Sunday 30 September 2018

Carolling Fun #1

You've probably seen that today is the final day Lili of the Valley are selling digis because they're reverting back to rubber stamps and physical paper pads.  I've been playing with one of the new sets.  This one's aptly named 'Carol Singing' and I've combined 3 of the images in the set to create a little festive scene.  The Winter Pastel papers are from the new release and the sentiment is from another of the new stamp sets called Bauble Bears.





Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:
  • Fur: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs
  • Pinks: Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick
  • Greens: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
  • Blues: Stormy Sky, Faded Jeans
  • Reds: Candied Applie, Barn Door, Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany
  • 'Whites': Weathered Wood
  • Songbooks: Old Paper, Peeled Paint

Card Recipe:

I've been inspired by:
Happy crafting
Annette
xx



Thursday 27 September 2018

Summer Flower Tilda

Summer is definitely my favourite season of the year. I love the warmth of the sunshine and the long light days.  Unfortunately we're coming to the end of it now and it's certainly starting to feel colder.  We relented this week and have had the heating on since Tuesday!

We're asking what your favourite season is at As You Like It Challenge and I've used this colourful floral image, papers and embellishments to represent summer.  





Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:
  • Hair: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Scattered Straw
  • Skin: Tattered Rose, Tea Dye, Worn Lipstick
  • Grass: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
  • Sky: Tumbled Glass
  • Purples: Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord
  • 'Whites': Weathered Wood

Card Recipe:

I've been inspired by:
Happy crafting
Annette
xx



Sunday 23 September 2018

Magical Christmas

I'm still in Christmas mode but I've used a non-Christmas fairy image today to create a magical card by adding some snowflake papers and a typed sentiment.



Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:
  • Hair: Hickory Smoke, Black Soot
  • Skin: Tattered Rose, Tea Dye, Worn Lipstick
  • Sky: Tumbled Glass
  • Purples: Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord
  • Yellows: Squeezed Lemonade, Scattered Straw
  • Ground: Pumice Stone, Hickory Smoke, Black Soot

Card Recipe:

I've been inspired by:
Happy crafting
Annette
xx



Saturday 22 September 2018

Squirrels

A really simple card featuring a Christmas scene which is very, erm, green!





Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:
  • Fur: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs
  • Greens: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
  • 'Whites': Weathered Wood

Card Recipe:

I've been inspired by:
Happy crafting
Annette
xx



Thursday 20 September 2018

Honey Pot Thanks

I love this stamp set from W Plus 9. The bears remind me of a certain 'silly old bear' and I've used two different bears from the set along with the log, beehive (hanging from the tree) and a worried bee!  It's a simple card layout with just a die cut border and sentiment.





Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:
  • Fur: Antique Linen, Scattered Straw, Brushed Corduroy
  • Tree: Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain
  • Grass: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
  • Sky: Tumbled Glass
  • Beehive: Tea Dye, Vintage Photo
  • Flowers: Seedless Preserves

Card Recipe:

I've been inspired by:
Happy crafting
Annette
xx



Wednesday 19 September 2018

Puppy Power

For someone who's usually more a 'cat person', I couldn't resist these puppies when I saw them and just 'had' to have them!  





Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:
  • Fur: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain
  • Grass: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
  • Sky: Tumbled Glass
Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

I've been inspired by:
Happy crafting
Annette
xx



Monday 17 September 2018

Sending Hedgehugs

A quick post tonight with a card I made last week and had decided I wasn't going to post it, but I came home tonight and figured I'd make a last ditch attempt for the MFT challenge. I decided I've nothing to lose (except my pride, which is long gone!). 

For someone who doesn't really like green, I seem to have used it a lot recently!





Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:
  • Fur: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, 
  • Greens: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
  • Sky: Tumbled Glass, Broken China
  • Acorn: Tea Dye, Vintage Photo
  • Log: Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain
Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

I've been inspired by:
Happy crafting
Annette
xx



Friday 14 September 2018

Bunny Pop-Up Box Card

I've not made one of these pop up box cards for a while and had to dig out my template (safely filed away!) but they're fun to make. I used my cute bunny bubbles stamp set.  The 'mechanism' for making the inside box 'pop' is just an elastic band and it folds flat for posting which is ideal!




I've attempted a little video - hopefully it shows the pop up mechanism working.



Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

I've been inspired by:
Happy crafting
Annette
xx



Thursday 13 September 2018

Bear with me ....

We're asking whether you prefer girlie or masculine cards at As You Like It Challenge
this week, and it's got to be cute and girlie for me. I love pretty papers, pinks, and embellishments, as well as cute images, none of which tend to lend themselves to masculine cards!  






Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:
  • Fur/Hair: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, 
  • Skin: Tattered Rose, Tea Dye, Worn Lipstick
  • Grass: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
  • Purples: Milled Lavender, Seedless Preserves
Card Recipe:
I've been inspired by:
Happy crafting
Annette
xx



Wednesday 12 September 2018

Sending Hedgehugs

This is one of my favourite MFT stamp sets and for some reason I really prefer colouring it using the no-lines stamping style.  I've inked in the sky using a stencil and the sentiment is from the same stamp set.  




Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

I've been inspired by:
Happy crafting
Annette
xx



Monday 10 September 2018

Furry and Bright

As soon as I saw the puppies in this stamp set I fell in love with their expressions.  This pup is one of my favourites. I just want to scoop him up and snuggle him!  I kept the design very simple with some pop of colour in the papers and a little pale green ink edged around the card base.




Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:
  • Puppy: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, 
  • Hat/Scarf: Abandoned Coral, Festive Berries, Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany
  • White Trim: Hickory Smoke

Card Recipe:

I've been inspired by:
Happy crafting
Annette
xx



Wednesday 5 September 2018

Time spent with cats is never wasted

Although I do like doggies, I'm definitely a 'cat' person so this image from Stamping Bella is perfect for me!  The sentiment is also very true in my eyes!





We have two rescue kitties who are our furbabies.  Here's a picture of them from several years ago, but it's still one of my favourites of them because they both look so content snoozing together.




Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

I've been inspired by:
Happy crafting
Annette
xx



Sunday 2 September 2018

Bunny Christmas Jumper

It's another clean and simple Christmas design from me today featuring one of my favourite characters from Lee Holland Illustrations, this adorable bunny dressed in his new Christmas Jumper!





Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:
  • Bunny: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick
  • Sky: Tumbled Glass
  • Reds: Ripe Persimmon, Barn Door, Aged Mahogany
  • Ground: Hickory Smoke, Black Soot

Card Recipe:

I've been inspired by:
Happy crafting
Annette
xx



Saturday 1 September 2018

Christmouse Pudding

I think this Christmouse Pudding image is one of my favourite Lili of the Valley images. I have teamed it with a simple but colourful design and a little twine.





Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:
  • Browns: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, 
  • Pinks: Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick
  • Greens: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
  • Sky: Tumbled Glass
  • Reds: Festive Berries, Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany
  • Ground/Cutlery: Hickory Smoke, Black Soot

Card Recipe:

I've been inspired by:
Happy crafting
Annette
xx