Whimsy stamp Hazel and Penny Black stamp Buzz in the Air

Oh Boy! my absence has been so long! I didn't realise I hadn't blogged for so long! I have been busy making cards and will post some of them for you to see.  I have been slack and not taken note of the copic colours I have used when colouring.  My online store is growing www.acraftersheaven.com.au and I am trying to source new and exciting products.  I have recently stocked products from Whimsy stamps and am just looking through the Penny Black wholesale site to bring you some of their gorgeous products! For now here are a couple of my more recent cards I have done.

Below is Hazel by Whimsy stamps.  I have used flowers by Wild orchids Crafts and Blue Embossing Enamel. I made the web by twisting together some white wrapped wire... all available to buy here.  I used cheesecloth under the layers that I bought at Spotlight.

The next card was supposed to be a thank you card for my husbands uni facilitator when he finished his placement.  He forgot to take it so now have it available to buy :-/ I used a Penny Black stamp called Buzz in the Air.  I will endeavour to add this to the shop in the near future :-) The Sentiment is a discontinued Whimsy set called mini chalkboard scripture sentiments. flowers are from my shop. the die used is a Joy Crafts die called Lacey Rectangle Frame.

Bundle- Saturated Canary, Penny Black and Sylvia Zet for Whimsy,

Below is a card I made by special order for sisters who were having a carnival theme birthday.  The image is Saturated Canary called Queenie and Princess. I have the colours written down someone, but for the life the of me, I cant find them :-( I used an old cuttlebug die for the roller coaster and I hand cut the Ferris wheel. All the elements were cut from DP by Hobby Fun.

I did this next card for my neice who loves her dance! The image is Penny Black- escarte, splits, pirouette. Die cuts are Marianne, Magnolia, Cheery Lynn and La La Lands.  Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts.

Next card Is a Saturated Canary image called Fancy. dies used are La La Lands, Tim Holtz and Magnolia. The little wooden spool is from etsy. Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts. DP is from a Henbury Lane pack by Papermania.

Colours used:

C 0, 1, 5

BG 000, 01, 72, 75, 78

E 000, 00, 29, 30, 31, 40, 42, 44

R 20

RV 95

YG 03, 11, 63

G 99

Below is a Whimsy image by Sylvia Zet called bird swing. One die used- corner die by La La Lands.  feathers from $2 shop. Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.  Charm from Nini's Things on facebook. Wooden spool from Etsy.  

Colours:

C 0, 1, 5

YG 03, 11, 63

E 25, 29, 30

YR 000, 01

B 000, 00, 91, 95

RV 95, 99

R 00, 11, 20

Thanks for stopping by. Stay safe. XOX Tania

Penny Black Royal Mail Christmas card

Good evening. Thanks for stopping by.  Tonight I have a Christmas card to show you... inking up my stamps for a change rather than using a digi!  This image is "Royal Mail" by Penny Black. The paper is from a christmas Kaiser Craft pad.  The tree die cut was a freebie on a card magazine.  The reindeer and flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts... I have used Stampendous Frantage Glass Glitter on the antlers.  I have used sparkly Fluff for the snow on the mail box.

I would like to enter in to the following challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge: Show us sparkly/glittery image

Bearly Mine Challenge: anything goes

Creatalicious Challenges: Christmas

Allsorts: Bring on the bling

Copic colours used are:

R 00, 24, 27, 29, 59, 20

B 000, 91, 93, 97

E 000, 00, 11

N 4, 6

Y 38

G09

 100

Penny Black Furry Embrace

Hi there! today I have a Penny Black card using image Furry Embrace.  This image I have had coloured for sooo long... in fact this is pre-copic!! I used prisma color pencils and think it is such a cute image :-)  DP is from a bo bunny pad called Prairie Chic collection.  lace, flowers and butterfly are all Wild Orchid Crafts.  The corner die is a Susanas Custom Art and Card die. the swirl is a magnolia die.  The inside is decorated to match the outside.

Quick post as I dont have colours to list.

