tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63705364107819597002024-03-13T13:13:30.562+00:00Crafty Mamma MiaWelcome to my card-making corner of "Blog Land". Why not grab a coffee and browse through my creations? Please leave me a comment to let me know you've visited. If you like my creations, why not follow my Blog? You'll be very welcome!Crafty Mamma Miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16689480405634948198noreply@blogger.comBlogger357125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370536410781959700.post-20153452302149279512020-07-15T17:00:00.008+01:002020-07-17T21:05:50.095+01:00Time for a glass of something that goes "Fizzzzzzzz"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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One of my colleagues celebrated her 40th Birthday last month, and whilst all team members receive a handcrafted card on their Birthday, I wanted this one to be special as this lady and I have covered a Duty Day together in the office together since the beginning of lockdown. I also happen to know that she particularly enjoys celebrating with a glass of something that goes "fizzzzzzzz", so this gorgeous image was very appropriate and the recipient absolutely loved her card, and the bottle of Prosecco that went with it!</div>
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Design Paper - is this beautiful <a href="https://www.pixelscrapper.com/janet-scott/designs/all-the-princesses-gray-paper-graphic-royalty-fairy-tale-castle-magic-nobility">Gray Paper</a> which is part of a collaboration by the <a href="https://www.pixelscrapper.com/">Pixel Scrapper Digital Scrapbooking</a> designers called <a href="https://www.pixelscrapper.com/marisa-lerin/kits/all-the-princesses-bundle-girl-princess-spring-party-birthday-yellow-green-blue">All the Princesses</a>. This paper can be found in the <a href="https://www.pixelscrapper.com/janet-scott/kits/all-the-princesses-solid-paper-kit-princess-prince-queen-king-royalty-fairytale">Solid Paper Kit</a> by Janet Scott. I have matted and layered this onto some matt black card for elegance.</div>
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Image - is the ultra-glamourous <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/775154899/prosecco-time?ga_search_query=prosecco&ref=shop_items_search_1">Prosecco Time</a> by the wonderful Wendy who is the artist behind <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/alldressedupstamps?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=775154899">All Dressed Up Digital Stamps</a>. This gorgeous girl comes with her own sentiment too, but I cropped it out for this card. I have brought this girl to life using my Copic alcohol markers, before die cutting her with one of my<i> Sizzix Framelits Ovals</i> dies.</div>
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<i></i>Sentiment - has been die cut from silver mirri card, before being mounted on a fishtail banner made from the <a href="https://www.pixelscrapper.com/janet-scott/designs/all-the-princesses-gray-paper-graphic-royalty-fairy-tale-castle-magic-nobility" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Gray Paper</a>.</div>
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<li>Challenge #39 - Anything Goes at <a href="https://cdsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/2020/07/cd-sunday-plus-challenge-39-atg-hosted.html">CD Sunday Plus</a></li>
<li>Challenge #490 - Creative Free For All but Add Pink at <a href="https://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2020/07/490-creative-free-for-all.html">Fab 'n' Funky Challenges</a></li>
<li>Challenge #7 - July at <a href="https://worldwideopendesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/07/world-wide-open-design-team-challenge.html">World Wide Open Design Team Challenge</a></li>
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Crafty Mamma Miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16689480405634948198noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370536410781959700.post-55939970892374505852020-06-15T17:00:00.000+01:002020-06-27T17:53:11.060+01:00B is for .... <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<li>Card base - is a pre-made 6 inch square white card blank</li>
<li>Design Papers - all come from a Collab Kit at <a href="https://www.pixelscrapper.com/">Pixel Scrapper Digital Scrapbooking</a> called <a href="https://www.pixelscrapper.com/melo-vrijhof/kits/oh-baby-collab-bundle-newborn-pregnant-brown-pink-blue-green-yellow-red-orange">Oh Baby, Baby</a> and there is so much in this bundle I was seriously spoilt for choice! I eventually chose a selection by Sheila Reid and used<i> Solid Blue Paper</i> as my background onto which I digitally placed<i> Colourful Stars Paper</i> and I included a dropped shadow on this layer, just to add some depth. I then used<i> Stitches Border</i> to add some faux stitching and a little additional detail.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li>Image - is by the incredibly talented Wendy Burns at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/alldressedupstamps?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=247045495">All Dressed Up Digital Stamps</a> and is called <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/247045495/love-my-teddy?ref=shop_home_active_6">Love my Teddy</a>. These toys do come with their own sentiment but unfortunately my largest circle die wasn't big enough to include it. I used some extra<i> Solid Blue Paper</i> and used a craft knife to cut around the outside edge of the die to give a bit of border. I coloured the image using my (rather limited selection of)<i> Copic Alcohol Markers</i>.</li>
<li>Sentiment - is from a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/766935616/lili-of-the-valley-digi-stamp-set-mixed?ref=shop_home_active_41">Mixed Circular Sentiment Set</a> (this is the link to the current digi set, but mine is a clear stamp - I've had a little while!) by Lisa at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/LotvDigiShop?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=766935616">Lili of the Valley (LotV)</a> which I stamped using<i> Black Memento Ink,</i> before using one of my smaller circle dies to cut it out. again, I used a craft knife around the edge of this die and some extra<i> Solid Blue Paper</i> to give a border to the sentiment.</li>
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<li>Sketches 184 -185 with Bugaboo at <a href="http://sweetsketchwednesday2.blogspot.com/2020/06/sketches-184-185-with-bugaboo.html">Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2</a> - I have followed Sketch 185</li>
<li>Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge ~ J1020 at <a href="https://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/tic-tac-toe-challenges/tic-tac-toe-challenge-j1020/">The House that Stamps Built</a> - I have followed the bottom row of Pink or Blue, Stitching (real or faux) and Babies or Children.</li>
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<li>Challenge #202 - Circles at <a href="http://thepapergirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/06/challenge-202-circles.html">The Paper Girls Challenge</a></li>
<li>Challenge #133 - R is for Round at <a href="https://ikesworldchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2020/06/ikesworld-challenges-133-r-is-for-round.html">Ike's World Challenges</a></li>
<li>Make it Masculine at <a href="http://dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.com/2020/06/make-it-masculine.html">Dragonfly Dreams Challenge</a></li>
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I hope this post finds you and yours keeping well and safe. Here at Casa Mia we are coping well with the "Lockdown" situation that the UK has found itself in since 23rd March. I have been working 2 days a week in the office (with proper social distancing) and my remaining 2 workdays have been spent at my new desk, the dining table at home! We are also enjoying some great family time in our allocated exercise slot each day and have had fun exploring our village and spotting rainbows that residents have put up in their windows. </div>
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Image is the beautiful <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/717509565/hanging-basket?ga_search_query=hanging%2Bbasket&ref=shop_items_search_2">Hanging Basket</a> by Wendy Burns, the artist behind <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/alldressedupstamps?">All Dressed Up Digital Stamps</a>. I have brought this image to life using my <a href="https://www.cultpens.com/c/q/brands/copic?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzZLu6JnC6QIVb4BQBh26HAthEAAYASAAEgJwb_D_BwE">Copic Alcohol Markers</a> and following one of my <a href="https://www.kitandclowder.com/">Kit and Clowder</a> Monthly Bonus classes (the Vintage Bicycle Class from February 2019) before cutting the image out with my largest <i>Sizzix Framelits Oval Die</i>. Alyce (the art guru behind K&C) always says you can apply the techniques from the classes to any image, not just the one that the class is set on ... well, this just proves her point. And if you haven't tried any of Alyce's classes why not try now, whilst we are in these strange times - mention my name and Alyce will reduce the price of your class by $5AUS!</div>
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<li>Challenge #180 - Use a Die at <a href="http://cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.com/2020/05/challenge-180-use-die.html">CAS on Friday</a></li>
<li>Challenge #506 - Anything Goes with Optional Twist - Outdoors at <a href="https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2020/05/crafty-catz-challenge-506-anything-goes_15.html">Crafty Catz Challenge</a></li>
<li>Challenge #160 - Use Flowers at <a href="http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/2020/05/ch-160-use-flowers-winners-of-ch-159.html">Simply Create Too Challenge</a></li>
<li>May Challenge 118 - Flowers at <a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/2020/05/challenge-118-for-may.html">Moving Along With The Times</a></li>
<li>May 2020 Challenge - Create a Custom Background, Do Not Use Designer Papers at <a href="https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2020/05/april-2020-challenge-create-custom.html">A Place to Start</a></li>
<li>May Challenge - Say It With Flowers at <a href="http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/05/may-say-it-with-flowers.html">Stamping Sensations</a></li>
<li>Challenge #27 - Flower Power at <a href="https://digidoodlestudioschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2020/05/challenge-27-flower-power.html">Digi Doodle Studios Challenge</a></li>
<li>HLS May - Anything Goes with Dies Challenge at <a href="http://happylittlestampers.blogspot.com/2020/05/hls-may-anything-goes-with-dies.html">Happy Little Stampers</a></li>
<li>Challenge 135 - Flowers at <a href="http://craftyfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2020/05/ch-135-flowers-winners-ch-134.html">Crafty Friends Challenge</a></li>
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<li>Image - is the beautiful <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/153922607/amore?ga_search_query=amore&ref=shop_items_search_1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Amore</a><span style="background-color: white;">, created by Wendy at <span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/alldressedupstamps" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">All Dressed Up Digital Stamps</a>; and this girl really is great value for money as she comes on her own (as here), holding a bunch of balloons (including the sentiment) and the bunch of balloons come on their own. I have brought this girlie to life using my <a href="https://www.cultpens.com/c/q/brands/copic">Copic Pens</a> (a mix of<i> Ciao</i> and<i> Sketch</i>), doing my best to follow some of my <a href="https://www.kitandclowder.com/">Kit and Clowder</a> classes, before fussy cutting her out and attaching her to my card.</span></li>
