Happy Birthday ...

Finally finished my gorgeous card using the Elisabeth Bell Simpler Times cd rom.

Just love this image and I have been waiting for along time to see it available to buy.

I was going to buy it in rubber but for the price of the cd which included my fav (this one)

plus 17 other digi's well I just had to have it.  Great value cd over I would say 60 papers

shaped cards, decoupage, sepia & black & white Polaroids and much much more.

I knew what I wanted to do and that was decoupage, stunning image and perfect for this technique.

I really enjoyed colouring this little cutie and I am very pleased with the light/shade

coming from the sunset.

I have used papers, doily, tag, sentiment, flowers, lace, ribbon.

All completely hand stitched as always and coloured with a combination

of Pro/Flexmarkers.  Final count I used something like 26 different pens?

This is my first pocket/tag card and the picture below shows the tag out!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges -

Elisabeth Bell's World Challenge - Spring Flowers

Bearly Mine Challenge - Lucky Dip (Die cuts, ribbon & flowers)

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Lots of Layers

Creatalicious Challenge - For the Girls

Fussy & Fancy - Anything Goes

Simons Says Stamp - Flower Power

Totally Gorjuss - Bingo (Lace, ribbon & flowers)

The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

Thanks for popping by today, love x

Happy Birthday ...

Time for another challenge at 

Passion for Promarkers

and it is nice and easy 'Birthdays'

I have made this 8x8 card with an aperture using this gorgeous

stamp that I just fell in love with as soon as I saw it.

It is a fairly large stamp hence the large card!

A view of the inside and a close up too!

This card has to be one of my all time favourites and I must confess took

me many many hours of love to create.

All matting and layering/shapes were cut on my lovely Silhouette

and every single piece has been hand stitched.

I have used papers, flowers, butterflies, sentiment, gems, Kraft,

buttons, ribbon & lace.  Image has been decoupaged and 

coloured with Promarkers

This challenge is sponsored by 

who have a £ 10 voucher for one lucky winner!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges -

Forever Friends - Anything Goes

Fussy & Fancy - Anything Goes

I Love Promarkers - Put a button on it (I won Top 3)!

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes

Penny Black & More Challenge - Sew Special (all handstitched)!

Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - Lace

Why not come and play along with us, take care, love x

Blog Anniversary Winner ...

Thank you all for your kind words on my blog anniversary and welcome to

all my new followers but there can only be one winner of the fabulous

House Mouse Project CD-Rom and it goes to

  Sharon aka Nellie's Handmade Cards

Congratulations Sharon

please contact me on jane.brown45@btinternet.com within 7 days

to claim your prize to avoid a re-draw.

Thank you once again everyone for taking part and here is to another year of blogging!

Love x

Enjoy the Journey ...

A new challenge over at 'A Little Bit Crafty' starts today and is titled 'Kraft It'

so we want to see your creations with Kraft card.  I was given the Sarah Hurely

'Curio' digi kit for this one and have created something a little bit different to my usual style.

I have used Kraft card for my base, hand stitched and then my lovely 'Frantage' enamels (loving this 

product) and the butterflies and sentiment are from the kit.

I have printed the butterflies onto white pearl card stock and stuck back to back

so you don't see the white card and then just shaped so they jump out at you.

Our sponsor for this months challenge are

Sarah Hurley

Hobbycutz £ 7.50 Voucher

& Clare Curd Crafts £ 10 Voucher

Why not come and play along with us to be in with a chance of winning

some goodies.  There is great DT inspiration to get you started HERE

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge -

Creatalious - Colour Palette

Love Tilda ...

Today I wanted to share this little cutie with all my followers.

I treated myself to some new Tilda's a few weeks back which included

these Flower Cloud, Tilda with Dot Bow & Postcard

This is my FIRST FRANTAGE card too, loving this stuff and I am sure

you will be seeing a lot more of it from me!

I have used vintage digi papers, sentiment, cheesecloth, flowers, doily, corner, brads.

All edges have been distressed with Antique Linen by Tim Holtz

Frantage powders used Shabby White, Shabby Blue & Mica.

Completely hand stitched as always and coloured with Promarkers

Thank you for visiting today, love x

A True Friend ...

Time for another challenge at 

Passion for Promarkers

and this time we want 'Animals' in your projects.

I have used an old un-inked stamp from LOTV with

this good little doggie.  I do love the blue/brown combo don't you? One of my favs

and a combo I come back to time after time.

I have used papers, ribbon, button, a selection of flowers, sentiment, charm and 

of course as usual all hand stitched.

This challenge is sponsored by

who have a £ 10 voucher up for grabs for one lucky winner!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge -

I Love Promarkers - Pastels (I Won Top 3)!

Take care, love x

Blog Anniversary Candy ...

Wow, I have been blogging for three years today, yey!

So I have decided to do my first blog candy to celebrate.

A big thank you to my Daughter for setting up my blog and helping me out with the tech :)

Also thank you to all my loyal followers over the past three years and all

your wonderful comments, it really means a lot,

I must say a big thank you to the Design Teams that I have been part of past & present, 

it is an honour.

I have the gorgeous House Mouse Volume One cd-rom up for grabs,

not the project book just the cd which includes 23 projects which

consist of images and backing papers, it is just delightful and is looking for a 

new home.

To be in with a chance of winning you MUST be a follower of my blog, 

please post a picture and link onto your sidebar

and finally please leave a comment below.

This candy will run until & including 30th April 2013

and I will draw and announce the lucky winner shortly after.

Good luck and thank you all

Love x

Birthdays Are Sew Special ...

Today we are starting another challenge over on the 

Joanna Sheen Blog and this time round we want you to 

'Recycle' item or items.

I have recycled both the backing papers which are in fact wallpaper samples which

I collected in my early crafting days some ** years ago, I knew they would
come in handy  haha :)

Kraft card which is recycled from a folder.

The pink ribbon is from the Anita's card blank packs which have

the ribbon tied around the blanks & envelopes. The buttons are recycled from old clothing and I have collected over the years and finally some name tape left over from the school uniforms.

I was sent the gorgeous House Mouse Happy Hoppers stamp set

titled 'Special Day' which includes this stamp, another large cutie and

two sentiments and some little stamps.

Every layer has been hand stitched which wasn't easy with the wallpaper

as it was so thin, I have used a charm, doily and pearls from my good blogging friend
Paula (ALBC)

Do come and play along with us, I am looking

forward to seeing what you clever crafters come up with!

Take care, love x

Chicken Tilda ...

Today I would like to share one of the Easter cards I made this year using this

gorgeous Tilda which I managed to get in an online sale!

Very simple layout for this one as I needed to make several along the same lines.

I have used papers, chicken wire, Tilda, ribbon, daffs, daisy, blossom, pearls

and of course completely hand stitched as always.

I would like to enter this into the following challenge -

Cutie Pie - Film (Chicken Run) (I Won Top 3)!

That is it for me today, have a great one, love x

Especially for You ...

Over on the Passion for Promarkers challenge blog we are

cutting out images!  This is this weeks challenge for you all to play along with us.

I have interpreted that as decoupage with this image, Summer Milly.

For a change I have gone for an aperture card, something I haven't done in a while.

This is a picture of the inside.

I have used papers, berries, daisy, flowers, buttons, ribbon, butterflies, pearls & gems.

All the cutting out has been done on my Silhouette  along with the sentiment too.

Again I have used the colour picking tool on the Silhouette software to colour match

the scalloped circles.  Completely hand stitched as always.

This challenge is sponsored by Janet at

who has 4 x Digi Stamps of the winners choice up for grabs.

That is it from me today, have a great day

whatever this Tuesday brings & I will see you soon.

Hoppy Easter ...

Today is the launch of a brand new challenge blog

'A Little Bit Crafty'

which is the brain child of gorgeous blogger Paula

who asked for me to be a DT member and of course I jumped at the chance.

Thank you Paula.

To kick off with the first challenge is really easy as it is titled

'Anything Goes'

I have been playing with the super cute images on Tumble Ted cd-rom which hasn't

seen the light of day or sometime, naughty naughty.

There are some great images on this cd with Tumble & Tizzy Ted in different guises.

including these fabulous papers too!

I have used  ribbon, button, pearls, border,sentiment is CG, shiny nose!

Completely hand stitched also.

A little pic of the inside too.

Our sponsors for this first challenge are -

who have £20 voucher up for grabs

3 x Digi stamps for a lucky winner

& finally we have

who are offering a £ 10 voucher

Great sponsors I think you will agree, so what are you waiting for

come and play along with us and join in the fun!

Take care, love x

Happy 21st Birthday Son ...

Today is my baby boys 21st Birthday and this is the card I have made for him.

Twenty one candles including 2 & 1 and a key too.

There is also a champagne charm along with some gems and buttons

and of course plenty of hand stitching too.

This card is half an A4 piece of black cardstock folded length ways.

The candles including flames were cut using my trusted Silhouette using

papers from a number of Nitwit Collections digi kits.

The sentiment is from the male collection I won many moons ago in blogland!

My Son has to work today so we are having a big family meal out tomorrow which happens to be my

Mother In Laws birthday too, so plenty of cake & champagne to celebrate.

Happy Birthday Christopher

Have a great weekend crafters, love x

Sending you Love ...

Yay, it is my challenge over at Passion for Promarkers

and I have chosen the 'Bingo Board' below

I have chosen ribbon, free and blooms but I have almost gone for a full house too!

I have used image, flowers, ribbon, charm, hessian, papers, buttons.

I have used glossy accents for this little cuties glasses.

The corners, matting and layering, speech bubble and the image itself

were all cut using the fabulous Silhouette Portrait.

Another feature I have mastered is cutting around a digi stamp!

Hand stitched once again, for a change.

This challenge is sponsored by 

who have 7 x digi stamps up for grabs.

Good luck everyone, I am looking forward to seeing all the amazing

entries and remember you MUST use a Letraset product to enter.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge -

Bearly Mine - Girly/Pink (I won Top 3)!

Take care, love x

Come Rain or Shine ...

Time for another challenge over on the Joanna Sheen Challenge Blog

titled 'Come Rain or Shine' so in a nut shell we are looking for weather

related cards.  Here in the UK we love to moan about the weather, too cold, too wet and

occasionally too hot (not often).

I have used stamp, papers, film, postcard & button from my stash.

The sentiment & wave were cut using my Silhouette

I have used the colour picking tool on the Silhouette software to 

match the sun with the papers.

Have I mentioned I love this machine :) x

The shells are from the shores of Tunisa and if you look very carefully

even some Tunisian sand too.  It was really hot in Tunisa, so hot in fact

you couldn't stand on the beach without flip flops and even then

it was for a limited time before your feet would burn!

Great holiday, highly recommended though, the memories.

Along way away from the rain, rain and more rain here in the

South of England at the moment.

Why not come and play along with us for a chance to win a

£15 Joanna Sheen gift voucher for one lucky winner.

Maybe you could one of our daily talent features too!

Take care, love x

Are you a little bit crafty?

Well I am and I guess you are if you are a follower of my blog?
Why am I asking this question well
 'A Little Bit Crafty' 
is a new challenge blog which is launching on 1st April 2013

and I am a Design Team member, yey!

This challenge blog is the brain child of the lovely talented Paula

whom I co-host the Joanna Sheen Challenge blog with.
Thank you soooo much Paula for having me on the team x

It will be a monthly challenge complete with fabulous sponsors

and prizes up for grabs. 

All the design team have been chosen for 

their different styles so there will be plenty of inspiration to help

you along the way, soooo exciting.

So pop the blinkie on your blogs crafters and spread the word!

Take care, love x

Around the World ...

Time for a new challenge at Passion for Promarkers

and this one is titled 'Around the World' and has been chosen by design team

member Eileen.

I have been playing with my Silhouette once again for this one and purchased

the lanterns and 'Love' symbol for this one.  The lanterns were cut from Elegance.

The sentiment was cut out of really thick holographic gold cardstock which I have

had in my stash for many years and the Silhouette cut it perfectly.

cardstock and then coloured with Promarkers to get an exact colour match.

I have used Tilda, papers, flowers, ribbon, gems and of course

coloured with Pro/Flexmarkers and all hand stitched.

Up for grabs for this challenges lucky winner is this lovely set of stamps

called 'Going Places' which ties in perfectly for this challenge.

by Clearly Besotted Stamps

Why not come and play along with us and see if you are lucky?

Take care, love x