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Tuesday 23 July 2013

Lili of the Valley Christmas release blog hop!

Lili of the Valley are launching their new gorgeous Christmas stamps and the design team are celebrating with a blog hop!  The stamps will be available to buy on the website from midday on Thursday July 25th (UK time) along with some fabulous new art pads and patterned papers.
 
We are also welcoming new teamie, Kathy!  Welcome to this fab team Kathy!
  
So what's a hop without prizes?  You can win a full set of all 16 Christmas rubber stamps!  We will let you know tomorrow evening who the winner is!  Here's a list of all the blogs taking part, and remember that you will need to visit them all and leave a comment on each one to have the best chance of winning:
 
Mary J (you're here!)
 
So I made two cards and here is the first...

 
This is such a cute stamp!  It's called Polar Pair and I matched the image with October Afternoon Very Merry papers and used my trusty Fiskars snowflake border punch.
 
Here is my second card using Squirrel Snack, a sentiment from the Handwritten Phrases set and matched up with K and Company papers...
 
 
You now need to hop off to the lovely Mindy.  Okay, I'm off now but you can check out the deets of the blog hop at the Ideas to Inspire blog.  ttfn!
 
 

170 comments:

June said...

Wow- two cards! They are both beautiful!
Hugs ,june

Marianne's Craftroom said...

Two very cute and adorable cards

Chris said...

Hi Mary J,
Both of your cards are lovely, such cute images and beautifully coloured.
Chris X

coops said...

gorgeous cards mary.i love your designs and colouring and the images are adorable :D


xx coops xx

Debs said...

Two uber cute cards Mary J - amazing colouring.
Thanks for a fun hop.
Debs xx

Danica said...

Two very cute and adorable cards.
Hugs Danica

Anonymous said...

WOW what gorgeous cards, love the polar bears. My birthday money is going to be well spent on these lovely stamps.
Sharon xx

Vicky said...

Simply gorgeous...:o)

biggest of hugs Vicky xx

Christine Harrop said...

Two great cards here. Christine

ILEANA ARTUFFO said...

Very very nice!

carsondcat said...

Both cards are lovely... I'm thinking squirrel snack is going to be my "fav" stamp.

Marleen said...

Ik zou niet weten welke ik zou kiezen, allebei mooi ! Love it !

Kelly Lloyd said...

Hello Mary J,

Both your Christmas cards are stunning, your layouts are perfect and colouring is amazing

Hugs Kelly

CraftyNatalie said...

aww, both so beautiful. I love the little girl with the glasses, but the polar bears have to be my favourite.

Sandra said...

Two gorgeous cards Mary J....the second one just as to be my favourite image of the new Christmas release...how cute is she...you've done a fab job with her too....she's one stamp on my wish list...brilliant work!

San x

Laura Love said...

These are so adorable! The colors are gorgeous and your coloring is out of this world amazing!

NGCARDS said...

These are both stunning cards! xxx

Crea Astrid said...

What a beautiful Christmas cards. So sweet and lovely stamps.

Hugs, Astrid.

Maryann Laursen said...

WAUW 2 really awesomecards here too. I love both of them a lot, and they´re both so wonderful colored and the lay out in both are gorgeous too.

seyha said...

So beautiful! I love the new stamps.
What a beautiful card.

crafty said...

Love both cards

Lorraine said...

Two gorgeous cards. I love the new stamps and the fab designs.
Lorraine x

Carol said...

What gorgeous cards Mary! Am so enjoying this hop and all the creativity. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

applejack cards by sue said...

How lovely, two cards to be proud of. Lovely images, beautifully coloured.

Ribbon Girl said...

two fabulous cards, really nice, Mary x

dieke said...

Both cards are so cute!
Lovely colors too!
And the new stamps are so cute!.

Love, Dieke.

Gerrina said...

I love squirrels, so the second one is my favorite, but the look so lovely and fresh! Greetings, Gerrina

Unknown said...

Wow, such gorgeous cards,love both of them. Can't wait for this release.

Emma said...

Wow 2 cards, love them both, why can't it be the 25th x

hotpotato said...

love your cards.

Sammy said...

They are both so very lovely! The polar bears are especially cute! Fabulous colouring too!

misteejay said...

Both cards are just fab.
Toni xx

Sue - said...

Two great cards. Love these stamps.

Sue said...

Such gorgeous cards Mary J. I LOVE those cute images, wonderful colouring and such fabulous layout.
Oh dear, my wish list just got so much longer!
Sue xx

Denise Goeldner said...

These two cards are simply beautiful love the images hugs xx

Newtoga said...

Loving both of these cards. More great images from LOTV :)

Linda Langes said...

Two cards! What a treat for us and they both are stunning Mary.

Carole Pollard said...

Beautiful cards these new stamps ar just Fab !! Love Carole x

Jen Nelson said...

Mary these are both absolutely gorgeous... I'm so jealous of your colouring :-)

Jen xxx

Karen Davies said...

Two cards, we are being spoilt with such amazing inspiration!! Love your cards, fab colouring.

Hugs Karen x

Unknown said...

OOh Mary, spoiling us with two cards! and both worth the visit too, gorgeous creations xx

Jane said...

Fantastic cards Mary - these new LOTV are adorable.
Hugs
Jane

Miria said...

Stunning cards, Mary J! Thank you for the chance
hugs, Miria xx

Carole said...

Lovely cards, so crisp and clean, and great Christmas colours.

Pauline said...

Two gorgeous cards Mary! Love them both. Fabulous colouring, love the colours and layouts.

Sazzle Dazzle said...

Gorgeous cards Mary J can't wait for all these products to become available. X

Tine said...

Two cards - how wonderful! Fabulous they both are too. Great images.
Tine :)

Aileen said...

Two cards, you are kind sharing. Only trouble is which do i like more, mmmm no cant say. I can see i am going to be spending a fortune on new stamps. Wonderful

jackiescrafts said...

You have made two fabulous cards

Jackie x

Anke said...

So beautiful! I love the new stamps.
hugs Anke

Laila B. said...

Lovely cards.... and after seen all these beautifull cards. I have noticed that I need this handwritten sentiment stamp set.

Jeannette said...

Great! Two lovely cards with the new stamps. I really love them!

Hugs,
Jeannette

Dena said...

Mary, I LOVE your style! Wonderful clean look!!!!!!! Very striking coloring on both cards!!!
Hugs, Dena

Sabine said...

So cute!
Sabine

sharon said...

Two stunning card, lovely and bright:)

Julie said...

Gorgeous cards, love the new images - very cute.

Unknown said...

bOTH CARDS ARE GREAT!

Unknown said...

georguss cards love both of them the stamps are so cute TFS Hugs Margit

cuilliesocks said...

Beautiful cards Mary, love bothe the images and beautifully colours, fab designs, Kate x

Zora said...

WTO great card with cute stamps

Tracey T said...

These really are stunning cards, Mary J and your colouring, as always, is just fab! Can't wait for the release of these stamps on Thursday. Hugs, Tracey x

Annie said...

two sweet festive creations with the cute new stamps from LOTV.
hugs, annie x

Anonymous said...

Two beautiful cards Mary, we're lucky today, so much inspiration on the hop. Beautiful design, love the CAS look.

Hugs
Brenda B

Unknown said...

Mazing cards Mary J.

I can't wait to get my hands on some of the new stamps - Squirrel Stack might just have to make it into my stash. I have an idea for it already. Probably because it reminds me a bit of me.

Holly
x

Véro said...

What lovely and sweet cards!

Patricia Garcia said...

Lovely cards, beautiful images!!

rian said...

this one is so sweet.
hugs rian

theCook said...

Cute bears and nice colors for your card!

Unknown said...

Both your cards are very cute! Lovely images x

kuya said...

They are both just perfect cards, but the second image made me laugh :o) So cute.

Danielle Champagne said...

Love love love this very last card, with the little girl wearing glasses! soooo cute! wonderful card! Hugs.

Sheri said...

Such a sweet images and you did a fabulous job with coloring and designing.

Iris Wiechmann said...

Both cards are fantastic! Lovely coloring on both!

Hugs,
Iris

Sabrina said...

WOW!!! Both cards are just absolutely fabulous!!

KandA said...

Two really fabulous cards. Both super designs and wonderful stamps xx

Unknown said...

So pretty cards. I live specially the image of the boy with glasses. So cute.

JoAnn said...

Your cards are clean and crisp looking yet still very LOTV-ish. Adorable!

Tracy said...

Love both of your cards and both images, nobody does it better than LOTV! Have a great day.

Amanda said...

Two beautiful cards!

Mojca said...

Oh both so gorgeous! hugs! Mojca

Valentina Pagan said...

Oh Mary!!! ^_^
Even two card! both beautiful!!!
Valentina ;)

Teri said...

Both of these are totally adorable!! Super, super job!!
Teri

Kyle4143 said...

These cards make the images pop! I love both stamps, both very sweet!

Kirsty said...

Hi can see how you have made two the new stamps are irresistible...love the bears and your modern design and I love the little girl with her glasses too..thanks for the sneak peaks and inspiration ;0)

lis-m said...

Squeeeeel! just lovin these images
thanks for sharing
hugs xx

lesley lawton said...

two lovely Christmas cards great images coloured beautifully, love Lesley xx

Craftychris said...

Both these are gorgeous! I love the papers you have used - fabulous! xx

Carol S. said...

Hi Mary, two lovely cards. How could you choose one! Love both designs and colours. Hugs, Carol s.xx

JanR said...

Such sweet cards! I especially like the second one, wonderful layout.

Niki Estes said...

So cute! It's great to see some CAS cards using LOTV images. Beautiful coloring!

Unknown said...

oooOOoo! 2 for the price of 1 Marvellous!!! and both stunning.
Clair xxx

amanda stokes said...

Wow two gorgeous cards :)

heidy said...

These are both so cute MaryJ!!
XXX Heidy

Sue Nicholson said...

Beautiful cards and embellishments, good luck with the launch of the new range. Cheers Sue N x

Anonymous said...

Your cards are so vivid and the LOTV images really stand out!! Both cards are really nice!

Unknown said...

beautiful Cards - cute stamps!

Karin / sharona82

The Craft Bucket said...

Just fabulous, loving them all. Great DT inspiration as always. Off hopping. Jane x

Jane said...

these are both lovely cards Mary J but the first is my favourite, great cut out punched layers and such vibrant colours x

Janet Wilson said...

Two wonderful cards, love the polar bears

Dana White said...

Mary she is seriously sweet! Hopefully we aren't bundled up like that for a long time!

Maria :) said...

both cards are very beautiful and very well done

Unknown said...

Hi Mary, Two very Simply sweet cards love your bright colour combo's. Thank You Karen x

Wendy L said...

Both lovely, cute images, great cards, xxx

Kathy Rogers said...

Yuo are spoiling us with two very beautiful cards

Squirrel x said...

Oh me oh my! I'm not officially hopping (team too big, too little time) but just had to pop by and say WOW hun, these are just adorable. Love both stamps, but I guess you know which one gets my final vote, lol. Brilliant, as always. Hugs, Sxx

Jane said...

Gorgeous makes!xx

Stamping Bubbles said...

Two gorgeous cards.
Lesley

Donna said...

Wow! Both of your cards are gorgeous. Lovely colours and very festive.
I'm loving the new stamps.

Hugs
Donna x

Darla said...

Both your cards are lovely. I am a little partial to squirrels.

rachel said...

Wonderful cards - really fabulous x

Manna said...

Simply gorgeous cards!
Love your color choices and coloring.

Kelly D said...

Stunning cards Mary both are equally as good but I really do like that polar bear one! Mind I do kind of have a fetish for polar bears! Thanks so much for sharing
Hugs
Kelly
xxx

Scatty Kath said...

Both cards are lovely. I like the red you have chosen.

IzzyART said...

very cute and cool^^

Cindy said...

lovely cards & stamps, love the colors & papers too!

patty said...

i love both, love, patty

Carla S. said...

Both cards are adorable, Mary! Love the clean style and bright colors! Fantastic coloring of the darling new images!

The Hardy Stamper said...

Two fantastic cards - you are spoiling us! We have grey squirrels in our back garden and we love to feed them, so your second card is very appropriate for our house!

KathR said...

An Adorable Brace of cards...

Heike's Creativeplace said...

Your card is so beautiful! I love the new stamps.

Hugs Heike

mandy said...

OMG Mary J I love both of your cards they are both fabulous!!! The Polar pair are absolutely adorable and i love the way you colored them in :)and squirrel snack is so sweet I love her glasses :)

Hugs Mandy xxx

Lizzies said...

Your cards are really sweet. TFS lizzie

Jo said...

Oh wow, 2 beautiful cards Mary!
Hugs Jo x

Sandra H said...

Oh wow Mary not one but two amazing and beautiful images you have created two beautiful creations l just love the 1st image as you have coloured it lovely and the borders with the snowflakes are gorgeous your 2nd card is equally as lovely using this adorable image and again the layout is stunning xx

Unknown said...

Two super cute cardsx

GinaA said...

Two fabulous cards, love the pair of polar bears.

Tanya said...

Fantastic cards Mary, I really like your style, it's so modern and funky, love it! :D Both of these are gorgeous, the bright colours are just great and I love the images, especially the second one - yay for girls with glasses! :D

Tanya xx

Unknown said...

these are two stunning cards! you have showcased the stamps perfectly-they're great! x

Kat W said...

Not one but two gorgeous cards! The CAS layouts and colouring are fab :-)

Hugs, Kat x

Eli Margrethe Kvinge said...

Love your card ;)

Annette said...

Wow, not just one but 2 fabulous cards. Love the images, and your colouring is beautiful.
Gorgeous Mary J
Hugs
Annette
xx

Lillian Child said...

LOVELY LOVELY coloring on BOTH card creations!

Anonymous said...

Lovely cards!!

brenda said...

Two fabulous cards, loving all the stamps

Lesley said...

We are really spoilt for choice with these two gorgeous cards. My hubby collects bears so the bear one is a favourite for his Christmas card.

Maria said...

Those bears are so cool!
Loving both cards - and hand written phrases are a 'must have'!

Gibmiss said...

Hi Mary
Love both cards..... So cute....
Hugs Sylvie xx

Natasha said...

Wow both of your cards are amazing. These new stamps are so cute and you've really given these two a life. TFS. Hugs xNx

Eve said...

OMG! Mary two splendid cards! If I HAD to chose I think that I would pick the second one as the little girl is just too cute!

Chris W said...

Both cards are amazing - it would be impossible to say which one I love more!

Patty said...

Oh My!! You have mad two of the most adorable cards I've seen on the blog hop!! SO CUTE!! They both just make me smile!!

Jody said...

Les deux cartes sont superbes, merci de ce beau partage.

Inky Angel said...

Wow, two cards, double the fun. They are both gorgeous, love your choice of DPs, just perfect.

CraftinGranny said...

Awesome coloring of the two adorable images and the CAS design is perfect for some of us "no fuss" people....LOL These new stamps are fantastic....."Hugs"

Denise Bryant said...

Sweet cards! Love your layering and fun paper choices! Great coloring of those darling images too!

Tress said...

Mary, both cards are beautiful! I need to be on your Christmas card list, lol!

Unknown said...

Love your design. Two cards are really nice!!!

Purplecat 64 said...

Hi Mary J
What a great pair of cards,
Loving your colour combo and detail,
Simply great images,
hugs,
Heather & Bronwyn x x
,

Ea Christiansen said...

Love your two card - nice and subtle almost CAS.
Hugz
Ea

Tindaloo said...

awesome coloring and great cards - the squirrels are just supersweet! :)

CRAZYCRAFTSHED said...

Both gorgeous and beautiful cards Mary love the new stamps and fabulous colour's and designs
Hugs Dianne xx :)

Brodders said...

Fab card x

Claveh said...

Mary J you are spoiling us, two wonderful cards. Thankyou. xxx

Sandra said...

Luv 'em both. xxx

Muhriel said...

These are both such sweet cards! The polar bears would even be a good choice for a Winter Wedding, don't you think?
Regards, Britta

Pauline C said...

2 very sweet cards ... Love these images
Pauline x

Anonymous said...

I love polar bears! This is a lovely card Mary J :) x

Debbie said...

Two beautiful cards.Adorable.Love it.Hugs x

Lynsey said...

Aw two cards! Awesome! So good! I can't wait for this release! Lyns xx

Laura said...

I always look so forward to the Christmas release. All of the stamps are beautiful and everyone's project is so inspiring. I just adore your oh-so-LOVELY cards!

Laura C.

Unknown said...

Both cards are Fab and have a great christmas feel! images are so cute too :)

Samantha said...

Two cards.... BONUS!! Love both, they are so festive!

Kat said...

Two beautiful cards Mary. Love that cute squirrel.

Kat x

Tricia T said...

What precious cards, Mary! I don't know which I like better. The images are so sweet done in the simpler style!

Wishcraft said...

Gorgeous cards Mary... Love those sweet new images and you've coloured them beautifully :o) Hugs, Lisa x

Tracy said...

They're wonderful! I especially like the bears. You do these stamps so well Mary. Hugs!

Lisa Minckler said...

OMG....the best!!!!!!! :D

Bev Chapman said...

Lovely. Thanks for the inspiration.

Unknown said...

I love the colors!

Shannon White said...

Awww, these are soo SWEET Mary! Love all the Darling LOTV images!! Some of my all time Favs for sure! And the new Christmas cuties are no exception!! Love your Adorable creations Lady! 8-)

Hugs
Shannon

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