Take care, Stay safe. XOX Tania

Penny Black Wishes for Kisses Christmas swing card

Good morning! a swing card today, using Penny Black's "wishes for kisses".  DP is by K&Co called Holly Vine Printed embossed. Flowers are from Wild orchid Crafts.  I have scattered some rhinestones around the flowers, added a handmade hat pin.  The ribbon is from my LSS Arnolds, and the adhesive rhinestone is by Queen & Co.  The swing part is cut using spellbinders labels four and the image is cut using spellbinders Gold Labels Four.

copics used:

N 1, 4, 6

E 000, 00, 42

B 000, 14, 91, 95, 97

G 09

YG 03, 97

R 00, 11, 20, 24, 27

YR 12

Flower soft was added to the scarf for added texture.

Thanks for stopping by, Take care XOX Tania

Penny Black Here comes Christmas

Good morning, thanks for stopping by.  Here is another christmas card I have done up this week, and I must admit, it is probably my favourite card I have done in a LONG time!  I think the colours are pretty, and I just love this image... which is of course a Penny Black stamp called Here comes Christmas.  The DP is by Anna Griffin.  Flowers are of course Wild Orchid Crafts, and I have made the hat pin myself and added some dangle snowflakes to the end of it.  I have also scattered around some diamonte buttons amoungst the flowers, which I just love and have been doing to my cards since I saw what a finishing touch it makes.  I left the crystals in the button for this card, but I also have some claw set rhinestone buttons where I pulled the rhinestone out of its claw and glued them on... Let me tell you, the sparkle is divine!!!  The swing part is cut using spellbinders labels four die and the image is cut using spellbinder Gold Labels four die

Copic colours used were:

R 24, 27, 59

RV 95 (cheeks)

100

N 1, 4, 6

E 21, 25, 30, 34, 50, 53

YR 12 (moon)

B 000, 12, 28, 93

 I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge: Christmas in July

Wild Orchid Crafts Challenge: Blue or purple

Ribbon Girls: Blue and White

Thanks for stopping by. Stay Safe XOX Tania

Penny Black Uplifting Occasion

A Penny Black image to break it up for you.  This cutie is called "Uplifting Occasion". Using papers from my current favourite pad- Kaiser Crafts Lavendar Haze.  A very simple, yet pretty card.  Flowers are WOC, an acetate butterfly, some ribbon from my stash and a few dew drops :-)

I would like to enter into the following challenge:

Carisma Cardz Challenge: Pink and Green

Bearly Mine Challenges: Flowers Galore

A short and sweet post for a change LOL!!!

Copic colours I used were:

R 20, 81, 83, 85, 89

E 15, 18, 21, 29

YR 0000, 000

B 000

N 0, 1, 4

G 82

YG 03, 63

Thanks for stopping by. Stay safe XOX Tania

Penny Black Tulip Jungle mother's day card

Hello!Thanks for stopping by.  Here's another card I made before I went on holidays, hopefully in preparation for a couple of stalls I will be selected for.  This time I have an old favourite Tulip Jungle by Penny Black.  I love Penny Black stamps and have about four draw full of wooden, plus about a dozen of her clear sets... she is a favourite and her images are gorgeous.  I used my circular sentiments from Lili of the Valley, again cut with my lacey circles die from spellbinders.  I have used a swirl die by magnolia and have used chandeliers and flowers from WOC.  The DP is by Bo Bunny from the Prairie Chic collection pad.  I added some dimensional magic to the flowers and stickles to the leaves which you cant really see in the pics, but it makes them pop!  

I would like to enter in to the following challenges:

Bearly mine challenge: anything goes

Divas by Design challenge: Flowers

Simon Says Stamp: April showers Or Spring Flowers

Papertake Weekly challenge: Bingo- Glitter, Die cuts, Blooms

Very limited copics used here:

N 1, 4

R 20, 81, 85

G 05, 82, 99

Y 11

Thanks for stopping by. Stay Safe. XOX Tania

Penny Black Christmas Usher

Good evening! Thought I would make a start on chrissy cards, and I had this penny Black image coloured up a long time ago (pre-copics!!! coloured with my prisma colour pencils).  The papers are from a simple stories pad called Handmade Holiday.  The tree is cut from a magnolia die and the bauble is cut from a Martha Stewart punch (cut three baubles and one piece of JAC paper... fold the coloured baubles in half and stick two to the JAC paper, then the third gets stuck in the centre of the two others)  I have decorated the tree with some sparkle fibres. The image is  cut out with a spellbinders nestie Labels ten.

you can see from the pic below that I have layered the skirt part- stamp three images, cut the skirt out on two of them, colour up and use some paper toll adhesive to add the dimension.  I have then added some micro beads to the edge of the skirt.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

Creative Inspriations: Christmas in September

Creative Craft Challenges2: Anything goes

Just keep on creating: Christmas is just around the corner

Thanks for stopping by. Stay safe XOX Tania.

