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
WOW Niki, this is lovely, I have just stumbled upon your blog and just had to tell you. I absolutely love it! Love the images, that holly would be so useful and the doggy image is so cute! So nice and cheerful too. Love the idea of using the white fun flock, great idea! You have really inspired me! Thank you! Judy x
Posted by: Judy | July 21, 2011 at 12:38 AM
A beautiful card lovely colouring and fab new images hugs maxine x
Posted by: maxine | July 21, 2011 at 12:41 AM
Great design with these 2 stamps. TFS.
Posted by: Theresa P | July 21, 2011 at 04:48 AM
This puppy is so adorable! What a great card. TFS :)
Posted by: Lucy | July 21, 2011 at 05:15 AM
Hi, Niki. What a sweet image, you made a gorgeous card with it, I love the inside as well! Thank you for the chance, hugs, Miria xx
Posted by: miria | July 21, 2011 at 05:41 AM
Wow, I just love your card and can't wait to see what other beauties are in the new release.
Elaine
Posted by: ElaineBC | July 21, 2011 at 07:36 AM
Aw this is so sweet, love the cutie image and the mix of traditional and contemporary colours you used work so well with it.
Kim xXx
Posted by: Kim T | July 21, 2011 at 10:10 AM
Hi
The stamp u used is wonderful and you made the most beautiful card with it, love the colours!
Greetz
Annelies
Posted by: Annelies | July 21, 2011 at 02:41 PM
What a fab card! ^_^ I love the colors, and I just love that cute little puppy.
Posted by: littlehamsterz | July 21, 2011 at 05:43 PM
A lovely card, the puppy is really adorable!!
Hugs Annelie
Posted by: Annelie | July 22, 2011 at 12:44 AM
this is just adorable, how cute is that puppy x
Posted by: Shazza | July 22, 2011 at 10:26 AM
Amazing card! Lovely image and great choice of dp to go with it. Thanks a lot for the inspiration.
Outi xxx
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Posted by: Outi | July 22, 2011 at 10:21 PM
Hi Niki
Wow i cannot believe i have won i cannot email you so my email is marklaudan@yahoo.co.uk thankyou so much i cannot wait
Hugs Dianne xx :)
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Posted by: Dianne | July 24, 2011 at 09:43 PM
Hi Niki
It's me again i have found your email
Hugs Dianne xx
Posted by: Dianne | July 24, 2011 at 09:46 PM