Bellariffic Friday - Sewing

It's "sew" good to able to play again with Bellariffic Fridays!  Sorry, I couldn't resist :)

For this week's card the theme was sewing and I'm becoming more confident with my sewing.  I wanted to zig zag around the circle but, as always seems to be the case, by the time I have my image coloured I'm too afraid to sew in case it goes horribly wrong.  I really must just practice on some circles!

I stamped Luna (the moth) Huggabugg in Memento Tuxedo black ink and coloured her with copics.

The paper is from BasicGrey Sweet Threads pad and I paired it with some SU Pretty in Pink and Pear Pizzazz cardstock.  I used the Divine Swirls embossing folder for the pink layer and added a little pink flower as the accent.  Some glitter to give her wings sparkle and a bit of Atyou Spica pen on the crescent moon, although it's hard to see in the photo.  The sketch is actually SSSC158 - I still had it out on my desk from this card and so decided to use it again! 

Have a good weekend.

Cheerio.....Leslie

My Favorite Things - Road Trip

Last month I flew to Florida to visit my Mum.  On a whim, I checked the map and it turned out I wasthisclose to the MFT store!  I couldn't pass up the opportunity, so told Mum we were taking a road trip.  And what a road trip it was - no GPS just a MAP :) and my Mum navigating!  We set off and 1.5 hours later we pulled up and I was almost beside myself with excitement.  I kept telling my Mum that Kim was going to be there and I was so excited - I'd get to meet her in person and I was so excited - I was going to see the store in all it's beauty and I was so excited - and I'd get to shop, shop, shop and I was so excited - do you get my drift?  I'm not sure Mum got my excitement level but I'm sure you all do - it was a day to remember!  The store was everything I thought it would be and more.  Kim was so sweet and welcoming and I hope I didn't overwhelm her with my excitement.

Her hubby, Martin, took this photo and man does he know his MFT stuff!  I was just wandering the store in a MFT daze when a lady walked in wondering what these stamps were, how did it work, etc., and he was amazing explaining it all to her.  It was all I could do to not go over to the lady and profess my love of MFT and tell her to buy one of everything!  I left there a VERY happy stamper with loads of goodies that I am slowly working my way through.  It was a wonderful day and a road trip to remember.  I love this next photo - me and My Favorite Things!

Cheerio.....Leslie

Happy Birthday Cousin Helen!

Today is Cousin Helen's birthday and I needed a card that was relatively flat to mail and not too "fussy, frilly or cute".  Helen is a Stampin' Up demonstrator in England and one of the top 20 demonstrators there!  Her blog is full of lovely cards and ideas and even a special "Caturday" post every Saturday - check it out.  I knew I had to use a SU image on her card and I think I remember Fifth Avenue Floral was one of her favourites. 

The layout is CPS 264 - this is the first time I've done one of their sketches and I really must do more.  I stamped the flower in SU Marina Mist and the cardstock is also SU Marina Mist with some Early Espresso.  The designer paper from MME Lost & Found pad.  I used my new By The Letters die-namic for the letters and loved the way Karen overlapped hers on this card so I did the same!

I'd love to post a photo of Cousin Helen and me from my recent trip there, but we didn't take one, so instead I'll post a photo of something else I love about England - the countryside - and no, I didn't climb to the top of this! :)

Happy Birthday Helen!

Cheerio.....Leslie

Sweet Sunday Flowers - SSSC158

My card for this week's SSSC158 is for my friend Denise - she loves MFT Pure Innocence girls and I knew this would brighten her day.  I did rotate the sketch though :)

I stamped Because You're Special in Memento Tuxedo black ink and coloured her with copics.  I paper pieced her dress and matching sweater.

I still had my LilybeeDesign HandMade paper pad from this card out so used a few more sheets - they're bright and cheery.  The other cardstock is SU Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi and Real Red.  I used my new MFT Royal Rose die (love this!) and some MFT Wild Cherry felt to make the pretty flower, looping some cotton hemp behind in a double bow.  I shined up her shoes with several coats of clear glaze pen and added some tiny twinkles for some extra bling.

Cheerio.....Leslie

ZZZZZZZZZZ - MFTWSC70

You'd think by this title and the lack of blog posts that this is what I've been doing for the past few weeks :)  Nope, I've been traveling - a new destination (blog post to come about that!) and an old one.....England!  I'm over my jet lag and anxious to get back to my stamping and this week's MFTWSC70 was a great place to start.

This cute little mouse was a perfect image as that's pretty much what I've been doing since I got home!  I stamped Do Not Disturb This Mouse in Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored her with copics.

The sketch is tweaked a bit - I flipped it and used the mirror image of it.  I had so much fun paper piecing the chair and footstool with my new LilybeeDesign HandMade paper.  I even added some tiny twinkles to the footstool for that authentic upholstered look :)  The sentiment fit perfectly on the First Place Award Ribbon die-namic and I added a button tied with a thread bow instead of the flower that was on the sketch. 

This card is going to my dear, sweet Auntie Shirley who I'm sure was wanting to do exactly like this little mouse after we left.....rest!  I'm sure she was all tuckered out when we left!

Cheerio.....Leslie

Claudia has a Candy

While I had Claudia and all the copics out for this card I decided to make another one.

It's the same layout and same copics except I used YG13 and Y11 for the lollipop.  I liked the way Dana made her lollipop on this card and copied it.  I didn't layer on the darker pinks on her dress this time.  The paper is SU certainly celery and the pattern paper is Melissa Frances Kitschy Kitchen and I think it's a perfect fit for this 'sweet treats' card.  Again, no sentiment because I'm not sure who it's going to yet!

Cheerio.....Leslie

Dylan

Ebruabella created a sketch that was so cute from Bellariffic Friday Feb 10/12, I made another card with it!  Here's the sketch again.

For this card I used Dylan from Stamping Bella. (Dylan's retired now, probably grounded for listening to his IPod too much!)

I stamped him with Memento Tuxedo black ink and coloured him with copics.

The pattern paper is MME Lime Twist Out of the Blue with some SU Taken with Teal and Tangerine Tango.  I used the polka dots embossing folder and the First Place Award Ribbon banner for the sentiment.  Because it's a masculine card, I just wrapped some ribbon and added a button - no glitter and no bows!  I'm hoping to impress my sister with my zig-zag stitching! :)

Cheerio.....Leslie

Bellariffic Friday - Baby Shower

Today's Bellariffic Friday is all about showers!  Rain showers, bridal or baby.....and I made a baby shower card.

I stamped My Beary Best Friend in Memento Tuxedo black ink and coloured him with copics, adding a bit of extra shading with pencil crayons and OMS.  I filled in the red heart with an Atyou Spica pen for some sparkle.

The pattern paper is MME Six by Six Everyday Flair with some So Saffron as the background.  I used my most fav embossing folder - the swiss dots - it's my "go to" folder!  A couple layers of ribbon and I found the perfect charm in my stash!  A trio of bonbons finished it off this sweet baby shower card.

Cheerio.....Leslie

Bellariffic Friday - Sketch 7 - Milo missing Millie

Remember this post - Millie minus Milo?  Well, I had to give Milo equal time, so today's card features Milo and is a cute little sketch from Ebru.  I can't believe we're already up to sketch #7!

I stamped Milo in Memento Tuxedo black ink and coloured him with copics, adding a bit of extra shading with pencil crayons and OMS.

The funny thing about this image is before I started colouring Milo, at first glance, I thought he was holding a book with hearts on the cover and wearing a jacket with wide lapels!  Go on, have another look at him - please tell me it's not just me? :)  Thank goodness I took a closer look!  The pattern paper is MME Lime Twist Out of the Blue with some red, olive and not quite navy card stock.  The strip across the middle was in with my olive scraps and is the negative from one of my scallop borders.  The red paper is embossed with the Harlequin texture plate and I added a black button tied with baker's twine instead of the flower that was on the sketch.  I used my red Atyou Spica pen for some sparkle on the hearts because I'm guessing this gift is for Millie!  Please note (especially my sister) that I was VERY brave and sewed a zig-zag across the top of the image!

Cheerio.....Leslie

Bellariffic Friday - Here comes Spring

Happy Friday!  Today's Bellariffic Friday theme was "Spring or Easter".  I haven't inked up Paula's Framed Florals (a beautiful set of four images drawn by our own Paulabella) in ages and chose her daffodils to cover the Spring or Easter theme :)

I stamped the image in Memento Tuxedo black ink and coloured it with copics.

I kept the card quite simple because the image is so beautiful on its own.  I didn't want to use busy pattern paper so stuck with just white and Daffodil Delight cardstock - how perfect is that name?  The square is embossed with the swiss dots embossing folder and I went around all the edges with my lace scallop border punch.  Four bonbons in each corner and a tiny yellow bow finished it off nicely.

Have a great weekend - we are puppy sitting this weekend! 

Cheerio.....Leslie