Monday {ippity} hop

Welcome to my corner of the hop!
I recieved a gorgeous parcel of {ippity} from Nora, on Saturday. She is having a sale of older sets - so i got some lovely bargains! She also included a little free gift of beautiful papers and ribbon. It really made my day!! I was so excited to open it, and manged to find an hour -ish in the evening to create this easel card :)

Next it's the talented Jessica - hop on over!

Thanks for visiting

hugs,

Elisabeth x

     

Home sweet home

I was so excited to get my new Unity July KOM in the post yesterday, and decided to ink up one of my lovely new stamps for the playdate cafe. Its a sweet little house with "home is where the heart is" and "there's no place like home" cleverly worked into the design.

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The colours are dark brown, beige and green. I added a teeny accent of orange with one of my buttons to finish off. I have some friends who have been building a house for 7 years would you believe!!! and have just recently moved in, so this is going to them.
Off to have lunch with a friend now......Monday looms closer, and i will be back at work.....trying not to think about it
Have a great Friday ;)

love
Elisabeth x

Waltzing Mouse Challenge 9

I made a little card for this challenge yesterday. I used the Free Spirit set from Waltzing Mouse to create the zig-zaggy centre line, it reminded me a little of high rise flats/apartments.
I put the little stars above, and echoed it on the lable below. The sentiment is from {ippity} - the same one as i used in my lemon and lime summer card. Not sure where the paper is from, as it was a gift :) and I popped a little button on to complete the look.

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It's a little different to my usual style, but I thought it would make a good "Bon Voyage" card for someone. What do you think?

Have a good day,

Hugs

Elisabeth x

Summertime colours

I have chosen to make this card for two challenges, Crafts for Eternity "lemon and lime" and {ippity} challenge "Dog days of Summer".
This card says Summer to me because the fresh citrus colours remind me of cool summertime drinks, lemonade, cocktails on holiday and the flower in the middle is like a warm sunshine. I chose the {ippity} sentiment "sweet thoughts of you" from the spring set as i have many happy memories of this summer, meeting up with old friends who are precious to me, and also getting to know new friends on the craft forums. It is a little bittersweet for me too, as i know that when i go back to work very shortly, i will not be able to spend time creating and posting on here as i have been. Here is my card:

and here is a close up of the sentiment:

I also stamped lemon background paper using a "postcard" stamp - one of my little gems I bought on holiday this summer.

Enjoy the last days of the summer, my friends, as the song says - they could be the best days of your life - I have had such a wonderful summer, that I could believe that's true for me.

Hugs

Elisabeth x

Playdate Cafe

***** Don't forget ********

you still have time to enter the Unity Addicts"mood" challenge and win this fabby set: It's Your Day
Winner to be announced Wednesday by Maria x


Have made a little card for the Playdate Cafe Challenge this week - colours from Positano, Italy!

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The sentiment and music image is {ippity}, papers from Papermania and Craftwork cards, also I rollagraphed brown ink onto cream card and tore the edges for a distressed look. The little humming bird stamp has been in my collection forever! and I have no idea where it is from!

Hope you like :)

Bye for now x

Color Cue Challenge 6

Just discovered this inspiring colour challenge and might just have made it deadline!!!

Using colour combo cream/coral/kraft/brown I made this:

Hope you like it :)

They have some fabby new stamps about to be released over in their blog there too - go have a looksee

hugs

elisabeth x

FWF Friday :)

It's Friday and its Friends with Flair today!!

Recently, I have been enjoying making these cute little bookmarks!
I will probably use them as Christmas stocking fillers, or i may even sell them!
I have a friend who sells gorgeous knitted creations - bags, scarves, toys - you name it- at craft fairs, and we were talking about sharing a stall near Christmas time. I have never sold any of my cards before, but i might just do it! We will see.........anyways.....enough wittering...here are the bookmarks:

I chose the Tolkien quote as it reminded me how you can lose your place in a book, also how you can enjoy getting "lost" in a book ;)  It is from {ippity} "Delightful Little Things". The other quote just makes me smile everytime I see it; i can think of so many people I want give that to :) it is also {ippity} "Where You Should Be"

O and just in case you were wondering ;) here is what the bookmarks look like at the back:

Hope you like them.

There is a great tutorial here on how to make them - watch out - these can become addictive ;)

Next on FWF is ........Jennie......go on over now, you will not be disappointed!
Enjoy the rest of the hop,  then go let your hair down and celebrate cos ......it's the WEEKEND!!!!!! Yay!!!!

luv n hugs
Elisabeth x