Scene It Sunday #31 Featuring Illuminations by Molly Harrison

Good morning and welcome to today's Scene It Sunday post! This week I am sharing a colouring of the Molly Harrison Patreon page for January. One of my colouring goals this year (although I have probably said it a hundred times before!) is to actually colour the Patreon images that I receive through my subscriptions each month and I actually managed to do this one of Molly's this month too!

This gorgeous image is called Illuminations and I wanted a dark blue background whilst everything else was pale and popped out against it. It took me about 4 hours or so to colour and I absolutely love it! I haven't made it into anything yet - I don't want it on a card, so will try to buy some A5 frames that these images can fit into. 

Recipe:

Stamps: Illuminations from Molly Harrison

Papers: Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Copic Markers, White Gel Pen

Copics Used:

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

Hair - RV63, RV55, RV66

Eyes - BV34

Lips - BV13, BV17

Dress - BV01, BV02, BV04, BV08

Wings - BV000, BV00, BV01, RV52, RV63, RV55

Tree - E74, E77, E79

Sky - B93, B95, B97, B99

Clouds - BV0000, BV000, BV20, BV31, Blender

Moon - T0, T1, BV000, BV00, BV20, BV31

Baubles - RV55, RV66, RV69

Cat - BV20, BV23, BV25, BV29

Frame - BV17, BV04, BV08

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

Something Else on Saturday #90 Featuring #382 by Art by MiRan

Good morning and happy Saturday! I can't believe this is the last weekend of January already! And what a start to the new year it has been. Schools in the UK were closed to all but key worker and vulnerable children, so starting on Wednesday 6th January, I have been teaching lessons through zoom every day! This is a whole new way of teaching for me and not something I have ever been taught to do either, so I am still learning as I go! It's been fun, but hard work as well. And now the most recent announcement is that we probably won't be going back into schools until at least March!

Anyway...on to today's Something Else on Saturday card. This week I have been adding my card templates and stencils to my Evernote account and realised it has been ages since I dug one out and made a shaped card, so that was the plan for this card. I used a digi stamp from Art by MiRan that MiRan gave away on Facebook last year, but she doesn't have a name unfortunately, just a number #382. You can find this image in her etsy store here though. I need to use MiRan's images more - this was one of my first design teams and loved these images. 

Recipe:

Stamps: #382 from Art by MiRan

Papers: Real Red, Basic Black, Modern Medley DSP (Retired) & Twitterpatted DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Copic Markers, Clear Wink of Stella

Accessories: Basic Black Ribbon (Retired) form Stampin' Up, Gems from Poundland, Ticket Shape Art Template from Dutch Doobadoo, Floral Flourishes Dies 6002/0160 from Joy Crafts, Sentiments One Dies & Labels #23 both from Spellbinders

Copics Used:

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

Hair - E23, E25, E27, E29

Eyes - E42, E43, E44

Red - R35, R37, R39

Black - T5, T7, T9

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

LeAnn's World 101 Inspiration Post

Good morning everyone and welcome to my DT inspiration post for LeAnn's World 101 for January. Today I have chosen to use the cute Aaryn for a fun teenage boy themed card as I always need loads of these and never have ever already made! 

I made the brick wall using my stencil from Dutch Doobadoo and my new blending brushes which were fabulous to use! So much nicer and easier to get a depth of colour than the blending tools I have been using. The "graffiti" on the wall is an old set from Waltzing Mouse Stamps which is great for these kind of cards (and superhero or comic style ones as well). 

Recipe:

Stamps: Aaryn from LeAnn's World 101, Kaboom from Waltzing Mouse Stamps, Out of This World from Clearly Besotted Stamps

Papers: Wild Wasabi & Chocolate Chip (Both Retired) both from Stampin' Up, Ultimate Graphic Paper, Just For Men Patterned Papers from Crafter's Companion, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Cajun Craze, Gumball Green (Retired), Take With Teal (Retired), Crushed Curry, Real Red & Lemon Lime Twist (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Brick Wall Stencil from Dutch Doobadoo, Buttons from Stash

Copics Used:

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

Hair - E23, E25, E27, E29

Eyes - E21, E23, E25

Hat - C00, C0, C1, Blender, YG11, Yg13, Yg17

T-Shirt - R14, R17, R46

Jeans - B93, B95, B97, B99

Belt - Yg13, YGG17, C4

Boots - W5, W7, W9

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to the LeAnn's World 101 Blog and check out all the other fabulous inspiration from the rest of the DT for this month and why not join in the challenge whilst you are there too!

The Paper Shelter Challenge #454 - Happy Birthday

Good morning and welcome to my DT post for the new challenge from The Paper Shelter. This week our challenge is to make a Happy Birthday card or project. I have decided to use some of the older Paper Shelter images this year as I have an absolute ton printed out already and want to use some of them up.

This image is Cute Cave Girl and I have never used her before as I could never decide how to layout my card. However, my new stitched den dies arrived yesterday so I thought I would attempt to make it look like she was coming out of a cave and into the woods whilst riding her sabretooth cat! The sentiment, I thought, is just perfect for someone getting that little bit older! 😁

Recipe:

Stamps: Cute Cave Girl from The Paper Shelter, Prehistoric Plushies from Clearly Besotted

Papers: Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip & Tall Tales DSP (All retired) all from Stampin' Up, Copic Xpress It Blending Card

Inks: Gumball Green (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Stitched Den Dies from Lawn Fawn, Christmas Trees Dies 6002/2056 from Joy Crafts

Copics Used:

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

Hair - E17, E07, E08, E09, E18

Hairband - G14, G17, G28

Eyes - G05, G07

Bones - E50, E51, Blender

Outfit - E55, E57, E59

Cat - YR14, YR16, YR18, YR27, E35, E37, E39, E50, E51

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 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?! 

Scene It Sunday #30 Featuring Frosty Feet from Sweet November Stamps

Good afternoon! Welcome to today's late post for my Scene It Sunday feature. I just didn't get time last week to make a card in preparation for today's post, so made it up today along with a few DT cards.

Last week Amy Young from Sweet November Stamps did a live colouring on Facebook of her new clear stamp sets with this nighttime, mountain scene and I just had to try and replicate it. I have never managed to draw or colour mountains freehand that actually look like snowy mountains, so this was a great way to learn. I just replayed her video and copied as closely as I could! The colours for the sky, mountains, snow and snowman are the same as Amy's but everything else I coloured in my own way. 

I did actually print a sentiment to go at the bottom, but forgot that I had changed the settings on my printer to print only in black and as I wanted the sentiment in blue, it didn't print. I didn't realise until this morning when I went to put it on this card and I couldn't be bothered to dig the printer back out form under the bed and load my laptop up to print it, so I will do it next time I print and add it to the card then! 

This card is for

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge #565 Snow or Snowflakes

Creative Fingers Challenge #200 Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Make Your Own Background

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #215 Snow Much Fun

Sweet Stampers Challenge #52 Snow/Winter

Crafty Catz Challenge #535 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Frosty Feet from Sweet November Stamps

Papers: Balmy Blue & Night of Navy both from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, Pentel White Paint Pen

Copics Used:

Snow & Snowman - B0000, B000, B41, B93, Blender

Buttons - C5, C7, C9

Nose - YR68, YR18

Tongue - B00, B41, B45

Pink Stripes - RV32, RV34, R85

Green Stripes - YG13, YG17, YG67

Arms - E57, E59

Bunny - W00, W0, W1, W3, W5, W9

Sky - B000, B45, B97, B99

Mountains - B0000, B000, C0, C1, C2, B41, B45

Fir Trees - E47, E49, YG67, YG95, YG97, YG99

Trees in background - E49

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

Something Else on Saturday #89 featuring Sweet Christmas Wishes by Stamp Anniething

Good Morning and welcome to this week's something Else on Saturday post! I am still trying to use up all the Christmas images that I coloured and this gorgeous image was a freebie from Stamp Anniething during their Christmas event.

