Lou's Card Creations

hello everyone

I love a blog hop, don't you?  well here is your chance to win another fab prize from a new release from craters companion.  I can tell you it has been really hard to keep these little beauties a secret as i love them as they are all so cute.

So there is info on the Crafters Companion Blog already and Sara is launching the shows at 8am Feb 4th as a 4 day deal on Create and Craft so don't forget to watch.  Leann and Louisa will be carrying on the shows through to Thursday (if there are any left as I'm sure they will be really popular).

I've copied all of the blog links below just in case you have managed to get a little lost but you should be arriving here from Chrissie Tobas (US) blog and then after browsing here a little (don't forget to leave a comment) you need to hop over to
Mary Dawn Quirindongo (US).

All you have to do to win all 9 stamps sets worth over £35 is to leave a comment on as many or as few blogs as you like.  The more blogs you leave a comment on the more chance you will have of winning.  One lucky random commenter will be picked from one Uk team members blog and one from the US teams blog

(you have until Wednesday 6th Feb to leave a comment, winners will be announced on the CC UK blog Thursday 7th February)

Ok so i sooooo enjoyed colouring this gorgeous image of Jessica sitting on a toadstool.  i've used my Spectrum Noirs and papers from the matching angelica CD. They will all be available soon from Crafters Companion soon after launching on create and craft, so you can get them there first. I've also printed an epiphany from the cd and used my square shape tool and silver charm.  The tag is from the tag diesire set.


hope you like it and keep you eye out for the shows, i know i will be watching.

Louise xx

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Chrissie Tobas (US)
Louise Welsh
Mary Dawn Quirindongo (US)
Tracy Watkiss
Stephanie Lee (US)
Bianca Shervington
Kendra Wietstock (US)
Caroline Weir
Stacy Harper-Watson (US)
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Hi Everyone

Its the 1st of August and time for a Crafters Companion Blog Challenge, this month Best Friends is the them.  So as i thoroughly enjoyed making the few cards i did for samples for the Pick of the week i though i would make another as i never got round to making a shaped card.  So this is from the Morehead CD Disc 1 and i have used my Epiphany Tool to make a matching embellishment using a square charm.  For the inside i have added a special verse from the verse writer on the CD.  Sometimes i genuinely forget that this option is available on CC Cd's and there are lots of verses already created for you, all you have to do is choose which one.

And can you spot the die cut behind the verse this is something new and exciting from CC.................  they will be coming to you all soon................

Hello everyone

Well after yesterdays colouring session at the Aston hotel i wanted to make one of my piccies into a card and i really thought i was going to use daisy first.  However as i was looking for some paper i found these two bits that i had used recently and thought they matched my lottie image perfectly so i made this one.

 The green backing paper is from my fairyopolis cd rom and the peach is from my strawberry kisses cd rom, matted onto coredinations card that has been distressed using my sand it gadget.

I have used a sentiment from the same stamped imaged and then used my heart epiphany tool and heart epoxy shape to make my own embellishment with a heart metal charm.  The little flower is from a strawberry kisses atmap coloured onto neenah that has been coloured with my spectrum noirs in FS2.

Marcea, who i was with yesterday has a Music saves my soul Saturday on her blog and this has prompted me to listen to one of my favourite golden oldies.  Blondie, Heart of Glass,  i love love love all Blondie and Debbie harry songs and saw her in las vegas a couple of years ago.  This takes me back to 1979 when i was in the fourth year at senior school, such a long time ago now and i still play this song in my car, up really loud and with my foot down.  grace even loves it as well.



Hope you like my card and have fun listening to Blondie, it will take you back in time to some good memories i hope just as it does for me.

Louise xx

Hello Everyone

I think it must be nearly a week since i last posted and since then i have been to Birmingham and London.

Birmingham was fab and i had a lovely time (but busy) at the trade show.  I was demoing the e-craft and met lots of lovely people. I know i always say that when I'm out an about but i really mean it.  Lovely people who love the e-craft  and also the fab new e-bosser.  I was really impressed with that myself and cannot wait for it to arrive in the county. I also met Linda Simpson whos blog i follow and she is also lovely.

