Wedding card

How do you go about making a card for a bride and groom you know nothing about?

This was the dilemma I faced a few weeks ago, when we were invited to the wedding of one of the guys he works with at one of his clients.

First thought was go classic, heart on a pearl card...then I saw this stamp and couldn't resist!!

I also really liked this die from Memory box, I thought it was really clever...

So I ended up with the following...

Card- From stash

Stamp - Love me Do by Wee Stamps

Heart Paper - Boofle cd by DoCrafts

Backing paper - HOTP Creative Cardmakers Jewel Pack

Die - Heart Pocket by Memory Box

Peel off - from Aldridge Crafts

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:-

Delightful Challenges - Wedding or Anniversary Southern Girls Challenges - Punch it Out My Mum's Craft Shop - Dies, Dies , Dies Created with Love - Favourite thing (dies) Incy Wincy Designs - Make a pocket Everybody-Art-Challenge - Wedding Inky Chicks - Love Thanks Lisa xx

Father's Day Card

Thought I'd just write a quick post to show you my Dad's Father's Day card. It's my first attempt at a tri-shutter card, and it was a bit more complicated than I expected! I cut 3 different card blanks before I got one that folded and laid properly, but I am quite pleased with the finished result.

It was also my first time using Craft Serif Artist, which I actually found relatively easy. I have been a digital scrapbooker for about 6 years, and usually use photoshop elements, but came across Serif Artist when I bought the Party Paws DVD from Crafters Companion. 

I'm a HUGE fan of the 'Born to Shop' cartoons and when I saw they'd done a 'Bloke' version, I just had to get the kits!

Card - from Crafters Companion, folded using Ultimate Pro

Papers - It's a Mans world by Claire Curd (papermania)

Embelishments - Bloke at Leisure from Daisytrail

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:-

Craft Your Passion - Fathers Day/Masculine Crafty Cardmakers - Fathers Day Creative Creations - For You Dad Lexi's Creations - Father's Day/Male Birthday

Anything Goes - Father's Day Crafty Sentiments - For a Male Creative Craft challenge - Fathers Day Party Time tuesdays - Fancy Folds Creative Inspirations -Father's Day Glitter n Sparkle - Father's Day

Searching for my style....

Can you learn style or is it just a talent you have? I seem to spend hours looking at examples of other people's work and mine just doesn't seem to have that 'wow' factor that others do. Is this something everyone suffers from? Is it just it's harder to appreciate the beauty in your own work?

It seems I favour a clean and simple style, I don't like some if the really 'busy' cards that you find on some sites, but I haven't yet figured out how to make mine really special...any advice? 

In the mean time as I didn't share this when it was Mother's Day in the UK I'll share it now, little boy reminded me a bit of Tom! 

There is a bit of story to the making of this card, I made it while visiting my parents during Feb half term. I only took my laptop, some paper, scissors, craft knife and the 2012 limited edition Promarkers and thought I'd see what I could make.

Realised once I got to Leicester I had forgotten the crucial card stock and glue!!! Quick trip to the Range solved that problem, and away I went.

Card - Papermania
Image - Sliejke Digi Stamps
All other materials from Do Crafts Digital Designer CDs
Paper & Border - Tulip & Friends
Journalling Card- Forever Friends Best of British
Greeting - Wellinton Sunny Days

 

I would like to enter this into the following Challenges:

 

Created with Love - Mothers Day

Creative Stamp Friends - Mothers Day

Love to Create - Mom or Special Lady

Celebrate the Occasion - Mothers Day

Chocolate Coffe and Cards - Mothers Day

 

 

Thanks

Lisa



 

Well it's been a while!

 

I decided that it was time to stop trying to keep quite so many balls in the air! For various crazy reasons I've not had time to do much, work has been manic, family life is just sometimes chaos and the house frequently looks like a bomb has hit it!

