A 'Thank You' Card

Today I am sharing my latest card 

made for the Dies R Us Inspirational Blog.

After making lots of Christmas cards, I thought it would be nice to
share a 'Thank You' card I made, with a Tutti Designs die I was delighted to receive just recently.

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

Products used:-
Memory Box - Ringo Tile
Tutti Designs - Swirly Thanks
Docrafts - Xcut Daisy Punch

Challenges entered:-
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes
Little Miss Muffet Challenge - Anything Goes
Southern Girls Challenge - Anything Goes
Daring Cardmakers - Giving Thanks
The Crazy Challenge - Everything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by.

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

Bye for now,
Janice x

Sunny Day Crafting Challenge #29 - Anything Goes Challenge

Today, over at Sunny Day Crafting, it's the 'Always Anything Goes' challenge

The challenges are held weekly on a Tuesday, and we
would love to see your entry of any type of paper project.

Starting next week, there will also be a theme given to each challenge,
as well as 'Anything Goes'.

Why not pop over to the blog and take a look at the fabulous
inspiration from the talented Design Team.

All the details can be found HERE

My card today is one I made for my nephew who celebrated his birthday last week.
He's a keen West Ham United football fan, so it had to be made in
their claret and blue colours!

I die cut the football in white and in black card. I glued the white one to a circle of white card,
then glued in the pieces of black card.

After die cutting the banner, I left the card in the die and lightly brushed with the
distress ink. I then cut around the die in the claret card to give it a frame.

The products I have used are:-
Crafter's Companion (Angelica and Adam) Embossing Folder - Football Crazy
Spellbinders - Ribbon Banners
Football die from eBay
Home made card candi
Distress Ink - Broken China

Challenges entered:-
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Through the Purple Haze - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Robyn's Fetish - Anything Goes
The Paper Girls Challenge - Anything Goes
Crazy Challenge - Everything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.
Janice x

Merry Christmas

Today I am sharing one of the Christmas cards I made for friends with 

a Lili of the Valley topper from the set called 'Traditional Christmas'.

Unfortunately, we have had some darkish days recently, so the 

Glimmer Dust I have added to the baubles doesn't show at all!

The products I have used are:-

Spellbinders - Lacey Squares

Docrafts Xcut Embossing Folder - Oak border

Lili of the Valley Toppers - Traditional Christmas

Challenges entered:-

CAS-ual Fridays - Christmas or Hanukkah

Creative Knockouts - Christmas Delight

Dragons Lair Designs - Christmas Wishes
The Male Room - Christmas/December Celebrations/Winter Wishes

Brown Sugar - Christmas

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all 

a very Happy Christmas.

Thanks for stopping by.

Janice x

'White on White' Christmas

Today, I am sharing my latest card 

made for the Dies R Us Inspirational Blog.
All the details of how it was made can be found HERE

Here are the products I have used:-
Lawn Fawn - Stitched Square Frames
Spellbinders - Lattice Ornaments
Docrafts Xcut Embossing Folder - Oak Border

Challenges entered:-
Holly Jolly Christmas - Create a Christmas Card
Dream Valley Challenge - Christmas
Come and Get It - Christmas
CAS-ual Fridays - Christmas & Hannaukahj
Christmas Card Challenge - Christmas
Crafty Calender Challenge - Christmas Time
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by.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

Sunny Day Crafting - Anything Goes Challenge

Today, over at Sunny Day Crafting, it's the 'Always Anything Goes' challenge

The challenges are held weekly on a Tuesday, and we
would love to see an entry from you of any type of paper project.
Starting in the New Year, there will be 'Themes' set for the weekly challenges, as well
as the usual option of 'Anything Goes'

Why not pop over to the blog and take a look at the fabulous
inspiration from the talented Design Team.

All the details can be found HERE

My design team card is a Christmas one this week, CAS style
 and flat for cheaper posting.

The products I have used are:-

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Snowflake
Christmas tree die - Ebay

Sentiment - Computer generated

Promarkers

Challenges entered:-
Winter Wonderland - For Someone Special/Happy New Year
Dream Valley Challenge - Christmas
Melonheadz Friends - Time for Christmas
Use Your Stuff - Merry Christmas
AAA Cards - Silver
Come and Get It Challenge - Christmas
Crafting When We Can - It's Christmas!
Cards in Envy -Celebrate the Season
Dragonfly Dreams - Christmas

Thanks for stopping by.

Janice x

A CAS Christmas Card

Today I am sharing one of the Christmas cards I have made for friends this year.

Using a decorative embossing folder, some simple matt and layering, a stamped sentiment and the number 25, it was quite an easy card to make a few of!

Products I have used are:-

Embossing folder - Make and name unknown
First Edition Craft Dies - Number and Date
Sentiment stamp free with Craft magazine

Challenges entered:-
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - Cute or Anything Christmas
Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - X is for XXX Xmas!
Jingle Belles - Christmas
QKR Stampede - Christmas Cards
C.R.A.F.T - Christmas
Craftaholics R Us - Cards for Guys & Christmas theme
The Male Room - Christmas
Crafty Calendar - Christmas Time

Thanks for stopping by.

Janice x

'A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge' - Anything Goes

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

The 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 they print beautifully.

I have used three different papers from the 'Merry Christmas' set, cut them to size, edged with a blue Promarker and adhered them to my card. I cut the snowflake in silver mirri card, adding a pearl to the centre to finish. A nice flat card to post too!

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

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

Items I have used:-
Lozzy's Merry Christmas Digi papers
Snowflake die from Ebay
Promarkers

Challenges entered:-
CHNC Extra for December - Anything Goes
CHNC #311 - Grey or silver - a little or a lot
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes
Cardz 4 Guyz - CAS Christmas
Holly Jolly Christmas - Christmas
Crafty Boots - Christmas
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - Christmas

Thanks for stopping by.
Janice x

Sunny Day Crafting - Anything Goes Challenge

Today, over at Sunny Day Crafting, it's the 'Always Anything Goes' challenge

The challenges are held weekly on a Tuesday, and we
would love to see your entry of any type of paper project.

Why not pop over to the blog and take a look at the fabulous
inspiration from the talented Design Team.

All the details can be found HERE

Today's card is one I had to make in a hurry for a customer.
The request was for anything pink and with shoes!

The Hunkydory book of pictures certainly comes in very handy
when having to make a quick card. There is a good selection for both male,
female and children.

The items I have used are:-
Die-Versions Corner Concepts - Happy Birthday
Hunkydory - The Second Little Book of Decoupage

Challenges entered:-
Craft your Passion - Anything Goes
Card Mania - Anything Goes
Crafting Musketeers - Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes
Southern Girls Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.
Janice x

Quick Cards Made Easy - Design Team Card

Today, I'd like to share a card I made for the 'Quick Cards Made Easy' magazine.
Earlier in September, I was successful in applying to be part of their design team
for the November issue.

 I was sent the seasonal papers and toppers (which are the free bonus papers in this issue), with the request to make a 6" x 6" card, using any of the papers and toppers as the main focus of the card.

Here's the easel card I made.

My card was chosen to be on the Quick Cards website in the digital edition of the
magazine and on their Facebook page.

The items I have used are:-
Spellbinders Labels Forty Five
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Rectanles
Docrafts XCut Snowflake Punch

Challenges entered:-
Dies R Us - Christmas
Holly Jolly Christmas - Anything Goes
Try it on Tuesday - Celebrate
Crafty Boots - Christmas
CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes
CHNC Extra for December - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations - Christmas Creations
The Male Room  - Christmas
The Crafters Cafe - Christmas and/or Birthday

Thanks for stopping by.
Janice

Sunny Day Crafting Challenge - 'Anything Goes'

Today, over at Sunny Day Crafting, it's the 'Always Anything Goes' challenge

The challenges are held weekly on a Tuesday, and we
would love to see your entry of any type of paper project.

Why not pop over to the blog and take a look at the fabulous
inspiration from the talented Design Team.

All the details can be found HERE

Today I am sharing a 30th birthday card I made for my niece. Her favourite
flowers are gerberas, so I'm hoping the Sizzix Bigz daisy die
helped me get away with it!

The items I have used are:-
Sizzix Bigz die - Daisies Flower #2
Docrafts Xcut die  - Vintage Notes Doily
Die-Namics - Mini Pennant
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots

Challenges entered:-
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Use Your Stuff - Layers
Get Creative - Anything Goes
House of Cards - Anything Goes
Robyn's Fetish - Square or Rectangle cards
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Janice x

A 'Clean and Simple' Sympathy Card

Today I am sharing a sympathy card I made recently.

 I always find these cards difficult to make, but knew I wanted to keep the design simple. 

So, with that in mind, I used just two embossing folders and did a little bit
of matt and layering.
(Apologies for the poor lighting in the photo)

The items I have used are:-

Darice - With Sympathy
Crafter's Companion Embossilicious - Butterfly Swirl Corner

Challenges entered:-
Southern Girls - Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes
Creates and Makes - Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Corner - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Janice x