It's A Guy Thing

This was a card I made for my neighbour, Colin, who was in a car accident a few days ago.  Guys are always difficult to make for at the best of times but this was put together on short notice.  Kanban to the rescue, Colin is a cat lover and this fitted the bill.

The cat image is from Kanban and is called Egyptian Bastet and the backgound card is simply called Egyptian.  The lettering is gold peel-offs and the blue dots are from Craftworks Card Candi range to match the blue on the image, I've also used some Bling gold jewels to add a bit of sparkle.

I hope this cheers Colin up a bit, it was a nasty accident.  The other guy has been charged with reckless driving, but that doesn't help Colin.  I hope it's not too long before he comes back home to Gillian and Hannah.

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

Flock Paper Flower

This was the only card I made at the craft club on Friday morning.  We did more blethering (chatting) than anything else, not a lot of crafting was going on.  I always take my cards ready to assemble, so I don't have the excuse of needing to gather stuff together and use the Cuttlebug and dies.  Oh no, it was just blethering that got in the way of the crafting.

  I used paper and card from my stash for matting and layering and used navy blue card to make the card blank, 6X6 inches.  The flower petals and leaves were made with flock paper bought from Craft World last weekend.  The flower dies are from both Marianne and Spellbinders, the leaves are from the Spellbinders Foliage set.  I wasn't sure how well the flock paper would emboss but the answer was very well, it showed up beautifully.

The corners are from Spellbinders Floral Accent set, very useful set of corners and twirlie bits.

A nice fresh looking card in lovely colours, I like this one a lot.  That's all for today, my husband is in our new kitchen trying to tidy up the tile grouting before we start to wallpaper.  Tomorrow we go to pick up the flooring and hopefully get our kitchen completely finished.  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

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 Christmas Tree

This is a card I made for last Christmas, again using another reject Kanban image from their factory shop.

I cut the image out using Spellbinders Standard Circles Large, and matted and layered with Classic Scalloped Circles Large and Eyelet Circles, the same with the smaller circle with the sentiment.  The white snowflake is a brad from my stash and the silver holograpgic snowflakes are peel-offs.  The standard circles are ringed with a narrow silver border peel-off.  It was another quick and easy card that would go through the post easily.

Hopefully my kitchen will be finished in a week or so, my husband is tiling at the moment, so the end is in sight and I can get back to some cardmaking.  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

Perfect Gift

A hug is a perfect gift, how true!  I haven't really indulged in much crafting since we started the kitchen refit on the last week of April.  Yesterday, I felt the need to get started again and this is what I came up with.

The stamp is by Penny Black and is called 'A Hug Is...',  I used a Rusty Brown Stazon inkpad to make the words standout.  The flower is made using two different die sets, the Spellbinders Rose Creations and Marianne Ribbon Flower 1.  The leaves are from Spellbinders Foliage set and the twirly bit is from the Doodle Parts set, the butterfly is also from Spellbinders.  The card, paper, brad and jewels are all from my stash.  I love the nice soft colours in this card, it appeals to me, and I really enjoyed making the flower.

Well, that's all for today.  I need to get stuff ready to take with me for tomorrow mornings craft club, I haven't been there since we started the kitchen and I'm really looking forward to it.

Cricut Flower Card

This is a card I made a long while ago and the first thing I have to do is apologise for the fact that this is not my original idea but was inspired by someone on the Cricut Message Board.  I think her name was Isabella Wheadon and she was quite happy for me to make and show this card although it is not a direct copy of her card.  This is still one of my favourite cards of all time.

It was made on my Cricut Expressions using StoryBook for the circles, flowers and swirlies and I think, Home Accents for the leaves.  I've embellished with yellow pearls and glitter gel pens.  The sentiments are silver peel offs.  I hope you like this one as much as I do.  Isabella is a very talented lady.

I am hoping things will get back to normal for me soon, my kitchen is almost finished being fitted and then it will need decorated.  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

Camelia Flower

Hi!  Some people have asked for a tutorial for the flower but it's too simple for a tutorial.  Cut out however many of each size of circle you wish, thread them onto a brad.  Scrunch into a tight ball and then gently seperate the layers to your satisfaction.  Not happy?  Scrunch and start again.  It is as simple as that, I've used a 12X12 sheet of scrapbook paper before see here and also this one has been done using crepe paper instead see here, the instructions are the same for both.  Hope this helps.  Hugz, Janice

Camelia

This is a flower made with the new Spellbinders Rose Creations.

The flower has three petals of each size made from crepe paper.  The other Spellbinders is Fleur di Lis in cream pearlescent card.  The background paper is Queen of Hearts,  from the Crazy 4U Collection  by Flair Designs.  I enjoyed making this and trying out the new flower dies with crepe paper.

I have entered this one into For Fun Challenges Is it spring yet? challenge.

Have a good crafting day.  Hugz, Janice

Fairy in Blue

This is a card I made a wee while ago, I'm still not back to making cards after the kitchen fit.  I might try to fit one in today, I'm beginning to have withdrawal syptoms.

It's a LOTV Tiptoe Fairy stamp coloured with Copics, sorry I don't have the Copics list for this one.  The sentiment stamp is also LOTV, they are sooo handy and fit right in with the Spellbinder dies.  The Spellbinders are Big Scalloped Circles Large and Standard Circles Large.  The leaves are from a Marianne die and the flowers are from George and Basic Shapes on my Cricut.

I'm entering this card into the Stamp Something - Something with wings challenge.

I should get back to making cards soon, if not today.  There's not much work left to do in the kitchen until the fitters come back, it's just getting rid of the dust which gets in everywhere.  Hugz, Janice

Cricut Flutterbyes

I made the butterflies on my Cricut using Storybook cartridge, they're very ornate and made in two layers, the top layer was embossed with the Cuttlebug..

I'm not really a pink person but I love the colours of this card, right down to the pink pearls from Kaiser Craft.  I don't have a name for the paper, it came from pre-blogging days.  It was quick and easy to make.

That's all for today, I'm still in the kitchen trying to put things to rights.  The electrics won't be finished until Friday and there are still some small joinery things to be done, goodness knows when they'll be complete.   Happy crafting, 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

Happy Christmas Choir

Another lovely Lily of the Valley stamp.  I made this a wee while ago, can't really do much when the kitchen fitters are in.

I can't give you much in the way of details on the card.  It's a LOTV Christmas Choir stamp, coloured with Copics.  The Spellbinders are Labels Eight and Fancy Tags.  The Happy Christmas is a peel off and the dots are holographic dots in green and red.

Until the kitchen is complete and everything back to normal, this house is a craft free zone.  We had two fitters and two electricians this morning but now we only have the fitters, although the electrics aren't finished yet.  The kitchen was supposed to be finished today but looks like it's going to carry over until tomorrow.  Wish me luck, I just want a working sink and a cooker I can use.  Happy crafting, Janice

Snow Family Christmas

Another quick post.  I don't have the Copics list for this card, the image was coloured a while ago.  The stamp is by Stamps Happen Inc.  and is called Snowman collection.

This is supposed to be day one for the kitchen fitters but instead of three fitters and an electrician arriving, only one fitter and no electrician arrived.  Tomorrow was supposed to be the last day but doesn't look like it now.  I'm feeling very grumpy.  Hugz, Janice

Copper Butterfly

I made this ages ago after a visit to the Glasgow Craft Show.  I picked up some crafty wire mesh at the show and used it to cut out the butterfly.

The corners are Spellbinders Photo Corners and the oval is a Cuttlebug cut & emboss die set.  I really like the soft colours which match perfectly with the copper mesh.  I must look for the rest of the mesh, it really is great stuff, easy to use.

This is a very short post I know.  My kitchen was delivered today and the fitters are coming tomorrow to start work.  Right now, I have nothing in the kitchen except for my fridge freezer and cooker, there is no sink and no water, no cupboards either.  I am looking forward to tomorrow and dreading it at the same time.  Hugz, Janice

Study in Red

I made this to a sketch provided by Sugar Nellie's challenge site - The Sugar Bowl , the theme was to include buttons.  And so this is my entry.

I've been not so patiently waiting for a chance to use the beautiful Lasting Impressions Poppy Fleur paper, and this seemed an ideal choice.  The stamp is from Sugar Nellie's Autumn Kit 2009, stamped and coloured with copics.  The only Spellbinder used today was the lovely butterfly.  The jewels and flowers were from my stash.  Copics used:  Hair E35.  Skin E0000,00,11. R20.  Clothes E11,33,50,51,53. Y15. R22,46,59.  Rake, leaves and hedgehog E08,33,35,37,50,53,57. YR23. YG95.

I'm entering this card for the Sugar Bowl Challenge 58 - Marlena's Sketch
and also Stamp Challenges - buttons, flowers & sparkle
It was strange to make up a card to someone else's design but I enjoyed it, and the stamp was an absolute dream to colour.  Well, only a few more days 'til the new kitchen goes in.  The old one is almost all out and my husband is plastering the walls ready for the kitchen fitters, and fitting the old units into our garage for some better storage there.  Happy crafting.  Hugz, Janice

Janette's Birthday

This is a card I made for my friend Janette for her birthday.

This was my very first attempt at using flowers on my cards.  For a first shot it's not too bad.  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. the Spellbinders is Labels Five, the pearls are from Kaiser Crafts.  The Happy Birthday and lettering are peelies.  Unfortunately, I don't have a name for the paper but I do know I bought it at Craft World, it has the most wonderfully muted colours and is glittered, it's just gorgeous.

Well, it's back to the kitchen for me, it's now less than a week until B&Q fit the new kitchen.  There's still lots of work to do before then and the floor units still have to come out.  Happy crafting.  Hugz, Janice

Floral Happy Birthday

A very quick post today, about a very quick card to make.

A card made mainly on the Cuttlebug.  The corners are a Cuttlebug die, the Spellbinders is Eyelet Circles, the oak leaves are from Joy Crafts die and the pine branch is a punch, and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  The Happy Birthday is a very old stamp, one of my oldest, sorry no name on it, I chalked the edge of the Eyelet Circle when it was still in the die.

Hope you like this one, it is one of my favourites.  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

Flutterbye Dreams

I seem to use my Spellbinders more and more these days.  It used to be my Cricut and I said to my husband "I won't need these Spellbinders, when I can cut out the shapes I want on my wonderful Cricut".  Boy!  What a liar I turned out to be.  I am sitting in my craft room just now and I can't see a card that doesn't have some input from my Spellbinders.  Just goes to show, you don't know what's around the corner.

The background paper comes from a pad by Papermania called Sugar & Spice from Craft World, the card for matting and layering came from my stash, mostly from The Papeterie.  The Spellbinders are Scalloped Circles Large and also the main butterflies are Spellbinders from Craft World, the small ones in the corners are from Marianne Dies.  The Happy Birthday is a gold peel off and I've finished off with pearls from Kaiser Craft, jewels from Papermania and Candi from Craftwork Cards.  I hope you like this one I certainly do, it turned out better than I thought.  Happy crafting.  Hugz, Janice

Floral Any Occasion

I wanted another shot at making my own flower, and so this card was born.  I have used other flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts but the main flower was made by me and my Spellbinders.  It's a good way to get a matching flower for your background paper.

It's all yellow, blue and green, sorry I don't have a name for the paper.  The Spellbinders used are Large Scalloped Ovals and Petite Ovals Large.  The corner twiddly bits are from Cuttlebug.  The flower was made from layers of Large Scalloped Circles.  The leaves are made from Marianne dies and Joy Crafts dies.  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and I've used a brad from my stash for the middle of the flower.  I'm going to enter this card in the For Fun Challenges - colour challenge

I'm going to get some Christmas designs stamped and hopefully coloured today, I'm well behind on my quota.  Over the year I make enough Christmas cards for me to send to friends and family and also my friends at the craft club,  I also make for my daughter and for my husband for work colleagues.  There is usually some for charity as well and this comes to between 150 and 200.  They are all different, I don't usually make two the same, where would be the fun in that?  So I think I had better get on and get some more ready.  Have a good and crafty day.  Hugz, Janice

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.

Kanban Butterfly

This is a Kanban card, I've had the lovely card and die-cut butterfly for months and not used it.  My husband was out fishing yesterday for a couple of hours and I wanted to make a card that I could finish before he got back, and then he could photo it for me.

Not my usual 6X6 card but an A4 sheet of card halved to make a C5 card, I don't usually go with ready made blanks because I like to mat and layer with the same matching card.  The main image is a Kanban die cut butterfly  called Autumn Butterfly Coffee, and the matching card is Autumn Leaves Copper Small, which I've matted on to shiny gold mirri card.   The Spellbinders are Large Scalloped Circles, Standard Circles Large and the Fancy Tags set.  The ribbon is from my stash as are the pearls from Kaiser Crafts and the sentiment is a peel off. 

Well, that's us back to the beginning of another week, I hope you all enjoyed the weekend weather, it was gorgeous here with temps at around 21C, felt like summertime.   Have a good and crafty day.  Hugz, Janice.

Quick and Easy

This is a nice, quick and easy card, using mostly Spellbinders and a wee bit of decoupage.

The flower is from Anita's Glittered Decoupage, sorry I don't have a specific name.  The Spellbinders are Lacey Squares and Fanciful Holiday set.  Some ribbon, jewels and paper from my stash.  What could be easier and nicer to produce a quick but stylish card.
  It's rather a quick post today, I'm heading out into the sunshine to do a wee tidy up in the garden.  My other half has gone up the river fishing for a couple of hours and I think I'd like to be outside as well.  Hope the rest of the weekend is good for you.  Hugz, Janice

Peachy Keane

This is the first time I've tried to make a card up for a challenge, rather than putting in a card I've already made.  Not sooo happy with this, it didn't turn out so well.  It will go into the Lily of the Valley challenge - peach & green.

Peach is not a colour I've used very much, so I had to search the stash in desperation to find something.  The paper is from a magazine I've had at some point in the dim & distant past and I've torn it out and stored it away.  The Spellbinders are Eyelet Circles and Standard Circles Large.  The image is Lily of the Valley - Fairies On Tiptoe, stamped and coloured with Copics.  The flowers are mainly from Wild Orchid Crafts and the pearls are from Kaiser Crafts, Ice Green.  Copics - Clothes R00,02,05. G21. YG11,63,67.  Skin E0000,00,11. R20.  Hair E33,51.  Flowers R00,02,05. G21,85,94.  Yg67,91.

This is only the second time I've entered the LOTV challenge, so wish me luck.  Have a great and very crafty weekend.  Hugz, Janice

A Day Full Of Happiness

This is a card I made last night at my craft club meeting.  I love the soft colours and how they all blend together.  I had a bit of a disappointment when I started the card, the round sentiment stamp is from an A4 sheet by Lily of the Valley.  I bought the sheet at the Glasgow spring craft show from the  LOTV stand and it should have been the Christmas sentiments, however, when I opened it, although the accompanying acetate sheet has the Christmas sentiments on it, the clear stamps themselves were the Dreamy Days sentiments.  Not a disaster as I was going to be buying them anyway but an inconvenience, I have ordered the Christmas sentiments from the LOTV website, and I will check this time that I've got the right stamps.

The beautiful background card is from Kanban, English Riviera Rose, lilac, it's gorgeous, isn't it?  The Spellbinders dies are the  Classic Scalloped Circles Large, the Standard Circles Large and the lovely corner twiddily bits are from the Fanciful Holiday set.  The center doily is a Marianne die, my friend Lesley cut this out for me to use a few weeks ago at our craft club and this is me just getting around to using it, I think I may have to get this one myself.  The sentiment is LOTV  from Set 6 - Dreamy Days Sentiments, stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black.  I've used some matching gems to add a little bling, they really give the card a lift.  All in all, an easy and quick card to make. 

I hope you like this card, if you do, be sure to leave a comment or use the reactions buttoms at the bottom of the post.  Have a good weekend.  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.

Treasured Christmas Candle

Another LOTV cutie Christmas stamp.  Back to my New Year Resolution again, using up older 'stuff', the paper is maybe 6 or 7 years old and I haven't used any for the past three years at least.

The stamp is LOTV Christmas Candle, stamped on white pearlescent card using Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copics.  The Spellbinders die is Eyelet Squares, threaded with ribbon and decorated with red holographic square  peel offs, and jewels in the corners.  I used border peeloff strips around the edge of the paper because it looked too unfinished and needed that little something.  Copics list:  Clothes R22,46,59. G07,28.  E00,33,35.  Skin R20. E0000,00,11.  Hair E31,33.  Candle & Holly G21,99. Y21,28. YR31. R59.

That's it for today, I'm off up to my daughter's this morning for a spot of clothes shopping at M&S at the Gyle in Edinburgh.  Have a good and crafty day.  Hugz, Janice

Flutterbyes & Pearls

This is an out and out Cuttlebug card, no getting away from it.  My mojo had gone awandering again and I couldn't think what to do, well, for good or for bad, this is it.

The Spellbinders dies are Fair Isle Pendant and Photocorners.  The butterflies are from Marianne, I bought them at the weekend.  It's a set of four and they are just what I'd been looking for, small but open butterflies but not a punch.  As you can see the card is liberally decorated with Kaiser Craft pearls.  It looked very stark when I'd finished, so I used some chalk to soften up the edges a wee bit.

That's it for today, have a really good crafty day.  Hugz, Janice

ps  I'm going to enter this card for A Spoon Full Of Sugar Challenge
     and also Papertake Weekly Challenge

A Wee Cutie

This is just a quick post, too much to do today and as usual not enough time.  I don't work anymore but I still have no time, I don't know where it disappears to.  This is a card I made a wee while ago and my daughter has already appropriated it to give to someone.  So here goes and I hope you like it.

I don't remember too many details about this one, my memory is really rotten these days, I think my head is full of dandelion fluff.  The stamp is LOTV - Dandelion Clock and the sentiment is also LOTV.  I used Copics to colour in the image but I don't have a list.  The butterfly is a Spellbinders die.

Sorry, I'm a wee bit short on detail, I hope the nice card makes up for it.  Now I must go and do that horrible thing called HOUSEWORK, starting with the ironing.  Have a good day.  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.

Mother's Day Card

I would like to share with you the card my daughter made for me for Mother's Day.  She has made cards for a number of years but this is the first time she has gone for 'my style' of card and it is soooo lovely.

The butterfly and Eyelet Circles are Spellbinders.  I hope you like this as much as I do, I think it's wonderful.  Hugz, Janice.  I'm going to enter this card in the The Play Date Cafe Challenge #75.  It would be really nice if her card wins, she would be thrilled to bits.

That New Year's Resolution Again!!!!!!!

This card was made with no other purpose than to use up some older 'stuff',  it will probably go to a charity shop.  I have so much older stuff that's just not going to be used in a hurray.  I did a big clear out and gave away bags of it to a local club just starting out but I still have an awful lot left.

There is not a lot to be said about this card, the origins of the paper are so lost in the mists of time, I haven't got a clue where it came from or who made it.  The Sunflower sticker I have had for about 7 or 8 years and is by K&CO.  The butterfly is a good few years old, I bought it from our local garden centre who were selling them as Christmas tree decorations, they make very nice additions to cards.  The sentiment is a gold peelie and the jewels are by Papermania.  The Spellbinders die used is Curved Rectangles, cut and the very edges chalked to match the paper.

Well, I've got to get on and get ready to go to the cardmaking club tomorrow morning.  There's not a lot of room to spread out at the tables, so I like to have all the pieces of two or three cards ready to just assemble, it takes me hours to get to that stage.  It will keep me busy for most of the afternoon, I can think of worse ways to spend a wet and windy afternoon, can't you?  Bye for now, have a good and crafty day.  Hugz, Janice