Merry Christmas

 hi and good morning to all

well the weekend is upon us and i thought that i would

pop in and share a christmas card i made yesterday using papers, dies and embellishments from my stash including making a paper flower. 

papers for this creation are from Maja Designs - christmas wish paper pad. 

no stamping or colouring on today's card just a couple of sheets from the paper pad and some off white card to create my sentiments, trees and a couple of leaves that have been inked..

santa's helpers are on the bottom of one of the sheets and i trimmed it down to make a narrow panel for my focal point. the excess paper will be used on another project.

the flower has been created with using the other half of the red paper panel that is behind the christmas trees and elf embellishment.

it felt a little weird not adding a coloured image but the beautiful papers from Maja Design are all you need sometimes.

here is my list of items used to create my card.

inks:

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

bundled sage

papers:

christmas wish - Maja Design

off white card 

7x7" base card

dies:

merry christmas - presscut

floral flourishes - joy crafts

miscellaneous:  

double sided tape, foam pads, wooden embellishment

on line supplies:

maja designs paper pads:

 The Mad Scrapper UK or Craftheaven-shop.com Slovenija Europe 

Dies:

craft fairs, on line craft shops

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

happy birthday

hi and happy sunday to all

well i've caught up with all the images i had coloured up over the last few months,

and i have stamped some new images ready to be inked.

today's little cutie is from lili of the valley and again this image is discontinued.

 i have had a little wobble with my card designs recently but i have chosen to stick with shabby chic style for the time being.

my image has been painted with distress ink and i have added some glitter highlights with my sakura glitter pen (i love my glitter pens).

all my papers have been over stamped around the edges with various stamps i enjoy using and distressed the edges on all the layers, i have also used a lovely die from dohickey and i've added a few mulberry roses, a little trinket and some flat back pearls to complete

 some of the items used:

7"x7" white base card

distress re-inkers

fabriano watercolour paper

maja designs paper pad

stamps: lili of the valley - discontinued & mft sentiments

vintage lace die

mulberry roses

flat back pearls

heart trinket

where i buy some of my supplies from:

dies to die for, stampingbella, art from the heart, carroway cottage, the mad scrapper, sevenhills crafts, ken bromley, craftheaven-shop.

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

happy birthday

hi & good morning to all.

well after another week has whizzed passed i thought i would share my latest completed card using an adorable image from Lili of the Valley that is now sadly discontinued.

i consider myself really fortunate to have a large collection of their stamps in rubber and polymer and every now and again i have to create a cute card.

i'm still using my distress inks to colour my images and i'm still in a shabby chic mood using fabulous papers from maja design, vintage summer basics.

And after sorting out some of my boxes i stumbled across some trinkets i'd forgotten all about.

i've stamped and distressed all the edges of my designer papers and stamped around the edges of my image.

note to self: image panel needs to be a little slimmer, stamped, distressed and mounted on the panel next time, so that the designer paper isn't lost..

 some of the items used:

7"x7" white base card

distress re-inkers

fabriano watercolour paper

maja designs paper pad

stamps:

lili of the valley - discontinued

mulberry roses

staymens

heart trinket

where i buy some of my supplies from:

dies to die for, stampingbella, art from the heart, carroway cottage, the mad scrapper, sevenhills crafts, ken bromley, craftheaven-shop.

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

 

smile, enjoy, celebrate. bride to be

good morning crafters

welcome to my share for today:

a bride to be card

another recent make from the images i coloured a while ago.

my image has been coloured with distress ink and i've added a little frantage around the edges. usually when i colour i don't always think about what papers i have in my stash but thankfully spring garden from maja designs fitted in perfectly.

now we are into autumn i forgot how early the lighting changes in my craft room and i didn't want to change the brightness of the photos when i edited them so they are a little darker than i'd hope for.

i love the whole look of the distressed edges on all my layers including the sentiment. 

 some of the items used:

6"x6" white base card

distress re-inkers

fabriano watercolour paper

maja designs paper pad

white card

stamps:

stampingbella - image & sentiments

mulberry roses

velvet cord

frantage embossing enamel

where i buy some of my supplies from:

dies to die for, stampingbella, art from the heart, carroway cottage, the mad scrapper, sevenhills crafts, ken bromley, craftheaven-shop.

