Chocolate, Coffee & Cards – Embossing!

Hello, how are things in the world of you and yours?  Well I hope!

A new challenge starts today over on the Chocolate, Coffee and Cards challenge blog and our theme this fortnight is Embossing!

So the Choccies had some fab images to work with from our wonderful sponsor this time 

Bugaboo Stamps

I chose to use the fabulously cute Kidz Girl – Cat available here. 

Now I don’t do enough embossing (heaven knows I have enough embossing folders!!) and I have never done a White on White card before!  So this was a good time to right those wrongs!! OK so my card is not entirely WoW as I coloured my image but I got a tad carried away with embossing onto Centura Pearl as it always looks so fab!

Ingredients:

Dies:  Sue Wilson ‘Classic 3D Bow’ – Tonic ‘Nesting Rectangles’

Embossing Folders: Couture Creations borders (can’t remember the name) – Sizzix ‘Happy Birthday’ sentiment – Embossalicious ‘Petite Dot’

Paper/Card: Neenah Solar White – Centura Pearl (gotta love it!)

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers and pencils

Others: Nothing else, that was it, all finished, all done, The End!

I hope you will join us for our great challenge. Check out the blog for all the wonderful DT inspiration and the fab prize we have up for grabs!!

Thanks so much for looking and have a great day!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

4 CRAFTY CHICKS – Challenge #196: (Crazy Egg) Anything Goes

CRAFTING FROM THE HEART – Challenge #20: Anything Goes

SCRAP CREATIONS – Celebrations

TUESDAY THROWDOWN – Challenge #197: Wild Coloured Hair

INKY IMPRESSIONS – Challenge #161: Anything Goes
CRAFTY CATZ – Challenge #233: Anything Goes
SCRIBBLE AND SCRAP – Challenge #19: Always Anything Goes
JO'S SCRAP SHACK - Funday Friday #52: HB2U

MilkCoffee Showcase – Clean & Simple!

Hello, how is everyone?  Hope all in the UK had a good bank holiday despite the horrible weather!

So there is a new MilkCoffee Showcase today and the theme is Clean & Simple! A style I absolutely love but never really do! :{

The image I used is the gorgeous Tiffany in Flowery Bridal Gown available here.

Ingredients:

Other Stamps: Corners and sentiment LOTV

Dies: No dies were harmed used in the making of this card!

Paper/Card: Hunkydory Adorable Scorable

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers and pencils – ‘Seedless Preserves’ DI

Others: Liquid Pearls

Please pop over to the showcase  to see all the fabulous creations made by my team-mates and visit the MilkCoffee shop to check out at all the gorgeous images.  And don’t forget to join in the current challenge on the challenge blog which is Anything But a Card!

Thanks so much for looking and have a wonderful day!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

SCRIBBLE & SCRAP – Challenge #19: Anything Goes

THE PAPER NEST DOLLS – Challenge #11: Anything Goes

SPECTRUM NOIR – May Challenge: Flowers

CRAFTING FROM THE HEART – Challenge #20: Anything Goes 

QKR STAMPEDE - Challenge #89: Clean & Simple

CARD MANIA – Challenge #47: CAS

4 CRAFTY CHICKS – Challenge #196 (Crazy Egg) Anything Goes

LITTLE MISS MUFFET – Challenge #86: Anything Goes

SCRAP CREATIONS – Celebrations

INKY IMPRESSIONS – Challenge #161: Anything Goes

WITHOUT WORDS – May Challenge: Pink and/or Purple and (a touch of) Green

Cutie Pie Challenge Blog – Emboss It!

Hello, how are you keeping?

Today we have a brand new challenge over at the Cutie Pie Challenge Blog  

And our theme this fortnight is Emboss It! So we want to see some type of embossing on your creations be it heat or dry!

This time we are sponsored by Crafty Sentiments 

They are sponsoring us for the very first time, and we are delighted to be working with them! Crafty Sentiments are offering a wonderful prize of 3 digi stamps of the winner’s choice………so a huge thank you to them! (Pity I can’t enter!)

We were fortunate to get to choose an image from their fab collection to work with and I chose Lady Bird & Butterfly available here.

The idea was (here we go again) that this sweet little girl should be in a walled garden as I had a fab brick embossing folder that I had yet to use!

Ingredients:

Dies: Tonic ‘Looking Glass Oval’

Punches: Tonic ‘Mini Boot Daisy’ – X-Cut Small Palm Punch, ‘Petal’ & ‘Pointed Butterfly’

Embossing Folders: M-Bossabilities ‘Bricks & Bark’ – Embossilicious ‘Regal Frame’

Paper/Card: Centura Pearl – Neenah Solar White

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir Markers and Pencils – Pan Pastels ‘Burnt Sienna’

Others: Ribbon and gems from stash

 Mosey on over to the Cutie Pies blog to see the amazing inspiration created by my teamies and join in the embossing fun!

Thanks so much for looking, and have a great day!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

DIVAS BY DESIGN – Anything Goes

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS – Inspired by a Song (Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary!)

CRAFTY LITTLE FAIRIES – May Challenge: In the Garden

STAMPING SENSATIONS –May Challenge: Anything Goes

MY MUMS CRAFT SHOP – Challenge #17: Lots of Layers

DRAGONFLY DREAMS – Challenge #5: How Does Your Garden Grow?

STAMPIN’ FOR THE WEEKEND – For the Girls

CRAFTY CATZ – Challenge #232: Embossing

THE PAPER NEST DOLLS – Challenge #11: Anything Goes

A Little LOTV Fairy Grotto!

Hello! How are things!

Wow what an amazing spell of weather we are enjoying in the UK! Love it!  Hope it’s good where you are!

Today I wanted to share a card I made to join in with the current LOTV Monthly Challenge which is Fairies!

Now the gorgeous stamps I have used have been retired which is a great shame as I think they are stunning! But because they will no longer be available I managed to snag them for a super bargain price! J

 So what did I do? Well my idea (heaven help me) was to create a fairy grotto! Hmmmm, not too sure I managed it! Maybe it’s more Fairy Grotty, I hope not!!! Either way I wanted to use all three of these fabulous fairies so this is what I came up with!

I coloured onto Desert Storm card stock with Spectrum Noir pencils and blending solution! It may not be too obvious (curse my dodgy photography) but I cut each of the fairies an extra pair of wings from acetate and glittered the edges!

Ingredients:

Stamps: ‘Destiny’s Moon’, ‘Autumn Calling’ & ‘Candlelight’ from LOTV

Dies: Tonic frame from ‘Happy Birthday’ sentiment set

Punches:  Tonic ‘Petal Pairs’ – Martha Stewart ‘Large Leaf Branch’

Paper/Card: LOTV ‘Country Lady’ – Kanban gold sheen – Crafters Companion ‘Desert Strom’

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir Pencils – Blending Solution

Others: LOTV sentiment - Crystal glitter - Stickles - Glitter gems & stones from stash

 Thanks so much for looking and have a great evening!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

LILI OF THE VALLEY – May Challenge: Fairies!

POLKADOODLES – Week 20: Things with Wings

QKR STAMPEDE – Challenge #88: Punches or Dies

CREATIVE FINGERS – Challenge #36: Anything Goes

SENTIMENTAL SUNDAYS – Challenge #207: Funky Flowers

PENNY BLACK AND MORE – May Challenge: Anything Goes

STAMPING SENSATIONS –May Challenge: Anything Goes

CRAFTY LITTLE FAIRIES – May Challenge: In the Garden

DREAM VALLEY – Challenge #82: Things with Wings

CRAFTING FROM THE HEART - Challenge #19: Anything Goes

SPECTRUM NOIR – May Challenge: Flowers

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards – Use a Tag!

Hello, how are things in the world of you?

I’m back as there is a new challenge starting over at Chocolate,Coffee and Cards today and our theme is Use a Tag!

Our sponsor this time is

Scribbles Designs  

I used their cute hedgehog image called Hedgie with Flowers, available here. 

I have to say that I love digis. They are so versatile and I love how you can manipulate and re-size them to fit your project! I did struggle a bit with this card though as the old mojo is still absent!  It sent me a postcard from the Algarve; having a lovely time apparently!! L

The idea was simple really! The enlarged image would have a tag on the flowers and on that tag there would be a smaller version of the image, and on that one there would be yet another tag with an even smaller version of the image!! Phew! (I hope that makes sense, if it does could you please explain it to me!!) It was going to get smaller and smaller but with my eyesight I would have needed the telescope from Jodrell Bank to see it so that put paid to that!

Ingredients:

Stamps: Sentiment free from a mag

Dies:  Tonic ‘Nesting Rectangles’- Tattered Lace ‘Mini Blooms’ – Sue Wilson ‘Fern Trio’ – X-Cut ‘Mini Butterfly’ Palm Punch

Paper/Card: LOTV ‘Bonnets & Bowties’ patterned and ‘Solids’

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir Markers & Pencils – ‘Peacock Feathers’ & ‘Picked Raspberry’ DI

Others: Twine, gems and eyelets from stash

Hopeless Hand drawings: Faux stitching

I hope you can join us this time, and to inspire you the DT have made some wonderful creations, so check them out here and play along! 

Thanks so much for looking!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

JUST INSPIRATIONAL – Team B Challenge: Anything Goes

INKY IMPRESSIONS – Challenge #159: Flower Power

DIGI CHOOSDAY – Week #19: Embellish it!

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS – Flowers

SCRIBBLE & SCRAP – Challenge #18: Anything Goes

PINK GEM – Challenge #119: Favourite Colour Combo (Pink & Blue)

SPECTRUM NOIR – May Challenge: Flowers

QKR STAMPEDE – Challenge #88: Punches or Dies
SARAH HURLEY 365 - Challenge #92: Anything Goes

MilkCoffee Showcase – Shabby Chic or Vintage

Hello, how’s things?

I’m here to show my DT card for the new MilkCoffee Showcase  and our theme is Shabby Chic or Vintage.

Now I have to admit that this is not a style I’ve readily embraced so you’ll have to forgive the rather ‘rough and ready’ not-too-sure-what-I-was-doing design!

Now my mojo has all but mo-gone at the moment; I believe it took its passport so I may be in trouble!! Still I managed to create something that I don’t hate and it is all thanks to the wonderfully elegant Tiffany Playing Violin (love her) available here I think she is perfect for a vintage theme with her violin and gorgeous gown (and her ridiculously tiny waist – I bet she’s never had a Big Mac!) J

.......bet she's never had a Magnum either!

Love, love, love Halo Glitter!

Ingredients:

Stamps: Music script by Kanban – scroll and sentiment by Katy Sue Designs

Dies: Tattered Lace foliage

Paper/Card: LOTV ‘Antebellum’ & ‘Pressed in Time’ – Kraft - vellum

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers and pencils – ‘Vintage Photo’ DI

Others: Gold Fran-tage & Halo Glitter – Paper roses, pearl flowers and flat-backed pearls from The Hobby House – wooden bird from stash

Check out all the amazing designs by my talented team mates here and visit the MilkCoffee shop to ogle at all their gorgeous images.  And don’t forget to join in the current challenge on the challenge blog which is Mother’s Day/For a Special Lady

Thanks so much for looking and always leaving such lovely comments! You sure know how to boost a girl’s confidence!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

CREATIVE CARD CREW – Challenge #61: Music

JUST INSPIRATIONAL – Team B Challenge: Anything Goes

DIGI CHOOSDAY – Week #19: Embellish it!

