New Baby Card

Today, I have a ‘clean and simple’ new baby card to share, which I made for 

my neighbours who recently had a baby boy.

The products I have used are:-

Memory Box - Precious Hearts and Bow dies

Elizabeth Craft Design dies - Balloons

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Baby Words

Challenges entered:
Cute Card Thursday - Celebrate

Through the Purple Haze - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon - Three of Something (Three dies)
Watercooler Wednesday - All About Occasions

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

Female Birthday Card

Today, I am sharing a card made for a friend’s birthday last week.

I embossed the left hand panel of card, added a piece of patterned paper

from my stash and covered the join with some pretty lace. I stamped the

sentiment, die cut with a stitched banner die, then added the diamanté 

gems to finish. Both the embossing folder and the sentiment stamp were 

craft magazine free gifts.

Challenges entered:-

Cuttlebug Mania - Happy Birthday
Crafty Cardmakers - Green
Cutie Pie Challenge - Gorgeous Greens
Double Trouble Paper Crafting - Let's Go Green
Dream Valley Challenges - For Girls Only
TTCRD - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

A Quilted Flat Bottom Make Up Bag

Today, I am sharing a make up bag I made for my sister for her birthday.

I quilted the outer fabric which is a fat quarter purchased from Aldi’s.

The zipper tab corners could certainly be a lot squarer, but I realise it’s the 

wadding I’ve used is slightly too thick, so next time I will cut it a 1/4” smaller 

all round to accommodate the seam allowance.

My sister was pleased with it, and that’s all that matters!

I really enjoyed making it and might go larger next time and make a 

matching toiletries bag.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

Winter Wonderland Christmas Challenge - ‘Blue Christmas’

A new challenge has started at Winter Wonderland where the theme
this month is 'Blue Christmas'

Here is my design team card...

The challenges are held on the first Friday of each month.
Our sponsor for this month's challenge is: Bugaboo Stamps

The prize on offer for our lucky winner is:
$12 gift code to spend in the Bugaboo Stamps store

All the details of the challenge can be found HERE

The products I have used are:-

Bugaboo Stamps - Two Snowmen

Crafts-Too Embossing Folder - Snowdrops

Stitched Pennant Dies - Brand Unknown

Promarkers 

Challenges entered:-

ABC Christmas - E for Embossing, F for Freebie, G for Gold
Addicted to Stamps and More  - CAS
Fezziwigs Festive Frolics - Christmas Tree

Digi Chooseday Crafting - Anything Goes
The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes

Crafty Cardmakers - Embossing

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

My Time to Craft #427 - Farmyard Animals

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

Here is my design team card...

A simple matt and layered card, with card candi and a peel-off sentiment.

All the details of the challenge can be found HERE

The products I have used are:-
Hunkydory - The Second Little Book of Decoupage
Home made card candi

Challenges entered:-
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
TTCRD - Anything Goes
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes with a Critter
Animal Friends - Chickens
Do-Al(l) Kreatives - Male Birthday

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

A Zipped Boxed Cosmetic Bag/Pouch

Today, I am sharing a zipped 'boxed' make-up style bag/pouch I made yesterday,

using a tutorial I found on YouTube.

On Saturday, I went with my friend to The Stitch Festival at the

 London Business Design Centre, Islington. I was lucky enough to have

win two tickets to the show in a Facebook competition.

We both enjoyed our day there, making some purchases of fabric and

a few haberdashery bits.

I used leftover material from a quilted placemat I made recently which you

can see HERE. This material was purchased at

Geoff's Remnant Shop in Brentwood.

The true colour of the bag is shown in the above two photos,

not the one below which looks pink!

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

A New Great-Niece

Today I am sharing the card I made for my nephew and wife, on the arrival of their
new baby daughter Isla, weighing in at 9lb 13.5oz.

I started by embossing a piece of white card with the hearts embossing

 folder,  then cut out a frame using the scalloped die. The pram I die cut 

from card and white foam, and before sticking together, I placed some pink card 

behind the cut out parts. After sticking the pram to the centre of the 

card base, I attached the frame using 3D foam strips.

Lastly I added the die-cut sentiment and some diamante gems to finish.

 The products I have used are:-

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Scalloped Squares
Docrafts - Xcut Embossing Folder - Hearts

Craft House die - Pram

and here she is...

Challenges entered:-

Crafty Cardmakers - Embossing

Pixie's Snippets Playground #372 - Anything Goes

(I used snippets of white and pink card)

Allsorts - Make it Girly

Crafty Calendar - Use die cuts/punches

Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe - Die Cuts/Embossing/Love

Creatalicious Challenge - Anything Goes with optional Embossing

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x