Holiday Anya 5...........

Stamp- TGF Holiday Anya 5.

Papers- Basic Grey Aspen Frost.

Dies- Lawn Fawn Mini Snowflakes.

 Blueprints 1.

TGF Holiday Anya 5 die.

Morning all!!

It's a Lou day for a make today and I have turned my little coloured TGF Holiday Anya 5 into a 'something' now!!!! she is just so sweet it was really easy to have some festive fun with her.

I have to admit to having a 'get the die to cut them out' addiction recently but it is just so nice to get that perfect little white edge around the stamp and so much fun ti watch it come to life like that with a little foam to pop her out underneath.

Thank you for popping in

Hugs Lou xxx

Merry Everything

Hi Everyone, it's Faye here today :)

So. That Thing On 25 December We Don't Mention. It's coming. It's coming fast. And while I'm still not prepared to admit this, out loud and in a public place :) I will admit I had better start making some cards. And fast. Anyone know the last postal dates?

Merry Everything!

Products Used...

Stamping Bella The Woodsies Merry Everything Rubber Stamp

My Favourite Things Watercolor Wash Paper Pad 

My Favourite Things Itsy Bitsy Polka Dots Paper Pad

My Favourite Things Birthday Blowout Paper Pad

I used a very old Die-Namics Snowflake, but this one is equally gorgeous AND on Sale

Thanks so much for stopping by... Have a great day.

May All Your Wishes Come True

Hey everyone, it's Elaine, back again to share some more Stamping Bella inspiration today on the Dies to Die For blog.

Instead of sharing another Christmas card, I thought I'd share a little inspiration for your Christmas wishlist. ;) Who wouldn't love to find some of the gorgeous Bellas from Stamping Bella under the tree?

Stamp: Stamping Bella Balloonabella (incl. sentiment).

Colouring Medium: Faber Castell Polychromos Pencils.

Paper: Hot pressed watercolour paper.

Dies: Stamping Bella Balloonabella Cut It Out Die, Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Squares Die Set, Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Circles Die Set.

Misc: MISTI Stamping Tool, Distress Inks

 

Just love her. So pretty, and a lot of fun to colour. You can find the rest of the revamped Bella stamps HERE at Dies to Die For.

 

If you would like to take a look at how I colour using coloured pencils, I filmed the colouring of another of the Bella images - Flowersbehindmybackabella.

 

Watch the video below or in HD over on YouTube.

 

 

As you can see, I use the pencils themselves to blend, without any solvent.

 

That's all for today, see you again next week. In the meantime, happy colouring!

 

~Elaine aka Marker Geek

 

 

 

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Good Morning everyone...

Happy Monday!

Sue here today.

Did you know there are only 33 days until Christmas /: and only 4 more weekends!

I bet you are all really glad I've told you that!

I really enjoyed colouring this beautiful image by Jennifer Dove - it was a happy challenge!

Stamp - DoveArt Studios Sleigh Ride for C.C. Designs

Papers - Echo Park Winter Wishes 6 x 6 Pad

Thank you for popping by.

Happy Crafting

love from Sue...xxx

If you would like to know a bit more about how I made this project please feel free to visit me at 

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Cuddle Mice

Hi Everyone, it's Faye here today :)

Have you seen the latest release from Whimsy Stamps? Oh. My. God. Adorable! This image is called Cuddle Mice, is from said release and proves the point! They will be arriving in Store, very, very soon...

Products Used...
Whimsy Stamps Cuddle Mice Rubber Stamp
Whimsy Stamps Winter Wishes Paper Pad
Make it Colour Blending Card

Thanks so much for stopping by... Have a great day.

Tiny Ninja's...................

Stamp- Mama Elelphant Tiny Ninja's.

Dies- Mama Elephant Tiny Ninja's creative cuts.

Die Namics Blueprints 24.

Papers- MME All things chalk.

HI-YAAAAAA!!

Little Mo kapowing in for you today! I have had a couple of weeks settling back into my school routine after the holidays but I had to have a make this morning because my new Mama Elelphant Tiny Ninja's arrived and I couldn't wait to rip them out of the packet!!!

I decided on a black and white theme for my card and used mummy's Die Namics Blueprints 24 for my card layout. I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Blueprints sets! it makes it so much easier for me to learn the mechanics of putting a card layout together.

Thank you for popping in

From Mo!!!

Christmas Cheer.....

Good Morning!

Another Christmas make using this fab sentiment from one of my favourite Christmas movies!!

This is from a brand new set from Kraftin' Kimmie called Christmas Cheer

I made a festive feel watercolour background and then stamped and embossed with some sparkle powder.......added a little bit of twine and a bell for some jingle!!

Have a fab day!

Jane

x

Koetie.......

Stamp- Koetie.

Papers- Crate Paper Little boy blue.

Die Namics stitched square scalloped edge frames.

Die Namics stitched alphabet banners.

Morning everyone!

It's an oldie but oh so goodie make from me today. I have had this stamp for ages and never used him until last night and I don't know why! I absolutely love it but have never got round to popping some ink on him.

One of my BF's little baby boy is poorly in the hospital so I wanted to make him a little shaker card. I think he will like watching the little balls and stars wiggle around when he feels a bit better.

Thank you for popping in

Huge hugs Lou xxx

Sending Christmas Cheer!

Hey hey, it's Elaine, back again to share some more Stamping Bella inspiration today on the Dies to Die For blog.

How are you doing with the Christmas card preparations? In full swing? There's still time, but it's running out fast!

Luckily there are some great stamps that will have card recipients exclaiming with festive glee, but which won't take you a lifetime to colour. Here's a card featuring one of them!

Stamp: Stamping Bella Chickadeer (incl. sentiment).

Colouring Medium: Copic Markers

Paper: Make it Colour Blending Card

Dies: Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangles die set, Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Rectangles die set

Misc: MISTI Stamping Tool

 

Love this little guy. He's so...chirpy...Ha! The background did not take long to add, and Chickadeer would look fantastic without it too! Depends how much time you have to play with, and how big that festive to do list is.

 

Watch me colour Chickadeer in the video below or in HD over on YouTube.

 

 

You will find all the Copic Marker info listed in the video.

 

Watch how I added the simple background using Copics in the video below or in HD over on YouTube.

 

 

That's all for today, see you again next week. In the meantime, happy colouring!

 

~Elaine aka Marker Geek

Reindeer food...

Happy Monday everyone...

Hope you're having a good one whatever you're up to!

Sue here today and I am playing with reindeer (:
Reindeer food is such a fun project and tiny tots (and not so tiny tots)! adore it.

Stamps - Mama Elephant - Reindeer Games

Dies - Die-namices Inside/Out Stitched Circle Stax 

Your Next Stamp Stitched Banner Die

Thank you for popping by.

Happy Crafting

love from Sue...xxx

If you would like to know a bit more about how I made this project please feel free to visit me at 

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Snowman Present

Hi Everyone, it's Faye here :)

Today, I'm sharing a card I made for the Colouring Snow Class I taught at the last Dies To Die For Craft Event in Surrey. We were discussing snow. Lol, obviously! It can be really easy to reach for the same Copics when we want to colour something. For example, my go to colour blend for snow is C0, C1 and C3. That's the three markers I reach for, without really thinking about it. Until I thought about it! In our class we played with other combinations for snow, but ironically, the sample I am sharing today is with my old time favourite. 

I coloured the image with these colours to match the Whimsy Stamps Winter Wishes Paper Pad, but when I came to make the card, I felt there was too much going on, so I went for a very clean and simple card. 

Anyway, I promise the next time I colour snow, I won't automatically reach for my favourite. Maybe I'll get a new favourite. You'll have to keep an eye on me, won't you?!

 Products Used...
Whimsy Stamps Snowman Present Rubber Stamp 
Die-Namics Pierced Rectangle Dies
Make it Colour Blending Card

Thanks so much for stopping by... Have a great day.

Let it Snow.....

It's Friday!!

I have another Christmas card to share today using a cute wee penguin from the Let it Snow set from The Greeting Farm.....

I die cut three penguins, hats and scarves and then gave each a different colour....with a  little added sparkle of course!

For the background I used the falling snow and snowflakes from the set stamped with Versamark and the embossed with sparkle powder then I used Tumbled Glass Distress ink.

Have a wonderful day!

Jane

x

Fang-Tastic Beast......

Stamps- MFT Beast Friends.

MFT Frightfully Fun Halloween.

Dies- Die Namics Blue Prints 9.

Die Namics stitched circle scalloped edge frames.

Shaker Pouches.

Paper- MFT Subtle Plaids.

Morning all (.....just!!!),

Its Lou in with a make for you today and I was having an 'ooooooh lets mix and match' moment this morning!!!

I wanted to make a little something for my little guy who has had a rough couple of weeks and we are very proud of him for just pootling along in his normal Little Mo way despite feeling a bit mehhhh! (he's a trooper bless him, I think he fared better than mummy and daddy through it all!!).

So a good old inking of a couple of my fave stamps sets mixed together and oh my!!!! Shaker Pouches, soooo much fun!!! wahhoooooo!!! a Little Mo treat was made!! I took a squidge of extra time to pop a strip of the paper left from the front of the treat holder to cover the little treat holding part and it really lifted it so don't throw those scraps of paper away peeps!! 

The sentiment from the MFT Frightfully Fun Halloween set was just perfect for those cute little beastie fangs!!!

Thank you for popping by

Hugs Lou xx

May Your Season Be Merry!

Hey everyone! It's Elaine, back again to share some more Stamping Bella inspiration today on the Dies to Die For blog.

I can't believe we're now in November. This year has been a bit of a whirlwind. If only we could slow it down a little before we hurtle into the festive season. No use wishing though, might as well just crack on with the cards!

Here's one featuring a favourite new Tiny Townie image from the latest Stamping Bella release.

Stamp: Stamping Bella Pamela the Poinsettia (incl. sentiment).

Colouring Medium: Copic Markers

Paper: Make it Colour Blending Card

Dies: Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangles die set, Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Rectangles die set

Misc: MISTI Stamping Tool

 

Love the Tiny Townies, they are just so sweet.

 

Watch me colour Pamela in the video below or in HD over on YouTube.

 

 

You will find all the Copic Marker info listed in the video.

 

That's all for today, see you again next week. In the meantime, happy colouring!

 

~Elaine aka Marker Geek

Away in a manger...

Good Morning everyone, Happy Monday!

Sue here today with a beautiful stamp that I could n't resist when we were at the pop up shop last weekend.  (Along with all the other goodies I could n't resist)! /-:

I have been humming Away In A Manger to myself all weekend!...and you'll all be humming it too now!

Stamp - Whimsy Stamps Nativity Critters

Thank you for popping by.

Happy Crafting

love from Sue...xxx

If you would like to know a bit more about how I made this card please feel free to visit me at 

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Sleepy Bunny Wobble

Hi Everyone, it's Faye here today :)

How adorable is this bunny? And. How cute is the bunny's bunny?! Yeah, I want them both to come and live with me. I could love them and squish them and call them my own. *Sigh* Moving swiftly on, if you want Stamping Bella Sleepy Bunny Wobble to come and live with you, pop over to the Store. You might need My Favourite Things Painted Prints Smitten too. Oooh, and the new Offer of the Week is up too. Just sayin'! ;)

Products Used...
Stamping Bella Sleepy Bunny Wobble
My Favourite Things Painted Prints Smitten Paper Pad
Make it Colour Blending Card

Thanks so much for stopping by... Have a great day. 

Seasons Greetings......

Good Morning!
A Christmas card today using two cute sets from Paper Smooches...coloured with my watercolour and a few sequins added for some sparkle.....got to have some sparkle at Christmas time!


ITEMS USED
PAPER SMOOCHES WARM HEARTS
PAPER SMOOCHES SWANKY SNOWDUDES

Have a great day!
Jane
x

Snow cool........

Stamps- Lawn Fawn Snow Cool.

Dies- Lawn Fawn Snow Cool dies.

Die Namics Stitched Jumbo Fishtail banner Stax.

Lawn Fawn Mini Snowflakes.

Papers- MFT Subtle Plaids.

Morning everyone!

Lou in for you today with a make using Lawn Fawn Snow Cool. This is such a sweet little set and wahooooooooooooo! it's not geared to only being a christmas set! which was blooming fabulous as my friend's will be moving in a few weeks time and a winter new home card is just what I wanted to make!! yey!!!!

I had a couple of my little Die Namics Stitched Jumbo Fishtail banner Stax left that I had made up to make a banner for the open day with some Lou colouring on, they are so easy to make and a whole tonne of fun for just having some colouring fun. The post service devoured my first banner (...grrrrr....) so I made another as quickly as I could.

Because it was already made up, I quickly cut out another banner frame in paper to pop over the top of my made up banner piece to protect the frame as I stamped. I wanted my little scene to be confined within the frame.

I stamped my first little igloo and then masked it off to get the other 2 on there, placed either side of the first one.....( let's take a moment to thank the delicious Misti for it's help in the making of this card!! oh my days, I can't tell you how easy it makes it!!).

A little pop of putting the 2 super cute penguins popped up on some foam and then making up my little sentiment finished with a snowflake and poomf!!!! cute new home card a la Lou'd!! he he!!

Thank you for popping in

Huge hugs Lou xxx

MFT Stamps Happy Hedgehogs Card

Hi everyone! Elaine here, with a little MFT Stamps inspiration for you today on the Dies to Die For blog.
I am a sucker for hedgehogs. I've loved them since I was very small. My Dad always used to buy me little hedgehog toys and books, some of which I still have. So, I obviously had to have the MFT Stamps Happy Hedgehogs clear stamp set (there's also a coordinating die set)!

Here's a card I created using the set:

Stamp: MFT Stamps Happy Hedgehogs clear stamp set.

Colouring Medium: Copic Markers

Paper: Make it Colour Blending Card, Echo Park Digital Paper.

Dies: Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangles die set & Small Stitched Rectangles Die Set

Misc: MISTI Stamping Tool, Distress Ink

 

I filmed the colouring process so you can take a look at how I approach colouring a little scene for the hedgies to sit in.

Watch me colour the hedgies in the video below or in HD over on YouTube.



You can see all the Copic colours I used listed in the video above!

That's it for now! See you again next week.

 

~Elaine aka Marker Geek