Kitchen Apron Card

Last month, my friend's husband asked if I would make a birthday card
for him to give to my friend.

She loves to cook, so I thought this apron and utensils would be perfect.

The products I have used are:-

Couture Creations A4 Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots

Apron and utensils die - Brand unknown

White on Black birthday sentiment - designed by Paula Pascual

Craft Stash - Alphabet Die

Home made Card Candi 

Challenges entered:-

Dragonfly Dreams - Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

Always Fun Challenges - Female or Mum

Dream Valley Challenges - Pink Birthday

Allsorts Challenge - Pretty in Pink

Crafty Friends Challenge - Use More than One Die

Watercooler Wednesday - All About Occasions
Ike's World - E for Embossing

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x

Wedding Card

I was asked by friend if I could make a wedding card for her to give

to her niece and husband.
I kept it clean and simple adding some diamante gems at the end

to give it some sparkle.

The products I have used are:-

Lawn Fawn - Stitched Rectangle Dies

Stitched heart dies - Brand unknown

Digistamp Boutique - Wedding Word Art

Couture Creations A4 Embossing Folder - Tied Together

Names and date sentiment - Computer generated

Challenges entered:-

Addicted to CAS - Contrast

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes/Optional twist - Add a Sentiment

Fun Friday - Clean and Simple

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes/Optional twist - Wedding/Anniversary

Pile it On - Lots of Layers and/or Use Scraps

Watercooler Wednesday - Al About Occasions

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x

70th Birthday Card

Today's card is one my friend asked me to make for 

her friend's 70th birthday.

The products I have used are:-

Spellbinders Decorative Elements - Eyelet Circles
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles
Couture Creations A4 Embossing Folder - Tied Together
Craft Stash - Alphabet die
Tattered Lace - High Heel Glam
Marianne Designs - Numbers CR1282
Cuttlebug Dies - Vintage

Challenges entered:-
Allsorts Challenge - Milestones with Numbers
Challenge Up Your Life - All New

Watercooler Wednesday - All About Occasions
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes/Optional Twist - Birthdays

Dragonfly Dreams - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes
Simply Create Too - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x

Dinosaur Card

This is the card I made my great nephew who celebrated his 5th birthday
the week before Christmas.

The products I have used are:-
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Squares
Cuttlebug Alphabet/Numbers - Olivia
Dinosaur dies - Brand Unknown
Couture Creations A4 Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots

Challenges entered:-

As You Like It Challenge - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Ike's World Challenge - A for Animals/Anything Goes

TTCRD - Anything Goes
Cute N Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x

A 21st Birthday Card

Today, I am sharing a 21st birthday card a friend asked me to make.
She requested anything pink/lilac, a unicorn and some sparkle!
This is what I came up with although I have to mention the pink card
looks more red in the photos.

The products I have used are:-

Couture Creations A4 Embossing Folder - Tied Together

Digi Stamp Boutique - Unicorn and Rainbow Together and Milestone Birthdays

Spellbinders Labels 10
Craftstash - Alphabet

Lawn Fawn - Spring Showers
Cuttlebug Dies - Vintage

Promarkers

Challenges entered:-

Aud Sentiments - For the Girls + A Sentiment
Craft Rocket Challenge - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Back to Basics and Beyond - Use an Embossing Folder
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Ellibelle's Creative Moments - Feature a Creature
Scrapy Land - Anything Goes
That's Crafty! - Animal Magic
Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x

Wedding Card

Today, I am sharing a card I was asked to make by my friend Mark
for his work colleagues.

As always, he gives me the ideas of what he would like on the card
and this is what I came up with.

I thought I had a wedding ring die in my collection, but as I couldn't find it

I used Spellbinders oval dies and made my own wedding rings.

I added acetate to the back of the bottle and added Glimmer Dust

to give some sparkle.

The products I have used are:-
Couture Creations A4 Embossing Folder - Tied Together

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Ovals
Heart and Champagne bottle dies - Purchased from eBay

Crafts-Too Small Heart Punch

Sentiment - PC Generated

Challenges entered:-

Pixies Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

(All the mirror card pieces are snippets)

Fussy and Fancy - Add a Sentiment

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x

Happy 75th Birthday!

Today's card is one I made for my card-making friend who celebrated

her 75th birthday on Monday.

She loves gardening, so I thought this decoupage was perfect for her.

I started by scoring lines on the lower half of the card to add some texture,
embossed a strip of co-ordinating coloured card for the centre, and added
some peel-off borders to decorate the edge.
I mat and layered the decoupage picture, created the sentiment on the computer,
then added a little bit of bling to the oval card.

The products I have used are:-
La Pashe decoupage - Bloomin' Lovely

Couture Creations A4 Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots
Spellbinders Nestabilities- Ovals and Scalloped Ovals
Hougie Board

Promarkers
Sentiment is computer generated.

Challenges entered:-
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Always Fun Challenges - Create a Scene

Thanks for stopping by.

Janice x

Happy Birthday 'Mum'

Today's card I made for one of my friends to give to her Mum.

Joan is now in her 80's, and used to be a card maker herself. She

stopped making them a couple of years ago, but still loves to receive hand
crafted cards.

After die cutting the white panel with the stitched rectangle die and the corner die,

I attached it to the blue panel using 3D foam strips to give it some depth.

The products I have used are:-

Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Fancy Framed Tags Two

Couture Creations A4 Embossing Folder - Tied Together

Die-Namics - Pierced Rectangles

Flower and Corner dies - Purchased from eBay

Birthday sentiment stamp - Free gift with Craft magazine

Mum - Computer generated

Challenges entered:-

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Daisy Chain Challenges - Anything Goes

Die Cut Divas - Anything Goes

Kreativeinkauf Challenge - Punches/Dies

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

Dream Valley - Anything Goes

Come and Get It - Use Die Cuts

A Gem of a Challenge - Birthday Wishes

Craft-Dee BowZ - Always Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow

Thanks for stopping by.

