Birthday Fishes

Happy Sunday .... It's Fathers Day in the UK today but I cannot share that card until later in the week so I thought I would make a card for this weeks CAS(e) This Sketch.

I smooshed some Broken China Distress Oxide onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 80lb card stock and let it dry.
Whilst drying I stamped and coloured the little fishes from the MFT Gill Friends set using my copics.  I then fussy cut these out and added details to some of them with a white gel pen, nuvo drops or wink of stella.
Once the panel was dry, I stamped the Birthday Fishes sentiment out of the set using Versa CLAIR black ink and then arrange the fish over the panel, lifting some with foam tape.

CAS(e) This Sketch #276

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

Jen xx

Party Animal

Morning Y'all, sorry missed a couple of days, I have had cards made but simply didn't have time to get them edited last weekend in full and then the posts written up...

For today's card I'm using one of the MFT stamps from last months release... Safari Party I couldn't resist these little crocs.

I started by drawing a pencil line across a piece of Neenah Solar white card stock before using my MISTI to stamp the croc multiple times across the piece.
I then coloured the images in using Copic Markers before adding the sentiment from the same set.

I added some texture to the crocs using a white gel pen and adding dots and then a doodle line from the sentiment out to the edge of the panel.

It's finished off by mounting onto a black top folding card blank.

I just about made it home from Frankfurt last night as my original flight home was cancelled but it was a very late one so I plan on spending the day R&R and in the craft studio making cards.

Hope you have a lovely Saturday

Jen xx

Thank You

Morning Crafty Peeps... I have another card I made last summer to share with you today. Surprising what you find unedited on your laptop when you are sorting it out. I don't even remember making this card!

I used an MFT background and white heat embossed it on neenah card before adding black distress ink using a blender tool to give a chalk board effect.

I added a star cut from Stampin Up Cherry Cobbler card stock and then added a sentiment from avery elle. The piece is then mounted onto a white card panel and then onto a card blank made from cherry cobbler card stock.

I really need to get better at writing down exactly what I use for my cards....

Hope you have a lovely day.. I'll be back soon with more cards to share

Jen xx

Inked Waves

Morning.... I have a quick card for you this morning using a scrap of a background I had made for a card back in May.  I loved the colour combo so much I couldn't throw it away!

I added some simple stitching and then a tape sentiment to keep it really CAS

I cancelled my inlinkz so will try and remember to write down on each post what I used and include it on the posts.

Ingredients:

Stamp: MFT Wavy Colouring Book Background Cling Stamp
Inks: Distress Inks in Twisted Citron, Broken China, Blueprint Sketch
Card: Neenah White, Not Quite Navy from Stampin Up

Have a great Saturday

Jen xx

Butterfly Wishes... Seize The Sketch #7

Morning.  It's my turn to do the sketch over at Seize The Sketch and this week we have a fabulous guest and sponsor!!  Here is the sketch...

The fabulous Mona Pendleton from My Favorite Things is sponsoring Seize the Sketch #7 and provided the team with her beautiful stamps and dies. She is also providing a prize for our winner of Sketch #7. 

Mona Pendleton

Mona is offering the winner of Sketch #7 this awesome prize! Thank you, Mona!

Here is my card using one of Mona's fabulous sets of Stamps and Dies...

Hope you can join in with us this week...

Wishing You

I'm back again.... I had a productive crafting evening yesterday but I have only just got round to taking the photos from my camera.. shamefully some are terrible and the cards have already been delivered... Here is one of them...

Inspiration:

CAS(E) this sketch: #5

Card Recipe:

DPs: My Minds Eye

Felt: Ladybird Crafts Ink

Die-namics Die

Ok... I'll be back tomorrow and then I'm off to sunny Egypt diving for a week so I'm planning on scheduling a few posts... Just hope it works...

Jen xxx

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

You Are Beautiful....

Afternoon LIMettes... So after missing last weeks challenge due to lack of mojo or work commitments and a visit to Dublin... I've managed to make up a card this morning (erm make that this afternoon) whilst I'm feeling sorry for myself as I've got a nasty cough that just won't go away... This week the challenge is based on photo inspiration and it's the first time I've really done this type of challenge....

Here is my little card...

Inspiration:
Less Is More: #61 Lucky Dip Photo Inspiration

Card Recipe:
Papers: Pink Petticoat printed onto pearl card
Ribbon: The Ribbon Girl
Flower & Brad: Stash
Sentiment: MFT

Lizy is round now so should get some serious crafting done....Hopefully I'll be back tomorrow.. I'm looking after Keiran so maybe he'll be the one making the cards lol...

Jen xx

Simply Wonderful... Sketch Saturday #198

Morning All... so I was up late last night "Altering" my new ProMarker storage unit that I got from Vicky with Decopatch papers so I'm a little tired but I have all my stuff to move into the craft studio today (at last) so it will all be worth it...

Enough waffling, we have a gorgeous sketch from Sketch Saturday for you this week...

Here is the Sketch....

Our sponsor this week is... Simon Says Stamp... 

Here is my interpretation...simply turned it upside down... and I didn't use my sewing machine (def my obsession lol).

Inspiration:
Penny Black Allsorts: March - Springtime
Totally Gorjuss: #122 Anything Goes with a button

Card Recipe:
Image: Penny Black
ProMarkers & FlexMarkers
Papers: Stampin Up, Bazil Bling
Sentiment: MFT set
Felt: Ladybug Crafts Ink
Buttons & Pearls: Stash

I'll Be Back Shortly with my Less Is More card.... then it's time to sort and move the stash...

Jen xx