Put Your Feet Up

Evening all. I’m one of quite a rare breed that enjoys making cards for Men & Boys, so for this weeks Lili of the Valley inspiration I have the card I made for my Father-in-Law for his Birthday.

I’ve used Put Your Feet from the LOTV Etsy Shop:

And I’m in love with the aqua and kraft colour combo.

Supplies: 

• Image: Put Your Feet from Lili of the Valley
• Colouring Medium: Copic
• DP: Maja Design Denim & Friends 6x6 Paper Pad
• Card: Aqua card, Kraft card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Sizzix Star Framelits, MS Zig-Zag Border Punch, Whimsy Stamps Hand Stitched Nested Rectangles, MFT Die-Namics Blueprint 27 Dies and LDRS Fancy Rectangle Dies
• Sentiments: From Simon Says Stamp and Whimsy Stamps sets
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black Inkpad
• Embellishments: Stencilling, Nuvo Drops and Hessian

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Squishy Hugs

Hello all. Phew we have a had a pretty hectic week…half term, Mr 9’s Birthday celebrations, an attack of Vertigo, a Migraine, a serious lack of sleep and finished off nicely yesterday with a lovely trip to the Make It Craft Show in Farnborough. Today we’re finishing off the holidays with one more Birthday treat for Mr 9….cinema to see How to Train Your Dragon Hidden World and then a meal after!

Anyhoo, after all that I forgot to share some more exciting news…..I’ve joined the Lee Holland Design Team to create inspiration with his fabulously cute digi stamps and I used this super cute little mouse to make Hubby’s Valentine Card.
 

This image is Mouse Hugging Heart

Hubby likes plain cards, but the aqua card looked too plain, so I added my own background with inky stripes and a small heart stamp.

Supplies: 

• Image: Mouse Hugging Heart from Lee Holland 
• Colouring Medium: Copic
• Card: Aqua Card, Grey Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Pretty Pink Posh Frame Dies and Birch Press Designs Word Dies
• Stamps: Small Heart
• Inks: Various Altenew Grey Inks
• Embellishments: Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen, White Nuvo Crystal Drops and Nuvo Crystal Glaze

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Lisa

Flippin’ Great Day

Hello all and happy Friday! It’s time for a brand new challenge over at the Polkadoodles Challenge Blog and even though it’s Anything Goes the team are showing some creations featuring the theme of  Pancake Day.

I’ve made my a Birthday card using Pancake Oopsy from the Miss Sugarpops collection and papers from Work & Play 10 collection:

I thought the colours of these papers were bright and spring like.

Supplies: 

• Image: Pancake Oopsy by Polkadoodles  
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Work & Play 10 collection printed onto Colour Copy 160gsm paper
• Card: White Card, Neenah Desert Storm Card and Colour Copy 160gsm printer paper
• Dies & Punches: Fanciful Circle Nested Dies from Polkadoodles, Stampin’ Up Label Punch and MFT Die-Namics By the Letter Dies
• Embellishments: Doodling. Gems, Nuvo Crystal Glaze and Spectrum Clear Sparkle Pen

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Lisa

Life’s a Fairytale

Hello all and happy Friday! It’s time for a brand new challenge over at the Polkadoodles Challenge Blog and even though it’s Anything Goes the team are showing some creations using Hearts.

I’ve made my own heart background for today’s card using a mix of stamps from Magic Garden Stamp Soup, Regal Peacock Stamp Soup a wee heart stamp from my stash, some doodled hearts and my Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens:

And on top I popped a fabulous Pocketfuls of Love January digi stamp that I coloured with my Copics:

And I gave January some Vellum wings using one of the stamps.

Supplies: 

• Image: Pocketfuls of Love January  by Polkadoodles  
• Colouring Medium: Copics for the image and Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens for the background
• Card: Vellum, Watercolour Card, Matt Black Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Stampin’ Up Label Punch
• Sentiment: Bonus Sentiment with Ula Be A Princess digi stamp
• Embellishments: Doodling

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Lisa

Tight Rope

Hello all! It’s Tuesday and that means one thing…… Tiddly Tuesday! Over at the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog we want to see any Tiddly along the theme of ‘ATC Fun’!

