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a merry christmas

good morning everyone welcome to my christmas share for today:

i am still trawling through and creating cards using my new Lili of the Valley rubber stamps

today's card is using one of the images from:

christmas teds set.

and i have gone a little mono with my distress inking (superb project class available here: www.kitandclowder.com). my first edition foiled paper was my colour inspiration for my card project today.

my card:

all i have to do now is decide if it is going to be personalised. 

i have kept my card construction fairly minimal, i have stamped my backing paper with a lovely script stamp by Crafters Companion, distressed the edges of that layer of the paper and coloured the edges with distress ink to tie in the colour theme, also stamped and fussy cut my christmas sentiment and used some of my dies for my peek-boo image and also for my embellishments. 

here's a list of some of the goodies i have used:

stamps: christmas teds and swirly festive greetings, lili of the valley. 

script background stamp: signature collection, crafters companion

memento ink: espresso truffle

medium: distress ink re-inkers, distress pads & sakura glitter pen

colours used: victorian velvet, tattered rose, hickory smoke

dies: tonic: circles, memory box, spellbinder, christmas tree (not sure)

papers: fabriano5, 7x7" white card base and designer paper from my stash: first edition

embellishments: wooden shapes, stick-on gems, white organza ribbon.

join me again soon for my next project.

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

merry christmas

good morning and

welcome to my christmas share for today.

 my image is from lili of the valley and this new set is called:

christmas teds

there are four super cute images in total and i have coloured this image with my distress ink.

my card:

a little close up of the bears

again i have gone for a contemporary girlie theme and i have finally used a die that i have had for ages and never used before: Icicles.

here's a list of some of the goodies i have used:

stamps: christmas teds, lili of the valley.

memento ink: espresso truffle

medium: distress ink & sakura glitter pen

colours used: victorian velvet, antique linen, spun sugar, forest moss, mowed grass, stormy sky, hickory smoke, old paper, aged mahogany.

dies: joycraft

papers: fabriano5, 6x6" white card base and designer paper from my stash: first edition

embellishments: wooden shapes

join me again soon for my next project.

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

Merry Christmas

good morning crafters and welcome to another of my

christmas shares.

i have to say the latest rubber stamp release from Lili of the Valley 

has been amazing. i love their stamps and i was over the moon

when they re-introduced their adorable rubber stamps back to the crafting market.

this card completes the available images from:

sweet christmas set.

my card:

my image has been coloured with prismacolor pencils and again i have gone for contemporary colours.

here's a list of some of the goodies i have used:

stamps: sweet christmas & bauble greetings, lili of the valley, script: crafters companion, snow flake from my stash.

medium: prismacolor pencils, distress ink pad & sakura glitter pen

colours used: french grey: 10, 20, 30 50 70 & 90%, pink.

victorian velvet.

dies: spellbinder, MFT & Joycraft

papers: Strathmore pencil paper, 6x6" white card base and designer paper from my stash

embellishments: glamour dust & wooden shapes

join me again soon for my next project.

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

merry christmas

good morning crafters and welcome to my christmas share for today.

 I'm still using my adorable Lili of the Valley stamps from the sweet christmas set (one more to colour).

on my card today i have gone a little bit contemporary using modern colours for my image and my background papers. my background papers have been over stamped using some snowflake stamps from my stash.

my card:

close up of image 

here's a list of some of the goodies i have used:

stamps: sweet christmas & swirly festive greetings, lili of the valley. snow flakes from my stash.

medium: distress ink & sakura glitter pens

colours used: vintage photo, tattered rose, antique linen, broken china, weathered wood, stormy sky, walnut stain, gathered twigs, forest moss, festive berries, aged mahogany.

dies: spellbinder, LDRS & Joycraft

papers: fabriano5, water colour card, 6x6" white card base and designer paper from my stash

embellishments: glamour dust

join me again soon for my next project.

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

sweet christmas wishes

thanks for joining me today for my next christmas share.

these images from Lili of the valley are so adorable who can resist.

i have created a none traditional coloured card with an all pink theme today, and i have used a few of my fave christmas dies (joycraft)

i just love the subtle/modern effect of the card. 

my card:

pre-construction

cute image

here's a list of some of the goodies i have used:

stamps: sweet christmas & swirly festive greetings, all lili of the valley

medium: distress ink & sakura glitter pens

colours used: vintage photo, tattered rose, aged mahogany, antique linen, walnut stain, spun sugar, scattered straw

dies: MFT, spellbinder & Joycraft

papers: fabriano5, water colour card, 7x7"" white card base and designer paper from my stash

embellishments: pink satin ribbon, stick on gems

join me again soon for my next project.

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

merry christmas

hi crafters and welcome to my share for today.

i'm starting off this month with some christmas cards using some stamp sets that have been added to my collection from the last release by:

Lili of the Valley

as soon as i saw them on hochanda they had to be bought.

and i have to admit i have been a little un-productive lately with my crafting (no mojo) but these images soon cheered me up and i have loved colouring them up.

my card:

close up of cute image

here's a list of some of the goodies i have used:

stamps: sweet christmas & swirly festive greetings, all lili of the valley

medium: distress ink & sakura glitter pens

colours used: vintage photo, tattered rose, antique linen, broken china, old paper, fosilized amber & weathered wood

dies: MFT, LDRS & Joycraft

papers: fabriano5, water colour card, 6x6" white card base and designer paper from my stash

join me again soon for my next project.

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