Christmas in july- Christmas bears present (lili of the valley)

Not quite Christmas yet but I have noticed many of you are ahead of me in getting your Christmas cards made. So I thought I had better make a start, as there is only

161 Sleeps Left Till Christmas Day

So here is my 1st Christmas card for this year.

The stamped image is from Lili of the valley

Christmas Bears Presents

I coloured this cute little bear using copic markers and Polychromos Artists Pencils

Bear : copics E31, E33, Black pencil

Hats & Scarf : R46 Black pencil also E41

Dress :BG72, Black pencil

Present: E41, BG72, Black pencil

Mouse :E40, E43, R000

Stars: Pencils dark naples ochre 184, cream 102

Holly:YG 63,G94,R46

I also added glamour dust to hat, pom-poms

I used a lot of die cuts on this card.

To edge the image I used Cherry lynn snowflake dies

this die cuts out all these small snow flakes and i stacked them up and used silicone glue to give dimension. and then used the snowflakes round the outside of the image.

Other dies used on this card are from memory box and

Marianne Design Craftables.

here is a peek at the inside of card.

Hoped you enjoyed today's card.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Please feel free to leave comment or ask questions about the cards I make. All comments are truly appreciated.

bYe ByE

for now

Klare

:O)

x

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Dainty Dancing card- Lili of the valley stamp

Morning,  Just had to ink up this stamp from Lili of the valley and share her with you. She's just so cute don't you agree.

So what did I use on this card... what didn't I used ..lol

the outer frame is Martha Stewart around the page punch

Design papers from my stash

I always seam to have some bit of ribbon on my cards

added some flat backed pears

there's a paper doily in there somewhere.

dies cuts used are spellbinders and magnolia doohickeys and memory box

also used some flowers from wild orchid crafts

The little cutie was coloured using copic markers and Polychromos Artists Pencils

Skin: E000, E00,E11,R20 , Light flesh 132 pencil

Shoes and Leotard: B000,B32 & Warm greys pencils V, II for shading.

Tights : R000

Hair: E40,E33,E35,YR31, walnut brown 177 Pencil

Ground and image outline shading: warm grey II- 271, warm grey V-274

I added a little extra this card. Its a sentiment that's hidden away behind the image

The inside of the card was finished to compliment the front of card using the same spellbinders die, added a sentiment printed off the computer and a few sick on pearls.

I would just like to say a very big thank you to all the people who visit my blog. I love to read your kind and thoughtful comments, I read every one of them and they make my day to think that you have taken the time out of your days to look at my blog and leave such kind and thoughtful words it inspires me to keep posting my creations and to know my work its appreciated.

Thank you!

Thank you for visiting my blog. Please feel free to leave comment or ask questions about the cards I make. All comments are truly appreciated.

bYe ByE

for now

Klare

:O)

x

♥

Lili of the valley - together forever (engagment card)

WELL SUMMERS FINALLY HERE .....But for how long. Hope you are all enjoying

feeling the sun on your face.

So for this weeks card I've done an engagement card.

this card took me forever to make. But it turned out OK in the end..I think.

The stamp used is lili of the valley's- together forever  I thought would be a good stamp to used for my friends engagement. Wow what a rock she's got sitting on here finger. Not only did he impress her with this huge bling, But he choose the diamond him self and designed the ring and had it specially made for her. shes one lucky gal.

Sorry back to card...image was coloured using copic markers

I did make a list of colours used but its lost in sea of  paper/ card off cuts and a spilt pot of silver glitter on my desk. If said list is found I will update this post.

Question for you.... Do you want to know what colours I use ?

I know I do like to see it on blogs I visit just because if i am an stuck on a hair colour I want to create  some times I look on blogs to see what copics they have used to achieve theirs.

The shadowing was done using Polychromos Artists Pencils.

I used distress inks on edge pumice stone.

To bottom corner you can see I added a flowers from wild orchid crafts

I used  cherry blossom and roses in 2 different sizes then added the rose buds.

I cut off the stems so i could glue the flowers in to place . Some of the steams I removed and curled to make tendrils which I added the to the arrangement. I added the silver glitter to the flowers.

I also added a few of the magnolia heart swirl die cuts to the arrangement. Punched out a few small hearts , used glue pen to outline and added the micro fine glitter.

For outer frame I have used a Mather Stewart  around the page punch.

The inside I just made plain and simple.

used the around the page punch again added ribbon the same as the front of the card. and a couple of the punched glittered heats again.

Added a few finishing touches to front of card. eg sentiment, bow, punched hearts, flat back crystals, butterfly memory box die cut. think that's about it.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Please feel free to leave comment or ask questions about the cards I make. All comments are truly appreciated.

bYe ByE

for now

Klare

:O)

x

♥