12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist 2016 Day 8

December 13, 2016 linda3 Comments

the inspiration for day 8 is my favourite technique of all and one that i use almost every time i create:

i love the colourful inspiration by artist Margaret Berg, who paints outside the lines beautifully, and designer Carly Tee Minner’s interpretation of it so that was my inspiration for my tag.

i painted the lawn fawn stitched circle tag with winsor and newton watercolour paints and added snow. after i die cut the lawn fawn trees i painted them with twinkling H2Os, added stickles and finished it off with two ribbons.

thanks for popping by.

Jingle All The Way – Mixing It Up And Day 1 Tag

December 7, 2016December 11, 2016 linda5 Comments

i’m off to a slow start, but i managed to create a tag for both Ellen Hutson’s December Mix It Up Challenge and Day 1 of the 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist.

since both Laurel Beard and Sandy Allnock used coloured images on their festive tags, i was inspired to do the same.

i painted everything with winsor & newton watercolour paints, using a light wash of teal in the background and it’s also used to create an ombre sentiment from the Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps, All Inside by Julie Ebersole. i love Maude, an older Art Impressions cling stamp; i added pink stickles to her curlers and glossy accents to the smiley face.

thanks for popping by.

Toby Sleds

November 24, 2015November 24, 2015 linda4 Comments

Today I’m sharing a card that features another adorable image from the Buddly Craft clear stamp set Toby Tumble’s Snowy Day; isn’t it cute?

i watercoloured with twinkling H2Os, as usual, and used the following supplies, available online at Buddly Crafts:
Kim’s Digi Papers – Silent Night
Marianne Design Creatables Dies – Merry Christmas/Season’s Greetings LR0225
Marianne Design Cutting Dies – Christmas Village Decoration Set COL1330

Visit the Buddly Crafts Facebook page and blog for some very creative projects and updates about new products.

Thanks for popping by.

Snowy Day

October 21, 2015October 21, 2015 linda7 Comments

today i’m sharing a card that i designed for Buddly Crafts featuring this adorable bunny image from the Buddly Craft clear stamp set called Toby Tumble’s Snowy Day.

as usual, i watercoloured with twinkling H2Os, added some stickles to the snow on the ground and used a soft snowflake digi paper from Pachela Studios Digi Papers – Toby Tumble’s Christmas Papers. i die cut two Joy! Crafts Winter Wishes Snowflake Border and added a glitter paper border created with scor-pal tape and glitter.

Visit the Buddly Crafts Facebook page and blog for some very creative projects and updates about new products.

i’d like to submit this card to these challenges:
kathy’s 30 day colouring challenge
one crazy stamper – Christmas/Halloween/Fall
Christmas at Sweet Stampin’ – Christmas Travel or Transport
ABC Christmas Challenge – ‘U’ is for Unusual Christmas Colors

Thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More August – Summer Flowers

August 2, 2015June 3, 2017 linda8 Comments

it’s the first sunday of the month and time for a new theme at the penny black and more challenge blog – this month we’d like to see some summer flowers.

penny black hedgie with flowers

i watercoloured this cute little hedgie from the penny black ‘tiny wishes’ clear stamp set with watercolour pencils, watercolour paints and twinkling H2Os; the marianne flowers were die cut and sponged with distress inks.

i hope you’ll come and play along – remember, you can use any company’s stamp for your focal point, just no digis please; a future guest designer will be selected from those who use a PB image and as always, there are some fabulous prizes to be won from: Penny Black, All Occasion Dies, Crafts U Love, Marianne Design.

visit the blog for some fabulous creations by the rest of the design team. thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More Mid July – Add A Sentiment

July 18, 2015June 3, 2017 linda4 Comments

i’m sharing a card i made just to remind you that you still have plenty of time to play along with us at the penny black and more challenge blog – all you need to do is add a sentiment to your stamped focal point.

penny black garden criter

i usually struggle with sentiments and where to put them so i stamp them inside. this time, i really went outside my comfort zone and decorated the die cut sentiment from the set ‘sweet wishes’ and added a stampendous grasshopper and a memory box butterfly.

i watercoloured this cute mouse from the penny black ‘garden critters’ clear stamp set with watercolour paints and twinkling H2Os.

visit the blog for some fabulous creations by my teamies. thanks for popping by.

Another Tiny Mouse Celebrates

July 9, 2015July 9, 2015 linda3 Comments

Today I’m sharing a card that features another adorable little mouse image from the Buddly Craft clear stamp set, Tiny Mouse Celebrates, but this time I used the sentiment that is also included in the set.

tiny mouse

i watercoloured the sky and image with twinkling H2Os and watercolour paints. buddly crafts has quite a selection of digi papers so i used Kim’s Digi Papers – Pretty Mix – Pink with green cardstock and die cut the banners with my favourite Joy! Crafts Cutting Die – Labels & Tags.

Visit the Cuddly Buddly Crafts Facebook page and blog for some very creative projects and updates about new products.

Thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More July – Add A Sentiment

July 5, 2015June 3, 2017 linda8 Comments

it’s the first sunday of the month and time for a new theme at the penny black and more challenge blog – this month it’s anything goes with a sentiment.

penny black bun and butterflies

i watercoloured this cute bunny from the penny black ‘garden critters’ clear stamp set with watercolour pencils, watercolour paints and twinkling H2Os and added a little hello from the penny black ‘every happiness’ cling stamp set.

i hope you’ll come and play along – remember, you can use any company’s stamp for your focal point, just no digis please; a future guest designer will be selected from those who use a PB image and as always, there are some great prizes to be won from: Penny Black, All Occasion Dies, Papercrafts, Marianne Designs, Whimsy

visit the blog for some fabulous creations by my teamies. thanks for popping by.

Buzzing By

June 8, 2015 linda8 Comments

i managed to create a third and final card for the pretty pink posh watercoloring blog hop that ends today; wow, so much inspiration.

inky antics bee

i watercoloured this cute inky antics bee image and mat with distress inks, winsor & newton watercolour paints and faber castell watercolour pencils and used wink of stella clear brush on her wings. the background was just as much fun as colouring the image; i sponged through the chicken wire stencil with distress inks and popped the image on foam tape. i used one of the sentiments from the same set to finish it off.

i’m also playing along with kathy racoosin’s 30 day colouring challenge, day 8.

thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More June – Wings

June 7, 2015June 6, 2015 linda13 Comments

it’s the first of the month, wow, june already, and time for a new theme at the penny black and more challenge blog – this month we’d like you to create something that features Wings – real, fantasy and fiction.

penny black wise owl

for my DT card, i chose this cute penny black owl, ‘very wise,’ watercoloured in the school colours of one very special graduate that i am so proud of.

visit the blog for some fabulous creations by my teamies. thanks for popping by.

More Magnolias

June 6, 2015June 16, 2015 linda13 Comments

can you tell i love magnolias? for today’s card i used a different magnolia image from altenew’s magnolias for her clear stamp set.

altenew.magnolia

i masked the first flower and deliberately stamped them close to the deckle edge of the watercolour paper and watercoloured with twinkling H2Os and winsor & newton watercolour paints; this is my second creation for the pretty pink posh watercoloring blog hop where you’ll find plenty of inspiration and prizes.

i’m also playing along with kathy racoosin’s 30 day colouring challenge, day 6 for me. what a lofty goal i set to participate every day since i watercolour some images over several days and then take forever to create a card for the image. you’d think that after 19 years of severe RA i’d accept my limitations. maybe one day.

thanks for popping by.

Tiny Mouse Celebrates

May 15, 2015May 15, 2015 linda11 Comments

This adorable little mouse was so much fun to colour; he’s one of the images in a clear stamp set from the Cuddly Buddly Crafts Spring Collection called Tiny Mouse Celebrates.

Tiny Mouse Celebrates

I watercoloured with twinkling H2Os and watercolour paints and used some Buddly Crafts digi papers called Soft Spring, matted with kraft.

I’m playing along with Mynn’s Birthday Bash Giveaway that she’s holding for the month of May.

I’d also like to submit this to:
Top Tip Tuesday Animals
Pile It On #68 – Cute Animal
Graph It Colouring – week 19 square

Visit the Cuddly Buddly Crafts Facebook page and blog for some very creative projects and updates about new products.

Thanks for popping by.

Rose Garden

May 9, 2015May 8, 2015 linda3 Comments

I created this card with one of the images in a clear stamp set from the Cuddly Buddly Crafts Spring Collection called Rose Garden that I watercoloured with twinkling H2Os and Winsor & Newton watercolour paints.

Rose Garden

Here are the links to all the supplies I used on this card. I love the stamping linen paper; i sponged around the edges with green distress inks and then lightly sanded to reveal the texture.

Cuddly Buddly Clear Stamps – Rose Garden
Eline’s House Digital Papers – In the Meadow 2
Eline’s House Digital Papers – In the Meadow 1
Marianne Design Creatables Dies – Anja’s Vintage Swirls LR0271
Leane Creatief Cutting Dies – Small Flowers & Leaves 450331
Joy! Crafts Stamping Linen – A5

Visit the Cuddly Buddly Crafts Facebook page and blog for some very creative projects and updates about new products.

Thanks for popping by.

Baby Hedgie – Penny Black And More

May 3, 2015May 3, 2015 linda10 Comments

it’s the first sunday of the month and the penny black and more challenge theme for may is punches and dies!

i watercoloured this baby hedgie image from the penny black bundle of joy clear set with twinkling H2Os and winsor & newton watercolour paints. the onesie is a memory box die that i cut apart to pop on foam tape; i made the buttons with a circle die.

to play along, remember, you can use any company’s stamp for your focal point, just no digis please; a future guest designer will be selected from those who use a PB image and as always, there are some fabulous sponsors offering stamps/dies/gift certificates as prizes. i hope you’ll come and play along. visit the blog for some inspirational creations by my talented teamies.

i’d like to submit this card to these challenges:
the ABC challenge – i is for inspire us, show us your style: my style is to showcase watercoloured images with pretty papers and minimal embellishments
my time to craft – new baby
Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps! challenge 278 a baby shower
little red wagon – Challenge # 287 – “B”elieve It! i used baby hedgie

thanks for popping by.

Christmas Shopping

April 25, 2015April 28, 2015 linda14 Comments

i made this card for my daughter and even though she’ll get a sneak peek of it here, she’ll have to wait to see what kind of gift card goes with it. this was such a fun image to colour – i watercoloured with twinkling H2Os and winsor & newton watercolour paints.

christmas shopping

christmas shopping inside

all the marianne design items used on this card were purchased from cuddly buddly crafts – check out the new website: christmas shopping image, poinsettia, leaves, merry christmas, just for you, classic christmas papers.

i’d like to submit this card to these challenges:
marianne design divas – use a stamp or decoupage sheet from Marianne Design
Marianne’s Design Kreadiva’s Challenge – everything goes with marianne design
rudolph days challenge at scrappymo’s – create a christmas card on the 25th of every month
challenge up your life – watercolour
papertake weekly – cute as a button

thanks for popping by.

Birthday Hedgies

April 5, 2015April 4, 2015 linda10 Comments

it’s the first sunday of the month and the penny black and more challenge theme for april is birthdays!

for my DT card, i water coloured this penny black cling stamp, cake dance Product #40-060, with twinkling H2Os and winsor & newton watercolour paints; the balloon was painted and cut using a die that was a gift, thank you daniela!

to play along, remember, you can use any company’s stamp for your focal point, just no digis please; a future guest designer will be selected from those who use a PB image and as always, there are some fabulous prizes to be won so i hope you’ll come and play along. visit the blog for some inspirational creations by my teamies.

thanks for popping by.

Spring Bunnies

April 4, 2015April 4, 2015 linda1 Comment

this is another card I designed for Cuddly Buddly using one of the stamps from the new spring release; this adorable image is another in the Country Church set.

Cuddly Buddly Country Church Bunnies.Linda

i used twinkling H2Os and Winsor & Newton watercolour paints to paint the sky, grass and bunnies. the flowers were die cut with marianne design flower set; i lightly sanded off the edges of the paper and attached them to a marianne design branch forest. the papers are brand new studio light #11 and also available at the cuddly buddly shop.

i never knew, until my daughter rescued two bunnies, just how intelligent, animated and sweet they are; but they do require maintenance and time, a consideration that is, sadly, often not part of a decision to obtain a bunny, especially at easter. chocolate bunnies are preferred, and welcome, yum, unless there is a strong commitment to follow through with a long range plan to raise a pet one. make mine chocolate!

check out the Cuddly Buddly blog for some very creative projects that feature a range of products available at Cuddly Buddly shop and visit the Cuddly Buddly facebook page for more news.

thanks for popping by.

Happy Spring!

March 14, 2015March 14, 2015 linda16 Comments

it’s almost here and i can’t wait to see spring flowers in bloom so i really enjoyed designing this card for Cuddly Buddly using another adorable image from the clear stamps spring release – Toby Tumble’s Easter Day.

Cuddly Buddly Easter2.Linda

i water coloured with twinkling H2Os and Winsor & Newton watercolour paints and the pretty blue papers are Cuddly Buddly digi papers – Cottage Collection – Sapphire by Kim MacFarlane.

i’d like to submit this card to these challenges:

Graph’It Colour Challenge – Spring Colours
Card Mania # 66 Spring
One Crazy Stamper Anything goes
Little Red Wagon – #280 Cute, Cute, Cute
Really Reasonable Ribbon – #113 – Flowers and Ribbon Theme
30 Day Colouring Challenge – The Daily Marker/Kathy Racoosin (day 11 and my second entry)

check out the Cuddly Buddly blog for some very creative projects that feature more Cuddly Buddly stamps and visit the Cuddly Buddly facebook page for more news.

thanks for popping by.

Happy Easter

March 12, 2015March 12, 2015 linda14 Comments

I designed this card for Cuddly Buddly using an adorable image and sentiment from the clear stamps spring release – Toby Tumble’s Easter Day.

Cuddly Buddly Easter.1

this was so much fun to colour; i water coloured the image and die cut flower with twinkling H2Os and Winsor & Newton watercolour paints and the pretty purple papers are Cuddly Buddly digi papers.

Kim’s Digi Papers – A Portfolio of Papers – Berry
Leane Creatief Cutting Dies – Small Flowers & Leaves
Studio Light Paper Pad – 6×6 #14 (green mat)

i’d like to submit this card to these challenges:
ABC Challenge ‘E is for Exceptionally Cute’
Animal Friends Challenge # 23 Easter (Image must have animal)
Card Mania # 66 Spring
One Crazy Stamper Anything goes
Little Red Wagon – #280 Cute,Cute,Cute
Stempelgarten Challenge – Spring
30 Day Colouring Challenge – the daily marker/kathy racoosin

check out the Cuddly Buddly blog for some very creative projects that feature more Cuddly Buddly stamps and visit the Cuddly Buddly facebook page for more news.

thanks for popping by.