Bundles of Joy

Morning - 
This time next week is Mothers Day here in ol'Blighty so I though I would do a lovely traditional image of a Mum from Dr Digi! She really is a classy lady this one but I'm sure there are many out there who would find this image hilarious. And even funnier... It is called Bundles of joy! I think many Mums will relate to the situation even if they don't quite have this look going on!! 

 The image is called Bundles of Joy and I have used a My Favourite things die to cut around her. The image is colored with Copics and the base card is covered in paper from Lawn Fawn. I drew the wobbly lines around the edges with a fine line marker. The greeting is stamped and stuck above a die cut gold star with 3D foam. 

I hope you like this card and it makes you chuckle as it did me!
Liz (:(|)x

Copic Uk facebook challenge

Hello  -

Thought I would share a card I made recently to share as inspiration on the COPIC UK facebook page monthky challenge. I'm helping out a little with the challenge so you should all pop over and share your copic colouring here - } March Challenge. 

I love this image from Stamping Bella called Pinata Squidgy

and I have teamed it up with Lawn Fawn paper that I used a My Favourite things scalloped die to cut the edge. The stamped greeting is from Paper Smooches and I finally added so little enamel dots.

 

 

I hope you like it - I certainly enjoyed all the copic colours I got to play with and pleased with the Purple combo on her dress! 

Thanks for stopping by - Liz (:(|)x

Magic congrats

Morning - So still without a craft room so I am working with minimal kit and so... most of my current creations are very CAS! But luckily I like a clean and simple style and this card has used one of my newer paper pads from Lawn Fawn called Really Rainbow.  The image is from Dr Digi and is called That's Tragic

I used a greeting sticker from Pebbles and added a few sparkly stars from Papermania. Right thats all from me for today.
Thanks for popping by,
Liz (:(|)x

Naughty or nice List?

Morning - So it is offically less than a month till Christmas so you will all be in the midst of making Christmas cards and pressies no doubt. This card is made using an image called Naughty or Nice?
I think I am probably somewhere in between - Too cheeky to be nice but more mischievous than naughty!!

I used paped from Lawn Fawn Perfectly plaid Christmas pad. I die cut the image using a My Favourite things Die and mounted it on kraft card. The little greeting tabs are sticker from Pink Fresh Oh Joy collection and I mounted these on gold mirri. I also used gold pen on the image and the wooden present to tie it all together. The die cut branches I have had for ages and can't remember where they were from. The little flower was from Hobbycraft.

I used these promarkers and flexmarkers to colour the image -
Skin - Usual combo with baby pink cheeks and nose
Trousers - Poppy, Ruby & Burgundy
Powder blue shading on his shirt.
Boots - Cool greys and black
Braces - Raw Sienna
Cuffs - Linen & Tan
Hair & Beard - Cool grey 1 & 3

So hope you like what I did with Santa and I will see you all again soon,
Liz (:(|)x

Food is love!

Morning -
Today is the start of a new challenge at The Paper Shelter and the theme is Love is in the Air. I have used this fab image called Trattoria Chef.

I definately love food!!! And get a great deal of enjoyment from eating. In fact my day is probably planned around meals and what the next thing to eat will be!!

I kept the card fairly simple and the image as the key focus. I coloured him in with promarkers an fussy cut around him. I die cut a large heart using a Spellbinders Nestibilites from My Favourite Things Paper pad Hearts and Stripes collection. I added some ribbon from my stash and three striped Card Candi dots from Craftworks cards.
The greeting was stamped using letters from Lawn Fawn alphabet called Harold's ABC.  Finally I added Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen over the grey fork to make it look metallic.

I coloured the image with these promarkers & Flexmarkers -
Skin -  Antique White, Blush, Soft Peach, Coral & Spice.
Apron - Red, Poppy, Ruby & Burgundy
Hair  & Fork - Cool Greys
Spaghetti -  Saffron & Sandstone.
Meatball - Pine, Saddle Brown & Burnt Umber.
Sauce - Firebrick & Poppy.
Powder blue on the whites to shade

Hope you like this card and agree with me that the way to the heart is definitely through the stomach!!
Liz (:(|)x

Mother in law 60th Birthday

Hello - just a quick post to share with you a card I made for the the Mother-In-Law's 60th Birthday using a Stamping Bella Stamp called Uptown Girl Bentley gets blown away! The MIL loves balloons so this image was perfect. 

I used lots of Fruit punch stickles over the Sunset Promarker on the middle balloon along with glaze over all the Balloons. I die cut the cloud edge from white card and also the greeting - both from Lawn Fawn. I covered the base with the sky and cloud patterned paper from My Minds Eye and over this I die cut a Skyline from My Favourite things Die-namics.  I added some My Favourite things Just Delightful paper for the green stripes and over that I placed the glittery American Crafts Thickers called Amber to spell out MUM. I die cut some leaves in co-ordinating pink satin card using Marianne design dies and added the co-ordinating resin flowers.

Finally I tied some yellow ribbon around the top to add a little extra detail.

I used these promarkers and flexmarkers - 

Skin - Coral, Soft Peace, Blush & Antique white with a little pink on the cheeks. 

Dress - Yellow, canary, lemon & Soft Lime. 

Hair - Raw Sienna, Sleigh bells & Lemon. 

Balloon -  Yellow & Canary, Sunset, Cerise and Magenta

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges -

Thanks for stopping by - leave me a little message to say Hi!
Liz (:(|)x

Stamping Bella - thanks.

HI!
Thought I'd take this chance were I have no DT post to show you this card I made for Ben's Nan to thank her for a lovely gift. I have used a stamp from Stamping Bella called Tiny Townie Bonnie Loves Bows  - I love this image and used the spots as the theme for the card. 

The Striped paper is from My Favourite things Just delightful Dots & Stripes Sorbet. To the bottom I added a panel of Spotty paper from My Minds Eye Black and Grey Necessities paper pad and I used another sheet to die cut the heart using a spellbinders nestibilities die. To mirror all the bows I tied a thin piece of ribbon around the edge of the heart.
I used a Lawn Fawn Big Scripty die to cut the word Thanks from pink satin card and added a few co-ordinating gems.

I used these promarkers and flexmarkers to colour the lovely Bonnie -
Skin - Antique white, Blush, Soft Peach, Coral, spice and Baby pink cheeks.
Heart -  Red, Poppy, Ruby & Cardinal red
Skirt & Bow - Pink mittens, Cerise, Magenta & Vermillion
Bow & Underskirt - Lemon, Canary, Summer Sun & Gold.

Hair & Tights - Black, Ice Grey 5,4,& 3

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges -

I hope you like the card and don't forget if you want a specific card made personally to you - I may be able to help!
Thanks for stopping by - and don't forget there is still the competition running at Dr Digi

2 Cool

Hello - Its time for a new challenge at The Paper Shelter and the theme is Winter. 
I found it difficult to do WINTER without slipping into Christmas, so I have used an image called Snowboarder Girl and gone with nontraditional colours of Bright Orange and Turquoise.

I have used papers and chipboard from My Minds Eye Colourful Christmas range. I  mounted all the paper panels on co-ordinating panels of satin card and added some gems to the centre of the snowflakes.

I die cut around the image using a large stitched circle die from Lawn Fawn and over the top of this I used some Amy Tangerine Remarks letter stickers to spell out 2 Cool.

I coloured the image with these promarkers & flexmarkers -
Skin - Antique White, Blush, Soft Peach, Coral & Spice
Hair - Pink Mittens, Baby Pink, Cocktail Pink & Carmine.
Jacket - Gold, Orange, Bright Orange.
Trousers - Pastel Green, Oasis, Island Lagoon.
Boots - Powder Blue, Sky Blue, True Blue, Azure & Egyptian Blue.

And don't forget you get a fantasic prize if you are picked at ramdom when you enter your creations into The Paper Shelter Challenge !

Hope to see loads of entries!
Thanks for stopping by,
Liz (:(|)x

Surfin Santa - And Relax....

Hello - Happy Christmas !
I have used Surfin Santa as I think Father Christmas will by now be lay on a beach somewhere relaxing after all the manic rushing around. I hope you are all getting chance to chill out a little now that lunch has been served and everyone is a little snoozy!
 

I have used paper from Lawn Fawn Snow days and present paper from Pink Fresh Oh joy and covered the join with red Ric Rac ribbon. I added some Doodlebug enamel dots and a clear sticker greeting from Simple Santa Claus and Co. I die cut the image using a Lawn Fawn double stitched oval and mounted it onto black. 

I used these promarkers and flexmarkers to colour the image - 

Skin - Ivory, Blush, Soft Peach, Coral & Spice. 

Beard - Ice Greys.

Shorts - Powder blue, Sky Blue & Royal blue. 

Surf board - Red & Ruby, Emerald & Lush Green, Lime Green & Pear Green. 

Hope you are all having a lovely Christmas holiday and spending it just how YOU want to!! 

Liz (:(|)x

Enchanted Christmas

Morning - The new weekly challenge is starting at The Paper Shelter and the theme is to make a Christmas Card. Now I know you will all be doing these so I am expecting lots of entries as they don't have to be a Paper Shelter image but you get better prizes if they are!!

I have used an image called Enchanted Christmas. I covered my card base with paper from Lawn Fawn Snowdays and matted this with Red mirri card which I also used to cut the scalloped circle using a Nestibilities die.

I added some Tilda ribbon and covered the bauble in the image with glaze pen which I then sprinkled with cosmic shimmer.
The chipboard bauble is from Scrapiniec and the hearts are from Wycinanka - I think these are my newest obession! I filled some of the shapes with Star dust stickles.

I used these promarkers and flexmarkers to colour the image -
Skin - usual.
Pink Mittens, Baby pink, Cocktail & Cerise
Lime Zest, Lime green & Pear Green
Lush Green, Emerald & Pine
Poppy, Ruby, Cardinal red & Burgundy
Powder blue & Blue grey 2 (With a little Cloud blue & Imperial Violet prisma colour pencils)
I used white pen on the spots on the wings.

I hope you like her - you will notice I have done her socks just like my Monkey emblem as these are just like the socks I made my first Monkey from.

Liz (:(|)x

Baby's 1st Christmas

Today is the start of a new challenge at The Paper Shelter  and the theme is "For a child" so I have used this cute image called Christmas Stocking 

I used paper from Simple Stories Claus and Co collection for the background and coloured the image in to match. I cut around the image and attached it to the background with 3d foam and a small silver gem to look like a nail head. I added a few glittery silver stars from Doodlebug and two larger stars from Simple Stories. 

I used Harolds ABC alphabet stamps from Lawn Fawn to spell out Baby's First Christmas and finally added some star dust stickles to the fur and bobble of the hat. 

I used these promarkers and flexmarkers to colour the image - 

Skin - Antique white, Blush, Soft Peach, Coral & Spice with Cocktail pink cheeks. 

Leaves - Forest green, Pine & Holly.

Bow & Hat - Poppy, Ruby, Cardinal red & Burgundy

Stocking - Lime Green & Pear Green. 

Shadow - Warm Grey 1 & 2 

Hair - Warm Grey 5 & 3

Fur - Powder Blue

I'm really pleased with how he has turned out & I would like to enter this card into the following challenges - 

City Crafter Challenge blog - I see a star.

Merry Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas goes.

Allsorts - Lets make a start on Christmas

CraftyHazelnuts Christmas - Anything Christmas goes 

Winter Wonderland - Well Wrapped Up.

Crafty Sentiments - ATG

Digi Choosday - ATG

Lemonade Shortbread - ATG.

Don't forget to say Hello when you are popping in. 

Thanks for reading, 

Liz (:(|)x

Butterfly Kisses.

Afternoon - today is the start of a new challenge at All Dressed Up. For my DT card this month I have used this gorgeous image called Butterfly kisses (Just click on the name to buy in the Etsy shop.) This challenge runs for a month and you can enter with anything made using an All Dressed Up Image for a chance to win some lovely images of your choice!

I have used paper from First Edition Paradise Crush- the butterflies are on one side and the spots the other. I used a lawn Fawn die cut a circle from the front and then added some acetate between the care blank and patterned paper. I used the spare stripe of paper to attach the Lawn Fawn die cut Happy birthday sentiment which was cut from gold card. I punched some big butterflies using a woodware punch from gold and orange glitter card from Doodlebug. Finally I added some teal gems from Papermania on to the butterfly.

I used these promarkers and flexmarkers to colour the image-
Skin - as always!
Hair - Pineapple crush, Mustard, Sleigh Bells & Raw Sienna.
Coat - Powder blue
Bag - Tropical orchid & Trick or treat.
Hat & Scarf - Pastel green, Oasis & Island Lagoon.

I hope you like her - I have actually already sent her to my Sister in law for her birthday as she loves Butterflies.
Thanks for looking,
Liz  (:(|)x

Big Hugs & Naps

Evening - Todays new challenge at The Paper Shelter is to use a fancy fold. This was quite a challenge for me as I don't do these very often. I have used a twisted easel card and my image from the paper shelter is called The Best Nap ever

  

 I used Nestibilities die to cut the image frame and mounted this on to gold mirri. I used a Lawn Fawn big scripty word to die cut Big Hugs from gold mirri and also white card and I glued several of these together to form a stopper for the Easel. The patterned papers are from My Minds Eye - Miss Caroline. I used a little diamond stickles on the hat and added a little wooden elephant (Which I think was Kaisercraft?) Finally I added some Craftwork cards candy dots. 

I used these promarkers and flexmarkers to colour the image - 

Skin - Antique white, soft peach, blush, coral, spice. 

Hair - Tawny Owl, Grey Squirrel, Morning Mist. 

Primrose, Buttercup & Pineapple Crush. Sea Mist & Honeydew

Elephant - Soft Mauve, Heather, orchid & Spring Lilac. Warm Grey 1 & 2 toes & Cerise & Baby pink ears.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges - 

Freshly brewed designs. - Animals  

Paperminutes - With a hat.

Deep ocean challenge - ATG.

Tuesday Throwdown - Easel card  

Crafting from the heart - ATG 

The Cutie Pie - 5th Birthday cuteness

I hope you like this card as much as I do - Its not the norm for me to do pastel and I like the softness of it! 

Pop in again soon. 

Liz (:(|)x

Nan's birthday - Mesmerising Scent.

Good Morning - There is a new challenge this morning over at I love promarkers and the theme is Flowers and Nature.
I have used an image from The Paper Shelter called -  Mesmerizing scent. And I actually used this image to make Nan's birthday card. 

I covered the base card with My Minds Eye - My Story paper - but because this is a bigger card I had space left at the bottom so I used a Friskars boarder punch to cut some Bazzill bling and under this I glued gold Mirri. I also added some detail using a thin piece of gold diamond washi tape from Hobbycraft.
I die cut the image with a Lawn Fawn stitched frame and mounted this on gold mirri and tied some ribbon around it in a bow. I added a Craftworks cards greeting and a Petaloo butterfly. Finally I added the gold letters from ... to spell out Nan and a heart.

I used these promarkers and flexmarkers -
Leaves - Honeydew & Mint
Butterfly & bottle top - Primrose, Buttercup, Pineapple Crush, Sleigh Bells.
Shading - Warm Grey 1 & 3
Bottles -Powder Blue
Flowers - Pink Mittens, Baby Pink, Carmine
Bows - Ruby, Poppy & Red

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges -
Sunnyday crafting  -ATG 
Crafty Sentiments - For someone special
Scarp-creations - Birthday
Through the craft room door - ATG
Unicorn Challenge - Birthday 
Craft-dee bowz - ATG with handmade bow 
Use your stuff - Butterflies



Hope you like this card - and the image I've used.
Leave soon love, Liz (:(|)x

Over the moon with All Dressed Up.

Hello - It's time for the first Challenge over at All Dressed Up since the rejigging of the Blog. You can use any image to enter this challenge - with only one rule... IT MUST BE AN ALL DRESSED UP IMAGE. This isn't hard as there are so many beautiful image on the etsy page here... 
But on the blog there are also some freebies - so there are no excuses for not joining in!!

My DT card is using an image called Over The Moon.
I actually made this card as it was a Cousins wedding and I just thought it lent itself perfectly for lots of gold and sparkle and so I could use my new paper from My Minds Eye called Yes Please.

I cut a panel of the paper and mounted it onto Black card. I die cut the image using a Nestibilities die and cut another also from the black.
I tied a ribbon across the top and tied this in a bow. I used Lawn Fawn big scripty words die to cut about six Congrats from black card and one from gold. I glued all these together - putting the gold one on top. I am really pleased with how it has come out! Finally I added a gold heart from Freckled Fawn. I coloured the moon using Cosmic Shimmer watercolours in Olympic gold but I tried to keep them quite thick rather than too wet. I also used a little gold pen to add detail to his outfit and some diamond stickles on her dress and Veil.

I used these promarkers and flexmarkers to colour the image -
Skin - Antique White, Blush, Soft Peach, Coral & Spice.
Hair - Burgundy, Henna & Chestnut.
Dress  - Powder blue, Satin & Linen
Flowers - Soft Green, Violet & Lilac
His Clothes - Warm greys 1 to 5

I love the way this has turned out! I love all things shimmery and gold!!
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges -

Thanks for popping in - see you soon,
Liz (:(|)x

Gorgeous Real Girl

Morning - Here is a post about a card that I made to sell in the Flipside cakery at Abersoch. I thought this image was perfect... food and bikini for the cake and beach location!
She is called Real Girl and unfortunately no longer available as the fab Saturated Canary have shut the shop in preference for a subscription. But I was lucky enough to buy lots before it closed.

The background paper is from Carta Bella Beach Day collection and I teamed it with matching bazzill card to die cut the squares using Lawn Fawn Inside outside stitched square frame. I also tied co-ordinating twine from We Are Memory Keepers and attached a Wooden embellishment like a flag which I used Doodlebug Rubs ons to spell out Gorgeous. Finally I add three little red hearts from Hobbycraft. 

 

I used these promarkers and flexmarkers  to colour the image - 

Skin - Antique white, blush, soft peach, coral, spice & baby pink. 

Eyes - Sky Blue

Hair - Buttercup, Pineapple crush, Sleigh Bells, Mustard & Raw sienna. 

Bikini - Royal Blue & Poppy.

Burger - Linen &Tan, Green shoots & Leaf green, Henna.

I hope you like this real girl - Although pretty sure I don't look like this wearing a bikini but I def don't hold back on the eating of Fries and I'm definitely not perfect but I am me!! 

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges - 

See you soon, 

Liz (:(|)x

Serena - The Paper Shelter.

Morning - Today is the start of a new challenge at The Paper Shelter and I have used this gorgeous image called Serena . The theme is Embossing and any kind of embossing so I have chosen dry embossing used a folder from The Range that mirrored the pattern on Serena's hat.

The paper is from a Pebbles pad called Happy Day and I used a lawn fawn scribbled flower die in black and pink shimmer bazzill card. Did I go a bit over the top with the gems?? NO! you can never have too much sparkle!! 

I used these promarkers and flexmarkers on my image - 

Skin - Antique white, blush, soft peach, coral, spice and baby pink cheeks. 

Dress - Blue pearl & Lilac.

Flowers - Leaf Green & Grass, Mango & Hot Pink.

Hair & shoes - Cool grey 1,2,4 &5

Hat - Pink mitten, cocktail pink & antique pink.

Powder blue outline.

And don't forget the brilliant prizes from entering the challenges at The Paper Shelter-

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges -
 Digi choosday - ATG
Lemon Shortbread - ATG
TTCRD - ATG
City Crafter - Inspiration photo - FLOWERS.
The Paper Nest Dolls  -ATG
Come and get it  - Flowers


Hope you like what I have created with Serena. Looking forward to seeing you creations!
Liz (:(|)x

Perfect Day - at All Dressed Up!

Evening all - Just got home from work so updating this post with some very exciting news to make this ace Friday (All Fridays are ace if I have the weekend off!) an even better day - some may say Perfect Day.

The All Dressed Up challenge teams - facebook and blog are after some more Design Team members! Its a great team and a brilliant oppourtunity for you cards markers out there to get your hands on these beautiful images before they are released. To see the full details just click on the banner below and follow the link... AND for every comment left on the challenge blog post you will be entered into a chance to win 3 image of your choice - for doing nothing at all really!!!

To celebrate this I have used an image called Perfect Day which you can get from the Etsy shop by just clicking on the title.

I used a Lawn Fawn die to cut a frame to look like a polaroid and cut some black card to look like picture holders. The greeting banner is from Websters pages Beautiful chic collection and was a last minute addition but I think it works well as the colours and sentiment are perefect. The flowers are from Prima and the sequins from Teresa Collins. Finally I added a few gems here and there!

I used these promarkers and flexmarkers to colour the image-
Skin - Antique white, Blush, Soft Peach, Coral, Spice and Baby Pink cheeks.
Hair - Buttercup, Pineapple crush and Sleigh bells.
Buildings - Soft peach, Orchid & Dove Grey.
Water - Dove Grey & Honeydew.
Bike - Frosted Jade & Turquoise.
Sky - Powder Blue.
Skirt - Baby pink & carmine.
Boats - Tan & Cocoa.
Flowers - Carmine, Orchid & grass.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges -
Daring Cardmaker - September Elements.
Simon says stamp - atg
Lemon Shortbread - ATG
Crafting circle - Sept
I hope you are having a lovely day too and don't forget to get those entries in to join the Design team. Closing date is 14th - can't wait to see what you all make!
Liz (:(|)x

Edna loves Ice Cream

Hello - My post to day is one of those rare "just for fun" cards. Don't get me wrong I love making any cards, stroking my paper collection and colouring the images is my favourite way of passing a day! But ... often my cards are determined or at least guided by a challenge theme or a DT creation. This is a very good thing for me as otherwise I do get overwhelmed by my ever growing stash of crafty goodness so please don't think I am complaining - I am definitely not. Some guidance of a colour scheme or a layout is always helpful in getting the creative juices flowing!

This stamping company - Stamping Bella are one of my (Many!?!) weaknesses - so it was a pleasure to create this card just because I could! I had the new image to play with and time to play. She is called Edna loved Ice Cream.

I used these fab shaped based cards from Create and Craft TV and cut panel from the Crate Paper Hello Love. I  mounted this on to My Favourite Things paper Dots & Stripes Sorbet collection (Another favourite... anyone else buy two of the same pads just to make sure you have enough??) and to make the most of it I die cut the circle from the middle of the panel using a Lawn Fawn stitched circle die. I also used a Nestibilities die to cut the scalloped circle from the same paper collection and added to this a Craftworks card Happy Birthday greeting.
I glued a thin pink ribbon across the top and made a little hand tied bow - below which I added three yellow doodlebug enamel dots. Finally I added some diamond stickles onto the coloured image to make her wings sparkle.

I used these promarkers & flexmarkers to colour the image -
Skin - Antique White, Blush, Soft Peach, Coral & Spice with Baby Pink cheeks.
Top, shoes & cherry -  Red, Poppy, Ruby & Burgundy.
Hair & Ice Cream -  Primrose, Buttercup, Pineapple Crush & Sleigh Bells.
Skirt  & Sauce - Pink Mittens, Baby Pink & Carmine.
Cream - Powder blue shading.
Glass -  Aquamarine - Blended and layered

I hope you like Edna and my card. I can't wait to colour her again for more creations.
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges -
Deep ocean challenge - Things with wings.
Passion for Promarkers - Make us smile
Disdigidesigns - Things with wings
Polkadoodles - Anything beginning with F - Fairy & food!

Thanks for popping by - don't forget to leave a little message and say Hello
Liz (:(|)x

She is adorable.

Morning all
Its a new challenge over at The Paper Shelter and the theme is "BACK TO SCHOOL." I have used an image called She is adorable.

I used paper from Echo Park - Teachers pet collection and layered these in the base card. I then used Lawn Fawn stitched hillside board and stitched edge board on the white base. I coloured the image and then cut around her before sticking her onto the card with 3d foam. I used some glaze on her glasses and alphabet stamps to spell out the greeting. Finally I added some colour co-ordinating enamel dots.

I used these promarkers and flexmarkers to colour the image-
Skin - Antique white, blush, soft peach, coral, Spice with Antique pink lips and Baby pink cheeks.
Shoes - Red, Ruby & Burgundy.
Skirt - Warm grey 5 to 2.
Top - Honeydew & Pastel green.
Hair - Buttercup, Pineapple Crush, Mustard & Sleigh Bells.
Jumper - Tan & Satin.
Bag - Dove grey & Reef blue.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges -


And don't forget you can win an amazing $30 credit to buy loads of stunning images!

 

Have a good day, 

Liz (:(|)x