on your birthday

hi, welcome to my card share for today.

a lovely, cute, pastel coloured, girlie birthday card using and image that was coloured quite sometime ago. the stamp is by Stampingbella.

i am still going through a stop start crafting spert were i have days when i struggle to be creative and when i do manage to think past all the negatives i do tend to surprise myself with adorable greetings cards. i do often think that i'm not the only one though.

for my card i have created a split front card, used some of my many designer papers that like most crafters are reluctant to use (lol).

colours used:

skin: vintage photo, tattered lace

hair: walnut stain, antique linen

dress: twisted citroen, worn lipstick, spun sugar 

ballons: spun sugar, twisted citroen and squeezed lemonade

and my supplies:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

Fabriano 5 - water colour paper

6" x 6" base card

papers: white card, designer papers by lili of the valley

dies: tonic & LDRS    

rubber stamp: Stampingbella tiny townie: Blossom loves balloons & lotv sentiments

embellishments: satin ribbon & grosgrain ribbon

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x

 

Birthday boy

popping in today with share no 4

a simple cas style card that is basically just matted and layered.

i do tend to keep my male/boy cards simple and straight forward.

 todays handsome chappie is walk the plank..

colours used:

skin: vintage photo, tattered lace

hair: walnut stain

outfit: old paper, broken china, black soot, antique linen 

dog: black soot, antique linen

other colours used: stormy sky, shabby shutters

and my supplies:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

Fabriano 5 - water colour paper

6" x 6" base card

papers: white card, designer paper from my stash

dies: tonic

rubber stamp: lili of the valley - walk the plank & lotv sentiments

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x

 

Merry Christmas 2

 

hi and good morning.

today's share is a landscape creation using some of my fave dies (snow flakes)

i really adore my LOTV stamps and was so sad when i learned that their polymers stamps weren't as popular as they had hoped and they where reverting back to just digi stamps. 

i do however have a large selection of their rubber stamps (phew), some polymer stamps and a few digi stamps to keep me going....

 colours used:

skin: vintage photo, tattered lace

hair: walnut stain

outfit: stormy sky

gloves, hat & skates: ice spruce

dog: walnut stain, antique linen, festive berries

and my supplies:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

Fabriano 5 - water colour paper

8" x 6" base card

papers: white gloss card, white glitter card, designer paper: maja designs

dies: Joy Crafts, anna-marie designs & spellbinder

rubber stamp: lili of the valley: no brakes

embellishments: sakura glitter pens - gold

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x

 

Merry Christmas 1

popping in with a christmas kind of a cas style share today.

i have a total of seven cards from my september 2020 colouring fest and yesterday's birthday card was the start.

my card today:

i don't think this qualifies for a total cas style card as it's not all white (still learning) but i am led to believe you can add a pop of a coloured panel but it think my designer paper covers too much of the card...

 colours used:

skin: vintage photo, tattered lace, worn lipstick

hair: shaded lilac

dress: spun sugar, worn lipstick

wings: shaded lilac

crescent moon

and my supplies:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

Fabriano 5 - water colour paper

8" x 6" base card

papers: white linen card, designer paper: first edition

dies: Joy Crafts

rubber stamp: lili of the valley: sweet christmas set

embellishments: sakura glitter pens - gold

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x

Birthday wishes

hi and welcome to my share for today.

over the next few days i will be sharing cards from a colouring fest that i did whilst on holiday back in September 2020.

it has taken me a while to complete but i hope you enjoy my creations.

todays card is a shabby chic style

colours used:

skin: vintage photo, tattered lace, worn lipstick

hair: walnut stain, antique linen

feather: weathered wood

flower: fosilised amber, scattered straw, peeled paint

dress: fosilised amber, scattered straw, squeezed lemonade & weathered wood

and my supplies:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

Fabriano 5 - water colour paper

6" x 6" base card

papers: white card, designer paper: Lili of the valley

dies: LDRS & stash

rubber stamp: lili of the valley - looking glass & lotv sentiments

embellishments: pearl string, wild orchid roses, white stamens & lemon ribbon

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x

 

merriest christmas wishes

 hi everyone 

starting with a belated 

happy new year to you all.

popping in this evening with my first card of twenty twenty two and would you beleive it it's a christmas card

it's more than six months since i have sat down and done any card crafting and yesterday for the first time i felt like card making.

i have recently purchased some beautiful maja design christmas papers which i have used on my creation today but also six to eight months ago bought lots of new dies and paper pads to make last years festive cards and didn't make jot.

everything is just at a stanstill with me at the minute even the doll i was working on has been put to one side.

i know i'm not the only one who is struggling with everything and i have turned a very small corner and it's a start.

for my card 

 supplies:

6"x6" white base card

designer paper: maja designs - happy christmas (from the mad scrapper) paper has been over stamped with snow flakes with grey and cream shimmer card stock used on my die cut embellishments, sentiments and matting

dies: sizzix thinlits by tim holtz, sentiments: creative expressions mini expressions by sue wilson

stamps: big & bold stamps by - colorado craft company

LOTV pre-printed image from my stash of paper squares (bought a lifetime ago lol)

my card has been embellished with:

glitter, textured paste etc

watch out for my next post for more card/doll making soon

thanks for stopping by enjoy your evening.

and craft happy. Ann x

photo journal of a new waldorf doll

good morning all

im stopping by with a quickish post of a photo journal of my latest waldorf inspired doll.

although this little cutie has no name as yet she is destined to be a ballerina and i am in the process of creating her outfit, but for now a little taster of her progress

and the journey begins with her body

hand sewn together using a small back stich

all body parts sewn and turned out

at this point i attach the dolls head

as i find this the easiest for me in the process of doll making

the dolls head was created with a little needle felting, her body and arms have been stuffed with wool and all the pices are sewn into place.

a little blush added to define her cheeks and forhead

my new auntie flo wefted wig attached

and my doll has been dressed to keep her warm.

dolls hair has been tied back

until her new outfit is ready

join me again soon to see the completed doll.

thanks for looking, enjoy your day and

craft happy, Ann