home and away

hi guys so im back. its been a while i realise since i was last on here, ive been moving house and boy has it been a tough few months. im sort of sorted now and getting myself back into my cards finally.

so heres a few ive done hope you enjoy

decided on a bit of decoupage this time rather than my usual digital stamps and i really like how these have turned out.
see you all soon
thanks
big hugs
Nia xx

crafty box no.2

hi everyone again. so i have recieved my latest paperhaul box which you can find at craftycreatives.com. this months theme is all birdy themed and i love all the pieces in here especially the peacock paper which i cannot wait to use in my card making. also in the box there  are some little note cards, some stickers, some postcards and two cards.

i love this box i think the quality of the things are great and its well worth a look.

they also do a bead box and a general craft box too so go on over and have a look.

thanks for looking

Nia xx

Paper haul #1

Hi guys so this is to show off my newest subscription which is the paper haul box.  you can find them at craftycreatives. Com where they also do another box which is more random crafting I think. I saw one post where they made sock puppets which is so amazing :-). 
Anyway so this is my box and it costs £ 10 per month plus p&p but I really like all the random little bits you get inside they are all very quirky and this theme is like a retro theme which I really like.
Get yourself over and get subscribing guys
Thanks for now

Mi ran DT call

hi guys hope you are all ok today.

so when i heard that there was a DT call for Art by miran i just had to take a chance as i would love this oppertunity.

so this post is my newest creation using miss sunshine by mi ran jung, i love love love this stamp. i was looking through the etsy store the other day and this one just jumped out at me. i love all of mirans designs they are so amazing and in honesty these images are one of the reasons i decided to get better with my colouring and knuckle down to my kit and clowder colouring classes, which are progressing.

why i want to join the DT
well where do i begin, i am part of the treasured times rubber stamps design team and we all love her images and the fight is on whenever a new design comes up as to who geets to use the latest mi ran stamps for the current challenge. the last few times ive been very lucky to get a chance to use these or to pick them as a second design for the challenge as they are just far to amazing to pass up. I would love to get the chance to work with these designs so much more and build up my coloring and card making skills to a new level as some of the designs i see pop up on facebook etc are breathtaking and thats how i want people to see my designs.


current design teams
At present i am on the design team for treasured times rubber stamps. This is my first design team and i have love the experience so far this is the main reason i want to branch out as i love the girls on TT so much i would love to expand and meet new people and learn and share knowledge.

without me waffling any further ;-) here is my design, (i do have a couple other on my blog to if you would like to take a look)

i have found myself a great little stand and camera now so my pictures ive found are much better. like this one :-)

This design was coloured using my spectrum noir pens then mounted onto purple pearl card as well as all the selections of colours i decided to go with. i actually love the purple and yellow theme i decided on for this and i think it matches up really well even though i didnt think these colours would go originally.

thank you so much for looking at my blog today.
hope to see you soon

hugs
Nia xxx

easter blog creations!!!

hi everyone. hope you have all visited the blog hop and had a look at all the ladies amazing creations.

this is my chance to show off my creations. i had such a hard time choosing which stamps to work with this time as they are all amazing for this release. i narrowed it down to two so i decided to make two creations for this release.

so here they are....... this first design is using a stamp by mi ran jung and i think all her images are so beautiful they are such a pleasure to colour.

 this second design is using a stamp by elisabeth bell. this stamp i think is so amazingly cute i love her style of drawing and again this one was also a pleasure to colour i love both of my designs.

thank you so much for looking and i hope you will leave me a little bit of love.

take care
hugs
Nia xx

easter blog hop party!!!!!

Hi everyone and welcome to our CHA 2015 Blog Hop Party! 

Today we're releasing several adorable stamps and two new paper packs at the (Craft & Hobby Trade show) CHA in Anaheim, California. 

We're so excited to be a part of this years show! 

The stamps and paper packs we're releasing today are perfect for card making for the upcoming Easter & Saint Patrick's Day holidays! 

Let's get this party started by showing you our adorable new stamps and paper packs!

This new paper pack is called Easter Greetings. 

Designed by Michele Roos. 

Kingdom Green & Gold designed by Michele Roos.

I love the designs and colors of both of these new paper packs! 

Our New Stamps!

Spring Chick by Elisabeth Bell.

Colored by Tammy Louise Cunliffe.

Dragonfly Love by Elisabeth Bell.

Colored by Tammy Louise Cunliffe.

Golden Boy By Elisabeth Bell.

Colored by Tammy Louise Cunliffe.

Lucky Caitlin by Elisabeth Bell.

Colored by Keeley Ainsworth.

Lucky Leperchaun by Mi Ran Jung.

Colored by Tammy Louise Cunliffe.

Lily by Mi Ran Jung.

Colored by Mi Ran Jung.

Now that we've shown you all of the adorable new stamps and paper packs lets get the hop started!

1 Lucky winner, will win all the stamps and paper packs shown here today. 

To be eligible to win the prizes please leave a comment on all the blogs including this one, and like our Facebook page here.

 I will announce the winner by January 17th. All of the new stamps and new paper packs are on sale at 10% off through January 13th. Enter code CHA10

 The design team has made some really special projects for this hop. If you started here please visit Keeley's blog next.

  Keeley Ainsworth

Tammy Louise Cunliffe

Melanie Smith

Kelli Arkell Hull

Astrid Galjaard

Melissa Czapor

Valou Allard

Nia Smith Denielle Sargeant

We had the opportunity to work with the Sennelier DT, and their team made some projects using our new "Lily" stamp designed by Mi Ran Jung. You can take a look at their projects here.

Thank you Jolanda and all the wonderful members of her design team for being a part of this release!  

Thank you all for coming and hopping! 

I hope you all enjoyed seeing all the beautiful projects by both design teams!  

~Jody~

sweet christmas!!

Hi everyone. I know Christmas is over and i hope you all had a lovely time.

I wanted to share with you a design I created for a christmas card using Sweet Christmas as shown here

I love this stamp. they are so cute and I loved working with this image to create one of my Christmas cards and so here is my creation.

I created this card by colouring the image using my spectrum noir pens. I then printed off the background paper from a cd I have, I added a red background to the image and the backing paper then I added the ribbon and the flowers (the flowers I decorated the centres with pearl beads I had in my stash)
I hope you like my creation and love this stamp as much as I do I think it is a great one to add to your collection.

See you all soon
Hugs,
Nia xxx