I've watercoloured this sweet toucan image by Lee Holland and framed him using an orange colour palette.
Designed for:Lee Holland
Water-coloured on Ecoline Watercolour Card with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:
- Leaves: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
- Branch: Antique Linen, Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain
- Sky: Tumbled Glass
- Toucan: Scattered Straw, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge, Hickory Smoke, Black Soot
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Happy crafting
Annette
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At As You Like It Challenge this week, we're asking if you prefer Clean & Simple or Fussy. I personally enjoy making both styles, although I find the clean and simple theme far more challenging because mine seem to feel 'unfinished'. I've tasked myself to make a clean and simple card that I'm happy with. This one's for a dad who's keen on fishing, so the masculine theme tends to lend itself more to clean and simple.
Designed for:As You Like It Challenge
I'm not usually a fan of bugs, in fact I'd normally be running in the opposite direction if I saw one, but I will make an exception for this sweet little fella.
Designed for:Lee Holland
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Happy crafting
Annette
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Today's question at As You Like It Challenge is whether you like prefer floral or cute themes in your projects. I'm definitely a fan of anything cute and I'm not overkeen on purely floral images (the singel flower held by my cute critter is the closest I'll get to floral images!). I do like floral papers though, but in the main my image will usually include some kind of critter!
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As You Like It ChallengeLee HollandPapermill Direct
Water-coloured on Ecoline Watercolour Card with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:
- Badger: Hickory Smoke, Black Soot, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
- Greens: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
- Sky: Tumbled Glass
- Flower: Scattered Straw, Squeezed Lemonade, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge
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Happy crafting
Annette
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I've been keen to use some of these adorable woodland alphabet letters by Lee Holland, and I've created this sweet personalised card for a friend using the ornate 'E' and leaf-sprouting lowercase and a couple of extra elements (the sunflower and a couple of extra leaves). I've watercoloured the image, blending some greens and browns for the lettering and adding some yellow and orange for the flowers.
Designed for:Lee HollandPapermill Direct
Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:- Lettering: Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Shabby Shutters, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint
- Flowers: Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Dried Marigold, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge
- Greys: Pumice Stone
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Happy crafting
Annette
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I've used this Flower Cart cut file to create this fun pop-up card. I've added the watercoloured bunny and vegetables which are fussy cut and layered onto the cart.
I really enjoy making pop-up cards. They seem a little more special than the standard square fold which I normally make.
Designed for:Dies to Die ForPapermill Direct
Water-coloured on Ecoline Watercolour Card with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:
- Fur: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
- Greens: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
- Oranges: Dried Marigold, Fossilised Amber, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge
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Happy crafting
Annette
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I love these little woodland critters by Lee Holland so I've created a clean and simple notelet card where this adorable squrrel is the focus.
Designed for:Lee HollandPapermill Direct
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Watercolouring:- Ecoline Watercolour Card
- Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:
- Fur: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
- Leaf: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
- Sky: Tumbled Glass
- Ground: Hickory Smoke, Black Soot, Speckled Egg
Happy crafting
Annette
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This cute little bunny gift pouch has some of my favourite treats in his tummy! I hope he's willing to share!
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This adorable James the Bear image is coming out at Lili of the Valley this week, and as usual I can't resist this sweet little bear. I've watercoloured him with my Distress Inks, and added a simple typed sentiment and pretty Nitwit papers.
Designed for:Lili of the Valley
Water-coloured on Ecoline Watercolour Card with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:
- Fur: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
- Grass: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
- Spade: Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain, Hickory Smoke, Black Soot
- Sky: Tumbled Glass
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Happy crafting
Annette
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I've converted this Stained Glass box file into a cardbase using lots of pearl card. It was a little fiddly with the very narrow black 'lead' but I've used a couple of layers to give it some thickness. I cut the corners off the cardbase to make the card into the same shape as the panel.