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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Ali-Craft DT - A JoFY Snowman tutorial

Hello Everyone! I hope you had a lovely Weekend. It's my turn to share a card on the Ali-Craft blog today and I have put together a little tutorial to show you how I made this card.

You can see the full tutorial here on the Ali-Craft blog. I hope you have a lovely Monday!
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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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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A Doolally Pip for the Ali Craft Challenge

Hello Everyone! I have something a little bit different for you today....I was very lucky earlier in the year to be able to take a class taught by Lindsay Mason at the Birmingham Trade Craft Show where we made a tag using some of her Doolally Pip stamps. I fell in love with them instantly and treated myself to 'Moochin' as he reminded me of my boys. This is the first time I have inked him up and I used him to decorate a large chipboard tag I bought from Ali Craft at the Bracknell Craft Show.

I inked around the edges of the tag with black distress ink before covering the tag with Graphic 45 papers. I coloured the image with promarkers and then cut it out, adding a paper pieced crown which I had stamped on to some of the text papers. I added some jute mesh behind my sentiment and a Prima button on top.

I set eyelets in the top of the tag and threaded them with printed twill ribbon and another in the bottom from which I hung a rusty bell. I added a wooden star and cog from my stash and finished with some black stick on gems. I am entering my tag in to the Alicraft Challenge.
I hope you have a great Friday!
Jane
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Little Miss Muffet DT - Trick or Treat release

Hello Everyone! It's release day at Little Miss Muffet Stamps today and we have lots of treats for you this week, there are 6 gorgeous digital images and a fabulous and very versatile banner die. I have decorated a treat bag using the spooky stacked pumpkins and added the banner die to the top flap of the bag.

I went a bit over the top decorating my bag. I used ribbon and a button and small orange flower from The Ribbon Girl and a charm, twine more flowers and a sentiment  from Whiff of Joy. I finished with some gems and a little bat die from My Mum's Craft Shop.

My image was coloured with promarkers and I stamped around the edges with a Hero Arts text die. Here is a little sneaky peek at all the new releases.

You can see them all in the 'What's New' section at Little Miss Muffet and make sure you check out the blog for lots of inspiration from the DT. Have a lovely Thursday!

Jane

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Farnborough fun and playing with Distress inks

Hi Everyone! I hope you are having a good Weekend, mine has been fab so far! I spent yesterday at the Make it show in Farnborough and did 2 stints doing demos on the Ali Craft stand showing the lovely Crafters how to use these brushes for blending and stencilling with Distress ink. I had never used the before yesterday and they are so easy to use for blending the inks and creating backgrounds! I had so much fun chatting to all the lovely Ladies who came to see what I was doing and met up with some of my Friends for lunch and coffee. I will be back on the Ali-Craft stand today at 10.30am and 2pm not sure yet what I will be demoing as the brushes sold out yesterday!

I made the card I am sharing today a few weeks ago and realised last night I hadn't put it on my blog yet. I used Distress stains and inks to create the background and then stamped with Archival ink and   Distress inks to create the topper with Tim Holtz stamps.

The cogs were cut with Spellbinders Sprockets dies and the backing paper is by Graphic 45 and I added some metal bits and pieces which I bought from Ali-Craft at the Sandown Show.
I hope you have a lovely Sunday!
Jane
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