Perfect Day

Thank you for all your lovely comments on Mum's painting.  Carol said she hoped I would frame it but it is a canvas so Mum has to varnish it and then it will be hanging in her lounge.

Today's card uses one of several new coloured simply prints from Lili of the Valley.  This one is perfect day.  The paper is First Edition Butterfly Kisses.  I used a new Daisy Mae oval die and and old Doohickey fence, one of my most used dies and some old butterfly dies.

Off to have my nails done this afternoon.  I think I have decided what to go for this time.  I love the purple and daisies I currently have.

 

Leaping Bunnies

Another of the new bunny digis from Lili of the Valley coloured with Copics.  I used some old MME papers, Lime Twist.  The sentiment is LOTV, stitched square die is from The Works, fence die is Doohickey and the flower dies are Sweet Dixie.

 

Bunny Hop

I used one of the new bunny digis from Lili of the Valley coloured with Copics.  Icreated the sky using a MFT small cloud stencil die and salty ocean distress oxide.  

The papers are some old Echo Park dots and stripes.  I used a new Daisy Mae torn edge rectangle die and Hunkydory moonstone flower dies along with some ribbon from my stash.  The sentiment is LOTV.

 

Bunny Blooms

After doing so well having a blog post every day this month I haven't had anything to share the last three days. I had my hair cut and coloured on Monday and by the time we then had a late lunch and did the shopping it was 5pm.  Yesterday morning we were gardening so I finally managed to get into the craft room yesterday afternoon.

I have several cards to make for my regular customer and this is the first one.  I used the coloured simply print digi from Lili of the Valley called Bunny Blooms.  The papers are MME on the bright side 2.  I used a stitched scalloped MFT die. The sentiment is a much used Inkylicious one, flowers and wooden leaves from Hobbycraft and the pretty wooden butterfly was a surprise find in my stash.

I had trouble with my printer again yesterday as it said it was offline when it wasn't.  Thankfully I rebooted the router and the printer worked.  However I then switched it off and decided I needed it back on again and got an error code.I couldn’t solve it so rang the service centre who made various suggestions, all of which I had already tried. I searched online for a new printer and nearly everywhere is out of stock. The only place I could find one was Amazon so had to order one even though it was £30 more than John Lewis and Argos. No good them being cheaper though if they don’t have any. I hated getting problems with printers when I was at work and find it such a nuisance when it happens at home now. I rely on it working so much.

 

Throwing petals

I have another coloured image from LOTV to share today.  The papers are First Edition Making Memories. This is one of the paper pads I bought from the Craft Label sale. They have lots of The old paper pads at very reduced prices and free postage over £19.  With card blanks at half price I soon spent £20.

I added a random puffy sticker I found in my stash. The flowers are from Wild Orchid and I used a Hobbycraft heart punch and a MFT stitched scalloped die.  I am busy making cards for an order of 11 cards. Luckily she has chosen some of the cards I have already made for some of them.

 

Get well Bunny

Well we ventured into Norwich yesterday and it wasn't as busy as we feared. Graham had his haircut thank goodness. I spent a book voucher I had for Christmas and went into a couple of other shops.  It was so nice to browse a book shop again. The shops I went into weren't busy at all but the queue at Primark was ridiculous. It was the only big queue I saw. We met up for a cuppa enjoying the luxury of sitting outside a cafe in the sunshine.

So onto my card which features a coloured simply print from LOTV called get well bunny.  I used dusty concorde distress ink around the edges.  The papers are some Joy ones which I discovered whilst looking for something else. I had no idea I had them. Think I got them from The Works.  I used MFT wonky stitched circle and Moonstone fabulous flower dies from Hunkydory.  The sentiment is from LOTv which I diecut with a MFT pierced fishtail die.

Last Easter make

This is the Easter card I made for my Mum. I used one of the new images from LOTV coloured with Copics. I used a Lawn Fawn pierced rectangle and MFT fence dies. The flowers are from Hobbycraft and the Martha Stewart fern punch came out again.

That's the last of my Easter makes to share with you. It is going to be even colder today with the possibility of sleet or snow. We may go food shopping this morning if it isn't snowing. Otherwise another day home in the warm.

 

Easter gift

I can share this now that I have given it my Mum. I used a gift bag from Hobbycraft and a cute coloured simply print from LOTV. The paper is Lemoncraft Fresh Summer. The sentiment is LOTV which I diecut with a MFT pierced fishtail. The fence is my fave one from Doohickey, clouds are Memory Box and the stitched sun die is MFT.  I added some Easter choccies for Mum to enjoy.

What changeable weather we have had this week. On Tuesday we were really hot gardening and yesterday I had my hat, gloves and Winter coat on to go for a walk. Having a quiet Easter at home just doing things we enjoy. We have a roast dinner takeaway ordered for this afternoon so that will be lovely not to have to cook and have lots of pans to wash up. Enjoy the rest of Easter.

 

Bluebells

I am really loving playing with these new Tea Party digis from Lili of the Valley. I love all the extra images which you can merge with the main images. I used Mouse and Rabbit and added the owl and bee. The extra are transparent pngs so easy to use. I custom rotated the bee to get him at the angle I wanted. I distressed the edges and added some doodling with a fineliner pen.

Medium - Copics

Papers - Maja Denim & Girls

Dies - Gummiapan leaf, Joy flowers, Doohickey tab

Lace - from stash

So more places can open from today. I know some restaurants aren't opening yet and many are opening with reduced hours. I just hope that people are sensible and the pubs aren't crowded but having seen the scenes on the beaches and at protests I think some people leave their common sense at home. We won't be venturing out particularly as people can now come on holiday from other parts of the country. Saying home and staying safe.

Tea party

The new tea party stamps from LOTV are out now at a very special offer. I used bunnie and mouse and added some bunting from the extras. I rotated the bunting as I wanted it to match either side. I coloured it with Copics using a MFT small cloud stencil for the sky. The papers are old oddments. I used Lawn Fawn bunting. The Works stitched square, MFT stitched scallop border and Crafts Too mushrooms and grass dies.

The craft room painting is coming along well. Graham has painted the airing cupboard door and frame, undercoated the other door and frame and painted the ceiling. I have some stuff in the spare room now so crafting is a bit of a challenge working between the two rooms. Once he starts doing some more painting in there it will get even more challenging. Luckily he has been painting the doors on a table in the conservatory so we haven't been in each other's way.

Tea party

Lili of the Valley re launching a set of tea party initials in a few days. I added the end of the words from the Alphabears set. I coloured them with Copics and diecut with a Lawn Fawn pierced rectangle die. The flower dies are my much used Hunkydory fabulous florals. I bought a few dies from a crafting friend having a clear out on Facebook and love the stitched butterfly dies I bought from her. I don't know the make unfortunately.

I am not liking this hot weather though it was lovely indoors yesterday with windows open and fans going. We wen for a walk at 8 o'clock last night when it cooled down a bit outside.

Bunny moon

This is the baby card my friend asked me to make. She wanted a special card so I made a 7x7 card using a coloured simply print from Lili of the Valley. The backing paper is Trimcraft Pretty Posies, lace from Crafty Ribons, ribbon from stash and flowers from Wild Orchid. I used a Fiskars tag punch and paper from MFT to make the little banners. The baby banner was made with a Memory Box die and MFT paper.  I used weathered wood distress ink around the edges, added some cheesecloth, enamel dots and pearl heart pins. I also used a clear sparkle pen on the moon, stars and flowers.

Golden Wedding #2

This is the card I made for my friend to give his wife. It is from LOTV called Bunnies, clouds and champagne. I coloured it with Copics. The papers are from an old Santoro pack. I cut the image using the out of the die technique and a Lawn Fawn stitched circle die. The striped paper was cute using dies from the Works. The lace is from my stash, flowers from Wild Orchid and I used an old La La Land banner die adding the waste dies around the image.

Mum

This was my Mum's Easter card I sent her. It would of course have been much nicer to be able to visit her. The coloured simply print and the sentiment are from LOTV, papers are MFT hearts and stripes.  The ribbon I bought in America several years ago. I used a Hobbycraft flower punch edging the flowers with brown ink and adding some tiny pearls.  I used a Lawn Fawn pierced rectangle and banner dies.

Easter egg bunny

Another of the cute new images from Lili of the Valley. This one is Easter Egg Bunny which I have coloured with Copics using chalk for the sky. The papers are Lemoncraft, sentiment is LOTV, ribbon from Dovecraft and I used the Hunkydory Moonstone floral dis again. This paper pack is called fresh Summer but I think it is perfect for Spring cards. 

Well I don't know about you but the days go by quickly.  We go for a walk some days, some days we practice our line dancing. With normal chores plus gardening, crafting, reading, jigsaw puzzles and TV we are never bored although it will be lovely when we can all get out more but for the time being we are staying home and saying safe.  We shared a cuppa with my Mum via FaceTime on Sunday but it will be lovely when we can visit her again.

I have some more cards made which I can't share with you yet and I am hoping to get in the craft room later but first need to do the ironing. 

Easter egg hop

Well here we are at the last day of March and we have made it though the first week of this lockdown. On Saturday I couldn't settle and so in the afternoon I sorted out more of my embroidery threads, winding them onto bobbins in one of my new organisers. Sunday I was feeling much better and we had a lovely day. We had a late lunch delivered from the local pub, bottle of wine and then watched a film. It is good to support local businesses that are trying to keep themselves going.  I think a lot of people are having up and down days. 

Yesterday I was feeling positive and decided that has to be the way forward. I did a little cleaning, then the ironing, had homemade soup for lunch and then we went for a walk. When we got home I went in the craftroom to make this Easter card.  We have an order at our local butcher and farm shop to collect this morning so we will be stocked with plenty of meat in the freezer and some fresh veg, milk and bread. I will be back in the craftroom this morning to get some more things made.

Today is the last day of the LOTV half price sale. I used one of the new coloured simply prints and a sentiment along with MFT sweet sunshine papers. I used Lawn Fawn stitched rectangle and puffy clouds border die, Memory Box clouds and a MFT stitched sun die. The ribbon I bought in America.

Stay home, stay cheerful and stay safe x.

Bunny hugs

How is everyone doing in these troubled times?  We are doing our best to remain positive and following all the rules. It seems so ironic that the weather has been sunny all week but the furthest we can go is for a walk where we live or out for essential shopping. We needed some supplies yesterday so went to a small out of town M&S as we knew that would be quieter than the supermarkets. It was very quiet and we managed to get everything we needed.  That has been our only trip in the car this week. 

With all this time at home we are so glad we have plenty of hobbies. I have felt much more motivated as the week has gone on and more like cardmaking. Yesterday morning I felt like doing some housework so the house is lovely and clean and then I had time in the craftroom. We did some line dancing practice to music on Wednesday afternoon. Goodness knows what anyone thought if they walked past! Mind you I have been surprised how few people are walking which is good when we go out for a walk, as we don't have many people to avoid.

So onto my card which featured Bunny hugs, something we are all missing I know, though not from a bunny! It is one of the new coloured simply prints from LOTV. The papers are Lemoncraft fresh Summer. I used a Doohickey heart fence, MFT stitched scalloped border and Sue Wilson sweetheart flower dies.

Stay home and stay safe everyone x

Launch Day

Yes it is launch day at LOTV and I used one of the new images and sentiments for my Mother's Day card which I can now share with you.   I used Copics for colouring and MFT papers and scalloped banner die. The pretty ribbon and pearl trim are from my stash, flowers from Hobbycraft. 

Not sure what we have planned for today.  Thankfully we have plenty to occupy ourselves.  It is so odd looking at the calendar with everything crossed out. 

LOTV meets Trimcraft

I received my first DT package as a Trimcraft Maker on Thursday and have been making some samples with the new Paper Posies range. The image is an old diecut from LOTV, wooden hearts from stash.

The new Trimcraft Paper Posies range has lots of very pretty items. On this card I used;

12x12 paper pad £7.99

Washi tape (2 designs in pack) £1.99

Wooden roses £1.75

Sentiment toppers £1.75

Our hearing system developed a fault yesterday afternoon so no heating. The plumber is coming this morning so fingers crossed it is something simple that can be easily fixed.

Sneak peek 2

The second sneak peek of the new bunnies coming Friday from Lili of the Valley. These are digi stamps so will be available for instant download. I coloured Daisy Chain with Copics and used some new papers from Lemoncraft Fresh Summer.  I added some cheesecloth and raffia lace along with flowers from Wild Orchid. I found a little heart die in my collection and sanded some Core'dinations finishing with a paper butterfly from Poundland.