CD Sunday Challenge - Christmas Things With Wings

Hello and welcome to my blog today, it's a pleasure to have your company.

A new challenge has started over at the CD Sunday Challenge and for this challenge we are asked to make a card with the theme of 'Christmas Things With Wings'.  Here is my card:

I used my Christmas in Moonbeam Meadow cd-rom from Crafters' Companion to make my card.  I used pearlescent gold paper from PaperMill for all the layers and the snowflake border which was cut using a Memory Box die. The backing paper was printed from the cd-rom along with the topper.

I added the super cute pompom ribbon to complete the card.

Do visit the challenge to see all the Design Teams creations.

Jo x

Crafty Calendar Challenge March - Add Some Metal

Hello and a warm welcome to my blog.

Another month has flown by which means it's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge.  This month we would like you to add some metal to your card.

Our sponsor for this month is our very own Kimberly.  Here is my card:

I used white linen card from Crafters Companion to create my card base.

The main image and the backing paper it's sat on, are both from a Hunkydory kit called 'What a Hoot'.  I created a large tag for the image to sit on so that it could be used as a bookmark, and tied harlequin ribbon from Create & Craft through the top, tied into a bow.  I attached my metal owl charm (from ebay) to some twine and threaded this through as well.  I added the bookmark to the card using foam pads to that it can easily be removed.

I die-cut the beautiful panels using Memorybox 'Delicate Butterfly Arch' die and then cut extra butterflies and flowers which I layered using foam pads.  I added tiny silver gems to the owls eyes and to the centres of all the flowers, it looks really good in real life but doesn't show up so well in the photo!  Finally I added silver peel offs to the corners.

Thanks for visiting my blog today, and please do visit the challenge blog to see the gorgeous creations from my teammates.

Good Luck In Your New Home

Good Evening

A very warm welcome to my new followers.

I was lucky enough to be bought Joanna Sheen's Holly Pond Hill cd-rom for my birthday and this is my first card made using these gorgeous cd's.  I needed a new home card and loved this image:

8 x 8 card

Image printed from the decoupage section onto glossy photo paper.

Backing paper printed onto satin printer paper.

Gold mirror card and raspberry pink card from PaperMill used for matting and layering.

Memorybox Riviera Corner die and Poppystamps Bubble Daisy Border die used.

Sentiment from cd-rom

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

Raise The Bar Challenge - A Couple of Things

My Time To Craft - Decoupage

Forever Friends Fortnightly Challenge - Anything Goes

Forest Friends

My calendar for today is made using the Forest Friends Giordano decoupage from Joanna Sheen:

I created and easel card and matted the image onto some pink and green card.

The backing papers are from Making Cards magazine, and I cut the decorative panels using the Tessatina Memorybox die.  I added double sided tape to which I added glitter.

Another decorative panel was added to the card base and the calendar added as the easel 'stop'.

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

Flutterby Wednesday - Anything goes

Raise The Bar - Animals

Craft Your Passion - Pastels

Challenges4Everybody - Anything Goes

Pin and Tack Spark Your Creativity Now - Anything Goes

Polly Pickleberry

I treated myself to the Polly Pickleberry cd-rom from Willow Designs and this is my first card made using the cd.  I followed the current sketch over at Willow Sketchie Challenge and the theme of Happy Birthday:

8 x 8 card blank.

Decoupage image and backing paper from cd-rom.

Brown card embossed using Creative Expressions Lattice Embossing folder.

Martha Stewart punch used to create border strip, then thin red ribbon added from my stash.

Sentiment is Lili of the Valley, stamped in gold ink and sat on a mat created using Cheery Lynn Nautical Wheeler Doily die.

Memory Box Riviera Corner .

Various Marianne dies used to create foliage.  Memory box dies used to create flowers, finished off with a gem in the centres.  Feathers from my stash also added.

