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Poor neglected blog - not sure where the time goes but here we are in June already and where's the sun?

Anyway, this card is hopefully bright and summery. It has been made for a friend's granddaughter who likes all things pink and girly so I think it fits the bill. I managed to get this card done and entered into LOTV's first Facebook Challenge.

I used:

Image:  LOTV - Birthday Fairy - coloured with ProMarkers and added Stickles
DP:       LOTV Bonnets and Bowties: Butterfly Kisses
Flower Punch: Nellie Snellen medium flower
Butterflies:  Hobbycraft punch
Dies:    Spellbinders Scalloped Circle, Sue Wilson Petite Vinery, Cuttlebug Olivia Alphabet

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

Papertake Weekly Challenge: Anything Goes #option Summer
Paper Creator's Crafts: Challenge #39 Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday: Challenge #376 Summer Colours
In The Pink: Challenge #70 - Things with Wings



Thanks for looking!

Dandelion Clock

Here's my card for this month's Lili of the Valley challenge and the theme for May is Fairies. This is Dandelion Clock, one of the older stamps but my favourite (I think, until I see another favourite!!). I used a ready-coloured topper which has been cut using a Spellbinders plain circle die and then mounted onto a Cheery Lynn Large Sunflower Die (DL181). The butterflies are also Cheery Lynn (B266) and the LOTV sentiment is mounted onto a Nellie's Multi-Frame die (MFD 005).

Design paper is from Dovecraft and the flowers and gems are from my stash. I added plenty of Glamour Dust for extra fairy sparkle. Card size is 8x8.

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

LOTV Monthly Challenge - Fairies



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!

Pretty In Pink

This is a recent card I made for a Grandma to give to her granddaughter. The request was for the card to be pink and feature a little girl.

I started with an 8x8 scalloped edge card blank. I did my matting and layering using Dovecraft Back to Basics papers and silver mirri card. Image is 'Busy Doing Nothing' by Sheena Douglass, coloured with Promarkers. Dress/sash have been paper pieced using My Mind's Eye and Pink Petticoat Vintage Rose papers and matted onto Spellbinders Labels 8 shape. Sentiment is from magazine freebie paper pad. The larger flowers were made with a Nellie Snellen medium flower punch and the small ones with a Papermania Midi punch. The flourish is Marianne Creatables Swirl Leaf die. Ribbons and gems from stash.

Apologies for the blurry photo - photos 2, 3 and 4 are clear shots!

                                             Close-ups of flower & swirl detail

Box made from Centura Pearl with Memory Box Butterfly Vine border detailing

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Little Fairies - Pretty in Pink

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Use a Rubber or Clear Stamp

Live & Love Crafts - Use Pink

A Creative Romance: Pink

Thanks for looking!

Lilac Criss Cross Card

Oh dear, we're now into February and this is my first post of 2012. Time just seems to fly by and I don't seem to be back into card-making mode as yet so this share is one I made before Christmas.  Speaking of Christmas, I was lucky enough to receive some lovely crafting goodies (which haven't been touched yet) including five LOTV stamps and three Martha Stewart punches.  Am hoping to have a good sort/tidy-up of stash next week and take it from there.

DPs - Dovecraft Back to Basics & magazine freebie stack

Image - LOTV Cute Squares

Lilac card, ribbon, flowers & buttons from stash

Cupcake Stamp

Tools used:

Shapeabilities Fleur de Lis Pendant

Nellies Multi Frame Die MFD027 2-corners-1

Thanks for looking.

JULES' CRAFTY SNIPPET CHALLENGE - WEEK 43

Evening.  Hope this has been a good weekend for you and that the extra hour has been beneficial - I know I enjoyed a lovely lie-in this morning!

So here I have an entry into Jules' Crafty Snippet Challenge - check her wonderful blog here .  This is my first time of joining in and I really enjoyed using up the 'left-overs' from a card I made yesterday for this week's LOTV challenge. Hopefully I'll blog that one tomorrow.  The two cards are very alike but I intended that as I need two male birthday cards for the 5th and 6th November. I do struggle somewhat with male cards so this worked out very well for me.

I made up three matted layers for the background from my snippets which just covered my card base. The buttons were cut using a Nellie Snellie die and I tied them with embroidery cotton remnant from my cross-stitching days. Image was coloured with Promarkers and I added Glossy Accents to the goggles and the headlights. Sentiment stamped in Memento Cocoa using magazine freebie stamps.

DPs - Dovecraft Masculine (8x8)

Image - LOTV Zooming Along

Sentiment - Molly Blooms (freebie-Simply Cards & Papercraft mag)

White & Copper card from Stash

Tools used:

Nellie Snellen Flower Die MFD 020

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Playing with my new goodies

I finally managed to get motivated and had a little play with some new goodies - hope you like the finished result. This card is for a family member celebrating their 70th birthday at the weekend. We are invited to the party!  I used Bazzill Bling purple card to mount the birds/cage on and had to use the reverse as it was the only dark purple that I had.

The heart shapes are from the smaller birdcage die in the Bird Sanctuary Shapeabilities set.

Purple card - Bazzill Bling

Silver Mirri card, ribbon & gems from stash

DPs - Dovecraft back to Basics II

Sentiment - LOTV Circular Sentiments stamped in Black Memento

Tools used:

Nestabilities Plain & Scalloped Circles

Nellie Snellen Die - MFD 020

Cuttlebug Olivia Alphabet

Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Bird Flourishes S4-326

                                                 Bird Sanctuary   S5-033

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

Simon Says Stamp - Dies To Die For
Creatalicious Challenges - 26 Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge #133 Punches and/or Dies
Raise the Bar - Things with Wings
Ooh-La-La Challenge 89 - Punches/Dies


Thanks for looking!

Two Birthdays

Hello - long time no posts!!  Not only did the card-making mojo go walkabout but major decorating work meant I couldn't get at my stash anyway. So, after a long break I finally got back into the swing with two birthday cards both using Lili of the Valley Die-Cut Squares:

Here's the first one which is actually green although it looks gold

Image -  Lili of the Valley - Fairies A4 Die Cut
Sentiment  - Lili of the Valley - Set 7 For You Circular Sentiments
Green card, Gems & Butterfly from Stash
DP - Dovecraft Back to Basics II
Papermania Scalloped card blank
Tools used:
Nestabilities Scalloped Circles
Nellie Snellen Die - MFD 020


and the second

Image - Lili of the Valley - Girlie Afternoons A4 Die Cut
Sentiment  - Lili of the Valley - Set 7 For You Circular Sentiments
DP - Henbury Lane by Papermania
Gems from Stash
Purple Glitter border - PaperCellar
Scalloped card blank - Hobbycraft (I think)
Tools used:
Marianne Doily Die
Hobbycraft Butterfly Punches


Thanks for looking.

Wedding

Well after a little bit of time-out I'm back with a wedding card - the second one going out to Australia -using an image from my favourite Lili of the Valley. This is one of the Big Squares which come in at 5 inches square so just right for a 'big' 8 inch square card.  As you can see this is a very pink card! Lots of punches used on this one too.

                               

Image & Setiment - LOTV

DPs - Love Letters - First Edition

         My Mind's Eye - punched flowers

Pink Card - Bazzill Basics - pink shimmer

White card, beige card & Gems - Stash

Tools used -

Martha Stewart Lace Heart edge punch

Nestabilities Plain & Scalloped Circles

Nellie Snellen Multi-Frame Die Set Flower 1 - MFD020 (sentiment circle)

Nellie Snellen medium flower punch

Marianne Designs - Creatables - Swirl Leaf die

Martha Stewart medium branch punch

Thanks for looking.

                 

Seeing Double ......

Almost but not quite.....

Version 1

Version 2

This little card was made as a Thank You for the lovely Jacque from the USA.  Recently I was lucky enough to win one of her lovely blog candies and used some of the prize goodies on this card. Anyway, said card and little reciprocal gift was despatched to the USA mid-March and finally arrived with her on 31st May!  The Version 2 card was made to re-send to Jacque as I was convinced the first package had gone astray for ever.

Please do visit Jacque's blog (http://jacquesmagnolias.blogspot.com/) and say Hi. She really does some fantastic work and hers was the very first blog I read at the start of my cardmaking journey.

Scalloped card blank - Papermania

Sentiment - Papermania

Image - Magnolia's 'Sneaky Tilda' coloured with Promarkers

DP - K&Company Daisy by Tim Coffey

Gems - Papermania Mosaics

Ribbon - Offray

Butterfly (version 1) from stash

Large Flower (version 1)  - K&Co

Tools used:

Nestabilities Lacey Squares

Nellie Snellen medium Flower Punch set

Martha Stewart medium branch punch

Thanks for looking.

Red, White & Blue with a Circle

As a recent winner of the MSE Challenge it was my chance to set the next one and because this was just after the Royal Wedding I chose 'Red, White & Blue with a Circle' for the theme.  There were 16 entries and my DH picked Georgiegirl's name from the hat. This is the Congratulations card I made for her to go with her prize and as you can see I stuck to the theme! I coloured her shoes and ribbon with a Promarker to tie in with the blue card.

Image and Sentiment LOTV

Blue card, Gems and Ribbon from Stash

DP - My Mind's Eye (magazine freebie)

Tools Used: Nestabilities Plain Circle

Nellie Snellen Multi-Frame Die Set Flower 1 - MFD020

Dragonfly punch

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Wedding Card

So here is a recent commissioned make and I know I shouldn't really say this but I do just love it!!  I think it is the lovely zingy green card that makes this although it's not a colour that I'd normally have thought to use for a wedding card.  My friend had got me a couple of packs of this card from a supplies warehouse that she is able to go to and I can see that it will be used very often.  My love affair with LOTV continues of course.

Card size is 8 inch square and the embossing had to be done in two goes. It's fairly easy to line up the hearts folder but the birds & swirls won't match up so well, hence the flower treatment in the centre.

This is the first of two cards (second one will be blogged soon) and both are going out to Australia. LOL, I'm going global!!

Image - LOTV Weddings - Big Square
Sentiment - LOTV - For You Circular Sentiments
White & Green card and Gems from Stash
Striped DP for punched flowers - Pink Petticoat Vintage Rose collection
Green ribbon - Offray

Tools used:
Cuttlebug - Hearts and Birds & Swirls embossing folders
Nestabilities - Plain & Scalloped Circles
Marianne Creatables Flourish die
Nellie Snellen Medium Flower Punch
Martha Stewart Branch Punch

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenge

Creative Craft World - Use 3 or more flowers

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Thank You

Here's a little thank you card I made for Caroline from the MSE board. I was recently the lucky winner of her sketch challenge and she very kindly sent me some lovely crafting goodies. I was able to use some of the card candy on her thank you card.

The flower doily was die-cut using my new Nellies set and it's good value for money as there's seven pieces in the set including a sweet little button.

Papermania Scalloped card blank
Image - LOTV A4 Die-cut Sheet - Fairies
Sentiment - Honey & Hugs Rub-on
DP - Dovecraft Back to Basics
Holographic card & Ribbon from Stash
Card Candy - Part of my MSE Challenge Winners Prize

Tools used - X-cut corner rounder
Nellie Snellen Multi-Frame Die Set Flower 1 - MFD020


Thanks for looking.

LOTV Wedding Card

So, this is the first wedding card I've made and have to say that I'm pleased with how it turned out. I made my own 8 x 8 inch card blank and also made a box for it with a pink tissue paper liner. This was a commissioned card and I personalised the insert with the bride and groom's Christian names and the wedding date on the LH leaf and a nice verse on the RH leaf.

The flowers were made with my Nellie Snellen punch, some cut from pink card and some from the K&Company DP.  I added a gemstone to each centre before coating with Glossy Accents.

Image - LOTV Big Square - Weddings

Sentiment - LOTV - For You Circular Sentiments

DP - K&Company

White & Pink card and Gems & Ribbon from Stash

Tools used:

Nestabilities Plain & Scalloped Circles

Nellie Snellen Medium Flower Punch

Martha Stewart: Lace Heart Edge Punch and Medium Branch Punch

Marianne Design - Creatables - Swirl Leaf

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Lili of the Valley Challenge 94 - Love is in The Air

Craft Your Passion - Challenge 56 - Anything Goes

Sketch N Stash Challenge 60 - Free Choice Sketch   (Sketch 34/New Stash LOTV Big Squares)

Thanks for looking.

Shaped Twisted Easel in Lilac

Another card using my favourite things. Card blank is cut using the largest Labels Eight die. The twisted easel bit can be a bit fiddly to do when using the Lacey Squares but it's worth it.  This card was made as a Thank You for Caroline who very kindly sent me some lovely butterflies cut on her Cricut.

                               

DPs - Papermania
Image & Sentiment Lili of the Valley
White card and gems from stash
Tools used: Nestabilities - Labels Eight, Lacey Squares,Plain Circles and Scalloped Circles
Nellie Snellen Medium Flower Punch

Thanks for looking!

Lacey Squares Double Easel

Following on from my Oriental card yesterday I decided to have a play around using the wonderful LOTV cute squares (again) and as you can see I've gone for my favourite colour. There's a tiny touch of glitter added to the images. I need a card for a friend's special birthday and I'm hoping this one will fit the bill. I'm not sure I've got an envelope to fit but that's not too much of a problem because I can always make one using my MS scoreboard.

The cute squares fit perfectly onto the largest size Lacey Square.

Images - LOTV Party Girls Cute Squares

Sentiment - LOTV Dreamy Days

White & Lilac card, Ribbon & Gems from stash

DPs Papermania Capsule Collection 

Tools used - Lacey Squares, Plain and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities

Martha Stewart:  Doily Lace border Punch and medium Branch Punch   

Nellie Snellen Floral Punch set - medium

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes + flowers
Craft Your Passion #44 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking.

Louise      

Shaped Card Mark II

Monday again and doesn't the time fly by! My craft session this afternoon was good fun and lovely to have a natter with friends. I thought I'd have another try at the shaped card I posted last week. I did it a little differently this time as I cut out an extra shaped front to stick onto the card base. This means there's now a white border showing around the whole of the card. If you look at my post from 18th January you can see what I mean.

DPs - My Mind's Eye Quite Contrary Summer Papers (magazine freebie)
Card & Gems from Stash
Card Shape cut using Nestabilities Labels Eight
Flowers punched and embossed from DPs using Nellie Snellen Medium Floral Punch set
Lili of the Valley Dreamy Days Sentiment matted onto Nestabilities Plain & Scalloped Circles
Bee - K&Co Glitter Bugs Grand Adhesions


Louise

Cute Squares card

Like a lot of crafters I am really loving the Lili of the Valley Cute Squares - here is my handiwork for today using another one of the Party Girls Cute Squares.  The photo isn't showing the colours that well.  It looks better in real life!

Image - Lili of the Valley Cute Squares - Party Girls
Sentiment - Lili of the Valley Dreamy Days
DP and Star - K&Co. White and Pearlescent card and gems from stash
PaperCellar Raffia Lace
Tools Used - Nellie Snellen medium flower punch
                     Nestabilities Plain and Scalloped Circles
                     Martha Stewart PATP Deco Fan and Branch Punch


Louise

Lilac Let Loose

I decided to use some of the left-over papers from my last card making session and it's turned out to be VERY lilac.  I also wanted to experiment with making my own shaped card blank using my nestie labels set. Here's the end result which I'm quite pleased with although, as always, I can see where improvements could be made!

DPs - Papermania Capsule Collection in Heather
Card, Ribbon & Gems from Stash
Card Shape cut using Nestabilities Labels Eight
Flowers punched and embossed from DPs using Nellie Snellen Medium Floral Punch set
Lili of the Valley Dreamy Days Sentiment matted onto Nestabilities Scalloped Circle
Dragonfly - K&Co Glitter Bugs Grand Adhesions (colour changed using Amethyst ProMarker)

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

               2 Sisters Challenge Blog - Challenge 22-Flowers
               Simply Create - Use Your Punches
               Aly's Sunday Challenge - Things with Wings
               Pile it On Challenge 3 - Anything Goes!
               The Sisterhood of Crafters - Birthdays
               MSE Flowers Challenge

Louise

A Lovely Surprise

I recently received a phone call from my local Lakeland store to say that I'd won a hamper in their prize draw. How lovely and all because I filled in a catalogue request form.  So here's my prize..

How lucky is that just before Christmas. We'll enjoy cracking it open when family come visiting.

So here's a couple more cards - both made a while ago

This was made following instructions in one of the card magazines and used Kate Knight's Wild Blossoms DP by Dovecraft and a matching brad for the envelope. Card for base and matting from stash.

DPs from K&Co - Daisy by Tim Coffey

Martha Stewart Deco Fan punch

Tilda with Watering Can, coloured with Promarkers

Flowers punched from DP using Nellie Snellie Floral Punch & Emboss set and Robins Nest Dew Drops for flower centres.

CUTE letters from a scrapbook set bought from Poundland. Card base and ribbon scrap from stash.

Louise