Happy New Year!

Hi Everyone,

Belated Merry Christmas and a Happy (Crafty!) New Year. I know I have been missing in action for a while again, but between my baby girl's christening, Christmas, my parents' visit and other craziness there was simply no time for blogging. There was very little time for crafting, too, but more time for this than for blogging for sure... In fairness, if I have a few minutes to spare nowadays, I prefer to get inky then "bloggy", so I hope you understand and can forgive me!

I am starting this new year 2016 with a card made using the fabulous WPlus9 stamp from the "Unforgettable" stamp set. I think it's super adorable and versatile. I decided to turn it into a little shaker card, to use up some of the beads I found recently from my cross-stitching times in the past. The sentiment and dies are from Mama Elephant (I think the Femme Frames is the most used die-set EVER in my entire collection!). The background was made with Distress Inks and some water. And, of course, some sequins to add a bit of bling. 

I won't lie to you - simple as the card may be, I think it took me 2 or 3 days to finish it, as I only had 15 minutes here, 10 minutes there to spare... But I am glad I made it, as the end result is exactly what I had hoped for, if not more!

Hope you like it!

I raised this little guy on some foam squares for additional interest

I am entering the card into the following challenges:
Sparkle and Shine - photo inspiration

Inky Impressions - All things new (my new stamp set from WPlus9)
QKR Stampede - Feathers and Fur (elephants do have hair, right? :-))
Crafty Friends - Use something new (my new stamp set from WPlus9)

 Here's to a great year!

M.

Let's do some baking with Lili of the valley

Hi Everyone,

A super quick post today cause I can hear my Little Munchkin stirring in her cot already, she's probably going to wake up any minute now!

Today I'm sharing a quick and easy birthday card with you, with the use of the super cute Lili of the Valley "Mix it and make it" stamp. Aren't these mice simply adorable? Since time for crafting is not something I have plenty of recently, the card is really super simple. But hey, it's the thought that counts, right? :o)

I am entering the card into the following challenges:

I love ProMarkers - Food and drink

Inky Impressions - Our fury friends

Hope you have a great week!

M.

The big come-back?!

Hello Everyone, I'm back!

Truth be told, I probably won't be here too regularly yet, as the Little One still needs a lot of attention and takes a lot of my time, however if I do manage to get my fingers inky every now and again, I will most certainly do my best to pop by! The plan is to be back on a regular basis in 2016, but we shall see how that goes! :o)

Today I am sharing a card I made using the same Delicate Florals stamp by Penny Black that I used in my last (August) post - I just love this one so much! You can also see that it's easy enough to play around with different techniques, and get a completely different end result, which is great!

The colour inspiration came from the Sparkle and Shine challenge. I stamped the image with the VersaFine Ink in black, and then heat embossed it. The coloured strip was added using Distress Inks. I then went over the flowers with some clear Wink of Stella which bleached the colour a bit and added some sparkle - LOVE this effect! The sentiments come from 2 different stamp sets - one by Mama Elephant and one by WPlus9. I also used the Femme Frames dies by Mama Elephant for the layers. And, to finish off the card, I added a few sequins, too! 

I have to say, I'm quite pleased with the result, so hope you like it too!

I am entering the card into the following challenges:

Sparkle and Shine - Photo inspiration

Penny Black - November. Dies and/or punches

MAWTT - Leaves and/or trees

Have a great week,

M.