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Sunday 26 October 2014

Divas by design GDT - Festive Florals

Afternoon all

Here's my GDT card for Divas By Design.

The theme for this week is 

Festive Florals

and we're sponsored by the fantastic 


So here's my creation! Hope you like it :)

Ingredients
Embossilicious Holly Leaves Embossing Folder
Hero Arts Stamp 
LOTV Christmas Sentiment
Spellbinders Poinsettia
Grey Velvet Ribbon
Grey Distress Ink
Silver Embossing Powder
Diamanté gem

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Black, White and... - I chose to use white and grey/silver
As You Like It - Cute or Elegant (elegant because it's easy to make a nice CAS card that way!)

Thanks for looking
Tags xx

Tuesday 14 October 2014

Divas By Design GDT - Black and Orange

Hi everyone

Wow I am late this week. Sorry :( Bad week in Tanya's headspace!

This week over at Divas By Design the challenge theme is

Black and Orange

It doesn't have to be a Halloween creation, just have lots of black and orange on it :) 

This week are sponsored by the fabulous Craft bag
so for your chance at a great prize from this fabulous store please join in!

Here is my creation for this week :)
Ingredients
Penny Black image
Papermania papers
LOTV Simply Sophisticated sentiment
Ribbon, twine and pearl embellishment were gifts from my mum

A closeup of my bow, I used a white pearl that I coloured with an orange Copic, orange baker's twine and black satin ribbon :)

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges: 
As You Like It - Favourite Fibre  (Ribbon cos it's so versatile and easy to spruce up any card with)

Thanks for looking
Tanya xx

Tuesday 30 September 2014

Pink and White Anniversary Card

Another card from drafts that I made a while ago, got a few to get through haha :P 



Ingredients
Image LOTV
Papers LOTV
Sentiment LOTv
La-la land heart bunting die
Cheery Lynn Doily Die
Pink ribbon and pink tape from Ribbon Girl
Stickles, Liquid Pearls. silver embossing powder

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Thanks for looking :)
Tanya xx

Saturday 27 September 2014

Divas By Design GDT - Pretty in Glitter

Afternoon everybody :)

This week over at Divas By Design, the challenge theme is

Pretty In Glitter

and we're sponsored by Sir Stampalot who are providing a mystery prize for the winner :)

This is what I made, and this is the best pic to show off my sparkles :) I made a wedding easel card.


Ingredients
Image - Stamping Bella Uptown Girls
Sentiments made on the computer
First Edition papers
Memory Box butterfly
MS butterfly punch
Shabby Pink frantage
Coloured with Copics
Stickles, Glossy Accents, Liquid Pearls, sequin strands, pink canvas ribbon, pink satin ribbon, purple pom-pom strand, pink diamanté gem all from Ribbon Girl

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Thanks for looking!
Tanya xx

Sunday 21 September 2014

For a little princess

Evening all!

So, my blogging lately has been woeful. This card is a few months old, and I'm only getting around to blogging it now. I have 67 posts in draft right now, because that's how many bloggable cards I've made in the last 2 months. I just have had no time to actually get the posts up. Crazy! So, I'm going to try and get one up every couple of days until I'm a bit more caught up! 

Ingredients
Saturated Canary Queenie & Princess
Sentiment printed on the computer
LOTV Promises Paper Pack
Whimsy Corner Dies
Blue velvet ribbon, sequin strand, pearls, gems and diamanté embellishment from Ribbon Girl
Stickles, Liquid Pearls
Coloured with PMs

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
ABC Challenge - Tic Tac Toe (Ribbon/Sentiment/Pearls+Gems)

Thanks for looking :)
Tanya xx

Saturday 13 September 2014

Divas By Design GDT - Anything Goes

Hi All

Internet troubles and tummy troubles mean a very late DT post for me this week! Sorry my pretties! 

GDTing still over at Divas By Design, and the challenge for the week is

ANYTHING GOES

And we're very lucky to be sponsored by 


Dies to Die for.

So here's my card, hope you like it :) 
Ingredients
Stamping Bella Uptown Girls Victoria & Juliette's Night Out
LOTV Statement Stamp
LOTV Greetings Tag
Embossalicious Lattice Embossing Folder
Ribbon Girl sparkly organza ribbon, gold embossing powder, Stickles Stardust, gold Liquid Pearls
Coloured with Copics

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
As You Like It - Favourite Rubber Stamp (I love all the Stamping Bella images, they're great for a quirky more grown-up feel than a cutesy image)

Thanks for looking :)
Tanya xx

Thursday 28 August 2014

Girly birthday card - GDT for Divas By Design

Scheduled this for yesterday, blogger fail!

Morning all!

Today over at Divas By Design, the challenge is

Happy Birthday

and we're delighted to be sponsored by

So here's what I made, it was a commission for a friend.

Ingredients
Beauty shop images - Make It Crafty
Girl image - Simply B Stamps (I think it's called)
Cheery Lynn Doily Die
Papermania papers
Spiderweb ribbon and diamanté detail from Ribbon Girl
Sentiment done on the computer
Coloured with Copics (Yes I had a colouring fail on the tiles :'( )
Stickles, Glossy Accents, Liquid Pearls

I'd like to enter into the following challenges:

Thanks for looking and do head on over to Divas By Design for a look at all the other girls' fantastic DT cards :)

Tanya xx

Wednesday 13 August 2014

1st birthday card :) and Divas By Design GDT

Evening all

I'm GDTing for Divas By Design for the next couple of months, very exciting altogether! Their challenge this week is

SO CHARMING

so here's what I made :) Hope you like it, and thanks to the Divas for having me :)

This challenge is sponsored by the fantastic
Live and Love Crafts



    
Ingredients
Image - Mo's Digital Pencil "a sister is"
Papers are a mix of LOTV paper packs
Charm, button thread, gem, ribbon, button and pearls are from Ribbon Girl
Flowers from LLC and Ribbon Girl
Doohickeys heart border die
MS Doily Border Punch
MFT Dienamics Bracket Tab die
Coloured with Copics and PMs
Stickles, Glossy Accents

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Thanks for looking :)

Tanya xx

Saturday 9 August 2014

Vintage-style new home card

Afternoon everybody :)

My mum asked me to make a New Home card for some old friends of hers and dad's that have moved house recently. Mum brought me loads of craft stuff home from her holidays so I try to use some of the stuff she got me on every card that I make for her so she can see that I get loads of use out of it - she brought me home packs of Spectrum Noirs thinking she was doing a great thing, but I use Copics not Specs, so I didn't use them and feel SO GUILTY :( So I try my best to show her that all the other stuff she brought me is fabulous :) On this card what she brought me was the gorgeous papers :)

I used this fabulous Tiddly Inks house for the card, it's perfect for new home cards :D

Some of my lovely purchases from my last Live and Love Crafts order :)

Ingredients
Image - Home Sweet Home by Tiddly Inks
Sentiment - LOTV circle sentiment
Papers brought home by my lovely mum from her holidays
Lace, charm, pearl string, seam binding from Live and Love Crafts
Gold embossing powder
Coloured with Copics

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
Bunny Zoe Challenge - Bingo (Charms/Heat Embossing/Sentiment)
Dream valley Challenge - Favourite Colour Combo (love pastel colours at the moment!)
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - In the Family (papers bought by my mum, and has a picture of a family home on!)
I'm also going to enter this into the Tiddly Inks Design Team Call that they're holding at the moment.

Thanks for looking!
Tags xx

Tuesday 5 August 2014

Baby shower card


Bad blogger I've been! I've been SO BUSY...I had so many insanely personalised card orders to make this last month that I've been up til 3 am each day making them. I have never advertised my work - I have a facebook page that was intended to share my cards with family and friends but I guess word-of-mouth got rid of that hahaha! On the upside, I'm now a pro at finding the most random images ever in google search and turning them into cards. 

So here's a card I made ages ago that I'm only getting around to blogging now :) 

Ingredients
Image - Mos Digital Pencil Baby Shower
Papers - LOTV Petal Fresh
FWOC flowers
Corner from WOC
Ribbon from stash
Wild Rose Studio Butterfly Burst die
White cotton lace
Liquid Pearls, Stickles, Glamour Dust, Glossy Accents, Shabby Blue Frantage
Printed the sentiment off the computer
Coloured with Copics

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
As You Like It - favourite papers (all the LOTV papers, their patterns are so pretty and versatile)
Bunny Zoe's Challenge - Bingo (flowers/lace/sentiment)
Dream Valley Challenge - Favourite Colour Combo (i'm loving pastel colours at the moment!)

Nighty night :)
Tags xx

Thursday 26 June 2014

Late father's day card

Afternoon everyone :)

I made this for a friend a while ago, only getting around to blogging it now though :) 

I'm awful at man cards, but I'm pretty happy with how this turned out :)

Ingredients
Image - LOTV Take It Easy
LOTV Simply Sophisticated sentiment
LOTV Greetings Tags sentiments
LOTV Country Gentlemen papers
MFT Die-namics Fishtail Die
Twine from Ribbon Girl
Coloured with Copics
Glossy Accents, brad

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
Deep Ocean Challenge Blog - Favourite Colour Combo (Kraft + Anything at the moment!)

Thanks for looking :)
Tags xx

Monday 16 June 2014

Birthday Dad

Afternoon everyone :)

I made this card a while ago for my fiancé to give his lovely dad for his birthday, hope you like :) 

Ingredients
LOTV Dad's the word image (can't find it on the site though, I think it must be gone!)
LOTV General Greetings Small
Coloured with Copics
Stickles, Glossy Accents, Liquid Pearls

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Thanks for looking :)
Tags xx

Thursday 5 June 2014

Spots and Stripes for Crafty Little Fairies

Evening everyone

I'm GDT over at Crafty Little Fairies for this month - yay! The theme for this month is

SPOTS AND STRIPES

and there are loads of fab prizes up for grabs so get in there :D

Here's my card for the challenge :) 

Ingredients
LOTV's The Lost Balloon
Papers - Doodlebug Hello Spring
LOTV General Greetings Small
Ribbon and pearls from The Ribbon Girl
Coloured with PMs and Copics
Stickles and Snowtex

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
Deep Ocean Challenge Blog - Inspired by a song (Mad as Rabbits - Panic at the Disco)

Thanks for looking :)
Tags xx

Friday 30 May 2014

Girly Birthday Fairy

Hello everyone

Here's a card I made recently for my niece to give her little friend :)

I got some new pink Copics so I had to test them out, and what better way to do that than on a girly fairy :)

Ingredients
LOTV Pom Pom
LOTV Sentiment Tag
Ribbon from Ribbon Girl
Spider web a present from my mum
Embossalicious Petite Dots embossing folder
Cuttlebug flower embossing folder
Embossalicious lattice embossing folder
Memory Box Pippa Butterfly Die
Memory Box Puffy Clouds Dies
Doohickeys fence die
Coloured with Copics (I got lots of new pink markers this week, so obviously had to colour a pink fairy :D)
Stickles, Glamour Dust, Pink Liquid Pearls (on her little buttons)

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Thursday 8 May 2014

5th Birthday

Evening everyone

Hope you're all well. I made a card for my niece to give her friend for her birthday, hope you like it.

Ingredients
LOTV Pom Pom
LOTV General Greetings Small
Doodlebug papers
MS Butterfly punch
MS Doily border punch
Memory Box Pippa butterfly
Whimsy Corner die
Marianne Design number
Coloured with Copics
Ribbon from stash
Brad, pearls and charm from Ribbon Girl
Stickles, Frantage, clear embossing powder

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
(all the shapes are diecut from scrap paper, and must of the PP is leftovers too)

(I'd like to think I have fairies living in the garden, wouldn't you?)

Thanks for looking :)
Tags xx

Thursday 24 April 2014

New home card

Evening all

I made this yesterday, my neighbour asked me for a new home card for a relative so this is what I made.

Ingredients
LOTV Moving Day
LOTV For You Circular Sentiment
Papers a mix from last year, Wild Rose Studio Gingham and Me to You Springtime I think
MS Butterfly punch
Whimsy Corner Die
Pearls and ribbon from Ribbon Girl
Coloured with Copics and PMs
Stickles, Glossy Accent, Liquid Pearls

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
The Squirrel and the Fox - Diecut or Punch (I used a butterfly punch twice and a circle and scalloped circle die)

Thanks for looking :)
Tags xx

Saturday 19 April 2014

Easter birthday card

Evening everyone

Me again! I have another card :) Two in two days, things are looking up hehe! I'm getting back into it now, this one came a bit more naturally than the first one :) I made a birthday card for my cardbox, but I used a nice Easter image.

Image - LOTV Lost Balloon
Sentiment - LOTV Sentiment tags
Papers - Maja Design Vintage Basics Autumn
Flowers from Ribbon Girl and Live and Love Crafts
Pearls from Ribbon Girl
Ribbon and trim from stash
MS border punch
MS leaf punch
Cheery Lynn French Pastry Doily Die
 Snowtex
Stickles
Coloured with Copics and PMs

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Thanks for looking :)
Tags xx

Friday 18 April 2014

I'm Back! :D

Hi everyone!

Long time no bloggy for me! I've been tied up making 100 wedding invitations and 50 evening invitations - they were super detailed so between waiting for supplies (glue taking three weeks to get here, suppliers running out of black card nationwide) and actually making the things, I've literally made about four other cards so far this year, so I'm so happy that they're finally done and dusted and handed over to the happy couple :D SO GLAD I never have to look at them again haha! I've literally been working on them non stop since half-way through January, I handed them over last Thursday, took a few days of relaxation and got back to my desk yesterday and made a card :) When the invites have finally been sent out by the bride and groom I'll share them here then :)

Hope you like it, I haven't coloured anything proper in for sooo long, colouring is a bit rusty haha!

Ingredients
Image - LOTV Maisie Two Balloons
Sentiment - LOTV Sentiment Tags
Ribbon, Pearl Trim, Beaded Trim, Organza Trim, Cheesecloth and Pearls from Ribbon Girl 
Flowers from Live and Love Crafts
Papers from stash, a couple of years old I think
MS Border Punch
Spellbinders floral oval die
Silver corner from stash
Coloured with Copics and PMs
Gesso, frantage, Liquid Pearls, Stickles

Closeup of the flowers and sentiment tag

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
As You Like It - Favourite Stitching (I like stitched ribbon - I don't sew and I haven't got to grips with faux stitching but I do like adding some stitched ribbon to my cards)

Thanks for looking!
Tags xx

Wednesday 19 March 2014

First Birthday :)

Evening everyone :)

I got my paper woes sorted, I went to a little art shop in town and they didn't have any a4 black card, but they did have a2 size in the same brand, so I got that :) I still haven't got my glue though, and if the company I ordered from doesn't help me soon, I'm done with them haha! Two and a half weeks is far too long to wait for an order that is capable of getting here in four days. I bought an emergency tube in town to keep me going until I need enough stuff to get past the £40 free shipping limit at the wonderful Glitter Pot store haha, which never really takes long ;)

Anyway enough complaining for one day!
This is another card that I made a little while ago and never got around to blogging :)

 
Ingredients
Image - Mo's Digital Pencil Love Ya
Papers are Maja Design Sofiero Collection
Flowers - LLC and Ribbon Girl
Pearl strands and corner from stash
Organza trim, cheesecloth and pearl string from Ribbon Girl
Metal "1" Tim Holtz Ideaology
Coloured with PMs and Copics
 Stickles, Gesso, Shabby Pink frantage

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Thanks for looking :)
Tags xx