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

happy birthday to you..

 hi everyone and good morning

popping in with a fun card using one of my newer stamps that i have had in my stash for a while, you know one of those additions to the collection that has been waiting patiently to be used.

this is tiny townie wonderland mad hatter by stampingbella.

on todays card: i have stamped and created my background paper using my LOTV sentiment stamps and i've used rusty hinge ink pad. my stamped image has been coloured with distress ink and i've die cut the backing card using one of my circle dies and mounted my image behind and i've die cut a circle frame to sit on top to frame, inked the edges of my backing card and taped in place on my base card. i've stamped and die cut my sentiments using a smaller die and also added a die cut frame and mounted those in place with foam pads, and finally die cut another circle frame cut it down to size and added to the card using glue. 

here is what i've used:

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

colours:

vintage photo, tattered rose, abandon coral, broken china, dusty concord, forest moss, peeled paint, squeezed lemonade, rusty hinge, walnut stain, black soot, rustic wilderness, crackling campfire, mustard seed, peacock feathers.

ink pad: rusty hinge, dusty concord

Papers:

langton cold press water colour paper 140lb

7" x 7" base card

stamps:

stampingbella: tiny townie, wonderland mad hatter

LOTV: sentiments, retired

sizzix: sentimetns

dies:

Tonic: circles

miscellaneous:

double sided tape

foam pads

suppliers i use:

stamps:

dies to die for

sevenhills craft

stampingbella

Stampingallday, personlised stamp

papers:

ken bromley art supplies

also you can buy from:

other on line stores/stockist 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

have a fin-tastic day, mermay challenge 2025

hi and good afternoon to all

sharing my fourth card i have entered into Stampingbella's mermay 2025 challenge, this week it's inspired by colours and i've tried to incorporate them into my night scene. a first for me next time i will be braver with the night sky and i will make sure i start with a mask were images and sky line meet up, it looks a little messy.

i have used a variety of mediums, sky, sea and my image i have used distress inks. my waves have been created by using some texture paste and i have also used my sakura glitter pens. a couple of dies, whimsabella mermaid serene seastar and mermazing sentiment set and to top it all off enjoyed the learning curve.

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

 

up town zodiac girls continued: Scorpio

 hi everyone and good morning

popping in with the last of my bella zodiac girls and today i'm sharing: Scorpio

a very pink creation using a simple layout, framing my image in a fabulous die and a couple of lovely sentiment stamps to complete. i've enjoyed colouring her and the other eleven star signs over the last few weeks and i'm looking forward to colouring more.

my image has been coloured with distress ink and i've die cut with a little fussy cutting the image to fit inside my fancy oval frame. inked the inner edge of the fancy oval frame, mounted the image on foam pads and attached to the frame also i've inked the edges of the designer papers and attached to the base card with double sided tape. i've used little street cafe designer pad and on one edge of the designer paper i have stamped my sentiments

here is what i've used:

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

colours:

vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick, spun sugar, victorian velvet, picked raspberry, kitsch flamingo, festive berries, aged mahogany, walnut stain

Papers:

langton cold press water colour paper 140lb

Maja designs: 6"x6" little street cafe

7" x 7" base card

stamps:

stampingbella: Scorpio, retired

MFT: something for everyone

sizzix: sentiments

dies:

LDRS: fancy oval, retired

miscellaneous:

double sided tape

foam pads

suppliers i use:

stamps:

dies to die for

sevenhills craft

stampingbella

Stampingallday, personalised stamp

papers:

the mad scrapper

craftheaven-shop

ken bromley art supplies

also you can buy from:

other on line stores/stockist 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

up town zodiac girls: Capricorn

 

good morning to all

well i'm sharing the penultimate card of my bella zodiac girls and today it's: Capricorn.

a fabulous image with an element of fun too, her dress is amazing, elegant and simple and i've enjoyed colouring her. 

my image has been coloured with distress ink and i've die cut the image using it's matching die. for my peek a boo card i have taped my designer paper on top of my base card and i've used a circular die and off set it to cut, with my left over circle i've cut a smaller circle and stamped my sentiments in the centre then tapped/glued into place, next i've die cut a circular frame for the front of the design. taped and glued my frame into position and off set my image to the left so that the sentiment is visible. finally i've added a few mulberry embellishments to complete the card. 

twelve zodiac cards complete, phew, now it's time to play with some of my new stamps....

here is what i've used:

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle, tuxedo black

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

colours:

vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick, antique linen, walnut stain, shaded lilac, faded jeans

Papers:

langton cold press water colour paper 140lb

Maja designs: 6"x6" spring garden

off white card

7" x 7" base card

stamps:

stampingbella: Capricorn, retired

sizzix: sentiments

dies:

tonic: layered circles

miscellaneous:

double sided tape

mulberry flowers

suppliers i use:

stamps:

dies to die for

sevenhills craft

stampingbella

Stampingallday, personalised stamp

papers:

the mad scrapper

craftheaven-shop

ken bromley art supplies

carroway cottage, mullberry flowers

also you can buy from:

other on line stores/stockist 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