Lacy Sunshine - Challenge #17 - Anything Goes!

Morning everyone! Hope you're all keeping well and still happily crafting!  My mojo is still being a little stubborn at the moment, but I did manage to colour up my first image in approximately 7 weeks!! I can't believe it's been that long since I entertained my copics and, yep, it did feel a little strange and rusty to begin with ......eeeek!

Over at Lacy Sunshine Challenge our theme for the next fortnight is

ANYTHING GOES
Woohoo! Don't you just love this theme!!  So, as long as your image is hand-coloured, the challenge is your oyster ;)

For this challenge my DTeamies and I have gone "Under the Sea" to showcase Heather's beautiful mermaids, which you can find in the Lacy Sunshine Store

Here's my little take on the beautiful Waverly Sea Kissed mermaid

Isn't she the most pretty little thing! 

As you can see, this little beauty has an array of colours so I'll save you the details of my long list of Copics used :)  The ingredients for the rest of my card are as follows:

'Promises' backing paper - Lili of the Valley

Self Adhesive Pearl Flourish and little blue rose - The Hobby House

Remaining flowers, spiral stems, flat back pearls - Wild Orchid Crafts

Shells, raffia and teeny bottle are all from The Range

Well, I hope you like my little card today and would love for you to head on over to the Challenge, take a peek at the rest of my team's fabulous creations and pop yours on whilst you're there! 

Big hugs to all xx

Ch #14 Lacy Sunshine - Your Favourite Things

Good Morning lovely peeps!  It's that time again .... Challenge #14 is now up and running over at the Lacy Sunshine Challenge and we have a few slight changes.  Firstly, our challenge is no longer Anything Goes.  We have gone back to good old themes again and our theme for this next fortnight is

  YOUR FAVOURITE THINGS!  

A nice easy peasy one to get us all started - your image MUST be hand coloured, then use your favourite things on your creation and list them in your entry.  We have also started a 'Loyalty Program' for Challenge Digis and more info can be found on the Challenge Blog

Our Winner/Top 3/GDT of Challenge #13 have been announced so you might want to head on over to see who the lucky ones are HERE

For this challenge we got to choose one our favourite Lacy Sunshine digis to use ..... well ... erm ... hum .... bit of a difficult one for me as I love ALL of them.  There's so many wonderful characters to choose from and if you head on over to The Lacy Sunshine Store you'll see EXACTLY what I mean!

I chose to create a little sweet tub with Bubbles Galore.  I've had her for a little while now and just never got the chance to colour her up!  She's super adorable with her gorgeous curls, fabulous hat (I want one) and surrounded by delicious sweets (I need some) ... LOL!

Isn't she adorable?  

Bubbles is coloured with Copics in the following:

Skin:  E000, E00, E11   Turquoise:  B000, BG01, BG05, BG09

Purple:  BV02, BV08, BV13, BV31    Pink:  V000, V91, V95

The little doily she sits on has been completely coated with glitter giving off a fab, shimmery effect .... although you can't quite see that effect here LOL

The beautiful papers are Bonnets & Bowties, which you can get from LOTV.  The bow is a product of me playing about with ribbon and coming up with this :)

Other ingredients used for my little sweet box:

Flat backed flower pearls/Flowers - WOC

Rhinestone Button - The Hobby House

Martha Stewart Edge Punch

Doily/Pearls/Glitter/Ribbon - from stash

I'd like to enter into the following:

Crafty Ribbons Challenge - #55 Use one or more Circles

Creative Fingers Challenge - Month 2 Anything Goes

Delicious Doodles - #47 Anything Goes

Milk Coffee Challenge - Show us those Coloring Skills

Paper Crafting Journey - Punches and/or Die-Cuts

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge - #22 Anything Goes

Well, I really hope you like my little creation today.  I'd love for you to pop over and see what my fab teamies have created for you all this time and so look forward to seeing your favourite things!

Thanks for taking the time to pop over and your comments are so warmly received!

Big hugs xx 

Lacy Sunshine Mid Challenge Reminder

Hi everyone! 

We have a Mid Challenge Reminder for you all today, showcasing the fabulous new Gnomes on Vacation digis.  You can find these brilliant, fun characters in Heather's Lacy Sunshine Store.

