A Glittery Christmas Card

Today I am sharing my latest design team card

made for the Dies R Us Inspirational Blog.

All the details can be found HERE

The items I have used are:-
Memory Box - Grand Happy Christmas
Poppy Stamp - Snowflake Ribbon
Hougie Board

* A tip for when you use these type of dies - save the waste from the words to use on another project.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

A Snowflakes Promise - Anything Goes

Christmas Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - Use a Sentiment

Sunny Day Crafting - Anything Goes

Make My Monday - No Patterned Paper

Check back daily for more great inspiration from the girls on the design team.

Why not check out all the fabulous dies available at the Dies R Us store AND, 

don't forget we have a Dies R Us Challenge Blog too!

A new challenge is offered on the 1st and 15th of each month with a PRIZE VOUCHER 

offered to the lucky winner of each challenge.

click below for:
STORE
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INSPIRATION BLOG
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See you again soon!
Janice

A Birthday Card for my Great Niece

Today I am sharing the birthday card I made for one of my great nieces
who recently celebrated her 3rd birthday. 

I used a free alphabet/number die I recently sent 

away for from Craft Stash, where I only had to pay the Postage and Packing.
I must say that I really like the font of this die set.

The items I have used are:-

Papermania - Large Number Stamps

Die-Namics - Mini Pennant Die

EK Success Corner Adorner Punch - Photo Corner

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots

Woodware Small Butterfly Punch

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

QKR Stampede - Embossing

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes
Sunny Day Crafting - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge - Anything Goes
Love to Craft - Anything Goes
My Crafting Stories - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Janice x

A Card For Any Occasion

Today I am sharing with you my latest design team card

made for the Dies R Us Inspirational Blog.

This card can be made for any occasion, so I have left adding a sentiment

until I decide who I shall send it to!

All the details on how I made this card can be found HERE

The items I have used are:-
Creative Expressions die - Gemini Collection/Pyxis
Memory Box - Tilth Floral

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-
Die Cuttin Divas - Happy Birthday
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Try it on a Tuesday - Coffee and Cream or Choose your own two colours
Sunny Day Crafting - Anything Goes
Craft and Smash - Using Light Blue
Scor-Pal More than One Score - Cards, Cards and more Cards
(Score lines on upper half of card)

Check back daily for more great inspiration from the girls on the design team.

Why not check out all the fabulous dies available at the Dies R Us store AND, don't forget we have a Dies R Us Challenge Blog too!

A new challenge is offered on the 1st and 15th of each month with a PRIZE VOUCHER 

offered to the lucky winner of each challenge.

click below for:
STORE
CHALLENGE BLOG
INSPIRATION BLOG
FACEBOOK
PINTEREST

See you again soon!
Janice

Cupcake Birthday Card

Today I am sharing a card I made recently for one of my customers.

The request was for anything with cupcakes, so I thought this decoupage was perfect.
I found this lovely decoupage pad and other bargains on the 'Everything for a Pound' stall at a craft show earlier in the year.

The items I have used are:-

Dovecraft 8"x8" Decoupage Pad - Cupcake Boutique
Die-Namics - Pierced Rectangles

Cuttlebug - Vintage Corner die
Crop-O-Dile Corner Chomper

Sentiment is computer generated

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-
Moving Along with the Times - Birthday Cake
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes
Creative Friday - Clean and Simple
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Craft your Passion - Anything Goes
Come and Get It - Lots of Layers

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

"A Bit More Time to Craft" Challenge

Today, I am sharing my latest Design Team card, made for the 'A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge Blog' where the theme is always 'Anything Goes'.

We have just returned from a great holiday in Cornwall and Devon, and I have made this 'thank you' card for the lovely lady who looked after us so well in her farmhouse Bed and Breakfast in Cornwall.

I used this sketch designed by Jules to make my card, which can be found HERE.
Why not pop over to her blog 'Always with a Heart' to see her beautiful cards
and her library of sketches.

The items I have used are:-
Papers from Lozzy's Mixed Media set
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Squares and Scalloped Squares
Presscut Sentiment Die - Thanks

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes
Crafty Boots - All Squared Up
Crafty Cardmakers - Layer It Up
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Ooh La La - Anything Goes

"A Bit More Time to Craft" challenges are held on the 1st and 15th of the month
where the lucky winners can win their choice of 3 digi paper sets from the very talented Lozzy.

There are lots of fabulous sets to choose from which can be found HERE and HERE,

and they print beautifully.

You can find all the challenge details HERE on the blog, where you can also
see the rest of the design team's lovely makes.

Why not enter the challenge yourself to be in with a chance of winning.

Thanks for looking in.
Janice x

Winner of my Blog Giveaway

Thank you to everyone who entered my First Birthday Blog Giveaway.

The winner of the giveaway, chosen by Mr Random

Liz 

Congratulations Liz! Please email me at jhrohde55@googlemail.com with 

your details, so I can send the goodies off to you.

Bye for now

Janice x

A Football Card

Welcome to my new followers Glennis and Tina Z

I hope you will visit my blog again soon.

Today I have a birthday card I made recently for a football fan.
I've had this Le Suh decoupage sheet in my folder for quite a while, so thought
 it was about time to use one half of it. The other half is a pair of football boot hanging up!

The items I have used are:-

Le Suh decoupage sheet - 4169468
Docrafts X-Cut Dies - Tags and Bookplate

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-
Cards 4 Guyz - Balls
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Unicorn Challenge - Happy Birthday
Crafty Cardmakers - Layer it Up
Sunny Day Crafting - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking in.
Janice x

Wedding Card

Welcome to my new follower Nikki C. I hope you will visit again soon.

Today I have a wedding card to share which I recently made for Laura and Joe.
Laura is a lovely girl who we got to know two years ago when we bought our house. She works in the sales office of the company who built our house, and helped us with many of our choices.
They are now on their honeymoon in Mexico!

The items I have used are:-

DigiStamp Boutique image - Henry and Zoe get Wed

Congrats die - Clearly Besotted Stamps

Docrafts X-cut Embossing Folder - Hearts
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Rectangle and Scalloped Rectangle

Promarkers and Glamour Dust

The challenges I am entering:-
CAS-ual Fridays - Dimension and Bling
Creative Friday - Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes
That's Crafty! - All Square
Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes + A Sentiment
The Paper Shelter - Embossing of Any Kind
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

THERE IS STILL TIME TO ENTER MY 'FIRST BLOG BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY'- HERE
Closes on the 13th September 2016

Thanks for looking in.
Janice x

A 'Clean and Simple' Birthday Card

Welcome to my new followers Rebecca and Robin.
 I hope you will visit my blog again soon.

Today, I have a CAS birthday card I made recently for my friend to give to her Mum.

I lightly chalked the embossed area and then added some clear Wink of Stella to add some
sparkle to the flowers, which unfortunately doesn't show very well in the photo.

The items I have used are:-

Embossing folder - Free gift with a craft magazine

Crafter's Companion Die'Sire - Scalloped Tags

Sentiment - Computer generated

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Come and Get It - Flowers

Glitter 'N' Sparkle - CAS

CAS on Sunday - Pastel

Crafting when we Can - Happy Birthday

Crazy 4 Challenges - Make an all White Card

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. - Embossing

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes + Sentiment

THERE IS STILL TIME TO ENTER MY 'FIRST BLOG BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY'- HERE

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

A 'Clean and Simple' Christmas card

First I would like to welcome four new follower
Jenny L, Sidelle, Alicia and Terri to my blog.
I hope you will visit again soon.

Today, I am sharing my latest card 

made for the Dies R Us Inspirational Blog.
I thought I would make a Christmas card for a change, my first this year!
All the details of how it was made can be found HERE

The items I have used are:-
Memory Box - Crisp Bows, Classic and Snowflake Ornament
Sue Wilson Designs Festive Collection - Happy Christmas
Christmas Embossing Folder - make unknown

This is a quick and easy CAS design, which can be made in different Christmas
colours and of course, easily mass produced if required.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-
C.R.A.F.T Challenge - Technique Challenge/Embossing
Holly Jolly Christmas - Non traditional colours
Cards in Envy - Hip to be Square
Pile it On - Die Cut Embellishments
Paper Creator - Christmas
Creative Inspirations. Christmas
That's Crafty - All Square
Tuesday Throwdown - Clean and Simple

Check back daily for more great inspiration from the girls on the design team.

Why not check out all the fabulous dies available at the Dies R Us store AND, 

don't forget we have a Dies R Us Challenge Blog too!

A new challenge is offered on the 1st and 15th of each month with a PRIZE VOUCHER 

offered to the lucky winner of each challenge.

click below for:
STORE
CHALLENGE BLOG
INSPIRATION BLOG
FACEBOOK
PINTEREST

See you again soon!
Janice