Bon Voyage

Hello. As you know on a Sunday I share my Digi Stamp Boutique card. Well not today. 

Today I have two cards!

Because I couldn't resist having a play with two of the brand new images from the Bon Voyage set. Super cute!

I coloured with Prismacolour pencils and used MFT Blueprints dies. The papers are Carta Bella 'It's a Celebration' and are available here. I have also used some vellum on the second card. I've noticed it's making a bit of a comeback in the cardmaking world. 

So, if you want to give using vellum a bit of a go, you get two sheets of premium vellum with the Kelly Purkey 'mon ami' kit available here in the BfB shop.

 

One you...

 Hello.

I treated myself to a 'My Favourite Things' stamp set. Isn't she adorable? I coloured her using copic pens. 

No patterned paper today. I did a stamped background instead using a stamp from the '7 Dots Studio' set 'illumination'. 

The set is available here in the BfB shop and also includes some great sentiments like the one I used on my card.

Before I go I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who applied to be a designer for the shop. It was a very tough decision but I would like you to meet my two designers - 

Fiona and Beth

Their designs featuring products from the Buttons for Brains shop will soon be appearing in the shop gallery and facebook page - look out for them!

 

Happy Birthday

 Hello. 

The same, but different! 

You'll know what I mean if you saw yesterday's card.

Used those BoBunny zip-a-dee-doodle papers again. I'll need another pad soon, now let me think, where will have these sought after papers in stock? 

Oh yes, that's right, the Buttons for Brains shop. 

I best get a move on though 'cos after yesterdays card folk took a shine to them and a few went whizzing off to happy customers this morning.

 

zip-a-dee-doodle

 Hello (again).

Zip-a-dee-doodle, the perfect name for this paper pad! 

I die cut all the pieces using my Blueprints die set apart from the flower which is fussy cut from the patterned paper. 

I do love this card, is that wrong?

The 6x6 paper pad is available here in the 

Buttons for Brains shop.

 

Wanted!

• Wanted : Card designer (with active blog and facebook).

• Task : Create 4 cards or projects per month.

• Reward : Free craft supplies from the Buttons for Brains shop sent to you every few weeks!

If interested send an email with a link to your blog to -  elizabethmiller470@hotmail.com

(please put 'card designer' in subject box)

Closing date for applications: 30/4/14

Call now closed - thank you.

 

Papertake Weekly Challenge - design team card

 Hello. 

It's Tuesday and time for another Papertake Challenge. 

This week it's...

 Sketchie Free For All

 You can use this one or choose another from the 

Papertake library of sketches.

We have a fabby prize from our sponsors -

Simon Says Stamp 

a $25 gift voucher.

 

I played around with the sketch a little, but hey, that's called artistic licence, right! Try as I might I just couldn't get my stamped kitty into a square so I swapped the circle and square around! The stamp is a Penny Black called 'embroidered' and I coloured with watercolour pencils. The papers are 'sew lovely' by Carta Bella and are available here in the Buttons for Brains shop.

 

For more gorgeous inspiration from my teamies and all the details on how to enter visit 

The Papertake Weekly Challenge.

See you there!

 

Spotty....

 ....very spotty!

 But then I do love bright spotty papers! And they don't come much brighter than these. They are from the 'Its a Celebration' paper pad by Carta Bella. I have them in stock now over in the Buttons for Brains shop. 

Righty ho, short and sweet tonight, want to claim my place on the sofa for Game of Thrones.

 

Bathtime Bobbi - cute as a button!

 Hello. It's Sunday and so I have my regular card featuring an image from The DigiStamp Boutique. This week I have used Bathtime Bobbi. He is totally adorable all snuggled up in his blanket. I coloured the image with copic pens.

The polka dot paper can be found here in the Buttons for Brains shop as part of a cardmaking kit.

 

Papertake Weekly Challenge - design team card

Hello. It's Tuesday! 

Time for another Papertake Weekly Challenge.

 And this week it's...

 

White + 1

 We have a very generous prize from our sponsors -

Buttons for Brains (my own wee shop!)

We stock papers, stamps and more. Growing little by little every day so sign up for the newsletter and be the first to know about what's new in!

For my card I used a Lili of the Valley stamp and the papers are Black and White by Glitz from  the Buttons for Brains shop, of course!

For more gorgeous inspiration from my teamies and all the details on how to enter visit 

The Papertake Weekly Challenge.

See you there!

 

Easter Monday Madness

Hello.

Just popping on to let you know that, for today only, there is 15% off everything in the Buttons for Brains shop.

It's Easter Monday Madness!

Liz x 

Sweet Birdie

Hello. Happy Easter everyone.

 I hope the Easter bunny was good to you! 

My card today features an adorable little bird from the Sweet Birdie set over in The DigiStamp Boutique which I coloured with prisma pencils. All the other items I used - papers, alphabet stickers, and twine can be found in the Buttons for Brains shop.

 

Papertake Weekly Challenge - design team card

Hello. It's Tuesday! 

Time for another Papertake Weekly Challenge.

 And this week it's...

 

Happy Easter

 

 We have a very generous prize from our sponsors - 

The Ribbon Girl

(£10 to spend in their gorgeous shop)

 

For my card I used an old Penny Black stamp called Bun-Bun and did a teeny bit of watercolouring. The papers and the little alphabet stickers are from the  'mon ami' range by Basic Grey. They are available to buy here in the BforB shop. 

 You get eighteen 6x6 papers, all very trendy and cool designs. 

One elements sticker sheet which is 12x12 and perfect for quick cards, accents and scrapbooking. 

 And one alphabets sticker sheet, this is also 12x12 and includes three different alphabets. The little yellow ones I used on my card plus two others you can just about see in the pic' above. More details here.

For more gorgeous inspiration from my teamies and all the details on how to enter visit 

The Papertake Weekly Challenge.

See you there!