Squigglestamps Challenge

This fortnight Squigglestamps challenge is 'HOME DECOR'.  We would love you to produce something for the home.  If you use a squigglestamps image then you get two entries for the price of one lol. How brilliant is that, all the more chances to win.

I know, I know I plumped for redecorating a frame, with this gorgeous owlie from the Dinky Ghoulz range available at Squigglestamps.  Owlie is only 25p at the moment, and yes you did read that right.

There are some wonderful new stamps in the pipeline just waiting to be released, but until that time there is a most fantastic SILLY SUMMER SALE ON at SQUIGGLESTAMPS.

Challenges

Dream valley challenges - anything but square

Thanks so much for looking, see you soon

Heidi x

Delicious Doodles zebras, so so delicious

Beautiful image this by Delicious Doodles. I have made this card using some of my new papermania papers and some black bazill card. The black and white checked ribbon is from my stash as are the pretty butterflies. The gorgeous large flowers are also papermania, as is the wee black one under the buttons.

The buttons have been attached using some hemp.

The sentiment is from Stampin Up and the die is also from SU. I used a scrap of organza ribbon to make a bow as I felt it needed something as it floated around in the black space.

Simply layered the inside area.

Took an extra photo when the sun briefly came out. xx

Challenges

ATC's and cards with attitude ch17 - Anything Goes

Fat pages with attitude ch17 - Anything goes

Stampin for the weekend - show us your style

Delicious Doodles - Recipe (1 image, 2 buttons, 3 Flowers)

Pink Gem Challenge - Buttons, Bows, Bling and Butterflies (am hoping the bling on the butterflies is enough lol)

Dream Valley Challenge - Things with wings

Craft your passion ch116 - Things with wings

Thanks so much for looking

Heidi x

Breezy Days by Squigglestamps

Here she is picking flowers after hanging out the washing, I have used some fun Queen & Co papers, some freebie chipboard shapes, a pretty pastel pink ribbon and some pretty soft pastel coloured gems. I have coloured with my pastel whispers pens and then I have decoupaged parts of the image, by stamping the image twice and layering up the clothes, her head and bag/arm area.

Here is a sideways view to show up the decoupage.

Challenges

Papertake Weekly - Bingo (Ribbon/Free/Blooms)

Charisma Cardz #24 - Summer

Crafts & Me #89 - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - ch 222- Here comes summer

Craft Challenge - Colour Combo

Crafty Catz - 138 - Pastel Colours

Thanks so much for looking

Heid x

Cheeky chimps anniversary love

An image from the Digi Stamp Boutique which I have coloured with my PM's and glittered with stickles.

Which I have to confess has already left the building and I very nearly forgot to photograph it so that I could share it with you. Life is fairly hectic in the Mainland household at the moment.

It is an Anniversary card for my parents who are celebrating their 45th this year, so went for the blue colours cos I found out it is meant to be celebrated with sapphire, of course then I remembered that you can actually get pink and green sapphires as well, but think the blue was the right choice.

I found some pretty little white heart brads to put in the centre of the flowers made from prima and also some from the pound shop from last year.(the gold ones).

The ribbons are velvet and are from my stash box, as is the snippet of lace and the gold thin ribbon bows which I tied and then fixed with two tiny gold brads(dropped one of these and it is officially mia, they are so tiny)

The large piece of organza ribbon with gold edging is from a box/present, so a bit of recycling there too! 

Nearly forgot to mention the giant DCWV brad, these are gorgeous, one of those items you almost don't use cos you love them so much (you all know what I mean!!!)

The papers are freebies, papermania and a couple small snippets of gold from my stash that are so old their make escapes me?

Challenges

Crafters Companion ch 25 - Time to embellish

Craft your passion challenges - Anything Goes

Lollipop Crafts - Flowers in bloom

Passion for promarkers - lots of layers (more than three)

Try it on Tuesday - Anything Goes

Creatalicious Challenges - Bingo (Flowers/Easel/Lace)

Pixies Snippets challenge 

Thanks so much for looking see you soon with the other cards I have been making this week.

Heidi x

Squiggles Squirrel Picnic

Wow, this card fell into place, found this gorgeous ribbon and worked the card around it.

This is the current 'weekly special offer' digi available here and lots of great inspiration to be found here on Squiggles facebook page.

I have coloured this image with my Stampin up markers (wisteria wonder, pool party,concord crush, blushing bride,peach parfait and poppy parade) and Promarkers for skin (blush)

Easel card made using Stampin up card and papermania card. Chipboard shapes are from my stash and went perfectly with this image. Who doesn't like a spot of tea (or coffee) and a cupcake. lol.

Finished with a few papermania green gems.

Challenges

Whimsy Challenges - Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. Challenges - Easel Card

Thanks for looking

Heidi x

Meljens pony easel card

Isn't she beautiful!

Coloured her in with my promarkers and added glitter to the flowers.  I have followed a sketch for this one from a Gem of a Challenge. 

I used wee grey dew drops, some papermania stickers, my wee circle punch and my large and small x-cut flower punches. Around the edge pansy punch and small pink glitter gems and then edged gently with beige chalks. The large glittery brads are from SU as are the sentiment stamps. 

It's so nice and sunny today that the pictures seem to make her look even happier. 

I have a hidden tag too! So you can pop in your own secret sentiment.

And yes a little bit of faux stitching. 

Challenges

Ces - Anything Goes last challenge ever :-(

Sweet Stampin - Flower Power

2 Sisters Challenge 91 - Make it Girly

Craft your days away 45 - All creatures great and small

Joanna Sheen - Happy Birthday

Craft your passion - Shades of green and purple

Crafty Catz 132 - Happy Birthday

Crafty Anns Challenge - Hide and Seek (TAG)

Thanks so much for popping by

Heid x

Posting you Penny Black Birthday Wishes

Still not really happy with photos, but it is still raining so never mind.

Penny Black stamp coloured with my promarkers and layered onto a couple of die cuts.

I have 'cased' my friend Jennys' card over at Penny Black and friends challenge, so I have tried my bestest to be as similar as possible, but picked different colours, same shape ie easel and very similar layout.

I used some freebie papers that I got recently, think it was a cardmaking and papercraft magazine that they came with.

Made a wee banner for the sentiment, punched out flowers and leaves. Scrunched up the flowers, dampened then allowed to dry semi scrunched. I used a LOTV round sentiment for the base and finished off with a heart brad and some wee blue flower gems from my stash.

Challenges

PB & Friends Challenge - Case It!

Whimsy Stamps Challenge 38 - Make it pop - add dimension

One stop craft shop challenge - celebrations

Papertake weekly  - cute cute cute

Thanks for stoppin' by

Heidi x

Pink and Girlie Birthday Wishes

Bella on swing by digi stamp boutique.  This is one of the images that I won recently and have finally printed, coloured and layered onto a card. Went a bit pink and girly here don't know what came over me. Perhaps it was the big dark pink flower that i found in my stash.

Coloured with my promarkers and SU markers this time. Used several die cuts and 6 sweet little dark pink brads.The flower is from my stash and I have added a WO rose and a beige/pink mulberry flower between them all.

The sweet little charm is also from my stash and the photo below was in a slightly different light, but felt it showed the flower better. faux stitches added to finish.

challenges

Charisma Cardz 18 - strangely their challenge is actually called pink and girlie

Sweet Stampin - Four legged friends

Crafty Ribbons Challenge - flowers

Thanks for popping over again, I know too many posts in one day.

Hugs heidi x

Dragons and Butterflies

Thanks Janet from Pink Gem Designs for this gorgeously sweet, sugar wouldn't melt in my mouth wee dragon.

I have used SU 'lucky limeade' card stock and a piece of paper from the SU Designer Series Paper Everyday Enchantment, I thought it was perfectly matched for the dragon scales.

I punched out three small butterflies from the SU cardstock 'pool party' and popped wee gems on them.

I used the sentiment from the SU Swirls and Curls Verses stamp set and layered up using some small green brads.  The ribbon is Baja Breeze from SU again, and yes this was using some of the new stash that I got from my SU party on my birthday.

There are also some butterflies inside to finish off the card.

Challenges

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Rainbow Lady - Butterflies

Thanks for looking

Heidi xx

Thanks

A thank you card for my aunt and uncle down south.  They sent me some lovely writing paper with matching envelopes and a very vintage feel.

Yes I have been playing with my new stampin up papers, aren't they lovely. I also bought some of the stampin up markers with which I coloured in the sentiment.

The image (from pollycraft) is coloured with my promarkers and is so cute! I was going to turn it into an easter card, but know that my aunt loves wee birdies, so it was perfect for her.  I have her birthday card in the pipe line too, so will show that next week.

I even decorated the inside, which I do quite a lot nowadays but don't always remember to take photos.

Challenges

Moving along with the times - Cute n Cuddly

Simon says - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for looking

Heidi x

Little Inventors from Squiggle Stamps for Simon Says, Lollipop Crafts, Cupcake challenges and Top Tip Tuesday

Squiggle stamps Birthday Bash Challenge only has a few more days to go. So here is the wee inventors, perfect for pretty much all young boys, especially those with a penchance for making dens, building outrageous and very wierd space ray guns and of course playing with their best pals.
I have made this card using some papers I bought in a sale a few months ago they are called Take that, Rusty pickle, Shazam, thought the name was great and very funny so had to add zoom, zoom, zoom to the sentiment panel, anyone who has seen that episode of the big bang will know where i am coming from. hehe. Too much caffeine!!!
I have faux stitched and used a small ribbon with stitching along the edges, also 4 red brads from stash and added two legs to the TH rosette. I coloured with my Promarkers and hi-lighted with a white pen.

Challenges
Simon Says - Anything Goes
Cupcake Challenges- The sound of music (fly me to the moon, Zoom, Rocketman where do I stop so many came to mind when making this card lol)
Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes
Top tip tuesday - Easter or Animals or both

Well thanks so much for looking, I have about 6/7 cards in the pipeline, but got my 'stampin' up' order yesterday so have had no time to put them all together yet. Can't wait to find some free time to play with my new stash, and freebies!!

Heidi x

mothers day card

This is my mum in laws card for this sunday (am hoping that she doesn't see this post mind you)

I have coloured this cute little mouse from di's digis with my promarkers and also a little with my whispers pens. I have used some gorgeous kate knight freebie paper and have also put on three marianne creatables  paper roses.

The sentiment is peel off and the wooden butterfly has promarker and chalks blended on it.

Challenges

2 sisters 82 - Spring colours

Pink Gem - Pastels

Totally stampalicious - Flowers

Deep Ocean Challenge - Butterflies

Papertake weekly - one for mum

top tip tuesday - mothers day

creative inspirations - something for mum

Thanks so much for popping over.

Heidi x

Anniversary card using Penny Black Hedgies

Top picture with no flash, bottom one with.

The real colours are somewhere in between.

This is a cute little PB hedgy stamp, that I have coloured with a mixture of Promarkers and Whispers pens.  I have used some lovely papers from a candy win from a whiley back and am afraid I do not know their name Sorry. The green 'ribbon/lace' is my most recent purchase from Cullen Crafts. I have layered up onto checked paper and distressed all the edges with my scissors. The rose is a beauty and I have recycled it from a package that I made at Christmas that got water damaged (leaky roof).The wee charm is from my stash, and I punched out wee hearts from some more of the checked paper.

The sentiment is LOTV and this card is an anniversary card for my aunt and uncle who celebrate 41 years together next week.

Challenges!

CES - Check it out

PB Saturday - Floral Frenzy

Pile It on#5 - Just Because

Cupcake Crafts Challenge - Recycle (flower)

Incy Wincy 131 - Flower Frenzy

Deep Ocean ch 18 - Love You!

Crafts and Me - Bright Colours

Simon Says - Animal Antics

Craft us Crazy - Anything Goes

Crafty Purple Frog - Show us some love

Little Miss Muffet - Valentine and /or Love

Moving along with the times - Have a heart

Thanks for visiting

Hugs Heidi

xxx

Zebra and Foal Magical Wishes for Christmas

Delicious Doodles Zebra and Foal. I love this image and have been wanting to use it since I got it at the beginning of the year.  So as I was wanting to make a christmas card, I got going on another flat one. (for posting). Used some gorgeous freebie papers and a LOTV Sentiment.

This card follows Pink Gems Sketch (Flipped) and Delicious Doodles Winter Wonderland Challenge.

I am also entering it into Sweet Stampin's Challenge 'let's see those animals' and OSAAT - Anything Goes but use a digi.

Thanks for looking

Hugs Heidi x