Ok as soon as i returned i wanted to make a card just for myself and wanted to chill and do what i liked today, colour with my speccies.  So i stamped a belles and whistles image that i have had for a while now and haven't used.

I've chosen colours to match the backing paper, which i really don't know where i got or whose it is, i think it may be k&co but i'm not sure.  I've added a few roses and a die cut butterfly and also made my own embellishment with the circle 14 Epiphany tool.  I bought these from Crafters Companion when they launched a couple of weeks ago and rather than use the backing paper to match i stamped another butterfly from the image and coloured it in turq to match.  I also purchased some of the silver tags and i love the finished effect as it macthes perfectly.

Hers a close up of the coloured image and the pendant.


Ok back to my London trip.  I went with a close friend who hadn't been to London in such a long time and it was a treat for her.  We travelled first class and started off our Holiday as we meant to go on when we got off the train.  A friend had told her about St pancras Station and she wanted to have a quick look so we wandered over, went in a couple of shops and then had a champagne cocktail in the champagne bar.  It was just what we needed.  We then checked into the hotel and got ready for our evening meal and show.  We had a gorgeous meal in the Ivy and Katy Price was at the table opposite to us with her on off boyfriend Leandro.  It was reported in the daily mail online that they had had a romantic dinner for two and it was just the two of them.  However there was four of them at the table and it was far from romantic so i guess its true you need to be careful what you believe in newspapers.  They were on their mobile phones all night and he really only talked to the guy next to him while she chatted to a girl next to her.  Even when their meal was brought they were constantly ont their mobiles.  Anyway i go for the fab food and not to star spot (although it isnice to see how others live and people watch) and it was amazing we were full to the brim when we left.  Here's a photo below that i asked the doorman to take of us when we came out.

its a bit blurry but never mind.  then we walked over to the prince Edward theatre and watched jersey boys, it was amazing the singing is fab.  Then after a fab night sleep and breakfast in the Waldorf we shopped in covent garden and harrods all day.  My credit card took a hammering as i bought earrings, a new pair of shoes and a new top.  Then back on the train where we took advantage of the free booze until i realised i had to drive home and therefore only had coke and  its all over til next time.

I've a few DT cards to make soon so will be busy and will be back to perusing your blogs as i bet i have missed out on loads of lovely cards.

Hope you like my card.

Louise xx

Coloured with speccies and using fairyopolis backing paper from the CD Rom.

Hope you like it.

Louise

Hi Everyone

Two cards for you this evening and  a very quick post as i have already moved onto another project that i;m really excited about.  Today's it is the epiphany tool on two cards, a lovely Beatrix potter image and a Fairyopolis image.  Both coloured with sepccies and watch out for the shows on Sunday with Leann, whoop whoop!






Hope you like them.

Louise xx

Hi Everyone

well all the other DT members have beaten me to it today as I've just arrived in from work.  I've been happy playing this last week with a fab new tool as i can make my own embellishments and there are a number of different designs to choose from.  I had the button tool which allows me to make matching buttons that will then co-ordinate perfectly with my card.  I was really silly and never took any close ups but I've just checked out Ali's blog and she has some fab close up shots.  so imagine hers but mine are small buttons made with the turquoise plaid background paper.

sorry it just looks clear on the photo, wish i had checked the photos before i delivered them to CC towers
last night.  I can assure you it is made with the tool using the background paper.  Image coloured with speccies.

I've zoomed in with my software and added a close up below but i don't think it really does the real button justice although you can now see a faint hint of the paper.  I've also used some felt flowers that are available to buy and these were brown and turq so i matched the colour of my card to this.

They go on sale on Create & Craft on Sunday where  Crafters Companion will launch the product.  I can't wait to buy some myself.  As well as the button there are hearts, flowers and circles and they all come with a clear bubble cap to encase the paper and design you have chosen.

Hope you like it .

Louise