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

 

Hooray ...

I have a birthday card using the Mama Elephant Fly with Me stamps, adorable.  Pretty clean and simple, coloured with Promarkers, papers, MFT hooray die, hand stitched, cg sentiment, sparkles to finish.  These stamps would also look great on interactive cards, note to self!

I would like to enter this into the following challenge -

Passion for Markers - Hearts/Red Challenge (I Won Top 5)!

Thanks for visiting my blog today, take care, happy crafting Jane

Happy 50th ...

Firstly, not the easiest card to photograph, being over 16" in length, so my apologies.  Pretty simple, 50 rolled up pieces of paper using gorgeous papers from Nitwit Collections; Coffee Talk.  Little cream flames cut on my Silhouette Cameo, then glittered with Stickles.  Computer generated sentiment and 'make a wish' printed on Safmat to finish.

Now just need to get the fire brigade on speed dial, ha ha!

Happy crafting Jane 

Happy Birthday to you ...

CAS birthday card today, a new stamp to my stash titled Citrus Berry Cupcake from Colorado Crafts Big & Bold Collection. First inking for that special someone. Suitable for all and looks very effective, I love the detail.

Bye for now Jane x

 

Lets Conga ...

Love this stamp from Colorado Craft Company, illustrated by Anita Jeram.  It is lovely to colour and a good size, so I have stamped it either end but it is of course one stamp :) Sentiment is from Spellbinders for the Betterpress but hot foiled.  Crepe, sequins & gems to finish.

Happy crafting 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

 

Birthday FISHES ...

Second post today, I am on a roll ha ha :)

Looks clean & simple but took a wee while to cut out on my Silhouette to make all the shaker layers!  So gorgeous new stamps from My Favourite Things titled Gillfriends.  Plenty of little fishes to choose from and some fab sentiments included too.

The two main fish are stamped and coloured with Promarkers on the inside, the other fishes have been stuck inside the shaker along with some clear cup sequins.  Recycled ribbon, charm and a stand to finish it off.  

I would like to enter this into the following challenges -

Passion for Markers - Shaped Cards (I Won Top 5)!

I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes (I Won Top 3)!

Thanks for your support fellow bloggers and to quote a sentiment in the stamps; 'I'd FLOUNDER without you'  happy crafting Jane

Hula Gnome ...

Just fell in love with this little fella, I just adore the sentiment.  CAS layout, coloured with Promarkers, hand stitched and a few gems to finish.  Such a joy to colour, the first of many.

Happy crafting Jane x

 

GO WILD ...

 

Love this stamp; Wild Roar by Mama Elephant, took some stamping to get this effect and indeed some colouring too, but well worth it.  Foil quilled the sentiment and matted onto gold glitter cardstock & also quilled the leaves & birds onto the vellum.  Some glossy accents for the little noses & white highlights too.  Hand stitched and some gold gems to finish.

Thank you for popping by my little old blog today, Jane x

OUT OF THIS WORLD ...

 

First inking of this little fella (oops)! had him a fair while.  So a male card, coloured with Promarkers, stars, mat & layering completed on my Silhouette.  The blue stamped image; Big Plans is from The Greetery.  A little Frantage, hand stitched and the sentiment is from Mama Elephant.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges -

Magnolia Forever - Anything Goes (I Won)!

Dream Valley Challenges - Embossing (Wet/Big Plans) (I Won Top 3)!

Thank you for visiting my blog today, Jane

AT YOUR AGE ...

Loving the 'Old Friends' stamps from My Favourite Things MFT, suitable for just about everyone, wink wink.  So stencil background onto white card, hand stitched, some layers cut on my Silhouette, heat gold embossed sentiment from the newer release 'Festive Old Friends' by MFT. Coloured with Promarkers onto Neenah cardstock.  White highlights, gold gems and some glossy accents for this little fellas glasses.

I would like to enter this into the following challenge -

Creative Inspirations - Masculine (I Won Top 3)!

Thanks for popping by Jane x

Ship has sailed ...

Sharing another of the adorable MFT Old Friends; firstly the sentiment, party hat & balloons are from the Festive Old Friends and then the main man is from the first Old Friends stamp set.  Great characters and perfect for so many people if you know what I mean :)  The papers are Nitwits, coloured with Promarkers, hand stitched, and a little piece of vellum embossed for a bit of texture.  

I would like to enter this into the following challenges -

Creative Inspiration - Sketch (I Won Top 3)!

Allsorts Challenge - Birthday Celebrations (I Won)!

Passion for Markers - Spots/Stripes (I Won)!

Thank you for stopping by, off to play, Jane x

Skip the Candles ...

 

Sharing the 'Festive Old Friends' today from MFT, great men's card and the sentiments are brilliant.  Hand stitched, stencil background onto white card, some layers cut on my Silhouette, heat gold embossed  sentiment, coloured with Promarkers.  White highlights, gold gems and some glossy accents for this little fellas glasses.

Thank you for visiting my blog today, 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

YOU'RE NOT A YEAR OLDER ...

'Old Friends' from MFT My Favourite Things and the sentiment from the newer release 'Festive Old Friends' heat embossed in gold.   Stencil background, hand stitched, mat & layers on my Silhouette, coloured with Promarkers, white highlights and some gold gems to finish. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenge -

Sweet Stampin Challenge - Happy Birthday (I Won Top 3)!

Happy crafting Jane x 

IF THINGS IMPROVE WITH AGE ...

Confession had this Anita Jeram stamp set (amongst a few others which I just had to have) and it has only just seen ink ooops!  Stamped onto Neenah cardstock, coloured with Promarkers, highlights & gems.

Stencil heart background, hand stitched, mat & layers on my Silhouette.  The sentiment is from MFT My Favourite Things; Old Friends embossed in gold.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges -

Passion for Markers - Use Red (I Won Top 5)!

Cardz 4 Guyz - Autumn Colours (I Won Top 3)!

Bye for today, Jane x

 

I Hope Your Birthday is ON POINT ...

Couldn't resist these little fellas from My favourite Things, too cute.  Clean & Simple today with a little bit of hand stitching (haven't done that for a while).  I have used Squeezed Lemonade oxide for the back and a splatter of water to represent the sunshine on these little ones.  Heat embossed in gold, sentiment also in the set.  Coloured with Promarkers and highlighted in white.

Bye for now, Jane x

You're the Man ...

 Loving the Old Friends & Festive Old Friends from My Favourite Things, along with the Outside the Box & Box Card Greetings dies also from MFT, they are so much fun and simple to create. 

 The papers are Nitwits, coloured with Promarkers, sentiment stamped in black & heat embossed with clear, matted on to gold mirri.  A little bit of sparkle on the balloon's and gems to finish.

I would like to enter this into the following challenge -

Passion for Markers - Celebrate (I Won Top 5)!

Happy crafting, Jane x

Smile ...

 

Today I want to share a Lawn Fawn Camera and add on dies, camouflage style.  I even took the photographs myself with a little help from my Nature Cam, really pleased with how this came out if I am honest & perfect for the lucky recipient.  Really love being in the garden, growing my own fruit & veg and watching the wildlife, very rewarding & to incorporate my garden in my craft, well perfect.

To achieve this you also need the Let's Toast die along with the Selfie Frames for the 'Smile' die cut.  The embossing folder of ferns is one of my all time favourite folders, so very pretty and works well with this card.  Happy Birthday sentiment, enamel dots and a shaker to finish.

Happy crafting, love Jane x