My card is for the following challenges:

Forever Friends Monthly Challenge - Birthdays 

Dream Valley Challenges - Girls, girls, girls

Paper Pretties - Square Cards

Crafts and Me Challenge - Favourite embellishments (flowers)

Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge

The current challenge over at Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge is to use your favourite colour combo.  Here is my card:

8 x 8 card blank

Decoupage image from Crafter's Companion Meadow Cottage Bears cd.

Papers from same cd, printed onto Satin paper.

Brown card from PaperMill used for matting and layering.

Decorative border cut using a Die'sire die from Crafter's Companion.

Sentiment is a WOW stamp, embossed with gold detail embossing powder.

Leafy flourish cut with a Cheery Lynn die, flowers are Memorybox dies with a gem in the centre.

Eyelets from my stash.

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

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Challenges4Everybody - Anything goes

You Make Me Feel Special

Good Morning

My card for today is one I made for Emma to send as a Thank You card, she chose the sentiment herself:

A5 card base made from Centura Pearl.  

Spellbinders Floral Oval die.

Marianne Craftables Butterfly die

Marianne Flourish die.

Memory Box Fancy Blossoms die.

Memory Box Macarena Corner die, cut from pearlescent lilac card although very difficult to see the colour in the photo.

Sentiment tag - Spellbinders Floral Doily Die

Sentiment LOTV stamped in silver.

Pearls from my stash.

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

Dies To Die For - Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge - O for Only 1 Colour plus White

PaperPlay Challenges - Appreciation/Thank You

Christmas Penguins

Good Morning

I am determined to work my way through my un-inked stamps, and here is another that has been used for the first time:

I love this stamp and it was a lot of fun to colour in.  I'm sure I'll use this much more.  I coloured the image using coloursoft pencils blended with baby oil.

I followed the sketch over at Jingle Belles.  The backing paper came free in a magazine.  The ribbon was saved from a Christmas Cake!  I can't resist but keep all bits of ribbon and twine from wrapping, it's such a waste just to throw them away.  The border is cut with a Memory box die and the other die cuts are spellbinders.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Christmas Card Challenges - Colour

Sentimental Sundays - Die-cut plus sentiment

Craft Your Passion Challenge - Colour Bingo - I chose green/red/yellow

St Lukes Charity Cards Challenge - Recycling (ribbon from Christmas cake)

Dream Valley Challenges - Animals

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Thanks for calling!

Jo x

A Christmas Shaker Card

Good Afternoon

My card for today is another using the fabulous Josephine Wall, Enchanted Dreams cd-rom from Joanna Sheen:

The main image was printed onto glossy photo paper and I made a frame using purple glitter card.  Some snowflakes punched from holographic card were added together with some Pinflair Ice Diamond to produce the shaker element.  The backing paper is from the same cd-rom.  The die cuts are both Memorybox dies, and the sentiment is Lili of the Valley, stamped in distress ink and then glazed with glossy accents.

Thanks for visiting my blog today, have a lovely weekend.

Jo xx

House Mouse & Friends

Good Afternoon

The new challenge over at House Mouse & Friends  is Thank You.  I needed to make a thank you card to send to some special friends so this fitted the challenge perfectly:

I'm sorry about the quality of the photo, the card is actually quite colourful in real life, but the light is so bad today, this was the best I could do.

I use a housemouse decoupage from Joanna Sheen.  The backing paper is from the Housemouse cd-rom, printed onto centura paper.  The frame is a wonky rectangle spellbinders die cut into some platinum pearlescent cardstock.  I added some gems to the frame.  The sentiment is lili of the valley, layered onto a memorybox die.  For the mini bouquet I made some flowersoft stems and also threaded some seed beads onto wire.  The bouquet wrap is made from angelhair paper.

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

My Mum's Craft Shop - Thank you card

Fussy and Fancy Challenge- Be thankful and use a sentiment

Truly Scrumptious Challenge - Bingo - I chose Gems/Flowers/Die-cuts

Paper Sundaes - Rectangles

Pile It On Challenge - Give Thanks

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x