Lillybet's Papers

Hi and Welcome to this week's blog hop. You may have arrived here from Judy's blog . She always has such lovely projects. Or you may have come from the CASEing the Catty blogpage. If you get lost along the way you can find a full list of all the designers here . Either way it's great that you are here. Welcome to another round of the bloghop for CASEing the Catty. This week we are inspired by the projects in the Love and Sympathy section of the catalogue. This was hard because there are just so many beautiful inspiration pics in this section, however I was immediately drawn to the picture on page 25 the very first time I saw it. I have to say however, that this was not an easy card to CASE. I used the Awesomely Artistic Set and substituted a few elements. I don't have those lovely label Framelits so I punched each strip with the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch on either end and then trimmed the stamped layer back a little. I did't want to use a do...

Recently on the CASEing the Catty Birthday bloghop the very talented Rachel Palmieri CASEd the birthday card on page 5 of the catalogue. She made a collection of cards and they struck me as being a perfect way to use up strips of beautiful paper. You can check out her gorgeous samples Here . This was a quick set of thankyou cards, and I just love this old set of paper, which I was happy to discover matches beautifully with the new Watermelon Wonder Cardstock and ink.  You can use just about any sentiment or simple image in the circle tag. I've used a few different sets here Maybe you too can find a card in the catalogue that inspires you. thanks for looking, Liz Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Love a wedding card, and needed some for a friend, so I made a few! I also think there is something special about a square card, these are 12cm square which is not too large to post. Mint Macaron on the Irresistibly yours Paper with the fabulous Natural Expressions Elements and a simple lace trim - matching envelope made with the new envelope paper.  Sahara sand partially embossed with shimmery white floral framelits, love these teamed with the wooden expressions. super simple to put together. Island Indigo sponged over shimmery white framelits. No sentiment at all but I don't think it needs one. Could be wedding, could be anything, but a girl can never have too many flowers!  Thanks for looking, Liz Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Welcome to this weeks Blog Hop. I hope you find lots of inspiration looking at all the gorgeous cards made by the CTC team using the Thanks section of the catalogue on pages 13-18. Maybe you have arrived here from Helen's Blog, or maybe you are at the beginning. Either way you can keep going around the circle and if you get lost you can find the full list of participants here . Well after my fundraiser on the weekend #creativerelief - raising funds for the Western Qld Drought Appeal- I needed lots of thankyou cards for all the generous people who helped make the day such a success. I have made quite a few different sets this week but this post is about the CASE from the Catalogue. The first time I flicked through the catalogue I loved the butterfly and vellum card in the basket on page 13. It seems it also caught the eye of a few of the team members which is great because we all get to share our versions with you. I made 2 using the new in colours Tip Top T...

Just a few sets of minicards which I also used as thankyou gifts. I will have sets of these for sale at the coming Suitcase Rummage as part of the Rockhampton River Festival. Saturday July 11 2pm. I do love sets! And the envelopes just make it easy.  Pocket Silhouettes, butterfly punches, postage stamp punch, a few Ribbons and brads, and of course Kraft cardstock. Super fun to make. Thanks for looking, Liz Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Continuing on my week of thankyou cards for all the wonderful people who helped me with #creativerelief this is a quick post using the great sketch at tgifc#07 I just love the little wooden Expressions Natural Accents  from the new catalogue, and I'm so loving the Brick Wall embossing Folder and that great leaf image from Crazy About You And since it's just as fast to make 2 at a time here is a simpler version using black and the Hello You   Thinlits. Thanks for looking,  Liz Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Saturday June 13 saw 26 participants making cards and having a great afternoon raising funds for the Western Qld Drought Appeal. Many of the ladies had never tried card making but everyone had a lovely afternoon and went home with 4 cards they had made themselves. These were the cards I designed. Each table had a Stampin Up demonstrator from my little team guiding and assisting, and participants moved from table to table working at their own pace. My beautiful Mum and her cousin came up on the train from Nambour to Rockhampton to help and they ran the Crafternoon Tea buffet superbly. Mutidraw prizes Some of the donated cards which sold like hotcakes! Another Mother and Daughter team of Happy Stampers Silent Auction from the SU Donation Box Thanks to TCC who donated the use of the hall My beautiful Mum and me. Stamping Up donated a box of goodies which I was able to make into loads of prize packs, and lots of people donated other raffle goods fo...

I have such a lot of beautiful paper and I tend to hoard it - mostly because I find it hard to cut into a beautiful print! Maybe you are like me? Yet when I make a card using the beautiful paper that makes me happy too, so I have told myself to stop hoarding and start sharing ! I still think that the Venetian Romance DSP is one if the nicest sets I've ever bought and I am pleased to see it at such a good price on the clearance rack. This design is one I saw on Pinterest and gave been waiting to try it.  I did add a few extra details.  I used Gorgeous Grunge   with Island Indigo and Pistachio Pudding to decorate the envelopes and the retired hostess set Because You Care for the sentiment. I love the Kraft card on Soft Suede. The inside has only a strip of DSP to decorate to keep it super simple. This is a thankyou gift for one of the many generous people who helped me raise funds for the Western Qld Drought Appeal at my #creativerelief fundraiser...

Well my much awaited stamp set arrived and I have had only limited time to play as I have a cardmaking fundraiser on this weekend raising money for the Western Qld Drought Appeal. the theme for the CASEing the CATTY blog hop is Birthday, but I didn't quite CASE any of the Catalogue Birthday prompts but I need a card for a special friend next week. Make sure you hop on over and check out all their birthday inspiration. I just love this set and played with watercolouring and layering using Rose Red, Wild Wasabi,Pool Party, Coastal Cabana and Crumb Cake, and used up a few bits and pieces lying on my desk. I can see lots of potential for this lovely set. Here are the two creations. I used Awesomely  Artistic   , Happy Birthday Everyone, and Build a Birthday And the second option and in this one I added the sentiment from another new set All Boxed Up. So many lovely things to play with ! I wish Stampin Up! would bring back the shim...

Hello again, we have all been busy poring over the new catalogue and this weeks challenge was to make something inspired by any item which jumped out at you from the catalogue. Well that sounds easy..... Welcome, you will have come form Kathryn's beautiful blog and I hope you get inspired as you travel around the blog hop. There were quite a few things that inspired me but I am going to go with a beautiful card which has all the hallmarks of my favourite style - layering! I am pretty sure the Awesomely Artistic will be one of the first stamp sets I purchase  as it has so many lovely elements. This is my inspiration photo from page 125  In the meantime I have used Everything Eleanor and Summer Silhouettes ,  two of my all-time favourites as well as Bordering Blooms and   Happy Birthday Everyone which is one of the new hostess sets. I did a second card using in an old retired favourite set called   Organic Grace as it has the...