First Picnic of the year

Hi, the weather here has been gorgeous lately and so i couldn't resist colouring up this adorable Magnolia Stamp using my distress re-inkers in spring colours,

The shape is made with a Go Kreate die and I've distressed the edges with ink and machine sewed some of them too,

I've also used a couple of Noor dies, lovely view die, spellbinders doily die, and large flourish die too, 

White seam binding, Guipure lace and Blue rolled paper flower is from The Ribbon Girl,

Challenges

All about Magnolia - Anything goes

Time for Magnolia - anything goes

Crafts galore encore - Make a card for April

Simply Magnolia - Shabby Chic

Lovely hAnglar or sweet Magnolia - Add a Sentiment

7 Kids - Anything goes / A twist of spring colours

Tilda's Town - Spring
Totally Tilda - spring flowers

Live and love crafts - signs of spring

Happy Crafting!!

Hugs liz xx

Anything goes

 Hi all, well spring is here and it's done nothing but rain!!!! lol

The flowers in my garden are just starting to come out though so something loves it, right??

Our challenge this time is Anything goes at Paper Take Weekly with optional add a bunny,

I've used a fabby chipboard full of  Easter cuteness from Scrap and craft, layered onto some adorable paper flowers and paper from there too,

The gorgeous pleated ribbon trim is also from there, as I was lucky enough to win some of the awesome goodies Emilia sells on one of her challenges too,

I layered my chippie up with 3D foam and added glitter glue here and there for a little sparkle, it looks fab in the light, to finish off my card I added pearls from stash, feathers and a few cute bunnies,

Green paper - Heart Painted - Scrap and craft

Lemon - Prima

Paper flowers - Scrap and craft

Chipboard - S&C

Stickles glitter glue - Diamond

Pleated Ribbon - S&C 

Vintage photo distress ink

Lemoncraft - Fan friday (supplier of these gorgeous papers etc)

Scrap and Craft - Frame it

Crafty Boots - Easter

Crafts Galore Encore - Make a card for April

Deep ocean - Easter/ spring
Southern chipboard - anything goes

Join us in the fun!!!!

Happy Crafting!!!

Hugs Liz xx

Avery with Puppy

Hi, have you eaten your eggs yet? be honest who got some?? lol

 I'm back today with a card for Paper Nest Dolls with this adorable image called Avery with puppy, I love this as it so reminds me of Kay when she used to walk her Westie,

I coloured the image with my distress re-inkers and tried to make the dog look like her dog Sally, which was usually white!!!!  hhmmm!!!!

I also used a Go kreate die for the base card, cheesecloth, doily and chipboard brick effects from Dusty Attic, given a light gesso treatment,

The beautiful papers are by Maja Design as is the sentiment strip on the bobbin spool,

Flowers are from Sweet Lilac as are the leaves,

I wish to thank the lovely Christine for asking me to GDT for her beautiful images, I've had a ball, they are so awesome  to colour, do  go check out some of the latest ones too,

Happy Crafting!!!

Hugs Liz xx

It's Pastel Colours At The Ribbon Girl

Hi lovely blogging friends, how are you? hope your having a lovely Easter, hubby took me out yesterday to a craft shop or two so I'm one happy bunny lol,

As my Title it's to use pastel colours over at The ribbon Girl 

 with a £10.00 voucher from TRG and a £10.00 voucher from Lili of the Valley too,

 Seeing as it's Easter I've made this,

I couldn't resist using Some bunny loves you again by Magnolia, coloured with my copics and yes again I've used a cotton wool ball for her tail- so cute!!!!

Items used from The Ribbon Girl

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 beautiful dew drops on the Easter egg from 

 mixed coloured Tulips, 

13mm -white droplet Venise lace ( I did mean to put the lace in front of the trellis effect and didn't notice i hadn't till I'd finished the card) duh!!!!!!

 and liquid pearl  white opal on the chipboard egg too, 

]Mauve mist - seam binding, ( this i have scrunched up with a little mist of water to get a shabby effect,)

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Pop on over to their fabulous shop to see the beautiful goodies, but don't blame me when you spend, lol

The papers are from the -  You were never lovelier  paper pack from Scrap and Craft, feather stash,

Come and join us in the fun!!

Southern chipboard - anything goes

Happy Crafting!!!

Hugs Liz xx

Some bunny loves you, with tutorial

Hi, over at Magnolia Forever we have a fab challenge for you

Anything but a card / Easter,

I made my cart and used Some Bunny Loves you Tilda, coloured with my copics and fussy cut out,

I've made a  flower cart  for Tilda's garden and it's been invaded by chicks too, lol

Here is the tutorial for how I made the cart,

I used this die by Spellbinders which I've had in my stash a while but i can't find it's name, you can of course use anything suitable too,

cut 1 out of card stock

and 1 out of designer paper ( mine was house of roses from scrap and craft)

glue the designer paper one to the card stock one, then cut it in half as shown, i distressed the edges with distress ink,

Cut a strip of your chosen card stock I used Kraft card, 

16.1 cm long by 8 cm wide,

score 1 cm in along the long length and at 3.4 cm in from the ends,

leaving 9.3 in the middle, I used my scor-pal for this, I have both the cm one and the inch one, and love them both and use them all the time for everything,

cut on the 3.4 crease lines up too the  inner score line as shown above,

Fold up the outer sections towards the middle section and add glue along the edge, fix onto your die shape so it doesn't show from the outside, as shown, 

Here is one side finished , finish off the other side exactly the same,

Shown here with both sides glued and ready to decorate with  some panels of designer paper on the outer sides, 6 cm wide by 3.4 cm high,

I added  chipboard wagon wheels by Dusty Attic at the back which i had painted lightly with gesso as I wanted a rustic look, so I  also made the  front wheels smaller by using some chipboard gears, again from Dusty Attic and again painted with gesso, you can of course use circle dies to achieve your wheels too,

 I finished my cart off with some handles made with a flourish die I cut down,

I added some pearls to the middle of the wheels, then decorated the rest of my cart with natural fibers for a straw effect, glittered eggs from Scrap and Craft, and gorgeous flowers from Sweet Lilac, white flower stash,

The chicks were in my stash,

Closer view showing the outer sides of the finished cart too, 

And the other side,

I hope you've enjoyed my tutorial and may have a go yourself, if you do please show me,

Copics used

Skin - E000, 00, 13, 11, R 22, 11

Hair - E53, 51, 50

Pants -  BG 0000, 00, B12

Top -  Y02, Y11, YG00

Hat -  E50, 51, 53

Green - YG11, 13. 17

Shoes - E35, 33, 31,

Challenges

Deep Ocean - spring/ Easter
Stamp and create with Magnolia - Rainbow Bright
Paradise of Magnolia - Spring
Totally Tilda - spring flowers
Midweek Magnolia's - In the Garden
Scorpal - More than one score with  spring flowers
Southern Ridge - anything goes

Happy Crafting!!!

Hugs Liz xx