Scene It Sunday #86 Featuring I Love Ewe from Paper Nest Dolls

Good morning and welcome to today's Scene It Sunday! This week I have used a gorgeous little Bo Peep image from Paper Nest Dolls called I Love Ewe, which is the perfect image for Springtime or Easter cards. I went for a soft yellow and blue combo and created a little outdoors scene for her using some die cuts and stencils.

This card is for

Allsorts Challenge Week 668 Feminine

We Love Stamping March Challenge Anything Spring

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #517 Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts Challenge #444 Spring Is In The Air

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge Anything Goes

LeAnn's World 101 Challenge Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: I Love Ewe from Paper Nest Dolls, Spring Baskets from Waltzing Mouse Stamps

Papers: So Saffron, Balmy Blue, So Saffron Prints DSP (Retired) & Bashful Blue Prints DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Ultimate Graphic White Paper, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: So Saffron from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink

Accessories: Grassy Hillside Borders Die & Slimline Cloudy Stencils both from Lawn Fawn, Cloud Dies from Papertrey Ink, Tree-Mendous Peekaboo Tree Dies from Heffy Doodle, Simply White Crystal Drops from Nuvo

Copics Used:

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

Hair - E71, E74, E77

Bows & Yellow Layer on Dress - Y11, Y13, Y15, Y26

Blue Layers on Dress - B91, B93, B95, B97

Hat -  E31, E33, E35, E37

Crook - E42, E43, E44

Lamb - T0, T1. T2, T4, T6, R21

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 #142 Featuring Party Princess Ellie from Paper Nest Dolls

Good morning and happy Saturday! What a fabulous start to the weekend and my week's vacation as well! I'm off out later for a catch up and some shopping with one of my oldest friends, which I can't wait for! 

But first...onto today's card. I have used the adorable Party Princess Ellie from Paper Nest Dolls which was a free stamp to celebrate their 9th birthday. I went for a nice pastel, Spring colour combo of purple and yellow. Always yellow is not a colour I tend to wear, I love using it on my cards. Just makes everything feel so much happier! 

This card is for

Paper Funday Challenge 38 Anything Goes

Morgan's ArtWorld Challenge #2 Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore February Challenge Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper February Challenge Anything Goes

A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge #2 Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create February Challenge Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Party Princess Ellie from Paper Nest Dolls, Fairground Friends from Clearly Besotted

Papers: So Saffron, Gorgeous Grape, So Saffron Prints DSP (Retired) & Lovely Lilac Prints DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: So Saffron from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: So Saffron Ribbon, So Saffron Buttons & Perfect Plum Buttons (All retired) all from Stampin' Up, Cherish Punch Around The Page Set from Martha Stewart, Twine from stash

Copics Used:

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

Hair - E71, E74, E77

Dress - V01, V12, V15, V17

Yellow - Y21, Y23, Y26

Cupcake - Y15, Y19, Y17, V04, V05, V06, V09, YR16, RV04, RV06, RV09

Balloon - V04, V05, V06, V09, Blender

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

 

My 2021 Crafting Journey

Good morning! I can't believe we are now at the end of another year, another weird year to say the least! Life has definitely been more challenging again, but it feels a bit more "normal" if there is such a thing any more! I have been lucky so far in that I have completely avoided catching Covid, so fingers crossed it stays that way, although working in a school means the risks are slightly higher with the amount of children, parents and other adults I come in contact with on a daily basis.

Anyway I thought I would have a look back through all my projects throughout the year and choose my favourites for each month. 

From January, I picked this one - the cover for my reading journal, which I have completely filled up! I actually ran out of room for some sections, so have made another one for next year with some extras pages in. This uses the gorgeous Beatrix The Bookwitch from Faery Ink. 

From February, I have chosen this card featuring the adorable Gnome Set from Paper Nest Dolls. I love being able to combine different elements to create a scene, especially as my drawing skills are very questionable! I much prefer to colour something that someone else has drawn so it looks like what it is supposed to be! LOL

From March, I have picked my Aurora Be Fun Be You card using this gorgeous stamp from Stamp Anniething. I love this bright combo of yellow and turquoise and is one I return to time and time again! 

For April, I have picked one of all time favourite card makes - this one to represent Disney's Ratatouille using a heap of stamp sets from Lawn Fawn. This one was definitely a labour of love as I actually stamped, colour and fussy cut by hand way more than I needed to, so actually still have lots of pieces left over! 

From May's creations, I have chosen the card I made for my boyfriend's birthday using the fabulous Oddball Edgar from Stamping Bella. He loved Edgar Allen Poe and we now have a small "shrine" to him I guess you can call it - it has this card, the books of his stories and poems, the Edgar Funko Pop figure and the Bart Simpson Raven one too all together on a shelf. The Raven is one of my favourite poems too! 

For June, I have chosen one of my Paper Shelter DT cards as my favourite, using another of my favourite colour combos - hot pink, black and white! This was also the month I took over from Marie as the DT Leader for Team B and I have thoroughly enjoyed it so far! 

From July's cards, I have picked this scenescape card using the adorable Cute As ABCs from Clearly Besotted. I love this card die and have used it a few times now, but need to use it more! 

For August, I have chosen one of my guest designer cards for Sweet November Stamps. Amy asked me to join them for an early Hallowe'en release using these gorgeous Friday 13th Goth Dolls, which are just so me! I combined 3 of them in this card and had so much fun with them all.

For September, it was the return to school after the summer holidays! For this month, I have picked another DT card; this time from Stampers Delights, which I returned to back in May after Janice asked me if I would come back to the team. I am now one of her brand Ambassadors so have been doing loads of tutorials for different projects each month and this card was one for a mostly white card. 

From October's cards, I have picked my shaker card using the adorable witch image from the Miss Anya All Year Kit from The Greeting Farm. I love this set as there are so many different images to use! 

For November, once Hallowe'en was out of the way, it was Christmas card making time. I always make loads as I give loads out at work, to friends and family and my MIL always has a few too, so I need extra. For this month, I have picked this gorgeous Snow Faery card from Alicia Bel. I love doing Christmas cards in non-traditional colours and pink, white and silver is a fab combo for them! 

And finally, December! I have chosen my DT card for Digi Doodle Studios, whose team I joined in November when I applied for the Dt call and was successful. I only recently discovered these images as a friend of mine is also on their DT, so was super excited to join the team! 

If you have managed to get this far, thank you! I hope you have enjoyed seeing my favourites this year and would love to know which one was yours too! I am looking forward to seeing where 2022 takes me in my crafting journey - you never know I might actually get round to completing some of those classes I keep buying and signing up for, but never get round to doing! 

Have a fabulous New Year and I hope 2022 is a great one for you all! 

Something Else on Saturday #133 Featuring North Pole Collection from Paper Nest Dolls

Good morning and welcome to this week's Something Else on Saturday post. Today I am using the adorable North Pole Collection from Paper Nest Dolls and this card is totally inspired by one from the design team. This scenescape die is just the perfect way to show these cuties, so I just had to do my version of it!

I do find that making cards in this style I have to back my images so you can't see all the Copic colouring on the back side of the card! Makes it a bit more fiddly as I fussy cut everything twice, but the effect is so worth it! 

And another picture with a slightly more tilted angle...

This card is for

Allsorts Challenge Week 653 Use A Die

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Anything Christmas

Through The Purple Haze Challenge #187 Anything Goes

LeAnn's World 101 Challenge #45 Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #220 Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge R is for Red

Recipe:

Stamps: North Pole Collection from Paper Nest Dolls, Little Elves from Clearly Besotted

Papers: White card from Craft UK, Let It Snow DSP & Ski Slope DSP both from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Garden Green from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Slim Scenescape Dies from Mama Elephant, Gems from Poundland

Copics Used:

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

Red - R24, R27, R29

Green - G14, G19, G17

Black - C4, C6, C8

Buckles & Bells - Y23, Y26

Mrs Claus' Hair - C0, C2, C4

Apron - G17, R46, Y32

Tray - N0, N1, N2, B000, E71, E74

Santa's Beard - C0, C1, C2, Blender

Santa's Sack - E31, E33, E35, E37

Santa's Fur - W00, W0, W1

Pole - E81, E84, E87, E89, B0000, B000

Rudolph - R35, R37, R39, E21, E23, E25, E27, E29

Elves' Hair - E33, E35, E37

Candy Canes - R35, R37

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 take care! 

13 Days of Hallowe'en Day #12 Featuring Evil Fairy from Paper Nest Dolls

Good morning and welcome to my penultimate day of my 13 Days of Hallowe'en feature. For today's card I was very much influenced by the card made by the Paper Nest Dolls DT and bought the same patterned papers to go with this Evil Fairy (or Maleficent) digi stamp. 

Unfortunately my printer decided it didn't want to play and wouldn't print the papers out properly at all. Every time I tried to print ones with pink ink the printer jammed and had a major hissy fit. I managed to get a little bit printed out, but think I will print a load more on the big printers at work when I go back next week! So frustrating as my colour cartridge is nearly full too, so it's not that! 

Anyway...here's my card.

This card is for

Allsorts Challenge #648 Add A Sentiment

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge Week 43 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Evil Fairy from Paper Nest Dolls, Happy 31st Sentiments from C.C.Designs

Papers: Rich Razzleberry & Basic Black both from Stampin' Up, Ultimate Graphic White Paper, Maleficent Inspired Patterned Papers from monbonbon on Etsy, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Rich Razzleberry from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen

Accessories: Hocus Pocus Dies from Sugar Pea Designs, Skinny Mini Halloween Borders from Taylored Expressions

Copics Used:

Skin - G0000, G000, G00, G21, T1

Purple - V05, V06, V09

Black - N5, N7, N9

Top - BV04, BV08

Staff - YG11, YG13, YG17, YG0000, YG00, YG01

Crow - V01, V04, YR15, YR16, C6, C8, C10

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon. I'll be back tomorrow with my final post for my 13 Days of Hallowe'en! 

Scene It Sunday #55 Featuring Mermaid Set from Paper Nest Dolls

Good morning and welcome to this week's Scene It Sunday post. For this one, I thought I would create yet another mermaid under the water scene, but this time using these cuties from Paper Nest Dolls. As these are all digi stamps, it is so easy to add them exactly where I want them to be. 

Recipe:

Stamps: Mermaid Set from Paper Nest Dolls, Mermaid You Are Fintastic from Stamp Anniething

Papers: Pistachio Pudding from Stampin' Up, Turquoise card from Fabriano, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Tempting Turquoise (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Blue Lagoon & Aquatic Mist Glitter Drops both from Nuvo

Copics Used:

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

Mermaid with Bottle - V01, V12, V15, RV14, RV17, RV19, Y06, Y08, E42, E43, E33, E35, YG41, YG45, RV63, RV55

Mermaid with Shell - RV42, R12, E53, E55, V0000, V000, BG13, BG15, BG18, Y15, R83, R85, R89, YR04, YR07

Sitting Mermaid - Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28, YG11, YG13, YG17, R14, R17, B02, B04, B06, W4, W6, W8

Sea - BG10, B00, B02, BG02, BG53, B01, B52, BG45, BG15

Fish - B14, B16, B18, Y15, Y19, 100, Blender

Seahorses - YG05, YG07, YG09, V05, V06, V09

Sandcastle - E51, Y21, E53, E42, E31, Y32, Y35, Y38, R12, RV42, R32, E55, E57, YG95, YG97, W1, W3, W5

Seaweed - YG21, YG25, YG17

Sand Dollar - YR24, E30, E33

Shell - E71, E41, E42, E43

Sand - E41, E42, Y21, E51, E53, E42, E31, E33

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

Scene It Sunday #35 Featuring Gnome Set from Paper Nest Dolls

Good morning everyone! I hope you're all doing well in these strange times! for today's Scene It Sunday card, I decided to use my Gnome Set from Paper Nest Dolls and added various images from the set to make this cute card. As the image was so big (just over 5 inches square), there wasn't much room to embellish or layer up the card, but I do love how it all came out!

I love digi stamp sets like this, where I can add various elements to make my own colouring scene! Just need to find the time to colour them all in! 

This card is for

Creatalicious Challenge #206 Anything Goes

A Gem of A Craft Challenge Week 5 Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Challenge #540 Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Challenge Week 9 Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts Challenge 390 Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge #269 Spring + A Sentiment

Recipe: 

Stamps: Gnome Set from Paper Nest Dolls, Oh Gnome! from Lawn Fawn

Papers: Bermuda Bay, Gorgeous Grape & Twitterpatted DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Gorgeous Grape from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Copics Used:

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

Girl Gnome - V12, V15, V17, V09, Y11, Y13, Y15, Y17, E13, E15, E18

Boy Gnome - R24, R27, R29, BG02, BG05, BG07, BG09, BG72, BG75, BG78, W1, W2, W3

House - E84, E87, E89, E40, E41, E42, E44, E47, E49, R35, R37, R39, Y13, Y19, Y23, Y26, Y28, B12, B14, B16, B18

Steps - E35, E37, E39

Path - E31, E33, E35

Grass - YG05, YG06, YG07, YG09

Shears - C0, C3, C5, G03, G05

Watering Can - C3, C5, C7

Toadstools - E70, E71, E74, R24, R27, R29

Leaves & Stems - G03, G05, G09

Pink Tulips - RV21, RV23, RV25

Orange Tulips - YR12, YR14, YR15

Wheelbarrow - E23, E25, E27

Clouds - N0, N1, N2, Blender

Sky - B000, B00, B01, B12, B14

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 #11 Featuring Bubble Bath from Krista Smith Stamps

Good morning and welcome to this week's Scene It Sunday post. This week I have created a fun, relaxing bathroom scene with Bubble Bath from Krista Smith Stamps (Formerly known as Saturated Canary) along with some other digital stamps. I used this card to enter Krista's water challenge and wanted to do something different to everyone else who was doing mermaid or beach/sea scenes! I love how it came out even though it took the best part of a day to colour it all in! 

This card is for

Crafty Friends Challenge #142 Anything Goes

Creative Moments Challenge #196 Anything Goes

Through The Purple Haze Challenge #170 Anything Goes

Paper Funday Challenge #20 Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge #412 Anything Goes

The Outlawz Festive Fridays Challenge Birthday

Recipe:

Stamps: Bubble Bath from Krista Smith, Build Your Own Nest Family Room from The Paper Nest Dolls, Build A Living Room from The Greeting Farm, Star Studded Birthday from Fuzzy Lemon

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

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

Copics Used:

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

Hair & Eyebrows - E43, E44, E47 

Eyes - E71, E74

Lips - R30, R20

Tiles - BV0000, BV000, BV00, BV01, T0, T1, T2, T3, T8

Floor - T5, T7, T9

Window Frame, Sill and Shelf - T3, T4, T5

Glass in Windows - BG0000, BG000, BG01

Plant on Floor - BV00, BV02, BV04, BV08, T1, T3, T5, YG11, YG13, YG17, YG67

Cactus - G03, G05, G09, RV25, RV29

Speaker - C5, C7, C9

Candles - BV11, BV13, BV17, YR16

Hanging Plant - BV23, BV25, BV29, BV34, G82, G85

Rug - BV00, BV01, BV02, BV04, BV08, T3, T5

Towel - BV0000, BV000, BV00

Book - B12, V15, V17, E42

Bath - C00, C0, C1, C3, C5

Bubbles - B0000, B000, BV00

Champagne - B000, Y000, Y00, Y02, Y15

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

#mermay Challwnge #15 - Disney Inspired

Hello everyone and welcome to today's (belated) #mermay challenge post. Today I have set myself the challenge of creating as Disney Inspired mermaid project and we all know the best Disney mermaid has to be the gorgeous Ariel! 

I used this adorable digi stamp from The Paper Nest Dolls and coloured her up to look just like Ariel. Isn't she just the cutest?! I also added the perfect sentiment stamp - a quote from Ariel - from the Under The Sea Sentiment Set from Stamping Bella. I love their sentiment stamps as they include so many useful ones in their sets, not like others where 1 or 2 are a bit naff! 

Recipe:

Stamps: Mermaid Princess from The Paper Nest Dolls, Under The Sea Sentiment Set from Stamping Bella

Papers: Daffodil Delight & Bermuda Bay both from Stampin' Up, Under The Sea Patterned Papers from Doodlebug, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Daffodil Delight from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, White Pencil Crayon

Accessories: Gems from Poundland

Copics Used:

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

Hair - R08, R14, E07, E08, E29

Top - BV11, BV13, BV17

Tail - BG10, BG11, BG13, BG32, BG34, BG23

Fish - Y32, Y35, Y38, B04, B05, B06, B34, B37

Sea - BG01, BG02, BG05, BG07, BG09

Clouds - T0, T1, T2, Blender

Sky - B000, B00, B01, B02

Rock - W2, W4, W6

Crab - R02, R05, R08, R22, R24, R27, R29

And that's all from me for this #mermay challenge post! Hope to see you all again soon! 

Something else on Saturday #26 Featuring Princess and Apple from Paper Nest Dolls

Good morning and Happy Saturday! It's the end of my first week back at school after my 6 week summer holidays and boy am I shattered! I always am the first few weeks as I try to get back into the early morning routine again! Loving being back to teaching again though!

Anyway...this week's Something Else is a quick bookmark I made for school for our class reader (which is Terry's Deary's The Phantom of the Nile as the Ancient Egyptians are our first topic). I used the adorable Princess and Apple from the Paper Nest Dolls as I thought the Snow White was perfect for school!

This bookmark is for

LeAnn's World 101 Challenge #18 Anything Goes

Love To Scrap Challenge #125 Anything Goes

Crafting With An Attitude Challenge #55 Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenge #293 Anything Goes

The Fairy and The Unicorn September Challenge Anything Goes

Corrosive Challenge #9 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Princess and Apple from Paper Nest Dolls, All Booked Up from Papertrey Ink

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

Inks: Copic Markers, White Gel Pen

Accessories: Real Red Ribbon (Retired), Black Gingham Ribbon (Retired) & Old Olive Twill Ribbon (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Baker's Twine & Swirling Lace Punch Around The Page Set both from Martha Stewart, Ebony Black Crystal Drops from Nuvo

Copics Used:

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

Hair - B18, B39, C5, C7, C9

Top - B34, B37, B39

Sleeve - B12, B14, B16, R35, R37, R39, Y32, Y35, Y38

Bow - R35, R37, R39

Skirt - Y11, Y32, Y35, Y38, E15

Apple - R32, R35, R37, R39, E15, E18, G14, G16, G19

Shoes - Y21, Y23, Y26

Collar - B000

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

Something Else on Saturday #22 Featuring Lulu With Sundae from The Paper Nest Dolls

Happy Saturday! I do love Saturdays, but each one is bringing me closer to the end of my summer holidays! Boo! It will soon be time to go back to work! Anyway...here is my card for this week's Something Else on Saturday post using the adorable Lulu with Sundae from The Paper Nest Dolls.

I decided to give her a "mint choc chip ice cream" outfit and love how it came out! I also used some of my very old Sweet Shop patterned papers from Stampin' Up, which has these cute ice cream images in! Perfect for this stamp!

This card is for

A Gem of a Challenge Week 16 Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge Week 32 Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Challenge Week 33 Anything Goes

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #98 Anything Goes

Creatalicious Challenge #169 Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge #396 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Lulu with Sundae from The Paper Nest Dolls, Signature Greetings from Papertrey Ink

Papers: Pool Party, Crumb Cake & Sweet Shop DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Pool Party from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Pool Party Ribbon from Stampin' Up, Dark Chocolate Liquid Pearls

Copics Used:
Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20, R30
Hair - E23, E25, E27
Dress & Bows - BG11, BG32, BG23, BG34, E79
Shoes & Trims - E74, E77, E79
Strawberry Sauce - R22, R24, R27
Chocolate Ice Cream - E57, E59
Strawberry Ice Cream - R81, R83, R85
Vanilla Ice Cream - Y21, Y23, Y26
Cream - E50, E51, E53
Sprinkles - YR07, Y18, FRV1, BG15
Cherry - R35, R37, R39
Glass - BG70, BG72
Spoon - C2, C4

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

Fantasy Friday #29 Featuring Princess Emma with Unicorn from The Paper Nest Dolls

Good morning and welcome to this week's Fantasy Friday post. This week I am sharing this cute image from The Paper Nest Dolls, Princess Emma with Unicorn. I coloured her up a while ago in blue and yellow but wasn't overly keen on how it came out to be honest, so redid it for this post in one of my favourite combos again,, pink and aqua and much prefer this version.

This card is also for

Crafty Creations Challenge #384 Anything Goes

Crafting With Friends Challenge #80 Anything Goes

Creations In Pink Challenge #7 Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge Week 6 Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Challenge Week 7 Anything Goes

CCEE Stampers Challenge 1907 Birthday Card

Recipe:

Stamps: Princess Emma With Unicorn from The Paper Nest Dolls, Compact Sentiments Part One from Waltzing Mouse 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: Blushing Bride from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen

Accessories: Coastal Cabana Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Eyelet Lace Punch Around The Page Set from Martha Stewart, Pearls from Simply Creative, Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, Mery's Twig Die 6002/0588 from Joy Crafts

Copics Used:

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

Hair - E71, E74, E77, E79

Eyes - 

Lips - 

Dress - RV10, R81, R83, R85, R89

Shoes - R81, R83, R85

Crown & Wand - T2, T3, T4

Mane & Tail - RV11, RV32, RV34

Bows & Trims - BG10, BG11, BG13

Unicorn - BV0000, BV20, BV31, T0, T1, T2

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and see you again next Friday for another Fantasy Friday post!

The Paper Nest Dolls Snow Princess

Hello everyone and welcome to another Christmas card post from me today! I have used the gorgeous Snow Princess from The Paper Nest Dolls for this card and coloured her in a turquoise/teal/aqua colour combo courtesy of my boyfriend's colour choices!

As I printed her larger than I thought I went for a bigger card base, 7.5 inches square and although it is huge I love all that extra space to play with. It does mean I end up adding loads of layers to fill in all the gaps as I am not CAS kind of card maker at all and cannot leave any white spaces!

I used up lots of smaller scraps of patterned papers on this card as well and have almost finished this pack now! Need to start using up my old stash (to make way for some new stuff!)

This card is also for

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenge #192 Christmas

Crafting From The Heart Challenge #231 Anything Goes

Sasayaki Glitter Stamps December Challenge Happy Holidays

The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create Challenge #216 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Snow Princess from The Paper Nest Dolls

Papers: Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White & Winter Frost DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Copic Markers, Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen

Accessories: Silver Ribbon from Stampin' Up, White Liquid Applique, Gems from Poundland, Aspen Snowflake Punch Around The Page Set from Martha Stewart, Ice Crystal Die 6002/2053, Ice Crystal #1 Die 6002/2019, Ice Crystal #2 Die 6002/2018 & Ice Crystal #3 Die 6002/2020 all from Joy Crafts, Let It Snow Dies from Creative Dies

Copics Used:

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

Hair - E50, E51, E53, E55

Dress - BG10, BG11, BG13, BG15, BG18

Cape - BG53, BG45, BG57, BG49

Bands & Earrings - BG05, BG07, BG09

Snow - BG0000, BG000, BG10, BG11, FBG2

And that's all from my post today! Thanks for stopping by!

BeckaB Challenge #1

Good Morning and welcome to my post for a new challenge blog, BeckaB Challenge Blog. I was invited to join the challenge blog by Becka a couple of months ago and the day of going live has finally arrived. Becka owns a craft store in the Isle of Wight and sells an ever increasing range of crafting goodies and is the only UK supplies of The Paper Nest Dolls stamps! Almost all of the supplies used on my project today are from Becka's store.

Our first challenge is a colour combo AND a bingo board and we would like you to combine the two to make a project. Just pick a minimum of three colours from the colour palette and either a row, column or diagonal line from the bingo board.

I chose to use a light and dark purple with a light blue and combined those colours with the middle column of flower, image and tag. I used the adorable Boho Chic Avery stamp from The Paper Nest Dolls for this tag.

This tag is also for

Creative Craft Cottage Challenge #57 Tag You're It

Crafty Girlz February Challenge Anything Goes

A Bit More Time To Craft's Challenge #14 Anything Goes

Petal Lu's Challenge #10 Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion's Challenge #299 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Boho Chic Avery from The Paper Nest Dolls @BeckaB.co.uk, Banner Sentiments from Joy Crafts

Papers: All supplied from BeckaB.co.uk

Inks: Wisteria Wonder from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Pool Party Ribbon from Stampin' Up, Border Stitch Die CR1250 from Marianne Creatables, Flower Fusion #3 Die from Papertrey Ink, Lace & Purple Ribbon from Stash, Twine & Tag from BeckaB.co.uk, Small Flower Punch from XCut, Butterfly 2 Pieces Dies 6002/0390 from Joy Crafts, Pearls from Crystal Stickers

Copics Used:

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

Hair - E23, E25, E27, E29

Dress & Hair Ribbon - BV000, BV00, BV02, BV04

Aqua - BG10, BG11, BG13

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

The Paper Nest Dolls Inspiration Post - Thank You and Goodbye

Good Morning and welcome to my last ever post for the Paper Nest Dolls. I have decided to step down from this design team at the end of this month, so this is my last card for them. I still love the images and will use them still, but it is now time for me to move on. Therefore, this card is dedicated to Christine, Monica and Leah for having me on their design team for the last year.

I used the adorable Fashion Doll Classic and some new patterned papers using another fave combo of mine - Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive and Whisper White. Although I am no longer a Stampin' Up demonstrator I still use their card, ink, ribbon and accessories as I love the colour coordination of it all (just couldn't justify spending £225 a quarter on all that, but not on stamps as I don't really like their style of stamps anymore!).

This card is also for

Crafting From The Heart's Challenge #96 Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion's Challenge #296 Anything Goes

Fan-tastic Tuesday's Challenge #121 Add Flowers

Through The Craft Room Door's Challenge Anything Goes

Fab 'n' Funky's Challenge #288 Buttons and/or Bows - I have the bow! 

Recipe:

Stamps: Fashion Doll Classic from The Paper Nest Dolls, Sentiment from Heidi Swapp (Came in my Craft Box January Box but has no set name!)

Papers: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive & Whisper White all from Stampin' Up, With Love Patterned Papers from Joy Crafts, Super Smooth Card from That Craft Place

Inks: Rich Razzleberry from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Rich Razzleberry Ribbon (Retired) & Sahara Sand Lace both from Stampin' Up, Lace Edger 2 Die from Joanna Sheen, Elegant Ovals & Oval Nestabilities both from Spellbinders, Pearls from The Works, Tiny Tattered Floral Dies from Tim Holtz @Sizzix

Copics Used:

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

Hair - E43, E44, E47, E49

Shoes - E43, E44, E47

Purple - RV63, RV66, RV69

Green - YG91, YG93, YG95

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 Nest Dolls blog and join in this month's challenge and check out all the other inspiration posts from the DT this month too.

The Paper Nest Dolls January Challenge Anything Goes

Good Morning and welcome to my post for the first challenge of the year for The Paper Nest Dolls. As always our challenge is an anything goes challenge and I chose to use the gorgeous Snow Princess to make a thank you card for one of my friends for her lovely Christmas present. Her favourite colour is purple so I went with a purple colour scheme and I hope she likes it!

This card is also for

My Time To Craft's Challenge #312 Friends/Friendship

Creative Ladybirds Challenge #11 Anything Goes

Sisters of Craft January Challenge Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenge #293 Anything Goes

Natalie and Amy's Challenge #40 Thank You

Recipe:

Stamps: Snow Princess from The Paper Nest Dolls, Signature Christmas & Tag Its #8 both from Papertrey Ink

Papers: Wisteria Wonder & Whisper White both from Stampin' Up, Super Smooth Card from That Craft Place, Happy Holidays Patterned Papers from Joy Crafts, Card Blank from Crafts Unlimited

Inks: Wisteria Wonder from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Silver Star Gelly Roll Pen

Accessories: Whisper White Ribbon (Retired) & Dazzling Details Glitter Glue both  from Stampin' Up, Shimmering Snowflakes Dies from Memory Box, Ticket Die from Whimsy Stamps

Copics Used:

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

Hair - BV000, BV00, BV02, V15

Dress - V0000, V000, V01

Tiara - V0000, V000

Cloak - V20, V22, V25, V28

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 Nest Dolls blog and check out all the other gorgeous cards from the DT and why not join in the challenge whilst you are there too?!

My Crafting Journey throughout 2015

I have seen on several blogs now people's favourite 5 projects of 2015. I started to have a look through mine and there was no way I could choose just 5 cards/projects. There's just so many! So instead I thought I would have a look at my crafting journey from last year.

I am very lucky in that I was on some fabulous design teams last year. Some have finished, some I have chosen to leave for various reasons and others I am still on or have just started. I thought I would share my favourite project from each team, so this post is a little photo heavy!

I joined The Paper Shelter Design team back in April 2014 after I fell in love with these cute images and applied for the design team. Every time Veronica brings a new one out that is my new favourite! LOL My favourite card from last year though is The Fairy of Cookies - just love this image and the vintage style of this card.

I am still the team leader for the Art by MiRan Facebook Challenges, having joined in July 2014, and we have had a fabulous year. We introduced the progressive challenge, which has been a huge success and our team grew from just me to a team of 5 of us now with two new members joining us this month. I love being part of this team and have a great group of ladies working with me! My favourite project of 2015 for this design team, was Rora and Butterfly, which as the image Mi Ran created for the May Progressive Challenge.

I have been on the Lacy Sunshine Challenge team since August 2014, which is a really long time ago now, but I have had so much fun on this team. I love the wide range of images that Heather draws - there is one for every occasion! I still do have a soft spot for the Flower Pot Pretties, although this card using Rory Accepts Her Award is my fave from last year - love the colour combo on this one!

I was incredibly lucky back in November 2014 when I was asked to join the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration and Challenge blog design team. I applied for this DT position at the last minute on a whim and was so excited to join the team. I am still part of it and love all the gorgeous girls that Ching-Chou creates each month! My favourite card from last year is this one, a fairly recent one, using Aurora Woods.

I applied for the All Dressed Up Design Team back in January 2015 and am still part of this fabulous team. I have been a big fan of these images for ages and still love every new release! My favourite card for 2015 uses Party Frock.

I joined the In The Pink Challenge blog back in December 2014 after Rizzo aka Christine invited me to join them. As if you haven't guessed already, pink is a favourite colour of mine and I had been playing along with challenges for a little while when she asked me, so it was an easy answer to give! My favourite pink card from 2015 is this one using an image from Helena Reis.

I was asked by Christine Young to join the Paper Nest Dolls Design Team in February 2015 having been a fan of these cute images and joining in the challenges for a while. My favourite card from this design team for 2015 is this one using the adorable Warlock Owen.

In August 2015 I joined the Julia Spiri New Release Design Team. Julia is fairly new on the digi stamp market and it is an honour to be part of this journey with her. I was also very lucky to be asked to submit some cards as part of the design team to Making Cards magazine and had 3 cards published in the January 2016 issue, out now! My favourite card of last year was Birds in Hair.

A while back, Aurora, the DT leader for Alicia Bel, asked me to join the design team. At that time I couldn't as it was the end of the school year and I was just too busy. However, I joined the team later on at the beginning of October 2015. I love these images and the quirky style is just perfect for me. My favourite project was this Hallowe'en decoration using three different witch images. 

The final team I joined last year was in December, although I didn't officially post my first project for Faery Ink until today with the January Facebook challenge. This was the card I made for the DT call using Gabi Holibell.

Design Teams I have left in 2015

I joined the Fussy & Fancy Challenge blog back in December 2013, but left in June 2015. June is always an incredibly busy time of the year for me as a teacher. My work load almost doubles for the month with end of year reports, over 120 assessments to mark and analyse, data collating, meetings about the children and parents evenings etc etc. I decided to step down to give myself a little more time to cope with my full time job. My favourite card from last year for this design team was this one using Spirals by Jeremiah Ketner (I actually won a whole set of these stamps, but haven't used any since I got them! Must get them out of the drawer!)

I applied for the Sketch Saturday Challenge Blog for the second design team I was on. I joined them in June 2013, but left in February 2015, party due to work commitments and partly because a weekly challenge was taking its toll on my crafting time and enjoyment. My favourite card from those two months of last year was this one using Ella Ballerina from Kith and Kin.

Initially I was asked to join Sassy Studio Designs as a guest designer for two months back in February 2015 but I ended up staying on the team for another 6 months terms after those two months finished and left in September 2015 for personal reasons and work commitments! My favourite project from those 8 months was using France Honey.

Slinky Tart was another design team I was on for quite a while. I joined them in June 2014 when they were still The Stamping Chef and then after the new VAT laws came into effect regarding small businesses, Tamara made some changes and changed the company to Slinky Tart. I was with them until June 2015. My favourite project from last year was this one using Illiana.

Carla, the team leader for The Outlawz Friday Colouring Challenge, invited me to join her team in May 2015. We had been on the Sketch Saturday Design Team together, so knew each other fairly well. I always played along with the Friday Colouring Challenge anyway, so decided to give it a go. I left the design team at the end of December 2015. A weekly challenge is just too much for me when I am really busy with work, which was my main reason for leaving this design team. My favourite card from this year's design team work was this one using an image from The East Wind.

In September 2015 Lynette of Sweet Pea Stamps asked me to join their challenge design team and having been a big fan of their digi stamps for a while I jumped at the chance. Unfortunately I wasn't with the team for long before Lynette decided to close the store and the challenge blog due to health reasons. I will definitely miss this store and all the fabulous digis, but I am now stalking those artists I loved! My favourite card from this short DT term was a Hallowe'en one using an image by Elaine Cox.

Phew. If you made it this far, thank you! Thank you for taking the time to look at my cards and for all the lovely comments you have all made over the past year. I have had a blast with my card making and paper crafting this year and have also been lucky enough to guest design on a few other challenge blogs, but I won't bore you with those as well! 

I feel that my colouring, especially is getting better and better and this year I DO intend on getting those colouring classes from Kit & Clowder finished, particularly getting the Create & Learn ones done in the month they come out! I'm still only halfway through June's! 

Hugs and Happy Crafting,