Noah's Ark Birthday Card

Afternoon all :)

I'm recovering from the flu so taking some down time at the moment :) Here's a card I made a while ago, hope you like it.

I went for a stepper card for this :)

Ingredients

Stamp - Woodware I think? 

Papers - LOTV 

Ribbon from the Ribbon Girl

Memory Box Puffy Clouds

Marianne Design Number Die

Coloured with Copics 

Stickles, Liquid Pearls

Printed the sentiment off the computer

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Up in the Clouds

Papertake Weekly - Take Your Pic (fancy folds: stepper card)

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes

As You Like It Challenge - Matt or Shiny (I like matte card and shiny embellishments like glitter card and Stickles for that "pop")

Dream Valley Challenges - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Stamping Mad

Thanks for looking :)
Tanya xx

Purple 21st Birthday Girl Card

Hi everyone :)

Here's another card I made a while ago and haven't got around to blogging yet :) Put purple and blue together for the first time ever and really love it haha!

I'm telling you now, if I hadn't to have had some of the LOTV pre-coloured art pads, I would have been doomed - lifesavers they are! When you have a million and one cards to make colouring your own images is definitely not a priority any more :P Thought I would've forgotten how to use a Copic after the November/December I had haha. They're so beautiful :) And they make me use colour combos I might not have used otherwise, so bonus! 

Ingredients

Image - LOTV Fairies art pad

Papers - LOTV Petal Fresh/LOTV Promises

LOTV Sentiment Tags

Lace/gem from Ribbon Girl

Purple embossing powder

MS Doily Punch

Spellbinders die

Marianne Design numbers

Stickles, Liquid Pearls 

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Fab N Funky Challenge - Something New (new colour combo for me, and my Silver Stickles and Silver Liquid Pearls are new too!)

Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes

Corrosive Challenge Blog - Shiny and New (new colour combo for me, new silver stickles and liquid pearls, which are also shiny!)

Sweet Stamping Challenge Blog - Girly but no pink

Crafting For All Seasons - Ribbon, Lace and Pearls

Deep Ocean Challenge Blog - Winter dreams (cool colour combo)

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations challenge - Dies and Punches

Scrap and Craft Challenge - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - It's All New new colour combo for me, and my Silver Stickles and Silver Liquid Pearls are new too!)

Thanks for looking!

Tags xx

All things LOTV wedding card

Hi everyone, I'm back!

Long time no see! 

In the run-up to Christmas, I was SO BUSY! I had 160 cards to make - in the space of three weeks. I don't know how many all-nighters I pulled, and no matter how many times I publicly broke down crying, the orders still came and kept coming. 

I guess it's a nice thing that so many people want my cards, but when it's not making my any money because I don't charge enough, and some of the people (not many, just a very small handful) just don't seem to care, the cost to me is my mental health and all of a sudden then, it's not worth it. I have had no time for anything except card-making, and it became a chore instead of fun. I was churning out cards I wasn't happy with and didn't have time to make them as good as I wanted to, it was awful. I went on holidays for 2 weeks in December as well, and ended up having to pack half an hour before leaving for the airport - and let me tell you as a list maker and huge planner - this is like my worst nightmare!!! 

So I'm taking a break from making cards for anyone but family and close friends for the next little while, and even putting this in no uncertain terms on my facebook page (I literally wrote "I'm not making cards or taking orders til March, thanks for the custom and maybe see you all again for orders then") the orders are still coming and I'm not good at saying no so I'm having to think about putting on my big-girl panties and saying no...not sure if I can do that though haha! I started making cards as I found it helps with my anxiety and self-esteem issues, but when it's causing more problems than it's helping with...I need re-evaluate things. 

Also my beloved cat Whitey is gone. She went missing on Christmas Eve and hasn't been seen since. Can't type to much more about it because I'll cry. I miss her :(

So here's one of the many cards I made during my hugely busy 2014 :)

Ingredients

LOTV Bonnets and Bowties Paper Pack

LOTV Quotables - Love

LOTV Wedding Couple Stamp

LOTV Vintage Sentiments - Occasions

Pink ribbon I bought in America

Silver embossing powder

Liquid Pearls

Diamanté embellishment

Stickles

Coloured with Copics

Frantage powder

It seems like so many of the challenge blogs I used to enter have closed since I blogged last - makes me so sad :(

I'd like to enter this into the following:

Ribbon Girl DT Call

ABC Challenge - Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Something New (wedding is a start of a new life, right?)

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Use something old/new (new start with a wedding, all old products) :)

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, and happy to be back!

Tags xx

Divas by design GDT - Festive Florals

Afternoon all

Here's my GDT card for Divas By Design.

The theme for this week is 

Festive Florals

and we're sponsored by the fantastic 

Live and Love Crafts

So here's my creation! Hope you like it :)

Ingredients

Embossilicious Holly Leaves Embossing Folder

Hero Arts Stamp 

LOTV Christmas Sentiment

Spellbinders Poinsettia

Grey Velvet Ribbon

Grey Distress Ink

Silver Embossing Powder

Diamanté gem

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Inky Chicks - Christmas

Papertake Weekly - Black, White and... - I chose to use white and grey/silver

Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes

Penny Black & More - Get Ahead for Christmas

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Christmas

As You Like It - Cute or Elegant (elegant because it's easy to make a nice CAS card that way!)

Thanks for looking

Tags xx

Divas By Design GDT - Black and Orange

Hi everyone

Wow I am late this week. Sorry :( Bad week in Tanya's headspace!

This week over at Divas By Design the challenge theme is

Black and Orange

It doesn't have to be a Halloween creation, just have lots of black and orange on it :) 

This week are sponsored by the fabulous Craft bag

so for your chance at a great prize from this fabulous store please join in!

Here is my creation for this week :)

Ingredients

Penny Black image

Papermania papers

LOTV Simply Sophisticated sentiment

Ribbon, twine and pearl embellishment were gifts from my mum

A closeup of my bow, I used a white pearl that I coloured with an orange Copic, orange baker's twine and black satin ribbon :)

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges: 

As You Like It - Favourite Fibre  (Ribbon cos it's so versatile and easy to spruce up any card with)

Bunny Zoe's Challenge - Animals

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew - Black Cardstock

Fab n Funky Challenge - Anything Goes with Ribbon

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - O is for... Orange!

Pennys Papercrafty Challenge - Polka Dots

Thanks for looking
Tanya xx

Pink and White Anniversary Card

Another card from drafts that I made a while ago, got a few to get through haha :P 

Ingredients

Image LOTV

Papers LOTV

Sentiment LOTv

La-la land heart bunting die

Cheery Lynn Doily Die

Pink ribbon and pink tape from Ribbon Girl

Stickles, Liquid Pearls. silver embossing powder

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

LOTV Ideas to Inspire Challenge - Use LOTV Papers

Cute Card Thursday - Dies/Punches

Incy Wincy Challenge - Something Old Something New (Old image, new ribbon)

My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge - Dies/Punches

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Finishing Touch

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

A Creative Romance - In The Garden

Thanks for looking :)
Tanya xx

Divas By Design GDT - Pretty in Glitter

Afternoon everybody :)

This week over at Divas By Design, the challenge theme is

Pretty In Glitter

and we're sponsored by Sir Stampalot who are providing a mystery prize for the winner :)

This is what I made, and this is the best pic to show off my sparkles :) I made a wedding easel card.

Ingredients

Image - Stamping Bella Uptown Girls

Sentiments made on the computer

First Edition papers

Memory Box butterfly

MS butterfly punch

Shabby Pink frantage

Coloured with Copics

Stickles, Glossy Accents, Liquid Pearls, sequin strands, pink canvas ribbon, pink satin ribbon, purple pom-pom strand, pink diamanté gem all from Ribbon Girl

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - Things with Wings

Ribbon Girls Challenge - Pastels

Live and Love Crafts - Things with Wings

Inky Chicks - Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenges - Lace/ribbon

Cute Card Thursday - Dies/Punches

Crafty Little Fairies - Sparkle/Bling

My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge - Dies/Punches

Thanks for looking!
Tanya xx