A Summer Cycle anyone?

Hello!

Wow! What a gorgeous day we had yesterday! Such a stunner of a day that I even managed to get some sunbathing done! The summer afternoon even inspired me to get in the garage and have a clear out, so a whole car load of Keiran's clothes and old toys...I feel extremely cleansed lol!

Anyway, I also have a beautiful card to show you today, definitely inspired by the lovely weather!

The stamp is the Hostess set Summer Afternoon and  have coloured it with my Stampin' Write Markers. It's a lovely image and can you believe this is the first time I've used it??

I trimmed the bottom of the card with the Adorning Accents Edgelits, then trimmed again and added the extra piece as a detail. If you look very carefully, you can see that I have been playing with a new toy! I got the Colour Spritzer Tool recently so I gave it a go for the first time! I used the Lucky Limeade Marker, which has left a very subtle speckled effect of the base card.

I finished with some Marina Mist Taffeta Ribbon and Twitterpated Designer Series Paper inside the card...pretty huh? :)

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White

Designer Series Paper - Twitterpated

Stamp - Summer Afternoon (Hostess)

Inks - Various Markers

Dies - Adorning Accents Edgelits

This stamp set is one of the Hostess sets that you can earn for free with a purchase or a party with sales of £150! To find out more, please do contact me.

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Thanks for stopping by today :)

Happy Easter!

Good morning and happy Easter! 

I haven't made any Easter projects this year as it falls so early that I don't have a stall to sell them on...it should be next week lol! So here is just a lush coloured card instead!

I have used paper from Print Poetry from the Spring/Summer catalogue, and a stamp from the Vintage Verses set from Sale-A-Bration. 

I finished with a strip embossed with Needlepoint EF, a scalloped edge using Adorning Accents and some faux stitching.

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White, Primrose Petals, Chocolate Chip

Stamp - Vintage Verses

Ink - Chocolate Chip, Primrose Petals

Paper - Print Poetry

Embossing - Needlepoint

Die - Adorning Accents Edglits

Have you heard the fantastic news too? Stampin' Up! have extended their incredible signing up offer of £162.50 worth of products for just £99 until the end of today!! So this really is your LAST CHANCE to take advantage of this promotion!!

If you would like to sign up yourself, or even on behalf of someone else as a gift, please do contact me!

Challenges
Fab Friday - #15

Colour Throwdown - #235


Thanks so much for looking...I'm off to church now, then I may indulge in some chocolate....it's been 7 weeks without sugar and I am really looking forward to a bit of choccy! Lindt Lindor no less too! ;)

Have a lovely day, and try not to over indulge!

Less Is More - Guest Designer!

Good morning LIMettes!

I am super excited this morning because I have been asked to be a guest designer this week at Less Is More for this week's challenge! Now, as much as I will miss getting up at 8am and quickly creating a card in 15 minutes, I have to say that I am sure I am enjoying a lie-in as this post publishes itself!

So this week the challenge is 

SCALLOPS

I have lots of things with scallops on, so I am going to show you a few cards this morning.

Here is the first...

For this one, I have used Delicate Designs embossing folder which I think gives a lovely lacy effect. The sentiment is from Vintage Verses and I the ribbon is Wisteria Wonder Ruffled Edge. The clever thing here is the scalloped circle. It is made by using the Small Heart punch. Clever eh? 

So onto the next card, which is for a commission...

For the background on this one I heat embossed the flourish from the Flowering Flourishes set. The sentiment is computer generated and foiled with Jen's Foil It machine, then cut out using the Labels Collection Framelits. The scalloped border was again created using the Small Heart Punch.

The final card is also for a commission and is similar to the previous card...

I made the scallops on this card using the Adorning Accents Edglits and the embossed strip is from the Adorning Accents Embossing Folders.

