Paperbabe Challenge - Dots Theme - Dillon Hatter

Hiya and Welcome Back to my Blog

Today I am sharing with you my Design Team Make for this Fortnight's Paperbabe Challenge over on the Team Blog

The Theme this fortnight is Dots, you can interpret this in any way you choose and if you enter over on the Team Blog you could WIN up to £20* of Paperbabe Products

Here is a Picture of what I created for the Challenge using 'Dillon Hatter' as my main focal point

I used a page from an old dictionary with some interesting words on which I fixed down onto the fancy card blank using Decomache Glue, I then inked through a Dotty Template using 'Milled Lavendar' and 'Seedless Preserves' Distress Inks. I love this template because it has many different sizes of Dot so you can really build up details. 

I stamped 'Dillon Hatter' onto plain white cardstock and coloured him using coloured pencils, using colours to match into the spots on the small piece of cardstock I used as a layer over the background. I love how he turned out because 'The Hatter' always wears such outrageous outifts

I stamped some words from the 'Just Because' Sentiment set all separately because you can with Our Kim's clever designing skills so you can make up sentiments to your own needs as the words you want to use  you can't alway find in the normal sentiment sets around on the high street. I spelt out. 'Just BECAUSE you make me smile' and this card I've made to give to my Boyfriend.... We have only been together since early December but he does make me smile every day.

I stamped the 'Curiouser & Curiouser' sentiment from the 'Mayleedee in Wonderland set, just because I love it... I am a huge Alice fan and all the quoted from the book inspire me daily which is when when i changed my name by Deedpoll last month I had to add 'Alyce' in as my middle name 

I added more spots using the Tiny 'Dot Clusters' from the 'Birthday Wishes' set and black ink.

To finish I just had to fussy cut 'Dillon Hatter', matt&layer all the pieces, ink the edges and then piece it all together.

I really like how the card turned out and I hope my Boyfriend will like it too as I am giving it to him today when I go away with him for the Weekend... this is becoming a regular thing now that we stay at each others houses at weekends because I live in Harlow and He lives in Frinton-on-Sea, both are in Essex luckily but still a long old trek to see each other each week... and of course I prefer staying at his as its so close to the Sea. The sea air has always made me feel so much better from when I was really young to now.

Paperbabe Products used in my Project:

Dillon Hatter - Red Rubber Stamp Set

Mayleedee in Wonderland - Red Rubber Stamp Set

Just Because - Clear Stamp Sentiment Set

Birthday Wishes - Clear Stamp Sentiment Set

*So, if you use Paperbabe Stamps in your projects you have the chance to win £20 of Paperbabe Stamps, otherwise the prize will be £10.

Please enter your fabulous projects in the linkup! on the Team Blog

Challenge ends: 16th Feb 2018

Thank you for joining in!

Thanks You so much for visiting my Blog Today, please do come back again soon as I will be making again more often now that I am finally under the right treatment from the doctors so my enthusiasum for making things is returning!!! Best News Ever!

Krafty Hugs xx

Paperbabe Challenge 'Picture Inspiration' Ultra Violet - Design Team Post

Hiya and welcome to my Blog - It has been a long time since I have posted anything here as I have had a few medical issues but all is good now so I am back and what better way to come back than with a Brilliant Challenge with Paperbabe Stamps

This Fortnight the Challenge is a Picture Inspiration Challenge, you can create anything you like inspired by the pictures below or the colours, any project you like but please do link up on the Paperbabe Stamps Blog for your entry to be entered for a change to Win up to £20* of Paperbabe Products

So, it's time to create anything inspired by the picture... this years colour is ultra violet so 'Our Kim' thought it would be fun to use. Use the picture or colours as inspiration!
As always be sure you use at least one paperbabe stamps product in your creations, and HAVE FUN

Here are some pictures of my Design Team Project for the Challenge

I was inspired to create my Favourite Character from a very famous DC Comics Movie 'The Suicide Squad' - 'Harley Quinn' I just love her so much. I created her using Templates and Stamps all available from the Paperbabe Etsy Shop

Female Portrait Templates 'Head & Torso' & 'Wavy Bunches' and 'Female Face Stamps'. Her untra violet roses background was made using 2 of the roses from the rose border stamp set and the 'Your Sparkle has not gone unnoticed' quote stamp 

watercolours were used for the roses backgroundwhich I built up using an older set from Paperbabe Stamps - the Roses Border set of red rubber stamps

I wanted to show that you dont always need the most expensive pencils available to create a shaded hair look so i used a set of 12 double-ended (so 24 colours) of Crayola Pencils that i got cheaply in my local Supermarket 

I am really happy with how the project turned out

Here is another close up of her pencil coloured hair - I love how using a black pencil under the colours adds some depth and texture to her hair

We would all love to see your entries in the challenge - so go get those craft materials out and ready to play, have fun

The challenge post will go live on Paperbabestamps blog on

Friday 19th Jan at 10am(UK/gmt).

you will have 2 weeks to enter your Beautiful Projects over on the Paperbabe Challenge Blog

 http://paperbabestamps.blogspot.co.uk/

*So, if you use Paperbabe Stamps in your projects you have the chance to win £20 of Paperbabe Stamps, otherwise the prize will be £10.

Please enter your fabulous projects in the linkup!

Challenge ends: 2nd Feb 2018

Thank you for joining in!

Thanks you so much for visiting my Blog today

Krafty Hugs xx

Mayleedee Little Red - Sketch Challenge - for Paperbabe Stamps

Good Morning and Welcome to my Blog

Today is the start of  the fortnightly challenge over at Paperbabe Stamps Blog

The theme for this fortnight is a Sketch Challenge using the Image below as a guide for your project's layout... Create anything you like and as long as we can see the sketch in your design anything goes

Use the sketch in any creative way that you want, flip it, turn it be inspired by it. The flower can represent any image or embellishment and "paperbabe stamps" any sentiment.

Paperbabe Stamps challenges are open to everyone...

As usual you are welcome to combine with other challenges.

Please be sure to link your project below for a chance to win Paperbabe Stamps Gift worth up to £20*

Here is my Design Team project for the Challenge... I flipped the sketch 

I chose to use 'Mayleedee Little Red' clear polymer stamp for my main image and I coloured her using coloured pencils, I used ribbon and lace for my accent strip and the 'Thank You' sentiment from the 'Mayleedee Little Red' stamp set

I chose a pretty backing paper which i then chose pencil colours to match in with the colours in the paper, I fixed some paper roses to my card inspired by the speckles in the sketch

I hope you like my project and that it might inspire you to join in the challenge this fortnight... check out the Paperbabe Stamps Blog to see more gorgeous inspiration from Kim & the Design Team

Krafty Hugs xx

Happy Halloween - Spooklicious Tag - for Bee Crafty Stamps

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! 

 and Welcome to my Monday Post for Bee Crafty

I love Halloween so much and will be spending the evening with my two youngest children and my Hubby making Jack-o-Lantern's and watching Hocus Pocus!! 

I hope you all enjoy your Halloween - Stay Safe! 

Today I am sharing with you a Halloween Tag I have made using some of the Gorgeous 'All Hallows' stamps and the 'Spellbound Abi' stamp which I love

I stamped the 'All Hallows -Spiderweb' stamp over the large tag using light grey ink and then inked the edges using 'Spiced Marmalade' distress ink and then 'Black Soot' distress ink just at the edge.

I cut a piece of black pearlescent cardstock to a few mm smaller than the tag, rounded the corners with a puch and glued to the front of the tag. I found an offcut of Halloween craft paper in my box and trimmed this to fit the side of the black card.

I stamped the 'All Hallows - Spooky Scene' onto white card using black ink, I fussy cut the tombstones and bats then inked over using 'Peeled Paint' distress ink. I attached the scene across the bottom of the tag using a hotglue gun and saved the bats for later.

I stamped 'Spellbound Abi' onto white card and coloured her using my pencils in colours to match the tag so far. I then stamped the edges using the 'All Hallows - Spiderweb' using black ink, I then lightly inked the edges using spiced marmalade, peeled paint and black soot distress inks. I matted the image onto black cardstock and fixed to the tag using foam tape. I then attached the bats from earlier using my hotglue gun.

To finish I added the sentiment using the 'Spookylicious' word from the 'Spellbound Abbie' stamp set

I hope you like my post today, I really enjoyed making the Tag it was a lot of fun

Krafty Hugs xx

 

FASHIONette Beryl and Snowflake Flurry's 'Baby It's Cold Outside' - for Bee Crafty Stamps

Hiya and Welcome to my Monday Post for Bee Crafty Stamps

This week I am sharing with you an 8x8inch Card that could be used as a Christmas or Winter Birthday card, I was inspired to use pale shades of ink for the background and bolder for the main image.

I love to use uncommon colours for my winter makes just to be a little different... blues with browns is one of my favourite combinations

For the background I used the 'Background Text' stamp from the 'Snow Words' stamp set which I stamped using 'Wheat' Versamagic Ink, I then stamped some 'Snowflakes' from the 'Snow Flake Flurry' stamp set using 'Aspen Mist' Versamagic Ink. I love the subtle look these pale inks give.

I stamped the gorgeous 'Beryl' from the 'FASHIONettes' collection using 'London Fog' Memento Ink and then coloured her using a mixture of my coloured pencils, I chose similar but bolder colours from the background to make her stand out. I drew over her eyes and eyelashes using an archival liner pen to make them pop

For the senitment I stamped 'Baby It's Cold Outside' from the 'Snow Words' stamp set, first using Aspen Mist and then I stamped again using 'Rich Cocoa' Memento Ink offset from the first to create a shadow effect.

I created the Flourishes using some diecuts and some snowflakes that i stamped onto pearlescent card using the Aspen Mist and Wheat inks from before. I cut the snowflakes out and layered them over the diecuts, adding gems for some bling.

I really love how this card has turned out, I may just have to make a few more for the festive season

Thank You so much for visiting my post today, please visit Bee Crafty's Blog for more gorgeous makes from the Awesome Design Team

Krafty Hugs xx

'Mayleedee in Wonderland' - for Paperbabe Stamps Challenge

Happy Friday everyone - I am especially Happy this Friday because schools break for Summer!! Yay!!!! 

Today we have a New Challenge Theme for you over at Paperbabe Stamps Blog... Anything Goes... always a fave! I created these Art Journal Pages as my Design Team Inspiration make for the challenge

I firstly stamped onto my Journal Pages using 'Mayleedee in Wonderland' Character & Sentiment red rubber stamp set, the larger rose and leaves from the 'Rose Border' red rubber stamp, and 2 sentiments from the 'You Quotes' collection 'Happy Soul' and 'Dreams Take You'.

Then I coloured everything using her pencils, creating a scene with a pencilled background - I really like how the colours worked out

A close up look at 'Mayleedee in Wonderland

I then used an Archival liner pen to Handwrite lots of my Favourite Alice in Wonderland Quotes 

Alice in Wonderland is my all time favourite children's book. I can relate to her on many levels

Don't forget to visit the Paperbabe Stamps Blog to see all the details of the Challenge the prize as always is amazing!! - Also Our Kim has created a Special Discount Code as a thankyou for 3 amazing years of Paperbabe Stamps xx

Thank You so much for visiting my Blog today - Please do leave me a comment so I know you have been and stop by again soon to see more creations from me

Krafty Hugs xx

Blue Floral - Fashionette 'Peggy' - for Bee Crafty

Hiya and welcome to my Monday Post for Bee Crafty Blog

Today I would like to share with you a nice simple make to show how you can team up your Bee Crafty Stamps with pretty papers/cardstocks in your own crafty stash 

I am a terrible hoarder of all things craft and I even have a massive box full of off-cuts that were either to big or too lush to through away. I always feel I need to use up every little bit. I also took a step back into my own comfort zone of colouring and pretty papers

I also used up the waste from this card by using some of my Die's to create the circular shapes of the image topper and matt aswell as the dark blue flowers

The cardblank is an old one from a set I never finished using from years ago - as i am on a no-spend ban I am making use of all my older stash - after the massive de-clutter I had over the last few weeks i found lots of hidden treasures that I had forgotten about

I stamped the gorgeous 'Peggy' - FASHIONette stamp onto hammered cardstock - which I had pre-cut using a circle die. I coloured her using lots of pencils from my pencils box... I have a random mix of lots of brands but I always use them together as they all blend together quite well, from basic crayola to more expensive brands

The lovely sentiment  'With Love' - WORDage I stamped onto white card and i used off-cuts from the backing paper and matting cardstock to tie it in with the colours used

I hope I may have encouraged you all to dig deep into your boxes of stash to possible use up some of your treasures

Thank You so much for visiting today - come back soon for more makes from me

Krafty Hugs xx

Black & White with One Other Colour xx - Paperbabe Challenge

Hiya and Welcome to my Blog

Today is Friday the 13th... ooooh I hear you say. But I am in no way superstitious about this so I say 'Happy Friday 13th' to you all - sending best wishes and love your way x x

Today over at Paperbabe Stamps and the theme is a very Fun One!! 

Black & White with one other Colour

The Challenge is live over on the Paperbabe Stamps Blog - please visit to see all the details the prize is amazing so get those entries in 

I chose Blue to go with my Black & White theme 

I made a Birthday Card for my example this time using 'Dillon Hatter' (red rubber stamp) who reminds her of her own little mad hatter son Ethan who this card was for on May 1st when he turned 10.

I used artist colour pencils to colour Dillon Hatter The background was made using Washi Tape and the dots stamp from the Birthday Wishes stamp set I then used 2 of the word stamps from the same set for the sentiment.

 Thank You for visiting my Blog - Krafty Hugs xx

Mayleedee Wonderland - Paperbabe

Hiya and welcome to my Blog... firstly I need to appologise, I was offline all day yesterday and my post which was scheduled didn't go live so I have edited and shared today instead 

This week at Paperbabe has been very exciting... loads of new products released including Mixed Media Templates in both the standard Doll Face size, the New Mini Doll Face size and the new Profile View Face size too they are all so much fun to use and the New Stamps are Gorgeous

Head over to the Paperbabe Blog to see the Gorgeous Projects from our Kim and the Paperbabe Team

Last but certainly not least we are sharing our Projects using the New Digi Image 'Mayleedee - Wonderland' who is stunning and a tribute to my Fave Ever! Book 'Alice in Wonderland' which is a fabulous 150 years old Wowser!!

Here is my project for 'Mayleedee - Wonderland'

I have coloured her using Copic Markers and for a change I used blendable coloured pencils over the top to add depth

I matched up some papers and flowers - I wanted to keep the layout simple so the Image is the main focus

The Sentiment I created using the Letters from the 'Watercolour Alphabets' set (also from Paperbabe and available on the Etsy Store

Thank you so much for visiting today and I hope you will visit the STORE to check out the Gorgeous Stamps, Digi's and Templates that are available - also pop over to the 'Paperbabe Fan Group' on Facebook to keep up to date and join in the Paperbabe Fun

Krafty Hugs xx

New Release Showcase for Paperbabe Stamps

Hiya and welcome to my Blog today Im sahring with you a make for Paperbabe Stamps

Have you been enjoying all the Sneak Peeks and projects throughout New Release Week - I know I have 

The new Profile Face stamp set is gorgeous you can create serious portraits but also really cool fairies/pixies so so lush

 

I have really enjoyed using the new Mixed Media Templates to match as its makes drawing to proportion so much easier, you can add to the picture freehand or stick to just the templates your choice really but so much fun especially if you aren't so confident with drawing - There are different hairstyles to chose from as you can see from the preview the lovely hair there is so different from the style I used in my picture 

Here is the sketch before colouring that I created using the Templates

I love how easy it was to create such a large picture (A4 size) all in perfect proportions, the lining up is easy as all the templates have line markers which you can change a bit once you are used to using them

I decided to use coloured pencils for my picture as I have used them for a while and i love the soft look of blendable pencils

 

I couldnt resist making her into a Pixie, I love the pointy ear so much - and Blue Hair well I just love that 

 

So here is my finished Pixie Portrait - I had a lot of fun making and colouring this lovely picture and now its framed and will be going up on my wall in my Kraft Korner very soon 

Thank you so much for visiting today and please do visit the Paperbabe Stamps Blog to see the links to the Design Teams Blogs where their projects are and to see Kim's work of Art on the Blog so so gorgeous as always 

Krafty Hugs xx

 Paperbabe DT