Crafty Little Fairies - Autumn Colours

Good morning everyone and welcome to another Crafty Little Fairies challenge. Thanks so much for all your entries last week - so good to see you sticking with our new venture.

This week it's the turn of the Pink Fairies, and our theme is

Autumn Colours

So we would love to see all your rich shades of red, deep yellows and golds, oranges and/or browns - lovely!

This week's kind sponsor is Teresa from My Crafty Heart with a £10 store voucher - woo hoo!



Don't forget the challenge is now open to all makes of stamp (inked or digi) so have fun!

The rest of the DT have filled the air with autumn colours - here is my effort.

The truth is I don't use autumn colours very much ... but I thought these yummy LotV papers would fit the bill so I based everything else around them. Don't you just love this cute image ... I thought it goes so well with the papers. :-)

Stamp: LotV "Emma Pot Plant";

Media: Promarkers and Flexmarkers; image edged wtih "shabby white" frantage;

Papers: LotV "Country Lady";

Supplies: flowers all from Wild Orchid Ceafts apart from white rose; berries by Magnolia from the Glitterpot; lace and twine from The Ribbon Girl; pearl from The Hobby House; sentiment from LotV Art Pad 8; gingham ribbon from my stash.

 Challenges:

Lili of the Valley Ideas To Inspire (September) - Ribbon & Lace

Wild Orchid Crafts #86 - Inspired By Autumn

Sketch Saturday #277 - Sketch

Hope you can join us in the Crafty Little Fairies challenge this time - good luck!

Hugs,

Lili's Little Fairies DT - and some exciting news!

Good morning everyone, and welcome to another challenge this week with Lili's Little Fairies.  Thanks as always to everyone who rocked last week's challenge of All About The Boys - fabulous entries as always!
 

Now before we get onto this week's challenge we have a few bits of news ... so grab yourself a cuppa and a biscuit and settle down for the goss!!

Firstly ... we are waving farewell to Fairy Nanda this week. So sad to see her go and offer our biggest thanks for sharing all her wonderful work with us.

Also ... we have a Fairy Birthday today - Lorraine is 21 (again!) - Happy Birthday hun.

And now for our really exciting news .... Times change, and we Fairies are changing with them. This will be the last ever challenge as Lili's Little Fairies. No, please, don't be too sad ... read on.

We have had a fantastic time as LLF but it is time for a new start, so from next week (5 September), we are becoming Crafty Little Fairies, with a new look. We will soon be moving to a new blog address too, but we'll wait until you've found us with our new look for that!!
 

 

Something else new and, we think, very exciting - we are opening the challenge up to use images other than LOTV. So, you can still use your Lili's and we would love to see them, but you can also use other images too. How cool is that?! I am sure the Fairies will continue to share their love of Lili with you all but this does mean more of you will be able to join in the challenges with us.

So, we hope you are as excited about all this as we are - see you next week for the first ever Crafty Little Fairies Challenge!

And so to this week's challenge - it is the turn of Team B and our theme is
 

No Flowers

 

And our lovely sponsor this week is Natali from Iva Nova Chest with a goodie bag of loveliness.
 

Don't forget - this is the last Lili's Little Fairies challenge, so to be eligible for this yummy prize you will need to use a LotV image or die cut topper on your creation.

And because it is our last LLF challenge, the ladies at Lili have offered us not one, but TWO £10 prize vouchers, as a good luck in our new venture.

Thank you Anne and LOTV xx
(the winners of these vouchers will be drawn by Random Number Generator)

 

The rest of the DT has made some wonderful examples to inspire you - here is my card for this week.
 

A card with no flowers suggested immediately to me a Christmas card - goodness knows I've made few enough so far this year!! So here's James the Bear ... and way hay!! my brand new LotV James the Bear Christmas stamps were waiting for me when I arrived home from work this evening, so I hope I'll soon have time to play with them! Not that I could ever ignore this darling stamp - it is one of my favourites!

Stamp: LotV "James Bear - In The Snow";

Media: Promarkers and Flexmarkers; glamour dust on James's hat and liquid pearls on the snowflakes;

Papers: Docrafts "Tilly Daydream";

Supplies: gems by Papermania; ribbon from The Ribbon Box; peel off greeting from my stash;

Tools: Memory Box "Snowflake Corner" die; Joy Crafts snowflake die.

Challenges:

Sketch 'n' Stash #120 - Sketch

Papertake Weekly - Sketchie Free For All

(sketch rotated to the left)

Lili of the Valley - Make it Festive

Crafty Boots - Christmas In August

Ooh La La - Inspired By A Song

("I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas")

Crazy 4 Challenges #200 - Animals

Ready-Teddy-Go #25 - Die Cuts & Punches

Creatalicious #54 - For The Boys

Pile It On #34 - Designer Paper

Cutie Pie #51 - Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesdays #135 - Anything Goes

Simon Says (Wednesday) - Anything Goes

Well that's all for today. Hope you can join us this week for the last ever Lili's Little Fairies challenge ... and will still be with us next week when we become Crafty Little Fairies.

Hugs,

Lili's Little Fairies Challenge - Vintage / Shabby Chic



Good morning everyone and welcome once more to the latest Lili's Little Fairies challenge. I'd like to start by thanking everyone who left me kind messages and good wishes last fortnight following from my post about my mum passing away ... of course it is still very new,  but things are settling down now a little.

Thanks also to everyone who entered last week's challenge - gorgeous projects as always - don't forget to check the main challenge blog to see if you have won our prize.

This week our challenge theme is
 

Vintage / Shabby Chic

 

As the DT have perfectly demonstrated, there are numerous ways you can interpret this very fashionable theme with your LotV stamps and/or die cut toppers ... don't forget you need to use a LotV stamp or die cut topper - and please no backlinking!

So here is my vintage / shabby chic creation.

This is a special card that I made for my friend Julie at work, who has suddenly found herself to be "fabulous at fifty"!!  I deliberately wanted to combine a "vintage" look with a very feminine card, so this challenge theme was perfect for me this time !! :-)

I recently bought the "handbags" stamp from the "Pretty Vintage" release and it hadn't seen ink yet, so I though now was the time! I was also able to bring into play my yummy Maja "Sofiera" papers and throw around a bit of frantage and edging with my distressing tool.

Stamps: LotV "handbags" and "Everyday Grungy Sentiments";

Media: Promarkers and Flexmarkers; Stampendous shabby pink frantage embossing powder;

Papers: Maja Designs "Sofiera";

Supplies: flowers mostly from Wild Orchid Crafts; pearls from The Hobby House; lace from John Lewis;  ribbon from my stash;

Tools: "floral ovals" nestabilities; Joy Crafts "vintage flourishes" butterfly die; Magnolia Doohickey "heart branch swirl" die; numbers cut using Cuttlebug "Hippie Chick" alphabet.

Challenges:

Papercrafting Journey - Distressed / Vintage

Stamping Sensations (August) - Wings & Things and a Touch of Vintage

Live & Love Crafts #14 - Warm or Cool Colours

(I have chosen cool colours)

Papertake Weekly - Occasion-ally

Simon Says (Monday) - Make The Cut

OSCC #238 - Pastel Colours

Fussy & Fancy Friday #95 - Bingo Board

(pearls / free / lace)

Southern Girls - Things beginning With F

(Flowers, Frantage, Fifty)

Bearly Mine #99 - Anything Goes

 

That's all for today - looking forwards to seeing your creations for the Lili's Little Fairies challenge!

Hugs,

A Sad Heart

It is with a very sad heart that I am posting today for the first time in 3 1/2 weeks. I have been away from blogland for that time because my dear mum passed away on Saturday 13th July after a long battle with cancer.

 

She first had cancer in 1999, but this illness had dated from 2007 and had been particularly traumatic and disressing because it was maxilo-facial cancer which required extensive and intrusive facial surgery. Despite having a lot of problems from the time of her surgery in 2007/8 mum battled on with incredible bravery - she was diagnosed as being terminally ill in summer 2008 but five more years were able to pass by where she was still with us.  However in May this year the specialists said it had returned and was untreatable, and since then she had a couple of hospice visits and grew increasingly weak. In the end mum deteriorated very suddenly and quickly which was merciful, and passed away in her local hospice where she had received fantastic care from the dedicated staff.

A few people who know me have sent some wonderful messages of support, though I haven't really felt up to posting until now. I have set up  the Jean Miles Tribute Fund in mum's memory to raise funds for the wonderful work of Ashgate Hospice where she was cared for - if anyone would like to show their support you can donate by:

•  go to the Ashgate Hospice - In Memory Giving page,
• click on "Donate securely with justgiving",
• make your donation with a comment that you would like to donate to the Jean Miles Tribute Fund.

I still can't face going back to work although I plan to return in the next few days. However, today I thought I had better look to the future and try to dip my toe into cardmaking once more ... mum always loved the cards I made. So here I am with my first card for soooo long ... and it is my DT card for this week's Lili's Little Fairies Challenge.

This week our challenge for Lili's Little Fairies is

Here Come The Girls

... so we would like to see your LotV images or die cut toppers of little girls, fairies or female bears.

 

We are sponsored by Crafty Ribbons with a £10 gift voucher.

 

Please check out the main blog for the fab girly-whirly creations from the rest of the team... here's my effort.

 

Stamps: LotV "Flower Fairy" and "Everyday Grungy Sentiments";

Media: image coloured with promarkers and Flexmarkers; edges of image distressed wtih "Milled Lavender" distress ink; image also sprinkled with "Shabby White" frantage embossing powder. and glamour dust on fairy wings;

Papers: LotV "Promises";

Supplies: flowers and lace from Wild Orchid Crafts; pearls from The Hobby House; ribbon from John Lewis; wooden butterfly shape (covered in frantage) from my stash;

Tools: "Floral Ovals" nestabilities; Magnolia Doohickey "heart swirl branch" die; La La Crafts "Filigree Corner" die (also covered in frantage).

 

 

Challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Sketch

 

 

Sentimental Sundays #165 - Anything With Wings

OSCC #236 - Add Flowers & Ribbon

Totally Papercrafts #177 - Use Lace

Whimsy #61 - Ribbon & Lace (2nd entry)

Papercrafting Journey - Punches &/or Die Cuts

Simon Says (Wednesday) - Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesdays # 131 - Anything Goes

 Creative Creations #15 - Anything Goes

 

 

That's all for today. As I start to settle down to what I guess is now going to be my new normality, I hope to be back before too long with more cards .. and I look forward to seeing your entries for this week's Lili's Little Fairies Challenge.

 

Hugs,

Lili's Little Fairies Team B Challenge - Red, White & Blue

 

Hello everyone and welcome to this week's challenge at Lili's Little Fairies. Thanks so much to everyone who joined in last week's challenge - fabulous entries as always.

 

This week we are helping our friends across the pond to celebrate July 4th with a colour theme of

 

Red, White & Blue

 

You can interpret this however you choose, so long as you stick to the colour theme as your predominant colours, and use either a LotV stamp or die cut as the focus of your creation.

 

This week we are thrilled to be sponsored by Crafty Ribbons

 

 

with a £10 store voucher :-)

 

 

The rest of the DT have waved the flag with their fabulous creations ... here's my effort.

 

 

Now I have to hold my hand up and say I did struggle a bit with this one, as I don't really go for this colour combo at all .... but I DO rather like it for Christmas cards. So here it is ... my third Christmas card of 2013 lol!

 

Stamps: LotV "Shine A Light" and "Christmas Grungy Messages";

Media: Promarkers and Flexmarkers; plentiful glamour dust on the image;

Paper: LotV "Nitwits - Frosty Christmas";

Supplies: ribbon from Hobbycraft; gems from The Hobby House;

Tools: decorative labels eight nestabilities; Cheery Lynn "Queen Anne lace" border die and "Lace Corner - Deco B" corner die.

 

 

Challenges:

Sunday Sketch & Stamp #163 - Sketch

(rotated 90 degrees to the right)

 

 

Craft Your Passion #169 - Red, White & Blue

Creative Inspirations #221 - Red, White &  blue

Kaboodle #178 - National Day or Flag Colours

(UK red, white & blue)

Cheery Lynn #87 - Christmas in July

Pile It On #26 - Bling

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Bearly Mine #93 - Anything Goes

Stampin' For The Weekend - Anything Goes

 

Thanks for visiting today, and look forward to seeing your creations this week.

Hugs,

Lili's Little Fairies Team B Challenge - Good Luck!

 

Good morning all, and welcome to another Lili's Little Fairies Challenge. Thanks to everyone who joined in with last week's purple and yellow challenge - don't forget to check out the main challenge blog to see if you are a winner!

 

This week it's Team B's turn, and our theme is

 

Good Luck

 

It can be a good luck project for any occasion, but we would like to see the words "good luck" on your make ... as well as a LotV image or die cut topper, of course!!

 

This week we are proud to be sponsored by Crafty Ribbons

 

 

with a £10 store voucher - lovely!!

 

 

The rest of the DT have worked their fairy magic as always ... here is my effort.

 

 

Essentially I based this whole card around two elements - my one remaining teeny sprig of flowers which could be construed to be heather (although it looks a bit bald now I have come to photograph it!!) , and the image of a fairy blowing a dandelion clock which made me think of good wishes etc.

 

 

Stamps: LotV "Dandelion Clock" and "Sentiment Tags";

Media: Promarkers and Flexmarkers, stickles on fairy wings;

Paper: Pink Petticoat gingham;

Supplies: flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and local craft shops; ribbon from The Ribbon Girl; gems from The Hobby House; pearl brad and doily from my stash;

Tools: small and large circle nestabilities; Memory Box "Nottingham Border" flower border die; Joy Crafts "Vintage Flourishes Die - Branch leaves".