Janice x

An Anniversary Card

Today, I am sharing a Wedding Anniversary card I've made for some good friends

and neighbours from where we used to live who are celebrating their anniversary today.

I've just realised I seem to have had a run of blue and white cards this week!

With the white piece of card (cut with the smaller label die), I left the card in the die and ran it through my machine using the heart embossing folder, so that the edge of the

card remained un-embossed.

The products I have used are:-

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Labels 28

Docrafts - Xcut Embossing Folders - Hearts

Couture Creations A4 Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots

Birds die - purchased from eBay

Presscut die - Happy Anniversary

Challenges entered:-

Double D Challenges - Blue and White

Scrapy Land - Anything Goes

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes with an option of Use Die cuts

Words 2 Craft By - Keep Love in your Heart

Dies R Us  - Celebrations

A Gem of a Challenge - Wedding or Anniversary

Allsorts - Use at least two dies

Creatalicious Challenge - Anything Goes with optional die cuts and/or punches

Thanks for stopping by.

Janice x

A Wedding Card

Today, I am sharing a card I made for a good friend, for his sister

and brother-in-law's wedding day yesterday.

The products I have used are:-

Couture Creations A4 Embossing Folder - Tied Together

Digi Stamp Boutique - Wedding Doodles

Die-Namics - Pierced Rectangles

Sentiment - Computer Generated

Promarkers

Challenges entered:-

Creative Craft Cottage - Include a Lavender Ribbon Or Bow

Creative Craft Cottage Digi Creations - Include a Lavender Ribbon Or Bow

Die Cut Divas - Summertime

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

Scrapy Land - Anything Goes

NordSalten Hobby Club - Embossing

Paper Craft Happy - Anything Goes with Option of Summer

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge - Wedding or Anniversary

Thanks for stopping by.

Janice x

Engagement Card

I was recently asked by my neighbour if I could make an engagement card 

for her nephew and fiancée. 

The only request was to include their names on the front of the card,
so this is what I made. My inspiration came from Pinterest.

The products I have used are:-
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Ovals and Scalloped Ovals

Spellbinders Die D-Lites - Heart and Flutter

Martha Stewart Border Punch - Lace Heart Edge

Couture Creations A4 embossing folder - Tied Together

Challenges entered:-

Scrapy Land - Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes
The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes
Die Cuttin Divas - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Janice x

A Birthday Card for a Two Year Old Boy

Today I am sharing a card I made recently for a friend of mine, to give to her grandson. 

Last month, Hobbycraft sent me an email enclosing a £5 voucher to spend online
 or in-store. Not one to miss out on a 'treat', I went into our local store and put it towards
a set of number dies which I have used on Arthur's card.

I decided to outline the number with a very fine black pen to make it 'pop'.

The items I have used are:-

Crafter's Companion CD Rom - Angelina and Friends Collection

(Image and Backing Paper)

First Edition dies - Number and Date

Couture Creations A4 Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots

Sentiment - PC generated

Challenges entered:-

Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes

Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes
Moo-Mania - Wheels
The Paper Shelter - A Card for a Child

Aud Sentiments - Cute + A Sentiment

My next card will also be using these number dies!
Thanks for stopping by.

Janice x

A Cute Christmas Couple!

Today I am sharing a Christmas card with you, which I hope will be the first of many 

I make in the lead up to Christmas this year.

A new weekly challenge starts today over at The Merry Christmas Challenge, where 

there is a new theme every Monday to make a card or a tag for Christmas.

Although I have the best intentions every year to start my Christmas card making early, 

it never seems to happen, so I thought this might be a good way to 

get myself motivated and to start early!

The items I have used are:-

Stamps: Penny Black - Snow Trot and Personal Impressions - Happy Christmas

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Squares and Lacy Squares

Sizzix Framelits - Phrases

Couture Creations A4 Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots

Promarkers

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

The Merry Christmas Challenge - Use your favourite stamp
Christmas Card Challenge - Photo challenge
Crimbo Crackers - Snowmen
Sparkles Christmas Challenge - Show Me a Snowman

CASology - Cute

Promarker Challenge - Spots or Stripes

My Sheri Crafts - Christmas

CCEE Stampers - Christmas

Fab 'n' Funky - Christmas

Penny's Paper-Crafting - Winter/Christmas

ABC Christmas Challenge - T is for 'Two'

Crafting When We Can - Christmas

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

A Happy Birthday Card

Today, I am sharing my latest card 

made for the Dies R Us Inspirational Blog.

The details of how I made this card can be found HERE.

The items I have used are:-

Creative Expressions Embossing Folder - Lace

Memory Box - Happy Birthday Extravaganza

Lawn Fawn - Stitched Scalloped Borders

Docrafts Xcut small Daisy punch

Hougie Board

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

Daisy Birthday Card

Today, I would like to share my latest design team card I made
for the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog.

I had a crafter's 'happy accident' with this one! 

I planned to have the white label card embossed, so I kept the white card inside 

the label die and ran it through my Swiss Dots embossing folder. 

Unfortunately, I placed it the wrong way round, so it was de-bossed instead, 

but I liked that too, so kept it that way!

The items I have used are:-

Spellbinders dies - Labels Ten

Crafts-Too die - Daisy CTD 17073

Memory Box die - Truly Gifted

Docrafts X-Cut - Tags and Bookplates

Thanks for looking in.

Janice X