Bunny with Glasses

I'm in love with this cute little bunny so I've made him the centre of attention on my card. Don't you just want to scoop him up and snuggle him! :0)

Card Recipe:

• Bunny with Glasses from Gerda Steiner
• MFT Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges 2
• MFT Stitched Basic Edges 2
• Watercoloured with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• The Langton Watercolour paper
• Mama Elephant Smile Die

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
• Gerda Steiner - Share your Designs

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Horace

We're looking for your favourite colour combo at As You Like It Challenge this fortnight and despite the regular appearance of purple, my ultimate favourite combo is pink and blue.  I love both colours but think pastel shades of this combo really complement each other. I have lots of papers in these colours and although most of my puppy image is fur, I have also managed to squeeze both of my chosen colours into my image.  I'm also using my favourite fur colour combo of Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo and a spot of Gathered Twigs for shade.

Card Recipe:

• Horace from PolkaDoodles
• Maja Design Paper Pad
• MFT Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges 2
• MFT Stitched Basic Edges 2
• Watercoloured with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• The Langton Watercolour paper

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Monday Challenge - Focus on the Edge (Stitched die edge on all panels and scalloped edge under image panel)
• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Pinata Squidgy

It's 'Hump Day' so I'm sharing a little fun in the form of Pinata Squidgy.  I've teamed her again with a sentiment die from my MFT Adorable Elephants.

I've used my MFT Stitched Basic Edges 2 to create some interest on the curved edge and added some twine to 'hang' my little pinata donkey from.

Card Recipe:

• Pinata Squidgy
• MFT Adorable Elephants
• Versafine Ink Pad
• MFT Stitched Basic Edges 2
• Watercoloured with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• The Langton Watercolour paper
• Flat Backed Pearls

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Monday Challenge - Focus on the Edge (Stitched die edge on curved edge and inked around edge of whole card to frame it)

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Just Samples

I'm not sharing a finished card today, but instead just some samples of colouring that I've completed over the last couple of weeks for another project using some images that I love too much not to share with you!  

Since it's going to be a photo heavy post, I'll keep the nattering brief, other than to say, I hope you like purple!!!  ;0)

So, first of all, these are some of the aptly named Adorable Elephants from MFT:

Staying with MFT, this next guy is from their Magical Dragons set:

Holding the fantasy theme, these next few guys are from Gerda Steiner:

And finally, I'm downsizing from monster to mouse, with Lili of the Valley's Three Kind Mice and Lucky Mouse:

That's all folks!

Project Recipe:

• MFT Adorable Elephants
• Surprise! Sentiment from MFT Moody Unicorn Set
• MFT Magical Dragons
• Gerda Steiner Monsters
• Three Kind Mice and Lucky Mouse from Lili of the Valley
• Versafine Ink Pad
• Watercoloured with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• The Langton Watercolour paper

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

A Little Gift

I've made a second card along the same theme as yesterday but this time using 'A Little Gift' from Lili of the Valley.  I can't get enough of this cute little pingu!

Card Recipe:

• A Little Gift from Lili of the Valley
• MFT Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges 2
• MFT Stitched Basic Edges 2
• Glossy Accents
• Chrystal Glamour Dust Glitter
• Button Twine
• Star charm
• Watercoloured with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• The Langton Watercolour paper

I've been inspired by:

• Deep Ocean Challenge - Christmas in July
• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Seeing Stars

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Cosy Penguin

I've got another sample from the new release due out soon from Lili of the Valley. This one's called Cosy Penguin and I love the adorable fluffy pingu!  I also love purple for Christmas cards, and although it's a non-traditional colour I think it works well.

Card Recipe:

• Cosy Penguin from Lili of the Valley
• MFT Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges 2
• MFT Stitched Basic Edges 2
• Glossy Accents
• Chrystal Glamour Dust Glitter
• Button Twine
• Star charm
• Watercoloured with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• The Langton Watercolour paper

I've been inspired by:

• Deep Ocean Challenge - Christmas in July
• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Seeing Stars

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Happy Reindeer

It's July, so I'm in Christmas mode (naturally!) with this sweet image from the soon-to-be-released set of festive images from Lili of the Valley.  This one's called Happy Reindeer and he's adorable.  I've teamed it with a new Marianne Design die although the lettering didn't quite go to plan! I had hoped to emboss it with glitter, but my first attempt at applying embossing ink only to the letters didn't work because the ink seeped under the die and covered the whole of the red card. I therefore resorted to inking in the letters to the embossed die-cut with a white gel pen using the metal die like a stencil!

Card Recipe:

• Happy Reindeer from Lili of the Valley
• MFT Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges 2
• MFT Stitched Basic Edges 2
• Maja Design Coffee in the Arbour Paperpad
• Glossy Accents
• Chrystal Glamour Dust glitter
• Marianne Design Twinkle Twinkle Die
• Watercoloured with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• The Langton Watercolour paper
• Viva Pearl Pen - Ice White

I've been inspired by:

• Deep Ocean - Christmas In July
• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - We're seeing stars

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Xmas Tags

Today's creations feature Skating Chicks from Stamping Bella, but they're in disguise! The first trio are in their penguin costumes and the second trio are dressed as robins.  

Card Recipe:

• Skating Chicks from Stamping Bella
• Versafine Ink Pad
• Paper Smooches Stitched Tag
• MFT Stitched Basic Edges 2
• Watercoloured with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• The Langton Watercolour paper
• Wild Rose Studio papers
• Ribbons

I've been inspired by:

• Deep Ocean Challenge - Christmas in July
• The Ribbon Girl - Any Image
• Country View Crafts (using DI Reinkers) - Things with Wings

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Mermazing

I feel like I'm late to the party with today's card because I've seen this gorgeous mermazing set from MFT all over blogland for weeks now, but only just got around to ordering my set from Dies to Die For.  She's helping to promote the new 'fantasy' challenge starting today at In The Pink Challenge.

Card Recipe:

• MFT Mermazing Stamp Set
• Versafine Ink Pad
• Flat Backed Pearls
• 15mm Mauve Satin Ribbon
• Maja Design Coffee in the Arbour Paper pad
• Marianne Design Die
• Watercoloured with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• The Langton Watercolour paper
• Wild Orchid Crafts Cherry Blossom
• Wild Orchid Crafts Cosmos Daisy
• Wild Orchid Crafts Open Roses
• Wild Orchid Crafts Mini Rosebuds
• White Gel pen

Created for:

Sponsored by:

I've been inspired by:

• The Ribbon Girl - Any Image
• The Sketchy Challenge - At the Beach
• Noor Design! - Die Cuts

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Birthday Daisy

I'm sharing a sweet little birthday card today which was made for a very special friend. I used the sweet Daisy Squidgy from Stamping Bella and paired it with a birthday sentiment from MFT's Adorable Elephants, both available from Dies to Die For.

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Daisy Squidgy
• MFT's Adorable Elephants (sentiment)
• Versafine Ink Pad
• Natural Twine
• MFT Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges 2
• MFT Stitched Basic Edges 2

Other:

• Watercoloured with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• The Langton Watercolour paper

I've been inspired by:

• That's Crafty! - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Life's a Beach

I'm in summer mode today with Tilda eating her ice cream!  Yellow isn't my favourite colour so I feel like I've struggled a bit with this one.

Card Recipe:

• Tilda with Dripping Ice Cream
• Versafine Ink Pad
• Watercoloured with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• The Langton Watercolour paper
• Typed Sentiment
• Maja Design Coffee in the Arbour Papers

I've been inspired by:

• All About Magnolia - Summer
• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Use Plaid
• The Sketchy Challenge - Beach
• Cupcake - Black, White, Yellow
• Lovely hAnglar - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Strawberries

As it's the last day of Wimbledon I've got a strawberry themed card!  It features a little meecie from Gerda Steiner nibbling on his fruit and some strawberry papers from Maja Design. 

Card Recipe:

• Strawberry Mouse
• MFT Dienamics Stitched Circle Stax
• MFT Stitched Tiny Tags
• Coffee in the Arbour Maja Design Paper pad
• Flat Backed Pearls
• 15mm Red Satin Ribbon
• 3mm Red Satin Ribbon
• Sentiment from Lili of the Valley clear stamp set

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Use Plaid
• The Ribbon Girl - Use any image
• Gerda's July Challenge - Strawberry Mouse

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Lazy Daisy

I've made this cute card for a young lady who likes ponies using Lazy Daisy.  It's also perfect for today's challenge at As You Like It Challenge where we're asking if you prefer gems or pearls. 

I think it's fairly clear if you look at my previous creations that I opt for pearls on most of my cards and rarely use gems. I love the smooth texture of the pearls and have them in every colour of the rainbow to match whatever card I'm making. 

I hope the recipient likes it; it was requested by her grandmother who'd seen another one I'd made recently so I kept the design similar but used different papers and sentiment.

Card Recipe:

• Lazy Daisy from Lili of the Valley
• MFT Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges 2
• MFT Stitched Basic Edges 2
• Docraft Happy Birthday Die
• Watercoloured with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• The Langton Watercolour paper
• Nitwit Collections Papers
• Momento Stamp Pad Ink
• Flat backed pearls

I've been inspired by:

• That's Crafty - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Just For You

I've been playing again with the gorgeous Sweet Pea from Stamping Bella.  I've accented the image with pencils to give the petals some texture.  The little tag die is new too, tied on with some embroidery thread.

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Sweet Pea from Stamping Bella
• Versafine Ink Pad
• MFT Stitched Basic Edges 2
• MFT Stitched Tiny Tags

Other:

• Watercoloured with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• Watercoloured with Derwent Inktense Pencils
• The Langton Watercolour paper
• Embroidery thread

I've been inspired by:

• That's Crafty - Anything Goes
• Noor! - Die Cuts

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Heffalumps

I've been drooling over these aptly named Adorable Elephants for a while and eventually they've come back into stock so I've nobbled them quickly and it wasn't too long before I've managed to ink them up.  I've used 4 of the cuties from the set and also a sentiment, but considering all those images, the design is still really CAS.

My little heffalumps are purple (because everyone knows that heffalumps can be purple) and I've created a little scene for them playing in the sun.  I hope you like them.

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• MFT Adorable Elephants
• Versafine Ink Pad

I've been inspired by:

• That's Crafty - Keep it Simple
• Country View - Things With Wings (watercoloured using DI Reinkers)
• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Summer Sunshine

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Ribbon-tastic

At As You Like It Challenge this fortnight we're looking to see how you like adding ribbon to your creations. I love using ribbon to hide the join between two designer papers and adding a double bow to top it off.  The ribbon I've used on today's project is more 'Cadbury Purple' than it looks in the photo as the colour seems to be impossible to photograph.  Hopefully you can get the gist!

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Squidgie and Teddy from Stamping Bella
• Versafine Ink Pad
• MFT Stitched Circle Stax
• Glossy Accents

Other:

• Watercoloured with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• The Langton Watercolour paper
• Maja Design Vintage Spring Paper pad
• 15mm Satin Ribbon
• Flat Backed Pearls
• Wild Orchid Crafts Cherry Blossom
• Wild Orchid Crafts Open Roses
• Wild Orchid Crafts Mini Rosebuds
• Wild Orchid Crafts Lily Flowers

I've been inspired by:

• Creative Inspirations - Dots or Stripes
• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
• The Ribbon Girl - Any Image

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Surprise!

I've been seeing these little boxes pop up (geddit!) over blogland and decided to make my own. But instead of downloading a template I started from scratch and measured out something to fit a sheet of A4 card (there's nothing like making life hard for yourself!). Despite the frustrations and a waste bin full of attempts, I'm quite pleased with the final result.  I've used Gerda Steiner Moody Unicorns for the decoration of both the case and the box. When the box is pulled out, it pops open using an elastic band for tension, which stretches when you want to squash the box flat again for keeping inside the little sleeve.

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Gerda Steiner Moody Unicorns
• Versafine Ink Pad

I've been inspired by:

• GS Share Your Design
• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Thank you for being you

I knew I had to get my paws on this little lady as soon as I saw her in the sneak peeks.  She's Sweet Pea from Stamping Bella and she was one of my immediate favourites from the last release.  I have teamed her with some pretty Maja Design papers which, by luck more than judgement, are the perfect match in shade without overpowering the image.  The card was for a very special friend for whom I think the sentiment was perfectly written. :0)

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Sweet Pea from Stamping Bella
• Versafine Ink Pad
• MFT Stitched Basic Edges 2
• Maja Design Vintage Romance Paper stack

Other:

• Watercoloured with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• The Langton Watercolour paper
• Sentiment was a Magazine Freebie by Jenny Ellory

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Happy Dance

I'm doing a little Happy Dance today with this cutie from Stamping Bella.  She comes in a pack of 2 images (a large and a smaller version) and the sentiment.  I stamped the smaller image on the insert to match the outside.

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Happy Dance from Stamping Bella (image and sentiment)
• Versafine Ink Pad
• MFT Stitched Basic Edges 2
• Maja Design Vintage Romance Paper stack

Other:

• Watercoloured with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• The Langton Watercolour paper

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

James Cheers

This is the Father's Day card that I made for my FIL featuring James the Bear.  I know it's cute, but hopefully still counts as sufficiently masculine!  I used a retired rubber stamp for my card but the image is now available as a digi stamp instead, so you can still get your paws on him.  

Card Recipe:

• James Cheers from Lili of the Valley
• Watercoloured with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• The Langton Watercolour paper
• Typed Sentiment
• Nitwit Collections Papers
• Kraft card for card base

Happy crafting
Annette
xx