CD Sunday Challenge - Winter in the Mountains

Hello

It's time for a new challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge and this time Margaret has chosen a topic of 'Winter in the Mountains'.

Very frustratingly, I find myself unable to sleep once again, so finished off my card for the challenge!

Here is my card:

I used elements from the Pollyanna Pickering Sketchbook Collection Chapter VI The Frozen Lands papercraft kit to create my card.  I used an 8 x 8 white card blank from Creative Crafting World for my base card, with the front folded back to add a bit of interest.

I used grey and black card for my matting and layering.  The sentiments were also from the Papercraft kit.

I added my sentiment to an insert from the Sketchbook Chapter VI cd-rom, printed it out and then added it to the back of my card:

I like these inserts, which can be printed in a whole range of different sizes.  I think they are very elegant.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

Get Well Soon

Today I am sharing a card I have made for a friend who had a nasty fall and is now recovering in a recuperation unit.  It's going to be a slow job for her unfortunately.

I couldn't resist buying this beautiful embossing folder after seeing it around blog land. It's by Sheena Douglass, called 'Blowing in the Wind' and is a 3d embossing folder from Crafters Companion.  I used Coredinations card and sanded it back.  The gingham card and ribbon were both from Create and Craft, as was the silver mirror card.  I used a spellbinders die for the sentiment mat, and the butterfly die is a Marianne.  The little pearls are from Joanna Sheen.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Butterflies

My Time To Craft - Something New (Embossing Folder)4

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Add a Sentiment

Country View Crafts - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting.

Jo x

J is for January

Hello and welcome to my blog today.  Happy New Year.  I know I'm a bit late wishing this but I've had some very sad news over the Christmas period.  Sadly, my dad passed away on Boxing Day.  I lost my mum almost 5 years ago so this really is the end of an era for me, my sister and our families.

When I feel up to it, I;m trying to lose myself in some crafting.  I turned to CD Sunday Challenge for some inspiration and was delighted to learn that I had won their Christmas Present challenge.  The theme for the latest challenge is' J is for ...... ' Here is my creation:

I went with J is for January.

This is a calendar that I have made to send to my sister.  I used the latest Paper Boutique dies from Creative Crafting World to create the shape of my calendar. and also to cut the beautiful decorative frame.  Can I just say that these are gorgeous dies and they cut like a dream.  The backing papers and Polar Bear image are from Creative Crafting World.  These are from the Paper Kit that came with the Pollyanna Pickering Sketch Book Chapter VI - The Frozen Lands,

I created an easel card and added the calendar tab to the base, this also acts as the stopper.  I added some pretty mother-of-pearl floral gems to the decorative frame to complete my calendar.

Thank you for visiting.

Jo x

Tuesday Morning Sketches Anything Goes Challenge

This is my entry into the current challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches which has a theme of Anything Goes:

My card is made using a 7 x 10 card blank from Creative Crafting World, gold mirror card from Create & Craft and the beautiful image is by Pollyanna Pickering from a Creative Crafting World dvd-rom.  The Merry Christmas sentiment is peel offs and the word Dad die cut using dies from Memory Box.

Jo x