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

June Pennant

Hi, am now halfway through my pennants for this year......woo hoo and would like to show you next month's pennant.

8 x 4 inches

Just a close up

The background is painted in acrylics, free hand and doodled with a gold pen.  Stamp is by Lost Cost Designs (I bought mine at Happy Daze), coloured with whisper pens and then Stickles.

Am really enjoying making these and hope you are liking them as well.

We are off on holiday to Stratford upon Avon on Monday, so thought I had better show this one before I forgot, due to having a head like a sieve............

Thank you for popping in and wish you a happy week whatever you are doing.  Take care of yourselves and will visit you when I get back.  Hugs Annette xx

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

Mistress Page

The weather here is awful at the moment, such a change from last week when it was glorious.  Trouble is I keep dropping off to sleep which is such a waste of time, but guess the body thinks its Winter again.
Would like to introduce you to Mistress Page who is one of the 'Harpers Women'  from Lost Coast Designs available at Happy Daze.

Other Products used:  Kelly Panacci, Distress Inks, Whisper Pens, White Gel Pen, Martha Stewart Lace Punch.  The printed words are from The Merry Wives of Windsor and the material flower was created from a napkin left over from my niece's wedding.

I think if you click on the picture it will enlarge, thats if you want to see it better..............

Have now posted my Easter Cards, well three actually..............lol  and will show them at Paint Party Friday along with another piece of Art Class Homework which has been the very devil to do.

Now I have to play catch up with all your blogs as am sure I've missed seeing some.  Enjoy your evening and take care of yourself.  Hugs Annette x

Love is in the Air

Hi, at Fashionable Stamping
( http://fashionablestampingchallenges.cottagecrafts.ie/ ) they are asking us to create something for a man on Valentines Day.  To be honest after all these years we don't send each other Valentine cards, we go out for dinner instead and my husband always buys me flowers, but out of the goodness of my heart have made him this one..............lol

Stamps by:   Scrolls Work and Lost Cost Design (available at Happy Daze),  Other products used:  Alcohol Inks, cellophane, Distress Inks, Whisper pens, ribbon flower and brass charms. 

Would also like to enter this card into Snazzy's Love/Romance Challenge.......http://snazzysdesignteamblog.blogspot.com/
 
Hope you like the card and that you are having a smashing week.  Thank you for popping in and your terrific support.  Take care, hugs Annette x

Less Is More - Shades of Blue - 'You Light Up My Life'

Hi, the girls Mandi and Chrissie of Less Is More this week have asked for Shades of Blue so this is my entry.  Have to admit to being a bit stuck in knowing which image to choose, but in the end decided to go with one of my new stamps bought from Happy Daze.

The stamp is made by Lost Coast Designs and was stamped with a Big and Juicy Pad in shades of Blue.
Thank you for popping in, have loads of catching up with visiting blogs to do, so will see you all later.  Am off to bed now as its rather late.  Take care and have a lovely Sunday.  Hugs Annette x

An Experiment !

Hi, after managing today to complete my Art -  Works in Progress (which will post at PPF on Friday) I had some time to experiment with a bit of stamping.

This was originally a square card which I rounded off on a whim.........and quite liked the effect.  The inside is stamped also but was very difficult to photograph, mainly the left hand side as the flowers are scarlet but they have come out very dark in the photo.

Products used:  Various inks, clear embossing powder, Modge Podge and the Dress was painted with Copper Acrylic, unfortunately you cannot see the fab sheen this gives on the photo.

Stamps used:  Lost Coast Designs, Crafty Individuals, Darcie's and T J Designs.

I hope you all have had a lovely Bank Holiday Weekend.  Thank you for popping by and all the great support you give me.  Take care and have a Happy Week, hugs Annette x

Woo Hoo, just found out I won the Facebook Happy Daze Challenge with Butterfly Boy, am over the moon with joy. Thank you Moira.  This definitely needs to be celebrated with some chocolate tonight.....anyone want a piece.........!!!