all it takes is a little fairy dust

good morning everyone

Yay it's bank holiday weekend here in the UK.

I'm sharing a new card today using one of my newly acquired whimsy stamps,

and my colour selection for the image is from this months 

 kit and clowder's pencil class.

my card:

this class shows you how to colour a multi coloured dress and superb wings

and I have to add I am just over halfway colouring molly harrison's image from this months class (it is rather a large image for me 7x5).

my progress so far:

i have to say i have really enjoyed colouring both of them because i absolutely love fairies.

hopefully i can get this image completed soon.

i have added a link above should you want to know more about kit and clowder colouring classes.

all it leaves me to say now:

thanks for stopping by, enjoy you weekend and craft happy. Ann

first birthday

hi and good morning crafters

popping in with my latest requested card make

a birthday card for a puppy's first birthday.

with the addition of a pop up inside my card.

inspiration for the inside of my card came after watching a hobby craft show with  

Debbie Simpson 

on create and craft the other week.

thanks Debbie

a little peek inside my card

 colouring medium for my image is distress ink and i have managed to use up some (a couple of sheets lol) of my huge stash of papers from LOTV.

here's a list of some of the goodies i have used:
stamps: lili of the valley, image: doggie delights, sentiments: lili of the valley, stamping all day and dovecraft alpha.
papers: 6 x 6" white card base, designer paper: lili of the valley (retired), white card, fabriano5 water colour card
embellishments: pink satin ribbon, sakura glitter pen
ink: memento espresso truffle.
distress ink: vintage photo, tattered rose, aged mahogany, victorian velvet, walnut stain, antique linen, faded jeans, mermaid lagoon, shabby shutters, weathered wood.

i would like to welcome any new followers 

thanks for joining me.

all it leaves me to say now is:

thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day and craft happy. Ann

birthday wishes

hi and good morning crafters

well the weekend is upon us again and i'm popping by today to share

my latest birthday card using a pre-coloured image that's been fussy cut and dusted with distress ink on the edges.

i have also used a number of my fav dies to embellish this quick card.

my card

here's what i've used 

stamp - lili of the valley sentiment stamp & background stamp.

image - lili of the valley pre colour image.

papers/card - white 6"x 6" card base, designer paper: from my stash: first edition: wanderlust & white card

dies - ldrs, mft, joycraft and marianne dies

pink satin ribbon

ink - memento: espresso truffle & distress ink antique linen.

welcome to any new followers i hope you enjoy my shares

all it leaves me to say now is:

thanks for stopping by, enjoy the weekend and craft happy. Ann

mr & mrs

hi and good morning crafters

welcome to my card share for today.

a very pink wedding card using brett & brenda get married.

they have been coloured with prismacolor pencils
(a little more colouring practice lol)

here's my card.

i kept my card simple with just a little die cutting, matting and layering with my patterned paper, distressed the edges of my papers, die cut sentiment, added a little ribbon and some flatback pearls.

voila my finished card.

a little close-up

here's what i have used

stamp - brett & brenda get married: stampingbella (also available at dies to die for)

papers/card - white 6"x 6" card base, strathmore 400 series pencil paper, designer paper: from my stash: lotv, white card

dies - ldrs & sara's signature dies

pink satin ribbon

colouring medium:

ink - memento: espresso truffle, prismacolor pencils, sakura glitter pen.

colours used:

white, eggshell, light peach, peach, burnt ochre, french grey: 10, 20, 30, 50, 70 & 90%, jasmine, yellow ochre, goldenrod, deco pink, process red, crimson red, prussian green, kelly green, peach beige and putty beige.

all it leaves me to say now is:

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

happy birthday - 60th

good morning crafters

back to share a special birthday for a work colleague who turns 60 today.

Happy birthday Brian.

colouring on my project today is all thanks to my monthly pencil class freebie from

  kit and clowder

(colour choices only)

i have used an alternative image from lili of the valley

this is: under the bonnet (available as a digi)

my card

i have to say i so enjoyed colouring my image and i'm pleased as punch how it's all turned out.

couple of close-ups

                        

                              

i decided to make my image 3d using lots of foam tape behind to lift the image off the card.

here's what i have used on my card:

stamp - under the bonnet: lili of the valley, sentiments from: justrite, grand birthday sentiments

papers/card - white 7"x 7" card base, strathmore 400 series pencil paper, designer paper: lotv paper pads, tim holtz and craft card.

dies - mft & un-branded

colouring medium:

ink - memento: espresso truffle, distress ink: walnut stain, prismacolor pencils.

join me again soon for my next project.

thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day and craft happy. Ann

some shopping/web links included.

happy birthday

hi and good morning crafters

happy saturday and bank holiday weekend (uk)

stopping by today to share a clean and simplish card using the uber cute digi stamp pom pom from 

lili of the valley

this little cutie has been coloured with prismacolor pencils. (colouring practice)

my card

i have used a few dies to create my cameo effect and i have created a little ribbon border too. i have done a little distressing (paper scraping) to the edges of my paper and card using my distressing tool.

here's what i have used to create my card:

stamp - pompom (digi): lili of the valley, sentiments: lili of the valley

papers/card - white 7"x 7" card base, strathmore 400 series pencil paper, designer paper: lotv paper pads and white card.

dies - marianne, mft

pink satin ribbon

colouring medium:

ink - memento: espresso truffle, sakura glitter pen, prismacolor pencils.

colour combos are from K&C fav combo list (prismacolor)

join me again soon for my next project.

thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day and craft happy. Ann

some shopping/web links included.

may your baby

fill your heart with joy

hi and happy May everyone

popping in today with a cute baby card using one of the new digi stamps from

lili of the valley

this is polka dots and it's so adorable.

for my card i've tried to keep it cas style sometimes you just don't know when to stop lol.

my Card

polka dots - lili of the valley

my background papers are from my huge lotv paper stash and i have used some of the baby companion set and over stamped on the white patterned paper to continue the bunny image.
it's also a first outing for my main sentiment (stamping all day).
i think this new release from lili of the valley will prove to be pretty popular. all the images are so darn adorable.

here's what i have used to create my card:

stamp - polka dots (digi): lili of the valley, sentiments from: Stamping all day (Nicky Lorch), lotv: baby companion set & labels.

papers/card - white 6"x6" card base, strathmore 400 series pencil paper, designer paper: lotv paper pads and white card.

dies - marianne

pink satin ribbon

pink pearl wand - pinflair

colouring medium:

ink - memento: espresso truffle, prismacolor pencils.

colour combos are from K&C fav combo list (prismacolor)

join me again soon for my next project.

thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day and craft happy. Ann

some shopping/web links included.