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Happy New year, hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and a fun New Year's Eve.

Brian is playing golf today and yesterday and the day before, making up for not be able to play last weekend, it being Christmas and all that.
So that means I had a chance to craft, I made a calender for Grace which I forgot to  take a photo of, and this card which I will enter in the Papertake Weekly Challenge. The sketch is by Dawny P, I love Dawn's sketch's, not too fancy. I was also inspired by her card.

The image is by Lili of the Valley and the papers were a frebbie in Simply Papercrafts mag.

LOTV challenge 116

I haven't made a challenge card for ages, but as I'm stuck in Christmas mode at the moment thought I would have a go at the challenge over on the LOTV challenge blog,the theme which is Warm and Cosy, and the little chap and his doggie certainly look warm and cosy to me.

LOTV Christmas Cards

A couple of LOTV Christmas cards I made last week, with some of that ribbon from Costco. I do love easel cards, but worry that the people I send them too, don't know how to display them.

I'm trying to blog a little more often than I have been doing lately, I always take photos of my cards but don't always post them on my blog so I'm trying to post more often. I have so much on the go, knitting, I've just started to knit an aran cardi for Brian, can't remember the last time I knitted anything for him, and if he doesn't wear it, it will be the last. Sewing, I have a BOM patchwork block of the Month to make haven't done September's yet. We have a family wedding soon, and need to make a wedding card, also I'm spending too much time sitting down so need to move more, all that weight I lost is starting to creep back on, and the dress I bought for the wedding will be too tight. I spend too much time surfing the web, just wish that burnt some calories, and the trouble is you can snack at the same time. all my hobbies seem to involve sitting down.

More christmas LOTV

Two more cards for the christmas box, using images from LOTV, these are so handy for a quick card and don't want to buy the stamp, and at just £1 a sheet are great value.

More LOTV Xmas Cards

Here's two more cards using Stamps from Lili of the Valley stamps, how cute are these, and I dug out these papers from last years Nitwits collection. Ribbon from Costco.

No time for crafting today, I'm waiting for the engineer to come to fix my washing machine, then a quick trip to Tesco and this afternoon off to pick Grace up from school, Grace fractured her arm at Gymnastics on Sat, bless her, and then dinner at my daughters house, I love not having to cook. don't get me wrong I like cooking but hate the day to day thinking up meals etc. If you ask them what would you like for dinner the answer is nearly always anything. If they made anything in Tins, Fresh or Frozen it would sell a bomb, anything for dinner every night, how much easier would life be then. supermarket shopping done in a flash.

LOTV Christmas

Christmas is a lot nearer than you think, well it is if you have lots of cards to make and here are 3 more for the box. I Love these new stamps from LOTV. I used the new Poinsettia shapabilites from Spellbinders. and the silver lace ribbon from Costco.

The Bird house isn't a new stamp but i have had my eye on it for awhile, I love love it think I will noe have to buy the other three in the series.

Great Friend-VLVAPR2011

week 2 sketch at VLV had me stumped for a while, and yet it is so simple, then my new stamps from LOTV arrived on Saturday, and the little backgroun stamp was just the right size. I inked the papers with TH spun sugar distress ink. The sentiment and flower is Great Friend from Verve Stamps

Edited to add:  I was also going enter this in the CR84FN colour challenge but forgot and now have missed the boat, story of my life, but I think the forgetfullness is an age thing.

It's my Party.- The Sweet Stop 103

 This little image is reminds me of Grace's party last month, she got a little upset that she didn't win at the party games until her grandad had a little word with her, then she got on with enjoying her Birthday party.I think this happens at lots of parties.
I used the Desert Blooms papers which is from the same pack as yesterday's post.
Stamp: It's My Party, LOTV
I used the sketch from The Sweet Stop

Dad's 70th.-Sweet Sunday 112

 I made this card for a neighbour whose Dad is turning 70 soon, it is always difficult making a male card let alone a commissioned card, but my neighbour was really pleased with it so that was ok. I used Dessert Blooms papers. and the image is Lazy afternoon and the sentiment are both by LOTV and the banners are Waltzingmouse stamped with TH distress ink. I used the sketch from Sweet Sunday sketch challenge

Card Patterns 107

Another of those dreaded male Birthdays is looming soon so thought I would use the Card Patterns sketch amd the Waltzingmouse stamp and some tim Holtz distress powders to make a star. The sentiment stamp is from LOTV. Papers are Desert Blooms by Trimcraft.

Memories to Cherish

It's been a lovely sunny day here today, but very cold, hubby is away on a golfing weekend so had some fun in my craft room. I used this image from LOTV and had a little difficulty matching the papers, then I remembered these stampin up papers I bought last year.
flowers, pearls and vintage seam binding from Wild Orchid Crafts.
I used the sketch from The Sweet Stop.

Happy 6th Birthday Grace

Here is the card I made for Grace's Birthday next week, and as you can see by the number on the card she will be 6. How quickly the years go, it seems like only yesterday that we were blessed with our adorable grandaughter. Brian and I are looking after today, as it is half term, and as I type Grace and her Grandad are watching G-Force, Grace is having Guinea Pigs for her Birthday hence the film.
Of course it had to be a fairy card, and Rosie with Presents by Lili of the Valley is adorable. I always have to colour the hair blonde as Grace is a blond like her Grandma, well mine does have a little bit of help from a bottle.

LOTV Inspiration Book

 

when I see a card I like I save it to my computer and then print them out four to a page and keep them in an A4 folder, I decided to make a little 7 x 5 book to paste them in and here is the result.I used my bind it all and a 1/2 in coil.  Now I have a more compact book when I need some inpiration, trouble is I now need to make more for all the other folders, I have a folder for sketches and one for lots of my other favourites etc.

The Sweet Stop 95 and LOTV On Tiptoe

Another Challeng and this time for the Sweet Stop and this sketch just called out for another of these sweet stamps from Lili of the Valley, and papers from a magazine freebie, and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and not forgetting the all important fairy dust.

LOTV Challeng 84-Sketch by Dawny

The Sketch this week at LOTV challeng blog is by Dawny and she does the most fabulous sketches and they adapt so well to the Lili of the Vally stamps.
I made this for my dear daughter in law who is having a biggy this next month and I made an easel card so the number is hidden, well not that hidden lol. I used papers from pink petticoat papers which were a freebie with Quick card mag.I must admit that I only bought this mag for these papers.

Got to go now as we are going to a Party tonight up in Manchester and the traffic is always bad on a friday so it might take about 4-5 hours to get there. Anothere milestone Birthday this time as it is my sister in law's 50th.

More LOTV

Just thought I would show you my latest makes using the so pretty Lili of the Valley. I'm in love with these stamps.
I'm not usually a flowery girl but these flowers from Wild Orchid crafts are to die for.

I made another card using the image called Love grows as I sold the other one. I think I might have to buy this in a Stamp.

The weather here for the last few days has been so windy and awful, as I think it has been all over the UK. We have a huge tree outside our window and I keep thinking we might wake up one night with it in bed with us, although it is a big strong tree you never know, forever the worst case scenario sort of thinking.
Hope you have a great weekend whatever the weather.

Dare to Dream. LOTV sketch challenge

Can't get enough of these fairies from LOTV and this one is called On tiptoe. I used the sketch by Dawny P, on the LOTV challenge blog and the papers are by Craftworks Cards, still using up those papers from my stash, trouble is I said I would use up all the old stuff before buying new but I have tons and don't think I will last before temptation rears and I see the next desirable must have range of papers.

SSSC100- Birthday Fairy

Loving these LOTV fairies this one is called Birthday Fairy which is another of the new stamps for Jan and I used the sketch from Sweet Sunday challenge blog.