Pretty In Pastels

 

 

Just popping in quickly to show you all my entry for this weeks Pan Pastel Challenge, which has a pastel colours theme.

 

 

http://panpasteluk.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/challenge-34-pastel-colours_25.html

 

 

I've made a pretty pastel butterfly card, as I haven't used a butterfly in a while, and am feeling a little lost without them in my life!

 

 

Lel x



A New Colour Combination.

 

For me any way, and inspired by me watching Project Runway Australia! Navy blue, and Raspberry.

 

This card has been made for the Handmade Harbour Blog, Anything Goes Challenge that can be found here:

 

http://handmadeharbour.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/midweek-papercraft-party-2.html

 

Its a new blog that I have stumbled across, and one that I think I am really going to Love!

 

 

To make the card, I have used the fab cupcake freebie that is currently up for grabs, and coloured in using only magenta and midnight blue promarkers.

 

The image is then matted onto blue glitter paper from pondskipper crafts (from when they were still little local craft shop. www.pondskippercrafts.co.uk if you want to have a look) and a raspberry paper from the same place.

 

The image is then layered onto a pink floral paper from Fizzy Moon, and matted again in the same navy blue.

 

The card is finished with a gold Happy Birthday and three small gold hearts.

 

Simple.

 

Hope everyone is doing well!

 

Lel

 



Something New At Lel's

 

For most of this week, I haven't really made any cards.

 

That's not to say that I haven't made any. I have. It's just that I have spent the week adding to my range of products, and getting a little more prepared for Christmas too.

 

I started by making some Santa and Snowman gift tags. These were one of my best sellers last year, so I though it would be silly not to make them again. I have tweaked them though, they are now a slightly different style, and there's no colouring involved this year, so they are a little easier too.

 

 

These come in sets of 10, and are available from www.facebook.com/craftylillel for £1.65 posted.

 

I've also made some pretty post it note holders, that I think will be perfect as a stocking filler!

 

 

 

These measure 10.5 cm by 10.5 cm and are £3.00 posted from www.facebook.com/craftylillel they come in a variety of designs!

 

And finally, I've been making some pretty corner bookmarks too!

 

 

 

These also come in a variety of designs, and as a set of three for £2.40.

 

You can also find these at www.facebook.com/craftylillel

 

I have to admit, its been nice to be making something a bit different. After all, a change is as good as a break. But I am sure I will be forging ahead with the card making again this week, and will be entering a few challenges along the way as well.

 

See you then,

 

Lel x



Christmas Is Coming

 

Ok, so I know it is only August, but I have spent my entire day making Christmas Cards.

 

From pretty buttoned cards in a variety of styles ~ Christmas Trees, Baubles, Christmas Wreaths, as well as some mini cards ready to go into packs.

 

That coupled with the 130 odd gift tags I made on the side lines at football yesterday, means I think I am slowly getting myself ready to face the Christmas season!

 

There may be hope yet for me to feel festive this year.

 

Hooray to that!

 

And so I leave you with some of my cards from today.

 

Lel

 

 



Have I Finally Gone Mad?

 

Well have I?

 

I've finally decided that I actually LIKE Mondays. It means a new start to the week, so wipes away any chaos from the week before. It means fresh possibilities, and new starts, and anything could happen.

 

 

For example, this week I have decided that I am setting myself the target of making 100 cards. Yes, you read that right, 100. I'm not sure why, I just want to see if I can do it. And I really want to get ahead of myself for Christmas as well! Fingers crossed I achieve this, as although I have no incentive to do this, secretly I will be rather gutted if I don't!

 

I've made a good start already this evening, having made my first 7, and have more to do, so I guess I better get on, but before I do, I wanted to leave you with a couple of cards.

 

 

The first, is this weeks entry into the PanPastels UK challenge blog:

 

This weeks theme is cute and cuddly. This is something a bit different for me as I don't usually use decopage, but I got some new goodies yesterday, and the kit for this was in there. Its using the Fizzy Moon For Boys kits.

