Merry Christmas

good morning everyone.

back today with a christmas share, it's never too early to start creating christmas cards...

says the crafter who's always on the last minute.

today i have an image from stampingbella: tiny townies on santa's lap and my colouring medium is distress ink.

i've chosen to use traditional colours for this card and my papers are from maja designs, i do adore them and i have to say you are spoilt for choice with their designs, it's just a pitty it's now down to only one supplier in the uk (i can't see myself having a trip to Sweden any time soon lol)

but when i can stock up on the papers i do.

list of items used:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

vintage photo, tattered rose, spun sugar,walnut stain, worn lipstick and festive berries, candied apple, shabby shutter, faded jeans, pumice stone, frayed burlap, aged mahogany.

papers:

papers: Fabriano 5 - water colour paper

Maja design -woodland christmas

7"x7" base card

ivory shimmer card

silver mirri card

stamps:

stampingbella - tiny townies on santas lap

my favorite things: holiday cheer - sentimens

dies:

joycraft

mft - stitch scalloped square

miscellaneous:

foam pads

sakura gel roll pens

satin ribbon

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x

Get well soon

 

hi and a warm welcome to my share for today,

an adorable get well soon using one of stampingbella's tiny townies: Tiny townie nurse.

it's a very girlie design, my image has been coloured with distress ink.

i can't beleive that it's over sixteen months since i coloured up all the images on my recent shares i suppose that's what happens when you jump from one craft to another...

and now that i have a little more time on my hands i can split my time equally between card making, candle decorating and natural fibre art dolls (waldorf).

wish me luck lol..

here is my list of items used

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick, faded jeans, spun sugar, walnut stain, pumice stone, antique linen, black soot

papers:

papers: Fabriano 5 - water colour paper

designer papers from my stash

6"x6" base card

stamps:

Stampingbella: tiny townie nurse

MFT: something for everything - sentiments

dies:

spellbinder

miscellaneous:

foam pads

double sided tape

sakura giltter pens

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x

 

Happy Halloween

good morning crafters and welcome to my random share for today

a Halloween Card.

today i've used mystical moon from LOTV, available as a digi

and i have painted her with distress ink.

i still have a few more coloured images left to add to cards and i am slowley getting through them..

i have accumilated so many papers, dies, stamps and embellishments sometimes i sit there for hours not knowing wich ones i want to use. 

some cards are really quick to complete others take a while, i'm sure i'm not the only one who dithers when choosing papers, dies & accessories..lol

here is my list of items used

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick, faded jeans, black soot, pumis stone, twisted citroen, villainous poison, walnut stain

papers:

papers: Fabriano 5 - water colour paper

maja design: denim & girls

6"x6" base card

stamps:

lili of the valley

mystical moon - polymer stamp - possibly distcontinued in polymer

spooky silhouettes - polymer stamp - possibly discontinued in polymer

dies:

sizzix thinlits -tim holtz

miscellaneous:

foam pads

double sided tape

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x

 

happy birthday

hi

today i'm sharing a birthday card using i believe in fairies (LOTV) again. 

just one of many really sweet images that i adore to use.

my image is painted with distress ink and framed with one of my many favorite dies, this one is  from LRDS (discontinued).

 list of items used

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

vintage photo, tattered rose, picked raspberry, spun sugar,walnut stain, broken china, worn lipstick and festive berries

papers:

papers: Fabriano 5 - water colour paper

LOTV paper pad - discontinued

7"x7" base card

white card

gloss card

stamps:

lili of the valley - i believe in fairies

my favorite things: something for everything - sentimens

stempleglede (fourishes on backing paper)- discontinued

dies:

LDRS (discontinued)

miscellaneous:

foam pads

sakura gel roll pens

satin ribbon

mulberry flowers

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x

on a crafting note:

i have had a small break from crafting, as i said in my first post of 2024 and i'm now looking forward to crafting some more, back in november i decided to take semi retirement and i now only work three days a week giving me more time to craft, including siging up for a north coast workshop in Clacton -on -sea that's due to take place in may, yay to me.. 

to a special couple

good morning to all.

stopping by this morning with another share. today it's a celebration of the birth of a baby girl. my images are from lili of the valley and the main image is now sadly discontinued, but the little birds are still available in digi format.

my images are painted with distress ink and they have been highlighted with gold and pink sakura glitter pens.

list of items used

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

vintage photo, tattered rose, spun sugar,walnut stain, antique linen, worn lipstick

papers:

papers: Fabriano 5 - water colour paper

riddersholm design: be a baby star

7"x7" base card

stamps:

lili of the valley

baby image - discontinued

my favorite tings: something for everything - sentiments

dies:

creative expressions - sentiments

miscellaneous:

foam pads

sakura gellie roll pens

pink satin ribbon

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x