Copic Colouring on Kraft

Hi everyone, I was asked by Jolanda to do a tutorial on colouring on kraft with copics. The tutorial is on the Noor Design blog today and I will show it here in a few days time. xx

Emma with Cupcake

Hello everyone, today I have a card to show you that features a digi image by Noor Design called Emma with Cupcake. Jolanda is very generously giving this digi image away for free on her blog HERE.

For my card I coloured Emma with copics and I used DPs from DCWV. The punched edge was done with an MS punch and I finished off with some jewels, stickles, a doily and some ribbon.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and kraft card. DCWV - Sweet Stack
Stamps: Noor Design - Emma with Cupcake
Colouring: Copics
Embellishments: Doily jewels, ribbon, stickles
Tools: MS punch, sewing machine, bow easy
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 193

Hello everyone, today on Cupcake Challenge 193 we have a theme of book lover and we would like to see a creation related to books, eg, a book related image, a bookmark or use a page from an old book in you design. This week we are sponsored by A day for daisies who are giving us a $12 gift card as a prize and Make the day special are giving one lucky winner 2 stamp sets.

For a my card I made a get well card for my uncle who has just come out of hospital. I used stamps from Waltzingmouse, a page from and old dictionary and my DP is from K & Co. I finished off with some twill and jewels.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Cream and kraft card. K & Co - BW Flora & Fauna
Stamps: WMS - Fancy Phrases
Colouring: Distress ink - antique linen. Memento - rich cocoa
Embellishments: Twill, jewels
Tools: Trouvaille, nesties, sewing machine
Thanks for looking x

TOMIC Challenge 49

Hello everyone, apologies, I am two days late with my post, I have been so busy! I went for my 20 week scan on Monday and had a midwife appointment this week too aswell as being really busy at work so it has been all go! This is my card for TOMIC Challenge 49 we have a theme of bingo! For my card I have chosen the pearls, Magnolia DP and flowers line.

For my card I have used Waterlily Tilda from the Magnolia Summer Memories Collection 2012. The DP is from Magnolia and I have used a doohickey die for the decorative edge. I used distress inks to colour my image and I finished off with a doily, flowers, ribbon and pearls.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Pink and white card. Magnolia DP
Stamps: Magnolia - Waterlily Tilda - Summer Memories Collection 2012
Colouring: Distress inks
Embellishments: Ribbon, pearls, flowers
Tools: Trouvaille, sewing machine, doohickey
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 191

Hello everyone, today on Cupcake Challenge 191 we have a theme of ooh, la, la and this week we are sponsored by Simon Says Stamp who are giving us a $20 gift certificate as a prize.

We are also sponsored by Heather Ellis who is offering one lucky winner the choice of three digi images.

For my card I went with the red, white and blue colour combo and I made a thank you card for my interpretation of oh la la!! The DP is from DCWV and I have used stamps from my WMS victoria frippery set. The doily has been cut with a Marianne D die and I have finished off with some ribbon and jewels.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and navy card. DCWV - At Home Stack
Stamps: WMS - victorian frippery
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, distress inks - fired brick
Embellishments: ribbon, jewels
Tools: Sewing machine, trouvaille, marianne d die
Thanks for looking x

Miamia the Flamingo

Hello everyone today I have a card to share with you that features another stamp from Magnolia's new collection, Summer Memories 2012. I am entering this card into the following challenges; I have used the sketch from The Sketchy Challenge 22, Just Magnolia & Hanglar Week 155 have the theme of anything goes, Creative Card Crew Challenge 9 has a theme of ribbon and this week's Papertake has a theme of anything goes.

For my card I have used Miamia the Flamingo from the Magnolia Summer Memories Collection 2012 and she is coloured with distress inks.....hadn't had them out for a while so I thought I'd give them a whirl!!! The DP is from basic grey and I have used a MS punch for the border. I finished off with some stitching, pearls and ribbon.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and pink card. Basic Grey - Sugared
Stamps: Magnolia - Miamia the Flamingo - Summer Memories Collection 2012
Colouring: Distress inks - spun sugar, victorian velvet, weathered wood, black soot, broken china, faded jeans, antique linen
Embellishments: Ribbon, pearls
Tools: Trouvaille, nesties, sewing machine, MS punch
Thanks for looking x

Honeybee Tilda

Hello everyone, today I have a card to show you that features a couple of stamps from the new Magnolia collection Summer Memories 2012. I am entering it into the following challenges; Totally Tilda Challenge 45 has a theme of stitching, this week's Simon Says has a theme of anything goes and Stamptacular Sunday Challenge 161 has a theme of spring bling.

For my card I have used the Honeybee Tilda and Meadow Daisy stamps and they are coloured with copics. This was my second attempt.....on my first one I coloured my image then decided to sponge in the sky background, well I made a total pigs ear of it and it ended up in the bin.....so for this one I did my cloud background first, it is a little pale and I definitely need more practice!!! My DP is from Echo Park and I kept my layout simple as the image is quite large. I finished off with a double layer of ribbon, some stitching and jewels.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Black and white card. Echo Park - Country Drive
Stamps: Magnolia - Honeybee Tilda, Meadow Daisy - Summer Memories Collection 2012
Colouring: Copics - E00, E11, R20, E04, E08, YG00, YG11, YG03, G21, YG67, Y21, YR23, E35, E37, R00, R02, R05, C1, C3, C5, C7, 100, 0. Broken China Distress ink (sky background)
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels
Tools: Sewing machine
Thanks for looking x

Princess Lizzy

Morning everyone, today I have some exciting news to share with you...... I have worked for a while with Jolanda from Noor Design and she has launched a brand new blog. To celebrate she has some fabulous candy on offer, so be in with a chance to win, hop on over to her blog.

One of the stamps you can win is Princess Lizzy which I have featured on my card below. I am entering this card for the following challenges; this week's Simon Says and Creative Inspirations Challenge 160 both have a theme of anything goes, and Fuss and Fancy Challenge 61 has a theme of punches and dies.

For this card I coloured Princess Lizzy with copics and my DP is from DCWV. I used dies from Joy Crafts to cut my leaves and the flourish. The flowers, ribbon and jewels are all from my stash.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Ivory and kraft card, DCWV - Linen Closet
Stamps: Joy Crafts - Princess Lizzy
Colouring: Copics
Embellishments: Brads, jewels
Tools: Trouvaille, sewing machine, Joy Crafts - leaf die, flourish die
Thanks for looking x

Waltzingmouse Challenge 94

Hi everyone, I have actually managed to make a card that isn't a DT card today! I have used the fabulous sketch from Waltzingmouse Challenge 94 and I am also entering this card for this week's Simon Says Challenge where the theme is anything goes and Creative Card Crew Challenge 9 where the theme is ribbon.

For my card I used the heart from the seasons of love set and I stamped it with memento rich cocoa ink. I then used a heart nestie to cut out the shape and sponged it with spun sugar distress ink while it was still in the die. The sentiment is from the fancy phrases set and I masked off part of the stamp to show it on two lines. The DP is from echo park and I finished off with a bit of stitching, a few pearls and some ribbon.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and pink card. Echo Park - Life is good
Stamps: WMS - Seasons of Love, Fancy Phrases.
Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa, Distress ink - spun sugar
Embellishments: Pearls, ribbon
Tools: Sewing machine, trouvaille, nesties, blending tool
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 189

Hello everyone, today on Cupcake Challenge 189 we have a theme of material girl and we would like to see you use some sort of material on your cards/projects. This week we are sponsored by Digi Doodle Shop who are giving us a $10 gift certificate as a prize and Quixotic Paperie who are giving us a £10 gift certificate as a prize. I'm also entering this into the following challenges; Totally Tilda Challenge 45 has a theme of stitching, Fussy and Fancy Challenge 61 has a theme of punches and dies and this week's Papertake Challenge has a theme of stitching.

This week I have made a money wallet for a confirmation gift and I have used Tilda as Lucia from the Magnolia Lucia Collection 2008 and she is coloured with copics and highlighted with stickles. The DP is from Magnolia and the embellishments are from my stash.

A photo of the inside shows the sentiment which is from WMS.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and navy card. DP - Magnolia
Stamps: Magnolia - Tilda as Lucia - Lucia Collection 2008, WMS
Colouring: Copics
Embellishments: Flowers, stickles, ribbon
Tools: Corner rounder punch, trouvaille, nesties, Marianne flourish die
Thanks for looking x

Princess Party Tilda

Hello everyone, over on TOMIC Challenge 45 we have a theme of criss cross card and we would like you to use stamps from the prince and princesses collection. As usual, Magnolia are providing one lucky winner with a fabulous prize.

For my card I used Princess Party Tilda from the Magnolia Prince and Princesses Collection 2012 and she is coloured with copics. The DP is from DCWV and I used a Magnolia doohickey die to make the heart-shaped tab.

I finished off with some ribbon, jewels, a charm and flowers from my supplies.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and pink card. DCWV
Stamps: Magnolia - Princess Party Tilda - Prince and Princesses Collection 2012
Colouring: Copics
Embellishments: Ribbon, flowers, charm, jewels
Tools: Trouvaille, Magnolia Doohickey die, sewing machine
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 187

Hello everyone, today on Cupcake Challenge 187 we have a theme of spring is in the air and I must apologise for not posting yesterday.....with it being a bank holiday I totally forgot!!! Anyway, onto this week's challenge...... we have a theme of spring is in the air and we are sponsored by My Creative Classroom who have given us the fab prize of one seat on any course in the next year and our second sponsor this week is Paper Pretties who are giving us the prize of 6 digi images.

For my card this week I have used one of my much loved Karen Lockhart stamps and it is coloured with copics and highlighted with stickles. The DP is from papermania and I have finished off with some ribbon and pearls.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Pink and white card,  Papermania - Blueberry hill
Stamps: Karen Lockhart - Delphinium and Peony
Colouring: Copics
Embellishments: Ribbon, pearls, stickles
Tools: Trouvaille, embossing folder, sewing machine, bow easy, nesties
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 185

Hello everyone, this week on Cupcake Challenge 185 it was my turn to choose the theme and I have chosen the sound of music, so we would like to see musical creations or something inspired by a song. This week we are sponsored by Bunny Zoe's Crafts who are giving us a £10 gift voucher as a prize and Pink Gem Designs who are giving one lucky winner the choice of four digi images.

For my card this week I have made a musical collage using stamps from my WMS music backgrounds. I distressed my card with weathered wood distress ink then I randomly stamped musical images. The sentiment is from WMS fancy phrases set and I rounded off the corners with my corner chomper.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White card
Stamps: WMS - Music backgrounds and fancy phrases
Ink: Distress ink - weathered wood. Memento 
Tools: Sewing machine, corner chomper, TH blending tool
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 183

Hello everyone, a bit late with my post today, I have my mum and aunty visiting so we've been out and about today. This week on Cupcake Challenge 183 we have a theme of going dotty so we'd like to see some spots and dots on your card/project. We are sponsored by Saturated Canary who are giving the winner their choice of two digi images and Crafts U Love are giving us a £15 gift certificate as a prize.

For my card this week I have used a stamp from my Waltzingmouse Rescue Remedies set and I sponged it with vintage photo distress ink while it was still in the nestie die. The DP is from DCWV and the ribbon, pin and pearls are from my stash.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Ivory and kraft card, DCWV - Linen Closet
Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Rescue Remedies
Colouring: Vintage photo distress ink
Embellishments: Ribbon, pearls, pin
Tools: Sewing machine, nesties, trouvaille, bow easy
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 181

Hello everyone, today on Cupcake Challenge 181 it is the turn of team A and we have a theme of Boys and their Toys and this week we are sponsored by Crafty Emma's Store who are giving us a £10 gift voucher as a prize.

For my card I have used Karate Boy from Mo's Digital Pencil and he is coloured with copics. The DP is from basic grey and I have finished off with some red ribbon and buttons.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Red and white card, Basic grey - life of the party
Stamps: Karate boy - Mo's Digital Pencil
Colouring: Copics - E000, E00, E11, E71, E77, E79, R27, R29, R59, C1, C3, C5, W1, W3, W5, W7, 0
Embellishments: Ribbon and buttons
Tools: Sewing machine
Thanks for looking