All Things Magical and Mythical #110 Featuring Birthday Pearl Mermaid from Simply B Stamps

Good morning and welcome to this week's All Things Magical and Mythical post. This week, I pulled out an oldie from Simply B Stamps as I felt like colouring up a mermaid and Betty's mermaids are always gorgeous to colour. Simply B Stamps doesn't exist any more unfortunately, but I have heaps of their old digis, many of which I have never used! 

Anyway, here is my card for this week...

This card is for

Creative Moments Challenge #254 Fantasy

613 Avenue Create January Challenge Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar January Challenge Anything Goes

Gem of A Challenge Week 1 Anything Goes

Pattie's Creations Design Challenge #214 Anything Goes

Incy Wincy Designs January Challenge Let's Celebrate

Recipe:

Stamps: Birthday Pearl Mermaid from Simply B Stamps, Under The Sea from C.C. Designs

Papers: Gorgeous Grape & Tahitian Tide both from Stampin' Up, Beyond The Shore Patterned Papers from First Edition, X-Press It Blending Card from Copic

Inks: Gorgeous Grape from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Clear Sparkle Pen from Spectrum Noir

Accessories: Gorgeous Grape Ribbon from Stampin' Up, Blue Lagoon Glitter Drops from Nuvo, Mermaid Tails Die from eBay, 

Copics Used:

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

Purple - V01, V05, V06, V09

Turquoise - BG01, BG02, BG05, BG07

Octopus - YG00, YG01, YG03, YG11, YG13, YG17, YG67

Shells - RV43, RV46

Pearls - V01, Blender

Starfish - YR14, YR15, YR16, YR18

Dark Coral - RV55, RV66, RV69

Light Coral - RV02, Rv04, RV06

Seaweed - G03, G05, G07

Rock - T3, T5, T7

Sand - Y21, E40, E41, E42, E51, E34

Sea - BG11, BG01, BG02, BG53, BG15, BG05, BG45, BG57, FBG2

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

13 Days of Hallowe'en #3 Featuring Count Newton from Newton's Nook

Good morning and welcome to my 13 Days of Hallowe'en Day #3 post. Today I am using the cute Count Newton from Newton's Nook Designs with a digi stamp created scene using various digis from Sweet November Stamps. 

Recipe:

Stamps: Count Newton from Newton's Nook, Pumpkin Rio Fence from Simply B Stamps, Spooky Tree, Wraith Willamina Set & Full Moon Digi Stamps all from Sweet November Stamps

Papers: Basic Black from Stampin' Up, Winter Wisteria from Papertrey Ink, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Basic Black from Stampin' Up, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, 

Accessories: None! 

Copics Used:

Fur - W1, W3, W5, W6, W7, W8, W9

Inner Ears, Noses & Paw Pads - R21, R22, W1

Capes - C5, C7, C9, R35, R37, R39, Y23, Y26

Coffin - Bv11, BV13, BV17, E23, E25, E27

Newton's Gravestones - C1, C2, C3, C4, C6, C8

Pumpkin - YR04, YR07, YR09

Grass - YG95, YG97, YG99

Trees - E74, E77, E79

Owls - YR23, E70, E71, E74

Bushes - YG61, YG63, YG67

Sky - BV00, BV01, BV02, BV04, BV08

Clouds - BV000, BV20, Blender

Moon - T0, T1, T2, Blender

Tall Gravestones - T0, T1, T3, T5, T7

Slanted Gravestones - C00, C2, C4, C6, C8

Broken Gravestone - N1, N2, N3, N4, N6

Fence - C7, C9

And that's all from me for this post! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a great day! 

Something Else on Saturday #206 Featuring Keep Fit Emma from Pink Gem Designs

Good morning and welcome to this week's Something Else on Saturday post. Today I am sharing a card I made for my zumba instructor who left my gym last week. I have been doing her classes for over a year now and love them, but her last class was last Saturday. This was the card I made for all of us to sign, so it had to be a big 8 x 8 card.

Her hair didn't quite go right as it needed to be very dark brown and the second layer ended up going a bit sticky! Hate when that happens! But I think I can get away with it! 

This card is for

The Corrosive Challenge #5 Anything Goes

Digi Choosday Challenge Week 18 Anything Goes

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #496 She's A Lady

Passion For Markers Challenge Week 689 Layer It Up

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #546 Anything Goes With Paper

Creative Knockouts Challenge #494 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Keep Fit Emma from Pink Gem Designs, Zumba Sentiment from Simply B Stamps, Sentiment Tags from Lili of the Valley

Papers: Rose Red (Retired), Early Espresso, Sweet & Sour DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty, Card Blank from Craft UK

Inks: Rose Red (Retired) & Pumpkin Pie both from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Rose Red Ribbon (Retired) & Early Espresso Ribbon both from Stampin' Up, Dark Walnut Crystal Drops from Nuvo, Swirling Lace Punch Around The Page Set from Martha Stewart

Copics Used:

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

Hair - E44, E47, E49

Eyes - E23, E25

Lips - RV14, RV17

Top - YR04, YR68, YR07, YR09, YR27

Leggings - RV23, RV25, RV29, C5, C7, C9

Trainers - C0, C1, YG05, YG07, YG09

Hairband - YG05, YG07, YG09

Water Bottle - C1, YG05, YG07, YG09

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

All Things Magical and Mythical #62 Featuring Winter Fairy from Simply B Stamps

Good morning and welcome to this week's All Things Magical and Mystical post. For this week's card, I have used this gorgeous Winter Fairy image from Simply B Stamps, which are no longer open unfortunately. I do love Betty's images and have an absolute ton of them, but need to pull them out more often! 

Anyway, here she is all in shades of purple...

Recipe:

Stamps: Winter Fairy from Simply B Stamps

Papers: Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather & Whisper White all from Stampin' Up, Contemporary Christmas Patterned Papers from Crafters Companion, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Copic Markers, Clear Wink of Stella, Pearlescent Chalks from Pebbles Inc.

Accessories: Ribbon from Stash, Sugar Plum Glitter Drops from Nuvo, Ice Crystal #1 Die 6002/2019 & Ice Crystal #2 Die 6002/2018 both from Joy Crafts

Copics Used:

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

Hair - V12, V15, V17, V09

Eyes - V22, V25, V28

Eyebrows - V15, V17

Lips - V05, V06, V09

Dress - V000, V01, V12, V15

Wings - V0000, V000, V01, V12, V05, V06, V09

Light Feathers - V000, V01, V12

Dark Feathers - V25, V28

Frame - V0000, V91, V93, V95, V99

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! 

13 Days of Hallowe'en Day#2 Featuring Pumpkin Rio from Simply B Stamps

Good morning and welcome to day #2 of my 13 Days of Hallowe'en! Today's card features an old image from Simply B Stamps, which I absolutely love, but have never used before! This cutie is Pumpkin Rio and she came with both the background and the sentiment!

I used my pearlescent chalks for the background on this one and the blending came out so smoothly - really pleased with the two tone sky here. Don't think I would have been able to do it as well and as light with my Copics! 

This card is for

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge Spooky and/or Cute

Through the Purple Haze Challenge #172 Hallowe'en Fun

Pattie's Creations Challenge #175 Autumn/Fall

Morgan's ArtWorld Challenge #10 Anything Goes

Classic Design Challenge #10 Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge #10 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Pumpkin Rio from Simply B Stamps

Papers: Basic Black & Frightful Sight DSP (Retired) both from Stampin' Up, Royal Velvet from Papertrey Ink, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Copic Markers, Pearlescent Chalks from Pebbles Inc.

Copics Used:

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

Hair - G03, G05, G07, G09

Eyebrows - C7, C9

Eyes - G40, G43, G46

Lips - V04, V06

Pumpkin Hair Decoration - YR04, YR07, YR09, E33, E35

Pumpkins - YR15, YR04, YR68, YR07, YR09, YR27, C5, C7, C9

Black Stripes - C5, C7, C9

Green Stripes - G05, G07, G09

House - W5, W7, W9

Shutters - W3, W5, Bv11, BV13, BV17

Roof - BV11, Bv34, BV13, BV17

Door - V15, V17, V09, E44, E47

Fence - E44, E47, E49

Foundation - W0, W1, W2

Light - Y15, Yr12, Yr14, YR15, YR16, YR18

Window Frame & Fence on Roof - W9

Grass - G85, G94, G99

And that's all from me for today folks! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you again tomorrow for Day #3 of my 13 Days of Hallowe'en! 