<li>Shaker Element - is made using this month's<i> Balloon Die</i> cover gift from <a href="https://www.gathered.how/magazines-cardmaking-and-papercraft/">Cardmaking and Papercraft Magazine</a>. I have cut this from<i> Red Centura Pearl</i> card and some acetate, which were perfect for "sandwiching" the red, pink and silver "18 Confetti". I wrapped some twine from my stash around the base of the balloon, and led this back to<i> Amore</i>'s hand.</li>
<li>Sentiment - is a very simple<i> Happy Birthday</i> die cut from <a href="https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/silver-mirror-board-a4-5-pack/563411-1001">Silver Mirri card</a><i></i></li>
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Challenge #246 - Feminine + a Sentiment at <a href="https://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2020/03/246-feminine-sentiment.html">Aud Sentiments</a></div>
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Challenge #157 - Birthday (Including the Optional Twist of both Die Cutting and Fussy Cutting) at <a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2020/03/challenge-157-birthday.html">Time Out Challenges</a> - I have used 2 different die cuts and also fussy cut my girlie out!</div>
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I'm a few days late posting this, but there's been a new challenge launched this week at <a href="https://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.com/2019/10/october-challenge-98.html">All Dressed Up Digital Stamps</a> and, as usual, it's<b> Anything Goes with an All Dressed Up Image</b>.<br />
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Design Papers - come from an amazing scrapbooking bundle called <a href="https://www.pixelscrapper.com/violet-irisovna/kits/the-best-is-yet-to-come-2017-bundle-new-year-s-title-page-pocket-scrapping">The Best is Yet to Come</a> by Violet Irisovna at <a href="https://www.pixelscrapper.com/">Pixel Scrapper Digital Scrapbooking</a>. I have used this gorgeous<i> Confetti - Gold</i> paper with a banner (even though I completely misjudged the sizing under my "photo frame") in<i> Watercolour Paper Teal 2</i>.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Image - is the beautiful <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/695822150/key-to-the-door?ref=shop_home_active_1">Key to the Door</a> by Wendy at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/alldressedupstamps">All Dressed Up Digital Stamps</a>. I have brought the key and charms to life using my<i> Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers</i> following the instructions for gold in the September 2019 Markers class at <a href="https://www.kitandclowder.com/">Kit and Clowder</a>.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The Facebook Dressy Girls have their own challenge over on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/457550661009843/">Facebook Page</a> and their current challenge is<b> Add Flowers, with an All Dressed Up Image</b>. This challenge ends on 31st October.</span></div>
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<li>Week #585 with Polkadoodles at <a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/2019/10/week-585-with-polkadoodles.html">Sketch Saturday</a></li>
<li>O is for One Word Sentiment at <a href="https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2019/10/o-is-for-one-word-sentiment.html">The Alphabet Challenge Blog</a></li>
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Here in the UK, we are about half-way through our summer holidays and (typically!) the weather has been rather dreary for the last week or so, and likely to remain like this for the rest of the week. I hope the sunshine comes back next week for a couple of weeks - not only is it the last fortnight of my summer hols, but we're having our kitchen ripped out and refitted so I shall be resorting to cooking on the BBQ or (at the very least) our camping stove 😉 !</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As it's <span style="text-align: justify;">the fifteenth of the month, it's time for our new challenge at </span><a href="https://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.com/" style="text-align: justify;">All Dressed Up Challenges</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> . As usual, our challenge is </span><b style="text-align: justify;">Anything Goes with an All Dressed Up Image</b><span style="text-align: justify;">. Not got any All Dressed Up images? </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Wendy has plenty of gorgeous images available in the </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/alldressedupstamps" style="text-align: justify;">All Dressed Up Etsy Store</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> and has also</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> very generously provided some freebies </span><a href="http://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/p/freebies.html" style="text-align: justify;">here</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> - please send your friends over to ADU for the freebies though, to make sure they're available for other crafters to share!</span></span></div>
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I hope you had a lovely Easter (didn't have too many Easter Eggs?) and, if you're in the UK, have been enjoying the fabulous weather - most unusual for a Bank Holiday weekend 😂</div>
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It's time for the second half of the All Dressed Up Blog Team to celebrate Wendy's new images, and you are not going to be disappointed. Check these beauties out:</div>
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From left to right we have <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/694303033/happy-easter?ref=shop_home_active_13">Happy Easter</a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/694305149/little-butterfly-girl?ref=shop_home_active_2&crt=1">Little Butterfly Girl</a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/694304419/pretty-lashes?ref=shop_home_active_4&crt=1">Pretty Lashes</a> and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/680447178/wedding-balloon?ref=shop_home_active_12">Wedding Balloon</a>. They are all available now over at the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/alldressedupstamps">All Dressed Up Shop</a>.</div>
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I have been lucky enough to play with this gorgeous Easter Bunny, and here is the card I sent to my nieces with their Easter gifts.</div>
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My card recipe is as follows:<br />
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Card base - is<i> Cream Centura Pearl</i> which I have cut, scored and folded to make a 10cm square card</div>
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Design Papers - are from my "go to" digital paper place, <a href="https://www.pixelscrapper.com/">Pixel Scrapper Digital Scrapbooking</a>. I found a lovely set by Marisa Lerin and used the paper from the <a href="https://www.pixelscrapper.com/marisa-lerin/kits/easter-mini-kit-spring-yellow-teal-purple-pink-brown">Easter Mini Kit</a> and made a digital design using faux stitching and the brown flower from the <a href="https://www.pixelscrapper.com/marisa-lerin/kits/easter-elements-kit-spring-green-teal-blue-purple-pink-brown">Easter Elements Kit</a></div>
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Image - is, of course, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/694303033/happy-easter?ref=shop_home_active_13" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Happy Easter</a> by the ever-so-talented Wendy Burns, the artist behind <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/alldressedupstamps" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">All Dressed Up Digital Stamps</a>. I have brought this cutie to life using a Bonus Colouring Class from the fabulous Alyce at Kit and Clowder and my<i> Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers</i>. Alyce provides a bonus colouring class each month for the monthly subscribers of either the Pens or Pencils colouring classes. And her video tutorials make everything so very easy to follow!</div>
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Whilst you're there, don't forget that we have our monthly challenge <a href="https://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.com/2019/04/april-challenge-92.html">Anything Goes with an All Dressed Up Image</a> ending on 14th May 2019 and the Facebook Dressy Girls monthly challenge <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.2041644879267072&type=3">Animal Madness with an All Dressed Up Image</a> ends on 30th April 2019. Entering either or both challenges will give you the chance to win some of Wendy's fabby images 😄</div>
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Challenge #289 - Spring or Fall at <a href="http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/04/challenge-289-april-2019.html">Brown Sugar Challenge</a> - I've gone for Spring with this cute Easter Bunny and her pretty flower!</div>
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Challenge #113 - Spring Celebration at <a href="https://thecardconcept.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-card-concept-113-spring-celebration.html">The Card Concept</a> - I would say my style is Clean and Graphic (always a bit more than Clean and Simple!) and I have used the pink/purple colours and bunny as inspiration for this card.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As it's <span style="text-align: justify;">the fifteenth of the month, it's time for our new challenge at </span><a href="https://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.com/2019/02/february-challenge-90.html" style="text-align: justify;">All Dressed Up Challenges</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> . As usual, our challenge is </span><b style="text-align: justify;">Anything Goes with an All Dressed Up Image</b><span style="text-align: justify;">. Not got any All Dressed Up images? </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Wendy has plenty of gorgeous images available in the </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/alldressedupstamps" style="text-align: justify;">All Dressed Up Etsy Store</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> and has also</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> very generously provided some freebies </span><a href="http://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/p/freebies.html" style="text-align: justify;">here</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> - please send your friends over to ADU for the freebies though, to make sure they're available for other crafters to share!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Card Base - is<i> Cream Centura Pearl Card</i> which has been cut, scored and folded and then die cut using my largest<i> Die'sire Essentials Hearts</i> die to make a heart shaped easel card.</span></div>
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Image - is, of course, by Wendy at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/alldressedupstamps">All Dressed Up Digital Stamps</a> and this one is called <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/385029500/home-sweet-home?ga_search_query=home%2Bsweet%2Bhome&ref=shop_items_search_1">Home Sweet Home</a>. I have brought the image to life using a mix of<i> Spectrum Noir</i> and<i> Copic</i> alcohol markers, before die cutting it using <span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">my largest</span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> Die'sire Essentials Hearts</i><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> die so that it fitted perfectly over the easel folded base card!</span></div>
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<li>Wednesday Challenge: No Designer Paper at <a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-no-designer-paper-2/">Simon Says Stamp</a></li>
<li>Challenge #119 - D is for Die Cuts at <a href="https://ikesworldchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2019/04/ikesworld-challenges-119-d-for-die.html">Ike's World</a></li>
<li>Challenge #134 - Fresh Beginnings at <a href="http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/2019/04/challenge-no-134-theme-fresh-beginnings.html">The Cutie Pie Challenge</a></li>
<li>April Theme Challenge - Back To Nature! at <a href="http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/2019/04/april-theme-challenge-back-to-nature.html">Catch the Bug Challenge</a></li>
<li>Challenge #184 - Pop it up at <a href="http://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2019/04/challenge-184-pop-it-up.html">Inkspirational Challenges</a></li>
<li>April Challenge: Wings, Tails or Spring Blossoms at <a href="https://www.ellibellescorner.com/2019/04/ellibelles-crafty-wednesday-april.html">Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Challenge</a> - think I might have nailed all 3 with this image 😁</li>
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Crafty Mamma Miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16689480405634948198noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370536410781959700.post-66269219462919163362019-02-20T16:06:00.000+00:002019-02-22T13:10:39.503+00:00Shoe Delight<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hope you are well and that the weather is as sunny with you as it is here on the south coast of the UK; although that breeze is definitely on the nippy side! As promised last week, I have been creating projects as there are a couple of family Birthdays this week. Here is one of them:<br />
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<li>Image - is <a href="https://bugaboostamps.com/products/heels-polka-dots">Heels Polka Dots</a> by Jodie at <a href="https://bugaboostamps.com/">Bugaboo Digi Stamps</a>. I have brought this high heel to life using a combination of my Copic and Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers together with a slick of Clear Sparkle Pen over the bow and ribbon, before die cutting it with my largest <a href="https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/die-sire-essentials-ovals-die.html">Die'sire Essentials Ovals</a> die. I left the cut in the die, and then sponged from the edge inwards using<i> Scattered Straw</i> Distress Ink.</li>
<li><i></i>Sentiment - comes from one of the Crafter's Companion<i> Advent Calendars</i> and I have die cut this from plain black cardstock, and again slicked my Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen over the letters to add some glitz to the card.</li>
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I have been inspired by and would like to enter the following challenges:<br />
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<li>February BINGO Challenge at <a href="http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/2019/02/february-b-i-n-g-o-challenge.html">Catch the Bug</a> - I'm claiming the middle column of Bugaboo Image, Embossing and Sparkle</li>
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<li>Challenge #213 - Fancy Folds or Embossing at <a href="https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/02/213.html">The Crafter's Cafe Challenge</a> - I'm definitely going with embossing here thanks to this lovely, feminine fan embossing folder. I've used lightweight card and a digital paper and I like the way some of the card has distressed itself and got a white "edge" to it!</li>
<li>Favourite out of Birthdays or Christmas and Why at <a href="http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/02/favourite-birthday-or-christmas-why.html">As You Like It Challenge</a> - It's Birthdays all the way here at Casa Mia!!!! I only make special Christmas cards for Papa Mia and the Bambinos, and for the Mother in Law. Everyone in the family gets a handmade Birthday card as their Birthdays are spread throughout the year, and I'm just not organised enough to make Christmas cards all year round!</li>
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Crafty Mamma Miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16689480405634948198noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370536410781959700.post-56224649730351605952019-02-15T17:00:00.000+00:002019-04-15T15:36:15.823+01:00It must be Love ......<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Half term is beckoning here on the south coast of the UK, and it's lovely to know there are no time pressures like having to rise with the alarm! That said, I've got a few "makes" to get sorted as there are a plethora of family birthdays next week, so maybe I do need to rise with the radio 😂</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Now, if you're in the UK you can hardly have failed to notice that yesterday was Valentine's Day! Papa Mia and I don't do anything to mark this special occasion other than exchange cards, and here's the Pop Up Box card I made for him:</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As usual, there's a bit of a story with this - this time the photography. So, I rushed home from work to take a photo outside. First photo, bench in perfect focus but not the card 😕. Second photo - wall in perfect focus but not the card <span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">😞. Third photo - other wall in perfect focus but not the card 😡. However, I didn't upload my photos until later in the evening so didn't realise that my photos were, basically, rubbish! Panic!!! Gatecrash teenagers room as she has the best electrical lights in order to take above photo, which still isn't perfect 😂</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Base card - is<i> </i><a href="https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/snow-white-silver-centura-pearl-a4-printable-card-pack-50-sheets.html">Snow White Centura Pearl</a> which I have cut, scored and folded following <a href="https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/popupboxcard/">this tutorial</a> at <a href="https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/">SplitCoast Stampers</a>, just having a slightly narrower tuck in flap to account for the sheet of A4 card</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Image - is <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/509538307/love-heart?ga_search_query=love&ref=shop_items_search_22">Love Heart</a> by Wendy at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/alldressedupstamps">All Dressed Up Digital Stamps</a>. I have coloured this very simply using my <a href="https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/art-and-colouring/spectrum-noir/colouring-system.html">Spectrum Noir Alochol Markers</a> (sorry, I didn't make a note of which colours I used!) and a silver gel pen to pick out the word "you", before fussy cutting it out and adhering it to the back of the card</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hearts - are a variety of sizes from 2 different<i> Crafter's Companion Advent Calendars</i> which have been cut from <i style="color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></i><a href="https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/snow-white-silver-centura-pearl-a4-printable-card-pack-50-sheets.html" style="color: #0066cc; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Snow White Centura Pearl</a> and then stuck onto narrow strips of clear acetate which have then been adhered inside the box so that the hearts wobble a bit!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I hope I have inspired you to head over to <span style="color: black; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><a href="https://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.com/2019/02/february-challenge-90.html" style="color: #0066cc; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">All Dressed Up Challenges</a> and play along with this challenge. However if you're in need of further inspiration, please do head over there and check out the other gorgeous projects from my exceedingly talented teamies. Then come back and show us your <b style="text-align: justify;">Anything Goes with an All Dressed Up Image </b><span style="text-align: justify;">creations - this challenge will end on the evening of 14th March 2019 (UK time). </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">For more chances to win some of Wendy's gorgeous images, don't forget that the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/457550661009843/">Facebook Dressy Girls</a> are hosting their own challenge of<b><u><span style="color: #000120;"> All You Need Is Love</span></u></b> which runs until the end of February!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Challenge #287 -February 2019 - Love and/or St Valentine's Day at <a href="http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/02/challenge-287-february-2019.html">Brown Sugar Challenge Blog</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Challenge 155 - Love, Love, Love at <a href="https://pattiescreationschallenge.blogspot.com/2019/02/challenge-155.html">Pattie's Creations</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">#220 - Love or Valentine Sentiment at <a href="https://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2019/02/220-love-or-valentine-sentiment.html">Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Cookie Challenge #110 at <a href="http://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.com/2019/02/cookie-challenge-110.html">If You Give a Crafter a Cookie</a></span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><span style="font-family: inherit;">Challenge #407 - Love at <a href="http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com/2019/02/ch-407-love.html">Die Cutting Divas</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Romance at <a href="https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2019/02/romance-at-tiots.html">Try It On Tuesday's</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Challenge #104 - Love Your Me at <a href="https://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2019/02/challenge-104-love-your-men.html">The Male Room</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Challenge #425 - Falling Hearts at <a href="http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com/2019/02/tuesday-throwdown-425-mygrafico-falling.html">Tuesday Throwdown</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Challenge #328 - Holiday at <a href="http://addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com/2019/02/challenge-328-holiday.html">Addicted to Stamps and More!</a></span></div>
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Crafty Mamma Miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16689480405634948198noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370536410781959700.post-4014703784604484742019-01-31T17:47:00.000+00:002019-02-01T13:07:06.988+00:00Bathtime Bubbles<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
And ….. BOO!<br />
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Just in case there is anyone out there in Blogland who still follows my musings and wondered where I got to …..<br />
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It's the last day of January, and I can now reveal that I am rather hit and miss with my New Year Resolutions:<br />
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Here is a card I made for our office to give one of our colleagues for her upcoming birthday. As we gave it to her today, I am now safe to blog it!</div>
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<li>Design Papers and Flowers - are from a beautiful kit called Unwind by Melo Vrijhof at Pixel Scrapper. I have put the layout of papers and flower elements together digitally, following this <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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week's sketch at <i>Sketch Saturday</i>. I used<i> Leaf Paper</i> in Tan,<i> Solid Lime Paper</i>, and cropped a section of the<i> Flower Scatter 01</i> before copying and flipping it to make the arc of elements as suggested by the sketch. I ensured a drop shadow is under the green strip and the flowers to give some depth to them.</li>
<li>Image - is the uber-cute <a href="https://www.oddballartco.com/product-page/digital-stamp-lazy-louise-n-bath-time-bubble-friends-image-no-121">Lazy Louise and Bathtime Bubble Friends</a> by Lizzy Love at <a href="https://www.oddballartco.com/">Oddball Art Co.</a>. I have brought Louise to life with a alcohol markers in a mixture of Copics and Spectrum Noirs before finishing off the bubbles with a Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen in<i> Clear</i>. I die cut the image using a<i> Die'sire Create-a-Card</i> die called<i> Emma</i>, now sadly retired/</li>
<li><i></i>Sentiment - is one of the freebies that came with <a href="https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/crafter-s-inspiration-issue-18-summer-edition.html?___store=default&nosto=frontpage-nosto-1">Crafter's Inspiration Issue 18 Magazine</a> and I have stamped it directly onto the green strip using <a href="https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/tuxedo-black-memento-ink-pad.html">Tuxedo Black Memento Ink</a></li>
<li>Gems - from my stash, completed this creation.</li>
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I would like to enter the following challenges:</div>
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<li>Week #548 with The Paper Shelter at <a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/2019/01/week-548-with-paper-shelter.html">Sketch Saturday</a></li>
<li>January Oddball Challenge - Razzle my Dazzle at <a href="https://oddballstamps.blogspot.com/2019/01/january-oddball-challenge.html">Oddball Art Stamps</a> - I'm hoping that sparkly bubbly bath counts!</li>
<li>Challenge #405 - Anything Goes at <a href="http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com/2019/01/ch-405-anything-goes.html">Die Cutting Divas</a></li>
<li>Challenge #326 - Anything Goes at <a href="http://addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com/2019/01/challenge-326-anything-goes.html">Addicted to Stamps and More</a></li>
<li>Anything Goes at <a href="http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2019/01/anything-challenge.html">Crafty Sentiments Design</a></li>
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Crafty Mamma Miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16689480405634948198noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370536410781959700.post-17961635601036735612018-05-15T17:00:00.000+01:002019-02-18T16:47:33.016+00:00Victorian Style<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Good evening crafty friends and hope this post finds you well.<br />
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I'm on the tail end of a really nasty cold and, I must say, it has rather taken the wind out of my sails! I can't recall having felt or sounding so unwell for quite a while!<br />
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Anyway i<span style="text-align: justify;">t being the fifteenth of the month, it's time for our new challenge at </span><a href="https://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/introducing-our-new-dressy-girls-and.html" style="text-align: justify;">All Dressed Up Challenges</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> . As usual, our challenge is </span><b style="text-align: justify;">Anything Goes with an All Dressed Up Image</b><span style="text-align: justify;">. Not got any All Dressed Up images? </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Wendy has plenty of gorgeous images available in the </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/alldressedupstamps" style="text-align: justify;">All Dressed Up Etsy Store</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> and has also</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> very generously provided some freebies </span><a href="http://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/p/freebies.html" style="text-align: justify;">here</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> - please send your friends over to ADU for the freebies though, to make sure they're available for other crafters to share!</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">My Mother-in-Law celebrated her 80th Birthday yesterday, and as many of the family who could muster on the south coast did so on Sunday to wish her many happy returns. This was the card from us to her, using one of Wendy's gorgeous images:</span><br />
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<li>Sentiment - is from my all time favourite set <a href="https://liliofthevalley.co.uk/acatalog/Digi-Stamp---Swirly-String-Sentiments.html">Swirly String Sentiments</a> (now available only as a digital download) from <a href="https://liliofthevalley.co.uk/index.html">Lili of the Valley</a> ... as an aside, they've got a special offer on until 20th May of 10 digi stamps (including these sentiments I think) for £20!!!! I stamped the sentiment using <a href="https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/tuxedo-black-memento-ink-pad.html">Tuxedo Black Memento Ink</a> directly above my image.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/pearl-round-gem-sticker-strip-5-pack/597147-1001">Pearls</a> - are from my stash, and were applied using two different sizes to add interest to the corners.</li>
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I hope I have inspired you to head over to <a href="https://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/introducing-our-new-dressy-girls-and.html" style="text-align: justify;">All Dressed Up Challenges</a> and play along with this challenge. However if you're in need of further inspiration, please do head over there and check out the other gorgeous projects from my exceedingly talented teamies. Then come back and show us your <b style="text-align: justify;">Anything Goes with an All Dressed Up Image </b><span style="text-align: justify;">creations - this challenge will end on the evening of 14th June 2018 (UK time). </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">For more chances to win some of Wendy's gorgeous images, don't forget that the Facebook Dressy Girls have their own challenge of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.1597948736970024&type=3">Embellish It</a> until the end of May!</span></div>
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<li>#211 - No Patterned Paper at <a href="http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/211-no-patterned-paper.html">Crafty Cardmakers</a></li>
<li>Challenge #69 - Lots of Flowers at <a href="http://getcreativechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/challenge-69-lots-of-flowers-winners.html">Get Creative Challenges</a></li>
<li>May Challenge #25 - Anything Goes at <a href="https://classicdesignteamchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/1st-may-classic-design-team-open.html">Classic Design Team Open Challenge</a></li>
<li>Challenge #92 - Flower Power at <a href="https://cccdigicreations.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/challenge-92-flower-power.html">CCC Digi Creations</a></li>
<li>Challenge #20 - Flowers at <a href="http://fabrikafantasydigis.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/challenge-20-flowers.html#more">Fabrika Fantasy</a></li>
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Crafty Mamma Miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16689480405634948198noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370536410781959700.post-35487040307077090942018-04-22T17:00:00.000+01:002019-04-25T18:48:14.030+01:00My Little Japanese Girl<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Good evening crafty friends and hope you've been enjoying another lovely weekend.<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">It's New Release Inspiration Day from the second half of the blog team over at </span><a href="http://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/" style="text-align: justify;">All Dressed Up</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> and Wendy has designed 4 wonderful images which are going to be perfect for your Spring into Summer projects. </span><br />
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From bottom left going clockwise we have <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/590175744/play-day?ref=shop_home_active_3">Play Day</a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/590168636/counting-sheep?ga_search_query=sheep&ref=shop_items_search_1">Counting Sheep</a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/590171726/oriental-girl?ref=shop_home_active_7">Oriental Girl</a> and <i>Sassy</i> who was only available as a freebie via the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/kitandclowder/">Kit and Clowder Facebook Group</a> earlier this month.</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">I am using this oh-so-very-pretty <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/590171726/oriental-girl?ref=shop_home_active_7">Oriental Girl</a>, and here's my card:</span></div>
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<li>Image - is <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/590171726/oriental-girl?ref=shop_home_active_7">Oriental Girl</a> by the very talented Wendy Burns, the artist behind <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/alldressedupstamps?ref=l2-shopheader-name">All Dressed Up Stamps</a>. I have brought this gorgeous girl to life using a mixture of <i>Copics</i> and <a href="https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/art-colouring/spectrum-noir/spectrum-noir-colouring-system.html">Spectrum Noir Marker Pens</a>. I have used a couple of technique classes from <a href="https://www.kitandclowder.com/">Kit & Clowder</a> to help with my colouring: <i>Skin & Hair Class</i> for the slightly darker skin tone than I normally colour and also a bonus <i>Monochrome Class</i> for the black/grey hair.</li>
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I've left this card sentiment free as she's currently destined for my "box" awaiting a recipient!</div>
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I do hope that you'll come over to <a href="http://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/" style="text-align: justify;">All Dressed Up</a> and maybe treat yourself to a digi or two! And don't forget to enter our challenges. The Blog Challenge is always <b>Anything Goes with an All Dressed Up Image</b> and on the Facebook Page, the April Challenge is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.1569590066472558&type=3">Flora and /or Fauna</a>. Hope you'll be able to join us!<br />
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I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:<br />
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<li>Challenge #4 - Anything Goes with option of Dimensional Projects at <a href="https://crafterscastle.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/challenge-4_21.html">Crafter's Castle</a></li>
<li>Anthing Goes with Patterned Paper at <a href="http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-april.html">CraftyHazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge</a></li>
<li>April Challenge - Anything but Square at <a href="http://deliciousdoodleschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/april-anything-but-square.html">Delicious Doodles</a></li>
<li>Challenge #64 - Favouring the Feminine at <a href="http://scribblesdesignschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/challenge-64-favouring-feminine.html">Scribble Designs Challenges</a></li>
