You Make Me Feel Special

Good Morning

My card for today is one I made for Emma to send as a Thank You card, she chose the sentiment herself:

A5 card base made from Centura Pearl.  

Spellbinders Floral Oval die.

Marianne Craftables Butterfly die

Marianne Flourish die.

Memory Box Fancy Blossoms die.

Memory Box Macarena Corner die, cut from pearlescent lilac card although very difficult to see the colour in the photo.

Sentiment tag - Spellbinders Floral Doily Die

Sentiment LOTV stamped in silver.

Pearls from my stash.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Dies To Die For - Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge - O for Only 1 Colour plus White

PaperPlay Challenges - Appreciation/Thank You

Steam Train

This is another of the Father's Day cards I made and didn't get around to showing you.

Image and backing papers from Joanna Sheen's Nostalgia cd-rom

Image printed onto Watercolour card, backing paper onto Satin Finish Printer Paper

Green core'dinations cardstock, embossed with Sizzix Wild Dashes embossing plate and sanded slightly.

Sentiment tag Spellbinders fleur de lis cut from linen gold card.  Sentiment from LOTV, heat embossed.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Crafts and Me Challenge - Anything Goes

Fussy and Fancy Challenge - Vintage

Craft Punked - Transport

Alphabet Challenge - For Men Only

Try It On Tuesday - So Very British

J For Journey

The current theme at the Alphabet Challenge Blog is J for Journey.  Here is my card:

The style of card is made following instructions on Debbie Moore's Vintage Travel cd-rom, which is where the image and backing papers are from.

Gold linen card is used for all the matting and layering.

Sentiment stamp is Lili of the Valley sat on a Spellbinders Fleur De Lis die cut shape.

Here is the inside of the card:

And finally, a view of the back of the card:

This is the card I have sent my Dad for Fathers' Day.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Delicious Doodles - For Fellas

Craft Punked - Father's Day

Christmas Spirelli

Good Morning

My card for today is a Christmas card.  I so enjoyed having a go at the Spirelli challenge the other day, I decided to have another go!

This card is made using papers from Making Cards magazine.  I used silver mirror card for all the matting, and punched along the bottom edge of the main image with a Martha Stewart punch.

The circles were cut using a Nellie Snellen die, and after adding the images to the centre of each, I used silver metallic thread for the Spirelli.  I was trying to mirror the design in the backing paper.

My card is for the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge Blog - E for embroidery

Sparkles Forum Christmas Challenge - Favourite Colour Combo for Christmas

Bling It On Challenge - Monotone

Thanks for visiting.

Anyone For Cake?

Good Afternoon

The current challenge at Whoopsi Daisy is 'Layers'.  Being a lover of decoupage this was right up my street.  Here is my card:

I followed the sketch at Willow Sketchie Challenge with the option of Let Them Eat Cake.  This image is called Grace, and is from the lovely Daisy and Friends cd-rom from Joanna Sheen.  I printed it a few times to create the decoupage.  The backing paper is also from the cd-rom.  I used core'dinations cardstock for my matting and I then embossed some of the same cardstock with a Cupcake embossing folder and sanded it slightly.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge Blog - Dry Embossing

Di's Digi Challenge - Embossing

Thanks for stopping by.

Two Little Cuties

Good Afternoon

My card for today uses the Furry Friends cd-rom from Joanna Sheen.  I have had such a lot of use from this cd. Here is my card:

I printed the image twice onto glossy photo paper and then matted and layered it onto silver mirror card and then navy card.  The image was then decoupaged.

The backing paper is also from the cd-rom printed onto satin paper.  The sentiment tag is cut with a spellbinders die and a peel off sentiment added.

My card is for the following challenges:

Moving Along With The Times - Cute Critters

Alphabet Challenge - A for Animal Antics

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting my blog today and for the comments you leave, I really appreciate them all.

Jo x

A Note For You

Good Afternoon

Back with my second challenge card for today.

This card follows the current Willow Sketchie Challenge and uses one of their digi stamps.

Winnie owl is coloured using Coloursoft pencils and for a change I decided to paper piece her skirt.  All the papers are from a free pad that came in Quick cards magazine, I think they're really pretty.  The main image and all the papers are matted onto gold mirror board.  The little flowers are cut with a Marianne die and double layered.  A gem is placed in the centre.  The flowers on the digi are embellished with flowersoft, and once again a teeny tiny gem is added to the centres.  This was a really lovely sketch to follow.

My card is for the following challenges:

Willow Sketchie Challenge - Sketch

Alphabet Challenge - P for Pretty Pastels

Raise The Bar Challenge - Paper Piece

One Stitch At A Time - Use A Digi

Hooked On Craft Challenge - Spring Has Sprung

Enjoy your evening.

Jo x

A Cute Companion Just For You

Hello

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

My card is one I have made for a friend who is not very well at the moment.  I have used some of the duo stamps from Jayne Nestorenko, and have to admit to these stamps being rather neglected!

The images are stamped with Versafine ink and then heat embossed with fine detail powder,  There are a selection of sentiments that come on the stamp plate, I felt that this one best suited my card.

The images are painted using Lyra aquacrayons.  The backing paper is from my stash, the corners punched with a Martha Stewart punch and pearls (again from my stash) added to each corner.  I used a lilac satin ribbon for my bow.  The tiny flowers are punched using a Kreaxions punch that I've had for yonks, flowers punched out of lemon paper and glittered vellum, then layered and a tiny pearl from Joanna Sheen added to the centre of each flower.

My card is for the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Bingo - Pearls, ribbons and free (I added flowers and punches).

Shopping Our Stash - Your weakness - mine is punches, I have quite a few!!

Alphabet Challenge - O for only 3 embellishments

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Jo x

Pots of Fun

Good Morning

My card for today follows the sketch over at Willow Sketchie Challenge.

I was lucky enough to win one of their challenges, and this digi stamp was part of my prize.

The image is coloured using coloursoft pencils.  The backing papers are some I has already printed out from the Adorables cd-rom, and I thought worked really well for this card.  The punched strip is made from cardstock using a Martha Stewart border punch.  The flowers are prima and the swirls/flourishes cut with a Marianne die.  A peel off sentiment was added to complete the card.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Willow Sketchie Challenge - Sketch

Alphabet Challenge Blog - L for lemon and lime

Stampin for the weekend - Paws for thought

Do It With Digis - Summer Fun

Craft You Days Away - Summertime

Easy Craft Projects Challenge - The Summer

Divas By Design  - Summer Is Here

Pile It On - Fun In The Sun

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.

Jo x

Father's Day Card

Hi

I'm going to make this short and sweet as these antibiotics are knocking me out and I just want to sleep!

This is the fathers day card I've made for my dad. He openly admits he can fall asleep at the drop of a hat, so this image just had to be for him!

Teddy Bo is coloured using pencils. The backing paper is from my stash. The mat behind the image and the die-cut embellishments are cut using Spellbinders Fleur de Lis dies. The oblong mat is embossed using a Sizzix embossing plate.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

CRAFT Challenge Fathers Day

PaperPlay Challenges Fathers Day

Alphabet Challenge F for Fathers Day

Secret Crafter A Male Card

One Stop Craft Challenge Fathers Day

Polka Doodles Something For Dad

Dream Valley Challenge Fathers Day

Thanks for visiting today.

Jo x

Especially For Dad

Good Evening

This is a card I have made for my sister to send to our dad for Fathers Day.

I am one of three girls, and dad loves his garden, so this seemed an appropriate choice of image.

Again, I have used a Joanna Sheen decoupage matted onto silver mirror card. The backing paper is from the Housemouse cd-rom and the various die-cuts have been made using spellbinders dies, cut into pearlescent cardstock.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

The Alphabet Challenge Blog E is for Easel

Craft Your Days Away Fathers Day

Craft Your Passion What A Guy

Here Come The Boys Fathers Day

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge Card For A Man Or Boy