Party Frock

Evening all. It’s officially the start of the Summer Holidays! Mr 7 finished up on Friday but we had Miss 4’s preschool leavers service at our local Church today before the Holiday’s got properly underway. And to kick things off we are having a movie evening (watching Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) and off to Legoland tomorrow….I think I’m more excited than the Children.

Anyhoo, back to the point of my post is that one of my favourite shops Noor Design UK are having a design team call and although my style isn’t the most frou frou (for want of better words) I love the papers, embellishments, dies etc that they sell. and couldn’t resist trying out.

First up is a picture of my card and I’ve used an All Dressed Up image which can be found as a rubber stamp here:

I love making Easel cards, but (and I know I always say it) they are a bit tricky to photo:

The papers are by Craftwork Cards and were part of a previous Crafteezzee collection.

Now Tracy has asked us a little about ourselves, something I find hard, but here goes…..I’m a stay at home Mum to Mr 7 and Miss 4, and as of September Miss 4 will be starting school so I will have a little more time for crafting (but shush don’t tell Hubby)! I’m not ashamed to say I’m addicted to crafting and barely a day goes by when I don’t craft or colour in or both.

As I said above I don’t think my style is quite as embellished/layered as Tracy’s lovely team, a style I admire but just can’t achieve , but I think I would be able to show the products in a different way.

Ooops quick edit….forgot to say what social media I’m on: Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

Right that’s enough waffle and I’ll just leave you with the supplies.

Supplies:

• Image:  Love that Dress rubber stamp by LDRS from Noor Design UK 
• Colouring Medium: Copics (I coloured this one a while ago and don’t have my little list of colours)
• Card: Lilac Card, Grey Card, Centura Pearl Fresh White Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: Craftwork Cards from a Noor Design UK Crafteezee collection
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley Stamp Set
• Ink: Archival Cobalt Blue Inkpad
• Dies & Punches: Nellie Snellen Pierced Oval Multiframes and a Precious Marieke Fantastic Flower Square Frame
• Embellishments: Doodling, Gems, Pearls, Chipboard Open Hearts, Paper Flowers and Chiffon Rose Lace

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Summer Fun

Afternoon All. We have had some fabulous new images  released at All Dressed Up this month. Say hello to Day Dreaming, Holiday Girl, Mermaid Kisses and Jam Jars:

My first card that I made for inspiration over at the All Dressed Up FB Group  uses Mermaid Kisses:

And my second card for inspiration over on the blog uses Holiday Girl:

Supplies:

• Images: Mermaid Kisses and Holiday Girl from All Dressed Up
• Colouring Medium: For Mermaid Kisses Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens and for Holiday Girl Spectrum Noir Markers
• DP: First Edition
• Card: Kraft Card, Matt Black Card, Neenah Solar White Card, Neenah Desert Storm Card and Watercolour Card 
• Embellishments: Gems and Doodling

Don’t forget to hop across to the All Dressed Up Challenge Blog and the All Dressed Up FB Group and take a look at the rest of the new release inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Fun in the Sun

Afternoon all. We had a busy day yesterday as it was Miss 4’s Preschool Sports Day and the Preschools 10th Birthday Celebrations. So I had a lazy evening watching Bridget Jones Baby. And after a little lie in and lazy lunch I’m about to get crafty, but first I thought I would share another sneaky peak.

There are new Cherry Green stamps that will be launching on Hochanda on 26th July and today I have another make to show you, this time a phone case:

I stamped the image onto tissue paper and very carefully coloured it with Spectrum AquaBlend Pencils, using only the teeny tiniest amount of water to Blend the Colours.

I then very carefully stuck the coloured tissue paper into the phone case with a generous amount o Ranger Glossy Accents.

Supplies:

• Image: Frankie Ball Games by Cherry Green at Crafters Companion 
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum AquaBlend -
• Carmine, Citrus Yellow, Lagoon, Midnight Blue, Sky Blue, Cherrywood, Sorrell, Beeswax, Bison, Cherry, Soft Red, Carrot, Papaya, Wild Orchid, Hyacinth, Azalea, /apricot, Charcoal Brown, Ginger, Tobacco, Fossil Grey, Coral, Ebony and Iron Grey
• Ink: Archival Jet Black Ink Pad
• Card/Paper: Tissue Paper

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Mermaid Kisses

Morning All! It’s Fab Friday over at Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog and decided it was about time I made another Mermaid tag.

I’ve had this little cutie from the Amy and her Mini Mermaid Friends coloured up for quite a while:

I have nearly complete the little set of tags, I just have one more mermaid to go.

I coloured the watery background with Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens and although it doesn’t show in the photo it gives a nice shimmery effect.

Supplies:

• Image: Amy and her mini Mermaid Friends from Tiddly Inks
• Colouring Medium: Copics and Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens
• DP:
• Card: Blue Card, Mint Card, Terracotta Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Sentiment: From a Crafters Companion stamp set 
• Ink: VersaFine ‘Onyx Black’ Inkpad
• Embellishments: Gems, Raffia Twine, Canvas and Cheesecloth

Don’t forget to hop across to the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog to see some more fabulous Tiddly Inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

By the Sea

Morning all. I have a sneaky peak today of some new Cherry Green stamps that will be launching on Hochanda on 26th July at 10am.

I tried something a little out of my comfort zone on this make. I wanted to incorporate stamp into a picture:

I found the old canvas picture in a charity shop for £1…bargain. So I painted over it with a mix of emulsion tester pots and acrylics to create the background. I then stamped in the little girl with Weathered Wood Distress Ink and painted her in flat block colours (painting over the details). Once dry I re-stamped the girl to add back the details, which I enhanced with ColourBlend pencils.

Supplies:

• Image: Frankie Water Edges by Cherry Green at Crafters Companion 
• Colouring Medium: Emulsion Testerpots, Gesso, Acrylic Paint and Spectrum Noir ColourBlend Pencils: Raspberry, Anemone, Copper, Pewter, White, Auburn, Daffodil, Clementine, Peach, Redcurrant and Pink Blush

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa