Little Baby Fairy Buns

I love ALL of Mo's Fairies and this little cutie is NO exception with her glittering wings and sweet smile. Her name is  Fairy Kiki and she can be found in Mo's store HERE. I did have to explain to my son that it was fine to show some fairy butt when he kept complaining that she was naked though - 12 year old boys seem to be a little sensitive on that subject - LOL!!!

I wanted Kiki to be the centre of attention so I went with a fairly simple layout. Some Basic Grey DP, pearl swirls and webster's roses add just enough interest without taking Kiki's spotlight away.

Apologies for the quality of the photo though - the weather here as been cold, wet and miserable and I had to resort to taking the photo under a daylight lamp - thanx to my lovely sister Sharon for lending it to me, it's been a saviour in this dull weather.

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Simply Betty Stamps Challenge

Over at the Simply Betty Stamps Blog Betty has another challenge running with a FABULOUS prize... the winner will be our Guest DT for SBS for the month of September - which includes free images for new releases etc! For the challenge we're asking you to use a Simply Betty Stamps image with nesties or with primary colors, or you can combine them! SBS images can be found at the SBS store HERE.

For my card I've used the gorgeous Summer Emo London and a mix of nesties, dies and punches. My DP is from Stampin' Up. I've also added some crystal effects lenses to her sunglasses - and just imagine your favourite music is playing from the iPod - LOL.

The rest of the DT have come up with some fabulous inspiration for you and you can check their work and the competition rules out at the SBS blog... good luck everyone!

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It's Mo's Dream Team Blog Hop Time

Yaaaay - it's the third Thursday of the month so that must mean it's Mo's Dream Team Blog Hop time again!!!!! This month our host is the gorgeous Rosette and she's asked us to use die cuts, nesties and punches - not a tough challenge for me at all - LOL.

If you haven't started at the beginning you can head back to Rosette's blog but if you're already hopping you should have arrived here from the super talented Cheryl's blog.

I've used Mo's gorgeous image Angel with Puppy(c) and she's available instore HERE. Be aware there are 4 different versions available and you can check them all out HERE. I've actually used my nestie and edge punch to cut out the designer paper - which I've then raised on dimensionals so the image is sitting in a recessed frame. The DP is from Kaisercraft's Utopia range. I used my sizzix die to cut out the flourishes which I then coated with glitter.

Your next stop on the hop is the amazing Mina's blog - hope you have fun hopping along!

If you get lost here's the hop list for you - you can find the blog links on my left sidebar under Mo's Dream Team logo!

Rosette, Lori, Kerttu, Jak, Liza, Cheryl, ME, Mina, Shell, Elaine, Peri

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The Card You Send When Someone Doesn't Want To Turn 40!

Last Saturday night I went to a girl's night out for a friend who's turning 40 this week - but like a lot of people she's not sure about admitting to the number. The evening out was labelled a "say good-bye to 39" party - so I decided to use this cute image from Just INKlined for her birthday card and remind her that she would be 39+. I used one of my cuttlebug alphabets to cut out the numbers and then glittered them up with some stickles. I also used my glaze pen to give him a shiny wet nose.

This little guy is called "Scamp Special Delivery" and is available for purchase HERE. He's soooo cute and you can use him to send any message you like! Luckily my friend got a good giggle out of this - or maybe it was the 40s survival package I put together for her - which included an LARGE box of chocolates and a bottle of my favourite strawberry champagne.

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Burtonesque Dolls Challenge #16 - Vincent

This week at The Burtonesque Dolls we have been asked to create a card based on Tim Burton's 1982 poem and short film Vincent. The premise of the story is that young Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams. I decided to use Creeper Crew Jack from The Greeting Farm to portray the imaginative Vincent. I found the background pattern on the internet and thought is was twisted enough to suit my card - LOL. A quote I also found on the internet became my sentiment - and seemed appropriate as Vincent Malloy struggles with the reality of others!

If you're needing some more inspiration don't forget to check out The Doll's amazing creations at TBD blog HERE.

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Free Digi From Spesch Stamps

Everyone likes a freebie and Tracey over at Spesch Stamps has one on offer for you to download until Sunday. Check it out HERE.

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Pies For Sale!

I had soo much fun playing with this fabulous set of images Mo Manning brought out recently! It's called Bethy's Wagon and there are 18 different images to play with so you can create your own scene. I've merged 4 of them here using paint.NET - you can see my tutorial on merging digital images using this free software HERE.

It doesn't look like Bethy will have too many pies to sell if her little sister keeps munching on them - LOL - or are they good old fashioned mud pies and lil sis has brought a cookie from home??? I remember making mud pies with my sisters when I was little - it was sooo much fun even if they weren't too nice to eat - LOL. I can't even imagine my kids playing with mud - they are too busy playing Xbox or Wii - it's a bit sad really, but then I don't have to worry too much about all that extra washing - LOL.

Bethy's Wagon is available for purchase at Mo's store HERE.

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Simply Betty Stamps School Emo Release Day Blog Hop

I hope everyone enjoyed the last 2 days of previews from the Simply Betty Stamps new Back to School Emo Kids - Betty gave us all an A+, LOL! Now today is release day and we're having a blog hop to celebrate - and Betty has asked the gals from The Burtonesque Dolls to join in the fun - so I get to play along with the talented gals from both of my DTs. For the hop Betty is offering some extra credit for a chance to win some Back to School Emos, as well as some other instore specials - you can check out all of the prize details at the Simply Betty Stamps Blog HERE - which also happens to be the starting and finishing place for the hop. 

You should have arrived here from the gorgeous Catherine's blog - but if you get lost you can find the entire hop list at the SBS blog - the starting place.

I used the gorgeous Rio for my card - she's available NOW at the Simply Betty Stamps Store. She's standing in front of an embossed brick wall panel I made using my Tim Holtz folder and the sentiment is from the soon to be released set at Tickled Pink Stamps. I gave Rio's "bubble" a coating of crystal effects for soome added dimension.

Your next stop along the hop is the fabulous Gloria's blog. Good luck to you all and have fun hopping along!


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Magnolia Down Under #59 - It Takes Two

This week over at Magnolia Down Under Challenges we are asking you to pop both Tilda AND Edwin on a card or project - the theme is "It Takes Two". With several weddings in my future I thought it was the perfect opportunity to get a card made - especially as this gorgeous couple hadn't even seen ink yet!

I love these soft neutral tonings and took the lead from this fabulous Stampin' Up DP - unfortunately this pattern was retired - soo sad as it was one of my all time favourites! All the glitter and bling I've added will help to celebrate this most joyful occasion!

I've already seen what the other gals have done with their creations - WOW - and you can check them out HERE - it's only a mouse click away to eye candy heaven! And we hope you get inspired to play along with us too!

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Simply Betty Stamps School Emos - Preview Day 2

Today is day 2 of our previews for the new Back to School Emo Kids from Simply Betty Stamps. Tomorrow is the big release day blog hop so you don't have too long to wait before you can grab these cuties for yourselves.

Meet London - she's a little bit flirty with her game show hostess stance and winking eye - LOL. I used my new die-namics banner die from MFT to add a bit of extra fun - the letters were cut using one of my cuttlebug dies. The background panel was embossed using one of my Tim Holtz folders.

If you want to check out more of these fabulous imaages check out the rest of the DT previews on the SBS Blog HERE - and don't forget to pop back for our blog hop tomorrow - there will be prizes and specials on offer!

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