Merry Christmas

 hi and good morning to all

well the weekend is upon us and i thought that i would

pop in and share a christmas card i made yesterday using papers, dies and embellishments from my stash including making a paper flower. 

papers for this creation are from Maja Designs - christmas wish paper pad. 

no stamping or colouring on today's card just a couple of sheets from the paper pad and some off white card to create my sentiments, trees and a couple of leaves that have been inked..

santa's helpers are on the bottom of one of the sheets and i trimmed it down to make a narrow panel for my focal point. the excess paper will be used on another project.

the flower has been created with using the other half of the red paper panel that is behind the christmas trees and elf embellishment.

it felt a little weird not adding a coloured image but the beautiful papers from Maja Design are all you need sometimes.

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

inks:

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

bundled sage

papers:

christmas wish - Maja Design

off white card 

7x7" base card

dies:

merry christmas - presscut

floral flourishes - joy crafts

miscellaneous:  

double sided tape, foam pads, wooden embellishment

on line supplies:

maja designs paper pads:

 The Mad Scrapper UK or Craftheaven-shop.com Slovenija Europe 

Dies:

craft fairs, on line craft shops

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

happy birthday - Saturated Canary image

 hi and good morning to all

stopping by this morning to share my latest make.

i recently purchased a couple of saturated canary stamps that i had been hunting for for a while, Blanche and Genie. 

thankfully they are now added to my stash.

here is my first creation to add to my card stash and i've used Blanche

isn't she just sassy.

colouring medium is with distress ink and sakura glitter pen

and i've added a little frantage.

i have also used a few dies from: tonic, spellbinder and marianne.

mulberry roses, stamens, pearls, tuile and satin ribbon

when i first started colouring many moons ago i fell in love with 

Krista Smiths images i saw them as something a little different and

now i have a little more time on my hands my crafting timetable will increase...

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

lips:

aged mahogany

eyes:

shaded lilac

hair: 

antique linen, walnut stain, frayed burlap

dress:

shaded lilac, dusty concord, mermaid lagoon

highlights:

sakura glitter pen, pale gold

papers:

Fabriano 5, 140lb watercolour card 

mintay - lovely day

7x7" base card

stamps:

Saturated canary - Blanche, discontinued

stempleglede - follow your heart, discontinued

miscellaneous:  

double sided tape, foam pads

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

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