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

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Janice x

 

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

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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

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:

Scribbles Designs - Sunflowers 3

Avery Elle - Simple Sentiment Dies

Darice embossing folder - Honeycomb

Julie Hickey Designs stamps - I Need: Everyday Sentiments
Promarkers

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Janice x

Wedding Anniversary Card

 Today's card is one I made for friends for their anniversary.
A clean and simple card using just two dies and a sentiment stamp.

I started by die-cutting the stitched square, then I positioned the hearts
die slightly above the centre. I stamped the sentiment in black Versa fine ink
and then used 3D foam tape to attach it to the card base.
Using some coral card, I die-cut a few of the hearts and glued them to 

directly on the card base.

The products I have used are:
Julie Hickey Designs stamps - I Need: Everyday Sentiments
Impression Obsession - Hearts within Hearts die
The Works - Stitched Square dies

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Janice x

Female CAS Birthday Card

Today's card is one I made for my friend who celebrated her birthday yesterday.

As I haven't made a card using just black and white in such a long time,
I thought I'd give it a try. I came across a design similar to this on Pinterest.

Using snippets of black and white card from my stash, (which I seem to
have lots of!) I die-cut the circle burst die on the white card, and mat and
layered it onto a piece of  black card, 

Next I stamped the sentiment and added the punched flower using some
embossed white dot card. To finish, I added a black gem to each corner.

The products I have used are:
Memory Box - Small Circle Burst
Julie Hickey I Need - Everyday Sentiment
Tonic Studio punch - Retro Flower
Crafts-Too mini punch - Daisy

I am entering this card into Snippets Playground #420 - Anything Goes

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Janice x

My Time to Craft Challenge #471 - 'Stitching - Faux or Real'

 A new challenge starts today over at My Time to Craft where
the theme this fortnight is  'Stitching - Faux or Real'

Sharing my design team card...

All the details of the challenge can be found HERE

This was a really quick and easy card to make. I started by
embossing the stitched oval die directly onto the base card.

Next I die cut the whole of the rosebud in green card, and the petals 
in pink. I glued the complete flower onto the card and paper pieced
the petals, adding a pearliesd gem to the centre.

Lastly, using my Misti stamping platform, I added the sentiment.

The products I have used are:
Julie Hickey Designs stamps - I Need: Everyday Sentiments
Memory Box Poppy Stamp die - Wild Rosebud
The Works - Stitched Oval die

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Janice x

My Time to Craft Challenge #466 - 'Halloween' or Fall Colours

 A new challenge starts today over at My Time to Craft where the theme this
fortnight is 'Halloween' or Fall Colours

Sharing my design team card...

All the details of the challenge can be found HERE

After edging the leaf paper with a brown Promarker, I glued it to the card base.

I then die-cut the leaves in two different shades of brown card, glued them
directly onto the paper, stamped the sentiment and added the punched circles.

The products I have used are:

Julie Hickey Designs stamps - I Need: Everyday Sentiments

DSP - The Range /Changing Seasons

Leaf die - Brand unknown

EK Success Punch - Three small circles

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Janice x

My Time to Craft Challenge #464 - Travel/Transport

A new challenge starts today over at My Time to Craft where the theme this

fortnight is ‘Travel/Transport’ 

Sharing my design team card...

All the details of the challenge can be found HERE

The products I have used are:
Julie Hickey Designs I Need It Stamps - Everyday Sentiments
Spellbinders Embossing Folder - Overlapping Circles
Sailboat and stitched frames - Brand unknown
Hougie Board

Challenges entered:
Girlz Creative Crafts - Maritime

Cute Card Thursday  - Anything Goes

Crafter’s Cafe - Anything Goes

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Janice x

 

Last card from the Julie Hickey Workshop

Today, I am sharing the last card I made at the Julie's workshop I attended in March.

I hope to share the plaque we made as well, but I just need to finish it!

We used Ranger Distress Oxide inks to colour the backing paper which was taken

from an old book, before stamping, and colouring the flowers with the inks.

The stamp sets we used for this card were designed by Julie called
Flower Fusion and Everyday Sentiments which can be purchased from Crafts U Love.

I loved these sets so I treated myself to both of them at the workshop.

Challenges entered:-

TTCRD - Anything Goes

Allsorts - Happy Birthday

Crafter's Castle - Show Us What You Colour With

Crafty Cardmakers - Birthdays

Addicted to Stamps - Flowers

Dare 2B Artzy - Flowers

Watercooler Wednesday - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x

My Time to Craft #396 - 'CAS - Clean and Simple''

A new challenge starts today over at My Time to Craft

where the theme this fortnight is 'CAS - Clean and Simple'

All the details can be found HERE

Here is my design team card, which I made for a friend.

The products I have used are:-

Crafters Companion Die'Sire Embossaliscious Embossing Folder - Swirl Corner

Sizzix Thinlets - Hanging Planter

Julie Hickey Designs I Need It Stamps - Everyday Sentiments

Distress Ink 

Challenges entered:-
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Feminine + A Sentiment

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes Birthday/Option - Texture
Creatalicious Challenge - Anything Goes/Option - Flowers
Love to Craft - Anything Goes
Watercooler Wednesday - Anything Feminine

Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes
Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Challenge - Feminine or add a Sentiment

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x

2nd card from the Julie Hickey Workshop

Today, I am sharing the second card I made last month at the Julie Hickey workshop.
You can find my first card HERE

Unfortunately, I don't know the name of the paper pack Julie supplied us with,

but the layout she used on her card as an example, is a great way to use 

up scraps of paper.

Julie provided everyone with an envelope of nine squares, plus a topper and

spare paper to cut various shapes out of. We were then left to use them as we wanted.

I inked the edges of the squares with distress ink and glued them to the card base.

I then attached the topper at an angle, using 3D foam pads and the 

flower and butterflies.

I forgot a friend's birthday, so I sent it to her as a belated birthday card.

Challenges entered:-

Pixie's Snippets Playground #350

Through the Purple Haze - Spring Forward

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Little Red Wagon - Everything's Coming Up
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned paper Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x

Julie Hickey Workshop

Last month, I was lucky enough to attend a Julie Hickey workshop,
 which was held in a local church hall in Essex.

We made three lovely cards and a decorated wooden 'Love' plaque, 

all using her new stamps.

Today I am sharing the first of the cards I made, where we

used Ranger Distress Oxide inks to make the backing papers before stamping,
and fussy cut the flowers, leaves and circles.

The stamp set we used for the first card was designed by Julie, 

called Friendship Blooms and can be purchased from 

Crafts U Love 

Julie very kindly signed her books which I cheekily took along with me.
I bought them in 2004/5, when I first started making cards, and watching Julie

 demonstrate at the Ally Pally shows in London.

It was a lovely, relaxing day spent with other crafting ladies where I learnt

a few new inking and stamping techniques, along with lots of hints and tips from Julie.
She is such a warm friendly person, and makes crafting fun.

Hopefully she'll return to Essex again later in the year
for another workshop.

Challenges entered:-
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Only for the Girls
TTCRD - Anything Goes
Always Fun Challenges - Flowers
Use Your Stuff- Flora and Fauna
Creative with Stamps - Birthday
Daisy Chain Challenges - Make it Feminine
Fabrika Fantasy - Flowers
Pearly Sparkles Challenge - Flowers or Showers

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x