I found this die on eBay from a lovely lovely here in the UK and thought it would go perfectly with this image. It made for a really sweet, fun shaped card. I also bought a Hallowe'en Haunted Die, very similar from her too! 

This card is for

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge Week 3 Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Challenge Week 4 Anything Goes

Creative Moments Challenge #207 Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #488 Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts Challenge #385 Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Sweet Christmas Wishes from Stamp Anniething, Yeti or Not from Lawn Fawn

Papers: Crumb Cake, Cinnamon Spice & Real Red all from Stampin' Up, Ultimate Graphic White Paper, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Early Espresso & Cherry Cobbler both from Stampin' Up, White Gel Pen, Copic Markers

Accessories: Sweet Die from My Favorite Things, Gingerbread House Easel Die from eBay

Copics Used:

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

Hair - E33, E35, E37, E39

Eyes - G21, G24, G28

Bow - R35, R37, R39, C0

Dress - G14, G16, G19, G17

Gingerbread Man - E31, E33, E35, R43, R46, R35, R37, C00, C1, Blender

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

Scene It Sunday #29 Featuring Time To Read from All Dressed Up

Good morning! I hope you had all had a restful and enjoyable weekend so far! Mine are always filled with crafting as I rarely get any time (or have the energy) to do much during the week, so I spend all day Saturday colouring, and all day Sunday crafting! I keep saying I am going to try and get some colouring classes done during the week, but this teaching from home on Zoom every day is absolutely shattering and definitely creating more work, despite what the government think us teachers actually do!

Anyway today's Scene It Sunday card is another reading scene that I have used to decorate my reading journal, which I am loving using at the minute. It's so quick and easy to fill in and takes no time at all. To make this scene, I used the Time To Read image from All Dressed Up and then lots of elements from the Build-A-Living Room Set from The Greeting Farm. The sentiment comes from the Reading Mermaid Stamp by Simply B Stamps.

As this is in my reading journal I had to keep it fairly flat with no embellishments, but I think it looks great as it is! 

Recipe:

Stamps: Time To Read from All Dressed Up, Build-A-Living Room Set from The Greeting Farm, Reading Mermaid Stamp by Simply B Stamps

Papers: Magenta Madness & Quatrefancy Speciality DSP (Retired) 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

Hair - E23, E25, E29

Trousers - B91, B93, B95

Top - BV11, BV13, BV17

Socks - RV21, RV23, No, Blender

Bookcase - E43, E44, E47, E49

Blue Books - B41, B45

Peach Books - YR61, YR65

Yellow Books - Y21, Y23, Y32

Red Books - R43, R46

Purple Books - V93, V95

Green Book - YG41, YG45

Book Pages - E30

Box - BV000, BV00, BV01

Bowl - BG72, BG75, BG78, RV93, RV95

Flowers & Pink Candle - RV11, RV13

Aqua Candle - BG53, BG45

Vase - YG63, YG67

Tray - E17, E19

Chair - G20, G21, G24, E23, E25

Wall - YR30, YR31
Floor - G94, G99

Rug - E34, E33, E35

Plant Pot - E07, E08, E09

Plant - G14, G19, G17

Cat - N3, N5, N7

Dog - E51, E53, E55, E37, E39, E79, Y15, Y19

Phew! And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon! Have fun and stay safe! 

Something Else on Saturday #88 Featuring Holiday Mischief from Newton's Nook Designs

Good morning and welcome to today's Something Else on Saturday post. I've been back at work this week and it was just SO hard having to get up so early again! I'll be back into the swing of it all again soon! Not that us teachers have much of a choice there!

