OSAAT CHALLENGE - DT PROJECT

Yes - two posts in one day again, but things will be back to normal very soon!!

The challenge at OSAAT this week is "Inspiration from a photo":-

and I chose this beautiful "Lady Klimt" image of Claire's (Hope Jacare), which is available to purchase from Stitchy Bear Stamps. 

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I printed the image onto white card and coloured the background with Spiced Marmalade and Mustard Seed Distress Inks, swirled on with a shaving brush (AKA an Ink Duster!) 

The image is coloured here and there with Copics, and mounted onto black card.

I used Yellow Bazzill cardstock and an Anna Griffin template to make the bag.

Added two lengths of satin ribbon - one green, one black, to secure the opening.

The  bag charm was made with punched circles glued back-to-back to create a "sandwich", with a thread through the centre and a couple of beads at the bottom.

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I would like to enter this project into these challenges -  Cute Daisy May - Any shape but square and Everybody Art - A Bag or A Box.

Thanks for visiting - have a fabulous Sunday.

Wow peeps - you've just got to pop over to

Lovin Ink. There are TWO (yes two) free places up for grabs at the Lovin Ink Retreat at Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire, 26 - 28 March. Full details of how to enter can be found by clicking the link above - so what are you waiting for?!!!  Good luck (I've got my fingers and toes crossed)!!

See the fab. candy on offer too!!

DT CARD FOR SENTIMENTAL SUNDAYS - "WINTER"

24th January Update!! My little birdie has been chosen as "The Shabby Tea Room Tea Time Terrific Top Three Winner" - whoo-hoo and tweet tweet!! Thank you so much. 

Hi Peeps - hope you are all having a great weekend ~

This is my DT card for the "Winter" challenge at Sentimental Sundays and I hope you like it.

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Thank you to everyone who entered their fabulous projects into the last Challenge - pop over next week to find out if you are a winner!  More prizes are up for grabs this week,  so get your thinking caps on crafters! Winter is something we have all experienced, so I know you will have lots of amazing ideas. (As always, a sentiment is required on your project). 

PLUS - there are freebie sentiments and DT inspiration if you need it!!

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My DT card recipe:-

Easel card created with Nesties Labels 1.

My favourite SU punch - "Two-step Bird" (love it)! I layered two birds to give dimension.

Distress inks to lightly colour the Robin - Antique Linen, Tattered Rose and Spiced Marmalade with a light touch of Antique Linen on the larger Nestie.

A huge amount of Glamour dust (did I go over the top)?

Flowers - EK Success Retro Flower punches.

Swiss Dots CB embossing folder.

Pearl sprays and pearl gems.

Sentiment - my own (computer generated).

I would like to enter the following challenges:

 Sir Stampalot - A Winter's Tale, 

 Crafty Cardmakers - Use Red and a Die Cut.

The Shabby Tearoom - White and Bright.

DT CARD FOR OSAAT - NEW BEGINNINGS!

Hi peeps, here I am again!  Wow - two posts in one day, that's a record for me!!

So - here is my DT card for this week's challenge over at OSAAT. The theme is New Beginnings, which gives you quite a wide range of options - new home, new baby, new job, new love - oooh the list is endless!! Can't wait to see your wonderful projects, and thanks to everyone who took part in the fun last week - your creations were fabulous!

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This week's prize is a £10 voucher from our wonderful sponsor Joanna Sheen to spend in her on-line shop.

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My take on the theme, is the beginning of a new season - Winter into Spring, when the new green shoots and tiny buds start to appear. (I love Spring)!

I have used a beautiful tree image from a digi set by Gingerloft, available to purchase from Stitchy Bear Stamps (please see the link in my sidebar).

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The Winter tree scene is sprinkled here and there with Glamour Dust, and the Spring tree is the same image with Distress inks for a hint of colour, Copics to create some tiny flowers, and a kiss of craft chalk for the sky.

SU card for the layers, and some green Anna Griffin ribbon to finish.

The sentiment is computer-generated.

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Did you know that OSAAT will be ONE YEAR OLD

on Feb. 14th?

Have you picked up your

1st Birthday Bash banner yet? 

If you want to know what this is all about - pop over to

OSAAT  for the details ~  there are prizes to be won.......!!

Wishing you all a splendiferous week!

WOYWW? - A CRAFT-FREE ZONE DUE TO DECORATING!

