Fairy Lili Easel Card

Hi all, hope you are all well, just a quick post, tired and need to be in bed lol!  Just finished this easel card off tonight, using one of my favourate Inky images 'Fairy Lili' and sentiment 'Wishing you a Fairy Happy Day!".

She is coloured using copics and spica then glimmer misted, she is very sparkly lol!  Also used special effects on her eyes, hair bobbles, earings, nails and spica shoes.

I have used two different ribbon, the thinner one I used to make the bows and I also cut some flowers from the sparkly ribbon and stuck them in different places.  Bought crochet flowers and wooden buttons.  Papers Basic Grey sugar rush.

Friendship message and cute charm

Copics and spicas used

Challenges I would love to enter:

Inky Impressions Challenge #62 - Red, Orange and Yellow
Southern Girls Challenge #46 - Things with Wings
Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Butterflies and Bows
Bearly-Mine Challenge $39 - Tic, Tac, Toe (Dies, Flowers, Sentiment)
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #167 - Fairy Fever
Make It Monday Linky Party#93 - Anything Goes
Inspire Me Fridays #62 - Anything Goes

Copics, spicas and a huge selection of stamps all available from our Mad for Markers Store

We would love to see your creations in our new Mad for Markers anything but a card/scrapbooking page Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by, happy crafting and enjoy the rest of your week, take careX:)

Inky Impressions Sizzling Summer New Release Blog Hop

Hi all, hope you are all well, just a quick post from me to tell you about Nicole's fantastic new release of Inky Impressions Images, this has to be one of my favourate releases.  Christopher mowing reminds me of Morgan mowing the garden and Gardening Lili is a younger version of Rosanna and Sassy Lili is the now older version lol!  The DT have done some AMAZING Inspiration for you to grab a coffee or a glass of wine and hop lol!  I did mine today at work, was lucky the cycle time on the CNC was 8 mins so brightened my day up by hopping along when I could lol!

Soon off to take Rosanna to a party finishing at 10.30pm, better social life than me lol!  Just a shame her friends mostly live 40+ minutes away, off into the country tonight, would be nice if it wasn't raining and soon to be dark lol!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend, happy crafting and hopping, take careX:)

Happy Australia Day and My First Six Fold Card using Lizzie Finger Painting and Sammi's Australia Day giveaway

G'day all and HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY for those of you in OZ!  So pleased it isn't has hot as Mon/Tues lol!

Hope you are all well, DH is at work but hoping finish earlier so we can have a BBQ and play some family games etc.  We will wait and see lol!

Saw this tutorial over at Splitcoaststampers and just had to give it a try.

I have used the super cute 'Lizzie Finger Painting' from Inky Impressions and coloured her using V20, V25, BV21 and C01. 

This is the card opened up

Added another Purple Lizzie lol!  And a couple of sentiments, kept it fairly plain as the paper is beautiful and sparkly.  Added glossy accents to the eyes and paint.

sentiments from an SU set

Copics, multiliner (to darken the eyes) and spicas (pink, Silver and Clear)

all the above are available from The Mad for Markers Store along with the Xpress It double sided tape and foam mount tape, don't forget you still have a few days to enter our New Colour Combo Challenge this month.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Copic OZ Colour Challenge
Simon Says Challenge - Anything Goes
Make It Monday Linky Party #73
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #148 - Seeing Spots
Lets Ink It Up Challenge #19 - Anything Goes
Stamps R Us Challenge - Just Kidding

Our super talented DT Boss Lady Sammi has been drawing and has produced these Cool Aussie Day images, if you send her an email with your choice she will send it to you, more info here

Thanks for stopping by, happy crafting and take careX:)

Lili's Flower Card, Koala, Parrot and The Great Ocean Road

Hi all hope you are all well, I am sooo excited I am off to see Dolly Parton tomorrow night and I can't wait, so we have had Dolly songs for the last couple of weeks lol!

DH didn't need me today so had a little time to play this morning, while my MIL pottered in the garden.  So Inked up 'Lili's Flower' isn't she gorgeous.

A closer look to show the glimmer mist, special effects and glitter, also to show the embossed edge on the pink scallop but hasn't shown up to well.

