Hopeful for Wild Orchid Challenge

The only nice thing about Mondays (unless I am on holiday lol) is Wild Orchid Challenge day.  Our challenge this time is Bingo, with lots of yummy combos so something for all.

I had planned on taking part in the Whimsy Stamps mini blog hope today but I decided to have the weekend off (first one in a loooong time!)  so did not get a chance to get a second card made up for today, so for those looking for the links to the DT taking part in the hop here they are:

Ellie Stover
Stephanne Maraver
Deb Routledge - Special Guest
Jacque Beddingfield - Special Guest
Heidy Blom
Lori
Erin Bailey

And the fact that I went for the middle line across is a no brainer!  Ummm pink, ribbon/lace and flowers, as if there was even a choice hahaha.  I have used one of the gorgeous new stamps from Whimsy Stamps that were released last week.  This is Wee Stamps Hopeful, and I went to town with the distress markers.  I am loving these babies!

I have used the gorgeous Maja Design Vintage Summer Basics.

I’ve added a layer using the new Whimsy Shapeology Double Scallop Doily Die and also the Do Hickey So Wrapped Lovely die on which I have stamped a sentiment from the Vintage Sentiments – Just to Say from Lili of the Valley 

And of course NO card is complete without Wild Orchid Crafts embellishments – this time I have used 30mm Cottage rose, 25mm Cottage Roses, 20mm roses, 15mm roses, 10mm roses and 8mm semi open roses.  I have finished it off with some lace, a metal corner, Cheery Lynn Die cut leaves from the Flourish Leaf Strip, and the gorgeous Pearl Drop Trim along the bottom of the card (this was attached with Crafters Pick Incredibly Tacky Glue as all my embellies are). Everything on the card had a liberal splodge of white gesso

And that’s it from me today, have a great week

hugs

Candy Winner

This week’s candy winner is

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227.  Lynn mh

Congratulations Lynn, please email me your address to claim your prize – please put Gorjuss Candy Winner in the subject line

Gone Fishing

Well I don#t know what happened to the weather, we have thick pea-soup fog here today!  Just as well I am going to be stuck in me craft room all day then lol.

My card today features Gone Fishing from Lili of the Valley.  I also used a few of their other stamps – grunge postcard, grunge corners and mixed circular sentiments set.  The buttons, jute string and jute ribbon is from Wild Orchid Crafts.  I’ve no idea what paper I used, it was in my scrap mountain lol, but I seem to think it’s Bo Bunny? 

Hope the sun shines on you today

hugs

Candy Time!

It’s that time of the week again when I get to give some goodies away.  This week the candy is two Gorjuss stamps and a baggie of gems.

All you need to do is leave your name in the linky below – there are NO silly rules or requests and you don’t even need a blog, just skip past the URL box to enter.  I will draw a winner tomorrow night. 

If your name does not appear immediately please don’t keep on re-entering!  Please have a little patience and wait a couple of minutes and if needs be refresh your browser before re-entering.

Please note - to keep it fair, entries that are duplicated/triplicated etc. will be deleted entirely from the Linky.

Whimsy Stamps mini blog hop, and a Wee cute too!

On Wednesday (23 May) Whimsy Stamps released this month’s new rubber designs and new Shapeology dies. From then until 29 May the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new goodies with a daily mini blog hop and I am part of today’s hop!

Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw.

For my card today I have used Whimsy Stamps Wee Peggy.  How stinkin cute is she.  The sentiment is also by Whimsy Stamps, from the Friendship Notables 2 set.

The papers were in my 6 x 6 mountain that I am never going to work my way through.  I have no idea who they are by – wish I knew so I could get more lol.  The So Wrapped Lovely tag was dry brushed with white gesso as were the papers flowers and seam binding.  I am loving the small gardenias at the mo, they don’t have scrub up well when given the gesso treatment .  The other flowers I used are lilies, 30mm wild rose, 15mm roses, 6mm rose buds and 10mm roses.  The die cut butterfly is from Panduro.  And I hope to have news on that gorgeous heart button SOON!!!

Wee Peggy was coloured with Copics and pencils

Skin: E13, 11, 00, 000, 0000, R30
Hair and basket: E57, 53, 50 and dark umber pencil
Greens: G43, 40, 20 and the lightest touch of olive green pencil
Pinks: R20, 00, 000, 0000 and light peach pencil
Bird: BG72, 70, YR31 and a light touch of black

To be entered into today’s mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT’s posts listed below by 12.00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy blog on 30 May.

And here’s who is joining me on today’s hop

Beate Johns - Special Guest
Colleen Schaan - Special Guest
Ellie Stover
Iris Wiechmann
Niki Estes

Have an amazing weekend

hugs