Something Else on Saturday #71 & Faery Ink Inspiration Post Featuring Autumn Rosie the Yo-Yo Vamp

Good morning and welcome to a double up post from me for today. I am sharing the new release from Faery Ink, but as it's coming out today on the same day as two of my other posts should be, I thought I would use this one for my Something Else on Saturday post as well.

This gorgeous image is Autumn Rose the Yo-Yo Vamp and I asked Amanda if she would mind me adding some other digi stamps to her to create a scene and she was fine with it. I just love how it all came out, but boy did it take a while to colour! 

This card is for

Gem of A Craft Challenge Week 18 Anything Goes

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #8 Anything Goes

The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Autumn Rosie the Yo-Yo Vamp from Faery Ink, Full Moon and Spooky Tree Digi Stamps from Sweet November, Pumpkin Rio Fence Digi Stamp from Simply B Stamps, Pumpkin Digi Stamp from ? (No Name for this one!), Spooky Street from Newton's Nook Designs

Papers: Perfect Plum (Retired), Basic Black & Frightful Sight DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers

Copics Used:

Skin - E50, E51, BV20, E93

Hair - BV20, BV04, BV23, BV17, BV25, BV29

Eyes - BV11, BV13, BV17

Lips - R27, R29

Dress - V12, V15, V17, V09

Sky - B93, B95, B45, B97, B99, B39

Tree - E44, E47, E49

Owl - W00, W1, W3, W5, W7, YR14

Moon - C00, C0, C1, C3

Clouds - W00, W1

Fence - C5, C7, C9

Headstones - YG91, YG93, YG95, W2, W4, W6

Candle - R24, R27, R29, YR68, Y15, Y19

Pumpkins - Y15, Y19, YR04, YR07, YR68, YR09, E15, E84, E87, E89, YG45

Yo-yo - YR04, YR68, YR07, 100

Grass - YG93, YG95, YG97, YG99

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon! I'm back tomorrow with another of my Scene It Sunday post if you want to join me! Don't forget to pop on over to the Faery Ink blog as well to check out all the other fabulous creations from the rest of the DT this month!

#Mermay Challenge 9

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to challenge #9 of my #mermay challenges. Today's challenge is reading so I used this adorable image from Simply B Stamps of a cute mermaid reading a story to her fishy friends! 

I did keep the card pretty simple as I was running out of time in my crafting session and wanted to get as many cards made as I could. She's still cute though! 

Recipe:

Stamps: Reading Mermaid from Simply B Stamps

Papers: Perfect Plum (Retired) & Basic Gray both from Stampin' Up, Mermaid Tails Patterned Papers from Kaisercraft, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Copic Markers

Accessories: Crushed Grape & Sweet Lilac Crystal Drops both from Nuvo

Copics Used:

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

Hair - BV20, BV23, BV25, BV29

Eyebrows - BV25, BV29

Eyes - BV11, BV34, BV13

Lips - RV25, RV29

Pearls in Hair - RV10, RV11, RV13

Tail - RV13, RV14, RV17, RV19, BV01, BV02, BV04, BV08

Fish - YG01, YG05, YG07, YG09, YG17, Y19

Rock - W2, W4, W6

Coral - V04, V06, V09

Glasses - RV32, RV34, B00

Books - BG05, BG07, BG09, BG32, BG34. YR61, YR65, YR68, E42

Sea - B02, B41, B12, B24, B04, B16, B14

Sand - Y21, E30, E31, Y23, Y32, Y35, Y26, Y28, E35

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

#Mermay 2020 Challenge 2 - Treasure!

Good evening and welcome to my second Mermay 2020 Post. I decided to create my own list of challenges for this year's #mermay. The second challenge is treasure and I have used this gorgeous stamp from Simply Be Stamps, which has been in my stash for years!

This card is for

The Fairy and the Unicorn May Challenge Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge Week 17 Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Challenge Week 18 Anything Goes

Pattie's Creations Challenge #170 Anything Goes

A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge #5 Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #632 Feminine

Recipe:

Stamps: Treasure Chest from Simply B Stamps, Signature Series: Dress Form from Papertrey Ink

Papers: Hello Honey (Retired) & Coastal Cabana both from Stampin' Up, Under The Sea Patterned Papers from Doodlebug, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Hello Honey (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Crystal Clear Sparkle Pen from Spectrum Noir

Accessories: Caribbean Ocean Crystal Drops from Nuvo

Copics Used:

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

Hair - RV63, RV55, RV66, RV69

Eyebrow - RV66, RV69

Eyeshadow - RV52, RV63, RV55

Lips - RV55, RV66, RV69

Earring - BG11, V01, Blender

Top - YR14, YR16, YR18

Tail - BG53, BG13, BG45, BG57, BG49, BG09, V01, V04, V05, V06, V09

Sand - Y21, Y23, Y32, Y26, E31, E33

Sea - Y02, N0, B12, B21, B04, B00, B000, B91, B60, BG10, BG11, BG72

Bubbles - B00, BG02

Gold - Y15, Y21, Y23, Y26

Blue Crown - B14, B16, B18

Rubies - R32, R35, R37

Emeralds - G09, G17, G28

Sapphires - B02, B04, B06

Pearls - R11, R12

Chest - E95, E97, E99, E84, E87, E89

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by! Hope to see you all again soon with more #mermay projects! 

Something Else on Saturday #19 Featuring More End of Year Cards

Good morning and welcome to this week's Something Else on Saturday post. Today I have a couple more end of school year cards to share with you that I made for the other two teachers in my year group.

This first one was for Ellie and she just loved this card using Rosie and Bernie in Hawaii. I also used the flowers from my Newton's Nook Aloha set that I shared last week and my beloved Palm Tree Dies. I wish I had bought the palm tree stamp to go with this image though as the size of these dies isn't quite right for the stamp.

This card is also

Crafty Friends Challenge #115 Summer Colours

Crafty Catz Challenge #472 Anything Goes with Optional On The Beach Theme

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge Week 29 Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Challenge Week 30 Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #440 Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge #395 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Rose & Bernie in Hawaii & Summer Sentiment Set both from Stamping Bella, Aloha from Newton's Nook

Papers: Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green, Chocolate Chip (Retired), Tranquil Tide (Retired), Soft Suede, Brights DSP & Melon Mambo Prints DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Claire Fontaine DCP

Inks: Melon Mambo from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Palm Tree Dies from Lawn Fawn, Gems from Poundland

Copics Used:
Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04
Dress - BG53, BG45, BG57, RV23, RV25, RV29
Leis - Y15, Y17, YR15, YR16, V04, V06
Sunglasses - YG21, YG23, YG25, C5, C7, C9
Coconut Drink - E55, E57, E59, YG01, Y35, Y38, YG05, BG13, BG15
Bernie's Muzzle - RV000, RV00
Bernie's Fur - BV0000, BV31, BV23, Blender
Bernie's Mane - BG72, BG75
Bernie's Horn - YR20, YR21
Bernie's Drink - BG01, BG02, BG05, RV17, RV19, YR04, YR07
Flower in Bernie's Mane - RV23, RV25, RV29
Sand - Y21, Y23, Y26
Sea - BG53, BG45, BG57
Sky - B000, B00, B01, B02, B04

And my next card was for Tom, so another simple male card and very similar to the card I made for Andy! I used the fun Pool Time Miller from Simple By Stamps. This is a really old digi stamp, so may not be available in the store anymore. I bought it years ago in a huge bundle!

This card is for

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Anything Goes

Digi Choosday Challenge Week 30 Anything Goes

Creative Moments Challenge #173 Anything Goes

Pile It On Challenge #156 Boys of Summer

A Gem of A Challenge Week 14 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Pool Time Miller from Simply B Stamps, Summer Sentiment Set from Stamping Bella

Papers: Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip (Retired) & Brights DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Bashful Blue (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Pearlescent Chalks from Pebbles Inc.

Accessories: Buttons from stash

Copics Used:

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

Hair - E74, E77, E79

Armband - YR14, YR15, YR16

Shorts - R24, R27, R29, B24, B26, B28, Y13, Y15, Y17

Pool - Y13, Y15, B24, B26, B28, B29, Y21, Y23, Y26, E23, E25, E27, E29, G24, G28, T1, T3, T5, B00, BG01, BG02

Water - B91, B93, B95
Grass - YG61, YG07, YG17, YG45

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

Something Else on Saturday #12 Featuring Phoenix from Simply B Stamps

Good afternoon and welcome to today's Something Else on Saturday post. This week I'm on holiday (May half term holidays), but I'm not sure how much crafting time I will get this time as it's that dreaded time of year for all teachers - end of year report writing time! They take ages to do - about an hour per child on average - and this year I have ability groups for maths and English to write for as well! Then add on top of all that maths and English planning to do! Going to be a busy one, but I am going to try and get SOME crafty time in!

Anyway here's this week's card using the stunning Phoenix from Simply B Stamps for this month's progressive challenge. I went for traditional firey colours of red, orange and yellow, and used up some scraps of patterned papers that have long been retired from Stampin' Up.

This card is also for

Gem of A Challenge Week 10 Anything Goes

Fun-Day Friday Challenge #283 Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Challenge #463 Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge Week 20 Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Challenge Week 21 Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #431 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Phoenix from Simply B Stamps

Papers: Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Brights DSP (Retired), Greenhouse Gala DSP (Retired) & Haiku DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Copic Markers, Copic Multiliner 03, Clear Wink of Stella

Accessories: Real Red Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Gems from Poundland, Rectangular Chamfer Dies from Amazon

Copics Used:
Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20, R30
Hair - YR15, R24, R27, R29, R39
Eyes - G12, G14, G16
Eyeshadow - T3, T5, T7
Eyebrows - E15, E17
Lips - R24, R27, R29
Top - R24, R27, Y15, Y17, Y19
Skirt - R24, R27, YR15, YR16, YR07
Flames - R24, R27, R29, YR15, YR16, YR07, Y15, Y17, Y19

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

Simply B Stamps February Progressive Challenge Featuring Miss Antoinette

Good morning and welcome to another post from me, this time sharing the project I made for the Simply B Stamps Progressive Challenge for February. It starts at the end of the month, so I'm not late! Just in time to be honest!

This month we had a choice of image, Miss Antoinette which I chose or a zombiefied version of Mrs Antoinette. The only rules this month was for Miss Antoinette was to use feathers - something I rarely dig out of my crafty drawers despite having 4 different boxes of them! Great excuse to make me use them.

This card is also for

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #90 Anything Goes

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #413 Favourite Colour Combination

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Anything Goes

Digi Choosday Challenge Week 13 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Miss Antoinette from Simply B Stamps

Papers: Pool Party & Chocolate Chip (Retired) both from Stampin' Up, Florals Patterned Papers from Craft Sensations, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Copic Markers

Accessories: Ribbon from The Range, Have A Wicked Day Dies from The Paper Boutique, Feather from stash, Flowers from Craft Box, Cerise Glitter Glue from Dovecraft

Copics Used:

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

Hair - E70, E71, E74, E77, E79

Eyes - E70, E71, E74

Eyebrows - E71, E74, E77

Lips - RV23, RV25, RV29

Skirt - BG53, BG45, BG57, BG49

Top - RV11, RV32, RV34

Trims - BG11, BG13

Ribbon - RV21, RV23

Cake - RV02, RV04, E51, E53, E55

Feather - RV21, RV23, RV25

Rose - BG11, BG13, BG15, BG18

Jewellery- BG01, BG02

Scissors, Needle & Fork - T2, T4

Plate - T1

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

Simply B Stamps January Progressive Challenge

Good morning! Hope you're all feeling better than I have been these past few days. I'm recovering from a horrible head cold - stuffy nose, sore throat, headaches, neck ache etc etc. It all just makes my head feel so heavy!

Anyway while sat in bed, I had time to write up today's post, so I can share this month's progressive challenge from Simply B Stamps, using this gorgeous girl with her delicious looking cake and candy canes! Would be good for a birthday card too! The only rules we had this month was that we were not allowed to use any red, so I went for one of my favourite combos - pink and aqua! These papers match the colours I used on her perfectly!

This card is also for 

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #389 Make Your Mark

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #87 Anything Goes

Digi Choosday Challenge Week 7 Anything Goes

Crafty Friends Challenge #103 Anything Goes

The Crafty Addicts Challenge #57 Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations Challenge #212 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Peppermint Betty from Simply B Stamps

Papers: Blushing Bride & Coastal Cabana both from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty, Floral Paper Bloc from Joy Crafts

Inks: Copic Markers

Accessories: Blushing Bride Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Eyelet Lace Punch Around The Page Set from Martha Stewart, Pearls from Simply Creative

Copics Used:
Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20, R30
Hair - R81, R83, R85, R89
Eyes - E55, E57, E59
Eyebrows - E57, E59
Lips - R81, R83, R85                               
Dress - BG11, BG32, BG34, R81, R83, R85
Candy Canes - BG13, BG15                                                                                                                      Cake - E44, E47, E49, R81, R83, R85
Plate - BG10, BG11
                                                                                                                                             
And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and see you all soon!

Happy New Year!

Good morning! I usually do a favourites post of all my cards of the year on New Year's Eve, but I forgot this time! So here it is today instead!

I made quite a few changes with the design teams I was on last year. I felt I was spending so much time making projects for the design teams that I lost my mojo and my love of crafting a bit. At times, it felt a bit like a chore, but I have now dropped down to three teams and have more time to do more of my own crafting which makes me much happier! I get to use the images and make the cards in my own style, rather than having to be prescriptive so often!

Anyway...

Delicious Doodles was a small DT that I was on, but unfortunately the term didn't last for long as after 12 months, Teri, the owner of Delicious Doodles, decided to close the challenge blog down. My favourite card from being on this DT was actually my last card for this DT - a Gothic wedding card! You can read more about this card here.

Whimsy Stamps is one of my favourite companies for cute images and fabulous sentiments. I decided to step down from this DT in June as I had been on the DT for 1 year and 4 months and to be honest I was struggling to keep up with the weekly creations. At that time, I was teaching in a school with a very challenging class and a very challenging set of expectations and I was working all the hours I could to keep on top of my workload. (Luckily I have now left that school and moved on to much better things!).  

My favourite card for this team was really hard to choose as I loved so many of them, but eventually decided to go with Fairy and her Bunny. You can read more about this card here.

Another team I stepped down from in June last year was the Ching-Chou Kuik Challenge blog team. I had been on this team for almost four years and I felt I needed a change. I love these images, but I felt lots of my cards were becoming the same old thing every time, so I stepped down with this gorgeous project using Aloha Lady. You can read more on my blog post here.

Polkadoodles was a DT I was only on for a very short amount of time. Although I love the images, I just felt the team wasn't for me, so left after my initial term of 3 months was up. My favourite card was this one using Frosty Penguins from the Octavia Frosted Winter Collection. You can read more on this post.

Faery Ink is one of the DTs that I have been on for a while now. Although the team kind of disbanded for a while, I stayed on and did a couple of projects a month for Amanda, while she was going through some personal stuff. The team started up again at the end of the summer and Amanda has released lots of fabulous new images. However, my very favourite was the Unicorn Masquerade collection that Amanda released in May and here was my project. you can read more about this project on my blog post here.

I started at Little Miss Muffet Stamps as a guest designer and when Lyn asked if I wanted to stay on, I went with a yes! I love these images and although it is back to a weekly project, I am now in a better position work wise and I have a lot more time on my hands. My favourite project for this DT was another hard one to choose as I love the Polka Dot Pals images and have used several of them this past year. In the end I decided to go with this card using the adorable Polka Dot Pals Maeve. There's more here on my original post. 

And my final Design Team that I am on is The Paper Shelter. I have been on this team since March 2014 and I just all their images. This one was so hard to choose a favourite for - just glad I only had a year's worth of cards to look through! In the end, I decided to choose this one as my favourite because I was so pleased with the colouring on this one. I draw and coloured the background by myself, which for someone who cannot draw was a feat in itself. I was really proud of how this one came out! You can read more about it here. 

The final favourite I am going to share with you all from my creations last year is from my Fantasy Friday posts that I have been doing since the summer. I decided to start these as I have a huge collection of fantasy images - fairies, mermaids, unicorns, dragons etc - and never had the opportunity to use them because of all the DTs I was on. Once I had left a few in the summer, I had the time to create using my own choice of images, which lead to doing these posts every week and believe it or not I have managed to keep it up! I wasn't sure I would! 

Anyway this card uses Message In A Bottle from Simply B Stamps. You can read more on my original post here. 

Phew! If you have got to the end with all that, thank you so much! I hope you have enjoyed seeing all my favourites from the last year! I really enjoyed looking back at them all myself too and found some I had forgotten that I had made. 

Fantasy Friday #6 Featuring Message In A Bottle by Simply B Stamps

Good morning and welcome to my latest Fantasy Friday post, where I share my love for all things fantasy and magical! This week I am sharing one of the gorgeous mermaids from Simply B Stamps, Message In A Bottle. I just love Betty's stamps and have heaps and heaps of them, so hopefully I will get round to using them a bit more now!

I used the stippling technique to create the sea with light rays peeking through - I love this technique, but boy does it take forever to do!

This card is also for 

Creative Fingers Challenge #152 Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Challenge #428 Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge Week 36 Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Challenge Week 36 Anything Goes

Creative Craft Cottage Challenge #111 Ribbon

Crafting With An Attitude Challenge #43 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Message In A Bottle from Simply B Stamps, Oceans of Joy Sentiment from Sitting Mermaid Marci from La-La Land Crafts

Papers: Bermuda Bay & Coastal Cabana both from Stampin' UP, Beyond The Shore Patterned Papers from First Edition, Super Smooth Card from That Craft Place

Inks: Copic Markers

Accessories: Coastal Cabana Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Die-Namics Catch-A-Wave die from MFT, Bauble Things ??? from stash, Ocean Corner Dies from Joanna Sheen, Swimming Seahorses Dies From memory Box

Copics Used:
Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20, R30
Hair - RV02, RV04, RV06, RV09
Lips & Heart - RV63, RV55, RV66
Tail - V01, V12, V04, V05, V06, V09
Bottles - G00, G02, G05, G07, E33
Bubbles - V0000, V01, BG02
Sea - BG10, BG0000, BG000, BG02, BG72, B0000, B00, B02, B52

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by! See yo next Friday for another Fantasy Friday Feature!

Simply B Stamps June Progressive Challenge - Beauty Comes

Good afternoon and welcome to my post for today! I was super excited to win the progressive challenge last month for Simply B Stamps and my prize was this month's progressive image for free plus a $12 gift certificate to the Simply B Stamps store, so I managed to buy a few of the new mermaid and a couple of other cuties, so expect to see some of those coming to my blog soon!

Anyway here's my card...it's not quite me and my bestie, but as close as I could make it. She's the thin, gorgeous one in purple and I'm the blonde, bigger one, although my hair is longer than that! I used our favourite colours, pink for me, purple for Michele and black for us both!

This card is also for

Shopping Our Stash #357 Our Favourite Things (Mine are pink and ribbon, although these Nuvo Drops are fast becoming my favourite glitter glue too!)

Crafty Catz Challenge #420 Anything Goes plus option to use ribbon or twine

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge Week 23 Anything Goes

Crafting With Friends Challenge #69 Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Challenge Week 23 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Beauty Comes from Simply B Stamps

Papers: Basic Black & Perfect Plum (Retired) both from Stampin' Up, Card blank from stash, Afternoon Tea Paper Bloc from Joy Crafts, Super Smooth Card from That Craft Place

Inks: Copic Markers

Accessories: Double Loops Punch Around The Page Set from Martha Stewart, Ribbon from Stash, Ruby Slippers Glitter Dots from Nuvo

Copics Used:
Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20, R30
Blush on Right Girl - R11
Blonde Hair & Eyebrows - E51, E53, E55
Eyes - YG11, YG13, YG17
Pink Lips - R81, R83, R85
Pink Top - RV32, RV34, R85
Auburn Hair - E08, E09, E15, E18
Auburn Eyebrows - E15, E18
Purple Lips - V12, V15, V17
Purple Top - V01, V04, V06, V09
Eyeshadow - V91, V93, V95, V99
Shorts - C5, C7, C9

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

Simply B Stamps May Progressive Challenge - Mother Spring

Good Morning and welcome to my post. Today I am sharing a card I made for the Simply B Stamps progressive challenge for this month. I actually remembered to check the date this month as I forgot last month and didn't get to do it in time!

This month's image is called  Mother Spring and this month was an anything goes challenge. I coloured her in blue, gold and brown and then found these patterned papers which went really well with the colours in the image! I just didn't have any flowers that matched the goldy-yellow so went with a mixture of ones that sort of went!

This card is also for

The Outlawz Festive Friday Challenge Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #82 Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge D is for Dots

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #163 Add a Flower

Crafting From The Heart Challenge #207 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Mother Spring from Simply B Stamps

Papers: Soft Suede from Stampin' Up, Le Chateau Collection Papers from Kaiser Craft, Super Smooth Card from That Craft Place, Card blank from stash

Inks: Copic Markers

Accessories: Soft Suede Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Flowers & Leaves all from Craft Box

Copics Used:
Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20, R30
Hair - E71, E74, E77
Eyes - YG11, YG13, YG17
Lips - R56, R59
Top - B21, B23, B24, B26
Eggs - E31, B21, B52, B41
Nest, Frame & Branches - E33, E35, E37
Gold - YR21, YR23, YR24
Blue on Butterfly & Frame - B21, B23, B24
Butterfly Body - W5, W7, W9
Bird - B93, B95, B97
Leaves - YG13, YG17
Background - G0000, G000, G00

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

Simply B Stamps Progressive Challenge - Audrey's Flight

Good Morning and welcome to my blogpost today. I am sharing my latest progressive challenge project for Simply B Stamps using the cute Audrey's Flight. She kind of reminded me of a young Mary Poppins flying through the air with her umbrella, so I incorporated that idea into my card by having her fly through the clouds!

This card is also for

Creative Inspirations March Challenge Any Occasion

The Crafty Addicts Challenge #46 Anything Goes

Creative Moments Challenge #138 Anything Goes & Optional Twist Make It Feminine

Creative Craft Cottage Challenge #105 Make It Feminine

Unicorn Challenge #30 Make It Girly

Recipe:

Stamps: Audrey's Flight from Simply B Stamps

Papers: So Saffron & Whisper White both from Stampin' Up, Kraft Card Base & Pastel Dreams Patterned Papers from both Lili of the Valley, Super Smooth Card from That Craft Place

Inks: Copic Markers

Accessories: So Saffron Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Die-Namics Stitched Cloud Edges Dies from MFT, Big Cloud Die from eBay, In The Clouds (Small) Dies from Die'Sire, Pearls from stash

Copics Used:

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

Hair & Eyebrows - E42, E43, E44

Eye - E43, E44, E47

Aqua - BG11, BG13, BG15

Yellow - Y21, Y23, Y26

Pink - R81, R83, R85

Buttons - R83, R85, R89

Shoes - E44, E47, E49

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

Ching-Chou Kuik February 2018 Challenge - All You Need Is Love

Good Morning and welcome to my DT post for this month's challenge from the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration and Challenge blog. This month our challenge is the seasonal All You need Is Love challenge so think valentine's, hearts, roses, romance etc.

I chose to use the gorgeous Red Hearts stamp from the Valentine Love Fairy Set. I went for a red and black combo initially and then decided that the sky couldn't be grey as well as it would all just blend into one if I did so chose to make a blue night sky and I think the image really pops against that blue. What you do think?

Recipe:

Stamps: Red Hearts from the Valentine Love Fairy Set from Ching-Chou Kuik, Valentine Vickie from Simply B Stamps

Papers: Real Red, Basic Black, Sending Love DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Super Smooth Card from That Craft Place

Inks: Copic Markers, White Gel Pen

Accessories: Real Red Ribbon (Retired) & Basic Black Lace Trim both from Stampin' Up, Precious Hearts Dies form Memory Box, Xmas Red Stickles, Star Dust Stickles, Puzzle Pieces Dies from Whimsy Stamps

Copics Used:
Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20, R30
Hair - C3, C7, C8, C9
Eyes - G14, G17
Dress - R24, R27, R29, R39
Hearts & Red on Wings - R24, R27, R29
Leaves - G99
Gloves - C1, C2, C3
Wings - C0, C1
Moon - C00, C0, C1, C2
Sky - B00, B12, B93, B95, B97, B99

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration and Challenge Blog and check out all the other fabulous projects from the DT and why not join in the fun whilst you are there too?!