Birthday Card

Hello, here is a card I made recently for my niece, who is a keen list-maker!

I saw a card similar to this on Pinterest, so adapted it and used her favourite colour. I thought it would be very appropriate, and can see many uses for this die set. I realised afterwards that 'checking Whatsapp' should have been included on the list. I was pleased to receive a text from her saying that she loved it and that I knew her too well!

Items used are:-

Die-Namic dies - Office Supplies, EK Success Binding Edge Punch, Lawn Fawn Stamps - Scripty Sayings

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:-

Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

Mobility Scooter

Hello, I recently made this card for my 82 year old neighbour who owns a mobility scooter, so I 

thought this decoupage sheet from La Pashe would be perfect for his birthday card.

Items used are:

Darice Embossing folder - Chevron, La Pashe decoupage sheet - Speed Demons, mobility scooters

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

Cards 4 Guyz - Something beginning with M

Creative Card Crew - Masculine

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

Another Card Sketch

Hello, today I have been busy making cards for one of my customers. 

Here is a birthday card made from the following sketch. A very quick card using a 

Little Claire topper which I matt and layered onto blue and silver mirri card, and then 

added some candi made from the design paper.

Here's the sketch.....

.......and here's the card.

The items used are:- Little Claire card topper

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:-

Ruby's Rainbow Challenges - Sketch It

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

Card Sketch

Today I have used a card sketch for this birthday card. I find them really useful to use, especially if a card is needed on the quick, it gives me the inspiration I need and it can be easily adapted.

This is the sketch from the Mojo Monday blog......

.......and here is my card.

Items I have used are:-

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles, Spellbinders Fancy Framed Tags Two, Hunkydory topper, Hougie board, Darice Embossing folder - Wire Fence, Cuttlebug Embossing folder - Swiss Dots

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

Mojo Monday - Sketch 416

CASology - Circles

Everybody Art Challenge - Circles

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

Male Birthday Card

My neighbour asked if I could make him a quick card for a male, and this is what I came up with.

I embossed the tan card through my Cuttlebug and then lightly brushed the distress ink over the embossing. I scored a smaller piece of the tan card with the Hougie board, made some candi and added a peel-off greeting.

Items I used are:-

Spellbinders M-Bossabilities - Bricks and Bark , Ranger Distress Ink - Tea Dye, Hougie Board

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Favourite Ice Cream Flavour in colour (my favourite being chocolate!)

Our Crafty Corner - Autumn Colour

Crafty Boots Challenge - Monochrome

Simply Create Too - Autumn

Thank you for looking in.

Janice x

Thank You Card

Here's the thank you card I made to give to my family and friends earlier in the year, after celebrating a 'special age' birthday. I was very lucky to receive lots of lovely presents, so I thought this design of card would be easy to make quite a few of, fairly quickly.

The items I have used are:-

Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles and Scallopped Circles, Embossing folder and stamp a free gift from a craft magazine.

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

New Baby Card

Here is a card I have made today for our neighbours who had a baby boy at the weekend. I have kept the design clean and simple.

The items I have used are:-

X-Cut Heart Embossing folder, Spellbinders Nestabilites - squares, Cuttlebug Small baby embossing folder, Woodware Scalloped Oval Punch and Stampin Up Word Window punch.

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

Gift Box

Hello, today I would like to share a small gift box I made recently, which I placed on my 

dining table by each place setting of my friends who came for dinner. 

I filled each one with a Ferrero Rocher chocolate!

I originally got the idea from Christine Emberson, who is one of the International Ambassadors for Spellbinders. Her blog, Creativity Continues you can find here. I have got to know Christine over the last few years, first meeting her at Alexandra Palace, craft show. I was lucky enough to attend a couple of her classes when she owned her shop and I read her blog regularly. She has some fantastic ideas and is full of inspiration. I have always loved Spellbinders dies, but since following Christine, I love them even more!

Items used are:-

Spellbinders....

Grand Shapeabilities - Square Bracket Edge Box, Shapeabilities - Charmed, I'm Sure Tags, Die D-Lites Blooms Four and Sprigs, Impressabilities - Butterfly

I would like to enter this box into the following challenges:-

Melonheadz Friends - Try Something New (used my new box die)

Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything but a Card

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

Birthday Card

Another card to share with you today, this time a quick and easy birthday card.

Items I have used are both Memory Box dies, the Grand Happy Birthday and the Piestra border.

Blue card and a bow!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

Crafty Friends Challenge - 'B' is for...

Craft-Dee Bowsz - Anything Goes, add a ribbon

The ABC Challenge - R is for Recipe

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes Plus a Sentiment

Crafty Ribbons - Happy Birthday

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

Anniversary Card

Today I have an Anniversary card I would like to share with you. I made this card for very good friends of ours who have been married 39 years.

Items I have used:-

Spellbinders Nestabilities Heart Circles, my favourite die as it can be used for Wedding, Anniversary and Valentine cards.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-

4 Crafty Chicks - Circles, Circles, Circles

Craft for the Craic - Anything but a Square or Rectangle

Cards and Scrap - Using Dies

Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes 'Love Me Do'

As You Like It - Favourite Die

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

Thank You Card

I am back today with a thank you card I made for a friend recently. She was kind enough to help me out with a couple of lifts when my car was out of action.

The items I have used are:-

Clearly Besotted Stamps word die, All Night Media stamp, Lawn Fawn speech bubble border and home made card candi.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge.

Moving Along with the Times - Cute animal

Crafty Catz - Autumn Colours

Thank you for looking in.

Janice x

Hobby House Topper

Today I'd like to share a card I made for a friend, who loves beach huts! Making cards for men can often prove difficult, but with some embossed card, a topper, some matting and layering and some home made card candi, this one I found to be quite easy!

Items I used are:-

Hobby House Topper, Darice Embossing Folder and my Hougie Board

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges.

Cardz 4 Guyz - Embossing Heat or Dry

Without Words - for the Boys

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

85th Birthday Card

Hello and welcome to my crafty blog.

Here is a card I would like to share with you, made for my friend Heather's Mum Joan,
who was 85 last month.
I have been friends with Heather for 55 years. We lived two roads apart and started
school together at the age of 5.

The items I have used are:-

My Favourite Things - Pierced Rectangles
Spellbinders Die D-Lites - Blooms One
Spellbinders Shapeabilites - Sprigs
Memory Box - Banner
 The numbers are from the Cuttlebug Olivia Alphabet 

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x