Good morning everyone, I can´t believe it´s almost six months since I made a card, my poor blog has been so neglected this past two years so hopefully now that we have this New Year and I now have my two new hips things will gradually return to normal.

I am so excited to now be part of   Whoopsi Daisy Design Team and this week we have a fabulous theme for you to use your

DIE CUTS and PUNCHES

Make sure you pop along to   Whoopsi Daisy Digi Shop where you will find the most adorable images and even some freebies.

I have used Sheet 389 and coloured her with my copics. Papers are Me to You Spring Chic, punched the leaves and bottom border not wasting those little hearts and die cut the swirl, flower and central panel with my new Die'sire Lace Border 3. Sentiment is from an old See D set and roses from WOC

Challenges:
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar - Crafty Calendar ... New stash Die'sire Lace Border
Dream Valley - Anything Goes
PanPastel - Anything Goes
Simon Says - New Something

For a beautifu lady

Good morning folks, hope you are all well. Wow it sure is blowing a gale here this morning and the wind howled all night so think it will be another day indoors again.

I have not done much crafting this year as I have been suffering with back and hip problems since November so sitting, walking etc are not easy and sadly I have stood down from Lili´s Little Fairies, old Lili of the Valley challenge blog where I spent many happy years on the DT.

Anyhoo onto my card, I have used this gorgeous digi image by artist Morgan Fitzsimons available at Scrapbook Stamp Society/ Addicted To Stamps and she is called Cameo 1.

Decided to use my new Me to You - Spring Chic papers, ribbon from Joanna Sheen and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

A wee close up for this gorgeous lady which I have coloured with my copics and cut out with my oval nesties, especially made for my dear friend Betty whose birthday it is today

Challenges:

Crafty Ann´s - What´s New Pussycat ... papers and image

Stampalot - Monochromatic

Stampin´Sisters in Christ - Use something new ... papers and image

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch 137

Lili´s Little Fairies Challenge #1

Happy New Year peeps, I hope you all enjoyed the Festive Season as much as I. The new Lili's little Fairies Challenge Blog started yesterday, the perfect place to share your love of Lili of the Valley images and the very first challenge is

NEW BEGINNINGS

eg. New Year, Engagement, Wedding, Births, New School, New House etc.

I have inked up Mice are Nice which was released March last year, both this and the sentiment are available from Lili of the Valley, coloured with my copics and of course had to play with the glamour dust again. Papers are Basic Grey Granola Collection, ribbon from stash and pearls from Wild Orchid Crafts

Challenges

Allsorts - New Beginnings

Basic Grey - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - New Beginning

Kaboodle Doodles - Let´s Celebrate

Paper Cutz - New Year

PaperPlay - Happy New Year

Quirky Crafts - Food Glorious Food

Sunday Sketch & Stamp - Sketch #87

The Crazy Challenge - Party

Anything but a Christmas Card

Afternoon peeps, hope you are all well and ready for a new challenge at Lili of the Valley. This week we would like to see

Anything but a Christmas Card.

I have inked up April Showers, one of the latest releases from Lili of the Valley, coloured with copics and cut out with my nesties. don´t know how I would manage without them. BG papers, Wild Orchid Crafts flowers and pearls,sentiment comes free with this stamp and gems from stash.

Challenges:

Cooking it up with Katie - Anything Goes

PanPastel - Animals

Saturday Challenge - Borders and Flowers

Stampin´Sisters in Christ - Feature a Bird

Meet Krystal

Evening folks, hope you are all well and busy with your Christmas crafting and shopping. Ooh you could have knocked me down with a feather when I received an email from Heather Valentin inviting me to be on the Dream Team for Scrapbook Stamp Society - have you seen their digis??? OMG they are gorgeous and it took me but a split second to say yes. Well you cannot blame a gal for wanting to play acan you!

Isn´t she just a wee beauty! "Krystal" is a Limited Edition holiday digi created by artist Heather Valentin and she is available only from Scrapbook Stamp Society. They are a new company less than a year old which was created by Sherri Baldy and started out selling artists work on Fabric Blocks, from there they went into Rubber & Digi Stamps ... when they did, they fell in love with the scrapbooking world and now create even more products which are offered at Scrapbook Stamp Society..... do check out all the fabulous images which are perfect for both scrapbooking and carding alike cos they´re all gorgeous! Also check out their sister site Addicted To Stamps for new releases and freebies too, what ya waiting for!

I have used copics, glamour dust and flowersoft on this wee cutie and cut her out with my nesties. Papers are from the Christmas Stack by DCWV, poinsettias and pearls from Wild Orchid Crafts, glitter flowers and metal snowflake from stash.

Challenges:

Crafty Sentiments - Metal ... snowflake

Creatalicious - for Christmas and make sure it Sparkles

Creative Craft - Free for All

Digital Tuesday - Sparkle and Shine

Everybody Art Challenge - Christmas Card

Kaboodle Doodles - Baby it´s cold outside

Lothian Crafts - Christmas

Magical Monday - Use Those Scraps

One Stitch at a Time - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Christmas Crackers

Sketch Saturday - Sketch 182

Winter Wonderland - Awwwww what a Cutie

All Our Dreams

Here is another of the fabulous stamps which was released yesterday and is available online at Lili of the Valley, this wee cutie is called "All our Dreams" and the sentiment is included free.

A side view, funny how colours change with angle of light or perhaps my lack of photography skills.

A wee close up of the free sentiment, image and flowers.

I love this sentiment, sooo true!

I have coloured this adorable image with copics, highlighted the spots with liquid pearls and cut out with my nesties.

Flowers are available from Wild Orchid Crafts and have been glittered with stickles, lace from my stash.

All OUR dreams came true on 2/11/11 with the birth of Jessica, our very 1st granddaughter born at 23.36 and weighing 6lbs 12.5oz. She is so beautiful and looks like her brother Daniel, we can´t wait to see her in the flesh and get loads of cuddle time which unfortunately is on hold until both hubby and I are on the mend.

Isn´t she a wee darling!

Challenges

CES - Song or Film ... what else but Rock a Bye Baby

Crafty Ann´s- Floral Frenzy

Crafty Sentiments - All about Babies

Fun with Shapes and more - Make 3 ... Pearls and Rosebuds

Southern Girls - Can you hear the Music? ... Rock a Bye Baby and Lullabies

Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes

Truly Scrumptious - Bingo Time ... diagonally Lace, Flowers and Ribbon

It´s eyes down at Lili of the Valley

Good morning folks, hope you are well and not feeling the cold too much. It´s great to be back after such a long absence but boy time has never stood still for us. The move from Spain went smoothly but we haven´t stopped since our return and hopefully come next month we will be finished and back to normal living.

We have a fabulous challenge at Lili of the Valley so come along and let your creative juices flow with our game of BINGO.

I have gone with a diagonal line of gems, flowers and ribbon/lace and inked up Baby Christening from Lili of the Valley, coloured with copics and cut out with nesties. Flowers and pearls from Wild Orchid Crafts, gems are Hero Arts, papers are a mixture and ribbon and lace from stash.

I wish to combine my card with Sketch Saturday, great sketch thankyou and also Stamptacular who have a theme of Anything Goes.

Lili of the Valley #96

Good morning peeps, hope you are all well and enjoying some sunshine. We are still recovering from our grandchildrens visit, they were wee darlings but I now realise I´m getting on a bit rofl!

We have a new challenge for you at Lili of the Valley . This week we would like to see

"Ribbons & Bows"

a nice easy theme for everyone and the perfect time to raid your ribbon box.


I have inked up Gwenn and coloured her with copics and prismas. Paper is BG Urban Prairie, Martha Stewart's punch around page, flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and ribbon from stash.

Challenges:

Crafts and Me - Punches

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Dutch Dare - Winged Things

Papertake Weekly - Fancy a Punch

Stampavie and more - Ribbons

The Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes

Lili of the Valley and a Sneak Peek

Good morning peeps, ooh it is a bit chilly here in good ole UK, even our grandsons commented whilst leaving for school this morning. We had a good flight over last night and arrived on time.


We have a fabulous theme for you this week at Lili of the Valley - ANIMAL ANTICS and would love to see your interpretation of this.


I have used "dad´s the word" which will be released on the 11th May and this is one release you will not want to miss. I have coloured with copics, cut out with my nesties, papers are from Papermania and ribbon from stash.

Challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
The Pixie Cottage - Sketch plus One for the Boys
The Crazy Challenge - Cards for Men

My grandson Josh loves to spend time in my craftroom colouring along with me and I think he has done pretty well considering he is only 9 years old. He has made this card for his parents anniversary bless him, mind you that is not until September!

Josh has inked up Lucky Cats and coloured with prisma pencils and chalks. Both his sentiment stamp and mine are from the Clear Stamps range from LOTV. Papers are K&Co, ribbon is SU and flowers from WOC.


Challenges:

Crafty Creations - Anniversary
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Sunday Sketch & Stamp - Sketch




Back to the sunshine tomorrow, another flying visit!

GDT for The Crafty Pad

Good afternoon peeps, sorry I am so late posting my GDT card for The Crafty Pad but I reckon like me you have all been busy making Sunday Lunch? Ooh a good old roast pork with all the trimmings today .... yum, yum, so pleased poor hubby is now in the kitchen washing up bet hey ho he could have used the dishwasher - what do they say about the Yorkies rofl??? Anyhoo onto the challenge this week at The Crafty Pad. The theme for this week is EASTER (well, what else would it be eh?) and our sponsor is again, that lovely lady of craft JOANNA SHEEN. All the design team have used "Easter Bunnies" available from THE CRAFTY PAD DESIGNS. I have coloured with my Copics added a wee bit chalk to the background and cut out with my nesties. Papers are BG Urban Prairie, roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts and gems from stash. Challenges: Basic Grey - Easter/Spring Creatalicious - Easter and include the colours pink,green,yellow and blue. Crafty Catz - Furry Friends Craft Your Days Away - Easter Dream Valley- Easter Kaboodle Doodles - Cute and Cuddly Animals Little Claire´s - Animals Stamp with Fun - Sketch

Lili of the Valley Challenge #91 - Peach & Green

Good morning folks, hope you are all well and enjoying warmer climates now that April is here. Thursday always brings us a fabulous new challenge from Lili of the Valley and this week we would love to see

Peach & Green

I have inked up one of Mollie Harrison´s fairies and she is called "Free", such a pity this is the first chance I have had to ink her up but rest assured you will be seeing her much more on my blog, can´t get over my obsession with fairies lol. I have coloured her with my copics and cut out with my nesties. She just cried out for the glamour dust treatment to her wings and being a lover of glitter how could I deny her this small pleasure! I adore the Clear Additions also from Lili of the Valley and this sentiment is one of my favourites.

Papers are a mixture of MME and PM, roses and pearls from Wild Orchid Crafts .

Challenges:

Crafts and Me - Glitter

Flutter By Wednesday - Open but use a fairy, butterfly or angel

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes with an optional extra of Something New ... my stamp

The Corrosive - Pastel Colours

The Crazy Challenge - Just Add Flowers

The Pixie Cottage - Sketch

Lili of the Valley Challenge #90 - Spring

Good evening peeps, so sorry this post is so late in the day but I am having mega problems with Spantel, my ISP server, but whey hey better late than never! Thursday always bring a brand new challenge from Lili of the Valley and this week we have a theme of

Spring

When I think of Spring I always think of Weddings, mainly because I think I too was a Spring bride many moons ago!

I have inked up I Do, coloured with my copics and cut out with my nesties. Papers are Stampin Up, pearls and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Flowers have the stickle treatment and veil has wee touches of glamour dust.

Challenges:

CCEE Stampers 113 - BUTTONS, BUCKLES, BOWS, BRADS.....NOT!!!!!

Charisma Cardz - Bling & Sparkles Cooking it up with Katie - Sparkle, Shine & Shimmer Colour Create - Pastels Cute Card Thursday - Couples Paper Pretties- Bring on the Bling Papertake Weekly - Dawny´s Sketch

Lili of the Valley #87 - Say it with Flowers

Good morning peeps, hope you are all well. It is another bitter cold day here on the Costa del Sol, wish the sun would come back instead of this horrible rain and wind!

We have a fabulous theme for you this week at Lili of the Valley - SAY IT WITH FLOWERS - so let´s see all your gorgeous creations ladies.

I have inked up Spring Swing, one of the new Animal Releases which became available yesterday at Lili of the Valley. These little beauties are so quick and easy to colour, I used my copics, added a bit of flowersoft and glamour dust to his cute wee tail and cut out with my nesties. Papers and lace are from my stash and roses and pearls from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Challenges:

Little Claire´s - Flowers

Sarah Hurley - Four Legged Friends

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Southern Girls - Use Flowers

The ABC - P is for Pearls

The Pixie Cottage - Sketch and/or Easter

Lili of the Valley #86 and another Sneak Peek

Good morning folks, can´t believe it is Thursday once again - where does the time go? We have another wonderful challenge for you at Lili of the Valley and this week it is a Sketch by our very own Bev.

I have inked up Toadstool for Two which will be available next week. The new Animals Release are gorgeous so don´t forget to check out the Lili of the Valley website on the 9th March to avoid disappointment cos these wee beauties are gonna fly off the shelves for sure. You will also find lots of beautiful creations from the DT using the new releases on the Ideas to Inspire Blog.

I adore this image as it´s so versatile, perfect for anniversaries, engagement, Easter etc. I have coloured with my copics and prismas adding touches of flowersoft and glamour dust. I would be lost without my nesties but decided to use up some old craft stash that has laid about for years. At one point in my crafting I couldn´t live without my peel offs, bet I wasn´t the only one lol, rub on´s were another thing I used a lot before I started stamping and I even pulled out an old punch which hasn´t seen the light of day for I don´t know how long. Papers are BG Urban Prairie, roses from Wild Orchid Crafts and ribbon from stash.

Challenges:

CES - Flowers and Flutterbies

Charisma Cardz - Four Legged Friends

Crafter´s Companion - Easter

Creative Belli- Animals

Flutter By Wednesday - Open, butterflies on my dp.

Lothian Crafts - Bright Colours

Moving Along With The Times - Anniversary Theme

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Sneak Peeks at Lili of the Valley

Good morning folks, hope you are all well and ready for a new challenge with Lili of the Valley

This week we would like to see CIRCLES on your cards and the lovely Laila and Lisa from Lili of the Valley have kindly sponsored us again with a £10 voucher for one lucky winner but remember you must use a Lili of the Valley stamp to be in the draw.

Ooh just wait until you see the Sneak Peeks on the DT´s Blogs and also on the Ideas to Inspire Blog using the gorgeous new stamps which will be released on the 9th March, they are all so cute and will fly off the shelves for sure.

I have inked up Birthday Bumps - coloured with copics and prismas, paper pieced the blanket and cut out with my nesties. Sentiment is also Lili of the Valley , papers are Daisy and Dandelion, roses from Wild Orchid Crafts and pearls from stash.

Challenges:

A Spoonfull of Sugar - Birthday Wishes

Everybody Art Challenge - Sketch

Sir Stampalot - All Creatures Great and Small

Lili of the Valley #75

Good morning folks, hope you are all well and ready for a brand new challenge at Lili of the Valley . This week we have a fabulous SKETCH designed by our very own Bev and Laila and Lisa have kindly donated a £10 voucher to be spent on the Lili of the Valley website for one lucky winner but remember you have to use a Lili of the Valley Stamp or Die Cut Image to be eligible for the prize.

This week I have used "Collecting the Tree" and pretty chuffed with myself as I am well on target for a change with my Christmas cards. Paper is Joyeax Noel from Papermania, large poinsettia from Wild Orchid Crafts , embossed panel with Ice Crystals Cuttlebug folder and ribbon from stash.

Coloured with copics and prismas and added polar white flowersoft and glamour dust for a snowy effect and cut out with my nesties.


Challenges:


A Spoonfull of Sugar - Anything Goes
Cards for Men- Christmas Cards
Christmas Stampin´ All Year Long - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Christmas is Coming
Simon Says - Snow it Up
The Pixie Cottage - Sketch and/or Let it Snow

Guest Designer for The Crafty Pad and a few challenges

Good afternoon peeps, hope you are all well and enjoying the aroma´s coming out of the kitchen from your Sunday roast. I am honoured to be GD with The Crafty Pad and this week´s theme is

Red & Green.

I really enjoyed using the "Christmas Personalised Mini Story Book" which can be found HERE and I hope our adorable grandsons will enjoy reading it as they love nothing better than a good story book and I sit for hours reading with them when I am over.

All papers are from the Joyeux Noel pad by Papermania, poinsettias from Wild Orchid Crafts

I have glittered all the edges and am afraid to say the wording has been blurred out for obvious reasons, sorry.

Sissix die cuts and sizzlets words.

All images coloured with copics and prismas.

Embossed die cuts which I have had forever.
Spellbinders snowflakes and gems from stash.

The images and verses have been cut out with nesties.

I adhered two square cards together to make this wee book which consists of 6 pages.

and you still have plenty of time to make one of these books for those special wee folks in your life. The direct link to the product is HERE

Challenges:
Craft Your Days Away -Christmas Trees
Crafty Creations - Beautiful Insides
Crazy 4 Challenges - Circles
Creative Craft - Starlight starbright
Die Cut Dreams Christmas Club - Christmas Anything Goes
One Stop Craft - Snow People
PaperPlay - Let It Snow
Paper Cutz - Christmas Bling
Secret Crafter Saturday - Handmade Gifts

Lili of the Valley #74 and my Candy Winner

Good afternoon peeps, today we have a brand new challenge for you at Lili of the Valley and this week we would like to see "Glitter & Glitz" so be sure to check out what my fabulous teamies have created - pure eye candy!

Ooh talking about candy and of the most delicious kind I am happy to tell "YOU" ... Crafty Chris that you are the lucky winner of Feather Boa. Please can you email your full name and address so I can pass this on to Laila and Lisa who kindly sponsored my candy.

Today I have inked up "Christmas Candle" and coloured with my copics, cutting out with my nesties and inking the edges. As you can see I have used one of the brand new sentiment stamps too ... ooh I love each and everyone of these. Papers are A Winter´s Tale from Daisy & Dandelion and have been distressed and glittered with gold glamour dust. Roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the card candy from stash.

I wish to combine my card with :

A Spoonfull of Sugar - Distressing

Allsorts - A Sketch 4U

Christmas Stampin´ All Year Long - Stripes

Crafts and Me - Glitter

Crazy 4 Challenges - Christmas card or Item

Creative Inspirations - Anything Christmas/Winter

Kaboodle Doodles - A Recipe

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Sparkle & Shine

Simon Says - Sparkle

Southern Girls - Your Favourite Colour ... mine´s gotta be pink and mint

The Stamp Man - Christmas

LILI OF THE VALLEY CHALLENGE AND BLOG HOP

This week the Lili of the Valley Challenge Blog is being combined with a Blog Hop to celebrate the Release of the Tea and Chat, Party Girls and Sentiments collections, full details of the Challenge and Blog Hop can be found on the Lili of the Valley Challenge Blog.
For ONE WEEK ONLY you can use ANY MAKE OF STAMP OR DIGI IMAGE to make a Card/or gift and join in the Challenge which this week is a theme of "ANYTHING GOES"

If you have arrived here from Claire´s blog you are in the right place, if not then hop over to Lili of the Valley Challenge Blog to begin.

All the DT members will be offering a stamp from the new collection on their Blog and we have a Fabulous Grand Prize on the Lili of the Valley Inspiration Blog.



To Win my Candy Stamp "Feather Boa" please leave a A COMMENT BELOW



She really is a wee cutie and I have coloured her with copics and prismas.




Sentiment is from the "For You" collection, papers BG Urban Prairie, pearls and roses from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I wish to combine my card with
Crafter´s Companion - Sketch + One for the girls
My Time to Craft - Rhaphsody of Roses
The Pixie Cottage - Sketch and/or 2 colours only ... I´ve gone with Pink and Mint

The Next stop on the Hop is MARCEA.

I have no idea why Mr Blogger decided to delete my original post so I apologise for any inconvenience during your Hop.

Challenge 72 - One for the Girls

Good morning and welcome to a new challenge at Lili of the Valley , we have a nice and easy theme for you this week

"One for the Girls"

Laila and Lisa have kindly donated a £10 voucher to be spent on the Lili of the Valley website.

Today I have used "Best Friends" from the Tea and Chat collection which will be available at the NEC today through to Sunday then on the website from 12th November.

I have coloured with copics and prismas and cut out with my nesties and paper shapers swirl punch. Papers are BG Sugared, roses from Wild Orchid Crafts , metalic sentiment from Making Memories, pearls, silk flowers and lace from stash.

Challenges:

A Spoonfull of Sugar - Relish to Embellish

My Time to Craft - Quick and Cute

PaperPlay - Circles

The Crazy Challenge - Pearls and Swirls

The Pixie Cottage - Sketch