Elizabeth Bell’s Beautiful Little Rapunzel…Really Sweet…

Well, didn’t William & Catherine make a sweet couple and that dress… so understated but she looked so beautiful in it, they both handled the day really well (considering that 2 billion people were watching!) and looked so good together. I loved the little glances that they gave to each other too…William & Harry did Diana proud!!

Hope you enjoyed the Royal occasion…it was definitely a day to remember!!

Anyhoo, onto today’s little creation…I have made another Elizabeth Bell card with the gorgeous ‘Little Rapunzel’ image…I just love this funky retro image, the detail on her top is really pretty…

I based the style of the card on the following challenge sketch:
Belles ‘n Whistles Challenge – Easter Monday Sketch



Beautiful 'Little Rapunzel' coloured and blended with Prisma pencils & Sansador...


The flowers on her top have also been 'stickled'...


WOC flowers have been 'Stickled' too adding lots of sparkle and a lovely dangling butterfly charm...



The inside of the card compliments the front of the card and of course there's a box to match!!




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Elizabeth Bell ‘Patti’s Kiss’...

Hello Everyone, hope you have been enjoying this historical day – feeling very proud to be British and have enjoyed watching the beautiful Royal Couple – Wills & Kate ‘tying the knot’!!!

I have found this lovely little Elizabeth Bell's design called 'Patti's Kiss' with her little teddy bear...

Patti and her teddy are coloured with Prisma pencils and blended with Sansador...


Decorated with WOC flowers and lace and beautiful Rose papers...

' Happy Birthday' stamped in Firebrick Red distress ink and embossed and edged with Stickles...

A lovely little touch with a 'Teddy' charm from my stash...

The inside of the card compliments the front of the card...the 'Love' border is from Magnolia and has been clear embossed with Fire Brick distress ink...

and a handmade box to match and fits the card snugly...

I have entered this card into the following challenge:
Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge #131 – Pink, Cream & Brown

I hope you have enjoyed looking at my creation and I hope you will enjoy a day of partying!!! I know I am!!!

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It’s a Pink Hanglar Sailor Girl...

Hope you have all had a wonderful Easter and have enjoyed a nice break to relax and do nice things!!

I have to share with you today a pinky girly card…



I have hand stamped and coloured the sitting Hanglar girl from the Sailor Kit with Prisma Pencils and blended with Sansador.



I have used the new Magnolia Butterfly background papers and DCWV dp, Bazzil cardstock, Card Candy, WOC flowers and lace...

Hanglar girl sitting on WOC lace with handmade pink buttons and distressed with Tim Holtz crackle paint...

A close up of handmade buttons...

Butterfly charm and pink ribbon from stash...

Heart hat pin that I have added flower beads to...

Inside of the card to compliment the front of the card...


and a custom made box with flourishes...for the card to fit nicely inside.

I am entering this card into the following challenge:

Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge: R#15 – Own Handmade Buttons


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Thank you and Happy Easter!!

HAPPY EASTER Everyone … I hope you are enjoying the long Easter weekend and making the most of the weather and time with family & friends…

I have been busying myself in the kitchen and have made a tried and tested ‘Easter Egg Nest Cake!! Very chocolaty and gooey … and scrummy!!

It’s become a bit of a tradition of later years and this cake gets gobbled up in no time at all … hehehe



Well … in 6 weeks I feel I have come a real long way and I am amazed and chuffed to bits that I have followers!! Thank you to you all for taking the time to come and visit and leave lovely comments…it is so humbling! xXx

I just wanted to share this Easter celebration cake with you and to thank you for following me on my new journey and to wish you all a very HAPPY EASTER!!

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Recycling…now there’s a challenge…

Hello bloggers … Happy Easter to you all … and what a Good Friday it is too! Hope you are enjoying your hot cross buns and I can’t wait to get my hands on the Easter Eggs on Sunday…..uuummmm chocolate!!!

I was busy last night finishing off this card for the next 3 challenges … I can’t believe how addictive all these challenges are. I was very nervous and didn’t have a clue how to go about entering challenges and now I can’t stop … still nervous though …lol …

Thank you to everyone who has supported me on my journey through blogland and has decided to follow me … if I haven’t stopped by to say hello yet, I am on my way and hope to visit you shortly … it’s been so busy!! I have now been lucky enough to become a DT member for ‘Anything Goes’ challenge blog and have been visiting LOADS of gorgeous blogs, it’s so amazing to see all the talented crafters who after a busy day at work and looking after the kids and hubby, still find the time to create such artwork … I salute you!!!

Anyhoo, I have entered this card into 3 more challenges…

Moving along with the times – Recycle

Spoonful of Sugar – Let’s Celebrate

Try it on Tuesday – A bit of upcycling



This one wracked my brains ... after spending loads on crafting goodies ... I had to rumage through my recycle bin ... lol ... I found some bubble wrap, brown paper packaging (from all the crafts I have bought!) end of roll tin foil, some left over garden twine and a cute HM image that I had coloured in an age ago!!

The inside to compliment the front of the card...



...bubble wrap coloured with alcohol inks...



'Chocolate' buttons made from brown paper packing and garden twine with added stickles...





...Uuummmm...I LOVE chocolate! ...



...tin foil flowers coloured with alcohol inks...



Card Recipe:

Ranger Alcohol Inks: red & purple
MS border punch
H&S sentiment ‘Celebrate the day’
HM stamped image
Bubble wrap, brown paper packaging, tin foil, garden twine…

Have a great Easter weekend!!

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One Sugar Nellie Adorable ‘Faith’ and 2 Challenges…phew….

…I have to be honest…I struggled with this one…let me explain why…

I planned to enter this card into 3 challenges but one of them ended last night and it was the trickiest combo challenge too – Purple and Green + Sketch!!

Trying to find spots and stripes with purple and green in my mountain of DP papers was near on impossible (typical…why is it that you never have enough of crafty bits when you need them…good excuse to buy more I say!!) but this was the best I could come up with for that combo…

…This Adorable ‘Faith’ certainly lives up to her name…such a fabulous image to colour in…I hope I have done her justice :)

These are the 2 challenges:

Craft Your Passion Challenge #54 - You've been spotted (use dots)

and

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Spots & Stripes

Such a sweet image of 'Faith' from Sugar Nellie... includes a sentiment 'Happy Birthday'...



The inside of the card compliments the front of the card...


'Faith' coloured with Prisma pencils and blended with Sansador...


Handmade flowers decorated with Stickles and ribbon...



...and a handmade flourish box which fits the card like a glove...



Card Recipe:

Sugar Nellie Adorable 'Faith' stamp
Prisma pencils and blended with Sansador
Nestie Scallop Circle
Papers & cardstock from stash
Cuddly Buddly Sentiment Stamp
Green Ribbon from stash
Star Dust Stickles
Little Green Gems from stash

I hope you are enjoying your day and loving this excellent weather we are having at the mo…

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Oh no….not another Teddy Bo…

I’m afraid so…how could I not…he is just so adorable…reminds me of my son when he was little…not that he was brown and covered in fur…but has a laid back, carefree, sweet attitude!! As it is such a beautiful day, I think it is very fitting and just perfect to use.

I am entering this little Teddy Bo into the Teddy Bo Challenge 8 “Tag It” and Simon Says “Emboss It” Challenge



I have embossed around the edges of the card with gold embossing powder and used my cuttlebug folder to emboss with Swirls, which I distressed with Walnut Stain, Brushed Corduroy & Weathered Wood, I made the star buttons with my faithful Slice machine and 'Stickled' them. Teddy Bo has been coloured with Prisma pencils and blended with sansador. I have also added some chocolate card candy...uummm...



Inside of the card, I have made a couple of tags which a special message can be written on and used my cuttlebug folder again to emboss with Swirls, which I distressed with Walnut Stain, Brushed Corduroy & Weathered Wood...



I have added a sentiment 'Dreaming of Everything Wonderful for You'...



Handmade stars and butterfly charm...



Teddy Bo 'chilling out' in the sunshine...



And of course a handmade box to match...



Card Recipe:

A sweet ‘Teddy Bo’ digi image coloured with Prisma watercolour pencils
DCWV design papers
LOTV Sentiment
Gold embossing powder
Cuttlebug ‘Swirls’ embossing folder
Nestie Scallop Square
Distress Inks: Walnut Stain, Brushed Corduroy & Weathered Wood
Star Dust Stickles
Handmade Stars & tags
Card Candy, butterfly charm and Star embelly, string & ribbon from stash

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Tomorrow holds many wonderful things…how true!!

With my overwhelming joy of becoming a DT member for anything goes challenge blog, I thought this sentiment was very fitting!

What better way to start my DT journey than with this cutie ‘Teddy Bea’ with the Pink and Brown Challenge #39 – Colour Challenge. I hope you will pop by and join in, we have already some beautiful awe inspiring cards and projects to get your creative juices flowing!

To help with the inspiration, I have created this lovely little ‘Teddy Bea’ who has had a little visit from a ladybird friend and smelling the gorgeous flowers on this beautiful Spring day.

I have embossed the edges of the image and the card with pink & brown ink using embossing powder and a flourish stamp.

A lovely little flower charm from my stash...



Gorgeous little Teddy Bea coloured with Prisma pencils...



A little friend comes to visit...



The inside compliments with the front of the card...



I have also made a box and decorated with pink flourishes for the card to snugly fit into...



The card recipe is:

‘Teddy Bea’ digi image from Teddy Bo & Co
Coloured with Prisma pencils and blended with Sansador
Papers and charm are from my stash
Martha Stewart Flower border punch
Cuttlebug embossing folder
Flowers & lace from WOC
The sentiment is from LOTV – I think
Distress inks, Stickles and glitter spray and strong gel glue.

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