Thank You Chalkboards for Teachers

Hello!

Well, after a really busy week I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel! 

One of the reasons I was so busy is because it is the last week of school, so a teacher thank you cards were needed! Keiran's class in Reception has 2 fab teachers and 2 great teaching assistants, so I thought they should have special cards. 

I have seen lots of little chalkboard easel style cards, so I thought I would have a go at one...

...or four!

I wrote the teachers' names on the back of each card with chalk, then to fix it, I sprayed them with hairspray.

The wood effect was made using the woodgrain stamp, and each vertical strip is 1.5cm wide by 14cm long, the horizontal strips are 1.5cm by 7cm. The black card base starts out as an A6 tent fold.

I stamped my sentiment using Vintage Verses (SAB, retired) and Sweet Essentials with a Whisper White Craft pad. The little tags are created using various punches, washi tape and a cheeky monkey stamp!

Supplies

Cardstock - Basic Black, Crumb Cake

Stamps - Vintage Verses, Zoo Babies, Sweet Essentials, Woodgrain Background Stamp

Ink - Basic Black, Whisper White

Punches/Dies - Chalkboard Framelits, Jewellery Tag, Petite Curly Label

Ribbon - Stitched Grossgrain, Linen Thread

Other - Gingham Garden Washi Tape

If you would like to order any of the products I have used, or any of the other fabulous new products, please do contact me and I will be very happy to place your order for you.

Please click on the catalogue link on my sidebar to browse the yummy new catalogue, or for £4.95 inc. p&p I can send you your very own copy to drool over and write your wishlist in!

Challenges

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Anything Goes - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Thank You

Right, off to work! See you tomorrow! :)

Less Is More - CASE #2

Good afternoon!

I have another card here for the Less Is More - CASE It! challenges, and this time I have CASEd Jen's gorgeous card!

This is my card...

I have used the Vintage Verses set from SAB stamped in Versamark and embossed in Pool Party EP...isn't it gorgeous?? The paper is from the Neutrals Designer Series Papers, and the ribbon is Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon.

This is Jen's lovely card that I CASEd...

Supplies

Cardstock - Pool Party, Crumb Cake

Designer Series Paper - Neutrals

Ink - Versamark

Stamps - Vintage Verses

Embossing Powder - Pool Party

Ribbon - Pool Party Ruffled Edge

Framelits - Labels Collection

If you would like to order any gorgeous Stampin' Up! goodies please do contact me...I would be delighted to place an order for you!

Challenges

Addicted To Stamps and More - Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss - Embossing

Totally Papercrafts - Monochromatic

Yesterday was a fun day...Keiran had a really good day at his party, then we went to the park, then home for a bbq... all in all a really great day!

Here are a couple of photos of my little Superman...

With his cake...

His homemade party favours using the Milk Carton Die...

Keiran's own colouring...

Off to Jen's for tea now...see you tomorrow! :)

There's Only One You!

Morning!

Not much time to chat this morning as I'm on my way to work...just thought I would quickly share a card I made last night...

I have tried a couple of things I've never tried before on this card....The first, and most obvious is the frayed ribbon. This is the Two-Tone Ribbon in Pink Pirouette from the Spring/Summer catalogue and it was already a little frayed when I opened it, so that gave me the idea. 

The second technique is stitching....actual stitching, with a machine!

I bought the machine 2 weeks ago and haven't had the courage to use it! But here it is...not perfect, but then I'm liking that!

Supplies

Cardstock - Basic Gray, Pink Pirouette

Designer Series Paper - Subtles, Neutrals

Framelits and punch - Hearts Collection, Small Heart

Stamp - Vintage Verses (SAB)

Ink - Basic Gray

Ribbon - Two-Tone, Stitched Grosgrain

I am really loving the grey and pink combo, but then anything with pink is a winner lol!

If you would like to order any of the above items, or get your hands on the retiring products (some colours, watercolour pencils) please do contact me.

Challenges

Retro Sketches - 58

SUO - Monochrome

2 Sisters - Anything Goes

Right, I'm off! Have a lovely day!

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!

A little packet of diamonds!

Good morning!

Ok....who hid spring??? Either that or I fell asleep last night and woke up next winter!

Oh well....perfect crafting weather! ;)

I have to make the most of today as I won't get too much crafting time this week, as Keiran is off for Easter. 

So it's deadline day! It is the very last day to order for this year's Sale-A-Bration promotion! I am very sad about it, I have to say :( It has been wonderful and I am so proud to have been a part of it in my first year as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

So, to bid a fond farewell, I have a little something to show you that I had sent out in my ladies' parcels earlier this month, that showcases some of the gorgeous SAB freebies!

I used Vintage Verses & Bloomin' Marvellous stamps and Sycamore Street Papers.

Each little envelope had a thank you card and a few of the stunning Vintage Faceted Buttons inside, like a package of little diamonds!

I finished with a little thank you from the Itty Bitty Banners set.

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White

Designer Series Papers - Sycamore Street (SAB)

Stamps - Bloomin' Marvellous, Vintage Verses (SAB), Itty Bitty Banners

Framelits - Bitty Banners, Labels Collection

Ink - Pool Party, Rich Razzleberry, Lucky Limeade

Punch - Bitty Butterfly

So, if you would like to take this chance to get any of the Sale-A-Bration items free, please do email me at lizyshouseofcards@mail.com or call me on 07915 698577 before 5pm today, and I will happily place your order for you!

Challenges

Anything Goes - Seeing Double (2 wallets and cards)

Charisma Cardz - Die Cuts

Craft Us Crazy - Anything But A Card

Crafting For All Seasons - Anything But A Card

I'm off to make the most of my guilt free craft time now!

Enjoy your day, whatever you're doing! :)

Less Is More - Frame It!

Good morning!

Quick post today...got to get to work, and this card took slightly longer to make than I thought it would!

So this morning, Chrissie and Jen over at Less Is More have chosen a theme of

FRAME IT!

Here is my card...

The reason this took longer than planned is because I have never tried the 'chalkboard' technique before, and for some unknown reason, I thought now would be a good time lol! All because there was a piece of black card on my desk this morning!

The stamp is from the Sale-A-Bration Vintage Verses freebie, stamped in Whisper White. I drew the frame around the card with a watercolour pencil, and finished with some Pool Party Baker's Twine and a tiny pearl, not that either are showing up very well.

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White, Basic Black

Stamp - Vintage Verses (SAB)

Ink - Whisper White

Other - Baker's Twine

If you would like to order any of the gorgeous Stampin' Up! items, please do contact me as I'd love to cheer up your letterbox!

Right, time to get on....and I shall be wearing my England rugby shirt and cheering the lads on tonight...bring on the Grandslam!!

A Perfect Day!

Good evening!

Well, I think my mojo has popped back to say hi this evening, thank goodness! I've made a couple of cards...here is one of them...

I have used my new Vintage Verses freebie from Sale-A-Bration....isn't it just gorgeous?! I've also used some Brights Designer Series Paper...loving it! :)

I inked the stamp up with markers and finished with some Ruffled Edge ribbon...I really love this ribbon too! Altogether, a very girly, but simple card!

Supplies

Designer Series Paper - Brights (Regal Rose)

Stamp - Vintage Verses (SAB)

Ink (markers) - Early Espresso, Lucky Limeade, Regal Rose

Ribbon - Pool Party Ruffled Edge

If you would like to get your crafty hands on these gorgeous stamps, free if you spend £45 before 22nd March, then contact me and I'll be more than happy to take your order!

Challenges

Retro Sketches - #54

The Paper Players - #136

Divas By Design - Put On Some Pink!

4 Crafty Chicks - CAS

Right I'm off to put the kettle on...cuppa anyone?! ;)