Vickie Lou Designs

Saturday, 5 September 2026

Artisan Sketched Garden Thank You Card. Poject Share Monochromatic Blog Hop. September 2026

Good Morning Everyone,

Today I'm hopping with the fabulous Project Share ladies and our theme is Monochromatic.

I immediately wanted to use our beautiful Artisan Sketched Gardens DSP and I've created a really quick and easy thank you card

Measurements

Basic Black Card stock

1pc - 4/18" x 11 3/4", scored at 5 7/8"

3pc - Scrap strips about 1/2" wide

Basic White Card Stock

1pc - 5 5/8" x 3 7/8"

scrap

Artisan Sketched Gardens DSP

1pc - 5 5/8" x 3 7/8"

fussy cut flower

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Take the Basic Black card stock and fold along the score line to create your card base, adding the basic white piece to the inside.

Add the DSP piece to the card front.

Cut down the three strips so that the edges are angled and the fit within the edges of the DSP. Arrange these on the card front, slightly offset to each other and glue down. Then pop the flower over the top of these, making sure you still see some of those strips beneath.

Finally, stamp the sentiment in memento black onto a scrap of Basic White then cut out using the Three Banner Punch. I felt the banner was too long, so once cut out i lined it back up in the punch and cut the edge closer to the sentiment.

I absolutely love how this card turned out. Please continue through the hop to see how the other Monochromatic projects look.

Verity is up next - so please click and head over to her blog

If you are on Facebook, why not pop over and check out our community group Craft & Banter. If you have a passion for paper craft, are brilliant at baking or a super talented seamstress then we would love to see you there. We share all types of crafting, run challenges and giveaways & generally have a right good natter.

See you soon

Vickie

Xxx

Friday, 4 September 2026

Simply Leaves 'Say Hello' Greeting Card. We Fall in Colours September 2026

Good Evening Everyone,

Today I'm taking part in the monthly We Fall in Colour Hop. The colours we have to play with are Blackberry Bliss, Hydrangea Hue and Peaceful Pine - Honestly - I didn't have a clue how I was going to make these work, but I decided to go for it with Bold blocks of colour and the Simply Leaves bundle. What do you think?

Measurements

Blackberry Bliss Stock

1pc - 8 1/4" x 5 7/8", scored at 4 1/8"

Hydrangea Hue Card Stock

1pc - 4 1/4" x 3"

Basic White Card Stock

1pc - 3 7/8" x 5 5/8"

scraps

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Take the Blackberry Bliss card stock and fold along the score line to create your card base, Adding the larger piece of Basic White to the inside.

Ink up a large leaf in Blackberry Bliss ink and cover the front of the card with this image.

Then ink up the veins stamp in Hydrangea Hue and cover that piece of card too. Add this to the centre of the card.

Now stamp the leaf image three times in Peaceful Pine ink onto a scrap of basic white and cut using the coordinating punch.

Arrange these in the centre of the card making sure they are evenly placed and the centre overlaps each leaf to the side.

Finally stamp the sentiment in Blackberry Bliss ink and fussy cut. Pop dimensionals onto the back and place into the centre of the middle leaf!

Super Simple and Super Quick - I love how it turned out in this colour way!

Please continue through the hop and see what everyone else has created with this colour combo/ Simone Kleine is up next

derdiedasKleine bastelt - Simone Kleine
IriStempelt - Iris Philipps
gittisgiftcorner - Tatjana Niederberger
The Stamping Green - Sharni Green
Trace Of Creativity - Tracy Held
tctstempelreich - Thea Jendhoff
Basteltime mit Petra - Petra Kurth
Stempelbande - Janine Krüger
Vickie Lou Designs - Vickie Littlewood

See you soon

Vickie

Xxx

Tuesday, 1 September 2026

Creative Colour Challenges - #CCC256

Good Morning Everyone,

I hope you are well. Welcome to the next Creative Colour Challenge.

I love playing around with colour combinations and I'm always up for a challenge with varied and different combinations.

What do you think?

I would love to see how you create using these three colours. Feel free to make a project and add it to the list below. You can add your blog details if you wish, or just add an image - it's entirely up to you.

So, what is this? I hear you ask?

Well, a while I did a card with a slightly wild colour combo and everyone seemed to love it, so I thought that I would set up a regular challenge blog, so I can share some of my colour combos with you, and in turn we can all get some fabulous inspiration. Some will be more difficult than others, but I will be entering a project myself each week so you can see one idea of how the colours go together.

How does it work?

Every Monday at 10am (GMT) I will add a brand new colour combo for that week.

You will have until Sunday at 8pm (GMT) to submit entries via an Inlinkz form. You can link this back to your blog if you have one, or just submit a picture if not.

I will announce a winner that evening and then a new challenge starts on Monday Morning.

Don't forget to click follow over on the right!!

See you soon

Vickie

xxx

Monday, 24 August 2026

Creative Colour Challenges - #CCC255

Good Morning Everyone,

I hope you are well. Welcome to the next Creative Colour Challenge.

I love playing around with colour combinations and I'm always up for a challenge with varied and different combinations.

What do you think?

So, what is this? I hear you ask?

How does it work?

Every Monday at 10am (GMT) I will add a brand new colour combo for that week.

You will have until Sunday at 8pm (GMT) to submit entries via an Inlinkz form. You can link this back to your blog if you have one, or just submit a picture if not.

I will announce a winner that evening and then a new challenge starts on Monday Morning.

Don't forget to click follow over on the right!!

See you soon

Vickie

xxx

Tuesday, 18 August 2026

Peaceful Garden Thinking of You Card - Cards TV Mary's Sketches #8 - Last Chance Showcase!

Good Afternoon Everyone,

I know it's been a while since I shared one of these - but I'm now getting myself back on form and back on it - so you will see these more regularly - I promise!

For those who don't know, a while back I decided to revisit a sketch challenge I did a few years ago. A lovely and talented creator called Mary has created a series of sketch layouts ( all can be found on her blog - CardzTV), It's such a great way to get those creative juices flowing if you are struggling - or a quick and easy way to create a card without having to think out the design and layout first - just grab some DSP , cut and away you go!

Today we are doing Sketch 8 and I thought it a perfect layout to showcase several Patterns from the Peaceful Garden DSP - which is on our Last Chance List, meaning it's retiring and when it's gone - it's gone for good!

Image from CardzTV

Measurements - Tweaked slightly as Mary works in different sized card stock to me here in the UK

Misty Moonlight Cardstock
1pc - 4 1/8" x 11 3/4", scored at 5 7/8"
1pc - 3 1/4" x 2 1/2"

Basic White Cardstock
1pc - 5 5/8" x 3 7/8"
1pc - 2 1/4" x 3"

Peaceful Garden DSP
1pc - 5 5/8" x 2"
1pc - 5 5/8" x 1/2"
1pc - 5 5/8" x 1 3/8"
1pc - Fussy cut Dove

Create your card base by folding to Misty Moonlight Cardstock along the score line, and add the larger piece of whisper white to the inside.

Take the three DSP strips and line them up onto the card front - I used wet glue here, so I had a smidgen of time to play with the placement and make sure I had everything lined up evenly.

Take the remaining piece of DSP and Misty Moonlight and layer together, then add to the card front at an angle, just a slight tilt.

Stamp the sentiment on the Basic White scrap in Misty Moonlight, then fussy cut.

Add this along the bottom of the small centre panel so that you can still see most of the flowers, then position the dove off to the left - adhering both piece down with mini dimensionals.

I really hope you enjoyed my card today - I will be sharing my interpretations of these sketches each week, but do pop on over to Mary's Blog to check out all her fabulousness over there too, she does much more than just these so it's defo worth going to say Hi - https://cardztv.blogspot.com/

Here's a list of supplies I used in today's project, click on the images to head over to my online store Product List

- The Peaceful Garden DSP has made it's way onto our Last Chance List, so be sure to get your hands on it before it's sold out!

See you soon

Vickie

Xxx

Monday, 17 August 2026

Creative Colour Challenges - #CCC254

Good Morning Everyone,

I hope you are well. Welcome to the next Creative Colour Challenge.

I love playing around with colour combinations and I'm always up for a challenge with varied and different combinations.

What do you think?

So, what is this? I hear you ask?

How does it work?

Every Monday at 10am (GMT) I will add a brand new colour combo for that week.

You will have until Sunday at 8pm (GMT) to submit entries via an Inlinkz form. You can link this back to your blog if you have one, or just submit a picture if not.

I will announce a winner that evening and then a new challenge starts on Monday Morning.

Don't forget to click follow over on the right!!

See you soon

Vickie

xxx

Sunday, 16 August 2026

Simply Leaves Grateful for your Kindness Card. Creative Colour Challenges 253

Good Evening Everyone,

It's a little last minute - I had the best of intentions to get this done earlier, but with school holidays & this kiddies at home, I honestly don't know whether I'm coming or going haha - but I got there in the end.

Here's my card for this week's Creative Colour Challenges Combo - It's a mix of three of our newest In Colors Peaceful Pine, Crisp Cantaloupe & Hydrangea Hue. I opted for a simple design, using some of our In Color DSP and the Simply Leaves Bundle, creating a lovely Thank you card.

What do you think?

Measurements

Hydrangea Hue Card Stock

1pc - 4 1/8" x 11 3/4" - scored at 5 7/8"

Basic White Card Stock

1pc - 5 5/8" x 3 7/8"

scraps.

Crisp Cantaloupe Card Stock

scrap

2026-2028 In Color Painted Patterns DSP

1pc - 5 5/8" x 3 7/8"

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Take the Hydrangea Hue card stock and fold along the score line to create your card base, adding the Basic White panel to the inside.

On a scrap of Basic White stamp three of the larger leaves and three smaller leaves in Peaceful Pine ink. Cut out the larger ones with the coordinating punch, then fussy cut the smaller three.

Ink up the sentiments in Crisp Cantaloupe ink and stamp onto a scrap of Crisp Cantaloupe card stock and then trim down. Gently tap the edges onto your ink pad to create a dark line around all the sides.

arrange the three larger leaves in a fan like shape on the card front gluing them down flat, then arrange the smaller leaves on top with dimensionals. Now figure out where the sentiment will go, add a little liquid glue toward the left where it will sit over the leaves, and a dimensional off to the right - this will ensure that it stays the same height.

Finally, add a few rhinestones around the leaves.

I loved creating my card today - These colours are fabulous together, but it would look great in so many combos.

Here's a list of supplies I used in today's project, click on the images to head over to my online store Product List