Lady Sophia in her Garden of Love

Hi, hope you had a goodly weekend.....The UK has Summer and its a scorcher.....yipee....

Am showing you dear Lady Sophia today in her Garden of Love, a garden she has lovingly created.

Sophia's husband is away at the moment, serving the King; she seeks solace in her flowers and the beautiful butterflies.  Sophia loves to write poetry but she won't share them with me, (maybe its because I'm a Peasant) so hence I cannot share them with you..............

Products used:  Stamps by Kelly Panacci and Lost Coast Designs. Gesso, Paper Napkin, Modge Podge and Whisper Pens.

Am entering this Hanging (bought from Paper Artsy)  for the following challenges:

Craft Room Challenge - Vintage Stamping
Ali-craft Challenge - Butterflies
Country View Crafts Challenge - Summer Sizzler

I think this is a record for me entering three challenges as usually my creations don't fit into many challenges, let alone three......woo hoo

Thank you for popping in and have a great week ahead, take care of yourselves, Hugs Annette x

Vintage Tag for Happy Daze

Hi, am so thrilled with my new set of Harpers Women by Lost Coast Design and used them many times.  Today I would like to show you a Scrunched Vintage Tag using Mistress Grace from the set.  I call her that as she reminds me of my great great Aunt Grace who was a very stylish lady and a wonderful dressmaker.

Products used:  Broken China and Tea Dye Distress Inks, Copper and Kobalt Blau Viva Inka Gold.
Stamps by: Lost Coast Design and Kelly Panacci.


Have to say these ladies from the set are fabulous for crafters that love vintage and am sure you agree.

Have a great day and take care of yourselves.  Hugs Annette x

MOJO ?

Hiya, pleased to say that my wireless modem has dried out, with the help of a hairdryer and is now working........phew......how lucky can you get!!!!
Since I started arts and crafts which isn't that long ago I have heard so many people say they have lost their Mojo, or they have found it again...........I have to plead ignorance on not knowing what Mojo mean't, so thought it was about time I looked it up........Mojo means:  Charm or Spell or more commonly used, Sex Appeal or Talent............. 

So with this new knowledge I created a tag which hopefully has a magical influence on the person its being sent to.............mind you if they have lost their sex appeal not sure if this is the right tag for them........lol

Then attached it to a card.  The tag will just peel off, so two for one........
Products used: Fun Fairies by Pringle Hill Studio (which I won, woo hoo, many thanks to Terri Kahrs), Stamps by Kanban, Cart-us and Kelly Panacci.   Other Products:  Gesso, Watercolours and a  Big and Juicy Pad.  Stones and Glitter from Stash.

Thank you for popping by and wishing you all a great week.  Take care, hugs Annette x

Hi, is anyone else having problems leaving comments on some blogs and do you know how to get round it.  Its so annoying when you want to tell them how you love their beautiful work and nothing happens.......

Turning Dezina Upside down and a couple of quick cards

Hi,

Have had this image as a freebie from the lovely June of Dezina World for quite a while now and just had to have a play with it last night. Hope you don't mind June as I turned it upside down which gave the beautiful girl a whole new look............. It probably should be called 'Shoe Envy'..........lol

Am also sharing a couple of fairly quickly made Birthday Cards and their Envelopes (stamped and stencilled directly onto the card)

Hope you like this mixed post and are enjoying your day. Take care, hugs Annette x

CRAFT STAMPER AND JOANNE WARDLE

Hi, the April Edition of Craft Stamper is definitely a "Must Have" so many projects to have a go at, plus there is a fabulous free Butterfly stamp this month.

I chose the article by the very talented Joanne Wardle http://madebyjoanne.blogspot.com/ to have a go at, because she said it was quick and simple and folds down flat for easy postage.

Wow thats for me I said, and this is it, her Floating Card Design, pretty neat isn't it....... the background for mine is stencilled using white paint dabber and a mask. Stamps used are by Crafty Individuals, Lavinia Stamps and Kelly Panacci.

Hope you all have had a good day. I feel so much better today and its a great feeling. Take care, have a good evening and will see you all shortly. Annette x

' JUST FOR YOU ' GC87 Random Redhead Challenge

Hi, here we are again at Gingersnaps Creations using a TeaBag Template. If you are a member of the popular Yahoo Gingersnappers Group you can download this template as a pdf and then its easy peasy.

I have to say I made mine the really easy peasy way using Double Sided Card for both the main card and the template. A Papermania Greeting, Gold Embossing Powder and Gold Paint Dabber and of course my well used and favourite stamp by Kelly Panacci. Oops nearly forgot another lifesaver Velcro so the Teabag could be opened to reveal the Sticky Note pad and also the Teabag can be detached from the card as a gift, pretty neat idea.......... You can see other ideas over at Gingersnaps and there are some fab ones.

After having made this I got to thinking what else could be popped inside.........a handkerchief for Mothers Day, a gift voucher (the plastic kind), a fold up skeleton for Halloween.............lol oops better stop now before I get really silly. So come on over and join in the fun and will look forward to seeing what you create.

Thank you for popping in and for your terrific support, take care, Annette x

PS. Just noticed my posting has come up on the wrong day and at the wrong time, did it this afternoon after my Art Class so not sure whats going on here...........tis a puzzlement.

'FRIENDSHIP' and 'GIVING THANKS'

Hi,

I kept this card simple as am trying to get it into my head that less is more, so in a way its an experiment.

The picture is from Crafty Individuals and the stamps are by Kelly Panacci and Hero Arts. I have heat embossed the flourishes with Copper.

Am entering this for Lotstodochallenge - Friendship and

The Cheerful Stamp-pad - Giving Thanks

Just hope it fits the bill. Have a happy Sunday, am off now to cook the Sunday Roast, but will be back later to do what I love the most, visiting my friends blogs. Thank you for popping in and for your terrific support. Take care, Annette x