Little Miss Frou Frou ...

I love this new stamp from Lili Of The Valley - this is Frou Frou with her little doggy of course! I used more of those gorgeous pink papers from Nitwit Collections as well as lots of goodies from The Ribbon Girl

Stamp - Frou Frou from LOTV

Papers - Love Struck Collection from Nitwit Collections

Lace, saddlestitch ribbon, pins, satin ribbon, dangle beads and resin charm from The Ribbon Girl

I also made a coordinating gift box using papers from the same kit

Lovely Lili at The Ribbon Girl

I'm sharing my card for The Ribbon Girl Lovely Lili Challenge today. There are two fab prizes from LOTV and The Ribbon Girl and the challenge is to 'add a charm'

I used:

The Ribbon Girl - Daisy and Margaret guipure lace, check and dusky pink lacey edge ribbons, spotty organza ribbon, ricrac, dummy and pram charm, bakers twine, heart pin, liquid pearls, stickles

Lili Of The Valley - ArtPad #12 'Toddlers' and Greetings Postmarks sentiment stamps

Nitwit Collections - Love Struck Collection papers

Baby Girl ...

I love making baby cards and gifts, I think it's because you can go to town with the pastels ... and pink! :)

For this card I used an image from Lili Of The Valley's Artpad #12 Toddlers  - perfect for making coordinating cards and gifts as you get multiple precoloured images in the one pad so everything can coordinate. I also played with new papers from the gorgeous Love Struck Collection from Nitwit Collections (so pretty!!)

I used: Toddlers Artpad image from LOTV

Lovestruck Collection papers from Nitwit Collections

Stretch lace,  guipure lace, picot ribbon, gingham ribbon, trinket pins and liquid pearls all from The Ribbon Girl

I used more of the gingham paper from Nitwit Collections  and another identical image (the beauty of LOTV Art Pad images is several of the same designs in each pad!) to make this cute bauble gift (saddlestitch and spotty ribbon from Ribbon Girl) The plastic bauble is also from The Ribbon Girl

LOTV Blog Hop ...

Hello welcome to the LOTV blog hop to celebrate the new release of stamps. There will be 4 new rubber stamps released on Saturday 31st January as well as 2 sets of cute mini images which are clear stamps and some sentiments to compliment the stamps. Of course we have a fabulous prize too of a full set of the stamps which will be drawn and announced on Friday

Here is the full list of the Design Team who are taking part in the blog hop:

Andrea - that's me!!

Anne

Becky

Dawny

Fleur

Gretha

Jen

Kathy

Lou

Mary J 

Mindy

For my blog hop project I made another hanging bauble decoration. I think these make fabulous gifts and I am just a little bit addicted to making them!

I used:

Little Fairies clear stamps and coordinating sentiments from LOTV

Timeless Victorian 8x8 paper pad from LOTV

Acrylic bauble, taffeta ribbon, sheer ribbon, teeny tiny pompom trim and clear dewdrops all from The Ribbon Girl

MFT and Tonic Studio dies

Birthday Wishes ...

The new challenge over at The Ribbon Girl blog is 'seeing spots' and this is the card I made for it. Pop over to check out the rest of the Design Team, we have two fabulous prizes from Magnolia and The Ribbon Girl

I used:

Magnolia stamp coloured with Copics

Microdot satin ribbon, 10mm pale pink roses and white Liquid Pearls from The Ribbon Girl

Spellbinders, MFT and Tonic Studios dies

A cutesey little sentiment tag stamp and Country Meadow paper pad from LOTV

You Make My Heart Flip ...

Hello, I am back again with another sneak peek of a new stamp from LOTV, this little fella is called 'Pancake Day' and he is totally scrummy :)

I used 'Pancake Boy' rubber stamp from LOTV (released January 31st)

Ricrac, ribbon, heart pin and heart dangles from The Ribbon Girl

October Afternoon paper and Martha Stewart border punch

The sentiment was printed from my computer

 Before I go have you seen these - can't wait for all these stamps to be released - they are gorgeous!!

LOTV Sneak Peek ...

I'm back to share a sneak of a new Lili Of The Valley stamp due to be released on Saturday January 31st. 

I made something different today - a hanging decoration (inspired by what I have been seeing on Pinterest and by the lovely Christmas decoration my friend Jean made me for Christmas) using half of a clear acrylic bauble (the type that come in two halves and clip together)

This stamp is called In Love and it's just so sweet, I couldn't wait to colour it in and it would make a great Valentine, Engagement or Anniversary project :)

I used:

True Love stamp (released 31.1.15), papers from the Bonnets and Bowties paper pad and a tiny tag stamp from Set 24 Sentiment Tags all from Lili Of The Valley

Spotty organza ribbon, Ruffle edge ribbon, Dewdrops, Liquid Pearls and a Diamante Heart embellishment all from The Ribbon Girl

Spellbinders, MFT and Tonic Studios dies

Ribbon Girl Challenges Are Back ...

The Ribbon Girl blog has started up it's challenges once again now that everyone has had a well deserved rest over Christmas and New Year and it's a colour challenge this week ... PINK! my favourite :) We're sponsored by Marianne Designs and The Ribbon Girl this week

I used:

Lacey edged pink check ribbon, daisy guipure lace, natural hemp twine, pink heart pin and star dangle beads all from The Ribbon Girl

Jenny Bear Artpad image, Country Meadow paper pad and Pretty Grungy sentiment stamp from LOTV

You're Lovely ...

I got some new stamps! I've had my eye on these little beauties from LOTV for a long time and on Saturday they landed on my doormat so I just had to have a little play with them and with some of the new ribbons that the Ribbon Girl has in too

I used:

Pretty Grungy Sentiment stamps (Good Times) from LOTV

Pastel Dreams and Country Meadow 8x8 paper pads from LOTV

Aqua daisy and sage green lace edge ribbons, natural hemp twine and dangly beads from Pretty Little  Bottles - Jewel and Pearl

**I LOVE these Pretty Little Bottles from The Ribbon Girl!

Up, Up & Away ...

I've been missing from blogland for a while due to a broken laptop but I've now got a shiny new Macbook and I'm back in the game again and here to share my latest paper project for Lili Of The Valley

I made this lovely hot air balloon using papers from the Up, Up & Away and Pastel Dreams paper pads and the basket was made by weaving strips of the solids from Always and Forever the gingham ribbon and pompom trim are from The Ribbon Girl

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