you're fintastic ...

Hello, I am still here card making, I can share a few recent makes with you all now.  I just neeeeeded this gorgeous Calming Koi Die & Stamp set and the Water Builder Stencil both from Altenew, simply stunning. Coloured with my favourite medium Promarkers.  Spellbinders Striped embossing folder.  I wanted to use one of my all time favourite techniques for the inside, the acetate spiral and have the little fishes swimming around.  

Thank you for still popping by to see me, especially as I don't post as much as I should, I really appreciate it.

Happy Christmas followers, stay safe love Jane

 

With Love ...

Love this die set and its lovely to colour rather than using coloured cardstock.  So we have little blue tits on a tri fold card and a wee little shaker on the front of the bird box full of hearts.  

I would like to enter this into the following challenges -

Allsorts Challenge - Anything Goes (I Won)!

Jane

 

Fa la la ...

Thought I would share a little interactive Christmas card today, never too late, ha ha.  So Snowman Agenda stamps from Mama Elephant, I do love the agenda collections, great to just sit & colour away to your hearts content.  The flip/pull was created on my Silhouette Cameo, sentiment also Mama Elephant, trees and snowflakes from old Doohickey dies.  Coloured with Promarkers and some gems to finish.

Jane

Merry Christmas ...

Had a little play with a Lori Whitlock file on my Silhouette, just enlarged it and made a box for it.  Added some sprinkles for some added sparkle.  Very simple but very effective and something a little bit different.

Merry Christmas, Jane 

 

every birthday ...

Big Balloon die from The Stamp Market, made into a pretty shaker (as shown as inspiration to buy the product) just love this and super easy.  This is a 6" square card to give you an idea.  Teamed up with a die quickly becoming a favourite from The Greetery, Twisted Crepe.  Dug out a stamp set from Altenew titled Kind Confetti, perfect me thinks, ha ha.  Plenty of confetti and some sequins to finish.

Happy crafting, Jane x

 

FROM ME TO YOU ...

CAS cards today, blue & pink, just beautiful I think you will agree.

Cream card embossed, 3 coloured papers/card from my stash and one heat embossed vellum butterfly.  Hand stitched, hot foil sentiment and some gems to finish.

Happy crafting peeps, Jane

 

HAPPY 60 birthday ...

 

A milestone DL card today for you, thank you for visiting my little old blog today.  Papers are from Nitwits, balloon shaker, happy birthday sentiment & confetti from The Stamp Market.  60 from The Greetery and a few gems to finish. 

Happy crafting Jane 

HAPPY Birthday TO YOU ...

Just came across this die set; Sweet & Savory from Spellbinders recently.  I just loved Angela's card HERE and couldn't resist making my version.  

So multiple layers of card for the cake (incl cream and jam), colourful sprinkles and the aperture.  A vellum strip with white heat embossed powder and some gems to finish.

So effective and simple if not a little time consuming to make but well received, that is for sure.

Make sure you follow the link to Angela over at Spellbinders Paper Arts HERE

Happy crafting Jane

 

S M I L E ...

A couple of SMILE cards today, purchased this 'Say Cheese' die in the Spellbinders sale a while back, just adorable.  I have made both lenses into little shakers.  Backing paper from Nitwit Collections, coloured card from Sizzix.

Happy crafting Jane 

 

SEASONS GREETINGS ...

A couple of fun interactive Christmas cards to share today, loving the Dancin range from Spellbinders; this one is titled quite simply Dancin Penguin, super fun and very simply to construct.

Pattered paper from my stash on DL card blanks, greeting.  Some old Doohickey snowflake dies with gems.  A little white highlight and shaped bellies, plenty of skating fun for all.

So seeing as I haven't blogged much this year, naughty naughty, I thought I would post a creation a day throughout the month of December for a variety of occasions and not just Christmas, enjoy.

Jane 

 

SPEEDY RECOVERY ...

 

Confession, had this stamp 'Let the Day Begin' from Whipper Snapper a long time and this is its first inking, oops. So pretty simple, foil quilled sentiments, coloured with Promarkers and a mini wobble spring, great fun.  

Happy weekend, Jane

Love came down at Christmas time ...

This years very special makes complete, over 35 cut elements per card, along with colouring and assembly.  Taken a wee while but I am really pleased with the results.  

I must first and foremost thank Wanda as a designer for The Greetery for the idea of the little heart, it is a great little touch and I just had to add to my special creations, so thank you Wanda.

So backing paper is from Nitwit Collections, The Greetery Hourglass dies & coodinating elements.  Pine Bough and sentiment banner also from The Greetery, they really have thought of everything for this one.  Main hourglass elements & pine bough all cut in white card and coloured with Promarkers, gold card, embossing enamel & a couple of gems to finish.

Merry Christmas crafters, Jane 

 

HAMMMMY birthday ...

I just love any of the agenda stamps from Mama Elephant and this one is no exception, had this one from release but only just inked up, oops! Paired up with Celebration Hamsters, just adorable.

So I have stamped a wrap for an 6" square card blank.  Coloured with Promarkers, stitched vellum shaker with confetti. Computer generated Hammmmy and birthday die.  Glossy accents for the chocolate on the cake.  Inside, pink polka dot papers, hand stitched and a mini wobble spring for this little fella too.  CG sentiment for the inside also there is a stamp in the set with the same sentiment, I just wanted a different font.  A few little pastel pearls to finish.

Merry Christmas to my fellow crafters & bloggers

Jane x

eightieth ...

I adore peonies and this stamp is just delightful to colour on Neenah Dessert cardstock with a combination of Promarkers & pencils. 6" card blank, vellum wrap shaker, sprinkles, eightieth cut on my Silhouette and the sentiment heat embossed in gold, matted on pink with 3d foam.  Some hand stitching in gold, and a few little pearls to finish.

Bye for today, Jane 

 

Spread your wings ...

  I am Guest Designer for the month of August over at Magnolia Forever and it is a super easy challenge 'Anything Goes' so do come & play along.

I am just loving this little lady at the mo, Spread your wings Tilda, this time around she is a little bumble bee.  Coloured with Promarkers, box cut on my Silhouette, flowers from my stash, Spellbinders foiled sentiment, Gesso, Doohickey, gems & hand stitched.

So it is a card in a box and also wall art, it all fits back to together to gift.

Please come & play along HERE and you too could be the next guest designer.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges -

Simply Magnolia - Anything Goes/Animals (Blog Closed :(

Allsorts Challenge - Butterflies/ Bugs (I Won Top 5)!

Thank you for popping by my blog today, Jane x

Bingo ...

 

I am guest designer over at Simply Magnolia for the month of June, you will now find us over on Facebook if you want to play along.  The challenge this month is 'Bingo' and what is better than bingo but crafty bingo, eyes down.

FULL HOUSE, yippee.

So I have made a wallet box, cut on my Silhouette.  Tilda/band slides off the top and there are seven wallets to fill with goodies, maybe a hot drink sachet or even a face mask or too. Great for a sleep over gift either way.

A couple of views from the sides and with the band off.

On the inside front flap  I have stamped this lovely sentiment.

So this lovely Tilda is called Pillow Tilda, perfect image for a sleepover treat box.  Papers, Doohickey dies (cloud/stars/speech bubble/hearts/flowers/leaves & lace)  pink/white organza, coloured with Promarkers, 19 paper panels hand stitched, three clear dew drops & gems.  The 'sending love' sentiment is from Simply Cards & Papercraft issue 226, 'hello sunshine' from Spellbinders & inspirational quote inside was a Magnolia Club box.

Do come and play along with us on Facebook

I would like to enter this into the following challenge -

Magnolia Forever - Anything Goes  (I Won)!

Happy crafting everyone, Jane x

Sixtieth ...

Milestone birthday shaker card today, using the gorgeous Wilma loves wine from Stamping Bella.  I have cut the shaker on my Silhouette, image stamped on first & last to create a 3d effect.  Some little heart sprinkles & a few lemon fruit slices too.  Coloured with Promarkers, a little hand stitching, papers from Nitwits, gold organza ribbon and the sentiment is heat embossed in gold. Card size 7x5.

Happy crafting, Jane x

 

happy anniversary ...

I love this little fella, such a joy to colour.  So papers, CG sentiment, coloured with Promarkers, glitter card & some gems to finish.  Been a while since I have made a pop up inside, acetate spiral with coloured hearts. Really simply but always surprises.

I would like to enter this into the following challenge -

Passion for Markers - Men/Boys (I Won Top 5)!

Happy crafting, Love Jane x

Count your rainbows ...

 

Once again I am the Guest Designer over at Simply Magnolia and this months challenge is 'Birthdays' using the gorgeous Tilda or lets not forget Edwin.

I have been wanting to make a lollipop card for a while and thought it would be perfect for this new edition to my collection; Unicorn Pyjama Tilda.  So I have used a variety of Sizzix Surfacez cardstock, Rosette file, coloured with Promarkers, flowers, cheesecloth, clear dew drops, ribbon & bells from my stash.  The sentiment in the Sizzix shaker reads; count your rainbows not your thunderstorms with some beads. Star, sun, clouds & heart are all Doohickey dies from various club boxes. Finally gold foiled sentiment from Spellbinders.

Please do come and play along with us HERE

I would like to enter this into the following challenge -

Sweet Stampin Challenge - Rainbows & Rainy Day (I Won Top 3)!

Bye for now, Jane x

FOR THE RECORD ...

Had this Silhouette file for a while and was asked for a music card so thought I would give it a go, two colour options so they had a choice. Along with the acetate spiral that I hadn't done for a long while but came across on my blog the other day and thought it would add that little extra finish.  Finished card folds flat and fit in a C5 envelope.

Thank you for popping by my blog today, Jane x