Songbird Challenge #30 We Wish You a Merry Christmas!

Hello!

The new challenge starts today over at Songbird and the song for this challenge is of course.......'We Wish You A Merry Christmas' and this challenge is sponsored by

I pick the Elf Boy from Kenny K - wasn't sure what it was going to turn out like to start with but I think now it's on a card it's turned out OK - what do you think??!!

Think he is quite cute actually!

Don't forget to pop over to the Songbird Challenge Blog and join in our challenge and see the rest of the Design Team's cards.

This may be my last post before Christmas - So Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all! Thanks for looking at my blog and I'll see you all in the new year

Lisa xx

Card Ingredients:-

Square card blank

Kraft card from stash

patterned papers from First Edition Nordic Christmas paperpad (loving this new paperpad!!)

Wooden sentiment & Tree

Ribbons from stash and Wilkos

Gems from stash

Dies - spellbinders

Red Bells

Stickles

White and Silver gel pens

Image - Elf Boy from Kenny K coloured with Promarkers - Cardinal Red Marsh Green Putty Blush Champange Sandstone and Caramel

Entered into the Red, White & Kraft challenge at http://citycrafter.blogspot.co.uk/

Entered into the Christmas challenge at http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.co.uk/

Entered into the Santa is Coming challenge at http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

Entered into the Mega Christmas challenge at http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Entered into the Anything Goes challenge at http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/

Teddy Bo Tuesday - New Releases.........

Hi Everyone

Well it's now December - the big day will soon creep up on us!! But to help you on your way there we have some new Christmas releases at Teddy Bo and they are just gorgeous! Check out the Nativity scene - I've not had chance to colour it yet but I will do. You can buy all of the new releases over at Teddy Bo.

Here is my DT card and I've used supercute Oli............

Hope you like him!

You can check out the rest of the Design Team's cards over at the Teddy Bo Challenge Blog.

Thanks for popping in and watch out for some more new releases from Teddy Bo early in January 2014!

Bye for now

Lisa xx

Card Ingredients:-

Square card blank

Kraft card  from stash

Papers from Forever Friends Christmas Kraft Notes and DCWV

Dies - Spellbinders, X-cut and Snowflake cut n emboss (I think that is from Cuttlebug but I'm not sure!!)

Gems, pearls from stash

Glossy Accents and Stickles

Ribbons - Forever Friends, Hobbycraft and stash

Image - Oli from Teddy Bo coloured with Spectrum Noir and Promarkers (Spectrum IG1 IG2 IG3 IG5 HB1 Blender Promarkers Putty Blush Cornflower Vanilla Ivory Sandstone)

Entered into the Anything Goes challenge at http://clearitoutchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Entered into the Winter challenge at http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Entered into the Anything Goes challenge at http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/

Entered into the Anything Goes challenge at http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/

Gift Card 2

Hi me again!

Here is the 2nd gift card I made today - still using the same paperpad, I'm loving it!!

Thanks for the tip Karen about using a white gel pen on the cheeks!

I'll pop in again soon - tv is too good tonight!

Lisa xx

Card Ingredients:-

Square card blank

Kraft card from stash

Patterned paper from First Edition Nordic Christmas paperpad

Ribbons from local cake decorating store and Dovecraft

Dies - Snowflake, tag freebie from Papercraft Essentials, Sizzix

gems from stash

Wooden sentiment

Image from Pollycraft coloured with Spectrum Noir and Promarkers (Promarkers Putty Blush Cardinal Red Marsh Green Denim Blue Sandstone, Spectrum IG1 IB1 BT1 OR1 IG5 IG6 IG9)

White gel pen

Entered into the Winter Wonderland challenge at http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

Entered into the All Things Christmas challenge at 

http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Entered into the Snowman challenge at http://livelaughstamp.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/wordplaysaturday

Christmas Gift Card 1

Hi Everyone

Hope you are all well - last day of November, where has that month gone! December tomorrow, will I get my own way and be able to put the tree up?????

Anyway, not been up to much today so I popped to Crafty Corner for a while - My Mum has asked me to make a couple of gift cards for her to send money to my cousins in Canada. Here is the 1st one I made today

I think the image is from Pollycraft (it's one I have saved somewhere!) and I'm loving this new paperpad from First Edition - Glad you 'made' me buy it Karen!!

Look out for the other card a bit later!

Off now to watch tv - good tonight, Strictly, X-factor, I'm a Celeb and Jonathon Ross!

See you soon!

Lisa xx

Card Ingredients:-

Square card blank

Kraft card from stash

Papers from Nordic Christmas paperpad from First Edition

Ribbons from local cake decorating store and The Range

Pearls from stash

Dies - Snowflake, Tag (freebie from Papercarft Essentials), Sizzix

Wooden sentiment

Image coloured with Spectrum Noir and Promarkers (Promarkers Marsh Green, Cardinal red, Caramel, Sandstone, Denim Blue, Vanilla Spectrum IB1 IG1 BT1)

Glossy Accents

Entered into the winter Wonderland challenge at http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

Entered into the All Things Christmas challenge at http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Songbird Challenge #29 Die Another Day (Meljens)

Hi Everyone

It's time for the new challenge over at the Songbird Challenge Blog and this time the song for the challenge is 'Die Another Day' - but no James Bond theme (thank goodness!) the Die is for Diecuts and for these to be used on the projects! This challenge is sponsored by the fabulous Meljens Designs.

Here is my DT card and I've used the carol singing Snowmen from Meljens:-

Hope you like it and come and join in the Die Another Day challenge over at Songbird. Hope to see you soon!

Lisa xx

Card Ingredients:-

Square Card Blank

White card from stash

Patterned papers from Forever Friends Christmas Kraft Notes & DCWV

Image from Meljens coloured with Spectrum Noir and Promarkers (Spectrum OR1 IG1 BT1 Promarkers Marsh Green Cardinal Red Blossom Sandstone Caramel Tea Green Soft Green and Denim Blue)

Stickles and Glossy Accents

Dies - Spellbinders, X-cut and Memory Box

Snowflake punch

Pearls and ribbons from stash

Entered into the Anything Goes challenge at http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.co.uk/

Entered into the Holidays/Winter challenge at http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.co.uk/

Entered into the Anything Goes challenge at http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/





40th Birthday Gift Card - USA themed

Hi Everyone

If you are reading this post on Saturday night then I am partying the night away! Night off from Slimming World lol!

It's Scott's 40th birthday party that we have gone to tonight and very soon they are off on holiday to Florida so I got Scott some US Dollars for his pressie so I had to make a gift card to put them in and here it is:-

 

I've used a couple of printed papers that I found on the interweb and some buttons that I found on ebay - perfect!

 

Have a great time Scott, Debbie & Ryan wish I could fit in your suitcase!

 

 

Thanks for popping in and I hope to see you again soon!

 

Lisa xx

 

Card Ingredients:-

DL card blank

Blue paper from DCWV

Printed papers from the Interweb

Ribbons and gems from stash

Buttons from Ebay



Songbird Challenge #28 - Your Favourite Song

Hello Everyone

Firstly, apologises for posting this a day late but I've been having a few problems getting Blogger to work on my laptop - fingers crossed this posting comes out ok!!

The new challenge has started over at the Songbird Challenge blog and the theme this time is..... Your Favourite Song and this challenge is sponsored by:-

As I said on my last blog post for the Songbird Challenge, my crafty buddy Karen has also given me to challenge of seeing how many challenges I can use with either an A-ha or Adam Ant song title. As this is a Your Favourite Song Challenge I've chosen A-ha for this one and the song could be one of three for the image I've used, Chloe in the rain........The Soft Rains of April, Crying in the Rain or the one I went with in the end was Here I stand and Face the Rain and here is my DT card:-

I hope you like her!

Don't forget to come and join in the challenge over at Songbird with a card with the theme of Your Favourite Song - We'd love to see you!

I'm off now to plan the cards I need to make in the next few days!

Catch up soon

Lisa xx

Card Ingredients:-
Scalloped Edge square card blank
papers - Forever Friends Kraft Notes
Dies - Memory box corner bow and butterflies and Sizzix ovals
Image - Chloe in the rain from Pink Gem Designs coloured with Flexmarkers, Promarkers & Spectrum Noir (Flex  Blush & Putty Pro Tea Green Soft Green Dusky Rose Vanilla Sandstone Caramel Spectrum CT1 BT1)
Glossy Accents
Flowers and pearls from stash
Nellie Sneddon punch

Teddy Bo New Release

Hello Everyone

It's Tuesday so it means only one thing............yep it's Teddy Bo New Release day!

And not only do we have some new Teddy Bea images this week we also have a new addition to their friends the Tower Mice! Check out the new images below and don't forget to pop over to Teddy Bo and purchase the new digis.


I've used one of the new Teddy Bea images for my DT card and here she is:-

I've tried to be a bit girly and use a bit of pink! Think I'm getting a bit better with her fur too! Please let me know what you think. You can see the cards that the other Teddy Bo Design team over at the Teddy Bo Challenge Blog.

Catch you again very soon!

Lisa xx

Card Ingredients:-

Scalloped edge card blank

Kraft card from stash

Patterned papers from First Edition Spring Drop

Ribbons from stash

Apple charm from Ebay

Sentiment from LOTV

Dies - X-Cut, Spellbinders and Whimsy corner

Pearls from stash

Flowers from WOC

Nellie Sneddon punch

Image - Teddy Bea 278 coloured with Spectrum Noir and Flexmarkers (LG1 LG2 LG3 DG1 DG2 Flexmarkers Ivory Champagne Sandstone Caramel Satin Nutmeg Cinnamon Almond and Putty)

Entered into the Anything Goes challenge at http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/

Entered into the Anything Goes with a Sentiment challenge at http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

Entered into the Anything Goes challenge at http://cardmaniachallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

Entered into the Happy Thanksgiving challenge at http://www.craftindesertdivas.com/

Entered into the Anything Goes challenge with a handmade bow at http://craft-deebowz.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/november-challenge.html



40th Birthday - BBQ Teddy Bo

Hi Everyone

It's our friend's 40th Birthday today and Teddy Bo have the perfect image for me to use as Scott does like to take control of a BBQ or two. Here is the card:-

The Bear Necessities paperpad from LOTV makes the perfect colour combo! I've also made a giftcard for Scott's present and I'll post this one on Saturday after we've been to the party. Quite looking forward to the party, even bought another skirt to wear - lol!

Hope you like this Teddy Bo too!

See you soon

Lisa xx

Card Ingredients:-
Square Kraft card blank
Kraft card from stash
Patterned papers from Bear Necessities paperpad from LOTV
Dies - Spellbinders, Whimsy Corner and X-cut
Ribbons and gems from stash
Image - BBQ Teddy Bo coloured with Spectrum Noir, Promarkers and Flexmarkers (Flexmarkers Blush, Ivory, Vanilla, Sandstone, Caramel - Promarkers Caramel Sandstone Denim Blue Spectrum Noir DG1 DG2 IG1 IG2 IG3 IG6 TN3 OR1 BT1)

Cute Cottage Crafts Event - 09 November 2013

Hello Everyone

Yesterday I went to the first luxury craft event held by Cute Cottage Crafts and it was a fab crafty day! What better way then to spend all day on a Saturday crafting! We made four projects in total - 3 cards and a Christmas Ornament and box. Thank you Sarah & Karen for arranging all off this we all had a fab time. They even provided us with pink glittered cupcakes! Here are the projects we made:-

 

and a few other photos from the day:-

 

 



Had a fab time and spent a bit on the goodies that were for sale!

 

Hopefully Karen & Sarah will arrange another event soon - was well worth the money and I'll will definitely go again!

 

If I get some more time I will update this post with the card details

 

Catch up soon

 

Lisa xx

 



New Home Card - Saturated Canary

Hello everyone

Hope you are all enjoying the weekend. We've spent most of ours indoors with two upset doggies on our laps - neither of them are very impressed with the fireworks going off around here at the mo, especially Saren! Only a few more days to go!!

Anyway on to the important stuff and a friend of mine is moving into a new flat on Tuesday and so of course I had to make a card. I'm going to the first Cute Cottage Crafts day on Saturday and I have a bit of inside info (as Karen is my buddy!) that one of the projects we are doing involves pink. I'm not very good at using pink on cards so I thought I'd have a bit of a practice. I've used one of the new houses that have been launched on Saturated Canary, which are dead cute! I've used the Sweet Fairy Tower:-

 

What do you think?? I'm quite liking this pink and brown combo.

 

Enjoy what's left of the weekend and watch this space for another post soon!

 

 

Lisa xx

 

Card Ingredients:-

Scalloped Edge card blank

Kraft card from stash

Dies - Sizzix, X-cut and Spellbinders

Patterned papers - First Edition Love Letters

Ribbons from Stash and Dovecraft

Pearls from stash

Key charm from Karen

Sentiment from LOTV

Nellie Snedden punch

Flowers WOC

Image Sweet Fairy Tower from Saturated Canary coloured with Spectrum Noir and Flexmarkers (Spectrum DG1 DG2 BT1 Flexmarkers Putty Almond Dusky Rose Vanilla Champagne & Sandstone)

 

Entered into the Pretty Pastels challenge at http://craftingmusketeers.blogspot.co.uk/

 

Entered into the Anything Goes challenge at http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

 

Entered into the Anything Goes challenge at http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/

 

Entered into the Anything Goes challenge at http://www.scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/



Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone!

Just a quick post from me today just to share a picture of the pumpkin I made and my 'babies' ready for the Trick or Treaters to come round:-

 

Woodi and Saren were really impressed - not! but Saren (Shih Tzu) did get a kiss and a stroke off of a couple of little tots that were at the door!

 

Pleased to say that most of the sweets went so not much temptation left at home. The leftovers will be going to work with me tomorrow!

 

All quiet here now and I'll be back soon with a card or two!

 

See you soon

 

Lisa xx

Autumn Birthday - Fall Teddy Bea

Hello Everyone

Hope you are all well - It's nearly the end of October already, how time flies - soon by the Festive Season!!

Anyway for the mo we are still in Autumn, although now the clocks have changed it seems like the middle of winter already. It's one of the girls at work's birthday so as we are in October I decided to use this super cute Fall Teddy Bea, just perfect for this time of year. And my chance I had the perfect paperpad to use too - New Leaf from First Edition. Here she is what do you think??

I was thinking to start with that there maybe too much brown in the colouring, but now it's put together I think it looks quite good. I hope Lisa likes her too!

Right I'm off now to plan my pumpkin design!

See you soon

Lisa xx

Card Ingredients:-
Square card blank
Kraft card from stash
Patterned papers from First Edition New Leaf paperpad
Ribbons from local stores
Flowers & pearls from WOC
Leaf charm from Ebay
Nellie Sneddon punch
Dies - Spellbinders and x-cut
Image - Fall Teddy Bea coloured with Spectrum Noir and Promarkers

Entered into the Anything Goes challenge at http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.co.uk/

Entered into the Teddy Bears Picnic challenge at http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.co.uk/

Entered into the Autumn Harvest challenge at http://cuttinandstampinchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

Entered into the Anything Goes challenge at http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.co.uk/

Entered into the Anything Goes with Ribbon challenge at http://fattastictuesday.blogspot.co.uk/

Songbird Challenge #27 Dancing Queen

Hello Everyone!

Hope you are all well - today sees the start of the new challenge at the Songbird Challenge blog and it is my first for this Design Team. Before I get on to the card I've made let me explain how Songbird works. Every challenge has a theme which is based around a song title or lyrics from a song.

My crafty buddy Karen has given me the additional challenge of trying to get in as many A-ha or Adam Ant songs as I can in these challenges (as they are two of by all time favourites)! However not for this challenge - as our theme this time is ........'Dancing Queen' and it is sponsored by:-

Here's my card and I've used the Clarinet image from Saturated Canary - get the music theme I did there!!!!

 

I hope you like her! Now what can you create using the theme of Dancing Queen?? Come and join in the challenge at Songbird and see if you can become our Star Songbird or a Top Tweet!

 

Our next challenge will be in two weeks time.

 

Hope to see you again very soon

 

Lisa xx

 

Card Ingredients:-

Scalloped Square card blank

Kraft card from Stash

Patterned papers from Maggie Holmes

Dies - Sizzix

Ribbons from stash

Flowers from WOC

Pearls & Gems from stash

Note charms from Ebay

Nellie Sneddon punch

Image - Clarinet from Saturated Canary coloured with Spectrum Noir and Promarkers (Flexmarkers Putty Linen Vanilla Blush Champagne Caramel Sandstone Tea  Rose - Spectrum GT2 BT1 CT1 IG1 FS7 PP5 - Promarkers Blossom Denim Blue Tea Green Sandstone & Caramel)

 

Entered into the Anything Goes challenge at http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.co.uk/

 

Entered into the Anything Goes challenge at http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.co.uk/

 

Entered into the Anything Goes with Ribbon challenge at http://fattastictuesday.blogspot.co.uk/

 

Entered into the Anything Goes challenge at http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.co.uk/

Teddy Bo, Bea and Friends...........

Hi all

Did you manage to have a look at the new release from Teddy Bo yesterday?? Here is another card I've made for one of the Teddy Bo DT who has been in hospital recently. The image includes our favourite bears, Teddy Bo and Bea and their two new friends Olli and Molly. What do you think??

Do you like them?? I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot more of Olli & Molly very soon!

Don't forget to pop over to the Teddy Bo store to get the new images and the DT cards are on the challenge blog site.

Thanks for having a look, hope to see you again soon!

Lisa xx

Card Ingredients:-
Square scalloped card blank
Kraft card from stash
patterned papers from Forever Friends Kraft Notes Paperpad
Ribbons from Sew a Good Yarn, Hobbycraft and Dovecraft
Buttons and gems from Dovecraft
Flowers from WOC
Nellie Sneddon punch
Sentiment from The Stamping Boutique
Dies Spellbinders and X-cut
Image BoBea150 from Teddy Bo coloured with Spectrum Noir and Promarkers (Spectrum IG1 IG2 IG3 EB1 DG1 FS7 Promarkers Tea Green Soft Green Sunkissed Pink Coral Dusky Rose Flexmarkers Satin Putty Nutmeg & Cinnamon)

Entered into the Fall Colours/Anything Goes challenge at http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

Entered into the Anything Goes challenge at http://createdwithlovechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

Entered into the Anything Goes challenge at http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/

Entered into the Anything Goes challenge at http://www.tammyscrapincorner.com/

Teddy Bo Tuesday New Release

Hello Everyone

It's Teddy Bo Tuesday and so we have the new releases to share with you. They include new images of Oli and Molly and of course Teddy Bea and Bo. Here are the details:-

I tried to be all girly this time and I've used Teddy Bea 275. Here she is:-

 

 

Well it has flowers and lace that makes it girly in my book! Hope you like her. Don't forget to pop over to the challenge blog to see the rest of the cards from the Design Team and you can get the new images from the Teddy Bo store.

 

Thanks for popping in and I appreciate all your comments.

 

Catch up with you all again soon!

 

Lisa xx

 

Card Ingredients:-

Scalloped edge square card

Kraft card from stash

Papers from Dovecraft and Papermania

Dies - Spellbinders and Tattered Lace corner

Flowers and pearls from WOC

Nellie Sneddon punch

Ribbon and Lace from Sew a Good Yarn

Bow from stash

Image - Teddy Bea 275 coloured with Spectrum Noir and Promarkers (Spectrum EB1 EB2 BT1 BT2 Flexmarkers Satin Putty Nutmeg and Cinnamon)

 

Entered into the Anything Goes challenge at http://creativecraftchallenges2.blogspot.co.uk/

 

Entered into the Anything Goes challenge at http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/