Lily of the Valley Cricketer - First time Inked!

I've had this stamp for a while, and just never had the chance to ink him up until now! 

Look at that face full of concentration!

For my card I have used Bearly Mine Designs - Printable Papers from the 'For the Boys' set which can be found and bought here! 

I've used my Star Nesties to cut out a few stars, sentiment is computer generated. 

The image was coloured with Copics.

I'm entering this card into a few challenges:

Bearly Mine Designs - Anything Goes!

Papertake Weekly - Dads and Lads!

Lili of the Valley - Anything Goes!

Stamp Something - Something Punched *Punches/Die Cuts etc*

Saturday Challenge/Secret Crafter - A Male Card!

I see a definite theme here lol

Thanks for stopping by, hope to catch you soon!

hAnglar Babee comes out to play!

My Mojo is not as it can be at the moment, but try as I might, I still get a card worth a blog post. So here goes!

This is the boy from the hAnglar sTanglar Babee set, one of my favourite sets and the set I've so far used the most. 

Close up

I've used Bearly Mine Papers from the fairly new 'For the Boys' digital set. Fabulous papers for any male card, I went with the simple diamonds and plain blue. Having used Bearly Mine Papers and there being a challenge at the moment called Beautiful Babies, its only right that I enter this into the challenge over there.

I'm also entering this cutie into:

Lovely hAnglar only : Use your favourite stamp

Sketch Saturday : The sketch obviously

Stamping Scrapping : Anything goes

BMD papers from the 'For the Boys' Set which you can purchase here

Image coloured with copics

Papers highlighted with Crackle Paint Picket Fence for that added texture

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Sentiment from LOTV which I received in a Christmas Parcel :o)

Simple card for a brain that wont work this late at night. I'm off to bed now as I have to be up early for work. Thank you for stopping by, be sure to leave a comment and I'll fly by and visit you!

Gorjuss Summer

Good Afternoon 

I bought a magazine yesterday as the lovely Jo (aka Boots the Monkey) was featured in it (pg 64/65) with some gorgeous cards. The Magazine is Cardmanking and Papercraft, which came with a free pad of papers by My Minds Eye part of the Quite Contrary set. Very summery. So I thought I'd use them today for this card.

I'm entering this card into two challenge:

The Sugar Bowl - A sketch by Judy

and

Creative Card Crew - To Die For 

(I hope that using the circle and scalloped circles is enough)

I've added a gem corner, coloured pearl head pins and silver butterfly from stash. The gorgeous flowers I received in a birthday package from Donna last month, thanks again hun J.

Close up of my favourite Gorjuss Girl in the three sets that were released

I used Copics to colour this sweetie in and they are:

Skin: E00, E50, E51, R11, R20

Hair: E31, Y00, YR20, YR31

Clothes: YG06, YG11, R85

W1, 3, and 7 for the floor shadowing, C1 for the shadow around the image

Please don't forget that I have a candy going at the moment. Its not a big one, just this little cutie below from Lili of the Valley to celebrate the start of my new job next week in one of the local Prisons. Its going to be a challenge, but I'm so looking forward to it. The only problem I'm going to have is not being able to see my lovely boyfriend or my precious daughter when I want to. 

You can find my candy here.

Thanks for popping by

Sir Stampalot Challenge and a quick update

Before I show you my card I'l get the update out of the way now...

I'm having an operation (Cholecystectomy - simple terms - Gall Bladder removal) on Thursday due to the Chemotherapy I had last year and I've been trying to get ahead of things, but with having visited my parents and then having them come to me for a week, its kinda gone out the window haha. So I'm WAY WAY behind on my DT work for Spesch Designer Stamps, Di's Digital Downloads and Bearly Mine Designs. Oh my!

I have loads of catching up to do, especially as I only have two and a bit weeks to recover from my operation before I start a new job. I handed my notice in at work due to me being unable to cope with being around Cancer Patients who are dying or who have been just diagnosed as it was just too close to home.

There was also an incident on the ward which flipped a switch in my head and I just couldnt work there anymore so I applied for a job thinking the application would be good practice and then they offered me an interview - I was so shocked. I went along for experience not really thinking they'd offer me the job but they did. So as of July 12th I will be a Prison Nurse. I'm so looking forward to it!

Its been a busy June so far, but I'm looking forward to watching Wimbledon after Thursday - Catching as much as possible now while working my last days at work and then being off for two weeks recouping I will be able to enjoy the matches and then the final. Whoot Whoot. Not to mention crafty time if I can bare to sit for long enough.

Ok - My card. Its a fairly simple one but its so suitable for Sir Stampalot Challenge which this month is 

Punch It Out!! 

I've used a Lili of the Valley stamp Baby Blanket from the new release and I just love her/him! So versatile.

I've punched out 'Abigail' with my new Rainbow Alpha Set from Quickuts, mid line border is MS Heart Lace Border punch and the circle and scallopped circles are my Nestie shapes.

Image coloured with Distress Ink, and I've kept it so simple, just because its a baby card and less fuss sometimes looks beautiful in itself.

Thank you for looking!

Another card - Just for fun!

Its for my Dad from my daughter Poppy. As I'm a North East girl, South Shields to be exact, 'Granda' is the version of 'Grand Dad' we sometimes use. Its what I've been teaching Poppy to use for my Dad.

I've used a sheet of the new Papermania Hampstead papers and cut it down a little. Ribbon from stash and the 'Granda' is from my new Alphabet Die from Quickutz which I put through the Cuttlebug. I fell in love with this alphabet set when I saw it on Rach's site a week or two ago here, but no where had it in stock so I've been patiently waiting for it to arrive.

I coloured this new Lili of the Valley image with Distress ReInkers

A simple card for a not too fussy man - I think it works :)

Lily of the Valley blog candy - complete 12 stamp release for June 1st - WOW

On the 1st of June - Lili of the Valley are having a new release

To celebrate this new release there are two fantastic chances to win some Lili of the Valley stamps. The complete set which are 4 cute girl stamps, 4 groovy boy stamps, 2 Get Well stamps and 2 sweet baby stamps can be entered at the LOTV challenge blog or if you fancy some of the Fairy stamps head on over to the Ideas to Inspire blog for Lili of the Valley to be in with a change of winning two fairy stamps of your choice.

Fairy stamps - Two of your choice

Awe these peeks are fabulous. Love them all so far.

Keeping every thing crossed cos I've only recently found LOTV and I'm in love.

Get your skates on - this is a two day candy only.

Mojo Monday + Cards for Men

I've made my second of my three Fathers Day cards. 

The bear is from Lili of the Valley and is one of the new stamps in the Busy Bear release

He is called 'Just One More' and can be found here!

Using my new papers by Dovecraft/Trimcraft I've layered this card in line with Mojo Monday's Sketch this week.

I'm also entering this card into Cards for Men - Its my first time entering over there and this week the theme is 'Outdoors'. Well as BBQ's are generally cooked outdoors, I think this card fits the challenge.

I coloured my bear with Distress Inks, added grass with copics.

Sentiment is computer generated.

Ribbon was off a top I bought at the weekend and the button from my stash.

Thanks for popping by

One card - 7 Challenges! Fathers Day!

I've created this early as I probably wont get a chance between now and June 20th as I will be away on holiday on the 6th June and I have lots to do between now and then with getting back to work sorted & pre assessments for my operation on June 24th. So...

I've made a Fathers Day card. 

I'm to make three this year, one for my own dad, one for Stephen's Dad and one for Stephen from Poppy and me. Not sure who this will be going to, but you can bet we will be celebrating Fathers Day.

Coloured with Distress Inks, Copics for the grass.

The Lili of the Valley stamp is NEW as are the papers.

The Sausage image I drew myself.

I started with the Sketch and then looked at different challenges to see which ones I could join and which ones I was already eligible to join in with!

I'm entering this card into these challenges!

LaLa Land Crafts - Anything Goes

Stamp With Fun - Stripes

Stamp Something - Celebrate Something

Sketch Saturday - A Sketch

The Crazy Challenge - Something New

Cute Card Thursday - Someone Special

Rosie-Ds Challenge - Easel Card

Thanks for looking

A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge 'Happy Birthday'

You might think the card below is for a young boy, alas no. Take a look at the sentiment!

Its computer generated for my computer freak boyfriend who loves Sim Racing on the PC and also any war game on the X-BOX 360

I'm entering this into A Spoon Full of Sugar challenge which has a 'Birthday' theme this week!

He turned 31 on Tuesday. To celebrate we had friends round for a BBQ as the weather was lovely, sun was shining, no clouds and was rather hot! Towards the end of the evening, when the sun was getting ready to be tucked up for the night, we all came in doors

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I've used Lili of the Valley image - Computer Fun, and coloured him with Distress Re-Inkers

Papers are from K&Co and are called HopScotch

Button from stash and sentiment created in Word

The layout used for this card was based on a sketch created by my good friend Donna. When Donna has a few minutes spare, she makes up sketchs and she was kind enough to share them with me for inspiration, so BIG THANK YOU Donna! 

Thanks for popping by

A card for Mum and some challenges!

This card is for my dear Mum for Mothers Day.
(I should really say Mam as I'm from Ooop Noooorth!)

I've kept it fairly simple, the only tricky bit was cutting the circle aperture.

My Minds Eye - Bloom and Grow papers

Flowers from Wild Orchid Craft

Gems and ribbon from stash

Image Rosie Posie from Lili of the Valley

I cut the aperture from the card stock first then the papers from MME, was a little tricky, but so happy with the outcome! Distressed the outside and around the image with my Queue Chalk Ink Pads. Image coloured with Distress Inks.

I'm entering this into a few challenge 

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Spring is in the Air - Well Mothers Day is in the Spring and I think the colours fit perfectly!
Stamp Something - CUTE! - This little girl form Lili of the Valley is extremely cute! So sweet!
Crafty Catz - Buttons and Bows - Not sure if I'l get away with the tiny bow I made!! Fingers crossed!!

Also entering this card (along with some emailed ones) for the Paper Romance DT Call!

Click the image for more information!

Thanks for the heads up Lori! xx

Thanks for popping by and enjoy the rest of your week!