Monday 18 March 2024

Happy Birthday - LOTV

good morning everyone
welcome to my share for today, i'm back with another male card using one of my LOTV stamps (this one is available as a digi) elbow grease


elbow grease


colours used


peek inside, matching papers


and the handsome chappie.
today's post is somewhat short but i do hope my card inspires.

 here is my list of some of the items used
inks:
fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle
Tim Holtz:  distress ink
vintage photo, tattered rose, walnut stain, shabby shutters, pumice stone, hickory smoke, ground expresso, weathered wood, faded jeans, frayed burlap, black soot
papers:
papers: Fabriano 5 - water colour paper
off white card
designer paper: my minds eye
7" x 7" base card
stamps:
LOTV: elbow grease & wavy sentiment (sentiments discontinued)
mft: something for everything
dies:
spellbinder: squares
mft: fishtail banner
miscellaneous:
foam pads
double sided tape


thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x

Thursday 14 March 2024

Merry Christmas pergamano


good morning everyone
back to share a sweet christmas card with you all today.
as you can all see i am a sucker for cute images and these christmas images from pergamano (clarity stamps) are no different.


poppets pearl


 
i will add after this post i will only have two more completed cards to share over the next two weeks from the coloured images i painted a while ago, phew.
i will also add my stamp collection has increased, i have cheekily been building my bella collection....

here is my list of some of the items used
inks:
fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle
Tim Holtz:  distress ink
vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick, walnut stain, antique linen, festive berries, peeled paint, weathered wood, fosilised amber
papers:
papers: Fabriano 5 - water colour paper
off white card
designer paper: maja - woodland christmas
7" x 7" base card
stamps:
pergamano poppets: Pearl
LOTV: grunge snow flakes & christmas recipe tags  
dies:
from my stash
miscellaneous:
red satin ribbon
frantage: shabby white
foam pads
sakura glitter pen
double sided tape


thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x

Monday 11 March 2024

Happy Birthday - LOTV

good morning to everyone in craft land
in amongst all the christmas cards i made and that are currently waiting to be published from my schedule i thought i would sneek in and share a few more card as i have been busy colouring, yay to me. 
first up are some of my lili of the valley male images. i do love making male cards as there never seems to be enough hand made ones around (i could be wrong lol).


today i have used perfect stripes, oh how i do love the vintage boy stamps.


above all the colours i have used to paint my image


and a peek inside my card
no sentiments added yet..


a little close up of the handsome chappie.

here is my list of some of the items used
inks:
fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle
Tim Holtz:  distress ink
vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick, walnut stain, shabby shutters, pumice stone, hickory smoke, ground expresso, weathered wood, faded jeans
papers:
papers: Fabriano 5 - water colour paper
off white card
designer paper: my minds eye (i think)
7" x 7" base card
stamps:
LOTV: perfect stripes & sentiments 
miscellaneous:
foam pads
double sided tape


thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x

 

Thursday 7 March 2024

merry christmas pergamano

hi and good morning to all
popping in with my christmassy share for today
a simple quick one layered card that has had it's backing paper stamped with a super sweet sentiment stamp from magnolia.


the backing paper continues inside the card but i have choosen not to distress or ink the edges of the paper and i have used the magnolia stamp as my internal sentiment.



 occasionally i stamp my backing papers to add a little more interest to the design.

here is my list of items used
inks:
fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle
Tim Holtz:  distress ink
vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick, broken china, tumbled glass festive berries, mowed lawn, fosilised amber, weatherwood, spun sugar
papers:
papers: Fabriano 5 - water colour paper
designer paper: first edition - Christmas Promise
6"x6" base card
stamps:
pergamano: Presh
magnolia - christmas
mft: holiday cheer
dies:
spellbinder
miscellaneous:
foam pads
double sided tape
sakura giltter pens


thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x
 

Friday 1 March 2024

happy birthday my friend - LOTV

 

hi one and all.
popping in with a quickish birthday card share and to say what a blissful morning i have had colouring and creating a male birthday card that's now in my stash.
it has been a long time since i have done any colouring and again i am a little rusty but i love the result. i don't normally wash out the image with colour but what an affect. 
i have still a few cards that are scheduled to be shared over the next few weeks but i got giddy this morning and decided to share this:










here is my list of some of the items used
inks:
fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle
Tim Holtz:  distress ink
vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick, walnut stain, shabby shutters, pumice stone, hickory smoke, ground expresso, fosilised amber, weatherwood, spun sugar
papers:
papers: Fabriano 5 - water colour paper
designer paper: maja monochromes light teal
6"x6" base card
stamps:
LOTV: teeing off 
mft: everything wonderful
miscellaneous:
foam pads
double sided tape
sakura giltter pens


thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x
 

Thursday 29 February 2024

Merry Christmas


good morning everyone.
back today with a christmas share, it's never too early to start creating christmas cards...
says the crafter who's always on the last minute.
today i have an image from stampingbella: tiny townies on santa's lap and my colouring medium is distress ink.




i've chosen to use traditional colours for this card and my papers are from maja designs, i do adore them and i have to say you are spoilt for choice with their designs, it's just a pitty it's now down to only one supplier in the uk (i can't see myself having a trip to Sweden any time soon lol)


but when i can stock up on the papers i do.

list of items used:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle
Tim Holtz:  distress ink
vintage photo, tattered rose, spun sugar,walnut stain, worn lipstick and festive berries, candied apple, shabby shutter, faded jeans, pumice stone, frayed burlap, aged mahogany.
papers:
papers: Fabriano 5 - water colour paper
Maja design -woodland christmas
7"x7" base card
ivory shimmer card
silver mirri card
stamps:
stampingbella - tiny townies on santas lap
my favorite things: holiday cheer - sentimens
dies:
joycraft
mft - stitch scalloped square
miscellaneous:
foam pads
sakura gel roll pens
satin ribbon



thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x

Thursday 22 February 2024

Get well soon

 

hi and a warm welcome to my share for today,
an adorable get well soon using one of stampingbella's tiny townies: Tiny townie nurse.
it's a very girlie design, my image has been coloured with distress ink.


i can't beleive that it's over sixteen months since i coloured up all the images on my recent shares i suppose that's what happens when you jump from one craft to another...


and now that i have a little more time on my hands i can split my time equally between card making, candle decorating and natural fibre art dolls (waldorf).
wish me luck lol..

here is my list of items used
inks:
fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle
Tim Holtz:  distress ink
vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick, faded jeans, spun sugar, walnut stain, pumice stone, antique linen, black soot
papers:
papers: Fabriano 5 - water colour paper
designer papers from my stash
6"x6" base card
stamps:
Stampingbella: tiny townie nurse
MFT: something for everything - sentiments
dies:
spellbinder
miscellaneous:
foam pads
double sided tape
sakura giltter pens


thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x
 

Thursday 15 February 2024

Happy Halloween



good morning crafters and welcome to my random share for today



a Halloween Card.
today i've used mystical moon from LOTV, available as a digi
and i have painted her with distress ink.


i still have a few more coloured images left to add to cards and i am slowley getting through them..


i have accumilated so many papers, dies, stamps and embellishments sometimes i sit there for hours not knowing wich ones i want to use. 


some cards are really quick to complete others take a while, i'm sure i'm not the only one who dithers when choosing papers, dies & accessories..lol

here is my list of items used
inks:
fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle
Tim Holtz:  distress ink
vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick, faded jeans, black soot, pumis stone, twisted citroen, villainous poison, walnut stain
papers:
papers: Fabriano 5 - water colour paper
maja design: denim & girls
6"x6" base card
stamps:
lili of the valley
mystical moon - polymer stamp - possibly distcontinued in polymer
spooky silhouettes - polymer stamp - possibly discontinued in polymer
dies:
sizzix thinlits -tim holtz
miscellaneous:
foam pads
double sided tape


thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x
 

Friday 9 February 2024

happy birthday

hi
today i'm sharing a birthday card using i believe in fairies (LOTV) again. 
just one of many really sweet images that i adore to use.


my image is painted with distress ink and framed with one of my many favorite dies, this one is  from LRDS (discontinued).



 list of items used

inks:
fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle
Tim Holtz:  distress ink
vintage photo, tattered rose, picked raspberry, spun sugar,walnut stain, broken china, worn lipstick and festive berries
papers:
papers: Fabriano 5 - water colour paper
LOTV paper pad - discontinued
7"x7" base card
white card
gloss card
stamps:
lili of the valley - i believe in fairies
my favorite things: something for everything - sentimens
stempleglede (fourishes on backing paper)- discontinued
dies:
LDRS (discontinued)
miscellaneous:
foam pads
sakura gel roll pens
satin ribbon
mulberry flowers


thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x

on a crafting note:
i have had a small break from crafting, as i said in my first post of 2024 and i'm now looking forward to crafting some more, back in november i decided to take semi retirement and i now only work three days a week giving me more time to craft, including siging up for a north coast workshop in Clacton -on -sea that's due to take place in may, yay to me..