Convention Swaps 2014

Hello!!

Well I am at convention, and I have no doubt that I shall be doing a lot of swapping today! For those of your that don't know, we Demos make little sample items using current products, when we meet up we swap them...it gives us the chance to see products we may not have, give inspiration for ways to use products we do have, and most of all, meet, chat, and catch up!

So today I am going to show you my swaps! I made 2 different types using almost all the same products...

The little box is made using the fabulous Curvy Keepsake Thinlit die, and I decorated it using the I Love Lace stamp in Gold Encore Ink. I used Champagne Glimmer Paper and the Bird Builder Punch for the leaves, and Pictogram Punches stamp set Cherry Cobbler Ink and Itty Bitty Punches for the flowers. 

I used the same for the little 10cm x 10cm card, but also used our new Kraft cardstock for the base and the sentiment panel. The sentiment is from Lots of Thanks.

Did you spot the lovely Washi Tape on the candle?? Here is a close up...

Ok...I have a confession to make...this isn't Stampin' Up! Washi Tape. In fact, it isn't even Washi Tape! It is masking tape, and once I wrapped it round the candle, I rolled it over the I Love Lace stamp! Isn't it effective?! 

So tomorrow, I will be sharing a birthday card for a very special lady...do pop by for a peek!

Sketch Saturday - #247 with Wings & Willows

Good morning!

I'm here with my card for our challenge at Sketch Saturday this week...

I've used this super cute image from this week's sponsor, Wings & Willows. It's called Puppy Love and I've coloured it with my PM's & FM's. 

I used a Kraft card blank and Stampin' Up! papers and sentiment. The buttons are from my stash and I added some Baker's Twine for effect.

So here is the fab sketch...

And our wonderful sponsor is Wings and Willows.

Challenges

4 Crafty Chicks - Twine

Here Come The Boys - Lots Of Layers

I Love Promarkers - Four Legged Friends

Paper Makeup Stamps - Anything Goes

Thanks for popping by...looking forward to seeing your fab creations!

Canary Love!

Good morning!

Yay the sun is finally shining! It's cold, but it's bright, and that's how I like it! :)

I have a nice girly card for you today...kind of more like my original fussier style of card, though still a little bit CAS...

I have used Canary Love from Saturated Canary...it's AGES since I coloured one of these lovelies in, but I loved it! I think it was somewhat helped by the fact that I now have all the original Flexmarkers, thanks to the fabulous Jen! She bought me them for my birthday yesterday! :) So now I can get the hair looking so much better!

I embellished very simply with a rose made from seam binding and used a Die-Namics flourish. The sentiment is Pink Petticoat and the coloured card is Stampin' Up! Pool Party, which I won from Cardmaking & Papercraft as my Advent Calendar was featured as their star letter!

This is what I won...

How cool is that? And it arrived on my birthday too!! :)

Challenges

The Sweetest Thing - #177

Saturated Canary - Colour Inspiration

Digital Tuesday - Hearts

Divas By Design - Winged Things

The Crafty Blogger's Network - Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts - Make your Own Embellishments (flower)

Sew.....it's Saturday!

Good morning LIMettes!

Well, after a non-crafty week, I think my mojo is, surprisingly, still hanging around!

This morning at Less Is More, Chrissie and Mandi have come up with the them of

SEWING

and it can be real, faux, or just sewing related cards.

So here is my little offering before work...

The super cute image is a freebie Nitwit one that came with Simply Homemade a few months ago. Now I have used 2 techniques I have never used this morning...colouring on Kraft, and colouring with Stampin Up! markers! And although the colouring isn't up to my usual standard, I do actually quite like it! I deliberately left the stitching 'unfinished' so it looked like a work in progress.

Ok....I see the sun is shining for a change, so after work, the gym, and doing my washing, I may get out in the garden later!

Have a lovely Saturday!

Lizy x