Decorated Gift Bag

Today I can share with you a gift bag which I decorated for the Fiskarettes design team.
I embossed the patterned paper first before matting on to the yellow card and
attaching to the bag.
I punched two tags and cut them in half to add a decoration to
both sides of the paper and then added the butterflies.

It would be really good if you could pop over to the Fiskarettes Facebook page here
and take a look at all the other projects made by the design team,
and maybe enter a competition!

The items I have used are:-

Fiskars Interchangeable Border Punch - Clouds Cassette
Fiskars Tag Maker - Standard & Scallop
Fiskars Medium Lever Punch - Butterfly

Craft Concepts Embossing Folder - Budding Vine

I am entering this make into the following challenges:-

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Always anything goes
Creative Ladybirds - Anything Goes
Eclectic Ellapu - Decorate or make a Gift Bag/Box
One Stitch at a Time - 3D Bags, Boxes etc

Thanks for looking in.
Janice x

Female Birthday Card

Today I am sharing a card I made for my neighbour for his granddaughter.
I covered the card base completely with patterned paper, added pink ribbon to a
strip of black card and attached to the card. I layered some flowers,
which are held together using a brad and a jewellery spacer.
Lastly I added three diamanté gems.

The items I have used are:-

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles and Scalloped Circles

Number are from the Cuttlebug Olivia alphabet

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes

Create and Inspire - Anything Goes

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes
Cards in Envy - Tickled Pink

Thanks for looking in.
Janice x

Female Birthday Card

Today I have a card to share which I made for a friend's birthday a while back. I stamped the
 image and coloured it with Promarkers. I punched both sides of the strip of card going
across the middle with the border punch.

The items I have used are:-
Personal Impressions Stamp - Quilted Flower Hat
Spellbinders Labels Eighteen
Stampin' Up - Word Window punch
Woodware Scalloped Oval punch
Martha Stewart Border punch - Quilted
Promarkers

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Cardz 4 Galz - Get Ahead - Get a Hat
Addicted to Stamps - Diecuts
Lacy Sunshine - Anything Goes
Penny Black and More - Anything Goes with a Stamp and a Die

Thanks for looking in.
Janice x

Male Birthday Card

Here is my latest card for the Fiskarettes design team which was posted on 

their 'Friday Fellas' post here

The label I made myself, inking it lightly with distress ink.
I punched three pieces of co-ordinating coloured card using the
 Fiskars Interchangeable Border Punch, scored a line with my Hougie Board under the
punched design and then layered them onto the tag.
I stamped the sentiment which was a free gift from a craft magazine,
then added the tag to the card using 3D foam pads.
To finish the card I added my own card candi.

The items I have used are:-
Fiskars Interchangeable Border Punch - Rainbow Cassette
Rangers Distress Ink - Tea Dye
Sentiment - free stamp with a magazine
Hougie Board
I am entering this card into the following challenges:-
Pixies' Snippets Playground - Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge - Birthday Wishes
My Time to Craft - Check it Out
Tuesday Throwdown - Layer it Up
The Crafty Addicts - Spots or Stripes

Thanks for looking in.
Janice x

Birthday Card for a young girl

I was recently asked to make a quick birthday card for a little girl
and this is what I made, given the hour that I had to make it!
The Artpad images from Lili of the Valley, are printed on a good quality
card and cut beautifully using the Spellbinders labels dies. They can be purchased here.

The items I have used are:-
Spellbinders Labels Fifteen
Docrafts-Xcut embossing folder - Wicker
Image from a Lili of the Valley Artpad
The number is from the Cuttlebug Olivia alphabet.
Sentiment is from my stash.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Dies R Us - Red

Double 'D' Challenges - Red and White
Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes
Create and Inspire - Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Anything Goes with a twist/Wet or dry embossing
Crafting by Designs - Tic Tac Toe (I have used - Texture, Number & Die Cut)

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

Female Birthday Card

Today's card is one I made for a friend for her birthday.
It came from an idea I found on Pinterest.
The backing paper is an old one from Stampin' Up which
I added Glimmer Mist to, to give it a bit of sparkle.

The items I have used are:-
Crafts Concepts Embossing Folder - Budding Vine
Memory Box Die - Tiny Bow
Woodware Punch - Scalloped Oval
Stampin' Up - Word Window punch

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Craft your Passion - Anything Goes
The Crazy Challenge - Card for a Friend
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes
2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking in.
Janice x

Valentine's Day Card

Here is the Valentine's card I have made for my husband this year. We have always given
cards to one another for the 40 years we have been together, and I have
them all safely stored in a box.
For this card, I thought I would go clean and simple!

The items I have used are:-
Memory Box - Classic Ribbon dies

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots

Woodware Heart Punch
Crafter's Companion Bebunni die - Hearts
Scor-Buddy
The sentiment is computer generated

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes
Cardz 4 Guyz - Valentine or Love
Aud Sentiments - Use a Love Sentiment
Crafty Gals Corner - Sweethearts (Use a Heart!)
Mod Squad Challenge - From the Heart
Little Red Wagon - Happy Valentine's Day
Crafty Creations - Hearts
Crafting for all Seasons - Love is in the Air
Crafty Boots - Love is in the Air
Die Cuttin' Divas - Love
Crafty Cardmakers - Love, Love, Love
Get Creative - Must include Hearts
Blessings Ink - Hearts
A Gem of a Challenge - Love is in the Air

Thanks for looking in.
Janice x

Female Birthday Card

Today I would like to share my second project for the Fiskarettes design team,

a birthday card for my friend Hazel. She was lucky enough to spend
her birthday last week, ski-ing in Canada.

You can find it over on their Facebook page here.

The items I have used are:-

Fiskars:-
Interchangeable Border Punch - Rainbow
Power Punch - Small Flower

Memory Box die - Flutter Vine

Crafter's Companion Embossing Folder - Lattice

Scor-Buddy

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

The Craft Place - Anything Goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes
Cardz 4 Galz - Fantastic Florals
Creative Ladybirds Creations - Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge - Clean and Simple
The Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes
Alphabet Challenge - Y for You Choose

Thanks for looking in.
Janice x

Wedding Card

Today I am sharing a wedding card I was recently asked to make.
My customer requested champagne glasses as the main theme, so I already had
this lovely digi-stamp which you can find here on the Digi Stamp Boutique website.

The items I have used are:-
Spellbinders:- Decorative Labels One, Labels Sixteen and Fancy Framed Tags Two
Couture Creations Embossing Folder - Tied Together
Martha Stewart Lace Heart Edge Border Punch
Digi Stamp - Wedding Toast
Computer generated sentiment

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-
Scrapy Land - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar - Valentine/Love

4 Crafty Chicks - Love

I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner - Love is in the Air

Ooh La La Creations - Love and Romance

Creative Corner - Happy Valentine's Day/Love
Polkadoodles Challenge - Love and Romance
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Anything goes with Ribbon or Trim

Thanks for looking in.
Janice x

Female Birthday Card

Here is my first card which I made for  the Fiskarettes Design Team.

It was posted yesterday on their Facebook page here.

This is a great page to follow on FB, as there are plenty of projects shown throughout
the week, as well as occasional competitions to enter. 

If you are interested in scrapbooking, sewing, altered art projects, home decor as well 

as card making and papercrafts, then this is place to join.

It's certainly worth a 'Like'!
I found that the Fiskars punches are really easy to use and cut beautifully.
The power punch cut through the embossed acetate really easily.
I'm looking forward to trying it using other mediums.

The items I have used are:-

Fiskars Power Punch - Small Flower

Fiskars Tag Maker - Standard and Scallop

Crafter's Companion Embossing Folder - Florabunda

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes
Cardz 4 Galz - Fantastic Florals
Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes
Decorate to Celebrate - Anything Goes
City Crafter Challenge - Fantastic Plastic
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
As you Like It - Favourite One or Multi Layer
 (My cards are mostly multi-layered as I like to use different dies,
punches and embossing folders)

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

Male Birthday Card

Here is a 50th birthday card which I made for one of my customers for his son. 

I stamped the numbers onto co-ordinating paper which I first glued to card, then carefully cut them out, ran around the edges with a black Promarker, then attached to the card using foam pads.

The items I have used are:-

Papermania - Large Number Stamps

EK Success Corner Adorner Punch - Photo Corner

Sentiment - computer generated

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Cardz 4 Guyz - Make it Shine or Sparkle

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

New Baby Card

Today I have a card to share, which I made for a friend's daughter and her partner who 

recently had a baby daughter named Isla Lily. I found the idea for this card on Pinterest.

The items I have used are:-
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Set - It's a Girl
Spellbinders Nestabilites - Squares and Scalloped Squares
Hougie Board

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes
Glitter 'N' Sparkle - Embossing (Dry or Heat)
Crafting When We Can - Celebrating any Occasion
The Paper Players - Tic-Tac-Toe

Thanks for looking in.
Janice x