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

CD Sunday Challenge - Say It With Flowers

Hello and a warm welcome to my blog.

It's time for a new challenge over at CD Sunday and this time Pamela has chosen the theme of 'Say It With Flowers'.  Here is my card:

This is an A5 card.  I chose an image and backing papers from Les Belle Fleurs cd-rom from Creative Crafting World.  I printed the beautiful pansy image onto photo paper and used super smooth paper for the backing papers.  Gold linen card was used for all my matting.  The paper with purple flowers on was made using distress ink and a stencil.  The little pansy I hand-made using dies from Brittania (I'm quite into making my own flowers at the moment!)  I then added some twine to which I attached the little die that the hand-made pansy is sat on.

I love pansies.  I think they're such happy flowers and always make me smile.

I was delighted to have a card placed second in a recent challenge at CD Sunday (their recent sketch challenge.  I'm really pleased you liked my card.

Jo x

CD Sunday Challenge - 2nd Entry

I've really enjoyed the theme of the current challenge at CD Sunday which is 'Anything Asian'.  This is my second card for this challenge:

This time I used Joanna Sheen's Eastern Treasures cd.  I love this image of the mandarin ducks.

I printed the image onto glossy photo paper and the co-ordinating backing paper onto super smooth paper.  I used a pearlescent gemstone cardstock from Create and Craft which I embossed using a folder from Crafters' Companion.  The die the image is sat on is also Crafters' Companion.

I added 2 different ribbons, picking out colours from the image, and created a water lily using a Marianne Die.  I added some glitter to this, but you can't really see it in the photo.  I cut the sentiment from matt silver cardstock using a Crafters' Companion die.  Finally I added some gems from Joanna Sheen.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

Inky Chicks Challenge - Baby Cards

This is my entry into the current challenge at Inky Chicks:

I used Centura Pearl Card and embossed the base layer with a starry embossing folder.  I used Sue Wilson's New Arrivals - Stuffed Animals collection to create the animals and the 'Pitter Patter' sentiment.  The name was created using Cheery Lynn alphabet dies.

Thanks for visiting my Blog.

Jo x

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge

I've made my first Christmas card for this year!!  I used the fabulous Audrey Tarrant Once Upon A Christmas cd from Creative Crafting World to create the following card:

I love the artwork on this cd-rom.  I used gold card for all my matting and layering, all the other elements on the card are printed from the cd-rom.

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

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything Goes as long as it's Christmas

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x