Christmas Countdown Day 3 - Angel Wings

Christmas Countdown Day Three

Angel Wings

The gorgeous Tattered Lace angel wings die inspired me to make this card.

The stamp is a Lili of the Valley stamp and I painted it with Twinkling H2O's and Inktense pencils.  The layers are distressed with faded chipped sapphire distress in and there is a splattering of distress spray in brushed pewter.  The snow flakes and wooden shapes where covered with the distress sprat and glittered with stickles for a touch of extra sparkle.

Supplies
Tattered Lace Dies Angel Wings (D1037)
Lili of the Valley Stamp Peace on Earth
First Edition Silent Night Paper Pad
Papermania Capsule Collection Bexley Black Doily
Wooden Stars and snowflakes HobbyCraft
Die Cut Snow Flake cut on Silhouette
White berry sprig from The Range
Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Chipped Sapphire
Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain in Brushed Pewter
Inktense pencils
Twinkling H2O's
Silver and white bakers twine HobbyCraft
White lace from stash
White cobweb fabric HobbyCraft
Stardust Stickles
White Sequins

Hope you liked today's instalment.

Happy Crafting
Anna x

Hidden Surprises Tattered Lace Samples

Hiya, today's post is more samples for Tattered Lace, Hidden Surprises Collection, I'm having so much fun being on the sample team for Tattered Lace and My Craft Studio and getting such a buzz out of seeing my samples on TV :)  So exciting!

Again these dies are so stunning, I was a bit busy with hospital and docs appointments as well as shift changes last week so only manage nine samples but could have go on to make more if I had had the time.

I also received my Silhouette Cameo last week, and lucky I had booked a week off work :D  I've been having so much fun using it, I really wish I had bought one earlier!

So here are the samples, I noticed on the show that I have a very different style of card making to the other sample makers which makes me wonder if what I'm making is ok or not lol!  I suppose they wouldn't ask me to make more if it was a problem, but that's what you get for having an inferiority complex lol!  

Hanging Hearts Mobile

Supplies

Tattered Lace Cherished Locket Die (D270)
Tattered Lace Hearts Beat As One Dies (D276)
Tattered Lace Doily Delights Dies (D273)
Tattered Lace Mini Blooms Dies (D279)
American Crafts Crimson Cardstock
Clear jewellery thread
Crystal beads
Pearl beads
Gems
Tassel SM5970RD, Tassel Elegance, Expo International Brand (Bought from Joanna Sheens but I don't think she stocks them any more)

Perfect Gentleman

Supplies

Tattered Lace Flourishing Hearts (D275) 

Tattered Lace Hearts Beat As One Dies (D276)

Tattered Lace Adoringly Ornate Edge (D267)

Tattered Lace Beloved Borders (D268)

American Crafts Black, Vanilla, Sand and Pomegranate Cardstock

First Edition Paper 8 x 8 J' Adore Stack
My Craft Studio All About Alphabets
Creative Stamping Issue 15  free stamp set Timeless Opulence

 

Shaker Heart & lace

Supplies

Tattered Lace Beloved Borders (D268)

Tattered Lace Hearts Beat As One Dies (D276)

Tattered Lace Doily Delights Dies (D273)

Tattered Lace Flourishing Hearts (D275) 

Tattered Lace Lacy Rose (D232)

American Crafts Black and Crimson Cardstock

Acetate

DCWV Blackcurrant 12 x 12 Stack

My Craft Studio  Simply Silhouettes

Gems

Micro beads and glitter

Champagne Wedding

Supplies

Tattered Lace Champagne Glasses (D269)
Tattered Lace Hidden Amore Edge (D277)
DCWV Blackcurrant 12 x 12 Stack
My Craft Studio All About Alphabets and Nesting Shapes for die cutters
Wild Orchid Crafts Roses
Ivory Pearl Cardstock
AC Black Cardstock
Pearls
Cream Ribbon

Shabby Butterfly

Supplies

Tattered Lace Mini Blooms Dies (D279)
Tattered Lace Beloved Borders (D268)
Tattered Lace Wondrous Wings (D024)
Tattered Lace Ornate Frame (D247)
AC Mint, Blush, White, Canary, Olive Cardstock
350gsm Super Smooth cardstock
Wild orchid Crafts white pearl stamens
Pearls
Micro beads
White lace
Pleated Ribbon
Shabby Green Frantage Embossing powder
Spun Sugar Distress inkpad
MCS All About Alphabets 

Steampunk Style

Supplies

Tattered Lace Counting the Moments (D272)
AC Pumpkin and Black Cardstock
Docrafts Chronology Paper Stack 6 x 6
SU Sanded Stamp (Retired)
Chipboard Plaque
Docrafts Chronology Key, Gear
Tim Holtz Game Spinner
Kanban Ticket stamps
Creative Stamping Issue 15 free stamp set Timeless Opulence
Distress Embossing powder in Walnut Stain
Gold, copper and Black embossing powder (a little of each mixed together)
Black Candi Dots coloured with Adirondack Gold Alcohol mixative
Brass Buttons
Vintage Photo and Gathered Twigs Distress Inks
Tea Dye, Tattered Rose, Old Paper, Vintage Photo Distress Markers
Adirondack Black Archival Ink Pad

 Easter Elegance

Supplies

Tattered Lace Ornate Cross (D246)

Tattered Lace Mini Blooms Dies (D279)  

AC Canary and White Cardstock

Create & Craft Silver Mirri Card

Create & Craft Pastel Yellow Glitter Card

Organza Ribbon

Gems

Silhouette Frame from free shapes in Silhouette Studio

Floral Filigree Screen From Silhouette Store

Creative Stamping Issue 9 Easter Sentiment and Frame

Nouveau Elegance

Supplies

Tattered Lace Hidden Sweetheart Edge (D278)

Tattered Lace Double Delights Adore (D274)

Tattered Lace Decorative Cartouche (D205) 

AC Sage Cardstock

250 GSM Super Smooth Cardstock

C&C Gold Mirri Card

MCS Art Nouveau CD

Pearls

Tattered Mother's Day Gift Box

Supplies

Tattered Lace Cherished Moments Corner (D271)
Tattered Lace Summer Meadow (D280)
Tattered Lace Mini Blooms Dies (D279)
AC Sand, Mint and Lilac Cardstock
Kiaser Crafts Cherish Stack
Docrafts Fabric Tape
Tattered Angels Vintage Pink Glimmer Mist
Pearls
Cream Ribbon
Tea Dye Distress Inkpad
VersaMark Ink Pad
Gold Embossing Powder
SVG Cuts Big Boutique Boxes Large Cube Box

Well that's all of them, if you have any questions please feel free to leave a comment or drop me an email.

Happy Crafting
Anna x

Hiya, quicky update today.  Well I started Weight Watchers again lol!  So far I've lost 6.5 lbs, so pleased about that.  Had a bit of a shock when I last went to get my bloods done, I seriously need to get my sugar levels down and get some weight off!  So it has stengthen my resolve to be healthier. 

On a happier note, we are off to the Lake District again soon, so I am looking forward to getting up into the hills.  It just makes your heart sing :)

Anyhoo, enough of my waffling today's post is really about a couple of cards with totally different themes, the first is a bright and colourful under the sea theme and the other an outdoors theme with earthy tones.

This card started with me messing about with my distress inks, stamps and my gelli plate.  The background peice was made by swiping sapphire blue, salty ocean and peacock feathers distress inks onto my gelli plate and then spritzing with some shimmer spray.  I know that some people say not to use your inks on the gelli plate because it stains, but to be honest that doesn't really bother me as it's just stuck in it's packaging and I haven't used it really.  I may as well use it for something!  The colours seemed much brighter using this method.  I then flicked water and picket fence distress stain on to the inked card stock.  I recently bought Creative Stamping issue 10 and it had loads of lovely seaside themed stamps with it, I stamped the starfish and scallop shells in a random pattern onto the card and then embossed with stampendous white embossing powder.  I wanted the stamped images to pop so  I outlined them with a inktense pencil and just blended it out with a water brush. The white splatters weren't bright enough so I did some more with picket fence distress paint.  

The lovely mermaid image is by Wee Stamps and I coloured her with promarkers and then glittered her with a stardust pen and waterfall and eucalytus stickles. I mounted her onto American crafts cardstock and added some liquid pearls.

The scallop and starfish were cut from the mermaids and pirates cricut card and as luck happened this cart was the free cut for this week on the cricut website :) I then gave them a bit of a sand, added some shimmer spray and then covered them with rock candy crackle paint.  I like how vibrant this is.  It really made a change from the usual pinks and lilacs I usually use for girly cards :)

This second card I made in Mat for my OH's birthday, I've only just got around to photographing it lol!

All the peices were cut from the outdoor man cart, I combined 2 of the scenes on the cart to give me a forest scene with a mountain in the background, we are walking fans and love to get out into the Peak District and the Lake District and as we'd just got back from a fabulous week in the Lake District, this was perfect, he loved it!  All card stock is American crafts and cor'dinations, sanded and inked.  I used some See'Ds texture stamps to add some texture to the path and the area under the trees.

Well that's all for today, I'm off to drink my tea and make some cute gift card holders Tami White just posted on her YouTube. 

Happy crafting
Anna x

OK! My Bad - Not Posted In 2 Months!

Well here we are in August and I just haven't got around to posting for 2 months!  Haven't done an awful lot of crafting as I've been so busy.  A week in the Lake District in May, plus a week at home with Mark.  Lots of charity events at work including a 10 mile walk last month right in the middle of the heatwave we've been having.  I have another week in the Lake District coming up in September and it's not coming fast enough!

Ok! So here are a few odds and ends I've worked on over the last few months.

Just something silly while trying out my new flex markers :)

A sympathy card, not something I enjoy doing, stamped and coloured with distress markers

This was a bit of a challenge lol!  I had a request for an 50th birthday Elvis themed card, as the lady in question was having an Elvis themed birthday bash.  The actual card shape was made by welding several shapes together in the cricut craft room, the gorgeous photo I found on line and the roses are from I am roses I think.  Overall I think the black and white worked really well :) 

I am the designated charity champion in our store, along with another colleague,  so each month we have to come up with a different charity event.  Aprils was a breakfast hamper raffle, I make posters for all our events this is Aprils. It's always fun to try and come up with a different theme each month :)

These three are all coloured with promarkers, first and last images are from Wee Stamps and the center one is from  All that Scraps

This next card was for my Dads birthday, the ships wheel, sentiment and ship stamps are from Crafters Companion, the stamp used for the wooden panel background is by Bo Bunny I think, the texture for the wood was created by dragging ink pads over the cardstock and the I stamped the boards over the top.  The scene was created using Tim Holtz distress markers on watercolour paper.  The brass plate is from Docrafts.

 This card was for father's day for my Dad, I used the south western cart on my cricut and used a cut downloaded from the cricut project site, I love how vibrant this is :)

Card for my brother-in-law, he is a keen photographer and when out and about taking photos he has what we call a NO! Dad hat lol!  As his kids always shout NO! DAD!  when he puts it on, so here's a cute bear wearing a No! Dad! hat lol!

A quick scrapbook page of our night out bowling and then a meal at an all you an eat Chinese buffet YUM!  Shame I've just started Weight Watchers again lol!  Pics of my hubby, Sister, her hubby and kids :) 

A quick scrapbook page of the Easter goodies I made, the cookies were so good!!

