Hi.. really hope you are ok this Monday morning?
what an **exciting** start to the week :))
LOTV are celebrating their 9th Birthday on Saturday..
To kick off our Lili of the Valley 9th birthday celebrations
we are having a competition and a fun design team blog hop!
(Please use a LOTV image on your competition entry,
thank you:)
(Please use a LOTV image on your competition entry,
thank you:)
Make sure you visit all the blogs on the list
because as usual there will be hidden prizes along
the way and the winners will be picked
at random from the comments that are left on the cards
for my card i have used the very sweet image...
because as usual there will be hidden prizes along
the way and the winners will be picked
at random from the comments that are left on the cards
for my card i have used the very sweet image...
For our competition we’d like you to make
us a card for our birthday.
The design team have all made a birthday card
for the hop which should give you a few ideas...
i have also used the Grunge Words for
the inside of my pull out card,Grunge Ticket
and one of the Greetings Postmark stamps
(stamped the little flower from the mouse in the middle)
coloured with VersaColor cubes and Distress Markers
us a card for our birthday.
The design team have all made a birthday card
for the hop which should give you a few ideas...
i have also used the Grunge Words for
the inside of my pull out card,Grunge Ticket
and one of the Greetings Postmark stamps
(stamped the little flower from the mouse in the middle)
coloured with VersaColor cubes and Distress Markers
You can enter using the linky,
you can upload your card to Facebook,
or if you don’t have either of those
you can email a picture of your card
to admin@liliofthevalley.co.uk ...
it doesn’t matter how you enter,
all the cards will go into the prize draw
you can upload your card to Facebook,
or if you don’t have either of those
you can email a picture of your card
to admin@liliofthevalley.co.uk ...
it doesn’t matter how you enter,
all the cards will go into the prize draw
The competition closes at 6pm on Saturday the 2nd of March
The winning card will be drawn at random ...
and because it’s our 9th birthday the prize is
9 stamps of your choice worth £40.00!
We will also pick our top 3 from the blog
and the Facebook entries and these cards
will be featured on the Ideas to Inspire blog
and the Facebook entries and these cards
will be featured on the Ideas to Inspire blog
That’s not all ...the designers of our top 3 cards
will be asked to join us for
will be asked to join us for
a much sought after guest DT spot
so I’m sure you’ll agree it’s well worth entering
The rules are simple;
1. Make us a birthday card and enter
it either using the linky below
or upload it to our Facebook page
it either using the linky below
or upload it to our Facebook page
That’s it ... we’ll look forward to
seeing all your lovely cards!
seeing all your lovely cards!
Start here to join in with the blog hop and follow the links,
don’t forget to comment as you go
to be in with a chance of winning a hidden prize;
don’t forget to comment as you go
to be in with a chance of winning a hidden prize;
hope you have a great time on the blog hop
and enjoy creating your birthday card too...
we look forward to seeing them:))
thank you for joining in,
hugs all.Lou.xxxxx
and enjoy creating your birthday card too...
we look forward to seeing them:))
thank you for joining in,
hugs all.Lou.xxxxx
Oh what a wonderful, sweet card Lou.
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Debby
Lou this is soooo gorgeous,I love it and this is the stamp I bought but have not got round to using yet.
ReplyDeleteHugs louise xx
oh Lou this is just the cutest card! I love that stamp and those postmark ones are so cute! another yummy flower! need to make me some of those!huge hugs Lou xxx
ReplyDeleteWow.. Love this cute card!!! Love the soft colours..
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Ingrid
Awwwww I love that cute image and your colouring is so beautiful. The papers and all the details you have added look gorgeous too.
ReplyDeletehugs Sue
Really lovely card, great colours, love the flower on the corner. Donna Marina xx
ReplyDeleteOh wow,another stunning card. I love all the new stamps
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Alison xx
What a beautiful card. Nice colouring and a lovely stamp.
ReplyDeleteHugs, AStrid.
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wauw wat een leuke kaart is dit ook weer.
ReplyDeletegroetjes rian
Love this card. Gorgeous colours, yet another stamp to be added to my wish list :)
ReplyDeletethis is gorgeous- love the embellishments and hidden tag x
ReplyDeleteOh this is just so beautiful! Love it Jen xxx
ReplyDeleteadorable card you've made:)
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Kerttu
sweet and pretty!
ReplyDeleteGreat card! The stamp is coloured perfectly! Love it! :)
ReplyDeleteFabulous colouring and gorgeous card. Love the little extra's using the checks, they work so well xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, love this image.
ReplyDeleteI love little animals and mice:). I love everything about this card:) I put in my card and put your competition image on my sidebar. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful creation:)
ReplyDeleteHere is my creation; HERE
I like to mix up where I get my stuff from too. I have LOTV, Magnolia, Spellbinders and more:)
Tabitha
oh wow this is a great layout and so different to square cards love it!
ReplyDeleteWonderful card, this is one of my favorite images from the new stamps. Gail x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card with such a sweet image
ReplyDeleteLouise
Wow this is such a georgeous card, I love everything about it. Super lovely faded colouring, beautiful details !!
ReplyDeletexx Annie
Oh such a pretty card.I love this sweet image.The postage stamp in the corner ??Genius !! Love it ! I love the button in the center of the flower.And the slider...love love !! Yep just love the whole stinkin' thing lol TFS Hugs !
ReplyDeleteThe structure of this beautiful card! I love the colors and the image!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Monica.
An unusual colour combination that goes so well. This image is so cute and your colouring just superb.
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ReplyDeleteWonderful creation Lou, beautiful colours
ReplyDeleteHugs Kelly
Hi Lou!! Ohhhhh...how absolutely precious! I love this! Such delicious papers and what a perfect backdrop for this too, tooooo cute LOTV image! Gorgeous coloring!! Hugs. Pat Frank
ReplyDeleteLove the soft vintage look to your card, it is just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThe image is hammer!Love your coloring and the great layout.You´ve made a wonderful work.Wish you a nice day,
ReplyDeletehugs,Sylvie :O)
Fab card love it, the image is so cute x
ReplyDeleteA totally gorgeous card! I love the pretty layout and gorgeous image. hugs! Mojca
ReplyDeletejust wonderful - this image is just gorgeous and I love the surprise pull out element xx
ReplyDeleteNice colouring! Beautiful card!
ReplyDeleteLove the softness & vintage colours.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous card! Love the colouring, Carole Z X
ReplyDeleteWhat a great card, I love the image and flowers! Hugs, Hanneke
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet card!
ReplyDeleteWonderful card, Lou! The image is so sweet and you've colored it beautifully!
ReplyDeletevery beautiful!! love the "birthday wishes" postage stamp :)
ReplyDeleteAhhhh what a cutie and these colours work so well with a gardening theme x
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful! Love all the details and how you've coloured with the distress markers!
ReplyDeleteVery sweet card! Love the colors you used and your coloring, too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful card. I love this cute image and the colours. Perfect Card Amazing Hugs Elfie
ReplyDeleteWow your card is gorgeous xx
ReplyDeletelove your card it is great thks for sharing!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cutie. Love this one.
ReplyDeleteAWWW I love this teddy bear, I am so gonna have to get this stamp.
ReplyDeleteOnce again another awwww card, and beautifully done as well.
Thanks for sharing
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Kelly
Hi Lou, thanks so much for poppin by me blog, I LOVE this card, gorgeous, will do the hop a bit later, karenxx
ReplyDeleteAnother sweet card, love it.
ReplyDeleteOooops, this is my creation Here
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet card Lou. I love its vintagey feel. Holly x
ReplyDeleteOh, I love the pull out tag! so cute!
ReplyDeletegorgeous card, beautifully coloured image x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card!
ReplyDeleteso gorgeous lou.really adorable image and your design is beautiful :D
ReplyDeletexx coops xx
Ahh soooo cute! I like the pull out effect & the daisy in the stamp.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card - nice and springy.
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Ea
That image has so much going on, it is very sweet. Love your pull out ticket card. I am a bit confused, I thought the cards were to be linking on the Ideas blog, but you have linking going on here too! Is there more than one card required?
ReplyDeleteAmazing card, I love the use of colours. Thank you for sharing. Hugs Lotte
ReplyDeleteSo cute Lou, really love your layout and I think I need this stamp!! hugs, Karenxx
ReplyDeletecute card
ReplyDeletehugs Annemarie
Love this sweet image and your card is beautiful
ReplyDeleteYour little gardening bear is so cute! I love the distressed look to your card too.
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute image and I love all the elements too x
ReplyDeleteHI Lou!!! Oh my goodness, this is AMAZING! I so loOooove your colouring of this .. swooning over it! And I see a little tag coming out at the side .. eeeee! I just know you are so CLEVER with thinking of these FABULOUS ideas! I love this as always! Thanks for another fabulous hop with your lovely ladies!
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Elise
Hi Lou,
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely card,
such a sweet image,
love your colour combo,
and your tage with surprise message,
hugs,
Heather & Bronwyn x x
this is gorgeous Lou! I absolutely love your colour combo, it really adds to the rustic, country-side theme of the card, just beautiful :) That image is adorable :D I love those postmark sentiments, everyone seems to be using them these days, I must invest in them :)
ReplyDeleteTanya xx
Love the card and colours beautifully done hugs xx
ReplyDeleteWonderful card Lou, love the gorgeous image and scrummy details. AMAZING colouring as always hun.
ReplyDeleteDonna x
What a sweet card! Lovely.
ReplyDeleteHugs Pouwla.
Gorgeous card. I've not seen this image yet, but already know I NEED it!! LOL
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Wonderful card Lou. And fabulous detail.
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Judex
Lovely card, great stamp.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Card!! What an adorable image. Love the color combo.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card! Your coloring is amazing and I love the design.
ReplyDeleteHi LOu, I love this image and your card is stunning. Your colouring is perfection. Hugs, Carol S.xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful card Lou! Love all the details!
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Iris
aww..such a cute n sweet card
ReplyDeleteHi Lou
ReplyDeleteA gorgeous and beautiful card love the image and fabulous paper's and colour's
Hugs Dianne xx :)
Gretha,
ReplyDeleteWhat a very sweet looking card, love the softness about it, just perfect!!
Love it,
hugs
Donna
Thanks for sharing and the chance to win!!! Have a fun weekend!!
Lou, I am so sorry , second time tonight I have been on the wrong blog, addressed my comment to Gretha, so sorry, it was meant for you, your card is so sweet and soft and I love the grunge look, it is all perfectly done.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your talents and also the chance to win, please dis regard my previous message.
hugs
Donna
I am going to bed now!!!
So gorgeous, love the sweet image and fab colouring..
ReplyDeleteNatx
Beautiful! Love the neutral, natural colors!
ReplyDeleteDanielle)
Adorable, the colour combo is perfect :-)
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful card. I love your colouring job. :)
ReplyDeleteI have this stamp & think it so cute. Still learning how to colour but getting there x
ReplyDeleteThis is fab, it looks so vintage. Great card. xxx
ReplyDeletePrachtig gedaan, erg mooi kaartje
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness Lou, this is just cuteness. I wish I could pull off gentle colours like this. I always go awry. X
ReplyDeletewow...your card is just amazing...love the design and the colors!!
ReplyDeleteGreat card design and soft colours!
ReplyDeleteMaggieH
Gorgeous, love the colours and pull out tag :)
ReplyDeleteI love the coloring and the sweet hat on that bear.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great card and I love the image and the colouring. x
ReplyDeleteFantastic layout to your card, this is one of my favourite images, think it can be used for so many things. Love your colour choices too.
ReplyDeleteawwwwww, such a sweet image on a lovely card, its perfect :)
ReplyDeleteVery pretty card, love the colors and details, fabulous!
ReplyDeleteGreat Coloring!
Nela
Totally Adorable, Lou! This card has so much country charm! Love how it pulls out. So clever. :)
ReplyDeletei'm a huge fan of LOTV! super cute card Lou!
ReplyDeleteHi Lou,
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute stamp, and I just love the card all your little details just make me smile :)
Hugs
Mandy
Wow! You card is absolutely gorgeous Lou! LOVE the colours and beautiful image!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice week!
Hugs Kjersti:)
Oh this is fabulous too, Lou!! Wonderful colouring!! Juliexx
ReplyDeleteOMW this is just so beautiful! your colouring is wonderful!! I love it!
ReplyDeleteLove, Mel. xxx
A really fabulous card Lou and such a clever design! I love your colourings and gorgeous colour scheme too. Chris xx
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