Wednesday 31 January 2018

Susie Sunshine

Hi there everyone,

Today I'm sharing with you another fabulous new release from Conie Fong.
I decided to make a tag with her as I haven't made a tag for since I don't know when.

You can find her right here in the store:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/576266550/digital-stamp-digi-stamp-digistamp-conie?ref=shop_home_active_1


I coloured her  with copic
Skin E00, E000, E04, E11. E21
Dress B01, B000
Flowers R85, R81

I popped her onto a tag with some pretty ribbon from my crafty stash and some papers I had from a download, this I tore and distressed with Distress Oxide and added some flowers from my stash.


Tuesday 30 January 2018

Wine Winnie

Hi everyone,

I'm so pleased to have joined the A&M Memories Planner PR team. As you know last year I started to get into planners they are just versatile with all the fabulous kits, stickers and digis you can use, I just love decorating them. So this is my first spread using the weekly kit called Wine Winnie.
This it is so lush with all the lovely wine colours and lots of different Winnies to choose from to with various skin tones and hair colours.

Check it out at the store, you can get it sized for Happy Planner like mine and for Erin Condren and you can play around with tit to to suit your particular planner or TN
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/574112696/weekly-kit-planner-stickers-fits-hp-wine?ref=shop_home_active_1

Use this code in the store to get 15% off , and please mention me in the comments to.
HELENH15



Thursday 25 January 2018

Snowy Birthday Presents

Hi there buddies,

Today I've got a little CAS birthday card for you using Snowy from Conie Fong, cos you just know it
''A Penguin is for life and not just for Christmas''

You can find Snowy here at the store
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/546658826/sale-digital-stamp-digi-stamp-digistamp?ref=shop_home_active_3

I coloured him with copics and added a sentiment from Polkadoodles and a couple of little banners to match the backing card.


Tuesday 23 January 2018

Celebrations 2

Hi lovelies,

You know all those lovely Polkadoodles celebrations kits that were released a couple of weeks ago, well I've had another play this time with Celebrations 2 and I 've used the image called New Job. Of course you don't have to have a new job to use it, how about for a coffee lover.

You can find the top banana bundle with everything on it here at the store
http://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/winnie-celebrations-2-top-banana-printable-download-kit/

I coloured her with copic and added a pre-coloured cup cake from the Barista in the Work and Play 12
http://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/work-play-12-download-collection-big-kahuna-bundle-printable-crafting-digital-stamp-craft-scrapbooking-download/ I used papers and a sentiment from the Celebrations 2 set.


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Saturday 20 January 2018

Shopping in Yorkshire

Hi crafty buddies,

Time for a new challenge over at Sheepski Designs Facebook group, Anything Goes with a Sheepski image would love to see you enter.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1730005463906336/

Hope your New Year is going swimmingly. So how many of you hit the sales after Christmas?... What did you buy I know loads of things you didn't need but took a fancy to? Yeah thats what its all about!! Thats why I chose this fab image of the elegant shopping lady from Sheepski.
I added a backdrop of a cityscape a freebie off the Tinterweb.

You can find her here at the store https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/561226565/shopping-in-yorkshire-image-no-119?ref=shop_home_active_11

I've coloured her with copics
Skin E00, E11, E21    Hair W5, E3, W1, Dress R29, R27, R24



Entered into challenges
http://www.vintagejourney.com/2018/01/think-inside-or-outside-box.html
http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/274-birthday.html
http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/crafty-catz-400-anything-goes-with.html
http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/black-white-pop.html


Valentine Penguins

Hi there everyone,

Today I'm sharing with you the fabulous new release from Conie Fong.
So hands up who loves a Penguin? Yep me to and these two little cuties are just adorable, Great for any occasion but with Valentine's day looming how cute would they be to send to any prospective valentine?

You can find them right here in the store:
Penguin Bundle of Love
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/293138803/digital-stamp-digi-stamp-digistamp?ref=shop_home_active_13
Penguin Heart Strings
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/587650685/sale-digital-stamp-digi-stamp-digistamp?ref=shop_home_active_14

I coloured then with copic, W9,7, and 5 and their outfits in pinks R89, 85, 83, 81 and RV 66, 55, 00.
I used some download papers and a die from Tonic.



Friday 19 January 2018

Little Monsters - Winter Birthday

Hi there everyone,

Just popping into tell you about the new challenge over the Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge. Anything Goes and great Polkadoodles prizes to be won.

Go on come and join us https://polkadoodle.blogspot.co.uk/

This week the DT are doing Winter Birthday and being as I just can't get enough of the fabulous Little Monsters collection I've used them because a monster is not just for Christmas its for any occasion!! Yipee Doo!!

Here's my little CAS card using 3 of the monsters that I stacked on top of each other to make a monster stack and coloured with copic adding a few sequins as you do for a party and some of the download paper.

You can find the collection right here it the store
http://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/added-dec-2017/


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Friday 12 January 2018

Bird feeder booby trap

Hi there everyone,

Today I'm sharing a colouring a did while back for my crafty buddy Annabel of Knitty Kitty Digis
this little scene is Bird Feeder Booby Trap. LOL it makes me chuckle so much, all those kitties misbehaving, well there's a surprise, like they ever do anything else.
My kitties are bonkers especially Crazy Maisie, she's always up to no good, like bringing in a nice mouse for my Mum and putting it in her bed for her!!

You can find these cuties right here in the store https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/242995475/digi-stamp-instant-download-bird-feeder?ref=shop_home_active_5


Monday 8 January 2018

Celebrations 3 - Champagne, Tree gifts and Jump for Joy

Hi crafty friends,
I'm back agin today to show you some more projects from the new Celebrations 3 collectiom our Nikky at Polkadoodles. Perfect for all types of celebrations from Birthdays, Congratulations, New nandy, Graduation, Anniversay etc etc etc.

Here are my final 3 projects for you. I've used digi images, papers and sentiments from the collection together with some of those awesome new dies from Polkadoodles to.

You can find the download collection here at the store
http://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/added-jan-2018/
You can find the dies here:
http://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/craft-store/dies-punches-embossing/polkadoodles-craft-dies/




This one is Champagne. I coloured her with copic fussy cut her out. I made a champagne bottle from a template I had and added some bubbles. I used one of the sentiments to make a label for the bottle and backed it with paper from the collection


This one is Tree gifts. I coloured her with copics and cut her out using the Bubbleicious frame die. I added some flowers from t he frame die to and added some leaves using the Super sprigs.
I backed everything using the lush papers and added a lacy die cut at the bottom.


This one is Jump for Joy. I just love all that hair. I coloured her with copic and cut her out using one of the stitched circles dies. I then used these to create the frame from the papers, I added some Fluffy clouds, Super Springs and made a fence using the Scenic landscape dies to. I then backed it all with that lovely check paper.

Entered into challenges
https://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/challenge-192.html
http://www.mycreativescoop.com/tag/color-inspiration-monday-link-up/
http://colouringinscrapland.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/reto-de-enero-todo-vale.html
http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/challenge-189-team-b-8th-january-digi.html
http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/challenge-170-anything-goes.html
http://pammiesinkypinkieschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/pip-challenge-1801.html
http://thepapernestdollschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/january-challenge.html

Sunday 7 January 2018

Celebrations 3 - I baked you a cake and Taking Off

Hi crafty friends,

HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all and hope you had a great Christmas and holidays. I'm back to the grind at work now, this time of year is always the worst for me going back to work for some reason find it harder than after a summer break. NO more chocolates either LOL!!
So don't we just need some crafty goodies to make us smile?

It doesn't seem like 5 minutes since I was telling you about the Little Monsters new release from Polkadoodles and here I am again to tell you about another. That Nikky Hall has been beavering away and has produced not just 1 but 3 new kits. Wowsers what a machine!! This time it's all about Celebrations. Perfect for this time of year when we've just celebrated the new year, Christmas and maybe some birthday's or anniversaries.

Here are my first two projects for you using Celebrations 3. I've used digi images, papers and sentiments from the collection together with some of those awesome new dies from Polkadoodles to.

You can find the download collection here at the store
http://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/added-jan-2018/
You can find the dies here:
http://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/craft-store/dies-punches-embossing/polkadoodles-craft-dies/




This one I Baked You a Cake. I coloured her with copic and cut her out using the Elegant nest die.
I added a tiered cake using a template I had and one of the lush papers from the collection. I decorated the cake using the flower dies from Bubblelicious frames and the super springs then cut out a sentiment and added one of the super papers which has cakes on it to.


This one is Taking Off. I coloured her with copics and fussy cut her out. I then used the Scenic Landscape and Fluffy clouds dies to create my scene and backed it with the cloud paper from the collection.

Entered into challenges
http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/challenge-210-happy-anything.html
http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/week-449-something-new.html
http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/first-challenge-of-2018-b-i-n-g-o.html
https://crafterscastle.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/crafters-castle-challenge-1-anything.html
http://craftyfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2017/12/challenge-74-and-winners-of-challenge-73.html
http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2017/12/celebrations-challenge.html

Harp Maiden

Hi everyone,

Hope you are having a great start to your 2018 and we're through to the middle of January already !! Soon be Christmas!!

I'm sharing a gentle image from Andreia at Moonflower Digi stamps today. This is Harp Maiden. I love this image its so serene, it makes me feel peaceful.
Did you know? The harp os one of the oldest instruments in the world. It dates back to around 3000 BC and was first depicted on the sides of Egyptian tombs

You can find it right here at the store
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/208623004/harp-maiden?ref=shop_home_active_7

I coloured it with copics and cut it out using a die from Tonic and added some flowers from my crafty stash.


Friday 5 January 2018

L'il Miss Sugarpops

Hi crafty buddies,

Happy New Year lovelies, hope you had a great Christmas and Pawsome New Year. Bet you had lots of great pressies!!
Today we've got a new challenge starting over at the Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge, Anything Goes and great PD stuff to be won. https://polkadoodle.blogspot.co.uk/

The DT are doing Thank you as their theme. As I've only used the adorable L'il Miss Sugarpops in my planner I decided to use one of them to make a thank you card. Don't you just love a cool kitty outfit?

I used kit 1 including 2 of the gorgeous papers. You can find it right here at the store
http://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/lil-miss-sugarpops-1-download-kit-mini/

I added a new die cut circle thingy from Memory Box. I coloured her with cool greys and a little pink copic.






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