Spooky, Spooky, Spooky!

I couldn't wait to play with these cute CC Design stamps. These little characters are part of the CC Designs - Spooky Scenery and Spooky, Spooky, Spooky sets. I love that these stamps come in their own little metal storage tins. I have also changed my colouring technique for this card and thought i'd have a little play with my Copic sketch markers and ProMakers. I am so used to using my Prisma Pencils but don't think it turned out too bad eh? I also used the ProMarker Blender Pen to remove some of the colour to create highlights. I used Momento ink to stamp the images and this is just perfect for using with ProMarkers and you can stamp and colour straight away!

Back soon with some more cute characters from the High Hopes new releases.

Hugs,

Boo! to you

Couldn't help but play with another CC-design halloween character!


This little fellow is from the Spooky, Spooky set that you can find here
He is coloured with promarker pens that are also available in the shop

This is a mini fold-out album and when opened up the inside looks like this:

I have matted the photo's onto green patterned paper to make them stand out and used near enough all my halloween embellishment stickers and tags I could find.

The page with the hounted house is also a pocket which holds my journaling tag, more photo's and my trickets from the venue!

Again.. Congrats to all the girls going through to the next round!! it's all getting very exciting!

Hugs, Marlene x

Who is going through to DT round 2?

We had an overwhelming number of applications for our DT place and the standard has been very, very high.

It has been so hard to decide on those who will be going through to the next round.

However, we have managed to pick 18 ladies for round 2 from almost 70 applications.

These are the are the successful enties

Huge thank you to everybody who entered. I have really enjoyed looking through all the applications and have found lots of amazing talent out there and hope that some of you will reapply for any future DT spots.

Stage 2 will be a little more relaxed and I am hoping to get to know a lot more about your styles so will just be asking to see the 3 pieces of work you are proudest of/feel best represent you. These certainly do not need to be created especially for us and can be anything you like.

I will email the ladies who are through to stage 2 in due course but thought I would give some advance warning so you can start organising yourselves!

Congratulations!


Bryony

My HH Challenge #1 (and Ismaki challenge) entry

I am being brave again and showing you my card-making 'skills'. I just couldn't resist playing with the new High Hopes stamps and had started making a Christmas card for the Ismaki challenge this morning but have altered it slightly to fit the High Hopes Challenge.



The wand and crown are made with star brads.




Stamps - HH Fairy Princess and Fairy Special Day

Papers - Bazzill Bling, Forever Friends and DCWV Rose Tinted Christmas

Tag - Dovecraft Rose tinted Christmas

Brads - MM Value Star Brads

Shimmer - Icicle Stickles (0n wings) and Decoart Snow writer (for fur trims)

Ribbons - both from Raspberry Ribbons

Medium - Prismas, stumps and sansodor





Taking the twins out for a spin round the block - back soon with news of who will be going through to the next round

Bryony

High Hopes New Release - Fishing Santa

The stickles have only just dried and I thought you would like to see my first card with two of the stamps from the High Hopes new release today - "Fishing Santa and Christmas Fishes" sentiment. The jolly Santa was just perfect for my FIL's Christmas card as he is fishing mad! The fab papers are from one of my favourite brands Basic Grey and are from the range Figgy Pudding. The base of my card has been made using bazzill. You know my favourite colouring medium is Prismacolor pencils and we now stock sansodor which is perfect for blending harsh lines.

Have a great Sunday!
Hugs,

Gorgeous new release High Hopes in stock

Hooray - it is release day at last so I can show you the gorgeous new High Hopes stamps which we have in stock and ready for immediate dispatch
























We have the full range on the website here so make sure you don't miss out on your favourites as I think these will be very popular (especially with the new High Hopes blog)


Right, best dash as I have to go buy some stamps ready for the first High Hopes Challenge today. I am obsessiveky checking the HH blog to find out what the challenge will be. Honestly, I don't know what is taking them so long - it is 3.30am there surely they should be up and getting the challenge on by now!!!!!



Bryony


PS - Don't forget to come back on the blog later on, when we will be unveiling the talented ladies who have made it through to round 2 of the DT Call

Nikki and Marlene's girly day out & HOT NEWS!

Thought i'd pop on and post a picture which was taken today of Marlene and I at Alexandra Palace "Big Stamp and Scrapbooking show". It was so great to meet up and we had a fab day and bought tons! "Now for some HOT news... you remember those 50 new gorgeous stamps Bryony's mentioned yesterday? You do...? Well check out my blog here for more clues!