happy birthday. a little sunshine

gosh it's almost the weekend.
a huge thanks to all the lovelies who have been kind enough to leave comments on my projects.
on to today: whats happened to spring: what a mixed bag of weather we've had in the uk today: snow, sleet, hail, thunder, lightening, wind and a small amount of sunshine unbelievable which brings me nicely onto my share tonight : ).
a little ray of tiddly ink sunshine on what has been a uk wintry day leading up to the bank holiday weekend lets hope it's about to change.

walking on sunshine, tiddly inks

i think i need to sort out a better light box for my photo's ah well.
for my card tonight i've gone for a cas style nothing too fussy. i've really enjoyed colour her up whilst the OH is watching football.

materials used:

stamps: walking on sunshine tiddly inks, paper smooches sentiments.

6x6" white card base, papers from my stash.

stitched oval dies
3d foam pads

inks:

stazon jet black, memento espresso truffle

distress re-inkers and markers: vintage photo, tattered rose, antique linen,

walnut stain, broken china, fossilized amber, dried marigold, peeled paint.

i hope you all have a lovely weekend whatever you all get up to.
all it leave me to say is have a lovely crafty weekend and craft happy. Ann
thanks for stopping by.

a little saturated canary

good morning to everyone and thanks to the all the lovelies who left comments on my projects really kind of you all.
today's share are two images i've coloured that wouldn't have been possible but for the super duper Alyce Keegan's colouring classes i started just over two years ago at kit and clowder: distress ink projects and clothing class.

my first card's colouring medium is distress ink. i really love the effect this medium gives.

trixie, saturated canary

 my second card's colouring medium is copic markers. i did start colouring with pormarkes but soon became converted to copic's.

honey, saturated canary

and i'm happy to report that both reciptiants loved their cards very much.

materials used

stamps: Trixie and Honey, saturated canary

7x7" white card base, water colour card stock, papers from my stash.

various dies
woc mulberry flowers, cheese cloth, ribbon, stick-on pearls
ink:

distress:
vintage photo, tattered rose, aged mahogany, antique linen, spun sugar, walnut stain, shabby shutter
copic markers:
e000, e00, e04, e11, e21
c10, c9, c7, c5, c3, c1

i hope you all have something good planned for today.
all it leave me to say is have a lovely crafty day and craft happy. Ann
thanks for stopping by.

a little fancy

hope everyone is having a fab saturday.
thanks to everyone who commented on my recent cards your comments made me smile.
today i'm sharing this quick post.
these are a couple of cards i made a while ago using saturated canary's digi stamp: Fancy. i do love saturated canary stamps they are so sassy.

 fancy, saturated canary

have a lovely birthday, fancy, saturated canary

 both cards have been coloured with copics.

materials used

stamps: fancy digi by saturated canary, sentiments. lotv

6x6" white card base, papers from my stash.

various dies
woc mulberry flowers, pearl ribbon, crochet lace, lace

ink:
copic markers:
e000, e00, e04, e11, e21
rv34, rv32, rv93, rv91
yg03, yg63, yg67, g99
e50, e53, e43, e57
c3, c1, c0

i hope you all have something good planned for this weekend.
all it leave me to say is have a lovely crafty day and craft happy. Ann
thanks for stopping by.

birthday wishes

wow happy tuesday.
can i just give a big thank you to Marianne, Sue, Lorraine and Lesley for all your lovely comments on Oliver kick about they made my day and to add a little extra about our alcohol fueled trip around Manchester it was great i just love people watching and there are some characters that really make you wonder how on earth do they get home when they can't even stand on their own two feet.

onto my card today i have chosen to use one of stampingbella's tiny townies: bonnie loves bows and i have coloured her with my distress ink. i can't believe how satisfying using this medium is and it's taken me a little while to master it but thanks to the distress ink project class at Kit and Clowder makes it all worth while. ( a great learning resource and community)
this image makes my heart smile she's so cute.

bonnie loves bows, stampingbella

 for my card:

• i have cut my papers down to size, inked all the straight edges and then matted all my paper layers together.
• placed my die where i want my image to sit behind and die cut the oval through the papers. 
• inked around the inside edge of my cut and glued my image into position so it is peeking through.
• attached all layers to my card base using double sided tape. 
• stamped and die cut my sentiments and before removing it from the die inked around the edges with walnut stain and milled lavender distress ink with cut and dry to leave a small white edge to expose the stitching detail of the die. 
• mounted my sentiments onto 3d pads and positioned it top left. 
• inked my mulberry roses and glued them onto the card.
• and  finally added my little tags

materials used:

stamps: bonnie loves bows, stampingbella, various sentiments. lotv

6x6" white card base, lotv papers from my stash.

various dies
woc roses

inks:

stazon jet black, memento espresso truffle

distress re-inkers and markers: vintage photo, tattered rose, antique linen,

walnut stain, milled lavender, dusty concord, weathered wood

i hope you all have something good planned for today for me it's work : (
all it leave me to say is have a lovely crafty day and craft happy. Ann
thanks for stopping by.

teenage happy birthday

good morning and thank you to the lovelies who left comments on my friday project really kind of you.
wow i've been blogging for almost a month can you believe it!
i have to say i don't go out very often but yesterday me and the oh went into manchester and hit the pubs, you've gota let your hair down every now and again LOL and as always i had too many sherberts (vodka n coke).
i waffle:
onto today's share: this is Oliver kick about and i'm over the moon with this card i just love it and this sample will be winging it's way up to lotv hq for next Saturday's open day.

oliver kickabout, lili of the valley

materials used:

stamps: oliver kickabout, teenage boy sentiments. lotv

6x6" white card base, carta bella giddy up papers.

various dies

inks:

stazon jet black, memento espresso truffle

distress re-inkers and markers: vintage photo, tattered rose, antique linen,
walnut stain, scattered straw, worn lipstick, aged mahogany, faded jeans

i hope you all have something good planned for today.
all it leave me to say is have a lovely crafty day and craft happy. Ann
thanks for stopping by.

birthday boy

good morning everyone and happy Friday,
the weekend is almost upon us whoop whoop.
i have another Oliver card to share today and this is Oliver skateboard from lili of the valleys latest release. he's rather handsome don't you think.

oliver skateboard, lili of the valley

i'm so happy how this has turned out and i imagine these new stamps will be popular with everyone.
onto what i have used:

materials used:

stamps: oliver skateboard, teenage boy sentiments. lotv

6x6" white card base, lost & found designer papers: breeze 

with coordinating card from my stash.
spellbinder die

inks:

stazon jet black, memento espresso truffle

distress re-inkers and markers: vintage photo, tattered rose, antique linen,
walnut stain, old paper, black soot, faded jeans

i hope you all have something good planned for the weekend
all it leave me to say is have a lovely crafty day and craft happy. Ann
thanks for stopping by.

cards made with love

good morning all.
happy Wednesday and welcome to my new followers.
for my post today i have chosen to share a small selection of cards i made sometime ago so please forgive me that i haven't included and listed the materials i have used as i never thought in a million years i would be capable and start my own blog (still got a lots to learn. lol). all i can tell you about these cards are they have been made with love using either stamps or art pads by lili of the valley.
i have selected to share with you two of my favorite stamped and pre-coloured images: gone fishing and sailing boat.

gone fishing, lili of the valley, boys

gone fishing, lili of the valley, boys

sailing boat, lili of thevalley, boys

sailing boat, lili of the valley, boys

sailing boat, lili of the valley, boys  

i look forward to sharing another selection of my makes from my photo album with you all soon (in between making some new projects to).

all it leave me to say is have a lovely day and craft happy. Ann  

bundle of love, new arrival and facebook challenge

happy monday morning everyone and a huge thanks for all the lovely comments left on my recent thank you cards over the weekend.
onto today's card.
my share today is my second inspiration card linked with lili of the valleys facebook challenge https://www.facebook.com/events/850490431761125/  using: playtime kitten (retired) coloured with copic markers. i'm really pleased with how its turned out and happy to say the recipients really love it.
don't forget crafters there is still plenty of time for you to join in with the challenge it runs until sunday 17th April 6:00pm uk time and my final reminder to everyone the challenge is a colour theme for April using any lotv image with the colours: aqua, pink, red, ivory, lilac

here's my card, i've got to say it's one of the cutest stamps in my collection.

playtime kitten, lotv

i've made a neutral baby card and it can be used for either a boy or girl, and for the challenge i have chosen to use the colours aqua, lilac and ivory.
to make up my card i would normally use coordinating papers but for this one i have created my own designer paper using babies companion stamps stamped onto white card and edged with distress ink and i've used a little aqua polka dot paper that i've die cut to frame my image. 

materials used:
6x6" white card base.
white card and coordinating polka dot paper from my stash.
oval stitched die
polka dot ribbon
ivory mulberry roses
ivory button
ink:
memento espresso truffle
distress ink: tumbled glass
copics:

c5, c3, c1, c0

bv25, bv13, bv08
bg000, bg01, g24, r46

many thanks for stopping by to visit my blog and for all your comments.

all it leaves me to say is i hope you can join in lotv's fb challenge and i hope you have a lovely day/afternoon/evening and craft happy. Ann

thank you very much: lotv's back to school girl

happy sunday everyone.
and to my new followers welcome to my little blog.
today's quick post: i'm sharing another thank you card i've made using another one of lili of the valley lovely stamps called back to school girl (sadly retired).

back to school girl, lili of the valley

i have coloured this little cutie with distress re-inkers and markers and given her a shabby chic look (i do love this medium) and grunged the papers to complete the look of my project.

materials used:
stamps:
lili of the valley:  back to school girl (retired), sketchy stentiments
card:
6x6" white card base.
papers from stash.
kraft card
stitched oval, foliage, flourish and spellbinder oval dies
mulberry flowers
distressing tool

ink:
distress re-inkers and markers:
skin:

vintage photo, tattered rose, aged mahogany, walnut stain
hair:
antique linen, scattered straw, walnut stain

Outfit:

stormy sky, weathered wood, walnut stain

many thanks for stopping by to visit my blog and for all your comments.

all it leave me to say is have a lovely crafty day/afternoon/evening and craft happy. Ann  

thank you: lotv rosie posy

hi everyone and welcome to my little blog.
today i'm sharing a card i've made using one of the returning friends from Lili of the valley a lovely rubber stamp called rosie posy.

rosie posy, lili of the valley

i have coloured this little cutie with distress re-inkers to give a shabby chic look to her (i really love this medium) and the papers i've used complete the look of my project.
i have to be honest and say i use a variety of cute images from various stamp companies and lili of the valley are my favorite when it comes to creating most of my projects as i can find an image suitable for all my friends and family they always fit the bill.

materials used:
stamps: rosie posy, sketchy stentiments (lotv)
6x6" white card base.
papers from lemon craft.
grey textured card
stitched oval and spellbinder oval dies
mulberry flowers
distressing tool

ink:
distress re-inkers and markers:

vintage photo, tattered rose, aged mahogany, walnut stain
hair:
antique linen, walnut stain

Outfit:

victorian velvet, weathered wood, walnut stain

bouquet:
spun sugar, victorian velvet, broken china, walnut stain, forest moss

many thanks for stopping by to visit my blog and for all your comments.

all it leave me to say is have a lovely afternoon/evening and craft happy. Ann  

gift set: with love on your wedding day

hi and welcome to my little blog.
i hope some of you lovely crafters have joined in or are going to join in with lili of the valley's facebook challenge lots of scrummy prizes up for grabs and i have to say there are some lovely entries already i hope my little card inspired you on Monday.
ah well back to my craftyness still using one of the very first stamps i bought and here is my third inspiration a gift set using beautiful bride from whipper snapper designs, inc
i have decorated a candle and made a gift bag to match and both have been coloured with copics.

beautiful bride, wedding

candle

close up of roses.

materials used:
180/80 chapel candle

kraft gift bag: 18cm x 22.7cm x10cm.

gunmetal grey shimmer card and coordinating paper from my stash.

spellbinder and joy crafts dies

 mulberry paper roses

pearl ribbon

sentiments: lotv, vintage sentiments occasions

ink:

memento espresso truffle

copic markers: 

skin: e000, e00, e04, e11, e21
dress: c5, bv31, b60,
bouquet: rv32, rv34
sakura gel shimmer pen: gold 

many thanks for stopping by to visit my blog and for all your comments.

all it leave me to say is have a lovely afternoon/evening and craft happy. Ann  

facebook challenge inspiration, friendship card

welcome to my little blog.
my share today is linked with lili of the valleys facebook challenge https://www.facebook.com/events/850490431761125/  using: Jasmine phone.
i've got to say i love the latest stamps as they provide me with on-trend images for today's teenagers so cool for the boys and cute for the girls, and you can find them here just click the link:  www.liliofthevalley.co.uk/acatalog/Latest_LOTV_Stamp_Launch.html
and here she is

Jasmine phone, lili of the valley

the colours i've used for the challenge inspiration are Aqua, pink and lilac.
i've kept this one kinda simple for a friendship card doing a little fussy cutting before i've cut my image with my stitched die and i've stamped around the edges of my coordinating papers and stamped my friendship sentiments to the right using stempelglede's lovely stamps: follow your heart.

materials used:
6x6" white card base.
coordinating papers from my stash.
oval stitched die
ink:
memento espresso truffle
copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20

Hair: v28, bv00, bv13, bv08
outift
skirt: bg70, bg72, bg75, bg,78, c5,c3
top: r81, r83, r85, r89, c5, c3

many thanks for stopping by to visit my blog and for all your comments.

all it leaves me to say is i hope you can join in lotv's fb challenge and i hope you have a lovely day/afternoon/evening and craft happy. Ann

with love on your wedding day

hi and welcome to my little blog.
well today has been a mixed bag with the weather but this evening is turning out to be bright and sunny and lovely.
onto my card i've chosen to colour another of my old stamps and this one is called contemporary bride. i have three in total so i'll dust my third one off and make something with the stamp in a couple of days.
on my card this evening i've gone for a contemporary/cas feel i hope you like her.

contemporary bride, wedding

i have used my copics to colour the dress and also added some shimmer using my sakura gel pens (sadly the photo doesn't pick it up) and i've fussy cut around her and stamped the image again on my linen card to line her up.

materials used:

6x6" white card base.

white linen and gunmetal grey shimmer card from my stash.

spellbinder and joy crafts dies

woc mulberry roses

pearl ribbon
white satin ribbon
sentiments: lotv, vintage sentiments occasions

ink:

memento espresso truffle

copic markers: 

skin: e000, e00, e04, e11, e21
dress: c7, c5, c3, c1, c0
sakura gel shimmer pens: gold and purple

many thanks for stopping by to visit my blog and for all your comments.

all it leave me to say is have a lovely afternoon/evening and craft happy. Ann  

have a lovely birthday and lili of the valley's face book challenge

welcome to my little blog.
before i share today's make with you i would like tell you to that lili of the valley are having a face book challenge starting today 1st April until sunday 17th april 18:00hrs (6:00pm uk time). there are some super prizes up for gabs and all you need is to make a project, card etc with an lotv image and the challenge is a colour theme with APRIL as the inspiration: Aqua, Pink, Red, Ivory, Lilac.
here are the rules: one entry per person. must include lili of the valley image using any of the colours listed. here's the link:     lili of the valley's facebook challenge
and now onto my card.

sporty girls - little folk, lili of the valley

this is one of the images from little folk set sporty girls and has been coloured with distress ink they are just so cute.

materials used:

6x6" white card base.

coordinating papers from my stash.

spellbinder, desire, marianne and banner dies

mulberry flowers

distressing tool

stick-on pearls

ink:

stazon: jet black

distress re-inkers: 

vintage photo, tattered rose, walnut stain, broken china, victorian velvet, forest moss

many thanks for stopping by to visit my blog and for all your comments.

all it leave me to say is have a lovely afternoon/evening and craft happy. Ann