All Dressed Up March New release 2020.

Hello -
Yesterday we launched the new release images from All Dressed Up stamps and I got to play with this lovely image called Love you Mum.  And yep it probably will be my Mums Mothers day card!!
 Make sure you pop into the blog at All Dressed up to see the other new images.

 Thanks for stopping by - I know I've been erratic to say the least with my posts of late so I do appreciate any comments.
Liz (:(|)x

Mothers Day with Weekend Wanda

Happy Mother's Day! I hope you are all having a great relaxing day.

Its a lovely day here today and I have to be quick as I have a few things I need to do including a trip to the garden center (With thousands of others I suspect) and then I need to get home and get baking as my alternative Mothers Day gift to my Mum who feeds us a massive Roast every Sunday!! Without further waffle from me .... here is todays Dr Digi card is made using Weekend Wanda.

Hope you all have a fab day.
Liz (:(|)x

Bundles of Joy

Morning - 
This time next week is Mothers Day here in ol'Blighty so I though I would do a lovely traditional image of a Mum from Dr Digi! She really is a classy lady this one but I'm sure there are many out there who would find this image hilarious. And even funnier... It is called Bundles of joy! I think many Mums will relate to the situation even if they don't quite have this look going on!! 

 The image is called Bundles of Joy and I have used a My Favourite things die to cut around her. The image is colored with Copics and the base card is covered in paper from Lawn Fawn. I drew the wobbly lines around the edges with a fine line marker. The greeting is stamped and stuck above a die cut gold star with 3D foam. 

I hope you like this card and it makes you chuckle as it did me!
Liz (:(|)x

Hugs for Mother's Day

Howdie all!
I though I should share with you my latest creation using a brand new image from All Dressed Up called Pretty Blooms.
This is a Mothers day image but I actually cut the greeting which says Love you Mummy away as I think my Mum would think I had gone made calling her Mummy - but it just shows how versatile this image is as it really could be for any type of card. I love her - I think it is a really cute image.

I coloured her with copics and used a die cut to cut out HUGS and layered some My Favourite things paper on the base card so it shows through the letters. The Happy Mothers Day across the top is a stamp from Lawn Fawn.

You can see all the other new release images and some amazing inspiration by the DT here at the ADU challenge blog  and here at the ADU facebook page
They really are lovely new images as always from our talented Wendy.

Enjoy your Friday evening folks,
Liz (:(|)x 

Bertha's Bloomin Box

Morning - I don't know about where you live but in my neck of the woods this weekend it has been lovely weather and definitely feels like Spring is in the air - although I'm sure I saw a weather report that said more frost and cold was to come at the end of Feb. Luckily it was nice yesterday as we decided to tile our new porch floor and I was outside most of the day cutting tiles. Us crafters are very versatile in our skill sets!! 

So Dr Digi was also feeling the spring awakening and I got to play with this brand new image called Bertha's Bloomin Box.  I made it into a Mothers day card as my Mum has green fingers so this image will be perfect for her!

And I went full on bright and colourful using paper from Basic Grey and a twisted easel card base. These are really easy but effective - simply create a hill fold diagonally across the front of the card and then add a little ridge on the base card to hold it up and not slip forward. And it still folds flat and fits in a normal square envelope.

I used a greeting stamp from My Favourite things and some 3d flowers that I've had so long I can't remember where they were from!! The image was coloured with Copics.

Right - I have grouting to do!! My life is so wild!!!
Have a lovely Sunday peeps,
Liz (:(|)x

Happy Mothers Day

I know I am a little late posting this card but thats because it only got handed to the Mother -in -law yesterday. (My Mum and Dad are busy sunning themselves on holiday!)
I used this new image from Tiddly Inks called Molly Shares. 
I used a My Favourite Things scalloped stitched edged die to cut the edge on the pink and yellow paper from My Favourite Things Bundles of Blossom brights pad. The middle paper panel is from Crate Papers notes and things collection.
I added a large wooden glittered greeting from Hobbycraft and a little pink flower from Petaloo and little pale pink gems.

I used these copics to colour Molly -
Hair - YR31, YR23,E35, E37
Dress - RV10, R81, RV13
Flowers -R35, R37
Leaves -YG11 , YG09

I'm really pleased with how she has turned out and its a pretty simple layout.
I would like to enter Molly into these challenges -
Tiddly Inks - Molly Month
Pink Gem Challenge - Mothers Day
Crafty Friends - For a special Lady

Thanks for visiting,
Liz (:(|)x

Flowers for Mother's Day

Hello - I can post this card for my Mums Mothers day as they are in Barbados so unlikely to read this!! This is made using a Stamping Bella stamp called Edna's Cup of Tea
along with a stamped greeting from Lawn Fawn. I have also used some dies to cut the stitched edge and the circle - They are from My Favourite things.

The paper is from ... and I added some little pearls in the middle of the flowers. Finally I used some stardust stickles on Edna's wings.

I used Promarkers to colour the image -
Usual for the skin,
Hair - Baby Pink & Cocktail pink
Powder Blue & Cloud blue
Poppy & Ruby. 

Hope you like her - I have entered her into the Stamping bella challenge on Facebook.
Liz (:(|)x

All Dressed Up New Releases - Beautiful Mum

Wowzer - Have you seen all the new releases at All Dressed Up - they are just fantastic!!! I have used this gorgeous image called Beautiful Mum and I will probably be giving it to my Mum for Mothers day so ssshhh! Please don't tell! 
You can see what the Design team have done with all four of the new images over at the All Dressed Up Blog

I used a paper from My Sweetest thing collection from My Minds eye to make a panel on the base card. I printed and coloured the image and then used a My Favourite things scalloped stitched edge die to cut the wavy edge which I rasied slightly on 3d foam. I added a strip of Green nail heads (Dont known why they are called this but they are like a metallic enamel dot!) and finally some diamond stickles in the middle of the flowers and a little on the patterned paper.

I used these promarkers and flexmarkers to colour the image -
Watering can - Blue Greys
Leaves - Grass, Lush Green & Pine.
Flowers - Pink Pearl & Maroon / Gold, Lemon, Yellow & Summer Sun / Carmine, Baby Pink & Pink Mittens / Canary, Halloween & Bright Orange.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges -
The Crafty Addicts - CAS
Aloha Friday - Flowers 
Crafty Calender - Mums Day

Don't forget All Dressed Up have a Themed challenge running on Facebook and an Always anything goes with ADU monthly challenge on the blog  -I'd love to see your creations and inspiration with these images!
Liz (:(|)x

Mother's Day.

Mother's Day always demands some special cards - and I think each one should be unique. So here is this years selection ...

I made this one using Stamping Bella with Echo Park "Here & Now" paper. I edged the paper with peel offs (Retro - not used Peel offs for Donkeys years.) Whilst on the peel off roll... I used Peel off letters also, along with some sparkly Black letter stickers from Hobbycraft. I also added some black gem swirls from Hobbycraft too. I used a little glaze on the drinks cup and some stickles for the shopping bags which I paper pieced together to get different textures and colours. I added a little ribbon to finish it off and kept it fairly simple.

This card uses a brand New Tiddly Inks image - called Wynn - Have a Heart, coloured as always with Promarkers. The paper is from collection of "Valentine" from Recollection. I used a coordinating page and die cut a doillie to keep the theme of paper cuts going. I glazed and added some glitter to the little hearts. The greeting is from Craftworks card which I colour matched to the background. I added some glittery Martha Stewart flowers and a few flat backed pearls to give some extra sparkle.
The Promarkers I used are  -
Hair - Spice (Very darkest shadow), Pineapple Crush, Buttercup, Vanilla, 
Skin -Spice, Coral, Soft Peach, Blush, Antique White.
Dress - Carmine, Magenta & Baby Pink.

 

I made this card for My Mum & kept it simple. The stamp is from Stamping Bella.  

I paper pieced the dress, apron & Washing basket from a 6x6 pad from Echo Park "Here & Now"collection. I added some shadowing with Promarkers.  I used the same paper to mat the image and added just a few gems.

The Promarkers I used are  -
Hair - Cocoa, Henna and Cinnamon.  
Skin -Spice, Coral, Soft Peach, Blush, Antique White.
Ironing board - Icicle blue & Powder Blue.
I also used Buttercup, Vanilla and Ivory to create the background haze.

This one was made for the future Mother in Law with the brief from the other half being bright, flowers and embellishments -Think I covered all these! The image is from Tiddly Inks & is coloured with Promarkers - 

Skin - Coral, Soft Peach, Blush, Antique White.

Hair - Warm grey 1, 3 & 5. 

Her shoes & the leaves are Mint & soft green and her dress is wild Orchid and Lavender.

The flowers are Azure, Wild Orchid, Lavender, Blue Pearl and the big yellow one is Sunflower, Canary, Lemon 

The papers are from a 6X6 pad I've had for a while from S.E.I called Sunny Day and I used 3 different patterns , which I mounted on black to make it pop.

I added a selection of flowers - the big yellow is from Prima, the smaller paper flowers are from Petaloo and I added a couple of co-ordinating resin flowers and gems.

By the way I don't have 4 Mums! Just the one...Hope you like them all and that the Mums they were made for loved them too. 

I would like to enter these cards into the following challenges - 

www.promarkerchallenge.blogspot.co.uk

www.mojomonday.blogspot.co.uk  

www.papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk

www.whimsyinspires.blogspot.co.uk

www.pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk

www.scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk