All Things Magical and Mythical #137 Featuring Fairy Door from Selina Fenech

Good morning and welcome to this week's All Things Magical and Mythical post. I am almost back to my usual work/home routine now, so I am hoping to get my blog back up and running properly as well now!

For this week's post, I thought I would colour up one of my larger images - this one is from Selina Fenech. I loved this image and went with an Autumn colour combo and a sunset sky as well. This is not a card, just a colouring that I am going to (hopefully) frame and add to my wall once I find a frame to fit it! 

Recipe:

Stamps: Fairy Door from Selina Fenech, Mermaid Dreams from Whimsy Stamps

Papers: Cherry Cobbler & Old Olive both from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Cherry Cobbler from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Clear Sparkle Pen from Spectrum Noir, White Gel Pen, Pearlescent Chalks from Pebbles Inc.

Copics Used:

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

Hair - R14, R17, R46

Lips - R27, R29

Brown on Wings - E74, E77, E79

Dress - YG13, YG17, YG67

Ribbon - R14, R17 

Stones Around Door - W4, W5, W6

Rocks on Ground - W2, W3, W4

Vines - E84, E87, E89

Door - E25, E27, E29

Door Trims - E21, E23, E25, Y23, Y26

Toadstools - E30, E31, R35, R37, E39

Leaves & Wings - YR21, YR23, YR24, YR15, YR16, YR18, R46, R89, R59

Door Knocker - Y23, Y26, Y28

Bell - Y13, Y17

Grass - YG06, YG07, YG09

Hill - G40, G43, G24

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

Scene It Sunday #199 Featuring Micey's Mailbox from Di's Digi Stamps

Good morning and welcome to today's Scene It Sunday post. This week I am sharing a card I made for a work colleague using this cute digi from Di's Digi Stamps. I am trying to use images that I have had for a while but not yet used and this is one I have had for a little while now.

I am trying to also use up some of my old Stampin' Up patterned papers, so am using ones that I probably wouldn't normally use. However, I do think these colours go perfectly with this image - I always colour up my images before making my card, so sometimes I have to hunt through all my papers finding ones that match the colours I have used. This one was an easy match though!

Recipe:

Stamps: Micey's Mailbox from Di's Digi Stamps, Wonderful Words: Birthday & Tiny Tags from Papertrey Ink

Papers: Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green, Basic White, Crumb Cake & Everyday Enchantment DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Poppy Parade & Granny Apple Green both from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Pearlescent Chalks from Pebbles inc.

Accessories: Real Red Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Mini Envelope Die from Creative Dies, Puzzle Pieces Dies from Whimsy Stamps, Victorian Lace Die from Papertrey Ink

Copics Used:

Mice - E70, E71, R74, E77, R1, R02

Mailbox - R24, R27, R29, T5, T6, T7

Post - E23, E25, E27

Envelopes - E41, E42, E43

Purple Flowers - V12, V15, V17

Pink Flowers - RV63, RV55, Y11, Y13

Blue Flowers - B02, B04

Orange Flower - YR65, YR68

Bright Leaves - YG13, YG17

Dark Leaves - YG63, YG67

Grass - YG06, YG07, YG09

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 #265 Featuring Happy Birthday Cats from Hetty Clare

Good morning and welcome to this week's Something Else on Saturday post. This week, I am sharing a card I made for my MIL to send to her cat-loving best friend! She always has a cat card made by me, so I try to use a different image or stamp set each time. This digi stamp is one I won ages ago and have never used, but purrfect for the occasion! I kept this one fairly flat and simple, so it can go in the post with just some glossy accents on the balloons and some sparkle pen on the letters! 

Recipe:

Stamps: Happy Birthday Cats from Hetty Clare

Papers: Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green & Dandy Designs DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Copic Markers, Sparkle Pen from Spectrum Noir

Accessories: Glossy Accents

Copics Used:

Turquoise - BG02, BG05, BG07

Yellow - Y15, Y17, Y19

Green - YG05, YG07, YG09

Pink - RV02, RV04, RV06, RV09

Purple - V01, V05, V06, V09

Red - R35, R37, R39

Aqua - BG11, BG53, BG45, BG57

Top Left Cat - T2, T3, T4, T9

Top Right Cat - E53, E55, E57, E59

Bottom Left Cat - YR14, YR15, YR16, E47

Bottom Middle Cat - C0, C1, C10

Bottom Right Cat - C5, C7, C9

Shadow - BG11

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

Scene It Sunday #198 Featuring Beach from The Greeting Farm

Good morning and welcome to this week's Scene It Sunday post. It has been a long while since I last did one of these posts, so this scene is probably at the wrong end of the summer, especially as my own summer holiday is now over and I'm back at school!

I created this fun scene using various digi stamps from The Greeting Farm and had loads of fun colouring it all up. Would have loved to visit a beach this summer, but I've got a long term knee injury which means long distance driving and uneven walking are out of the picture for a while until it heals. 

Recipe:

Stamps: Beach, Tablet Anya (On left) & Dress Up Summer (On right)

Papers: Pumpkin Pie & Daffodil Delight both from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Copic Markers

Copics Used:

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

Tablet Anya - E42, E43, E44, RV17, RV19, B02, B04

Dress Up Summer Anya - E23, E25, E27, V12, V15, V17, BG45, BG57, BG49

Sea - B00, BG01, BG02, BG05

Sky - B000, B00, B01, B02

Palm Trees - G14, G17, E74, E77

Surfboards - BG13, BG15, BG18, Y04, Y06, Y08, YR04, YR07, YR09, RV04, RV06, V04, V06

Boat - Y32, Y35, Y38, R14, R17, B000

Ball - Y15, Y18, R24, R27, YG07, YG09

Sunscreen Bottle - Y15, Y18, BG32, BG34

Blanket - RV21, RV23, RV25

Books - BV13, BV17, YR21, YR23

Drink - E71, E74, YG21, YG23, RV55, RV66, BG05

Sand - YR31, E30, E31, E33, E35

Flags - RV29

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

Hearts Quest Fantasy Challenge #9 Anything Fantasy Goes & Something Else on Saturday #264

Good morning and welcome to my DT post for this month's challenge from Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog. This month, as always, our challenge is Anything Fantasy Goes, but the optional twist this time, is to include Pegasus or winged horse on your card.

For my card, I used this adorable Pegasus digi stamp from Faery Ink, but it might not be available any more as Amanda has changed her store around on Etsy. I have had this one for ages from when I was on her design team years ago! 

I did print the image a bit too big to be honest, but it still kind of works! I went for a pastel pink and purple combo and then added some cloud border die cuts behind a frame for her to stand on! 

Recipe:

Stamps: Unicorn Pegasus B from Faery Ink, Sparkle from Craftin' Desert Divas

Papers: Bubble Bath, Highland Heather, Whisper White & Dandy Designs Patterned Paper (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Bubble Bath from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Clear Sparkle Pen from Spectrum Noir

Accessories: Sherbet Shimmer Glitter Drops from Nuvo, Stitched Squares Dies from eBay, Cloud Dies from My Favorite Things

Copics Used:

Body - RV0000, RV000, RV00

Hooves & Inner Ears - RV00, RV02

Eyes - BG53, BG45, BG57

Tail & Mane - BV000, v00, BV01, BV02

Hair on Hooves - BV02, BV04

And that's all from me for this post today! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to the 

Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog and check out all the other creations from the rest of the DT and why not join in the fun whilst you are there too?! 

Ink 'n' Splatter Inspiration Post Featuring Sporty Summer Pups

Good afternoon and welcome to my first inspiration post for Ink 'n' Splatter this month. For this anything goes inspiration, I thought I would use this cute snorkelling sporty summer pup with one of my new dies. Love the waves on the corner in all different layers!

This was a really quick card to make. I inked up the sea background with my Distress Oxide inks before splashing some water on for water droplets, added the dies cute, image and sentiment and it was all done! 

And a little close up of the pup himself...

Recipe:

Stamps: Sporty Summer Pups from Ink 'n' Splatter

Papers: Coastal Cabana, Basic White, Pool Party & Tahitian Tide all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Copic Markers, Broken China, Mermaid Lagoon & Salty Ocean Distress Oxide Inks all from Tim Holtz

Accessories: Corner Waves Dies from Shein, Slim Scenescape Builder Dies from Mama Elephant

Copics Used:

Fur - E43, E44, E47

Nose - E47, E49

Red - R24, R27, R29

Aqua - BG53, BG45, BG57

And that' all from me for this post today. Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to the Ink 'n' Splatter blog and check out all the other creations from the rest of the DT this month and why not share you own Ink 'n' Splatter makes in our Facebook group too.

The Paper Shelter Challenge #608 - Add Flowers

Good morning and welcome to my DT post for the new challenge from The Paper Shelter. This week's challenge is a nice, easy one - You just need to add flowers to your card. You can use a flower stamp, flowered papers, add flower die cuts or paper flowers. So many different ideas that you could do.

For my card I used the adorable Pip With A Flower single coloring page and turned the flower into a daisy to match my patterned papers and die cuts. I made a big 8 x 8 card to use at work for a colleague's birthday. I like to have a few made up ready for the occasion! 

Recipe:

Stamps: Pip With A Flower from The Paper Shelter

Papers: Balmy Blue, Mossy Meadow, Hello Honey (Retired) & Whisper White all from Stampin' Up, Happy Asa Can Be Patterned Papers from Echo Park, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Copic Markers, Pearlescent Chalks from Pebbles Inc.

