My favourite friends

 

   The first Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge of 2025 has the theme 'make new friends but keep the old' and they would like you to use a stamp.

   I have used an old Lili of the Valley stamp which is new to me called 'my favourite friends' and coloured it using ProMarkers. The sentiment is computer generated. I have used paper strip off cuts to form a frame to the design before mounting it onto the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Creative Inspirations - something old, something new

   I Love ProMarkers - anything goes with optional sketch

   Digi Choosday - anything goes

   Stamping Sensations - anything goes with hand coloured image

   Passion for Promarkers - anything goes

   Digi Design - hand coloured image

   Let's Craft and Create - anything goes with use a sentiment

   The Paper Shelter - anything goes

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Craft Rocket - something new

   C.R.A.F.T. - new with anything goes

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   Sweet Stamping - new

   A Gem of a Challenge - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   My Time to Craft - new

   Pearly Sparkles - something new, something old

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends  anything goes

C is for carols

    For this Christmas card I decided to use non traditional colours of black and purple. I have coloured the stamped Lili of The Valley image called 'A Christmas Carol' using Promarkers and cut it out using a tattered Lace byzantine die. I added a bow and a peel off greeting which I coloured using permanent pens.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Beccy's Place - holiday cards

   Penny Black and More - Christmas

   Dream Valley - dies and/or punches

   Creative Inspirations - anything goes

   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with ribbon or bow

   Digi Choosday - anything goes

   The Crafter's Cafe - anything goes

   Colour Crazy - anything goes

   Digi Doodle Studios - Christmas/winter

   Christmas Craft Creations - Christmas music

Alphabet bears

    I used these adorable digi alphabet bears from LOTV to create a card for my great niece. They were coloured using Promarkers. The happy birthday letters were generated using the computer and again coloured using Promarkers. The rosette was cut using a Tattered Lace die and the whole design was matted and layered onto pink and then white card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
  Stamping Sensations - feminine
   The Crafter's Cafe - anything goes
   Creations In Pink - anything goes
   Createful Heart Cards - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Creatialicious - anything goes with optional hearts
   Fab 'n' Funky - in the pink   
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Crafty Animals - anything goes

Yum yum Christmas pudding

   Searching through my card blanks I came across some long narrow pearlescant ones and thought this LOTV stamp called Christmouse pudding and coloured using Promarkers would be used the image to use on it. I then searched through my stash of peel offs and found the vertical Christmas sentiment which just fitted and some waste peel off that I could use as edging.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with optional circles
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with something beginning with red
   Beccy's Place - Christmas
   Southern Girls- anything goes
   Creatful Hearts - anything goes
   The Cutie Pie - add an animal
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Sparkles - Christmas
   Sweet Stampin' - add a pop of red

Xmas tree and squirrels

    Just a quick card using the LOTV stamp red squirrels Christmas tree. I have coloured using Promarkers, matted it onto gold card and added a sentiment cut from mirri card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with optional circles
   The Cutie Pie - add an animal
   Beccy's Place - Christmas
   Fab 'n' Funky - Christmas
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Christmas at Sweet Stampin - trees
   Crafty Creations - anything goes

Under the lamp

   This is another stamp from Lili of the Valley. It is called In the Lamplight and I have coloured it using Promarkers and matted it onto red mirri.

   I would like to enter it into the following challenges:
   Digi Choosday - anything goes 
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - Christmas
   Stamping Sensations - traditional Christmas colours
   Crafty Calendar - cute and girly
   Addicted to Stamps - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Pink Gem - anything goes

Wee kings

   The LOTV stamp used for this card is called three wee kings and I immediately thought of the Christmas carol We three kings. Hence the sentiment. The image ias coloured using Promarkers and then matted onto copper mirri.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Penny Black and More - Christmas
   Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with Christmas
   Addicted To Stamps - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   Digi Doodle Studios - Christmas/winter
   The Paper Shelter - Christmas spirit
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   As You Like It - cute or Traditional Christmas (Cute. I can't resist the Ahh factor)
   Beccy's Place - Christmas
   Pink Gem - anything goes
   Crafty Creations - anything goes

Red squirrels in pine tree

   I have coloured this Lili of The Valley stamp using Promarkers and added polar white Flowersoft to make it look wintery. I then matted and layered it onto silver mirri and white card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with optional three embellishments
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with optional buttons
   Incy Wincy Designs - animals
   Addicted to Stamps - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - Christmas is coming
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - Christmas
   Pink Gem - anything goes
   Alphabet - o is for quick and easy
   Creative Moments - anything goes with it's cold outside

Lots of letters

   Here is another card using a Lili of the Valley stamp. This one is called Lots of Letters. I have coloured it using Promarkers and Distress Ink and matted and layered it onto silver mirri, pale blue card, dark blue card and white card. Using a punch I made some mini envelopes to embellish the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Penny Black and More - Christmas
   Cute Card Thursday - Christmas/holidays
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with optional something beginning with h
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - Christmas is coming
   Fabrika Fantasy - winter time
   Get Creative - anything goes/holidays
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   Creatful Heart Cards - anything goes
   Catch The Bug - anything goes
   C.R.A.F.T. - winter
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - Christmas

Christmas duo

   A little Christmas card using a Lili of the Valley stamp called A Christmas Carol which I have had for sometime. I have coloured it using Promarkers and cut it out using a Tattered Lace byzantine die.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Penny Black and More - Christmas
   Cute Card Thursday - Christmas/holidays
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with something beginning with h
   Passion For Promarkers - use something old (stamp)
   Digi Doodle Studios - Christmas/winter
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - Christmas

Halloween

   This month the theme for the Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge is cute fall or halloween.
   I matted paper printed using the My Craft Studio CD ROM called Mystical Wonders onto purple card and after wrapping ribbon horizontally round it matted it onto white card.
   The image stamped using  the Lili of the Valley stamp called Halloween was coloured using Promarkers and matted onto purple card cut using a Tattered Lace pearl circle die. Finally I added three gems to the bottom left hand corner of the card.

    I wouls like to enter this into the following challenges:
    Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
    I Love Promarkers - anything goes with three layers
    Crafty Catz - anything goes
    CD Sunday Plus - anything goes
    Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
    Digi Designs - hand coloured image
    Tales From The Craft Room Door - for kids
    Colour Crazy - anything goes
    Catch The Bug - anything goes
    Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - stamp it
    Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
    Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
    Pink Gem - anything goes
    Creative Moments - anything goes with optional autumn colours
    The Paper Shelter - dress it up

Taking it easy

   Today there is a new challenge at Crafty Cardmarkers the theme of which is masculine.
   I have used a Lili of the Valley stamp called Take it easy and coloured it using Promarkers. Rather than cut it out in the usual rectangular shape I decided to use a triangular shape to add to the matting and layering. I then added a sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - men/boys
   Cute Card Thursday - masculine
   I Love Promarkers - one for the boys
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Crafty Calendar - masculine
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with summer
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - summer
   Scrapping 4 Fun - masculine
   Fabrika Fantasy - for the men/boys
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Creative Moments - anything goes

Pedal power

   This fortnight the Crafting From the Heart challenge is just for fun.
   I have dug out an old favourite stamp from LOTV called 'Annabel - pedal power' and coloured it using Promarkers. I used a Tattered Lace decorative oval die coloured using a gold metallic Promarker pen to frame it. I then matted and layered it onto brown card around which I had previously wrapped satin ribbon and cream card. I then added a bow and gold peel off sentiments.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Allsorts - mother's day or feminine
   Crafty Catz - anything goes
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with optional embossing
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - favourite digi or stamp
   The Paper Shelter - sentimental
   Fab 'n' Funky - vehicles
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Creative With Stamps - birthday
   Crafty Creations - anything goes

Penguin pals

   The theme for this fortnight's challenge at Send A Smile 4 Kids is fall or holiday wishes along with anything goes.
   I matted paper printed using a Debbi Moore CD ROM onto red mirri and wrapped ribbon round it horizontally and vertically before matting onto white card. The Lili of the Valley stamped image called penguin pals was coloured using Promarkers and also matted onto red mirri. In all cases the corners were rounded using a punch. Finally I addd a bow.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with optional birthday
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Allsorts - traditional Christmas colours
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with square
   Winter Wonderland - artic or antartic animals
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   Fab 'n' Funky - ribbon or lace
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - animal antics
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
   A Gem of a Challenge - anything goes
   Christmas At Sweet Stampin - anything goes
   Crafty Creations - anything goes
   ABC Christmas - u for upon, v for very quick
   Little Miss Muffet - anything goes

Halloween

   This is a  card I made as a guest designer for the Whoopsi Daisy challenge that begins today.
I have used the Lili of the Valley Halloween stamp. I began by masking the image and colouring the sky using various Distress inks and then finished the colouring using Promarkers. The design was then matted and layered onto green and then purple card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Cute Card Thursday - autumn
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Crafty Catz - anything goes
   Cupcake Inspirations - bump in the night
   Fabrika Fantasy - halloween
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
   A Gem of a Challenge - halloween
   Little Miss Muffet - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes

November girl

   Crafting From the Heart has a new challenge today. I have used Lili of the Valley's November thoroughly modern miss along with the monthly trait and coloured her using Promarkers. I then matted and layered it onto dark grey mirri and white card and added a peel off sentiment.


   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with no patterned paper
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Digi Designs - fall/autumn
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   House of Cards - birthday and/or colours
   LeAnn's World 101 - anything goes
   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
   That's Crafty - autumn
   Little Miss Mufffet - anything goes

Happy birthday bears

   The theme for this fortnights challenge at Send A Smile 4 Kids is anything goes.
   I just love the alphabet bear digis form Lili of the Valley so have used them to begin my computer generated words. After colouring the design using Promarkers I matted and layered it onto red and then white card.  the balloons were cut from red card using a Tattered Lace die and slightly shaped before adding to the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with clean and simple
   Addicted to Stamps - balloons/bunting/presents
   Sweet Stampers - too cute
   The Cutie Pie - delightful digis
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with dies and punches
   Seize the Birthday - anything goes with vibrant colours
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
   Crafting With Friends - anything goes
   Little Miss Muffet - anything goes
   Alphabet - b is for bears

New baby

   A few days ago I made a card for a baby boy, so to keep the balance here is a card for a baby girl.
   The stamp used for this card is from Lili of the Valley and is called cosy pram. I coloured it using Promarkers and after matting it onto pink card attached lace around the edge. I then matted it onto card from Hunkydory which in turn had been matted onto more of the pink card and white card. The two little embellishments were printed using Tattered Lace's Charisma bunny CD ROM and then fussy cut. The sentiment was cut from pink card and offset onto the sentiment cut from white card using a die from Tattered Lace's wedding words set.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - new beginnings
   Penny Black and More - something new
   Creative Inspirations - something new
   Cute Card Thursday - something new
   Passion For Promarkers - something new
   CD Sunday - J is for ... just beginning
   Fabrika Fantasy - new beginning
   Through the Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Deep Ocean - something new
   Crafting With Friends - anything goes
   Stampavie and More - something new
   Sweet Stampin - lots of layers
   Ike's World - anything goes with new beginnings
   Creative Moments - anything goes with new

Angel's blessing

   I have made a batch of these cards as my Christmas card to the neighbours in our road. The stamp from Lili of the Valley is called Peace on Earth and I coloured it using Promarkers. I then matted it onto red card. the sentiment is cut from red card using dies from Tattered Lace.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Without Words - feeling festive
   The Glory of Christmas - anything goes
   The Crazy Challenge - Christmas
   Addicted to Stamps - Christmas
   Crafty Boots - Christmas
   Pile It On - anything Christmas or winter
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes with Christmas
   C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas
   Fantasy Stampers - CAS Christmas
   Lacy Sunshine - angels sing
   Make My Monday - wings at Christmas
   The East Wind - CAS

Penguin fun

   There is a new challenge starting today at Crafty Cardmakers and More the theme of which is snow. I used some scraps of designer paper from Papermania's Contemporary Christmas pack and cut out four squares which I matted onto white card. I then outlined these with silver peel off strips.
   My image is from the Lili Of The Valley stamp Penguin Pals and I coloured it using Promakers. After attaching it to the card I also outlined this in silver peel off strips.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Penny Black and More - anything goes with a stamp
   Without Words - feeling festive
   Creative Inspirations - all wrapped up
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes
   QKR Stampede - snow scene
   Winter Wonderland - snow people
   Papertake Weekly - fun, fun, fun
   Catch the Bug - penguin parade
   Animal Friends - Christmas or New Year
   Clear It Out - anything goes