A card... er, no... box...

Hi all! I hope you are all well and enjoying the sunshine wherever you are! Our challenge at Anya Ink is still running and it is to "add some bling". The DT have added other gorgeous creations which we hope you will find inspiring! I have chosen to do something a bit different, using my Greeting Farm image to make a box instead of a card...

Bonjour à tous! Un petit message pour vous dire que le challenge d'Anya Ink est dans sa 2e semaine (sortez tout ce qui brille, ajoutez du bling!) et que la DT a ajouté d'autres créations, qui, nous l'espérons, vous plairont! J'ai décidé de ne pas faire une carte, mais une petite boîte...

Here is the top of my box...

And here is the whole box,

Stamp: The Greeting Farm - Princess Anya

Copics: B00, B02, BG000, BV0000, BV00, BV02, Bv04, C1, C3, C5, C7, E000, E00, R20, Y21, Y26, Y28

Paper: Fancy Pants

Embellishments: flowers (from Quixotic Paperie), ribbon from stash, Star dust Stickles, glamour dust, distress inks (milled lavender and dusty concord)

That's all for now! Thank you very much for your visit and have a great weekend!

Merci de votre visite et bon week-end à tous! Bises,

Hugs,
Delphine xx

Two awards to share

Hello all! I hope you are all fine and have had a great sunny day. I have received the following awards from the lovely Lorraine. Thank you so much for thinking of me, Lorraine, that is so kind of you!

 

It is really hard to give names I think, so I would like you my loyal followers to take these awards to thank you for your support, for never failing to leave me comments (and lovely ones!!) which I appreciate so much and for having accepted me in Blogland... Thank you also for sharing your wonderful creations that I always love discovering. I am really happy to have you as my blog buddies :-)!

Hugs,
Delphine xx

Add some bling!

Hi all! I hope you had a great week... Today is Friday, which means it is time for a new challenge at Anya Ink and time for my first DT card, which I am very happy to share with you! Our challenge this week is "Add some bling" and we are sponsored by Bizzy Becs, there's a fabulous prize to win! The DT have made some gorgeous cards, so why not take a look, give them some love... and join us :-)?

Coucou! On est vendredi, c'est donc l'heure d'un nouveau challenge d'Anya Ink, et l'heure de ma première carte en tant que DT... J'espère que vous l'aimerez! Il y a un super prix à gagner offert par Bizzy Becs, et notre challenge est "d'ajouter du bling", sortez tout ce qui brille!

Oh, it is so difficult to take a picture of a card with lots of glitter... I have never taken so many just for one card :-)... I am too ashamed to tell you how many... and the result is so different from the card IRL!

And a close up...

Stamp: The Greeting Farm - Stella

Copics: E000, E00, E25, E31, E50, E51, E53, R20, RV00, RV02, RV04, RV06

Copic Spica Glitter Pens (Sand, black, and clear for her dress and shoes)

DP: Doodlebug (cherry chocolate dot) + chocolate glitter card

Bling: Artwork (Love) and gems from stash

Ribbon: white coloured with RV04 Copic

Tools: punch (tiny circle), ink blending tool used with Rosebud ColorBox Ink, and beads for the flower

I made the "flower" in her hair, using the beads that I usually use to make rings, and the flower is just the beginning of the ring. I love glitter but thought it would be nice to add something else too.

J'ai fait la fleur avec des perles facettes et rocaille (c'est le début d'une bague fleur).

That's all for now! Have a great weekend and thank you very much for your visit!

C'est tout pour l'instant! Bon week-end et merci de votre visite! Bises, Delphine.

Hugs,

Delphine xx

100% Distress Ink card

Hello again everyone! A card in this post... which shows my first attempt at colouring a whole image with distress inks...  Once my image was ready (I often start with the image and the colours I want to use, and then papers :-)), I thought I would use only distress inks on my card, to have a matching background... So, 100% Distress Ink!

This card is for The Sugar Bowl Challenge - Lilian's great sketch (+ theme: pink, black and white).

Coucou! Une petite carte 100% Encres Distress, ma première image coloriée de cette manière, pour le challenge du Sugar Bowl (sketch à suivre + rose, noir et blanc en option).

And a close up...

Stamp: Sugar Nellie - Gorjuss Girls - Untamed

Distress Inks: Black Soot, Spun Sugar, Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick

Punches used for the flowers: Flower, Daisy, Small Circle

Other: Cuttlebug folder (distressed stripes), ink blending tool, gems and pearls from my stash

That's all for tonight! Thank you very much for visiting!

Enjoy the rest of your evening and talk to you soon!

Bonne soirée et à très bientôt! Bises.

Hugs,

Delphine xx 

Exciting news to share...

Hi everyone! As some of you may know, I think I have something to share... The past few days have been amazing for me! It all started with the encouragement award that I won at the Anya Ink Challenge Blog, the blog for all lovers of the adorable Greeting Farm and CC Designs stamps. It made me SO happy and proud! And... in the middle of my excitement... I was asked if I wanted to join the Design Team... My heart almost stopped! And, YES!! I am so excited and so honoured to join such talented ladies and still find it hard to believe this is happening... The challenges are every other Friday and I really hope you will be able to join us!

Thank you all for reading these lines, and again thank you for your support and all your lovely comments. I am very happy I have told YOU and shared this with YOU, who understand so well!

Enjoy the rest of your day and talk to you soon!

Hugs,

Delphine xx

Quelques mots pour mon "membre" français, tu te reconnaîtras..., je suis absolument aux anges depuis quelques jours car, après avoir reçu un Encouragement Award du nouveau blog Anya Ink, on m'a demandé si je souhaitais rejoindre la Design Team! Incroyable, je nage dans le bonheur! Je suis très honorée d'avoir la chance de partager ma passion avec une équipe aussi pleine de talent (j'ai aussi un peu de pression...). Challenge un vendredi sur deux, en espérant que vous vous joindrez à nous!

Bises,

Delphine

Blog Award

Hi all! I have received the following award from the lovely Rosie. Thank you, Rosie, it is very kind of you to think of me!

There are several rules to follow:
1. Thank and link the person who gave you the award
2. Display the award on your blog
3. Tell 6 lies and one truth about yourself or vice versa
4. Nominate 7 others and leave a message letting them know.

So, here are my 6 lies and 1 truth

1. I hate children and teenagers, hence my job.
2. I really don't like spending money.
3. I don't like reading at all... what a waste of time!
4. I hate Jelly Bellies and peanut butter!
5. I don't like colouring cute characters, you know... what's the point?
6. I hate Internet, nothing good can come of it.
7. I have a secret I'm dying to share.

I would like to pass this award on to the following bloggers:
Lizzy, Samantha, Coops, Kat, Squirrel, Lorraine, Jessica

Have a nice day, I will post a card and talk to you soon!

Hugs,
Delphine xx

Second easel card...

Hello all! I hope you had a nice Sunday, despite the weather! I have had a great day (Mother's Day in France :-)

Yesterday I posted my first easel card and I really enjoyed myself, so I decided I would make another one! This one is for my lovely stepdaughter's birthday tomorrow. She just loves Twilight... So a few weeks ago I bought Edward (er... the Greeting Farm stamp...) with her birthday in mind! I hope she likes it!

I used the sketch from All That Scraps Challenge Blog (great sketch by Janneke), and I will also enter my card into A Spoon Full of Sugar (Challenge 105 - Celebrations) and My Partner in Crafting Crime (Challenge 3 - Happy Birthday), a new blog I found thanks to the lovely Coops! I really like their name :-)

Here is the front of my card...

Copics: B00, B02, B12 (I think, forgot to write them down) C1, C3, C5, C7, E000, E00, R20

Stamp: The Greeting Farm - Edward

Papers: digital by Pink Petticoatink

Card Candy: Craftwork Cards

Tools: Fiskars punch (scalloped lace), ink blending tool and ColorBox ink (baby blue)

Ribbon from stash, computer generated sentiment

And here is the whole easel card...

Well, I guess that's all for tonight... Thank you so much for visiting my blog! Enjoy the rest of your evening and talk to you soon!

Hugs,

Delphine xx

First easel card and masking...

Hello! I hope you are all well and enjoying your weekend! Rainy day in France, too bad for tennis fans... My card today is my very first easel card and it is also the first time that I have masked an image (and I found it a bit difficult with RUBBER stamps, so I had to try several times to have my character sitting on the fence and not sitting... in the sky :-)!

I am going to enter it into several challenges:

Colour Create - Challenge 45 - Soft green and light aqua (the optional extra is butterflies)

Anya Ink - Challenge 1 - Easel card

Anyone for Anya -Double Trouble (use 2 images)

Totally Gorjuss - Challenge 32 - Wings

Simon Says Stamp - Pink or blue with green and brown

Here is the front part of my card.

Copics: Skin and hair: E000, E00, E27, E29, E31, R20 - Clothes: B00, B02, B91, B93, B95, B97, BG000, G000, G00, G02, YG11 - Fence: E33, E35, E37, E47 - Grass and flowers: BG000, Y00, Y11, YG03, YG11, YG13, YG17, YG63, YG67

Stamps: CC Designs (Field Fence, Lederhosen Hansel, butterflies and sentiment)

DP: Doodlebug

Tools and other: MS doily lace punch, ink blending tool, blue chalk, Star dust Stickles, gems and ribbon

And here is the whole easel card...

I have chosen to keep my card quite simple because I wanted the image and butterflies to be the focus of the card.

Thank you all for visiting my blog and for all your lovely comments! I really appreciate :-)!

Have a great weekend and talk to you soon!

Hugs,
Delphine xx

Pink and grey Christmas card...

Hello all! I hope you are all well after such a hot day! I don't like it when it is too hot, so best thing to do... make a Christmas card!

It fits two challenges...

ABC Christmas Challenge - K is for Kisses... and this image is the closest I could find... so I hope a hug is OK!

Winter Wonderland - Sketch - I followed Marianne's great (and first!) sketch!

Stamp: Mouse Hug - Rachelle Anne Miller/Stampavie

Copics: C1, C3, C5, C7, E31, E33, E35, E50, E51, E53, R00, R02, RV000, RV00, RV21

Papers: Craft Creations (Christmas Scrolls) and glitter card

Tools: Snowflake punch, Cuttlebug die (snowflake), Nestabilities (Classic Circle and Classic Scalloped Circle) and ribbon

And a last view, the best (but still not very good) I could get!

I am going to link my card and then off to visit you! Enjoy your evening and talk to you soon!

Hugs,
Delphine xx

A card for my son

Hello all! I hope you are all well! So, I am back with the second card I mentioned last night. It is for several challenges and for my almost-3-year-old son! He is always very interested in my cards (and markers...) and I thought he would be happy to have his own card! He wanted to have it even before it was finished but he kindly waited and I managed to take pictures before giving it to him!

Colour Create - Challenge 44 - Khaki, Aqua, Brown and Cream - the optional extra is circles, and they are having a DT Call

PaperPlay - Week 19 - Brown and...?

Totally Gorjuss - Challenge 30 - Round and Round (I hope they will find my card gorjuss enough, even if it is a boy's card!)

Stampin' For The Weekend - A card for a male

Cute Card Thursday - Challenge 112 - Someone Special (my youngest son!)

Stamp: Oliver - The Greeting Farm (Happy Day Set)

Copics: BG11, BG13, BG23, C1, C3, C5, E08, E19, E25, E27, E29, E31, E35, E51, E53, YG63, YG67

Papers: Wild Rose Studio (Milton & Co - Brown with circles), Pink Petticoat (gingham), Toga (brown stripes)

Tools: Nestabilities (circles), white gel pen, card candy (Craftworks Card)

I used 3D pads for Oliver only, the rhino and brown dinosaur are supposed to be in the background, but it is not obvious on the photo, better IRL!

I used a second sheet of  Wild Rose Studio paper to add the big circle to the top (there are 3 layers in fact - brown CS, DP, and gingham circles), and I also used the idea of white faux stitching from the Wild Rose Studio paper, using my circle die as a "guide/template".

I think that's it! Enjoy your evening and thank you very much for your time - taking the time to read, visit my blog and leave comments! I really appreciate!

Hugs,

Delphine xx

Dashing through the snow...

Hello all! I hope you had a nice weekend. Busy weekend for me! Here is my first card (I will probably post the second card tomorrow night :-))! A Christmas card for two challenges...

ABC Christmas Challenge - J is for Jingle Bells (+ punch)... I really wanted to take part but could not find a single stamp or paper with bells on it, so I thought I would use my Snoopy, dashing through the snow, as a reference to the first line of Jingle Bells! I hope it is OK and not too far-fetched... Then I managed to find ONE bell in my Christmas decorations box!

Winter Wonderland - See Amid the Winter's Snow - my first Winter Wonderland challenge!

Stamps: Peanuts Snow Sledding - Stampabilities, Sentiment - Personal Impressions

Copics: B00, B02, B05, BG000, C1, E51, R24, R27, R29, Y15, Y17

Paper: Pinecone Press

Tools: Snowflake punch, Distress Ink (Broken China), Ink Blending tool, star dust stickles

For the strip in the middle, I used a snowflake punch on Post-Its, placed them on white cardstock then inked with Distress Ink.

One more thing, if you are looking for candy, you should visit the ABC Christmas blog!
Good night all, talk to you tomorrow!

Hugs,
Delphine xx

Puppy Kiki La Rue...

Hello all! I hope you are well and not as tired as I am... So, a quick post from me! Tonight's card is for 5 challenges:

All That Scraps - Pink and Brown

Anyone for Anya - Lucky numbers (include a number on your card)

Totally Papercrafts - Challenge 15 - Stitching (with my little hands again!)

Sketch Saturday - Week 102 - Sketch

The Crafty Pad - Challenge 70 - Punch(es)

Stamp: CC Designs - Puppy Kiki La Rue

Copics: E000, E00, E27, E29, E31, E33, E35, E37, R20, RV02, RV10, RV13, RV21, RV23, Copic Spica glitter pen (clear)

Paper: Carolees Creations (Chocolate hearts)

Punches: MS Doily lace, ? Circle

Dies: Creatables - Marianne Design (LR0105), Shapeabilities (Flourish Accent)

Other: Ink Blending tool, Distress Ink (Spun Sugar), DMC thread (E436), ribbon, pearls

Close up on the image...

And a last picture...

I did not have any matching flowers, so I used my Creatables dies and a circle punch to make them, then added pearls (because I do not have any flower centres!).

Well, I guess that's all for tonight! Thank you very much for looking and have a good night!

Hugs,
Delphine xx

A birthday card for my Mum...

Hello all! I hope you are all well! Tonight I am showing you the card I have made for my Mum's birthday. I used the image of a lovely lady painting, because I think my mum looks a bit like her and she LOVES painting (watercolour) - and she is so good at it! So I bought this beautiful Kraftin' Kimmie stamp with my Mum in mind.

My card (below) fits the following challenges:

By The Cute And Girly - Celebrations

Kraftin'Kimmie - Challenge #27 - Sketch

Stamptacular Sunday - Challenge #57 - A celebration for Moms (my mum's birthday)

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Birthdays/ Celebrations (they are celebrating the first blogoversary of their challenge blog)

Stamp: Kraftin' Kimmie - Lola DaVinci

Copics: B00, B02, B05, B91, B93, B95, B97, C1, C3, C5, C7, E000, E00, R24, R27, Y15, Y17

DP: Doodlebug (blue jean stripe)

Tools: Nestabilities (large circles and scalloped circles), ink blending tool (with ColorBox baby blue ink)

And a last picture because I didn't know which one to choose :-)

That's all for now! Have a nice evening and thank you so much for visiting me!

Hugs,
Delphine xx

Ronnie Relaxing

For tonight's card, I have used a special digi... In memory of her Dad, Emma and her family are trying to raise funds for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance Charity. Paula from Pollycraft drew a special edition digi to help her raise money. Every penny goes to the Charity. You can get all the details here and you can get this fantastic digi from Emma or from Pollycraft for £1.50. Once you have your image, use it on a project and take part in Emma's Charity Challenge.

So this card is for Emma's Charity Challenge and also for Allsorts Challenge - Week 50 - Animals.

Image: Ronnie Relaxing - Pollycraft

Copics: B00, B02, B05, B93, B95, B97, BV02, C1, C3, C5, E31, E33, E35, E37, E43, R24, Y17, YG63, YG67, YR00, YR02

DPs: Doodlebug (prints charming), Toga (Balade d'automne 5)

Other: ColorBox ink (Baby Blue)

And here is a close up...

If you want to help Emma raise money, get your image and enter her challenge, you have until 5th May!

Hugs,
Delphine xx

Back to Copics but some stitching again

Hello all! A quick post from me... but yes, I had to do it again, although it takes time, I think I really like stitching with my little fingers :-)! Also it is the first time I have used digital papers only and I am quite satisfied with them, relieved in fact - no printing problem!
I have chosen to keep my card simple and I am entering it into the following challenges:

Anyone for Anya - Sketch #9

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - Challenge 56 - "Sew" Special
Lily of the Valley - Challenge 52 - Here comes summer
ABC Challenge - T is for Thank you (I used "especially for you" instead of "thank you" because I thought it was a way to thank a friend too and "thank you" was too short a sentiment compared to the size of my image - if you disagree, no problem, ignore my entry then)

And the usual close up!

Stamp: The Greeting Farm - Izzy

Copics: B00, B02, BG000, C1, E000, E00, E25, E27, E29, E31, E50, E51, E53, R20

Papers: Pink Petticoat

Inks: Versacraft (Sand), ColorBox (Baby Blue)

Tools: ink blending tool, piercing tool, needle, DMC thread (E898)

Thanks for visiting and for all the lovely comments you leave! I really appreciate! Have a wonderful day!
Hugs,
Delphine xx

The Sugar Bowl Challenge 34

Hi everyone! No stitching today! But an image coloured with Tombows again... Today's card is for the Sugar Bowl Challenge (challenge 34) only and we are asked to follow Tiets's great sketch and use punches (2 for me). Here is my card...

Stamps: Sugar Nellie - Manga Fairy, Personal Impressions - sentiment

Colouring: Tombows (055, 090, 451, 636, 673, 676, 761, 772, 947, 977) and distress ink (tattered rose for the skin)

Papers: Craftwork Cards and Bazzill (purple/dotted but you can't see it on my photo!)

Punches: MS Doily Lace, Carl (Circle)

Tools: CB folder (Swiss dots), Nestabilities (large circles, for the largest circle), ink blending tool, star dust stickles and gems from stash

And a close up...

I have used my Tombow 725 to ink the embossed CS and the sentiment.

Before leaving you, I think I should tell you that I am very happy because I won the Copic Colour Challenge last week and it is the lovely Squirrel who told me the good news! Thanks Squirrel :-)!
Good night friends and talk to you soon!

Hugs,
Delphine xx

Tombows used and... sewing machine wanted!!!

Hello everyone! If there was a special award for the time spent making a card, I could be the winner today... I wanted to make a card with stitching (hand stitched) and while stitching (I refused to count the HOURS it took me...) I realised I REALLY needed a sewing machine! At least, I have one good idea for next Christmas, not for trousers... but for cards only (I know it sounds crazy...)! If you know the perfect machine for that, do not hesitate, give me some advice!
Also, it has been a long time since I last used my Tombows, which I like so much, and thought I would use them instead of Copics for a change :-)!
Anyway, my card is for the following challenges:
Anyone for Anya - Sweet as Sugar
All That Scraps - Sewing
Simon Says Stamp - Things with wings
Friday Sketchers - Sketch 99 (I moved the sentiment because I felt the lower part of my card was too empty because of the image I used, I hope it is OK - if not, ignore my entry :-))
Crafty Catz - Stitching
The Crafty Pad - Challenge 67 - Stitching
Penny's Challenges - Anything Goes

And a close up

Stamp: CC Designs - Heidi among Flowers

Colouring: Tombows (055, 090, 098, 158, 195, 451, 703, 725, 761, 800, 947, 977) and distress inks (Tattered Rose and Faded Jeans for the skin, boots, sleeve)

Papers: BoBunny (Alissa love you) and BasicGrey (sultry/fandango) for the background paper

Tools and other: Piercing tool, needle, DMC pearlescent effects (E747), Shapeabilities (Flourish Accent), Star Dust Stickles and gems

That's all for now! Have a nice weekend, and don't forget, if you have any ideas for the sewing machines, please tell me :-)!

