Happy Birthday

 good morning and welcome to my share for today

a simple male matt and layered birthday card using an image/polymer stamp from Lili of the Valley.

this is teeing off:

i currently have a few projects in the making even though it has been a while since i sat down to do some colouring, and as always i think why have i not been colouring...

but such is life and i have enjoyed my brief colouring spell. but there is more to come in the future...lol

todays card is for my stash just in case i forget someone..

another image that is waiting lol.

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

vintage photo, tattered rose, walnut stain, antique linen, pumice stone, spun sugar, shabby shutters, weathered wood

papers:

watercolour paper: langton hp - smooth

designer paper from my stash

7" x 7" base card

stamps:

LOTV: teeing off 

sentiment: lotv, stampingbella

miscellaneous:

double sided tape

where you can buy:

stamps: LOTV

dies: on line stores and craft fairs

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

 

big birthday wishes

hi and welcome to my share for today.

a card for my brother in law, they have a beautiful and very large garden and i thought stripes from Lili of the valley would be perfect.

i have been experimenting with creating a scene on some my recent cards, and

on todays card there are a lot of pluses with the design and a lot of things to improve on.

i did however enjoy this process after the sucess of one of my christmas designs, the down side on todays card was my mask and especially the stamping block i had used for the trees i didn't get a clear image hence the sentiment covering the trees.

there are still lots of things to learn though.

i have used various background stamps that i bought recently from Lavinia stamps, also one of my tim holtz stencils and created some free hand flowers.

the whole design has been coloured with distress ink and all the stamped images i have used my memento ink expresso truffle as i love the vintage feel.

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

vintage photo, tattered rose, walnut stain, antique linen, pumice stone, black soot, iced spruce, evergreen bough, chipped saphire, rusty hinge, stormy sky, weathered wood, festive berries, candied apple, lumberjack plaid

papers:

watercolour paper: langton hp - smooth

paper from my stash

linen card

7" x 7" base card

stamps:

LOTV: stripes

lavinia: fir tree stamp, forest scene stamp and a couple of flora stamps 

sentiment: stampingbella

miscellaneous:

double sided tape

where you can buy:

stamps: LOTV, lavinia

dies: on line stores and craft fairs

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

 

Merry Christmas, Festive Lantern

 hi everyone,

popping in with the last of my christmas creations from 2024.

another simple layout, nothing too fancy and i'm so pleased with the finished result.

today's image is one of my trusty LOTV stamps and i've added a little festive woodland scene using some of my newly aquired lavinia stamps.

and i have to say it looks very effective..

note to self: be a little braver on my mask and to cut out the lantern glass next time.. 

pre background colouring

onto what i have used

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

vintage photo, tattered rose, walnut stain, antique linen, pumice stone, black soot, iced spruce, evergreen bough

papers:

watercolour paper: langton hp - smooth

deigner papers: from my stash 6"x 6"

linen card

7" x 7" base card

stamp:

LOTV: festive lantern

lavinia: fir tree stamp & fir tree stamp 1

dies:

sentiment - my stash

tonic: cirlcles

miscellaneous:

sakura glitter pen

double sided tape

where you can buy:

stamps: LOTV, lavinia

dies: on line stores and craft fairs

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

merry christmas, perfect snowman

good morning crafters,

back to share my penultimate christmas card from my 2024 colouring.

today's card is a simple cas style creation using one of my stamps from LOTV, Perfect snowman..

to finish my card image i have managed to do a little messy background colouring, also i've added a few stamped snowflakes to complete the card.

pre background colouring

onto what i have used

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

vintage photo, tattered rose, walnut stain, antique linen, worn lipstick, chipped saphire, broken china, black soot, iced spruce, rusty hinge

papers:

watercolour paper: langton hp - smooth

deigner papers: first edition 6"x 6"

silver miri card

7" x 7" base card

stamp:

LOTV: grungy snowflakes, perfect snowman

dies:

sentiment - my stash

tonic: cirlcles

miscellaneous:

distress ink pads: antique linen

sakura glitter pen

double sided tape

where you can buy:

stamps: LOTV

dies: on line stores and craft fairs

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

 

Merry Christmas - Maisie

good morning to all

welcome to my first share of 2025.

i'm still ploughing through christmas images that i have coloured from 2024 and there are two more to share before i embark on some new images that i treated myself to at christmas. 

 

choosen papers

i have purchased a few items from Lavinia stamps that include stamps, different types of inks, a brayer, mica powders, gel plates etc.

i came accross lavinia via pintrest, i've watch a few you tube videos, and now i follow them on fb and thought how hard can it be to teach myself, so watch this space lol.

back to my card for today.

a simple 7x7" peek a boo card (that's a little skew whift lol) and i've gone for blues and pinks from my distress ink palet and the stamp includes a cute little squrriel. new papers from maja designs and a little over stamping with some of my lotv snowflake stamps..

onto what i have used

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

vintage photo, tattered rose, walnut stain, antique linen, worn lipstick, spun sugar, faded jeans, victorian velvet, aged mahogany

papers:

watercolour paper: langton hp - smooth

designer papers: maja design: christmas wonderland 6"x 6"

7" x 7" base card

stamps:

pergamano poppet: Maisie

LOTV: grungy snowflakes

dies:

sentiment - my stash

tonic: stacked circles

miscellaneous:

sakura glitter pen

foam pads

double sided tape

where you can buy:

stamps: clarity crafts, LOTV

papers: the mad scrapper

dies: on line stores and craft fairs

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by, Happy New Year, enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann