Daffodil Garden Girl

I'm trying my best to move from Winter to Spring themes to encourage in the longer days and sunnier skies!

Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:

• Hair: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs 
• Skin: Tattered Rose, Tea Dye, Worn Lipstick
• Grass: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
• Sky: Tumbled Glass
• Yellows: Scattered Straw, Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed
• Oranges: Dried Marigold, Fossilised Amber, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge

Shading enhanced with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Tiny Townie Garden Girl Daffodil
• Memory Box Flower Power Stencil

Papermill Direct:

• Pompelmo Nettuno Linen Effect Card 280gsm

Other:

• Nitwit Collections Papers
• Typed Sentiment using 'Hello' font
• Crealies XXL Double Stitched Square Nesting dies

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Gnome in the Snow

The Digi Choosday at Polkadoodles have been asked to make a wintry card (without using red or green colour combo) using a gnome image, so I've opted for this Special Wishes Letter Festive Gnome in a frosty blue colour scheme.  I've used the Lily Bug Love paper bundle, and added some glittery snowflakes and a die-cut sentiment.  My image has been watercoloured using Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers.

I've been inspired by:

• Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Panda Birthday

Today's card is a birthday card for my auntie so it's packed with flowers and soft pastel colours.  I've picked a cute panda bear from Lili of the Valley and as usual I've watercoloured my image using DI reinkers.  At As You Like It Challenge, we're asking what your favourite colouring medium is this week.  I have tried Twinkling H2Os, Promarkers, Copics, Derwent Pencils, Zig Watercolour pens, but my favourite by a long road is my trusty DI Reinkers.  The colours are so intense (the phrase 'a little goes a long way' was invented for these inks) and although they're called 'distress' inks, there are some really bright tones in my favourite colours so there is a shade for every need.

Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:

• Panda: Hickory Smoke, Black Soot
• Grass: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
• Stick: Antique Linen, Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain
• Sky: Tumbled Glass
• Purples: Villainous Potion

Card Recipe:

• Panda from Lili of the Valley
• 15mm Satin Ribbon
• Nitwit Collections Papers
• Cherry Blossom
• Open Roses
• Mini Rosebuds
• Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies XXL65 Double Stitched Circles
• Whimsy Birthday Word & Shadow die set

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Monday Challenge - Birds or Insects
• Crafty Calendar - Anything Goes
• Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes
• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Four Legged Friends

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Have a Wild Birthday

In an attempt to break away (yet again) from festive projects, I've used this smiling little Leo from MFT's Sweetest Safari set.  He's well and truly the focal point of today's card and I've used a Honey Bee stencil to create the scattered leaves backdrop for him.

Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:

• Fur: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs 
• Grass: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
• Browns: Antique Linen, Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain

Shading enhanced with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• MFT Sweetest Safari Set 2 (image and sentiment)
• Honey Bee Scattered Leaves Stencil

Papermill Direct:

• Tintoretto Wasabi Card 250gsm

Other:

• Crealies XXL Double Stitched Square Nesting Dies
• Maja Design Summertime Papers
• Seam binding

I've been inspired by:

• Crafty Calendar - Anything Goes
• Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Golden Chrimbo Crackers

I'm back on the Festive projects today with a little confession! Guess who realised on Christmas Eve that she'd forgotten to buy Christmas Crackers!!!!

D'oh!

I decided to dig out a candy box die that I have had for years and actually enjoyed making my own crackers.  I even personalised them for a bit of extra fun.

I used some beautiful (but difficult to photograph!) pearlescent gold card for the cracker base which I die cut using a Lawn Fawn cracker die.

I cut the names in Gold Glitter card using my Silhouette machine and a pretty font called 'hello' which I outlined twice in navy and the gold pearl card again.  

The pretty organza ribbon and pearls add to the navy accents, and I finished it off with some little speckles of white snow.

Here's a close up to show the pretty glitter card names:

Project Recipe:

Papermill Direct:

• Gold Sirio Pearl Double Sided 300gsm Card
• Gold Non-Shedding Glitter 285gsm Card
• Navy Plain Card 240gsm

Other:

• Lawn Fawn Candy Box Die
• 15mm Organza Ribbon
• Dr Ph Martin's Bleed Proof White
• Silhouette cut names using 'Hello' font outlined twice
• 3mm Navy flat backed pearls

I've been inspired by:

• Country View Challenges - Sparkle and Shine

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

It's a jungle out there

I've masked together a trio of images from two different MFT Sweetest Safari stamp sets to create this little jungle scene.  

Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:

• Elephant & Zebra: Hickory Smoke, Black Soot, Tattered Rose
• Giraffe: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Tea Dye
• Greens: Twisted Citron, , Bundled Sage, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• MFT Sweetest Safari Set 1 (image and sentiment)
• MFT Sweetest Safari Set 2

Papermill Direct:

• Tintoretto Wasabi Card 250gsm

Other:

• Maja Design Summertime Papers

I've been inspired by:

• Allsorts - Anything Goes
• Crafty Calendar - Anything Goes
• Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes
• Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes with Stamping

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Hope you had a Rocking good Christmas

The Digi Choosday team over at Polkadoodles have been tasked this fortnight with making a moving element, so I've made my whole card the moving element by making a rocker card.  I've used Gnome Festive Fun with Snowman for my image and Eden Collection Paper Heaven 3 papers.  I've used some fancy Tattered Lace Doily dies and a sprinkling of Glamour Dust.  As usual, my image is watercoloured using Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers.

I've been inspired by:

• Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes
• Crafty Calendar - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Personalised Polar Bear Tag

At the As You Like It Challenge today we want to see how you prefer to decorate your gifts, and I'm sharing a personalised Christmas Gift Tag that I made for my crafty friend.  

I love any excuse to make one of these super-sized tags, but especially if it's personalised, so it means a little bit extra love has gone into making it.  

Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:

• Fur: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick
• Greens: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness
• Reds: Candied Apple, Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany
• Greys: Pumice Stone, Hickory Smoke, Black Soot, Speckled Egg

Card Recipe:

• MFT Birthday Bears
• 6mm Satin Ribbon
• Nitwit Collections Papers
• Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies XXL41 Pierced Circles
• Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Tag No. 08 (with dots)
• Sue Wilson Poinsettia Dies
• Red Glitter Card
• Personalised Sentiment in Font 'Hello' cut using Silhouette Cutting Machine
• Flat Backed Pearls

I've been inspired by:

• Country View Challenges - Sparkle and Shine
• Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes with a Die

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

It's Penguining to Look a Lot Like Christmas .... has been and gone

HAPPY NEW YEAR!  

Yes, I know Christmas has been and gone for another year, and it's a new year already, but it's never too early to start on 2022's Christmas card stock!  (oh, yes I have!)

Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:

• Penguin: Pumice Stone, Hickory Smoke, Black Soot, Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick
• Reds: Candied Apple, Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany
• 'Whites': Weathered Wood, Speckled Egg, Hickory Smoke

Shading enhanced with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• It's Penguining to Look a Lot Like Christmas Stamp Set
• Double Stitch Nesting Circles
• MFT Merry Christmas Frame
• Stiched Square Nesting Dies

Other:

• Maja Design Papers
• Cherry Blossom
• Open Roses
• Mini Rosebuds
• Crystal Glamour Dust

I've been inspired by:

• Creative Knockouts - Anything Goes
• Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes / Add a Die

Happy crafting
Annette
xx