One Layer - The Open Sea!

Good morning LIMettes!

I had to laugh last week at the amount of people who asked me to share my secret of getting my entry into the Less Is More challenges so early! To be honest, I just think fast in a morning, I think because I am usually trying to get myself and a reluctant 5yr old ready for school/work or whatever, and Saturday mornings are the one morning I don't often have to do that as he's at his Dad's or Nana's, but I am still raring to go!

I have usually had my shower, breakfast and got dressed before 8am and I am usually to be found refreshing my laptop at that time and looking round my craft room for inspiration! Oh, and I often type the useless waffle up the night before, like I am now lol!

Then when the challenge is released, I'm ready to go!

So this week's challenge is...

Use a Coloured Card Blank

Ouch! Knowing Jen, this was her choice as she loves using coloured card blanks lol! Well, I have started to use them more but it's a bit tougher for one layer!

Anyway, here is my card...

For this one, I stamped the ship onto my Marina Mist card blank first, using Island Indigo and Early Espresso inks, then masked it off before stamping the 'log' and anchor in Not Quite Navy. I stamped those off onto plain paper first for a more subtle effect. I finished with an Anchor inside the card and the sentiment.

I quite like this nautical stamp set and the different styles of stamps you can get from it!

Supplies

Cardstock - Marina Mist

Stamps - The Open Sea, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Ink - Not Quite Navy, Early Espresso, Island Indigo

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Ok, now I have to dash as it's a big promotional day in the shop for us today!

Have a good one! :)

An early Father's Day Card!

Good evening all!

I have card I made today, in between commission cards, to show you...

The stamp set is Best Dad Ever, and I used colours that I pull from the very manly Parkers Patterns papers. The 3 circles at the top are from Bright Blossoms, which I really must use again soon as I love that set!

I stamped the red and yellow ties twice and raised them up on the original image for some definition.

Supplies
Cardstock - Whisper White
Stamps - Best Dad Ever, Bright Blossoms
Ink - (markers) Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist, Not Quite Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black
Papers - Parkers Patterns
Other - Regals Buttons, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine

I would be thrilled to order any of these items for you for delivery right to you. Please contact me if you would like to place an order with me!

Challenges

Paper Craft Crew - #35

Nana Vic's Challenges - Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss - Something Blue

The Crafty Blogger's Network - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Ladybug Crafts Ink - Anything Goes

I took Keiran to see Huddersfield play Bolton tonight at the Reebok stadium, but he was so cold and tired we left at half time. Although we (Hudds) lost 1-0, it sounds like the best half of the game was the second half...typical eh? At least I didn't miss a Hudds goal lol!

Speaking of tired...I better head to bed myself!

Goodnight!

Less Is More - Beads

Good morning LIMettes!

Have you had any snow? It snowed for 20+ hours straight yesterday would you believe?! In fact, it was still snowing when I went to bed ant 11.30! But because it was so windy, it didn't actually start to settle until last night...we still only have a couple of inches! But I received a photo of my Mum and Dad's in Huddersfield, and they've got drifts in their back garden of over 18 inches and it's still snowing!

Anyway, Chrissie and Jen at Less Is More are here, as always on a Saturday morning, to wake us up and get our creative juices going! This morning, the challenge is

BEADS

Now I had to think for a minute what to do...I have tonnes of seed beads from various pound shops, and often use them in the centre of a flower, but I wanted to try something a bit different. I was looking around when I found a punched piece of card on my desk, left over from some playing with butterflies you probably saw earlier this week.

So here is what I decided to try...

The butterflies were punched using the Bitty Butterfly Punch.

I flooded each of the cut outs with Crystal Effects and poured beads into them. A little playing and re-arranging of the beads and it's done! 

The sentiment is Teeny Tiny Sentiments, stamped in Not Quite Navy, and the yellow paper is Designer Series Brights (Daffodil Yellow)

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White

Designer Series Paper - Brights

Punch - Bitty Butterfly

Stamp - Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Ink - Not Quite Navy

Other - Crystal Effects, Seed beads from stash

If you would like to order any Stampin' Up! items, please do contact me as I love to make crafters happy, and a delivery from Stampin' Up! will definitely do that! :)

Challenges

Seize The Birthday #11

Create With Connie and Mary - #244

I'm off to take Keiran skating now...roller skating, not ice skating, though we could probably even get away with skiing!

Have a great Saturday!

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!