BasicGrey Challenge and Demo Day..SirStampalot.

Hi...hope you are doing ok today?

lovely to be the weekend and we have a great new

challenge for you over at BasicGrey,

we would like to see your makes..

""Inspired by a song""

I have chose a song by Madness~

Our House,in the middle of our street...

It is very simple and i tried to make it a bit clean lol..
I have used some of the lovely new paper
by BG-mint julep and the little houses
are a stamp set by Stampin'Up!
with the middle one just coloured :)

the very lovely dt have done some gorgeous makes again and

we have our wonderful sponsor..

Simon Says Stamp

  

 and one very lucky person

will win a fab $25 shopping spree...

 

we really love to see your BasicGrey creations,

please remember you must use at least one

BG product to be in with a chance to win...

My lovely crafty friend Chris  

and myself are demoing at SirStampalot from 10-4pm today

and with lots of crafty bits and tea/coffee too

 it would be so nice to see you.

thanks so much for stopping by ,

have a nice day..hugs all,Lou.xxxxxx

""In the Country""..LOTV

Hi..nice to be Friday :)

what a quick week..

hope you have had a nice one too,

been busy doing makes for a demo day coming up very soon

and just couldn't resist colouring this sweet image..

""In the Country""

 it is a bit of a step card,

not that clear on the not very straight photo lol..
loved colouring this so much (distress markers) and had

great fun doing the little Joy Crafts-Noor Design fence/birdhouse

the lovely papers are LOTV too-
Country Gent and Bear Necessities 
 the small sign is threaded with wire and

 used one of the word stamps,the blackbird
has been stamped onto shrink plastic
and heated so he isn't too big..
(love what you can do with shrink plastic)
 the foliage is a die and i used the clear tags
 with TH Decorative strip for the Dad tag,
used a brad and a button too...

thanks so much for stopping by,
hope you have a lovely weekend...
hugs all,Lou.xxxxxxx

Theme Thursday...LOTV.

Hi...hope you are all well today?

a little post to let you know that 

over on the Ideas to Inspire blog today

it is Theme Thursday.... Balloons

and with a prize draw too...
please pop over to the blog for more details,
thanks so much.hugs all,Lou.xxxx

Lili of the Valley..dt blog hop!!

 Hi..hope you are doing ok?
really lovely to be here today,

 we are holding a Lili of the Valley
  design team blog hop to celebrate the launch
 of their gorgeous new Vintage Boy stamps.

There are 8 of the cutest images and they will be
 perfect for those hard to make cards for boys and men.

The stamps will be available to buy on the website
 from midday on Monday 6^th May (UK time) and you will also
 be able to get them at the Lili of the Valley shop in Leeds
 on Saturday (4^th) if you are near enough to visit.

The fabulous LOTV design team are all joining in,
 you just need to ‘hop’ from one blog to another following the links
 and leave a comment on each card, 
hopefully we can give you lots of ideas and inspiration 
along the way for using the new images...

for my card i have used the sweet image...
""A Lick of Paint"" 
i have tried to make him look as if he 
is painting the green above the picture rail,
also added a strip along the bottom for skirting board,
 made a little car picture Memory box die-
  which i did get for George :) and used the lovely
clear tags,words and sentiments set.

We don’t know where the prizes are
 so make sure you visit every blog.
 We will let you know tomorrow evening
  which were the ‘ lucky ’ blogs
 and 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

 Here's a list of all the blogs taking part...  

  and remember you will need to visit them all
 and leave a comment to have the best chance of winning;

 Ideas to Inspire
Anne 
Dawny 
Dena

Elise

Fleur

Gretha

Jen

Lou(me)

Mindy

Moni
Pops 

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!

 thanks so much for joining in with us all
and for your lovely comments...
have a nice day, hugs all. Lou.xxxxx

LOTV...New Monthly Challenge.

Hi...a bit of **lovely** news today...

Lili of the Valley are starting a new Monthly Challenge :0)

it will start at midday UK time today

and will continue on the 1st of every month...

We are really looking forward to seeing 

your LOTV cards and creations...

thanks so much,have a nice day..

hugs all,Lou.xxxxx

LOTV Sneak Peek.. ""Vegetable Patch"".

Hi..hope you are ok?

really sorry not been here much,

have been crafting ready for a class in

a couple of days and creating
with these lovely new Lili of the Valley

boys images which are out very soon..

this sweet image is... **Vegetable Patch**

loved colouring with distress markers,

also used a bit of silver-VersaColor for his garden fork,

the barbed wire is cut from Die-namics die

and frantaged with aged silver-

while it was still warm i pressed a 

textured stamp onto the wire

to make it look a bit more aged/distressed.
the wording is from a sentiments set
and the Greetings postmarks set 
used a couple of mini brads,
a button and the shape of the card is cut
from Go Kreate Frilly #10 dies.

thanks so much for stopping by,
there is lots of gorgeous
 new makes every day from the lovely dt
over on the Ideas to Inspire blog.
have a nice day,hugs all.Lou.xxxxx

patchwork hanger...LOTV.

Hi..hope you are ok this morning?

a little patchwork hanger for my make today...
(Please scroll down for my BasicGrey Challenge card)

  

i have used the really pretty new image..
 ""Primulas and Bluebells"" from LOTV...

loved colouring it in and making it
 but had a bit of a moment

when i was trying to line it up

with the Sizzix hexagon cutting die..
also used one of the Everyday Grunge Messages,
 i have distressed around the hexagon pieces with frayed burlap
and when glued together added fake stitching.
the little hanger i have had for ages,
used a bit of lace and stitched some buttons on too.
the outer shape is the smallest of
Go Kreate Frilly #10 dies

thanks so much for stopping by,
have a nice day...hugs all,Lou.xxxxx

BasicGrey...Masculine.

Hi.. really lovely to be the weekend
and a sunny one too..
challenge time again over at BasicGrey
and we would love to see your cards/projects
with a Masculine theme ...

i have used a bit of BG paper which i think is
 from the Curio paper pad-
love the turquoise colour, a few different stamps too
 and loved making the backing paper with
Mini Ledger 6x6 template by The Craft Workshop
and used frayed burlap distress ink.
 

We have our wonderful sponsor..

Simon Says Stamp


 
 and one very lucky person
will win a fab $25 shopping spree...

 

we really love to see your BasicGrey creations,
please remember you must use at least one
BG product to be in with a chance to win...

there is lots of amazing inspiration from the lovely Dt

thanks so much,hugs all Lou.xxxxxxx

""Little Cute Tilda""...

Hi...hope you are doing ok?
and hopefully enjoying a bit warmer weather :)

i am really trying to catch up,
with Nick back to work
and Soph and George at school
i have loads to do but really miss them alot.

my card has ""Little Cute Tilda"" on it from
the new Magnolia Tilda collection
available at SirStampalot...

not sure if everything goes together but
it was great fun and even cutting out
a couple of those very thin mushrooms lol!
i have sat her on the Goblin tree stump,
used the Love Trees background stamp
and masked the trees so i could
paint the evening sun,trees (forest) and water background.
the sweet snail,mushrooms and cute corner
are from Magnolia too.
i have used aged silver frantage on
the corner,key and made a heart embellishment with it-
i punched a circle of card and added the frantage
a few times to build up the thickness and 
whilst it was still warm i pressed the heart shape into it.
coloured with distress markers
and used glossy accents on the mushrooms...


i would like to enter the MDUC challenge-masking
(hope the background masking with the Love trees qualifies)

 thanks so much for stopping by,
hugs all...Lou.xxxxx

""Jack and Patch"" from LOTV..

Hi..hope you are having a nice week so far?

the gorgeous new releases from LOTV 

are available on the website ...

with the sweet new characters Jack,Patch and Puss,

the lovely Mme de Pompadour ladies

and the gorgeous Wildflowers designs too...

these two sweeties are..

Jack and Patch..the image is called

""Big Hug""

they have been coloured with VersaColor cubes,

the hearts,flowers and grass with distress markers.

also used a stamps from the Calendars set,

  Grunge Ticket and words set too.

the frame is cut from a Sizzix Thinlits Die set,

it is the largest of the 4 dies and
the paper edge is from Nestabilities Office set.

added a few buttons,a bit of thread and

 some glossy accents to the hearts...

thanks so much for visiting my blog

and for the lovely comments.

have a nice day,hugs all..Lou.xxxxxx

Clean and Simple...at BasicGrey Challenge.

Hi..it's that time again for our

new challenge at BasicGrey...

we would love to see your ""Clean and Simple""

cards/creations..

i find it really hard to resist a bit of distressing  

with ink or sanding :)

so here is my little make..

 

i have used BasicGrey-pb&j paper..Raspberry Jam

the little tea images are from Stampin'Up!

""Morning Coffee"" cling set 

it is very simple but love the paper/colours.

We have our wonderful sponsor..

Simon Says Stamp


 
 and one very lucky person
will win a fab $25 shopping spree...

 

we really love to see your BasicGrey creations,
please remember you must use at least one
BG product to be in with a chance to win...

thank you for all the lovely comments,

they really do mean alot.

have a lovely day,hugs all.Lou.xxxxx

LOTV...special birthday.

Hi..hope you are having a nice week so far,
we have been out and about even though
a bit cold but the sun has been lovely
and Soph and i have started our evening walks,
feels so nice to have the bit lighter evenings :))
 my card is for a very"crafty"friend

who is celebrating** her birthday today

and i have used the lovely LOTV..Best Dress image...

what a sweetie to colour in,
i used distress markers,VersaColor cubes
and she does have a bit of sparkle
 but hard to see on the photo.
also used the LOTV-grunge ticket stamp,
words and sentiment set.
the papers are My Mind's Eye,
the Magnolia corner die,iron gate,
centre of the flower have been embossed
with frantage aged spice
and used the lovely Sizzix decorative strip-
accent and leaves.
 added a button and brads.

 these lovely new art and sketch pads will be launched
along with the new stamps this weekend.
You can get them at the shop in Leeds on Saturday 6th
and online from midnight on the 8th..not long :))


thank you so much for your lovely comments,
have a nice day..hugs all,Lou.xxxxx

LOTV-new character's...

Hi..hope you are all doing ok?
today's card has two of the sweet

character's from the LOTV

new release...they are Jack and Patch

and the image is called "Hand Picked"

i have coloured them with

VersaColor cubes,the grass/flowers

and background with distress markers.

also used the lovely clear 

Cute as a Button stamp set to make the little tag

and the wording is from the Scroll sentiments set

the daisies are from a Quickutz die-
 have left the centres out,the little paw
on the tab is from an old punch that i have had for a while,
added a button,TH mini paperclip and some thread.

these lovely new character's and
lots more gorgeous images are available
at the Lili of the Valley shop on Saturday 6th April
and on the website on the 8th April...

thank you** for all the lovely comments :)
have a great Easter weekend,
hugs all,Lou.xxxxx

Easter...BasicGrey Challenge.

Hi...hope you are doing ok?

when i was making this card i was

thinking of those bright Spring sunny mornings

which we will have soon..

loved making it..i have used some of

the dotty BasicGrey- pb&j whole wheat paper..

for our new Challenge at BasicGrey 
 which is a card/project for Easter...

love this Magnolia rooster

even though i have coloured it a bit dark,

the trees,fence and sentiment are also Magnolia stamps.

i have coloured with distress markers,did

a bit of fake stitching and distressing.

the dotty orange card has been embossed

with Cricut Cuttlebug folder-Chicken wire and border

and sanded it lightly.
also used TH decorative strip alphabet for wording,
vintage lace die

and a new Joy Craft Die-vintage flourishes
a couple of brads and BG button...

We have our wonderful sponsor..

Simon Says Stamp


 
 and one very lucky person
will win a fab $25 shopping spree...

 

we really love to see your BasicGrey creations,
please remember you must use at least one
BG product to be in with a chance to win...

i would like to enter..
Tilda's Town Challenge-"Think Spring"
Country View Crafts Challenge-"Pick and Mix"
hope you have a lovely day,
thank you for visiting..  
hugs all,Lou.xxxxxx

New release...LOTV.

Hi...really nice to be here today

with one of the Lili of the Valley new release images,

feeling better than i was..thank you**

loved colouring this so much

 it is called...""Lilacs""

 

i have coloured with distress markers

and Marvy pens

for the backing i have stamped
a wood-grain effect on the kraft card,

turned the corner over with a brad,

also used the lovely vintage background clear stamp

with purple ink and stamped on the kraft button too,

tucked the grunge postcard behind
 and the sentiment/ticket.
added some lace,button,charm
and a corner cut from a DooHickey die...

there is lots of gorgeous inspiration
with many more of these lovely new release images
from the LOTV dt...

thanks for stopping by,
have a nice day..hugs all,Lou.xxxxx

HOME together...LOTV.

Hi..hope you are doing ok?

sorry been a bit quiet here,
have felt poorly for a few days,just a cold but never

had such a sore throat or sneezed so much for ages.
Nick and my two have done everything
bless them  :)))

love these two cuties together..

""Pots of Love""

 they have been coloured with VersaColor cubes
and the pot/flower with distress markers.

i cut the card shape to look like a
little house,used a few dies..lovely leaf edge,
small bunting,gate,daisy flower,key
and zig zag strip.
the ticket and words are LOTV too..

added a couple of buttons,brads, some ric rac ribbon
and thread.

thanks for stopping by,
take care..hugs all,Lou.xxxxx

""Birthday Girl"...SirStampalot.

Hi..hope you are ok?

i have a little cutie tonight from the

Wild Rose Studio stamp collection at SirStampalot..

""Birthday Girl""

i was going to try a CAS card but

it's really hard to resist a bit of distress inking...

i have coloured with distress markers:

antique linen,vintage photo,walnut stain,

tattered rose,aged mahogany,

weathered wood and scattered straw.

VersaColor cube-celadon , 

the papers are BoBunny and October Afternoon.
the sentiment is from SirStamp too

also used TH decorative strip-Vintage Lace,

added a couple of buttons,brads and a star charm.

there is a bit of sparkle around the candles..

i would like to enter.. 
 Bunny Zoe's monthly challenge"girly"

thanks for stopping by,
hugs all.Lou.xxxxx

BasicGrey..."Spring"

Hi..lovely to be here again

with our new challenge over at BasicGrey...

""Spring is in the air""

i hope so soon,really can't wait

for a bit of warm sunshine:)

 i have made my card for my very lovely Mum..

the pretty paper is konnichiwa,

probably should have put a bit more

patterned paper on it looking at it now..

 

 

a few Stampin'Up! images,love the heart stamp

and i had forgot that i had the punch

that goes with the flowers stamp-Punch Potpourri..

  

We have our wonderful sponsor..
Simon Says Stamp


 
 and one very lucky person
will win a fab $25 shopping spree...

 

we really love to see your BG creations,
please remember you must use at least one
BG product to be in with a chance to win...

thanks for visiting and your lovely comments
hope you have a lovely weekend..
hugs all,Lou.xxxxx

Patchwork card and a little tutorial..LOTV.

Hi..a Lili of the Valley make today..

flowers,buttons,words,a message with a

patchwork background and i had a go at doing

(which i am sure could be alot better)
 a little patchwork tutorial... 
   

 

 for the patchwork background i have used

a couple of the pretty Promises papers,

stamped the lovely Vintage background stamp in

purple ink onto kraft card then used the

 Sizzix Hexagon die to cut out the shapes..

the flowers,card buttons are stamps from the

Cute as a Button set, i have cut them out,layered them

and distressed the edges with frayed burlap ink.

also used one of the Everyday Grungy Messages,

Grunge Postcard,Grunge Ticket and Words,

 lots of fake stitching,buttons,brads,

mini paperclip and a star charm too.

thanks as always for stopping by,

have a lovely Friday...

hugs all,Lou.xxxxx

""Mix it and Make it"".. LOTV.

Hi..ooh so sorry,no post for over a week

really hope you are all ok?

and having a nice week too..

i have been crafting a bit and had a great day

on Sunday taking a class of 8 lovely ladies :)

 for my card today i have used the

very sweet Lili of the Valley image...

""Mix it and Make it""

    i have coloured with distress markers,

love all those cute little mice :)

used a bit of glossy accents on the

 egg,cake mix and icing on the cupcake.

 the mixing bowl shape is cut from

a Sizzix die,used the shape as a frame

and added lots of fake stitching.

the wood effect is from a rubber stamp

which i stamped on a separate piece of paper

then stamped the bottom of the LOTV image

so that i could cut around it and glued the

wood effect piece under the coloured image

to look like an old wooden table.

also used LOTV Grunge word ,sentiment,

added a button,charm and a stamped cupcake.

thank you for your lovely comments,

have a nice day..hugs all.Lou.xxxxx

LOTV..Birthday blog hop and competition.

Hi.. really hope you are ok this Monday morning?

what an **exciting** start to the week :))

LOTV are celebrating their 9th Birthday on Saturday..

To kick off our Lili of the Valley 9^th birthday celebrations

 we are having a competition and a fun design team blog hop!
(Please use a LOTV image on your competition entry,
thank you:)

Make sure you visit all the blogs on the list
 because as usual there will be hidden prizes along 
the way and the winners will be picked
 at random from the comments that are left on the cards

for my card i have used the very sweet image...

 ""Blooming Wheelbarrow""

For our competition we’d like you to make
 us a card for our birthday. 
The design team have all made a birthday card
 for the hop which should give you a few ideas...

i have also used the Grunge Words for
the inside of my pull out card,Grunge Ticket
and one of the Greetings Postmark stamps
(stamped the little flower from the mouse in the middle)
coloured with VersaColor cubes and Distress Markers

You can enter using the linky, 
you can upload your card to Facebook,
 or if you don’t have either of those
 you can email a picture of your card
 to admin@liliofthevalley.co.uk  ...
it doesn’t matter how you enter,
 all the cards will go into the prize draw

The competition closes at 6pm on Saturday the 2^nd of March

The winning card will be drawn at random ...

and because it’s our 9^th birthday the prize is

 9 stamps of your choice worth £40.00!

We will also pick our top 3 from the blog
 and the Facebook entries and these cards
 will be featured on the Ideas to Inspire blog

That’s not all  ...the designers of our top 3 cards
 will be asked to join us for

 a much sought after guest DT spot

 so I’m sure you’ll agree it’s well worth entering

The rules are simple;

1. Make us a birthday card and enter 
it either using the linky below 
or upload it to our Facebook page

2. Mention the competition on your own blog
 and put this image on your sidebar

 

That’s it ...   we’ll look forward to 
seeing all your lovely cards!

Start here to join in with the blog hop and follow the links,
 don’t forget to comment as you go
 to be in with a chance of winning a hidden prize;

Ideas to Inspire
Anne
Dawny
Dena
Elise
Fleur
Gretha
Lou(me)
Mindy
Moni
Pops

hope you have a great time on the blog hop
and enjoy creating your birthday card too...
we look forward to seeing them:))

thank you for joining in,
hugs all.Lou.xxxxx

BasicGrey Challenge...anything goes.

Hi..hope you have had a nice week?

we have been out and about even

though it has been sooo cold..

there is a new challenge for you over at 

BasicGrey Challenge blog-"Anything Goes"

for this one and i have used images cut 

from a Curio 6x6 piece of paper..

lots of times i have flicked past this image page

and thought i would use it this time :)

 

i made the card with Stampin'Up! kraft,

and stamped the saying onto it too

the flower is made using a Crealies die,

the leaves are cut from a Sizzlits set,

 covered a chip board button with some of the BG paper

and added a little charm,

 mini staples,button,paperclip,

a few cross stitches and the paper

edge piece bellow the saying is die cut from

Spellbinders- Office Supplies set

We have our wonderful sponsor..
Simon Says Stamp


 
 and one very lucky person
will win a fab $25 shopping spree...

 

we really love to see your BG creations,
please remember you must use at least one
BG product to be in with a chance to win...


thanks so much for visiting today,
have a lovely day...
hugs all,Lou.xxxx

LOTV .. 9th Birthday celebrations**

Hi..hope you are having a nice week?

LOTV is planning to do a BIG candy giveaway 

when they get to 3000 blog followers.

It would be lovely if they could get it to coincide with 

their 9th birthday celebrations on March 2nd.

( not long now :))

They are nearly there,

 so when you visit their blog-

LOTV's Ideas to Inspire

please make sure that you are a follower-thank you..

Lucy is also very busy with her facebook followers 

at the moment and she's hoping to get to 5000 
by the birthday weekend,which would be amazing too.
 It will be such a great day..
hugs all,Lou.xxxx

Dad's birthday...LOTV.

Hi..really hope you are well?

my card today was made for my

Dad's birthday which was Sunday...

i have used the "Gone Fishing" LOTV image,

what a sweetie he is (did buy Dad some new green wellies)

 and also used some of the lovely new papers..  

i have coloured with distress markers,

the first photo is without a bit of scenery

and the evening sky..

i really do admire how lots of crafty girls colour

and it is not my strength at all but

i love to craft so had a little play on Dad's card

(didn't think he would mind :0)

 with adding the hills/sky..

the cross stitch is from the Little Stitches stamp set

and the sentiment is LOTV too 

the little banner is cut from C.C.Designs mini die,
 added some green jute, eyelets,

 a wood button and tiny black brad on the fishing rod
Great Impressions alphabet stamp for letters-DAD..

thank you for stopping by,
have a lovely day..hugs all,Lou.xxxx


 

BasicGrey Challenge...your favourite.

Hi..hope you are ok today?

we have a lovely new challenge for you

over at BasicGrey...

we would love to see your cards/creations..

with your favourite stamp,paper(s),die cut

 or anything that you love using

with a BG product too please.

i have used..

BasicGrey-(small print) Konnichiwa paper,
Tim Holtz-Vintage Lace Decorative strip,
Memory Box-Iron gate die,
LOTV image- sweet Kitten Cuddles

 and stitching rubber stamp that i love.. 

i have used the BG paper with green/orange card
to make a patchwork background
with the Sizzix Bigz Hexagons die,
coloured with distress markers,used some glossy accents
on her shoes and the flowers.
the sentiment is LOTV,flower is Die-namics
and i have used the Ivy Tendrils die behind the flower
and through the iron gate.

We have our wonderful sponsor..
Simon Says Stamp


 
 and one very lucky person
will win a fab $25 shopping spree...

 

we really love to see your BG creations,
please remember you must use at least one
BG product to be in with a chance to win...


thanks so much for visiting today,
have a lovely day...
hugs all,Lou.xxxx