I'm a little late posting for Mo’s Digital Pencil today. A week slipped by without me noticing and today crept up on me! I have used this sweet image "Val with Heart" image from Mo Manning's Patreon Page HERE. There are three levels to choose from with a minimum of just $2.50 per month (plus tax where applicable) and each month Mo offers treats to her patrons. There is also a Facebook page where members can upload their Mo Manning creations HERE. And, if you are in need of some fabulous inspiration, check out the Mo's Dream Team Blog HERE.
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Tuesday 7 May 2024
Val with Heart
Holey Moley - It's the gardener's birthday
Polkadoodles #18 Anything Goes
Seize the Birthday #282 Anything Birthday Goes with optional off the edge
Tuesday 23 April 2024
Ilana amidst the roses
We have a new theme at Everybody Art Challenge and we want to see "roses in the background" of your projects. Do come and play along and share some love with the Design Team by leaving comments on their blogs.
Today I have used the beautiful "Ilana" image from Mo’s Digital Pencil. I believe Ilana was an image from Mo's Patreon page HERE. There are three levels of patron to choose from with a minimum of just $2.50 per month!
My roses are from an embossing folder. I inked the debossed side of the folder with some Altenew ink and a brayer. After winding the folder through my Sizzix Big Shot, the result is white roses embossed against a soft pastel lilac background. Ilana has been coloured with Copics and I added some DPs - one of which is plaid for another challenge I am entering.
Tuesday 9 April 2024
It's my birthday and I'll tiara if I want to
We have a new theme for "Numbers" at Everybody Art Challenge. Do come and play along and share some love with the Design Team by leaving comments on their blogs.
Today I have used this delightful image from Mo’s Digital Pencil called Tiara which is available in Mo's shop here. I wanted an image with pleats in the clothes to enter at Inkspiration. I coloured this beauty with alcohol markers and did some masking and stencilling in the background.
Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Happy Birthday! And a BIG Happy 15th Birthday!
Stencil Fun Challenge - Anything stencilled goes with optional spring/flowers
Tuesday 26 March 2024
What's Moo at The Funny Farm?
For my card today I have used this quirky What's Moo image from the Funny Farm by Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous. I stamped and masked the cow then used a stenciled print pull from my Gel Press to make the background before adding additional stamping on top.
Simon Says Stamp (Wed) -Easter/Spring.
Stencil Fun Challenge - Anything stencilled with optional Easter
Napoleon Barkalot
I just LOVE Napoleon Barkalot which was one of the monthly treats earned from Mo’s Digital Pencil Patreon Page HERE. There are three levels of Patron to choose from with a minimum of just $2.50 per month (plus tax where applicable) and each month Mo offers treats to her patrons.
Polkadoodles #12 Anything Goes
Tuesday 12 March 2024
Roll on Spring!
We have had soooooooo much rain here in the south of England and I can hardly wait for the clocks to jump forward, the days to lengthen, the skies to brighten, and Spring to arrive. Crocus, Daffodils and Tulips are so welcome in my garden right now and Teddy Bo has some tulips on my card for a Spring Birthday for our new "Spring" theme at Everybody Art Challenge. Check out the lovely inspiration from my teamies on our blog and come and play along! I don't know if Teddy Bo images are still available on line anywhere. I absolutely LOVED Gayle Cook's fabulous images of Teddy Bo and Teddy Bea and the gang. If anyone knows if a shop is still out there selling these cuties, please do let me know and I will happily add a link.
Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Add a Sentiment
Sweet, beautiful, delightful, spunky, lovely, darling, warm-hearted YOU!
For my card today I have used this lovely Danica image from Mo’s Digital Pencil. She comes full length in a sweet retro styled swing dress but I decided to use only her top half in this fun die cut frame. I coloured her face and hair with Copics. I paper-pieced Danica's dress with these lovely floral papers which I consider to be in spring colours and added a gingham yellow ribbon to add to the spring vibe. My word banners were all cut from designer paper and inside the card there is a large die cut "Y O U" to complete the sentiment. Danica's balloons are covered in glossy accents for a more shiny look. I hope you like my card.
There is a Facebook page where members can upload their Mo Manning creations and we look forward to seeing you there. Just click HERE to become a member. And check out the Dream Team Blog where there is lots of inspiration from my teamies HERE.
