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

Christmas Poinsettia

I made this card for a challenge on Winter Wonderland, this is the first challenge card I've made in over a year.  The challenge is called Pretty In Pink, the card must, of course, be a Christmas card and the main colour must be pink.  So here goes..............

The base for this card was made with Spellbinders Grand Big Scalloped Circles and Grand Circles using the Grand Calibre.  The pink background paper is from Daisy Bucket Designs called Wrapped Wishes - Mistletoe Kisses, I've chalked the outer edges of the scallops with pink to soften the stark white.  The sentiment is a stamp from Lili of the Valley, set 5, Christmas Circular Sentiments.

The other dies used in the card are Big Scalloped Circles Large, Standard Circles Large and Small, Ironworks Motifs, Layered Poinsettia, Cheery Lynn die Holly Flourish and Pine Branches.  The holly leaves are a MS punch and I've filled in the centre of the poinsettia with pink pearls. 

All in all, a very pink card.  I hope you like it, I do and the rest of the ladies at the craft club certainly liked it.  Have a good weekend when it comes, I'm off to do some of that dreaded H-------K, has to be done sometime and I'm having visitors on Sunday.  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

Rose Creations

I have just been waiting to have a go at this kind of card since I bought the Rose Creations dies a few weeks ago, but my kitchen got in the way.

The card was made using only cream coloured card and various 'brown' chalks.  The mat was made using Martha Stewart Vintage Lace punch, the edges were chalked.  The flower was made using Spellbinders Rose Creations, the first three sizes, they were chalked after embossing but still in the dies.

The branch was from the Foliage set by Spellbinders, again embossed and chalked and the twirrly bit is a Marianne die.

The butterflies are from Joy Craft Dies, embossed and chalked while still in the die.

I hope you like this card, if you do, leave me a comment and let me know.  Hugz, Janice

Kanban Snowman

The image was bought on a sheet from the Kanban factory shop, 6 images, all usable for 30p.  It should have been die-cut decoupage but obviously they had problems with the die-cutting but there's nothing wrong with the images themselves. 

I used Spellbinders Classic Squares Small to cut out the image and then matted and layered it on to Labels Fifteen.  The Martha Stewart punch around the page is Aspen Snowflake.  I've added holographic peel-off dots for embellishment.  This was quick and easy to make and is a 'going through the post' card but with enough layers and dots to stop it from looking flat.

Have a ggod and crafty weekend.  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

Elegant Snowman

This is one of my oldest and still favourite stamps, unfortunately there are no manufacturers details on the stamp at all, a bit strange.  He is about 9 years or so old and probably bought from QVC, as we didn't have a lot of craft shops around here.  He is such a jolly snowman, I use him every year for at least a few of my Christmas cards and here he is again.

The background paper is from Bo Bunny called a Gift of Love bought from my local craft shop, Craft World.  The Spellbinders are Classic Squares Small and Lacey Squares, the punch is Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page Vintage Lace, also bought from Craft World.  The ribbon is from my stash, as are the little jewels.  The snowman was coloured with Copics:  Hat C3,5,7. G17. R59.  Nose R02,05.  Scarf, gloves and waistcoat R22,46,59. YG03,63,67.  Candy cane R46. Shading for snow B60.

I'm putting him in for Bah Humbug Challenge 14 Candy Canes and also Christmas Card Challenge 19 - Bow so wish me luck.

My daughter and grandson are coming over today, so my day will be a bit busier than usual.  I think we are going to go down to Ayr on the coast, probably a wee walk along the shore and lunch at the garden centre.  Have a good day and enjoy your crafting.  Hugz, Janice

Snow Time

Back to the size of card I like the best, 6X6 square, with the cutest snowman from Lily of the Valley.  I bought a new punch from Craft World at the weekend, so I just had to use it on this card.

The stamp is, of course, Lily of the Valley Mr Snowman and, cute little thing that he is, he's coloured with Copics.  The Spellbinders today are Classic Squares Small and Labels One, the Martha Stewart punch is Vintage Lace.  The background paper is OLD and I don't have a name to go with it.  There are peel off borders and circles to decorate.  Copics:  Hat & scarf  R22,46,59. Black, C3,5,7.  Body & nose YR02,04.  B60.  Present & baubles G02,05,07. Y15.  Shadows & snow B60. W1.

I'm going to put this card into Winter Wonderland Challenge

My craft room looks like it's badly in need of a tidy up and maybe some different storage solutions for my evergrowing collection of ribbons, not all of them are on spools, most of them are just a metre of this and that.  And my flower collection needs reorganising, sounds like a job for today.  Now I have my day organised, I'm off to make an early start.  Have a crafty day and enjoy yourself.  Hugz, Janice.

Tea For Two

This is a cute little Lily of the Valley card.  I stamped and coloured the image before I gathered together the paper and embellishments for the card and gave myself a headache trying to match things up.  The pink paper looks nice but it's also kinda peachy as well as pink, well, you know what I mean.  It's not pinky pinky, very hard to match.

I'm sorry, I've lost the Copic list for this one but here is what I do know.  The punch is Martha Stewart Double Loops, the Spellbinders are Large Scalloped Circles, Standard Circles Large and Large Labels.  The main image and the sentiment are both from that wonderful company called Lily of the Valley.  The pearls are from Wild Orchid Crafts, the bow was readymade from Papermania bought from Craft World, my local and for me the best craft shop ever.

I hope you like this latest offering, I had fun making it, even though it was a bit frustrating trying to match up the pink.  I'm having a quiet day today, this is the craft club meeting tonight and I need to gather up my 'stuff' to take with me.  I usually try to make about three cards in the three hours, so I need to do all the matching and organising beforehand, can't take all my craft room with me, can I?  We have a great craft club, well, not so much a club, I suppose, as a gathering of like minded people.  We all bring whatever we want to make and then spend most of our time blethering (chatting, for the non-scots), we are very noisy but have great fun and I do enjoy myself.  Have a great day, the weather has finally cleared up here in East Kilbride and for the moment it looks nice and sunny.  Hugz, Janice.

Christmas Time Again

I thought I would do the Lily of the Valley Skating Along stamp in more traditional colours this time.  I really enjoyed making this, I started the card on Friday morning at the craft club and finished it on Saturday.

Again the origin of the paper is lost in the mists of time.  The  Spellbinders die used was Labels Eight and the Martha Stewart punch was Aspen Snowflake.  The ribbons and jewels are from my stash and the sentiment is a peelie.  The image was coloured with Copics: Clothes R22,45,59.  Bags G21,99.  YG63,67.   R22,45. 
skin & hair R20,E0000,33.  Dog E33,35,37,50,51,53,95.  Skates B60. W1,3. C3.

This was a great card to make, enjoyable and easy and very traditional.  Hope you like it, I love the LOTV stamps, they are all sooo cute.  Enjoy what's left of your weekend.  Hugz, Janice.

Christmas Is Here

I'm entering this card  for the For Fun Challenges - Christmas Is Here challenge.  It's a lovely card in nice soft colours and as usual the Lily of the Valley stamp is a cutie.

The background paper and card are from my stash, the paper is from quite a few years ago old and was leftover from another card, so I don't have a name for it.  The stamp is LOTV Skating Along, stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copics.  The Spellbinders die used is Large Labels.  The punches are both Martha Stewart, Double loops and Aspen Snowflake.  I've embellished with jewels from Papermania, the hat and her fur trims have been 'Glamour dusted'.  Copics list:  Clothes BV02,04,31.  Bags BV02,13.  RV000,10,13.  Skates W1,3. C1.  Dog C1,3,5.  Skin E0000,00,R20.  Hair E33.  Ice B60.  I love using Lily of the Valley stamps and I adore Christmas, so making this card was a joy.  I hope you like it as much as I enjoyed making it and that you get some inspiration for your own early Christmas cards.  There are so many Christmas challenge blogs around now that people are starting their Christmas cards earlier than ever. 

Have a fun day and enjoy your crafting.  Hugz, Janice.

Flutterbye Fairy

I really adore Lily of the Valley stamps, they make such lovely cards.  I think this one might be my first LOTV challenge card.

I have used the Dandelion Fairy, stamped and coloured with Copics.  The spellbinders used were Standard Circles Large and Large Scalloped Circles.  The flowers are, of course, from Wild Orchid Crafts and the wooden butterfly came from Hobbycrafts.  The Martha Stewart punch is Double Loops and the border is embellished with ribbon.  The background paper is from a Paper Cellar pad called Celebrations and the pearls are Kaiser Craft in colours to match and some clear jewels on the butterfly.

Copics list:  Clothes and wings - YG00,03,63. Y00,02,08. B93,95,97. E33,51,53.  Hair - E33,YR23,31.  Skin - E0000.00,11,R20.  Flower - V000,06,12.

The Dandelion Fairy makes a lovely card and I really enjoyed making it, and 'YES' I think I'll put this into the LOTV Challenge this week.  All I need now, is the 'how to' advice from this lovely website http://craftbloggers.blogspot.com/   , 'cos I haven't a clue how to enter it.  Wish me luck!!!!!!!
A Spoonful of Sugar - Ribbons, Pearls and Flowers

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.  Hugz, Janice.

New baby boy

I was raking through my stamp drawers and came across the clown and just couldn't resist the temptation to use it again.  It's been a few years since it's last outing and I suppose I thought it was a wee bit out of date (like myself) but I still love it. This is one of my oldest stamps, probably about eight years old, bought in a kit from QVC.

I stamped the image as usual, on white pearlescent card with a Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad and coloured with my trusty Copics.  The card and paper for matting and layering was from my stash.  The Spellbinders used were Large Scalloped Circles, Standard Circles Large and Eyelet Circles, they make it soooo easy to make lovely cards.  The Martha Stewart border punch is Double Loops.  I've embellished with ribbon from my stash,  jewels and Candi dots, the sentiment is a peel off.  Copics used were:  Face E50,51,53.  Clothes B93,95,97,YR23,31,Y38.  The clown's pop-pom and hat band are covered with Polar White Flower Soft.

The start of another week and I'm off this morning to do the weekly shop.  Need to get the supplies in, although I don't like shopping but we do have to eat.  I could probably go without eating for a month and lose some weight and it would do me good.  I've been a good girl though, I've either been out walking or on my exercise bike the last few days and I can feel myself waking up after the hibernation of the winter.  Have a good crafting day.  Hugz, Janice

LOTV Christmas Candle

This is another stamp I bought at the SECC Glasgow craft show and was desperate to make a card with it.  I wanted to do colours that were a wee bit different, I'm usually a red, green and gold Christmas person, very traditional (it's my age).  I stamped as usual with Memento Tuxedo Black, onto white pealrescent card and coloured with my Copics.  I made up the 6X6 card blank using the same card, and matted and layered with blue card from the Papaterie and pink Christmas paper from Daisy Bucket Designs called Wrapped Wishes, got this from Craft World.  The die cuts are all Spellbinders and the snowflake border punch is Martha Stewart.  The pins came from Wild Orchid Crafts and I bought the pearls at the Glasgow show.

Copics:  Clothes B00,02,05,RV13,21,23.  Shoes C1,2,3.  Skin E000,00,11,R20.  Hair E31,33.  Candle & holly YR20,23,31,Y20,R59,YG63,65.

Lily of the Valley are my favourite stamps of the moment, I just love them to pieces.  I'm looking forward to using this one again with more traditional colours.  And when I figure out how to enter one of Lily of the Valley challenges I'm going to have great fun.  Well that's all for today, I hope you're having a good weekend and it's not too snowy where you are.  It's still white from yesterday's snow here in East Kilbride.  Hugz, Janice