Delightful Challenge Thursday – Layer It! (Use Layers!)

Hello how are things? Well I hope!

Today we have a brand new challenge over at the Delightful Challenge Blog and our theme this week is Layer It!, so use layers!

We are sponsored by

who are offering a great prize!

So the layers on my creation come from the diorama design and the decoupage elements and I chose to use the gorgeously sweet Swinging Dolly

Ingredients:

Image: Swinging Dolly

Dies: Tonic frame – Tattered Lace fence & foliage – Spellbinders ‘Floral Border’ & ‘Just Swingin’’

Punches: Tonic tiny daisy

Paper/Card: Neenah Solar White –Hunkydory – LOTV ‘Up, Up & Away’ & ‘Bonnets & Bowties – Solids’

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils

Others: Liquid Pearls

Hopeless Hand drawings: Just the grass. Count yourself lucky I was going to try my hand at some grazing sheep!!

Pop over to the Delightful Challenges Blog to see the amazing ‘layered’ inspiration created by the DT and don’t forget to visit the shop to drool over all the gorgeous digis!

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

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

THROUGH THE PURPLE HAZE – Challenge #54: Anything Goes

INKY IMPRESSIONS – Challenge #174: Anything Goes

SCRAPPERS DELIGHT – Challenge #30: Anything Goes

CRAFTERS CAFÉ - Challenge #79: Use Your Punches & Dies

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards – Bingo!

Hello, how are things? Me again! Wow you can just reach out and touch the weekend can’t you, and a bank holiday weekend to boot! Thank goodness!

I’m here today to let you know that there is a new challenge starting over on the Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge Blog and our theme this fortnight is Bingo, and here is the bingo card!

                                                    We are sponsored by 

Who are offering a fabby prize!

As Christmas is a coming (yippee, my favourite time of year) I decided I had better get my finger out and make some festive cards! And here is my very first effort of the year! Hoorah!

I chose the middle row of the bingo card, Green, Bow, String, and used one of our sponsor’s images called Snow Capped Tree.  I printed it twice to go either side of my Paltry Paper-Pieced door, a mass of rough measurements and slightly dodgy cutting and embossing! Probably wouldn’t repel burglars methinks! J

I will admit to quite liking my wreath which I made by cutting up the Tattered Lace ‘Ornate Leaves’ dies and sticking them to a circular frame! And my coir (ok string) doormat!

Ingredients:

Dies: Tattered Lace ‘Ornate Leaves’

Punches: Tonic snowflake

Paper/Card: Neenah Desert Strom – Bazzill Bling

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir pencils

Others: Beads in a Bottle – Flowersoft – Stickles - string, crystal glitter, ribbon & gems from my stash – sentiment from Hunkydory (I think)

Hopeless Hand drawings & Paltry Paper Piecing: Everything, except the trees (and obviously they are the best thing!!)

I hope you will join us, who doesn’t love a bit of bingo. Look what my clever teamies have done on the blog and play along!

Thanks so much for looking and enjoy your day!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

SPARKLES CHRISTMAS – Challenge #43: Snowflakes

WINTER WONDERLAND - Anything Goes for Christmas

CHRISTMAS CARDS ALL YEAR ROUND – August Challenge: Sparkle & Shine

SPARKLE N SPRINKLE – August Challenge: Anything Goes with Glitter

INKY IMPRESSIONS – Challenge #173: Anything Goes

CRAFTERS CAFÉ – Challenge #77: Square Cards Only

SWEET STAMPIN’ – Christmas in August

AUD SENTIMENTS – Challenge #113: Favourite Season (Christmas of course!)
POLKADOODLES – Week 34: Christmas

Delightful Challenge Thursday – School Daze

Hello! Hope things are well with you and yours!

Today we have a new challenge over at the Delightful Challenge Blog and our theme this week is School Daze! So anything with a school theme!

This time we are sponsored by…………us!! Yay!! 

And of course we are offering a fabulous prize!

I used the super cute Bookyworm on my card this time and decided to print him off twice (flipping the second image) to make him into a couple of bookends!  

 Of course as a pair of bookends he'd have to have books so I used the School Sentiment Set to create a little library to go on my kraft bookshelf!

I put ’82 on the ‘CLASS OF’ title as this was when the year I left school! No not 1882!! Flamin’ cheek! J

Ingredients:

Image: Bookyworm

Sentiment: School Sentiment Set

Dies: None

Punches: None

Paper/Card: Neenah Solar White – Kraft – Scrapperdashery ‘Rudyard Kipling – “If”’ 12x12

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils

Others: ‘Vintage Photo’ DI - wood effect embossing folder

Hopeless Hand drawings: Books!

Paltry Paper Piecing:  Bookshelf!

Pop over to the Delightful Challenges Blog to see the wonderful ‘scholarly’ inspiration created by the DT and don’t forget to visit the shop for the cutest digis anywhere!

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

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS – Back to School!

DI’S DIGIS – Back to School!

GOING GREY WITH SCRAP CREATIONS – Animals (hope a worm counts!)

CREATIVE MOMENTS – Challenge #49: Anything Goes/Animals

CORROSIVE CHALLENGE – Challenge #206: ‘B’ Unique (Bookworm – Books)

WHIMSY INSPIRATIONS – Challenge #74: Back to School

FAB ‘N’ FUNKY – Challenge #226: For the Kids

TOP TIP TUESDAY – Challenge # Anything Goes

INKY IMPRESSIONS – Challenge #173: Anything Goes

SPARKLES MONTHLY – Challenge #59: Back to School

LACY SUNSHINE - Challenge #40: Back to School
RUBY’S RAINBOW – Challenge #86: Back to School

MELONHEADZ FRIENDS – Back to School

Cutie Pie Challenge – Buttons & Bows!

Cutie Pie Challenge – Buttons & Bows!

Hello, how are you keeping?

We have a brand new challenge at the Cutie Pie Challenge Blog  today and our theme this fortnight is Buttons & Bows! Now we still seem to be getting quite a few non-cute entries which is a shame, but we are the Cutie Pies so we want you to use a CUTE image!

This time we are sponsored by Crafty Ribbons

 and one lucky winner will win a fabulous prize!

For this challenge I made one of my favourite card shapes, a centre stepper, from Centura Pearl using a template from Norma’s blog here.

For a change, instead of sitting on a hopeless hand drawing of a toadstool, I thought I would have my fairy sitting on neatly die-cut clouds! Awwwwww!

Ingredients:

Stamps: Sherri Baldy My-Besties Img694

Sentiment: Digital Delights

Dies: Spellbinders ‘Cherry Blossom’- Memory Box ‘Puffy Clouds’

Punches: X-Cut Mini Butterfly

Paper/Card: Centura Pearl - Neenah Solar White – Dovecraft ‘Back to Basics IV’

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils

Others: Liquid Pearls – Stickles – pins – buttons – twine – Silky Crush ribbon

Scoot over to the Cutie Pies blog to see all the wonderful projects created by the amazing team.

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

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

CRAFTING WITH DRAGONFLIES – Challenge #32: Create a Centre Stepper Card

SCRAPPERS DELIGHT – Challenge #29: Anything Goes With Die-Cuts

MY BESTIES AUSSIE CHALLENGE – Challenge #27: Bingo (I used Buttons, Flowers & Pins)

MEET AT THE SCRAPPERS CORNER – Challenge #3: Anything Goes – Theme: Butterflies

MY BESTIES UK – Anything Goes & Flowers

ARTBYMIRAN – Challenge #12: Anything Goes

YNS – Challenge #15: Inspirational Photo (colour and flowers)

CRAFTY CALENDAR – August Challenge: Anything Goes

CRAFT-DEE BOWZ – August Challenge: Anything Goes & Include a Handmade Bow

MY BESTIES GERMANY – Challenge #6: Anything Goes (Option Birds & Butterflies)

MY BESTIES FRIENDSHIP – Butterflies 

MY BESTIES FRANCE – Challenge #15: Bling
SCRAPBOOK STAMP SOCIETY – Challenge #48: Anything Goes

BESTIES INTERNATIONAL – Challenge #17: Favourite Colour Combo (Purple and black is one of my many favs!)

Delightful Challenge Thursday – 1, 2 Punch!

Hi there, hope you and yours are well and happy!

Today is challenge day at the Delightful Challenge Blog and our theme this week is 1, 2 Punch! So use a paper punched element on your creation!

We are sponsored by

who are offering a $15 store certificate to one lucky winner!

I went all spring like for my make this week. I thought I should as it will be Christmas cards all the way soon!

Ingredients:

Image: Flower Power Basket of Daises

Sentiment: Keeping In Touch Sentiment Set

Punches: Large & small Tonic flower punches - Amazing Punches large daisy for sentiment

Paper/Card: Hunkydory flower card blank - Neenah Solar White – K & Company daisy vellum

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils

Others: Yellow Stickles – enamel dots

I swear my fussy cutting is getting worse! It is one of those things that I am really struggling with!  

And I have stuck her on a bit wonky! I want to reassure you that no alcohol was consumed in the making of this card!!! K

Anyhoo, pop over to the Delightful Challenges Blog to see the amazing inspiration created by the DT and don’t forget to visit the shop to get your cute digi fix!

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

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS – Anything Goes

CRAFT YOUR PASSION – Challenge #226: Bring Me Sunshine (Add Some Yellow)

CRAFTY BOOTS – Flowers

INKSPIRATIONAL – Challenge #62: Use Markers or Pencils

ARTBYMIRAN – Challenge #12: Anything Goes

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards – Fairies!

Hello, how are you today?

Well I’m back as we have a new challenge starting over on the Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge Blog and our theme this fortnight is Fairies!

Our sponsor this time is 

Who are generously offering a fabulous prize!

We had some wonderful images to work with and I used an image from Sheet 199.

I seem to have a bit of a circle/rocker card obsession at the moment but as far as I’m aware it’s not illegal so I should be alright!

Not too sure where I was going with the whole ‘hearts in the air’ thingy but there you are!

Ingredients:

Dies:  Spellbinders ‘Grand Scalloped Ovals’ – Tonic ‘Nesting Circles’ & ‘Nesting Ovals’

Paper/Card: Neenah Solar White – First Edition ‘Dreamcatcher’

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir pencils

Others: Stickles - acetate & gems

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

Thanks so much for looking and enjoy your day!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS – Add a Sentiment

DIGI SKETCH CHALLENGE – Fairies

JUST INSPIRATIONAL - August Challenge: Anything Goes

SCRIBBLE AND SCRAP – Challenge #24: Anything Goes

WHOOPSI DAISY – ‘B’ Items Challenge (I used Bling & Bouncing hearts!!!)

ABC CHALLENGE – Q for Quote (use a quote or sentiment)

Delightful Challenge Thursday – New Release – Anything Goes!

Hi there, it’s me again! Hope you are doing well!

Today there is a fab new challenge over at the Delightful Challenge Blog which coincides with a new release and our theme this week is everyone’s fav, Anything Goes! So make…. well anything!

We are sponsored by

who are offering a fabulous prize of a $10 store certificate!

Wendy’s amazing images for this release are inspired by J.M. Barries Peter Pan and I have used the super cute Mikey Love on my project.  I decided to make a rocker ‘cradle’ card, as you do! I have some fab shaped cards from Hunkydory that I am slowly making my way through and as soon as I saw little Mikey and his teddy I knew what my design would be. Love it when that happens!

The moon is made from cutting a circle then cutting it again with the same circle die to create the crescent. Easier to get myself a moon die methinks!! J

Ingredients:

Image: Mikey Love

Sentiment: It’s For You Sentiment Set

Dies: SB ‘A2 Bracket Borders 1’ & ‘Lacy Ovals’ – Tonic ‘Nesting Circles’ & ‘Cocktail Glass’ (cherry on a stick used as the handle for the rattle) – Joanna Sheen Signature Die ‘Starburst’ (for the tiny stars on the ‘night light’)

Paper/Card: Neenah Solar White – LOTV ‘Petal Fresh’ – Hunkydory rocker card base – kraft –glitter paper

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils – ‘Black Soot’ & ‘Broken China’ DI

Others: Twine – brads – wood effect embossing folder

Puny Paper Piecing:  Bedside table – night light - rattle

Pop over to the Delightful Challenges Blog to see the amazing inspiration created by the DT and don’t forget to visit the shop for the cutest digis around!

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

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

CARDZ 4 GUYZ – Challenge #30: Song Title (Rock Your Baby by George McCrae)

LITTLE MISS MUFFET – Challenge #91: Baby, Baby

JUST INSPIRATIONAL - August Challenge: Anything Goes

SCRIBBLE AND SCRAP – Challenge #24: Anything Goes

THE SQUIRREL AND THE FOX – Challenge #75: Inspired by a Song (Rock Your Baby by George McCrae)

ALPHABET CHALLENGE – M for Men Only

INKY IMPRESSIONS – Challenge #Shaped Cards

HOBBYBOOK – All About Kids

CRAFTY LITTLE FAIRIES – August Challenge: Cute & Cuddly
CRAFTY SENTIMENTS – Add a Sentiment

THE PAPER NEST DOLLS – Use Brads/Eyelets

Cutie Pie Challenge – Teddy Bear’s Picnic!

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 Teddy Bears Picnic! So use an image of a bear (picnicking or not) on your project!

I decided to make a pop up scenic card, and after watching the fab tutorial given by Dena from the LOTV DT here I decided to give my Inktense Pencils another go!

Ingredients:

Stamps: LOTV ‘Patchwork Bunch of Balloons’ & ‘Patchwork Daisy’

Sentiments: LOTV ‘Everyday Grungy Messages’ & ‘Happy Times’ tag

Dies: Tattered Lace fence – Memory Box ‘Puffy Clouds’ – Spellbinders ‘Whimsical Tree’, ‘Timeless Rectangles’ & ‘Standard Circles’

Punches: Tonic mini daisy

Paper/Card: Watercolour card – LOTV ‘Up, Up & Away’ & ‘Promises’ paper pads - Kraft

Colouring/Ink: Inktense Pencils

Others: Martha Stewart paper clay – mini pearls - liquid pearls

Clueless Clay Moulding: The chocolate cake and slice with purple icing. It’s a silly thing I know and could have been tons better but it makes me smile! It’s completely calorie free too!!! J

Pop over to the Cutie Pies blog to see the amazing inspiration created by my teamies and the fab prize up for offer to our cutest entry.

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 #205: Anything Goes

AS YOU LIKE IT - Favourite Papers and Why! (I use LOTV Nitwit Collections on almost everything.   In this case I used my fave pad of all time ‘Promises’! It incorporates, in my humble opinion, the best colour combo EVER, aqua and lilac. Yum, scrum!)

DIVAS BY DESIGN – Team B Challenge: Anything Goes

INKY IMPRESSIONS – Challenge #170: Anything Goes

SCRAPPERS DELIGHT – Challenge #28: Anything Goes

WHIMSY INSPIRATIONS – Challenge #72: Summertime

THE SQUIRREL AND THE FOX – Challenge #75: Inspired by a Song (Teddy Bears Picnic)

JUST INSPIRATIONAL - August Challenge: Anything Goes

PENNY BLACK AND MORE – August Challenge: Anything Goes

STAMPING SENSATIONS– August Challenge: Anything Goes
SCRIBBLE AND SCRAP – Challenge #24: Anything Goes

DREAM VALLEY – Challenge #87: Favourite Colour Combo (Aqua & Lilac)

Creative Blog Hop!

So I was invited to join the Creative Blog Hop that has been circulating blogland of late. I was tagged by the wonderful Larelyn, my design teammate  from Digital Delights in a post here.  Apparently I have to answer some question to give a little insight into my crafting way of life! (Oh ‘eck!!)

So here goes….

What am I working on now?

I really only do DT work now which I have to say I love!  Just crafting for the heck of it doesn’t seem to happen anymore. Not that I am complaining I am blessed to be part of 3 fab teams consisting of very talented and generous ladies! I absolutely love it and there’s nothing more motivational than a deadline!!!

What do I create?

Cards, cards and more cards!! J They do seem to be my main focus as you can create so many different scenarios with them.  I do love the quirky (anyone who ever visits me will know that) and I believe cards give me almost free range to create what I will! Run for the hills everyone!!! J

How does your creative process work?

K …. I’m a walking light bulb moment really. I suddenly become inspired and then that’s it.  It is almost ‘create this thing or die trying’! Of course the image is the thing. I rarely create without an image, nearly always character based, and as this is my focal point it has to inspire me or I find myself on the road to no-card!!

How do I get and stay inspired?

I craft. It’s as simple as that. I live and breathe it. (I even dream about it. How sad is that!! ) It’s the physical process of making something that spurs me on to make more.  I strive to get better. My colouring is a work in progress (!) and I am constantly trying to make my rather crazy designs become reality. My ideas often exceed my rather limited ability but that’s half the fun isn’t it.  Gotta love me I’m a trier!! JJJ

I am, however endlessly inspired by others, too many to mention here so I will namecheck just three….

Sue. Designer extraordinaire who manages to create ‘spot on’ creations EVERY SINGLE TIME! (Humph!)

Coops. Amazing, wonderful designs that always blow me away!

Sam. Colourist supreme, whose innovative and gorgeous projects always inspire!

There are just sooooo many more I could mention but there is not the space here. But I must, of course, give a high five to all my DT sisters who I am honoured to craft alongside!

So that’s me. Plain and simple (yeah I know)!

Thanks so much for wading through the waffle, and enjoy your day!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx