Jan's crafty spot

One for the Men

2012-03-03T09:00:00.003Z

Welcome to the weekend again and this weeks new

This weeks theme choosen by Kate is

Go for Green ( it's nearly St Paddies Day).

Our sponsor this week is

Crafters Companion and the prize is a £10 voucher.

My card this week is more for the man in your life. The base card is a 8x8 covered with a patterned paper. The bottle and glass has been cut out of gold mirror card on the Cricut placed onto dark green card and cut out. This has then been placed on the front edge of the base card and the edge has been cut to the shape of the image to give a shaped front.

The leaves have been cut from a dotty patterned green paper using a punch and the grapes have been made using Craftwork Cards Candy. The main greeting has been made using scalloped circle punches in gold mirror, dark green and green patterned papers with the words printed out. With brown and green ribbons hanging from the bottom it looks like a rosette.

The letter spelling VINTAGE have been printed out and layered onto gold mirror card using deckle edge square punches. A simple one this week.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;
Dream Valley Challenge - One for the Men
Paper Sundaes - Circles
Make it Monday - Anything Goes
Card Makin Mamas - Lets See Green
Crafty Catz Weekly - Punches and Dies
CMIT - St Patricks Day
The Craft Place - Anything Goes
Scrappy Frogs - Die Cuts
Always Crafting - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Spring Birds

2012-02-26T22:34:00.001Z

This is my last card as Guest Design Team Member for

Craft Your Passion

This weeks theme is Paper Piecing and the sponsor this week is A1 Factory.

I have enjoyed my time on here is has been fun.

I have used an image from our sponsor this week. Which as the theme states has been paper pieced.

The image has been layered onto a patterned paper with a stripe of ribbon behind it. I have used grass and branch images which have been stamped around the edge using versacolour inks and a few flowers from and extra images have been added to the branches at the top of the page.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;

Creative Inspirations Paint - Paper Piecing
The Craft Place - Anything Goes
Craft Your Days Away - Paper Piecing
Truly Scrumptious - All Creatures Great and Small
Always Crafting - Anything Goes
Outlines Rubber Stamps - Make it Square
Stamps R Us - Anything Goes
Panpastel UK - Ribbon

All White

2012-02-25T10:09:00.002Z

Welcome to this weeks new challenge on

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

which this weeks them is

White on White (minimal colour)

Our sponsor this week is Heather's Hobby Haven and the prize is $15.

My card this week was a sudden last minute inspiration and really very quick to do. Which is a good job as I haven't been very well for a couple of days. I am late putting this post on this morning, normally it would have been done last night ready to go but I yesterday evening in bed poorly.

This card as I said is quite simple,it's an C5 size card but I have cut a couple of inches of the front so you can see the inside edge.The background card has been embossed with the Sizzix swirls embossing folder and a piece of white ribbon to cover up the join as it had to be embossed in two sections (we need bigger folders really).I have added a few gems to the ends of the swirls on the bottom section of the card.

The heart is a white ready made doily, which I have added a little Tim Holtz Distress Ink to in Tumbled Glass to to make it stand out a little from the res of the card. The flowers in the centre are from Magnolia, I think they a really beautiful if a little expensive. I have then added a large white ribbon bow to the top.

On the inside corners of the card I have cut two corners using the Marianne Designs new corner dies. They have been distressed slightly to with the Tumbled Glass, although again you can hardly see it, it just makes them look a little less white. Very simple but very pretty I think, it would make a perfect wedding card.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges

ATC's With Attitude - Anything Goes/Bling

Stampin for the Weekend - Bingo (ribbon/bow,lace,diecut)

Crop Stop - At Least 3 Flowers

Just Inspirational Challenge - Anything Goes

Little Miss Muffet - Fancy or Lacy

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Crafers Companion - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz weekly - Something Beginning with B

Marianne's Design Divas - Blue

America Day

2012-02-20T06:00:00.005Z

Welcome to card number three for

Craft Your Passion.

This weeks theme is Red, White and Blue.

Our

sponsor this week is

Mami Doodles

My card this week is very much a celebration of America's Presidents Day with the red, white and blue swags. The card is 8x8, with half the front cut off. The inside is covered with a blue patterned paper. The front panel of the card is covered with a blue card that has been embossed using the Sizzix swissdot folder.

The little girl in the rain has been coloured with copic pens and cut out with dies. There are 2 paper doilies under the image.

The swags have been cut out with a Cheery Lynn die. With 3 layered on to the outside edge of the inside of the card and one on the front edge. This is quite a simple but effective card, I hope you agree.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;

Crafters Companion - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz weekly - Favourite Things

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Ann's Challenge - Bright and Bold

Die-ing For a Challenge - Anything Goes

Peachy Keen Stamps - Weather

Shelly's Images - 3 of Anything

Bingo

2012-02-18T09:00:00.002Z

Welcome to this weeks new

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

Which this week is my own choice of theme and it is Bingo.

Choose any row of three items either down, across or diagonally.I chose Brads ,Flowers and Bow.

This weeks sponsor is The Stamping Boutique and the prize is 3 digi's of your choice. So go on, have a go, you never know your luck.

For my card this week I have used a Tilda again. She is coloured with Copics.

The base card is a large scalloped circle. I have used a Cheery Lynn large doily die, I really like this die and it is approximately 7 inches across, cut from a turquoise card. I have added a small white doily in the center and Tilda is layered on the top.

The white leaves are cut using a Marianne die and the flowers, in turquoise,yellow and white, are cut using a Spellbinders die, with brads in the center. Above Tilda's head is a two layer bow of white lace ribbon and a green/yellow ribbon.

To finish I have added a small Happy Birthday greeting on two punched out leaves and put turquoise gems around the edge of the base card.

I would like to enter this card in th following challenges;

Marianne's Desing Divas - Blue

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Stamps R us Challenge - Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant - Photo Inspiration

Oldie But a Goodie - Lace

Anything Goes Challenge - Bingo (Shaped Card down)

Cute Card Thursday - Flower Power

Card Makin Mamas - Happy Birthday

Crafty Catz Weekly - Favorite Things

Crafters Companion - Anything Goes

Magnolia-licious Highlights - Vintage Shabby

Magnolia-licious Challenge - Blue/Brown

Ivy Fairy

2012-02-13T06:00:00.003Z

Welcome to my second card as guest DT member for Craft your Passion. This weeks theme is a recipe of 1. Ribbon or Twine

2. Design Papers

3. Buttons

An the sponsor this week id Delicious Doodles and Ivy Fairy is one of there digi images. I think she is so beautiful, I have loved using her and she is so good she hardly needs colouring. So I have only just added a hint of colour using Copic's.

The card is back with a delicately patterned paper. My fairly has been cut out using a Spellbinders Die and layered onto a darkish green card. I have also added a little glitter to her wings.Well fairies must have glitter on their wings. Also I have done a second wing which is cut out and decoupaged.

Across the center of the card is a stripe of green card a different patterned paper and a broad grograin ribbon, and the stamped sentiment which has been cut with a punch and also layered onto green card.

I have then created Ivy leaves to make a frame round the fairy. These have been done by stamping them onto green card, I have used to shades of card, with Versamark and then dusting them with green Perfect Pearls powder. This gives them a lovely irredescent shimmer. I have sealed the powder with a little light spray of hairspray otherwise it tends to rub off when handled. The leaves are then cut out and arranged around the top of the card. I quite like this one.

I have entered this card in the following challenges

A Gem of a Challenge - Fairy

Anything Goes - Bingo (2 or more stamped images, my choice ribbon and diecuts/punchs)

Crafters Companion - Anything Goes

Sir Stampalot - In the Garden

The Stamp Man - Texture

Fun With Shapes and More - Birthday

Inky Impressions - 2 Ribbons or Trims

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Geisha Tilda

2012-02-11T09:00:00.004Z

Welcome to this weeks new

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

The theme this week has been chosen by the lovely Jane and it is

Red, White and Black with texture.

This weeks sponsor is Digi Doodle Shop and the prize is a $10 voucher.

Now on to my card and in my mind red and black says oriental. So I have had to use my Japanese Tilda stamp. She has been coloured with Tria Markers and cut out using a Spellbinders die and layered onto red card.

The background paper has been made by stamping a Oriental script stamp with Versamark ink all over black card and then is has been dusted with Perfect Pearls pearlescent powders in red. I have then wrapped a white ribbon around the middle with a white bow and tassle.

Across the bottom right of the card I have put 3 carnation type flowers. These have been made using a 1.5 inch scalloped punch and cuting out 10 circles in patterned paper. Join the all together through the center with a brad. Then starting at the center each layer is gathered tightly up untill all layers are drawn up, squeeze them up well, then one by one pull them apart gently and they come out looking like a carnation. They add a lot of texture to the card.

I have just added a simple greeting to the top. Red and white card layers cut using the same die as the main image and on it is love in Oriental text. May I just add, after finding I have been chosen as a top 3 winner and being a Guest Design team member for February, how much I appreciate these awards and all the lovely comments I receive for my cards. It's good to know that peaple other than myself like what I do. But I am still see other people's work that I really strive to be as good as. :)X

I have entered this card in the following challenges;

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Stamp With Fun - Love

Deep Ocean Challenge - Love you

Truly Scrumptious - Love

Crafty Ann's Challenge - Love is in The Air

Crafters Companion - Anything Goes

Joanna Sheen - Love is in The Air

The Stamp Man - Texture

Simply Create Too - Red Hot

Fun With Shapes and More - Birthday

Annabelle Stamps - Red, Black and White

Magnolia Mania Challenge - Anything Goes

Magnolia-Licioushighlites - Vintage/ Shabby Chic

Magnolia-licious Challenge - Inspiration photo

Valentine Bear

2012-02-06T10:32:00.002Z

Welcome to my first card as guest design team member for the month of February for

Craft Your Passion

This weeks Sponsor is Little Miss Muffet and Doodle Pantry and the theme is

Anything Goes + No Designer Papers

Being as it is nearly Valentines Day I choose the Valentine Bear image from Little Miss Muffet. He is really so cute. I have coloured him with Tria Markers. I decided to do a nice heart shaped card, cut from a hand drawn template, and made into an eisle card. The top layer heart is cut from red mirror dot embossed card. The leaf swirl is cut from lemon card using a Cheery Lynn die and I have added some yellow paper roses to it. The edge of the heart has been decorated with yellow gems.

The inside of the card has been simply decorated with hearts cut from the res mirror card and a simple Valentine message. A card full of love for some one special.

I have entered this card in the following challenges;
Stamps R Us - Valentine/love
Card Makin Mamas - Valentine
Allsorts Challenge - Free and Easy
Dream Valley Challenge - Valentine
Joanna Sheen - Love is in the Air
Truly Scrumptious - Love and Hearts
Move Along with the Times - Have a Heart
Deep Ocean Challenge - Love You
Crafters Companion - Love is in The Air
Addicted to Stamps - Valentine

Love is in The Air

2012-02-04T09:00:00.002Z

Welcome to this weeks

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

which this week has been set by fellow teamy Helen and is

Hugs and Kisses.

Our Sponsor this week is Crafters Companion and the prize is a £10 voucher, what a great prize.

For my card this week I have gone digi. The image is from Joanna Sheene's Faye Whittaker CD. I habe used the hearts backing paper from the same CD. A strip of read distress card from Crafters Companion which has been edged with a Martha Stewart punch is across the middle of the card. The next layer up is a blue patterened paper layered on to dark blue. A red ribbon has been wrapped around this layer and tied in a knot to the left side of the picture.

The picture has been printed twice so that I could decoupage the bears. There is a little glitter glue on the shimmering sea and glossy accents on the moon. The picture has been layered on dark blue distress card.

I have taken a bunch of red paper roses and two leaves and wrapped a little of the ribbon around the stems to to make it look tidier. These have been attached to the left of the picture with the stem just tucked under the ribbon knot. Very romantic and sent with love.

I have entered this card in the following challenges;

Dream Valley Challenge - Animals

Paper Sundaes - Valentines

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Stamps r Us Challenge - Valentine and Love

Cute Card Thursday - Buttons and Bows

Card Makin Mamas - Valentines

Crafty Ann's Challenge - Love is inThe Air

Anything Goes Challenge - To The One I Love

Deep Ocean Challenge - Love You

Divas By Design - Anything Goes

Joanna Sheen Challenge - Love is in The Air

Truly Scrumptious - Love and Hearts

Crafters Companion - Love is in the Air

Spring Daisy

2012-01-28T09:00:00.003Z

Welcome to this weeks

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

and the theme this week from Franz and is

Ribbons

This weeks we have two sponsors the first one is Heather's Hobby Haven and the prize is $15 to spend

and the second sponsor is Whimsy Stamps and their prize is 5 digi's of your choice, what lucky winners you will be.

Now on to my card, I am still dreaming of spring so I have used a lovely little daisy stamp. Its has been coloured in very lightly watercoloured and a little glittered highlights on. Then cut out around the shape sides. It has been layered on to a die cut rectangle and then a scalloped rectangle from Spellbinders which is has had a little distressing added around the edge.

A patterned paper covers the whole of the background of the card. A panel of turquoise card, which has been embossed with the swiss dots embossing folder, and a border punch used to decorate the top edge.

I have added a turquoise satin ribbon down the spine tied in a knot. Three Prima flowers have been put in the bottom corner with some leaves punched out of dark turquoise card. The birthday greeting has been stampled and layed on turquoise card too.

I have also entered this card in the following challenges:
Craft Your Days Away - Distressing
Make it Monday - Anything Goes
Card Makin Mamas - Something Old
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - Spots
Creative Craft Challenge - Blue
Deep Ocean Challenge - Sparkle or Glitter
My Time To Craft - My Favorite Embellishment (flowers)
Peachy Keen Stamps - Photo Inspiration
Papertake Weekly - Happy Highlights
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Stampavie and More - Blue and White
Truly Scrumptious - Something Forgotten
Move AlongWith the Times - Blooming Marvelous
Stampin for the Weekend - Embossing

wine country

2012-01-21T09:00:00.001Z

Welcome to this weeks

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge.

This weeks theme is choosen by Francesca and is

Food and Drink.

Our sponser this week is The Stamping Boutique and the prize for the lucky winner is 3 Digi images of their choice. So go on and enter your card, you never know you may be the lucky one. Now on to my card. I have gone for a sepia collage type card, somthing I am having a new try at because I never seems to have much success with before, on a drink theme. The design is put on a landscape card with a simple stamp of leaves and grapes along the top stamped in Tim Holtz Distress Ink Walnut stain.

The rest of the images have been stamped, also using Walnut Stain, on to watercolour card. Then the have just had a little shading added using a brush and water. The Vineyard scene has just been cut out as a rectangle but the scalloped circle has been cut with a Spellbinder Die. They have then been distressed aroung the edge. The bottle and glass have just been cut out.

I have the taken 3 one inch squares of stampbord. I have inked up the stamp using Stazon Timber Brown, then choosing and interesting piece of the picture and with the stamp laying face up on your desk place the piece of stampbord on to that spot. I have done one square on each of the three stamps. I have then coloured them in using Whispers pens to add a bit of colour and make them sand out from the background. They are then placed of the background image so that the line up exactly. A simple sentiment layered onto chocolate coloured card finished this card off.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges

Dream Valley Challenge - Anything Goes

Paper Sundae - Favourite Challenge Favourite Colour Combinations

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant - Favourite Colour

Crafty Ann's Challenge - What's New Pussy Cat

Stampalot Challenge - Monocromatic

Spring Tilda

2012-01-14T09:00:00.005Z

Welcome to this weeks

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge.

The theme this week is

Anything Goes With Blue

and has been choosen by my DT buddie Bridget.

Our sponsor this week is Digi Doodle Shop with a prize of $10 to the lucky winner.

For my contribution this week I have done with my new Tilda stamp. This time I have done an 6x6 eisel card. I have used blue and white papers from Craftwork Cards, one plain dotty pattern on the inside of the eisel and a diamond and silver foil patterned one to cover the front which is a die cut shape.

Tilda has been stamped and then coloured in using Tria alcohol pens, then cut out using a Marianne Die. This edges have been decorated with pale blue gems.

The leaves have been cut out of pale green linen card using a Cheery Lyn die. The flowers are paper flowers from Prima and a little blue gem in the center.

I hve then finished of the inside with borders of yellow and blue edged using Martha Stewart border punches. The sentiment of Happy Birthday is stamped and embossed on blue background and layered on a yellow tag, both of which are Spellbinders Die, and a length of yellow ribbon on either end. A bright and cheerful spring coloured card to brighten up a winters day.

I have entered this card in the following challenges

Dream Valley Challenge - Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes - Saturated Colour

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Stamps R Us Challenge - What did you get for Christmas

Cute Card Thursday - You're Having a Laugh

Prairie Fairy - California Dreaming

Anything Goes Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafts and Me - Anything Goes

Bearly-Mine Challenge - Anything Goes

Stampin for the Weekend - Out With the Old

Crazy 4 Challenges - Monochromatic blue

Magnolia-licious Highlights - Anything Goes

Joanna Sheen Challenge - Celebrations

Tilda Vintage Blue

2012-01-07T09:00:00.005Z

Welcome to the first

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

of 2012 and this weeks theme, choosen by the lovely Andie, is

Let Them Eat Cake.

This week for my card I have gone back to my favorite Magnolia stamps for my image. I have coloured her in with Tria pens, I love the fine nibs they make colouring so easy. The lace style border across the bottom of the card is a Cheery Lynn Die and I have lay a length of beige ribbon with a bit of added glitter on the top edge.

I have then sat her on a die cut cup cake, using a Marianne Designs Die, cut out of Ella Blue paper. I have also used these papers on all the background pieces with Distress Co-ordinations as the layers. The oval that Tilda is on has been cut out with a Spellbinders Die.

The flowers and leaves have been punched out of Ella Blue papers too and I have added a little blue gem in the centre's. I have to admit I can't say where the sentiment came from I was going through my left overs from this paper pad and I found this on one of the bits and it just seemed to go on this card, now wasn't that a bit a luck.

All the edges of the patterned paper layers, Tilda's oval background and the sentiment have been lightly distressed with Tim Holtz Distress Inks Walnut Stain, I have just added a bow under the sentiment to finish off this card. I enjoyed doing this card it has been a while since I have done a Magnolia image, I feel in the mood to do a few more.

I have entered this card in the following challenges:

Paper Sundaes - Something Old papers Something New lace ribbon

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Stamps R Us Challange - Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes with Distressing

The Official Magnolia Inspiration - Sketch

Cute Card Thursday - What's New

Just Magnolia - Anything Goes

The Artistic Stamper - Vintage

Anything Goes Challenge - Blue and One Other Colour

Crafts and Me - Anything Goes

Inky Impressions - Anything Goes

Truly Scrumptious - Shabby Pastels and paint

Daring Cardmakers - Colour Combo 1

Art Immpresssions Stamps - Anything Goes

Bearly-Mine Challenge - Anything Goes

dreams of summer

2011-12-24T09:00:00.002Z

Welcome to the last chance to enter

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

for this year. The final theme being a nice easy one

Anything Goes

and this will last for two weeks.

My take this week as we just start winter and the year comes to and end is to look forward to the weather getting nice and warm again. You can probably guess from that I don't like cold weather, the hotter the better for me. So this weeks card is a Stamps Happen stamp called Boat Scene.

The stamped image has been water coloured, just lightly to add a little bit of colour. Then I have used a second image to cut out the small square accents using a punch. This does not have to be a whole stamped image, just enough to get the squares out of.

These squares have just a little light distressing around the edges, using Tim Holtz distress inks, to make them stand out a bit more from the back ground. The last bit of decoration is a few real tiny sea shells. And there we have the dream, summer will soon be here.

I have entered this card into the following challenges:

Make it Monday - Anything Goes
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes with Sentiments
Craft Your Passion - Anything with Wings
Cooking it Up With Katie - Anything Goes
Sundays With Crissy - Anything Goes
Kenny K's Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz Challenge - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean - Warm Wishes
Crafts and Me - Anything Goes
Pollycraft Monday - Punch It

Happy New Year

2011-12-17T09:55:00.000Z

Welcome to this weeks card for

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

and this weeks theme is

Happy New Year or Celebrations

My card is a celebration of a long married life with a 70th Wedding Anniversary. I don't think there are many of those. I have choosen to do quite a simple design. The colours are simply white and burgundy. I have used an embossing folder to make the background of white card layered onto burgandy. I have added a piece of burgandy ribbon across the centre to make the join between the top and bottom pieces of white card.

I have then cut a white doily using a Cheery Lyn Die. The swirl leaves have to be one of my favorite

Cheery Lyn Dies so i have put one top and bottom.

A very simple but effective card I think.

I have entered this card in the following challenges;

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Delightful Challenges - Anything goes

Cooking it up with Kate - Anything goes

Paper Pretties - Using Ribbon

Glitter Geeks - Anything goes

Sunday with Crissy - Anything Goes

All Creatures Great and Small

2011-12-10T09:00:00.003Z

It's been a long and busy week but here is this weeks card for

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

And this weeks theme is

All Creatures Great and Small (including Aliens)

No aliens here though, I have gone for a cute little Kitty and her little friend. Sorry but I think this little kityt definately looks like a girl.

The cat stamp has been coloured with copics and has been die cut with nestabilitie dies plain circle and scalloped circle. The flowers have been cut out with Marianne dies and swirls.

Her little friend has also been stamped and coloured with copics and he is giving his friend the gift of a fish which is a charm. All the papers are nice shades of girly pink with just a little contrast of grey to match the kitty and mouse.

I have entered this card in the following challenges this week

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

Divas By Design - Anything Goes

Kenny k's Krafty Girlz - Add some Texture

Merry Christmas

2011-12-03T09:00:00.004Z

This weeks subject for the

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

is a inspirational photo and this is my idea taken from the photo

The base card is a gate fold card with an extra bit inside.

All the stamps I have used are from Creative Expressions clear stamp sets and versa colour ink pad.

The green card is Tim Holtz distress card and the borders have been cut with a Fiskars border punch.

I have put a length of green ribbon down the centre of the borders on the inside and a bow on the centre panel.

I have added a little irridescent glitter using a glue pen to the dots on the Merry Christmas greeting and to all the trees. Finished with green gems on the top corners of the front of the card and one on the sentiment inside.

I have entered this card in the following challenges this week:

Craft Your Days Away - Buttons or Bows

Dream Valley Challenge - Sparkle

Paper Sundaes - Winter Wonderland

Craft Your Passion - Tis the Season

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Paper Playtime - Say it With Sentiments

Anything Goes Challenge - Cutting Corners

Divas by Design - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

Paper-crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Dopey

2011-11-26T12:30:00.001Z

This is my card for this weeks

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge.

This week is my choice which is

Borders and Flowers.

This card I actually made for a friends 50th Birthday and she loves anything Dopey, she thought he was lovely. I got the image as a outline drawing from a childs book and I coloured it with Copic's. The card base is 8x8 and covered with a patterned backing paper.

The borders have been cut using Martha Stewart punches. The flowers have been made using punches from plain lilac glitter card and patterned paper with pink and lilac pearls in the centre. With a fern leaf punch to fill in.

I have entered this card in the following challenges;
The ABC Challenge - D is for Dazzle
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
Stamps R Us Challenge - Bling it On
Creative Craft Challenge - Free for All
Deep Ocean Challenge - C is for Cute
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Poinsettia Sparkle

2011-11-19T08:17:00.000Z

This is this weeks card for

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

which this weeks is a sketch challenge

I thought I would be a little bit christmassy this week. Its a square card with a pretty red backing paper on first. The Poinsettia have been die cut from white glitter card using the Spellbinders die set. I have cut the leaves from green pearlescent card using the largest flower die and cutting the petals up to look like leaves.

The greeting is stamped using a Creative Expressions stamp and cut out using a spellbinders tag die and has an added green layer. I have finished off with red gems on the tag and in the centre of the flowers and clear gems in the top right corner to match the sketch. A very simple design, have a go and join us at The Secret Crafter Challenge this week.

I have entered this card in the following challenges;
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - Punch It
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
Stamps R us Challenge - Bling it on
Christmas Stampin All Year Round - Photo Inspiration
Delightful Challenges - Bingo (patterned paper, die cuts, flowers)
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Anything Christmas With pearls
Crimbo Crackers - Make It Sparkle
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Colours of Winter
Heart Song Inspirations - Gold or Glitter
Pile it On Challenge - Traditional Christmas

Wild Thing

2011-11-12T09:00:00.001Z

It's challenge time again and this is my DT card for this weeks

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

the theme this week is

Spots and Stripes.

I have seen this in a different line and gone with animal print spots and stripes. This week I decided to make an eisel card, the Zebra stripe and Giraffe spot papers are from Kanban.

The main image, an African Safari scene has been water coloured with Tim Holtz distress ink pads to give it a softer colour. I have then stamped part of the image again on to Stampbord. I find it easier to place the stamp on the table and then place the stampbord onto the spot you want to highlight.

The Stampbord has been coloured after stamping with inks and stencil brushes to give a stronger colour. Then highlights have been scratched along the tree branches and mountains with a small scrapper tool.

I have entered this card into the following challenges;

Dream Valley Challenge - Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes - Rectangles

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Stamps R Us Challenge - Masculine theme

Craft Your Passion Challenge - Anything Goes with brown

Tilda with lace

2011-11-05T08:23:00.002Z

Here is this week's DT card for

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

which this week is

Flowers, Ribbon and Lace

This car was a bit of a rush because I have been rather busy. I decided to use a Magnolia stamp. She has been coloured using Copic pens. She has a purple Spellbinders Die cut mount, which is then framed with white lace.

I have added a dark blue organza ribbon which I have kind of pleated at intervals so that it zig-zags across the card.

Then I have added a Cheery Lynn Dies swirly leaf and a few Prima Flowers. A bow in the same dark blue organza sits right under the flowers.

I have entered this card in the following challenges

Dream Valley Challenge - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Paper Playtime - Anything Goes

Card Makin Mamas - Cut It Out

Crafty Ann's Challenge - Floral Frenzy

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

Just Magnolia - Anything Goes with Pearls and Lace

Deep Ocean - Sweet

Truly Scrumptious - Bingo lace,flowers,ribbon

Charisma Cards Challenge - cutesy

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Puff the Magic Dragon

2011-10-29T09:00:00.005+01:00

This is quite a cutie for this weeks

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge,

which this week theme is

Spooky or Whimsical.

I have gone with the later with this very cheeky dragon,which I have just had to colour green. He is coloured with TRIA pens and the image is cut using Spellbinder labels 2.

I have glittered his wings, smoke clouds and the butterfly trail (well he just has to have a bit of glitter). plus the lovely pink seam binding bow coloured to match with the trias.

The flowers are punched and the leaves are a Mareanne Die. Just a bit more glitter in the centre of the flower and some tiny gems at the corners complete this card.

I have entered this card in the following challenges;

Marianne Design Divas - Using Dies

Paper Sundaes - Black, Sparkle, Flowers and Distressing

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Paper Playtime - Buttons and Bows

Card Makin Mamas - Cut it Out

Crafters Companion - Pink and Green

Creative Craft Challenge - Fancy Edges
Inky Impressions - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anyhting Goes
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean - Sweet

Wrap up Warm

2011-10-22T09:00:00.001+01:00

Its that time of the week again and here is this weeks card for The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge, which this week is Wrap up Warm with woolies. This week I have used one of the latest SWALK images, coloured with Tria alcohol pens.

I have added a bit of glitter to the snowflakes, fake snow to the falling snow and puffy stuff to the furry bits on her coat and hat. I have die cut all the layers and added some gold snowflakes down the edge of the card.

Just for a bit of fun I have added a crochet doily for a bit more of the wooly idea. The design is completed with a stamped Merry Christmas sentiment and seam binding coloured to match and tied in a bow.

I have also entered this card into the following challenges:

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Stamps R us - Nature's Gifts

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge -Anything Goes

Tip Top Tuesday - Layer It Up

Christmas Stampin all Year Long - Sparkle

Red Geisha

2011-10-15T09:00:00.009+01:00

Here is my card for this weeks Secret Crafter Challenge of White and one other colour not encluding the image. I like Oriental designs a lot but I don't do as many as I would like to.

The tree is a Sweet Poppy stencil and black embossing paste with a little bit of glitter thrown in.

The Geisha is stamped and coloured with Tria alchohol pens. Then I have cut here out and popped her on the card. The Card base and layers are cut out with large dies, I have used a punch just to decorate the corners of the picture and a bow to finish it off.

I have also entered this card into the following challenges;

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Delightful Sketches - Autumn Colours

Prairie Fairy - Suger and Spice

The Artistic Stamper - Autumn Colours

Marianne Design Divas - Dying to Die Cut

Cute Card Thursday - Tree-mendous

Anything goes with glitter too

2011-10-08T09:00:00.003+01:00

This is my card this week for the Secret Crafter DT challenge. I made this card for my friends birthday from her hubby. As you can see it's got one of my favorite Magnolia images on it, with a real frilly lace border round the outside. The flowers and leaves are die cut with Marianne Dies and there is a touch of glitter in the centre of the flowers. The is a very special and personal sentiment on the inside, it really made her laugh.

I have also entered it in the following challenges:

Paper sundaes - Lots of Layers

Craft your Passion - Anything Goes with Ribbon

Anything Goes Challenge - Die Cuts or Punches

Deep Ocean Challenge - Happy Birthday

Truly Scrumptious - Distressing

Card Makin Mamas - Folds

Crafters Companion - Pink and green

Just Magnolia - Distressing

Halloween

2011-10-01T08:09:00.001+01:00

My first card as a member of the Secret crafter Design Team, and I think the theme is quite obvious.

The back ground is a picture of the moon. I have stamped the branches round the sides the house is stampled to the is just a little frosted stickles on the windows.

The inside has a stamped cate with emerald stickles for eys and pumpkin buttons. All the stamps are Elusive Images.

Something a little different. I hope you agree.

I have also entered this card in the following challenges

Move along with the Times - Halloween

Anything goes Challenge - Anything goes

Paper Playtime - Halloween

Paper Sundaes - Anything Goes

I'm Celebrating

2011-09-25T22:33:00.000+01:00

I am proud to announce that I am now a new member of the Secret Crafter Design Team. They are still looking for 4 more new people to join our merry band and there is a week left in which to apply. So if you think you would like to join us then please go to the Secret Crafter Challenge and put you details on there. Gook Luck

my friends birthday

2011-09-11T00:00:00.000+01:00

It's my mate's birthday today and I have just given her this card. Yet another Tilda, this one has been coloured with water colour distress inks (Tim Holtz another fav of mine). They are cut out with Nestable and Grand Nestable dies and the leaves are a Marianne Designs.

I have entered this card in the following challenges-

Make It Monday - Anything goes

Little Red Wagon - using dies

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

summer time ends

2011-08-31T22:50:00.000+01:00

Here is a card to end the summer and remind us all of our holidays in the sum. I made this card for a work collegue's birthday. She loves Spain and has a home there, so this card was perfect for her.

I used a lovely Tilda stamp and coloured with promarkers, the palm tree sunset is die cut and the umberella is a paper cocktail decoration, I thinks it's just a bit of fun.

I am entering this card in the following challenges;

Secret Crafter Saturday challenge - In the sea

PaperPlaytime - vacation

I love Promarkers - anything goes

I love Tilda

2011-08-18T22:04:00.000+01:00

I have to admit I love Magnolia stamps and this is a card I made a little while ago. I used the Japanese Tilda and water coloured her with Distress Inks. A simple 8x8 backing paper with a few punched flowers to complete the design.

I have entered this card in the following challenges

paper playtime- anything goes
make it monday - anything goes
one stitch at a time - anything goes
Sir Stampalot - What ever you fancy

mummy card

2011-07-28T22:43:00.000+01:00

This is my latest card using a Crafters Companion SWALK stamp. I have coloured it using Copic pens and the flowers and swirls are cut using Marianne dies. I do seem to use a lot of autumn colours even though I try to pick other colour, I am just drawn to them. I have used glitter card behind the stamped image and also the first layer of the flowers. Finishing touches include gems card candy and a little glitter glue.

I will be entering this card in the following challenges

Candy Time - All the things I love

mojo monday challenge

2011-07-22T16:05:00.000+01:00

Here is my card for Mojo Monday Challenge. Its been made with Crafters Companion SWALK stamps and papers. The stamped image has been coloured with the new Spectrum Noir pens, and finished off with a little seam binding coloured to match.

my first photo

2011-05-22T23:32:00.000+01:00

I haven't been on for quite a while but I would finally like to add my first card made by me. This was a recent order for a 21st birthday. The recepient obviously likes butterflies and all things pink.

Hello everybody and welcome to my new blog

2011-02-12T21:45:00.000Z