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

 

Christmas Time ...

Purchased this die; Winter Foliage from The Greetery upon release ready for my special Christmas makes.  Five layers; cream, rose gold, pale pink, sage & kraft. Some snow, pearls, gems, sentiment , organza ribbon, navy card and embossing.

Jane 

 

Pine Bough ...

 

  

  

Some special Christmas makes once again, this time using the gorgeous Pine Bough from The Greetery now exclusively available at Seven Hill Crafts.  I have been waiting for the brand to come to the UK so needless to say plenty of goodies went in my basket ha ha.

So navy card blank, navy card mat with Frantage (pink & gold to match the mirror card), mirror card, cream/navy sentiments foil quilled on my Silhouette.  Cut pine branches/needles & cones and lightly coloured with distress ink.  Sprinkled a little more Frantage before assembly.  

These special cards are a little bigger than 7x5 so they have boxes to match.  

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 birthday ...

I have had a little play with some new goodies, this is Ginkgo from The Greetery which is now available exclusively at Seven Hills Crafts here in the UK.  Coloured in Promarkers.  Also the Lets Have a Word Birthday die has been cut several times in the navy/black cardstock to make it pop and then in gold.  Vellum & navy/black mat cut with Sue Wilsons Double Stitched dies.  Assembled with pva & 3d foam tape.  The 'Happy' is taken from Anita Jeram Bee you Stamped in Blueberry Bushel/black ink.

I would like to enter this into the following challenge -

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

Happy crafting Jane x

  

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

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

Platinum Jubilee ...

You may have seen my feature in Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine issue 230 which went on sale last month which was showcasing milestone wedding anniversaries.  Well I couldn't resist making our lovely Queen a Jubilee celebration card in Royal colours of course.  There are many 3D embossing folders on the market, this one by Altenew titled Rose Bouquet, simply stunning and just rubbing a white ink pad over the top of the embossing, especially on darker cards looks amazing, don't you think :)  So I have used a DL card and cardstock from Papermania.  The numbers are from The Greetery and the sentiment is from Studio Light; Phrases 2.

Received a reply too ...

Have a great Jubilee weekend

Love Jane x

 

HAPPY birthday ...

 So since The Greetery have exclusively arrived here in the UK with Seven Hills Crafts, I have been building my collection.  Many to play with and share, that may take some time, this is the Pinwheel Party Collection; dies, stamps & stencils.  I have used 'birthday' from the Let's Have A Word Collection too.

I have layered on black, gold and then black cardstock, heat embossed Frantage, distress oxide the Pinwheels, gold heat embossing and a few gems to finish.

I would like to enter this into the following challenge -

Allsorts Challenge - Birthday (I Won Top 10)!

Happy crafting Jane x

 

Congratulations ...

You may have seen my feature in Simply Cards & Papercraft issue 230 HERE released earlier this month featuring Anniversary cards.

 Well today I want to share another, this is for a Diamond Wedding in a light grey, again using the embossing folder from Altenew; Rose Bouquet.   If you haven't tried the 3D folders yet, they are super easy and very very elegant and a quick make too, bonus.

Happy crafting Jane x

 

WHAM! BAM! YOU GOT THIS NEW JOB ...

I am Guest Designer for 

for the month of April, this months challenge is Anything Goes.

Loving the new Magnolia release, look at Super Edwin :)  Coloured with Promarkers.  The sentiment is perfect for this occasion; congratulations on the new job.  I have paired it with stars, heart and another new addition from The Greetery; this one is titled Big Plans and I have stamped in Versamark & heat embossed with white embossing powder.  Mat & layered, 3d foam tape for some depth, finished off with a few gems.

Do come & play along HERE

I would like to enter this into the following challenges -

I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes (I Won)!

Simply Magnolia - Anything Goes (I Won)!

Happy crafting Jane x

 

Mothers Day ...

 

For Mothers Day I had a play with a couple of new die sets to my collection.  Available here in the UK exclusively at Seven Hills Crafts; Market Baskets & BotaniCuts Tulips.  So paper is Nitwit Collections, hand stitched, Gold Mirri for the basket, Sizzix Surfacez yellow card for the basket and Neenah white card, coloured with Promarkers, highlighted with white pen and a couple of water droplets with Glossy Accents.

Happy crafting Jane x

Let's CELEBRATE your ...

I have been waiting to share this little cutie, Conga Line from Colorado Craft Company and illustrated by the fabulous Anita Jeram, a dream to colour and a good size stamp with some sentiments included.  So I have made a shaker frame, coloured with Promarkers, distress background, twisted crepe and some confetti & stars from the pinwheel party dies.  A few more sprinkles from Tonic. 

Debs, in answer to your lovely comment regarding colours, I have been using Promarkers for many years and tend to have a select go to colours, so ivory, blush, warm greys, sandstone & caramel.  For this particular creation I used ginger, gold & spice too.

I would like to enter this into the following challenge -

Allsorts Challenge - Wings/Tails (I Won Top 5)!

Thanks for popping by my blog today, happy crafting, Jane x

Deck the Halls ...

I am the Guest Designer for the month of November and the challenge is super easy,

Anything Goes with the option Pink Christmas

So I have created a door hanger for a little ones bedroom this Christmas, I have used gorgeous Holly Wreath Tilda which has to be one of my all time favourites.  I have cut several door hanger shapes on my Silhouette in Kraft and stuck them together, so its nice & solid.  Plenty of Doohickey dies; including snowflake, doily, mistletoe, holly, branch, musical notes, heart & rocking horse from various box collections over the years.  Sneaked in a little new purchase (along with a few others ha ha) of the Twisted Crepe by The Greetery which have finally come to be stocked here in the UK. Coloured with Promarkers, pink ribbon, papers from Nitwit Collections, flowers, gems and hand stitched to finish.

Do come & play along with us HERE

I would like to enter this into the following challenges -

Magnolia Forever - Anything Goes (I Won)!

Passion for Markers - Flower Power (I Won Top 5)!

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

Jane x