Once Upon A Time Preview Day 5 … Bella On A Swing

Welcome to Day 5 of our Previews of the

collection new to Blue Butterfly Stamps at Bizzy Becs.

Today we introduce you to the adorable “Bella On A Swing”. I love fairies – my girls have always loved dressing up as fairies.

I decided to keep the layout of this card simpler but dressed it up with lots of sparkle (around all the paper edges).

Now I also have a mystery CANDY on offer during these previews. One lucky commenter will win 1 of the gorgeous new “Once Upon A Time” images (in rubber) … I will surprise you with which one. To go into the draw you just need to leave a comment for any of my “Once Upon A Time” preview posts ... easy!!! This candy will run from 18th February through 24th February and I'll announce the winner (and the stamp they have won) sometime on the 25th February. Good Luck!!

The Blue Butterfly Stamps DT have been busy creating some amazing works of inspiration so hop over to the Bizzy Becs Store Blog, take a look and leave them some comment love!

Card Recipe

Stamps :  Once Upon A Time - Bella on a swing (Blue Butterfly Stamps), sentiment - short and sweet (Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: confetti white, whisper white (Stampin' Up!)
Papers :  Hippy Girl collection (KaiserCraft)
Inks:   rich razzleberry (Stampin' Up!)

Coloured with:  Prismacolor pencils

Other :  modern label, large oval and curly label punches (Stampin' Up!), peony flower Doohickey's die (Magnolia), lace trim, rhinestone brad (stash), crystalina Kindyglitz

 

Once Upon A Time Preview Day 4 … Teddy Cuddles at Blue Butterfly Stamps

Welcome to Day 4 of our Previews of the

collection new to Blue Butterfly Stamps at Bizzy Becs.

Today we introduce you to the adorable “Teddy Cuddles”. I just love this image because it reminds me of my darling daughter who just adores her teddy (mind you she is only 2!). I will use this card for her next birthday (in a few weeks time!).

Pink and brown are some of my favourite colour combinations for cards and I love the vintage look with the lace and doily.

I’ve also used one of the sweet digi ticket stubs (A Little Bit Of Everything – 3) available from Bizzy Becs.

Now I also have a mystery CANDY on offer during these previews. One lucky commenter will win 1 of the gorgeous new “Once Upon A Time” images (in rubber) … I will surprise you with which one. To go into the draw you just need to leave a comment for any of my “Once Upon A Time” preview posts ... easy!!! This candy will run from 18th February through 24th February and I'll announce the winner (and the stamp they have won) sometime on the 25th February. Good Luck!!

The Blue Butterfly Stamps DT have been busy creating some amazing works of inspiration so hop over to the Bizzy Becs Store Blog, take a look and leave them some comment love!

Card Recipe

Stamps :  Once Upon A Time - Teddy Cuddles (Blue Butterfly Stamps), Digi Ticket Stubs - A Little Bit Of Everything - 3 (Bizzy Becs)Cardstock: naturals ivory, rose red, crumb cake, soft suede, blushing bride, whisper white (Stampin' Up!)
Papers :  ancestry.com designer mat pad (K&Company)
Inks:   soft suede (Stampin' Up!)

Coloured with:  prismacolor pencils

Other :  antique brad, crotchet trim, vintage trinkets, linen thread (Stampin' Up!), doily flowers and angel wing Doohickey's dies (Magnolia), kids & teens mania die (Sizzix), lace doily, teddy charm (stash), doily lace edge punch (Martha Stewart)

 

Once Upon A Time Preview Day 3 … Roses Roses at Blue Butterfly Stamps

Welcome to Day 3 of our Previews of the

collection new to Blue Butterfly Stamps at Bizzy Becs.

Today we introduce you to the adorable “Roses Roses”. This is a very feminine and romantic image!

Roses are my most favourite flower. We have a huge border of David Austin New William Shakespeare roses at our house (a pruning nightmare!!). I’ve made my own scrolled/rolled flowers (sorry but I cant find a link for this) and used another gorgeous digi ticket stub from Bizzy Becs.

Now I also have a mystery CANDY on offer during these previews. One lucky commenter will win 1 of the gorgeous new “Once Upon A Time” images (in rubber) … I will surprise you with which one. To go into the draw you just need to leave a comment for any of my “Once Upon A Time” preview posts ... easy!!! The more you comment the more entries you will have!

This candy will run from 18th February through 24th February and I'll announce the winner (and the stamp they have won) sometime on the 25th February. Good Luck!!

The Blue Butterfly Stamps DT have been busy creating some amazing works of inspiration so hop over to the Bizzy Becs Store Blog, take a look and leave them some comment love!

Card Recipe

Stamps :  Once Upon A Time - Roses Roses (Blue Butterfly Stamps), digi Vintage Tag sheet (Bizzy Becs)
Cardstock:  whisper white, confetti white, pear pizzaz, pink pirouette, bravo burgundy (Stampin' Up!)
Papers :  English Rose collection (KaiserCraft)
Inks:   bravo burgundy (Stampin' Up!)

Coloured with:  Prismacolor pencils

Other :   leaf sizzlet, linen thread, ribbon, 1 ¾” circle punch (Stampin' Up!), angel wing and lace border Doohickey's dies (Magnolia), nestabilities (Spellbinders), lace trim (KaiserCraft), button (stash)

Once Upon A Time Preview Day 2 … Strawberry Basket at Blue Butterfly Stamps

Welcome to Day 2 of our Previews of the

collection new to Blue Butterfly Stamps at Bizzy Becs.

Today we introduce you to the adorable “Strawberry Basket”. I just love the sweet yet modern look about her!

I wanted to keep this card simple and fresh. The cards I made for these previews are all 14.8cm x 14.8cm and fit into a 17cm x 17cm envelope (due to the bulk of the embellishments and layers).  If you want to use 15cm x 15cm envelopes I would recommend making 14cm x 14cm cards.

Now I also have a mystery CANDY on offer during these previews. One lucky commenter will win 1 of the gorgeous new “Once Upon A Time” images (in rubber) … I will surprise you with which one. To go into the draw you just need to leave a comment for any of my “Once Upon A Time” preview posts ... easy!!! This candy will run from 18th February through 24th February and I'll announce the winner (and the stamp they have won) sometime on the 25th February. Good Luck!!

The Blue Butterfly Stamps DT have been busy creating some amazing works of inspiration so hop over to the Bizzy Becs Store Blog, take a look and leave them some comment love!

Card Recipe

Stamps :  Once Upon A Time - Strawberry Basket (Blue Butterfly Stamps), digi ticket stubs – Birthday 1 (Bizzy Becs)
Cardstock: Poppy parade, whisper white (Stampin' Up!)
Papers :  Nook & Pantry (Basic Grey)

Inks:   pear pizzaz, peach parfait (Stampin' Up!)

Coloured with:  Prismacolor pencils

Other :   scallop oval punch, scallop trim border & corner punches, ribbon, buttons (Stampin' Up!), Berry Sweet strawberry brad (K&Company), gingham ribbon, raffia (stash)

 

Once Upon A Time Preview Day 1 … Cupcake Fairy at Blue Butterfly Stamps

Welcome to Day 1 of our Previews of the

 collection new to Blue Butterfly Stamps at Bizzy Becs.

Today we introduce you to the adorable “Cupcake Fairy”, and I’m sure you will agree that the combination of a cupcake and a fairy is just gorgeous!

I tried something different with this image and did some paper piecing on the cupcake.

The way I print out digital images is that I print the image on copy paper until I get the size right. Then I cut out a piece of cardstock (I use Stampin’ Up!’s Whisper White) the size I want to cover the image (and extra for die cutting if necessary). I attach this cardstock over the image on the copy paper using a repositionable adhesive (I use Dotto by Stampin’ Up!), then I feed it back through the printer. This method works well for attaching small bits of patterned paper to certain parts of the image to use in paper piecing – no waste!

I also made an extra set of wings in velum which I sponged with shimmer paint and attached. I made a template for the wings using copy paper then cut out in velum so no printer lines would show.

Now I also have a mystery CANDY on offer during these previews. One lucky commenter will win 1 of the gorgeous new “Once Upon A Time” images (in rubber) … I will surprise you with which one. To go into the draw you just need to leave a comment for any of my “Once Upon A Time” preview posts ... easy!!!

This candy will run from 18th February through 24th February and I'll announce the winner (and the stamp they have won) sometime on the 25th February. Good Luck!!

The Blue Butterfly Stamps DT have been busy creating some amazing works of inspiration so hop over to the Bizzy Becs Store Blog, take a look and leave them some comment love!

Card Recipe

Stamps :  Once Upon A Time - Cupcake Fairy (Blue Butterfly Stamps), cupcake (Hero Arts)
Cardstock: blushing bride, chocolate chip, whisper white, velum (Stampin' Up!)
Papers :  Nook and Pantry (Basic Grey)
Inks:   chocolate chip, soft suede (Stampin' Up!)
Coloured with:  Prismacolor pencils
Other :  rhinestone brad, leaf sizzlet, linen thread, champagne mist shimmer paint (Stampin' Up!), angel wing and peony flower Doohickey's dies (Magnolia), valentine sentiments die (Tickled Pink Stamps), nestabilities (Spellbinders), self adhesive rhinestones (stash)

A Gorjuss Challenge!

I've seen a number of cards made lately with the adorable Sugar Nellie images. I thought "I need to get me some of these images". I had to laugh when I looked through my stash and found some already - but that doesnt mean that I dont need more!!
I've made a card as an entry to the Sugar Bowl Challenge # 53. This challenge was a sketch and a photo for colour inspiration. I'm still loving the black and white colouring on Kraft cardstock and isnt this Gorjuss image adorable.

Card Recipe

Stamps :  Gorjuss - A Little Birdie Told Me (Sugar Nellie Stamps), sentiment - short and sweet (Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: confetti white, crumb cake (Stampin' Up!)
Papers :  the Spring matstack (Die Cuts With a View)
Inks:   soft suede (Stampin' Up!)
Coloured with:  Prismacolor pencils
Other :   leaf sizzlet, lots of tags sizzlets, birds and blooms sizzlets, antique brads (Stampin' Up!), doily lace edge punch (Martha Stewart), cardboard (stash) 

Make sure you check back here Friday evening when the previews start for the next Blue Butterfly Stamps collection.

Cherrie Joins A Few Challenges!

I won the adorable "Valentine Cherrie Tag" Stamp as a candy on Kylie's blog (thanks Kylie!). I couldn't wait to ink it up! So this week I'm joining in a few challenges: the Tickled Pink Stamps challenge # 5 (punches); the All That Scraps Challenge (Anything Goes); and Bizzy Becs Store Blog Challenge (A Sketch).
I've tried a black and white colouring on Kraft cardstock (see here for a video by the amazing Jen Shults). I still need more practice - but you have to start somewhere. I didnt add the white as I liked it how it was and didnt want to muck it up!!

Stamps :  Valentine Cherrie Tag (Tickled Pink Stamps)
Cardstock & Papers : black, cherry cobbler, crumb cake, Love Letter DSP (Stampin' Up!)
Inks:   soft suede (Stampin' Up!), tuxedo black (memento), prismacolor pencils
Other :  antique brad, crotchet trim (Stampin' Up!), peony petals and angel wing Doohickey's dies (Magnolia), pearl stems (Bizzy Becs), lace doily (stash), doily lace edge punch (Martha Stewart), adage ticket (Tim Holtz)

I Made Guest DT For The Next Blue Butterfly Collection!

Wowee! I received a Guest DT spot for the next release in the Blue Butterfly Collection. Thanks for this Bec!
Blue Butterfly Stamps are available at Bizzy Becs Papercraft Online Store here. 
I've been busy creating with these gorgeous new images - thus the lack of posts lately. Make sure you check back here when previews start on 18th February!!

 

For my sweetheart!

Valentines day and my 4th wedding Anniversary  are coming up so I wanted to make a card for my darling hubby.
I'm joining in the Tickled Pink Stamps Challenges # 3 (a sketch challenge) and All That Scraps Challenges (early Valentines ideas).
I've stuck with a grey/black/white/silver colour scheme and added enough embellishments to make it romantic but still masculine (I hope!).

Stamps : Valentines Sentiments, lil Valentine Lad Luca (Tickled Pink Stamps)
Cardstock & Papers : Stampin' Up!, After five collection (KaiserCraft)
Inks:   Stampin' Up!, tuxedo black (memento), prismacolor pencils
Other :  Pearls, little leaves die (Stampin' Up!), kids and teens mania (Sizzix), lace trim border & angel wing Doohickey's dies (Magnolia), Valentines sentiments matching die (Tickled Pink Stamps), Labels 4 dies (Spellbinders), Lace trim (Kaisercraft), Lace Trim and Tassel (stash)

Dexter Meets Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenges

I've been wanting to participate in the Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenges for a while now. Some of the first images I saw for colouring were cute animals by Motivet - and I instantly fell in love. I wanted to make a masculine card - I find these hard to make, but am pretty happy with how this turned out. It looks a bit plain but I think that male cards need to be.

Stamps : Dexter (Motivet)
Cardstock & Papers : Stampin' Up!
Inks:   Stampin' Up!
Other :  scallop border punch, buttons, twill tape, Aquapainter (Stampin' Up!), Labels 2 dies (Spellbinders)

A "Tickled Pink Meets Inkspirations" Bookmark!

This week is the first challenge on the new Tickled Pink Stamps Challenge blog "Anything Goes" (using a stamp or image from the Tickled Pink Stamps range). I also joined in on the Inkspirations Challenges blog # 52 which is a colour challenge.

I decided to make a bookmark (well 3 actually) and used a design that I saw at a local fair. For each bookmark I used a strip of cardstock 5cm x 17cm. I then scored a line 5cm from one end and folded it over. This allows the bookmark to slide over a page. I attached a jumbo eyelet to the top to hold down the fold and allow a ribbon to be attached. I didnt add to much dimension in the decoration else it gets to bulky when used in a book. The cupcake image is attached using dimensionals though and I've put kindyglitz around most of the edges of card/paper and on the cupcakes.

This was a fun and useful project!

Stamps : Tickled Pink Birthday Set - digi (Tickled Pink Stamps)
Cardstock & Papers : Stampin' Up!
Inks:   Stampin' Up!, Faber Castel color pencils
Other : scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, scallop border punch, scallop trim border punch, ribbon, jumbo eyelets (Stampin' Up!), Crystalina Kindyglitz

Rachael's Challenge Debut!!

As I mentioned in my previous post  my daughter Rachael and I spent some quality time together today making cards. Rachael was also very keen to try her hand at some online challenges. Rachael is only 9yo and she has done an amazing job with her creation. It is surprising how challenging colour and paper choice is for children as well as cutting things the right size and straight can be - even when you have all the tools! It can be very frustrating when she likes everything to be perfect!
The challenge this week at All That Scraps Weekly Wednesday Challenges is "New Year" and the challenge this month at Tickled Pink Stamps Monthly Challenges is a sketch challenge. So she has combined both to make a desk calandar for 2011.

Stamps : CC Tuesday (The Greeting Farm)
Cardstock & Papers : Stampin' Up!; Olivia (Basic Grey)
Inks:   Stampin' Up!, tuxedo black (Memento), Faber Castel color pencils
Other : calendar, rhinestones(stash)
Karyn and Rachael xxxx

Happy New Year and A Desk Calendar!

Happy New Year everyone!
I hope you had a fabulous start to the year and wish you all the best for 2011.
Today my daughter and I spent some quality time together making cards while my youngest was having her afternoon nap. We had so much fun and decided to focus our efforts towards a few of the current online challenges.
The challenge this week at All That Scraps Weekly Wednesday Challenges is "New Year" and the challenge this month at Tickled Pink Stamps Monthly Challenges is a sketch challenge. So I've combined both to make a desk calandar for 2011 based on an Easel card.

Stamps : CC Monday (The Greeting Farm)
Cardstock & Papers : Stampin' Up!; Olivia (Basic Grey)
Inks:   Stampin' Up!, tuxedo black (Memento), Faber Castel color pencils
Other : rhinestones, rhinestone brad, scallop border punch (Stampin' Up!), lace (Kaisercraft), flourish with a bling, calendar, lace doilies (stash)