Wednesday 21 December 2022

Scribbles Designs Holiday Event - Not a Creature Was Stirring

 

We've got something special planned from Dec. 15th to Dec. 20th to help celebrate
the holiday season. Be sure to join us over on the Scribbles Designs Challenge Blog
 to find out all the details for participating.
 Join us for your chance to win some fun images!



It's my turn today to share some inspiration, you can find my card on
the Scribbles challenge blog HERE


The items I have used are:
Crafts-Too punch - Bell
Promarkers
Stitched frame die - Brand unknown
DCWV - The Christmas Paper Pack

If you'd like the chance to win the main image shown on my own creation above,
find my project over on the Challenge Blog (posted today as well) and follow
the instructions!
You can find all our Christmas Inspiration posts by clicking HERE
and scrolling down. Good luck and have fun!

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x 















Friday 16 December 2022

Crocheted Infinity Scarves

Sharing two Infinity scarves crocheted for my sister and a friend using
Melanie Ham's pattern which you can find HERE on her blog and HERE on YouTube

For my sisters scarf, I used 2 x 50g balls of Stylecraft DK, Batik Elelments
in the shade Titanium 


I purchased this yarn from The Cheap Shop, Tiptree, Essex


For my friend's scarf I used 1 x 100g ball of James C. Brett Stonewash DK
in the shade: SW14 Heather


I purchased this yarn from Hobbycraft and used a 5mm crochet
hook for both.


These are easy projects to make and are good for making 'on the go',
as everything fits into a zip-lock bag.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x

 

Tuesday 13 December 2022

Birthday Card for my Nephew



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

I started by embossing some white card with the stitch embossing folder.

Next I trimmed it to the edge of the pattern, and matted it onto
some black card. I then glued it directly onto the card base, adding
some sticky peel-off diamond shapes to the corners.

Lastly, I die-cut the sentiment in black card and black 3D foam,
glued them together and then glued it to the embossed panel.

The items I have used are:
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Pinking Stitch
Penny Black - Happy Birthday

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x





Tuesday 6 December 2022

Female Birthday Card

I made this ‘clean and simple’ card for a friend after seeing the idea on Pinterest.

Using my Misti stamping platform, I stamped the word
‘Happy’ using five different coloured inks.

Next, I die-cut it using the pierced rectangles die, used 3D foam to
adhere it to the card base, then added the birthday sentiment and gems.

The products I have used are:
Ranger Ink Letter It Clear Stamps - Birthday
Die-Namics - Pierced rectangles
Card Deco - Happy Birthday
Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x


Wednesday 23 November 2022

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

The theme this month is 'The Most TREEmendous Time of Year’ where
we would like to see you use one or more trees on your project.

Sharing my design team card...


The details of the current challenge can be found HERE


The items I have used are:
Lawn Fawn - Stitched Rectangle frames
Leanne Creatief Embossing Folder - Christmas Branches
Promarkers

I started by printing the Christmas tree onto white card and coloured the
 image with Promarkers. I then added Glamour dust to the image to
give some sparkle.

Next, I die-cut the frame in green card and black fun foam and glued
them together. I glued the frame over the image and trimmed.

Lastly, I added the coloured gems to the tree and the peel-off sentiment.



Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x



Friday 18 November 2022

A Crocheted Throw/Blanket for my Great Niece

 Today, I am sharing a crocheted throw blanket I made for one of my great nieces. 

I used the lovely textured Sedge stitch which I found HERE on 
the 'Blossom Crochet' YouTube channel.
Rebekah’s tutorials are really easy to follow and she has lots of different
 crochet stitches to share.

I started by deciding how wide I wanted the throw to be. 
I chained 141 stitches, and crocheted rows of the same stitch until I 
reached the desired length.

I finished by crocheting a border of four rows of half trebles.

I purchased the yarn online from The Wool Box
using eight 100g balls of Stylecraft Special DK in the colour ‘Lavender’

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x





Wednesday 16 November 2022

Birthday Card for my Great Niece


Today, I am sharing the birthday card I made for my youngest great niece 
who celebrated her 1st birthday at the beginning of the month.
I started by embossing the base card with the A4 Swiss dot embossing folder. 
Next, I embossed a piece of white card with the bow frame folder.
I then mat and layered it onto pink card and glued it directly onto the card base.
Lastly I added her name, the number, sentiment and a pink
gem on the bow.

The products I have used are:
Couture Creations A4 Embossing folder - Swiss dots
Cuttlebug embossing folder - Bow Frame
Cuttlebug alphabet dies - Olivia
Presscut - Happy Birthday
Craftstash Alphabet die set

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x


Tuesday 8 November 2022

Anniversary Card

A clean and simple anniversary card to share today, which I made recently
for friends and for my nephew and wife.

The embossing folder I've used is one of the first ones I purchased
many years ago but have not used for a long while.

After embossing a panel of white card, I matted it onto some pink card 
using 3D foam, and glued the cut-out heart directly onto the pink card.

Lastly, I added some diamanté gems and the peel-off sentiment onto 
the punched card.

The products I have used are:
DoCraft XCut - Aperture Dies Cutting Die Set - Amore
Woodware punch - Scalloped Oval

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice xx

Friday 4 November 2022

Winter Wonderland Christmas Challenge - Robin Redbreast

   A new challenge has started over at Winter Wonderland Christmas Challenge Blog
where the theme this month is 'Robin Redbreast'

Sharing 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 is: Sheepski Designs


The prize on offer for the winner is 3 images of their choice

The products I have used are:
 Sheepski Designs - Christmas Post Box
Die-Namics - Pierced Rectangles
Crafts-Too Embossing Folder - Snowdrops
Britannia dies - Happy Christmas
Promarkers


Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Jance x

Tuesday 1 November 2022

My 'Inspiration Scribbler' Card for Scribbles Designs

 Today, I am sharing my 'Inspiration Scribbler' project, made for the
 Scribbler's midway point of the monthly Scribbles Designs Challenge Blog
which you can see HERE

The theme this month is 'Fall Colours'


The details of the current challenge can be found HERE


I used the topiary tree image which I coloured with Promarkers.
I die-cut it with the labels die, matted it onto some black card and
cut a border freehand with scissors. 

I found some autumnal coloured paper in my stash,
edged it with a black Promarker and glued it directly onto the
card base.

Lastly, I used 3D foam to raise the image and added
punched circles to the corners.

The products I have used are:-
Scribbles Designs - #647 Pumpkin Fall Topiary
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Labels 28
EK Success punch - Small Circle
Promarkers


Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x













Monday 31 October 2022

70th Birthday Card


Today’s monochrome card is one I made for a friend to give to her husband
for his 70th birthday.
I started by making the A5 card base from mid-brown card.
I mat and layered the embossed beige panel onto dark brown card,
and added the tools and number using 3D foam.
Lastly I added the sentiment directly onto the card base.

The products I have used are:
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles
Cuttlebug Alphabet - Olivia
Card Deco - Happy Birthday
Memory Box embossing folder - Toolshed
Tool set die - Brand unknown
EK Success punch - Small Circle

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x

Tuesday 25 October 2022

Teenage Birthday Card for My Great Niece


Today, I am sharing the birthday card I made for my
great niece last month.
I started by making a 7x5 inch card base using terracotta card and I 
glued a piece of spotted paper from the Changing Seasons paper pad
 onto the card base.

Next, I embossed a smaller piece of terracotta card, and used 
3D foamto attach it to the card.
Lastly, using some sparkly card, I added the die-cut numbers (raised
on 3D foam) the sentiment and some sequins to finish.

The items I have used:
Creative Expressions - Happy Birthday
The Range paper pad - Changing Seasons
Number dies - Brand unknown
Embossing folder - Brand unknown

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x


Monday 17 October 2022

Wedding Anniversary Card

Today, I am sharing a ‘clean and simple’ anniversary card which 
I made for friends last month.
After embossing the card base with the hearts folder, I die-cut a piece of card, 
added the stamped sentiment and the lilac heart die. I used 3D
foam to attach this to the card base, lastly adding two diamanté gems.

The items I have used:
Docrafts - Xcut Embossing Folder - Hearts
Memory Box - Heart Swoosh
Julie Hickey Designs stamps - I Need: Everyday Sentiments
Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x


 

Friday 7 October 2022

Winter Wonderland Christmas Challenge - Let it Snow

  A new challenge has started over at Winter Wonderland Christmas Challenge Blog
where the theme this month is 'Let it Snow'

Sharing my design team card...

The challenges are held on the first Friday of each month.

All the details can be found HERE

Since there is no sponsor this month, the Design Team are using anything
we have in our stash that is 'snow' themed.

The top 3 picks will be chosen in the usual way.

The items I have used are:
Apple Blossom embossing folder - Winter Snow
Pierced banner dies - Brand unknown
Art Impressions wood mounted stamp - Merry Christmas G3150

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x


Friday 30 September 2022

Get Well Card

My niece recently went into hospital for an operation, and this is the
card I made for her.

 
After embossing a small piece of white card with the 3D folder, I mat and
layered it onto pink card and glued it directly onto the card base.

I then stamped the sentiment, added the punched daisy and leaves,
then finished by adding the diamante gems.

The items I have used are:
Lisa Horton Crafts, 3D embossing folder - Prism
Julie Hickey Designs stamps - I Need: Everyday Sentiments
Woodware Punches - Daisy and Foliage

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x






Monday 26 September 2022

A Clean and Simple Birthday Card

 Today I am sharing a birthday card I made last month,
for a friend to give to her Mum.


I embossed a rectangle of white card with the 3D embossing folder
and attached it to the card base with 3D foam.

The sentiment was computer generated, printed on white card
and die-cut with the label die. I then glued it to a piece of
purple card and cut by hand to make a frame. I then used 3D foam to
attach it to the card, and lastly added some pearls.

The items I have used are:
Crafters Companion 3D Embossing Folder - Ornate Lace
Spellbinders Labels Ten

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x

Friday 23 September 2022

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

The theme this month is 'Anything Goes’

Sharing my design team card...

The details of the current challenge can be found HERE


The items I have used are:
Avery Elle - Simple Sentiment Dies
Darice embossing folder - Honeycomb
Julie Hickey Designs stamps - I Need: Everyday Sentiments
Promarkers


Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x

Tuesday 20 September 2022

Birthday Card for a Nine Year Old

Today, I am sharing the birthday card I made for my great niece
using a balloon die I was lucky enough to win last year 

I die-cut the edge of the base card with the balloon die.
I embossed a couple of lines by the balloons using my Hougie board.
Next, I glued a piece of black card behind the balloons and
paper pieced them with coloured card. then added
the sentiment, number and white gel pen lines to the balloons.


The items I have used are:
Gemini Modern Edge’ables die - Balloon Bouquet
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Scalloped Circles
Cuttlebug Alphabet - Olivia
Presscut - Happy Birthday

 Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x

 

Wednesday 14 September 2022

Female Birthday Card

Today, I am sharing the birthday card I made recently for a friend.

I found the idea for the design on Pinterest.

I started by stamping the background stamp directly onto
the card base with a light silvery grey ink. 
Next I die-cut the frame three times using two of the circle dies, 
glued them together and glued it onto the card base.
Lastly, I added the flower die, white peel-off sentiment and some sequins.

The products I have used are:
Avery Elle - Simple Sentiment Dies
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles
Memory Box - Chloe die
Great Impressions wood mounted background stamp - Vicki Schreiner 2008

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x



Thursday 8 September 2022

Scribbles Designs 9th Birthday Celebrations - Get Your Zen On!

 

Scribbles Designs is 9!

To celebrate our birthday we're having a special event on the challenge
blog with special prizes to be won.

You can find all the details about the event here on the challenge blog.

First of all we want you to create a project using a mandala or
zentangle - if you head over to the challenge post (link above) you
 will find a special free image which you could use to join in.

There's also the chance to win even more prizes by taking part in 
the puzzles we'll be posting on the challenge blog.

Sharing my design team card…
The products I have used are:
Crafter’s Companion, Die’Sire Embossalicious Embossing Folder - Gun Metal
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Squares
Stampin’ Up - Word Window punch

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x