Lilac romance

Here's my entry for December's Lovely Lili challenge on the Ribbon Girl Blog.

I used one of the pre-coloured Romance squares which I matted and layered onto Spellbinders Plain & Scalloped Ovals. Backing papers are Dovecraft's Back to Basics IV. The ribbon, flowers and gems are from stash and the pins and dazzler are by Creative Expressions. The ivy leaves were cut with my Cheery Lynn die.

Finished card size 8x8 inches

close-up of the florals

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

The Ribbon Girl Blog - Lovely Lili - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - #87 Anything Goes
A Creative Romance - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!

Posy Teddies

Here's a quick card I made recently using the very cute Posy Teddy Trio stamp set from Lili of the Valley.  This month's LOTV Challenge theme is Anything Goes so this will fit the bill nicely. The DP was a magazine freebie, gems and ribbon from stash. I also used a Dazzler from Creative Expressions to finish off the bow.

Sorry for the rubbish photo - in real life the ribbon is an exact match for the pink flowers and tag.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

LOTV Monthly Challenge - Anything Goes
Try It on Tuesday - Animals



Thanks for looking!

LOTV 10th Birthday

Lili of the Valley are celebrating their 10th birthday in May and their latest blog challenge is to make them a birthday card. Here's my make (and it also fits in with April's Ribbon Girl challenge).  It's very lilac - LOL - hope you like it.

Decorative front made with Martha Stewart PATP punch

I used one of the Fun-Time Teddies images and added Glossy Accents to his shirt and plenty of Glamour Dust to her dress and headdress. LOTV sentiment matted and layered with Spellbinders to match the image matting and layering. The flowers are punched from Dovecraft papers using  a mix of two punches; the smaller one is Nellie Snellen and the larger is Martha Stewart. All covered in Glossy Accents and finished with a gem centre. I tied the butterfly ribbon into a double bow and finished it off with a lilac dazzler from Creative Expressions. The three tiny butterflies are made with an old punch which I think was from Hobbycraft. 

close up of the ribbon bow and flowers 

another shot showing the butterfly printed ribbon

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

LOTV Ideas to Inspire Monthly Challenge - 10th Birthday
The Ribbon Girl Blog: April Lovely Lili Challenge

My Mum's Craft Shop: challenge 16 Anything Goes
Challenges4Everybody - challenge 40 Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!

On Your Wedding Day

Recently I was asked to make a wedding card featuring powder/baby blue colours and this is how it turned out. I used one of my favourite LOTV Big Squares and added a little Glamour Dust sparkle to the bride's veil. The background is embossed with Creative Expressions' Heart Lattice A4 embossing folder (very kindly loaned to me by my crafty friend M). It's on the wish-list!

As you can see I went a bit mad with the die-cuts - but it's a wedding card!

close up of the flowers

butterfly vine, more flowers and ivy leaves

Box decorated to complement the card

Supplies used:
Image & Sentiment - Lili of the Valley

Centura Pearl cardstock

Blue card, blue ribbon & pearls from stash

Dies used:
Cheery Lynn B259 Daisy Strip and B304 Ivy Strip

Memory Box Butterfly Vine

Joanna Sheen Signature Die - Flourish Corner SD043

Spellbinders Plain Circles

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Lili of the Valley Ideas to Inspire Challenge - Crafty Bingo  (Ribbon/Pearls/Flowers)
Crafts and Me March Challenge - Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody no.39 - Anything Goes
Natalie and Amy: Challenge 18 'Flowers'

Thanks for looking!