Little Miss Manga!

Just one more card for today!
The challenge this week over at SCSC is 'celebration', so I decided to enter this little birthday card that I've made for a former colleague. I really enjoyed colouring this cute little image from Sugar Nellie and have lots more colour combos and layouts planned for her.

The picture is a bit dark but I hope that you can make out the Versamark stamping of that beautiful 'Flourish Hearts' image from Hero Arts. The sentiment and Raindrops stamps are also from Hero Arts.

Happy crafting to you and a happy 'I must go and do the ironing' to me!

One grateful bunny!

Here's that crazy little bunny again!


This time Mr Rabbit is modelling spotty paper from the Basic Grey collection called Eva!

Over at the Hero Arts blog Tami is featuring paper piecing as her theme for the week. To be honest I had already decided to use patterned paper for this little bunny, but it is always good to get a little extra inspiration. Tami is showcasing some truly fabulous cards so it's worth a look!

That shaped backing paper was made using a template that the wonderful Kristina Werner shared as a freebie, possibly back in the Spring. I have used it a few times, and love how versatile it is as you can change it around to suit your card. I've searched Kristina's blog to add a link for this template, but I can't track it down! If I do find it I promise to edit this post.
The little bunny is lifted on dimensionals, and I decided to have those sweet, floppy ears carrying on above the backing paper for a fun twist! I used the Hero Arts Raindrops stamp to add texture by stamping with Versamark ink to the card base and then added a line of pearls, a little flower button and some diamond Stickles to complete the card.

Happy crafting everyone!

A little sugar magic!

I just wanted to share a picture of the beautiful cake that my Mom's dear friend Pat made to celebrate my parent's Golden Wedding Anniversary. Aren't those little icing sugar flowers gorgeous?

Pat is so talented and can make a fabulous cake for any occasion. She very kindly made my wedding cake and created little icing flowers that matched the roses and lilies in my bouquet - such a sweet lady!

And the winner is....

The winner of my little World Card Making Day Giveaway is.... (please imagine a brief fanfare folks)....

Vanessa!

Congratulations to you, Vanessa!

Also a very big thank you to everyone who left a comment on my WCMD post. I really enjoyed all your messages of friendship and encouragement.

I hope that Vanessa will enjoy the pretty 6 x 6 papers and co-ordinating fabric brads from 'My Mind's Eye'. There's also a white gel pen and some little Bazzils brads for her to play with!

(Vanessa, please send me your home address via the email link on my sidebar).

Happy crafting everyone!

Thanks a bunch!

I needed a few little thank you cards so decided to have some fun with this grateful little bunny!
I downloaded him from Artisan and printed him onto kraft cardstock. The background stamps and the sentiment are from Hero Arts.
I have further plans for this little fellah, so don't be surprised to see him appearing in different 'clothes' a bit later on....

The current challenge over at Allsorts is to create a card using kraft cardstock, and the Cupcake Craft Challenge theme this week is 'thank you cards' - so I thought that these little bunnies should just hop on over and make themselves known to Mr Linky!

Have a great day!

Hi everyone, I just want to wish you all a very happy World Card Making Day!

I hope that you enjoy this simple little card that I made to celebrate what has to be a serious red letter day on every card maker's calendar!



This sweet stamp comes from Scrapmagasinet, and is called Rakle-Sitter. The wonderful Nikki stocks these cute stamps over at her shop Bunny-Zoe. The other stamps are dear old friends from my beloved Hero Arts, and that image of the world is just some clip art that I messed with on the computer!

If you are a regular visitor to my blog thanks for dropping by again, it's always a pleasure to have you visit! And if you are taking part in the Big Blog Tour, you should have just arrived from the very talented Winter Sims's wonderful blog, so hello and welcome to you too!

Anyone kind enough to leave a comment on this post will go into the hat for my small, but perfectly formed, World Card Making Day Giveaway. I'll draw the winner on Wednesday morning next week, so don't forget to check back for the result!

OK blog hoppers, you now need to head on over to meet and greet at Bella Blu Design.

Have a wonderful day, you are all so special and talented!

Happy crafting everyone!