Purple Butterflies

A Mothers Day card with a very simple design to show of the beautiful floral paper.

Cardstock - A4 white folded in 1/2 to make A5,  American Crafts Pastels textured light purple

Paper - Sugar & Spice Studio Cottage Garden

Die - HOTP Paper Artist 3 Butterflies

Tools - Sizzix Big Shot

Adhesives - ds tape, Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue

Other - top layer of 3D butterfly sticker, lilac rhinestones, sentiment sticker

Challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts February Challenge - Things With Wings

Fussy and Fancy Challenge 159 - Things With Wings

Paper Creator's Crafts Challenge 45 - Spring Colours

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper March Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Create and Inspire Challenge 41 - Anything Goes

Little Claire's Designs Challenge 67 - Anything Goes

Little Scrap Pieces Show It Off Saturday Linky Party

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Birthday Birdie

A simple birthday card using the mood board at Scrapbook Boutique as inspiration.

Cardstock - 6" ivory card blank, ivory snippet

Paper - a Cre8tiv mini stack

Stamp - Stampin' Up Four Frames

Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa

Markers - Copic B000 Pale Porcelain Blue and Spectrum Noir BT4

Adhesives - ds tape, glue dots, Ranger Glossy Accents

Tools - Fiskars compact stamp press, Stampin' Up Decorative Label Punch

Other - crochet lace snippet, sentiment sticker coloured with Spectrum Noir BT5

Challenges:

Scrapbook Boutique March Challenge - Mood Board

Bunny Zoe's Crafts February Challenge - Things With Wings

Pixie's Crafty Workshop: Snippets Playground Week 220

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Mothers Day Flower Pot

A flower pot card for Mothers Day using Heartfelt Creations Carnations stamp with matching Spellbinders dies with some NBUS bling for the flower centres.

Cardstock - pink snippets, Rosie's Studio textured Carrot, textured pink and green snippets

Dies - Spellbinders Flower Pots, Spellbinders Carnation Creations, Spellbinders Blossoms One, MFT Die-namics Prima Donna Petals, Cheery Lynn Stacker Flowers Leaf

Stamps - Heartfelt Creations Carnation Florals 1

Ink - Memeto Rose Bud

Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, Fiskars compact stamp press

Adhesives - glue dots, Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue

Other - sentiment sticker, Xincheng Say It In Crystals tiny flowers

Challenges:

djkardkreations NBUSChallenge #6

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 415 - Mothers Day

The Artistic Stamper March Challenge - Springtime

Simon Says Work It Wednesday February - Floral

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Touchy Feely 

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Stipple Rose

Darnell is having her NBUS challenge again, a good time to actually use some of that Never-Before-Used-Stuff, in this case it's the Pretty Petals paper I've used for the background of this Mothers Day card. And thanks Darnell for being the enabler for this gorgeous rose stamp  :  )

Cardstock - 5' black card blank, black, white, peach

Paper - Stampin' Up Pretty Petals

Stamp - Stampin' Up Stipple Rose (retired)

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Markers - Bic Mark-it Peach Parfair, Letraset Promarker Forest Green

Dies - Memory Box Marietta Buckle, Nellie Snellen Incire Flower

Tools - Sizzix Big Shot

Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape, Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue

Other - sentiment sticker

Challenges:

djkardkreations NBUSChallenge #6

Dragonfly Journeys Challenge 46 - Flower Power

The Artistic Stamper March Challenge - Springtime

The Ribbon Girl - use any image

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Fancy Shabby Frame

An almost shabby chic card I CASED off the packaging for the Spellbinders frame die I've used.

Cardstock - pink card blank, antique gold/bronze (looks a bit like kraft in the pic)

Paper - My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose

Dies - Spellbinders Regal Frames

Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, Tonic Tim Holtz distress tool, ink dauber

Adhesives - Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue, ds tape, foam tape, Ranger Glossy Accents

Other - paper flower, The Ribbon Girl rose, pink lace, sentiment sticker, Memento Angel Pink ink

Challenges:

Card and Scrap Challenge 113 - Shabby Chic/Vintage

Natalie and Amy Challenge 42 - Fancy Borders

Creative Inspirations Challenge 345 - Anything Goes

Bizzy Becs February Challenge - Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Purple Apothecary Art

A Springtime card using one of my favourite stamps, Apothecary Art from Stampin' Up (retired) with more of the beautiful floral paper from the Cottage Garden 12x12" pad that I've been using a lot lately.

Cardstock - white card blank, white, Rosie's Studio textured Petunia

Paper - Sugar & Spice Studio Cottage Garden

Stamp - Stampin' Up Apothecary Art

Ink - Memento Grape Jelly

Dies - Sizzix Stampin' Up Labels Collection framelits

Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, Fiskars compact stamp press, Stampin' Up Festive Paper Piercing Pack, Stampin' Up Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, paper piercer

Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape, Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue

Other - sentiment sticker, Dove blender pen

Challenges:

Simon Says Work It Wednesday February - Floral

Dragonfly Journeys Challenge 46 - Flower Power

The Artistic Stamper March Challenge - Springtime

Live and Love Crafts - Signs Of Spring

Paper Creators Crafts Challenge 45 - Spring

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 283 - Frame It

The Ribbon Girl - use any image

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper March Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Little Scrap Pieces Show It Off Saturday Linky Party

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Butterfly and Tulips

A large (A5) Mothers Day card using paper from a 12x12 pad which does have quite large designs, so perfect for a bigger sized card.

Cardstock - A4 white folded in 1/2 to make A5, peach (butterfly), American Crafts Pastels textured green

Paper - Sugar & Spice Studio Cottage Garden, First Edition J'Adore (butterfly)

Dies - QuicKutz  large Butterfly, QuicKutz 2 layer Butterfly

Embossing Folder - Craft Concepts Budding Vine

Tools - Sizzix Big Shot

Adhesives - ds tape, Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue

Other - peridot rhinestones, sentiment sticker

Challenges:

Dragonfly Journeys Challenge 46 - Flower Power

Bunny Zoe's Crafts February Challenge - Things With Wings

Bizzy Becs February Challenge - Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper February Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Stipple Rose Heart

Cardstock - 6" ivory card blank, white, Rosie's Studio textured Icing

Paper - Couture Creations Damask Delight

Stamp - Stampin' Up Stipple Rose

Ink - Ranger Tim Holtz Worn Lipstick and Shabby Shutters Distress markers

Dies - QuicKutz Nesting Doily Hearts and Nesting Hearts, Memory Box Marietta Buckle

Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, Sullivans 1 1/2" scalloped heart punch

Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape, Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue
Other - sentiment sticker, rose heart pearl cabochon

Challenges:

Simon Says Work It Wednesday February - Floral

Dragonfly Journeys Challenge 46 - Flower Power

The Artistic Stamper February Challenge - HeART Art

The Ribbon Girl - use any image

Creative Inspirations Challenge 345 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper February Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Red and White Beautiful Bunch

My last card for the Double D challenge using some new (to me) Stampin' Up stamps and punches. I inked around the edges of the large flowers with Fired Brick distress ink which is barely visible in the pic.

           

       Double D Challenge

Cardstock - 5" red card blank, white, red and white snippets

Stamps - Stampin' Up Beautiful Bunch and Petite Petals

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Tim Holtz Fired Brick Distress ink

Embossing Folder - Darice Crackle

Dies - Nellie Snellen Heart Multi-frames

Punches - Stampin' Up Fun Flower and Petite Petals, Sullivans 1.5" scalloped heart

Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, stylus for shaping small flowers, Fiskars compact stamp press

Adhesives - Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue, foam tape

Other - black rhinestones, sentiment sticker

Challenges:

Double D Challenges - Red and White

Natalie and Amy Challenge 41 - Hearts and Flowers

The Artistic Stamper February Challenge - HeART Art

Simon Says January Work It Wednesday - New (stuff)

Creative Inspirations Challenge 345 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Anniversary Rose

Another card using the wonderful Rose Garden die from Stampin' Up using the pic at Scrapbook Boutique as inspiration, love that red rose with gold background image in bottom right corner of the mood board.

Scrapbook Boutique

Cardstock - 5" antique gold card blank, red, textured red, antique gold

Paper - First Edition J'Adore

Dies - Stampin' Up Rose Garden Thinlits, Spellbinders Mega Ovals and Mega Classic Scalloped Ovals

Adhesives - Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue, ds tape
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot
Other - sentiment sticker

Challenges:

Scrapbook Boutique February Challenge - Mood Board

Paper Creator's Crafts Challenge 44 - Must Be Love

Bizzy Becs February Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Red Rose

I had been eyeing off the new Stampin' Up Rose Garden die set for a while and finally relented, got it yesterday and straight away made a card for Scrapbook Boutique and Double D challenges.  I used the inlay method, very fiddly but worth it, a good thing the die is quite large and the bits not so tiny : )

           

       Double D Challenge

Scrapbook Boutique

Cardstock - 5" red card blank, white, antique gold, textured red
Dies - Stampin' Up Rose Garden Thinlits, Spellbinders Floral Ovals
Embossing Folder - Elizabeth Craft Designs Trendy Tiles 2
Adhesives - Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue, fun foam
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot
Other - Krafters Korner Craft Topper sentiment

Challenges:

Double D Challenges - Red and White

Scrapbook Boutique February Challenge - Mood Board

Simon Says January Work It Wednesday - New (stuff)

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Another Banner Birthday

This card uses the leftover snippets from my previous card.  I'm trying to get through my stack of paper pads and offcuts . . . a huge endeavour : )

Cardstock - white card blank, textured brown, snippets of textured brown and ivory

Paper - Kaisercraft Base Coat

Stamp - Stampin' Up Label Love

Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa

Tools - Stampin' Up Artisan Label punch, paper piercer

Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape

Other - silver brads

Challenges:

Pixie's Crafty Workshop: Snippets Playground Week  217

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper February Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Little Scrap Pieces Show It Off Saturday Linky Party

Creative Inspirations Challenge 345 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Birthday Banner

A simple man card using up some snippets, I've got left overs from this to make another card in the reverse design IYKWIM  : )

Cardstock - 5" white card blank, textured brown, snippets of textured brown and ivory

Paper - Kaisercraft Base Coat

Stamp - Stampin' Up Label Love

Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa

Tools - Stampin' Up Artisan Label punch, paper piercer

Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape

Other - copper brads

Challenges:

CardzTV Card Designers Challenge 2 - Birthday Card

Bizzy Becs February Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart Challenge 99 - Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper February Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Pixie's Crafty Workshop: Snippets Playground Week 216

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Red and White

A birthday card using two pics as inspiration, Double D and Scrapbook Boutique.

           

       Double D Challenge

Scrapbook Boutique

Cardstock - 5" white card blank, snippets of red, black,gold and white

Paper - very old snippet from stash

Embossing Folder - Kaisercraft Bricks

Stamp - Heartfelt Creations Carnation Florals 1

Dies - Spellbinders Carnation Creations and Blooms One, MFT Die-namics Prima Donna Petals, Fancy That Leafy Flourish

Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape, Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue

Other - sentiment sticker

Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, Fiskars compact stamp press

Challenges:

Double D Challenges - Red and White

Scrapbook Boutique February Challenge - Mood Board

Pixie's Crafty Workshop: Snippets Playground Week 216

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Stipple Rose for Mothers Day

Another card using the gorgeous Stippled Rose stamp, this one for Mothers Day. . . it may seem a bit early for Mothers Day cards, but I have a huge market in a couple of weeks and another a month after so need to build up some stock.

Cardstock - A4 white folded to make A5, white snippets, Rosie's Studio textured Fraise

Paper - Summertime collection (freebie with magazine)

Stamp - Stampin' Up Stipple Rose

Ink - Ranger Tim Holtz Worn Lipstick and Shabby Shutters Distress Markers

Dies - Spellbinders Regal Frame and Fancy Tags 2, Inspired By Stamping Fancy Label Dies 2

Tools - Sizzix Big Shot

Adhesives - ds tape, Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue, foam tape

Other - sentiment sticker, white crochet lace snippet

Challenges:

Bizzy Becs February Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart Challenge 99 - Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper February Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Pixie's Crafty Workshop: Snippets Playground Week 216

Little Scrap Pieces Show It Off Saturday Linky Party

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Stipple Rose

I saw this card on Darnell's blog and just had to have that stunning rose stamp, found one on ebay and paid way too much shipping to justify the price of the stamp, but I really needed it : )
I inked the stamp with distress markers then cut the image out with a hardly-used Spellbinders die set.

Cardstock - pink card blank, white

Stamp - Stampin' Up Stipple Rose

Ink - Ranger Tim Holtz Worn Lipstick and Shabby Shutters Distress Markers

Dies - Spellbinders Regal Frame

Tools - Sizzix Big Shot

Adhesives - Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue, foam tape

Other - sentiment sticker

Challenges:

Dragonfly Journeys Challenge 42 - Pretty In Pink

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 411 - In The Pink

Mod Squad Challenge - Hearts and/or Flowers

Bizzy Becs February Challenge -  Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Pink Roses

A simple pink card with some pretty rose paper that comes from a 12x12inch pad that I just had to have. . . . I don't usually buy 12x12 paper as the designs are usually too large for cards, but the patterns in this pad are beautiful : )

Cardstock - 6" ivory card blank,  Rosie's Studio textured Blush

Paper - Sugar & Spice Studio Cottage Garden

Embossing Folder - Mpress Spring Drop Collection 

Die - Spellbinders Mega Ovals

Adhesives - Tombow Mono Multo liquid glue, foam tape

Tools - Sizzix Big Shot

Other - sentiment sticker

Challenges:

Dragonfly Journeys Challenge 42 - Pretty In Pink

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 411 - In The Pink

Mod Squad Challenge - Hearts and/or Flowers

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper February Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Hoo Loves You

An owl Love card, perfect for a Valentine, using a new Kaisercraft embossing folder and new-to-me owl stamp from Hero Arts . . . . so much for my New Year Resolution to stop buying new stuff  : (

Cardstock - brown card blank, Becky Higgins Project Life Rain Edition 4x6 textured card, white and red snippets

Stamps - Hero Arts Big Eyes, The Greeting Farm Hoo Loves You

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Markers - Copic Sand E33, Specrtrun Noir TN2 and GB1, Promarker Forest Green 356, Bic Mark-it Tuxedo Black
Die - Spellbinders Mega Ovals
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, Cutter-bee scissors, Fiskars small heart punch, Stampin' Up Owl Builder Punch (tiny hearts), We R Memory Keepers Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper
Adhesives - Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue, foam squares

Challenges:

The Artistic Stamper February Challenge - HeART Art

Bunny Zoe's Crafts January Challenge - Hearts

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Have a Heart

The Ribbon Girl Special Guest Designer Challenge - Love

Aud Sentiments Challenge 148 - Love Sentiment

DL.Art Thankful Thursday Challenge 173 - Valentine

Fairy Tale Challenge 136 - St Valentins Day

The ABC Challenge - A is for Animals

Simon Says January Work It Wednesday - New (stuff)

Pixie's Crafty Workshop: Snippets Playground Week 214

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Pretty In Pink

Another pink card with lace and flower, this seems to be my go-to design for quick pretty cards : )

Cardstock - white card blank

Paper - Sugar & Spice Studio Cottage Garden

Adhesives - ds tape, Ranger Glossy Accents, glue dots

Other - guipure lace, AnnaBelle Stamps Petals pink flower, white pearl flower centre, sentiment sticker

Challenges:

Dragonfly Journeys Challenge 42 - Pretty In Pink

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 411 - In The Pink

Mod Squad Challenge - Hearts and/or Flowers

Pixie's Crafty Workshop: Snippets Playground Week 214

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper February Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Happy Anniversary

An anniversary card with some crochet lace and one of my Mum's lovely crochet flowers (thanks Mum : )

Cardstock - white card blank

Paper - Cre8tiv Vintage Stack of Cards

Adhesives - Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue, Ranger Glossy Accents

Other - crochet lace, crochet flower, Rosie's Studio pink rose, sentiment sticker

Challenges:

Dragonfly Journeys Challenge 42 - Pretty In Pink

Live & Love Crafts Challenge 44 - Love Is In The Air

Paper Creator's Crafts Challenge 44 - Must Be Love

The Ribbon Girl Special Guest Designer Challenge - Love

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Pixie's Crafty Workshop: Snippets Playground Week 214

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper February Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Little Scrap Pieces Show It Off Saturday Linky Party

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny