Fantasy Stampers - Challenge 2

Happy Saturday everyone,

Well, I am chuffed to little pieces with the reaction to my new challenge blog at

'FANTASY STAMPERS'.

We had 33 entries for the first challenge, which may not seem a lot to you - but it far exceeded my expectations. So, thank you so much for the support and I have to say the entries were all stunning - it was a very difficult choice to choose a Top 3!

So, onto our second challenge which is one of my favourite themes

We would love to see your projects showcasing something with wings - will it be butterflies or birdies, dragonflies or fairies - the choice is yours. Here's what I decided on for my DT inspiration ...

And here's a view from the top

I decorated a tissue box using plain ivory cardstock, magenta textured cardstock and Pion design papers. The stamped image is Lili of the Valley - 'Never too old for a Hug' and I must admit this is one of my favourite stamps, but I didn't want to use it for the 'Favourite Stamp' challenge because I had it in mind for this one - I love my little fairies. She is coloured with my Promarkers and mounted on a scalloped circle cut from the magenta cardstock. All the flowers are die-cut from scraps of the papers and I created a little 'Just for You' message on my pc.

I would love it if you could pop over to the challenge HERE and check out the gorgeous creations from my teamies.

I hope you can join us for our second challenge and let's see if we can build the number of entries - I shall look forward to visiting your blogs over the next couple of weeks.

Hugz, Jan xx

Anything with Wings

Hello there everyone,

Not only is it Friday, which means it's my day off - but it's half term here next week, so I get a whole week to play in my craft room! Yay!

So, Friday means we are ready for another challenge over at the Alphabet Challenge Blog and as last time saw the letter 'Z' it means we can start again with a brand new alphabet.  It was my turn to choose the challenge this week and for the letter 'A' I chose 'Anything with Wings'.  Anyone who knows me, knows this is a favourite theme of mine and here's what I made for my DT inspiration ...

I made a cute little keepsake box by cutting two hot pink 'Fleur de Lys' squares using my nesties.  I then measured, cut, scored and folder the central piece to make the box.  I fastened a piece of hot pink ribbon around the centre and some adhesive pink gems for added decoration.  I stamped the gorgeous fairy image (by LOTV) twice and coloured her with my Promarkers, before cutting and decoupaging her for some dimension.  I added crystal glitter to her wings before securing the whole piece to the top of the box.  I've not decided what to keep in here yet, but it would also make a great little gift box for a special treat.

Don't forget to pop over to the blog to see more fab inspiration from my teamies.  I look forward to seeing your projects displaying 'Anything with Wings'.

Big hugz, Jan xx