The Elegant Lady Card

Again the time seems to have flown by since I last blogged. We have had a pretty manic couple of months, including a fantastic family holiday,  decorating our son's bedroom to make it more grown up for him, work and general family life

I have managed to get some time in the loft and am in the process of making some Christmas Cards.

This was a card I made back in September for my Mother in Law,  I wanted something simple but elegant.

 

To create this card I used, 

Elegant Lady digital stamp ( I cannot for the life of me remember where I got it from)

Quikcuts Elegant corner die, 

Oval and Scalloped Oval nestabilities,

Neroli Paper Pad from first edition, 

Hat pins were made by me, 

Pearls and ribbon were from stash, 

Thanks for popping by Jo xxx

Another 40th Birthday Card

This is another 40th birthday card that I have made, this one is for my friend Lea, 

 

Supplies are, 

Greeting Farm Anya Stamp, coloured in with Prismacolour pencils

Latte paper matt stack from DCWV

Scalloped and plain oval nestabilities, 

Triple heart punch

Pins are normal sewing pins,

swirl embossing folder,

Sentiment a freebie from the fabulous Netty

and ribbon and bling are from stash.

I would like to enter it into the following challenges, 

Craft us Crazy - Anything Goes

Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes, 

Celebrate the Occasion - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Design - Lets Get Girly 

Thanks for popping by Jo xx

Christmas Card no 4

This last week has just flown by, and I have not had time to update my blog, so this is a quick post of  another Christmas card that I have made for this year,

Supplies used are,
Anya Stamp coloured in with Spectrum Noir Pens. and gold glitter on the furry bits,
Scalloped and plain Oval Nestabilities,
X Cut Embossing Folder.
Sei Paper Pack,
Kraft card, Green card and bling from stash.

Thanks for popping by Jo x

Pearls and Swirls 's

Flourgirl over on MSE posted a challenge and the theme was Pearls and Swirls,

I have used a gorgeous shopping Anya coloured in with Prisma colour pencils,
Scalloped oval and oval nestabilities
forever friends paper pack
X cut loopy lace punch
flourish die and pearls from stash.

I would like to enter it into the following challenges,

Prairie Fairy Friday - Anything Goes,
Pennys  paper crafty - Happy Birthday
Ruby's Rainbow - Happy Birthday

Thanks for popping by Jo x

Flowers Anyone

This card was made for one of the lovely ladies over on MSE,  I loved the colour combinations on this card, it's nice and summery.

It has been created using,
Lily of the valley Image coloured in with Prismacolour pencils,
DCWV nursery girl paper stack,
Pink card from stash,
Martha Stuart Butterfly and flower punches,
X cut leaf punch
Stampin up label punches,
Ribbon and Bling from stash.

I would like to enter it into the following challenges,

Bling it on - Anything Goes
Card and Scrap - punches and dies
The Emerald Faerie Garden - Anything Girly
Sir Stampalot - Anything goes
Funshapes and more - Die cut / punch
Divas by Design - Die cuts/ punches
Flutterby Wednesdays - butterfly, fairy or angel


Thanks for popping by Jo x

Scatty Jan's Bingo challenge

Over on MSE Scatty Jan has set a bingo challenge, I used line 3 which was Yellow, Punch and Flowers for my card.

It has been created by using Papermania  summer bloom paper,
a lily of the valley stamp coloured in with promarkers and prismacolour pencils,
flower and leaf punches .
scalloped square nestie,
sizzix flourish die, and a circular sentiment from sentiments 4 you.

I would also like to enter it into the following challenges,


I did it all creations - anything goes
crazy for challenges - use dies
little claires - Anything Goes
One stop craft challenge - birthday card
Annabelle Stamps - say it in yellow
Card Making Mama's - Happy Birthday
wags and whiskers stamps - punches

Thanks for popping by Jo x

Vintage Lady Card

I made this for one of the ladies over on MSE who's birthday was a while ago,

It was created by using a digital stamp ( I cannot remember where from but I do love it) coloured in with prismacolour pencils,
Scalloped oval nestabilities,
papermania capsule collection blue paper,
flower punches in two sizes a sentiment and bling from stash,

thanks for popping by Jo x

Mum and Dad's Anniversary Card 2011

I made this card for my Mum and Dad for their wedding anniversary, which was on Monday

I love the along the beach digital stamp which I got from here , I coloured it in with aquamarkers, then mat and layered it using nesties labels 2, the floral paper is from a pink petticoat pad which came free with a magazine, and the blue paper is from a gemstone paper pack, I then added a punched flower a sentiment and some gems

Thanks for popping by Jo x

Christmas Glitter Card

I have made this card for the Gemma's current MSE challenge which is Glitter and Bling,

It was created using
Stamped image (not sure what she is called) coloured in with aquamarkers,
DCWV  christmas design paper,
card from the papermill,
hobbycraft snowflake punch ,
Nestabilities label 8,
glitter brought from West point craft show,
Frosted Lace Stickles, sentiment and green beads from stash,

I would like to enter it into the following challenges,
The Crafty Pad - Christmas
One Stitch at a Time - Celebrations
Allsorts Challenge Blog - spot and stripes
Marks Finest Papers - Die Cut or Punch
Tuesday throwdown - Anything Goes

Thanks for popping by Jo x

Dressing Up Maggie

I love this stamp by Sugar Nellie, it reminds me of my daughter who spends a lot of time dressing up, and can always be found wearing my shoes and slippers around ( and she is always raiding my make up bag), this card was made for one of the ladies on MSE for her birthday.

It was made using ,
Sugar Nellie Dressing up Maggie coloured in with prismacolour pencils,
Papermania capsule collection papers (black and white)
Silver and black card from stash
Martha Stuart flower punch
Rectangle Nestabilities,
ribbon and bling from stash

Thanks for popping by Jo x

A New Baby Girl Card

I became an Auntie again this week, my brother and his partner had a baby girl. I had some idea of what I wanted and it has come out completely different, I'm not to keen on the pink borders around the edge though.

This one was created by using a 5 x 5 inch card blank
all paper ribbon and card is from stash
large classic scalloped oval nestabilities
peel offs coloured pink with permanent markers
embellishments from the paper cellar

Thanks for popping by Jo x

A Girly Card

It is very busy in the run up to the summer holidays, so my crafting time is very limited, but after a very hectic day in work I came upstairs to take five and have a play with some of the new stash I have purchased in the last couple of weeks,

To make this  card I have used,
My Minds Eyes DP free with a magazine this month,
 Green Card stock from The Papermill
Anya Stamp ( kindly stamped by Sarah
Martha Stuart flower punch,
Large scalloped square Nestabilitie
Claire Curd Sentiment Stamps,
Ribbon, Glitter and Bling from stash,

I would like to enter it into the following challenges,
Any one for Anya - Anything Goes
A pocket full of posies - One for the Girls
Bunny Zoe Crafts - Nice and Girly
Crafty Angels - Square, Circle or both
Incy Wincy Designs - punches
Glitterbabe's Challenge - Glitter Bling or both
Friday Sketchers - Sketch

And for the current challenge on MSE which is to try something new, My something new was following a sketch,

Thanks for popping by Jo x

Another Easel Card

I think I am finally getting the hang of easel cards, and I find it easier to use a pre-formed card, fold it in half and then add the top bit of card to make the easel bit.

For this card I have used, 


DCWV latte stack design Paper, 
Retail Therapy Stamps by Papermania coloured in with Prismacolor Pencils, 
Shaped Rectangle Nestabilties, 
Ribbon and Bling from stash.


Thanks for popping by Jo x

A Very Pink Thank You Card

My husband asked me if I could make a thank you card, (I must be improving ).

 

For this card I used some matching paper came with a set I got from Argos just after christmas, The shapes are cut using my peony nestabilities and just placed on top of each other, I stamped a simple Thank you sentiment and an flower ( which were a freebie from a cardmaking magazine) and then edged them in black and silver gel pens, I stamped the same flower in silver in both corners and added a bit of bling and a silver ribbon from stash to finish it off,

Thanks for popping by Jo x