 

 

 

If you want to have a go at entering the challenge, the link can be found here:

 

http://panpasteluk.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/challenge-32-cute-and-cuddly.html

 

 

My second card I want to show you, is another first for me. I have recently been given some twinkling H20's, and this is my first attempt at playing with them! I'm definitely looking forward to getting some more use out of them in the near future!

 

 

Lel x

 

 

 



Not Just Plodding Along.

 

I don't know about you, but I am an avid reader of Card Making and Crafting magazines.

 

I'm not fussy, I don't care which magazines I read, and I don't have a favourite. Hell, as long as it has a good freebie on the front, I will probably buy it. But this months Card Making and Papercraft Magazine has really got my attention.

 

Because it has the card maker of the year competition in it.

 

And I really want to enter.

 

I know I don't really have any hope of winning any of the categories, I've seen the quality of the cards out there on the internet, and mine do not match up to the intricate designs people create, but I think I definitely have my own definite style, which I think may be fresh and inspiring to see.

 

So I'm going to do it anyway. After all, if you don't try, you don't know. And I'm getting a bit bored of just plodding along, creating cards to sell, and not pushing myself enough. There's a big wide world of crafting out there, and so much more for me to learn!

 

Wish me luck.

 

Lel x

 

 

 

 



Monochromatic Cards

 

Just popping in to add another card for another blog challenge.

 

This card is for https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.632667030086123.1073741875.397294816956680&type=3 

 

cards with a monochromatic theme.

 

 

Personally I love this card, and wish I could get more of these peel offs, so if anyone has any idea where they are from, then please let me know!

 

Lel x 



My First Ever Blog Challenge Entries.

 

So here is to new beginnings!

 

My first ever blog challenge entries are below. Fingers crossed for some beginners luck.

 

My first card is to be entered into the PanPastels Challenge Blog, over at http://panpasteluk.blogspot.co.uk/ . This is one I have followed for a while after starting to use chalks, and so is one which I would REALLY love to win the prize for.

 

This weeks theme is florals, so a perfect occasion for me to use the new peel-off stickers I got this weekend!

 

 

I have quite a simple style, and this is no different. I've used a metallic gold base card, which I have matted with a floral printed paper from Cardmaking and Papercraft Magazine. This is then topped with three floral peel offs which have been coloured with both Promarkers, and Spectrum Noirs. The card has then been finished with peel off corners, and a gold sentiment.

 

Card Number Two:

 

This card is to be entered into the http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.co.uk/ blog, for the 1,2,3 challenge.

 

My 1 image is a cute dragonfly peel off, the 2 patterned papers are a holographic paper (used as a matt here) from Southfields the paper people, and a purple spiral print paper from The PaperCrafter Magazine, and my three embellishments are gold corners, gold stars, and gold glitter (underneath the purple patterned paper).

 

 

I know this card looks a lot more basic than the others already added to the challenge already, but we all have to start somewhere!

 

So, fingers crossed that I've some good luck headed my way, and if anyone knows of any other good challenge blogs, then please do leave me a comment and let me know!

 

Lel x

 



Making Some New Decisions.

 

I had a stall at a pamper night on Friday night, and whilst I was there I had a one card reading done for me.

 

 

It was quite an eye opener.

 

(I know there are a lot of you out there who do not believe, and who are complete skeptics. But I like to think that there are some truths in the things that are said to us. Particularly when you are told things that there is no way a completely random person could know.)

 

And it make me concentrate on the fact that for the last couple of months, I have felt that I am just coasting along. And so has led me to making a couple of decisions, and to doing something new.

 

And so over the course of this next week, I am going to start entering some card making challenges!

 

It may seem like it is just something small, but I like to do something new every now and again to wake myself up a bit, and stop things becoming monotonous. And every big thing, has to start from a small thing somewhere!

 

So off I go to find myself some challenges to enter, and hopefully I will be back later on today to share my very first entries with you!

 

Lel x