Friday Sketchers and Just Magnolia

morning everyone,
today my card is for two challenges Friday Sketchers (sketch) and Just Magnolia (masking),ive used one of my new xmas tildas and masked her onto a bench which is from cc designs(coloured with distress inks),the background text is using a papermania stamp which i then covered with twinklets.papers are co-ordinations,xmas tree paper is MME and the blue glittery one is K&Co,tulle is from tabbycrafts,charm bunny zoes,snowflake is MS punch and then covered with twinklets and a card candy thingy in the centre lol,thankyou so much for looking and please leave me a comment to let me know you have been,hope you like my card today.

love n hugs
liza
xox

Papercraft Weekly

heres a card i have made for this weeks Papercraft Weekly which is a fabulous sketch by Dawny P,i love this sketch and well defo use it again,i have used my new and 1st stamp that i have purchased from motivet isnt it adorable and so great to colour it is coloured with distress inks and papers are by K&Co,again i have made a ponsettia using the fab tutorial by Dawn (all pink girl) which you can find on the woj tutorial blog,flatback gems are from bunny zoes,pins and brad are from my stash,hope you like and thankyou all for visiting .

love n hugs
liza xox

Just Magnolia - by the skin of my teeth

have to be really really quick so i can meet the entry deadline lol coloured with distress inks papers are MME and everything else from my stash lol soz gotta go get it uploaded on just magnolia challenge blog which this week was a fantastic sketch by MINA

love n hugs
liza
xox

whiff of joy challenge

Evening Ladies,
heres my card for the WOJ challenge which is a lovely sketch,will use this again as really enjoyed it ive coloured my image with distress inks,ive been trying different things with my distress inks ive been trying to use an aqua brush,papers are basic grey - eskimo kisses,tulle is from tabbycrafts,charm and flat backed pearls are from bunny zoes,snowflakes punched and pearls added and checkout the ponsettia which i made with the fabulous tutorial by dawn (all pink girl)i love it and im pleased with my attempt,hope you like my card have to go quick and TRY to get a card made for this weeks just magnolia challenge lol im late as usual hehe

love n hugs
liza
xox

Sketch Saturday

Morning Everyone,

Hope you have all had a fab weekend,well mine was fantastic as my best friend gave birth to a beautiful baby girl on saturday morning at 6.45am and i was her birthing partner and it was amazing seeing her come into the world her name is Anya Emily and she weighed in at 8lb6ozs,so well done Denise and congratulations (will add photos later)...i also went to the craft show at the kings hall which was fab but i was very tired from being up all night at the hospital with denise,while at the craft show i was able to meet up with my good friend Mina which was brill.....


Anyway here is my card i have made for sketch saturday and of course i had to use one of my new tildas coloured her with distress inks and then spritzed her with peal tattered angels sprayflowers are punched using retro punches(also spritzed),papers are MME,frond branch and doil lace punch MS,roses,ribbon and brad are from my stash and nestie dietcuts were sent to me ,hope you like what i have done and thankyou all for visiting and please leave me a comment to let me know youve been here

love n hugs
liza
xox

morning peeps

Morning Everyone,

No card today,havnt had the chance as my little one hasnt been well and weve been back and forth to the hospital with him,fingers crossed he is on the mend now tho...gonna try and get a card made tonight tho as there are some challenges out there that i want to do.

Gina sent me this so thought while i had a minute i would do it..so here goes lol

For this award, you have to answer each question with one word only.(so hard for me lol)

Here are my answers:

