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Friday, 4 October 2013

Take a Present

I've used another Nellie Snellen image today called Take a Present, and I've used my new Magnolia Papers. I really love the soft pink and didn't want to matt it onto dark pink papers, so I matted it onto white and inked the edges to give it some definition.

I cut out a square and layered it, stitching around the edge, before sticking it back down again. I also stitched around the image.

The sentiment was typed and then inked over with a pink Stardust gel pen and cut out using a notables die.

Card Recipe featuring items from The Stamp Basket:

Happy crafting

Annette
xx

Saturday, 21 September 2013

Hokey Pokey

Today's card is a Christmas themed, but not traditional Christmas colours, but I think it looks festive and magical with the little fairy image. I've teamed my little fairy with some sparkle and a lovely ornament die from Whimsy. I think she's really cute, so I hope you also like my contemporary Christmas card.

Card Recipe:

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Sunday, 28 July 2013

Mountain Lily

Hello again. I hope you're all having a great weekend.

Today's card features the adorable Mountain Lily. I think that this is the first time I've used this image and I really love her.

I wasn't sure if she is a Christmas image because of the bell on her wings, but I decided that she could be either depending on the colour scheme and accessories, so I've stayed away from snowflakes and festive colours. She's so versatile that she could be used for any occasion so she's a really great stamp to keep your options open!

I've used a blue and brown colour scheme (the ribbon is a rich chocolate brown, not black as it appears in the photo). I've sneaked in some lace under the ribbon and a bow which is held on with a pearl brad, although this doesn't show up much in the photo.

My typed sentiment has been cut out with a Notables die on which I've then punched a hole at one end to create a small tag.

Card Recipe:

Image - Mountain Lily
Cardworks Shaped Card base
Wild Rose Studio Summer Picnic Papers
Neenah Classic Crest White Stamping Card
Momento Stamp Pad Ink
Walnut Vintage Ribbon
Notables 2 die
Liquid Pearls
Crystal Glamour Dust
Glossy Accents
Pearls & Pearl Brad (coloured with pale blue copic to match my colour scheme)
Tools : hole punch

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Sunday, 21 July 2013

Posting Letters

My card today features "Posting Letters" from Wild Rose Studio. It's a really elegant image which seems to match the script papers from Marianne Design perfectly with their elegant vintage style.

Hope you like it.

Card Recipe:

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Saturday, 20 July 2013

Bella carrying a pile of presents

It's yet another Christmas today, and my card features Bella carrying a pile of presents. The summer sale is still going for a few more days, and there's a special Christmas in July feature at the moment too.

I've coloured my image in festive colours and used lovely Christmassy papers from Wild Rose Stuido called Annabelle's Christmas. I'm not really sure if this is a Christmas image, it could also be a birthday image if it was coloured differently perhaps, but I've used festive colours and so Bella's wearing a Santa hat!

Card Recipe:

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Saturday, 13 July 2013

Take a Present

Today's card features one of my favourite Christmas stamps from Nellie Snellen, Take a Present. I just love this sweet image. I've used a festive red and green colour scheme to match the lovely Wild Rose Studio papers, and added just a couple of dies, a large snowflake and also a sentiment die. The red satin ribbon and white lace seem to complement each other, as the red twine and white snowflake do too.

The summer sale is in full swing at The Stamp Basket, so po over to grab a bargain and stock up on your Christmassy items ready for the festive crafting season.

Card Recipe:

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Wednesday, 26 December 2012

Christmas Fun

Hi all,

I hope you are having a lovely Christmas!

I have a card to show you today using one of the lovely Bildmalarna Christmas images called ‘Christmas Fun’...

I do think these Bildmalarna images are so adorable… such cute innocent little faces that make your heart melt…

Here's a close up coloured with copics:

Recipe:

Stamps: Bildmalarna ‘Christmas Fun’; Whimsy ‘Holiday Notables 2’ (sentiment)

Papers: Marianne Design ‘Eline’s Merry Little Christmas’ (in the sale!)

Card: Craftwork Cards Straight Edge Card Pack; Bazzill Rainforest

Tools: Whimsy‘Notables 2’

Ink: Tsukeniko Memento Tuxedo Black

Embellishments: Berisfords stiched grosgrain red and white ribbon; vintage style moss green ribbon; May Arts burlap twine –natural; Christmas button mix; mixed rhinestones; Deco Arts glamour dust –crystal (on the fur and buttons); Marianne Design pom-pom trim

Thanks for stopping by and hope you enjoy the rest of your day!

Hugs,

Janet xx

Thursday, 20 December 2012

Winter Wonderland

Hi all,

Another quick card today! With all the warm weather we’ve been having in the UK for this time of year, I’ve decided to do a different take on winter wonderland!

Recipe:

Stamps: Bildmalarna ‘Christmas Kiss’ (in the Christmas sale); Whimsy ‘Holiday Notables 2’ (sentiment)

Papers: Marinanne Design 'Eline’s Merry Little Christmas' (in the sale)

Card: Craftwork Cards Straight Edge Card Pack; Bazzill Classic Red

Tools: Whimsy ‘Notables 2’ die; Martha Stewart glacial snowflake punch

Ink: Tsukeniko Memento Tuxedo Black

Embellishments: Berisfords red satin ribbon; mixed rhinestones (coloured with copic pens)

So, are you all set for Christmas?…I wish! Hope you have a great day, whatever your plans!

Hugs,

Janet xx

Tuesday, 18 December 2012

Believe in Miracles

Hi all,

I have a contemporary Christmas card to show today using the Wild Rose Studio ‘Baby Jesus’ stamp and Magnolia Sweet Crazy Love ‘Vintage Turquoise’ and ‘Cloudy Turquoise Hearts’ papers. I just love the soft shades of these papers! The sentiment is from the Whimsy Holiday Notables 2 set (wide range of fab sentiments in this set!) cut with the Whimsy 'Notables 2' die.

I’ve used a couple of other dies, too: Memory Box ‘Frostyville Border’ (love this die!) and the medium sized snowflake from the Spellbinders ‘Snowflake Pendant’ set (currently in The Stamp Basket sale!).

Recipe:

Stamps: Wild Rose Studio ‘Baby Jesus’; Whimsy 'Holiday Notables 2'

Papers: MagnoliaSweet Crazy Love ‘Vintage Turquoise’ and ‘Cloudy Turquoise Hearts’

Card: Craftwork Cards Straight Edge Card Pack; Bazzill Kraft

Tools: Whimsy 'Notables 2'; Memory Box ‘Frostyville Border’ and Spellbinders ‘SnowflakePendant’ set

Embellishments: mixed rhinestones (coloured with copic pens); Ranger Stickles – Gold; Vintage style limoges ribbon

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you have a great day!

Hugs,

Janet xx

Friday, 14 December 2012

Baby Jesus

Hi all,

I have a very quick, easy-peasy Christmas card to show today using the Wild Rose Studio ‘Baby Jesus’ stamp and Marianne Design ‘Eline's Merry Little Christmas’ papers...both of which are in our Christmas sale!

I’ve used two of my favourite sentiment stamps sets: Whimsy’ Holiday Notables 2’ set cut using the Whimsy ‘Notables 2’ die and Whiff of Joy ‘Christmas Banners’ set cut using one of the three Whiff of Joy ‘Cute Banners Trio’ die. Both stamps sets provide a lovely range of sentiments with17 stamps in the Whimsy set and 20 stamps in the WOJ set! I’ve also used the Whimsy ‘Ornaments Border’ die which cuts beautifully.

Recipe:

Stamps: WildRose Studio ‘Baby Jesus’ (in the Christmas sale!); Whimsy’ Holiday Notables 2’; Whiff of Joy ‘ChristmasBanners’

Papers: MarianneDesign ‘Eline's Merry Little Christmas’ (in the Chrismas sale!)

Card: Craftwork Cards Straight Edge Card Pack; Bazzill Cardinal

Tools: Whimsy‘Notables 2’ die; Whiff of Joy ‘Cute Banners Trio’ die

Embellishments: mixed rhinestones; Ranger Stickles – gold; Berisfords red satin ribbon

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you enjoy the weekend!

Hugs,

Janet xx

Friday, 23 November 2012

Joy, Peace and Love

Hi all,

I have a criss cross card to show you today using an image from one of the new Wild Rose Studio Christmas Collection called ‘Annabelle and Tree’.

If you’ve never made a Criss cross card, they are really so easy to make and there are lots of tutorials on the web to show you how to go about it.

I’ve used two of the square straight edged Craftwork Cards stuck together with opposing sides cut to make the triangle effect. The papers that I used are a combination of Nitwits ‘Joyful Hearts Holly’ (for the front) and Papermania ‘At Christmas Time’ (for the inside), both of which were matted onto Bazzill Cardinal – you only need a small square of each.

Here’s a close up of the image which has been blinged with glamour dust and stickles!

I've used two sentiments on the card - on the front I've used one from the new Whimsy Holiday Notables 2 cut with the Whimsy Notables 2 die – these sentiments are just right for small spaces and the set (comprising 17 stamps in all) have a range of lovely words, suitable for all Christmas cards. The die is the gorgeous Memory Box Whimsical Flourish – I think this has been one of my favourite of all the Memory Box Christmas dies this year!

I've also used the sentiment from the Wild Rose Studio 'Christmas Tree' stamp set in the inside panel. The tabs have been made using the Memory Box Bistro Label...such a versatile little die!