Graphic 45 project

I recently bought the Graphic 45 Time to Flourish 8x8 pad & wanted to play. I had some MDF hearts bought from Hobby House ages ago sitting in a drawer & decided to use them. This is the first one I made for one of my sisters. The front I have covered with Time to Flourish paper for January & covered the outside edge of the heart with a row of pearls.. I then took elements from the cutting page of the paper pad & mounted them & added them to the front. The lace & flowers are all from stash, as is the ribbon too. The cameo was bought from Hobby House, I must get some more of them as I love them lol. There is a little flourish on right hand side & that was coloured with Walnut Stain DI, as was all the edges of the papers. This die is from Magnolia Vol 3 die club set..
The reverse has Bo Bunny Prairie Chic paper & all the dies are from Magnolia Vol 3 die set & are coloured with Walnut Stain DI. The heart is a Sissix die & the sentiment is a Paula Pascal stamp set. I have 2 sisters whose birthdays are in January, so will show you another one soon.
Entering the following challenges
Anything but a Card New Beginnings  ( New Year, new Birthday, new dies, all cut on my new X Cut which I got for Xmas)
Sir Stamp A Lot Dies & Punches
ABC Challenge Anything Goes
The Crafting Cafe Lots of Layers

Hot Chocolate Anyone?

Firstly I hope everyone has had a fabulous Christmas & Santa brought lots of crafting goodies. I got a new die cutter X Cut Express & some more Flexmarkers. I also want to wish everyone a very Happy & prosperous New Year!.
Both my DT have come to an end now, so I am DT less & will be making cards as & when, without any deadlines, which for a while will be a good thing lol, but I asm sure I will be looking for a new DT soon.
I recently found Deviantart & Jade Dragonne images, which I love & you can colour them as long as you are not using them for commercial use & as this is going to my sister, there is no problem. Its called Hot Cocoa & is coloured with Pro/Flexmarkers.
The paper is Bo Bunny Ambrosia collection.
The orange die is from the new Magnolia Vol 3 die collection, again coloured with Promarkers.
Both lace & flowers, came from Thailand. The image mount is a Spellbinders die & the sentiment ticket is once again Magnolia. The feather is Spellbinders & the organza ribbon came from Cyprus.
I have been busy recently making Save the Dates for my son & fiance & will be starting the invites soon.
I have also made a calendar based on a project posted on Graphic 45 blog, which I will show you soon.
Entering the following challenges
Thats Crafty Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday Anything Goes
Crafts 4 Eternity Hot Chocolate

Last Ever Bearly Mine posting

Well here is my last ever posting for Bearly Mine as its my turn for an inspirational post today. Due to the new EU laws coming into play from 1st Jan, Donna has decided its no longer viable to continue selling her papers & consequently no more challenges or the need for a DT.
The papers I have used are Lacy Vintage Dreams

& Mixed Media 2

Donna currently has a 50% sale going on over on her site, so pop over & grab yourself some bargains before they disappear for good.
The image I have used is by Paper Nest Dolls & is coloured with Flexmarkers & Prismas.
The doves, the heart strip & the heart die are all from Magnolia Vol 3 die set & the flowers are from Thailand.

Last ever Divas By Design Challenge

 Today is the last ever Divas By Design Challenge, it is a sad day as I have been with the Divas since inception & unfortunately life has become too hectic for Rebekah to continue running the blog. The theme is an easy one, its Anything Goes & there will be a surprise for the winner.
I recently went to a class at Sir Stamp A lot (my fav craft shop) & we made this Christmas album. Warning loads of photos lol!!

 The papers are Graphic 45 & are just so gorgeous.

 The punch was a Martha Stewart.

 Every component was from the Graphic 45 papers.

 Apart from the tags inserted into some of the pages.

A Bind It All was used to assemble it all together.

Everything was edged with Walnut Stain DI. A beautiful album to put Christmas photos in.
Please pop over to the Divas blog & leave some love to all my fellow DT members. It has been a blast!
Entering the following challenges
Deep Ocean Challenges Christmas is all Around
Scrap Creations Anything Goes
Holly Jolly Christmas Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown Christmas
All Crafts Challenge Anything but a Card
Card Mania Christmas

Stampendous Orange Blossom

I saw this stamp whilst away on my crafting long weekend & loved it, so it dropped into my basket lol. It is called Orange Blossom & is coloured with Flexmarkers & Promarkers.
The papers are Graphic 45. The die that you can just see underneath the stamp (a greeny colour) is Spellbinders Nestabilities Opulent Ovals, as is the yellow die attached to the green ribbon. The actual card shape is a Couture Spring Garden die set from Create & Craft. The organza ribbon I bought in Cyprus & tied a double bow. The flowers all came from Thailand. The feather die is also Spellbinbdres Shapeabilities Feathers, onto which I stamped a Magnolia stamp to match the actual stamp. All the edges were coloured with Mustard Seed DI.
Entering the following challenges
Inspiration Destination Anything Goes
Mod Squad Challenge Use 2 or more Die Cuts ( 4 used)
Pennys Paper Crafty Anything But Christmas
Party Time Tuesdays Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes
Passion for Promarkers Bingo..... I used a diagonal line from top left. Ribbon. Free & Blooms

Colouring

Not made this into a card yet, but wanted to show it off anyway, as before I started taking the classes over at Kit & Clowder, I would never have had the guts to attempt to colour such an image.
The image is by Jade Dragonne & is on Devianart. She does have a Facebook page too.
I have coloured it with mostly Flexmarkers & some Promarkers. The ice has been covered with Glossy Accents to give a shine to it & the fur has had Glamour Dust treatment. Apart from that, its just my colouring.
Entering the following challenges
Come & Get It Merry Christmas
Opus Gluei Let It Snow
Sir Stamp A Lot Winter Wonderland

Closing Down Sale

Sadly Donna over at Bearly Mine Design has decided to close her shop, due to the new EU directive that dictates that VAT on digital products must now be charged at the rate of the buyer & not the seller, which is a logistical nightmare & too expensive for small business. I think there will be more people deciding to close in the coming months ( I know of two more).
Anyway she has a sale on as above, so go over & grab her wonderful papers before its too late.