Lisa's little blog home

Luke and Becky

2011-01-16T13:31:00.004Z

My nephew has got engaged to the beautiful Becky, and i wanted to scrap this picture i found on Beckys facebook page. I have added quotes but no journalling i did not think it needed both. The background paper is my minds eye and the squares are k&co, crochet ribbon and chipboard flowers from my local pound shop.....they have some great stuff and i buy it in bulk when i see it. I got 10 packs of that crochet ribbon lol.

ps very naughty of me to forget, the sketch is from pagemaps and i rotated it.
Thanks for looking Lisa xxxxx

1st scrapbook page this year

2011-01-15T21:02:00.004Z

Have not done a page in ages, seem my scrapbook mojo may be coming back yay lol...........back home now so i will be able to craft again. Just to add the papers are my minds eye and i will add some journalling but my pen has dried up lol

Passion for Promarkers

2011-01-06T07:41:00.003Z

This weeks challenge is Thank you cards, and we have to make plenty of those after christmas eh!!
This one has been made to send to my friend who we visited over New Year.

Thanks for stopping by xxx

Happy New Year

2011-01-05T12:49:00.002Z

Well a big hello, as you can see i have been out of the card making loop for a good 6 months.............all i can say is i lost my mojo big time and with looking after my mother-in-law and a new job it all got a bit to much, also another big factor was all the card orders i had it just put to much pressure on me so now i will be making cards for fun again and if i get a pile of cards i might take them in to work to sell :0)
I have made this card for I love Promarkers and my recycled part of the card is the ribbon. I have used an oldie but a goodie Penny Black stamp and My minds eye papers.
Thanks for popping over to visit me xxxxx

I ♥ ProMarkers Challenge #19

2010-06-16T09:27:00.002+01:00

Welcome to another challenge, i am back from my hols feeling refreshed lol

This is what Karen has to say over on the blod.

Good Morning everyone, it's Wednesday and time for a new challenge. Thankyou to all of you for taking part last week, we really do enjoy looking at your work.

Last weeks winner is
#2 Sande
Sande, please can you email me, Karen, (email in sidebar) with your postal address so that I can forward it on to Beckie at Lilac Lemons and I'll also send you your winners badge.

Top 3
#12 Nicola
#20 Marit0
#21 Crafty Emma
Please can you all email me too and I'll send you your Top 3 badges.

Onto this weeks challenge, we have a theme for you this week and we'd like to see 'Bears' on your work. This can be any kind of bears you wish.
This weeks sponsor is SIMON SAYS STAMP and the prize is a $15 shopping spree, and they'll also pay your postage!

I look forward to visiting you this week, have fun and remember the rules.
Hugs Lisa xxx

Welcome To The I ♥ ProMarkers Challenge #17

2010-06-02T09:00:00.003+01:00

Hello and welcome to another fantastic challenge, thank you to everyone who took part last week and well done to our prize winner and to our top 3.

Here is what Karen had to say over on the blog.
Hello everyone and I hope you're all ready for a new challenge.
First I need to let you know the winner of Challenge #16 and the lucky person, chosen at random with Random.Org is
#9 Annie (Ink & Rubba)
Annie please can you email me, Karen, email in the sidebar, and I'll sort out your prize with Digi Doodle Shops Best, and send you your winners badge.
Now for our Top 3
#19 Tina
#5 Tom
#12 Tine
Please can you also email me and I'll send you your Top 3 badge, that's if you don't already have it..... lol.
And our GDT for the rest of June is
#12 Tine
Once you contact me, Tine, about your Top 3 badge, I'll send you the details of the future challenges.

Ok now onto this weeks challenge. This week we've got a recipe for you. We would like to see you use 2 different papers, 3 buttons and 1 ribbon.

Remember you have to complete the recipe and use your promarkers to be entered into the prize draw.
Good luck
Lisa xxx

I ♥ ProMarkers challenge # 16

2010-05-26T09:00:00.000+01:00

Well what a weekend was it not just glorious!!!! We spent the weekend with out best friends and had a wonderful time, then i came home and tried to make my DT card for this week, only to find my printer not working. Hubby spent most of last night trying to get it to work but no joy :0(
Any way i have made a card using this weeks fab sketch by Karen and a dimension fourth stamp which i rarely use now.
Please pop over to the blog and check out this weeks winner and our top 3 this week.
We are sponsored by Pollycraft who gave us some wonderful dig images to use....sadly as i said i was unable to use mine.
Have fun and i will be round to see what you come up with over the following week xxxx

I ♥ ProMarkers Challenge #15

2010-05-19T11:22:00.004+01:00

Here is what the lovely Karen has to say this week.
Thanks to everyone who joined in last weeks challenge, as usual your cards were all great.
Our winner for challenge #14 was drawn using Random.Org, and the lucky person is
#19 Tine
Well done Tine, please can you email me, Karen, (email in sidebar on blog) so I can pass on your email address to Paula at Pollycraft and I'll also send you the winners badge to wear on your blog.
And our Top 3 for last week are
#5 ToM
#6 Freckleface
#24 Beckie
Please can you all email me (Karen) and I'll send you the Top 3 badge to wear on your blogs.