Anyway...this week's card is a left over from another card I made where I didn't need to use all the coloured images. As I only had the one image left, I decided to go very CAS (for me anyway!). I never make cards like this any more, but saw one similar on Pinterest and thought it would make for a quick and easy Christmas card. Can't remember the last time I used my embossing folders and I have tons of them! 

Recipe:

Stamps: Holiday Mischief from Newton's Nook Designs

Papers: Real Red, Basic Black & Whisper White all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Real Red from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Real Red Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Snowflakes Embossing Folder from Cuttlebug, Xmas Red Stickles

Copics Used: 

Cat - W00, W0, W1, W2

Red - R35, R37, R39

Plate - BG11, Bg13

Cookies - E25, E27, E49

Milk - BG0000,C00, Blender

Santa Sign - E41, E42

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

Faery Ink Inspiration Post Featuring Cheery Gnome Shroom Blooms

Good morning everyone and welcome to my DT Inspiration Post for Faery Ink's new releases for January 2021. Today I am sharing a card using the adorable Cheery Gnome Shroom Blooms. I absolutely love Amanda's gnomes and this one was calling out for some bright colours to cheer me up. I actually printed him a little too large so there wasn't much room left on the card base for many embellishments of layers of patterned papers, but I love how he came out! 

This card is for

Love To Scrap Challenge #141 Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #669 What's New?

Creative Knockouts Challenge #384 Something To Say

Aud Sentiments Challenge #266 Anything Goes + A Sentiment

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Challenge Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Cheery Gnome Shroom Blooms from Faery Ink, Daydream from Tracey Hey

Papers: Pumpkin Pie, Island Indigo (Retired) & Quatrefancy Speciality DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Pumpkin Pie form Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Pearlescent Chalks from Pebbles Inc.

Accessories: Gems from Poundland

Copics Used:

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

Hat - Y13, Y15, Y17, BG13, BG15, BG18

Beard - W0, W1, W3, W5

Mushrooms - RV23, RV25, RV29, V04, V06, V09

Mushroom Stalks - E42, E43, E44

Leaves & Stems - YG13, YG17, YG67

Flowers - YR14, YR15, YR16, YR18, E23, E25, E27, E29

Butterfly - R43, R46, B02, B04, B06, YR23, N5, N7

Grass - G82, G19, G28, G85, G94, G99, G46

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon! Don't forget to pop on over to the Faery Ink blog and check out all the other fabulous creations from the rest of the DT for this month's new releases! 

The Paper Shelter Challenge #452 - Digital Image

Good morning everyone and welcome to my DT post for the new challenge from The Paper Shelter. Seems like forever since I last did one of these as we had a long Christmas break and this week is Team B's first challenge back! 

Our challenge this week is to use a digital image and with so many fabulous images in the Paper Shelter store, you are sure to be spoilt for choice. Why not pop over there and grab a few new ones?! 

I have used the adorable A Christmas Campfire for my card this week, which is a fairly new image released towards the end of last year, as I am still in Christmas card mode and went for a blue and purple combo, but had to have a bright pink marshmallow! 

This card is for

Digi Choosday Challenge Week 2 Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #137 Anything Goes

Always Fun Challenge #196 Something New

The Corrosive Challenge #1 Anything Goes

Use Your Stuff #413 All About The New

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #487 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: A Christmas Campfire from The Paper Shelter, Flag Sentiments II from Clearly Besotted

Papers: Highland Heather & Balmy Blue both from Stampin' Up, Contemporary Christmas Patterned Papers from Crafter's Companion, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Balmy Blue from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Pearlescent Chalks from Pebbles Inc.

Accessories: Marina Mist Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Gems from Poundland

Copics Used:

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

Hair - E35, E37, E39

Hairbands - V15, V17

Lips - RV21, RV23

Hat & Tights - V12, V15, V17, V09, B12, B14, B16, B18

Dress - B00, B02, B04, V01, V12, V15

Wings - B000, B00, B01, B02, V000, V01, V04
Stick - E35, E37

Marshmallow - RV10, RV11, RV13, RV14

Flame - Y11, Y15, Y38, YR15, YR04, YR68, YR07
Candle - V04, V05, V06, V09

Smoke - W0, W2

Candle Holder - C0, C2, C4
Ground - E70, E71, E74

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon! Don't forget to pop on over to the The Paper Shelter blog and check out all th other fabulous cards from the rest of the DT and why not join in the challenge whilst you are there too?! 

Scene It Sunday #28 Featuring A Winter's tail from Digi Doodle Studio

Good morning everyone and happy Sunday! Boy what a first full week it has been here in the UK. We have now all put back into a country wide lockdown and all schools are closed, so I had to plan lessons like crazy and set up all my different groups on Zoom ready to start teaching lessons on Wednesday and although it's not something I have ever done before, I really enjoyed doing it. It was lovely seeing the children again after so long!

Anyway..my card for today is another Christmas card that I never got chance to make before the event and as I didn't actually have enough to send or give out this time, I thought I would carry on making a few more until I got bored with doing them, but there's so many cute images and stamps in my stash, it's hard not to use them! 

These little cuties are from Digi Doodle Studio and I love how the flock of robins have all come together to say hello and "Season's Tweetings!"

This card is for

Digi Doodle Studio Challenge #34 Anything Goes

Sweet Stampers Challenge #52 Snow/Winter

Di's Digi Challenge Show Some Snow

Creative Craft Cottage #136 Digi Stamp

Creative Moments Challenge #206 Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge #417 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: A Winter's Tail from Digi Doodle Studios

Papers: Coastal Cabana & Let It Snow DSP (Retired) both from Stampin' Up, ultimate graphic White Paper, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Copic Markers, Pearlescent Chalks from Pebbles Inc., White Paint Pen from Pentel, White Gel Pen, Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen

Copics Used:

Robins - YR23, YR24, YR27, E71, E74, E77, E79, R14, R17, R46

Aqua - BG53, BG45, BG57, BG49

Red Stripes & Dots - R35, R37, R39

Fur on Hats - W00, W0, W1, Blender

Fir Branch - G46, G99, E47, BG70

Berries Branch - R46, R59, G94

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

Something Else on Saturday # 87 & Cute As A button Inspiration Post Featuring Xbox Gamer

Good morning everyone and welcome to my doubled up Something Else on Saturday post and my inspiration post for the Cute As A Button design team . I have used Xbox Gamer for my card today as I need more boys cards in my stash and this one is fabulous for a teenage boy (or any other gamer!) and I plan on giving it to my brother for his birthday at the beginning of next month, as he loves his gaming, even though he's definitely not a teenager anymore! 

I used some of my Just For Men patterned papers and the sentiments and controller stamps are old ones from Papertrey Ink, which I have had for years now! 

This card is for

Paper Funday Challenge #25 Anything Goes & Optional Twist Use Blue

Classic Design Challenge #1 Anything Goes

Crafty Friends Challenge #148 Anything Goes

Morgan's ArtWorld Challenge #1 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Xbox Gamer from Cute As A Button, Boy Basics: Game On from Papertrey Ink

Papers: Granny Apple Green & Old Olive both from Stampin' Up, Just For Men Patterned Papers from Crafter's Companion, Ultimate Graphic Paper, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty, 

Inks: Island Indigo (Retired) & Cajun Craze both from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Copics Used:

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

Hair - E44, E47, E49

Eyes - E43, E44, E47

Headphones - N7, N9, B02, B04, B06

T-Shirt - Y21, Y23, Y26

Jacket - BG93, BG96, BG99

Jeans - E84, E87, E89

Trainers - C00, C0, C2, C4, G14, G16, G19

Chair - BG01, BG02, BG05, BG07, BG09

Cans - C1, C3, YG00, YG01, YG05, YG07, YG09, Y13, Y15, Y19

Book - R02, R05, R08, E53

Controller - C2, C4

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon! Don't forget to pop on over to the Cute As A Button Inspiration blog and check out all the other fabulous creations from the rest of the DT this month! 

Scene It Sunday #27 Featuring Festive Fairies from Clearly Besotted

Good morning everyone! Welcome to this week's Scene It Sunday post. I am still in Christmas card making mode and am trying to get all those images I have coloured up onto some cards ready for next Christmas. You never know I may actually make enough one day!

This card uses the adorable Festive Fairies set from Clearly Besotted, which comes with it's own background scene, so it was a quick and simply one to make - just stamp, colour and add to some pretty paper! 

This card is for

A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge #1 Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts Challenge #381 Anything Goes

Sweet Stampers Challenge #51 Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #149 Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create Challenge #1 Anything Goes

A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #131 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Festive Fairies from Clearly Besotted

Papers: Winter Wisteria from Papertrey Ink, Gorgeous Grape from Stampin' Up, Lavender Garden Patterned Papers from Craft & You Design, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Wisteria Wonder (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen

Accessories: Ribbon from Stash, Aspen Snowflake Punch Around The Page Set from Martha Stewart, Purple Rain Glitter Drops from Nuvo

Copics Used:

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

Hair - V04, V06, V09; V12, V15, V17; V22, V25, V28

Dark Purple Outfits - Bv11, BV13, BV17

Wings - BV00, BV01

Holly - G24, G28, R35, R37

Earmuffs - V04, V06, V09

Grass - G82, G85, G94, G99

Leaves & Stem - G14, G19, G17

House - BV20, BV23, BV25, BV29, BV01, BV02, BV04, BV0000, BV000, BV00, Y21, Y23

Rocks - T2, T4, T6

Snowdrop - BV0000

Sky - BG000, B00, FBG2, B12, B01, B02

Think I might have missed some combos off my list here, but can't remember what they are now though! 

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

Le Ann's World 101 Challenge #34 Anything Goes

Good Morning everyone and if you haven't popped over before now Happy New Year to you all too! Let's hope this year will be a big improvement on last year!

Today starts a new challenge from LeAnn's World 101 which as always is an Anything Goes challenge and while you don't have to use an image from LeAnn's World 101 to join in, but there's loads of gorgeous images in the store, so why not grab one to increase your entries to winning the prize?!

I chose to use the fun image Marilyn for my card, as a quick thank you for someone for their Christmas gifts! I went for a bright yellow a\nd turquoise combo and then hunted for some patterned papers to match and found this very old paper pad that I have hardly used! I love finding old stuff again as it feels like new instead! 

This card is for

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge Pearls

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #149 Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create Challenge #1 Anything Goes

A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #131 Anything Goes

A Gem of A Challenge Week 1 Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge Week 605 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Marilyn from LeAnn's World 101

Papers: Daffodil Delight & Chocolate Chip (Retired) both from Stampin' Up, DeLovely Patterned Papers from Cosmo Cricket, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Copic Markers

Accessories: Daffodil Delight Ribbon from Stampin' Up, Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, Thanks Word Die from Clearly Besotted, Filigree Border Die from Papertrey Ink, Gilded Oval Dies from Little Darlings Rubber Stamps, Pearls from Simply Creative

Copics Used:

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

Hair - E71, E74, E77, E79 

Eyes - E71, E74, E77

Tongue - R20, R22, E04

Red - R24, R27, R29

Yellow - Y32, Y35, Y38

Turquoise - BG01, BG02, BG05, BG07

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to the 
 LeAnn's World 101 Challenge Blog and check out all the other gorgeous creations from the rest of the DT and why not join in the fun whilst you are there too! 