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Crafty Mamma Miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16689480405634948198noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370536410781959700.post-41810157452926059202018-04-15T17:00:00.000+01:002018-05-12T21:21:32.551+01:00Happy 40th!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Good afternoon crafty friends - hope you have had a wonderful weekend!<br />
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It's been nice to see the sunshine here at Casa Mia, after the grey weather of the last couple of weeks ... let's hope it stays!<br />
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It's new challenge time at <a href="https://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/introducing-our-new-dressy-girls-and.html">All Dressed Up Challenges</a> and we're also introducing our new Dressy Girls following the recent DT Call - it wasn't an easy choice, but we hope that everyone will find inspiration from our new ladies who have made some fabulous creations! As usual, our challenge is <b>Anything Goes with an All Dressed Up Image</b>. Not got any All Dressed Up images? <span style="text-align: justify;">Wendy has plenty of gorgeous images available in the </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/alldressedupstamps" style="text-align: justify;">All Dressed Up Etsy Store</a> and has also<span style="text-align: justify;"> very generously provided some freebies </span><a href="http://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/p/freebies.html" style="text-align: justify;">here</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> - please send your friends over to ADU for the freebies though, to make sure they're available for other crafters to share!</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">One of our friends celebrated her 40th Birthday last Sunday, and her husband threw a surprise party for her to which we were invited. This wonderful image was just perfect to mark her special day!</span><br />
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I hope I have inspired you to come over to <a href="https://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/introducing-our-new-dressy-girls-and.html">All Dressed Up</a> and play along with this challenge. If you're in need of further inspiration please head over to the blog and check out the other gorgeous creations by my Dressy Teamies and also help us to welcome our new Dressy Girls! Then come back and show us your <b>Anything Goes with an All Dressed Up Image. </b>Don't forget that for more chances to win some of Wendy's gorgeous images, our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/457550661009843/">Facebook Dressy Teamies</a> have their own challenge running until the end of February and their theme this month is <b>Flora and / or Fauna.</b></div>
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<li>April Challenge - Butterflies at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.1704614399605548&type=3">I'm a Crafter's Companion Facebook Group</a></li>
<li>#387 - Creative Corners at <a href="http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/tuesday-throwdown-387-creative-corners.html">Tuesday Throwdown</a></li>
<li>Challenge #137 - Use Die Cuts at <a href="http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/ch-137-use-die-cuts-winners-from-ch-136.html">Simply Create Too</a></li>
<li>#201 - Happy Birthday Aud Sentiments at <a href="http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/201-happy-birthday-aud-sentiments.html">Aud Sentiments</a></li>
<li>Challenge #47 - Flowers at <a href="http://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/challenge-47-flowers.html">Craft Rocket Challenges</a></li>
<li>Vibrant Colours at <a href="http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/vibrant-colors.html">Seize the Birthday</a></li>
<li>Challenge #287 - Make Your Mark at <a href="http://addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/challenge-287-make-your-mark.html">Addicted to Stamps and More</a></li>
<li>Challenge #334 - Flowers at <a href="http://thepapershelter.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/challenge-334-flowers.html">The Paper Shelter</a></li>
<li>Challenge #423 - Dies at <a href="http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/423.html">Everybody Art Challenge</a></li>
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Well, it's back to work for me tomorrow after the Easter break - I hope you have a great week!</div>
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Crafty Mamma Miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16689480405634948198noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370536410781959700.post-77371763678262558872018-04-02T08:00:00.000+01:002018-04-03T13:04:56.335+01:00Happy Easter!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Good morning crafty friends and a belated Happy Easter to you and yours! If you're in the UK, I hope you're enjoying the Bank Holiday weekend.<br />
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It's new challenge time over at <a href="http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/">Incy Wincy Designs</a> and we're celebrating the fact that Spring is springing (can't say it's exactly sprung!) in the Northern Hemisphere as our topic for you to follow this time is <b>Nature and it's Beauty</b>.<br />
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The first is Naz and her team from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/SasayakiGlitter">Sasayaki Glitter</a> who are offering our first lucky winner 2 Digital Images from her store. And if you head over to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1725571720999725/?ref=nf_target&fref=nf">Facebook Group</a> Naz is offering a free image (for 24 hours only starting on 1st April 2018) for the April Progressive Challenge which would be perfect to enter in our challenge!</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;">The second is Alyce from </span><a href="https://www.kitandclowder.com/" style="text-align: center;">Kit and Clowder</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> who are offering 3 lucky winners a </span><span style="text-align: center;">$10AUS vouchers towards a class at Kit and Clowder!! Go and check out the website, where there are even a couple of FREE classes for you to try. The paid for "technique" classes come with individual feedback via the classroom and the </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/kitandclowder/?ref=bookmarks" style="text-align: center;">Facebook Group</a><span style="text-align: center;"> has 1000's of members willing to help you - as well as Alyce (the mastermind behind Kit and Clowder). If you haven't seen Kit and Clowder before, then pop on over ... but be sure to tell them that Incy Wincy Designs and I sent you 😊</span></span></div>
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Naz has been kind enough to supply the DT with some images to use, but my card features one of the images from the <a href="https://www.kitandclowder.com/" style="text-align: center;">Kit and Clowder</a> <i>Elements of Nature</i> Class, which was perfect for turning into an Easter card:</div>
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My card recipe is as follows:</div>
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Design Paper - comes from a kit called <i>Owl Always Love Spring</i> from the now sadly closed</div>
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<i style="font-style: italic;">Summertime Designs</i><i>.</i> I have digitally overlaid 3 brown cords from the same kit over the green dotty paper to co-ordinate with the kraft card.</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Sentiment - is from a set called <i>Special Occasion Stamps</i> which was a magazine freebie some time ago. I have stamped this onto a banner shape I cut from an oddment of <a href="https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/kraft-cardstock-a4-pack-of-1251.html">Kraft card</a> using <a href="https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/brands/tim-holtz/tim-holtz-ink-pads/tim-holtz-distress-mini-kits/tim-holtz-distress-mini-kit-6-ink-pads.html">Gathered Twigs</a> Distress Ink</li>
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I hope I have inspired you to join our <b style="text-align: left;">Nature and it's Beauty </b><span style="text-align: left;">challenge at </span><a href="http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/" style="text-align: left;">Incy Wincy Designs</a>, but if you are in need of further inspiration, please head over to the blog and see the other gorgeous creations from my very talented teamies. Then come back and show us your projects!</div>
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And if I've inspired you to sign up to a class at <a href="https://www.kitandclowder.com/" style="text-align: center;">Kit and Clowder</a> then do please mention my name in the Referral Box, as you will get a rebate of $5AUS on your new class purchase 😁 and that can't be bad!!!!!!</div>
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I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Week #507 - Pick any sketch from 215 to 506 at <a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/week-507-with-crafty-sentiments-designs.html">Sketch Saturday</a> - I've used Sketch #322 from way back in 2014 as the inspiration for my card</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Challenge #200 - Easter or Spring Sentiment at <a href="http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/200-easter-or-spring-sentiment.html">Aud Sentiments</a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Challenge #332 - Use a Digital Image at <a href="http://thepapershelter.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/challenge-332-digital-image.html">The Paper Shelter</a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Challenge #129 - Easter at <a href="http://cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/challenge-129-easter.html">CAS on Friday</a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Do Something Digi Challenge at <a href="http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/do-something-digi.html">Daring Cardmakers</a> - I have digitally layered the 3 cords over my DP which is digitally resized. My image is also a digi.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">KBD Aloha Friday Challenge #115 - Spring at <a href="http://alohafridaychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/115-spring.html">Kitty Bee Designs</a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Spring Flowers Challenge at <a href="http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/spring-flowers-challenge.html">Di's Digi Designs Challenge</a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Wild Card Week Challenge #434 - CAS at <a href="http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/just-us-girls-challenge-434-wild-card.html">Just Us Girls</a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Challenge #276 - Spring or Easter at <a href="http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/276-spring-or-easter.html">Brown Sugar Challenge</a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Challenge #387 - Easter at <a href="http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/challenge-387-easter.html">Fab 'n' Funky Challenges</a></li>
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Crafty Mamma Miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16689480405634948198noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370536410781959700.post-11779550412195699592018-02-15T17:00:00.000+00:002018-04-14T17:41:35.187+01:00Little Dreamer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Good evening crafty friends and I do hope that this post finds you well.</div>
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Here at Casa Mia, we're a little over half way through our half term holiday. You see, even though I've left a school based job, our team works so closely with schools that we don't work at full strength through the holidays. So I'm lucky enough to still have the school holiday off!</div>
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It's new challenge time at All Dressed Up challenges and it's everyone's favourite which is <b>Anything Goes with an All Dressed Up Image</b>. Not got any All Dressed Up images? <span style="text-align: justify;">Wendy has plenty of gorgeous images available in the </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/alldressedupstamps" style="text-align: justify;">All Dressed Up Etsy Store</a> and has also<span style="text-align: justify;"> very generously provided some freebies </span><a href="http://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/p/freebies.html" style="text-align: justify;">here</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> - please send your friends over to ADU for the freebies though, to make sure they're available for other crafters to share!</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">I'm definitely dreaming of warmer (and drier 😉!) days, so I have teamed this very summery image with the current <a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/week-500-special-celebration.html">Sketch Saturday</a> sketch for my inspiration card:</span><br />
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Design Papers - are all fromthe brand new <i>Vintage Tea Party Signature Collection </i>by Sara Davis available on the CD-Rom in <a href="https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/brands/crafter-s-inspiration-magazines/crafter-s-inspiration-issue-17-spring-edition.html">Crafter's Inspiration Magazine - Issue 17 (Spring 2018)</a>. I have used <a href="https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/brands/tim-holtz/tim-holtz-ink-pads/tim-holtz-distress-ink/tim-holtz-distress-ink-picked-raspberry-ink-pad.html">Picked Raspberry Distress Ink</a> on the edges of my papers, just to make them "pop" a bit! This also gives a defined edge which means the papers don't need to be matted and layered which cuts down on weight, and postage costs!</div>
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I hope I have inspired you to come over to <a href="https://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/">All Dressed Up</a> and play along with this challenge. If you're in need of further inspiration please head over to the blog and check out the other gorgeous creations by my Dressy Teamies and this month's Guest Dressy Girl <a href="https://nicksscrapshack.blogspot.co.uk/" style="text-align: center;">Helene</a>. Then come back and show us your <b>Anything Goes with an All Dressed Up Image. </b>Don't forget that for more chances to win some of Wendy's gorgeous images, our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/457550661009843/">Facebook Dressy Teamies</a> have their own challenge running until the end of February and their theme this month is <b>Red / Romance / Hearts.</b></div>
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I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:</div>
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<li>Week #500 - Special Celebration at <a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/week-500-special-celebration.html">Sketch Saturday</a></li>
<li>Challenge #268 - Girl Power at <a href="http://crazychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/268-girl-power.html">The Crazy Challenge</a></li>
<li>Challenge #22 at <a href="http://classicdesignteamchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/1st-february-classdic-design-team-open.html">The Classic Design Team Open Challenge</a></li>
<li>February Challenge with Optional Theme of "Cute or Die" at <a href="https://oddballstamps.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/oddball-art-stamps-february-2018-blog.html">Oddball Stamps</a> - I've used a border die to cut butterflies on my image panel and I think this girly is pretty stinkin' cute!!!! 😊</li>
<li>Challenge #70 - Girly at <a href="http://stempelgartenchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/challenge-70-girly.html">Stemplegarten Challenge</a></li>
<li>Challenge #17 - Things with Wings at <a href="http://sweetstamperschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/17-things-with-wings.html">Sweet Stampers Challenge</a></li>
<li>Challenge #2 - Anything Goes with the Option to Share your Favourite Distress Ink Technique at <a href="https://crafterscastle.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/challenge-2-and-winner-of-1.html">Crafter's Castle</a> - Definitely using a foam make up sponge to ink distress my papers edges is my favourite way of using DI. Oh, and also using them to stamp sentiments, because the colours match perfectly!</li>
<li>February Challenge - 2 or more Layers at <a href="http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/february-challenge-2-or-more-layers.html">Crafty Calendar Challenge</a></li>
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That's it from me for today - I'm off to enjoy a bowl of chowder and a sit down to catch up on all the action from the Winter Olympics! Hope you have a lovely evening.</div>
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Crafty Mamma Miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16689480405634948198noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370536410781959700.post-53412876875086512322018-02-09T18:15:00.001+00:002018-02-12T09:54:29.345+00:00Up and away!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Good morning crafty friends - hope this post finds you well.<br />
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My poor little blog has been much neglected of late - although I've been creating for my DTs, those creations haven't made it on here 😧 and I'm aiming to change that now, and try to post all those creations I have made over the last couple of months!<br />
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This week saw the start of a new challenge over at <a href="http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/february-5-19-clean-and-simple.html">Incy Wincy Designs</a> and this time our challenge for you is <b>Clean and Simple.</b> Right up my street then, but may be more of a challenge for others 😉<br />
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Our first sponsor is the team at <a href="https://www.stickeryou.com/products/custom-stickers/335">Sticker You</a> who are offering our first lucky winner a $30USD Gift Certificate, and the good news is that you can use this on postage too!!!!!!<br />
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Our second sponsor is Maryanne who is the artist behind <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/createfulheartdigis">Createful Heart Digis</a>, and she is offering our second lucky prize winner the 3 images that we have been lucky enough to showcase this time.<br />
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So, without further ado, here is my card for you:<br />
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With Valentine's Day just around the corner, I figured that I would need a card for Papa Mia and, given that we're not a particularly "slushy" couple, these little hedgies fit the bill just perfectly!</div>
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My card recipe is as follows:</div>
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So there you go, my very clean and simple card to inspire you! </div>
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I hope I have encouraged you to play along with us at<span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/february-5-19-clean-and-simple.html" style="text-align: left;">Incy Wincy Designs</a> this time but if you're in need of further inspiration, please do head over to the blog and check out the wonderful creations by my amazing teamies. Then come back and show us your <b>Clean and Simple</b> creation!<br />
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I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:<br />
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<li>February Competition - Love, Hearts, Valentine's at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/146596108740726/">I'm a Crafter's Companion Facebook Page</a></li>
<li>Challenge #275 - Valentine's Day at <a href="http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/275-valentine-day.html">Brown Sugar Challenge</a></li>
<li>Challenge #126 - Dies at <a href="http://cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/challenge-126-dies.html">CAS on Friday</a></li>
<li>Challenge #143 - Love is in the Air at <a href="http://pattiescreationschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/challenge-143.html">Pattie's Creations</a></li>
<li>"I Heart You" Challenge at <a href="http://thatscraftychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/i-heart-you-challenge.html">That's Crafty! Challenge</a></li>
<li>Challenge #196 - Valentine or Love Sentiment at <a href="http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/196-valentine-or-love-sentiment.html">Aud Sentiments</a></li>
<li>Challenge 64 - Love (St. Valentine's, Wedding, Engagement etc.) at <a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/64-love-st-valentines-wedding.html">Moving Along With The Times</a></li>
<li>February Challenge - A Project for a Loved One at <a href="http://sasayakiglitter.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/sasayaki-glitter-february-challenge.html">Sasayaki Glitter Challenge</a></li>
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Crafty Mamma Miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16689480405634948198noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370536410781959700.post-69182196550638421072017-11-15T17:00:00.000+00:002018-02-12T15:42:56.366+00:00It's beginning to feel a bit like Christmas!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Apologies for such a long hiatus from my blogging activities - the return to school in September was it's usual madness and things weren't great for me in terms of the workload that I was expected to clear during the day, which in turn was impacting on my work/life balance. Soooo, after much soul searching, I applied for a new job and was successfully appointed! It is with huge sadness and much regret that I am leaving the school after nearly 8½ years, and I will be joining my new team next week.<br />
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It might take me a wee while to find my feet in my new job, and that very precious work/life balance, but I'm hoping to be able to rejoin the Design Teams I was previously with and I thank them all for their patience throughout 2017 where I appear to have been such a "flaky" teamie!<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">So, without further ado, it's new challenge time over at </span><a href="http://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/">All Dressed Up</a> and, as usual, our theme is <b>Anything Goes with an All Dressed Up Image</b>. <span style="text-align: justify;"> Wendy has plenty of gorgeous images available in the </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/alldressedupstamps" style="text-align: justify;">All Dressed Up Etsy Store</a><span style="text-align: justify;">. Haven't got any All Dressed Up images? Wendy has very generously provided some freebies </span><a href="http://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/p/freebies.html" style="text-align: justify;">here</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> - please send your friends over to ADU for the freebies though, to make sure they're available for other crafters to share!</span><br />
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<li>Image - is by the oh-so-talented Wendy who is the artist behind <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/alldressedupstamps" style="text-align: justify;">All Dressed Up</a>. This image is called <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/548210366/christmas-hair-do?ref=shop_home_active_21">Christmas Hair Do</a> and I brought her to life with my <a href="https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/art-colouring/spectrum-noir/spectrum-noir-colouring-system.html">Spectrum Noir Marker Pens</a> (but sadly forgot to record the colours I used) and highlighted bits with my <a href="https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/art-colouring/spectrum-noir/spectrum-noir-sparkle-pens/sparkle-pens-3-packs/spectrum-noir-sparkle-3pk-clear-overlay.html">Clear Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen</a>. I then die cut this cutie using my largest <a href="https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/brands/die-sire/die-sire-essentials/die-sire-essentials-shapes-and-frames/die-sire-essentials-hearts-die.html">Die'sire Essentials Hearts Die</a></li>
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I hope you'll come over to <a href="http://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/">All Dressed Up</a> and join in with this challenge. Don't forget that our Dressy teamies over on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/457550661009843/">All Dressed Up Facebook Page</a> run their own challenge and you can enter both challenges with the same project. Why not play along and increase your chances of winning some of Wendy's gorgeous digis?</div>
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<li>November Challenge - Christmas/Winter Theme at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.1553060638094259&type=3">I'm a Crafter's Companion Facebook Page</a></li>
<li>November Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes at <a href="http://christmasatsweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/november-anything-christmas-goes.html">Sweet Stampin' Christmas</a></li>
<li>Challenge 46 - Anything Goes at <a href="http://asnowflakespromise.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/challenge-46.html">A Snowflake's Promise</a></li>
<li>November Challenge - Winter is Coming! at <a href="http://colouringinscrapland.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/reto-de-noviembre-winter-is-coming.html">Colouring in Scrapland</a></li>
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Crafty Mamma Miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16689480405634948198noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370536410781959700.post-77384108633703100772017-09-01T20:00:00.000+01:002017-11-30T18:53:44.772+00:00The Love Bus<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Good evening crafty friends and I'm back with another post!<br />
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I'm GDT with the Dressy Girls over on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/457550661009843/">All Dressed Up Facebook</a> page and tonight sees the launch of the new Challenge - our theme for you this month is <b>Square Cardz with an All Dressed Up Image</b>.</div>
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We're heading off to a family wedding tomorrow - the bride was one of my bridesmaids when Papa Mia and I got married many moons ago and is also one of his cousins, so this is the very special card I made for the happy couple using one of Wendy's gorgeous wedding images and trying to follow the wedding colours of blush and rose gold:</div>
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<li><span style="color: #cc0000;">Suitcases</span> - CR2, PP3, PP5, CR6, DR5, DR7, EB1, EB2</li>
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<li><span style="color: #cc0000;">Bodywork</span> - IG1, IG2, IG3, CR2, PP3, PP5, CR6, DR5, DR7, <a href="https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/art-colouring/spectrum-noir/spectrum-noir-sparkle-pens/sparkle-pens-3-packs/spectrum-noir-sparkle-3pk-clear-overlay.html">Clear Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen</a> and 2 pearls</li>
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<li>Embellishments - of pearls and ribbon were from my stash and I used the bow-maker on my <a href="https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/brands/crafter-s-companion/ultimate-pro/ultimate-crafter-s-companion-pro/the-ultimate-crafter-s-companion-pro.html">Ultimate Pro</a> to tie that lovely big bow.</li>
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I hope that you've inspired you to come over to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/457550661009843/">All Dressed Up Facebook</a> page and play along with our <b>Square Cardz with an All Dressed Up Image. </b><span style="text-align: justify;">Haven't got any All Dressed Up images? Wendy has very generously provided some freebies </span><a href="http://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/p/freebies.html" style="text-align: justify;">here</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> - please send your friends over to ADU for the freebies though, to make sure they're available for other crafters to share! Don't forget that our <a href="https://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/august-challenge-72.html">blog challenge</a> of <b>Anything Goes with an All Dressed Up Image</b> is also running at the moment - why not enter your card into both challenges so that you're in with a chance of winning more images? </span></div>
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<li>Challenge #162 - Use a Stamp or Digi Image at <a href="http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/challenge-162-use-stamp-or-digi-image.html">Dream Valley Challenges</a></li>
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Crafty Mamma Miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16689480405634948198noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370536410781959700.post-26952787961517458362017-09-01T08:00:00.000+01:002017-09-01T11:22:22.786+01:00It's a good year for the Roses<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Can you believe it's September already? Is it me, or is there just a slight autumnal nip in the air creeping in first thing in the morning? Here at Casa Mia, we're winding down to the end of the summer holidays: today is the last day of my long hols as I'm back to school on Monday, youngest Bambino returns on Wednesday but eldest Bambino has another couple of weeks at home before we drop her off at her new Uni in the middle of the month.</div>
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I hope that I have inspired you to come along and join us with this sketch, but if you are in need of any further inspiration please head over to <a href="http://feeling-sketchy.blogspot.co.uk/" style="text-align: left;">Feeling Sketchy</a> and take a look at the gorgeous creations by my very talented teamies! Then come back and show us your version of our sketch - don't forget that you can always flip or rotate the sketch, amend the shapes of elements ... as usual we just need to see that you have been inspired by our sketch! We'll be back with our new challenge on 15th September 2017.</div>
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Crafty Mamma Miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16689480405634948198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370536410781959700.post-77544611717168501772017-08-22T17:00:00.000+01:002018-04-11T15:52:53.078+01:00Flowers for you<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: justify;">It's New Release Inspiration Day from the second half of the blog team over at </span><a href="http://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/" style="text-align: justify;">All Dressed Up</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> and Wendy has designed 4 wonderful images perfect for all kinds of card, including those "oh-so-tricky" early teenage boys. Here are the images:</span><br />
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I've used <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/534975370/little-squeak?ref=shop_home_active_56">Little Squeak</a> for my card this month (as we have a little squeaky house guest with us, having his own holiday whilst his family are away!) and here it is:</div>
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<li>Sentiment - is by <a href="http://www.liliofthevalley.co.uk/index.html">Lili of the Valley</a> and comes from the <a href="http://www.liliofthevalley.co.uk/acatalog/Digi-Stamp---Swirly-String-Sentiments.html">Swirly String Sentiment Set</a>. As mine is a clear stamp rather than digi, I have stamped it directly onto my DP using <a href="https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/tuxedo-black-memento-ink-pad.html">Memento Tuxedo Black Ink</a></li>
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<li>Challenge #40 - Animal Kingdom at <a href="http://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/challenge-40-animal-kingdom.html">Craft Rocket Challenges</a></li>
<li>Week 429 - Forest Friends at <a href="http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/week-429-forest-friends.html">Allsorts Challenge Blog</a></li>
<li>Challenge #5 - Anything Goes but Feature a Creature at <a href="http://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/challenge-5-sponsored-by-sheepski.html">2 Crafty Critter Crazies</a></li>
<li>Challenge #5 - Anything Goes but must have something related to an Animal at <a href="http://craftyanimals.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/challenge-5-anything-goes.html">Crafty Animals</a></li>
<li>Animals at <a href="http://dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/animals.html">Dragonfly Dreams</a></li>
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Crafty Mamma Miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16689480405634948198noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370536410781959700.post-56602202322032900922017-08-15T17:00:00.000+01:002017-11-30T18:55:20.450+00:00Thanks for being Fintastic!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Good afternoon blogging buddies - yup it's another post from me, and another one that's on time ..... whoot whoot!!!!!! 😆 I will catch up with myself, honestly!<br />
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Like a number of the <i>Dressy Girls</i>, I was completely bowled over by Wendy's new images in July and wasn't able to craft with this one at the time. Since then, eldest bambino has (very reluctantly) given up the Mini Swim Squad she's been part of for many years, although she is hoping to continue swimming/swim training once she gets to Uni. She asked if I could make a card to say "thank you" to her Swim Teacher so I showed her this image and she said "Perfect"! I then remembered that the <a href="http://www.kitandclowder.com/">Kit and Clowder</a> May 2017 Colouring Class for Markers featured a Mermaid and a good many hours later, hey presto!<br />
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<li>Week 375 - You Don't Bring Me Flowers at <a href="http://citycrafter.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/city-crafter-challenge-blog-week-375.html">City Crafter Challenge</a></li>
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Crafty Mamma Miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16689480405634948198noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370536410781959700.post-15047392006894227642017-08-15T08:00:00.000+01:002017-08-15T12:13:31.498+01:00On Your Bike<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Good morning crafty friends and hope this post finds you well. After a month's hiatus, I'm back - things got a bit hectic as usual as we approached the end of term at school and then we went to France for a camping holiday the evening we broke up (not to be recommended I can assure you!) and although most of my DT creations were made and posted on the respective DT blogs, somehow I didn't seem to get the time to post them here at Casa Mia. However, now the summer hols are here, normal service should be resumed 😄!</div>
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<li>Flowers - are another part of the <i>Springtime Florals</i> download and I have fussy cut them before adhering them to my project</li>
<li>Border - is embossed using a border embossing folder from the current (September 2017) issue of <i>Cardmarking and Papercraft</i> magazine. I have embossed this onto a piece of yellow Core'dinations card and then (following a raid on Papa Mia's shed ... shushhhh, don't tell him will you 😏 ) carefully sanded the raised part to reveal the white coloured core.</li>
<li>Sentiment - is another border embossing folder from the September 2017 issue of <i>Cardmarking and Papercraft</i> magazine. I have embossed this onto a piece of Neenah cardstock and cut it into a pennant shape before very carefully going over the embossed lines with my <a href="https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/art-colouring/spectrum-noir/spectrum-noir-colouring-system/spectrum-noir-24-pen-sets/spectrum-noir-24-pen-box-set-nature.html">AB2 Spectrum Noir Marker Pen</a></li>
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I hope that I have inspired to you to have a go with this sketch and join in the fun at <a href="http://feeling-sketchy.blogspot.co.uk/" style="text-align: left;">Feeling Sketchy</a> this time, however if you're need of any further inspiration please head over to the blog and check out the other wonderful creations by my clever teamies. Then come back and show us your take on our sketch - don't forget that you can flip or rotate the sketch or change the shapes ... we just need to see that you've been inspired by our sketch. We'll be back with our new challenge on 1st September.</div>
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<li>Challenge #87 - Embossing Wet or Dry at <a href="http://crafting-with-dragonflies.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/87-embossing-wet-and-or-dry.html">Crafting with Dragonflies</a></li>
<li>Challenge #5 - Flower Power at <a href="https://sheepski-designs-challenges.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/challenge-5-flower-power.html">SheepSki Designs Challenge</a></li>
<li>Challenge #53 - Pretty Pastels at <a href="http://cardz4galz.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/challenge-53-pretty-pastels.html">Cardz 4 Galz</a></li>
<li>Challenge #490 - Embossing at <a href="http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/challenge-490-embossing.html">Cute Card Thursday</a></li>
<li>Challenge 47 - F is for Flowers at <a href="http://sunnydaycrafting.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/challenge-47-f-is-for-flowers.html">Sunny Day Crafting</a></li>
<li>Challenge 69 - Anything Goes with the option of Girly at <a href="http://thecraftyaddicts.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/challenge-39.html">The Crafty Addicts</a></li>
<li>Challenge #235 - Flowers at <a href="http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/challenge-235-flowers.html">Ooh La La Creations</a></li>
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Crafty Mamma Miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16689480405634948198noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370536410781959700.post-13431952034851090512017-07-15T08:00:00.000+01:002017-07-15T21:29:37.455+01:00#takeaselfie<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Good morning crafty friends and hope you are well. Can you believe that we're half way through July already! In a little over a week, schools in our area will have broken up for the holidays and I for one, can't wait!<br />
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It's new challenge time over at Feeling Sketchy which means it's time for a new sketch. Andrea from SheepSki Designs is sponsoring us for the whole of July (thank you Andrea!)<br />
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It's new challenge time over at <a href="http://feeling-sketchy.blogspot.co.uk/">Feeling Sketchy</a> which means it's time for a new sketch. Andrea from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SheepSkiDesigns?ref=l2-shopheader-name">SheepSki Designs</a> is sponsoring us for the whole of July - thank you Andrea! She has also very kindly given the DT some of her gorgeous images to use as inspiration for this challenge, and we showcased these in our last challenge. Some of the DT have swapped images so that you can see how different people use the same image.</div>
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And here's my take on it, using a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SheepSkiDesigns?ref=l2-shopheader-name">SheepSki Designs</a> image which I was lucky enough to win earlier this year:</div>
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Regular readers will know that my eldest Bambino celebrated her 18th at the beginning of the month, and this is the card I made for her from Papa Mia and I. And this image was perfect for Bambino as, like many other girls of her age, she's permanently attached to her phone and can often be caught in a similar pose 😁!!!</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Sentiment - comes from 2 separate dies and was cut from Turquiose <a href="http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/glitter-scrap-paper-a6-30-pack/579242-1001">Glitter Paper</a>. The <i style="background-color: white;">Happy Birthday</i><span style="background-color: white;"> die was in my </span><i style="background-color: white;">Crafter's Companion Advent Calendar 2016</i><span style="background-color: white;"> and I used the "th" portion of this die to cut again from the turquoise glitter to go with the numbers. The "1" and "8" both come from the </span><a href="http://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/whimsical-alphabet-collection-702.html" style="background-color: white;">Diamond Press Whimsical Alphabet</a><span style="background-color: white;"> collection</span></li>
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Crafty Mamma Miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16689480405634948198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370536410781959700.post-22133384693469848812017-07-01T08:00:00.000+01:002017-07-15T21:02:24.317+01:00Flower Garden<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Before I go any further I would like to wish eldest Bambino a very, very Happy Birthday! Today is super special as she reaches the ripe old age of Eighteen! There are no surprises planned - at least we haven't planned any, but I'm not sure the same can be said of her friends. A group of them will be hitting town this evening; you have been warned ...... 😂</div>
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Anyway, today sees the launch of our new challenge over at <a href="http://feeling-sketchy.blogspot.co.uk/">Feeling Sketchy</a> and we're welcoming another new sponsor to our "fold" 😉 - Andrea from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SheepSkiDesigns?ref=l2-shopheader-name">Sheepski Designs</a> who is sponsoring both of our sketches for July. Andrea has also very kindly given the DT some of her gorgeous images to use as inspiration for this challenge.</div>
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Here's the sketch we're following this time:<br />
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And here's my version of it:<br />
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I apologise for the light bouncing off the shiny card - the weather and light has been atrocious here today so I've had to take my photos with artificial light, which I really hate doing.</div>
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My card recipe is as follows:</div>
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Card base - <a href="https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/papercraft/paper-and-card/centura-pearl/centura-pearl-bumper-card-packs/snow-white-silver-centura-pearl-a4-printable-card-pack-50-sheets.html">Snow White Centura Pearl </a>which I've cut, scored and folded to make a 15cm square card. I've used an embossing folder (which was a magazine freebie) to make the 2 borders on the card </div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Image - is <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/488078724/floral-heart-image-no-66?ref=listing-shop-header-0">Floral Heart - Image No 66</a> which comes both with and without the butterfly. I've used my Spectrum Noir markers in the listed shades to breathe life into the flowers and butterfly, before die cutting it using my largest <a href="https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/brands/die-sire/die-sire-essentials/die-sire-essentials-shapes-and-frames/die-sire-essentials-hearts-die.html">Die'sire Essentials Hearts</a> die</li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Heart Frame - is die cut from <a href="https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/papercraft/paper-and-card/centura-pearl/centura-pearl-bumper-card-packs/snow-white-silver-centura-pearl-a4-printable-card-pack-50-sheets.html">Snow White Centura Pearl</a> using my two smallest <a href="https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/brands/die-sire/die-sire-essentials/die-sire-essentials-shapes-and-frames/die-sire-essentials-hearts-die.html">Die'sire Essentials Hearts</a> dies</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Sentiment - is another magazine freebie, which I've stamped directly onto white card using <a href="https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/tuxedo-black-memento-ink-pad.html">Tuxedo Black Memento Ink</a> and then I've die cut this using my smallest <a href="https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/brands/die-sire/die-sire-essentials/die-sire-essentials-shapes-and-frames/die-sire-essentials-hearts-die.html">Die'sire Essentials Hearts</a> die</li>
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I hope I have inspired you to come over to <a href="http://feeling-sketchy.blogspot.co.uk/">Feeling Sketchy</a> and play along with this sketch, but if you're in need of further inspiration, please check out the other beautiful creations by my talented teamies. Then come back and show us your take on our sketch - don't forget you can twist it, flip it, change the shapes ... we just need to see that you've been inspired by our sketch. We'll be back with our new challenge on 15th July.</div>
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I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:<br />
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<li>Challenge 13 - Anything Goes at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.1923871064519774&type=1">SheepSki Designs Facebook Page</a></li>
<li>Challenge #4 - Square Cardz at <a href="https://sheepski-designs-challenges.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/challenge-4-square-cardz.html">SheepSki Designs Challenge</a></li>
<li>Challenge #93 - Embossing Heat or Dry at <a href="http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/challenge-93-embossing-heat-or-dry.html">Sparkles Monthly Challenge</a></li>
<li>Challenge #84 - Punches and/or Dies at <a href="http://crafting-with-dragonflies.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/84-punches-and-or-dies.html">Crafting with Dragonflies</a></li>
<li>Challenge #138- Rural at <a href="http://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/challenge-138-rural.html">Inkspirational Challenges</a></li>
<li>Challenge #5 - Summertine with Butterflies at <a href="http://scrap-craft-inspiration.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/scrap-craft-inspiration-challenge-5.html">Scrap and Craft</a></li>
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Hope you have a lovely weekend.</div>
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Hugs, Helen x</div>
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