3 in a row!

Hello LIMettes!

How are you all? For anyone popping by who has no idea what a LIMette is, it is a little name that has been given to all the girls that enter the Less is More challenges each week! So if you're not a LIMette, why not?! ;)

Ok so this week their challenge is

One Layer Card - In A Row

So this is what I have come up with, quickly before I go to work!

The stamps are Reason To Smile from Stampin' Up! I have used Real Red, Garden Green and Lucky Limeade markers and coloured the stamp in before I stamped it. It's a technique I really enjoy using and I find it makes for a much softer image. The sentiment is from Wild Rose Studios. I finished by scoring a line across the bottom of the flowers as I thought they kind of looked ungrounded without it.

I am also entering this card into the challenge at Colours and Sketches

I would love to order any Stampin' Up! items for you...please contact me at lizyshouseofcards.blogspot.com or feel free to call me on 07915 698577. What nicer Christmas gift (to yourself!) than a gorgeous package of Stampin' Up! goodies?! ;)

Ok...best get to work!

40th Birthday butterflies

Hellooo!

How has your weekend been? Mine has been unbelievably busy! I did well on my market on Saturday though! Plenty of cards and headbands sold, one calendar, and quite a few commissions ordered! So a successful day!

Here's how my stall was looking...

I was trying a new set-up, and I think it really worked! :)

Anyway, here is a commission card I have just made for a friend to give to his carer.

Wild Rose Studio Butterfly paper, Martha Stewart border punch, Stampin' Up! Labels die, computer generated sentiment and ribbon from my stash.

Challenges

I-Spy Sketches - Free For All (any past sketch - #1 which I flipped)

Totally Gorjuss - Anything Goes

Digital Tuesday - Text Me

Crafty Boots - World Cardmaking Day Mini Challenge

Ok...time for bed I think...I'm shattered!

Night all!

Lizy x

Thinking Of You

Hello, again!

I've had a really productive evening today! Here is yet another card I made, with more butterflies.

The DP is Wild Rose Studio Butterfly Garden, the sentiment is WRS Everyday Greetings and I finished by stamping and cutting out one of the WRS butterflies from the Wedding Butterflies stamp set. All of this stuff was free from my magazine subscription would you believe?! I matted the papers onto the gorgeous shimmery pink card from Anna Marie Designs.

Challenges

Card Positioning Systems - #285

Flutterby Wednesdays - Open

Totally Papercrafts - Pretty Pastels

Ok, I am giving up for now! Promise!

Hope the rest of your evening is a good one :)

Lizy x

Wedding Rings

Good morning LIMettes!

I know...not been around for a couple of weeks. To be honest, not done much crafting for a couple of weeks to be honest. I was really ill 2 weeks ago and it has taken alot out of me, and now I can feel a sore throat coming on...oh well...I have managed to make a card for the Lucky Dip at Less Is More challenge this week which is

LOVE & MARRIAGE

It has taken me almost an hour and a half to design something though...dunno what's wrong with me! :/

Very simply, this is a Stampin' Up! Embossing strip, another EF though don't know what make, possibly Crafts Too, a Nestie heart, a Wild Rose Studio sentiment and wedding rings from Dunelm Mill.

Ok I think I better get ready for work...good job I didn't have an early start today! ;)

Lizy x

Less is More - use and oval

Hello!

I had to work this morning, and get Keiran ready to go to his Dad's so I'm a little late with my Less Is More card this week...at least I've done one though, unlike last week!

The challenge this week is to use an oval somewhere on your card. This is made using one of Jen's SU! sets...not sure which...and SU! Markers. I made a frame using an oval nestie and finished with a Wild Rose Studio sentiment and 3 pink gems.

I'm off to Jen's now for a crafting session...better get packing lol!

Bye for now!

Lizy x

Expecting!

No, not me lol! I realised that I've sold out of my congrats on the bump/baby shower cards so thought I better make a few...here's one for now.

Image - Pink Petticoat, Blooming Lola

Medium - Promarkers

Papers - Pink Petticoat, Gingham White in Lovely

Swirl - SU! Sizzlits

Flower - Handmade with rolled paper

Sentiment - Wild Rose Studio Everyday Greetings

Challenges

Willow Sketchie - Sketch and/or handmade flowers

2 Sisters - Anything Goes

Card Crafter's Circle - Mum's The Word!

One Stops Crafts - Celebrations

Paper Makeup - May Flowers

Partytime Tuesdays - Mum's The Word!

Scrapbook Sisters - Off Centre

The Cutie Pie - Monochromatic

Well that's it from me today...I know...2 posts in one day! ;)

Goodnight!

Lizy x

Thinking of my Auntie

Hello again!

Ooh 2 in one day you say? Yup! Been a while since I have done that when neither are DT cards!

This card has a personal touch for me...we have recently found out that one of my Mum's Sisters has lung cancer. So far, the doctors say it's in the very early stages, so they think it's cureable in 3 treatments, but it's still a worrying time for her and her family. So I have made this card to give to her, sometime very soon I hope.

This gorgeous image happened to be released by Krista at Saturated Canary the same week as we heard the news. So it has been coloured in since then, waiting for me to make her into a card! Isn't she a beauty?! I know she is designed for a sad occasion, but I'm sure she will bring much comfort and brightness to many people. She is free btw, just pop on over to Krista's blog to download her for yourself.

I coloured her with Promarkers, backing papers are Wild Rose Studio Butterfly Garden, Prima flowers, and the ribbon & pearls are from my stash. The sentiment is also Wild Rose Studio.

Challenges

The Sweet Stop - Pick a Sketch (SS102)

Saturated Canary - Thinking Of You

Crafty Purple Frog - Let's Get Distressed!

I Love Promarkers - Springtime

Simon Says Stamp - Use Your Favourite Tool (still my distressing tool!)

Ok...better get to bed!

Night!

Lizy x

Less is More - Script

*my Sketch Saturday post is below - please scroll down!*

Good morning LIMettes!

Another week gone and another Less Is More challenge! I actually quite enjoyed last week's challenge, even though 'neutral' isn't my 'big' thing!

So this week the challenge is

One Layer - Script

Arggghhhhhhh!!

I actually have no script stamps or digis that I can think of!

So here is what I came up with...

Ok now I know you can't see but the pink panel is actually a Pink Petticoat text paper, squashed down because I could figure out how to crop it as I couldn't add it to any of my editing programs! The stamp is the bird from the free Sweet Treats set I used on one of last week's LIM cards and the sentiment is one of my free Wild Rose Studios ones. Love them! Both stamped with SU markers (Concord Crush & Wisteria Wonder)

So that's it! :)


Another quick thing before I go...as the wonderful LIMettes know, Lynne was awarded winner of the February prize at Less Is More. Well herself and her family are trying to raise money for a fantastic foundation called the Candlelighters as they are helping her family through a very difficult time while her 3 year old Granddaughter receives Chemotherapy for a tumor (read more on Lynnes blog). Please pop on over to her blog to donate if you can or click here. It is a very worthy cause!

Off to work now, then off to check out Jen's new craft room and maybe help to put it all back together!

Happy Saturday all!

Lizy x

Neutral Birdhouses

Not a very exciting title eh?! 

But a cute little card, I think!

Recipe

Stamps - Hot Off The Press Sweet Treats (free from Simply Cards & Papercraft)

Stampin' Up! Markers - Sahara Sand, Basic Grey & Basic Black

Sentiment - Wild Rose Studio

Paper - Papermania Capsule Collection

Nestabilities - Labels 16 (tiniest one)

Finished with 3 tiny nail gems!

A very simple, but elegant card :)

Challenges

Less Is More - Neutrals

Clean & Simple - FTL 180

Thanks for looking! I now have a tonne of DT cards and card orders to make so see you soon!

Lizy x

Flowers for Mum

Good morning!

here is a lovely little card I have made using a free LoTV image from this month's Papercraft Inspirations mag.

I have coloured this cutie with Promarkers then cut him out. I used Wild Rose Studios Butterfly Garden papers (free from CM&PC subscription) and some ribbon and pink card I've had for ages! The border is a Martha Stewart punch. I wrote 'Mum' on the tag in fineliner.

Challenges

Sketch 'n Stash - #82

Passion For Promarkers - Pastel Colours

Ladybug Crafts Ink - Pink & Girly

Partytime Tuesdays - Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes

The Cutie Pie - Flower Power

Oh well...off to work now!

Byeeeee! :)

Lizy x

A Mother's Love... (2)

Hello!

Here is another Mother's Day card, as promised!

The papers are Wild Rose Studio again, computer sentiment, Martha Stewart Butterflies, hand stitching, plain papers, ribbon and gems from my stash :)

Challenges

Mojo Monday - Sketch #229

Flutterby Wednesdays - Photo Inspiration

Paper Makeup - Word Art

Sentimental Sundays - Let's Get Sentimental

The Crazy Challenge - Use A Die or Punch

Thanks for looking!

Lizy x

A Mother's Love... (1)

Good morning!

Well I did promise some Mother's day cards, so here is another...

These gorgeous papers are part of my subscription freebies for CM&PC mag...probably the best freebie set ever! These are Wild Rose Studio papers and I actually hand stitched the panels together...no mean feat I can tell you! The ribbon is from my stash and the butterflies are Martha Stewart. I seem to have a thing for butterflies at the moment...it must be the hint of spring! The sentiment is from a lovely little book of 'Mum' sayings that I bought a couple of years ago!


Challenges
Card Patterns - #153
Flutterby Wednesdays - Photo Inspiration
The Crazy Challenge - Use A Die Or Punch

Thanks for looking...more to come soon!
Lizy x

More Stripes for Less Is More

Good evening!

Mmm.....Pork chops and mash for tea...it was yummy!

Anyway, I divulge (again lol!)

Here is another attempt at the Less Is More - One Layer Stripes challenge...I have to say, it's quite a tough one! 

I used my new FREE Wild Rose Studio 'Wedding Butterflies' and 'Everyday Sentiments' stamps, a ruler, and Stampin' Up! markers. That easy! Except not that east to create, I can tell you lol! Oh and 3 tiny pearls! 
Hope you like it...I'm going to chill now and watch Masterchef :)
Goodnight for now...
Lizy x

Birthday Flowers

Good Morning!

Here is the other card I made last night. I have made it for a customer at work's birthday this weekend.

This card has been made almost entirely from Magazine freebies! The Kate Knight papers and chipboard are from this month's Cardmaking and Papercraft and the sentiment is the Wild Rose Studio subscription freebie from the same mag! I just added some Card Candi, a Prima flower and a pearl! :)

I have made this to enter into I-Spy Sketches 2nd challenge...gutted I missed the first one last week...just never got round to it :(

Thanks for looking and maybe see you later :)

Lizy x

Love is in the air (or fish bowl!)

Good afternoon all!

It is time for our new challenge over at Crafting For All Seasons and this time it's

LOVE IS IN THE AIR!

We are lucky to have 3, yes 3! sponsors for this challenge!

Bugaboo

Prize - 7 Digis!

Digidoodle

Prize - $10 gift card!

Lili of The Valley

Prize - £10 voucher!

How awesome are all those prizes??!! So we REALLY want to see all your fab 'Loving' creations!

Here's mine...

I've used an image from Digidoodle and coloured it with Promarkers. I fancied trying something different so went for bright, tropical colours and blended them together...I really like how it came out! I saw it on Create & Craft a few weeks ago and thought it looked effective, and decided to bite the bullet! I then flooded the main 'glass' bit of the bowl with Glossy Accents to give it the 'glass' look. The papers are my new freebies from Wild Rose Studios and the sentiment is a Polkadoodles magazine freebie. Love my freebies! 

Challenges

The Sweet Stop - #144

Crafty Boots - Valentines

Divas By Design - Love is in the Air

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
The Crafty Pad - Fresh Spring Colours
My Mum's Craft Shop - It Must Be Love
I Love Promarkers - Love Is In The Air
Simon Says Stamp - Love Is In The Air
Digistamps 4 Joy - Do It With Love
Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes


Thanks for looking...now go get crafting!! ;)
Lizy x

Aqua Butterflies!

Good morning!

Here is another card for the Less is More Challenge - Aqua...can you tell I'm loving it?! ;)

The stamps are my new Wild Rose Studio freebies, and I used Seafoam Versacolour, and Tempting Turquoise, Pool Party and Island Indigo SU markers for the butterflies and Tempting Turquoise for the sentiment. I cut the wings of the large butterfly to give it dimension and also to make it 'pop' as the Seafoam just looked far too pale! The pearls are just from my stash.


I am also entering this into
Flutterby Wednesdays - Open

Hope everyone is having a great Monday! :)
Lizy x

LIM - Happy Birthday!

Good morning LIMettes!

Well can you believe the Less Is More Challenge blog has been going for a year now??

CONGRATULATIONS to Chrissie and Mandi!!

This week's challenge is a colour challenge

AQUA

I was so excited when I got home yesterday to find my free gift from my new mag subscription....Wild Rose Studio papers and stamps! 

I have used one of the papers and a sentiment stamp here. I chose 'Thanks' to thank Chrissie and Mandi for creating such a wonderful challenge to enter every week, and for giving us such inspiring ideas!! 

I finished with a Prima flower.

Ok I'm going to go get my little man up now...he climbed into bed with me around 6.45am and he's fast asleep again!

Bye for now!

Lizy x

Golfing on thin Ice!

 Happy Monday Morning everyone!

I'm here with my DT card for this fortnight's Ooh La La challenge which is

BINGO!

And here is my card......

I found the template for this card here, plus a stunning card made with the template!

Anyway, back to my card! The image and patterned paper is from Ooh La La's most recent CD-ROM - Festive Funnies. The artwork is by the very talented Doug Laird and the CD-ROM is totally full of fun Christmas images, as well as some cute ones! 

I glittered the snow, made some background snowflake paper using Wild Rose Studio stamps and white ink. I finished with a couple of Marianne trees, Card Candi and some ribbon from my stash. I have used the middle row of the grid to create my card......Ribbon, Diecut, Sparkle.
Challenges
Cards For Men - It's Nearly Christmas
Charisma Cardz - Cutesy
Craft Your Passion - Let It Snow

Hope you like it! :)

Lizy x

Love from Santa

Good evening!

I haven't done much crafting over the last few days as I decided to give my craft room a big tidy and organise......it took 2 days!!

So I need some serious craft time, especially as I have a last minute market to do on 20th November! I have had an awesome day today with a new crafting friend, Kim, crafting for about 10hrs! I managed to get 2 of my commission cards made so that's only about 18 to go lol! Here is one of them......

This one was made using one of the decoupage and Flowersoft freebies from a magazine......can't remember which one though. I stamped the background with Wild Rose Studio snowflakes and used some ribbons from my stash.

Challenges

Stamping Scrapping Challenge - Christmas/Happy Holidays

Sunday Sketch & Stamp - Sketch #80

Thanks for looking everyone!

Lizy x

Christmas Blessings

Good morning all :)

How are we all in the land of blog? I am gradually getting better......thanks so much for all your good wishes! :)

Ok so I managed to get into my craft room again yesterday to get some of my commissions done, and in between I put this one together, that I have been trying to make for nearly 2 weeks lol!

This Gorjuss image is Guardian Angel from Sugar Nellie designs, coloured with Promarkers......I totally love it! And I really love how this card has come out too! :) The background is some material left over from some blinds that I stamped and glittered with a Wild Rose Studio snowflake. The swirl is Sizzix. This is a proper girly glittery card!

Challenges......

The Sugar Bowl - Sketch and optional CAS

Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes

Ladybug Crafts Ink - Non-Traditional/Distressed Christmas

Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes

Winter Wonderland - CAS Christmas Card

Crafty Boots - Young at Heart

I Love Promarkers - Glitter & Glitz
The Pixie Cottage - Sketch and/or Make a Christmas Card

Hope you like this card......I really do! :)

Have a fun day! :)

Lizy x