Game On

You MUST know by now that Lili of The Valley have a new release out on 31 March featuring Jasmine and Oliver.  My teamies have been posting peeks like crazy so you may have seen some of them.

I only had the one image - Oliver Game Boy - to sample, I posted my first version of him a week or two ago, but have made two further versions since.  Here they are:

I got really inky with this one making the camouflage background with Distress Inks

Image is painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Cog wheel dies from Memory Box

Sentiment is from Set 101 Teenage Boy Sentiments also being released at the same time

Again, painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

The backing paper is from an old Basic Grey pad but the little critters reminded me of some of the Wii games that Toad plays, endlessly!

Spellbinders Nestabilities octagon nesting dies

Again, sentiment being released on 31 March alongside the image stamps

As you can see from the colour choices, you can use Oliver for the younger or older ends of the age spectrum.

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

Game Boy

Morning all, how's Tuesday for you then?

There's a new release of stamps coming from Lili of The Valley at the end of the month, and it is a return of two characters, Jasmine and Oliver, but my how they have grown!  No doubt you will see sneaky peeks from my Design Collective teamies over the next couple of weeks.  However, there is something very new - these are available to PRE-ORDER NOW!  How cool is that huh?!

Anyway, I have made a couple of versions with the same stamp - Oliver Game Boy - and here is V.1 for you.

As the image has a sketchy feel to it, I left lots of white space around it to keep it

feeling like an illustration.

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

The Just For You sentiment is from a new set - Set 102 Block Sentiments

I had a rummage and found my old LOTV ticket stamps and grunge words,

they seemed a perfect partner.

Can't remember the maker of the paper, but it makes my eyes wiggle!

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

Sweet Stamping Challenge - Boys to Men

Just keep swimming, swimming......

I love Finding Nemo, it's up there in my Top 20 films.  Mind you, I love anything Pixar so my Top 20 is a bit crowded with their animations.

Anyhoo, I was thinking Finding Nemo when I made these two cards for the Lili Of The Valley Design Collective

The stamps are from the recent Little Critters release and this one is Little Fishes (you get all three fish, the bubbles, and more!)

Both cards painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Card 1 - papers are Wild Rose Studio and I used dies from MFT, Tonic and Memory Box

Card 2 - papers are Crafters Companion, the circle die is CC Designs and the "weed" frond is a Martha Stewart border punch

Sentiment is LOTV Vintage Labels Set 28 with a slight adjustment with the letter F

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

New Trios - coming soon!

Morning everyone.  Those of you who use Facebook regularly or who receive the Lili of The Valley newsletter possibly know by now that there is a release coming of some new Trios stamps.  The date is to be confirmed, but possibly end of this month, so keep your eyes peeled for details.

I was asked to sample the Birthday Trios, there's a cake, flowers, balloons and three sentiments that make them usable for many more occasions than birthdays.

Here's my card:

I have painted the two images with Distress Inks (ReInkers) and the sentiment is one of the three that comes with them

Papers are LOTV/Nitwits Bonnets & Bowties (sadly retired)

Daisy border punch by Martha Stewart

Floral border punch (the bottom one) by X-Cut

Butterflies from Impression Obsession

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

I'm not Lion

Honestly, I'm not Lion.  Would I fib to you?

I've used the lion from the LOTV Faraway Friends mini stamps

The little tag is from LOTV Sentiment Tags - Set 24

(there's a nelliphant and a monkey too)

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Memory Box Corner Bow die

Martha Stewart leaf punch

My Favourite Things Wonky Windows die

Papers are an allsorts mixture of old Basic Grey and ancient Papermania

Hugs, Squirrel xx

Can't build one from raindrops.....

It's the middle of December - where's the SNOW?  Do you want to build a snowman?  I do, but you can't build one of of raindrops, sigh.

This is the first of my December cards for the LILI OF THE VALLEY Design Collective:

Stamp is LOTV Snowman Serenade

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Papers are LOTV/Nitwits Snow Princess (now retired, sorry)

Oval stitched die from Lawn Fawn

Snowflake punch from X-Cut

Sentiment by Paper Smooches

Tiny snowflake stamp from Woodware

Lili are now on their Christmas break so if you placed an order after 11 December, it will be dealt with when everyone returns after the festivities.

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

Not Just For Christmas

Morning all (just), hope you are all ok.  I'm running a little late today as I have been for a tail trim and colour, and then I made the mistake of sitting down with Rosie.  It was a bit of an effort to pull myself away if I'm honest.  She makes a great chair warmer.

Back in the summer, Lili of The Valley released their Odd Dog collection.  The stamps are all super adorable and can be used for so many occasions.  I had been looking at one in particular for an idea I'd had and thought "why not".  Here he is for my first November Design Collective make.

This stamp is Odd Dog Handwritten

If he fills that book with Christmas wishes then he must have been a very good pup indeed!

Painted with Distress Inks ReInkers)

Papers are Dovecraft Back To Basics

Dies are Die-Versions Corner Concepts

Sentiment from Trimcraft

With apologies to you and to Lili for this not being a particularly imaginative or ambitious make.  Ever since early September, just before the shingles outbreak, I have felt out of sorts and run down.  I'm really lacking in energy just now.  Hopefully a break from work this week will help sort that out and I might get some of my bounce back.

Hug to all

Squirrel xx

There's a moose loose about this hoose

Oh ok, so it isn't a real moose, after all, you would surely notice if there was one of those on the loose in your house.  The footprints would be a dead giveaway.

I'm showing my age with the title of this post, oh those blissful mornings of Junior Choice with Ed Stewpot Stewart!  And if you are wondering ..... have a listen

Anyhoo, in case you have been living in a cupboard for the past week, there is a new Lili of The Valley release on the way (sooner if you are at the NEC this week) on 10 November.  

This adorable little Harvest Mouse is part of the Woodland Friends stamp (with a Squirrel and a Hedgehog)

I've painted him with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

The straw paper is an ancient remnant, in fact I think it was the last of what I had

Brown card is Bazzil

MFT double stitched circle die, Tonic plain circle dies, Memory Box stitched scalloped circle die

Lawn Fawn Scripty For You die (double cut for the shadow effect)

Martha Stewart grass border punch

Viva Pearl Pen - gold

Keep your purse on standby!

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

Woodland Friends

You can probably guess by now that if you hear me squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeealing then there is a new LILI OF THE VALLEY release on the way.

I think this time my squeal has been heard all over the place - oh my, this is a cute one coming up on 10 November (or earlier if you are going to the NEC this week) - there are little folk in occupations and sports, and little critters being friendly, and every single one of them is adorable!

The Design Collective have been busy making samples and I chose this one, which is no real surprise!

Told you it wouldn't be a surprise, lol

So, this is Woodland Friends - there are three images and lots of sentiments

There is a sweet little harvest mouse that I used on the inside of the card but I was such a numpty that I forgot to take a photo of him

Papers are all from the LOTV/Nitwits Enchantment pad

Friend die is possibly Mama Elephant

and the Leaf dies are definitely Lawn Fawn

Images painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Look out for all the other brilliant samples from my Design Collective team-mates.  This is one release that you won't be able to resist.

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

H. Bears

This is my second September Design Collective outing for Lili Of The Valley

Image from the Happy Bears Set 88

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Papers from LOTV/Nitwits Snow Princess and 

LOTV/Raspberry Road Shabby Shack

Matting layers are white card edged with a ProMarker

Woodware medium retro flower punch, CC Designs Leafy Branch die

Papermania white button, pearls from stash

Sentiment from MFT Birthday Bears stamp set

Hugs (from behind clingfilm)

Squirrel xx