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Tuesday 31 March 2015

Pastel Teal Mothers Day

Another Mothers Day card (very similar to the last) with another of my Mum's crochet flowers.


Cardstock - A4 white folded in half, snippets for flourishes
Paper - a Creative Kraft Mini Stack
Dies - Marianne Design Creatables frame and flourishes
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot
Adhesives - ds tape, glue dots, Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue
Other - crochet flower, crochet lace, Papermania Lovely Charm Pack flower cabochon, sentiment sticker

Challenges:
Hiding In My Craft Room HIMCR#193 - Any Holiday ~ Mothers Day
Simon Says Monday Challenge - Pastels
Artistic Inspirations Challenge 128 - Flowers
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge 135 - Girly
Craft Your Passion Challenge 255 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Pastel Pink Mothers Day

A simple Mothers Day card with one of my Mum's beautiful crochet flowers and snippets of lace and ric-rac ribbon.


Cardstock - A4 white folded in half
Paper - First Edition Family Ties
Other - crochet flower (thanks Mum), Portacraft pink paper flowers, pink button, pink lace snippet, pink ric-rac snippet, sentiment sticker
Adhesives - ds tape, glue dots

Challenges:
Hiding In My Craft Room HIMCR#193 - Any Holiday ~ Mothers Day
Simon Says Monday Challenge - Pastels
Artistic Inspirations Challenge 128 - Flowers
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge 135 - Girly
Pixie's Crafty Workshop: Snippets Playground Week 170
Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes + Ribbon

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Sunday 29 March 2015

Swallowtail


Cardstock - A4 white folded in half, American Crafts Pastels + snippet
Paper - Kaisercraft Madame Boutique (background) and Sweet Nothings (stamped)
Stamp - Stampin' Up! Swallowtail
Ink - Memento Toffee Crunch
Dies - Spellbinders Mega Ovals and Mega Scalloped Ovals
Embossing Folder - Mpress Spring Drop Collection
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, Cutter-bee scissors for fussy cutting, Fiskars compact stamp press
Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape, glue dots
Other - sentiment sticker, crochet lace snippet, pearls

Challenges:
Simon Says March Work It Wednesday - Stamp
The Artistic Stamper March Challenge - Spring Is Coming
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge 135 - Girly
Pixie's Crafty Workshop: Snippets Playground Week 170

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Butterfly


Cardstock - A4 white folded in half, navy blue, white and navy snippets
Paper - Bella! Orental Chic
Dies - HOTP Paper Artist 3 Butterflies And 2 Shadows
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot
Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape,
Other - sentiment sticker, rhinestones

Challenges:
Butterfly Challenge 27 - Butterflies + Corners
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge 135 - Girly
Papertake Weekly - A Cut Above

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Pink and Black

Another card for Darnell's NBUS challenge using some beautiful paper that I keep forgetting I have.



Cardstock - A4 white folded in half, black
Paper - NBUS Couture Creations Damask Delight
Dies - Spellbinders Decorative Labels Eight, Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Finishing Touches Faux Quilled Blooms, Susana's Custom Art Garden Corners
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot
Adhesives - ds tape, ds sticky sheet, foam tape, glue dots, Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue
Other - pink and black flower trim, pink paper flower, silver and black flower centre from Craft Queen, sentiment sticker

Challenges:
NBUS Challenge 4 - Never Before Used Paper
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge 135 - Girly
Papertake Weekly - A Cut Above
Bizzy Becs March Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Tuesday 24 March 2015

Spring Flower


Cardstock - 6" square white card blank, white snippets
Paper - My Minds Eye Stella and Rose, Carta Bella Alphabet Junction
Dies - Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Finishing Touches Mosaic Leaves
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, Fiskars interchangeable birder punch Lacey Doubles
Adhesives - ds tape, Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue, glue dots
Other - paper flowers, sequin bling flower, sentiment sticker

Challenges:
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge 135 - Girly
Fab n Funky Challenge 251 - Spring Into Colour
Stamp and Create March Challenge - Is It Spring Yet?

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Tree Negative

This card uses the negative die cut from my previous card and has a Tree of Life charm (from a NBUS pack bought ages ago for jewellery purposes but . . . . ) tied on with twine.



Cardstock - white card blank, dark olive, light olive snippet
Paper - Kaisercraft Heirloom, DCWV Old World Matstack
Die - QuicKutz tree
Stamp - Inspired By Stamping Petit Banners
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, Fiskars compact stamp press, Cutter-bee scissors
Adhesives - ds tape, ds sticky sheet, foam tape
Other - twine snippet, tree charm, brown pearls

Challenges:
NBUS Challenge 4 - Never Before Used charms
Inspired By Stamping March Customer Gallery
Inspired by Stamping IBSIC#92 - Twine
Pixie's Crafty Workshop: Snippets Playground Week 169
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper March Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Tree


Cardstock - white square card blank, Rosie's Studio textured Cocoa
Paper - Kaisercraft Heirloom (background + label), DCWV Old World Matstack (tree)
Die - QuicKutz tree
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot
Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape, ds sticky sheet
Other - Krafters Korner Craft Topper sentiment label

Challenges:
Country View March Challenge - Anything Goes
Bizzy Becs March Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Monday 23 March 2015

Birthday Cats

A quick and easy card (once I got the printer to work) in kraft and black using an image from Dover Sampler.


Cardstock - black card blank, kraft, black
Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape
Other - sentiment sticker, black pearls, Memento Black Tuxedo ink for sponging

Challenges:
Crafty Catz Challenge 271 - No Design Papers
Simon Says Monday Challenge - Lions and Lambs (and any other animals)

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Saturday 21 March 2015

Japanese Scene

A card for Darnell's NBUS challenge using the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. I have had this Stamp-It stamp for about a year and today is the first time it has seen ink.  I coloured the image with alcohol markers, but I think it may look nicer in water colours.




Cardstock - 6" white card blank, black, X-press It blending card
Paper - My Minds Eye Stella and Rose
Stamp - Stamp-It Japanese Scene
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Markers - Copic E33 (Sand), KaiserFusion BR04 (Bronze), Bic Mark-it Cloud Nine Grey, Honey Brown, Moonstone Yellow, Forest Green
Dies - QuicKutz Nesting Circles, CC Designs Cutters Phlox Flowers
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, Fiskars compact stamp press
Adhesives - ds tape, glue dots
Other - natural (colour) mesh, white felt snippets, black pearls, sentiment sticker

Challenges:
NBUS Challenge 4 - Never Before Used Stamp
Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge 292 
One Crazy Stamper March Challenge - Anything Goes
Sister Act Challenge 98 - Anything Goes
Bizzy Becs March Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Flower Pot


Cardstock - Rosie's Studio textured Carrot, light green snippet, white for liner
Dies - Spellbinders Flower Pots, Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Finishing Touches Mosaic Leaves
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot
Adhesives - ds tape, glue dots, Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue
Other - sentiment sticker, Craft Spot Designer Flowers, buttons

Challenges:
Crafty Catz Challenge 271 - No Design Papers
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge 135 - Girly
Whimsy Stamps Challenge 81 - use a die cut
Sister Act Challenge 98 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Friday 20 March 2015

Springtime Butterfly


Cardstock - white card blank, white snippet, Rosie's Studio textured Lagoon
Paper - My Minds Eye Collectable Notable
Dies - Die-versions Whispers Summer Flowers Background, HOTP Paper Artist 3 Butterflies, Inspired By Stamping Fancy Label Dies 3
Stamp - Kaisercraft Occasions
Ink - Ranger Tim Holtz Evergreen Bough Distress Ink
Adhesives - ds tape, Portacraft double-sided sticky sheet, foam tape
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, Fiskars compact stamp press
Other - Couture Creations rhinestones

Challenges:
Butterfly Challenge 26 - Butterflies + Patterned Paper
Card Mania Challenge 66 - Spring
Stamp and Create March Challenge - Is It Spring Yet?
Hiding In My Craft Room HIMCR#191 - Super Scraps Saturday

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Green Tree


Cardstock - white 5" square card blank, green and kraft snippets
Paper - Authentique Free Bird Nest Comfort & Familiar
Dies - QuicKutz tree, Whimsy Stamps Shapeology Corner Die Set
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot
Adhesives - ds tape, ds sticky sheet, foam tape
Other - Portacraft Burlap Webbing snippet, Krafters Korner Craft Topper sentiment label

Challenges:
Whimsy Stamps Challenge 81 - use a die cut
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge 71 -  Spots and/or stripes
Hiding In My Craft Room HIMCR#191 - Super Scraps Saturday
Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes + Ribbon

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Terracotta Pots

A Mothers Day card using a few green scraps and my new Spellbinders Flower Pots dies.


