My Time to Craft Challenge #462 - Use a Sketch

A new challenge starts today over at My Time to Craftwhere the theme this
fortnight is ‘Use a Sketch’ 

Sharing my design team card...


This is the sketch to use, which can be flipped or rotated.

All the details of the challenge can be found HERE

The products I have used are:

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles and Scalloped Circles

Stampin’ Up stamps - Itty Bitty Buds

My Favouite Things - Mini Tabs Foursome Die-Namics

My Mind’s Eye - Pretty Please Spring Papers 

Challenges entered:
Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes + A Sentiment
Cardz 4 Galz - Dies and Punches
Craft Rocket Challenges - CAS
Little Red Wagon - Just Because
TTCRD - Anything Goes

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

Thank you for visiting my blog.

Janice x

Just For You

Today, I have another card made for my 'spares box'.

I have used the sketch from The Hand Stamped Challenge

The products I have used are:-
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Ovals and Scalloped Ovals
Memory Box - Piestra Tile
Embossing Folder and Leaf die - Brands unknown
Sentiment Stamp - Free with craft magazine

Challenges entered:-

Hand Stamped Sentiments - Sketch #308
Paperminutes - Clean, Simple, 2 Colours
TTCRD - Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenges - Sparkle and Shine
Pixies Snippets Playground #346 - Anything Goes
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x

Female Birthday

Today, I am sharing a card made for my 'spares box'.

I printed the Bugaboo digi stamp directly onto paper, then
matt and layered it onto black card.

I used the sketch from 'Catch the Bug' challenge...

The products I have used are:-

Bugaboo digi stamp - Silhouette Butterfly Flowers
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles
Scalloped Border die - Brand unknown
Craft Sensations DSP - Botanical Garden
EK Success Pinch - Three small circles 

Challenges entered:-
Catch the Bug Challenge - Stella Says Sketch Challenge #704

Animal Friends Challenge - Butterflies
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Challenge - Anything Goes/Option - Keep it Simple
Colour My Heart - Tic Tac Toe Colour Pallette
Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x

My Time to Craft #383 - Sketchy Time

Today starts a new challenge over at My Time to Craft

where the theme this fortnight is 'Sketchy Time' using this sketch.

All the details can be found HERE

Here is my design team card, where I have turned the sketch round.

The products I have used are:-

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Ovals and Scalloped Ovals

Rounded stitched corner die - Purchased from eBay

Lili of the Valley Art Pad - Cute Cottage Garden
Sentiment - Computer generated

Challenges entered:-

Watercooler Wednesday - Anything Goes

TTCRD - Anything Goes
The Cutie Pie Challenge - Going Girly
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday - Birthday/Option of Foliage

Little Miss Muffet Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x

Female Birthday Card

For today's card, I have used the June challenge sketch over at

 Clair and Sharni Get Crafty! Facebook group.

I always find sketches a great way to put a card together, especially if
my mojo has gone missing for a while!

Products I have used:-

DigiStamp Boutique - Get Well Set

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles and Lacey Circles
Paper Pad from The Range - Vintage Chic Creations
Creative Expressions Embossing Folder - Lace

Promarkers

Challenges entered:-

Allsorts - Use at least 2 dies
Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything Goes
Creatalicious Challenge - Anything Goes/Option of Flowers
CCC Digi Creations - Anything Goes
LeAnns World 101 - Anything Goes
Love to Craft - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x

Birthday Card - 'Clean and Simple'

Whilst at the Crafting at 'Ally Pally' show in London last month, I watched
a couple of demonstrations using these media plates, which really impressed me.
Back home, I then found some YouTube videos to watch, by John Lockwood and
other crafters and then had a go myself. 

After a few attempts, here is a birthday card I made for a 'card-making' friend.
The set contains a square, rectangle, oval and circle and are really easy to use,
and create a lovely effect. I'm going to try using stencils on the plate next.

The products I have used are:-
John Next Door Media Plates
Stamps purchased from eBay

Challenges entered:-
Watercooler Wednesday - Feminine Anything Goes
Papercraft Challenges - Clean and Simple

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - For Ladies or Girls only
Freshly Made Sketches - #335

Thank you for visiting today.
Janice x

Get Well Card

For today's card, I have used the March challenge sketch over at

 Clair and Sharni Get Crafty! Facebook group.

 I have made this card for a friend who is in hospital
recovering from an operation.

Before removing the card from the beaded oval die, I used a blending brush
and the distress ink to highlight the 'beads'.
To finish I added glimmer dust to the rose, pearls and an enamel dot.

The products I have used are:-
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Ovals and Beaded Ovals
Rose stamp - Unmarked wood mounted stamp
Crafter's Companion/Beatrix Potter Embossing Folder - BPPC-F-EMB1

Sentiment stamp - Purchased from eBay

Promarkers
Rangers Distress Ink - Carved Pumpkin

Challenges entered:-

Cards in Envy - No Patterned Paper

Dream Valley Challenges - Spring Colours
Path of Positivity - Optional Theme 'Shades of Yellow'

Stamps and Fun - Spring
The Crazy Challenge - Use Glitter
The Paper Girls Challenge - Embossing
Crazy for CAS - Spring

Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

Than you for visiting today.
Janice x

Love You...

For today's card, I have used the February challenge sketch over at

 Clair and Sharni Get Crafty! Facebook group.

The materials I have used are:-

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Squares
Docrafts Xcut Embossing Folder - Hearts
Alphabet dies - Purchased from eBay

Challenges entered:-

Deep Ocean Challenge - Love is all Around

Try it on a Tuesday - Love is in the Air
Cuttlebug Mania - Colour Challenge

Cards in Envy - Love you so Much

Incy Wincy Designs - Clean and Simple

Die Cut Divas - Love is in the Air
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting today.
Janice x

A Christmas Tree Message

Today's card is another Christmas one made for my box.

I used traditional colours this time, although the red backing paper doesn't

look so in the photo!

I used the October challenge sketch over at

 Clair and Sharni Get Crafty! Facebook group for the design of my card.

Unfortunately, I embossed the die-cut rectangle using the wrong side of the

embossing folder, so it's the de-bossed side showing, what's known

as a 'happy accident' I think?

The products I have used are:-

Sizzix - Photo Corners #2

Die-Namics - Pierced Rectangles

Crafts Too Embossing Folder - Snowdrops

Christmas Tree and Banner dies purchased from eBay

Home made Card Candi

Challenges I have entered:-

Always Fun Challenges  - Lots of Layers

The 12 Months of Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes

Christmas Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Jingle Belles - Embossing around the Christmas Tree

Winter Wonderland - Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting.

Janice x

'Less is More' Sketch Challenge and Design Team News

Today I can share my news that I have been selected to join the

Stinkin' Inkers design team.

I look forward to working alongside some very talented ladies,

designing a project every month for the blog's themed challenge.

So, now on to my card for today.
Over at 'Less is More', their challenge for this week is

a sketch challenge, using the sketch below.

Here is my card....

The items I have used are:-

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Daisies

(NBUS) Personal Impressions Flower Stamp (Wood mounted) - 604D

Stitched Banner die - purchased from eBay

Promarkers

Sentiment stamp - free gift with craft magazine

Misti

Challenges entered:-

Less is More Challenge - Sketch 21

Dream Valley Challenges - One for the Girls

Stamps and Fun - Homemade Flowers

Darnell NBUS Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Janice x

Another 'Clean and Simple' Birthday Card

Today's card is one I have made for my 'spares' box.

I used the September challenge sketch over at

 Clair and Sharni Get Crafty! Facebook group for the design of my card.

'That' embossing folder which was so difficult to get hold of when it came out

a while ago, is the perfect shape for this sketch challenge.

I embossed the lower part of the folder in white, and cut away the waste above

the wavy line. I attached it to a piece of embossed aqua card which I embossed

with the Sizzix embossing folder and used my Crop-A-Dile Corner

Chomper to round the two corners.

I used the de-bossed sides of both embossed pieces of card, and glued

them to the base card.

Next I used 3D foam pads to attach the sentiment, and Nuvo drops to decorate.

A very easy and quick card to make.

I have used the following products:-

Embossing Folder - Free gift with craft magazine

One of the two Sizzix Embossing Folders - Lace Set 2

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles and Scalloped Circles

DigiStamp Boutique - Essential Sentiments Set

Challenges entered:-

Watercooler Wednesday - Gail's "All About Birthdays" Challenge

Glitter 'N' Sparkle - Embossing

Cards in Envy - Easy as 1, 2, 3 Card Challenge
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes
Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes

Angie's Digital Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks form stopping by.

Janice x

Hello Sunshine

This week's challenge at Less is More is 'Perfect Holiday'

I used the August challenge sketch over at

 Clair and Sharni Get Crafty! Facebook group for the design of my card.

A perfect holiday for me would always include some sunshine amongst a list of other things!
I used some double sided pearlised card to give the sunshine colour to my card, and
I pierced the border of the rectangle card using one of the four stitched border dies from Lawn Fawn.

The products I have used are:-

Lawn Fawn - Spring Showers and Stitched Borders

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles and Scalloped Circles

My Favourite Things/Die-Namics - Hello There

Challenges entered:-

Less is More - Perfect Holiday

Scrapy Land - Anything with a Die

Words 2 Craft By - Vacation

Make my Monday - Lazy Days of Summer

Crafty Gals Corner - Punches and/or Dies

Thanks for stopping by.

Janice x

My card is in 'Quick Cards Made Easy' magazine...

Today, I'm sharing a card I made for the 'Quick Cards Made Easy' magazine.

In April, I was successful in applying to be part of their Reader Design Team,

which was to take part in a sketch challenge for their August issue.

Here is the card I made...

with their sketch ...

and here's the magazine and the article...

The products I have used are:-

Hobby House Topper - Life's a Beach
Sentiment Stamp - Papermania (Jesse Edwards)

Woodware Punch - Large Daisy
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Polka Dots

Home made Card Candi

Challenges entered:-
The Paper Shelter - Holiday Time
Cards and More - Holidays and Summer Time
Cuttlebug Mania - Sea You
Everybody-Art Challenge - Summer/Tropic
Fairytale Challenge - At the Coast
Stinkin' Inkers Challenge - Summer Heat
2 Sisters on the Blog - On the Beach
Card Mania - Summer Fun
Craftaholics R Us - Beach

Thanks for stopping by.
Janice x

'A Bit More Time to Craft' Challenge #48 - 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',
which I made for one of my crafty friends.

The challenges are held on the 1st and 15th of the month where the lucky 3/5 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.

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.

For my card, I used the July challenge sketch over at

 Clair and Sharni Get Crafty! Facebook group which I am also entering.

The products I have used are:-

Lozzy's Cream Tea Digi Papers
Lawn Fawn - Stitched Scalloped Borders
Sentiment Stamp - Free gift with magazine
Promarkers

Challenges entered:-
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes/Optional Twist - Monochrome
Mod Squad Challenge - Make the sentiment the main focal point
Watercooler Wednesdays - All About Birthdays
City Crafter Challenge - Two Colours Only
4 Crafty Chicks - Summer Celebrations
Craft Rocket Challenges - Anything Goes
Little Miss Muffet Challenges - Anything Goes
As You Like It Challenge - Do You Prefer Pearls or Gems
(I like both, depends what type of card I am making!)

Thanks for stopping by.
Janice x