Tag: summer

Berry fairy

Posted on by Liz

I think it is time for another card where I’ve coloured the image in myself! This one is made with an image by Sylvia Zet and Wee Stamps. I have coloured it in with copics. For once I opted for a rectangular card, I don’t seem to do that many of those… I used lots of dies for a change, spellbinders, magnolia and I wish I could remember what the swirly one is called… if anybody is wondering, just pop the question in a comment and I’ll find out! The ribbon is by The Hobby House, the punchers by Martha Stewart, the sentiment stamp by Lili of the Valley. The various flowers, pearls and doily are purchased at Wild Orchid Crafts.

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This card has been entered into the following challenge:

Tuesday Throwdown – Opposites Attract (green and pink/red)
Card and scrap – Brug dies

Final Hobby House DT post: toe dipping.

Posted on by Liz

This is my final post as a member of the Hobby House DT. I have stepped down due to various reasons. It has been a fun and challenging half a year, trying to get my creations done between various holidays and much more work than I had predicted when I accepted.

My final DT card is featuring one of their new products: the Art Books. They are small colouring books with various darling images to colour. The one I used here is in one of the Elisabeth Bell art books. I used copics to colour this one in and it has helped motivate me into spending more time colouring again. In fact, I believe this is only the second card I’ve added here this year with my own colouring! There are many more to come though, that’s for certain!

Other Hobby House products used on this card are the pearls, buttons, roses and ribbon. The butterfly border is from a Tim Holtz die, and the stand alone butterfly and leaves are made with a Martha Stewart puncher.

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All that remains to be said now is:

Thank you for the opportunity to work alongside such talented people and allowing me a spot on a fab team using great products! There will of course be more cards with Hobby House products in the future, but not DT related posts.

Flowers, flowers, flowers

Posted on by Liz

Last weekend I went to Iceland and it was fantastic. It was a surprise hen do / bachelorette party for a friend of mine and she had no idea she was even going! No idea whatsoever. What a fun surprise! We went whale spotting (with a bonus of dolphins), rafting and after a night out we had some relaxing hours in the Blue Lagoon before heading back home. A busy, but highly enjoyable weekend!

Anyway, time for another card. I will spend a couple of hours tomorrow as well making more cards. This one is made with a pre-coloured image by Lili of the Valley. I have used ribbon from a local shop, a blank card template by Craftwork Cards, papers by Pion Design, a couple of Martha Stewart punchers, pearls by The Hobby House and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

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Relaxing on the swing

Posted on by Liz

I’ve just got back from a short holiday and realised I forgot to schedule any cards… Oh well, I’ll try to make up for it by posting a few in the latter part of the month instead. I have coloured in a few images recently and will soon be posting the cards made with those images. Hopefully I’ll have some time towards the end of the month to make cards with more of them as well, unless I end up just colouring more… Additionally, I’ve made some bookmarks which I will soon be showing off!

The card I’m posting today has paper by Papermania and Paper Cellar. The pre-coloured image is by The Hobby House and I used copic markers to give it a bright blue summery backgorund. All the flowers and ribbon are by Wild Orchid Crafts. Additionally, I’ve used punches by Martha Stewart.

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Here comes summer!

Posted on by Liz

Goodness me, why does late spring / early summer always fly past so fast! I’m pretty sure April was only just a few days ago. So much to do, but all good. I have barely had time to craft the past couple of months! Hopefully things will calm down a little, so I at least have time to make the few cards I have on request, plus the ones I’d like to give away myself!

Today I have another card for my Guest Designer spot over at Deep Ocean Challenges. The theme for these two weeks is here comes summer. Perfect challenge theme if you ask me! I’ve picked greens and blues as that well represents summer for me. Green grass and leaves everywhere and blue sky and water. I’ve spent a few summers in the countryside by a lake, hehe.

The pre-coloured image is from Lili of the Valley; the sentiment stamp is also from there. The papers are from stash I’ve had for a couple of years. QuicKutz dies and Martha Stewart punchers have been used as well as flowers and a bow from Wild Orchid Crafts. I really love those big brown daisy looking flowers! I’ve also used a little blue distress ink and some flatback pearls.

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