Engagement Congratulations!

Hello Everyone! I hope you are well and had a good weekend. I am still suffering with my Bronchitis so am feeling a little down in the dumps today. Hopefully the antibiotics will keep working and get rid of it soon! I have a very CAS card to share with you today which I made to send to my lovely Friend Kitty who recently got engaged to the lovely Ross.

I used white textured cardstock and die cut an oval in it using a Dienamics die. I then added a Clearly Besotted die cut behind gluing the tails to either side of the aperture. I die cut a sparkly heart using a Dienamics die and positioned it on the card base so it would be centred behind the sentiment. I sewed around the edges of the white panel and then added it to the card base with foam pads. I was tempted to add flowers and gems but resisted and I am quite pleased with the finished card.
I hope you have a lovely Monday!
Jane
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A Glamorous 18th Birthday

Hello Everyone and a Happy Mother's Day to all the lovely Mums out there! It's my day for posting on the My Mum's Craft Shop blog today and I am sharing the card I made for lovely niece Shannon who turned 18 last week. I used the very glamorous 'Posh has a Present' image from Stamping Bella as the image on my card and coloured it in with Promarkers and paper pieced her dress and bag.

The papers I have used are by Echo Park and are from the 'Splendid Sunshine' Pad. I layered them all onto bright pink card and added stitching around the edges. The skinny pink ribbon is a very old one from my stash I bought from Create and Craft when I first started cardmaking. I used 'A La Modes Big Birthday numbers for the 18, cutting them out when I had stamped them onto pink paper. The sentiment is a matching one from the set.

Here is a close up of the image. I love paper piecing the Stamping Bella images and giving them pretty patterned dresses. I finished the card with some flowers from my stash and some stick on gems.
I hope you have a lovely Sunday!
Jane
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Smile!

Hello Everyone! I hope you are all ok. I am still under the weather with Bronchitis but I am tucked up on the sofa at the moment watching Little House on the Prairie and blog hopping so life is not all bad. I have a quick card to share with you today which I made using 1920's Gwen from Some Odd Girl. I bought her a long time ago and I love her style! I coloured her up last week as an experiment using only Cool Grey Graph'it Markers and the blender.

I cut her out with no border this time and added her to a card I made using My Mind's Eye papers which were the perfect colour. The flowers are from my stash and I added a crystal button on top of them which is available here from The Ribbon Girl. The sentiment is by Paper Smooches and is from this set. 

Here is a close up of Gwen, the colouring is not perfect but it was great fun experimenting. I sent this card to my Best Friend this week. She is very stylish and elegant, just like Gwen so I thought this would be perfect for her.

Playing with some new stash and a CAS Baby card

Hello Everyone! I am back again! I was very lucky to be able to get hold of some of the gorgeous new Clearly Besotted dies when they were released and despite feeling awful with my cough I was so inspired I couldn't resist having a play. I made a very simply new Baby card using the baby die and the Butterfly Wishes dies.

I added some stitching around the edges and cut an aperture in the white card with an oval die to set the sentiment and the butterfly die into. 

I then cut another smaller butterfly which I added below the aperture and finished with pearls 

I made 2 other cards as well yesterday, one will be going in the post tomorrow so hopefully I will be able to share it with you in a couple of days. Have a lovely Wednesday!
Jane
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Celebrate!

Hello Everyone! I hope you are well and having a good week so far. I am still suffering with a nasty cough and the remnants of my cold and not getting enough sleep at the moment so I am looking forward to the Weekend already! I have a Clean and Simple card to share with you today which I made using a selection of Echo Park papers from a variety of pads. I love mixing and matching patterns and Echo Park papers lend themselves to this very well.

I used a fabulous My Favourite Things sentiment as the focal point on my card from this very versatile set which is available here from My Mum's Craft Shop. I used some Fishtail banners to stamp the sentiment onto and then added some of my usual stitching to the layers. The Chipboard embellishments were leftovers from a Magazine Commission.

I will leave you with a liitle arty shot of the card. The wooden stars which are the perfect finishing touch are from Artcuts. I hope you have a lovely Tuesday!
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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Get Well Soon!

Hello Everyone, I hope you are all well. I have a little card to share with you today which I made for a colleague who has been really poorly with Pneumonia. I used some papers from My Mind's Eye which I have had in my stash for ages. I used some Dienamics dies to cut some banners to place overlapping the image.

The cute little bear is a stamp from Woodware which is available here from My Mum's Craft Shop. The image was  coloured with a selection of alcohol markers. I hope you have a lovely Monday!
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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Beautiful Buttons

Hello Everyone! I hope you are well. I have been suffering with a nasty cold this week which my Son gave me. It has been hanging around for a few days now and I am hoping I can get rid of it this weekend! I have a little card to share with you which I made to enter the Hobby House March Challenge. I have been doing a lot of blog hopping and spending a lot of time on Pinterest to get some imspiration lately and I was inspired to make this card when I saw the Hobby House Challenge theme which is buttons.

I received this hexagon die a couple of years ago as a Christmas present and I had never used it. I decided to use it to die cut a panel of kraft card which I added to a kraft card base using foam pads.
I stamped a My Favourite Things sentiment onto another strip of card and stitched along the long edges before adding it to the card. I added some Hobby House roses to the left of the sentiment and some striped Ribbon Girl Buttons which I threaded with twine. I loved making this card and I will be experimenting more with card without coloured images while I get my colouring back up to standard!
I hope you have a lovely Weekend and I will be back on Sunday with another card.
Jane
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MMCSDT - Spring Flowers

Hello Everyone! I am kicking off a 'Flowers' themed week on the My Mum's Craft Shop blog today. We have been lucky to have some lovely sunshine here this weekend, the daffodils are blooming and Spring is definitely on it's way. To celebrate the lovely weather, I have made a card using some of the lovely new goodies which have arrived recently at My Mum's Craft Shop.

The papers I have used are from the Echo Park 'Splendid Sunshine' pad which is available here. They match the Hobby House 'Summertime' pre-coloured topper so well! I added a sentiment from Paper Smooches 'Scripty Sayings' set which I stamped straight on to the backing papers.

I added a beautiful saddlestitched edge ribbon and lots of paper flowers from the Ribbon Girl around the image and finished with a lovely big button tied with twine and a couple of stick on pearls. I hope you have a lovely Sunday.
Jane
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Congrats on your New Job!

Hello Everyone, I hope you are all doing well. I am trying very hard to update my blog a little more frequently so am sharing a card I made for a dear Friend who has just been offered a fabulous new job!

All the supplies I have used on my card are mostly things I have had in my stash for ages. The stamp and Die are so old I am not sure where they are from. The papers are mostly American Crafts and My Mind's Eye and the wooden star is from Artcuts. I added a doily cut with a Papermania die and some lovely Ribbon Girl Ribbon. The flower was added to hide an area of the image that didn't come out quite right but I actually really like it there! A happy accident!
I hope you have a lovely Friday!
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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I'm back! A new card for the Graph'it Markers Challenge - Denim

Hello Everyone! I am back! That was a very long couple of weeks...I can't believe I haven't posted on my blog since the 10th of January. Needless to say, it took me a lot longer than expected to recover from my hand operation. I am truly on the mend now and am slowly getting back into crafting again. My card today is my first attempt at colouring again so please be gentle with me. I am not 100% happy with my card today but I have to start somewhere. The card I am sharing below if for the Graph'it Marker Colouring Challenge. Our theme this fortnight is 'Denim'.

I have used a fabulous image from the Dollie Daydream Polkadoodles CD on my card. I love her outfit and her hair is amazing! I used Echo Park papers from an older pad and a Paper Smooches sentiment from the 'Scripty Sayings' set.

I added some Dutch Doobadoo die cut embellishments, including the Laser Art A5 Butterflies, Laser Art A5 Swirls and a Kraft Star which I topped with a vintage button.I also added some Ribbon Girl flowers and ribbon and some stick on pearls.

Here are the pens I used for my colouring. I used the Glitter Shake it pen to give her some fun glittery trainers. I hope you will be able to join us for our Challenge for the chance to win a Graph'it colouring DVD. Have a lovely Friday!
Jane
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A Bue and Yellow Robotastic card for the Graph'it Marker colouring Challenge

Hello Everyone! I hope you are well. It's time for a brand new Challenge on the Graph'it Marker colouring challenge blog and our colour theme this week is Springtime inspired with fresh blues and yellows. I have made a card using some scraps by My Mind's Eye and Fancy Pants and a fabulous stamp set by the Alley Way which is available here.

Colours used: 7260,7240, 7220, 7210, 1210, 1280, 1140, 1110

I coloured the image using my favourite blues  and used soft yellows which compliment them so well. I kept my layout simple and added a sentiment from the set and some gorgeous ribbon from The Ribbon Girl and finished with some brads, a button and a pearl from my stash. I hope you will be able to join us for our Challenge for the chance to win some lovely Graph'it goodies! This will be my last post for a while as I am going in today to have a small operation on my hand to remove a troublesome lump so I will be taking an enforced break from crafting and blogging for a couple of weeks. Have a lovely Friday!
Jane
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My Mum's Craft Shop DT - Thanks

Hello Everyone!It's my day for posting on the My Mum's Craft Shop blog today and I have a Thank You card to share. Now the huge task of making Christmas cards is over I always find myself making a lot of Thank you cards for the lovely presents I received over Christmas.

I love the Pure Innocence 'It's a sign' set which is available here from My Mum's Craft shop as she comes with lots of messages for all occasions. I used papers from the Echo Park Bundle of Joy Girl pad for my card and cut a stiched circle and Fishtail banner using Dienamics to build up my card layout. All that was needed to finish the card was to pop my image coloured with Graph'its on top. I added a little bow tied from twine to the coloured frame and some little flowers as a finishing touch. I hope you have a lovely Sunday.

Jane

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Ali Craft DT for the Ali Craft Challenge - A Daahling Doo Lally Pip!

Hello Everyone! Apologies for the late post but I am finally here with my card for this month's Ali-Craft Challenge. Our 1st Challenge of the year has an 'Anything Goes' theme so I created a card using one of the fabulous Lindsay Mason Doo Lally Pip stamps. This one is called 'Daahling' and is available here from Ali-Craft.

 

 

I coloured my image using Graph'it pens and paper pieced the coat using papers from the pad I used for my card which come from the Echo Park pad 'Beautiful Life'.  I distressed the edges of each layer and sewed around the edges and added a pom pom trim from The Ribbon Girl. I added flowers and wooden hearts from my stash and some punched butterflies and gems. I hope you will be able to join us for this month's Challenge. Make sure you check out the blog for all the details and some inspiration from the DT. Enjoy the rest of your Saturday!

Jane

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My Mum's Craft Shop DT - A hanging shadow box for the January 'Love' Challenge

Hello Everyone! Happy New Year! I hope you had a lovely New Year's Eve and I wish you all the best for 2014. The first of the month means a brand new Challenge on the My Mum's Craft Shop  blog and our theme this month is 'Love' . I made a shadow box using some packaging I save from a mobile phone cover my Husband bought after Christmas. As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted to alter it!

I covered the box inside and out using some gorgeous papers by My Mind's Eye from the
Lost & Found Record It Heirloom pad which is available here from My Mum's Craft Shop. I covered the back of the box using some kraft paper from Paperchase. I covered some wooden hearts from my stash with some papers from the pad and inked the edges and added a sentiment from this Papersmooches set stamped onto a banner cut from paper from the pad. I inked around the edges of the hearts and the banner using Tea Dye Distress inks. I added some Pom Pom trim and lots of beautiful flowers from The Ribbon Girl. I also added a wooden button and little resin embellishment from My Mum's Craft Shop. I hope you will be able to join us for our Challenge for the chance to win a voucher from My Mum's Craft Shop. Enjoy the rest of your New Year's Day!
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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Graph'it Markers DT for the Graph'it Challenge - Happy New Colour!

 Hello Everyone! I hope you had  a lovely Christmas Day and Boxing Day. My blog has been rather neglected lately as I was running behind with my Christmas preparations but I hope normal service will be restored soon! It's time for a brand new Challenge on the Graph'it Marker Challenge blog today. Our theme this week is 'Happy New Colour' we are challenging you to use a new colour!I chose Yellow as my colour I wouldn't normally use to create a lovely golden coat for the lovely Labradors on my card.

I rarely use yellows but  I love the rich gold you can create with the Graph'it markers. I will be sure to use this colour combination again for hair and animals.  I used just three colours to colour in the dogs: 1250, 3110 and 3140. The images are from Little Miss Muffet and the sentiment is a Paper Smooches one

Make sure you check out the Challenge blog for lots of fabulous inspiration from the DT!

Have a lovely Friday!

Jane

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Ribbon Girls Children's Christmas Craft Challenge 2013

Hello Everyone! The Ribbon Girls are running a special Children's Craft Challenge this year for kids aged 16 and under on the Ribbon Girl blog.

The challenge will run until 9pm (UK time) on Saturday 28th December.

The winners will be announced on New Years Eve - we're sure you will have some time to fill in before Christmas and maybe some spare time between Christmas and New Year - you might even be hoping to get some new craft things in your stocking and this is a great opportunity to put them to good use.

There will be 3 prizes of crafty goodies and the challenge will be judged by 3 UK crafters:

Dawn Phillips freelance designer, craft tutor and TV presenter for Lili of the Valley

 Happy Birthday Dawny P - enjoy your day!!

  Kath Stewart  well known Freelance Craft Designer, Craft Tutor, and Demonstrator

Andrea Gourley - Craft Designer and Teacher 

The winners will have their project displayed on The Ribbon girl blog, on The Ribbon Girl Facebook Page and on the front page of The Ribbon Girl online store website on 1st January 2014

I hope you will be able to join in with the fun!
Jane
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A Christmas Banner tutorial on the Ali-Craft blog

Hello Everyone! It's my day for sharing a tutorial on the Ali-Craft blog. I have put together a little Christmas banner using JoFy stamps.

You can see all the Step by Step instructions here on the Ali-Craft blog. I hope you have a lovely Wednesday!
Jane
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MMCSDT - Bags and boxes week on the My Mum's Cratt shop blog

Hello Everyone!  I am kicking off another themed week this week on the My Mum's Craft shop blog. We will be showing you bags and boxes this week, ideal as a last minute Christmas present when filled with yummy chocolates!

I used a Sizzix die to cut my box shape from Kraft and then added papers from the Echo Park Keepin' Cozy pad which I had layered onto red card before stitching around the edges. I added a layered snowflake cut using Joy Crafts dies . I added a large sparkly embellishment on top and tucked a Paper Smooches sentiment underneath.

Here is a side view of the finished box. I covered all the sides of hte box using different patterned papers and added a couple of little stick on pearls and a gem to finish. I hope you have a lovely Sunday!
Jane
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Making Backgrounds for the Graph'it Marker Challenge

Hello Everyone! It's time for a brand new Challenge today on the Graph'it Marker Challenge blog. The theme for the team this week was to make backgrounds using Mix it Fluid. This was so much fun! I used 4 different shades of Graph'it Markers to create a snowy sky background for my cute little Polkadoodles snowman. I used the broad nib to draw wide stripes which I blended together and then sprayed with the mix it fluid to create a mottled effect. I then added dots for the snow using the glitter Shake it embossing pen

Graph'it Markers used:

Sky: 7260,7240,7220,7210

Red: 5245, 5220, 5210

Green: 8270, 8260, 8220

Snow: Shake it glitter embossing pen

I hope you will be able to join us for this Challenge! Have a lovely Friday!

Jane

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A Christmas tag for the Ali-Craft Challenge

Hello again! As promised I am back with my Project for this month's Ali-Craft challenge which launched yesterday on the Ali-Craft blog. I made a tag using some papers from the Graphic 45 7 days of Christmas paper pad..

 



I added some lace and a die cut circle to which I added a little Lindsay Mason angel  and a sentiment from this set. I hope you will be able to join us for our Challenge. There is some great inspiration from the DT on the Ali-Craft blog. Enjoy the rest of your Weekend!
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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Ribbon Girl DT for the Ribbon Girl Colour Challenge - White

Hello again! I am back with my Design Team card for this month's Colour Challenge on the Ribbon Girl blog. Our colour theme this month is 'White'. I decided to make a Wedding card using one of my adorable Lili of the Valley stamps and some Papermania vintage doily papers.

I matted the image which I had coloured with Promarkers onto a doily cut from pearlescent white card and added lots of gorgeous Ribbon Girl goodies including Ivory resin flatbacks, paper flowers and berries, Faux Hessian ribbon, White Zig Zag Cotton Lace, White Ruffle Edge Sheer Ribbon, stick on pearls.

Here is a close up of my coloured image. I added some glitter glue to the flowers. The sentiment is by Craftwork cards. I hope you will be able to join us for this month's Challenge.

We 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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