Totally Gorjuss Challenge

My card for today follows the sketch over at the Totally Gorjuss challenge:

6 x 6 card blank.

Image - LOTV squares.

Frame around image, Nellie Snellen die cut into pearlescent card.

Cheery Lynn Polynesian Sails Oval die, cut into cream pearlescent card, inked with Antique Linen distress ink.

Backing paper Papermania Capsule Collection, inked with Antique Linen DI.

Glitter flowers Papermania.

Ribbon Papermania

My card is also for the following challenges:

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Glitter and Bling

Creative Inspirations Challenge - Bingo - Glitter, flowers, ribbon

Whimsy Stamps Challenge - Monchromatic

Ooh La La Challenge - Whiskers

The winner of my recent blog candy hasn't yet emailed me with their details.  If I haven't heard from the winner by the end of Sunday, I'll draw another winner on Monday morning.

Summer Fun

Today I am sharing a card made with Joanna Sheen's Nostalgia cd-rom:

A5 card blank.

Decoupage image and backing paper both taken from the cd-rom and matted onto gold matt and black card.

Core'dinations paper embossed with a Darice embossing folder and Faded Jeans distress ink added to the clouds. 

This card is my second entry into Crafting When We Can challenge of Summer Fun.  My first entry exceeded the number of challenges allowed, my apologies for this.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar April Challenge - Egg-stra Special

Good Morning

Happy Easter everyone.  I hope you have a lovely weekend.

It's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge and this month our theme is Egg-stra special (Easter egg, chick in egg or even a dinosaur egg...anything egg related!)  OPTIONAL EXTRA - More than 1 fold in card or project.

For my card I used Joanna Sheen's Cardmakers Year cd-rom.  I printed the image 5 times so I could decoupage it, and I matted the image onto core'dinations card.  For my base card I used Centura Pearl card.  I used some delightful Easter Egg ribbon across the front, with a sentiment mat created from gold linen card using a Spellbinders die.  The vines up each side were made using a Marianne die and pearlescent green paper.  The flowers are punched with a Nellie Snellen punch for the large flowers and a Papermania punch for the smaller, tiny cream pearls were added to the centres.


Here is a side view of the card to give you an idea of the folds.

I do hope you'll be able to join in with our challenge, and please do have a look at the fabulous cards my teamies have created, you won't be disappointed  There's some fabulous candy up for grabs too.


We are also having a DT call this month.  Full details can be found on the challenge blog.


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


Creative Inspirations - Easter


Craft Challenge - Spring/Easter


Paperplay Challenges - Shaped Cards


Crafty Cardmakers - Easter


Penny Black and More - Oh So Cute


Raise the Bar Challenge - Cutesy Easter/Spring Cards


Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Easter


Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Teddy Bea In The Pink

Hi There

I hope you're having a lovely weekend.

My card for today features the adorable Teddy Bea, and here she is!

For once, I remember to choose my backing papers before I coloured my image!!  The backing papers are from an earlier issue of Making Cards, matted onto black card.  Bea is coloured using Coloursoft pencils.  The ribbon and flowers are from my stash and the flourishes are cut using a Marianne die.

My card is for the following challenges:

The Teddy Bo Challenge - Black, White and 1 Other Colour

Creative Inspirations Challenge - Sketch

The Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenge - Use Pink

Crafty Calender Challenge - Let Sleeping Bears Lie

The Poodles Parlour - Animal Antics

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

Setting The Scene

Good Morning

My card for today is a 'just because' card that I'm sending to my brother-in-law.  We don't get chance to speak very often so we occasionally send each other cards with an 'update' inside.

The card uses the Countryside Scene-it stamp set from Hobby Art, I LOVE this set of stamps!!

I stamped onto watercolour card using versafine and painted with my Lyra Aquacrayons.  The frame is a lovely pearlescent card from PaperMill, rung through my big shot with an embossing folder to produce the frame.  This is then mounted onto the card base made from a dark brown linen card.

My card is for the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations - Use Your Favourite Stamps

The Secret Crafter - Create a Scene

Allsorts Challenge - You've been framed

I'm off to stay with my sister for a few days this evening so may not be around much the next few day.  I hope you all have a lovely week, and am sending hugs for those who need them.

Jo x

Decorating The Christmas Tree

Good Evening

Today I've finished off another Christmas card to add to my supply!

This is my entry for the current House Mouse and Friends Challenge which this time is to use buttons, bows and bling.

This is a large, square card which I made from white linen cardstock.  The backing paper, which is printed from the House Mouse inserts cd-rom from Joanna Sheen, is matted onto pearlescent gold cardstock.  The decoupage image is also from Joanna Sheen.  I made a double ribbon bow from narrow ribbon and attached to this the charm from my stash.  Three buttons were added to the card, with twine threaded through each.  Three pearls were added, in the same colour as the buttons and the baubles in the image.  A sentiment was then added to complete the card.

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations Challenge - Christmas In July

Allsorts Challenge - Free and Easy

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

Walking In A Winter Wonderland

Good Evening

In an attempt to avoid the usual panic, I am determined to make a proper start on my Christmas cards. For the card, I followed the current challenge over at Winter Wonderland which is Blue and White. They are also having a blog hop.

This card is made using some of my project club stamps from Dimension Fourth. All the images are stamped onto white card. For the polar bears and icy rocks I went round the edges with a light grey pen. The signpost is coloured using a light brown brushmarker. I used pinflair snow dust on the polar bears and iced diamond on the snow. I made a stepper card, and then fitted a gusset underneath to stop it splaying. Some blue card, torn along the edges to add an extra effect, was then attached to the layers of the stepper. I stamped some paw prints onto the various layers.

I am also entering my card in Creative Inspirations Challenge Christmas In May

Thanks for visiting. I'm now off to blog hop!

Jo x

Playing In The Puddles

Good Afternoon

We have the strangest of weather today, we had hailstone not half an hour ago and now the sunshines back!

My card for today shows Teddy Bo playing in the puddles.

For once I chose my backing paper before I coloured in the image, so I could colour my image accordingly. I decided to pick the green from the backing paper to colour in his coat and hat. I had a real good sort out of all my papers yesterday, and this is from a crafthouse press book I bought yonks ago.

Teddy Bo is coloured in pencils and then I used glossy accent over the puddle, unfortunately it doesn't show up too well in the photo but looks very effective IRL.

I used an embossing folder that reminded me of waves on the red card, and cut a mat from the same card using a Marianne Die and the embellishment at the top is made using a Spellbinders die from the fleur de lis set. A few buttons were added to complete the card.

I am entering my card in the following challenges.

St Lukes Charity Cards Challenge Pick a Pattern, and I shall be sending the card to them to help with their fundraising.

Stamps R Us Challenge For The Men In Our Lives

Crafts and Me Challenge Swirls (my embossing)

Creative Inspirations Embossing

Stamp Something Use a digi stamp

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x