Sunday, 27 April 2025

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

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
 

Saturday, 26 April 2025

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
 





Monday, 21 April 2025

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
 




Saturday, 19 April 2025

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
 





Saturday, 12 April 2025

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
 

Sunday, 6 April 2025

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
 



Saturday, 5 April 2025

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
 





 

Friday, 4 April 2025

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