Music and Lyrics

This is a card I have made for the current challenge over at Joanna Sheen Challenge Blog which is Music & Lyrics.  It encouraged me to ink up a stamp for the first time:

8 x 8 card blank

Stamped with Memento London Fog ink and coloured with Spectrum Noir Pens

Card all from PaperMill.

Spellbinders Wonky Rectangles die used for mat the image is sat on.

Backing paper printed from Swalk 2 cd-rom onto Satin Finish paper, distressed round the edges using a distressing tool and then Frayed Burlap Distress Ink

Sheet music torn around all sides and then inked with same DI.

Twine added to card to complete.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Charisma Cardz Challenges - No digis allowed

Papertake Weekly - The Sound of Music

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything goes

Forty Winks

Good Morning

My youngest daughter has gone back to school today, she is now in Year 6!!!  She was so excited, really looking forward to her new class.  I'm finding it way too quiet here!!!

I have decided to have another go at the current Crafty Calender Challenge, and also to  put my name forward to be considered for their DT.  If you don't try you don't know!

Here is my card:

I don't think the caffeine is working for him :0).

My card uses one of the gruffies decoupage papers from Joanna Sheen, and the backing paper is printed from a SWALK cd-rom from Crafters Companion.

My card is for the following challenges:

Crafty Calender Challenge - Let Sleeping Bears Lie

The Poodles Parlour - Animal Antics

The Crafty Pad Challenge - Blue and Brown

Cards For Men Challenge 18 - G is for Gruffie

Have a lovely day.

Jo x

Relax In The Sun

Good Morning

The sun has finally come to Manchester. Woo Hoo!!!! 

The current challenge over at House Mouse & Friends Challenge is Here Comes Summer.  Nothing says summer to me more than beautiful sunflowers.  Emma has planted some seeds which are currently coming along very nicely.

It was an easy choice which image to use for the current challenge, this is one of my favourites.

The image is a decoupage from Joanna Sheen.  The backing papers are printed from the Pamela West collection cd-rom, also from Joanna Sheen.  The inside of the card is decorated to co-ordinate.

This is not the quickest decoupage to cut out, you do need to take your time and be quite careful, but the end result is well worth it.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

House Mouse & Friends - Here comes summer.

Crafting For All Season - Summer

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Here Comes The Sun

Thanks for visiting today.

Jo x

Teddy Bears Picnic

Good Evening

Well the sun finally came to Manchester and today has been a scorcher!

My card for today is made using the fabulous Gruffies decoupage from Joanna Sheen.

This is a card my sister asked me to make for her children to send to their daddy for father's day. The backing paper is a lovely blue sky from the House Mouse backing papers cd-rom, edged with a Martha Stewart border punch. The pearlescent blue card I scored on my score board to produce the diamond pattern. The word daddy was stamped using my alphabet stamps from Dimension Fourth.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

One Stitch At A Time Picnics

Craft Your Passion What A Guy

Creative Inspirations Cute Bears

Crafts And Me Challenge Punch It Out

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Here Comes Summer

Craft Your Days Away Special Man

Easy Craft Projects challenge For Dad

Here Come The Boys Father's Day

Crafting For All Seasons Fathers Day

Thanks for visiting.

Jo x

Be My Valentine

Good Morning.

I hope you've had a lovely weekend.

Today's card is my entry into House Mouse & Friends Challenge Number 88 which is all about hearts. Full details of the challenge can be found here

I decided to use a gruffies image for this card, made with decoupage from Joanna Sheen. Let's face it, it must be love to push someone around in a wheelbarrow!!

The base card is a lovely white textured cardstock from Papermill. The hearts border was made using silver mirri board, which I embossed using the Glitter Girls Borderfold Embossing board, and then cut the inner hearts out of vellum. The sentiment is computer generated and matted onto a banner cut from silver mirror board using a spellbinders die. The decoupage is from Joanna Sheen. I felt it was lacking something, so added the narrow ribbon, which was from my crafty stash.

I do love making cards using any of the housemouse range, they always make me smile.

My stash diet is feeling more threatened today as I learnt that more SWALK stamps are being released very soon. It's good to know that Anne (Stargroves) is dieting at the same time, that knowledge may very well keep me on track :0)

Well, it's still blowing a gale here today, and there are some very big black clouds overhead, hopefully the wind will blow them away again.

Have a lovely day.

Jo