Cardstock - white card blank, green snippets, Rosie's Studio textured Carrot
Embossing Folders - Sizzix Tim Holts Texture Fades - Bricked, Craft Concepts Budding Vine
Dies - Spellbinders Flower Pots, QuicKutz Spring foliage (light green embossed) and tree, Marianne Design Creatables Frame and Flourish (small flourish), CC Designs Vine
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, bone folder and paper trimmer for scoring pots
Adhesives - ds tape, Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue
Other - sentiment sticker

Challenges:
Hiding In My Craft Room HIMCR#191 - Super Scraps Saturday

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Friday 13 March 2015

Antique Butterfly


Cardstock - white square card blank, white for printing, kraft, cream snippet, Rosie's Studio textured Lagoon
Paper - Crate Paper Portrait
Image - Antique Images
Dies - Spellbinders Decorative Labels Eight, QuicKutz Nesting Lace Circles and Nesting Circles
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, Becky Higgins corner rounder
Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape
Other - sentiment sticker

Challenges:
Butterfly Challenge 26 - Butterflies + Patterned Paper
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Things That Fly
Bizzy Becs March Challenge - Anything Goes
Sister Act Challenge 97 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Home Tweet Home


Cardstock - blue card blank, white for printing
Image - Doodle Pantry Tweet House (colour), Birds Cards sentiment
Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape
Tools - EK Success Cutter-bee scissors for fussy cutting

Challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Things That Fly
Simon Says Monday Challenge - B is for . . . . Blue Birds
Bizzy Becs March Challenge - Anything Goes
Sister Act Challenge 97 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Thursday 12 March 2015

Antique Butterfly

Another card with a digital image, but with a bit more work in it.  The butterfly image is from Antique Images, printed twice, the wings cut out and popped up on foam tape.


Cardstock - cream card blank, white for printing, Rosie's Studio textured cream
Tools - Sizzix big Shot
Dies - Nellie Snellen Incire Flower, Memory Box Marietta Buckle
Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape, Ranger Glossy Accents
Other - cream lace, cream paper rose, sentiment sticker

Challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Things That Fly
Simon Says Monday Challenge - B is for . . . . Butterfly
Bizzy Becs March Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Peacocks

This is a bit of a cheaters card, just a printed digital image with a bit of bling.  I didn't want to add too much as the image is so beautiful in itself.


Cardstock - cream card blank, white for printing, cream snippet
Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape
Other - blue rhinestones, sentiment sticker

Challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Things That Fly
Card and Scrap Challenge 92 - Bling Glitter or Pearls
Simon Says Monday Challenge - B is for . . . . Birds, Bling
Bizzy Becs March Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Wednesday 11 March 2015

A New Home

A CAS card in kraft and black using an old image from The Graphics Fairy (I think).  I downloaded it ages ago before I started noting/acknowledging artists and resources  : (


Cardstock - black card blank, kraft, black
Embossing Folder - Sizzix Tim Holts Texture Fades - Bricked
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot
Adhesives - ds tape, Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue
Other - sentiment sticker

Challenges:
Fairy Tale Challenge 112 - Craftpaper
Simon Says Monday Challenge - B is for . . . . bricks, black, buildings
Everybody Art Challenge 315 - Something Old
Bizzy Becs March Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Spring Butterflies

A Mothers Day card using some very old paper and a Martha Stewart flower punch that I bought when I first started cardmaking five or six years ago.


Cardstock - white card blank, white
Paper - Crafters Choice Garden
Dies - Couture Creations Intricutz Sophia Collection - Pippa, HOTP Paper Artist 3 Butterflies and Shadows
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, Martha Stewart Cosmos flower punch
Adhesioves - ds tape, foam tape, Zig 2wqy glue pen
Other - sentiment sticker

Challenges:
Simon Says Monday Challenge - B is for . . . . Butterflies
Everybody Art Challenge 315 - Something Old
Bunny Zoe's Crafts March Challenge - Spring Colours
Stamp and Create March Challenge - Is It Spring Yet?
Allsorts Week 301 - Spring Is In The Air

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Sunday 8 March 2015

Stained Glass Butterflies 2

This is the card with image printed on white cardstock that this one was supposed to look like (if you know what I mean) . . . a totally different look between the antiqued-looking kraft and more vibrant image on white with the bright blue background.


Cardstock - white card blank, black, bright blue
Image - Dover Stained Glass freebie from Fred She Said
Tools - Becky Higgins corner rounder, EK-Success Cutter-Bee scissors
Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape
Other - light blue rhinestones, sentiment sticker

Challenges:
Card and Scrap Challenge 92 - Bling Glitter or Pearls
Allsorts Week 301 - Spring Is In The Air

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Butterfly Sympathy

Oops, a pearl is loose, will have to stick it back on.

Cardstock - 5" white card blank, white snippets
Paper - Prima Annalee
Dies + Punches - Couture Creations Sophia Collection Heirlooms, Fiskars Butterfly punches
Adhesives - ds tape, Zig 2-way glue pen
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot
Other - pearls, sentiment sticker

Challenges:
Simon Says Monday Challenge - Just A Hint Of Clover
Card and Scrap Challenge 92 - Bling Glitter or Pearls
Bizzy Becs March Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

With Sympathy


Cardstock - white card blank, white snippets
Paper - Meg's Garden The Romantic Garden
Dies - Kreaxions flower, MFT Die-namics Prima Donna Petals
Adhesives - ds tape, glue dots, zig two-way glue pen
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot
Other - ribbon, sentiment sticker, white pearls

Challenges:
Simon Says Monday Challenge - Just A Hint Of Clover
Card and Scrap Challenge 92 - Bling Glitter or Pearls
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Saturday 7 March 2015

Blue Butterflies for Mothers Day


Cardstock - 6" white square card blank, gloss white, Rosie's Studio textured Periwinkle
Paper - My Minds Eye Everyday Tango
Dies - Spellbinders Fancy Labels Eight, Marianne Design frame
Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot
Other - 3D butterfly stickers, gold rhinestones, sentiment sticker

Challenges:
Simon Says Monday Challenge - Just A Hint Of Clover
Creative Inspirations Challenge 303 - Something Old (butterflies, rhinestones, SB Labels 8)
Card and Scrap Challenge 92 - Bling Glitter or Pearls
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Chandelier

A card using some very old A5 sized patterned paper that I only get to use for Mothers Day cards as they are a great seller at this time of year. Actually everything except for the leaves die I have had in my stash for ages  : )


Cardstock - A4 white folded in half, black snippets
Paper - Rosie's Studio Chantilly Lace
Dies - Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Finishing Touches - Mosaic Leaves, Nellie Snellen Incire Flower
Adhesives - ds tape, glue dots, Zig two-way glue pen
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot
Other - Kaisercraft Blue ice paper flowers, pearls, pearl flower centres

Challenges:
Simon Says Monday Challenge - Just A Hint Of Clover
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge 217 - One For The Girls/Female
Card and Scrap Challenge 92 - Bling Glitter or Pearls
Whimsy Stamps Challenge 80 - Use a Sentiment
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Spring Flowers Vase

Cardstock - 6" white card blank, white, white snippet
Paper - My Minds Eye Stella and Rose, Carta Bella Alphabet Junction snippet
Dies - Spellbinders Labels Eight and Decorative Labels Eight
Digital Image - DigiStamp Boutique Mothers Day Flowers
Markers - Copic B000 Pale Porcelain Blue, Bic Mark-it Peach Parfait and Moonstone Yellow, Promarkers G339 Meadow Green
Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape, Zig two-way glue pen
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, EK Success Cutter-bee scissors for fussy cutting
Other - lace snippet, sentiment sticker

Challenges:
The Daily Marker - 30 Day Colour Challenge
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge 217 - One For The Girls/Female
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Thursday 5 March 2015

Almost Shabby Mothers Day

A CAS but very feminine card using some old crumpled tissue paper for the flower and one of my Mum's beautiful crochet flowers.


Cardstock - 6" ivory card blank
Paper - First Edition J'Adore, white tissue paper snippets
Die - Spellbinders Rose Creations
Adhesives - ds tape, glue dots, foam tape
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, Fiskars Sunburst border punch
Other - crochet flower, crochet lace snippet, American Crafts pearl brad, sentiment sticker

Challenges:
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge 217 - One For The Girls/Female
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Special Lady/Girly
A Gem Of A Challenge 139 - Clean and Simple
Sister Act Challenge 95 - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny