Saturday, 28 June 2025

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


Sunday, 22 June 2025

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



Saturday, 21 June 2025

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



Thursday, 19 June 2025

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






Sunday, 8 June 2025

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

 

Sunday, 1 June 2025

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