Sunday 21 March 2021

Lili Of The Valley - Easter #1

 Afternoon everyone

Well I think spring is definitely here in the UK. So on that note I'm sharing one of the just released Easter/Spring digi stamps from Lili Of The Valley. For my today card I have used the 'Easter Egg Chick' stamp and a sentiment from a previous release 'Spring Sentiments'. I used Copic pens to colour with. I hope you like it.  

For your information, here is the link to the LOTV Etsy Store to check out all the digi stampsand the LOTV online store to check out the rest of their goodies.
Here's What I Did
To start with I completed covered the front of a 5" x 5" card blank with some pretty lemon patterned paper. Using my graphics software I imported the sweet Easter egg stamp and sentiment, then resized them both to fit my project. The image and sentiment were printed directly onto colouring cardstock and die cut with circle die. The image was coloured in using Copic pens and mounted onto a scalloped die cut circle cut from lemon card. An inverted scalloped circle was added around the image to frame it. Funky foam was added to the back of the circle topper and attached to the centre of the card. To finish the card I added 3 lemon pearls and a little glitter. 

Here's What I Used
Digital Stamp: Easter Egg Chick 
Digital Sentiment: Spring Sentiments

Copic Pens: Egg - BG10, B11, BG13, BG34, RV02, RV10, RV13 / Chick & Egg Cup -Y02, Y08, Y15, Y17 / Ribbon - BG10, B11, BG13, BG34 / Ground - E51, E53

Other: 5" x 5" White Card Blank, Make It Colour Blending Card, Itsy Bitsy Polka dots & Pastels paper Pad (MFT), Inverted Scallop Frame Die (MFT), Circle Die (Tattered Lace), Scalloped Stitched Circle (Creative Expression), White Card, Lemon Card Card, Pearls, Glitter, Glue, Double Sided Tape, Funky Foam

Or why not join us on social media at  'We Love Lili Of the Valley' Facebook Group run by the Design Team, the official Lili Of The Valley Facebook page and on Instagram.  We'd loved to see you.

Please Note - I am part of the Lili Of The Valley's Design Team and I receive their lovely digi images to play with and share with you; I do not receive any monetary reimbursement for my samples, advertisements or my participation. I do, what I do for fun and relaxation. Thank you. x

Thank you so much for dropping by, and please don't forget to say hi :)  I'll be back soon with more sneaky peeks of the fabulous new LOTV Spring stamps. TTFN

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x Janine x

Thursday 18 March 2021

Craft Consortium - Bluebells And Buttercups

 Hi everyone

I'm sharing a sneak peak of the new collection being launched by Craft Consortium (in partnership with Helz Cupperditch). If you loved the 'Snomes', 'Gift of Giving', 'Polar Playtime' etc you are going  to love the new 'Bluebells and Buttercups' collection. The collection is full of cute animals and birds all in a Spring/Easter theme. The collection includes beautiful paper pads, stamp sets and embellishments. 

I'm sharing all 6 of the projects I made using the beautiful stamps, papers and embellishments. The collection will be launched on Create & Craft TV on Saturday 20th March at 4.30pm (GMT). The collection will also be available on the Craft Consortium website, and in good craft shops later in the week. You can watch Create & Craft on either a TV,  online via a device through or through their facebook page. I will add the product links after the launch.

This collection and other collections are available from the Craft Consortium's website and good craft retailer's websites. In the USA, it will be distributed by Notions Marketing. You can also go direct to the Craft Consortium's website here and sign up for an update on any future product launches. 
Bench
Chicks
Bench
Donkey
Picnic
Donkey
Craft Consortium Product Used
Stamp Set – Chicks, Donkey, Picnic, Bench
Paper Pad - Bluebells & Buttercups
Embellishments – Enamel Dots & Sequins

Other Things I Used: 
6” x 6” and DL White Card Blank, Canson Mixed Media Paper, Inktense Pencils, Water, 
Copic Pens, Make It Colour Blending Card, Black, White, Green, Yellow, Aqua & Blue Card, Black Glitter Card, Square Die (Tonic), Onate Square Die (Craft Consortium), Stitched Scalloped Square Die (Creative Expressions), Zig Zag Square Stackable Die (Lawn Fawn), Missees Pocket Dies (Studiolight), Stitched Scalloped Circle Dies (Creative Expressions), Decorative Background Die (Sweet Dixie), Simply Sentiment Dies (Hunkydory), Indented Square Die (Elizabeth Craft Designs), Nested Scalloped Slim Dies (Lisa Horton Crafts), Rectangle Dies (Spellbinders), Stitched Blooms Dies (MFT), Heart Dies (The Works), Stamp Storage Pouch, White Pen, Electronic Cutting Machine, Glitter Tape, Sewing Machine, Xyron Sticker Machine, Tumbled Glass & Shabby Shutters Distress Ink, Mini Cloud Edge Stencil (MFT), Memento Black Ink, Black Hybrid Ink, Glitter, Mask It Paper, Glue, Double Sided Tape, Funky Foam, Foam Strips, Acetate

If you would like to know how I made a specific card or would like the colour list either email me (my address is on the right), or leave your request and your email address and I will send you the details, otherwise I will not be able to get the info to you. Thanks you. xx 

Why not follow us on Facebook - Craft Consortium NetworkCraft Consortium Ltd or our our Instagram page. We'd loved to see you. Thank you so much for dropping by, don't forget to say hi :) 

Please Note 
If you purchase any Craft Consortium products could I politely ask that you give feedback on their facebook page or website and let them know what you think.  Please support our Craft suppliers. Thank you. xxx - I am part of the Craft Consortium's Design Team and I receive their lovely products to play with and share with you; I do not receive any kind of payment for my samples or my participation. Thank you. x

I'll be back tomorrow with another card made using this fabulous collection, so see you then. TTFN!

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x Janine x

Wednesday 3 March 2021

Lili Of The Valley - Mother's Day #2

Afternoon everyone

I'm back again with another peek of one of the new digi stamps, papers and sentiments from Lili Of The Valley. As I mentioned in my previous post the new Mother's Day/Spring/Easter collections will be launched in the LOTV Etsy shop tomorrow (4th March). 

For my card I have again used the 'Shoes, Shoes, Shoes' digi stamp, but this time I teamed it up with a paper from the 'Whimsical Damask' collection and a sentiment from the 'Embossed Labels 2' set. I used Copic pens to colour in part of the stamp and paper pieced the rest. I hope you like her.

For your information, here is the link to the LOTV Etsy Store to check out all the digi stampsand the LOTV online store to check out the rest of their goodies.


Here's What I Did
In my graphics program I inserted the digital paper and printed it off onto smooth printer paper twice. I trimmed down one of the sheets and added it to the front of a 6" x 6" scalloped card blank, leaving a slim border around the edge. 

I went back to my graphics program and using the same digital paper I added the girl image over the top of it. I resized the girl image to fit my project and then moved her to the desired position on the paper; once I was happy I removed the paper from the screen (so as not to print it out again), then sent it to print again. The outline of the girl image was now printed onto the digital paper; I fussy cut out the ribbon and bow, the bottom most gift box plus her little dress. NB - Lili Of the Valley have produced a written tutorial to help you with this technique - here. Using my graphics software, I printed out the girl image again directly onto colouring cardstock and die cut into a square. Using Copic pens I coloured in parts of the hat, her skin, shoes and one of the boxes. The patterned paper pieces I cut out earlier were then glued into place. 

The completed image was mounted onto a teal fancy die cut square, and funky foam was glued to the back and attached to the centre of the card front. Glitter was added to the gift box. 

To finish the card, the embossed digi sentiments was recoloured from black to teal to tie in with the card using my graphics program. The printed out sentiments were trimmed down and attached to the card front using foam pads. The tutorial for this is on my 'Tutorial, Tips & Hints' page on this blog or in the 'We Love Lili Of The Valley' facebook group.

Here's What I Used
Digital Stamp: Shoes, Shoes, Shoes
Digital  Paper: Whimsical Damask
Digital Sentiment: Embossed Labels 2

Copic Pens: Skin - E000, E00, E01, E11 / Hair - YR000, E13, E99 / Hat, Shoes - BG10, BG11, BG13, BG34, BG49 / Socks - B0000, B000 / Presents - BG10, BG34, BG49 / Ground - E21, E53, E57

Other: 6" x 6" White Scalloped Card Blank, Make It Colour Blending Card, Decorative Nested Squares (Craft Buddy), Teal Card (Tonic), Glitter, Glue, Double Sided Tape, Funky Foam, Foam Pads

Or why not join us on social media at  'We Love Lili Of the Valley' Facebook Group run by the Design Team, the official Lili Of The Valley Facebook page and on Instagram.  We'd loved to see you.

Please Note - I am part of the Lili Of The Valley's Design Team and I receive their lovely digi images to play with and share with you; I do not receive any monetary reimbursement for my samples, advertisements or my participation. I do, what I do for fun and relaxation. Thank you. x

Thank you so much for dropping by, and please don't forget to say hi :)  I'll be back soon with more sneaky peeks of the fabulous new LOTV Spring stamps. TTFN

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x Janine x

Tuesday 2 March 2021

Lili Of The Valley - Mother's Day Collection 2021 #1

Hi everyone

How are you all doing? Are you all still coping with the pandemic and the all lockdowns/restrictions? I do hope so. Fingers crossed with all the vaccinations going on around the world, especially here in the UK we will get back to a new 'normal' very soon. I miss my daughter and her partner who I haven't seen in person for over a year, and I miss going out with my hubbie and friends for a coffee and a slice of cake. I hit the big '60' next month and it looks like it's going to be a quiet celebration...just me and hubbie. Bang goes my plans of a cruise holiday etc, a pamper day or a little tea party with friends and family. Awww well! But hey-ho I might get my vaccination for my birthday instead...how cool will that be.

Anyhow onto my card, today I'm sharing a sneaky peak of a new digi stamp, paper and sentiment from Lili Of The Valley. The Mother's Day/Spring/Easter collections will be launched in their Etsy shop this Thursday (4th March). For my card I have used the 'Shoes, Shoes, Shoes' stamp, 'Purple Damask' paper and a sentiment from the 'Simply Cute' set. I used Copic pens to colour with. I hope you like her. (This card will be available to buy in my Etsy store)

For your information, here is the link to the LOTV Etsy Store to check out all the digi stampsand the LOTV online store to check out the rest of their goodies.


Here's What I Did
To start with I printed off a the digital paper onto smooth printer paper and trimmed it down. I added the paper to the front of a 5" x 5" card blank, leaving a slim border around the edge. 

Using my graphics software I imported the gorgeous little girl image and a sentiment, then resized them to fit my project. The image and sentiment were printed directly onto colouring cardstock and die cut with doily circle die - the centre section popped out. The image was coloured in using Copic pens and mounted onto a lilac die cut circle. Foam were added to the back of the circle topper and attached to the centre of the doily frame. To finish the card I added the sentiment and a die cut flower and leaves. 

Here's What I Used
Digital Stamp: Shoes, Shoes, Shoes
Digital  Paper: Purple Damask 
Digital Sentiment: Simply Cute

Copic Pens: Skin - E000, E00, E01, E11 / Hair - E34, E99 / Hat, Dress, Shoes - V01, V04, V06, V12, V15, V17 / Socks - B0000, B000 / Presents -V01, V04, V06 Y15, Y17 / Ground - W0, W2, W3

Other: 5" x 5" White Card Blank, Make It Colour Blending Card, Fabulous Flower Dies (Hunkydory), Doily Circle Die (Joy! Crafts), Cosmos Flower Dies (Creative Expression), White Card, Lilac Card, Flower Gem, White Pen, Glue, Double Sided Tape, Foam Pads

Or why not join us on social media at  'We Love Lili Of the Valley' Facebook Group run by the Design Team, the official Lili Of The Valley Facebook page and on Instagram.  We'd loved to see you.

Please Note - I am part of the Lili Of The Valley's Design Team and I receive their lovely digi images to play with and share with you; I do not receive any monetary reimbursement for my samples, advertisements or my participation. I do, what I do for fun and relaxation. Thank you. x

Thank you so much for dropping by, and please don't forget to say hi :)  I'll be back soon with more sneaky peeks of the fabulous new LOTV Spring stamps. TTFN

Challenges entered:

Hugs

x Janine x