For the Boys

Good morning,

I hope everyone had a great weekend and all the mums out there were spoiled rotten. My gorgeous girlies bought me a beautiful canvas for my lounge which has a piccie of my beloved fur babies on - they know me well! Lol.

On a crafty note, it's time for our next challenge over at Make My Monday and this week Fliss has chosen the theme of

'FOR THE BOYS'

Here's what I made for my DT inspiration using my favourite stamp company ...

I chose to keep this one 'clean and simple' to show off the stamp - it's called 'Super Striker' by LOTV and is coloured with my Promarkers. I printed the sentiment on my pc and mounted the whole piece on red cardstock to compliment his little football shirt. 

Sadly, this will be my last post for Make My Monday as I have decided to step down from their design team to focus on my other crafty commitments. I would just like to say a big 'Thank You' to Jacqueline for having me and wish her and the girls good luck for the future.

Hugz, Jan xx

Fantasy Stampers - Challenge 7

Good morning crafty friends and followers,

Just wanted to say a huge 'Thank You' first to everyone who visits and leaves me such kind comments about my work - they are always very much appreciated and do truly make my day better.

Now, onto the next challenge over at my very own challenge blog

'FANTASY STAMPERS'

For the next two weeks we would love to see your projects using

I can't wait to see how you interpret this one - will it be the traditional black silhouette, or do you have another idea to share (but remember, you must include some stamping).  Here's what I made for my DT inspiration ...

I think I kept it reasonably simple this time - using just two or three techniques. My main silhouette stamped image is from a Stampin Up set called 'Serene Silhouettes' - I stamped in archival black ink, then masked the moon out and added some 'Broken China' and 'Dusty Concord' distress inks using my inkdusters. Then I decided to cut the circle into four uneven pieces before mounting them on a black scalloped circle.

The background started out as a blank piece of coconut white card - I stamped across the bottom with my archival ink using a Clarity foliage stamp. Then I embossed the top section and added a littleco-ordinating ink to highlight the edges. A simple sentiment and a few drops of Perfect Pearls around the circle to finish.

I hope you will come and join us with your 'Silhouette' projects - why not pop over to the challenge blog and check out the fantastic work my team made (we also have a brand new team member this month).

Big hugz, Jan xx

Spring in the Air

Happy Friday everyone,

I have to work today, so scheduled my post ready for this morning. It's time for our midway motivation over at Polkadoodles for the current challenge, which is

'SPRING IS IN THE AIR'

Here's what I made for my DT inspiration using the fabulous 'Sugarplum Daisy CD' ...

This one is an 8x8" scalloped edge base card, covered with lush papers from the CD. The image is also printed from the CD collection, together with the cute little sentiment. All other embellishments are from my stash.

Why not pop over to the blog to see some more fantastic inspiration from my teamies - and if you would like to come and join in the fun, you have until Friday 4th April to submit your entries.

Hugz, Jan xx

Gone Fishing

Hello everyone,

I'm back again today with our next challenge over at Cardz4Guyz and this week Janice has chosen the theme of

'GONE FISHING'

Now, although my other half isn't a fisherman, this could be the perfect theme for many of the guys in our lives and I had the perfect stamp sitting in my drawer. Here's what I made for my DT inspiration ...

I used this cute little Fizzy Moon stamp and coloured it with my Promarkers. Papers are from my stash and are mounted on a neutral sand-coloured cardstock. The sentiment was produced on my pc and I added a few extra embellishments to finish off.

Hugz, Jan xx

For Mums

Hello again,

I'm back with my second post today as we begin a new challenge over at Make My Monday. This week Suzi has chosen the theme of

'FOR MUMS'

So we would love to see your beautiful projects just in time for Mother's day. Here's what I made for my DT inspiration ...

I have seen loads of these little box cards recently and made my first one with a crafty friend last weekend. But here's my first effort on my own - it's made from scratch using a piece of A4 kraft card which I measured, scored, cut and folded to make the box. I covered it with pretty papers from my LOTV 'Always and Forever' paper pad - all of which have been inked around the edges with Walnut Stain distress ink. Then I stamped, cut, inked and shaped lots of little flowers, hearts and butterflies to fill the inside with. I also added the lettering 'Mum' using my Clarity letterbox stamp set. A stamped greeting finishes it off on the front panel. 

Hugz, Jan xx

For Mum

Good morning everyone,

It's another special Monday over at the 'My Besties UK Challenge Blog' - not only do we have a brand new challenge, we are HOPPING again just in time for Mother's Day here in the UK. The theme this time is  ...

'FOR MUM'

So you can enter the challenge as normal with a crafty project that showcases the theme and have the chance to win a some of Sherri's 'My Besties' digi images from our selection.  Here's what I made for my DT inspiration using image 215 which you can buy in Sherri's on-line store HERE ...

I used an 8 x 8" scalloped card blank and layered it with some pretty lilac paper from my stash, together with some silver mirri card and some lilac satin cardstock.  I added my Bestie image which I coloured with my Promarkers, then mounted on matching cardstock.  Embellishments include a die-cut butterfly border, lots of lilac adhesive pearls, a doily, a wooden butterfly embellishment which I embossed with frantage powder and a greeting banner which I made on my pc.

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You can also come and HOP with us for the chance of winning extra candy by visiting all the participating blogs, following and leaving us a comment. Here's the order of the hop:

Gill (DT co-ordinator)
Donna 
Jan
Anita
Carol

Pixie

Michelle
Jenny

So, if you've arrived at my blog from DONNA then you are on the right track.

Now hop on over to ANITA who will show you some more fab inspiration on the theme.

I shall look forward to reading your comments and don't forget to check back on the main blog for details of our lucky winners.

Hope you have fun,
Good Luck,
Jan xx

Tag It!

Happy Tuesday,

I'm back today with our next challenge over at Cardz 4 Guyz and this week it was my turn to choose the theme. So, for the next seven days we would love to see your projects using

'TAGS'

You can make a tag, or use one on your project - here's what I made for my DT inspiration ...

I love making tags, so this one was an easy decision - but I have never made a male themed one, so it's a first! I used my usual tag template and covered it with some brown textured paper from my stash and some map paper, which I tore and inked. I ran the whole tag through an embossing folder and highlighted bits of it with some guilding wax (you can just see a bit behind the ticket at the top). The image is from an old sheet of steampunk designs. I added a Tim Holtz 'Soar' ticket, which is secured with a mini bulldog clip (I thought this was a little more masculine than some ribbon). The two little hinges on the right hand side are stamped and cut out and the wording was produced on my pc, torn and inked before securing in place. I delved into my box of 'metal' and found the brass cog and mini timepiece to finish off.

Hugz, Jan xx