Stampers Delights Anime New Release

Continuing this month's sea theme the new Anime images also feature mermaids and sea creatures. I have used a selection of images to make a pop-up box card.

Materials used:

Stampers Delights - Let's Make Waves

Stampers Delights - Best of Fishes

Scribbles Designs - A Taste of Summer Patterned Papers 

printer card

X-Press It card

Spellbinders Pop-Up Box die set

Copic pens:

skin - E50, E51, E53, E55

hair - V05, RV66, V69     YG21, YG03, YG17

mermaid - BG13, BG15, BG49     Y17, Y38, YR68

crown - G17

stones - E31, E33, E35, E39

seahorses - YG11, YG06, G06, Y13     Y00, Y11, Y15, YR23

sea weed - G02, G17, G29, G99

The box was cut from white card and then covered with papers from the Taste of Summer kit. All the elements are coloured then fussy cut. Having decided on positioning they are stuck onto the bars that go across the inside of the box. The box will fold flat for posting.

The mermaid, seahorses and weed come from the Let's Make Waves set and the sentiment from the Best of Fishes Set.

This is the final new release for the month and what a lot of images there are covering the three main styles that Stampers Delights focus on. So if you like all things watery do go and take a look . Here are all the links you need to find the images and further inspiration from the Design Teams.

Stampers Delights Store

Stampers Delights FB Group

Stampers Delights Inspiration Blog

Stampers Delights Challenge Blog 

Don't forget the Progressive Challenge:

Thanks for dropping in. Take care and stay safe.

Pippa

Stampers Delights Chibi New Release

This month is all about the sea with a lovey set of mermaid images newly released. 

Materials used:

Stampers Delights - Best of Fishes 

Scrapbook Gems - The Beach Digital Papers 

5" x 7" card blank

X-Press It card

Copic pens:

skin - E000, E00, E21, E11    E4, R20

hair #1 - YR20, YR24, YR27, E39, E59 

hair #2 - BV000, BV00, BV11

eyes - C0, C1, C3

shells - E93, YR61, YR02

stars - Y00, Y11, Y13

mermaid #1 - BG53, BG45, BG57, BG49

mermaid #2 - BV01, BV02, BV13, BV04

necklace - BG49, Y06

white Jelly Roll pen

I actually enjoyed colouring these beauties which is a good sign because for the past couple of weeks or so I really have been off my game. We have a major family issue going on and Covid - 19 restrictions are not helping. If you looked at my earlier post with the fish bowl you will understand, not one of my best I admit but as much as I could do at the time. Hopefully things will improve in time but my head may be all over the place for some time - you have been warned!

All you mermaid and sea image lovers are having a treat this month, there are plenty of images to delight and my fellow team members have come up with some fantastic inspirational creations for you. Please do go and have a look at everything on offer. All the links you need are below.

I hope you are all managing to keep sane in these most unusual of times. We have just observed a national minute of silence in memory of all who have lost their lives in the Covid-19 outbreak here in the UK but particularly all the key workers in the NHS and beyond. With such big numbers being bandied around you can lose sight of the human face of it all. The thousands of families whose lives have been shattered by this terrible virus and who cannot even gather to share grief and comfort each other.  If you have been touched by Covid my thoughts are with you. If you are recovering from it I wish you a speedy and lasting recovery and if you are protecting yourself or another vulnerable person I hope that you stay safe to the end of all this.

Meanwhile there is always crafting to keep us going so here are the links:

Stampers Delights Store

Stampers Delights FB Group

Stampers Delights Inspiration Blog

Stampers Delights Challenge Blog 

Thank you for dropping in. Take care and stay safe.

Pippa

Stampers Delights Chibi New Release

It's the first weekend of April and time for the new releases from Stampers Delights. Today it is the Chibi images in the spotlight. Janice has created some lovely crafting themed images for you all. Also look out for the new limited physical stamps coming into the store. They will be great for those of you who like a more traditional approach to stamping.

I have used the Chibi image to make the front cover of a new Art Journal.

Materials used:

Stampers Delights - Love My Markers

A Bit More Time To Craft (Lozzi) - Fun Digi Papers Set

brushos in various colours

Liquid Pearls - Garnet

watercolour paper

printer card

That Craft Place blending card

Copic pens:

skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04,      R20, 

hair - R14, R27, R46, R59

dress - YG01, YG06, G05     Y00, Y11, Y15, YR23

pen - C0, C1, C3, C5     V15, V17

shoes - C1, C3, C5, C7

I used a paper from the Fun set printed onto A4 card and stuck to the front of a sketch book.  The watercolour paper was used with the brushos to make a mat for the main image.

The heart shape is covered in garnet liquid pearls and the lettering has been coloured with various Copic pens.

Do head over to the Stampers Delights store to see other images in the series as they are released. You can find the clear stamps here.

Here are some useful links for you:

Stampers Delights Store

Stampers Delights FB Group

Stampers Delights Inspiration Blog

Stampers Delights Challenge Blog 

Thank you for dropping in. Take care and stay safe.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:
Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes (Must be coloured) 
Creative Fingers #183 - Anything Goes 
Simply Create Too #159 - Anything But A Card 
Krafty Chicks #501 - Stamp Act 
Your Scrapbook Place - April Anything Goes 
Love To Craft Challenge Blog # 45 - Anything Goes 
A Bit More Time To Craft #113 - Anything Goes 
A Bit More Time To Craft Extra - April Anything Goes 
Crafty Creations #408 - Anything Goes 

April's Progressive Challenge at Stampers Delights

A new month begins and had anyone said at the beginning of the year that we would be confined to our homes and that a virus would sweep the world causing misery to millions I doubt if we would have believed it. But here we are. I hope that wherever you are you are keeping sane and safe.
Of course us crafters have a head start when it comes to filling time, all those projects to do and new skills to try. So if you fancy a great image to colour head over to the Stampers Delights Facebook Page and request the image for this month's challenge.

Materials used:

Stampers Delights - We're In This Together 

Stampers Delights - Medical Heroes #2 

Scrapbook Gems - Get Well Digital Papers 

Presscut 3 Fold Card Die set

white card

X-Press It card

Copic pens:

skin - E000, E00, E21, E11

hair - Y21, Y26, YR24, E25

scrubs - B21, B23, B24     B00, B12

glasses - R29, R39, R59     100

shoes - C0, C1, C3

stethoscope - C7, C5, C3, C1     R29, R39, R59, R89

plasters - R39     R000, R00, E00

lettering - R29, R39, R59, R89

I used the character and the sentiments from the Medical Heroes #2 set and the pills from the We're In This Together set which I turned into plasters.

The card base is made using the die set. The trickiest part was remembering to cut the panels in the right orientation to get the wording correct. It helped to have the card base as a memory guide.

Janice has produced a couple more sets in this series which are on sale at the moment. You can get them from the Stampers Delight Store here. 

Here are some more links you may find helpful:

Stampers Delights Store

Stampers Delights FB Group

Stampers Delights Inspiration Blog

Stampers Delights Challenge Blog 

Thanks for dropping in. Take care and stay safe.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:
A Bit More Time To Craft #113 - Anything Goes 
A Bit More Time To Craft Extra April - Anything Goes 
Love To Craft #45 - Anything Goes 
Your Scrapbook Place April - Anything Goes 

March Stamper's Delights Anime New Release

Today is release day for Stamper's Delights new Anime images and the fairy line continues.

Materials used:

Stampers Delights - Anime Fairy

DDDoodles - A Taste Of  Summer Glitter Papers

nesting die set

X-Press It card

Pink Frog Crafts - Ice Crystal Paper 

matt gold card from stash

5" x 7" card blank

Copic pens:

skin - E50, E51, E21, E11     R20

hair - Y23, Y21, Y38, YR24

eyes - G05, G17

rose - V0000, V000, V01, V12     G24, G94, G99

small flowers - Y02, Y15, Y19     E37, E35, E33

blackberries - BV20, BV23, BV25, BV29     YG61, G21, YG63, G94

dress - B21, B23, B45

wings - YR21, YR12, YR04     C0, C1D

tiny flowers - RV10, RV02 

background - W00, W0

The orange glitter paper from DDDoodles has been printed onto Ice Crystal paper so it has a very subtle matt sheen to it.

I hope that you have been enjoying the new range of fair images from Stampers Delights, do go over to the Stampers Delights store and see what other wonderful images there are. Also there are plenty of places to visit for more inspiration. I have put some useful links below.

Stampers Delights Store

Stampers Delights FB Group

Stampers Delights Inspiration Blog

Stampers Delights Challenge Blog 

Thank you for visiting. Take care.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #107 - Anything Goes 
The Fairy and the Unicorn - Anything Fantasy Goes 
Creative Moments #186 - Anything Goes 
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #466 - Anything Goes 
A Bit More Time To Craft #111 - Anything Goes 
A Bit More Time To Craft Extra Challenge March - Anything Goes 

Stampers Delights Progressive Challenge for March

The start of another month and although it seems that Christmas was only yesterday we are already thinking of Easter. Mind you our local Tesco's had Easter eggs in on Boxing Day! Maybe I am getting more cynical with age but it seems to me that the two major Christian festivals have become little more than opportunities to make money.  Anyway I digress on to this month's cute image.

Materials used: 

Stampers Delights - Easter Cupcake (available on request from the Stampers Delights FB Page)

Easter designer free digi paper

Gift Bag Punch Board

white ribbon

white organza ribbon

X-Press It card

Copic pens:

skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04     R20

eyes - BG11, BG45, BG49

hair - E50, E42, E43, E44, Y21

bunny costume - RV11, RB32, RV34     Y00, Y11, Y13     G000, G00, BG11

tail - C1, C3 Blender

bows - R81, R83, R85

heart - R89

carrot - YR21, YR12, YR15     G21, G24, G94

cake icing - V01, V12, V15     E35, E37, E18

cake case - C0, C1, C3     V09

The little gift bag is just big enough to hold a small Easter egg, a couple of creme eggs or any other little treats you might want to pop in! Of course the image would make a cute card as well.

If you take a look at how others have used this image you may notice that mine is slightly different. I confess that I worried about her little bare behind so I gave her some frilly shorts to match her top. 

I hope you will come along and join in the fun, just head off to the Stampers Delights Facebook page to find the details of how to get the image and enter. Other places to find inspiration are here:

Stampers Delights Store

Stampers Delights FB Group

Stampers Delights Inspiration Blog

Stampers Delights Challenge Blog

Thanks for visiting. Take care.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:

A Bit More Time To Craft #111 - Anything Goes 

A Perfect Time To Craft #3 March - Anything Goes 

Crafts Galore Encore #73 - Anything Goes 

Love To Craft #44 - Anything Goes 

Not Just Cards February - Anything Goes 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #127 - Anything Goes 

Scrapper's Delights First Progressive Challenge for 2020

Happy New Year to you all. I am hoping that this year takes a bit longer to work through! Last year hurtled past too quickly for my liking.
The first progressive challenge of the year at Scrapper's Delights has a delightful Chibi image and one useful for male cards.

Materials used: 

Scrapper's Delights - Chibi Make Mine A

A Bit More Time To Craft Papers - Coffee Delight 

acrylic greetings stamp

black archival ink pad

X-Press It card

7" x 5" card blank

gold mirri card

Copic pens:

skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04  R20

hair - YR14, YR18, E08, E18

eyes - E13, E15, E18

shirt - YG21, YG03, YG17, YG67

trousers - C0, C1, C3, C5, C7

shoes - W00, W0, W1, W3, W5, W7, W9

coffee cup - C0, C1      B000, B00, B01

The background papers are printed on printer card and cut to size. 

The challenge runs for a month and it would be great to see you enter. You can get information on how to get the image from the Scrapper's Delights Facebook page here, if you entered the December challenge you will be sent the new image automatically.

Just to let you know that the Scrapper's Delights January Sale has started. Here is the code you can use: 

Thanks for dropping in. Take care.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:

Your Scrapbook Place January - Anything Goes 

A Bit More Time To Craft #107 - Anything Goes 

Creative Inspirations January Challenge - Something New or Something Old   (new digi stamp, old digi papers set)

Love To Craft #42 - Anything Goes 

Twistoon Revamped Facebook Challenge

After a  bit of a break Twistoon is back on Facebook. The continuance of the progressive challenge relies on people actually using the free image and taking part which gave me the push I needed to get this done!

Materials used:

Twistoon Digi Stamps: Banner Bonnie 

5" x 7" card blank

gold mirri card

printer card

X-Press It card

faux stitched rectangle die

Copic pens:

skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04     R20

hair - E21, E25, E29

eyes - B21, B24, B28     C7, C9, 100

dress - R81, R83, R85, R89

shoes - C0, C1, C3, C5

sign - E43, E44, E47

fireworks image free from internet

I thought the fireworks would make a good backdrop for this little cutie with her Happy New Year sign. In hindsight I think I should have printed the message on the sign with the image but when I printed her out I was not sure what I was going to do. I did not have any suitable stamps to use so had to write it by hand. 

There are still a couple of days left to enter the progressive challenge, you can find the details here.

Thanks for dropping by. Take care.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:

Twistoon Facebook Progressive Challenge December 2019 

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #461 - Anything Goes 

Crafting With An Attitude #58 - Anything Goes 

A Bit More Time To Craft #106 - Anything Goes 

Scrapper's Delights Chibi New Release

It's time for some more new images at Scrapper's Delights. This month's set has a Winter/Christmas theme going on. Here is the card I made to showcase the skating boy.

Materials used:

Scrapper's Delights - Chibi Ice-Skater Boy

We Are 3 - Watercolour Batik 

winter trees acrylic stamps

black archival ink pad

Little B die set - Handwritten

rectangle faux stitched die

silver mirri card

X-Press It card

5" x 7" card blank

Distress Oxides - fosslized amber, warn lipstick, broken china, wilted violet

Copic pens:

skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20

hair - E54, E47, E59

eyes - W1, W3, W5

jeans - B91, B93, B95, B97, B99

shirt - G02, G17, G29, G99     R29, R39, R59, R89

skates - C1, C3, C5, C7

The image has been printed out on X-Press It card with the background paper in place. I used the Distress Oxide inks to ink up the card blank so that it would mimic the mat printed using a paper from the Watercolour Batik set by We Are 3. I thought this paper looked like a frozen pond with a dramatic sunset. I used the curves of the paper to position my trees on and stamped them with black archival ink. At this point I wish I was an artist because in my mind's eye I see a fence which I could have drawn in and maybe some birds flying in to roost in the trees!

The sentiment is die cut from silver mirri card. The stamped up and coloured in image is cut out using a rectangle die. 

Do go over to the Scrapper's Delights Store and take a look at the other images in the new release. You can also find lots of wonderful inspiration on the Scrapper's Delights Blog.

If you are a fan of Scrapper's Delights images then don't miss the Pre Cyber Monday Sale!

Thanks for visiting. Take care.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:

Crafting By Designs December - Anything Goes 

A Bit More Time To Craft #105 - Anything Goes 

Crafts Galore Encore #70 - Anything Goes 

Not Just Cards November - Anything Goes 

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #459 - Anything Goes

Your Scrapbook Place November - Anything Goes 

Crafting With An Attitude #58 - Anything Goes 

Feeling Thankful Despite It All!

The theme for this month's challenge at Path of Positivity is Thankfulness. Now I have to say that this year is not one I feel particularly thankful for on first thoughts, it has been horrible. Not a case of 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' more like 'Five Funerals and a Wedding'. I admit there are times when I have been tempted to sink into a wallow of self pity, however so far I have managed to keep away from that particular path to nowhere. Despite all the sadness that has predominated this year and some ongoing issues that could potentially lead to more heartache, there has been much to be thankful for as well.

I am enormously thankful to our NHS all over the country who have made loved ones leaving a pain free and peaceful affair and shown such sympathy, no more than that empathy towards those left behind to grieve.

I am thankful that my niece had such a fantastic day for her wedding and that family and friends were able to gather to celebrate and share the day with the happy couple.

I am thankful that my hesitant and belated decision to let my gorgeous girls organise a 60th birthday party amidst all that has been happening made for a joyful day to recharge and regroup ready to face life's not so enjoyable events.

I am thankful that even the dark days can be shared with a loving husband and family and that mutual support can overcome.

The problem is with thankfulness is that once you start thinking about it there are just so many things to be thankful for. You only have to read a paper or watch the news to find plenty more reasons to give thanks.

And who to I give thanks to the most? The verse on my page says it all. So I do 'Give thanks with a joyful heart' as the hymn says.

Materials used:

A Day For Daisies - Butterfly Harvest (sadly A Day For Daisies is taking a rest from trading but will be back)

Imagine That Digistamps - Subtle Harvest Kit (I cannot find this in the shop so it may have been a fan freebie at some point)

Ex-Press It card

printer paper

gold glitter paper strip

book page die set

A5 sketch book

Copic pens:

orange pumpkin - Y35, Y38, YR14, YR18, E15, E 18  stem - E43, E44, E47

green pumpkin - YG61, G21, YG63, G85, E43, E47  stem - E11, E13, E15

red apples - YG00, R11, R35, R37, R59

pear - Y02, R32, YG01, RY02, Y15, Y17, Y06

green apples - YG21, YG03, YG25, YG17

purple berries - RB66, R56, R59

corn cob - Y15, Y18, YR16, YR18, E08, E19, E49

corn husks - E42, E43, E44

red berries - R14, R17, R27

blue flowers - B21, B23

purple flower - V05, RV66, RV69, V09, V99, YR12, YR15

butterflies - V0000, V000, V01, V12

cornucopia shell - E11, E33, E35, E39

grass - G21, G94, BG96, B99

After colouring the design I cut it with a book page die and edged it with brown ink. The background paper is made using Paper Leafy from the Subtle Harvest kit, reducing the size, copying, pasting and repeating the process a couple of times to get the leaves very small.

The different and sometimes unusual themes that the Path of Positivity Challenge have are great fun but not always ones that lend themselves to a card, at least not to a card I can use. I had this idea for next year that I would make a book of helpful, positive quotes and sayings with the themes that did not fall easily into the card category. However I decided to start my book early and what better way than with being thankful. I made my design to fit an A5 card so that it fits into an A5 sketch book. I am looking forward to seeing what other challenging themes end up in the book over the coming months!

The Path of Positivity challenge runs until the 1st December and the theme is optional, although with Thanksgiving coming up in America I expect there will be many of you running with Thankfulness!

Since offering to sponsor us A Day For Daisies is taking a rest from trading, however they are fulfilling their sponsorship commitments for rest of the year. Our ongoing sponsor Scribbles Designs is also offering a prize, details will be on the Path of Positivity Blog along with the rules and how to enter. I hope you will join in with us.

Thank you for dropping in.

Take care.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:

PIP Challenge #1944 - Anything Goes 

Simon Says Stamp - Thanks/Thanksgiving 

Outlawz Challenges Paper A La Mode - Autumn Colours 

Addicted to Stamps #178 - Add A Pumpkin 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #117 - Anything Goes 

Crafty Friends #122 - Anything Goes 

Sweet Stamping - Guy Fawkes and Other Celebrations (Harvest) 

Creative Fingers #174 - Anything Goes 

Your Scrapbook Place November - Anything Goes 

A Bit More Time To Craft #103 - Anything Goes 

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie #129 - 

Path of Positivity New Challenge - Have Courage

Courage is not one of the qualities I associate with myself! I was chronically shy for much of my life and I mean chronically shy. Speaking to people was so out of my comfort zone it was the other side of the universe. Notice the use of the past tense. I am happy to say that I am no longer chronically shy, after years of working at it, I am now just shy with new people or in new situations.

Looking back now I don't think people realise how debilitating shyness can be. Imagine not being able to even ask a bus driver to stop at your stop so travelling on the next stop to get off and then walking back up the road - yep been there many times when at school. It's not that you don't want to speak it is just mentally impossible.

So can you imagine the agonising that went into pressing the send button on my first blog post or sharing the first colouring online. It has not been an easy journey but honestly I am glad I persevered. In some ways it is an in between stage, this sharing on line is not as threatening as speaking face to face with someone you do not know. Thankfully the comments have been positive and the confidence boosted and with that comes the courage. So now I will speak to strangers, I make the effort, and each successful encounter builds up the courage.

So next time you meet someone who is on the quiet side, before you put them down as stand-offish just remember that they may just be churning inside trying to overcome their own shyness.

I just love the quote that came with the image I have used for my card as it says it all and certainly fits my own circumstances.

Materials used:

Beccy's Place - Safari Digital Stamp Set (lion and quote) 

Sheen Douglas A4 embossing folder - Jungle leaves

Adirondack ink pad - meadow

X-Press It card

7" x 5" card blank

white card

Copic pens:

mane - W9, E37, E08, YR27, YR24, YR12, YR21, YR23

body fur - E31, E33, E35, E39, W9

eye - YR16, YR07, YR68

mouth - E00, R20, R21 

I used the embossing folder with white card and then brushed meadow ink over it to highlight the leaves.

So have you got the courage to have a go at our challenge this month? The theme of Courage is optional so you can do anything. If entering challenges is old hat to you then well done and you have no excuse not to have a go! If you lack confidence but really would like to try it then I would urge you to summon up every ounce of courage you can find and give it a go. The whole ethos of this particular challenge is that it is Positive so you will be among friends who are just waiting to encourage you. If you do decide to enter and it is the first time you have tried then please put a comment on the challenge blog and I will do my best to come and pay you a visit with some encouragement from someone who knows how hard that road can be.

All the details of the challenge and the link can be found on the Path of Positivity Challenge Blog.  We have two sponsors this month, Beccy's Place and Scribbles Designs both offering prizes

Thank you for sticking with me on a very personal post. Hope to see you in the challenge. Take care.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:

A Bit More Time To Craft #101 - Anything Goes 

613 Avenue Create #226 - Anything Goes 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #115 - Anything Goes 

PIP Challenge #1940 - Anything Goes 

Creative Moments #178 - Anything Goes 

Show Us Your Pussycats #47 - Anything With A Cat Goes (In my book lions are just big cats!)

Beccy's Challenges October - Anything With Beccy's Images