Lili of the Valley A Snowy Hug Christmas Card

 

Hi everyone 😊

Just sharing another Christmas Card that I made using a Lili of the Valley Simply Print image called 'A Snowy Hug':

This is also my card for the following Challenge:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #93 - If it's Christmassy, link it up

I love this cute image - it is just sooooo adorable!    I layered the image onto burgundy then black cardstock.  I added some Tombow Mono Aqua Glue to the hats and snow then sprinkled on some Stampendous Cotton White Fun Flock mixed with Crystalina Glitter so it looks fluffy AND sparkly.  I diecut a heart from burgundy cardstock using my Big Shot and Memory Box Mini Heart Collection die set.  This die set is old - from 2014 - but is very well loved and used because it has so many different styles and sizes of hearts.  I added some Wink of Stella Clear Glitter brush to the heart because you can't have enough sparkle on a Christmas card 😉

All the designer papers are by My Mind's Eye - Comfort and Joy - from 2016 so long retired.  

The black cardstock on the side panel was punched with a Fiskars Scallop Border punch - then I added the Burgundy Grosgrain Ribbon.   I added some Fray Stop to the cut edges as this ribbon frays terribly.  I glued on a diecut Silver Glitter Cardstock Snowflake then added a Kaisercraft Silver Rhinestone to the centre.  I don't know what die I used because I have a container full of diecut and punched snowflakes.  I always diecut and punch extras so I have plenty on hand for my Christmas cards.  

The side panel was popped up on scraps of black cardstock as was the main panel.

The black cardstock layers were trimmed to 1/8" and the burgundy to 1/16" using my We R Memory Keepers Perfect Layers Guides.

The sentiment is by Penny Black from their Holiday Snippets set.   I have also had this set for years and it has so many different sizes and styles of sentiments.  Very practical and versatile!   I stamped it using Versafine Onyx Black ink then diecut it using a Lawn Fawn Slide on Over die which was just the perfect size for the sentiment.   Even though this die is technically made for interactive cards, it is very useful for very small sentiments.   I added a Kaisercraft Silver Rhinestone to each side.  

Once I had finished the card front, I glued it to a Uniquely Creative Square Card Base using Tombow Mono Multi glue leaving a 1/16" border.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Penny Black Holiday Snippets 30-307

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black

Designer Paper:  My Mind's Eye Comfort and Joy 6" x 6" pad (2016 and retired)

Accessories:  Stampendous Cotton White Fun Flock mixed with Crystalina Glitter, We R Memory Keepers Perfect Layers Guides, Burgundy Grosgrain Ribbon, Fray Stop, Tombow Mono Multi and Mono Aqua Glue, Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush, Kaisercraft Silver Rhinestones SB700, Big Shot, Cardstock - Burgundy, White, Black (Anko - KMart), scraps of black for dimension, Uniquely Creative White Card Base

Punches:  Fiskars Scallop Border

Dies:  Memory Box Mini Heart Collection #98763 (2014 and retired), Lawn Fawn Slide-on-Over LF1202, Snowflakes

Penny Black Balloon Ride Birthday Card

 

Hi everyone 😀

Today I am sharing a Birthday Card that I made for my beautiful niece:

This is also my card for the following Challenge:

 Simon Says Stamp - Monday Challenge - It's up in the Air

The main image is by Penny Black - Balloon Ride.  Isn't it just so adorable?!!  I stamped it onto watercolour paper using Versafine Onyx Black ink and coloured it with a mix of different pencils:  Lyra Watercolours, Faber-Castell Albrecht-Durer Watercolours and Derwent Inktense.  I added some white highlights on the balloons using a White Gel Pen then added Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush which you can't really tell in the photo but it made them look more translucent.

Here is a close-up:

I went over the black lines with a Copic .01 Black Multiliner to darken them up.   I added some Kindyglitz Crystalina Glitter glue to the bear's cheeks.   I coloured some white glitter cardstock using Distress Inks to match the colours of the designer papers and punched them using a very old but very loved punch:  Carl CP-8 Heart Duo and glued them around the image using Tombow Mono Aqua glue.  The panel and designer paper layers were diecut using Lifestyle Nesting Card Templates and my Big Shot.

The sentiment is from an old Lili of the Valley UK unmounted rubber set called Circular Sentiments - For You.  I have used this set countless times over the years and it has many different ones to suit whatever occasion you need it for.   LOTV have reissued this set as photopolymer and is available in their Etsy Store - LotvDigiShop.  I coloured the wee flowers on the sentiment with my watercolour pencils and added some glitter to them.  I used Lifestyle Nesting Circle and Nesting Scallop Circle dies to diecut the sentiment panel.

The designer papers are by My Mind's Eye - Collectable - Unforgettable and are really old - from 2013 so LONG retired.  

The centre panel was punched using an EK Success Scalloped Scallop border punch.

I kept thinking I needed to add something else to my card and pulled out flowers, ribbons, twine, buttons, charms, rhinestones and pearls - but just couldn't get anything to look right and in the end, I gave up and left it as it was because I had literally spent hours fiddling and needed to get it in the mail.  Honestly it took longer fiddling than it took to make the rest of the card which came together quickly.   So frustrating!

Once I had finished my card front, I glued it to an Anko White Card Base using Tombow Mono Multi glue.

Finished size is 6" x 6" or 150mm x 150mm.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Penny Black - Balloon Ride - 30-545 clear set, Lili of the Valley - For You Circular Sentiments unmounted rubber

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Distress Inks (for colouring glitter cardstock)

Designer Paper:  My Mind's Eye - Collectable - Unforgettable 6" x 6" pad (retired - from 2013)

Accessories:  Stamping Platform, We R Memory Keepers Layer Guides, Tombow Mono Multi and Mono Aqua Glues, Born #2 Round Taklon Paintbrush, Lyra + Faber-Castell Albrecht-Durer Watercolour Pencils, Derwent Inktense Pencils, Bellbird Paperarts Watercolour Paper (retired), Big Shot, Copic Multi-Liner .01 Black Pen, Kindyglitz Crystalina Glitter Glue, Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush, White Gel Pen, White Glitter Cardstock, Raw Umber Cardstock, Anko White Card Base (K-Mart)

Dies:  Lifestyle Nesting Card Templates DCD431 (retired), Lifestyle Nesting Circles L-CC-001 (retired), Lifestyle Nesting Scallop Circles (retired)

Punches:  EK Success Scalloped Scallop border EKPL8003, Carl CP-8 Heart Duo

Graphic 45 - A Proper Gentleman Vintage Car Birthday Card

 

Hi everyone 😀

Today I am sharing another Masculine Birthday Card:

This is also another entry for the following Challenge:

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - August 

 

The main image was trimmed from a sheet by Graphic 45 - A Proper Gentleman.  One of the sheets is filled with Vintage cars in all different colours and styles so I have trimmed them all up ready for cards.    I layered it onto dark brown cardstock and trimmed it to 1/16" using my Perfect Layers Tools then popped it up on dimensionals.

The top background paper is really old and is called Rosemoka Chateau de sable.  The fleur de lis paper is by Graphic 45 - Le Romantique Collection - Celebration.  I layered the papers onto rust and then dark brown cardstock and trimmed them to 1/18" and 1/16" respectively using my Perfect Layers Tools.

The dark brown centre punched border was made using my Fiskars Threading Water punch.

The sentiment is by Lili of the Valley and was stamped onto kraft cardstock using Versafine Vintage Sepia ink then diecut it using my Big Shot and Lifestyle Nesting Circle dies.  I glued it to a rust diecut circle then popped it up on dimensionals.  I punched some hearts from rust cardstock using my Carl CP-8 heart duo punch then added Glossy Accents.  This sentiment is no longer available as a stamp but Lili of the Valley have it available as a digital download on their Etsy store.  The ribbon is from my stash.  

Once I had finished my card front, I glued it to a kraft card base using Tombow Mono Multi glue.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Lili of the Valley (UK) 'For You' Circular Sentiments

Ink:  Versafine Vintage Sepia

Designer Paper:  Graphic 45 - Le Romantique Collection - Celebration 12" x 12" and A Proper Gentleman 12" x 12", Rosemoka Chateau de sable AN-0204 12" x 12"

Accessories:  Ribbon - stash, Big Shot, dimensionals, Perfect Layers Tools, Glossy Accents, cardstock - dark brown, rust + kraft, kraft card base, Tombow Mono Multi glue

Punches:  Fiskars Threading Water border, Carl CP-8 heart duo

Dies:  Lifestyle Nesting Circles

Lili of the Valley Biplane Birthday Card

 

Hi everyone😀

Today I am sharing a birthday card that I made for my husband:

This is also my entry for the following Challenge:

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - August - any project that uses patterned paper.  If you click on the underlined link, it will take you to the Challenge.

The main image is by Lili of the Valley (UK) and is a pre-coloured digital image which I bought from their Etsy Store and is called:  Simply Print Biplane.  I love that when you buy one of their Simply Print images, it comes as a PDF and has several pages of different sizes so you choose what you need for your card or project.   

I layered the image onto some kraft cardstock then onto some blue designer paper from a Kaisercraft Workshop pad.  I trimmed the edges with my Perfect Layers Tools to 1/16" and 1/8" respectively then popped the image panel up on dimensionals.

The background designer paper is also from the same paper pad.  The punched kraft cardstock border is my old favourite - Fiskars Threading Water punch.  I added the small strip of designer paper above the border just to add some definition between the beige paper and the punched border as I thought it just needed something.

The sentiment is also from the same paper pad.  I added a copper brad on each side which is by Inque Boutique.  I have had these brads for years.  I don't see alot of cards with brads these days so I am guessing they are not in vogue - but I still love them and use them alot especially on masculine cards.

Once I had finished the card front, I glued it to a kraft card base.

Here is a photo of the card inside:

The sentiment is also from the Kaisercraft Workshop pad.  I added a 1/8" strip of the blue designer paper top and bottom.  

I think this card would be suitable for a variety of occasions and not just a birthday.

It's a very simple card but I like unfussy cards for guys.  Plus it is very quick and easy when you have to make a ton of cards for a gazillion birthdays all in the same month 😉

Thanks for stopping by!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Paper:  Kaisercraft Workshop 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" pad (2019)

Accessories:  Perfect Layers Tools, Digital Image - LOTV Simple Print Biplane, computer and printer, dimensionals, copper brads - Inque Boutique, paper piercer, Tombow Mono Multi glue, cardstock - kraft, kraft card base

Penny Black Celebrating Thank You Card

 

Hi everyone 😀

Today I am sharing a Thank You Card that I made for our new Vet who has been helping Ruby recover from her illness.  Unfortunately, the correct diagnosis was missed so I am glad that I sought a second opinion. Ruby is slowly gaining weight and certainly brighter in herself and has more of her sassy side back - and enjoying her new Hypoallergenic diet food.   Ruby has a check-up next week so we will see what the Vet says.  Nonetheless, I am being cautiously optimistic.

I didn't have alot of cat stamps that I thought were suitable - and eventually settled on this one:  Penny Black - Celebrating - which is an old wood-mounted stamp.  I thought the balloon would put a smile on his face because, let's face it, who doesn't like a balloon no matter what age or gender you are?!

This is also my card for the following Challenges:

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - May - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Challenge 593 - Anything Goes with Optional Twist of use your 3 favourite colours 

Critter Crazy Challenge Blog - Challenge #62 - Anything Goes with a Featured Critter 

I stamped the image onto Ranger watercolour cardstock using Versafine Onyx Black ink and coloured it using Lyra watercolour pencils and a #2 round paintbrush.  I went over any of the black lines using a Zig Millenium .03 black pen to darken the lines up again.

I added Glossy Accents to the balloon to add some shine.  The sentiment is by Lili of the Valley which is unmounted rubber that I bought before they went digital.  I diecut some stars from the blue part of the designer paper using my Big Shot and a Memory Box die set - Hearts and Stars - and glued them on using Tombow Mono Aqua glue.   Here is a close-up pic:

The designer paper is old and retired - Kaisercraft Pet's Paradise - and I think was released in 2012.  I bought a stack of it on clearance at a Kaisercraft store.  The dotted cardstock was made using a very old embossing folder - and the first one I ever bought - Cuttlebug Swiss Dots.  I still get such a kick out of embossing cardstock and think that it such a cool thing to be able to do yourself.  All the layers were trimmed to either 1/16" or 1/8" using my Perfect Layers Tools.

The ribbon is from my stash.  I added Fray Stop to the cut ends to stop them from fraying.

I decided to decorate the card inside as I had a strip of the dry-embossed cardstock and the designer paper leftover - so put them to good use.  I also added a diecut blue star to the bottom RHS.  The 'Thank You' came from an assorted pack of sentiments I bought at a Craft Show and just happened to match everything perfectly.

Once I had finished the card front, I glued it to a kraft card base using Tombow Mono Multi glue.

I hope the Vet likes his card.   

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Penny Black - Celebrating - 1472E - wood mount, Sentiment - Lili of the Valley

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black

Designer Paper:  Kaisercraft Pet's Paradise - P229 - Pampered Pet - 12" x 12" (retired)

Accessories:  Perfect Layers Tools, Zig Millenium .03 black pen, #2 round paintbrush, Lyra watercolour pencils, Glossy Accents, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, ribbon (stash), Tombow Mono Multi and Mono Aqua glue, Cardstock - Ranger Watercolour, Colormates Deep Creamy Cocoa, scrap of greyish brown, white, kraft card base

Dies:  Memory Box Hearts and Stars #98755 (retired - first released 2014)

Lili of the Valley James in the Snow Christmas Card

 

Hi everyone 😀

Today I am sharing a Christmas Card that I made for my daughter.  It was a last-minute make on Christmas Eve as we were away on holidays for the first few weeks of December (finally, after more than 2 years and in and out of Lockdown) so it was wonderful to relax and sit by the river - nothing to think about except what to eat or whether I should have a coffee or not.  I made lots of Christmas cards when I was away - mainly from kits as it is more practical to take them away than taking a pile of craft stuff.  But I was chasing my tail a little when we got back with lots of stuff organise in time for Christmas!  We struggled to get a (real) Christmas tree this year as apparently there was a shortage.  We usually get one from the local Scouts which is a great fundraiser for them but they had a 'sold out' sign when you can usually get a tree right up till just before Santa is heading down the chimney.

This is also my card for following Challenges:

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - Challenge 574 - Anything Goes with the optional theme of any Christmas or New Year card

Winter Wonderland - End of Year Challenge - Anything Goes Christmas

Please click on the underlined links to go to the Challenges.

The main image I bought many years ago as an unmounted rubber stamp from Lili of Valley UK - but you can get it in digital form from their Etsy Store HERE.

I stamped the image with Versafine Onyx Black ink onto Ranger watercolour cardstock and coloured it with Lyra + Faber-Castell watercolour pencils and a #2 round paintbrush.  I paper-pieced the hat and scarf using some designer paper from an old retired pad - BoBunny Snowfall.   I added some shading with a grey watercolour pencil.  The fluffy stuff on the hat and the snow on the ground is Stampendous Cotton Ball White Fun Flock mixed with Crystalina glitter which was glued on using Tombow Mono Multi glue.

The falling snow around the bear is Nuvo White Blizzard Glitter drops.  It is my first time using them and I love the dimension it gives.  Now, of course, I want to get more colours 😄

I used my Lifestyle Nesting Circle dies and Big Shot for the main image and layers.  The other designer papers are also from a retired pad by Echo Park - Winter Park.

The snowflakes were diecut from aqua glitter cardstock using my Impression Obsession Small Snowflake Set DIE100F.  I added some Kaisercraft Ice Blue Rhinestones to the centres.

The ribbon is from my stash and was attached in two separate elements and the bow itself was tied using my Bow Easy.  The sentiment tag is a die by Cuttlebug - Tiny Tags - 37-1222.  This die set, although retired, has been one of my most-used dies over the years.  The sentiment is by Elzybells (who are no longer in business) from their Mini Messages - Christmas - 20-054 clear set.  I added some tiny Molossi light blue rhinestones underneath.

The burgundy and light blue base cardstock layers were trimmed to 1/8" using my Perfect Layers Tools and the dark teal cardstock was trimmed to 1/16".

Once I had finished the card front, I glued it to a white card base using Tombow Mono Multi glue.  

Thanks for visiting my Blog today!  Happy New Year everyone!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Lili of the Valley (UK) - James Bear in the Snow, Elzybells Mini Messages - Christmas 20-054 clear set (retired)

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black

Designer Paper:  BoBunny Snowfall Item #6PF927 6" x 6" pad (retired), Echo Park Winter Park Item #WK23023 6" x 6" pad (retired)

Accessories:  Big Shot, Cuttlebug, Ranger watercolour cardstock, ribbon - stash, Bow Easy, Perfect Layers Tools, Stampendous Cotton Ball White Fun Flock, Crystalina glitter, Nuvo White Blizzard Glitter drops, dimensionals, Lyra + Faber-Castell watercolour pencils, #2 round paintbrush, Tombow Mono Multi glue, Kaisercraft Ice Blue SB774 rhinestones, Molossi tiny blue rhinestones, cardstock - aqua glitter, burgundy, light blue, dark teal, white card base

Dies:  Lifestyle Nesting Circles, Impression Obsession Small Snowflake Set DIE100-F, Cuttlebug Tiny Tags 37-1222 (retired)

Hunkydory Moments and Milestones Retirement Card

Hi everyone,

Today I am sharing a Retirement Card that I made for our local doctor who has just retired after 50 years service.  He has been an amazing support to our family and we will really miss him.

The image is from Hunkydory Little Book of Moments and Milestones and I trimmed the plaid pattern on the top and bottom a little to make it fit better on my card.  The designer paper is from an old paper pad by Bo Bunny called Timepiece Collection which I think dates from 2011.

The side panel was punched using my Fiskars Scalloped Border punch.  All the layers were trimmed to 1/8" using my Perfect Layers Tools.  

The sentiment is a stamp from Lili of the Valley (UK) and was stamped using Versafine Vintage Sepia ink, punched using a circle punch and I sponged around the edge using the same ink.  Lili of the Valley no longer make rubber/clear stamps but you can buy this sentiment in digital form from their Etsy Store and is called "For You Circular Sentiments".   I popped the sentiment up on dimensionals. 

I was ever so pleased with how easily everything came together with my card.  I knew straight away when I saw the image what paper pad would match.  Sometimes everything just flows and it's very satisfying.  I have never made a Retirement card before and I have only one Retirement sentiment stamp in my stash so luckily I had one that was suitable for the occasion. 

Once I finished the card front, I popped it on a white card base using Tombow Mono Multi glue.

Finished card size is 6" x 6".

I must admit to struggling of late to be creative after going back into Stage 3 Restrictions here in Victoria (Australia) and haven't made alot of cards - and instead have been baking bread and learned how to make gnocchi - just different things to the norm in amongst the whole COVID-19 crisis.  I have probably made at least a dozen loaves of bread and find it very satisfying.  I hand-knead it and watch You-Tube card making videos whilst kneading so the time passes quickly - and gosh, the bread smells amazing when it is cooking and tastes delicious. A couple of years ago, I started making my own pizza bases so was used to working with yeast and it just seemed a natural extension to move to breadmaking.  It seems to be a recurring theme this year that people have "discovered" breadmaking.  My cousin has been making sourdough bread and really loving it too.

I have also returned to my Family Tree research after having a break for some years.  I took a DNA test and it has been a fascinating and a steep learning curve to understand all the different terminologies related to DNA matches like Centimorgans.  Back in 2004 when I started researching, I Googled my paternal grandparents' names just for fun and it bought up many family trees that didn't make sense with what I had been told.  Many birth, death and marriage certificates later and getting in contact with various newly found cousins, I discovered that my Great-great-great Grandfather actually arrived in Australia from England as a Convict on The Third Fleet - and he married another convict.  I had always been told that we were descended from 'English Blue Blood Aristocracy' and years ago, people were ashamed of convict heritage - but now people are excited.  It's a shame really that my father never knew the truth (he died about 25 years ago) but then again, maybe he would be horrified!  There are alot more online resources available now compared to 2004 when I used to spend many hours up at my local library looking at microfiche records.  Anyway, I have thoroughly enjoyed delving back into my research and it's been a great way to quieten my mind.  

Well, I have waffled enough.  Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn


Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Lili of the Valley For You Circular Sentiments (now only available as a digital download)

Ink:  Versafine Vintage Sepia

Designer Paper:  Bo Bunny Timepiece Collection 6" x 6" pad (2011) - retired

Accessories:  Hunkydory - The Little Book of Moments and Milestones - Product Code LBK197, brown ribbon, Perfect Layers Tools, Tombow Mono Multi glue, dimensionals, cardstock - dark brown, white card base

Punches:  Fiskars Scalloped border, Kaszazz circle punch 

Lili of the Valley James Bear in the Snow Christmas Card

Hi everyone

Just stopping in to share a Christmas card that I made for my daughter which I started on the 23rd and finished Christmas Eve morning:

This is also my card for the following Challenges:

Winter Wonderland - Anything Goes Christmas

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - December - Always Anything Goes and you may enter any creation on which patterned paper/card has been used.  The idea of the challenge is to use up any of those papers we have been "collecting".  My designer papers are from 2011 so I think that I am....ahem... 'well-qualified' for the challenge!

Splitcoaststampers - Free for all Friday - F4A407 - Merry December - Happy ??? - Make a card to celebrate your favorite holiday in December. It could be Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Boxing Day...you decide but make sure you tell them what you are celebrating.  Just for fun (optional, in no way mandatory), add sparkle to your card.  I am (obviously) celebrating Christmas and I have loads of sparkle on my card.

Splitcoaststampers - Ways to Use it - WT667 - Colouring is a perfect way to relax and get rid of all that stress, so take out your favorite colouring mediums....markers, coloured pencils, watercolours, chalks...anything you can use to color.  To make this a little more challenging, you must use at least two different colouring mediums on your card or project.  I used watercolour pencils, Tombow pens and chalks.

The image is by Lili of the Valley (UK) and is called 'James Bear in the Snow' which I bought as an unmounted rubber stamp quite some years ago.  Although you can't get the rubber stamp any longer, you can purchase it from LOTV as a digi image or a pre-coloured printable image.

I stamped the image with Ranger Archival Potting Soil ink and coloured it with a mix of Faber-Castell + Lyra watercolour pencils and Tombow pens.  I paper-pieced the scarf and hat using Bo Bunny Snowfall designer paper from their 6" x 6" pad and added a small amount of shading using a grey Tombow pen.  After fussy-cutting the scarf and hat, I went around the edges with a Pitt Artist Walnut Brown pen to hide any imperfections in my cutting.  I lightly coloured around the image using Kaisercraft blue chalk. The image and teal circle layers were diecut using my Big Shot and Lifestyle Nesting Circle dies.

The designer paper on the card base is also from the Bo Bunny Snowfall collection and is a 12" x 12" sheet called Blizzard.  This collection is from 2011 and is therefore long-retired yet it still remains one of my most favourite all-time releases.  The touches of glitter are so gorgeous!  The teal cardstock on the card base was trimmed to a 1/8" using my Perfect Layers Tools.  I glued the finished card to a white card base using Tombow Mono Multi glue which gave me enough wriggle-time to get the card exactly where I wanted leaving a very small white border.

The sentiment is from Penny Black from their Holiday Snippets set which has tons of very small sentiments that are easy to add to a card when you don't have alot of room for one. It was stamped using Versamagic Ocean Depth chalk ink and diecut using a Lawn Fawn Slide-on-Over die for the sentiment as it was the perfect size.  I added a blue Couture Creations gemstone either side of the sentiment.

The snowflakes were diecut from white glitter cardstock using a Kaisercraft Mini Snowflakes die set which has 8 different-sized snowflakes and two different-sized 8-pointed stars.  I added a blue Couture Creations gemstone to the snowflake centres.  I glued just the centres of the snowflakes down using Tombow Mono Multi glue and bent the arms up a little to give the snowflakes some dimension.

I tied on a teal organza ribbon from my stash, added Fray Stop to the cut ends to stop them from fraying then added a diecut star using teal glitter cardstock from the Kaisercraft Mini Snowflakes die/star set and glued it on using Fabric Glue.

I glued some Stampendous Cotton White Fun Flock mixed with a little bit of white glitter to the teddy bear's hat plus the snow on the ground using Tombow Mono Aqua glue.  The falling snow around the bear is Nuvo Glitter drops in White Blizzard which gave the snow a lovely sparkle and added a bit of dimension.

Here is a close-up of the sweet little teddy bear:

Lastly, I used a Pitt Artist Walnut Brown pen to go over the eyes and nose to darken them up a little then used a white gel pen to add some highlights.

Thanks for visiting my blog today!

Jocelyn


Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Lili of the Valley - James Bear in the Snow unmounted rubber (retired*) - *available as a digi image or precoloured printable image from LOTV.  Sentiment from Penny Black - Holiday Snippets 30-307 clear set

Ink:  Ranger Archival Potting Soil, Versamagic Ocean Depth chalk

Designer Paper:  Bo Bunny Snowfall 12" x 12" Blizzard + 6" x 6" paper pad (retired)

Accessories:  Big Shot, Faber-Castell + Lyra watercolour pencils, Tombow pens, Kaisercraft blue chalk, Tombow Mono Multi + Aqua glue, Fabric Glue, Perfect Layers Tools, teal organza ribbon (stash), Fray Stop, Couture Creations self-adhesive gemstones, Stampendous Cotton White Fun Flock mixed with white glitter, Nuvo Glitter Drops - White Blizzard, Pitt Artist pen - Walnut Brown, Ranger Inkssentials white gel pen, cardstock:  teal, white card base, teal glitter, white glitter

Dies:  Kaisercraft Mini Snowflakes DD446, Lifestyle Nesting Circles, Lawn Fawn Slide-on-over LF1202

Lili of the Valley - Jenny Bear Friendship card

Hi everyone

I think it's lovely idea to surprise someone with a card when it isn't for a specific occasion such as a birthday - and the card I am sharing today was for a very special lady who lives on the other side of Australia just to let her know how loved she is by our family.  Now that C has the card, I can share it here on my blog:

This card is also for the Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge for August.  Please see THIS LINK for the challenge details.

The main image is from a Lili of the Valley (UK) Art Pad called 'James and Jenny Bear' Set 23 - and the designer papers are also by LOTV - Always and Forever - all of which LOTV retired a little while ago :-(  The papers were designed by NitWit Collections for LOTV and you can buy and download them here at NitWit's website - see THIS link.

I diecut the main image using my Big Shot and Lifestyle Nesting Circle dies.  The sentiment is also by LOTV and was stamped using Ranger Archival Sepia ink.  I coloured in the flowers on the sentiment using a pink pencil then added some tiny pink Molossi rhinestones to the flower centres.  I popped the panel up on dimensionals.

The bottom panel cardstock was punched using a Martha Stewart Lace Doily Edge punch.  The lacey top-left corner is a die by Cuttlebug - Vintage Corner - which I diecut using my Cuttlebug from the designer paper.  I diecut multiple layers of pale pink cardstock and glued them together then glued the designer paper on top so the diecut had some depth then added some Kaisercraft pink rhinestones to the top right and bottom left corners.

The pink seam binding was added in two separate elements and the bow was made using my Bow Easy and attached with Fabric glue.  The heart button was glued on using Crafter's Pick Incredibly tacky glue.  I added Fray Stop to the cut ends to stop them from fraying.

The layers were trimmed to 1/8" using my Perfect Layers Tools.  I using an EK Success Arrows border punch to punch some tiny hearts (the leftover punchies look like tiny hearts) from dusky pink cardstock and added one to the sentiment panel and dotted the rest around the teddy bear.  I added plenty of Stampin' Up Dazzling Details glitter glue to the tiny hearts, bunch of flowers and the tag and the teddy's bow.  Here is a close-up:

Once I finished the card front, I glued it to a white card base.

I decorated the card inside to match the card front:

The sentiment is by Mama Elephant from their Woodland Gifts set.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jocelyn


Card Recipe:

Stamps:  LOTV Circular Sentiments Set 7, Mama Elephant Woodland Gifts clear set

Ink:  Ranger Archival Sepia

Designer Paper:  LOTV 'Always and Forever' 8" x 8" pad © NitWit Collections

Accessories:  Main image - LOTV James and Jenny Bear Set 23 Art pad, Big Shot, Cuttlebug, Perfect Layers Tools, pink heart buttons - Dress It Up, pink sewing thread, SU Dazzling Details glitter glue, SU Fuse Fast adhesive, Crafter's Pick Incredibly tacky glue, fabric glue, Molossi and Kaisercraft pink rhinestones, pink pencil, dimensionals, pink seam binding, Bow Easy, Fray Stop, cardstock - dark dusky pink, pale pink, white, brown, white card base

Dies:  Lifestyle Nesting Circles, Cuttlebug Vintage corner (retired)

Punches:  Martha Stewart Lace Doily edge, EK Success Arrows border

Lili of the Valley James - Big Heart Valentine's Day card

Hi blogging friends 

Today I am sharing a Valentine's Day card that I made for my daughter.  Even if you don't celebrate Valentine's Day per se, I think it is a great opportunity to send a card to someone to say how much you care about them.  My daughter and I also celebrated the occasion by baking some chocolate cupcakes and iced them with pink strawberry icing and sprinkles - yum!  

This card is also for the following Challenges:

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge 67 of Anything Goes with a Twist - add a bow

Craftyhazelnut's February Patterned Paper Challenge which is 'Anything Goes' but Hazel must be able to see that you have used patterned paper as the whole idea of the challenge is to use up your stash of patterned paper - and let's face it, many of us have enough to keep us going for 10 lifetimes (I know I do LOL!).  And yet the lure of a fresh paper pad is so hard to resist........

I bought this adorable teddy bear stamp - James Big Heart - from Lili of the Valley UK just before Christmas but it hasn't seen ink till now.  I stamped the teddy using Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto KW Doggett smooth white cardstock and coloured the teddy using Prismacolor + Derwent Coloursoft + Lyra coloured pencils and Odourless Mineral Spirits ie: the Magic Coloured Pencil technique aka Gamsol Magic - then coloured around the teddy using blue chalk.

I paper-pieced the heart and ran a soft grey Tombow pen around the outer edge to try and give it some 'roundness'.

I stamped the teddy again onto a scrap piece of cardstock and coloured the flower and the paws holding the heart - then cut them out and popped them up on dimensionals.  I also went around all the edges of the paper pieces with a Copic black multiliner to hide the white of where I cut.  You can see a little of the dimension in this close-up here:

Here is another angle to help you see the dimension:

I went over any areas that needed the blackness touched up especially around his eyes and nose with a Copic black multiliner then used a white gel pen to redo the white dots in the eyes and nose.

The sentiment is also from LOTV from their newly released set 'Happy Bears' which has lots of teddy bear images and sentiments - see HERE.

All the designer papers are by Crate Paper - Love Notes - which I picked up from Spotlight late last year.  It is a gorgeous pad with soft reds and light teal colours - right up my alley!

I used a Wink of Stella clear glitter pen to add some subtle glimmer to the heart and rose which is very hard to see in the photo.   The centre panel was trimmed to 1/8" using my Perfect Layers Tools.

The light teal organza bow was made using my Bow Easy and I added Fray Stop to the cut ends to stop them from fraying.  I glued the bow on using Fabric glue.  

I used an EK Success Arrows border punch to punch some tiny little hearts from the soft red cardstock (they are the leftover punchies that look like tiny hearts) and glued them around the teddy using Tombow Aqua glue.  Here is a close-up of that sweet teddy bear:

Once I had layered up the card, I attached a white cardstock base which was diecut using a circle die except that I moved the die up so that I still had a fold at the top.  The next photo explains what I mean if I am not making any sense:

I usually make my card fronts first then attach the front to a white cardstock base (unless it's a one-layer-card of course).

I think you could use this LOTV image for a Wedding Anniversary or Engagement too.

And now I thought I would share the gorgeous Boofle card that my daughter gave to me:

The papers and butterflies are by Kaisercraft from their Enchanted Garden collection.  The twine was saved from a clothing tag and the rhinestones are also by Kaisercraft.

My daughter knows that I love Boofle so I received a Boofle Gift bag filled with lots of lovely goodies.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn


Card Recipe:  

Stamps:  LOTV James - Big Heart ST483, sentiment from LOTV Happy Bears SET088

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Designer Paper:  Crate Paper Love Notes 6" x 6" pad (2013)

Dies:  Lifestyle Nesting Circles and Nesting Scalloped Circles

Accessories:  Big Shot, dimensionals, Prismacolor + Derwent Coloursoft + Lyra coloured pencils, Odourless Mineral Spirits, paper stumps, Kaisercolour blue chalk, light teal organza ribbon, Fray Stop, Bow Easy, cardstock - soft red, light teal + KW Doggett Smooth White, Perfect Layers Tools, Wink of Stella Clear glitter pen, Black Copic multiliner 0.05, white gel pen, soft grey Tombow pen, Tombow Aqua glue, Stampin' Up Fuse Fast adhesive, Fabric glue

Punches:  EK Success Arrows border punch

LOTV - You are my sunshine birthday card

Hi blogging friends

Happy New Year!  Boy it sure is hot here where I live!  Today it was 39 deg C (102 deg F) and tomorrow it is meant to be 42 deg C (108 deg F) - uggh!  I am so glad we have air-conditioning and I tend to do more crafting in summer because I am inside the house alot more keeping out of the awful heat.  Plus we live in a bushfire-prone area so we need to stay home on really hot days to keep an eye on things. 

Today I am sharing a card that I made for my American sister-in-law's birthday:

My SIL is one of my biggest fans and a great encourager to my cardmaking - and one of the loveliest ladies you could ever meet:  so kind, caring and enthusiastic.

The image is from Lili of the Valley (UK) and was stamped onto watercolour cardstock using Ranger Archival Jet Black ink and coloured with Lyra + Faber-Castell watercolour pencils.  I lightly chalked around the image using blue chalk for the sky.  

My process for cardmaking is to choose the image then the papers so I can match up the colouring with my designer papers.  I couldn't get the pink shade quite right on my flowers nor the tealy-aqua - and I was getting very frustrated and the flowers ended up looking very ho-hum because you can't fiddle with watercolour paper too much or it starts to pill.  I almost threw the image out when I had a sudden flash of inspiration - paper-piecing!  Yep, that technique that I keep forgetting about!

So I re-stamped the image onto another sheet of matching pink paper and tealy-aqua paper and cut out the flowers.  They were VERY fiddly to cut out but I just took my time and used some of those super-magnifying glasses that you can buy from the shops so I could see what I was doing - and once I had cut them out, I went around the edges with a black pen to hide any imperfections with my cutting.  Yay - image saved and I was no longer grumpy!

I attached the flowers to my image using Tombow Mono Aqua glue which gave me a little bit of time to move the flowers into their exact position before pressing down firmly.  I added a bit of orange and yellow to the flower centres using Tombow pens plus a little bit of grey under the flower centres to give some depth to the flowers.  Here is a close-up:

The sentiment is also by Lili of the Valley from their set - General Greetings Small.

I used an EK Success Arrows Border punch to punch tiny little hearts (ie: they are the leftover punchies which look like tiny hearts) from the pink + tealy-aqua paper and glued them around the sentiment.  I added Stampin' Up Dazzling Details glitter glue to these hearts, the teddy's cheeks, all the flower centres and all over the butterfly.

The main image panel was attached to 2 sheets of designer paper and were trimmed to 1/8" and 1/16" respectively using my Perfect Layers Tools.

The pink and green on the card base is also designer paper and these were trimmed to 1/8".  I tied on some Blossom Iridescent twine and added Fray Stop to the cut ends to stop them from fraying.  I love this twine because it has a sparkly thread through it and it's so pretty. 

I glued on 3 pink Sparklets using Glossy Accents.  I kept the card very simple as I usually do plus I didn't want to cover up the pretty floral base paper.  Lastly, I added my card front to a white cardstock base using Stampin' Up Fuse Fast adhesive which is super-strong.

Challenges:

I am entering my card in the following challenges -

Splitcoaststampers - Technique Lover's Challenge TLC485 of Paper Piecing Revisited - which is from a while ago but there are no time limits on SCS Challenges

Cute Card Thursday - Challenge #354 - Anything Goes

Finished size is 4-5/8" x 4-5/8" or 117mm x 117mm.

Thanks for stopping by and for any comments that you care to leave - they are really appreciated :-)

Jocelyn


Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Lili of the Valley (UK) You are my Sunshine ST378 + General Greetings - Small ST063

Ink:  Ranger Archival Jet Black

Designer Paper:  First Edition Spring Drop 6" x 6" pad

Accessories:  Perfect Layers Tools, Ranger Distress Watercolour cardstock, Kaisercraft blue chalk, SU Fuse Fast adhesive, Tombow Mono Aqua glue, black pen, The Twinery Blossom Iridescent twine, Fray Stop, Lyra + Faber-Castell watercolour pencils, Tombow pens, #2 round paintbrush, Fiskars Stamp Press, Glossy Accents, pink Sparklets (EBay), SU Dazzling Details glitter glue, paper-tole scissors, white cardstock (card base)

Punches:  EK Success Arrows Border