Lots of Letters

A first for this LOTV stamp, I bought it in the autumn at NEC and haven't gotten around to using it.  I've been feeling guilty about all my, as yet, unused stamps, I'd like to use all my new LOTV stamps at least once each.

 

There are a fair few dies used on this card.  Spellbinders Fanciful Holiday, Holly Motifs, Layered Poinsettia, Large Labels and Grand Large Labels.  Cheery Lynn Pine Branches and Martha Stewart Holly punch.

 

The image is LOTV Lots of Letters, coloured with Copics.  Clothes R22,24,27,29,39.  Y21,23,26.  E33,35,37.  Boots E11,13,15,40,41,43.  G94,99.  Hair E33,35,37.  Skin E000,00,21.  R20.  Presents and cards C0,1,2.  B21,23,28,60.  Holly G24,28.  Snow W0,1,2.  Dog E33,35,37,40,41,43.
Quite a big list this time, took me quite a while to colour it in, especially with my shaky hands.  The fur trims were all treated to a layer of Glamour Dust, it really shows up quite well in the photos.

 

I'm popping this on to my blog just before I go out to my cardmaking club today,  I've gotten all the stuff together to make another three cards at the club, if I don't blether too much.  Hopefully you'll see them on here in a few days time.  I have to wait until Alex (DH) can photo them as my hands shake the camera too much.  Hope you enjoy the rest of your day.  Hugz, Janice

Pretty Poinsettia

This is the first for this stamp, I bought it last autumn at the SECC and haven't had the time to use it and worse still there are more like it waiting to make their debut.

The decorative paper's origins are so lost in the mists of time it's unreal, I must have bought this years ago and this is not the first card I've made from it, there was only just enough for this wee 6x6 card.  I've used lots of die cuts on this card, the image was stamped onto Spellbinders Labels One and matted and layered with the same.  The sentiment was stamped and matted and layered onto Spellbinders Classic Circles Large and Small, and then matted onto Spellbinders Ironworks Motifs, I've added some small star sticky jewels to give a bit of a lift to the sentiment.  The gold twirly bits (this is a technical term) are from Die-namics Fancy Flourish and the holly is from Cheery Lynn Dies and is called Holly Flourish.  At the top righthand side of the card I've used the smallest of the Spellbinders Ironworks Motifs and I've cut up one of the Fancy Flourishes and arranged it around the motif to balance out the card and added a sticky jewel for some bling. 

The stamp is from LOTV and called Pretty Poinsettia and it certainly is very pretty.  She was coloured with the usual suspects, Copics  E00,000,08,09,11,40,41,43.  Y21,23,23.  R20,32,35,37,39.  G24,28,39.  W0,1,2,3,5.  C0,1.  Not a big list for such a lovely image.  The fur trims are as usual trimmed with Glamour Dust, it really shows up so well in the photos and gives such a lot of sparkle to the card.

That's all for this card, I hope you like it as much as I do.  Have a great day.  Hugz, Janice

All in a Row

Hasn't this weather been beautiful, absolutely gorgeous, but it does play havock with the card making.  I want to be out in the sun all the time and not stuck indoors.  Yesterday was the last sunny and hot day of our little heatwave, so today I need to catch up with all the things I have been neglecting, a busy day then.  Lets get started, todays offering is another 8x8 card base from Craftwork Cards, I've gone with the traditional red, gold and green theme.  The red starry paper is by Paper Adventures and was bought more years ago than I care to remember, the greens however are more up to date and come from a paper pack bought last year called Henbury Lane, Poinsettia pack by Papermania. The colours all go perfectly together, very warm, cozy and Christmassy.

The stamp is from LOTV called All in a Row, it's soo cute and lovely to colour.  I used the usual suspects, aka Copics and here is the list, Clothes - Y21,23,26. YG93,95,97. R35,37,39.  E31,33,35,37.  Hair - E31,35.  YR20.  Skin - E11,11,000. R20.  Holly - G26,28. R39.  Snow and shadow W0,1,2,3. 

The die cuts are Spellbinders Large Labels, Standard Circles Large and Small.  The gorgeous corners are from Memory Box and is called Snowflake Corner, I've also used the Frosty Border and trimmed it to fit.  The sentiment is LOTV Circular Sentiments, Christmas Set Five.  I've popped on a few sticky jewels just to round off the design and give more sparkle.

I hope you like this cards, it's one of my favourites, I love the papers and the traditional colours but the stamp gives a modern look.

