Colours of Autumn

I love the colours of autumn, so rich and beautiful.  My card today is inspired by these colours:

I used clarity card and embossed Spellbinders labels 28.

I masked the shape and brayered over the card using Big and Juicy Spice ink pad.

I stamped the Pilkington Lane stamp inside the shape using Memento ink and coloured the image using my Spectrum Noirs.

I matted the card onto gold linen card.

I used matching orange card and again matted this onto gold linen card.

I created the card blank using some gorgeous pearlescent green card I bought from PaperMill (I love this card and sadly it is now nearly all gone!)

I cut the decorative corners using a Spellbinders Fleur de Lis die.

The sentiment is computer generated, cut using Spellbinders Labels 28 die.

I purchased a splodgeaway mat a few weeks ago as I found brayering difficult and also I hated the amount of ink it wasted.  I am delighted with my purchase.  I find I get better results, both with brayering and using my blending tool around the edges, it is very easy to clean, and you don't have to waste any ink.  I got the 12 x 12 size and this was definitely one of my 'better' purchases.  An excellent invention!

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

Colour Creative Classroom - Autumn/Fall Colours

Sentimental Sundays - Autumn

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - Autumn/Fall Colours

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Autumn Colours

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

An Easter Bunny

Good Morning

A warm welcome to my new followers.  Thank you for joining me.

A very happy Mothers' Day to all mums out there, I hope you have a lovely day.

The current challenge over at the Joanna Sheen Challenge Blog is Spring/Easter.  Here is my card:

I was lucky enough to receive the Giordano decoupage for my birthday, and used one of the lovely images for my card.  I punched the border of the purple cardstock with a Martha Stewart deep edge punch and then matted this onto the base card.  The decoupaged image was matted onto silver mirror card. I created the flowers out of tissue paper finished with flowersoft in the centres, in an attempt to re-create some of the flowers in the image.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Penny Black and More - Springtime

Crafty Ann's Challenge - Spring

St Lukes Charity Card Challenge - Spring

Crafty Sentiments Monthly Challenge - Easter

Totally Gorjuss - Spring

One Stop Craft Challenge - Handmade flowers

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Crafty Sentiments Challenge

Good Afternoon

The current challenge over at Crafty Sentiments Designs is to use 2 designer papers.  Here is my card:

I love this digi stamp from Crafty Sentiments.  She's a real cutie and a joy to colour in.  I printed her on Neenah card and coloured her using Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs.  I used 2 papers from a pad that came free with a magazine, I really love the papers in this pack.  I distressed the edges of the pink paper with my fab distressing tool (such fun!).  I punched the border of the turquoise paper with a Martha Stewart border punch.

I die cut the mat she is sat on with a spellbinders die, and then embossed it with a floral embossing plate.  I added some ink from a soothing sunset big and juicy ink pad with cut and dry foam.  The ribbon is from my stash.  The flower is build a blossom from La Pashe finished with a gem to tie-in with the flowers on the turquoise dp.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Sketch and Stash - I followed their sketch.

Polka Doodles Challenge - Summery card

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Relax

Hello

A warm welcome to my new followers.

My card for today follows the current sketch at Willow Sketchie Challenge:

The image is from Crafty Sentiments coloured using coloursoft pencils. I added glossy accents to the bubbles although you can't really see it in the photo. This is layered onto a mat cut from core'dinations cardstock using a Nellie Snellen die.  The backing papers are printed from Joanna Sheen's house mouse cd-rom and the ribbon is from my stash.

My card is for the following challenges:

Willow Sketchie Challenge - Sketch

Crafty Sentiments Design - Water Themed

Crafty Cardmakers - No Floral Embellishments

Anyone For Cricket?

Good Morning

My card for today is made using the Nostalgia cd-rom from Joanna Sheen.  I love this cd!

These are various images from the sports section.  I wanted to make a different style card and this is what I ended up with!

All the images are printed onto glossy photo paper and then matted onto gold linen cardstock.  The panel with the three smaller images on is left blank for the message.

My card is for the following challenges:

One Stop Craft Challenge - No sentiment

Crafty Sentiments Designs - More than one fold

The Poodles Parlour - Card For A Male

Thanks for visiting today.

Jo x

A New Baby

Good Morning

I have a new baby card to share with you today, created using the paper embroidery technique:

All the sewing uses metallic threads.  This was then matted onto holographic card, and finally white linen card to which I'd punched a border with a Martha Stewart punch.

My card is for the following challenges:

Sentimental Sundays - Colour of your birth flower (mine is iris, hence the blue)

Crafty Sentiments - No designer paper

Ladybugs Crafts - Oh Baby

Raise the Bar - Stitching

Crafty Ann's Challenge - Clean and Simple

Crafts and Me - Use blue

Creative Craft Challenges - Fancy Edges

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

Happy 18th Birthday

Good Morning

I hope you are well.

Today is my eldest daughter's 18th Birthday!  We've had a busy weekend with lots of visitors and hubby has been very busy catering for them all.  She wanted her birthday to have a 'Woodland Theme' so here is the card I made for her:

This is the inside:

All the images, backing papers and embellishments are printed from the Jayne Netley Mayhew cd-rom's from Joanna Sheen.

The die in the centre is spellbinders and the sentiment is Lili Of The Valley.

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

Crafting for all Seasons - Birthday

Papertake Weekly - Things With Wings

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Raise the Bar - Leaves

Pile It On - Colours of Fall

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Happy Birthday

My Time To Craft - L is for Leaves

Please keep your fingers crossed for me today, I'm at the hospital this afternoon for some more of the tests the Cardiologist requested.

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

Jo x

We're Off To See The Wizard

Good Morning

My card for today is made using the Enchanted Dreams cd-rom from Joanna Sheen.

The main image was printed onto glossy photo paper and then matted onto gold mirri card.  The background paper is printed from the same cd-rom.  The stacking stars are cut from gold and silver mirri card using a die-namics die.  The base card stock is a beautiful rich blue from Papermill.

My card is for the following challenges:

Rainbow Lady's Challenge - Your Song Choice (We're off to see the Wizard)

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - NoSsentiment

Creations by Gill M - Believe In The Magic

Cards For Men - Anything Goes

The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting my blog today.  And a huge thank you to those of you who visit me regularly and leave such lovely comments, they mean such a lot to me.

Jo x

Crafting With A Child

Good Morning

The current challenge at Crafty Sentiments Designs is crafting with or for a child.  My daughter Emma who is 10 asked if I would help her make a card for her dad's birthday and here it is.

I helped with the cutting out, but apart from that it is all Emma's work.

She used a black cardstock for the main card which she creased using my scoreboard.  The bow-tie was also made from black cardstock.  For the lacey shirt front, I die-cut some Marianne doily dies from white paper, which Emma then cut up and added to the front of the card.

I die-cut 6 flower shapes from tissue paper, which she then scrunched up and layered to produce the flower, which is held together with a small brad.

Thanks for visiting today.

Jo and Emma x

In The Pink

Hello

Hope the sun is shining and you are well.

Today's card is a Christmas card I have made to enter into a few challenges, and also to boost my Christmas Card stash.  I have never thought to make a pink Christmas card before but am pleased with how it's turned out.

The main image is a rubber stamp from the fabulous new Snowman set from Crafters Companion.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set.  The backing paper is printed from the accompanying cd-rom onto Centura Pearl paper.  I used my Lyra's for the colouring on the image and added a little of Pinflairs Ice Diamond around his feet. 

A Martha Stewart punch around the page set was used, and the individual snowflake are also made using punches, then layered up and some Ice Diamond added to the centres.  The mats that the snowman and sentiment are sat on are cut using Spellbinders Nestabilities.

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

ABC Christmas Challenge - M for Monochrome

Christmas Cards All Year Round - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Monochromatic

Winter Wonderland Challenge - Pretty In Pink

CHNC - Anything Goes

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Christmas In June

Patchwork Polly and Friends

Good Afternoon

This is a card I have been working on for the last few days. I couldn't decide which stamp to use so decided to go with them all!

I love this stamp set and now only need to get Patchwork Jenny and the set will be complete.

All the stamps were stamped onto watercolour card using versafine ink. I coloured them using watercolour pencils. I find these really difficult to use but am determined now I've bought them to keep trying!

The shape of the card was made using a get in shape template.

Here are some closer photos of the different characters.

The base card was cut in one from white cardstock and then inked round the edges using Big and Juicy Hydrangea Ink.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Crafters Companion Challenge Girls Birthday

Crafting For All Seasons Anything Goes

Crafts and Me Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Children's Cards

Divas By Design One For The Girls

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts Don't Be Square.

Thanks for visiting today, I'd love to know what you think.

Jo x

Teddy Bea Among The Flowers

Good Morning

I've been out this morning woo hoo!!! We've all been up to the dentist for our 6 month check. I'm in so much pain now, with getting in and out of the car, the wheelchair, the dentist chair! Murphy is sulking big time, he always sulks when I've been out. I keep telling him I've not been out having fun, but will he believe me? Well the look on his face says it all.

With a bit of look he'll have forgiven me by weekend!!!!

Anyway, onto today's card. This is my latest purchase from Teddybo.com, mind you it is Teddy Bo Tuesday and there are some adorable new releases out today, so I could well be adding to my collection :D. I LOVE colouring in these bears (you may have noticed lol).

Here is Teddy Bea wearing a beautiful necklace she has made from flowers. I couldn't resist this backing paper, I thought is went so well with all the flowers, and is also very sweet. The mat she is sat on is die-cut using a Nellie Snellen die. The ribbon border is a Marianne die, as is the butterfly which is made using glitter card. The flowers are from my stash and the leaves are cut using a woodware punch.

Teddy Bea is once again coloured in using pencils. I decided this time that she could wear a red dress and hat, to pick out the colours of the ladybirds in the backing paper. I put her on the mat using glue gel to add further dimension to the card.

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

Raise The Bar Flower Power

Rainbow Lady's Challenge Lady In Red

ABD DT Challenge April Showers Bring May Flowers

Crafty Sentiments Flowers

Dream Valley Challenges Flowers

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge Things with Wings

Cutie Sunday Butterfly

Thank you for visiting my blog today, and for all the lovely comments you leave me, they really make my day.

Jo x