New Challenge over at Oldie But AGoodie - Sketch by Francesca

 

Evening Everyone,

Well that's it all over for another year,thank goodness as i think I'm only getting the chance to relax now,it was very hard this being the 1st year without my younger brother Wayne,who passed away suddenly in June,i miss him so much but know he would want me to be happy and not sad all the time so i do try but its not easy....

Anyway....Theres a new challenge over at Oldie But A Goodie this week which is a fabulous sketch by Francesca we are sponsored this week by Wilfreda designs and they are offering one of these fab stamps...

Unfortunately i wasn't able to make my project for the |DT this week but please make sure and go to the main challenge blog and check out the fabulous projects from the rest of the DT members
love n hugs
Liza
xox

Hope you all have had a Wonderful Christmas!!!

Afternoon All,
Thankyou everyone for all you get well wishes to Chloe,she is doing much better now,just a little sore still at times and very tired...she made it out of hospital in time for Christmas,they let her out the evening before Christmas Eve,so it was a mad rush for me then to go and get everything else in for christmas as i didnt even have a turkey and some christmas presents so i was in total panic mode but got there in the end........
I hope to be back soon with some cards once things here get back to normal,unfortunatley i dont have my DT project done for tomorrows ''Oldie But A Goodie Challenge'' but as you can imagine i didnt get the chance with Chloe being in hospital all last week

hope to be back soon with something to show yous
love n hugs
liza
xox

Apologises!!!

Evening All,
Unfortunately my 13 year old daughter Chloe was taken into hospital Friday night and had to go for surgery to get her appendix removed,apparently they were really bad and were gangerous and perferated,so she has been really bad and is now septic,and her heart rate isnt good,but hopefully she will be ok and out for Christmas...I have nothing at all sorted for xmas and not even a card posted or nothing with being back and forth to hospital all the time so i am really sorry if you havnt recieved a card from me,i havnt even a present wrapped or nothing so i am in panic mode,i have come home tonight so i can get some rest as i am exhausted,i want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year no as i most likely wont be back on blogland until after Christmas..
Take care
love n hugs
Liza
xox

Oldie But a Goodie - Your a star

Morning everyone,
So is everyone ready for the big day???? I'm definitely not lol,but whats new,I'm the most unorganized person i know,think one of my new years resolutions will have to be to try and be more organized......
Its time for another challenge over at Oldie But A Goodie and this week the fabulous Clare has chosen the theme which is - your a star (we want to see a star somewhere on your project)..On my card I've used basic grey papers,Papermania ribbon,Papermania sentiment,MS Doily Punch,star charm is from my stash which I've added paper and glitter glue too,I've also used WOJ swirls stamps around the edges of image which is wee and Christmas tree from WOJ by N.Fickel coloured with distress inks and gems added on the tree...
Please remember that to be eligible to win you must use a stamped image at least 6mths old..
Also, would you like to join us all at Oldie but a goodie for a month as a guest designer? All you have to do is add GD to the end of your entry in the linky tool we will announce the guest designers for January and February on the 28th December we look forward to all your wonderful entries.
Make sure and head over to the challenge blog and check out the rest of the DTs fabulous creations and see the top 3 entries and prize winner from the last challenge.
love n hugs
Liza
xox

Cats in the Christmas Tree - Christmas thankyou

Evening All,

Soz for being AWOL,ive not had alot on my blog this past week,my youngest who is 2 and a half is being a monster at bedtime and will not go to sleep unless you lay in bed with him (our bed at that),so this has been taking up my nights instead of crafting so im so very badly behind on everything grrrrrrrr,heres a card i made for a challenge a few weeks ago,i cant even remember which one...''Christmas Birthday'' i have used this fabulous image by mo manning called ''Cat in the Christmas tree'' and you can find it here,ive coloured it with distress inks and have added kars glitter glue on the star and baubles,papers are basic grey and flowers are from my stash which ive also glitzed,ribbon and sentiment rub-on are also from my stash...Thankyou for taking the time to pop by and my apoligizes for not commenting,i will try to catch-up..

