Little Angels

I've another Christmas card to share with you today, this time made using some of a Forever Friends paper stack that came in a recent Papercraft Essentials magazine.  I followed the super sketch over at Cute Card Thursday to create the following card:

The decoupage and backing papers were all from the Paper stack.

Gold linen card was used for matting and layering and for the die cut shapes,

Marianne Snowflakes dies, Memorybox Christmas Tree die, Nellie Snellen oval die and Spellbinders Persian Motifs dies were used.

Gems on the Christmas Tree from my stash.

Sentiment from Lili of the Valley stamped in Pine Needles Distress Ink.

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

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Diva's By Design - Let's Get Cute

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Lots of Layers

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge - Stripes

PaperPlay Challenges - Snowflakes

The Crafty Bloggers Network - Christmas Anything Goes

Forever Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers - Use more than one die and/or punch

Woodland Friends

Good Morning

A warm welcome to my blog on this rather chilly morning.

My card for today is made using a Docrafts cd Woodland Folk and Friends:

I chose to work with an image from the decoupage section (surprise, surprise, lol), and I printed the image onto glossy photo paper.

I embossed some Core'dintations cardstock with a Woodgrain embossing folder by Darice and sanded it slightly.

The backing paper is printed from a My Crafts studio cd-rom called Little Miracles.

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

ABC Challenge - Y for Y Chromosome

Anything Goes Challenge Blog - Animals

Top Tip Tuesday - Things With Wings

Papertake Weekly - All Creatures Great and Small

Crafts and Me - Anything Goes

Best Friends at Christmas

I thought I'd share another of my Christmas creations with you today, this time a book card.  I've not decided what is going inside the book card as yet. I love the images of the children cuddling up with their dogs.  My daughter often sits with Murphy like this:

I used papers from Making Cards Magazine along with the sentiment.  The layering and the sides of the book were all made using antique gold card.  The poinsettia was created using a Marianne die and the gold ribbon was from my stash.

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

Winter Wonderland Challenge - Christmas Pets

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - Christmas Card for a Child

One Stitch At A Time Challenge - Card for Someone Under 18

St Lukes Charity Cards - Couples

Papertake Weekly - Things That Make You Go Awwww

21st Birthday Easel

My card for today is an easel card, I love this style of card.

Martha Stewart Vintage Floral Punch Around The Page (I've wanted this punch for ages, I'm very happy!!)

Centura Pearl card

Backing paper came free in a magazine, it's gorgeous.

Joanna Sheen Cameo stamp used to create the butterfly lace corner, heat embossed with white fine detail embossing powder.

Spellbinders floral oval dies, largest embossed with a cuttlebug embossing folder.

Marianne die used to create large butterfly, flourishes and large flower.  Memory box die use to create smaller flowers.

Pearls from my stash used to complete the card.

I also made a box for the card:

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

Polka Doodles - Flowers

The Ribbon Girl - Add pearls

Songbird Challenge - String of pearls

Crafty Cardmakers - Winged things

The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - Lace and Pearls (I hope my lace stamp counts)

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Case It

Flutterby Wednesday - Birthday card with a butterfly or fairy

Crafts and Me Challenge - Add a flower

My Mum's Craft Shop - Anything Goes

Birthday Wishes

My card for today is made using Joanna Sheen's Heart of the Garden cd-roms.  I love the artwork on these cd's and can highly recommend them.

8 x 8 fancy edge card blank from Cupcakecrafting

Backing paper printed onto satin paper and edged with shaded lilac distress ink

Decoupage image printed onto super smooth decoupage paper and matted onto silver mirror card.

Swirl cut with a Dienamics die from lilac card from PaperMill and gems added

Floral arrangement created using pins from Wild Orchid Crafts, Charm from ebay, flowers and feathers from my stash.

Sentiment is a WOW stamp, stamped in metallic silver ink.

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

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Use metal

Squigglefly Challenge - Use an old or new technique (decoupage)

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Flowers

Papertake Weekly - Pins and Needles

Divas By Design - Anything Goes

Cupcake Craftroom - Fresh and Summery (Lilac and Lime)

Wild Orchid Challenge - Summer Blooms

Craft-room Challenge - Pins and/or charms

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Summer

Stampin' For The Weekend - Pearls and Swirls

Thanks for visiting my blog today and for all the comments you leave, they mean a lot.

Crafty Calendar Challenge, July

It's time for a new challenge at Crafty Calendar Challenge and this month our theme is Fun In The Sun with the option of shimmer and shine.

This month we are sponsored by Robyn's Fetish who kindly provided us with some images to work with.

I followed the sketch over at Sketch and Stash for my card.

6 x 6 card blank

Backing papers all from making cards magazine.

