uptown zodiac girls continued: Virgo

good morning to all.

my zodiac themed cards continue today with Virgo.

a shabby chic style birthday card with my image coloured with distress ink.

lots of dies for the design with a few wild orchid roses and flat back pearls to complete.

most of the items used to create my card

a little close up of embelishments

stampingbella's image: virgo

one of my foliage dies used

internal layout

and finally the rear of the card

the papers i have used are new to my stash that are perfect to use on DL cards. i picked these up from craftheaven-shop (on line) one of my goto shops for my designer papers.

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, worn lipstick

hair: walnut stain

dress: victorian velvet, aged mahogany, spun sugar 

papers:

langton cold press watercolour paper 140lbs, image & background

reprint hobby: roses

DL base card

stamps:

stampingbella: Virgo, uptown zodiac girl stamp

Lili of the valley: little flowers discontinued

sentiment stamp: MFT something for everything

dies:

LDRS 

flourish from my stash

lady e: herbs

miscellaneous:

flatback pearls

wild orchid roses

distress ink pad: victorian velvet, walnut stain

double sided tape

glitter pens: sakura & atyou

suppliers i use:

stamps:

dies to die for

sevenhills craft

stampingbella

papers:

ken bromley art supplies

craftheaven shop

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

 

uptown zodiac girls continued, Taurus

 good morning crafters and welcome to my share for today.

continuing on with the bella zodiac girls and today i have taurus. 

for my card i have dug out one of my older stamps to create the background

(you know the ones you forget that you have hid in your stash).

distress ink is my colouring medium again, i just love the effect on the image when it's all dried.

freshly coloured

most of the items used

a close up of the image

a close up of the die used

for today's background design i have used a stamp i've had in my stash for years and a stencil as i wanted to steer away from my designer papers for a change and it also enabled me to play with some distress oxide pads i'd bought recently..

here is my list of goodies used to create my card:

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

skin: vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick

hair: vintage photo, walnut stain

top: victorian velvet, aged mahogany, worn lipstick, spun sugar

jeans: fadedjeans

boots: walnut stain

horns: black soot

papers:

langton cold press watercolour paper 140lbs, image & background

paper from my stash: 8"x8"

5" x 7" base card

stamps:

stampingbella: Taurus, uptown zodiac girl stamp & die

Lili of the valley: background stamp discontinued

dies:

spellbinder sentiments

miscellaneous:

navy satin ribbon

distress oxide pad: spun sugar, broken china

distress ink pad: stormy sky

double sided tape

suppliers i use:

stamps:

dies to die for

sevenhills craft

stampingbella

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

 

happy birthday, star sign Cancer

 good morning to all

today i am sharing a shabby style card using Stampingbella's Cancer star sign.

an unusual colour combination for me but her dress is spectacular.

i still have lots to learn with my distress inks using different colours and combinations and also with adding frantage, it seemed like a good idea at the time, i'm a little bit messy..

i have a mix of designer papers on the card i have used: riddlesholme, maja and tim holtz, and i have also used my personal stamp but i think it's a little too large so i will be ordering something a little smaller.

internal layout.

reverse of the card

some of the goodies used

some of the colours used

group shot of most of the items used

freshly coloured image..

for this design i have used some lovely freebee doilies, i think i need to purchase some of these next time i re-stock some papers.

here is my list of goodies used to create my card:

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

skin: vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick

hair: scorched timber, forest moss, aged mahogany

dress: forest moss

crab: rusty hinge, walnut stain

papers:

langton cold press watercolour paper 140lbs

Maja designs: 6"x6" sea side

riddlesholme 6"x6"

tim holtz 8"x8"

7" x 7" base card

stamps:

stampingbella: Cancer, uptown zodiac girl

MFT: something for everything

dies:

tonic: circles

miscellaneous:

fancy paper doily 

frantage: shabby white & blue

double sided tape

suppliers i use:

stamps:

dies to die for

sevenhills craft

stampingbella

papers:

the mad scrapper

craftheaven-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

 

birthday girl, Aries

 

good morning crafters, 

welcome to the start of my bella star sign shares, happy to say there will be more creations to follow over the next few weeks.

So today i'm starting off with Aries.

a pretty in pink creation.

as always i have used my distress ink to colour and i've used some lovely papers from maja design.

the start of the star sign bella journey

1st off the block: Aries

i've stuck to a simple colour combination and card construction.

  

above is pictured all the goodies i have used.

thankfully after trawling the internet i have found various suppliers to feed my crafty habit lol, most here in the uk, and one in europe who ships to the uk. yay.

what i have used:

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

skin: vintage photo, tattered rose, aged mahogany

hair: scattered straw

dress: spun sugar, worn lipstick, victorian velvet

shoes: worn lipstick, aged mahogany

papers:

langton cold press watercolour paper 140lbs

Maja designs: 6"x6" mums garden

5" x 7" base card

stamps:

stampingbella: aries, uptown zodiac girl

dies:

stampingbella: uptown zodiac girl aries, cut it out die

miscellaneous:

sakura glitter pen: gold

ping grosgrain ribbon

double sided tape

suppliers i use:

stamps:

dies to die for

sevenhills craft

stampingbella

papers:

the mad scrapper

craftheaven-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

 

wishing you everything wonderful on your wedding day

 good morning crafters

welcome to my photo heavy share for today.

an elaborate wedding card i have made for my cousins son: James and Darlene's recent wedding.

i have to confess i don't usually plan a card so meticulously 

front of card box

i have to do at least one and follow the brief that had been set out, a very enjoyable challenge.

i have surpassed everything i had in my head..lol

from the brief it had to include the date and have a vintage look using

creams & greens

i'm not one for putting everything down on paper

if it fails then i usually start over again

pre coloured image

internal layout

some of the items used

more internal layout

back of the card

initial idea

some of the papers & dies used in the process, and to top it all off i even managed to make the card box..

onto what i have used;

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

skin: 

Brenda: gathered twigs, tattered rose, aged mahogany

Brett: vintage photo, tattered rose,

wedding dress: speckled egg

suit: pumice stone

hair:

Brenda: black soot

Brett: antique linen, walnut stain

distress ink pad:

shabby shutters, walnut stain

papers:

watercolour paper: Fabriano 5

Maja designs: 6"x6" mum's garden

white shimmer card

silver miri card

7" x 7" base card

stamps:

Stampingbella: uptown couple Brett and Brenda, retired

sentiment: my favourite things

grungy postcard stamp from my stash

stempleglede stamp from my stash

dies;

little b: hearts

spellbinder: squares

mr & mrs from my stash

sizzix: foliage & alphabet

miscellaneous:

wild orchid mulberry roses

frantage

staimens

other embellishment from my stash

double sided tape

gellyroll pen: white shimmer

where you can buy:

stamps: dies to die for 

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

 

mr & mrs. LOTV

 good morning to all.

well after months of not wanting to do any colouring or card making i feel as though i'm on a roll, just like the proverbial bus, you wait for one and three come along togerther. 

today i'm sharing a wedding card using a stamp from lili of the valley happily ever after set, i fell in love with the bride and groom and i'm impressed with how big the image is.

sadly the photo doesn't do the card justice but you get the gist of the design.

i'm pleased with the chosen colour of the wedding dress, i've used speckled egg and the groom looks rather dashing in his suit.

even though the papers i have used are from vintage baby they work well with the design. originally i was going to use vintage romance but i got carried away as i'd already created the card base with the scraps from my previous card i'd just not chosen an image to adorn it and two hours later the card was completed.

what i have used:

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

bride:

skin: vintage photo, tattered rose, aged mahogany

hair: antique linen, scorched timber

flowers: victorian velvet, aged mahogany, peeled paint, rustic wilderness

hair ribbon: victorian velvet, aged mahogany

dress: speckled egg

groom:

skin: vintage photo, tattered rose

hair: scorched timber, antique linen

suit: pumice stone, hickory smoke

shoes: black soot

shirt: speckled eggs

tie/cravat: vintage velvet

base shading: weathered wood

papers:

langton cold press watercolour paper 140lbs

Maja designs: 6"x6" vintage baby

white linen card

6" x 8" base card

stamps:

lotv: happily ever after

dies:

boarder die: doohickey

frame & oval: LDRS

mr & mrs from my stash

sentiment: sizzix

miscellaneous:

sakura glitter pen: gold

double sided tape

where you can buy:

lili of the valley: esty shop

the mad scrapper

craftheaven-shop

also 

other 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

 

baby girl, LOTV

good morning all

popping in today with a congratulations for a baby girl card. it seems like ages ago since i designed a baby card and today i've used for the first time a polymer stamp set i got absolutely ages ago from lili of the valley bunny alphabet these cuties are currently available in digi format and they are so adorable.

i have used my distress ink to paint the images and used a few dies from my stash to complete the design. i've gone for a shabby feel using papers from maja design, stamped around the edges of the paper and i've scrapped the edges to give distressed feel.

a little close up.. 

items used excluding a discontinued stamp that i have used that i got from stemple glede. 

i do have so many lili of the valley stamps sometimes i feel so guilty using them as some of them are no longer available in rubber/polymer but they are my favourite brand.

one day (i don't know when - retirement count down on the horizon, lol) i will stamp and colour every one, wish me luck...

now onto what i have used:

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

fur: 

weathered wood, tattered rose

letters:

spun sugar, aged mahogany

distress ink pads:

spun sugar

papers:

langton hot press

Maja designs: 6"x6" vintage baby

white linen card

7" x 7" base card

stamps:

lotv: bunny alphabet

dies:

boarder die: joycrafts

banner: dohickey

sentiment: spellbinder

miscellaneous:

self adhesive perls

double sided tape

where you can buy:

dies to die for

lili of the valley: esty shop

the mad scrapper

craftheaven-shop

also other

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

 good morning crafters.

question, is it ever too early to start making cards for christmas....hmm

yay to me, a day for crafting.

whilst my other half was out watching football last saturday with the kiddo's (Blackpool v Bolton) i thought i would do a little crafting. i'd picked up a stamped image from my little pile to colour and before i'd realised what i'd picked up i'd coloured this beauty from stampingbella, a christmas/winter image and not in my usual colours but it all ties in fabulously with the finished card.

tah da, my card

i have also played with one of my new gel plates. it took me a couple of attempts but i think i've got there. 

i'll probably play with the gel plates a few more times with different colours, different inks, a spritzer bottle and water brush, so watch this space.

note to self: need some distress oxide pads...lol

today's image is: curvy girl loves to ski.

most of the items used, i've left off a spellbinder die, doh

onto what i have used;

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

skin: 

vintage photo, tattered rose, aged mahogany

hair:

walnut stain

ski's:

uncharted mariner, scorched timber

coat:

uncharted mariner, walnut stain, antique linen.

pants:

black soot

boots covers:

walnut stain, antique linen

goggles:

scorched timber, tumbled glass

papers:

watercolour paper: Fabriano 5

gold shimmer card

cream card

7" x 7" base card

stamps:

stampingbella: curvy girl loves to ski

lavinia: winter sentiments

dies:

joy craft, spellbinder

miscellaneous:

round gel plate

tumbled glass distress ink pad

frantage embossing enamel, 

double sided tape

where you can buy:

dies to die for

lavinia stamps

also

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