 

 

Challenges:

Passion For Promarkers #200 - All That Glitters

Fussy & Fancy #90 - Bling It On

Allsorts #209 - Here Come The Girls

Deep Ocean #53 - For A Girl

Crafty Calendar (June) - Things With Wings

The Ribbon Reel #54 - Violet & Green with Ribbon & Flowers

Bearly Mine #89 - Dies &/or Punches

Creative Card Crew #37 - Punches &/or Dies

The Ribbon Girl - Add A Die Cut

My Mum's #6 - Dies, Dies, Dies

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss #186 - Anything Goes With Flowers

 

looking forwards to seeing all your creations this week - thanks for visiting today.

 

Hugs,

Watering the Flowers

 

Good morning, and happy Bank Holiday Monday to everyone in the UK. The weather is definitely not looking as good as the past couple of days, but at least it's not raining - yet!

 

As I mentioned previously my crafting and blogging efforts are a bit hit and miss at the current time due to family circumstances, but at the moment cards are like buses ... none for a while and then two come along in quick succession! I managed to make two cards during my sesh yesterday, so here's the second one.

 

 

Stamps: LotV "Watering The Flowers" and "Everyday Grungy Sentiments";

Media: Promarkers and Flexmarkers;

Papers: LotV "Perfect Pair";

Supplies: ribbon from The Ribbon Girl; gems and pearls from The Hobby House; daisy and blossoms from Wild Orchid Crafts; berries and baby's breath from local craft shop; doily from my stash;

Tools: Magnloia "Heart Swirl Branch" die; X-Cut small butterfly punch.

 

 

Challenges:

Papertake Weekly - If the Paper Fits (paper-piecing)

Creative Creations #11 - Paper Piecing

Creative Craft #10 - Just Checking

OSCC #230 - Furry Friends

Ooh La La - Inspired By Nature

Ready Teddy Go #22 - Spring Has Sprung

Gem Of A Challenge #81 - Bring On The Sunshine

Charisma #20 - Here Comes Summer

Passion For Promarkers #199 - Anything Goes (3rd entry)

Sunday Sketch & Stamp #158 - Sketch

 

 

Thanks very much for visiting today.

 

 

Hugs,

Lili's Little Fairies Team B Challenge - Spots and Stripes

Hello and welcome to another challenge this week with Lili's Little Fairies. Thanks so much to everyone who entered last week's Thankyou challenge - the winner and top 3 are listed on the main challenge blog.

Before getting on to this week's challenge, a couple of pieces of news for all our followers. We are saying sad goodbyes to two Fairies - Becky and Jenny. Both are off to exciting new ventures so we would like to say thank you for all you have done for Lili's Little Fairies and for sharing your beautiful cards with us - we will miss you both.

But with every rain there follows a a little sunshine as we welcome Louise as our newest Fairy. Many of you will be familiar with Louise's work and we are very excited to have her join us.

And so to this week's challenge - it is the turn of Team B and our theme is

Spots and Stripes

We are thrilled to have Teresa of My Crafty Heart on board as our sponsor this week with a £10 store voucher

The rest of the fairies have all gone dotty, spotty and stripey this week to inspire you - here is my effort.

 

I actually felt quite apprehensive making this card, as it is my first for over three weeks so I'm rather rusty lol! Unfortunately I have got stuff going on outside of craft land involving serious close family illness, so my creativity is feeling somewhat shot at the moment and also I am struggling for time. I'm not giving up on crafting and blogging completely, but my efforts are likely to be a bit hit and miss over the coming weeks/months as I react to events as they unfold. However I really did enjoy sitting down and making this card, and I currently have several crafty goodies sitting unopened in my stash (stamps, dies AND flowers!!) so I'm going to do my best to keep my hand in.  My DT buddies are being very understanding  about my patchy commitment so big hugs to them ... and hope all my visitors will bear wtih me if my visits and comments are also a bit hit and miss!

 

Stamps: LotV "Patchwork Butterfly" and "Everyday Seintiment Circles";

Media: Promarkers and Flexmarkers;

Papers: LotV "Petal Fresh";

Supplies: most flowers and lace from Wild Orchid Crafts; pearls from The Hobby House; ribbon and wooden shapes from my stash.

 

Challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge #80 - Sketch

Deep Ocean #52 - Ribbons &/or Lace
Fab 'n' Funky #172 - Ribbon &/or Lace
Stamp With Stampavie #194 - Ribbon or Lace
Fussy & Fancy #89 - Pearls & Lace
ABC - N is for Not Just One (3 or more embellishments)
My Mum's #5 - Spots or Stripes
Kaboodle #172 - Stripes &/or Circles
Penny's Paper Crafty #128 - Circles
Allsorts #207 - True Blue

Passion for Promarkers #199 - Anything Goes
I ♥ Promarkers #169 - Anything Goes

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
One Stop Craft Challenge #229 - Anything Goes

Our Creative Corner - Anything Goes
 

Well that's all from me for today - thanks for visiting, and i look forward to seeing your creatios.
Hugs,