With Love At Christmas

There is a great sketch to follow over at the Sketch N Stash Challenge Blog.  I combined this with this weeks theme at Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge, card for a couple, to come up with the following card:

6 x 6 card blank

Swalk stamp from Crafters' Companion, stamped onto Neenah card with London Fog Memento Ink and coloured with Specturn Noir pens

Backing papers from Swalk Christmas cd-rom, printed onto Satin Finish printer paper.

Blue card used for matting from Create and Craft.

cArt-Us die used to cut scalloped circle mat.

Marianne Designs Creatable corner die 

Reverse wonky rectangle die used for sentiment,which is from Jayne Nestorenko's Adorable stamp range, stamped in Faded Jeans distress ink.

Willow Sketchie Challenge - Christmas in August

Craft Your Days Away - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Out of the Frame

Stamping For Pleasure - Rudolph Day Challenge - Something Festive

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Borders and Frames

Whimsy Stamps Challenge - Lots of Layers

Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge - Best Friends

The CD Sunday Challenge - A is for

Animals!

This is a birthday card for a friends son.  He's a big animal lover so I'm hoping this will be a good choice.

8 x 8 fancy edged card blank

Images and backing papers printed from Cupcakecrafting's A Walk On The Wild Side cd-rom.

Silver mirror card used for matting. 

Sentiment stamp Dimension Fourth, embossed with fine detail embossing powder.

Black eyelets and cord from my stash.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Here Come The Boys - Jungle Theme

Craft Your Days Away - Shades of Grey plus one other colour.

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - Monochromatic

CD Sunday - Beautiful Ballerina

This is my card for the current CD Sunday Challenge:

This is one of the decoupage images on the Paintbox Poppets cd-rom from Crafter's Companion, matted onto silver holographic paper.

Backing paper printed from the same CD.

Centura Pearl card with the corners cut away using a Marianne Anja die.

I cut up and re-arranged two 5 inch doiles to form a mat then used an ink duster to lightly brush the edges with Big & Juicy Hydrangea Ink.

5 gems were added to each side to complete the card.

I was delighted to be chosen in the top three for the last challenge, thank you.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Craft Your Days Away - Bingo - I chose Doilies, Die Cuts, Gems

Crafty Ann's Challenge - It's a Girl Thing

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girls, girls, girls

Red, White and Blue

Good Morning

This is my entry into the current challenge over at Crafty Sentiment Designs which is a sketch to follow.

6 x 6 base card

Image - Crafty Sentiments 'Just Relax' coloured with Spectrum Noirs

Cardstock - Create and Craft

Dies - Nellie Snellen Round Lily, Nellie Snellen Rectangles

Embossing Folder -  Darice from Crafters Companions

Flowers - Nellie's punches

Sentiment - Cute Companions Stamp 

Backing paper and pearls from stash.

This card is also for the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Red, White and Blue

Willow Sketchie Challenge - Red, White and Blue

Glitter Geeks - Diamond Jubilee

Craft Your Days Away - Red, White and Blue

The Crafty Pad Challenge - Colours of your Countries Flag

One Stitch At A Time - Red, White and Blue

The Bonnie Banks O' Loch Lomond

Good Morning

My card for today is one I have made for my brother-in-laws birthday.  He lives up in the Highlands and loves to go cycling, so hopeful he will like my card:

My card is made using photo inspiration from CRAFT Challenge and follows the sketch over at Sketch and Stash.

I stamped a number of different stamps from the Hobby Art Scene-it sets, In The Country and British Countryside.  The In The Country set have been rather neglected!  I stamped onto watercolour card using Versafine inks.  I coloured the image using Lyra Aquacrayons. The image is then matted onto pearlescent and Core'dinations card.

I embossed some co-ordinating card using embossing folders and then sanded the card slightly.  I also distressed all the card edges.  The flourishes are cut with spellbinders die, as is the sentiment tag.  I added the bicycle charm with bakers twine as he loves to go cycling.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Shopping Our Stash - Water Themed

Craft Your Days Away  - Metal

Dream Valley Challenges - Earth Tones

ABC Challenge - N for Neutral

Clear It Out Challenge - Based On A Song (The Bonnie Bank O' Loch Lomond)

My Mum's Craft Shop - Based On A Movie (What Lies Beneath?)

Thanks for visiting today and all the lovely comments you leave me.

Easter Duckling

Good Morning

I've another Easter card to share with you today, again made with the lovely Giordano decoupage from Joanna Sheen.

I followed the sketch over at Willow Sketchie Challenge, along with their theme of embossing.

I used an 8 x 8 card blank and embossed some core'dinations cardstock.  I used a co-ordinating backing paper from an old issue of Making Cards magazine which I matted onto silver mirror card.  The sentiment mat was cut with a spellbinders die and I added a glittery flower and some silver leaves to complete the card.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Polka Doodles Challenge - Easter and they're also having a fab blog hop.

Craft Your Days Away - Easter

One Stop Craft Challenge - Easter

Hooked On Craft Challenge - Easter

ABC DT Challenge - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Happy Easter

Thanks for visiting.

Rose and Sparkle

Good Evening

I'm back with another calendar today.

I used some of my new Christmas goodies to make this one - the Spellbinders die and the embossing folder.  As soon as I saw this embossing folder on Joanna Sheen's website, I knew this is how I would first use it.  The gems are also from Joanna's shop.  I made the roses using Marianne dies, the leaves are punched using a X-cut punch and some gold embossing powder added to the edges.  The tiny butterflies are made using a EK Success border punch.  I added some beads to a hat pin as an extra embellishment.

My calendar is for the following challenges:

Joanna Sheen forum challenge - Bejewelled.

One Stop Craft Challenge - Bingo - I chose Flowers, Die-cuts/Punches and embossing

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Something new (Spellbinders die and embossing folder)

Pollycraft Challenge - Anything but a card

Shopping Our Stash - All that glitters, sparkles or shines

Craft Your Days Away - New beginnings - I've used my new goodies and it's for a new year.

Anything Goes Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge - Something New

Divas by Design - New Beginnings

Thanks for stopping by.

Jo x

Cold and Frosty

Hello

I hope you have had a lovely Christmas and are enjoying the festivities.

My card for today is one I made for friends this Christmas.  It uses the fabulous Thomas Kinkade cd-rom from Joanna Sheen:

I used an image from the decoupage section for this card and added lots of glitter!  The backing paper is from the same cd, printed onto pearlised paper.  The sentiment is also from the cd-rom, sat on a mat cut using a spellbinders die.

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

ABC Christmas - F for Frosty

Rainbow Lady's Challenge - White Christmas

Alphabet Challenge - W for White Christmas

St Lukes Charity Challenge - Let It Snow

Bling It On Challenge - Christmas

Christmas Cards All Year Round - Christmas

PaperPlay Challenge - Christmas

Dream Valley Challenges - Christmas

Crafts Your Days Away - Snowmen

Divas By Design - Merry Christmas

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

Wedding Wishes

Good morning

My eldest daughter was asked to be a bridesmaid for her friends mum who was re-marrying this week.  The wedding was up in Scotland and they are travelling home as I type.

This is the card I made:

The base card I used is a beautiful pearlescent cream card.  The deep red is the colour of the bridesmaids dresses.  I embossed some cardstock with a cuttlebug folder and die cut the flowers, leaves and butterflies using Marianne dies.  A pearl was added to complete the flower, a ribbon bow and a co-ordinating rub-on sentiment were used to complete the card.

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

Paper Sundaes - Beautiful bows

Pile it on - Anything with a p (Pearl)

Divas by Design - Monochromatic

Creative Craft Challenge  - Anything Goes

My Mums Craft Shop - Things with wings

Flutterby Wednesdays - Open Challenge

Moving along with the times - Ribbons and bows

Crafty Ann's Challenge - Monotone

Craft Your Days Away - Buttons or bows

Creative Card Crew Challenge  - Monochromatic (thanks Jan)

Thanks for visiting my blog today.  Have a lovely weekend.

Jo x

A Day At The Beach

Good Morning

And what a beautiful morning it is too.

My card for today is made using a digi stamp from Pink Gem Designs.

The image is coloured using coloursoft pencils.  The backing papers are all from a previous issue of making cards magazine.  The flowers are made using Nellie Snellen punches from the same paper with a tiny pearl from Joanna Sheen added to the centres.

My card is for the following challenges:

A Gem Of A Challenge - Sketch

Fussy and Fancy - Summer

Cutie Sunday - Summer

Paper Sundaes - Beach

Top Tip Tuesday - Make It Girly

Do It With Digis - Summer Fun

Craft Your Days Away - Summertime

Easy Crafy Projects - The Summer

Divas By Design - Summer Is Here

Crafting For All Seasons - Beach/Ocean

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Under the sea (the shells are from the sea!)

Thanks for visiting my blog today, have a great day.

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