Have a great day.  Hugz, Janice

Christmas Snooze

This is beginning to look like a Christmas blog,  Here is a card I made for my husband last Christmas.  Sorry I don't have all the details, it was made last November and I've renovated my craft room since. 

 It's an easel card, 8X8 from Craftwork Cards, I've distress inked the base with green.  The papers are quite a few years old and from my stash.  I've used the XXL Go Kreate Square Frames Frillys #8 and #10.  The 'All I want for Christmas is you' was computer generated and chalked, I used Spellbinders Labels Ten to mat & layer.  The image was stamped onto Spellbinders Standard Circles Large and Classic Scalloped Circles Large. 

The stamp is Christmas Snooze from Lili of the Valley, and was coloured with Copics, sorry I don't have the Copics list.

I thought if I gave him this card he might take the hint and take it easy over the festive period.  Did it work?  A wee bit.  I hope you like this card, it's still one of my favourites.  Have a good what's left of the weekend.  Hugz, Janice

A Snowman Get Together

First, I'll apologise for the photography, we couldn't get the true soft colours of the card to come true, no matter what we tried.  I bought this stamp a couple of years ago and haven't used it much but with the Copics it's a delight to colour.

The base for this card is from Craftwork Cards and is 8X8 inches, this is a big stamp.  I've matted and layered using a pink background and the decorative card is from Nitwits - Joyful Hearts - Swirls Blue, I've had this for ages and haven't found anything worth using it for.  The stamp is from Stamps Happen, Inc. and is called Snowman Collection, the stamp itself is about 5 inches square and such a lot to colour but easy to do.  I've stamped on to a Grand Scalloped Square in white and layered with another in turquoise blue satin mirri card from Kanban, I've also used the satin mirri card to cut out two Memory Box Frosty Borders.  The sentiment is a silver peel off mounted onto Standard Circles, large and small, and then onto an Ironworks Motif.  The embellishment on the top is another Ironworks Motif with a jewel for some bling and to balance up the card design.  I cut out a Die-namics Fancy Flourish and cut it to pieces and used them to stick behind the motif rather than just leaving it plain, again to balance out the design of the Frosty Borders.

And now for the Copics list E15,31,35,37,40,41,43,50,51,53,79.  YR00,04,07.  Y21,23,26.  W0,1,2.  C0,1,2,3,5,7.  G00,20,21,24,27,29.  B91,93,95,97.  R20,22,24,27,29,37,39.  YG93,95,97.

I hope you like this one, I love it.  It's sitting on the shelf in my craftroom, so I can look at it and get inspiration to do more of them, maybe in a different colourway, although I do like the beautiful soft colours of this one, I'm sorry it didn't photograph well.  Maybe I'll try again in the daylight this weekend and see if I can get it more true to life.

Have a great and crafty weekend.  We are bringing the caravan out of storage on Saturday for it's spring clean, so I guess I'll be too busy to get much crafting done and my daughter and my grandson are coming to visit on Sunday.  If it's dry down the Ayrshire coast that's where we'll be, possibly a picnic lunch, probably in the car and then a walk on the beach and an ice cream somewhere in our day.  Hugz, Janice

Shine A Light

Another Lili of the Valley stamp bought last autumn and just getting it's first outing.  I bought so many between the SECC, Glasgow and the NEC, Birmingham shows and then didn't have time to use them for last years Christmas cards.

The base for the card was made using Go Creat XXL Frilly Square dies #10, the background decorative paper is by Craft Creations and is called silver border on snowy clouds, quite a mouthful that one.  I stamped onto Spellbinders Petite Ovals Large and mounted it onto Labels 10.

She's a wee cutie holding her Christmas lantern.  I coloured her in with Copics: Clothes B91,93,95.97,99.  Skin E000,00,21.  R20.  Holly G21,24,28,29.  R29.  Crook and lantern C0,1,2,3,5.  YR20,21,23. 

I've used Fancy Tags for the silver peel off sentiment, Memory Box, Frosty Border in silver Mirri card to add a little bling and then more bling with clear jewels.  All in all a very pretty Christmas card.

Have a nice evening.  Hugz, Janice

Christmas Dance

Hello again!   I'm amazed at the amount of views that the craft room post racked up, as a group we are all curious about everyone elses craft room/space.  Here in blogland it racked up over 700 views over two days and on Splitcoast Stampers the photos were viewed by about 1200 people.  Amazing!!!!

On to todays post, this is a VERY pretty Christmas card done in non traditional colours.  When I'd finished this one I thought it was the cutiest card I'd ever made, What do you think?

