Friendship

Hi everyone I'm here with my first inspiration post for Live & Love Crafts & wow I am sooooo nervous. As you know the theme this week is Fran-Tage............yeah I'm sure the girls hated this theme lol. Yeah right I'm sure I heard screams of excitement lol......... Now this was quite a rush card as I should have been posting Saturday but Alyce asked if I would swap with her yesterday.

Anyhoo's I have used the uber gorgeous new Stempelglede stamps that Sandy has just added to her store recently............ OMG I sooooooooo love these, I want them all!!

The image is from Stempelglede's stamp set called 'Vintage Garden', sooooo pretty!!

Now its my first time colouring a bird so please be kind lol. I have triple embossed with UTEE powder, cracked it in places.........I dont put mine in the freezer as I've found sometimes pieces can pop out when you crack it & it works just as well even if you dont freeze it ;0)

I've also stamped a Postcard mark with a Magnolia stamp.

The gorgeous papers are Pion Studio Of Memories, I love these with the frames as they are perfect for decorating inside of the card. I also stamped the inside of the frame with Stempelglede's 'Just A Note', which is a gorgeous set of sentiment stamps. I've also added dies to the inside, well do you really think I would only use 1 die lol.

Using the same 'Just A Note' stamp set I also made a tag & added shabby seam binding to it. The tag reads 'I Treasure Your Friendship', isn't it gorgeous!!

The small tag I cut from Pion 'Vintage Garden - Tags' 12x12 sheet. I distressed the edges, inked them & added a charm. I also used a small postage rubber stamp & stamped a postage mark onto it ;0)

I coloured the image with copics but didnt write down the colours sorry, TBH my mojo was not working when I was colouring & after originally trying with other mediums I then went sit in bed, put on Homefront with Jason Statham & pulled out my copics...........

Many of you have said you cant watch tv & colour, well I only watch things I've seen at least twice lol, & all Jason Statham movies I've seen twice, the good ones anyway lol.

I've added Shabby Blue Fran-Tage to the wooden bird cage & to the corners of the box. The metal corner I covered with Shabby White Fran-Tage. Also you cannot see it very well but I also stamped the corners of the bottom paper with a stamp from 'Vintage Garden' stamp set as well. Think you can just see the brown ink on the top left hand corner/side lol.

All links are below to take you to items used.

Thank you sooooooooooo much for stopping by. Please enter my candy & help to raise money for Cancer Research, all I'm asking for is £2...........its nothing but when all put together can go a long way.

Huge squishy hugs

Vicky xxx

Stempelglede - Vintage Garden	Stempelglede - Just a note	Pion Design - Studio of Memories 6x6 - Photo Frame & Anemone	Pion Design - Vintage Garden 12x12 - Tags
Maya Road Crochet Trim - Mini Banners (19mm)	Stampendous Fran-táge Embossing Enamels	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads	Kort & Godt Rolled Paper Roses
Maya Road Vintage Wood Bird Cages	WOC Wild Roses, 30mm	Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel (UTEE)	VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
Jute Fabric	Landstoken Vintage Feeling Collection - Metal Corners	Jute Twine	Tim Holtz Paper Distresser Tool
LLC Shabby Seam Binding

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Deep Ocean Challenge DT Card

Hello everyone I'm running a wee bit late tonight, I went Dunelm this evening as I had reserved some new bedding & curtains for my bedroom & Natalie's, however I decided to clean my bedroom & put the new bedding on & hang the curtains..........so thats why I'm running late. Would have helped if I scheduled it lol.

Ok so this fortnight over at Deep Ocean Challenges we have a super duper challenge & it is............

INSPIRED BY A SONG

................see how totally easy. I've gone for Rhianna 'Under My Umbrella', although my favourite song at the min is Let It Go off Frozen lol. My daughter Natalie & Grandaughter Payton LOVE that film lol.

Now I did this card about a week ago & coloured the image with a new colouring medium I'm trying. The first time I saw these used were by the uber talented Dena.........OMG does she know how to colour. Since then my lovely Bloggy buddy Becky uses them........

The 'Shabby Seam Binding' & gorgeous 'Clay Hearts' are from Live & Love Crafts.

The inside to show you a better view of the gorgeous papers which are Maja Design Vintage Summer Basics 6x6 pad. Lace is also from LLC. 

Metal corner & all the flowers are from LLC. I've also added Gesso over here & there.

This is 'London Tilda', I cant believe its took me til now ink her :0( Anyway she is coloured with Derwent Inktense pencils. The first time I saw these used were by the uber talented Dena.........OMG does she know how to colour. Since then my lovely Bloggy & DT buddy Becky uses them........ So hubster brought me these..........

These were from Amazon, here is the link....... I used Derwent Watercolour paper. I've only used these once so far so I'm still VERY much in the practice zone but boy do these colour come alive once water is added. The colours really do become vibrant more than any other pencil I've used.

The doily is Melissa Frances also from LLC & I added Gesso here, there & well..............here & there again lol. Also added a Shabby Bark Heart, I love these so much!!

Ok thats it from me sorry about my lateness, the new bedding forced me lol.

Thank you soooooooooo much for stopping by it really means a lot.

Take care & tatty bye my lovelies mmwah

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Live & Love Crafts Challenge DT Card

Hello everyone, hope you are having a super duper wooper of a weekend. It was such a gorgeous day here yesterday, I even took my puppy for her first walk ;0)

Anyway did you see the title? yes I'm here with my first DT card for LIVE & LOVE CRAFTS........ ooops sorry I didn't mean to shout I'm just sooooooooo excited & happy, although extremely nervous as well.

Well its time for a new challenge & this month is a fab one, perfect for the weather we should be having this time of year.

SUMMER GARDEN

...........see how easy & perfect is that. 

All links to products used will be at the bottom of the post.

I have used a perfect image from LOTV of what I see as 2 best friends enjoying the summer together.

I've added a small padlock charm over a tag sentiment from LOTV because true friends are always locked ;0)

I have decorated the inside to match the front as always & added a Melissa Frances 'Doily' the same as on the front. This I always wanted to show you the delicious 'Reprint' papers I've used.

This sentiment is again from LOTV & I've added tiny pearls from my stash. The butterflies I cut from some Maja Design paper, I covered them with Crackle Accents.

This super duper cute stamp is called 'Big Hug' from LOTV. I coloured this with copics, I will add the colours soon.........

E47, E44, E43, E41, E40 - Dog

N5, N3, N1, N0 - Rabbit

R39, R37, R35 - Hearts

C3, C1, E43, E41 - Clock type flowers

YR27, YR24, YR21 - Flowers

G17, G07, G14, YG23 - Grass

C3, C1, COO, B000, B0000 - Sky

 I also added Shabby White Fran-tage around the image.

On my last order from Live & Love Crafts I ordered more lace, well you cant shop at this shop & not buy gorgeous lace............there's sooooooo many gorgeous ones to choose from. This is super gorgeous & very nearly didnt use it. However I cant keep lace for stroking all the time lol;0) 

Items used.......

Reprint Papers 'Summer Wings' 6x6 pad

Maja Design 'Days To Remember' 

Shabby White Fran-Tage

Shabby Bark Heart

Cheese Cloth

Melissa Frances Resin Corner

Melissa Frances 'Doily'

Cream Pearl String

WOC Wild Rose 30mm

WOC 2 tone Baby Pink Carnations

White Poppies

The berries are Magnolia originally from LLC, here is a similar product which is lush. All the items above are from Live & Love Crafts.

LOTV

'Big Hug' rubber stamp

'Pretty Grungy Relations' sentiment

Sentiment Tags

Magnolia 'Doo-Hickey 'Swirl & Leaf' die.

Well thats it from me, my nervous first challenge post for Live & Love Crafts, please pop on over to see my fantastically talented teamies.........they are so awesome!!!

Thank you soooooooooo much for stopping by it really means a lot mmwah.

Tatty bye & big hugs to all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

EDITED - Copic colours now added ;0)

Challenges I'm Entering..........

Natalie & Amy - 4 legged Animal

Simply Congratulations

Hello there all you lovely peeps around the world, I'm saying a sunny good morning today from here by the sea yayyyyyyy.

Ok so today I have a card I made probably about a week ago but only took pics the other day. Its also a CAS card, I know CAS, ME.......I tell ya I'm getting a handle on these things now you know ;0)

Okie doke here's my card...........

I loved this image as soon as Krista sent her to me & it wasnt long before she was coloured up....... Yeo another sitting patiently in my box lol.

The sentiment is from LOTV & I stamped it onto a piece of scrap from the same papers & cut it into a flag shape & shaped it to give it a bit of definition ;0)

The super gorgeous image is called 'Keys Please' & is a digi image from Saturated Canary. Tbh I think this image could be used for passing exams as well maybes ;0) I cant find the copics colours used but I will write the ones down I know.

E04, E11, E21, E00, E000, R20

E57, E55, E53, E50

R85, R83, R81, RV10, RV000

B97, B95, B93, B91, B00

E47, E44, E43, E41, E40

Ground - C7, C5, C3, C1, C00

I think these are probably about right. The background would have been done with maybes BOO, BOOO, BOOO

I also added tiny pearl to her boots as buttons ;0)

The papers are MME Lost & Found 'Blush', love this pad though dont have much left :0( I inked all the edges with pumice stone & machine stitched all layers as always. The pearls are from my stash & I think they may have jumped on there themselves...........I have no recollection of me putting them on ;0)

Well my super lovelies thats it from me I have a busy day today, I've got to go pick up a course of antibiotics for a recurring kidney infection, darn thing. I also need to get on the treadmill before I go for my tattoo at 2pm yay. I've also got my lovely grandkids tonight woo hoo & Jakes lovely girlfriend staying the weekend, well she stays every weekend.........yep our family has extended, the more the merrier we say ;0)

Okie dokie I'm away now I will try to get round laters its hard at min in between everything & fitting in workouts.  For those that have or will make donations I will be round to each of you to say a personal thank you as it really does mean the world to me, you are all awesome mmwah.

Tatty bye & have a happy friday, yay its the weekend yeeeeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaaa

Loves ya mmwah xxxxxxxxxx

Midweek Magnolia's DT Card

Hello everyone how are you all? Im running rather late this today so I'm gonna press on.

So its time for a new challenge over at Midweek Magnolia's & this fortnight we want to see

SHAPED CARDS

...........yep no square or rectangle cards allowed peeps. 

I've made a card with an image I coloured last year, yep this cutie has just sat in my coloured up box, poor thing. He wasn't alone though ;0)

This is probably my favourite Magnolia stamp, I sooooo love this little baby.

This yummy scrummy lace is called 'Zahra' & gosh its so pretty, it is of course from Live & Love Crafts.

I made a banner with Magnolia 'Flag' die & I added 'BOY' letters from Pion's 'Red Clover' 6x6 paper. Also you get another close up of the yummy lace ;0)

The stamp is 'Sleeping Baby Tilda' & he was coloured with Distress Markers, in the early days I might add. Not that I've really got any better but hey never mind lol. The frame around him is a spellbinders die & I inked it with Weathered Wood distress ink.

The gorgeous paper is from Pion's Sweet Baby collection 12x12 'Blue Baby Blanket'. I distressed the edges & inked with pumice stone & machine stitched as always. All the flowers are woc & from Live & Love Crafts, as is the 'Shabby Bark Heart'. The little badge thingy is from my stash & is from K&Co maybes but not sure. The shape of the card was made with xxl dies from Go -Kreate.

Please pop on over to see my super talented teamies creations, they are uber gorgeous!!

I want to thank you for the lovely messages & emails of support regarding the Race For Life. I'm not bothered how my health is on the day, if I have to I will crawl lol. Please pop your names into the Inlinkz at the bottom of the candy post with a link back to your blog after you have donated please my lovelies.

Thank you again sooooooooooo much.

Tatty bye & thank you for stopping by it means a lot.

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