LOTV Wedding launch

Lili of the Valley are launching some lovely new Wedding stamps on May 12th.  If you are a fan you will remember their lovely Wedding couple with the groom striding it out.  They have been updated and I think look a little more grown up.

I coloured them with Copics and used some old LOTV romance and roses papers, lace from Crafty Ribbons, cheesecloth, ribbons, flowers from Wild Orchid. a LOTV sentiment and a couple of heart dies along with my Daisy Mae torn edge stitched rectangle die.

I do

I was asked by our line dance teacher for a personalised Wedding card and as I didn't have a lot of notice used a LOTV coloured simply print called I do. It is no longer available but you can still buy the image as a digi to colour. I added sparkle to the flowers with a clear sparkle pen. The paper is LOTV romance and roses, lace and flowers from Wild Orchid.  I coloured with wooden hearts with a Nova sparkle pen and added some pearl string and Dovecraft ribbon.

Wedding Day

Thanks for all the likes on my tooth fairy pillows. I took some restocks into Prima Rosa yesterday including this card. When I went in there I stopped to talk to a lady I met there once before and she introduced me to her friend for whom she bought one of my cards. They both said how beautiful it was and asked what I was bringing in. I showed them and they both bought something and I was so pleased one of them was a tooth fairy pillow.

So onto my card which I made using an old LOTV diecut. I still have a few of these to use. There are still some sock of these available in the LOTV outlet store on Etsy. The image is also available as a digi stamp to colour.  I used some Anna Marie paper, cheesecloth, a very old sentiment banner and some flowers from Hobbycraft. I coloured the wooden hearts with a pink sparkle pen and as it was brighter than I wanted, dabbed some off then coloured with a white sparkle pen. I also used a clear sparkle pen on the flowers and ribbon on the image.

Commissioned card

My line dancing teacher asked me to make a large Wedding card and this is what I came up with. I love it when people say I don't mind what you make, I know it will be lovely.  I used a LOTV simply print, diecut it and then added a little victorian velvet distress ink to the edges. The paper is an old LOTV one, the hearts die is one I bought in the Sizzix sale. I printed the sentiment, diecut it and gain used the distress ink.I added some cheesecloth, pearl sprays and flowers from Wild Orchid. 

I don't heat emboss enough so I stampd some wooden hearts with shabby white frantage and heat embossed them and then added some sparkle to the flowers in the image and the diecut hearts with a clear sparkle pen.

Wedding Day

We should have been on holiday in North Wales this week but had to cancel due to Graham having his hernia op today. However it did mean we could attend the wedding of the couple I made this card for using a LOTV stamp coloured with Copics and with lots of sparkle from a Spectrum Noir sparkle pen.  The paper is from an old LOTV pad. I made an 8x8 card which gave me plenty of scope for embellishments.

I used an old Spellbinder floral oval die, Roxstamps heart hangers, wooden hearts coloured with Wink of Stella white sparkle pen, butterflies from Poundland, I think, Dovecraft heart pins, ribbon, lace from stash and flowers from Wild Orchid.

A friend is collecting us to go to the hospital mid morning. Hubby should have his op this afternoon and will be staying in overnight so we are going back to see him this evening hopefully.

Over the moon

For the latest Crafts Beautiful magazine I was commissioned to make a Wedding card. This is 7x7 using some lovely Nitwits papers Romance and Roses. The sweet image is from All Dressed Up and has been coloured with Copics and diecut with a sitched scalloped die from The Works. The ribbons are from Crafty Ribbons, flowers from Wild Orchid.  The border die is from Doohickey.

Mother and father of the bride

I had an order for a Wedding card and a card for the parents of the bride. I decided to keep it quite simple and pretty. I typed the sentiment and diecut it with a Spellbinders floral oval. I added some Tattered Rose distress ink to the edges. The double heart is a Gummiapan die, flowers from Wild Orchid and butterfly from Poundland. The paper is Anna Marie blissful pink.

We bought some plants yesterday so this morning we will be planting up pots and having a tidy in the garden.  The weather is incredible for April. It should last until Tuesday according to the latest forecast and then go down to about 13 degrees.

To have and to hold

Rummaging through my printed images I found this one from All Dressed Up which I have onky used once before. Coloured with Copics and diecut with a stitched die from The Works. The papers are Nitwits Romance and Roses. I used a Doohickey lace border die and a Gummiapan double heart die. The sentiment ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons, flowers from Wild Orchid.

You and Me

I got this digi a long time ago, printed it out and it has been sitting in my images box waiting to be used. I don't know why it has taken me so long as I love the image.

Image - Tiddly Inks You and Me

Medium - Copics

Papers - Nitwits Romance and Roses

Dies - Sue Wilson sentiment, Gummiapan double heart, Gummiapan Inversus (leaves)

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Other - Dovecraft 3D pearl effects, ribbon

Trip out and about today. I need to take some stock into Prima Rosa including some cards which they are going to sell. It is a lovely vintage team rooms and gift shop so we will stop for some light refreshment too. Then off to the farm shop and butchers and Tesco. Hopefully some crafting time this afternoon.  Really hoping we don't get the snow they are predicting but I do have some new snow boots I bought before Christmas.

Commissioned Wedding Card

I was asked to make a card using this lovely LOTV image for a Wedding which you can see was yesterday. This is a digi simply print and today is the last day you will be able to buy it along with all the LOTV digis. I used an old LOTV paper pad as the card is 8x8. The pretty rose ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons and the flowers are from I am Roses and Wild Orchid. I coloured and sparkled a wooden heart too.

Challenges

Crafteezee anything goes 

Creative Inspirations anything goes

A few jobs this morning then hopefully back to the Christmas cad making. How are yours coming along? I am doing very well this year.

Marching down the aisle

This is the second card I made for this month's Crafts Beautiful magazine.  When I was asked to make a Wedding card for the magazine I just had to use my favourite Wedding stamp from LOTV. Coloured with Copics. The papers are digital from Pink Gem and the sentiment stamp from Inkylicious. I used a MFT stitched scalloped border die, MFT stitched leaf die, flowers from Wild Orchid and some ribbon from Crafty Ribbons.

I would like to enter this into the anything goes challenge at Simon Says, any occasion at Creative Inspirations and new beginnings at Allsorts.

Church on the hill

This is another of the pretty Lili of the Valley flower digis and makes a perfect Wedding card for those who don't want cute images. I used my favourite Go Kreate frilly squares 10 dies along with my corner rounder punch. The papers are some new ones I treated myself to, First Edition Beyond the Shore and I simply added a LOTV stamped sentiment and a couple of wooden hearts.

Challenges

Creative Inspirations any occasion

Dies R Us frame it

Mr and Mrs

This is a card I made a while ago for Papercraft Inspirations magazine. I had to make 2 A6 Wedding cards. I used Sue Wilson dies and added some pearl hearts. A simple but effective design. 

A day at home today, apart from food shopping, after our little break away. Looking forward to Poldark tonight.

Mr & Mrs

I have used on of the large sheets of the precoloured LOTV simply print images today. I did add a little shading underneath the couple and used a white Wink of Stella pen on the hem of her dress and a clear Wink of Stella pen on the flowers.  The papers are some old LOTV ones Baskets and Bunnies, ribbon from Crafty Ribbons, flowers from Wild Orchid, leaves from Hobbycraft. I used a Tonic die for the circle, Sue Wilson sentiment die and Memory Box cross stitch hearts die.

Challenges

Crafty Purple Frog fabulously floral

Commissioned card

I was asked to make a Wedding card similar to one I made recently but to keep the flowers fairly flat as it had to be posted to Australia. I used one of the LOTV simply print images. As this is a 7" card I used one of the largest images and coloured the pink flowers with Copics as the colour combo I was asked for was peach and green.  I used Memory Box precious hearts die, lace and various paper flowers and one of my fave products, Viva pearl pen.

Challenges

Noor! Design UK flowers 

Simon Says showers and/or flowers

The Ribbon Girl any image

Special Day

I was commissioned to make 2 A6 Wedding cards for Papercraft Inspirations. I went shabby chic for this one stamping the Inkylicious sentiment in white on kraft. The lace is from Crafty Ribbons, roses from Wild Orchid. I used a purple Wink of Stella pen on the wooden hearts.

Challenges

Noor! Design UK flowers
The Ribbon Girl a card 

Bride and Groom

And another of the new LOTV printed sheets today.  This is a 7" card and I used one of the largest images of The Big Day. I used a clear Wink of Stella pen on the flowers for some sparkle. The paper is LOTV Dress Shoppe, lace and sentiment from stash. I used a Memory Box precious hearts die and a Hobbycraft folk heart punch. The beautiful tissue paper flowers are from America.

Challenges

Noor! Design UK have a heart 

Simon Says fantastic florals 

In the Pink dies and/or punches 

Paper Creators love is in the air 

Crafty Purple Frog love is all around

Allsorts anything goes

Elegant Wedding

I had a message on Facebook from somebody I used to work with asking if I could make her a special Wedding card. I replied with a couple of suggestions and she chose this lovely image from LOTV. This is one of the precoloured diecuts which are discontinued though some are still available on Ebay. The bride wil be wearing silver so I kept the colour very subtle. I used a clear Wink of Stella pen on the flowers on the image and added some tiny pearls.

Papers - LOTV Timeless Victorian

Ribbon and lace - Crafty Ribbons

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Punch - Woodware leaf

Challenges

Paper Creators anything goes 

The Ribbon Girl any image 

Noor! Design UK anything goes

Off to the dentist for a check up today, fingers crossed everything is ok.

Teddy Wedding

Our new challenge at Crafty Ribbons is sepia tones. As always we have a fabulous prize on offer so challenge yourself to play along with us. I have used several old items for my card. I printed the Teddy Bo image about two years ago I should think.

Image - Teddy Bo precoloured

Die - Spellbinders

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Punch - MS fern

Wooden horseshoe and church bought at Ally Pally last year

Challenges

Vilda Stamps anything goes 

Di's Digis add a sentiment
TTCRD anything goes
The Cutie Pie 5 of a kind (5 flowers)
As you like it favourite flowers (although I love diecutting flowers my very favourite flowers are Wild Orchid flowers. I love creating little sprays with them.)

Check out my Birthday candy page, closes 15th October.

Lilac Wedding

No sooner do I make some Wedding cards for stock then I go to a craft fair and they all go. Another of the LOTV diecuts, one of the larger ones this time which was perfect for a 7" card. I went for shabby chic this time, sing LOTV promises papers and adding some gauze, crispy ribbon, wooden heart coloyred with white Wink of Stella pen, pearls, Britannia leaf die and Wild Orchid flowers. The sentiment is also LOTV.

Challenges

Fussy and Fancy my favourite things (LOTV, lilac, shabby chic, lots of flowers, die)
Simon Says anything goes
Deep Ocean anything goes
  Creative Inspirations Bingo (white, flowers, shabby)
Noor! Design UK Cas or fussy and fancy
Paper Shelter Blooming days

Thanks to everyone for your get well wishes. I went to the Dr who said it is a cough virus which started a year ago and can last for up to 4 months! I still feel pretty awful so I am hoping it disappears soon. Luckily after a busy September we had nothing planned for this weekend or the next few days so I am taking it easy until I feel better.