I also made the mistake of trying to keep up with lots of the different challenge blogs and therefore failing to do any! I've now picked a favourite few and am trying to enter a few challenges again

Things are starting to get back to normal and I've got a few things to share over the next few days....

Starting with...
 




Card from Stash
Sentiment from Ginger's House
Stamp by Sugar Nelllie
Coloured with Promarkers
Stickles used on wings and wand.
Stick on jewels were freebies from a magazine



 

I would like to enter this into the following Challenges:

Passion for Promarkers - Birthdays
Crafty Sentiments - Use a Sentiment
2 Sisters - Bingo Bash (middle column gems, image, sentiment)
Addicted to stamps and more - #44 Addicted to CAS

Thanks
Lisa

Oops!

Bit of a nightmare morning! Having set my alarm last night for 5.30 so I could get to work for 7.30, I woke up at 6.42... Helps if you actually switch the alarm on!

Did quite well, was only 1 min late! However that was minus the 2 cups of tea I need to get me going the the morning so it was a bit of a challenging morning!

Early starts mean early finishes though, so I did get home in time to finish this...




Card  - From stash
Embossing Folder - Spellbinder M-Bossabilities Winter Wonder
Image - Sugar Nellie - Flakey (digistamp available at Funky Kits )
Coloured with Pro Markers
Dies- X-cut square parenthisis and Spellbinders create a flake 3

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

 

Cards and More - Ice and Snow Crafty Sentiments- White on white with coloured image ABC Christmas- B is for Boys Creative Stamp Friends - Winter/Winter sport Thanks Lisa



Cards and More - Ice and Snow

Crafty Sentiments- White on white with coloured image ABC Christmas- B is for Boys Creative Stamp Friends - Winter/Winter sport Thanks Lisa

Crafty Sentiments- White on white with coloured image

ABC Christmas- B is for Boys Creative Stamp Friends - Winter/Winter sport Thanks Lisa

ABC Christmas- B is for Boys

Creative Stamp Friends - Winter/Winter sport Thanks Lisa

Creative Stamp Friends - Winter/Winter sport

Thanks
Lisa

Normality Returns.....well almost!

I managed to print out and colour quite a few images last night, so I have the start of a few cards that I need to make in the next few weeks.

I do need to do something about the light in the living room though, I get in trouble with my husband if it's too bright, but some of the images I coloured last night needed more work in the light of day.

Here's the first card....

 

Card - from stash ( I have rather a thing for these shiny ones!)

Image - Pint sized Laura from Just Inklined

Coloured with promarkers

Cheers stamp I've had for ages, can't remember where it came from.

Black stones - Forever friends black and gold collection

 

 

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

 

 

Created with Love  - Anything Goes Creative Creations - Keep it Simple Stamp n Doodle - Boys/Male birthday Cardmakin Mamas - Clean and Simple CAS-ual Fridays - Make your Mark Allsorts - Masculine Thanks Lisa x



 

Ugh...

I know I said I'd be back on Monday, but I woke up with a splitting headache, sore throat and no voice!
Feeling a bit better now, but still pretty rough.
Spent most of Monday and Tuesday in bed watching Create and Craft and resisting the urge to spend money!

Did venture out yesterday to get some milk, and popped in to Aldridge Crafts to say hello to Jane and Sarah, came out with some dies and embossing folders....

Here is the card I made on Saturday...

Card - From stash

Stamp - The Lost Heart by Gorjuss

Coloured with Promarkers

Ric Ric  and Flowers -Papermania Capsule Collection

Peel off - From stash (probably Anita's)

Sketch - Crazy 4 Challenges (see link Below)

 

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 



Crazy4Challenges - C4C169 Sketch Totally Gorguss - KISS (Keep It Simple Silly) ABC Challenges-  Birthdays Creative Card Crew -  Girly Addicted to Stamps-   CAS Creative Inspirations - Anything goes I love Promarkers - Anything Goes Charisma Cardz - Hearts and Flowers Little Miss Muffet - Hearts and Flowers