Is this cute or what?  She is a Lili of the Valley stamp called Christmas Dance and I couldn't resist her.  The base for the card was cut out using the Grand Calibre and Grand Big Scalloped Circles and Grand Circles, these dies have been a godsend for making fanastic card bases.  The decorative paper, I think, came from Papermania, one of their Christmas packs from maybe six or seven years ago.  If you recognise it, maybe you can confirm whose it is and does it have a name, let me know.  The image has been matted and layered using Spellbinders Classic Circles Large and Big Scalloped Circles Large. 

Not a big Copic list this time.  Clothes V13,15,17.  C0,1,2,3.  Skin E00,000,11.  R20.  Hair C1,3,5,7.  The fur trim has been glued and then I used Glamour Dust to give it some texture and sparkle, although it doesn't show up in the photo.

The sentiment is a silver peel off mounted on a Fancy Tags Three tag, chalked before it came out of the die.  The lovely swirly bits are Die-namics Fancy Flourish and Memory Box Frosty Border, since the large snowflake part would have been below the tag, I cut it off and used it to embellie the top of the card.  I've added some Papermania jewels to give a bit of bling.

I'm off to have some breakfast and go get some food for the weekend, and then do some H*******K.  Sorry for the bad language, I do try to keep it under control but some times it just slips out.  I guess, I have to give in and do some H*******K sometime before the house looks like an absolute tip.

Have a good weekend.  Hugz, Janice

Tobaggan For Two

Not a shaped card today, what a change!  I set out to use some of my new toys with this card and I sure did enjoy making it.

 
The decorative paper is from Craft House, called Plum Pudding-Brandy Sauce.  I've used the Holly Flourish from Cheery Lynn dies, and for the first time Die-namics Fancy Flourish.  The sentiment is also from LOTV, Christmas Circular Sentiments Set 5 and this is the first time I've used it.  It was stamped on to Spellbinders Standard Circles and matted and layered using the same and also, for the first time, Spellbinders Ironwork Motifs.  I've added some red jewels to jazz up the sentiment a bit, I also used the same jewel on the small version of the Ironwork Motifs and cut another Holly Flourish to pieces to surround it, to help balance out the card a bit more.

The image is LOTV Toboggan For Two, very appropriate today considering it's snowing from the heavens at the moment here in East Kilbride.  The image was stamped and coloured with Copics and matted and layered with Spellbinders Classic Squares Small and Large and then mounted onto a Fleur Di Lis Square.  Copics List - Clothes for the girl R32,35,39. E40,41,43.  Clothes for the boy E13,15,17,18,25,27,29.  R22,24.  YR20,21,23.  YG93,95,97.  Hair E31.  Skin E00,000,21.  R20.  Sledge E31,33,35,37,71,77,79.  Snow W0,1,2.  The presents are coloured using the same reds and yellow reds as the clothes. 

That about wraps this post up.  I'm going to go have another wee look at the snow and then it will be almost lunchtime.  Have great day and thanks for looking.  Hugz, Janice

Grandson's Skiing Christmas

Well, I haven't quite gotten fed up with the shaped cards yet.  I know I'm early, extremely, this is Tom's Christmas card.

The card base and layers are cut using Spellbinders Grand Labels One, the decorative paper is Basic Grey, Wassail, Falling Snow.  The sentiment is a gold peel off , mounted on a tag from the Spellbinders Fancy Tags set.

The gorgeous LOTV stamp is called Ski Jump and is coloured with Copics.  It has been mounted on to Labels One normal sized nesties, the two back layers have been through the Grand Calibre with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder.  The snowy peak has been dusted with Glamour, I've added the left over snowflakes from using MS Aspen Snowflakes punch on to the image to give it some depth, I've added little jewels to the middle of them to give a nice sparkle.  Copics used are:  Clothes E1,15,17.  R35,37,39. YG93,95,97.  Y23,26,28.  Skis E40,41,43.  Boots E43,47,49.  Snow C0,1,2.  Skin E000,00,11.  R20.  Sorry I don't seem to have noted the colours for the dog seperately, I suspect they are a mixture of the other E colours I've used. 

I hope he likes his card, I'm sure he will, Tom thinks unless it's snowing it's not Christmas, he's only six.  Thanks for looking in at my cards, if you have time, leave a comment and then I'll know you've called in to visit.  Have a good week.  Hugz, Janice

The Wedding March

Someone in my daughter's office was getting married and she asked me to make a card for the happy couple.  I bought the stamp at the autumn show at the SECC in Glasgow and hadn't used it yet.  I really enjoyed making this card, the colours are so soft and lovely.

