Autumn Colours

Hi everyone!  can't believe how long it's took me make this card...my mojo's definitely on a go slow  just lately or should I say  on a go slower than it  usually is ...lol  I just can't concentrate at all since my mum went back into hospital over 3 weeks ago :(   not sure if I can even be bothered look for challenges to enter my card into either ...but we'll see :)

Well!  after a bit of searching and it was only a bit...lol  you can see I  found the following challenges to enter my card into......
1) .. Inky Impressions ~ Colors of Autumn
2) .. Craft Us Crazy ~ Children and/or Fall
3) .. Papercraft Star #116 ~ Fall Colors

Thanks for your visit today ...stay warm peeps :)

xx Hugs Lizzy xx :)

Shades of Autumn ..

Good afternoon all, what a horrible cold.. wet n windy day it is too :(   I have a card to share with you today with lovely rich warm colours  which i really love using ...think I might have overdone it slightly though with the flowers...lol ..see what ya think..............

Tilda was coloured using Copics, outlined with chalk then I masked her and splashed the background using the same colour Copics...not tried this before but I quite like the effect

Other crafty bits used .......
Magnolia Image ~ Tilda with Carrots
Memory Box Dp's ~ Nightfall
Memery Box Die ~ Woodland Branch
Marriane Design Die ~ LR0205
WOC Leaves
Flowers/Red leaves from stash
Mica Mist ~ Mango Crush
.

 A close up....and

.... a closer look :)

Challenges for my card ..........
1) .. Bearly Mine #53 ~  Fall Colors
2) .. Papertake weekly ~ A Hazy Shade of Autumn
3) .. Without Words .. September Challenge ~ Autumn
4) .. Sweet Stamps challenge Blog #83 ~ Shades of Autumn.


Thanks for the visit today ...see ya soon

xx Hugs Lizzy xx :)

Totally Tilda Debut.....#55 Autumn Tilda

Good morning crafters!  I'm very excited today as it's my debut as a DT for  the Totally Tilda  challenge blog, they are an amazing bunch of girls and very talented crafters too so I am extremely honoured to be  joining them., they are also the sweetest and craziest girls ever and we do have a giggle :) .. Today is  the start of a new challenge ... 'Autumn Tilda'  my teamies have made some lush examples for inspiration so please pop over take a look then dig out your autumnal papers,flowers,leaves etc etc..not forgetting little Tilda of course..lol  and come join in with us ...  

Our sponsor for this challenge is the lovely Nikki from Bunny-Zoe's Crafts

The winner gets a £10 gift voucher to spend in her online store

and here is my debut card ....

I  used Windswept Tilda and coloured her using a mixture of Copics & Polychromos, papers from stash, WOC Red rose/leaves..other flowers from local craft shop, cbug embossing folder birds & swirls, not sure what the fence or leafy dies are...card candy.


Challenges for my card ...
1) Fab n Funky ... Autumn Colours
2) Tilda's Town ... Create an Autumn Theme
3) Cute card Thursday ... Autumn Gold

From the Heart....

Happy Friday crafters!  and what a  glorious sunny  day it is too..
   My card for today... and yes you may have already  guessed it's yet another calendar...lol  this time I've made it slightly different so there are a few pics to show you..sorry about that. I am entering my make into the following challenges ..............
1) .. Crafts and Me # 100 ....Add a flower
2) .. My Mum's Craft Shop # 73 ...Anything goes
3) .. No Matter Which Challenge #2...Die cuts and/or punches
4) .. Southern Girls Challenge # 52...It's all about the flora

 how it looks folded down. 
I just adore this pretty Tilda, used Copics to colour her.. dps ~ papermania, Crafts -too embossing folder ~ Butterflies,
Memory box die ~ puffy clouds, lace ~ ribbon girl, the leaves are actually a poinsettia but i thought they looked ok with my big flowers, can't remember the name of the swirl die sorry.

...and opened up

my secret...lol

and all tied up again neat & tidy

So thats it for today ...thanks for visiting me, enjoy your day and have a fab weekend

xx Hugs Lizzy xx :)

Happy Birthday Mandy!

Good morning everyone hope you are well and having a nice weekend ? 

Todays card is one I made a few days ago but was unable to upload as it's for  my luvly friend Mandy's ...aka 'Sprinkling of Glitter'  birthday, which is today ... "Happy Birthday hun"

I will be entering my card into the following challenges ......

