Sunday, August 28, 2011

Mistletoe Kisses - Christmas card club card



Hi there all, its time for another card for the Christmas card gang !!! This time our challenge was set by Sylvie. She challenged us to make a card with mistletoe on !! Mmm ...... I searched through my things and didn't find much so I chose this forever Friends image. Great challenge thanks Sylvie, now my craft room needs a tidy to put back all my things for looking for something with mistletoe on !!! hehe !!!

Of course I got the glitter out and glittered up the hat, and tree and star !!! Blinged the snowflakes (Martha Stewart punches) and used a tag stamp from I think Whimsey Stamps !

Our next challenge is set by Margaret to use only white and some glitter .............. yikes I have no idea !!! NEVER made an all white card before so it sure is going to be a challenge !!! Go check out the other ladies great cards they are on my sidebar !!! If anyone fancies joining our group of gals then email anyone of us !!

I am entering this into the challenge:
Divas by Design - Christmas in August
Mami doodles - Shaped card

Hope you like it !!!

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Dressing the tree !!


Oohhhhhh I just couldn't resist this House Mouse stamp !!!! She is so sweet dressing the 'tree' .

I decided to make this a very plain and simple card so the gorgeous picture was prominent. Of course I had to add some bling and glitter tho !!!

I coloured the image using water colour pencils and the wording is cut using my cricut off the Beyond Birthdays cartridge.

Well is absolultely throwing it down here ............. so its a film and popcorn me thinks !!!!

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Winter Wonderland - Trim a tree
Stampavie - Christmas in Summer
Have a great day whatever the weather !!
Liz

Friday, August 26, 2011

Its Christmas !!!!!!!!!!!!


Hi there everyone !!! This week at Crafts for Eternity the challenge is to show us your Christmas projects !!! This is my Christmas card for my best friend, I know she doesn't look on here so I am ok listing it !!!! hehe !!!


I used a House Mouse Stamp, coloured using water colour pencils and glittered up !!! Papers are from Nitwits and the sentiment I downloaded of the internet !! I am so not good at writing verses ! As its such a large verse I thought an easel card would be more fitting ! And of course I had to add some bling too !!!! Border punch is a Martha Stewart one as are the leaves !! I hope my friend likes it !


There are two prizes again this week! at C4E come join the fun !
The first is from Heidi at
and the prize is a choice of 2 digi images!

Our second prize is from the lovely Jacqui at
Jacqui is generously giving the winner 5 digi images!!

I have entered this into the following challenges;
Christmas Card challenge - glitter (the poinsetta leaves are all glittered and the embelly ones too !!!)
Christmas Crafting - cute Christmas

Monday, August 22, 2011

Tatty Teddy !!!!! Thinking of you


Whoop Whoop Whoop !!!! I finally got my sticky little hands (well they are all covered in glitter glue at the moment !!! but maybe not so little !!!) on a Me to you Tatty Teddy CD !!!!!!!!!! Its fabby !!! I finally got to play with it yesterday as I got the cards I needed to make out the way so I could play !!!! I just LOVE Tatty Teddy he is sooooooooooooo cute !!!

I printed the image to fit my card and papers to match, got my beloved cricut machine out for the Thinking of you sentiment (from Sentmentals cartridge) and used some K&Co glittered flowers that matched the colours I had chosen !! Of course I needed bling with the gems and butterflies !!! Mmm its got me thinking, have I made a card with no bling ............ maybe I need to challenge myself to that one !!!

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Craft Us Crazy - Anything goes
Try it on Tuesday - Anything goes
The poodles parlour - Anything goes
Lothian Crafts - Anything goes

Have a great day !!! I am off to look for black PE shorts for my daughter for school !!! They say specifically no cyclying shorts and what do the shops all have for girls ............. Yep !!! Great !!!
Liz

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Happy Anniversary !!


Well I made this card in the 50 mins my partner was out at the dentist !!!! hehe !!! I literally finished writing the inside as the door closed behind him coming back !!! Phew !!!!!!! Hehe !!! All I have to do now is give it to him on the right day !

