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

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