teddy bo and the ladybird

Told you I was in love! Here is another Teddy Bo. This time all dressed up with his ladybird wings on. How cute is he?

I think he is cute enough to be entered into the Teddy Bo Challenge....shaped cards.

Between one thing and another this week I have not hopped around the blogs as much as I would have wanted to. Promise I will do better over the weekend, want to see what you have all been up to! And, big wave hello to my new followers. Welcome, I will come visit you too.

See you bright and early tomorrow for Penny Black Saturday.

clank..clunk..whir..chirp

My card tonight features my favourite robot, Robbo, from the DigiStamp Boutique. I coloured with promarkers and the papers are by BoBunny. The little shiny dots are from Paperchase.

I googled 'what would a robot say' and apparently he would say clank.. clunk.. whir.. chirp. Of course, why didn't I know that!

I am entering my card into two challenges...

Simon Says....male card

Cute Card Thursday....embellish it

happy day

This is my final make for my design team duties at Simply Create. I had a blast each month eagerly awaiting the postman to deliver my 'pizza box'! So a big thank you from me to the team at Simply Create, you are such a talented bunch.

The papers are from the neighbourhood collection by Crate Papers. The stamp is little fancy bird from hero arts. I made the flower by running the netting through my bigshot with the tattered florals die by Tim Holtz, held together with a big glitzy brad.

I am entering my card into this challenge .....

CreativeInspirations....CuteBears/Animals Only

on your birthday

I have just discovered TeddyBo and I am in love! Soo cute, and looks like he loves his honey!

I coloured with prismapencils and the papers, flower and sentiment are all from Craftwork Cards.

My creation is for two challenges....

Cupcake....orange, yellow, green and white

A Spoon Full of Sugar....flower power

it's a girl!

The challenge this week over on Less is More is 'pick a square'. I have picked the middle square. I stamped this little baby hedgie from the Penny Black set 'bundle of joy' directly onto my card blank. I then coloured with inktense watercolour pencils.

Now I love my copics, promarkers and prismapencils but watercolouring has to be my favourite. I love the lightness of it and it is very therapeutic.

thanks so much

Just a quick post from me, want to make the most of my day off work catching up with everything... washing, ironing, windows, gardening, using my new stash I bought yesterday! There are 72 hours in a bank holiday aren't there?

I wonder what bit of the list won't get done, not the last bit that's for sure! Anyway, this is a card using up some final bits and bobs from my Simply Create kit. The papers are from the neighbourhood collection by crate paper and the stamp is 'little fancy bird' by Hero Arts.

birthday girl

Good Morning Penny Black fans.

It's Saturday and that means a brand new challenge....

One for the Girlies

Fab challenge, don't you think? So time to look out some 'sugar and spice and everything nice' and make a pretty girlie card!

For my girlie card I used 'sealed with a kiss' Penny Black stamp and coloured with inktense watercolour pencils. The papers are from the 'springtime' range by echopark. I finshed off with flowers and buttons.

For all the info' on the challenge, to find out about what you could win and to see some fantastic girlie inspiration pop over to the Penny Black Challenge.
See you there!

just for you....willow sketchie

It's Thursday so that means it's Willow Sketchie time, thanks for all your gorgeous entries last week. Check out the challenge blog to find out if you were our lucky winner.
This week we have a very cool sketch by Saskia.
Right up my street, I love bunting!

And this weeks prize is the fabulous Walter and Winnie do Christmas CD Rom.
With over 150 printable items that would be Christmas sorted!

I have used Precious by Willow Designs on my card but you can use any image you wish, as long as you use the sketch for inspiration we're happy.

Edited to add - the bunting is a Molly Bloom stamp I coloured with promarkers.

cute as a button!

Tonight I have a little baby card to share. This was fairly quick and easy 'cos I am slap bang in the middle of a magazine commission that is totally taking me out my comfort zone.

Quality control is putting his tuppence worth in and it's driving me crazy. So, here's the thing, when you are cutting out a butterfly should you try and keep their antennae on even though it doesn't look neat or is it OK to chop them off!

I cannot say any more about it but you will see what I mean in the July issue of Papercraft Essentials!

Anyways, back to tonight's card. I have used a little hedgie from the Penny Black set 'bundle of joy' and watercoloured him. The background is also a PB 'cute as a button'. Stamped, heat embossed and given the distress ink treatment.

This weeks Creative Card Crew challenge is anything goes so that's where he is going!

See you all tomorrow for Willow Sketchie time.

Ava says Happy Birthday

I love little Ava she is one of the latest images to arrive at the DigiStamp Boutique. The papers are from Craftwork Cards and I have paper pieced Ava's dress and used promarkers and copics to colour. The clouds, flowers and butterflies are all diecut, I hope my bigshot never breaks!

Went a bit mad doodling round the edges but it gives a sort of homespun feel. I made this for the challenge over on A Spoon Full of Sugar ' things with wings'. I hope my three little butterflies makes it qualify. It did nearly have bigger butterflies but then the cloud idea popped into my head (I wonder if a certain ash cloud had something to do with that).

So, are you a really organised person who loves to have all their Christmas cards in the bag before their summer hols? If so, the boutique has 20% off all Christmas images. But be quick the offer ends on Friday.

thanks...for being so kind

Don't know about your part of the world but it's just a tad breezy here today. A tree came down took a pylon with it, the lights started to flicker, all the 'puters went black, the fire doors locked and the toilets stopped flushing (something to do with the water pumps being electric). So early finish from work for me!

Anyhoo, here is this weeks Less is More card 'butterflies'.

And, an award, passed on to me by the supremely talented Emma. Check out Emma's blog, you will not be disappointed.

thank you teacher

Here are Ava and Ben from the DigiStamp Boutique. They could be used, as I have done, to thank a favourite teacher. Or maybe a first day at school card. Either way, two little cuties don't you think?

I have coloured with promarkers and the papers are 'cupcake' by basicgrey. The little stars are from Paperchase.

I am entering the Ava version into the challenge over on Creative Card Crew 'cute and girly'.

Remember the Boutique competition and give-away are still running here.