Two's Company

My card for today is made using one of my Paper Nation cd-roms.  I've been a fan of these images for a long time and was delighted recently to get my hands on the cd's.

A5 card blank, Red card from PaperMill used for matting.

White card embossed using one of the glitter girls boards (sorry I can't remember the name of it)

I embossed and cut out the blue cardstock and added the midget gems

The image is from the decoupage section of the cd

The sentiment is from LOTV

My card is for the following challenges:

Cupcake Craft Challenges - Two's company

Totally Gorjuss - Bling

One Stop Craft Challenge - Anything goes

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes

The Poodles Parlour - Anything goes

Buttons and Pins

This is the first card I have made using the Shabby Chic Haberdashery cd-rom form Debbi Moore.  I had such fun making this card:

I distressed all around the edges of the backing paper with my distressing tool and then matted it onto gold linen card.

I cut out the dress bodice and then cut a circle from a co-ordinating paper and folded it to make the skirt.  Again I distressed the edges of the skirt.

I stamped the sewing machine from Joanna Sheen's haberdashery stamp set, and the buttons and thimble image from Debbi Moores stamp set, onto shrink plastic and attached the twine before shrinking them.  I then threaded the twine through a button, which was attached to a picot edged circle, along with a couple of pins.

A few buttons were added to the card for extra dimension.

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

Craft-room challenge - Collage

One Stop Craft Challenge - No floral embellishments

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Cupcake Craft Challenges - In Stitches

Bunny Zoe Crafts - Distressing

The CD Sunday Challenge - Mainly Men

This is my second entry into this week's CD Sunday Challenge where the theme is 'Mainly Men'.  Here is my card:

The main image is from the decoupage section of Joanna Sheen's Thomas Kinkade cd-roms.  These really are fabulous cd's and the photograph doesn't do justice to the beautiful image.

I created an easel card using card from the PaperMill as I thought this would display the lovely image better.

The sentiment is a Lili Of The Valley stamp, sat on a Spellbinders Fleur De Lis die with some bakers twine added for extra interest.

I wanted to keep this card quite simple so as not to detract from the main image ( I really like this image, can you tell? lol)

My card is also for the following challenges:

Craft A Scene Challenge - Inside The Garden

Cupcakecraft Challenge - The Great Outdoors

Crafting For All Seasons - Splash Me

Creative Inspirations - In The Garden

Moving Along With The Times - Summer

Fun At The Beach

I haven't made a shaker card for a while, so decided to make one for my sister's birthday card:

Image and frame printed from Faye Whittaker cd-rom from Joanna Sheen

Soft brown sugar and tiny shells used to create the shaker element.

A view of the shaker in action!

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

Polka Doodles Challenge - Summer

Pile It On Challenge - Cute As Can Be

Cupcake Craft Challenge - The Great Outdoors

Crafting For All Seasons - Splash Me

Creative Card Crew- On The Beach/Under The Sea

Spring Kitten

Good Afternoon

The current challenge over at Crafters Companion Challenge is 'Spring'.  I chose to use one of my lovely new stamps from the Strawberry Kisses range:

I followed the sketch over at Willow Sketchie Challenge along with the theme of Embellish it.

The backing papers on my card are printed from the accompanying cd-rom.  The image is coloured with Spectrum Noir pens and a paper-pieced the plant pot using the backing paper.  The orange cardstock is core'dinations.  The flowers are punched using Nellie Snellen punch and emboss punches, finished in the centre with a little pearl.  The swirl leaves are a Marianne die cut from Core'dinations card and sanded slightly.

The centre of my card has been decorated to co-ordinate with the front:

My card is also for the following challenges:

The CD Sunday Challenge - Spots and Dots

Divas By Design - Citrus Colours

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Three in a Row

Thanks for stopping by today.

My Valentine

Good Afternoon

My card for today uses one of the lovely SWALK stamps, this is its first inking!

I coloured the image using promarkers and coloursoft pencils.  I printed the heart pattern directly onto card from a Crafters Companion Popcorn cd-rom.  I printed onto both sides of the card.  I cut an aperture using a Spellbinders die to create a shaker card.  Here is a close up of the shaker:

The sentiment is computer generated, the label is a spellbinders die.

My card is for the following challenges:

Crafters Companion - Share the Love

Cupcake Craft Challenge - All You Need Is Love

The Poodles Parlour - Love Is In The Air

Crafters Companion Monthly Challenge - Love Is In The Air

Allsorts Challenge - Hearts

Anything Goes Challenge - To The One I Love

Paper Sundaes Challenge - Valentines

The Crafty Pad - Valentines

Thanks for stopping by today.

Jo x

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

Snow Is Softly Falling

Good Afternoon

My card for today is made using the Snowman papercrafting cd-rom from Crafters Companion:

This is the first time I have made a card where the whole front is acetate.  I printed one of the scenes from the cd-rom which I applied to a sheet of white card. I then attached the acetate to the white card and added a strip of mirror board, punched with a Martha Stewart punch, to hide the join.  The image on the front of the card is from the decoupage section of the cd.  The large snowflake is a spellbinders die and the sentiment is Lili of The Valley, embossed with silver detail ep.  I then added some pinflair snow dust to the front of the card.

Here is another image of the card stood up:

My card is for the following challenges:

If The Shoe Fits - Try something new (Style of Card)

Craft Your Passion - Snow

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Two's Company

Pollycraft Monday Challenge - Friendship

My Time To Craft Challenge - Take Two

Crafters Companion Monthly Challenge - Let It Snow

Thanks for visiting today.

Jo x

Boo To You

Good Afternoon

A very warm welcome to my blog.  My card for today is a spooky card for Halloween:

The image on the card is a digi stamp from Pollycraft and I have coloured her with coloursoft pencils.  The spiders web was one of those bright ideas that ends up taking an age to do.  The outer shape was created using a Marianne Die and I then threaded black cotton through to create the web.  The wording is die cut using an x-cut alphabet die and the pumpkins are from a My Craft Studio cd.

My card is for the following challenges:

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge - Halloween

Cutie Sunday - Halloween

Crafting For All Seasons - Fall Flowers/Pumpkins

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Halloween

My Time To Craft - Orange and Black

Shopping Our Stash - Spooky and/or orange and black

Crafts and Me - Use orange

Thanks for calling in today.

Jo x

Back To School

Good Evening

I am pleased to see I have a couple of new followers.  It's lovely to have your company :o))

I was lucky enough to win some digi stamps from Di's Digi Downloads and this card is made using one of the stamps I chose.

 I made a square card blank from some dark navy cardstock, and then matted some backing paper from Making Cards magazine onto some gold mirror board.  I cut a border from co-ordinating paper and cut one edge with a Martha Stewart punch.

The image was coloured using coloursoft pencils and then matted onto a die-cut circle of the same dark navy cardstock.

I cut some stars using a die-namics die from gold mirror card and dark navy card.  These were then layered up and added to the card.

My card is for the following challenges:

Di's Digi Design Challenge  - Anything Goes

Crafty Calender Challenges  - Sleeping Bears (3rd entry)

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 6 - Sketch

If The Shoe Fits Scrap It - Back To School

ABC DT Challenge - Back To School

Divas By Design - Back To School

Fussy and Fancy Challenge - Back To School

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Back To School

Clear It Out Challenge - Back To School

Thanks for having a look.  I'd love to know what you think.

Jo x