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

happy birthday

good morning crafters.

popping in with another recent make, today i've used:

Charlotte loves to shop

from stampingbella. this is a first outing for this stamp like many other bella stamps i have in my stash due to the fact i have been moving from one craft to another and i must admit i feel a little rusty at the minute with my card making.. 

this cutie has been coloured up with my usual medium of distress ink and i have gone all out using various papers, dies, flowers and embellishments to complete..

i have three more images that are coloured up and are waiting for me to add to cards and then i'll be in a mad rush (maybe) to stamp, colour up and make some christmas cards.

no pressure lol..

some of the items used:

7x7" white base card

distress re-inkers

fabriano watercolour paper

maja paper pad

stamps:

stampingbella - image 

mft - sentiments

various dies

mulberry roses

pearl stamens

pink embellishments

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

 

happy birthday

 hi and welcome to my share for today.

a super adorable image from saturated canary.

Tilly

a simple card, the image i have coloured with distress ink and highlighted with glitter pens and i've also add a little posy with the birthday salutations.

i've also used a beautiful sheet of paper from maja designs for my base layer and i have used one of my tim holtz stencils to add a few stars using my glitter pen on the paper and also on the image. my flowers are a mix of mulberry roses, www.carawaycottage.co.uk and some i had in my stash.

some of the items used:

7x7" white base card

maja designer paper pad: 6x6"

distress re-inkers

fabriano watercolour paper

stamps:

saturated canary - discontinued

lili of the valley, sentiments - discontinued

satin ribbon

sakura glitter pens

tim holtz stensil

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

happy birthday princess.

 Good morning crafters.

Popping in with my share for today.

i have another completed card to show using one of the curvy girls from stampingbella: curvy girl loves the beach.

just a really fun image to use and i have teamed the image up with some of bella's sentiment stamps on the background and i have stamped them randomly, again i have used my distress inks and glitter pens to colour the image and added some of my maja design papers and distress ink pads to complete.

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

cheers to you. birthday card

good morning crafters.

popping in to share one of my latest completed cards, a birthday card using a Stampingbella image i coloured up a while ago:

Opal the optimist, i have used my distress inks and glitter pens to colour as well as a little frantage, mulberry roses and two dies to complete.

i have been lucky enough to have two holidays recently hence no post for a little while and i am trying to catch up and complete greetings cards using the images i have already coloured.

With Halloween & Christmas just around the corner hopefully i will be creating some seasonal greetings cards over the next few weeks.

but in the mean time

thanks for stopping by

enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

Happy Birthday

 good morning crafters

popping in with a personal share today, a birthday card for my beautiful granddaughter Ruby.

a fabulous young lady who turned 12 yesterday and for her card i've used one of my saturated canary stamps: little ladybug and my colouring medium is: distress ink. i would normally die cut Ruby's name and add it to the card but i think the colours used for this card spell out her name beautifully.

i'm never quite sure how the paper will handle a bright red and i decided not to colour wash the background just in case the red bled, i need to add glossy accents to her eyes and wings, i'd ran out and had to order some more and sadly it won't be delivered in time for this post, so i am sharing minus the glossy accents but i will share the completed card at the end of an up coming post...

some of the items used:

distress ink, tonic dies, sakura glitter pen, mulberry roses, satin ribbon, memento ink, saturated canary stamp, sizzix sentiment stamps, spellbinder dies, mft sentiment stamp, white base card, off white card, granddaughter & personalised stamp from 

stamping-all-day and maja design designer papers.

all it leaves me now to say is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann

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

 

happy birthday

 good morning to all.

today i'm sharing a personal card i made for my friends birthday recently and it's a first outing for this stamp from my stampingbella stash, curvy girl eats cake.

i've chosen bold colours today from my distress ink range and i love it, even the imaginary orange flavoured chocolate cake lol..

inside of card.

most of the items used to create may card

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, abandoned coral, walnut stain

hair: 

pumice stone, hickory smoke, black soot

flowers:

fosilized amber, spiced marigold, shabby shutters, peeled paint

cake:

walnut stain, rusty hinge, dried marigold, pumice stone

dressed: 

mermaid lagoon

papers:

langton cold press watercolour paper 140lbs, 

maja design, denim & girls

off white card from my stash

DL base card

stamps:

stampingbella: curvy girl eats cake

dies:

spellbinder

miscellaneous:

distress ink pad: tumbled glass

teal satin ribbon

paper rose

double sided tape

suppliers i use:

stamps:

dies to die for

sevenhills craft

stampingbella

Stampingallday, personlised stamp

papers:

the mad scrapper

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

up town zodiac girls continued: Scorpio

 hi everyone and good morning

popping in with the last of my bella zodiac girls and today i'm sharing: Scorpio

a very pink creation using a simple layout, framing my image in a fabulous die and a couple of lovely sentiment stamps to complete. i've enjoyed colouring her and the other eleven star signs over the last few weeks and i'm looking forward to colouring more.

