Maya’s Balloons

Maya’s Balloons by Mo’s Digital Pencil 

I love this image, it’s so sweet, you can imagine her chatting away to the cat can’t you?

used the Cheery Lynn Flourish Die and coloured the image with Promarkers and Copics.

i loved colouring her hair, the Promarker fine nibs makes easy work of curly hair.

Just Inklined to Hop–One Layer

Its that time again for the Just Inklined Blog hop and this month Toni is the host and has chosen One Layer as the theme.

You should have landed on my blog from Joyce if not hop back so you don’t miss her creation.

I know all of the girls have been working hard on their projects so remember to leave them all a comment for a chance to win a spot prize.

The image I used was The Blessing and can be bought from here

I have to say it wasn’t the easiest of themes, it is very difficult not to add more but this stretched the mind in a good way.

So simple yet so effective

Next up is the super talented Tammy so keep hopping and remember to leave a comment on each blog.

He Stole my Heart

It has to be said, he definitely stole my heart, I would however of given him it gladly in the blink of an eye.

I simply adore this little man, we had him today and he was as good as gold, he helped water the garden with his little watering can and he just loves being out in the fresh air.

He chatters along asking hundreds of questions which all have to be answered. He also does make believe now which finds me watching and studying him as well as playing along, he jokes and giggles and is totally fun to be with.

He helps make the Yorkshire pudding for dinner, and then up to my craft studio and he did some stamping and made a die cut duck, he likes to get in there as I have a small step ladder so that i get reach to the top of the shelving.

I simply love him.

Baby Girl

As cute as a button this little one.

Baby Girl by Mo Manning at Mo’s Digital Pencil 

Coloured with Copic Markers and cut out with a Spellbinders Label die which I edged in pink ink.

Papers are by First Edition and the pink paper was edged using a geared leaver border punch by Tonic Studios their geared lever punches are amazing.

Finished with some gems from Mei Flower, I just couldn’t craft without their pearls and gems.

Gardening Boots ‘His’

If I could send my Dad a card then this would be it. He had an allotment when I was young and grew all of his own vegetables. He’d of loved this card.

Gardening Boots His by Just Inklined 

When Dad wasn’t at work he was at the allotment, mam used to put up a flask of coffee for him and I would run up with it, I often dropped the flasks and recall my Mam warning me one day not to drop it, of course I did and was frightened to go back home but Dad told me to say nothing and he took the blame for it. Ha ha I could wrap him round my finger but I worshipped him all the same.

I remember when he bought some chickens, he was to fatten them up and we would have them to eat when they were fat enough, each week he would be asked if they were ready but of course he made the big mistake of giving them names and looked on them as pets, he spent hours making crowdy for them to eat to fatten them up but I don’t think we ever got to eat one.

I could go on for hours about my Dad but I’m sure you want to know about the card.

I coloured it with Copic markers and prisma pencils.

I also made all of the embellishments

The little potato sack was sewn from a piece of sacking and the plant markers made from scraps of card.

  

now the carrots were a labour of love made by quilling paper then coloured up.

I thoroughly enjoyed making this card up, partly because I reminisced all the way through making it.

How to make a castle out of old greeting cards

Tutorial by Oriana Lauria

For more ideas and greeting card inspiration, visit Hallmark’s website and have fun! Should you have any comment, suggestions for improvements, please let me know in the comments below.

Washi Tape

Oh I’m so, so excited, Fantastic Ribbons are getting the Washi Tape, oh and I’ll be one of the first to get it.

This is right up there with the must have craft items for 2012, if you haven't heard about it or seen a sample of it then you are missing out.

What is it?

Washi tape is essentially decorative masking tape from Japan. It is useful for card crafting,gift wrapping, home decor and scrapbooking to name just a few.

Washi comes from wa meaning Japanese and shi meaning paper, and the term is used to describe paper made by hand in the traditional manner. Washi paper is commonly made using fibers from the bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrubor the paper mulberry, but also can be made using bamboo, hemp, rice, and wheat.

Wow what a mouthful.

What does it look like?

Here are just some examples of what you will be able to buy from Fantastic Ribbons

So what can you do with them?

The list is endless but here are a few ideas.

Use as a decorative strip on a card, you can write onto it, stamp on it, cut shapes from it, tape the corners of an image to hold it onto a card, wrap it around the envelope as a decorative strip punch out shapes from it.

Decorate a pencil or pen by wrapping it around. make a border frame for an image, use it as file tabs on the top of divider card. decorate a pen pot.

Now don’t miss out on it’s arrival or even special offers from Fantastic Ribbons, hop over to them and subscribe to their news letter Here you will also get the chance to winn £100 worth of ribbons (squeal)

Baby Buskettie

Oh how I remember this, don’t you? it would be in their hair up their nose and in any nook a cranny you can think of.

Buskettie by Mo’s Digital Pencil 

Coloured with Promarkers by letraset and a little bit of Prisma pencil.

Gems from Mei Flower and Prima resin poppy, ribbon from Ribbon Carousel