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Saturday 30 June 2012

Delicious Doodles zebras, so so delicious

Beautiful image this by Delicious Doodles. I have made this card using some of my new papermania papers and some black bazill card. The black and white checked ribbon is from my stash as are the pretty butterflies. The gorgeous large flowers are also papermania, as is the wee black one under the buttons.
The buttons have been attached using some hemp.

The sentiment is from Stampin Up and the die is also from SU. I used a scrap of organza ribbon to make a bow as I felt it needed something as it floated around in the black space.

Simply layered the inside area.

Took an extra photo when the sun briefly came out. xx

Challenges
ATC's and cards with attitude ch17 - Anything Goes
Fat pages with attitude ch17 - Anything goes
Stampin for the weekend - show us your style
Delicious Doodles - Recipe (1 image, 2 buttons, 3 Flowers)
Pink Gem Challenge - Buttons, Bows, Bling and Butterflies (am hoping the bling on the butterflies is enough lol)
Dream Valley Challenge - Things with wings
Craft your passion ch116 - Things with wings
Thanks so much for looking
Heidi x

yummy cupcakes haha not!




I was going to say with a cherry on top, but actually they had sprinkles (chocolate and hundreds and thousands). Tishy and I had some fun, well mostly Tishy, I didn't get much of a look in if I'm truthful.
So no pictures of the cupcakes, can you guess why, can you???
I came back to the kitchen after spending the best part of an hour in the utility room sorting washing, hanging it up, folding, putting away, you know the drill, boring!! but has to be done 'the washing fairy was here' written in softener across the white walls. lol.xx
So bet you guessed eh?  Not a cakey in sight.  Now I know that I have lost almost a stone in weight through not eating too many bad things etc etc.  But they had only left me crumbs :(:(
So so sad. Hxx

make it crafty boot house love it!

Used some fun freebie papers and some SU card and dps scraps for matting up. Add a fun Happy Birthday sticker which sparkles and some wee green brads. Coloured with Promarkers and SU Pens, popped on a scrap of ribbon cut into three and bradded into place.

Close up, although am wondering if camera is on its way out lol x.

Challenges
Moving along with the times - Happy Birthday
Crafts and Me - Birthdays
Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes
Pixies Snippet Challenge

Thanks for looking
Heid x

Saturday 23 June 2012

Squigglestamps Cupcakes yummy!!

I have wrapped a couple of yummy bars of chocolate in some scrummy papers by Queen & Co.
I have coloured a couple of Squigglestamps yummy cupcakes, with my promarkers, and these are on offer this week till Tuesday evening. Grab your special offer now by popping over to the shop.
Of course if you head over to Squigglestamps Facebook page and hit the big like button then you will be one of the first to hear about special offers, upcoming events and new challenges.


Challenges
Belli Challenge 146 - Anything but a card
Simon Says - Anything but a card

Thanks for popping over
Heidi x

Pollycraft for someone special

Coloured in with my promarkers and layered onto some black card and some pretty papers my friend eva gave me. I have punched out some colour co-ordinated circles from some designer Stampin up papers and added a metal sentiment with a wee gem on it.

The lower part of the easel card has been made in similar papers and I have echoed the three circle punches and topped with three large flower gems.

Challenges
Try it on Tuesday - Anything Goes
Fat Pages with attitude - Anything Goes
Craft your passion - ch 115 - flip-s and folds
stamptacular - 168 - fabulous folds

Thanks for looking
Heid x

Breezy Days by Squigglestamps


Here she is picking flowers after hanging out the washing, I have used some fun Queen & Co papers, some freebie chipboard shapes, a pretty pastel pink ribbon and some pretty soft pastel coloured gems. I have coloured with my pastel whispers pens and then I have decoupaged parts of the image, by stamping the image twice and layering up the clothes, her head and bag/arm area.

Here is a sideways view to show up the decoupage.

Challenges
Papertake Weekly - Bingo (Ribbon/Free/Blooms)
Charisma Cardz #24 - Summer
Crafts & Me #89 - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - ch 222- Here comes summer
Craft Challenge - Colour Combo

Crafty Catz - 138 - Pastel Colours

Thanks so much for looking
Heid x

Bugaboo cupcakes, always time for one of them lol x

This has been coloured with a mixture of stampin up, promarkers and whispers pens. Lots of glitter here and there and punched out some embossed buttons from yellow papermania card. Layered up using freebies, papermania, Queen&Co papers. Used a pretty border punch for the right hand side edge.
I added four little gems and an 'always' rubon.
I wrote a wee add on sentiment for the inside.

Challenges
Try it on Tuesday - Anything Goes
Crafts & Me - Anything Goes
Digi Days Challenge - Girly Challenge

Thanks for looking
Heidi x

Sailing Away with my favourite Stampin up Stamp


Stampin up Sail Away stamp, Stampin up Island indigo ink pad and sentiment. Found a wee boat charm in my stash which was perfect and some Queen and Co papers, and SU Island Indigo card to layer up.
Challenges
Fab 'n' Funky - Polka Dots
Moving along with the times - Happy Birthday
Thanks so much for looking
Hope you are having a lovely weekend (ours is wet but good lol)
Heidi x

Monday 18 June 2012

Squiggles Mask - uline challenge is here

Little bit of masking and a wee bit of layering and border punching.  The two yellow buttons are from my stash and have got twine tied through them.
I have used some colour co-ordinated ribbons from my stash.I have coloured with my promarkers.
This is another 6 x 6 album, with blank pages for notes, pictures etc. 
At squigglestamps we would like to see your masked masculine projects, hence maskuline!
Thanks so much for looking
Heid xx


Saturday 16 June 2012

Miss Ruby Roses for a teenager

Hmm I think all the wonky layers made my eyes go funny, tried several times to get this photo right and this was the best outcome. as I said Hmmm.
I have used Miss Ruby roses again as i have discovered that i loove this image. Absolutely perfect for those teenager and almost teenager cards! I have coloured with stampin up markers and used the leaf die from the marianne creatables roses set. the lattice lacework is an x-cut border punch.

Close up of this wicked image, very goth/emo
Challenges
Haunted design house challenges - colour challenge, lime green teal purple and black.
Poisoned Peas Please challenge - Goth / emo

Thanks for looking
Heidi x

Miss Ruby Roses on Facebook


Here is a quick share with you today, this is our facebook offer of the week, special price till midnight thursday.
She is called Miss Ruby Roses and I have coloured her with Stampin Up markers in purple teal & green. (wisteria wonder, pool party and pear pizzazz) This is actually a wee notelet. Just for a change.x

We would love to see you over at our facebook page, there is daily inspiration and you'll be first to know of special offers and freebies. So pop over to our facebook page and hit the BIG like button at the top of the page. We love visitors.

Have a great weekend
Hugs Heidi x

PS
I am entering this into
2 sisters challenges - plaids and stripes (flower and stockings)
xx

Tuesday 12 June 2012

Sweet Pea 'Frame it' Challenge at Sweet pea stampers

I have used some glorious summer papers called Beach Babe from a whole 6 x 6 pack that I got free with my favourite crafting magazine - Cardmaking and Papercraft.
I mainly used the colours green yellow and blue, but added a splash or two of pink as it made the other colours pop too!

'Pale moon' by Chou ching kuik.
Used my flower punches and leaf punch from x-cut and plenty of gems and stickles.
I coloured with my trusty promarkers and even did a little paper tearing (ooh, I hear you gasp, not my norm, but sometimes I get carried away, no white jackets in sight, heaves a sigh of relief)
Challenges
Lollipop Crafts 83 - Flowers in Bloom
Totally Gorjuss ch 135 - Sunshine ( I know pale moon image, but the card reeks of sunshine)
One sweet Challenge June - Yellow Green and Blue
Polka Doodles - lots of flowers
Crafty Catz - Summertime
Deep Ocean Challenge - Stitching (along blue edges)
Sweet Stampin Challenge - All stitched up (along blue edges)
Allsorts wk 158 - Ice Cream colours

Thanks for looking, I know, I know its all or nothing with me at the moment. sorry:)
Heidi x



For my dad

I have made this card for my dad from Stampin Up products.
Pear Pizzazz card and some great Designer papers.



Challenges
Challenge up Your Life 71 - Inspired by a book (SAIL by James Patterson)
Phindy - Masculine
Thanks for looking
Heid x

Cheeky chimps anniversary love

An image from the Digi Stamp Boutique which I have coloured with my PM's and glittered with stickles.
Which I have to confess has already left the building and I very nearly forgot to photograph it so that I could share it with you. Life is fairly hectic in the Mainland household at the moment.
It is an Anniversary card for my parents who are celebrating their 45th this year, so went for the blue colours cos I found out it is meant to be celebrated with sapphire, of course then I remembered that you can actually get pink and green sapphires as well, but think the blue was the right choice.

I found some pretty little white heart brads to put in the centre of the flowers made from prima and also some from the pound shop from last year.(the gold ones).
The ribbons are velvet and are from my stash box, as is the snippet of lace and the gold thin ribbon bows which I tied and then fixed with two tiny gold brads(dropped one of these and it is officially mia, they are so tiny)
The large piece of organza ribbon with gold edging is from a box/present, so a bit of recycling there too! 

Nearly forgot to mention the giant DCWV brad, these are gorgeous, one of those items you almost don't use cos you love them so much (you all know what I mean!!!)
The papers are freebies, papermania and a couple small snippets of gold from my stash that are so old their make escapes me?

Challenges
Crafters Companion ch 25 - Time to embellish
Lollipop Crafts - Flowers in bloom
Passion for promarkers - lots of layers (more than three)
Try it on Tuesday - Anything Goes
Creatalicious Challenges - Bingo (Flowers/Easel/Lace)
Pixies Snippets challenge 

Thanks so much for looking see you soon with the other cards I have been making this week.
Heidi x





Monday 4 June 2012

Squigglestamps Jubilee Challenge and Freebies

Hmm seem to have lost the plot this weekend, had planned some fun things to do this week, then Will got a phone call (on sunday) to go to work because the proverbial had hit the fan. So instead of a few days off this week he is going to be staying over at Inverness some of the time to sort out all the problems.

On a plus side it does mean I get some extra crafting time!!

Today I have a Squigglestamps creation for you. The latest challenge at Squigglestamps Blog is 'Jubilee' and to celebrate we have some wonderful Jubilee Freebies to share with you all.

We would love to see all your projects to celebrate the jubilee, or red/white/blue or maybe bling and glitter and lots of sparkle.

The card I have made to share with you is created using the boy from the above freebies.  It is for the son of one of my best friends.
I coloured with my promarkers and used a happy birthday Stampin Up sentiment, that I got FREE when I held a SU party.
Now as the images were FREEBIES, I decided to see if I could make the whole card using FREEBIES.
The papers are from a cardmaking magazine, the doily from a friend. The ribbons were also FREE from another magazine and the brads were from a candy win from a year ago.
Challenges
Simon Says Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Add a ribbon
I love promarkers - Use a digi
craft challenges - background text
MAWTT - Cool Brittania
Paperplay Challenges  - use two of something (flowers, brads)
Digis Days - Inspiration photo
Totally papercrafts - more than one fold
Craft your days away - red white and blue
Have a wonderful Jubilee celebration whatever you are doing, and thanks so much for popping over.
Hugs Heidi x