digital

It's time for another challenge from The Paper Shelter today and it's Team B's turn to showcase their cards. Our challenge this week is to Make It Digital. Interpret that however you wish!

I chose to use the digital background and matching image, pre-coloured by Veronica herself of the digi stamp Enchanted Dream. Love that you get a pre-coloured version of each image as well as the matching background papers - makes for a very quick, yet very beautiful card when time is short!

Not sure if you can tell, but I printed the image twice and fussy cut the second one to mount it up on foam pads. I thought this would make a cute baby card and added the sentiment and a couple of pretty bows, but left the rest to stand out on its own.

Recipe:

Stamps: Enchanted Dream from The Paper Shelter, Everyday Classics from Papertrey Ink

Papers: Pretty in Pink (Retired), Certainly Celery (Retired) both from Stampin' Up, White cardstock from work! 

Inks: Pretty inn Pink (Retired) from Stampin' Up

Accessories: Certainly Celery Grosgrain Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to The Paper Shelter's Challenge blog and check out all the other gorgeous DT cards whilst you are there. And remember if you join in the challenge this week you could win a fabulous prize...

It's A Boy

This week's Challenge on Crafty Little Fairies Challenge (formally known as Lili's Little Fairies) is to make a baby card. For those people that know me I don't do babies and only make baby cards as they are needed, but luckily my best friend is about to have her 3rd baby next week and she knows it's going to be a boy so I made her a little card ready for Thursday (she's booked in for a C-section, so unless she goes into to labour early baby Arthur will be here on 19th September).

I actually don't have many baby related stamps either, so I used my Sign Language set and my Spell It Out to come up with this quick card. And as I have a hanging frame on my stamped image, I'm entering it into Just Add Ink's Challenge #182 to add frames too!

Recipe:

Stamps: Sign Language from Papertrey Ink, Spell It Out by Whimsy Stamps

Papers: Soft Sky, Soft Suede, Whisper White, Soft Sky Prints DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up

Inks: Soft Sky, Soft Suede both from Stampin' Up

Accessories: Soft Suede Polka Dot Ribbon from Stampin' Up, Scalloped Square Nestabilities from Spellbinders

And that's all from me for thi post folks! Thanks for stopping by!

VSN Challenges F - K

Carrying on with the VSN challenges from SCS this weekend. I didn't manage to get them all done - I just didn't have the time to do them all.

Challenge F was to look back at your own cards and recreate one. I looked back in my SCS gallery at earlier VSN cards I had done and found this monstrosity! I made this one back in 2008 before I had discovered Copics and still had a thing for heat embossing everything! I re-did this card, keeping the pastel colours and the sketch, but left out the embossing and the weird ribbon thing!

Recipe:

Sweet Blossom from Whimsy Stamps Tag-Its #3 from PTI Pretty In Pink Ink/Cardstock Certainly Celery Ink/Cardstock So Saffron Ink/Cardstock Soft Sky Cardstock/Ink Retired Copic Premium Seriously Smooth White Cardstock Spring Fling DSP Retired from SU Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Copic Markers - Various Colours Circle Nestabilities Ribbon from Stash White Opal Liquid Pearls

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Challenge G was to be inspired by the song "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot. I had never heard of this song before but lyrics were just so sad. I don't have any ship stamps at all, so copied a few other people and made a sympathy card instead.

Recipe:

My Friend from SU Hopeful Thoughts from SU Bashful Blue Ink/Cardstock Baja Breeze Ink/Cardstock Whisper White Ink/Cardstock Versamark Whisper White 5/8 Inch Organza Ribbon from SU Clear Embossing Powder from SU

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Challenge H was to incorporate movement/motion/travel into a baby card. I generally don't have any baby stamps so had no idea what I was going to do for this one. I searched through my Stampin' Up excel file which lists all the set I have and what type they are and found 2 baby sets! I had completely forgotten that I had this cute little train set, but a perfect choice for a baby boy's card, don't you think?!

Recipe:

Choo Choo Retired from SU Right on Track Wheel from SU Bundled in Love Retired from SU Baja Breeze Ink/Cardstock Soft Suede Ink/Cardstock Basic Gray Ink/Cardstock Very Vanilla Cardstock Elegant Soiree DSP (Retired) from SU Soft Suede Polka Dot Ribbon (retired) from SU Framelits Labels from SU

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Challenge I was to use the mirror technique, but I didn't get the chance to do this one.

Challenge J was to use a map or globe element on your card. To be honest I didn't particularly want to do this one as maps on cards just don't do it for me!

Challenge K was to incorporate weaving of some kind into your card. I don't think I have ever used paper weaving on a card before so no time like the present to do so! It took me a while to sort out the strips to get them to weave, but eventually I came up with this! Looking back at it, I should have used more of the green DSP in the weaving.

Recipe:

Happy Day from PTI Beautiful Blooms II from PTI Rose Red Ink/Cardstock Whisper White Ink/Cardstock Cameo Coral Cardstock/Ink Retired Kiwi Kiss Ink/Cardstock Retired from SU Raspberry Tart DSP Retired from SU Kiwi Kiss Striped Grosgrain Ribbon Retired from SU Happy Day Die from PTI Beautiful Blooms II #1 Die Collection from PTI Clear Gems from stash

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And that's all for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by. Hope you're all enjoying the VSN challenges as well.