Papertake Weekly - To Have and to Hold

Afternoon crafters.

I am back again and this time it's for our sketch challenge over at Papertake Weekly kindly sponsored by Simon Says Stamp.

I've used the sketch to make a wedding card but I'm not sure I like it very much. I think I should have used different papers but never mind you live and learn.

The image is a peel off from Little Claire Designs which I've coloured with Copics.

The papers are a mixture of Basic Grey, GCD Ella Blue and JilliBean Soup.

Embellishments - Tulle, lace paper roses, ribbon, metal heart and a sentiment from Little Claire Designs

That's it for this week. Thanks for stopping by.

Jenny

Papertake - Find Joy Everyday - Saturated Canary

I'm back again for my second DT card of the day, this time it's for Papertake Weekly.

This week we are very kindly sponsored by the Ribbon Girl and in order to be in with a chance of winning we would like to see stitching, real or faux on your projects.

Once again I have used the freebie digi from Saturated Canary called Boobie Love but this time I have coloured her with black skin. This was a first for me and was a nice change. I think I will try a few different skin colours over the coming weeks/months.

Here's my card and I've used a combination of a sewing machine stitch and faux stitching.

I've used Jillibean Soup Blossom pad, pink paper, cream and cranberry card.

As mentioned above, the image is from Saturated Canary and has been coloured with Copics.

Skin - E43,E53, E57, E59, lips R37,R22

Hair - BV29,C7,C5,C3, Prisma black pencil

Top - Pinks V000,V01,V12, w1,W3 

Trousers - B93,B45,B99

Embellishments - Tim Holtz metal leaves, pearl gems and tulle

I have also made my first paper rose with vellum. I seem to have a lot of vellum but it's something that I never use on a card. When I saw the technique shown on Create and Craft by a very talented lady who's name escapes me, I just had to try it. To make this I started with a circle of white vellum and to it I added a swirl of RV34 to give the flower a two tone effect, before cutting into a spiral shape.

It's nowhere near as good as the examples I see out in blogland so me thinks a lot more practise is needed, but this one has just passed my scrutinising to make it onto the card!

Be sure to check out my fellow DT buddies for lots more inspiration.

Jenny

Papertake Weekly - Saturated Canary Rainy Days

Afternoon crafters.

Our challenge over at Papertake Weekly  is "April Showers" which is fitting for the weather the UK is now suffering with.
To encourage you to participate we are kindly sponsored by
Whiff Of Joy

I've used another Saturated Canary image, this one is called rainy days.

Now I've got to admit I did find this beautiful image difficult to colour, originally I started with a green dress but couldn't get the shading right so that one ended up in the bin. This is my second attempt and I'm pleased with it

The backing paper has umbrellas on it but its difficult to see them with all the other layers and to soften the edges I've embossed with white powder. The other paper used is from a Jillibean Soup pad.

Copics used - Dress - B000, B00,B02, B45, Apron & Umbrella - Y11, Y02, (I can't remember the darker colour), Wellies - Y11, Y03, G21, Skin - E000,E00, E21, E02, Hair - E53, E31 highlighted with Sepia Prisma Pencil.

Other embellishments - ribbon, flowers, Memory Box fence die, Martha Stewart punch.

I am going to enter this card into the following challenges:
Cupcake Craft Challenge - Spring is in the air

Thanks for stopping by today.
Jenny


 

Papertake Weekly - A Magical Birthday in Monochrome

Afternoon crafters, I'm back again with this weeks challenge from Papertake Weekly.

Our theme is "Anything Goes, with the option of monochromatic" and we are sponsored by Lili of the Valley.

Not too much to say about this one except it was quite quick to make and colour and although I've created a birthday card, I think the image would also work for an Anniversary or Christmas card.

Materials Used:

Base card - shaped white card, black bazzill. I've had the swirl paper for so long I can't remember where I got it from.

Image - Whiff of Joy, coloured with Copics C1,C2,C3,C5,C7, E000, E00,E02,E21

Sentiment - Lili of the Valley

Embellishments - Pearl gems, ribbon

Be sure to check out my fellow DT creations for lots more inspiration.

Wishing you all a happy Easter.

Jenny

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 - Bingo Time

Afternoon crafters, I'm back again with my card for

Papertake Weekly.

This week we have a bingo theme and are sponsored by the

Ribbon Girls.

I have used Die Cuts/Glitter & Free (Flowers)

To make this card I have used:

Base card - shape cut using a Spellbinders Grand Nestability and Bazzill purple card.

Paper - Karen Neuburger - Floral distressed with scissors

Image - Lili of the Valley - Bubble Bath (another new purchase), coloured with Copics W1,W2,W3,W7,R11,R20, B000,B00, Y000,Y00

Embellishments - Flowers, Sentiment (LOTV)

That's about it for this card.

Thanks for looking.

Jenny

Papertake Weekly - Queen of Style

Afternoon crafters.

It's time for another challenge over at Papertake Weekly.

This week we have an excellent sketch for you to follow and to help us we are sponsored by Simon Says Stamps.

I've made this card using one of my favourite stamps which I have had for an age. It's the perfect image for a female when cute isn't quite right. The company is Stamps Happen Inc and it's called Paris Socialite. If you would like to buy this stamp, pop over to Simon Says Stamp.

I really like the papers used but unfortunately I can't tell you anything about them as I received then as a Christmas present and there isn't any company name on them.

I used Copics (B000, B00, B02, RV10, E000, E00,E02, C7, C5) to colour the image and Tim Holtz Distress Inks around the edge. To add sparkle to her clothing I've used liquid pearl and stickles glue.

To embellish the card I have stitched around the edge of the papers and added a couple of clear gems.

That's about it today, but be sure to check out my fellow DT mates for lots more inspiration.

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

Papertake Weekly - A Colour Challenge using Tilda

Afternoon crafters.

I'm back again with my card for the challenge over at

Papertake Weekly.

This week our theme is "Black, Red and White" and we are sponsored by Whiff of Joy.

Be sure to check out my fellow DT's card for lots of inspiration.

I have been practising another technique tutorial over at Color Me Creative which is part of the Magnolia 3 class. It's how to create a tiled floor. This is my first attempt and is not too bad.

I've kept the card simple so that the picture is the main focus.
The white paper has been embossed using a Cuttlebug herringbone design, the black paper has a linen effect.
I've added stitching using a white pen.
The sentiment is a stamp by Rachel Miller. I cut out a circle, coloured it with Copics and edged with white embossing powder, to finish off I used a punch to add some small holes.
Finally I added 3 types of ribbon, a few flowers and a couple of brads and hey presto.

Thanks for stopping by today.
Jenny

Papertake Weekly - A Shared Moment is Bliss

Good afternoon.

I am back again with a card for this weeks

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes,

kindly sponsored by Lili of the Valley

I've used an excellent sketch by Raise the Roof and once again very few embellishments.

The paper is 

Image - Lili of the Valley - Times to Treasure
Coloured with Copics - RV000,RV02,V04,V12,E25,E31,E33,E47,B000,B00 & B02 together with the usual skin colours.
Embellishments - Prima flowers, brad & stickles glue
Sentiment - Tim Holtz

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

Raise the Bar - Sketch

Cupcake Inspiration - Photo inspiration


Thanks for stopping by today and happy crafty.

Jenny

Papertake Weekly - Hannah Lynn Digi - Deevonne

It's Tuesday afternoon and this time it's the

Papertake Weekly Challenge.This week we have an excellent sketch for you to follow and to entice you to partake we are sponsored by Simon Says Stamp

This is a one of my new digi stamps purchased recently.

This beautiful image is called Deevonne drawn by Hannah Lynn and sold by Crafts and Me.

This image is excellent to colour if you want to practise putting highlights in hair.

The paper is by Kaisercraft called Oasis and it's part of the Utopia collection. I stitched around the edge to add interest and texture.

To finish off I added a few gems, string and stickles glue and my freebie sentiment that I got in a magazine last year.

Thanks for stopping by.

Jenny

Papertake Weekly - Make a Wish

I am back again, this time with a card for this weeks Papertake Weekly challenge. The team would like to see something highlighted on your card.

We are sponsored by Bugaboo Digi Stamps. Check out some of the DT entries as they have used Bugaboo images in their designs, myself included.

I've gone a bit overboard with my highlights. not only have I highlighted the edge of the image, the lollipop and hearts, I've also highlighted the flowers with Stickles glue.

This little cutie is called Desiree nad once again I have coloured her using Copic colours that I don't normally opt for (peach and yellow).

The papers are from First Edition - Hideaway

Embellishments - Prima Flowers and Cherry Blossoms, Hat Pins and beads and Ribbon.

Sentiment - Freebie from a magazine giveaway some time ago.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Jenny

Papertake Weekly - Flying the Flag

Afternoon crafters.

I am back again, this time with a card made for this weeks
Papertake Weekly challenge.
We would like to see "Buttons, Bows and Bling" and this week we are sponsored by our very own
 The Ribbon Girl.

I have some new paper by Papermania called Portobello Road, its based on the British Union Jack and has been brought out in time to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics.

I have used my papers with a Magnolia image perfect for a celebration.

I've added bling in the form of glitter glue to the flowers, the image and to edge the paper.

The cute Union Jack buttons are also from Papermania.

That's about it for this card.

Happy Crafting

Jenny

Papertake Weekly - Valentine Love

Afternoon folks,

I'm back again with my second card for today. This time its for our weekly challenge over at Papertake Weekly.

This week our theme is "Die Cute Special", so that means we would like to see dies used somewhere within your project along with a cute image.

To help us encourage you to participate we are sponsored by the excellect Stamp Fairy.

I have used Lenny Flowers by the Stamp Fairy to make my card. Isn't he so cute? Obviously for my card I have turned Lenny into a little love bug but he would work equally well on a birthday card or even get well card.

 

Materials Used

Papers:Bo Bunny - Love Crush

Ive distressed the edges with ink and scissors and have gone around the edge with a white pen for faux stitching.

Image: Stamp Fairy - Lenny Flowers

Coloured with Copics, E50, E31, E47, R11, R20, R27, R59. I've added red stickles glue to the flower to make it stand out.

Dies: Spellbinders - Labels (sorry can't remember which one), Hearts Nestabilities, Ironworks & Marianne Designs

Embellishments: Kraft tag from local shop, Love sentiment by Tim Holtz, other sentiment from the Magnolia Stamp Club collection received in December 2011.

The "Be Mine" hearts is a stamp from the Magnolia Stamp Club, coloured with distress inks and embossed with WOW powder.

Ribbon, button and string from my ever growing stash.

If you are interested in this card it is for sell on Ebay. A link is at the top of my sidebar.

Happy Crafting.

Jenny

Papertake - The first masculine card of the year

Good afternoon to all. It's time for the first Papertake Weekly challenge for the year and this week the theme is "Anything Goes" kindly sponsored by Lili of the Valley.

As always at this time of year I have a few masculine cards to make. I don't know about you but these cards always take me a long time because I phaff about trying to find embellishments to use. As you can see on this card I've only used pearls and ribbon ( I know its not ribbon but I can't think what it's called).
Materials Used:
Card: Green Bazzill card
Paper: freebie from a magazine
Image: LOTV - Zooming Along, Sentiment A5 sheet
Medium: Copics YG11, C1, C3,C7 - Teddy - E50, E31, E35,E57, R11,R20, R05
Embellishments and finishing touches: Distress ink, Stickles, white pen, ribbon, pearls

Thanks for stopping by today.
Jenny

Papertake Weekly - We'll Always Be Friends

Good afternoon to all. I hope your Christmas celebrations are going well.

It's Tuesday and time for the last challenge of the year from Papertake Weekly.

This week we have a sketch for you to follow and one lucky person will win a prize from our sponsor Simon Says Stamp.

Here is my card

 I really wanted to use my new digital stamp from Make It Crafty so have had to rotate the sketch to make everything fit.
The image made me smile and is perfect for my parents Anniversary which will be celebrated at the beginning of January.
Materials Used:
Paper: My Minds Eye Lost & Found - Sunshine
Image: Make It Crafty - Flirty Seniors
Medium - Copics
Embellishments: Lace, Flowers, Pearls

Thanks for stopping by today.
Jenny

Papertake Weekly - Grubs Up

Good afternoon .

I have another Christmas card to share with you and this time it is made for this weeks challenge over at Papertake Weekly. We would like to see your "Last Christmas card for the year" and to encourage you to join in we are sponsored by our very own Ribbon Girls.

Click on the picture to enlarge it

Materials Used:

Papers: Authentique - Wonder

Image: Lili of the Valley

Sentiment: Lili of the Valley &

Medium: Copics, Distress inks, Stickles glue, Liquid pearl

Embellishments: Lace, Bakers twine, Marianne's die for the flowers, pearls, satin ribbon behind the punched bells.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Jenny

Papertake Weekly - My Favourite Colours

Good afternoon to all.

I am back again with another card for today and this time its for Papertake Weekly.

This week we are sponsored by Whiff of Joy. To be in with the chance of winning the prize we would like to see a card/project made using your "favourite colour".

Easy I hear you say, although I found it difficult just choosing one and in the end decided on red and green.

I am trying to make some Christmas cards that do not contain so many embellishments so that I can post them easily but I've got to say I am finding it a little difficult as my cards never look finished (in my eyes). These simple cards are taking me longer to complete compared to usual.

Oh well practice makes perfect...... or not in my case.

Materials Used:

Paper -Basic Grey and something else of which I can't remember the name.

Stamp - Whiff of Joy, LOTV (Sentiment)

Finishing touches - Prima Flower, Brad, Lace, Stickles Glue, White pen (stitching)

The team and I look forward to seeing what you come up with, but remember no backlinking as you will not be eligable to win the prize.

Jenny

Papertake Weekly - Keep Shopping

Good afternoon fellow crafters.

As Christmas gets closer we are all busy trying to get everything done in time. I never manage it and every year I say I am going to be more organised with my crafting and ensure my cards are made through the year. If only!

Today is the Papertake Weekly Challenge
 and today our theme is "Anything Goes".

This week we are very kindly sponsored by Lili of the Valley.

Here is a card I made for a commission.

Materials Used:
Papers - freebies from magazines, I think the pink is MME
Image - Lady Bug Crafts Nikki & Friends Collection - Shopper
Sentiment: LOTV
Medium - Copics
Embellishments: Ribbon. Flowers & a bit of stickles glue for sparkle.

Thanks for dropping by today.
Jenny

Papertake Weekly - A Visit to Santa

Happy Tuesday people.

This week Papertake Weekly have a lovely sketch for you to follow and to encourage you to join in we are very kindly sponsored by Simon Says Stamp.

Here is my take on the sketch

Materials used:
Red Bazzill card
Basic Grey - Jovial and Wassal papers
Image - Kanban coloured with Copics
Reds - R17, R29, R59, Blues - B000, B32, B45, Browns - E51, E31, E32, Greens - YG11, YG17, G21
Sentiment - Magnolia stamps
Embellishments - Ribbon, Button, Pearls, Ivy (Prima), Red flowers from stash.
Glitter for the snow and hats (although not easy to see)

It's a very short post today as I am suffering with an illness and can't spend too long looking at the computer.

Thanks for stopping by today.
Jenny