DT Call at Noor Design UK

Hi guys, I'm popping by today with a card I've made to enter the DT Call for Tracy's new

 Noor web shop,

 I have ordered a few times from the web shop and wow the service is fantastic!!!!!


I've made my card using a freebie image from Tiddlyinks I got from a magazine and I have stamped it a few times, coloured it with my copics,then decoupaged it,

Now as you guys know I love Noor dies, they have such variety from delicate and intricate to the  Clean and simple which CAS syle card makers love too, I also love that you can emboss with some of them too,

Close up of decoupage image

Inside of card

 I would love to be part of Tracy's awesome Design Team, to work with some amazing girls and to be able to show you the gorgeous products available in Tracy's fabulous web shop, 

I've added glamour dust to the dies for added sparkle, and layered up the single snowflake die twice on the card front,

The Noor dies I've used are
Cutting and embossing dies - Winter - 20-33
Ice crystal edge die - 20-21
Snowflake ice crystal die - 20-18 - No:1
Oval die - 03-04
Skates die - 20-32

Dutch Doobadoo - softboard bricks - 478.007.014

         

As usual this will go on Facebook and pinterest too,

Challenges
Tiddlyinks - Gratitude and Joyfulness
Kit and Clowder - Christmas

Happy Crafting!!!
Hugs Liz xx

Baby it's cold outside

Hi guys, popping by with another Christmas card I've made using this gorgeous Magnolia stamp Cozy Coat Tilda, think she's my new  favourite !!!!!! lol

She is again coloured with my copics and i just added glamour dust glitter for the snowy wind effect,

The papers are a digi download from Michele Roo again called Vintage Frost and I've cut them using a Go Kreate die,

the trees are by Magnolia, the mittens are Memory Box as is the snow circle, the flowers and lace trim are from Sweet Lilac and the Winter die is from Noor,

Seam binding Live and Love crafts,

Challenges

Kit and Clowder - Christmas

Time for Magnolia - Use your favourite stamp

LHOSM - Use a die cut

Simply Magnolia - Layers

Totally Tilda - Christmas in pink with Tilda
Deep Ocean - shabby chic
Magnollia-licious - anything goes

Copics:

Pinks - RV91-93- 95

Greys - C0-1-3-5

Hair - E41- 42-43

Backgrouns - W0-1-3-5

Greens - YG17-G07-G28

I'm full of Tegans cold at the minute so hope the weather doesn't turn as cold as this, lol,

Happy Crafting!!

Hugs Liz xx

A hint of summer

Hi guys, back today to show you another card using the brights collection on offer at Sweet Lilac,

£18.00 worth of flowers for £12.00 with free postage,

their are four packages to choose or get all four for £40.00 again with free postage,

these would make great Christmas presents I think,

I've used the gorgeous Wee digi Maya again so love this image and coloured her with my copics to match the flowers,, I kept this fairly simple in design as the colours say it all,

the tag is a Doohickey Tilda tag,

Some of the Sweet lilac flowers I used from brights package

Orange classic roses - CR048

Orange/yellow cherry blossom - BL053

Yellow open roses - OR098

I added a hint of glitter to her wings too,

check out these awesome deals at Sweet Lilac,

happy crafting!!!!

Hugs Liz xx

A change from winter

Hi guys, as you know we don't really do scrapbook pages over here and i have only done a few, but the other day I came across this photo of my son taken at his happiest 

FISHING!!!!!!!!!!!! lol,

I thought I'd have a change from my cards and winter/Christmas themed projects and think summer,

He was on the verge of growing up and you could see the man in him he has become and yes he still loves FISHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've kept it quite neutral seeing as it's a fishing scene but added a hint of red to zing it!!!!

I followed loosely the sketch on Dusty Attic, so love their chippies talking of which the Lavender chippies has been tweaked with silks and Micro beads to tie in with the scene, 

We always have a laugh in our house, as he catches huge fish now and has won many a trophy but we still rib him about any tiddlers,

challenges

Dusty Attic - sketch

Happy Crafting!!!

Hugs Liz xx

From our house to yours

Hi guys, thought I'd pop by with a card I've made using Magnolia cozy coat Tilda, coloured with copics again, I'm so into these again at the moment lol,

I've made this using the DD wooden door I got in my last DT Kit, I've covered it with snowtex and Liquid applique, the holly was cut from a die and I added a pearl for the berries, not exactly red berries but hey artistic licence right!!!!!

The bricks were also in the kit and I have just lightly added snowtex too,

The gorgeous papers are a download from Michelle R designs called Vintage Frost, the colours fit perfectly with the copics I've used,

The flowers are from Sweet Lilac, and the envelope with the sentiment in is from Polkadoodles WP5 collection, these are fab!!!!!!!!

copics
skin - E000, 00, 11, 21, 04, R22, R11
Pinks - RV91, 93, 95
Greys - C0, 1, 3, 5,
Hair E41, 43, 44,
Berries - R17, R59
Holly - G21, YG63, G94, Y11

Challenges
Tildas Town -Fussy and fancy or clean and layers
Crafty Calender - It's all about Christmas
The Abc - x is for xtra special
 Dies R us - Christmas
A Creative romance - Use your old stuff ( Go kreate die and snowtex)
Marvelous Magnolia - anything goes christmas

Hugs Liz xx

Fairy wishes

Hi guys, back today with another card to show you how fab these packs are from Sweet Lilac, this time I've used some of the flowers from the Brights pack again, bright mix blooms and unlabled daises,

I'm in a copic colouring mood at the minute and loved doing her purple hair lol,

the pearl centers are from Sweet Lilacs bricks and mortar shop too,
Saturated Canary stamp - Tilly

flourish by Cheery Lynn,

Birthday tile digi - Etsy,

sorry I've not remembered to list my copics,

Happy Crafting!!

Hugs Liz xx

Another Christmas card

Hi guys, back again for Sweet Lilac showing how i used some of the latest Lights release flowers which i have used for Christmas, I love to use non traditional colours at Christmas sometimes so here it is lol,

Nikki a Saturated digi is coloured with my copics, liquid applique was used for the fur trim, I used some gorgeous Maja design papers again too,

the Magnolia Doo Hickey trees have lots of glamour dust on them as does the large snowflake die,

the Poinsettia die is by Magnolia and i just used some paper i had for cutting these out,

The flowers I have just grouped together keeping in with the colour scheme and added a pearl centre and added some glitter here and there on the top,

will check for any challenges later as I'm looking  after Tegan today and she's not well !! managed to sneak this on while she has a little nap lol,

Remember they have some fab offers going on at the minute, check them out!!!

Happy Crafting!!!

Hugs Liz xx

We wish you A Merry Christmas

Hi guys, It's time for our new challenge over at 

Sweet Lilac,

the theme is Christmas,

Here's my project, but you may want to grab a cuppa first as there's a few piccies!!

I've made my village scene using some of the MDF houses by DD, covered with Maja Design papers then my fabby hubby made me a base for them to fix onto,

I added some of the new softboard bricks here and there and some of the gorgeous Sweet Lilac lace in the windows, this I got from their shop in St Helens - Crafts4U2do,

I also used a few of the beautiful flowers and leaves from their online shop too, these i lightly added a little gesso too for a frosted look,

I used Modelling paste on the base of my village and layered it to look like snow, the tree is made using a La La Land crafts die which I cut out 4 times on double sided paper , i used my ScorPal to crease a line down the centre of each die cut then stuck them together on the crease line, this gives a 3D effect tree, to finish this off I added some pearl string and lights,

I die cut quite a few twig die cuts for a wreath effect for round the round window and added a Dusty Attic chipboard bird, this I coloured with my silks, I added more of the DD bricks and coloured them with chalk inks, the charm has a little gesso on too,

The last house is a little smaller so is a little hidden in this picture behind my choir girls, at the end of the house I fixed a die cut lamp which I die cut 5 times in cardstock, glued them together for strenth, added Perfect Pearls aged Patina to give an aged metal effect, then added some flowers on the base and the top of the lamp,

I used a couple of white flowers onto the building to look like a mock star,

All the images are of course by Magnolia and are all coloured with my copics then fussy cut out,

As you can see I have three choir girls singing their carols,

I also used:

Tilda with two little gifts,

 In the snow Ski Tilda, 

Tilda in cozy coat,

 Magnolia with butterfly (dog and I cut of the butterfly)

Tilda singing Carols

Ski Star Tilda

Copics

Skin for all images- E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R22, R30

Choir girl one

Outfit- RV91, RV93, RV95

Fur and tights- C0, C1, C3, C5

Hair - E31, E33, E35

Choir girl two

Outfit - B91, B93, B95, B97

Tights - C0, C1, C3, C5

Fur/ Boots - E31, E33, E35

Hair - E30, E33, E35

Choir girl three

Outfit - BG70, BG72, BG09

Fur/ Boots - E41, E42, E43, E44

Tights - C0, C1, C3, C5

Music sheets - E31

Leaves on sheets - BG72, BG09

Dog

 E31, E33, E35

Ski Star Tilda

Hair - E40, E43, E44

Outfit - B91, B93, B95, B97

Ski's - C0, C1, C3, C5

Boots - W0, W1, W3, W5 RV91, RV93, RV95

Tights - C0, C1, C3

Tilda in Cozy Coat

Hair - E40, E41, E43, E44

Outfit - RV91, RV93, RV95, C0, C1, C3, C5

Boots- W0, W1, W3, W5

In the snow Ski Tilda

Hair - W0, W1, W3, W5

Jacket/ Pants/ hat- E40, E41, E43, E44

Ski's - C0, C1, C3, C5

Tilda with two little gifts

Hair - E40, E41, E43, E44

Outfit - RV91, RV93, RV95, C0, C1, C3. C5

Presents - B91, B93, B95

For at night I added some working lights and wove them through the tree, in the houses and in the lamp!

Challenges

Magnolia-licious - Bloghop and anything but a card Christmas or Holiday theme

Sir Stampalot - Simply Christmas

Crafty Calendar - It's all about Christmas

Paradise of Magnolia - Anything goes

Cherish this - Christmas inspiration photo

Live and love crafts - Favourite Christmas combo

Simply Magnolia - Bling

Bunny Zoe's - Snow

Lovely Hanglar or sweet Magnolia - Sparkle
Tildas Town - anything goes - anything goes
Time for Magnolia challenge - use the colours on your xmas tree
Magnolia mania - Christmas tree



Well guys, if your still here, thanks for looking,
Do check out the gorgeous flowers from Sweet lilac,
Happy Crafting!!
Hugs Liz xx

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas

Hi guys, just thought I'd pop by with a creation I've just finished using lots of whites and textures,

I've had this light weight cardboard display thingy!! for ages it was on sale once for a quid, well i finally thought of something to use it for lol,

sorry a few pictures, so grab a cuppa lol

I started off by painting the whole thing with two coats of white gesso, while that dried I embossed the snowy backgrounds for my scene using a Cuttlebug snowflake folder, this I've had for years too,

I made the hills effect by cutting hill shapes from white cardstock then adding snowtex on the top,

The trees were a gift so I don't know who's the die is, these I added a little snowtex too

I cut some deers out of a Impression Obsession die and the large stag die out of a crafters companion Die'sire die, for a little interest I added ivory frantage to the antlers,

The Lamp is also a die cut can't remember who's sorry, and i added a little snowtex to that too then added glamour dust glitter glue on the top,

The flowers are from WOC, and Sweet Lilac,

The bird house die is by La la Land crafts I got it from Bunny Zoe's, the poinsettia die is by magnolia and thos was given the snowtex treatment too lol,

In the snow Ski Tilda was coloured with my copics then fussy cut out, the snow effect on her is made by Liquid applique, love this for snow balls!!!

I made the cottage from a die and after I had cut the main section I put it through another embossing folder to get the said effect, the roof I added glitter glue too,

the xmas tress behind this are a Memory Box die again these have been snowtexed, then I added another Memory Box die on the base of my wall hanging for a night effect,

TIlda and Santa have again been coloured with my copics then fussy cut out,

On the base here I also did a bit of stenciling with modeling paste using a Tim Holtz stencil,

Last but not least Is another scene using the same effect hills, the sleigh was a die cut my sister cut out for me thanks Ann, and I added snowtex on the sleighs and glitter higher up, Mini tilda was then adhered on top of it with 3D glue after colouring and cutting out,

The gorgeous trees on the right are by La La Land crafts and again have snowtex on them,

Thanks for looking,

Challenges

Magnolia-licious - white on white

Bunny Zoe's - snow

I will check for others later,

Back tomorrow with my project for Sweet Lilac

Happy Crafting!!!

Hugs Liz xx

Something a little different

Hi guys, I'm here today with a card showing some of the fabby flowers from the latest Brights release from Sweet Lilac,

I've gone a little out of my comfort zone with this one, as I usually do paler colours, lol

the flowers I used are from the Bright mix blooms pack inside your Brights package, I added a pearl center which i got from Sweet Lilacs Shop Crafts4U2do which is in St Helens Lancashire  and i also bought the lace there too,

The Saturated Canary digi is called Sweater socks Fairy and I have coloured her with my copics,

and added liquid pearl dots around the image as well,

Check out these amazing flowers packages which should retail at £18.00 each set but you can get them for £12.00 with free postage,

Brights, Lights, Whites, Darks

or all four of the sets for £40.00

Do check out these amazing sets and the other flowers they sell too, they are gorgeous!!!

Happy Crafting!!

Hugs Liz xx

Showing some of the latest gorgeous Sweet Lilac Flowers

Hi guys, I've been very lucky  to get two of the latest ranges of flowers from Sweet Lilac in my DT kits,

the lights and brights packs,

these are just two packs from a four pack collection, the other being whites and darks,

the individual packages are valued at £18 but you can get them for £12.00 each with free postage or all four for £40.00 again with free postage,

I think they would make an awesome Christmas Gift or two,

Here is just one of my cards using just  some of the beautiful flowers from the lights package,

£18.00 pounds worth of value for just £12.00 with free postage

I used some of the  Pink dusk classic Roses - CR046 and Lavender cherry Blossom - BL003

they are gorgeous!!!!! and can be bought from here

The Saturated Canary Digi image Puppy Luv is part of a pair  but I only wanted to use one of them  so I fussy cut her out after colouring it with distress re-inkers, the papers are by Maja Design from Live and Love crafts, all stitched and distressed,

Check out  some of the other awesome flowers from  Sweet Lilacs other fabulous ranges too,

I will be back soon with some more creations  to show you using these gorgeous packs of flowers

Happy Crafting!!

Hugs Liz xx

New flower packs at Sweet lilac

Hi guys, just thought I'd let you know Sweet Lilac have brought out four new flowers packs, Brights, lights, whites and darks at fantastic prices,
Also they are giving you the chance to win one of the new packs,

for more details check it out here

Happy Crafting!!

Hugs Liz xx

A little something different with tutorial

Hi guys, I wanted to do something different and recently made this card using some of my favourite things, lace, pearls and pink, lol

I made the flower using tissue paper, here is how I made it,

I cut about seven layers of different size flowers from the same Sissix die

Taking the largest in your hand layer up the same size rotating them so the petals are in a different place from the last, then take the next size up and repeat the process till you you finish with the last smallest, add a brad in the centre to hold them together,

Hold your flower in your hand and squeeze all the petals up and together into the middle,

As you can see you can't then see the brad in the middle,

Gently pull the layers down till you get the desired look,

This is the look i wanted, with still a little depth in the middle, 

Next attach to your chosen card and tweak the petals till happy, I layered mine onto a strip of corrugated card and added a banner using some of my favourite Maja design papers from 

live and Love Crafts, 

The Marrakesh Trellis is by Dusty Attic and i fixed pearls onto the top and a hint of picket fence crackle paint here and there too,

The flourish is by Cheery Lynn, love this die and they cut so easily,

The lace at the bottom is also from LLC

Pearls stash, metal embellishment Bo Bunny, 

Love doing something different for a change lol

will look if it fits any challenges later ,

Deep ocean - Handmade flowers
A Creative romance - Pink

Happy Crafting!!

Hugs Liz xx