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

Break Glass Here ...

Well today I want to show a card  based on a fire alarm I have etched into the acetate front the words 'Break Glass Here' added a faux screw and instead of the word fire, Christmas.

Inside I have put some miniature crackers.

Really pleased with this one!

Entirely created on my Silhouette Cameo.

Jane

Great Birthday ...

CAS today, love the agenda stamps from Mama Elephant and these adorable little pandas are no exception.  So coloured with Promarkers, sentiment is from Lawn Fawn, gold organza ribbon & some gold gems to finish.  

Jane

Home Sweet Home ...

A clean and simple shaker card today, rather effective I think.

So Kraft base card blank, cream, navy, acetate, cream matting & layering.

Cut on my Silhouette and filled with gorgeous red hearts from Nuvo Confetti.

I hope you have been enjoying my card a day during December creations, just a few more days left.  Wishing my fellow creators a very Happy Christmas 2023.

Jane

WITH sympathy ...

CAS today, as you can see something that is necessary but not a pleasure to send.

The cutting file is from the Silhouette Design Store titled 'Flower Tile' by the artist Cali Arroyo.

I have cut out of cream card stock and layered onto a lovely green (fav colour anyone that doesn't know me by the way) and gold heat embossed the sentiment from an old Personal Impressions stamp set couple of gold gems to finish, beautiful.  

Jane

Spectacular Seventy ...

CAS today, cut on my Silhouette, MFT 'Hooray' die cut in gold mirri and topped with gold glitter card stock.  CG sentiment, sequins and pink embossed using one of the fabulous Next Level embossing folders from We R Memory Keepers.

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

happy birthday TO YOU ...

My first play with the Spellbinders Betterpress system.  It is in my opinion worth all the hype and awards, the impression is just gorgeous and seeing is believing, although I do appreciate it is a considered purchase.   Normally I am a alcohol marker kind of girl, but the ink used with this system incidentally created by Ranger is not recommended as it will bleed.  So I have used blending pencils for this one.  I will of course try markers in the near future but as I say I was just playing about, not intending to actually create a finished card.  So coloured cardstock, mat & layered, vellum and the gorgeous press plate which comes with the starter kit along with the sentiment from the Little Message plates. 

Thank you for popping by my blog today

Jane x

 

you're so very tweet ...

CAS today, little shaker thank you card, aren't they cute these Bird Bath stamps from Clearly Besotted.  Coloured with Promarkers, hand stitched, Nitwit papers and some Nuvo Ice White circles for the shaker.

Happy crafting Jane x

Spin Me Around ...

You may have noticed I do love an interactive card including this Turner Suprise die from the fabulous Mama Elephant.   And like many interactive cards they really aren't as difficult as they may first appear.  Kids, big or small, ha ha love receiving kinetic cards.  The sentiments are from Mama Elephant titled Circle of Friends, heat embossed in gold on black card.  The star die cut is also in the Turner Surprise set.

I have used the Turner Surprise with the Panda Agenda stamps also from Mama Elephant. I have created a background using TH Distress Oxide (twisted citron) and created a shaker card and popped in lots of sparkles, gold glitter, green hexagons & ice white circles all from Nuvo Confetti.

Happy crafting love Jane x

Kick back, relax & take it easy ...

Shamefully I have to admit to owning this rubber stamp (now only available as a digi) for longer than I care to mention and this is its first inking, oops. So I came across this in my stash and decided to take care of Fathers Day. This card is a little interactive in that it has a 'tear strip' on the front which says "Kick back, relax & take it easy."  You then pull where the little crystal heart is to reveal the sentiment for Fathers Day.

I have cut all the elements on my Silhouette Cameo, Argyle embossing folder, papers & charm from my stash.  Coloured with Promarkers & pencils,  hand stitched and some pearls.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges -

Cardz 4 Guys - Fathers Day (I Won Top 3)!

Sweet Stampin Challenge - Masculine (I Won Top 3)!

Happy crafting, Jane x

# Smile ...

I saw these little bunnies and I was smitten, Somebunny by My Favourite Things (MFT).  Coloured with Promarkers,  hand stitched, paper, pearls, Kraft and more new goodies this time from Lawn Fawn Selfie Frame Dies.  Perfect Easter card, clean, simple & fresh.  Sentiment inside says 'hope your Easter is picture perfect!'

I would like to enter this into the following challenge -

Passion for Markers - Something beginning with 'B'  (I Won Top 5)!

Lots of new goodies to play with so little time ha ha.

Especially F O R E you ...

Sharing a slider/shaker card today, I have used Kraft for the base/structure of the card.  I used the gorgeous 'Playing Golf' stamp (from back in the day) from Lili of the Valley for the main image &  the 'Celebrate Quotables' stamps (back in the day) for the inside, heat embossed in gold. I made a little shaker for the golf bunker, complete with a lost golf ball!

So of course a double slider, just pull from the right and both sides are revealed, the magic is simply a strip of plastic?  Coloured with Promarkers, grass, flags, clouds & star. Birthday sentiment, Fore' sentiment is cg on Safmat, Argyle embossing folder, hand stitched, sand from Porto Santo, lovely colour don't you think.  

That is all from me today, thanks F O R E popping by peeps

Bye for now, Jane x

Keeping Cool with Tilda ...

Well here in the UK it has pretty hot so what better way to cool down than with Hawaii Tilda and an fan, bright and cheerful and practical, does exactly what it says on the tin!

A close up view, so cut on my Silhouette, hand stitched and many many layers for the handle, we don't wont a floppy fan do we?  Nitwit digital papers, flowers.  The fence, leaves, sun, heart tag and rope border are all from Doohickey Clubs.  Sunglasses charm, view finder, straws, rafia & some clear dew drops to finish.  Coloured with Promarkers.

     

I would like to enter this into the following challenges -

Simply Magnolia - Anything Goes/Flowers/Lace (I Won)!

Magnolia Forever - Anything Goes/Circle (I Won Guest Designer)!

Thanks for popping by today, Jane x

HAVE AN unbelievable BIRTHDAY ...

Look at these little cuties, fabulous, these are called 'Tiny Ninjas' from Mama Elephant. Love the way they stamp too, not a solid image but I guess you would say, sketched.  Well of course I had to make a spinner card and I used a cutting file from the Silhouette Studio Design Store.  The sentiment is from the Lawn Fawn Lovable Legends stamp set, heat embossed in gold.  Coloured using Promarkers.  Matted and layered onto red card and also scattered straw distress ink for the sky line.

I would like to enter this into the following challenge -

Sweet Stampin Challenge - Cute (I Won Top 3)!

Jane x

hooray ...

Treated myself to the new mini balloon shaker dies from MFT on release but only just had time to play.  Pretty simple, papers, hand stitched, 'hooray' die, Nuvo Pure Sheen Confetti packs,  MFT Adorable Elepant stamp set and some grey cardstock embossed. Coloured using Promarkers.

Love Jane x

10 YEARS BLOGGING ...

Wow, 10 years have passed by on my blog, can't quite believe it. In that time I have had the pleasure of designing for some great teams and won some challenges along the way.  My biggest accolade to date is to be a winner of the Papercraft Magazines Designer of the Year 2018.

Thank you to all of my followers and lovely comments and for sticking with me even when my posts are thin on the ground.

I still love to craft as much as I did when I first got hooked and long may it continue, although I think like many others I have two hobbies; buying lovely irresistable goodies and then using them, ha ha.

More agenda stamps today from Mama Elephant, I told you I was a huge fan, this time Panda Agenda.  Tall, slim card once again, stamped background, coloured with Promarkers, hand stitched and Sizzix dimensional domes with some red heart sprinkles to finish.  The sentiments are oldies but goodies from Mama Elephant and the Tiny Ninja stamp set.

Thank you for visiting today, please take care and stay safe in these difficult times, love Jane x

I want you to be as happy ...

Another interactive card to share now, I told you I love them, not to mention the adorable seagulls from My Favourite Things.  Love this interactive die set, double slider from Lawn Fawn, so many options and perfect not just for the little kids but the big ones too!

I have coloured with Promarkers, a bit more hand stitching, sun die from an old Doohickey Club kit, a dusting of tumbled glass distress ink and a few blue dew drops to finish.

Me done for today, see you again soon, Jane x

New Job ...

I couldn't wait to get my hands on the Tabby Fortune Teller from Lawn Fawn and made this 'New Job' card straight away but I have had to wait until the recipient had received it before I could share.

I treated myself the the Reveal Wheel goodies too which I have been looking at from a far but couldn't resist anymore.  So this is my first Reveal Wheel and I am sure the first of many more.

I have used papers from Nitwit Collections, hand stitched, little grey heart, some golden gems and also the NEW Lawn Fawn Liquid Stardust on a background of TH Distress Oxide; Salty Ocean.

I have taken the plunge into the world of stencils in the past few weeks and made some on my Silhouette Cameo, so I have inked the paws again with TH Distress Oxide; Gathered Twigs onto some white vellum.

Shake me ...

This card was requested for a adult birthday, anything cat related, no problem I thought.  A little gift to me was the Picture Perfect stamp set from MFT and no matter what age we all love an interactive card don't we.  I have created a mobile phone style shaker on my Silhouette, sprinkles, congrats die, matted and layered, coloured with Promarkers, cg birthday sentiment, enamel dots.  I made on myself a paw stencil so I used this to emboss a piece of white vellum.  

See you again soon