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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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Birthday Butterflies

Hello Everyone!I hope you are well and are having a good week so far. I have been playing with some of my older stash recently. I keep finding things I love and have not used since I moved house. I will be having a big tidy up and sort out soon as my Craft supplies are in a bit of a mess and I'm having trouble finding things.

I am sharing a card today I made with a very old Penny Black stamp which I think was released in 2013. I can't find her for sale anywhere anymore but I remember snapping her up at the time as I thought the image was so pretty. She remained un-inked until I moved house! This card is for my Boyfriend's lovely Sister and I wanted it to look very elegant and pretty so I coloured the image in pastel colours adding a flower stamp to the bottom of my image panel with glitter accents.

The image was coloured with Promarkers and I used My Mind's Eye papers for the card and some lace and punches from my stash. The sentiment is from a Bobunny set, I do love a mixed font sentiment! I hope you have a lovely day.
Jane
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A Vintage Chalkboard Christmas

Hello Everyone! I have another Christmas Card to share with you today. This one has a bit of a vintagey feel to it. I used some old My Mind's Eye papers which are really beautiful.I love the rich reds and golds and muted greens.

The focal point on my card is a Chalkboard effect panel made using an Indoigo Blu stamp I used last year on a Magazine Commission. It is still available here. I heat embossed it on to Black card with matt white embossing powder. It is not perfect but that is the look I was going for. I also distressed the edges of the panel before adding it to the card. I added some poinsettia die cuts from Tattered lace to the top left of the image with gold stick on pearls in the middle of each flower.

I wrapped my card layers in hessian ribbon  from The Ribbon Girl and pleated ribbon before adding them to the card base. I added a bow tied with luxurious satin ribbon  which I topped with a sparkly button. I tucked a little Martha Stewart punched holly leaf under the button and finished with more stick on pearls. I am off to do some Christmas Shopping in Reading with my Mum this morning. Wish me luck! Have a great Saturday.
Jane
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MMCSDT - Fantastic Mr Fox

Hello Everyone! It's my day for posting on the My Mum's Craft Shop blog today and  I am sharing the card I have made for our Animals themed week this week on the My Mum's Craft Shop blog. I have used one of the new Creative Expressions Animal Stamps on my card. This one is 'Mr Fox' and he is available here. 

I coloured him in using Graph'it Markers and Promarkers and cut him out before adding him to my card. The papers I have used are from the My Mind's Eye 'Record it Pretty Things' pad. They are gorgeous! I also added some flowers, a hessian ribbon and a lovely little heart button from The Ribbon Girl.

Here is a close up of Mr Fox, I think he is really fantastic and I will be treating myself to more stamps from this range soon as he was so lovely to colour. I hope you have a lovely Sunday!
Jane
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Big Birthday Wishes!

Hello Everyone! It's my lovely Friend Pauline's Birthday today so I am sharing the card I made for her to celebrate her big day. I used the Penny Black stamp 'Fashion Leader' for my image and coloured her in using Graph'it Markers. I die cut the image using a spellbinders die and inked the edges while it was still in the die using Distress inks.

I used papers from the My Mind's Eye Now and then papers and some turquoise cardstock. I added my usual stitching and some lovely pink ribbon from The Ribbon Girl. I added lots of lovely flowers and a button from my stash and some lovely punched Butterflies and finished with some stick on pearls.

Here is a close up of the image. I love her cute little dog and their matching outfits. I hope you have a lovely Wednesday!
Jane
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MMCSDT and Ribbon Girl DT - Green and playing with some new stash

Hello Everyone! I hope you are all well and having a good Weekend. We are having some beautiful weather here at the moment and I am hoping to get out in the Sunshine today. My card today is doubling up as my Ribbon Girl colour Challenge DT and my regular My Mum's Craft Shop post. The Ribbon Girl colour theme for March is green so I dug out lots of my new goodies to make my card.

I used papers from the Carta Bella 'Sew Lovely' and the My Mind's Eye Record it 'Pretty Things' pads. I added my usual stitching around all the edges and the image I used is a pre-coloured Wild Rose Studio image. The sentiment which I added to a Melissa Frances frame is an older one from my stash.

As well as the frame, I used lots of other Ribbon Girl goodies including: Wooden Heart buttons, Avocado Green Small Plain Buttons, 9mm and 16mm Pale Green/Olive Saddlestitch, 15mm Moss Green No 79 Berisford Satin, and lots of flowers including Mocha 10mm Open Roses, White Sweetheart Blossom, Rose bud semi open Mocha/Dark Cream, Mini Blooms Vintage cream, Linen button twine.

I hope you will be able to join is for this month's Ribbon Girl Challenge. Once again we are so pleased to say that we are sponsored by Lisa and Laila at LOTV and also TheRibbon Girl who are offering one randomly chosen winner two prizes of:

This challenge will run for 1 week and closes at 9PM UK time on Saturday 23rd March. Have a lovely Sunday!
Jane
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MMCSDT - Purr-fect little Newton

Hello Everyone! I am back with my regular Sunday slot on the My Mum's Craft Shop blog. I have a simple little card to share with you today which I made using the adorable Newton's Nook stamps which are available here at My Mum's Craft Shop.

Newton is adorable and was coloured in using my Promarkers and Graph'it Markers. I die cut him into a circle using the stitched circle Dienamics dies. The papers I have used are from My Mind's Eye Lost and Found 'Record it' Antique pad. I added them to a Craftwork Cards base and finished with some hessian ribbon from the Ribbon Girl and wooden hearts from Artcuts. I hope you have a lovely Sunday!
Jane
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Celebrate with Anya!

Hello Everyone! I hope you had a lovely Christmas. We are getting ready for the New Year now and are celebrating this week on the My Mum's Craft shop blog with a 'Celebrate' theme week.

I have made a card using the gorgeous Big Anya Celebrates stamp set on my card which comes with some lovely sentiments. I stamped Anya and coloured her in using Graph'it markers before cutting her out and paper piecing the present. 

The papers I have used are by My Mind's Eye from the Lost and Found 'Record it Antique' pad. I kept my layout simple and stamped the sentiment on to the backing paper. I added some hemp ribbon and some flowers from my stash and a lovely little wooden button which is available here.
I hope you have a lovely Sunday.
Jane
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A Dienamics Happy Birthday

Hello Everyone! It's my day for posting on the My Mum's Craft shop blog today and I am showing a card I made using some of the latest Dienamics dies which arrived recently at My Mum's Craft shop. I made a card for my Husband's birthday which was at the end of last month. I used My Mind's Eye papers and created a simple layout adding a centre panel cut with the Pierced oval die.

I cut the sentiment using the new Dienamics 'Happy Birthday' die and added it to the card using glue.
I added a Craftwork cards label to the top left.

I added a few brads from my stash and a wooden heart and stick on pearls. I also added a lovely little heart button which is available here. I hope you have a lovely Sunday, I will be back soon with my Ali-Craft post, I am still not feeling great after my flu so am running behind with everything!
Jane
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A late post....one card for two Christmas Challenges

Hello Everyone! I am finally here with a card I should have posted on my blog on Sunday for the Ribbon Girl and My Mum's Craft Shop Christmas Challenges.I have been laid up in bed with flu since last week and am finally starting to feel a little bit better. Both Challenge themes are Christmas so I used gorgeous stamps and papers from My Mum's Craft shop on my card and lots of gorgeous Ribbon Girl goodies to embellish it.

The stamp I have used is the Wild Rose Studio 'Bluebell Looking' which is available here from My Mum's Craft Shop. I coloured Bluebell in using a mix of alcohol markers and then added some stickles and gems to the image. I used My Mind's Eye papers from the Mistletoe Magic pad and added some stitching around the edges. The sentiment is by Paper Smooches and is available here. 

I embellished with lots of gorgeous flowers, ribbon and pom pom trim from the Ribbon Girl as well as a heart shaped button and some lovely stick on pearls. I hope you will be able to join in with both Challenges for the chance to win some fabulous prizes! Have a lovely Wednesday and I hope normal service will be resumed on my blog soon!

Jane

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Graph'it Marker Challenge -Vintage Polka dots

Hello Everyone! It's time for a brand new Challenge on the Graph'it Challenge blog. I will be keeping this post brief as I am full of cold and feeling rather under the weather today. Our theme this week is Vintage with Polka dots. I have used some lovely shabby chic papers for my card and an Emma Canning image. I added vintage style lace and a lovely crochet flower topper with a vintage button. I added my polka dots to the books using the blender pen.

Markers used:
Skin: 4175, 4115, 4155
Hair: 3160, 3110, 3140, 3125
Blue: 7240, 7220, 7210
Yellow: 1250, 1150
Pink: 5125, 5210
Polka dots: Blender


I hope you have a lovely Friday!
Jane
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My Mum's Craft shop DT - If you wish upon a star...

Hello Everyone! It's my day for posting on the My Mum's Craft shop blog today and I have made a new baby card to show you this week using the adorable Party Paws baby stamp which is available here at My Mum's Craft Shop. 

 I used papers from the My Mind's Eye Chalk Studio pad and kept my layout very simple adding a strip through the centre of my card to stamp the sentiment. The image was coloured with Promarkers and Graph'it markers and cut out leaving a small border before adding it to the card.

Here is a little close up. He is so cute! I couldn't resist giving him little rosy cheeks! I added a few little wooden stars to finish off the card and a blue button with a little ribbon tab tucked behind it. I hope you have a lovely Sunday!
Jane
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MMCSDT - Halloween Week on the My Mum's Craft Shop blog

Hello Everyone! We are starting a Halloween themed week this week on the My Mum's Craft Shop blog. I have used my favourite Halloween papers from this year to make a quick card with no stamping or colouring which is unusual for me!

The papers I have used are from the My Mind's Eye Happy Haunting pad and I layered them on to orange card before adding them to the card base. I cut some toppers out from one of the pages in the pad and also layered them on to orange card and added some stitching before adding them to the card base. I added a spotty button and ribbon from The Ribbon Girl and a few die cut bats which I embellished with tiny black gems for their eyes. I hope you have a lovely Sunday, it's raining and horrible here today so I will be mostly crafting and practising my colouring. I will be back a little late with my Ribbon Girl DT card.

Jane

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A cute littleHalloween Pumpkin

 Hello Everyone! I have another card to share with you today which I made this Weekend to enter into the Graph'it Challenge. The theme is Halloween so this cute Lil Dumpling Jack from Pollycraft was just perfect and was so much fun to colour in. I coloured him in shades of Orange and Black and Grey to match the My Mind's Eye 'Happy Hauntings' papers I used.

I die cut the centre panel using Spellbinders dies and added a little sewing around the edges. The sentiment I used is by Melissa Frances and I added a little spotty button from The Ribbon Girl and a wooden star from my stash alongside a brad I have had for years (I am trying to use some up as I have pots full of them!)

Here is a close up of cute little Jack. He actually reminds me a bit of my Jack who is really not so little anymore! I hope you have a lovely Wednesday!
Jane
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Vintage Brooches from The Ribbon Girl

Hello Everyone! I hope you are well and enjoying your week so far! I have something a little bit different for you today. The Ribbon Girl have recently added some beautiful Vintage Style brooches to their lovely shop and I have used one to decorate a little box. The brooch I have used is 'Empress' and it is available here. 

I used My Mind's Eye papers to decorate a little kraft box from Paperchase and used Hessian ribbon to wrap around the lid and through the brooch clasp securing it inside the lip of the lid so the brooch can be removed and worn.

I decorated each side of the box, adding a flower from the Darjeeling Pink Blossom pack on this side and a Lili of the Valley tag.

I added punched Butterflies topped with stick on pearls to two of the other sides and finished with lots more stick on pearls.

I really love this finished box and can't wait to fill it with something pretty to give to someone special!
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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My Mum's Craft Shop DT - Kraft it theme 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. I have made a card using some printable topper from Pink Petticoat and some of the gorgeous new Chalk Studio paper from My Mind's Eye.

I printed the image and sentiment onto kraft and cut it out into a rectangle. I added it to a Dienamics postage edge rectangle and sewed around the edges. I layered the letters paper onto blue paper from the pad and stitched around the edges and wrapped with ribbon and twine from the Ribbon Girl before adding to the card.

I finished with some buttons, a brad and some tiny stick on pearls. Make sure you join us next week for more Krafty creations! Have a lovely Sunday!
Jane
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Ribbon Girl DT - July Colour Challenge - Blue and White

Hello again! I am back with my DT card for this month's colour Challenge on the Ribbon Girl Blog. Our colour theme this month is 'Blue and White' a lovely cool combination in this hot weather! 

I have used some My Mind's Eye papers and made a card without a coloured image which is something I do not do often! I used a sentiment from the Artistic Outpost Happiness set. I stamped it onto white card and then die cut it into a circle and inked around the edges when it was still in the die.

I embellished my card with lots of Ribbon Girl goodies. I have used:

• Pastel buttons
• Blue rolled roses
• Blue lace
• Blue hemp twine
• White satin ribbon
• Stick on pearls
• Large Butterfly charm
• Mini blossoms
• Cherry blossoms

 I had some papers left over so decided to decorate a little empty chocolate box to match. I used most of the same embellishments and added a little punched butterfly too.

Here are the card and box together. I love the pretty papers, spots and stripes are my favourites!

I hope you will be able to join us for our Challenge. We have a great inspiration photo for you.

We have two fabulous prizes for our lucky winner from Lili Of The Valley and Ribbon Girl

Enjoy the rest of your Weekend! I am off to Paulton's Park today to celebrate my gorgeous God-daughter's birthday. Peppa Pig World here we come!

Jane

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A bright and colourful card for a Baby Boy

Hello Everyone! I hope you are all well and are having a good week. I haven't been very well this week so haven't really been enjoying the lovely weather but I am starting to feel a bit better today. I have a quick share for you today. I made a card using an image I coloured in while practising with my blue Graph'it Markers.

It turned out much brghter than I had planned for so I teamed it with this gorgeous chevron paper from My Mind's Eye. The image is from Lili of the Valley and is so cute! I added some blue twine from The Ribbon Girl and buttons and finished with some stick on pearls. I hope you have a lovely Saturday!
Jane
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Sugar Nellie DT - The Story Teller

Hello again! I am back with  a card made with one of the adorable new Fairy Glen stamps which were recently released at Funky Kits which I am sharing today on the Sugar Nellie blog. This image is called 'The Story Teller'. I coloured her in using Graph't pens and Promarkers and die cut her into a circle adding ink around the edge of the circle when it was still in the die.

The papers I have used are from an old My Mind's Eye pad and I used a Lili of the Valley sentiment. Iadded some stickles to her wings and under the mushroom cap. I added some lovely pink lace and some flowers from my stash and finished with some stick on pearls.

Here is a close up of my coloured image, isn't she adorable! All the new images are just so lovely to colour in! I hope you enjoy the rest of your Wednesday.

Jane

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