A Drawstring Bag

I made this little drawstring bag for my great niece for Christmas which I had
completely forgotten to share with you.
As I had bought her a Pom Pom maker, along with some balls of
wool, I thought it would be handy for her to keep it all together in a bag.

I followed a tutorial on YouTube HERE

The unicorn fabric is from
Geoff’s Remnant Shop, Brentwood, Essex

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x

My Time to Craft Challenge #435 - ‘Colouring on Kraft Card’

A new challenge starts today over at My Time to Craft

where the theme this fortnight is 'Colouring on Kraft Card’

Here is my design team card...

All the details of the challenge can be found HERE

The products I have used are:-

Anita’s wood mounted stamp - Just For You

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Deckled Rectangles

Promarkers

Challenges entered:-
Creative Moments - Anything Goes/Optional - "For the Girls"
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Watercooler Wednesday - All About Occasions
Crafty Sentiment Designs - Anything Goes
Passion for Promarkers - Use a Die
TTCRD - Always Anything Goes
Creatalicious Challenge - Anything Goes/Optional - No design paper

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

My 'Inspiration Scribbler' Card for 'Scribbles Designs'

Today, I am sharing my 'Inspiration Scribbler' project, made for the
Monthly Scribbler's showcase of Scribbles Designs Challenge Blog
where the theme this month is ‘Flip a Coin’

For this challenge, you let the flip of a coin decide certain aspects of your card.

The idea came from Beccy’s Place

FLIP                       HEADS                                                                    TAILS
1      Make a Clean & Simple card/project    Create a card/project with at least 3 layers
2      Make a rectangular or square card/project    Make a shaped card/project
3      Follow a tutorial                                            Add gemstones or pearls
4      Use glitter                                                      Add ribbon or twine
5      Use something from your stash                     Add a recycled or upcycled item

All the details can be found HERE

This was certainly something different to try, my card is made using...

Tails, Heads, Tails, Heads, Heads

The products I have used are:-

Scribbles Designs - #966 CP Layer Cake and #0157 CP HBDay

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Squares and Scalloped Squares

Dovecraft Papers - Cupcake Boutique

Promarkers

Challenges entered:- 

Always Fun Challenge - Anything Goes

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Layer it Up

Jan's Digi Stamps Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

                                                   Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

13th Birthday Card

Today’s card is one I made for my friend to give to her grandson

for his thirteenth birthday.

 The products I have used are:-
Presscut - Happy Birthday 

Embossing Folder - Brand unknown

Docrafts Papermania - Typography Stamp

EK Success Punch - Small circle

Pierced banner die - Brand unknown

Name - PC generated

Challenges entered:-

Creative Sketchy Girls - Male Cards
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes
Watercooler Wednesday - Anything Goes with a Masculine Twist
Love to Scrap - For the Boys
Papercraft Business Challenge - Father's Day or Male
Dare 2B Artzy - Masculine

Dragonfly Dreams - Make it Masculine

International Art and Soul - Blue as the Main Colour

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

Female Birthday Card

Today’s card is one I made recently for a friend’s birthday. 

I stamped the image twice, and coloured the flowers with Promarkers.

I then fussy cut the flowers and adhered them to the stamped panel with silicon glue. 

I added gems to the flower centres, stamped the sentiment, then matt and 

layered the flower panel onto jade green and silver mirri card.

Finally, I added the sequins and pink gems to decorate.

The products I have used are:-

Die-Namics - Pierced Rectangles

Honey Doo Crafts stamps - Butterfly swirl

Sentiment stamp - Brand unknown

Promarkers

Challenges entered:-

Krafty Chicks Challenge - Clean and Simple
Creatalicious Challenge - Anything Goes/Optional - No design paper

Daisy Chain Challenge - Flowers

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes + A Sentiment

Addicted to Stamps and More - CAS

Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday - In the Summer Garden

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

A Fabric Storage Pod

Today, I am sharing a fabric storage pod I made yesterday for my
youngest great nephew.

I was lucky to have a garden visit from him and my niece on Monday, and she
kindly brought with her some leftover material from a set of Aldi fat quarters, 

that she no longer needed, so I thought I'd try making something from them.

I used a free, easy to follow pattern that can be found HERE
It was shared recently on a Facebook sewing group I belong to. 

 

I can see myself making a few more of these, as they are great for using up
any leftover pieces of material and will come in handy to use in various rooms
of the house and maybe even one in the car.

The finished size is: 5 ½" x 9 ½" x 5" (13.97cm x 24.13cm x 12.7cm) but
the pattern could easily be adjusted to make larger ones.


Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #118 - 'Anything Goes'

A new challenge starts today at 'A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge Blog'

where the theme is always 'Anything Goes'

Here is my design team card made using two of the set of 

All Change digi papers.

 Details of the challenge can be found HERE

where 3/5 randomly drawn winners will each get to choose
3 sets of Lozzy's papers.

I came across the technique for this card on YouTube HERE

I’m not sure if there is an official name for this type of card design, but
the couple in the video refer to it as the ‘Scrappy Strip’ technique which I think
describes it perfectly.

It’s a great way of using some of those snippets of card or paper we all
seem to have. I had these set of papers already printed and pieces used,
 so it was easy to cut them into the strips and place them on the card.
I have some left to make a couple more.

Challenges entered:-

Pixie’s Snippets Playground #380 - Anything Goes
Crafter's Castle - Anything Goes
Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes + A Sentiment
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiment Designs - Anything Goes
TTCRD - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

My Time to Craft Challenge #434 - 'Summertime'

A new challenge starts today over at My Time to Craft

where the theme this fortnight is 'Summertime'

Here is my design team card, made for my great niece who
was ten yesterday and loves playing tennis. 

All the details of the challenge can be found HERE

I found the idea for this card on Pinterest.

The products I have used are:-
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles
Presscut - Happy Birthday
Craft Stash - Alphabet die
Marianne Designs - Numbers CR1282 

Challenges entered:-

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes + A Sentiment

Creative Knockouts - Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday - Birthday /Optional - All About Summer

Watercooler Wednesday - All about Occasions
Creative Moments - Anything Goes/Optional Twist - Summer Sports

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x

A Shopping Bag for my 18 month old Great Niece

Today, I am sharing another one of my lockdown sewing makes, this time a

little 'shopping' bag for my 18 month old great niece to play with.

I followed a tutorial on YouTube HERE making some of my

own adjustments. This was my first attempt at piping which I

attached to the top edge.

The unicorn fabric is from

Geoff’s Remnant Shop, Brentwood, Essex

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

Punch Art Digger Card

It was one of my great nephew’s birthday last week, and as he loves anything 

to do with diggers and trucks, I found a few ideas on Pinterest to help me 

make his card. I used various punches, dies and plenty of snippets of 

left-over coloured card.

The products I have used are:-

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Rectangles, Squares and Circles

Stampin’ Up - Word Window punch

Marianne Designs - Numbers CR1282

Craft Stash - Alphabet die

Presscut - Happy Birthday

EK Success punch - Small circle
Hobbycraft punch - Medium circle

Corner Rounder

Challenges entered:-

Pixie’s Snippets Playground #379 - Anything Goes

Dare 2B Artzy - Masculine

Dragonfly Dreams - Make It Masculine

Cut it Up - Boys Will Be Boys

C.R.A.F.T Challenge - Masculine

Let's Craft and Create - Anything Goes/Option - Punch It!

Papercraft Challenge - Fathers Day /Male
Pearly Sparkles Challenge - For the Boys/Men

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

Winter Wonderland Christmas Challenge - Christmas Decorations

A new challenge starts today at Winter Wonderland Christmas Challenge Blog
where the theme this month is 'Christmas Decorations'

Here is my design team card...

The challenges are held on the first Friday of each month.
All the details can be found HERE

Our sponsor for this month's challenge is: Beccy's Place

The products I have used are:-
Beccy's Place digi image - Christmas Goose
Spellbinders - Deckled Edge Rectangles
Stitched Banner die - Brand unknown
Promarkers
Sentiment is computer generated

Challenges entered:-
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes
Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes
Christmas Craft Creations - Use a Die Cut

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

A Note Book Cover and Sliding Pencil Case

Today, I am sharing a note book cover and a sliding pencil case that I made 

for my next door neighbour as a thank you gift.

Whilst being home on maternity leave, she has spent these weeks in lockdown, with

her new baby son, and her daughter who was home from school.

As if that wasn't enough to be keeping her busy, she also found the time on a regular basis

 to make sure I was ok, and offering to get any shopping for me if needed.

I've really appreciated her kindness and time. Since she was returning to

work as a teacher this week, I thought both these might come in handy for her.

I followed YouTube tutorials for both projects.
The Sliding Pencil Case can be found HERE and the Notebook Cover HERE

The materials are from

The Cheap Shop in Tiptree, Essex.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

Birthday Card for my Great Niece

One of my great nieces was five last week. We share the same birthday, 

so it was made even more special for us, by having a lunchtime family 

Zoom chat to celebrate.

Everyone sang ‘Happy Birthday, some were even eating birthday cake 

they’d made! A special memory of our lockdown birthdays.

Here is the eclipse card I made for her...

The products I have used are:-

Lili of the Valley Art Pad - Just for Girls

Cuttlebug Numbers - Olivia

Presscut - Happy Birthday

Alphabet dies - Brand unknown

Challenges entered:-

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes/Optional - At least two layers
C.R.A.F.T Challenge - Decoupage or 3D (Sophie in 3D)
Crafters Café - Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x