May Your Days Be Filled With Sunshine

Hello everyone, Winter is finally here in Australia & boy did it get cold fast. I have been day dreaming of sunshine & going to the beach. With that in mind for today's inspiration I am sharing a cute card I made using the super cute image from Paper Nest Dolls called "Beach Day Emma". 

I used some beautiful paper from Pion Design, which I used for the background. 

I then die cut the frame & layered onto the card base with some pretty matching papers.

Lastly I added some diecuts & flowers.

Beach Day Emma is available in digi format & can be found here.

Supplies:

Stamp: Paper Nest Dolls "Beach Day Emma"

Paper: Pion Design - Seaside Stories Collection

Colouring Medium: Copics

Accessories: La La Land Scalloped Rectangles, Heart Anchor & Fishing Net Dies, WOC Flowers.

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Farmer Owen

Hello everyone, today I want to share with you a sweet card using a moo-velous image for Paper Nest Dolls called "Farmer Owen". Farmer Owen also comes with a little cow friend.

I love this image as it reminds me of my childhood growing up on a farm with cows, chickens & the occasional pig for pets, not to mention the usual cat & dog.

 

I wanted to keep the farm theme so I created the background using dies on a 6" base. I remember having lots of hessian around growing up on a farm so I incorporated burlap instead of ribbon. I didn't go crazy with embellishments as the recipient is a boy.

Farmer Owen & his little cow friend are available in digi format & can be found here.

Supplies:
Stamp: Paper Nest Dolls "Farmer Owen"
Paper: Doodlebug Design - Down On The Farm
Colouring Medium: Copics
Accessories: Spellbinders Classic Squares Dies, La-La Land Crafts Country Hill & Country Fence Die, Burlap & Buttons from my stash.

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The Big Day

Hello everyone, today I am back sharing an inspiration card for Paper Nest Dolls. For my image I chose a new stamp called "The Big Day. This gorgeous image with bride & groom was inspired by Christine's, (from Paper Nest Dolls), 25th wedding anniversary.

I wanted a romantic look so I chose cream, gold & pink for my colour choice. I then created layers with some border dies.

Lastly I embellished with some ruffled lace around the image & flowers.

This beautiful image is available in digi format & can be found here. 

Supplies:

Stamp: Paper Nest Dolls "The Big Day" Magnolia "Emblem"

Paper: Lemocraft - House of Roses
Ink: Memento - Desert Sand

         Colouring Medium: Copics

Accessories: Spellbinders A2 Scalloped Borders One, Stitched Scallop Circle Die, Fran-Tage Chunky Gold, WOC Flowers, Lace & Pearls from my stash.

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Pot O' Gold

Hello everyone, St Patrick's Day is just around the corner! Do you celebrate St Patrick's Day? If so, how do you celebrate your special day? I am not Irish, but today I wanted to share with you a cute project I made for St Patrick's Day. For my project I made some Pots O' Gold with some yummy chocolate coins as treats. 

I started with Paper Nest Dolls images Lucky Lulu & Lucky Jack. I then created the pots and St Patricks Day cutouts using an SVG file with my Silhouette & some pretty paper from Doodlebug Design. 

After I put the pots together I put a small block of floral foam on the bases for my green painted skewers to sit onto. I covered the foam with Green shredded tissue paper & placed the chocolate coins on top. Lastly I stuck my PND images & cutouts to the skewers & added some flowers around the pots for that special touch!

Both stamps are available in digi format. Lucky Lulu can be found here & Lucky Jack can be found here.

Supplies:

Stamp: Paper Nest Dolls "Lucky Lulu" "Lucky Jack"
Paper: Doodlebug Design - Lots O' Luck

SVG File: Doodlebug Design - Lots O' Luck
SVG File: SVG Cuts - Pot O' Gold 

Colouring Medium: Copics 

Accessories: Silhouette Cameo 2 Machine, WOC Flowers Ribbon, Green Shredded Paper, Floral Foam, Skewers & gems from my stash.

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Safari Owen

 Hello everyone, today I wanted to share with you a card I made for a special birthday boy overseas. I wanted an Australian theme seeing that is where the card will be posted from so I chose the Paper Nest Dolls image Safari Owen.

Seeing that this card has to go through the post to the other side of the world I had to keep the embellishments to a minimum. So I decided to go with a rustic look.

How cute is Owen's Koala friend! Makes me sad to think of how many of our beloved Australian animals we lost recently to the disastrous bush fire season we had!

This adorable image Safari Owen is available rubber here  & in  digital format which can be found here.

Also if you wanted to help our fury friends in the wild who have been injured you can make a donation to WIRES. These guys help rescue our injured native wildlife & do a fantastic job. They need all the help we can get.

Supplies:

Stamp Paper Nest Dolls "Safari Owen" Magnolia "Carte Postale"

Paper: Ultimate Crafts - Australiana Collection

Ink: Tim Holtz "Antique Linen", Memento "Rich Cocoa"

Colouring Medium: Copics

Accessories: Ultimate Crafts Gum Nuts, Martha Stewart Photo Corner Punch, Burlap, Cabochons & Twine from my stash. 

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

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Cupid Owen

Hello everyone, with only 4 sleeps till Valentines day, today I am back sharing a Valentines Day card using one of the sweet images from Paper Nest Dolls newest Valentines Day release called Cupid Owen.

I wanted to make a romantic shabby style card, so I decided to use pink for my colour scheme instead of the traditional Valentines Day reds.

For that romantic feel I embellished my card using hearts, butterflies & lace. You cannot see it on the photo, but I gave the butterflies & Owen's wings a brush with clear Wink of Stella pen to give it a soft shimmer.

This super sweet image Cupid Owen is available as a digi here. Make sure you check out the other new cute PND Valentines Day images also called: Raccoon Love Letter, Raccoon Smooch, Raccoon with Heart Box & Love Letter Emma.

Supplies:

Stamp: Paper Nest Dolls "Cupid Owen"

Paper: Pion Design - Paris Flea Market

Ink: Tim Holtz "Antique Linen"

Colouring Medium: Copics, Zig Wink of Stella Clear

Accessories: Go Kreate Dies Square Frame Frilly #7, Magnolia Doohickey Heart Swirl Dies, Spellbinders Floral Ovals Dies, La-La Land Crafts Heart Doily Border Die, Joy! Crafts Butterfly Edge Die, Nuvo Drops Morning Dew, WOC Flowers, Lace & Pearls from my stash.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge ~ With Love

Swedish House Crafts February Challenge Facebook ~ Love is all Around

Crafting Challenge at Polkadoodles Wk6 ~ Anything  Goes

Digi Choosday Craft Challenge ~ Anything Goes

We Love 2 Create #2 ~  Anything Mixed Media Goes

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Birthday Cake Owen

Hello everyone,

A belated Happy New Year to you all! Wow this month is flying already & the kids are back at school today. December & January was a very busy month for us besides Christmas & New Years the countless birthday celebrations!

Today I am sharing a birthday card using The Paper Nest Dolls image "Birthday Cake Owen".

I kept it fairly simple as it is for a boy. No embellishments, which is a hard thing for me to do hehe.

Here's a close up!

This adorable image is available in rubber which can be found here.

Supplies:

Stamp: Paper Nest Dolls - "Birthay Cake Owen" LOTV- "Happy Circular Sentiments" 

Colouring Medium: Copics

Paper: Pion Design - Our Fury Friends

Accessories: Spellbinders Standard Circles & Classic Squares Dies, Rhinestones from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by!

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