Unusual coloured snowflake, and exciting news!

Good evening all!

So if you popped by last night or earlier today, you will have seen me mention the new Spring/Summer catalogue, which launches tomorrow! You will also remember that I said I would have more news today? Well I have!

But you'll have to wait until after I show another of my Christmas cards. I was asked to make some 'different' coloured cards, and this is just one of them...

I decided that I would try Hello Honey and Rich Razzelberry...can't get much more different right?! I die cut a snowflake from the Snowflake Card Thinlits Dies into my top layer, and stamped my sentiment from Endless Wishes, also in Rich Razzelberry and Hello Honey.

 I coloured some Silver Glimmer Paper using a Rich Razzelberry Stampin' Write Marker and popped it behind the snowflake...it's very sparkly in real life! I finished with a Basic Rhinestone.

You have until 10.55pm tonight to order from the Autumn Winter catalogue, so do get in quick if there is anything you have your eye on!

Ok so you want to hear the other awesome news right??

Well here goes...

Along with the launch of the Spring/Summer catalogue, I am also very excited to tell you about the best time in the Stampin' Up! year!

Sale-a-Bration!

What is Sale-a-Bration?? Well, for every £45 you spend with me, either through me, my online shop, or as part of Stampers 6, you get to choose a free item from the Sale-a-Bration brochure!

 (you can view it by clicking the link over in my sidebar on the right, but if you would like a free hard copy, please just contact me and I will be happy to send you one out!)

There are some gorgeous stamps, stunning DSP, and even Blendabilities, that you can choose as your free gift! 

How incredible is that??

There is also a fabulous joining offer...

When you join up, not only do you get to create your own starter kit with £135 worth of products for only £99, but you can also choose from a free kit of your choice from the Spring/Summer catalogue, or two free Sale-a-Bration items of your choice!!

So all in all, tomorrow is a very exciting day for all you crafters out there!

If you would like any more information, please do feel free to contact me...I am very happy to help, and I am always ready to answer any questions you may have!

I shall say goodnight for now, but I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Blendabilities!!

Hello!

I'm here with my DT card for Sketch Saturday for this week...yes, I know, I'm late! But it's still Saturday at least!

So here is this week's sketch, designed by Niki...

I have been playing with Stampin' Up!'s brand new Blendabilities and I have to say that I am rather liking them!!

I have used pretty much all of them to colour this stamp from In This Together, (well I wanted to try them all!!), but I have combined them with Stampin' Write Markers and Blender Pen for the colours that are not available in Blendies. (See...I even have a nickname for them!)

I used Rich Razzleberry DSP, Coastal Cabana Core'dinations, and some Ruffle Stretch Ribbon for the background. Can you see how well the ink matches the paper and ribbon? That is one of the things I love about Stampin' Up!...there is no longer any guess work to match up papers with coloured images!

So what are you going to make? We're looking forward to seeing your creations!

Keiran and I are running our local Race for Life tomorrow...it's Keiran's first time and he's looking forward to it! If you would like to sponsor us, you can do via Just Giving on the link below...

DONATE

Thank you for your support! :)

Goodnight!

An economical card!

Good morning!

I spent most of last night designing the inserts for a friend's wedding, which I have to say, I am extremely happy with...I hope Laura is just as happy! I'm sure I will be blogging them eventually!

Anyway, it's time for our new challenge this week at CAS - Colours and Sketches, and this week it's the double!

Here is my card...

This is what I call a very economical card...it only uses one stamp set! And it is a lovely new one from the Spring/Summer catalogue, called Peachy Keen.

I stamped the heart once onto the card blank, then stamped again, cut it out and popped it up on Dimensionals, after stamping the sentiment across the middle. The arrows are stamped in Blushing Bride and Soft Sky.

After I had photographed the card, I decided it needed a little something else, so I added some nail gem pearls...

What do you think? With or without pearls?

Stampin' Up! supplies used

Please click on the pictures to buy direct from my online store.

I hope you like our challenge this week and that we get to see lots of entries! Enjoy!

Best wishes

Hello!

I was so proud of my little man last night...he got his 5m AND 10m badges for swimming! I'm chuffed to bits!

Anyway, here is today's card for you, again using Simply Sketched - I so love this set!

I just cut out the flower head this time, twice, and added some leaves from Stippled Blossoms (another set I love!)

The sentiment is from Express Yourself; another hostess set. 

You could get your hands on these hostess items, or others, simply by placing your order through my online shop using this week's mystery hostess code...

MAXYUMSP

The code is valid until midnight Friday 13th September, and if the combined orders reach £150, I will email the winner of the hostess credits on Saturday morning.

There are a couple of things I would like to point out to make your online ordering experience easier...

1. If you are ordering a stamp set with wording, please ensure you have ordered the correct language...many of the sets are available in English, French and German, and the English version doesn't necessarily present itself first.

2. If you can, please order using product code numbers from the catalogue...it help minimise mistakes :)

3. The search engine doesn't currently bring up just the item you search for, so you make have to scroll through the pages...another great reason to use product codes.

4. Finally, please do make sure that my name is in the top right corner of the online shopping page, then you know you're ordering from me :)

All codes can be found in your catalogue, or by browsing the catalogue links on my sidebar. 

If you would like a physical copy of the catalogue to drool over, please do contact me! They are £4.95 including postage, but I will refund the £4.95 if you place an online order of £25 or more!

Challenges

Mojo Monday - #310

The Paper Players - #162

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by today...see you tomorrow! :)

A couple of Thank You's

 Hello!

I know...2 posts in one day! And not only that, 2 cards in one post!

I have to be super quick as the first card I have made fits into a challenge that ends in 10 mins!

This is made using the sentiment from Oh, Hello and the Framelit from Chalk Talk. The Designer Paper is This 'n That and I finished with some Linen Thread and a couple of Essentials Hardware Clips.

Challenges

Freshly Made Sketches - #96

Colour Q - #199

Phew! Now that's done, I'll relax a little and tell you about my second card...

Another thank you card, this time using Mosaic Madness and Express Yourself. Quite a simple card, but when I saw the colour combo for the challenge, I just knew it was going to work!

Supplies for both cards

Stamps - Oh, Hello, Mosaic Madness, Express Yourself (Hostess)

Ink - Tangerine Tango, Calypso Coral, Summer Starfruit, Rich Razzleberry, Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe

Framelits/Punch - Chalk Talk, Mosaic Punch

Embossing - Chevron EF

Other - Linen Thread, Stamp-a-Majig, Essentials Hardware Clips

If you would like to order any of the other fabulous new products, and have the opportunity to earn some of the gorgeous hostess items, please do contact me and I will be very happy to place your order for you.

Please click on the catalogue link on my sidebar to browse the yummy new catalogue, or for £4.95 inc. p&p I can send you your very own copy to drool over and write your wishlist in!

Challenges

Colours and Sketches - #35

Colour Throwdown - #252

We've had a lovely day today at the new Sealife Centre in Manchester. We did have to queue for about an hour, but it was good when we got inside. In fact, the colours used on my second card really remind me of the coral on display!

Have a good evening :)

Flutterby Birthday!

Good morning :)

Here is a really quick and easy card I made in about 1 minute flat!

Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive ink, Papillon Potpourri, Elegant and Bitty Butterfly punches and Adorning Accents Embossing Folder...that's it!

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

Flutterby Wednesdays - Clean & Simple

Divas By Design - Happy Birthday

Sister Act - Anything Goes

Hope you have a lovely Monday :)

Retiring Butterflies

Good morning! 

Are you enjoying the bank holiday and the extra day off work? I am! 

I do have a card for you that I made Saturday night to fit in with the Less Is More colour challenge this week...

If you remember from my post on Saturday, the challenge is to use two opposite colours on the colour wheel...

For this one I have used Yellow-Green and Violet-Red (Old Olive & Rich Razzleberry)

I really love this buttefly set, in particular this traditional looking butterfly, from the Papillon Potpourri stamps...so elegant!

I was inspired somewhat by Rebecca's card here. I had already chosen my colours, stamps and paper, but was going in a totally different way with my layout until I saw her card...isn't it gorgeous??

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White

Stamps - Papillon Potpourri, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Ink - Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry

Designer Series Paper - Brights

Punches - Elegant Butterfly, Bitty Butterfly

Die - Apothecary Accents

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!

Other Challenges

613 Avenue - Anything Goes

Die Cutting Divas - Anything Goes

Love To Create - Punches/Dies

I hope you enjoy the rest of the long weekend...back to the grind tomorrow!

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!

Need For Speed!

Good morning!
Here is another card I made at Jen's on Saturday...can you see a theme yet? Yup! Men! I needed some male cards so I have made quite a few!

I embossed my Night of Navy card panel with the Argyle EF, and then trimmed the edge for some shape. It was supposed to be the other way round but I didn't notice til the whole card was stuck down lol! I stamped the car in Rich Razzleberry and fussy cut it out, mounting it on Stampin' Dimensionals.

Supplies

Cardstock - More Mustard, Midnight Muse

Designer Series Paper - Brights

Stamps - Need For Speed, Itty Bitty Banners

Ink - More Mustard, Rich Razzleberry

Framelits - Bitty Banners

Embossing Folder - Argyle

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

Create With Connie & Mary - #247

Just Add Ink - #161

It's your Birthday!

Ok this is the last post from me tonight, I promise!!

Again, I want to enter this into a challenge that ends at 5am, and I'm sorry but I am not getting up to link it then lol!

I have used Brights & Subtles DSP, Stitched Grossgrain Ribbon and an Old Olive Button.

I used my Stampin' Write Markers to ink up my stamp before stamping.

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White

Designer Series Paper - Brights, Subtles

Stamp - Happiest Birthday Wishes (retired hostess)

Edgelits - Adorning Accents

Other - Rich Razzleberry Stitch Grossgrain, Designer Buttons Brights

If you would like to order any of the items I have used today, please do contact me...I would be delighted to order them for you! 

Challenges

Retro Sketches - #55

Still addINKtive - #7 (sketch/colour/both)

Addicted To Stamps and More - Make Your Mark

I'm off for a cheeky glass of Rose! Goodnight!

A little packet of diamonds!

Good morning!

Ok....who hid spring??? Either that or I fell asleep last night and woke up next winter!

Oh well....perfect crafting weather! ;)

I have to make the most of today as I won't get too much crafting time this week, as Keiran is off for Easter. 

So it's deadline day! It is the very last day to order for this year's Sale-A-Bration promotion! I am very sad about it, I have to say :( It has been wonderful and I am so proud to have been a part of it in my first year as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

So, to bid a fond farewell, I have a little something to show you that I had sent out in my ladies' parcels earlier this month, that showcases some of the gorgeous SAB freebies!

I used Vintage Verses & Bloomin' Marvellous stamps and Sycamore Street Papers.

Each little envelope had a thank you card and a few of the stunning Vintage Faceted Buttons inside, like a package of little diamonds!

I finished with a little thank you from the Itty Bitty Banners set.

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White

Designer Series Papers - Sycamore Street (SAB)

Stamps - Bloomin' Marvellous, Vintage Verses (SAB), Itty Bitty Banners

Framelits - Bitty Banners, Labels Collection

Ink - Pool Party, Rich Razzleberry, Lucky Limeade

Punch - Bitty Butterfly

So, if you would like to take this chance to get any of the Sale-A-Bration items free, please do email me at lizyshouseofcards@mail.com or call me on 07915 698577 before 5pm today, and I will happily place your order for you!

Challenges

Anything Goes - Seeing Double (2 wallets and cards)

Charisma Cardz - Die Cuts

Craft Us Crazy - Anything But A Card

Crafting For All Seasons - Anything But A Card

I'm off to make the most of my guilt free craft time now!

Enjoy your day, whatever you're doing! :)