I've been meaning to colour Walk a Tight Rope Wryn for a little while now and I thought she would be fabulous all teeny tiny and clean and simple on an ATC:

I added a tiny little sentiment and a little bit of stenciling.

Supplies:

• Image: Walk a Tight Rope Wrynby Tiddly Inks
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Grey Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Stamps: Tiny Sentiment Set from Simon Says Stamp    
• Ink: Altenew Grey Denim Ink Pad
• Embellishments: Stenciling and Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen

Don’t forget to pop across to the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog to see all the fabulous inspiration from the rest of the girls.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Yellow Rose

Morning all. It’s time for a new Anything Goes Challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge, but the team are showing some creations along the the theme ‘Hearts’

Here is another Christmas card for my stash using the fabulous Josh with Rose:

Supplies:

• Image: Josh with Rose  from Pink Gem Designs at Polkadoodles  
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Kraft Card, Lemon Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: Maja Design Coffee in the Arbour 6x6 Pad
• Sentiment: A Crafters Companion Die
• Dies & Punches: Impression Obsession layered heart frame and MFT Stitched Scalloped Oval Stax
• Embellishments: Nuvo Drops, Crystal Glaze and doodling

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

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Lisa

Gamer Boy

Hello all. Whilst I stop for my lunch I thought I would share with you the Birthday card I made for my Nephew’s Birthday last week.

I used Oliver Game Boy from Lili of the Valley:

And one of my favourite colour combos….blue and red!


Supplies: 

• Image: Oliver Game Boy from Lili of the Valley
• Colouring Medium: Copics 
• DP: Maja Life by the Sea
• Card: Navy Card, White Card, Red Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card  
• Dies & Punches: Sizzix Star Framelits, Nellie Snellen Pierced Oval Multiframes, an MS Border Punch and Stampin Up Label Punch
• Stamps: From a Stampin Up Clear Stamp Set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
• Embellishments: Nuvo Drops

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Lisa

Pretty in Pink

Morning all and happy Friday! It’s time for a new challenge over at Polkadoodles Challenge Blog and even though it’s Anything Goes the team are showing some creations showing Lots of Love.

I have made a tag using papers from Little Miss Sugar Pops Mini Download Collection and a Helga Hippo digi stamp called Pretty in Pink:

Helga is so cute.

Supplies:

• Image: Pretty in Pink from Polkadoodles 
• Colouring Medium: Copics 
• DP: Little Miss Sugar Pops Mini Download Collection printed on White Linen Card
• Card: Kraft Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Nellie Snellen Pierced Circle Multiframes and WRMK Corner Punch
• Embellishments: Doodling, Stamps, Stencilling, Ribbon, Hessian and Nuvo Drops

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

• Crafty Catz – Anything Goes
• Moving Along with the Times – Have a Heart
• Cute Card Thursday – Critters

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Birthday Millie

Morning all. It’s time for a new challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge and as always it’s Anything Goes, but the team are showing you some fabulous Winter Birthday creations:

I have used Millie with Heart Balloon and paired her with some wintry teal papers.

Supplies:

• Image: Millie with Heart Balloon  from Pink Gem Designs at Polkadoodles  
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Grey Card, White Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: From a 6x6 Craft Sensations Pad
• Dies & Punches: Crafters Companion Border Die, Nellie Snellen Pierced Oval Multiframe Dies, Sizzix Nesting Star Dies and Stampin Up small Label Punch
• Sentiment: From a Stampin Up Set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black Inkpad and Pumice Stone Distress Ink
• Embellishments: Doodling, Stencilling and Nuvo Drops

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

• The Corrosive Challenge  - Anything Goes January
• Creatalicious Challenges – Anything Goes
• Pile It On – Land or Water Animals

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Gothic Birthday

Evening all! I have had a play from with one of Christy’s new images, Bloody Good Birthday.

And I thought it would be fun to colour her in greys with just a hint of colour.

My mojo is a little lacking at the moment, so I’m pleased to have made this one.

Supplies:

• Image: Bloody Good Birthday from Tiddly Inks
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Scraps from a Papermania pad
• Card: Red Card, Matt Black Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Sentiment: From an Avery Elle Stamp Set
• Ink: VersaFine ‘Onyx Black’ Inkpad
• Embellishments: Ribbon, Pearl Trim and Nuvo Drops

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

I Heart January

Morning all and happy Friday! First week back to return since the holidays and boy am I ready for the weekend.

Anyhoo, it’s time for a brand new challenge over at Polkadoodles Challenge Blog and even though it’s Anything Goes the team are showing some creations using Hearts.

For my make today I’ve used the fabulous Heart on Your Sleeve January digi stamp:

And I’ve teamed her with some papers from Ula's Life Special Edition Mini Download. 

Supplies:

• Image: Heart on Your Sleeve January from Polkadoodles 
• Colouring Medium: Copics 
• DP: Ula's Life Special Edition Mini Download printed on Colour Copy 160gsm paper
• Card: Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Elegant Nest Dies from Polkadoodles and Heart Banner from CC Designs 
• Embellishments: Nuvo Drops, Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen and Doodling

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Lisa

Sweet Arrival

Hello all. Whilst grabbing a quick cuppa I thought I would share with you this new baby card I made for my Niece and Nephew –in-Law who welcomed a beautiful baby girl in between Christmas and New Year.

I made a Z fold card using a Balloon Basket from Lili of the Valley:

And a few close ups:

Supplies: 

• Image: Balloon Basket from Lili of the Valley
• Colouring Medium: Copics 
• DP: Decotime
• Card: Cream Card, Kraft Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card  
• Dies & Punches: Magnolia Lace Border Today, La La Land Crafts Heart Banner Die, LDRS Stitched Rectangle Dies and Spellbinder Plain and Scalloped Circle Dies
• Stamps: Small Heart from a Simon Says Stamp Set and Circle Stamp from Lili of the Valley 
• Embellishments: Ribbon, Charm, Chipboard Heart, Paper Flowers and Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Lisa

Wryn with Gift

Morning all! Things are finally starting to calm down here after a pretty hectic Christmas and New Year. Although the children aren’t back to school until Tuesday, so proper routine won’t be restored until then!

So, having said that…..I’m a little late getting some proper computer time to share my card for Tiddly Tuesday! Over at the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog we are welcoming in the New Year with an Anything Goes challenge so ‘Let Your Tiddly Flow’!

The image I used for my card is actually a Christmas image, Wryn Christmas Gift that I had printed out but didn’t make it onto one of my Christmas cards and I thought it would be fun to colour it up for a birthday.

Supplies:

• Image: Wryn Christmas Gift by Tiddly Inks
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Teal Card, White Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: First Edition New Bloom 6x6 Paper Pad
• Stamps: Sentiment from a Simon Says Stamp clear stamp set 
• Ink: VersaFine ‘Onyx Black’ Inkpad
• Dies & Punches: Tonic Scalloped Square Layering Dies

Don’t forget to pop across to the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog to see all the fabulous inspiration from the rest of the girls.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Birthday Ruby

Hello all and happy Friday! It’s time for a brand new challenge over at the Polkadoodles Challenge Blog and even though it’s Anything Goes the team are showing some creations along the theme of Celebrations.

For my make today I’ve used one of the amazeballs Ruby images called Ruby Birthday Cake:

I’ve paired her with the Winnie Celebrations Paper Heaven 1 Download:

Supplies: 

• Image: Ruby Birthday Cake by Polkadoodles 
• Colouring Medium: Copics 
• DP: Winnie Celebrations Paper Heaven 1 Download printed on Smooth White 160gsm paper
• Card: Teal Card, Pink Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card  
• Dies & Punches: Crafter’s Companion Border Die and CC Designs Heart Banner Die
• Embellishments: Paper Flowers and Gems

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Chilly Gift

Morning all. We have a brand new challenge at A Gem of a Challenge and as always it’s an Anything Goes Challenge, however the team are showing some creations along the the theme ‘It’s Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas’.

Here is another Christmas card for my stash using the fabulous Chilly Snowman Gift :

I love the aqua and red colour scheme.

Supplies:

• Image: Chilly Snowman Gift  from Pink Gem Designs at Polkadoodles  
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Aqua Card, Red Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: From stash
• Dies & Punches: Precious Marieke Die and a clearly Besotted Snowflake Die
• Sentiment: From a Simon Says Stamp Set
• Embellishments: Tonic Nuvo Drops

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Rudolph

Hello all and happy Friday!

It’s time for a brand new challenge over at the Polkadoodles Challenge Blog and even though it’s Anything Goes the team are showing some creations using on the theme ‘It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas’.

It’s getting to that time of year when time is at a premium, especially now the children have such busy social lives, so I have made a clean and simple card this week:

I have used papers from the Twiggy & Toots Festive Fun Download Collection and an adorable image called Rudolph from the Winnie White Christmas Collection, which I have coloured with a mix of markers and pencils.

Supplies:

• Image: Rudolph by Polkadoodles
• Colouring Medium: Copics (and a few pencil details)
• DP: Twiggy & Toots Festive Fun Download Collection printed on 200gsm smooth white paper
• Card: Matt Black Card and Copic X-Press IT Blending Card 
• Embellishments: Nuvo Crystal Glaze and Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Christmas Lights

Morning all! It’s Tuesday and that means one thing…… Tiddly Tuesday and it’s the last one of 2018! This time our theme at the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog is ‘Let’s Be Merry’!

I have used Minnie’s Christmas Lights and I love love love this image (it get’s used every Christmas) and I have to admit apart from the hair colour I often look like this while decorating my tree.

Minnie had to have pink hair.

Supplies:

• Image: Minnie’s Christmas Lights  by Tiddly Inks
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Teal Card, Pink Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: 
• Sentiment: Stamp and Die Set from Clearly Besotted  
• Ink & EP: VersaFine ‘Onyx Black’ Inkpad and Clear Detail Emboss Powder
• Dies & Punches: MFT Die-Namics Stitched Tag Corner Rectangle Stax
• Embellishments: Nuvo Drops and Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen

Don’t forget to pop across to the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog to see all the fabulous inspiration from the rest of the girls.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Unicorn Gift

Morning all. It’s time for a new Anything Goes Challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge and the team are showcasing some ‘Gift Bags’

I’ve used Unicorn Hot Chocolate to make my gift bag:

And I heat embossed my die cut circle to make it super shiny.

Supplies:

• Image: Unicorn Hot Chocolate from Pink Gem Designs at Polkadoodles  
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Kraft Paper, Sheena’s Stamping Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: Digi Papers from Polkadoodles 
• Dies & Punches: Fanciful Circle Nested Dies from Polkadoodles, a Kars Starburst Punch and a MS Snowflake Punch
• Sentiment: From a Simon Says Stamp clear stamp set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
• Embellishments: Nuvo Drops and string/rope

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

• Fussy and Fancy – Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz – Anything Goes
• Penny’s Paper-Crafty – Anything Goes   

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Fa la la la

Morning All! It’s Fab Friday over at Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog and I have a Christmas card to share with you.

I’ve used one of my favourite images Wryn Goes Caroling:

I thought I would make a step card or a change.

Supplies:

• Image: Wryn Goes Caroling  from Tiddly Inks
• Colouring Medium: Copics 
• DP: Magazine Freebie
• Card: Red Card, Gold Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Sentiment: A stamp and die set from Clearly Besotted
• Ink: VersaFine ‘Onyx Black’ Inkpad
• Embellishments: Nuvo Drops, Nuvo Crystal Glaze, Marvy Snow Marker and Chipboard Hearts

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

• Winter Wonderland – Character – People Only
• The Holy and the Ivy Challenge – Anything Christmas Goes
• As You Like It – Digi or Rubber – I love both for different reasons. However my favourite thing to do is colour, so I love digi’s because you can resize and print and get the same quality time after time and they take up a lot less storage space too!

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Chilly Snowflakes

Morning all. It’s time for a new Anything Goes Challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge, but the team are showing some creations along the the theme ‘Sparkle.

Here is another Christmas card for my stash using the fabulous Chilly with Snowflakes:

And I love this colour combo.

Supplies:

• Image: Chilly with Snowflakes from Pink Gem Designs at Polkadoodles  
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Pink Card, Teal Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP:
• Dies & Punches: MFT Die-Namics Scalloped Stitched Oval Frames and Tonic Scalloped Square Layering Dies
• Sentiment: A Clearly Besotted Stamp and die set
• Ink & EP: VersaMark, WOW Sparkling Snow Embossing Powder and WOW Bright White Superfine Embossing Powder
• Embellishments: Spectrum Clear Sparkle Pen

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa