All Dressed Up Challenge - Anything Goes

I am very very excited and proud to announce that I have been chosen to join the Design Team over at the very beautiful All Dressed Up! If you haven't seen these beautiful stamps you really should head over to the Etsy Shop and have a gander at them. They really are beautiful. 

Our first challenge marks the release of two new stamps My Best Friend and Daddy's Little Helper. 

The winner will win a £5 voucher to spend in the All Dressed Up Etsy store

I decided to use My Best Friend and here is what I came up with:

I made the box frame using a Lori Whitlock file from the Silhouette Store and cut on my Cameo.  The papers were from my stash thats lost its front page so I'm not sure which they are (really gutted as I would love to replace these ones) the corner flourish, dream banner and flagpole were all cut on the Cameo. 

I used promarkers and copics to colour the image. How cute is that little puppy! 

The flowers are a mixture from The ribbon girl, That Craft Place and Country Baskets. 

Pop back to the All Dressed Up challenge blog and take a look at the other gorgeous creations from my DT teamies. Don't forget to add your entry too! 

Keep Smilin'

Stacey xxxx 

Just For Fun Challenges - Buttons & Bows

Hi everyone, I was really honoured to be asked to join another DT team! Thats three up to now and one more announcement to come tomorrow too! So I was asked to be part of the DT team over at Just For Fun Challenges. 

This months challenge theme is Buttons and Bows. 

Susan E I has provided this brilliant prize for this challenge. 

Here is my card:

The card shape and all the die cuts are all cut on the Silhouette Cameo. The rosette is a Lori Whitlock cut file again cut on the cameo

The image is Little Ballerina from Lili of the Valley coloured with copics. 

Head back to Just For Fun Challenges  now to check out my teamies DT projects and add your entry. 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Lili of the valley - Anything Goes

Keep Smilin'

Stacey xxxx

That Craft Place - Baby Challenge

Hi everyone, It's time for another challenge over at That Craft Place and this time the theme is Baby

If you saw my baby boy post last week....well here is Flynns sister Ellie...

The image is from Digistamp Boutique found HERE . All shapes and dies were cut on my baby - my cameo (cameo and a huge range of fab accessories are available from That Craft Place) 

The image was coloured with promarkers and copics

Things are a little hectic for me at the moment I have a lot going on at work and my kids are both made up with colds so I apologise for the shortness of this post. Please head back to That Craft Place to check out my DT teamies projects and blogs and to enter your baby card into this weeks challenge. 

Links you may find useful:

That Craft Place Facebook

That Craft Place Inspiration Group

That Craft Place online shop

That Craft Place Challenge Blog 

keep smilin'

Stacey xxxx 

Hi everyone another post from me today. I want to show you all something I have been working on for the last 17 months! Last April I was asked by a neighbour if I would consider making her wedding invitations and matching items for her. Well my first thought was no way, I'm not good enough. But I thought about it and had a play about with some samples and I talked myself into taking it on. So the brief was pink, butterflies and cute! 

I've had lots of contact with the bride throughout the planning both on Facebook and in person and let me tell you she was definately one excited bride. I told Natalie I would not put any photos of whatever I made until after the wedding in case any guests saw anything, I didn't want to spoil any surprises. 

Finally, the wedding day arrived yesterday and me and Anna walked round to Natalie's mums house to watch her leave for the wedding. Oh my word she looked STUNNING. I was blown away when her mum and sister shouted me over and presented me with a beautiful bouquet of flowers and a bottle of wine. This wasn't expected at all but very much appreciated. 

So let me show you what I made for this very special day:

337 sheets of white cardstock, 

159 sheets of pink cardstock, 

586 die cut butterflies, 

24 rolls of ds tape, 

2 bottles of anitas tacky glue,

 2100 pink gems, 

125 meters of pink ribbon, 

114 diamante hearts

Day Invitations:

Info for my crafty friends - the border was punched using Woodware Crafty Edger system, the butterfly using Cheery Lyn small butterfly.

The RSVP on the right was perforated so tore off leaving the rest of the invite to fold back up 

I made 45 of these in total. 

Evening Invitations:

Natalie and Ben choose a different design for the evening invitations. This is a favourite of mine. again I used the Cheery Lyn butterfly die. 

The inside had yet another butterfly and a slot for the reply card to sit in. 

I made 30 of these initially and then a further 15 later on. 

Table Numbers:

8 Table numbers and a top table. 

Place Cards:

I would love the take the credit for the actual butterfly here but these were bought plain and I blinged up using the same pink gems I used in the rest of the order. If I remember rightly I did 90 of these. 

Order Of Service:

The order of service were made to match the day invitations, I made 60 of these and an extra one in larger print (I forgot to take a close up of these ooops) 

Favour Boxes x 100! 

Next we have 100 of these little boxes which the bride brought and asked me to decorate along the theme. So another 100 butterflies later we have these beautiful little favour boxes. 

Sweetie Time!! 

The wedding evening reception was to incude a sweeties trolley and I was asked to make labels for each of the sweets. Again the butterflies and gems made an appearance and I used the sketch pens with the Silhouette Cameo to do the writing. 

Wedding Card:

I wanted to make a wedding card for the happy couple and I thought why not stick to the theme so using the design I used on the evening invitations I came up with this:

And lastly here are the beautiful flowers from Natalie and Ben - thank you both! 

I'm really hoping everything went well yesterday for the happy couple, I can't wait to see the photos! 

Congratulations! 

Keep Smilin'

Stacey xxx 

Here Come The Boys Challenge #61 - Baby Boy Cards

Hiya everyone, wow what a few days its been! I have so much to tell you and share with you over the next few days! Let's start with the next fab challenge from Here Come the Boys, this fortnights theme is Baby Boy Cards. Let me tell you theres some super sweet inspiration waiting for you over on the main challenge blog from my fellow DT members. Here's mine:

The image is Baby Fynn from Digistamp Boutique found HERE. If you follow my blog you may just see his little sister Ellie make an appearance soon too! 

The backing papers are from the Dovecrafts spots and stripes pack. 

All shapes were cut on the cameo and the writing was done using the sketch pens on the cameo. The silhouette cameo, sketch pens and a range of other accessories are available from That Craft Place

I coloured the image in using promarkers (skin) and copics (everything else). I was aiming for a pale blue but as I'm still relatively new to copics I struggled a little and ended up going darker and darker. 

I used the same papers inside and printed a tiny version of the stamp in the corner with the work congratulations. 

I hope you will jump back over to Here Come The Boys and enter this fab  challenge. 

I'll be back later with another post with some amazing news so pop back soon! 

Keep Smilin' 

Stacey xxx 

A lovely Monday off work

Hi everyone, today was my day off work and I had decided on another craft day (no surprises there then!) Anyway, I wanted to make a card to send in with an application for the DT call that the lovely ladies over at All Dressed Up stamps are having this week. I will be honest I hadn't come across these stamps much before this week.

 Amazingly Ive been digi stamping for just over a year now and still finding companies i've not seen yet. Well let me tell you these stamps are just adorable. Let me show you the card I made to support my application:

Although All Dressed Up stamps offered a free digi to work with I visited the shop and fell in love with this digi. I was really impressed to find that not only did you get the file with the three girls on, you also get the file for each girl seperate! Brilliant! 

The image is Three Little Autumn Girls. I have coloured the image with a mix of Promarkers and Copics. I have to be honest this is the first time I have attempted to colour dark skin and for a first attempt i'm happy.  

The main shape of the card was cut on the silhouette cameo which I got from That Craft Place. The banners, hearts, and rosettes were all also cut on the cameo. The pearls and ribbon were also from That Craft Place. The dew drops were from my stash

So thats my card I will be sending in to All Dressed Up to apply for a place on the Design Team, along with my other two favourite cards HERE and HERE

Wish me luck! 

Challenges I would like to enter this card into:

ABC Challenge - V for very cute

Designed to colour - Anything Goes

Ladybug Crafts - Anything Goes

Little Blue Button - Shaped Cards

Mema's Crafts - Lace & Flowers

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Keep Smilin'

Stacey xxx 

That Craft Place Challenge - Things With Wings

Hey everyone. It's challenge time again over on That Craft Place and wow wow wow do we have some stunning DT cards for you this time round. I am amazed by the level of talent from my fellow DT members. If you haven't seen them yet please check back to That Craft Place challenge blog and take a look. 

Ok so this time the theme is Things with wings! 

I chose a gorgeous digi image from The Paper Shelter called Follow Me On Fairybook and here is what I did with her:

I used my best friend (my cameo) to cut out the card base, the heart banner, rolled flowers and the pink swirls you see behind the tulle. The beads, pearls, ribbon, tulle all are availble from That Craft Place

The image is coloured with promarkers and copics (now available from That Craft Place) and added some ice stickles to give her wings some sparkle. 

Im looking forward to see what you all come up with. I will be stopping by with the other DT members to leave you all some lovely comments, I'd really love it if you would do the same for me. 

Links you may find useful:

That Craft Place Facebook

That Craft Place Inspiration Group

That Craft Place online shop

That Craft Place Challenge Blog 

Check back on That Craft Place Challenge blog for full rules and to enter this weeks challenge and don't forget to show some love to my DT teamies and their amazing work. 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Colour Me Creative - Anything Goes #77
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Anything Goes

Keep Smilin'

Stacey xxxxxxxxx