Deco Duo

Morning.  My card today uses a technique new to me - stamping with Deco Foil Transfer gel

I firstly created a panel on Neenah solar white using the gel and the kaleidoscope leaves background stamp from Simon Says Stamp.  Make sure you wash off the stamp as soon as you have finished.

Once the panel had dried I ran it through the mini Minc once it has dried with rose gold foil. I def need more practice but it gave a lovely aged effect.

I then used the panel to create the two cards below:

For the first card I cut a 1 inch wide strip of the foiled panel and lay it horizontally across a top folding black card base. Its then finished off with a sentiment from the Mama Elephant Occasional Labels set which I stamped in black ink and then fussy cut around before mounting on foam and adding to the card.

For the second card I added strips of the panel and black card stock to a white top folding card base and the cut out the With Sympathy die sentiment from Simon Says Stamp and then add it over the top of the foiled pieces.

I think I will definitely be trying this technique again soon ...

Hope you all have a great Friday... I'm off to the family wedding of the year today so I will catch you all again soon

Jen xx

You're a Dragon, be a Dragon!

Morning... When I saw the Mama Elephant release back in March I fell in love with these tiny dragons... I had this idea to have one of them sat onto of the sentiment and this was the result of that idea!

I stamped the image onto a panel of neenah solar white card stock and then using the MISTI added the dragon and the little puff of smoke. 

I coloured in the dragon in bright purple copic and then added some detail using a white gel pen. To finish it off I stitched around the panel using my sewing machine and the mounted the panel onto a card blank made from lemon lime twist card from Stampin Up.

I have had a couple of messages regarding the items i am using on my card and why no linky.  I did think about it but there are a couple of main reasons I decided not to re-subscribe.  

• The first is that I really want to use all my stash, not just the items that are still available.  I have a lot of retired stamps especially stampin up ones and I found it frustrating to have to add a linky and then a separate list.
• The second reason is the cost went up significantly compared to what I had paid and I really don't make enough in affiliate commissions etc to warrant paying that much out each month with LinkDeli.  

I hope you understand my reasoning but I am trying to remember to write down what I use for each card.  let me know if it would be more useful in a list instead on the post.

That is all from me for this summer Saturday!

Have a great weekend

Jen xx

Monkey Business

Hey Y'all.. really quick post for you today.. I'm trying to get ahead of myself before I start my new job next Monday.

I made this card in April for Keirans 10th Birthday using the new Monkey Agenda images from Mama Elephant.

I stamped the little monkeys and coloured them with copic markers.  I then fussy cut them out (I don't tend to buy the dies as I find the cutting out therapeutic). The 10 is cut out using Stampin Up Large Number Framelits (retiring very soon!!) and Lemon Lime Twist card stock.

A panel has been cut out using Avery Elle Pierced rectangle dies and the number 10 added to the top centre.  I then added the little monkeys on 1 mm foam tape and finished off with a sentiment made with the labeller stamps from Stampin Up. 

The panel has then been added to a card blank made from Pacific Point card stock from Stampin Up.

That's all from me for today...

Jen xx

Hope Your Birthday Is Swell

Afternoon, sorry I'm late today, took me a while to have time on my lunch to type up this post.

I thought I would join in with this weeks CAS(e) This Sketch #273 and decided I would use a new set I picked up at Port Sunlight before I went on Holiday.

I coloured in the shark from Sea-Prise from Avery Elle with copic markers and then fussy cut it out. From Pool Party card stock (SU) I used the Mama Elephant Stitched Waves to cut out a few sets before layering them onto a card base made from Neenah 110lb.
I slipped in the shark in between the waves and added a sentiment from the same set.

Here is the sketch I used...

That's all from me for today... Have a lovely Tuesday

Jen xx

Cats Meow

Morning... So I am cheating a little with today's card.  I actually made it last summer for my mums birthday but completely forgot to share it with you at the time.

I always make a card for my mum from my kit kats, Jack and Levi.  It started as a joke but turned into a tradition.

I stamped the Cats Meow stamp from Mama Elephant onto Neenah Desert Storm card stock using brown momento ink. I then coloured in part of the image with my copic markers before adding a sentiment using Stampin Ups Labeller Alphabet.
The panel is finished off with a doodle frame before being mounted on more Neenah Desert Storm card stock with foam tape.

I have a few more cards from last summer I didn't manage to share so will add those into my current creation posts over the next couple of weeks.

Hope you have a great day!

Jen xx

Monkeying Around

Morning... weekend everyone.. I have a crazy day ahead of me but thought since I was up early that I would make a really quick card for this weeks CAS(e) This Sketch.  So quick in fact I forgot to add one of the lines back in ... ooopss....

I measure off 3 sections with a ruler and pencil and then stamped the monkeys from Mama Elephants Monkey Agenda onto the card panel base . After erasing the pencil lines I coloured them in with copics and added back the lines with a fine liner. The sentiment was then added to the bottom section using a clearly besotted set. 

I then mounted the panel onto wild wasabi card stock from Stampin Up.

I tried to use this weeks CAS(e) this Sketch # 270 but somehow forgot to draw back in the middle line so hope you can still see my interpretation.

I'm off to the gym before setting off for Manchester for a gig tonight... Have a great Saturday!

Jen xx

Woof Woof

Hey Y'all..... Happy Wednesday.... I'm trying to get back on track with being back home at the moment and handing over my old role to the team so it's a little crazy at the moment but I had to share this little card with you today using the Mama Elephants The Dog's Woof. 

I really love this style of stamp sets from Mama Elephant and wanted to keep it as the main focus of the card whilst it remaining clean and simple. I coloured in the dogs with copics adding just a splash of colour.  The panel is mounted onto kraft card stock and a strip of black ribbon finishes it off.

I have started taking photos of everything I will be selling over the next couple of weeks and will be adding them to a couple of Facebook groups plus my Facebook selling page which you can find HERE

There is a lot of items to be added so if you join the group i'll be adding them over the weekend.

Hope you have a fabulous Wednesday ...

Jen xxx

The Dragon & The Fox

Morning ... I thought I would join in with a challenge this week to try and get back into things so I went to one of my favourite inspirational places.. CAS(e) This Sketch.  I had already coloured in this cute little dragon from Mama Elephant so just needed an idea to use him... and how cute is this little fox...

I created a background on Neenah 110lb card stock with broken glass distress oxide and then used the stitched squares from Simon Says Stamp to create a Polaroid frame to sit in front of the back ground. This has been textured with the linen plate from Papertrey Ink.  I added some grass with SU Lemon Lime Twist card stock and the clouds are a really old memory box cloud die.

The dragon and fox are coloured in with copic markers and then mounted using foam tape over the back ground. The card is finished off with a simple sentiment from Clearly Besotted stamps.

I used the sketch from CAS(e) This Sketch #267 for some inspiration.

I am trying to make cards that are still clean and simple but have just a little bit more content on them and a sketch is a great way to help me do this.

Hope you all have a fabulous Sunday.. I'll be back soon

Jen xx

Reindeer Agenda

Morning all... boy it's cold compared to Singapore. I suppose I have 5 weeks to get used to it before my trip to the states!

I created a simple card using the Reindeer agenda from Mama Elephant..  I really love the flexibility of these sets!

I simply lined them up on the misti and stamped them, colouring in copic markers.  The sentiment is from LOTV and its finished off with some twine!

Hope you have a great Sunday!

Jen xxx

Tiny Hero!

Morning LIMettes...Wow 3 weeks in a row.. although next week I have the hair dressers at 7:45am so that will ruin my streak of getting up early to craft....  I have had an amazing few days with work this week in Budapest... I think it's is def a favourite city of mine and hope to go back soon to fully explore!
The challenge this week at Less Is More is "Up, Up, and Away"... I knew what I was doing straight away!

Supplies

Tattered Lace Dies - Skylines

Neenah Classic Crest Card Solar White

Mama Elephant Clear Stamp TINY HEROES Set

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

Copic Sketch Marker Pen

InLinkz.com

I'm off for a good 10 mile hike around the reservoirs this morning... Hope you have a great Saturday!

See you tomorrow

Jen xx

I Miss You

Morning LIMettes, I'm up early this morning so I thought I would see what today's challenge was over at Less Is More and join in... Feel like the good old days where I challenged myself to get a card done in the shortest amount of time possible! It's a colour week and the girls have chosen Predominantly Black as the theme. This is what I came up with...

I just love these little cuties from Mama Elephant....

Supplies:

Linen & Canvas Impression Plate

Mama Elephant 3 Amigos

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

Simon Says Stamp COMPLETE IN STITCHES RELEASE SetIS161

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I'll be back tomorrow, loads of running around to do today.. Have a fabulous Saturday!

Jen xxxx