birthday wishes

good morning crafters and welcome to my share for today.

i've gone for a shabby chic look using one of my Stampingbella images that i stamped and coloured up around christmas 2022.

this was a simple exercise of showing the verstillity of my stamp in the sence you didn't have to use all the image.

a little close up of my flowers

and finally the inside of my card.

onto my supplies:

stamp: stampingbella whitney & wendy love wine

fade resistant dye ink: 

memento - expresso truffle

6" x 6" white base card

papers: 

white card, maja design & mintay

dies: 

joycraft, tonic & creative expressions

embellishments:

 wild orchid flowers and stamen's

distress ink:

skin: tattered lace, worn lipstick

hair:

antique linen & walnut stain

dress 1:

various layers of spun sugar

dress 2:

various layers of broken china

belt: worn lipstick

bottle & glass:

old paper

party hats:

sakura glitter pens

i have also used:

foam pads, double sided tape, tacky glue and acetate.

once again all it leaves me to say now is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x

 

birthday wishes

good morning crafters

popping in with another male birthday card using wallpaper paste from Lili of the Valley. i have coloured my image with my prismacolor pencils and i've used some fabulous papers from my stash. as always with my male cards i have tried to keep it simple with a little bit of fuss with my embellishments, dies and papers that i've used.

a little close - up

again appologies i havn't listed the prismacolor pencils i've used.

onto my supplies:

stamp: lili of the valley: wallpaper paste

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

prismacolor pencils - colours not listed

distress ink: walnut stain, tumbled glass

strathmore coloured pencil paper

6" x 6" white base card

papers & card all from my stash

dies: joycraft, mft scolloped edge, creative expression 

self adhesive tape and foam pads

wooden buttons

once again all it leaves me to say now is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x

 

happy birthday

 good morning lovelies

i have a birthday card to share today. 

a simple male card for the budding golfer.

i do love my lili of the valley stamps and i was pleased as punch when the ladies released some polymer stamps including this one used today. i do beleive this stamp is available as a digi stamp: teeing off.

my chappie has been coloured with prisma color pencils and as per usual i haven't made a note of my colours used. 

he was just stamped and i got carried away colouring.

onto my supplies:

stamp: lili of the valley: teeing off

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

prismacolor pencils - colours not listed

strathmore coloured pencil paper

7" x 7" white base card

papers & card all from my stash

dies: spellbinder squares, mft scolloped edge, sizzix sentiments

self adhesive tape and foam pads

once again all it leaves me to say now is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x

christmas continued

good morning crafters my christmas card making continues as i have lots of coloured images still waiting to be added to projects.

today i'm back with a fabulous image from stampingbella, this evokes many christmas memories for me from when my two children where small and how they looked forward to seeing santa.

 

my card was completed just before christmas 

 colours used:

skin: vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick

beared: weathered wood

father Christmas coat, pants & hat: festive berries, stormy sky (shading), speckled egg

boots: black soot

chair: mowed lawn, walnut stain

girl: faded jeans, victorian velvet, worn lipstick, mowed lawn, aged mahogany, evergreen bough, antique linen

boy: weathered wood, walnut stain, vintage photo, tea dye, faded jeans

santas sack: festive berries, tumbled glass, squeezed lemonade

background: stormy sky

and my supplies:

stamp: stampingbella - on santas lap

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

fabriano 5 - water colour card

7" x 7" white base card

papers: white glitter card, designer papers: first edition

dies: spellbinder squares, dies from my stash

embellishment: glitter pen, ribbon from my stash

once again all it leaves me to say now is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x

happy new year & and more christmas cards

hi and welcome to my first share of 2023

i hope everyone has managed to enjoy a good christmas & new year. 

this christmas we celebrated christmas day with our son Adrian, daughter in law Sally, grandchildren Oliver, Phoebe and Rob & Sue Sally's parents and what a great day it was and what a fabulous feast we had, we even managed a few shots of baby guinness (my fave) plus quite a few other alcoholic tipples as well.

back to my share

a completed card using one of the images i coloured up back in may 2022 and i've gone for a rustic feel (i have created a card using the same base layout from a while ago) i do love my lotv images and my image has been painted with distress ink.

my images from may 2022 i think there is only one left to be added to a card project...

colours used:

skin: vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick

hair: stormy sky

shoes & coat: old paper, shabby shutters

scarf: weathered wood, antique linen

skirt: antique linen

basket: walnut stain, shabby shutters, peeled paint, festive berries

and my supplies:

stamp: lili of the valley: festive fairy

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

fabriano 5 - water colour card

7" x 7" white base card

papers: gold foiled card, designer papers: first edition

dies: mft, press-cut, lady e flowers & foliage, die from my stash

embellishment: glitter pen, frantage - shabby white

once again all it leaves me to say now is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x

 

wishing you all a very Merry Christmas

good morning crafters.

one more sleep until Santa stops by and i have to say my youngest granddaughter is giddy with antisipation and she's only 2 and a half..

welcome to my last share for this year a little more distress ink colouring. 

i can't beleive 2022 is almost over and how extremly fast it has gone with all it's ups and downs along the way. i had planned like most to be a little more active with my card making, crafting and blogging this year but alas i didn't and i'm not going to add any pressure to myself to be any different next year, but the colouring, cardmaking, doll making, dressmaking and knitting will continue in the background and i will share all my completed projects with you on the three social platforms i use. 

today's image is from Clarity a pergamano poppet and she is just adoreable.

i'm truly thankful to Alyce over at Kit & Clowder (link on my side bar) for all the lesons, projects and classes she has created and taught over the years they have truly given me the skills i needed to colour the adorable images that i have and allows me to create beautiful one of a kind greetings cards.

Finally i would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Peaceful New Year. 

thank you for stopping by, looking and for all your kind comments on my blog.

don't forget to stop by next year

Ann

 

distress ink colouring Stampingbella

good morning crafters.

welcome to my share for today: a little distress inking and

a little colouring homage to the wonderful stamps from Stampingbella.

all three coloured images are now waiting to be added to card projects.

 

the colouring journey begins:

tiny townies: on santas lap

next are three coloured images

and to finish Whitney and Wendy love wine

this image will be perfect for my wine loving daughter and her friend.

i chose not to use all the stamp (image minus the long legs) this gives me a few more options on what card bases i can use..

all colours i have used will be listed on the completed card project when they are posted.

                                                   

like most Stampingbella fans i was saddened by the news about Dah Bella: Emily and i was touched by how many bella fans paid tribute to an amazing soul on facebook and i was extremly touched by the beautiful tributes by her bellababes via Stampingbella's blog.

i never met Emily but i loved reading her humorous comments, new stamp sneak peeks and inspiring post from the blog and FB page, but most of all i love the sisterhood and the amazing blue stamps she had created and shared with the world.

thank you Emily

enjoy your day and always craft happy. Ann

thanks for stopping by