CD Sunday Challenge - Second Entry - Let;s Hear It For The Boys

This is a Thank You card made for Emma's History teacher:

I don't do much stamping these days, but thought this was a good image to use to follow the theme of my card.  The background image is from Joanna Sheen's Faye Whittaker cd-rom, matted onto gold linen card, and the giraffe image and accessories are from a Joanna Sheen stamp set, coloured using Promarkers.  The sentiment is also stamped.

I would like to enter my card into the current challenge at CD Sunday.

Jo x

Let's Hear It For The Boys

It's time for a new challenge over on my favourite challenge blog CD Sunday and this time Pamela has chosen a theme of 'Let's Hear It For The Boys'.  Here is my card:

The front view

and the back view.

I printed a backing paper from Crafters Companions Men cd-rom onto cardstock to make the base card.  The sentiment was die cut using a Joanna Sheen die.  I cut a shirt shape from red card and decoupaged the club badge for on the front of the card.  The name and number on the back of the card were die cut using Memory Box dies.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

CD Sunday - Past Times

There is a new challenge over at the CD Sunday Challenge Blog and this time Jane has chosen the theme of 'Past Times'.

I immediately turned to the fabulous 'Nostalgia' cd-rom from Joanna Sheen.  This is a much loved and well used cd of mine.

I printed off the image a few times onto glossy photo paper, so I could decoupage the image.  The sentiment stamp is from Lili of the Valley and the '70' was stamped onto shrink plastic using a numbers stamp set from Dimension Forth.  The 'DAD' was stamped using alphabet stamps from Dimension Forth.  I embossed the black card and dad lettering using an embossing folder that made me think of the pattern you get on some tyres, to tie in with the theme of the card.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

CD Sunday - Anything Goes

Here is my entry into the new challenge over at CD Sunday which has a theme of 'Anything Goes'

I used lots of elements from the Kimono collection by Crafters Companion to make my card and I'm really please with the finished result.  I printed the decoupage elements onto glossy photo paper.  The backing paper was printed onto super smooth paper.  I die cut some elements from the range and then added embossing powder.  I used an embossing folder from the range onto the blue card stock.  The sentiment stamp is from Lili of the Valley matted onto a Spellbinders die.

Thanks for visiting my blog.  I'd love to know what you think of my card.

Jo x

21st Birthday

A friend's son is celebrating his 21st birthday this week.  I was struggling for ideas of what to make and spotted my tonic dies still on my desk, so used them to create this card:

I added a pop-up insert to my card which I decorated with some of the dies I'd used on the front of my card.

I would like to enter my card in the current challenge at Win and Tonic.

Thanks for visiting.

Jo x

Win and Tonic - Anything Goes

Hold onto your hats!  I've actually created another entry for the current challenge over at Win and Tonic:

This is a birthday card I've made for one of my nephews.

Jo x

Win And Tonic - Anything Goes

I've been meaning to enter the challenges over at Win and Tonic for some time now and have finally got my act together!  Here is my card:

I've created a shaker card for my daughter to give to one of her friends.

Jo x

CD Sunday Challenge - 'Celebration'

It's time for a new challenge over at CD Sunday and this time Jocelyn has chosen 'Celebration' as the theme. Some friends of ours have just got engaged and this is the card I have made for them:

I created the base card using Centura Pearl card from Crafters' Companion.  I used Crafters' Companion luxury Red Mirror card for all the mats.  Onto the base layer I placed backing paper from Crafters' Companion Bebunni Love cd-rom.  The decoupaged image is from the same cd-rom.  I used a variety of dies and an embossing folder.  I finished the card using some tiny floral pearlescent embellishments.

Thanks for visiting my blog.

Jo x

Up The Garden Path

The latest challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge is Up The Garden Path.  A friend of mine has a lovely big garden, surrounded by trees, where you can walk up the garden path and sit and watch all sorts of birds and other wildlife visit.  This is what gave me the inspiration for my card:

The decoupaged image is from Joanna Sheen.  Backing paper from Creative Crafting World.  The die cut branch and leaves are a Marianne die, and the paper used to make the roses is printed from Pollyanna Pickering Sketch Book Chapter V cd from Creative Crafting World.  I used a Martha Stewart punch along the edge of the backing paper to add interest (hopefully!).

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

Sun or Sand or Sea

It's time for a new challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge and the theme for this challenge is 'Sun or Sand or Sea'.  This immediately had me reaching for the Faye Whittaker cd-roms from Joanna Sheen. Here is my card:

I printed the backing paper from the cd-rom onto super smooth paper.  I printed the image a few times onto Super Smooth paper so I could create a decoupaged image.  This was then added to a frame cut from Core'dinations cardstock using a spellbinders die.  Finally I die cut the bunting and clouds and added these to complete my design.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

CD Sunday - Shabby Chic

Hello

This is my entry into the current challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge which this time has a theme of 'Shabby Chic'.  This really was a challenge for me and I hope that my card fits the bill.  Thanks Meg for pointing me in the right direction.

Rarely for me, I used a stamped image for my card.  This gorgeous image and the embellishments are all from the adorable Patchwork Polly range of stamps by Jane Nestorenko.  I stamped them all in Memento ink and coloured using Spectrum Noir pencils.  The card used is from Create and Craft, the backing paper printed from Crafters' Companion Swalk cd-rom and the lace is also from Crafters' Companion.

I distressed all around the edges of the backing paper using a very handy distressing tool and then inked the edges using a Tim Holtz distress ink.  Finally I added lots of pearls from Joanna Sheen.

This is one of the cards I have made for my daughter to give to her teachers.  She leaves high school this month and is currently sitting her GCSE's.  She has 3 exams today!

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

Simon Says Stamp - Furry Friends

This is my entry into Simon Says Stamp latest challenge which this time is Furry Friends:

This card I made for my husbands birthday.

I used a bronze pearlescent card from PaperMill to create the base card, and added to this the brick wall cut from Kraft card using Crafters' Companion Create-a-card die.  I cut the grass twice from  different coloured cards using a Crafters' Companion Icicles die.  The sentiment was also a Crafters' Companion die, cut from gold linen effect card from Create and Craft.

I used Sheena Douglass Man's Best Friend stamp set to stamp both the dog and the legs onto Neenah card.  I coloured these using alcohol markers and then fussy cut the images.  These were added to the card using foam pads to add dimension.  I coloured the dog to look like our Cocker Spaniel.

I would also like to enter my card in:

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x