Sarah Kay's Antoinette and Bessa go for a stroll

Hello! This is a stamp I haven't inked for ages- Sarah Kays Antoinette and Bessa go for a stroll.  I used memento Desert Sand ink and colored with copics.  Sentiment I think was from a kaiserCraft set. dies are Tim  Holtz and Magnolia. Flowers are WOC.

Thanks for stopping by. Stay safe XOX Tania

Saturated Canary Sara birthday card

Good morning.  Here is another card I did some time ago. She is a Saturated Canary image called Sara .  I have used papers from my Madame Boutique pad by Kaiser Craft.  The flowers and moonstone brads are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  The charm is from ebay.

Copic Colours I have used:

BG 000, 72, 75, 78

E 000, 00, 02, 11, 21, 29, 33, 34, 42, 43, 57

G 09

YG 03, 97

R 20

YR 000, 00, 12

Thanks for stopping by. Stay safe XOX Tania

Saturated Canary image Ribbons Fairy

OMGosh! I haven't posted anything here for ages! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year.  2014 my where does the time fly?!~ Well I must say, with Christmas and baby I have been a bit slack with my card making efforts :-(  BUT I did do quiet well before Christmas and have some cards to share with you! I was even organised and kept note of the colours I used!!

Ok, so the first card I would like to share is using a digi image by Saturated Canary called Ribbons Fairy.  I have used really bold colours for this card and did a somewhat poor attempt at blending two different colours for the lily.  I still quiet like her, and hopefully in years to come I can look upon this card and see how far I have come with my colouring techniques!  I have used flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and have coloured some white ones aqua-blue to suit the card.  The little resin butterfly and moonstone brads are also from WOC.  The paper is Kaiser Craft "Lavendar Haze" pad.  the swirl is a magnolia die cut.  

 

Here are the colours I used:

E000, 00, 11, 21, 33, 34, 44, 59

R 11, 20, 81, 83

RV 13, 34, 95

BG 000, 01, 05, 75

G 09, 82

YG 03

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a safe and prosperous new year XOX Tania

Saturated Canary's Close to my heart

Good evening, thanks for dropping by.  I have a Saturated Canary image that I bought the other night (along with a few other cuties too).  This image is called close to my heart. I have used paper from Kaiser craft pad called true romance. TOP TIP: instead of buying expensive rhinestone buttons, try flattening out some bead caps with pliers and glue on a bevelled base rhinestone (you know the rhinestones that are not flat back... the point sits in the bead cap hole and secures it better)  I buy sew on rhinestones and remove the claw setting which is much cheaper that way!! The pram charm and ribbon slider are from ebay. flowers are WOC.

Copic colours:

BV 0000, 000, 20, 23, 25

E 000, 00, 04, 11, 21, 23, 25, 29, 41

R 00, 11, 20, 59

RV 34

G 99

YG 03, 63, 67

I would like to enter in to the following challenges:

Top Tip Tuesday: Use Kraft card (I matted my base and image with it)

Make it Monday: anything goes

Creative Knockouts: Tic Tac Toe- flowers, bling, ribbon.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: anything goes 

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

Saturated Canary Charming

Good afternoon. Thanks for stopping by. Today I have a card using a Saturated Canary image called Charming.  I have the rubber stamp for this lady, but I do believe you can get her as a digi too!  I have used paper from the Kaiser craft pad called Madame Boutique.  I have used flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and die cut a swirl using magnolia die. Usual acetate butterfly and diamontes splashed around for bling. This image was subject in a class I did with Alyce of Kit and Clowder, and I have worked on my folds, but still practicing, I think she has come up well without Alyce guiding me :-)

Copic colours used:

R 11, 20, 59

RV 34

B 91, 93, 95, 97, 99

E 000, 00, 04, 11, 21, 43, 50, 53, 57

Hope you like my card for today.  working on lots more for my xmas markets coming up soon.

Take Care, stay safe. XOX Tania

Whimsy's Fluffy on Lily criss cross card

Hi There! thanks for stopping by.  Here is another criss cross card, I made a whole stack in one sitting and have been decorating them over the last couple of days.  I have so many wonderful stamps, and some I dont think have seen ink, and this is one of them! I dont know why I haven't ink this one up as he is super cute !! He is a digi image called Fluffy on Lily by Whimsy stamps. I used Kaiser craft pad "Lavender Haze" paper.  Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.  Butterfly is one of my acetate ones and I made the charm using pearls and beads.  Image is cut with spellbinders circle die and matted with spellbinders Lacey circles die.

Copic colours I used are:

N 0, 1, 4

100

BV 0000, 000, 00, 02, 04, 08

W 5

R 20

YG 03, 63, 67

G 99

A super quick  post, dont want to bore you with my dribblings hehe!!! Take care, Stay safe

XOX Tania

Saturated canary "Bella"

Hi there! here's a card I did last week using my new rubber Saturated Canary stamps.  This cutie is called Bella.  I had so much fun colouring her up.  I have used papers from my pad by Kaiser called "Lavendar Haze" I LOVE this pad!  The heart die is a Memory Box die called Precious Hearts.  The flowers are WOC (no surprises there LOL!!!!) and the ribbon and rhinestone are from my stash.

Copic Colours I used are:

BV 000, 00, 02, 04, 08

B 000, 12, 28, 93, 97, 99

W 1, 5

RV 95

R 20, 81, 83, 85, 89

E 000, 00, 11, 21, 23, 25, 29

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

Saturated Canary Fairy Wishes

Good afternoon.  Told you I'd been busy hehe!!! I hope you're not getting sick of seeing these divine images by Saturated Canary, because not only did I just do a spending spree at her didg shop, my LSS Arnolds have them in Rubber... so I couldn't resist LOL!!!!  This one is my new rubber stamp called Fairy Wishes.  I have been really trying hard to get my folds defined, and have a long way to go, but so far so good!  I also bought a new pad which is my total fav now... from Kaiser Craft. it is called "Lavendar Haze".   The ribbon is from my stash and I have twisted little pieces of green organza under cream lace.  The result is quiet effective and adds a new dimension.  Flat back pearls and flowers are WOC.   

Copic Colours I used were:

BV 000, 00, 02, 08

V 25

R 20, 32, 35, 39, 59, 81

G 05, 09, 82, 99

YG 03, 63

Y 35, 38

E 000, 00, 11

RV 95 (lips and cheeks)

That's it for me, thanks for stopping by, Stay safe

XOX Tania

Pink Gem Twin Baby card

Hello! I promise you all I have not been neglecting my craft... just my blog :-( Sorry!!! BUT I do have lots of cards that I have done which I aim to put up over the next couple of days. This is for a lady who wanted a twins card for a friend.  I coloured the image in neutral orange and purple as she wasn't sure of the sex of the babies. The image is a Pink Gem Design, called Twin Girls, and I am stoked with how it has come up.  I have been practicing my colouring and even have had a class with the ooober talented Alyce Keegan (Kit and Clowder) at my LSS Arnolds. She also has done You Tube videos of how to colour which are easy to follow.  Papers are from the pad Forever Friends called Kraft Notes.  The little congratulations banner is cut with a Whimsy die and the dotted outside is Whimsy stamp, the wording I think is KaiserCraft.  The flowers are from WOC and the Ribbon, lace and buckle slider are from my stash.

Copic Colours I used were:

B 000, 93, 97, 99

BV 00, 02, 08

R 20, 39, 81, 85

YR 000, 00, 01, 12, 15, 16

G 99

YG 03, 63, 67

E 0000, 000, 00, 11, 21

Thanks for stopping by, Stay Safe XOX Tania

Redonkadoodles soccer Football girl

Good afternoon, thanks for dropping by.  Its been a cold and rainy day here in Brisbane, and I have had the day off work... what better reason to lock myself in my craft room I say :-)  This is a card I did a couple of weeks ago for a lady who wanted a tomboy card for her grand daughter... a hard ask for me, who loves nothing less than splashing around loads of flowers and butterflies.  The main thing is that she was happy with what I made, and I rather surprised myself!!!! not a flower or butterfly in sight!

The image is from Redonkadoodles (the old Redonkulous Designs) called Soccer football girl.  I coloured her in the childs favourite colours- red and green. The black and white polka dot paper is velveteen to touch and came from a Kaiser Craft pad called Chapter One.  The green chequered paper is from a We Are Memory Keepers called Baby Mine.  I made the soccer ball with spellbinders Octagon and small circle nesties.  The banner stamp is a whimsy set.  the big brad, candle brad, ribbon and twine is from my ever growing stash.

Copic colours I used were:

YG 03, 63, 67

G 99

R 20, 22, 29, 85

E 000, 00, 04, 11, 21, 25, 29

W 1, 5

 N 1, 4, 6

I would like to enter in to the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge: Birthday

Creatalicious Challenge: For the girls

Make it Monday: anything goes

Thanks for stopping by, Stay Safe. XOX Tania

Whimsy Elisabeth Bell Sun Kissed

 

Hello!!! thanks for stopping by tonight.  This is another stamp from my spree at Whimsy Stamps the other week... a lovely image by Elisabeth Bell called Sun Kissed.. keep checking in here as it is currently sold out, but hopefully they will restock soon :-) I have used paper from prima pad called Sun kiss... same name- a perfect complimetary paper!!! The yellow check paper is from a We R Memory Keepers pad called Baby Mine.  I have followed the sketch over at Sunday Sketch and Stamp and the flowers are WOC of course! The brads and seniment are both Kaiser Craft.  

 

I would like to enter in to the following challenges:

Sunday Sketch and Stamp: sketch

Colour Me Creative: A touch of red

Thansk for stopping by, Stay Safe XOX Tania

Magnolia Bride and Bridesmaid

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Good evening thanks for stopping by! I have a beautiful magnolia image I have coloured here with my copics called Bride and Bridesmaid.  Thought I would give white on white a go.  I have followed a sketch from Sunday Sketch and Stamp  It is really difficult to see the elements of this layout because the white blends in, but I HAVE followed the sketch trust me LOL!!!  Lots of things going on here: I have used sentiments from Whimsy called Celebration Circle pennants, cut with my scallop circle die, embossing folders from cuttlebug (hearts) and couture creations (walrus and carpenter).  The butterfly is from Cheery Lynn and the flowers are Kaisercraft and WOC.  Brads are Kaiser craft.  Ribbon and lace from stash. I have splashed around some stickles, liquid pearls, glimmer mist (see note a bit further down) and some dimension magic.  The white glitter twirls in the flowers I bought from the local $2 shop.

I would like to enter into the following challenges:

 Sunday Sketch and Stamp: sketch

Dream valley: Celebrations

Divas by Design: Lovely Layers (minimum 4 layers)

Simon Says Stamp: Emboss It

Magnolia Down Under: White on White

Moving along with the times: Girly Prim and Proper
Allsorts: song inspired theme (chapel of love)

I took the pic below to show the glimmer of the dress.  I found that spritzing with glimmer mist got everywhere EXCEPT where I want it, so I get a water brush and dip the brush part in my glimmer mist and paint it on- goes on perfectly with one stroke! DONT fill the pen reservoir with your glimmer liquid- the fine glimmer particles get caught in the nib! here is a pic of what I am talking about (I bought mine from Riot art store)

 

Pretty plain and simple inside for a message. Thanks for stopping by. Stay Safe XOX Tania.

Redonkulous Wedding card

Hello again!! another beautiful wedding image by Redonkulous Designs  this one is the wedding couple.  Coloured with copics and spritzed with marshmallow glimmer mist.  I have used papers by Little Yellow Bicycle (wedding words) and Prima (paper pad called Rondelle).  I have used Cheery Lynn's Heart to Heart Doily die and Memory Box Woven Circle.  Flowers are by Petaloo.  Pearl brads are Kaiser Craft.  The sentiment inside is also from Kaiser Craft from a rub-on sheet.

I would like to enter into the following challenges:

The Ribbon Girls: Pearls

Papertake Weekly: anything goes

Allsorts Challenge: Layers

Thanks for stopping by. Stay Safe XOX Tania

Elisabeth Bell Cupcake

Hello! Long time no see!!! I have been super busy just with life, nothing really exciting happening, I just haven't had time to craft.  So today I locked myself in my craft room and whipped up this card :0).  It is sad news that the Belles and Whistles stamp store is closing :0(  They are selling off what is left of their stamps at 35% off... so I HAD to go shopping lol!!!  This cutie is called "cupcake".  Of course by the divine Elisabeth Bell, luckily, Elisabeth designs for other companies like Whimsy.   So I guess, one's loss is anothers gain... go get yourself a bargain!.  I have coloured her with copics, and used paper from my prima pad called "sun kiss"  and the circle paper is really glittery- not picked up well by my camera.  It is from My Mind's Eye called "Portobella Road- buddies". The sentiment is from a clear Kaiser Craft set.

I have used flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and Prima.  I flattened out a metal bead cap and pushed a moonstone brad through it.  the flourish is from My Favourite things die.

I made this little dangle angel from beads and crystals.

The middle of the card finished like the front :0)

OK... so .... I bought this card stander (below) on the internet thanks to a friend sharing the link.  I have been searching forever for one of these- I didnt know what they were called..... WELL they are an Illuma-Lid candle accessory.  I couldnt resist and bought two one for me, one for my blog :0)

SOOOOO.... when I get to 50 followers, I have been gathering some candy and will be adding one of these to the pack!  spread the word, when I get to 50, I will put up some pics of the candy :0)

If you cant wait til I get 50 followers (it may be a while lol!!!) this is the link to where I got mine from.... For Ausie buyers, I recieved it in two days of purchase- so I can recommend their service!!

Thanks for stopping by, Stay Safe XOX Tania

Christmas in..... August with LOTV... an advent calendar with a twist

 Good evening, Thanks for stopping by.  I seem to have a love affair with chipboard, and am always trying out new things... this advent calendar takes the cake!  I have made this box from scratch using plain chipboard, hot glue and brown framer's tape.  Each drawer is a little fold up box .  I made four towers of six drawers, separated each of them with a triangular cone like thingy (a piece of chipboard scored into three equal sections, and stuck together with tape) and decorated to the max.  I then made the top by laying the drawer base onto chipboard, tracing around the base, adding 2cm to the front part and cutting out a topper.  I then made my flip top calendar, and acetate cone with pearl fabric paint, and a plitherer of adornments :0)

 These are the things I have used to create this advent calendar:

Images I have used are from Lili of the Valley: Angelic Lute and Christmas Bears Sledge... you can get them here.

Flowers adn pearl brads are from Wild Orchid Crafts. You can get them here.

lots and lots of diamond dust!!!

lots and lots of chipboard!!

the numbers are handcut, and the wording "days until Christmas" is computer generated

 I have used punches by Martha Stewart, spellbinders nestabilities (Fancy Tags Four??), cuttlebug die for the snowflakes

Hat pins I make myself

Kaisercraft sparklets in Cameo colour

Liquid pearls around the drawers

some lace from  my ever growing stash

little decorative head pins, pearls and rhinestone rondelles for the handles

Drawers are big enough to hold up to four little christmas chocolates/treats :0)

 

I would like to enter this in the LOTV ideas to inspire challenge : anything but a card.... I have used two (older but wonderful) images

Thankyou for taking the time to stop by, please fell free to leave some love... I try and reply to all messages and visit your blog too :0) 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

Krista Smith "Jules"

Good morning...It was so nice today to be able to sit down and make a card. I have been oober busy the last couple of weeks, and today, I had give in to my withdrawals and make a card.  And what better image to use than a free one from Krista Smith!  I come by 4 free images from the super talented Ms Smith here.... you can get your this one plus others here.... Love free things, especially when I have spent so much in Saturated Canary's etsy and now her website- its nice when people reward their avid addicts LOL!!  BUT PLEASE PLEASE SUPPORT KRISTA BY BUYING HER DIGIS TOO AND NOT JUST TAKING THE FREEBIES!!! This beautiful little lady is called Jules...ooohhh I just want to eat her up she is so cute!!! I have coloured her with copics and added some dimension magic and glitter.  I found this pen called a "glaze"pen- its almost dimension magic but in a pen, and you can get fine detail with it and then sprinkle some diamond dust over it and it sticks.....Only problem that I dont like is that it tends to dry white....so it worked well here for me for the frills on her dress, but I cant use it to gloss up her eyes or lips :0(

Onto the Card..... I have followed a lovely sketch from Sunday Sketch and Stamp by Claire and have tried a new technique for (me anyway) by stitching the edges...still need to work on that- try and get my zigzag a little closer together :0).  The chequered paper is by Graphic 45 called "Peek a Boo" and the brown swirl paper is a Basic Grey paper called "Drama Mod".  I make the hat pins, I pop a moonstone brad from WOC inside a diamonte ribbon slider and added some flower from Kaiser Craft adn Wild Orchid Crafts.  The front sentiment stamp is from a Kaiser Craft set called freindship sentiments and the inside sentiment is from a Hot off the Press set called Expressions.

 

I would like to enter in the challenges:

Sunday Sketch and Stamp: sketch by Claire

PaperTake Weekly: All things Girlie

Bearly Mine Challenges: Girly Birthday

Crafts and Me: Ribbon and Bow
Moving Along with the Times: Pink, Pearly (in the hat pin) and pretty (the whole card lol)
CMC copic challenge group: anything goes with a twist if girly

Thanks for stopping by. Stay Safe XOX Tania