My Baby is Five!!

*sigh*

They grow up so fast….but she’ll always be my baby!!

Yes, another Lili of the Valley.  But their little girls are perfect for my little girl! Here’s a close up:

I’ve stamped the image on to the card blank first and then stamped, coloured and cut the little girl out and 3d’d her over the image.  Yep, it’s a tried and tested formula :-).

 

 

 

I added a little poem for our Annie.

Well, she liked it….but was a little disappointed the Birthday Fairy wouldn’t let her open her present before school….mean Birthday Fairy!  It’s almost like she knew there would be no chance of getting to school on time if she had :-).

I’m entering this in the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday {Anything Goes}

Make it Monday {Linky Party}

LOTV–Numbers

Well, we had another party over the weekend, this time a little girl's and Annie had a fab time on the bouncy castle, having her face painted and playing with her little friends.  It was a lovely affair :-).
So here’s the card we made for the birthday girl.


Here’s a close up of the image.  It’s similar to the one I made the other week for Joseph, but I went with a more girly theme this time and used the iconic tiptoeing fairy.   As you can see, I’ve cut her out, shaped her and 3D’d her on to the front of the card.
The image is computer generated, with each word done in a different font. 
So…I’m entering this into the Challenge on Cute Card Thursday….I hope it counts!  It is a number (5) just not a christmas count down.
I’m also entering this into the following challenges:
Lili of the Valley Thursday Challenge – {Anything but a Christmas Card}
BFN
Linda
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LOTV Challenge Blog

Ahhh!  Sweet relief! It’s a work day! Yay! 
That might seem strange but as this is my daughter’s first year at infant school we are currently in the throes of party, party, party!  I’ve lost count of the number of cards I’ve made for her little friends!  So I’m taking the opportunity to enter the LOTV Thursday Challenge with the latest card I’ve made for this week’s party…

The sentiment is computer generated using a different font for each word but here’s a close up of the footballer.  I’ve cut him out and 3D’d him on to the front of the card.  I’ve grounded him by drawing some grass under his feet.
Very simple, but surprisingly time-consuming…but the end result is worth it.
Thanks for looking!
BFN
Linda
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Nostalgic Father’s Day

Well this morning I’m deviating from my usual Stampin’ Up products! *shock*.  But I couldn’t do Father’s Day without using some of my old favourites.  So today I have cards made using my lovely LOTV Boys. 

Cute, don’t you think? 
Now, hopefully you can see that these are one layer cards and framed.  Yep!  Couldn’t resist it….I’m entering these in the Less is More Challenge In the Frame. 
But I’d also like to point out how much the challenges set by Lady and Diva LIM (Chrissie and Mandi) have helped my card making!
These cards actually combine the concepts from a couple of Less is More challenges to produce a very pleasing result.


Firstly, I’ve stamped the images in Soft Suede and used a water brush to pull the colour into the image.  This gives it a vintage look (Week 18 – Monochrome).









Secondly, I’ve considered the placement of the images and used the corner squares according to which way the boy is facing (Week 17 – Pick a Square).  OK, so the sentiment  is outside the square but that was allowed..right?
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And third and finally, I’ve doodled a frame around the edge of the cards for the latest challenge In the Frame.  It just finishes the card off, I think.




So I hope you like them.  I’ve made these for the office.  A few of the guys will suddenly realise that Father’s Day is Sunday and ask if we have any cards.  Not making too many though…they might be too girly, LOL!  In my quest for the perfect Man’s Card we took a straw poll to determine what men want on cards….STOP PRESS!  Apparently, it’s guns, fast cars and………….. Chuck Norris!!!


Here’s the last of my cards using this style. 
I’m also entering this in the following challenges:
Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge {A Male Card}
Cupcake Craft Challenges {Boy, oh boy, oh boy}
Make It Monday {Linky Party}
Lili of the Valley {Anything Goes}

Bfn
Linda
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Say it with Flowers

Well I’ve reverted to my old stash – I fancied a whirl on the LOTV Challenge this week.  However, it’s not a typical LOTV card because I’m trying to keep it Clean And Simple.

This card is made from Papermania’s Kraft card blanks and the beautiful Bloom and Grow range (oh no!! I'm running out of it!!) from My Mind’s Eye.  The image is, of course, one of the cute dressing up girls from LOTV, coloured in using my pens. 

I’ve kept the colours simple, toning the orange and the green.  It was difficult.....but I’ve resisted the urge to add ribbon, but had to add the flowers….the challenge is, afterall, ‘Say it with Flowers. LOL!

So let me know what you think. I’ve loved reading all your recent comments and really appreciate you taking time out to view my posts.

BFN
Linda
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