Charcoal on All Hallow's Eve (Autumn)

Well, I'm finally getting round to posting this card today for this weeks Polly Craft challenge... The image as been sat on my desk since Wednesday, and I've just not had the time to finish it...... So whilst at Lizy's today yesterday ( yes I've only just got back...) I managed to finish this one and create Charcoal through the seasons (posts to follow this week......).  Autumn is here with "Charcoal on All Hallows Eve"....

Inspiration:
Pollycraft Monday Challenge: #113 Sketch
I Love Promarkers: #86 Spooky
My Mums Craft Shop: All Creatures Great and Small (Bat & Spider)

Card Recipe:
Image: Polly Craft - Charcoal
ProMarkers: Sun-kissed Pink, Apricot, Amber, Violet, Aubergine, Caramel, Cool Grey 4, 5, Sandstone, Marsh Green, Black,
Papers: Anna Marie, Bazzil Bling, Pink Petticoat,
Super White Glitter
Ribbon, Ric-rac & Charm: The Ribbon Girl
Glossy Accents

I'll be back with Winter later today...

Jen xx

Picking Apples In The Autumn

Can you believe its time for another challenge at Crafting For All Seasons with a theme of FALL COLOURS. This week we have two sponsors, Whimsy Stamps and Sweet & Sassy.  I've use an image from Sweet & Sassy and a little sentiment from Whimsy that I had in my stash lol.... Here is Rhubarb, isn't he adorable...

Inspiration:
Crafting For All Seasons: 10 Fall Colours
The Sweet Stop: SSS126

Card Recipe:
Image: Rhubarb Picking Apples Sweet & Sassy Stamps
ProMarkers: Caramel, Sandstone, Satin, Dusky Pink, Pear, Olive, MOss, Berry, Crimson, Carnation, Cocoa, Burnt Sienna
FlexMarker: Glacier
Twine: The Ribbon Girl
Pearls & Charm: Hobby House
Papers: Pink Petticoat, Anna Marie Designs
Sentiment: Whimsy Stamps Friendship Tickets
Button: Stash

Hope you have a great week

Jen xx

Let It Snow

Well it’s Saturday again and I’ve still no internet so as I’m off to the stitch and craft show at event city Manchester ( yippee I won free tickets from Glitter Perfect) I’m posting this from my mum’s ( hence why I’m a little late...

This week Lady and Diva Lim have given us a colour challenge of METALLIC.  And I had the perfect card from Anna Marie to use for this so it’s another Christmas card this week

I know it’s really simple but I’m putting together ideas for a corporate customer and I’d have to make about 200 of them lol

Inspiration:

Less Is More: Week 31 - Colour Metallic

Card Recipe:

Card: Anna Marie Designs, white bazzil bling

Punch: Martha Stewart

Font: Andes

Hope you have a great Saturday

Jen xx

A Butterfy of the Nation

Morning All... Well I'm a day behind with Less Is More this week as I decided that I would have a Saturday off crafting and spend it with my wonderful other half lol... So I've left him in bed this morning for this quick entry and this week Lady & Diva LIM have asked us to use the colour of our Nations Flag... I've gone with the Union Jack.....

Inspiration:
Less Is More: #27 Colours of Your Nations Flag
Clean & Simple: FTL 152
CAS-ual Fridays: CFC 14 - Use Glittery Glue Dots

Card Recipe:
Card: Anna Marie Designs
Stamps: Martha Stewart Doily Lace Butterflies
Ink: Memento Lady Bug
Glitter: Stash
Font: Andes
Didi Glue Dots

Hope you all have a great Sunday despite the typical English weather...

Jen xx

Steel Anniversary - One Stop Craft Challenge DT

Well it's time for yet another week at One Stop Craft Challenge and this week it's Sentiment Focus.  One of my very good friends Becky asked me to make an 11th Anniversary card for her fiance (she is finally getting married at the end of the month) and here it is...

Card Recipe:
Paper: Anna Marie Designs
Bakers Twine: The Ribbon Girl
Eyelets: Making Memories

Please make sure you visit the rest of the fab DT....

Have a great Saturday

Jen x

Gone Fishing... Clean & Simple @ Cards for Men

Well we are into August already and another week at cards for men and this time I got to chose the theme and I went with Clean & Simple ( any of you surprised by that one lol...) here it is

I've have really simply stamped the image with a cocoa memento ink and added a little sentiment... Truly clean & simple

Card Recipe:

Image: LOTV

Ink: Memento Cocoa

Sentiment: Wood ware fishing set

Twine: The Ribbon Girl

Hope you all have time to visit the rest of the fabulous Design Teams creations

Jen xx

Strawberry Shortcake

Well after a few small Internet problems this week I'm likely to have a few cards for you today starting with this weeks Less Is More Challenge which is " Feeling Fruity".  I happened to have this simple paper from Papermania which was perfect...   Here is my entry....

Inspiration:

Less is More: Week 26 Lucky Dip of Feeling Fruity

Card Recipe:
DP: papermania The Little Cake Shoppe
Ribbon: The Ribbon Girl
Card: Anna Marie Designs
Sentiment: Pink Petticoat
Gems: The hobby House

I'm off out this morning now and then off to Lizy's for a mega craft session from this afternoon until late into the night lol

Have a fab crafting day...

Jen xx

Blue Butterfly

Good Morning LIMettes... I can't believe it's Saturday again... they come around so soon... It's a really quick one from me this morning for week 22 of Less Is More, which this week is SHADES OF BLUE. Here it is....

So I saw the sketch last night at clean and simple stamping and I knew exactly what I wanted to use with it....Butterflies lol.... I've simply punched Martha Stewart Punches of 2 sizes in different blue papers from scrap box and then layered them up. 

Inspiration

Clean & Simple: Sketch
Less Is More: Shades of Blue

Card Recipe:

Papers: Pink Petticoat

Card: Anna Marie

Punches: Martha Stewart

Font: Dali and Champagne & Limousines

Hope you all have a Fantastic weekend and enjoy the sunshine...

Jen xx

I Do

I'm back with another little creation today before I get on with a Table Plan and my DT work.... It's wedding season and I have a few that I'm going to over the next few months so I am getting ahead of myself with this card....

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

Passion For Promarkers: Here Comes the Bride
Sketch n Stash:  Sketch # 63
My Mums Craft Shop: Seeing Spots

Card Recipe:

Stamp: LOTV I Do

Promarkers: Almond, Tan, Umber, Bluebell, Cobalt,

Cool Grey 1-5, Blossom, Sunkissed Pink, Olive Green.

Paper: Pink Petticoat

Pearls: Hobby House

Font: Homemade Apple Pie

Blue Paper: Anna Marie Designs

Hope you are all enjoying the day...

Jen xx

Cat in a China Cup - Cupcake Crafts Guest DT

Well today is not only my first week as Guest DT for Cupcake Craft, but makeover day for the blog too... It has a gorgeous new look so make sure you check it out!!!!  This weeks challenge is something beginning with C. This can be a colour, item or an image... Here is mine...

The image is Kitty in a Cup from Tiddly Inks (too cute I know).  I've coloured in simply with promarkers (Ice Grey 1,2,4, Blossom, China Blue, Cobalt Blue, and Blender).  The deep blue pearlescent card is from Anna Marie designs and the check and pale blue is from Pink Petticoat (Of course).  The tiny gems are from my stash (from the days I use to do nail art). I've sewn around the edges ( very roughly) with my little sewing machine ( I think I really do need some practice but it only has one speed... very fast... so it's hard to keep even vaguely straight).  I do quite like it, especially the colour...

Make sure you check out the rest of the DTs creations

Hope you like what I have done

Jen x

Spring Chick

I'm thinking that I must have been reading Mary and Andrea's mind for this months Ribbon Girl Challenge when earlier in the week I ordered the Ribbon Kit in yellow, as it couldn't have been more perfect for the Green & Yellow challenge..  I am also combining this with this weeks Penny Black challenge which is Spring is Sprung, Sketch n Stash #57 Sketch and DYSU #11 - Add a Bow.  Here is the card..

The image is Penny Blacks Spring Chick which I picked up from the sale stamps at Hobby craft a couple of years ago after Easter and I have coloured in with pro-markers ( satin, tan, blender, blossom, buttercup, tulip yellow, ice grey 1).  The tail is finished off with a little bob tail made from the white pom poms cut up....

I've been fairly bold on the colour scheme, and I've used some pearlescent chocolate brown paper from Anna Marie Designs and the yellow paper is MME Stella & Rose, and I've use one of the Martha Stewart Border punches as well as some of the yellow ribbon from the kit from the Ribbon Girl.  It's finished off with chocolate brown card candy and a simple sentiment from "Tiny Sentiments" by wood ware.

Hope you like it

Jx

Man of the Match

I'm on a roll tonight and I'm here with my entry into this weeks Cards For Men sketch challenge and CES #27 Cards for Men. This card is for one of the lads at work's birthday tomorrow.  So here is the card.

I've use a Papermania image and coloured in with promarkers ( Cool Grey 3-5, Lipstick red, berry red, Burgundy, almond, dusky pink, buttercup and mustard) and then cut around it leaving a very fine border.  I've used the Promarker card I picked up from Anna Marie designs yesterday and no bleeding (yippee!!!).. Following the sketch I have used Pink Petticoat papers from the Big Fella collection, and on the stripe I imported it into word and layered it with white writing so it would leave a void in the stripes.  I have then gone around the letters with a black fine liner in a dash fashion to make it stand out.  The Footballs are made using a wood ware clear stamp from the sports set that have been stamped using stazon onto white shrink plastic.

Thanks for looking today.  Hope you like it

Jx