1)  Just Magnolia   ~  Happy Birthday

2)  Colour Create   ~  Pink,Black & White

3)  A Gem of A Challenge   ~  Pearls &/or Swirls 

I coloured Tilda with Copics and used a Spika  pen to colour the candles &   Sakura  Jelly Roll pens to colour the flames.

To go with the card  I made a coaster for Mandy's cuppa,lol

for my card I used the following ........

Image ...  Magnolia 

Colouring Medium ... Copics, Spika Pen & Sakura Jelly Roll Pens

DPs ... Foundations 

Swirls & Flowers ...  Marianne Designs Dies 

Gem brads ... Stash

Thanks for looking and leaving a comment ....always appreciate them

Have a nice sunday!

xx Hugz Lizzy xx  :)

Sketch N Stash DT Card ....Challenge 59

Good afternoon everyone hope you had a wonderful sunny weekend ... was gorgeous here in Staffs again, bit of a mixed day today tho... mind you I look like a lobster today so  just as well I can't go and sit out,lol

Before I tell you about our new challenge over at S n S I just want to say 'Thank You'

once again for all the comforting messages you luvly bloggers  left me re our darling  little Alfie, each & every one of them meant the world to me :D

RIGHT...  lets get to this fortnights Sketch N Stash challenge, our luvly Julies turn to design this time round  and what a fabulous sketch it is too,  my teamies have made gorgeous samples  .... can't wait to see what you all come up with too.

Julie's Sketch

aint it fab?

Our sponsor for this challenge is .......

Simon Says Stamp

My little creation

I had to leave the sentiment off due to lack of space ...hope Julie dont mind,lol

For my card I used the following ........

Image  ~  Magnolia... Tilda with violin
Colouring Medium  ~  Copics
DPs  ~  Foundations ...Floral Dreams  &  Music Sheet from stash
Flowers  ~  Wild Orchid Crafts ...Sprayed with Crafters Companion 'Spray & Shine' and sprinkled with Glamour Dust
Leone Em leaf punch  ~  New Ash Family
Nesties  ~  Labels 4


Hope to see you all over at S N S  with your fab creations :D

Thanks for popping by and leaving a comment ...ttfn  see ya soon

xx Hugz Lizzy xx :)

Friday Sketchers + Just Magnolia Special Monthly Challenge

Good evening everyone hope you had a fabby weekend and the weather was good for you?

It's been beautiful here in Staffs today, I've had my windows wide open and my washing on the line ..dont it make ya feel lots better when it's nice outside?

I was so pleased with the mothers day card I made & uploaded on Sat that I forgot to tell you about my win over at 'Just Magnolia',lol it was the card I made using Mina's fab sketch.

Tonight's card is my entry into 2 challenges
1)...Friday Sketchers
&
2)... Just Magnolia special monthly challenge ~ Anything Goes + Glitter(optional)


I've had these luvly papers for ages ...a freebie from craft mag, I thought they were perfect for my card

I coloured my image with a combo of Copics & Promarkers then used some shimmer chalk for added sparkle ...ooops I forgot to colour Tilda's hair band,lol


a close up

I coloured a doily with pink & yellow shimmer chalk, sprayed it with Crafters Companion Spray & shine then sprinkled some Glamour Dust over it

a close up of the doily

Hope you like my card tonight? I'm off to link up now so ttfn ...see ya soon

xx Hugz Lizzy xx :)

Friday Sketchers #143 + Totally Tilda #17

Good evening all hope you are well? I have yet another card to share with you tonight ...aren't I doing well,lol
I will be entering my card into 2 challenges, 1) ~ Friday Sketchers ... my 2nd entry too, it's a fab sketch and I really enjoyed using it .
2) ~ Totally Tilda ... 'Fruity Tilda'

I coloured my image with Copics, I luv using these pens especially for skin tones ...I had a little mishap with Tilda's face though tonight and made her look like she's been sunburnt.... quite badly actually,lol so I had to colour and cut out just her face and stick it on,lolol
The c/s is from the Papermania collection, dp's ~ Cosmo Cricket, strawberry embellies ~ stash & I also used my MS Doily punch.

Thank you for popping by and leaving a comment, I do appreciate them all.

xx Hugz Lizzy xx :)

Totally Tilda #10 + Passion for Promarkers

Good evening fellow bloggers hope you are all keeping warm? brrrrr it aint half cold here in Staffordshire and according to the weather forecast the dreaded S*** is on its way soon .......OH NO! ...........On to tonights card then :D I really enjoyed making this one, it's my entry into 2 challenges ...1) Totally Tilda ~ challenge 10 ~ Tilda with Glitz & Gold & 2) Passion for Promarkers #79 'Old & New'(old gold card & new flowers) ......off to link up so ttfn see ya soon :D



A close up


and a side view


Products used
Craftwork Cards cream scalloped cards (to make the easel)
Gold card, gold pearl card ~ stash
Image ~ Magnolia
Medium ~ Promarkers
Flowers ~ Wild Orchid
Leone Em leaf punch
Crafters Companion Spray & Shine(Gold)

Thank you for popping by again today...enjoy your evening

xx Hugs Lizzy xx :)

New Challenge & DT Card

Good morning everyone! hope your weekend went well? Monday again....boooooooooo :( BUT! time for another of Sue's fab sketches for you to follow over at Sketch & Stash....crikey where did the past 2 weeks go???? If you joined in with the last challenge why not pop over and see if you are the lucky winner :D we'd luv you to join in with us once again this time round too, you have until the 21st Nov to get your delish entry's in. We are sponsored by 'Simon Says Stamp' this fortnight and one lucky winner will get a $20 voucher to spend in their store .... Good Luck!

My contribution :D

I thought I'd try a spot of distressing on my card...what do ya think...good idea/bad idea,lol ?????? I really should be more brave and try new things me thinks.

Products used
Craftwork Cards 'Elegant' sq card ~~ edges inked with 'Antique Linen' Distress ink
Papermill cs for layering ~~ distressed using 'makingmemories' tool & also inked with A/L ink
Image .. Magnolia ~~ coloured with ProMarkers & Copics... Chalk, Stickles & Glamour Dust also used on her
Flowers .. Wild Orchid also inked with A/L
Papers & Snowflake ~ Stash
McGill Pine Punch

Thanks for popping by today...always appreciated :D

Have a good day

xx Hugs Lizzy xx :)

Totally Tilda + Just Magnolia + Friday Sketchers

Hi everyone!

Good grief what a horrible wet dull day it's been :( my home's very dark as it is but it's looked like the black hole of Calcutta today,lol ... great when ya wanna take a nice pic, I really need to sort something out about my lighting ASAP.

Onto tonight's card then... I've made this one for entry into 3 challenges
1) .. Totally Tilda #8 ~ Pink & Pearls
2) .. Just Magnolia #78 ~ Think Pink
3) .. Friday Sketchers #125 ~ Fab Sketch
Off to link them up now so ttfn...see ya soon!



Products used
Craftwork cards 6x6 scalloped card
Image ~ Magnolia
Medium ~ Copics
DP's ~ RHB
Flowers ~ Abakhan Fabrics & Crafty Urchins
Leaves & Tiny pearl hearts from stash


Thanks for popping by again ...always appreciated

xx Hugs Lizzy xx :)

DT card for Sketch & Stash

Good morning everyone! cor it aint half cold again today...brrrrrrrrrrr

Monday again and time for another of Sue's ace sketches for all you Sketch & Stash fans :) and here it is...aint it a fab n ?



The DT girls have made some gorgeous cards and will hopefully give you plenty of inspiration so you can join in with us :)

We have been sponsored by PollyCraft Designs this time round and Paula is offering 5 Digi images to one lucky winner (of their own choice) ....fab eh???? Please do pop over and join in with us.

Here is my card .... my new item is the Marianne Creatables Poinsettia & old item is just about everything else you can see,lol....apart from the beautiful Tilda which was sent to me by a luvly crafty friend of mine...Thanks hun!




I coloured my beautiful Tilda with Copics, went around the image with chalk and added Glossy Accents to the star. I cut the Poinsettias out of glitter card and added a small gem to the center, I'm not sure where the other products are from as they've been in my stash for what seems a life time...in fact it is a life time :D

opened up to reveal the easel....luvin these at the moment can ya tell? :D



Thanks for popping by today....always appreciate your visits

xx Hugs Lizzy xx :)

Crafty Catz + Stampin for the Weekend + Pocket full of Posies

Good morning everyone hope you are having some nice sunshine wherever you are? First of all can i just say "Thank you" to all you wonderful peeps out there for all the luvly words of encouragement (is that the word,lol) on my post the other day, I've felt rather down in the dumps recently and it just all came out in my post...sorry for that folks :(

Right onto today's card, This is another of the gorgeous Tilda's my luvly crafty friend sent me and she was an absolute dream to colour in...aint she lush? thought these colours suited her perfectly too so with that in mind my card will be my entry into the following challenges......................
1) Crafty Catz #53 ~ Magnolia/Tilda Week
2) Stampin for the Weekend #48 ~ Autumn Inspiration
3) Pocket full of Posies #8 ~ Autumn leaves



Products used
Craftwork Cards 8x8 sq card
Papermill Brown & Burgundy cs
Image .. Magnolia
Medium .. Copics
Dp's, flowers, metal corner & Swirl all from stash

Thank you for popping by today...see ya soon! Enjoy your Sunday.

xx Hugs Lizzy xx :)

Sketch & Stash + Totally Tilda

Good evening crafters! hope you have had a good Saturday? This is my 2nd post for today ...not done this in a long time,lol ... anywayz straight onto my card, I followed the fab sketch over at Sketch and Stash for this one but rotated it, so this is the 1st challenge my card will be entered into, the 2nd challenge I'm entering is Totally Tilda ~ Glitter & Sparkle...I do hope it will be ok for the challenge because it's not showing the sparkle very well



I had to use the flash on my camera to take the pic and think it's made it a bit bright :( I do hate these dark days...how bad are they for us crafters eh?

Products used
Image ~ Magnolia
Medium ~ Promarkers, Copics & atyou Spica pen
Glamour dust
DP & tiny bow from stash
MS Doily punch
card candy

Thanks for popping by again ...see ya again soon

xx Lizzy xx :)

Just Magnolia + Cupcake Craft Challenge

Yes I know I'm early,lol.... Happy Weekend peeps! what's the weather like where you are? it's really frosty here today and soooo cold....brrrrr, might just stay in today, turn the heating up and do some crafting.
My 4yr old Niece is always asking me to make her 'pretty things' for her bedroom so last night I transformed a plain wooden picture frame into exactly that for her....do ya like it? I've looked for any challenges that it can be entered into and come up with the following 2.......... 1) Just Magnolia#75 special monthly challenge ~ Anything goes &
2) Cupcake Craft Challenge #110 Pink & Brown, off to link up now so ttfn...see ya soon xx


A luvly crafting friend of mine very kindly sent me some lush Tilda images....you know who you are ~ Thanks hun! this is one of them ...aint she a cutie? I coloured her with my Copics...thought I'd give her some pretty pink socks,lol... I mounted Tilda on brown then pink card stock and placed her on a piece of lush dp that I bought from Crafty Urchins. I added some ribbon around the frame, then, after spraying with Crafter's Companion Spray & Sparkle then sprinkling with Glamour dust I added flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and finished off with a small bow..from stash.


It was really hard to get a proper angle on the frame with it being bigger than a card so this pic's no different really, just thought it might have caught the sparkle a bit better



Thank you for popping by today....have a fab day

xx Hugs Lizzy xx :)

Just Magnolia + Totally Tilda + Totally Papercrafts + Crafty Catz

Good evening fellow bloggers hope you have had a good weekend ? after the usual Sunday chores and running my lads here there & everywhere I finally got to make a card....yipeeeeeee anyway here it is and it's my entry into the following challenges
1) Just Magnolia #72 ~ Dawny's Sketch
2) Totally Tilda #5 ~ Make you own flowers ... First time making these type of flowers so dont look to close,lol I used lace to make them and held them together with a pearl brad
3) Totally Papercrafts #33 Lets go Dotty
4) Crafty Catz #49 Paper Piecing...I paper pieced Tilda's bow & top


I was in two minds whether or not to upload this card tonight because the by the time I got to take my pic the lighting was going and it hasn't took very good at all :( the colours are really pretty too so I'm a bit disappointed

Products used
Craftwork Cards scalloped card
Core'dinations card
Image ~ Magnolia
Medium ~ Promarkers
DP's ~ Papermania ~ Summer Bloom
Flowers ~ Handmade from lace

Thanks for popping by ... see ya soon

xx hugs Lizzy xx :)