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

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

5" x 7" 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