Loubys Life

Christmas Tag Card

2011-11-14T09:25:00.001Z

Morning All,

time for another upload, I am off work today full of a cold, sneezing everywhere so its a good job you can't catch these things over the internet.

I've made a few of the card I'm putting on today as they were quite simple to do.

I love the look of Kraft card on Christmas cards, I think it works really well. I stamped the image, Penny Black "Stitchery Santa" which I've had

since 1999 and has been a favourite most Christmases.

He is coloured in with Copics, embellished with a white gel pen, glitter glue and cut out and layered onto a Sizzix tag that I had stamped with Penny Black "Winter Scroll" in white. I then layered onto backing paper and green card and onto the Kraft card. I added folky ribbon, sentiment, a little star brad and glitter glue to finish.

Well I'm off for another lemsip, hope the cold doesn't catch you up,

but the crafting bug does.

Thanks for looking

x Louby x

Where Did The Time Go

2011-11-07T08:53:00.002Z

Well haven't put anything on my blog for months, just haven't been in the crafting mood. Aha but now Christmas is nearly here and I thought I'd better get my crafting act together and get some cards done.

So have been busy in the background stamping, sticking, glittering etc etc. Will start putting a few on here in the next few weeks.

So here is my first "show and tell"

Its a lovely Molly Blooms image, I stamped in Versa Fine Vintage Sepia and then coloured with Copics. I used "Old Paper" Distress ink around the edges of the image and the card. Its layered onto green card and then onto backing paper which is a download that I just can't think of the name right now, will look into it and update when I can. I stamped the Woodware sentiment and punched out and then layered onto a nesti.. Added glitter glue, ribbon and buttons to finish. The card blank itself is a Craftworks card.

Hope youv'e all got your cardmaking mojos in place and are busy with your cards too,

Thanks for looking

x Louby x

Lilac Tilda

2011-04-05T16:37:00.001+01:00

Hadn't made a card with a Magnolia Tilda stamp for a little while so to feed my habit I put this one together.

I stamped and then coloured her with Copics (as per). I then put her onto the die cut nestabilities and on to the lovely lilac patterned backing paper that I had edged with two different Martha Stewart border punches. Next I cut a strip for the middle and edged that with a Fiskars border punch. To finish I added the lilac gingham ribbon, the sentiment, punched flowers, glitter glue and button. The circular sentiment is from the lovely Lily of The Valley stamp collection, which I stamped, punched and coloured with a chalk inkpad.

Thanks for stopping by

Scrap Affair Challenge

2011-03-29T09:20:00.001+01:00

There's a new challenge over at the Scrap Affair Blog this week. The challenge is to use

Pink and Brown on your cards. There's a nice prize for the winner, so go and check out this lovely new challenge blog. The challenge runs until April 11th so there's still plenty of time to get your entry in.

This is my example for the DT team.

The stamp is a little Prima set kindly sent to me by my friend Nadia, (available at the Scrap Affair online store) I stamped her and then coloured her with Copics, cut her out with Nestabilities and then layered her onto some backing paper added the little shells and the drink which were also in the stamp set. The punched edge is a fiskars punch.

Have a nice week

Penny Black Saturday Challenge Wk 142

2011-03-18T11:06:00.001Z

The challenge this week at Penny Black Saturday Challenge is "Green" in honour of St Patricks Day. Had a think and out came my Penny Black frog collection. I love this happy little froggy.

I stamped and coloured in Copics and cut out with Nestabilites and layered onto green spotty paper. I added flowers, sentiment and the glitter ribbon strip which was an absolute bargain from the QVC shop in Shrewsbury (highly recommend it if your in the area. I got loads of sets of stuff all at £1.99 a pack) but then had to haul it around with us all day.

Here's the pic of us carrying all the bags of goodies from the QVC shop.

Have A Nice Weekend and hope the weather stays as good as it looks today for us all.

Hero Arts Birthday Cake

2011-03-15T09:36:00.000Z

Made this card towards filling up my box of "just in case" birthday cards with no particular person in mind. I love the doodlebug backing paper with the sherbet colours.

I stamped and coloured with Copics, layered onto Nestabilities and then onto the Doodlebug backing paper. I added ribbon, buttons, Hero Arts sentiment and lots of Stickles Glitter glue. I also added this picture to my flikr account and was so pleased to get a "Sweet Tweet" link on Twitter from Hero Arts themselves about it.

Have a Nice Day

Scrap Affair Online Store Now Open

2011-03-06T19:14:00.002Z

My blogging friend Nadia (Diana Scarlett Blog) has just opened her own online store, how exciting is that. It's called Scrap Affair and she is carrying many beautiful items from the likes of Prima and Anna Griffin. She is based in the USA but will ship worldwide. Click on the link above to take you directly to the store or HERE for the Scrap Affair Blog where there is some fab blog candy on offer to celebrate the opening of Scrap Affair including Copics, Martha Stewart and Fiskars punches and lots of embellies. You can enter up until the 1st of April so plenty of time to get your name in.

I was excited to be asked to be a DT member for the new store and blog and below is a sample of just one of the Stamps that they will be selling, Isn't she lovely....I bet she doesn't really eat cakes though with a waistline like that...lol.

I coloured her with copics and layered her onto pastel card adding the sentiment from LOTV and the flower and button embellishments from stash. Of course I finished off with Stickles glitter glue.

Remember to check out the lovely blog candy and have a good week

Thanks for looking

Kitty For You

2011-02-28T16:04:00.000Z

Bought this digi-stamp a while ago now and hadn't used her. She's called "For You" and is from Mos Digital Pencil. Her designs are fab, click on the link if you've never seen her work, well worth a visit and reasonably priced too.

She's a very pretty Kitty.

I printed her onto smooth card and coloured her with Copics. I cut her out with Nestabilities and layered her onto some pretty pink polka dot paper. I added the Craftwork cards sentiments, ribbon, and Stickles glitter glue to finish.

Thanks for looking

Penny Black Saturday Challenge Wk 139

2011-02-23T11:17:00.001Z

The theme on the Penny Black Saturday Challenge this week is Men's Cards......ooohhhh not very clever at those. Gave it a go and came up with this.

They are so sweet aren't they standing on the little upturned plant pot to reach.

I coloured with copics and layered onto some craft card and then onto backing paper with suitable manly tones that came free with "Simply cards and Papercraft" magazine I added the heart (also free with same magazine) and sentiments and a little bit of garden twine to carry on the gardening theme. Last but not least I added the compulsory Stickles glitter glue in blue and green.
Thanks for visiting my blog

New Rubber Stamp Designs

2011-02-16T10:15:00.001Z

Have just made a couple of cards for my friend Nadia from Diana Scarlett blogspot who is producing some great new rubber stamp designs by Margarita Babushkina to sell. You can see all the new designs at the Scrap Affair Blog I was flattered to be approached and asked to make some sample cards with the designs.

Aren't they lovely stamp designs!

I thought the above design would be lovely for a boy.

You will soon be able to buy the rubber stamps on Scrap Affair, just follow the links above and check out all the other beautiful new designs and the other DT members cards for inspiration.

Christmas Tilda

2010-11-11T09:39:00.000Z

Well it's got to be official ..I am rubbish at regular blogging at the moment. Don't seem to be getting as many cards done as I need to either ( but am determined I wont be buying any Christmas cards from the shops) so I will plod on.

I made this card a few weeks ago but hadn't got around to blogging it. So here she is.

Stamped and coloured Tilda with copics, layered her onto nesties edged with distress ink and then on to fab Christmas backing paper and red card The scalloped card itself is from Craftwork cards and I also edged that in Tea dye distress ink. Added the sentiment, ribbon and flowers from stash.

I hope you are all finding it easier to get your Christmas cards done than I am at the moment

Thanks for looking

Cute Christmas

2010-10-18T09:46:00.002+01:00

Made this card at the weekend towards my Christmas card box. I love the Penny Black Hedgies especially in Christmas scenes. Didn't get as much done as I thought I would over the weekend but did manage to make my first ever Pumpkin pies which turned out better than I thought they would. The family were a little unsure at first whether they were going to like it but they tried it and SAID they did.lol

Penny Black "Cosy" Rubber stamp
Copics
Liquid pearl with glitter on top for snow
Nestabilites
Woodware circular greeting
Creatables Poinsettia dies
Stickles Glitter glue
Button from stash.

Here is a piccy of one of my Pumpkin Pies

While you're blog hopping go take a look at Debby4000s blog "A Scrapjourney" Debby has some fantastic and very generous Blog Candy on offer, a $50 Dollar gift card for Simon Says Stamp Store in honour of her own Birthday. How fab is that. While you're there do take a look at her lovely cards if you haven't visited before her cards are always tip top, always.

Have a nice day

Mittens

2010-10-15T08:56:00.001+01:00

Trying to get going with my Christmas Cards at the moment. This stamp was another purchase from the Happy Stampers show last weekend that I just had to have.

