New Baby Boy

Today, I am sharing a card I made for my friends and neighbours who recently 

welcomed a new baby son.

The products I have used are:-

Spellbinders Pop-Ups - Happy Days

Cuttlebug 3"x3" die - Baby #2

My Favourite Things - Hello There

Alphabet Dies - Brand Unknown

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Baby

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Set - It's a Boy 

Challenges entered:-

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Friends - Use More than one Die
Always Fun Challenges - Embossing Folders
Get Creative - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Designs - Shaped Cards

Dragonfly Dreams - Anything Goes
Just Us Girls - Bold Letters
Craft Rocket - Newborn
Through the Purple Haze - I've got the Blues
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x

My Time to Craft #386 - More Than One Fold/No Easel Cards

Today starts a new challenge over at My Time to Craft

where the theme this fortnight is
'More Than One Fold - No Easel Cards'

All the details can be found HERE

Here is my design team card...

I came across some Christmas peel-offs,
which I bought when I first started card making, many years ago.

I thought they would be perfect on this stepper card
along with the tree die.

The products I have used are:-
Spellbinders Pop-Ups - Gift of Happiness
Christmas Tree die - Brand unknown

Challenges entered:-

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Christmas Goes
Fab 'n' Funky - Cute Christmas
The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes/Theme - Christmas
Shopping Our Stash - Tis the Season
The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes
Crafting by Designs - Holiday Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting today.
Janice x

A Gardening Pop-Up Card

Today's card I recently made for my friend to give to 

her Mum who loves gardening.

The products I have used are:-

Spellbinders Pop-Ups - Happy Days
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles and Scalloped Circles
Dovecraft 8"x8" DSP- Forget-Me-Not
Dovecraft 8"x8" Glitter Decoupage - Forget-Me-Not
Stamp - Free gift with craft magazine
Sentiment computer generated

Challenges entered:-

Scrapy Land - Anything Goes
Sisterhood of Crafters - Bloomin' Flowers

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
The Crafter's Café - Birthdays and/or Buttons
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x

Sparkling Snowflakes

Today I am sharing a stepper Christmas card.

As always the mirri card is so difficult to photograph.

The products I have used are:-

Spellbinders Pop-Ups - Gift of Happiness
Crafts Too Embossing Folder - Snowdrops
Presscut - Merry Christmas
Cuttlebug - Snowflakes

Snowflake dies - purchased from eBay

Challenges entered:-

Watercooler Wednesday - All About Christmas Challenge

November Rudolph Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

Crafting by Designs - Get Ready for Christmas

Less is More - Let it Shine

Thanks for visiting today.

Janice x

Sunny Day Crafting Challenge #34 - Fun Folds or Anything Goes

Today, over at Sunny Day Crafting, it's 'Fun Folds' or '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.

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

Products used:-

Spellbinders Pop-Ups - Happy Days
Dovecraft Decoupage Pad - Cupcake Boutique

Dovecraft Designer Paper Pack - Cupcake Boutique

Craft Essentials Creative Dies - Happy Birthday

Challenges entered:-
Get Creative - Anything Goes
The Paper Girls Challenge - Patterned Paper
Allsorts - Let's Celebrate
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

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

Golfing Birthday Card

Today, I would like to share my design team card which I

made for the Dies R Us Inspirational Blog.

Although I've made a male birthday card this time, it could also 

be made for Father's Day, or change the colours a little to make 

a card for a female golfer!

I love making cards with this die set.

It can be used for any type of celebration, plus the card when made, 

folds flat for postage!

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

The items I have used are:-
Spellbinders Pop-Ups - Happy Days
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Ovals
Memory Box - Mini Golfing Carts
Memory Box - Stitched Borders
Sizzix - Framelits Phrases die and stamp set
Darice embossing folder - Clouds
Inkylicious blending brush
Distress Ink pad

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-
Creative Card Crew - Masculine
Cuttlebug Mania - Embossing
Scrap-Creations - Father's Day/Masculine card
Crafting Musketeers - Summer
Allsorts Challenge - Happy Birthday
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking in.
Janice x

Female Birthday Card

Here is a card I made recently for a friend's 60th birthday using the 

Pop Up die from Spellbinders. She loves watching the birds in her garden,
so I thought the paper and wooden embellishment were perfect.

The items I have used are:-

Spellbinders Pop Ups - Happy Days 

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles

Memory Box - Classic Ribbon die

Impression Obsession Sentiment stamps

Numbers from Hero Arts Alphabet stamps - Printers type

Backing paper, wooden bird, flower - Dovecraft 'Forget-me-not' range

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

 Allsorts - Wings
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything Goes with a Twist/Add some pearls
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes
Southern Girls - Nature
Cute Card Thursday - To Die For!
Moving along with the Times - In the Garden
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Use Patterned Paper

Thanks for looking in.
Janice x

Female Birthday Card

Today is my sister's birthday and this is the card I have made for her. 

She is also a card maker, and we always try to make each other's cards using 

something the other one hasn't already got! 

I have used Promarkers to colour the ribbon and card to co-ordinate with the paper.

The items I have used are:-

Spellbinders Pop-Ups - Happy Days 

Spellbinders Tags - Charmed I'm Sure

Spellbinders Die D-Lites - Sprigs
Docrafts Xcut flower die - Glorious

Numbers - QuicKutz mini alphabet dies

Impression Obsession sentiment stamps

Backing Paper is My Mind's Eye - Wild Asparagus

Promarkers

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Pixies's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes
Blessings Ink - Birthday Celebrations
Come and Get It - Favourite Technique (Die-Cutting)
Dragonfly Dreams - Use a Die Cut
One Stitch at a Time - Anything Goes with Fancy Borders
Challenge up your Life - Die Cutting
Scrapy Land - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking in.
Janice x

Thank You Stepper Card

Hello, today I would like to share with you a thank you card I recently made 

for my friend Christine of Creativity Continues using 

the Spellbinders Pop-Ups die set which can be purchased here.

I love how the stepper card is instantly cut and scored, ready to be folded into shape. 

The die set comes with flowers, stars, candles and much more. I can see me making great use of this die set, adding other embellishments too.

The items I have used are:-

Spellbinders Pop-Ups Gift of Happiness

Spellbinders Die D-Lites - Sprigs and Blooms One

Lawn Fawn stamps - Scripty Sayings

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Creative Inspirations - Clean & Simple or Fussy & Fancy

Scrapy Land - Anything Goes using any brand of die

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Die-lirious & Punchy

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Just Add Ink - Fancy Fold

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x