smile, enjoy, celebrate. bride to be

good morning crafters

welcome to my share for today:

a bride to be card

another recent make from the images i coloured a while ago.

my image has been coloured with distress ink and i've added a little frantage around the edges. usually when i colour i don't always think about what papers i have in my stash but thankfully spring garden from maja designs fitted in perfectly.

now we are into autumn i forgot how early the lighting changes in my craft room and i didn't want to change the brightness of the photos when i edited them so they are a little darker than i'd hope for.

i love the whole look of the distressed edges on all my layers including the sentiment. 

 some of the items used:

6"x6" white base card

distress re-inkers

fabriano watercolour paper

maja designs paper pad

white card

stamps:

stampingbella - image & sentiments

mulberry roses

velvet cord

frantage embossing enamel

where i buy some of my supplies from:

dies to die for, stampingbella, art from the heart, carroway cottage, the mad scrapper, sevenhills crafts, ken bromley, craftheaven-shop.

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

happy birthday

good morning crafters.

popping in with another recent make, today i've used:

Charlotte loves to shop

from stampingbella. this is a first outing for this stamp like many other bella stamps i have in my stash due to the fact i have been moving from one craft to another and i must admit i feel a little rusty at the minute with my card making.. 

this cutie has been coloured up with my usual medium of distress ink and i have gone all out using various papers, dies, flowers and embellishments to complete..

i have three more images that are coloured up and are waiting for me to add to cards and then i'll be in a mad rush (maybe) to stamp, colour up and make some christmas cards.

no pressure lol..

some of the items used:

7x7" white base card

distress re-inkers

fabriano watercolour paper

maja paper pad

stamps:

stampingbella - image 

mft - sentiments

various dies

mulberry roses

pearl stamens

pink embellishments

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

 

wishing you the best day ever.

popping in with today's share.

when stampingbella released these images i knew i would add them to my growing stash of bella's and they don't disappoint.

today i have used:

uptown girl loves to sing.

my image has been coloured with distress ink and her outfit has been finished with dots of glitter ink and white posca pen and on the edges i have added some frantage. 

i had planned a simple cas card but i couldn't quite figure out a layout so i scoured my paper stash and my card was created. i've used a couple of dies for the border, some mulberry flowers along with pearls and stamens and a dinky corner stamp from my stash to complete the layout.

there are things on this creation that could have been done different (and that's just me being super critical on myself) and next time i use this super image my creation could be super cas or highly elaborate.

some of the items used:

7x7" white base card

distress re-inkers

fabriano watercolour paper

lili of the valley, paper pad - discontinued

stamps:

stampingbella - image & sentiment

magnolia corner stamp

posca pen

sakura glitter pens

various dies

mulberry roses

pearl stamens

frantage

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

happy birthday

 hi and welcome to my share for today.

a super adorable image from saturated canary.

Tilly

a simple card, the image i have coloured with distress ink and highlighted with glitter pens and i've also add a little posy with the birthday salutations.

i've also used a beautiful sheet of paper from maja designs for my base layer and i have used one of my tim holtz stencils to add a few stars using my glitter pen on the paper and also on the image. my flowers are a mix of mulberry roses, www.carawaycottage.co.uk and some i had in my stash.

some of the items used:

7x7" white base card

maja designer paper pad: 6x6"

distress re-inkers

fabriano watercolour paper

stamps:

saturated canary - discontinued

lili of the valley, sentiments - discontinued

satin ribbon

sakura glitter pens

tim holtz stensil

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

happy birthday princess.

 Good morning crafters.

Popping in with my share for today.

i have another completed card to show using one of the curvy girls from stampingbella: curvy girl loves the beach.

just a really fun image to use and i have teamed the image up with some of bella's sentiment stamps on the background and i have stamped them randomly, again i have used my distress inks and glitter pens to colour the image and added some of my maja design papers and distress ink pads to complete.

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

cheers to you. birthday card

good morning crafters.

popping in to share one of my latest completed cards, a birthday card using a Stampingbella image i coloured up a while ago:

Opal the optimist, i have used my distress inks and glitter pens to colour as well as a little frantage, mulberry roses and two dies to complete.

i have been lucky enough to have two holidays recently hence no post for a little while and i am trying to catch up and complete greetings cards using the images i have already coloured.

With Halloween & Christmas just around the corner hopefully i will be creating some seasonal greetings cards over the next few weeks.

but in the mean time

thanks for stopping by

enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

new Waldorf doll in progress

 hi and good morning to all

popping in today to share a new very special Waldorf doll that i have slowly been making this year.

on this post the doll is still at a work in progress stage with a few more things that need to be added.

the completed doll will be shared at a later date.

in the doll making process i do still however have a huge problem with crochet and crocheting a weft but after watching a you tube video by polly wally do dah i have come up with my own variation. i have knitted/made a skull cap and i've carefully sewn the weft onto the cap using some of the techniques from the video and then once the wig was completed i have pinned and sewn the cap onto the doll and i am so pleased with the finished result. 

one day i will share the process with you all...in the mean time i need to find a hard ball that is a similar size to the dolls heads i make to enable me to easily sew the weft onto the knitted skull cap, and then pin and securely sew the wig onto the doll..

the wig needs to be trimmed..

todays doll has been made using a pattern i have from a north coast dolls workshop i attended last year, i am so glad i went. i met some very lovely ladies and Meglene is a very patient and lovely teacher.

with her new glasses

thankfully i have all sorts of stuff in my stash from various crafts i enjoy and i have made a simple pair of glasses.

her glasses are made from pink coated florist wire..

so for now i will close off and say:

join me again soon to see the completed doll.

enjoy your day and craft happy, Ann

Merry Christmas & SB challenge

 good morning crafters

well it's the middle of July and for most crafters that can only mean one thing:

getting ahead with christmas cards. 

i have to say it's not something i normally do but i couldn't resist joining in with Stampingbella's current challenge: Christmas in July

i've chosen to use glitter and shimmer card to give it a luxury christmas feel and i've teamed it up with some of my fave dies.

it's funny sometimes when i make cards they aren't the vision i had originally, i had planned on using christmassy papers and got side tracked with the glitter card. 

the image has been painted with distress ink and the baubles and star have been highlighted with glitter pens and i've masked my image to stamp the christmas sentiment.

some of the items used:

distress ink, spellbinder, joycraft & creative expression dies, sakura glitter pen, memento ink, stampingbella stamp: savannah has a star, magnolia sentiment stamps, white base card, gold glitter & satin card from sizzix.

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

Happy Birthday

 good morning crafters

popping in with a personal share today, a birthday card for my beautiful granddaughter Ruby.

a fabulous young lady who turned 12 yesterday and for her card i've used one of my saturated canary stamps: little ladybug and my colouring medium is: distress ink. i would normally die cut Ruby's name and add it to the card but i think the colours used for this card spell out her name beautifully.

i'm never quite sure how the paper will handle a bright red and i decided not to colour wash the background just in case the red bled, i need to add glossy accents to her eyes and wings, i'd ran out and had to order some more and sadly it won't be delivered in time for this post, so i am sharing minus the glossy accents but i will share the completed card at the end of an up coming post...

some of the items used:

distress ink, tonic dies, sakura glitter pen, mulberry roses, satin ribbon, memento ink, saturated canary stamp, sizzix sentiment stamps, spellbinder dies, mft sentiment stamp, white base card, off white card, granddaughter & personalised stamp from 

stamping-all-day and maja design designer papers.

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

happy birthday

 hi, and good morning to all

today's share is a little shabby chic creation using one of the first stampingbella stamps i bought a good few years ago: Faith the fairy

i just wished she'd have wings but hey oh she is gorgeous. 

the colour choices have been kept limited as i wanted an aged/vintage feel to the card. the image was coloured with my other images from my recent colourings that i shared but forgot to add it to the snaps i'd taken.

the card has been created by cutting down my designer and card stock papers to size, die cut my circles, scrapped all the edges of the papers and matted them together, stamped my sentiments, slotted my image behind my cut outs before i taped everything onto my base card. to complete i have attached my lace die cut and adhered my mulberry roses to finish.  

last sunday's shopping spree at a local craft fair at bolton wanderers stadium (craftarama) was great i managed to pick up a few things like card blanks, new stamps and also a new stamping platform and i know i probably spent more than i intended, i bumped into the lovely Jen Nelson whilst browsing on dies to die for stand and i knew if i stayed there any longer i would have spent more but i managed to stock up on what i needed, yay.

on to what i have used.

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick, broken china, walnut stain

papers:

fabriano artistico watercolour paper 140lbs, 

reprint hobby: roses

off white card

7" x 7" white base card

stamps:

stampingbella: faith the fairy

mft: something for everything

sizzix: sentiments

dies:

tonic circles

dohicky: vintage lace

miscellaneous:

mulberry roses

double sided tape

tacky glue

suppliers i use:

stamps:

dies to die for

sevenhills craft

stampingbella

Stampingallday, personalised stamp

papers:

craft heaven shop

ken bromley art supplies

carroway cottage: mulberry flowers

also you can buy from:

other on line stores and craft fairs in your area

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

birthday wishes

 good morning to all

popping in with my second share for the weekend and today's image is from lili of the valley (retired) a very adorable girlie image for all budding ballerina's. a very pink and girlie card using some gorgeous papers by reprint hobby again i've kept the card fairly simple and i've used a couple of dies, some satin ribbon and completed it with some flat backed pearls.

on to what i have used.

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick, spun sugar, victorian velvet, walnut stain, 

papers:

fabriano artistico watercolour paper 140lbs, 

reprint hobby: roses

6"x6"  white base card

stamps:

lili of the valley: ballet shoes - retired/discontinued

sizzix: sentiment stamp

dies:

my stash

miscellaneous:

flat backed pearls

foam pads

double sided tape

suppliers i use:

stamps:

sizzix

Stampingallday, personalised stamp

papers:

craft heaven shop

ken bromley art supplies

also you can buy from:

other on line stores and craft fairs in your area

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

happy birthday

 hi to all

and good morning, what a glorious weekend ahead here in the uk.

sharing the first of my recent coloured images Edna the bumblebee and it's my second entry for stampingbella's fluttering wings & summer blooms 2025 challenge (which i will add to their fb page).

i'd recently seen a photo of a carpenter bee from south asia and thought wow how beautiful i'd never imagined seeing a bee that colour and that's my inspiration for the colours used and i've also added a little sparkle with my glitter pens. a fairly simple cas style card, nothing too fussy.

on to what i have used.

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick, scorched timber, broken china

papers:

fabriano artistico watercolour paper 140lbs, 

graphic 45

off white card

7" x 7" white base card

stamps:

stampingbella: edna the bumblebee & hb to you sentiment set

mft: something for everything

dies:

tonic circles

miscellaneous:

flat backed pearls

double sided tape

sakura glitter pens

suppliers i use:

stamps:

dies to die for

sevenhills craft

stampingbella

Stampingallday, personalised stamp

papers:

ken bromley art supplies

also you can buy from:

other on line stores and craft fairs in your area

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

a little colouring to share

 hi and welcome to my share for today.

popping in with a little recent colouring fest i've done over the last few days using a variety of stamps from some of my fave brands.

i use rubber and polymer stamps for my distress ink projects as these give me the best results.

all the images have been painted with distress re-inkers and i've been trying out different colour combinations on my images from my ink pallet including colouring edna the bumblebee using colours for a carpenter bee which i'd chosen from a photo i'd seen on fb a few days ago and all the images are now waiting to be added to projects.

so in the next few weeks i will be sharing a variety of birthday cards using up these cute coloured images.

just a little background on some of the products i currently use. i have two brands of water colour card for my stamped images they are: langton and fabriano artistico, the langton i use hot press and cold press 140llb paper and i have a third brand to try out at some point and that's blockingford hp 140llb.

well that's all for today now to make some greeting cards to add to my stash.

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

happy birthday grand daughter

good morning crafters

sharing a personal card to my stash using a lovely image from stampingbella: bess the butterfly.

i've created a shabby style card using beautiful papers from maja design and my image has been painted with distress ink, an adorable card if i do say so myself.

to create my embellishment i have used a couple of dies from my stash adorned the card with mulberry roses, stamen's, flat back pearls and ultra fine glitter to complete the design. the sentiments i have used are from MFT: something for everyone and LOTV: family tags (retired).

i think i have been in a stampingbella trance as these are predominantly the only brand of images i have coloured recently and i have loved every minute.

i have prepared some of my other stamp brands and they are all in line to be coloured in the next couple of weeks.

recent crafting news:

i was saddened to hear LOTV are stopping producing polymer stamps but they are continuing with their digis and i wish them all the best for the future.

on to what i have used.

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

vintage photo, tattered rose, abandoned coral, pine needles, picked raspberry, black soot, peacock feathers

papers:

fabriano artistico watercolour paper 140lbs, 

maja design: vintage summer basics

off white card

7" x 7" white base card

stamps:

stampingbella: Bess the butterfly

mft: something for everything

LOTV: family tags (retired)

dies:

my stash

miscellaneous:

ultra fine white glitter

flat backed pearls

mulberry roses

foam pads

double sided tape

glue pen

suppliers i use:

stamps:

dies to die for

sevenhills craft

stampingbella

Stampingallday, personalised stamp

papers:

craft heaven shop

ken bromley art supplies

carroway cottage: mulberry flowers

also you can buy from:

other on line stores and craft fairs in your area

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

 

happy birthday to my daughter in law

 hi everyone

 good morning and welcome to june.

popping in today with a birthday card for my daughter in laws recent birthday. a shabby chic style card using victoria & juliettes night out from stampingbella a really fun image, retired, i've used some lovely papers from craft heaven shop that i pick up a little while ago.

image has been coloured using distress ink and so that i could fit my image onto the dl card i've done a little fussy cutting.

i hope the girls are enjoying their drinks...

i've used lots of goodies from my stash

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

vintage photo, tattered rose, walnut stain, broken china, evergreen bough, worn lipstick, victorian velvet, scattered straw, weathered wood

papers:

langton cold press watercolour paper 140lbs, 

reprint roses & worn flowers

off white card

DL base card

stamps:

stampingbella: victoria & juliettes nightout, retired

mft: something for everything

dies:

my stash

miscellaneous:

flat backed pearls

mulberry roses

foam pads

double sided tape

suppliers i use:

stamps:

dies to die for

sevenhills craft

stampingbella

Stampingallday, personlised stamp

papers:

craft heaven shop

ken bromley art supplies

carroway cottage: mulberry flowers

also you can buy from:

other on line stores and craft fairs in your area

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

happy birthday

 good morning to all.

today i'm sharing a personal card i made for my friends birthday recently and it's a first outing for this stamp from my stampingbella stash, curvy girl eats cake.

i've chosen bold colours today from my distress ink range and i love it, even the imaginary orange flavoured chocolate cake lol..

inside of card.

most of the items used to create may card

here is my list of items used to create my card.

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

skin: 

vintage photo, tattered rose, abandoned coral, walnut stain

hair: 

pumice stone, hickory smoke, black soot

flowers:

fosilized amber, spiced marigold, shabby shutters, peeled paint

cake:

walnut stain, rusty hinge, dried marigold, pumice stone

dressed: 

mermaid lagoon

papers:

langton cold press watercolour paper 140lbs, 

maja design, denim & girls

off white card from my stash

DL base card

stamps:

stampingbella: curvy girl eats cake

dies:

spellbinder

miscellaneous:

distress ink pad: tumbled glass

teal satin ribbon

paper rose

double sided tape

suppliers i use:

stamps:

dies to die for

sevenhills craft

stampingbella

Stampingallday, personlised stamp

papers:

the mad scrapper

craft heaven shop

ken bromley art supplies

carroway cottage: mulberry flowers

also you can buy from:

other on line stores and craft fairs in your area

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann