Merry Christmas

 hi and welcome to my share for today

i'm back to a christmas themed card, i recently bought two really cute stamps from Sweet November Stamps for personal use, i really couldn't resist them....

a simple matt and layered card using christmas papers from Maja Design.

i do love their papers and i thought the tag sheet suited my coloured image really well.

joy has been painted with distress ink and the image has been sealed with Tim Holtz distress glaze.

a little side on view

and my chosen sentiments, they are penny black.

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

eyes:

faded jeans

hair: 

antique linen, scattered straw,

night dress:

spun sugar, victorian velvet

shoes:

walnut stain, frayed burlap, fired brick, antique linen

gift:

rustic wilderness, lumberjack plaid, festive berries

image background:

old paper

papers:

Fabriano 5, 140lb watercolour card 

maja design - Christmas wish

7x7" base card

stamps:

Sweet November stamps - Joy

Penny Black - joy of christmas

miscellaneous:

satin ribbon, resin snow flake, tim holtz distress glaze    

double sided tape

suppliers i use:

stamps:

craftelier

designer papers:

the mad scrapper

craft heaven shop

colouring 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

 

thinking of you

 hi and morning to all:

sharing a quick card today that's just been smudge inked, stamped, spritzed with water, dried and then spritzed with mica stain.

my distressed image has been mounted onto black card and placed in the centre of my 5x5" base card with foam pads and the sentiment off set to the left again set on foam pads.

not my usual type of card but i loved messing about with the inks it gives a uniqueness to the card

items used:

ink:

memento espresso truffle

tim holtz distress ink:

black soot, wild honey

distress mica stain:

decayed

stamps:

thinking of you - my stash

landscape - kaiser kraft

misc:

foam pads

double sided tape.

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

be my valentine

good morning to one and all

sharing a new colouring for february and also a new stamp to my stash from Sweet November Stamps, this is Lottie Love and she is adorable.

as this stamp is for personal use only this will be my OH valentines card for the next few years lol.

the image has been painted with distress inks and as it has been a while since i picked up my brushes i felt a little rusty and played it safe with my colour pallet.

the images above and below are the first colouring and touch up finished image.

you know sometimes you think it needs a little more well i should have left it alone but i thought a little more shading on the hair and that's when i told myself i was a little rusty

and now Lottie appears to be a brunette and i've lost some of my shading definition on her fringe..

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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

eyes:

chipped sapphire, broken china

hair: 

antique linen, walnut stain, frayed burlap, scattered straw,

top:

victorian velvet, speckled egg, aged mahogany

pants:

old paper

shoes:

fired brick, antique linen, speckled egg

papers:

Fabriano 5, 140lb watercolour card 

maja design - denim & girls

DL base card

stamps:

Sweet November stamps - Lottie Love

LOTV - grungy corners & valentine sentiments discontinued

dies:

spellbinder - layered circle

miscellaneous:

distress ink pad: spun sugar, victorian velvet & faded jeans

double sided tape

suppliers i use:

stamps:

craftelier

designer papers:

the mad scrapper

craft heaven shop

colouring 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