Have Fun From all the Gang - Safari A5 Stamp Set - New Release with Lili of the Valley (LOTV)

Hello everyone wishing you all a lovely Thursday....We've had loads of lovely well needed rain for the past couple of weeks now and its been wonderful but I think I'd like a little sunshine now to start drying up a bit - we're never happy are we lol

I'm here today with a card project for Lili of the Valley (LOTV) using one of the gorgeous new A5 Polymer stamp sets which is available to pre-order now from the Etsy shop.  

My slimline card today is using stamps from the Safari set to create a vibrant jungle themed card.

I've used Distress Oxide inks to create my vibrant Jungle background and then die cut the jungle leaves using a background die and a dark green cardstock, layered over the ink blended background.

The safari animals were stamped and coloured with promarkers before fussy cutting out and adhering to the card, some flat and some with foam tape.  I also stamped some extra leaves, coloured and fussy cut these for extra dimension.

 

I hope that you like my card today and you'll enjoy the next cards I share from Lili of the Valley (LOTV)

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

                  

Card recipe:

LOTV polymer A5 stamp set  - Safari

Distress Oxide inks - seedless preserves, picked raspberry, spiced marmalade, squeezed lemonade, twisted citron, mowed lawn

Studio light cutting die - CCL-FR-CD387 - tropical leaves

     

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

 Wendy x

Digi Choosday - Flowers - Orange - Darling Buds with Polkadoodles

Hello everyone and happy Wednesday... I hope that you are having a good week....

It's that time of the week to share some more inspiration for our current 'Anything Goes' challenge over on the Polkadoodles Digi Choosday Blog so I hope you are going to join in and don't forget the amazing Digi Choosday discount off all crafty printable downloads!  

Our challenges our now 4 weekly so there's loads of time for you to join in and more chances to win too!

The theme set for the DT this week is to create a project/card using flowers and the colour orange......not a colour I naturally turn to but I do love how vibrant it is...perfect to get us in the mood for warmer weather.

I decided to create a larger A7 5" x 7" card today.  I chose one of the wonderful papers from the Freddy Fox collection and in my graphics software I colourized this turning the flowers orange before printing out.  I also chose a sentiment from the Darling Buds collection and added this to some teal paper and printed this also along with the pre-coloured Marigold - I love how vibrant she is.

I die cut a circle, offset from the floral paper and layered this over the teal paper adding an orange frame to the circle.  Next I used my Polychromos pencils adding lots of orange to the image to make it more vibrant and then fussy cut her out before adding over the card with foam tape for dimension.

To finish off my project I added some super sparkly glitter to some of the flowers and some orange gems around the design.

 

I hope that you like my card today and you'll enjoy the next cards I share from Polkadoodles.

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe: Please note contains some Affiliate links at no cost to you if you purchasing using these.

Polkadoodles pre-coloured digital image  - Darling Buds - Marigold

Polkadoodles digital sentiment - Darling Buds - sentiment bundle

Polkadoodles digital paper - Freddy Fox collection 

Kaiser craft gems - orange

Stickles - platinum

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

Wendy x

A Passion for Markers Blog Spot Challenge #778 - Anything but square - Sponsored by Polkadoodles

Hello and a happy Tuesday to you all ! I hope that your week has started well.

Today I'm here to let you know that a new challenge has started over on the Passion for Markers Blog challenge.

This weeks challenge is being sponsored by Polkadoodles and our theme of 'Anything but square' this week was chosen for team 2 by Karen. 

I chose to use a really sweet image from the latest collection of digital stamps Party Time  printed onto Neenah Desert Storm card and coloured with Promarkers

I created and arch shaped card using dies and then resized the sweet little mouse image to suit my card blank, printing out a sentiment and some flowers form the bundle.

The image and flowers were all fussy cut out and added to my little A6 card along with one of the patterned papers from the collection.

To finish off the card I added glossy accents to the hearts and one of the flowers.

I really hope that you have enjoyed my card today and will drop by again to see my next project and don't forget to join in with the challenge over on the Passion for Markers blog

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe:

Polkadoodles digital stamp - Party Time collection - Mouse with Flowers

Polkadoodles digital sentiment - Party Time collection - sentiment bundle

Polkadoodles digital ephemera- Party Time collection 

Polkadoodles digital paper - Party Time collection - paper pack

glossy accents

     

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

 Wendy x

New Baby Boy Card - with Lili of the Valley (LOTV)

Hello everyone wishing you all a lovely Sunday.... March is here and there are definite signs of Spring around the garden here - the little crocuses are flowering, freesias are about to burst into bloom and the almond tree leaves are beginning to appear, replacing the fabulous display of blossom we have had this year.  The fragrance has been amazing but I wish the flowers lasted longer.

I'm back today with a new baby card that I've made using some gorgeous digital stamps by Lili of the Valley (LOTV) 

I'm not exactly sure of the name of the style of card but I was inspired to create one in June last year after watching a tutorial by a friend on her Facebook group Nifty Noodles Crafting 

I made very slight changes to her tutorial dimensions so I could use my scoreboard which shows imperial rather than metric measurements, but the completed card still folds to fit into a standard C6 envelope.  

For the card base cutting 4 pieces of card as follows  

• 12" x 4" scored at 2" & 4 "
• 6" x 4" for the card base
• 3 1/2" x 3 1/2 "
• 3 1/4" x 31/4"

I wanted to create a larger A7 or 5" x 7" version for todays special card and its was fairly easy to scale up to the correct size.

Here are the measurements for the larger version of the card.

For the card base cutting 4 pieces of baby blue card as follows  

• 7 1/2" x 5" scored at 2 1/2" & 5" (2 of these)
• 5" x 7" for the card base
• 4 1/2" x 4 1/2 "
• 4 1/4" x 4 1/4"

I chose 3 gorgeous stamps for my card today  for the 3 separate panels colouring them with Polychromos.  The front face of the card features and image called Special Delivery

 

The next panel features two sweet little birds , this is called Baby Birds Boy, yes there's one for a little girl too !

The final digital stamp on the inside of the card is a simple heart sentiment that was coloured and fussy cut out.

It's a really simple but I think a stunning card design with layers of baby blue and pretty patterned papers from a very old paper pad by Crafters Companion.

All of the images were  coloured and then I've applied black foil to give a little shine and the look of a heat embossed image.

Finishing touches were some blue enamel dots around the card 

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

                  

Card recipe:Please note contains some Affiliate links at no cost to you if you purchasing using these.

LOTV digital stamp - Special Delivery

LOTV Digital stamp - Baby Birds Boy

LOTV Digital sentiment stamp - 

Crafters Companion paper pad - Little Angel

blue enamel dots

Minc foil - black

     

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

 Wendy x

Purcasso - Freebie Digital Stamp - with Julia McNeil Designs

Hello everyone Happy Friday! I hope that you've had a great week and the weather has been kind where you are. It's Andalusia Day or Día de Andalucía so a holiday ! yes I know another one....lol

Today I'm back to share a colourful card for JMC Designs  that I've made using the February freebie digital stamp - this is Purrcasso....he looks like he's having a lots of messy fun.

 

Every month Julia McNeill very generously gives away a fabulous digital stamp, which is available to everyone in her Facebook group JMC's Crazy Crafty Hive and also to her followers via Instagram, all you need is to use your email address to register for the stamp. 

Here is the link to register and download this months digital stamp.

If you have missed any of the previous freebies then Julia has kindly put together a list of them all with the links for each so you can download them and don't forget to share your projects in the group as we would love to see them.  Here is the full list of the freebies 

To create my card today I've used distress inks directly onto the A6 card blank blending through a paint splatter stencil in a rainbow of colours and then splattered black watercolour paint over this to create my messy background. Next I stamped the two sentiments onto the card in black ink.

I coloured Purrcasso with my Polychromos for a softer furry look and then fussy cut him out before adding to the card with foam tape for dimension.

The finishing touches were some clear iridescent sequins around the design and glossy accents to the paint splatter.

I do hope that you like my card for today and I'd love it if you'd leave me a comment. 

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe:Please note contains some Affiliate links at no cost to you if you purchasing using these.

JMC Designs - Purrcasso Freebie Digital Stamp

Distress Inks - squeezed lemonade, picked raspberry, peacock feathers, mowed lawn, candied apple, villainous potion, wilted violet

Lawn Fawn stencil - Paint splatter background.

Woodware sentiment stamps - rainbow gnome, garden dream catcher 

black watercolour paint

sugar and spice sequins - Unicorn mix

Glossy accents

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

Wendy x

New Release - Party Time - Birthday Cake with Candles with Polkadoodles

Hello everyone and happy Wednesday.... I hope that you are having a good week....

Today I'm sharing another card that I've made using the brand new Party Time Collection!  which is bursting with cute critters, festive celebration cakes, balloons, and birthday fun. 

There are pre-colored digital stamps, clipart, and party-themed printables and it’s perfect for card making, scrapbooking and other paper crafting projects. Whether you’re making birthday cards, party invitations, or memory books, this collection brings cheerful vibes to every creation.  

This is a cute and very simple A6 pop up card using one of the pretty papers and a sentiment from the the collection.

The Birthday card with candles was resized and printed onto Neenah Desert Storm card before colouring with promarkers.  

For an extra special touch I have applied gold foil to the main image before fussy cutting out and layering onto the pop out panel with foam tape fro dimension.

The finishing touches were glossy accents to the icing on the cake, an enamel dots around the card.

I hope that you like my card today and you'll enjoy the next cards I share from Polkadoodles.

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe: Please note contains some Affiliate links at no cost to you if you purchasing using these.

Polkadoodles digital stamp - Party Time Collection - Birthday Celebration Cake

Polkadoodles digital paper & sentiment - Party Time Collection    Party Time Bundle

Minc foil - gold

glossy accents

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

Wendy x

Digi Choosday - Mother's Day - Not a card - with Polkadoodles

Hello everyone and happy Wednesday... I hope that you are having a good week....

It's that time of the week to share some inspiration for our current 'Anything Goes' challenge over on the Polkadoodles Digi Choosday Blog so I hope you are going to join in and don't forget the amazing Digi Choosday discount off all crafty printable downloads!  

Our challenges our now 4 weekly so there's loads of time for you to join in and more chances to win too!

The theme set for the DT this week is to create a Mother's Day project but not a card.

I decided to create a little embroidery hoop picture - its's definitely something that my mum would have loved to hang up on a wall. 

I decided to use the beautiful pre-coloured image from the Pretty Flower Wreath Digi Deal for my project today, resizing this to suit the size of the embroidery hoop and adding this onto a layer of floral paper from the kit before printing out.

I then printed this out onto thin card and also onto vellum, using a torn edge die to cut out the main image.

Next I stretched a peice of cream fabric into the embroidery frame, trimming of the excess and then using Mod Podge to seal the edges at the back of the hoop.

I covered the front of the fabric with a layer of white gesso and allowed this to completely dry before adhering the die cut out image onto the hoop and covering with Mod Podge to seal the design.

I then fussy cut out some of the flowers and extra butterflies that i had printed onto vellum and used a clear 3D silicone glue gel to adhere these onto the image.  

To finish off my project I added some super sparkly crystal gems around the design and threaded purple twine to hang the hoop onto a wall.

I hope that you like my card today and you'll enjoy the next cards I share from Polkadoodles.

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe: Please note contains some Affiliate links at no cost to you if you purchasing using these.

Polkadoodles digital deal  - Pretty Flower Wreath

embroidery hoop

Pretty Pink Posh crystals - Sugar plum

Mod Podge

Vellum

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

Wendy x

A Passion for Markers Blog Spot Challenge #776 - 'Include pearls / gems' - Sponsored by Lili of the Valley

Hello and a happy Tuesday to you all ! I hope that your week has started well, bit of a false start for me yesterday after eating something that didn't agree with me on Sunday, but I'm feeling more human again today.

Today I'm here to let you know that a new challenge has started over on the Passion for Markers Blog challenge.

This weeks challenge is being sponsored by Lili of the Valley and our theme of 'Include gems / pearls' this week was chosen for team 2 by Elaine... 

