Thursday 2 May 2013

Oooh Arrrr, It's A Hoppity Hop :)

 

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Good morning sweet peeps - hope you are all OK today and thanks for stopping by :)

Today we are holding a Lili of the Valley design team blog hop to celebrate the launch of their gorgeous new Vintage Boy stamps. We've been sneakie peeking them for the last few days or so - have you chosen your favourite yet?

There are 8 of the cutest images and they will be perfect for those hard to make cards for boys and men and they will be available to buy on the website from midday on Monday 6th May (UK time). You will also be able to get them at the Lili of the Valley shop in Leeds on Saturday (4th) if you are near enough to visit. And if you are near, do come and say howdy cos I will be over there doing my recipe box thing :)

So all the  fabulous LOTV design team are all joining in and you just need to ‘hop’ from one blog to another, following the links, and leave a comment on each card. And you will hopefully pick up some inspiration and ideas along the way for using the new images

We don’t know where the prizes are so make sure you visit every blog.
We'll let you know tomorrow evening which were the ‘lucky’ blogs and our 2 winners will be drawn at random from all the comments that were left

There will be 2 prize winners, each winning the full set of 8 new stamps

So, what did I do then?

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Well I think I saved my favourite image of this release until today.
I love them all but being a country girl meself I especially love this little farmer Giles here and he is called

In The Country

and I gave him the Copics treatment with these colours -

Skin - E000, E00, E11, E13, R00, R02
Hair - E35, E39
Clothes - E41, E43, E50, YG00, YG95, YG99
Gate - E31, E33, E35, E39, E47, E50
Wall - W00, W1, W3, W5, W7
Dog - C00, C1, C3,C5, C7, Black
Ground - E41, E42, E43, W3, W5, W7

I used quite a few (you probably noticed!!) so I hope that by breaking it all down into smaller areas it's easier to follow, otherwise it all gets in a bit of a jumble!!

 

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The papers are from a Bazzill LICORICE 6 x 6 Paper Multi-Pack and a bit of left over My Minds Eye Stella & Rose

I used 4 different dies and they are -

Cheery Lynn Buttons D101
Memory Box Grasslands Border
Memory Box Lavish Branch
Spellbinders Decorative Labels 22

 

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Where would I be without me Safmat!!
I'm wayyy too chicken to stamp directly onto a finished image!!

 

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Right so that's me card done and it's time to get on with the hop.

Here's a list of all the blogs taking part - 
Remember you will need to visit them all and leave a comment to have the best chance of winning;

Ideas to Inspire

Anne

Dawny (me!!)

Dena

Elise

Fleur

Gretha

Jen

Lou

Mindy

Moni

Pops

And of course, don’t forget to stop by the Ideas to Inspire blog tomorrow evening when you can find out where the hidden prizes were.

Enjoy the hop…     and good luck!

And enjoy the rest of your day too.
Huggiest of hugs to all xxx

143 comments:

Unknown said...

I love this image too dawn! Really like the gingham you have used here x

Wendy L said...

So gorgeous, love the way you have added the grass border, so effective. xxx

Shanna Shands said...

Great combo of dies and papers.

rian said...

so sweet greeting rian

Unknown said...

Amazing colouring. Love the grass.

Keeley x x

Jane said...

Oh wow Dawny what a great card. Such a lovely image and the black gingham paper works so well as a background x

Pöydän kulmalla näpertelijä said...

Gorgeous card and colours.

Sue said...

Awwwww That image is just adorable and coloured so beautifully. I love the layout and fabulous detailing too.
hugs Sue xx

Julie said...

Gorgeous card, love the grass border.

Unknown said...

It's a beauty.

scrappallino said...

I like it so much. Thank you for saying what you used Copic

scrappallino said...

It 'a very sweet card, I will surely this beautiful stamp

Anne said...

Oh he's adorable Dawn, I can see why you love him
Gorgeous card sweetie
Anne x

Marianne's Craftroom said...

Must hopped from Anne and how interesting to see the same image but two very different but equally fab cards. Thanks for the colours, newbie to Copics, loving them, but learning colour combos x

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Unknown said...

Great colours. Absolutely beautiful x

Jen Nelson said...

i love your country scene dawny xxxd

jenx

Louise said...

Wonderful card and lovely colours
Louise xx

Emma said...

Love the image & your card is fab xx

Sue - said...

Great image and lovely colouring.

Mojca said...

waw amazing card! love the pretty layout. hugs! Mojca

Eileen said...

Great card. Can't wait to get my hands on these new releases, perfect images with father's day coming up.
Eileen x

Anonymous said...

love the green this stamp is seriously cool
tfs
shar

kelly ledder said...

Gorgeous colours Dawn, this image is a real cutie and as always your card is superb x

hotpotato said...

Gorgeous, I'm so glad I bought one of these pads at Ally P.

Nat said...

Gorgeous Dawny, love your colours and fabby die-cuts.
Natx

Thea said...

Beautiful! Nice combination of colors

Anneke. said...

Whow, beautiful card! So very nice details.
Hugs Anneke.

Jill Norwood said...

Such a wonderful card and colored image! Thanks for sharing the copics you used!!!

debby4000 said...

Gorgeous, adorable card.
luv
Debby

Kelly D said...

Fab card as always, the gingham and spots are very eye catching and the grass details is brilliant gives it another dimension

Hugs
Kelly xx

ginny c said...

Gorgeous card LOTV have done it again the stamps are wow,

cuilliesocks said...

Wonderful card, Kate x

Clare Jones said...

Stunning as usual Dawn
Hugs
Clare x

Clare Jones said...

Stunning as usual Dawn
Hugs
Clare x

Rachel said...

So cute...what a beautifull colors!

Rachel xx

Durvina said...

Love this creation, it's a complete story!

hugs, Durvina

lis-m said...

Morning Dawny, have I ever told u ...I LOVE your style.. love everything on this
Hugs xxx

Guida Machado said...

Oh..Cute card!!

Annemaritta said...

I think this 8 boy set will be the most popular sets @ LOTV. Your green clothing is amazing and such a nice country side theme. :)

Unknown said...

Fab colouring Dawn, and another set of spellbinders to look out for, they finish it off so well x

stampinfun71 said...

This is so lovely...I love the layers and the colors you chose...and all of you LOTV gals color so amazingly (none other like it!)

Carole said...

Wow! those colours really work, I would not have thought about those papers together but they work well. Fab colouring.

Marianne Reijgersberg said...

This is so beatiful made!
Love your styling of the blue sky paper and green grass paper. Great grass boarder. It all fit so well with this lovely stamp witch you colored beautiful.
Hug Marianne

rachel said...

this has to be my other fave image in the release - along with the digging one - just fabulous - and I love the grass diecut - your card looks fabulous xx

Yvonne Rijk said...

Great to see the new stamps. Love them all. Your card is very beautiful. Love the details. Love from the Netherlands by Yvonne Rijk.

lovetomakecards said...

Wow, love the coloring. Vibrant colors. Need to get that grass.

theCook said...

Cute image and love that tall grass border!

Annet van Rooij said...

Hai Dawny. Je hebt een prachtige kaart gemaakt. Mooie combinatie van materialen. Leuke stempel.
Groetjes Annet

Stacey said...

love this card the doggy looks juse like my Jasper :)

stacey xxx
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Annet van Rooij said...

Hoi Dawny.

Wat een prachtige kaart een hele leuke stempel. Mooie combinatie en gebruikte materialen.

Groetjes Annet

Chris W said...

I love all of the new stamps!

MommyScraps said...

Absolutely adorable! Love the grass and accents!

Lorraine said...

Gorgeous card Dawny. The image looks fab and I love the colours and design.
Lorraine x

Sharon said...

The colour scheme on this card is just gorgeous.

Louise said...

Oh Wow!! I love the design of your card, this image is definitively going on my list
hugs Louise

Anonymous said...

Cute! I love the grass border! I'm going to have to look for that. . . Thanks for the inspiration!

Maureen R said...

Wonderful card! I love the layering & thanks for the color list.

Chitra Nair said...

Oooooo I love love this card, such a gorgeous coloring..The new release is so fabulous..

Muhriel said...

Love the Country look of your card, especially with the weeds in front! Very pretty card!
Regards, Britta

Adriana said...

Love your card, too! It's great to see what different colors will do with the stamps!

Unknown said...

This card is lovely.I adore the different due cut embellishments that u have used.

Theresa said...

You said it best, it is so country. You definitely achieved that feel! Lovely card!

Whisper said...

Aaah i'm so loving that cute pooch poking his head through the gate post, Luv Sam x

Sue said...

Love this image! Sue x

Lynne said...

This one is double trouble, a boy and his dog ready for mischief.

Mary Lou said...

Wow this is so Cool!! Great image and GREAT sentiment Stamping:) I so understand your comment. Gorgeously created!!
Hugs

Tanya said...

Gorgeous Dawny! I love this image, he's just so cute! Being from a farming background I just love country themed cards :D Love the grass border too :)

Tanya xx

Betty Boop said...

Nice colouring and colour combination.

Yenni Natalia said...

This card totally awesome. I love the green against black and white. the kraft paper just perfect for the theme :)

hugs
yenni

lynne said...

love this image and the colours you have used to put the card together...beautiful

The Craft Bucket said...

I have been loving the sneak peaks & I love them all, this one is no exception. Thank you for the chance to win. Jane x

The Hardy Stamper said...

Wow! This is such a gorgeous card Dawny! I love everything about it - the image is so cute and your colouring is perfect. Thanks for listing the Copic colours you've used - I often struggle to decide what to chose.

mckinkle said...

Stunning card Dawn, Id love it meself!
Keryn x

Jo said...

Oh Dawn I love your card, the image is so adorable, and how you've put it all together is superb. Thanks for sharing with us.
Jo xx

CraftingMum said...

Gorgeous card Dawn, thanks for the inspiration x

frlphoebes kreativ-blog said...

Love the green you colored the country boy with and the nice paper.The embellishment you used is great,also the layout you choose.
hugs Sylvie

Patti said...

This is such an awesome guy card, I can't wait to get the stamps.TFS

Sabrina said...

WOW!! Gorgeous card!! The dies are as beautiful as the card and image!!

Alison said...

Love the colours used on this card

Carol S. said...

Hi Dawny, Love this image and the choice of colours are brilliant. GReat grassy texture too. Hugs, Carol S.xx

hellerlittle said...

I can't wait to get these awesome little boy stamps, they are great. Love your card with the sentiment directly stamped on it and TFS the inspiration
CU hellerlittle

Crafty KJ said...

Gorgeous image and love your colouring xx.

Unknown said...

Love your color combo and cute image.
Jasmina

NGCARDS said...

Great card hun! xxx

Andreja said...

Vau, what a fantastic card you made! I like the amazing colouring :-))

KandA said...

Super card. Love this image and your design xx

Carla S. said...

Fantastic card, Dawny! I love the papers and details! Wonderful coloring of the adorable image!

Janet Wilson said...

Love this one

Anke said...

Beautiful card.
hugs Anke

Dawn Louise said...

Wow fabulous card, I love your colouring and the grass just peeping up really finishes it all off x

Gretha said...

this is so lovely Dawn, great colors and papers
x Gretha

jan farnworth said...

totally fab boy card love it.

Shazza said...

wonderful card, love the image and those papers are great too x

Dorte said...

This is stunning Dawny. I love the image, wonderful colouring and gorgeous papers. Such a fabulous layout too.
hugs Dorte
What is 'safmat'?? Have to check it out...

Maria :) said...

great card, love the male images and the way you arranged this card

Elise said...

OoH Dawny, this is SO GORGEOUS! Totally love these boy colors and how you've coloured this darling up! And this entire layout is just FABULOUS! Loooove it! Thanks for the wonderful hop with you sweet ladies! :)

Sending you Big Hugs,
Elise

Ingrid said...

Gorgeous card!! Love your colouring.. And the papers.. and.. and.. Love it all!!

Hugs

Ingrid

Unknown said...

Gorgeous as usual i nèeeeeeeed these stamps keep the ideas flowing your cards are wonderful
Karen p

Unknown said...

Beautiful cards love these images i neeeeed them
Karen p

Marleen said...

Zalig genieten ! Love it !
Groetjes, Marleen

JoanneO said...

Great card. Love all the details and your coloring, too. I like the grass border,never saw it before, will have to add it to my wish list along with these new Boy stamps!

Kim said...

fantastic card Dawny, love that cute pair on the stamp, and your layout is fab!
Kim x

Debs M said...

fabulous papers, gorgeous dies and colouring! x

Janice said...

What a super scene you have created on your brilliant card, Jx

Renae said...

Great job. This is a perfect masculine card!

Sudmann said...

What a gorgeous colouring! Christine

Unknown said...

Zoveel verschillende kaarten met deze stempels. Wat een inspiratie

Unknown said...

Zoveel verschillende kaarten met deze stempels, wat een inspiratie

Unknown said...

Zoveel verschillende kaarten met deze stempels. Wat een inspiratie

Juut said...

Such a lovely card.

Anonymous said...

Lovely card!

Denise Goeldner said...

wow this is such a lovely card with amazing colouring and love the added touch of grass, such a cute image hugs xx

julie said...

so adorable, I love the colours and layout Julie x

Kelly said...

Gorgeous card, love your coloring. He is so adorable.
Hugs Kelly

Jane said...

So clever how you've built the scene around the stamp. Very striking!

Jude said...

Gorgeous card Dawny and so beautifully coloured.

Hugs
Jude x

Kat said...

Gorgeous card Dawny. These new images are really cute.

Kat x

Marie-Anne said...

What a fantastisch card!

Marie-Anne

Patty said...

LOVE your card!! Fabulous coloring and I love the navy blue gingham background!!

ionabunny said...

Beautiful card. Lovely image and colouring

hthole said...

Beautiful card! Thanks for posting the colors you used. I like to see the different color combos used.

Capucine said...

Gorgeus and spectacular. Good working on the best stamp.
de Capucine

Capucine said...

Really perfect your card. I love it!
de Capucine

Candida said...

Loved this card! The coloring is perfect and gingham is my favorite pattern ever!

Candy said...

Hi Dawny,
Wonderful card - I'm buying the whole set of these new boy images!
I love all of the dies you have used. Can't get over how real the button looks!
Beautiful colouring of course :o)
I have wanted to ask you this question for a very long time. This may be the wrong time as you have so many comments - but you are always talking about safmat.
Is it possible to buy these sentiments somewhere? I have no idea where to look.
Big Hugs, Candy

Ea Christiansen said...

Wow what a gorgeous card - Love your coloring.
Hugz
Ea

Carol D said...

Great card, so country.

Carol D

Unknown said...

Lovely card Dawny. Love your papers. Holly x

Unknown said...

Truly wonderful, i just love your style of cards, they are very inspirational. Cant wait for the release.

Sandra said...

I love what you've done with him.
Great card x

Unknown said...

Fab card! I love the country feel to it that come from the paper choices and they match so well with that cute image!

Emma x

Claveh said...

Lovely, lovely, lovely!!! xxx

Maja said...

It's stunning! Great colours and the embelishment.

Cindi said...

Your card is so gorgeous! I love this image and your colors are beautiful.

Camellia Cards said...

Love everything about this, love the gingham, the grass, the twig coming from the back of the button and the colours generally. Perfect blokey card, love it. XX Hugs Clare xx

mandy said...

Fab card Dawny love the dies you have used they compliment the stamp beautifully :)

Hugs Mandy xxx

Irene said...

Great colours, love the image and fab colouring and Kraft paper is the thing for those boys-cards!

xx Irene

crafty said...


Hi Dawn ,

great card . Beautiful colouring ,
love the grass border.

Have a great weekend Crafty

Trish said...

Terrific card Dawny,
The image is fab and I love the colour combo you used. TFS
Hugs,
Trish x

Pauline C said...

Hiya chick - what a fabulous card ... lve your colouring and details, and the newimages are fab.
hugs
pauline x

Wendy Nicola Jackson said...

Love this image! Great papers and layout too. Hugs, Wends x

Patrice said...

Up and down, back and forth ... This guy is so good to see!
For this card you get ten out of ten,
So beautiful, so cute and lovely color
Flying so out the door!
Well well done.
Greets Patrice