Magnolia with flowers

This card is made using a Magnolia stamp, unfortunately I can't remember which one so if anyone can tell me what its called I will appreciate it. I coloured it using my Polychromos pencils and added some stickles glitter glue. The papers are from Nitwits and the ribbon is from my local craft shop.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid crafts and the greeting is stamped from the Stampin' Up Watercolour wings stamp set.

This card is for the following challenges:

* Magnolia only (and ribbon) - Ribbon Girl,
* Colour - blue - Dream Valley,
* Say it with flowers / flowers - Hanna & Friends, Fussy & Fancy,

xx Mia xx

Crafty Catz #299 Tag It

This card is for the Crafty Catz Challenge #299 Tag It and the Sponsor this week is The Paper Shelter. Please come over and join us.

This card is made using the Paper Shelter image Cozy Winter Wishes and coloured using Polychromos. The papers are from the Nitwits collection Nitwits Hollow. All the leaves are die cut using the Tattered Lace dies from the Flower Shop collection and the ovals are also from Tattered Lace.

This card is for the following other challenges:

* Autumn Colours - Crafty Carmakers,
* Birthday Sentiment - Aud Sentiments,
* Tag - Little Miss Muffet,

* A Pocket Card - Seize The Birthday,
* Fall / Autumn - Glitter 'n' Sparkle

xx Mia xx

Superhero Card

These two cards are for the parents and child of a little chap, that I used to look after who has been feeling unwell recently, to show we care and cheer him up a little. I made the superhero card using the Nitwits kit Super Stuey and some red card candy from Craftwork cards.

The other card is using the Stampin' Up inks Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry and Tangerine Tango. The butterfly and greeting comes from the stamp set Watercolour Wings and the flowers and stems from Flower Patch.

The superhero card is for the following challenges:

* Anything Goes - Craft Your Passions,

The flower card is for these challenges:

* Sketch - Sunday Stamps,
* Colours - ColourQ,

xx Mia xx

Stampin' Up Christmas Card

This card is made using the Peaceful Pines Stamp set and the Perfect Pines Framelits Dies both by Stampin' Up. The inks and card used are Real Red and Old Olive and the papers are from the Merry Moments paper set. I then used some red and gold foil sheets to die cut some baubles.

This card is for the following challenges:

* Sketch - Sketch Saturday,
* Sparkle, Bling, Glitter - Polka Doodles,
* Anything Goes - Christmas Card Challenges, Simon Says, Penny's,
* Trees - Cuttlebug Mania,
* Christmas - Fab 'n' Funky,

xx Mia xx

Crafty Creations Challenge #301

This card is for the new challenge over at Crafty Creations which is Colourful!. The sponsor is SLS Lines and I used the image Hearts & Rainbows which I coloured with Polychromos. I also added coloured gems and some hand cut clouds. The sunshine is stamped using the set from My Favourite Things called 'Everyday Is A Picnic"

I hope you can all join us,

xx Mia xx

Baby Boy Card

This card is made for a colleague who has recently had her baby (it's a little late, but better late than never :) I made the card using pearls from Papermania and lace and a doily from my local craft shop. The papers, star, corners and greetings are from the Nitwit collection Bundle Of Joy. The image is from Cuddly Buddly called Baby in Basket. I coloured the image using Polychromos. I embossed the corner pieces for some added texture using a spotty embossing folder I received on the front of a magazine.

This card is for the following challenges:

* Anything Goes - Delightful Challenges,
* Lace & Pearls - Little Claire's,
* Baby - Cards und More,

* Doily - Creative Knockouts,
* Brights or Pastels (I choose pastels as although I like strong colours for Christmas and Halloween you definitely need Pastels for a baby card) - As You Like It,
* Embossing - Ooh, La, La,

xx Mia xx

Halloween Banner

This project is made using my Brother Scan 'n' Cut and images from Birds Cards. I also used papers from the Nitwits collection and the circles were cut using a Spellbinders circle die. The image in the middle is Sugi's Trick or Treat image.

This banner is for the following challenges:

* Day of the Dead (Halloween) - Aurora Wings,
* Halloween - Sweet Stampin', Deep Ocean Challenge, Crafts 4 Eternity,
* Orange / Black / Purple (all or two) - Allsorts,
* Photo Inspiration - Catch The Bug, Shabby Tea Room, Cupcake Inspirations,
* Too Cute Too Spook - A Gem Of A Challenge,
* Anything Goes - Love To Scrap, Creative Inspirations, Cute Card Thursday, 613 Avenue, Craft Your Passions,
* Not a square base - Papertake Weekly,
* Black & orange - Cuttlebug Mania,
* Girl / Boy - Fab 'n' Funky,
* Trick Or Treat - Paper Shelter,
* Black, White + 1 colour - C.R.A.F.T,
* Any Holiday - Hiding In My Craft Room,
* Cute / Spooky - Pile It On,

xx Mia xx

Quirky Crafts GDT Entry

This card is for the my Guest Design Team post over at Quirky Crafts. The challenge is for Halloween / Autumn Colours and the Sponsor is Stitchy Bear. I have used the image Rich Witch which I coloured using Polychromos and Stickles Glitter glue. I also used papers and a sentiment from the Nitwits collection Fly By Night. Then I added black card candy from Craftwork cards and black lacy ribbon from the Capsule collection.

Please come and join us.

xx Mia xx

Crafty Catz #298 Monsters

This card is my Guest Design spot over at Crafty Catz. The sponsor is Rick St Dennis. I have used the image from the Digi shop called Aliens One. I coloured the image using my Polychromos pencils. The papers are from the Nitwits kit Trick or Treat.

Please come over and join us.

xx Mia xx

Halloween Trio

This collection of items is made using the Lacy Sunshine digi image Sugi's Trick or Treat and coloured using Polychromos. I used my Brother Scan 'n' Cut to cut out most of the elements. The bats, spiders, spiders web and circles are cut using cut files from Birds Cards and are currently free files. The rosette is cut using a cut file from SVG cuts. The papers are from the Nitwits collection Trick or Treat. I also added black pearls and black sparkly ribbon.

This card, treat bag and rosette decoration are for the following challenges:

* Halloween / Fall / Harvest - Paradise Of Stamps, Moving Along With The Times, Melon Headz, Dream Factory, Glitter 'n' Sparkle, Chocolate, Coffee & Cards

* Halloween Treats / Packaging - My Sheri Crafts, Hanna & Friends,
* Colours - Crazy Challenge, Simon Says Wednesday, Cuttlebug Mania,
* Bags & Boxes - Crafting For All Seasons,
* Anything Goes - Art By Miran
* Favourite cutting tool (Brother Scan 'n' Cut) - Hiding In My Craft Room,
* Photo Inspiration - Time Out,

* Halloween Decoration - Crafty Sentiments,
* Easel card - Penny's,

* Candy - Cute Card Thursday,

xx Mia xx

Halloween Hedgehog

This card is made using the Nitwits kit Trick or Treat and the Pink Gem Digi stamp called Pumpkin Patch and coloured using Polychromos. I then added Stickles Glitter glue, black gems and a flowers and leaves from my crafty stash.

This card is for the following challenges:

* Orange, black, purple - Fussy & Fancy,

* Fruit / Vegetable - Crafts 4 Eternity,

* Pumpkins - Scrap-Creations,
* Halloween - Dream Valley

* Purple, orange, black - Just Us Girls,

* Colours - ColourQ,

* Choose Your Own Challenge (pumpkins) - 613 Avenue Create,

xx Mia xx

Christmas Polar Bears

This cute image is from the free papers on the front of a recent magazine (sorry I can't remember which one) and I also used some Red Diagonal Candy Stripe Ribbon from Ribbon Girl as well as the Rizza and Lindeman snowflake dies from Memory Box. I also added some stickles and aqua jewels.

This card is for the following challenges:

* No Stamping - Christmas Cards All Year Round,

* Animals - Lia Stampz,

* Christmas and ribbon - Crafty Musketeers, 

* Pastels - Ribbon Girl,

* Christmas dies and ribbon - Crafty Ribbons,

* Christmas / Hanukkah - Really Reasonable Ribbon,

xx Mia xx

Christmas Poinsettia

This card is made using a Nitwits kit, some gold brads and a Gold Shimmer Poinsettia from Ribbon Girl which I choose as one of my prizes from a challenge.

This card is for the following challenges:

* Shabby Chic Christmas - Bunny Zoe,
* Flowers - Everybody Art,
* Metal - Creative Knockouts,

xx Mia xx

Creatalicious Challenge #80

I am very happy to say that I have been accepted onto another design team for the Creatalicious Challenge Blog. I am starting with the current challenge which is Guys / Male Themed Cards and the Sponsors are Fabrika Fantasy and Dr Digi. I have used Surfin' Santa from Dr Digi coloured with Polychromos pencils. The papers are from the Nitwits collection called Christmas Linen. The holly was die cut with a die which was free from a magazine.

This card is also for the following challenges:

* For A Man - The Paper Shelter,
* Add a name - Incy Wincy,
* Sketch - Sketch Saturday,

xx Mia xx

Gorjuss - Sweet Tea

This card is made using by favourite of the new Gorjuss stamp range called 'Sweet Tea' and coloured using Polychromos pencils. I also used papers and embellishments from the digi kit from Nitwits called Affection Collection. I also used some pink stripey buttons that I won from Ribbon Girl. The flowers and leaves are die cut from Spellbinders Crafty Flower range (No's 1, 4, 3). The greeting stamp is from the Watercolour Wings set and the inside of the flower is from the Flower Patch set from Stampin' Up. I also added some pink gems.

This card is for the following challenges:

* Favourite stamp - Little Claire's,
* Use some pink - Glitter 'n' Sparkle,
* For the girls and 2 colours - Quirky Crafts,
* Pretty In Pink - Ooh, La, La, Cutie Pie,
* Sketch - Tuesday Morning Sketches,
* Two by Two (Hearts and buttons) - Papertake Weekly, ABC Challenge,
* Photo Inspiration - {Pin}aspirational,

xx Mia xx

Clean and Simple Washi Xmas Trees

This card is made using washi tape from a kit at Create and Craft and the pink spotty one is from DoCrafts (and was a free gift with a magazine). I used fine liners to make faux stitching around the edge and for the tree trunks. The greetings are from Lili of the Valley and stamped used the Melon Mambo ink pad from Stampin' Up. I also used my Brother Scan 'n' Cut to cut out the triangles and the tag. The ribbon is from my crafty stash.

This card is for the following challenges:

* Washi tape - CAS on Sunday,
* Christmas - C.R.A.F.T,
* Ribbon - Creative Card Crew,
* Christmas & Ribbon - Winter Wonderland,
* CAS or Fussy and Fancy - Creative Inspirations,
* Unusual Christmas Colours - ABC Christmas,
* Make it square - Fab 'n' Funky,
* Tags - Little Red Wagon,

xx Mia xx

Crafty Creations Challenge #300 Don't Be Blue

This is my card for our new challenge at Crafty Creations Don't Be Blue. Please come and join us with your creations to cheer someone up. Here's my Design Team inspiration for you:

The card is made using a Digi image from Robyn's Fetish and coloured using my Polychromos pencils. The papers are from the Nitwits kit Egg-stra Special. I also added some card candy from Craftwork Cards.

xx Mia xx

James & Snowman

This card is made using the Nitwits collection called Eskimo Escapades. The image is from Lili of the Valley called James Snowman and is coloured using my Polychromos pencils. I added some small snowflakes with an X-Cut punch and some chipboard snowflakes from my local craft shop. I also added some Stickles glitter glue.

This card is for the following challenges:

* Snowpeople - Natalie & Amy,
* Sketch - Cheerful Sketches,
* Anything Goes - Penny's, Little Miss Muffet,
* Monochrome or Colour (colour of course - Christmas especially wouldn't be Christmas without colour!!) - As You Like It,

xx Mia xx

Autumn Woodland Cuties

These card are made using the Nitwits collection called Nitwit Thicket and the stamp set 'Woodland Cuties' by Your Next Stamp. The images were coloured using my Polychromos pencils.

