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Hello Everyone! I have something a little different for you today. I was inspired by some Pinterest galleries to make a punched and Die cut R2 D2 card for my lovely Boyfriend who is a massive Star Wars fan and went to see the new film 'The Force Awakens' last night.

I used a circle and square dies for the body and then cut some strips from blue and white card and edged them all in silver ink before putting them together. I used the Dienamics Christmas tree cutout for the trapezoid shapes for his feet and the shape on his head as it was the perfect shape.

I then added more punched circles and squares which I layered up with foam pads and accented with tiny white pearls. The sentiment was from a very old Pollycraft stamp set and I added a small punched heart.

Here is a little close up of the finished R2D2, I think he is quite cute! The backing paper I used is from a very old Kaisercraft pad. This was very quick to put together and would make great party invitations for a Star Wars themed party. I hope you have a lovely Friday and a lovely Weekend and May the Force be with you!!
Jane
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MMCS DT - Anything but a card

Hello Everyone! It's my day for posting on the My Mum's Craft Shop blog. It is 'Anything but a card' week this week so I have made a little gift card holder to share with you today.

I cut the gift card holder from kraft card using an old Sizzix die and then decorated it using Kaisercraft Enchanted papers. I added some pretty ribbon and a die cut butterfly and a little flower and stick on gems.

I added a little tag to the back cut from the papers using a Dienamics Fishtail die and stamped it with a sentiment from the Big Birthday Numbers set. I hope you have a lovely Sunday.

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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My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge - Dies Dies Dies

Hello Everyone! I'm late again....I am here with my card for this month's Challenge on the My Mum's Craft Shop blog. Our theme this month is 'Dies Dies Dies' so we would like dies to feature prominently on your projects this month. I have used the Die-namics Accent it Cute Cameras to cut a little camera to put in the centre of the Instaframe die shape I cut from ribbed white card.

I stamped a Lili of the Valley sentiment and a little Hero Arts heart on the frame and added some little heart gems and a little paper flower to finish off All the papers I have used are from Kaisercraft. I hope you will be able to join us for this month's challenge. You can see all the DT cards on the blog here and with all the details you will need to enter.
Jane
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Sugar Nellie DT - Letter to Santa

Hello Everyone! I hope you are well and have had a good week. I have just returned from a few days away in the Peak District, we stayed in a beautiful B+B and had a very relaxing time and I am now raring to go and ready to do some crafting! I have a card to share with you today which I made using one of the new digital releases from Sugar Nellie. This image is called 'Letter to Santa' and is available to buy here from Funky Kits. 

I used Echo Park papers from the 'A very Merry Christmas' pad on my card and coloured my image to match with Promarkers and added glitter to the snow. I love the little dog, he is very cute! I added various embellishments from my stash and stamped the corner of the image with a Kaisercraft postmark stamp.

Here is a little close up of my coloured image. Now, I'd better unpack and do some washing! Have a lovely Friday!
Jane
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My Mum's Craft Shop DT - playing with Cat's Pajamas stamps

Hello Everyone! It's my day for sharing a card on the My Mum's Craft Shop blog and today I have a couple of cards I have made using some of the new Cat's Pajamas stamps which recently arrived at My Mum's Craft Shop. For my first card, I have used the 'Oh Chute' set and Kaisercraft papers from the 'Check In' pad. I used a sketch from Sketch Saturday and added a couple of little blue gems from my stash which match the papers perfectly. I coloured the image with Promarkers. I love these stamps as they are so quick to colour in.

My second card was made using stamps from the 'Wheel love' set and My Mind's Eye papers from the 'Gnome Sweet Gnome' pad. I coloured my image with Promarkers and Flexmarkers and added a little die cut heart from the Dienamics notched tags set.

I added a bow tied from denim ribbon and some flowers and a button from my stash. Make sure you check out all the stamps from the Cat's Pajamas range, there are so many great images in the range and the sentiments which come with them are fabulous! I hope you have a lovely Sunday!
Jane
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Whiff of Joy New release blog hop - Penguin Brothers

Good Morning! Welcome to my blog for the Whiff of Joy new release blog hop, I am very excited to be able to share another Whiff of Joy card featuring some more adorable penguins. I think they are so sweet and I have really enjoyed making the two cards I have shown this week. If you are following the hop, you should have come here from the lovely Sonja B. If you are lost there is a full list of the blog hop on the Whiff of Joy World of Ideas Blog. The stamp I have used on my card is called 'Penguin Brothers building a snowman' and is available here from Whiff of Joy. I used Kaisercraft papers on my card and a little rosette I found in my stash which I think is from American crafts.

The sentiment I have used is from Whiff of Joy and is from the 'Season's Greetings' set which is available here.

My image was coloured entirely with Flexmarkers, I have enough now to be able to cover most colour combinations and I really like the brush nib as it makes it so much easier to colour small areas. Thanks so much for dropping by today to see my card for the hop. Your next stop is the lovely Karina . Make sure you leave comments along the way...this month, 6 lucky commentators will each win one of the digital stamps from our Fall Kit release. There are 6 secret stops on the hop, so be sure to leave a comment on each one of the DT’s blogs. You just don’t know which ones are the lucky ones!  At the end of the hop, go to the Whiff of Joy World of Ideas Blog, let us know that you have left a comment at each stop of the hop by leaving us a comment and you will be entered for a chance to win!

The hop will remain open until midnight CEST (Central European Summer Time) Wednesday October 10th CEST. Winners will be announced by Katharina on her blog.

Have a lovely Sunday!

Jane

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Whiff of Joy new release preview - Fishy Present

Hello Everyone! I hope you are having a good week. My Hubby has had a nasty throat and cough for over a week now and I think I have picked it up. My throat has been really sore since yesterday! We will be having a new release at Whiff of Joy this weekend and the Design Team are previewing the new stamps this week and we will be having a blog hop on Sunday which is release day.

I have made a card using the very sweet 'Fishy Present'. These cute little penguins were so much fun to colour in. I used my new Flexmarkers and they were great! So much easier to get into the smaller areas than my Promarkers and I found the blending quite easy too with the brush nibs.

The papers I have used are by Kaisercraft and are from the Mint Twist pad. I layered them onto red card and added stitching around the edges. The sentiment is also by Whiff of Joy and the snowflakes were cut with a Whiff of Joy die. Make sure you check out my teamies blogs for lots of inspiration using the new images! Have a lovely Thursday!
Jane
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My Mum's craft shop DT - Inky fun!

Good Morning Everyone! I have something a little bit different for you today for my weekly My Mum's Craft Shop blog project. I have been getting messy with my inks and have made a card using some of the gorgeous Inklicious stamps from My Mum's Craft Shop. This stamp is called 'Julianna' and is currently out of stock, she has been very popular! I made a background using alcohol inks and added the image on top of my background using Archival ink. I cut the image out and then added it to black cardstock leaving a small border. 

I stamped a sentiment from the 'Journey' set onto some Kaisercraft papers which I also layered onto black card before stitiching around the edges. I covered my card with more Kaisercraft papers wrapped in ribbon and added my layers. I die cut a butterfly from the background paper I made using inks with a Cheery Lyn butterfly die and punched a couple of small ones using a Martha Stewart punch. I finished with some gems and some flowers from The Ribbon Girl.
I hope you have a lovely Sunday!
Jane
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Exciting Design Team News and two cards!

Good Morning Everyone! I have some exciting new for you today! I have joined the Little Miss Muffet Design Team! I am so thrilled to be joining some of my old Pollycraft teamies and the other members of the DT and am looking forward to being able to share the wonderful Little Miss Muffet images with you on my cards. There is a release of new images today so I have been having fun playing with some of the new images. My first card was made using an image designed by Paula Lee which is called 'Snuggly', she is so adorable! I coloured her with my Promarkers to match the Simple Stories papers and then layered the image onto pink card and a kraft die cut. I layered up my papers onto more kraft and pink card and added a sweet little bingo card which is on one of the papers in the pad. The gorgeous ribbon is from The Ribbon Girl and I topped it with a resin flower which is available here. I finished the card with some flowers and stick on pearls.

My second card is a mini card I made using another one of the new release images. This image is called 'Hola Butterfly' and there is a great story behind it. Here is what Barbara had to say about the new image and how it came about:
My daughter was reading Monarch Magic! by Lynn Rosenblatt and in the back had some fundraiser ideas.  Instead of sitting out in 109 degree weather selling cupcakes and lemonade, I suggested we draw images.  Lucky for me she thought that was a great idea!   She has drawn and colored the five stages of the Monarch Butterfly then I added a festive butterfly to join in on the fun - it all comes in a package deal!  During the month of August, for each one sold, we will donate $2.00 to the Monarch Butterfly Fund!  Will you help in her endeavors?  My daughter has even made a card to send them once the fundraiser is complete.  :D

I used Kaisercraft papers for my card and then added a Tina Wenke sentiment as this jolly butterfly makes me feel happy coloured in these bright colours! The lace and button are from The Ribbon Girl. There are 8 new images being released in total. Please check out the Little Miss Muffet blog for all the details, Barbara is also having a sale this weekend!

"Buy 3 digis get 1 digi free!" 

and for those rubbah fans...
"Buy 3 rubber stamps and chose one of these rubber stamps free!"

Cocoa, Sage, Iris May hatter, Nora Claire Hatter,
Monster Nom-Nom, School Turtle, Spring Whisper or
La Jeune Fille à l'Eventail (aka "The Girl with a Fan")

Once you placed your order just email Barbara with your freebie selection!
That's it from me for today but make sure you come back tomorrow for the last day of the Sugar Nellie Under the Sea blog hop! Have a great Thursday!
Jane
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Some Kaisercraft Inspiration and my beautiful Goddaughter

Good Morning Everyone! It's my day for sharing some projects on the My Mum's Craft Shop blog, the past few days, I have been playing with some of the gorgeous Tigerlily Kaisercraft papers and die cuts which are available  at My Mum's Craft shop. I first made a little card.  I used a Gorjuss girl stamp and coloured her in with my Promarkers to match the papers. I used a simple layout to show off the papers and die cut a topper using the Spellbinders postage die.

I stitched around the edges and added it on top of the flower paper which had been wrapped with bias binding from The Ribbon Girl before adding it to the card. I added lots of flowers, some leaves and pearls and finished with a little punched butterfly. I love these papers so much and the die cuts are great for decorating so many projects. When I was introduced to Papercrafting many years ago, I started with Scrapbooking but have not scrapped any photos for years so I thought I would give it a go using the scraps of papers I had left over.

I used a photo of my gorgeous Goddaughter Poppy. She will be Christened in 10 days and I can't wait for the big day! Here she is looking adorable in a very pretty little flowery dress and has fallen asleep while having a cuddle! The butterfly border is also from the paper pad as is the 'Dream' title.
I really enjoyed making this page and can't wait to do a few more now! Have a lovely Thursday!
Jane
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My Mum's Craft Shop DT - Kaisercraft Tigerlily

Good Morning Everyone! It's my turn to post on the My Mum's Craft Shop blog today and I am sharing some makes which I put together last night using papers and die cuts from the Kaisercraft Tigerlily collection which arrived last week at My Mum's Craft Shop. I have made a special card for my Mum as it's her Birthday soon.

To make the card I cut a piece of black paper from the pack and layered a piece of gorgeous patterned butterfly paper on top, I sewed around the edges and then wrapped the layers with Ribbon before sticking them to the card base. I die cut more black paper with a Spellbinders postage stamp die and layered a square cut from text paper on top and sewed around the edges before adding to the card base with foam pads. I added some die cut Butterflies from the Collectables pack and a sentiment and then added one of the new Hobby House flowers to the centre of one of the Butterflies. I finished with more letter stickers and some gems and pearls. 

There are so many die cuts in the pack I used one to stamp on and to add the sentiment to the card insert. Kitty has also taken delivery of some fabulous little Kraft boxes in the past few day and I couldn't resist decorating one with more Tigerlily papers.

To decorate the box, I layered up strips of paper and added some stitching and stuck them around the box and simply popped a Butterfly on top with a flower centre. I finished with more gems and pearls to match the card. I hope you have a lovely Thursday!

Jane

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Sugar Nellie DT - A Sweet little note

Good Morning Everyone! I apologise for my absence this week, things are a little hectic here with the big move only a few days away! It's my turn to share a project on the Sugar Nellie blog today and I am showing a little card I made with the very sweet 'Sent with love' Gorgeous girl stamp which is available here from Funky kits. I coloured her in with my Promarkers to match these very pretty ' Fine and Sunny' Kaisercraft papers. I layered the papers onto pink card and sewed around the edges before adding them to kraft card.

I wrapped ribbon around my base layer before adding it to the card and then added the circle topper on top with foam pads. I added a die cut sentiment topped with a little heart button before adding my image which I had cut out on top.

Here is a close up of my coloured image. I love her sweet little dress and boots and she is so lovely to colour in. I added a cluster of flowers from my stash as a finishing touch and a couple of little gems.
Have a lovely Wednesday!
Jane
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