Please look at my creations and I welcome any comments or questions.

I hope you find some inspiration here!

Sunday 31 January 2016

Creatalicious - Love Is In The Air

It's time for another challenge over at Creatalicious and the sponsor this time is The Paper Shelter and the image I have used is the coloured version of The Fairy & The Wizard. The background paper is also for this set. I then used the X Cut Dies Homespun Hearts and Filigree Hearts. The swirl is the Rivera Corner from Memory Box. The smaller hearts are embossed with the Hearts embossing folder from the Country Companions range.


This card is also for the following challenges:

* Love - C.R.A.F.T

xx Mia xx

Friday 29 January 2016

Crafty Catz Challenge #309 Kids

This weeks challenge over at Crafty Catz is 'Kids' and the fun image I have used from the sponsor Crafty Sentiments is called Harriet. I thought this image would be perfect for a cute Valentine's card. I coloured the image using my Chameleon pens. I like these pens for smaller image and clothes but I still haven't found the knack for doing anything to big, especially larger faces without them looking wrong.

I used a variety of dies to make this card and these include: Spellbinders grand circles and scalloped circles (for the card base and layers), X Cut Hearts for the hearts on the base and the banner is from LaLa Land Crafts. The flowers are the large and small dies from Memory Box (code: LR0162). The middle hearts and the layers for my greeting is made using my Brother Scan 'n' Cut.

The papers are from the Nitwits kit Butterfly Kisses and the dotty cardstock is from Hunkydory.


This card is for the following challenges:

* Anything Goes - Aud Sentiments613 Avenue CreateCraft Your Passions,

xx Mia xx

Polkadoodles - Love & Romance

Hi everyone, its time for another challenge over at Polkadoodles and this time it is 'Love & Romance'. I love the kit I used for this project which is Work & Play 9 - Love & Kisses. It has the most gorgeous range of characters, papers and other items including card shapes. The images come both coloured and blank and they are just lovely to colour. I especially love colouring their hair.

I coloured the image I choose using my Spectrum Noir pens. For the full list of items used please see the Thumblinky tool below.


This card is also for the following challenges:

* Anything Goes - Ribbon GirlLove To ScrapArt By Miran,
* Tic Tac Toe (Die cut, red, embossing) - Incy Wincy,
* Ribbons - Crazy Challenge,
* New - Dream Valley,
* Sketch - Creative Inspiration,
* Ribbon & Pearls - Crafting For All Seasons,
* Embossing - Moving Along With The Times,
* Die Cuts - Hanna & Friends,
* Fab Flowers - Crafty Ribbons,
* Punches / Dies - Crafty Cardmakers,

xx Mia xx



Friday 22 January 2016

Crafty Catz Challenge #308 - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

This card is for our newest challenge over at Crafty Catz which is 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' and is sponsored by The Stamping Boutique. The cute image I have used one my card is called Kyle Nicola and birdie and I have coloured it with Polychromos pencils. The papers are from my favourite pad of the moment First Edition New Bloom. The pearls are coloured wth my Spectrum Noir pens to make them the same colour as the papers. The flowers are from my local craft shop and the butterfly die is from Marianne Designs.


This card is also for the following challenges:

* Tag It! - My Time To Craft,
* Anything Goes - Little Miss Muffet,

xx Mia xx

Polkadoodles Challenge - Winter Birthday

Its time for some more inspiration over at Polkadoodles for the 'Winter Birthdays' challenge and I have used the papers from the Twiggy and Toots CD Rom and the digi stamp Arctic Unicorn. I thought these two together would be perfect for any young girls winter birthday. For the full list of products used please see the Thumblinky below and please come and visit us.


This card is also for the following challenge:

* Anything Goes - Crafts Galore EncoreSisters Of CraftDoodle Pantry,
* Winter Fun - Card Mania,
* Something New (digi) - Crafty CalendarWhoopsi Daisy,
* Anything Goes with a die - Stamping Sensations,
* Celebrate / Celebration - Quirky Crafts,
* Winter - Paradise Of Stamps,

Please come over and check out the other Design Team inspiration.

xx Mia xx


Wednesday 20 January 2016

Crafty Creations #307 - Paper Piecing

It's time for another challenge over at Crafty Creations which this time is Paper Piecing. The sponsor is Beccy's Place and the image I have used is Love digi word art. I printed two of the Nitwits papers and then reprinted them with the digi stamp image on the top. I then layered this onto a blank digi stamp.


I also used the Spellbinders Circles and Scalloped Circles and added some glitter glue, ribbon and pearls from my crafty stash.

This card is also for the following challenges:

* New Beginnings  (New relationships) - Crafting Musketeers,
* 3 - 2 - 1 (3 layers, 2 design papers, 1 ribbon) - Little Claire's,
* Something New (new digi) - Open Minded Fun,
* BINGO (die cut, sentiment, stitches) - Catch The Bug,
* Tic, Tac, Toe (digi, ribbon, gems) - Glitter 'n' Sparkle,

Please come and join this challenge.

xx Mia xx

Tuesday 19 January 2016

Valentines Gift Boxes

This Valentine gift set is made using my favourite stamp set of the moment. I love these cute little puppies from the Mama Elephant set Playful Pups. I'm loving all the Mama Elephant stamp sets they are great for little cards and gifts with cuteness factor!! I coloured the dogs using Spectrum Noir pens.

The boxes are from a Stampin' Up die Baker Box die. The hearts are XCut dies from Docrafts and the  spotty embossing folder is a free one from a magazine. The stamps used a from the BeBunni love range and the little hearts are from Mama Elephant Bountiful Blessings set.


These boxes are for the following challenges:

* Embossing - Hiding In My Craft Room,
* Spots & Dots - Moving Along With The Times,
* Favourite projects (making gift boxes to share the love with others - especially chocolates) - As You Like It,
* Hearts - Bunny Zoe's,
* Kraft & Cute - Cutie Pie,
* Anything Goes - Craft Your Passions,

xx Mia xx

Friday 15 January 2016

Crafty Catz #307 Word Art

This weeks challenge over at Crafty Catz is Word Art and my main image is from the fabulous guys over at Bugaboo and is called Hang In There My Friend and I love this image. I coloured it simply with Spectrum Noir markers.


I also used the mini flower and embellishment stamps from the Mama Elephant stamp set 'Bountiful Blessings' to make my own backing paper. I used the Stampin' Up ink pads Cucumber Crush, Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight. I then added some ribbon from my local craft shop.

This card is also for the following challenges:

* Sketch - Catch The Bug,
* Anything Goes  - Scrapper's DelightBizzy Becs,

Please come over and join us,

xx Mia xx

Friday 8 January 2016

Crafty Catz Challenge #306 - Flowers

Its time for a new challenge over at Crafty Catz and the theme this week is 'Flowers' and our sponsor is A Day For Daises and the image I used is Flower Maiden 1. This digi stamp is utterly gorgeous as is all of the flower maiden range. They can be used for any occasion depending on the papers and colours used. I coloured the stamp with Polychromos pencils and for the rest of the items used see below.


This card is also for the following challenges:

* Anything Goes - As You Like It,
* Y is Your Choice - ABC Challenge,
* Sketch - Cheerful Sketches,
* Friendship / Friends - My Time To Craft,
* Flowers - Sweet Stampin',

xx Mia xx


Wednesday 6 January 2016

Crafty Creations # 306 - Sketch

Please come over and join us for the newest challenge over at Crafty Creations which is this fabulous Sketch:


This challenge is sponsored by SLS Lines


The image I used is this really cute Dragonfly digi stamp which I coloured using Polychromos pencils and I added some Stickles glitter glue.


This card is also for the following challenges:

* Anything Goes (Birthday) - Seize The Birthday,
* Make It Sparkle - Crafty Time
* Something New (digi stamp) - Sweet Stampin'Allsorts,

xx Mia xx



Sunday 3 January 2016

Reindeer Games Card and Gift Bag

This gift set is made using the Mama Elephant stamp set Reindeer games and coloured using Polychromos pencils. The papers, tags and twine are from the Docrafts Home for Christmas collection. The little bags come from The Range.


This set is for the following challenges:

* Colours (Red. Brown and White) - Sketchy Colors,
* Gift Bag - Hanna & Friends,
* Anything Goes - C.R.A.F.T.Cute Card ThursdayCrafty Gals Corner,
* Square Cards - Crafter's Cafe,

xx Mia xx

Playful Pups Thank you

This card is using one of my new stamp sets from Mama Elephant. I love these range of stamps as they are just so cute. They are also good for quick cards and clean and simple cards. The papers are from the Fizzy Moon Celebrations paper pad. The ribbon is from the local craft shop and the image is coloured with Polychromos pencils.


This card is for the following challenges:

* Thank you - Just Us Girls,
* Sketch - Sketch Saturday,

xx Mia xx