Hap-bee Birthday!

Good evening!

I hope you are well? I appear to be coming down with a horrid chesty cough...hope it doesn't get any worse...

Anyway, I have just made a card that I was going to blog tomorrow, but one of the challenges I want to enter it into finishes in a little over an hour, so I'm blogging it now!

I haven't stamped an image! Shock horror! I have, for the first time, tried my hand at punch art! This cute little bee was created using one of the small baubles from the Holiday Ornaments Framelits, the 1/2in circle punch and the I {heart} Hearts punch. The wings are two of the hearts for each side, punch out of vellum, and folded in half. The stripes were cut out of a black punched bauble.

The 'hap-bee' part of the sentiment was hand written and the 'birthday' bit is from Stacks Of Wishes. The zippy swirl is also hand drawn. I finished with some golden gems from my stash.

Supplies

Cardstock - Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Whisper White

Stamps - Stacks Of Wishes

Ink - Basic Black

Embossing Folder - Honeycomb

Punches & Dies - 1/2in Circle, Holiday Ornaments Framelits, I{heart} Hearts (ret)

If you would like to find out more about the gorgeous Stampin' Up! products, or to order any, please do contact me and I will be happy to help!

I also hold Stampin' Up! parties and workshops, so if you would like to find out more, please don't hesitate to get in touch!

SPECIAL OFFER!! Order £250 of products and choose £65 worth of products FREE! Or join Stampin' Up! and choose £155 of goodies for only £99!!Contact me or see here for more details!

Challenges

CASology - Hexagon

Dynamic Duos - #52 (any past colours)

613 Avenue - Shaped Cards

Anything Goes - Shaped Cards (not square)

Charisma Cardz - Black, White + One

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Divas By Design - Anything Goes

Dream Valley - No Squares Allowed

Moving Along With The Times - CAS

Simon Says - Things With Wings

Sweet Stampin - CAS

Thanks so much for looking :)

If my cold doesn't get any worse, I shall see you tomorrow!

Zesty Birthday!

Good morning!

Here is one of the cards I made yesterday after it started raining whilst I was trying to plant some seeds....don't think I'm ever going to grow anything this year! :/

I have very simply made a 1cm thick frame out of Crumb Cake, coloured the Stacks of Wishes Hostess stamp in Lucky Limeade, Melon Mambo and Pumpkin Pie, and finished with a triplet of nail gems. A very sweet and simple card...great to have in the stash, just in case!

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White, Crumb Cake

Stamp - Stacks Of Wishes (hostess)

Inks (markers) - Lucky Limeade, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie

If you would like to order any of these gorgeous items please do contact me!

Challenges
Colour Q - #186

CASual Fridays - CAS Birthday
My Time To Craft - Using Kraft
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

I'm working today so I'm off now...see you tomorrow!

Shabby Tea Room (Sunday)

Good evening!

We've had a fab day at Knowsley today! I love it there, especially the lions and the sealions, and it was free for Mum's so that was nice! :)

Anyway, here is another card I made yesterday...

I used the Elegant Labels Framelits to make a frame for my Stacks of Wishes sentiment which I stamped in Pool Party ink.

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White, Pool Party

Stamps - Stacks of Wishes (hostess)

Embossing - Lacy Brocade EF

Ribbon - Ruffled Edge

I would love to order these items for you, and if you spend over £150 you too will be able to get the lovely Stacks Of Wishes hostess stamp set for free! Please do contact me for more details! :)

Challenges

The Shabby Tea Room - Frame It (and photo inspiration)

CAS Baby

Good evening!

I am going to quickly post this and come back and finish writing it up after I link it to the challenge at Dynamic Duos, as I only have 6 minutes!

Ok, done it! Phew...thought I was going to miss it!

Right, about the card...

I have used the lovely free Hostess Stacks of Wishes set again this evening. I stamped it in Basic Black with a cute little Tempting Turquoise duckling.

I then doodled a border using the same colours and finished with 3 of the Itty Bitty Buttons, one of which is tied with Whisper White Baker's Twine. I then matted the panel onto Tempting Turquoise and added it to a 6x6in card blank.

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise

Ink - Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise

Stamp - Stacks of Wishes (Hostess)

Other - Baker's Twine, Itty Bitty Buttons

I love my Stampin' Up products, almost more than anything else in my craft stash and I started out with Stampin' Up as a customer. I was part of a Stampers 6 group and spent just £25 a month for 6 months at first. I loved the products so much that I eventually decided to just go for it and become a Demonstrator, and I wouldn't look back now! I have fun showcasing the products, experimenting with them, and showing people how to use them! And into the bargain, I earn my own free stuff and get commission on sales too! All in my own time, as and when it suits me!

If you would like to enjoy these benefits too, why not join up now? There is an even better incentive too...if you join up before 22nd March you'll also get an extra 25% in your starter kit! So that's £165 worth of wonderful goodies for the unbelievable price of £99 including postage!! I can tell you, if I could join again, I so definitely would!

If you would like to know more, please do contact me on 07915 698577 or email me at lizyshouseofcards@mail.com

Challenges

Dynamic Duos - #40

Retro Sketches - #51

The Paper Players - CAS Baby with Buttons and Bows

Well I am off to play with some more new stuff I think! :)

See you later!

Black and white and...?

Hmm so what do you think?? If you went for pink then you'd be right! I love this colour combo so here is what I made...

I have used the really lovely Melon Mambo ribbon from the S/S catalogue, and the stamp set which is a hostess set from the annual catalogue.

I got my sentiment perfectly aligned on my card blank using my brand new Stamp-a-Majig...how have I ever managed without it is what I want to know!! Perfect placement in seconds! I finished with a few little pink gems :)

Supplies I used

Cardstock - Whisper White, Basic Black

Stamp - Stacks Of Wishes (Hostess)

Ink - Basic Black

Ribbon - Melon Mambo Striped Organdy Ribbon

Tools - Stamp-a-majig

If you would like to order any Stampin' Up! supplies, please do get in touch...I'd love to make your craft space happy with lovely new goodies! Also, if you order now, you can choose a free Sale-A-Bration item for every £45 you spend!

Challenges

Clean & Simple - FTL228

CAS-ual Fridays - Black, White & One Other

Creative Card Crew - Birthday

Dream Valley - Ribbon & Bling

The Crazy Challenge - Use Pink & Gems

Thanks so much for popping by tonight...think I'm having an early one as I went to see Train in Manchester last night...they were totally brilliant! 

So goodnight!