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Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge #15: Aperture Cards

Time for another Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps challenge!  This week the challenge has been set by Melanie Holtz, and she would like to see Aperture Cards! As you can see, I’ve gone for a very simple card.  Not even any stitching! *shock horror*  I didn’t want to distract too much from the gorgeous image, and the delicious [...]

TGF Prince Ian – If The Crown Fits…

Well here it is, my Prince Ian card!  As soon as I saw him I knew that I wanted to use this paper from the DCWV Once Upon a Time stack.  It’s almost like it has been sitting there, waiting for him all this time! The sentiment is computer generated, and I cut the fancy [...]

TGF CHA Relay Contest: Toby Cub

This is the card I created using the third TGF CHA Relay Contest image.  I didn’t want to double-post yesterday, so here it is! The image is one of Marina Neira’s critters – Toby Cub.  How cute is he?  Marina’s designs have definitely grown on me recently, and I’m starting to overcome my fear of colouring [...]

Quixotic Challenge #11: Flutter By!

Wednesday again, and time for another Quixotic Challenge!  Sadly Martine is leaving the DT this week, but she’s leaving us with a fab challenge: *** Flutter By *** Incorporate butterflies into your project in some way. e.g shaped card or box, image featuring butterflies, butterfly embellishments etc. Thank you Martine!  I’m certainly ready to see some [...]

TGF CHA Relay Contest: WS Charlotte

It’s the second day of the TGF CHA Relay Contest.  Unfortunately, if you didn’t complete a card yesterday using the Mer Ian image, you can’t jump in and play now.  You can however, still grab the free Mer Ian digi HERE, and you can always hope that Marie turns some of the digis into rubber [...]

TGF Cha Relay Contest: Mer Ian

While they’re at CHA, The Greeting Farm are having a fun relay contest.  You can check the details out HERE and grab the first free digi image which is available to everyone.  To get the next image, you need to complete and upload a card to the TGF Galeria by 6pm CST tonight, and pop a comment on [...]

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Meets Sketch Saturday

Time for another Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps challenge!  This week’s challenge has been set by one of our fab Guest Designers – Donna Wardle.  Donna has given us all quite the challenge! Keep It Simple…No Ribbon, Buttons, Flowers or Embellishments. You can use Border Punches, Stitching and any “Handmade” paper embellishments.  Actually, it’s easier than it [...]

My playroom…

LOL!  No card for you today, just a few pics of my tiny little craft room. See, tiny! Unless I’m sewing, I tend to work standing up, so the huge chest of drawers is just the right height, and of course those lovely deep drawers are filled with stash… There is usually a daylight lamp [...]

Quixotic Challenge #10: Ink Up An Old Stamp

It’s time for another Quixotic Challenge!  This week it’s Kim’s turn to set the challenge, and she has chosen to ask us all to…. *** Ink Up An Old Stamp *** A nice easy one!  I’m sure that, like me, you all have stamps tucked away that haven’t been inked up in a while, or [...]

Quixotic Paperie: Pins + Charms + Rubber = Bliss!

Today I found myself surrounded by charms, pins and lots of lovely rubber!   You will now find it all at Quixotic Paperie: Paper Makeup Stamps: Lots of gorgeous new fairies, a fab new monster and a sweet robot, two sets and some gorgeous sentiments/word art.  All HERE. Charms:     16 gorgeous new charm designs, [...]

Hilda Snowboarding

I resisted for as long as possible, but it was inevitable that I would end up with some of Motivet’s stamps in my collection.  My ability to resist new stamps is almost non-existent!  So, this one’s just for fun! This image of Hilda snowboarding was coloured in before the snow melted last week.  It just [...]

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: Flower Fairy

As usual, the weekend went past in a blur.  If only we could speed time up Monday to Friday and then slow it down again for the weekend! Today I’ve got a card to show you, featuring another of Crissy Armstrong’s gorgeous fairy designs from Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps.  This one is Flower Fairy and you can [...]

SCACD Stamps: Victoria Case Aurora Collection

Now available to order at Quixotic Paperie is Victoria Case’s new collection for SCACD Stamps. Meet Aurora! Aurora is a special Sprite! She is all about having fun while being kind, in love with life and about being in the moment. She is a reminder to enjoy life as well as to stop and smell [...]

