LOTV Blog Hop ...

We're having a super Blog Hop today on all the LOTV blogs to celebrate a new release of stamps and paper pads (in the shop on Saturday 22nd November and online 24th November).  There will be  prizes of a full set of the stamps and a set of the new paper pads too so get hopping!!

I used:

You're A Star stamp coloured with Copics

Pastel Dreams paper pad

Faux Diamante trim, satin ribbon, star diamante buckle slide and stickles from The Ribbon Girl

MFT scallop dies

Join in by visiting each blog on the list leaving a comment as you go, the winners will be announced on Friday evening

Ideas to inspire

Andrea - that's me!!

Anne

Becky

Dawny

Dena

Fleur

Gretha

Jen

Lou

Mary J

Mindy

A girlie birthday card ...

A girlie birthday card with a pop out centre for today's challenge over at Papertake Weekly - you must check out the fabulous girlie cards by the design team - well worth a visit!

I used the new 'Snow Princess' papers from Lili of the Valley and the numbers in the center were cut from sparkly glitter card

I added some 16mm orchid satin ribbon, a 15mm clear diamante embellishment, shiny lilac twine with a couple of crystal beads tied on the ends

My flower arrangement includes WOC lilac roses, a purple rose from the Deep Purple floribunda rose pack, purple/white beaded berries, a lilac beaded twirl and a gorgeous lilac 'Princess' pin

Ribbon, flowers, diamante, shiny twine, Princess pin all from

The Ribbon Girl online store

I hope you will be able to join us over at Papertake Weekly - we would love to see your projects! and there is a nice prize of a £10 voucher towards a shopping spree at The Ribbon Girl - just in time for Christmas :-)

Andrea xx

LOTV Sneak Peek ...

I'm back with another sneak peek of the new LOTV stamps, they'll be released next weekend!!

I used:

Baby Rabbit stamp - coming soon to LOTV!

Country Meadow paper pad (LOTV)

Lace, ribbon, pearl trim, 10mm roses, pins (tinted with Copics) from The Ribbon Girl

Tonic scalloped dies and La La Land banner die

LOTV Sneak Peeks ...

Today I'm sharing a sneak peek of one of the new stamps from LOTV, they're being released on the website and at the Christmas Open Day on November 22nd

I have been really drawn to rosettes and badges recently - isn't Pinterest a marvelous invention for inspiring creativity and wasting several hours of the day!!

I used the new stamp 'Baby Balloon' and it is perfect for new baby cards and birthday cards and could be for a boy or girl - I love versatile images :)

I used:

Baby Balloon rubber stamp and Candles and Cake paper from Lili Of The Valley

Spotted Grosgrain, my favourite red and white Saddlestitch, Gingham and Pencil stripe ribbons, tiny ricrac, top stitch thread and Glossy Accents all from The Ribbon Girl

Lawn Fawn word die, Spellbinders circle dies and a Hobbycraft star punch for the sparkly silver paper 

Ribbon Girl Challenge ...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas .... well at least it is over at The Ribbon Girl blog because the challenge this week is a Christmas card Lovely Lili Challenge. There are two lovely prizes from LOTV and The Ribbon Girl

I used:

Spotty Grosgrain ribbon

Saddlestitch ribbon

Small spotty button

Silver twine

Stardust Stickles

Red princess pin - coming soon to The Ribbon Girl

LOTV Artpad image (#15 Furry Christmas)

These Princess pins are gorgeous - can't wait to get some more from the Ribbon Girl, they'll have them in stock later in the week

Before I go, just a reminder of the next open day at LOTV

Card Challenge at The Ribbon Girl ...

It's a Christmas Card challenge over at The Ribbon Girl blog with two fabulous prizes from The Ribbon Girl and Lili Of The Valley

I used:

Red and white saddlestitch ribbon

Red and white gingham ribbon

Silver glitter velvet

Silver Glacier ribbon

Wooden snowflake button

Diamante angel hanging charm

Silver twine

A crystal trinket pin

Stardust stickles

Image from a LOTV Artpad (#15 Furry Christmas)

Howdy Cowgirl! ...