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White, Daffodil Delight

Stamps - Vintage Verses (SAB)

Inks - Daffodil Delight, Wisteria Wonder

Embossing - Delicate Designs, Adorning Accents

Dies - Adorning Accents Edglits, Labels Collection Framelits
Punch - Small Heart
Ribbon - Ruffled Edge

Have you heard the fantastic news too? Stampin' Up! have extended their incredible signing up offer of £162.50 worth of products for just £99 until the end of March!! So this really is your LAST CHANCE to take advantage of this promotion!!

If you would like to sign up yourself, or even on behalf of someone else as a gift, please do contact me!

I am entering the last card into the challenge at Sketch 'n Stash this week....

Right ho, have a lovely Easter and don't eat too much chocolate!

It's your Birthday!

Ok this is the last post from me tonight, I promise!!

Again, I want to enter this into a challenge that ends at 5am, and I'm sorry but I am not getting up to link it then lol!

I have used Brights & Subtles DSP, Stitched Grossgrain Ribbon and an Old Olive Button.

I used my Stampin' Write Markers to ink up my stamp before stamping.

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White

Designer Series Paper - Brights, Subtles

Stamp - Happiest Birthday Wishes (retired hostess)

Edgelits - Adorning Accents

Other - Rich Razzleberry Stitch Grossgrain, Designer Buttons Brights

If you would like to order any of the items I have used today, please do contact me...I would be delighted to order them for you! 

Challenges

Retro Sketches - #55

Still addINKtive - #7 (sketch/colour/both)

Addicted To Stamps and More - Make Your Mark

I'm off for a cheeky glass of Rose! Goodnight!

Happiest Wishes

Good evening!

Wow 3 post in a day lol! I'm posting this one because I've just realised that one of the challenges I'm entering into is about to run out!

I have used Happiest Birthday Wishes (a retired hostess set) for this one. I mounted all my panels on Pacific Point cardstock, using the Adorning Accents Edglits on the scalloped panel.

The Designer Paper is Polka Dot Parade and the ribbon is Marina Mist Striped Organdy.

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White, Pacific Point

Designer Paper - Polka Dot Parade

Stamp - Happiest Birthday Wishes (retired hostess)

Ink - Basic Black

Ribbon - Marina Mist Striped Organdy

Edgelits - Adorning Accents

As you probably know by now, it is your last chance to make the most of the Sale-A-Bration promotion, either by getting something free for every £45 you spend, or by choosing £162.50 worth of catalogue items and only paying £99!!! If you want to take advantage of either of these incredible offers, please contact me before 5pm tonight! I really don't want you to miss out!!

Challenges

Colour Q - #181

Sunday Stamps - #40

As I mentioned earlier, it was Keiran's Easter Parade today at school, and he decorated a 'balloon egg' for it. Here he is with it this morning...

And here he is collecting his runner up prize for it! He got 2nd! (out of 2 lol!)

He was very chuffed bless him!

Anyway, I have some commission orders to get on with so I best get on!

Have a lovely evening :)

Fluttering By

Good evening!

I know I'm a wee bit late, but I'm enjoying the crafting in the newly organised room, so much so I'm forgetting to blog lol!

I have a card here which I the last of a large Mother's Day order. The customer received them on Tuesday and she was thrilled with  all 6 of them !

I used Summer Silhouettes and Papillon Pot Pourri for this card, and my new best friend, my Stamp-a-majig! I used really soft colours...for this one. There is only one photo of it, and I only have that because I took a pic on my phone to send to my customer, then forgot to take 'proper' photos of it!

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White

Stamps - Summer Silhouettes, Papillon Pot Pourri

Ink (markers) - Pool Party, Island Indigo, Old Olive

Edgelits - Adorning Accents

Ribbon - Pool Party Ruffled Edge Ribbon

Challenges

Flutterby Wednesday - Open (though this was supposed to be entered into last week's sketch but I forgot to enter it!)

4 Crafty Chicks - Die for Dies

Creative Card Crew - Ribbon

Shopping Our Stash - Border Punches

Right...gotta go finish a card!

Goodnight!

Sale-A-Bration - Oh Happy Day!

Hello!

It's half term here this week so me an Keiran have been doing a little crafting together! If you want to see our fully functioning paper plate clock, check out my post here

And here is a card I made this afternoon whilst Keiran was watching Scooby Doo...

I used the Sale-A-Bration freebies; Sycamore Street papers and Bloomin' Marvellous stamp set. 

Products used

Cardstock - Whisper White, Pink Pirouette

Stamps - Bloomin' Marvellous, Madison Avenue

Papers - Sycamore Street

Ink (Markers) - Pink Pirouette, Pool Party

Border Die - Adorning Accents
Glitter - Silver Glass Glitter

To get your hands on these free items is very simple! For every £45 you spend, you get to choose a free Sale-A-Bration item! So if you would like me to be ordering these for you. please do get in touch on 07915 698577 or email me at lizyshouseofcards@mail.com

Challenges

Fab Friday - #11

Dynamic Duos - #39

SUO - It's Sale-A-Bration Time!

Thanks for stopping by...hope to see you again soon!

A card inspired by another!

Good evening all :)

I have a card here that I've made for the Colour Q challenge. As soon as I saw this colour combo, and the stunning card made by Sylvia, it inspired me to CASe her card. 
So here is my card...

A closer view

And here is Sylvia's card...

Isn't it just stunning??

I used similar techniques to Sylvia too, including stamping and embossing my image before colouring with my Stampin' Up! markers. A little trick I discovered whilst colouring...if you don't have a watercolour blender pen, try spritzing a little water onto a tile or some acetate, and dip your coloured marker into the water before colouring. Then, as the water wears out, the colour gets deeper, so creating some shading.

Supplies used

Cardstock - Whisper White, Crumb Cake

Stamps - Elements Of Style

Markers - More Mustard, Old Olive, Riding Hood Red

Embossing Folders - Adorning Accents Folders, Perfect Polka Dots

Dies - Labels Collection Framelits, Adorning Accents Edglits

Other - Versamark Embossing Pad, Stampin' Emboss Powder; Clear

If you would like me to order any Stampin' Up! products for delivery right to your door, (and get your freebies) please don't hesitate to contact me on 07915 698577 or email me at lizyshouseofcards@mail.com

Other Challenges

2 Sisters Challenges - Anything Goes

Dream Valley - Anything Goes

Thanks for popping on by...see you soon!

Blue Butterflies

Hello again!

Well after over a week off crafting and blogging it was a challenge to walk into my craft room this evening, mainly because I remember the mess I left it in on Christmas Eve!

But I did, and this is what I've made...

I've been dying to have a play with this gorgeous Papillon Potpourri stamp set since I got it! There is also a punch to make cutting the larger butterflies out a doddle!

I have also used my Stampin' Around wheel for the first time. I've been a bit put off buying one due to needing a different ink cartridge for each colour, so I only bought a black cartridge for mine to give it a go. However, I wanted to do this one in blue, so I removed the ink cartridge and ran the wheel over my ink pad. It works just fine as long as you only want to roll the length of a card, then it starts to fade, and the colour isn't constant, but for this card I really like that effect :)

Can you see my 'hidden' butterfly? I also stamped one on the bottom right corner inside the card.

I wanted to use a sympathy sentiment with this card but I don't have one that I thought looked right, so I am leaving it for now.

Supplies used:

Card Stock - Whisper White

Stamp - Papillon Potpourri, Very Vintage Stampin' Around

Inks - Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Midnight Muse

Punch - Elegant Butterfly

Die - Edglits Adorning Accents

Other - Whisper White Baker's Twine

If you would like me to order any Stampin' Up! products for delivery right to your door, (and get your freebies) please don't hesitate to contact me on 07915 698577 or email me at lizyshouseofcards@mail.com

Challenges

Freshly Made Sketches - #67

SUO Challenges - True Blue

Flutterby Wednesday - New (new, unused stash!)

Right, best get to bed and try clear this cold before work tomorrow!

Night!