Accessories: Sunflower Dies 6002/0452 from Joy Crafts, Happy Birthday Words Die from Paper Smooches, Filigree Border Die from Papertrey Ink, Ribbon from stash

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04

Hair & Beard - W2, W3, W4

Eyes - E23, E25

Hat - B12, B14, B16

Hatband - E71, E74, E77

Buckle - Y23, Y26

Outfit - YG97, YG99, Y32, Y35, Y38

Boots - E55, E57, E59

Daisy - Y35, y38, RV00, RV02, G14, G17

Grass - YG61, YG63, YG67

And that's all from me for this post today! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon. Don't forget to pop on over to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog and check out all the other fabulous creations from the rest of the DT and why not join in the fun whilst you are there too?! As always there are some amazing prizes to be won! 

All Things Magical and Mythical #136 Featuring Care Bears

Good morning everyone and welcome to this week's All Things Magical & Mythical post. I have just finished my 6 weeks summer holidays and decided to take some time off from blogging, but I'm back at school today for days of training before the children come back on Thursday, so I will be back to my usual blogging schedule now! I did spent a very long part of my holidays sorting and rearranging all my dies (I have heaps and heaps of them!) and put them all into die folders in categories and updated where they all are in my Evernote files, so hopefully I will be able to find things a bit easier now! 

Anyway onto today's card - not sure it is particularly mythical but it's definitely magical with these cute Care Bears stamps and dies! I loved the Care Bears as a kid and just had to have these stamps when they were released this summer. 

Recipe:

Stamps: Sunshine and Rainbows from Care Bears

Papers: Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay (Retired) & Basic White all from Stampin' Up, Rainbow Magic Patterned Papers from Hobby Craft, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Melon Mambo from Stampin' Up, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen

Accessories: Slimline Scenery Dies & Sweet Scalloped Slimline Dies both from Heffy Doodle

Copics Used:

Wish Bear - BG11, BG13, BG15, BG18, C00

Wish Stars - YR21, YR23, YR24, Y11, Y13, Y15, Y35, Y38, R32

Funshine Bear - Y13, Y15, Y19, Y38, C00

Suns - Y13, Y15, Y19, R14, R17

Cheer Bear - RV02, RV04, RV06, RV09, C00

Rainbows - R24, R27, R29, YR04, YR07, YR09, Y13, Y15, Y17, YG05, YG07, YG09, B02, B04, B06

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

Ink 'n' Splatter Inspiration Post Featuring Loveable Mice

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to my DT inspiration post for Ink 'n' Splatter. For today's card, I have used one of my favourite stamp sets, Loveable Mice and went for a bright red and yellow combo this time. I wanted to make a thank you card to give to a friend for my birthday gift, so didn't use one of the sentiments from the set this time. 

Recipe:

Stamps: Loveable Mice from Ink 'n' Splatter, Signature Greetings from Papertrey Ink

Papers: Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight & Sunny Garden DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Poppy Parade from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Heart Frames Dies from Newton's Nook, Hearts Collection Dies from Stampin' Up, Blueprints 27 dies from My Favorite Things, Heart-2-Heart #11 Dies from Papertrey Ink

Copics Used:

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

Mouse - E41, E42 E43, E44, RV42

Red - R24, R27, R29

Yellow - Y13, Y15, Y17

And that's all from me for this post today! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon. Don't forget to pop on over to the Ink 'n' Splatter blog and check out all the other fabulous creations from the rest of the DT this month and why not share your own in our Facebook group too?!

The Paper Shelter Challenge #606 - Enjoy The Summer Sun

Good morning and welcome to my DT post for the new challenge from The Paper Shelter. I do apologise that my card is late, but I completely got my dates mixed up and thought we were back for the challenge next week. Luckily, I saw in my diary that it was today before the challenge was supposed to go live! But...it did mean that my card wasn't ready in time, so I am backdating this post as I have now done my card!

For this week's challenge, Enjoy The Summer Sun, I have used the cute Ice Cream Time and some of my new dies (I have been buying lots of new crafting goodies this summer as I have a knee injury so could not go away anywhere - couldn't drive long distance and couldn't walk long distance and it needed lots of rest to start healing!). 

Recipe:

Stamps: Ice Cream Time from The Paper Shelter, Signature Greetings from Papertrey Ink

Papers: Daffodil Delight, Berry Burst & Sweet Shop DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Daffodil Delight from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Daffodil Delight Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Inverted Scallops Supersize Nestables Dies from Creative Craft Products

Copics Used:

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

Hair - E50, E51, E53

Eyes - B14, B16

Lips - RV63, RV55

Pink - RV55, RV66, RV69

Shoes - RV66

Yellow - Y15, Y17, Y19

Teal - BG05, BG07, BG09

Ice Cream - R83, R85, E33, E44, E37

And that's all from me for this post today! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon! Don't forget to pop on over to the Paper shelter Challenge blog and check out all the other fabulous cards from the rest of the DT and why not join in the fun whilst you are there too?! As always there are some amazing prizes to be won!