Flourish Of Flowers

So today I stumbled across a new challenge blog, The Paper Players, so thought I would give it a go and use my newest stash.. the infamous Fanciful Flourish from Cheery Lynn... Here is my card...

Now Lizy and I had been trying to get one of these for a few weeks and no one had one and then last weekend I managed to stumble upon Pink Gem Designs and they happened to have them in stock so I treated myself (and Lizy) and bought us one each... I ordered Friday night at 11pm and they were here Monday morning... now that is what you call service!!!

Inspiration:
Charisma Cardz: #15 Shabby Chic
Opus Gluei:  #115 Flourish
The Paper Players: #92 Nance's Sketch

Card Recipe:
DPs: My Minds Eye Stella Rose Hazel
Dies: Fanciful Flourish from Cheery Lynn, Flower Trio from MTF Die-namics
Felt: Ladybug Crafts Ink
Pearls: The Hobby House

So I'll be back tomorrow with new challenges from Sketch N Stash and Cards For Men... I'm off to catch up on some much needed visiting of your lovely blogs....

Jen xxx

Warren... Enjoys the little things Sketch N Stash #85 Kevin's Sketch

Ok so I'm back again... so soon I know but it is time for another sketch at Sketch N Stash and this week the fab Kevin has drawn up the sketch and it's a fantastic one... Here it is....

And here is my interpretation... Kept it simple, you know I don't like too many embellishments lol...

Unfortunately we have again been let down by another one of our sponsors  :-( So our gorgeous Jill  has kindly stepped in and offered a prize of.......

Thank you Jill, that really is very kind of you :-)

Inspiration:
Cupcake Crafts: #187 Spring is in the Air
My Mums Craft Shop: #51 Easter Animals
Divas By Design: #29 Anything Goes
I Love ProMarkers: #111 Springtime

Card Recipe
Image: Warren From Craftwork Cards
ProMarkers & FlexMarkers: Cool Grey 1,3 Olive, Marsh, Daffodil, Mustard, Dusky Pink, Almond, Sunkissed Pink, Dusky Rose, Budding Rose, Blender,
Papers: My Minds Eye
Sentiment: Penny Black
Pearls: The Hobby House

OK, that's all for now... back to the kitchen renovations...

Jen xx

Silent Night

Morning all, just a quick one today for you... but I'll be back later with this fortnights Crafting for All Seasons challenge...

On Saturday when I was looking for something else I found this card blank where I had used embossing paste and a stencil and blue glitter on it in a pile of unfinished cards and I thought it definitely had bling so would be perfect to make into a card for this weeks Less Is More BLING challenge.

Inspiration:

Less Is More: #43 Bling

Card Recipe:

Metal Stencil (I'll try and find out which one lol)

Embossing Paste

Blue Glitter from Glitter Magic

Sentiment: Pink Petticoat

Snowflakes: Martha Stewart Punch

Gems: The Hobby House

See you all in a bit....

Jen xx

Christmas Baubles

Morning!

After a very crafty weekend, I think this week is going to be a little quieter on the card making side this week with month end looming at work and Bryan Adams with Lizy on Wednesday night, but I do have a quick card for you today using another un-inked LOTV stamp (I'm so naughty... I really should stop buying any stamps or digis for a long while..)

Inspiration:
Less Is More: #43 Bling
Dream Valley: #21 Sparkle
Sparkles Forum: #25 Vintage Christmas
Stamptacular Sunday: #140 Anything Christmas

Card Recipe:
Image: Christmas Baubles LOTV
ProMarkers: Burgundy, Crimson, Ruby, Pear, Olive, Marsh
Gems: Stash and Hobby House
Gold Pen
Sentiment: Pink Petticoat

Hope you have a fab week.... hopefully I'll get chance to do a little crafting this week....

Jen xx

Peek-a-boo

Why is it that after less that a week back at work after a holiday you feel like you need another.... Mad crazy at work but I have managed to fit in a little crafting... I love these little bears...

Inspiration:
Less Is More: #38 Polka Dots
Teddy Bo: #20 Clean & Simple

Card Recipe:
Image: Teddy Bo
Paper: Pink Petticoat
Circular Nesties
Pearls: The Hobby House

Hope you have a great week

Jen xx

Rodney the Red Nosed Reindeer

Well I'm back from my travels and a week or so away from blogland and it's time for another challenge over at Cards For Men and this fortnight the theme is "Animals" and we are sponsored by Digital Delights and have some fab images to play with....

Inspiration:
Sketch Saturday: Week 178
Passion For ProMarkers: Week 122 Stars

Card Recipe:
Image: Digital Delights Rodney Reindeer
ProMarkers: Sandstone, Caramel, Satin, Sunflower, Gold, Poppy, Lipstick, Moss, Pear, Sunkissed Pink
PolyChromo Pencils & Sansodor
Stars: Kars
Pearls: The Hobby House
Paper: MME Countdown to Christmas, Anna Marie
Ribbon: Club Green

Please go look at the rest of the DTs fab creations.

Have a good week

Jen xx

Snow Bowling Anyone?

Oh my can you believe it'a time for yet another challenge at Cards For Men and this week we are sponsored by Fresh Brewed Designs.  The theme is "Make Us Laugh" and I've used this fab little image: ...

Card Recipe:
Image: Snowman Games - Bowling
ProMarkers: Cool Grey 4,5, Black, Burnt Sienna, Apricot, Honeycomb, poppy, crimson, Glacier Blue, Antique white.
DPs: Scrap Box
White Glitter
Martha Stewart Snowflakes punch (Aspen All Over the Page)
Bakers Twine: The Ribbon Girl.
Gems: The Hobby House
Sentiment: Snow Capped Font

Hope you all have a great week, I'm off on a Cruise on Friday .... can't wait for some hot weather, but I wonder if I could pack something crafty lol....

Jen xx

Charcoal on Christmas Eve (Winter)

Well,  after a fab idea by Lizy yesterday to make Charcoal a little Christmas-y, I decided to take him through all the seasons, so here is Winter....

Before printing him off, I removed the Bat and Spider with Photoshop and trimmed off the grass at the bottom.

Spring and summer will follow later in the week I'm sure....

Inspiration:
Sketch Saturday: #176

Card Recipe:
Image: Polly Craft - Charcoal
ProMarkers: Sun-kissed Pink, Berry, Midnight Blue, Caramel, Cool Grey 4, 5, Sandstone, Black,
Papers: Anna Marie, Pink Petticoat,
Super White Glitter
Sentiment: LOTV
Snowflake Punch: Martha Stewart
Memento: Paris Dusk
Pearls from hobby house


I've got a load of orders and DT stuff to do today, so I'll be in my craft room most of the day


Jen xx

We Three Cats

Well I spent yesterday helping out Della and Debs from The Craft Bug Limited at the Sincerely Yours show in Leigh, so I managed not to spend too much money lol.... My Mum picked up this fab Little Claire's stamp and I couldn't wait to ink it up... It's just so cute.....

Inspiration
Sketch Saturday: Week 175 ( twisted)

Card Recipe:
Image: We Three Cats from Little Claire
ProMarkers: Cool Grey 2,4, Tan, Almond, Spice, Saffron, Honeycomb, Denim blue, Powder blue, Pear, Lime, Mustard, Pink Carnation, Lipstick, Berry, Crimson,
Paper: MME 12x12 Countdown to Christmas ( Jan-11 Sale @ Hobby Craft)
Gems: The Hobby House
Martha Stewart Punch
Super white glitter from stash

Well it will be a busy week for me at work, but hopefully I'll be back soon....

Jen xx

A Note From Santa

Well this is the last one for today, Lizy has now left and the cats have re-appeared from hiding after Keiran has been and gone too (he even made a couple of cards).
I've made a few but these include a couple of DT cards and my Papercraft Inspirations mission for the next issue.....I just think this one is so cute...

Inspiration:
The Sweet Stop: SSS127
Here Come the Boys: #11 Bingo (3 Circles, Cute Image, Buttons)
Stampin For The Weekend: #17 What A Cutie

Image: LOTV
ProMarkers: Crimson, Berry, Blender, Caramel, Cocoa, Sandstone, Sun-kissed Pink, Almond, Olive, Moss, Lime, Lipstick.
DPs: Hot of the press Forever Christmas (freebie)
Ribbon & Sentiment: Craftwork Cards
Twine: The Ribbon Girl
Buttons: Stash
Pearls: the Hobby House

Right I'm off to catch up on my commenting... sorry I'm a lot behind this month

Jen xx

You Rock

Well it's mid Sunday already and last night I decided to crazily move my stash from the little craft room I had into what will be my new craft studio (Photos to follow when I start the renovations properly)... just so me and Lizy had plenty of space to work in today. Anyhow, this card is a slightly delayed Pollycraft one for this weeks challenge and I've used a sketch from a brand new challenge blog.... here she is...

Inspiration:
Pollycraft: #111 Pearls & Swirls 
Friday Sketch Challenge: #1
My Mums Craft Shop: #24 Boys and Girls

Card Recipe:
Image: Polly Craft
ProMarkers: China, Powder Blue, Cobalt, Pink Carnation, Mustard, Lavender, cool Grey 3,4, Buttercup, Lilac, Almond, Sunkissed.
Sizzix: Flourish Leaf Bigz, Embossing Folder
Martha Stewart Punch
Pearls: The Hobby House

Right back to my crafting now.....
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

Deck The Halls

Well I had time for a really quick card tonight which was a little surprise.... Here it is...

Inspiration:
The Sweet Stop: SSS125
Charisma Cards: #36 Inspired By a Song (Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly)

Card Receipe:
Image: Penny Black
Promarkers: Ice grey, Holly, Berry, Blossom
Papers: Stash ( dovecraft I think)
Twine: CES
Pearls: Hobby House
Glossy Accents

Hope you having a great week

Jen xx

Welcome Little One

I'm trying to get a bit of crafting this week and made this little number last night- work will take over again this week... I'm here already at this time in the morning.... So here is a little card I've made for a new baby to add into my box at work.....

I'm doing really well at using up the scraps in the draw and this card was no exception although I'm a long way off them being vaguely empty... Although I think I may do this one in blue as well...

Inspiration:
Pollycraft Monday: #110 Baby Love
Sketch Saturday: #172

Card Recipe:
Image & Sentiment: Polly Craft Baby Love
Paper: Pink Petticoat
Thread: DMC
Pearls: Hobby House
Glitter from stash.

Hope you all have a good day....

Jen xx

Making Birthday Cupcakes for Kirsty

Well today is Als' Sisters birthday so I just had to make a little card especially for her and since she loves the little LOTV images so much then I thought this one was perfect....

Card Inspiration:
The Sweet Stop: SSS124

Card Recipe:
Image: LOTV
ProMarkers: cool grey 1,2 buttercup, mustard, cocktail pink, sun kissed pink cinnamon, putty, tan, meadow green, almond,berry, crimson cool aqua,
Flexmarkers: honeydew, tea rose, aquamarine, antique white
DPS: MME papers tickled pink fine and dandy collection
Pearls hobby house
Sentiment: Pink Petticoat

I'm off to actually do some crafting tonight .... yippee....

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

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

Field of Flowers...

This weeks My Partner in Crafting Crime is to use an Uncoloured Image so I thought I would give this a go...So using the sketch from The Sugar Bowl #61 (Theme - Love) and an yet to be inked Gorjuss stamp here is the card.....

The image is Poppy Fields and I have stamped this with Emboss ink and the heat embossed it using black powder (just to stop it looking so flat). The papers are from Stampin Up's Sweet Pea stack and I've made little rolled roses using a circle nestie and cutting it into a spiral. A few pearls from the hobby house are added around the flowers. It's finished off with a simple sentiment printed off from PC ( font is Anke Print).

I'm entering it into the following challenges....

My Partner in Crafting Crime -  Uncoloured Image 
The Sugar Bowl - #61 Sketch with optional Love/Wedding Theme
Diva's in Design - Florals
A Spoonful of Sugar - 154 Flower Power

Hope you like it.... I think I quite like the non-coloured effect

Jen

Olivia & Archie

It's sadly my last week as Guest Designer at Cupcake crafts and this week the theme is Green, Orange, yellow and white.  Now when I first saw this I was very unsure how it would come together. I combined it with the sketch from Cute Card Thursday

I've chose to use a digi from digistamp boutique - Olivia and Archie.  This is coloured in with promarkers ( caramel, cocoa, burnt sienna, leaf, bright and forest green, spice, ginger, apricot, sun kissed pink, cool grey 1-3, buttercup and mustard).

The papers are my minds eye bloom and grow from an 8by8 set on sale at range a few weeks ago. the flowers are cut out from one of the sheets.... a few pearls and some scrap of dovecraft ribbon and finished with a sentiment from scrap-a-licious.

Sorry about the photo the green ribbon look a completely different colour than it does on the actual card

hope you enjoy this weeks challenge

Jen
xx

Little Goth Girl

I thought it was time I used another one of the Gorjuss stamps I got a few weeks ago and I really wanted to have a try at "Black" hair so I chose to use Little Goth  Girl.  I've used the sketch from The Sugar Bowl #60 with an optional extra of Birthdays.  I'm also entering this into Divas By Design #2 One for the Girls and I Love Promarkers Pearls. Here is the card....

The image is Sugar Nellie " Little Goth Girl" and is coloured in with promarkers ( Black, Cool grey 4,5, meadow, apple, almond, sunkissed pink, lipstick, crimson), the paper is what was left  from a card this week from Shabby Princess ( see I'm trying to be good and not create anymore scraps). The red card stock is co-ordinations and I've used nestie label 12 to cut out the white.  The lace is from The Ribbon Girl and pearls are from the hobby house, the sentiment is LOTV.

Hope you like it....

Jen xxx