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

My 1st Christmas card

Hi Eveyone,
I was ment to post this card on my blog last night as i was for entering it into the sketch saturday challenge bute time i got the chance to it was of course too late!! So here it is anyway,ive used 1 of  the new LOTV stamps i bought loads of the new christmas 1z cuz thought they are so cute.ive coloured it with distress inks and added some stickles,setiment stamp is by cats life press and stamped with distress ink with stickles added around the edges,snowflakes are punched on glitter card with clear dewdrop glued to the centre,papers are MME and ive used Martha Stewart doily edger punch..hope you like what i have done and thankyou for stopping by and dont forget to let me know youve been...
love n hugs
liza
xox

At last i can share my exciting news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good Morning Everyone,
I'm soooo excited,i can finally share with you all that the lovely Francesca and DT asked me to be on their DT for the new challenge blog  '' Oldie But  a Goodie'' and of course i said yes,i am so thrilled and excited to have been chosen and cant wait to get started and look forward to working with all the ladies on the team...Our 1st challenge is on the 7th September so make sure you join in and get those old,neglected stamps inked up as we ALL have them in our crafty spaces gathering dust (poor things)...look forward to seeing all those neglected stamps seeing ink again...here's a list of all the DT...
Francesca
Tracy
Debs
Lisa

Clare
Annie
Liza (me!!)
Fleur

I will be back later with a card as I've finally gotten new batteries for my camera made sure and got rechargeable ones this time lol
love n hugs
Liza
xox

No cards today

Evening All,
Soz no cards today as my batteries have died in my camera so have to wait until tomoz to get new 1z as the 1z i have arnt strong enough grrrrrrr lol

Hope you are all well and crafting loads

Hope to have a card on tomoz for Just Magnolia challenge,so see you then all being well
love n hugs
liza
xox

Mo Mannings - Strawberry Girl

Morning Everyone,
Sorry about the dull pics but i wasnt able to get a good pics the day i took it and i made it for my friend so wasnt able to try again on a brighter day,ive used bo bunny papers and all the other bits are from my stash ive coloured this fab image ''Strawberry Girl '' by mo manning with distress inks isnt she just the cutest,its my 2nd youngests 4th birthday today so have to take her to pick her cake fingers crossed theres a tinkerbell one lol,couldnt think of the challenge i made this card for should have wrote it down but ''oh no'' that would be the smart think to do
thankyou for looking
love n hugs
liza
xox

Truly Scrumptious -sketch and Basic Grey - Pearls

Afternoon All,

Just a quick post to show you my entry for Truly Scumptious and Basic Grey,ive used an image from Mo's Digital images which ive coloured with distress ink,papers are basic grey and all the other bits n bobs are from my stash,hope you have all had a fab weekend and thankyou for looking.
love n hugs
liza
xox


Truly Scrumptious - sketch
Basic Grey - pearls

Just Magnolia,Sketch Saturday and Cupcake Craft Challenges

Morning Everyone,
What a terrible day i had yesterday,firstly my daughter zara took a bad reaction to her pre-school injections and ended up on antibiotics then busby our 7week old kitten took a siezure and had to go to vets (he is ok now tho thank goodness) then i ended up at the out of hours doctor with my son kealan who is only 2 as he went all lifeless and could hardly lift his head so he is now on another course of steriods as the say it is to do with his asthma and to top that all off im walking about like an old woman as ive done something to my back and can hardly move it so sore,so heres hoping today will be better lol
Enough of all our ailments lol heres my entry into this weeks challenge over at just magnolia (acetate) im also entering it into sketch saturday and cupcake craft challenge.....ive used this fab tilda and stamped the wings onto acetate and covered the back of it with stardust stickles and coloured the rest of her with distress inks and used wire for the antennas,papers are k&co and ive used a doily and roses which are from my stash,hope you like what ive done and hopefully i will be back with another card tomorrow which i have made using one of mo,s digital images

Just Magnolia - acetate
Sketch Saturday
Cupcake Craft Challenge - Lace

thankyou all for taking the time to stop by and please leave me a message to let me know youve been
love n hugs
liza
xox

a spoonfull of sugar - distressing

morning Everyone,
What is everyone up tp today then,anything nice? I'm just taking it easy i think as sunday is a day of rest - well thats my excuse anyway lol im entering this card into cupcake craft challege which is distressing ive distressed all the papers around the edges so hope it counts,papers are by graphic 65 not sure what its called as i threw the bit in bin doh! tilda is coloured with distress inks,punched border is martha stewart,sentiment is a rub-on and flowers,gems and ribbon are from my stash think thats it and i havnt forgotten something lol enjoy the rest of your day and thankyou so much for dropping by and please leave a message so i know youve been.
love n hugs
liza
xox

Happy Birthday.....sorry its late!!! using mo image '' late''

Afternoon Peeps,
Hope you all enjoying your weekend,i had a few free hours this morning while kids were all at a birthday party so thought i would make use of the break and make a card using the sketch at friday sketchers i had coloured this image last night,isnt he the cutiest i just wanna pic him up and squish him lol he is of course mo's digital image ''late'' i coloured him with distress inks,papers are MME - penny lane which i got from bunny zoes,the dark green spotty paper is bobunny,sentiment was done on the computer and i covered a tag with paper then added sentiment,ribbon and various roses from my stash,hope you like and enjoy the rest of your weekend......im entering this card into the following challenges
friday sketchers
stamp something

love n hugs
liza
xox

indian tilda for friday sketchers

Evening All,
Hope you have all had a lovely day,i havnt done an awful lot today but with 4 kids to look after thats enough in its self lol went to the supermarket and thats it,so heres my entry for this weeks friday sketchers i just love working from sketches and soooo love all the new tildas but i had to draw the line and only get 4 for now,ive used the indian tilda and coloured her with distress inks as normal,papers are mme penny lane whih i am also in love with at the moment,ribbon is papermania and flowers and sentiment charm are from my stash and ive also added stickles to the flowers,the papers are soo fab in real life all glittery and raised they are lush pic doesnt do them any justice.thankyou all for looking i must go now and see if i can get a few images coloured,take care
love n hugs
liza xox

check out Jodies fab magnolia candy

morning everyone head over to jodies blog and check out her fab magnolia candy she has 2 summer kits up for grabs and it is open until 30th august

please check back later as i will be uploading my entry for this weeks friday sketchers
love n hugs
liza
xox

sketch saturday and pics of my latest family member

Afternoon All,
Well heres a card ive made for Sketch Saturday,using hanglar image which ive coloured with distress inks,papers are my minds eye which were free in with a magazineas was the sentiment,hearts are wooden covered with crackle paint and then i coloured them with distress ink - bundled sage,lace is from my stash,ohhhh and the butterly is cut out from the mme papers also,hope you like what ive done.......

thought i would let use see a few pics of the latest addition to our family,our cat Bosco which we thought was a boy had a kitten on the 26th june so you can imagine the surprise lol it brought a little bit of joy into the house as my brother passed on the 21st and busby was born on the 26th,so as she only had the 1 we thought we just had to keep it,not sure if it a boy or girl yet lol and erm i aint that good at telling as you know lol.....
so meet Busby

thanks for looking and enjoy the rest of your monday
love n hugs
liza
xox

Geshia Tilda for Just Magnolia - sketch By Bev

Hi Everyone,
Hope you are all having a lovely sunday,we are all having a lazy day today,i managed to make this card for Just Magnolia last night as i just had to ink up and colour this geshia tilda isnt she just fab and a delight to colour ive been having trouble with colouring hair at the mo cuz been out of practise but im happy with how it turned out especially as its black hair too but i have to admit i got on the phone to mina for some advice (thanks Mina ) lol i got my new tildas and papers yesterday along with a few other things i ordered from bunny zoes,and have to give credit were its due as the delivey was quick as always,i got the penny lane stack also as i seen mina make cards using it and the papers looked lovely but in real life they are even better i love all the glitter and detail on them,heres a list of what ive used to make my card:

Geshia tilda coloured with distress inks
bo bunny pursuasion papers
stardust stickles
blue high shine ribbon from my stash
butterfly martha stewart punch
retro flower punches
gem buttons on flower centres
sticky back pearls
sentiment is cut from bo bunny papers
and i used my nesties to cut circle

Hope you like what ive done and thankyou for taking the time to look at my card
Love n hugs
Liza x