My Time to Craft #453 - Stencil It

 A new challenge starts today over at  My Time to Craft  where the
theme this fortnight is 'Stencil It'

Sharing my design team card...

All the details of the challenge can be found HERE

I started by stamping the sentiment onto the card base, and
then covered it with a torn piece piece of post-it note.
Securing the stencil in place, and using four different distress inks,
I blended them over the stencil.

The products I have used are:
Waverley Inspirations stencil
Sentiment stamp - Craft magazine free gift
Ranger Distress Inks
Inkylicious blending brushes

Challenges entered:
Krafty Chicks - CAS
Ellibelle's Wednesday Challenge - Spring Colours
Little Red Wagon - One Layer
Try it on a Tuesday - Use a Stencil or Two

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #132 - 'Anything Goes'

                          

A new challenge has started over at 'A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge Blog'

where the theme is always ‘Anything Goes’

Sharing my design team card, using two of the set of Mono 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 Mono digi papers
Inkylicious Happy Birthday stamp

Die-Namics - Pierced Rectangles

Challenges entered:-

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Creative Sketchy Girls - Anything Goes

HLS - Anything Goes with Dies

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

My Time to Craft #433 - 'Use a Stencil'

A new challenge starts today over at My Time to Craft

where the theme this fortnight is 'Use a Stencil'

Here is my design team card... 

All the details of the challenge can be found HERE

I started by inking the stencil directly onto the card base using the
Abandoned Coral distress ink.
Before removing the stencil, I lightly inked the remainder of the card.
I then stamped the rose and the sentiment, coloured with Promarkers and
added the pearl gems.

The products I have used are:-
Bee Crafty D'Inkables Stencil
Craftwork Cards stamps - Sentiments
Rose wood mounted stamp - Unbranded
Distress Ink - Abandoned Coral
Promarkers

Challenges entered:-
Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Pattie's Creations - Anything Goes
Watercooler Wednesday - All About Occasions
Aud Sentiments - Flowers + A Sentiment
Krafty Chicks Challenge - All Occasions
Blank Page Muse - Stencil It

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x

Alphabet Challenge - 'D is for Distress'

Today, a new challenge starts at Alphabet Challenge
where the theme for this fortnight is 'D is for Distress'
Inks or papers or both.

The details of the challenge can be found HERE

Here is my design team card, which I made for a friend and neighbour
who celebrated her birthday yesterday.
I came across the idea on Pinterest.

The products I have used are:-
Nellie Snellen/Nellie's Choice - Condolence Flourish
Inkylicious Twinchies stamp - Happy Birthday
Distress Inks

Challenges entered:-

Classic Design Team Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes
Creatalicious - Anything Goes/Option - Flowers

Creative Craft Cottage - Use Ink
Love to Craft - Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner - Flowers
Ellibelle's Wednesday Challenge - Feminine or add a Sentiment
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Birthday

Thank you for visiting today.
Janice x

A Birthday Card for my Great Niece

Today, I am sharing the card I made for one of my great niece's who shares the 

same birthday as me...although we're sixty years apart in age!

I lightly coloured the cloud panel with Tumbled Glass Distress ink,
before matting and layering it all to put the card together. I glued the mini tab onto
 pink card and cut around carefully to create a mat.

 

The products I have used are:-
DigiStamp Boutique - Unicorn and Rainbow
Die-Namics - Mini Tabs Foursome and Pierced Rectangles
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles and Scalloped Circles

Darice Embossing Folder - Clouds
QuicKutz Mini Alphabet Dies - Numbers

Promarkers
Distress Ink
Sentiment and name - computer generated

Challenges entered:-
Scrapy Land - Anything Goes
Sunny Day Crafting - Unicorns
Creative Craft Cottage - Dies and/or Punches
Scrapbook and Cardmaking - Rainbow Colours and Fantasy
Passion for Promarkers - Birthday Creations
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes
Cardz 4 Galz - Mythical/Fantasy

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

Autumn Colours

Today's card is one I made for the Brown Sugar challenge which this month's theme is

Brown, Orange and Green.

I started by embossing a piece of card with the Spellbinders 3D embossing folder.

I then cut the top part into a square, used a blending brush and
Carved Pumpkin Distress Ink to colour the embossed card.

I mat and layered this onto brown card and then gold mirror card, stamped the
sentiment in brown ink and die cut with label dies.

The products I have used are:-
Spellbinders Labels One
Spellbinders 3D Embossing Folder - Ornate Labels One
Ranger Distress Ink - Carved Pumpkin
Lili of the Valley Stamps - Small General Greetings

Challenges entered:-

Brown Sugar - Brown, Orange and Green
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

Challenge Up Your Life - Die Cuts
Scrapy Land - Anything Goes
The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes/Autumn Colours
Words 2 Craft By - Autumn
Creative Craft Cottage - Use a Sentiment
Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting today.
Janice x

A Masculine DIY Card

Today's card is a decoupaged one made for a DIY male.

I coloured the embossed white card using an Inkylicious blending brush

and blue distress ink. Mat and layered both this and the decoupage

with navy blue and mirror card.

The products I have used are:-

Crafts-Too Embossing Folder - Tools
Docrafts - Anita's Foiled Decoupage

Ranger's Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass

Home made Card Candi

Challenges entered:-

The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes / Optional Twist Masculine Card

The Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes

Emerald City Crafts Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenges - One for the Boys

Thanks for visiting today.

Janice x

A 'Clean and Simple' Birthday Card

Today I am sharing a 'Clean and Simple' card made for my 'crafting' friend Michelle,
who celebrated her birthday on Monday.

I started by embossing the cross-stitched label die directly onto the card base.
Next I added the poppy die first cut in green card, then in red for the flowers.
Lastly, I stamped the sentiment using the Misti, then finally added a
couple of sequins and some Nuvo drops.

The products I have used are:-

Inkylicious Twinchies stamp - Happy Birthday
Dies purchased from eBay

Challenges entered:-
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Paperminutes - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Try it on a Tuesday - In My Garden
Ooh La la Creations - Flowers
Simply Create Too - Use Flowers
Crafting with Dragonflies - Embossing - Wet or Dry

Thanks for stopping by.
Janice x

A Very 'Clean and Simple' Card!

Today, I am sharing a quick masculine birthday card, which I think is very

'Clean and Simple' and an idea I found on Pinterest.

Firstly, I die-cut the wavy die in blue card, glued it to the base card, and then using
various snippets of blue patterned paper, I cut them and paper-pieced into the blue frame.

Finally, I stamped the sentiment using my Misti, and added a few sequins.

The products I have used are:-
Wavy die - Purchased from eBay

Inkylicious 'Twinchie' Stamp - Happy Birthday

Challenges entered:-

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

Southern Girls Challenge - Add some Stamping

Addicted to Stamps and More - Clean and Simple

Watercooler Wednesday - All about Birthdays

Stinkin' Inkers - Guy Talk

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Janice x

A Male Birthday Card

Today I have a masculine birthday card to share with you. I thought

I would have another try at making a stencilled background using distress inks.
I have to say I am quite enjoying this technique. I now need to buy some more stencils!

I die cut two of the Happy Birthday's and glued them together.
I used a large 3D foam pad, (positioned under the star) to adhere to the base card.

A fairly quick and easy card to make.

The products I have used:-
Happy Birthday die - Purchased from eBay

Sizzix - Photo Corners #2
Inky Doodles Stencil - No name

Distress Inks

Challenges entered:-

Crafty Friends Challenge - Man/Boy

CCEE Stampers - Use a Mask

Retarte - Anything Goes

Crafty Calender - Anything Goes

Hiding in my Craft Room - Super Scraps Saturday

Just us Girls - Blending

Thanks for stopping by.

Janice x

Hello You...

Today's card is one I've made for my 'spares box' where they are there 'just in case' I

need one on the quick, or ready for an insert to be added and sold for charity.

I lightly brushed the stitched clouds with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink.

The products I have used are:-

Crafters Companion Embossalicious Embossing Folder - Rococo Frame

Lawn Fawn Clouds - Spring Showers

Lawn Fawn - Scripty Sayings
Sun and Rainbow - Unbranded dies from eBay

Challenges entered:-
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes
My Time to Craft - Summertime
Fussy and Fancy - Punches and Dies
Simply Create Too - Summer Fun
That's Crafty! - Keep it Simple
DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge - Summer Fun or a Thank You Card
Star in my Pocket - Bright Sunshine
Mod Squad Challenge - Colourful Creations

A Gem of a Challenge - Summer Colours

Thanks for stopping by.

Janice x

Stencilling with Distress Inks

Today, I am sharing a card I made for my friend who celebrated her birthday yesterday.

This is my first time of making an inked background with a stencil.
I was quite pleased with the result, so I think I'll be trying it again.

After cutting and embossing the cross-stitched square, I left the card in the die,

laid the stencil over the card and lightly inked with Dusty Concord and

Spiced Marmalade Distress inks.

The products I have used are:-

Lawn Fawn - Large Cross-Stitched Square Stackables

Crafter's Workshop Stencil - Mini Daisy Cluster

Crafter's Companion Die'sire - Scalloped Tags

Filigree Flower - purchased from eBay

Ranger Distress Inks

Sentiment Stamp - Free with Craft Magazine

Challenges entered:-

The Flower Challenge - Anything Goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Use your Imagination
Crafty Sentiment Designs - Add a Sentiment
Deep Ocean Challenge - Die Cuts, Chipboards and/or Punches
Everybody-Art Challenge - Happy Birthday
Dream Valley Challenge - Square Cards Only
Use Your Stuff - Try something New (Stencilling)
Create and Inspire - Anything Goes/Optional - Tag you're It
Addicted to Stamps - Make your Mark

Thanks for stopping by.

Janice x

A Gilding Flakes Birthday Card

Today I am sharing my latest design team card 

made for the Dies R Us Inspirational Blog.

This is a birthday card using some beautifully coloured gilding flakes
and the Sue Wilson Designs - Striplet/Stacked Diamond.

I started by placing the inner die from the set onto a rectangle of cream hammered
card and ran it through my die cutting machine.
Next I placed the outer die around the stacked diamonds, secured with low tack tape and
embossed it through my die cutting machine.

To give this effect....

Using 'Variegated Red' Gilding Flakes, I covered a smaller panel of card with a piece

of double sided adhesive sheet, covered with gilding flakes and burnished,

to place behind the diamonds.

Using strong double sided tape, I attached this panel behind the diamonds,

and then matt and layered it onto some orange card and gold mirri card.

Lastly, I attached this to the base card, stamped the sentiment and added the nail heads.

Here is the die set I have used:-

Other products used:-

Inkylicious Twinchie Stamp - Happy Birthday
Crafty Notions Gilding Flakes - Variegated Red
Josy Rose Nail Heads which you can find HERE

Hougie Board

Challenges entered:-
Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Make My Monday - Shimmer and Shine
Ooh La La Challenge - Die Cuts

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Check back daily for more great inspiration from the girls on the design team.

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

Sunny Day Crafting Challenge #29 - Anything Goes Challenge

Today, over at Sunny Day Crafting, it's the 'Always Anything Goes' challenge

The challenges are held weekly on a Tuesday, and we
would love to see your entry of any type of paper project.

Starting next week, there will also be a theme given to each challenge,
as well as 'Anything Goes'.

Why not pop over to the blog and take a look at the fabulous
inspiration from the talented Design Team.

All the details can be found HERE

My card today is one I made for my nephew who celebrated his birthday last week.
He's a keen West Ham United football fan, so it had to be made in
their claret and blue colours!

I die cut the football in white and in black card. I glued the white one to a circle of white card,
then glued in the pieces of black card.

After die cutting the banner, I left the card in the die and lightly brushed with the
distress ink. I then cut around the die in the claret card to give it a frame.

The products I have used are:-
Crafter's Companion (Angelica and Adam) Embossing Folder - Football Crazy
Spellbinders - Ribbon Banners
Football die from eBay
Home made card candi
Distress Ink - Broken China

Challenges entered:-
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Through the Purple Haze - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Robyn's Fetish - Anything Goes
The Paper Girls Challenge - Anything Goes
Crazy Challenge - Everything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.
Janice x

Just to Say....

Today I am sharing my latest card 

made for the Dies R Us Inspirational Blog.

All the details of how I made this card can be found HERE

The items I have used:-

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Houndstooth

Lawn Fawn - Stitched Label Set

Distress Ink - Dusty Concord

Inkylicious Brushes

Sentiment Stamp - Free with a craft magazine

Challenges entered:-

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiment - Anything Goes + A Sentiment

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafting Challenge - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Check the Dies R Us blog daily for more great inspiration from the girls on the design team.

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

30th Birthday Card

Today I am sharing a card I made for my youngest nephew who 

celebrated his 30th birthday yesterday.

He plays five-aside football and supports Tottenham Hotspur, so I wanted to make

something with a football theme.

I lightly inked the embossed card with Faded Denim distress ink, made the rosette

and added the number and the home made card candi.

The items I have used are:-

Crafter's Companion (Angelica and Adam) Embossing Folder - Football Crazy

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles and Scalloped Circles

Die-Namics - Mini Pennant Die 

First Edition dies - Number and Date

Challenges entered:-
AAA Cards - Masculine
Morgan's ArtWorld - Embossing/Wet or Dry
Penny's Paper- Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenge - Use die cuts or punches
Scrapy Land - Anything Goes
My Time to Craft - Distress It

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

First Birthday Card

Today I am sharing a birthday card I made recently, for our friend's 

granddaughter's first birthday.

I made a similar one HERE earlier in the year where I shared the 

details of how I made the template.

With this card, I first of all embossed the front half of the card, and then 

using a blending brush and Fired Brick Distress ink, 

I lightly brushed over the whole of the embossed area.

The items I have used are:-

Crafter's Companion Signature Collection Embossing Folder- Heart Trellis

Die-Namics - Mini Pennant die

Craft Stash - Alphabet/Number die 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Craft-Dee Bowz - Anything Goes with a Hand Made Bow
Love to Craft - Anything Goes

Dragonfly Dreams - Think Pink

Glitter 'N' Sparkle - Think Pink

One Stitch at a Time - Anything Goes with Monochromatic

The Ribbon Girls - Anything Goes

Broken Fairy Designs - Anything Goes Monochromatic

Crafty Cardmakers - Birthdays

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

A Stepper Birthday Card

Today, I am sharing my latest Design Team card made
for the Dies R Us Inspirational Blog.

All the details of how I made this card can be found HERE

The items I have used are:-

Spellbinders Pop-Ups - Gift of Happiness

Impression Obsession - Umbrella 

Memory Box - Peppini Laurel

Inkylicious Sentiment Stamp

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Pixies Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

Pile It On Challenge - Die Cut Embellishments

Dragonfly Dreams - More than one Fold

Ooh La La Challenge - Three Embellishments

The Crazy Challenge - Birthday Card

Happy Little Stampers - Must use Dies

Sparkles Challenge - Lots of Layers

Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes

Live and Love Crafts - Happy Birthday/Anniversary

Melonheadz Friends - Use Die Cuts or Punches

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

Pocket Tag Card

Today, I am sharing a pocket tag card, which I made for
the Fiskars Design Team, when I was a member earlier in the year.

I was shown how to make this card a few years ago when I went on a crafting retreat, 

but had forgotten all about it until I saw some on Pinterest.

These cards are very easy to make and a great way of using double
sided paper - A4 size. A gift card could be added, instead of the tag.

The items I have are:-
Fiskars Tag Maker - Standard and Scalloped
Happy Birthday Stamp - Inkylicious

Here is a very rough 'step by step' guide in photos, showing the measurements,
cuts and folds along with another card I made.

I am entering the first card into the following challenges:-

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes
Southern Girls Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts - Tag Time

Thanks for looking in,

Janice x