'Story Teller'

Happy Saturday afternoon folks.  It's an absolutely gorgeous day here.  Hubby's cut the lawns and I've got the washing out and some chores done so now I get to pop in and share with you my latest creation.  

I sat and coloured a Sugar Nellie image the other day just for fun and decided to make it up into another frame this time for my other niece.  Really pleased with how it turned out.  I have added lots of Stickles on the flowers and wings, the papers also have glittered accents not that my terrible photography picks it up though, but it looks lovely in real life! 

Image:  Sugar Nellie 'Story Teller' digi

Medium:  copics

Papers:  old My Mind's Eye 'Penny Lane'

Cardstock:  Papermill Direct, Crafters Companion Centura Pearl

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Ribbon:  The Ribbon Girl

Stickles 'Diamond' (on flowers/wings)

Pearls/twine from stash

Copics used

Face/Body:  E11, E50, E51, E21, R20

Hair:  E43, E47, E49

Clothes/Flowers:  R81, R83, R85, R39/BG70, BG72, BG75, BG78

Toadstools:  W1, W2, W3, W5, W7

Grass:  YG00, YG03, YG67

I would like to enter my frame into the following challenges:-

Creative Inspirations  -  Spring Spectacular

Allsorts Challenge:  Bring on the Bling (Diamond Stickles on flowers and wings)

Stamping Sensations  -  anything goes

Let's Craft and Create  -  Easter/April Showers/Spring

Okay that's all from me today.  I've got another image all printed out and ready to be coloured so I'm off for a little colouring therapy.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and get to enjoy a little craftiness.

Take care

Ann-Marie 

xx

A Wee bit of Beau and Bashful

Hello folks.  A really quick share from me tonight as it's now 10 p.m. and I still have lots to get done and ready for the morning but I've decided that the ironing can wait another 10 mins whilst I post my make for you.

So it's been a while I know since I've popped anything on my little old blog but here is my latest frame I've managed to get finished recently.  I've used the adorable Wee Stamps image 'Beau and Bashful' and this one was actually a digi so I could size it as I wanted for the frame and I've personalised it for my niece as they're moving and will have a new room to decorate.

I would like to enter my frame into a couple of challenges

Creative Inspirations  -  anything goes

Simon Says Stamp  -  use more than one die/punch

Right that's all from me.  I said it was going to be short and sweet.  Enjoy the rest of your week and take care.

Ann-Marie 

xxx

Apple of my Eye

Hello everyone and a happy Sunday to you all.  The summer holidays are going well at the moment the kiddies have yet to mutter those fatal words "I'm bored" so that's good.  We've been having a few lovely dry days so they've been able to get out in the garden.  Not sure the neighbours at the bottom of the garden are glad about it with the amount of balls that have gone their way in the past two days so no doubt they're praying for rain!!!

Anyway, I just thought I would share with you some gorgeousness of the Whimsy variety today.  I've made a sort of picture frame, well really its a small square 6 x 6 canvas and rather than use the front I turned it over and used the back of it.  I used a stamp from the beautiful stamp set 'Apple of my Eye' by Monika Martinson which was from the newest July release and can be purchased from the Whimsy Store HERE.  Its a lovely set and really versatile and there's some great sentiments in it too and I've used one on my frame.

 

Lets get a couple of piccies up to show you:- 

 

I covered the whole thing with papers.  They're ones I've printed off at some point so got a feeling they're NitWits but not 100% sure.  It was quite a challenge getting them folded neatly around the edges.  Added some ribbon, lace and pearls to pretty it up some and a few flowers.

 

I decided the stamp was crying out to be layered and I've seen Mariska's gorgeous works of art and followed her tutorial here.  I must say its quite time consuming but well worth the effort.

Image:  'Apple of my Eye' by Monika Martinson for Whimsy Stamps

Medium:  copics

Papers:  NitWits?

Ribbon/Lace:  The Ribbon Girl

Flowers:  a mixture of The Ribbon Girl, WOC and stash

Dies:  Spellbinders 'fancy tags', Marianne Design Creatables bird house

Copics used

Flowers:  R81, R83, R85, R59, Y17

Leaves:  G20, G24, YG63, YG67

Branches:  E31, E33, E35, E37, E29

 

Challenges I would like to enter:-

 

My Mum's Craft Shop  -  summer sun

 

Simon Says Stamp  -  anything goes

 

Cute Card Thursday  -  anything goes

 

A Little Bit Crafty  -  summery sun

 

Right time for me to go I think but before I do just want to say a big thank you for dropping by it really is very much appreciated. 

 

Enjoy your day folks, take care.

Ann-Marie

xxx