Baking Ginger

Wow it's been such a long time since I created a card... although very rusty I had so much fun colouring this sweet new stamp High Hopes Baking Ginger by the fabulous Artist Dustin Pike. I really must get back to creating a little more regularly!

My card was created using Debbie's great sketch over at our our Bunny Zoe's Craft Challenge blog. Don't forget that each month one lucky player has the chance to win a £25 Gift Certificate!

Ginger was coloured with Prismacolor Pencils using paper stumps and Odourless White Spirit to blend. The cute paper is from the Whiff of Joy Winter Pretties Paper Pad (her little dress was paper pieced with some leftover scraps). Other items used... 4mm flat backed Pearls, 4mm Heart Pearls, Tangerine Pom Pom Ribbon and dark pink raffia lace.

Well the kids have been back at school now for a couple of weeks... Zoe has settled really well into secondary school and loves the variety of lessons. Danni has started Year 2.

I thought I would share some pictures of our new family member Smokey the Maine Coon. Smokey is now 5 months so has been with us since late July. He is such a sweet funny little character and Maine Coon cats sure do love clowning around! It has taken Bella and Gemma a little while to take to him but when in the right mood don't mind a little snuggle with him. Gemma is now nearly 16 so can find his constant energy a tad annoying! Already at 5 months he has reached the size of my two full grown tabbies.

Be sure to pop on over to the High Hopes blog to join in their fun Blog Hop... and check out all the wonderful samples from the awesome Diva's for the new release today!

All the new stamps are now available to purchase at Bunny Zoe's Crafts.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Princess Blog Hop

Today is our Wags 'n Whiskers blog hop and digital release!!! If you haven't arrived here from the lovely Chris's blog be sure to hop on over to the Wags 'n Whisker blog to start from the very beginning! While you are at each stop, make sure to leave a comment because there is candy along the way!! But you won't know where, so leave a comment on each stop...just in case!

The adorable image on my card is called Beary Sweet and is by our wonderful artist Emma Metcalf. It's been such a long time since I created my last card... my colouring is a little rusty! I have coloured with a mixture of Copic markers with a little prisma pencil. The gorgeous papers are Cherry Cupcake by Wild Rose Studio. I have also used the pretty Martha Stewart punch Edger Heart Lace, 3mm Flat back Pearls and stardust stickles. The base of my card is Bazzil Kraft cardstock.

Our Princess Digi release will be available to purchase today HERE at 12pm GMT.

Thank you to our awesome designers and friends for all the wonderful creations for this release.

Ok... I won't keep you any longer! Your next stop is Joy.

Have great weekend!

Hugs,

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Tags

Well it's been a little while since I had some creation time but I managed to have a little play during half-term for our challenge today over at A Spoon Full of Sugar. This week the lovely Ingrid is asking you to create a tag... or to incorporate a tag somewhere on your card.

I used the adorable High Hopes stamp Peeking Kitty with sentiment "Cat's Meow". For a change I dusted off my Prismacolor pencils and used paper stumps and odourless white spirit to blend. I stamped kitty twice and the second time just coloured her paws so I could cut them out and pop them back on after adding the fence. The fence was cut using Martha Stewart punch edger fence. The pretty die cut behind the image is Marianne D Creatable Doily. I also added a little jute for added texture. The jute is now available in 7 colours over in my store. To finish I added a little stardust stickles to birdie's flower.

My tag also fits the current High Hopes Challenge where Debby is asking you to create for a females birthday. Still lots of time to play along!

As well as tons of inspiration from the High Hopes designers be sure to check out the awesome tutorials... this week Karen is showing you how to create a Paper Toil Flower.

Enjoy the rest of your week!

Hugs,

Blooming Wonderful....

I decorated my little gift bag for two challenges...

The first is Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly Challenge where this month the lovely Mag is asking to see Spring Flowers Everywhere!!! This month's guest is the fabulous Mindy Baxter so be sure to pop on over to check out her beautiful creation!

As always each month one lucky player will have the chance to win a £25.00 store voucher. Don't forget we are always on the look out for a monthly guest too!

The second challenge is A Spoon Full of Sugar where this week Karen is asking us to create anything but a card. We have a £10 Bunny Zoe's Crafts store voucher up for grabs also!

Here a little about my project... I covered a paper gift bag with the NEW MME Papers Hazel. The cute stamp is SWALK Blooming Wonderful which includes the sweet sentiment and a couple of other accessory stamps. These are such great value sets at £3.99. My image is coloured with a mixture of copic markers and Prisma Pencils with sansodor and paper stumps to blend. The gorgeous mini roses are Prima. Be a few days before I colour again as sweet Danni managed to knock my full bottle of sansodor :-( Silly Mum for leaving it with the lid off!!!

Be sure to check out both challenges as there is tons of inspiration from both of these wonderful teams.

Only 1 more day left at school for my girls before they start their weeks half-term. Zoe is desperate to see the new Justin Bieber Movie which comes out this Friday. Hubbies birthday Saturday so looking forward to a rare meal out on our own. Gary also starts a new job on Monday :-) Another trip to the cinema planned next week as Danni is dying to see Tangled... really looking forward to this one too!

Pop back soon as Saturday I will be celebrating my 3rd Blogoversary so will have some goodies to give away to some lucky followers :-)

Hugs,

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Photo Inspiration

This week over at a A Spoon Full of Sugar I am hosting our challenge and have the below photo inspiration for you. Hope the bright zesty colours don't scare you too much! lol With the cold weather (here in the UK anyway) I thought a little warmth was needed! There is tons of fabulous inspiration from the DT and our wonderful guest Shirley aka Nannieflash for you over at the challenge blog.

I can't remember the last time I used a Hanglar and just adore these sweet images. The papers are Kaisercraft Candy Lane and I have also used the dp to paper piece her little dress and bag. I have coloured with Copic Ciao's... did you know there are 36 new colours? I have also used Orange Organza ribbon and 4mm & 8mm flat back pearls.

I have also used the great sketch by Jorunn over at Friday Sketchers.

Hope you can play along with us this week my store Bunny Zoe's Crafts is our sponsor and one lucky player will win a gift certificate to spend in the store! What could you buy.... check out our NEWEST ARRIVALS:

*NEW February The Greeting Farm
*PRE-ORDER 6 *NEW Magnolia DooHickey Dies
36 *NEW Copic Ciao Colours!!!
*NEW Sew Easy Tool and Accessories
*NEW Ranger Color Wash Spray
*NEW C.C. Dies - NOW SHIPPING!!!
*NEW Bildmalarna Little Winged Friends
Tickled Pink Valentines Release
16 NEW January Stamps Kraftin' Kimmie
*NEW MagnoliaInk Magazine - Will you be my Valentine?
*NEW Marianne D Dies - Cages, Birds & Branches
*NEW Dutch Magazine Cards Only Issue 17 - Winter Special
*NEW Nellie's C Hoppie and Schoffie Clear Stamps
*NEW Magnolia You Are So Special Collection
*NEW Wags 'n Whiskers Pin ups

Have a wonderful week!

Hugs

High Hopes 100th Challenge Blog Hop

It’s time for High Hopes' 100th Challenge!! To celebrate, we have a Blog Hop complete with lots of prizes!

As you hop from stop to stop, make sure to leave comments because there is candy along the way.

You should have arrived from Niki Estes fabulous blog.

If you haven't, you will want to start at the top at the High Hopes Blog so you don't miss any stops along the way.

Did I mention the prizes?

The 1st prize is $100 retail value of unmounted or cling mounted High Hopes stamps!! WOW!!

The 2nd prize is $50 retail value of unmounted or cling mounted High Hopes stamps!!

And the 3rd and 4th prize is each

$25 retail value of unmounted or cling mounted High Hopes stamps!!

That's a lot of stamps at stake!!

In order to have a chance to win, you must leave a comment on each blog along the hop!!

The hop will remain open 12:00pm (noon) EST/5:00pm GMT Monday, Jan 17th

And the winner will be announced next Tuesday.

You may also notice that we have a few special guests joining us for this challenge!! A few of our Original Divas have returned for this special event. Make sure to say "hi"!!

