Itchy Scratchy - Bunny Hop Post 1

Hello.  Welcome.  

Here's my first bunny inspiration for my birthday bunny hop!!

I am starting my bunny blitz with a cute little die cut number using a Fuzzy Lemon die from the Baby Toys set.  I die cut and did a bit of layering and hit the embossed bits with dark blue dye ink.  The tuft on his head is a negative cut from a different die and I added the round nose, to give a bit more dimension.  For the background I took some black card and used my craft knife to scratch the lines into it, exposing the white core.  The hoppy birthday is stamped and embossed with white powder from Rubber Dance Bonny Bunny set, but more about that tomorrow.........

OK, lets get this party rocking.  I have a little giveaway sponsored by me to share with you today.  I am giving this Fuzzy Lemon die to a lucky bunny hopper!

Check the main linky post for the rooles and to link your bunny cards for your chance to win crafty carats!!

My bunny is gonna hop along and join the fun at

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Mythology/Inspired by a Story Watership Down

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Add Some Texture

Scrappelyst Grublis for April - Utfordre Deg Selv I decided to try making that pattern on the black card using a knife to expose the core.  I like the result, but it was quite time consuming, so I may or may not try it again.

Words 2 Craft By #52 - Promise of April April promises many birthday, but particulaly mine! and bunnies!!
Cupcake Inspirations #443 - Bunnies

It's a Bunny Hop!! Linky Post

Hello.  Welcome.  It's my birthday!!  Soon!!!!  I will be the big 50.  So I decided I wanted to celebrate in style.  The party is booked and I am hoping for CAKE!!  Actually, that's a certainty.  But I decided I also wanted to share and celebrate with my blogland friends so I have organised a Bunny Hop!

  And in the spirit of birthdays and the giving of gifts I have prizes!!  A big super thank you to my sponsors who have generously supplied some bunny themed goodies for me to give away.  I have also found a few bunny themed things to add to the pile of carats.

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My heartfelt thanks to the following amazing companies who have offered some of their wonderful bunny themed stamps and/or dies for me to give away to you!!

Rubber Dance is a Norwegian stamp company.  All the deeply etched red rubber stamps are lovingly handmade by the owner Bibi in her home based workshop and sold unmounted.  Rubber Dance have supplied this beautiful Bonny Bunny stamp set for me to give away.  Thanks Rubber Dance Stamps.

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Crafty Individuals is based in the North East of England and is co-owned by artist and designer Jean Hardy and professional photographer Malcolm Noble.  They primarily design and make rubber stamps for the craft industry and also stock a range of other arty and crafty products.  Crafty Individuals have supplied two pairs of long eared stamps for me to give to two lucky hoppers.  Thanks so much Crafty Individuals.  

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Poppy Stamps is based in Seattle producing a line of rubber stamps and craft dies from the creative people at Memory Box!  Poppystamps have generously offered to send one lucky person their Cupcake Party stamps and the brand new Easter Bunny Egg die.  How cool is that!!  Thanks so much Poppystamps.

 

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Beverley Brown is the owner and designer of Uniko clear stamps and paper crafting products, a small family run business.  Being an avid paper crafter and stamp addict for many years, plus completing a BA (Hons) in Textiles & Surface Design, Bev decided back in February 2012 to combine her passions and launch her own range of stamps, designer dies & digital paper collections.  Uniko's quality photopolymer clear stamps are made in the UK and are thicker than ‘standard’ clear stamps to minimise the chance of tearing & damage.

Uniko has generously offered one lucky winner their pick of any in stock £4 stamp. 

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OK, so what you got to do to be in with a chance of winning some bunnies??  

Here's me rooles........

• You must create a card with a bunny, rabbit or hare as the focus.  A tiny little bunny hiding in a corner don't count.  Bunny shaped cards welcome.  Your card must be new and not published anywhere online before the 12th April.
• It's my birthday, but the cards don't need to be birthday themed.  As long as we can see the bunny/bunnies it's good.  
• Your bunny can be stamped, paper pieced, die cut etc, but please no digi's. 
• You can link up to three cards, as long as each one is different and in a separate blog post.  I would love you to include my badge in your post, or better yet put it in your sidebar.  Bunnies like company!!  Hoping to see lots and lots of bunnies.
• You can join up to 5 challenges, including this one, with your card.  So max 5 links if you want to still be eligible for my prize draws.
• If you would like to send me your bunny themed card by snail mail I will be hopping all over the place with joy, but it is not a requirement for winning prizes.

 I will be featuring my sponsors in blog posts over the next couple of weeks, along with some inspirational makes and also details of my own prizes so don't forget to check the Bunny Hop posts for more fun and maybe surprizes.....  My blog will undoubtedly be filled with bunnies, starting with my first post in a little later this evening......

Ready, Set, Hop...........

An InLinkz Link-up

Egads it is

Hello.  Welcome.  The delightful Darnell thinks we should bring back Egads!!  I am agreeable to this.  Darnell also wants to see twofers involving Pets.  And our pets that inspire our pet creations.   Well, the cat is out for the evening, so I will have to add her at a later date.  But here's a catty twofer

Yes, it's my favourite cat from Rubber Dance stealing the show again and joining the fun at the Twofer Challenge #4

And The Cat is in the house........

Meet Puddy.  Too busy to pose nice for the camera!!

For the first card I embossed Curious Cat on a scrap of purple card, fussy cut and added some white gel pen highlights. Purple card base and a scrap of designer paper cut with a double stitch die.  The hearts are the reverse of the patterned paper.  I stamped and embossed the Rubber Dance sentiment onto vellum.  

Second card.  Black card base.  Curious Cat stamped, embossed, fussy cut and coloured with Wild Honey and Hickory Smoke distress inks.  I stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment on a piece of the same card and embossed with gold tinsel embossing powder.  Then I added some chevrons.

I made the chevrons by putting some double sided tape on a piece of card and adding gold foil.  Then I die cut it with Sizzix Chevron on the edge die.  Was worried my foil might stick to the die, but it cut beautifully.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Don't forget, if you are shopping at Rubber Dance you can get free worldwide shipping with my code GTFreeShip when you spend over €15! Hugz

Card one is also joining the fun at

Joy Clair April Challenge - Anything Goes

Scrap From Your Heart Utfordring 20 - Ikke 6x6

Ink Art Designs April Challenge

Card two is also joining the fun at

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Happy Birthday

Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge - Chevrons

AAA Cards Game 112 - Favourite Technique  I fussy cut the cat, I love fussy cutting.

WOW! Embossing Powder Monthly Challenge

 

Goths Just Wanna Have Fun

Hello.  Welcome.  

What's black and white and blue all over???

A goth birthday card!!

Black base card and blue patterned paper cut with Sizzix Mixed Media Halloween spiderweb die and double stitched rectangle die.  The sentiments are from Rubber Dance, stamped and embossed with white powder.   I stamped 50's Lilith from Ticked Pink on white card and fussy cut.  

 Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Lilith is joining the fun at

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Happy Birthday

Dies R Us Challenge 94 - Anything Goes

Penny Black and More Challenge - Black and White Plus One 

Scrapy Land Challenge 87 

Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies 

Stamping Sensations April Challenge - One For The Girls 

For Her

Hello.   Welcome.  April is the month for birthdays in my family.  Lots and lots of birthdays.  Like christmas, when you need lots of cards, simple can be very good.

I used a white card base.  I stamped and embossed Unity girl on some mottled pink card and coloured her jumper and hair with Promarkers.  Then I die cut the happy birthday from the same white card using Stamploration dies.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Happy Birthday

Joy Clair April Challenge - Anything Goes

Stamplorations Focus on the Sentiments Challenge

AAA Cards Game 112 - Favourite Technique  I fussy cut the girl, I love fussy cutting.

Scrap From Your Heart Utfordring 20 - Ikke 6x6 

Bottle Blue

Hello.  Welcome.  I've gone all blue for the Autism Awareness blog hop.  

The Bot and sentiment are from Stamplorations Big Robot set stamped with blue dye ink.  The dark blue panel behind is my first attempt at foiling!!  I used Rubber Dance Marbalise stamp, Wow bonding powder and blue foil.  I quite like it.  I cut the foiled panel and the sentiment panel with Sizzix Deckle Edge dies.  The double stitch die is also by Stamplorations.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Stamping for Autism Awareness Blog
The Sketchy Challenges #140 - Favourite Colours I love blue
Stamplorations Focus on the Sentiments Challenge
Stamplorations Anything Goes Challenge

#Selfie

Hello.  Welcome.  Sometimes you just gotta have fun with it.  Frank is on his travels again and he decided to commemorate the moment. Smile.......

I made this for the Lost Coast Designs Pretty as a Picture challenge.  Be inspired by something in the picture.  I went with the colours, frame and the whole 'picture' idea.   Full details about how Frank captured his selfie on the 

Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.

It's a lovely inspiration!!  What do you see?  Link up your stamped makes inspired by the picture for your chance to win some Lost Coast Designs dollars.  The March winners have been announced on the blog.  Was it you???

Hop over to the blog for loads of fabulous inspiration from the team and other fun happenings.  Thanks for stopping by.  Hugz 

Frank is joining the fun at

AAA Cards Game 112 - Favourite Technique  I fussy cut Frank, I love fussy cutting.
Kreativtanten Challenge 16 - Alles Geht
Scrap From Your Heart Utfordring 20 - Ikke 6x6
Dream in Darkness - April Fool Meet Easter