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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Riding my bike -Lilli of the valley stamp (Father's day pop up card)

Morning, Well that nice weather was short lived. Back to cold cloudy and wet ... (sigh) I love the sun makes me feel happy and alive. (pulls on a another jumper)

Right  now for this weeks card.

Its Fathers day coming up 17th June 2012. So I made my Dad a card. Little early i know as fathers day always falls on the 3rd Sunday in the month of June. But by me doing it early it give you all time to gather some inspiration  and idea's for your fathers day cards.

So I made a pop-u free standing card. I like to try different styles of cards.

Here is the link for a tutorial on how to make your own free standing pop-up.

 split coast stampers tutorial free standing pop up card

As you can see from this photo. When closed the card is flat for mailing

So for my card I used this cute image from lili of the valley its called

Riding my bike. This was stamped with memento ink then coloured with copic markers and I used a few of my polychromo pencils to add highlights and shading.

I distressed the outer edges of the image with distress ink - vintage photo. I also used this to do the sentiments. The round one is also from lilli of the valley. The ticket one is from Kanban crafts.

Its a great set as you get 6 different plain ticket stamps and then you get 12 different sentiment words you can ass to make your own ticket . You also get 4 little images to add to your ticket if you want.

Words in set are : ADMIT, ONE, TWO, COUPLE, SPECIAL, EDITION, DELIVERY, With Love,

HAPPY , BIRTHDAY, NO:2012. LIMITED

Images : a row of 5 stars, heart and crown and larger single star.

I embellished the base of the card with ribbon, buttons threaded on some  thick cotton, and some die cut banners.

I also added a pocket watch stamp with distress ink. The stamp  was free on craft stamper magazine

a while back.

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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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

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It's my party Lili of the valley stamps

Another week and I have my latest card to share with you all. Just adore this stamp from Lili of the valley  Its called "It's my party" I have posted a card before using this stamp, but couldn't  resist inking her up again to share with you.

The papers I used for this card are from the 6x6 pad called Victorian Classic made by Paper cellar.

They are tones of Gray and Gray/blue that I used from pad.

Here's a close up of the party girl herself. I coloured her with copic markers, Used a selection of cool Grey's and warm Grey's for the top and boots. Usual skin tones, Skirts was coloured too with greys cool and warm but added B000 here and there. A party girl is not completely dresses without a little sparkle so added micro silver glitter to her skirt, and a sprinkling on her tiara. The present was coloured with R000, But to tone down and add shadow and tie colours in with the papers used. I used a mixture of copic markers in the Grey's again but also introduced my polychrome colouring pencils and blended them with sansodor.

used a selection of die cutters to create this part of the card. Added some seam binding and brad to centre of the bow.

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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Lili of the valley - dandelion clock

Good afternoon, slow progress on the decorating bedroom situation, hubby keeps saying you cant rush it ...grrrr. sick of dust from sanding celling and walls, already gone through one pot of filler for all the dings & dents in wall. So to get away from it all I hid in my craft room. while he sanded filled & sanded some more.

I pulled out my Lili of the valley - dandelion clock stamp & prima papers

I am really pleased how this card turned out. Usually I think the cards I make are just ok & every one Else's are so much better. But this card I really like.

Got a little stuck at one point & it was close to going in the bin.

 Had gap above image that nothing I put in place worked.

 So left it over night & came back to it & added the banner at top & the butterfly.

Love the toadstools, A new stamp I got last week from

the paperlane shop at Northallerton

The inside of card, feel it missing a little some thing ...hmmm

may add some more to this yet. Maybe a feather under butterfly ? don't know

Recipe

White card for base

Red paper from the prima botanics collection

Postcard paper from my stash sorry no make wrote on it, as is the green paper

around image.

Image: Water colour paper,

Distress inks to colour image:

 tattered rose-skin

scattered straw-hair

aged mahogany- top, flowers, shoes

milled lavender and tattered rose- skirt, wings

vintage photo- sole of shoes, distress edges

peeled paint - grass & dandelion

broken china-sky

Toad stools

vintage photo-underside of cap, stalk

aged mahogany- tops cap

also used perfect pearls as paint- perfect copper, forever red

pearl pen for white spots

All edges of papers were distressed with vintage photo distress ink

Sew machine - stitch edges of layers

Small bit of scrap lace used just peeping out from taer in paper

Feathers- black feather thanks to my pet chicken, white feather from shops,

black & white spot feather from the guinea fowl at the stable where I keep my horse.

seam binding-was cream dyed it with tattered rose distress ink

Selection of flowers-from wild orchid crafts

 Pearls sprays, & stick on pearls

Dies- ovals,  Magnolia DooHickey Tilda Lace Die,tim holtz baroque

Stamps- lili of the valley- dandelion clock toadstools by kars,

think the butterfly is kars stamp too.

with love stamp is an old one don't know make

Extras- small crystals on flowers are stones I use for nail art they are really tiny

glamour dust on skirt, wings, flower heads, butterflies

Well best get on and do something today

bYe ByE

HuGgLeS

Klare

:O)

x

Lili of the valley - Sailing boat (Retirement card)

Hello, hope you are all well,  its cold today

its  been raining but sun just trying to show through, so hopefully it will warm up.

My Dad retired from work on Monday, So wanted to share with you the card I made for him.

One of my fav Lili of the valley stamps I know you have seen it a few times now.

But my Dads into boats, and he said he liked this stamp when I made the postcard for the paperlane

that was published in Craft stamper magazine 

I don't think it shows to well on this picture, But I stamped the sails of the image again, cut out and curled a little, mounted on foam pads and glued edges down. To make the sails 3d and appear they were full with breeze.

So this is the inside of the card

Sorry image not to good but hope you get the idea. I made a banner with cream card cut the little triangles out inked edged, then used a page or 2 from an old yellowing dictionary, cut out more small triangles, stamped on letters to spell Happy Retirement. added a blue stickles around outline of flag.

Then strung together using crochet cotton, added foam pads to back side and hay presto 1 banner.

Recipe

6x6 plain white card blank

my minds eye design paper 1 sheet

other green paper on flourishes from my scraps box stash

smooth white card stock for image

selection of copic markers

image stamped with memento ink

Die cutters I used a few- spellbinders ones and Tim holtz

seam binding and buttons, stick on pearls too

oh and tim holtz tickets

also added Anita's 3-d clear gloss finish, to the hull of boat to give it shine and make it pop.

Distress ink used,  my usual one vintage photo

Anyway that's it for today from me.

Hope you have popped along to the paperlane challenge and are busy crafting away to come up with some wonderful creations to enter for  Shades of sunshine challenge this month.

I look forward to seeing what you have made.

Huggles

Klare

:O)

x

Lili of valley - mix it and make card

Hi,

Another card to share with you.

 Similar to last card I made for the paperlane molly bloom challenge -shades of summer. So its an easel card again  using the same go kreate  die. I  was commissioned to make a birthday card for the young lady next door for her 17th birthday, and this is what  I came up with hope you like it.

Just love these little mice baking

Cut a few of the little mice out and placed them around the card to tie the image together.

Like this little cheeky one sat next to the sentiment.

Added this little tag that slid between the patterned paper and card blank, so they could write a greeting  on as there was no room for a personal sentiments Once I had added the stamped image and flowers to inside of card.

Recipe

Dies used go kreated, elegant flourish Tim holtz, tattered floral's Tim holtz, vintage market die Tim holtz again for the number 17, spellbinders dies for tag

selection of copic markers

seam binding ribbon

stickles

for flower centres hot fix crystals

stamps used- lili of the valley mix it and make it, cherry on  top, also the sentiment was a lili of the valley stamp

selection of design papers from my stash sorry don't recall the name of them.

plain blue card and smooth card white card for images

stamped with memento ink black

and a little TLC

The young lady who the card was for, said she loved it. So that's worth all the time and effort.

 So pleased she liked it.

huggles

Klare

:O)

x

Draw Gift Card

Afternoon, Hope you have had a lovely weekend. The weather here was lovely yesterday.

Just thought I would share with you the draw gift card I have just finished making.

Its the first one I ever have made.  I really like the way its turned out, hope you like it too.

I really enjoy reading your lovely comments, and its

appreciated that you take the time to leave a comment.

So I would like to thank all of you for the lovely kind words, it encourages me to share with you

the crafted items I make with you all.

So let me show you the Draw gift card I have made.

I have only added the two draws, But you can make it with more if you like.

Sorry about picture quality, but this just gives you an idea what the draw fronts look like.

Recipe

Plain cream card stock, Watercolour paper for stamped image,

 Blue crinkled paper i've had for years, dont recall make or where I got it from.

 Design paper from papermania rose garden paper pack.

Paper doily

Rubber stamp used from Lilli of the valley called summer days.

Distress inks, tattered rose for skin tones, Chipped sapphire, scattered straw, vintage photo,

other inks used Stampin up, old olive, always artichoke

Die cutters, magnolia doohickey doily flower, Bosskut Flourish

Martha Stewart punch around the page eyelet lace

Flowers a selection of different sizes and colours from wild orchid crafts

Metal corner toned down with cream acrylic paint you can get them from wild orchid crafts too

Seam binding, Lace , Glamour dust and Stickles on image, just on the flowers and a dusting on the roses also the die cut doily flower too

Tag from the papermania rose garden paper pad

Eyelets from stash

Draw pulls made from old broken necklace.

Right think thats all it for today.

Thank you for dropping by

Enjoy the rest of your day

Huggles

Klare :o ) 

x



Daisy chain

Morning, well weathers bighter today, think when hubby gets home later I will get him to take me up to the horse and take him for a ride. Couldn't sleep again last night grrr, so I thought I would make a card. Finally went to bed around 2 am and lay awake till hubby got up for work at 5am.

so here is the card I made.

I pulled out the distress inks and another water based ink I had for the grass as I don't have a green in the distress inks yet. Grabbed  the watercolour paper and thought I would give that style

a try. Only the 2nd time I have tried this. 1st time I used the smooth card it didn't work. The card all bubbled up with the water. So it just shows you have to use the correct paper for the job.

I really pleased how it turned out. Think you are going to see

many more cards coloured inks on watercolour paper.

Recipe

Papers : prima botanics (love theses paper think I will have to pay a visit to the paperlane for some more soon), papermania Regency(using up my scraps)

and  some printer paper also watercolour paper

Inks: Scatted straw, aged mahogany, chipped Sapphire used a little of vintage photo,

and old paper on socks the green was stampin up .... old olive

( just had to dash upstairs again to cheek colour...lol oh well will keep me fit) 

 blue around girl is stampin up bashful blue ( very watered down)

Daisy's have glamor dust on them but its not showing up in picture

crochet lace trim, flat backed sticky pearls and some flowers  punched some out from scraps of watercolour paper added pearl and few dots of copic markers.

oh nearly forgot the die used was Tim holtz clock

also Martha Stewart punch used was eyelet lace.

think that's everything.

D'oh .... forgot the stamp...lol Lilli of the valley daisy chain

its one of the new ones released last week.

 Well enjoy the sun while its here.

Huggles

 Klare :O)  x