Thank You Bear

A little Thank You card featuring this adorable teddy bear and butterflies. 

I've foiled the text in lime green to match the greens in the image and added a die cut butterfly to complement the butterflies in the papers.  Other than that, it's a simple layout and fairly flat for posting.

Designed for:
Amanda Jayne Designs

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

• Fur: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
• Grass: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
• Sky: Tumbled Glass
  

Card Recipe:

• Hello Bear by Amanda Jayne Designs
• Memory Box Pippi Butterfly & Memory Box Isabella Butterfly
• Creative Expressions Graceful Butterflies and Dragonflies Paper Collection

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Just a Quokka Note

I'm on a mission to make a small bundle of cards that I can gift to my Mother-in-Law for her to use when she writes to her friends.  I thought it best to keep them fairly flat so they're not too expensive for posting. 

Today's is a 'just a note' card featuring one of Amanda Jayne Designs' adorable new quokka images.  I've used the little guy carrying the pencil to make it look like he's the one writing the note!  

I typed and foiled the text, but as usual it's challenging to photograph the shimmer of the foil, so I've taken another photo at an arty angle which shows it a little better.

Designed for:
Amanda Jayne Designs

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

• Fur: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye 
• Grass: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
• Pencil: Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain, Prize Ribbon, Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany
• Sky: Tumbled Glass

Card Recipe:

• Quokka with Pencil by Amanda Jayne Designs
• Rich Cream Card Hammered 255gsm
• Creative Expression Sue Wilson Camellia Open & Closed petals
• Creative Exprssions Graceful Butterflies and Dragonflies paper collection
• Enamel Dots (Hobbycraft)

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
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Bunny Birthday

This week at As You Like It Challenge we want to know your favourite colour, and mine's a tough choice between purple and pink.  However, I wanted to make a card for a friend using this patterned paper because it reminds me of a fabric she has on some roller blinds in her 'she-shed' and every time I see the blinds I am certain it's the same pattern!  It's one of my oldest paper pads and has lasted more than 10 years because it's remained one of my favourites and I can't bring myself to use it very often!!!  

I'm intending to hand deliver this card, so I've thrown caution to the wind and embellished it with lots of 3D paper flowers and a wired ribbon bow.  The personalised sentiment is typed and cut with my Silhouette and I've created a matt outline in the same dark burgundy card that frames the image and patterned paper panel.  The ribbon looks like it's a different shade of purple in the photo, but I think that's my lamp reflecting on its sheen because in real life its colour is much closer to the papers.

Designed for:
As You Like It Challenge
Lili of the Valley

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

• Bunny: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose
• Grass: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint
• Sky: Tumbled Glass
• Flower: Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord, Wilted Violet, Squeezed Lemonade, Rusty Hinge

Card Recipe:

• Spring Rabbit Mail from Lili of the Valley
• Papermania Patterned papers
• Wired Purple ribbon
• Various paper flowers
• Enamel dots
• Sentiment cut with Silhouette

Papermill Direct:

• Vino Sirio Card 290gsm
• Smooth White Card 160gsm

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
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Badger with Paintbrush

A simple card with a watercoloured badger and a typed sentiment. I've foiled the sentiment to give it a bit of added interest but otherwise it's a very simple layout with a matt of dark green to complement the colours in the image.

Designed for:
Lee Holland

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

• Badger: Hickory Smoke, Black Soot, Tea Dye
• Grass: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
• Paintbrush: Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge, Speckled Egg
• Sky: Tumbled Glass

Card Recipe:

• Badger with Paintbrush Digistamp by Lee Holland
• Font for typed sentiment - Take Warning
• Heidi Swapp Foiling machine and Lime Green foil
  
  

Papermill Direct:

• Smooth White Card 160gsm
• Verde Foresta Nettuno Linen Effect Green Card 280gsm

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Monday Challenge - 4 legged animals

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Big Birthday Wishes

A really simple card (no colouring!) using this Big Birthday Wishes die from MFT.

I've embossed some Rich Cream hammered card for extra texture and it's all layered onto a violet card frame before adding onto a cream cardbase.

Designed for:
Dies to Die For

Papermill Direct

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• MFT Big Birthday Wishes
• Pinkfresh Studio Sparkling Diamond Die

Papermill Direct:

• Violet Plain Card 290gsm
• Rich Cream Hammered Card

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Mouse Tags

I've been playing with my new MFT tags and Mouse stamp set to create this sweet duo of gift-tags.  

The two meecies are waterecoloured and fussy cut, and I've added a trim of coloured paper cut with a stitched cloud edger die at the top.

The tags are cut in a hammered cream card with a base ourline in a matching solid colour. 

I've added some soft seam binding and organza ribbon to finish them off.

Designed for:
Dies to Die For

Papermill Direct

Water-coloured on Ecoline Watercolour Card with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:

• Mice: Hickory Smoke, Black Soot, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
• Blues: Tumbled Glass, Mermaid Lagoon
• Purples: Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord, Wilted Violet

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• MFT Mice Day to Celebrate Stamp set
• MFT Mice Day to Celebrate matching dies
• MFT Tall Tag Duo Dynamics
• Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Border Dies

From Papermill Direct

• Violet Card 290gsm
• New Turquoise Card 170gsm
• Ivory Hammered Card 255gsm

Other

• 15mm Organza Spotty Ribbon
• 15mm purple seam binding

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Monday Challenge - Four-Legged Animals

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Sunflower Placemat

Today's post is a change from my normal papercrafting project becuase I've and a crochet break!  

I've made a pair of sunflower placemats which I'm really pleased with.  I based them on a tutorial that I found on You-Tube for a smaller coaster version, and I just added extra rounds of Dark Brown before changing to the Dandelion Yellow.  I might make some coasters at a later time, but I'm a bit dandelioned out after making 2 of them. They're quite quick to make, and I managed one on Sunday and another split over 2 evenings.

Project Recipe:

• Stylecraft Dandelion DK
• Stylecraft Dark Brown DK
• 4mm crochet hook
• Dandelion Coaster Tutorial (but with 9 rounds of Brown instead of 6 for placemat size)

Happy crafting
Annette
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Slimline Birthday Text

I've created a slimline base card (10cm x 21cm) using Rich Cream Hemp card, and layered a slightly smaller rectangle of New Turquoise.

The remaining rectangle of Rich Cream Hemp has been trimmed slightly smaller again, to leave a narrow frame around each layer.

The last layer has been embossed using Nellie Snellen embossing folder to give it a bit more interest.

The Birthday word was cut with my Silhouette cutter using a file called Birthday and Presents Words (Miss Kate Cuttables Silhouette Design ID 132773) and I've added 2 outline layers in alternating New Turquoise and Rich Cream Hemp for more definition of the word.

Finally I've cut some flowers using a die set by Hunkydory Moonshine called Fabulous Flowers and layered them around my text.

Designed for:

Papermill Direct

Card Recipe:

Papermill Direct:

• New Turquoise Card 170gsm
• Rich Cream Hemp Card 255gsm

Other:

• Silhouette Cut File by Miss Kate Cuttables
• Hunkydory Moonshine Fabulous Flowers
• Nellie Snellen Embossing Folder
  

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

You're Amazing

It's our first challenge of the year at As You Like It Challenge, and we want to know your favourite occasion to craft for. I love crafting for Christmas, but I'm a bit Christmass'ed out so my next favourite occasion is a 'just because' card, to tell someone special that you're thinking of them. I made this card for my bestie, as a little way to tell her how much she means to me.  

I've watercoloured the bunnies, framed them with some of my favourite papers, and added a layered sentiment which I die cut, and added some extra bits (the 'you're' text and the outline shadow) using my Silhouette.

Designed for:
Amanda Jayne Designs

As You Like It Challenge

Papermill Direct

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

• Bunny: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
• Sky: Tumbled Glass
• Blues: Uncharted Mariner, Tumbled Glass
• Purples: Villainous Potion
• Ground: Milled Lavender, Wilted Violet

Card Recipe:

• April Showers by Amanda Jayne Designs
• Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies XXL34 Double Stitched Squares
• Avery Elle Simply Said "Amazing" die
• Nitwit Collections Papers
• Flat Backed Pearls
• 'Fresh Mix' font used for 'you're' text cut in Silhouette Studio

Papermill Direct:

• Smooth White Card 160gsm
• Violet Plain Card 290gsm

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Too Cute

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Mice Day to Celebrate

Today's card is a simple design using some MFT papers and Whimsy Birthday layered shadow die to decorate this watercoloured mouse from the Mice Day To Celebrate set.  Despite losing his balloon, this little mouse still seems happy!

Designed for:
Dies to Die For

Papermill Direct

Water-coloured on Ecoline Watercolour Card with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:

• Fur: Hickory Smoke, Black Soot, Tattered Rose, Tea Dy
• Reds: Candied Apple, Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany
• Ground: Pumice Stone, Speckled Egg, Black Soot

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• MFT Mice Day to Celebrate
• MFT Joyful Plaid Papers
• Whimsy Stamps Birthday Word and Shadow Die
• MFT Dienamcis Stitched Square Stax
• Glossy Accents
• Flat Backed Pearls

Papermill Direct:

• Smooth White Card 160gsm
• Post Box Red Smooth 240gsm

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Too Cute

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Daisy Bunny Birthday Surprise

I've made a start on my Birthday card stash this month and decided to use some bright colours to cheer up the dark and wet days of January.  

Designed for:
Amanda Jayne Designs

Water-coloured on Ecoline Watercolour Card with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:

• Bunnies: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
• Blues: Tumbled Glass, Uncharted Mariner
• Purples: Milled Lavender, Villainous Potion
• Daisy: Scattered Straw, Rusty Hinge, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn

Card Recipe:

• Daisy Daisy Bunny
• Birthday Surprise Bunny with gift
• Nitwit Collections Papers
• Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies XXL34 Squares with Double Stichline
• MFT Happy Birthday

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Something New

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Quokka-tastic

I've used one of the new quokka images from Amanda Jayne Designs to create this simple Birthday card in Springtime colours.  I've die cut the sentiment and created a shadow outline for it using my Silhouette.

Designed for:
Amanda Jayne Designs

Papermill Direct

Water-coloured on Ecoline Watercolour Card with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:

• Quokka: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain
• Grass: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
• Sky: Tumbled Glass
• Flower: Squeezed Lemonade, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge

Card Recipe:

• Daisy Quokka by Amanda Jayne Designs
• Gummiapan Happy Birthday Die
• The Paper Boutique Thank You Square Frame Die

Papermill Direct:

• Smooth White Card 160gsm
• Woodstock Giallo Card 285gsm
• Terra Rossa Materica Card 250gsm

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Something New (quokka image)

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Hello There

There are some new images in Amanda Jayne Designs' Esty shop, including this cute Springtime bunny which makes me hope that the days are going to start getting longer now that the shortest day has passed.  I've actually used some papers from the Christmas bundle, but they seemed quite jolly colours so felt more versatile than just a winter set.

Designed for:
Amanda Jayne Designs

Papermill Direct

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

• Bunny: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
• Grass: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
• Sky: Tumbled Glass

Card Recipe:

• Hello There Bunny Digi by Amanda Jayne Designs
• Christmas Cracker Bundle Papers by Amanda Jayne Designs
• Mama Elephant Hello Script Die
• Crea-Nest-Lies XXL34 Squares with Double Stitchline

Papermill Direct:

• Bubblegum Pink Card 170gsm
• Smooth White Card 160gsm

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Something New (stamp)

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

New year Raccoon

And lastly, the final in my set of 4 New Year cards, this time it's a little raccoon with a purple colour theme.

Designed for:
Lee Holland

Papermill Direct

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

• Fur: Hickory Smoke, Black Soot, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
• Bunting/Hat: SUncharted Mariner, Villainous Potion
• Ground: Speckled Egg

Card Recipe:

• Raccoon with Bunting by Lee Holland
• Nitwit Collections Papers
• Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies XXL34 Squares with Double Stichline
• Sentiment typed using fonts Cute Rita and Outside

Papermill Direct:

• Dark Violet Plain Card 240gsm
• Smooth White Card 160gsm

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Party

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

New Year Party Bear

Today I'm sharing the third in my set of 4 New Year cards, this time with a pink theme.

Designed for:
Lee Holland

Papermill Direct

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

• Fur: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
• Ground: Weathered Wood, Hickory Smoke, Black Soot

Card Recipe:

• Teddy Bear by Lee Holland
• Nitwit Collections Papers
• Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies XXL34 Squares with Double Stichline
• Sentiment typed using fonts Cute Rita and Outside

Papermill Direct:

• Raspberry Pink Card 240gsm
• Smooth White Card 160gsm

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Party

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

New Year Patch Bear

Here's the second in my set of New Year cards, this one with a blue theme.

Designed for:
Lee Holland

Papermill Direct

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

• Fur: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
• Greens: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint
• Blues: Tumbled Glass, Uncharted Mariner
• Purples: Villainous Potion
• Yellows: Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed
• Oranges: Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge
• Reds: Candied Apple, Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany

Card Recipe:

• Teddy Bear with Three Balloons by Lee Holland
• Nitwit Collections Papers
• Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies XXL34 Squares with Double Stichline
• Sentiment typed using fonts Cute Rita and Outside

Papermill Direct:

• Intensive Blue Plain Card 210gsm
• Smooth White Card 160gsm

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Party

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

New Year Balloon Bear

Well it's a new year, and I've bought some new images that I couldn't resist using to make a little set of Happy New Year cards, the first of which I'm sharing today. 

Designed for:
Lee Holland

Papermill Direct

Water-coloured on Ecoline Watercolour Card with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:

• Fur: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
• Sky: Tumbled Glass
• Reds: Candied Apple, Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany
• Greys: Hickory Smoke, Black Soot

Card Recipe:

• Teddy with Big Balloon by Lee Holland
• Nitwit Collections Papers
• Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies XXL34 Square with Double Stichline
• Sentiment typed using fonts Cute Rita & Outside

Papermill Direct:

• Plain Red Card 290gsm
• Smooth White Card 160gsm

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Monday Challenge - Party Time
• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Party

Happy crafting
Annette
xx