Housework can't kill you...

Hello folks! Happy New Year to you all! With it being a new year, I decided to freshen up my blog a bit especially as some of the menu tabs I had (like I had planned to sell my cards on Ebay but haven't had time to make enough!) weren't being used. So if you can see I've amended my galleries a bit, added a few features like my "crafty stash wish list" and I now have some new menu tabs.

I'm very close to finishing my craft room - yes I've still been adding extra things!!- so I will have this as a permanent tab on my blog you can visit. I've also added a tab called "my favs" which tells you all about my fav craft books, craft rooms, stamp co.s etc and where I buy some of my essentials. I always think these things are really interesting to learn about your fav crafters! :0) Finally, I've added a "videos/tips" section. I've always meant to do little tutorials/tips posts but I'm lazy and they take ages to photograph and do all the writing so I decided that I might do some videos instead. One thing I really wanted to include in this section are crafty stash videos. I love seeing other people's on YouTube and Michelle over at the Card Grotto does fab ones so I thought I'd have a go at these- I always think it's interesting to hear why people buy their stash! Basically I'm just nosy!!

Anyhoo,enough chat on a card! Today's card is made with a gorgeous Mo Manning stamp and it's the very first time I've used it! My sis asked me to make it for our Aunt's birthday.

So I coloured the Housework Fairy with copics and added some shading with watercolour pencils over the top. I bought the stamp from Stamping Bella so it comes with this funny sentiment (I lopped off the author of the quote though as I wanted the sentiment smaller). Papers are by Pink Paislee called Vintage Vogue. I added copious amounts of Glamour Dust- she is a fairy after all!!!

I'd like to enter this into:

Sketch Saturday

Pink Elephant- anything goes

Papertake Weekly- anything goes

ABC- use colour green

Fab n Funky- something new- my stamp!

Simon Says Stamp- something new- my stamp!

Crafts 4 Eternity- use a quote

Pile It On- anything goes

Sentimental Sundays- anything goes

Stampin for the weekend- anything goes

Mo Manning- anything goes

Crafty Us Crazy- anything new and/or humorous

Cute Card Thursday- something new

Close up of colouring! I love her lips and chubby cheeks!! Such a gorgeous stamp!!! Am becoming a big fan of Mo Manning!!! Have just bought a load of her digis which I'll show you in my first stash video!

Crafty stash used: Stamps (Mo Manning at Stamping Bella); Assorted cardstock; Copics; Watercolour pencils; Papers (Pink Paislee); Glamour dust; Nailheads (Josy Rose)