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Hello!

Welcome to Guylaine, my newest follower!

I have a card here that took me longer to make than it really should have, all because I couldn't choose which papers to use!

So I settled on these ones, and embossed the middle panel with dots, which I think works well with the papers, don't you?

A closer look at the middle...

I raised the centre sentiment to add some definition to the card, though not too much, in case it needs to be posted.

Supplies needed for this card

Cardstock - Whisper White

Stamps - Pretty Petites (Sale-A-Bration)

Markers - Old Olive, Indigo Island, Tangerine Tango

Papers - Sycamore Street (Sale-A-Bration)

Embossing folder - Perfect Polka Dots

Punch - Petite Curly Label

Don't forget, these items will only be available with each £45 purchase (1 item per £45!) from 22nd Jan - 22nd Feb, so please do get in touch if you don't want to miss out!!

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

Create With Connie & Mary - Sketch

Dream Valley - Anything Goes

Stamptacular Sunday - Don't Be Square!

Thanks for saying hi this evening!

Less is More - B&W with a TOUCH of colour

Hello!

I have made another card to enter into Less Is More's challenge this week, which is

Black, White and a Touch of colour.

I have gone for my usual colour combo for this one...a bit of pink!

I was inspired by one of Jen's cards actually, with black as the main colour.

I stamped the Flowering Flourishes by Stampin' Up! image in white ink several times to get the desired effect. The flower is just a piece of material that I punched into a circle, then cut into a spiral before rolling into the flower shape. It was actually just lying on my desk, unused, and has been for quite a few months, so I'm glad to have finally used it!

You may have noticed that I said this was another card for the challenge...my first one, with a slightly unusual colour addition, can be found here.

Thanks for coming for a peek and see you soon!

A card inspired by another!

Good evening all :)

I have a card here that I've made for the Colour Q challenge. As soon as I saw this colour combo, and the stunning card made by Sylvia, it inspired me to CASe her card. 
So here is my card...

A closer view

And here is Sylvia's card...

Isn't it just stunning??

I used similar techniques to Sylvia too, including stamping and embossing my image before colouring with my Stampin' Up! markers. A little trick I discovered whilst colouring...if you don't have a watercolour blender pen, try spritzing a little water onto a tile or some acetate, and dip your coloured marker into the water before colouring. Then, as the water wears out, the colour gets deeper, so creating some shading.

Supplies used

Cardstock - Whisper White, Crumb Cake

Stamps - Elements Of Style

Markers - More Mustard, Old Olive, Riding Hood Red

Embossing Folders - Adorning Accents Folders, Perfect Polka Dots

Dies - Labels Collection Framelits, Adorning Accents Edglits

Other - Versamark Embossing Pad, Stampin' Emboss Powder; Clear

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

Other Challenges

2 Sisters Challenges - Anything Goes

Dream Valley - Anything Goes

Thanks for popping on by...see you soon!

Less Is More - Black, White and a teeny bit of colour!

Good Morning!

Happy new year to you all, especially Chrissie, Mandi, Jen and all you fabby LIMettes!

So this week, the challenge at Less Is More is Black, White and a hint of colour. This is what I came up with...

I wanted something simple and wanted to use a stamp set I haven't used yet. I stamped the quatrefoil onto paper first to soften the ink before staming onto my card. I used Cajun Craze. I usually use red or pink with B&W but I felt like a change!

I had originally made this as a one layer card but it just didn't look quite right so I cut the panel out and mounted onto a new card blank...I think it's much more effective.

Supplies used:

Stamps - Summer Silhouettes, Petite Pairs

Ink - Basic Black, Cajun Craze

Pearls from stash

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

Ok best get to work!

Thanks for stopping by...see you soon!

Sketch Saturday #240

Good morning peeps and HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope you had a good one and got lots of crafty goodies!

I'm hoping that after a busy Christmas, and a rotten cold, I will be back for more blogging again! Starting with this one for our first challenge of 2013 over at Sketch Saturday!

This card started out with the lace....I matched the whole card around it! The image is Lili of The Valley, coloured with Promarkers. I also coloured the pearls to match. The corner die is Memory box and the image is cut using Stampin' Up! Labels.

And here is Sarah-Louise's fabby sketch!

Challenges

CASology - New

Craft Us Crazy - New

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Passion For Promarkers - New Beginnings

Thanks for stopping by, and I really hope to be around a bit more often now! :)

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!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!!

I am so sorry that I have been absent since Christmas Eve, but what with family visits, Christmas, work and the stinker of a cold I managed to pick up. I've just either not had chance or not felt well enough to blog! 

But here I am with my Stampin' Up! candy winner! I put all the names (excepts Jen's lol) into a hat and got Keiran to pull one out and he picked......

SYLVIE

Congratulations and Happy New Year to you!

Please have a browse through the catalogues on my sidebar and let me know what you would like to order within the next 7 days.

Ok...be back shortly with a new card for the new year! :)