Picture It Perfect Blog Hop - 28 Jan

Welcome to the Picture It Perfect Blog Hop.

Can't wait to see all the fab creations in todays hop!

You should have arrived here from Linda's Blog if so, then you're looking in the right direction for the Picture It Perfect Blog Hop!  If not, then turn round, say "CHEESE!!!" and look into the camera at Gill McCall's Blog where she'll make sure you're prepared for your Picture It Perfect photo shoot!

So, without further ado, here is my photo creation...

The photo used in this card was taken by a family friend, Joe MacRae.  He is such a fantastic photographer and you can visit his website here:  Joe MacRae Website.  The photo is taken in a local woods.  The bridge is so overgrown with moss, weeds, grass and fir.  It's stunning.

To make this card, I used the following materials:

Photograph - "Reelig Wood Bridge"
A5 white card blank
Glossy Photo Paper
Tim Holtz Citrus Alcohol Ink
Tim Holtz Meadow Alcohol Ink
Tim Holtz Blender
Dark Green Card
Lime Green Card
Melody Ross Designer Collections - The Lydia Collection Chequered 12x12 Paper Pack

Adhesive Gems

Double Sided Stick Tape
3D Foam Pads
Flexi Bend Gold Peel Offs
"Best Wishes" Sentiment

Hope you like my card.  If you have any questions, I'd be delighted to answer them.

Your next photo shoot is at Angie's Blog so head over there now and knock 'em dead!

Thanks for stopping by!  Please feel free to leave comments and become a follower of my blog.

Take care!

Lisa xx

Flower Power!

Welcome back again ladies (and gentlemen if there are any out there?!?!)

Just a couple of simple cards for you just now.

Over the last couple of days, I've been taking part in a blog hop.  If you'd like to see what I made along with the other bloggers, then go to my good friends Gill McCall's Blog and you can have a looksie!

So, here are the cards I have made:

I used the following materials to make this card:

Smooth White Cardstock

Pale Green Shimmer Card

Lime Green Polka Dot Ribbon

Green Adhesive Gems

"Happy Birthday" Sentiment

Cuttlebug

Bringing Crafts Too You Embossing Folder

Double Sided Sticky Tape

I used the following materials to make this card:

Smooth White Cardstock
Azure Blue Paper
Azure Blue Polka Dot Ribbon
Blue Adhesive Gems
Blue Papermania Inkpad
"Good Luck In Your New Home" Sentiment - printed by myself
Cuttlebug
Cuttlebug Provo Craft Embossing Folder
Double Sided Sticky Tape

They're really plain and simple, but I'm happy with them, and I'm looking forward to playing a bit more with this type of cards and plan to practice some inking techniques too!

Hope you like them!

I'd like to enter these cards into the following challenge:

Paper Crafting Journey - Floral Challenge

Thanks for stopping by.  Looking forward to hearing what you think of my cards.

Take care, 

Lisa xx

Glitter & Bling Blog Hop - 21 Jan

It's finally here!  The Glitter and Bling Blog Hop!

It's time for all things sparkly!  You should be all glitterfied from Leslie's Glittery, Blinged Up Blog.  If you are covered in glitter, then you've been to the right place, if not, head on over to Gill McCall's Blog and she'll make sure you're glittered and blinged from head to toe!!

Can't wait to see all the fab creations in todays hop!

So here's the glittery and blingy creation I've made:

To make this card, I used the following materials:

6x6 Scallop Card Blank
Pink Card
Lilac Glitter Card
Pink Butterfly Glitter Card
Pink Mirror Card
Lilac Card
Lili Of The Valley Baby Elephant Stamp
White Card Stock
Versa Mark Black Ink Pad
Acrylic Block
Promarkers -  Stain, Cinnamon, Leaf Green & Pink Carnation
Adhesive Gems
Pink Stripey Ribbon
Stickles - Stardust
Cuttlebug
From Me To You Spotty Embossing Folder
Papermania Pink Ink Pad
Double Sided Stick Tape
3D Foam Pads
"Congratulations" Sentiment

Hope you like my card.  If you have any questions, I'd be delighted to answer them.

Your next stop is at Zenita's Glittery Blog so head over there now and get sparkly!

Thanks for stopping by!  Please feel free to leave comments and become a follower of my blog.

Take care!

Lisa xx

A Card For The New Grandparents

Welcome back to my blog!

Great news everyone!  My friend who has been expecting had her baby last night!  She had a little boy called Kyle Alexander Jack (Surname is Jack!)!  8lbs ?oz!  Both Mum and Son doing well!  I made a card for them a couple weeks ago and entered it into a challenge so I thought a card for the new Grandparents would be nice as well!

So here it is!

To make this card I used the following materials:

Smooth White 6x6 Card Blank

Blue Gingham Backing Paper**

Blue Card Stock**

Blue Paper Glitter Card**

Smooth White Card Stock

DoCrafts Daisy & Dandelion Woodland Background Stamp

DoCrafts Daisy & Dandelion Hedgehog Baby Stamp

Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip Ink Pad**

ProMarkers - Leaf Green, Ruby, Grass, Azure**, Powder Blue**, Blush, Cinnamon** & Henna**

2 Blue Spotty Brads**

Pinflair Glue

Double Sided Sticky Tape

3D Foam

I'm quite chuffed about this card as I managed to do some masking in it to use 2 different stamps.  It was my own "Lisa's Masking Technique" I used though, so not exactly the correct masking method!  Put it this way, I have brown ink on my finger from rubbing ink off the stamp on the bit I didn't want to stamp! hehe.  It worked though!

I hope you like it and would love to hear any feedback you have about my card.

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

Sunday Sketch & Stamp Challenge #89 - Grys Sketch
Creative Craft Challenges - We're Talking The Colour Blue
Whimsy Stamps Challenge 22 - Blue & Brown Combo (** items above used for this challenge)

Take care and thanks for stopping by!

Lisa xx

I'm Starting To Get The Hang Of This Now!

Well, surprise surprise, I've managed to make another card which is eligible for another 2 different challenges!!  I've even managed to make it for a specific reason, for a friends birthday!

I'm starting to get the hang of this now!

Here's the card I've made this time:

I used the following materials to make this card:

Craftwork Cards Elegant Square 6x6 Card Blank
White and Black Floral Backing Card
Smooth White Card Stock
Black Card Stock
X Cut Circular Cutter
Triple Floral Stamp
"Happy Birthday" Stamp
Large Rock-A-Block
3 buttons (2 white & 1 black)
Clear Adhesive Gems
Black Adhesive Gems
Double Sided Sticky Tape
3D Foam
Pinflair Glue

Hope you like my card.  I'd love to hear your thoughts about it, so please feel free to leave me a comment.

As I said previously, this card is eligible for 2 challenges.  Maybe you'd like to take part in them too?! Here are the details of the challenges I'd like to enter this card into:

Crafty Bloggers Network - Challenge 9 - Monochrome
Willow Sketchie Challenge - Use Buttons
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes


Look forward to seeing what you make and reading your feedback too!

Take care.

Lisa xx

Happy 50th Birthday

Welcome back to my blog and my 2nd entry to a brand new challenge.

I like to try and make cards which I can enter into challenges and use for people.  This card is a card request I have been asked to make for a friend.  It's for one of her friends 50th birthdays.

This is the card:

To make this card I used the following materials:

6x6 Craftwork Cards Scallop Edge Card Blank - Own Stash
Deep Purple Shimmer Card Stock - Own Neglected Stash
Lilac Shimmer Card Stock - Own Neglected Stash
Pink Mirror Card - Own Neglected Stash
Pink Birthday Shimmer Card - Carole's Crafts
Pink Polka Dot Ribbon - New - Mei Flowers
Pink Adhesive Gems - Own Neglected Stash
White Card Stock (for sentiment which I printed) - Own Neglected Stash
Scallop Punch - Own - Woodware Punch
Double Sided Sticky Tape - Own - The Papeterie
3D Foam - Own - Poundland
"50" Silver Peel Off - Own Neglected Stash

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenge:

Sketch & Stash Challenge #79 - Julie's Sketch

This is the sketch you have to follow during this challenge:

I'd really appreciate your comments on this challenge.    You can take part in this challenge too by going to the Sketch & Stash Page

Thanks again.

Lisa xx

All Things New

Well I am slowly getting back into the crafting way this year!  I say it all the time, that I'm going try and do more crafting and enter more challenges and blog hops, or blops as I like to call them!

So here is my first attempt at entering a challenge which I have no idea about!

The term "All Things New" stands for a few reasons for this card:

1. It's for a new baby boy
2. It's a new Lili of The Valley stamp
3. I've never used the embossing folder
4. The glitter card is new

So to make this card, I used the following materials:

6x6 Scallop Card Blank

Blue Card

Glitter Card

Blue Baby Glitter Card

Blue Mirror Card

Lili Of The Valley Baby Elephant Stamp

White Card Stock

Versa Mark Black Ink Pad

Acrylic Block

Promarkers -  Stain, Cinnamon, Leaf Green & Powder Blue

Adhesive Gems

Blue Gingham Ribbon

Stickles - Stardust

Cuttlebug

From Me To You Spotty Embossing Folder

Papermania Blue Ink Pad

Double Sided Stick Tape

3D Foam Pads

"It's A Boy" Peel Offs

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Delicious Doodles - #10 - All Things New
Lexi's Creations - #55 - Anything Goes

Hope you like my card.  If you have any questions, I'd be delighted to answer them.

Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa xx

CBGM - Decoupage Challenge - 7 Jan

Welcome back to one of my first blog entries for 2012.

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year.  If you are anything like me, you would have been spoilt rotten!!

This is the first challenge hosted by Gill McCall this year.  I am part of the Design Team at Creations By Gill M and as a team, we provide the inspiration for the challenges.  You can take part too and enter the challenges.  There are just 3 small things you have to do:

• Be a follower of both mine and  Creations By Gill M's blog
• Mention that you are entering the challenge from Creations By Gill M within the entry
• Complete the Mr Linky details on the challenge page which, when filled in, will take people to your blog entry for the challenge

So, the first challenge in 2012 is to complete a decoupage project.

Decoupage is created by building up various elements of 1 single image to provide a layered and raised appearance.

Here is my interpretation:

I used the following to make my card:

• Craftwork Cards Elegant Square white card blank
• From Me To You Decoupage Pack (decoupage image, borders and backing papers)
• Mei Flowers light blue and clear adhesive gems
• Pinflair Glue Gel
• Double Sided Sticky Tape

I'm really happy with the way the card turned out and have given it to my friend Jo for her birthday.

I'm looking forward to seeing what you make.  Myself and the other Design Team members love receiving feedback about our projects and we always leave feedback for all the entrants in the challenge!  So please feel free to leave a comment and we'll be sure to leave some too!

Happy crafting!

Lisa xx