Passion for Promarkers - Spooky birthday...

Good morning, dear Blogger buddies!  It's TUESDAY - which means the start of another fab challenge over at Passion for Promarkers!  This week it's the lovely Eileen in the hostess chair and with Halloween just around the corner, she's chosen a theme of  'Spooky Birthday'...so we want to see your witches and vampires and mummys and ghosts adorning your creations...and anything else remotely spooky!
This week we are being sponsored by Bugaboo who are offering a $21.00 voucher to one lucky winner...Don't forget to be eligible to win the prize, you MUST use your Letraset pens/mediums...

For my card I HAD to use Frankie from the October design set of A Year in Cards...

...I used the papers from the same set and some spider's web mesh for a touch of texture.  The sentiments were also from the October set and I decided to go with three instead of just one!...

I coloured Frankie with my Pro/Flexmarkers and here's the colour list I used :

Skin - Lime Zest, Pear Green, Olive Green

Hair & boots - Black, Cool Grey 5, 4 & 3

Top - Honeycomb, Pumkpin, Spice, Saddle Brown

Trousers and collar - Amethyst, Purple, Slate

Patches - Pastel Beige, Khaki

Bell - Henna, Umber, Yellow, Mustard, Gold

Well that's it from me! I hope you can find the time to join in with our fun challenge this week and look forward to seeing all your wonderful creations - don't forget to hop on over to the Passion for Promarkers blog to see what my talented teamies have been up to!
Hugs,
Lisa x
I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges :

Pile it On

Cute and/or Spooky until 31st

Allsorts Challenge

Orange/Purple/Black until 30th

Crafty Boots

Autumn or Halloween until 8th November

(Hope my card classes as Halloween, if not, please feel free to delete my entry) 
Papertake Weekly
Take your Pick
Halloween Hues until 2nd November

Mixing it up...

Good afternoon, dear Blogger buddies!  I know, I know, I am once again AWOL!  Mr Motivation is avoiding me with evasive manouevres - I am still crafting, it's just not things that I can share at the moment because it's for upcoming workshops or DT cards. My crafty table is now all clean and tidy so I'm hoping that will clear out the clutter in my brain aswell and I may find some inclination to create, just for the heck of it!
I am hoping to do a couple of Christmas craft fairs in the next month so have been making some post it note holders and gift card/money wallets...

...I've used decent Papermate pens and bagged each one with a header to write who the gift is to and from.  I'm also waiting for allsorts of other bits and bobs for me to alter - pegs to make peg fridge magnets, shopping list notebooks, bottle tops for more fridge magnets and I'm hoping to get some printed mugs done too. If anyone has any other ideas for some easy crafty items to sell, then I'd be grateful for the inspiration!
I've also made a quick card after being inspired by the lovely Donna's card here...

I used the Mixer image and Sewing and Lamp papers from A Play on Words and cased the fab layout that Donna used...think this will be one I'll be using again...

I used Labels Eleven for the image topper and a Nellie Snellen border, embellishing with some narrow pink satin ribbon, button and pearls.
Hope you've had a fab Monday and I'll be back in the morning with another fun challenge over at Passion for Promarkers...until then...
Hugs,
Lisa x

Passion for Promarkers - doodling...

Morning, everyone!  It's a quick post from me this morning as I'm off to get my hair chopped!  It's Tuesday, so the start of another fab challenge over at Passion for Promarkers! yay!  This week it's the lovely Anna in the hostess chair and she has chosen the theme 'Doodling', so whether it's zentangle, faux stitching or a hand written sentiment (in which case, RESPECT!) as long as there's some doodling on your card, then it will qualify to be in the draw to win a fabby prize. Speaking of which, this week we are being sponsored by Polkadoodles who are offering 2 digi images (Serenity - butterfly kisses and stardust) to the lucky winner...

So I went with another fab layout that I saw over at Deconstructing Jen (will find the link later) and used the nail polish digistamp and sentiment from Another play on Words.  The papers are from the Makeup and baby set and I doodled using my fine liner black pen...

...I added some sprinkles to decorate (LOVE these at the moment!) and finished the inside with a writing panel (with doodled border) and another polka dot heart.
Well, that's going to have to be it for now - short and sweet, as I have to dash! Hope you can find the time to join in with our challenge this week and I look forward to seeing what you all make! Don't forget to hop on over to the Passion for Promarkers blog to see what fabulous inspiration my talented teamies have created and good luck in the draw!
Hugs,
Lisa x

Sugar Sketch 30...

Good afternoon, my lovelies!  I've been having a play at my crafty table and decided to join in with this week's sketch over at Sugar Pea Designs.  I am so grateful for sketches at the moment as they really help to kickstart my creativity - I think without them, I would shuffle paper around from here to eternity!

...I decided to use the Owl image topper from Animal Antics and added the sentiment and a couple of balloons from one of the embellishments sheets.  The papers are from the Cat, Owl and Fish design sets and the sentiment is from the Owl set...

I added a touch of glitter and some Glossy Accents to his eyes, beak and feet (but guess what?! Yep, you guessed it - they don't show up very well in the photograph!) I inked all the edges with Vintage Photo DI and completed the inside with a writing panel and diagonal stripe of polka dot paper to match the front.
Looking now, I should've made the owl topper a little bit shorter in height, but once the layers are stuck together, it's a bit tough! Oh well!
So there's another week gone and we're into October, though you wouldn't know it from the weather - not that I'm complaining!  We have beautiful blue skies and sunshine again today and forecast the same for the next few days, so my washing machine will be on overdrive! Have a fantastic weekend!
Hugs,
Lisa x
I'd like to enter my card into the Sugar Sketch Challenge - Sketch 30 which closes on the 11th October

Orange flowers...

Good morning, Blogland!  Hope you're all having a fabulous week and enjoying the Autumnal sunshine here in the UK?!  Isn't it lovely to still be able to hang the washing out and grab five minutes sitting outside with a cuppa? Here's hoping it lasts a bit longer!...
So, yesterday, I mentioned a favourite blog of mine - Deconstructing Jen.  I have to say, this is probably my most visited blog EVER!  I just love her clean, modern style and never fail to find inspiration in her layouts and cards - whether it be a colour combo, design layout or image style, she ALWAYS kick starts my creativity! So if you have a few minutes to spare and want to see some really lovely cards, why not hop on over to her blog for a look and see for yourself?
For today's card I was inspired by one that Jen made back in April for the Deconstructed Sketch Challenge.  When I saw this card, I instantly knew I wanted to create something similar using the plant pot from Another Play on Words...

   I loved the orange colour tones and they are also rather apt for this time of the year, so coloured the digistamp image with my Pro/Flexmarkers...

...The layout is so simple that the image becomes the focal point of the card with just a few added touches in the string bow, pearls and touch of glitter.  I did add Glossy Accents to the large flowers to keep their vibrancy of colour, though the shine doesn't show up very well in the photo...(my wonderful photography skills as usual!).  I kept the inside quite simple with a plain writing panel and added a couple of leaves and petterned paper strip.
Well, that's it from me!  I hope you've enjoyed seeing my little creation and sharing one of my favourite blogs...Where do you find your inspiration?
Have a wonderful Wednesday, whatever you're doing!
Lisa x

Vive la Verve - September Week 1 sketch...

Good evening, dear blogging buddies!  How about this?! Don't see me for a fortnight, then twice in one day! I decided to try and shake off my lack of motivation by sitting at my crafty table for a couple of hours...I shuffled a bit of paper around for a bit, then had a nosey around on the web before (as usual) ending up at one of my all time favourite blogs - Deconstructing Jen (more about her in my next post...yes, there's more to come!) From here, I hopped over to the Vive la Verve Sketch Challenge - now I LOVE a good sketch and this blog is just full of fabulous inspiration!  I fell in love with Marisa's pretty aqua and pink card with super sweet birdie paper and decided to join in with September's sketch challenge, week 1...

...I decided to use the Weather plaid paper (one of my faves at the moment - I'm lovin' the yellow!), Make a Splash sentiment and rainbow and cloud embellishments from Another Play on Words...

...The embossing folder is Cuttlebug's Divine Swirls and I used the Blue swirl paper from the Travel set of Another Play on Words and a bit of aqua polka dot from the Sewing set of A Play on Words which happened to be on my table.  I finished the inside of my card with a printed insert and added another rainbow and cloud to coordinate.
Hope you like my creation and I'll be back tomorrow with another share! Wow!
A little bit crafty hugs,
Lisa x

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges :

Vive la Verve September Challenge

Week 1 sketch

Papertake Weekly

Take your Pick

Technique - dry embossing

Passion for Promarkers - Patchwork...

Good morning, lovely Bloggers!  My, oh, my....where did that fortnight go to?!  I am being a really BAD Blogger at the moment, mainly because I haven't been making anything!  Mum and I have been creating workshop cards and the rest of the time my crafty table remains empty...well, half empty...okay, not really empty at all just no production! Mr Mojo...well more like Mr Motivator...has left the continent, never mind the building! I can't seem to get the enthusiasm to create 'just because' - I thoroughly enjoyed creating my card for the Autumn/Halloween card swap that Nat (NGCards) is organising, but I think that was because it was being made for somebody, instead of being put in a box with all the others!...
Anyway, I have managed to get ahead a little with my DT cards, so have something to share for the start of today's new challenge at Passion for Promarkers.  This week our lovely Shelly has chosen the theme 'Patchwork' - so whether they're pre made or handmade, we'd like to see those patches on your projects! We're being sponsored by Little Claire Designs who are offering one lucky winner a 'Quirky Quilts' paper pack...

Don't forget to be elligible to win the prize you MUST use your Letraset products...

I decided to use the sewing machine digi and patchwork paper from A Play on Words and decoupaged some of the patches using foam pads.  The image was coloured using my Pro/Flexmarkers and I added a large polka dot brad as a knob on the machine...

Colours used :

Linen, Vanilla, Mustard, Muted Pink, Tea Rose, Watermelon, Soft Aqua, Duck Egg, Surf Blue, Antique Pink, Ruby, Cool Grey 1 & 3, Sandstone, Caramel

...I replicated the layout on the inside, with a panel for writing your message on....et voila!

I hope you get the chance to join in with our fun challenge this week and if my card has given you some inspiration, can you please send some my way?! Don't forget to hop on over to the Passion for Promarkers blog to see the wonderful creations that my fabulous teamies have created this week...I have to say, they're pretty awesome!

Not so crafty hugs,

Lisa x