AND THE WINNER IS AJ SCRAPBOOKING!!!

Good morning! Hope you all had a great day yesterday.  My twins Jake and Hannah turned 7 yesterday and I do not know that time has gone.  I must say it is a lot easier with two the same age as they grow older, feeding a nappy change time were so hectic, plus while they were babies, I studied at university full time and held down a part time job too! we got through it unscathed, and I look back thinking how on earth did we cope, but I am a true believer that the hand we are dealt is only as much as we can cope with.  

ANYWAY... on to business... Hannah drew a winner this morning (thought I would wait until the rest of the world had the whole day to enter before I drew a winner)  for my candy giveaway.....and the lucky girl is AJ Scrapbooking!  BIG CONGRATULATIONS!!!! please message me via my profile with your address so I can get your prize off to you. 

I would like to welcome my lovely new followers and hope you enjoy visiting my blog and hope I can inspire you to do something creative

Stay safe, back to work for a couple of days, then hopefully I cna get a couple more cards done.

XOX Tania

Southern Girls Challenge tie a ribbon- delicious doodles daisies and butterflies

Good morning! Well its challenge time again over at Southern Girls, and this fortnight is an easy one... Tie a ribbon round it! You can use ribbon, twine, binding- anything really, as long as it comes from a spool!.  This fortnight we are sponsored by Delicious Doodles, and I have chosen to use their Daisies and Butterflies image- isn't it beautiful??!! I have 3d layered the image, and learnt a really neat trick from Mariska Van Der Veer  from Sending you a Little Smile.  She has done this awesome step by step tutorial on Wiff of Joy blog and although I didn't colour the bottom parts grey, I did use the the trick of colouring the edges in black- it really makes a difference! Check out both her blog and tutorial... her cards are simply divine and so much work goes into them!. The papers are enchanting girl from paper inklings. the butterfly dies are cheery lynn. NO flowers for this card... OMG.... shock horror LOL!!

so pop on over to the Southern Girls Challenge and join in in our ribbon challenge... cant wait to see what you come up with!

side view of the 3d effect:

 

and the inside of course complimenting the front :0) sentiment from LOTV

Thanks for stopping by. Stay Safe XOX Tania

Tiddly Inks you and me anniversary card

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Good evening, Thanks for popping by :0).  I found this really cute image of a couple from Tiddly Inks yesterday  called you and me, and I thought it would be a great anniversary or engagement card.  Lots of shimmer and bling going on here!! The butterflies are cut using the Tim Holtz Flutterby die and I added some rhinestones and glimmer to the butterflies.  I have used flowers from WOC and the little silver twists with crystals I made myself.  Papers are from my favourite pad- Rondelle by Prima.  The ribbon and square slider are from stash.

Below is a closer pic of the bead sprays. I used jewellery wire and wrapped it around the inside of a pen.  I then glued bicone crystals to the wire using Ultra tacky glue.  Queit happy with the result- they look better in real life- being crystal they sparkle when the light hits them.

I would like to enter into the following challenges:

Divas by Design: Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations: Anything Goes

Crafts and me: Anything Goes

The inside is decorated to compliment the front.

Thanks for stopping by. Stay Safe XOX Tania

House Mouse I give you my heart engagement card

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Good afternoon.  Today I have raided my stamp draw and inked up a stamp instead of using a digi.  This is from the gorgeous House Mouse Range called "I give you my heart".  One of my Favs!  I coloured it up with copics.  I also bought some new digi papers from Nit Wits- these three are from the following sets: ValnTine too; with this ring too; and  promises too.  I have used flowers from WOC and will have to buy more of the white cosmos daisies when they are back in stock because I LOVE these flowers!!! I have scattered some pearl string through the flowers from my stash. The little sentiment is cut using the Whimsy notables 2 die.  The sketch is from creative inspirations last week (I ran out of time to enter), except I put the flowers on the other side of the image..... but all is good because this week they have an anything goes theme :0)

 

I would like to enter in the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations: anything goes

Wild Orchid Challenge: Anything Goes (second entry)

Papertake weekly: All creatures great and small.