The card and layers were cut out using the Grand Calibre and Spellbinders Grand Labels One.  The decorative paper is by Craft Creations .  The stamp is a Lili of the Valley stamp called Wedding Couple, and now I have to apologise, I can't find the bit of paper with the Copic numbers on it, SORRY.  The stamp is mounted on the normal sized Labels One and embellished with a Memory Box die cut called Madera Corner and a flower made using Spellbinders Rose Creations dies, I've used a pearl brad for the centre of the flower.  The sentiment is a silver peel off coloured by a Copic marker to match the colour of the card and mounted on a tag from Spellbinders Fancy Tag Three set.

 Wish I could find the Copics list for the colours, if I find it when I'm tidying I'll pop it on my next post.  I hope you like this one, I love it.  How come the latest card you've made is always your favourite, this is mine (for the moment).  Have a great weekend.  Hugz, Janice

Birthday Wishes

Yet another shaped card.  Wonder when I'll get fed up with them?  This one is for my Grandson to give to his little girl friend on her birthday (they're six, so no pressure there).

Grand Nesties, as usual.  Grand Circles and Grand Big Scalloped Circles, with a little help from their normal sized namesakes, Standard Circles Large and Big Scalloped Circles Large.  The backing paper is from a pad called Love Tokens, the sentiment is a silver peel off on a Spellbinders tag from the Ribbon Tag Trio Two set, chalked with pink while still in the die, the ribbon is from my stash.  The Big Scalloped Circles have both been lightly chalked with pink around the edges, just to take away from the starkness of the bright white.

The lovely stamp is from Lili of the Valley and coloured with Copics.  She is soooo cute, she always makes a lovely card for little girls.  Clothes: V12,15,17.  RV21,23,25,29. E11,12,15.  Cake: E08,09,11,13,27,35.  C0,1,3.  R81,83,85,89. YR20,21,23.  Hair: E25,31,50.  Skin: E000,00,21.  R20.  The icing on the cake was finished off with Fruit Punch Stickles.  I forgot to say the stamp is called Rosie with Cake.

The flower is lovely, sorry I can't give you any details.  My crafty friend was making them at our craft club and they finished the card perfectly.   Thanks Lesley, you are a darling.  I finished them off in the centre with a Kaiser Crafts large pink pearl.

I hope the weather is as good for you as it is here in East Kilbride, the sky is blue and the sun is shining, and all's well with the world.  They reckon the temp will hit 18 today, which is amazing for Scotland at this time of the year, so I'm off out to the garden in the afternoon and get some tidying and weeding done.  Have a good day.  Hugz, Janice

Poinsettia Christmas

Another lovely die cut card, this time a Christmas one.

The lovely pink background paper is from Daisy Bucket Designs and is called Wrapped Wishes.  The sentiment is a holographic peel-off, a pink one, mounted on to the second smallest Spellbinders Label 8, edged in green Copic marker and a clear Stickles glitter glue.

 The flower is Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia in pink and white.  The foliage is Martha Stewart Branch punch and Holly punch, also the nice holly is from Cheery Lyn Dies and is simply called Holly Flourish.

This was a pleasure to make, again nice and easy to put together.  I do hope you like it.  Hugz, Janice

Love Grows

It's been a long time since I've made a card and here it is.

The stamp is from Lili of the Valley and is called Love Grows, this is the first time I've used this stamp and it was nice and easy to colour.  The Spellbinder  nestie is Eyelet Squares.  The paper is from my stash, bought a long time ago, too long to still have a name for it.

 The image was coloured in using Copics.  Hair - YR23.  Skin - E00,000,11, R20.  Clothes - E31,33,35, BG01,05,09,10, C1,3,5,7, black.  Plant pot - E00,02,08,37.  Green heart - G21, YG63,67.

The flower is a Dawn Bibby peel-off put onto pearised card and coloured with pens, Papermania Fluid Metallic Brush Markers, I borrowed from a good friend.  I popped a pearl from Kaiser Crafts in the middle to finish it off.

I hope you like this card, it took me ages to work out the design and find paper, card and ribbon to match.  If I've been away from making cards for a wee while, I always find it hard to get started again.  Hopefully, it won't be so long again until I make another.  Hugz, Janice

Flowery Cupcake Birthday

Another beautiful Lily of the Valley stamp.  She is soooo cute and I just love these colours.

The backgound paper is from Helen Jones Designs and the pad is called Love Tokens.  The LOTV stamp is Hello Cupcake and it's coloured with Copics.  The Martha Stewart punch is Double Loops and the ovals are Spellbinders Petite Ovals Large.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, aren't they gorgeous?  The swirly bit is from Marianne dies.

  The Copics I used are:  Clothes V000,12,15,17.  RV000,02,04.  Cupcakes R83, RV02, BV31, B60, C1,3, V17.  Skin E0000,00.11.  R20.  Hair E0000,33.

I really like this card, for a change it turned out exactly as I wanted.  How unusual is that?  Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend and that the weather is not too bad where you are.  It's awful here, wet and windy and not particularly warm.  Hugz, Janice

Christmas Wreaths

Two cards made for Christmas using the same stamp.

My husband coloured in the image for this one using Copics, although I made the actual card.  He's sooo much better than I am at colouring in.

This one I coloured using Copics.  I like both cards but I like Alex's image best.

That's all for today, lots of housework to do today.  Hugz, Janice

My Son's Birthday

My son's birthday is this weekend and here is his card.

I made this for him a few month's back, nice to be organised this year for birthdays.  I just hate doing a card in a hurry, I never like the card once it's done.  I hope he likes it.  The stamp is from Fun Stamps and is called Beer Cheers, it has been coloured with Copics.  The card and paper were from my stash.  The photo corners are gold peelies and the lovely red dots are Candi from Craftworks Cards.  The beer mug has been covered with Clear Accents to give it a bit of a shine and puff paint used for the foam.  The sentiment and his name are gold peelies.

Have a good and crafty day.  Hugz, Janice

Christmas Kiss

I know it's another Christmas card but my house is still a craft free zone.  This is the third day of a two day kitchen fit and it still won't be finished today.

The stamp is from Buzzcraft and is from the Bear Essentials set.  It's been stamped and coloured in with Copics.  The Spellbinders are Big Scalloped Ovals Large and Big Scalloped Circles Large.  The snowflake border is Martha Stewart punch around the page Aspen Snowflake.  The sentiment is done with silver peelies.

I like the soft grey blues of the background paper, I have used some of the punched out snowflakes with jewels to give a bit of bling to what is after all a very plain paper.

I hope you're having a better day than me, this kitchen should have been finished yesterday, I can't wait.  Hugz, Janice

Christmas Mouse

I love the beautiful soft colours of this card, and of course, the mouse is a wee cutie.  I made the card at the craft club meeting last night, that was the one and only card I made in three hours.  There was more blethering (chatting) going on than card making.

The stamp is from Penny Black called Thinking Of You and was stamped and coloured with the usual suspects....... Copics.  What would I do without them?  The Spellbinders are Large Labels, Create A Flake One and Snowflake Wonder.  The snowflakes were cut using glitter card in matching colours to the matting and layering.  The pearls were a mixture of Papermania, Kaiser Craft and Wild Orchid Crafts.  The Martha Stewart punch around the page is Aspen Snowflake.  The wee guys pompom and trim on his hat were given a coat of glue and Glamour Dust to give a little more bling.

I'm entering this one into Christmas Card Challenge No. 20 
and also ABC Challenge - S is for Sparkle 
Cute Card Thursday Challenge - No Text

Well, I'm back into kitchen stuff today again, emptying more cupboards and trying to find places around the house to put the stuff until after the kitchen is complete. Happy days!!!!  Hugz, Janice

Joy to the World

This is another older stamp - JOY from Inkadinkado, it's another one I use every year.

As usual, I stamped the image on pearlised card using a Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad and coloured with Copics.  The Spellbinders used are Labels Eight, Large Labels and Labels Five, The Martha Stewart punch around the page is Vintage Lace.  I've embellished with Stickles Crystal Ice, Craftworks Candi and holographic peel off dots.  Copics list:  R22,44,59. Y38. YG00,03,63,67. not a long list this time.

I'm off to our craft club tonight, so today will be spent getting my stuff gathered together, and making sure I don't forget anything.  And, of course, still trying to empty kitchen cupboards, one week today the new kitchen will get fitted.  Can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Happy crafting.  Hugz, Janice

ps I'm putting this in for Christmas Card Challenges no. 20 - anything goes

Birthday Girl

This will be a very quick post today.  This is a card I made a wee while ago and unfortunately I don't have a list for the Copics.  I hope you like this card, I think it's adorable and I just love the colours.

Both the main image and also the sentiment stamps are Lily of the Valley and our little cutie was coloured with Copics.  The Spellbinders are Labels Five, Standard Circles Large and Classic Scalloped Circles Large.  The pearls are from Kaiser Crafts and I embellished on the cake and around the edges of the spellbinders with Stickles. 

Have a happy Monday and keep crafting.  Hugz, Janice