Image printed onto Neenah card, coloured with coloursoft pencils and blended with baby oil.

I used tumbled glass distress ink for the sky and followed Hazel's fab tutorial which can be found here.

Beachcomber embossing powder was added to the sand for extra texture.

Ribbon was tied on the bowdabra (available from Joanna Sheen), shells from my stash.

Please do pop over to the challenge blog to see the lovely cards by the rest of the DT.  I do hope you can join in the fun.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Totally Gorjuss - Sweet and Simple

One Stitch At A Time - Use A Digi

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Summertime

Whimsy Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes

Craft Challenge - Splashy/water-themed

Totally Papercrafts - Anything Goes

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days - Summertime

Delicious Doodles Challenge - Summer Holidays

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Patchwork Julie

This weeks challenge over at Willow Sketchie Challenge is a choice of a sketch to follow, sparkle and shine, or both.  I've gone with both and here is my card:

6 x 6 card blank.

Backing paper printed from SWALK cd-rom onto pearl paper and edged with Dusty Concord Distress Ink.

I stamped Julie with London Fog memento ink for a softer look, and coloured her with Coloursoft pencils, blended with baby oil.  Her wings have been glittered for extra sparkle.  She is sat on a mat cut with a Spellbinders die from lilac glitter card.

The little dog, patchwork squares, flowers and star and stamped and coloured with the same mediums.

The ribbons are from my stash, tied on the bowdabra, and then little silver charms are added using purple metallic cord.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Dream Valley Challenges - Things with Wings

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - Add something metal

Little Miss Muffet Challenge - Sparkle

The Ribbon Girl Challenge - Create a Girlie Card

Cupcake Craftroom - Lots of Layers

Papertake Weekly- Anything Goes

CD Sunday Challenge - Seaside Treasures

This week over at The CD Sunday Challenge the theme is Seaside Treasures.  Here is my card:

I followed the sketch over at Papertake Weekly

8 x 8 card blank

Image and backing papers printed from Joanna Sheen's Faye Whittaker cd-rom.  I printed the main image onto Watercolour Card and think it works really well with these images.

Sentiment Label - Spellbinders Persian die.

Net/ribbon and shells from my stash.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Crafty Ann's Challenge - Memories are made of this

The Crafty Pad - Use natural elements (shells)

Emma's Crafty Challenge - The Sea

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Just For You

A big welcome to my new followers, I'm delighted you have joined me.

I've fallen in love with Wellington the Bear.  Here is another card I made featuring him:

7 x 5 Pearlescent cream card blank

Image, backing papers, sentiment, peel offs and buttons from Do-crafts goody bag.

Tag cut using a Marianne Die

Edge panels punched using a Martha Stewart border punch

My card is for the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Bingo - I chose Buttons, Free (Die-cut) and Punches

Diva's By Design - Use a die-cut

PaperPlay Challenges - Use a die

Christmas Peace

Good Morning

Over at Christmas Challenges (with sketches) there is a fabulous sketch to follow.  Here is my card:

I created a circular card blank and then matted gold linen card and a gorgeous paper from a Do-crafts goody bag.

I used my Marianne star border die to create the panel across the centre to which I added more paper from the same goody bag.  The sentiment is also from the goody bag.

I used a Nellie Snellen starwreath die to create the circle and a Nellie Snellen oval die to create the mat for the image.  

The stamp is by Stampendous, stamped onto black card with Versamark and embossed with fine detail embossing powder.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Christmas Card Challenges - Christmas Card

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew - Song inspired (Away In A Manger)

Papertake Weekly - 3,2,1 - 3 stars, 2 papers, 1 image

ABC Christmas Challenge - L for Lyrics (Away In A Manger)

Don't forget my blog candy, details at the top of my blog.

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

Red, White and Blue

Good Morning

This is my entry into the current challenge over at Crafty Sentiment Designs which is a sketch to follow.

6 x 6 base card

Image - Crafty Sentiments 'Just Relax' coloured with Spectrum Noirs

Cardstock - Create and Craft

Dies - Nellie Snellen Round Lily, Nellie Snellen Rectangles

Embossing Folder -  Darice from Crafters Companions

Flowers - Nellie's punches

Sentiment - Cute Companions Stamp 

Backing paper and pearls from stash.

This card is also for the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Red, White and Blue

Willow Sketchie Challenge - Red, White and Blue

Glitter Geeks - Diamond Jubilee

Craft Your Days Away - Red, White and Blue

The Crafty Pad Challenge - Colours of your Countries Flag

One Stitch At A Time - Red, White and Blue

A Guiding Light

Hello

My card for today is for the current challenge over at Joanna Sheen Challenge - It's A Man's World.  Here is my card:

This is made using the Thomas Kinkade cd-rom from Joanna Sheen, and is a fabulous triple cd set.  So useful for men's cards.

I find there's something very magical about lighthouses and I love this image with the waves crashing against the rocks.  I printed the image onto glossy photo paper, and the backing papers onto a textured paper.  All the matting and embellishments use a gorgeous pearlescent card I got from PaperMill.

I used various Spellbinders Fleur de Lis dies, I think these work so well with seasidey images.  The largest die reminds me of a ships wheel, and I decided to add some spirelli to this shape using a variegated thread.  Bakers twine was added to another die and finally some little sea shells to complete the card.

My card is also for the following challenges:

The Crafty Pad - Use dies

Pile It On Challenge - All about S (Sea, Shells)

Bunny Zoe's Craft - Use ribbon or twine

Shopping Our Stash - Macsuline

Papertake Weekly - Water, water everywhere

Crafts and Me - 3d embellishment

Thanks for visiting my blog today, and for all the comments you leave.

Happy Birthday To You

Good Morning

There are lots of photos in this post!

Today is my sisters 40th birthday.  If you happen to look in - HAPPY BIRTHDAY, have a great day.

I wanted to make her more of a keepsake than a card, and here is what I came up with.

I couldn't get the whole thing in the photo, but you'll see it in more detail further down the page.

We had lots of the Beatrix Potter books when we were little, so it was a very appropriate range to use to make the card.

This is the front of the card, using a Benjamin bunny frame card from The World of Beatrix Potter cd-rom.  I used white centura pearl card for the card base.

Next I printed a decoupage image from the Mrs Tiggy-Winkle cd-rom.  I matted the image onto pearlised card, and cut the sentiment tag from the same card using a Spellbinders die.  The backing paper from the cd-rom was printed onto pearl paper, and then inked around the edge using Soothing Sunset Big and Juicy ink.  I inked the flowers on the doily using the same ink.

The next page features the adorable Peter Rabbit, again from the decoupage section of the cd-rom.  The image is matted onto green pearl card, cut along the top with a Martha Stewart punch.  The die cut is Spellbinders with some gems added.  The backing paper printed onto pearl paper, and inked around the edges with Pine Needles Distress Ink.

Next is the gorgeous Guinea Pig from Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes, printed from the decoupage section.  This time the image is matted onto Core'dinations cardstock.  The backing paper was inked around the edges using rusty hinge distress inks, and the die cut shapes, all cut using Spellbinders Persian dies, were inked in the die with Rusty Hinge.

 This page features a decoupage from The Tale of Two Bad Mice cd-rom. Matted onto deep blue pearlescent card.  The sentiment tag is a Spelllbinders die and the ribbon border a Marianne die with blue gingham ribbon threaded through.  The backing paper was inked around the edges with Faded Jeans distress ink.

Next we have the delightful Jemima Puddle-duck, once again from the decoupage section of the cd-rom.  Matted onto pearlescent green card, edge punched with a Martha Stewart punch.  Pink pearls were added along the border.  The corners are Spellbinders Fleur de Lis and the flower from my stash.  The backing paper was once again inked round the edge using cut n dry foam and Pine Needles distress ink.

For this page I used decoupage from the gorgeous Tale of Timmy Tiptoes cd-rom.  I used core-dinations card stock and a Darice embossing folder to get the tree-trunk effect.  I sanded the cardstock to add to the effect.  I cut some leaves from 2 different colours of core'dinations card to make the leaves, which I added at random around the image.

Now we have Mr Jeremy Fisher, and yes, you've guessed it, from the decoupage section of the cd-rom.  Core'dinations card is used for the mats again, the sentiment mat cut with a Spellbinders die.  A few little gems  were then added.  Pine Needles distress ink was used again on this page to ink around the edges.

On the last page I chose this delightful decoupage image from The Tale of Tom Kitten cd-rom and matted it onto pink pearlescent card.  I love the backing paper on this page. I added pink and green gems along the botton of the page, and made a double bow using pink gingham ribbon with a flower added to the centre to complete this page.

I typed the greeting for the card, and then on the reverse side of the other pages I printed backing papers from one of the cd-roms in various colours and matted them onto silver mirri card.

Finally, I made a box from Centura Pearl card.

It took me a week in all to make this card and I thoroughly enjoyed making it and am delighted with the result.

Phew, thanks for sticking with me through this long post, you deserve a cup of tea now!

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

Crafters Companion Monthly Challenge - Four legged friend

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - A Shaped Card

Coffee, Chocolates and Cards - Fancy Folds

One Stitch At A Time - New (Timmy Tiptoes, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Jeremy Fisher, Two Bad Mice all new cd's)

Anything Goes Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Bunnies

Shopping Our Stash - Use punches

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

My Mum's Craft Shop - Easter or Animals

Diva's By Design - Anything Goes

Thank you very much for visiting my blog.

Paintbox Poppets

Good Evening

I was lucky enough to win one of the Paintbox Poppets cd-roms from Crafters Companion.   This is my first card made using this fabulous cd.  The images on it are so beautiful as are the backing papers.

This image is from the framed cards section.  As you can see, I didn't make up the frame but did make up the decoupage.  It is printed onto a glossy photo paper.  I added peel offs to the frame.

I printed off one of the backing paper onto satin finish printer paper.  I die cut various shapes using Spellbinders Persian Motifs and Accents from pearlescent paper.  I went over all the shapes with Tattered Rose and Faded Jeans Distress inks to tie-in the colours.

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

Ooh La La Creations Challenge - On The Move

Papertake Weekly - One For The Girls

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Doilies Are Not Just For Cakes

Thanks for visiting.

Two Little Cuties

Good Afternoon

My card for today uses the Furry Friends cd-rom from Joanna Sheen.  I have had such a lot of use from this cd. Here is my card:

I printed the image twice onto glossy photo paper and then matted and layered it onto silver mirror card and then navy card.  The image was then decoupaged.

The backing paper is also from the cd-rom printed onto satin paper.  The sentiment tag is cut with a spellbinders die and a peel off sentiment added.

My card is for the following challenges:

Moving Along With The Times - Cute Critters

Alphabet Challenge - A for Animal Antics

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting my blog today and for the comments you leave, I really appreciate them all.

Jo x

Happy Birthday Grandma

Good Morning

A big warm welcome to my new followers.  I appreciate your interest in my crafting. :0)

My card for today is one I have made for my daughters to send to my mum.  She loves Lily Of The Valley so I wanted to include this on the card.

There is a new challenge over on the Joanna Sheen forum which this month is to use tea-bag folding.  I printed some tea-bags papers from a Crafters Companion cd-rom and followed the instructions for the fold. I added a little flower brad to the centre. I die-cut a Marianne doily from silver mirror card and green core'dinations and attached the tea-bag papers to this.  I printed the image of the fairy with the LOTV twice, so I could decoupage her a little.  I used glossy accents on flowers she is holding.  A tag cut with a spellbinders die and a peel-off added complete the card.

My card is for the following challenges:

Joanna Sheen forum challenge - Tea-bag folding

Senitmental Sundays - Die-cuts plus a sentiment

Papertake Weekly - Highlight part of the image

Moving Along With The Times - Blooming Marvellous

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a lovely Saturday.

Jo x

Get Well Soon

Good Morning

My card for today follows the sketch over at the Stamp With Fun Challenge:

I chose the colours to tie-in with the current challenge at My Mum's Craft Shop which is your favourite colour combo.

I used one of the lovely SWALK stamps, coloured with promarkers and coloursoft pencils.  The mat the image is sat on is cut using the Marianne die that I re-discovered yesterday, inked with tumbled glass distress ink to highlight the embossing.  The papers are from SWALK cd-rom, printed onto Crafters Companion satin finish paper (which I love).  The embossed card is core'dinations, embossed with an argyle embossing folders and then sanded to bring out the core colour.  The flowers are cut from the backing paper, with a gem added to the centre of each.   The leaves are a Nellie Snellen punch.

My card is also for the following challenges:

One Stitch At A Time Challenge - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Buttons,bows, bling and blooms

My Time To Craft - Favourite embellishment (hand made flowers)

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

Taking A Nap

Good Morning

Another calendar today, this time made using the fabulous Furry Friends cd-rom from Joanna Sheen:

The adorable image is printed onto glossy photo paper and cut with a Spellbinders die.  The backing paper is from the cd-rom, matted onto some co-ordinating cardstock.  The strip across the middle is made using a Martha Stewart punch, and the mat the calendar is sat on is silver linen card cut with a Marianne die.

My calendar is for the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Die Cute Special

Moving Along With The Times - Spots and/or stripes

Have a great day.

Jo x

Just To Say ..... Thanks

Hello

I'm busy making lots of thank you cards at the moment.  This is one I sent to a friend a little while ago:

The is made using a set of stamps from Inkylicious.  I stamped the main image in Versamark and the heat embossed with white detail embossing powder.  I then applied colour from a big and juicy ink pad (hydrangea)using ink duster.  It is sat on a mat cut using a Nellie Snellen die.

I then stamped other flowers and grasses from the set using the same ink pad.  I love the colours in this ink pad.  I added the sentiment using satin ribbon and then matted this onto some silver mirror card.

My card is for the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge - Use heat embossing

Creative Inspirations - With thanks

Clear it out Challenge - Thank you

Craft Challenge - Thank you

Thanks for having a look.

Jo x