Eclipse Birthday Card for my Great Niece

 Here is the card I made earlier this month for one of my great nieces.

for her 12th birthday.
She loves playing tennis, and is a member of a local tennis club so I
thought this Hunkydory image would be perfect for her.

Before mat and layering the image onto the pink card, I die-cut
her name into the image, and used black 3D foam to raise
the letters.

The products I have used are:-

Hunkydory - The Second Little Book of Decoupage
Papermania Clare Curd's Signature range - Sentiments
Alphabet dies - Brand unknown

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x

Z-Fold Card

Today, I am sharing the birthday card I made recently for my nephew.

This is my first try at making a Z-fold card, after seeing a few on different blogs.

I followed a tutorial found on Pinterest.

Using snippets of the Papermania papers, I cut and glued two panels to the front
and back of the card base.

 I then die cut the letters from snippets of navy blue card and also gold mirror
card in my stash.  I glued them together by slightly offsetting them, which makes
them stand out more against the tan card and checked paper.

 The products I have used are:-
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Rectangles
Alphabet dies - Brand unknown
Docrafts Papermania Papers - Heritage Press
EK Success punch - Small Circle
Sentiment stamp - Craft magazine free gift

Challenges entered:-
Pixies's Snippets Playground #381 - Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes
The Paper Players - Fun and Fancy Folds
Crafters Castle - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Craft Rocket Challenge - For the Men/Boys
The Male Room - Use Die Cuts
Creative Sketchy Girls - Male Cards
Crafty Gals Corner - You're the Man
Scor Pal Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x

13th Birthday Card

Today’s card is one I made for my friend to give to her grandson

for his thirteenth birthday.

 The products I have used are:-
Presscut - Happy Birthday 

Embossing Folder - Brand unknown

Docrafts Papermania - Typography Stamp

EK Success Punch - Small circle

Pierced banner die - Brand unknown

Name - PC generated

Challenges entered:-

Creative Sketchy Girls - Male Cards
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes
Watercooler Wednesday - Anything Goes with a Masculine Twist
Love to Scrap - For the Boys
Papercraft Business Challenge - Father's Day or Male
Dare 2B Artzy - Masculine

Dragonfly Dreams - Make it Masculine

International Art and Soul - Blue as the Main Colour

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

My Time to Craft #432 - 'Food Stuff's'

A new challenge has started today over at My Time to Craft
where the theme this fortnight is 'Food Stuff's'
(any food or drink items)

Here is my design team card...

 All the details of the challenge can be found HERE

The products I have used are:-

Hunkydory - The Second Little Book of Decoupage
Papermania, Clare Curd Signature Range Stamps - Sentiments

Challenges entered:-

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

Female Birthday Card

Today, I am sharing a birthday card I made for a friend recently.
I used silver glitter card behind the word 'birthday'.

The products I have used are:-

Papermania DSP - Capsule Collection by Jesse Edwards
Memory Box - Happy Birthday
EK Success Punch - Three small circles

Challenges entered:-
TTCRD - Anything Goes
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Chalenge - Anything Goes
Get Creative - Anything Goes/Optional Twist - Monochromatic
Just Us Girls - Make Sentiment Your Focal Point

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

Birthday Card for a 4 Year Old

Today's card is one I made for my neighbour's daughter who celebrated 

her 4th birthday last month

I made the base card in pink, then die cut the pretty stitched panel

in white and glued directly onto the base card. I stamped the number four onto 

the same pink card and also white foam. After cutting them out by hand, I glued

 them together, and glued them onto the white panel. Lastly, I added some sequins, 

and the sentiment.

Products I have used are:-
Lawn Fawn - Quilted Backdrop
Docrafts Papermania - Typography Stamp
Woodware Punch - Scalloped Oval
Stampin' Up Punch - Word Window

Challenges entered:-

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes/Optional - Bon Voyage/Travel

Allsorts Challenge - Pretty in Pink

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Fun Friday - Anything Goes

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments - Feminine + A Sentiment

Krafty Chicks - Celebration

Seize the Birthday - Texture

Creations in Pink - Anything Goes in Mainly Pink

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

Female Birthday Card

Today I am sharing a card I made for a friend's birthday last month.

This is the female version of the card I made HERE

The sentiment and stitched pennant are both unbranded.

Docrafts Papermania DSP - Capsule Collection by Jesse Edwards

Challenges entered:-
Pixie's Snippets Challenge - Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterened Paper Challenge - Anything Goes
Creatalicious - Anything Goes/Optional - Anything but a Card
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes/Optional - 'Stitching-real or faux'
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Cardz 4 Galz - Flora or Fauna
Cute Card Thursday - Feminine
Crafty Sentiment Designs - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x

A Birthday Card for an 11 Year Old

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

I came across the idea on Pinterest.
I cut the pennants freehand and used 3D foam to adhere them

to the base card.

The products I have used are:-

Papermania stamps 'Clare Curd's Signature Range - Sentiments

Cuttlebug Alphabet dies - Olivia

Letter dies - Purchased from eBay

Challenges entered:-

Dare 2B Artzy - Bright Colours
Hiding in my Craftroom - Use 4 Colours
Not Just Cards - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes
Simply Create Too - For a Male
Crafting by Designs - For the Boys
Crafty Friends Challenge - Happy Birthday
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x

40th Birthday

Today’s card is one I made for my friend’s daughter who recently
celebrated her 40th birthday.

The materials I used are:-

Embossing Folder - Craft magazine free gift
Co-ordinating dies - Crafter's Companion Die'sire - Decorative Frame
Cuttlebug Alphabet - Olivia

Papermania - Clare Curd's Signature Range stamps - Sentiments

Challenges entered:-

Sparkles Monthly Challenge - Clean and Simple
Pile it On - 3D Embellishments and/or Stickers/Washi Tape
Crafty Calendar - 2 or more Layers
Less is More - CAS Dry Embossing
Crafter's Castle - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x

A Masculine Birthday Card

Today's card I am sharing is part of an order I am making for a friend, and one I

wanted to enter into this week's challenge at Watercooler Wednesday, which closes today.

The products I have used are:-

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles and Inverted Scalloped Circles

Papers - Docrafts Papermania/Heritage Press

Presscut - Happy Birthday

Hand made Card Candi

Challenges entered:-

Watercooler Wednesday Challenge - Heidi's Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes / Optional Twist Masculine Card

Dragonfly Dreams - Fully Loaded

A Gem of a Challenge - Spots and/or Stripes OR Halloween

Crafting with Dragonflies - Designer Paper plus sentiment only

Hiding in my Craft Room - Lots of Layers

The Male Room Challenge - Use Metal

Dream Valley Challenges - Birthdays

Thanks for visiting today.

Janice x

My card is in 'Quick Cards Made Easy' magazine...

Today, I'm sharing a card I made for the 'Quick Cards Made Easy' magazine.

In April, I was successful in applying to be part of their Reader Design Team,

which was to take part in a sketch challenge for their August issue.

Here is the card I made...

with their sketch ...

and here's the magazine and the article...

The products I have used are:-

Hobby House Topper - Life's a Beach
Sentiment Stamp - Papermania (Jesse Edwards)

Woodware Punch - Large Daisy
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Polka Dots

Home made Card Candi

Challenges entered:-
The Paper Shelter - Holiday Time
Cards and More - Holidays and Summer Time
Cuttlebug Mania - Sea You
Everybody-Art Challenge - Summer/Tropic
Fairytale Challenge - At the Coast
Stinkin' Inkers Challenge - Summer Heat
2 Sisters on the Blog - On the Beach
Card Mania - Summer Fun
Craftaholics R Us - Beach

Thanks for stopping by.
Janice x

Birthday Card for my Great-Niece

Today I am sharing a birthday card made for another one of my great-nieces

who was nine yesterday.

The products I have used are:-

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles and Scalloped Circles

Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Marisa's Bouquet

Docrafts - Xcut Embossing Folders - Hearts

Papermania Large Number Stamps

Sentiments from the Sizzix - Framelits 'Hello' set of dies/stamps

Challenges entered:-
heARTful Stamping Challenge - Anything Goes + A Stamp
Let's Craft and Create - Girls, Girls, Girls
Monochrome Magic - Anything Goes Monochrome or with a Twist of Butterfly/Butterflies
NordSalten Hobby Club - Embossing
Sparkles Monthly Challenge - Embossing Heat or Dry
Scrapyland - Embossing - Heat or Dry
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends- Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Janice x

A Diamond Top Card

Today, I am sharing my very last card 

made for the Dies R Us Inspirational Blog.

I have really enjoyed being part of this wonderful design team for the last year,

which has found me learning so much from the other fabulous ladies
and of course, making new friendships.

Thanks to Dani, the owner of Dies R Us, for giving me this great opportunity and
a big thank you to Darlene, the design team coordinator. She is one amazing team leader!

So, onto my Diamond Top card. I found some very easy instructions to follow on
Christina Griffith's blog HERE, where you will find she has also put together a short video.

Here is my card base after scoring and folding at the required measurements.

Next, using the Large Cross Stitched Square Stackables from Lawn Fawn, 
I cut a square from blue card and glued it to the diamond top, followed by a smaller
square Nestabilities die from Spellbinders.

I then made up one of the styles of cupcake from the Sizzix Triplets - Cupcakes,
and glued it to the centre of the diamond top.

For the lower part of my card I cut a piece of blue card and a smaller piece of yellow card.

For the embossing of the yellow card, I used a technique I came across on
Jennifer McGuire's blog HERE, using the Lawn Fawn - Stitched Borders.
She has used these dies in various ways with such a great effect.
Connie from the Design Team also used this technique for her card HERE

Keeping the four dies connected, I placed them onto the card using low tack tape,

and run it through my die cutting machine.

I continued doing this, until the whole piece was embossed.

 I then glued it to the blue card and glued it to the base card.

Lastly, using Papermania Sentiment Stamps  - Clare Curd's Signature Range,
I stamped my sentiment onto yellow card, used one of the

X-Cut - Decorative Dies Large - Tags and Bookplates to make a tag.

Then, using the same die, I drew around the outer edge on blue card,

cut with scissors and used as a matt for the sentiment.

I placed it in position with 3D foam pads, and then added the diamantes.

Challenges entered:-

Ooh La La - Layer It Up
Dragonfly Dreams - Girly with Die Cut/Punch

Allsorts Challenge - Cakes, Cupcakes and Sweet Treats

Southern Girls Challenge - Use a Die Cut

Simon Says - Use More than One Die or Punch

Here are the dies I have used:-

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

First Birthday Card

Today I am sharing a birthday card I made for our neighbour's little boy who 

recently celebrated his first birthday.

I used the Papermania large number stamp on Crafter's Companion pearlised card, and 

added the dots and dashes in white pen to highlight the edges.

The items I have used are:-

Papermania Large Number Stamps

Crafter's Companion Embossing Folder - Lattice

Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Charmed, I'm Sure Tags

Woodware Star Punch

Alphabet/Number die - free from Craft Stash

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

ABC Challenge - Q is for Quick

Just Keep on Crafting - Anything Goes

Die Cut Divas - Emboss

Cute Card Thursday - CAS

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

A Birthday Card for my Great Niece

Today I am sharing the birthday card I made for one of my great nieces
who recently celebrated her 3rd birthday. 

I used a free alphabet/number die I recently sent 

away for from Craft Stash, where I only had to pay the Postage and Packing.
I must say that I really like the font of this die set.

The items I have used are:-

Papermania - Large Number Stamps

Die-Namics - Mini Pennant Die

EK Success Corner Adorner Punch - Photo Corner

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots

Woodware Small Butterfly Punch

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

QKR Stampede - Embossing

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes
Sunny Day Crafting - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge - Anything Goes
Love to Craft - Anything Goes
My Crafting Stories - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Janice x

30th Birthday Card

First I would like to welcome Pauline, a new follower to my blog. 

I hope you will be able to pop over to her blog to look at her work.

Today I am sharing a 30th birthday card I made for one of our neighbours
who celebrated her birthday last weekend.
The weather was perfect for her celebrations, we spent the whole time
in the garden in the sunshine.

The items I have used are:-

Papermania - Large number stamps
EK Success Corner Adorner Punch - Photo Corner
Stampin' Up Punch - Word Window
Woodware Scallop Punch

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes
The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes/Add a Sentiment
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs - Pink and Girly

Thanks for looking in.
Janice x

Monochrome Male Card

Today I am sharing my latest project for the Fiskarettes Design Team which
you can find over on their Facebook here.
I had a play with the border punch and made the mat for this card
with the clouds cassette.

Why not pop over to the Fiskarettes Facebook page to have a look at mine 

and the other Design Team projects.

You will find my step by step photo guide on how I made the mat.

The items I have used are:-

Fiskars Interchangeable Border Punch - Clouds Cassette

Papermania Sentiment Stamps - Clare Curd Signature collection 

Hougie Board
Home made card candi

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-
Cardz 4 Guyz - Black and White
Cuttlebug Mania - Monochrome
Paperminutes - Card for a Man
Inky Impressions - All about the Boys
Aud Sentiments - Birthday Sentiment or No.6
Cre8tive Hands Friends - Anything Goes
Sieze the Birthday - Anything Goes
Through the Purple Haze - Layers

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

Male Birthday Card

Here is a 50th birthday card which I made for one of my customers for his son. 

I stamped the numbers onto co-ordinating paper which I first glued to card, then carefully cut them out, ran around the edges with a black Promarker, then attached to the card using foam pads.

The items I have used are:-

Papermania - Large Number Stamps

EK Success Corner Adorner Punch - Photo Corner

Sentiment - computer generated

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Cardz 4 Guyz - Make it Shine or Sparkle

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

65th Male Birthday Card

Hello, here's a card I was asked to make recently for a 65 year old male

 who had no particular hobbies. I played it safe and used just the numbers of 

his birthday as the focal image of the card.

I first attached the blue patterned paper to card, stamped both numbers,

carefully cut them, then edged each number with black Promarker as I had used white card!

I attached the square of co-ordinating paper to a piece of dark blue card, which I had first punched each corner using a photo corner punch, so the paper could be easily slotted in.

I then used 3D foam pads to attach the numbers, die cut the banner,

added a peel off sentiment and some punched circles of paper across each corner.

Items I have used are:-

Papermania large number stamps, 

Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Ribbon Banners

EK Success Corner Adorner punch - Photo corner

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes

Cardz 4 Guyz - Numbers
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments - Birthday
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x