As I said in my last blog I just LOVE House Mouse stamps !!! This is one I had in my drawer for a while waiting to be used, all his cards are using House Mouse stamps !!! I coloured this one again with water colour pencils, the heart border is a Martha Stewart punch I haven't used yet !! papers by Nitwits, Sentiment from Lili of the Valley. Again I got my wonderful cricut out and cut the heart using it. I didnt want it to be too girly so avoided the doily heart !!!

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Whoopsie Daisy - Anything Goes
One Stitch at a time - Anything goes
Nadia's Challenge blog - Anything goes
Stamp insanity - Anything goes
Aud Sentiments - Anything goes
Have a great weekend and happy crafting !!!

Friday, August 19, 2011

Flags, Tags and tickets!!


This week at Crafts 4 Eternity
RECIPE #33
Embellishment Recipe
This week we would like to see projects that include at least ONE of the following embellishments
FLAGS
TICKETS
TAGS

I used a House Mouse image and coloured it in with water colour pencils and glittered it up !!! The flags are a digi image I got from Two Peas in a Bucket, again coloured using water colour pencils. The paper is from my scrap pile but I cut the Birthday Boy using my beloved cricut !!! The presents are from Papermania, ticket stamp is a Lili of the Valley and the tag is a Dohickey one !! Hope you like it !!! I just love House Mouse Stamps ............. I have another card to list this weekend using another image of theirs !!!

Well, not had much chance this week to make many cards, its been one of those weeks !!! Still hopefully next week will be different ............. mmm maybe not the schools arent back till the 5th Sept !!!!


RECIPE #33 PRIZE Come and join in the fun !!


The lovely Suzette is giving the winner a choice of 4 digi images!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Anything Goes Challenge blog - Birthday Celebrations
Creative Inspirations - Use your favourite stamp
Ali Factory - Anything goes
Try it on Tuesday - Anything goes
Aud Sentiments - Anything goes

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Xmas card club challenge card - Kerry's !!



Well I had to think on this one I have to say ............. then I went shopping !!! hehe !!! Well I had to go shopping to soothe quell my patience for a Tatty teddy CD!!!! Ooohhhh can't wait to get hold of one !!! But in the meantime I settled for the new Fizzy Moon Festive Fun stamps !!! LOVING them !!! Kerry's challenge was for a robin, holly and possibly a postbox if desired ! So I have a robin sat on the fence and holly on the paper and around the flowers !!! No postbox desired tho sorry !!!


I coloured Fizzy Moon with promarkers and water colour pencils. The bears used Satin, Sandstone and the blender pen to create the lighter patches. Of course I had to glitter up the snow too !!!

I used my new Spellbinder square die, the swirl is from Marianne dies, holly is a Martha Stewart punch and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts also glittered up!! Paper is Holiday Magic from Nitwits and the sentiment stamp from Liliy of the Valley !! Phew ................. Oh yes I had to add bling too !!!!

So enjoyed making this !!! Please go check out the other ladies blogs they are listed on my side bar !!! Have a great day !

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Christmas Card Challenges - Christmas Cheer
Saturday Challenge - Xmas is coming
Liz

Saturday, August 13, 2011

New Stamps !!! 2 Designs of Card


ooh .................... I bought one of the new Dawns Stamps designed by Nellie Sneddon the other day and just couldn't wait to colour her up !!! Its Called Hokey Pokey !!

I just couldn't decide on whether she looked better cut as a rectangle or circle so I did both !!! So here are two cards using the same paper and colouring but very different !! Fortunately I have a few little girls I need cards for at Xmas !!!


I coloured the image using promarkers. Blush and soft peach for the skin, Buttercup for the stars and Pale pink and Antique Pink for her clothes !! Plus of course the blender pen !!! The paper is from a pack by Dove Craft I picked up at the NEC earlier in the year !!


Hope you like them !!!

I am entering the sqaure card into the following challenges :
Oh la la Creations - Oh Christmas
Fab n funky - Is Christmas
Ai Factory Challenge - anything goes


Happy crafting and enjoy the day, I might have a day of peace today as my daughter is at a sports day all day !!!! Bless the holidays are actually going so fast !

Friday, August 12, 2011

Blue and White at Crafts 4 Eternity


Hi there all !!!

The challenge this week over at Crafts 4 Eternity is a Colour Recipe. Blue and cream or white using this image as inspiration !!!

Our sponsor this week is Stamping Dragon. I used Floral Frame one on my card, extending the tabs on the digi stamp across my card using ribbon ! I layered up the frame to give dimension and effect for the flowers which I glittered up with Stickles. I also used the Floral heart stamp to make backing paper with which you can see between the ribbons ! I just love butterflies so I had to add some of those to go with the paper and of course bling !!!!

I really enjoyed making this card ! It got me some peace and quiet while I did it (I think I took longer over it just to escape the bedlam in the house !!! hehe !!) Hope you like it too.
Remember to pop over and check out the other team members blogs (listed on my side bar) and come join the fun !!

RECIPE #32 PRIZE

We have 2 prizes this week!!
Our regular sponsor Nicky is giving one winner 3 downloads of their choice


And our 2nd sponsor Janette is offering 4 images of your choice!!

Here is a little bit about Janette:
Hi my name is Janette aka Stamping Dragon Designs/Dragons Lair Designs. I live in the UK with my two children and puddy tat. I started with Graphic Design in 2001, initially creating sig tags in AOL groups but, moved on and found digital scrapbooking. It wasn’t long before that, I started making my own kits under the Dragons Lair Designs name and the rest as they say is history. Two years ago I was introduced to digital stamps and started drawing and before I knew it Stamping Dragon Designs was born. I am now not only addicted to scrapbooking my photo's but making cards too. All I need now is more hours in a day.




Saturday, August 06, 2011

Candy WINNER !!!!!!

Hi there just to let you know Inlinkz did it job and randomly selected a winner for my celebration Candy !!!

Congratulations Annelies
Please contact me at passionforsparkle@gmail.com to claim your pirize !!!
Thanks to everyone for playing along !!!

Have a great weekend !!
Liz xx

Friday, August 05, 2011

C4E Challenge - Follow a Sketch



Hi there Ladies !! This is my first card as a designer for Crafts 4 eternity, I am so thrilled to have joined the team !! Two other lovely ladies have joined the team too Sarah and Anne - Katrine. Go check out all the ladies blogs they are listed on my sidebar !

I just got hold of the new Polkadoodles Magical Winter CD so I just couldnt wait to use it !!! The image and papers I chose are from CD1 and is Granny Baker. I cut her out and decoupaged her up adding glitter along the way of course !!! I added
bling and flowers and some other bits I cut from other images printed on the sheet. The Punches I used for the leaves and the white flower edging are both Martha Stewart ones and the ticket stamp is from Lili of the Valley.

The Challenge this week is as follows !!

RECIPE #31

This week we would like you to use the sketch below for your projects.


RECIPE # 31 PRIZE


Jacqui is offering the winner a choice of 5 digi images!!

COME JOIN IN THE FUN !!!!


Hope you like it !!! Happy Crafting and remember to link onto the candy draw it closes at midnight 5th Aug !!!

Blog Candy to celebrate becoming a Crafts 4 Eternity Designer !!!!

THIS POST WILL STAY AT THE TOP UNTIL FRI 5TH AUGUST 2011 MIDNIGHT

Whoop, Whoop !!!!

I have been asked to become a designer for Crafts 4 Eternity !!!! I am so thrilled and thank Michelle very much for asking me to join her team of fantastic ladies !!! go check out their web sites listed on my side bar !!!

In celebration of this fact I am going to run a blog candy draw !!! There is a pack of 32 double sided 6x6 papers - Snow day collection by Crate papers, a pack of snowflake charms, a pack of 100 self stick pearl embellies and a pack of Lili of the vally Cute Squares - Christmas Animals Let it snow !!!! This post should stay at the top for its duration, I learnt a lot about blogger today !!! How to do sticky posts and add inlinkz !!!

All I ask for you to enter for the candy is to link your blog to the inlinkz below and become a follower of my blog !!! Easy !! When the draw is over on Friday the 5th August 2011 at midnight inlinkz will do a random draw I will post the winner on my blog so keep a look out !!!


The challenge at Crafts 4 Eternity this week is as follows,
please go along and join in the fun !!!

RECIPE #30

RANDOM RECIPE

ANYTHING BUT A CARD
This week we would like to see anything but a card!

The prize this week has been kindly donated by

3 Sheets of Downloads!


Have fun crafting and good luck !
hugs Liz x