CAS Christmas

Hello everyone, the card I have made today is certainly the quickest card I have ever made! My fellow cupcakes and I have a challenge among ourselves and this month the theme is CAS christmas. Well this couldn't have come at a better time as I vowed that this year I would try and come up with a design that would be quick for me to do so I wouldn't be frantically making christmas cards at the last minute.

Well I love doing CAS cards but I always colour an image and at least one piece of DP slips its way into the design, but I was determind to try something else. I don't have many just stamping stamps.... you know the kind I mean where you just stamp the image and its done.... mine are mostly stamp an image and colour it in types.... but I hunted through my Magnolias and found two snowflakes and a sentiment..... perfect!....but what to do with them........

....well as always I always find so much inspiration from my fellow bloggers and I just LOVE the cards that Sarita at Little Princess Cards produces....if you haven't been there check out her blog it is just fantastic! So filled with ideas this is what I made.....

I think it looks a little better in real life as it is a bit of a dull day today and my picture hasn't turned out too well.... but I'm really pleased with how the card turned out. I might just try and do a few more CAS cards in the future.... I think I have the bug!!

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and pink card
Stamps: Magnolia Christmas Collection 2008
Embellishments: Ribbon
Tools: Cuttlebug, nesties
Thanks for looking x

I'm Back with Hugs!

Hello everyone, I am back from my hols in Florida. We had such a great time but I think I left my mojo in the states as it has taken me ages to get back into the swing of it again. However this week I managed to pick up a copic and use some of the new stash I bought while I was away. The card I have made fits the following challenges; I used the sketch from Friday Sketchers Challenge 125, this week's Simon Says has a theme of punches and die cuts, Totally Gorjuss Challenge 53 has a theme of sparkle, Just Magnolia Week 78 has a theme of pink, and this week's Papertake Challenge has a theme of sparkly and bright.

For my card I have used Tilda Wants a Hug from the Magnolia Merry Little Christmas Collection 2010 and I have coloured her with copics...... although having been away for a while and out of practice I had to paper piece the dress to hide a bad colour choice and naff colouring!!!! The DP is from K & Co and the ribbon and jewels are from my stash. The flourish die cut was cut with a Marianne Creatables die and I stitched around the edges of all the elements with my sewing machine.

I know that technically this is a christmas stamp but I have added two little star shaped jewels to her hair and I hope the holly leaves aren't too obvious!!

Supplies
Card/Paper: Green and ivory card, K & Co - Small Wonders Girl
Stamps: Magnolia - Tilda Wants a Hug - Merry Little Christmas Collection 2010
Colouring: Copics - E00, E11, R20, Y21, YR23, E31, E35, E50, E51, E53, RV000, YG03, W1, W3, W5, W7, 0
Embellishments: Jewels, ribbon, stickles
Tools: Sewing machine, Marianne creatables die, cuttlebug
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 113

Hello everyone, over on Cupcake Challenge 113 we have a theme this week of Boys and their Toys and we are sponsored by Gotta Craft who are giving us a $10 gift certificate as a prize.

This is the final week of my holidays and I will be back next week with a creation for the challenge. As usual the other girls have made some fabulous cards/projects so please pop over and take a look. Thanks for stopping by. Liza x

Cupcake Challenge 112

Hello everyone, over on Cupcake Challenge 112 we have a theme this week of Scary Creatures/Halloween and this week we are sponsored by Soft Pencil who are providing the prize of a $20 gift certificate!!

I am still on my holidays and haven't made a card for this week but the other girls, as usual, have made some fabulous creations, so pop on over and join in with the fun! Thanks for stopping by. Liza x

Lizzy with Daisy

Hello everyone, this is a scheduled post as I am on my hols, so hopefully you are reading it and blogger hasn't let me down! This week on the Create4fun Challenge we have a theme of use a Digi image and I have used the ever so sweet Lizzy with Daisy that is available to purchase from Create4fun.

I have coloured her with copics and my DP is from dovecraft. The swirl is cut with a Marianne Creatables die and it is quite a large one so after fiddling around for ages with the placement of it, I decided to cut it in two and arrange it around my image! The lush satin ribbon is from my stash, as are the jewels.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Black and white card, Dovecraft
Stamps: Create4fun - Lizzy with Daisy
Colouring: Copics - E00, E02, E11, R20, B93, B95, B97, R81, R83, B23, B32, B39, YG11, YG03, G21, Y11, Y17, BG10, C1, C3, C5, C7, 100, 0. Silver gel pen
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels
Tools: Sewing machine, Marianne Creatables die
Thanks for looking x

Every Belle and Roses

Hello everyone, this is another scheduled post as I am on my holidays so hopefully you are reading it and blogger hasn't let me down! For this card I am using three of my favourite images from the new Changeabelles Collection from Belles 'n Whistles. I just love this latest collection as there is such an array of images you can use them to create cards for all occassions.

For my card I have coloured my images with copics and the DP is from my stash, as is the ribbon and jewels. The lace and pins are both from Wild Orchid Crafts and I have finished off with my usual stitching and a little stickles on the flowers.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and blue card, DP from stash
Stamps: Belles 'n Whistles - Every Belle, Roses and Table - Changeabelles Collection
Colouring: Copics - E00, E11, R20, E50, E31, E25, R81, R85, B00, B32, B23, B24, YG03, G21, C1, C3, W1, W3, W5, W7, 0
Embellishments: Lace, ribbon, pins, jewels, stickles
Tools: Sewing machine
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 111

Hello everyone, over on Cupcake Challenge 111 we have a theme this week of Happy Hour and we are sponsored by our regular sponsor Simon Says Stamp who are giving us a $20 gift certificate plus free shipping as a prize.

I am having a three week break from Cupcake while I am on my holidays but I know the girls have made some fabulous creations to inspire you. Thanks for stopping by x

Belles 'n Whistles Candy Winner

Hi everyone, just a quick post before I go to let you know that the winner of my Belles 'n Whislte blog hop candy is...... Mary Lou of Mary Lou's Corner.

Congratulations! Please can you contact me with your mailing address and your choice of stamp from the new collection to liza.carruthers@yahoo.com

Christmas tree o christmas tree

Hello everyone, today I have my second post for Belles 'n Whistles and I am using a gorgeous accessory stamp from the new Changeabelles collection. From time to time we all need to make multiple cards be it for christmas cards, invitations, thank you cards or just a set of pretty notelets and the new Belles 'n Whistles collection has stamps for all those occasions and the accessory stamps are perfect for the job!

I have used the christmas tree accessory stamp to make a simple but effective card and tag set. The image took me hardly any time to colour with my copics and I have added some red and gold stickles to the baubles for a bit of sparkle. For the embossing I used my snowflake folder and the gorgeous ribbon and jewels are from my stash.... the photo doesn't do the ribbon justice in real life it has a nice gold metallic sheen!

Here is a closer look at just the card, using a simple layout it would take no time at all to whip up a dozen cards!

I love the accessory stamps in this new collection because they are so versatile the possibilities are endless! The new collection of stamps are available for pre-order now and shipping will begin next week, so hop on over to the Belles 'n Whistles shop to take a look.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Red, green and white card, DP from my stash
Stamps: Belles 'n Whistles - Changeabelles Collection
Colouring: Copics - G21, G94, G99, Y11, Y17, R46, E31, E35, E37, W1, W3, W5, W7, 0
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels, stickles
Tools: Sewing machine, cuttlebug, snowflake folder, nesties

Thanks for stopping by x