Merry Christmas ...

For once I am actually ahead of my Christmas makes, so here are the first.  I have used from the gorgeous Big & Bold Collection by Colorado Craft Company, the Poinsettia Blessings.  DL card blanks made from matching red cardstock, gold mirror card, stamped in Versamark & heat embossed in gold.  Mat and layered sentiments.  Flat back gold gems to finish.

Gold DL envelopes to match, which I have stamped again with the Poinsettia  

I will show the next batch very soon, thanks for visiting today.

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

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

 

Movie Night ...

 

I am the Guest Designer for September and this months theme is super easy 'Anything Goes' using little cute Tilda & her friends.

So I have opted for 'Princess Party Tilda' for my movie night, popcorn carton creation.  The cutting file from the lovely Lori Whitlock is actually for a gift card but I have made it much larger as an interactive card. I have also used the file from Miss Kate Cuttables both available on the Silhouette Design Store.  

As this picture shows the popcorn card pulls out of the top.  I have used some Doohickeys; heart, ticket, balloons, stars and doily from various Club boxes.  Coloured with Promarkers, cheesecloth, flowers, gems and gold organza ribbon.  Various elements on 3d foam pads and inked popcorn for depth.

Please do come and play along with us at Magnolia Forever HERE

I would like to enter this into the following challenges -

Simply Magnolia Challenge - Anything Goes (I Won Top 3)!

Passion for Markers - Add a Sentiment (I Won Top 5)!

Sweet Stampin Challenge - Lots of Layers (I Won Top 3)!

Happy crafting, 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

Party Animal ...

 

Today I want to share the gorgeous Matchbox Builder dies from Mama Elephant. So I have a couple of projects on my crafting table using this lovely die set but this is the first to be completed.

I have used the 'Wild Roar' stamp set, stamped on a concertina pull out card using the ribbon loop at the top.  Both sentiments heat embossed in gold also Mama Elephant 'Stackable Friends'.  The speech bubble is from the 'Slim Card Basics' die collection.  Coloured with Promarkers in my pointillism style,  white highlights and some glossy accents for the little noses ha ha.

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

Koi ...

 Absolutely no credit taken here today except from the genes,  as this is a little pressie from my talented Daughter.  Koi painted onto a wood slice and now very very proudly displayed in my studio.  I just love it. Show and tell, well boast and brag over, thank you for popping by my blog today.

Love 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

Happy Birthday ...

Time for a change, a tall slim card to share today using the adorable Monkey Agenda stamps from Mama Elephant.  Regular followers of my little old blog will know I adore the agenda stamps, these are no exception.  I have stamped them in grey to create a background, hand stitched, mat and layered kraft and yellow card.  I have used the Sizzix dimensional domes to create a shaker, the stamps are just the perfect size for this.  Coloured with Promarkers and some green sprinkles to finish.

Happy Crafting Jane x

Summer Fun ...

 So we are half way into the July 'Summer' challenge over at 

 for which I am a Guest Designer.

Simple little mobile phone cover this time around, using the gorgeous Tilda playing in the water and Magnolia postcard stamps.  Coloured with Promarkers and a little TH Antique Linen distress ink to finish.  The sentiment is from MFT titled 'Picture Perfect' and well it is just perfect, so I carry little Tilda with me where ever I go.  The phone template was downloaded and cut on my Silhouette.

Still time to play along with us, so just pop on over HERE to enter.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges -

Magnolia Forever - Anything Goes (I Won)!

Creative Inspirations - Summer Fun (I Won Top 3)!

Stay safe, love Jane x