(After taking the pics and posting, I made just a little bit finishing work. Lilac, blue and yellow roses I coloured myself.)
Awww... rather enjoying crafting than hoovering!
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Misc Baby Card Collection
The Great Idea was to tidy the craft room up a bit, but this happened:
(After taking the pics and posting, I made just a little bit finishing work. Lilac, blue and yellow roses I coloured myself.)
Awww... rather enjoying crafting than hoovering!
(After taking the pics and posting, I made just a little bit finishing work. Lilac, blue and yellow roses I coloured myself.)
Awww... rather enjoying crafting than hoovering!
Monday, October 03, 2011
Open Letter From Mo
Dear Crafter,
First of all, I do not think you're a horrible person, and I really do appreciate you writing to me. I wanted to give you a chance to respond -- which is why I didn't simply put up your name and let people "at you." So I have shown I CARE about you -- even after people cried to know your name -- but do you care about me?
NONE of us can sit here drawing for hours and hours every day to put new stamp images up if we are not being paid a livable wage. If you can't buy a stamp -- why in heaven's name would you think that gives you the moral right to steal it from me?
I am a single mum. I adopted two special needs (from abused homes) children as a single mother, and have raised them all by myself without asking anyone for anything. I couldn't work in a regular job because my kids had difficulty in regular school for many years . . . so besides trying to heal them emotionally, I had to home-school them AND try to earn enough money to keep a roof over our heads. For YEARS I slept on a couch in the living room because I couldn't afford a place with real beds for all three of us and I wanted my kids to be the ones to have the beds. Six years ago I almost died because I waited too long to go to the hospital because I couldn't afford health insurance. I am still under thousands and thousands of dollars hospital bills because of that. My youngest is 19 now -- and both kids are just out on their own . . . but my own mum is blind, has lung disease and severe arthritis so now I need to take care of her.
The only reason I'm telling you this is because I want you to understand that EVERYONE has their sad stories. In all these years I have never taken anything that wasn't mine. I would never say, hey, I can't afford to buy this music CD, so I'll go ask my friends if they can burn a copy for me. If I can't afford something I want -- I save up for it or I go without. I can't tell you how many times I've wanted to do something simple like take my kids to see a movie but simply couldn't. Stamps are a luxury -- not a need. If you (or someone else) can't afford them -- you can't simply steal them. (And my images are NOT expensive. They are $3 US no matter where you live in the world because all of them are available through my digital shop.)
And here's the BIGGEST thing. Every moment that my images are up on a site like yours, people are downloading them freely. And those people who download them freely think, "Hey, it was just FREE" so they pass them along to OTHER people freely and pretty soon NO ONE needs to buy them anymore because they're available for FREE! Magnolia now has people like you taking their images and scanning them in. Here is the history of Magnolia:
1: Magnolia does popular stamps everyone loves.
2: For years people buy them and Magnolia thrives as a business
3: The Internet happens.
4: Crafters enjoy the Internet and become skilled at using computers.
5: Craft forums and Blogs become popular and crafters from all over the world meet and interact.
6: Large swap groups are formed in forums everywhere, sometimes with hundreds of participants each. People mail each other stacks of stamped images.
7. People start using printed images they have found on the internet -- mostly clip art.
8. Digital stamp companies run by solo artists start springing up.
9. Someone gets the idea to scan in their Magnolia images to make THOSE into digis they can share easily.
10. Others see the scanned in Magnolia images and scan theirs in too.
11.People start emailing each other "OOOh -- I don't have those ones!!" and scanned images exchange hands. 10s of images multiply into 100s and then 1000s.
12. SOME people decide to compile these thousands of Magnolia images on CDs and sell the collections on Ebay. Other people decide to BUY these Magnolia CDs.
13. Magnolia's profits DIP because a growing number of people are getting hold of the pirated "digi" Magnolias and don't need to buy the rubber.
14. Magnolia decides it's not worth it to put out new stamps, and there is one more company who needs to find a different product.
We're at about number 13 right now -- Magnolia is a member of my group "Stamp Out" and I happen to know they are confused, worried and not sure what to do about the theft besides GIVE UP. If this can happen to a long established company like Magnolia -- how quickly do you think it can happen to a small company like mine, or Lily of the Valley, or the Greeting Farm or Stamping Bella, Stampavie or any other. I don't think people realize most of us are small businesses barely skating by. This GROWING theft by crafters who care more that they have "this cute stamp too" than that the artist can feed their child -- is KILLING stamp companies.
I am one who will fight to the end to protect my art -- and the art of all my friends. I will be retaining a lawyer soon, because this is just going too far and in the future someone is going to need to be made an example of.
So to wrap this up, Crafter. I do believe a person can be redeemed. I'm hoping you're a person like that. I will believe your apology is sincere if you not only stop giving (AND RECEIVING) stolen images yourself -- but if you take my letter to heart and help spread the word this is wrong, wrong, wrong. It worries me that you say you have gotten my images from Photobucket but didn't give me the information to have them taken down.
Please let me know that you have understood my huge frustration is not just with you - but with all who are being "nice" by sharing when in fact you are making artists struggle (even more) to put food on their tables.
xoMo
First of all, I do not think you're a horrible person, and I really do appreciate you writing to me. I wanted to give you a chance to respond -- which is why I didn't simply put up your name and let people "at you." So I have shown I CARE about you -- even after people cried to know your name -- but do you care about me?
NONE of us can sit here drawing for hours and hours every day to put new stamp images up if we are not being paid a livable wage. If you can't buy a stamp -- why in heaven's name would you think that gives you the moral right to steal it from me?
I am a single mum. I adopted two special needs (from abused homes) children as a single mother, and have raised them all by myself without asking anyone for anything. I couldn't work in a regular job because my kids had difficulty in regular school for many years . . . so besides trying to heal them emotionally, I had to home-school them AND try to earn enough money to keep a roof over our heads. For YEARS I slept on a couch in the living room because I couldn't afford a place with real beds for all three of us and I wanted my kids to be the ones to have the beds. Six years ago I almost died because I waited too long to go to the hospital because I couldn't afford health insurance. I am still under thousands and thousands of dollars hospital bills because of that. My youngest is 19 now -- and both kids are just out on their own . . . but my own mum is blind, has lung disease and severe arthritis so now I need to take care of her.
The only reason I'm telling you this is because I want you to understand that EVERYONE has their sad stories. In all these years I have never taken anything that wasn't mine. I would never say, hey, I can't afford to buy this music CD, so I'll go ask my friends if they can burn a copy for me. If I can't afford something I want -- I save up for it or I go without. I can't tell you how many times I've wanted to do something simple like take my kids to see a movie but simply couldn't. Stamps are a luxury -- not a need. If you (or someone else) can't afford them -- you can't simply steal them. (And my images are NOT expensive. They are $3 US no matter where you live in the world because all of them are available through my digital shop.)
And here's the BIGGEST thing. Every moment that my images are up on a site like yours, people are downloading them freely. And those people who download them freely think, "Hey, it was just FREE" so they pass them along to OTHER people freely and pretty soon NO ONE needs to buy them anymore because they're available for FREE! Magnolia now has people like you taking their images and scanning them in. Here is the history of Magnolia:
1: Magnolia does popular stamps everyone loves.
2: For years people buy them and Magnolia thrives as a business
3: The Internet happens.
4: Crafters enjoy the Internet and become skilled at using computers.
5: Craft forums and Blogs become popular and crafters from all over the world meet and interact.
6: Large swap groups are formed in forums everywhere, sometimes with hundreds of participants each. People mail each other stacks of stamped images.
7. People start using printed images they have found on the internet -- mostly clip art.
8. Digital stamp companies run by solo artists start springing up.
9. Someone gets the idea to scan in their Magnolia images to make THOSE into digis they can share easily.
10. Others see the scanned in Magnolia images and scan theirs in too.
11.People start emailing each other "OOOh -- I don't have those ones!!" and scanned images exchange hands. 10s of images multiply into 100s and then 1000s.
12. SOME people decide to compile these thousands of Magnolia images on CDs and sell the collections on Ebay. Other people decide to BUY these Magnolia CDs.
13. Magnolia's profits DIP because a growing number of people are getting hold of the pirated "digi" Magnolias and don't need to buy the rubber.
14. Magnolia decides it's not worth it to put out new stamps, and there is one more company who needs to find a different product.
We're at about number 13 right now -- Magnolia is a member of my group "Stamp Out" and I happen to know they are confused, worried and not sure what to do about the theft besides GIVE UP. If this can happen to a long established company like Magnolia -- how quickly do you think it can happen to a small company like mine, or Lily of the Valley, or the Greeting Farm or Stamping Bella, Stampavie or any other. I don't think people realize most of us are small businesses barely skating by. This GROWING theft by crafters who care more that they have "this cute stamp too" than that the artist can feed their child -- is KILLING stamp companies.
I am one who will fight to the end to protect my art -- and the art of all my friends. I will be retaining a lawyer soon, because this is just going too far and in the future someone is going to need to be made an example of.
So to wrap this up, Crafter. I do believe a person can be redeemed. I'm hoping you're a person like that. I will believe your apology is sincere if you not only stop giving (AND RECEIVING) stolen images yourself -- but if you take my letter to heart and help spread the word this is wrong, wrong, wrong. It worries me that you say you have gotten my images from Photobucket but didn't give me the information to have them taken down.
Please let me know that you have understood my huge frustration is not just with you - but with all who are being "nice" by sharing when in fact you are making artists struggle (even more) to put food on their tables.
xoMo
Saturday, October 01, 2011
DDSB NEWS FLASH
ALL Through October - Just click on SHOP or under the tabs section on the Digi Doodle Shop's Best! Of course you can just click the pic ;)
Oops! Almost forgot to tell you there are gorgeous NEW IMAGES!
Oops! Almost forgot to tell you there are gorgeous NEW IMAGES!
Friday, September 30, 2011
Get Well Soon
Ah, Prismacolors and I spent some quality time today. Weather was wonderful, sunny day and garden table was calling us.
Image LOTV
Colorine Prismacolors
Die cuts Sizzix Framelits Tickets
Again inspired just having fun!
4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes
Shelly's Images - Tic Tac Toe (flowers, free, bling on buttons and on sentiment shiny silver)
Crafts and Me - #54 flowers
Digistamps 4 Joy - #28 anything goes
Image LOTV
Colorine Prismacolors
Die cuts Sizzix Framelits Tickets
Again inspired just having fun!
4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes
Shelly's Images - Tic Tac Toe (flowers, free, bling on buttons and on sentiment shiny silver)
Crafts and Me - #54 flowers
Digistamps 4 Joy - #28 anything goes
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Looking Fresh and Bright
Big news! May I introduce myself: Annemaritta, Digi Doodle Shop's DT member!
Probably you have noticed on my sidebar, YES, here, right hand side and top of the sidebar. I'm one member of Digi Doodle Shop's DT. (Needed to repeat that, because it is sooooo GREAT!)
During my time in this colouring adventures so far, I have always liked DDSB imaged because reality and kindness of them. Beautiful to work with and of course digital image gives you opportunity to flip and resize, and this brings more ideas into your head.
Ok, here I am. Happy and cheerful!
I will meet hopefully many of you posting your creations to DDSB Challenges. <3
I love card crafting, that’s for sure, but it was only few cards once in a while. Just over a year ago this all changed when I was introduced to blog land and colouring.
Before it was mainly decoupage but now I’ve spread my wings and love trying new things, techniques, different types of cards and digi stamps definitely are great! Well, in crafting world, what isn’t?
That’s the beauty of it, this is fun, therapeutic, nice way to spend good time with friends and make new friends.
Being chosen to join this team is something I am very proud of and surely will learn a lot and hopefully I can give something back as well.
Unique by Annemaritta, that is my signature. I will be visiting your blogs, see you!
Hugs,and lets get crafty!
Probably you have noticed on my sidebar, YES, here, right hand side and top of the sidebar. I'm one member of Digi Doodle Shop's DT. (Needed to repeat that, because it is sooooo GREAT!)
During my time in this colouring adventures so far, I have always liked DDSB imaged because reality and kindness of them. Beautiful to work with and of course digital image gives you opportunity to flip and resize, and this brings more ideas into your head.
Ok, here I am. Happy and cheerful!
I will meet hopefully many of you posting your creations to DDSB Challenges. <3
I love card crafting, that’s for sure, but it was only few cards once in a while. Just over a year ago this all changed when I was introduced to blog land and colouring.
Before it was mainly decoupage but now I’ve spread my wings and love trying new things, techniques, different types of cards and digi stamps definitely are great! Well, in crafting world, what isn’t?
That’s the beauty of it, this is fun, therapeutic, nice way to spend good time with friends and make new friends.
Being chosen to join this team is something I am very proud of and surely will learn a lot and hopefully I can give something back as well.
Unique by Annemaritta, that is my signature. I will be visiting your blogs, see you!
Hugs,and lets get crafty!
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Baby Twins
This Digi Doodle Shop Best "Sleeping Infant" is adorable and couldn't help it, had to make cards again using this image. (Link is to the shop, wonderful images!)
Hehheh, I went outside with my camera, cardboard box "studio" and these cards and spent good half an hour taking pics. Neighbour surely think I'm a nutter. Taking pics of a box. :D Nevermind thoug, forgot, I am a proper stubborn nutter!!! :)
Hope you like my latest. :)
Hehheh, I went outside with my camera, cardboard box "studio" and these cards and spent good half an hour taking pics. Neighbour surely think I'm a nutter. Taking pics of a box. :D Nevermind thoug, forgot, I am a proper stubborn nutter!!! :)
Hope you like my latest. :)
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
A Bit Fancy Thanks
This is going to be one of my favourite thank you cards. Made it by request and I know bunch of roses might be too much for some, but I think this is beautiful. A little detail is the gap and individual letter die cuts. Pearl silver with silver sating bow. A touch of glossy accent.
Till next card :)
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Barn Dance
Howdy!
Now it is time for proper old fashion Barn Dance.
Uncle Charlie plays his guitar and surely he knows his way to our hearts :) I think he is playing "Doubleback" by ZZ Top. Do you remember Back to the Future Part 3 and ZZ Top playing? That's the song!
Card again A4 -> 14,5 cm square when folded
Curtains and window is DDSB, I cut the view out because wanted to have this late autumn full moon
Full moon is shiny silver die cut (Spellbinders) embossed using Fiskars plate
Uncle Charlie is Body Tot Hillbilly Band again from DDSB
Curtain tassels green twine
Flowers outside I bought from Samuel Taylors sale
Curtains are made using paper piecing
Uncle Charlie colorine is Promarkers and ohdear lots of blender!
Challenge or two:
DDSB - Autumn Colours
Digistamps 4 Joy - #27 fall colors
Little Red Wagon - #98 twine
Creative Stamp Friends - Card for Man
Now it is time for proper old fashion Barn Dance.
Uncle Charlie plays his guitar and surely he knows his way to our hearts :) I think he is playing "Doubleback" by ZZ Top. Do you remember Back to the Future Part 3 and ZZ Top playing? That's the song!
Card again A4 -> 14,5 cm square when folded
Curtains and window is DDSB, I cut the view out because wanted to have this late autumn full moon
Full moon is shiny silver die cut (Spellbinders) embossed using Fiskars plate
Uncle Charlie is Body Tot Hillbilly Band again from DDSB
Curtain tassels green twine
Flowers outside I bought from Samuel Taylors sale
Curtains are made using paper piecing
Uncle Charlie colorine is Promarkers and ohdear lots of blender!
Challenge or two:
DDSB - Autumn Colours
Digistamps 4 Joy - #27 fall colors
Little Red Wagon - #98 twine
Creative Stamp Friends - Card for Man
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
New Home
I forgot to buy garlic! What a disaster!
Anyway, this is a card made by request. Idea was to welcome a person to new house with a nice cup of tea. Not sure if I got too excited about distress ink or colorine, but here we go. Of course options are about endless, so keep orders coming, thank you very much!!! xxxx
PS. I really need garlic cos making lasagne and my MY cooking is mmmmm.... and house will smell like Italian Restaurant for the next few days :) Herbs, garlic. Ah, sweet!
PS. Son's GF is moving to Wales for UNI and I am heartbroken. She is so sweet, beautiful, nice, funny, cheerful and kind. I am going to miss her sooooo much. It's about 2½ hrs driving, so not that bad, to be honest.
See you!
Cardstock the usual A4, this time white hammered -> 14,5 cm x 29cm
Music Sheet printed on same white hammered card
Distressing with "old paper" (Tim Holtz) ink
Teapot and cup colorine with Promarkers
Roses on the cup and pot are rub ons
Die cuts Spellbinders Hearts Circles
Distressing with "tea dye" Tim Holtz ink
All the rest are old stash.
Anyway, this is a card made by request. Idea was to welcome a person to new house with a nice cup of tea. Not sure if I got too excited about distress ink or colorine, but here we go. Of course options are about endless, so keep orders coming, thank you very much!!! xxxx
PS. I really need garlic cos making lasagne and my MY cooking is mmmmm.... and house will smell like Italian Restaurant for the next few days :) Herbs, garlic. Ah, sweet!
PS. Son's GF is moving to Wales for UNI and I am heartbroken. She is so sweet, beautiful, nice, funny, cheerful and kind. I am going to miss her sooooo much. It's about 2½ hrs driving, so not that bad, to be honest.
See you!
Cardstock the usual A4, this time white hammered -> 14,5 cm x 29cm
Music Sheet printed on same white hammered card
Distressing with "old paper" (Tim Holtz) ink
Teapot and cup colorine with Promarkers
Roses on the cup and pot are rub ons
Die cuts Spellbinders Hearts Circles
Distressing with "tea dye" Tim Holtz ink
All the rest are old stash.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
OAP me?
This digi is from DDSB and the collection is Body Tots. She is fabulous, isn't she? I call her "Gramma Annie" after me, of course :D Hopefully my sons get the hint... I would LOVE to have grand children!
Quite dark shades of colours, but matches nicely with my colorine. The mess on my desk is after putting this card together from
A4 lightly mottled ivory cream -> 14,5 cm x 14,5 cm (14,5 cm x 29 cm of course)
Base circle is 14 cm diameter same cardstock as the butterfly circle Spellbinders + distress ink
Violet/purple/lilac circle is 100gsm paper and die is Marianne's
Image colorine is Promarkers
Shiny dots are Papermania
Roses are paper roses from sale
That's it really. You will see more of Body Tots, defnitely.
Challenge or two
Digi Doodles Shop's Best - Challenge 75 - Circles
Crafty Boots - Anything Goes
Make it Monday - Anything goes
Di's Digis Designs - Anything Goes
I Did It Creations - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Quite dark shades of colours, but matches nicely with my colorine. The mess on my desk is after putting this card together from
A4 lightly mottled ivory cream -> 14,5 cm x 14,5 cm (14,5 cm x 29 cm of course)
Base circle is 14 cm diameter same cardstock as the butterfly circle Spellbinders + distress ink
Violet/purple/lilac circle is 100gsm paper and die is Marianne's
Image colorine is Promarkers
Shiny dots are Papermania
Roses are paper roses from sale
That's it really. You will see more of Body Tots, defnitely.
Challenge or two
Digi Doodles Shop's Best - Challenge 75 - Circles
Crafty Boots - Anything Goes
Make it Monday - Anything goes
Di's Digis Designs - Anything Goes
I Did It Creations - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Friday, September 09, 2011
Summer in September
Weather has turn to normal i.e. autumn is definitely here. Last couple of days have been horrible heathwise and crafting takes my thoughts away from the pain and struggle. Son has been great help. I thought it was a good idea NOT to take painkillers because not going anywhere but ohmygoosh, this stupid idea caused me the most difficult evening and night for ages. Back to drugs. Frustration and anger won't help. Believe you me. But I am so flippin frustrated. And angry.
Result from last night.
Butterfly punch is Anne Griffin (or something like that)
Hologram cardstock is from stash as the flower blossoms
Swirl is Marianne's
DP is Smirk
Green half pearl dots are Papermania
PS. Box is my very own diy photo studio, Dorcas inspired me and you'll find more info from her blog. Also the most wonderful cards. Of course you can't see the box itself, but well, I have it now, suitable DIY photo studio.
Result from last night.
Butterfly punch is Anne Griffin (or something like that)
Hologram cardstock is from stash as the flower blossoms
Swirl is Marianne's
DP is Smirk
Green half pearl dots are Papermania
PS. Box is my very own diy photo studio, Dorcas inspired me and you'll find more info from her blog. Also the most wonderful cards. Of course you can't see the box itself, but well, I have it now, suitable DIY photo studio.
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
A Card to Remember
A Card.
Flower is made out of old bigger flower and sort of ripped it a part and glued back together.
Small FdL die cut, distressing with the silver ink, and before that of course, I stamped the sentiment. Ok, ok, I confess... I stamped straight on to the card, but it looked that bad and shaky, needed to do this way.
There is somekind of Fleur De Lis boom at the moment (or passing by). I have this old Fleur De Lis punch and so it came handy. Made a sabloon, template, inked FdL figures on the card as a border, silver embossing powder and heat it up.
Flower is made out of old bigger flower and sort of ripped it a part and glued back together.
Small FdL die cut, distressing with the silver ink, and before that of course, I stamped the sentiment. Ok, ok, I confess... I stamped straight on to the card, but it looked that bad and shaky, needed to do this way.
Challenge for this one
Less is More Metallic
Sorry about the word "sabloon", mixed a bit of Finnish.
sabluuna - stencil, template
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Silver It Is
Well, thank you all for your beautiful comments and sort of it was the reason I just had to post this one.
This first pic is bright on very purpose! To get the silver shine.
Yes, my very messy desk, but well, if I am not bothered...
This is for 25th Anniversary. Trying to send the message "it feels like it was only yesterday". Roses following the flowers and colours of the "original wedding pic". Hih, let your imagination flow.
Image Lili of the Valley
Die cut Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Rectangles
Peel offs... I usually do not add peel offs but well, they were silver and that's it.
Flowers from stash and sales.
Colorine Promarkers
Yep, see you laters all :) and there are challenge or two for me today :)
Designed 2 Delight Wedding or Anniversary
Little Claire's #12 Wedding/Anniversary
Ooh La La Creations Anniversary
Bearly Mine Flowers
This first pic is bright on very purpose! To get the silver shine.
Yes, my very messy desk, but well, if I am not bothered...
This is for 25th Anniversary. Trying to send the message "it feels like it was only yesterday". Roses following the flowers and colours of the "original wedding pic". Hih, let your imagination flow.
Image Lili of the Valley
Die cut Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Rectangles
Peel offs... I usually do not add peel offs but well, they were silver and that's it.
Flowers from stash and sales.
Colorine Promarkers
Yep, see you laters all :) and there are challenge or two for me today :)
Designed 2 Delight Wedding or Anniversary
Little Claire's #12 Wedding/Anniversary
Ooh La La Creations Anniversary
Bearly Mine Flowers
Summer Girl Blue
Second posting today :)
Summer girl in blue (and lilac purple?)
Card blank is A4 cut to 14.5cm x 14.5cm
Nice light blue square cut 14 cm x 14cm
Spellbinders Wonky Squares
Flowers from stash.
Blinging diamonds are Big Crystal Stickes
Colorine Promarkes and followed LOTV quiding.
Just a bit of Glossy Accent and fine silver glitter.
Image wonderful LOTV (bought a Papercraft Inspirations mag, and got LOTV 20 printouts)
Summer girl in blue (and lilac purple?)
Card blank is A4 cut to 14.5cm x 14.5cm
Nice light blue square cut 14 cm x 14cm
Spellbinders Wonky Squares
Flowers from stash.
Blinging diamonds are Big Crystal Stickes
Colorine Promarkes and followed LOTV quiding.
Just a bit of Glossy Accent and fine silver glitter.
Image wonderful LOTV (bought a Papercraft Inspirations mag, and got LOTV 20 printouts)
Summer Girl Orange
Summer girl in orange.
At the moment I have this thirst for coloring and making "nice cards. Also new things are on my list like distressing, hot glueing and decorating.
Card blank is A4 cut to 14cm x 14cm
Off white linen 13.5cm x 13.5cm
Marianne Design Creatables Frame & Flower
Spellbinders circle
Spellbinders scalloped circle
Tim Holtz distress ink "tea dye"
(I love those distress ink, ohmy how lovely!)
Flowers all are from Samuel Taylor's sale (I love sales there!)
Stamp is from Pergamano Clear Stamps Flower Girl (It is a set, I believe, but I got mine from internet auction place.)
Colorine Promarkers
Just a drop or two Glossy Accent
Challenge or two I really would like to add this
Bearly Mine Flowers
At the moment I have this thirst for coloring and making "nice cards. Also new things are on my list like distressing, hot glueing and decorating.
Card blank is A4 cut to 14cm x 14cm
Off white linen 13.5cm x 13.5cm
Marianne Design Creatables Frame & Flower
Spellbinders circle
Spellbinders scalloped circle
Tim Holtz distress ink "tea dye"
(I love those distress ink, ohmy how lovely!)
Flowers all are from Samuel Taylor's sale (I love sales there!)
Stamp is from Pergamano Clear Stamps Flower Girl (It is a set, I believe, but I got mine from internet auction place.)
Colorine Promarkers
Just a drop or two Glossy Accent
Challenge or two I really would like to add this
Bearly Mine Flowers
Monday, September 05, 2011
Tomato-Tomoto
The wonderful title is copied from Stacey. My defense is that I seriously needed something beautiful and this has been in my thoughts for a while. I'm not saying MY card is beautiful, but Stacey's is. And the one before that, you know what I mean, if reading Stacey's blog. I love you, girlfriend!
Again card is made by request.
Golden Wedding Anniversary means lots of gold. In this case I took it seriously and on the cover there are
Golden organza ribbon
Spellbinders Hearts Circle and
Marianne's Lacey Doily die
Tiny golden hearts glued one by one
Peel off was from a pile from a friend
Insert border is Fiskars something
Distress ink used on Marienne's die cut is either "Old Paper" or "Tea something"...
Congratulations to the happy couple!
Again card is made by request.
Golden Wedding Anniversary means lots of gold. In this case I took it seriously and on the cover there are
Golden organza ribbon
Spellbinders Hearts Circle and
Marianne's Lacey Doily die
Tiny golden hearts glued one by one
Peel off was from a pile from a friend
Insert border is Fiskars something
Distress ink used on Marienne's die cut is either "Old Paper" or "Tea something"...
Congratulations to the happy couple!
Saturday, September 03, 2011
Sleeping Beauty - Times to Treasure
Sleeping Beauty - Times to Treasure
This card is made by request and is for a young couple having their first child. The title has a hidden message, or not so very hidden, I think ;) Times to treasure of course means how wonderful thing the new life is and also how those moments, when the baby is sleeping, are PRICELESS! A bit of peace and quiet. :)
Same Black and White
Sepia
This beautiful Digi Doodle baby digi is colored with Prismacolors and blending is baby oil as usual. Image itself is so gorgous that I feel it hard to honour. Sentiment is stamped using Impress red ink and tiny touch of Clear Embossing Powder. Embossed with heat gun. Yes, I'm getting there!
Image is DDSB
DP Laura Ashley
Leaves Spellbinders and swirly vine is Marianne's
Die Cut Spellbindes Lacey Ovals
Roses from stash
Glitter Glue is a gift from a friend
Pearls from Malaysia
Stamp "Times to Treasure" is a gift from very highly talented lady Marjo. Love and hugs to Finland!
After a long period of challengeless cards this one goes to
Digi Doodle Shop's Best Fairytale (I know I know, but the "Sleeping Beaty" should validate this)
This card is made by request and is for a young couple having their first child. The title has a hidden message, or not so very hidden, I think ;) Times to treasure of course means how wonderful thing the new life is and also how those moments, when the baby is sleeping, are PRICELESS! A bit of peace and quiet. :)
Same Black and White
Sepia
Image is DDSB
DP Laura Ashley
Leaves Spellbinders and swirly vine is Marianne's
Die Cut Spellbindes Lacey Ovals
Roses from stash
Glitter Glue is a gift from a friend
Pearls from Malaysia
Stamp "Times to Treasure" is a gift from very highly talented lady Marjo. Love and hugs to Finland!
After a long period of challengeless cards this one goes to
Digi Doodle Shop's Best Fairytale (I know I know, but the "Sleeping Beaty" should validate this)
Thursday, September 01, 2011
LOTV Giveaway
You know LOTV, don't you? Good. I thought so.
From LOTV Inspire Blog:
There's only 5 more days till you can get your hands on the new release from Lili of the Valley, so we thought we would treat ya to some new stamps!! We will be giving a stamp away for the next 5 days to two lucky winners each day so don’t forget to pop back to see if you’ve been lucky as well as checking out the DT’s newest sneak peeks!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)