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

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

 

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 together. 

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

 

mr & mrs

well crafters welcome to my share for today.

yay i have done some colouring and i've made a few cards that i will be sharing over the next few days.

but today i'm starting with a wedding card i've made using one of the adorable curvy girl stamps by

stampingbella that i have recently purchased from dies to die for

my card

i do love creating wedding cards they are my favorite makes

my card has been kept somewhat clean and simple and i have painted her using my distress inks and a few of my favorite dies, colouring skills all thanks to Kit and Clowder online clouring classes and project classes (distress ink).

i also have to say that my colouring mojo hasn't returned fully but i have enjoyed my recent colouring fest that also includes a birthday card for my grand daughter Ruby.

here's my list of goodies used:

card base: 6x6" white card

stamp: stampingbella curvy girl bride and cut it out die

papers: raspberry road (lili of the valley retired), fabriano 5 water colour card, white card

dies: ldrs guilded oval, mr & mrs (not sure)

inks: memento espresso truffle (image), distress re-inkers in: vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick, antique linen, walnut stain, dusty concord, forest moss, mowed lawn.

embellishments: atyou glitter pen - gold, sparkle medium - diamond.

thanks for stopping by.

join me again soon for my next share, enjoy your day and craft happy. Ann

mr & mrs

good morning crafters and welcome to my

Penultimate completed card make from my recent colouring fest:

a wedding card

image: Bridesmaids from Lili of the Valley

i had no idea how i was going to finish this project off when i had coloured my image and then it hit me a cas card nothing too fussy and hey presto my card was created.

i just love my glitter card it's such a revalation as the sparkles are picked up in the image.

there is a tiny mistake in the construction of the card but looking at it you wouldn't know.

my image has been coloured with distress ink using glitter card and brown shimmer card for my background and cut embellishments, dies: spellbinder, corner from my stash, creative expressions, emblishments: glitter pens

all it leaves me to say now is:

thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day and craft happy. Ann x

mr & mrs

hi and good morning crafters

welcome to my card share for today.

a very pink wedding card using brett & brenda get married.

they have been coloured with prismacolor pencils
(a little more colouring practice lol)

here's my card.

i kept my card simple with just a little die cutting, matting and layering with my patterned paper, distressed the edges of my papers, die cut sentiment, added a little ribbon and some flatback pearls.

voila my finished card.

a little close-up

here's what i have used

stamp - brett & brenda get married: stampingbella (also available at dies to die for)

papers/card - white 6"x 6" card base, strathmore 400 series pencil paper, designer paper: from my stash: lotv, white card

dies - ldrs & sara's signature dies

pink satin ribbon

colouring medium:

ink - memento: espresso truffle, prismacolor pencils, sakura glitter pen.

colours used:

white, eggshell, light peach, peach, burnt ochre, french grey: 10, 20, 30, 50, 70 & 90%, jasmine, yellow ochre, goldenrod, deco pink, process red, crimson red, prussian green, kelly green, peach beige and putty beige.

all it leaves me to say now is:

thanks for stopping by, have a great day and craft happy. Ann

on your special day

hi and good morning everyone

just sharing a shabby chic fancy shaped wedding card I have made with the new soon to be released Bridesmaid stamp from Lili of the Valley. there are six in total all beautiful.

for my 7x7 fancy shaped card

go-kreate die

swirl and heart shaped die

lemon craft papers

shimmer ivory card

craft uk 7x7" white card

fabriano5 water colour card

memento and stazon ink

distress ink

various paper flowers

cheese cloth

stamens

justrite sentiment stamp

atyou and sakura glitter pens

stampendous shabby blue embossing enamel

a few photos before and after

thanks for stopping by, looking and for any comments you leave

have a lovely day, enjoy and craft happy. Ann

with love on your wedding day

hi and good morning

I'm really giddy with excitement...... new stamps release on the 10th May from
lili of the valley.
 and today I'm sharing one of the new images: Bridesmaids

super uber cute

I have coloured my image with my copic markers.

and in true lili style I have to say I love this stamp

heres what I have used:

6x6" white base card

lemon craft: paper from my stash

blending cardstock: make it colour

stamps:

all lili of the valley

copic markers:

skin: e00, 000, 11, 21

hair: e21, 25, 29

dresses: r81, 83, 85

dress: e00, 000, 21

leaves: g24

wild orchid: paper flowers

white stamens

dies:

little darlings: fancy rectangles

joy craft: border

ribbon: ivory satin

sakura: glitter pens

thanks for stopping by, I hope you all have a lovely day, enjoy and craft happy. Ann

mr &mrs

good morning crafters

happy Friday

well I've treated myself to some new Bella stamps at a craft show last weekend and I couldn't wait to stamp and colour them in. so probably over the next few days it will be a bit of a Bella fest lol.
today i'm using one of the adorable squidgie couples in a wedding card, and I've used:
Fairy tale squidgies coloured with my copics.

I have also used a few dies to create my layered card

here's what I have used;

6X6" white base card

white linen card and paper from my stash

make it colour blending card

dies:

sizzix: tim holtz alterations

little b: hearts

crafters companion: mr & mrs

stamp:

stampingbella: fairy tale squidgies

ink:

memento: espresso truffle

copic markers

sakura gelly roll pens

all it leaves to say:

have a lovely day, enjoy and craft happy. Ann

Mr & Mrs

hi everyone just popping in tonight to share another of my makes using one of the soon to be release lili of the valley stamps.
I have the digi version of the big day and for my card I've flipped the image I'm so happy with my project I can't stop smiling.

my card:

I've gone pastel pink and I've also been messing with the photo enhancers on my pc.
my project this evening has been coloured up with copic markers
another angle of my card:

New digi products available at Lili of the Valley super cute printable pre coloured digi sheets. ideal for crafter on the go.

on to what I have used:

7x7" white base card

super smooth stamping card

paper and card from my stash

various dies

pink satin ribbon

stick-on pearls

acetate

sakura gelly roll pen

copic's:

skin: e00: 000: 04: 11: 21

hair: e21: 25: 29

dress: c1: 3: b60: bv20: 31

suit: c1: 3: 5: 7: 10

all it leaves me to say is: have a lovely evening, enjoy and craft happy. Ann

thanks for stopping by.  

the big day.

well I couldn't wait to share my project with you all today and share some lili of the valley news.
new stamp release Saturday 28th January at 12 noon (gmt).
there will be seven new stamps available in digi and rubber format including:
two romantic panel stamps and five super cute animal stamps that the DC team will be sharing in blog land anytime soon.

here is my sample: I have the pleasure of sharing: the big day.
I have coloured my image with copic markers and I have chosen a bit of a grungy, shabby look.

a close up of the image:

on to my card recipe:

6X6" white card base

double sided pearl paper

various Lili to the valley background stamps

image: lili of the valley, the big day (available in digi and rubber stamp format)

various dies from my stash

mulberry roses from WOC

sakura gel roll pen

distress ink:

walnut stain and old paper

copics:

skin: e00: 00: 04: 11: 21

hair: e21: 25:29

dress: e000: 00: 21

suit: c9: 7: 5: 3: 1

flowers: r37: 56: 59: rv66 

all it leave me to say now is:

thanks for stopping by, enjoy the rest of the day and craft happy. Ann

with love on your wedding day

hi everyone
just popping in to share my second DC project in conjunction with Lili of the valley's August face book challenge: anything goes. i've chosen to go with a romantic shabby chic card.
again i've used a variety of lili of the valley stamps some current some sadly retired and i have coloured my images with copic markers and i've fussy cut around them and 3d foam mounted them.

wedding carriage

i hope our projects have inspired you to join in with the challenge, just a heads up and last call the challenge finishes today at 6:00pm uk time.
good luck to everyone who has entered.

a few more images:

stamps used:

Wedding Carriage, Church on the Hill, Vintage Sentiments Occasions, Sentiment Tags

Sentiments and Quotes now available in digi format and element stamps retired

onto what i have used:

stamps:

all lili of the valley

(links to current stamps above)

paper:

pinkfrog: Ice crystal flower making paper 

card:
6"x6" white card base 

dies:

ldrs: Little-Darlings-Gilded-Doily-Die

spellbinder: labels 8 

ink: 

memento: espresso truffle

distress ink pads:

antique linen, walnut stain

copic markers:

e000, e00, e11, e21

e47, e44

b60, bv20

r89, r83, r81, g99, g94, g21

c7, c5, c3

sundries:

3d foam, finger tape, sakura gelly roll pen, woc roses, stick-on pearls, glitter mesh.

a huge thanks to all the lovelies for commenting on my previous projects i really appreciate and enjoy reading them.

all it leaves me to say is have a lovely crafty day, enjoy and craft happy Ann.

thanks for stopping by.  

to have and to hold

hi everyone popping in to share my little project with you today that's in conjunction with lili of the valley's August face book challenge anything goes.
i have used a multitude of stamps from lotv on my card some current, some sadly retired.
i've added some colour to my fab image: wedding couple using my copic markers and i've done a little decouparge and created some of my embellies.

wedding couple

i do hope you will join in as always some super prizes up for grabs from lili of the valley.
here are a couple more piccies:

onto what i have used:

stamps:

lili of the valley: wedding couple, sentiment tags, 

sentiment statements (retired) & background stamp (retired)

paper:
from my stash

card:
6"x6" white card base

dies:

joycraft: floral flourishes 0156 & 0158

ink: 

memento: espresso truffle 

distress ink pad: spun sugar

copic markers:

e000, e00, e21

bg90, bg93

sundries:

3d foam, finger tape, woc roses, sakura gell pen: clear star, ribbon, pink buttons

a huge thanks to all the lovelies for commenting on my previous projects i really appreciate and enjoy reading them.

all it leaves me to say is have a lovely crafty day, enjoy and craft happy Ann.

mr & mrs

evening to one and all
just popping by with a fairly quick crafty post tonight: a wedding card i have made using one of the beautiful embellishments i have recently made
(if i do say so myself : ) ).
i have created a basic cas styled layered card using patterned papers and plain card from my stash, with some 3d foam to give me a little depth and one of my recently acquired new dies from crafters companion: mr&mrs.

mr & mrs, wedding

i am so please with how this has turned out.

side view 1

 side view 2

onto what i have used:

materials used:

6x6" white card base.

papers (raspberry road mr & mrs) white card from stash.

silver mirri board

dies: 

oval die, mr & mrs sentiment die: crafters companion

embellishment:

dried cones, mullberry flowers, pearl teardrop stems, pearl ribbon, white cheese cloth, white stick-on pearls

a huge thanks to everyone for commenting on my projects i really appreciate them and enjoy reading them,
many thanks for stopping by to visit my blog.
i will be back on monday to share my lili of the valley facebook sketch challenge inspiration with you all (what a mouth full).
i hope all you lotv fans and crafters will join in, lots of lovely prizes to win.

all it leave me to say is have a lovely crafty evening, enjoy and craft happy. Ann  

with love on your wedding day

hi and welcome to my little blog.
well today has been a mixed bag with the weather but this evening is turning out to be bright and sunny and lovely.
onto my card i've chosen to colour another of my old stamps and this one is called contemporary bride. i have three in total so i'll dust my third one off and make something with the stamp in a couple of days.
on my card this evening i've gone for a contemporary/cas feel i hope you like her.

contemporary bride, wedding

i have used my copics to colour the dress and also added some shimmer using my sakura gel pens (sadly the photo doesn't pick it up) and i've fussy cut around her and stamped the image again on my linen card to line her up.

materials used:

6x6" white card base.

white linen and gunmetal grey shimmer card from my stash.

spellbinder and joy crafts dies

woc mulberry roses

pearl ribbon
white satin ribbon
sentiments: lotv, vintage sentiments occasions

ink:

memento espresso truffle

copic markers: 

skin: e000, e00, e04, e11, e21
dress: c7, c5, c3, c1, c0
sakura gel shimmer pens: gold and purple

many thanks for stopping by to visit my blog and for all your comments.

all it leave me to say is have a lovely afternoon/evening and craft happy. Ann  

to the bride and groom

hi and welcome to my little crafting blog.
yesterday i was having a major re-shuffle of my crafting area and stumbled on the very first stamps i ever bought and as usual i got side tracked and i sat down stamped and started to colour leaving my crafting mess to be sorted tonight : )

to the bride and groom, wedding

happy to report crafting mess all sorted, tidied and put away shortly after our evening meal leaving me plenty of time to construct my card as follows: distressing the edges of my image adding distress ink and a little frantage, mounted onto some ivory satin card. stamped all around the edge of some white card using one of my stempleglede stamps with distress ink and again used more around the edge stuck this onto a 6x6" white base card, then i've mounted my image at a little angle. stamped my sentiments and cut out with a spellbinder die and i've also over stamped using my stempleglede stamp  to finish.

materials used:
6x6" white card base.
stamped white card, ivory satin card
frantage
distressing tool
white lace
die: spellbinder fancy oval
ink:
memento espresso truffle
distress ink: wild honey, walnut stain
copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20

Hair: E44, e47

Outfit

e000, e00, e11, e21

many thanks for stopping by to visit my blog and for all your comments.

all it leave me to say is have a lovely afternoon/evening and craft happy. Ann  

colouring skills thanks to kit and clowder, using Tiddly inks images

wedding card: copics

birthday wishes: pro markers

birthday wishes: pro markers

happy birthday: copics

just sharing some of my card makes sadly i cannot list all my colour combos used as i made three of them a while ago and didn't make a note (doh) i have used a mixture of pro-marker and copic markers to colour. my first card i have used you and me baby (digi stamp), my second and third card i have used Fairy sunny day (stamp) and my fourth card is using fairy faye (digi stamp) my colouring skills have all been made possible by the lovely Alyce and her colouring classes at kit and clowder (click on link in my side bar should you want to learn).

colours used on you and me baby:

copic: skin e000, e00, e04, e11, e21,

hair: bride: w7, w5, w3, w1. groom: c7, c5, c3

clothes: bride: e000, e00, e21. groom: c10, c9, c7, c5, c3, c1, c0

i hope you all have a lovely day and manage to get some crafting in. craft happy. Ann