Lili of the Valley APRIL challenge

Hello lovely peeps

We have another Facebook challenge running this month at Lili of the Valley.
It's a colour theme this time - use at least 3 of the following colours - Aqua, Pink, Red, Ivory, Lilac

 

There are some fab prizes on offer for 5 winners that we will pick at random. The first 4 will have the choice of any of the following; Any 2 sentiment sheets / any 5 rubber stamps /
any Cross Stitch Kit / £20 to spend in our Ebay Store

 The lovely Ribbon Girls have also offered a fab £10 voucher (postage will be extra)

You've got until 6pm on the 17th of April to enter (one entry per person).

For my inspiration card I've gone for Aqua, Red and Ivory, using one of the returning favourite stamps - Sailing Boat. He's coloured in with a combination of Promarkers and Graph'Its and then cut out.

I've layered him onto papers from the retired pads 'Beach Bliss' and 'Antebellum'

The sentiment is from one of  the new stamp sets 'Sketchy Wishes'

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:-
Crafting from the Heart #106 Anything Goes
Our Crafty Corner #8 Anything Goes
Mod Squad Challenge - use water (rain, sea, sky etc
Paper Shelter Challenge # 242 - Buttons
Creative Knockouts #135 Outside Fun!
Incy Wincy Designs - Colour Me Wonderful (Favorite Colouring Medium is alchohol markers)
The Stamping Boutique #79 Masculine
Penny Black and More  Birthdays
My Besties UK Challenge  Anything Goes (A)
A Beautiful Mess #1 Anything Goes
Inky Impressions  'All About The Boys'
The Sisters of Craft Always Anything Goes 

 {Pin}spirational #162 - Inspiration Image

Thanks for stopping by,
Katrina x

Little Mermaid Shaker Card

Hello peeps.

Did I mention that I was a runner up in the Card Designer of the Year competition at Simply Cards & Papercraft Magazine? ;)

It was very exciting seeing my cards in print but you can't see the detail very well, so here's a close-up of one of them (I already posted my advent calendar here).

 The background paper (rather appropriately) was from the 'Beach Bliss' 8x8 paper pad from Lili of the Valley and the shaker frame is die cut from a First Edition 'Silent Night' 8x8 paper (I used two nesting squares). 

I stamped 'Little Mermaid 1' from Lili of the Valley (discontinued) onto white card and coloured her in with my Graph'It markers

The starfish were cut from coloured card using an X-Cut star die, then I rounded the points off with my scissors and coloured the edges with Distress Inks. To add some texture I dabbed white texture paste on with the end of a paintbrush.

The jellyfish was created by cutting a circle die-cut with scalloped scissors, colouring with Distress Ink (Evergreen Bough) and adding strings of pearls for the tentacles - it's a more grown-up version of the one I had on my Life's a Beach card.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:-

Glitter n Sparkle #169 Anything Goes
TTCRD - Anything Goes
Clear It Out Theme: A year to remember
ABC Challenge - ‘Y is for Your Choice'
 Polka Doodles  #51/1 Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations - Anything goes with a die
Sisters of Craft - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by,

Katrina

 p.s. only three days left to enter the draw for my blog candy ;)

Antipodean Christmas

Hello peeps, hope you are well.

Today I have my first Design Collective card for November.

I have a cousin who lives in New Zealand with her family and they sometimes get to spend Christmas at the seaside, because of course it's summer over there in December (OK, I'm a teensy bit jealous). 

With that in mind I usually send Christmas cards with parcels etc. on rather than snow scenes. 

When the Lili of the Valley Calendar Fairies were launched in the summer I thought that 'August' would make a great Christmas fairy for my cousin's card. So here she is, with her festive red bathing suit.

 I found some ideal Christmas papers in my stash as they have hints of gold and aqua in them to match the sand and sea (they're from Dovecraft, about 3 years old). I also added a turquoise paper from the Beach Bliss 8x8 paper pad (LOTV).

I've coloured August in with my Graph'It markers

Sea: 7210

Sand: Ivory Promarker & 1210

Bathing Costume: 5210, 5220,5245, 9500

Hair: 3210, 3255

Skin: 4115, 4155, 4170

Shell: 9401, 9304, Budding Rose Promarker

Star: 1210, 1230

Snorkel glass: 7105

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:-

World of lacy Sunshine Anything goes
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge  256: things with wings
 Craft your passion  #289 Anything Goes
 Papertake Weekly - Take Your Pick (Glitter it up)
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #255 Use something from your craft stash (papers, button)
Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - AG
Quirky Crafts Challenges #24 It's Nearly Quirky Christmas!
 Crafty Boots - Spots or Dots & GDT
 Graph It Colour Challenge #47 Christmas
Crafting With Friends #11 - Anything Goes
Simply Papercrafts #18 Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin Christmas - Stars
Whimsy Stamp Challenge #88 Anything Goes - Holidays
SSS Work it Wednesday - a holiday card
 

Thanks for stopping by,

Katrina x