Impression Obsession Mittens stamp
Copics
Scalloped edge card from Crafwork Cards
White Glitter Card
DCWV Christmas Backing paper stack
Martha Stewart Snowflake punch
Circle Sentiment was a freebie download from Lyndsey Marie Designs

Just before I go,go take a look at All The Things I Love Blogspot .Beautiful cards to look at by Bev Rochester and if you're quick you can enter your name to win some fab blog candy.

Have A Nice Day and Thanks for Looking

Halloween Invitations

2010-10-13T16:22:00.001+01:00

Finally got round to making the Invitations for our Halloween Party. I love this stamp from Stampendous with the funky witches legs on it. It was one of the things I bought with the 123 Stitch gift voucher I won a while back from the Penny Black Saturday Challenge blog.

I made 7 invites (below)

Stampendous "Witch Shoes" cling stamp
Copic Markers for colouring
Sizzix Large Tag Die
Cuttlebug "Just My Type" embossing borders for zig zag stitch at end of tag.
Martha Stewart Drippy Goo edge punch
K & Company Halloween Mat pad (backing paper)
Black Card
Inkssentials Opaque White Pen ( for Sentiment and corner web)
Doodle Bug Halloween Ribbon
Stickles Black Diamond Glitter glue

Thanks for looking

Christmas Cards

2010-10-12T19:40:00.000+01:00

I went to the Happy Stampers Northwest Stamp Festival at the weekend and bought some lovely new stamps (and more!!!) to get me inspired again. I saw this lovely super cute stamp from Impression Obsession, I think its called Stargazing.

I stamped and coloured with copics then layered onto pink card. I layered the stripey backing paper onto the card and stamped the other half with the Penny Black stamp "snow scroll" image. I added the punched snowflakes, ribbon, buttons, Glitter glue and a button sentiment.

Have A Nice Day

Winter Swing

2010-10-08T15:45:00.002+01:00

I've got a new obsession at the moment..... it's uploading all my card pictures to Flickr and joining groups on there. I've joined the Penny Circle group on there which is for cards made with Penny Black Stamps. Here is my entry for their. Octoberfest competition which is also on their blog.

I stamped and coloured her with Copics, layered her on to green card and then onto the card that I had covered already with this gorgeous Craft Creations "Christmas Holly" paper backed on red card.

I had the "Joy" sentiment and the "Special Delivery" tag in my stash. I added the ribbon, buttons and of course Stickles Glitter Glue.

The Penny Circle Flickr Gallery is well worth a look for inspiration

Thanks for looking at my blog

Louby x

Tilda Blowing Bubbles

2010-09-26T20:47:00.000+01:00

Made this Tilda card a while ago but have been a very lazy Blogger (I said Blogger) and not uploaded the card. I've decided I'm a winter blogger cause I go right off during the summer!
Stamped and coloured her with Copics and layered her onto nesties ( what did we do before nesties crafty people) Layered whole thing onto card and added flowers, sentiments, ribbon and glitter glue.

Here is a close up of Tildas pretty bubbles.

Will have some more soon that i've made and not blogged.

Thanks for looking

Pirate Card

2010-09-23T09:08:00.001+01:00

Pirates seem to be all the rage at the moment don't they? I bought some Pirate stamps from the Stamposaurus stand when I went to the NEC HobbyCraft show earlier on in the year so I could make some "boys" cards for my youngest, classmates Birthday parties. Have so far only made one card with them...tut...tut...tut.

I found the treasure map backing paper on a free project website and printed it off and cut to size. I stamped and coloured the various elements with Copics and layered onto the card. I used a cocktail stick for the little Pirate flag. Of course I added Stickles Glitter Glue to finish.

I also finished the card by decorating the inside using script backing paper and the same nestie cut outs as I used for the front. I didn't get to photograph the card before it was needed for a party and was written in by Phoebe.

Thanks for Looking

Where did the summer and my good intentions go?!?

2010-08-29T12:18:00.002+01:00

Well I've had the whole summer holidays off work with my youngest daughter and I was going to do soooooo much card making during that time. Don't quite know what happened. Have managed to make a few cards and here is one.

I stamped the Hero Arts Cup Cake stamp 3 times and coloured with Copics in pastel colours. Layered onto sparkly white glitter card and pale pink backing card. The sentiments are from the same Hero Arts Cupcake set. I layered the whole lot onto some pretty pastel spot backing paper and added the compulsory Stickles glitter glue. I'm amazed I've made a card with not a ribbon in sight.

I hope everyone had a lovely summer despite the lack of sunshine.

Thanks for looking

Long Time No Blogging

2010-07-06T15:59:00.001+01:00

Haven't blogged in ages. I have no valid excuses, I just haven't been cardmaking much at all as the weather has been sooooo nice. So this is a quick blog to show you a card I created.

Stamped the "Inkadinkadoo" image, coloured with Copics and layered onto nestabilities. Added to the front of the scalloped edged card (Craftwork Cards) which I previously covered with "My Minds Eye" papers. Added ribbon, sentiment and flowers from stash

The stamp was something I bought with a "123 Stitch" voucher I won on the Penny black Saturday challenge blog a few months ago now.

Hope you enjoyed my quick blog entry, thanks for looking

Penny Black Saturday Challenge Wk 101

2010-05-18T09:34:00.000+01:00

This weeks lovely Penny Black Saturday Challenge title is "Flowers". So I couldn't wait to use a new stamp callled "Gift of Flowers" that I purchased the week before. Very appropriate.

I stamped her and coloured her with Copics. I have to admit I copied the colours from the top of the stamp exactly as I thought she looked so lovely. I layered her onto a piece of black card and then onto "Doodlebug" red spotty paper. I added the ribbon , sentiment and flowers from stash and added a little bit of faux stitching around the edge.

And on the inside I put some of the spotty paper , an oval cut nestie and a few flowers to finish.

Thanks for looking and enjoy the nice weather while it lasts!

16th Birthday dog

2010-05-05T15:39:00.000+01:00

Made a 16th Birthday card for my Nephew last week. Went with the Penny Black scooter dog stamp as he has a doggy all of his own.

Stamped image and coloured with Copics. Layered onto brown and red card and then onto "Little Sizzles" backing paper. Cut a strip of red card and added some brads to match the dogs collar. Cut some nesties and added the Craftwork cards sentiment. Cut out the 16 on my sizzix machine and added lots of gold Stickles glitter glue around and about and some Star brads to finish.

Just a quick post today

Thanks for looking

Two Challenges.

2010-04-28T09:21:00.002+01:00

Have excelled myself this week and made a card that incorparates 2 Blog challenges. Unheard of for me - I'm never that organised. So below this card is for the The Cute Card Thursday Blog Which is a Sketch by Andrea to follow and also for the Just Magnolia Challenge Blog where the theme is "Anything Goes"

So Changed the sketch a little with the shapes but the basic layout is the same.

I stamped and coloured Tilda with Copics, cut her out and layered her onto nestabilities, one from plain card edged with distress inks and the other with backing paper. Cut and punched a strip of "Little Sizzles" backing paper with Martha Stewart Doily punch to put across the middle. Added the flowers that I coloured with a chalk pad, "Craftwork Cards" sentiment and lashings of gold "Stickles". Edged the main card with distress ink too.

I decorated the inside too with some DCWV backing paper and a Nestabilty edged with Distress ink and gold "Stickles"

Off to work now, have a good day

Gorjuss Birthday Card

2010-04-26T09:22:00.000+01:00

Made this card over the weekend. My eldest daughter claimed it for her upcoming Birthday as she said she loves it.
Just love these little girls - so sweet.

Stamped and coloured image with Copics. Layered her onto nestability ovals and Papermania "Rose Garden" paper. Used my Martha stewart Doily punch on a strip of pink card, added the flowers,punched leaves,buttons, ribbon,Stickles glitter glue and "Rose Garden" sentiment to finish.

Also made a card for the Magnolia challenge and the Friday sketchers challenge ( 2 in 1) which is so organised for me. Will post later in the week.

Thanks for looking, Have a Lovely day.

Penny Black Saturday Challenge Wk 97

2010-04-20T19:48:00.001+01:00

Well after being selected as the prize winner for last weeks Penny Black Saturday Challenge I thought it only polite to enter this weeks challege too! LOL...This weeks Penny Black Saturday Challenge wk 97 is to use

MONOCHROMATIC BROWN

on your design... whatever it may be, card, box, notebook cover etc.

Well I knew I had some scrummy polka dot brown paper and a lovely Bear stamp that would lend itself to the project nicely.

I stamped the image in Versafine Vintage Sepia and coloured with Copics and cut him out, I then stamped him again onto an oval nestability. Layered onto the gorgeous spotty paper. I punched a matching strip of card with a fiskars border punch. I added the "Stamps Away" sentiment, ribbon, punched flowers and of course some gold "stickles" glitter glue to finish.

I haven't spent the yummy Stitch 123 voucher I won from the challenge last week but it's burning a hole in my pocket as I speak...LOL

Thanks For Looking

Another Froggy card

2010-04-19T09:14:00.000+01:00

I'm making no excuses -- I love this froggy stamp - so have used him again. He's just so happy isn't he?

Heres a close up of my little froggy friend.

Stamped the Penny Black image and coloured with Copics, layered onto backing paper and card. Added ribbon, buttons and Stickles glitter glue. The sentiment I made on the PC.

Back to work this morning. Aahh well.Hope you all have a good day.

Thanks for looking peeps

Tilda Ladybug

2010-04-17T21:01:00.001+01:00

Woop,Woop, had a lovely surprise this morning when I found out I'd won last weeks Penny Black Challenge prize which is a $20 voucher for 123 Stitch. Great stuff and a nice way to start the weekend.

Bought this stamp at the NEC, she's so sweet isn't she. Just love the colour red so had to rig her out in the full ladybird colours.

Stamped and coloured her with Copics layered her onto black card and spotty red paper. Cut a strip of black card and used a Martha Stewart border punch down both sides. Layered it onto the card and added the ribbon and bow. Added the sentiment tag and punched hearts to the corners of the image.

Hope you're all having a great weekend.

Penny Black Saturday Challenge Wk 96

2010-04-13T20:00:00.000+01:00

Heres my entry for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge wk 96. This weeks challenge is called "Buttons Galore" Well now, I love buttons and often add a few to my cards so this weeks challenge was a pleasure.

Stamped "Country Lady" PB stamp onto a nestabilitie cut piece of card, coloured her with Copics and added teeny tiny buttons to the flower posy she is holding. Layered her onto a scalloped nestabilitie shape and then onto some "Rose Garden" pretty backing paper by Papermania. Added the sentiment and flowers with button centres also.

Actually went and did my first bit of gardening of the year this afternoon (thats bad isn't it, it been April and all) Quite pleased with myself although i'm aching a bit now. Still got a long way to go with it but it's a start right!

Thanks for looking

Just Magnolia week 50 "Punch It Out"

2010-04-12T09:55:00.001+01:00

Made a card with my Dragonfly Tilda stamp yesterday. Coloured her in blue and yellow then tried to match her up with backing paper etc....... realised while I was doing it I don't really like a blue and yellow colour combo...!

Coloured her with copics and layered onto Little Sizzles backing papers and nesties. The sentiment is a Craftwork cards one layered onto a nestie (off centre now I notice, but it doesn't look as bad IRL!!) Edged the backing paper with matching blue card cut with Martha Stewart doiley punch. Added the flowers, ribbon and gold glitter glue. Mmmm still not sure about it though.

Still I'm going to enter it into the Just Magnolia Challenge blog as the theme there this week is "Punch It Out" and seen as I've used my lovely Martha Stewart punch I'm entering.

Hope you all have a good start to the week.

Home Sweet Home

2010-04-11T10:35:00.000+01:00

Have just moved my crafting essentials down to my dining table as I couldn't face going up into my loft and away from the lovely sunshine we had yesterday. Plus my teenage daughter didn't want me to disappear for the day and leave her on her own revising. So we had a bookshelf surplus to requirements from decorating my youngest daughters bedroom (she's got a tall one now) so I nabbed that and filled it up with boxes of my stuff, although I scratched the floor moving it (oops) It was lovely to be near the kettle again ......and the washing machine......! My Mum came over (she also crafts) and we sat and stamped and coloured together which was really nice. I did have to make a few trips up into the loft as I kept finding more "essentials" that I needed downstairs. I will probably get sick of the sight of it on my table at some point and move it back again but for now I'm happy with the set up.

Made a New Home card to keep in my card box....just in case, as I was caught out last time when my cousin moved into her new flat.

Used this lovely cute stamp from Onefourzero. It doesn't really show on here but the card is a lovely pistachio colour. Coloured with copics and cut out with nesties. The "Home sweet home" stamp was also from the Onefourzero set. Edged the card with a piece of "kraft" card and added ribbon and glittered punched out hearts to give it a folky feel.

Have a great day

Dino Birthday card

2010-04-09T09:29:00.000+01:00

Made a point of buying some stamps that are suitable for Boys Birthday cards as I don't have many cause the super cute stamps suck me in and say "buy me"..... So here is a Dinosaur stamp I bought at the NEC.

Love the goofy faces on this "Great Impressions" dino stamp. Stamped and coloured with Copics. Layered onto K and Co Hopscotch collection backing paper. The drippy edge was a sample strip of a Martha Stewart punch I received in with an order for something else. The Happy Birthday To You sentiment is Hero arts. Added buttons,edged card with Old Paper Distress ink and spread lots of drippy green Stickles glitter glue.

Thanks for stopping by

Penny Black Saturday Challenge Wk 95

2010-04-07T10:05:00.002+01:00

Haven't done a challenge in a while and decided to enter the Penny Black Saturday Challenge with one of my new PB stamps. The challenge was "Check It Out" - that is to use checked paper, ribbon etc. I'm afraid I only used a strip of checked ribbon ( yummy doodlebug ribbon mind) and voila here is my entry.

Below is a close up of little froggy to show his lovely glittery bits.......

Off to work now, have a nice day all

2010-04-05T10:05:00.018+01:00

Hope everyone is enjoying their Easter Break and haven't OD'ed on chocolate (like myself)...!:-( Have managed to get into my crafty space in the loft and use some of my new stash purchased at the NEC last week.

I used my new nesties, Craftwork cards sentiment, and Magnolia stamp on this one. The Martha Stewart border punch is fairly new too but purchased a few weeks ago somewhere else. I stamped her onto some new card I got from the Craftwork cards stand which was a dream to use my Copics on. You can only just about see in the picture but I stamped and heat embossed in Hologram powder some flowers on the backing paper. Now one of the trends of the moment is putting paper flowers on your cards.........well none of the local florist need worry ....I wont be setting up my own florist shop anytime soon......fiddle,faff, fiddle,faff......give up and just put one on each corner....bloomin heck ... these were meant to be little sprays of flowers with a bit of net behind...ha ha it wasn't happening on my card. So here is a close up of the one flower I used on the corner ( god knows why.)

Spent Saturday afternoon painting an old bucket with stencils and some twigs "off white"

below is the result.

I made it to hang Phoebes coloured in wooden shapes on and to put on the table for the little Easter party we had yesterday for the family.

This is the Easter cake that my eldest daughter decorated.....yum!

My proudest moment over the holiday was seeing my youngest daughter Phoebe learning to ride her bike without stabilisers.......Go Phoebe.....well done.

Hope you all enjoy the rest of the Easter Break.

Easter Bags

2010-04-03T15:55:00.001+01:00

Happy Easter everyone. Can't believe my weeks holiday from work has gone so fast. Went to the NEC Hobbycrafts show last weekend and had a great day with some great company and spent far toooo many pennies but got some really nice bits and bobs, new magnolia stamps, Sizzix die, distress ink pads, bling, sentiment die cuts etc, etc etc..see far too much. The highlight of the day was meeting with Chris, Kim P, Marlene and Sonia who I felt I'd met before but not sure where. All uber talented cardmakers check out their blogs and see for yourselves if you aren't familiar with their work.

One of my purchase's was a sizzix bag die. I love little boxes and bags, So I've made a few, a couple for my two girls and a couple for the neighbours children. Theres not much to the decoration, i've just used stickers that I had in my stash but they look cute. I've filled them with lots of choccy treats and of course a little easter chick in each one.

Hope you all have a lovely Easter

Mothers Day Gorjuss Girl.

2010-02-25T16:28:00.001Z

Got myself organised and made a Mothers Day card for my Mum. Used this Gorguss Girl (Poppy Fields) and coloured her with Copics. Layered her onto Nestability ovals and then onto a card covered with backing paper (Daisy Plaid by Make and Create) and layered green ribbon and little white material flowers.

For the embellishments I punched the flowers from white card and leaves from green card to match the flowers on the backing paper. I Scored each petal a little at the point and pinched them up to add some dimension (a tecnique I saw in the Magnolia magazine - coz I never would've thought of it myself) I added the green ribbon and bow, the sentiment (printed on PC) and glitter to the flower centres.

Below is a close up of the punched flowers

Well hope to be back soon with another post, Thanks for Looking

Gorjuss Little Star Girl

2010-02-07T13:43:00.000Z

Aren't these stamps just so sweet. Made another card for the birthday box with Little Star Gorjuss Girl. I coloured her with Copics (still trying to get the shading business right) Covered the card with backing paper,both out the same book but forgot to look at what company it is from! (It's up in the loft) Will look next time I'm up in there if I remember and update then.

Added the punched stars, ribbon and sentiments to finish. I outlined the scalloped oval in white pen just to make it stand out a little more. The starflower shaped sentiment is from Craftwork cards and the Celebrate one was a freebie from a magazine.

Below is another picture of her taken with the flash on that shows off her lovely sparkle.

Hope your weekend hasn't flown by too fast like mine seems to have done!Thanks for looking,

More Mo's Digital Pencil

2010-02-02T20:34:00.001Z

Ooohh I just love the beautiful images at Mo's Digital Pencil. Here's another one I couldn't resist, it's called Noelle Bearing Gifts.

I coloured her with Copics and then layered her onto oval Nestabilitys and stripey backing paper. I added the ribbon,button and sentiment from stash. Putting her in the card box for next Christmas.

Thanks for looking

Getting Ready For Christmas!

2010-01-30T11:04:00.000Z

Sorry to bring the subject of Christmas up when we're all praying for Spring to come early, but I'm not,not, not going to have to buy any shop bought cards this year. So here's another for the Christmas box.

She's Holly Fairy from Mo's Digital Pencil Shop .Isn't she just lovely? I downloaded and printed her off onto some copic card from Sir Stampalot which is fab with the copics, the colour just glides on to it. I just layered her onto a piece of gold mirror card, I didn't think she needed any backing paper as she's such a beautiful image on her own. Added the ribbon, sentiment and bell from stash. I've used some chrystal laquer on the snowglobe and sprinkled some glitter into it for effect but it hasn't shown up on the photo. Just a quick post as I'm off to spend a loyalty voucher I have for a local craft shop (any excuse)....

Have a great weekend everybody

Boys Birthday Cards

2010-01-26T08:43:00.001Z

Following on from the last post Phoebe has received two invites to boys Birthday parties. I will really have to buy some Boy style birthday stamps as cute really wont do! So all I have is a K and Co backing paper pad. Nice bright colours that I just added a sizzix tag, sizzlit letters, sizzix numbers, buttons and the sentiment stamp. I used creamy brown liquid chalk cats eye pad around the edges.

Below is another one that follows the same style with different papers.

Not totally over the moon with them ( really must get some "boy" stamps)

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Cute Birthday Cards

2010-01-24T10:45:00.000Z

Having a 6 year old daughter means I have to have a stock of cute cards to hand for all the parties she goes to and at the moment thats one every week. aaaaggghhhh! Costs a blooming fortune for pressies....but it also means I can make lots of cute cards that are going to get used. Below is the latest batch.

I made 3 of these to keep things going for a while. The clear stamp is by Tina Wenke and is called "Mouse-Bird-Ladybug-Cupcake". and is coloured with copics. Layered onto blue card (whick I got from Papermill, lovely shade of powder blue that you don't ofter see) and pink patterned backing paper. I added ribbon,flowers,button, sentiment and Stickles glitter glue. Hope you all have a great Sunday with plenty of time for crafting if you want it.
Thanks for looking

Penny Black Saturday Challenge wk 84

2010-01-21T09:24:00.000Z

Decided to get my act together and enter the Penny Black Saturday Challenge wk 84, which is a colour challenge. It is to be a Penny Black stamp and then use the colours Blue,Cream and Gold. What a lovely colour combo that is. So below is my entry:-

I stamped the image in Gold and heat embossed with gold powder. I then coloured the flowers blue with Copics and layered onto blue and gold card. I used my Martha Stewart doiley punch down the edge and layered a piece of gold card underneath. I then added ribbon, flower and sentiment tag. I distressed a little here and there with a creamy brown liquid chalk pad.

Off to link this up now - I'm so out of practice. Thanks for dropping by.

Wow A Post At Last

2010-01-09T11:22:00.004Z

Happy New Year Peeps.... Hope you all had a great Christmas too. Have been busy doing other things (mostly eating chocolate and watching TV ...shame on me!) Haven't done any cardmaking since before christmas hence the lack of posts. So this is a catch up post to show you some of the cards I made previously and a couple of beautiful cards I received from other lovely people. In my defence it has been very cold here as I'm sure a lot of you are experiencing too and going up into the freezing cold loft which would take a weeks wages to heat before I could get in is out of the question. So to start us off is the beautiful card I received from my blogging friend Nadia aka Diana Scarlett.

Isn't she lovely...I love the style of this card and the lots of layers, the swirls are on acetate layered over the backig papers, beautiful .. thanks so much Nadia. Nadia had also taken the time to decorate the inside and the back of her card.Do check out her blog via the link above she makes beautiful and original pieces.

Next up is a lovely card I received from my youngest Daughter Phoebe. Phoebe made the card at school and I think it's a lovely fun christmas card. Well done Phoebe.

The next 2 cards are Christmas cards I made for my daughters, both with Magnolia Tilda stamps

I love this stamp and I think it will always be a favourite. I coloured her using copics and the little hanging heart ( below) is also Magnolia.

Here ( below) is a close up of Tilda herself...

Here is the other card again coloured with copics.

..and a close up of the Magnolia sentiment embellisment that I added stickles glitter glue to.

Last up is the Birthday card I made for Phoebe.

Well thanks for looking and I hope everyone has a great start to the year, hopefully it will warm up a bit soon and I'll be able to get up in the loft where my craft stuff is.(I can hear it calling to me..lol)
Bye for now.

Christmas Skaters

2009-11-14T15:15:00.000Z

Love this sweet little image of a couple skating. Its a rubber stamp by Beach Bum Stamps.

I stamped it in versafine and layered onto green card and DCWV backing paper. Added ribbon sentiment, punched snowflakes and bling in snowflake centres.

Have Just updated my blog editor (its probably been available for ages....i'm soo slow on the uptake) so just having a little play.

Have a good weekend

thanks for peeking

Penny Black Saturday Challenge Wk 74

2009-11-12T09:29:00.006Z

The challenge over at Penny Black Saturday Challenge this week is to make something which is based on a Song Title/Lyric. So out came one of my all time favourite Christmas Penny Black Stamps ( although I think I say that every time I use a PB stamp)Here is Jingle All The Way.

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Stamped image in versafine ink and coloured with Copics. Added Glitter glue for twinkling snow. Layered onto doodlebug card and then on to DCWV backing paper. Over stamped backing paper with white liquid chalk snowflakes. Added punched out snowflakes (beautiful Martha Stewart punch) and added buttons.

Here (above) is a little close up to show the lovely Doodlebug backing card and the large snowflake is the Martha Stewart punch

Thanks for looking

A Couple of Lil' Christmas Cards

2009-11-10T15:54:00.004Z

Here's a couple of cards I made last week towards my Christmas box.(still need to do a lot more to catch up though)
First up is this little Penny Black stamp that is just soooo cute. Stamped and coloured with copics and layered onto green card and DCWV backing papers. Added glitter, ribbon, buttons and the Stamps Away sentiment layered onto a nestability circle.
This next card is also a Penny Black stamp that I've had for a long time. I stamped and coloured with copics cut the wreath out and put Chrystal lacquer on it to make it shine. I layered it onto the front of the card and just added the ribbon and sentiment to keep it simple.

Have a nice day

Santa stamp

2009-11-09T10:49:00.004Z

Made a few cards this last week, so hopefully will get around to posting a few of them this coming week. Here is the first and probably my most favourite. Its a stamp by Rubber Stampede called Santa Collage. I stamped him in versa colour vintage sepia,picking out some detail with a bit of glitter and then layered onto gold mirror card (it is for Christmas!) the backing papers are DCWV and the sentiment is Stamps Away which is also a favourite of mine. I added some sepia inked swirls to the backing paper and picked some out in gold glitter too plus ribbon to finish.

Thanks for looking,have a good Monday

No Cards but here's why!

2009-11-02T19:09:00.006Z

The Count and I

Mummy Wrap Game Chaos

Uncle steve who actually came as dracula but turned into a bad Harry Potter as the night wore on!!!!!

Some of the coven (Aunties,Phoebe and my Mummy)

The Rat catcher AKA cousin Charlotte

Ouch!

Phoebe after Mummy wrap game

More of the coven ( my cousin and auntie)
We had a Halloween Party on saturday - what a laugh- I usually throw one every year. So i've no cards to show but thought i'd share a few piccys of the evening.
Hope you all had a good night too
Louby xxx

50th Birthday Card

2009-10-28T08:04:00.005Z

Oh dear, I don't know about you but I don't often make cards to order but when your boss at work asks you to make one - what do you do- Oh heck I said O.K. Then because the card is for someone ( if you know what I mean) my ideas just dry up. So this card took me aaaallllll day Sunday (I was so annoyed with myself) I just couldn't think what to do or how to place it, what colours to use etc etc.....it drove me mad and I don't think I like it anyway. Not sure at all.....

Cupcake stamp - Hero Arts
Backing paper - Bo bunny
Numbers - Sizzix
Circles - Nestabilities
Coloured With - Copics
Flowers -various
Foliage - Punch
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Craftwork cards
and of course obligatory bling.....

Aaahhh well she'll either like it or she wont...LOL
thanks for looking

More Quick Christmas Cards

2009-10-15T15:36:00.009+01:00

Just a quick post with some quicky Christmas cards I've made to make sure I'm on target with enough cards and in time.(here's hoping)when I say quick I mean quick for me cause I spend ages agonising over backing papers!!! (I drive myself batty with them sometimes) They are a bit easier because they are only small cards.

(Above)Cute snowman stamp coloured with copics and layered onto glitter card and DCWV backing paper. I added ribbon and a punched heart.

(Above) Stampendous stamp coloured with Copics.

