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

 

big birthday wishes

hi and welcome to my share for today.

a card for my brother in law, they have a beautiful and very large garden and i thought stripes from Lili of the valley would be perfect.

i have been experimenting with creating a scene on some my recent cards, and

on todays card there are a lot of pluses with the design and a lot of things to improve on.

i did however enjoy this process after the sucess of one of my christmas designs, the down side on todays card was my mask and especially the stamping block i had used for the trees i didn't get a clear image hence the sentiment covering the trees.

there are still lots of things to learn though.

i have used various background stamps that i bought recently from Lavinia stamps, also one of my tim holtz stencils and created some free hand flowers.

the whole design has been coloured with distress ink and all the stamped images i have used my memento ink expresso truffle as i love the vintage feel.

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

vintage photo, tattered rose, walnut stain, antique linen, pumice stone, black soot, iced spruce, evergreen bough, chipped saphire, rusty hinge, stormy sky, weathered wood, festive berries, candied apple, lumberjack plaid

papers:

watercolour paper: langton hp - smooth

paper from my stash

linen card

7" x 7" base card

stamps:

LOTV: stripes

lavinia: fir tree stamp, forest scene stamp and a couple of flora stamps 

sentiment: stampingbella

miscellaneous:

double sided tape

where you can buy:

stamps: LOTV, lavinia

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

 

Merry Christmas, Festive Lantern

 hi everyone,

popping in with the last of my christmas creations from 2024.

another simple layout, nothing too fancy and i'm so pleased with the finished result.

today's image is one of my trusty LOTV stamps and i've added a little festive woodland scene using some of my newly aquired lavinia stamps.

and i have to say it looks very effective..

note to self: be a little braver on my mask and to cut out the lantern glass next time.. 

pre background colouring

onto what i have used

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

vintage photo, tattered rose, walnut stain, antique linen, pumice stone, black soot, iced spruce, evergreen bough

papers:

watercolour paper: langton hp - smooth

deigner papers: from my stash 6"x 6"

linen card

7" x 7" base card

stamp:

LOTV: festive lantern

lavinia: fir tree stamp & fir tree stamp 1

dies:

sentiment - my stash

tonic: cirlcles

miscellaneous:

sakura glitter pen

double sided tape

where you can buy:

stamps: LOTV, lavinia

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