I would like to enter for following Challenges

Inky Impressions Challenge #33 - Give Thanks
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Thanksgiving/Thankyou
Southern Girls Challenge #32 - Embellishment Bingo embossed, ribbon, pearls
Make It Monday #64 - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door Challenge #14 - Giving Thanks
One Stitch at a Time Challenge #92 - Anything Goes
Pile it On Challenge #47  - Anything with a 'P'
Stamps R Us Challenge - Bling It On
Copic Oz Challenge - Spring Time

Personal photos for those that are interested

As some of you will know my MIL is with us at the moment, we also had Edward's brother and wife come and stay for a few days and they wanted to see The Great Ocean Road, so I took them along with Rosanna and Morgan, we covered 468 kilometres and had a wonderful day!  Here are some pics for those who have never been.

Our first main stop was at Kennett River to have a drink/snack and see the birds and koalas, what a surprise we got when this parrot landed on Rosanna's head lol!

This is another one and he took a little bit of biscuit from me

How cute is this fella, we were so lucky to see him move around, though we did have neckache from looking up for so long lol!

Uncle William wanted a silly photo lol!

How blue is that ocean?

The Twelve Apostles, or what is remaining of them

This is just a round the corner from the Twelve Apostles, there is a cave too

A closer look

 Honest mum we will just paddle, these two ended up soaked lol!  Somethings never change!

Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoyed the photos, gotta say took lots lol!  Have a wonderful week, take careX:)  Off to bed as soon as I link up the challenges so shall try and catch up with you all later in the week.

Let's Party with Fairy Lili

Hi all, hope you are all well, Sammi is having a couple of weeks off and I had time to play, so made this fun Halloween Party Invitation for our Mad for Markers Blog using 'Fairy Lili' one of my favs from Inky Impressions.  Just love the Ghost around the page Martha Stewart Punch, papers and brads mostly Basic Grey, Metallic purple paper for the embossed background, bat charm from Inky Impressions.  I have given her purple tights to match her beautiful dress.

 A closer look at the Special Effects added to her eyes, lips, hair ties and shoes and the glimmer mist

Copics used

Clothes - YR000, 00, 02, 04, BV00, 01, 02

New Hair Combo - E31, 33, 35, 37

Skin - E000, E00, E11

Eyes - G07

Lips - Lavender Spica

Challenges

Inky Impressions Challenge #26 - Halloween, Spooky, Trick or Treat
Creatalicious Challenge #27 - Distress Your Edges
Fab N Funky Challenge #95 - Distressed or Torn
Flutter By Wednesday Challenge #176 - Anything Goes
Make It Monday Challenge #60 - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Fairy Magic
One Stitch at a Time Challenge #85 - Emboss It
Allsorts Challenge Blog Week 26 - Halloween Project
Charisma Cardz Challenge #42 - Embossing

Thanks for stopping, enjoy the rest of your week and happy crafting, take careX:)

Flower Lili Notebook Cover

Hi all,

I would like to show you this front cover I have made for a notebook I have use the cute 'Flower Lili' image available from Nicole at The Inky Impressions Store.  Inky Impressions is sponsoring Inspirational Card Sketches this week so I have used their sketch.

A close look at this gorgeous girl, coloured using copics, THE NEW Colours LOL!  Mr Postie left for me today, (thanks Sammi (Mad for Markers) for the Express Postage) lovely pressie to come home too (just had to play lol), look at those sparkly nails using Spica pens.

 

 I didn't have a suitable sentiment so added these words, my writing is so not the best lol!

Added some flowers ribbons on every other ring so they didn't look too cluttered

 

You still have time to enter our Flower Challenge over on the Inky Challenge Blog , we so love seeing your gorgeous creations.

Challenges

Inspirational Card Sketches Challenge #111 - Sketch  

they also have a blog hop going on with lots of lovely prizes

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 99 - Flowers
Flutter By Wednesday Challenge #151 - Open as long as you use a Butterfly, Fairy or Angel

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Free and Easy
By the Cute and Girly - April - Cute and Girly

Shall get linked up and so hope not to get distracted in blog land, with all those gorgeous creations, as I am one tired girl lol!  DH has already gone to bed and I promised I would only be another half hour lol!


Wishing you and your families a Happy Easter, take careX:)

Inky Impressions New Release Blog Hop

Hi all, Happy Friday and welcome to the Inky Impressions ROCKIN' Blog Hop!! 

