Papertake Weekly - An 80th Birthday Wish

I'm back again for this weeks sketch challenge over at

Papertake Weekly and to help us we are sponsored by
Simon Says Stamp.  

Recently I bought myself a set of the grand nestabilities labels 4 and have used them today to make an upright easel card. I've made this for a commission and the brief was floral, tartan, thistles, Mum and 80. I chose the image because the person that will receive the card has always had Border Collies.

Materials Used:

Base card - linen card distressed with Antique Linen

Paper - Lost & Found by Jen Wilson

Image - Border Collie digital stamp by Just InkLined. Coloured using Prisma Pencils.

Dies - Spellbinder Grand Labels 4, Martha Stewart Flower punch

Embellishments - Tartan ribbon, Thistles, Roses and Cherry Blossom and pearls.

Sentiment - Printed from the computer onto kraft card

At the moment I have left the inside blank but may find a suitable verse.

Thanks for stopping by today and keep crafting.

Jenny

Papertake Weekly - Lets Get Krafty

Afternoon Crafters.

It's time for the new Papertake Weekly challenge and this week we would like to see kraft card on your project.
Once again we are sponsored by The Ribbon Girl 

I have used one of my favourite Magnolia stamps and coloured her with Prisma Pencils. This little cutie can be used for so many occasions. 

The papers are co-ordinated and I've had them for about 3 years. Madness I know but I just couldn't bring myself to use them. Unfortunately the photo isn't very good so the papers are a little washed out. At the moment I only seem to be able able to take photos in the evenings or early morning which is never ideal. Roll on the Summer. 

The sentiment is a Tim Holtz stamp about friends being chocolate chips.

The other embellishments used are lace, ribbon, brads, Prima flowers, hat pin and a couple of very old pearls.

I hope you can join us this week.

Jenny

EAC No. 160 - Autumn Colours

It's Tuesday and one again we have an excellent challenge for you over at Everybody Art Challenge. This week we would like to see your "Autumnal" creations.

I have made an easel card using the cute Cocker Spaniel Pup digi stamp from JustInklined.

I've used Prisma Pencils to colour the image and distress inks around the edge before fraying the edges with scissors.

I've used paper that I have had for some time, its by Pine Cone Press. The leaves are from a SpellBinders die cut from pearlescent and Basic Grey papers. The pumpkin is a button.

I am going to enter this card into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Craft Challenge - Easel Card

Lexi's Creations - Autumn

Secret Crafter - The Colours of Autumn

Polka Doodles - Autumn Leaves

Thanks for stopping by today.

Jenny

Summer Fun

It's Summer, or at least it should be. The weather cannot seem to make up its mind leaving me with the dilemma of do I put the clothes on the washing line and go to work or dry it inside. No matter what I decide it's always wrong. Anyway enough about house chores.

Today is Tuesday and our theme over at Everybody Art Challenge is Summer.

The picture is not the best, unfortunately I've had to take the photo in the evening so the vibrant colours look a bit washed out.
I've been feeling a little lazy this week so have used things that are already on my desk (I've got a lot on my desk, in fact you can't see my desk!), hence another Lili of the Valley image.
 I've coloured my teddy bears tea party in using Prisma Pencils.
The papers are from My Minds Eye and the base card is yellow Bazzill.
The embellishments are ribbon, flowers, pearls and faux stitching.
I haven't used a sentiment this time so that the card can be used for any occasion.

Have a great week and thanks for stopping by.

Jenny

 

EAC 152 - How Does Your Garden Grow?

Happy Tuesday peeps

Today over at Everybody Art Challenge we are sponsored once again by Lemonade Stamps. Be sure to check out the website for lots of gorgeous papers etc.

For my card I have used papers from Lemonade Stamps. The image and sentiment is from Lili of the Valley and is coloured with Prisma Pencils.

The paper is edged with Dusty Concord distress ink and faux stitching.

Embellishments are a few flowers, ribbon and beads.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Jenny

Cupcake Craft - Teddy Bo & Bea - Love is to Share

It's Monday and I'm feeling a little sad for two reasons, it's my last week as a guest designer for Cupcake Craft Challenge and it's the first day back to work after two weeks of relaxation (groan).

On to a more cheery note, here is my card for the Cupcake Craft Challenge - Cooking Up a Storm.

It was a friends engagement party at the weekend so I made this card for them.

Whilst purchasing digi stamps from the Teddy Bo website, I came across this freebie image and just had to use it.

Materials used:

Card/Paper - Grey Bazzill, silver pearlescent paper, Ella Blue by GCD Studios

Image - Teddy Bo Freebie, coloured with Prisma Pencils

Sentiment/Wording - Love - chipboard letters distress inked and finished with 3D clear gloss, names - computer generated

Embellishments/Flowers - ~Wild Orchid and local craft shop

Thanks for stopping by today and thank you to those of you who have left comments over the past month, hopefully I will be able to catch up now everything is back to normality.

Jenny

EAC - On Cloud Nine

Where does the time go? I have a stack of things to do in preparation for my fast approaching holiday and not enough hours in the day. The ironing will have to wait because today over at Everybody Art Challenge we have the theme, "Bingo".

For my card I have used a cute image from the Emerald Faeries. As soon as I seen this image I knew it would fit in with celebrating a Bingo win!

Materials Used:

Card/Paper - K&Company & Basic Grey

Image - Emerald Faeries coloured with Copics

Bingo card provided by fellow DT member Tina

Sentiment - Own creation coloured with Prisma Pencils

Embellishments - Ribbon, Wild Orchid Flowers incl Roses, Martha Stewart Leaf punch

Thanks for stopping by.

Jenny

EAC - Baby Blues

Happy Tuesday everyone,

today our theme over at Everybody Art Challenge is Banner/Flag.

 I have been struggling with my mojo since suffering an illness recently and have found getting back into card making hard work. I find myself looking at paper for ages and not choosing anything to use, or if I do find the paper cannot decide how to stick it on the card. I am hoping this will change very soon as I've got a lot of design work to do.

To make this card I have used:
Paper/card - White paper embossed with Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder, Mirri card, Nanas Nursery DCWV. Faux stitching using a white pen.
Images - New Babys Foot by KLMs, Banner - Magnolia stamps,
Sentiment - Lili of the Valley
Medium - Prisma Pencils
Finished with Stickles glue to edge the paper and a couple of pearl gems.

Thanks for stopping by to day and enjoy the week.

Jenny

Anniversary - Hanglar & Stanglar

Happy Tuesday to all.
Today we have a theme for you to follow over at Everybody Art Challenge and its "Flowers"

For my card I have used flowered papers and flower embellishments.

Materials used:

I have used two of the older Hanglar & Stanglar images and coloured them with Prisma Pencils

The papers are, Basic Grey Wisteria & Crafty Individuals Springtime Book 3

Organza and satin ribbon

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts

I've finished everything off with distress ink and stitching.

I am going to enter the following challenges:

Just Magnolia & Hanglar & Stanglar - Anything goes optional stitching

Dream Valley Challenge - Flowers

Thanks for stopping by today and join in with the challenge if you get time.

Jenny

EAC No. 140 - Cocker Spaniel Pup

With the Bank Holiday weekend behind us it's time for another challenge over at Everybody Art Challenge. This week we have a sketch for you to follow. Be sure to check out the other DT members to see their beautiful projects.

I have used an excellent digi stamp from La Pasche called Cocker Spaniel Pup.

I have used Basic Grey Wisteria papers, distressed with ink and scissors and finished with faux stitching.

The image is by La Pasche and is coloured with Prisma Pencils.

I have finished everything off with ribbon, string and flowers.

I am going to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crafts & Me Challenges - Vintage/Distress

Dream Valley Challenges - Flowers

Crafts 4 Eternity - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Jenny

EAC No. 139 - Believe in Fairies

It's Tuesday and time for our "Fairies" challenge over at Everybody Art Challenge.

For once I am really pleased with the finished card, partly because it came together really quickly and the cute image was a dream to colour. I have used my two favourite papers within the Jack & Jill paper pad by Prima. You can purchase this from Stamps and Memories Here is a close up of the image coloured with Prisma Pencils.

Materials Used: Card - Bazzill brown and pinky brown Paper - Prima - Jack & Jill Image - Pink Gem - Sprinkles Fairy Colouring Medium - Prisma Pencils Embellishments - Lace, Ribbon, Flowers, Butterflies using a Martha Stewart punch, Heart Button from K&CO Sentiment - Lili of the Valley Stickles glue to add sparkle to the flowers, butterflies and fairy. The inside is decorated in a similar way to the front of the card. I am going to enter this card into the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion - Show us your layers

Incy Wincy Designs - Buttons and Bows Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - Pile it On - at least 5 layers

Stamp Something - Flowers, buttons & Sparkle Thanks for stopping by and I hope you can join us this week over at Everybody Art Challenge. Jenny

Magnolia Cupcake Birthday Treat

Happy Saturday everyone, the sunshine has left us this afternoon in Oxfordshire so it's an ideal time to upload my card for today.

I made this card a little while ago now for a special lady in the Netherlands and haven't got around to posting it.

Luckily for me over at Just Magnolia the theme is "Eyes Down - Bingo", the idea is to choose three embellishments from the list either across, down or diagonally. For my combination I have chosen , gems, flowers, ribbon and lace.

Also over at Colour Create the theme is pastels.

I have used a cute Tilda from the Butterflies and Dream collection and have coloured her with Prisma Pencils.

The flowers around Tilda are the waste from the punched edging. The paper I love, its a set from Dovecraft called Tea House, it is full of pastel shades.

Here is a close up of Tilda and my stitching, which isn't too bad!

To embellish the card I have used Prima flowers, roses, lace, ribbon, pearls, gems and butterflies punched, stamped and glazed.

I have found a few other challenge blogs that I can enter my card into. They are:

Delightful Challenges - Pastels & Ribbons

Crafts and Me - Anything Goes

Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes

I am off to the NEC tomorrow, to see what goodies I can find......... not that I need anything but its very difficult to see all the things on offer and not spend any money.

Have a great weekend and thank you for taking the time to stop by today.

Jenny

Put a Spring in your Step

Another Tuesday and another card for the Everybody Art Challenge Blog. This week the theme is Spring.

To make my easel card I have used the excellent sketch from Friday Sketchers and one of my new Magnolia stamps from the Spring Stamp Club.

This card also fits into a couple of challenges, they are:

Friday Sketchers - Sketch

Magnolia Down Under - Flower Power

The Corrosive Challenge Blog - Distressing

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturday - Easel

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Materials used:

Core Couture - glitter card for base

Papers - My Minds Eye, Dovehouse Tea House

Medium - Prisma Pencils

Sentiment - LOTV

Embellishments - Prima Flowers, Wild Orchid Crafts, Pearl brads, Lace and Ribbon

Dies - Spellbinder Circles, Nellie Snellen borders and flower die.

The Nellie Snellen dies I picked up at the Make It craft weekend at Farnborough. These dies are definitely the way forward for me, not only are they reasonably priced at £8, they store easier than the Martha Stewart punches.

This was the first craft show I have enjoyed for a long time. Usually they are so busy that its very difficult to see things and I get fed up with crowds very quickly. I got to Farnborough just after lunch and it was bliss!

Thanks for looking.

Jenny

EAC No. 130 - Kanban Image

Happy Tuesday everyone,

it's time for another challenge from the Everybody Art Challenge Blog and this week my fellow design team member Alex has created a sketch for us all to follow.

I have cheated slightly because the rectangle shape shouldn't really be on the card if I was following the sketch exactly, unfortunately the card just didn't look right without it.

For a change I have used a rectangle shaped card which means I can enter it into this weeks challenge over at One Stitch at a Time - Anything but square.

To make the card:

Image - Kanban

Medium - Prisma Pencils Card/Paper - Black & Red Bazzill card, the striped paper is from DCWV and I can't remember where the background paper has come from.

Sentiment - Created on the computer

Embellishments - Pearls

I hope you can join us this week.

Thanks for looking

Jenny.

Magnolia - Chocolate Treats

Hi to all,

here is a quick card I have made using this weeks sketch over at Magnolia Down Under. I have used this cute Tilda image and coloured her with Prisma Pencils. The papers are from Basic Grey and the half circles are the packaging from Ferrero Rocher chocolates. Maybe that's why I finished the card so quickly!

The Sunflower I found whilst on holiday in Canada, the roses are from my local pound shop and the ribbon and buttons I already had.

I have followed the theme to the inside of the card.

I am also entering my card into the 7 Kids College Fund Challenge as the theme this week is square cards.

Thanks for looking.

Jenny

Magnolia Mermaid - Easel Cake Card

Happy Tuesday everyone, although this post has gone out on Monday night thanks to an over zealous right finger!

This week at Everybody Art Challenge we have a simple recipe for you to follow which is "three papers, 3 flowers"

I have made an easel cake card after seeing the fantastic designs created by Kathrin of Kruemels Bastel-Blog and her excellent instructions that can be found at Stempeleinmaleins.

Front of card

I've got to say it took me hours and I can assure you it had nothing to do with the instructions or the length of time it usually takes me to choose paper. This time it was what sketch to use, what embellishments to add and box making (I'm not the quickest!)

Inside of Card

Ingredients used:

Base - Core'ordinations Glitter card

Papers - TeaHouse from Dovecraft (I love these pastel papers)

Images - Magnolia Mermaid, Bird and Rpoe from the Summer Stamp Club Kit Medium - Prisma Pencils and Copics Embellishments - various Ribbon, Anchor Brad, 3 Prima Flowers, Candles and String.

What is supposed to look like wooden stumps is rolled up pieces of brown paper, distressed with Prisma Pencils.

Sentiment - Free with some My Minds Eye Papers in a 2010 craft magazine.

Stickles Glitter Glue - around the edge of the sentiment and flowers

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Pastel

One Stitch at a Time - Pretty

Bugaboo Stamps - Catchthebug challenge blog - Different Shape Card

Charisma Cardz Challenge - Mythical/Fantasy

Fab n Funky - Use Texture

I hope you like the card and thanks for looking.

Jenny

You Drive Me Crazy

Today's challenge over at the Everybody Art Challenge Blog is Valentine. I have made my card as masculine as possible without using the traditional red,black or pink. I have also kept the sentiment generic so that the card can be used for a birthday if required.

I am entering my card in the Fussy & Fancy Friday Challenge which is Valentine without red or pink.

The cute image is from LOTV sent to me by my fellow DT member, Domi. Thanks Domi. I have used Prisma Pencils to colour the image and for some reason be it camera or light, the car doesn't look as purple as the colour I have used.

The base card is Core-ordination's card, layered with purple bazzill card, then Kanban paper and finally the dotty paper is from a new pad called Animal Antics by First Edition Paper. I love looking at this paper!

The button is the closest I could get to a wheel and its from the Tim Holtz range as is measuring tape stamp.

The bigger heart is homemade using UTEE and an Anita's sentiment stamp, the smaller hear is a sticker layered onto card. The hearts are held together with a spanner brad and round brad.

The sentiment I created on the computer and tried to make it look like a sign post. I think I failed miserably.

I only added one flower to fill a space. I find it very difficult to find masculine embellishments that are not golf or football.

I hope you like the card and can find time to join the challenge this week.

Jenny

EAC - Best Buddies

Good Morning to All,

Wow we had an amazing amount of entries for last weeks challenge over at Everybody Art Challenge. I enjoyed looking at the projects and reading what was all your favourite things.

This week the challenge is to make a "box in a bag" and it is sponsored by Just Some Lines. Be sure to check out the website for a range of digital stamps to suit all styles.

I have made a bag and a card

using two images from the Best Friends Bundle 2.

To make both projects I have used:

Red & Brown - Bazzill Card

Eastern Promise by Dovecraft - Backing Paper

Martha Stewart Punch

Oval & Circle Nestability

Red & Cream Satin Ribbon & Lace

Prima Flower and Rose from Wild Orchid Crafts

Prisma Pencils to colour both images

I have used the instructions given by Diana Gibb over at SplitCoast Stampers. Click Here to take you to the project.

Thanks for looking and happy crafting.

Jenny

Puppy Love

Hi everyone, its Tuesday again and time for another challenge over at the Everybody Art Challenge. This weeks theme is "My Favourite Things" As you can see from my card my favourite things are animals, Basic Grey papers and ribbon.

The cute image is a freebie digital stamp called Kiki from Tiddlyinks. You will only get one image, if you want to create a picture similar to mine you will need to duplicated the image and then mirror it. To make my card I have used: A great sketch created by Mindy over at the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge Blog where I will be entering this card. The papers are Basic Grey - Max & Whiskers I've coloured the image using Prisma Pencils and inked the edges with Distress Inks. The ribbon and button are from my stash and the dog embellishments are from "Craft Time" purchased from my local craft shop. Thanks for looking. Jenny

EAC - Winter Fun

Hi everyone, this week the challenge over at the everybody Art Challenge Blog is SNOW. I've kept the card simple.....to be honest I found making a card involving snow difficult. I didn't want to make a Christmas card in January!

To make the card I have used brown paper for the base and distressed the edges with scissors. The stripe paper is from American Crafts, again I have distressed the edge with scissors and drawn in stitching with a black marker. The image is Bentley Bear coloured with Prisma Pencils. I've added a few strips of paper, string and a couple of buttons to finish it off. Thanks for looking and enjoy the week. Jenny