A 'Clean and Simple' Wedding Anniversary Card

Today, I am sharing a very 'clean and simple' anniversary card
made for my friends at the end of last month.

After gluing the die-cut border directly onto the card base, I used my
Misti to stamp the sentiment underneath it.

Next I die-cut two hearts in red card, glued one onto the card base and
used 3d foam pads to raise the other one.

I then added a couple of diamante gems to the hearts to finish.

The products I have used are:
Memory Box - Tessatina Border
Heart dies - Brand unknown
Clearly Besotted stamps - Mini Calligraphy

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

 

Same Style Masculine Card, Four Different Colours

 During November and December, I made four masculine cards, two for
my nephews and two for friends.

I settled on this design, and decided to make them in different colours
and slightly different styles.

The products I have used are:

Memory Box - Happy Birthday

Couture Creations A4 Embossing folder - Swiss dots

Docrafts Xcut Embossing Folder - Tartan

EK Success punch - Small circle
Hobbycraft punch - circle

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

70th Birthday Card

Today’s monochrome card is one I made for a friend to give to her husband

for his 70th birthday.

I started by making the A5 card base from mid-brown card.

I mat and layered the embossed beige panel onto dark brown card,

and added the tools and number using 3D foam.

Lastly I added the sentiment directly onto the card base.

The products I have used are:

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles

Cuttlebug Alphabet - Olivia

Card Deco - Happy Birthday

Memory Box embossing folder - Toolshed

Tool set die - Brand unknown

EK Success punch - Small Circle

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

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

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

 

Female Birthday Card

Today, I am sharing the birthday card I made recently for a friend.

I found the idea for the design on Pinterest.

I started by stamping the background stamp directly onto

the card base with a light silvery grey ink. 

Next I die-cut the frame three times using two of the circle dies, 

glued them together and glued it onto the card base.

Lastly, I added the flower die, white peel-off sentiment and some sequins.

The products I have used are:

Avery Elle - Simple Sentiment Dies

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles

Memory Box - Chloe die

Great Impressions wood mounted background stamp - Vicki Schreiner 2008

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

40th Birthday Card for my Niece

 Today I am sharing the birthday card I made for my niece
who celebrated her birthday earlier this month. 

As amethyst is her birthstone, I used purple ribbon and card
to make this 'clean and simple' design.

I started  by die-cutting the birthday sentiment in white card, added ribbon
and bow, and attached it onto the base card using 3D foam.

 Next, I die-cut the hearts and bow in the purple card, glued directly onto the
card base, adding the silver 40, diamante gems and purple sequin to finish.

The products I have used are:-
Memory Box - Happy Birthday
Memory Box - Precious Hearts
Tiny heart - Magazine free gift

Thank you for visiting my blog.
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

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x

Merry Christmas

 Today, I am sharing a very quick and easy to make CAS card,
using snippets of papers and card from my stash.

I found some leftover pieces of papers and glued them to lightweight white card,
When dry, I used the square punch to make the presents, edging each one
 with a blue Promarker.

Using 3D foam pads, I positioned the presents on the embossed card base.
I die-cut three bows in the silver mirror card, trimmed them to size and
glued them to the squares.

Lastly I added the peel-off sentiment.

The products I have used are:

Woodware punch - medium square
Memory Box - Crisp Bows

Embossing folder - Brand unknown
Stampin' Up - Word Window punch

DCWV - The Christmas Printed Paper Pack
Promarkers

I am entering this card into
Pixie’s Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas.
Janice x

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge December/January - 'Anything Goes'

 A new challenge starts today over at A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge Blog
where the theme is always 'Anything Goes'

Sharing my design team card, using one of the set of

 Distressed Spots 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 Distressed Spots digi papers
Memory Box - Happy Birthday
Woodware punch - Star
EK Success punch - Small circle

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
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

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x

New Baby Card

Following on from my post on Monday, showing the baby blanket I crocheted
for my new great niece which you can see HERE, today I am sharing the card I
made for my nephew and wife to welcome their new baby daughter.

I started by die-cutting a heart in the centre of a square piece of card, then
I embossed it with the hearts embossing folder.

 Next, I attached it with 3D foam strips. I printed the sentiment and die-cut it
with the stitched banner die. Lastly I added the pink Memory Box die
cut and pink pearls to the banner.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

Anniversary Card

Today, I am sharing the anniversary card I made for friends last month.
I made them this 'clean and simple' card...

The products I have used are:
Memory Box - Heart Swoosh
Couture Creations Embossing Folder - Tied Together
Avery Elle - Simple Sentiments Dies

I added a few sequins and gems to finish the card.

Challenges entered:

Ike’s World Challenge - Anything Goes/Optional - Springtime

Use your Stuff - Spring/Easter

Crafter’s Castle - Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge - A is for Anniversary

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #136 - 'Anything Goes'

 A new challenge starts today over at A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge Blog 
where the theme is always 'Anything Goes'

Sharing my design team card, using one of the set of Cream Tea 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.

I printed the digi paper onto lightweight card and then die cut
it using the pierced rectangle die.
I then added the black flower and the sentiment, making this

a very quick and easy card to put together.

The products I have used are:

Lozzy’s Cream Tea digi papers

Die-Namics - Pierced Rectangles

Memory Box Poppy Stamp die - Wild Rosebud

Avery Elle - Simple Sentiment Dies

Challenges entered:

Challenge Up Your Life - Flowers

Crafty Calendar  - Feminine

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Feminine

Craft Rocket Challenge - Use Dies and/or Spring

Ellibelle’s Wednesday Challenge - Spring Colours

Watercooler Wednesday  - All Things Feminine

Try It on a Tuesday - Say It With Flowers

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

My Time to Craft #452 - 'Make It Feminine'

 I'm back with another post...

Another new challenge starts today over at  My Time to Craft  
where the theme this fortnight is 'Make It Feminine' 

Sharing my design team card...

All the details of the challenge can be found HERE

The products I have used are:

Memory Box - Trudeau Border
Sentiment stamp - Craft Magazine free gift

Challenges entered:

C.R.A.F.T. - Anything G I am t

As You Like It  - Favourite reason to send a card (& why)

Just to let the person know I am thinking of them

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

My Time to Craft #451 - Tag It

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

Sharing my design team card...

All the details of the challenge can be found HERE

After embossing the navy blue card, I glued it directly onto the card base.
I die-cut the poppy and the tag die in white card, glued the poppy onto the
navy blue panel, and used 3D foam pads for the tag die. I then added the 
sentiment and small circles to the corners.

The products I have used are:-
Craft Concepts Embossing Folder - In Stitches
Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Fancy Framed Tags 2
Memory Box - Prim Poppy
Britannia Dies - Thinking of You
EK Success Punch - Three tiny circles

Challenges entered:-
The Paper Shelter - Shades of Blue

TTCRD - Anything Goes
Unicorn Challenge - Use Flowers
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes
Dies R Us - Anything Goes
Love to Craft - Anything Goes

The Crafting Challenge - Die cuts and/or punches

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x

My Time to Craft #449 - 'Glitter and Sparkle'

 A new challenge starts today over at  My Time to Craft where the 
theme this fortnight is 'Glitter and Sparkle'

Sharing my design team card...

I have actually used sparkly purple card, but unfortunately, it's not showing 
very well in the photos due to the poor daylight at the moment.

I mat and layered the embossed square of white card onto purple sparkly
card and black card and glued it directly onto the card base.
I die cut the flower using black card and paper pieced the petals with the sparkly card.
To finish, I added the sentiment and the purple gems.

All the details of the challenge can be found HERE

The products I have used are:-

Crafters Companion Die'Sire Embossaliscious Embossing Folder - Lattice

Memory Box die - Cecilia Flower
Presscut - Happy Birthday

Challenges entered:-
Cute Card Thursday - Birthdays
Krafty Chicks - CAS
Through the Purple Haze - Colour Palette

Country View Challenges - Squares
Daisy Chain Challenges - Happy Birthday

HLS - Anything Goes with Dies

The Flower Challenge - Embossing Heat or Dry

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

My Time to Craft #431 - 'Recipe Challenge'

A new challenge starts today over at My Time to Craft

where the theme this fortnight is 'A Recipe Challenge'

The card is to include 2 or more images, 1 patterned paper, 2 die cuts
or buttons and a ribbon or bow.

Here is my design team card...

All the details of the challenge can be found HERE

The products I have used are:-
Docrafts wood mounted stamp - Whispers
Stampin Up - Itty Bitty Buds
Memory Box - Precious Hearts
Stitched Square dies - Brand unknown
EK Success Punch - Tiny Dot
Distress Ink - Carved Pumpkin

Challenges entered:-

Addicted to Stamps and More - Make Your Mark
Double D Challenges - Showers and Flowers
Cute Card Thursday - Feminine

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Paper Minutes - With Ribbon or Bow

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

My Time to Craft #430 - 'Here Comes the Rain'

A new challenge starts today over at My Time to Craft
where the theme this fortnight is 'Here Comes the Rain'

(umbrella's, rain, puddles etc)

Here is my design team card...

 

All the details of the challenge can be found HERE

The products I have used are:-

Memory Box - Splashing Puddles
Impression Obsession - Umbrella
Sentiment - Computer Generated

Promarkers

I die cut the umbrellas, coloured them with Promarkers and used
3D foam pads to attach to the card.

Challenges entered:-
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Just Add Ink - Inspiration
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes
HLS - Anything Goes with Dies
The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner - Easter/Spring
Double D Challenges - Showers and Flowers
The Card Concept - Hello Spring
Daring Cardmaker - Umbrella

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

Female Birthday Card

Today's card is one I made last month for a friend.

I kept it 'Clean and Simple' with the flower die set against the dotty paper.

I found the idea on Pinterest.

I die cut the flower twice, glued them together and added an 

enamel dot for the centre.

The products I have used are:-
Memory Box - Tilth Flower
Sentiment Stamp - Craft magazine free gift

Challenges entered:-

Crafty Cardmakers - Spring
Dream Valley  - Spring Colours
The Paper Players - Tic Tac Toe (Patterned Paper/Birthday/Flowers)

Arty Divas - Anything Goes

AAA Cards - CAS Made in Minutes

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x