Keep warm..

love n hugs

liza

xox

Oldie But a Goodie - Christmas Birthday

Morning Everyone,
Oh dear im only up out of bed,i told my OH to wake me at 9.30am but he let me sleep on,so now im all out of sorts as my day was planned so now im behind,aww well lol
 So this week at Oldie But a Goodie its my turn to set the theme and put together a prize,ive chosen '' christmas Birthday'' and heres a pic of the prize,we have also decided to pick the winner using random org .

For my card I've used another Tilda from last years Christmas collection,coloured with distress inks and paper pieced,papers are basic grey,MS doily punch,sentiment is handwritten and pearls and ribbon are from my stash,my colouring isn't the greatest on Tilda but i didn't have time to do another so not overly happy but then are we ever when it comes to our own cards lol

Thankyou for popping by and make sure you go have a look at the rest of the DTs fab creations

love n hugs

Liza

xox

p.s I'm also entering this card into Friday sketcher as I've used their fabulous sketch

Mo's Dream Team DT call

 

Evening Everyone,

Have you heard that Mo's Dream Team has a DT Call,now i know EVERYONE adores her images and if your like me then you cant wait to get your hands on them to print out and colour i can honestly say that there has not been an image yet that i haven't adored colouring,i have tons of images but have only recently been able to print them off due to computer and printer problems....all i can do is keep everything crossed that my work is good enough and what they are looking for as i would be thrilled too bits if i was chosen........

For my entry I've used employee #3355 and you can find him here,i have coloured him with distress inks and added Kars glitter glue to his Christmas baubles and hat,the papers are from the MME Holly By Jolly paper and accessories kit as is the sentiment tag,I've used a holly punch from my stash and two different snowflake punches also from my stash which i have layered up and covered with glitter glue i also went around all the edges of the papers with glitter too the green and red flat backed pearls i got from Wild Orchid Crafts....

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges -

Friday Sketchers - sketch

DP2 challenge - 3 Punches and mo image of course

A Spoonfull of Sugar - Anything goes

Thankyou All for taking the time to stop by and hope you like what i have done.

Love n hugs

Liza

xox

Oh NOOOOO!!!! Time ran away with me- Oldie But A Goodie Challenge DT card -Glitter

 

Afternoon All,

Oh Dear,i started into the housework this morning once got kids sorted and said i would do a little then put my card on well! Me being me i have only just sat down and realized i had forgotten oooopppz,well better late than never i suppose,
Anyway,this weeks challenge over at Oldie But A Goodie has picked by Annie and is ''GLITTER'' what a fabulous theme with all those Christmas cards we all still have to make (well i do anyway!) the prize this week is a magnolia Edwin stamp and a packet of stunning epoxy brads,for my card Ive used this fab snowman from last years magnolia Christmas collection(coloured with distress inks),papers are from K&Co which I've had from last year also,and the blue side is covered in loads of fab glitter and Ive also added glitter to the image,sentiment stamp is Catslife Press which i soo love and need more of lol lace is from my stash,i am also gonna enter this card into Friday Sketchers as ive used their fabulous sketch...Now don't forget to pop over to Oldie But A Goodie and check out the rest of the DTs amazing projects......Thankyou for stopping by and leaving your lovely comments i really appreciate them.

Love n hugs
Liza
xox

Just Magnolia and Cute Card Thursday

Morning Everyone,
Hope you are all well,we have a sick house here,my two youngest haven't been well all weekend kealan has been running a temp and Zara has been vomiting,hope they get better soon as I'm so tired from being up with both through the night,i somehow managed to get a few cards made last night,this one is for,Just Magnolia which is a fabulous sketch and Cute Card Thursday which this week is Anything Goes,Edwin is coloured with distress inks and some Kars Glitter Glue added,papers are from the My Minds Eye Holly By Jolly Paper kit which you get fab die cut with so i used the ''The List'' die cut and the Merry Christmas ticket from it,the reindeer i got in a local craft shop a few weeks ago and in used the Tim Holt's alphabet strip - Chip Block  for ''ZAC'',think that's everything lol hope you all had a better weekend than i had,thanks for popping by.

 

Love n Hugs

Liza

xox

Babies 1st Christmas using Mo Manning digi for A Spoonfull of Sugar

 Afternoon All,

Oh its sooo cold,i cant get no heat into me today and my poor toes are feel like they getting frost bite brrrrrrr....Just a quick post to upload this card I've made using Mo Manning digi isn't it the cutest i loved colouring it too and wanted to try and use up my Christmas papers from last year before using my new ones and thought these one would be perfect for the image as they are bright and colourful they are MME and I've also used tress,snowflakes and sentiment strips all from the die cut page with the the paperkit, I've coloured the image with distress inks and added loads of glitter here and there on the image I'm entering this card into this weeks challenge at A Spoonful of Sugar which is snow/and or snowflakes so there is a little of both on my card,hope you like what I've done and thank you for stopping by and enjoy your weekend.

love n hugs 

liza 

xox

Whiff of Joy and Sketch Saturday

 

Afternoon Everyone,

Well here's a challenge i haven't entered in a long long time its Whiff of Joy Challenge which is to make a Christmas card and I've also used the fabulous sketch from this weeks Sketch Saturday and i just had to colour this little fella ,isnt he just the cutest,i thought i would try and do a darker skin tone as i haven't tryed it before and think it has worked out ok,what do you think,the image is coloured using distress inks papers are????? oh my goodness i forget but think they might be MME oooopz I've had wrote the sentiment and I've added loads of Kars glitter glue to them,snowflakes are made using a Marianne Designs die and cut on glitter card,thankyou for popping by and having a looksie,i will hopefully be back tomorrow with another card which is using a mo's digital image,think my mojo has returned at long last lol x

Love n Hugs

Liza

xox

A Spoonful of Sugar and Stamp Something

Afternoon All,
OOOOH its sooooooo cold over here and the winds through the night were awful,think the winter has well and truly set in,i will have to get the thermals out lol
Here's a card i have made for A Spoonful Of Sugar which this week is'' relish to embelish'' i just love adding beads,gems,flowers and ribbons etc to my cards its hard sometimes to stop lol I've manages to get my printer working yet again as it is soo temper-mental,so i just had to print out this digi image that i purchased a while back from tickled pink stamps,isnt she gorgeous and a dream to colour she is from the lil Lolita's ,i coloured her with distress inks and have used papers from the basic grey Pyrus paper pad which are full of lovely autumn colours,ribbons,pearls,flowers etc are all from my stash and i have also used the sketch from this weeks Stamp Something challenge which is a fab one and one which i will use again,thank you for popping by,i must go and get Kealan his lunch as he has just woken up from his nap..

Love n Hugs
Liza
xox

Oldie But Goodie DT card,challenge #4-Distressed

Morning Everyone,
Its time for another challenge on Oldie But A Goodie and our theme this week is Distressing which has been chosen by the fabulous Fleur,we our sponsored this week by Die Cut Dreams,and Susie from Die Cut Dreams has joined us this week as a GDT,so make sure and pop over and check out the fabulous creations by the rest of the DT..
I decided i would give altering a tag a go this week and used a sentiment stamp from Catslife press and script text stamp by crafty individuals on the tag and coloured it with various distress inks and roughed up the edges then added pearl glimmer mist,i also had some white poinsettia's which i distressed with antique line and then glitzed them with antique linen stickles and added pearl buttons to the centres,lace is from my stash and last but not least Tilda from last years Christmas release is coloured with Distress inks and some stickles added,ooopz almost forgot about the ribbon lol i haven't a clue where i got it but think it off a gift i received last Christmas,hope you like what i have done,and thank you all for popping by,and don't forget to visit our challenge blog to see the rest of the DTs amazing creations...

 

love n hugs
Liza
xox

Mo's Dream Team - 1 year on blog hop

Morning Everyone,
Ive had a fabulous 2 days with my good friend Mina,we had so much fun stamping,colouring and chatting,time went by so fast, next time i will have to try and stay longer...before i went up to Mina's house my mojo had completely run off and had been away for a while but finally i think Mina has got it kick started again lol
Here's a card i made for Mo's dream teams 1 year on blog hop,their theme was Frogs,snails and puppy dog tails, i have had this digi image for must be ages and haven't gotten round to using it yet so this gave me the perfect excuse and i bought these papers at Mina's local craft shop ''Crafters & Co'' they are Basic Grey - Max and Whiskers and they are perfect for men's or boys cards,I've also used some brown velvet ribbon but to touch and look at it,it almost seems like suede,scallop edge is one of Tim Holtz dies,sentiment and buttons i pinched from Mina's stash lol oh and i coloured the image with Distress Inks,hope everyone has a lovely weekend...don't forget to pop over and see all the fabulous creations by the Dream Team

Thank you for stopping by...
love n hugs
Liza

Pheeew at last im able to upload my DT card for this weeks Oldie But A Goodie Challenge which this week is to add a butterly

Good Morning Everyone,

Oh Dear what a morning I've had trying to get my card on for this weeks challenge over at Oldie But A Goodie ,have had trouble with my Internet connection grrrrr,well at least I'm here now tho eventually lol...

This week the fab Debs has chosen the challenge theme which is to add a butterfly and our sponsor this week is Robyn's Fetish which have a fabulous selection of digital stamps and papers ,so 1 lucky winner and receive 5 digital images or 4 digital images and a paper set the choice will be yours...All the DT Were lucky to receive some fab digi papers to play with for this challenge and this is what i came up with,I've used the Robyn's fetish papers and the image is an old Whiff of Joy stamp I've had for ages which I've coloured with distress inks,border is punched with MS doily punch,sentiment is catslife press which was sent to me by Francesca (thank you again),butterfly is a Marianne D die and the flowers,gems and ribbon are from my stash,think that's it lol...

Sorry i haven't been about this past 2wks but I've been ill with the flu bug which knocked me totally off my feet and I'm still not 100% but getting there but hope to get some crafting done over the next few days so i have something to share and I've so missed doing my usual challenges,thank you for popping by and make sure you head over to our challenge blog so you can have a look at the rest of the DTs fabulous creations 

Love n hugs 

Liza

xox 

Oldie But Goodie DT card,challenge #3 - All Creatures Great and Small

Morning Everyone,
Its another new challenge over at Oldie But A Goodie and this week its Tracys choice and she has chosen,''All Creatures Great and Small'',i knew straight away which stamp i had to dust off  as it is my favourite of all the House Mouse - Happy Hoppers stamps it is soo fab to colour and ive coloured it with distress inks of course lol The Papers i have used are from Basic Grey,butterfly is punched from MS punch as is the border and all the other bits n bobs are from my stash,hope you can find the time to join in with us this week and make sure you go and check out the rest of the DTs fabulous creations... thankyou for taking the time to pop by and please leave a comment so i know youve been by ,take care..
love n hugs
liza
xox

Just Magnolia - Anything Goes and Papertake weekly - Sketch

Happy Sunday Everyone,
Hope you are all having a lovely day and getting plenty of crafting done,i haven't got anything crafty done today or last night so here's hoping i get something done tonight once the kids go to bed,I've made this card for Just Magnolia challenge which this week is Anything Goes and also Papertake Weekly which is a fabulous sketch,i coloured this gorgeous'' Tilda with cherries'' with distress inks and the DPs are magnolia arnt they gorgeous,border is made using doo hickey die and I've made the flowers with sizzix dies using the Tim Holtz roses technique,they arnt perfect but I'm pleased with them,the ribbon was wrapped around a pair of pj's and thought it was too nice to throw out,and lastly the sentiment is a stamp from my stash not sure who its by,thank you for popping by and having a looksie and don't forget you still have time to enter the Oldie But A Goodie challenge which is pink and girly new challenge goes up on Tuesday,enjoy the rest of your day.
love n hugs
Liza
xox

Anyone for Anya-sketch

Hope you are all having a great weekend,weather has been awful here today its miserable,well i got the chance to have a play with my new goodies as you can see i have used the new basic pyrus papers,new nesties and the swirl i die cut with Marianne designs,border is doo hickey from magnolia,sentiment stamp is cats life press and of course miss Anya is by the greeting farm coloured with distress inks,thank you for stopping by I'm off now to get the kids ready for bed so i can get some well deserved peace and quiet as the have all been little monsters today lol,oh and I'm entering this card into Anyone for Anya

 love n hugs
liza
xox

Sketch Saturday

Evening All, Heres my entry into this weeks Sketch Saturday challenge i loved working with this sketch,ive used a whipper snapper stamp and coloured it with distress inks,papers are MME from last year,snowflake is MS punch with brad added to it,border punch is timholtz,sentiment is catslife press and sticky back gems are from my stash,just a fly by to add my card as need to go and get caught up on my craftung as im soooo behind and need to get challenge cards made as ive been sooo bad and lazy past few weeks and hant crafted much which ment nothing to show on my blog,got loads of new crafty goodies to see if i can get my mojo going,hope to see you soon
love n hugs
liza

xox

Odie But A Goodie DT-challenge #2

Good Morning Everyone,

Its time again for the Oldie But A Goodie challenge, our 2nd challenge has been chosen this week by the fab Lisa and the theme is ''Pink and Girly''! I have chosen to use 2 of the 1st stamps i ever got and they are from the home and heart collection, i don't think i have even used them,now how bad is that,this is why i love being on this DT so much as it gives the chance to get out all my old neglected stamps and bring them to life again....so here is what i have used,both stamps have been paper-pieced and i have also coloured the little girl with distress inks, the ladybug paper is by basic grey-lemonade and the pink spotty one is from bobunny- persuasion kit,self adhesive flat backed gems are from wild orchid crafts,i have also used martha stewart border punch and ribbon is from my stash,i dont have a clue were the plain pink paper comes from as it was at the very bottom of my paper drawer hidden bless it lol,thank you all for taking the time to stop by and hope you can all pop over and take part in this weeks challenge and have a look at the DTs fabulous creations....

Take Care
Love n Hugs
Liza x

Just Magnolia - sketch by dawny p

At last i have a card for a challenge and its on time woohoo lol hope you are all having a good day,not long to the weekend now,ive made this card for my nieces birthday at the end of the month and have used the fab sketch by dawny p over at Just Magnolia,love this sketch and will defo use it again,tilda is of course coloured with distress inks,papers are magnolia,ive coloured the doily with spun sugar distress ink,flwers are from wild orchid crafts,ive also added a pin which i have put different beads on it and for the sentiment i have used doodlebug alphabet rub-ons....think thats everything lol love all the pinks dont you!!

Now I have a question does any1 know where i can get my grubby little hands on the tattered floral die by tim holtz as ive searched everywhere i can think of and nowhere has it in stock or if you can think of another 6 petal flower dies out there i know ther is one by sizzix but dont know whats its called!!!! HELP PLZZZZ lol i soooo want and need these.....
Thankyou to you all for stopping by..
love n hugs
liza
xox

No Challenge Card -but at least a card x

Afternoon Ladies,

Heres a card i made threw the week which was ment to be for saturday pasts sketch saturday but i forgot to upload it,how stupid am i... ive used this paper which i found at the bottom of my paper box didnt even remember having it, i dont even know who its by as the bit that tells you was cut off grrr,the stamp is by bildmarna (coloured with distress inks) which i got a while back from bunny zoes and the fab roses i made from a tutorial i got here,arnt the fab and sooo easy to make too,other bits n bobs are from my stash thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and dont forget that you still have time to enter into the Oldie But A Goodie challenge we have had loads of enteries,thankyou all for your support,so if you havnt already entered then get those stamps dusted off and inked up......see you all again soon.

love n hugs
liza
xox

Just Magnolia and Friday Sketchers

Morning Ladies,
Well here's my entry for Just magnolia  and Friday sketchers I've tried to use crackle accents on my image BUT it didn't quite turn out how i would have hoped,think i have used too thick a layer,at least i will know if i try it again,i didn't have time to colour another image and accent it so it just had to do :-(,papers i have used are from basic grey and the heart sentiment stamp is by Cats Life Press which i did using bundled sage distress ink and then covered it in 3d gloss,ribbon flowers and gems are all from my stash,and of course the layout is using the sketch at Friday sketchers,enjoy your day and thank you all for taking the time to pop by.

Love n Hugs
Liza
oxo

LOTV challenge card on time i HOPE......

Evening Ladies,

I'm gonna have to start and schedule my posts as i always have every intention of posting in the morning but by the time i do school runs and housework its time to do school runs,homework then dinner and kids bedtimes so i never get the chance lol and that means i usually miss deadlines for challenge entries,so here's hoping i get entered in time tonight..this 1 is for LOTV Challenge which this week is a fab sketch and i have been dying to get these new stamps inked up and coloured ant they sooo cute i have coloured this one with my usual distress inks and the papers are MME from last Christmas as i still haven't invested in this years yet,sentiment and spotty strip are from the die cuts sheet that i got with the paper pack and snowflakes are punched out using various punches on glitter board with green sticky back gems added to the centres,and I've added stardust stickles on the image(of course lol)

Thank you for looking

love n hugs
Liza
xox

Oldie But a Goodie,our 1st challenge-NEW BEGINNINGS

Morning Everyone,

Here's my 1st DT card for the new challenge ''Oldie But a Goodie'',i thought this day was never gonna get here, time has dragged in from Francesca asked me to be on the DT lol
I have been so looking forward to the launch, we have some fab challenges and prizes,we will also be looking for a top 3 each challenge
The fab Bev Rochester agreed to be GD this week and all the DT have made some wonderful creations so you must go over to the blog and check them  all out...
Our challenge this week is'' New Beginnings'' so you could have wedding,1st anniversary,baby birth,1st Christmas etc all you have do is use a stamp that has been in your stash for at least 6mths,we all have those poor neglected stamps that are dying to be inked up again... (this a fortnightly challenge)
I decided to use one of my house mouse stamps that i have had for must be 2yrs and think i have only used it once or twice,i have coloured the image with distress inks and added some 3d glaze to the bottle,papers are MME that were free with a magazine,the sentiment and verse stamps i got at a craft show must be last year i think they are by Elezybell,I've also used Martha Stewart doily punch and frond branch punch , the flowers and flat back gems are all from my stash,i hope you like what i have done and decide to come join us with the challenge..i look forward to popping by your blogs and seeing your creations,

Thank you for stopping by and please leave me a message so i know you've been
love n hugs
Liza
xox

Cute Card Thursday - material,award,1st day of school pics and a REMINDER!!

Good Afternoon,
Have to say sorry for my lack of cards last week,but kids went back to school mid-week so had to get them all sorted etc and my youngest hasn't been well and so unsettled threw the night so was soooo tired as hardly any sleep as you can imagine,he isn't too bad at the moment still burning up tho,managed to get this card made tho over the weekend for the Cute Card Thursday challenge which this week was to use material somewhere on your card,well i had fabric squares for quilting so i used them like papers and matched them up and stitched them together and i also cut the scalloped oval out with my nesties,Tilda is coloured with the usual distress inks other bits are from my stash,hope you like it as I'm pretty pleased with it....

I want to also remind you all that the Oldie But A Goodie challenge launches tomorrow so it would be great if you went and checked it out the challenge will be posted at 8am,and there will be a prize and a top 3,so a great excuse to get those neglected stamps dusted off and inked up,so also check back with tomorrow for my 1st ever DT card (I'm sooo excited lol)..

Also the lovely Lisa (crafty moments) sent me a fab award,thank you Lisa!
Ive added a few pics of my middle 2 kiddywinks on their 1st day of school and it was Zara's 1st day going off to school and Walsh went into p3,cant believe my baby girl at school and she just loves it lol

thank you for stopping by and my apologises for such a long post
love n hugs
Liza
xox

No Challenge Card -

Good Morning,
An early start for me this morning,Mr Kealan decided he didnt want to sleep,so weve been up from 7am,this is early for me as im not a morning person AT ALL lol
Heres what was ment to be my card for last weeks Just Magnolia challenge but as my camera had no batteries i didnt make the deadline but decided to but it on anyway,tilda is coloured with distres inks and catslife press stamp is stamped with victorian velvet distress ink (love these stamps),papers are penny lane MME,doily,flowers and gems are from my stash and of course i had to add stardust stickles here and there lol

Thankyou for popping by for a looksie and please let me know youve been,enjoy your monday..
Just been told that theres a challenge at Die cut Dreams which this week is soft shades of vintage so im entering this card into it so hope it counts
loven hugs
liza
xox