New colour challenge at the Ribbon Girl - Red

Good morning everyone,

 

I hope you are all having a lovely weekend.

 

Today, we have a new colour challenge at the Ribbon Girl and this month the colour is red, below is a picture to inspire you all.

 

You could be in with a chance of winning a fab prize

 Well of course I had to make another Christmas card using a stamp that I return to each year which is a Moments in Time stamp called ‘The Singers’.

 

I have coloured it up using Copics and added some highlights with Prisma pencils. The papers are Maja and all the gorgeous embellishments are from the Ribbon Girl, please click on the links below. I have used some frantage around the image to make it look like snow falling. The holly & berry leaf is a Whimsy die. Some Diamond Dust has sprinkled around the edges of the holly leaf and onto the roses to give it an icier look.

 

Copics I used:

Skin: E21, 00, 000

Hair: E37, 35, 33, 31

Red: R59, 46, 37

Green: YG99, 97, 95, 91

Tights: E43, 41, 40

Carol Sheets: E53, 51, 50

 

 Pencils: Burnt Ochre, Dark Umber, Black

 If you have a moment pop over and have a look at what the talented DT have made and join in to be in with a chance of winning a fab prize!

 

Thanks for popping in and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

 

Hugs

Gina x

 

 

Magnolia Lucia Tilda with Candle Christmas Card

Good morning,

 

I just thought I would pop in quickly as I am off on my travels again tomorrow to stay with my Mum and Dad in Lincolnshire. As they live so far away I only get to see them twice a year. It was Mum that introduced me to card making and we make the most of my time by visiting lots of craft shops and poor old dad often ends up chauffeuring us around. The icing on the cake is  that The Hobby House is only a few miles away from where they live so mum and I have a lovely spend and then have lunch in the coffee shop (can’t wait for that)!  It is funny because my car used to be laden down with kids toys, now it is full of my toys (crafting stuff) lol!

 

I thought I would post another Christmas card I made using Lucia Tilda with Candle and Tilda as Lucia. The fir branches, ice stars and roses have had Diamond Dust added to them to give an icy look and the silver berries are Magnolia.

Everything else is from my stash.

 

Copics I have used:

 Skin: E31, 21, 00, 000, R20

Hair: E57, 55, 53, 50

Dress: C3, 1, 0

Sash and Boots: C5, 3, 1, 0

Candles: E43, 41, 40, Y02, 00, 000

 

Pencil: Black

 Thank you visiting me and I hope you all have a lovely week.

 

Hugs

Gina x

 

Whimsy 'Berry' Christmas Card

Hello my lovelies,

 

I hope you are all well.

 

 I am back from my lovely holiday in Tenerife. Boy was it hot though, according to the locals they had just started a heat wave. Still I read 3 books and took the occasional dip in the pool to keep cool! It was a very relaxing holiday and beautiful hotel, but I am quite happy to be home.

 

George is also home for his two weeks R & R before returning to Afghanistan to complete his 6 months tour, sometime in October. Sadly I have only seen him briefly as he has gone away with his brother and their girlfriends and unfortunately I am off on my travels again on Sunday, so that will leave me Friday night and Saturday to spend some time with him.

 

Enough rambling from me, over the last few weeks I have been making some Christmas cards and once I start it is hard to stop as these are my favourite type of card to make so apologies in advance if you get bored of me posting them.

 

I thought I would show a card using a Whimsy stamp called 'Berry'. She is so sweet and an absolute joy to colour. All the embellishments are from my stash. The rose has had some diamond dust added to it and the green foliage is some delicious moss. In amongst the moss are some fir cones and gold beads. The ribbon is Organza which had a gold bell attached to it. She has been coloured using Copics and a few highlights added using Prisma pencils.

 

Copics I used:

Skin: E31, 21, 00, 000, R20

Hair: E37, 35, 33, 31

Coat, Boots & Berries: R59, 46, 37

Scarf, Holly: YG99, 95, 91

 Pencils: Dark Umber & Black.

 

Thank you for all your lovely comments you left me while I was away.

 

Take care.

 

Hugs

Gina x

New challenge Marvelous Magnolia - Wedding, Engagement or Anniversary

Hello my lovelies,

 

I hope you are all well!

 

It is time for a new challenge at Marvelous Magnolia. The theme this week is wedding, engagement or anniversary. Our lovely sponsor this time is The Rubber Buggy. 

 

I have used the Vintage Bridal Couple from the Special Moments collection 2013.  I haven’t added much colour to Tilda’s dress, but I have glitzed it up by adding some glitter. The papers are Maja, not that you can see them (lol). The diamond shaped lace and the rose organza ribbon is from the Ribbon Girls. Everything else is from my crafty stash.

 

 Copics I used:

Skin: E21, 00, 000

Groom:

Hair: E37, 35, 33, 31

Suit: C5, 3, 1, 0

Shoes: C7, 6, 5, 3, 1 0

Bride:

Hair: E57, 55, 53, 51, 50

Flowers: R59, 56, RV34, RV32, YG93

My teamies have come up with some lovely designs, if you get a chance, please pop over and have a look. I hope you can join us in our challenge and be in with a chance of winning a lovely prize.

 Take care and thank you for visiting me.

 

Hugs

Gina x
 

New challenge LHOSM - Bows or Buttons

Hello my lovelies,

 

I hope you are having a wonderful Sunday. As you are reading this I should have arrived in Tenerife - yay!! It was an early start of getting up at 2.30 a.m., but it will be worth it!

 

It is time for a new challenge at LHOSM, and this week we want to see either bows or buttons. We are sponsored by the Ribbon Girl and you have a chance to win a £10.00 voucher to spend in their lovely store.

 

This challenge was right up my street; it is very rare that I don’t put a bow on a card! I decided to make a Christmas shaker card using the lovely ‘Dancing with Stars Tilda’ and as per normal the card is full of embellishments! There are a couple of fir cones on there, which Phil and I collected in the woods a while back and they and the flowers and fir branches have had Diamond Dust (Twinklets) added to them.  The moss is from my stash (I love this stuff) and the gold berries are Magnolia! I have also used a Joy Die which is tucked behind the image and a Whimsy Holly die.

 

Copics I used:

Skin: E31, 21, 00, 000, R20

Hair: T10, 8, 6, 4, 2, Black

Dress: R89, 39, 37

Stockings: R89, 39, 37, YG99, 95, 91

 

Prisma Pencil – Black

 

If you have a chance, please pop over and see my teamies fabulous creations and it would be great to see you joining us in this challenge!

 

Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

 

Hugs

Gina x

 

 

Ribbon Girl giveaway

Hello my lovelies,

 

I hope you are all well!

 

Just popping on to let you know that the Ribbon Girl are celebrating their third birthday today and would like to thank all of their customers for shopping with them. To celebrate they are having a summer themed red, white and blue giveaway

 

The goodies consist of the following:

 one summer holiday themed 6 x 6 paper pad, a mini decoupage medley pack and a pack of matching cardstock stickers, plus satin ribbon in red and blue, half a dozen seaside themed charms, diagonal striped and spotted grosgrain ribbon, polka dot buttons in red and blue; 5mm self adhesive gems in aqua and clear plus 5mm ivory pearls, blue tiny pom pom trim, blue check bias binding, red paper roses, aqua/silver glitter organza, red hat pins and a wheel of heart shaped pins 

All you have to do is leave a comment and they will pick one winner when they return from their Summer Holiday on 12th August - good luck!

 

Hugs

Gina x