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

A Little Note

Good Afternoon

A warm welcome to my blog today, it's a pleasure to have your company.

Here is my card for today:

8 x 8 card blank

Decoupage and backing papers printed from Forever Friends cd-roms from Docraft, all matted onto black linen card from PaperMill

Martha Stewart Embossing Border punch

Crafts Too Cutting die and Darice musical notes embossing folder.

Sentiments and notes stamps from SWALK range, stamped using versafine black ink.

My card is for the following challenges:

Fetch A Sketch - Sketch

Forever Friends Challenge - Black and White featuring a forever friends bear

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Masculine

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Use 2 patterned papers

Hooked On Crafts - Cards for Men

Shopping Our Stash - Use your favourite things - mine are decoupage and Martha Stewart punches

Crafty Calendar Challenge - August

Gosh where did July go?  It's incredible how quickly this year is going!

It's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge and our theme for this month is Teddy Bear's Parade with the option of lots of layers.  This month our sponsor is the fabulous Wild Orchid Crafts.

6 x 6 card blank

Digi stamp from Teddy Bo and Co coloured with Spectrum Noirs

Backing papers from Making Cards Magazine

Whimsy fence die.  Memory box clouds die and fancy blossom.

Pearls from Joanna Sheen used in centre of flowers.

Sentiment stamp Wild Rose studio stamped using Dusty Concorde distress ink.

Please do visit the challenge blog to see all the lovely creations from my teamies and to join in the fun.

My card is for the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion Challenge - Sketch

Paper Pretties Challenge - Use two or more dp's

Bearly Mine Challenge - Anything Goes

The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes

Ready Teddy Go Challenge - Anything Goes

Hooked On Craft Challenges - Let's Celebrate

Paper Play Challenges - Lots of Layers

Delightful Challenges - Birthday

80th Birthday Card

Hello Again

This is my entry into the current challenge at The Joanna Sheen Challenge which is Happy Birthday.  I was asked to make an 80th Birthday card for a friend to send to her mum and this is what I came up with.

Topper from Joanna Sheen's Jane Shasky Heart of the Garden cd, made into decoupage.  

Mirror card using for matting and sentiment tags, cut with Spellbinders dies.

Backing paper from same cd, printed onto Satin paper.

Couture Creations embossing folder - Tied Together, pearls from Joanna Sheen.

Ribbon from Create and Craft, rose and hat pins from my stash.

Challenges entered:

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - In the Garden

Hooked on Crafts - Flowers

Ooh La La Creations Challenge - Ribbon and/or Twine

The CD Sunday Challenge - Easy Elegance

The Crafty Pad Challenge - Bingo (I chose line Ribbon, Flowers, Bling)

Paper Sundaes - Pretty In Pink

Shopping Our Stash - Bingo (I chose Pink, ribbons, free, pearls, yellow)

Crafts and Me Challenges - Fabulous Flowers

Easter Duckling

Good Morning

I've another Easter card to share with you today, again made with the lovely Giordano decoupage from Joanna Sheen.

I followed the sketch over at Willow Sketchie Challenge, along with their theme of embossing.

I used an 8 x 8 card blank and embossed some core'dinations cardstock.  I used a co-ordinating backing paper from an old issue of Making Cards magazine which I matted onto silver mirror card.  The sentiment mat was cut with a spellbinders die and I added a glittery flower and some silver leaves to complete the card.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Polka Doodles Challenge - Easter and they're also having a fab blog hop.

Craft Your Days Away - Easter

One Stop Craft Challenge - Easter

Hooked On Craft Challenge - Easter

ABC DT Challenge - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Happy Easter

Thanks for visiting.

Time For Tea Teddy Bea

Good Evening

As soon as I saw Nela's fab project over at Teddy Bo & Co I knew it was a perfect make for a friend of mine.  Here is my finished project:

The paper I've used on the teapot is from a previous Making Cards magazine and I went round all the edges with Milled Lavender distress inks.  Teddy Bea is coloured with coloursoft pencils and distress inks, and the pattern on the cup is made using a teeny-weeny stamp.  The sentiment is computer generated.  The mat Teddy Bea and the sentiment are sat on are Spellbinders Labels 22 and this is the first time I have used them.  Little gems were added to complete the design.

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

Teddy Bo Challenge - Use Your Favourite Colour

Totally Paper Crafts - Animals

Allsorts Challenge - Use A Bear

One Stop Craft Challenge - Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes - Favourite Colours

Hooked On Craft  - Anything But A Card

Digi Makeover Challenge - Anything But A Card

Thanks for having a look.

Jo x

A Note For You

Good Afternoon

Back with my second challenge card for today.

This card follows the current Willow Sketchie Challenge and uses one of their digi stamps.

Winnie owl is coloured using Coloursoft pencils and for a change I decided to paper piece her skirt.  All the papers are from a free pad that came in Quick cards magazine, I think they're really pretty.  The main image and all the papers are matted onto gold mirror board.  The little flowers are cut with a Marianne die and double layered.  A gem is placed in the centre.  The flowers on the digi are embellished with flowersoft, and once again a teeny tiny gem is added to the centres.  This was a really lovely sketch to follow.

My card is for the following challenges:

Willow Sketchie Challenge - Sketch

Alphabet Challenge - P for Pretty Pastels

Raise The Bar Challenge - Paper Piece

One Stitch At A Time - Use A Digi

Hooked On Craft Challenge - Spring Has Sprung

Enjoy your evening.

Jo x

You Brighten My Day

Good Morning

This is a scheduled post as I am away, hopefully it will work ok!

My card for today is made using the Jayne Netley Mayhew disc from Joanna Sheen, and this design is from the decoupage section.

I decided to make an easel card as I felt this showed the design very well.  The sentiment is made using a Lili Of The Valley stamp and then triple embossed.  The flowers are made using Nellie Snellen punch and embossers.

My card is for the following challenge:

Hooked On Crafts - Things with wings.

Thanks for visiting.

Jo x