Hogs and kisses

Happy Sunday all!  I'm afraid this is going to be a quick one cos I gotta go get ready to do some shopping and lunch with the parents.  I've got a card today using one of the  new Animal And Sentiment sets by the newly opened shop Pollycrafts...

 

 

Isn't he the cutest piggy EVER?!!  I love him!  And he was such a pleasure to colour in too although I was a little intimidated at first on how to approach it!  Here's a close up...

 

 

 

I matched him up with Lili of the Valley papers called Bonnets and Bowties (I LOVE their paper pads, only recently discovered!) and finished it off with some teeny tiny buttons!  I used to be on the Pollycrafts DT so I'm re-applying for the DT call - wish me luck!

 

Okay, I gotta go but I'll be back later to see you on my blog rounds - ttfn!

 



You are so sweet!

(Please scroll down for my There She Goes Again DT post!)

It's Bellarific Friday and this week we has a sketch to inspire us and here is my Bellarific Babe take on it...

 

 

As you can see, I flipped it on its side.  I used Uptown Girl Claudia Has a Candy - another gorgeous girl from the collection!  I used My Minds Eye papers and MFT Die-Namics Simply scallops medium die, topped off with a little organza ribbon.

The next challenge is get inspired by this photo...

Email your creations to Em by next Thursday 23 May for a chance to win $20 Bella Bucks (either by submitting a project or simply commenting on next week's Bellarific Friday post)!

 

Take a picture

It's There She Goes Again week over at...well, There She Goes!  During this week we visit some classics from the store and this time we have been focusing on Oh Snap, On The Move and ConGRADulations.  Today, the Trendsetters have made all new makes and you can see my make on from Monday here using the On The Move set.  Here is my new make for today using Oh Snap...

Such a sweet camera!  I used a Quickutz polka dot embossing folder, Authentic Celebrate papers and MFT Die-Namics - Boy Meets Girl border die.  Check out more Trendsetter inspiration over at the blog here!

Okay, I am off not but I will see you with my Bellarific Babe post - ttfn!

 

Let the sunshine in

Hello all!  Well, the UK's summer is still struggling to get here - it's been wet, cold and generally rubbish!  But I hope this card will bring some sunshine to us!

I love Sunshiny Flynn!  I used Echo Park Candy Shoppe papers and some puffy clouds.  I wonder if it's too plain?  Couldn't think of anything else to add to it so it'll remain as is!

Okay, I hope this encourages some sun into your life but for now I gotta go!  Thank you for visiting!

 

Oh happy day

Before I get onto my card today, I just wanted to apologise for not visiting you.  Work is massively busy - but I miss my daily blog rounds to see your lovely makes!  I hope to be back on track at the end of this week so please bear with me!

Today we are reviewing the sweet CC Designs May release and here is my DT make...

Isn't she pretty?  This is Swiss Pixie May Day Birgitta used with a sentiment from the AmyR Stamps Sunny Sentiments set.  I also used C.C. Designs Cutters Banner Day Die and matched up with Zoe Pearn Beautiful You papers.  There is more gorgeous DT inspiration over at the blog here.  I am entering this card into the Simon Says Stamp challenge for flowers.

Enjoy the rest of your day and thanks for visiting!

 

Fussy cutting hints and tips

Hi everyone and I hope you are looking forward to a new week!  Or at least not too depressed that it's four days to the weekend...  Anyhoo, I am here today with some hints and tips on fussy cutting for All That Scraps.  I've get a lot of questions about how I do it so I hope this will go some way to help.  First off, here is my card where I used this technique...

Isn't she beautiful?  This is Drozy's Darlings Letter For You and I also used a sentiment from the AmyR Stamps Sunny Sentiments set. As you can see, I have cut around her and also in between the gap of her leg and wing.  Here are the tools I use...

In order from left to right:

1. Serrated scissors (Tim Holtz)
2. Craft knife (Xcut)
3. rounded sanding tool
4. flat sanding tool (a nail file is just as good)

I don't think I need to tell you how to actually these tools!  But here are a few things I do to get a good result:

• First of all, I always cut around the image, say 2cm all round so that I don't have large pieces of card getting in my way as I cut round.
• Don't try to get a perfect cut out using your scissors the first time you go round.  You can always go back to trim more off but you can't put it back!
• Make sure your craft knife is sharp - you should be able to cut with quite light pressure.  If you find you are having to press down hard to get a cut, they are not sharp enough.
• Don't worry if the edges aren't completely smooth and rounded (especially around those tight corners) - this is where the sanding tools come in.  For the outer side of the cut out image, I use the flat sanding tool to smooth it out.  I use the rounded sanding tool in the inside cuts.

Here's a another look at my card...

That's it!  I hope that was useful.  I hope to do a video some time in the future so you can see the whole process.  If you have any questions, leave a comment to this post and I will get back to you.  I'm off now but I'll see you again for another Make It Monday in the future!

 

We're on the move!

It's Monday and that means there's a new challenge over at There She Goes.  This week the challenge theme is "moving on" so I thought it would be good idea to make a moving home card...  

Of course I just had to use the TSG On The Move set for it.  I love the cute images in this as well as the fab matching sentiments.  I used October Afternoon Road Map papers and a Doodlebug zigzag trim.  I kept it pretty simple as the backing paper was so busy.

Check out more inspiration and all the deets over at the There She Goes blog.  I'm off but I'll see you later on my blog rounds - ttfn!!