Sun Kissed

I'm in a pinky-red mode today, with an Elizabeth Bell image called Sun Kissed.  The pretty papers are from Wild Rose Studio and I've used some vintage style ribbon and rustic red twine.  The die is one of my long-time favourites from Memory Box, called Whimsical Flourish.

Card Recipe:

• Image - Whimsy Elizabeth Bell Sun Kissed
• Typed Sentiment (Wendy Medium font)
• Colouring - Copics
• Clouds - Dovecraft Shimmer chalks
• Cardworks Card base
• Wild Rose Studio Strawberry Picnic papers
• Neenah Classic Crest White Stamping Card
• Momento Stamp Pad Ink
• Memory Box Whimsical Flourish die
• Vintage Style Ribbon
• Red Burlap Twine
• Pearls

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Die Crazy
• My Mum's Craft Challenge - Lots of Layers

Happy crafting
Annette
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Picked Sweet

It's a strawberry and chocolate colour scheme today, showcasing a sweet image from Elizabeth Bell.  I've also used some of my lovely new Antique Library papers from Wild Rose Studio and one of their new dies.

Card Recipe, featuring items from The Stamp Basket:

• Image - Elizabeth Bell Picked Sweet
• Colouring - Copics
• Clouds - Dovecraft Shimmer chalks
• Cardworks Shaped Card base
• Wild Rose Studio Antique Library Paper Pad
• Neenah Classic Crest White Stamping Card
• Momento Stamp Pad Ink
• Wild Rose Studio Birdy Branch Die
• Wild Orchid Craft Flowers
• Vintage Style Ribbon

I've been inspired by:

• Delightful Challenges - Bloom
• Penny Black and More - Blossoms and Blooms

Happy crafting
Annette
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Picking Flowers

I'm using my first pages of the lovely new Wild Rose Studio Antique Library Paper pad today, and all I can say is every page in this set is going to be used (and that's quite unusual for me, because there's usually some pages that I am not so keen on).  Not so with this pad, they're all lovely.

I've also used my new Wild Rose Studio Corner Flourish die, and boy, does this die cut well.  All those fiddly bits inside the flowers just fall out so easily, it is lovely to use.  I've used two of the die cuts, and they just overlapped by a few millimetres, so I snipped off a small smidgeon and you can barely see the join as they shape around the card base.  I've popped different sized pearls into the middles of each flower.

Card Recipe, featuring items from The Stamp Basket:

• Image - Elizabeth Bell Picked Sweet
• Sentiment from Lili of the Valley
• Colouring - Copics
• Cardworks Shaped Card base
• Wild Rose Studio Antique Library Paper pad
• Neenah Classic Crest White Stamping Card
• Wild Rose Studio Corner Flourish die
• Memory box Pippi and Isabelle butterfly die duo
• Momento Stamp Pad Ink
• Wild Orchid Craft Flowers
• Vintage Style Ribbon - Pink
• Pearls
• Glossy Accents

I've been inspired by:

• Cute Card Thursday - Girls
• Creative Inspirations - Fave colour combo (pink and purple)
• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Special Lady
• Totally Papercrafts - Shaped Cards
• ABC - H for Hair

Happy crafting
Annette
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Sun Kissed (but where's the pink?)

Considering I'm not really a fan of the colour green, I have made a couple of green cards lately and quite liked them.  This card is a real change from my usual pink creations, although I have sneaked some purple in there!  I really like these Secret Garden text papers and they inspired the colour scheme.

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Card Recipe featuring items from The Stamp Basket:

• Image - Elizabeth Bell's Sun Kissed by Whimsy
• Cardworks Shaped Card base
• Graphic 45 Secret Garden Papers
• Neenah Classic Crest White Stamping Card
• Momento Stamp Pad Ink
• La La Land Heart Fence Die
• Memory Box Forest Snail Die
• Memory Box Arianna Sprig Die
• Hobby House Pearls

I've been inspired by:

• The Hobby House Challenge - Hobby House Artists (Elizabeth Bell)
• Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
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Let's go fly a kite

My card today features Sun Kissed from The Stamp Basket, and she's currently on sale, as are the beautiful papers which are Magnolia and I'm sooo in love with them.  These are the Cloudy Purple Hearts, but I also have the pink and turquoise hearts which are my favourite. They're so pretty and subtle.  I tried to match the colours of my image to the papers to bring it all together.

