A Song For Christmas

My card for today follows the sketch over at The Sweet Stop Challenge Blog.  I've inked up one of my Adorable Christmas stamps for the first time to make the following card:

A5 'old gold' card blank

Images stamped in Memento Cocoa ink onto Neenah card and coloured using Spectrum Noir pens.

Papers came free in a magazine.

Martha Stewart corner punch, Spellbinders dies used for sentiment mat and image mat.

Ribbon and card candi both from stash.

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

A Gem of a Challenge - Polka Dots/Spots

The Crafty Pad Challenge - Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time Challenge - Anything Goes

Whimsy Stamps Challenge - Traditional Christmas Colours

Winter Wonderland - One For The Boys

Wellington

The current challenge over at Here Come The Boys is a fab sketch to follow.  Here is my card:

I used lots of items from a Do-crafts goody bag to make my card.

Image - Wellington the bear.

Papermania Capsule papers all edged with Antique Linen Distress Ink

Spellbinders labels 2

X-cut star die

Cuttlebug embossing folder

Papermania buttons

LOTV sentiment stamped in Cocoa Memento Ink

My card is also for the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion - Emboss it

Crafts and Me Challenge - Birthdays

Hooked on Craft Challenges - Cards for Men

The CD Sunday Challenge - A is for

Animals!

This is a birthday card for a friends son.  He's a big animal lover so I'm hoping this will be a good choice.

8 x 8 fancy edged card blank

Images and backing papers printed from Cupcakecrafting's A Walk On The Wild Side cd-rom.

Silver mirror card used for matting. 

Sentiment stamp Dimension Fourth, embossed with fine detail embossing powder.

Black eyelets and cord from my stash.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Here Come The Boys - Jungle Theme

Craft Your Days Away - Shades of Grey plus one other colour.

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - Monochromatic

Boofle For Dad

Good Afternoon

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

8 x 8 card blank

Decoupaged image printed from (my new) Boofle cd-rom onto decoupage paper.

Backing papers from same cd.

Brown textured cardstock from paper mill.

Martha Stewart star corner punch.

Teal cardstock core'dinations embossed with swiss dots embossing folder and sanded.

Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Accents and Motifs

The inside of the card is decorated to complement the front:

Martha Stewart star corner punch used.

Sizzix Textured embossing plate.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Shopping Our Stash - Fathers Day

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Card for a Male

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - I love you Dad

Cards For Men - Fathers Day

The Poodles Parlour - Fathers Day

Here Come The Boys - Anything Goes

The CD Sunday Challenge Blog - Gorgeous Green

Good Afternoon

A very warm welcome to my new followers.

This is my card for the current challenge at The CD Sunday Challenge which is 'Gorgeous Green'

8 x 8 card blank

Backing paper and scene from Summer Adorables cd-rom, printed onto satin paper, matted onto Core'dinations card

Images from Summer Adorables stamp plate, coloured with Spectrum Noir pens.

Ribbon from Joanna Sheen, buttons from my stash.

Sentiment tag cut with a Spellbinders die from Core'dinations card.

This is the inside of the card:

Panels embossed using Keepsake Majestic embossing board.

Image printed from Summer Adorables cd-rom

My card is also for the following challenges:

Here Come The Boys - Anything Goes

Crafters Companion Monthly Challenge - Time To Embellish

The Crafty Pad - Use Ribbon

The Poodles Parlour - Fathers' Day/Male Card

Penny Black at Allsorts - My favourite things with stamped main image (decoupage and ribbons)

Raise The Bar Challenge - Hello Summer

Pile It On Challenge - Fathers' Day

Cards For Men - Fathers Day

If I'd Known You Were Coming I'd Have Baked A Cake

Good evening!

Phew, I thought I was going to be too late for the current House Mouse & Friends challenge, but I've got there just in time!

Here is my card:

This card is for a friends birthday.  He loves to bake and loves pink, so this card should go down well I hope.

The card uses a House Mouse decoupage from Joanna Sheen, and backing paper from the House Mouse inserts cd-rom.  I printed off 2 different sized photos of a chocolate muffin, put one behind the main image, and attached the smaller one to a penny slider, and then attached a mouse to the muffin.

Inside the card I've made a pocket to hold a recipe for Mississippi mud pie which I typed up and printed out, and then attached to some brown linen card.

I'm sorry about the quality of this photo.  My camera battery ran out just as I'd taken it, so I can't try and take a better one until tomorrow.

My card is for the following challenges:

House Mouse & Friends Challenge - Include a recipe

Here Come The Boys - Slider of shaker cards

Crafty Ann's Challenge - Make yourself uncomfortable - I find penny slider cards very difficult to make and get to work.  This one works - hurrah!

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Inspired by a Song - If I'd know you were coming I'd have baked a cake

One Stop Craft Challenge - Food and Drink

The CD Sunday Challenge - M is for Mice and Mudpie

One Stitch At A Time Challenge - Anything Goes

Creations by Gill M - Cupcakes

Pile It On Challenge - Lots of Layers

Thanks for stopping by.

Jo x

Birthday Friends

Good Evening

I had an idea for this card earlier this afternoon, and it has taken me until now to complete it!

I used orange and brown cardstock from Papermill.  The hexagons are created using  Nellie Snellen dies, and I created 3 acetate windows.  The stamps came free with a magazine, I stamped them onto Neenah cardstock using Versafine ink, and coloured them with my coloursoft pencils.  Various glitters and confetti were added to each window to create the shaker effect.

My card is for the following challenges:

The Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenge - Shaped Cards

If The Shoe Fits - Jungle Themed

Here Come The Boys - Orange and Brown

One Stop Craft Challenge - Anything But Square

Easy Craft Projects - Challenge 45

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Autumn Colours

A Spoonful Of Sugar - Party Time

Stamps R Us Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Jo x

Snow Is Softly Falling

Hello

My card for today is a Christmas Card made using some decoupage and backing papers from the fabulous new Snowman cd-rom from Crafters Companion. I haven't actually received my cd as yet, this was made using a download on Create and Crafts website.

Acetate is added to the card so they look like they're flying through the air, and I added some sparkling snow glitter to the acetate.

I created a double bow using silver organza ribbon and added a silver and white button to the centre. Some pearls were added to the ends of the ribbons.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Buttons

Craft Your Passion Challenge It's Magical

Here Come The Boys Myth and Magic

St Lukes Charity Card Challenge Come Fly With Me - I shall be sending this card onto St Lukes.

Thanks for visiting.

Jo x

Especially For Dad

Good Evening

This is a card I have made for my sister to send to our dad for Fathers Day.

I am one of three girls, and dad loves his garden, so this seemed an appropriate choice of image.

Again, I have used a Joanna Sheen decoupage matted onto silver mirror card. The backing paper is from the Housemouse cd-rom and the various die-cuts have been made using spellbinders dies, cut into pearlescent cardstock.

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

The Alphabet Challenge Blog E is for Easel

Craft Your Days Away Fathers Day

Craft Your Passion What A Guy

Here Come The Boys Fathers Day

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge Card For A Man Or Boy

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

Brothers

Good Morning

My card for today uses one of the Moments In Time stamps from Flowersoft. I love this image.

The image was coloured used Lyra Aquacrayons and a little flower soft added for the grass. The base card used a navy blue cardstock, and as I was asked to make the card for a Preston fan, I created a simple backing paper using the Preston logo. The paper with football boots and footballs on is vellum, and I attached this to the card using dark blue eyelets. A Happy Birthday sentiment completes the card.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe Crafts One For The Boys

Here Come The Boys Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly Challenge Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday Open Challenge

Diva's By Design Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Anything Goes

Have a good day.

Jo x