my image has been coloured with distress ink and i've die cut with a little fussy cutting the image to fit inside my fancy oval frame. inked the inner edge of the fancy oval frame, mounted the image on foam pads and attached to the frame also i've inked the edges of the designer papers and attached to the base card with double sided tape. i've used little street cafe designer pad and on one edge of the designer paper i have stamped my sentiments

here is what i've used:

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

colours:

vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick, spun sugar, victorian velvet, picked raspberry, kitsch flamingo, festive berries, aged mahogany, walnut stain

Papers:

langton cold press water colour paper 140lb

Maja designs: 6"x6" little street cafe

7" x 7" base card

stamps:

stampingbella: Scorpio, retired

MFT: something for everyone

sizzix: sentiments

dies:

LDRS: fancy oval, retired

miscellaneous:

double sided tape

foam pads

suppliers i use:

stamps:

dies to die for

sevenhills craft

stampingbella

Stampingallday, personalised stamp

papers:

the mad scrapper

craftheaven-shop

ken bromley art supplies

also you can buy from:

other on line stores/stockist 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

up town zodiac girls: Capricorn

 

good morning to all

well i'm sharing the penultimate card of my bella zodiac girls and today it's: Capricorn.

a fabulous image with an element of fun too, her dress is amazing, elegant and simple and i've enjoyed colouring her. 

my image has been coloured with distress ink and i've die cut the image using it's matching die. for my peek a boo card i have taped my designer paper on top of my base card and i've used a circular die and off set it to cut, with my left over circle i've cut a smaller circle and stamped my sentiments in the centre then tapped/glued into place, next i've die cut a circular frame for the front of the design. taped and glued my frame into position and off set my image to the left so that the sentiment is visible. finally i've added a few mulberry embellishments to complete the card. 

twelve zodiac cards complete, phew, now it's time to play with some of my new stamps....

here is what i've used:

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle, tuxedo black

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

colours:

vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick, antique linen, walnut stain, shaded lilac, faded jeans

Papers:

langton cold press water colour paper 140lb

Maja designs: 6"x6" spring garden

off white card

7" x 7" base card

stamps:

stampingbella: Capricorn, retired

sizzix: sentiments

dies:

tonic: layered circles

miscellaneous:

double sided tape

mulberry flowers

suppliers i use:

stamps:

dies to die for

sevenhills craft

stampingbella

Stampingallday, personalised stamp

papers:

the mad scrapper

craftheaven-shop

ken bromley art supplies

carroway cottage, mullberry flowers

also you can buy from:

other on line stores/stockist 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

happy birthday mum

 

good morning crafters.

i'm checking in with a new birthday card that will be added to my craft fair box. a very sweet and summery design plus i challenged my self again, after my successful shellabrate card where i created a background i thought i'd create another background without the help of a few stamps, i've gone all free hand...

i was so, so please when ally was released recently and i added her to my collection and when she was delivered i had a little light bulb moment and a little seed was planted, i thought i needed to pair ally and isabelle together and voila

sketchy start..

freshly coloured image

a couple of close ups

some of the items used to create my card.

not the layout i'd imagined but it is lovely.

to start with i stamped Ally on my blank fabriano paper, masked her and then stamped Isabelle matching her up with my marker lines around their feet, place one of my circular dies over the images and drew a pencil line 3/4's of the way round to give me my boundary for colouring, i also added a fine line to where the tree line was going to be. my images and background have been coloured with distress ink. i've die cut the coloured image with a circle die and put to one side while i added my papers, stamped sentiment, ribbon, flowers and other die cuts to my base card. i've added my image to a plain off white larger circle then added foam pads and placed it to the left of my design and finally added a bow.

here is what i've used:

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

colours:

vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick, antique linen, walnut stain, shaded lilac, spun sugar, victorian velvet, broken china, tumbled glass, rusty hinge, squeezed lemonade, twisted citron, mowed lawn, milled lavender, dusty concord, peeled paint, olde paper, forest moss, walnut stain.

Papers:

fabriano artistico water colour paper 140lb

Maja designs: 12" x 12" mums garden

linen card

white glitter card

7" x 7" base card

stamps: 

stampingbella: tiny townie: Ally & uptown Isabelle loves ice cream, retired

sizzix: sentiments

dies:

tonic: layered circles

doohickey

spellbinder

britannia: mum

miscellaneous:

double sided tape

mulberry flowers

sakura glitter pen.

suppliers i use:

stamps:

dies to die for

sevenhills craft

stampingbella

Stampingallday, personalised stamp

papers:

the mad scrapper

craftheaven-shop

ken bromley art supplies

carroway cottage, mullberry flowers

also you can buy from:

other on line stores/stockist 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