Hugs,
Delphine xx

Sugar Nellie birthday card

Hello everyone! I hope you are all fine and have had or are having a wonderful day! Tonight's card is for the following challenges:
Copic Creations - Challenge 26 - Black hair
Sunday Sketch and Stamp - Challenge 26 - Sketch 2 for me but you can choose any of their previous sketches to celebrate their 1st birthday!
Magical Crafts - Challenge #13 - Something for the girls
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Challenge 100 - Happy Birthday
Creative Card Crew - Challenge 48 - Happy Birthday

And a close up

Stamp: Sugar Nellie - Gorjuss Girls - Bear Hug

Copics: BV00, BV02, BV04, C1, C3, C5, C7, C8, E00, E31, E33, E35, R00

Paper: Rouge de Garance (lilou n°5)

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Tool: Ink Blending tool, ColorBox Ink (Thistle)

Ribbon and gems from stash

I guess that's it! You can leave a comment if you like and if you have time, I appreciate them so much!
 
Hugs,
Delphine xx

2nd GDT card - ABC Christmas Challenge

Yes, here is my second (and last!) GDT card for the ABC Christmas Challenge. Time goes by so fast... but many thanks to the lovely team for letting me join them. It was my first experience as GDT and I loved it! I really had a wonderful time with them and will continue watching what they all do and taking part in their great challenges whenever I can.

The challenge this week is I for Ice with an added extra of snowflakes and our sponsor is Stitchy Bear Stamps, which you can find here. I have used one of their great images on my card and the DT have too. You can look at their wonderful creations here.

To have an "ice effect" I have used glitter card of course, glitter on the image + Copic Spica glittter pen on the letters and I have added more glitter on the embossed swirls...

Stamp: Let It Snow - Stitchy Bear Stamp

Copics: B00, B02, B05, C1, Y11, Y15, Spica glitter pen (sky blue)

Papers: Blizzard (Doodlebug), Gemstones

Tools and other: CB folders (d'vine swirl, ice crystals), crushed velvet flock, star dust stickles

Crystals and organza ribbon

It's your turn now! Why not join us? You could be the lucky winner!

Hugs,
Delphine xx

Sexy girl...

Hello everyone! Sexy girl I said... of course, not me! Vivienne! One of my new stamps, I was dying to play with! I also saw a challenge last week asking for no DPs and the talented Coops, who keeps doodling, and whose blog you can visit here, and I thought I would like to try to make my background for this card. It is also based on a film (Cabaret), and I took inspiration from the DVD (for the colour of the background and sentiment), which you can see here. I am entering it into the following challenges:

Copic Colour Challenge - Challenge 60 - Use B93, E47, Y23 (used Y21 instead)

Simon Says Stamp - Let's go to the movies AND dry embossing (Cabaret)

ABC Challenge - S is for Sparkle (glitter card, glitter on the image, crystals)

Stamp Something - Something Layered (lots of layers of papers, I think)

And I would have liked to take part in the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge, which is One for the Boys... Vivienne is meant for men I think, but I do not think that's what they expect and they would probably refuse my entry!!

So, here is my card and small explanation after the recipe.

Stamp: Vivienne - Kraftin' Kimmie

Copics: 0, B00, B91, B93, B95, B97, E000, E00, E35, E47, E57, G16, Y21

Ink: Distress Ink (faded jeans)

Tools: ink blending tool, Shapeabilities die (Flourish Accent), CB folder (swiss dots)

For the three rectangles in the background I used Distress Ink trying to have light coming from the middle, but the frame around the image is a piece of CS I coloured with my B97 Copic. Then I used the colourless blender for the dots and lines and pasted my image on the "frame".

I guess that's all for now! You can leave a comment if you like, your comments mean a lot to me!

Hugs,
Delphine xx