Thanks for stopping by, Stay Safe XOX Tania

Silver Fairy- Whimsy Wee Stamp

Good afternoon, well I have 5 mins before my peaceful day is at an end... yep... the kids will be home from school :0). so I thought I would quickly post this card I did last night.  I have used the beautiful Silver Fairy by Sylvia zet for Wee Whimsy Stamps (currently sold out) you can get the digi version here. I followed a sketch from Crafting Life's Pieces which I have flipped. I have used flowers from WOC. Papers are Fairy Belle by Prima.  The butterfly die cut is using a Cheery Lynn die.  The sentiment inside is from a Lili Of The Valley set called dreamy days circular sentiments.

I would like to enter in the following challenges:

Crafting Lifes Pieces: sketch

Delicious Doodles: Flowers

Whimsy Inspires: Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by Stay Safe XOX Tania

Saturated Canary Butterfly Baby

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Good morning! Thanks for stopping by :0) This little cutie is from my spree at Saturated Canary the other day she is called butterfly baby.

This is a special image.  Krista Smith (Saturated Canary) has drawn this image to help raise awareness and money for a disease called Epidermolysis Bullosa.  You can read more about this aweful disease affecting children  Here.

The Butterfly Fund was set up to rasie awareness and financial assistance for families of children suffering from EB.  It was a disease I have not heard of before, and was so touched with the stories of some of these families and children.

I have coloured her up with my copics, and am happy to say I am slowly accumulating a better range of colours.  I have followed the sketch over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.  The sentiment is from an Amy R set called Baby Sentiments.

The papers are from Paper Inklings, an Australian business who make lovely paper, and have just started selling to the public. These two are called "Encahanting Girl" and "Mum".  I have used moonstone brads from WOC. I have put the larger brads over diamonte ribbon sliders and they look quiet striking. 

 

 

The pic below is to show the glimmer I painted on the baby's wings.  I simply dip a water brush in glimmer mist and paint it on.. that way I control exactly where the glimmer is and I dont get those annoying drops.

I would like to enter in the following challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday: sketch:

Simon Says Stamp: Glimmer and Sparkle

Crafts and Me: Add a sentiment to the front of your card

Sentimental Sunday: Anything goes (with a sentiment- of course!!)

Sparkles: away with the Fairies
Craft your passion: hip to be square

 Thanks for stopping by, Stay Safe XOX Tania

PS...Did you notice I have learnt how to watermark my work- thanks to the lovelies who helped me over at Southern Girls challenge.  It is just basic, and I would love if anyone could link me to those watermarks with the butterflies etc and swiry writing... but for now, this will do for now:0)

Saturated Canary Boobie Love

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Good morning thanks for stopping by.  Well its back to school for another term today, and I have had a little quiet time before I have to go to work this afternoon.  I went shopping at Saturated canary yesterday in my anticipation for some free time this morning... bought a few images, but this one I've had for a while.  She is called boobie love and you can get her for free here. I had a ball colouring her up with my copics :0)  The sentiment (which is SOOOO true!!) is a verses stamp called "Women are Like" (QQ0847-D).  The papers are from my Prima pad called Rondelle. I love this pad and am so glad I bought two at the time!  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The hat pin is made by me, and the pearls, ribbon and lace are from my stash.  I have spritzed the flower with glimmer mist and added some stickles for extra sparkle.

 

 I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Wild Orchid crafts: Anything Goes

Dream Valley: Go Pink

Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes

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.

magnolia bride and bridesmaid take 2

Good afternoon.  A different take on my previous card using the same magnolia image of a bride and bridesmaid.  I have followed an autumn coloured theme to suit challenges over at WOC and Papertake weekly (even though in Australia we are in spring).  I have followed a sketch by Arlana over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

These are papers from my new Prima pad called Romance Novel and the paper is rich and old fashioned.... I think would be perfect for those who do shabby chic.  Flowers are of course WOC and the hat pin is made by me :0)

I would like to enter into the following challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday: Sketch by Arlana

Wild Orchid Crafts: Autumn Colours

Papertake Weekly: A Hazy shade of Autumn

A close up of the image and the shimmer of the dress (glimmer mist painted on with water brush)

And the inside (sentiment is by Stampin up! not sure of the set name)

Thanks 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.