It's back : )

I've got me web site back again!

That was a loooooong weekend - so much techy stuff. I'd never have been able to do it all without Des. He's really good. Just a geek really : ) BIG hugs to Des.

There's more to come in a couple of weeks I'm afraid. This weekend was just the back-end preparation for some changes to the web site we'll actually be able to see! But for the moment ... no more lol!

And my sincerest apologies to everyone who was inconvenienced by it. You've all been very patient - thank you : )

Where's the web site?

I've had to take the web site down : (
It'll be back just as soon as I can. It's techy stuff and I'm not that good with techy stuff. But I'll be as quick as I can.

In the meantime, you can contact me at proper_little_madam@hotmail.com if you need me : )

Lots of Dots Competition

Just a little reminder for you if you still haven't posted in your entry for the 'Lots of Dots!' Competition.

The closing date for us to receive your design(s) is 16th May. So there's just a week or so to send them to us.

The cards we've received so far are AMAZING.

The winners & finalists will be announced in June & you're just going to LOVE seeing what everyone's come up with : )

Customer Cards - Dawn Wheeler

Some gorgeous cards sent in by customer Dawn Wheeler.

For these, Dawn's used papers from the Sweet Cupcake & Daisy Daisy Collections, along with images from the new 'You're Just Purr-fect' Image Stamps.

I just LOVE the layering on Dawn's cards, the mix of patterned backing papers and of course, the hand-doodles to finish.

And below are Dawn's cards that have been selected from the old gallery, to be included here.


For these, Dawn's enlarged little image stamps with her printer & cut them out to make them a real focal point for her designs.

... paper piecing with a Birthday Cake from the Cupcakes Image Stamps.



... and cut out the flower images from Rainbow Doodles


... I think the gifts on this one are Cuttlebug dies? Great mix of patterns.



... and I just LOVE this card that Dawn's created with Henrietta. Very different. Very stylish. Very clever Dawn : )

It isn't surprising that Dawn is part of several different Design Teams is it? She's a very talented card maker & very generous with her ideas too : )

Your cards are fabulous Dawn : ) And thank you SO much for sharing your Pink Petticoat ideas with us.

Customer Cards - Julia Pollard

If you love doodling, then you'll LOVE these cards by customer Julia Pollard.
Big Dots papers and a selection of different Image Stamps, some very different paper layering & doodling ideas, makes Julia's unique style of card design really stand out from the crowd.

I discovered Julia's cards whilst blog-hopping one day. And I'm SO glad she'd posted them. I knew you'd love them as soon as I saw them ... amazing aren't they?

Thank you SO much Julia for sharing your ideas : ) I think your cards are fantastic.

Customer Cards - Katy Harrison

A customer on the DoCrafts Forum let me know about these cards designed by customer Katy Harrison.

Katy had been quite shy and had posted them on her DoCrafts Gallery but hadn't sent them to us! Shame on you Katy ; )

Katy's used her Lola Rose Image Stamps with some beautifully layered backing papers, adding gorgeous hand-punched and purchased blossoms, ribbons & crystals for a very girly, feminine style.

I LOVE the black & pink colour palette, I always love black & pink, but blue & green isn't a colour palette I've often seen used successfully for girly cards. But Katy's done it very successfully I think.

The black & pink swirly background paper is from the Sweet Cupcake Collection.

Thank you SO much for letting me share your cards Katy. I love them : )

Customer Cards - Tara Welch

Lovely soft colour palettes, layers, texture & depth, I think these cards by customer Tara Welch have it all.

Tara's used some of our fun little Image Stamps along with everyone's favourites, K & Co & Papermania Papers to design & create her cards.

Beautiful blossoms, crystals & ribbons and hand-doodling too - there's just so much to touch & see on Tara's designs. Lots going on but not too much, if you know what I mean.

I love Tara's style. Very modern shabby-chic don't you think?

Thank you so much for sharing them Tara : ) Your cards are fabulous!

Customer Cards - Zoe Robson

If you like a clean, fresh design for your card making, you'll love customer Zoe Robson's card making style.

Zoe has used plain white cardstock as the base for her cards, choosing a colour for her backing paper & building the rest of her card around it.

It's technique Zoe applies extremely well. Using a single colour, or different shades of the same colour to create her cards. Or adding a third contrasting colour to it too.

It's the little touches I like - the dots on her Image Stamps coloured in the opposite way to her backing papers. And, of course, the super touchy-feely additions of brads & ribbons.

Fabulous aren't they? Thanks ever so much for sending them in Zoe : )

Customer Cards - Amanda Gill

Some stunning cards by Amanda Gill made with the Lola Rose ' Namaste' Image Stamps.

Amanda's coloured her images using Copic Markers in colours to match her gorgeous Laura Ashley backing papers.

Amazing cards. Thank you SO much for sending them in Amanda : )

Customer Gallery - Tracie Blackburn

Look at this gorgeous card sent in by customer Tracie Blackburn.

Tracie's mounted one of her Garden Bugs Images onto Bazzil Cardstock, with beautiful backing paper from the Basic Grey Phoebe range, adding a simple touch of ribbon to finish. I really love her colour palette for this card, selecting colours & complementary shades from the backing paper to use for her Image.

The colouring on the image is simply amazing don't you think? Tracie's used her Prismacolor Pencils blended with Sansador mineral spirit to achieve this effect. I think it's gorgeous.

Thanks ever so much for sending it in Tracie :)

Customer Gallery - Tilly Mint

Some fabulous cards from a blogger who goes by the name of Tilly Mint.
We ALL know how difficult it can be to make cards for men, but Tilly's done these perfectly ...

... a selection of backing papers and some Image Stamps, some very different cutting & layering ideas and voila!




And Tilly's just as creative with her girly cards too.

Some very different ideas. And Tilly had kept them all to herself until I discovered them on her blog.

Fabulous stuff Tilly : ) Thank you so much : )

New Digital Image Stamps

New Digital Image Stamps to play with - I hope you like them : )

Great Doodling Tutorial

Lythan over at Daring Card Makers has done a great tutorial on Doodling - it's here.

It's an image-based step-by-step guide which makes it VERY simple to follow. And it's really good. If you're already a doodler it will offer you something a little different. And if you've always wanted to try it, Lythan's ideas will get you off to a great start!

Thanks ever so much Lythan - I'm off to play : )

Customer Gallery - Tracie Bailes

Some very stylish, girly cards sent in by customer Tracie Bailes.

I love Tracie's use of a single colour, in different shades, with black & white as an accent to it. The animal prints look fabulous - don't Lola's trousers look amazing?

Tracie has used a selection of black & white paper designs from the Lola's Boudoir Collection, pink papers from Little Fleurs & lilac Big Dots from the Big Dots mini.

Her images are from Dad's Taxi (the Mum's Taxi bit!) & Lola Rose.

Thank you so much for sharing your ideas Tracie : ) Your designs are SO fresh & pretty!

Namaste

A new love in Lola Rose's life - yoga! I really LOVE these new Images in the Boutique. I hope you do too : )

Want to go shopping?

... some new fun Digital Image Stamps. I hope you like them : )

Customer Cards - Andrea Harasek

Some lovely cards sent in by customer Andrea Harasek using the Lola's Boudoir Collections & Lola Rose Image Stamps.

I reallylike the way Andrea has used the text-based paper designs as the backing papers on her cards - almost as the sentiment for the cards.

Thank you so much for sharing your ideas Andrea - your designs are so modern & girly : )

Customer Cards - Katty Bell

Some gorgeous cards by customer Katty Bell.

I fell in LOVE with the turquoise & pink colour palette as soon as I saw it. Katty's finishing, with inked edges, pretty little prima flowers, sparkly crystals & pearly touches have given them a modern vintage feel - very feminine.

Papers from Rainbow Doodles & Doodleicious Rainbow. Images from Lola's Boudoir Rainbow Collection. Images coloured with irridescent Lumiere Paints.


... & for this lovely lilac card, Katty's printed a paper design from the Blooming Doodles Collection onto vellum, adding an image from the Lola's Boudoir Rainbow Collection.

