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Moving Day

2018-08-16T16:31:00.000+10:00

Well the time has come to pack up all my things and move to.....Wordpress! I've been mulling over it for a while now, and with all the changes to Blogger it's time to move. I've been with Blogger since 2007 and I've made so many friends in the crafting community. I hope you'll follow me over and continue the fun with me :)

~~Down the rabbit hole we go~~

This is great

2018-08-09T14:43:00.002+10:00

Today I have the sweetest cake to share with you! My daughter absolutely loves unicorns, so my house has become overrun with them! Of course, the unicorns have also infiltrated my crafting so I found this gorgeous unicorn cake to colour up and add to a card!

I bought this digi image at Craftin' Dessert Divas and coloured it with pretty pastel Copics and a gold pen. I added some sparkle to the whipped flowers with clear and silver gems.

For the card, I layered pink cardstock, two doilies and some small paper flowers. Surrounding the cake you'll find paper straws, pom poms, sequins and gems.

The sentiment was from a pack, and already pre-cut. I just adhered it with some hot glue. Finally, I popped on a rose gold clip with hanging pom pom.

I forgot to add that I also stuck down some pastel pink washi in a criss-cross pattern.

I have joined the following challenges:

Southern Girls Challenge - Stamp your mark on it (2w)

Penny's Challenges - Anything Goes (w)

Pause Dream Enjoy - Anything Goes (w)

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes (w)

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes / Fantasy (w)

Pink Gem Challenge - Pink (2w)

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Girl + Sentiment (2w)

Merry Creepmas

2018-08-08T18:49:00.000+10:00

I can not believe that Halloween is just around the corner!! I've joined the August Oddball Challenge which has a "Lost Dolls of Innocent Souls" theme.

I go for cute spooky most of the time, so I coloured up this little cutie, added some Stickles and a pom pom and then added some friends - a little bat clipart and a pumpkin I got from a Pocket Letter.

There's also some layers of washi tape - one has marbling and the other is Halloween themed. I also added some pearls, enamel dots and gems for texture.

You can find the digi image here: Oddball Art Co.
Lost Dolls of Innocent Souls ATC Challenge

Thanks for visiting!

Just keep swimming

2018-08-08T18:33:00.002+10:00

Oh my it has been a while since I crafted. I have been so busy with Uni, being out on prac and assignments that I haven't had time to play with paper and stickers!

I thought I'd jump back in with a mini pocket letter along the theme of Finding Dory. She's so cute, and I love the splash of colour that Hank (the septapus) and Marlin & Nemo give the pockets.

I followed a sketch that was provided in the Australian and New Zealand Pocket Letter group. The first pocket has some little cut-outs that mimic bubbles. The middle pocket has some sewn on sequins and the last pocket has some themed sprinkles. I decided to put ocean themed sprinkles in all the pockets, along with gems for sparkle. Hank, Nemo and Marlin were printed on sticker paper and are adhered on the outside of the pockets for dimension. I also added some gloss to make Hank shiny.

I loved how random Becky was in the movie, so I had to add her too. On the left is lots of ribbon and fibre and on the right is some pinata paper that comes with a sticky edge. The pocket itself was made by carefully cutting a strip of pockets from a nine-pocket page. This pocket was really simple to make, and just the right start to get back into crafting.

Just keep swimming Dory!

A farewell card

2018-05-29T15:54:00.001+10:00

This is a bittersweet post as I say my farewell to Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez. I have loved being apart of their Design Team but my computer is going into the shop for a long overdue fix and I have to hang up my creating apron for a while.

So my last card is quite fitting as it's a farewell card. I have used this cute little chick image from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez and coloured it with my Copics. I've also added some silver to the strap buckles.

All borders are doodled by me with a fine point pen and papers are from American Crafts.

As you can see the boxes have been packed (lol). The papers on my cards are bold blue, a cloudy pattern and the yellow rectangles. I've also added a clip with flower and a little hanging pom pom.

Challenges I have joined are:

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenges - Anything Goes (w)

Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes (w)

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Blog - Anything Goes (w)

Crafting With Friends - Anything Goes (2w)

Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes (w)

Is it getting chilly in here?

2018-05-20T21:43:00.000+10:00

It's getting a little chilly around here now that Winter is on it's way! So I've created a card that's got some cool colours and shimmer fit for a snow princess.

The image I chose is from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez and I coloured it with my Copics. I then added some silver highlights to the ball in her hand, her headband, belt and shoes. Lastly, I popped some tiny gems and dots of liquid pearls on.

This is such a sweet image to work with and could be coloured up for any princess or little girl.

I added a We Are Memory Keepers pinata trim to the patterned paper, and also added torn edges and doodling.

Happy Summer!

2018-05-05T12:02:00.002+10:00

Is it summer yet in your part of the world? We're just starting (late) on Autumn, but I know a lot of my friends are finally seeing some sun and the snow has melted.

With the warm temperatures still lingering here in Central Queensland, we are still able to visit the beach, so I loved colouring this little guy and his sandcastle from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alverez.

I used my Copics to colour him in, a little white Signo Pen for zink on his beak and a few little gems for sparkle on the sand.

The borders are doodled with fine black pen.

For the ruffles around the bottom of the card, I used Fringe Tape from We R Memory Keepers (used for covering tiny pinatas). The papers are from American Crafts and new to Spotlight.

I have joined the following challenges:

Cardz Tv - Anything Goes (w)

Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes (w)

Time Out Challenges - Wild (2w)

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes (w)

Simon Says Stamp Blog - Animals (w)

City Crafter Challenge Blog - Birds (w)

Have a SPECtacular day!

2018-04-26T01:00:00.000+10:00

This cute image is perfect for your favourite optometrist or bespeckled person. It's from Kinda Cute and come with or without facial expression.

I coloured in the image with my copics and added doodling around the edge.

The card is made up of different scraps of patterned paper, and a journaling card. This is the part that I love about cards, I get to use up all the paper that I have stashed from scrapbooking!

I also distressed some edges and added some gems.

Do you remember snail mail?

2018-04-18T01:00:00.000+10:00

Do you remember the excitement of getting snail mail? I used to have Pen Pals as a girl and loved getting fancy stationery, photos and even coins in the mail from them. Now it's all emails and text messages - it's fast, but it's not as fun.

I saw this cute little snail and instantly thought of good ol' snail mail. So I made a tag to add to my next project.

This tag started as a piece of green cardstock. I trimmed it to make a tag shape and then added the printed image. If you want a cute little snail you can find it at Kinda Cute - I added the googly eyes and coloured him up in delicious greens and shiny browns. Then I created some 3D slime using Glossy Accents. I added some bubbles to the "slime" by heating it with my heating gun.

I haven't used fibers in a long time, and tags are the perfect excuse to use lots of them! I went for lots of colours to accent the greens in the tag.

Ride your tricycle

2018-04-12T23:49:00.001+10:00

Isn't he cute? I don't do enough little boy cards - having girls in my house, there's not a lot of little boys to buy for, or celebrate. My "son" is a very large, boisterous and loud German Shepherd, and he enjoys all the attention he can get!

So today I'm enjoying a bit of colouring and thinking of all the wonderful things little boys get into.

This little fellow is from Kinda Cute and he's enjoying a ride on his little tricycle with his trusty bunny pal.

I coloured him using my Copics and then glossed the wheels and his visor. I added the sentiment as a little flag on the back of the tricycle.

I created my card with some brightly coloured papers, some bold colours and some cute jelly beans stickers. I created a band across the card using some rainbow washi tape and doodled some borders with a fine black pen.

I have joined the following challenges:

Penny's Challenges - Anything Goes (w)

~~Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges~~ - Anything Goes (w)

~~Fussy and Fancy Challenge~~ - Add a sentiment (2w)

~~Crafty Creations Challenges~~ - Anything Goes (2w)

~~Crafting With Friends Challenge Blog~~ - Anything Goes (2w)

Lots and lots of Easter Eggs

2018-03-29T14:07:00.001+10:00

I have an invisible Easter Egg muncher in my house. No one will own up to eating them so I can only assume it's the Easter Egg muncher! I put out the little eggs, I take some photos and BAM! as soon as I turn my back they're gone! I actually had to brave the crazy crowds to buy a "top-up" bag!

So here is my card - with little eggs (for now) lol

I've used a Whimsie Doodles image for this card, and coloured it with my Copics. I accented the eggs she's holding with Stickles for a little sparkle and some gloss for her eyes, bow and shoes.

