Birthday Bear

Well it’s almost Wednesday, so we are half way through the work week, yeah!   I squeezed some time this evening to get a birthday card done.
I used Deconstructed Sketch 84 for todays card from Deconstructing Jen. 

I have quite the collection of Lili of the Valley images that I can’t resist buying, but never seem to have time to ink up.  Slowly but surely I am working my way through them and trying not to buy more, lol!  Today I used this cutie from the Summer Bears Companion Stamp Set. 

The image is stamped on Flourishes Classic White card stock and colored with Copic markers.  I shaded around the image and added grass with Prismacolor pencils and lightly sponged the outside of the panel with Wheat ink from a VersaMagic Dew Drop.   All of the patterned paper is from the Life of the Party pad from My Minds Eye.
I hope your week is off to a good start!  Thanks for stopping by!

Snow Queen Birthday

Welcome to Monday!  I have a birthday card for a dear friend today and I knew this Lili of the Valley image would be perfect!
I used Deconstructing Sketch 83 from Deconstructing Jen for my sketch.  I love beginning with a sketch and building my card from there.

I used Snow Queen from LOTV and stamped it on Flourishes Classic White card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with Copic markers.

All of the patterned paper is from the MME Market pad.  I used the Lacey Ovals die from Spellbinders for the mat but cut my own oval around the image.  I used Liquid Pearls for the snow drops, fun flock for the crown brim, and lots and lots of glitter for sparkle fit for a queen!

I used a Martha Stewart punch on glitter paper for the snowflakes and added a Kaiser pearl in the center of each.   The sentiment is from the Summer Bears Companion Set and I stamped the Happy and Birthday separately next to each other rather than stacked the way it was on the stamp.
Thanks for stopping by and see you back here on Wednesday for Flourishes first January sneak peek!

Snow Bunny

Good morning!  Hopefully you all are recovered from the holidays and well on your way to all of your resolutions.  Did you wait until today to start since the first fell during the week?  I know I did…I had to eat all the goodies in the house so they wouldn’t tempt me once I started back on the right eating track :)
Today I have a cutie to share from Whipper Snapper Designs.  This image is called Snow Bunny. 

The image was stamped on Flourishes Classic White card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers.  I used fine glitter for the falling snow and randomly around the image and some chunky glitter at the base.  I also used a little white Fun Flock on the hat pompom and bunny tail.  The paper is from Mitten Weather by Cosmo Cricket. 
It’s been very cold here on Long Island, but no snow yet.  I love a fresh snow and I know the boys are really looking forward to using their sleds and snowboards.  I say, bring it on!  I love the snow! 
Hope you had a great weekend and I’ll see you on Wednesday with the first sneak peek from Flourishes.

Are you ready for snow?

I’m not really ready for it yet…but I do love it, and I love these adorable new animal images from Lili of the Valley.
I stamped the image on Flourishes Classic White card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with Copic markers.

I cut out the image and mat with Spellbinders and with the die in place, I sponged around the image with a VersaMagic Dew Drop in Wheat.   I used Linen Burlap ribbon and some rustic twine with a bow to add on the sentiment tag.  In addition to lots of sparkly glitter added with a Quickie Glue Pen I also flocked the little penguin and his hat trim and pom pom.  You can see the texture of the flocking in the picture below.

The flock on the penguin is Pewter from Martha Stewart and on his hat is Fun Flock in white.    The paper is from the MME Darling Dear 6x6 pad.   I love the muted masculine colors in this paper!
I have lots more of these critters and other wonderful new images from LOTV still to ink up.  I have so much fun coloring these!  I hope you enjoyed this and you pick up some yourself! 
See you back here tomorrow for a Flourishes 10 Minute Thursday!

Wednesday’s Color Throwdown

Happy Wednesday!  Today our beautiful color challenge is being hosted by Joan.  Lovely color combo!
I pulled out a sadly un-inked Lili of the Valley image called Bunches of Love. 

I stamped this cutie on Flourishes classic white card stock and colored it with Copics.  I used Spica glitter pens on the flowers and stems for a tiny sparkle.   The paper is all from MME Blush 6x6 pad.  The adhesive pearls are from Recollections and the ribbon was in my stash and I don’t recall where it’s from.  I made a triple bow and added a flower shaped button.   The heart on the sentiment is from a Martha Stewart punch.
The design team has lots of great cards and loads of inspiration so head on over to each and give ‘em some love!  Then head over to the Color Throwdown and join in this weeks challenge! 
Broni ~ Barbara ~ Tammy ~ Lori ~ Wanda ~ Joan ~ Kristin ~ Lynn ~ Kerri ~ Keva

Wednesday’s Color Throwdown

This week our lovely hostess is Lynn and she picked this bright fun color combination for us. I decided to use the Night of Navy for nighttime and thought this cute Lili of the Valley image would work great.
I stamped Moonlight Wishes on kraft paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and oms.

I used Periwinkle pencil around the moon. I read on Paula’s blog that she loves this color for night skies, and she’s right, it’s perfect! I used a darker blue at the very edges for separation. I used Spica glitter pens in various colors on the holly leaves and berries and stars. Now, I wanted to add some additional shimmer so I used a Glimmer Mist in Vanilla Breeze but it’s really hard to see…and photograph. Hopefully you can see it in the photo below.

The image is matted on Night of Navy cut with a Spellbinders die Fleur De Lis Rectangles and the patterned paper is from Graphic 45. I used a Lil’ Inker Designs holly die from the Holly Jolly Die and Stamp Set and some MFT felt. I added them with some rustic twine and a rusty bell and a few red adhesive pearls.
Now check out all the gorgeous samples our awesome design team has to show you!
Broni ~ Barbara ~ Tammy ~ Keva ~ Lori ~ Wanda ~ Joan ~ Kristin ~ Lynn~Kerri and our November Guest Designer Lydia Fielder
And then head over to the Color Throwdown and join in this weeks color challenge. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and is recovering from shopping! I am so glad I am just about done! I hope this means I can get in all my crafting for the holidays!

Wednesday’s Color Throwdown

Good morning everyone! I hope you are ready for today’s rockin’ color combo, brought to us by Lori who is hosting her first challenge with us today! I have lots of Christmas cards to make and these colors were just perfect for the image I chose, but would be great for any occasion!

I used this adorable Lili of the Valley image called Festive Little Robins. I stamped it on Flourishes Classic White card stock and colored it with Copic markers. I added the shading with Prismacolor pencils and odorless mineral spirits (oms). Then I sponged around the panel with a Versa Magic Dew Drop in Wheat. The patterned paper is from the Prima North Country pad. I used a Martha Stewart punch for the trim on the bottom of the red panel.
In the photo below you should be able to see the glitter I added with a Quickie Glue Pen. I embellished with some dark brown twine and a simple button, but now I think it looks kinda plain. Maybe I will add a little something something…maybe :)

So this image is cute, no? You like, yes? Would you like to win it? I have an extra up for grabs. I will pick a random winner from the comments on Friday. Not sure when, so comment any time up until you see a winner posted. It’s Black Friday you know, so I might be busy shopping!
Now, get yourself over to the Color Throwdown and check out today’s challenge. And for your viewing pleasure please visit each of the design team blogs below!
Broni ~ Barbara ~ Tammy ~ Keva ~ Lori ~ Wanda ~ Joan ~ Kristin ~ Lynn~Kerri and our November Guest Designer Lydia Fielder
I wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!!

Wednesday’s Color Throwdown

Good morning! It’s time for another Color Throwdown and I am your hostess this week. I hope you like the colors I picked today….they were inspired by the Gertie paper collection by Stella and Rose which is all the pp you see on my creation.

I am using my new Millie Flower Power from Lili of the Valley.