Edited to share my delight at being the Spotlight Winner at the fun Alphabet Challenge. Thank you, thank you!
Tuesday 27 February 2024
Mermaid and Starfish in my Favourite Colours
We have a new theme to use our "Favourite Colours" at Everybody Art Challenge. Do come and play along and share some love with the Design Team by leaving comments on their blogs. I love blue and teal and aqua and pool and mint, and I'm a big fan of pastel pinks (and greys) too. I inked over a wave stencil which I think is from Simon Says Stamp, and added some memory box bubble dies and some adorable little fishy dies from Marianne Design.
Today I have used this cute "Mermaid and Starfish" image from Mo’s Digital Pencil which is available in her shop here.
There is a Facebook page where members can upload their Mo Manning creations and we look forward to seeing you there. It's easy to become a member. Just click HERE. And check out Mo's other sites where there is lots of inspiration.
Wednesday 21 February 2024
Arms full of Birthday Hugs!
It's been a very long time since I made a card just for the fun of it and I thought I would have a play with the lovelies at the Time-Out team who are celebrating their 10th birthday and have some great prizes from their sponsors - Happy Birthday Time-Out! I learned recently that an octopus can change its colour and its skin texture to blend in with it's background so I broke out my fabulous Octopus stencil from Sweet Poppy and teamed it with some stencilling paste and bright oxide ink colours having been inspired by the terrific mood board at Just Us Girls. I added a My Favourite Things HUGS diecut and an inked seahorse from Aall & Create#137 and came up with this.
Stencil Fun Challenge -February - Optional Hearts
Tuesday 13 February 2024
Birthday Challenge with EAC
We have a new theme for "Birthday" at Everybody Art Challenge.
Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Love is in the Air
Stencil Fun Challenge - Feb - Love/Hearts
Tuesday 30 January 2024
Is it nearly Spring yet?
We have a new theme for a "tag" at Everybody Art Challenge and we would love to see your creations. Do check out the wonderful inspiration from my teamies and share some love with them by leaving comments on their blogs.
For my card today I added mini tags to my card with this Papertrey Ink sentiment but I also made a separate coordinating gift tag, also with a sentiment by PTI. On the card the image is "Boo and Tulips" from Mo’s Digital Pencil which is available in her shop here.
Polkadoodles #4 Anything Goes
Snippets Playground #472 No theme as long as snippets are used (I topped and tailed my tags with some very tiny paper pieces from my scraps drawer)
Tuesday 16 January 2024
Start your year with a Recharge!
I've started my year with a "Recharge" from Mo's Digital Pencil. You can find this fun image here. I used a favoured Papertrey Ink Sentiment and a number of stencils to create a background for my image.
After a fabulous Florida holiday at the back end of 2023, a wonderful Christmas spent with friends and family, and now - at home - recovering from some quite significant surgery, I have vowed that 2024 is going to be a GREAT year! I hope it will be for you too!
We have a new theme for "Anything Goes" at Everybody Art Challenge and we would love to see your creations and for you to share some love by visiting the personal blogs of our Design Team and leaving a comment.
Tuesday 12 December 2023
Food or Drink anyone?
For my card today I have used these fabulous Tim Holtz for Sizzix "Happy Hour" Thinlits dies to make a birthday card for our "food or drink" theme at Everybody Art Challenge and we would love to see your creations. Do check out the wonderful inspiration from my teamies and share some love with the Design Team by leaving comments on their blogs.
Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Use Dies for Diecember
Stencil Fun Challenge - December - Anything stencilled (I used the dies to make stencils and then inked through the apertures to add liquid to my drinks glasses) optional Christmas
Don't you come into the house wearing those snowy boots, Santa
Today's card showcases "Door with Wreath" from Mo’s Digital Pencil which I have merged with the boots from Santa Napping which you can find here. In my mind, I could hear Mrs Claus warning Santa to leave his boots outside after he had finished shovelling the path. No one wants snow traipsed through the hallway! I overlaid Mo's original wreath with some flower and foliage rubber stamps. I always ask and receive permission from Mo when I tamper with her already perfect images!
Edited to add a very happy Top pick from the lovely Cupcakes and also from the lovely team at CD Sunday Plus! Thank you