Ok, now for this weeks challenge. Our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp and the prize is a $15 shopping spree.
This week we'd like to see you use your own handmade flowers on your projects.

wow some great inspiration from the rest of the team, so run and check it out.
Hubby goes back to work tomorrow after his op.....did not think he was this needy lol still i will lose my shadow now yay lol and will be able to craft more big yay
hugs Lisa xxxx

I ♥ ProMarkers Challenge #14

2010-05-12T08:00:00.001+01:00

Welcome to challenge #14, we have a brilliant sketch to follow this week so pop over to the blog and check it out.
We are sponsored by the wonderful pollycraft who very kindly let us choose a digi stamp to play with.....i picked Critters and cogs balloon, it's brilliant lol
I did not use the balloon as i wanted my alien to bounce on some acetate to look like it was flying...aliens can fly right!!! hehe

Sympathy cards

2010-05-11T19:05:00.002+01:00

Sadly these are 2 cards i did not want to have to make this week, a friends husband passed away and also another friends father.
Hugs Lisa xxx

I ♥ ProMarkers Challenge #13

2010-05-05T09:22:00.002+01:00

Welcome to a new challenge this week.....as always i will let you see what Karen has to say :0)

Hi everyone and welcome to challenge #13. As usual first I'll give you the winner and top 3 of last weeks challenge and also our GDT for the rest of May.
So the winner, chosen by Random.Org is ................
#2 Kobie
Well done! Please can you email me Karen (email in the sidebar) with your postal details and I'll get your prize in the post to you and I'll also send you your winners badge to wear on your blog.
Top 3#3 Meeshka
#16 Tine
#21 Fliss
If you can all email me I'll send you your Top 3 badges to wear on your blog.Now for our GDT to work with us for the rest of May, chosen this month by Lisa,........
Meeshka
I'll send you the challenge details when you email me Meeshka.
Now for this weeks challenge, sponsored by the lovely Joanna Sheen. The prize is a £10 gift voucher to spend in her online store, and she has lots of goodies to choose from, including ProMarkers..... lol. This week we have a theme for you to work with which is 'Wings' now that gives you alsorts of choices doesn't it. Please remember to be entered into the prize draw you must use ProMarkers in your project and follow the theme.

Ok now on my card i created a background by stamping the bench on to some white card and also onto a post it note.
I then cut the mask out and placed it over my stamped image.
I then stamped the fence twice, straight over the post it note.
Next i stamped the tilda onto card coloured with promarkers and cut her out, i coloured the bench and fence and stuck tilda down so she looked like she was sat on the bench.
I then stamped some leaves onto the card to frame it....again i used promarkers not ink.
Then i chalked a sky and grass.

Thanks for stopping by to see me......i may not be visiting your blogs this week as hubby goes into hospital for an operation this afternoon.
Hugs Lisa xxx

I ♥ ProMarkers Challenge #12

2010-04-28T06:44:00.004+01:00

Welcome to this weeks challenge, and what a fab sketch we had to work to. Sadly Vix has had to step down as a DT member and we wish her well, Kate out guest member this month had said she will join us full time...whoop whoop :0)

Here is what Karen has to say.......
Hi everyone and welcome to Challenge #12. Let me give you the winner of the $15 voucher from Simon Says Stamp and Top 3 from challenge #11.
The winner, chosen by Random.Org is
#14 - Julie
Julie please can you email me, Karen (email in sidebar) and I'll send you the instructions for claiming your prize, along with your winners badge to wear on your blog.
Now for the top 3 chosen, with difficulty, by the DT girls.
#17 - Kaylou
#18 - MaritO
#29 - Meeshka
If all 3 of you can email me, Karen, I'll send you your Top 3 badges to wear on your blogs.

Sadly Vix has decided to step down from our DT due to other commitments, and not having enough hours in the day to spread herself amonst all that she does. We're sorry to see her go, her work is lovely, but she is hoping to come along and take part in the challenges when time allows her to. Vix, we wish you lots of luck in all that you do.
So now we have a new DT member to introduce to you. Kate has been our GDT for this month so we decided to ask her if she would like to join us, and we're pleased that she said she would.
We're still without Julie, her mam is still poorly and in hospital, so naturally Julie is spending all of her time with her mam. We're all wishing your mam well, if you're looking in Julie and don't forget to make sure you look after yourself too. xxx

Ok for this weeks challenge we have a sketch for you to follow. Please remember to be entered into the prize draw you must use ProMarkers, we must see the sketch in your work, and also leave a link back to us, from your blog.
This week we're being sponsored by Susie at Die Cut Dreams

Thanks and well done for getting to the end of todays post lol
Hugs Lisa xxx

I ♥ ProMarkers Challenge #11

2010-04-21T06:27:00.002+01:00

Hello welcome to another challenge, i had a great time visiting your blogs:0)

Here is what Karen has to say about this weeks challenge.

Hi everyone and welcome to challenge # 11.
The entries last week were all lovely, we enjoyed looking through your blogs too.
First of all, let me announce the winner of challenge #10, sponsored by Whimsy Stamps.
#10 Debbie
Debbie, please can you email me, Karen, (email in sidebar) and I'll arrange your prize for you and send you your Winners badge to wear on your blog.
Next we have our Top 3
#20 Rosie
#9 Sarah S
#11 Lalkygirl
If you can all email me, Karen, I'll send you your Top 3 badges to wear on your blog.

Okay onto this weeks challenge. Our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp and the prize is a $15 voucher to spend in their online shop.
This week we have a theme for you to follow, which is Black and White, plus 1 other colour. We all enjoyed this one and we hope you all do too.

Ok my card includes a digi image from mo, and everything else was from my stash the ribbon comes from hobby craft and it is so nice to make into bows etc
So off you go and i will be along to look at your work over the coming week:0)
have fun
Hugs Lisa xxx

Commission card

2010-04-20T06:50:00.003+01:00

I do very few commission cards these days, about 18 months ago i was getting quite stressed trying to keep up with orders/work etc, so when Robs mum was very poorly i stopped them as i had to help care for her.....now she is better i have still not started doing them again but a good friend at work is 50 this month and is also a crazy Donny fan so i agreed to make her card.
Not to fussy all i had to do was Donny and purple and knew she would be happy, as they are her 2 fav things lol This is a A4 card big enough for everyone to sign at work.
Thanks for listening to me drone on
Hugs Lisa xxx

PFP and cute card Thursday

2010-04-16T07:19:00.005+01:00

The challenge this week on PFP was to make your own background using promarkers, so I made a tartan background on the large nestie behind the little girl....and speaking of the little girl this is the 1st time I have coloured a darker skin tone, think i need a bit more practice but she is so cute :0)And the challenge at Cute card Thursday was to use texture, i have used ribbon and a pin and a embossed background.
bye xxx

I ♥ Promarkers #10

2010-04-14T07:05:00.003+01:00

Welcome to this weeks challenge, we have a lovely sketch for you to follow this week.
And a big welcome to all the new peeps who joined us for the first time last week.

Here is what Karen had to say........

Hello everyone and what alot of entries we had last week, 56 of you took part, that's the most we've had since the new look I ♥ ProMarkers started in February, so I'd like to thank you all for joining us and look forward to you all joining us again. Myself and the DT girls enjoyed looking at your lovely work, there are so many talented ladies out there!

Okay, let's get on and announce the winner of Challenge #9
Roz from 'A Creative Muddle'
Roz please can you email me, Karen, (email in sidebar) with your postal details I'll get them off to Joanna Sheen so they can send you your prize. I'll also send you your winners badge to wear on your blog.
This weeks top 3 are
Maz
Little K Smith
Sharon
If you can all email me so I can send you the Top 3 badge to wear on your blogs.
And this weeks sponsor is Whimsy Stamps and their prize is $15 to spend in there onine store.

Thanks everyone, i look forward to visiting your blogs this month xxx

Two challenges in one !!

2010-04-11T12:35:00.002+01:00

Its not very often lately i get to join in many challenges but today i managed to combine Penny Black Saturdays challenge of using buttons with Friday Sketchers beautiful sketch.

Thanks for stopping by
hugs Lisa xxxx

I ♥ promarkers #9

2010-04-07T07:12:00.002+01:00

Welcome to this weeks challenge, my card is made using a mo digi image, coloured with my markers and using My minds eye papers.

Here is what Karen has to say over on the blog.

What lovely cards by everyone for challenge #8, well done all of you. We really do enjoy looking at your work and the way everyone interprets the challenge in a different way.

The winner of challenge #8, chosen by Random.Org is..................#15 Julie Well done Julie, please can you email me, Karen (email in the sidebar) with your postal details and I'll pass them on to Sharon at Willow Designs. I'll also send you our winners badge to wear on your blog. If the prize isn't claimed by Friday, I'll draw another winner.

Now for our first ever top 3! and they are:

Marit
Katesacraftybugger
Kine
Please can you all email me, I'll send your your Top 3 badge to wear on your blogs.

Our GDT for the rest of April is Katesacraftybugger. So Kate once to contact me I will send you the details for the challenges for the rest of the month. You'll also get a GDT badge too.
Ok, onto our next challenge. This week we're sponsored by the lovely Joanna Sheen and the prize is a £10 gift voucher to spend in their online shop. For this weeks challenge we have NO sketch for you to follow but we have a theme of Animals and yes butterflies and dragons are allowed..... lol. We're looking forward to seeing what you come up with this week, and for a bit of inspiration, here's what the DT came up with this week.

Right off you go lol and i look frward to visiting you all.
Hugs Lisa xxx

Passion for promarkers.

2010-04-06T07:42:00.002+01:00

Been poorly all weekend and do not feel much better now, full of cold urrrgh lol
Hugs Lisa xxx

Happy Easter & Sketch Saturday

2010-04-04T12:05:00.003+01:00

Happy Easter everyone, one more tin to show you, and i used The sketch over at Sketch Saturday to decorate it.
The tin has been sat on my desk all week with just the backing paper on.
Hope she likes it......she will probably not think i made it lol
Hugs Lisa xxxx

Easter Treats

2010-04-01T07:14:00.004+01:00

Good morning and as promised I am back today to show you mu Easter treats, I found this fantastic idea on Split Coast Stampers site........even my hubby has been impressed with this one lol
You take the bottom of a can off using a safety opener(I used spaghetti hoops with a ring pull) clean it, being very careful as the edge is sharp I have a lovely cut to prove it hehe.
Fill with treats, I have used mini eggs, mini cream eggs and a little chick lol then run some glossy accents around the base of the can.
Stick to the rest of the tin and weight it down and leave to dry.
Then decorate, as I said hubby was impressed so I have had to make mother in law one as well as all our nieces, nephews godchildren----thing is she does just not get stuff like this but never mind.
Hugs Lisa xxx

I ♥ ProMarkers challenge #8

2010-03-31T07:15:00.003+01:00

First of all welcome to this weeks challenge, and next i would like to give a warm welcome to our new team members :0)

Here is what Karen has to say this week.

This week has flown over for me, it doesn't seem like 2 minutes since I was setting last weeks challenge....... lol
It's been great looking at your blogs and lovely to see some new people joining us too, everyone is welcome!
The winner of Challenge # 7, chosen at random using Random.Org is
#1 - Jane Middleton
Jane please can you email me, Karen (email in the sidebar) and I'll send you the details for how to claim your $15 prize from Simon Says Stamp.
If the prize isn't claimed by Friday, then I'll draw another winner.

As from next week our challenges are changing slightly. We're going to have a sketch every other week and a theme for the weeks inbetween. Just gives a bit of variation for you all and that way we can see how you work on your own cards.

This week sees the first challenge for our new DT members. I'm sure you'll have seen their lovely work while hopping around in blogland. Our sponsor this week is Willow Designs and the prize is a CD with a selection of downloads designed by Sharon and a pack of ProMarkers.
Here's the CD.

What a great prize and remeber to be in with a chance of winning you must link back to us, follow the sketch and the theme.
Thats all folks, check back tomorrow to see some cute Easter gifts.
Hugs Lisa xxx

Baby boy

2010-03-30T07:25:00.002+01:00

Card #2 for the card comp

2010-03-29T07:41:00.002+01:00

Ok this card i entered in the same comp as yesterdays card, this was the boy card......i love this mo digi image, i have glazed the goggles and the water. It went out as a birthday card on Saturday to my friends boy.
What i did not tell you yesterday was all 3 of the cards i entered came in the top 3....i was stunned i have to tell you.
So my male adult card came 1st this card was joint second and tomorrows card was joint 3rd!!!
Hugs till tomorrow
Lisa xxx

Card comp

2010-03-28T09:25:00.003+01:00

Good morning, I belong to a lovely forum of friends and each month we have a themed comp, this month we had to make a baby, a boys and a adult males card......I happen to like making men's cards :0) this is my adult male card.

Challenge #7 I ♥ ProMarkers

2010-03-24T07:11:00.002Z

Welcome to challenge #7 can you believe its been 7 weeks already !!! So before i tell you aboutmy card here is what the lovely Karen has to say.

First of all, thank you to everyone who took part in Challenge #6, we've really enjoyed looking through all your cards, loads of inspiration out there.

The winner of challenge #6, the pack of ProMarkers kindly donated by Letraset is ..............
.............................. #2 JOSEPHINE...............................
Well done Josephine, please can you email me, Karen, (email in side bar) your postal details and I'll get the prize off to you as soon as I can.
If the prize isn't claimed by Friday, I will draw another winner.

This week we're being sponsored by Simon Says Stamp and the prize is $15 worth of goodies from their brilliant online store. They have a great selection of crafty things to choose from, so wouldn't it be great to win this prize.

As usual, this week there's a sketch for you to follow and we'd also like to see spots/dots on your project somewhere.
Here's this weeks sketch and please remember to be entered into the prize drawer you must follow the sketch and theme and also provide a link back to us from your blog.

Well done Josephine:0)

Right on to my card and i have to say it is a lovely sketch this week, I have used a image i got from ebay, promarkers to colour, my minds eye backing papers, card candy, bazzil basic card stock and flowers from my stash.

HAve fun ladies and i look forward to visiting your blogs to see what you come up with. Remember to stick to the sketch and theme to be in with a chance of winning that brilliant prize.
Hugs Lisa xxx

2010-03-19T07:08:00.002Z

Morning this is another card i made at the weekend meet up and another MO digi design, she is so Talented. I went to see specialist about my knee yesterday and after him being very rude it turns out there is some arthritis in that knee and tearing the ligament in October in the same knee started all the pain up i have had.
Still a couple of injections in my knee they should take 2-3 weeks to kick in and fingers crossed i could be pain free for up to 6 months. Bring it on i say lol
Hugs Lisa xxx

Challenge #6 I ♥ ProMarkers

2010-03-17T07:21:00.002Z

Hello everyone welcome to this weeks challenge.....let's see what Karen had to say :0)

Hi everyone we hope you're all ready for a new challenge. The cards for last weeks challenge were all so lovely, I'm so glad I don't have to personally choose a winner, it would be soooooooo difficult. I'm glad we've got Random.Org........ lol. So with that let me announce the winner of last weeks challenge. The winner is......................... #10, Loreal Blondi. If you can email me, Karen, your postal details please, (email in the sidebar) I'll get them emailed off to Joanna Sheen so they can forward your voucher. Enjoy your prize!

Ok, onto this weeks challenge which is sponsored by LETRASET and the prize is a pack of ProMarkers.
We've got the usual sketch for you, but this week we don't want to see any backing papers on your project. We'd like you to make your own backing paper. You could emboss it, distress it with inks, stamp on it, heat emboss, whatever you like really, just no backing papers please.
Here's this weeks sketch and please remember to be entered into the prize draw, you must follow the sketch and theme and also, provide a link back to us, from your blog.

Ok i stamped my background with a set of stampin up stamps, and to get the colour match i coloured the stamps with my markers to match the picture, the image was given to me at the weekend crafty meet up I arranged for some forum buddy's :0)
Some matting and layering and some ribbon and ta da lol
Thanks to all that visit me, please leave a comment just so i know i am not alone in blog land lol
Bye Lisa xxx

Another mo digi download

2010-03-16T07:14:00.002Z

Great weekend

2010-03-15T07:14:00.002Z

I have had a great weekend, a load of friends off an internet forum came to visit my neck of the woods and we hirede a local village hall. We talked crafted and ate all day lol
Then on Sunday i went to support Gloucester Rugby Club in Cardiff playing Cardiff Blues and we had a good win.
Here is one of the cards i made on Saturday xxx

Mothers day card

2010-03-10T18:42:00.001Z

This was for an order from a friend at work, lucky for me she liked it xxx

Challenge #5 I ♥ ProMarkers

2010-03-10T07:10:00.004Z

Hello everyone, welcome to challenge #5 at I ♥ ProMarkers we had great fun looking at your shaped cards last week, but sadly there can only be one winner and that lucky lady is APRIS, please email KAren with your details and she will pass them on to Regina at the Cutting Cafe. Now on to this week challenge which is a sketch and is sponsored by the lovely Joanna Sheen.
To be in with a chance of winning the £10 voucher you must follow the sketch, use some embossing on your card and also link back to the challenge blog.

Please pay a visit to all the other designers and show them some love, i am looking forward to seeing all your lovely cards this week.
Hugs Lisa xxxx

Clubbing!!!

2010-03-07T09:49:00.001Z

Is not the place to go with a bad leg lol
but i gave it my best shot, but i am having trouble walking today....still seeing a specialist in 2 weeks
thank gawd!!!!
off to drink more water lol, as i am feeling a bit dehydrated and not much like crafting hehe
hugs for now
Lisa xxx

Challenge #4 and DT call

2010-03-03T07:14:00.005Z

Hello everyone and welcome to Challenge #4. Thanks to everyone who took part in last weeks challenge and we're hoping you'll be coming back for more this week........ lol

Ok, now onto this weeks challenge. This week we're being sponsored by T he Cutting C afe, who have some lovely downloads in their online store. This weeks prize is any 3 sets of the winners choice.

The challenge this week is a little bit different to the norm. We were sent some shaped card templates by Regina at The Cutting Cafe, so this weeks challenge is to make a shaped card. It can be any shape you like, just not square or oblong (the usual..... lol) There's no sketch to follow, but please remember you must use ProMarkers and toplease remember add a link back to this blog from yours, to be entered into the prize draw.

DT call

Sadly, Lynsey has decided to step down from the DT, so we're looking for 2 people to join our DT. If you fancy applying for a DT position please can you email me, Karen, a sample of your work along with a link to your blog. My email address is in the sidebar. Myself and the rest of the DT will then pop over to your blog and look at your work.

As part of the DT you'll be required to make 1 project each week, follow a sketch and theme and, of course be able to use ProMarkers. You'll also be required to pop over to entrants blogs and leave comments on their work.

You have until 24th March to apply, and I will email the lucky 2 people within a couple of days and announce you on 30th March along with that weeks challenge.

No previous DT experience is necessary, anyone can apply.

Ok good luck everyone and i can not wait to see what you create this week and i look forward to visiting your blogs xxxx

Mothers Day card

2010-03-02T07:31:00.002Z

Challenge #3

2010-02-24T07:07:00.005Z

Welcome to challenge #3 last weeks winner was #30 *shaz*.
My card is A5 in size and the sentiment inside reads "side by side or miles apart dear friends are always near at heart" hence the 2 tilda friends on the front, and i am sending this to my best friend :0)
this week we are kindly sponsored by

Who will be giving some lucky crafter $15 to spend in there online shop and will even pay the postage for you, how brilliant is that!!!

and last but not least our fab sketch this week, and you must also use real or faux stitching on your card along with the sketch to be in with a chance of winning this weeks prize.
Hugs and thanks for looking, please leave me some comments if you visit
and also check out the rest of the design team xxx
Lisa

Blog Award

2010-02-23T07:06:00.003Z

This is the last of my new stamps, and i think she is so pretty all dressed up..............i will be using this for prom cards i make later in the year.
But this might be my sil 60th birthday card she is having a party so it could work.
Hugs Lisa xxx

Cute card Thursday

2010-02-22T07:14:00.003Z

This weeks challenge is Metal Mania, you have to use something metal on your card........plus i have used another of my new stamps by Whiff of Joy.
My minds eye papers , and image coloured with promarkers.
Hugs Lisa xxx

Friday sketchers

2010-02-21T10:00:00.003Z

Here is another new stamp from Whiff of joy, and i have used this fab sketch from Friday sketchers xxxx

2010-02-20T15:14:00.002Z

The reason i thought to give you my sticky scissor tip the other day was because i had just got some new stamps and was mounted them on some cling stuff, 4 new stamps from the whiff of joy city girl set yum yum lol
She looks like she is having a fab time, perals and gem coloured with a promarker to match.

A top tip for you!!

2010-02-18T20:34:00.002Z

Now do say i never give you anything lol, but do you ever get sticky scissors?
now do not go and buy all the fancy stuff to remove it, just put some nail varnish remover on some kitchen roll and slide it up and down the blades and hey presto clean scissors.
:0)

2010-02-18T07:09:00.002Z

These papers are By Basic grey and are part of a crimbo pack......but these are fine for everyday cards as not all the papers have Christmas stuff on them.
The flowers were white but i coloured them with my promarkers to match the girls top, you will notice i do that a lot lol
Hugs for now
Lisa xxxx

Challenge #2

2010-02-17T07:18:00.006Z

Welcome to this weeks challenge, well done to Louise who won last weeks challenge sponsored by the lovely Joanna Sheen.
My card is made using a super cute Penny Black image coloured as always with my promarkers....i have chalked around the edges as well.
The background paper is from My Minds Eye...............a current favourite of mine, this is a very bright card for me some of you may have noticed i like the darker aged looking papers :0)
but that is what these challenge are about, trying something new.

And here's the sketch for this week. This weeks theme is 'Spring' please interpret this however you wish. Please remember, to be entered into the prize draw, you must use ProMarkers and follow the sketch and theme and also provide a link back to us from your blog.
This weeks challenge is sponsored by the lovely Susie from Die Cut Dream s. This weeks prize is a set of 3 door hangers to decorate as you wish. Why not pop over to Susie's online store and have a look at the lovely goodies she has to offer.

And how about visiting the rest of the design team, they have made some stunning examples this week.
Hugs
Lisa xxx

Simple cards

2010-02-16T19:25:00.003Z

Some simple cards for my card box at work, made about 3 of each of these.
Plus tried a black background for the picture hoping it would make the cards pop more.....it is such bad light for picture taking at the min.
Hugs for now
Lisa xxx

Friday sketchers

2010-02-15T07:31:00.002Z

Lovely Sketch on Friday sketchers this week, here is my effort.
Hugs Lisa xxx

Love is in the air!!!!

2010-02-14T10:38:00.004Z

Hubbys simple Valentines card, made this morning while he is out on his bike lol......the 1st one i made looked a bit girlie xxx

Just had a thought i can enter this in Cute card Thursdays challenge this week which is love yay

Passion for promarkers

2010-02-13T15:05:00.002Z

The brief this week was to use Agean blue, sky blue and cool aqua.......so i dug out this little used stamp lol
Now i coloured the peel-offs, pearls and small roses with the promarkers as well to match.
Inside the sentiment is "from one senior to another" lol
Hugs for now xxx

And a few more from the weekend.

2010-02-11T07:18:00.002Z

Hubby and i wwent away for the weekend to PortMiriam (not sure if that is spelt right lol)
we went with Hubby's cousin and her husband. Cold but dry and what a fab place it is like Italy in North wales.
This little fellow kept coming to see us outside our room in the village.....might have to use him on next years crimbo cards lol

Pictures from my weekend away

2010-02-11T07:16:00.002Z

Promarker Challenge #8

2010-02-10T10:10:00.002Z

(click on image if you would like to enlarge it)
Welcome to challenge #1 as you will have seen a few changes have been made, we have some wonderful sponsors and this is now a weekly challenge.
So this week you have this lovely sketch to play with and you also need to use the colours pink and brown.......does not matter which shades you use.
We are being sponsored this week by the lovely Joanna Sheen.

On my card i used a lovely whiff of joy image called Charlotte with bird cage.
Parers and flowers etc. were from my stash and it was a left over piece of paper so i can not tell you who it is by sorry.
I have used Antique pink and sandstone for the clothes on the main image, going over areas to create the shading.
Apricot and terracotta for the hair, satin and sun kissed pink for the skin and pastel blue for the shading around the image, also used buttercup for the birdcage.

Have fun, and please check out the other design team members and show them some love!
Hugs Lisa xxx

2010-01-31T10:27:00.001Z

Yesterdays cards did not count lol as they have to identical (twin cards) i tried to say mine were non-identical but it did not wash with Sarn lol

2010-01-29T23:08:00.001Z

The challenge this week on a forum i am on is to make 2 cards the same and picture them side by side.....these are the same but different colours, i hope it counts xxx

2010-01-24T09:14:00.001Z

This is for a friends birthday, she just loves purple lol..........so we have a problem as i really am not a purple person when it comes to card making. Can you believe i only had one sheet of purply paper lol

2010-01-21T09:08:00.000Z

Using some of the left over papers from yesterday xx

2010-01-20T21:05:00.000Z

I ♥ ProMarkers challenge 7

2010-01-13T09:00:00.002Z

Welcome to challenge 7 at I love Promarkers, here is what Sharon has to say.......

Hi everyone, hope you all feel refreshed after Christmas and ready for our first challenge of the new year!

This challenge is a little special to me as it's going to be my last one, I'm stepping down from the blog to spend more time designing stuff for Willow Designs.

Thank you for supporting and following the blog in it's early days.

The good news is......the blog and it's challenges will still be up and running and being taken over by one of our very own talented ladies...Karen.

Until then, I hope you enjoy my last sketch....as usual, another great prize to be won, just leave a link to your card and we will come and visit you.

I look forward to visiting your blogs, hugs for now
Lisa xxxx

All i am going to say.......

2010-01-12T12:56:00.003Z

is this is not what it looked like in my head lol......but it's growing on me :0)

Good news

2010-01-11T15:27:00.004Z

After 3 months of agony at times, and 4 doctors....it only took 1 session of physio to tell me what is wrong with my leg!!!!!
Well i have torn the large ligament that connects the knee to the thigh, which is why my thigh has swelled so it is 6 cm bigger in diameter than the other thigh, making wearing trouser awkward as one leg fits and the other does not lol.
Still i now have an answer and can start mending it! bad news is i have to have ice packs on my leg 3 times a day for 30 mins in this weather lol.
But the last 2 weeks has seen a big relief pain wise so it must have started healing itself, probably like me got fed up of waitnig for the doctors lol
Any way sitting at my desk is less painful and today i managed a couple of boy cards which i will need in the coming weeks for my godsons birthdays.
hugs Lisa xxx

2010-01-02T09:06:00.000Z

used some more of the papers left over from yesterdays card!!!

2009-12-20T13:41:00.001Z

Quick post to say Merry Christmas to all of you bloggers out in blog land.
and i hope to be back crafting in the New year as my leg seems a little improved over the last few days.....well it just helps that i can walk better.
Bye for now
Lisa xxxxx

challenge 6

2009-12-03T11:53:00.001Z

Last challenge of the year, here is what Sharon has to say over on the blog!!!

Challenge 6..we want some guest designers

Well done to all of you finalists, we should soon have a winner chosen by Letraset themselves.

We do have a bit of exciting news!...every month we look through all your blogs at all the stunning entries you all have. We thought it a good idea to offer the opportunity of a monthly guest design team place to each monthly winner running for 1 month only...a great way to showcase some of your stunning colouring!

So..this challenge is a little different from the last few!!..we want to see how creative you can be so...there's NO SKETCH to follow simply a few guidelines:

We want to see some spots and stripes on your cards..these can be the main focus of the card or a simple accent, the decision is yours.

This will be the last challenge before Christmas, we re-start again on the 13th January, our finalists from this challenge will be announced on the 12th Jan so can all entries be on here by the 11th Jan.

Of course..another fab prize of a set of Promarkers and bleed proof pad.! (colours may differ to those in the photograph)

2009-11-25T16:31:00.000Z

2009-11-24T16:21:00.000Z

2009-11-22T13:54:00.001Z

A bit late!!!

2009-11-21T17:37:00.001Z

This is a bit late for last weeks penny black challenge but never mind lol.
Used my new folder and a stamp from the twelve days of christmas by penny black.

Card for a friend

2009-11-14T19:58:00.002Z

I made this simple card for my friend Amanda to let her know i was thinking of her, Amanda's mother sadly passed away recently.
You can click on the picture to enlarge it.

I have finally been able to sit at my craft desk this weekend after 5 weeks of agony my legs is improving, still a lot of pain but i am able to craft again :-)))
I will show you over the next few days what i have made.
Hugs
Lisa xxx

yet another crimbo card!

2009-11-12T20:58:00.000Z

Nec craft show

2009-11-08T14:28:00.003Z

Here are some of the things i got at the NEC yesterday....it was not a great day!! so busy you could not see anything and the pain in my leg was to much at times so in the end i had to sit it out and let my friends shop on there own:-(((
I came home with money and brought practically no stamps!!!
We will never go on a Saturday again lol
Hugs Lisa

PS there is some more stuff but that is things to alter and make :-))

I ♥ ProMarkers sketch #5

2009-11-05T13:10:00.000Z

Hello everyone, here for you this month is another brilliant sketch to follow and as always you are allowed to use any colours to colour your cards.
This month we could also use any colours we wanted.

Ok I have used
Skin= satin and sun kissed pink
hair= apricot honeycomb and terracotta
dress= ruby red, and to get my shading I went over the areas i wanted darker.
books= marsh green and olive green
and a white highlighter pen.
Basic grey papers and a peel-off from my stash and a lovely whiff of joy image.
Thanks for stopping by my blog check out the rest of the design teams cards.
Hugs Lisa

Just for you

2009-11-04T11:01:00.003Z

Here is a gift card holder i have made for my friends birthday on Friday, with no colouring !!!
The card is just built up with frames cut from my nesties, some embossed and some plain.
With a little sentiment in the middle.
I have took a side angle pic so you can see how the sentiment is at the back ifkwim lol
Looking forward to the NEC show this weekend, off with my friend ready to shop lol
Hugs and smiles
LIsa xxx

Friday sketchers card (last weeks)

2009-11-02T09:23:00.002Z

Sorry about the gap between posts but i have a bad leg which makes sitting at my craft desk/computer etc very painful....will try and post some more this week if i can.
This is the card i made for last weeks Friday sketchers, loved this sketch so much it will be what i use for my crimbo cards lol
Hugs
Lisa xxx

baby boy gift

2009-10-27T16:32:00.002Z

Now we are having a baby boom at work!!!! And all are boys lol my favourite:-))
This is for the soon to be born Kyle who should be with us boxing day, i have already this week took in a crochet blanket for Bradley who is arriving on the 11th of Nov, going to be a small baby so i am also making a couple of tiny cardies for the little man lol. And all i have to make now is something for the twin boys arriving in January:-))
The mini scrapbook page is one from Page maps, no idea who makes the papers as all i have left is scraps, the frame came from our pound shop, just wish i had got more now.
The box frame is decorated with matching rub on's that have been in my box forever lol
bye Lisa xxx

Halloween bag

2009-10-21T11:19:00.002+01:00

I would love to say i came up with this great idea but i copied the frankie card from Dawns stamping thoughts, and made it into a goody bag for halloween............i used my nesties to make the handles.
I only do this for my friends children.
Thanks for looking xxxx

Rak

2009-10-20T10:37:00.003+01:00

This week my friend Carol Ann sent me a surprise in the post, i had some lovely papers ribbon snowflakes and gems in the parcel and here are a couple of cards i made with the bits and pieces.
I glazed the buttons and boots, if you click on the image you will see it better.
Thanks Carol Ann
Hugs Lisa xxx

Passion for promarkers

2009-10-15T15:03:00.003+01:00

A lovely sketch this week and any colours.....so i made another crimbo card......did not manage to fit 3 elements in the corner but i like it all the same :-)))
Still loving this paper by basic grey.
sentiment is by stampin up.
thanks for looking xxx
Lisa

For a teenage boy!!!

2009-10-12T19:07:00.003+01:00

This is for my friends son, who will be 16, slightly worried it might be to young for him but hey ho it's made now and it's the one he is getting.
Hugs
Lisa xxx

Scraplings

2009-10-11T15:04:00.002+01:00

Have you heard of these.....well i had but had not made one, but it makes sense too.
When i make my 6x6 card i always have this leftover bit!
Now the challenge this week on a forum i am part of is to make one of these scraplings....i am going to use this for a tag, will make a hole later.

Hugs
LIsa xxx

Easel card

2009-10-08T10:55:00.002+01:00

Found this style of card on a blog, and thought i would give it a go....template here.....instructions here

Have fun
Lisa xx

I ♥ ProMarkers #4

2009-10-07T07:00:00.000+01:00

Welcome to another challenge at I love Promarkers, we have another fabulous sketch to play with and remember you can use any colours to colour your image with.

Here is a close up of the sugar nellie stamp, since getting the new colours i have changed my skin tones to Satin and Sun Kissed Pink.

Here are the pens i have used, i did not have maroon so made a sub with plum....all the pens before the white highlighter pen are the extra ones i have used for shading, skin and shoes.

