for you on your birthday

sharing a new addition to my stamp haul.
i am a sucker for cute stamps and i have just bought two Whimsy - Elizabeth Bell stamps and today i have used birthday beauty and i have used my Copic markers to color her with.

here's my card:

isn't she the cutest.
i've coordinated inside too

onto what i have used:

card base: 6x6" white card

dies from: little darlings 

papers: lili of the valley (retired from lotv)
ribbon: satin ribbon from my stash
inks, copics and sakura used pictured below

 thanks for stopping by, have a lovely day, enjoy and craft happy. Ann

happy birthday son

stopping by today sharing a male card using one of lili of the valley's super images Oliver kick about and he has been coloured with distress ink.

these images make my card crafting so easy for the boys/men lol.

 

i've coordinated the inside too.

onto what i have used:

base card: 6x6" white card

stamps: oliver kickabout & teenage sentiment boys

dies by: mtf, tonic, desire & britannia 

papers: from my stash

ink: memento espresso truffle & stazon timber brown

distress ink: faded jeans, tattered rose, walnut stain, ground espresso, festive berries, fosilized amber, weathered wood, 

thanks for stopping by, have a lovely day, enjoy and craft happy. Ann

 

just for you

happy birthday Dad
i'm just loving the soon to be released vintage boys from lili of the valley and i'm back with another using Sunday stroll coloured with copic markers.
i hope your enjoying the sneaky peeks from the DC team.

onto today's sneaky peek card:

image of what i have used:

card base: white 7x7" card

papers: lili of the valley (retired)

copic markers

stamps: teenage boy sentiments

thanks for stopping by, have a lovely day, enjoy and craft happy. Ann

i'm so thankful

hi everyone.
popping in today to share my card with you all.
i've coloured up this adorable image called fay loves fall from stampingbellas tiny townie range with my distress ink. i really love this medium and it's all thanks to KC project class sharing their knowledge i can colour these cute images.

my card

i have chosen to go for a very autumnal feel on my card and the jury is still out on my background colouring though. but i do love my finished card.
here are a couple more snap shots showing the glitter i have added using my sakura gel pens (i just love em)

onto what i have used:

7x7" white base card

papers: lili of the valley & nitwit collections Enchantment (retired from lotv)

dies: ldrs rectangle layers, flourish, leaves & tonic layered circles

ink: stazon timber brown & memento espresso truffle

sakura gelly roll pen: clear star

distress ink: vintage photo, tattered rose, walnut stain, antique linen, old paper, forest moss, fosilized amber, peeled paint, hickory smoke, festive berries, ground espresso

embellies: wooden buttons, cones, berries, velvet ribbon and large white paper rose

all it leaves me to say is: hope you are all having a fabulous weekend, enjoy and craft happy Ann

thanks for stopping by.

happy birthday and sneaky peek

popping in today with a sneaky peek of up coming release from lili of the valley
seven image stamps that include four of the fabulous vintage boys and three animal panels and as always beautiful and super cute.

they will be available in digi format and rubber stamps the release date is next week.

the vintage boys include: workbench, under the bonnet, sunday stroll and the gardner.

here is my sneak peek of one of the vintage boys: sunday stroll

a sneak peek of the animals:

image of what i have used:

thanks for stopping by, have a lovely day, enjoy and craft happy. Ann

on your anniversary 50

hi and good morning to one and all
i'm popping in to share a very special anniversary card for a couple who are celebrating 50 years of wedded bliss.
i have chosen to use a few of my lili of the valley stamps to create the whole effect for this project: the background paper, my images, my insert have been stamped and embossed with gold embossing powder, for my sentiments i have used memento ink and i have added a little colour to the bride and groom to finish off using my copic markers.
i have also done a little decoupage on my main image to give it a little dimension.

here's my card.

current stamps used:liliofthevalley's: wedding couple, bride and groom (card insert), church on the hill, vintage sentiments occasions

really love how my project has turned out
onto what i have used:

card base: 7x7" white card

paper: ice crystal flower making paper & gold miri card

dies from: little darlings & memory box

embossing powder: sheena wow brass regular

stamps: as listed above
ink: memento espresso truffle

copics: e00, e04, e11, e21, rv11, rv32 and r89

hello and a warm welcome to my new followers Beth, Debra and Petra.
and all it leaves me to say now is: have a lovely crafty day, enjoy and craft happy Ann.

thanks for stopping by.

still a little festive

i think i have exhausted decorating candles this year for gifts and i'm back today with my final three. i have really enjoyed this side of crafting and i hope my candles have inspired you to try.
again all my images today are from lili of the valley: christmas people and i have coloured them with copic markers.

another trio

little holly: retired, carol singing (available in rubber and digi format) and musical christmas: retired

individually pictured

to create these i have used:

chapel candles: 180/80 & 150/80

greasproof & tissue paper 

lili of the valley stamps: as listed above

lili of the valley sentiment stamps: Christmas Grungy Messages , Christmas Sentiment Tags

satin ribbon, and christmas ribbon from my stash

woc mullbery roses and embellieshments

inks, markers and pens pictured below

hello and a warm welcome to my new followers.
all it leaves me to say now is: have a lovely crafty day, enjoy and craft happy Ann.

thanks for stopping by.

glad tidings

hi just popping in today to share another christmas creation.
my image has been coloured up with my favorite medium distress ink and this cute image is called away in a manger from Lili of the valley sadly now retired. i have to say i don't normally enhance my images with background colour as i am always afraid of messing up but last week i joined in with Kit and Clowder's confidence challenge. i needed to push myself and this was one area i knew i should return to as i had skirted round it when i did the distress ink project class and i feel i have surpassed myself and i'm so pleased i did.

here's my card:

lili of the valley: away in a manger

onto what i have used:

6x6" card base

linen card and paper from my stash

ink:

memento: espresso truffle

distress ink:

tattered rose, antique linen, walnut stain, forest moss, peeled paint, chipped sapphire

dies:

ldrs: fancy rectangles & layers

embellishments:

pearl ribbon

all it leaves me to say is: have a lovely crafty day, enjoy and craft happy Ann.

thanks for stopping by.  

stroppy boy

Christmas present

well i'm back with another share for the challenge and you can't have one without the other and i'm using stroppy boy - Christmas present today isn't he fab he just reminds me of my grandsons lol.
again i've kept it simple and i hope we have encouraged you all to join in lili of the valleys october challenge.

here is my card:

i just love the sentiments.

just a simple matt and layered card.
onto what i have used:

6x6" card base

daler rowney: fine grain-heavy weight paper
paper from my stash

silver miri card

spellbinder dies

memento: espresso truffle

distress re-inkers as listed

colours used: antique linen, faded jeans, iced spruce, walnut stain

lili of the valleys challenge finishes on Sunday the 15th October at 6:00pm uk time. you can add your card via their facebook events page or e mail lucy@liliofthevalley.co.uk good luck everyone. facebook challenge

a huge thanks to all the lovelies for commenting on my previous projects i really appreciate and enjoy reading them and a warm welcome to my new followers.

all it leaves me to say is have a lovely crafty day, enjoy and craft happy Ann.

thanks for stopping by.  

christmas candle overload

just popping in to share more candles that i have decorated. (note to self need to stop....lol)

i have used a variety of stamps from Lili of the valley (retired), magnolia and stampingbella they have all been coloured with copics and added to some lovely solid candles.

here they are:

 onto what i have used:

180/80 chapel candle
150/80 chapel candle

hessian ribbon 

satin ribbon

stamps:
 magnolia: sparkle poinsettia tilda, it's cold outside tilda
stampingbella: jenny feels joyful
lili of the valley: away in a manger (retired)
christmas sentiments circle and grunge sets

colours and ink pictured below

i'm going to keep this post short and sweet.
and all it leaves me to say now is :
a warm welcome to my new follower and have a lovely crafty day, enjoy and craft happy Ann.
thanks for stopping by.  

seasons greetings

a special delivery for a very..............

popping in today to share my latest project using one of my new stamps from Stampingbella which i picked up from dies to die for
i have to say i love this image (should have bought the others to). i have used santa's speedy delivery and he has been coloured with distress ink.

and here he is:

Santa's Speedy Delivery

i have chosen to keep it very simple and limit my colour pallet and i'm so pleased with how it's turned out.
onto what i have used:

7x7" white card base
stamping card: fabriano5 

paper from my stash

dies by: spellbinder & joycraft

and stamps as listed on the image

colours used: stormy sky, weathered wood, frayed burlap, sakura gel roll pen, glamour dust, memento and stazon ink

i was inspired by a card that Sue Hastead aka tanglemouse shared on fb for the latest challenge over at squirrel's world: squirrels not so random challenge no 2 so i think i'll have a bash. (i hope i've linked it right eek)

 all it leaves me to say: is thanks for stopping by and have a lovely crafty day, enjoy and craft happy Ann.

stroppy girl

Christmas Present
my share today is in conjunction with Lili of the valley's face book challenge for October and this months theme is Christmas.
and as always some super prizes up for grabs so i do hope you will join in.
i have chosen to use one of the newer stamps Stroppy Girl and i have used distress ink as my colour medium. i have also used let it snow a new stamp (to me) as my background from honey doo crafts.

and here is my card:

stroppy girl - Christmas present

just a simple matt and layered card.
onto what i have used:

6x6" card base

daler rowney: fine grain-heavy weight paper

silver miri card

spellbinder die

sparkly embellishment

memento: espresso truffle

distress re-inkers as listed

colours used: spun sugar, milled lavender, dusty concord, festive berries, walnut stain and forest moss

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lili of the valleys challenge closes on Sunday the 15th October at 6:00pm uk time and your project must include a lotv image and it's one entry per person. facebook challenge
good luck everyone

a huge thanks to all the lovelies for commenting on my previous projects i really appreciate and enjoy reading them.

all it leaves me to say is have a lovely crafty day, enjoy and craft happy Ann.

thanks for stopping by.