Birthday Card for my Great Niece

 

Today, I am sharing the birthday card I made for my great niece 
back in September.

I started by glue-ing a square of lilac card to the card base.
I then used the border punch on the smaller piece of white card, adding
an embossed line with my Hougie board.
Lastly, I embossed the remainder of the white card, glued it to
the lilac and added the sentiment, age and name.

The products I have used are:

Presscut - Happy Birthday

Martha Stewart punch - Scallop with 2 Dots

Embossing Folder - Unbranded

Alphabet and number dies - Unbranded

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x

My Time to Craft Challenge #457 - Inchies

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

theme this fortnight is ‘Inchies’

(A group of 4 or 9 images or a larger image cut up into 4 or 9)

Sharing my design team card...

All the details of the challenge can be found HERE

I started by stamping the postage stamp stamp, four times on the white card using

Versa Colour ink. I then stamped a flower to each one, stamping them 

in Versafine black ink.

I punched a border in black card, added the stamped panel and glued it

onto the embossed card base using 3D foam.

Lastly, I added Glimmer dust to the flowers and glued on the sentiment.

The products I have used are:

Docrafts wood mounted stamp

Martha Stewart border punch - Quilted

Stampin’ Up stamps - Itty Bitty Buds

Presscut - Happy Birthday

Embossing Folder - Craft magazine free gift

Versa Colour Ink - Misty Mauve

Challenges entered:

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments - Flowers + A Sentiment

C.R.A.F.T Challenge - Birthday Bloghop

Creative Knockouts - Flower Power

Watercooler Wednesday  - Feminine
AAA Birthday  - Happy Birthday

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice 

40th Birthday Card

I was asked by my friend if I could make a 40th birthday card for 

her niece, and this is what I made.

I started by embossing the base card with the lovely ‘Tied Together‘

 embossing folder. I found the image on the internet which I thought was fun.

After matting and layering it onto green and silver mirror card, I raised it on 

3D foam pads over the punched strip of card with ribbon added.

The products I have used are:-

Couture Creations A4 Embossing Folder - Tied Together

Martha Stewart border punch - Quilted

Stampin’ Up - Word Window punch

Marianne Designs - Mini Numbers

Challenges entered:-

Crafter's Castle - Anything Goes

Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Creative Moments - Anything Goes/Optional - Make it Funny

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

'Treadmill Ralph'

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

The products I have used are:-

Digistamp Boutique - Treadmill Ralph

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Squares

Martha Stewart Punch - Embossing Zig Zag Edger

Sizzix - Photo Corners #2
Lawn Fawn Paper Pad - Sweater Weather
Sentiment - Computer generated

Promarkers

Challenges entered:-
Dare2BArtzy - Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge - From Boys to Men
Crafty Calender - Dots and/or Stripes
Sasayaki Glitter Stamps - Male Project
Back to Basics - Use a Digital Image
Moving Along with the Times - For the Boys

Thank you for visiting today.
Janice x

Scribbles Designs - Guest Design Team Card

Today I am sharing my Guest Design Team inspiration card for the 

Scribbles Designs Challenge Blog

My card can be found HERE

The materials I have used are:-

Scribbles Designs - Hatch in Egg

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Ovals and Scalloped Ovals

Spellbinders Ribbon Tag dies
Sentiment stamp - Purchased from eBay
Martha Stewart punch - Scallop with 2 Dots

Trimcraft 'Me to You' Papers - Easter

Promarkers

Challenges entered:-

Cute Card Thursday - Cute Critters

Tic Tac Toe - Fancy Border/Green/Popped Up

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes with a Critter

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy Little Stampers - Anything Goes with Dies

Kreativeinkauf Challenge - Easter

The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Spring

Southern Girls Challenge - Nature

Thank you for visiting today.

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

Making Memories Crafting Challenge #1 'Anything Goes'

Today, is the launch of a brand new monthly crafting challenge over at 

Making Memories Crafting

The challenges will be held on the 1st Friday of every month, where there will be a
chosen theme - maybe a sketch, a mood board, a colour as a few examples.

 In order to be eligible for the prizes, your creations will need to follow the
challenge themes and also to link our challenge blog in your blog post.
A badge for your blogs will be awarded for the Top 3 and also the winner.

You can find all the challenge details on the blog HERE, where you can also
see the rest of the fabulous design team's lovely makes.

Why not enter the challenge yourself to be in with a chance of winning.

The two sponsors of our first challenge are:-

Bugaboo

Digi Stamps 4 Joy

I am delighted to be sharing my first Design Team card,
using a digital image from Bugaboo
called 'Tall Flower Bear' which you can find HERE

The products I have used are:-
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Labels Eighteen
Martha Stewart punch - Scallop with 2 Dots
Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Lace Set 2
Promarkers

Challenges I am entering:-
Crafty Creations Challenge - Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes
Scrapy Land Challenge - Anything Goes
Creates and Makes - Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.
Janice x

60th Birthday Card

Today I am sharing a 60th birthday card I was asked to make recently. 

The request was for vibrant colours, flowers, nature, collecting shoes, and 

sparkle and bling - this is what I came up with.

The items I have used are:-

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Squares and Scalloped Squares
Martha Stewart Deep Edge Punch - Floral Vine
Tattered Lace - High Heel Glam
Memory Box - Wild Rose Bud
Numbers - QuicKutz Mini Alphabet Dies
Woodware Butterfly punch
Sentiment is computer generated

I would like to enter the following challenges:-
Craft your Passion - Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination Challenge - Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter - Punches and Dies
Scrapyland - Anything Goes
Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes with 'Emboss It' option
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Use Dies
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking in.
Janice x

Diamond Wedding Anniversary

Today I am sharing my latest design team card

made for the Dies R Us Inspirational Blog

Full instructions on how I made this card can be found HERE.

The items I have used are:-

Cheery Lynn - Fanciful Flourish

Memory Box - Pippi Butterfly

Martha Stewart Border Punch - Lace Heart Edge

Docrafts Xcut Punch - Small Daisy

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

Amusing Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

One Stitch at a Time - Anything Goes with Flowers

Corrosive Challenge - Lots of Layers

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Wedding/Special Occasion

Fussy and Fancy - Say it with Flowers

Polkadoodle- Use a die cut 

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

Male Birthday Card

Firstly I would like to welcome my new followers Pam, Mary H and Karen.
I hope you will be able to visit their blogs.

Today's card is one I made for a customer whose son loves to BBQ.
Hopefully it won't be too much longer before we can all start sitting
 in the garden and enjoying a BBQ.

The items I have used are:-
Spellbinders - Labels Two
Martha Stewart Punch - Embossing Zig Zag Edger
Die-Namics - Mini Pennant die
Docrafts Xcut - Tags and Bookplates
Digi Stamp Boutique - BBQ Stan
Both sentiments are computer generated
Promarkers

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-
Passion for Promarkers - Make it Digital
Cards and More - Focus on Die Cuts
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Birthdays
Little Red Wagon - Sunshiney Days
Inky Impressions - All about the Boys
Crafting for all Seasons - Add a Banner
Crafting by Designs - For the Boys or Men

Thanks for looking in.
Janice x

Female Birthday Card

Today I have a card to share which I made for a friend's birthday a while back. I stamped the
 image and coloured it with Promarkers. I punched both sides of the strip of card going
across the middle with the border punch.

The items I have used are:-
Personal Impressions Stamp - Quilted Flower Hat
Spellbinders Labels Eighteen
Stampin' Up - Word Window punch
Woodware Scalloped Oval punch
Martha Stewart Border punch - Quilted
Promarkers

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Cardz 4 Galz - Get Ahead - Get a Hat
Addicted to Stamps - Diecuts
Lacy Sunshine - Anything Goes
Penny Black and More - Anything Goes with a Stamp and a Die

Thanks for looking in.
Janice x

Wedding Card

Today I am sharing a wedding card I was recently asked to make.
My customer requested champagne glasses as the main theme, so I already had
this lovely digi-stamp which you can find here on the Digi Stamp Boutique website.

The items I have used are:-
Spellbinders:- Decorative Labels One, Labels Sixteen and Fancy Framed Tags Two
Couture Creations Embossing Folder - Tied Together
Martha Stewart Lace Heart Edge Border Punch
Digi Stamp - Wedding Toast
Computer generated sentiment

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-
Scrapy Land - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar - Valentine/Love

4 Crafty Chicks - Love

I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner - Love is in the Air

Ooh La La Creations - Love and Romance

Creative Corner - Happy Valentine's Day/Love
Polkadoodles Challenge - Love and Romance
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Anything goes with Ribbon or Trim

Thanks for looking in.
Janice x

Anniversary Card

Today, I have an anniversary card to share with you which I was asked to
make for a friend for her to give to her husband.

 I found the idea on Pinterest, where would we be without that wonderful place!

The items I have used are:-

Memory Box dies: Woodland Branch, and Perched Reed Bird

Spellbinders dies: Nestabilities - Circles  & Fancy Framed Tags Two
Spellbinders M-Bossalities - Bricks & Bark

Martha Stewart Punch - Embossing Zig Zag Edger

Scor-Pal Buddy
Docrafts Xcut Flower Head punch

The sentiment is computer generated

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Double 'D' Challenge - Forget Me Knot

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

Scrapy Land - Anything Goes
Sisterhood of Crafters - Something old, something new
 (old is Martha Stewart punch, new is Memory Box Woodland Branch die)
Die Cuttin' Divas - Tweet! Tweet! - use a bird
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

Female Birthday Card

Hello, today I would like to share a birthday card I have made for a friend.

I partially embossed the square white card with the embossing folder, added a strip of blue card which I edged using the Martha Stewart punch and then scored the six narrow lines
 using my Scor-Buddy. I then added the sentiment, the punched retro daisies and the pearls.

The items I have used are:-

Couture Creations Embossing Folder - Tied Together

Creative Expressions Die - Happy Birthday

Martha Stewart Punch - Embossing Zig Zag Edger

Crafts-Too Punch - Retro Daisy 

Scor-Pal

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Cardz 4 Galz - Something New (the Happy Birthday die)

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

Double 'D' Challenges - Forget Me Not
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes/Birthday or Anniversary
A Gem of a Challenge - Female Birthday

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

Anniversary Card

Hello, today I would like to share with you a CAS Anniversay card, which I recently 

made for friends of ours. I adapted the design from a card I saw on Pinterest.

The items I have used are:-

Martha Stewart Lace Heart Edge Border punch

Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish die

Woodware Daisy punch

Crafts Too tiny flower punch

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Allsorts Challenge - Clean & Simple

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes
The Crafter's Cafe Challenge - Use die cuts/and or punches
Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

Teenage Birthday Card

Hello, today I am sharing an 18th birthday card I made for a friend's daughter.
The Forever Friends image was a free stamp from a Docrafts magazine, which I 

coloured with Promarkers.

I didn't have any light green card to co-ordinate with the backing paper, 

so I die cut everything in white card, then coloured with a Promarker pen.

For the border across the centre of the card, I punched both sides of a strip 

of card with the Martha Stewart punch, carefully lining up the pattern.

The items I have used are:-

Spellbinders: Nestabilities - Circles & Scalloped Circles

Spellbinders Labels Ten

Cuttlebug: Alphabet - Olivia, & Vintage Corner Dies

Martha Stewart border punch - Quilted
Docrafts Forever Friends stamp - magazine freebie

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Cardz 4 Galz - For a Teenager
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes
Bloggers Challenge - Happy Birthday
7 Kids College Fund - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

80th Male Birthday Card

Hello, it's another male birthday card from me today!
The request from my customer was for an 80th male card with
 'anything to do with gardening'.

An easy request this time, so I used this decoupage sheet which I
really like, as it can be adapted easily for both male and female cards.

The items I have used are:-

Decoupage image and backing paper from 'The Best of La Pashe 2012' CD-Rom

Martha Stewart Punch around the Page - Cherish

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles & Scalloped Circles

Numbers are from the Cuttlebug Olivia Alphabet

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-
Cardz 4 Guyz - Numbers
Craft your Passion - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments - Birthday
4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes
Southern Girls Challenge - Rocking the Stripes
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes/Autumn Colour Pallette

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

'Hello' Card

Here is a card I made a while back to cheer up a friend who was feeling a little under the weather. The idea came from a card Christine made over at Hope and Chances Creativity

I inked the edges of the floral paper and envelope, and added some pearls.

Items I have used are:-

Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page punch - Framed Dots, 

Memory Box Poppy Stamp die - Wild Rosebud,

Spellbinders Mini Envelope 3 die, and Clearly Besotted Stamps 'Hello' die

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

613 Avenue - Anthing Goes or use Pink
AAA Cards - Word Play

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

Birthday Card

LToday I'd like to share a birthday card I made recently for a friend. Using an embossing border, a paper punch, and a little bit of bling, it was quickly put together!

Items I have used are:-

Cuttlebug A2 'With Love' Folder Set, Memory Box Tiny Bow, 

Martha Stewart Deep Edge Punch - Floral Vine

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

Cardz 4 Galz - Favourite Colour (mine is purple!)
Alphabet Challenge - Q is for Quick and Simple

Tuesday Throwdown - Clean and Simple

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x