I chose to use a really sweet image James with Jug of Flowers, he's such a sweet bear and I wanted to create a card that was filled with spring sunshine.

This is a simple A7 5" x7" card with a pretty paper from Lili of the Valley from the Sweet Candy collection layered onto yellow cardstock.

I resized the image to suit my card blank adding a digital sentiment at the bottom of the panel over the image and then printed out onto alcohol friendly card stock before colouring with my Promarkers.

To draw the eye into the design I added a thin arch frame over the main image panel, die cut from the yellow card.

I added tiny hot pink gems around the design and pearl drops onto the flower jug.

I really hope that you have enjoyed my card today and will drop by again to see my next project and don't forget to join in with the challenge over on the Passion for Markers blog

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe:

Lili of the Valley digital stamp - James with Jug of Flowers

Lili of the Valley digital paper - Sweet Candy collection

Lili of the Valley Digital sentiment - Everything's Better collection

hot pink gems

Tonic Nuvo Crystal drops - white

     

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

 Wendy x

Sending Love - Hello Lovely with Lili of the Valley (LOTV)

Hello everyone wishing you all a lovely Friday.... and wishing you all a wonderful Happy Valentines Day too !

I'm back today with a card project for Lili of the Valley (LOTV) using one of the gorgeous  stamps from the recent release of Polymer stamps which is available to buy now from the Etsy shop.  There are 4 gorgeous A5 sets and you can buy in a bundle or individually.  

My card today is using stamps from the Sweet Wishes set to create a sweet little  Flip or Swing card.

 

Its a really simple design using red card and patterned papers from the Funky Hearts collection to layer onto the card base.  I used stitched heart dies to create the simple flip design

The sweet little kitties were coloured with Promarkers and I used my Polychromos pencils to add the extra fur details.

Finishing touches were some red and pink enamel dots and a couple of the sentiments from the set.

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

                  

Card recipe:Please note contains some Affiliate links at no cost to you if you purchasing using these.

LOTV polymer A5 stamp set  - Sweet Wishes

LOTV digital background paper - Funky Hearts

red and pink enamel dots

     

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

 Wendy x

New Release - Party Time - Flower Birthday Cake with Polkadoodles

Hello everyone and happy Thursday everyone.... I hope that you are having a good week....

There's a brand new release over at Polkadoodles and I think you are going to love it!

It's the brand new Party Time Collection!  bursting with cute critters, festive celebration cakes, balloons, and birthday fun. 

There are pre-colored digital stamps, clipart, and party-themed printables and it’s perfect for card making, scrapbooking and other paper crafting projects. Whether you’re making birthday cards, party invitations, or memory books, this collection brings cheerful vibes to every creation.  

Don't miss out on the 35% discount currently available and if you are a VIP you will have received a code in your VIP email for 50% discount.

My first card made using this collection is a cute A6 pop up slider card and I've chosen to use fresh spring like colour palette to coordinate with the pretty papers and sentiments in the collection.

I'm loving this style of interactive card and its so easy to create something very special.  

The sweet flower birthday cake was resized and printed onto Neenah Desert Storm card before colouring with promarkers and finishing with Polychromos pencils.  For an extra special touch I have applied gold foil to the main image and also to one of the sentiments.

I fussy cut the birthday cake by hand and adhered it to my card front along with a peice of pretty paper from the collection.

For the secret message inside the pop up mechanism I have printed  out another paper from the set adding a couple of the sentiments from the set at the bottom so when you pull the tab at the top, the full message is revealed.

To finish off my project I added some teal coloured confetti around the design and added the PULL letters onto the tab at the top.

I hope that you like my card today and you'll enjoy the next cards I share from Polkadoodles.

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe: Please note contains some Affiliate links at no cost to you if you purchasing using these.

Polkadoodles digital stamp - Party Time Collection - Flower Birthday Cake

Polkadoodles digital stamp - Party Time Collection    Party Time Bundle

Minc foil - gold

Spellbinders confetti - lagoon 

Spellbinders Cutting Dies - Essential arches

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

Wendy x