Christmas Card

 Hello, today I have a CAS Christmas card to share with you.
The front of the card was scored with my Hougie board. Using the label die,
I first cut and embossed one in white card, then drew around the outside
of the die with pencil on the red card and cut with scissors to give the frame.

The tree was cut from silver mirri card.
I punched a scalloped oval in red, and cut away the top and bottom scallop to give
a backing to the sentiment. I finished the card by adding red gems to the flowers.

The items I have used are:-

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Reverse Wonky Rectangles

Memory Box - Flowering Christmas Tree

Stampin' Up - Word Window Punch

Woodware Punch - Scalloped Oval

Hougie Board

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

AAA Cards - Anything Goes

CAS on Sunday - Christmas

Christmas Card Challenges - Anything Goes

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

Male Birthday Card

Hello, today I would like to share with you a birthday card I made for one of my nephews.
 He is keen on DIY, so I thought this Just Inklined image was very appropriate and amusing!
After printing the image, I coloured it with Promarkers, and lastly

added some Glossy Accents to give the water spray a wet look. 

Using the labels die, I pencilled around the outside edge of the die onto 

brown card, carefully cut by hand to give a frame to the image.

I punched three word windows, cut them to different lengths, 

adding a brad to each one for decoration. 

I added a piece of twine, the sentiment is computer generated and cut by hand.

The items I have used are:-
Spellbinders - Labels 15
Darice Embossing folder - Basketweave
Image from - The Best of Just Inklined 2012 CD
Stampin' Up Word Window punch
Promarkers

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Crafty Catz - Masculine

4 Crafty Chicks - Masculine

Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge- Anything Goes with a Twist/Use a Diecut

Thanks for looking in.
Janice x

Female Birthday Card

Hello, I'm back today with a quick Clean and Simple female birthday card.
 I embossed the frame directly onto the card base.
The X-Cut dress die has both the dress and the bow on the same die.
I cut the dress from black card, and then stuck a small piece of pink card
underneath to highlight the flowers. I then cut a bow from the same pink card
to attach to the front of the dress.

The items I have used are:-

Docrafts Xcut Impress Die - Stencil Dress

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Wens Window

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Cardz 4 Galz - Fashion Chic

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Crafty Friends - One for the Girls
Cuttlebug Mania - Embossing

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

Christmas Card

Hello everyone. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you. I found the idea on Pinterest. It's too easy to lose an hour or so looking at everyone's fabulous cards and makes on there!
I found this to be a fairly quick card to make, once I drew a circle in pencil using a die,
and then calculating how many snowflakes I needed.

The items I have used are:-
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Snowflake
EK Success snowflake punch

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Crafting by Designs - Get Ready for Christmas

Fab 'n' Funky  - Anything Goes/Christmas

The Paper Shelter - A Christmas Card

Crafty Hazelnut's Challenge- Anything Goes/ Must be Christmas

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

Sympathy Card

Hello, today I'd like to share a sympathy card I made after seeing the idea on Pinterest. 

I really like this layout, which can be used for different occasions.

I scored the larger card square diagonally with my Hougie board.
The other squares were die cut and embossed with Spellbinders Nestabilities.
The sentiment was generated on the PC.

Before assembling, I lightly inked the squares and flourish with 

distress ink and then placed them on the cream square card base.

The items I have used are:-

Spellbinders Nestabilites - Squares

Cheery Lynn - Fanciful Flourish Die

Hougie Board

Rangers Distress Ink - Tea Dye

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Craft your Passion - Always Anything Goes

My Besties UK Challenge - Anything Goes & Gold

AAA Cards - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

Female Birthday Card

Hello, here is a birthday card I made for my friend Christine who celebrated her
birthday last week. I centred one of the square Nestabilities on the front on the card,
partially ran it through the Cuttlebug to cut half of the square,
then embossed it with the tan mat.

I then folded the cut part of the card back on itself and stuck it to the
back of the front of the card, so that the square was on show.

 I inked through the Fleur de Lis dies,
and with the waste from the largest die, I pieced and glued them together 

to make the flower for the centre.

The items I have used are:-

Spellbinders: Nestabilities - Squares & Shapeabilities Pendants - Fleur de Lis

Whimsy Corner die set

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Allsorts Challenge - At least three die cuts

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Shades of Blue
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking in.
Janice x

Male Birthday Card

Hello, today I'm sharing a quick birthday card I made for an elderly neighbour of ours, 

who likes anything to do with trains. I thought this decoupage sheet was 

something a little different and a bit of fun!

The items I have used are:-

La Pashe decoupage - The Locomotion

Home made card candi

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Cardz 4 Guyz - Trains, Planes & Automobiles

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Craft your Passion - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

4th Birthday Card

Hello, I am regularly asked to make cards for young children, so today I'm sharing 

one I made recently for one of my customers.

The items I have used are:-

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles

Spellbinders Decorative Elements - Eyelet Circles

Cuttlebug Alphabet - Olivia

EK Success Corner Adorner Punch - Photo Corner

Woodware Scalloped Oval Punch

Stampin' Up Word Window Punch

Digi image - Pink Gem

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Cardz 4 Galz - Girly Bears
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Craft your Passion - Always Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes with a Twist/Add Purple

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

New Baby Card

Hello, today I would like to share a new baby card I made 

recently for one of our neighbours.

I used a Digi image, coloured with Promarkers, adding 

Wink of Stella to give it a bit of sparkle.

The items I have used are:

Spellbinders Nestabilities Decorative Elements - Heart Circles
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles

X-Cut Embossing Folder - Small Polka Hearts

X-Cut - Tags & Bookplates
EK Success Corner Adorner Punch - Photo Corner

Digi image - www.bodilsscrappeverden.blogspot.com

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Cardz 4 Galz - Girly Bears

Digi Designs - Tic Tac Toe/ 3 in a row

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Girls Only
The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes/Using Die Cuts

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

A Wrapper for a Bar of Chocolate

Hello, today I'm sharing with you a wrapper for a bar of chocolate I made recently, 

for a competition held here by Christine, of Creativity Continues.
Christine had recently become a member of the "Chocolate Lovers' Club" which 
is a group that is having fun promoting Carole Matthew's
 latest book - The Chocolate Lovers' Christmas, see Carole's blog here.
The task was to make a wrapper for a bar of chocolate, any design and using
something Spellbinders if possible.

I was thrilled to discover today, that I am one of Christine's five lucky winners!

My prize is a copy of Carole's new book, a box of chocolates and a tiara!

I can't wait for the post man to arrive!

The items I have used are:-
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Snowflake
Joanna Sheen - Ivy Flourish
Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Layered Pointsettia 
Tattered Lace - Noel 

I am entering the following challenges:-
Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes
Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes
ABC Challenge - Tis the Season
Scrapy Land - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything goes with a Twist/Something beginning with B...Bar of chocolate!
The Sisterhood of Crafters - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes/use Die cuts
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes 

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

Teenage Birthday Card

Hello, today I am sharing an 18th birthday card I made for a friend's daughter.
The Forever Friends image was a free stamp from a Docrafts magazine, which I 

coloured with Promarkers.

I didn't have any light green card to co-ordinate with the backing paper, 

so I die cut everything in white card, then coloured with a Promarker pen.

For the border across the centre of the card, I punched both sides of a strip 

of card with the Martha Stewart punch, carefully lining up the pattern.

The items I have used are:-

Spellbinders: Nestabilities - Circles & Scalloped Circles

Spellbinders Labels Ten

Cuttlebug: Alphabet - Olivia, & Vintage Corner Dies

Martha Stewart border punch - Quilted
Docrafts Forever Friends stamp - magazine freebie

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Cardz 4 Galz - For a Teenager
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes
Bloggers Challenge - Happy Birthday
7 Kids College Fund - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

Get Well Card

Hello, today I would like to share a card I made for a friend's Dad recovering 

from a knee operation.

After embossing the base card, I matt and layered the Hobby House topper onto blue, 

red and silver mirri card. I printed the sentiment on the computer, 

and then cut it out with one of the banner dies from Spellbinders, 

lightly inking the card whilst it was still in the die.

The items I have used are:-
Spellbinders: Shapeabilities - Ribbon Banners
Die'Sire Embossing Folder - Lattice
Hobby House - Life's a Beach Topper

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Cardz 4 Guyz - Hope U Feel Better Soon

ABC Challenge - U is for Unlimited

Country View Challenges - The Colour Blue

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

Female Birthday Card

Hello, here is a birthday card I made recently using the 

Spellbinders A2 Bracket Border dies.

I really like these die sets, as you can make so many different borders
or edges using a combination of the seven dies.

The items I have used are:
Memory Box Die: Pippi Butterfly
Spellbinders: A2 Bracket Borders One
Die'Sire Embossing Folder: Floral Frenzy

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Aud Sentiments - Bingo + a sentiment

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes

Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes 

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Scrapy Land - Anything Goes

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes/Use Die Cuts

Thanks for looking in.
Janice x

Female Birthday Card

Hello, today I would like to show you a birthday card I made for my sister Carolyn,

 using the 'die cut inlay' technique. 

Although a little bit fiddly to do, I really like the finished effect.

I first die cut the Wild Blooms onto a piece of white card which I then shaped with the Reverse Wonky rectangles. I then attached this to a piece of pink card and cut a 

narrow border by hand with a sharp pair of scissors.

Using a tiny amount of glue inside each of the petals and the stems, 

I then carefully placed the pink and green die cuts into each space, pressing lightly with 

a pokey tool for the pieces to be set in place. Using 3D foam pads, I then attached this topper to a larger Reverse Wonky rectangle which I cut in co-ordinating green card, adding dashes around the edge with a white gel pen. I embossed some diagonal lines on my base card using the Hougie board, cut the tag from the X-Cut set of tags, added the peel off sentiment, brads and the bow to the flower.

The items I have used are:-

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Reverse Wonky Rectangles

Memory Box - Wild Blooms

Docrafts Xcut - Tags and Bookplates

Hougie Board

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes (Yes please!)

Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes! November Edition

Fab 'n' Funky - Die Cuts and/or Punches

Create and Inspire - Anything Goes

Scrapy Land - Anything Goes

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes/Using Die Cuts

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

Male Birthday Card

Hello, today I would like to show you the card I have made for 

my nephew, whose birthday is tomorrow.

 I found these Scrabble tiles in my local 'The Works' shop,

and thought I would make something a little different from the usual sport theme.

The items I have used are:-

Crafts-Too Lattice/Textures Embossing Folder (CTFD3090)

Memory Box - Grand Happy Birthday Die, 

Scor-Pal Scor Buddy Mini scoring board

Scrabble letter tiles which I edged with a brown Promarker

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes

Craft your Passion - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

Best Wishes Card

Hello, today I would like to show you the card I made for my crafting friend Michelle,
who sadly lost her job at the craft shop which closed recently.

The items I have used are:-

Docrafts Xcut Embossing Folder - Floral Frame

Memory Box Die - Precious Daisies

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-
Brown Sugar - Flowers
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge - Flowers
Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x