Sunday 31 January 2016

Peace....

Today is the start of a new challenge over on the Glory of Christmas....and the challenge is cut and fold....

Ive taken white card and cut it two 6x6 folded and cut half the front off...
sliver mirri card Joanna Sheen...
purple card (looks blue here!) cut and embossed....frame cut with spellbinders die and dove from Sue Wilson....and the word peace in side the card...


Thank you for your comments Joolsx

Friday 29 January 2016

Skinny or what

Morning...I can't believe its Friday....where did the week go?

I had a lovely afternoon yesterday with My daughter...Its both my Granddaughters birthday in a few days time and my Daughter the start of next month....so took cards (with cheques inside)....who knows what to buy a 3 a17 and a 44 year old? not me...lol...and lots of lovely cakes...

On to today's card...which is for a girlfriend to cheer her up.....always on a diet and down the gym....

Stamped image and sentiment Art Impressions...coloured with Promarkers....Navy card Papermill
and papers from the bit box...

Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment...Joolsx

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http://crafting-with-friends.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/challenge-13.html
http://craftingwithanattitude.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/challenge-11.html
http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/challenge-410-ladies-only.html

Wednesday 27 January 2016

poinsettia

Its Wednesday and the start of a new
challenge over on Fab n Funky...
Its Christmas!
This is only the 2nd outing for this stamp and this time I wanted the colour to be darker....
Stamped image Stampendous...and
stamped both the image off the edge of linen card than
coloured first with Promarkers then with Inktense pencils.....I took the back outliner pencil and went round both images.....dark red card Papermill...and a few yellow gems....


Thank you for your comments....Joolsx
http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/christmas-card-challenges-8.html
http://asnowflakespromise.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/challenge-15.html
http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/tuesday-throwdown-tt278-anything-goes.html
http://www.aaacards.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/game-56-winter-wonderland.html
http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/week-329winners-top-5-passionista.html
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Monday 25 January 2016

Glamour Puss

Good morning...what a lovely start to the day....the sun is out and I saw the first of the snowdrops in my garden....Spring is on the way!

Today's card is for my friend to give to her Granddaughter....the die is from Tattered lace called Glamour Puss.....Ive cut her three times white,black and gold....I coloured the white in with Promarkers....and left in the gold and put the black over the top....frame is cut with Die-namics dies...as is the small stars....black card Papermill....gold gold from stash.....lace die Joanna Sheen....sentiment Britannia Dies...

Thank you for your comments Joolsx


Friday 22 January 2016

House Mouse....

Morning....Hope you are all well and keeping warm....My cold has come out....but I feel a little bit better....
Lots of lemon and honey....and eight hours sleep....

Today's card is for the box....I just love the cute House Mouse....One of the 1st stamps I brought.....the 1st of many!!

Stamped image as is the sentiment coloured with Promarkers...Green card Bazzill.....papers mix of Echo Park and My Minds Eye...A few gems.....

Thank you for your comments...Joolsx

Wednesday 20 January 2016

White and Teal.....

Hello...Hope you are all well and keeping warm....I think I'm going down with a bad cold so just a quick post today....

Today's card is one for the box....just in case....

Sue Wilson new york dies mixed with Spellbinders.....White linen card Papermill ...Teal card Crafty Stash....Ive coloured with my Promarkers the gems.....

Thank you for your comments Joolsx

Monday 18 January 2016

Chocolate.....lots and lots........

Morning...From a bright but chilly Suffolk ...no snow....and I hope none....I dont do snow at all.....

Today's card is for a girlfriend to cheer her up.....and loves chocolate!....just like me.....

Stamped image from Art Impressions as is the sentiment coloured with Promarkers....Pink card Papermill....paper was a free from a crafty mag....chocolates shapes I had for a long time and Novo drops.....and a old chocolate wrapper!!......

Thank you for your comments...Joolsx


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http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/challenge-95.html
http://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/ltscb-70-anything-goes.html
http://stampsfun-creativity.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/270-anything-goes.html

Sunday 17 January 2016

Bear Ride.....

Hello..Hope you all are keeping well and warm.....
Today is the start of a new challenge over on The Glory of Christmas .....
Its Sliver or gold....
I started with a stepper card from Presscut in navy pearl card....the bear and cub die from Tattered Lace which i cut from sliver glitter  card and some mirri at the back.... from the bit box...put it on a mat of recycled christmas card and Sliver...
the stars are from Memory box cut with mirri card...



Thank you for your comments Joolsx

Friday 15 January 2016

Lady with Flower.....

Hello...After a very windy night....the sun is out...I hope it stays for a few days...I don't know about you but seeing a bit of sun makes me happy.....

Today's card was for the friendship swap over on D.C.....and i started with a A4 sheet of linen card Papermill folded and cut it down....Buff card again Papermill with some old gold card Joanna Sheen for the layers....the stamped image is from Joycraft....stamped in brown Memento ink....and coloured with Promakers and chalked background....cut the frame with Die-namics dies....Paper from the bit box inked round....than Tim Holitz die which I backed with some paper and cut out...again bit box ....and some gold Novo drops from Tonic...


Thank you for your comments...Joolsx

http://inkychicks.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/challenge-61-anything-goes.html
http://inspirationdestinationchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/AG-NO-68.html
http://sassystudiodesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/shabby-chic-dtbst316.html

Wednesday 13 January 2016

Kitty with a Bow....

Morning...Its the start of the new challenge over on Fab n Funky....and we have some new team members....pop over and give a little love and enter the new challenge....

the challenge is a card for a child....as Its my Granddaughter birthday the end of the month.....and she would like a kitten....which is a no no....as they have a dog I thought she could have one on a card....

Our lovely sponsor is Inky Impressions....Kitty with a bow....
which I  have coloured with Promarkers ...light and dark pink card Centura Pearl....papers are from Penny Black.....sentiment LOTV...and the Name RUBY is from Britannia Dies....some ribbon and a fish charm.....

Thank you for your comments Joolsx



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Monday 11 January 2016

Poppies....

Morning....Hope you are all well?....and had a lovely weekend....went for Sunday lunch yesterday...Still wet but mild here in Suffolk....such odd weather we are having....

Today's card is for a male friend's birthday who loves poppies which are every where in his house....
And I got to play with my new toy a Misti which I got for Christmas....

Poppy image Clearly Besotted stamped with Memento inks....Ive chalked the background with Tim Holitz mask....and stamped with word background stamp....Linen and  dark red card  Papermill.....

Thank you for your comments...Joolsx

Saturday 9 January 2016

Spring.....

Hello....Hope you are well.....Today's card is for the box....just in case Ive missed a birthday or thinking of you or even a get well card....

Yellow and lemon card Joanna Sheen....the image I got from ebay some time ago which has no name on it.....coloured with Promarkers and chalked lightly over the top....die-namics die to made the frame and embossing folder for the background.....

Thank you for you comments...Joolsx

Wednesday 6 January 2016

Blues looking out.....

Hello....What odd weather we are having here in the UK....one day wind and rain the next day sunny if a bit chilly....One plus my heating bill will not be so high this year....

Today's card is for a friends birthday and its the 2nd outing for this beautiful stamp....
Ive stamped the image  from Indigo Blu with Versamark ink and used chalk this time for a softer look....and just coloured in the flowers....cut with die-namics dies.....sentiment Clearly Besotted....gold and buff card Joanna Sheen...papers Teresa Collins....

Thank you so much for your comments Joolsx

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http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/

Monday 4 January 2016

From Me to You.....

Morning...At last the sun is out....still a bit chilly here by the north sea.....

Hope you all had a good weekend and are well....Hugs for anybody who needs them....

Ive made this for a buddie over on D.C who had a fall on Christmas eve and broke her arm....take more water with it next time....lol.....

Yellow and orange card Tonic as is the dies Ive used... all my the flowers which are from Memory box.....

Thank you for your comments Joolsxx

Sunday 3 January 2016

Deer Christmas....

Morning...Happy Sunday every one....Today is the start of a new Challenge over on the Glory of Christmas......And I made a very quick card late last night!.....The challenge is for a easel card...

I started with a 6x6 card and folded one side to made the easel....Took some blue card from Papermill and cut out rectangle and used Memory Box Ornament die and cut out the middle.....recycled part of a old Christmas behind it.....Papers from the bit box...sentiment was part of a prize with on name no it....big and small deer all from Memory box....snowflakes Robert Addams....

Thank you for your comments Joolsx

Saturday 2 January 2016

Thinking of You....

Hello....Happy New Year to you all....Sorry Ive been on the missing list....busy time for me....I like to thank everybody for the get well wishes for my Daughter.....I went yesterday again to see her and she looks so much better and had a little soup.....

Today's card is one for the box....
Stamped image from Whimsy Stamps coloured with Promarkers and chalked the background....Blue card DCWV  and papers from the bit box....sentiment Clearly Besotted and die Memory box....


Thank you so much for your comments and I will be catching up with you all soon....Hugs Joolsx


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http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ something new.....new stamp....
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