HMFMC #472 ATG with the option of Add a Ribbon/String Aug 17th - 30th

 Hello

My card for today is my entry into the current challenge over at House-mouse & friends which is anything goes with the option to add a ribbon/string.  I have so many ribbons in my craftroom and nearly always forget to use them!

Here is my card:

My card uses images, backing papers and an insert from the Gruffies & Happy Hoppers cd-rom by Joanna Sheen, this is one of my most used cd-roms!  The sentiment is Hunkydory.

This card is for a friend who loves to grow sunflowers.

Thanks for visiting!

Jo xx

House-mouse & Friends Monday Challenge

 Hello

The current challenge over at House-mouse & Friends is Anything Goes or used patterned paper.  Here is my card:

I used this lovely cheery image from the Gruffies & Happy Hoppers, which I teamed with the matching backing paper.  I added some yellow and white mats to add to the cheeriness!  I then die cut the flower, stamped the sentiment in brown to represent the centre of the sunflower, and added the flower to complete the card.

Thanks for visiting my blog.

Jo x

House-mouse & Friends Monday Challenge

 Happy Valentines Day

I hope you have a lovely day whatever your plans.

This is the card I have made for my husband.  We've been together 40 years this month and he really is my soul mate.  Sadly, my health continues to worsen and it is difficult to make any plans, but he's always there to support me and pick me up when I'm down.  I'm very lucky.

For my card I used an image from Joanna Sheen's Gruffies & Happy Hoppers cd-rom, which I turned into decoupage.  I added some 'fluffy stuff' to the bunnies tale.  I then used an assortment of dies to cut out the various card, and stamped the sentiments.

I'd like to enter my card in the House-mouse & Friends Monday Challenge

Thanks for visiting.  Have a lovely day.

Jo x

House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #451 - Anything Goes with option of using Purple or Orange

 Hello

I've finally managed to make a card in time for the House-Mouse challenge!  I chose this adorable image from the Gruffies & Happy Hoppers cd-rom and added orange to the card:

I printed the image 3 times so I could turn it into decoupage.  The layers on the card were made with double-edge dies and the sentiment was made using Dimension stamps.  I edged the layers with distress ink as there wasn't room on the card to mat them!

This card is for my nephew who LOVES pizza!  I hope he likes it!

Thanks for visiting.

Jo x

House-mouse & Friends Monday Challenge

 Hi

This is a birthday card made for a friend using decoupage and backing paper from Happy Hoppers cd-rom by Joanna Sheen 

I used yellow pearlescent cards for my layers, die cutting using dies from Creative Crafting World. 

I would like to enter my card in the House-mouse & friends Monday Challenge - the sun is out/use bright colours.

Thanks for visiting.

Jo xx

House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #437

 Hello & welcome

This is my entry into the latest challenge at House-Mouse & Friends - Anything Goes.  I've made this card for my sister's birthday.  I used an image from the Gruffies & Happy Hoppers cd-rom.

I lovely the happy hoppers and took the image into My Craft Studio and turned it into decoupage.  I embossed some toning card with a cupcake embossing folder.  I have lots of embossing folders, many never used, and am determined to include more embossing on my cards this year!

This is inside the card

I used the matching backing paper from the cd-rom

Thanks for visiting.

Jo xx

House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge - Second Entry

 Hello again

This is my other entry into the House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge:

Once again I used the Gruffies & Happy Hopper cd-rom from Joanna Sheen to make this easel card.  I printed the image multiple times so I could turn it into decoupage.  The backing paper is from the same cd-rom.

I made this card for a friend who loves pumpkins!

Thanks for visiting.

Jo xx

House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge

 Hello

I hope you are all surviving this awful weather!  It's so cold!!

This is my first entry into the House-Mouse & Friends challenge, which is Anything Goes with the Options of 'Winter':

I used the Gruffies & Happy Hoppers cd-rom from Joanna Sheen for the backing paper and decoupage.  The Happy Birthday die is by Paper Cuts. Card from Hunkydory.

Thanks for visiting.

Jo xx

Sorry You're Feeling Under The Weather

 Hello

A friend of mine has been unwell lately so I wanted to send her a card to let her know I was thinking of her.  I decided to use an adorable Happy Hoppers image, and follow the current challenge over at House-mouse & friends Monday challenge which is ANYTHING GOES - OPTION "USE TOUCHES OF "SILVER and or GOLD"

Here is my card:

I chose to decoupage the image and matt onto silver mirror and then lilac card.  The backing paper is from Joanna Sheen's Gruffies and Happy Hoppers cd-rom, as is the decoupage and sentiment.  I added a couple of dew drops and some toning ribbon.  A butterfly charm was then added to complete the card.

Thanks for visiting!

Jo xx

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge

 Hello and a very warm welcome to my blog.

Today I was in need of some distraction therapy, and I had some cards I needed to make, so I took myself off to my Craft Room.  In need of some inspiration for 'where to start', I decided to do something I haven't done in ages, and look up some of my old favourite challenges.  So here I am entering the House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge with this card:

I re-visited a cd-rom from Joanna Sheen and went straight to the decoupage section and chose this delightful image.  The card is for a special friends birthday.  The card blank is a reverse easel and has been in my stash for yonks, so can't remember where it came from!  The ribbons and pearls I've also had for ages.  I'm determined this year to use up some of my stash so thought I'd start as I mean to go on!!

Challenges Entered -

House Mouse & Friends - Anything Goes

Simon Says - Cute Critters

Thanks for visiting!

Jo x

CD Sunday Plus Challenge #42 - Hosted by Jocelyn

Good Morning

Welcome to my blog today.

Today sees the start of our next challenge and this time Jocelyn is our hostess. Our theme is Anything Goes - as well as following the theme of the challenge, a CD, USB or Digital images, or any combination thereof, must have been used somewhere in the making of the card or project. It doesn’t have to be the whole card but it can be. It can be as small as perhaps a sentiment or a piece of backing paper- but there has to be some CD, USB or Digital source content somewhere together with everything else you have used. THE SOURCE MUST BE NAMED AND CREDITED.

Here is my card:

I used ATC Assistant from Joanna Sheen for the backing paper and Gruffies and Happy Hoppers cd-rom, also from Joanna Sheen, to create the decoupage in the corner.

I used silver mirror card and blue glitter card, both from Create & Craft for my mats and layers.  The name was die cut using Hunkydory dies and the '21 today' using Carnation Crafts dies.  The musical embellishment across the top of the card was die cut with a Crafters' Companion die.

If you don’t have a blog you may still enter by sending your entry via email using the address shown in the right-hand sidebar on the challenge blog, or by posting a photo of your entry to the new Facebook page - The CD Sunday Plus Challenge.
Please add your photo as a reply to today’s current challenge announcement otherwise not all of the Design Team may be able to see it and… pretty please… remember to tell us which CD, USB or Digital source that you have used - and please remember that our Privacy Policy Statement is now in the Sidebar on the challenge blog page.

Please leave a comment so I know you've visited (they really do make my day!) and I'm sure my teamies would appreciate a visit too - their details can be found in the right-hand sidebar.

I look forward to seeing your creations.

Jo x

CD Sunday Challenge - Vintage Love

Hello and welcome to my blog today.

This is my entry into the latest challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge:

I hope it fits the bill.  I used an 8 x 8 square card for my base and black and red card from Lynda Chapman's World of Paper (Creative Crafting World) for my matting and layering and die-cuts.  The image and backing papers are printed from the Gruffies and Happy Hoppers cd-rom from Joanna Sheen.  The sentiment is a stamp from Crafters Companion.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the lovely inspiration from the Design Team.

I would also like to enter my card into the House-Mouse and Friends Challenge - Anything Goes with optional theme of sweets or hearts.

Jo x

CD Sunday Challenge - Clean and Simple

This is my entry into the latest challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge:

The challenge this time is Clean and Simple and it really doesn't get any simpler than this!

I printed a main image and a backing paper from Joanna Sheen's Gruffies & Happy Hoppers cd-rom. I used an A4 sheet of white card to create an A5 size card, attached the backing paper, then the main image.  I used some peel-off stickers for the greeting.  I think this is possibly the simplest card I've ever made - I didn't even do any matting and layering!

Jo x

House-Mouse and Friends Challenge

Hi

This is my entry into the House-Mouse and Friends Challenge.  I actually meant to post it for the last challenge but left it too late, but fortunately for me every challenge has an anything goes option so I'm still able to enter it!

Once again, access to the internet has cost me!  I saw a card made using these patchwork dies from Crealies.  I loved the effect so decided to treat myself.  I opened the dies as soon as they arrived and used them to make this Valentine's card for my hubby.  I can see I'll get lots of use from these dies.

I drew around the largest die to make my card base, then cut the shape again from red card, then again from the lovely backing paper from Joanna Sheens' Gruffies & Happy Hoppers cd-rom.  The main image was also from this lovely cd-rom.  I printed out the wording I wanted, die cut the shapes, then went round the edges using ultra thick embossing enamel,  Unfortunately it doesn't show up very well in the picture.

I printed the matching insert from the cd rom to complete the card.

Thanks for visiting my blog today,

Jo x

Gruffies Take A Bath

Hi

I'm still frantically making calendars to send out to family and friends.  This one is made using the Gruffies and Happy Hoppers cd-rom from Joanna Sheen, and uses a decoupage image from the Gruffies section:

I made an easel card and matted the decoupaged image onto Spellbinders die, decorative labels 8.  The backing paper is from Joanna Sheens Housemouse Inserts cd-rom.

The decorative border which the calendar tab is sat on is made using Spellbinders Borderabilities Curved Borders Two, they are my latest dies and I love them!  A few clear Dew Drops from Kraftyhands are used to decorate.  I cut a small piece of towelling in co-ordinating colours to decorate the easel part of the calendar.

My calendar is for the following challenges:

Gruffies & Guests - Anything Goes

All Crafts Challenge - Anything But A Card

Crafting From The Heart -Challenge 5 Fancy Folds

Created With Love - Anything Goes

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Cute and Blue