I love this little cowgirl stamp from Lili Of The Valley

I've used her to make a rosette style hanging and matched the stamp up with lovely papers from LOTV and embellishments from The Ribbon Girl

I used:

'Lasso' stamp coloured with Inktense Pencils (LOTV)

Pressed In Time papers (LOTV)

Faux Hessian (Ribbon Girl)

Cream satin ribbon (Ribbon Girl)

Button, Hemp twine and pearl beads (Ribbon Girl)

Star pins (Ribbon Girl)

Basic Grey alphabet stickers

Glad Tidings ...

I made this card using one of the more traditional artpad images from Lili Of The Valley

I used:

Image - Artpad # 34 Christmas Eve

Sentiment - set#75 Christmas Wishes

Embellishments - honey gold satin ribbon, tiny gold liberty bell, gold poinsettia flower all from The Ribbon Girl

Cowboy Cards ...

I made these cards using the FQB Lil' Tumbleweeds Collection from Nitwit Collections - it is such a cute collection and perfect for little boys cards and parties

Ribbon Girl Lovely Lili Challenge ...

The Lovely Lili challenge at The Ribbon Girl blog is to add LACE - my favourite :)

I've chosen to make a baby girl gift box / keepsake box. It's just waiting to find out the name of the new born so that I can personalise it

I used:

Image - Artpad #12 Toddlers from LOTV

Papers - Country Meadow and Always & Forever Solids from LOTV

Embellishments - Veronica Lace, pink faux silk, 6mm white flatback pearl trim, White Opal Liquid Pearls, 11mm flatback pearls (for the feet on the bottom of the box) all from The Ribbon Girl

A Little Bit Spooky ...

I made some Treat/Gift bags for Halloween using the latest kit from Nitwit Collections - FQB Fly By Night and some ribbons and charms from Ribbon Girl

Glitz and Dazzle at The Ribbon Girl

The new card challenge at The Ribbon Girl blog is Glitz and Dazzle. Lots of sparkly loveliness on this mornings card and of course the chance to win 

I used:

Image - Artpad #15 (Furry Christmas) from LOTV

Sentiment -  Christmas Wishes Set 75 from LOTV

Paper - Promises Solids

6 row faux diamante trim

Silver lame ribbon

Snowflake charm 3

Silver metallic twine

Pastels at The Ribbon Girl ...

The colour challenge over at The Ribbon Girl blog this week is PASTELS. You've still got time to enter. My card is pink and cream and I used the beautiful new papers from Nitwit Collections.

I used:

Pink bakers twine, pink organza rose ribbon, 8mm flatback pearls, 9mm spotty organza ribbon, Liquid Pearls all from The Ribbon Girl

Papers from the FQB Dress Shoppe Collection from Nitwit Collection

Papertrey Ink number dies, Magnolia star die and Spellbinders scallop circle die

Lili of The Valley Blog Hop ...

Hello and welcome to the Lili Of The Valley blog hop. It's my first hop as part of the Design Team and I'm excited to share my card I've made using one of the new stamps

I used:

'Saddle Up' stamp and papers from Pressed in Time paper pad from LOTV

38mm faux hessian, star charm, pearl trim and hemp twine from Ribbon Girl

Lawn Fawn alphabet stamps

This stamp and the rest of the new release (6 brand new images) will be available in the shop on Saturday 20th September at the Open Day and then from the website on Monday 22nd

To join in with the hop and be in with a chance of winning one of the prizes (there are two full sets of the new images available) simply hop around everyone's blogs leaving a comment. Continue hopping to Anne's blog or go back to the start at the Ideas to Inspire blog

Ideas to Inspire

Anne

Andrea (that's me!)

Becky

Dawny

Elise

Fleur

Gretha

Jen

Lou

Mary J

Mindy

The winners will be announced on Friday evening, Good Luck xx

Lovely Lili challenge ...

Today's challenge over at the Ribbon Girl blog is our regular Lovely Lili Challenge - lots of lovely Lili Of The Valley products on show over there today.  I used one of my favourite Artpad images for my card

I used:

Image from Art Pad 9 - Party and Cake LOTV

Paper from Always and Forever 8x8 paper pad LOTV

Gemma and Clementine lace, dusky pink satin ribbon, 10mm rose and Stardust Stickles all from The Ribbon Girl

How to make the owl ...

Lots of people have asked how I made my owl so .......

Print the template image on an A4 piece of paper - it's upside down because I scanned it upside down and I can't work out how to turn it round :)

Cut the body shapes and wings from stiff card or several layers of thinner card glued together. Cover each of the body shapes and both sides of the wings with patterned paper. I used a different pattern for each pattern piece. Cut out two tummies and four eyes, ink the edges of everything with walnut distress ink and use a fine pen to draw faux stitching around the edges. Sandwich the wings between the body pieces and glue together. Adhere the tummy pieces and circles for the eyes and glue two black buttons on each side. Punch a hole at the top and thread through twine tied with rusty jingle bells. Cover wooden festive shaops with paper scraps and add tot he lengths of twine

Exciting News!!!!!!

Hello, I have some very special and exciting news to share today ........................ Lili Of The Valley invited me to join their Design Team!!!! You would not believe how quickly I replied to their email and I've been sitting on this news for a few weeks because they asked me just before I was due to go on my holidays. 

So today I am sharing two projects, the first is also my card challenge project for The Ribbon Girl blog which is to add ribbon and uses one of the upcoming stamp release images from LOTV - my first sneak peak as a DT member :o)

For this card I coloured 'Halloween' with my Copics and I used papers from 'Snow Princess' 8x8 paper pad

I added Mauve Mist and Persian Lilac seambinding and Lavender openweave ribbon and a spider charm from Ribbon Girl

My second project is hanging in the Lili Of The Valley shop and it's made using all the patterns from the 8x8 paper pad Woodland Wishes

I used:

Woodland Wishes paper pad

Black buttons

Natural button twine

Rusty jingle bells

Christmas tree wooden shape

You Make My Heart Leap ...

I absolutely love this digital kit from Nitwit Collections. The papers and characters are gorgeous and the colours have *just* the right green and blue. 

These are what I made using it, plus my can't live without Liquid Pearls and Stickles!

Ribbon Girl Magnolia Challenge ...

It's a new challenge over at The Ribbon Girl blog and this week it's a Magnolia challenge (sponsored by Magnolia and Ribbon Girl)

I used: gingham ribbon, rolled rose flower, polka dot dress charm, crystal trinket pin, ivory heart pin and Alice guipure lace all from The Ribbon Girl

Promises paper pad from Lili Of The Valley

Birthday Cards ...

I'm back from my holidays with two cards to share that I made just before I went away ...

I used:

Image from LOTV Art Pad 9 - Party and Cake

Paper from LOTV Paper Pad - Country Meadow 

Embellishments from The Ribbon Girl - Broderie Anglaise lace, pink satin ribbon, pink heart pin, crystal trinket pin (coloured with a Copic!), stardust Stickles and a pink flatback gemstone

I used:

Image from LOTV Art Pad 7 - Just for Girls

Paper from LOTV Paper Pad - Bonnets and Bowties and Promises (solids)

Embellishments from The Ribbon Girl - 'Michele' guipure lace, orchid satin ribbon, shiny silver heart charm, silver twine, crystal trinket pins (one of the coloured with a Copic marker)

Last LOTV sneak peeks ...

These are the last few Christmas projects that I made last week when Anne and Dawny came to stay for the weekend. We had such a lovely time and have all said that we should do it again soon :)

For this card I used the Santa from LOTV Artpad #32

Silver glitter mesh, snowflake charm and jingly jingle bell from The Ribbon Girl

Martha Stewart border punch and lots of silver cardstock

I also created my own glitter paper by covering the paper with a glue pad and sprinkling Glamour Dust glitter all over it - in real life it is stunning! Anyone going to the LOTV shop can pick up the Glamour Dust from them as they have it in the shop but it isn't on the website

My second project is a gift box using one of the images from Artpad #33 Christmas Cuties - I just love these snowmen!

I used:

LOTV Artpad image

LOTV paper pads - Up,Up & Away and Pastel Dreams

White pompom trim, stickles and pink adhesive flat back gems from The Ribbon Girl

Papertrey holly leaves die and silver glitter card

My final project was made using the scraps of paper from all the other projects that were piled up on the crafting table and the new wooden shapes from the Ribbon Girl

I used:

Papers from LOTV paper pads - Up,Up & Away and Pastel Dreams

Wooden stars, Pale aqua medium pom pom trim, 5mm gingham ribbon, silver twine and shiny heart charms all from The Ribbon Girl