Back again!!

This month over at Crafts Galore Encore we are celebrating Halloween with Trick or Sweet, so anything Halloween goes and we are sponsored by the fabulous Kenny K. Check out their website for a great selection of fantastic digis.

I had so much fun creating this card, for some unknown reason I really enjoy making Halloween cards. I am getting quite a collection now, I never send them to anyone just keep them, lol. I made this card whilst visiting my good friend Wendy from Stamps and Memories. I went over to spend the day with her with quite a clear idea in my mind of what I was going to make, which is most unlike me and came back home having made something completely different!! Anyway here is my masterpiece

Image Kenny K Trixxie Treat

Coloured with Copic Sketch and Ciao

Spellbinders

Impression Obsession Spider Web and Spider Die

Impression Obsession Sentiment

Lilac and grey blending Chalk

Paper

Glossy Accents

Glamour Dust 

Orange Wink of Stella

Card from Stash

I am going to enter this into the following challenges:

Pile it on - The witching hour

The Corrosive Challenge - Halloween colours

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes

4 Krafty Girlz - Anything goes

Aud Sentiments - Halloween Sentiment

A Step in the Dark - Anything goes

Through the Classroom Door - Anything Goes

Pinspirational Challenge - Anything Goes

Die Cuttin Divas - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant Challenge - Anything Goes

Hope you like it and can't wait to see your entries into our fab challenge Crafts Galore Encore, pop across and check out our brilliant Teams projects for inspiration.

Jo x

Mr Mojo, gone walkies!!

Have real problems at the moment, Mr Mojo has gone, it has taken me 3 weeks to complete this card. Hope you like it now it's done!! The challenges that it fits are:

Pink Elephant - Green as one colour

Simon Says Challenge - Mothers Day/Girly

Cute Card Thursday - Lucky Green

Crafty Catz - Shades of Green

Stamp used is Birthday Cake, one of the Scrumptious Shoes by Stampendous

Coloured with Copic Pens and Spica Glitter Pens

Paper is from the Berry Sweet range by K & Co

Crystal Glamour Dust

Baby Pink Stickles Glue

Card, Ribbon and gems from stash

Hope to be back soon

Jo x

Two Cards and lots of challenges!!

I'm not going to apologise for not blogging etc as Marianne will tell me off!! I have managed a couple of cards over the past couple of weeks but nothing worth blogging really. I have gone through a real low but am hoping that I am back on the way up and can get back to creating something half decent!!

The first card covers the following challenges and probably a few more but here goes:

Spoonfull of Sugar -1 Paper, 1 embossing, 1 button and 1 Ribbon
Copic Colour Challenge - R29, RV23 and B12
Cute Card Thursday - In the name of Love
Friday Crafty Cats - Buttons and Bows
Crafty Cardmakers - Digital Delights
Simon Says - Whats love got to do with it
Pink Elephant - Mushy Gushy Valentine
By the Cute and Girly - Love

Phewwww!!

Digital Image by Mo Manning, Belle and Bronte Freebie
Sentiment is from a Hero Arts Set
Coloured with Copic Pens:
E15, E17, E18, E30 and E50
YR0000 and YR00
W00, W0, W1, W3, W5 and C1
R0000, R00 and R29
B0000, B00 and B12
RV0000, RV00 and RV23

Paper is from Papermania Raspberry Champagne Collection
Nestibilities Square, Square Scalloped and Ribbon Labels
Cuttle bug Dotty Embossing folder
Glossy Accents
Card, Button and Ribbon from Stash

The second card I originally coloured for the previous weeks Copic Colour Challenge but didn't get my act together in time but it does fit in with the following:

Papertake Weekly - Sketch
Sophisticats - Tartan

Image and Sentiment are from Kraftin Kimmi - Tree Fairy
Image coloured with Copic Pens
Paper is DCWV My Mind Eye Bloom and Grow
MS Doily Punch
Nestibilities Rectangle, Scalloped Rectangle and Ribbon Labels
Glamour Dust
Card, Pearls and Raffia from Stash

Well folks, I hope you like them and I'm off now to visit some blogs to see what wonderful creations you have all made.

Hugs Jo x

On a roll and another long post!!

Another card from Jo, I hear you say must be having a bad week!! Well, lets just say it could be a lot worse but I have come home from work the last two evenings with the urge to craft rather than the need to craft!! So we are on the up at the mo!! And I must say, I am really enjoying it. I had a fab day on Saturday with Wendy at the sale in Kintbury, demonstrating the lovely Martha Stewart punches, making flowers with the Nellie punches and colouring away with the Copic Pens just pure bliss!! I loved it, just wasn't long enough though! Wendy is off to Exeter tomorrow for the Craft 4 Crafters show, so if any of my lovely readers are going, do pop across and visit Wend on the Stamps and Memories stand as she would love to see you!

This little card covers a few challenges this week,

Just Cute Bears Challenge One for the girls

Crafty Cardmakers Hearts and romance

The Pink Elephant Polka Dots, Bow and Pink

Allsorts Challenge Hearts and Flowers

A Spoon Full of Sugar Freestyle

Stamp is Louis with Heart by Wild Rose Studio
Sentiment is Hero Arts
Coloured with Copic Markers
Papers are by Rita Marie
Bazill Pink Linen Card
Nestibilities Round, Round Scallop and Ribbon Tags
Martha Stewart Doily and Branch Punch
Nellie Small and Large Flower Punch
Nellie Small and Large Flower Embossing Punch
Nellie Stamen Punch
Glossy Accents
Memento Black Ink Pad
Ribbon, Gems and Pearls from Stash

Now I must thank the lovely Mandy for my lovely blog award, if you haven't visited Mandys blog, you really must, she is so talented and such a lovely person too. She gives me so much encouragement and is so kind in all she says.

I have to pass this on to 10 people and say 10 things that make me happy!

1. My family
2. My friends
3. My Pets
4. Making cards,Crafting with Wendy
5. Being at home
6. Leaving work at the end of the day!!
7. When the sunshines, so hubby can work on the conservatory!!
8. Being in Wendys shop
9. All the lovely comments left on my blog
10. Being able to have a good quality of life and enjoy each day as it comes.

The people that I would like to give this to are Linda, Marianne, Lol, Jo, Vicky, Joey, Debby, Jacqui, Kim and Michele

Thess ladies give me so much inspiration and encouragement and say such lovely things.

Thank you all.

Hugs Jo x

Warning Sunglasses needed!!

Oh no, a really bad blogger again!! My poor Mojo has left me and every card is a struggle at the moment, I really need to be inspired. I had a trip to Wendys on Saturday afternoon, we should have been at the Kintbury Sale but Wendy has been really poorly and had to cancel. The roads in Berkshire were atrocious, OK if you're on the M4 but we weren't. Anyway, I spent loads of cash and came home with lots of new stash!! As I am really fed up with this horrible weather and the fact that I have had to go back to work after Christmas, I thought bright and cheerful is the order of the day!! So beware folks!! I am using this card for the following challenges:

The Pink Elephant -Birthday

Crafty Catz - Bright and sparkly (My inspiration)

Sketch Saturday - Fabulous sketch, thank you

ABC challenge - L is for Layers

Stamp is one of my favourite designers, Leigh Hannan, Impression Obsession

Sentiment is Alesa Baker, Enjoy your day, Impression Obsession

Coloured with Copic Markers

and Spica Glitter Pens

Papers are Alison Ellis, Neon Candy Range

Nestibilities labels four and Ribbon Tags

Swirl Cuttle bug folder

Martha Stewart Scallop border punch

Nellie flower punch

All of the above are available at Stamps and Memories

Ribbon, gems and card from stash

Hope you like it

Hugs Jo x