Happy New Year!

Better late than never right ;o)! A very Happy New Year to you all, wishing you lots of love, luck, happiness and good health in 2012! I've finally made a card, the first one of the year, using this lovely Magnolia stamp which is available exclusively from Creashop Duymelot.

I've also turned off the comments section on my blog, as I don't have the time to visit you and leave comments I think it's only fair. If you have a question please leave it in the C-box on the right or send me an e-mail.

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Magnolia; sentiment by LOTV
Paper: Bazzill Basics cardstock; Maja Design paper "Vintage Winter"; piece of cardboard box
Embellishments: Zva Creative pearl swirls; Queen & Co pearls; Rayher butterflies

Tools: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Eighteen; EK Success Retro Flower punches; Magnolia Doohickey fence; Marianne Design Creatables trellis
Copics:
E00, E51, E93, E21 (skin, cheeks)
E44, E43, E42, E41 (browns)
E46, E35, E29 (reds)

That's all from me for now, hope to be back soon with something else to show you :D. Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Erica

Last Simply Sassy Sunday

I just did my last post for the Simply Sassy Inspiration Blog, I have had to make the decision to quit the team to focus on other, equally fun, things in my life. Only so many hours in the day right ;o).

For my last offering I have used

Tease Me

which appears to be sold out at the moment but will no doubt be back in stock soon!

Aaaaah she looks like me on a Sunday morning, coping with wayward hair and the realisation that it's back to work tomorrow ;o)

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Simply Sassy "Tease Me"; LOTV sentiment
Paper: Bazzill Basics cardstock kraft; Maja Design "Vintage Winter" paper
Embellishments: staples; Kars adhesive pearls
Tools: Marianne Design frond; EK Success Retro Flower punches; Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circle Large
Copics:
E00, E51, E93, E21 (skin, cheeks, lips)
E44, E43, E42, E41 (browns)
B95, B93, B91 (blues)
R27 (red)

Right, that's all from me, thank you for stopping by and have a great week!

Hugs,
Erica

Something Different

Hi everyone, hope you're having a great day and enjoying sunshine wherever you are! Today I have a Lili of the Valley card to share with you! Have you seen the latest batch of totally gorgeous girlie stamps? They have just gone on sale, you can find them -->HERE<-- and I think I must have them all :D! Ooooh new stamps always make me so greedy! Mind you, the old ones do as well...;o)

Anyway, onto my card, I've tried something a little different this time, rather than my usual assortment of layers I've kept this one fairly clean and simple and I'm quite pleased with the result :D. I'm entering this card into the 100th Lili of the Valley Challenge with a couple of hours to spare...I do work best under pressure!

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Lili of the Valley "Dandelion Clock"; sentiment by My Favorite Things
Paper: Bazzill Basics cardstock; Pion design paper
Embellishments: Papertrey Ink Ribbon; Wild Orchid Crafts flowers; Queen & Co pearls
Tools: Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circle Large and Scalloped Circle Large; QuicKutz label die; chalks
Copics: E00, E51, E93, E21 (skin, cheeks); R20, R21 (clothes); E44, E43, E42, E41 (hair, shoes); YG63, G21 (grass, stems); T0, T2, T4 (wings, dandelion clocks)

Thanks for stopping by, see you soon!

Hugs,
Erica