Quixotic Challenges DT Card-Pretty Pearls

Afternoon all! Hope everyone's having a great week! This week over at Quixotic Challenges the challenge is set by Kim and she wants us to add pearls to our project. Nice easy one:) Speaking of pearls, have you seen the new Viva Decor pens in stock at Quixotic Paperie? Utterly fab!

Last week I ordered 'Fairy Play' from the new Belles and Whistles Elisabeth Bell Collection so I just had to get her inked up! I used the gorgeous Girl's Paperie papers, some kraft cardstock available from Emma in her Folksy Shop along with 6 x 6 Kraft envelopes-her kraft stuff is fab quality! I've stitched all the edges as usual:) I had a go at making one of those adorable wrapped roses-I love them-and I popped it in the centre of the lollipop flower and painted Shimmerz in pixie dust around the edges.

I actually have joined in some challenges this time! I used the fab sketch over at Mojo Monday-it's been just forever since I played there! I'm also entering this at: Craftalicious (cute), Creative Card Crew (die cuts).

This card will be popping along to My Etsy Shop shortly-I've got 10% off all my cards over there right now as part of Etsy's Christmas in July sale. I've also added more new designs including some gorgeous wooden hanging ornaments which I've altered-this is the heart and home one:

For those of you that haven't really been to Etsy or Folksy before before you start your Christmas Shopping for this year do go over and have a look-there's such amazing pieces of work-I always found the prices excellent, and it's lovely to support someone's small business rather than giving more cash to big corporate companies;)

Hope you find some time to join in with us at Quixotic Challenges this week! Thanks so much for stopping by and any comments you leave:)

Whimsy New Digital Release

Evening all! Today brings a fabulous new Digital Release from Whimsy! They are so fab! There are 2 fun activities going on to showcase the images that you can get involved in. There's the Blog Hop Release, if you want to join in and have a chance at winning some candy too pop along to the beginning here. My team is part of the Whimsy Challenge where we've all followed a fab sketch and each chosen one of the new images to work with. You can join in too using the sketch and have a go at winning 5 images of your choice-what a fab prize!

I decided to use Crissy's adorable new 'Trimming the Tree image-how cute! It was a total join to colour in, as are all of Crissy's images! The fab thing is, as it's digi, you can start colouring right away! I've actually used some of my Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses paper which I got last year and never ended up using, I do like this colour scheme though! I also added some punched snowflakes which have been painted with Shimmerz in Pixie Dust and some organza ribbon. The sentiment is from one of Ann's new digital sentiment collections which you can find here-that girls is such a star-I love all her wordart!

Ooo before I forget I wanted to tell you about some fab watermarks and signatures that are now available at Whimsy here, I've had lots of emails in the past asking about help on this so I think this is such a fab idea!

Thanks for stopping by!

Quixotic Challenges DT Card-Judy's Sketch and I Heart Bunting

Afternoon everyone! Hope you're all well and enjoying the gorgeous weather we're having at the moment! We've had a 2 week break over at Quixotic Challenges while we sorted out the new challenge rules etc so do make yourself familiar with them, I wouldn't want you to miss out on the fabulous prizes on offer! So this week Judy has provided us with a fab sketch-was so fun to use-I'll definetly use it again!

A while ago I bought this Mo Manning stamp 'Jack and Ginger' from Elaine and haven't had chance to get it inked up yet! Whilst I do love digi given the choice I would always go for rubbah so am loving the new Mo Manning stamps which have come out by Stamping Bella which you can grab here. The papers I've used are October Afternoon Thrift Shop, and the flower was made using some spellbinders dies. By the way if you've not checked out all the new arrivals at Quixotic Paperie I would suggest you get yourself over there pronto-tons of goodies have arrived from the new BG Oliver and Olivia papers to Grungepaper-there's lots!

I'm going to enter this card over at Papertake Weekly who want to see stitches. For anyone that's interested I'll be listing this card in My Etsy Shop shortly! Here's a close up piccie:

I also have a bit of news to tell ya. Recently I was contacted by theDotComGiftShop letting me know they'd included me in their 50 Superb Craft Blogs List and after a couple of emails they asked if I'd like to review a product of theirs-which I jumped at! Well guess what they sent me?! Bunting!!! Now I am mad on bunting-if such a thing as a bunting coinesseur exists I am probably one of em as I've purchased quite a few different bunting sets and am always hunting different ones out! Take a looky at the fab set they sent:

Isn't it fab! You can purchase this bunting set here, I honestly couldn't believe they were only £19.95-the pennants are such a good size and the length is massive-the set fits round half of Leo's bedroom! He's absolutely thrilled with them! If you're on the look out for some bunting then I would definetly recommend this set-such superb value for money! Thanks so much to the DotComGiftShip for sending them to me!

Thanks for stopping by and for any comments you might leave-love hearing from you!

Alice in Wonderland Goodies

Afternoon everyone! Hope you've had a fab weekend! It's been absolutely roasting here! This weekend my dad and step mum are visiting so we've been really busy-yesterday we went to the beach and last night we had a lovely meal! I got really sunburnt though yesterday! Today there's been a craft fair in town so we had a good look round and Leo's been playing in and out of the sprinklers this afternoon! All good fun:)

Since I haven't posted much recently I thought I would show you what I have been up to!I've been super busy with My Etsy and Folksy shop and have been having fun making lots of new designs and goodies. Here a few of em!

Here's a Bridal Shower Invitation-there's the invite text inside as well

Fun Eat Me Cupcake Toppers:

Alice in Wonderland Bookmarks:

Alice in Wonderland Journal:

Mad Hatter Favour Bags:

There's lots more stuff I've been doing but these are some of my faves! Thanks for stopping by and any comments you might leave-love hearing from you! Sorry I've been such a rubbish blogger recently! Keep your eyes peeled though for random candies:) Enjoy your evening!

SCACD Blog Hop Release

Good Morning! And what a gorgeous day it is! Time has just flown by this month-been so busy! But today I'm back with a fabulous new release to show you!

We have all been dying to show you the gorgeous new collection by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD Stamps - Sampler Edition #5, and we know you've been just as eager to see them!

There is a fabulous line up for you today, with the SCACD Design Team, the Quixotic Paperie Design Team and our very special guest - Susanna Boyd of CardoftheWeek and Papercraft Planet! Lots of lovely inspiration!

The new collection is now available over at Susana's Custom Art & Card Designin the Elisabeth Bell section! And for those of you in the UK/Europe, the collection is also available at Quixotic Paperie, in stock and ready to go! How can you resist!

You should have hopped over here from Marti Wills -http://pezadoodle.wordpress.com/

If you're only just joining us, you may want to start at the beginning over onSuzanne Dean's Blog, as you definitely don't want to miss any of the gorgeous creations! If you get lost at any point, or just want a recap on all the info, pop on over to the SCACD Store Blog!

And here's my creation:

I was so excited when I got sent this adorable image called Wish Upon A Star! How cute! So fun to colour too! I used my copics to colour her in. All the papers are DCWV Nana's Nursery, and I used a couple of punches to make the flowers and swirls! The layout is courtesy of the fab sketch at Card Patterns. Wouldn't she perfect on a wall hanging/door hanger in a little girls bedroom?!

Well Thank's so much for joining us on the hop and stopping by my blog! I can't wait to see what everyone else has created! Your next stop is Dianne Prewitt - http://mypaperhugs.blogspot.com/

Have Fun!

Quixotic Challenges DT Card-Fold it!

Hi guys! Hope your week has been going well! Sorry for not being around the past week! Anyways, today is a new challenge over at Quixotic Challenges-we had a new rule change last week so if you haven't checked that out then make sure you have a little look. It was my turn to pick the challenge this week and I chose Fold It-either make something which has more than 1 fold or decorate alter something that has more than one fold! I decided to make a gatefold card-haven't made one for like forever so was quite fun, and it gave me another chance to use my new Martha Stewart scoring board!

Last week I treated myself to some of the gorgeous new papers Elaine has stock by Girl's paperie-aren't they fab! They're summery, and shabby chic-love em! I also had to snag myself one of the new Cosmo Cricket De-Lovely paper pad too:) If you haven't checked out the new stock at Quixotic Paperie then have a looky here-there's tons of goodies and you get 10% off right now to celebrate the shops 1st birthday by entering the code HAPPYANNIVERSARYQP at checkout!

I also used one of my fave Belles and Whistles images which you can grab here-she's been coloured with copics:)

I'm going to enter this card at the following challenges:

Charisma (flowers)

Cupcake Crafts (dazzle us-bling)

A Spoonful of Sugar (floral delight)

Stampin for the Weekend (summer)

Well that's about it from me-thanks for popping by and for any comments you might leave! Enjoy the rest of your week-see ya soon:)

Quixotic Paperie Store's 1st Birthday Celebrations!!!!

Hello everyone! Up bright and early here today for the 1st Anniversary of the Quixotic Paperie online store, and we're having a very fun celebratory blog hop! If you're already following the hop, you should have hopped over here from Judy's Blog. If not, then hop back to the beginning at the Quixotic Paperie Store Blog. You won't want to miss a stop, as in addition to lots of fantastic inspiration, there are some prizes on offer (full details on the Quixotic Paperie Blog).

Quixotic Paperie was started on June 1st 2009 by Elaine Hughes. Having been an avid crafter (and craft shopper!) for a number of years, Elaine wanted to share her passion and see where it might take her - so,Quixotic Paperie was born! Since then, the store has grown, and now stocks a fabulous range of rubber stamps from around the world: The Greeting Farm, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, SCACD Stamps, Paper Makeup Stamps, Belles 'n Whistles, the Mo Manning for Stamping Bella range, Stempelglede and more! In addition, the store carries a large range of charms and embellishments, and a host of gorgeous papers for all your crafty projects! If Elaine loves it, you will probably find it at Quixotic Paperie!

In November 2009 the Quixotic Challenges blog was started, where you can find weekly inspiration from the wonderful Quixotic Paperie Design Team, and join in for the chance to win a monthly prize.

It has been a fab and wonderfully crafty year and here's to another one and hopefully many more to follow! I have been absolutely honoured to have been a part of most of this first year by being on the DT:)

To celebrate QP's 1st birthday I've made a card using probably my favourite image from Kraftin Kimmie stamps called Marie Antoinette-she's such a fun image! The papers I've used are a mix of Tim Holtz and some Basic Grey. I've kept it quite simple really, I've stitched all the edges on my sewing machine and the swirls are from my new EK success punch that I got at the craft show on the weekend. I had to add some of the fab Prima e-line pearls too! Here's a little close-up:~

Thanks so much for joining us on the hop-enjoy your next stops! Your next stop is the super talented Simonne-have fun and good luck! I'm off to check out all the fabulous creations too:) xxx

The Pixie Cottage Guest Designer DT card and Quixotic Challenges DT

Bit late again-well quite late! This seems to be a habit at the moment-things seem to be just crazy busy around here at the moment! Anyways-how's your week gone? Good I hope! Hope everyone has enjoyed their lovely long weekend! Yesterday I went with my mum to a craft show near Lincoln which was very fun-bought some new goodies! Today we went to a local tractor rally as Leo loves tractors, was a nice little afternoon out since the sun was shining:)

Wednesday was my last week as Guest Designer for the Pixie Cottage-4 weeks seem to have gone by very fast! Thanks Michelle so much for asking me-I've absolutely loved working with the stamps-they're so fun! This last card uses Little Mermaid by Alisa Ramirez! Look at her eyes! Aren't they fab! You can probably see I added lots of Glossy Accents-makes the image pop me thinks:) All the yummy papers I used are Tim Holtz which you can snag at Quixotic Paperiehere. I'm going to enter this card into the following challenges My Time To Craft (vivid greeting cards) and Polka Doodles (sew and sew) and Cupcake Crafts (summer delights).

Also going to show you my DT card for Quixotic Challenges (below)-the theme this week is embossing so I decided it was high time I got my much neglected embossing folders out! I used a Cuttlebug folder think it's called 'about you' and cut out the word precious and sanded it (I used core card). How adorable is the image! It's by the Greeting Farm and comes as a super cute set it's calledOliver and Amelia the buddies set-Oliver is such a perfect image for a little boy card isn't he?! Very fun and easy to colour too. All the papers I used are from the newly released Max and Whiskers paper pad by Basic Grey-everytime they bring a new release out I just have to get it-it's a sickness I tell ya! I'm going to enter this card at One Stitch at a Time (something new challenge-the papers)

This week is going to be lots of fun for 2 reasons! Tomorrow is Quixotic Paperie's 1st Birthday! I can hardly believe it! There's going to be a super fun blog hop with VERY special guests-it's going to be awesome! And, there'll be lots of prizes! I can't wait!

Also tomorrow it's a new Whimsy Digital release-I won't be on the blog hop cos my team is doing the challenge this month instead but the images are all fantastic-so keep your eye out for that too!

I'm sorry for being such a rubbish blogging friend of late-I have just so busy and still haven't caught up. I've been crazy busy with orders from my Etsy shop and my new Folksy shop which is great-I couldn't be happier about that-it's exactly what I wanted-but along with other things everything's been keeping me on my toes-so I am sorry if I haven't popped round recently! Thanks for stopping by today and making it to the end of this long post! I really appreciate you coming to see me and for any comments you leave! See you tomorrows guys!

Very exciting News and Sweet Pea Stamps Winner!

Wow I can't believe this but I've been shortlisted for card of the year over at Midnight Madness. If you're a regular visitor to my blog you'll know I've been playing along over there more or less since the beginning-it's definetly my favourite sketch challenge blog-they're always so different the DT are always so diverse in their talents it makes it very fun to check out their work! Anyways...I'm card no 14-all the cards up for the award are absolutely gorgeous!

Right oh, bit late in announcing the winner but the winner of the Sweet Pea stamps is no. 17 and that's Craft Princess. Craft Princess if you can email me within 48 hours at craftypagan@gmail.com then I'll post your prize off to you! If I don't hear anything within 48 hours I'll have to draw another winner.

Have a great day!

Whimsy Blog Hop Candy Winner

Morning all! Popped on to announce the winner of the Whimsy Rubber Stamps New Release Candy. The lucky winner wins both carousel horses! How cool is that! So, without further ado..mr random generator selected no.60 That's ALICE. Well done hun!

Alice if you can get in touch with me at craftypagan@gmail.com I'll pass your details onto Denise! Thanks everyone for all your lovely comments. I'll be drawing my Sweet Pea Candy tonight-so you've still got a bit of time to add your comments to win:)

Quixotic Challenges DT on a Friday!

Evening all:) Hope everyone's well! Oooo it's been gorgeous here the past few days! Doesn't it make you feel good when the weather's nice? I've ordered some new Summer clothes so hopefully the weather will stay nice long enough for me to wear some of em:) Bit late again this week, been another busy one but hey it reminds you to join in right?

So this week at Quixotic Challenges the challenge is to use Word Art as your main focus rather than an image. Quite a fun one for those of us who always use images and are used to colouring. The sentiment I've used is by Paper Makeup Stamps-they have the most gorgeous word art:) The papers I've used are from the new scrummy Capella Range which you get from Elaine here. Did you get your Roll Call kit? Ooo I did-such good value-haven't had time to ink those cuties up yet though! I'm going to enter this card over at Basic Grey Challenges who want us to punch it (doily lace) and use Basic Grey, Gingersnaps who want us to use a quote, and Practical Scrapperswho want to see patterned paper.

Making that DT card inspired me to make an Alice in Wonderland card set. I went quite simple really but I think it's quite effective! They're available to buy here on etsy and here on folksy if you're in the UK.
I've had quite a few pieces of good news this week too-a few different people have got in touch and said they'd featured my etsy shop on their blog or website. Today EtsyGreetings have featured my shop on their blog-you can have a peek here if you fancy! I think it must be my lucky week!

Right that's it from me, not going to waffle on-still haven't had my dinner yet but hubby's cooking enchiladas and they smell yummy! Thanks for stopping by and for any comments you might leave! xxx

The Pixie Cottage Guest Designer DT card

Morning all! Lovely, bright and sunshiney here today! It's my 3rd week of being a Guest Designer for the Pixie Cottage and this week the challenge is 3D-so use dimension on your projects-nice easy one right? The image I've used today is one of the gorgeous new stamps available by the Pixie Cottage called Alisa in Wonderland. Isn't she fab? A lovely whimsical take on the Alice in Wonderland theme me thinks-I just can't get enough Alice in Wonderland!

For my card I used the fab sketch over at The Pink Elephant and am also going to enter it at Papertake Weekly (flowers), Creative Inspirations (punches), Cute Card Thursday (Someone special).

Aren't those papers yummy-they're the new Basic Grey Capella collection which I had to nab straight away when Elaine got them in stock. The charm, tulle and gems are all also from Quixotic Paperie.

Should anyone be interested this card has been listed in my etsy shop here, and in my folksy shop:)

Well that's it from me today-just a quickie! Don't forget my Sweet Pea candy is still open here, and check out my Whimsy blog hop post for the chance to win the new release!

Whimsy Rubber Stamps Release Day + Candy!

Afternoon everyone! Hope you're enjoying your day! Today is release day at Whimsy Stamps, with 2 new fabulous carousel horses and some cool sentiments from our very own Ann! If you've come over from Crissy's blog then you're on the right track, if not then head to Crissy's blog to make sure you don't miss anything! And, I did say there would be candy! Yup, Denise has kindly given me both carousel horses to give away as candy to a random commenter on this post! You'll have till Friday 21st May at noon EST to get your comments in!

Isn't this new horsey, Party Pony, just gorgeous?! So perfect for birthdays! I decided to use some Basic Grey Kioshi papers, as I thought they'd go perfectly with the image which I've coloured with copics. I've added some ink distressing in spun sugar too. You can buy all your Whimsy stamps direct from here-these new carousel horses are such a must have, and how fab are these new ticket stub sentiments-I love them! If you're in the UK and Europe you can also purchase them from Quixotic Paperie here.

I'm going to enter this card over at Crafty Cardmakers as their challenge this week is Inside Out and Create 4 Fun, as I used their fab sketch! At Stamp Something this week, their challenge is celebrate something which is perfect for this and Ooh La La whose theme is bright and cheerful.Here's a little dimensional photo:

Incase anyone's interested this card will be listed over in my etsy shop and my folksy shop shortly:)

Next stop on the blog hop is Debbie. Have fun hopping and good luck at winning the yummy candy on the hop. Don't forget to leave your comment on this post to win the new release!

Tag You're it!

Evening everyone! It's been gorgeous here, sun was shining, hopefully stay like that for the rest of the week! Hope you're all well! Thought I'd pop on and show you some of the many tags I've been making recently and some stationery too!

This is my goth tag set I made last week-I sprayed the background with cherrylicious mica pigment spray by Crafty Notions, heat set then embossed this fab Cherry Pie stamp onto the tag. Cherry Pie art stamps was the first company I discovered when I started stamping that there were some very cool images out there! I've also added some lush black lace and some prima e line adhesive gems.

Here's another addition to my ever growing Alice in Wonderland section in my etsy shop-I used the Hatter's riddle to make a fun tag set:)

Last week you may have seen me making a request for an Inkadinkado dress stamp, well a lovely lady called Sandra got in touch and I now have said stamp-hi Sandra if you're reading! It's such a gorgeous image you don't need to do much to it at all. I decided to make another postcard set, and all I've done with the image is heat embossed it (ooo it's been a while since I got my heat gun out!) in a copper embossing powder-looks quite effective me thinks!

Well that's it for now-just thought I'd catch you up with some bits and pieces I've been making! Don't forget I've still got Sweet Pea candy you can enter here, and have a look at my Whimsy blog hop post to win the brand new Whimsy carousel horses:) Thanks for stopping by and for any comments you leave-I really love hearing from you!

Sweet Pea Stamps Candy!!!!

As promised I'm back with some candy! Lovely Alice, Sweet Pea Stamp candy at that! If you want to win these two stamps just leave me a comment (one of these days I'm gonna figure out mr linky!) I'm going to leave this candy open until Friday 21st May. That's all you have to do, just leave a comment! If you win you'll have 48 hours to claim the prize otherwise I'll re-draw the winner! Good luck xxx

Stamp request

Forgot to ask in my last post but does anyone have an Inkadinkado wood mounted stamp called 'My Mother's Dress' that they don't use and fancy getting some pennies for? Email me at craftypagan@gmail.com

Thanks!

Where did the week go? and The Pixie Cottage DT card!

How can it be Thursday! I had such great blogging plans-and I have quite a few posts to write up as well! It's been a crazy busy week here, we've all been poorly with colds and my etsy shop has been crazy busy for about a month-which is great but time has just flown by! As I am based in the UK I decided to also open a Folksy shop to run alongside my etsy store. Here it is if you want a peek!

Right onto my card! Wednesday was my second week Guest Designing for The Pixie Cottage and the theme this week is vintage/distressing! My favourite! For this card I used the fabulousSouth End Girl Stamp. She is such a versatile image I know I'm going to use her over and over! I got some lush papers from my friend Clare the other day-I've never heard of the brand before now but they're by GCD studios and the pack is called Ella Blue. I also used some text to paper piece the South End girl stamp-I think it's quite a cool look! The flower is a nestie die which I got recently and this was the first chance I've had to play! Ooo and the tag is from one of my tag sets available here if you're overseas or here if you're from the UK.

Angle shot-I'm making sure I decorate my insides of the card at the time instead of leaving them till they get sold or get sent off! Got to be more organised!

I'm also going to enter this at Paperplay who theme is brown and..and Crafty Cardmakers, and I also followed the sketch at Midnight Madness.

Right then I'm gonna go off and get the dinner cooked! Thanks so much for stopping by and for any comments-I love hearing from you! I also have another giveaway to post so I'll be back later-keep your eyes peeled!

