Lili of the Valley Snowman

Every year I have to have a new snowman stamp and this year I couldn't resist this guy from Lili of the Valley.  The papers are My Mind's Eye.  The Noel text stamp is by Kirsty Wiseman (link below).  The snowflake stamp is a Martha Stewart punch.

Wild Orchid New Flowers Candy

Wild Orchid have the most gorgeous flowers and to celebrate more new ones they're giving away candy.  Go visit - quick!

Cats Whiskers Candy

Cats Whiskers' Blog has some great candy to give away.  Go visit - you'll see some gorgeous cards too.

Lili of the Valley Challenge 71/Dottie's World/Totally Gorjuss

I adore this Lili of the Valley stamp.  She is coloured with ProMarkers.  Background papers are from Bo Bunny and the text stamp is by Kirsty Wiseman for Personal Impressions.  Snowflake border is a Martha Stewart punch.  The card is for Challenge 71 over on the LOTV Challenge Blog, Challenge Candy at Dottie's World who have some gorgeous downloads and Challenge 53 on Totally Gorjuss - sparkle.

Challenges - Punch

This card is for the challenges on A Spoonfull of Sugar and Simon Says Stamp.  The theme is 'punches'.  The punches I've used are from Martha Stewart (snowflakes) and a small round circle - stamped with a Kirsty Wiseman stamp (details in previous posts).  The gorgeous little guy is from C C Designs.  He is coloured with ProMarkers.  The papers are from Craftwork Cards.

The Sugar Bowl Challenge

This card is for the challenge on The Sugar Bowl.   Patterned paper is from Basic Grey's Eskimo Kisses.  The image is, of course, from Sugar Nellie and is coloured with ProMarkers.  Background card is a Core'dinations sheet, embossed with Cuttlebug folder.  The greeting is from a set by Paula Pascal.

I Love ProMarkers

This card is for the challenge on I Love ProMarkers.   Stamp is from Elzybells and papers are from My Mind's Eye.  Black card is Core'dinations,, embossed with Tim Holtz Sizzix die. Image coloured with ProMarkers, of course!

Sweet Treats - Cupcake Craft Challenge

Stamp is from Elzybells and is coloured with ProMarkers.  The papers are from My Mind's Eye. Sweet from my stash!  I entered this card into this week's challenge on Cupcake Craft.

Challenges

The papers on this card are from Basic Grey's Eskimo Kisses and My Mind's Eye.  The stamp is the lovely Trevor from C C Designs at Quixotic Paperie where I got great service this week.  Trevor is coloured with ProMarkers.  I've entered this card into this challenge Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Challenges

The stamp on this card is from Lili of the Valley and is coloured with ProMarkers.  The background papers are from Bo Bunny.  The message circle stamp is from a Personal Impressions set by Kirsty Wiseman.  I am entering the card in these challenges -Papertake Weekly Challenge and   Lili of the Valley Thursday Challenge.

Get Well Lili of the Valley

How cute are Lili of the Valley stamps?  This card is for a close friend who recently had an operation.  The stamp is coloured with ProMarkers.  Background papers are from MME.  The card is for the challenge on Cute Card Thursday (No 135).

Alcohol Inks

The background to the flower is made using Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks.  Over the top of this I swirled a Quickie Glue Pen and added 'gold leaf'. The flower is a die cut also covered with 'gold leaf'.

Trainers

Here's another card I made for my younger son who turned 18 this week.  He got some new trainers last week and here's a card copy of them!

18th Birthday

My younger son turned 18 yesterday.  We celebrated with a family meal at The Ocean Palace in Darwen, Lancashire.  This is one of the cards I made for his birthday.  The stamp is from Elzybells - I coloured one in a Blackburn Rovers kit and one in a Real Madrid kit - he supports both and has for almost all of his 18 years!  The 18 is cut with my Cricut's George cart.  Birthday background is embossed with a Cuttlebug folder.

Sketch Saturday 123

The cup stamp for this card is from Elzybells.  The card is for the Challenge 123 on Sketch Saturday.  The 'ribbon' border is cut with a Martha Stewart punch and the cross stitch is made using a WRMK  Sew Easy tool.

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge No 103/Friday Sketchers122

This easel card is for the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge 103 and  Friday Sketchers 122 challenge.  The cat papers are a free download from DoCrafts and the great Halloween stamp is from Elzybells.  The button brads are HOTP and the cat buttons are from my stash!

Totally Gorjuss Challenge 50

I used this cute mum to be stamp from Elzybells for this week's Totally Gorjuss Challenge.  The background papers are from Paper Adventures, stitching is with the WRMK Sew Easy tool.  Butterflies are a Martha Stewart punch, embossed with Cuttlebug's Swiss Dots Folder.  The big dotty brad is from Dovecraft and the oval shape is cut with a new Nestibilities die.

Lili of the Valley Thursday Challenge

Lili of the Valley Thursday Challenge No 67.  The stamp is from Lili of the Valley and is coloured with ProMarkers.  Background papers are from My Mind's Eye.  The stitching across the middle is made with the new WRMK Sew Easy tool.    

Elzybells

Here's a card made with one of my latest and final Elzybells purchase.  Sadly Elzybells' website closed yesterday.  It's sad to think that Elizabeth's gorgeous designs won't be available to buy anymore.