Sunday, 11 May 2025

uptown zodiac girls continued: Libra

hi and good morning crafters
popping in with today's stampingbella zodiac girls.
today it's the turn of Libra.
this is another image i have chosen to go mono keeping with blues and i have only used two shades of blue.


i have also used some beautiful papers from maja design.


variety of goodies used on my card





now i'm looking forward to sharing other creations i have made/will make over the coming months as i am over half way through the zodiac uptown girls and i'm also looking forward to creating another card for the current Stampingbell mermay challenge 2025.

here is my list of goodies used to create my card:

inks:
fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle
Tim Holtz:  distress ink
skin: 
vintage photo, tattered rose, abandon coarl
hair: 
black soot
dress: 
broken china, tumbled glass
waistband: broken china 
background: 
walnut stain, on papers edge
papers:
langton cold press watercolour paper 140lbs
Maja designs: 6"x6" bohemian harmony
7" x 7" base card
stamps:
stampingbella: Libra, uptown zodiac girl
MFT: something for everyone
kaiser kraft: butterfly boarder 
dies:
stampingbella: matching die
dohickey: star boarder
miscellaneous:
mulberry roses
double sided tape


suppliers i use:
stamps:
dies to die for
sevenhills craft
stampingbella
Stampingallday, personlised stamp
papers:
the mad scrapper
craftheaven-shop
ken bromley art supplies
mulberry flowers:
carroway cottage

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
 



 

Saturday, 10 May 2025

uptown zodiac girls continued: Gemini

 hi everyone.
back again with the latest completed card from the bella zodiac girls and today it's star sign Gemini.
i really was so pleased with the colouring of this one until i added my distress glaze right at the end and some how the glaze picked up some of the walnut stain i have used for the background, i was gutted but on the plus side it was a learning experience with a note to self: not to use such a dark colour next to such a light colour..

gemini

my image has been coloured with distress ink and around the edges of the panel i have used one of my stempleglede stamps using tumbled glass and walnut stain, and i've added a button embellishment along with the birthday wishes. 

most of the items used

a close up of the girls


i now have to remember which of my family/friends have a birthday in the gemini phase and they don't notice the discolouration on the dresses.


here is my list of goodies used to create my card:

inks:
fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle
Tim Holtz:  distress ink
skin: 
vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick
hair: 
antique linen, walnut stain
dress: 
speckled egg
waistband: broken china
flowers: 
villanous poison 
background: 
tumbled glass, walnut stain
papers:
langton cold press watercolour paper 140lbs
Maja designs: 6"x6" denim & friends
7" x 7" base card
stamps:
stampingbella: Gemini, uptown zodiac girl
stempleglede: just a note. discontinued
dies:
spellbinder sentiments, fancy frame
miscellaneous:
teal button
scapinic rose
frantage: shabby white & blue
double sided tape


suppliers i use:
stamps:
dies to die for
sevenhills craft
stampingbella
Stampingallday, personlised stamp
papers:
the mad scrapper
craftheaven-shop
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
 

Wednesday, 7 May 2025

happy birthday and mermay 2025, stampingbella challenge

hi everyone
thought i would play along with the stampingbella challenge 
mermay 2025 in between my bella zodiac makes.
i've use Edna in a clam such a fun image to colour with my distress ink. 


Edna has been coloured, die cut and added to a new spellbinder frame that i picked up recently and used a few of my dohickey sea themed dies and a swirly die from my stash. i've used vintage summer basics and a little cream paper cut them in a few different sizes, scrapped all the edges and layered them all up. added mulberry roses, glued them all in place and used some texture paste & gesso to finish. the sentiments have been added using foam pads.


 here is what i've used
inks:
fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle
Tim Holtz:  distress ink
skin: 
vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick
hair: 
mermaid lagoon
crown:
rusty hinge, fosilised amber
flowers:
victorian velvet, aged mahogany
tail: 
mermade lagoon, evergreen bough
shell:
spun sugar, aged mahogany, antique linen
papers:
fabriano 5 hot press water colour paper 140lb
Maja designs: 6"x6" vintage summer basics
cream card
7" x 7" base card
stamps:
stampingbella: Edna in a clam, retired 
dies:
spellbinder: frame, sentiments
dohickey: sea elements
flourish
miscellaneous:
mulberry roses
double sided tape
white gesso
white texture paste


suppliers i use:
stamps:
dies to die for
sevenhills craft
stampingbella
papers:
the mad scrapper
craftheaven-shop
ken bromley art supplies
mulberry flowers:
carroway cottage

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
 

Monday, 5 May 2025

uptown zodiac girls continued: Pisces

 hi everyone and good morning
popping in with my next bella zodiac girl and today i'm sharing Pisces.

for this image i've gone mono by using different tones/hues of yellow also used a few of my stash dies i bought from dohickey years ago and they fitted in with the design perfectly.


I have a few more to share over the next few weeks/days and here in the uk its a bank holiday so i'm making the most of my crafting time lol.

items used



a little close up 

freshly coloured image

i have enjoyed colouring today's image as i set myself a challenge on this colouring journey to use as many different colours from my distress ink pallets, i have 68 to choose from and sometimes it's not easy.

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, walnut stain
hair: 
wild honey, mustard seed, spiced maralade
star fish: 
antique linen, walnut stain
body & tail: 
wild honey, spiced marmalade, mustard seed, rusty hinge, crackling campfire
papers:
langton cold press watercolour paper 140lbs, 
fist edition
glitter card from my stash
DL base card
stamps:
stampingbella: Pisces, uptown zodiac girl stamp
dies:
spellbinders
LDRS
dohickey
miscellaneous:
distress ink pad: wild honey
double sided tape



suppliers i use:
stamps:
dies to die for
sevenhills craft
stampingbella
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
 






Sunday, 4 May 2025

uptown zodiac girls continued: Leo

 good morning to all..
my zodiac bella's continue and today i have Leo to share with you all.
a simple card layout including using a different colour to depict a lion's fur i have also used some of my older stamps that are now discontinued from LOTV (background stamp).
i have decided to complete this card even though there is a mishap on my image, when i added the frantage i hadn't noticed i'd left some speckles of frantage on her face and they weren't brushed off before i'd heat set it.



internal layout of the card


back of the card including my new personalised stamp.


some of the items used to create my card.

i have used some beautiful papers from maja design and a number of dies from spellbinder and little darling rubber stamps, and after next weekends shares i will be half way through my zodiac bellas yay.

here is my list of goodies used to create my card:

inks:
fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle
Tim Holtz:  distress ink
skin: vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick
hair: vintage photo
background colour: worn lipstick
coat, boots & ears: chipped sapphire
papers:
langton cold press watercolour paper 140lbs
Maja designs: 6"x6" denim & friends, denim & girls
7" x 7" base card
stamps:
stampingbella: Leo, uptown zodiac girl
dies:
LDRS
Spellbinder: sentiments
miscellaneous:
frantage: shabby teal
double sided tape


suppliers i use:
stamps:
dies to die for
sevenhills craft
stampingbella
Stampingallday, personlised stamp
papers:
the mad scrapper
craftheaven-shop
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
 







Saturday, 3 May 2025

stampingbella zodiac uptown girls clouring

 good morning crafters.
as i continue on my stampingbella uptown zodiac girls i thought i would share some of my coloured images that are now waiting to be added to card projects. 
on some images i have added scenes or given background colour and one or two i have die cut, as i have a few matching dies for some of the zodiac stamps.
the images have been coloured in no particular order. 
i have created them to replenishing my card stash, and i've yet to decide if the images will be added onto a 7x7", 7"x5" or a dl card and if the card design will be simple or fussy but i know i have some cards to complete before the new images i have purchased from last weeks stampingbella summer release arrives....

libra, pisces and sagittarius

pisces i think will be joining in with the current stampingbella challenge: Mermay-2025, thats if i can complete her in time.

Aquarius

i have however tried to use different colours for my images than i would normally use, some i've loved some i know i could do better including paying attention to where i add the ink dots and on one card where tiny speckles of frantage have been left on the image before i heat set it...

Gemini

i'd impressed myself on colouring gemini i loved the colour of the dresses, loved how i've done the background the only disappointment was when i added my sealer some of the walnut stain seeped onto the dresses.

and finally my coloured image of Scorpio

there is just one stamp to colour and that's capricorn.
all colours i have used on my images will be shared on their posts in due course.
thanks for stopping by enjoy your weekend and if you're in the UK enjoy the may day bank holiday weekend.

crafthappy, Ann

Sunday, 27 April 2025

uptown zodiac girls continued: Virgo



good morning to all.
my zodiac themed cards continue today with Virgo.
a shabby chic style birthday card with my image coloured with distress ink.
lots of dies for the design with a few wild orchid roses and flat back pearls to complete.


most of the items used to create my card


a little close up of embelishments


stampingbella's image: virgo


one of my foliage dies used


internal layout


and finally the rear of the card


the papers i have used are new to my stash that are perfect to use on DL cards. i picked these up from craftheaven-shop (on line) one of my goto shops for my designer papers.

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
hair: walnut stain
dress: victorian velvet, aged mahogany, spun sugar 
papers:
langton cold press watercolour paper 140lbs, image & background
reprint hobby: roses
DL base card
stamps:
stampingbella: Virgo, uptown zodiac girl stamp
Lili of the valley: little flowers discontinued
sentiment stamp: MFT something for everything
dies:
LDRS 
flourish from my stash
lady e: herbs
miscellaneous:
flatback pearls
wild orchid roses
distress ink pad: victorian velvet, walnut stain
double sided tape
glitter pens: sakura & atyou


suppliers i use:
stamps:
dies to die for
sevenhills craft
stampingbella
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