Lili of the Valley - Just Arrived

Hello everyone!

I thought I would give the wedding cards a bit of a break today and pop in to share a little baby card I made using one of the cute Lili of the Valley baby stamps called Just Arrived and some Carta Bella papers from my stash....yup I'm  trying to wade my way through the masses of papers I seem to have accumulated over just 3 years!  It's crazy isn't it how much we gather and ferret away and forget we have or keep just because ...well...we can't bear to cut into it lol.

I've coloured this super cute stamp with my distress ink makers to match the colours in the papers.

As it's a boy card, I've kept the embellishments fairly simple, just adding some narrow lace beneath the leayers, and a brightly coloured bow and coordinating buttons to match the papers .

I didn't ink around or distress the edges this time as I wanted to keep everything very clean looking.

15 mm White Diamond Guipure Lace

25 mm Meadow Green Large Spot Satin Ribbon

(This is in the sale so grab it while you still can!)

Pale Lime Green Spotty Button

Unfortunately the blue buttons are no longer stocked.

I hope you like it and I'll see you again next time!

Lili of the Valley - Dainty Dancing Mk II

Morning everyone! I'm here today with an inspiration post for The Ribbon Girls. We have a new challenge and as usual for the 2nd challenge of the month it's Anything Goes - Use Any Image.

 Now I have to say that I had this card in my draft folder and had almost forgotten about it! A while ago I made a card with this stamp and as with many of my cards I sold it on my Etsy shop.  The lady who bought it messaged me to say that she wanted to buy 2 of the card, 1 for her daughter to frame for her room, and one to give to her daughter's best friend.

I had to explain that I only make one of a kind cards, so no two are exactly the same. But I offered to make a very similar card, using different colours and papers, and similar but different embellishments.

This is what I made.

These lovely papers are from Pion Design from an old collection called Fairytale of Spring. I also used some Kraft cardstock.

The stamp is from Lili of the Valley and is called Dainty Dancing. I coloured her with distress ink markers, and edged all my papers in Walnut Stain.
Colours used: Vintage Photo, Antique Linen, Gathered Twigs

The star dies are from La-La Land Crafts. 

List of Ribbon Girl Products:

Cheesecloth

Rose Petal Pink Vintage Seam Binding

32 mm Clementine Ivory Tulle Lace

Ivory White Magnolia Flower

White/Purple-Pink Two Tone 30 mm Wild Rose

Carnation Ivory

Pale Pink 20 mm Open Rose

Hip Rosebuds Pink 2 Tone

Beaded Berries Ivory/Cream

5 mm Clear Crystals Self Adhesive

So that you can see the subtle changes I made, here are the original and the new card, side by side.

I hope you enjoyed my make for today, and that you can find some time to join in with our challenge. Why not pop across and see the rest of the team's inspiring makes here.
You can win the following lovely prizes

First prize:  £10 voucher for LOTV

Second prize:  £10 voucher for The Ribbon Girl

Third prize:  Mystery prize from Marianne Designs

See you soon! :) xx

Birthday at the Ribbon Girl

Happy Sunday all. Well I finally went to the docs on Thusday and he put me on a course of Prednisolone (oral steroids) as well as increasing the strength of my inhalers and I have to say I feel so much better. It feels like months since I've actually been able to breathe properly and you really don't realise how bad it's got sometimes until you feel the contrast. Not sure I could run a marathon but I feel marvelous!

Anyhoo......it's the 2nd Sunday in the month already (where did it go?!) and that means it's time for our Lovely Lili challenge at The Ribbon Girl.......except that we're having a bit of a change and now it's a 'Use Any Image' challenge.

So you can make whatever you want, be it cards, mixed media, altered art etc, as long as it has an image on it. Of course you can still use your LotV stamps if you wish.

Our theme this week is

'Birthday'

easy right?

For my card I've used a new digi stamp from Saturated Canary, it's called Inked Pretty, isn't she gorgeous?

I couldn't wait to colour her up when she was sent to me by the lovely Krista from Saturated Canary. The wonderful perks of being a guest on her Design Team :) I coloured her with distress ink markers to match these lovely LotV papers.  Yes I know, I've used this pad a lot recently, I just LOVE it!

I used the following colours

Skin: Tattered Rose, Vintage Photo, Worn Lipstick, Victorian Velvet
Hair: Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs
Top and Tattoo: Victorin Velvet, Worn Lipstick, Shabby Shutters

I stamped a little birthday sentiment in the space below the image, with Momento Ink in Rich Cocoa.

I inked all my edges with Walnut Stain distress ink and then distressed and stitched the layers. I added lots of fab embellishments from the Ribbon Girl.

Finally I decorated the inside to coordinate with the front and shabbied the whole thing up with some gesso.

Ribbon Girl Products Used

Clementine Lace

Cheesecloth

9 mm Pink velvet ribbon

9mm Brown velvet ribbon

Resin Cameo Frame

Oval ivory pearl bead string

Oval double row pearl trim

Pink Tutu trim 

Dusky Pink Vintage Wild Roses

Other Products

Stamp - Digi - Inked Pretty

Paper- Lili of the Valley - Always & Forever - Solids
Paper - Lili of the Valley - Always & Forever
Sentiment Stamp - Lili of the Valley - Simply Sophisticated

We have a lovely prize for our lucky winner



&



So I hope to see all your lovely makes, and don't forget to drop in on the other DT girls, they're made some really stunning designs.

It's been a long time since I entered any challenges, so I thought I'd like to enter a few with this card.

Crafting for all seasons - Girly Girls
Simon Says Stamp - Special Lady/Girly
In the Pink - For a Special Lady
Southern Girls Challenge - Get your Girly On

This card is for sale on my

 

store.

Well that's all from me for today, I'm off to make another card, I'll see you here again tomorrow.

Happy crafting! :) xx

Furry Friends at Deep Ocean Challenge

Good evening! I'm here  with the latest inspiration for the Deep Ocean Challenge blog.

This fortnight our challenge theme is 'Furry Friends', so I've given Tilda with Maggie the Monkey another inking up, but this time I went with pencils and a bit of a darker skintone to go with these lovely Lili of the Valley papers I used.

I'm afraid I don't have the pencil colours used this time, I coloured this up several days ago and have been quite unwell with a chest infection since ....and back at work this week, so I just haven't had a chance to work out what I used, but she was coloured with Polychromos pencils. I rather like the way she turned out.  I'm a lot happier with this paper, which is Stonehenge, the only downside is that it doesn't have as much of a 'tooth' to it, so colouring with a light pressure is much harder.

I added lots of lovely embellishments from my stash, many of these are from the Ribbon Girl

The sentiment is also from Lili of the Valley.

Right that's all from me today, I'm off to curl up with a hot drink, don't forget to check out my teamies wonderful makes and we'd love to see you enter something!

TTFN :) xx

Wish Upon a Star. It's Charming-Lovely Lili Challenge at The Ribbon Girl

Good morning! (or afternoon or evening, depending on where in the world you are), I hope you're all enjoying the weekend. I've been re-charging my batteries and making some more cards.

It's time for a new Lovely Lili challenge at The Ribbon Girl

 so we would like to see your projects using the LOTV image stamps, artpad images, sentiments or papers and the challenge is  'CHARMING' so just add a charm 

I used the lovely 'Wish Upon a Star' stamp, isn't she just the cutest?  I thought that this little wand charm went perfectly with the little ballerina's fairy wand.

The papers are Pion, Floral Frames, I've edged them with Walnut Stain distress ink.

I coloured the little ballerina up with distress ink markers.

Skin: Tattered Rose, Tea Dye, Spun Sugar

Hair: Vintage Photo, Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs

Outfit: Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord, Pumice Stone

The fabulous star die cut border and die cut stars were made form the dies in the January club kit from La-La Land Crafts.

Love this ribbon, it makes fabulous bows!

I used the following Ribbon Girl products on my card:

50 mm Ophelia Ivory Tulle Lace , 25 mm Heliotrope Satin Ribbon , 38 mm Ivory Faux Silk Ribbon , Ivory Rolled Roses , Lilac Rolled Roses , Small Beaded Berries Lilac , Cherry Blossom Lilac/White , Rose Bud Semi Open Lilac, Heart Diamante Amethyst Embellishment , 

8 mm Round Lilac Acrylic Gems , Star Wand Charm

Do come and join in the challenge with us, you could win

and 

and don't forget to check out the rest of the team's gorgeous makes!

Hope you have a lovely crafty Sunday, and I'll see you all again tomorrow! :) xx

Balloon Basket - Lovely Lili DT at The Ribbon Girls

Good morning and happy Sunday to all.  I've been a bit absent again recently, but work has been manic and I've been trying to fit in getting ready for Christmas also, so crafting has taken a bit of a back seat the last couple of weeks. Plus I've been working on some hush hush stuff that you won't see till January. But as work quietens down for Christmas next week I should be getting home on time and have a little bit more space to craft. Also I'd like to get some candy on my blog next week to thank you all for sticking with me through my recent difficult time, so keep an eye out for that, there some lovely bits that will be up for grabs.

Anyway, enough waffle from me and on to the reason I'm here.Today it's the last Lovely Lili challenge of 2014 at The Ribbon Girl, before the Christmas break, we get a bit of a holiday, so our next challenge will be in February. It's a very easy one too, Anything Goes ...but please remember you must use products from Lili of the Valley on your project to qualify.

When my daughter visited me  a couple of weeks ago, se asked me if I could make a baby card as she was going to a friend's baby shower and I've had this stamp in my collection unused since February, so it was a great opportunity to take it out and ink it up.

I coloured it with Distress Ink Markers.

Skin : Tattered Rose, Tea Dye

Hair: Antique Linen

Basket, Balloon, Ribbon and Bedding: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Spun Sugar, Victorian Velvet, Peacock Feathers.

I inked all my layers with Walnut Stain DI and stitched them with top stitch thread.

The sentiment is also from Lili of the Valley and I've used lots of lovely goodies from The Ribbon Girl, including this gorgeous glittery ribbon!

Products used

LotV Stamp Balloon Basket

LotV Stamp Vintage Sentiments

Bildmalarna Papers

Clementine Ivory Lace 

Cheesecloth

Pale Pink Glitter Organza Ribbon

6mm Ivory Flat Back  Pearl Trim

Ivory Pearl String

11 mm Ivory Flat Back Pearls

8 mm Ivory Flat Back Pearls

6 mm Ivory Flat Back Pearls

Pale Pink 40 mm Daisy

Pale Pink Small Lily

Baby Pink Tulip

Rose Bud Semi Open Pale Pink

I do apologise that some of the photos aren't perfect colour wise, but I had to snap the photos quickly before she took the card away with her lol!

I do hope you like it, do pop across to the blog and take a look at the rest of the team's stunning makes, and we would love to see what you make!

You could win a fabulous prize of 

and 

I'll be back in the week with some yummy crafty candy for you to win, until then, enjoy your Sunday! :) xx

The Ribbon Girl DT- Lovely Lili - Christmas

Morning all! I hope you're all enjoying your weekend. This is a very exciting post for me.

This was due to be my second post as GDT for The Ribbon Girls, but earlier this week Mary and Andrea asked me if I would like to join the team as a permanent DT member....well I'm telling you, I did not need asking twice! I was actually in work when I picked up the email, and I got some very strange looks as I was dancing in my chair and squealing with delight lol.

I'm joining the Lovely Lili Challenge Team, so this has become my first post as part of that team as the challenge this week is Lovely Lili - Christmas.

Now I've had this little cutie in my stamp collection since the LotV 10th Birthday Party, but this is the first time I've used her, isn't she a sweetie? I've linked products used at the end of my post.

I coloured her with Distress Ink markers

Skin: Tattered Rose, Tea Dye

Hair: Antique Linen, Walnut Stain, Gathered Twigs

Dress, Shoes, Socks: Spun Sugar, Victorian Velvet, Pumice Stone

Crown and stars: Scattered straw, Wild Honey, Pumice Stone

Papers used are Pion Design - Winter Days. I inked and hand stitched my layers as always.

The snowfall is made with Liquid Applique and Glamour Dust .

I loved adding all these gorgeous TRG embellies!

I kept the inside fairly simple.

Products used:

Stamp - Lili of the Valley Snow Queen
Papers - Pion Design Days of Winter

The following products can be found at

23 mm Pink/White Spot Organza Ribbon

45 mm Jessica White Guipre Lace
6 mm Flat Back White Pearl Trim
White Tiny Pom Pom Bobble Trim
Rolled Pale Pink Roses
White Crysanth - Kort and Godt
Cones Frosted Brown
Beaded Berries Pink/Pale Pink
Tulip Flower Baby Pink
Rose Buds Semi Open White
Lily Flowers Small Pale Pink
Sweetheart Blossom White
Rose Bud Semi Open Pale Pink
Pale Pink 20 mm Open Rose
Diamante Star Stick Pin (coloured with a Copic pen)
Christmas Snowflake No 4 Charm
8 mm Ivory Flat Back Pearls (coloured with a Copic pen)
6 mm Ivory Flat Back Pearls (coloured with a Copic pen)

This card is available to buy in my Etsy shop




We would love to see you enter the challenge, we are sponsored by

Lili of the Valley & The Ribbon Girl
 and you could win the following prizes

That's all from me today, but don't forget to pop across to the blog to see the rest of the team's fabulous Christmas makes.

Enjoy the rest of you weekend and I'll see you soon :) xx

Aquarius Tilda - Glitter, Gems and Pearls at Totally Tilda.

Happy Sunday everyone! It certainly is for me because I'm off to York today to have lunch at Betty's Tea Rooms with my friend Emily.  I was given a voucher for my birthday and just haven't gotten around to using it yet, so really looking forward to it.  I always love eating there, even if you do have to queue, (and you always do), quite a bit to get in.

But before I rush off to be a lady who lunches, I'm here to share my latest card for the new challenge over at Totally Tilda.  It's dead easy this time so we're hoping to see lots of entries. You just need some gems (any sort) some glitter, and some kind of pearls on your card....and a stamped Magnolia Tilda of course! : )

I chose to use Aquarius Tilda., you can get her from Bunny Zoe's Crafts . I've had this stamp for some time now, but this is the first chance I've had to use it, I thought she would go perfectly with this theme.  I chose Turquoise because she's the Water Carrier and I chose Lilac because Amethyst is Aquarius's birthstone, plus the 2 colours look so lovely together.

The papers are from a LotV pad called Timeless Victorian.  I've inked them all with Walnut Stain distress ink and hand stitched them. The Shape is cut with a Grand Nestie set from Spellbinders, this is labels 1 I think. I popped a little cheescloth behind the layers.

I coloured her with my Copics and decided to colour her hair turquoise too, doesn't it look pretty?  I've fussy cut her out and then mounted her with foam tape on a couple of ovals cut from the  MFT Pierced Oval Stax set. There is glitter all over that strem of water, but it's very hard to pick up on camera, there is also glitter on the beautiful butterfly from Karla's Kreative Korner though that you can see in the photo. I think she looks like she's watering the flowers, don't you?

The cheesecloth, satin ribbon, spotty organza ribbon, lace,flat back pearls and most of the flowers all come from The Ribbon Girl. That beautiful pearl and gem encrusted embellishment on the bow is from The Handcrafted Card Company.

The pearl string is from Live and Love Crafts. The inside is simply decorated to complement the front.

This card is for sale here

This card is now sold

I do hope you like my inspiration today and that you join in with us if you can, we're sponsored by the lovely Nikki from

and you could win  this

So hop across to the blog for more inspiration from my wonderfully talented team mates, but before you go....there's just a few hours left to enter my Candy giveaway here, so if you haven't entered already, don't forget to do that before you leave!

Take care, I'm off to get ready for my trip to Betty's, see you soon! : ) x x