Happy Father's Day

Good morning crafters!

How are you all today?  Most of you will know that it is Father's Day today and have probably entered a few of the many masculine themed challenges on the blogs this week.  Anyway, i thought i would share the card that i made for my special Dad.  It is actually his card and present! I made up a voucher and attached it to one of the middle panels.  The easiest present to post!   I will not be with him when he opens it unfortunately as i live thousands of miles away so i hope he will like it.

Supplies

Card base & matting: Ivory & brown cardstock

Patterned Papers: Echo Park This & That & We R Memory Keepers Cotton Tail paper pack

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities Heart Circles

Punches: Round and scalloped

Inks: Tim Holtz Distress ink - walnut stain

Adhesive: Glue stick, double sided tape & dimensionals

Buttons & brads

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Card Crafter's Circle Challenge #27 - Feeling Sentimental http://cardcrafterscircle.blogspot.com/2012/06/challenge-27-feeling-sentimental.html

Simply Create Too Challenge #15 - Happy Father's Day http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #221 - Punch Drunk http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/2012/06/challenge-221-punch-drunk.html

Charisma Cardz Challenge #23 - Male cards http://www.charismacardz.blogspot.com/

CRAFT Challenge #159 - Father's Day http://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/06/craft-challenge-159-fathers-day.html

DYSU Challenge #76 - Boys/Men http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/2012/06/76-boys-men.html

Papertake Weekly - 3,2,1 ( I used 3 different patterned papers, 2 buttons & 1 charm ) http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/2012/06/3-2-1.html

The Corrosive Challenge #151 - Feeling Punchy ( i used 2 punches and 1 die)  http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2012/06/challenge-151-feeling-punchy.html

Thank you for popping in to visit.  Hope you all have a fabulous day, whatever you are doing. 

     Hugs,

 

Friends!

Good afternoon crafters!

I hope you are all well and looking forward to a happy crafty weekend.  For me, i have a little inspiration for you in the form a card.  I think this sentiment is fab.  Ideal for a special friend.  

Supplies:

Papers - Alla Prima Collection paper stack

Dies - Spellbinders Nestabilites heart circles & Sizzix 3D flower 

Sentiment - PC generated 

Lace - Kaisercraft lace pack

Inks - Tim Holtz spiced marmalade, mustard seed and walnut stain 

Challenges entered:

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge #132 - Happy Birthday http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2012/05/challenge-132-happy-birthday.html

The Paper Shelter Challenge # 63 - Anything Goes http://thepapershelter.blogspot.co.uk/

Friday Sketch Challenge # 17 by Samantha http://fridaysketchchallenge.blogspot.com/

DYSU #71 - Use a flower http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/2012/05/dysu-71-use-flower.html

Mojo Monday Sketch challenge -240 contest  http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/2012/05/mojo-monday-240-contest.html

Thank you for visiting.  If you leave a comment, i will be sure to visit you too.

Hugs,

Thinking of You

Good evening all, hope you are all having a good day.  I went for a little walk today outside down by the marina. Making the most of the outdoors just now before it gets too hot. Anyway, enough of me, what about my cards? Well, today i have two cards to show you.  Both cards have been made using stamps and sentiments from the fab candy i won recently from the lovely Naomi.  The first one is a practice card, a CAS sympathy card using Prima Marketing Clear Stamps for the image and a Paper and Such sentiment.  The second card is a Paper and Such 'Better Poppies' clear stamp.  I stamped the image straight onto the card, then stamped another image onto cardstock, coloured it with Tim Holtz distress inks ( i cant live without these inks) and then paper pieced them.  The sentiment is also from the same Better Poppies set.  The border was made using an EK Success border punch and the edges were also distressed.  The ribbon was from my stash. What do you think?

Challenges entered:

Creative Belli Blog  - Belli Challenge #139 (Clean and Simple CAS)http://bellichallenge.blogspot.com/

DYSU Challenge #63 Favourite Colour (Red)  http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/2012/03/dysu-63-favorite-color.html

 The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes Challenge http://thepoodlesparlour.blogspot.com/2012/03/anything-goes-challenge.html

Thank you for dropping by.  I hope to see you all again very soon.  All your comments are very much appreciated and they give me a chance to come and visit you too.  Thanks again and a big warm ''hello and welcome'' to my new followers.  Take care, hugs, Jill x

  

Just Inspirational Challenges Week 16

Good morning everyone, hope you are all well.  Today is Thursday so that means it is time for another fabulous challenge over at Just Inspirational Challenges.

This weeks challenge is sponsered by  Freshly Brewed Designs.

And we have not one, but three fab photos to inspire you:

I was lucky enough to be given this cute stamp from Freshly Brewed Designs to make my DT card for this week, so here it is ........

Materials used:

Cream, white, red and brown cardstock

Pink gingham patterned paper from Me to You paper pack

Pink patterned cardstock from stash

Red ribbon and pink buttons from my stash

Sentiment from Pc

Copics

EK Success border punch

Dimensionals

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

DYSU #59 - Layers http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/2012/02/dysu-59-layers.html

Thanks for dropping by. I would love if you would leave a comment then i could come and visit you too. Hugs, Jill x

Pretty in Pink (and Orange!)

Hello, second post of the day! This card is for a special little girls birthday. I just love some of the Sugar Nellie stamps and this one is called ' A little Birdie Told Me'. She actually has a little bird sitting next to her but for this particular card, i decided to leave it out! Also, this is the first time that i have used this border punch. I punched the border on pink cardstock then layered it onto orange to give it a different look.

I would love to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge 115. Theme ~ Use Something New ~ i used my new border punch http://www.craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/

DYSU Challenge #54 - the theme is Pink! http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/

Just Inspirational Challenges Week 11 (photo inspiration, see photo below. I used the colours pink and orange as my inspiration)  http://justinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/

Recipe:

White, pink, orange cardstock
Sugar Nellie ' A little birdie told me' stamp
Stampin Up! Sentiment
Pink ribbon and button from stash
Copics
Tim Holtz Distress inks
Martha Stewart border punch
E K Success corner rounder

Thanks for looking. Please leave a comment so i know you have dropped by, i appreciate every one of them. 

Best wishes, Jill :)

Get Shirty!

Good evening crafters, hope you are all well and looking forward to the weekend. The weekend starts here today so yipee! As my cards tend to be more for the ladies i decided it was time to create a card for the boys today. I must admit that i do find it much harder making masculine cards but i did it, here it is.

I am going to enter it into the following challenges:

2 Sisters Challenge Blog Challenge 68 (Punches and/or dies)  http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.com/

DYSU Challenge Blog Challenge #49 (Something Old) http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/2011/12/dysu-challenge-49-something-old.html

Crafty Creations Challenge #147 (A Card with a Sentiment) http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/

Materials used:
k i memories 'Friends' patterned cardstock paper pack for the shirt and punched circles
Cream and Brown cardstock
Brown buttons from stash
Dimensionals
The shirt i made by folding a 4'' x 7'' piece of cardstock
Tim Holtz Distress Inks (Walnut stain) to distress the edge of the card, the punched circles and the shirt to give the old worn look!
E K Success corner rounder punch
1 1/2 '' circle punch
Stampin Up! Happy Birthday stamp which has a flower in the centre so i disguised this with a coordinating button.

Thanks for dropping by. Best wishes, Jill :)

Birthday Wishes

Good afternoon to my fellow crafters,

Now i am making up for being quiet over the last couple of days! I love my Hero Arts flower stamps (can you tell?! lol) Anyway, today i have gone away from my usual colours and i thought i would experiment with some black cardstock. Personally, i love the black and white (previous blog) and this black and yellow together so i might me trying it again in the very near future.

Challenges entered:
Simon says Stamp Challenge Blog - (Anything Goes)  http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/
DYSU challenge #48 (Ribbon) http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/


Materials used:
White, Yellow and Black cardstock
Memento ink
Stampin Up! sentiment stamp
White ribbon and Black button from my stash
Hero Arts flower stamps
Dimensionals
Yellow glass flower embellishment in the centre of my flower is from my stash too! 

Seeing spots!

Hello all, i am back for another challenge, this time i will make sure that i remember to upload my creation on time! Here it is, clean and simple, black and white...... what do you think?

Challenges entered: 

DYSU challenge # 48 (Ribbon)  http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/

Materials used:

White and Black cardstock

Memento ink

EK success corner rounder

Black & white ribbon from my stash

Hero Arts Cling flower stamp

Stampin Up! 'Birthday Wishes' sentiment stamp

Final post for today.... maybe!

Hello crafters, well i did say that i have been busy! Third post today! Anyway, this is the card i made for the DYSU Challenge #46 - Splash of Blue. I used cream, blue, brown  and green cardstock and a lovely patterned paper (it is called Father and Son i think but cannot remember who by, sorry). I punched the circles using a 1 3/4'' circle punch and a 2'' scalloped punch. The 'DAD' sentiment i printed from my computer and distressed it with Tim Holtz Distress ink (walnut stain). The little boat is a brad that i had in my stash. These were adhered using dimensionals and the little green and brown buttons just finished it off. Thanks for looking :)

I am entering this into the following challenges:

DYSU (Do You Stack Up) challenge #46 - Splash of Blue. (http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/)