I mentioned last week that the Lili of the Valley design team and the Wild Orchid Crafts design team have gotten together to celebrate a Christmas in July. There are prizes all over the place and lots of beautiful cards and projects for inspiration so you'll definitely want to check it out if you haven't already.
There are grand prize drawings on the both the Lili of the Valley Ideas to Inspire Blog and the Wild Orchid Crafts Blog plus you have the chance to enter to win blog candies on the designers blogs, too. Be sure to read all the way to the bottom of my post and leave me a comment for a chance to win the Lili of the Valley stamp I am using today!
(You can click on my photo to enlarge the card and see the details a little better.)
For my card today, I used two of the new images releasing on the 25th from Lili of the Valley, Holly Bough and Christmas Puppy. Isn't that puppy so adorable? And I love the holly, too. It would be perfect as the focal image and also works beautifully with other images, too.
I colored the image with these copic markers: W1, W3, W5, W7, W9, 110, R24, R27, R29, R46, R89, R32, BG53, YR20, YR21, YR24, YG17, YG63, YG67, E23, E25, E27, E29, colorless blender.
I used some patterned papers from Echo Park's Everybody Loves Christmas line and die cut the image using a circle nestability die. I used some gorgeous lace and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts: 15mm Deep Red Roses, 20mm White Roses, 25mm Deep Red Wild Roses, and White Cotton Lace. I also used the Martha Stewart branch punch. I used Aleene's Original Tacky Glue to adhere my flowers and some foam adhesive to adhere my image.
I used a Quickie Glue Pen from Sakura to add a little white fun flock to the puppy's hat.
On the inside of my card, I used more of the same patterned papers that I used on the front and added a sentiment from Lili of the Valley's A5 Verses stamp set.
Now, don't forget to leave me a comment for a chance to with this adorable Christmas Puppy image that I used on my card. Hop on over to the LOTV Ideas to Inspire Blog and the WOC blog to see what the rest of the designers created with the new LOTV images and WOC flowers!
Have a great day!
Niki
Such a lovely card!! very cute image:)
Hugs, Berit
Posted by: Berit | July 20, 2011 at 12:47 AM
Beautiful Christmas card and how cute is this puppy. Your design and colouring are amazing. Thanks for the inspiration.
Hugs
Suzi x
Posted by: Suzi | July 20, 2011 at 12:52 AM
What a lovely card. I love the combination of the 2 images.
Anne
Posted by: Cyprus Anne | July 20, 2011 at 01:01 AM
This christmas card is gorgegous!! Love the colors you have used and this image is so darn cute!! Hugs xx
Posted by: alethea | July 20, 2011 at 01:49 AM
Wow! The card is really great! Love this image so much!
Posted by: Anny90 | July 20, 2011 at 01:50 AM
Gorgeous card Niki. The puppy image is adorable and works really well with the holly.
Jx
Posted by: ***Jude*** | July 20, 2011 at 02:07 AM
beautiful colouring xx
Posted by: lydia | July 20, 2011 at 02:13 AM
Sooooo cute and adorable image, gorgeous card, you just want to pick him up and cuddle him lol xxxx Amanda
Posted by: Amanda | July 20, 2011 at 02:22 AM
Love your work with the Copic, the card is beautyful :O)
Posted by: Zora | July 20, 2011 at 02:28 AM
Gorgeous card,the puppy is really cute.x
Posted by: Dora | July 20, 2011 at 02:30 AM
Ooohhhh just gorgeous! Love the fun and Christmas spirit that you have caught in this wonderful creation. The colours and themed layout are perfect.
Hugs
Kaz Bee x
Posted by: Kaz Bee | July 20, 2011 at 03:01 AM
Beautiful card, the colours are fabulous
Louise
Posted by: Louise Hodge | July 20, 2011 at 03:11 AM
Great card and i love the colors you used.
Hugs, Uta
Posted by: Uta | July 20, 2011 at 03:13 AM
this card is really cute, the image is lovely. xx
Posted by: Lorraine | July 20, 2011 at 03:21 AM
Such a great card. The coloring is great.
Hugs,
bastel_fee
Posted by: bastel_fee | July 20, 2011 at 03:22 AM
Wow the card is so fantastic and the image really cute.Your colouring is so gorgeous and the papers are really great.
Many greetings
Angela
Posted by: Angela | July 20, 2011 at 03:23 AM
Aww, what an adorable stamp and I love what you've done with it! Thanks for the chance to win!
Posted by: Julia D. | July 20, 2011 at 03:29 AM
Gorgeous card, love the bright colors and that image is so cute.
Hugs, YVon
Posted by: Yvon | July 20, 2011 at 03:40 AM
This christmas card is gorgegous! And this image is so cute!
Posted by: Burbulex | July 20, 2011 at 04:10 AM
That doggie is just too cute! I love the way you have coloured him and the fun flock on his hat finishes him off just right.
Posted by: Elaina | July 20, 2011 at 04:17 AM
So precious Niki! I love the combination of stamps, it really gives it that something extra!!! Beautiful work!!!!
Hugs, Dena
Posted by: Dena | July 20, 2011 at 04:32 AM
Totally cute card :)
Posted by: Jani | July 20, 2011 at 04:45 AM
I LOVE your card. I send a lot of Christmas cards to people we have met at the puppy park. Well actually our puppy Lucy sends them to her puppy friends. This image would be perfect for her to send. Thanks for the opportunity
Posted by: Sheri | July 20, 2011 at 04:49 AM
This is so cute! The holly is the perfect touch with this little puppy. I love your papers and colors. Great card!
Posted by: Cindi Flass | July 20, 2011 at 05:13 AM
This is just so darned cute. I love this little puppy and think it´s a wonderful change for a christmascard too. You´ve done an awesome job on this one here and got a stunning result.
Posted by: Maryann | July 20, 2011 at 05:26 AM