World's Best Sister

I've another card made using the Woodland Folk and Friends  cd-rom from Docrafts today:

8 x 8 card blank

Image from the decoupage section.

Backing papers from the same cd-rom.

Smaller image attached to a penny slider to create the impression of hedgehog rolling through the autumn leaves.

Sentiment from LOTV.

My card is for the following challenges:

Crafty Creations Challenge - Have something that moves on your card.

Make It Monday - Anything goes

Try It On Tuesday - Anything goes

Bearly Mine Challenges - Fall colours

Papertake Weekly - Autumn

You're In My Thoughts

Good Morning

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

I was asked to make a card for someone to send to a friend who is have a difficult time.  I've seen lots of beautiful trellis cards displayed on Joanna Sheen's craft forum and decided to give one a go.

I used a lovely cream pearlescent card for the base card.  Using a glitter girls board I added the shape and then carefully cut around it.  Thin strips of the same card were used to create the trellis, and then the same shape was cut out and added on the reverse to hold the trellising in place.  The tiny flowers on the trellis were punched from pink and lilac pearlescnt paper and a glitter vellum and then layered up.  A tiny bead was added to the centre of each flower. 

The roses were made from the same papers, cut using a Marianne die.  The leaves were cut from the glittered vellum using a Marianne die, a x-cut punch and a Nellie Snellen punch.  The butterfly is also a Marianne die and 3 tiny pearls were added to the centre

On the inside of the card I added a printed insert with words requested by my customer.  On the back of the insert - so the bit that is seen through the trellis - I added a sheet of glittered vellum.

This card took many hours to create, but I thoroughly enjoyed making it and think it is a style I will be repeating.

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

Crafty Ann's Challenge - Get Well Soon/Thinking Of You/Just Because

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenge - Anything Goes

Totally PaperCrafts Challenge - Bingo - I've used Die-cuts, flowers and gems

I hope you have a lovely day.

Jo x

A Perfect Day

Good Evening

I hope the weather has been kind to you this weekend.

My card for today is made using some of the new Summer Adorables stamps from Jayne Nestorenko.  I'm still awaiting for the majority of them to arrive, but I had this one which fitted a number of challenges perfectly.

The base card is made using a dark brown linen card.  The backing papers are printed from the cd-rom onto centura pearl paper.  The scene is also printed from the cd-rom and then cropped down to the diamond shape.

This lovely little boy, together with his binoculars and cane are stamped in vintage sepia versafine and then coloured with Lyra's.  The sentiment is also from the stamp plate, the buttons are from my stash.

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

Papertake weekly challenge - Sketch

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Here Comes Summer

Crafters Companion Monthly Challenge - One For The Boys

Allsorts Challenge - Free and Easy

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

Wishing You An Ace Birthday

Good Afternoon

This is a card I made for a friend of my husband who turns 50. He is a big poker fan.

The image and backing paper are from Crafters Companions Mens cd-rom, the mat is cut with a Nellie dies and the number stamps are from Dimension Fourth.

I would like to enter this card into the Papertake Weekly Challenge Dads & Lads.

Thanks for visiting.

Jo x

All Together Now

Good Morning

This is another card I've made from a rather neglected cd-rom.

This is a really lovely cd, Precious Petals from Joanna Sheen. This is a very cute image and the backing paper is also printed from the cd.

The border across the bottom of the card is made using a Spellbinder Fleur de Lis die, and the flowers are die-cut using some Nellie Snellen dies.
I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly Pale, Pretty Pastels

Truly Scrumptious Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts Pink and Girly

Creations By Gill M Pink and Green with flowers (I know there's blue in my card too, but hopefully it's still ok for the challenge).

Thanks for visiting today.

Jo x

House-mouse Sunflowers

Good Evening

The sun is trying it's best to make an appearance, so fingers crossed for tomorrow. To bring a smile on a gloomy day, I have spent the afternoon cutting out and assembling this card.

Isn't this just the cutest?

This is a decoupage sheet, available from Joanna Sheen, and the quality of these papers is fabulous, they really are a joy to work with.

The base card is a white hammered cardstock from PaperMill. I layered onto this some orange card, and then onto that some sunflower backing paper, printed from the Pamela West cd-rom (again from Joanna Sheen), together with some yellow card that I had embossed with a floral embossing folder. The flowers were made from the sunflower backing paper, and I added a little brown flowersoft to the centres.

I decided not to put a sentiment on the front of this card as I feel it is appropriate for a number of different occasions.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Housemouse and friends challenge Flowers

Paper Sundaes Challenge Pop It Up

Papertake Weekly Challenge Bloom and Grow

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge A Card Suitable for a Birthday.

Thanks for visiting :o)

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

Bea In Orange

Good Afternoon

I have only just managed to tear myself away from the tv. I've loved watching the wedding, they seem so very happy.

It's the return of my favourite bear today, and my entry into Papertake Weekly Challenge which is to follow a sketch.

Orange isn't a colour I use very often, but for some reason have used twice in a week!

Bea is coloured in Lyra Aquacolour's and sat on a mat cut using a Marianne's die. The backing papers are from an issue of Making Cards magazine. I used a Martha Stewart punch on the edges. The flowers are made from the same paper using Nellie Snellen punches and embossers. A tiny pearl was added to the centre of each flower, these were purchased from Joanna Sheen.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

Teddy Bea And Her Knitting

Good Afternoon

Here I am again, back with another challenge card featuring my favourite bear. I just had to have this image, so sweet. Here is Teddy Bea doing her knitting.

The Challenge over at Teddy Bo is 'Punch It Out'.

Well, as luck would have it, I got a gorgeous new Martha Stewart PATP set for Mother's Day, this one is called Swirling Lace, and they couldn't have picked a better one. I've seen this on a few blogs and really like it, so I'm delighted!

I cut a couple of squares of card from some pearlescent cardstock and punched out the four corners. I then added a little pearl (from Joanna Sheen)to each of the corners. The backing paper is from Making Cards magazine, designed by Nancy Watt, which again got the punched corner treatment. I then punched a border from a strip of left over paper. The flowers are die-cut using a Marianne die and little buttons added to the centre with ribbon threaded through (I figured if she was knitting, she'd probably need buttons!).

I then knitted a few rows and made up a mini ball of wool, used a couple of pins for knitting needles, with the sharp ends cut off and a little glue gel applied for safety. This is a close up of her knitting.

I had stamped Teddy Bea onto some watercolour paper, but this time decided to colour her with coloured pencils. I thought that the grain in the paper would make her fur look more textured. I applied a little glossy accents to her glasses.

She was then added to the card using glue gel so she didn't look 'flat'.

I thoroughly enjoyed making this card and am also entering it in the Papertake Weekly Challenge Anything Goes with the option of using something new (my punch and the image).

I am also entering this card in the Craft Your Passion Challenge Anything Goes.

Thanks for visiting.

Jo x