A ‘Calorie Free’ Birthday Card

Today, I am sharing the birthday card I made for my niece last month.

I love using this stamp set, as any of the descriptions can be 

highlighted, and it’s a fun sentiment to use.

It was a quick card to make really, just matting and layering.

I used a black Promarker to edge the papers.

The products I have used are:-

Stampin' Up stamps - Birthday Wit

Dovecraft Papers - Cupcake Boutique

Challenges entered:-

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes + A Sentiment
Crafty Chicks - All Occasions

Sisterhood of Crafters - It's The Thought That Counts
Crafty Sentiment Designs - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

Another Quilted Box!

Here’s another quilted box I made recently, for one of my great nephew’s.

He loves anything to do with trucks, diggers and playing with sand!

I had been looking everywhere for some suitable fabric, so I was really 

pleased to find this ‘Nutex trucks and diggers‘ fat quarter on eBay.

The co-ordinating coloured felt is from The Range.

I do enjoy making these quilted boxes, especially when I can personalise
 them with special fabric.

This quilted box is part of the Beginners Sewing class with Claire
at Beautiful Things which is available as an online course.

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 'The Great Outdoors'

 All the details can be found HERE

The products I have used are:-

Scribbles Designs - Emily's Trailer and Park It
Stitched Square dies - The Works
Promarkers

Challenges entered:- 

Stamping Sensations - Make it Masculine
Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes + A Sentiment
Crafty Gals Corner - Summer Fun
Cardz 4 Guyz - Explore Outdoors
Crafty Sentiment Designs - Anything Goes
TTCRD - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

My Time to Craft Challenge #439 - ‘Clean and Simple’

A new challenge starts today over at My Time to Craft

where the theme this fortnight is ‘Clean and Simple’

Here is my design team card...

All the details of the challenge can be found HERE

I decided to go for making a one layer card along with CAS theme.

Using two of the set of dies, I taped them together to make the frame and 

embossed them onto the front of the card. Next, I stamped the image in black and 

embossed it with clear embossing powder.

Lastly, I coloured the image with Promarkers, and added Stickles to

the fur and snow.

The products I have used are:-

Penny Black wood mounted stamp - Snow Hut

Hexagonal stitched dies - The Works

Promarkers

Challenges entered:-

Crimbo Crackers - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Embossing

The Paper Shelter - Punches and Dies

Simon Says Stamp - Oh so Cute

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes/Optional - Make the Sentiment the Focus

Christmas Craft Creations - Animals

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Janice x

Notebook Cover

I covered and decorated this notebook for a neighbour's daughter who recently
had to spend three weeks unexpectedly in hospital.

I know most young girls love stationery, so I hoped she would like 

something with her name on. 

I learnt this technique a few years ago, when I attended a workshop

run by Christine Emberson in her Hope and Chances studio.

The products I used:

Spellbinders - A2 Scalloped Borders One

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles and Scalloped Circles

The Works Design Pad - Whimsical Pastels

Name - PC generated

Challenges entered:-
Shopping Our Stash - Pile it On
TTCRD - Anything Goes
Always Fun Challenges  - Back to School
Dream Valley Challenge - Add Gems or Pearls or both
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes
Creations in Pink - Anything Goes

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Janice x

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #122 - '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 three papers from the set of

Distress it Stripes 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.

The products I have used are:-

Lozzy's digi papers Distress it Stripes

EK Success punch - Three small circles

A quick and simple card made by using snippets of the papers, which I cut into strips,

and glued them onto black card. I then glued this panel to the card base,

 adding the sentiment and the circles in each corner to finish.

Challenges entered:-

Pixie's Snippets Playground #384 - Anything Goes

Craft Rocket Challenge - Birthday
Sisterhood of Crafters - Masculine

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Janice x

Travel Tissue Holders

I recently made these travel tissue holders for a friend to give to her 

Mum and Mother-in-law.

I have made them before, one which you can see HERE 

but this time I tried a different tutorial.

There are plenty to choose from on Youtube, I followed 

Sew Totally Trisha’s tutorial HERE

The fabric I used was from a set of Aldi’s fat quarters.

They are so quick and easy to make, that I made a couple more!

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

Male Birthday Card

I recently had a request from a friend, to make a birthday card for her son.

He is in his late thirties and has recently got himself a scooter.

As I like to try and personalise my cards wherever possible, I was really

pleased to find this silhouette image on the internet which I thought would

be perfect to use!

I found some black and white patterned paper in my stash, which I edged

with a black Promarker and glued to the card base.

I then die cut the image, using one of the Spellbinders Nestabilities 

Reverse Wonky rectangle dies, and used 3D foam to raise it on the

 card. The stitched banner sentiment is computer generated.

Challenges entered:

C.R.A.F.T Challenge - Sport/Leisure

And Sentiment - Anything Goes + A Sentiment

AAA Birthday - Tic Tac Toe (Masculine/Die Cuts/Patterned Paper)

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

My Time to Craft Challenge #438 - Travel

A new challenge has started over at My Time to Craft

where the theme this fortnight is 'Travel’

Here is my design team card...

All the details of the challenge can be found HERE

I started by using a sheet of the camera paper which is from the Hipster Chique 

design pad from The Works. I then die-cut the frame in brown card and fun foam 

to give it some dimension around the stack of luggage.

I paper pieced the details on the suitcases using gold mirror card and 

patterned paper for the labels. The sentiment is PC generated which I cut using 

a stitched banner die.

Challenges entered:

Crafter's Cafe - Anything Goes

Daisy Chain Challenges - For the Boys/Men

Classic Design Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Not Just Cards Challenge - Anything Goes

Little Red Wagon - Happy Days

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

Winter Wonderland Christmas Challenge - 'Sketch and Embossing'

A new challenge starts today at Winter Wonderland Christmas Challenge Blog

where the theme this month is 'Sketch and Embossing - Dry, Heat or both!

It was my turn to choose the theme for this month, and I went with using

either of these two sketches combined with the embossing.

 

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:

The prize for the winner is 2 digis of the winner's choice

The products I have used are:

Dr.Digi'sHouse of Stamps - Christmas Chris

Craft Concepts Embossing Folder - Merry Christmas

GCD Studios Paper Pad - Deck the Halls

Promarkers

Challenges entered:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything goes with a Critter

Crafty Animals - Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampers - Christmas in July

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes

Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes

CHNC - Anything Christmas Goes

Christmas Crafts All Year Round - Use Fall/Autumn Colours

Christmas Craft Creations - Christmas Characters

Double Trouble - Dog days of Summer

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Janice x

A Captain America Quilted Box

Captain America is one of my great nephew’s favourite characters. As he has a 

Captain Marvel themed decorated bedroom, I thought it would be nice if I could 

make him something to go in it.

I had been looking for a while for some fabric, and was pleased to 

find a fat quarter being sold on eBay.

I do enjoy making these little boxes, especially as they are quick

projects to make, and Owen was very pleased with it.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

Birthday Card for my Great Niece

Today, I am sharing the birthday card I made for one of my 

great nieces who celebrated her birthday last month.

It doesn’t show very well in the photo that I die-cut

the balloons from sparkly pink card. 

To finish, I drew the balloon strings using

a silver marker pen and added the pink gems.

Challenges entered:-

Ike's World - T is for Three of a Kind or anything Goes

(Three balloons or die-cuts)
Shopping our Stash - KISS (Keeping it simple Sister)
Make My Monday - Clean and simple
Scor-Pal - More than one score

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x