Quixotic Challenges DT Card and Re Draw for my Giveaway!

Afternoon everyone! Happy Mothers Day to those of you in the US-hope you're having a nice relaxing day! Am a bit late with this post-it's been one of those weeks where I could have done with an extra 5 hours or so in each day! If you're looking for the Whimsy Digital Blog Hop Release post click here! If you've not joined in yet you've still got a few days and of course there's prizes to be won!

The theme this week at Quixotic Challenges, picked by me is babies and children, and was a perfect oppurtunity to use this absolutely adorable SCACD stamp called 'Oh baby'-how cute! I used some DCWV Nana's Nursery papers-I think they go perfectly with this cutie:) I did follow a sketch but I've totally missed the deadline but I am going to enter this in the following challenges:

Simon Says Challenge: Birthdays/Celebrations-Babies are definetly a reason to celebrate:)

Crafts and Me: Sparkle

Paperplay Challenges-Stamp and Bling

Creative Card Crew-April Showers bring may flowers

Shabby Tea Room-Bling

Totally Papercrafts: Stitching

For the bling I used some Prima flowers and then painted them with some Shimmerz in pixie Dust-love that stuff! If you're interested you can purchase this card here:)

Ooo before I go did you see the fab news? Elaine at Quixotic Paperie is going to stocking Stempelglede stamps! How awesome is that! It won't be long before they're available to buy-I think they're actually just sat in customs at the moment-so keep your eye out as they're bound to sell quickly!

Don't forget you've still got some times to join in the challenge at Quixotic Challenges-the prize is one you're gonna want-go take a look!

Unfortunetly the winner of my giveaway didn't contact me so I've redrawn for the Sweet Pea Stamp and the winner is: Monica-please send me an email Monica within 48 hours

Whimsy Digital Release Blog Hop!

Afternoon all! Hope you're enjoying yourself on the blog hop checking out all the fab creations featuring the New Whimsy Digital Designs!

If you've come from Patricia, your on the right track, if not head to the start at Denise's blog! Along with the blog-which you'll be pleased to hear is not as long-there is a Whimsy digi challenge which you can find here on the Whimsy Inspirations blog.

For this new release we at Whimsy are also welcoming a brand new designer called Melissa Jenkins-her new digi releases are available here-aren't they just fab! There's also new sentiments by Ann , ad a brand new Emma. But today, as you can see, I'm showcasing one of Crissy's new digital designs-called Gracie's Roses-I absolutely love her! She's so vintage and sweet looking isn't she!

Here's a close-up:~ Gracie has been coloured with copics, stickles added to her roses, and antique linen distress ink sponged around the edges of the image.

I used some more gorgeous Tim Holtz Papers available from Quixotic Paperie here, Shimmerz around the edges, yummy lace and my retro punches:) I've also followed the sketch over at Sketch and Stash. For anyone that's interested this card is available for purchase in my etsy shop:)

Don't forget to leave a comment at the end of this post for a chance at winning one of the fab prizes on offer from Whimsy! Your next stop on the hop is Sue!

Guest Designer Card for The Pixie Cottage!

Morning all! Hope you're day is going well so far-it seems plain hectic here but that's 2 year olds for ya! Now today I'm here to show you a card I made for the Pixie Cottage after a couple months ago the fabulous Michelle emailed me out of blue and asked if I'd be a guest designer for a month! I jumped at the chance-their stamps are so adorable and there's a real mix of styles too so I've had great fun playing with them:) If you haven't got any Pixie Cottage stamps yet you can buy them here:)

The challenge today at The Pixie Cottage is to Make Your Own Charm, there is also a sketch which you can follow too or you can use either or. Now firstly I pondered on using shrink plastic but in the end I went with creating a tag into a charm-hopefully that will give a few people some different ideas and will be able to play along. For my card I've used the gorgeous new Spring Hannah with Butterflies-isn't she sweet? Here's a little close-up:~

I've gone with quite muted soft tones using the Basic Grey Wisteria papers all distressed with antique linen. I've also followed the sketch at Create4Fun.

I'm also going to enter this at:

Creative Card Crew (April flowers bring may showers)

Charisma (girly card with flowers)

CCT-Make your own

Sentimental Sundays (someone special)

KL Stampin Scrappin (decorate inside as well as out)

Sir Stampalot Challenge (blossoms and buttterflies)

Well that's it from me today! Come back later for the new brand new Whimsy Digi Release hop! See you soon, and thanks for stopping by and for any comments you might leave xxx