(Above)Snowman stamp again coloured with copics and layered onto DCWV paper,added ribbon, tag, snowflake button and bell.

(Left) Penny Black stamp, watercoloured and layered onto DCWV paper.

Hope your all having a good day,

Thanks for looking
Louby x

Penny Black Saturday Challenge Wk 70

2009-10-12T09:03:00.005+01:00

Decided to get back into the Challenge loop this week so to kick off have entered the Penny Black Saturday Challenge which I always love to do as Penny Blacks are my favourite stamps to use. So the challenge was to include buttons and bows on your card or craft item. Now this wasn't so hard for me as I nearly always include a bow and buttons on my cards somewhere....lol.

Below is a close up side on view of the card

Stamp - Penny Black
Backing Paper - Peace on Earth Collection from Creative Cardmaking Magazine
Buttons and Sentiment - Dress It Up from Craftime
Ovals - cut with Nestabilities
Edge Punch - Fiskars
Coloured with Copics
And last but not least Glitter Glue......

Have a nice day

40th Birthday Card

2009-10-07T09:13:00.005+01:00

Morning All, just a quick post to show you the card I have made for my Sister-In-Law who is 40 this week. I stamped the image with black pigment ink and heat embossed with clear powder. I bought the stamp off e-bay a while ago now and unfortunately don't know who the manufacturer is as I think she's great. The backing paper is fab Doodlebug and yes I have succumbed to the MS doily punch (love it). The numbers were cut on the Sizzix and layered onto punched plain and scalloped circles. I nicked the sentiment of a card I received myself last year (waste not, want not LOL)

Have A good day, I'm off to work now.

Small Christmas Cards

2009-10-03T13:03:00.004+01:00

Have been trying to catch up with making enough Christmas cards so have been making some little ones that are quick and easy to put together once the image has been coloured.

I haven't got the stamp info to hand as I'm doing this downstairs and the stamps are in the loft. I know the sheep is Penny Black and I think the Snowman is Stampendous but will have to check back. I used the Swiss dots cuttlebug folder on the Sheep card.
Hope you all out there are also making progress with your Christmas cards too!!!

Enjoy

Anniversary Card

2009-09-30T09:20:00.006+01:00

Heres a card I made a few weeks ago for my husband on our wedding Annivesary. Sorry the photo is really bad with shadows etc..

The embossed heart is a Sizzix die and the birdy swirly background was done with a cuttlebug embossing folder.

Thanks for looking

Gosh How long Since My Last Post?

2009-09-26T09:59:00.005+01:00

Toooooooo long! I've hardly made any cards of late and I really need to get my act together if I'm to make all my Christmas cards on time. So here's my first attempt in months.

Covered a card in red patterned paper.Made the snowman on the Sizzix machine and layered him up. Added sentiment, punched snowflakes and holly leaves, and glitter.

Have made some more cards but need to take photos again as the ones I took are full of shadows in wrong places.
I will be back!!!!!!!

Woohooo I won Blog Candy

2009-06-04T20:51:00.008+01:00

How happy am I? Well very, I won one of the prizes on the new The Next Level Challenge Blog. I couldn't believe it I've never won one before so I was over the moon. Can't wait to get my hands on it and have a play.

Well after winning their candy I couldn't not enter there new challenge now could I?
Here is the challenge description-

Our very first Challenge is to make an Aperture/Cut out Card - that is a card with an opening in the front. There are no restrictions on the size of the opening, where it is placed, or the size and shape of your card - you decide. We felt that by giving you this flexibility we will all hopefully see a wide range of different ideas and styles that we can share and gain new inspiration from in our own future creations. There is one additional compulsory element though - your card must have your own hand made faux Prima Lollipop flower/flowers on it. These flowers are really pretty, and quite easy to make. We had originally added a UTube video as a tutorial but unfortunately there has been problems with linking to this, however the photograph tutorial near the end of this Issue will allow you to read the make-up instructions on-line or print off as you wish. You can use one or any many flowers as you like, you can choose how many layers of papers in your flower and its size - its all down to you.

So below is my aperture card cut with a nestability. The image is a Fairy Doodles stamp coloured with Copics. I covered the card inside and out with backing paper and added 3d mushrooms and a nesty frame to the front along with the compulsory lollipop flower. This was the 2nd attempt at the flower as the first one just didn't work. I then added sentiment, paper lace edging,glitter and ribbon to finish.

Below is a close up of the faux lollipop flower.

and a close-up of the mushrooms.

If you haven't been to The Next Level Challenge blog yet, click on the link and take a peek. It promises to be a great place - more like an on-line magazine with hints, tips, tutorials and challenges too.

Thanks for looking
Take care
Louby x

Sketch Saturday #52

2009-05-28T21:05:00.004+01:00

Hello, thought I'd better put my entry on quick for the <Sketch Saturday blog Challenge,before I run out of time to enter.

I really enjoyed doing this sketch and the card fell together quite easily with it. I decided to use green and yellow for a change as I tend to stick to alot of pink and purple on my cards. Coloured Tilda with Copics and layered her onto the sissix cut out and DCWV spotty papers. Added flowers, sentiment, brads, buttons and bling.

Here's a different view of the card.

Thanks for looking
Take care
Louby x

Penny Black Saturday Challenge Wk 49

2009-05-22T15:36:00.008+01:00

This weeks challenge over at Penny Black Saturday Challenge was to use a recipe of 3 flowers, 2 papers and 1 brad/charm on your card. I used this image that was sent to me by my blogging friend Shelley at Minkies paper paradise (Thanks shelley)I coloured it with Copics and then layered onto lilac card and backing papers. I added the 3 flowers,used 2 backing papers and added 1 brad to the centre of the top flower. The sentiment was a magazine freebie from a while back. I added some glitter glue, buttons and bling to finish.

Also this next week there will be a new challenge blog starting on 1st June called The Next Level It promises to be something quite new with tutorials, hints and tips and lots of information for us all to share in as well as a weekly challenge. Sounds good. Click on the link to go and check it out.
If you register as a follower of the challenge blog and give them a mention on your own blog your in with a chance of winning some fabulous blog candy. The winner will be announced on launch day. Below are some pictures of the scrummy, yummy stash up for grabs.

Dragonfly Tilda

2009-05-18T09:10:00.004+01:00

Wow 2 posts in a week --- I'm really getting back into this!!!! Not for long though as I wont be able to get up into my loft this coming week as hubby is on late shift and my eldest has got GCSE exams all week (poor thing)and needs to revise in the evenings so I must be on hand to provide cups of tea and biscuits and keep the little one from mithering her every 5 minutes.

So enough of me waffling, here's the card. Bought this stamps last weekend at the craft show I went to. Have seen her many times on other peoples cards and thought she was so cute. I coloured her with Copics in sort of dragonfly colours and glittered her wings and collar. Layered her onto some backing papers added ribbon, bow and flowers. The sentiment stamp is my daughters(not sure of make) layered onto a small nestability circle- also glittered.

Will be back later in the week to post my effort for the Penny Black Saturday challenge . So have a good week everyone and thanks for looking.

Hello I'm Still Here!!!

2009-05-14T20:41:00.003+01:00

Hello, sorry I haven't updated in a while, I haven't got any real excuses other than I couldn't muster up the enthusiasm to get my butt up into the loft and get crafting. Anyway after visiting the Happy stampers Northwest stamp show at Port Sunlight it seems I purchased some enthusiasm along with some yummy new stamps!!Haha

Isn't she a beautiful stamp, I just couldn't leave her there. A stand called Paper Pleasures from Nova Scotia, Canada were selling them. she is called "Crystal" from a collection called Enchanted Hallow.

I stamped her in Versafine and coloured her with copics, I layered her onto card and "little sizzles" backing paper. I added the Sizzix die cut swirls, glitter glue, ribbon and sentiment.

Easter Bunny Boxes

2009-04-11T20:27:00.006+01:00

Have made these little boxes for my children and a couple of the neighbours little girls. I cut the boxes from pink card with a sizzix bigz die and decorated them with the sizzix bunny cut out in white. I added various punched flowers, glitter glue, a decorative wire handle and ribbons.......and of course I filled them with choccy eggs as every good Easter Bunny should!!!

Have been off work this week but not got around to much crafting, blogging or blog hopping for that matter. I have been Prom dress shopping with my eldest daughter(don't even ask how that went :-( fence painting, house sorting and getting into motorcycle riding again :-) which was excellent.(see pic below)

Hope you are all having a lovely Easter break
See you soon
Louby x

A Quick Post

2009-04-02T20:38:00.003+01:00

Just a quick post to show the Mothers Day card that I made this year. Haven't been crafting all week so nothing else new to show i'm afraid.I am off work on holiday next week so hopefully will get some crafting done, fingers crossed.
see you soon
Louby xx

Penny Black Saturday Challenge Wk 41

2009-03-25T17:38:00.006Z

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Again another lovely challenge over at Penny Black Saturday Challenge BlogWk 41. The theme was doodling and I have added a little doodling around the edges of the layered card. I've made a Christmas card to add to my Christmas box. Stamped the mouse and coloured with Copics. Layered him onto coloured card and added the Sizzix cut star which I wrote the sentiment on and doodled around the edge. Applied another punched star, 2 punched snowflakes and ribbon. I'm not a great doodler but have just added touches here and there.

Another Cupcake

2009-03-20T20:48:00.006Z

Hello Peeps,
Again, haven't been able to get much done as hubby on a late shift, and can't leave the kids on there own(as much as I'd like to do just that some nights - aaaaggghhhh)
So this is a make from last weekend that I've been saving to upload. The cupcake image and sentiments are Hero Arts stamped in Versafine Vintage Sepia and coloured with Copics, cut out and layered onto nestabilities and then on to DCWV backing paper. I then over stamped swirls onto the backing paper with a pink chalk pad. I used a sizzix die to cut the squiggly pink borders and glittered them with pink glitter. I layered the sentiments onto the card and added the various flowers to finish.

Thanks for looking

Ikea Pen pots

2009-03-15T09:49:00.003Z

Thought i'd just add some piccies of my new pen pots that I got from Ikea this week. The 7 pots and the rail cost just over £5. They hang great on the slopey roof walls in my loft and I soon filled them up with all my pens and "must have to hand" tools. It's given me a bit more space on my work surface and I feel all tidy and organised now (for a while at least, until I fill it with more stuff)
Next up is the little set of Drawers on castors that I got from there too which were £20. Thought these were great because you can spend £20 on a plastic set that come apart every time you move them!! Or is that just me.LOL. Have filled these up now but have managed to stash alot of clutter away too.

Just thought I'd share
Thanks for looking

Magnolia Vs Stampavie Sketch Challenge

2009-03-14T10:59:00.003Z

Had to have a go with the lovely sketch for this weeks Magnolia Vs Stampavie Challenge Its a really nice sketch to do. I used a stamped image kindly sent to me by Shelley at Minkie's Paper Paradise.I coloured her with copics and layered her onto card and backing paper(DCWV-Sweet Shop-I think) following the sketch. The flowers weren't in the sketch but I couldn't help but add them as the space was crying out for them! The swirls and heart border are cut on the sizzix and the sentiment printed on the P.C.
Hope you all have a good crafting weekend

Thankyou Card

2009-03-13T14:34:00.003Z

Haven't been doing a lot of card making and blogging this last week. Have been busy working, going to parents evenings and watching toooooo much television,(excuses, excuses, excuses). Hope to pull my finger out this weekend. Went to Ikea on Thursday and bought a great rail with pots on for my pens etc to tidy my craft space up in loft, so can't wait to get up there and get making again. It's surprising how a bit of a spring clean can inspire you to get going again.( Will try and take some piccies of the pots - there great)

Just made a little Thankyou card for a neighbour of mine. Used a Penny Black stamp I bought a few weeks ago and hadn't used yet. Coloured image with Copics and layered onto card and co-ordinating backing paper. Added sentiment, flowers, ribbon, bling and glitter glue to finish.

Thanks for looking

Cupcake Card

2009-03-03T16:28:00.004Z

Hello,
Made this card for my Cousins 21st Birthday. Didn't want to use the 21 as the main theme for the card so used these gorgeous Hero Arts Cupcake stamps. Stamped in Versafine and coloured with Copics and then layered using my nestability dies. Covered the card in pretty pink spotty paper first and then layered the various elements onto the card. Used Sizzlits to cut out "21" from matching glitter card.Finished off with Stickles glitter glue and real sugar cake sprinkles just for fun.

Thought I'd better have a go at this decorating inside lark!!!!

Covered the inside of the card with pretty pink paper and stamped another Hero Arts Cupcake to layer inside. The "Special Day" sentiment is an old PSX stamp that I love.Finished off the inside with glitter glue and ribbon.

Thanks for looking

Image Swap Folder and Magnolia Challenge

2009-02-26T08:53:00.007Z

First up today is my entry for the Magnolia v Stampavie Challenge which was a sketch to follow. A lovely sketch it is too.
The image I've used is one from the lovely folder from shelly (see below). I coloured her with copics and layered her onto card and backing paper following the sketch. Added flowers, ribbon and bling from stash. Finished with glitter glue.

Folder and images

Next today I'd like to share this beautiful folder I received in an image swap with Shelley from Minkies Paper Paradise. It's just lovely and full of lovely stamped images. You should go and check and her blog she does great work and it's a pleasure to visit. Thanks again Shelly for guiding me through my first Image swap.

Thanks for looking,

Signs Of Spring at Cute Card Thursday

2009-02-21T11:19:00.007Z

This weeks challenge at Cute Card Thursday is "Signs Of Spring". So here is my attempt. Haven't used this Penny Black stamp in a long while but it is very sweet. I stamped, coloured with Copics and layered the image directly onto the card. I added the little fluffy tails, ribbon and buttons. A very simple card but cute too!

Here's a picture to show the cute little tails.

Thanks for looking

Cute Card Thursday

2009-02-17T20:05:00.003Z

Made this card last night and thought after it might fit in with the Cute Card Thursday challenge which is "music and dance".The stamp is a Penny Black stamp called "frolic" and he looks like he's dancing along full of happiness.
I stamped him in versamark Vintage sepia and coloured with Copics. I layered onto green card and then backing paper from a new DCWV pad called "sweet stack" and it's yummy. Cut the two circles with my nestabilities and added the sentiment. Added punched flowers and ribbons. Used Stickles glitter glue to finish.
Thanks for looking

Cute Card Thursday

2009-02-10T15:48:00.004Z

Made a card for the Cute Card Thursday challenge blog.This weeks theme was "metallica" and for this i used a new "Maggie" Sugar Nellie stamp I had purchased at the weekend at The Stitch & Creative Crafts Show at Manchester Central.
I stamped her in Versamark Smokey Grey and then coloured her with copics. I followed an old Sketch Saturday sketch for the card. I layered glitter card and DCWV patterned backing paper and then for the "metallica" theme I added a strip of metallic gold card and a gold sentiment. To finish I added the little star buttons in matching colours.
Here's a picture below of the lots of layers on this card.

Thanks for taking the time to look

Penny Black Saturday wk 35

2009-02-09T16:56:00.006Z

Made this card for this weeks Penny Black Challenge. The theme was romance so I took the opportunity to use this lovely sentiment stamp from Penny black.
I also used a border stamp from Penny Black. I stamped them bothe directly onto the cream card and coloured some of the flowers and leaves with copics.

I used a Sizzix die for the heart and stamped some more with the border stamp over it. I added ribbon,a flower and a sentiment to make a card topper.

Here is a close up of the sentiment stamp.

Penny Black Saturday Challenge Wk 34

2009-02-04T21:09:00.006Z

Haven't been able to do much crafting in the last few days, hubby was away at the weekend and now he's on a late shift and my youngest has been off school with a cold. I did manage to get up there for an hour earlier on and decided to do the Penny Black Challenge. This weeks challenge was to make a circle card.

The card was cut on the fold with nestabilities and then punched with a little hole punch all around the edge. I had the little bear stamped and coloured already ( my Mums stamp). I then layered on to a patterend backing paper and green DCWV card both cut with nestabilities. Punched a little purple heart and added the sentiment. Added ribbons, buttons and glitter glue to finish.

Sorry about the bad picture. Not alot of natural light around at the moment!!!!
Thanks for looking.

A Card and A Tag

2009-01-31T09:33:00.004Z

I've been photo tagged by Angeljakki.I haven't done one of these before so here goes.

The rules for this challenge are - Go to where you store your photos on your computer. Go to the SIXTH folder and pick the SIXTH photo. Post that photo on your blog along with a SHORT story about it. Tag SIX people and leave a comment on their blog or email them letting them know you chose them.

Right all that out the window and cheat because I've got a new laptop and have only a few folders on it at the moment. so I picked one of favourite pictures.

This is Phoebe, my youngest at her school Nativity play. She played her part really well but in a little world of her own, gazing out into the audience of Mums and Dads It was at the end and she had been crying because she wanted to be with me. Aaahh this picture melts my heart.

Okay, now to pass this on to:-
Nadia
Shelley
Chloe
Over the Wall
Debbie
Valentines

Hope nobody in the list minds being tagged and I understand if you are too busy crafting to take part.

Made this card in the week with a some stamps I bought a couple of years ago and have never used -tut tut. I stamped and colored with Copics and then layered onto an oval Nestability. Stuck onto a card covered with green backing card. added the strip cut both sides with Fiskars border punch. Added the sentiment which i printed on the computer and a couple of flowers with a brad through. Of course I dabbed some glitter glue around to finish- compulsory isn't it?

Sketch Saturday and A blog Award

2009-01-27T21:03:00.014Z

Just had to have a go a this lovely sketch when I saw it on Sketch Saturday Challenge Blog It was a really nice sketch to follow. I used my new Leanne Ellis "Wish" stamp. I coloured her with my Copics and then decoupaged her to give her a bit more depth. I layered her onto a piece of K and Co backing paper, cut the strip and used my Fiskars border punch on it. Punched out hearts and decorated with miniture buttons and glitter glue. The sentiment was a freebie with a magazine aaagggges ago.

I had a nice surprise this afternoon when I found I had received these blog awards from Shelley and her fabulous blog Minkies Paper Paradise
Do drop by her blog and have a look at her scrummy work. Now i've to pass the awards on to 5 other people
I would like to pass these Awards onto:-

Aneljakki
Debbie at Inky Smudges
Nadia
I'm not sure if challenge blogs receive awards but here goes
Penny Black Saturday Challenge
I just love that place and would just like to show how much I appreciate the hard work and time it must take to run the Challenges every week
I'm not sure the next one is allowed either but she is my daughter and she is Fab.
ChloeThanks for looking
Louby xxxx

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

2009-01-27T09:06:00.003Z

This is my entry for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge wk 33. The challenge this week was "frame It" The frame is a Penny Black Stamp that I have had for a long time ( haven't used it for ages either) I stamped and coloured it with a mixture of watercolour and copics. I then stamped the girl minus her star into the frame and coloured her with copics, layered her onto pink card and some backing paper out of my stash. Added ribbon, brads,glitter glue, and sentiment.I've also done my entry for Sketch Saturday, but will upload it later as i've got to get ready for work now!! Would rather stay home and stamp!!lol

See you later

Magnolia Vs Stampavie wk 10

2009-01-23T23:31:00.002Z

Today I've made a card for the Magnolia Vs Stampavie Wk 10 blog challange. The Challenge was to "show us your bow making skills"

I stamped Tilda in Versamark Smokey Grey and coloured her with Copic pens. I layered her onto a couple of Nestability ovals and then layered them onto some DCWV backing paper. I added the sentiment and buttons and finally the bow.

Thanks for stopping by
Louby x

Birthday Magnolia

2009-01-21T19:18:00.004Z

Just a quick post with this little Magnolia card. Stamped Tilda in Versafine grey and coloured her with Copics ( really loving my copics - yummy). Layered her onto nestability ovals and then onto card with K and Co backing paper. Cut white strip and punched with Fiskars border punch. Added sentiments, flowers with bling centres and green ribbon to finish.

See you soon
Louby x

Penny Black Saturday Challenge 32

2009-01-20T16:16:00.003Z

The theme at Penny Black Saturday challenge this week was "Dotty". So I used this old penny black sunflower, stamped in Versafine vintage sepia and coloured with Copics. I layered it on to some dotty backing paper and added stamped swirls over the whole of the card. I added a green rafia bow, some glitter to the flower head and a yellow butterfly button to finish.

TFL

Scooter Dog and An Award

2009-01-16T20:44:00.002Z

My youngest daughter is going to a boy classmates Birthday party at the weekend,well I've got loads of girly pretty cards but no boy cards. Anyway, remembered I had got this super Penny Black "Scooter Dog" rubber stamp from a bargain bucket at a craft show earlier this year. I'm not very good at boy cards (having 2 daughters myself) but I am quietly pleased how this turned out and the icing on the cake was when I saw the little boy whos party it is, scooting home from school on his own little scooter this afternoon.
Stamp - Penny Black Scooter Dog
Coloured With - Copics
Backing Papers- Sizzix Sizzles
Letters cut on sizzix

Today I received a lovely award from my friend Nadia.Thankyou Nadia.

Five rules for a successful journey of this lovely award:
1. Please put this award on your page.
2. Put a link to the blog of the person from whom you have received it.
3. Nominate at least 5 other blogs.
4. Show links to these blogs in your message.
5. Please inform the owners of blogs that you nominate.

I would like to pass this award onto:-

1.Shirley
2.Chloe
3. Mrs Wonka
4.Heidi Wholeness
5.Michelle

Baby Card

2009-01-14T08:50:00.003Z

Hello
Made a card yesterday for a friend who has had a baby girl. Stamped image twice and coloured with copics.Layered onto some cut nestabilitys. Punched holes either side and added ribbon. Cut out the lettering from sizzlits, glued on and glittered.Added the little heart buttons. Wow this was a quick post - going to work soon.

Thanks for looking

Happy 2009 and Getting Back to Cardmaking With the Penny Black Challenge

2009-01-12T20:26:00.005Z

Hello All and A Happy 2009

I haven't done any cardmaking for quite a few weeks now and so I haven't had anything to put on my blog. I found my way back into my craft space in the loft on Sunday afternoon and after leaving the heater on for a few minutes to warm it all up and get the blood flowing decided to do the Penny Black Challenge to ease me back in nicely. I think I had too much else going on before Christmas (you know how it is)new job, present buying, decorating the lounge before I could even think about the tree,shopping and more shopping. So anyway back to it.

The Challenge was to use Pink and Brown colour scheme along with any Penny Black Image. I stamped the mouse in Versafine vintage sepia twice,I coloured one image with Copics ( I did get some for my Birthday- yummy yummy)cut it out and layered onto the other image which I had stamped onto a nestability oval. Added ribbon,sentiment, paper flowers and pearl gems. Layered onto larger oval nestability and stuck onto card covered in pink backing paper.

Thanks to everyone who dropped by in 2008.
It's good to be back and looking forward to sharing in 2009,

Bad, Naughty, Lazy Blogger, tut tut tut!!!

2008-11-14T16:19:00.007Z

Hello - If there's still anybody out there, I'm still here!!!!!!

Have been a very, very, very lazy blogger and have been having a break from being a slave to it. I think it must be the cold weather and dark nights, just haven't had the inclination to get on the computer to update. So no more excuses, I'm off blog hopping after this and I'll show you some cards I've been making.

First is this Penny Black stamp - isn't she lovely. I coloured her with Marker pens,cut her our and added glitter here and there. I layered her onto a piece of (I think) k and Co paper which had the words printed on the edge already. I added ribbon and some green gems to finish.

Next up is this cute Penny Black mouse with his bowl full of stars. Coloured him with my new Copics ( yes took the plunge and bought some) Layered him onto to spotty backing paper added ribbon, buttons and a little punched star.

Here's the lovely little Penny Black hedgey with flowers. Coloured with Copics and layered on to a circle of pink stripey paper.Added ribbon, buttons and a little "thank you" sentiment.

Last but not least is this little Stampendous Silent night stamp. Coloured with water colours and layered on to blue card and then onto a card I had run through a cuttlebug snowflake folder. Added ribbon and a snowflake button.

Thanks for looking

Blog Candy at Papercrafts by rach and Cute Card Thursday Challenge 32

2008-10-21T16:12:00.007+01:00

I know your drooling at the picture above, loooovellllly isn't it. Fab card and fab blog candy.

Rach over at Papercrafts by Rach is having a fab "Whiff of Joy" Blog candy giveaway with a "Melinda hugging heart" rubber stamp and a host of other goodies to go with it. You have until Tuesday 28th of October to enter the draw so go check it out and bag some fabby stash. The theme over at Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog this week was Autumn and as this is my favourite time of the year ( beside Christmas) I just had to join in.

I stamped Tilda in Versafine Vintage Sepia and watercoloured her. After I trimmed the card with a Fiskars border punch I layered her on to Little Sizzles mat stack papers. I added the leaves, buttons, glitter and the sentiment which was free with a magazine a long while ago.

To Copic Or Not To Copic

2008-10-19T23:19:00.003+01:00

Have been toying with the idea of getting some Copic pens and have been searching the web for info. Have decided to put all the links to good Copic Info in one place in case it's handy for anyone else who is thinking of taking the Copic plunge.

Copic Website :- lots and lots of info on colours, sets etc.

Stamping With Copics a downloadable guide to using copics and stamps.

I Like Markers a fantastic blog full of hints and tips for using Copics.

If anyone has any advise on buying Copics first time please leave a comment. I'd be very grateful.

Christmas Puddy Cat

2008-10-19T10:08:00.005+01:00

Got this Penny Black stamp from Happy Stampers Northwest stamp festival a couple of weeks ago. Have seen it around for quite a while and decided to buy it as it is sooooo cute. Stamped in Versafine Smokey Grey and water coloured. Both the backing papers are DCWV but from different Christmas pads. The sentiment is Stamps Away and layered on to a nestability scalloped circle. Added punched holly leaves, Button, and ribbon from stash. Put Stickles Glitter glue on to finish.

The card doesn't look so garish IRL but the photo was taken when the light was going.

Thanks for Looking

Little Claires Stamp

2008-10-16T14:20:00.004+01:00

Couldn't resist this Little Claire's stamp when I saw it at a local Craft show a couple of weekends ago. I love whimsical images and fell in love with this one.

I stamped the image in Versafine Vintage Sepia and then watercoloured it. Layered on to the card over a piece of DCWV paper. The round sentiment stamp is from Stamps Away layered onto a nestability scalloped circle. I added Stickles, sequin stars and ribbon to finish. Hope you like it too.

Thanks for looking

Cute Card Thursday #31

2008-10-13T21:19:00.004+01:00

Made this card for the Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog. I got the stamp at the weekend in a bargain bucket at the Happy Stampers Northwest Stamp Festival at Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight. It's always a good show with plenty to look at but it's always very very busy and hot in the hall. Managed to spend all my pennies though despite the crowds.

Anyway back to the challenge which was to make a card incorporating "buttons and bows". Well I love bows and am always sticking buttons on my projects especially little teeny weeny buttons that are so cute.

The image is Penny Black stamped in versafine and watercoloured. She's very sweet isn't she?

I then layered her on to green and pink card and then on to Basic Grey paper. Added the Birthday sentiment layered on to a small nestability circle. Put the ribbon and bow on and then glued all the little buttons on. Last but not least added stickles glue to her flowers and hat. Hope you like her.

Sketch Saturday #19

2008-10-10T12:24:00.005+01:00

Made this card earlier in the week but have been tooo busy to put it on. So this is for the Sketch Saturday Challenge blog. It was a lovely sketch to play with and I really enjoyed doing it. I Stamped "tilda holding Christmas Wreath" in Versafine Smokey Grey and then watercoloured her. The backing papers are from a Christmas DCWV pad. The sentiment is from Impression Obsession which I stamped in Olive green chalk ink. Added some punch flowers, ribbon and button from stash.

Old Sketch Saturday Christmas Card

2008-10-06T19:13:00.007+01:00

Downloaded this sketch a while back from the Sketch Saturday Challenge blog but never got around to using it so I decided to have a play with it the other night.

Used an old Penny black stamp for the image stamped in Versafine Smokey Grey and water coloured. The red backing paper is from a DCWV pad and the spotty one is from a K and Co pad. I distressed and chalked all the edges to give it an "oldy worldy" feel. Added punched out holly leaves, buttons and ribbon from stash. Of course I added plenty of Stickles glitter glue - cos that's the law!!!!

Sketch Saturday #18

2008-10-01T16:35:00.004+01:00

I've made this card for the Sketch Saturday challenge. I haven't strictly followed the sketch but I think it's close enough.

The stamp is an old Penny Black stamp which I stamped twice in Versafine Smokey Grey and watercoloured. I cut out the snowmen line up and layered on to the first image. The dark blue backing card is from a DCWV pad and the spotty glitter card is from stash. I stamped and heat embossed the Stamps Away sentiment circle in blue, which I then cut out with a punch and used a nestability die for the scalloped circle behind. Added the strip of white glitter card and again the dark blue DCWV card, punched out some silver snowflakes, and added glitter glue to finish - of course.

Oh Come All Ye Faithful

2008-09-30T17:03:00.002+01:00

Used an old PSX stamp I have to make this card. Picked the backing paper first and then coloured in the image to match using my tombow markers. Used a fiskars border punch to make the bottom "frill" and a strip of sentiment that I got from the NEC Craft show last year. Added gold ribbon, glitter and snowflake button from stash. Not getting as much card making done at the moment as I would like as I've just started a new job and am getting into a new routine.

Pudding Family Portrait

2008-09-24T23:12:00.004+01:00

Just a really quick last minute post for Cute Card Thursday. The theme was food so I used (borrowed) this stamp from my daughters collection. Stamped and watercoloured and then layered onto DCWV backing paper. The little gold frame is one I've had in my stash for a long time. Added gold ribbon to make it look like a hanging picture in a frame on a wall. Holly and buttons also from stash. The picture hasn't come out very well as I scanned rather than photographed the card. It has cut some of the outside of the card away. Don't know why!!

Stampendous Christmas

2008-09-21T12:08:00.006+01:00

Chloe and I went up into the loft last night to craft. We don't craft together as much as we used to as she usually has alot of Homework from school. We decided to do Christmas things, so I made two cards both with Stampendous Stamps

First I did this snowman with his string of bulbs, stretched out and glowing in front of him. I stamped him in Versafine Smokey Grey and them watercoloured him. I layered him on to backing paper (don't know what brand -had it for ages!)and added punched snowflakes. I used crystal lacquer on the bulbs to give a glass effect. I wasn't overly happy with the colour scheme on this card.

Next I stamped this little tree also from Stampendous in Versafine Vintage Sepia. I have succumbed to purchasing some Sansodour for coloured pencil blending and gave it a try. I was quite pleased with the outcome but not sure if it's more messing around than using watercolours. The sentiment stamp is from Penny Black and reads "Christmas isn't under a tree, Christmas is in your heart" It hasn't shown up very well on the Photo. I added a Sizzix original Primitive Heart and also stamped on that and them layered it on to the Sentiment. Stamped the swirls around the edge of the card and added glitter. I put chrystal lacquer on the Christmas baubles on the tree and buttons from stash.

Thanks for looking

Christmas Decoration

2008-09-20T10:05:00.005+01:00

After looking through a copy of "Cards and Crafts for Christmas" by "Simply cards and Papercrafts" I decided to have a go at a Christmas Decoration they had in there.

Used the nestabilities for the ring (cut 2 and glued together for strength) and then used the Sizzix original holly die, candle and a punch for the flowers. The "joy" die is a sizzlit cut in gold mirror card. I did the same on the back so it looks tidy if it turns on the tree. I added the candle to the design myself. The flower centres were also little flower punch outs in yellow and red.

Thanks for taking a peek.

Sketch Saturday #16

2008-09-17T10:48:00.005+01:00

I'm quite getting into and enjoying following sketches now and have had a go at Sketch Saturdays challenge again this week. Here is the sketch below.
Tilda is stamped in Versafine vintage sepia and then watercoloured. I decided to have a change from pinks and cutesy colours and went for light brown/tan instead. Both the backing papers were from Little Sizzles pads. I used my new Fiskars border punch on the paper edges and then chalked them too. Added punched hearts, Sentiments and buttons from stash.

Thanks For Looking,

Halloween

2008-09-15T22:48:00.005+01:00

Have been waiting to get in the Autumn/Halloween mood to use this stamp since I bought her in May and decided last night was it!!! (must have been the full moon!) Maybe I will peek too soon.lol. I love Halloween and we usually have a party... (for the KIDs of course!!) and no i'm not a witch.

I stamped her in Versafine Smokey Grey and watercoloured her. I used a glitter glue pad for the swirls in the background on the black card and added purple glitter. Layered her on to green card. The pumpkins (watercoloured also) and the sentiment stamps were all from a set of clear Penny Black stamps that were a bargain at £4.50 from the NEC craft show in Spring. Punched out yellow stars and added plenty of glitter to all. Used coloured chalk pads around all the edges of the card too.

Just off to get my broomstick........

Sketch Saturday By The Skin of My Teeth

2008-09-12T21:31:00.004+01:00

Had a try at Sketch Saturday this week but didn't start it until late last night and then finished it of this evening. The sketch looked very tempting to have a play with and I think I will use it again to do other cards with. I just hope I'm not too late to enter now.
I gave mine a Halloween theme using this PSX stamp I've had for a few years , but I really like her. She was stamped in black pigment ink and clear embossed to make her raised and shiny. I then watercoloured the image using a mixture of blues and a hint of purple for the sky. It is actually more purple and a little more magical looking than has shown up on the photo. The spider and bats on the orange circle are from Penny Black as is the "Boo" on the green circle. The Pumpkin on the yellow circle is a Hero Arts stamp. I used a glue pad to stamp Penny Black spiders webs in the corners of the card and added glitter. All the circles are cut with nestabilities dies.

Let It Snow Penny Black Mouse

2008-09-10T15:09:00.005+01:00

Decided to make another Christmas Card last night to add to my Christmas box. Picked out this really sweet little Penny Black mouse looking skywards with his cosy scarf on.
I stamped him in Versafine Vintage Sepia ink and then coloured him in with my Tombows and a blender pen which I have not used for a very long time. I added a pale blue outline which I've seen many people do on their work. I think it worked quite well and makes the image "pop out" from the paper a little more. I layered the image onto a piece of silver card and then on to a piece of backing paper from K and Co Peppermint Twist Mat Pad which I also used down the opening of the card by cutting a strip with my fiskars cutting Board and a Scalloped blade. I stamped the PSX "Let It Snow" stamp in Versafine Smokey Grey and then used a glue pen to go over the top and added glitter - just to soften it all. I then added a punched foil snowflake, little buttons from my stash and of course more glitter!!!
I'm also working on a Wedding Anniversary card for Drew but haven't finished it yet. I will share when it's done - I think!! It's not going the way I planned ( if you know what I mean) I will have a look at it tonight with fresh eyes and see what I think.
Thanks For Looking

Penny Black Saturday Challenge 13

2008-09-08T16:13:00.006+01:00

So managed to grab a little play time yesterday and to get me started again I decided to do the Penny Black Saturday Challange The challenge this week is simply "One for the Girls." I had a dig around and stamped this oh so cute Penny Black stamp called "Opening Night" in Smokey Grey versafine and water coloured her. I stamped her twice and layered her and the dog on foam pads. The sentiment stamp is from Hero Arts which I used a brush pen to colour and then added glitter over the top. I added little buttons and a flower with a brad in the middle from my stash.