Teddy Bears' Picnic

Good morning,

I have a cute little Fizzy Moon bear to show you today, as we begin the next challenge over at Fantasy Stampers. The new theme is

'TEDDY BEARS' PICNIC'

So, all you have to do is use a bear - here's what I made for my DT inspiration ...

I used design papers from my stash and added the stamped 'Fizzy Moon with Flower' image as a focal point. He is coloured with my Promarkers and I added a little button in the centre of the flower for some extra dimension.

Embellishments include a stamped LOTV sentiment, some peach organza ribbon, a few pearl flowers (cut from one of my pearl strings), some die-cut flowers and a few adhesive pearls.

Hope you can join us this time - why not pop over and check out all the other bears at the 'picnic' over at the challenge.

Hugz, Jan xx

Under the Weather

Hi there everyone,

First of all, I am sorry for not posting for so long - it has been a very manic two weeks here. My mum was rushed in hospital on the 10th November (the date of my last post!) and I'm not really sure where the time has gone since then. She was very poorly for a while, but I am happy to say that after receiving the treatment she required (including a pacemaker) she is now recuperating back at home where she belongs. It has been a very emotional roller coaster for me and my family, but I do feel better now she is home.

My crafting has suffered over this time too - as you can imagine, it hasn't been the top of my priority list. But what better way to return than with the card I made for my mum while she was in hospital.

We have a brand new challenge starting today over at the Alphabet Challenge and Deanne has chosen the theme 'UNDER THE WEATHER' for the letter 'U', so this was the perfect theme for me. Here's what I made ...

I used an 8x8" ivory scalloped card blank and added LOTV design papers from my stash. The image is Fizzy Moon stamped with grey ink and coloured with my Promarkers. The little flowers are slightly dedcoupaged, but it doesn't show well on the photo.

Other embellishments include a die-cut banner, some brown organza ribbon, a few pearl accents and a little sentiment created on my pc.

I hope you can stop by and say hello over at the challenge.

Hugz, Jan xx

Sketch Challenge

Good morning,

Well, I scheduled my post for this morning, but as of writing last night I am still on borrowed internet, still waiting for BT to fix our line problem!

I'm back today with a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz and this week Jules has chosen a sketch to follow for our theme ...

Here's what I made for my DT inspiration using Fizzy Moon 'Cheer's', coloured with my Promarkers ...

Really quick and simple - it took me longer to colour the image than to put the card together. Hope you can join us with your own interpretations of the sketch.

Hugz, Jan xx

Sit Back and Relax

Hello again,

I'm back today with our next challenge over at Cardz 4 Guyz and this time Helen has chosen the theme of 'SIT BACK AND RELAX'.

I knew exactly which stamp I wanted to use for this one, so here's what I made for my DT inspiration ...

Another 6 x 6" design using kraft card which has been passed through my hexagon embossing folder (yes, I do seem to be going through an embossing phase at the moment - explains why I had to order some of the new embossing folders from the TV last night!)

The image is Fizzy Moon 'All About Him' and is stamped on ivory cardstock with Vintage Sepeia ink and then coloured with a combination of Promarkers and coloured pencils. I also paper pieced the book to make it look like he was reading the newspaper. I cut a circle aperture in the kraft card so the image peeps through. 

I highlighted five of the hexagons and added the lettering 'Relax' and also a little banner made from book pages and a few stars to embellish.

I hope you can come and join us this week with your own projects.

Hugz, Jan xx

Sketch Challenge at C4G

Hello again,

Well day one of my summer break was spent playing at 'Widow Twanky' - how many loads of washing can one household create? Think my girls emptied their wardrobes out! At least we have the sunny weather back to dry it, but now someone needs to iron it all! Any volunteers?

On a crafting note, it's time for our next challenge over at Cardz 4 Guyz and this week Julie has a sketch for us to follow. Here's what it looks like ...

And here's how I interpreted it for my DT inspiration ...

I used paper and co-ordinating cardstock from my stash. The two square panels are embossed and sanded back to highlight some of the pattern. I chose little 'Fizzy Moon' with his pint pot and coloured him with my Promarkers. I used my little tiny alphabet stamps to create the 'Cheers' sentiment. A piece of ribbon and a few co-ordinating card candi and voila!

Hope you will join us this week with your own interpretations of our sketch challenge.

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

Fantasy Stampers - Challenge 4

Hello crafters,

I can't believe we are about to start our fourth theme over at my new challenge blog

FANTASY STAMPERS

That means it's been six weeks since our launch and we have had a fabulous response - thank you for all your support and messages of encouragement, they mean a lot.

So, here we go with details of our fourth challenge and this time our theme is

All you have to do is use the bingo board below and choose a line - either horizontal, vertical or diagonal - then use those items in your project. Remember you MUST also include some stamping to be eligible for our Top 3.

Here's what I made for my DT inspiration using the top line - Pink, Pearls and Lace ...

I used a couple of pink design papers from my stash to layer up before adding my stamped image - Fizzy Moon 'Wish upon a Star', which is coloured with my Promarkers and I paper pieced the star. I used white lace down the right hand side and a lacy doily underneath the stamped image.  The 'Baby' lettering is stamped and mounted on little die-cut tags; the 'Girl' lettering is stamped with my Clarity Letterbox stamps and mounted on pink squares.  I also added three flowers which have little pearl centres and three extra little pearls accents on the bottom left corner. Hope you like it.

Why not pop along to the main blog HERE and check out the amazing work of my design team. I look forward to visiting your blogs over the next couple of weeks.

Hugz, Jan xx

B is for Bottles

Happy Friday to you all,

My working week is done, so it's now time for some crafting (I'll do some washing and cleaning later!) Lol.

As it's Friday that means it's time for the next letter over at the Alphabet Challenge blog, and this week my teamie Avril has chosen 'Bottles' for the letter 'B'.  So, we would love to see your projects showing a bottle somewhere, or you could alter or decorate an actual bottle.  Here's what I made for my DT inspiration ...

I've chosen a 6x6" card this time and decorated it with pink and green papers from my stash.  The gorgeous little 'Fizzy Moon - Let's Celebrate' image is adorable and is stamped and coloured with my Promarkers.  Added embellishments include pink polkadot organza ribbon, pink rose blooms, a pink button, a little pink die-cut butterfly and some pink adhesive gems.

Don't forget to pop over to the challenge blog and check out the fab work from my teamies. I shall look forward to seeing your entries over the next couple of weeks.

Hugz, Jan xx

From Fizzy With Love

A big hello to you all out there,

Here's my fifth consecutive post this week - can you tell it's half term and I'm not at work!  A huge thanx to those of you who keep popping by regularly to leave me a comment - I love reading them all and have enjoyed visiting your blogs in return.

I have a sweet little Fizzy Moon card today, using some new stamps which are slightly smaller than my usual ones, but oh so cute. This one was made especially to enter the 'Wild Orchid Crafts challenge' which is 'Pink and Cream' - one of my favourite colour combinations.  Here's what I made ...

I made a 6x6" card blank from textured cream cardstock and covered it with a selection of gorgeous pink papers from Raspberry Road.  The main image is 'Fizzy Moon - With Love' - isn't he just so cute with his little string of hearts.  I coloured him with my Promarkers and mounted him on a Lacey Circle as a focal point.  The flowers are mostly WOC, along with the pearl stamens, pearl hat pin and the metal corner.  I added some die-cut leaves, a blossom sprig and a touch of glitter to enhance the flowers.  Embellishments include some raspberry organza ribbon, a couple of pearl pink buttons and some little pearl hearts.  Hope you like it.

I would also like to enter this into challenges at:

Emergency Crafters - Romance

Make My Monday - Ribbons and Buttons

Sugar Creek Hollow - Using Metal

Hope you have a fab Thursday everyone and I will be back tomorrow with my DT card for Polkadoodles :)

Hugz, Jan xx

Fab 50 and Fizzy Moon

Happy Sunday everyone,

I hope you are all enjoying the weekend and are having some warmer weather like we are here. It certainly makes a welcome change to the nasty cold spell - let's hope that spring is on its way :)

I have been busy with a couple of DT cards that I can't show you yet, so thought I would post a 50th birthday card that I made for a friend a little while ago ...

This one is a 6x6" easel card made using purple papers from my stash - I stamped extra swirls to fill in some of the gaps. The image is 'Fizzy Moon - Thanks a Bunch' (one of my favourites!)  I coloured him with my Promarkers and chose grey this time to match the colour tones of the overall card - seems to work ok.  The bouquet of flowers is stamped and decoupaged to give some extra dimension.  The 'Fab' lettering is cut using my little old Sizzix machine and the numbers are chipboard covered with purple glitter.  The sentiment is from an old stamp set (but not sure of the make).  Extra embellishments include some flat back purple pearls, some tiny punched daisies and some purple self adhesive gems for the the flower centres.

I would like to enter this one into the challenge over at 'I Love Promarkers - One for the Girls'.

Happy crafting,

Hugz, Jan xx

Keep Calm and Eat Cake!

Happy Friday,

Hope everyone is safe and warm in these arctic weather conditions! Lol.

It's time for a new challenge over on the Alphabet Challenge blog - we are up to the letter 'Y' and Sheena has chosen the theme 'Yummy', so we would like to see some yummy food on your projects. Here's my DT card ...

I used kraft card to make my 6x6" base card and covered it with some lovely lemon paper from my stash, which is inked around the edges with Antique Linen distress ink.   The main image is a 'Fizzy Moon' stamp called 'Birthday Treats', which is coloured with Promarkers and a little touch of glitter pen.  I couldn't find the sentiment I wanted, so made this one on my pc.  The punched flowers are handmade using scraps of the backing paper and I added a little bit of lemon polkadot ribbon behind the main image.

Why not pop over to the blog HERE and check out some more fab inspiration from my talented teamies?

Hugz, Jan xx

Happy Birthday Dad!

Helloo from a very cold Yorkshire tonight! Brrrrr.....

We had quite a bit of snow here yesterday, enough to close our school at lunchtime so the staff and children could get home safely - which gave me some extra crafty time (can't complain at that!)

Thought I would show you the card I made for my Dad's birthday at the weekend.  I always seem to struggle with cards for men, but here's what I made ...

I love this little 'Fizzy Moon' image and it was just perfect for my Dad! I coloured the bear with my Promarkers and then paper pieced the chair, stool and cushion with scraps of blue paper and then stamped on newspaper to paper piece the book (to make it look as if he fell asleep reading the newspaper!)

The side panel has been run through an embossing folder, then I added some distress ink to enhance the numbers.  I used a stashbox stamp for the greeting which is embossed with black powder.

Hope you like it.  See you soon,

Hugz, Jan xx

Exciting News ...

Well hellooo,

Here's the second post from me today (well, that's a first!) Lol.  I have some news ...

I was sat playing my game of 'Words with Friends', like you do on an evening, when my chat box popped up.  I was both surprised and thrilled to be asked by my good friend, Cazro, if I would like to join her on the Design Team over at 'The Alphabet Challenge Blog'.  Needless to say, I said YES please!!

So, this is a new venture for me and I hope you will come and play with me over at 'The Alphabet Challenge'.  This week the letter is 'U' and the theme is 'Under the Weather' - so we would like to see your projects that might cheer that someone up who is feeling a little under the weather.  Here's what I made for my very first DT project ...

I decided to make a cover for my tissue box which simply slides over the box, so when the tissues run out you can slide it off and add another box.  I used kraft card and papers from my stash and the edges of the paper are inked with Walnut Stain distress ink.  I decorated the top edge with a Doohickey Tilda Lace die, cut from the kraft card.  

Here's a closer look ...

Front View

The main image is 'Fizzy Moon - With Love'.  Fizzy is coloured with my Promarkers and the flowers are paper-pieced and decoupaged with scraps of the backing paper.  I added extra die-cut flowers with pearl centres and little punched flowers with pink adhesive gem centres.

Top View

The top includes a little sentiment which reads - 'Hope you're feeling better real soon', which was printed on my pc, cut out and inked.

Side View

The side is decorated with scraps of paper from my stash, including a little heart cut from the craft card and a punched flower.  The little daisy stamps across the bottom are from the Fizzy Moon stamp sheet.

Hope you like my first DT project for the Alphabet Challenge - why not pop over to the blog to see some more inspiration from my teamies.  I shall look forward to visiting your blogs and checking out your entries.

Hugz, Jan xx

A New Baby

Wow! Where did the weekend go? Can't say that I like a two day weekend - looking forward to my normal days next week, with my usual three day crafty weekend.  It's been a busy one this time too, hence no post yesterday - sorry.

I have a new baby card to show you tonight - I made it for a friend of my daughter who, after a very difficult pregnancy, has just given birth to a healthy little baby boy.  They are both doing well and my daughter is over the moon after being asked to be baby's god mother!  Here's what I made ...

Back to my 8x8" workspace on this one - I do like the extra space it gives me to play.  Papers are mainly Polkadoodles, with a scrap or two from my stash.  The image is 'Fizzy Moon - Wish upon a Star', coloured with my Promarkers.  The sentiment is LOTV and the bunting is hand made and stamped with some of my alphabet stamps. Embellishments include a couple of stamped stars and some blue candi - no adhesive gems or pearls this time - are you shocked!! Lol.

If you would like any other information, give me a shout.  

Have a good week everyone.

Hugz, Jan xx