Don't you just LOVE it when the time comes to re-decorate your crafty space - what a frustrating week it's been!  Crafty stash and storage boxes all over the place, computer out of action a lot of the time, and me as hubby's gofor, and painter of doors and skirting boards etc. - oh what fun!! 

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So, as well as joining in at the lovely Julia's WOYWW, this is also an apology for my lack of blogging/commenting/visting this last few days. (I've missed ya all)!! The good news is, the room is now finished, the carpet fitter is coming today - Yaaay!!! so normal service will be resumed pretty soon!!

~ Love to everyone ~

CELEBRATE FRIENDSHIP AT SENTIMENTAL SUNDAYS!

Update - January 18th - my card was chosen as "Card of the Week" at Phindy's Place Challenges!! 

Hope you have all recovered from the Christmas/ New Year celebrations (and all those choccies)!! Now tell me honestly - how many of you can't wait to put the trimmings away and get back to normal, and how many of you feel a tinge of sadness when the tree comes down, and those beautiful twinkling lights are packed away for another year?!!

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So peeps, here is the first Sentimental Sundays challenge of 2011, which is "Celebrate Friendship". Details can be found by clicking the link above, and there are some fab. freebies up for grabs too, and of course some great DT inspiration!! Thanks to everyone who entered last week's challenge - lots of fabulous projects once again. Winners will be announced on the SS Blog on Tuesday.

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My DT card recipe is:

The fab. "Fishing" image, which I printed onto Kraft card, is from Phindy's Place,

coloured with Copics, edges inked with Broken China DI.  I used a soft touch  of white colouring pencil on the collar and cuffs.
Sentiment - by Ann Vento at Raindrop Echo Designs.

Kraft card - Stampin Up.
Card layers - Core'Dinations "Cappucino", edges distressed with sandpaper and scissors.
Paper layers - Amy Butler Sola (KandCo).
Linen thread - Stampin Up.
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I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-
My Time To Craft - Something New, which could be a technique or crafty stash etc. (Using Copics on Kraft card was a first for me, and the SU Linen Thread is brand new)!,
Incy Wincy - Distressing, and
Phindys Place - Distressing.
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~ WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY 2011 ~

HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR WITH MO MANNING and "CELEBRATE" !

Thank you to all my wonderful Followers and to everyone who has visited my Blog during the last 18 months - I have enjoyed every minute of it, and I truly appreciate all your wonderful comments and your friendship.

Wishing everyone a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful 2011 ~

lots of love to all of you.

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I would like to enter this card into Mo's Challenge No 63 - Bless the Beast and the Children.
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Recipe: Basic Grey Lime Rickey paper.

Mo Manning "Celebrate" image,

coloured with Copics, edged with Spiced Marmalade DI and lemon craft chalk.

Base card - SU.

Sentiment - computer generated.

Glitter - SU Dazzling Diamonds.

Stitching - on my little machine!

WOYWW - CHOCOLATE SNOWMEN OF COURSE!

Hi peeps! As if you haven't seen enough snow recently - thought I would share these cute Snowmen chocolate- bar covers.  I have just finished making them, and as it's Wednesday, I decided to send them off to join in the fun at Julia's place -

WOYWW!  (These 8oz. Choccie bars are for my 5 grandchildren by the way - honest)! 

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Now, I can't take any credit whatsoever for this design - I first saw it a few weeks ago on Kerry's fabulous blog, where you will find a link to Laurie's blog and her downloadable template and instructions. Very easy to make, and the hats and scarves require a very small amount of fleece, so if you need a last-minute stocking filler this is ideal.

~ HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS ~

SENTIMENTAL SUNDAYS - INSPIRED BY SONG - I AM BEAUTIFUL (no matter what they say)!!

Hi peeps - how are you all? Warm and cosy I hope.

This is NOT a Christmas card (hurrah I hear you say!) -    it's this weeks DT card for Sentimental Sundays and there's a great theme for the Challenge ~ "Inspired By Song" (plus a sentiment), and this is my take on the Christina Aguilera song "BEAUTIFUL". Would you believe it - this song choice was my hubby's idea!!

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There were lots of fabulous entries again last week - thanks to everyone who took part, and we look forward to seeing what you come up with for this week's fantastic challenge. For full details, FREEBIE SENTIMENTS, and some great DT inspiration, just click the link above to take you there!

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My card recipe:-

A beautiful digi image from the oh-so-talented  Mo Manning

Ann Vento Sentiment (part of a fab. set) - can be found here

Image coloured with Copics - background coloured with

blue craft chalk, applied with a cotton-wool ball.

Edges inked with Broken China DI, and Versafine Vintage Sepia.

Papers - Stampin UP

Corner punch - Anna Griffin

Ribbon, eyelets and Glamour Dust - from stash.

I would like to enter this into

Challenge 62 at Mo's - Fantasies and Fairies.

(I think this Prima Ballerina in her fab. tutu might be a fantasy for some of us)!! and also at

Allsorts 

~ Free and Easy ~ Anything Goes.

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Have a wonderful, stress-free, "pre-Christmas" week.

Love to all who visit -  

FIRST DT CARD FOR OSAAT! - HOLIDAY CHALLENGE!!

Wow - only two weeks to wait now for Santa's arrival, and here I am with my first DT card for OSAAT!

This is quite a loooong Post, so please pull up a chair and grab a cuppa!

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OK everyone - to get you in the holiday spirit, Stitchy and the DT at OSAAT have come up with a fab. challenge for the festive Holidays, starting  December 12th, ending January 9th, and the winner will receive a £10 voucher to spend here -
 http://www.onestopcardcrafts.co.uk/ 

The theme is "Anything Goes - Surprise Surprise Us", so there's lots of scope, and it doesn't necessarily have to be a card, so you can be as creative as you like!   

ALSO - as well as the above prize, we are spoiling you with a few other Surprise Prizes, so please play along with our quiz too!! 

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Fabulous new digi stamps can be found over at

Stitchy Bear Stamps - with FREEBIES when you spend $10 or more, so pop over and take a peek!

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Did you know, that for the LITTLE ONES, there is a

Stitchy Bear Kids too, HERE 
How fantastic is that!

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Look forward to seeing all your wonderful creations.

For further details, please click the links above.
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My DT card is a centre step design, with the fab. "Holly" digi image by the very talented Claire .  Her beautiful digis are available from Stitchy Bear Stamps, where you will also find a huge selection from other talented designers too (see link above).
Recipe:
Red cardstock - Bazzill
Holly BP - Bo Bunny
Image coloured with Copics, edged with Peeled Paint DI
MS border punch
Sentiment - computer generated
Red gems - Papermania Shimmer Dots
Glitter - Stampin Up Dazzling Diamonds.
I would also like to enter the following challenges:-
The Stamp Man - Christmas - 3 colours,
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes,
Crafty Ann - Christmas, and
Paper Cupcakes - Christmas card with traditional Red and Green.

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Thanks for popping by today. Do join in the fun - we look forward to seeing you!  Love to all ........ 

                         

HERE IS A CARD I DIDN'T MAKE!!

Just a short post, to share these photos of my FIL's 100th birthday celebration last Saturday. I had never seen a 100th card from Her Majesty before, and probably not a lot of people have, so thought you might like to see one!! (Don't think it's handmade though)!!

Below is the front of the card!

The huge yummy cake was made by the lovely Lisa - we met in blogland a few months ago, and surprise surprise, she lives not very far from me! Pop over  to her beautiful Blog and leave her some lurve!

And last but by no means least - here is my FIL, enjoying his party! Not bad for 100 and he's still going strong (in fact his memory is better than mine)!!!

Hugs to everyone - Sylvia xxxx

CHALLENGE 32 AT SENTIMENTAL SUNDAYS - ANNIVERSARY!

Hi peeps -hope you are all having a fab. weekend - we celebrated my FIL's 100th Birthday yesterday - YES - 100 - how amazing is that! (More about that later)!! 

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Onto this week's Sentimental Sundays challenge where the theme is "Anniversary" - pop over for full details, and grab some fab. freeby sentiments too! Look forward to seeing more of your beautiful creations this week!

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I would like to enter my card into the challenge at Mo's Digital Challenges - Glitz and Glimmer (I think it just about fits the bill)! and Moving Along With The Times - "For Someone Special".

My Card Recipe:- I have used a beautiful Mo Manning image, coloured with Copics, and I decided to go for a "Joy Fold" card design ("Duet" card seems more suitable - wonder why it's called "Joy")? I love this card shape, but it's not very easy to photograph.  The base card is from SU.   Grey and white swirls paper from Rayher - Classic Collection.

Border punch - MS Doily Lace. 

Sentiment -  computer generated, cut out with a SU punch.

The inside sentiment (photo.below) which has been die-cut with a Nestie oval, is from the talented Ann Vento, (Raindrop Echo Designs), and fits in with the theme perfectly.
Edges inked with Tattered Rose DI.

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Love and good wishes to everyone who visits ~
Hugs, Sylvia xxx

hAnglar and stAnglar - Christmas Love!

Dec. 11th - Update! My card came 2nd in the Sarah Hurley masking challenge Whoo-hoo! 
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Hi Peeps - I think it's safe to say that almost all of the UK is covered in white fluffy stuff today - looks fabulous doesn't it!

This is just a short post, to share a card before I settle in to my armchair to watch Strictly!

I am entering this into A Spoonful of Sugar - Anything Goes,

and Sarah Hurley - Masking.

I managed to find a gorgeous hAnglar and stAnglar Christmas stamp set on e-bay (with the help of a tip-off from a blogging friend - thanks Larissa)!!

The cute little girl has been "masked" onto the basket of cookies and hearts, which is also part of the set.

Recipe:

Image coloured with Copics and watercolour pencil.

Edges inked with Antique Linen and Weathered Wood Distress inks.

Pale creamy pink base card from SU.

Grey/green layer - Co'ordinations.

Red ribbon from stash.

Machine stitching around the layers.

Glitter - SU.

Christmas sentiment - Pink Petticoat.

Die Cut heart - Cuttlebug.

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Thanks for looking - Keep warm - love to everyone who visits ......

SENTIMENTAL SUNDAYS CHALLENGE No. 30 - THANKS/THANKSGIVING.

Update - 1st December - My card won 1st prize

in the Sarah Hurley Embossing Challenge. Whoo-hoo!!

Hi peeps - I can hardly believe that two weeks have passed by since my first DT challenge at Sentimental Sundays. There were some amazing entries for the last two challenges - thanks to everyone for joining in the fun!   A new feature of the SS challenges is to have a "Random Winner" and the "Top 3" - If you would like to see who the lucky entrants were last week, just click the link above.  Details of the challenge, plus some fabulous DT inspiration, and fab. FREEBIES can also be found there!  

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This week's challenge theme is THOROUGHLY THANKFUL, (Thanks or Thanksgiving), and your project should include a sentiment.
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Thanksgiving day this year is November 25th - so Happy Holidays to all our blogging friends who celebrate this joyous occasion.

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So - onto my DT card, which is "clean and simple", for a change!! (The card is pale ivory, but looks blue in the photo - does anyone have any tips for photographing cream (and white) card please??!!!
I am entering my card into this week's challenge at
Sarah Hurley - Embossing, and
Stamp Something - Something With Thanks.
The sentiment is a Hero Arts stamp. If it's a digi sentiment you are searching for, or a custom-made stamp, please take a look at Raindrop Echo Designs (Ann Vento). Her designs are fabulous.

So - back to the card, and here is the Recipe (are you still with me? - Oh, good!!)

Base card - SU Very Vanilla

Bird and branches - SU Two-step Bird Punch

Embossing - CB Swiss Dots Folder

Ink - Versacolour Sky Blue.
Ivory ribbon from stash.

My SU products were bought
HERE

Have a wonderful weekend, and please pop back soon!

OOOOH - IT'S NEARLY CHRISTMAS, AND A LITTLE BIT OF NEWS !!

Update 20th Nov. - Wow - my card has made it to the Top 5 at "Stamp Something! 

Thank you so much!

 Hi peeps! Hope you are having a great week, and  managing to keep warm.
Firstly, I have a little bit of exciting news which I would like to share - I have been invited by Liz, co-ordinator at OSAAT to join the DT as from December 12th - Whoo-hoo!! Can't wait to work with the talented DT and digi designers - hope to see you there with your beautiful creations!
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Have you made all your Xmas cards yet?  No, neither have I .  Anyway, here's one to go into the "collection" (I use the term loosely of course)! and I am entering it into the following challenges:-

Sir Stampalot - Christmas Traditions.

The Stamp Man - Anything Goes - Christmas.

Bah-Humbug - Reindeer
(there is a teeny-weeny Reindeer on there)!

Stamp Something - Digi Day.

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Recipe:-

Gorgeous digi image - "Timmy's Stocking" from the talented Mo Manning

Whisper White cardstock and stamped sentiment from Stampin Up.

Patterned papers - MME and Papermania.

The tiny Wish List was cut out (ouch) from a sheet of Bo Bunny Back to Backs.

Image coloured with Copics. 

Fun Flock "fur" on the stocking top plus a sprinking of Glamour dust.

MS border punch.

Red Ribbon.

Machine stitching.

Some distressing has gone on here! - Distress inks (Bundled Sage, Antique Linen and Old Paper) and  scissor-distressing to edges of BP.
 Thanks so much for visiting ~

have a wonderful week. 

FIRST DT CARD FOR SENTIMENTAL SUNDAYS!

I am so happy to be sharing my first Sentimental Sundays DT card - hope you like it.

The challenge this week is to work with  a beautiful sketch by DT member, Dorcas. You can use any theme you wish, as long as you add a sentiment too!

If you click on the link above you will find full details, fab.inspiration from the DT, and digi freebies too!  

If you are looking for more digi sentiments, you can find a great selection at Raindrop Echo Designs, at  http://www.whimsystamps.com/ .

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I am also entering this card into the following challenges:-
Crafty Cardmakers - Stitching.  
Crazy4Challenges - A square card

Soooooo - onto the card recipe!!

Blue BP - BG Granola.The stamped border on the left (and on the dark brown strip) is the Very Vintage "Stampin Around" wheel from SU - a new toy and I love it!  The stamped vintage image is Monsieur and Madame from Inkadinkado (an old favourite) inked in Coffee Archival and very lightly coloured with Copics. The Rose panel is a piece of BG Periphery, again with a light touch of Copics B93 on the petals.

Moonlight Glimmer Mist was spritzed over the BP, the main image, and the paper Rose. Difficult to see the glimmer though!  All edges inked with Antique Linen, Vintage Photo and Spiced Marmalade Distress Inks.  Machine stitching and lace to finish, and of course a Sentiment -this one is from a beautiful digi set by Raindrop Echo Designs at Whimsy Stamps.

Look forward to seeing your wonderful creations!

Have a great weekend.........

LILI OF THE VALLEY WEDDING DAY AND A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR!

 Hi beautiful bloggers! At last, a card, and yes - it's another of those gorgeous LOTV

stamped images! The theme of the challenge at LOTV this week is another of Bev's fabulous sketches, which are always a joy to work with, and I am also entering the card into the

challenge at A Spoonfull of Sugar. The challenge this week is to use your die-cut machines, and punches.

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The happy couple have been coloured with Copics and cut out with a Nestie "Labels One" die, inked around the edges with Tattered Rose DI. Frosted Lace Stickles added here and there.

Base card is Bazzill, the lacy BP was bought on

holiday 2 years ago and this is it's first outing (just couldn't bear to use it)!

Border punch is MS Doily Lace, Sentiment from a set by Hero Arts, cut out with a circular Nestie, and layered onto a slightly larger punched circle of pink card. Edges inked with DI.
Loads of pearl gems, cream satin ribbon, and some flowers I made from pink organza ribbon (do they remind you of jelly-fish)?

Thanks for popping by - have a wonderful weekend.

WELL, IT'S SUNDAY, SO LET'S GET SENTIMENTAL !

Hi peeps - and a huge WOW!!

Just popping by to share some wonderful news - the very talented Ann Vento from Sentimental Sundays has asked me join her amazing Design Team, and I can't wait to get started on November 7th!! 

Click the link and you will be magically transported by cyber-flight! 

LILI OF THE VALLEY ON THE GARDEN WALL!

PS: UPDATE - 21st October - The two little cuties above have been awarded a "Top 3" badge from

Lili who lives in the Valley! Thank you so much!

Hi lovely bloggers! Hope you are all well, and getting used to wearing six layers of clothing again (or is it just me who's cold)!

I'm just in time to enter this week's Challenge at

LOTV!  - the theme is a fabulous sketch by Bev.

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I will keep this post (fairly) short and sweet, as it's almost bedtime, which is a bit of a worry as I started making this card at 9.00am this morning and have only just finished it.

The image is LOTV - "On the Garden Wall"

Base card: Core-Dinations.

Papers: Basic Grey, MME, K&Co Brianna.

Sentiment stamp: Penny Black.

Border Punch: MS.

Flower Punches: EK Success Retro.

Leaf Punch: SU Two-Step Bird & Branch. 

Glamour Dust here and there.

Colouring: Mainly Copics, with DI around the edges (Antique Linen and Vintage Photo).

Machine stitching: wonky as usual.

Edges of papers distressed with scissors.

~ Love to everyone who visits ~