1. Where is your cell phone? On Mantlepiece
2. Your hair? Blonde
3. Your mother? Works to hard
4. Your father? Dunno
5. Your favorite food? Chicken Jalfrazi
6. Your dream last night? Cant remember
7. Your favorite drink? Rosy wine
8. Your dream/goal? To be on a DT team
9. What room are you in? Living room
10. Your hobby? Crafting
11. Your fear? Broken glass
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Here
13. Where were you last night? At home
14. Something that you aren't? Organized
15. Muffins? Chocolate chip
16. Wish list item? Sewing machine
17. Where did you grow up? Lisburn and Cyprus
18. Last thing you did? Had a coffee
19. What are you wearing? Pj's
21. Your Pets? Cat (bosco)
22. Friends? Love them
23. Your life? stressful ( at the mo)
24. Your mood? Happy
25. Missing Someone? No
26. Vehicle? Dont drive
27. Something your not wearing? Shoes
28. Your favorite store? B&M
29. Your favorite color? Pink
30. When was the last time you laughed? This morning
31. Last time you cried? Last week
32. Your best friend? Pregnant (baby was due on saturday past)
33. One place that I go to over and over? Online craft shops
34. Facebook? Yes
35. Favorite place to eat? Anywhere

I am ment to send it on to 5 people but cant think which people to send it to that havnt done it yet....

Well im off to dress the rugrats,enjoy your day

love n hugs
liza
xox

Just Magnolia monthly challenge - Distressing

Afternoon all,hope you are all enjoying your weekend,this week on Just Magnolia there is a tutorial by Christine Dark (sketching Stamper) which is fabulous,her work is amazing.....i dont do distressing but thought i would give it a go and i really enjoyed it BUT it took me HOURS as i hand stitched around the edges with embroidery thread,i just adore this new stamp from magnolia she is so cute and could be used not just for Christmas....i used my metal ruler to distress the edges of the paper and then went over them with antique linen distress ink and i also used distress inks to colour the image,papers are mme,i didnt have and ponsettias so just used primas instead and put a flat backed pearl in the centre,ribbon and lace are from my stash...then to finish off i added stickles around the edges thought this would make it look a little more chrismasy.....hope ihavnt went a little OTT but think im happy with the result..thankyou all for looking and hope you all enjoy the rest of your weekend

love n hugs
liza
xox

papercraft weekly challenge

how excited was i yesterday when my new magnolias landed on my doorstep,i couldnt wait to get them inked up,and boy did i fall in love with this santa image,isnt he the cutest,cuddliest looking santa ever!?!
I found a fab sketch on this weeks papercraft weekly challenge that suited him perfectly so had to make it a card for it...

image - distress inks
Papers - K&Co and co-ordinations
Kars fine glitter
Twinklets
red gems - bunny zoes
sentiment and ribbon from my stash

thankyou so much for looking and hope you all have a fab weekend

love n hugs
liza
xox

a soonfull of sugar

Evening all,
This week over at a spoonfull of sugar its a fabulous sketch,and i just had to use one of my winter woj stamp club stamps think this one is my favourite,ive coloured her with my usual distress inks,papers are a mix of k&co and mme (i think) lol, tulle and white fabric snowflake are from tabbycrafts and the acetate snowflake i found hidden away, in amongest my stash and covered it with twinklets,sentiment stamp is from my stash also,hope you like it and thanks again for looking and leaving such lovely comments

love n hugs
liza
xox

mo's digital challenge blog

Good Morning Everyone,
Heres my entry into this weeks challenge at Mo's Digital,this week you had to make a card which wasnt a normal square card,so i had a go and made an easel card,must say it wasnt as hard as it looked and i really enjoyed making it,image is coloured with distress inks and papers are a download but cant remember were i got them from (ooopz soz),i also used a large paper rose wich i got from Tabbycrafts,MS frond branch,MS doily lace ,purple fabric flowers and ribbon from my stash,sentiment stamp is from hotp,hope you like my card and thankyou for visiting my blog,enjoy the rest of your day

love n hugs
liza
xox

Just Magnolia & Simon says Challenge Blog

Well look at me,posting 2 days in a row lol,hope you are all well,so this time my card is for Just Magnolia(which is a sketch)& Simon says challenge(sparkle),ive used distress inks to colour tilda and added some snow writer and glitter to her hat and gloves,papers are MME and blue co-ordinations cardstock,snowflakes embossing folder distressed with nail file,snowflakes are punched with twinklets put on them,i really love the effect the give and they are nice and chunky,brads,pearls,ribbons and sentiment are all from my stash.

thankyou for looking

love n hugs
liza
xox

Mo's challenge blog

Evening All,
Hope you are all keeping well,so here is my entry for this weeks challenge over at Mo,s challenge blog,i'm sooo hoping ive got it in on time and i have to apologise for the bad foto but i have just taken it and as you can imagine the light is awful so after about 20 pics this 1 is the best of the bunch lol
ive used mo's image called 'Patience' which just reminds me of my daughter and our kitten to a tee and i have made a pillow box door hanger which i got the template for on papercraft planet in the templates section, ive used a mix of MME and Basic Grey papers,MS doily punch,nesties oval and circle,distress inks to colour image and ribbon from my stash.....Hope you like it as i really enjoyed making it and i soo loved coloureing the image....

thankyou for looking

love n hugs
liza
xox

a spoonfull of sugar

Hi Everyone,hope you have all had a fab day,and are getting loads of crafting done....here my entry for a spoonfull of sugar which this week is a fab sketch by Debbie,ive used my new kraftin' Kimmie stamp which i got from Quixotic Paperie,the image is coloured with distress inks and papers,flowers,ribbon and sentiment stamp are all from my stash and cant rembember what they are are were they from SOZ! ive used nesties ribbon tag and nestie labels die

Hope you like it!!!

love n hugs
liza xox

Just Magnolia - Bright and Zingy

morning everyone,
Hope you are all well,heres my card for this weeks Just Magnolia which this week is Bright & Zingy,ive coloured tilda with distress inks i love this one with her ice-lolly makes me want the warm weather back instead of the rain lol this is the 1st i have stamped this image out as have loads of stamps at the moment that havent even been inked,a sin i know!!! lol i just kept buying and buying even tho i knew i was moving house and wouldnt be able to make anything but sure i will work my way through them lol papers are MME cant remember the name of it tho SORRY,used my oval nesties,punched out some flowers and added prima flowers and brads and used MS frond branch punchand also MS lace heart edger punch,sentiment stamp is from penny black and ribbons,brads and orange paper are from my stash...

thankyou for looking and enjoy the rest of your day

love n hugs
liza
xox

Just Magnolia

Evening Everyone,

Well ive actually managed to get a challenge card uploaded before the deadline JUST lol
This one is for Just Magnolia which this week is a sketch by the super fabulous Mina,ive coloured the image with my usual distress inks which i would be lost without,and it was actually Mina that got me into using them and gave me a quick lesson while sitting outside the craft fair waiting on my lift home lol anyway ive used a mix of my minds eye and k&co papers which i adore at the moment,circle nesties.....snowflakes,ribbon,lace and flat backed pearls are all from my stash,i have also added a diecut with sentiment on it on top of the lace and ribbon,hope you like it as im happy with this one,thanks for looking,

love n hugs
liza
xox

my new baby!!!

heres the new addition to my family,BOSSCO,isnt he sooo cute,will have to try and get another pic of him awake as he has the most beautiful eyes,he is 9weeks old and we got him last night.......the children all love him but wont give him a moments peace so im hoping that after few days the excitment will have calmed and bossco can start to relax,bless him.....
any tips on how i can get him to eat as his last owners say he is very piccy and would only eat tuna and ham....he hasnt ate since we brought him home he has drunk his cat milk and thats it....dont really want to have to start and feed him tunna etc as at least with kitten food you know they are getting all the nutrients they need

so any help will be REALLY appreciated

love n hugs
liza
xox

a spoonfull of sugar and simon says stamps challenges

heres my entry for a spoonfull of sugar and simon says stamps challenges which this week are both Halloween,so it gave me the excuse to go and buy one of the spooktackular tildas,so thats the stamp ive used and coloured her with distress inks all the papers are from magnolia also i cut out the BOO! freehand and made the flowers with punches from my stash and added a brad to the centres,ribbons are from my stash and the witches hat charm i got from bunny zoes online shop and i must say that the service is fantastic as anytime i have ordered, it has arrived the following day......which is great cuz i hate waiting lol......hope you like my card as i am actually pleased with this one for a change....

thanks for looking

love n hugs
liza
xox

Whiff of Joy Challenge card

Hi Everyone,
Think ive actually got this card entered in time lol
this one is for Whiff of Joy challenge which is a fabulous sketch by Rach, and have to say a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY as its their 1st birthday..... for this card i have used henry mouse in ice skates(isnt he sooooo CUTE!)coloured with distress inks and ive added some stickles and again as my last card the ink has run,so if anyone has any tips on how to prevent this from happening please please let me know,papers are again from K&Co,snowflakes are punched and covered with ultra fine glitter by Kars,dentiment is papermania and ive used my oval nesties,hope you like!

please let me know youve been and take care

love n hugs
liza
xox

OOOOPZZZZ!!!!! Yep you guessed it!!!

LATE AGAIN lol

this card was ment to be for the spoonfull of sugar challenge which was Christmas,but of course me being the numpty that i am didnt get it on in time lol but hey at least i made a card lol

ive used k&Co xmas papers arnt they lovely,and the image is whipper snapper and is coloured with distress inks,ive added some stickles but it has made the inks run a little,everything else is from my stash,thankyou all for looking and please leave a comment so i know youve been by,please check ot my blog agan later as i have another card to pt on for the Whiff of Joy challenge


love n hugs
liza
xox

YEAH!!!! A card at last!!

Well i managed to finally get a card made BUT didnt get it in on time to the Just Magnolia challenge,i couldnt find my usb connection for my camera DOH!! Finally fpund it this morning tho which is typical,i hope i never have to move house again lol its a nightmare trying to find everything again lol

ive used one of my new magnolias that i got just before i moved house so hadnt had the chance to get her inked up ive used distress inks to colour her,pink paper is K&Co punches are martha stewart and used nesties label diecut which was sent to me seed beads on butterfly,ribbon,rub-on and sticles are are all from my stash...
Hope you like my card,im not happy with it at all think im out of practice but at least ive got myself crafting again..i will try my best to have another one for tomorrow...enjoy your day wherever you are

thanks for looking

love n hugs
liza
xox

I'm Back!!!!!!

Hi Everyone,
I'm back,has anyone missed me lol??

So sorry for not being around for the past month and a half,but i have been busy moving house and havnt had any internet connection until yesterday,so i have missed SOOOOO much and have a lot of catching up to do,so im counting all of you to let me know what i have missed and what fabulous new crafty goodness have been realeasd in my absense

i hope to get my craft stuff sorted soon so i can get back making cards as i have really missed making them

Bye for now and be back soon

love n hugs
liza
xox

whiff of joy and a spoonfull of sugar

Quick post just to put on a combined challenge card for whiff of joy and a spoonful of sugar ive used MME papers AGAIN lol and one of the summer kit staps from whiff of joysentiment is tim holtz and ribbon,buttons and flower emblishments are all from my stash,hope you like and thankyou for looking

love n hugs
liza
xox

Just Magnolia

oooooooooooooppppppppzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!!

Ive missed the deadline,but thought i would just put it on my blog anyway,it was ment to be for this weeks just magnolia challenge which was a sketch by Tab,ive used MME papers which im soo in love with at the moment and ive coloured tilda with distress inks and and added some beaded string stuff (dont know the name for it soz lol) as the string on the balloons,ive distressed the edges a little so that it would stand out a little more,used martha stewart punch and lace is from my stash


Soz about the photo but i have only just taken the pic and its dark

Hope you like what ive done and thankyou for looking

love n hugs
liza xox

the sugar bowl challenge

Morning Everyone,
Hope you are all having a great weekend,heres my entry into this weeks sugar bowl challenge which was a sketch with the added extra of bow/and or ribbon,ive coloured my image with disress inks and went round the edge with spiced marmalade,think i went a bit over the top with it tho,but sure,ive also used papers again from the bloom & grow paper pack by my minds eye,i soo love them,some are embossed and some are double sided which is fantastic,ribbon,lace and button are from my stash.Hope you like it..




Also want to tell you all about the new whiff of joy pre-order stamp club which you can pre-order until the 7th august and katharina has 2 sets up for grabs,so make sure you go check it out!!!


Thanks for looking

Love n Hugs
Liza
xox

A Spoonful of Sugar

Heres my entry into this weeks a spoonful of sugar which this week is a fabulous sketch,ive used one of my new high hopes stamps called hay ride dont the look like they are having so much fun,ive also use papers from the new 6 by 6 paper pack from my minds eye called bloom & grow arnt they lovely.. the pink paper is a download and orange is from my stash along with the roses and gems..ive used the martha stewart doily lace,frond branch and butterfly puunches and flowers are papermania and last of all i coloured the image with my distress inks

Hope you like what i have done and thankyou for taking the time to look and comment on my cards i really appreciate it

hope you all have a wonderful weekend

love n hugs
liza
xox

sketch saturday challenge card

hope everyone is having a lovely day wherever you are,it is sunny here today which is fab cuz it means the kids can get out to play,so a little peace for me lol

well heres my entry for this weeks sketch saturday,i decided to make a christmas card as i got this beautiful new stamp from whipper snapper and couldnt wait to ink it up,it is from there new autumn/winter collection,ive used cardstock, brads,and ribbon all from my stash,i have also used a snowflake cuttlebug embossing folder and went over it with a nail file to bring up the snowflakes so you can see them better,sentiment is used with a ribbon i got tied round a xmas present and i mounted it onto card and 3d foamed it,image is coloured with distress inks and ive added some stickles to it,the tiny snowflakes i punched out with some glitter board...

hope you like what ive done and thankyou all so much for looking

love n hugs
liza xox

Just Magnolia - Mina's Sketch

Hi Everyone,
Hope you are all well,soz for being a bad blogger lately,i havnt even been making any cards,but had to make an effort and do this card for Just Magnolia as this week it is a sketch by my fabulous friend Mina,dont think she would have forgiven me if i hadnt lol she has been giving off to me for not making any cards.

Well ive used tilda with lilics and coloured her with distress inks,the papers are from my stash along with all the other bits n bobs and i used my new cuttlebug embossing folder - swiss dots, the larger flowers i got from the early learning centre(arnt they lovely).

Check back with me tomorrow as i have another card which ive made using one of my new whipper snapper stamps from their new autumn/winter range.

thankyou for looking and please leave me a comment to let me know youve been as i really value your opinions.

love n hugs
liza xox

Just Magnolia Tutorial challenge

Heres my entry into the Just Magnolia Tutorial challenge which is distressing and kim has made a fantasic tutorial so make sure you check it out and all the fantastic DT cards.

Tilda with Roses - coloured with distress inks,tea dye used to distress
Papers - summertime designs (downloaded) tea dye distress ink used to distress edges
flowers and ribbon are from my stash and again i have used tea dye to give them a distressed look
frond branch - martha stewart punch and doily lace - martha stewart punch

Ive used my metal ruler to distress around the edges of the paper and image before using the distress ink and used a nail file to distress the branches and the doily lace border before using ink.

Hope this makes sense as im hopeless at trying to explain things lol
i must remember to put it on the site this time as i forgot to upload my just magnolia on thursday night in the site ooooooppppppzzzz lol

well hope you like what ive done and thanks for looking

love n hugs
liza
xox

just magnolia

Think im gonna make it by the skin of my teeth YET AGAIN lol
Heres my entry for this weeks just magnolia which is a fab sketch by bev and i loved making my entry this week

well ive coloured tilda with distress inks and used downloaded papers from summertime designs,nesties,flowers,ribbon and sentiment from my stash,also used my new martha stewart boder punch and my new frond branch ms punch also,im sooo in love with punches at the mo and he butterfly was sent in with my order from ''dies to die for'' such a nice gesture

hope you like what ive done

thnkyou for looking
liza
xox

Just Magnolia Monthly Challenge

well this is a first for me as ive never tryed to alter anything as have always played safe and just made cards lol
So i thought that i would give Just Magnolias monthly challenge a go,decided that i would keep it simple,ive made a pen holder for my whispers and marvey pens.
Ive used my minds eye paper,tilda image is coloured with my distress inks and ive punched some flowers out and added brads and gems in the centres,dragonfly brads,gems,pearls and lace are all from my stash,hope you like what ive done as im actually pleased with what ive done and will have to try it again

thanks for looking and make sure and check out what the DT members came up with as they are all fantastic, and such a talented bunch

love n hugs
liza
xox

p.s ooopz forgot to say that i used my sons box that his meds come in and ripped the top off and then opened the box up and covered it with the paper and dry embossed on the folds x

Just Magnolia and Sketch Saturday

hi Everyone,
Still cant get myself motivated to get cards done at the moment but did mange to make 1 last night as im really missing doing my challenge cards,this one ive made is for Just Magnolia and sketch saturday,ive used tilda butterfly stamp which i think is my fav at the moment and im really pleased with my colouring in theis one,ive also used sentiment stamp from the greeting farm,papers i found lying at the bottom of my paper drawer and just loved the colours on them don know were they from tho,flowers,ladybirds and flowers are all from my stash and i added green sead beads at the end of tildas antennas

hope you like what ive done and hopefully i will get myself in gear and get some more challenge cards made this week

thanks for looking

love n hugs
liza
xox

Just Magnolia

Hi All,
Well think im gonna make this in by the skin of my teeth,its for this weeks Just Magnolia challenge which this week is paper piecing,i have to say that this is becoming one of my favourite techniques,i cant remember the name of the papers that i have used(soz) they have been lying in my paper drawer forgotton about,but arnt they lovely ive also used shy tilda and coloured her skin and hair with distress inks,all the other bits are from my stash

Better go quick and get uploaded at just magnolia

thanks for looking
love n hugs
liza
xox

sketch saturday challenge card

hi all this my 2nd post today so make sure and check below to see the card i made for simon says,this one is for this weeks sketch saturday ive used one of my new miss anya stamps,i just love them im really getting into these greeting farm stamps and have gathered up a few already,ive used a downlaoded paper pack from sweet shoppe designs and thought it was just perfect to go with this stamp ive coloured image with distress inks and have used fiskers threading water punch,senitmnet is from greeting farm also,ive used so anitas 3 glaze on the sunglasses and ice lolly.

Hope you like and thanks so much for taking the time to look

love n hugs
liza
xox

simon says stamps challenge blog - pink and brown

Hi all,
Hope you are all having a fab weekend.
Well thought i would give simon says stamps challenge a go and this week you had to make a card using pink and brown so this is what i came up with,
Ive used one of my new Anya stamps and coloured her with distress inks and added some stickles to the wings,skirt and the puches in her hair,pairs ive used are a mix of basic grey and one ive had for ages that id downloaded and cant remember were from tho,sentiment is tim holtz,flowers are prima and brads and ribbon are from my stash.

Thankyou for looking and hope you like

love n hugs liza xox

Just Magnolia

hi All,
Hope everyone is keeping well.

Wow what a fantastic sketch this week from Rach on Just Magnolia this week,havnt been making cards lately as lost my mojo and couldnt find it anywhere,but hopefully its on its way back as i have missed doing loads of challenges,for this card ive used the butterfly tilda stamp coloured it wioth distress inks and added stickles to the wings,paper is from my minds eye,isnt it lovely, not sure of the name as forgot to right it down before putting it in the bin(oopz),flowers are prima and ribbon is from my stash and the brads also

hope ou are all enjoying the sunshine were you are

thanks for looking

love n hugs
liza
xox