Last Christmas card I promise

Hello Fellow groovers,
Well this is it the last Christmas card I will post I promise, I still have loads to make which I really hope I will get finished by the end of next week well ish.
The christmas before last I made all of my cards and apart from my mum I didn't really get any comments about them. So last year to take the pressure off I decided to just make a couple of close friends and family.
I had a lot of my friends complain they didn't get a hand made card so my list of makes has grown again this year, and if I am honest I have been in denial about how much time I have got to make them.
So I will post this one then get into crafting mode.
I hope you like it.....

The Stamps I used are:Tilda with snowheart
Paula Pascual Christmas Carol
The paper is from my stash I dont know the name sorry :(
Martha Stewart Doily lace punch
Distress Ink Spun Sugar

The copics I used are
Pinks:R85, R83, R81, RV10
Browns:E44, E43, E42, E41, E40
Shading C1 and BG0000
Skin E02, E00, E000, E0000 and R20 for blush

Hugs
Mandy

I am soooo in to christmas

Hi Guys and Gals,
I am slowly getting round to posting my Christmas cards and making up for a month of no blogging.
This little character I coloured before I had picked my paper, oooopps I dont often make that mistake, but I just couldn't wait to get going.
I then spent a good hour going through all of my paper stash, I have found sooooo many papers I forgot I even had it was like Christmas had come early!
So here goes....

The photos have come out a little pale for some reason sorry for that guys :(

The stamp I used:Winter Tilda

Doohickey Lovely fence

Puffy Velvet white

Paper:Nitwits joyful hearts snowflake

The copics I used are:

Blues:BG02, BG01, BG000, BG0000

Browns:E44, E43, E42, E41, E40

Skin: E02, E00, E000, E0000 and blush R20

I hope you like it

Hugs

Mandy

Edwin Again !

Hello fellow Groovers,
Its very rare I post Edwin only cards but I loved this one, the Jumper reminded me of one my dad always used to wear when we used to go sledging so I just had to have it.

The stamp I used Edwin on Christmas Eve

Paper: Magnolia Sweet Flurry White
Glossy Accents
Hero arts Prisma Glitter
Marianne card makers rope red/white
The copics I used:
Blues: B97, B95, B93
Browns: E59, E57, E55, E53, E51, E50
Reds:R29, R27, R24, R22,(for dark shades E19)
Greens:YG67, G24, G21
Skin: E02, E00, E000, E0000 and blush R20
shading C1, C00
Hugs
Mandy

Super

Hello Fellow Groovers,
Well first off huge apologies for being absent from blogland, I have been crafting but just havent been able to find the time to sit down and blog.
Well I have used what is my favourite Edwin stamp ever, it just makes me smile.
Plus with my new found love of adding folds and pleats his cape was just screaming out to be coloured in !!

The Stamps I used are:Moon

Super Hero Edwin

Paper: October afternoon: Black hole

The copics I used are:

Blues:B02, B01, B00, B000

Reds:R29, R27, R24, R22 (dark shades E19)

Yellows: Y23, Y21, Y11

Greys: C9, C7, C5, C3, C1, C00

Hope ya like it

Hugs

Mandy

And now for something a little bit different.......

Hi Guys and Gals,

I have been seeing on some blogs Tilda coloured in with folds in her outfits, I was chatting to Louise the go to gal for all things copic(and a copic legend)and she told me about a tutorial by a Magnolia design team member Zoe, check out her fabby tutorials here, well I have been practising so have a look I hope you like it.

The stamp I used:Tilda with balloon

Paper: Echo park pine green

Kraft card

Tim Holtz Sizzix Weathered clock

Nestie Label 4

Copics Used:

Blue green:BG78, BG75, BG72

Brown: E59, E57, E55

Skin:E02, E00, E000, E0000 and R20 for blush

Hugs

Mandy

Guess what another double easel.......

Hello Fellow groovers,
I'm back.....
I have had a fab couple of weeks, in short, a great long weekend away with a friend in a caravan and we caught the beginning of the fab weather which was just brilliant.
Then my Mum and her partner came to stay to help me with household chores, my shed has a new roof, my fence has been painted and my attic has been boarded out, so loads of ticks on my list of things to do.
And finally last weekend I spent Saturday at Ally Pally at the Knit and stitch show, where a couple of little bargain's slipped into my possession, and spent the rest of the weekend at a friends in London.
So no time for crafting booooooo......
However its catch up time, I have a couple of cards I haven't posted yet so to get back into the swing of things, here is a card I made for a friends birthday she is a mad tennis fan and her partner is a fanatical gardener who has declared war on snails, I hope you like it......

The Stamps I have used are:root cellar door

mushroom with snail

fairy tale snail small

tennis Tilda

Doohickey: Lovely Fence

Paper: Kaiser Craft Cosy Cottage

Bo Bunny Coffee Journal

Copics:

Browns: E44,E43,E42,E41,E40,E59,E57E55

Grey: W5,W3,W1,W0

Blue green:BG78,BG75,BG72,BG70, BG0000

Reds: R39,R37,R35

Hugs

Mandy

Christmas already.....

Hello fellow groovers,
I thought I had better pull my finger out and post some of the cards I have been making.
I was lucky to grab a few of the new Molly Blooms Christmas launch stamps at the Sirstampalot Demo weekend which was brilliant.
I have been really inspired by all the girls fabulous demos, do you always get like that after you have been to a demo day?
The trouble with three days on the trott is I thought my head would explode with all ideas I needed to get out..
Oh and before I forgot please pop over to Crafty Lou's blog and check out her fabulous blog candy :)
So enough of my waffle here is a card I made with the latest Mollys

You can find out where to get the latest collection at mollybloomsdesigns.co.uk

The paper is Echo Park: Berries and Hot chocolate/Pine Green

The copics are:

Greens: BG78, BG75, BG72

Reds: R29, R27, R24, R22

Blues: B02, B01, B000, B0000

Browns:E59, E57, E55, E53, E51, E50

Skin: E02, E00, E000 E0000 and R20 for blush

I hope you like it

Hugs

Mandy

Fancy a dip?

Hello fellow groovers,

What a fab weekend I have had, two days worth of demos at sirstampalot and one more to go!

Is it wrong that I am going to all three days, I love it have seen brilliant demos, new molly blooms stamps just everything..........

Plus I managed to fit in an evening at the Peterborough Beer festival, armed with my union jack wellies and a waterproof jacket I had a brilliant night with friends, glad we wore our wellies it had rained most of Friday and the beer festival is in giant marquees so loads of muddy ground :)

So I just had to post a water themed card........

The stamp I used is Swimming Tilda

I used the Magnolia Doohickey Grass edger

Hero Arts prisma glitter

Martha stewart cherish punch

Bella baubles diamond ice

Glossy accents

Nesties Lable one

The copics I used are

Blues: B05, B02, B01, B00, B000, B0000

Pinks: R85, R83, R81, RV10

Hair: E25, E31, E50

Skin: E02, E00, E000, E0000, and R20 for blush

I hope you like it

Hugs

Mandy

Hi de Hi campers

Hello Campers,
Well its that time of the year, its my mums birthday.

Every year her partner takes her to the Edinburgh Tattoo for her birthday and they take the trip in their little camper van. They love it and they normally take a little tour around Scotland while they are there.

So this card is a mixture of Maggies and Molly Blooms so here goes......

The Stamps I used are:Molly Blooms Camper Van large

Cool Edwin

Garden Tilda

Molly Blooms Mini Happy Birthday text and Stitch effect

Magnolia Doohickey Lovely Fence, Swirly Butterfly

Paper: Kaiser craft cosy cottage

now for the copics:

Greens:BG78, BG75, BG72, BG000, BG0000

Browns E44, E43, E42, E41, E40, E59, E57, E55

Greys:C3, C1, C00

I hope you like it

Hugs

Mandy

Monsters and Aliens

Hello peeps,

I don't know about you but I love the film Monsters and Aliens, the alien is soooooo funny.

One day while in Sirstampalot, I wish I could remember why I said "what the Flagnar" which if you have seen the film makes a lot of sense(I am not totally sure how to spell it!!!!), so of course Janice and Andy asked me to explain what I meant, so long story nearly short they watched the film.

Most of the people I know in blogland are local and have been to Sirstampalot but for those who have never been, you have to buzz to get in the shop and if Andy happens to answer the buzz he always says "Hail Gallaxhar"(again from the film) before letting me in........ So when I saw these stamps I had to make a card based as much as I could on monsters and aliens and obviously the characters are Janice and Andy.

So after an epic explanation here goes and oh yes another double easel its all your fault sara ! you have unleashed a double easel monster :)

The stamps I used areSuper Hero Edwin

Rocket ship

Moon

Astronaut Tilda

The paper is October Afternoon: Incoming Transmission

Distress Ink: Weathered wood

Stickles Stardust

Glimmer Mist Dazzling Diamonds

Bella Baubles Diamond ice

Now for the copics:

Greys:C7, C5, C3, C1, C00

Blues:B29, B24, B23, B21, B000, B0000

Browns:E59, E57, E55

Skin: E02, E00, E000, E0000, and R20 for blush

Well that's it for now Hail Gallaxhar!!!!!

Hugs

Mandy

Football Crazy

Hello fellow groovers,

I have been naughty, I have been crafting and not blogging. Every time I finished a card I couldnt put my copics down I had to start another.

Do you know that feeling, you cant get anything else done until you get the card finished thats in your head?

I had to force myself to sit down and download and sort my photos when I got in from work today, and I promised myself just one posted by bedtime, I just love love love the new magnolias.

I have a lot of friends who play, watch and love football so when I saw these stamps I just had to have em :)

I currently live in Peterborough, but I moved here from Norwich a few years ago so I am a Norwich girl at heart so I just had to use the Norwich City colours...........

Plus I forgot to mention I have a little obsession with double easel cards at the mo

The stamps I have used are:Football Edwin

Goal post backround

Magnolia Doohickey grass edger

The paper is Magnolia Soccer

For the copics I used

Greens:YG67, G24, G21

Yellows:Y08, Y06, Y02, Y00

Blacks:C9, C7, C5, C3, C1, C00

Hair:E25, E31, E50

Shin:E02, E00, E000, E0000 and R20 for blush

I hope you like it.

Hugs

Mandy

Spending spree

Hello fellow groovers,
One of my best friends birthdays is just two days after mine, and we always get together on or near our birthdays to celebrate normally with a shopping spree and then a meal out.
Of course this year is the same, so I themed her birthday card with a couple of Magnolia stamps I love and have used for so many cards.
The idea for the double easel card came from a lady I met on sunday who had made the most amazing cards called Sara, I apologise I forgot to get her blog details, hopefully next time I blog.
Plus a huge thank you to Fleur for recommending Photoscape to edit photos, its brilliant the only problem I had was I spent 2 hours playing with the effects instead of blogging last night lol.
So here goes

The stamps I used are:Tilda goes Shopping

Boutique Shop Window

Paper:Bo Bunny Island mist double dot & Coffee journal

Martha stewart Cherish punch

Glossy Accents

Sakura Clear star gelly roll pen

For the copics:

Greens:G02, G00, G000, G0000

Browns: E44, E43, E42, E41, E40

Blue: BG0000

Skin: E02, E00, E000, E0000 and R20 for blush.

Hope you Like

Hugs

Mandy

What do you think of my new car?

Hello fellow groovers,
Finally catching up and posting my latest creation.
This birthday card was made for my friend Sally, who has just got her new company car and loves it. The Edwin is the image of her fella Lee, who is a cool dude!!

The stamps I used are:Noble Tilda

Tildas Summer car

Cool Edwin

I used a Martha Stewart Cherish Punch

The papers are Bo Bunny Passion Fruit Flourish

I of course had to use a little glossy accents on the windscreen and the shoes.

Not too many copics this time

Many thanks to Louise the copic Legend who recommended mixing RV10 with my favourite R85,R83,R81 to get a lighter tone to the mix it looks fab.

Browns:E44,E43,E42,E41,E40

Hair:E25,E31,E50

Blues:BG01,BG000,BG0000

Skin:E02,E00,E000,E0000 and Blush R20

Hope you Like

Hugs

Mandy

Summer Days

Hi Guys,
I am so sorry, I have been a little busy at work and at play and if I am honest I just knew when I turned my computer on it would take forever to get going.
My computer is ancient and basically just lately every time I turn it on I have to wait for the antivirus to finish updating and loads of updates to install it took 3 hours today!!!
But I persevered and here is one of my latest creations.

The stamps I have used are all new Molly Blooms:Paddling pool, Fab George and the Mini Happy Birthday

Magnolia Doohickey Vintage Tag

Now for the copics

Blues:B29,B24,B23, BG0000

Greens:G24,G21,G20

Browns:E44,E43,E42,E41,E40

Yellows:Y15,Y21,Y11,Y00

Hair:E25,E31,E50

Skin:E02,E00,E000,E0000 and Blush R20

Hope you guys like it

Hugs

Mandy

Molly madness

Hello Groovers,
Well I have been busy crafting away with the latest Molly Blooms, so here is my latest card......

I got the idea for the Z card from the scorpal website.
The stamps I used are Molly Blooms MB01341 Flaketastic Molly
MB01401N Seaside Beach Huts please check out mollybloomsdesigns.co.uk for stockists
I used Kaiser crafts Chanteuse Vivo paper
Martha stewart Cherish Punch
For the Copics I used:
Pinks: R85, R83, R81
Greens: G24, G21, G20
Blues: BG05, BG02, BG01, BG000, BG0000
Browns: E44, E43, E42, E41, E40, E51, E50
Skin: E02, E00, E000, E0000 & R20 for Blush
Sand:YR24, YR23,YR21,YR20
Hope you like it :)
Hugs
Mandy

Blooming brilliant

Hi Groovers,
Its official I've gone crafting mad, I just can't stop........ what is helping is new Molly Bloom stamps.
Yes you heard me new Molly blooms I am sooooo excited, I managed to get my hands on a couple so here goes.

The new stamps are Molly with Bunting and Treehouse and to find out where to get them go to mollyblooms.co.uk

I have also used Flag Banner from the summer 2010 collection

The paper is Kaiser crafts Chanteuse Vivo

I will warn you I have probably used the most copic colours ever on this card ....

Pinks: R85, R83, R81

Blues: B97, B95, B93, B000, B0000

Greens: G24, G21, G20

Hair: E25, E31, E50

Creams: E55, E51, E50

Browns: E44, E43, E42, E41, E40, E59, E57, E55

Skin: E02, E00, E000, E0000 and blush R20

Thanks to the girls for giving me tips on how to comment I will have a go tomorrow :)

Hugs

Mandy

****!!***?

Help,
I am still trying to comment on everyones blog and having no luck, but I can see comments appearing on blogs!!??
I want to also say thank you for the lovely comments I have had on mine, is there a trick I am missing, I still keep going through that constant loop of trying to log in.........
If anyone knows the answer please let me know.
Plus I forgot to post my first project from the craft stamper, nothing to get too excited about I loved the idea of the distress inks colour samples.

You really can't tell how much sanding and distress inking there is on the cover, you will just have to believe me he he :)

Hugs

Mandy

A bit dotty

Hello fellow groovers,
Its official I have been reading craft stamper far too much and I have been having a go at a couple of projects and ideas I have picked up from there just to get my mojo back in action.
The second one is making backgrounds with your copics with dots, I have seen Louise use this method as well but I think I might have gone a little overboard............
Well here it is

The stamps I have used are:

Garden Tilda

Molly Blooms Washing Line

Molly Blooms Butterfly Trails

Molly Blooms Herb Box(sorry not listed on the sirstampalot website yet)

Papers:

Magnolia mini papers Blue foliage and Turquoise Plaid

of course I put a little Glossy accents on the wellies

Now for the copics I am afraid it is a bit of a list:

Pinks:R85, R83, R81

Greens: YG67, G24, G21, G20

Browns: E44, E43, E42, E41, E40

Skin: E02, E00, E000, E0000 and blush R20

Blues: B97, B95, B93, B91, B000, B0000

Greys: C5, C3, C1

Next up is a cheeky little card I made last week but just haven't had a chance to post yet, please don't faint two cards in one post !!!!!

The stamps I used are:Tilda with stuffed animal

Just sittin here thinking of you

Paper: Stella rose, Hattie family pinstripe

Bella Baubles Diamond Ice

Nesties: Labels one

Copics used:

Browns: E44, E43, E42, E41, E40

Hair: E50, E31, E25

Sheep: E53, E51, E50, W5, W3, W1

Bit of a shorter list this time :)

Ciao for now

Mandy

XX

Fancy a trip?

Hello fellow groovers,
Sorry I haven't blogged for a while, unfortunately work has taken up a lot of my time recently.
Good news I managed two whole days of crafting at the weekend, it was heaven.
I know my first card is very simple but I just loved the new car stamp from magnolia and I couldn't resist doing a bit of a beach theme with an old Tilda, the whole thing with the paper screamed 60s to me.

Stamps Used:Surf Tilda

Lazy summer days

Tildas summer car

The paper is stamping up

I used Bellas Baubles Diamond ice on the hub caps.

Of course a bit of glossy accents on the surf board and windscreen.

Copics Used

Browns:E44,E43,E42,E41,E40

Creams:E53,E51, E50

Blue greens:BG78,BG75,BG72

I hope you like it

Hugs

Mandy

Just a quickie !!!!

Hi Guys and girls,
Well last week I managed to make another card and the only night I had time to get on and blog to my horror Blogger was closed for maintenance you could hear my nooooooooooooo across all of Peterborough.
I fell in love with this stamp as soon as I saw it on the Sirstampalot blog, so you know how it goes I just had to have it ;)

Josephine cuddling her pet cat Kiki
The papers are from my stash one is basic grey and the other is a Ladybug paper, but I am not sure of the names.
I am rubbish today because I cant remember the exact name of the Martha stewart punch I used either, I think it is a Lace heart.
The copics used are:
Greens: YG17, YG13, YG11
Browns: E44, E43, E42, E41, E40
Skin: E02, E00, E000, E0000 and for the blush R20
I will try my best to get round and comment tomorrow.
Ciao for now
Hugs
Mandy

Something Simple

Hello fellow groovers,
I think I have my mojo back, well a little !!!!
I just love the new Kaiser craft wooden flourishes, they fell into my basket when I saw them at Sirstampalot.
My favourite has to be the Dress Form, so I thought it would make a great feature on a friends birthday card.

Kaiser craft Dress Form
Doohickey Vintage Tag
The paper is from my stash its Bobunny but I am not sure what it is.
The text stamp is from my collection I took out of the packet so I dont know what it is I am sorry :(
I hopefully will blog soon
Hugs
Mandy

Butterflies

Hello fellow groovers,
I am sorry, but I have had a complete loss of mojo :(
However I felt a little inspired yesterday, I saw the theme at Sirstampalot monthly challenge and thought I would see what I could come up with.
I have loved the new range of Tildas, so I just had to use the new Beautiful tilda she is so cute.

The Stamps I have used are Beautiful Tilda

Magnolia swirl flourish
I used a Martha stewart punch I think its called a layered arch
Nesties Label one
kaiser craft funky butterflies embellishment
For the copics
Blues: B02, B01, B00, B000, B0000
Browns: E44, E43, E42, E41, E40
Skin : E02, E00, E000, E0000 and blush R20
Ciao for now
Hugs
Mandy