THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO ...

Another Betterpress creation today, playing with the Butterfly Garden Press Plate this time.  The quality of the stamp is just stunning.  Coloured with Prisma pencils.

Bye for today Jane x

 

Many Thanks ...

Having a go at no lines colouring using these gorgeous Hummingbirds from Pretty Pink Posh, finally managed to add them to my stash as they were never in stock when I was placing orders; couple of other items fell in my basket too, oops!  

So I stamped in London Fog, die cut the images, coloured using Promarkers and pencils.  Cut a mat to suit in this case a 6" square card blank and inked with Tumbled Glass & Squeezed Lemonade, splattered with some water and dried.  Stamped the sentiment included in the set in white. Cut a mirror frame, foam pads for the birds and some Sizzix sequins to finish.

I would like to enter this into the following challenge -

Passion for Promarkers - Blue/Yellow (I Won Top 5)!

Happy crafting, 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

Thank Moo ...

Time for another Guest spot over on the challenge, as always it is 'Anything Goes' and this weeks sponsor is the fabulous 

and I have had the pleasure of colouring the wonderful 'Morag the Moo' just adorable.

Pop on over to see digi stamps for all loved ones in your life and some great sentiments too.

So I have printed the lovely Morag onto Neenah Desert Storm card and coloured with Promarkers and Nuitop pencils.  Papers are from Nitwit Collections, rosette, hand stitched and a few pearls to finish.  CAS but I just love Morag so didn't feel it needed anything else.

I would like to enter this into the following challenge -

Passion for Promarkers - Patterned Papers (I Won Top 5)!

Thanks so very much ...

Well I have been playing with water colour backgrounds, most didn't make the grade but a couple I was kinda pleased with, including this one.  More practice me thinks, something a bit different from my norm.  I have used the gorgeous stamp set titled;  Stinkin Cute from Lawn Fawn which includes the skunk, flower & heart among other little bits & bobs, so much fun, along with the Scripty Thanks also from Lawn Fawn which I have layered up several times for the depth.   Vellum, sequins, gem for the centre of the flower, hand stitched to finish.  Of course coloured with Promarkers.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges -

I Love Promarkers - Thank You (I Won Top 3)!

Passion for Promarkers - Something New (I Won Top 5)!

THANK YOU for making such a Huge effort ...

Today I am sharing a CAS card using the MFT Adorable Elephants stamp collection; main image, kite, flowers & sentiment.  Aqua polka dots & a little bit of lace, hand stitched & coloured with Promarkers

I would like to enter this into the following challenges -

MFT Challenge - Sketch 334 (Spotted)!

Wednesday Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes (I Won)!

You're so tweet ...

Very clean and simple today, some more new stamps which I did & notice past tense there, well

I loved the images as soon as I set eyes on them but (in my opinion) they don't stamp very well.

They are clear stamps and I know all stamps have different needs but I have been stamping for too many years now and I was disappointed with these ones, not producing a crisp image, only my opinion.

This stamp set; at is includes a few different images is from Basik & K called 'Basik & Sparrows'

and I just wanted a quick thank you card.  Hand stitched, coloured with Promarkers & matted on red cardstock with a small pearl to finish.

I would like to enter this into the following challenge -

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Animal/Sentiment (I won Top 3)!

Thank You ...

I have been playing along with these little cuties and made another shaker card.

I have used Honeybear Stuffies from Stamping Bella, red satin ribbon, gold sequins, button & pearls. Hand stitched & coloured with Promarkers.  The gingham is a scrap from my stash.

Once again I have used the We R Memory Keepers Fuse Tool to make the shaker.

Bye for today, happy crafting

Just to Say ...

Today is the start of our first challenge of the year over at 

Passion for Promarkers

and Kelly wants to see 'Clean & Simple' designs.

Time to thank family & friends for the lovely Christmas gifts so I chose Tilda

and took my inspiration from the lovely Jen  for this one.

I have used a Kraft card blank, some old red cardstock from my stash for the layering.

white cardstock.  Sentiment is CG and hand stitched.

Some bakers twine, little bell and a charm cut on my Silhouette and then enameled. 

If you look very closely little Tilda has a diamond earring!

That is it for me today, why not come and play along with us our sponsor this week is

with 4 digi designs of the winners choice"

Take care, love

Sew Very Much ...

No Christmas card today, naughty naughty but I am getting there.

No colouring either just this clean and simple thank you card.

I have used dies, free vintage papers, sentiment, needle

Ribbon, lace, buttons & pins from my stash.

Just a quick post today for me, lots to do sadly not crafting.

Take care, thank you for visiting my blog today and enjoy the rest of the day.

Friends (Joanna Sheen DT card) ...

Well time for another challenge on the Joanna Sheen Challenge blog 

and this time the theme is 'Flower Power'

Now we crafters all love to use flowers to embellish our

projects so this should be an easy one!

My card has been made using the gorgeous House Mouse Flower Power decoupage

and I just love this image, I love them all actually, hehe!

I have used some gingham paper from the Papermania Capsule collection,

matted onto some 'what I call' Cadbury colour paper from my local Payperbox.

Hand stitched, ribbon, ladybird, button, gems and twine from my stash.

Heart charm from The Ribbon Girl.

Sentiment is from the delightful Jane Shasky CD

I have coloured the bottom layer of the decoupage with Promarkers

which is what I usually do with stamped images but it works really well on

these decoupage sheets too, super smooth

and layered up using Collall Glue.

Here is a close up of the many layers and plenty of cutting!

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

Creative Craft Challenges - Animal Antics (I won First Place & GDT)!

Make sure you come and play along with us for this one, we have a daily 

talent spot, weekly blog candy and goodies for the winner.

We now host challenges every fortnight so don't miss out.

Take care, Jane x

Thanks a Bunch (House Mouse GDT Card) ...

So excited this is my first Guest Design Spot for House Mouse and I 

have thoroughly enjoyed using this new stamp set called

 'Thanks a Bunch' which was my prize for coming second

in a House Mouse Challenge last month.

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The challenge today is a photo inspiration one, gorgeous colour combination don't you think?

I think this style of card is called a 'Joy' fold, which basically is a small card

inside a bigger one!

(This is the inside)

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Onto the ingredients -

The backing paper is HOTP and was free in Simply Cards & Papercraft
and the collection is called Soft Nostalgia.

Chocolate cardstock from a Payperbox at my local craft store

Turqouise cardstock is Bazzill

Images stamped onto Elegance Satin Card

Flowers made with felt using a TH Tattered Flower Garland die

Pearls, gems & seam binding from stash

Coloured with Pro & Flexmarkers

Martha Stewart butterfly border punch

Seam binding

Stickles for the Buddleia

Sentiment included in the stamp set heat embossed in silver

And finally ALL completely hand stitched in chocolate cotton

I think that covers it!

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Thank you very much for popping onto my blog and for all your

comments it really does me alot. If you have landed here via House Mouse

please let me know by leaving a comment and if you like what you see maybe

become a follower too?

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I have another GDT spot for House Mouse later this month 

for all you fans of this adorable range!

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Take care, happy crafting

Jane x

Thanks a bunch ...

Today I have been playing with this little cutie from LOTV  she is called Rosie Posey.   

I have had her a while but I think I have only used her once, so a little neglected.  

Lovely fresh spring colours for this one!

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I have used Tulip papers, Papermania cardstock, Die-namics flower die.  I have dug out that butterfly punch

with no name (manufacture label has worn off) again! Anitas gems, pearls from stash, WOC ribbon, 

coloured with Promarkers, and some hand stitching for finish, 

well why change a habit of a lifetime!

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Take care, Love Jane x

Thanks a Bunch ...

Today I have one of the new gorgeous Tildas' this one is called 

'Tilda with Peony Tails', isn't she adorable.

A new year and something different for me, I have used a 6x6 card blank for the first time, 

wow living on the edge or what!!!!!

The reason, well I asked Santa for the gorgeous Pixie Glen papers which are 6x6 

and they are just too lush to be cut into.  Sometimes I also find I just don't have enough room

for all the embellishments.
I have also used my new Memory Box Bird Cage die.

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I would like to enter this card for the following challenges -

http://magnolia-licioushighlites.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes

http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/01/week-130-theme.html - Thank You
http://justmagnolia.blogspot.com/2012/01/week-138-simon-says-stamp-special.html - Anything Goes/New

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Wishing all my followers old and new a very Happy, Healthy & Crafty New Year

Take care, Jane x