happy birthday

good morning everyone.

popping in today to share another of the super cute images from stampingbella.

today's share is a cas card and my image is called Lacey has a letter and again I've used my distress ink to coloured her with. isn't she adorable?

onto what I have have used:

6x6" white base card

papers:

lemon craft

embellies:

satin ribbon

stamps:

SB: Lacey has a letter
lotv: tags & grunge corners

inks:

memento: espresso truffe

stazon: timber brown

distress ink:

vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick, walnut stain, antique linen, tumbled glass, weathered wood

sakura and atyou spica glitter pens
I can never make my mind up with cas cards but I love this one

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

happy birthday

another day another post from my belathon colouring

I must say I've really enjoyed myself making and sharing my creations

good morning crafty friends

today I'm sharing one of my newer stamps from Bella land and this stamp is called: huggy squidgies aren't they sweet

I used very little on this card other than a card base, a piece of paper, some coloured card stock a die and three stamps, distress the edges of my papers, oops and a bit of ribbon.

here's what I've used:

6x6" white card base

papers:

lemon craft

pink shimmer card

die: 

Marianne

stamps:

stampingbella: huggy squidgies, lotv: tags

embellies:

pink ribbon

ink:

memento: espresso truffle

stazon: timber brown

distress ink:

vintage photo, tattered rose, spun sugar, tumbled glass, walnut stain, antique linen

all I have to say now is: have a lovely day, enjoy and craft happy. Ann

thanks for stopping by

happy birthday

good morning crafty friends

a little share today from my bellathon 7 cards over 7 days and today is day three

this stamp is one of my faves by stampingbella I just love her

I have created (to me) a fussy card and it's rather special as I have used my fave colours too.

this is Edna needs a martini (a girl after my own heart only I drink vodka lol)

I have coloured this cutie with my distress ink and added a few gorgeous embellishments, I have also distressed the edges of all my layered papers.

here is what I've used:

7x7" white card base

papers:

lemon craft

embellies:

blue paper rose, woc roses, blue stamen, blue berries, ribbon

dies: 

stampingbella, ldrs, foliage dies, sentiment die

stamps:

stampingbella: Edna needs a martini

ink:

memento: espresso truffle

stazon: timber brown

distress ink:

vintage photo, antique linen, walnut stain, tumbled glass

sakura belly roll pens, at you spica: baby blue glitter pen

all it leave me to say now: have a lovely day, enjoy and craft happy. Ann

thanks for stopping by.

adding this cutie to the bellarific-fridaybellarific-friday anything goes 3rd march

a whole year more incrediblerer

 good morning everyone, 

I'm back today to share another card creation

I've been on a bit of a bellathon creating various cards using my stamps from

Stampingbella

today I'm sharing a birthday card and my colour combination is a little different for me. I've coloured this cutie with my distress ink and I love the finished result.

I have used Bree loves buttercream and I have done a little decoupage with the birthday cake.

heres what I have used:
6x6" white base card
dies:
spellbinder
stamps:
stamping bella: Bree loves butter cream
papers:
lemon craft
embellies:
wild orchid
ink:
stazon: timber brown
memento: espresso truffle

distress ink:
spun sugar, vintage photo, tattered rose, antique linen, walnut stain, twisted citron
sakura gelly roll pens.

just would like to say: thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day and craft happy. Ann

little princess

good morning crafty friends.

popping in to share a new baby card with you all today.

I've used Bailey has a baby by Stampingbella and I've gone all girlie on this, colouring medium I've used is my distress ink I've and highlighted the image with a little sparkle from my sakura pens and dusted the edges of the paper with a little distress ink

I've gone for a simple construction nothing too fussy apart from the fussy cutting when I've used my oval die around the image lol.

here's what I've used:

6x6" white base card.

papers:

 graphic 45

dies:

 ldrs, spellbinder

embellies: 

stain ribbon, baby bottle, various buttons

stamps:

 SB: Bailey has a baby, lotv tags, stmepleglede: follow your heart

ink:

 distress re-inkers: spun sugar, weathered wood, antique linen and walnut stain

memento: espresso truffle
stazon: timber brown

and to finish off with my sakura gelly roll pens

all it leaves me to say is: enjoy your day and craft happy. Ann

thanks for stopping by

A B C D what will.........

hi and good evening Crafters it's been a little while since my last blog as I had a few lined up in my schedule. but I thought I would share some gifts I made for my girls (my grandchildren).

I had made similar years ago in cross stitch for my nieces and I thought it would be nice to revisit again but this time instead of using thread I have coloured the images with my copic markers.

one for Ruby

and one for Missie

I have used stamps from lili of the valley and I think some or all are now available in rubber and digi format.

to create my pictures I have used a A4 sheet of super smooth white stamping card and I have pre-printed the message at the top on my computer and lined the stamps by eye and when coloured I have then framed both images.

sadly I never made a note of which colours I have used and wished the pictures were more clearer so you can see the highlights I have added with my sakura gelly roll pens.

I hope, eventually the girls will hang them in their bedrooms.

all it leaves me to say now is: thanks for stopping by I hope you all have a lovely evening, enjoy and craft happy. Ann

love - February challenge

good morning everyone.

i'm back today with my dc card share in conjunction with Lili of the valley's facebook challenge. 

this months challenge is titled LOVE and as always some super prizes are up for grabs it's so easy to enter just check out their Facebook page and then go to their events page.
here are some details:
Welcome to our February Challenge and of course the theme just has to be "Love" xx

There are 3 prizes on offer and the winners will be drawn at random from all the entries;
1st - £20 LOTV voucher
2nd - £15 LOTV voucher
3rd - £10 LOTV voucher

To enter, just post your photo in this event - and don't forget to check back to see if you are one of the lucky winners :-)

To be eligible, your card or project will need to fit the theme and feature an LOTV image. 1 Entry per person please. The challenge closes at 7pm UK time on Wednesday 15th January, so you have plenty of time to get those creative juices flowing :-) We will announce the winners asap after that.

We'll have lots of inspiration for you over the 2 weeks. Happy Crafting and we look forward to seeing all your creations xx

I must say the latest release from LOTV is amazing and all the team have shared some amazing samples the release boast another selection of fabulous images available in digi and stamp format. 

back to my share:

a simple and versatile cas card that can be used as a anniversary or a pastel valentines card. so sweet

onto what I have used:

6x6" white base card

paper from my stash

white satin ribbon

stamps:

lili of the valley: meant to be, it's time to party (rubber stamps)

ink:

memento espresso truffle

copic markers:

skin: e00: 000: 04: 11: 21: r20

hair: e21: 25: 29: 43: 44

dress & cardigan: b60: bv31: c3

trousers: w0: 1: 3

shirt: c0: 1: 3

grass: yg03: 63: 67: g99

flower: y17: yr24: yr23

hat: e30: 41: 43: 44: 50

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

thanks for stopping by

congratulations and celebrations

hi everyone popping in tonight to share a new baby card.
a double celebration as they have had twins girls and I couldn't resist in using lili of the valley's stamp twice as nice.
I have coloured my image with distress ink (it seams ages since I last used them) and I have used some beautiful papers from Anna-marie designs. I just love the shabby chic feel to this card.

I've kept it simple as I didn't want to over shadow the beautiful paper.

onto what I have used:

7x7" white base card

Fabriano5 water colour paper

paper from my stash - Anna-marie 

wild orchid paper flowers

stamps:

all lili of the valley

inks:

distress ink: spun sugar, old paper, weathered wood, victorian velvet, walnut stain, vintage photo, tattered rose and aged mahogany

memento: espresso truffle

sakura gelly roll pens: pink and gold

I hope you are up for joining in with lili of the valley's face book challenge it's all about love this month.

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

thanks for stopping by