Card for my nephew, used the robots cart and played around with embossing boards and folders to get some additional texture.

 There is more to come, I just have to fiddle around with the photos so they don't take forever to load!

Hi crafty friends, well we seem to have a bit of a holiday themed update today :)

Halloween Candle

Supplies
Candle
Inkadinkado Stamp set: creepy Crawley #98303
Black organza ribbon
Adirondack Black archival ink
Stampendous Disco Black embossing powder
White tissue paper

I actually decorated this candle a few weeks ago but never got around to taking any photos, so as I was testing out my new light box I thought I'd take a few.

So this was a cheap candle from Wilkinsons, I stamped the bat on to white tissue paper with black archival ink and embossed using disco black embossing powder.  I then cut out the bat roughly and used some pritt stick to temporarily hold it down while I used my heat gun to gently warm the wax so the tissue 'disappears' into the wax.  I just finished the candle with some black organza ribbon.

Flower/Ribbon Embellishment

Supplies
1 yd white seam binding
1 yd 1/8 peach organza ribbon
1yd white lace
8in gold bead trim
large pearl for centre

Here's a lovely flower/ribbon embellishment I made following this tutorial by cynthialoowho, I didn't have tulle so I used some seam binding, lace and some organza ribbon.  I didn't wrap the bead trim around as I couldn't get it to look right so I cut about 8 inches in to 4 pieces and hot glued them to the back of the flower, I added a large pearl to the centre. I love how this came out, it's so pretty :)

Christmas Candles Scrapbook Page

Supplies

1 sheet of 12 x 12 patterned paper

Cream, red, light green, dark green and yellow card stock

Ribbon from stash

Glossy accents

Stickles 

Distress markers

Distress inks, Festive berry, peeled paint, antique linen 

This was made using the new Cricut cartridge A Quilted Christmas, as soon as I saw it I knew I NEEDED it lol!  This is the project that is at the front of the handbook that comes with the cartridge, I have to say I'm loving the new style of handbooks, much easier to find things.  I am going to be making a lot of projects with this I can tell you, I'm also thinking of making a quick video review of the cart for my Youtube channel, so keep your eyes peeled for that :)

Anyhoo, that's all for today

Happy crafting

Anna x

Summer Fun, Distress markers and inky fingers

Well I was going to make a video of my crafty haul this month as I have been on a bit of a spending spree and also spent the day at the Summer Craft show at Doncaster race course.  However, I was so excited to have new goodies to play with I went and opened everything before I could film anything lol!

I did have a lot of fun making a very crafty mess yesterday evening though :D  I bought quite a few stamps, some more stickles to top up my dwindling supply, some mica masks by Creative Expressions and some Tim Holtz distress markers YAY!!!  So I was a very happy bunny last night :)

I also got a few fun things from Poundland, Works and HobbyCraft, including mini frames and a larger frame to alter, mini paper roses and glittery butterflies.  I stocked up on black and white core'dination and got a beautiful DCWV black currant 12 x 12 stack which is stunning.  I also got a reduced Xmas back ground stamp and some £1 stamps.

Just something fun, I was trying out all my new goodies I bought at the Summer Crafting show at Doncaster race course. Inked, stamped, grunged, water coloured, masked, stickled, misted and crackled lol! Flowers are coloured using TH summer distress ink pads leaves are alcohol inked, butterflies water coloured with distress markers and then added a bit of black diamond stickles and rock candy crackle. Fringed trim is some very old stuff from when I used to do dress making :D I had a lot of very messy fun making this :D

Cute window card with a difference, using SU card stock, ink and ribbon, spellbinder dies, Fiskars stamp set

Gift bag with matching photo album, the album isn't finished so I will show that another time. Stampin up DSP, stamps, ribbons and cardstock used.

Well I think that's it for tonight, shattered now as I've just cleaned all the downstairs so it's a cuppa and bed for me I think.

Happy crafting

Anna x