Oh I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside

Good Morning

Come on, sing a long now, you've got the song going round in your head now haven't you? Sorry about that!

Today's card is made using one of Joanna Sheen's Faye Whittaker decoupage sheets. These sheets are a joy to work with.

I couldn't decide what to do for a background, so decided to add some ink to a sheet of silk art card, using my ink dusters, to extend the image further across the card. It's quite subtle, but I have to say I'm pleased with the end result.

The sentiment came on the decoupage sheet.

I'm sorry I've not visited other blogs as often as usual this week. I've had another of those sickness bugs which has of course had an effect on my pain medication, so it's been a tricky few days. Thank goodness for my laptop! Anyway I think the bug is now on it's way out so I just need to try and get back on top of the pain control. One step forward, two back.

I hope you all have a lovely, sunny day today.

Jo x

A Time For Reflection

Good Morning

Still quite chilly here this morning but the sun is trying it's best to break out so fingers crossed for another lovely weekend.

Todays card is one I have made to give to a friend for his 50th birthday. They don't 'do' birthdays as such, but I can't let this milestone pass without acknowledgement.

I used some silk art card from C & C and applied various inks (big & juicy, distress inks) using my ink dusters from Inkylicious. I cut a circle from a post-it note for the shape of the moon and for the trees I used my new stamp set - Pilkington Woods. To get the reflection I stamped onto my non-stick craft mat and carefully lined up the images.

This was then matted onto gold mirror board and the base card is made from pearlescent cardstock from PaperMill.

Please tell me honestly what you think about this card - is it good enough to give him?

Thanks for stopping by, have a good day.

Jo x

Just Resting My Eyes

Good Morning.

I hope you've enjoyed the Easter weekend. It's such a special time of year. It is notably cooler here this morning, but I'm hopeful the sun will reappear in time for the next long weekend.

My card today is my entry into the Teddy Bo Challenge which this time is Tag It.

As soon as I saw this image I just had to have it, made me think of my dad :-D. I've coloured the image with pencils. The backing papers are from some of my craft cd's but I'm afraid I can't remember which!!! The corners are cut using a Spellbinder die. For the tag I drew round a Marianne die to make all the edges straight (the die has flowers in each of the corners which I didn't want this time). The sentiment is computer generated. I added an eyelet and a short length of ribbon to complete the tag.

They're having a 2 day sale over at Teddybo.com today, so I'll be calling in later to add to my collection of these adorable little bears.

Thanks for visiting today.

Jo x

Less Is More - Week 12

Good evening.

I hope you are enjoying the Easter weekend.

This is my card for this weeks Less Is More Challenge, which this week is 'Off Centre'.

I finally gave in and bought the Pilkington Woods stamps from Create & Craft recently, so decided to use one of the trees for this challenge.

I stamped the tree onto silk art card using Versamark ink and then embossed with white fine detail embossing powder. I then used my brayer to apply the ink which is Big & Juicy soothing sunset. To try and add a bit of depth to the image, I firstly brayered through an aperture, then removed the aperture and brayered all over the image.

This was then matted onto some gold linen card and orange card stock. White hammered card was used to create the base card. A brown ribbon from my stash was added to the card and a simple knot tied.

I decided not to add a sentiment to make the card more useable.

Thanks for having a look and for any comments you wish to make.

Puppy Birthday Card

I had plans to share the rest of my Easter cards with you today, but when I came to upload the photos they had vanished!! So instead I am showing a birthday card that I was asked to make, for a 16 year old girl who loves dogs, particularly scotties.

This image is from Joanna Sheen's puppies and kitchens cd-rom, which I matted onto cardstock and then decoupaged. The backing paper is from the same cd. The flowers are mulberry flowers from my stash, and the leaves are made using a small punch I have.

The same backing paper is used on the base of the card, and the name is stamped onto some paw print paper, printed from Jayne Netley Mayhew cd-rom, using Dimension Fourth's alphabet stamp. This forms the brake for the card.

I made a box for the card using Crafters Companions new box maker board and white hammered card.

Thank you for having a look.

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

New Baby Boy

Good Morning

I'm not feeling so great again today so will keep this post short.

Sharing with you today a card I have made at the request of a friend.

This card is worked on 18 count Aida and takes a lot of stitching so I only make it for special requests! A few beads are also added to the card.

I made the card from Centura Pearl card, with pearlescent blue and silver card used for the apertures.

Thanks for having a look.

Jo x

Less Is More - Use Acetate

Good Afternoon

This is my entry into this weeks Less Is More Challenge

I hope it fits correctly with the challenge criteria.

Back to my favourite Teddys for this challenge and this time it is the turn of Teddy Bea.

I coloured Baking Bea with pencils. An embossing folder was used to emboss the frame, which has acetate in the centre. Sugar strands were added behind the acetate window to make a shaker card. Bea was then added to the card and a little stickles glitter glue added to some of the cakes.

Thank you for having a look at my card.

Jo x

Groovy Granny

Good Morning

This is the card I made for my friend who has just become a Grandma for the first time.

This is one of the images from the Crafters Companion SWALK range. The shape of the card was created using a Marianne die, cut 3 times. Then I had to create a hinge as I don't have a large die cutting machine. She was coloured using Lyra's and her dress paper pieced with the same paper that I used for the background. Since taking the photo, I have glazed her glasses with glossy accents.

The stopper for the easel was cut using a spellbinders die and then some mulberry flowers and punched leaves arranged into glue gel.

Thanks for taking the time to have a look.

Jo x

Just Too Cute

Good Afternoon

Some very happy people in my house today after City's win at Wembley yesterday! Fingers crossed for the final.

A friend of mine became a grandma for the first time yesterday. She now has a little grandson and is going to make a fantastic grandma.

This is the card I have made to send to the new mummy and daddy.

How cute is that image? It's a digi stamp from TeddyBo.com. I coloured the image using soft-leaded pencils. The backing paper is printed from a Seraphina cd-rom onto centura pearl paper. A Marianne Die was used on blue and yellow card to create the frame and Teddy was added using foam pads. The corners are also a Marianne die. The sentiment is a Lili of the Valley stamp which I triple-embossed, and this is mounted on to a tag cut using a Spellbinders die. Tiny pearls were added to each of the corners to complete the card.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

Lili Of The Valley Challenge - Happy Birthday

Good Morning

The card I am sharing today is my entry for this weeks' Lili Of The Valley Challenge. The theme for this week is 'Happy Birthday'.

I used one of their cute squares on my card, which I trimmed down a little and matted onto some blue holographic card. The backing paper is from Crafter's Companions Boys cd-rom. I used my Martha Stewart trellis punch on some of the holographic card, the idea is it looks like a football net. I cut the label using a spellbinders die and the sentiment stamp is LOTV. A button and some card candy were added to complete the card.

Thank you for having a look.

Jo x

Teddy Bo With Love and Hugs

Good Morning

I'm back with my favourite Teddy this morning! This is the first time I have used this image and for once I'm really pleased with my colouring. In fact, when I showed it Emma she thought it was a ready coloured image :o)

I do like easel cards, I think they display images very well. This card was made using a white hammered card. Teddy Bo is printed onto watercolour paper and coloured using Lyra's. I did have to be very careful not to use too much water, as this would cause the printer ink to run. I printed the image over a week ago to give it loads of time to dry out, but didn't want to take any chances.

The mats that Teddy Bo is sat on were cut using my Get In Shape Templates. The flowers were cut using a Marianne die and the leaves with an x-cut punch. Small buttons are added to the centre of the flowers with a little thread knotted through.

The border is a spellbinders die, this time with ribbon threaded through. The sentiment is computer generated.

I've made this card to send to a very good friend who had her first chemotherapy treatment yesterday.

Thanks for calling in today. I hope you enjoyed your visit.

Jo x