The Snowman

Hello, this is another card I designed for J&C Creations.  The backing paper is from the Wild Rose Studio Xmas Bella paper pad plus a bit of pink mirror card.

The Snowman is die cut from a Marianne Creatables die - Snowman (LR0246) using Coconut card, coloured with Distress Markers and matted onto an oval cut from holographic mirror card using Spellbinders Nestabilities Decorative Elements Floral Ovals (S4-356).

The Snowflake is die cut using mirror card and Marianne Creatables Snowflake (LR0125).

The flower is a Gardenia (plus added glitter glue) from Wild Orchid Craft and the leaves die cut using silver mirror card and Marianne Creatables Mistletoe Twigs (LR0245).

Unfortunately the sentiment doesn't show up very well but it is from the Penny Black T for Transparent set Christmas Cheer using pink pigment ink.

Blue Anniversary

Hello, this is the second anniversary card I made.  

I have used a page from Bo Bunny Weekend Market Collection with a die cut image from Little Clair which I bought at the Sincerely Yours craft show in Biggin Hill in September.  The words are cut using Britannia dies again.

This one is a bit LIM for me and another reason why I don't enjoy doing men's cards particularly - I like flowers not wooden buttons with a bit of twine!

Pink Anniversary

Hello, I have been away for the weekend down to Battle.  The hotel was very comfortable but apart from Saturday, the weather was awful!  We couldn't walk the battleground at Battle Abbey because the rain had turned it into a quagmire and it had been closed on safety grounds!  Still, it was a lovely rest.

Today's card uses an old Hobby Art wooden stamp called Blooming and has been coloured with Polychromos pencils with Sansodor.  The background pink foiled card is Hunkydory and the paper Spring Flowers from cArt-Us.

The flower is 2 die cuts from the middle-sized Tattered Blossoms die from Heartfelt Creations and available from J&C Creations.  The leaves are from the Magnolia Doohickey Leaf and Swirl die.

The "Happy Anniversary" has been cut using Britannia word dies.

Snowflake Rosette

Hello, today I have a card designed for J&C Creations using a Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Snowflake Rosette die.  I have also used a Marianne Creatables Snowflake die (LR0185) and a Cheery Lynn small Merry Christmas die.

The backing paper is by Best Creation (GP172) and the white snowflake cut from foundation paper.  All these are available from J&C.  The backing card is Core'dinations.

Contemporary Christmas

Hello, Today I have the card I made for J&C Creations October Challenge - Contemporary Christmas.  If you pop over to the J&C Creations Challenge website here you will find all the details of how to enter.

This is a take on the article in November's Craft Stamper called "Glittering Ice" by Joanne Allison on page 12.  I have used the same embossing folder - Sizzix Tim Holtz Texture Fade: Cracked but used the snowflakes from Spellbinders Shapeabilities 2012 Snowflake Pendant (S5-117) and Marianne Designs Creatables Snowflakes (LR0125) both available from J&C Creations on-line shop.

I used pearl card for the embossing and silver mirror/glitter card for the snowflakes.

Candy for World Card Making Day

Hello, Today is World Card Making Day 

J&C Creations are celebrating by running an extra challenge and offering one lucky winner the fabulous candy shown in the picture below.

J&C will draw the winner next Saturday - 13th October so you have plenty of time to enter.

To be in with a chance of winning this fabulous prize, J&C would like to see your cards celebrating "Friendship".  To find out more about what you need to do for the challenge, pop over to the J&C Creations Designs to Inspire Blog by clicking HERE to see all the details.  You will also find some cards by the Design Team to give you some inspiration.

Here is my card:

Wishing you lots of luck.

Cozy!!

Hello, today I have a card designed for J&C Creations.  The image is from a Penny Black wooden stamp called Cozy!! and coloured with Promarkers.  The background paper is Papermania "Home for Christmas".  

I have used a Spellbinders Nestabilities Majestic Elements Exquisite Circles for the mats and Fall Foliage for the green branch and pine cones.  The flowers are from WOC.  The berries and ribbon are from stash and the sentiment is from LOTV Christmas Grungy Messages 

Delicate Twining Asters

Hello, today I have an "inky" Anniversary card using one of the new Heartfelt Creations stamps available at J&C Creations called Delicate Twining Asters (HCPC 3496).

I have used just 2 Distress Inks to colour the image and the stencilled background - iced spruce and seedless preserves.

One Scoop!

Hello, today I have a card I designed for J&C Creations.  The stamp is a Penny Black wooden stamp called One Scoop!

The backing paper is Echo Park Very Merry Christmas.  The Poinsettia is LR0121 and the doily is Winter Birds - LR0186 both Marianne Creatables dies. I have used glitter and Frant-age Shaved Ice for the snow.

The sentiment is from the Penny Black Slapstick stamp - Carolling Penguins and I have used a snowflake punch.

All the items in red are available on the J&C Creations website.

Blooming Anniversary

Hello, today I have a card with a stencilled background using a mask with Adirondack Color washes.

The butterfly stamp is from Crafty Individuals, the leaves from Cheery Lynn and the flower is a die from Simon Says Stamps called Bella Bloom.

One Scoop!

Hello, today I have the card I designed for J&C September Challenge - Cute Christmas!  Please pop over to their Challenge Blog to see what the other designers have come up with and enter the challenge as Jenny & Denise are offering a £20 voucher to the winner to spend in their on-line shop.

If you have any questions please email me.

Items used from J&C Creations:

Penny Black wooden stamp One Scoop! (one of the new releases)

Glitter

Ranger White Opal liquid pearls

Holly Leaves from Marianne Creatables LR0127

Marianne Creatables LR0205 Fence

Artificial Snow eg Stampendous Fran.tage Shaved Ice

Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad

A4 Coconut White Foundation Card

Green card

You will also need:

White 6x6 square card

White pearl card to fit the base card

Crafts Too Embossing folder - Sleigh

Red organza ribbon

Promarkers

Artificial snow

Red gems for holly berries

Small poinsettia flower

Merry Christmas sentiment

  

Method:

Emboss the white pearl card with the Sleigh embossing folder and attach to the base card.

Die cut 3 fences using LR0205 and the holly leaves from LR0127.

Attach the fences across the card about the level of the snow line left by the embossing folder.

Attach red ribbon under the fence.

Attach the image to the card over the fence.

Make a bow and attach with the poinsettia over the centre of the bow.

Attach the holly leaves to the top left of the card.

Add glitter to the tassel and “fur” of the cat’s hat and artificial snow to the image, fence, sentiment and holly.

Dot liquid pearls around the cat.

Dainty Dancing

Hello, today my card is a quick one using one of the die cuts from the newest release from LOTV Mini Masterpieces and this is on Sheet 22.  The name is from the rubber stamp they sell with the same image.

I have used Dovecraft's Princess Fairytale as the background paper and the flower was from Craftwork Cards

Christmas Tag

Hello, today I have posted a tag I made for J&C Creations showcasing Tim Holtz products.  I have used Bigz Alterations Tag & Bookplate and Holly Branch dies with some recycled christmas decoration berries, some tinsel and sparkly ribbon.  

The bookplate has been embossed with metallic powder and the letters are Alphaparts.  The background was coloured with distressed inks and I went over them with the new Distress Stain Brushed Pewter.

Tranquil Scene

Hello, today I am showing the card I made for my dear friend's birthday.  I experimented with a sentiment but wherever I placed it it spoilt the design so I put it inside instead.

The beautiful paper is printed from a CD by Artylicious called Essence of Nature and I love the colours but I think they look better in real life.  The stamp is by Clarity.

Roses

Hello, this was a suggestion from a friend who liked the flower arrangements I did on some cards for her.  I found it very therapeutic when my mojo for making cards disappeared because my Mum was very unwell.

Looking at it now, I think I could have added a few more things but I am pleased with the way it worked out.  My friend is on holiday so I will have to wait a couple of weeks to find out if it is what she wanted.

Anniversary

Hello, this is the other anniversary card I made.  I have used a digital paper from Artylicious Fantasy Floral.  

The central embossed image is by Clarity Stamps but it might have been deleted from their range as I couldn't find it on their website.  The flowers are Prima.

Forever Friends

Hello, today I have - Yesss!! - a girly card!  This is one of the Forever Friends - coloured with PMs - images which came with a kit a long time ago now and I cannot remember where I got it.  The butterfly paper was in the same kit.

It was a bit fiddly but reversing the die cut hearts colours and 3d'ing the hearts so they stood out made the card different.

Footballer

Hello, another "boy" card today.  This one uses the largest footballer die cut from LOTVs Mini Masterpieces sheet 29.  I have used some holographic card to  back the footballs paper and die cut the number and letters.

Hot Rod

Hello, I seem to be making mostly boys cards at the moment and I don't find them easy!  I have used another precoloured die cut on this one from KraftyHands which I picked up from Oyster Stamps a fair while ago now and I am not sure they still stock them.

I have used Kraft card which Hels Sheridan showcased on Create & Craft recently and I think it is brilliant for masculine cards.  The sentiment is by LOTV.

Yeehaw!

Hello, today I have a birthday card made for my great nephew using one of the die cuts from the new Mini Masterpieces from LOTV.  This is number 30.  They are great for those quick cards.  

The sentiment is also one of LOTVs - General Greetings Small which just fit inside the Bottle Cap Die from Whimsy Stamps although they do a set of stamp sentiments to co-ordinate with this die.