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Good afternoon! 

Yes I am a bit late today...I was out with the PTA last night and got in very late and quite drunk! My alarm went off at 8am, but I really wasn't ready to get up so I had a lazy morning!

As you know, I had a craft room revolution yesterday, gutting it and changing it to add more space and storage. 

It started off like this...

As you can see, it's a bit short on useful storage and a bit messy!

So I emptied it...

And this is how it looks now...

I have much more storage, and I even sorted out some more stuff and had a bit more of a clearout! It was almost worth getting stuck in the Ikea lift for!

So, during the sort out, I found lots of little bits that need using up, mainly die cuts, so I have set myself a challenge this week to use them up! So here is the first card using up a card blank, a strip of Pool Party card and some die cut butterflies...

 I embossed a line of crosses from one of the Needlepoint EFs.

As the butterflies were cut from Core'dinations card, I added some interest to them by sanding the edges and the embossed parts.

I am entering my card into the challenge at CAS(E) This Sketch

Stampin' Up! supplies used

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I am starting a brand new Stampers 6 club on the 30th January, details of which can be found here. If you join you will have 3 months' opportunity to enjoy the benefits of the Sale-a-Bration promotion, and with the brand new Spring/Summer catalogue released at the same time, I'm sure you will get yourself some wonderful products for free! Please contact me for more details and to join.

Thanks for stopping by today and hope you have a fab Sunday! :)

Kindness Matters

Good morning!
Here is the final card I made at Jen's at the weekend...told you I'd made a few! I need a Saturday like that every week lol! 

Now this one is somewhat fitting really. On Tuesday morning, I had to put my darling cat Coco to sleep. She was almost 15 and she had end stage renal failure so the kindest thing was to let her go, sad as it was. Poor Keiran was devastated bless him :(

Here is my card...

It's a very simple card, that needs no explanation.

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White

Stamps - Kindness Matters

Ink - Melon Mambo, Pacific Point

Other - Paper Piercing Essentials Pack

If you would like to order any of the products I have used, please do contact me and I would be happy to help. Alternatively, you could join my next Stampers 6 club starting in June...see here for more information, and please feel free to ask any questions!

Here is a picture of Coco and Keiran from last summer :)

I love this photo...Keiran was desperately trying to get Coco to look at the camera!

Anyway, work calls...see you tomorrow when I shall be sharing photos of the special book card I made for my friend's Mum's birthday last week! :)

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!

Dr....Who??

Good evening!

I've just made this card, if fairly record time lol! I saw the sketch and knew almost straight away what I was going to do with it!

Check this out...

I've used the Feeling Sentimental free set from Sale-A-Bration...don't forget, the freebies finish on 22nd March...only 1 week left! Everytime I look at this stamp I think of Dr Who lol!

The paper is Print Poetry, and I used the Square Lattice EF.

Supplies

Cardstock - Crumb Cake

Stamps - Feeling Sentimental (SAB)

Ink - Midnight Muse

Other - Square Lattice EF, Regals Button, Linen Thread

I you would like to order any items, and get some Sale-A-Bration freebies, please do contact me!

Challenges

Freshly Made Sketches - #77

 Cards For Men - Monochrome

Crafty Boots - Old, New, Borrowed or Blue

Thanks for popping by! I'll see you tomorrow for the Less Is More challenge, I'm sure!

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!

Life Is A Matter Of Moments

Good evening!

Oh my goodness...the weather is sooooo bad here tonight! It's a veritable hail storm, wind, thunder and lightening included!

It makes for a perfect crafting night though, so here is one of the cards I made this evening...not reflecting the weather at all!

I have used Papillon Pot Pourri and the matching Elegant Butterfly punch for this card. Are they just beautiful? They are my favourite SU! items by far! I gently furled the wings at the top for some definition and make them look like they're about to flutter off the card!

When I saw the sketch at Retro Sketches, I couldn't resist using these...they are perfect for it don't you think?

The sentiment is from the Elements Of Style stamp set...again, a gorgeous sentiment. I chose to match the word 'Life' with the green butterfly to kind of highlight that all the moments (pink butterflies) make life. 

Products used for this card

Cardstock - Whisper White, Crumb Cake

Stamps - Papillon Pot Pourri, Elements Of Style

Inks (markers) - Old Olive, Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose

Punch - Elegant Butterfly

Challenges

Retro Sketches - #49

Colour Throwdown - #227

Flutterby Wednesday - Open

Inkspirational - Anything Goes

As you may know, Stampin' Up! is in the midst of the Sale-A-Bration promotion, and right now you could get a free item each time you spend £45!! So why not treat yourself and get yourself some lovely free goodies!

Also, if you have a wishlist of around £99, why not join up as a demonstrator? Right now, during SAB, you can get £162.50 worth of products for only £99!! Yup! It's true! And there is no further commitment necessary...if you just want to be a Hobby Demonstrator, that's totally fine! 

So why not get in touch and take advantage of this fabulous deal? I would be happy to give you all the information you need, and set you in the right direction...please feel free to email me at lizyshouseofcards@mail.com or call me on 07915 698577

Right, off for a cuppa...night!

White Butterflies!

Hi again!

Yup...2 posts in one afternoon! Well the last card I made really got me thinking about the Flutterby Wednesday challenge this week which is All White, so I decided to make another card!

I have used the Embosslits Beautiful Wings folder again, the Lacy Brocade EF, and the stamp is part of the Sale-A-Bration Bloomin' Marvellous set.

A closer look

I have used the layout at CAS(E) This Sketch to build my card, and I finished with a few tiny pearls from my stash. 

I have also made this card with the Less Is More challenge in mind, which is Friendship. I am very late with it this week as I had my best friends visiting this weekend from Holland, Cambridge, Preston, Rochdale and t'other side of Bolton! They know how much they mean to me, but this is dedicated to them anyway...love you girls! :)

If you would like to get your hands on any of the gorgeous products I have used here, or any others, please contact me on 07915 698577 or email at lizyshouseofcards@mail.com

Thanks for popping by!

Butterflies in White

Good afternoon!

Wow! We're all in white here in Bolton today! I have even managed to get some lovely pictures in our local park :) I am officially on my day off today, but I'm calling a Snow Day nonetheless! 

Ok so with all this white around, it inspired me for this next card I think!

Now I have followed this CASE challenge at Inkspirational

Isn't it a fabby layout?? I couldn't resist having a go myself!

Another view

I have used one of the first Stampin' Up! items I ever bought...the Embosslits Beautiful Wings folder. I love these little butterflies...I always forget I have them!

I have also used some of the Sale-A-Bration designer paper and the new Needlepoint Embossing folders...I love new stuff! ;)

The Sale-A-Bration and NEW Spring/Summer catalogue are available to order from very soon, so I could be ordering them for you, delivered right to your door! 

Please do contact me on 07915 698577 or email me at lizyshouseofcards@mail.com so you don't miss out!

Time for a hot chocolate I think!

Bye for now!

Spot The Stamp Set - Forever Young

Hello!

Over at Still Addinktive they're having a Spot The Stamp Set party! The idea is that you link any creations you have made using the chosen Stampin' Up! stamp set, and if you see any on t'internet, you're invited to ask the creator to link their creations too!

This time the stamp set is Forever Young.

So not only have I made a card specifically for this, but I am going to link up a couple of others I have made in the past. So here is today's card...

I do love this clock, but I have never used it, would you believe?? I stamped it direct onto my card blank, then stamped again and cut out the main part of the clock and decoupaged it. I scored a line down each side of the image to follow a sketch challenge at Fab Friday. I also added a black pearl to the centre. I stamp my sentiment, from Petite Pairs, directly onto my black ribbon...I love how that looks!

I am also entering this into Less Is More's black, white and a hint of another colour, and Simon Says Stamp's Black, White and a splash of colour...spotted the hint of colour?

Here it is...

It really is a 'hint' this time too! I love these tiny nail art pearls! (they are Pool Party in colour)

I have made my card using this simple sketch from Fab Friday as my inspiration...

So if you have anything you have made using the stamp set, new or old, go show it off! :)

Here are the links to my other cards using this gorgeous set...

Swinging Girl

Happy Anniversary

Supplies need for this card;

Cardstock - Whisper White

Ink - Basic Black, Whisper White

Tools - Simply Scored Scoring Tool

Pearls from my stash

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 

And don't forget, you can always join my Stamper 6 club so you can spread the cost of your goodies and get a lovely parcel all to yourself each month!

Ok, I shall say 'ta ta' for now!

Sale-A-Bration...Oh Happy Day!

Hello again! 

How is your week back at work going? Not too tiring I hope! 

I had half an hour free before work this morning, so I made this...I love getting creative right before work!

Now, after I took the photo, I decided the card was missing something...does it look better with or without the gem?

I definitely prefer it with. 

Supplies needed to make this card:

Card Stock - Whisper White, Island Indigo

Markers - Melon Mambo, Island Indigo

Stamps - Bloomin Marvelous, Madison Avenue (both Sale-A-Bration)

Gem from my stash.

Don't forget, the Sale-A-Bration items will only be available with each £45 purchase (1 item per £45!) from 22nd Jan - 22nd Feb, so please do get in touch if you don't want to miss out!!

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

Just Us Girls - Sketch

Dynamic Duos - Colour Challenge #34

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Divas By Design - Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenges

Ooh La La - Happy Birthday

The Crazy Challenge - Without Design Paper

I would just like to take this opportunity to remind you of my Stampers 6 club. I am pleased to say that I have filled the January club, but I will be starting another in February, just in time for the Sale-A-Bration and the release of the new and very exciting Spring/Summer catalogue! So if you would like to reserve your place, please get in touch ASAP....Stampers 6 clubs are very popular and fill up very quickly! If you would like to know more, please contact me on the details above.

Bye for now!