Elisabeth Bell Pretty in patches

WOW... I'm on fire today LOL!! (Truth be known- I have been colouring these cuties up all week, and have just sat down today and made them up hehe).  ANOTHER adorable image from Elisabeth Bell called Pretty in Patches.  I am the type of person to buy something and use it straight away- so many of my friends buy things and have never used them... not me... I HAVE to use it...and straight away!  There is not a stamp in my craft room that hasn't been inked, nor a die that hasnt been run through my big shot!! Paper.. well thats a different thing- I buy it when its on sale thinking- I'll add it to my stash and use it for something LOL!! I must get value for my money :0) 

Anyway onto the card.  Papers I have used are: Enchanted Fairy Trails by Imaginisce and Love Struck (pad) by We are Memory Keepers.  Flowers are WOC, butterfly is cut with a My Favorite Things die, Spellbinders Lacey circles and large circle die, some rhinestones from stash.  Ribbon slider, and ribbon. Butterfly charm from a cheap kids necklace from Target.  The sentiment is my brand newbie I got today from Penny Black called "Perfect Gift" (on the stamp it's name is Perfet Gift, but I think this is a spelling error) Its number is 4179J if you're interested.

These are the following challenges I would like to enter:

I have cased Shell's card over at Creative Inspirations for their case it challenge.

Sparkles Challenges: Nature

Papertake weekly: Anything goes

Make it Monday

 "A hug is a Perfect gift. One size fits all and nobody minds if you exchange it"

Thanks for stopping by, Stay safe XOX Tania

Penny Black Toadily birthday card

Good morning! thanks for stopping by.  phew work has been so busy and with the flu thats going around at the moment, I have done some extra shifts, which means my craft room has been neglected and so has my blog :0( I have had today off, which gave the chance to do some crafting YAY!!!  I am not normally a lover of green or frogs, but a friend of the family has a birthday today and she loves frogs, so thought I would get out of my comfort zone with this card.  Also if you pop over to Southern Girls Challenge this fortnight they want to see projects relating to water...and well...frogs LOVE water!!!  I have followed a sketch set by Dawny over at Papertake Weekly.  The cute little image is from a Penny Black clear set called "toadily". It is such a perfect size and is super cute with the lily flower.  I have added a square ribbon slider, moonstone brads from WOC, ribbon and a large daisy from stash.  The papers are: "Dancing Jewel" from KaiserCraft, "Market street happy birthday dictionary paper" from My Minds Eye, and "Vintage Market" from Adorn It.

I would like to enter into the following challenges:

PTW: sketch by Dawny

Diva's by Design: Flowers

Bearly-Mine: anything goes

Crafts and Me: use Green

Moving along with the Times: Summer

Thanks for taking the time to stop by, stay safe XOX Tania

Penny Black Fly Away

Hello! another boy card (I know its shocked me too- I never do boy cards!!) This time I have used an old favourite of mine- Penny Black's "Fly Away". He is super cute with his little puppy and aeroplane :0)  The paper is perfect for this image to- its from a bo bunny paper stack called On the Go.  I have raided my stash for the metal charm, brads and star eyelet to fit in with the challenge over at Penny Black's Saturday challenge calling for us to use metal.  I have used some of my cross stitching yarn as I REALLY need to buy some of that fabulous Divine Twine I have seen around, but need to source it from somewhere :0( I dont like that we are behind with some things in Australia (although it is MUCH better than it was just five years ago!!!) If anyone can let me know where I can get it here in Oz that doesn't cost an arm and a leg I'd appreciate it :0) 

I would like to enter in the following challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge: use metal

Make it Monday

Thanks for popping by Stay Safe XOX Tania

Penny black new baby card

Good morning! hope you are all keeping well. well its getting close now to my friends birth of her first baby and today is her baby shower. I made this card for her. The image is a gorgeous Penny Black one called Baby Hammock. The sentiment is from a 2007 stampin up! set cut out using the spellbinder labels ten. The paper is from Lush. some of the flowers are Kaisercraft, the rosebuds are from wild orchid crafts. I have put two baubles together using a Marianne die, and the dimensional dragonfly is a cheery Lynn die. I handcut the pop up. stick pin made by me...available on my ebay ..... stickles OF COURSE!!!!! hotpe she likes it. Have a great weekend XOX Tania

valentines gift box ....plus box instructions

Good evening, hope you are all well. I have another box tonight, this time using the gorgeous image called "buzz in the air" from Penny Black. A simple red and black theme for birthday or valentines day. The sentiment is one of my favourites as it is so versatile from Imaginations!. The large flower I have made from the tattered florals Tim Holtz die, and the cute little hip rose buds are from wild orchid crafts. The larger rose is a kaiser flower (from memory???). The hats pins are my own creations and the little heart charm I got from ebay. A little tip: buy cheap chains from kids jewellery for the chain- much cheaper than by the metre at craft stores....you can even get them cheap with little trinkets on them that you can use on your cards! The black and white paper is more like material that I got from a closing down sale of one of our local scrapbooking shop.... a snapped up all that was available- for 20c a 12" sheet- who wouldn't!!!!!Ribbon is from Craft Queen. As usual, stickles, glamour dust and dimension magic is also used :0) I make all my boxes my self....this one here is from an A4 peice of 1.8mm chipboard from ebay. I etch 3cm in from each edge, cut out the corners and stick together with framing tape. The lid is done exactly the same way, only you need to etch 2.5cm in from each edge so the lid fits over the base.
Thanks for stopping by stay safe XOX Tania

I am entering this box into the following challenges:
Dream Valley Challenge using animals (hedgehog)
Penny Black Challenge using crafty bargains (chain, heart charm, paper)
The sweet stop sketches challenge: non-traditional valentines
Cupcake craft challenge: all you need is love

Take care XOX Tania

greeting card with tri fold pocket

Hello Thanks for stopping by my blog tonight. I was just cruising around you tube looking for inspiration and came across Dawn5377's channel. she does this cute little pocket card which I have done here, but I have added my own little twist. Check out her link she is awesome!. Here I have a stamped image of Penny Black's "sweet Hedgehog" on the front. The sentiment is from a kaiser clear mini set. The large flower is cut using my Tim Holtz Tattered florals die, and the little pink flowers are from Wild Orchid crafts. I have attached the flowers to a circle cut using the scalloped circle spellbinder nestie. The pearl dots are using liquid pearls. Thanks for stopping by tonight XOX Tania

I would like to enter this card into top tip tuesday challenge of anything goes

TOP TIP: use liquid pearls instead of self adhesive ones- they work out much cheaper, and you can make heart shapes and ovals and cover them with glitter!

thinking of you ball dress

good morning! my goodness it seems like I have not put anything up here for ages! my computer blew up and I just cant figure out this new program, so I am hoping this works :0) I made this dress from my spellbinders scalloped circle die cut into a dress embossed the bottom dress with a cuttlebug folder and then added some flowers to the bottom- quiet sinple, but oh so effective! the background stamp is penny blacks "butterfly suite". I will get around to posting more of this sort of card- it seems to be a good seller! will get to it off to redcliffe showground markets this weekend so pop over if your around love to see you there :0) XOX Tania

Penny Black Christmas Card

Good morning, another quickie today.  I rummaged through my off cuts box and found these pieces of papers, so I dont know the brands/designs.  The baubles were plain silver and white and are cut out from the paper which I added the purple colour to.  I added clear micro beads and stickles to the snowflakes. The image is from a clear set from Penny Black called " Holly Day Christmas" and the sentiment "Hugs and Kisses" is a Stampin' Up! stamp from a 2002 set. Thanks for dropping by XOX Tania

FRIENDSHIP BIRTHDAY CHRISTMAS CARDS Tim Holtz florals die

 Hello!! here are a couple of cards I have made for ebay and the school fete.  I have used my shims (here) to mask out portions of the embossing folders I dont want.  I particulary like the pink card down the bottom where I masked out "just as sweet as can be" (a sizzix embossing folder).  I am also enjoying highlightly some words in colour...I think it works well don't you??? Please message if you would like to know the companies of the sentiment stamps.

Thanks for dropping by XOX Tania