The die cuts are all white to maintain the pale colouring, and I've used a Pine Needle Border and a couple of Summer Kites.  There's a piece of lace in there too, between the kites and the flowers, but it's quite pale so you have to have your specs on to see it!

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Card Recipe:

• Image - Sun Kissed by Whimsy
• Cardworks Card base
• Magnolia Papers 
• Neenah Classic Crest White Stamping Card
• Flat White Lace
• Momento Stamp Pad Ink
• Memory Box Pine Needle Border
• Memory Box Summer Kites
• 3mm Snow White pearls
• Wild Orchid Flowers

I've been inspired by:

• Fab n Funky - Summer
• Wild Orchid Crafts - Birthday Party
• The Ribbon Girl - Birthday
• Penny Black and More - In the Garden

Happy crafting

Apple Blossom

My card for The Stamp Basket today showcases Apple Blossom from Whimsy Stamps.  I was really pleased with it when I'd finished, but now I look at it, it could be more of an autumnal card with the apple harvest and rich burgundy and greens.  Still, we've not exactly got springtime weather, so no harm done!! LOL

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Card Recipe:

• Image - Apple Blossom from Whimsy Stamps
• Cardworks Shaped Card base
• Country Companions Papers
• Neenah Classic Crest White Stamping Card
• Momento Stamp Pad Ink
• Memory Box Lavish Branch
• Rich Burgundy Satin Ribbon
• Lace
• Liquid Pearls
• Glossy Accents
• 5mm, 4mm & 3mm Snow White pearls
• Hobby House 8mm Pearl Brad
• Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

I've been inspired by:

• Penny Black at Allsorts - Blossoms & Bows
• Cute Card Thursday - Butterfly Kisses

Happy crafting

Sending Smiles Across the Miles (FREEBIE)

Happy Sunday everyone.  Today's card showcases products from The Stamp Basket, and features Sun Kissed from Elizabeth Bell.  I've used my lovely Lavish Branch die and pretty Country Companions double sided rose papers.

The sentiment is a new freebie, requested by TaylorMade. Unfortunately she didn't leave her email so I can't tell her that it's one of those I've selected, but hopefully she'll pop back to collect it.  It's taking me a while to make them up, but I'm getting through them slowly and there will be more to come yet, so keep popping back.

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Freebie:
As promised, here is my Sentiment freebie that I've used above.  You're free to download it if you like it; click on the image for a larger version, then right click and 'save picture as' to save to your own computer. 

My conditions are as follows:

1. Please become a follower, then you will see more freebies as they are posted,
2. Please leave a comment on this post to let me know you've downloaded it, and
3. Please don't share my freebies directly with other people, but please send them over to collect it themselves.
4. Please give me credit when you use them and post your finished creations on your blog.

I also adore seeing your creations using my digi sentiments, so I'd really love you to send me an email with links to your creations so I can pop over for a peek!

Card Recipe:

• Image - Sun Kissed from Elizabeth Bell
• Cardworks Shaped Card base
• Papers - Country Companions
• Spellbinders Lacey Circles Nesties dies
• Neenah Classic Crest White Stamping Card
• Momento Stamp Pad Ink
• Memory Box Lavish Branch Die
• Liquid Pearls
• Hobby House 8mm Pearl Brad
• Vintage Style Pink Ribbon
• Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

I've been inspired by:

• Simon Says Stamp and Show - Quotable
• Forever Friends - Girls
• Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampin' - Go Girlie

Happy crafting

Pink Chloe

I'm back to the safety of my favourite colour scheme today with a pink birthday card using Chloe from Elizabeth Bell.

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All items are from The Stamp Basket as follows:

• Image - Chloe from Elizabeth Bell
• Cardworks Shaped Card base
• Wild Rose Studio - Always & Forever papers
• Memory Box Cosmo Border Die
• Liquid Pearls
• Berisfords Satin Ribbon Red
• White Flat Lace

I've been inspired by:

• The Sketchy Challenges - Sketch
• Penny's Paper Craft - Anything Goes
• Sentimental Sundays - Lace & Pearls

Happy crafting

Chloe

I'm sharing Chloe from The Stamp Basket today.  I've also got a new die, Lavish Branch, and it's lovely. The leaves are really detailed and it makes a lovely spray of leaves underneath some flowers.  I can see I'm going to be using this one quite a bit!

Don't forget the Guest Design Team call at The Stamp Basket being held at the moment. Pop over to The Stamp Basket blog to take a peek at the details.

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Items are from The Stamp Basket where linked below:

• Image - Chloe from Elizabeth Bell
• Cardworks Shaped Card base
• Wild Rose Studio Always and Forever
• Memory Box - Lavish Branch
• Memory Box - Cosmo Border
• Lace
• Liquid Pearls
• Glossy Accents
• Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
• Sentiment Font - "You Won't Bring Me Down"
• Sewing machine
• Glass pearls

Pop over to The Stamp Basket to see the lovely array of products on offer.

I've been inspired by:

• MAWTT - Only Girls Allowed
• Love to Create - Let's Celebrate

Happy crafting

Addicted to Pink

Thank goodness it's Saturday.  I've not had a good week as I've had a couple of days off work sick and am only just starting to feel human again.  I've been alternating between overheating and shivery cold sweats along with a swollen sore throat and a thick head.  But I hope that it's on the way out now.  (famous last words!)

Anyway, onto more exciting news, it's my day to showcase for The Stamp Basket today, so here's a card I've made using some gorgeous new Wild Rose Studio papers and a pretty Elizabeth Bell image.

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All items are from The Stamp Basket as follows:

• Image - Elizabeth Bell Apple Blossom
• Cardworks Shaped Card base
• Always and Forever Wild Rose Studio papers
• Memory Box Hollyhock Stem die
• Pink satin ribbon
• White Lace
• Pink Buttons
• Burlap Twine
• 5mm, 4mm & 3mm Snow White pearls
• Flowers from Wild Rose Studio

Pop over to The Stamp Basket to see the lovely array of products on offer.  The sale has been extended until the end of this weekend, so pop over while there are still some bargains.

I've been inspired by:

• Forever Friends - Ribbon or Lace (I've used both)
• Wild Orchid Crafts - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Happy crafting

Honeyblossom Picked Sweet

Today's card uses an Elizabeth Bell image in some lovely spring fresh colours.  I tried so hard to colour her hair, doing lots of "flick" type movements with my copics, but I still don't think that it looks quite right.  More practice needed, I think!

I coloured the pearls, and the pearl brad with my copics to match the pink theme, and maintained my new year's resolution to include stitching on my card (around the card base including the scalloped base edge which was a challenge in itself).

I've also used my honeyblossom sprig die again, this time I've coloured it with my chalks rather than leave it plain pink.

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All items are from The Stamp Basket as follows:

• Image - Whimsy Picked Sweet
• Cardworks Shaped Card base
• Prima Meadowlark Papers
• Memory Box Honeyblossom Sprig
• Memory Box Marshmallow Clouds
• Liquid Pearls
• Snow White pearls (coloured with copics)
• Hobby House 8mm Pearl Brad (coloured pearl with copics)
• Pink Satin Ribbon
• From my Stash - Wild Orchid Flowers, Sewing machine

Pop over to The Stamp Basket to see the lovely array of products on offer.

I've been inspired by:

• Wild Orchid Crafts - Anything Goes
• Inky Chicks - Anything Goes

Happy crafting.