Female Birthday Card

I recently attended an all day card-making work shop run by two crafting friends. 

It's a popular, fun day to attend, where we make approximately 10 cards,
chat and craft in between eating home made cake and lunch!

Today I am sharing one of the cards I made, which I gave to my
next door neighbour for her birthday.

We used Distress inks and the negative of the leaf die to create the background panel. 

Then we stamped leaves randomly across the panel.

Next, after colouring in the die-cut leaf, I matt and layered the panel, 

stamped the sentiment and added two leaves punched from inked paper which 

were supplied to us.

The products I have used are:-
Stampendous Jumbo Leaf stamp and die
Sentiment stamp - Brand unknown

Challenges entered:-

Allsorts Challenge - Blossoms, Butterflies, Bugs

Brown Sugar - Spring or Fall

Moving Along with the Times - That Spring Feeling

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

Moo Mania and More - Spring Fever

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x

A Bit More Time to Craft #80

A new challenge starts today at 'A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge Blog'

where the theme is always 'Anything Goes'

Details of the challenge can be found HERE

Here is my design team card, made for my sister-in-law in Germany.
My nephew and I have just spent a wonderful weekend with her.

 

The products I have used are:-

Lozzy's Digi Papers - Lovely

Stampendous Wood Block stamp - D004 Thank You
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Squares
Sakura Jelly Rolly Pen to outline the butterfly wings

Challenges entered:-
Cuttlebug Mania - Thank You So Much
TTCRD - Anything Goes
Unicorn Challenge - Use a Sentiment
Crafty Cardmakers - Lots of Layers
Cute N Crafty - Thanksgiving/Thankful
Simon Says - Thanks/Thanksgiving
Dare 2B Artzy - Thanks
Dragonfly Journey - Thanks/Giving

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x

Gift Box

After making the Easter treat bags, I thought I would try making a gift box.

As the Easter weekend weather was mainly wet here in the UK, I spent yesterday
sorting my wood mounted stamps, which I have had for quite a few years, I also watched

Sam from Pootles YouTube video's on "box making"

This is my take on Sam's one HERE
She makes some fabulous boxes, bags and containers as well as

cards of course. It's certainly worth popping over to her blog to take a look.

I stamped on my measured piece of card using Versamark, before
following the scoring instructions. 

I'm fairly pleased with my first attempt, but there's definitely

a need for more practice!

The products I have used are:-
Stampendous wood mounted stamp - Q130 Fresh Bloom
Art Impressions Leaf stamp - AA-1382
Personal Impressions stamp - Just For You

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles and Scalloped Circles

Challenges entered:-
Alphabet Challenge - A for Anything but a Card
Crafty Catz - Use Old Stash

Hiding in my Craft Room - Freestyle

Star in my Pocket Challenge - Throw on the Flowers

Brown Sugar Challenge - Spring or Easter
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes
Heartful Stamping - Anything Goes + A Stamp

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x

Twofer Challenge #3

I am entering my two cards today into the 'Twofer Card Challenge #3'

created by Darnell of DjKardkreations 

All the details for this challenge can be found HERE

As you can see from the logo, the aim is to make two different cards for two 

different occasions, using the same stamps and/or dies.

The theme for this month is 'BLOSSOMS'

My first card is Lots of Love

 I have randomly stamped the agapanthus stamp
using Perfect Medium over a piece of black card, then added the Perfect Pearls
and brushed over each bloom very gently.
Next I added a banner for the sentiment and some sequins.

The products I have used are:-

Stampendous Woodblock Stamp - Agapanthus Bloom

Ranger Perfect Pearls
Banner Die - Purchased from eBay

Challenges entered:-

Aud Sentiments - Bingo + A Sentiment (3D item/Stamp/Markers)
Craftaholics R Us - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Cards in Envy No Patterned Paper

My second card - Thank You

I embossed the base card with the Tied Together
 folder. I then stamped one blossom, added some colour with Promarkers,
then cut out using the circle dies. 

The products I have used are:-

Stampendous Woodblock Stamp - Agapanthus Bloom

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles
Stampin' Up - Word Window Punch
Promarkers

Challenges entered:-
DL.ART - Flowers/Thank You Card

Southern Girls - Die Cuts
Scrapy Land - Anything Goes
That's Crafty Challenge - Spring into Action

Die Cuttin' Divas - Flowers

Crazy for CAS - Spring

Twofer Card Challenge - Blossoms

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x

A 'Thank You' Card

Welcome to my new followers, and thank you for joining me here.

A friend recently asked if I could make a thank you card for her. 

As I was a little short of time, I made this very quick ‘clean and simple’ one.

Before stamping the sentiment, I left the card in the die and lightly inked with

the Tumbled Glass distress ink, which leaves a nice white edge to the die cut.

Materials used:-

Lawn Fawn - Large Cross Stitched Square Stackables
Square Dies - Purchased from eBay 

Stampendous - Thank You
Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass

Challenges entered:-

Cardz 4 Guyz - January Blues

A Gem of a Challenge - Cool in Blue
Creative Craft Cottage - January Blues
Die Cut Divas - Do or Use Something New (Square Dies)
HLS January Challenge - Anything Goes with Dies
Crafting with Dragonflies - Anything Goes
Pixies's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting today.

Janice x

Thank You Card

Today, I am sharing a 'Thank You' card which I made in different colours, to thank
the staff in our local hospice, for looking after my
husband so wonderfully before he passed away last month.

When I retired from work, I worked in their Finance office as a volunteer for a few years.
I could see then how fantastic the staff were, but it wasn't until we were actually in need of their services, did I really realise how kind and caring they are and how much
they do for their patients and families. I can only say that they are absolute Angels.

Products I have used:-
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Squares and Scalloped Squares
Lawn Fawn - Large Cross Stitched Square Stackables
Avery Elle Sentimental Stamps - So Very Much
Stampendous - 'Thank You' stamp

Challenges entered:-

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

That's Crafty - Bling it Up!

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Janice x