Framed - LIM

I missed LIM last week, I did start but then the LOTV release date for the new summer girls was brought forward so I dropped everything to get some 'Sneak Peeks' done. When I mosied over to the LIM challenge blog this morning to suss out this week's challenge guess what I spied - I'd been mentioned in dispatches!!!

I'm showing my age using that term aren't I so perhaps I should just say I've been showcased - I can't tell you how exciting this is, especially as I don't find LIM easy, although it is a marvelous discipline!!

I've been itching to ink up and colour this image since I got it, I stamped it up, started colouring it in and when I looked at this weeks LIM challenge the lovely Mandi & Chrissy want us to put it 'In the Frame'. As part of this image is in a frame I'm hoping it counts, if not just throw me out, evict me.
I love Stamps Happen stamps, they have some fabulous images and this one is called 'It's Magic' and is coloured in Copics. 
Nothing much else to say about it other that the photograph looks a little blurred - I think I need photography lessons!!!

Perhaps because I'm earlier this week I might just manage to get round to visiting more of you, blogger permitting as I have been having problems commenting like many of you!!

Basic Grey & a Sneak Peek!!

Thank you to everyone who joined in with our Shabby Chic challenge at Basic Grey. Your entries were all absolutely fabulous and we really enjoyed looking at them all.

Our next challenge for you all is a lovely colour combo which actually features in a lot of BasicGrey papers HOT PINK, LIME GREEN and BROWN/KRAFT.

The fabulous Debbie Dolphin is joining us again for our challenge although unfortunately this is her last challenge with us. We would like to say a huge thank you to Debbie for joining us, it has been lovely working with you and thanks for sharing your amazing creations.

 
Now you who know me know I don't do 'hot' colours so I really struggled with this one and these colours are as good as it gets for me!! The papers I've used are the Kraft, Lily Kate and Eva. My image is one of the new, soon to be released (14th June) Lili of the Valley summer girls and this one is Emma on Swing, so adorable to colour!! The sentiment is one of the original Lili of the Valley ones.
The flowers are mainly Wild Orchid crafts with a few from my stash along with the ribbon which is also from stash.


I think this card qualifies for the following challenges
Totally Gorgeous - Flower Power
Totally Papercrafts  - Summer

As always, our wonderful sponsor Simon Says Stamp is offering one lucky winner a fab $25 shopping spree in the Simon Says Superstore, just think of the goodies you could treat yourself to with that !!

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Hope you all have a brilliant weekend and thanks so much for stopping by

Sneak Peek time again!!

I have another Lili of the Valley 'sneak peek' for you this morning. This is Milly - Me and my Dog - aren't they both so sweet!!

Milly and her friend are coloured with copic (listed below - whoo-hoo - I remember to list and not throw the list away - probably because I haven't cleared my mess up yet. Next job on the list as I hate it when I can't see my desk or the floor!!) The sentiment is from the Mixed Circular sentiment set, the papers are from Bearly Mine,  the flowers from Wild Orchid crafts and the leaves cut with a Crealies die. The lace is some seam binding lace my lovely friend America sent me (she really spoils me I can tell you!!)

Copics used
Hair YR02, 20, 23, 37, 79
Clothes B0000, 91, 93, 97
Dog C00, 1, 3, 6

Grass G21, 21, 24

Hopefully I will now manage to finish my LIM card which I started on Monday!!

Simon Says.........Let's get Fruity........photo inspiration

Thanks to you all for fabulous entries to our 'Father's Day'  challenge.

This week at the Simon Says Stamp challenge we would like you to get Fruity !!! 

Whenever food is mentioned in relationship to cards there is only one thing I think of and that's my House Mouse stamps. These little chaps (and chapesses) real love their food, all food of all types!!!

This is one pretty huge stamp, the card is 6x6" and as you see the image practically covers it which doesn't leave much room for embellishments of any kind.

The image is called Juggling Raspberries, coloured with Copics which was a little difficult as it was sent to me by a friend and not stamped on Copic paper. The dp is by Basic Grey but I'm not entirely sure which pad as I dropped my box of pads and many of the pages flew out, the patterned ones I can place but the plainer ones I'm not sure!!!

I added some swirls  cut from Leaf & swirl Doohickey die, made some flowers with cut with the Sizzix 3D flower die, and stickled both the swirls and flowers with Stardust Stickles.

As always, you can win this INCREDIBLE prize and  thank you to Heidi and staff at Simon Says Stamp for providing an amazing prize week after week!

Please be sure to link up directly to your blog post (not just your blog) so we can find your entry easily! ALSO, please turn off word verification! The Design Team often has hundreds of entries to get to, and that really slows us down!!! Thanks for joining us! Good luck & have fun!!!

It's Sneak peek and Cuddle Time

It's sneak peek time again at Lili of the Valley and this time the Girls are here. There are 16 of the cutest little girls you can imagine and they will be released on 14th June, I really think you are going to love these!!!

There are three little girls, Emma,  Maisie and Milly - this is Milly and the image is called 'Cuddle Time'. Milly and friends are coloured in Copics and I've edged the image with one of the corner stamps (these are so adaptable), I've also use a different stamp at each corner of the card. The papers I've used are Basic Grey's Two scoops and the flowers and leaves cut with Crealies dies. The swirls are Magnolia and the border cut with an MS punch.
The sentiment is from the Words for tickets set and stamped onto a tag from the tag sheet

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