Happy Watercolor Thank You

Good morning LIMettes!

Yay look at me, here all bright and early!

Today's theme at Less Is More is... 

One Layer - Spring Flowers

I very nearly went for one of my favourites at the moment, Blessed Easter, but I changed my mind and used a set I haven't used much.

I have stamped the background in Bashful Blue (sadly retired). I used the generational stamping technique (3 stampings with one inking). I then stamped the flowers over the top in Basic Gray, after stamping off once to give a softer image.

The sentiment was perfectly positioned used my Stamp-a-Majig and I paper pierced under it using the Paper Piercing Essentials Pack.

Stampin' Up! supplies used

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Up, Up & Away!

Happy Monday! No? Oh well....sorry lol!

Have you had a good weekend? I had a lovely one spent with my gorgeous little man!

I did manage to quickly make a couple of cards though, after he'd gone to bed...here is one of them.

This is the last 'retiring' card...I have used Up, Up and Away...another fab set that I'm sad to see go. I stamped it perfectly using my Stamp-a-majig tool in Lucky Limeade and Pumpkin Pie.

I again stamped the background using the 'acrylic block' technique!

Aren't they fab? I really love these little balloons...just wish I'd used them more!

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White

Stamp - Up, Up and Away

Ink - Bashful Blue, Lucky Limeade, Pumpkin Pie

Designer Series Paper - In Colours 2011-2013

If you would like to find out more about the gorgeous Stampin' Up! products, or to order any, please do contact me and I will be happy to help!

I also hold Stampin' Up! parties and workshops, so if you would like to find out more, please don't hesitate to get in touch!

Challenges

(CAS)E This Sketch - #34

Addicted To CAS - Take Flight

Partytime Tuesdays - Anything Goes
Cupcake Crafts - Anything But Square
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin' - Not Cute
2 Sisters - Anything Goes

I hope you have a lovely Monday and that it's not too hard on you if you've had a heavy weekend! ;)

Less Is More - Sand

Good morning LIMettes!

How are you? I have had such a busy week this week, with various things going on...I'll be glad to slow down....eventually!

So when I woke up this morning I did my usual thing and grabbed my phone to check out this week's challenge at Less Is More before I got out of bed!

SAND

 Hmmmm....I will be honest and say that it didn't really rock my boat! Or did it? ;) Here is what I came up with...

I was going to be obvious and use Sahara Sand ink or card, as that was the first thing that popped into my head, but when I got it out it didn't look all that 'sandy' to me! So I went for a beachy theme and used Crumb Cake card as it looked a bit more realistic. I stamped the the boat in Soft Suede onto vellum.

The other colours are Bashful Blue and Baja Breeze, both retiring this weekend along with the fab Need For Speed stamp set :(

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Bashful Blue

Stamps - Need For Speed, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Ink - Soft Suede

If you would like to find out more about the gorgeous Stampin' Up! products, or to order any, please do contact me and I will be happy to help!

I also hold Stampin' Up! parties and workshops, so if you would like to find out more, please don't hesitate to get in touch!

There are only 2 days left to order your retiring items so

please don't forget to place your order before it is too late!

While you're here, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for following me over the last few years. As you know, Google Reader is gone after this weekend, and I would hate to see you all disappear, so please can I ask you to start following me on Bloglovin'? 



That way I can still keep up with you all too! It's really easy to set up...just sign up for an account, then click 'Import Blogs' and it will transfer all your blogs from Google Reader... simple! :)


I hope you like my card. I have to take Keiran to a birthday party today, plus dog walking and I promised a dvd night too. I hope you have a lovely Saturday! :)

Just for you...

Morning all! Here is a quick card I have made for the Less is More  one layer on a coloured card blank week...

I say 'quick'...hmmmm well... I tried a number of ideas and didn't really like any of them, so they got scrapped, but this one I really quite liked! I stamped the flower from the Oh Hello set onto my Bashful Blue card blank in Raspberry Ripple and Wild Wasabi and coloured in the 'white' bits with Rose Red and Lucky Limeade.

I then stamped the sentiment, paper pierced the circle, and sponged Whisper White Craft Ink into the circle.

Supplies

Cardtock - Bashful Blue 

Stamps - Oh Hello, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Ink - Raspberry Ripple, Rose Red, Wild Wasabi, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White Craft Pad

If you would like to find out more about the gorgeous Stampin' Up! products, or to order any, please do contact me and I will be happy to help!

I also hold Stampin' Up! parties and workshops, so if you would like to find out more, please don't hesitate to get in touch!

SPECIAL OFFER!! Order £250 of products and choose £65 worth of products FREE! Or join Stampin' Up! and choose £155 of goodies for only £99!!Contact me or see here for more details!

Challenges

Less Is More - One Layer

Just Us Girls - Use a White Colouring Medium

Simon Says Stamp - Flower Power

I'm currently working on something that isn't a card, and it is actually for me to use around in my bedroom, so stay tuned and hopefully I will have it posted soon! :)

A quickie!

Good evening!

I have a really quick card for you tonight that I made as I didn't want to miss the deadline at The Paper Players this week!

Quite simply, I inked up my Solid Stripes stamp with Island Indigo and Bashful Blue markers and stamped onto the panel before matting onto Crumb Cake. The sentiment is also Island Indigo and Rich Razzleberry and the button and ribbon finish it nicely, I think :)

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White, Crumb Cake

Stamps - Solid Stripes, Itty Bitty Banners

Ink - Island Indigo, Bashful Blue, Rich Razzleberry

Framelits - Bitty Banners

Other - Island Indigo Satin Ribbon, Designer Buttons

If you would like to order any of the lovely Stampin' Up! products, please do contact me as I'd hate for you to miss out on such quality and gorgeous crafting goodies!

Challenges

The Paper Players - #141

CAS(E) This Sketch - #24

Right, I need a cuppa after all the party favours I've made for Keiran's party! But, think I'm done now...just need to wrap the pass the parcel prizes tomorrow...he's so excited bless him! :)

Goodnight!

Up in the sky!

Hello!
I hope you've had a fab weekend! I have been working most of it but I did get a crafty afternoon/evening with Jen on Saturday, and here is one of the cards I made...

Since I got my sewing machine I have been a little bit addicted to using it, so when I found a fantastic kit with loads of different threads and matching spools in Aldi for about £3.50 I had to have it! So I used the orange thread for this card, which is almost an exact match for Pumpkin Pie! I turned the wheel by hand for the circular bit though...not brave enough to try at full speed yet!

Supplies

Cardstock - Crumb Cake

Designer Series Paper - Subtles

Stamp - Dinoroar

Ink - Pumkin Pie, Bashful Blue

If you would like to order any of the products I have used, please do contact me and I would be happy to help. Alternatively, you could join my next Stampers 6 club starting in June...see here for more information, and please feel free to ask any questions!

Challenges

Clean & Simple - #236

Dynamic Duos - #48

My Time To Craft - Up In The Sky!

That Craft Place - For A Child
Cards For Men - Anything Goes

I have work again today, so I'm off now, but I think I have a card for every day this week already, so please keep popping back! Oooooh and I have the very special 'book card' I made for my friend's Mum's birthday too....you really don't want to miss that one!

Have a lovely Monday!

Ties for the modern man!

Jen and I had a debate yesterday, during our craft session, about whether or not I should use pink on ties, on a card, for a man. I said that men do wear pink ties, she thought it looked girly! I have, however, stamped a pink tie! I like it and Keiran's Dad used to wear pink ties all the time. Hmmm...maybe that's why it didn't work out... lol!

Anyway, here is the (offending) card! ;)

I used my newish Houndstooth and Stripes embossing folders for some texture, and cut the sentiment out using the small Framelit from the Apothecary Accents set for some shape.

Supplies

Cardstock - Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade (retired), Bashful Blue (retiring)

Stamps - Best Dad Ever, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Inks - Pink Pirouette, Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade, Bashful Blue, Night Of Navy

Framelits - Apothecary Accents

Embossing Folders - Stripes, Houndstooth

If you would like to order any of the products I have used, please do contact me and I would be happy to help. Alternatively, you could join my next Stampers 6 club starting in June...see here for more information, and please feel free to ask any questions!

Challenges

Seize The Birthday - #13

Colour Throwdown - #237

I'm working again today, so I'm off now, but I hope your Sunday is a nice one, whatever you're doing! :)

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Blue Butterflies

Hello again!

Well after over a week off crafting and blogging it was a challenge to walk into my craft room this evening, mainly because I remember the mess I left it in on Christmas Eve!

But I did, and this is what I've made...

I've been dying to have a play with this gorgeous Papillon Potpourri stamp set since I got it! There is also a punch to make cutting the larger butterflies out a doddle!

I have also used my Stampin' Around wheel for the first time. I've been a bit put off buying one due to needing a different ink cartridge for each colour, so I only bought a black cartridge for mine to give it a go. However, I wanted to do this one in blue, so I removed the ink cartridge and ran the wheel over my ink pad. It works just fine as long as you only want to roll the length of a card, then it starts to fade, and the colour isn't constant, but for this card I really like that effect :)

Can you see my 'hidden' butterfly? I also stamped one on the bottom right corner inside the card.

I wanted to use a sympathy sentiment with this card but I don't have one that I thought looked right, so I am leaving it for now.

Supplies used:

Card Stock - Whisper White

Stamp - Papillon Potpourri, Very Vintage Stampin' Around

Inks - Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Midnight Muse

Punch - Elegant Butterfly

Die - Edglits Adorning Accents

Other - Whisper White Baker's Twine

If you would like me to order any Stampin' Up! products for delivery right to your door, (and get your freebies) please don't hesitate to contact me on 07915 698577 or email me at lizyshouseofcards@mail.com

Challenges

Freshly Made Sketches - #67

SUO Challenges - True Blue

Flutterby Wednesday - New (new, unused stash!)

Right, best get to bed and try clear this cold before work tomorrow!

Night!

Sale-A-Bration sneek peek #1

Hello!

Are you excited???

I am!!!

Why?

Because I have new Sale-A-Bration goodies!! 

Of course, if you've popped over from my other blog, you'd know that! If not, don't worry....I'm going to be showing you a sneak peek of some of the items over the next few days!

Here is my first one...

Isn't it fab?? It's one of a set called Feeling Sentimental...there are 4 stamps in this set. I stamped it on Crumb Cake using Cherry Cobbler. 

A close up...

I don't have a sewing machine so I drew white lines around my panels, then pierced along the lines to look like stitching. 

Products used:

 Card - Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Real Red & Bashful Blue
Stamp - Feeling Sentimental
Embellishments - Mini Brads
Other - Uni-ball gel pen, paper piercing tool

Challenges

Colour Q - #168

Tuesday Morning Sketches - #177

The Sale-A-Bration products will be exclusively available FREE with each purchase of £45...so if you spend £90 you can choose two items FREE, £135 gets you three items FREE, etc. 

If you would like me to order any of these items for delivery right 

to your door (who wouldn't?), please contact me on 07915 698577

or email me on lizyshouseofcards@mail.com

Ok more tomorrow! :)