This cutie is stamped on Flourishes Classic White card stock and colored with Copics. I had wanted to use my sewing machine and stitch all the layers but for some reason I can’t get the needle to pick up the bobbin thread. I’ve threaded that machine a hundred times and I can’t figure out what in the world is wrong. I even pulled out the manual…then I gave up. So, I doodled lines around the yellow pp instead. I colored up a couple of naked Prima flowers yellow and added a brown button center to mimic the Black Eyed Susan Millie is holding.

Visit the Color Throwdown for some design team inspiration and to play along. These lovelies below have creations to see!

LeAnne ~ Barbara ~ Carole ~ Tammy ~ August Guest Designer Lori Tecler

Wednesday’s Color Throwdown

Hi everyone!  It’s Color Throwdown #153 and this cool palette comes from Broni. 
This is Birthday Fairy from Lili of the Valley.  She’s colored with a base of Copic marker with Prismacolor pencil and oms on top.  I didn’t have the exact colors for this challenge so you can see that my green is a bit brighter and my blue softer.  But as always, you don’t have to use the exact colors, just stay as close as you can :)

The patterned paper is from Marjolaine by Basic Grey.  I cut out the main image with Labels Ten from Spellbinders and the flourish is a die from Tim Holtz.  The sentiment is also from LOTV.   I used lots of glitter using a Quickie Glue Pen and MS glitter, on her outfit, around the image, and on the flourish.   Lots of sparkles were definitely in order for this cutie! 
Maybe you can see the sparkles here better.

Check out the design team creation from these designer!
Tammy ~ Broni ~Barbara ~ Carole and August guests Lori Tecler  and Keva Brown
Then head over to the Color Throwdown blog to join in this weeks challenge!  We love to see your creations!  Have a great day!

Happy Birthday…

LeAnne!  The card I mailed to LeAnne is below and she should have it by now…if not, well, surprise!  Here’s your card!

This is Milly – Just for you from Lili of the Valley stamps.  Another one of the latest in their “girlie” line of images.   I am having so much fun coloring these sweet images, so be on the lookout for more coming up!  She’s stamped on Flourishes Classic White card stock and colored with Copic markers.  The shading around the image is done with Prismacolor pencils and oms and around the oval panel, die cut using Spellbinders classic ovals, is with Wheat ink from Versa Magic.    The mat is  from the Classic scalloped oval die set.
The paper is from a pack I got from All That Scraps called Milton and Company from Wild Rose Studio. 
If you click on the picture for a larger image hopefully you can see the random glitter I added for sparkle around the image.
Have a great day!

Wednesdays Color Throwdown

Hi everyone! It’s Color Throwdown #152 and our hostess is Tammy with this lovely color combo!  It’s so soothing and soft!
I got my grimy paws on some new Lili of the Valley and I couldn’t wait to ink them up.  This sweetie below is called Milly Cuddle Time,

The image is colored with Copic markers and the shading around the image is Prismacolor pencil and oms.  I also sponged around the panel with Versa Magic Wheat ink before stitching the edge.  I used this pretty Sweet Sunday Sketch #126 and wonderful butterfly paper from MME the Little Miss Muffet line.   I have several sheets from this line and finally caved in and cut it up! The background panel is a Bo Bunny dot paper.
The butterflies were punched from the patterned paper with a Martha Stewart punch and accented with Stickles.  The border was created with a Dainty Lace Border Die-namics die from MFT.  A few Bella Dots in light cocoa from Stamping Bella embellish the bottom.  
Check out the great creations from our design team and head over to the Color Throwdown blog to join this weeks challenge!  Have a fun day!
Tammy ~Laura ~ Broni ~Barbara ~ Kristin ~ Carole and July guest Keva Brown

Christmas Bunnies

If you are looking for my Color Throwdown post please scroll down!!!

Well now we have 2 Christmas cards done, lol! I just finished up this sweet Lili of the Valley image for challenge #65 on the LOTV challenge blog.

This is called Bunnies Stocking…how could you resist those sweet little faces?! Obviously I couldn’t! It’s stamped on watercolor paper with Versa Fine black ink and water colored with SU reinkers. I used Flower Soft Polar Ice on the hat and stocking trims. Each of the Martha Stewart punched snowflakes is coated with Diamond Glaze and Judikins Winter glitter. In the center of each is a Kaiser pearl. The sentiment is from a Papertrey ink set and cut with a sentiment flag die from Lil’ Inker Designs which you can find at here! I love using this-no more crooked flags for me! Lastly all of the dp is from Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather and the card stock is Plum Pudding from Papertrey ink.

Gosh they’re cute, aren’t they? Hope you are having a great Wednesday!

Color Throwdown Tuesday?!

I am just a little early this week…but I didn’t want to miss posting my Color Throwdown challenge this week since I wasn’t able to participate last week. LeAnne picked this really pretty color combo!

I think these Lili of the Valley images lend themselves so well to water colors, and it’s a medium I haven’t used in while…so I pulled out my Distress Re-Inkers and SU re-inkers and went to town! This is James the Bear in the Snow. Shhh...he's a girl on this card, let call him Jane!

I stamped the image on Canson water color paper with Versafine black ink. After I painted the image I went over the scarf and hat with Twinkling H2O’s in Passion and Jasmine. I added lots of glitter around the image and the snow is Liquid Pearls with ultrafine glitter sprinkled on top. I used my Fleur De Lis Spellbinder dies to cut two squares and put them together to form a snowflake. The paper is a shimmery pink and almost a dead ringer for Pink Pirouette. It’s from a LSS that used to be in my town. The Razzleberry panel I spritzed with Shimmerz in Juneberry wine and some glitter spray. I added some gray lace and a piece of rustic cotton twine for some texture and several Basic Grey flat backed square gems on the corners and around the snowflake.

In the closeup you can see the sparkle which doesn’t always come through in photos.

Check out all the wonderful samples our design team has to share this week!

Tammy Laura Broni Barbara Kristin and our

September Guest Designer Silke Ledlow!

I’ll be back first thing Wednesday morning with Flourishes Sneak Peeks of the September release-don’t miss it!

Wednesday’s Color Throwdown

Thought I got lost didn’t ya? Yeah, sorry, been busy and trying to get back on track…so here I am with another awesome color combo, this time brought to us by LeAnne!

These colors were inspired by the lovely Wisteria line of paper by Basic Grey…which I happily used!

I stamped this beautiful fairy image, On TipToe, from Lili of the Valley with Memento Ink on white card stock and colored it with Copics.

It’s matted and layered with Wisteria patterned paper and Stampin Up card stock. I added some lavender ribbon from my stash, a few Kaiser gems, and a lovely vintage Prima flower. I randomly added “fairy dust” glitter to the image.

Please come on over to the Color Throwdown and join this weeks challenge! Make sure you check out all the wonderful samples from our design team and guest designer! Have a great day!

LeAnne Pugliese - Wee Inklings

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcomb - Splashes of Watercolor

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Kristin Bueter – Mindless Creativity

Teresa Kline, April Guest Designer - Enjoy the VA Sunshine

Wednesday Color Throwdown

I am hosting this weeks Color Throwdown and I have chosen some challenging colors for you! I pulled them from this gorgeous patterned paper from Fancy Pants Vintage Valentine collection.


My image is baby boy from Lili of the Valley. How cute is he?! They have some of the most adorable images! He's stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on kraft paper and colored it with Prismacolor pencils and oms. The twine and buttons are both from PTI and the paper Fancy Pants.

Head on over to the Color Throwdown and join us for this weeks challenging colors! Check out what our awesome design team came up with!

LeAnne Pugliese - Wee Inklings

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcomb - Splashes of Watercolor

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Cathy Indelicato - Crafty Thoughts

Kristin Bueter – Mindless Creativity

Debi Southard/Guest Designer- Sendable Sentiments