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS – Flowers

DEEP OCEAN – Challenge #77: Distressing

POLKADOODLES – Week 19: Something Old (Kanban Stamp), Something New (Antebellum Paper Pad)

CREATIVE MOMENTS – Challenge #42: Anything Goes/Bingo (Flower, Sentiment, More than 2 Layers)

INKY IMPRESSIONS – Challenge #159: Flower Power

SCRIBBLE & SCRAP – Challenge #18: Anything Goes

THE PAPER NEST DOLLS – Challenge #10: Anything Goes

MY MUMS CRAFT SHOP – Challenge #17: Lots of Layers

SPECTRUM NOIR – May Challenge: Flowers

ALPHABET CHALLENGE – G for Gorgeous Gowns

Cutie Pie Challenge Blog – Bring on the Bling! (Don’t mind if I do!)

Hello, hope you and yours are well?

Now who doesn’t love a bit of blingage? I’m a bit of a magpie myself and love anything glittery and shiny! Diamonds being a particular favourite of course!! J

So, to satisfy the gem addict in all of us the new challenge over at the Cutie Pie Challenge Blog this fortnight is Bring on the Bling! 

This time we are sponsored by Pink Gem Designs

We were very fortunate to be able to pick an image from their amazing range to work with and I chose the gorgeous Fairy Grace available here. 

I was asked by a colleague to make a card for her fairy mad, pink obsessed, glitter fanatic 6 year old daughter so I thought Fairy Grace was the perfect image.  Now this sweet little lady is sitting crossed legged and as all good fairy aficionados know fairies tend to sit on toadstools. Problem! No toadstool stamps! Cue hopeless hand drawing! Oh ‘eck! Hopefully I remembered to rub out all the pencil lines!

I embossed the Centura Pearl background then inked randomly (I am a bit random) with Distress Inks.  I used one of my all time fav colour combos, pink & blue, but the pink is a lot brighter IRL. The Bright Pink Spectrum Noir markers totally live up to their name!

Ingredients:

Stamps: Pink Gem Fairy Grace - sentiment (threw away the packaging so can't remember)

Dies/Punches:  Tonic ‘Nesting Ovals’ - X-Cut mini butterfly Palm Punch & corner rounder– SB Die D-Lites ‘Flower Border’- WRMK corner 'Chomper'

Paper/Card: Neenah Solar White - Centura Pearl – American crafts

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir Markers – ‘Peacock Feathers’ & ‘Picked Raspberry’ DI

Others: 'Crystal' Stickles – WOW 'Metallic Silver Sparkle' embossing powder - Gems from my stash

Hopeless Hand drawings: Toadstool!!

Pop over to the Cutie Pies blog to see the amazing shiny creations made by my teamies.

Thanks so much for looking!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

AUD SENTIMENTS –Challenge #106: Any Sentiment for a Child

IN THE PINK – Challenge #43: Fluttering By (Use a Butterfly)

DIGI CHOOSDAY – Week 18: All About the Kids

DIVAS BY DESIGN – In the Pink

FAB ‘N’ FUNKY – Pretty Hair

ART BY MIRAN – Challenge #5: Anything Goes

CRAFTY LITTLE FAIRIES – May Challenge: In the Garden

GRAPH’IT MARKERS – Week 19: Let’s Go Pink

CREATIVE FINGERS – Challenge #35: Anything Goes

QKR STAMPEDE – Challenge #87: Anything Goes/Twist Use Gems or Rhinestones

PINK GEM – Challenge #119: Favourite Colour Combo (One of many, Pink & Blue)
SCRIBBLE AND SCARP - Challenge #18: Anything Goes

THE PAPER NEST DOLLS – Challenge #10: Anything Goes

Guest Designer for Crafting by Designs!

Hello, how are things with you? Good I hope!

Well I have a card to show that I made as guest designer for Crafting by Designs this week!  I was so chuffed to be asked! One of my previous efforts made their Saturday Spotlight here so I was asked to make something for their current challenge and the theme is Mother’s Day!

Now I know that we have already had this important day here in the UK but is Australia and America they don’t celebrate this until May 11th!

So what did I do? Well I chose to use Alisa with Roses available from Mo’s Digital Pencil! Such a stunning image as all Mo’s are but I have never used one before so thought it was high time I did!

Ingredients:

Stamps: ‘Alisa with Roses’ from Mo’s Digital pencil - sentiment free with mag

Dies/Punches:  Tonic nesting circles & swirl -  SB 'Jewel Flowers & Flourishes' - Tattered Lace 'Foliage' - MS corner punch - X-Cut corner rounder

Paper/Card: Neenah Solar White – LOTV ‘Promises’ patterned & solids

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir Markers & Pencils

Others: Pearls, ribbon and paper roses from The Hobby House – MS butterfly mould and air-dry clay - Liquid Pearls – Peacock Feathers DI

Thanks so much for looking!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

PAUSE DREAM ENJOY – Link party #9: Flowers

SPARKLES MONTHLY – Challenge #55: Favourite Colour Combo (Aqua & Purple)

CRAFT-DEE-BOWZ – May Challenge: Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow

A LITTLE BIT CRAFTY – May Challenge: Flower Power

ALLSORTS CHALLENGE – Week 257: Butterflies

THE RIBBON GIRL – May Card Challenge: Flowers

THE SQUIRREL AND THE FOX – Challenge #69: Mother’s Day

EUREKA STAMPS – Challenge #88: Mother’s Day Flowers
INKY IMPRESSIONS – Challenge #158: Mother’s Day

SPECTRUM NOIR – May Challenge: Flowers

Ladybug Crafts Challenge – Favourite Embellishments

Hello, hope all is well with you and yours?

Good grief, 2^nd May already! So it’s an “Ooops!” from me as time just got away from me so I’m a day late with my post for the new challenge at Ladybug Crafts, how rubbish am I!! (Don’t answer that!) Any road up tardiness aside the Ladybug Crafts challenge for May has started and the theme this month is Favourite Embellishments!

Difficult to narrow down I grant you but it was pretty easy for me. I love, love, love my die-cut and punched flowers! If you stand still long enough I’ll glue a die-cut flower to you so watch out!

For my stepper card I chose to use the beautifully ethereal Ceridwen from Mi Ran available here  I just love her gorgeous images!  I started to colour Ceridwen’s hair black then realised I wanted her to have a few aqua streaks but it was a bit late so she has a few random ones scattered here and there! I’d sue the hairdresser myself!! J

Ingredients:

Dies:  Tonic nesting rectangles & swirl– Tattered Lace ‘Beautiful Blooms’ & ‘Mini Blooms – Tonic flower punch – MS ‘Leaf Branch’ large punch – X-Cut butterfly mini palm punch

Paper/Card: LOTV ‘Beach Bliss’

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils

Others: Liquid Pearls – gems from stash – Kanban die-cut sentiment

Have a look at the Ladybug Crafts blog here and play along!

Thanks so much for looking!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

CRAFTING FROM THE HEART – Challenge #16: Anything Goes

THE PAPER NEST DOLLS – Challenge #9: Anything Goes

PAUSE DREAM ENJOY – Link party #9: Flowers

CREATIVE CARD CREW – Challenge # 60: Girly

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS – Anything Goes

INKY IMPRESSIONS – Challenge #157: Anything Goes

SCRIBBLE & SCRAP – Challenge #17: Anything Goes

DIE CUTTIN’ DIVAS – Challenge #163: Make it Girly

A LITTLE BIT CRAFTY – May Challenge: Flower Power

SPECTRUM NOIR – May Challenge: Flowers

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards – Circles & Squares!

Hello, how are things in the world of you?

I’m here to let you know that there is a new challenge starting over on the Chocolate, Coffee and Cards blog today and our theme this fortnight is Circles & Squares!

We are lucky to be sponsored  by

Ladybug Crafts Ink

They very generously allowed the team to pick our own image from their amazing range! I finally(it took some time) chose to use the wonderful Martini Nikki!   Love her!  Isn’t she just faaaabulous daaaarling!! For some reason, when I saw her, she brought to mind a sort of kitsch, 60’s cocktail party kind of vibe and I think I managed to find the perfect paper for that!

Ingredients:

Stamps: Crafters Companion sentiment

Dies:  Tonic nesting circles, nesting squares, swirl & Martini glass – Tattered Lace corners – MS large ‘Leaf Branch’ punch – SB 'Jewel Flowers & Flourishes'

Paper/Card: American Crafts - pink pad from The Works

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils

Others: Liquid Pearls–paper roses from The Hobby House – gems from stash - rose 'Sheer Wrinkled Edge' ribbon

I hope you will join us for this great challenge. Check out the blog for all the wonderful DT inspiration and play along!

Thanks so much for looking!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

LADYBUG CRAFTS INK – Make an Easel Card

PAUSE DREAM ENJOY – Link party #9: Flowers

CREATIVE CARD CREW – Challenge # 60: Girly

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS – Anything Goes

AURORA WINGS – Challenge #2: Monochromatic

INKY IMPRESSIONS – Challenge #157: Anything Goes

SCRIBBLE & SCRAP – Challenge #17: Anything Goes

DIE CUTTIN’ DIVAS – Challenge #163: Make it Girly

AUD SENTIMENTS – Challenge #105: Birthday Sentiment

A LITTLE BIT CRAFTY – May Challenge: Flower Power

CRAFT-DEE-BOWZ – May Challenge: Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow

CRAFTY RIBBONS – Challenge #87: Anything Goes with Ribbon

ART BY MIRAN – Challenge #5: Anything Goes

SPECTRUM NOIR – May Challenge: Flowers

MilkCoffee Showcase – Flowers & Pearls

Grrrrrr! I hate %$&*£? Blogger! Blogger should be a swear word in itself! I scheduled this post and did it work? Did it ‘eck! Oh well, I’m here now! Finally! Caaaaaalm!

Hello! How’s things!

Its showcase day at MilkCoffee and the theme today is Flowers & Pearls!

The image I chose to use is called Tiffany and Cake and she is one of the new designs available here.  Isn't she fab but how is she walking in those shoes?! She’ll drop that cake if she’s not careful! Crikey how old am I??!! I’ll be looking at the weather and asking if she’s wearing a vest next! J

Ingredients:

Dies:  SB ‘Romantic Rectangles 2’, ‘Curved Rectangles’ & ‘Floral Ovals’ – Sue Wilson ‘Faux Quilled Blooms – Tonic swirl

Paper/Card: Centura Pearl – scraps from overflowing scrap box

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers and pencils

Others: Liquid Pearls – flat back pearls and ribbon slider from The Hobby House

 Go to the showcase blog to see all the fabulous designs by my team mates here and visit the MilkCoffee shop to check out all their gorgeous images!  And don’t forget to join in the current challenge on the challenge blog which is ‘Bright Colours’!

Thanks so much for looking!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

CRAFTING FROM THE HEART – Challenge #16: Anything Goes

THE PAPER NEST DOLLS – Challenge #9: Anything Goes

PAUSE DREAM ENJOY – Link party #9: Flowers

CREATIVE CARD CREW – Challenge # 60: Girly

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS – Anything Goes

INKY IMPRESSIONS – Challenge #157: Anything Goes

SCRIBBLE & SCRAP – Challenge #17: Anything Goes

DIE CUTTIN’ DIVAS – Challenge #163: Make it Girly

CRAFTY RIBBONS – Challenge #87: Anything Goes With Ribbon

CRAFT-DEE-BOWZ – May Challenge: Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow

SPECTRUM NOIR – May Challenge: Flowers