The Inkettes are putting on this blog hop to show you some really FUN new rubber stamp releases that have just come out!! There are three total new rubber stamps. They are called:

*Rock-n-Roll Donnie* (pictured in banner)

*Lizzie's Finger Painting*

*Zoe's Birthday Cupcake*

plus one new sentiment *Happy Birthday Cupcake*

(You can also find these new critters along with other recent releases in the "animals" section of the Inky Impressions store too!)

This blog hop begins TODAY, Friday April 15th at 7:00 AM (EST) and will end on Sunday, April 17th at noon (EST)...so don't miss out on the fun and prizes!! The Winner will be announced on the Inky Impressions Inspirational Blog...so be sure to check back to see if you're a winner! For the prize, one lucky winner will receive TWO of the new released images you see today along with a sentiment stamp and some yummy embellishments!!....Now doesn't that just ROCK?!! So please be sure you leave a comment on EVERY blog hop stop along the way and finish to the end for your chance to win!!

If you have come here by the way of The Inky Impressions Inspirational Blog, then you are in the RIGHT place and need to keep on hopping. If you've happened to come here randomly and would like to join in with us, then please start from the beginning of the blog hop HERE at the Inky Impressions Inspirational Blog.

For my blog hop creation, I've used Zoe's Birthday Cupcake and made this sweet birthday card, for my friend in England who will be 50 next month and loves dogs and cakes.  I have coloured her using my Copics and Spica Pens and coloured on Xpress It Blending Card.

This is a 3d Birthday cake I made on the inside of the cake, all papers are DCWV The Sweet Glitter Stack and used Glitter for the icing and Stickles for the flame though it seems to blend in with the cupcakes lol!  The gorgeous cupcake ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons.

A closer look at Zoe to show the Special effects on her eyes, nose, hat, stool, plate and party blower, spica pens on the cake and streamers

Now to continue ROCKIN' along this blog hop, you will need to check out the lovely Tanya's Blog next...

Thanks so much for joining the Inkettes Rockin' blog hop today!! We hope that you'll be inspired with our creations using these darling new releases!!

And finally, here is a complete list of the blog hop in order in case you get lost somewhere along the way:

The Inky Impressions Inspirational Blog - START HERE!!

Annette

Tanya

Jackie

Carrie

Lora

Lisa

Karita

Sammi

Vicki
Michaela

Ria

Inky Impressions Challenge Blog - END HERE!!

and to celebrate the new DT and being asked to stay on for another term (YIPPEE) I have a little blog candy my DD raided my stash and came up with this, these ribbons are gorgeous (from Crafty Ribbons).  Winner will be chosen by random.org after the finish of the blog hop and announced here on my blog.

Challenges

Copic Creations Challenge 48 - Your Favourate Paper for Copic Colouring (Xpress It Blending Card)

Papertake Weekly Challenge Blog - Truly Dimensional

A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge 147 - All Creatures Great and Small

Thank you for visiting, happy crafting, have a wonderful weekend, take careX:)



Exciting news and Lili's Easter Basket

Hi all, first still happy dancing the 'Lets Ink It Up DT' chose my 'Lili's Birthday Cake with Candles as the winner for their Challenge #11, so chuffed!  Thank you girls, cheered me up as my mojo has been awol just lately!

Even more exciting news I have been asked to stay for another five months on the Inky Impressions DT along with Sammi and Vicky WOO HOO!!!!  How lucky am I!!  So lucky to be on two of my dream teams!!!  We now have some more gorgeous Inkettes and will be having a blog hop on Friday so you can meet these talented ladies.

Back to business time for another challenge with the Inkettes and our lovely new Inkette Jackie would love you to have flowers as part of your creation.  I have made an Easter basket based on this tutorial here.  I have used the gorgeous image 'Lili's Egg Hunt'  and filled the basket with these beautiful sweet peas from our garden.

A view from the back, I tried adding flowers to the handle but they clashed too much with this gorgeous Basic Grey flowery paper, so added a beautiful purple bow and butterfly

This is a closer look Lili to show the special effects on her hairband, eyes, shoes and the eggs, kindyglitz was added to the edge of the purple card and to the butterfly along with pearl

For the first time I have coloured a sky and grass and have to say I am chuffed with my first attempt, the sky

is blue but perhaps I need to be brave and go a darker shade of blue.

Challenges

Copic Oz - Easter Challenge
Sundays with Chrisy Challenge #16 - Springs is in the air or baby
Lets Ink It Up Challenge #12 - Easter
Stamps R Us - Easter Theme
Make It Monday Linky Party #32
Cute and Girly Challenge - Cute and Girly
Allsorts Challenge Blog Week 98 - Anything but a Square
BasicGrey Fortnightly Challenge #41 - More than one Fold
Creative Inspirations Challenge #107 - Easter
Stamping Vacation Special Month Challenge - April
Thank you for visiting, happy crafting, take careX:)

Inky Impressions meets Crafty Ribbons

Hi all,

This is my second post for today, please check out the Mad for Markers Paperific Post, lots of  fantastic photos from the show.

Today I would like to show you this candle I have decorated using the cute image 'Joseph and Lynette's First Date' with this beautiful sentiment, both available from Nicole at The Inky Impressions Store

Thought this would make a lovely wedding anniversary/valentines gift.

Also I made this corner bookmark a little while ago but never posted here, using 'Lili stuffed Bunny' thought it would make a great Easter gift.  This was also for the Crafty Ribbons Easter Challenge, using their ribbons.  This store is based in the UK, the staff are just wonderful and there is a HUGE selection of ribbons!!!   Gorgeous buttons which I have just won some on their Friday Freebie last week.  This is a link to their blog they have lots of fun going on Friday Freebies as well as Ribbon Tutorials  This is a link to their store.

The cute bunny charm and brad are available from Nicole at The Inky Impressions Store

also made this cute little tag

I am going to Link Up to Michelle's Make It Monday Linky Party #31 a place to share your creations - Michelle is having a DT call at the moment, full details on her blog here

Don't forget our fun Die Cut's Challenge over at the Inky Challenge Blog you still have a week to enter, have a wonderful week, happy crafting, take careX:)

Inky Lili's Birthday Cake with Candles and flowers lol!

Hi all,

First I would love to welcome my new followers, hopefully I have popped round, commented and followed you, though one or two of you I couldn't find a blog address, so please let me know so I can pay you a visit.

Now time for another Inky Challenge and our gorgeous Inkette Sandie set the challenge this fortnight to use Die Cuts, now for sometime I have wanted to make one of these fancy easel cards lol!  Can't remember where I first seen one (could have been Merry) but, saved this link to a tutorial, check them out , there are many STUNNING creations.

I have used the gorgeous 'Lili's Birthday Cake' image and 'Make a Wish' sentiment available here coloured with Copics, Spica Glitter and added Special Effects and Glimmer Mist.  My icing skills need a little more practice using the pearl pen lol!

Now I wanted to have flowers as this card is for a very special friend, who was our neighbour, when we bought our house together in England (her and DH have been out twice to visit us) she will be 70 in May and does flower demonstrations, those who have followed me for sometime know I struggle with flowers, so I got DH's opinion and he didn't like the flowers, he thought the blue too big and the brown didn't go and I was brave sending to someone who knows what to do with flowers lol!  Now I like them, wanted to add a little more green but the leaves didn't look right, maybe some twirly green bits.  But please tell me what you think, I would love you to be HONEST! 

This is the card laying flat, I have added kindyglitz all around the edges

With the candles in the box

This is the card before I added the flowers and more icing lol!

SO WITH OR WITHOUT FLOWERS

Now pop over to the Challenge blog and see what gorgeous eye candy the Inspirational Inkettes have for you.

Challenges

Lets Ink It Up Challenge#11 - Die Cuts/Punches
Oldie But A Goodie Challenge 15 - Pink, Blue and Brown
Craft your Days Away Challenge #16 - Mum or a Special lady
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Let's glitter and glitz it
Make It Monday Linky Party - a place over on Michelle's blog to share your creations
ABC Challenge - R is for Roses

Now don't forget Mad for Markers will be at Paperific on 1-3 April - with the full range of Ciao and Sketch markers as well as THE April release of The Greeting Farm stamps including the NEW Creeper kit!

I shall be there (Fri & Sat), along with Sammi, her DH, we sure would love you to pop by and say hi!

Thank you for visiting, happy crafting, take careX:)