Lozadoodle: April 2012

Monday, 30 April 2012

Spring Birthday

Hi everyone,

I thought I would treat myself to a bit of crafty time this afternoon!

There is a spring theme challenge going on at Penny Black Saturday Challenge and I couldn't resist joining in!

Unfortunately the picture makes the ribbon look lumpy :( in real life it isn't though!

Ingredients:
- 6x6 card stock

- summertime designs backing paper

- papermania papers (i think... they were snippets!)

- penny black image

- spellbinders nestabilities circles and scalloped circles

- ribbon from stash

- sentiment lili of the valley sentiment stamps

- flower WHSMITH

- papermania gems

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Di's Snippet Challenge

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Animal Magic

DigiDesigns - Animal Friends

Have a great week!

Laura xx

Thursday, 26 April 2012

I finished my work early today so got to have a play with my crafty goods! I have made this Christmas card as I have promised myself to start these early and there are also a couple of good Christmas challenges going on at the moment including Sarns!

Ingredients:

- 6x6 blank card stock (corner cut off)

- Forever Friends Christmas Papers (polkadot card from snippets)

- Lili of the valley square

- Papermania 'Seasons Greetings' wooden stamp

- Star punch from hobbycraft

I would like to enter this into:

Sarn's Rudolph Day Challenge

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge

Pixie's Crafty Snippet Challenge

Thanks for looking,
Laura
xx

Busy busy bee!

Hi everyone,

How are you? Sorry I haven't been around recently or posting cards!

I started back on the ward this week so I am doing my long shifts again, on my days off I've been trying to squeeze in words for my dissertation. So far I am at 3500, only another 6500 to go... but I'm trying to keep motivated and think about the end result!

I will try and make a couple of cards this weekend and post them up. I am still having a peep at everyone's blogs when I get a minute :)
I'd also like to say hello to my new followers and thank you so much for all of your kind comments and support! I can't believe I have reached over 50 followers!

Hope you are all well and enjoying this... er... nice weather!

Take care,

Laura xx

Saturday, 21 April 2012

Gorjuss Card

Hi all, I have just created a card using a Gorjuss girl image.

Just wanted to say thank you for all of your lovely comments recently they really have put a smile on my face in this stressful time!

Ingredients:
- 6x6 scalloped card stock
- summer time designs papers
- gorjuss girl sitting image
- buttons from hobbycraft
- sentiment LOTV

Hope you have a lovely weekend.

Laura xx

Wednesday, 18 April 2012

WOYWW

Hi all!

Thought I would make you laugh and join in with 'whats on your work desk wednesday' as what should be on my work desk is crafting goodies and lots of paperness!

Instead...

I am stuck in the library trying to do some more work for my dissertation!

Nevermind... it will all be worth it *keep telling myself that*

To join in with WOYWW hop over to Julia's Blog.

Have a good day,

Laura xx

Tuesday, 17 April 2012

free sentiments

Hi all,

I have made a couple of sentiments today for you to download.

As always, if you would like to take these and use them on your projects please do!

I would love to see if anybody uses these so please leave a link if you do!

Hope you like them.

Laura xx

Monday, 16 April 2012

Massive Congratulations!

Hi all,

How was your weekend?

I made a card last week for my Dad as he recently had a well earned promotion so I made him a card to send from my Mum and I.

He loved it! As I have said before, I feel a little uneasy when making cards for men and usually struggle for ideas, but I was quite pleased with how this card turned out.

Ingredients-

6x6 scalloped card blank.
Papers were from Summer time designs.
Sentiment downloaded and recoloured from Create with TLC
Star punch, stars made with snippets.

I would like to enter this card into Di's Crafty Snippet Challenge

Thanks for looking,

Laura xx

PS: I would just like to say a massive thank you to everybody that commented on my last post, it means a lot to have such kind comments from you all! Thanks again.

Friday, 13 April 2012

Exciting news!!

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to share some exciting news I have! I didn't mention anything because I didn't want to jinx it... but I had an interview for a children's nursing post yesterday, for when I qualify in September.

I was hoping to get the job but didn't think I would due to my lack of experience etc but I have just had a phone call and been told...

I GOT THE JOB!!

I am so excited and I'm still in shock but wanted to share my exciting news with my lovely blogging friends!

Hope you are having a good week!

Laura xx

Sunday, 8 April 2012

Special friend

Happy Easter everyone! Hope you are having a lovely day whatever you are doing.

I am still at home and unfortunately, apart from posting this, today will mostly be doing uni work :-(

This card is one I made as a request from a friend. She wanted something girly with shoes, dresses and handbags on!

I created the background by using square nestie dies and cutting out 4 scraps of paper using snippets from my stash of left over card. I placed these on top of a piece of pink card stock and arranged them so the pieces were opposite. I thought this added a bit of dimension to the background rather than having one type of paper as the background as the rest of the card is slightly simple.

Ingredients:

- 6x6 craftwork cards scalloped edge cardstock
- teahouse papers
- image from wrapping paper
- scalloped edge and circle nestie dies
- gems and ribbon from stash

I would like to enter this card into Di's Snippets challenge.

Hope you are all having a lovely day and you are enjoying the bank holiday weekend!

Laura xx

Thursday, 5 April 2012

Easter Card

Hi Everyone,

Hope you are all ok.

I have had a busy morning making 3 cards! That might not sound like a lot but when you have a 10,000 word dissertation to write it is!

Going to get on with that now... promise...

So I have made an Easter card for my folks this morning as I am going home to Norfolk for the weekend as my other half is in Bournemouth on a stag do this weekend.

Ingredients:

- 6x6 scalloped card from craftwork cards
- Teahouse papers
- Digistamp boutique Chirp image coloured with promarkers
- Cuttlebug 'swiss dots' embossing folder
- Spellbinders circles dies
- Sentiment font 'tempus sans ITC'
- String and gems from stash

Thanks for looking :-)

Have a great Easter weekend everyone!

Laura xx

Sunday, 1 April 2012

Baby girl card

Hi Everyone!

Happy Sunday :-)

Hope you are all well.

I have just made a baby girl card after being out for lunch and a nice walk with my man. It was a bit colder today though so I had to wear... wait for it... MY COAT!! Not good :-(

Ingredients:

- 6x6 scalloped card stock
- HOTP soft nostalgia backing papers
- Forever Friends Baby Stamp
- Promarkers
- Button from hobby craft
- Ribbons from stash

The backing papers were off cuts from an older card aka 'snippets' so I would like to enter this card into Di's Snippet Challenge.

Thanks for looking!

Take Care,

Laura xx