A Timeless Birthday

Hi again!

See, told you I'd be back tonight! And, as promised, here is a little card using some of the new stuff from the Spring/Summer catalogue...

This very simple, elegant card is made using Tempting Turquoise card stock and I stamped the matted layer with the flourish from the gorgeously grungy Timeless Textures, also in Turquoise. 

I then added some of the lush Watermelon Wonder Stitched Satin Ribbon across the panel and added my stamped and die cut numbers from the Number of Years bundle. These are awesome big numbers...just what I have been waiting for!

So what did I use today?

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Did you also know that it is Sale-a-Bration at the moment? What is that you ask? It is a very special time at Stampin' Up! where for every £45 you spend, you get to choose a free item from the Sale-a-Bration brochure! And there are some really awesome things in there this year! You can click on the link to the right >>> to see more, or let me know and I'll send you a lovely paper copy for you to sit down with a cuppa with!

Right, I'm off for now, but hopefully I will see you very soon :)

It's Only A Game!

Hello my crafty friends!

Well I'm pleased to report that the charity event I had a table at today was a wonderful success, both for me and my cards, and for the charity. Which, by the way, is Children Today, who provide much needed equipment to disabled children for them to use at home...a very worthwhile cause and in need of much help!

Anyway, here is a card I made as a commission for an 80 year old Dad!

The image is a 'It's Only A Game' by Stamps Happen and is coloured with Promarkers and the paper is a freebie from my stash.

Challenges

Sketch 'n Stash - Open (#5)

The Crafty Pad - Anything Goes
My Mum's Craft Shop - Sentiments
Creative Stamp Friends - Clean & Simple
Cards For Men - Anything Goes
Anything Goes - Anything Goes

Ok...I think I'm now going to have a nice chill out on the sofa and get my car insurance sorted! :)
By for now...
Lizy x

Sketch Saturday #217 with Bunny Zoes Crafts

Good morning all!

I can't believe I actually haven't posted in a week! I have just had so much going on recently...I guess it's taking me longer to get back into crafting than I thought it would!

I went to see the most awesome band, Lady Antebellum, last Sunday, with Jen and a few others, and they were just fantastic!! If you haven't heard of them, Google them, listen to them and buy some of their music...they are AWESOME!! :)) They are HUGE in America and have a large (if surprisingly young!) fanbase in the UK...I really hope they'll be back again very soon!

Anyway, I am here with our new sketch over at Sketch Saturday, and we are sponsored by

BUNNY ZOES

here is our sketch...

And my card

I have used a good old fashioned wooden stamp for this one from  Stamps Happen Inc - The Art Of Casting, and coloured it with Promarkers. I used the SU Stripes embossing folder and a fish paperclip from Jen's stash! This was by far, the most complicated image I have ever coloured in!

Now a little while ago, I made a little football card, that I said was a little special but I couldn't show you the whole card, remember?

 Here is a refresher...

Well here is the completed card...

This was for an order for a guy who was turning 80 and his passions are Man Utd and Fishing! Now I struggled as to how to find an image that incorporates them both, then I had a genius idea! Two totally different cards in one! Inside it says 'but which is better??' My customer was thrilled with it! 
Incidentally, the Man Utd side of the card won over at Partytime Tuesdays earlier this month! :)


Challenges
Divas By Design - Anything Goes


Ok, happy Saturday y'all!