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. 

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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!

Cute hAnglar Baby + 3 Challenges

Good Evening

This card has had my head round bends and inside out this week. I wanted a non too fussy card, plain and simple, yet I could not for the life of me achieve it. So this will have to do...

Plain white card stock which is hammered or linen

Image is a hAnglar & stAnglar from the baby collection (too cute!)

Coloured with Copics and added some laced ribbon and plain white ribbon underneath. 

Flowers are from Wild Orchid Craft, the flower with the hint of Pink is from Ladybug and Friends

I've spritzed the card completely with Pearl Glamour mist for a shiny effect.

The Butterflies are from using MS Butterfly and the MS Butterfly Border punches.

I am entering this card into a few challenges

Creative Card Crew: Blooming Marvellous (I've added a BIG bunch of flowers for those pretty butterflies to live on ha ha!)

Colour Create Challenge: All White (optional extra of Embossing) Well the cards White all right - no colour bar the wee bit of pink on the flower and the image :o) I have embossed, but only around the die cuts.

All-sorts Challenge: Plain and Simple - Well I think I've achieved this and can tick the box - Its not a fussy card really!

I'll wish you all now a very happy weekend 

Hope you get lots of family time with a sprinkling of crafting time too!

Thank you for stopping by, please leave a comment so I can come and visit you!

Friday Sketchers 57

I've been looking for inspiration all week for a wedding card I needed to make for Saturday (tomorrow). I ordered the new stamps form WoJ, but my post fairy is working slow this week, so I dont think I will get to play until next week sometime when they arrive.

I found this Sketch over at Friday Sketchers and just had to have a play. I've never taken part in the challenge so its a first for me. The sketch is a lovely one by Beatrix. The prize this week is a lovely stamp set by The Angel Company.

I did an image swap a good few months ago (I think it was this swap I got the images from) and recieved these wonderful Hangler Stanglers. I just had to use them. The only problem I had was colouring them. The ink wasnt alcohol based so the Copics smudge the ink a little if I go over the image too much.

Here we have a happy couple. Arent they cute!

Like I said above, I coloured them with Copics and highlighted with Inkssentials pen.

The colours I chose were determined by my friends wedding. She is having a pink and brown theme. I've seen her dress already (which is brilliant white and lots of sparkle) as we had a girly day and she had a fitting. I'm so gutted than I was diagnosed with Cancer and was on Chemo, or I could have been her Maid of Honour *Sniff Sniff*. She didnt want to ask me as she thought I had too much going on :o( Nevermind.

Sentiment hand written as I couldn't find my stamp set!

The flowers I coloured to tailor the card and I added some pearl brads and a nice charm I attatched to a chain. I popped a fourth flower in the opposite corner to give the card a little bit of balance.

The backing papers are from Bearly Mine Designs - Designer Extreme Vol II they print like a dream and there are so many you are so spoilt for choice! The plain card stock was from my stash.

Here we have a close up of the happy couple!

I carried on the theme and added two more images I was sent.

Arent they sweet!

You can click on them for a better look (hope it works today)

Again I used my Copics to colour them in, and went with pink :o) and highlighted with Inkssentials pen.

Thank you for stopping by..

Y

Stampin' for the Weekend ~ Dusk to Dawn - Challenge 1

Hello everyone and welcome, for today is the day that STAMPIN' FOR THE WEEKEND is Launched! We have all been working hard thinking up challenges and creating a little inspiration for you all.

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To get things kick started, and to give a little something back to the blogging world, Donna and myself have put together a Launch Candy for the winner of this challenge! We hope you can take part and spread the word of our fab new Challenge Blog - Stampin' for the Weekend!

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I hope you find lots of inspiration from the Stampin' Teams fabulous creations over at Stampin' for the Weekend this week, go and have a look at thier fab blogs and see how they came up with there cards for this weeks challenge. Links are in my side bar, or on the challenge blog :o).

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We have said from the beginning that we are going to get your creative juices flowing and get you thinking out side of the box. We will of course have some of the golden oldies, like the sketches and 'normal(ish)' cards hehe...

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~ So lets get down to business ~

For this week, we'd like you to use the colour combination of Purple and Yellow (Dusk to Dawn)... here's my take on it -

Here I have used this cute Hangler Stangler image I received in a mixed swap a little while ago, I think he is so cute! I coloured him with my Copic Ciao's and highlighted him with my Inkssentials Opaque pen. I cut him out using my Scalloped Square Nestie, I placed another square nestie cut shape the same size and just made a 'shadow' with it. The image looked a little sqewiffed so I cut a triangle out and used it on the opposite corner.

The papers are all from Bearly Mine Designs - Designer Extreme Vol I and II

Here's an up close picture of the Hangler Stangler, I'm not sure which Ink Pad was used, but it did Smudge a little, I hope its not too noticeable! :o)

I carried the image to the inside of my card as the lady I received them off had done stamped heads on all the full images she sent me too. So I coloured him again with Copics and blended the bottom purple with the blender pen to make it fade. I cut it out on the nesties again, and a larger one for the back ground.

As there was a gap at the side, I thought I'd have a play again with some Wire and Beads. So this is what I came up with.



I have purposefully left the card with out a sentiment as I'm not sure what occasion it could be used for, so I thought I'd leave it in my collection as a note card! That way I can write what ever message inside and accompany it with a letter of some kind!


Thank you for popping by and having a look at my card today, I hope you have fun coming up with one of your own.

Dont forget - you have to be in it, to win it and this week we have some fabulous candy for the winner of this challenge - Pictures are on the Stampin' for the Weekend blog !



Kimmi xxx

Another Monday Grrrr - but made a card!

Well its Monday and that means its another day for starting Chemotherapy :o( ... I've had a lovely week off from it and enjoyed being able to play with Poppy and not have to worry about eating at a certain time to take the dreaded pills. But enough of the depression! How about a card...

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I've not really played around with male cards, simply because they are a right pain to make - well at least I think they are. Girl cards are sooo much easier. With male cards you have to think a little more, and to be fair, I dont do thinking - it hurts far too much...

So when I stumbled across Colour Create Challenge Blog - I thought I'd have a go at thier Orange, Green and Brown Challenge for week 13... As an optional extra we could make a male card. So I opted for a card that would suit my friends Son, who will be turning 3 soon. I've kept it simple, because even though he is only 2, coming up 3, he is an immaculate child. Doesnt like to be dirty and hates mess...

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So... Using a Hangler & Stangler that I was kindly sent to me by a friend a wee while ago, but never got round to colouring him. I've used my Copics to colour him. The hanging charm was one I found in my stash - from where I have no idea.

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The Papers I have used are all from Designer Extreme Vol I created by Donna over at Bearly Mine Crafts. As you may have seen on other posts - Donna is due to release a new set of discs, another backing paper cd (Designer Extreme Vol II) and a brand new inserts cd (Designer Inserts Extreme)... Pre-Orders are being taken now, and the discs are due for release on May 5th.

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Well thats it from me... I am off to Looe for a couple of days with my boyfriend and baby girl for a couple of days. I will endevour to comment on everyones cards over at Colour Create who have taken part this week when I get back on Friday afternoon... Until then, have a lovely week, and I hope the weather stays very dry for everyone!!

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Y Thanks for popping by! Y