You Make Me Happy

Morning.. It was so nice to have an extra hour in bed this morning but I feel Like I should have used the extra hour for something useful instead... I made a really quick card for you today using these cute foxes from Pink Petticoat

The sentiment is from Waltzing Mouse Stamps... I love how crisp it stamps!

I was supposed to be using the sketch from CASe this sketch but it didn't turn out that way... I'll give it another go this afternoon after I have met my friend for a very overdue catch up over lunch!

Hope you have a great Sunday

Jen xx

New Home....

Morning... Sorry this was suppose to post yesterday but I was having problems uploading to blogger .. don't you hate it when that happens...  Anyhow, now I have finally sorted out the printer I use to do digis I went digging through the digital stash and found this cute Pink Petticoat image release earlier in the year..

It's been a while since I last used a Pink Petticoat image or paper and I forgot how much I love them!

I simply coloured the little caravan in and fussy cut it out and put it over the original image with the sentiment.  Quickly coloured in with Copics and it's done!

The DP is from the huge MME stash.. I don't think it will ever go down!

Don't forget to check out my for sale page too....

I'll be back tomorrow

Jen xx

Red Red Robin

Morning.. ok so I have gone a little Christmas crazy but I found this cute guy from Pink Petticoat coloured in when going through some stuff so decided to make him into a really quick card!

Have a great day.. I'm back tomorrow from my holiday... fingers crossed they are fitting my fireplace before I jet back off to Holland on Thursday!

Favourite Cards From 2013

 Morning.... I've spent the morning preparing for family to arrive tomorrow for the annual New Years Day buffet so not done much crafting that I can show but instead in blogging tradition here are a few of my favourite cards from this year!!!

An InLinkz Link-up

Thanks so much for all your support throughout 2013 and I hope to see you all next year!

Christmas Wreaths

Morning...   Today I have some really quick cards that I sent out to my friends for this year using the Christmas Laurels from Pink Petticoat.. They were fairly quick and easy to do and I sat by the pool on holiday colouring them in :-) Here they are...

And all the variations...

Card Recipe:
Image: Christmas Laurels from Pink Petticoat
ProMarkers
Gold and metallic red card

That's all from me for today...

Bobbing Along

Morning... Not sure what's going on with blogger but it completely lost this post so here I go again!!

This weeks Less Is More is to make a Christmas Card that features a bird.  Can't wait to see what you all come up with

Life is slowly getting back to normal although I think my laptop has gone to heaven and taken every thing with it.. we are currently trying to recover absolutely everything from it :-( fingers crossed it will work.

For my cards today I have used the many of the same ingredients to make both cards. The images are the fabulous Bobby Along images from this months sponsor Pink Petticoat!

For the first card I cute out the aperture using rounded rectangle spell binders and the placed this over the image I have coloured in with promarkers and copics. It's finished off with a little glitter and some lucky limeade twine from Stampin Up.

As I have turned into a frugal crafter, I decided to use the negative from the aperture from my first card for the second.  The image is also coloured in with markers and then simply mounted onto the off cut.

That's all from me for today!

A Burst Of Colour!

Morning LIMettes... I'm not really sure where the month of October disappeared to be honest and this week has just flown by... But as it's the first week of the month at Less Is More it means it's colour week and we have something a little bit different for you this week!  We want to see how the photo below inspires you and see a dark card base with splashes of colour!

Here are my cards...

My first card uses the photo not only for colour inspiration but for the design too.  I simply used a black card base and added a heart of colourful buttons from brights collection at stampin up

My second card uses embossing paste and a stencil and then bright blue glitter.  I have simply added some pearls and a sentiment from pink petticoat.

Have a great weekend!!

Hope Ewe Feel Better Soon

Morning LIMettes.. This week it's every ones favourite One Layer Week at Less Is More and it's a really easy one for you.... Get Well Cards!!

I've only got one card for you today as I just ran out of time and here it is...

Card recipe:
Image & Sentiment: Pink Petticoat
Pistachio Pudding Card from Stampin Up
Liquid Pearls

I'm off to the show at Manchester today with Vicky and my Mum and then visiting a friend tonight for a well deserved catch up!!

Have a great Saturday

Jen xxx

Christmas Pup Trio.. Passion For ProMarkers #210... Clean & Simple

Morning... So it's my turn to host the challenge at this weeks Passion For Promarkers and I'm a little sad as it's my second to last challenge as I make the difficult decision to step down from the team :-(

Bet you can't all guess what I chose for the theme this week???  You got it....

Clean & Simple

So I know it 's scary to a lot of you but give it a go.... Here are my cards... yes I got a little carried away with this super cute pup and decided to do a matching set!!

Card Recipe:
FlexMarkers
Images: Party Pup - Christmas Pressie, Cracking Christmas and Christmas Card from Lili Of The Valley
Sentiment: Handwritten Phrases Christmas - LOTV
DP: Pink Petticoat from Fairy Lights Collection
Wink Of Stella clear pen... If you don't have one of these you need one !!!

Hope you all have a fabulous day... I'll be back at 1pm for the brand new Seize The Sketch.. Make sure you pop back

Jen xxx

Polar Pair... CAS Monday with LOTV and a Sneak Peek

Morning... I not only have my first Christmas card of the year but I also have the first sneak peek from the new Christmas stamps out on July 24th! I have used the very cute Polar Pair... This has to be one of my favourites!

I went against the temptation to use shades of blue with the polar bears and I really like this combo!

Card Recipe:
Image: Polar Pair from LOTV
Promarkers and Flexmarkers
DP: My Minds Eye
Sentiment: Pink Petticoat
Scalloped Die from Memory Box.

Hope you have a great Monday!!

Jen xxx

Mr Moustache

Morning... I have a very quick card for you today using the fabulous moustache images from Pink Petticoat.... I really love these and you may see them appear a few more times before Father's Day.  I really love the simple cards that you can quickly make, esp when you don't have much time to craft... 12 hour work days don't leave much time for it!

Card Recipe:
Image: Pink Petticoat
Black Glass Glitter
Twine: East Of India

I'm hopefully going to get some crafting done this weekend... I'll probably be going to Lili Of The Valley tomorrow afternoon if any of you are visiting the shop in Leeds...

See you all tomorrow...

Jen xx

Simply Sketchy ...

Morning LIMettes... So this week at Less Is More we have a little sketch for you that I have drawn up.  Here it is...

It's simplicity itself, so to add a little constraint, we ask that the card stays in this orientation.  Remember we still want to see plenty of white space.

Here are my simple creations for this week....

For my first card I have used my first ever embossing folder from Cuttle-bug along with a strip of ribbon and a button from Stampin UP.  Keeping it really simple.  I have also distressed the edges of the panel.

My second card uses my newest bit of stash, the  Mr Moustache collection from Pink Petticoat... I simply added the sentiment across the middle and cut out another moustache and raised it a little.  The fabulous matching papers decorate the inside.

Sorry I have not been around for last couple of days, not been feeling too good and working too hard isn't helping.  I promise I'll catch up on last weeks commenting :-(

Hope you have a great weekend

Jen xx

Hedgie Friends.. Passion For Promarkers #195 Animals

Morning.. Another Passion For Promarkers challenge and this week we have a chosen the theme of... Animals.  Here is my card using a super cute Hedgie from Penny Black..

I've kept this really simple.  It was supposed to have a sentiment but I added the foam pads before I knew about it... Oh well...

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Hedgie Friends from Penny Black
DP: Pink Petticoat
Glass Glitter: Hobby House
FlexMarkers

That's all from me for the moment.... I'll be back tomorrow with another creation!

Jen xx

You Said.. Clearly Besotted April Release

Morning... A really quick card I made last night in 10 minutes or so using another new set from Clearly Besotted.... I really hope you are loving this new release as much as I am.  This is another fabulous set of stamps and dies.

I printed Silver chevrons from Pink Petticoat straight onto a pale blue card blank and I really love the effect.

Card Recipe:
Sentiment & Dies: You Said from Clearly Besotted
DP: Chevrons printed onto blue in Silver

I'll be back tomorrow... Hope you have a great day

Jen xx

Elephant Grads!

Morning.. So a really really quick pair of graduation cards for you today using the new set from Pink Petticoat! I really love elephants and could have made a full set using all of the images.  I stuck with a couple of graduation cards.  I'm not really sure on the ribbon but they felt like they needed a bit of colour to them :-(

Card Recipe:
Image & DPs: Pink Petticoat
Ribbon: Stampin Up

I've got a busy weekend ahead... so loads of crafting to get ahead on tonight!

Jen xxx

Happy Purr-day... Seize The Birthday #12 Feminine

Morning... This week is going quick can't believe it's Thursday already ... That means it's time for another challenge at Seize The Birthday and this week we have a new sketch and we want to see feminine cards... 

I have kept my card really simple.. Hope you like it....

Card Recipe

DP: Pink Petticoat
Image & Sentiment: Penny Black Nine Lives
ProMarkers
Lace: The Ribbon Girl

I hope you pop across to see the rest of the team

Lesley Croghan

Dawn Easton
Deanna Dean

Lynn Hayes
Rose Miller
Kay Miller

Stacey Schafer

Is anyone going to Sincerely Yours in Leigh on either Saturday or Sunday.  If you are let me know if you want to meet up!!

I'll be back tomorrow with another creation and some fab news.... See you then

Jen xx

Love & Laughter... CAS Monday With LOTV #2

Morning.. It's week two of my LOTV stamp challenge to create a clean and simple card using a LOTV stamp and this week I have made a wedding card!!....  This is one of my favourite stamps I love how they are striding across the page...

Card Recipe:
Image: Lili Of The Valley
Promarkers & Flexmarkers
DPs: Pink Petticoat Waterfalll Hearts
Sentiment: Stampin Up

I'm sure this one may well appear again over the summer with orders for wedding cards.

I have added a linky on this week for anyone who wants to join in.  Remember the rules... Use and LOTV stamp to make a CAS card... Its only for fun but I would love to see what you create.

That's me done for today... I'll be back later with updated craft room photos after spending Saturday re-organising the final part and moving bits around.

Also, don't forget I have a few  stamps for sale which you can find by clicking on this link. Postage to UK is included.

For Sale Page

Thanks for visiting

Jen xx

More Fluffy Chicks

Morning... I had to make a couple more cards to send out quickly last night so I used the super cute fluffy chicks again and the new papers released by Liz at Pink Petticoat yesterday.  I seem to have a bit of an obsession at the moment with fancy card blanks... I'm sure this will be replaced with something else soon enough lol!!

Card Recipe:
Image: Fluffy Chicks
DPs: Summer Daisies
Both from Pink Petticoat
Sentiments: Stampin Up and PI

Thanks for paying me a visit today..

Jen xxx

Spring Chicks.. Passion For Promarkers #191 Bingo Board

Morning... So it's time for another challenge at Passion For Promarkers and this week we have a Bingo Board.  We would like you to chose a line and make your card using those elements.  I chose Ribbon, Free and Blooms ( my free is digi image).  Here is the board...

I have made a couple of quick Easter cards....

Card Recipe:
Image & DPs: Pink Petticoat
Seam Binding: The Ribbon Girl
ProMarkers and FlexMarkers

Right.... Better do some work now... hope you can join in this week

Jen xx

A Little Bit Of Ewe

Morning... So I have some little cards made last night using the super cute images released by Liz at Pink Petticoat yesterday!! I couldn't resist have a little play with the free (until 22nd March) sheep images that come with the fluffy little chicks!!.  Here are the cards I made...

Inspiration:
The Ribbon Girl: March Colour Challenge - Green & White

Card Recipe:
Images & DPs: Pink Petticoat
Seam Binding: The Ribbon Girl
Leather from stash

Right... I'll be back tomorrow with the new Seize The Birthday challenge.. Pop over to check out these cute images

Jen xx