Helping Santa

My card for The Stamp Basket today is another Christmas card, but this time it's a but less feminine and fairly C&S (for me!).

I've used some of the new Wild Rose Studio papers and a lovely Nellie Snellen image.

The bow is actually a double bow, but it's come out quite dark in the photo, although the ribbon is actually a really rich forest green, and quite a bit lighter than it shows here, but I hope you can still make out the double layer of it despite the darkness.

Card Recipe featuring items from The Stamp Basket:

• Image - Nellie Snellen Helping Santa
• Wild Rose Studio A Robin's Christmas Papers
• Spellbinders Lacey Circle
• Memory Box Pine Needle Border
• Neenah Classic Crest White Stamping Card
• Momento Stamp Pad Ink
• Forest Green Satin Ribbon
• Crystal Glamour Dust
• Glossy Accents
• Snow White pearls

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

   

Present for You

Hello everyone.  Today's card is quite simple.  I paper pieced some of the image and then used a simple sketch with a couple of border dies and some gorgeous rich red burlap twine embellished with a couple of gold bells.

Card Recipe featuring items from The Stamp Basket:

• Image - Nellie Snellen Present for You
• Cardworks Card base
• First Edition Silent Night Papers
• Wild Rose Studio A Robin's Christmas Papers
• Neenah Classic Crest White Stamping Card
• Momento Stamp Pad Ink
• Memory Box - Evergreen Landscape die
• Memory Box - Pine Needle Border
• Burlap Twine
• Gold Bells
• Crystal Glamour Dust
• Glossy Accents

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

   

Annabelle on Swing

I'm having a break from Christmas cards (well it isn't even September until tomorrow!) to show you one of the most summery cards I think I've ever made.  It features Annabelle on Swing from The Stamp Basket and some bright yellow gingham papers with green and lilac accents.

Card Recipe featuring items from The Stamp Basket:

• Image - WRS Annabelle on Swing
• Cardworks Card base
• Sentiment is one of my own freebies
• Graphic 45 Secret Garden Papers
• Neenah Classic Crest White Stamping Card
• Snow White pearls
• Memory Box Precious Stars
• Memory Box Pine Needle Border
• Stickles

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Annabelle Hanging Gifts

Yup, we're still in Christmas mode at the moment, but today I've used some gorgeous papers which are not really festive, but look kind of 'frosty'!  The beautiful aqua papers are so pretty that it seemed such a tragedy to cover them up with 'stuff'!

I kept all the embellies either white or pale blue so they continued the frosty theme, and liberally sprinkled glitter in the snowy areas, as well as some pretty lace and pearls.

I really like this colour scheme for Christmas, and it makes a nice change from traditional reds and greens.

Card Recipe:

• Image - Wild Rose Studio Hanging Gifts
• Cardworks Shaped Card base
• Magnolia Vintage Turquoise Sweet Crazy Love Papers 
• Neenah Classic Crest White Stamping Card
• Momento Stamp Pad Ink
• Whimsy Sentiments Christmas Sayings
• Bazzill Card
• Memory Box Pine Needle Border
• Memory Box Crystal Snowflake
• Memory Box Fancy Blossoms
• Liquid Pearls
• Crystal Glamour Dust
• Glossy Accents
• Snow White pearls
• Hobby House 8mm Pearl Brad
• Pale blue vintage style ribbon
• Lace

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Let's go fly a kite

My card today features Sun Kissed from The Stamp Basket, and she's currently on sale, as are the beautiful papers which are Magnolia and I'm sooo in love with them.  These are the Cloudy Purple Hearts, but I also have the pink and turquoise hearts which are my favourite. They're so pretty and subtle.  I tried to match the colours of my image to the papers to bring it all together.

The die cuts are all white to maintain the pale colouring, and I've used a Pine Needle Border and a couple of Summer Kites.  There's a piece of lace in there too, between the kites and the flowers, but it's quite pale so you have to have your specs on to see it!

Card Recipe:

• Image - Sun Kissed by Whimsy
• Cardworks Card base
• Magnolia Papers 
• Neenah Classic Crest White Stamping Card
• Flat White Lace
• Momento Stamp Pad Ink
• Memory Box Pine Needle Border
• Memory Box Summer Kites
• 3mm Snow White pearls

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Tilly With Rose

It's Annette with you today sharing a card which features a cute Wild Rose Studio image of Tilly with Rose.  I've also used the gorgeous rich burgundy satin ribbon again because when I used it last week I realised how much I love it and it seems to match really well with the pretty papers.

I've used the gorgeous Pine Needles die again and of course my favourite Lavish Branch.  I think the green really compliments the rich burgundy ribbon.

Hope you like it.

Card Recipe:

• Wild Rose Studio Tilly with Rose
• Cardworks Shaped Card base
• Country Companion Papers
• Neenah Classic Crest White Stamping Card
• Momento Stamp Pad Ink
• Memory Box Pine Needle Border
• Memory Box Lavish Branch
• Spellbinders Labels 18
• Liquid Pearls
• 5mm, 4mm & 3mm Snow White pearls

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

"Geekin' It" - Saturated Canary

Hello ladies... Natalie's here,

Today I want to show you my new card which I've made for 

The Stamp Basket...

For my card today, I used new gorgeous stamp Geekin' It from Saturated Canary, and coloured it with copic markers.

Recipe:

 Stamp: Saturated Canary "Geekin' It"

Paper: Prima "Song Bird"

Card Blank: On the Edge Card Pack - elegant white

Dies: Memory Box "Pine Needle Border"

Embellishments: White flat lace - 1 1/2", Vintage Style Ribbon - Cream - 14mm, The Hobby House 3mm 4mm 5mm Pearls - Snow White, Button Mix - Christmas

Thanks for stopping by...

 Hugs Natalie xx

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Geekin' It Note Book

It's Annette here today, and I've got a cute decorated note book to share today using one of the new Saturated Canary images.  I thought that this image was perfect for a note book.

I've added a bit of lace, some ribbon, a pine needle die and then I've added my text in white gel pen.  That's it.  I didn't want to add any 3D embellishments because I thought they might get pulled off if the note book was slipping in and out of a handbag, so I kept this project flat for that reason.

All items are from The Stamp Basket as follows:

• Geekin' it Saturated Canary
• Memory Box - Pine Needles die
• White flat lace
• Brown card

Pop over to The Stamp Basket to see the lovely array of products on offer.

Happy crafting
Annette
xx