Peace and Happiness

Good morning folks, it´s a very wet one here so ideal to stay in my craftroom all day. I have inked up Spring Time Hannah with Butterflies  which I won from The Pixie cottage a couple of years ago and this is the first time she has seen ink, I really must try and ink up every unused stamp I have but reckon that will take me some time so better get started.

I have coloured her with copics and cut out with my beloved nesties. Papers are Me to You - Especially for You, pearls from Mei Flower, flowers, leaves and butterflies are punched and I added some liquid pearls to the centre of the flowers.

Challenges:

Crafty Sentiments - Flowers
Creative Belli - Winged Things
Cupcake Craft - Flowers

Flutter By Wednesday - Friendship

Sketches by Carly - Sketch #63

The Poodles Parlour - Winged Things

Stampin´Sisters in Christ -Punches, Dies and Shapes

Whoopsi Daisy - Two Patterned Papers

I still am unable to change my computer time to GMT, perhaps because it´s a Spanish one it remains showing CET,

Teddy Bears Picnic

Good morning peeps, tis only little ole me popping by after such a long absence and hopefully I´m back for a while! I had my first hip replacement six weeks ago and whilst mobility still isn´t great at least I have got rid of the awful pain in my right hip.
Anyhoo I have finally got back into crafting and had a wee play with this much neglected stamp, can´t believe  I have had "Strawberry Tea" by Elisabeth Bell for over three years and never inked her up.

I have coloured her with my copics and as always used my nestability dies. Papers are Me to You Spring Chic, pearls and gems from Mei Flowers and everything else from my stash.

Challenges:

Crafts and Me - Add some Lace
Crafty Catz - Animals
Crafter´s Companion - Best Friends

Crafty Ribbons - Feeling Fruity

Crafty Sentiments - Sketch 

Elisabeth Bell´s World - A Summer Scene

Flutter By Wednesday Open but you must use a Fairy or Butterfly

J&C Creations Challenge - Anything Goes

Simon Says -Animal Antics

Totally PaperCrafts - Inspired by a Song ... Teddy Bears Picnic

edited just noticed my postings show Spanish time despite clock on my computer showing British time, any way round this please?

Ooh to sit out and eat icecream

Good evening folks, sorry I´ve been AWOL for ages. It´s months since I made a card or browsed blogland but hopefully I´m back for a wee while at least. Once I get these new hip replacements hopefully I´ll be hunky dory again. I can´t believe I haven´t made a card in months but better late than never I suppose, at one point I didn´t think I´d ever craft again but thanks to my daughter´s constant encouragement here I am.

I have no idea what has happened to blogger in my absence so will keep trying to publish this post. Does anyone know how to get the old page back?

Ooh I can´t believe I have never inked up "Summer Icecream" which I´ve had for ages, I coloured this cutie with copics and cut out with my beloved nesties - I sure would be lost without them as I would my glamour dust which simply isn´t showing up with this dreadful light. Paper is "First Edition" Up, up and Away and everything else from stash.

Challenges:

Crafter´s Companion - Time to Embellish
Craft Your Days Away - Bingo - Pearls, Ribbon/Lace, Glitter
Crafty Ann´s - It´s a Girl Thing
Crafty Catz - Summer Time
Delightful Challenge - Fun In The Sun
Fun with Shapes and more - Summer
J & C Creations Challenge - All That Glitters
My Mum´s Craft Shop - Bingo - Flowers, Pearls and Die Cuts
My Time to Craft - Hats or Handbags
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - My favourite sketch challenge
Totally Gorjuss - Sunshine

edited - no idea why my time zone is out, can anyone help me with this please.

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

Lili´s Little Fairies

Lili´s Little Fairies will continue where Lili of the Valley Challenge finished, we will have the same blog address and the same rules will apply being a Lili of the Valley Only Challenge and we will still post a challenge every week.

I hope you will join us, our First Weekly Challenge begins on Thursday 5th January but to keep you going until then there is some awesome candy on offer so do pop over to Lili´s Little Fairies to enter.

Where have all my flowers gone

Hiya folks, hope you are all well and not feeling the cold too much. Weather is a right mixed batch here and I´m trying to muster up the courage to go out shopping.

What do you think to this wee cutie pie, she is called Cyber Mummy Susie by artist Heather Valentin for Addicted To Stamps and only available from Scrapbook Stamp Society

I have coloured her with my copics, cutting out with nesties and layered her onto BG papers. Ribbon is from Stampin Up, Martha Stewart Lace Doily punch for borders and a rub on greeting which I´ve had forever.

Challenges:

2 Sisters - Punches and/or Dies

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Card with a Sentiment

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Craft Your Days Away - Buttons or Bows

One Stitch at a Time - Be Square

Sketch and Stash - Sketch #76

The Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes

Totally PaperCrafts - Anything BUT Christmas

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

Lili of the Valley - Icy Angel

Good morning folks, hope you are all well and not feeling the cold too much. It is a beautiful sunny morning here and to be honest it has been very mild which has been a blessing after almost 18 years in Spain, bet we will feel it soon though!

A fabulous new challenge has started today at Lili of the Valley so I do hope you will join us with

A Christmas Card For Someone Special

Remember you must use a Lili of the Valley image to be in the Prize Draw.

I have inked up Icy Angel, one of the latest images released at Lili of the Valley, and coloured her with copics then cut her out with my nesties. Any excuse to play with my beloved glamour dust, I just love this stuff for that added sparkle. Flowers are made up with Xcut and Woodware punches and topped with pearls from Wild Orchid Crafts. Papers are DCWV, Winter Wishes sentiment comes free with this stamp and ribbon from stash.

Challenges:

Bunny Zoe´s - Anything Christmas with Pearls

CCEE Stampers - 2 Diecuts or 2 Punches

Craft Your Days Away - Embellishment Bingo - Pearls, Flowers and Ribbon

Delightful - Bingo - Pattern Paper, Punches/Diecuts and Flowers

Flutter By Wednesday - Open

My Time to Craft - Take Two - Flowers

Paper Pretties - Colour Challenge - Non Traditional colours to create a Christmas Card

Southern Girls - Embellishment Bingo - Glitter, Ribbon and Embossing

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch 128

The Crazy Challenge - 1 Image, 2 Papers, 3 Embellishments - Flowers, Pearls and Ribbon

Totally Stampalicious - Anything 3D

Truly Scrumptious - Christmas with Pearls or Vintage

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

Lili of the Valley - Bright and Sparkly

Good morning peeps,sorry I'm a day late sharing my card but hubby has been pretty poorly.I have nothing but praise for the NHS and still can't believe a rapid response doctor was here within 3 minutes. Help sure is at hand when most needed.

Anyhoo onto this week's challenge at Lili of the Valley which is Bright and Sparkly, just up my street cos I simply love glitter.

This is a sneak peek for Lili of the Valley and this wee beauty is called Summer - Garden Angel and the sentiment comes with her too. She will be available online from 10th November along with another 27 gorgeous images but you can get your inky mitts on them if you are lucky enough to be visiting the NEC. Be sure to visit LOTV´S Ideas to Inspire blog to view the new releases created by my teamies.

I have coloured with copics and used lashings of glamour dust, ooh I just love the stuff! Papers are MME Bloom & Grow, flowers from WOC and Prima, couldn´t make a card without my nesties and just love my MS punches.

Challenges

Great sketch from Sunday Sketch & Stamp

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

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.

LOTV 10% Discount from Midnight tonight plus Summer Girl ... New Release

Good evening LOTV lovers, from midnight tonight until Wednesday ... there will be 10% discount on all purchases from the Lili of the Valley website - what a great time to get those stamps you have been drooling over and wanting.

Some more news I have for you is the release on 14th June of the new Summer Girl Images, as from tomorrow you will be seeing sneak peaks on the Design Teams Blogs, please do check out their blogs, links on my side bar, as well as the Ideas to Inspire blog over the coming week as they are all going to be showing sneak peeks of the new stamps.

I am in the process of relocating from Spain back to good ole blighty so please bare with me during this removal and I will be back visiting you when time allows or when I get settled. -x-

The Crafty Pad GDT - Lace and Bows

Hope you are all having a fabulous weekend with plenty of sunshine. It is roasting hot here today so a stay in the shade day for me.

This week at The Crafty Pad we have a fabulous theme for you to follow so time to play again with some of your favourite embellishments

LACE & BOWS
I have printed off the sentiment and Fairy Chloe on Daisies, available from The Crafty Pad Designs, and cut out with my nesties, coloured with copics and prisma pencils, glamour dusted her wings and added a wee bit of stickles to the flower centres. Papers are SU, lace ribbons and gems from my stash.

I have used the sketch, rotated, designed by Carly for Flutter By Wednesday. Carly's wee sister shares my birthday on May 31st along with my grandson Ryan who will be celebrating his 18th. Carly is celebrating her sister´s birthday with some blog candy so do check out her blog for full deets.

Challenges:

A Spoonfull of Sugar - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Flutter By Wednesday - Sketch
Kaboodle Doodles - Tic Tac Toe ... digi, lace, flowers
PaperPlay - Sparkle Galore
Papertake Weekly - Bloom & Grow
Simon Says - Sparkle & Shine
Truly Scrumptious - Anything Goes

Lili of the Valley #97

Good morning folks, not a very nice morning here I´m afraid. We´ve had torrential rain, thunderstorms and lightening all through the night and it looks pretty bleak at the mo but never mind we do have a fabulous theme at Lili of the Valley to brighten our day!
This week we would like to see your projects using the theme of
Here Comes Summer
and the lovely Laila and Lisa have kindly donated a £10 voucher to spend in the Store but remember the main image on your creation must be a Lili of the Valley stamp for you to qualify to be in the draw for this fab prize.

I have selected Cricket from the latest release It´s a Boy Thing , coloured with my copics and prismas then cut out with my nesties. Papermania papers which I have had forever, Martha Stewart zig zag punch which has lain neglected for yonks and my all time favourite clear sentiments also from Lili of the Valley.

Challenges:

Crafts and Me - Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers - Embossing

Dream Valley - Old and New ... old papers and punch, new stamp

One Stitch at a Time - Anything Goes

Sketch Saturday - this fabulous sketch

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - Old Supplies ... papers , punch and nesties

Stampavie and more - Summer

The Corrosive - Birthdays

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

The Boys are Back in Town now Released

The lovely ladies at The Ribbon Girl have got some delicious candy running to coincide with the Lili of the Valley Boys release that went on sale today.



Up for grabs are two prizes – 1st is a goody bag which is crammed full of ribbons, charms and a £10 voucher from Lili of the Valley and a second prize of a £10 voucher from Lili of the Valley, so pop across to The Ribbon Girl Blog to enter.

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!

Lili of the Valley #93 - Easter

A thousand apologies for my very late posting, I do have a million excuses mainly for my flying visit to UK (Wednesday night and return on Friday night - last night) to bring our grandsons over for the Easter break. I still can´t get over how fabulous the weather and temperatures were there despite the heavy rainfalls in Spain but so pleased to report that the weather here is now glorious.

Anyhoo onto the challenge this week at Lili of the Valley which is EASTER - the perfect time to send your friends and family a special wee card to let them know you are thinking of them so come on in and share your creations with us.

I inked up Easter Bunny from the Spring Collection and coloured with my copics adding a wee bit of chalk, glaze to the eggs and cutting out with my nesties. Papers are Basic Gray and ribbon from stash.

Sorry this is so short and hopefully sweet but with a 4, 6 and 9 year old to care for I am sure you will understand if you too are a Grandma!
Challenges:

Craft Your Days Away - Easter
Cupcakes - Lots of Layers
Dream Valley - Easter
Kaboodle Doodles - Thoughts of Spring/Easter
Little Claire´s - Animals
My Time to Craft - Eater Wishes
Sketchy Colors - Sketch