Congrats on your New Job!

Hello Everyone, I hope you are all doing well. I am trying very hard to update my blog a little more frequently so am sharing a card I made for a dear Friend who has just been offered a fabulous new job!

All the supplies I have used on my card are mostly things I have had in my stash for ages. The stamp and Die are so old I am not sure where they are from. The papers are mostly American Crafts and My Mind's Eye and the wooden star is from Artcuts. I added a doily cut with a Papermania die and some lovely Ribbon Girl Ribbon. The flower was added to hide an area of the image that didn't come out quite right but I actually really like it there! A happy accident!
I hope you have a lovely Friday!
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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Sugar Nellie DT - Butterfly Girl

Hello Everyone! Phew! The Weekend has finally arrived! I have a busy day lined up and a good old crafting session planned this evening in front of the telly. I have a quick post for you today to share a card I made using the Saturated Canary digi 'Butterfly Girl' who is available here from Funky Kits.

 I coloured in very bright colours to match my papers which are from an American Crafts pad. I added a sentiment from Lili of the Valley and a few bits and bobs from my stash dotted around. The butterflies were punched with a Martha Stewart punch and I topped one of them with a tiny resin flower from Katy's Decoden which is a fabulous shop with so many lovely treats!

Here is a close up of my coloured image which was coloured with Promarkers as usual. I used Umber, Cocoa and Cinnamon on her hair which seems to be a new favourite combo of mine at the moment. I hope you have a lovely Saturday!
Jane
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Little Miss Muffet release day - Sonny Honeycloud Poetry

Hello Everyone! It's a busy week for me! You are going to be hearing from me every day for the rest of this week! It's release day at Little Miss Muffet today and we have lots of great new rubber stamps for you as part of our Easter release. I have used the fabulous Sonny Honeycloud 'Poetry' on my card today.

I have used some gorgeous papers from American Crafts which were left over from a Commission. I coloured Sonny in using my Promarkers and then die cut her using a rectangle die. I added a Lili of the Valley sentiment and some stitching and lots of pretty flowers. I also added a vintage button from my stash and finished with some little stick on pearls.
Make sure you check out the blog for lots of inspiration from the DT using the new images and here is a little sneaky peek at all the new releases!

You can find them all in the What's New section of the Little Miss Muffet Shop. Have a lovely Thursday!
Jane
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My Mum's Craft Shop DT - Let's Celebrate!

Hello Everyone! I finally made it! I am a little later than usual with my weekly My Mum's Craft shop post which is also on the My Mum's Craft shop blog! We have just come back from 2 weeks holiday in Dorset and Somerset and I am trying to get us organised! We had a fabulous time and I even managed to pop in to My Mum's Craft Shop to do a little bit of crafting with Kitty. We have gorgeous weather here today and I have a very summery card to match. I have made a card using the beautiful American Crafts Dear Lizzy Neapolitan papers which I layered onto kraft card.

The image I have used is by CC Designs and is called 'Sweet November Patty' and is available to buy here. I coloured the image with Promarkers and then die cut into a circle. I added a little banner cut with a Memory Box 'Simple Banner' die. I added a couple of little bows and some jute ribbon from the Ribbon Girl. I finished with a My Favourite things sentiment and some little flowers. I hope you have a lovely Sunday I will be back soon with my Ribbon Girl colour challenge card then back to the washing machine for another load of washing!
Jane
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Sugar Nellie DT - A sweet Sassy girl

Good Morning Everyone! It's my day for sharing a card on the Sugar Nellie blog today. I have been playing with my Sugar Nellie Simply Sassy girls recently. I love colouring them in and they look so different if you colour them in pastel colours instead of my usual brights! I have coloured the beautiful 'Fairy Tale' with my Promarkers to match these beautiful 'Dear Lizzy' Neapolitan papers and then cut her out leaving a small border. I created a simple layout layering the papers onto a polka dot design paper from the pack and stamped an old Elzybells sentiment directly onto the papers.

I added some pleated ribbon from The Ribbon Girl and a little spotty button below my image panel and some beautiful flowers I bought in Michaels in New York last year amd finished with some punched butterflies and some stick on pearls and gems. I hope you have a lovely Wednesday!
Jane
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Whiff of Joy DT - Henry hiding on a Special Birthday card

Hello Everyone! It's Friday!! I am feeling quite tired now after my very early start to pick up my Son from the coach as he returned from his school trip. I have a Special card to share with you today which I made for my lovely Friend Madeleine who celebrated a Special Birthday this week. I made a card using some of the gorgeous new Dear Lizzy Neapolitan papers which I bought recently.

I created a template in Word for the numbers and printed them on the reverse of the paper after having a few stern words with my printer which decided to play up! I cut the letters out and then inked the edges with my brushes and distress inks and sewed around the outlines with my machine. I added the numbers to the card using foam pads. I wanted to include a little Henry on my card and decided the Mini Henry behind huge heart would be perfect.

I coloured him in and then cut all the pieces out and tucked him without the heart around the base of the number 5. I decorated the numbers with flowers and some stick on pearls and gems. The sentiment is an old favourite from my stash which I cut out with a Spellbinders label die and tied with twine. We had a lovely drink at lunchtime yesterday in the sunshine to celebrate Madeleine's special day. The Sun seems to be hiding today and the sky is grey. Let's hope it comes back soon! Have a lovely Friday.

Jane

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Sugar Nellie DT - Best Day Ever

Hello Everyone! Woohoo it's Wednesday! Only a few more days until the weekend! I had a bit of a crafty session last night making cards I can't show you as they are for a Magazine Commission. They are in a totally new style for me so I have really been enjoying the Challenge!

 I have a a little sweetie from the latest release from Sugar Nellie today. This stamp is called 'Best Day Ever' and is available to buy here from Funkykits. I coloured her in to match these lovely papers from American Crafts and this scrap of gingham I found in my scraps basket and sewed though all the layers with bright pink thread. I added some lovely lace from The Ribbon Girl and some flowers from my vast collection. The image was coloured with Promarkers,  I used a colour combo that I don't normally use and I think I will use it again as I love the Springtime feel. The sentiment is by Hero Arts.

I hope you have a lovely Wednesday!

Jane

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A card for two Challenges

Good Afternoon Everyone! I hope you are having a good day and are getting ready for the weekend. I have a card today for two Challenges using the adorable Tiddly Inks Wryn. I used Wryn on a card a few days ago and couldn't resist colouring her up again in a completely different style. I followed the colour scheme of yellow, orange, green and blue from the Tiddlyinks Challenge and used various papers from my scraps basket mixed in with some kraft card.

The papers are from American Crafts and the apple paper is (I think) by October Afternoon. The Ribbon is from American Crafts and the flowers are from various places. The sentiment is from Hero Arts and I used a Martha Stewart punch fro the border. I followed the lovely Sketch from Sketch Saturday for the layout.

Here is a close of of Wryn, coloured with Promarkers and I added some glitter glue to the wings on the heart to make them sparkle.
I hope you have a lovely Friday afternoon and a great Weekend!
Jane
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Whiff of Joy DT for the Whiff of Joy Challenge - Love is in the air

Good Morning Everyone! The girls on the Whiff of Joy Challenge blog are getting ready for Valentine's Day with this fortnight's theme which is 'Love is in the air' and I have taken this quite literally for the card I have made for the Challenge. I have used the fun 'Penguin Trio' from the latest release at Whiff of Joy who are floating through the air clutching their heart shaped balloons.

I have used Fancy Pants 'Love Story' papers and matted the heart paper onto black card. The cloud paper is an old scrap from my scraps basket and I think it is from American Crafts. The sentiment I have used is by Hero Arts.

I stamped the Penguins onto white card and coloured them in with my Promarkers before cutting them out. I wrapped some twine around the layers before adding them to my card and then hung a little tag on a bow and added a small kraft die cut heart. I added a small tab of black gingham ribbon topped with a red heart button to the top right of the image and some small gems as a finishing touch.

Please take a look at the Challenge blog for all the fab DT cards and all the details on what you need to do to be in with the chance of winning the prize which is a voucher for 15%  off your next order from Whiff of Joy.

I hope you have a lovely Thursday.

Jane

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Sugar Nellie Puppy Love Blog hop - Day 2

Good Morning Everyone and welcome to my blog for your first stop on day 2 of the Sugar Nellie Puppy Love Blog hop. You should have come here from the Sugar Nellie blog if you are following the hop. Thank you so much for all the lovely comments you left on my card yesterday. I have another bright and cheerful card to share with you today which I made using the adorable 'Hugs for Fifi' which is available to buy here from Funky Kits.


I coloured Fifi with my Promarkers to match these fab vibrant American Crafts papers and then cut her out with an oval die and added her to a frame cut from turquoise card. I added a lovely bow tied from from red polka dot ribbon. The sentiment I used is by Hero Arts and I die cut the label shape from a Papermania die. I tucked a small doily behind the image panel before sticking it down and finished with some flowers and some stick on pearls. Your next stop on the hop is the lovely Jenn's blog, remember to leave comments along the way for the chance to win some fab Candy! I hope you enjoy the hop and you can take a look at all the new stamps here.
Have a great Saturday!
Jane
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Pollycraft Monday Challenge - Summer Fun

Morning Everyone! I hope you had a lovely weekend. We had lots of rain here and I spent a lot of time watching the golf with my Hubby and trying to keep warm! I am looking forward to seeing more sunshine soon! We have a great theme for you this week. Marit has chosen Summer Fun as our theme this week on the Pollycraft Challenge blog and I have chosen to use Barbeque Chester for my card which I teamed with some fab paper I discovered in my stash!

I added some stitching, lots of gingham ribbon and a Pink Petticoat sentiment and coloured Chester with my Promarkers before cutting him out and adding him to my card with foam pads.
I hope you will be able to join us for this week's Challenge. We are sponsored this week by Quixotic Paperie which is one of my favourite shops!

If you take part this week, you may win 2 packs of Make it crafty chipboard embellishments. Make sure you check out the Challenge blog for all the details and some fab inspiration from the DT!
Have a great Monday!
Jane
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Pretty in pink for a Mummy to be

Good Morning Everyone, I hope you are having a good Weekend. My Friend asked if I would make a card for her to give to one of her colleagues who is a Mummy to be and is leaving to start her Maternity leave.
I used my The Greeting Farm Mummy stamp again. I love colouring these images, they are so cute! I coloured her in pink this time and used American Crafts and Prima papers with some pastel pink card.

I added a pretty soft pink organza bow and lots of pink flowers and finished with a couple of pink gems.
I hope you all have a lovely day, we are going out today to celebrate my Grandma's 90th Birthday, I hope I manage to make it through the day without any incidents, I have been very clumsy lately, I managed to shut my thumb in a door yesterday and it really hurts today!
Jane
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PS. There is still lots of time left to enter my blog candy...click here for all the details!

By Lori Designs Challenge #16

We have something a bit different for you this week on the By Lori Designs Challenge blog, we normally treat you to a wonderful colour Challenge but this week we have a fabulous sketch for you instead!



I have used the very smart Puddle Jumper Sunday Best Brandon and coloured him in with my Promarkers to match these fabulous American crafts papers. The card base was cut with my Cuttlebug and Grand Nestabilities. I'm a bit addicted to making these card bases at the moment! I just love the scallops, I really need to invest in the Grand Circle Nesties too, I would love to make larger circle cards!
I added a couple of brads to fit in with the sketch, I don't use brads very often, I always forget about them until I have added my topper to my card base and it is too late to start poking holes!
I kept my layout very simple and have not added a sentiment, I think I will pop one on an insert later!
The sketch is so versatile and was so quick and easy to follow, I had this card finished in no time at all! I hope you will be able to join us for this week's Challenge for the chance to win one of Lori's digis. Make sure you check out the Challenge blog for all the details and some wonderful inspiration from the DT!
Have a lovely evening!
Jane
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Whiff of Joy GD - Sweet Nora

I have a card to share with you today which was made using some of the gorgeous Whiff of Joy products which were released on the 1st of this Month.
I have used 'Sweet Nora' on my card with the butterfly die border and a stamped sentiment from the General Sayings set.

I used American Crafts papers in lovely pastel tones, much softer colours than I am used to working with but I thought they suited Norah. I used buttons and some ribbon from my stash with some very pretty pink lace I have had for a while. I used the border die to cut the edge of a strip of paper, the die measures 6 inches long so is perfect to use on 6x6 cards like this one. Nora was coloured with my Promarkers and I then cut her out and added her to the card with foam pads. I had so much fun making this card and trying new colours and making something really girly!
Have a great Friday!
Jane
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Friends are special treasures

I have a very quick share today. I am feeling very sorry for myself as I have a throat infection and am full of cold.

I made this card a while ago but hadn't shared it yet. I love this image from Pollycraft and the bright colours are just what I need to cheer me up today.
All papers are from American crafts, the sentiment is Hero Arts and the other bits and bobs are from my stash.
Have a good Friday.
Jane
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A sorry cat for Squigglefly release day!

It's release day at Squigglefly today and I have a quick and easy fun little card to
share with you made with 'Soaking Kitty' which is available here from Squigglefly.

I made a very simple card and added the image at an angle before finishing with a bow and some letter stickers.
Have a great weekend, and make sure you check out all the new releases on the Squigglefly website.
Jane
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All zipped up for the Moxie Fab World Challenge

I couldn't resist playing along with the latest Moxie Fab World Challenge which is to incorporate zips in your project.




I made a rose from a zip I recycled from a cushion cover which had been chewed by the dog and was going to be thrown away. I added a couple of little felt leaves which I hand stitched. I made a simple card using American Crafts papers and ribbon and a little sentiment by Paper Makeup. The finishing touch was a little gem. I am on the lookout for more zips to recycle now as this was so much fun. Thanks for the inspiration Moxie Fab World!
Jane
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Telly addict

One of the advantages of not being able to be very active is that I have more time to do the things that have been on my to do list for ever.
I have updated my netbook browser to the latest version of Firefox successfully. I had convinced myself that this was impossible after a number of rushed failed atttempts but after a good few hours browsing for solutions (Google Is My Friend!) I managed it.

I have also installed GIMP and had a good tidy of my files. When I was tidying I found a couple of cards I hadn't shared with you yet. The card above is quite fitting for my current situation as I have watched hours of telly the past two weeks. I have watched hours of Create and Craft, QVC craft day and lots of other rubbish my Hubby watches but I don't usually have to suffer.
The card was made with a Tiffany Doodles freebie image, which is available here. I coloured it with Promarkers, I love the way the screen turned out kind of ghostly after I added glossy accents. The sentiment was computer printed, the Kraft paper is from Paperchase and the dots are American Crafts.
I hope you have a great Thursday.
Jane
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An altered pen box for the Pollycraft Monday Challenge

It's Monday already and time for a new Pollycraft Blog Challenge. The Challenge theme this week is to decorate something other than a card that must include a stamped or a digi- image and lace and glitter.
This had me stumped for a few days and suddenly when I saw this pen box, inspiration struck!
I bought the pen box a couple of weeks ago at a Car boot sale for 50p.

I decorated both sides with stripey glittery My Mind's Eye paper and added a strip of lace. I stuck the paper on with double sided tape and sanded the edges for a neat finish. I also added a drop of glossy accents to the ends of the lace after I had stuck it on with narrow tape to stop it from fraying.


I covered the lid with the same papers, also sanding the edges and adding a strip of lace. The letters I used are beautiful glittery ones from American Crafts.

I used a super cute Kiki Fairy image and coloured her with Promarkers adding glossy accents to the flower on her head and glitter to her wings, wand and star.
As a finishing touch I added some flowers and buttons threaded with ribbon.
I hope you will be able to join us for this Challenge for the chance to win

3 creative cottage kits!!

It's a great prize, the kits are just scrummy!

Make sure you check out the rest of the DT's amazing creations for some inspiration.
Have a lovely Monday!
Jane
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