Heart Cut-Out

A card with a cut-out for Less is More, ribbon for Do You Stack Up, punch-heart-embossing for Cooking it up with Katie, an old silver bit for Oldie but a Goodie and Card Makin'Mamas. I have a stack of these Tibetan silver jewellery components that I've had for years and now they come in very handy for flower centres on my cards. Actually everything on this card except for the ribbon and sentiment are over 6 months old.

Supplies:  red and white cardstock, computer printed sentiment, flower, Tibetan silver jewellery component, Sullivans Occasions ribbon, glue dots, foam dimensionals.

Tools:  Sizzix Big Shot, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Sullivans 1.5" heart punch, scissors, guillotine.

Challenges:

Less is More Week 51 - Cut it out

Cooking it up with Katie 88 - Punch me an embossed heart ~ use hearts, punch and embossing

Do You Stack Up Challenge 56 - ribbons

Oldie but a Goodie - Have a heart

Card Makin Mamas - Something Old

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Gone Fishin'

A birthday card for one of my many brothers in law.  He likes his fishing so a little fishing boat charm is ideal.  The card also fits a few challenges this week as well.

Supplies:  ivory and blue cardstock, dp from Bella Oriental Chic Mat Stack, hb sticker, Tibetan silver charm, brad, jumprings, foam dimensionals, ds tape.

Tools:  Sizzix Big Shot, Fiskars Ocean texture plate, Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Four die, paper piercer, guillotine.

Challenges:
MFP Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 91 - birthday card
Birthday Sundaes Challenge 39 - birthday sentiment on front of card
365Cards Day 331 - Nautical
Shopping our Stash Challenge 36 - Winter Blues
The ABC Challenge - H is for Happy Birthday

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Red Valentine

Another red Valentine card for Creative Card Crew, Cupcake Craft and Crafty Purple Frog, with "something not intended for crafting" for Crafting When We Can.  The white filigree part of the large heart is the peel off backing to a felt sticker I used in a previous card.  I glued it onto red card with my fine glue pen.......I think it turned out ok for something that would normally be thrown out.

Supplies:  red and white cardstock, dp from Bella Oriental Chic Mat Stack, computer printed sentiment, sticker peel off backing, Zig glue pen, foam dimensionals, ds tape.

Tools: Sizzix Big Shot, Quickutz Nested Ovals die, Sullivans 1.5" heart punch, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, scissors, guillotine.

Challenges:

Crafting When We Can Challenge 10 - Use Something Not Intended For Crafting

Creative Card Crew Challenge 2 - Seeing Red

Cupcake Craft Challenges: Cupcake 176 - All You Need is Love

Crafty Purple Frog Challenge - Valentine's Day/Show Us Some Love

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Seeing Red Valentine

A Valentine card for Cupcake Craft and Crafty Purple Frog, mostly red for Creative Card Crew.

 

Supplies:  square red card base, black cardstock, Glam Creations flower, Tibetan silver jewellery component,  ki memories black flourish borders sparkles glitter stickers, glue dots, foam dimensionals.

Tools:  Sizzix Big Shot, Cuttlebug Baroque embossing folder, Fiskars ShapeCutter and heart ShapeTemplate, guillotine.

Challenges:
Creative Card Crew Challenge 2 - Seeing Red
Cupcake Craft Challenges: Cupcake 176 - All You Need is Love
Crafty Purple Frog Challenge - Valentine's Day/Show us some Love

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

New Arrival

A New Beginnings card for Divas by Design following the What if Wednesday sketch from Repeat Impressions using patterned paper for Do You Stack Up.

                                    

 

Supplies:  white cardstock, patterned blue cardstock from 8x8 Citrus Stack, dp from a merci mini stack, freebie image from Meljens Designs coloured in Microsoft Paint, ribbon, brads, foam dimensionals, ds tape.

Tools:  Sizzix Big Shot, QuicKutz Nesting Scallops dies, Spellbinders Double Ended Tag die, Fiskars border punch, paper piercer, guillotine.

Challenges:
Divas by Design Challenge 18 - New Beginnings or Thanks
Repeat Impressions WIW Sketch J1112
Do You Stack Up Challenge 55 - use patterned paper
Crafty Purple Frog Challenge - Anything goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Seeing Red

A Valentine card for Cupcake Craft All You Need is Love challenge with red for Creative Card Crew using the sketch from Top Tip Tuesday. There is also some patterned paper there for Do You Stack Up.

Supplies:  white and red cardstock, Kaisercraft Gypsy Sisters dp, gold brads, computer printed sentiment, foam dimensionals, ds tape.

Tools:  Sizzix Big Shot, Craft Concepts Budding Vine embossing folder, Sullivans heart punch, Fiskars small heart punch, paper piercer, guillotine.

Challenges:

Cupcake Craft Challenge 176 - All You Need is Love

Creative Card Crew Challenge 2 - Seeing Red

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge 68 - A Sketch or 2

Do You Stack Up Challenge 55 - Patterned Paper

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Mini Valentines

A set of mini Valentine cards, very CAS which fits a couple of challenges at the moment.

Supplies:  white and red cardstock, dp from Rosies Studio Soiree A5 pad, gold letter stickers, large heart brads, ds tape.

Tools:  Sullivans heart punch, paper piercer, guillotine.

Challenges:

Craft Room Challenge - Clean and Simple

Charisma Cardz Challenge 2 - Clean and Simple

Cupcake Craft Challenge 176 - All You Need is Love

Do You Stack Up - patterned paper

Crafty Purple Frog - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Black and White Valentine

A black and white card for CAS-ual Fridays, CAS for Charisma Cardz as well, plus Love for Aud Sentiments.

Supplies:  white cardstock, black velvet adhesive heart from Jenni B, Portacraft black rhinestones, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, foam dimensionals

Tools:  Sizzix Big Shot, Cuttlebug Damask embossing folder, sentiment stamp from ippity how You doin' set, scissors.

Challenges:

CAS-ual Fridays CFC36 - black and white

Charisma Cardz Challenge 2 - clean and simple

Aud Sentiments Challenge 46 - Love

Crafty Purple Frog Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Create a Scene

A predominantly stamped card for Make My Monday Create a Scene challenge using the colour challenge from AnnaBelle Stamps.

I don't do a lot of stamping except for the occasional image or sentiment, so thought I would have a go at a stamped scene.  One of my problems is a very limited colour supply so had to keep to basic black :)  I finally used my AnnaBelle Stamps Sentimental Bluebells set from which I've only used a couple of the sentiment stamps before.

Supplies:  ivory card base, yellow patterned cardstock from 8x8 Citrus Stack, lime and turquoise cardstock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, foam dimensionals, glue dots, ds tape.

Tools:  Sizzix Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities Large Classic Ovals die, Sullivans butterfly punch, AnnaBelle Stamps Sentimental Bluebells set, paper trimmer, guillotine.

Challenges:

Make My Monday Week 32 - Nature~Create a Scene

AnnaBelle Stamps - Say it in.....Yellow Lime and Turquoise

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Hoo Loves You

A one layer bird card for Less is More.  I think this is the cleanest and simplest card I have ever made :)

Supplies:  white cardstock, heart bling from stash, Kaisercraft silver rhinestones, Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

Tools:  Sizzix Big Shot, Cuttlebug Owl Flourish embossing folder, The Greeting Farm Hoo Loves You stamp set.

Challenges:

Less is More Challenge Week 50 - One Layer~Birds

Aud Sentiments Challenge 46 - Love

Charisma Cardz Challenge 2 - Clean and Simple

Thanks for looking, comments welome.

Jenny

Heart Cascade

A Valentine card using one of the sketches from Top Tip Tuesday

I chose the clean and simple sketch on the right.

Supplies:  red and white cardstock, dp from a merci mini stack, MS Word printed sentiment, foam dimensionals, ds tape.

Tools:  Sizzix Big Shot, QuicKutz Nesting Ovals die, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Sullivans 1.5" heart punch, Fiskars small heart punch, guillotine.

Challenges:

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge 68 - a sketch or 2

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Love

A Valentine card with flowers, ribbon and embossed heart.  I've cut out a few of these hearts with my Fiskars Shape cutting system......I think for next years round of Valentine cards I'll invest in some Spellbinders or other heart dies, will make for a nicer shaped heart plus make things easier for me :)

Supplies:  white and red cardstock, Sullivans Occasions ribbon, Smartcraft flowers, Portacraft red rhinestones, glue dots, foam dimensionals.

Tools:  Sizzix Big Shot, Craft Concepts Budding Vine embossing folder, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Fiskars border punch, Fiskars heart ShapeTemplate and ShapeCutter, guillotine.

Challenges:

Creatalicious Challenge 30 - LOVE plus punched border, ribbon, flowers and bling

MFP Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 90 - border punches

AnnaBelle Stamps Say it With - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welome.

Jenny

Sweet Little Donkey

A sweet baby girl card for Meljens using a free image from Meljens Designs. I used a border punch for Marks Finest Papers Speedy Fox and Friends challenge, plus AnnaBelle Stamps have their anything goes challenge this week. 

Supplies:  white and mauve cardstock, Meljens Designs Sweet Little Donkey digi coloured in Microsoft Paint, dp from Crafters Choice~Garden 12" pad, foam dimensionals, ds tape.

Tools:  Sizzix Big Shot, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Fiskars border punch, Quickutz Nesting Scallops dies, guillotine.

Challenges:

Meljens Designs Challenge 92 - Anything Goes

Marks Finest Papers Challenge 90 - border punch

AnnaBelle Stamps Say it With - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Purple Rose

Still keeping with the purple and green and white (with a bit of black in the background) theme for Scrapbook Boutique.  A Valentine card with 3D rose, popped up with foam dimensionals between the layers. This is a new technique for me and not really my thing, but I quite enjoyed sticking it all together......and all that fussy cutting wasn't toooo bad ;)

Supplies : white cardstock, dp from Rosie's Studio Soiree A5 pad, purple rose image from Creative Card Making magazine Vintage Cards special edition, foam dimensionals, ds tape, Memento Black Tuxedo ink.

Tools:  Sizzix Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities Mega Ovals LG die, Unity Stamp Company sentiment stamp from Ippity how you doin' set, scissors, paper trimmer, guillotine.

Challenges:

Scrapbook Boutique Challenge Jan2012 - purple green white

Crafty Catz Challenge 115 - use something new (new technique for me)

AnnaBelle Stamps Say it With - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Birthday Purples

Another birthday card for Scrapbook Boutique using purple green and white.

Supplies:  white, mauve, plum and pale green cardstock, green flourish dp from Kaisercraft Utopia Collection, Portacraft light green rhinestones, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, glue dots, foam dimensionals, Zig two way glue.

Tools:  Sizzix Big Shot, Craft Concepts Budding Vine embossing folder, Spellbinders Sunflowers die, MFT Die-namics Prima Donna Petals and Fancy Flourish dies, QuicKutz Nesting Ovals die, AnnaBelle Stamps Sentimental Bluebells hb stamp,  guillotine etc.

Challenges:

Scrapbook Boutique Challenge Jan2012 - purple green and white

Charisma Cardz Challenge 1 - Happy Birthday

AnnaBelle Stamps Say it With - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Black Cat

A purple, pink, green and white card for Creatalicious with a cat for Make My Monday with some sparkle for Southern Girls.

Supplies:  white cardstock, Pink Cat Studios image coloured in Microsoft Paint, Prima flowers, cre8tiv mini flowers with sparkle, Portacraft light green rhinestones, Kaisercraft dark purple rhinestone, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, glue dots, foam dimensionals.

Tools:  Sizzix Big Shot, Craft Concepts Budding Vine embossing folder, Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Ovals Large die, Unity how you doin' hb stamp.

Challenges: 

Creatalicious Challenge 29 - purple, pink, green and white

Make my Monday Week 31 - Nature ~ animals

Southern Girls Challenge 35 - Show us your Sparkle

Charisma Cardz Challenge 1 - Happy Birthday

AnnaBelle Stamps Say it with -  Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Espresso Cat

A blue and brown notecard set for Repeat Impressions with an animal for Make my Monday.

Supplies:  white and v dark brown cardstock, inque boutique Memoirs dp, ds tape.

Tools:  Sizzix big Shot, Magnolia Doohickeys Paris Nights die, guillotine.

Challenges:



Repeat Impressions DCC14 Designer’s Choice Challenge - blue and brown
Make My Monday Week 31 - Nature ~ Animals

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Purple Green and White

Another Predominantly Purple card for Less is More including green and white for the latest Scrapbook Boutique challenge, using  scraps of paper and cardstock for Aud Sentiments.

Scrapbook Boutique inspiration pic.

Supplies:  purple card base, pale green and ivory cardstock, green dp from Kaisercraft Utopia Collection (previously punched with Fiskars border punch for some other creation that didn't work out), Prima Innoscence Collection flower, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, glue dots, foam dimensionals, ds tape.

Tools:  Sizzix Big Shot, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Quickutz Leaves die, Spellbinders Mega Ovals LG die, guillotine.

Challenges: 

Less is More Week 49 Colour challenge - Predominantly Purple

Scrapbook Boutique Challenge January 2012 - Purple, green and white

Aud Sentiments Challenge 45 - use your scraps

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Less is More - Purple

A simple card for Less is More colour challenge Predominantly Purple

Supplies:  purple card base, lilac flower, purple flower, Kaisercraft rhinestone, glue dots, Versacolor black ink, Zing clear embossing powder.

Tools:  Sizzix Big Shot, Cuttlebug Moroccan Screen embossing folder, Kaisercraft HB stamp, heat gun.

Challenges:

Less is More Week 49 colour challenge - PredominantlyPurple

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Black and White Dragonfly

A black white and silver card for AnnaBelle Stamps "Say it in......Black White and Silver"

A tip for Top Tip Tuesday:  I used a scalpel craft knife to cut the silver border closer than if I had used the next size nestie die.  This is an alternative to buying both the small and the large sets, even though in the future I may get the small set as well :)

Supplies:  white cardstock, silver Kaisercraft After Five Collection dp, black and white Rosie's Studio Soiree dp, Kaisercraft Take Flight rub-on, silver brads, silver hb sentiment sticker, foam dimensionals, foam dimensional tape, ds tape.

Tools:  Sizzix Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities Mega Ovals LG die, scalpel craft knife, Spellbinders Double Ended Tags die, guillotine.

Challenges:

AnnaBelle Stamps - Say it in Black White and Silver

Top Tip Tuesday Challlenge 67 - Anything Goes

Marks Finest Papers Challenge 89 - use brads or eyelets

UnstampaBelles Challenge 7 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

40 Today

A birthday card for my Brother in law, something plain and not too fussy but not boring old brown and grey which I tend to use for male cards.

Supplies:  navy blue and metallic bronze cardstock, red paper from Stamp-It, gold brads, number stickers, parchment paper and corner stickers inside, foam dimensionals, ds tape.

Tools:  Sizzix Big Shot, Spellbinders Labels Four dies, paper piercer, guillotine.

Challenges:

Marks Finest Papers Challenge 89 - use brads or eyelets

UnstampaBelles Challenge 7 - anything goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Over the Rainbow Butterfly

A blinged butterfly card for Crafty Catz New Beginnings and Charisma Cardz Over the Rainbow challenges; the butterfly for new beginnings and the bright paper and rhinestones for the rainbow colours.

Supplies:  ivory cardstock, striped paper from stash I've had for ages, Kaisercraft Take Flight butterfly rub-on, Kaisercraft and Portacraft rhinestones, Memento Tuxedo ink, foam dimensionals, ds tape.

Tools:  Sizzix Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities Large Classic Ovals die, guillotine, Kaisercraft HB stamp.

Challenges:
Crafty Catz Challenge 114 - A New Beginning
Charisma Cardz Challenge 52 - Over the Rainbow

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Goth Girl Flourish

A card for The Paper Shelter using one of their images (my favourite I think)

Supplies:  white red and black cardstock,  cre8tiv mini stack dp, computer printed image from The Paper Shelter, flower, Tibetan silver jewellery component, Portacraft rhinestones, hb sentiment sticker, glue dots, ds tape.

Tools:  Sizzix Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities Large Classic Ovals die, My Favorite Things Die-namics Fancy Flourish die, scalpel craft knife,  guillotine, scissors.

Challenges:

The Paper Shelter Challenge 45 - anything goes

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge 67 - anything goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Flutterby

A Flutterby Wednesdays card using Creatalicious colour combo of purple, green, pink and white.

A tip for Top Tip Tuesday: I coloured the Happy Birthday sticker with a Bic permant marker to match the sentiment to the patterned paper and rhinestones.

Supplies:  purple and white cardstock, embossed butterfly die cut form Unstampabelles win a while back, Kate Knight Totally Tropical dp, Kaisercraft dark purple rhinestones, sentiment sticker coloured with Polynesian Purple Bic permanent marker, foam dimensionals, ds tape.

Tools:  Sizzix Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Ovals Large die, guillotine etc.

Challenges:

Flutterby Wednesday Challenge 184 - anything goes

Creatalicious Challenge 29 -  purple, green, pink and white

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge 67 - anything goes + tip

Unstampabelles Challenge 7 - anything goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny