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

You're A Star Teddy Bo

Good Evening

The current challenge over at Teddy Bo is Let's Celebrate.  I think nothing says 'Celebrate' quite like stars! Here is my card:

6 x 6 card blank

Teddy Bo is printed onto Neenah card, coloured with coloursoft pencils blended with baby oil.

Spellbinders label die used to cut around Teddy Bo and a mat then created from Core'dinations card.

Backing paper from making cards magazine, inked around the edges with Aged Mahogany distress ink.

Co-ordinating backing paper cut with a Marianne star ribbon die and burgundy organza ribbon threaded through.

Central strip created with a Martha Stewart border punch from pearlescent gold paper.

Stars created from matching card using a Die-namics die.

Sentiment is a Wild Rose Studio stamp using Aged Mahogany ink.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Fetch-A-Sketch - Sketch

Top Tip Tuesday- One For The Men

Cards For Men - Happy Birthday

An Elegant Lady

Good Afternoon

I thought I'd share another calendar with you today, I hope you're not fed up of seeing them!

This is made using Joanna Sheen's ATC cd-rom, this was one of the first craft cd's I ever bought.  The backing papers are also printed from the cd-rom.  I decided on an easel style again as I think they display really nicely.  I used brown and gold cardstock for the matting and layering.  The calendar is sat on a mat cut using a Marianne die.  The butterfly is also a Marianne die with some pearls in the centre.  The roses and leaves are once again a Marianne die.

My calendar is for the following challenges:

Flutterby Wednesday's - Open plus fairy, butterfly or angel.

Dream Valley Challenges - Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time - Use 3 embellishments

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Photo Inspiration

Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes

Have a lovely evening.

Jo x

The CD Sunday Challenge - Around The World

Good Afternoon

A warm welcome to my new followers, I'm glad you like my cards.

My card for today is for the current challenge over at The CD Sunday Challenge which this week is Around The World.  I decided to go to Paris, and here is my card.

I am very pleased with how this card has worked out.  I printed a decoupage image from Debbi Moores Art Deco Paris cd-rom, along with a couple of backgrounds. I matted the decoupage onto some lovely pearlescent cardstock I got some time ago from papermill.  I matted the backgound onto some antique gold card and added some glitter to the tower and fireworks.  The roses are made from the same gold using a Marianne die.  The leaves are cut from black cardstock and gold embossing powder added to the stems.  The buckle is cut using a Memorybox die with black organza ribbon threaded through.

I used a second scene to decorate the inside of the card:

I cut some white card using a spellbinders die and gold embossed the edges so there is somewhere to write.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Polka Doodles - Use ribbon

Top Tip Tuesday - Use layers

Time To Craft - Use punches, dies or both

Paperplay Challenges - Use black

Moving Along With The Times - Vintage

Totally Papercrafts - Layer upon layer

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

Christmas Gingerbread Girl

Good Evening

I received an email last week advertising a craft magazine called Simply Homemade.  There were one or two things that appealed to me in it, so I asked hubby to have a look for it when he went shopping.  My card is made using some of the papers that came in the magazine.

I followed this weeks sketch at Willow Sketchie Challenge.  The mat she is sat on is a Marianne die.

My card is for the following challenges:

Willow Sketchie Challenge - Sketch

Rainbow Lady's Challenge - Christmas Sweet Treats

Winter Wonderland - Girly Christmas

Cutie Sunday - Christmas Cards

Top Tip Tuesday - One for the Kids

The Poodles Parlour - Tea Party

Thanks for calling in.

Jo x

My Little Sunflower

Good Afternoon

Those of you who visit me regularly will know of my soft spot for Teddy Bo and Bea, so I just couldn't resist participating in The Teddy Bo's top tips lesson.

Jill has provided us with a fab tutorial to make a post-it easel card, and here is mine:

Who could possible resist that little face?

Teddy Bea is coloured with coloursoft pencils.  The papers are from an issue of Making Cards magazine.  The dies are spellbinder.

This is now sat on my craft desk so I can see that lovely face all the time (and hopefully will be able to find my post-it pad easier!!!).

This is for the following challenges:

Teddy Bo Lesson - Make A Post-It Easel Card

Top Tip Tuesday - Easel Card/Easel Box Card

TIP - My tip to share is if when matting and layering you find you sometimes go a bit wonky, apply DST then photo glue over the top.  Not only does this give you additional time to line up correctly, but it gives extra strength and adhesion to your card.

Shopping Our Stash - Birds Bugs or beasts

Thanks for visiting!

Jo x

A Day At The Beach

Good Morning

And what a beautiful morning it is too.

My card for today is made using a digi stamp from Pink Gem Designs.

The image is coloured using coloursoft pencils.  The backing papers are all from a previous issue of making cards magazine.  The flowers are made using Nellie Snellen punches from the same paper with a tiny pearl from Joanna Sheen added to the centres.

My card is for the following challenges:

A Gem Of A Challenge - Sketch

Fussy and Fancy - Summer

Cutie Sunday - Summer

Paper Sundaes - Beach

Top Tip Tuesday - Make It Girly

Do It With Digis - Summer Fun

Craft Your Days Away - Summertime

Easy Crafy Projects - The Summer

Divas By Design - Summer Is Here

Crafting For All Seasons - Beach/Ocean

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Under the sea (the shells are from the sea!)

Thanks for visiting my blog today, have a great day.

Jo x

Thank You Sir

Good Morning

Today is the last day of term for Emma, then it's holidays until September when she goes into her last year at primary school.  Emma loves school and has had a fantastic year which has passed so quickly. 

Emma wanted to make her own card for her teacher this year, and has done a brilliant job.  It's a variation on the dinner jacket card that she made recently (and won the challenge and came in the top 3 - very proud mum here!).

This is based on Emma's school uniform.  She cut up an old tie, attached some buttons from my stash and drew the school emblem.

I would like to enter Emma's card in the following challenges:

CRAFT Challenge - Thank you teacher

Top Tip Tuesday - Shaped cards

Thank you for visiting today, I'd love to know what you think of Emma's card.

Jo x

Fairy Bea

Good Evening

I'm back with another card for today, this time featuring the gorgeous Teddy Bea.

Teddy Bea is coloured using coloursoft pencils.  She is then matted onto silver glitter card and lilac pearlescent card cut using a Martha Steward PATP.  The flowers are die cut using a Nellie Snellen die, and then a tiny lilac gem added to the centre.  The sentiment mat is a spellbinders floral die, with peel-offs in the centre.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Top Tip Tuesday - Sketch

Teddy Bo Challenge- Bea On Her Own

Paper Play Challenges - Things with wings

Bunny Zoe Crafts - Fairies

Totally Papercraft Challenge - Girly Girl

Divas by Design - Pastels

Thanks for visiting my blog.

Jo x

Golden Wedding

Good Morning

My card for today is a Golden Wedding card and is made using lots of different die-cuts.

The majority of the dies used on here are from the new Marianne circles set.  I was trying my best to resist these dies (who am I trying to kid lol) and then I saw them 'in action' on my lovely friend Edna's blog, and I knew resistance was futile.  I seem to have developed an addiction to dies, particularly Marianne dies!!!

The base card is pearlescent cream, and all the die cuts use either pearlescent cream or pearlescent gold cardstock.  The doily in the centre of the Marianne dies is made using a x-cut doily die.  The sentiment is computer generated sat on a Spellbinders tag.

This is the first time I have made a card completely from die-cuts.

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

Easy Craft Projects Challenge - Use gold

Top Tip Tuesday - Wedding or Anniversary

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

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

Easter Card

Hello again

This card is one of my Easter cards for this year, made using the Heavenly Cards cd-rom from Joanna Sheen.

The backing paper is printed onto Centura Pearl paper, and the toppers onto gloss photo paper. Martha Stewart punch used for the borders and finally a tassle added.

This is more or less the same card, just in different colours, and using ribbons instead of a tassle.

I am entering the following challenges:

My Time To Craft Easter Wishes

Top Tip Tuesday Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Jo x

An Adorable Christmas

Good Afternoon!

I can't believe the problems I've had getting a half-decent photo of today's card.  This, I'm afraid, is the very best I can do!

 

Once again, I got a bit 'carried away' and ended up with a much larger card then I had originally planned, I am pleased with it though.

I stamped the images from Jayne Nestorenko's 'Playing' stamp plate and coloured in using watercolour pencils.  I added some sparkling snow glitter and some of pinflairs snow dust to various places to add texture.  I then mounted the image onto some white glitter card.  The base card is made from white pearlescent card from PaperMill, and the backing papers are printed from the Adorables cd-rom onto Centura Pearl paper.  The sentiment is from the same stamp plate, stamped out using Faded Jeans Distressed Ink.  The ribbons are from my stash, as are the metal charms which I attached to the ribbon bow using invisible thread.

I am entering this card in the following challenges

 

Crafters Companion Monthly Challenge

Top Tip Tuesday 

Enjoy the rest of your day, and please call back again soon.

Jo x