Hopping With Annabel

 

Hi there sweet peeps, happy Friday and a very good morning to you :)

Thank you for stopping by and it is a very happy Friday indeedy because it's time for another fantabulous  Lili of The Valley design team blog hop.

Today we are hoping to inspire you with plenty of ideas for when you are able to get your crafty mitts on the latest stamp release and you'll be chuffed as chuff to know that you  wont have too long to wait because they will be available to buy on the website from midday (UK time) on Monday 24^th March.

Wooohoooo :)

The latest release features 7 gorgeous stamps and introduces our adorable new character Annabel, and she is a proper little cutie. And soooooooo sweet with it :)

So you know what to do possums.
You just have to hop from one blog to another, following the links and leaving a comment on each post.
And as you go you will hopefully pick up one or two ideas along the way :)

As always we have some hidden prizes.
We don’t know where they are so do be sure to visit and leave a comment on every blog.
The hidden prizes are  2 full sets of the new release so 2 lucky winners will each win the complete set of 7 Annabel stamps.

We will let you know on Monday morning which were the ‘lucky’ blogs and the winners will be drawn at random from all the comments that were left on those blogs

Here's a list of all the blogs taking part, and remember that you will need to visit them all and leave a comment on each one to have the best chance of winning;

Ideas to Inspire
Anne
Becky
Dawny (that'll be me then!!) Dena
Elise
Fleur
Gretha
Jen
Kathy 
Lou Mary J Mindy

So what did I do then?

Well I did ....

   

... this :)

The image I used is called Annabel Texting  - I wonder what she's saying (ooh I am sooo nosy)!!

I gave her the Copics treatment, like you do, and ....

 

...  these are the colours I used -

Skin - E000, E00, E11, E13, R00, R02
Hair - E30, E31, E33, E35, E39, E50
The rest -  B45, B93, B95, B97, C9, YG0000, YG00, YG03, YG59

The papers are from a  Shabby Shack 8x8 paper pad - they're so clean and fresh and perfect for this time of the year

 Oops, I should have brushed the glitter out of her hair before taking her pic - what a dozy beggar!!!

A little arrangement featuring a button, some twine, lotsa leaves
and a  sentiment from SET 18 - Greetings Postmarks

 

So I hope you like my card  :)

So now back to the hop.

The next stop is the sweetness that is our Dena  and don't worry if you get lost along the way - you can start again at the beginning and pick the links up from there

Don’t forget to stop by the Ideas to Inspire blog on Monday morning when you can find out who the lucky winners were of the 2 sets of stamps

Enjoy the hop everyone, good luck and huggiest of hugs to all xxx!

A FABULOUS Sneakie Peekie

 

 

Hi there sweet peeps and hope you are all OK today :)xx

It's that time of the week when we head over to the Papertake Weekly blog for a brand new challenge and this week it's

For Mum

As Mother's Day is approaching, we thought it might be nice to make a card for your Mum this week but if you don't have a Mum now (cry cry) then just make a card for a special girlie instead.

So ...

 

... that's what I did.

It's also a little sneakie peekie of one of these little sweeties .....

  ... and aren't they brilliant - I LOVE them :).

It's the brand new 'Here Comes Annabel'  release which you will be able to buy on Monday 24th March at midday. The DT are showcasing these awesome little images all  week so keep an eye on their blogs for lots of different ideas.

I personally cannot choose a fave and they are perfect for all the little tomboys out there :)

The image I used is called Roller Girl and I coloured her with these Copics -

Skin - E000, E00, E11, E13, R00, R02
Hair - E30, E31, E33, E35, E39, E50
The rest -  B45, B93, B95, B97, C9, E30, E31, E35, E39, YG0000, YG00, YG03, YG59

It's been ages since I had a colouring sesh and I thoroughly enjoyed colouring her :)

The papers are from a Shabby Shack 8x8 paper pad - beautimous!!!

 

 

The blooms were made using a Spellbinders D-Lites Blooms Set 3 and ....

 

 

 

... the sentiment is from a Sentiments To Fit Scroll.
I use this one all the time (you probably noticed lol!!).

 

 

A couple more bloom. I think this set will get some hammer in the future!!!

 

 

 

 

And there it is all done.

Right it's  a quickie today cos I've got loads and loads to get through with work etc and my hues guests are keeping me very busy. I love having the kids here and will miss them so much when they move into their new house.

I'm also prepping for the next workshops which will be held over at LOTV HQ on April 5th. We've got the whole of the upstairs for the workshops and with all that  gorgeous natural light, it's just about the best place ever  to craft I think. We have a colouring class in the morning to help you get the most out of your Pro Markers and then a 3D project in the afternoon.  We will be making one of the birthday planners that I made for Create and Craft and these are so useful and would also make a great gift (if you could bear to part with yours!!).

And I wonder what image we will be colouring in the morning?
I'll give you a clue, it isn't Roller Girl, however ....... :)))

Anyway, all the deets are on the website right here so if you fancy spending a day with old Piggy chops or even just a morning or afternoon then you will be very welcome indeedy. I THINK there may be a few spaces left but they do book up fast so if you are thinking of coming along, then  best book early.
It would be fab to see you there.

Right I better crack on.
Have the fabbiest of days and don't forget to check out the challenge if you get a sec.

Huggiest of hugs to all xxx

 

A Lil Sketchie :)

Hi there sweet peeps and hope you are all OK today :)

It's that time of the week when we head on over and catch up with the Papertake Weekly girls and this week it's sketchie time, and our featured sketch is ...

 

.... this one here - sketch #87.

Of course, you don't have to use it but I did lol!!
I quite like this one :)

If you get a sec, do nip over and check it all out.
It's a very special post today and if you go over there you will see why because it's dedicated to the lovely Gourley family.

So what did I do with the old sketch then?

Here you go.
I used some papers and one of the Art Pads from the new  Lili of The Valley release.

The image is from Art Pad 20 - Pretty Girls and it's also available in stamp form (she is called Millie Hello).
I also used some of the brand new Baskets & Bunnies papers.
They are quite simply delish!!!

 

 

This is a blast from the past - some prima flowers that I scrunched up and made into a sort of chrysanthemum.
I have a big bag of these which I rarely use so it was nice to do something a bit different today.

The seam binding is from The Ribbon Girl - it's such a lovely pretty pink.

 

 

 

Another blast from the past - a punched border made from an old Fiskars punch that I have had for donkeys years.
I don't even know what it's called, I'm so sorry :(

I stamped directly onto the image (I am verrry brave hahaaaa!!) and I used one of the LOTV Sentiments to Fit Scroll stamps. Love this set as you may have noticed!!

 

 

Somebody has been at the liquid pearls again :)
I'm obsessed!!

 

 

So that's me done for today.
I'll be back soon as soon so until then take care and enjoy the rest of your day.

Huggiest of hugs to all xx

Bloomin' Peachy :)

Hi there peeps and hope you are all OK today.

Today is the day that you can at last get your mitts on the brand new release over at Lili of The Valley :)
It'll soon be midday, yayyyyy :)))

Have you picked your faves yet?

The DT have been sharing their fabulous makes over the last few weeks so hopefully you will have gotten oodles of inspiration and your crafty hands will be itching to go lol!!

I'm sharing another telly make today and this time I've used papers from the beautiful Pressed In Time paper pad.
I cased the layout of this card from one I'd seen around and about and wrote down the creator so that I could credit her but I cannot find it any anywhere. So apols if it was you xx - I'll keep my links somewhere a bit safer next time, dope that I am.

 

 

So this is what I did.

I think perhaps next time I'll use a kraft card base but I still quite like it with a white base as it picks up the Cheery Lynn doily and the sentiment strip. I've also done a fair bit of edge inking in here as well - I seem to be doing this all the time now.
I wonder if I'm going from fairly CAS over to the shabby side lol!!!

 

 

The flower is made from Sir Tim's Tattered Florals Dies.
I have to say that the papers are perfect for this sort of project as they stand up to a bit of abuse without  being too bulky.

And they look very pretty as well :)

 

 

 

Lots of 'natural' stuff here.
The hessian ribbon and button twine are from The Ribbon Girl as is the sparkler which I coloured with a Copic to match the papers.

 

 

 

I added some liquid pearls (again!!) and a few dabs of Diamond Stickles in the centre bit of the flower.
IRL it looks better than it does here - they look like bits of snow lol!!!

 

 

 

So that's me done and I will be back tomorrow with a very special post for Papertake Weekly.
Enjoy the rest of your day and huggiest of hugs to all xxx

Nearly There Plus A 'Shelfie' lol xx

 

Morning possums and a very happy Sunday to everybody - I hope you are all enjoying your weekend :)

Are you all excited about the new Lili of The Valley release tomorrow?

Check it all out .......

... and as you can see, there are 6 gorgeous paper pads, 5 new art pads and also another set of the popular sentiments tags for all your family members so in just over 24 hours you will be able to get your mitts on them.

I have to say that this has been one of my fave ever launches.
The papers are so lovely - every single pad - and the new Art Pads are stunning.
And of course we all love those little tag sentiments :)

I thought I'd also share  another card that I made for Create & Craft and this one features  the beautiful Timeless Victorian papers and an image from the  English Charm Art Pad.  This was one of those times when I knew as soon as I saw the image what I wanted to do with it - don't you just love it when that happens - and I had planned to demo this on the old telly but it took so long that it wouldn't have worked there.

But I was really pleased with how it turned out.

I thought the image was perfect for a shelf card  as the pots of lavender are already sitting on a shelf and the dimension created in the image is stunning. The background wooden panels on the image match one of the papers in the pad perfectly ....

 

... as you can see here.  
You can almost smell that lavender :)

 

 

I made the shelf from card and  covered it with the paper.
Then I stuck it onto the front of the card and added the trimmed down image which I stuck on with lots of silicone glue so that it almost hung over the edge.

I carefully cut out the little tag from the image so that it actually did hang over the edge, just as it would if it was really on a shelf. I made the scalloped borders using a Spellbinders die and cut 2, one from the papers and one from white card and glued them together

I made another one for the top of the image and then went to town with loads of punched leaves and little flowers .....

 

... as you can see lol!!

I added some liquid pearls as well.
This card was lots of fun to do  - it isn't too difficult and you just need to use loads of silicone glue to hold it all in place :)

 

 

You can see how I made the shelf a bit better on this pic.
A beautiful lilac bow and sparkler which I got from The Ribbon Girl.
The shop is closed for a short while but it will re-open once Mary feel able to deal with it following the sad death of her beloved husband Roy.

Right that's me done.
I'm off to finish a commission then I better start the dinner. My lot are in residence so it's an almost full house. We are minus Nikkie though because she is travelling down to Brighton today for a week with work.

Enjoy the rest of your day and don't forget if you haven't taken part in the Lili of The Valley blog hop from Friday, there's still time to do so and you can find the deets right here.

Huggiest of hugs to all xxx

Who Fancies A Hoppity Hop Then :)

Good morning everyone and thanks for stopping by!

Time for another Lili of The Valley design team blog hop and today we’re giving you some inspiration for using the latest products which will be available to buy on the website from midday (UK time) on Monday 24^th February

There are 6 gorgeous paper pads, 5 new art pads and also another set of the popular sentiments tags for all your family members.

You know how it works peeps - you just need to ‘hop’ from one blog to another following the links and leave a comment on each card. As well as being in with a shot of winning the fab prize or prizes on offer, you're bound to get oodles of inspiration while you are on your travels.

Now talking of prizes, as always there's some hidden along the way. We don’t know where they are so do be sure to visit and comment on every blog - you have to be in it to win it me darlins :)

We have a full set of the 6 new papers to give away, 2 lucky winners will each get 3 pads .and there will be a 3^rd prize of a set of the new family tag sentiment stamps

We will let you know on Monday morning which were the ‘lucky’ blogs and the winners will be drawn at random from all the comments that were left on those blogs.

Here's a list of all the blogs taking part, and remember that you will need to visit them all and leave a comment on each one to have the best chance of winning;

Ideas to Inspire
Anne
Becky
Dawny (that'll be me then!!)
Debbie
Dena
Elise
Fleur
Gretha
Jen
Kathy
Mary J
Mindy

So what did I do then?

Well I did .....

... a sweet birthday planner.
I based it on the recipe box that we did last year at one of the workshops and also from inspiration from our lovely Dena who did a birthday planner recently so I must give her some the credit here - it would be very wrong not to!!!!!

The  papers I used here are from the Heartfelt paper pad.
I love that they are so contemporary  but vintage at the same time - they are fabulous..

 

 

I've been using the good old paper punches loads recently to create my own flowers.
It's good because they will always match your work if you make them from the same papers.

Love this crackle paper - can you tell lol!!!

 

 

This is the back and that paper really does look like distressed wood.

 

 

I added some strips which I'd faux stitched to all the edges - it not only looks a bit neater but it gives it additional strength as well.

 

 

The inside was decorated as well and I kept the inserts simple.
I just printed these out on the compute using a rather snazzy font :)

Ok now back to the hop and your next stop is our Debbie  and if you get lost along the way, you can start again at the beginning and pick the links up from there.

Finally, don’t forget to stop by the Ideas to Inspire blog on Monday morning when you can find out who the lucky winners were of the prizes before the new products go on sale

Enjoy the hop everyone, thanks for joining in and  good luck!

Huggiest of hugs to all xxx

Bit Mean With The Pics But I Really Like The Project!!!

 

Hi there possums and hope you are all ok today.

Please excuse the strange post title but I think I'm having a bit of a brain freeze cos it was the most imaginative thing I could come up with lol. That said, it's actually true - there aren't as many pics today and I do really like this project.

So here's another little something I took to sunny Peterborough last week - ooh it seems so long ago now.

 

This came about quite by accident really.
I was having yet another one of me major craft room clear outs, like you do,  and I came across a box of chipboard stuff I'd forgotten I had so I thought I'd do a little Mother's Day plaque. I was quite pleased with the result and I'd forgotten how much fun this stuff is to work with.

The papers are once again from Lili of The Valley Baskets & Bunnies paper pad which will soon be on sale.

The colours are just beautimous :)

 

There isn't a lot to this really - it's so easy to do .
I made the flowers up out of the papers but you could  use anything you had to hand I guess.

 

 

 

Time to fess up here.
I only had one 'M' and one 'U' so I had to use the negative from the 'M'. But I think it looked OK and possibly adds a bit more interest.

What d'ya think peeps?
What is it they say?
Necessity is the mother of invention. 
Well it was true in this case lol!!

 

Right it's another quickie again today - still not 100% but better than I was yesterday which is good.
Emma, Tim and the kids are moving in with us tomorrow while they sort out some jobs on their new house. It isn't 'new' new and needs some work doing to it but it will be fab once it's all done. So they are all in residence for a month or so  until it's sorted.  I am sooo looking forward to having my two little treasures about the place again, woohooooo :)

I'll be back tomorrow with something a bit special so till then, enjoy your day and huggiest of hugs to all xxx