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

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

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

I Love Promarkers #539 - Use Summery Colours

Hello everyone wishing you a wonderful Wednesday! I hope that you are having a lovely week and the weather is being kind to you.

My Cousin and her husband are here for a holiday so its lovely catching up and also having a little time off from the gardening especially as its so hot at the moment. 

I'm on my blog today for the new bi-weekly I Love Promarkers blog challenge , it would be wonderful if you joined us over there if you love to colour with alcohol markers and don't forget there are prizes up for grabs.  

You can find all of the rules and details for the challenge over on the blog. 

This challenge is being sponsored by Ching-Chou Kuik

Here is my inspiration card for the current blog challenge with the theme - Use Summery Colours using a beautiful image called Sweet and Fragrant  I love the summer months, the heat the sunshine and the beautiful smells from the flowers in the garden.  We have some wonderful flowers here that smell amazing in the evening whilst its still hot.

Isn't this such a beautiful image - for me summery means hot vibrant colours in the garden so I started this card by choosing a summer paper from my stash.

For today I chose to make a 6" x 6" card I started by adhering my piece of patterned paper to completely cover the card blank, I like to use a glue stick to do this as it makes no mess and doesn't cause the paper to wrinkle.

The image was resized in my graphics software before printing out onto alcohol marker friendly card and colouring with my Promarkers.

For anyone that is interested I like to use Transotype Perfect Colouring Paper for all of my digital images that I am going to colour with Promarkers.

 

I added a touch of distress ink around the edge of the image and then added a white frame around the design before mounting this onto the card using craft foam.

To finish off the card I have added a die cut sentiment, some clear enamels dots around the image and gemstones to the patterned paper in the flower centres to co-ordinate.

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

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe:

Ching-Chou Kuik digital stamp - Sweet and Fragrant

Designer Series Paper - Kate Knight - Totally Tropical Summer Papers

Studiolight sentiment die - Take me to the Ocean

Pinkfresh studios Essential Dies - diagonal stitched rectangles

Distress ink - tumbled glass, salvaged patina

Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen - clear

Sakura Gelly Roll pen - Black White

Craftelier enamel dots - Black & White

Promarkers used :

Skin:            almond, blush, oatmeal, soft peach, dusky rose        

Hair:            vanilla, caramel, sandstone, umber

Blush:          pale pink, dusky rose

Lips

 

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

 Wendy x

I Love Promarkers Blog - #535 - A Circular Card

Hello everyone wishing you a wonderful Wednesday! I hope that you are having a lovely week and the weather is being kind to you.

I've scheduled this blog post so fingers crossed it posts ok and looks ok - apologies in advance for any glitches.

I'm on my blog today for the new bi-weekly I Love Promarkers blog challenge , it would be wonderful if you joined us over there if you love to colour with  alcohol markers and don't forget there are prizes up for grabs.  

You can find all of the rules and details for the challenge over on the blog. 

This challenge is being sponsored by Dr. Digi's House of Stamps

There are so many funny and quirky mages in the store to play with so it was really difficult to choose for today.

Here is my inspiration card for the current blog challenge with the theme A Circular Card, using a fun image Cuddly Critters Elephant 

I think this Elephant is looking so confused - maybe its because he keeps rolling over on my circular card

Elephants are my favourite animal so I knew I had to use this chap coloured with my promarkers (see below for colours ) before cutting out.

Todays circular card is made from a 6" x 6" card blank, I have cut the card using my largest circular die and then added an extra layer to hide the top/fold of the card.

I have used some fun papers from my stash from an old DoCrafts collection that I thought were perfect for my fun card, matting and layering with pink card stock.

The two strip sentiments are from Lisa Horton Crafts, simply layered onto the pink card.

The finishing touches for my card are some pink enamel dots and glossy accents for the elephants eyes.

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

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe:

Dr. Digi's digital stamp - Cuddly Critters Elephant

DoCrafts papers - Daisy & Dandelion - Picnic Patch

Lisa Horton Crafts sentiment strips

Lisa Horton Crafts dies - Nested Torn Edge Circles

Enamel dots

glossy accents

Promarkers used :

Elephant

Nails:           satin, dusky pink

tusks

Ears:           pale pink, cool grey 4,3,2

Eyes:           cool grey 1, 00

Skin:           cool grey 4, 3, 2

    

   

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

 Wendy x

Bob the Dog in a boat Special Digi Deal Offer with Polkadoodles

Hello everyone wishing you a lovely Saturday - today I am here to introduce you to Bob the Dog.

Hes a fabulous new Digi Deal that you can find in the Polkadoodles shop, Bob the dog in a boat

I've used the pre-coloured image for this card but the set also includes a black line art digi, 6 coordinating papers and 2 sentiments which I think is a fabulous deal for the current offer.

I don't make many male cards but I  think this one is perfect for little boys and grown up boys too.

I've made a very simple concertina fold card that fits neatly into a 5" x 7" envelope, I wanted it to look like Bob is at see so I've used 1 of the papers from the collection for the card panels.  I have used a wavy border die for the first 2 panels to look like waves and used the sky paper on the back panel for the sky.

To make the card base I've cut a piece of blue card stock to 12" x 6 " and then scored along the long edge at 1", 2", 4", 6", 9" and then folded the card concertina style to give 3 peaks as shown in this photo

Next I've used a circular die to cut out my main image and cut a circular frame of craft foam to fit around the edge of the image.  I have added enamel dots around the foam frame and hand drawn a dotted line around the circle, I was trying to make this resemble the porthole of a boat - just in case its not obvious !

To add dimension to the image of Bob the dog I've printed the image 3 times and then cut out elements to decoupage and added glossy accents to his nose after all a healthy dog has a cold wet nose.

I positioned the circular focal point on the second peal of the card so it looks like the boat is bobbing in the water.

The finishing touches to this card are some sparkly iridescent seashells and stars.

I hope that you like my card today and you'll enjoy the next cards I share from this lovely new collection by Polkadoodles.

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe:
Polkadoodles digital stamp, sentiment & papers - Bob the dog in a boat

Distress ink - picked raspberry

Lawn Fawn custom craft dies - Stitched Simple Wavy Borders 

Sakura Gelly Roll pen - white, black

Craftelier sequins - seashell mix

Enamel dots

Stabilo fine line pen - blue

Auchan glossy accents - blues

Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen - clear

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

Wendy x