Bunny Zoe's Blog

Baking Ginger

2011-09-22T09:49:00.008+01:00

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

2011-05-20T05:00:00.004+01:00

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

2011-03-01T23:00:00.002Z

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....

2011-02-16T00:01:00.003Z

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

2011-02-01T08:00:00.000Z

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

2011-01-11T05:00:00.007Z

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

2011-01-10T05:00:00.001Z

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!!!

2010-12-01T05:00:00.006Z

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

2010-11-26T08:00:00.002Z

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!

2010-10-29T12:20:00.005+01:00

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!!!

2010-10-19T08:00:00.000+01:00

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

2010-10-04T07:28:00.007+01:00

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

2010-09-14T13:33:00.009+01:00

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,

Wags 'n Whiskers - Fall Colours

2010-09-11T15:47:00.003+01:00

Just a quick post today as I'm having a very rare lazy day :-) My card above features Wags 'n Whiskers Fairy Nichola.... yep... she's named after me though unfortunately we only share a name and not the figure! lol For our new challenge over at the Wags 'n Whiskers blog this week Lacey is asking us to create a card or project with Fall Colours.

The gorgeous papers are from the paper pad Kaisercraft Hippy Girl. I just love the mix of colours! Fairy Nichola has been coloured with Copic Markers and I glittered her dress with stardust stickles. The pearls in the centre of the flowers are 4mm Shimmer Pearls.

Hope you can play along with us and each challenge one lucky person will win a Wags 'n Whiskers stamp of their choice... not only that you have the chance of joining us as a future guest!!!

Hope your having a great weekend... ok back to my book!

Hugs,

High Hopes - It's a girl... It's a boy!

2010-09-05T16:39:00.004+01:00

It's Sunday so a new High Hopes challenge today! This week Jeanne is asking us to make a card for a girl... or boy... it doesn't have to be a baby card either!

I chose the sweet stamp Cuddle Cloud baby for my card. Not the traditional baby colours but I thought this paper from the new Cosmo Cricket Paper Pad Pixie-Licious would go well and the design is so cute! Baby is coloured with Copic Markers with a little Prisma pencil... a little dab of Stickles stardust on the stars and dots too. I also used some of the new web ribbon. I love this ribbon as it reminds me of the Sisal effect but is softer and easier to use.

If your looking to purchase High Hopes Rubber Stamps I now have 355 Stamps/Accessories/Sentiments in my store including all the new release!!!

Be sure to check out the gorgeous samples from the rest of the High Hopes team.... We hope you can play along with us too and remember that each challenge you have the chance to win a High Hopes stamp of your choice!!!

My girls go back to school on Wednesday and Zoe and I have one last outing planned tomorrow. We are going to Madam Tussauds and then to Leicester Square so should be fun!

Enjoy the rest of your day!

Hugs

High Hopes Blog Hop and Release Day!!!

2010-09-01T05:00:00.003+01:00

Yay, it's our blog hop and release day... hopefully you have just arrived here from Alex.'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 4 Sentiments/Accessories from the new release!!! If you are chosen you get to pick too!

Now a little about my card.... The image designed by artist Laurie Furnell and is called Witchy Poo and Kitty. Isn't Witchy just the cutest and you knew I wouldn't be able to resist an image with a Kitty :-) Witchy and Kitty have been coloured with Copic Markers with a little Prisma Pencil. The papers are from the Bo Bunny collection Jazmyne. This collection is currently 40% in my store. I also used some of the new Web Ribbon, Organza ribbon and 8mm flat back pearls. My perfect little bow was created with handy bow-easy. I hadn't used my spider web cuttlebug embossing folder before so a perfect opportunity!

My card has also been created for this weeks ABC Challenge where the topic is Charms! Bunny Zoe's Crafts is also a sponsor this week. I used one of the new Witch on Broomstick Charms.

Ok... don't want to keep you any longer ;-) ...... The next stop is our talented guest Cathy!

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,

Sneak Peek Day 2

2010-08-31T08:00:00.000+01:00

I'm back again to share another sneak peek with you today for our High Hopes release tomorrow! My card has also been created for our challenge this week at A Spoon Full of Sugar where Paola has the below great sketch for us.

The adorable image on my cardd is called Merry Mouse which is designed by High Hopes fabulous new artist Laurie Furnell. Merry Mouse is coloured with Copic Markers. The french sentiment is also by High Hopes and will also be released tomorrow. I will have all the new stamps available in my store :-) The papers are from the new Basic Grey 6x6" Paper pad Jovial. I added some Organza ribbon and buttons from the Noel collection to finish.

You won't want to miss out on more sneak peeks today from the rest of the High Hopes team!!! There is such a huge variety of designs!!!!

Curt

Nikki (me:-)

See you tomorrow for our blog hop!

Hugs,

High Hopes Sneak Peek Day 1

2010-08-30T08:00:00.001+01:00

Morning... hope you had a wonderful weekend and if your in the UK still enjoying the bank holiday!!! Our sneak peeks begin today sharing the wonderful art from High Hopes new artist Laurie Furnell!!!!

As soon as I saw this adorable image Sweet Lili Mouse stamp I knew she would be perfect for Zoe's Lunch bag tag. You may remember the tags I created for the girls last year which you can see here. The Identity tags can be picked up at your local stationary store. I replaced the clip this year with a book ring so it would be more secure.

Sweet Lili Mouse has been coloured with Copic Markers with a little Primsa Pencil. A very simple project but I am pleased with how it came out and Zoe loves it... Just need to make another 3 now... 1 for Danni's lunch bag and 1 each for the girls school bags! Just a few last minute bits of uniform to grab but I have most of their stuff ready for next Wednesday.

Be sure to check out the High Hopes blog for links to Design Team so you can check out their fabulous sneaks..... plus a chance to win a package bursting with new release stamps!!!!!

See you tomorrow!!!

A Fairy Special Blog Hop

2010-08-20T05:00:00.003+01:00

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

The stunning fairy on my card today is called Lacey after my friend and business partner Lacey... you will have spotted by now too that I have a fairy named after me also :-) Just wished I had her gorgeous figure! lol Lacey is coloured with Copic Markers with a little Prismacolor pencil to deepen the shadows. The papers are Bo Bunny Jazmyne which are currently in my SALE. The fairy sentiment is by High Hopes rubber Stamps.

Our Fairy release will be available to purchase today at 12pm GMT via our stores and from our retailers. If you own a store or would like to see our stamps at your favorite stamping store, wholesale accounts are available!!

I am sure you are loving all the awesome cards from our team and friends... with such a HUGE line up I won't keep you any longer and your next stop is the very talented Tina.

Have fun and a great weekend too!

Hugs,

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Christmas

2010-08-17T08:50:00.004+01:00

Wow... not only am I excited to actually be on time for a challenge but.... I also am sharing a sneak peak with you a day early! Today over at A Spoon Full of Sugar is Christmas and the super sweet Fairy is from my new Wags 'n Whiskers release. Fairy Hannah will be available in stores on Friday! Hannah is an extra special as we named her after my very good friend Debbie's 12 year old daughter Hannah. Hope you like her sweetie! The image has been drawn by our talented artist Cris de Lara... isn't she beautiful and so versatile too as today I have used her for a Christmas card but next time maybe for a Fairy Special Birthday!

Do you love the papers on my card...? these are Kaisercraft Christmas Carnival. They are available in handy 6x6" Pads and I just love the non-traditional colours and designs. The red strip on the right is one of the die cuts you get in the back of the pad. The larger snowflakes are cut from an SU Punch and the smaller a MS Medium Simple Snowflake Punch. The sentiment is by Pink Cat Studio and of course I squeezed in some flat back pearls :-)

Be sure to check out the A Spoon Full of Sugar Blog as their is heaps of inspiration there... We all say each year we will start our Christmas cards earlier so no excuses! Also one lucky player has the chance to win the above £15 gift certificate to spend in my store :-)

See you soon with more sneak peeks. Don't forget you could win the full Fairy release by helping us Spread the word... more details on my post below or over at the Wags 'n Whiskers blog.

Have a fairy special Tuesday!

Hugs,

High Hopes Challenge - Water

2010-08-15T19:20:00.001+01:00

I can't believe this month is going so quickly and just over 3 weeks and the girls will be back at school... time to start thinking about buying their new uniform... I hate that it is in the stores before they have even finished for Summer but better not leave it too late!

Ok, back to my card which is for this weeks new High Hopes Challenge. Our topic this week is water so I coloured up a Dustin Pike Image - Mer-Cat. The bright papers are from the Paper Pad SEI Jocelyn.. oh I love these wacky colours! My Mer-Kitty is coloured with Copic Markers and then a little Prismacolor Pencil to finish. I added a little stickles stardust.

Hope you can play along with us... remember each challenge you get the chance to win a High Hopes stamp of your choice! If your looking to purchase High Hopes Rubber Stamps I have a great selection in my store.

Have a great evening!

Hugs,

A Fairy Special Release!!

2010-08-14T22:16:00.004+01:00

Wags 'n Whiskers is having a new release NEXT Friday, August 20th!!

And it's a "Fairy" Special Release!!

The sneak peeks begin on Wednesday, August 18th and Thursday, August 19th.

Beginning at 12:01am EST/5:01am GMT Friday, August 20th, there will be blog hop showcasing all of the wonderful new images.

Then at 7:00am EST/12:00pm GMT on Friday, August 20th, the stamps will be available for sale at the Wags 'n Whiskers blog and at some retailers through the world.

If you own a store or would like to see our stamps at your favorite stamping store, wholesale accounts are available!!

Would you like to win the whole release?
Grab the banner above, link it to this post, and enter your link into the linky below!!

This contest runs through Sunday, August 22nd at midnight EST/5:00am GMT.

Good Luck!!!

Totally Tilda Challenge

2010-08-12T22:40:00.006+01:00

Oh I am horribly late with my card for the Totally Tilda Challenge but..... ;-) the good news is you still have a couple of days to enter their latest challenge!

Susie and the fabulous team are asking you to create a shaped card so.... no squares, rectangles or easels. I love how my little card came out and the great die shapes and little stand came from my friend Susie's store. Click the cute bear image below to go shopping!

See you on Sunday for the next High Hopes Challenge.

Hugs,

Sweet Danni and Bella

2010-08-09T20:57:00.010+01:00

Not much time for creating right now :-( so lots of combining for my card above ;-) I have created my card for:

A Spoon Full of Sugar
Where you will find the fabulous below sketch created by Sonja.

Ok... so this is my own challenge ;-) but I just wanted to show off the new player blinkie :-) You can grab yours now over at the blog!

Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly Challenge
Mag is asking you to add a Vintage touch to your creations this month.
Be sure to play as there is a £25 store voucher up for grabs! Plus each month I am looking for a Guest Designer to play along with us!

Wags 'n Whiskers
Our challenge is hosted by Chris and her topic is called Triple Play.
Use 3 of something on your card. It could be 3 techniques, 3 Patterned Pappers, 3 Buttons or Flowers, an image with 3 characters (like Furry Friends), or just 3 elements. As always one lucky participant will win a Wags 'n Whiskers stamp of their choice!

The image on my card is Wags 'n Whiskers Sweet Danni and Bella which is stamp designed featuring my daughter and her kitty. This image is available in rubber or digi format. I have coloured with copic markers and added some of my favourite sparkles - star dust stickles. The green Paper is from Basic Grey Origins. I have used some of the gorgeous Vintage White Lace, 4mm Flat back Pearls & 5mm Acrylic Gems. I am loving the new Marianne D Doily Die's and you can be sure to see me using this over and over again! The flower under my snowflake is also part of this fabulous set.

Well if your looking for a challenge to play along with be sure to check out the above links. There is tons of inspiration to admire too!

Have a wonderful week!

Hugs,

High Hopes Challenge - Use your favourite Embellishment

2010-08-01T10:12:00.003+01:00

We're back from our Summer break and raring to go! Our new challenge over at the High Hopes blog has just started and this week we are asking you to use your favourite embellishment. A nice and easy challenge so a great excuse to ink up your favourite HH stamps too!

I am sure you know that my favourite embellishment is my flat back pearls... I can't remember the last card I made when I didn't use them! lol I also used two of my favourite Martha Stewart Punches - Classic Butterfly and Heart Lace Edger.

The sweet image is Puppy Love Frame. This stamp is so versatile and I inked up the images without his frame. My puppy is stamped in Memento onto Concord Record card and coloured with Prismcolor Pencils with sansodor and paper stumps to blend... also adding my favourite stickles Star Dust. The papers are Basic Grey Green at Heart. Do you love the pretty frame...? this is Nellie's Choice Die - Multi round. All items in orange can be found in my store including tons more High Hopes Stamps!!!

Hope you can play along with us and remember each challenge you have the chance of winning a fabulous High Hopes stamp of your choice! Be sure to pop over to the blog for oodles of inspiration from the rest of the team!

Also I just wanted to mention that for all you Tilda fans there is a new challenge over at the Totally Tilda Challenge blog. I can't wait to play along with this one!

Have a wonderful Sunday!
Hugs,

Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge - In Stitches

2010-07-24T20:12:00.004+01:00

Our new Wags 'n Whiskers challenge is underway and this week our fabulous guest Melanie is asking us for you to use either real or fake stitches somewhere on your card or paper project. I chose the fake option :-) I do love real stitching on cards but am not very confident with my machine... no time these days to practice. As you can see I chose a stitched ribbon and the buttons also have a stitching detail.

The cute image is from our newest release and is called Buddy's Balloon. Buddy has been coloured with copic markers with a little added prisma pencil to finish. The papers are a mixture of Bo Bunny and SEI Happy Day and Jocelyn. Had to pop on some flat back pearls also... no card is complete with out them! lol

My girls started their Summer holiday yesterday so lots of fun days planned, parties, friends to catch up with, a trip down to Cornwall to visit my Mum and a few films to watch at the cinema. We can't wait to see Toy Story.

Hope you can play along with us. Each challenge you have the chance to win a Wags 'n Whiskers stamp of your choice :-)

Hope your having a great weekend. Just about to watch Twilight New Moon as Zoe hasn't seen it before.

Hugs,

Bunny Zoe's Crafts Challenge - Summer Days

2010-07-11T19:21:00.009+01:00

Our new challenge over at Bunny Zoe's Craft blog has just started and this month the lovely Mina is asking to see our Summer inspired creations. As soon as I see Mina's challenge I knew I had to have a little play and an attempt at another scrapbook page. I have such great memories of meeting my friend Lacey and her family in Florida this May that I wanted to put some of my favourite photo's together of our day at Deerfield Beach. I am sure this won't be the last as it would be fun to create a layout for our fun Disney days too!

I had to have one of these TGF Sunshine kits as soon as they arrived in store as I love Anya. There are so many great accesories and sentiments too. Anya is coloured with Copic Markers. The papers are Crate Paper - Paper Dolls. They are fantastic quality and come with a couple of sheets of die cuts too. Also lots of fabulous buttons, gems and flat back pearls to finish.

Lacey's adorable son Ryan. Both Ryan and Ansley loved posing for the camera unlike my two! And here are a few more pictures.....

Oh to be back in Florida now... better get saving for our next trip!

Ok.. back to the challenge.... We had so many fabulous entries for our first challenge... we hope you will come back and play with us again! The BZ's DT have some awesome samples to inspire you! These girls rock!

As before you have the chance to join us as a future guest and this month we have not one but two great prizes!

Have a great week,

Hugs

Wags 'n Whiskers Punch it and Digi Release

2010-07-09T20:07:00.014+01:00

Our new challenge over at the Wags 'n Whisker blog is hosted by the wonderful Karen and is called Punch it! Add a punched or die cut element. I thought I would have another try at creating an LO. When I first saw the cute design Let's Go Team I knew she would go perfectly with these pictures of my girls larking around on their trampoline playing dress-up.

My punched elements are from Martha Stewart Doily Lace Trim and Classic Butterfly. The text are die cuts from the Crate Paper - Paper Dolls Collection. The papers are also Crate Paper - Brook. Couldn't help but add more colour with lots of co-ordinating buttons.

Today we also released the last two stamp releases into Digital Stamps! Now you can purchase Let's Play and Fun in the Sun in rubber and Digi format :-)

Hope you can play along with us. Don't forget that our DT call is still open and you can check out more details HERE.

Have a wonderful weekend!
Hugs,

Sending Donkey Smiles

2010-07-06T12:00:00.003+01:00

I created my card today for a special blogging friend to let her know I am thinking of her. On Wednesday evening, June 23, Michelle had an accident while tending her beloved donkeys which has left her blind in her right eye. She has shared the news of her accident in her blog post here (http://donkeysmiles.blogspot.com/2010/06/i-will-be-out-for-awhile-i-have-had.html). I cannot tell you how I felt when her husband emailed me to tell me the awful news last Sunday morning. Michelle you are so brave and have such amazing strength.

The sweet donkey image on my card is by artist Tina Wenke and with the help of Stampavie and our support we can send donations to help Michelle "kick" the mountain costs associated with her surgeries and also to help her obtain an artificial eye. For more details please go over to the Stampavie blog.

Also A Spoon Full of Sugar and Just Magnolia DT has joined together to support Michelle with a Card Drive. It would be amazing for her mailbox to be flooded with love and wishes from her friends around the world.

Two of Whimsy Stamps Artists Melissa Jenkins and Ann Vento have teamed up together to bring us a very special donkey image and matching sentiments that are all available to download for free from the Whimsy Store.

Our card drive will run for 3 weeks and finish on the 27th July at 8pm UK time.

Please visit us at A Spoon Full of Sugar for more details on sending some of your own Donkey Smiles. If you are looking for inspirations the two teams together have some beautiful samples to share with you.

Thank you to my friend Debbie for all the amazing work she has put into organizing this special card drive.

Hugs,

PRE-ORDER July C.C. Designs

2010-07-06T07:56:00.004+01:00

The NEW July C.C. Designs are now available in the store as a Pre-order. They started their journey to us last Monday so should be here very soon. As well as more fabulous Sweet November Mermaids this month we are excited as there are 4 cute store exclusive Fairytale designs.

Totally Tilda Challenge - Chocolate... Yum!

2010-07-01T08:00:00.001+01:00

I am so excited as today is the first challenge for the Totally Tilda Challenge Blog :-) Even more fun but I get to play along as their guest!

For all you Tilda fans be sure to pop on over to the blog and sign up as a follower so you don't miss out on the fun! The challenge is run by my friend Susie of Die Cut Dreams. The Totally Tilda Challenge is totally sponsored by Die Cut Dreams and Bunny Zoe's Crafts :-)

Their first challenge has just started and the theme is Chocolate. So lots of rich browns and creams. You can add a little splash of colour but your main colours should be chocolate.

The Prize: As it´s their first Challenge there will have 2 prizes this challenge..... so 2 lucky winners :-)

It has been way too long since I inked a Tilda and I had so much fun colouring this sweetie. This Tilda is from a Magnolia kit which I think was produced in 2008. My Tilda has been coloured with a mixture of Copic markers and prismacolor pencils with sansodor and paper stumps to blend. Just a little star dust on her wing and also some crystal effects on her bottle. This isn't being picked up in the photo very well but gives the bottle a lovely shiny glass effect. The paper is from the Basic Grey Paper Pad Nook and Pantry. So lots of chocolately accessories 8mm and 4mm Flat back pearls, various flowers and buttons, beigh lace and chocolate pins.

Be sure to pop on over to admire the talented design teams yummy creations! Go on... join in.... get inking up these cuties!

Hugs,

NEW RELEASES:
Two new releases today. The first being TGF. There are two Fun and Funky designs CC Monday and CC Wednesday as well as the adorable Olivia and Amelia Journey set. These are now in stock and shipping today!

Also 3 super sweet Puddle Jumpers - Christian, Hannah and new design Sugar Sticks. Perfect for your summery cards and projects. These are currently on Pre-order but started their journey from the US last week so should be here soon.

Two Challenges - High Hopes & A Spoon Full of Sugar

2010-06-29T08:00:00.001+01:00

I created my card for two challenges.... the first is our High Hopes challenge where this week Jeanne is asking us to use stars somewhere on our cards.

Also our challenge over at A Spoon Full of Sugar where Debbie is asking you to use an animal image. She has a fun request too (which is optional) where she would like to see a card created by you and also by your child. Be sure to pop over to the blog to view all the children's fabulous cards... and of course the fantastic design teams too!

My card above is using the fun new High Hopes stamp Stunt Dragon by Artist Dustin Pike. My Stunt dragon has been stamped onto Concord Record card with Memento ink and coloured with Prismacolor pencils with sansodor to blend. I added a little stickles to his spots, eyebrows and also around the edge of the star but this is hard to see in the picture. The papers are from the Basic Grey Pad Max and Whiskers. I created the sentiment myself in Photoshop and printed direct onto my cardstock.

So here is my 5 year old daughter Danni's card. Danni loves to colour and must colours tons of images every week. This is her first offical card :-) I cut the carstock, paper and trimmed her image but the rest was all Danni's handywork! She is so proud of her creation and can't wait to give this to Nanny. The images Danni chose are High Hopes Sweet Anabela and Gilbert. As you can also see like Mum... Danni loves colour!

If you looking to play along with a challenge this week be sure to check out both High Hopes and A Spoon Full of Sugar :-)

Have a great Tuesday!
Hugs,

Let's Party Blog Hop

2010-06-25T05:00:00.002+01:00

Today's the day for our Let's Party release at Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber Stamps :-) If you have just arrived here from my buddy Mina's blog great... but if not why not head on over to the Wags 'n Whiskers blog to join in our blog hop from the beginning. If not you will have missed out on many gorgeous creations from our team and special guests. Make sure to leave comments during the Hop because there will be prizes!! Four blogs will be hosting candy...but you won't know which one...so leave a comment on all of them!!

This sweet design by our fabulous artist Emma Metcalf is called Millie after my little 5 year old niece :-) Millie with Cupcake has been coloured with a mixture of copics and Prismcolor Pencils with sansodor to blend. I was hunting through papers and found this pretty cupcake design in the Basic Grey Paper Pad Nook and Pantry. I added the crochet flower to match the flower on the cupcake dp (you can spot it in the top left corner :-). The sentiment is from the stamp set Purrfect Friends which is also released today. Also added to the corner of my image are 4mm Flat Back pearls in indigo.

At 12pm GMT/7am EST, the stamps will go live! After 7am, click on the "Buy Here Blinkie" on the top right side bar at the Wags 'n Whiskers blog to be linked to the new releases in either rubber or Digi Format. Don't forget we only have a limited supply of rubber stamps so grab them while you can!

Ok I won't keep you any longer as you will want to hop off to see some more of Millie's friends.... Now hop on over to Joy to see what delights she has to share with you :-)

Have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Let's Party - Sneak Peek Day 1

2010-06-23T08:55:00.006+01:00

Are you ready to Party?!! Great, because it's time for another release at Wags 'n Whiskers...and this one is all about the parties!! We have a very fun release this month full of whimsical birthday images designed by our newest artist Emma Metcalf. As we mentioned before, Emma Metcalf is a children's book illustrator from England.

Today our awesome design team are sharing their sneaks with you so be sure to hop on over to the Wags 'n Whiskers blog. Also there is still a chance for you to win the FULL Digi release by helping us spread the word. There will be rubber stamps available, however, we only have a limited supply so grab them while you can!

When doing our artist search I came across a cute Tiger Emma had drawn and knew we had to have him... so...... introducing Toby. The design on my card is called Toby's Big Day. Toby has been printed onto Concord Record card and coloured with Prismacolor pencils with sansodor and paper stumps to blend. Do you love the sweet little bow on his pressie... I am useless at creating bows but this little cutie was so easy to create with my handy bow-easy! I also added some star dust stickles to the blue on the present. The sentiment is part of another design called Purrfect Day which will also be released this Friday! Papers used SEI Happy Day (Party Hat design) and Cosmo Cricket Material Girl (Terracota). I used some of the new arrival buttons from the Juke Box Collection, 4mm Flat back pearls and some fun pom pom ribbon.

Tomorrow there will be another day filled with sneak peeks. Then on Friday morning at 5:01 GMT (London)/12:01am EST, the blog hop will begin!! At 12:00 noon GMT on Friday/7:00am EST, the stamps will be available for purchase or download.

Ok before I go.... the winner of the High Hopes blog hop from my blog is: Lorraine - Lorraine's Craft Spot! Congratulations Lorraine!

Here are your random numbers:

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Please email me nichola.fairbairn@googlemail.com to claim your prize.

See you tomorrow!

Hugs,

High Hopes Challenge - Anything goes!!!

2010-06-20T09:50:00.005+01:00

Can you believe I have posted a card within a couple of days apart lol! Yep, hopefully I am back creating again now :-) Our new challenge over at the High Hopes blog has just started and this week.... anything goes!!! That's right no rules just lots of fun creating with your High Hopes stamps :-) Wow, be sure to check out Alex.'s A-M-A-Z-I-N-G scene she created for our challenge!!!

On my card today I have used this fun guy Shelbert. He is one of the new release stamps by artist Dustin Pike for High Hopes. Shelbert is stamped in Memento ink onto Concord Record Card then coloured with Prismacolor Pencils with sansodor and paper stumps to blend. I added a little Star Dust Stickles to his pom pom. I just love the colours of these papers from S.E.I 6" Paper Pad Happy Day. Lots of fun designs just perfect for Birthday cards.

Be sure to join us as a random player will win a High Hopes stamp of their choice! Also our Blog Hop is still open so plenty more chance to win more prizes!!!

If you are looking to purchase High Hopes rubber stamps be sure to check out my store where we have 256 designs/sentiments in stock including all the new release designs by artists Dustin Pike and Meljen's Designs. We ship worldwide too!

Have a wonderful Sunday!
Hugs,

High Hopes Blog Hop and Release!!!

2010-06-18T05:00:00.002+01:00

Yay.. it's our blog hop and also release day!!! Today High Hopes are releasing some beautiful designs by artist Melissa Jenkins into rubber. You should have just arrived here from the very talented Jeanne's blog but if you didn't please go over to the start of our hop at the High Hopes blog.

Make sure to leave comments during the Hop because there will be prizes!! Four random Diva blogs will be hosting candy...but you won't know which one...so leave a comment on all of them!!

It's been a while since I have been creative (over 6 weeks!!!) but was happy to finally have a little playtime yesterday. This sweet design is called A girl and her kitty. I have coloured with Copic Sketch Markers and Prisma colour pencils. The fabulous bright papers are from the new Cosmo Cricket 6" Pad Delovely. The pretty circle design was cut using a Nellie C Die.

My card also fits with Debbie's challenge over at Bunny Zoe's Craft blog where she is asking you to create a girly card. Melissa's designs are so perfect for this challenge.

Ok.. I won't keep you any longer.... The next stop on the hop is Jeanette. I know she has something awesome to show you!

If you are 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 and shipping today!

Have fun!

Hugs,

NEW High Hopes at Bunny Zoe's Crafts

2010-06-14T07:30:00.005+01:00

Today's the day.... new designs by Dustin Pike for High Hopes now at Bunny Zoe's Crafts! Be sure to check out the new fun designs!!!

Join in blog hop today at the High Hopes blog :-)

Bunny Zoe's Crafts 1st Anniversary plus NEWS

2010-06-11T18:30:00.008+01:00

Bunny Zoe's Crafts is celebrating our 1st Birthday this week and as a thank you to all our customers we would like to give you 10% off your order this weekend!!! Please use code anniversary when checking out. We really appreciate your support over the last year :-)

Stunning creation above by Designer Melanie Holtz

Also today we have released another batch of our older Wags 'n Whiskers releases into Digi's :-) You get all of the beauty of our Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber Stamps in the convenience of a digital stamp!

Resize, Flip, alter...or colour digitally in photoshop and add to digital layouts! So many possibilities.

Win, Win, Win!!!! More exciting news to announce in that Wags 'n Whiskers will have a new release on Friday, 25th June!!! This release will be available in Digital Format only.... for now ;-) We have another fabulous new artist Emma Metcalf. We are thrilled that Emma will be joining us and sharing her cute designs. Emma is a children's illustrator based in the UK. Our designers are already having fun colouring the new images!

The sneak peeks will begin on Wednesday, 23rd June on the Divas Blogs!! We will have links to the participating blogs listed here, too. The peeks will continue on Thursday, 24th June.
There will be a Blog Hop here beginning at 12:01 EST/5:00am GMT on Friday, 25th June!!!. Then at 7:00 am/noon GMT the Digi's will go live in the stores.

Would you like to win the whole digi release???!!!
Well grab the release badge above and post it on your blog with a link back to the Wags 'n Whisker blog.

One lucky person will win the whole release!!! The winner will be posted on Monday June 28th.
Thanks for helping spread the word and Good Luck!

NEW C.C. Designs, Monthly Challenge plus winners!

2010-06-08T12:18:00.008+01:00

Myself and the Bunny Zoe's Crafts DT gals thought it would be better to move our Monthly Challenge to a blog in replacement of the gallery.

Please come over and visit us at our new Challenge blog and help us spread the word. Of course there is an incentive of a £25.00 Gift Certificate for one lucky person.

Our first blog challenge will be next Monday, 14th June. As well as a random winner being chosen each challenge one lucky player will have the opportunity to be a guest designer for a future challenge. The guest designer will be able to choose a stamp of their choice from the store to the maximum value of £10.00 to create their guest card too! Does that sound good?

The new June C.C. Designs are now in stock and shipping today. As well as the above Fairytales Liberty there are lots of cute Summer designs.

Now some winners......

Congratulation to Eleanor Jenkins who is our lucky winner of the £100 Shopping Spree!!!!!

Also congratulation to Susie Sugar who is our May Gallery winner of a £25.00 Gift Certificate.

Here is Susie's beautiful entry:

Be sure to pop by and check out our latest arrivals!

June C.C. Designs - NOW SHIPPING!
Magnolia Wedding Collection 2010
Cosmo Cricket Delovely 6x6" Paper Pad
Popcorn the Bear Kids Collection
The Greeting Farm - June Release
Whimsy May Release
Kraftin' Kimmie's May Release
May Puddle Jumpers - NOW SHIPPING
Tim Holtz Dies - Baroque, Caged Bird & Hardware Findings
Beautiful Mini Spray Roses
Wags 'n Whiskers Fun in the Sun
Marianne D Creatables - Christmas dies

June TGF Release

2010-06-01T11:54:00.008+01:00

Having an amazing time here in Florida but unfortunately our trip is nearly over :-( We have had so much fun and it was so awesome to meet up with my friend Lacey and her family. I have a ton of pictures to share with you when home but thought I would show you just a couple now.

Not only did we stay with Lacey and her family at their home in Coral Springs the first weekend but they joined us for 3 Magical days at Disney too this weekend just gone! It was sad to say goodbye but we are already planning our next trip :-)

Lacey and myself at Deerfield Beach near Fort Lauderdale.

Zoe and myself goofing around with the Sesame Street Characters at Bush Gardens.

Zoe and Danni having fun in our Villa pool. They were quite shy when the camera came out so a rare picture of them both smiling together! lol
Ok.... I actually did pop by quickly to let you know that the new TGF have been added to the store. All orders received during our vacation will start to ship this Friday!

Don't forget that all orders over £25 excluding shipping will be entered into a prize draw to win a £100 Shopping Spree at Bunny Zoe's Crafts... more details over in the store.

Still a few more fun things to squeeze in over the next two days!

Hugs,
Nikki x

The TownScrapper Challenge

2010-05-14T20:17:00.005+01:00

I was so excited to be asked to play along with The TownScrapper Challenge this week. Maria asked if I would pick their challenge so created the below sketch. I had great fun colouring this cool Victoria case stamp Zeke. This stamp is exclusive to The TownScapper. Zeke has been coloured with Copic Markers and a little Prismacolor Pencil and sansodor. The fabulous guy papers are from the Cosmo Cricket pad Joy Ride. Lots of buttons used and also some jute ribbon.

Be sure to check out all the fabulous inspiration from The TownScapper team and hope you can play along with us! One lucky player will win the cute stamp C.C. Bumbee Hansel. Thanks again to Maria and Phebe for having me :-) Be sure to pop on over to Zoe's blog to as she played along too!

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Only 1 more day until we fly out to Florida :-) As you can imagine we are sooooooo excited!!!! I have had so much to do over the last few days preparing for our trip that I didn't have time to join in our Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge. This week we would love to see your creations using my favourite colour combination Green and Pink. Be sure to check out the beautiful samples from our awesome Design Team and also our talented guest this week... Pops :-)

As always one lucky player will win a Wags 'n Whiskers stamp of their choice!

Hugs,

Last orders at Bunny Zoe's Crafts

2010-05-14T07:20:00.007+01:00

Just to remind our customers that we will be heading off on our vacation tomorrow :-) Any orders received today, Friday 14th before midnight will be sent before we leave.

Please note orders placed between Saturday 15th and Thursday 3rd June will NOT begin dispatching until Friday 4th June.

UPDATE: At last our Puddle Jumpers order has finally arrived. I know that some of you have been waiting for these cuties Ella, Sammy and also the sweet Tea Party set.

Hiya Gorgeous!

2010-05-11T19:10:00.007+01:00

Zoe and myself are so honored to have been asked to join The TownScrapper this week as their Mother Daughter Spotlight. Thank you so much to Phebe, Maria and the rest of the team for making us so welcome :-) We will also be joining them Friday for their weekly challenge.

The cutie image used on my card is called Lola and I was so lucky to use The Townscrapper's exclusive Victoria Case designs. Be sure to pop on over to Zoe's blog where you will see her card using the cool stamp Zeke with Guitar.

The beautiful papers are from the MME Laundry stack. Lola is coloured with Copic and a little Prismacolor Pencils with Sansodor and paper stumps to blend. Do you like the mini gem I added to her hair and bag?

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Also this week I am sponsoring A Spoon Full of Sugar with my stamp company Wags 'n Whiskers. Be sure to pop on over to check out the awesome cards created by the talented team using the new release Fun in the Sun stamps. There is a fun recipe to use and one lucky winner will receive two Wags 'n Whiskers stamps of their choice. Hope you can play along!

Hugs

High Hopes Challenge - Sketch by AmyW

2010-05-09T14:52:00.002+01:00

Happy Mother's Day to all countries who are celebrating today and wishing you a wonderful day!

Our new challenge over at the High Hopes blog has just started and this weeks challenge is hosted by the talented AmyW. Amy has the below great sketch for you to follow. I love sketches!

Remember to enter our challenges you need to use High Hopes Rubber Stamps!!!

The random winner of this challenge will receive the below stamp - Lynn Angel.

I couldn't wait to use the new Basic Grey Max and Whiskers papers so pulled out Odie and this fun HH Sentiment - Missing you is ruff! I love the colours in this new stack and as well as some very cute dog and kitty designs there are also lots of designs which could be used for cards which don't show furry friends. Odie has been coloured with Copic Markers with a little Prisma pencil and sansodor to blend.

Sorry this is such a quick post today but I am feeling a little ruff ;-) myself.

Hope you get time to play along with us and be sure to check out the oodles of inspriation over at the High Hopes blog.

Hugs,

Fun in the Sun Blog Hop

2010-05-07T05:00:00.002+01:00

Yippee!!! Today is the day for the Fun in the Sun Blog Hop and Release!! We have 9 fun designs from our fantastic designer Cris de Lara. Cris has done a fabulous job bringing our kids to life in these cute designs!

You should have arrived here from the wonderful Michele's blog but if not why not go to the start of the hop which is over at the Wags 'n Whiskers blog.

Make sure to leave comments during the Hop because there will be prizes!! Four blogs will be hosting candy...but you won't know which one...so leave a comment on all of them!!

Four lucky winners will get their choice of two (2) stamps from this release!!!

At 12pm GMT/7am EST, the stamps will go live!

All of the images for this release are IN STOCK and ready to be shipped.

The cute image used on my card today is called Joy Ride and features my daughter Zoe with our kitty Bella. Zoe only learnt to ride her bike at Christmas and the above photo is a rare one with her hair loose! When I first saw this design I just smiled so much at the likeness Cris had captured in Zoe's character.

Joy Ride has been coloured with Copic Markers with a little Prisma pencil and sansodor to blend. The gorgeous papers are Fancy Pants Roadshow. Lots of layering of these gorgeous papers on Kraft cardstock.

The blog hop will remain open all weekend and will close on Monday 12pm GMT/7amEST. Don't forget there is also still time to help us Spread the word and be entered into the drawing to win the full release - 9 stamps. Just scroll down to my earlier post.

You next stop is the very talented Jeanette!

Have a wonderful weekend and happy hopping!

Hugs,

Fun in the Sun - Sneak Peaks Day 1

2010-05-05T05:00:00.002+01:00

We are so thrilled to be able to share our latest Wags 'n Whiskers release with you!

We have 9 fun Summer themed stamps designed by our talented artist Cris de Lara. Cris has done a fabulous job bringing our kids to life in these cute designs!

The design shown on my card today is called Traveling Buddies. This fun stamp features my 10 year old daughter Zoe with our kitty Bella. My image is coloured with Copic Markers with a little Prismacolor Pencils and sansodor to blend. Aren't the papers fab! I love these colours and they are from the new DCWV Stack Safari Chic. Don't forget I sell all my DCWV in either full or Try Me Stacks. I printed the sentiment from Photoshop direct onto Kraft Cardstock. I have also added 8mm Chocolate Flat Back Pearls, Mini brads and Buttons.

Also my card fits with our challenge this week over at A Spoon Full of Sugar where the topic is Furry Friends!

The below wonderful Design Divas also have sneak peeks to share with you today.... Grab yourself a coffee and click through to check out their fabulous samples. We are so excited to also announce that Christa will be staying with us on the team as a permanent designer :-)

Jacqui

Melanie

Renata

Make sure to check back tomorrow, too for even more sneak peeks!! Fun in the Sun will be released this Friday, 7th May at 7amEST/12:00pmGMT.

If you haven't already please help us spread the word by grabbing the blinkie/badge in my post below. Be sure to leave your details to be entered into the drawing to win the full release!!!

Also our current challenge will remain open until next Friday, 14th May so still plenty of time to play along!

See you tomorrow!

Hugs

Bunny Zoe's Crafts May Gallery Challenge

2010-05-03T13:00:00.009+01:00

Our first Bunny Zoe's Crafts Gallery Challenge has just started :-) Myself and the DT will be hosting a new gallery challenge over at the Gallery on the first Monday of every month!

The first challenge topic has been chosen by myself..... I have a recipe for you :-)

3 Flowers, 2 Designer Papers and 1 Ribbon or Lace

Feel free to add any other embellishments as long as the basic recipe is there.

Who can enter our challenge?.... Everyone! To be entered into the prize draw you will need to have used at least one product on your card which can be purchased at Bunny Zoe's Crafts (you don't need to have purchased it from us ;-)

What will you win?.... 1 random winner will be chosen and receive a £25.00 gift certificate to spend over in the store.

What do I need to do?.... Register over at the Gallery and load your card into the May Challenge folder... Simple as that! If you have a blog be sure to show off your card there too, tell your friends about the challenge and link through to the gallery!

The challenge will close midnight, Sunday 6th June.

Looking for some inspiration?... My fabulous DT gals have loaded up their sample cards in the May Challenge folder :-) Be sure to check them out as they are awesome!

Before I go here is a little about my card: The cute image is a Digi by Michelle Perkett Studio called Princess for a day. My princess has been coloured with Copic Markers with a little Prismacolor Pencil. Papers are Basic Grey Green at Heart, Ribbon is Bazzill Sheer White Dot, Pins, Gems, 8mm Flat Back Pearls, Sonia Rose Peach. The Nestabilities dies are Big Scalloped Ovals Large and Classic Ovals LG.

Hope you can play along with us!

Hugs,

Challenge 74 - Home Country Flag

2010-05-02T17:42:00.005+01:00

Hope your having a great weekend! It's a bank holiday here in the UK and typical.... we have rain :-( Hope your having a sunnier weekend. This weeks High Hopes challenge is hosted by our talented guest Sarah. This week Sarah is asking you to:

Create a card or paper project using colour inspiration from your Home Country Flag.

What an awesome challenge!

Remember to enter our challenges you need to use High Hopes Rubber Stamps!!!

The random winner of this challenge will receive the stamp - Zappin' Zeke which is also the stamp used on my card today :-)

Zappin' Zeke is coloured with Copic Markers with a little Prisma colour pencil and sansodor.

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

The papers are Basic Grey Marrakech. I also added some Raffia Lace and buttons to finish.

Be sure to check out the rest of the teams cards over at the High Hopes blog and hope you find time to play along with us! Don't forget that I also have a great selection of High Hopes stamps over in my store.

Hugs,

Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge - Flowers

2010-04-29T18:51:00.007+01:00

Hope your having a great week... at last I have a card to share! This week over at the Wags 'n Whiskers blog the lovely Jeanette has the perfect challenge:

April Showers bring May Flowers ~ Use flowers on your project.

We have new release next Friday, 7th May :-) .... so you have plenty of time to play along with us as this challenge will remain open for two weeks.

To play our challenges you must use a Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber Stamp.... or...... Digi :-) as your main image to be entered into the prize drawing. Don't forget you can grab our gorgeous Crissy Armstrong rubber stamps at 25% off right now!

If you don't have any Wags 'n Whiskers, then it's time to go shopping. You can pick up your rubber goodness HERE.... or for almost instant gratification.... Digi's HERE.

Once again, one lovely participant will WIN a Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber Stamp of your choice.

I would also like to thank our wonderful guests Bree and Debbie for the fabulous cards they have created during their guest term. You girls have been awesome!

Joining us as guests for May and June are two more talented gals... Melanie Holtz from Canada and Renata van Miltenburg from The Netherlands. Welcome to the team!

Ok, now a little about my card. I didn't have time to play last week and really wanted to use Bree's fabulous sketch below! The cutie image is called Scooting by and she is coloured with Copic Markers and a little Prismacolor Pencil with sansodor. I find these two mediums work so well together. The papers are from one of Bo Bunny's newest collection Sophie. I just love the mix of colours and the zesty orange. I used my SU Corner Rounder and my flowers are Shapeabilities by Spellbinder. Of course a few 4mm flat back pearls had to go somewhere! lol

Hope you can play along with us and stay tuned for news of our new release very soon. Our sneak peaks start next Wednesday with a blog hop on release day, Friday 7th May!

See you Sunday for the next High Hopes Challenge,

Hugs,

Bunny Zoe's Crafts Gallery

2010-04-29T09:43:00.003+01:00

We now have a customer gallery and would love you to share your creations using products purchased in the store with us :-) You can go to our gallery by clicking the image above or find the link easily in the sidebar over in the store. You will need to register as this login is separate from your store login.

Myself and my wonderful DT girls will be bringing you a Monthly Challenge with the first being posted in the Gallery on Monday 3rd May! You will also find details of the challenge on Monday here at my blog. Of course there will be monthly prizes too! :-)

We can't wait to see what you have been creating!

High Hopes Challenge - Good enough to Eat!

2010-04-18T10:16:00.005+01:00

Yay, it's Sunday and time for a new challenge over at the High Hopes blog!

This weeks challenge is hosted by our talented gal Jeanne. Jeanne's has a tasty challenge for us this week called - Good Enough to Eat. She would like you to create a food related card or project. Take that any way you want.... food image, recipe cards, whatever! :-)

Remember to enter our challenges you need to use High Hopes Rubber Stamps!!!

The random winner of this challenge will receive the below stamp - Summer's Sweetness as featured on Jeanne's beautiful card this week.

When I see Jeanne's challenge I knew straight away that I wanted to use Mildred as she is one of my many favourite High Hopes stamps. Even better when my delivery of Kaisercraft arrived Friday I quickly grabbed the Tea at Elsies Paper Pad for my stash. The colours in this paper pad are just gorgeous and full of pretty designs. This is the first time I have used Kaisercraft paper and was really impressed by the variety and textures of papers in the collection. There are also 4 pages of handy die-cuts which are perfect for cardmaking.

Mildred has been coloured with Copic markers with a little Prisma pencil to finish. I have also added some of my favourite flat back pearls... I just feel my card is never quite finished with out them.

If your looking to purchase High Hopes stamps I have a fantastic selection over in my store.

Don't see the High Hopes stamp you are looking for in my store? I am placing an order with them in the next few days so send me an email and i'll add it to my order :-)

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Hugs,

Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge

2010-04-16T08:58:00.005+01:00

Our new challenge has just started over at the Wags 'n Whiskers blog. I am afraid I don't have anything new to share with you as my girls are home on their Easter holiday right now.

This week the wonderful Lacey is asking you to use Ribbon on your card or paper project

To play our challenges you must use a Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber Stamp.... or...... Digi :-) as your main image to be entered into the prize drawing.

If you don't have any Wags 'n Whiskers, then it's time to go shopping. You can pick up your rubber goodness HERE.... or for almost instant gratification.... Digi's HERE.

There are also a few stores throughout the world that now carry Wags 'n Whiskers. If you would like to have them available locally, have your local stamping store contact us about wholesale opportunities.

Once again, one lovely participant will WIN a Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber Stamp of your choice.

Be sure to pop over to the Wags 'n Whiskers blog to admire the gorgeous samples from our fabulous team and guest Nadyne.

Have a great day!
Hugs,

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Sketch by me:-)

2010-04-13T08:00:00.002+01:00

Our new challenge has just started over at A Spoon Full of Sugar and this week I have created the below sketch for you to follow. Hope you like it!

I couldn't wait to ink up this fun guy on my card today and this stamp is called Wags 'n Whiskers Go For Goal. I have coloured mainly with Copic Markers with a little Prisma pencil too. The papers are from the new Bo Bunny Collection and I have added some rafia lace for a little added texture.

This week I am also sponsoring our challenge with my stamp company Wags 'n Whisker Rubber Stamps which I co-own with my good friend Lacey. We are excited to announce that the 1st and 2nd release of Wags 'n Whiskers stamps are now also available in Digi format :-)

Enjoy the fun of "almost instant" gratification of digital stamping!!

In addition to having no shipping fees and receiving your digital images within one day, you can also resize, flip, and alter digital images!! There are so many possibilities!!

And now all of the images from our first two releases are available in digital form!!

You will see over at the Spoon Full blog that all the fabulous DT Gals have used the new Wags 'n Whiskers Let's Play release on their cards. Wow, they did an awesome job! The new Let's Play rubber collection is now in stock and shipping today!

Hope you can play along with us and one lucky player will win two Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber Stamps of their choice!

Have a great Tuesday!
Hugs,

High Hopes Challenge 71

2010-04-11T09:00:00.009+01:00

Hope your having a wonderful weekend! Our new challenge has just started over at the High Hopes blog and this week is hosted by our talented guest Debby. Debby would like you to use at least 2 High Hopes stamps on your card or project.... sentiments don't count :-)

The random winner of this challenge will receive the below stamp - Andrea's Kitties as featured on Debby's fabulous frame card this week.
I have also used the great sketch by Tina to join in with the challenge over at Everybody-Art-Challenge. As you can see I flipped the sketch.

The cute images on my card are High Hopes Hay Ride and the little rooster is taken from the stamp Funny Farm. This stamp is actually an animal stack so just stamped the rooster and then cut him out to add to my scene. My images are coloured with Copic Markers. The gorgeous bright papers are from the Cosmo Cricket paper pad Garden Variety.

Be sure to check out the fabulous samples from the rest of the team. We hope you can play along with us too! If your looking to purchase High Hopes Stamps I have a fantastic selection over in my store.

Hugs,

Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge - Scallops

2010-04-08T19:47:00.006+01:00

Just a quick post today as my Mum came up from Cornwall yesterday for a surprise visit for Danni's birthday :-) She was originally planning to go home today but is spending an extra night :-) I will be back later tomorrow to add in more details to my post.

Our new challenge over at theWags 'n Whisker blog has just started and our hostess this week is Sharon. Sharon has asked us to add some Scallops to our cards!! You can use dies, border punches, die cuts, etc... But remember, you must use a Wags 'n Whiskers stamp to be entered into the drawing for the prize.

The sweet image on my card is new release Tiny Dancer. The papers is from the Basic Grey Pad Euphoria. I used the great sketch below from last weeks Sketch Saturday Challenge. For the stripe design I added some plain blue ribbon and then added some white lace over the top so the pretty detail would be seen. My Tiny Dancer is coloured with Copic Markers and I have also used the blender pen. As always to finish with some flat back pearls too!

Don't forget that all of the new release stamps (plus all of the previously released stamps) are available by clicking HERE.

Have a wonderful Friday... looks like we are in for another beautiful bright day!!!

Hugs,

April C.C. Designs Shipping today!!!

2010-04-08T08:11:00.004+01:00

The *NEW* April C.C. Design stamps are now in stock and shipping today!!!!

Have a great Thursday! It will be a long one today as my little one is so excited for her party at 15:45! Mum has sandwiches to make for 34 little friends!

Hugs,

A Spoon Full of Sugar - One for the boys

2010-04-06T08:00:00.001+01:00

Our new challenge has just started over at A Spoon Full of Sugar and this week we would love to see your creations for the boys. As you know I was running a little behind so have combined this challenge with Jeanette's High Hopes Challenge.. anything BUT a card.

I created a bookmark using the cute stamp High Hopes Book Worm. My Book Worm has been coloured with Copic Sketch Markers.

Be sure to check out the fabulous creations over at the Spoon Full blog and hope you can play along!

Hugs,

Pollycraft Critters and Cogs

2010-04-05T10:00:00.000+01:00

Today is Pollycrafts Critters and Cogs release and Bunny Zoe's Crafts is excited to be sponsoring their challenge this week. Not only that but myself and Zoe got to play with a couple of the images from the new designs :-) Danni didn't want to miss out and coloured a few too.

The sweet digi image used on my card today is called Spring. Spring has been coloured with Prismacolour pencils with sansodor and paper stumps to blend. The gorgeous papers are from the Fancy Pants Roadshow kit. I have used Kraft card as the base and used the great sketch from Friday Sketchers to layer up my papers. The pretty punched edge was created using the Martha Stewart Heart lace edger punch. Other products used are heart pins, 5mm round pearl pins and 5mm gems.

Here are my girls creations. Please pop on over and visit Zoe at her own blog here.

Be sure to pop on over to the Pollycraft Challenge Blog as they have a huge celebration going on!

Hope your having a great bank holiday!

Hugs,

Introducing....

2010-04-02T16:45:00.003+01:00

Mag to the Bunny Zoe's Crafts team! I am so excited that Mag will be joining my team. If you haven't visited Mag at her blog before... it is simply a must! Her work is... AWESOME! I am still pinching myself that this fabulous gal said yes :-)

Here Mag tells you a little about herself:

My name is Magali, Mag on Blogland. I live in the south of France with Vincent and my little child. I'm in love with inks and stamps since I was a little girl, and began colouring my stamped images with Copics 4 months ago. Now I'm totally addicted to stamps and Copics !!! I colour every day and just can't stop... :D

Here is Mag's first Bunny Zoe's DT card. Isn't it a beauty?
Mag has used the sweet Mimosa Chicken, New Bo Bunny from the Sophie Collection and Martha Stewart Edger Heart Lace Punch. Don't forget that all these products are currently 10% off!!!

Wags 'n Whiskers Let's Play Blog Hop

2010-04-02T05:00:00.005+01:00

Yippee!!! Today is the day for the Blog Hop and Release!! We have 8 fun sporty designs from our fantastic designer Cris de Lara.

You should have arrived here from the lovely Joy's blog but if not why not go to the start of the hop which is over at the Wags 'n Whiskers blog.

Make sure to leave comments during the Hop because there will be prizes!! Four blogs will be hosting candy...but you won't know which one...so leave a comment on all of them!!

Four lucky winners will get their choice of two (2) stamps from this release!!!

At 12pm GMT/7am EST, the stamps will go live!

All of the images for this release are IN STOCK and ready to be shipped.

As you can see today I thought I would have a little go at creating a LO. I am really pleased with how it turned out and can see that it can be addictive as I want to make more! The adorable image used on my card is called Tiny Dancer. You can see that I have teamed her up with a picture of my Tiny Dancer :-) Zoe would have been 5 in this picture.

Tiny Dancer is coloured with Copic Markers with a little Prisma pencil. The gorgeous papers are the new Bo Bunny Jazmyne. I sell these stunning papers as a collection over in my store. The large winter roses by Prima are so beautiful aren't they? I just couldn't wait to grab some for myself when they arrived earlier in the week. I have also used a little rhinestone bling and 4mm/8mm flat back pearls. I might try and take the picture of my LO again later as the colours seem a little washed out on the main picture above.

Thought I would also share this cute pic of my girls and this was Danni's first Christmas. Can you believe my little one will be 5 next week?

The blog hop will remain open all weekend and will close on Monday 12pm GMT/7amEST. Don't forget there is also still time to help us Spread the word and be entered into the drawing to win the full release - 8 stamps here!!!

You next stop is Niki Estes. I can't wait to see what this talented gal has created myself!

Have a wonderful weekend and happy hopping!

Hugs,

Wags 'n Whiskers Let's Play - Sneak Peeks Day 2

2010-04-01T05:00:00.000+01:00

Hope you are enjoying our sneaks :-) I am back today with another sample to share and today features the soon to be released stamp Slam Dunk. This fabulous image is by our talented artist Cris de Lara. She has done an awesome job with the movement in each of our sporty designs.

My fun guy is coloured with Copic Markers and a little Prisma Pencil to finish. I created a shaped card to join in with our challenge this week over at A Spoon Full of Sugar. My card was created using nestabilities. It made a great change to make something different than my usual 6x6" Square cards.

Be sure to visit the Wags 'n Whiskers blog tomorrow where our blog hop kicks off at 12:00 EST/5am GMT. As always there will be prizes at random stops :-) Let' Play will be released tomorrow, Friday 2nd April at 7am EST/12:00pm GMT.

Be sure to check out the team fabulous creations today by clicking the links below.

Jeanette

See you tomorrow!

Hugs,

Wags 'n Whiskers Let's Play - Sneak Peek Day 1

2010-03-31T05:00:00.006+01:00

Are you ready for some Sneak Peeks?! We are so excited about our new release on Friday and at last today we can share the images with you :-)

We have 8 fun Sport themed stamps designed by our talented artist Cris de Lara.

This fabulous gal on my card today is called Water Babe. I think she has to be my favourite image from the new release and I just love her pose. Ok, I am getting brave and she is coloured with Copic markers. I did also add a little prisma pencil once finished to enhance the highlights and shadows. I also used the copic blender pen. I would like to thank Maddy for sharing all her tips with me and for giving me the confidence to give them a bash!

Wow, aren't these papers awesome...? They are from the new Bo Bunny Flower Girl collection. I just love their vibrancy! I sell the complete set of these papers over in my store. Thank you to my dear friend Maria for sending me the punch which was perfect as it reminded me of waves. To finish I have added some fat 8mm Flat back pearls and also iridescent pearls.

I didn't manage to get a card made in time for our challenge last Friday but had to use Tina's fabulous sketch. Our current challenge will remain open until our new challenge on 9th April so you still have lots of time to play along!

The below wonderful Design Divas have sneak peeks to show you today.... You will notice that we have a new guest Diva - Debbie playing along with us while Jacqui takes a little break.

Make sure to check back tomorrow, too for even more sneak peeks!! Let' Play will be released Friday 2nd April at 7amEST/12:00pmGMT.

If you haven't already please help as spread the word by grabbing the badge from the Wags 'n Whiskers blog. Be sure to leave your details to be entered into the drawing to win the full release!!!

See you tomorrow!
Hugs,

High Hopes Challenge - Little Gem

2010-03-28T10:53:00.007+01:00

Happy Sunday! This weeks High Hopes challenge is hosted by me :-) My challenge is called Little Gem and I would simply love to see gems or pearls used on your cards or paper projects.

You could add some to the corners of your cards or you can see on the High Hopes blog that some of our Diva's have got very creative!

Remember to enter our challenges you need to use High Hopes Rubber Stamps!!!

The random winner of this challenge will receive the below stamp - Bubble Bath Bradley. You just have to see Melanie's fabulous card using Bradley this week!

Now a little about my card.... the fun image is called Alien Intrigue. I cannot take credit for adding the little gem under his Magnifying stand.. this was my hubbies idea!

My Alien Intrigue is coloured with Prismacolor pencils with sansodor and paper stumps to blend. I did colour this little guy with copics but am not brave enough to show you this version... still some more practice with my blending!

I have used the fabulous sketch from Friday Sketchers. The Cosmo Cricket Joy Ride papers are just perfect for this stamp don't you think? Again it was my clever hubbie who spotted the molecule design while I was flicking through my pad! The sentiment is also High Hopes and to finish have added... yes, more gems!

Hope you can play along with us this week and be sure to check out the fabulous samples from the rest of the gang! If you are looking to purchase High Hopes stamps to play along be sure to check out the selection I have over in my store.

Have a wonderful Sunday!
Hugs,

Wags 'n Whiskers Blog Hop and Release Friday, 2 April

2010-03-27T14:47:00.005Z

Are you ready for a new release??!! Well it's time to "play"!!!

We are so excited to announce that Wags 'n Whiskers will have a new release next Friday, 2 April!!!

The sneak peeks will begin on Wednesday, 31st March on the Divas Blogs!! The peeks will continue on Thursday, 1st April and then explode with a Blog Hop beginning at 12:01 EST/5:00am GMT on Friday April 2nd. The stamps will go live in the stores at 7:00 am EST/noon GMT.

Would you like to win the whole release???!!!
Then check out the Wags 'n Whiskers blog for details.

Be back tomorrow for this weeks High Hopes challenge!

Hugs,

Fabulous sample by Designer Moni Schmidt

All TGF are on SPECIAL this weekend with a massive 20% off!!! As I am a little late posting this offer it will end Midnight, Monday 29th March.

High Hopes Challenge - Hoppy Easter

2010-03-21T09:30:00.005Z

Wow, can you believe it is Sunday already? Time for a new High Hopes challenge :-) My talented friend Lacey has a great seasonal challenge called Hoppy Easter.

Lacey would like you to get creating with anything that hops. If you don't have any HH Bunnies or the fun bunny ears used by some of our creative Divas below we would love to see your Spring themed cards or paper projects. As you can see I went with the Spring option!

The random winner of this challenge will receive the below cute stamp - Busy Mama. How sweet are those little bunny babies!

Ok... so now a little about my card. I have used the sweet stamp Sm. Easter Chickadee. I had lots of fun yesterday playing with my new Copic Ciao's. I love them... they just don't love me yet! lol I have lots of practicing ahead so will be honest and say I am not too happy with my colouring here! I couldn't get her cheeks right so did go over with my Prisma pencil after to give her a rosy glow! I can't wait to play more!

Most of the papers are from the Cosmo Cricket Material girl 6x6" paper pad apart from the nestie label which was some left over K&Company. Other products used : Martha Stewart Doily Lace punch, some gorgeous organza ribbon, new pins and also some pretty Prima mini roses. I also added a little stickles sparkle to her bow. My cute little bow was created using the bow-easy and I have more of these arriving in stock again this week. I have to say I am so impressed with this little tool and you may notice that I don't very often put bows on my cards... so you will be seeing lots more in future!

I have used the fabulous sketch from Sketch Saturday (love their sketches!) which is sponsored by Bunny Zoe's Crafts this week. Be sure to pop on over, grab the sketch and join in! You have the chance to win the Kimmie stamp Angry Ballerina and a selection of pins!

Yet another party today, this time the girls cousin Millie. Danni and I are off to town in a mo as I have promised her a new frock! Little Danni is such a girlie girl unlike Zoe who love her legging and t-shirts!

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Hugs,

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Easter

2010-03-16T08:00:00.001Z

Our new challenge has just started over at A Spoon Full of Sugar and this week my talented friend Debbie is asking us to make an Easter card. My card isn't quite a traditional Easter card but hey... I do have a bunny on my card and a cute bunny sentiment! :-)

The adorable image on my card is called Puddle Jumpers Emma. These are cute new stamps designed by Lori Boyd. I am so excited to be carrying these stamps in my store. Each stamp comes with their own little friend and is Pre-mounted on Cling. I have once again used the new Basic Grey Green at Heart.. ok I promise to put them away now. I think you might have guessed that I really love the colours in this paper pack! I have added some gorgeous new Organza ribbon in Lime, flat back pearls to the centres of the hydrangea flowers and also top right corner.

I also used the fabulous sketch below from Friday Sketchers this week. Thanks Jacque!

Before I go I just want to thank all you wonderful peeps who left a messages on my copic post below :-) I really appreciate all the links and tips!

Be sure to check out all the fabulous inspirational samples from the rest of the Spoon Full gals and hope you can play along with us this week!

Have a great Tuesday!

Hugs,

Copic Classes

2010-03-14T11:57:00.006Z

I would love to start using my copic markers but they do intimidate me. I just adore the results that can be achieved with the marker. Does anyone know of any classes here in the UK? I based in Essex but am willing to travel :-) If not... can you recommend an online class? Do you have any tips to share on the best cardstock/blenders etc... maybe links to inspirational online tutorials etc.

I would love to hear from you :-) Please leave a comment on this post or email me direct nichola.fairbairn@googlemail.com

High Hopes Challenge - Flutterbys

2010-03-14T00:01:00.001Z

Happy Mothering Sunday to all Mum's in the UK and Ireland. Hope you have a wonderful relaxing day and are spoiled rotten!

This week over at the High Hopes blog our wonderful Diva Amy L has a fun challenge called Flutterbys. Basically Amy would like to see our cards or creations using our winged friends - butterflies, bees, birds, ladybugs, dragons, angels, fairies etc... check out the High Hopes blog for inspiration and you will even find a flying monkey!!!! Yep.. you heard that right! lol.

Remember to enter our challenges you need to use High Hopes Rubber Stamps!!!

The random winner of this challenge will receive the below stamp - Bunny Masterpiece.

For my card this week I have inked up this cute stamp Lily Spring Fairy. Lily has been coloured with Prismacolor pencils with sansodor and paper stumps to blend. I also added a little stardust stickles to the leaves on her outfit and LOTS of stickles to the Hyndrangea flower. Again I have used the beautiful springy papers from the Basic Grey Green at Heart paper pad. The butterflies have been cut from the Martha Stewart Classic butterfly punch. My favourite flat back pearls added to the butterflies bodies and flower center to finish.

I used a great sketch from Week 10 over at the Create4fun Challenge blog. Love all the layering on this one!

If you want to play along and are looking to add some High Hopes stamps to your collection I have a fantastic selection over in my store. I ship worldwide too!

Looking forward to a relaxing crafty day! Hubbie is cooking me a nice (I hope ;-) roast dinner :-)

Have a great day!
Hugs,

Wags 'n Whiskers - Make you own Flowers

2010-03-12T12:54:00.006Z

Yay... it's Friday and time for a new challenge over at the Wags 'n Whiskers blog. Sorry for my lack of creativity here over the last few weeks... This time of year is always so busy with family birthday's and so many little parties for the girls to attend. Hopefully I will be back on track now and posting more frequently!

Our talented gal Michele has a great challenge for us today is asking you to make your own flowers. You could use flower punches, ribbon flowers or anything you can think of! Michele is the queen of flowers and so creative... you can find out more about her delicious flowers over at her blog. Also Tina has created a tutorial on how she made the sheer flowers on her card. We are so honored to have such amazing cardmakers on our team :-)

Now to tell you a little about my card. This cutie patootie is called Let's Do Lunch. I have coloured with Prismacolor pencils with sansodor and paper stumps to blend. I also added a little stardust stickles to her cup. The gorgeous papers are the new Basic Grey Green at Heart. These along with Kioshi are back in stock... be quick though as they are going fast! I created my flowers with Spellbinder Shapeabilities. Added some buttons to my flower centers from the sherbert collection and finished with some Orange 4mm flat back pearls. I also added two of the larger 8mm flat back pearls in Pistachio Green. I have had the ticket stamp for some time now so stamped them onto the back some real tickets a friend sent me some time ago. All edges have been aged using VersaMagic Jumbo Java.

As well as the Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge my card also fits the fabulous challenge set by Joanne over at A Spoon Full of Sugar. This week is a recycling challenge. My card base is Kraft cardstock which is recycled and also the ticket :-)

I have also used the great sketch above to join in the challenge over at Truly Scrumption blog. Thanks Dawn!

Play along with us over at Wags 'n Whiskers and one lucky person who enters will win one Wags 'n Whiskers stamp of YOUR CHOICE!!

But remember, in order to be entered into the drawing for the free stamp, you MUST use a Wags 'n Whiskers stamp.

If you are in need of a Wags 'n Whiskers stamps, just click here! There are also a few stores throughout the world that now carry Wags 'n Whiskers. If you would like to have them available locally, have your local stamping store contact us about wholesale opportunities.

See you Sunday for the next High Hopes challenge!

Hugs,

Wags 'n Whiskers - Tags/Bookmarks

2010-03-05T08:21:00.006Z

This week over at the Wags 'n Whiskers blog our talented gal Karen is asking you to create either a tag or bookmark. You may want to combine the tag with a card like some of our designers have done.

I created this bookmark for Zoe my little bookworm!!! The image used is Thinking of You where Zoe features with our cat Gemma. I have coloured with Prismacolor pencils with sansodor and paper stumps to blend. The gorgeous papers are from the MME Penny Lane Stack. The cute little heart buttons I found in my stash.

To play our challenges you must use a Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber Stamp as your main image to be entered into the prize drawing.

If you don't have any Wags 'n Whiskers, then it's time to go shopping!!!.

Once again, one lovely participant will win a Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber Stamp of your choice.

Wow, the team sure have some stunning samples to inspire you!!! Be sure to pop on over to our blog to check them out!!!

Have a great weekend!
Hugs,

DT Wednesday

2010-03-03T20:05:00.004Z

Here are the fabulous cards which my wonderful team have created this week. Be sure to click the links to the right of this post to pop on over and visit the girls. All products highlighted in orange can be found over in my store.

Mina
Magnolia Edwin with Tie, K&Co Classic K Bailey and 8mm flat back pearls.

Debbie - Passion for Crafts
Wags 'n Whiskers Snuzzle Love, Basic Grey Lemonade and Basic Grey Rhinestone Swirl.

Christine
Wags 'n Whiskers Happy Day, Nellie Choice Frame dies Multi rectangle and Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety.

Moni
Magnolia Happy Tilda, Basic Grey Sugar Rush, 4mm flat back pearls and beige lace.

Store Update:
Charm restocks today. Be sure to check in tomorrow for the new C.C. Designs release :-)

High Hopes Challenge - Recipe

2010-02-28T09:43:00.000Z

Our new challenge has just started this week over at the High Hopes blog and this week the lovely and talented Amy W is hosting our challenge. She has given us a color challenge with a twist:

Orange and Brown plus add a Circle.

We hope you can play along with us this week! One lucky participant will win Norman Goat...

On my card I have used this cute stamp Easter Bunny also with High Hopes sentiment Happy Easter. I had lots of new arrivals from High Hopes this week so worth checking out! I also ship worldwide!

I used the fantastic new die by Nellie's Choice - Multi Eastern Round. I love these dies and they are such a great price too. They can be used in the same way as your nestabilities and work perfectly with my Wizard and Cuttlebug.

Bunny is coloured with Prismacolor pencils with sansodor and paper stumps to blend. I have also add a little stickles sparkle. The papers are from the Cosco Cricket Garden Variety stack and also the Basic Grey Origins stack. To finish I added some gorgeous beige lace and of course my favourite flat back pearls - 4mm and 8mm!

Sorry it's such a short post today but my Mum has come to visit for a few days :-) It is so lovely to see her as we only get to spend time together a couple of times each year. The girls are loving seeing their Nanny Shirley.

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Hugs

We have a winner!!!!

2010-02-26T12:52:00.004Z

Thank you to everyone who entered my candy. I loved reading all your lovely comments and blogoversary wishes.

Using Random Org the lucky winner is Number 125 - Susan Mason!!!!!

Congratulations Susan, please email me nichola.fairbairn@googlemail.com to claim your prize :-)

Here are your random numbers:

125

Timestamp: 2010-02-26 12:50:53 UTC

Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge - Freestyle!

2010-02-25T21:33:00.006Z

Our new challenge has just started over at the Wags 'n Whiskers blog and this week my talented friend and designer Inge is asking us to Freestyle! Yay.. this means you can do anything you want!

I created my card to fit our challenge over a A Spoon Full of Sugar where we are being asked to use re-inkers, pearls or glitter. I did colour with my Primsa pencils ;-) but have added lots of 4mm pearls as they are my fav embellishment. I also used glittery papers from the new MME Stack Penny Lane. The colours in this stack are so gorgeous!

I have also used the fabulous sketch over at the Papertake Weekly Challenge.

The image used on my card today is called Say a Prayer. Isn't she a beauty! Other products used on my card are: head pins, rondelle spacers , Martha Stewart Classic Butterfly punch, New Big Scalloped Oval Nestabilities and Prima mini roses.

We are also looking for guests to join in with our challenges each week. To have a chance to play along with us all you need to do is create a card for this weeks challenge using a Wags 'n Whisker stamp. You can read more details over at the Wags 'n Whiskers blog.

As always our fabulous team has some fabulous creations to share with you!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

DT Wednesday.. just :-)

2010-02-24T22:46:00.006Z

I'm a little late posting tonight... but it is Wednesday.. just! Here are some gorgeous cards to share from the fabulous Bunny Zoe's Crafts DT Team. If you don't already be sure to visit these talented gals over a their blogs. Links can be found to the right of this post!

Debbie - Passion for Crafts
Wags 'n Whiskers Thinking of You and MME Bloom and Grow

Moni
Wags 'n Whiskers Bubble Fun, Flat back pearls, Basic Grey Sugar Rush Paper, Nellie Die and Martha Stewart heart lace punch.

Debbie - Crafting Fairy
Kraftin' Kimmie's Alicia Strawberry Pirate, Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety, Enamel Strawberry Charm and Whimsy Oval Snippets sentiment

Mina
TGF Madelynn, Basic Grey Nook and Pantry Paper and
Prima Homespun Bitties flower

All products highlighted are available to purchase from Bunny Zoe's Crafts.