Baby

A few days before Christmas our vet gave birth to her first baby...

a girl, so yesterday I made this card to welcome little Olivia.

Concentrating on creating is a pleasant distraction to help  

me deal with the pain.

Of course, the card had to have an animal on it, although I am pretty sure

our vet will not have to treat any giraffes in our little beach side town.

This oh-so-cute giraffe is a freebie digital stamp by Artesanato, and I

coloured her very softly with Promarkers.

My flower arrangement is very sparkly IRL with Star Dust Stickles, 

but unfortunately the camera has not picked up the dazzle.

I completely covered the title die-cut with the Star Dust Stickles, and for

some reason the camera has picked up its sparkle.

The inside of the card co-ordinates with the front. I took this photo after the

sun had gone down, so that is why it is not as bright as the previous photos.

Challenges I would like to enter 

A Gem of a Challenge #185 - 'Celebrate Something New'

CCC Digi Creations #65 - 'Use Die-cuts and/or Punches' WINNER

Crafty Friends #49 - 'New Beginnings'

Crafty Purple Frog - 'New Beginnings'

Daisy Chain #4 - 'Add Some Sparkle' 

Do-Al(l) Kreatives #1 - 'Something New'

Nordsalten Hobbyklubb #153 - 'Baby'

Simply Create Too #123 - 'New Beginnings'

Image - Artesanato (Freebie digital stamp)

Colouring - Promarkers

Paper - Forever Friends New Arrival

Dies - Spellbinder Classic Oval, Scalloped Oval, Classic Circle, Scalloped Circle; Cheery Lynn Flourish Leaf Strip; Marianne LR0217 (Baby); EZ Cut 50046 (Stars)

Stickles - Ranger Star Dust

Flowers, pearl stems and lace are from my junk stash.

After several days of near average temperatures (but with high humidity), we are bracing ourselves again for a major heat-wave here in Australia, so I guess I will be staying indoors with the air conditioning on, and hopefully doing some more crafting,

Until next time, thank you for visiting.

Hugs,

Jennifer x

Starting Over

Happy New Year everyone...

I hope you had a lovely Christmas, and Santa was kind to you with lots of  

new crafting goodies to add to your stash. Due to a serious family crisis, we

had a very quiet Christmas and New Year. My birthday fell between those days

(29th), so John and I went to a seaside town 2 hours away, where we had a lovely

light lunch, a long seaside walk, and a fabulous dinner. Between lunch and dinner we 

had 2 shopping expeditions...John bought me a new handbag, then went for a drive 

while I spent 1 1/2 hours in a scrapbooking/craft store, where lots of 

goodies 'fell' into the shopping basket.

I suppose you couldn't help but notice, I have updated and 'prettified' my blog. 

Of course I had an awful lot of help from my wonderful, and very clever John.

That's enough of my rambling on...let's move on to more important things!

After a break over the festive season, Crafty Little Fairies is back with a new

challenge to start 2014 off. How appropriate that the challenge title is

STARTING OVER 

Your creation can feature a new house, new job, new baby etc. Remember, you

must use an image, either stamped or digi, in order for your creation to be valid.

Our lovely sponsor this week is 

A dear friend's daughter is due to give birth to a little baby girl in 3 weeks time, so I

made this card for the mother-to-be and her husband.

A closer look at this adorable baby bear, by LOTV.

Inside my card with plenty of room to write my personal message.

Challenges

Ready Teddy Go - 'New Beginnings'

Really Reasonable Ribbon #86 - 'New Beginnings'

Image - Lili of the Valley Little Sleepy Head

Colouring - Promarkers

Sentiment - LOTV accompanies the image stamp

Paper - Forever Friends New Arrivals

Dies - Spellbinders Classic and Scalloped Squares and Circles; Memory Box Night Sky Border
Punch - Carl Sakura
Stickles Star Dust
Ribbon and gems from my junk stash

For a chance to win a lovely prize, why not visit us at Crafty Little Fairies, and enter our 'Starting Over' challenge. Don't forget to use an image on your creation.

Until next time,
Hugs,
Jennifer. x

Bear with Roses

Good evening to all my crafting friends. 

Once again it is Thursday (where do the weeks go??!!), so we have our second

challenge for you at Crafty Little Fairies. We were thrilled at the number of entries

we had last week for our first ever challenge when we changed our name and opened

the challenge to allow any brand of stamps.

This week it is the turn of the pink fairies to showcase their creations, and challenge

you all to join us in the theme of :-

'NEW BABY'

Our lovely sponsor this week is:-

I decided to create a card for a new baby girl.

I used one of my first ever stamp purchases for this card. It was in a set of 3,

by Stamp-it, but I don't know the name of the stamps themselves. I imagine

they would have been discontinued long ago. This is the first time I have used

that gorgeous corner die, but I don't think it will be the last.

I adore this little bear. It looks so cute in what ever colour I use. 

As usual I used my Promarkers.

Inside my card co-ordinates with the front.

Challenges 

A.R.T. #14 - 'Baby Girl'

Delightful - 'New Beginnings'

An Inky Situation #8 - 'Teddy Bears'

Crafter's Cafe #28 - 'No Designer Papers'

I Love Promarkers #185 - '3 Different Shapes' (squares, circles, diamond)

Image - Stamp-it

Colouring - Promarkers

Sentiment - Netty's Cards Freebie (Thank you Annette)

Dies - Spellbinders Lacey Circles, Classic and Scalloped Circles; Nellie Snellen Corner MFD031

Punches - EK Success Scalloped Corners; Carl ?Sakura; Creative Memories Corner Rounder

Pearls and Liquid Pearls from my junk stash

For a chance to win a lovely prize, why not visit us at Crafty Little Fairies, and enter our 'New Baby' challenge.

I really appreciate your visits, and hope you enjoy reading my posts as much as I enjoy writing them.

Until next time, "happy crafting",
Hugs,
Jennifer. x

Baby Girl Hedgie

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I am bursting to tell you some incredibly exciting news, 

but not just yet.....you will have to wait........

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Hello to all on this bitterly cold July morning, 

It is actually our 41st Wedding Anniversary today,

(and they said it wouldn't last!!).

This is the card I made for my darling John a few months ago 

for a challenge, then hid it until today...you can see the whole post here.

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I made this card months ago, and forgot to post it in my blog, so thought I would show you today. The image is my favourite 'go-to' stamp for baby cards - Penny Black's Baby Hammock.

It was for a dear friend who had just become a grandmother for the first time. I apologise for the bad photography, but I only just finished the card before she was due to visit me. I had to rush to take the photos and did not have time to upload them and check that were were okay.

Pastel ginghams and plaids seem to suit baby cards so well, don't they. I don't know what brand the embossing folder is, but I seem to remember that the design may be 'Butterflies and Vines'.

Challenges:-

Allsorts #214 - 'My Favourite Things' (babies-human or animal; 

pink; promarkers; flowers; butterflies)

A Gem of a Challenge #87 - 'Lots of Layers'

Penny Black and More - 'Dies and Punches'

Addicted to Stamps #60 - 'Lots Of Layers'

Paper Creators Crafts #11 - 'Think Pink'

That Craft Place - 'Ribbons and/or Lace'

Sweet Stampin' - 'Butterflies and Bows'
Cutie Pie #48 - 'Cute and Cuddly'

The Ribbon Girls - 'Add A Bow'

Stamp - Penny Black Baby Hammock

Colouring - Promarkers

Paper - unknown, from a 12x12 stack (have lost cover)

Dies - Spellbinders Classic and Scalloped Circles, and Lacey Circles

Punch - Martha Stewart 

Embossing - ? Butterflies and Vines

Charm, Ribbon, Pearls, Peel-off Sticker all from my junk stash

I just hope the weather is warmer than here wherever you are. 

Thanks for visiting - "happy crafting"!

Hugs,

Jennifer. x

Hello Baby

 Hello fellow crafters,
Recently a friend asked me to make a card for a friend of hers who had just had a little boy. She didn't want anything too 'fussy', so this is what I created.

Once again, I have used 'Warren'. I cut an aperture in some blue cardstock,
and attached this over the image. I can't remember how long I have had that
pearlised gingham paper - ages. The greeting is yet another peel-off sticker,
attached to a tiny piece of white cardstock, which I sponged with blue ink.

Challenges I would like to enter are :-

Crafting When We Can #41- 'Name That Tune' (Little Peter Rabbit)'

Simply Create Too #34 - 'Animals' (2nd entry)
Card Crafter's Circle #68 - 'Ooh Baby, Baby' (Winner)

Perfect Sentiment #72 - 'Brides/Babies'

That Craft Place - 'Animals' (2nd entry)

Image - Craftwork Cards 'Warren'

Colouring - Promarkers

Paper - from my junk stash

Dies - Spellbinders 'Scalloped Circles'

Card Candi - Craftwork Cards

Ink - Versacube 'Baby Blue'

Stickles, and peel-off stickers from my junk stash

Until next time, thank you for visiting,

Hugs,

Jennifer. x