birthday card & playing with some new dies

 hi and good morning to everyone

popping in with my latest and a little rushed creation using some new dies.

i was really excited when my 2 new dies arrived yesterday morning.

i have admired  Nancy Dynes cards for quite some time and this is where my inspiration comes from for todays card and it's all down to the beautiful embellishments that Nancy Dynes creates using beautiful double sided papers along with a tim holtz floral die (sizzix)

so here is my first (possibly of many) creations using big floral embellishments.

on my card i have used a 7'x7" card base, added an image by stampingbella on my frame insert, a background stamp by lili of the valley - discontinued, double sided papers from my stash - tilda, a fancy frame die from joy crafts, a honeycomb die (can't remember), leaves 6 from lady e design, and my new dies: thinlets flourishes and tattered florals by Tim Holtz, Sizzix.

as this is my first attempt i didn't want to add too many layers so i've kept it some what simple, inked all the edges of my petals, leaves, base paper and my image has been coloured with prisma colour pencils.

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

enjoy your retirement - maja designs Memoir papers

 good morning crafters

popping in with a new share today using papers from the recently released memoir collection from Maja Designs using beautiful papers from the 6"x6" pad.

thankfully these papers were available through The Mad Scrapper and a soon as Janine received them and had loaded them onto their web site i was in and ordered them promptly and a few day's later they arrived.

they have however been neatly stored away on my craft unit until late yesterday when i decided to create something as i had a creative itch...

hopefully i have done the papers justice.

a simple layered card without one of my usual stamped and coloured images lol.

maja design - 6x6" Memoir paper pad

7x7" base card

stamps used:

lili of the valley - discontinued

simon say stamps - sketch lotus flowers

miscellaneous:

satin ribbon, mulberry roses, blue stamens, pearls

double sided tape

distress ink pads:

walnut stain, tumbled glass

dies

LDRS

suppliers i use:

designer papers:

the mad scrapper

also you can buy from:

other on line stores and craft fairs in your area

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

celebrating 10 years of blogging

 good morning

welcome to my celebration share for today.

hold the front page!

i can't believe it's been 10 years since i dipped my toes into blogland how time flys. 

my blog journey began when i was lucky enough to be chosen to be one of lili of the valley's design team members, a pinch me moment as i'd only been card crafting and learning how to colour for a few years, and i'd fallen in love with their adorable stamps.

so i thought i would re-create the card i made and shared from my first blog on the 19th March 2016, on this epic journey of blogging i've enjoyed sharing all my makes,  so today i have used the same image (anniversary surprise) and it has been painted with distress ink compared to my original image that was coloured with copics, i've used the same die, similar papers and the same satin ribbon. (i bought loads of it) and a larger card base.

original first post photo image..

my style has changed some what as i rarely use my copics or pencils but i am forever grateful to Alyce at kit and clowder (link on the side bar) for her colouring classes.

i just want to thank everyone who has stopped by and commented on my post whether it's been my cards, just colouring, candles, knitting or doll making.

thank you all so, so much.

watch this space for more shares in the near future.

thanks for stopping by and craft happy, Ann

Merry Christmas

 hi and welcome to my share for today

i'm back to a christmas themed card, i recently bought two really cute stamps from Sweet November Stamps for personal use, i really couldn't resist them....

a simple matt and layered card using christmas papers from Maja Design.

i do love their papers and i thought the tag sheet suited my coloured image really well.

joy has been painted with distress ink and the image has been sealed with Tim Holtz distress glaze.

a little side on view

and my chosen sentiments, they are penny black.

here is my list of items used to create my card.

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

skin: 

vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick

eyes:

faded jeans

hair: 

antique linen, scattered straw,

night dress:

spun sugar, victorian velvet

shoes:

walnut stain, frayed burlap, fired brick, antique linen

gift:

rustic wilderness, lumberjack plaid, festive berries

image background:

old paper

papers:

Fabriano 5, 140lb watercolour card 

maja design - Christmas wish

7x7" base card

stamps:

Sweet November stamps - Joy

Penny Black - joy of christmas

miscellaneous:

satin ribbon, resin snow flake, tim holtz distress glaze    

double sided tape

suppliers i use:

stamps:

craftelier

designer papers:

the mad scrapper

craft heaven shop

colouring papers:

ken bromley art supplies

also you can buy from:

other on line stores and craft fairs in your area

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

 

thinking of you

 hi and morning to all:

sharing a quick card today that's just been smudge inked, stamped, spritzed with water, dried and then spritzed with mica stain.

my distressed image has been mounted onto black card and placed in the centre of my 5x5" base card with foam pads and the sentiment off set to the left again set on foam pads.

not my usual type of card but i loved messing about with the inks it gives a uniqueness to the card

items used:

ink:

memento espresso truffle

tim holtz distress ink:

black soot, wild honey

distress mica stain:

decayed

stamps:

thinking of you - my stash

landscape - kaiser kraft

misc:

foam pads

double sided tape.

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

be my valentine

good morning to one and all

sharing a new colouring for february and also a new stamp to my stash from Sweet November Stamps, this is Lottie Love and she is adorable.

as this stamp is for personal use only this will be my OH valentines card for the next few years lol.

the image has been painted with distress inks and as it has been a while since i picked up my brushes i felt a little rusty and played it safe with my colour pallet.

the images above and below are the first colouring and touch up finished image.

you know sometimes you think it needs a little more well i should have left it alone but i thought a little more shading on the hair and that's when i told myself i was a little rusty

and now Lottie appears to be a brunette and i've lost some of my shading definition on her fringe..

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here is my list of items used to create my card.

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

skin: 

vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick

eyes:

chipped sapphire, broken china

hair: 

antique linen, walnut stain, frayed burlap, scattered straw,

top:

victorian velvet, speckled egg, aged mahogany

pants:

old paper

shoes:

fired brick, antique linen, speckled egg

papers:

Fabriano 5, 140lb watercolour card 

maja design - denim & girls

DL base card

stamps:

Sweet November stamps - Lottie Love

LOTV - grungy corners & valentine sentiments discontinued

dies:

spellbinder - layered circle

miscellaneous:

distress ink pad: spun sugar, victorian velvet & faded jeans

double sided tape

suppliers i use:

stamps:

craftelier

designer papers:

the mad scrapper

craft heaven shop

colouring papers:

ken bromley art supplies

also you can buy from:

other on line stores and craft fairs in your area

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

 

Believe in the magic

 hi and welcome to my share for today.

i have created a mix-media type of a modern Christmas card using various mediums, and i'm impressed at the results.

whilst browsing through facebook on Sunday ranger-ink popped up on my feeds offering a video tutorial on a winter card. so ranger kindly forwarded the link, i watched and thought i'd give it a go, i've got distress inks, embossing ink, stamps, dies, embossing powders and stencils off i plodded and a few hours later i'd created my card (not all the items from the video i have just used what i have available that are similar).

Julianna was right the small distress ink-pads would have been better but i didn't have any but i carried on as i love the idea, and on my creation i have added some mica spray which you can't really see...it just looks like a smattering

and instead of an image i have added a die cut embellishment and to finish off i have added a die cut sentiment.

 some of the items used:

DL white base card

distress oxide ink pads:

tumbled glass, shaded lilac, broken china

distress ink pad:

vintage photo, broken china

papers:

fabriano watercolour paper, sizzix glitter card, silver foil card

stamps:

 Lavinia - snowflakes, crafters companion - nordic script

dies:

ldrs, sizzix, creative expressions

miscellaneous:

ranger texture paste - opaque, wow embossing powder- platinum regular, sweet poppy ultra fine glitter - white, tim holtz collection stencil - stars, cosmic shimmer vintage mist and a huge pearl and diamanté embellishment.

memento ink:

espresso truffle

it all seems a lot for a slim card but i loved every minute making it..

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann