With Love ................

Well, it's not quite a month since my last post and I haven't managed Jenny's challenge either, sorry!!! I do think I am getting better, you lot might not think so but I am trying honest!! I have a few health issues at the mo, which explains my constant fatigue etc but I won't bore you with that. This weekend just gone was a rare occasion for Neil and I, we actually had a weekend in London, I had managed to get tickets to see Roger Walters perform The Wall at the O2. amazing or what!! We were 4 rows from the front, so spoilt, and such a fantastic experience. If there are any Pink Floyd fans reading this, we both thoroughly recommend going to see it if you get the chance. Anyway onto my card, I am entering this into the following challenges if I am in time!!!

Sweet Sketch Wednesday
My time to craft - Scallops
High Hopes Challenge - Anything goes
Crafty Cardmakers - Embossing

I have used the following:

High Hopes Stamp
Papermania Sentiment
Coloured with Copic Sketch and Ciao Markers
Basic Grey Bittersweet Paper
Nestibilities Lables 17
Martha Stewart Scallop Punch
Martha Stewart Branch Punch
Cuttlebug Hearts Embossing Folder
Wild Orchid Cherry Blossoms flowers
Glossy Accents
Diamond Stickles
Card from Stash

Hope you like it,
Hugs Jo x

Yay, I'm back!!!

Don't hold your breath, but I think Mr Mojo may be returning!! An invite by Wendy of Stamps and Memories to visit for the evening and her cheeky comment below and lots of really encouraging emails from Marianne plus all the lovely comments that you have all left has finally done it!! I had a lovely evening with Wendy yesterday and decided to colour this gorgeous new image that I bought a couple of months ago, lots of chat and tea and she was coloured before I knew it!! I then raided Wendys stash and this is what I came up with!!

As it is my first card in a while, I thought it had better go in a lot of challenges, so here we go:

Sophistcat-Open challenge green, lilac + one,flowers

Crafty Cardmakers - Spring into spring

Crafty Catz - Spring

Allsorts - Spring is in the Air

Sketch Saturday

One stop craft - Let it shine

Secret Crafter - Spring has sprung

Sweet sketch Wednesday

Simon Says Challenge - Spring Easter

Papertake weekly

Stamp is Mimosa with flower basket by Bildmilarna, I just love these stamps

Dovecraft Sentiment

Coloured with Copic Markers

Nestibilities labels

Martha Stewart around the edge punch

Nellie Sneddon Small and large flower and embossing punch

Martha Stewart Branch punch

Papers are from the Alison Ellis Baby Girl Range available from Stamps and Memories

Pearls, Card and Ribbon from Stash

I hope you like her!!

I hope to catch up with you all soon, I am off from Friday until after Easter so am hoping to get some serious card making and blogging done.

Take care everyone, be back soon

Hugs 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

It's a Girl!!

I'm not going to even apologise this week for being a bad blogger, just sooooo busy, with no time to craft and boy, do I need craft time at the mo!!! Am exhausted!! Long days again!!

Well me being my organised self, had a couple of baby boy images coloured up as I have so many friends and colleagues expecting at the moment and what happens, they have a girl!! I had convinced myself that the first one would be a boy!! So a girl card it is, sorry but got a bit carried away with this one. This card fits in with the pink and grey theme over at Cute Card Thursday and the what's new theme at Crafty Cardmakers this week.

Above show the front of the card and below is the inside of the card.

I have used the Popcorn birthday cuddles stamp and adapted it to suit a baby card as I just adore this image.

I have coloured with Copics and Spica Glitter pens

Nestabilities label one

Nestabilities tag label

Embroidered paper and Bazill basic card from Stamps and Memories

Ribbon and pearls from stash

Hope you like her!!

Back soon

Hugs Jo x

PS. Would someone please tell me the secret of making at least 3 cards in one evening!! This one card took me 2 evenings!!!