Plant a Garden

I really love these little critters by Colorado Craft Company and I've used one of the background stamps which I've fussy cut to create a small scene.  The background is a simple embossed panel with a stamped sentiment from another Colorado Craft Company stamp set.

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

• Fur: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
• Greens: Shabby Shutters, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
• Butterfly: Scattered Straw, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge

Card Recipe:

• Colorado Craft Summer Garden Stamp
• Colorado Craft Rooting for You (sentiment)
• Smooth White Card 160gsm
• Dark Green Plain Card 240gsm
• Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies XXL41 Pierced Circles
• Nellie Snellen Embossing Folder

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Add a Sentiment

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Embossed Mouse

I love the texture and subtlety of an embossing folder. It's amazing to see a beautifully intricate design appear once you peel away the folder and allow the light to reveal the pattern in its shadows.  I've raised the image and layered sentiment on 3D foam pads too for added dimension.

Designed for:
As You Like It Challenge

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

• Mouse: Tattered Rose, Tea Dye, Hickory Smoke, Black Soot
• Greens: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
• Reds: Candied Apple, Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany

Card Recipe:

• Berry Sweet Mice from Last Minute Manda
• Whimsy Stamps Birthday Word and Shadow Die
• Nitwit Collections Papers
• Whimsy Stamps Slimline Embossing Folder Daisies

Papermill Direct:

• Smooth White Card 160gsm
• Apple Green Card 240gsm

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Monday Challenge - Lots of Texture
• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Panda

I've embossed some pearlescent silver to make this slimline card. I prefer pearl to mirror card as it's a bit more subtle, and very pretty paired with some accents of dark violet. I've framed the watercoloured panda image and the embossed silver layer with purple card, and then die cut a sentiment in alternating purple and silver.  The strip covering the join where the embossing ends is a satin ribbon in the same rich purple.

Designed for:
Lee Holland

Papermill Direct

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

• Panda: Hickory Smoke, Black Soot
• Grass: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
• Sky: Tumbled Glass, Weathered Wood
• Yellows: Scattered Straw, Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed

Card Recipe:

• Cute Teddy Bear by Lee Holland Digis
• Whimsy Stamps Birthday Word and Shadow Die
• Gummiapan Happy Birthday Die (Happy element only)
• Whimsy Slimline Embossing Folder - Daisies
• 10mm Satin Ribbon

Papermill Direct:

• Smooth White Card 160gsm
• Violet Plain Card 290gsm
• Silver Sirio Pearl Card

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Dance to your own Beet!

Another cute critter scene using my Colorado Craft Summer Garden Stamp (and a lot of fussy cutting!)

Designed for:
Dies to Die For

Papermill Direct

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

• Fur: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
• Greens: Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
• Reds: Festive Berries, Barn Door, Aged Mahogany
• Oranges: Dried Marigold, Fossilised Amber, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Colorado Craft - Summer Garden
• Colorado Craft - Rooting for You (Sentiment)

Papermill Direct:

• Smooth White Card 160gsm

Other:

• Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies XXL41 Pierced Circles
• Nellie Snellen Embossing Folder

Happy crafting
Annette

Veg-tastic

A simple embossed background with some fussy cut bunnies and vegetables for a clean but textured card.

Designed for:
Dies to Die For

Papermill Direct

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

• Fur: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
• Greens: Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
• Purples: Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord, Villainous Potion
• Oranges: Dried Marigold, Fossilised Amber, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Colorado Craft - Summer Garden
• Colorado Craft - Rooting for You (Sentiment)

Papermill Direct:

• Smooth White Card 160gsm

Other:

• Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies XXL41 Pierced Circles
• Nellie Snellen Embossing Folder

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Welcome Home Freddie

A friend is getting a new tan-coloured Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy called Freddie this week, and to welcome him to his new fur-ever home I've made a slimline card in his likeness.

Designed for:
Amanda Jayne Designs

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

• Puppy: 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:

• King Charles Spaniel bundle by Amanda Jayne Designs
• Sea Blue Pure Pearl Singled Sided Card 300gsm
• Stencil
• Typed Sentiment
  

Happy crafting
Annette
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Paint the Town Red

I love this paintbrush stamp set from Colorado Craft. I've typed a sentiment in a font called 'Take Warning' to look like dripping paint and a couple fo the hamsters with a stencilled background.

Designed for:
Dies to Die For

Water-coloured on Ecoline Watercolour Card 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
• Reds: Candied Apple, Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Colorado Craft Paint the Town
• Taylored Expression Brick by Brick Stencil

Other

• Smooth White Card 160gsm
• Plain Red Card 290gsm
• Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies XXL24 Rectangles with Stichline
• Heidi Swap Foiling machine & red foil

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Thank You Bunny

I've recently had the chance to play with the new Alphabet Bunny Bundle (images and papers) from Amanda Jayne Designs which I've used to create this Thank You card.  

I've coloured the lettering with metallic gel pens and layered it onto some pretty blue papers.

Designed for:
Amanda Jayne Designs

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

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

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Easter Bunny

Did you catch the new release of Alphabunnies today on Create and Craft TV?  The whole set is available as both clear polymer stamps and Digis.

Designed for:
Lili of the Valley

Water-coloured on Ecoline Watercolour Card 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, Forest Moss
• Sky: Tumbled Glass

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Monday Challenge - Easter / Spring

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Namecard

This is my first sneak peek of the new Alphabet Bunnies being released by Lili of the Valley on Create and Craft on Monday at 5pm.   Make sure you tune in to see the whole set. They're going to be available in clear stamps and digis.

Designed for:
Lili of the Valley

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
• Purples: Milled Lavender, Wilted Violet, Villainous Potion, Kitsch Flamingo

Card Recipe:

• Alphabet Bunnies by Lili of the Valley
• Heidi Swapp Hot Foiling machine with purple foil

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Reindeer Family

I'm sharing the third of my trio of slimline reindeer cards using my new favourite Whimsy Holly embossing folder and two little watercoloured Stamping Bella reindeer.

The 3 layered cardbase has been cut using my Silhouette machine and then embossed after it was cut.  I've added a die cut sentiment in the same coloured card.

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

• Fur: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
• Greens: Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
• Antlers/Hooves: Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain
• Reds: Candied Apple, Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Stamping Bella Reindeer Family Stamps
• Stamping Bella Reindeer Family Cut It Out Dies
• Honey Bee Cuts Christmas
• Whimsy Stamps Holly Slimline Embossing Folder

Papermill Direct:

• Smooth White Card
• Ruby Red Plain Card

Other:

• Rectangle Scalloped by Loni Harris Silhouette Cut File
  

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Baby Polar

I've used one of the older LOTV Polar Bear digi stamps for a change today. This one's adorable expression makes me want to give him a cuddle!

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

• Polar Bear: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye

Card Recipe:

• Polar Bear from Lili of the Valley
• Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies XXL24 Rectangles with Stichline
• Navy Blue Card from Papermill Direct
• Marine Blue Card from Papermill Direct
• Tattered Lace Garden of Joy Ornate Square die
  

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Penguin Line Up

It's release day at Lili of the Valley and I'm sharing the second of my penguin cards. I love purple at Christmas and I think these pingus look fabulous with their purple presents.  These guys are only available as polymer stamps so if you have missed your LOTV physical stamps, this is a great opportunity to grab some Lili cuties again.

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

• Penguins: Tattered Rose, Hickory Smoke, Black Soot, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge
• Sky: Tumbled Glass
• Blues: Salty Ocean, Prize Ribbon
• Purples: Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord, Villainous Potion

Card Recipe:

• Penguins, Sentiments and Presents polymer stamps from Lili of the Valley
• Glamour Dust
• Glossy Accents
• Scalloped Rectangle Silhouette Cut file from Loni Harris

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

A Waddle of Penguins

Did you know that a group of penguins is called a Waddle or a Huddle?  

I love that! 

Either would be appropriate for today's card which features another sneek peak of the soon-to-be-released polymer stamp sets from Lili of the Valley.  

I've masked together some penguins and presents to create a little scene, and I've also used one of the new sentiments too. 

The cardbase was cut using my Silhouette and I've added some sparkly Glamour dust (it would be a shame not to for Christmas!)

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

• Penguins: Hickory Smoke, Black Soot, Tattered Rose, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge
• Sky: Tumbled Glass
• Presents: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed, Candied Apple, Aged Mahogany
• Snow: Black Soot, Speckled Egg

Card Recipe:

Lili of the Valley

• Penguin Polymer Stamp Set
• Presents Polymer Stamp Set
• Sentiments Polymer Stamp Set

Papermill Direct:

• Smooth White Card
• Ruby Red Plain Card

Other:

• Rectangle Scalloped by Loni Harris Silhouette Cut File

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Snow Bunnies

I'm continuting my mission to stock up for Christmas with these cute Snow Bunnies from Lili of the Valley.  I've flipped the image before printing and added a typed sentiment.

Card Recipe:

• Snow Bunnies from Lili of the Valley
• Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies XXL24 Rectangles with Stichline
• Tattered Lace Garden of Joy Ornate Square nesting dies
  
• Red card from Papermill Direct
• Smooth White card from Papermill Direct

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Birthday Tweetings

A simple clean and simple card using Bird on Branch by Lee Holland Digis, which as usual, has been watercoloured uisng Distress Ink Reinkers.  The lovely Janine sent me some Ecoline watercolour paper to try, and it actually blends far better than most watercolour papers I've tried, but it was a lot thinner than I'm used to and I found it rippled quite a lot and there was some pilling of the paper fibres.  I'm going to try the Ecoline card which is the thicker version as a possible alternative to Langton which is the only watercolour paper so far that I've found I can use. Fingers crossed. 

Water-coloured on Ecoline paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:

• Robin: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Tattered Rose
• Greens: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
• Branch: Antique Linen, Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain
• Flowers: Scattered Straw, Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge
  

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Reindeer with a Present on Top

Every time I get my embossing folders out I remember how much I love the effect and decorative texture they create, and I've been playing with a new Holly design that I bought recently.  I've cut the cardbase design with my Silhouette machine and layered the smooth white embossed card onto my favourite Marine Blue card and then onto another white layer to frame the scalloped shape.

I've decorated the card with a watercoloured Reindeer which I've cut out using the matching die, and a layered sentiment. 

Although it's not a perfect match to the card, I've used my new Uncharted Mariner distress ink which is the newly released colour and I'm totally in love with it.  It's more teal than blue, just as Tim Holtz was saying on his live release video, but I think it still works with the blue card.  I think I shall be using this colour a lot!

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

• Fur: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
• Antlers/Hooves: Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain
• Blues: Uncharted Mariner, Tumbled Glass

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Stamping Bella Reindeer with a Present on Top Stamp
• Stamping Bella Reindeer with a Present on Top Cut It Out Dies
• Honey Bee Cuts Christmas
• Whimsy Stamps Holly Slimline Embossing Folder

Papermill Direct:

• Smooth White Card
• Marine Blue Plain Card

Other:

• Rectangle Scalloped by Loni Harris Silhouette Cut File 

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

James Christmas

At As You Like It Challenge we want to know if you prefer warm or cool colours, and although I am currently on a Christmas Card mission, even when making wintry cards I seem to have a tendency toward warm pinks, being my favourite colour!  I do like frosty blues but definitely prefer warmth as I seem to always feel the cold. Even in summer I'm wearing something warm and woolly when hubby is walking around in shorts and t-shirts!

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

• Fur: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Tattered Rose
• Reds: Candied Apple, Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany
• 'Whites': Hickory Smoke

Card Recipe:

• James in the Snow by Lili of the Valley
• Tattered Lace Garden of Joy Ornate Square Card Shapes dies
• Ruby Red Plain Card from Papermill Direct
• Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies XXL24 Rectangles with Stichline
• 3mm flat backed pearls
• Typed Sentiment
  

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Embossed Reindeer

I've not really got into slimline cards until recently (I know they've been popular for a while but I'm never one to follow trends!) but this week I've been using my new Whimsy Holly embossing folder to create a slimline card with two little watercoloured reindeer and some bright red accents.

The 3 layered cardbase has been cut using my Silhouette machine and then embossed after it was cut.  I've added a die cut sentiment in the same coloured card.

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

• Fur: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
• Greens: Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
• Antlers/Hooves: Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain
• Reds: Candied Apple, Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Stamping Bella Reindeer Family Stamps
• Stamping Bella Reindeer Family Cut It Out Dies
• Honey Bee Cuts Christmas
• Whimsy Stamps Holly Slimline Embossing Folder

Papermill Direct:

• Smooth White Card
• Ruby Red Plain Card

Other:

• Rectangle Scalloped by Loni Harris Silhouette Cut File
  

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
xx