MMCS DT - Hugs

Hello Everyone! I hope you are having a good Weekend so far. It's my day for sharing a card on the My Mum's Craft Shop blog today and I have made a card using some of the gorgeous Wild Rose Studio products which are available at My Mum's Craft Shop.

The papers are from the Blackberry Lane pad which is available here and I matted them on to green card before sewing around the edges. I love all the pretty flowers on these papers. I used a gorgeous green ribbon from The Ribbon Girl to wrap around the papers and to add a pretty bow which I topped with a button threaded with twine. The sentiment is by Paper Smooches.

Here is a close up of the adorable image 'Emily and Cat' which I coloured with a mix of different alcohol markers. I cut it out using a Spellbinder's die and added it to the card using foam pads. I added lots of paper flowers to finish as well as a resin one and a couple of little wooden hearts. I hope you have a lovely Sunday!
Jane
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Birthday Girls for the Pollycraft Challenge

Hello Everyone! It's my turn to host the Challenge theme this week on the Pollycraft blog and as I celebrated my Birthday yesterday, I chose 'Birthday Girls'. I made a card using the adorable Lil'Dumplings Fleur and coloured her in using Graph'it pens and Promarkers in shades of pink.

I used American Crafts papers and a sentiment from Pink Petticoat and added a ribbon from my stash, lots of paper flowers a resin flower which was a gift from a lovely Friend and I finished with some stick on pearls.

Here is a close up of the adorable Fleur. I added a little bit of glitter to her cute fairy wings. I love her little rosy cheeks. I hope you will be able to join in with our Challenge. The lucky winner will receive a £10 gift voucher to spend in the Pollycraft Store:

Make sure you check out the blog for lots of inspiration from the DT. Have a lovely Wednesday!
Jane
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A Snowy week on the My Mum's Craft shop blog

Hello Everyone!  I am kicking off a new themed week on the My Mum's Craft shop blog. Our theme this week is 'Snow or Glitter' and I have decided to follow the 'Snow' theme by using some gorgeous papers covered with Snowflakes from the My Mind's Eye Mistletoe Magic papers. I create a simple layout and added a little stitching. I like to keep most of my Christmas cards simple as I have to make quite a few!

I die cut a banner shape using a Dienamics die and added a fabulous Typographic sentiment from Indigoblu on top.

I love the fancy fonts on this stamp. I stamped it using red Archival ink. I added the banner shape on to my card using foam pads and then added a wooden snowflake from my stash which I topped with a button. I finished off with a few little stick on gems. I hope you have a lovely Sunday!
Jane
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Ali Craft DT - A Steampunk Spells card

Hello Everyone! It's my day for sharing a card and a tutorial on the Ali Craft blog today. I used some stamps from the Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells stamps set.

I used Distress inks and shimmer spray to create the background, I got very inky and had lots of fun!
You can see the step by step instructions and the full tutorial on the Ali-Craft blog.
Have a lovely Monday!
Jane
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Ribbon Girl DT - Orange and Peach for the September Colour Challenge

Hello again! As promised I am back with another card for the Ribbon Girl September Colour Challenge. Our colours this month are Orange and Peach and we have a beautiful inspiration photo for you.

I dug out one of my lovely Whiff of Joy Gnomes to make a card and used papers from an old Carta Bella pad as the colours were just perfect. I kept the layout simple and added a My Favourite things sentiment. The image was coloured with a mix of Graph'it pens and Promarkers and Copics.

I added lots of yummy Ribbon Girl goodies, including Pinky Peach Taffeta ribbon, a Pale Peach Daisy to which I added some orange stickles, Candy check orange ribbon, a spotty button, various other flowers and some Peaches and Cream stick on pearls. I hope you will be able to join in with our Challenge. Please check out the Ribbon girl blog for all the details you need to take part and some fabulous inspiration from the Design Team. We have two fabulous prizes for our lucky winner from Lili Of The Valley and Ribbon Girl. 

Enjoy the rest of your Weekend!
Jane
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MMCS DT - Glittery Butterflies for a CAS card

Hello Everyone! I hope you are having a lovely weekend so far. I had a busy day yesterday and am looking forward to chilling out a little bit today and having some Crafty time! I have been playing with the lovely Kaisercraft Enchanted Garden papers this week, the pad is packed with lots of beautiful papers including a couple of glittery ones and I couldn't resist making a shaped card using the gorgeous Butterfly paper.

I cut the card base and the paper I used to top the card using a Spellbinders die and cut another strip of paper from the pad using a Dienamics die to stamp my sentiment which is from the very useful Clearly Sentimental set. I added a butterfly which I die cut using a Clearly Besotted die and finished with some gems and a little paper flower. I will be back very soon with another card.
Jane
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Playing with Paper and Glue

Hello Everyone! It's the Weekend! I have a fun day of shopping ahead with my Mum and then not much else planned apart from a lot of crafting. I am popping on quickly today to share a couple of cards I made recently using papers from the Echo Park Paper and Glue pad. This has been one of my favourite pads of the year. The papers are perfect for boy's cards and have come in handy for some cards I made to celebrate important milestones for some of the boys in my life.

I made the first card for my Son to congratulate him on his exam results in August. He has now completed his first full week at Sixth Form College and I am so proud of him I could burst! The card has a simple layout and I used Whiff of Joy stamps and a Paper Smooches sentiment.

I made this card for my Best Friend's Son who started Primary School last week. I cannot believe how grown up he is now, it only seems like yesterday I was holding him in my arms when he was a tiny baby, he has grown into such a lovely little boy and seeing him all smart in his School Uniform really made me well up! The image I have used is Lil' Dumplings Brains from Pollycraft and is available here and the sentiment is another Paper Smooches one. I hope you have a lovely Saturday!
Jane
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Pollycraft DT - Harvest Colours for the Pollycraft Challenge

Hello Everyone!  I apologise for my absence this week and my lateness in posting my Pollycraft Challenge card. I have been ill this week with a nasty throat bug and am slowly getting back to normal. Our theme this fortnight for the Challenge is 'Autumn colours' and I have made a card using the adorable Pip.

The papers I have used are some very old ones from my stash and the sentiment is from Hero Arts. I added lots of flowers and some leaves and finished with some stick on pearls. I hope you will be able to join us for the chance to win a voucher to spend at Pollycraft.

Have a lovely Friday!

Jane

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Ali-Craft DT - An Autumn tag for the Monthly Challenge

Hello Everyone! The 4th Ali-Craft Blog Challenge launched yesterday, our theme this month is Autumn and I have made a tag which I decorated with Distress inks in Autumnal shades.

I stamped the tag with some stamps from the Artistic Outpost Happiness set which is available here from Ali-Craft.  I added some leaves which I coloured with Distress inks, some rolled roses and jute ribbon from The Ribbon girl and various other bits and bobs from my stash.
I hope you have a lovely Monday!
Jane
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MMCS DT - Use something round

Hello Everyone! I am kicking off a new themed week on the My Mum's Craft Shop blog today. This week we will all be using something round on our Projects. I used a large circle die to create the focal point for my card and stamped it with a My Favourite Things sentiment from the Bold Statements set I then added black glitter glue to for a bit of added sparkle. 

The papers I have used on my card are from the My Mind's Eye Chalk Studio pad.  The cute little Panda is by Crafter's Companion and I coloured him in with Graph'it pens and Promarkers.

I popped him on to the card using foam pads and then finished the card off with some flowers, a button, a scrabble tile and a stick on gem. I will be back a little later on with something completely different!
Jane
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Pollycraft DT - Pixie Holly freebie

Hello Everyone! It's freebie time! Paula is very generously offering a fabulous freebie today. You can read all about it on her blog. The adorable Pixie Holly with a matching sentiment! She is totally adorable and I have used her to make a little Christmas tag. You will need to go to the shop to get her and she will be available until the 11th of September.

I used a Dienamics die to cut the tag and added some Echo Park snowflake paper and some stitching using red thread for a change. I coloured Holly in with Graph'it pens and Promarkers in shades of red and green, added some glitter to her wings and then added her to the tag with foam pads after I had cut her out leaving a small border. I added some ribbon, lace and a charm from the Ribbon girl and a resin rose and finished with a little wooden button and a stick on pearl. I am entering my tag in the latest Graph'it blog Challenge which is to make something Christmas themed in red and green. I hope you have a lovely Wednesday!
Jane
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My Mum's Craft Shop DT for the Monthly Challenge - Boys Only

Hello Everyone! I'm really sorry, I forgot to post my card for this Month's Challenge which started today on the My Mum's Craft shop blog. Our theme this month is 'Boys Only' and I have used the adorable Pure Innocence 'Pirate Boy' on my card.

I used the Sketch from this week's Sketch Saturday and papers from the Echo Park 'Paper and Glue' pad. I coloured my image using Promarkers and Graph'it markers and paper pieced his trousers using some of the stripey paper I used on the card. I added a little Pirate flag charm and some twine and finished with a button from my stash and a stick on gem. I hope you have a lovely Evening!
Jane
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