To Mum With Love

Good Afternoon

A very warm welcome to my blog today.

My card for today is for Mothers' Day.

This is for my sister to send to mum.

I used the papers provided at Debbees CDs DT Challenge Blog, and followed the sketch over at Craft Challenge Blog.  I also made the card into a shaker to meet the challenge at Truly Scrumptious.

I took an 8 x 8 card blank to which I added a lovely mottled-effect cardstock.  I added the 2 backing papers following the sketch.  I made an acetate window for my shaker, and added glitter beads, hearts and stars to produce the shaker effect.

The sentiment mat is a Spellbinders die with peel offs added.  I chose two co-ordinating ribbons to produce my bow - with the help of the bowdabra of course!

My card is also for the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Paint Fusion Sweet Peas

Hello

As soon as I saw the sweet pea decoupage on Sheena Douglass' new Paint Fusion cd-rom it was sold to me.  Here is my first card using this gorgeous image.

The base card is also printed from the cd-rom.  Using a glitter girls board to produce a frame, I embossed the base cardstock, and then some co-ordinating cardstock, to which I added border peel offs.  The butterfly is also printed from the cd-rom.  I printed it onto cardstock and then triple embossed it.

My card is for the following challenges:

Flutterby Wednesdays - Anything with wings

Divas by Design - Wings and Things

Cute Card Thursday - Flower Power

The Poodles Parlour - Mothers Day/Female

Truly Scrumptious Challenge - All Creatures Great and Small

PaperPlay Challenges - Critters

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

A Spot Of Gardening

Good Morning

Having seen some lovely teepee cards around blogland, I decided to give one a go.  I used the design to make a calendar.

The image and backing papers are from the Smiley Bears cd-rom, I haven't used this cd for ages! The mat the main image is sat on is cut  using a Spellbinders die.  I used three different colours of cardstock to make up the teepee to add interest.

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

CES Challenges - Anything But A Card

Truly Scrumptious - Something Forgotten (the cd-rom)

Pile It On - Fuzzy Friends

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

Snow Is Falling!!

Good afternoon.

It's only snowing on my card thank goodness!  This year I am determined to make Christmas Cards throughout the year so I don't end up with the usual last minute panic.  It's far more enjoyable if there's no time pressure.  My mojo's being a bit stubborn just now, so I was glad of the help of some Christmas challenges to get me cracking.

Here is my card:

I followed the current sketch over at Christmas Challenges (with sketches).  The image is from the SWALK winters cheer range, I love this image, those hats are fab!  I coloured the image with a combination of promarkers and coloursoft pencils and added some pinflair snow dust to the fur areas.  The backing papers are also from the cd-rom.  The die the image is sat on is a Marianne designs die, cut from core'dinations cardstock and then the embossed area sanded.  The snowflakes are also Marianne dies and the edge punch is  Martha Stewart.

I made a co-ordinating insert using My Craft Studio to complete the card.

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

Fussy and Fancy - Let It Snow

Christmas Cards All Year Round - Traditional plus non-traditional colours plus embossing

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Use digi image or paper (as my papers are from a cd-rom, I assume they count.

ABC Christmas Challenge - A for Anything Christmas

Truly Scrumptious Challenge - Something Forgotten - I'm ashamed to say I'd forgotten I had this die.  I'd put it away in the wrong place and completely forgot I had it.  It was a lovely surprise when I found it!!!

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

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

Less Is More

Good Afternoon

Over at Less Is More this week they are trying to achieve 1000 entries.   This is my contribution:

This is made using a stamp from Joanna Sheen, coloured using metallic pencil.  The mat is a Nellie Snellen die cut into a mat gold cardstock.  A very simple card where the image says it all.

I am also entering my card into

the Truly Scrumption Challenge - Clean and Simple

Rainbow Lady's Challenge  - White Space

A Present For You

Good Morning

Emma loved her first day back at school and is very happy in her new class.  Murphy missed her terribly and is still sulking!!!

My card for today uses a Lili Of The Valley image.  This was one of 20 images that came free in a magazine.

I coloured the image using Coloursoft pencils.  The backing papers I've had for some time!  I punched the edges of one of the layers with a Martha Stewart border punch as I thought it worked well with the image.  The corner is a Marianne die with some little gems added.  The stars are cut using a die-namics dies, layered together.  I tied a bow into some bakers twine and then added two star charms to the tails of the bow.  The flower are the top of the card is a brad.

The inside of the card is decorated to co-ordinate with the front.

My card is for the following challenges:

Lili of The Valley Challenge - Sketch

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Lets Bling It

St Lukes Charity Challenge - Card Buffet - Pick 4 - Patterned paper, Gems, Charms, Punches

Craft Your Passion - Add a Flower

Flutterby Wednesday - Use and angel, fairy or butterfly

Truly Scrumptious - Decorate the inside of your card.

Jo x

Teddy Bea Shines

Good Afternoon

The current challenge over at Teddy Bo is to make 'Anything But A Card', so I decided to make a candle!!  With a matching gift box of course.

 

I made the candle using paraffin wax and a large pillar candle mold.  I then printed Teddy Bea onto tissue paper 3 times, glittered her wings and then carefully applied the images to the candle.  Tiny gems were added at random to the candle.

For the box I printed Teddy Bea twice and again glittered her wings, I made up the box with an acetate front panel so the candle is visible.

One of Emma's teachers loves candles, so I decided that this would be a good end of term present for her.  I needed a matching card of course!!!!

The card is made using Teddy Bea decoupage.  The stars are my new stacking stars die-namics dies from Dies To Die for.  The flowers are Marianne dies as are the leaves.  The sentiment is LOTV.  The star punch is Martha Stewart.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The Teddy Bo Challenge - Anything But A Card

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Things With Wings

Paper Sundaes - I've used wings and gems

The Poodles Parlour - Come Fly With Me

Crafty Creations Challenges - Thank You

Truly Scrumptious Challenge - Things With Wings

Divas By Design - Use die cuts and punches

PaperPlay Challenges - Anything But A Card

Thanks for visiting today.

Jo x

Thank You Teddy Bea

Good Evening

I hope you've had a good day.  I've been glued to the tv quite a bit today watching the lovely Jayne Nestorenko launch her new stamp range.  Aren't they beautiful.  I had to place a 'little' order and will be building up the set over time.  Very naughty I know but what's a girl to do?

My card for today features my favourite teddy.  I was brought a lovely bouquet of flowers the other day and wanted to send a thank you card.  I realised that I hadn't yet used this Teddy Bea image so quickly rectified that!!!

Teddy Bea is coloured with pencils.  The teacup is paper pieced and then the image is placed onto a spellbinders label die.  The sentiment (which is very clear in real life!) is a LOTV stamp.  The rolled flowers are made from the same paper as the tea cup which I inked on the reverse side to blend in better.  The leaves are cut from white glitter card using a Marianne Die.  The side panel is punched down the edge using a Martha Stewart punch.  Co-ordinating eyelets were added so that I could thread a narrow white satin ribbon through.  Three Papermania Mosaics were added to complete the design.

This is another version of the card with different colours and an alternative punch.

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

Teddy Bo Challenge - Bling it on

Truly Scrumptious Challenge - Sketch

Stamps R Us 1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellishments

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge Pile on the flowers

Rainbow Lady's Challenge Use a digi

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

Here Comes Summer

Good Morning

It seems summer is coming to everywhere but Manchester!! I'm sorry to keep moaning about the weather, but the rain does seem to have a detrimental effect on my condition and is getting me down.

So with thoughts (hopes) of the summer, my card for today uses a gorgeous image from The Pamela West Collection cd-rom by Joanna Sheen.

Isn't this a beautiful image? It brings back lots of happy holiday memories to me.

The frame is die cut using a Marianne die, and the backing paper, which unfortunately doesn't show up too well in the phote, is from the same cd-rom. The base card uses white hammered cardstock from Papermill.

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

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Here Comes Summer

Rainbow Lady's Challenge Sunrise/Sunset

Truly Scrumptious Challenge Summer Sparkle

A Spoonful Of Sugar Here Comes Summer

Thanks for visiting my blog. Please leave me a comment so I know you've been.

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