Birthday Wishes

My card for today uses papers from Making Cards magazine:

A5 card blank

Martha Stewart punch used to create the border along with some gingham ribbon.

I embossed some cardstock using a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

A Nellie Snellen die (Flower Circles) was used to create the mat the poppy is sat on.  I folded some light card to create the Rosette effect (at least that was the idea!) and I used a template to create the poppy petals, finish off in the centre with a Nellie Snellen punch.

My card is for the following challenges:

Delicious Doodles - Poppies

A Gem of a Challenge - Flowers

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Ladybugs Crafts - Something beginning with P

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Fairy Among The Flowers

Good Evening

This is my second post for today, whatever next? ;)

I've combined a few different challenges to come up with my card, and here it is:

I followed the sketch over at Totally Gorjuss for my layout.  I used the bingo challenge at TotallyPaperCrafts and I selected Blue, Die-cut and Flowers.  I used an image from Pollycraft and coloured her with spectrum noirs.  I made the flowers out of fabric to tie in with the current challenge at Pollycraft Challenge.

The backing paper for the card is from my stash.  The mat she is sat on is a Spellbinders die cut from Core'dinations card.  The decorative strip across the card is also Core'dination, embossed using a Darice Embossing folder available from Crafters Companion.  The flourish behind the flowers is also a Spellbinders die, cut from white card.

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

ABC Challenge - M is for magical

My Time To Craft Challenge - Fairy Nice

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - Use lots of shapes

Thanks for stopping by.

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Love and Marriage

Good Morning

Don't the months pass by quickly?  Today see's a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge and this month our theme is Love and Marriage with the option of lace and pearls.   This month we are sponsored by the lovely Heather Ellis, and my card uses one of her digi stamps.

I used a 6 x 6 scalloped card blank to which I added a lovely swirly vellum, punched along the bottom with a Martha Stewart border punch.  The mat the gorgeous image is sat on was cut using a Nellie Snellen die.  The image is coloured with a mixture of promarkers and spectrum noirs, and some stickles glitter glue was added to the flowers.

The three flowers are printed from the La Pashe 'The Big One' cd-rom from the Build a Blossom section.  These were layered up and some pearls added to the centres.  The ribbon was from my stash.

I do hope you'll join in our challenge this month, and please pop across to the challenge blog and have a look at the super cards my teamies have made.

Our Boss at CCC, Lynne, has had a tough few weeks, and I want to send her lots of Get Well Hugs.

My card is also for the following challenges:

One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes

Creative Craft Challenge - Bingo (Ribbons, Pink, Gems)

Ladybug Crafts Inc - Love

My Time To Craft - A for Adorable

Bling It On - Love

Penny's Challenge - Love is in the air

Stamps R Us - Love/valentine

Crafty Ann's Challenge - Love Is In The Air

ABC Challenge - In Pairs

Saturday Challenge - Hugs and kisses

Allsort Craft Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting my blog today, I look forward to seeing your creations.

Jo x

Time To Relax

Good Morning

Today is my brother-in-laws birthday.  I couldn't decide what theme to use for his card so had a look through my Nostalgia cd-rom from Joanna Sheen.  This is the card I came up with:

I'm really pleased with how this came out.  I always seem to struggle with stepper cards and had to work out my own dimensions for this one.  I printed a backing paper from the cd-rom onto card stock to produce my base card.  The images are all printed onto glossy photo paper and matted onto gold linen card.  The sentiments are Lili of the Valley using versafine ink.  All the sentiments are matted onto gold linen card too, the circular sentiment mats cut using a Nellie Snellen Lily die which I got for Christmas.

My card is for the following challenges:

Joanna Sheen Challenge - Celebrations

Bunny Zoe Crafts - Fancy Folds

Rainbow Lady's Challenge - Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes

Pile it on challenge - Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes Challenge - Something Old (Stamps) Something New (Dies)

Ladybug Crafts Ink - Use new stash (Dies)

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

The CD Sunday Challenge - Fifties Fun

Good Afternoon

The current challenge over at the CD Sunday Challenge Blog -is Fifties Fun.  I have made a calendar for a change this week and here it is:

I went straight to my Viva La Divas cd-rom from Joanna Sheen for this challenge.  I always have a good giggle looking through the images on this cd, and you can change the captions or names as I have done here.  The main image is printed onto photo paper and then matted onto holographic card.  The calendar is matted on the same card.  The flower is created using some Prima flowers from my stash, with a pearl in the centre. The leaves are created with a Nellie Snellen punch. Some co-ordinating ribbon was then threaded through some eyelets to complete the calendar.

My calendar is also for the following challenges:

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - Bingo - I chose Ribbon/Flowers/Punches

Crafty Creations Challenge - Thank You Card or Gift (this is a gift for a friend).

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

Have A Furry Happy Birthday

Good Afternoon

I can't get warm today, have been sat with a hot water bottle on my back all day! 

I have a few birthdays around Christmas.  This is the card I have made to send to an old school friend.

I used the fabulous Furry Friends cd-rom again for this card.  I do love this cd (you may have noticed lol).

I cut the image with a spellbinders label die and then hand-cut a slightly larger mat from Coredinations card stock.  Both backing papers are printed from the cd-rom, one of which I punched around using an EK success paw punch.  I created a smaller mat for the sentiment, for which I used a glittery peel-off.  Some pearls were added to the sentiment and finally 3 buttons were added.

I printed a matching insert from the cd-rom which I personalised before printing.

My card is for the following challenges:

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - Bingo - I chose buttons, punches/die-cuts, pearls.

Crafting When We Can - Friendship

Totally Papercrafts - Anything but Christmas

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Creature

CD Sunday Challenge - Things with Whiskers

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Use a Sentiment

Moving Along With The Times - Cats or Dogs

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

The Dog's Whiskers

Good Evening

Two posts in a day - wonders never cease!

This is a special Christmas card I was asked to make for someone with a Westie:

I went straight to the fab Furry Friends cd-rom from Joanna Sheen and found the perfect image.  The backing paper is also from the cd-rom.  I made the shaker window using a wonky rectangle spellbinders die and then ran it through the big shot with swiss dots embossing folder.  Pinflair Ice Diamond and snowflakes punched with a Martha Stewart punch were used to create the shaker elements.  Marianne dies were used for the ribbon border and the poinsettias, and crystal glitter was added to the centres of the flowers for extra sparkle.  The sentiment is Lili of the Valley stamped with Fired Brick distress ink.

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

Craft Your Passion Challenge - Anything Goes plus Glitter

Top Tip Tuesday - Let It Snow

Ladybug Crafts Challenge - Snowflakes and Sparkle

Creative Inspirations Challenge - Snow Much Fun

Crafts and Me Challenge - Winter Snow/Snowflakes

Winter Wonderland - Let It Snow

Saturday Challenge - All Creatures Great and Small

The CD Sunday Challenge - Things with Whiskers

Bling It On - Christmas

Christmas Cards All Year Round - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Jo x

Time To Have Fun

Good Afternoon

I hope you're having a good day.  Doesn't it go dark early now?

I had a lovely surprise this morning, I had an email from Janet at Pink Gem Designs to say that I had won the October prize draw.  My prize is my choice of 4 of their Funky Animal stamps, how great is that?

Co-incidentally, last night I printed off a Pink Gem digi stamp ready to make a card for the current Gem of a Challenge.  I've had such fun making up this card today and here it is:

I coloured him in using coloursoft pencils.  I then faffed around for ages looking a for a toning blue backing paper which I then decided to emboss with a snowflake design.  The corner punch is Martha Stewart.  I added flowersoft to his hat, coat and boots, sparkling snow glitter to the snowballs and Pinflairs Ice Diamond to the ground.  The tree is die cut from holographic card using a Memory box die, and gems added.  The sentiment is Lili of the Valley.

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

Crafts and Me Challenge - Winter Blues

Totally Papercrafts - Use Glitter

Bah Humbug - Use die-cuts

Christmas Card Challenges

One Stitch At A Time - Christmas Card

Pile It On Challenge - Keep Warm

Craft Your Passion Challenge - Bingo - I chose Use A Punch, Sentiment and Bling

Ladybug Crafts - Non-traditional Christmas Card

Stamps R Us - Masculine theme

St Lukes Charity Cards - Christmas Card

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes plus bling

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

A New Baby

Good Morning

I have a new baby card to share with you today, created using the paper embroidery technique:

All the sewing uses metallic threads.  This was then matted onto holographic card, and finally white linen card to which I'd punched a border with a Martha Stewart punch.

My card is for the following challenges:

Sentimental Sundays - Colour of your birth flower (mine is iris, hence the blue)

Crafty Sentiments - No designer paper

Ladybugs Crafts - Oh Baby

Raise the Bar - Stitching

Crafty Ann's Challenge - Clean and Simple

Crafts and Me - Use blue

Creative Craft Challenges - Fancy Edges

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x