Penny's Challenge 225

Hi everyone,

This is my final post for Penny's. I have had so much fun as part of the Design Team and I am sorry to leave however family life is shifting gears and creating a busy life that I am having trouble keeping up with. My last DT card is using a gorgeous stamp from Little Blue Button Stamps and oh she was so lovely to colour. The theme this week is Anything but Square, most of my cards are square so it was a challenge for me. :)

Here is my card;

I am pretty pleased with how she turned out, these colours are so pretty and her dress has just the right amount of folds to keep me challenged. The paper is beautiful so I didn't want to cover it up too much hence my reason to keep my card quite simple.

Thanks for visiting me over my time at Penny's.

Cheers Nicole

Inky Impressions Recipe Challenge

Hi there,

This weeks theme at Inky Impressions involves a recipe and the ingredients are 1 image, 2 papers and 3 flowers. An easy recipe to follow so it led to an easy make. I have used a super cute image for my card this time, it had been sitting on my desk waiting for just the right challenge.

Here it is;

The image is called Teddy Tea Party and I have also used the Time to Par-tea sentiment. This is a fun image so I decided to use some fun papers that I had been saving. This card was so fun to make and a fab little image that was great to colour.

Thanks for dropping by, I hope to come visit you when you enter this weeks challenge.

Cheers Nicole

Penny's Challenge 224

Hi folks,

I hope you are doing well and that you have had a wonderful week. I have made a cute little boy card for this weeks challenge at Penny's. The theme this week is 'Use spooled items', it sounds tricky but really it is quite simple. I chose to use Bakers twine for my card but you can things like ribbon or string, as long as it is something that can be found on a spool.

Here is my card;

I have used this super cute Lacy Sunshine image called Ten Gallon Ted for my card, he was so fun to colour. I decided to thread the Bakers twine through my card to act as the lasso, it wasn't as easy as I had hoped but I am happy with how it turned out. I have used Echo Park All About a Boy papers (I had to, it is a boy card after all) and coloured with my Copic's. the dies are a combo of Cuttlebug and Quickcuts dies, I do like these for boy cards. The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley and I felt it fit in perfectly, I find sentiments tricky to add normally.

I hope you like my card this week and it inspires you to get crafting.

Happy crafting

Nicole

Inky Impressions April Release

Hi everyone,

What great images Nicole has created for this months release at Inky Impressions. I have used the fab image Mocha Time Aria and I have also used a new background image called Bar and Stools. I love this new girl, she was so fun to colour.

Here she is;

There are 2 Aria's and 2 coordinating backgrounds released this month, you can find them in the Newest Releases section of the shop. I hope you like them.

Cheers Nicole

Inky Impressions Kraft It

Hello again,

Here is number 2 of 4 cards for today. For this weeks challenge at Inky Impressions we are asking you to include Kraft card in your make. Now I love using Kraft card and I thought it went so well with this little critter Sunflower Kitten, isn't she cute.

Here she is;

I love this stamp and she always makes me smile. I have used Copic's to colour her and I have teamed her up with Echo Park papers. I love the die I used but I also really hate it. Unfortunately it doesn't cut quite as well as I would like it to so it takes a while to remove all the little pieces. I do like the results though.

I hope you have a lovely week full of crafty goodness and that you get to join in with us at Inky Impressions for this weeks challenge.

Cheers Nicole

Penny's Challenge 223

Hi there,

This week I got to play with an image from one of my favourites, Art by Miran. The theme this week at Penny's is One for the girls so I thought this image was perfect. I love this lady and she is doing one of my favourite things....

Here she is;

I love shopping and I love this Hippie Chick. I was inspired by a Katie Perry card this week so I thought I would have another go at Clean and Simple. I am quite pleased with it but I see points to work on, we are our biggest critics aren't we?

I hope you like my card this week. Thanks for dropping by.

Cheers Nicole

Penny's Challenge 222

Hi everyone,

Wow is it Wednesday already? This weeks challenge at Penny's is another Anything Goes and I have used a fab Karleigh Sue image this time. I have kept my card simple this week and kept to a hidden theme, not sure anyone will get it though.

Here it is;

Ok, let me explain my thoughts behind this one. So, the image is called Koality time and Koala's are Aussie animals so I have used Blue, Red and White as these are the Aussie flag colours. She seemed to be dressed quite wintery with the Ugg boots so this led to the Warm wishes sentiment which is perfect as it is coming up to Winter down here.

I hope you like my card this week, I think she is pretty funky.

Thanks for dropping by.

Cheers Nicole

Inky Impressions Thank You

Hi folks,

What a week I have had and it is only Wednesday, still I managed to get my craft on. I decided to do something a little different for this weeks challenge at Inky Impressions. I had this super adorable Easter image begging to be coloured so I thought I would make a tag for my sons teacher to say thanks for a great term (she is a wonderful teacher) and to wish her a happy Easter. We made some cookies to go with it as they are my sons favourite.

Here it is;

This cute guy is called Easter Bunny Monkey and he was so fun to colour. I used my Copic's and I have used Echo Park papers (surprise, surprise). I kept it fun with lots of bright colours as this is my sons style and I have simply embossed the sentiment at the top.

I hope you get plenty of crafting time this Easter and that you manage to join us this week at Inky Impressions.

Cheers Nicole

Penny's Challenge 221

Hi there beautiful crafty people,

I have a beautiful image to share with you, she was a delight to colour (even with a broken collar bone) so I am just jumping right in with my post today.

Here she is;

This beauty is from a company new to me called Lemon Shortbread and they are the sponsor for this weeks challenge at Penny's. The theme this week is Anything Goes, easy. This turned out nothing like what I imagined in my head but I am really pleased with it. I have kept it simple due to my injury and it really makes the image the shine. I hope you like her as much as I do.

Happy crafting everyone

Nicole