Something Else on Saturday #86 Featuring Beatrix The Bookwitch from Faery Ink

Good Morning and Happy New Year to you all. I hope you had a fabulous New Year's celebration and we able to see in the New year with your loved ones!

I have done something a little different for today's Something Else post and decorate a reading journal that I have made. I am a huge reader and decided to make a reading journal to record all my 2021 reading in rather than just using Goodreads! 

I couldn't find a journal exactly as I wanted it, unless I got one made for me by someone on etsy and paid a fortune for it, so I made it myself just using Word! I bought a cheapy notebook from eBay, took the ring binding off and added some book binding ring clips instead as the added sheets to the pages made it too thick otherwise. 

I then decorated the front using this gorgeous image from Faery Ink, Beatrix the Bookwitch, and coloured her up using some of my favourite colour combos. I added the title using my Mama Elephant Whimsy Alphas dies and covered them with glitter to match the front cover as well. Overall it looks so sparkly! Definitely not going to lose this one! 

And here are a few pictures of some of the pages inside - I have filled it all with the exception of 2 pages which I am going to add some more reading themed digi stamps to once I have coloured them all in! Each month has a quote page with a reading themed quote - this one is for June's section. My challenge this year is to read at least 90 books. I managed 92 in 2020, so want to try and beat that if I can! 

        

         

Recipe:

Stamps: Beatrix the Bookwitch from Faery Ink

Papers: Magenta Madness from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Copic Markers

Accessories: Stardust Stickles

Copics Used:

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

Hair - T5, T7, T9, V09

Eyes - BG13, BG15, BG18

Lips - RV32, RV34

Hat - RV52, RV63, RV55, RV66, RV69

Dress - V01, V12, V15, V17, V09

Ruffle on Heart - V12, V15, V17

Hat Band, Bows & Waistband - BG53, BG45, BG57, BG49

Hearts - RV04, RV06, RV09

Book in Hand - BG72, BG75, BG78

Pages - E41, E42

Purple Book - V22, V25

Pink Book - RV23, RV25, RV29

Cup, Saucer & Teapot - BG11, BG32, BG34, BG23

Bird - YR23, YR27, YR12, YR14, YR15, RV13, RV14, BV20, BV23, BV25, BV29

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

Cute As A Button Challenge #64 Cheers To You

Good morning and Happy New Year. I hope 2021 will be a great year for you all! Today is also the start of a new challenge from Cute As A Button and our theme this month is called Cheers To You!

I chose to use the stunning Happy New Year - Martinellis image for my card and just had to colour her up in a sparkly red dress and glittery shoes too! If only we had a bottle of champers that big! After last year I feel I could do with one, but I'm not a fan of sparkling wine to be honest! 

This card is for

The Sketchy Challenges #170 Anything Goes

SheepSki Designs Challenge #46 Anything You Want

Morgan's ArtWorld Challenge #1 Anything Goes

Crafty Friends Challenge #148 Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Challenge Week 1 Anything Goes

Pattie's Creations Challenge #178 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Happy New Year - Martinellis from Cute As A Button Stamps, It's Your Time from Clearly Besotted

Papers: Real Red & Basic Black both from Stampin' Up, Pretty Red Classics Patterned Papers from The Works, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Real Red from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, White Gel Pen, Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen

Accessories: Real Red Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Gems from Poundland

Copics Used:

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

Hair - E50, E51, E53, E57

Eyes - BG02, BG05, BG07

Lips - R35, R37, R39

Dress - R32, R35, R37, R39

Shoes - C5, C7, C9

Nails - C10

Bottle - YG11, YG13, YG17, YG67, YG99, E41, E42, E43, YR21, YR23, YR24

Glasses - BG000, BG01

Champagne - Y00, Y11, Y13

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon! Don't forget to pop on over to the Cute As A Button Challenge Blog and check out all the other fabulous cards from the rest of the DT. Why not join in the fun whilst you are there too?!