Here is a little about my card. I have been dying to ink up this fabulous Dustin Pike image Xavier & Oliver... I have given Oliver rosey cheeks so think my sweet bear should be called Olivia! Xavier and Olivia ;-) have been coloured with copic markers with a little Prismacolor pencil and sansodor to blend. The cute sentiment is also High Hopes. I thought these papers from MME State of the Heart went perfectly with this image. The Iloveyou was also cut out from the papers. Other products used: Martha Stewart Doily Heart Edger Punch, Heart Pins and flat back pearls.

I won't keep you any longer... from here you will hop to the super talented Sirpa

I can't wait to see what everyone has created also!!! Have fun!!!

Hugs,

Wags 'n Whiskers Pin Ups Blog Hop

Today is our Wags 'n Whiskers blog hop and release!!! If you haven't arrived here from the very talented Karen's blog be sure to go over to the Wags 'n Whisker blog to start from the very beginning!

The hottie on my card today is called August. Wow do I wish I looked that good in a bathing suit! Oh that reminds me... must start my diet very soon once all the Christmas Choccie's are out the way! August is coloured with Copic Markers with a little Prismacolor pencil and sansodor. The papers are Kaisercraft Hippy Girl. The tag is one of the die cuts from this paper pad. Other products used - Martha Stewart Heart Lace Edge Punch, Nestabilities Classic Long Rectangles Large and flat back pearls.

Our Pin ups release will be available to purchase today at 12pm GMT via our stores and from our retailers. I am sure over the last few days you have seen some fantastic sample cards with these sexy ladies from our talented team.

Ok... I won't keep you any longer! Your next stop is the wonderful Angelique.

Have great week!

Hugs,

High Hopes Blog Hop and Release!!!

Yay, it's our blog hop and release day... hopefully you have just arrived here from Jeanne's blog but if you didn't pop on over to the High Hopes blog to start from the beginning. You won't want to miss out on the fun and prizes as 3 random Diva blogs will be chosen to pick a winner from their comments!!! What will they win? 4 Main Images and Sentiments/Accessories from the new release!!!

Now a little about my card.... The cool image is designed by artist Dustin Pike and is called Winter Fun Monkey. There are some awesome Monkey images in this release from Sir Dustin and also the fabulous Laurie Furnell. Winter Fun Monkey has been coloured with Copic Markers with a little Prisma Pencil and sansodor to blend. The papers are from the Crate Paper 6x6" Paper Pad Snowy Day. Other products I have used are: Nestabililites Ovals, Scalloped Ovals, Long Rectangle and Scalloped Rectangle, Marianne D Finnish Ice Star Die, Martha Stewart Simple Snowflake Punch, Stickles Star Dust, 8mm Flat back Pearls and 3mm Gems.

My card has also been created for this weeks High Hopes Challenge - Party Animal and A Spoon Full of Sugar - Recipe. Tons of inspiration from both of these fabulous teams so be sure to check them out!!! I have also used the wonderful Sketch over at Sketch Saturday.

Ok... don't want to keep you any longer ;-) ...... The next stop is the lovely Amy!!!

If your looking to purchase the new stamps be sure to pay me a visit at Bunny Zoe's Crafts. I ship worldwide and have all the new stamps in stock ready to ship!!!

Have a great Wednesday!

Hugs,

Bunny Zoe's Crafts 1st Blog Hop

Bunny Zoe's Crafts is hosting a Special Event with 25% off Magnolia Stamps, C.C. Designs and most High Hopes Rubber Stamps. We thought it would be fun to have our first store blog hop and to share with you some beautiful cards from the Design Team and friends :-)

You should have arrived here from the lovely Mina's blog but if you didn't be sure to go over to our challenge blog to start at the beginning. You won't want to miss out on the fun as EVERY stop will be hosting a prize. That's right... leave a comment on each blog as a random player will be chosen to win a single Magnolia Stamp, CC Designs or High Hopes Rubber Stamp of their choice!!!!

My card has been created using the fabulous sketch by Tanya for this weeks challenge over at the High Hopes Blog. The fun character is High Hopes Handy Dragon plus I have used the accessories Four Tool Set. Isn't he great and perfect for those hard to make man cards and as well as Birthday's Handy Dragon would be great for Father's Day too. I have coloured with Copic Markers and also used a little Prismacolor pencil with Sansodor to blend. The papers are Kaisercraft Jungle Bug. Other prducts used - Nestabilities Big Scalloped Ovals & Classic Ovals Large, Web Ribbon, 4mm Flat back Pearls, 3mm Silver Mettalic Pearls and Buttons from Posicle and Primary.

Ok, your nearly done and the last stop is the very talented Rozzy. Our blog hope will remain open until Midnight, Monday 29th November. Stamps will remain on Special until Midnight, Thursday 2nd December. Winners will be announced on Tuesday!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Make a wish!

Can you believe this fun little High Hopes Tutu Fairy has been sitting around coloured since Sunday? It's been a crazy week and I only just managed to pop my card together late last night.

The week started with a drama as poor Zoe fell over a ball in our kitchen and broke her arm... some news from Portugal in that my Nan was in hospital with double pneumonia. Thankfully she is now home recovering and then a high in that Gary started a new job Wednesday. It's only 3 nights a week and totally different from work that he has done before... but it's a job!

My card is for our Birthday Challenge over at the High Hopes blog and also A Spoon Full of Sugar where this week we are asking you to get Punchy! You can use dies or punches on your card. Both these challenge are open until late Monday so still plenty of time to play along!!!

My High Hopes Tutu Fairy by artist Dustin Pike has been coloured with Copic Markers. The Make a Wish! Sentiment is also High Hopes. I added a little stardust stickles to her skirt, wand and hairbands. The papers are MME but I can't remember which pack I pulled them from. I used a gorgeous Monarch Flower Center in the larger flower.

Hope you can play along with us at both challenges and as always if you do you could win a prize!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Boo!!!

I created my card today for two challenges. The first over at A Spoon Full of Sugar where Michelle's topic is called Boo!!! Well of course I had to ink up this fun stamp High Hopes Boo Crew Border and Boo Crew sentiment. Also our challenge today over at the High Hopes blog is hosted by Amy who has a great recipe. Amy is asking us to use 2 squares, 1 circle and a scalloped border on our cards. I added two squares with the dotty paper, a button for my circle and my rectangle has a scalloped edge as well as the scallop on the bottom of my card. My Boo Crew is coloured with copic sketch markers and a little Prismacolor pencil.

ALL Halloween stamps are currently on special in my store at 25%!!!!

Be sure to check out both challenges to admire the cards and projects from these talented teams!!! Of course you'll want to play along to have a chance at winning some great prizes!!!

Have a great Tuesday!

Hugs,

C.C. Designs October Release

October C.C. Designs release today with 6 super cute Sugar stamps, 6 Sweet November Christmas Babies and 2 fabulous AmyR Holiday Sentiment sets. All in stock and shipping today at Bunny Zoe's Crafts!!!

My craft time right now is near non existent but I did get a chance to play with this super sweet Sugar Cuppie just over a week ago.

Below are the products I used on my card:

Bazzill Kraft cardstock
Kaisercraft Paper Pad Utopia
Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
C.C. Designs Stamp Sugar Cuppie
Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Ovals
Magnolia DooHickey’s Die Tilda Lace
Copic Ciao Markers
Prismacolor Pencils
Organza Ribbon
Bow-Easy
Flat Backed Pearls
Mini Spray Roses
Stickles Stardust
Craft Foam Pads
Double sided clear tape

Have a wonderful week!

Hugs,

Angel Bear

I created the above card using the sweet image High Hopes Angel Bear Pumpkin Costume with sentiment Boo-tiful Day for three challenges this week:-)

The first being our new High Hopes Challenge where this week our wonderful Diva Debby is asking you to get creative using Spots or Dots... Not only did I use Spotty Paper from Kaisercraft Hippy Girl and Bo Bunny but used the Spots and Dot and also Polka Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folders... and some spotty ribbon too!

This week we not only have 1 but 3 High Hopes stamps of your choice up for grabs!!!

The 2nd is A Spoon Full of Sugar where this week the challenge is Autumn Colours. This theme has been chosen by my pal Maria.

Lastly our new Monthly Challenge over at the Bunny Zoe's Crafts Challenge where this month my talented DT gal Moni has the below great sketch for you to use.

As always one lucky player will win a £25.00 gift voucher to spend at my store Bunny Zoe's Crafts. Not only that you have the chance to be a future guest and receive a free stamp of your choice for your project!!!

Ok... gotta run... I have some orders to catch up on before my Magnolia delivery arrives later.

Hugs,