Annabelle with Gifts

Hi

Well, it's not long now until Christmas - do you have all your cards ready?    I still have a few to make!!!

Today I want to show you a Christmas card I've made using a Wild Rose Studio Stamp called "Annabelle with Gifts".

I coloured the image using my Copic Markers and added some Stickles Glitter Glue to the trim of Annabelle's coat and hat and some blue chalk for the background.  Here's a close-up...

Items used to make this card

Craftwork Card
Wild Rose Studio Stamp - Annabelle with Gifts
Vintage Style Ribbon
Nitwits Papers
Whiff of Joy Sentiment Banner Stamp cut with die from Whiff of Joy Cute Banner Trio Die Set
Button from Lilac Button Mix
Flowers, Leaves and Rose Cabochon all from my stash

Thanks for visiting today.  Hope you like my card.

Hugs
Penni
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Joyful Christmas greetings

Hello and welcome. Edna here with my last GDT card for the Stamp Basket today and I've chosen to feature this cute Nellie Snellen stamp 'You like my star'.

Papers - Wild Rose Studio - Annabelle's Christmas; Teresa Collins Christmas Cottage

Kraft and DCVW green card stock from my stash

Spellbinders Labels 10 for sentiment; Labels 22 for mat

Peeled paint distress ink

Ribbon; twine and button from the Stamp Basket

Swirl die - Memory Box - Whimsical Flourish

Tiny snowflakes from Whimsy Ornaments Borders die

 Sentiment - Whimsy Christmas sayings

The image is coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Noir pens

Skin - Ivory, blush, vanilla, oatmeal, baby pink

Hair - Caramel, sandstone, daffodil bloom

Hat/Scarf/Mitten - Holly, Olive, Pear and Lime greens

Coat - Burgundy, berry and poppy reds

Boots - TN 3, 6, 7 - Spectrum Noir pens

Star - GB 4, 7 SN's

Shadow - Tea Green

Hat Brim - Ice Grey 1, 2

A sideways view to show the layers

There we are. My final card for the GDT spot with the Stamp Basket. The last six weeks have flown by.

I have enjoyed trying out new images like Bildmalarna, Wild Rose Studios and Nellie Snellen and I hope you have enjoyed the cards I have made with them.

Have a good day!

Little Winged Friends - Letters and Roses

Hi all..

Natalie's here. Today is my turn to show you my creation, and I have a new card to share with you. This time for my card I've colored Bildmalarna stamp "Little Winged Friends - Letters and Roses" from The Stamp Basket.

Here is my card:

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Recipe:

Stamp: Bildmalarna Little Winged Friends - Letters and Roses

Blank Card: Craftwork Cards Elegant White Card Pack

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Papers: GSD Studio Joyful Peace

Dies: Memory Box - "Frostyville Wreath", Snowflake Tree

Embellishments: Vintage style cream ribbon, May Arts Burlap twine – Red, Stickles Glitter Glue - Star Dust, The Hobby House 3mm Pearls - Snow White, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Tea Die, Mini clothes peg, Button Mix - Christmas

Thanks for stopping by...

 Hugs Natalie xx

My Creativity LIFE!

Elf Maya and Kitty Writing Santa's List

It's Annette here again, and for those of you who visited yesterday, I promised a real cutie today, and I think I have to say that this card is one of my favourites this year.  The image is Elf Maya & Kitty writing Santa's List from The Stamp Basket.

I'm not sure whether it is the pretty papers, cute image, rich chocolatey colours (they are chocolate brown not black by the way), simple layout, fab dies or just that the whole card seems to encompass everything that is my style.

Oh dear, I really sound like I'm blowing my own trumpet here, but this was just one of those cards that I looked at when I'd finished and I thought "I'd like to keep this one"!

Hopefully you all know what I'm trying to say, and I hope you have had more of those types of cards than I seem to have had, as opposed to my mojo going AWOL whenever I sit down to craft.

Anyhoo, before I drivel on and bore you silly (too late, huh!) here's my card ...

All items are from The Stamp Basket as follows:

• Image - Whiff of Joy Elf Maya & Kitty writing Santa's List
• Card base - Scalloped Edge
• Papers - Marianne Design Eline's Merry Little Christmas
• Sentiment - Whimsey Notables 2 and matching Notables 2 Dies
• Corner Bow Die - Memory Box
• Corner die - Memory Box Macarena Corner
• Punch - Martha Stewart Edger Doily Lace
• Ribbon - Vintage Style Ribbon in Walnut (looks paler in real life than in the pic)
• Card - Bazzill Cardstock
• Pearls - 5mm, 4mm & 3mm Snow White pearls
• Brad - Hobby House 8mm Pearl Brad
• Glitter - Glamour Dust Crystal
• Liquid Pearls - White Opal
• From my stash - Flowers, Glossy accents

Pop over to The Stamp Basket to see the lovely array of products, especially the pre-Christmas offers that are on promotion at the moment.  Grab yourself an early Christmas present and treat yourself.

Happy crafting, and have a wonderful Sunday.
Hugs
Annette
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Maya and Kitty Sledging

It's Annette here today and I've got some gorgeous new cutie-pies to share with you today from the The Stamp Basket.  This is one of the new Whiff of Joy images called Maya and Kitty Sledging.  I've got a couple of these to show you over the next couple of weeks, (but I would secretly urge you to pop back here tomorrow as I think it's my favourite of the lot - so far at least!).

Anyhoo, this is just a quick post as I'm running late today.  I usually get my posts written the night before, but I didn't manage last night.  I was trying to write out all my overseas cards as I think I should probably have posted them already by now, so I wanted to get them posted today.  I hope I'm not too late!

Hope you like my card. Have a fab Saturday and I'll see you all tomorrow for some more Whiff of Joy cuteness.

All items are from The Stamp Basket as follows:

• Image - Whiff of Joy Maya and Kitty Sledging
• Card base - Elegant Square
• Papers - Marianne Design Eline's Merry Little Christmas
• Sentiment - Whimsy Holiday Notables 2 and co-ordinating Notables 2 Die
• Flourish die - Memory Box Whimsical Flourish
• Bunting die - Memory Box Poppystamps Simple Banner
• Ribbon - Berisfords Satin Ribbon Red
• Twine - Burlap Swine in Red
• Card - Cardinal Red
• Pearls - 5mm, 4mm & 3mm Snow White pearls
• Brad - Hobby House 8mm Pearl Brad
• Glitter - Glamour Dust Crystal
• Liquid Pearls - White Opal
• Button - Mixed Christmas Buttons
• From my stash - Glossy accents, Flower

Pop over to The Stamp Basket to see the lovely array of products on offer.  There are loads of deals on at the moment while out old stock is cleared out to make way for these gorgeous new items, so grab a bargain while the promotions are running.

Happy crafting

See you tomorrow.

Hugs

Annette

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Elf Maya & Kitty writing Santa's List

Hi Everyone

I've used a Whiff of Joy Stamp to make today's card.

This stamp is called Elf Maya and Kitty writing Santa's List.  I love the little Kitty, it reminds me of my cat !!!
I coloured it using Copic Markers, here's a close-up.

Items used to make this card are:

Craftwork Straight Edge Card Blank
Whiff of Joy Stamp - Elf Maya & Kitty writing Santa's List
Papers from Teresa Collins Christmas Cottage Paper Pad, Kaiser Craft Turtle Dove Paper Pad,
Kraft Card
Memory Box Leaping Deer Die
Red Berrisford's Satin Ribbon
Button from Christmas Button Mix
Sentiment from Whimsy Holiday Notables 2 Set cut using Whimsy Notables 2 Die
Green Safety Pin, Flower, Twine and Red Pearl from my stash

Thanks for visiting today.  Hope you like my card.

Hugs
Penni
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Christmas Teddies

Hello and welcome to the blog today. Edna here with my card for this week 

and I've chosen this gorgeous group of teddies from Wild Rose Studio to play with!

Stamp - Wild Rose Studio - Christmas Teddies

Papers - Teresa Collins - Christmas Cottage

Dies - Memory Box - Frostyville wreath; Frostyville border

Ribbon - red satin

Pearls - 5mm snow white

Pearl brads - snow white

Gems - clear

Sentiment - Molly Bloom - Happy Christmas

Art Institute crystal glitter

The image is coloured with Promarkers (PM) and Copics (C)

Bears - Putty (C), Pastel beige, satin (PMs)

Mummy bears hat and scarf - Sand, Chamois, Light Walnut (Cs)

Dad's scarf - Burnt Sienna, Walnut, Umber (PMs)

Baby bears hat and scarf - Burgundy, Berry Red, Poppy Red (PMs)

The texture on the teddy bears is achieved by dotting some drops of blending solution onto a piece of cheesecloth (you could use gauze) and dabbing it over the sections you want to look 'furry'. I usually do this after colouring in teddies or dogs etc and before I add the other colours. Allow the blending solution to dry thoroughly before you continue colouring. :)

A sideways view to show the layers

I hope you enjoy today's card as much as I enjoyed making it.