C.C Designs: Winter Emma – Celebrate!

How are your resolutions/goals for 2010 going?  I’m doing far better than usual with mine, which I’m pleased about!  Could this be the year that I really do get ahead of myself and get organised?  Fingers crossed!  The universe does seem to be conspiring to thwart my plans, but I am staying strong so far! [...]

Quixotic Paperie: Now In Stock

Just a quick note to let you know that both our Belles ‘n Whistles and The Greeting Farm deliveries have now arrived, and all pre-orders have been whisked off to the Post Office so get those Copics/Promarkers/Prismas/Distress Inks ready! As well as the fabulous new Wild Sprouts, we have increased our collection of Anya and [...]

Quixotic Challenge #9 – Judy's Sketch: Forget Me Not Fairy

Time for another Quixotic Challenge! This time we have a sketch from the lovely Judy, and I know you all love your sketches, so we’re expecting to see lots of gorgeous entries again this week! I’ve used Forget Me Not Fairy, one of Crissy Armstrong’s gorgeous fairies from the new Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps release (available [...]

Mo's Digital Pencil: Video Boy

Today’s card features another brilliant digital image from Mo’s Digital Pencil - Video Boy - available HERE. I’ve coloured the image with my trusty Copic Markers.  The card itself has been left fairly simple; it’s a boy card, so no fuss, and I also wanted to keep the focus on the fantastic image! Papers are from the Basic [...]

Pirate Anya Valentine!

I’ll admit, at the moment I’m a little obsessed with all things Anya/TGF.  There is just something so appealing about the images and their clean lines with lots of space to colour and lots of scope to alter.  It’s no wonder the TGF lines are so popular! Shamefully I’ve had the Anya/Ian “Matey” set (available [...]

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Release Day Blog Hop!

Whoo!  It’s release day for Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps and as usual there is a blog hop going on!  There are 4 new fantastical images from Crissy Armstrong, 4 new fun and funky images from Annie Rodrigue, 4 adorable images from Jean Grant and two new sets of coordinating sentiments! You’ll get to check out all [...]

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Preview & Challenge: Chester

It’s time for another Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps preview!  Today’s preview is also my card for the latest Kraftin’ Kimmie Challenge – “Heavy Metal” which requires you to use any metal embellishments. Just a little reminder: If you’re in the UK/Europe you will be able to order the new Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps on Sunday from Quixotic Paperie [...]

Kraftin' Kimmie Preview: Lavinia

It’s now officially time for the Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps January previews, although of course you did get a little bonus peek yesterday! Just a little reminder: If you’re in the UK/Europe you will be able to order the new Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps on Sunday from Quixotic Paperie HERE - the stamps are in stock and ready to dispatch [...]

Cute Card Thursday: "New"

This week Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps are sponsoring the Cute Card Thursday challenge.  The theme is “New” and so I’ve used one of the fabulous new Kraftin’ Kimmie images that are being released this Sunday - 1oth January! Just a quick  note: If you’re in the UK/Europe you will be able to order the new Kraftin’ Kimmie [...]

Quixotic Challenge #8: Hot Chocolate

Back to “normal” now, and on with the weekly challenges over at Quixotic Challenges! This week’s challenge has been set by our lovely Rowena, who has chosen a theme with lots of possibilities! ***Hot Chocolate*** Think chocolate, marshmallows and whipped cream. You can interpret this as a colour combination, use an image featuring marshmallows/hot chocolate/whipped [...]

Mo's Digital Pencil DT: Chubby Fairy

A short and sweet one today!  I’m in the process of putting together a box of cards for my Mum, at her request.  This is the first card of the set, and as you can see, I’ve chosen to use one of Mo Manning’s fabulous images.  Don’t you just love Mo’s “slightly chubby” fairy?  And [...]

Brand New C.C. Designs & A Swiss Miss Card

**Make sure you check out all of this post to see my card for today!** Today brings with it another fabulous release from C.C. Designs Rubber Stamps, all loved up ready for Valentine’s Day (and really, for the whole year)!      There is the gorgeous new Swiss Miss Rosalie available with or without roses, new [...]