I layered patterned paper in Easter colours, also using my edge punch and some Doodlebug Design stickers.

I added some little green bling dots and some doodling for the borders. I love adding borders, it really finishes off the card.

I have added my card to the following challenges:

~~Crafty Gals Corner~~ - Anything goes (2w)

~~Lemon Shortbread Challenge~~ - Anything goes (w)

~~Simon Says Stamp~~ - Anything goes (w)

Penny's Papercrafting Challenge Blog - Anything goes (w)

~~Crafty Card Makers~~ - Bunnies, Chicks or Eggs (2w)

It's almost Easter

2018-03-26T12:41:00.003+10:00

Can you believe it's almost Easter! It's almost school holidays for my girls too, so that means lots of crafting, playing at the park and movie marathons!

Today I have a sweet little card for you, lots of bright Easter colours and a cute little chick image from Kinda Cute by Patricia.

I added lots of Doodlebug stickers to the little chic's nest, glossed up her spots and coloured her brightly with my Copics. She's also surrounded by some doodled borders, a bright Easter bow and some tiny little brown bunny brads.

I typed out the sentiment myself to add to the card and also used my punch to create the lacy border.

Easter colours are my favourite, they're so bright and cheerful!

I have joined the following challenges:

~~Hiding in my Craftroom~~ - Any holiday (w)

~~Just us Girls~~ - Photo Week (w)

~~Crazy 4 Challenges~~ - Child theme (w)

~~Crafty Catz Weekly Challenges~~ - Anything Goes / Easter (w)

~~Cute Card Thursday~~ - Easter (w)

~~Moving Along with the Times~~ - Easter (2w)

Little Peter Rabbit

2018-03-17T20:03:00.001+10:00

You remember the song right? "Little Peter Rabbit had a fly upon his nose...." well I used to sing that to my kindy children all the time, they loved the hand actions and movements and I loved being able to incorporate my love of bunnies in anything that I do lol.

We're not allowed bunnies as pets here in Queensland, Australia. They're considered a pest and there are huge fines if you're caught with one. We even have a rabbit proof fence that spans the entire length of Western Australia with smaller fences along it!

Well I managed to spot a Peter Rabbit bunny in a Build-a-Bear shop and absolutely wasn't going to leave without one. I can't wait for the movie to come out, so I thought I'd make my own Peter Rabbit/ Easter Bunny mix for Easter!

I used a template from My Scrap Chick and adapted it a little so that it had the same eyes as Peter, and of course his little jacket. I also added the furry tail.

What do you think? Did he steal your heart too - along with my Easter eggs?

So there you have them - Big Peter and little Peter. I distressed the edges of all the paper elements on my Belly Box so that they looked a little furry and I added some wiskers.

I have joined in the following challenges:

~~Through the Craft Room Door~~ - Anything Goes (w)

~~Lemon Shortbread Challenge~~ - Anything Goes (2w)

~~Love to Craft~~ - Anything Goes (m)

~~Cardz TV~~ - Anything Goes (w)

~~Moving Along With the Times~~ (2w)

~~As You Like It Challenge~~ - Favourite Easter Character & Why

~~Simon Says Stamp~~ - Easter Inspired (w)

~~City Crafter Challenge Blog~~ - Is Any Bunny There? (w)

Happy St Patricks Day

2018-03-17T01:00:00.000+10:00

March wouldn't be March with out a little hijinks, gold and rainbows! It's St Patricks Day, so I've made a card with a hidden treat inside!

First up I coloured this fab image of a Leprechaun from Kinda Cute by Patrica - he's coloured up using my Copics in greens and oranges. I added a splash of yellow with some patterned papers and enamel dots.

There's a little doodling around the borders, some gems and some nice green tickets.

The surprise inside is a tube of candy - green Skittles! They fit neatly in a fold along the edge of the card, and the tube has the card's sentiment on it.

He's a bit cute isn't he - hopefully, he's got more of that money hiding around my house!

Here's a look at the tube - it's the perfect size for Skittles, but you could fit any small lollies in there.

I have joined the following challenges:

Bright and Cheerful

2018-03-12T14:23:00.000+10:00

There's a new challenge over at Mo's Digital Pencil Challenges and it's gorgeous! We've been give a lovely photo for inspiration and the colours are all yellows and pinks.

I chose this fabulous image, which is just so full of joy and happiness that the colours were absolutely perfect. I just knew this sweet girl was a red-head, and her cheerful pinafore, stripy shirt and dotty socks were so much fun to colour. She looks like she could be out in a field of flowers, on fresh grass or jumping on a trampoline.

I added some enamel dots and she looks like she's playing in a ball pit, and there's some gems and liquid pearls in there for sparkle.

I layered the image with patterned papers and bold bright colours.

This card was created using lots of different scraps of patterned paper (I love that about making cards), and I snuck in some embossing and punching - which I don't use a lot anymore. I doodled the border in a fine black pen and added a pom pom to a clip.

I have joined the following challenges:

~~Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge~~ - Photo Inspiration

~~Hiding in my Craftroom~~ - Super Scraps Saturday

~~Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge~~ - Layer it up

~~Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge~~ - Emboss

~~Brown Sugar Challenge~~ - Easter or Spring

~~My Time to Craft Challenge Blog~~ - Easter or Spring

International Women's Day

2018-03-08T21:32:00.000+10:00

Today is International Women's Day, a day when women all over the world are acknowledged for their achievements throughout history right across the world.

I wanted to make a beautifully bright card for someone special that conveyed just how awesome and fantastic they are. So I chose some bright patterned paper, added lots of doodling and a sweet image from Some Odd Girl. I coloured her in during their 12 Days of Colouring Challenge and now I've found the perfect card to add her to.

I layered the patterned papers and doodled borders, then I added some resin flowers, gems and trimmed a tag to add as a sentiment. I added some leaves with my copics, and glossed the girl's eyes and bangle.

Lastly I added a metal clip with a little pom pom. I attached the little pom pom onto the clip myself using some pliers - I love the look, so I think I'll make some for my planner!

I have joined the following challenges:

~~Unicorn Challenge Blog~~ - Make it Girly (m)

~~Little Miss Muffet Challenge~~ - Anything Goes (w)

~~Simon Says Stamp~~ - Girl Power (w)

~~Penny's Challenge~~ - Anything Goes (w)

~~Creative Moments Challenge Blog~~ - Anything Goes with a Feminine Twist (w)

~~Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge~~ - Anything Goes (w)

A little Christmas Cheer

2018-03-07T14:39:00.000+10:00

I know, I know, it's March - but there's always time to do Christmas cards! I coloured these images up during the Some Odd Girl 12 days of colouring challenge and they needed a card to live on, so I created this one for the new challenge!

Each image is coloured with copics and then accented with gloss and Stickles. I fussy cut around them and then popped them into my card.

The card itself was made using Christmas papers, some were cut and folded and another piece was folded into a fan and then inserted into the card. I popped on a die-cut, some snowflakes and wrapped it all up with some twine.

Images used:
Bright Lights Kaylee
Christmas Tree Mae

This is quite a chunky 3Df card, so probably wouldn't fit in an envelope, but it looks beautiful displayed.

I have joined the following challenges:

~~Some Odd Girl~~ - March Challenge (m)

~~Winter Wonderland Challenge~~ - Stitching - Real or Faux (w)

~~Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge~~ - Anything Goes (w)

~~Crimbo Crackers~~ - Anything Goes (2w)

Winner at Crimbo Crackers!

Heard you lost a tooth?

2018-03-04T21:03:00.001+10:00

Some exciting new today - I'm a new Design Team member for Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez! I will be joining a wonderful team and get to work with some beautiful digi stamps.

Today I'm using the Christmas Fairy Digital Stamp and I coloured her to be a Tooth Fairy. This versatile image could be used for any type of fairy, and with a little sparkle and some embellies I think she looks great as the Tooth Fairy.

I coloured her using my Copics, then glitzed up her wings and hat with some Stickles. I also added some touches of silver to her shoes, dress and hat.

The edges of each patterned paper has been doodled with a fine black pen, and some tooth fairy buttons were added to a crepe paper rosette. I cut the loops off the back of the buttons and adhered them with hot glue.

To add to this card I found a neat little tooth fairy certificate that I printed off and added some coins too. We are quite practised at having the tooth fairy visit with two girls in the house. I even borrowed my eldest's tooth from the Tooth Fairy for this photo shoot ;)

I have joined the following challenges:

~~Freshly Made Sketches~~ - Sketch (w)

~~Jo's Scrap Shack~~ - Anything Goes (w)

~~Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends~~ - Anything Goes (2w)

~~Catch The Bug Challenge~~ - Anything Goes (2w)

~~Crafting With Friends~~ - Anything Goes (2w)

Birthday cake

2018-02-09T14:14:00.001+10:00

It's a month of birthdays this month, so I'm making lots of birthday cards! I've also joined in with Some Odd Girl and their 12 days of colouring challenge, so I have lots of coloured images to add to my creations.

I went with soft colours for this image, making the cake a soft pink and the girl's dress is a muted mauve with matching party hat.

The card was created with a base of pink cardstock, then I layered on a heart print die cut. I tucked in some red tickets and adhered some pretty flowers and gems.

Lastly I doodled some borders around the entire card and the image.

When is your birthday? Does it fall in February too?

The film strip behind the image is a sticker that comes on a full 12x12 sheet. I trimmed it to fit my card.

I have joined the following challenges:

~~4 Crafty Chicks~~ - Anything Goes (w)

~~Creative Knockouts~~ - Birthday Wishes (w)

~~Watercooler Wednesday Challenge~~ - Anything Goes with Feminine Twist (w)

~~613 Avenue Create~~ - Anything Goes with love twist (w)

~~Little Miss Muffet Challenges~~ - Anything Goes (2w)

Four little Yetis

2018-01-30T21:38:00.000+10:00

I made my first waterfall card today! It has four little Yetis that cascade as you pull the tab.

I started by printing these delightful little Yetis from Oddball Art Co. You get two little Yetis, a heart and a sentiment. I printed out the images twice and then separated them. Then I coloured each Yeti with my Copics trying a different texture with each colour.

I assembled by card, and then added each picture to create the waterfall effect.

The blue Yeti is a bundle of floof with tiny crystal gems sprinkled in her fur. The yellow Yeti is a ball of fur, blowing raspberries on anyone who comes near. The little green Yeti is covered in spots, but only his smile is contagious. The fiery red Yeti give wonderfully warm hugs and likes to listen to secrets.

When you pull the ribbon, the tab comes out so you can write your message. The little Yetis also cascade like a waterfall revealing each coloured Yeti.

I have joined the following challenges:

~~Digi Stamps by Lizzi Love~~ - Creature a Feature (m)

~~Crafty Sentiments Designs~~ - Anything goes (w)

~~The Crazy Challenge~~ - Love (2w)

~~Little Miss Muffet Challenges~~ - Anything Goes (2w)

~~Hiding in my Craftroom~~ - Any Holiday (w)

Little lady bug

2018-01-28T18:02:00.002+10:00

Whether it's ladybugs or love-bugs, you're probably going to see a lot of them through February. I spotted this little cutie over at Some Odd Girl and new that I just had to colour her!

For this card I started with a white cardstock base and then built up layers with red and black cardstock. then I added half of a silver doilie, some ribbon and a tab.

The cute image was coloured with Copics, then added some black Stickles to all the black spots and clear Stickles to her wings.

I have joined the following challenges:

~~Colour Crazy Challenge~~ - Anything goes (2w)

~~Creative Moments Challenge Blog~~ - Anything goes (2w)

~~Crafty Creations Challenges~~ - Anything goes (2w)

Dream Valley Challenges - Love (2w)

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Valentine or Love (w)

For my sweet Sophia

2018-01-27T18:24:00.001+10:00

Sophia has been having a bit of a rough time of late. She had some bullying going on at school, and with the end of year coming up nothing really got done about it despite me being told it was. We had a lovely break over Christmas and were hoping to start new with the kids being in different classes, but it's continuing.

So after lots and lots of talking and reassuring we are back on track for a stellar year, but I wanted to make her something to have as a visual reminder that I love her and that she is strong, kind and deserving of love.

I saw this new digi image at Tiddly Inks and thought it looked exactly like Sophia! Plus she's obsessed with Daschunds!! So I coloured it up with her hair colour, a cute white shirt with blue stripes and a pair of blue jeans. I also coloured the little Doxie in her favourite colour - dark and light brown.

As you can see we have an entire pack of Daschunds! There's Lola (adopted from Ikea), Penny (adopted from Peter Alexander), Luna (Pop Vinyl) and Savanna (Littlest Pet Shop) - Sophia's squad. They're fairly low maintenance but tend to take over the couch lol

I layered my card with blue cardstock and patterned paper. I used a fine black pen to doodle borders and then added a yellow ribbon and bow. Lastly, I added some gloss to the little Doxie's nose, eyes and Sophia's shoes.

I have joined the following challenges:

Crazy for Challenges - Opposites (w)

~~Crafty Catz Weekly Challenges~~ (w)

~~Cardz TV~~ - Anything Goes (w)

~~Penny's Challenge~~ - Anything Goes (w)

~~Craftaholics R Us~~ - Ribbon (w)

Rainbows and Mermaids

2018-01-23T20:18:00.001+10:00

I was sorting through my craft desk - cause it's a shocking mess of papers, pens and bling - and I found this image that I started months ago! I can't even remember what I printed it for but I had coloured her skin and that was it - family, uni, Halloween and Christmas happened and she never got finished.

I decided with the help of my daughter to give her rainbow hair and a tail with a touch of lemon yellow "so she stands out in the water mum". She has a little starfish in her hair, but I covered it with this little cream flower that reminds me of coral. My little mermaid also has a gem in her belly button and two glossy tendrils of hair, glossy shells and a glossy frill to the top of her tail.

I created the rest of the card by layering papers, stickers, patterned acetate and enamel dots that look like bubbles.

Finally I finished off with some doodle for borders.

The image itself is from Whimsie Doodles and is coloured with Copic markers. Each of the layers of coloured and bold paper that I used has been distressed on the edges, and i added some inking to the horizontal strip.

I have joined the following challenges:

~~Fussy & Fancy~~ - Distress it (w)

~~Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge~~ - Anything Goes (w) (GDT)

~~Simon Says Stamp Blog~~ - Add a sentiment (w)

~~Little Patch of Crafty Friends~~ - Anything goes (2w)

~~Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge Blog~~ - Anything goes (2w)

A little spinner girl

2018-01-20T01:16:00.002+10:00

Mo has done it again, not only does she have the most amazing digi images, but now, she's created a whole other side - literally!

This sweet little girl has two sides, which is perfect for a spinner card - or two separate cards. I have chosen to make a spinner card, showcasing two coloured sides - one showing her sweet smile and dress, the other showing a beautiful bouquet of flowers.

First I hopped over to Mo's Digital Pencil and got this awesome image. I used sticker paper to print the image onto so that I could adhere both images together. Then I used my Copics to colour little Tia in, and then glossed her eyes and buttons. I totally forgot to put the thread down the middle of the image before sticking together so I threaded it at the top and the bottom. Then I added it to my foldable card.

I thought the card needed something so I made a little top (it folds flat too), it's the perfect addition to this card which looks great sitting out and catching a gentle breeze so little Tia can spin and share her flowers.

I have joined the following challenges:

~~Cardz TV~~ - Anything Goes (w)

~~Cute Card Thursday~~ - Something fun (w)

~~Crafty Gals Corner~~ - Anything Goes (w)

~~Sunny Day Crafting~~ - Colour it (w)

~~Snarky Stampers~~ - T is for technique (create a spinner)(2w)

I love you fairy much

2018-01-16T22:20:00.000+10:00

I spotted this gorgeous little angel over at Mo's Digital Pencil and knew I had to colour her in! She comes with 3 other sentiments in different fonts and can be found here.

I'm always trying different colours of hair, so I thought a little red-head was in order today. I also kept her outfit a simple white and her wings are shaded in blue.

I added some tiny gems for a little sparkle and some gloss to her eyes and heart.

I layered the image on red cardstock and a doilie patterned acetate. This was perfect to lighten the background red somewhat and keep focus on the image.

Lastly I doodled around the edges of the image and the sentiment with fine black pen.

I have joined the following challenges:

~~Cute Card Thursday~~ - Something new (image & acetate) (w)

~~Crafting From the Heart~~ - Anything Goes (w)

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes (w)

~~Crafty Cardmakers~~ - Bling's the thing (2w)

~~Creative Moments Challenge Blog~~ - Anything goes (2w)