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Monday 30 November 2015

Letter to Santa

Afternoon All!

So this, is just a quick post as I’m sharing a make over on the Digi Bells blog. It’s another Christmas card that I made for the new Elisabeth Bell World Challenge and more details can be found on this post here.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Sunday 29 November 2015

Jinkles Elf

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Evening all. I’ve made another Christmas card…surprise surprise! That is all I have been making of late!! This one has been made for the challenges over at Make It Crafty where the CAS challenge is Frame It and the Make it Colourful challenge is Christmas Colours.

Here is the full card using the super cute Jinkles Elf:

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I have made a lot of traditional coloured Christmas cards this year, so even though this one uses red and green I’ve pulled out the pink from the DP and used it on the hair and mats.

Supplies:

  • Image: Jinkles Elf from Make It Crafty 
  • Colouring Medium: Copics
  • Card: Green and Pink Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
  • DP: A very very old DCWV Christmas Pad
  • Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Scalloped and Inverted Scalloped Circle Dies
  • Embellishments: Doodling, Viva Black Enamel Dot Pen and a wooden gingerbread man

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Wednesday 25 November 2015

Letter to Santa

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Afternoon all and hope you are all well!

It’s time for a new challenge at Elisabeth Bell’s World Challenge and our theme this time around is a nice and easy Button it Up.

And for a change I’ve made another Christmas card…lol. This one uses the super cute Letter to Santa:

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Not a bit of red or green insight!

Supplies:

  • Card: Copic X-Press It Blending Card
  • Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Label 31 Dies, Whiff of Joy Fence Die and Whimsy Holly Leaf Die
  • Embellishments: Gold pen, Thickers, Button, Twine, Crackle Accents and Pearls

’Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Tuesday 24 November 2015

Reindeer Games

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Morning all!  It’s time for Tiddly Tuesday over at the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog. We have a new challenge for you and this fortnight our theme  is Anything Goes.

Surprise surprise though, I’ve made another Christmas card and how could I resist one of Christy’s new cuties…..this one is Reindeer Games:

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I bought some fabulous doilies from a seller on Ebay a few weeks back and I used a black one here on today’s card.

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And the ribbon was  bargain too, it was from a Lush Gift Box I was given for Christmas last year….waste not want not!!!

Supplies:

  • Image: Reindeer Games by Tiddly Inks 
  • Colouring Medium: Copics
  • Card: Black and Green Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
  • DP: A very old Dovecraft pad, not sure of the name!
  • Embellishments: Doodling, ribbon, gems and doily

Hope you can play along with us and thank you  for stopping by.

Lisa

Sunday 22 November 2015

Poinsettia Pixie–Hannah Lynn

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Morning All! We have a new challenge starting over at the Crafts & Me Facebook Group today and we have a fabulous theme of ‘Christmas’.

I have used Hannah Lynn’s Poinsettia Pixie for today’s Christmas Card: 

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As I said yesterday I’m really loving traditional colours this year so Poinsettia Pixie was perfect for this. I’m really pleased with her hair as I managed to get a nice light blonde colour.

Supplies:

  • Image: Poinsettia Pixie by Hannah Lynn from Crafts & Me 
  • Colouring Medium: Copics
  • DP: An old Papermania Gold Christmas Vellum Pad
  • Card: Kraft, Green and Red Pearl Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
  • Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Floral Oval Dies and a Poinsettia Die free from a previous Papercraft Essentials issue
  • Embellishments: Doodling and Pearls

Don’t forget to hop over to the Crafts & Me Facebook Group and check out the creations from the rest of the team and if you entered the last challenge see if you were a winner.

Thank you for stopping by

Lisa

Saturday 21 November 2015

Very Merry Christmas

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Me again! Not quite so behind now as this one should have been posted this morning.

We have a new challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge where The Pinks team have a theme of ‘Inspired by a Christmas Carol/Song’.

My inspirations is Shakin Stevens Merry Christmas Everyone, especially the line ‘Snow is falling, all around me. Children playing, having fun.’

I have used the super cute Andy on Sledge 

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I can’t seem to keep away from traditional Christmas Colours this year!

Supplies:

  • Image: Andy on Sledge from Pink Gem Designs 
  • Colouring Medium: Copics
  • DP: Echo Park ‘Very Merry Christmas’ 6x6 Pad
  • Card: Kraft and Black card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
  • Dies and Punches: Spellbinders Plain and Pinking Circle Nestabilities, All Occasion Snowflake Dies and Die’sire ‘Seasons Greetings’ Dies
  • Embellishments: Paper Raffia, Doodling. Gems, Pearls, Viva Enamel Dot Pen and Glitter Glue

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Snowy Wishes

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Evening all. I’m here a bit late to share my Tiddly Inks Fab Friday card. I am really struggling with my Sinus problems and I’m spending 90% of the time with headaches. so I have to cram an awful lot into a short space of time when the painkillers are taking effect.

Anyhoo, a few more things to blog while I’m feeling up to it so here is my Fab Friday card using Snowy Wishes and Snowman:

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I thought I would try a nice snowy white on white card, but with a mostly white image it looked a bit washed out so I added some doodling just to add a little something.

Supplies:

  • Image: Snowy Wishes and Snowman from Tiddly Inks 
  • Colouring Medium: Copics
  • Card: White and yellow card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
  • Dies, Embossing Folders and Punches: Crafts Too Snowflake Embossing Folder, Spellbinders Deckled Rectangle Nestabilities and Die’sire ‘Seasons Greetings’ Die

Have a great weekend and thank you for stopping by

Lisa

Thursday 12 November 2015

Simple Christmas Card–Little Claire Blog Project

Morning All!

It’s my turn to share a digi stamp project over on the Little Claire Blog today and I have used the Folk Snowman 3 digi stamp to make a  very flat and easy to mail Christmas Card:

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I have included a step by step on how to resize, flip and print directly onto a card blank. To see this please hop over to the Little Claire Blog.

Supplies:

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Tuesday 10 November 2015

Santa Baby

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Evening All. Sorry I’m a bit late posting today, my Sinus problems have got a bit worse again and I’ve been battling an awful headache again Sad smile I have to liven myself up as we have parents evening in about half an hour so I thought I would pop on and share today’s make.

It’s time for Tiddly Tuesday over at the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog. We have a new challenge for you and this fortnight our theme  is Baby Inks and I’ve used Santa Baby:

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Supplies:

  • Image: Santa Baby by Tiddly Inks 
  • Colouring Medium: Copics
  • Card: Black and Kraft Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
  • DP: Echo Park ‘ Very Merry Christmas’
  • Sentiment: Clearly Besotted 
  • Ink: Memento ‘Tuxedo Black’ Ink Pad
  • Embellishments: Doodling and Black Enamel Dot Viva Pen

Hope you can play along with us and thank you  for stopping by.

Lisa

Sunday 8 November 2015

Mornings

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Morning All! I have some very fabulous news today……I have joined the brand spanking new Crafts & Me Facebook Design Team. We’ll be bringing you challenges twice a month and the first one starts today so head on over to the Crafts & Me Facebook Group.

It’s a day for firsts as not only is it our first challenge, it’s also my very first Jeremiah Ketner image. My card uses the digi stamp  Mornings and our first theme is a nice and easy ‘Anything Goes’

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I’m not quite sure about the yellow background, i think it turned out a little brighter than I planned. At least the stars look nice and glittery in real life….shame it’s not showing up in the photos.

Supplies:

  • Image: Mornings by Jeremiah Ketner from Crafts & Me 
  • Colouring Medium: Copics
  • DP: Glitz Design ‘Vintage Blue’ 6x6 Paper Pad
  • Card: Yellow and Blue Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
  • Dies & Punches: Spellbinder Label 18 dies and Tonic Studios Simplicity delicate Lattice Border Punch
  • Stamps: Sentiment from Clearly Besotted
  • Ink: Memento ‘Tuxedo Black Inkpad
  • Embellishments: Doodling, Gem and Pearl Pen

Don’t forget to hop over to the Crafts & Me Facebook Group and check the creations from the rest of the team.

Thank you for stopping by

Lisa

Saturday 7 November 2015

Pumpkin Fairy Ellora

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Morning All! It’s my turn to share some Elisabeth Bell love over on the Digi Bells Blog today.

Now I know Halloween is over and I’m currently in a made Christmas Card making frenzy, but, I had this little cutie coloured up and she was far to adorable not to turn into a card. Here is Pumpkin Fairy Ellora

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I have coloured her in very Autumnal colours but didn’t want to make a Halloween card, so I have used a very simple ‘Hugs & Kisses’ sentiment.

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Supplies:

  • Image: Pumpkin Fairy Ellora by Elisabeth Bell 
  • Colouring Medium: Copics
  • DP: From a Pound Store
  • Card: Brown and Orange Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
  • Dies & Punches: Spellbinder Plain and Scalloped Circle Dies
  • Stamps: Sentiment from Clearly Besotted
  • Ink: Memento ‘Rich Cocoa’ Inkpad
  • Embellishments: Doodling, Gem and Pearl Pen

I will be back tomorrow with some exciting news (well it is for me anyway lol). Thank you for stopping by

Lisa

Bella with Candy

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Morning All. It’s Saturday, hurrah! Hubby and I went to see the new James Bond film at the cinema last night, it was good and worth a watch but I’m not sure it was as good as the previous Daniel Craig Bond films.

Anyhoo,  back to the point of my post and I’m here with another Christmas card. As it fits the new challenge over at  A Gem of a Challenge where The Gems team have a theme of ‘Christmas Critters’, I’m joining in.

I have used the super cute Bella with Candy:

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Supplies:

  • Image: Bella with Candy from Pink Gem Designs 
  • Colouring Medium: Copics
  • DP: Magazine Freebie
  • Card: Kraft and Red card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
  • Stamps: Clearly Besotted Everyday Greetings Stamp Set
  • Ink: Memento ‘ Tuxedo Black’ Ink pad
  • Embellishments: Doodling. Brads and a Pearl Heart

We are off to our family fireworks party later.

Have a great weekend whatever you are doing and thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Friday 6 November 2015

Let It Snow

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Morning all. Did you celebrate Bonfire Night yesterday? We have a family fireworks party and BBQ every year on whichever Saturday is closest to Bonfire Night so we will be enjoying our fireworks tomorrow night Smile

Anyhoo, back to the point of my post and it’s time for another Fab Friday post over at the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog. you may see a bit of a theme with most of the cards I’m making and posting at the moment………I’m in full on Christmas mode!! This card uses Snowy Wishes and Snowman :

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I have to keep reminding myself not to get carried away with the embellies on the the Christmas cards that I will be posting,  but this one really didn’t need anything extra anyway!

Supplies:

  • Image: Snowy Wishes and Snowman from Tiddly Inks 
  • Colouring Medium: Copics
  • DP: Echo Park ‘Very Merry Christmas’ 6x6 Paper Pad
  • Card: Red and Black card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card

Have a great weekend and thank you for stopping by

Lisa

Wednesday 4 November 2015

Anything but a Card at Little Claire

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Morning All. Half way through the week already! Before we know it Christmas will be upon us :-)

Nearly all my makes are Christmas cards at the moment, so for the new digi stamp challenge over on the Little Claire Blog I had to get my thinking cap on as the theme is Anything but a Card.

In the end I made a calendar as it’s a little gift that can be given at Christmas time. I’ve used the Birdhouse and Flowers Digital Stamp:

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And such a sweet image suited some pretty paper and some simple embellishments.

Supplies:

  • Image: Birdhouse and Flowers Digi Stamp from Little Claire
  • Colouring Medium: Copics
  • Card: Navy and Lilac Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
  • DP: Lili of the Valley ‘Snow Princess’ 8x8 Paper Pad
  • Ink: Memento ‘Grape Jelly’ Ink Pad
  • Embellishments: Ribbon, Lace, Pearls, Glitter Glue, Paper Flowers
  • Misc: MS Scoreboard and strong glue

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

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