The hedgehog card is for the following challenges:

* Male card - Little Red Wagon, Crafty Gals,
* Sketch - Sketch Saturday,
* Fall / Autumn - Catch The Bug, My Time To Craft,
* Spots / Stripes - A Gem Of A Challenge,
* Anything Goes - 613 Avenue, Craft Your Passions,

The rabbit card is for the following challenges:

* Sketch - Retro Sketches,
* Photo Inspiration - Cupcake Inspirations,

xx Mia xx

Flower Patch Butterflies

This card is made using the 'Flower Patch' Stamping Up set and the Avery Elle Handwritten Notes greeting set. The inks are all from Stampin' Up and the butterflies are all from Memory Box dies.

This card is for the following challenges:

* Sketch - Retro Sketches,
* Monochromatic - Hiding In My Craftroom, Kraft Kimmie,
* Use a die cut - Polkadoodle,

xx Mia xx

Sugi's Trick or Treat

This card is made using one of my prize digis from Lacy Sunshine called Sugi's Trick Or Treat and coloured using (yes, you guessed it!) Polychromes pencils. The ribbon is also one of my prizes from the Polkadoodles site called Crochet Lace / Velvet. The papers are from the Nitwits collection Trick Or Treat. I also added some Papermania black gems.

This card is for the following challenges:

* Stars / Stripes - Creative Inspirations,
* Halloween -  Crafts Galore Encore, Really Reasonable Ribbon, Crafty Calendar, Scrapper's Delight, C.R.A.F.T, Aud Sentiments,
* Anything Goes - Doodle Pantry,
* Recipe (1 digi, 2 papers, 3 embellishments) - Card Mania,
* Photo Inspiration - Shabby Tea Room,
* Autumn - Simon Says Monday Challenge,
* Colour combination - Colour Q,

xx Mia xx

The White Rabbit

This card was made using 'The White Rabbit' stamp from the DoCrafts Gorjuss range. I stamp the main image in Versafine Vintage Sepia ink and stamped around the edges with two of the blue Stampin' Up ink pads. The papers, greeting and heart are from the Manhunts Nitwits collection and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

This card is for the following challenges:

* Alice in Wonderland - My Time To Craft,
* Tick Tick (time/clocks) - Crafts 4 Eternity,

xx Mia xx

Neutral Lili Fairy

This card was a little out of my comfort zone due to the fact that it contains neutral colours and no really patterned papers. I used one of the Lili of the Valley 'Little fairies' stamp and coloured it with Polychromos pencils. I also used some papers from the Nitwits Manhunts collection. The greeting is also from Lili of the Valley Teddies collection. The little butterflies are from the My Favourite Things stamp set 'Life is a Picnic'. The heart was die cut using the X-cut die collection 'Homespun Hearts'.

This card is for the following challenges:

* Neutral Colours - Sunday Stamps,
* Thanks - Indy Wincy,
* Colours - Colour Throwdown,
* Fairies / Angels - Deep Ocean Challenge,

x Mia xx

Stamping Up Projects

These two cards are made using my new Stamping up products. I bought all the ink pads (an investment definitely but worth it!) and some stamps. I used the stamps from the sets called 'Watercolor Wings' and 'Flower Patch' mixing and matching the greetings from each set. I used the ink pads: Rich Razzleberry, Cucumber Crush, Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette and Blushing Bride (don't you just love their names). I also used two embossed card blanks from Papermania and some gems. The Happy Birthday stamp is from Avery Elle and the set is called 'Handwritten Notes'.

The Butterfly card is for the following challenges:

* Polkadots - CAS on Sunday,
* Purple & green - Without Words,
* Birthday - Seize The Birthday,

The pink flower card is for the following challenges:

* Sketch - Sketch Saturday,
* Pretty in pink - My Sheri Crafts,
* Pink - 613 Avenue,
* Thankful Thoughts - Creative Knockouts,

xx Mia xx

Lili Of The Valley - Pride & Joy

This card is made using the Lili of the Valley stamp called Pride and Joy and coloured using Polychromos pencils. The papers and greetings are from the Nitwits collection Manpants. The ribbon and gems are from my crafty stash.

This card is for the following challenges:

* Wheels - Sweet Stamping',

* Anything Goes - Bizzy Becs,

* Sketch - Mojo Monday,

* Card for a man - Everybody Art,

xx Mia xx

Woodland Critters

This card is made using the Your Next Stamp Woodland Cuties stamp set that I have just bought. I could it using my Polychromos pencils and the papers etc are from the Nitwits collection Nitwit Thicket.

This card is for the following challenges:

* Woodland - Crafts 4 Eternity,
* Colour combination - Cupcake Inspirations,
* Autumn Is In The Air - Simon Says Stamp,
* Sketch -  Tuesday Morning Sketches,

xx Mia xx

Penny Black Stich In Time

This card is made using one of my favourite Penny Black stamps 'Stitch In Time'. I coloured the image using Polychromos pencils and used a mixture of kraft card and papers from the Nitwits collection Threads & Thimbles. I also added some lace and pearls from my craft stash.

This card is for the following challenges:

* Sewing inspired - Quirky Crafts,
* Kraft card - Ooh La, La,
* Shabby Chic - The Crazy Challenge,
* Recipe (patterned papers, pink, stitching) - Dream Valley,

* Pearls and lace - Ribbon Girls,
* Lots of layers - Creative Knockouts,
* Hand coloured image - Whoopsi Daisy,
* Colours (pink, brown and yellow) - Sketchy Colours,

xx Mia xx

Stampavie Penguin

This card is made using one of last years Christmas purchase of this very cute penguin designed by Gillian Roberts for Stampavie. I coloured the image using Polychromos pencils and added white Flowersoft and Stickles glitter glue. The greeting and papers are from the Nitwits Snow Princess Collection. The ribbon, snowflakes and gems are all from my local craft shop.

I made the card shape by using an 8 inch square white card blank and cutting the shape with my large Spellbinders scalloped circle die. I then cut another scalloped circle using the same die and attached this on top so you wouldn't see where the scallops were missing to allow for the fold. The layered circles are also using Spellbinders dies.

This card is made for the following challenges:

* Anything Goes - Crafty Sentiments, Catch The Bug, Glitter 'n' Sparkle, Papertake Weekly, Craft Your Passions,
* Penguins - Winter Wonderland,
* Anything Goes and ribbon - 3 Girl Jam,
* Lots of decorations (snowflakes, gems, ribbon, bows, flowersoft, glitter glue) - The Paper Shelter,
* Recipe (1 image, 2 papers, 3 silver snowflakes) - Pile It On,
* Colour combination - Christmas Card Challenges,
* Circular card - Circular Cards,
* Ribbons & bows - Dragonfly Dreams,
* Ribbon or lace - Love To Scrap,

xx Mia xx

Gnome In The Leaves

This card is made using the You Gnome Me stamps set again coloured with a combination of Polychromos, Spectrum Noir pens and a white gel pen. the leaves are cut using my Brother Scan 'n' Cut.

This card is for the following challenges:

* Fall / Autumn / Autumn Leaves / Autumnal colours - Melonheadz, {Pin}spirational, Crafty Sentiments, Color Throwdown, Fussy & Fancy, Stamping Sensations, Penny Black & More, Crafting For All Seasons, Time Out,
* CAS - Tuesday Throwdown,
* Shaped Cards - Crafty Time,
* Anything Goes - Simon Says Wednesday, Sisters Of Craft, Creative Inspirations,
* Nature - Allsorts,

xx Mia xx

CAS Gnome Card

This card is made using an embossed card blank and and the Stamp set You Gnome Me from My Favourite Things. They image are coloured with a combination of Polychromos, Spectrum Noir and a white pen.

This card is for the following challenges:

* Something beginning with M (mushrooms) - Cardz 4 Guyz,
* Sketch - C.R.A.F.T,
* Masculine - Cute Card Thursday,
* Anything Goes -  Craft Your Passions,
* Fantasy (gnomes) - Crafty Catz,

xx Mia xx