Has Spring sprung ?

Good morning everyone, I hope everyone is well this morning, the weather has certainly been behaving lately hasn't it, hopefully spring is on it's way. I can't wait for the warmer weather.

Well done to everyone who entered the Lots of Layers challenge at Here Come The Boys  , there were so many fantastic entries, I had the task of picking the winner from all the fab cards. So well done to # 68 Chrissy and to our top 3 (4).

Onto to this fortnight's challenge, it's a No Stamping challenge this time. We want to see some different techniques that DON'T involve stamps or digi-stamps and of course it must be for a male.

This is what I have made :

I went for a gift bag this time, I have never done one of these before and I spotted this Kanban decoupage sheet in a reduced box in a garden centre a couple of weeks ago. Isn't he a cutie?
I started by doing my cloud background and onto this I added some waves which I cut with my Cameo.

I put the decoupage together and fitted it into the waves to create a feeling of depth. I left the little fish hanging from the side for maximum effect. I love how proud he looks that he caught a fishy !!
I die cut some clouds using a Sizzix die ( I think ) and used my distress ink Faded Jeans to edge the clouds, added the greeting cloud and VOILA a little boy's gift bag.

I hope you like my little creation, thanks for stopping by, see you next time.

Hugs
Lisa xx

Spring has sprung ........... I hope

It is a beautiful morning again here in my little corner of blogland as it was yesterday, with a little bit of luck, spring is on it's way and we can all hope the bad weather has now gone. I also must apologise for my absence this past month, I needed to take time out, I'm sure you all now how it is.

There were fantastic entries for last fortnight's Western theme, congratulations to our winner and top 3. 

Our challenge at Here Come The Boys this time is Lots of Layers, as always your card must be for a man/boy. Here is my card. I have managed to incorporate 11 layers into the design.  I have used a stamp from the newest Country Companions range from Docrafts. I love this little Frog, he looks so happy.

I have again coloured him with my Polychromo crayons except for his shorts and wellies, here I have used Promarkers. The shorts are in Yellow and Crimson and the boots are Cyan. 

I have taken some scraps of adhesive border edging to add a couple more layers, which I stamped with a fish image using Memento Bamboo Leaves. Each section has been layered with leftovers from my scrap drawer, it really is a great way of using up all the little bits.

As always, I hope you find a little bit of inspiration when you stop by, if you would like to leave a comment, I would love to know you have visited.

Luv and Hugs
Lisa xx

Brrrrr ..........

My goodness, how cold is it in the UK at the moment, perfect weather for a nice cup of tea and a bit of crafting.
We had some fantastic entries for out last challenge at Here Come The Boys . Well done to our winner and top 3.
This fortnight's challenge is a Bingo Board, you can find the board at Here Come The Boys, you can use any line across, line down, diagonal or the four corners to make your card and it must be for a male.
I suppose the weather might have influenced my card for this challenge, it was snowing as I was making it and after making wintery cards for the last couple of months, I thought something summery would be nice for a change.
Here it is :

I have used Edwin with starfish this time, and my line is buttons, twine and image. I have created my own background of clouds for this card and continued that on my topper. This was edged with Salty Ocean distress ink. Again, I have coloured Edwin with my pencils.

I then tied a couple of buttons through my twine and a little tag sentiment to finish my card.

Thank you for popping by, I would love to know you have been and good luck with the challenge.
Hugs
Lisa xx

Happy New Year to all..........

I would like to start by wishing everyone a very Happy, Healthy and prosperous New Year, I can't believe it is 6th January already. I had a few resolutions but sadly they have fallen by the wayside already. I always have good intentions at the beginning when I am not at work, but as soon as I go back, those old habits just creep right back in !!!

Anyway, let's get back to business, WOW, so many entries for the Here Come The Boys, well done to the winner and top 6. Also, well done to Lindy Lou, you won the Candy.

This fortnights challenge is a sketch challenge, this can be found here , this is what I came up with, I have used a Wellington bear stamp and backing papers from the Docrafts range, I love using these for male cards.

I distress inked around the edges, (Santa bought me lots of D.I's and other crafty stash) mat and layered all my squares and added some twine and a charm I found while tidying my desk. I hope you get what I mean.

Sorry for the briefness, of the post, gotta go shopping ready for school going back ,check the uniform is ironed and the usual mum stuff.

Take care everyone

Hugs 

Lisa x

Beginning to look like Christmas

WOW, can't believe it's just 2 weeks till the man in red comes, wonder what crafty goodies he might bring us all. My girls are grown up now so don't get quite as excited as they used to, but we had many fantastic times when they were younger.
That Here Come The Boys challenge absolutely flew by, we had loads of brilliant entries. Well done to our winner and our Top 4, amazing to see everyone's talents.
Our challenge this time is ............ Anything Goes - Christmas and New Year. We also have Candy to give away this time, just be a follower of the blog and pop your name in the sidebar MrLinky and you could win £10 worth of digital Christmas Candy.

So, onto my creation this time

I have used Magnolia's Edwin with Sack and I coloured him with my pencils again.

 I found some presents stamps in my stash, coloured and glittered them, then cut them out.

I found the fence die cut in my box. I think it is a Spellbinders DLites, I also used a Marianne D Christmas Tree and a Cheery Lynn Snowflake. The background is a cloud effect which I have used on previous cards and I love doing.

And there we have it, something a bit festive for the male in our lives. I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year, I hope Santa is very kind to you all. Thank you for joining us at Here Come The Boys, we all look forward to seeing you next year.

Lots of love and hugs to you all

Lisa xx

So Much Rain .......

Good morning everyone, I hope you are all well, and if you are in the UK are staying safe. I cannot believe the rain we are having at the moment, and the floods are just terrible. I had a delivery in Wales last Thursday, just as this storm was moving in, and the conditions were scary. I hope you all manage to stay safe and warm and this nasty weather leaves us very soon.
Well done to everyone who took part in our last challenge at Here Come The Boys . There were some brilliant entries. Congratulations to the winner and the top 3.
This time our challenge is pretty simple, we would like you to make a birthday card, that's it. Here is my offering.
I have stamped my image 4 times, matted a few layers and mounted it all onto one piece of white card.

I went for a simple look this time, I still used my Polychromo's but thought I would try a monochrome look for a change.

 I stamped my sentiment onto a punched circle

The stamps are from Hobbycraft's own range I think.

I hope you have enjoyed looking at my crafty offering, I would love to know you stopped by and good luck with the challenge
Hugs
Lisa xx

A Quick Post

Morning all, I hope this post finds you all well. I have been a busy bee this week, lots of things going on so once I have finished this blog post I am having a crafty rest day.
Well done to the winner and top 3 from the die cuts and punches challenge. There were certainly lots of fab entries, glad it wasn't my turn to pick a winner, I would have struggled. All the ladies who have requested to join the GDT will be contacted shortly.
This fortnights challenge at Here Come The Boys is Favourite Film, WOW, did I struggle with this one, I am not a film watcher so needed husbands assistance this time. We went with Pete's Dragon .........
I have used Magnolia's Lilyrose the Dragon for the first time on a card

I have used Polychromos to colour my image.

 The sentiment stamp is from a new company called Doodle Do Crafts who make their own clear stamps.

I added some die cut corners and VOILA it was done.

Good luck for this challenge.
Luv & Hugs
Lisa xx