A Birthday card for a Super 6 Year old!

Hello Everyone! I hope you are well and are having a good Weekend. I am feeling a little under the weather today so I thought I would take the opportunity to update my blog. I have a run of Family and Friend's Birthdays at the beginning of February so I have few cards to share with you over the coming days.

The card I am showing today was made for my Best Friend's Son Patric. I used a selection of old papers from my stash to create the background and to die cut the skyline using a Dienamics die. 

The image I have used is a digi stamp called 'Super Henry' and is available here from Whiff of Joy, I coloured Henry in with my Promarkers to match the papers I used and cut him out before adding him to the card with foam pads.

I used a Paper Smooches sentiment which I cut out using a Dienamics Fishtail die and added this to the card with foam pads and added a large number 6 which was stamped using a Dienamics number stamp. As a finishing touch I dotted around some of my favourite wooden embellishments from Artcuts. I hope you have a lovely Sunday afternoon and are enjoying some sunshine, it is a beautiful day here.
Jane
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Ribbon Girl DT - Orange and Peach for the September Colour Challenge

Hello again! As promised I am back with another card for the Ribbon Girl September Colour Challenge. Our colours this month are Orange and Peach and we have a beautiful inspiration photo for you.

I dug out one of my lovely Whiff of Joy Gnomes to make a card and used papers from an old Carta Bella pad as the colours were just perfect. I kept the layout simple and added a My Favourite things sentiment. The image was coloured with a mix of Graph'it pens and Promarkers and Copics.

I added lots of yummy Ribbon Girl goodies, including Pinky Peach Taffeta ribbon, a Pale Peach Daisy to which I added some orange stickles, Candy check orange ribbon, a spotty button, various other flowers and some Peaches and Cream stick on pearls. I hope you will be able to join in with our Challenge. Please check out the Ribbon girl blog for all the details you need to take part and some fabulous inspiration from the Design Team. We have two fabulous prizes for our lucky winner from Lili Of The Valley and Ribbon Girl. 

Enjoy the rest of your Weekend!
Jane
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Playing with Paper and Glue

Hello Everyone! It's the Weekend! I have a fun day of shopping ahead with my Mum and then not much else planned apart from a lot of crafting. I am popping on quickly today to share a couple of cards I made recently using papers from the Echo Park Paper and Glue pad. This has been one of my favourite pads of the year. The papers are perfect for boy's cards and have come in handy for some cards I made to celebrate important milestones for some of the boys in my life.

I made the first card for my Son to congratulate him on his exam results in August. He has now completed his first full week at Sixth Form College and I am so proud of him I could burst! The card has a simple layout and I used Whiff of Joy stamps and a Paper Smooches sentiment.

I made this card for my Best Friend's Son who started Primary School last week. I cannot believe how grown up he is now, it only seems like yesterday I was holding him in my arms when he was a tiny baby, he has grown into such a lovely little boy and seeing him all smart in his School Uniform really made me well up! The image I have used is Lil' Dumplings Brains from Pollycraft and is available here and the sentiment is another Paper Smooches one. I hope you have a lovely Saturday!
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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My Mums's Craft Shop DT - Happy Birthday Ryan!

Hello Everyone! My eldest Son turned 16 today and I wanted to make him a funky birthday card he would actually like! I struggled to find a stamp which was suitable for a Teenage boy and then stumbled upon this fab digi image from Saturated Canary which looks like a lot like my Ryan. I used Echo Park papers from the Echo Park Scoot pad and a sentiment from the Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler set.

I used the Dienamics Mini Double dot border to cut a fancy border to hide the join between the two papers and then sewed around the edges. The banner was cut using the Dienamics fishtail dies and I stamped some Whiff of Joy numbers on it and added die cut letters. I tied some twine around the banner before adding it to the card and popped a little spotty button on top.

Here is a close up of my coloured in image. I coloured him in with Promarkers and then cut him out leaving a small border before adding him to the card with foam pads. I finished off with a couple of little stick on pearls. I hope you have a lovely Sunday! We are going to a Christening today and then will be taking Ryan out for dinner this evening to celebrate.

I will leave you with a picture of the Birthday boy 16 years ago!
Jane

Happy Birthday Patric!

Hello Everyone! It's a special day today as my Best Friend's gorgeous little boy is turning 4. I don't know where the time has gone! He is mad about Cars so I wanted to add some to his Birthday card and thought this little image from Lili of the Valley was perfect.

This little cutie is called 'Little Lorry Bear' and is available here from Lili of the Valley. I coloured him in with my Promarkers to match these lovely Echo Park Papers from the 'Boy's Life' pad which is an older pad I still love. The sentiment is from the Paper Smooches 'Salutations' set and I added some letter stickers from my stash.

The number stamp is from Whiff of Joy and I added a couple of little buttons from my stash and a funky ribbon from the Ribbon Girl before finishing with a couple of pearls. I hope you have a lovely evening!
Jane
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Ribbon Girl DT for the Ribbon Girl Challenge - Ho ho ho or a Christmas card

Hello again! I am back with my card for this month's special Challenge on the Ribbon Girl blog. We will be running a special Christmas Challenge for the next two weeks in the run up to Christmas and the theme is....Ho Ho Ho or a Christmas card. I still have a few Christmas cards to make so I used one of my new Whiff of Joy images called 'Cute Snowman' and coloured him in with my Promarkers and Flexmarkers. I love his little scarf, it was such fun to colour in! I added some stickles to the snow and then die cut the image with my Nesties. The papers I have used are by Echo Park and are from the Very Merry Christmas pad.

I added lots of gorgeous Christmassy goodies from the Ribbon Girl to my card. The sparkly tree charm is just gorgeous! I also added Jute mesh, green saddlestitch ribbon, stick on pearls, rolled paper flowers, mini blossoms, berries and some tiny berries too!

Here is a close up of my coloured in image. The sentiment I used is from Lili of the Valley and I added some red stickles to the little hearts. I hope you will be able to join in with our Christmas Challenge.
This challenge will remain open until 16th December the prizes are a £20 gift voucher for the Ribbon Girl online shop

and a stamp of the winners choice from the lovely ladies at Lili of the Valley

Enjoy the rest of your Weekend!

Jane

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Little Miss Muffet Challenges - Fireworks

Hello Everyone! It's time for a brand new Little Miss Muffet Challenge and our theme this fortnight is....

'Firework Inspiration'

There are 2 great photos on the Challenge blog to kick start your inspiration. I have used the very cute Lil Spook on my card and coloured him in to match the very old My Mind's Eye papers I used. 

The stars reminded me of a sky full of fireworks and I added more die cut stars which I cut using a Dienamics die. The sentiment is by Melissa Frances and I added some green stick on pearls as a finishing touch. The little star charm is from Whiff of Joy.

Here is a close up of my Lil Spook, I think he is much too cute to scare anyone! I hope you will be able to join in with our Challenge. The winner will receive 2 Digital Images of their choice from the Little Miss Muffet Stamps Store. Additionally, if the winner chooses to join us for the next Challenge as our Guest, then they get to choose a third image! I hope you have a lovely Thursday!
Jane
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Whiff of Joy DT for the Whiff of Joy challenge - Brown and White

Hello Everyone! I hope you are having a good week, I am very glad it is Friday, I have been very tired this week and am looking forward to having a lie in tomorrow! I have used another one of the lovely new stamps from the latest release from Whiff of Joy for my DT card this week. This image which I have coloured to match the 'Brown and White' theme from this for this fortnight's Whiff of Joy Challenge is called 'Christmas Star' and is available here from Whiff of Joy.

I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday for my card and papers from Lili of the Valley I bought at Alexandra Palace. The sentiment is from  a Paper Smooches set. I love these funky fonts and need to get myself some more sets!

Here is a close up of little Henry all coloured in with my Promarkers. I added glitter to his hat and paper pieced the star with kraft card. The little brown gems I used are also from Whiff of Joy. I hope you have a lovely Friday!
Jane
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Little Miss Muffet DT - Trick or Treat release

Hello Everyone! It's release day at Little Miss Muffet Stamps today and we have lots of treats for you this week, there are 6 gorgeous digital images and a fabulous and very versatile banner die. I have decorated a treat bag using the spooky stacked pumpkins and added the banner die to the top flap of the bag.

I went a bit over the top decorating my bag. I used ribbon and a button and small orange flower from The Ribbon Girl and a charm, twine more flowers and a sentiment  from Whiff of Joy. I finished with some gems and a little bat die from My Mum's Craft Shop.

My image was coloured with promarkers and I stamped around the edges with a Hero Arts text die. Here is a little sneaky peek at all the new releases.

You can see them all in the 'What's New' section at Little Miss Muffet and make sure you check out the blog for lots of inspiration from the DT. Have a lovely Thursday!

Jane

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Whiff of Joy DT for the Whiff of Joy Challenge - Shabby Chic

Hello Everyone, I hope you had a good Weekend. Did you enjoy seeing all the new Whiff of Joy images this weekend during the blog hop? Thank you so much for all your lovely comments on my cards, they helped to cheer me up as I spent the whole weekend in bed! I have another card to share with you today made with an image from the latest release. This image featuring the lovely Maya is called 'Cosy Reading' and is available here from Whiff of Joy. I have coloured her in to match these gorgeous 'Shabby Chic' style Vintage Market papers to fit the 'Shabby Chic' challenge theme for this fortnight's Whiff of Joy challenge. There is still a little bit of time to take part so make sure you check out the Challenge blog for all the details.

I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday for my card layout and added a tiny sentiment and lots of flowers as well as some Whiff of Joy Twine. I finished with some little pearls. I hope you have a great Monday.
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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Whiff of Joy DT - Winter Kit preview

Hello Everyone! Have you ordered your Whiff of Joy Secret Winter kit yet? Pre-order is open now and the lovely kit will be shipped out in a few weeks. I have made a card using one of the lovely images and sentiments from the kit and have gone a bit holly mad! I have used some gorgeous holly papers from the Echo Park 'Very Merry Christmas' pad and added some felt holly leaves cut with a Cheery Lyn Holly die.

The adorable Toddler Henry was coloured with Promarkers and die cut into a circle. I inked around the edges and added sewing around the edges before adding it to a scalloped circle.

I added some flowers from my stash and some gingham ribbon and a sentiment from the kit which I die cut in  a banner shape. I finished with some gems and red pearls and a touch of glitter on Henry's hat.
I hope you have a lovely Wednesday.
Jane
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Whiff of Joy DT - A mini Halloween pyramid box tutorial

Hello again! I am sharing a tutorial today on the Whiff of Joy blog to show you how to make a mini pyramid treat box using some of the lovely new Halloween stamps released this month at Whiff of Joy.

You can see my tutorial here. I hope you have a lovely Sunday!

Jane

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Whiff of Joy DT for the Whiff of Joy Challenge - Secret Winter Kit Preview

Hello again! As promised, I am back with my Whiff of Joy post for this week and I have a very exciting preview of the Secret Winter Stamp kit to share with you. I love this adorable Toddler Henry stamp. He looks so cute in his little Santa hat! I have followed this fortnight's Whiff of Joy Challenge Sketch using some lovely Echo Park papers.

I coloured my image with Promarkers and added glitter to Henry's Hat. I distressed my die cut circle and the sentiment with Tim Holtz ink and added Tim Holtz die cut swirls to fit in with the sketch.

Here is a close up of my image coloured in with Promarkers. The button which tops the wooden snowflake is from The Ribbon Girl. There are lots of gorgeous stamps in the Secret Winter kit and I will be sharing another card made with a stamp from the kit next week.

You can pre-order your own kit here at Whiff of Joy and make sure you check out my teamies blogs for some more sneaky peeks of the Winter Stamp kit. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!
Jane

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My Mum's Craft Shop DT - Ellie's Birthday

Hello Everyone! I hope you are well and having a good Weekend so far, I am hopefully on my way to Alexandra Palace right now and will be meeting up with Kitty for a coffee and a catch up. The new Saturated Canary stamps arrived at My Mum's Craft Shop this week and I had lots of fun yesterday playing with them. This lovely image is called 'Ellies Birthday' and is available here from My Mum's Craft Shop. I used the latest Sketch from Sketch Saturday for my card.

I coloured my image with Promarkers and then cut it out leaving a small border and added it to my card using foam pads. The papers I have used are by Glitz design and are from the Cashmere Dame pad.

I added a charm from Whiff of Joy tied with Whiff of Joy twine and finished with a rub on sentiment, some gems and flowers from my stash. I hope you have a lovely Sunday, I will be back later with my Whiff of Joy card for this week!
Jane
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Sugar Nellie DT for the Sugar Bowl Challenge

Good Evening Everyone! I am a bit late posting to my blog today! I have been feeling under the weather this week and have been really sleepy in the evenings so have fallen behind with my DT work this week. I woke up feeling a bit better today and had a massive crafting session and got lots of cards made. I have been playing with some of the gorgeous new digi stamps that were released recently at Sugar Nellie and followed the latest sketch from the Sugar Bowl Challenge to make my card.

I used some old Bobunny papers which I hope fit in with the optional Vintage Turquoise theme. They have lots of lovely glitter on them and I layered them onto turquoise card and added lots of stitching around the edges. The image I have used is called 'Gingerbread cookies' and is available here from Funkykits.

I coloured the image with my Promarkers and then added glitter to the wand and the snow. I inked around the edges of my cut out image and then stamped with some of the smaller image stamps from the Personal Impressions Warm Winter Wishes set. The sentiment is also from the same set. I used Whiff of Joy snowflakes to embellish my card and some flowers from my stash and finished with some gems and stick on pearls. I am off to Alexandra Palace to the Big Stamp and Scrapbooking Show in the morning. I can't wait! I have been saving my pennies and am looking forward to seeing some of my crafty Friends and seeing some demos and buying some new goodies! I hope you have a lovely Weekend!
Jane
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Whiff of Joy Release day blog hop - Maya Witch and Kitty on broom

Good Morning Everyone! It is going to be a busy day on my blog today, I will be back 3 times today! Welcome to my blog for the Whiff of Joy Blog Hop. If you are following the hop you should have come here from the lovely Sonja B. The Whiff of Joy DT are all showcasing stamps and digital images from the September release. I love all the gorgeous new Halloween stamps which are being released this month and I have used 'Maya Witch and Kitty on Broom' on my card. She is so much fun to colour in! I coloured her with my Promarkers and then die cut the topper into a circle, I left the die in place and inked around the edges and then stamped spider webs and bats from the Happy Halloween accessory set which is simply fabulous!

I have used old papers from my stash on the card layered onto black card. I added distress inks and stitching around the edges and added a Whiff of Joy spider charm which I tied on with Whiff of Joy twine. I added lots of Whiff of Joy paper flowers and some green gems and purple pearls.

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Here is a close up of my image, I love the little bats flying above the broom. The sentiment I have used is also from Whiff of Joy. Thanks so much for stopping by.
Your next stop on the hop is the very talented Lori.
 Make sure you leave comments along the way as this month, 6 lucky commentators will each win one of the digital stamps from our Vintage Jane Austen 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! A complete list of the hop is also at this blog, just in case you get lost along the way!

The hop will remain open until midnight CEST (Central European Summer Time) Wednesday September 19th. Winners will be announced by Katharina on her blog.

Thanks for joining us for our hop. Have a lovely Sunday!

Jane

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