New Ribbons and Toppers at My Mum's Craft Shop

Hello Everyone!It's my day for posting on the My Mum's Craft Shop blog today. I have been playing with some of the lovely new goodies which have just arrived at My Mum's Craft Shop and have two cards for you today. Kitty has recently received a huge selection of printed ribbons and toppers which are going to be perfect for your Christmas cards this year. Both cards were very quick to make!

 I used Vintage Presents ribbon on my first card and some matching paper from My Mind's Eye. I also added a Paper Smooches sentiment which is from the Christmas Sampler set. I finished with a wooden snowflake from my stash and a stick on gem.

The new Owl toppers are great fun and are already coloured in. They are a perfect match to the Bazzill basics Nordic Pines papers I have used. The ribbon is Christmas Hoot Tawny and I used it as my sentiment. I added another wooden snowflake and some punched Holly leaves to finish. I hope you have a lovely Sunday!
Jane
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Ribbon Girl DT - A cute Pup for the Brown colour Challenge

Hello again! As promised, I am back with my Challenge card for the Ribbon Girl Colour Challenge. Our theme this month is 'Brown' so I decided to dig out my lovely Simple Stories Documented papers as the colours are just perfect for this month. I used a freebie image from the All Dressed Up blog. I love that a lot of these images come with sentiments in a really funky font and they are so much fun to colour in. I coloured the image with a mix of Graph Its and Promarkers and added some glitter to his little neck tie.

I added lots of gorgeous Ribbon Girl goodies including Faux Hessian Ribbon, an Oyster Spotty button, button twine, paper flowers, Kordt and Godt rolled paper flower and stick on pearls. Make sure you check out the Challenge blog for lots of inspiration from the DT and all the details you need to enter the Challenge. We have a fab inspiration photo for you...

We also have two fabulous prizes for our lucky winner  a £10 voucher from our very generous friends at  Lili Of The Valley and  a £10 voucher towards a shopping spree at Ribbon Girl

Enjoy the rest of your Weekend!

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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Some Exciting DT news!

Hello Everyone! I don't have card to share with you today but I do have some colouring and a some news! I recently applied for a place on the Graph It Design Team and I was so excited to find out that I had been offered a place. It took me all of about 5 seconds to accept and I can't wait to get started!

I received a huge package full of pens yesterday which have boosted my collection and I have been practising colouring with only Graph Its tonight. These are the results of my practice session which I hope to turn into Cards in the next few days. I hope you have a lovely Saturday evening.
Jane
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My Mum's Craft Shop DT - A little preview...

Hello Everyone! I have some exciting news to share with you today and a little preview of some new stamps My Mum's Craft Shop will be stocking very soon! I was thrilled when Kitty told us that we would be getting a delivery of Lawn Fawn stamps. I have a couple of Lawn Fawn stamps already so I have made a card using one of them today and some of the new papers that arrived this week.

The papers I have used are from the Bazzil Nordic Pines pad. They are gorgeous and have a lovely texture. I die cut a little aperture for my Owl to sit in after I had coloured him in and cut him out. I added a little strip of ribbon between the aperture and the sentiment and then added a crochet flower topped with an old brad from my stash. I finished with some tiny stamped hearts filled with glitter glue and a stick on pearl. I hope you have a lovely Sunday!

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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A little Sweetie pie for the All Dressed up Challenge

Hello Everyone! I discovered a new Challenge at the Weekend and a new to me digital stamps shop! I love the stamps by Wendy Burns that were released by 'My Favourite Things' so I was delighted to find some of her images in digital format in the 'All Dressed Up' Etsy shop. I treated myself to an image called 'Sweetie Pie' which is available here and coloured her in with my Graph'it Markers and Promarkers to match the gorgeous (but very old) Basic Grey papers I used on my card.

I matted all my layers onto Kraft card and added stitching around the edges of the layers. I added some beautiful lace from my stash and lots of beautiful flowers. The crochet flower is from Docrafts and I added a vintage button on top. I dotted on a few stick on pearls and a few more buttons to finish.

Here is a close up of the gorgeous image, She was so lovely to colour in. I added a background around her by drawing little dots with lots of different pens and my blender. I hope you have a lovely Tuesday!
Jane
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A Halloween treat box for the Ali-Craft Challenge

Hello, I am back again with my DT post for the latest Ali-Craft Challenge which started yesterday on the Ali-Craft blog. The theme this month is Halloween so I made a little treat box to fill with some chocolate coins.

I used a Sizzix die to cut the pillow box shape and used Distress inks and sprays to decorate a strip of paper using stamps from the Steampunk Spells 2 set to wrap aroud the box. I tied some purple twine around the box and used it to attach a little tag made by mouting a stamped sentiment from the set onto a die cut cog which I set with an Eyelet. I finished by adding a little purple flower topped with a stick on gem. I hope you will be able to join us for this Challenge for the chance to win a £10 website voucher.

  

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!
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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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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MMCS DT for the October Challenge - Halloween!

Hello Everyone! It's time for a brand new Challenge on the MMCS blog today and our theme this month is Halloween! I have made a card using the adorable Pure Innocence 'Kitty Costume' which is available here from My Mum's Craft Shop.

I coloured her in with my Promarkers to match the lovely My Mind's Eye papers and added a Melissa Frances sentiment. I added a little flower, ribbon and a button from The Ribbon Girl and finished with some stick on pearls. I hope you will be able to join us for our Challenge for the chance to win a voucher to spend at My Mum's Craft shop. Have a lovely Tuesday!
Jane
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MMCS DT - Hugs

Hello Everyone! I hope you are having a good Weekend so far. It's my day for sharing a card on the My Mum's Craft Shop blog today and I have made a card using some of the gorgeous Wild Rose Studio products which are available at My Mum's Craft Shop.

The papers are from the Blackberry Lane pad which is available here and I matted them on to green card before sewing around the edges. I love all the pretty flowers on these papers. I used a gorgeous green ribbon from The Ribbon Girl to wrap around the papers and to add a pretty bow which I topped with a button threaded with twine. The sentiment is by Paper Smooches.

Here is a close up of the adorable image 'Emily and Cat' which I coloured with a mix of different alcohol markers. I cut it out using a Spellbinder's die and added it to the card using foam pads. I added lots of paper flowers to finish as well as a resin one and a couple of little wooden hearts. I hope you have a lovely Sunday!
Jane
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Birthday Girls for the Pollycraft Challenge

Hello Everyone! It's my turn to host the Challenge theme this week on the Pollycraft blog and as I celebrated my Birthday yesterday, I chose 'Birthday Girls'. I made a card using the adorable Lil'Dumplings Fleur and coloured her in using Graph'it pens and Promarkers in shades of pink.

I used American Crafts papers and a sentiment from Pink Petticoat and added a ribbon from my stash, lots of paper flowers a resin flower which was a gift from a lovely Friend and I finished with some stick on pearls.

Here is a close up of the adorable Fleur. I added a little bit of glitter to her cute fairy wings. I love her little rosy cheeks. I hope you will be able to join in with our Challenge. The lucky winner will receive a £10 gift voucher to spend in the Pollycraft Store:

Make sure you check out the blog for lots of inspiration from the DT. 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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Ali Craft DT - A Steampunk Spells card

Hello Everyone! It's my day for sharing a card and a tutorial on the Ali Craft blog today. I used some stamps from the Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells stamps set.

I used Distress inks and shimmer spray to create the background, I got very inky and had lots of fun!
You can see the step by step instructions and the full tutorial on the Ali-Craft blog.
Have a lovely Monday!
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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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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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 - Harvest Colours for the Pollycraft Challenge

Hello Everyone!  I apologise for my absence this week and my lateness in posting my Pollycraft Challenge card. I have been ill this week with a nasty throat bug and am slowly getting back to normal. Our theme this fortnight for the Challenge is 'Autumn colours' and I have made a card using the adorable Pip.

The papers I have used are some very old ones from my stash and the sentiment is from Hero Arts. I added lots of flowers and some leaves and finished with some stick on pearls. I hope you will be able to join us for the chance to win a voucher to spend at Pollycraft.

Have a lovely Friday!

Jane

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Ali-Craft DT - An Autumn tag for the Monthly Challenge

Hello Everyone! The 4th Ali-Craft Blog Challenge launched yesterday, our theme this month is Autumn and I have made a tag which I decorated with Distress inks in Autumnal shades.

I stamped the tag with some stamps from the Artistic Outpost Happiness set which is available here from Ali-Craft.  I added some leaves which I coloured with Distress inks, some rolled roses and jute ribbon from The Ribbon girl and various other bits and bobs from my stash.
I hope you have a lovely Monday!
Jane
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MMCS DT - Use something round

Hello Everyone! I am kicking off a new themed week on the My Mum's Craft Shop blog today. This week we will all be using something round on our Projects. I used a large circle die to create the focal point for my card and stamped it with a My Favourite Things sentiment from the Bold Statements set I then added black glitter glue to for a bit of added sparkle. 

The papers I have used on my card are from the My Mind's Eye Chalk Studio pad.  The cute little Panda is by Crafter's Companion and I coloured him in with Graph'it pens and Promarkers.

I popped him on to the card using foam pads and then finished the card off with some flowers, a button, a scrabble tile and a stick on gem. I will be back a little later on with something completely different!
Jane
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Pollycraft DT - Pixie Holly freebie

Hello Everyone! It's freebie time! Paula is very generously offering a fabulous freebie today. You can read all about it on her blog. The adorable Pixie Holly with a matching sentiment! She is totally adorable and I have used her to make a little Christmas tag. You will need to go to the shop to get her and she will be available until the 11th of September.

I used a Dienamics die to cut the tag and added some Echo Park snowflake paper and some stitching using red thread for a change. I coloured Holly in with Graph'it pens and Promarkers in shades of red and green, added some glitter to her wings and then added her to the tag with foam pads after I had cut her out leaving a small border. I added some ribbon, lace and a charm from the Ribbon girl and a resin rose and finished with a little wooden button and a stick on pearl. I am entering my tag in the latest Graph'it blog Challenge which is to make something Christmas themed in red and green. I hope you have a lovely Wednesday!
Jane
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My Mum's Craft Shop DT for the Monthly Challenge - Boys Only

Hello Everyone! I'm really sorry, I forgot to post my card for this Month's Challenge which started today on the My Mum's Craft shop blog. Our theme this month is 'Boys Only' and I have used the adorable Pure Innocence 'Pirate Boy' on my card.

I used the Sketch from this week's Sketch Saturday and papers from the Echo Park 'Paper and Glue' pad. I coloured my image using Promarkers and Graph'it markers and paper pieced his trousers using some of the stripey paper I used on the card. I added a little Pirate flag charm and some twine and finished with a button from my stash and a stick on gem. I hope you have a lovely Evening!
Jane
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Hobby House Toppers winner

Hello Everyone! Sorry I am a few days late picking a winner for my Hobby House Candy.
I picked a winner at random using Random.org and the winning comment was no 5 which is....

Mojca! 

Congratulations! Can you please send an email to milliesmarvels.gmail.com with your address and I will put the toppers in the post for you.

Thank you!

Jane

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Pollycraft DT for the Pollycraft Challenge - For the Kids

Hello Everyone! It's time for a brand new Challenge on the Pollycraft blog and our theme this fortnight is 'For the Kids'. I absolutely love all the Pollycraft Lil' Dumplings so I just had to use one on my card.
I have used Rory on my card, he is available here from Pollycraft.

I coloured Rory in using Graph'it pens and Promarkers to match some Echo Park papers which are from an older pad. I added some buttons and a brad from my stash and a little sentiment I stamped on a tiny punched tag.

Here is a close up of the adorable Rory. I have some great news for you if you are a Lil' Dumplings fan! Look what is brand new in the Pollycraft Shop today!

Aren't they adorable! I can't wait to have a play with them! I hope you will be able to join us for our Challenge this fortnight for the chance to win a £10 gift voucher to spend in the Pollycraft Store:

Make sure you check out the blog for all the details and lots of inspiration from the DT!
Have a lovely Wednesday!
Jane
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MMCS DT - Chistmas is coming and some Candy!

Hello Everyone! It's my day for sharing a card on the My Mum's Craft shop blog today. Our theme this week is 'Christmas is coming', it is still a little way away but I know some of you have been making Christmas cards for a while already! If you are a last minute Christmas crafter, you will be pleased to know that My Mum's Craft shop have a fabulous range of precoloured toppers which are great for those cards that have to be made in a hurry. I have used an image from the Hobby House 'Holly time' topper sheet on my card. It is available here.

I used some old Carta Bella papers on my card and a rub on sentiment from my stash as well as some ribbon and gorgeous flowers from the Ribbon Girl. The snowflake was die cut using a Joy Crafts die.

Here is a close up of my flowers and the topper. The image is really adorable! I wish my colouring was that good! I found an extra pack of these toppers in my stash so I am offering one as candy. If you would like to be in with the chance of winning it, please leave a comment on this post and I will pick a winner on Tuesday. There are also some special offers this weekend at My Mum's Craft Shop. 

FREE UK P&P (£5 order minimum)

20% OFF BARKLEY STAMPS & CDS

20% OFF WILD ROSE STUDIO STAMPS

20% OFF A LA MODES STAMPS

20% OFF PURE INNOCENCE STAMPS

15% OFF ECHO PARK PAPER PADS

15% OFF MY MINDS EYE PAPER PADS

OFFERS END TUES 27TH AUGUST 9AM!

Have a lovely Sunday!

Jane

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A few days late....My Ribbon Girl DT card for the August Colour Challenge

 Hello Everyone! I can't believe it has been a week since I last updated my blog! I was on holiday last week in Dorset and have been really busy since I got back. I am a few days late sharing the card I made for the latest Colour Challenge for this month on the Ribbon Girl blog. Our colour theme this month is 'Red' so I decided to make a Christmas card using one of my lovely Lili of the Valley Christmas stamps.

The stamp I have used is called  'Snow Cute'  and is available here from Lili of the Valley. I coloured him in using Graph'it pens and Promarkers and added a touch of stickles to the snow and his beak and feet. 

I added lots of lovely goodies from the Ribbon Girl, some beautiful checked ribbon, a polka dot button, some stick on pearls and lovely flowers. 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

I hope you have a lovely Wednesday!
Jane
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