Doug the Bear

I'm not a huge sports fan, but one thing that does get my heart pumping amd muscles aching is gardening. We have a vegetable plot and have grown veggies in the past, but I admit this year I've not dedicated the time to it, so mostly I've just been weeding, rather than enjoying the garden.  I would very much like to change that next year, so we can enjoy picking and eating our own food again.

Designed for:
As You Like It Challenge

Card Recipe:

• James Gardening by Lili of the Valley
• Water-coloured on Ecoline Watercolour Card with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• 6mm Satin Ribbon
• Nitwit Collections Papers
• Tattered Lace Happy Birthday Die

Happy crafting
Annette
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Purple Watering Can

It's a Halloween colour theme this week at As You Like It Challenge, and although I don't tend to send Halloween cards, I do enjoy putting up decorations for the Trick or Treaters who come to visit by the dozen each year. However, although today's card is not Halloween themed, I have used my favourite Halloween colour which is purple.  I am not a fan of orange and green, but purple is right up my street for any time of year!

Designed for:
As You Like It Challenge

Card Recipe:

• Image by Lili of the Valley
• Water-coloured on Ecoline Watercolour Card with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• MFT Dienamics Stitched Circle Stax
• Flat Backed Pearls
• Nitwit Collections Papers
• Cosmos Daisy
• Open Roses
• Purple twine
• Watering can shaped cardbase cut with my Silhouette cutting machine

Happy crafting
Annette
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Woodland Fox

For my 'favourite wild animal' this week at As You Like It Challenge I've picked a fox, because we regularly have them visiting our garden at night and I love seeing them pottering around the flower beds!

Designed for:
As You Like It Challenge

Card Recipe:

• Fox by Lee Holland Digi Stamps
• Water-coloured on Ecoline Watercolour Card with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• MFT Dienamics Stitched Circle Stax
• Flat Backed Pearls
• 15mm Satin Ribbon
• Nitwit Collections Papers
• Cherry Blossom
• Open Roses
• Mini Rosebuds
• Shaped cardbase cut with my Silhouette cutting machine

Happy crafting
Annette
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Watercoloured Bunny

My favourite colouring medium is my disress ink reinkers which I use for watercolouring almost every project. I have recently been learning coloured pencil drawing but I've not managed to use them very successfully for my cards, and I find the watercolouring quite therapeutic anyway, so it's not a bad thing to have both mediums for different hobbies.

Designed for:
As You Like It Challenge

Card Recipe:

• Bunny with Flower by Lee Holland Digis
• Water-coloured on Ecoline Watercolour Card with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• Flat Backed Pearls
• 6mm Satin Ribbon
• 15mm Organza Ribbon
• Nitwit Collections Papers
• Cherry Blossom
• Open Roses
• Hip Rosebuds

Happy crafting
Annette
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Tiger

My favourite safari animal has to be the tiger. I've loved them since I was tiny and I remember learning all about them for a scrapbook project I made when I was at primary school. They're still my favourite now, beautful and graceful.

Designed for:
As You Like It Challenge

Card Recipe:

• Tiger by Lee Holland Digi
• Water-coloured on Ecoline Watercolour Card with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• MFT Dienamics Stitched Circle Stax
• Flat Backed Pearls
• 15mm Organza Ribbon
• 3mm Satin Ribbon
• Nitwit Collections Papers
• Cherry Blossom
• Open Roses
• Hip Rosebuds

Happy crafting
Annette
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Deckchair Kitty

I've had kitties my whole life, and my house wouldn't be a home without a feline companion. I currently have 2, a brother and sister, who are naughty troublemakers, but I wouldn't be without them. I'm rarely alone and the little boy cat in particular is usually only a few inches from my ankles or demanding cuddles on my lap!

Designed for:
As You Like It Challenge

Card Recipe:

• Jack Patch and Puss Relaxing image by Lili of the Valley
• Water-coloured on Ecoline Watercolour Card with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• Typed sentiment
• Nitwit Collections Papers

Happy crafting
Annette
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Bunny Tag

I love making large gift tags to decorate presents, and these supersized Crealies tag dies are my favourites.  They make a present look much more special and I really enjoy making them.

Designed for:
As You Like It Challenge

Card Recipe:

• Bunny image by Lili of the Valley
• Water-coloured on Ecoline Watercolour Card with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• 15mm Satin Ribbon
• Nitwit Collections Papers
• Cosmos Daisy
• Open Roses
• Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies XXL65 Double Stitched Circles

Happy crafting
Annette
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Golf Cart

I've made this hexagon pop-up card for a golf loving colleague. It was quite fiddly to cut all the parts out, but I've layered most of it to reinforce the narrow parts, particularly the clubs and cart.  

I personalised it by editing the Silhouette cutting file to add his name (the original was a father's day card theme).  

Card Recipe:

• Lori Whitlock Cut File
• Nitwit Collection Papers

Happy crafting
Annette
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Little Bear

My favourite colours are soft pastels, particularly pink, blue and purple, so this sweet bear features all three, including some of my favourite papers and embellishments in the same colour theme.

Designed for:
As You Like It Challenge

Card Recipe:

• Bear with Gift digi image by Lee Holland
• Water-coloured on Ecoline Watercolour Card with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• 15mm Organza Ribbon
• Nitwit Collections Papers
• Cosmos Daisy
• Open Roses
• Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies XXL65 Double Stitched Circles
• Enamel dots from Hobbycraft

Happy crafting
Annette
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Daisy Elephant

I'm not very reliable at popping sentiments on my cards, so when I do it is often a simple 'happy birthday'. However, I do like creating my own sentiments with fancy fonts, so I've created this one in 2 different fonts and overlaid them so they fit together for added interest.

Designed for:
As You Like It Challenge

Card Recipe:

• Elephant digi image by Lili of the Valley
• Water-coloured on Ecoline Watercolour Card with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• Nitwit Collections Papers
• The Paper Boutique Thanks Daisy Frame die

Happy crafting
Annette
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