GD Lili of the Valley August - 3rd Project

Good Morning!

My 3rd post as a GD for Lili of the Valley this month, and my 3rd projects :)
This time Ive made some Mini Tent Cards, using two of the cutest little images from the Summer Bears Companion Stamp Set, coloured with promarkers and prismacolors.
And I'm still using up some scrap papers :)

Mini Tent Card 1

Size: 4" x 4"

Ink: Adirondack - Pitch Black, Distress Ink - Forest Moss.

Stamps: Lili of the Valley - Summer Bears Companion Stamp Set.

Colouring: Promarkers & Prismacolors.

Papers: Maja Design - Fika scraps, Bazzill - green cardstock, copy paper 280g.

Tools: Spellbinders - Nesting Classic & Eyelet Squares, Memory Box - Puffy Clouds dies.

Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts - Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Metal Corners & Buttons.

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Mini Tent Card 2

Size: 4" x 4"

Ink: Adirondack - Pitch Black, Distress Ink - Stormy Sky.

Stamps: Lili of the Valley - Summer Bears Companion Stamps Set.

Colouring: Promarkers & Prismacolors.

Papers: Bildmålarna/Inkido - scraps, Bazzill - blue cardstock, copy paper 280g.

Tools: Spellbinders - Nesting Classic & Eyelet Circles, Memory Box - Puffy Clouds dies.

Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts - Self Adhesive Rhinestones.

I'm entering these in to these challenges:

dude time doodles - buttons
penny's paper crafty - masculine
ladybug crafts ink - summer fun
papelitos - masculine
paper crafting journey - celebrations
bunny zoe's crafts - summer
craft your passion - power of three 
(3 buttons on the green card, three rhinestones in the corners of the blue card)
house of gilli - add a sentiment
truly madly crafty - summer fun

Thank you so much for visiting - enjoy your day!

Hugs, Lena Katrine

GD LOTV - Blog Hop showcasing the new Christmas stamps - Win all the new stamps!

Wooohooo!

Good morning crafters, thanks for stopping by! 
Today we’re holding a Lili of the Valley sneaky peek blog hop, to celebrate the launch of their new 
Christmas Animals and Sentiment stamps!

There are 10 of the cutest animals and 4 sets of Christmas sentiments; they will be available to buy on the Lili of the Valley website from midnight tonight, and don’t forget you can also get their gorgeous new patterned paper pads on there too

The fabulous Design Team are all taking part, you just need to ‘hop’ from one blog to another following the links and leave a comment on each card. We’ve used all the stamps between us so hopefully we can give you lots of ideas and inspiration for using the new designs.

We don’t know where the prizes are so make sure you visit every blog. We will let you know at midnight tonight which were the ‘lucky’ blogs and 2 winners will be drawn at random from the comments that were left on those cards.

Prize 1; 1 set of the brand new Christmas sentiment clear stamp 4 sheets, 1 each of the new designs, worth £50.00
Prize 2; The full set of the new Christmas animal rubber stamps, worth £45.00You should have have come here from Katarina's blog, if not, go back to the start at Anne's blog ;)

Next stop on the hop is Lou!

If you get lost along the way, here's a list of all the blogs taking part, and remember you will need to visit them all to be in with a chance of winning;

Anne 
Bev 
Claudia Rosa 
Dawny P 
Dena 
Elise 
Fleur 
Gretha 
Katarina
Lena Katrine (me ;)
Lou 
Moni 
Pops 

You wouldn't miss this hop - there's so much cuteness to see :)

Here's my inspirational blog hop sneak peek - a card with a pocket inside, using the image "Teddy with Robin", "Christmas Sentiment Tags" & "Christmas Recipes"!

I've used my favourite paper from the new collection of Christmas papers "Frosty Christmas" from Bildmålarna for this card; "Snow Angels" (It's just sooooooooo cute ;) 

Pocket Card

Size: 5 1/2" x 5 1/2"

Ink: Adirondack - Pitch Black, Distress Ink - Faded Jeans.

Stamps: Lili of the Valley - "Teddy with Robin", "Christmas Sentiment Tags" & "Christmas Recipes".

Colouring: Promarkers & Prismacolors.

Papers: Bildmålarna - Frosty Christmas "Snow Angels", Bazzill - blue & white cardstock, copy paper 280g.

Tools: Spellbinders - Nesting Classic & Eyelet Squares, Martha Stewart - Aspen Snowflake edge punch, Crop-A-Dile.

Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts - Cheese Cloth, Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Metal Bead Caps, Moonstone Brads & Laces, Stickles, velvet ribbon, eyelets.

I'm entering this in to these challenges:
a gem of a challenge - animals/teddies
allsorts - heavy metal
challenge up your life - christmas in summer
crafty calendar - teddy bears (and layers)
krafty hands - bling it up
crafty catz - animals
fat pages with attitude - anything goes with texture
forever friends - anything goes
lollipop crafts - anything goes
simon says stamps and show - no rules
stamp with fun - bling
the crazy challenge - anything goes
whoopsie daisy - include a sentiment
pretty little ribbon shop - bling/sparkle
ready teddy go - anything goes
unique crafters - sparkle and shine
gingerloft - heavy metal
no matter which challenge - anything goes
the crafty pad - to die for
pile it on - cuddly critters

Thank you so much for swinging by - good luck in the hop!
Hugs, Lena Katrine

LOTV Sneak Peek 3 - Summer Bears

Happy Mid-Summer Day!

The 3rd sneak peek for Lili of the Valley's Summer Bears release the 25th, is a tiny Square Box.

I've used the adorable image "Blooming Lovely" on the top, and a cute little image and a sentiment from the "Summer Bears Companion Stamps Set" inside.

Mini Square Box

Size: 9,5 x 9,5 x 6 cm

Ink: Adirondack - Pitch Black, Distress Ink - Wild Honey.

Stamps: Lili of the Valley - Blooming Lovely & Summer Bears Companion Stamps Set.

Colouring: Promarkers & Prismacolors.

Papers: My Minds Eye - Stella Rose collections, Bazzill - green & yellow cardstock, copy paper 280g.

Tools: Spellbinders - Nesting Classic Squares, Marianne Design - CraftAbles die, Martha Stewart - Vintage Floral edge punch.

Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts - Self Adhesive Rhinestones.

I'm entering this in to these challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - here comes summer
Dutch Dare Card - summer fun
Paper Play - use a die
Raise the Bar - summer
Stampin' for the weekend - show us your style (girlie)
Craft Your Passion - flips & folds
Crafty Cardmakers - NO cards/ATC's/Tags
Creative Mondays - summer
Creative Belli - anything but a card
Divas by Design - to die for
Simon Says Stamp - anything but a card
Stamp & Create - bold & bright
Deep Ocean - welcome summer
Die Cuttin' Divas - summer colours (yellow, orange, red)
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - girls, girls, girls
Paper playtime - anything goes with a sentiment
Trykkpressa - at least 3 folds
Nordsalten Hobbyklubb - summer, sun and yellow
Scrap 'a' long - summer
Anonyme Scrappere - summer

Thanks for peeking in - have a lovely Weekend!

Hugs, Lena Katrine

LOTV Sneak Peek 2 - Summer Bears

Good Morning!

I'm continuing showing off the sneak peeks I made for Lili of the Valley's upcoming Summer Bears release the 25th :)

The second project I've made, is an Easel Card using the cute image "A Little Message" and a sentiment from the "Summer Bears Companion Stamps Set".

Easel Card

Size: 6" x 6"

Ink: Adirondack - Pitch Black, Distress Ink - Aged Mahogany & Bundled Sage.

Stamps: Lili of the Valley - A Little Message (image) & Summer Bears Companion Stamps Set (sentiment).

Colouring: Promarkers & Prismacolors.

Papers: Maja design - Life in the Country Collection, Bazzill - red & white cardstock, copy paper 280g.

Tools: Spellbinders - Nesting Classic Squares, Marianne Design - CraftAbles die, Whimsy Stamps - Ticket die, Martha Stewart - Eyelet Lace edge ounch.

Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts - Pearl Brads, Crown Pins, Self Adhesive Pearls, Doilies, Sweetheart Blossoms, Rosebuds 4 mm, Open Paper Roses 20, 15 & 10 mm, Korthobby - postcard charm.

I'm entering this in to these challenges:

CLP - Sketch #48
Crafts and Me - anything goes
Divas by Design - to die for
The Paper Shelter - the great outdoors
Scrapalicious USA - summertime
Stampavie and More - something with wings
Bearly Mine - flowers
Celebrate the Occation - welcome summer
Crafty Sentiments - bright colours
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - girls, girls, girls
Forever Friends - anything goes
Lollipop Crafts - flowers in bloom
Love to Create - summertime fun
Addicted to Stamps - 1 or more pins
Let's Ink It Up - favourite embellishments (flowers, pearls, doilies...)
Penny Black and More - all my favourite things (flowers, pearls, doilies, DP's, dies, punches...)
Sentimental Sundays - summer fun
Crafters Companion - time to embellish
Marianne's Design Divas - animal antics

Thank you so much for visiting - have a terrific day!

Hugs, Lena Katrine

LOTV Sneak Peek 1 - Summer Bears

Good Morning Crafters!

I'm so lucky to being able to show off some sneak peeks I made, using the cute little bears from the upcoming Summer Bears release from Lili of the Valley the 25th :)
Thre DT started showing off their awesome sneak peeks on Monday, so check out the LOTV Ideas To Inspire blog :)

My first sneak peek project is a new Calendar Page I made, using two of the fun and cute bears from "Present Trio".

Birthday Calendar Page June

Size: 14 x 19 cm

Ink: Adirondack - Pitch Black, Distress ink - Forest Moss.

Stamps: Lili of the Valley - Present Trio.

Colouring: Promarkers & Prismacolors.

Papers: Maja Design - scraps, Bazzill - green & white cardstock, copy paper 280g.

Tools: Spellbinders - Nesting Classic & Inverted Scalloped Circles, Martha Stewart - Arch Lattice edge punch.

Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts - Doily, Divine Twine & Self Adhesive Pearls, Camelia - wooden buttons.

I'm entering tis in to these challenges:

Creative Stamp Friends - Birthday

Forever friends - anything goes

Simon Says Stamp & Show - a bit of brown

The Crazy Challenge - ribbon/twine, gems/pearls, dies/punches

Robyn's fetish - anything goes

Creative Card Crew - Easy as 1-2-3 (1 doily, 2 images, 3 buttons)

Try It On Tuesday - anything goes

Papertake Weekly - bingo (punches, free, buttons)

The Sisterhood of Crafters - going in circles
Simon Says Stamp - anything but a card
Ladybug Crafts Ink - double trouble
By the Cute and Girly - cute as a button

Thanks for stopping by - have a lovely day!

Hugs, Lena Katrine

DT Bildmålarna - Mini Card

Hey Everyone!

When I'm crafting, everything doesn't always end up as planned!!!

When I was finished colouring this whole image from Bildmålarna, I ended up ruining the beautiful girl, by smudging paint all over her ;(

But the little bear was still doing quite fine, so I thought instead of throwing the whole image in the bin, I decided to make a Mini Card with the little bear, using up some paper scraps I had laying around on my desk :)

Mini Card

Size: 10 x 12 cm

Ink: Archival Ink - Coffee, Distress Ink - Seedless Preserves.

Stamps: Bildmålarna - LWF "Your Birthday", North Star Stamps - Carpe Diem.

Colouring: Distress Ink Refills.

Papers: Bildmålarna/Pion Design - scraps, Bazzill - scrap cardstock, Canson - Montval aquarell paper 200g.

Tools: Spellbinders - Nesting Classic & Petite Scalloped Circles, Martha Stewart - Butterflies punch.

Embellishments: Bildmålarna - Charm, Wild Orchid Crafts - Lily, Open Paper Roses 15 mm & 10 mm, Rosebuds 4 mm, Guipure Lace, Organza Ribbon & Self Adhesive Rhinestones.

I'm entering this in to these challenges:
Let's Ink It Up - bling
Critter - flowers
Hooked on Craft - flowers
Love To Create - bingo (die cuts, charm, ribbon)
Ooh La La - ribbon/twine
Simon Says stamp & Show - anything goes
Bunny Zoe'z Crafts - anything goes
Partytime Tuesday - colour plum
Tuesday Throwdown - fabric
Die Cutting Divas - flowers
Ladybug Crafts Ink - anything but square

Thanks for looking - have a lovely day!
Hugs, Lena Katrine

Chanti

Hiya!

Right before Easter an aunt and uncle of mine got a new puppy, and during Easter we went for a visit to meet the new cutie ;)

Here's Chanti, an 8 weeks old Bischon Havanaise lady!

She's so tiny and cuddly, and so georgeously cute, don't you think?

Enjoy your day!
Hugs, Lena Katrine