These are two of Kattys' cards selected for here from the old Customer Gallery. Papers & Images from the Doodle-icious, Doodleicious Rainbow & Doodleicious Christmas Collections.

Thank you so much for sharing them Katty. We love them : )

Customer Cards - Vicky Hilton

Customer Vicky Hilton has sent in some fabulous card designs.


For this card for her friend, Vicky used paper from a pack at her local pound shop (what a bargain!), using a Cuttlebug Alphabet 'Hippie Chick' on her Bigshot to cut out 'friend' ...


... & for this pretty wedding card, Vicky has embossed pearlised card on her Cuttlebug.

Vicky's coloured her images with watercolour pencils, pushing the colour around the image & blending it with her Whispers Blender Pen & finished them with glitter or crystals for sparkle.

They are from the Too Tweet & Lola Rose Occasions Digital Image Stamps.

Thank you so much for sharing your ideas Vicky. Your cards are fabulous!

Cheekies!

They're back ... you win ; )

Customer Cards - Rachel Theobald

Three very stylish cards from customer Rachel Theobald.

Creating cards in black & white looks like a trend which is set to continue. Personally, I always think they are best when a little splash of colour is added. But it's a look which can be difficult to achieve.

I think Rachel's done a fabulous job with these, using just the right amount of added colour to keep her designs feminine.

Paper designs are from the Lola's Boudoir Collection. Digital Image Stamps are from Blooming Doodles. They look as though they've been finished with Anita's Clear Gloss.

Thanks ever so much for sending them in Rachel: ) They're fabulous!

Customer Cards - Viv Owers

Some more gorgeous cards by customer Viv Owers. These have been selected from the old Customer Gallery to be included here : )

For the ones above, Viv's used paper designs from the Lola's Boudoir Collection & the Lola Rose & Lilli Digital Image Stamps ...



... and for her Christmas cards Viv's used the paper designs from the Doodle-icious Christmas & Doodle-icious Christmas Rainbow Collections. The Christmas Tree images are the Curly Pom Pom Trees.

I always really enjoy seeing Viv's cards. She has a great eye for colour and mixing 'n' matching patterns.

Thanks ever so much for sharing them Viv : )

Customer Cards Viv Holden

Two lovely Lola Rose cards by Viv Holden. I LOVE the colour palettes on these.

Thank you for sharing them with us Viv. They're very pretty & girly : )

Customer Cards Debbie Stevenson

These fabulous cards were sent in by Debbie Stevenson.

I think this Little Chicks one is my favourite ... but I just LOVE the Big Dots Papers ( I know ... I'm biased ;) But they just seem to go with everything ... and they are SO trendy at the moment. The flower background is from Doodle-icious!


... or maybe it's this Lola Rose card with papers from Rainbow Doodles,


... or is it this one with a Digital Image from the Lola's Boudoir Collection & papers from Rainbow Doodles?

Actually, I don't think I can decide. Don't you just LOVE lilac?

Thank you SO much for sending them in Debbie. They're fabulous : )

Competition Winner Sammi Rogers

HUGE congratulations to Pink Petticoat customer Samantha Rogers who was the winner of the February Card Making Challenge on UK Scrappers with this clever card design.

Sammi's used a selection of papers from different Collections - Lola's Boudoir, Doodle-icious!, Simple Sentiments & a Cheekies Digital Image Stamp, printing onto both card & acetate.

It's a fabulous card. I think acetate cards are difficult to do nicely, but Sammi's certainly done it with her design.

Congratulations Sammi! Your success is very well deserved : )

Customer Cards Nicola Hall

Some super cards sent in by customer Nicola Hall.

For the card above, Nicola has used backing papers are from the gorgeous DCVW Spring Glitter Stack, and the Digital Image Stamp is one of the Little Chicks coloured with Copic Markers,


... on this one, the papers are a magazine free gift, the Digital Image Stamp is Lilli from the Lola Rose & Lilli Collection, which Nicola has coloured with Prisma Colour Pens,


... and on her Christmas cards, Nicola has used papers from the Snowflake Mini Download & Digital Image Stamps from the Doodle-icious! Christmas Rainbow Collection which she's coloured with Stampin' Write Markers from SU.

And the perfect finishing touches for all of them - glitter & a ribbon!

Thank you so much for sharing your ideas Nicola : )

Customer Cards Tammi Buck

Customer Tammi Buck was rather shy with her card designs and posted them on her Card Gallery at Splitcoaststampers, but didn't send them to me!

Anyway, several of you emailed to let me know that I should see them ... and you were all so right! Aren't they stunning?

Tammi's coloured her Little Chick images with Copics and used papers from SU & Paper Salon.

Fabulous cards Tammi - you are a very talented girlie : )

Lots to choose from ...

There are lots of new Digital Image Stamps to choose from in the Boutique ... they're fun & I do hope you find one you like : )

Customer Cards Elizabeth Reed

A very simple set of notecards made by Elizabeth Reed.

She took one design from the Lola's Boudoir Collections in 3 different colours and printed it onto plain cream card, and used nothing else but a touch of glitter to create this set of notecards.

Don't they make a fabulous gift with some cream envelopes all tied with ribbon?


Elizabeth had designed this set of notecards using the same Collections too, colouring the images to match the backing papers she'd chosen.


All simple designs, but very, very stylish : )

Thank you for sharing your ideas Elizabeth : )

Customer Cards Julette Malcolm

Sooo ... the first cards to be selected for the new Customer Gallery here on the blog, from the old customer Galleries are by Julette Malcolm.

Julette has a fantastic eye for using colour, and is very skilful at watercolouring & paper piecing and combining backing papers. She is a very talented Card Designer and I just love Julette's style.

The cards below are new to our Gallery - I found them on Julette's DoCrafts Gallery!





It's not surprising at all that she's a regular contributor to a number of leading Card Making magazines here in the UK is it?

Thank you so much for sharing your ideas with us Julette : )

Julette Malcolm in Beautiful Cards

... Julette had a lovely Lola Rose card published in Beautiful Cards Magazine Issue 21 (March 2008). It's on p50.

I've been enjoying your designs in Papercraft Essentials recently too : )

Thank you for using Pink Petticoat papers & images Julette ... and for all your wonderful inspirations : )

Little Chicks

Little Chicks for your Easter cards ... they're cute, they're here & I hope you like them : )

Jo Kill in Papercraft Inspirations

Card Designer Jo Kill has designed some fabulous Wedding Card toppers in this month's Papercraft Inspirations Magazine - Issue 45.

She's used her Pink Petticoat Lola's Boudoir Collection, and Lola Rose, in her designs. So if you have those, and want to see Jo's ideas, you'll find them on pp32 - 33.

The magazine is the current issue and is out now. If you're a fan of Jo's style, take a look - you WILL love them : ) You'll find more of her work on her blog & Daring Card Makers too.

And thank you so much to Jo for using her Pink Petticoat papers : )

Customer Cards - Kath Stewart

Kath used her Classic Monograms Collection & Little Fleurs Collections to create her cards, inking the edges of the Monograms to soften their impact.

Gorgeous aren't they? Really clean & fresh in style. Thank you for sharing your ideas Kath : )

Customer Cards - Diane Riley

Diane created her wedding card using papers from the Rainbow Doodles Collection and her Christmas card with her O Christmas Tree Collection, printing all the elements onto linen card.

I think they're fabulous. Thank you for sending them in Diane : )

Customer Cards - Leann New

Leann's created her cards using dotty papers from the Big Bloomers Collection & images from Lola Rose & Doodleicious. Adding hand drawn doodles & sentiments gives a very personal & unique finishing touch.

I love your style Leann. Thank you for sharing your ideas with us : )

Customer Cards - Margaret Murray

Margaret created her cards using her Little Fleurs Collection and some sentiments she did herself on her computer.

I think they're super. Thank you for sharing them Margaret : )

Bubbly Lola Rose!

Lola Rose 'You make me feel bubbly!' ... she's here ... & I hope you like her : )