For this challenge I was given the very laid back 'Fred - Tiki-ing it Easy'

Can you see him?  I think I may have camouflaged him under the mountains of colour LOL.  It's not a case of 'Where's Wally?'; more a case of 'Where's Fred?'

Isn't he adorable just nestled in the arms of the googly eyed Tiki carving!

My papers are from my stash from years ago and the sentiment I found in my scrapbook stash - thought it fitted perfectly with Fred :)  I haven't listed my colours today as I gathered it would take a while LOL ... I did use both Copics & Spectrum Noirs on this little number though!

You really need to pop on over now and see what my Teamies have created with some of the other Gnomes on Vacation - they really are a lot of fun to colour and create with :)  You have until 6pm next Saturday (GMT) to enter our Challenge #13 at Lacy Sunshine so there's still plenty of time to get your colouring paws on and enter. 

Thanks for popping by today and big hugs to all xx

Challenges 4 Everybody - Ch #24 - Anything Goes

Hi again everyone! It's time for Challenge #24 at Challenges 4 Everybody and we are sponsored for this next fortnight by the wonderful Heather Valentin of Lacy Sunshine!

Our challenge is, as always, ANYTHING GOES and we can't wait to see what you create this time!

1st place will receive a massive $20 voucher to spend in the Lacy Sunshine Store and 2nd place will be awarded 2 digis of their choice!

My card today features the gorgeous Lizabeth as Queen of Hearts.

I coloured Lizabeth up with Copics and added a bit of sparkle to her hair and parts of her dress - well, she is a Queen you know! ;)

Heart paper from a craft magazine  

Sentiment and sentiment band - Craftwork Cards 

Flower edging on top of the band - pearl string from The Hobby House.  

Flower - Cheery Lynn Cutie Fringe 3 from Icon UK.  

Fancy Button The Hobby House

Pearl string around Lizabeth Live & Love Crafts

Hope you like my little make today and I hope you'll pop along and see what my Teamies have created to inspire you all with this time - don't forget to enter your fab makes whilst you're there! 

I'd like to enter this little one into the following:

2 Sisters Challenge Blog ~151 - Red, White & Blue

Crafting By Designs - Show us your Colors - (Great Britain - Red, White & Blue)

Digi Haven - Red, White & Blue Challenge

MilkCoffee Challenge - Use Country Flag Color Challenge (Great Britain)

Paper Pretties PWC265 - Color Challenge - Red, White & Blue

Thanks for visiting today - big hugs to all and enjoy the rest of the weekend!

Happy Crafting!

xx

Lacy Sunshine Ch #12 - Anything Goes

Hey everyone!  It's time for Challenge #12 at the Lacy Sunshine Challenge and the theme, as always, is ANYTHING GOES, but must include a hand coloured image!

As always, Heather has a free digi for you to grab on the challenge page, if you would like to use it for the challenge.   Only entries using a Lacy Sunshine image will be eligible for the Winner prize, which is a huge $30 worth of digis to spend in the Lacy Sunshine Store.  All other entries will qualify for the Top Three prizes of their choice of 2 digis each and a fab blinkie!

Heather provided my lucky Teamies and I with the most adorable festive digis to play with.  They are her latest release, all brand new and sparkly and eagerly awaiting good homes :)  To kick off the challenge this time, it's Team Lexie's turn to go first and you really need to head on over to see what they've created for you this time ...... after you've seen my little creation, of course!! LOL

Here's my card showcasing the sweetest little tin soldier you ever did see .....

meet Lil Bows - Tin Soldier

Told you she was sweet :)

Absolutely adored colouring this little lady up and had a whole lot of fun embellishing too - it's the first Christmas card I've made this year and really can't wait to make my next one!

To frame Lil Bows, I used four snowflake dies and cut each in half to edge - a bit of faffing about but I'm happy with the result.  I'm excitedly awaiting some fab new dies, which are also now available to buy in Heather's store HERE

Card Ingredients:

Copics:   Skin - E000, E00, E11     Hair & Trousers - C0, C1, C3, C5, C7

               Red Tones - R22, R29, R59       Purple Tones - BV00, BV02, BV08, BV13

Papers:   Wild Rose Studio - Xmas Bella

Snowflake Edge Die - Joy Crafts Winter Wishes

Snowflake 3 - Marianne Designs

Jingle Bell Charms, Small Roses and Rhinestone Sparklers - The Hobby House

Liquid Pearls and Glamour Dust added to snowflakes and around image.

I would like to enter Lil Bows Tin Soldier into the following:

Addicted to Stamps and More #52 - Make Your Mark

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Challenge #52 - Cute & Cuddly plus Non Traditional Colours

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long #23 - Seeing Stars

Crimbo Crackers #45 - Girly

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Something New (Edge Die, Image, Jingle Charms)

Make It Monday #148 - Linky Party

Merry Monday - Month Long - Anything Goes Christmas Challenge

Simply Create Too #41 - Christmas in July

Stamp and Create July Challenge - Christmas in July

Sweet Stamps #124 - Snow

Thanks so much for taking a look at my creation today and I hope to see your beautiful makes in the challenge.

Festive Greetings and Happy Crafting ;)

xx

Cupcake Sticky Wings - Challenge #11

Morning everyone - hope you're all feeling fab on this gorgeously bright, sunny Sunday!

Today's post is a MID CHALLENGE REMINDER for Challenge #11 at Lacy Sunshine Challenge.  Team Lexie have come up with some adorably cute creations using Heather's amazing new images, which you can find HERE.

The challenge is, as always, ANYTHING GOES (using a hand coloured image) and, as always, Heather has generously offered an adorable free digi for you to create with should you wish.

My little creation is using the incredibly cute Cupcake Sticky Wings

 Ooooh! Isn't she just scrummy!!

I coloured Cupcake up with my trusty Copics in the following:

Skin:  E000, E00, E11
Green Tones:  YG06, YG11, G07, G14
Purple Tones:  BV00, BV02, BV13, BV17

then added Liquid Pearls to the top of each little cupcake in her hair and, of course, onto her gorgeous cupcake seat!  A sprinkling of glitter was added to her little wings!

My card ingredients are:

Roses - The Hobby House

Cupcake Charm - The Hobby House

Ornate Silver Rhinestone Button The Hobby House

Hibiscus Flower Pearls The Hobby House

Purple & White Flower Sprays Live & Love Crafts

Kanban 'cupcake' set - from my stash

Holographic card - from my stash

I'd like to enter my little creation into the following:

4 Crafty Chicks - Ch #148 - Cupcakes

Addicted to Stamps and More - Ch #51 - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Things with Wings

Creative Moments - Ch #20 - Flowers

Delicious Doodles - Ch #42 - Use a Charm

Totally Gorjuss - Ch #190 - Wings

So, what are you waiting for ...... head on over to our Challenge and leave your gorgeous creations with us to drool over :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!
Big hugs xx

Curly Sue - Lioness

Hi everyone and a very happy Tuesday to you all - and a very Happy Birthday to ...... ME!! Yay!! Lol!  Oooh! Another year older (that's for sure) Another year wiser (not so sure) ha ha!

Well, I've been super busy since returning from my hols and, on my return to work last week I was very pleased to have a letter awaiting me which informed me I have now been promoted to Accounts Manager .... Woohoo!! My youngest daughter is also now working with me - Uh Oh! Double Trouble ;)

Anyway, enough of me and on to this delightful new Limited Edition Oz stamp created by the extremely talented, Heather Valentin.  She's called Curly Sue - Lioness and you can find her HERE alongside oodles of fantastic, gorgeous new releases!  A fab video of my Teamies' creations showcasing all of the Oz stamps can be seen HERE on the Lacy Sunshine blog.

Isn't she just adorable in all of her finery! 

I absolutely LOVED colouring her up and hope I've done her justice :)  I actually used both Copics and Spectrum Noirs for this li'l lady - I'm a little cross with some of my Copics at the moment (browns) as they're not behaving!! Therefore, my Spectrum Noirs had to save the day - I don't think they did too bad seeing as I haven't really used them properly for a long while!

My papers are from Pink Petticoat.  I bought them as a download two years ago and not sure if they're still available to be totally honest!  I thought they'd go perfectly with Curly Sue on this occasion - so pleased I remembered I had them lol.

I kinda went a little OTT with the Frantage but, hey, I had loads of fun with it!

Also, don't forget to hop on over to the Lacy Sunshine Challenge to see what else some of my Teamies have been creating over the weekend and to enter your creations - as always, it's ANYTHING GOES with a hand coloured image. 

Fran-tage and Bark Heart from Live and Love Crafts

Roses, Rhinestone Sparklers and Silver Rope Pearl Button from The Hobby House

Bling from stash

I'd like to enter my card into the following:

Artistic Inspirations Ch #47 - Fur or Feathers

Make It Monday #146 - Linky Party - Anthing Goes

Quirky Crafts Challenge #13 - Everybody wants to be a Cat

Sentimental Sundays #160 - For the Girls

Sister Act Card Challenge #12 - Anything Goes

Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything Goes

I hope you like my little creation with Curly Sue today and thank you so much for popping by!

Lacy Sunshine Ch #10 and a BIG Happy Birthday!!!

Good morning all - hope you're all keeping well and happy and enjoying this fantastic, warm weather we're having at the moment!! 

It's Challenge time again at Lacy Sunshine and this time it's an extra special fortnight as we're celebrating

ELEANOR & PICKLES' 1st BIRTHDAY!!!!

A whole year ago this Dynamic Duo were created by the most talented, Heather Valentin, and the fabulous Lacy Sunshine Gang has been growing ever since!  You'll find the gang HERE with an array of images including Eleanor & Pickles, The Gnomes of Gnarly Wood, Flowerpot Pretties and Melancholy Moppets ..... to name just a few! 

Our theme is ANYTHING GOES (as long as it includes a hand-coloured image) so no excuses for not entering :)

For my card I am using Eleanor & Pickles Pastry Chefs

I've coloured this fab pair up with Copics - I thought I'd make it a bright, fun card seeing as it's for a very happy celebration!  I won't list the Copics as I'd be here for a while lol ..... but a fair few were used, I can tell you :)

I matted E & P onto my gorgeous Nitwit papers, die-cut & coloured the little kitchen utensils and made a 'hanging rail' for them all to be displayed on ..... 

 I added a bit of stickles and pearls and voila ...... all ready for their BIG day!

I really hope you'll pop on over, enter your creation and have a look at what my amazing Teamies have created this time - honestly, they'll blow your socks off!  

Thanks so much for popping by today and I'll be back very soon :)

Big hugs, xx

Challenges 4 Everybody #21 - Anything Goes

Hey peeps!  What a busy Sunday morning I'm having ...... I'm back with another ANYTHING GOES challenge at Challenges 4 Everybody.

This next fortnight we are sponsored by the fabulous Lacy Sunshine and I chose to use the adorably cute, 

Lil Fidget ....

I made a butterfly easel card to sit Lil Fidget on - the card was a little tricky as I decided, in my wisdom, to design and hand cut my very own and wasn't quite sure what the outcome would be lol.  I'm pretty pleased with the result as I think it goes nicely with Lil Fidget and her beautiful wings :)

I cut up a few doilies to edge the whole of the facing butterfly and cut separate pieces of card to apply to the wings.

I'm still loving colouring hair with different colours than the norm and, as purple's my favourite colour, Fidget had no choice in the matter lol.  She's coloured with Copics in the following:

Skin:  E000, 00, 21, R11   Hair:  V000, 12, 15, 17

Orange tones:  YR02, 61, 68   Green tones:  YG00, 03, 23

I added a flittering of glitter to her pretty hair and some flat backed pearls and gems around pretty much the whole of the card, attached a sentiment onto my beautiful heart die and she's all ready for my daughter to give to my granddaughter on Wednesday for her 4th birthday :)

My apologies if the pic is a bit dark ..... Our natural daylight has been practically non-existent of late and even my daylight lamp couldn't cope!!

Can't wait to see what you create for our Challenge and best of luck to you all!

I'd like to enter my card into the following:

Crafts 4 Eternity - #125 Get in to Shape
Crafty Catz - A Fancy Fold or Two
Digi Haven - Butterflies
Dutch Dare Card Challenge - #218 Flutterby Butterfly
Southern Girls Challenge - Going Spotty Dot
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Doilies and Dies
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Thanks for popping along today and hope you all enjoy the rest of the weekend!
Hugs,

Lacy Sunshine Ch #9 - Anything Goes

Hello everyone, I'm back to let you all know that Challenge No. 9 has started over at the Lacy Sunshine Challenge and, for this next fortnight, we'd like to see your fabulous, hand-coloured creations any which way you'd like!  Yep!! It's ANYTHING GOES and so the sky's the limit!

For this challenge we are showcasing Heather Valentin's brand new Myth Collection and, I'm not embarrassed to say, I squealed with delight and did a massive happy dance when I saw this beautiful image Heather sent me to create with!!! She's called Selene - Moon Goddess and you can find her HERE.

This is the OFFICIAL and ONLY authorised shop for Heather Valentin's digital stamps.

How stunningly beautiful is she?

For my background I used some beautiful starry night paper from my stash.  I added some gorgeous Katy Sue Designs silhouette stickers, including the sentiment, which I have had for an absolute age but have only ever used once!  I think they look absolutely magical with the gorgeous Selene as centre stage :)  I heat embossed the edges of the card and sentiment and inked the sentiment up with Brilliance Dew Drops in Sky Blue and Mediterranean Blue.

I coloured Selene with my trusty Copics, hand cut the circle around her head to give the effect of the moon behind her, then fussy cut around her dress.  I had an inky time with the moon and used my Brilliance Dew Drops in Starlite Silver, Starlite Black and Moonlight White.  I used my Heat It Up silver embossing powder for the moon, stars and fairy dust around Selene.

Copics I used for this little lady are:
Skin:  E000, 00, 21, R11
Hair:  W1, 3, 5, 7
Dress:  B32, 39, 45

I hope you like my take on the gorgeous Selene today and hope you'll hop on over to the challenge, pop your entry in and take a look at the amazing mythological creations of my DTeamies!

I would like to enter this little Moon Goddess into the following:

Mad for Markers - One for the Girls
Sarah Hurley Challenges - #80 Shades of Blue
Sister Act Card Challenge - #8 Always Anything Goes
Sparkles Monthly Challenge - Ch #44 Monochromatic
Stamp 'n' Doodle - Feeling Blue
Stampin' for the Weekend - Monochrome

Thanks for popping by today and Happy Crafting!
Hugs,

Lady Maddie

Good Morning all - hope you've all had a brilliant weekend!  Mine flew by, as per usual, and back to the grindstone today but, before I tootle off to work, I thought I'd share with you my little creation from yesterday.

Here is the delightful 'Lady Maddie Gatsby'

Isn't she just adorable in her fancy attire?  This li'l lady is another brand new digi by the ever so talented artist, Heather Valentin, and you can find her HERE at the Lacy Sunshine store.

I coloured this little beauty with both Copics and Pro Markers - I added a few more pleats here and there and am pretty pleased with how she turned out :)

The backing cards are both from Kanban - I'm having a good ole rummage into my old stash and enjoying my finds along the way!  I added a strip of lace and beautiful velvet ribbon, also from my stash!  The flowers are a mixture of The Hobby House and Wild Orchid Crafts.  

A little close up of this gorgeous gal!

Hope you like my little creation today and, if you get a chance, why not head on over to the store and see what other lovely ladies Heather introduced to the world yesterday.

I'd like to enter this little lady into the following:

CMC Challenge Group - # 68 Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar Challenge - Blooms and Blossoms
Crafty Catz - #182 Anything Goes
Jellypark Challenges - Girly Girl
Make It Monday - 140 Linky Party
Simply Create Too - #37 Anything Goes
Wags 'n Whiskers - #103 Girl Birthday

Thank you for popping by today, biggest of hugs xx

Lacy Sunshine Challenge #8 - No Squares Allowed

Hey all - I'm back with my second post of the day!  

It's time for another fresh challenge over at Lacy Sunshine and, for this next fortnight the theme is 

No Squares Allowed

Our images this time are showcasing Heather Valentin's brand new, adorably cute animals and I was lucky enough to be sent the most gorgeous 'Sabrina Smilodon' to play with.  You can find this little cutie, along with lots more brand new digis, at Heather's shop HERE -  The Official and Only Authorized Shop for Heather's Images

How cute?? Super duper cute I'd say :)

I created an easel card and then cut the corners with my fancy corner scissors.  My backing papers are Kanban Animal Print, which I have had in my stash for a pretty long time but which I thought would suit Sabrina perfectly!  The sentiment is also Kanban and says 'Enjoy Your New Pad' - very apt too I thought :)

The lace and ribbon are from my stash.  The beautiful pearl brad is from The Hobby House and the cute little buttons are Dovecraft.  

I coloured little Sabrina up with Copics and inked the whole area around her.  The little butterfly on her nose inspired me to add a butterfly next to her - so I die-cut a 'tiger' butterfly and attached.  I'm telling you, that must be the biggest butterfly she ever did see ..... ha ha!

Well, I hope you'll flutter on over to see the fabulous creations made by my fab teamies and we'd love to see what you create with our theme this time!

I'd like to enter Sabrina into the following:

Crafty Creations Challenges - #221 Something Old/Something New (Papers/old.  Image & Buttons/new)

Dutch Dare Card Challenge - #216 Ribbons & Lace

Simply Create Too - #37 Anything Goes

Southern Girls Challenge - #68 You Can Say That Again

Stampin' for the Weekend - Button It Up

The Stamping Chef - Animal Love Challenge

Thanks so much for popping by today!

Big hugs to all xx

Think Pink with Fidget's Hope

Good Morning to you all - hope you're all keeping well and happy!

**********SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT**********

Today I have a very special image to showcase called Fidget's Hope.  This darling little girl has been created for a very special cause by the very talented and very generous Heather Valentin of Lacy Sunshine.  Fidget sits alongside four other special digi images, which are now available for purchase - and  ALL proceeds from these wonderful NEW Digis will be donated to a cause, which I am sure many of us hold dear to our hearts!

RELAY FOR LIFE FUNDRAISER

Fighting Breast Cancer

SPECIAL RELAY FOR LIFE FUNDRAISER May 1st - 17th, 2013.

A special cause dear to my heart is RELAY FOR LIFE.  For the next seventeen days all proceeds from the sales of the 5 NEW Digis, which are NOW available in my Lacy Sunshine Shop, will be donated to Relay For Life's Team Fight Spirit on May 18, 2013. 

Please join together in fighting Breast Cancer. 

Heather Valentin

My card today is to literally showcase this little image with a BIG meaning, therefore, I made it as CAS as I possibly could.  No fancy flowers or embellishments - the focus being on the message I truly hope it conveys!

I coloured up Fidget's Hope with Copics and merged the very apt sentiment, which I bought from
 Digital Delights.  I added the butterflies as, to me, they always portray new beginnings and life itself ...

Heather's direct link for purchases of the beautiful new images is HERE

With HOPE, BELIEF, SUPPORT & LOVE, we can all help fight this dreadful disease together!

To spread the word about this fantastic fundraiser, I would like to enter into the following:

365 Cards - Capture the Moment
Craft your Passion #160 - Well Read
Dream Valley Challenges - Things with Wings
Flutter By Wednesdays #238 - Butterfly or Fairy
Make It Monday #138 - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays #118 - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Anything but Birthday
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Twisted Tuesdays - Anything Goes - No Twist

Thank you all so very much for popping by today!
Big hugs, xx

Lacy Sunshine Ch #7 - Monochrome

Hey Everyone - hope you're all enjoying a lazy Sunday!  I have some really exciting news to share with you all today ..... I've been bursting at the seams trying to keep it in, but I can now reveal I am officially a SUNSHINE GIRL!

A couple of weeks ago, the lovely and extremely talented Heather Valentin, invited me to join her fabulous team over on the Lacy Sunshine Challenge Blog.  As you may be aware from my last few blogs, I'm a little lot besotted with her images and so, of course, my answer was a very excitable YES!!! I feel so honoured to be asked to join this amazing team and would like to thank them all for making me feel so welcome!

Heather has an amazing array of images to choose from, which can be found HERE at
The Official and Only Authorized Shop for Heather Valentin Digital Stamps

Today is the start of Challenge #7 - Monochrome

We've been having a lot of fun with The Gnomes of Gnarly Wood over the last couple of weeks and, for my card today, Heather sent me this fab new image called Winston - Something Fishy!

I just love this image - poor old Winston getting in a right proper pickle and Mr naughty black and blue fishy (obvious choice of colours for a fish ....) having a good old chuckle at Winston's expense!! 

I coloured this fab duo with my Copics:

Black tones:  C0, 1, 3, 5, 7      Blue tones:   B12, 93, 95, 97   Skin tones:  E000, 00, 21, R11

The sentiment is from a Daisy & Dandelion clear stamp set and the backing papers are from the NitWits collection 'Candle and Cakes'.

We'd love for you to pop on over and see what some of the other gnomes have been getting up to - and, of course, to take part in this fabulous challenge.  The DT have created some fantastic inspiration for you all.

I would like to enter Winston into the following:

Card Crafter's Circle #72 - Boys to Men

Paper Crafting Journey - Use a Sentiment

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter #109 - For the Boys

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Free for All

The Stamping Chef - All Boy

Thanks so much for popping by today!

Big hugs, xx

The Gnomes of Gnarly Wood

UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

I love you ..... Gnome-atter what you do!

Hi everyone - well, the sun is shining brightly today so, not only do we need our sunnies on this beautiful Spring day, you may need them for this super bright post too!

I've been colouring up a storm and have almost used every colour of the rainbow in my little creation for you today, showcasing some of Heather Valentin's fabulous new digi images from her Lacy Sunshine store.

Introducing Lovely Larry and Lexie's Naughty Chair Gnome, nestling amongst their beautiful home in their lovely clearing of Gnarly Wood .... aren't they just the sweetest?  Their fabulous home comes in a digi bit set, which also includes the little toadstools and some flowers.  I decided to merge them all together to create a little scene, added some grass, sky and rocks and voila!!

Well now, Miss Lexie is a very naughty little gnome and, more often than not, you will find her on her chair!  However, Lovely Larry is such a forgiving little dude and can't help but adore Lexie - his love is so unconditional, he's happy to offer her his last sunflower to cheer her up!  In his eyes, she can NEVER be as naughty as all of the other gnomes say she is .... and there are quite a few other gnomes in the Lacy Sunshine store who would strongly disagree with the Lovely Larry!

Of course, I know my little tale is very believable, however, the actual story of  Lexie and her naughty chair is revealed in the fabulous Linda Simpson's post of today, which can be found HERE.  You'll also be able to take a peek at Linda's fabby take on the naughtiest gnome in Gnarly Wood :)

I coloured my little scene up with Copics, but I will spare you all on the colours otherwise the list would probably be longer than this post ......

I would like to enter my little colouring fest into the following:

Crafty Creations Challenges - No patterned paper
Jellypark Challenges - Make us laugh and smile
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Use a sentiment
Stampin for the Weekend - Friendship
Sweet Stamps - A Rainbow of Color

Thanks so much for popping by today - have a fab rest of the weekend!

Hugs, 

Molly Fishing and a fabulous new sponsor!

Good morning everyone and a big 'Hi' to my lovely new followers!  

It's time for the start of a fresh challenge over at Challenges 4 Everybody today, which, as always, is everyone's favourite ANYTHING GOES!  I'm super excited to tell you that we also have a brand new sponsor, which is the fabulous Heather Valentin of Lacy Sunshine.  Our winner will receive a huge $20  voucher to spend in the Lacy Sunshine store and our runner up will receive 2 digis of their choice! Heather's beautiful images are definitely not to be missed so be sure to enter to be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize!

The team have created some gorgeous makes using these beautiful images and I'd love for you to pop over and take a peek.

Here's my creation today showcasing the adorable Molly Fishing!

 Oh my gosh! How incredibly cute is she?!?

For today's card, I followed this week's fabulous sketch from A Gem of A Challenge.  The beautiful backing papers are Maja Design Spring Basics and can be found HERE at Live and Love Crafts.  The lilac and white flower sprays, as well as the shabby seam binding, can also be found at LLC.  Flowers and lace are from my stash and my cute little fish charm is from The Hobby House.   The beautiful butterfly is a Cheery Lynn Designs die.

I coloured up little Molly with Copics in the following colours:

Skin:  E000, 00, 21, R11   Green tones:  YG11, YG06, G14

Hair/Bucket:  W1, 3, 5, 7  Purple tones:  BV02, 13, 31

I'd like to enter Molly into the following:

A Gem of A Challenge #75 - Sketch
A Little Bit Crafty - Anything Goes
Anything Goes Challenge #90 - Heavy Metal (Fish Charm)
Digistamps4Joy - Anything Goes
Fab 'n' Funky Challenges #166 - Spring Colours
Flutter By Wednesday #235 - Anything Goes with a Butterfly or Fairy
Little Red Wagon #180 - Lovely Lace
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Bingo (I've used lace, free, blooms)
Sister Act Card Challenge #2 - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Pastels
Totally Gorjuss #179 - Spring Shades

Thanks so much for popping by today!
Hugs,