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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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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My Mum's Craft Shop DT - A Gorjuss Girl for Toppers and Pre-coloured images week

Hello Everyone!  I am kicking off another themed week on the My Mum's Craft Shop blog. Our theme is 'Toppers and pre-coloured images' and I have chosen to use a Gorjuss Girls Decoupage topper on my card.

This decoupage set is called 'We can all Shine' and is available here from My Mum's Craft Shop. I also used Gorjuss girl papers from the 6x6 stack. The little sentiment label which I stamped with a Penny Black sentiment and the little spotty heart are also from the decoupage pack.

I added some purple lace and pins from my stash and some lovely purple flowers. I also punched some butterflies from the waste paper with the decoupage and finished off with some stick on gems. I hope you have a lovely Sunday!
Jane
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Pollycraft DT for the Pollycraft Challenge - Anything goes

Hello Everyone! Today is a a very exciting day as it is the first day for our brand new Pollycraft Challenge! We have a very easy theme for you this time, it is 'Anything goes!' I have made a card using the fabulous 'Mr Fix it' who is available here from Pollycraft.

I coloured him in with my Promarkers and cut him out before adding him to my card. The papers I have used are from the My Mind's Eye pad 'Boy Crazy' pad and I added a sentiment from Penny Black which matched my theme perfectly. I gave this card to my Dad for Father's day as he is a dab hand with any tools! I also added some little tool charms from Whiff of Joy which I tied on with some twine and topped with a little button from my stash.

Here is a close up of my image coloured in with Promarkers. I love his little tool belt! I think I need one of these for my crafting tools! I finished my card off by adding some little My Minds Eye enamel dots. I hope you will be able to join us for this Challenge. You can find some fabulous inspiration from the DT and all the details you need to enter on the Challenge blog. I hope you have a lovely Wednesday!
Jane
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Sugar Nellie DT - Special Day

Hello Everyone! I hope you are having a good week so far and are looking forward to the Weekend. I know I am! I will be doing some crafting and also some Craft shopping as the Sincerely Yours Craft Show will be coming to Bracknell on Sunday. Unfortunately, the Gorgeous Girl image I have used on my card is no longer available but there are lots more to choose from at Funky Kits here. 

I used My Mind's Eye papers and a Martha Stewart punch for the scalloped borders. The sentiment is from a Penny Black set. I coloured my image with Promarkers and paper pieced her dress.

I finished with some ribbon and a button from the Ribbon Girl, some stick on gems and pearls and some paper flowers. I hope you have a lovely Friday!
Jane
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Sugar Nellie Bags of Fashion Blog Hop

Hello Everyone! Welcome to your next stop on the Sugar Nellie Bags of Fashion blog hop! If you are following the hop, you should have arrived here from the lovely Alyce's blog. If you are lost or would like to see the full hop list, pop on over to the Sugar Nellie blog. I am very excited to be sharing my card made with the gorgeous Tabitha today who is being released with some her Fashionable Friends at Funky Kits today! There are 4 stamps being released today and they are available at a special price if you get all 4 of them! I made my card using My Mind's Eye papers and a Dienamics Postage stamp die. I added lots of my usual stitching and some gorgeous seam binding topped with a resin flower.

The sentiment I stamped on to the backing paper is from a Penny Black set and I added a beautiful Jenni Bowlin Butterfly and some other butterflies punched from gingham paper and topped with gems.

Here is a close up of my image which I coloured with Promarkers and then cut out leaving a small border. Isn't she gorgeous! I loved colouring her in and giving her a gorgeous outfit to go with the beautiful papers! Thanks so much for stopping by today, your next stop on the hop is Shannon! Make sure you leave comments along the way for the chance to win some sweet Candy! Have a lovely Saturday!
Jane
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Sugar Nellie DT - Day Dreamer

Hello Everyone! I am back with my Sugar Nellie DT card for this week. I have had a busy weekend sorting out my craft room and only just managed to get back in there and make a couple of cards this evening. I have used a Leanne Ellis image called 'Day dreamer' for my card this week. I coloured her in with Promarkers and then cut her out before mounting her on to my card with foam pads.

I used October Afternoon papers which were leftover from a Magazine Commission and a sentiment from Penny Black. I found the flowers in a little jar which surfaced during my big tidy up and added a Little Miss Muffet die cut banner and a gorgeous little cage charm from the Ribbon Girl.

Here is a close up of my image. I added a little wooden bird embellishment above the cluster of flowers a wooden butterfly button and some punched butterflies and finished with some turquoise stick on gems. I hope you have a lovely Sunday evening!
Jane
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Sugar Nellie DT - Vintage Adorables Amber

Hello Everyone! It's finally Friday! I hope you have had a good week and are looking forward to the Weekend. I know I am! I have a card to share with you today which I made using one of the new Vintage Adorables Digi images which were released recently at Funky Kits. This gorgeous image is called Amber and is available here. 

I coloured the image with Promarkers and then die cut her out into a circle before adding her to another circle cut from Kraft and added both on to a doily die cut. The papers I have used are by Fancy Pants and are quite old. I am trying to use up some of my old papers....it's not easy, there are so many to get through! I added a pretty ribbon from The Ribbon Girl topped with a button from my stash and a Penny Black sentiment stamped on to a tag. I finished with lots of paper flowers, some mini spotty buttons and some stick on pearls. I hope you have a lovely Friday!
Jane
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Little Miss Muffet Challenge - Winter Birthdays

Hello Everyone! It's tine for a brand new Challenge on the Little Miss Muffet Blog and we have a great theme for you this week which is.....'Winter Birthdays' we would quite simply like to see Birthday cards. I have used the gorgeous Sonny Honey Cloud 'For You' on my card and coloured her in to match these gorgeous Wintery papers by Fancy Pants.

I added a Penny Black sentiment and some stitching around the edges of my layers. I also added lots of flowers from my stash and tucked a little wooden snowflake behind them and finished with some stick on gems.

Here is a close up of my coloured in image. I cut it out leaving a small border and then added it to the card using foam pads. I hope you will be able to join us for this fortnight's Challenge. There is some great inspiration from the DT on the Challenge blog. Have a lovely Thursday!

Jane

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Sugar Nellie DT - Dreamer by Leanne Ellis and some candy!

Hello Everyone! It's my day for posting on the Sugar Nellie blog today and I have a card to share with you which I made with the gorgeous 'Dreamer' stamp by Leanne Ellis which is available here from Funky Kits. I love all the Leanne Ellis stamps and this image is one of my all time favourites. I used Fancy Pants 'Country Boutique' papers on my card and coloured my image to match them using Promarkers.

I used 3 different papers from the pad and sewed around the edges of two of the layers and stamped a Penny Black sentiment onto the last layer. I added a gorgeous denim pale blue ribbon from the Ribbon Girl to the last layer and then popped my image on top with foam pads.

 I had lots of fun adding loads of flowers from my stash and some punched Butterflies and then finished with some pearls and glitter to the wings. I hope you love this stamp as much as I do.

I have a brand new 'Dreamer' stamp to giveaway to one of my followers so if you would like to be in with a chance of winning it and are one of my lovely followers, please leave me a comment on this post and I will pick a random winner next Tuesday. Have a lovely Wednesday!
Jane
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Sugar Nellie DT - A pretty in pink Manga Birthday Girl

Hello Everyone! It's my day for sharing  a card on the Sugar Nellie blog today and I am showing a card I  made using one of the lovely Sugar Nellie Manga stamps. I love this cute little girl and her boots and socks. I stamped her onto Watercolour card and coloured her in with my Promarkers before die cutting her out into an oval.

I used My Mind's Eye paper from The Sweetest Thing Honey pad. I love the pinks and yellows together and the mix of patterns. I added a sentiment by Penny Black and a brown gingham ribbon tied into a bow from the Ribbon Girl topped with a button and tucked a little paper tulip behind. I finished with more flowers and some stick on gems.

Here is a close up of my image. I love her cute little bunches! I hope you have a lovely Wednesday!
Jane
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Sugar Nellie New Release Blog Hop Day 3 - Aqua Marina

Good Morning Everyone and welcome to my blog for Day 3 of the Sugar Nellie new release blog hop.I am thrilled to be kicking off the hop today! We are all sharing cards made with the lovely new Sugar Nellie Mermaid 'Aqua Marina'. She will be available to buy on Friday from Funky Kits. I have coloured Marina in with my Promarkers to match these lovely papers by My Mind's Eye from the  Follow your heart pad. I love the yellow and blues, they remind me of beach huts at the seaside!

My papers were layered onto kraft and I added some stitching around the edges of each panel. The border punch I used is from Martha Stewart and the sentiment is by Penny Black. I added a gorgeous resin flower to the top right of the card and some flowers from my stash and finished with a couple of stick on pearls and some glitter to my Mermaid's tail.

 Thanks so much for dropping in for your first stop on today's hop. Your next stop is the very lovely Tiets! Make sure you leave comments along the way for the chance to win some Sweet Sugar Nellie Candy!
Jane
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Sugar Nellie DT for the Sugar Bowl Challenge

Good Morning Everyone! I hope you are well. The Sun is hiding today and it is very grey and overcast. I hope it clears later on and stays dry tomorrow as I am hoping to go up to London to see the River Pageant. I made a card yesterday for my Grandma's Birthday using the latest sketch and theme from the Sugar Bowl Challenge. The sketch by Kiki is fabulous and the theme is 'shades of violet' so I dug out some of my Tilda papers which are in lovely shades of purples and pale violet.

I have used one of my favourite Leanne Ellis images, True Love, which is available here from Funky Kits. I coloured the image with my Promarkers and cut it out and mounted it onto some polka dot paper. I added some little glass gems with glossy accents and some beautiful flowers and gingham bias binding and a pearl pin from The Ribbon Girl. The sentiment I have used is from Penny Black.
I hope you have a lovely Saturday, I am off to clean the house quickly now!
Jane
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A cute Birdie Brown Robot

Good Morning Everyone! I hope you are well and are looking forward to the long weekend. I recently discovered Birdie Brown digi stamps through my wonderfully talented Pollycraft teamie MaryJ. 

She makes fabulous bright cheery cards and her colouring skills are amazing! I treated myself to the very cute 'Robot with a balloon' and now have a huge wish list of images I want to buy as this was so much fun to colour in!

I coloured the robot in to match this fun cogs paper from the Bobunny 'On the Go' pad. I added  a panel of My Mind's Eye paper to the centre of the card and stitched around the edges with red thread. I added a sentiment from Penny Black and a cog and screw top brad from my stash and finished with some stick on pearls. I have a day off today so I am off now to do some crafting!
Have a lovely Friday!
Jane
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Pollycraft Monday Challenge - Cute Critters!

Good Morning Everyone! I hope you had a lovely weekend. I didn't do much crafting this weekend...I wasn't really in the mood for crafting...so I made the most of the sunshine and spent a lovely day in Portsmouth yesterday with my Hubby visiting the Historic Dockyards, I hadn't been for years and I really enjoyed it! Back to reality and back to work today! Monday is Pollycraft Challenge day and this week the theme chosen by the lovely Anita is...

Cute Critters!

so would like to see some cute animals on your cards this week! One of the latest additions to the Pollycraft family is the very cute Barclay. He is a real treat to colour and I had lots of fun colouring him in to match this gorgeous Magnolia paper.

I made a card base using a large circle die and then matted and layered more circles which I sewed together.
I cut a circle from orange paper and stamped it with a Penny Black sentiment before adding it to the card and decorating it with die cut stars and a star charm. I wrapped the layers with twine before adding them to the card base and popping Barclay on top.

I hope you will be able to join us for this week's Challenge. We are sponsored this week by the Crimson Cloud. Make sure you check out the Pollycraft Challenge blog for lots of inspiration from the DT!

Have a lovely Monday!

Jane

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Valentine kisses!

I hope you all had a lovely Valentine's day. Mine was lovely and I had a yummy dinner with my Husband in the evening. I've made quite a few Valentine's day cards as samples this year but my Hubby had seen all of them so I made this little one to give him yesterday.

It was the first time I made a heart shaped easel card and it did take me a while to figure it out! My Spellbinders hearts didn't seem to want to nest very easily so it took me a bit longer than I'd expected.


Here's a little close up of the cute Penny Black image I used. The papers are by Bobunny, I really like the mix of black with the red and pinks. I didn't want to overwhelm the card with too many details as it is quite small so I added some letter stickers and a die cut heart for my stopper and finished with some red heart gems.
Have a great Tuesday!
Jane
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Pink cat Get Well Soon card

A quick card for a Friend who is recovering from an operation. I bought a set of Penny Black Little Critters stamps yesterday and coloured them this evening with some of my new Letraset Promarkers. I bought the flowers in John Lewis.
I know this is VERY pink but I couldn't resist making a really girly card.

I was very good tonight and tidied up my craft desk, tomorrow I will start on the rest of the house as it badly needs it!

Jane
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