And last but not least is the fabby sketch for you to play with.
Hugs
Lisa xxxx

Sketch Saturday

2009-10-06T10:01:00.003+01:00

Beautiful sketch for sketch Saturday......i have used promarkers to colour and My minds eye papers ribbon and CS from stash, flowers coloured with promarkers to match girls outfit.
Thanks for stopping by
hugs
Lisa xxx

Friday Sketchers

2009-10-05T09:45:00.002+01:00

Helloooooooooooooo
I feel rubbish:-((( full of cold but hey ho so is most of the country lol
I have been playing with the new promarker colours and they are fab.....seems they are all the missing colours pmsl When i was taking them out of the bag i was saying to myself arrrgh that will be good with sandstone etc
Anyways i have made this card for Friday sketchers, it is a beautiful sketch this week.....can you notice something different to my usual stuff?
No inking and doodleing lol very hard not to pick up the ink pad but i think it looks nice.
Thanks for looking
Hugs
Lisa xxxx

Day off yesterday

2009-10-03T16:33:00.003+01:00

and this is what i did lol, made a pen storage holder for my markers.....after seeing a pic of one on PFP site i went to ikea in Bristol which is 40 mins from me to get 2 lol but i do like ikea and had not been for ages and took a friend as well.
I got one for myself and one for my friend, but if she does not want it i am going to to the same thing but for my nestabilities and cling stamps, so it will not be wasted.
Also my stuff bucket arrived on thursday and her is a pic of it half full ready for craft club on Thursday night.

lovely isn't it lol
Hugs
Lisa xxx

Another crimbo card!!

2009-10-01T21:56:00.002+01:00

Are we bored of crimbo cards yet, i have only made a few and have had enough lol....but this is a new stamp. One of the new manga stamps by suger nellie.
And the papers are basic grey xxx
Hugs Lisa xxx

Passion for promarkers

2009-09-30T15:58:00.002+01:00

When i saw this stamp i thought it would make a great hello sort of card, cos i say hello to my fish Eric everyday lol just like this little boy!!!
Now thw theme this week at PFP is Cool Aqua and Apricot, great colour combo and also flowers.
So i have flowers on the BP and i made a paper flower and i used Friday Sketchers Sketch this week.
Hugs
Lisa xxxx

Friday Sketchers

2009-09-27T14:27:00.003+01:00

Friday Sketchers this week has a lovely sketch for us to follow......so i pulled out a new stamp and papers and came up with this.
I have loved this stamp for ages and now i own her lol
Hugs
LIsa xxx

New rubber!!!!!

2009-09-26T09:16:00.000+01:00

Don't you just love getting new stamps in the post!!
These beauties have arrived over the last 2 days................off to get inky fingers lol
Hugs xxx

Quick card

2009-09-24T11:35:00.001+01:00

Very quick card made with the stickers from the pound shop yesterday!!!!
Still can not beleive i brought stickers, not keen on the clear bit around the birds butfor an emergency card i can live with it lol

pond shop buys

2009-09-23T11:41:00.003+01:00

Bit busy with work at the min so i will leave you with a couple of pics of the stuff i got from the pound shop this morning, yes that is felt boarders lol and i do not do stickers but those birds just called to me .
hugs
Lisa xxx

A couple of holiday pics

2009-09-22T10:48:00.001+01:00

Passion for Promarkers

2009-09-22T10:42:00.004+01:00

click to enlarge images

Over at PFP this week the challenge is anything but a card!!!
So i made this gift bag and just thought i would check to see if there was a colour challenge to it as well and guess what there was lol
so i made this bag with the wrong colours but i will still use it this christmas he he
I made it using a paper bag.
hugs
Lisa xxxx

Back from Hols!!!

2009-09-21T10:25:00.005+01:00

Click on images to enlarge

Hello, I am back from my hols.....feeling very refreshed!!
I thought i would share this wiper card with you, found the instructions on SCS.
The messga epops up when you pull the sides of the card, its very easy to make as i managed it lol
Will post some holiday pics tomorrow xx

Last sceduled post.

2009-09-17T09:20:00.000+01:00

She is just so cute!!!
Back from hols on Saturday, this is my last sceduled post....sorry for poor quality pics the last few days.
Hugs
Lisa xxx

New papers......yum yum

2009-09-16T09:19:00.000+01:00

Stampin Up!!

2009-09-15T09:18:00.000+01:00

This is one of there discounted sets which i had to buy as they are lovely for men cards.

2009-09-14T09:17:00.000+01:00

A rak card from the very talented Mandy, who has shown me i do need this folder lol.
thanks Honey xxx

Off on holiday today!!

2009-09-13T07:00:00.000+01:00

Hello, off on holiday this morning so i have set up some scheduled posts for the next few days.
Hugs Lisa xx

Passion for Promarkers

2009-09-10T06:47:00.000+01:00

This week the challenge over at PFP is to use Sandstone and Pearl Blue, two of my favourite colours, i also used ivory and blush for the skin, cinnamon for the shoes and hair and berry red and moss green for the wreath.
Thanks for looking Lisa xxx

I ♥ ProMarkers challenge

2009-09-09T09:24:00.000+01:00

(click on any image to enlarge)

This is my first challenge as a design team member, and i had a lovely sketch to work with.
To play along this month just follow the sketch and you can use any colours you like.
So i have used all of these colours along with Ivory and blush for her face and pastel blue for the shadow around her.
Along with MME papers, and some ribbon and flowers from my stash which i coloured with the apricot marker to match my card.
The image is a whiff of joy stamp and the sentiment is by Stampin Up.

Thanks for stopping by my blog, please check out the other design team members who are linked on the right hand side of my blog.
Hugs Lisa xxx

Look what i have got!!

2009-09-08T07:15:00.001+01:00

It's always nice to have new clothes lol
My Dt t-shirt arrived yesterday:-)))

Tilda with cat.

2009-09-07T08:59:00.000+01:00

Here is a card i made for a missed birthday......thought i still had a week eeek!!
Image from ebay, coloured with promarkers and using another pack of my minds eye papers.
Hugs
Lisa xxx