Thanks Fairy Much

Morning All!  It’s Fab Friday in more ways than one…Happy Easter everyone….pass me the choccy eggs!! And over on the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog we have a huge dose of inspiration from the team.

Here is my make using Thanks Fairy Much:

 

I think I have finally stopped being intimated by images with so much hair and I actively look for images with lot’s now….doesn’t this one looks fabulous with a blue rinse!!

Supplies:

• Image: Thanks Fairy Much from Tiddly Inks
• Colouring Medium: Copics 
• DP: From a Prima Marketing 12x12 sheet (name unknown) and scraps of book print paper
• Card: Purple Card, Turquoise Card, Brown Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Circle and Daisy Punches
• Stamps: Little Claire Sentiment 
• Ink: VersaFine ‘Onyx Black’ Inkpad 
• Embellishments: Gems, Glitter Glue and Doodling

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Little Lamb

Afternoon all!

Anyhoo, enough waffle it’s time for a new challenge at Elisabeth Bell’s World Challenge and our theme this time around is Use at least 4 Designer Papers. I’ve used 4 different papers from  the Fairy Belle Collection from Prima Marketing and started to make a patchwork background. Here is my card:

Not quite a patchwork….I decided when I was part way through to leave a small gap between the pieces to make it look more like tiles…..obviously inspired by having my ensuite redone!!

The image is the adorable Little Lamb, I would say she is my favourite but that wouldn’t be true as I love all of Elisabeth’s beautiful digis.

Supplies:

• Image: Little Lamb from Elisabeth Bell 
• Colouring Medium: Copics

• Card: Kraft card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Stamps: Paula Pascual Double Sayings Stamp Set
• Ink: Gathered Twigs Distress Inkpad
• Dies & Punches: Sizzix Framelit Hexagons Dies, X-Cut Square Punch and Heart Punch
• Embellishments: Ribbon and Glitter Glue

To play along just head over to Elisabeth Bell’s World Challenge Blog for the full details and also see the creations from my fabulous team mates!

’Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Kraftin’ Kimmie August Release - Day 1

Me again! Two posts in one day….wonders will never cease!

Anyhoo, I’m really really excited to be joining in with the SNEAKY PEEKS of the AUGUST NEW RELEASE as a Krafty Guest over at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

Today is DAY ONE of the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps AUGUST 2015 previews! It's going to be another amazing week of peeks with so many fabulous designs! I couldn't be more excited to share them all with you!

Our first day of previews features the fabulous Spook-Tacular Sentiments set from Krafty Girl Becky Pearce. 

Here is my card:

And a another picture….a close up and a look at the sparkly embossed sentiment!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Spook-tacular Sentiments Stamp Set from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps 
• DP: Prima Marketing ‘Reflections’ 6x6 pad
• Card: Purple, Black, Kraft, Orange Glitter and Green Glitter Card.
• Ink & Embossing Powder: VersaColor ‘Grape’ Inkpad and WOW Purple Glitz Embossing Glitter
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Fleur-de-Lis Squares and Tonic Delicate Lattice Border Punch
• Embellishments: Purple Ribbon and Creative Expressions Enchanted Gold Gilding Wax

Below you will find all the Krafty Girls and Guests who have goodies to show you today and while you're visiting their blogs, be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky stamper is going to WIN some $$ to spend at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop……Woohoo!

Thanks for stopping by and happy hoppin'!

Lisa

Mummy Henry

Morning All. Hope everyone has a lovely weekend planned. I scheduled this post as hopefully I’ll be enjoying a lie in :-) We are staying at the In-Laws for the weekend to celebrate my Sister-in-Laws birthday and usually Nanny get up with the children!

In the week I shared a Halloween Trick or Treat loot bag I made for my little boy, well here is the one I made for my little girl. It is similar in design to the other by I tried to add more girly decorations.

Supplies:

• Image: Mummy Henry from Secret Stamp Kit Number 3 (Fall)
• Colouring Medium: ProMarkers and Copics
• DP: Prima ‘Reflections’ 6x6 pad, DCWV Latte Card Stack and DCWV Latte Matstack
• Card: Copic X-Press It, Core’dinations Purple Card and Black Card from Stash
• Stamps: Secret Stamp Kit Number 3 (Fall)
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Plain Circles, Go Kreate Circles and MFT By the Letter Lowercase
• Embellishments: Raffia Lace, Pearls, Gems, Ribbon, Tag and Paper Flowers

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

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Witch Henry

Morning All.

Pre children, I didn’t really celebrate Halloween but the little ones love the fun of it all! The dressing up, having other children knock on the door. So getting into the spirit of things I have made some little bags for them to keep the fruits of their Trick or Treating in.

I have coloured the image with Derwent Pencil on Kraft card. The Bat and spider are handmade using circle punches and some freehand cutting.

Supplies:

• Image: Witch Henry from Secret Stamp Kit Number 3 (Fall)
• Colouring Medium: Derwent Pencils
• DP: Prima ‘Reflections’ 6x6 pad, DCWV Latte Card Stack and DCWV Latte Matstack
• Card: Anna Marie Designs Kraft Card, Core’dinations Purple Card and Black Card from Stash
• Stamps: Secret Stamp Kit Number 3 (Fall)
• Dies & Punches: Sizzix Hexagon Dies and MFT By the Letter Lowercase
• Embellishments: Raffia Lace, Pearls, Gems, Ribbon, Tag, Glitter Glue, Buttons, Googly Eyes and Paper Flowers

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

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Spring Stamp Kit Showcase at Whiff of Joy

Morning All.  Over at the Whiff of Joy Blog there is a post showcasing fabulous projects created by the Stamp Kit Design Team using the adorable Spring Stamp Kit. Here is my card…

Now I know Henry mouse is a boy but I have made quite a few masculine cards lately and I wanted to create something super girly and pink! I have distressed,  torn, stamped and layered with vellum for a cute card.

Supplies:

• Image: Whiff of Joy Quarterly Stamp Kit
• Colouring Medium: ProMarkers
• DP: Prima Marketing Fairy Belle 6x6 pad and patterned Papermania vellum
• Card: Bazzill 12x12 Kraft card
• Stamps: Whiff of Joy Quarterly Stamp Kit and a Personal Impressions Sentiment Stamp
• Inkpads: Distress Inks ‘Antique Linen’ and Walnut Stain’
• Dies & Punches: EK Success Slim Edger Punch
• Embellishments: Gems, Pearl, Small Wooden Peg and Viva Decor Pearl Pen,

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

Thanks for stopping by
Lisa

Monochrome @ PCJ

Me again… I was meant to post this on Thursday but didn’t as my camera batteries all died and I couldn’t get a picture till they charged. Of course by the time the batteries charged and I took the picture silly old Baby Brain here forgot to write the post so I’m just going to get straight to business…

A new challenge started on Thursday over at Paper Crafting Journey and this time our theme is….

Monochrome

Definition of Monochrome is ‘A card in black and white or in varying tones of only one colour’. I was inspired by my lovely friend Sarah Hurley who did an amazing ‘Sepia’ colouring demo on Create and Craft the week before last (see here)…

I have used the fabulous Vintage Violet from Saturated Canary  and I have coloured her with ProMarkers (Sandstone, Caramel and Umber).

The papers are from a Prima Marketing 6x6 pad called Reflections and I’ve also used Bazzill Kraft card and brown card from Stampin Up. The edges have been punched with an MS punch and inked with Walnut Stain Distress Ink. I’ve used a Picot Edge Circle Nestie to mount my Craftwork Cards Sentiment, flowers dies from JoyCrafts, Bow die from Memory Box and bits and bobs from my stash are the pearls, gem and the ribbon roses.

Top Tip – When punching the border I got little dots of card all over my desk so I used a sticky clothes roller (from Ikea…the type to remove lint) to quickly pick them up. This also works for spilt glitter/embossing powder.

Don’t forget to head over to the PCJ blog and see the wonderful creations from the rest of the DT.

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

• One Stop Craft Challenge – Birthdays
• Lexis Creations – Use punches and/or dies
• Make it Monday - #134
• Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
• Ladybugs TLT Challenge – Anything Goes
• Top Tip Tuesday – Girl or Boy
• I Love ProMarkers – Favourite colours (Sepia)
• Simon Says Stamp – Happy Birthday
• MAWTT – Kraft
• By the Cute and Girly – Vintage
• Crafty Bloggers Network – Anything Goes
• Bunny Zoes Monthly Challenge – Girly
• Natalie and Amy's Challenge - Monochromatic

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Most wonderful time of the year…

…and I’ve had a lovely evening. Hubby went out for one of his Christmas Do’s (I say one because he has four in total and wives aren’t invited…hmph). So I’ve been sat here with some chocolate, a glass of fruit cider, watching Twilight Eclipse and wrapping presents.

I’ve been quite successful and wrapped everything I’ve bought..so far. I still have a few little bits to get but the main stuff is all done.

Anyhoo here is my next try at this weeks LIM where it’s one layer week with a theme of let it snow.

This was the card I started making as A5 landscape and then trimmed it down to a square as I didn’t like it. Still not sure I like it but it may grow on me.

Bye for now

Lisa

Items: Pearlescent card from Papermill Direct, Sentiment from Little Claire, Script Stamp from Prima Marketing,  Various Blue Inks, Clear Embossing Powder, Blue Ribbon and Pearls from Stash

Less is More - Green

Just a very quick post as it’s my my bedtime.  I’ve been trying to sort some things out and I would rather go to bed with them done so I can rest properly that go to bed knowing they have to be done tomorrow.

Anyhow I have made a card for this weeks LIM Challenge but I fear I’m going to be on the naughty step as my card has some red on it……ok hands up A LOT of red on it. It’s just that I wanted to try out a technique I read about on someone’s blog ages ago (sorry can’t remembers who’s blog) and also wanted to use a neglected Poinsettia stamp that’s been gathering dust in my stash and well they are red…lol.

The background script stamp was inked with various shades of waterbased green ink and then spritzed with a mix of Perfect Pearls and water before stamping onto smooth white card, this way you get a nice soft background. Next I stamped the Poinsettia stamp from top to bottom across one side of the card and coloured with ProMarkers. A little bit of yellow glitter for the centres, a matt of green card and sentiment and that’s another last minute Christmas card to cross off my list.

Thanks for another great challenge Chrissie and Mandy and I’m sorry in advance if my card has to much red.

Lisa

Items: White A5 card blank, green card from stash, Ryman's Smooth White Card, Prima Marketing Script Stamp, Poinsettia Stamp from Little Claire, Various Green Inks, Letraset ProMarkers, Versafine Onyx Black, Pink Gem Sentiment, Ranger Stickles

ATC Challenge Blog – Challenge 6

Another fortnight has gone by and it’s time for challenge number 6 over on the ATC Challenge Blog and the theme this week is:

ANYTHING GOES

(Optional Windows or Doors)

As you will see from my ATC below I stuck with Anything Goes, I spent ages searching through all my stamps and couldn’t find anything Windows or Doors that inspired me so I used this cute little tree stamp…

I’ve had the stamp so long I don’t know the make but for details on how I made this ATC pop over to ATC Challenge Blog and while your there take a look at the fantastic work by the other DT members

Judie is offering another fab prize of Frames by Darkroom Door.

I’d also like to enter my card in the Simon Says Stamp Challenge of Anything goes.

Items: Card from stash, Tree Stamp (make unknown), watercolour paints, Twinkling H2O’s, brown fine liner pen, Prima Marketing script stamp, Thatched Straw VersaMagic Inkpad, VersaFine Vintage Sepia Inkpad and Clear embossing powder.

Less is More – Week 19 take two

Back again with my second attempt for the challenge at LIM Towers:

To start I cut a mask from copy paper (using my Cuttlebug and Nesties) and stamped with the script stamp and embossed with gold embossing powder. The areas of script were coloured with distress ink and the centre square was also embossed with clear sparkle embossing powder.  Lastly I triple embossed a metal heart and whilst the EP was hot stamped onto with the script stamp inked with perfected medium and attached to the centre square.

I love this card and it’s my husbands favourite of the two cards (see here for other LIM entry) but it may not have quite enough white space for Lady LIM and Diva LIM…we’ll see !

Items: Cream 5x5 card blank, Cuttlebug, Nesties, VersaColor Gold inkpad, Gold detail embossing powder, Prima Script Stamp, Antique Linen Distress inkpad, clear sparkle embossing powder, Perfect Medium inkpad and Metal Heart from Hobbycraft.