distressing to de-stress myself!

Hi! Happy Tuesday!

First of all, I would like to welcome all my new followers! Thank you! I really hope you enjoy my blog and my creations! Welcome to the crazy wagon!!!!

Well... and I thought that after last weekend I was going to take a few days off! no... not possible! Here I was, last night, after the little one went to bed and the hubby away on business, thinking to myself : "today just relax, watch some TV, catch up on Celebrity Big Brother (I'm hooked!!)... I couldn't! So, I put Big Brother on, sat down on my desk and made this card!

I started the card following a sketch provided by a challenge.... but  when I started putting things together I wasn't really convinced that I wanted to use that sketch... so I decided to go "free style"!

The image I've used is a new digi from Wee Stamps called "Silver Fairy".

I went for one of my favourite colour combinations, blue with a bit of brown and cream.

The papers I've used are mainly freebies from card-making magazines and from my K&Company paper pad.

I distressed all the edges with the Tim Holtz paper distresser and added blue ink and Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Tea Dye.

I also hand-stitched around the papers with brown thread.

The Promarkers I used to colour the fairy are:

For the hair: Cocoa, Raw Sienna, Sandstone, Buttermilk and Satin.

For her skin: Vanilla, Almond and Blossom.

For hand and leg warmers/cuffs: cornflower, powder blue and lavender.

For wings: Cornflower, Powder Blue and Blender pen.

The dress is paper-pieced with a scrap of paper.

I painted the filigree metal corner and heart buckle with blue acrylic paint and once dry, I used sand-paper to remove some of the paint. I wanted some of the metallic colour to show to give it more of a Shabby Chic look.

Dies used: Tim Holtz Weathered clock

The ticket stamp in the main image is also from Tim Holtz.

The flowers, pearls and filigree metal corners are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I used some string to make a bow; and buttons and Liquid Pearls in Pearly white and Blue to decorate. From local shops.

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I created the Happy Birthday sentiment on my computer.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Make it Monday #175 - Always Anything goes

The Crazy Challenge #163 - Fairytale

Magnolia-licious - Celebrations (used Wee Stamp)

Created with Love #73 - Winged things

Love to Create #99 - Button it up

Incy wincy - Flower Frenzy

Cutie Pie #61 - Cute January Blues

Kaboodle Doodles #207 - Use Blue

The Paper Nest Dolls #2 - Anything goes

Hobby Cutz #32 - Lots of Layers (3rd entry)

Whoopsi Daisy - Tic Tac Toe  (Flowers, Pearls, Metal)

That Craft Place- A Colour Palette

Glitter n Sparkle #68 - Stitching Real or Faux

613 Avenue Create #55 - Anything goes, Twist: Winter blues (use shades of blue)

Totally Gorjuss #219 - Lace or Pearls (I used pearls) 3rd entry)

All sorts challenge #242 - Buttons and bows

Pumpkin Spice #55 - Buttons, bows or bling

Sweet Stampin - Your favourite style (my favourite style is distressed/shabby chic)

Totally Papercrafts #202 - Paper Piecing

Crafty Catz #214 - Winter Fantasy (use a fairy) 2nd entry

Paper Crafting Journey - Vintage/Distressed/Shabby Chic

Bunny Zoe's January Challenge - Stitching
Polkadoodles Digi Choosday week 3 - Anything goes / Birthdays
Crafty Sentiments - Birthdays (3)
Shopping our stash #135 - Winter Blues
Papertake weekly - Bow dies (string bow and clock die)
Crafting by Designs January Monthly challenge - Anything goes
Fairytale challenge #85 - Bows

Thank you so much for taking a look! I would love if you leave me a comment, I haven't got time to reply to all of them, BUT I read them all! I will also answer any questions...

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Until next time!

Little hands and little feet, a baby girl card!

Hello and welcome back!

One week since my last post, It seems ages!!!! Dublin was amazing, it's such a beautiful city! full of life and culture at every corner.... It was a nice break!!! but I'm already back to reality... and so busy! making cards, family time, house duties... and I haven't started with my Christmas shopping!!! I know of some people who have already finished all their Christmas preparations, presents wrapped and everything! I will hopefully get on with it this week...

I 've got a beautiful card for you today... I was asked to make this card, and I couldn't wait to use my new frame die-cut from Go Kreate.  It makes such a nice card shape. It's a bit smaller than the 6x6 cards I'm used to make, but it's still a very good size.  

I also got this new digi stamp by Wee Stamps for this card... I've got a few baby stamps, but as I'm making quite a lot of baby cards, I wanted a new one, and this one is so cute. It's called "Wee One". 

The papers I've used are from the Princess Fairytale collection by Dovecraft (the pink with white stars paper) and the rest of papers are from the Little Bo Peep paper pad by Crate Paper.

I coloured the little cutie with my Promarkers.

I tried a new style to colour the wee one's hair, I used my new thin tips for the Promarkers. They are great!
For hair I used: Shale, Raw Sienna, and Sandstone,
For the face: Vanilla, almond, Satin and Blossom.
I used Lavender for the little bird.
For the pram: Warm grey 1, blossom, pink carnation and pink mittens. Antique pink for the little dots.

I used some glitter for the ruffles in the pram, to give it a bit of sparkle!

Behind the papers I die cut a Doily from my Sizzix Doily die-cut, and embossed it with the dots embossing folder. I used the inverted side of the embossing, for a change!

The flowers, the pink pearl brad,the pearls and the lace are from Wild Orchid Crafts. I used some glitter glue to make them shine!

The buttons and bow are from local shops and I've had them forever in my stash!!!!

I've decorated the inside with the same paper and die cut from Sizzix (scallop circle)for the greeting.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments challenge 84 - Any sentiment

Penny's Paper-crafty challenge #154 - Anything goes

Divas by design - Make it Pretty

Crafty Little Fairies - Lace n Pearls

Brown Sugar #69 - Anything goes

Totally Papercrafts Friday challenge -#194 - Add a bow
Crafting Musketeers #7 - Pretty Pastels

Inkspirational #44 - Anything Inkspirational goes

Sweet Stamping - Cause for celebration

Fab n Funky - Anything goes

Scribble and Scrap #6 - Anything goes

Come and get it - Anything goes with a twist (use a digital stamp)

Challenges 4 everyboday #34 - Anything goes

The Paper Nest Dolls #18 - Bows

Through the Craft room door challenge - Anything goes

Magnolia-licious tuesday challenge - Doilies

Crafty Sentiment Designs - Anything goes

Bearly-Mine #114 - Anything goes

LEJ Designs - Button, Bows or Beads

Oldie but a Goodie - Ribbon and/or Lace
613 Avenue Create #47 - Anything goes with twist create your own challenge
Love to Create #93 - 3 of your favourite embellishments (lace, pearls and flowers)


Thanks you very much for taking time to read my post. If you like this card, please leave a comment, I read them all and they make my day! all feedback is welcome!

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Thanks and until next time!

Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas....

Hello and welcome to my blog!

42 days left until Christmas! Where has the year gone????

So I've got for you.... another Christmas card!!!! This time is girlie, in purples and pinks.

I used a digital Wee Stamp that I got a few weeks ago, she looks so warm and cosy with her scarf and ear warmers! The sentiment is my own, I'm starting to make my own sentiments and playing around with different fonts. The sentiment is based on one of my favourite Christmas songs, "Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas" sang by Judy Garland and a lot of people since then.

The papers I've used this time are from the "Somebunny to Love" paper pad (snowy purple); the Love Letters by First Edition (stripes paper) and from scrap. 

I used a few of my tools to embellish  the card: the Marianne Creatables frame die cut behind the image; the Joy crafts Snowflake die cut and I used the Sizzix framelits scallop circle for the image.

I used my Promarkes to colour the sweet image:

For the hair: Sandstone, Buttermilk and blender pen.

For the face: Sandstone, Vanilla and Blossom

For the clothes: Amethyst, Lilac, Orchid, Maroon, Pink Carnation, Blossom, Apple and Leaf Green.

For the holly: Moss, Pear Green, Antique Pink and Poppy.

And it wouldn't be a Christmas card without glitter! I used glitter glue for the snow, the fairy wings, the ear warmers and I put a bit on the big purple rose. 

The flowers are by Wild Orchid Crafts, the purple glitter ribbon is by Dovecraft Tea Party collection, the rhinestones, brads and lace are from local shops.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

The Crafty Bloggers Network - Christmas
Sweet Stamping - Christmas is coming
Creative Corner Challenge - Sing, sing a song...
A Gem of a challenge #105 - Gems. gems. gems
CHNC #150 - Outdoors
Whimsy Stamps Inspirations challenges #65 - Anything goes
Pile it on #45 - Show us your tools (i used various dies - see above-)
Scribble and Scrap #15 - Anything goes
Sentimental Sundays - Warm and Cozy 
C... is for challenge #10 - Winter is coming
Through the purple Haze - Winter Scene with optional animals or people
Creative Creations #23 - Sparkle and Shine
LEJ designs #79 - Seasons Greetings
Magno-licious Tuesday Challenge blog - Winter themed
Polkadoodles digi choosday wk 4 - Celebrations
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas challenge extra - November

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Thank you very much for taking a look and until next time!

A Wee Fairy card and my chaotic last few days!!!

Hello!

I hope you all had a great weekend!!!!

We went away for the weekend, to visit our family in Manchester. We had a great time, but Alaia got a bit of temperature the last two days, so she couldn't enjoy so much... Thanks to my sister-in-law, she offered to take care of her for a bit and we were able to meet some friends for lunch... After half an hour waiting for them in the restaurant, we found out we were sitting at  different restaurants, and they had also been waiting for us!!!! so we had to cross the whole city centre to meet! my fault, as it seems I can't read text messages properly....

We came back home late last night, and straight away I started to make a card! I've been so busy that I had to make this card very last minute, I worked until 2 am to have it ready today... to find out, when I gave the card and a little present with it, that my friend's birthday is not until next month!!!!!!!!!!  I think I'm losing my mind!!!!

So moving on to the card... I really hope she likes it, even when she received it one month in advance!

The card is mainly blue and black. I  used a rubber stamp by Wee Stamps.

The background paper is from the Black & Gold Paper Pack by Forever Friends.

I followed a sketch by Come and Get It challenges. I  flipped the design horizontally as I though it works better for the stamp I used. 

I coloured the little fairy with my Promarkers.  I really love how her hair turned out! I'm not very confident colouring hair yet, but I'm really happy with the outcome on this one.
For the hair I used: Azure, Powder Blue, Slate and blender pen.
For her face and skin: Sandstone, Vanilla, Blossom.
For the wings: Cornflower and Powder blue.

I paper-pieced the dress with a bit of scrap paper I had left.

I used pearls to embellish the wings and the corners of the embossed card stock.



I embossed the blue card stock to give the card some texture with the "In Bloom" embossing folder by Craft Concepts.
The small corners are die-cuts from a Sizzlits die.

The Ribbon, pearls, lace and buttons are from a local shop.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Come and get it - Time for a Sketch
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #101 - Black and Blue
Creative Corner Challenges - Can't Touch this (Texture)
Crafty Catz #205 - Paper Piecing
Brown Sugar #66 - Things with wings
Sister Act Challenge #31 - Anything goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty challenge #151 - Add Black or Bling
Incy Wincy - Ribbon, twine or fibres
Through The Purple Haze - Anything goes

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Until next time and thank you for taking a look!!!!!