Quick off the mark with Teddy Bo

This cute little teddy bear stamp arrived free with my copy of Simply Cards & Papercraft Magazine this morning and I was inspired to use him straight away by this weeks Totally Papercrafts sketch Challenge (closes Friday).

I thought Teddy Bo looked like he is waving to you so teamed it up with a Hello You! sentiment from Craftwork Cards

Still More Patriotic Cards!

Really getting in the Jubilee mood now with these red,white and blue cards. They are  made using the fab Portobello Road papers and stamps with a bit of bunting added.

The Union Jack ribbon I found at the great Halfpenny Home haberdashery which is just down the road in Needham Market - I can recommend a root around in the shop which is a treasure trove of buttons, ribbons and yarns!

Another Card from the Goodie Bag

Grey and white with a bit of sparkle and glitter!

Wellington & the Docrafts Goodie Bag

I only went to The Range to get a copy of the Creativity Magazine but the new Wellington Docrafts Goodie bag fell into my basket too. 


So, guess what, last night was spent playing with the contents and making several of these cards.After doing some (essential) housework I'm hoping to spend more time crafting today . 


The only thing I wasn't sure about were the bright yellow flowers that were in the bag - they just are too garish to go with the papers!

Feeling Patriotic

Papermania led the way with their Portobello Road range and now there are loads of lovely patriotic papers around to help celebrate the Golden Jubilee, Olympics or just being British!


I just had to buy Crafts Beautiful Mag  today because of the Jubilee stamp, yummy papers with bunting and street party ideas - and I'm not even going to a street party!!

Birds of a Feather...

Wasn't sure what I needed to finish off this card  - but I think the white bow in the corner seems OK!

Bird image is from Making Cards Magazine and the scalloped card and sentiment are from Craftwork Cards

Why Alizabethy???

On my previous post, Elizabeth asked about my blog name Alizabethy. I really wanted a unique name that would stand out and be easy find and there are quite a few Dawns around. My daughters name is Alizabeth but she is known as Libby so I combined the 2 -  hence my crafting name of Alizabethy! 

I am really please how this card turned out - an Inkadinkado stamp of a bird bath layered on a paper doily over the western Romance roses paper with a bit of pink ink for distressing the edges

Even more Nostalgia Cards!

I loved these new Spring Jubilee papers from Cardmaking & Papercraft Magazine and had to rattle off a few more shabby chic cards from them. 

Don't tell anyone, but I also had a letter published in the same mag talking about an old issue that I found. I had no idea that I have been card making for at least 7 years, but it might help to explain that large amount of stash that I have acquired over the years!

Feeling a bit Nostalgic....

.....So I dug out the sweet  Western Romance and All about Me Webster's papers that were free with Simply Cards & Papercraft Magazine a while ago. I found some neglected stamps and whipped up these cards. 


What better to do on a wet bank holiday than a bit of crafting. I've enjoyed a quiet house with hubby at work and kids round their cousins. 




Even all 3 cats are having a snooze. So no distractions, an ideal crafting situation!!

T Shirt Cards for the Men in My Life!

I picked up a bargain sheet of Mens T shirt die-cut toppers made by Kanban for only 99p from eBay.


Men are so hard to make for aren't they, especially those who don't like football, sport or fast cars. 


I thought these would be good for those teenagers and young men in the family, after all, they all wear t shirts constantly.


I also used up lots of scraps of paper, matching them to the different colours of the t shirts. 


I'm now off to take daughter to the Mini-farm they are holding in the centre of Stowmarket today, she is looking forward to feeding the goats, stroking the pony and holding a chick. Afterwards we will probably take a picnic to Needham Lake and feed the ducks.

Cat Face Buttons

I impulsively bought a set of buttons in the shape of cat faces off eBay - and then thought, What the heck do I do with them???


I looked at some of my cat stamps (and I do have a lot!) and thought that the heads are similar size to those in an  Inkadinkadoo set and by experimentation, came out with these two cards. They also used a couple of backing papers that have been cluttering up my stash.

You're So Sweet - Adam Pescott!

These new free stamps from this months Cardmaking and Papercraft Magazine are just soooo cute! Designed by Adam Pescott, there are 9 different stamps in this set called 'You're So Sweet'.


I just had to use them straight away and teamed that cute dog wearing the chefs hat with some cookery themed papers by Kaisercraft. I have stamped some more images and I am looking forward to a colouring session with the promarker pens.

Another Small Dent in My Stash!

I have just made these 3 cute cards  - but have only used up 2 sheets from my ever growing pile of papers. But the purple paper I have had for years, so there is a small feeling of satisfaction over that! 

Really I cannot justify buying any more papers for at least 10 years, but they keep producing yummy designs that I just cannot resist, is there any treatment for this addiction???

Congratulations to the blog winner

Well done to No 12 - Applejack who was the number drawn out of the hat - I hope you enjoy your candy bits and pieces!


Now that the weather is warmer and that the flowers are starting to bloom, I have been in the mood to make some cute baby cards!


Eldest son treated me to the latest Docrafts goodie bag as part of my Mothers Day present and I have had a lot of fun using these cute Forever Friends die cuts to make them. 


I also got some lovely smellies, basket of flowers and box of chocolates from youngest daughter, so felt very spoilt.

A Little Bit of Spring Blog Candy for You

To celebrate the arrival of Spring (hurray!) I though I would give away a pile of  Sparkly Candy!

The pile contains 5 sheets of A4 holographic glitter paper, pack of Kaisercraft report card pockets, clear rubber stamp of a fairy, Paper Celler golden glitter flower borders,'With This Ring' Papercrafting CD-Rom, Perfect petals template by Craftwork Cards, 3 tubes of Berry Fizz glitter, 12" Kaisercraft scrapbook pocket page, sheet of Cute Companions Easter stamps, pack of square gems and several sheets of 12" papers!

To enter all you have to do is post a pic of the candy on your blog (if you have one) and add a comment to this post.

This is a quickie and finishes Sunday 18th March!

A couple more pastel cards

Feeling in a bit of a muted mood, so have gone for a couple of soft pastel coloured cards using some freebie papers from magazine.

The house is quiet as daughter has gone to stay at her cousins for a couple of days - is that why my mojo has disappeared? Now that I have some time and space to craft, I just want to sit around wasting time on the pc!

Feeling inspired.....

This months copy of Simply Cards & Papercraft Magazine was waiting on my doormat when I got home yesterday and when I opened it, I just started to drool over the Webster Pages freebie papers.


A fab selection of shabby chic & vintage style papers from their Western Romance and All about Me collections.


I just had to dive in and and make a few cards straight away whilst ignoring the washing up and hoovering!

Playing with my new stamps

I just love these Papermania Urban stamps and as they were reduced to only  £4.99 at the Range, had to buy them! The red card was stamped with chalk ink and highlighted the butterflies with Sakura glitter gel pen, whilst the other card was stamped with cosmic copper ink which gives a lovely sheen!

I'm going to have to concentrate on using up more of my stash, as I have to start saving for my daughters school trip and son wants to start to learn to drive. Looks like I am have to keep away from temptation and avoid any craft shops for quite a while.

I've been a bit naughty!

....And given into temptation and bought the Docrafts Neighbour Wood Goodie bag! 

I didn't mean to - I just went into The Range to buy some glue & double sided tape but the goodie bag fell into my basket along the  Papermania Urban Birds stamp set which had been reduced to £4.99.

I just don't have any will power, do I?

Luckily daughter is out with Grandad today and hubby is working, son is feeling sorry for himself with a bit of a cold, but that leaves some ME time for a bit of crafting, so I can have a play with my new bits and pieces!

simple but sweet ....

Another vain attempt to reduce my stash and use up some old papers. These are from Craftwork Cards and the centre of the large flower has a lovely effect like a black fruit pastille.


This card is being entered in to the  ICSketches weekly challenge 151 where you could win 5 digi images (closes 20th Feb)

Handyman Card

I made this card for my boss at work who loves doing a bit of DIY at the weekend. I bought the screwdriver, saw and nail embellishment ages ago at Hobbycraft a while ago and thought they would be ideal for him.


The rest of the card is made up from scraps of paper to make a minute dent in my pile of stash!

Daisy & Dandelion Valentine

I teamed up the Dandelion and Daisy decoupage with HOTP Soft Nostalgia papers for this valentine. Both were freebies from different magazines but seem to work well together.


We had some more snow last night,  but unlike last Sunday, my daughter hasn't rushed outside to play in it, the novelty has now worn off!

Can't wait for the spring..

So I had to make a card with a bit of sunshine on it - I thought this Hanglar boy looked like he would be weeding the garden and watering the sunflowers!

Off on a picnic!

Yes, I know it is definitely NOT picnic weather outside, but I thought it was time to colour in this cute image and dream of warmer times! 

A bit more Nostalgia

 I had to pop into town to buy some double sided sticky tape, couldn't risk running out if I get snowed in later on. 
So far only a light covering of snow here in Ipswich, but as it was so cold, a good excuse to stay in this afternoon any make more cards with the lovely HOTP papers!