Floral Umbrella

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I hope you are all keeping safe and well.  I have another birthday care to share with you today.

It using one the simply print images "Floral Umbrella" by Lili of the Valley.  

I decided to use a 5 x 7 inch card but in landscape.  The background paper is from The Crab Apple Lane - Country Lady paper pad by Lili of the Valley (retired).  

The sentiment is a die by Whimsy Stamps "Birthday Word and Shadow Die".  Happy is from the Happy, Happy, Happy Stamp Set by Lawn Fawn which was heat embossed with WOW White Embossing Power.  Rhinestones were added as a finishing touch.  

Thank you for visiting and for your comments.  

  

Rabbit with Daisy

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This is an image from the Little Friends stamp set by Lili of the Valley.  I confess I've had the stamps for a while now and this is the first time its been inked up!!  I used Copic Alcohol Markers to colour the image:

Rabbit - E43, E42, E41, E40, E95, E93, E51

Grass - YG17, YG11, YG23

Flower - R85, R83, R81, Y38, Y35, Y21

The papers are from the retired Up Up & Away Paper Pad by Lili of the Valley.  I used the stitched circle scallop frame by MFT.  The sentiment is from the Bitty Birthday Wishes stamp set also by MFT.  Three small punched butterflies (Tonic) and pearl strings (The Hobby House) were added as embellishments.

I really enjoyed colouring up this cute image and I'm determined to do more.  It was  announced today that the lockdown would be extended for another three weeks - at least I might get some more stamping and colouring done!   

Thank you for stopping by.

Happy Easter

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I hope this finds you safe and well this Easter Sunday.  Easter, this year has certainly been different for many families - many forced, due to Coronavirus, to spend it apart from extended families and friends.  However, it's a small sacrifice to try and stop the spread of this terrible virus and hopefully save lives. 

Anyway onto today's card which is my final Easter card (for this year!)  

The image is from a Forever Friends decoupage sheet (still chipping away at the old craft stash!).  I'm not sure about the papers as I've had them so long in my pile of papers!

The die cut Easter sentiment is a Simon Says Stamp die which I've teamed with the Happy Happy Happy stamp sentiment from Lawn Fawn.  A little bit of ribbon and pearl string adds a finishing touch.  

Thank you for stopping by and visiting.  Enjoy the rest 

of this Easter weekend and stay safe.

Egg Painting

Hope everyone is keeping well!  

How're you doing with the lock down?  I'm keeping myself busy by crafting and today I have another Easter card to share with you.

   

I've used another of the new Lili of the Valley Simply Print images 

and this one is called Egg Painting.

The design paper is from MFT's Sweet Celebration 6 x 6 Paper Pack.  

MFT's Little Letter Dies have been used to die cut the word Easter from different 

coloured card stock.  The sentiment "blessings" is from the Bitty Birthday Wishes stamp set also by MFT.  Coloured rhinestones have been added to two corners as a finishing touch.

Thank you for stopping by.  Happy crafting and 

please look after yourselves!

    

Eggs and Bunnies

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I have another Easter card to share with you today.  The card uses a sweet coloured image from Lili of the Valley.  

Some of you may remember the design sheets that Lili of the Valley used to do - this is one of those (Spring Bunnies with Eggs).  The image is still available as a digi image or simply print and can be found in Lili of the Valley's Etsy Shop. 

I used a Tattered Lace Die (Essential Pearl Squares), Simon Says Stamp Word Die, Lili of the Valley/Nitwits Paper Pad (Petal Fresh - sorry no longer available) and a sentiment from Lawn Fawn (Happy Happy Happy).  Some flower roses from Wild Orchid Crafts and pearls added a finishing touch.  

Hope everyone is staying home (where possible) and keeping safe.  

Hopping by to wish you Happy Easter

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Have you seen the new images by LOTV - they are just so cute!

Today's card features one of the new simply print design sheets called Easter Egg Hop. 

I'm still trying to use up crafty supplies and this card uses a DL sized card.  For some reason all my cards now seem to be six inch square cards.  It was a nice change using a different sized card blank. 

The designer paper is from the retired Petal Fresh paper pad by LOTV/NitWit Collection.  A Martha Stewart border punch was used to create the lace pattern.  The sentiment is a Simon Says Stamp Die and the happy is a stamp from Lawn Fawn (Happy Happy Happy).  You can't see it very well in the photo but I went over the Easter die cut with a Spectrum Noir Sparkle Glitter Brush Pen.  I added string pearls, three punched butterflies and a mixture of fun flock and flower soft to the rabbit's tail as finishing touches.        

Hope you liked the card.  The Simply Print sheets are really great for making quick cards.  

Thank you for stopping by and for your comments - I really do appreciate you leaving them.  

Secret Garden by Hobby House

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Just popping by quickly to let you know that The Hobby House are scheduled to be on Create and Craft today with a new card collection - Secret Garden.  I believe the times for the shows are 9.00 am and 2.15 pm.

Here are some of the cards that I produced for the inspiration sheet.

It was a beautiful collection to work with.

Thank you for stopping by and for your comments.