First Christmas cards for 2013

Afternoon all

In January I signed up for a challenge over on docrafts to make 1 christmas card every week until christmas, well due to having a very busy few months I have only just been able to start making the cards for this challenge.

Here are my first 5 and hopefully there will be more to follow quite soon as I think we are supposed to be on week 20.  Oh well I better go and make some more.

LOTV Pre coloured images
Christmas trees - Dee's Distinctively Dies - Snowy Tree
Holly branch die - sorry don't know the maker but the dies are yellow.
Sentiments - Craftwork cards
All other card, paper and gems are from my stash.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and for any comments you may like to leave. 

Happy Crafting

Lizzie

A few more special anniversary cards

Good evening

I have made a few more special anniversary cards for my card box.

Sentiment computer generated
Cheery Lynn heart border die
Selection of Spellbinders large embossing folders
All other card, Ribbon and paper from stash.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and for any comments you may like to leave.

Happy Crafting

Lizzie

Special Anniversary Cards

Afternoon All,

The cards I would like to share with you today are some anniversary cards for those special Silver, Pearl and Gold Anniversaries.  I hope you like them.

Sentiment computer generated
Cheery Lynn heart border die
Selection of Spellbinders large embossing folders
All other card, Ribbon and paper from stash.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and for any comments you may like to leave. 

Happy Crafting

Lizzie

"Take It Easy" LOTV Male Birthday card.

Good evening,

The card I would like to share with you tonight has been made with one of the new LOTV Vintage Boys release.

Image - "Take it easy" LOTV ST414
Coloured with promarkers
Papers - Forever Friends male paper pack
Sentimet - Papermania
All other card, pearls and buttons from my stash.

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

Stampin for the weekend - Button it up.
Sunday Sketch & Stamp- Challenge #156 Francesca's Sketch
LOTV Challenge - Boy oh Boy

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and for any comments you may like to leave. 

Happy Crafting

Lizzie

Ladies LOTV birthday card

Evening All

I made this card the other day using a LOTV pre-coloured topper.

Image - Pre coloured topper
Papers - Country gent by LOTV
La La Land Heart Banner
Sentiment - LOTV
All other card from stash

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and for any comments you may like to leave. 

Happy Crafting

Lizzie

LOTV - Boy Oh Boy - Challenge card

Good Evening,

My card for tonight is for the new LOTV challenge over on the Ideas to Inspire Blog.

After visiting the LOTV open day on Saturday with my friend Rachel which for us was a 4 hour round trip which I must say was well worth the visit and we are already planning to visit on the next open day on the 1st June.  Hopefully we are going to make a day of it and do both the workshops if there are spaces available.

Image is from one of the Art sets (Precoloured).
Papers - Country Gent paper pack by LOTV
Greeting has been stamped directly onto the image.
Pearls are from my stash.

Challenge entry

LOTV - Boy oh Boy challenge

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and for any comments you may like to leave. 

Happy Crafting

Lizzie

Last of the cards for the Zoo for the moment and a picture of Baby John

Evening All

Well I can't believe where the time has gone, our baby son John is now 6 weeks old and I would like to share a picture of him enjoying his bath.

This picture was taken by his big sister Vicky who is 7.isn't it fab.

Now onto the cards I have managed to finish over the past couple of days.  I know I said my target for the Zoo was 10 cards but I have managed to make 11 in total so they will be sent to Joyce to pass on after the bank holiday.  So here are the final 4 cards.

he images are digi stamps from Delicious doodles.
Sentiments are computer generated.
All other papers, cards, Gems and candy from my stash.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and for any comments you may like to leave. 

Happy Crafting

Lizzie

4 more cards for the Zoo

Good Afternoon All,

I have had quite a productive day today and managed to finish off another 4 of the cards to go to the Five Sisters Zoo via JoyceMc on docrafts.  This will leave me another 3 to make to reach my target of 10.

The fairy images are LOTV Diecut images which are ready coloured.
Embossing folder on the sympathy card is the sunray embossing folder.
All senitments are computer generated.
All other gems, pearls, paper and card are from my stash.

I would like to enter the Sympathy card into the following challenge:-

Paper Play Time #9 Emboss

I would like to enter the 3 LOTV Cards into the following challenge: -

LOTV - Inspiration Photo

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and for any comments you may like to leave. 

Happy Crafting

Lizzie

Cards for the Five Sister's Zoo Appeal on Do-crafts

Evening All,

After a lady on docrafts (JoyceMc) put an appeal out for cards to help raise funds for the Five Sister's Zoo after they had a devastating fire which completely destroyed their Reptile house.  I decided it would be lovely to help so have set myself a target of 10 cards to start with and then see where I go from there.

My card making has taken a back seat for the last five weeks due to the birth of my son who is taking up a lot of my time at the moment but he is doing well.  Here is a picture of him with his nan taken today.

Here are the cards I have made so far for the Zoo

The two animal images are from Delicious Doodles.
The houses are from Digi Stamp Boutique and have been coloured in with Promarkers.
Various embossing folders used.
Senitment have been computer generated.
All other card, gems, pearls and ribbon from my stash.

If you would like to know more about the Zoo please go to their website here.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and for any comments you may like to leave. 

Happy Crafting

Lizzie

Sympathy card for Sandra (Dec O Cards - Docrafts)

Good evening

The card I am sharing with everyone today is for a member of docrafts (Dec O Cards) who sadly passed away recently.  She will be greatly missed as she was always one of the first people to offer help or support to anyone who needed it.  May she Rest In Peace.

Spellbinders crosses
Sentiment - Computer generated
Background scored on the hougie board
All other card and gems from stash.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and for any comments you may like to leave. 

Happy Crafting

Lizzie

Introducing little John Alan

Evening All

I know this is not craft related but I thought you all would like to meet our new baby son John Alan.

Born by C-Section (Not by choice I will say)
On Friday 22nd March 2013
Weight 6lb 8oz

Gave us a little scare as he was sent to the Baby special care unit as his blood sugars dropped and went cold so they kept him for a couple of days.  Felt very odd not to have him by my side in hospital but he was in the best place to get him better.  We finally came home yesterday at 7pm after 6 days in hospital.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and for any comments you may like to leave.

Happy Crafting

Lizzie