LOTV Sneaky Peek!!!

Challenges

Papertake - Sketch
Crafty Ribbons (5) - Bingo (Glitter/Flowers/Gems)
Our Creative Corner - Fancy Folds
Stamptacular (135) - Borders/Frames
Pollycraft (117) - Anything Goes
Secret Crafter (158) - Whimsical
Marianne's Design Divas - Die-Cuts

Here is my first sneaky peek of the 28 new stamps being released by Lili Of The Valley on the website on 10th November. However, if you are going to the NEC at the weekend you can grab them earlier!!! This gorgeous stamp is called 'Friends Forever' and comes complete with the little Friends Forever sentiment. I think this set would make an ideal Christmas gift for a special friend.

As you can see I have made an easel card following the great sketch and using lots of layers including a lovely sparkly one under the gorgeous paper from Nitwit Collections. The paper is from the 'Fairytale Dreams Collection'. I have coloured the image with promarkers, chalk and glitter and cut and layered it using a nestie die. I then die-cut and attached a little fence across the bottom. Next I die-cut a climbing plant and added flower gems to it. Next I punched two butterflies, layered them and added another gem. Lastly I added the sentiment.

For the bottom part of the easel I copied the layers from the top part but this time I added another stamped sentiment. I then die-cut some leaves and added more flower gems. Hope you like it, thanks for looking.

Card Recipe

Stamps - LOTV/Unknown
Digi Papers - Nitwit Collections
Gems - Stash

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge DT - Sketch

Challenges

Simon Says - Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz (43) - Anything Goes
Digi Doodle Shop (80) - Anything Goes
Stamptacular (135) - Borders/Frames

Apologies for the lack of posts lately but for some time I have been having problems with one of my shoulders. Well, when the pain became unbearable and movement restricted I finally gave in and took myself off to the doctors. The result is that I have damaged a tendon and have to rest the shoulder as much as possible (very difficult when you still have to go to work), and am on strong pills which are making me sleepy. All in all not a lot of crafting is getting done at the moment.


Enough of that, it's time for another Whoopsi Daisy challenge. This week we have a great sketch for you to follow. The fantastic prize is 2 Digi stamp sheets of choice from Whoopsi Daisy.

Following the great sketch I covered the base card and strips with my gorgeous papers from the 'Promises' kit at Nitwit Collections and attached the strips. Next I coloured the gate image with promarkers and chalk, cut and layered it using nesties and attached with d/s tape. I printed the little girl out three times so that I could decoupage her and coloured her with promarkers too before attaching her with foam pads and adding pearls. The sentiment has been stamped and layered and I have added a couple of punched flowers. Finally I die-cut some leaves and added punched flowers and pearls. Hope you like it, thanks for looking.

Card Recipe

Digi Stamps - Whoopsi Daisy (Sheet 305/289)
Sentiment Stamp - Papermania
Digi Paper - Nitwit Collections
Pearls - Stash

New LOTV Stamps

More exciting news! Lili Of The Valley are launching a new set of gorgeous stamps on the website on 10th November 2011. Above is just a taster of these super cute stamps to whet your appetite. Keep an eye on all the design team's blogs and the Ideas To Inspire blog over the next two weeks for sneaky peeks of all the new stamps.

If you really can't wait that long then you can grab them at the SECC and NEC if you are going.

Mr & Mrs Collection

Exciting news! Nitwit Collections have just brought us another gorgeous Christmas collection. This one is called 'Mr & Mrs' and don't you think that Mr & Mrs Claus are just adorable and such a cute little house too... Just click on the picture above to go and have a look at it, you won't be disappointed.

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge DT - Fairy Magic

Challenges

Mariannes Design Divas - Die-Cuts (Letters)
I Love Promarkers (88) - Cute
Totally Papercrafts (89) - Layers

Time for another Whoopsi Daisy challenge. This week the theme is 'Fairy Magic'. The fantastic prize is 2 Digi stamp sheets of choice from Whoopsi Daisy.

Today I want to show you an altered notebook I did for a friend using one of my favourite fairy images. I started by matting and layering several different papers onto the notebook. I then coloured the image with promarkers adding glitter to her wings and dress. Having cut out my image I attached it flat to the notebook. I then die-cut the letters using some cuttlebug dies and attached with glue. Finally I added a few gems. Hope you like it, thanks for looking.

Card Recipe

Digi Stamp - Whoopsi Daisy (Sheet 280)
Papers - Forever Friends
Gems - Stash

Lili Of The Valley DT (117) - Bingo

Challenges

Daring Cardmakers - Birds
Catch The Bug - Animals
Simon Says - Nursery Rhymes/Fairy Tales (The North Wind Doth Blow)

This week's challenge at Lili Of The Valley we want you to play 'Bingo' so just pick a line from the bingo card and incorporate the items onto your creation. Lisa and Laila have kindly donated a £15.00 voucher for one lucky winner to spend in the LOTV online shop. Don't forget though, to be eligible for the prize you MUST use an LOTV product on your creations.

For my card I have chosen the central diagonal line of gems/flowers/ribbon & lace. I first covered my card with one of my favourite papers (Simply Joys) from Nitwit Collections. I then punched a lace border and added ribbon and gems before attaching it to the side of the card. I coloured my image (Little Festive Robins) with promarkers and cut it out with nesties. I layered it with larger mats cut with the same nesties before attaching it with foam pads. To finish this part I added some flowers and punched leaves and card candi to the centre of the flowers. Last but not least I stamped and layered the sentiment, attached again with foam pads and added a couple more gems. Hope you like it, thanks for looking.

Card Recipe

Stamps - LOTV/Personal Impressions
Digi Paper - Nitwit Collections
Card Candi - Craftwork Cards
Ribbon/Gems/Flowers - Stash

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge DT - Free & Easy

Challenges

Papertake - 3 Different Shapes
Stamptacular (133) - Anything Goes

Time for another Whoopsi Daisy challenge. This week the theme is 'Free & Easy'. Nice and easy this week! The fantastic prize is 2 Digi stamp sheets of choice from Whoopsi Daisy.

This is the card I made for my youngest son who likes gaming on his computer in his spare time. As soon as I saw this image I knew it was the right one for his card. I have coloured the image with promarkers and layered it with nesties. The computer items were from a freebie paper and I just printed it onto cardstock and cut the items out. I then stamped the little sentiments onto the screen and laptop. Hope you like it, thanks for looking.

Card Recipe

Digi Stamp - Whoopsi Daisy (Sheet 27)
Sentiment Stamps - Papermania
Digi Papers - Magazine Freebies

Halloween

Challenges

Bearly Mine (21) - Easel Card
Creative Card Crew - Spooky Fun
Digital Tuesday (132) - Autumn Colours
Fab 'N' Funky (93) - Autumn Colours
I Love Promarkers (87) - Autumn Colours
Simon Says - Halloween or Goth
Delightful Challenge - Autumn Colours

I thought I would make a simple Halloween easel card using this gorgeous witch image and these lush papers. I matted and layered the base card with cardstock and these gorgeous papers. I went over the spider's webs on the plainer paper with black stickles and also the webs on the image. I coloured my image with promarkers and chalks. I then stamped a spider and some webs. Instead of a sentiment I have added a calender page. Hope you like it, thanks for looking.

Card Recipe

Digi Stamp - Stitchy Bears
Spider Stamp - Hero Arts
Web Stamp - Studio G
Digi Papers - Bearly Mine
Calender - Papermania

Ho! Ho! Ho! Everyone!

I just had to share this with you all. The new 'Ho! Ho! Ho! Collection' has just been released at Nitwit Collections. Don't you think that little reindeer is just adorable?

Head on over to the shop and get a heads up on all your Christmas projects with this gorgeous collection. If you love cute as much as I do you are sure to want all their gorgeous kits.

Hi There!

Challenges

Penny Black At Allsorts - Photo Inspiration
Paperplay (40) - Autumn Colours
The Sugar Bowl (69) - Sketch/Photo Inspiration
Daring Cardmakers - Calendula/Cosmos
Mami Doodles (35) - Mother Nature
Stampin' For The Weekend (18) - Autumn Colours

I have had this stamp for quite a while now and although I had stamped some images out and even coloured them, this is the first time they have actually made their way onto a card, shame on me. As soon as I bought her I imagined that she was out for a ramble through the countryside so had to be dressed in her 'khaki's'. I coloured her with promarkers as usual. When I placed her on her green mat I thought that there was a bit too much 'white space' to the image and it looked as if she was looking at something. At first I thought of a butterfly and then a bird. Neither seemed quite right and then I remembered this cute little mouse stamp. I also coloured it with promarkers and hopefully made the larger flowers look like Calendula (Marigolds). As this image was too big I cut it in half, placing the mouse on the other image and the flowers at the bottom. A simple sentiment stamped directly onto the card finishes it off. Hope you like it, thanks for looking.

Card Recipe

Stamps - Sugar Nellie/Penny Black/Hero Arts
Digi Papers - Pink Petticoat

Midsummer Turns Into Autumn

Challenges

I Love Promarkers (86) - Spooky
Truly Scrumptious (67) - Distressing
Charisma Cardz (40) - Black/Orange
Just Magnolia (127) - Anything Goes (Coffee & Cream)
Sketch Saturday (176) - Sketch
Magnolia Down Under (117) - Halloween
Stamptacular (132) - Distressing
Totally Tilda (33) - Halloween
Cupcake Craft (169) - Halloween

Today I have made a Halloween card. I wanted to see if I could make an everday Tilda look like a Halloween one. I think I managed it, what do you think?

Following the great sketch I started with a black base card. I then cut a square of terracotta but it was a bit too light so I distressed it with distress ink. I then distressed all around the edges with a distressing tool. Next I then distressed some 'batty' paper with the ink and placed on top. Then I added a panel of 'starry' paper. I die cut a circle of gold mesh using a nestie and placed this onto the starry panel to represent the moon??? Now that the base work on the card had been done - the fun part begins...

I coloured Midsummer Tilda with promarkers and cut her out. I then hand drew and coloured a witches hat, cut it out and placed it on her head making sure I covered the flowers in her hair. Next I made her broomstick using a cocktail stick, raffia and sisal. I positioned 'Halloween' Tilda so that she looks as if she is 'surfing' through the night sky on her broomstick. A hand written sentiment finishes it off. I had great fun making this one, hope you like it, thanks for looking.

Card Recipe

Stamp - Magnolia
Digi Papers - Summertime Designs/Bearly Mine
Gold Netting/Raffia - Stash

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge DT - Let's Do Christmas

Challenges

Little Claire - Christmas
Bah Humbug (40) - Glitz/Glitter
Totally Papercrafts (87) - Animals (Bird On Hat)
One Stop Craft (152) - Anything Goes
Secret Crafter (155) - Anything Goes/Sparkles

Time for another Whoopsi Daisy challenge. This week the theme is 'Let's Do Christmas'. The fantastic prize is 2 Digi stamp sheets of choice from Whoopsi Daisy.

This week I have made another Christmas card in non-traditional colours again featuring some of my favourite papers called 'Still Joyful Hearts' from Nitwit Collections. I started with a square base card and cut the front diagonally before matting and layering with cardstock and the papers. I then coloured my image with promarkers and glitter, cut it out and layered it with nesties before attaching to the front of the card with foam pads. Next I stamped a sentiment, cut and layered as before and attached to the inside of the card (making sure I lined it up with the front image piece). A few sparkly gems finishes the card. Hope you like it, thanks for looking.

Card Recipe

Digi Stamp - Whoopsie Daisy (Sheet 265)
Sentiment Stamp - Funstamps
Digi Papers - Nitwit Collections
Gems - Stash

Lili Of The Valley DT (115) - Let It Snow

Challenges

Papertake - Anything Goes
Fab 'N' Funky (92) - Dies/Punches
Simon Says - Sparkle/Bling
Delightful Challenge - Make It Dimensional
Dutch Dare (133) - Special Fold Card
Creative Card Crew - Easel Cards

This week's challenge at Lili Of The Valley is the theme 'Let It Snow' so we want to see all your snowy creations. Lisa and Laila have kindly donated a £15.00 voucher for one lucky winner to spend in the LOTV online shop. Don't forget though, to be eligible for the prize you MUST use an LOTV product on your creations.

Today I have made an easel card using 'Igloo For Two' which I think is one of the cutest penguin images I have seen for a long time. I have also used another fantastic paper called 'Promises' from Nitwit Collections for the background. The image has been coloured with promarkers and lots of glitter. The snowflakes are die-cut and gems added to the centres. The border at the bottom has been punched with a snowflake border punch and then I have added two different ribbons, one plain and one sparkly. Hope you like it, thanks for looking.

Card Recipe

Stamps - LOTV/Anita's
Digi Paper - Nitwit Collections
Ribbons/Gems - Stash

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge DT - Lace & Pearls

Challenges

Delightful Challenge - Pearls/Swirls
Paperplay (39) - White And One Other
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes
C.E.S. (56) - Pretty Girls
ABC - A is for Anything Goes

Time for another Whoopsi Daisy challenge. This week the theme is 'Lace & Pearls'. The fantastic prize is 2 Digi stamp sheets of choice from Whoopsi Daisy.

This week I have made a 'fold-back' card where the front is folded back. First I made panels for the front and back using white card covered with this gorgeous paper called 'Still Joyful Hearts' from Nitwit Collections, definately one of my favourites! I then coloured the image with promarkers, chalk and glitter before cutting out and layering with nesties. Next I coloured some white lace with a promarker and tied it around the image before attaching to the front of the card with foam pads. I punched some leaves from the lilac card and then die-cut some poinsettias from silver mirri card and glittered handmade paper and added these to the front of the card after I put pearls in the centres. A few more pearls finishes the card off. Hope you like it, thanks for looking.

Card Recipe

Digi Stamp - Whoopsi Daisy (Sheet 17)
Paper - Nitwit Collections
Pearls - Paper Cellar
Lace - Stash