we wish you a merry christmas

 hi 

popping in with my second and final share for this year, another simple card using some beautiful dies and designer backing paper i have in my stash and the ever so sweet image that i have painted with distress ink.

 Colours used:

skin: vintage photo, tattered lace

hair: milled lavender

outfit & boots: milled lavender

box: mowed lawn

all stars & wings: sakura glitter pens - various colours

head band: sakura glitter pen - purple

and my supplies:

fade resistant dye ink - memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz - distress ink

Fabriano 5 - water colour paper

7"x7" base card

designer backing paper - sara's signature - glittering snowflake collection

silver mirri card

sakura glitter pens

dies - tonic - circular dies, sentiment die: creative expression, joy crafts

pergamano clear stamps - Pearl

i would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for visiting my little crafty patch. 

and now i would like to finish by wishing you all a:

VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS

HAVE A

SAFE AND PEACEFUL NEW YEAR

See you all in the New Year

craft happy. Ann x

merry christmas

hi and Merry Christmas

well my final christmas crafting week before i take a break to enjoy christmas with my family. popping in to share cards i have made using up some of the images i have coloured up in the weeks leading upto christmas 2020 and it feels like i have fallen in love with card making again.

i have to admit i'm a little obsessed with these cute images they are so adorable.

colours used:

skin: vintage photo, tattered lace, worn lipstick

hair: antique linen, walnut stain

skirt, coat & boots: shaded lilac, sakura glitter pen

robin: walnut stain, festive berries, mowed lawn, sakura glitter pen

wings: sakura glitter pen

head band: festive berries, candied apple, shabby shutters, mowed lawn

and my supplies:

fade resistant dye ink - memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz - distress ink

Fabriano 5 - water colour paper

6"x6" base card

designer backing paper - glittering snow flakes collection - crafters companion

silver mirri card

embossing folder (freebie from a magazine a few years ago)

sakura glitter pens

dies: bauble die - memory box.

pergamano clear stamps - Presh

thanks for stopping by this year, enjoy your day.

craft happy. Ann x

merry christmas

 

hi and morning all

paloma

seasons greetings crafter, popping in with share number three and my last share for this week. again on my christmas project i have created a peekaboo style card and one day when i'm brave enough i will add foam & acetate to create a shaker card...lol

 Colours used:

skin: vintage photo, tattered lace

hair: walnut stain

hat & scarf: pine needles 

coat & boots: dusty concord

skirt: milled lavender, dusty concord

robin: walnut stain, festive berries

basket: walnut stain, shabby shutters, bundled sage, mowed lawn

and my supplies:

fade resistant dye ink - memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz - distress ink

Fabriano 5 - water colour paper

7"x7" base card

designer backing paper - sara's signature - glittering snowflake collection

silver mirri card

sakura glitter pens

dies - tonic - circular dies, pink & main sentiments & memory box snow flake

pergamano clear stamps - Paloma

thanks for stopping by this year and enjoy your day.

wishing you all a wonderful, safe and peaceful 

Christmas & New Year

craft happy. Ann x

Merry Christmas

good morning crafters

presh

 seasons greetings crafters

share number two. i am rather pleased with the colours used on this project (new distress ink). i just love how my project has turned out and i will be using this colour (speckled egg) a lot on my christmas images in the future. 

colours used:

skin: vintage photo, tattered lace, worn lipstick

hair: antique linen, walnut stain

skirt, coat & boots: speckled egg, spun sugar,sakura glitter pen

robin: walnut stain, festive berries, mowed lawn, sakura glitter pen

wings: sakura glitter pen

head band: festive berries, candied apple, shabby shutters, mowed lawn

and my supplies:

fade resistant dye ink - memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz - distress ink

Fabriano 5 - water colour paper

7"x7" base card

designer backing paper - first edition

white glitter card

sakura glitter pens

dies - tonic - circular dies, pink & main sentiments, unbranded die, the works - bauble die.

pergamano clear stamps - Presh

thanks for stopping by this year, enjoy your day.

craft happy. Ann x

Merry Christmas

hi and good morning

Pearl

  

seasons greetings crafters, christmas has landed on my craft desk again.

i'm back with a week of christmas shares using stamps from Clarity, pergamano mini poppets, they are so so cute and my images have been painted with distress ink. 

colours used:

skin: vintage photo, tattered lace, worn lipstick

hair: tumbled glass, broken china, mermaid lagoon

skirt, coat & boots: spun sugar, victorian velvet, stormy sky

box: broken china, sakura glitter pens (various colours)

wings: sakura glitter pen

snowflake head band: sakura glitter pen

and my supplies:

fade resistant dye ink - memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz - distress ink

Fabriano 5 - water colour paper

7"x7" base card

designer backing paper - first edition

silver mirri card

sakura glitter pens

dies - tonic - circular dies, pink & main sentiments.

pergamano clear stamps - Pearl

thanks for stopping by this year, enjoy your day.

craft happy. Ann x

best wishes

hi everyone

yee-haa

 there are a few festive post to share after today leading up to christmas and then i will be sharing more time with my family over the christmas holiday period.

i would like to wish you all a very merry christmas, a warm and peaceful new year.

my card project today:

today's card share image is one i have coloured recently and created a simple young boy's card with a mat and layered creation with foam tape added to the image to give it a little more dimension. 

 Colours used:

skin: vintage photo, tattered lace

hair: walnut stain

hat, shoes & top: antiquie linen, walnut stain

scarfe: festive berries, bundled sage

jeans: faded jeans, weathered wood

dog: vintage photo, antique linen, sqeezed lemonade, faded jeans

and my supplies:

fade resistant dye ink - memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz - distress ink

fabriano 5 - water colour paper

6"x6"" base card

designer backing paper & card from my stash

spellbinder dies

Lili of the Valley rubber stamp - yee - haa

Lili of the Valley acrylic stamp - sentiments & backing paper

thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day

and

craft happy. Ann x

Gone fishing

 morning all

wow christmas is almost upon us. all i can say is: where has November gone...

today's card share image is one i have coloured recently and the card consturction i have created was to help a fellow crafter on how to create what i call: a peek a boo card and it's consruction is similar to making a shaker card minus the dome or padded foam tape.

 Colours used:

skin: vintage photo, tattered lace

hair: walnut stain

hat: antiquie linen, walnut stain, rusty hinge and twisted citron

boots: hickory smoke

jumper: antique linen, walnut stain

water: weathered wood

grassy bank: antique linen, mowed lawn and old paper

and my supplies:

fade resistant dye ink - memento - expresso truffle

distress ink pad: antique linen

Tim Holtz - distress ink

fabriano 5 - water colour paper

7"x7" base card

designer backing paper - tim holtz

white card

tonic - circular dies

Lili of the Valley rubber stamp - Gone fishing

Lili of the Valley acrylic stamp - sentiments & backing paper

thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day

and

craft happy. Ann x

Happy Birthday

 morning all

sailing boat

sharing my last coloured image from my colouring fest that has been added to a card.

my image is Sailing boat from lili of the valley (not too sure if this has been added to the digi's) this handsome chappie has been coloured with distress ink.

i have a few cards lined up to share over the next couple of weeks leading up to christmas and hopefully over the christmas holidays i manage to get into my craft room and be a bit more creative ready for 2021.

 Colours used:

skin: vintage photo, tattered lace

hair: scattered straw, walnut stain

shorts: antique linen

boots: walnut stain

shirt: weathered wood

boat: faded jeans, chipped saphire, squeezed lemonade and scattered straw.

and my supplies:

fade resistant dye ink - memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz - distress ink

fabriano 5 - water colour paper

7"x7" base card

backing card: linen & anna marie 

Dies: spellbinder

Lili of the Valley rubber stamp: sailing boat

Lili of the Valley acrylic stamp: sentiments.

thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day

and

craft happy. Ann x

Happy Birthday

hi and good morning

warming up

i love today's cute card.

well not many cards left to share as my colour fest comes to an end (i'm almost ready for another one). on my card i have managed to add a little dimension with a stencil, some paste and glitter (the glitterwas all over my hands for a few days lol).

 in my younger days: oh how i wished i could have done some ballet i do love to dance.

  Colours used:

skin: vintage photo, tattered lace, worn lipstick

hair: antique linen, walnut stain

dress, tights & shoes: broken china

and my supplies:

fade resistant dye ink - memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz - distress ink

fabriano 5 - water colour paper

7"x7" base card

designer backing paper - my stash

off white card

dies - do-hicky, stash - corner & birthday sentiments

Lili of the Valley rubber stamp - Warming up

Lili of the Valley acrylic stamp - sentiments 

Tim Holtz - stencil

blue satin ribbon

dream weaver - embossing paste

sweet poppy - fine white glitter

thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day

and

craft happy. Ann x

wonderful birthday wishes

 hi and good morning

time for a cuppa

popping in with a girlie birthday card using a different colour pallet for me.

every now and again when colouring i limit myself to a couple of colours and that's what i have done with my card project today.

on a christmas note:

 it's coming to that time of year again when i realise i've not made enough christmas cards and i probably have to buy some. ugh

every year i have all the good intensions in july of making some christmas cards and poof before you know it your in november and all you can think of is the christmas tree...

christmas 2020

 

 back to my card

Colours used:

skin: vintage photo, tattered lace, worn lipstick

hair: walnut stain

dress: faded jeans, chipped sapphire

shoes: pumice stone

head scafe: ripe persimon

table: ripe persimon, weathered wood, walnut stain

teapot: chipped sapphire, faded jeans

cake: aged mahogany, ripe persimon, spun sugar

cup: ripe persimon

and my supplies:

fade resistant dye ink - memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz - distress ink

fabriano 5 - water colour paper

7"x7" base card

designer backing paper - maja design - denim & girls

white card

joycraft die

Lili of the Valley rubber stamp - time for a cuppa

Lili of the Valley acrylic stamp - square sentiment

stempleglede: just a note

navy blue satin ribbon

thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day

and

craft happy. Ann x

wishing you a very happy birthday

hi and welcome

good morning.

as i am coming to the end of sharing many cards from my recent colour fest i have to say i've had a blast.

today's card is using an older Lili of the Valley stamp and i have gone a little shabby chic in my card design with plenty of mat and layering. 

she is just the sweetest.

  Colours used:

skin: vintage photo, tattered lace, worn lipstick

hair: antique linen, walnut stain

dress: broken china

strippy top: shabby shutters

shoes: shabby shutters

toadstool: festive berries, antique linen, walnut stain and spun sugar

grass: mowed lawn, old paperforest moss

and my supplies:

fade resistant dye ink - memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz - distress ink

fabriano 5 - water colour paper

7"x7" base card

designer backing paper - mintay - lovely day

white card card

shimmer ribbon, white lace

Lili of the Valley rubber stamp - Masie sitting pretty

Lili of the Valley acrylic stamp - sentiments 

thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day

and

craft happy. Ann x

kitty a waldorf inspired doll

 good morning crafters

sharing a recently completed waldorf inspired doll whom i have named

Kitty

kitty has been created in homage to one of my Aunties who always made sure when you called there was a warm welcome with tea & buscuits on offer. i imagined Aunty Kit had long dark hair as a child and would have been dressed in a dress & pinafore.

Kitty's body has been knitted using one of MJT's tearoom doll patterns and her head is a needled felted fabric head.

as always i need to give a shout out to those that inspire me on these projects:

North coast dolls
mary jane tearoom dolls

lalia dolls
dear little doll
to name a few.

supplies come from a variety of sources:
little oke dolls
the knitters attic

eden cottage yarns

                                                        here's a list of goodies used:

face fabric: de-witte - doll jersey - little oke dolls

knitted body: 

arms: toft - fine yarn- oatmeal

socks & body: west yorkshire spinners - 4ply

knickers & shoes: eden cottage - 4ply catnip

dress: rowan lace

hair: brushable mohair

features: DMC embriodary floss and bees wax crayon.

satin ribbon.

thanks for stopping by,

enjoy your weekend and craft happy, Ann 

Oliver kick about

hi everyone

oliver kick about

i love to make masculine cards every now and again.

today's image is one of the last few from my huge colour fest.

the card i have created is a peek a boo card (the image is the base layer and the backing papers have been die cut to give a little dimension) it's consruction is similar to making a shaker card minus the dome/padded foam tape.

 Colours used:

skin: vintage photo, tattered lace

hair: antique linen, walnut stain

jeans: faded jeans

boots: festive berries

bag: pumice stone

jumper: bundled sage, shabby shutters

ball: weathered wood

and my supplies:

fade resistant dye ink - memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz - distress ink

fabriano 5 - water colour paper

6"x6" base card

designer backing paper - mme

grey shimmer card

LDRS - oval dies

Lili of the Valley rubber stamp - Oliver kick about

Lili of the Valley acrylic stamp - sentiments 

i have been having a mess about with my blog lay out and i hope you like.

thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day

and

craft happy. Ann x

happy birthday - lotv

my next few shares will be birthday cards for the boys.

Hi, good morning and welcome to my card share for today.

todays card is a personal card i made for my Grandson Oliver who turned 10 recently.

i can't beleive how grown up he is and were the last ten years have gone.

my card:

oliver texting

there are only three more coloured images from my colouring fest that are waiting to be added to cards and three cards that will be shared over the next few days or so. 

i have been colouring more images inbetween card making some of which are new to my stamp stash and are adorable christmas images (watch this space).

supplies:

stamps:

lili of the valley - oliver texting

sentiments - from my stash

medium:

memento ink: espresso truffle - image 

colouring medium - distress ink:

vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick, antique linen, faded jeans, weathered wood, scattered straw and chipped saphire

papers:

7"x7" white card base

papers - designer paper from my stash, silver & white card

fabriano 5 water colour paper

dies: sizzex

thank you so much for visiting my blog

enjoy your day and craft happy.

Ann x 

 

lotv - merry christmas

 good morning everyone.

i hope you are all well and crafting your way to christmas.

poping in to share a christmas card using one of the few remaining images from my colour fest.

my image is from Lili of the Valley and is called: droping the shopping, my image has been die cut with a little fussy cutting (didn't want to lose any of the image).

my card:

dropping the shopping

i have used some rather vibrant coloured backing papers from MFT and some of my favorite dies.

goodies used:

stamps:

lili of the valley - dropping the shopping

sentiments - spellbinder

medium:

memento ink: espresso truffle - image 

colouring medium - distress ink:

vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick, victorian velvet, festive berries, mowed lawn, tea dye, aged mahogany and chipped saphire

papers:

7"x7" white card base

papers - designer paper: MFT & white glitter card

fabriano 5 water colour paper

dies: joycrafts

embellishments:

sakura glitter pens, satin ribbon.

thank you so much for visiting my blog

enjoy your day and craft happy.

Ann x 

lotv - merry christmas may your days be merry & bright

good morning crafters and welcome to my third christmas card share for this week.

a kind of a short and sweet write up today. x

another cas style christmas card based on monday and wednesday's cards using one of the adorable images from lili of the valley.

my cut out squares for my design have been off set a little (not that you would notice haha).

my card - tah-dah

sweet christmas 

list of goodies used:

stamps:

lili of the valley - sweet christmas

sentiments - from my stash

medium:

memento ink: espresso truffle - image 

colouring medium - distress ink:

vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick, antique linen, spun sugar, victorian velvet and broken china

papers:

7"x7" white card base

papers - designer paper from my stash & white glitter card

fabriano 5 water colour paper

dies: spellbinder & memory box

embellishments:

sakura glitter pens woc paper rose.

thank you so much for visiting my blog

enjoy your day and craft happy.

Ann x