A little Monkey for Passion for Promarkers

I have had this little Monkey from Jane's Doodles coloured in for ages sitting on my desk waiting to make a card but never seemed to get around to it. The theme this week on the Passion for Promarkers blog challenge is 'All creatures great and small' so it seemed the perfect opportunity to make a card with him.

This card was a little bit of an experiment and I am not 100% sure it works but I thought I would blog it anyway. I coloured the Monkey with Promarkers and cut him out with his branch. I then cut a label shape from cloudy K+Co paper and matted it on to a green label layer. The whole thing was mounted with foam pads on to a matted and layered wood effect background. The monkey was then stuck on top. I mounted his body on foam pads and glued the branch straight down to give some depth. The experiment was the leaves which is supposed to look like a tree. I cut lots of different sized Sizzix flowers, inked the edges and then layered them up. I added some paper flowers from John Lewis in the gaps and a little dotty butterfly in the top right. The sentiment is Hero Arts and the gems were from Hobbycraft.
I really love this little Monkey, I think he looks really mischievous :-) He is available from Squigglefly along with the rest of Jane's lovely digi stamps.
I hope you had a lovely weekend.
Jane
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A new release and a giveaway!

It's release day today on Squigglefly and Jane has some adorable new stamps available for you to buy!
Here is a card I made with one of the cute little Babushka images. I printed her onto textured cardstock and coloured her in with Promarkers to match my American crafts backing paper and buttons. The image is simply adorable and she is perfect for paper piecing too and lovely to colour as well.


I used a Sizzix XL die to cut the card blank and embossed the card with a Cuttlebug die. The sentiment stamp and buttons are from Elzybells. I have loads more little Babushka's printed out ready to colour and I can't wait to make more cards with her. She is just adorable and I know you are going to love her as much as I do!
Make sure you check out the other Design Team Members blogs for loads of inspiration and some totally gorgeous cards.

• Alice
• Kelly
• Lysa
• Sanne

I mentioned a giveaway in my the title of this post....Jane has kindly given each of the DT members a Babushka image to give away to one lucky person. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post and I will pick a winner at random at 19:00 UTC tomorrow (Sunday 31st)! How exciting!! Make sure you spread the word!
I hope you have a lovely weekend!
Jane
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Another cupcake card!

Jane's new digi stamps are available from Squigglefly today and I know you are going to love them! The collection is called Jane's bakery and includes sentiments too! I am having so much fun making cards with the yummy cupcake!

I made this card a couple of days ago. I love this pink and green colour combination! I used textured papers from K+Co and a ribbon from Crafty ribbon. The cupcake was coloured with Promarkers and I added some glitter to the cherry and some stick on gems to the frosting. The little clip is from Making memories.
I hope you have a lovely weekend, I will be going to watch my Son play football this morning. This afternoon, I will be visiting my local craft shop to stock up on some basic supplies and maybe a couple of new Promarkers :-)
Jane
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Some sneaky peeks of Jane's new releases

Jane is releasing another batch of her gorgeous digi stamps tomorrow so here is a little look at what I have made with them so far. The stamps include lots of sweet treats and some matching sentiments too.

I made a small card with my Sizzix scallop card die and added the pie which I coloured, cut out and mounted on to foam pads. The backing paper is Basic Grey and the chipboard letters are from We are memory keepers (I think)...



The second card has multiple cupcakes on a stand which I sewed on my machine, I then embellished it with gems. Each tiny cupcake has been coloured differently with my Promarkers and embellished with a gem and some sparkle for he frosting. The yummy backing paper is Basic Grey and the ribbon is from Making Memories.


Make sure you pop back tomorrow for release day when I will have another card to share.
In the meantime, make sure you check out the rest of the DT's blogs for more sweet treats.

Alice

Kelly

Lysa

I have decided to enter these cards into the DT call for the new I Love Digi Challenge blog as well, I am addicted to digi stamps now so would love to be part of a DT dedicated to them!

See you tomorrow!
Jane
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Owl be thinking of you!

I had lots of fun last night playing with some of my new stash! Jane sent me a template for her gorgeous little owl too so I thought he would be perfect to use with my new papers.
I bought quite a few Sizzix XL dies in the sale after Christmas, including this scalloped card blank. After working out the best way to cut it with my Cuttlebug, I set to work cutting 2 Kraft card blanks. I run them back through the 'bug' with some embossing folders. I love this effect on Kraft. I then inked the edges.

I printed the template for the owl on to 2 different backing papers from the new Docrafts goody bag. Docrafts have outdone themselves with this month's bag. I love all the contents and have used most of them for these cards. I inked the edges of the pieces before assembling them and added buttons from my stash and gems from the kit for eyes. I added a touch of glossy accents to the beak.

The sentiment is frim Hero arts and was stamped on to a Nesties label shape. I added brads or tiny buttons from the kit to either end and inked the edges before mounting with foam pads. The branch is a Sizzlits shape from a set.
I stapled ribbon from the kit to the tops of the cards and added a couple of flowers (also from the goody bag!).
I really like these cards, they are a bit different from my usual style but I will definitely using the template again. I think he is so cute, there seems to be no ends to Jane's talents and I am so grateful to her for sharing the template.
As these cards are made with mostly new stash which I had to open to make them, I am entering them into the new blog Challenge 'Raise the bar' as the 1st challenge launched yesterday and the theme is 'Debut day' where you have to to use something in your stash that hasn't been opened yet.
I am off to tidy up the mess I made last night as I crafted at the dinner table while watching 'The Reader' with my Hubby.
Before I go, Susie has asked me to remind you that there is still loads of time to take part in this month's Cook up a card Challenge, you can see more details here.
Have a lovely weekend!
Jane
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Susie's Sassy Challenge no6 - Something for a boy

It's time for Susie's 6th Challenge! The theme is 'A card for a boy' with an option to include an animal.
Tracy chose this theme because her little boys Birthday is coming up and he loves animals.

I used some recycled Kraft card to cover my base card and layered on a square of Camouflage Making Memories paper. The circle mounted on to a Kraft scalloped circle is also from Making memories and the paper string was bought in John Lewis.
The Lion image is from Jane's Doodles Designs and he was printed on to some handmade coffee paper and coloured in with Promarkers and Sakura pens with a touch of glaze for his nose.
The 'brad' is just a brass paper fastener and the letters are a mix of Papermania and Making memories.

The Prize for the new challenge is a heart shape chipboard mini album Challenge Rules
Only a few small rules to our challenge,
1.You must stick to the theme or you will be disqualified to be fair to everyone.
2. Your work must be new please do not back link to work that has been previously blogged.
3.You must link back to the challenge in your post or your entry will not be included in the prize draw.
Anyone can enter anywhere in the world all you have to do is make a card or project;

Closing date is Tuesday 26th Jan at noon GMT
(entries posted after this time will not be entered so don't be late)
The winner and the next new challenge will be announced the following day.

Make sure you pop on over to the Challenge blog to take a look at the rest of the DTs cards, they are all amazing as usual, such talented ladies!
I hope you will feel inspired by their cards and the theme and will be able to join us for this Challenge.
Jane
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A Mia and Bosko card for a couple of Challenges

Another card from me today, probably the last but who knows...I seem to be on a bit of a roll today!
I am entering this card into 2 Challenges. It is my first time taking part in both of them.
The first is Cupcake Craft Challenge and the theme for Challenge 73 is 'Going Girly'. I just had to use Mia and Bosko from Jane's Doodles Designs for my image as she is just so cute and definitely very girly.
I coloured her in with Promarkers to match this Papermania backing paper which was lurking in my scraps folder. I have been trying to use only scraps for my cards recently. To be honest, it makes the whole choosing process much quicker as there is a lot less stash to look through and I have some lovely scraps that I had completely forgotten about!

I used the sketch from CPS for the card layout. I really like the sketches for this Challenge as they are really nice and easy to follow. I think the simplicity of this sketch really suits the image.


I used strips of Inspire me papers which I embossed to layer the image on and stamped a Hero Arts sentiment on the bottomm strip. The flower was from Lewis and I sewed a button from my stash onto it.
I have made a couple more cards today which I will share with you over the coming days.
I am planning on doing a bit of colouring in tonight so I will have lots of images to play with next time I sit down to craft :-)
Jane
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Leo the lion and experimenting with glitter

I had another play with some of Jane's images yesterday and printed some images onto Kraft card. I then used some glitter to decorate Leo's mane, nose and tail. I don't often use glitter so decided to experiment with 2 different techniques. First I made 2 base cards from Kraft card using a Nesties die and covered it with My Mind's eye backing paper.


On the first card, I used fine glitter in a pot tipped on to glue which I had used to fill in the areas I wanted to add colour to. The finished effect is quite matt and flat looking but the colour is really intense.

For the second image, I first coloured the areas I was going to add glitter to with a Sakura pen. I then added brown glitter glue . When the glue was dry, the effect was very dull and a bit patchy so I added Glossy accents to cover the glittered areas. This gives a lovely raised effect and really makes the image pop.
I don't normally use glitter but I think I have been converted! The kids are back at school today even though they are starting later than usual. I have holiday from work booked today and tomorrow so I am going to make the most of some very welcome time on my own. Our house has been a mad house since last week with all our lives disrupted because of the snow. Let's hope we can somehow start getting back to normal now!
Jane
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Snowed in with my Promarkers!

We haven't been able to go out very far today or do very much due to the Snow, just a bit of food shopping so I spent the day practising my colouring and tidying up my stash.
I made 2 quick cards using Jane's Doodles Designs images I had printed out before Christmas.

I know it's a bit late...or a bit early to make more Christmas cards but I couldn't resist making a card with this Rudolph.
I am very proud of myself as I only used scraps for these cards too!
Make sure you check out Jane's new releases on Squigglefly today and the rest of the Design Team's blogs as they have all been busy with Jane's stamps!
Jane
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Introducing....Sherman and Gus

Saturday is release day on Squigglefly and Jane from has two cute new Jane's Doodle Designs images and a sentiment digi-stamp for you to play with.
I was lucky enough to have play with these this week and here are 2 cards I made with the new images.

The first card uses Sherman the Sheep. I used 2 of him on this card to make a Valentine's day card.
I flipped one of the images so they are facing and then paper-pieced the images using Funky Hand papers.
The theme on the Let's Get Funky Challenge blog this month is Spots and Stripes and I am entering this card. I used some papers from the Funky Daze CD to cover the base card, to frame the image and to paper piece the cute sheep. I used a heart shape gem between the sheep and small bright pink gems in the corners of the card. The felt heart is from Making Memories.


The second card was made with Gus the Seagull. You may recognise Gus as he was perched on the top of Noah's Ark in Jane's last release. He has been embellished with some grass and flowers and is perfect to make an alternative Valentine's day card for a Friend.

I made this card very simply using Making Memories striped paper and I then sewed the image on to the base card. Gus was coloured with Promarkers and I added some heart embellishments. The clip is from Making memories and the little resin hearts were a gift from my DT boss and Friend Susie and they match the papers perfectly. The sentiment stamp is Hero Arts
I like how colourful and bright both these cards are. We certainly need some cheering up around here! The snow has not really melted and my Hubby hurt his leg when he slipped walking to work yesterday. We spent a good couple of hours trying to dig our cars out of the snow yesterday too so my arms, neck and back are really aching today :-(
We are told there is more snow on the way on Sunday, looks like this weather is here to stay for a while.
I hope you are all safe and managing to stay warm wherever you are.
Remember to check out the rest of the DT's cards using Jane's new images by following the link on my sidebar, they are such talented ladies, you are certain to be inspired.
Jane
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New Jane's Doodles image on Squigglefly - Noah's Ark

While I was having a break from crafting over Christmas Jane has been working her socks off creating more of her adorable images. Her latest release is available to buy now on Squigglefly and is this gorgeous Noah's Ark image. I loved it so much when I downloaded it I couldn't resist colouring it in lots of times so I made 2 cards straightaway. I have one more image coloured and ready to make into a card so I may put it together tonight :-)
For the first card, I took inspiration from the colours in this gorgeous DCWV paper from the Citrus stack and coordinated it with Making memories ribbon and felt star. The button is from John Lewis and the rub-ons are Doodlebug. I decoupaged some of the animal's heads and the seagull and added glossy accents to some of their 'noses' as a final detail.

For the second card, I decided to go a bit more girly. I used cardstock from the DCWV Nana's Nursery stack and took my lead from these for the colouring. The sentiment is from Elzybells and the flower is K+Co with an extra layer of pale green added to tie the scheme together.

I wasn't too sure about this card when I first made it as I preferred the first one, but I think it is growing on me :-)

Make sure you go and see what my fellow DT member Alice made with the new image, her card is so clever and I know you are going to love it and be massively inspired. There will be more inspiration from Sanne, Lysa and Kelly in the next few days so make sure you also check out their blogs!
I hope you are having a good Sunday. My hubby and I took a walk with the dog this morning through 3 miles of freezing but beautiful countryside and ended up climbing over lots of fallen trees from the recent snow.
A few people have asked for one so.... here is a recent photo of Charlie in his 'bedroom'.

He is sitting on his favourite toy, his 'Fat Ted'. I am off to do a bit of tidying up now, my dining table AND craft desk are a complete mess at the moment and I need to clear some space to do some more crafting!
Jane
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Daring Cardmakers - Going dotty!

I needed a card to Thank my very clever and helpful colleague who fixed my Netbook last week.
I decided to use one of Jane's little monsters and combine it with the Daring Cardmakers 'Going Dotty' challenge. It is a Christmas free zone this week too!

I used a dotty Funky Hand paper from the Funky Daze CD which I won last month. I printed the monster twice, once onto the dotty paper and twice onto white card. I then paper pieced the little monster and coloured in his little spikes.
I cut a card blank using a Nesties Labels 8 and covered it with Dotty paper. I cut out the little monster with a Nesties square and added Quickcutz photo corners cut from dotty red Bo Bunny paper. I then mounted the topper onto the card with Foam pads. I added a Paperchase star to which I had sewed a button to the top right hand corner and a sentiment from Making memories stickers finished the card off.
Must go now and sort out School things for tomorrow, we had a lovely day at the Vyne, it was decorated for Christmas and I am starting to feel a bit Christmassy now, I have 2 Christmas dos next week which should also help me along the way to feeling even more festive!
Jane
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Introducing...Mia and Bosko! Jane's Doodles designs DT card

It is new release day today at Squigglefly and the extremely talented Jane has created 2 gorgeous new images for you to play with. A Rustic Snowman and a lovely digi image inspired by her daughter Mia and her Friend's cat will be available from Saturday the 12th.
The image of Mia and Boshko is simply adorable and was a delight to colour in and paper piece like all Jane's images.


I decided to make a small Thank you card. I used my largest Labels 8 Nestabilities shape to make a card blank and I covered the front of the card with some DCWV cardstock. I stamped the Hero Arts sentiment along the bottom of the card. I printed Mia and Bosko onto normal printer paper then cut out some of the patterned paper and fixed it over the area I wanted to paper piece with repositional adhesive. I run the paper through the printer again so that I could cut out Mia's top.
I printed Mia and coloured her with Promarkers finishing with her paper pieced jumper and a heart shaped gem.
I cut the coloured image out with my Nesties and layered it on to some funky pink backing paper. I then finished off the card with Prima flowers held together with an Imaginisce button brad.

I love this little card and am going to find it hard to part with it!

Why not check out what the other Design Team members have been up to?

Alice

Jane

Kelly

Lysa
Sanne

One last thing before I go...Jane has also launched a Challenge for December for anyone to take part in using one of her dig stamps.
She is offering the Prize below for the winner which includes 100 of her famous Fimo buttons!
You have until the 31st of December to take part.


I hope you are having a good weekend.

Jane
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Susie's Sassy Challenge no3 DT card - Buttons and Bows

Another fortnight has passed already and Susie's next Sassy Challenge has been announced. The theme this time is Buttons and bows so I decided to make another Christmas card to add to my small pile of cards.
I used a digital image from Jane's Doodles Designs, this Santa is just so cute I couldn't resist making a backing paper for my card by printing out multiple images onto a piece of card and then colouring them in with my Promarkers. The images print so clearly and it is a real delight to colour them in. I also added glossy accents to his boots and glitter to the fur on his cute little santa suit.
I sewed the backing paper I had made on to some red card and wrapped a red satin ribbon round the assembled pieces before sticking to the card blank. I stamped the Papermania 'ho ho ho' sentiment onto a tag cut from a Sizzix shape and mounted it to the left of the card with a foam pad.
The Santa was then printed once and coloured it with Promarkers and more glossy accents and glitter was added to his boots and suit. I cut the image with Nesties and mounted onto a Nesties scalloped circle before sewing around with a ziz zag stitch. The topped was mounted on the card front and I added a large bow to which I had sewed a heart button. I finished off the card with 2 more heart shaped buttons that I had threaded with narrow red ribbon.
I love how bright and Christmassy this card turned out. Make sure you come and join us for the Challenge, this time there is a Guest Design Team place available for the winner. I loved looking through all your entries last time, they were all fab so make sure you join in again!
I hope you are having a good week.
Jane
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Cook up a card December Recipe Design team card

Here is my Design Team card for the Cook up a Card December Recipe Challenge.

The Recipe this month is:

• 1 Snowman
• 2 Patterned Papers
• 3 Bows

I used a digital download from Jane's doodles for my snowman and coloured him in to coordinate with some gorgeous My Mind's eye Christmas papers. I used some Sizzix die cut Snowflakes which I topped with bows and some kanban bling. The sentiment is from Elzybells and is so cute. I cut this out with Nesties and topped it with my 3rd bow.
Come and take a look at the other DT cards and join us for this fun Challenge! There is some lovely Candy for the winner.

Hope you are having a good week so far and managing to stay warm and away from Winter bugs, my little boy has a nasty dose of flu :-(
Jane
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A new Design team and some fabulous dig stamps!

I have been waiting for today to be able to share some fabulous news I found out on Sunday. I am absolutely delighted to have been selected to be a part of Jane's Doodles Design Team!
Jane is such a talented artist and I have been a follower of her blog for ages! She has always made the most wonderful cards and extremely popular fimo buttons and she has just launched a new range of digi stamps available to buy from Squigglefly

I made the first card using the monster and monster which I printed so I could fit two on the front of the card. I just love these little monsters, they are so cute, just like my two little monsters! This card was perfect for them to give to their Dad for his Birthday Wednesday. I used Basic Grey and Making Memories papers then coloured the images with my Promarkers, adding glossy accents to the eyes. I got my sewing machine out to sew around all the layers to give some definition. I finished off the card with a stamped sentiment, kraft photo corners and a couple of buttons tied together with brown string.
I absolutely loved this Poinsettia when I saw it and couldn't wait to colour it in. I printed the image twice and coloured it with my Promarkers, I cut out the centre of the second image and added it to the first layer accenting the centre of the flower with stick on gems.
I matted and layered some Papermania paper on to the base card and added a sentiment stamped onto Nestie panels adding a couple more gems to finish it off.
Jane is announcing the DT today, so make sure you go and check out the rest of the Design Team's creations, you are sure to be inspired!
Click on the image below and it will take you to Jane's Blog and remember to check out Jane's images on Squigglefly.
Have a good Friday!
Jane
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