March Madness Sale

Hello lovelies, a quick post to say hello and tell you that I'm doing another sale on the website. I've been giving it a spring clean and thought you might like to treat yourselves to new goodies.

All you need to do is spend a minimum of £10, enter the code MARMS30 when you're checking out your basket and you'll get 30% off - that applies to EVERYTHING on the website, including items in the MEGA SALE section.

The sale will run for the entire month of March and you can use the code multiple times.

I reduced more items today, but I haven't added them all to the MEGA SALE section yet and I'll probably reduce more prices over the next few weeks, so keep an eye out for more bargains.

Have a great March and look after yourselves.

Hugs, Lisa B xx

Mega Sale This Weekend!!!

A quick post to let you know that this coming weekend, Saturday and Sunday August 4th and 5th, I'm holding a paper crafting and mixed media sale at Lisa B Designs HQ; 21 Froyle Close, Maidstone, ME16 0RQ

The sale will be open between 10am and 2pm only on both days.

There will be dozens of brand name items reduced by 50%, or more, and once they're gone, they're gone. 

The forecast is looking good for the weekend, but just in case the sale items will be under shelter and there will be free tea/coffee/soft drink for you to enjoy while you shop. 

Feel free to drop by if you're in need of a bargain or three, I look forward to seeing you.

Saturday August 4 10am - 2pm

Sunday August 5 10am - 2pm

Lisa B xx

Wonderful day!

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Have you popped over and checked out the MEGA SALE yet? 

There are loads of great items at amazing prices, check it out HERE......

Morning Crafters,

These Thursday posts do roll around so quickly!

I hope you're staying warm and safe in this wintery weather.

With this in mind I thought of Spring for the card I have to show you today.

Something to look forward to, nice Spring weather and cheerful bulbs coming through.

So I've used Hobby Art stamp set, Wonderful Day, part of the Sharon Bennett collection

as we are still in the Hobby Art promotion fortnight.

This is one of those cards with a simple look but

 it's actually quite interesting and challenging to achieve.

I do like a challenge!

So firstly I stamped the main image from the set with Versafine Onyx Black.

Then I water coloured the images, I used Brusho's but you can use a variety of mediums for this such as, Watercolour Pencils or painting with Distress Inks.

I chose a lime green colour, lilac and lemon to represent Spring.

I really just roughly water coloured this image.

I also used the little frame and sentiment from the set.

I stamped the sentiment first and then because the stamps are clear 

I could line up the frame over the sentiment.

Next, on the back of the water coloured image I drew five sections to divide up the piece.

Odd number work best so I could have used three but

 decided five would look better for this.

I then cut up the piece into the sections.

The hard part is lining up the image to create the gaps and

 keep the complete image straight.

I found that lining up against the matting white layer

 in one corner gave a good starting point.

I also used a ruler to make sure I kept the outside edges straight.

By leaving a gap between the main image and the sentiment

 I could add some Bakers Twine.

I used a piece of Purple Card to layer before sticking on my final folded card.

So although this was a challenge I was happy with the end result!

Perhaps you'll give it a try...

Crafty Hugs xKx

P.S Don't forget you can enter the blog challenge HERE and win £20 to spend on crafting stash....

                

   

     

    

 

 

Patchwork Squares

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 in the giveaway.*
 

Morning everyone,

I wish you a Happy New Year and do hope you enjoyed a good Christmas break.

My card today uses Hobby Art clear stamp set Decorative Backgrounds

 and Nesting Set

I created a Gelli Plate background with Adirondack ink pads in Wild Plum and Sunshine Yellow, using a brayer to blend the colours and the same stamp sets to add interest on the background.

I didn't ink the stamps or use an acrylic block, I simply stamped them directly onto the brayered ink gelli plate.

  Next I cut the background into 5cm squares and stamped the faux stitching using a

 Versafine ink pad in Crimson Red.

I then stamped the various images and textures using both stamp sets.

The base card is a folded piece of A4 Kraft card.

Next I cut squares of Hessian and Cheesecloth material to layer the squares onto before mounting onto the card.

I finished with various buttons, threads and a ribbon bow creating a card for any ocassion.

Don't forget to comment to be entered into the giveaway & most importantly, remember to check the MEGA SALE on the website, there are plenty of bargains to be had, but things are selling out fast.
 

 Thanks for reading my post today,

crafty hugs xKx

      

   

Wonderful day......

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Good morning bloggers,

How are we all today, recovering from Christmas and New Year I hope.......

Have you made any New Year resolutions?

I know that I hope to have more time to play this year.... all work and no play makes Lisa a boring girl!!!

No seriously I want to work on more art based projects this year and hold some smaller classes at a new venue.  They will be all day classes with me, doing much more altered, technique based projects...... Something that we can really get our hands into and get mucky!!!

I will announce details nearer to the times and there will be lunch supplied too and lots of usual fun as well.......

Well, on to today....

As you know by now we are focusing on the lovely Hobby Art stamps this month and we have a fantastic giveaway HERE, as well as that I have done a special on the website of 30% OFF regular Hobby Art Stamps HERE and there is also 40% OFF Christmas Hobby Art Stamps HERE.......

I thought that I would start off by showing you a couple of cards that I made for Hobby Art last year using the Wonderful Day stamp set. This is a relatively new stamp from Hobby Art, so at the promotion price of £6.99 it is an absolute bargain and all the promotion stamps are whilst stocks last this month too.......

This stamp set is so pretty and can be used for so many occasions, I really fancied making the flower in to a lilac so this is what I made......

 

I apologise that the pictures are not quite as clear as I would normally show you, however I didn't take them and the cards were sent off but you can see the effect.....

 

I attached two of the main flower stems to an acrylic block and stamped the images on to super smooth card with versafine ink and then embossed with Wow clear embossing powder. I did the same with the flourish corner and stamped top and bottom as shown.

I then used my Pro-markers to colour in the images and then added a little dusky concord Distress Ink around the edges with a blending tool.

I did the same with the message and outer border and then matt and layered both pieces on to black card and then lilac.......

 

I used Anna Marie Designs dottie lavender lace card for the background border with a ribbon wrap around and then assembled the card adding some rhinestone sparklers......

I enjoyed making the first card and fancied creating a border on the next card so this time I cut a border from super smooth card and then using the flowers and leaves from the stamp set I inked them this time with Versacolor Bamboo ink and then embossed them all like before so that there was no stark black outline and again I coloured them with Pro-markers.....

I inked the outer frame for the message in Bamboo and used Versacolor Heliotrope for the message.

 

As before, I used Anna Marie Designs dottie lavender lace card for the background border and matting layer for the message and then assembled the card adding some rhinestone sparklers......

 I hope that you have enjoyed my little inspiration for today and I will be back soon....
 

Have a great week....

Hugs Lisa B xx

     

      

         

Mega, Mega, Mega SALE......

 

Good afternoon to all,

 

What a miserable day it has been here today, it has not stopped raining!!I hope that it is a little better where you are?

 

Well I am here to cheer you up and put a smile on your faces as I have decided to have a mega clear out of stock to make way for new stock this year as I really am running out of room and have been very ruthless!! I have been on my website www.lisabdesigns.co.uk  all day and have been uploading items to the MEGA SALE section and will still be adding more over the next few days as there is masses of stock that has to go. There is up to 50% off of a lot of items, yes that is trade price but it just has to go as I have my eyes on a lot of new stock this year......

 

Here is the quick link if you want to pop over and grab yourself a bargain or two:

 

MEGA SALE

 

 

 

Apologies for the lack of projects lately on the blog from me but as you know I have had a few family things going on lately and all my other spare time at the moment for crafting is being taken up getting ready for Create and Craft this month with the lovely Imagination Crafts.

 We are launching the first two stamps of my own brand new stamp range, along with some fabulous stencils and new mdf projects.

If the date doesn't get changed we are on, on Saturday 24th January and I will keep you updated with the times nearer the date as they can change!

 

Well it is short and sweet from me today my lovelies and I will see you soon, I am now back off to the website to add some more SALE items;0) .......

 

Big hugs

Lisa B xxx

 

 

 

 

Mega Sale Craft Room Clearout.....

Morning All,

 

What a miserable day out there, I hate winter!!!

 

Anyway......

As promised I would let you know when I was holding my MEGA SALE from moving my indoor craft room in to the new garden studio......

I am holding it tomorrow:

 

Friday 22nd November from 10am until 4pm at:

21, Froyle Close, Allington, Maidstone, Kent. ME16 0RQ.

01622 675078.

Anyone is welcome between these times....we have a Waitrose just across the road from us, so if you are able to walk OK, can I ask that some of you park there and walk across so that we don't block the close up too much!!

There are THOUSANDS of items to clear out and I mean THOUSANDS!!!

I can't believe how much stuff I have accumulated over 12 years, the studio is full and it all has to go!!........

Hence the prices are stupid, there are HUNDREDS OF ITEMS at 25p and 50p.........

All sorts of items are up for grabs...embellishments, toppers, de-coupage, Hunkydory, Kanban, 12" x 12", 8" x 8", 6" x 6"paper pads, dies, punches, Craft books, magazines, masses of stamps at silly prices including wooden and clear, it goes on and on..........

A lot of the items are new or nearly new only having been used once or twice, some of the paper pads may have odd papers missing........everything is SOLD as SEEN and this will be a CASH ONLY SALE.

The odd cheque may be accepted if you are BULK BUYING??

There is a cash point in Waitrose if you need to get any cash out!

Free Tea, Coffee and Biscuits.......

Hope to see you all then........

Big Hugs Lisa.B xx

12 Days and Counting.........

Good Evening All,

 

Apologies for not blogging that much in the past few days.

 I have just been so busy getting ready for my Paper Crafting Event Day :-)

 

 

Now I have to say that I know I have done really good SALES before but this year it is going to be a SILLY PRICE MEGA SALE.

 

 

I have, at last outgrown this bungalow and am bursting at the seams and I said to Paul ( my long suffering partner) shall we but a bigger house or have a MEGA SALE on the Event Day and what do you reckon he said?...................

I quote" If we buy a bigger house Lis' you would just fill it!" so to cut a long story short its a

MEGA SALE!!!!!!!

 

There will also be lots of new goodies to inspire you on the day as I have had lots of boxes coming in over the last two weeks that I have been busy pricing and promoting.....

Don't forget to bring your cameras with you as there will be masses of samples on the day.

 

We have some great demonstrations going on with Julie Hickey, Jenny Mayes, Georgina Sweetenham and little 'ol me.........

Two great make and takes with Rosemary and Kirsten, so if you fancy a crafty half an hour have a go on the day......

 

Of course my sister will be there with my lovely nieces and those yummy cakes and refreshments, not to mention the Craft Raffle as well.

 

Well it is only 12 days away and counting. I will try to put some snippets on the blog over the next week or so ( time permitting) to give you a taster of whats new!

 

Have a great week and keeeeep Crafting!

 

Big Hugs Lisa.B.x