Stunning Snowflakes

Morning LIMettes...  We have another 5 week month in November which means a fabulous Guest Designer (Gillian from Made with Sparkle) and a lucky dip challenge at Less Is More.  This week the challenge is....

I've used the same stamp set for both of my cards today... Stunning Snowflakes from Uniko Studio. Here are the cards...

My first card uses one of the 3 styles of snowflake and I used flitter glue and some distress glitter in rock candy (although you cannot really tell from the photo) for each snowflake.  The sentiment is from the same set and heat embossed in smoky slate embossing powder from Stampin Up.  It's simply finished off with some pearls.

For my second card I decided to use white embossing powder onto pool party card stock.  The sentiment is also from the same set and I was so surprised at the detail the small text picked up it was a delight... I even emailed Bev over at Uniko to say how delighted I was with the clarity. I hate it when the embossing is not crisp. I used another one of the snowflake designs and then finished it off with smooth gems from hero arts.

I'm at Lili Of The Valley today at the Christmas Party so make suer you pop over and say hello if you are there!!

Joyful Tidings

Morning! Wow what a busy weekend I think I need a couple more days to just catch up on life! I bought a new die on Saturday from Leigh .. Tattered Poinsettia from Tim Holtz and just had to use it!!

Inspiration:
Freshly Made Sketches: #107

Card Recipe:
Card Stock from Stampin Up
Sentiment: Stampin Up
Tattered Poinsettia from Sizzix Tim Holtz
Glass Glitter from Stampin Up

That's it for today.. busy day at work and then loads to do tonight!!

A Little Bit Of Framed Artwork!!

Morning.... So I'm a day late but by the time we got home from the airport last night I was ready for bed... The challenge this week at Less Is More is....

Frame It

Some part of your design should contain a frame of some description, it could be stamped, drawn,  doodled, die-cut or whatever your imagination dictates.

Here is a simple card with inspiration from my trip last week... 

I've use Tim Holtz stamps and very basically cut out a square from card and mounted it on top. The sentiment is from a really old sizzix set and twine from the ribbon girl.

My second card uses a cute stamp from The Alley Way Stamps and I masked off a square using post-its.  I then doodled around a frame using a fine liner and filled in bits with a flex marker.  The sentiment is from PI.

Inspiration:

Cas(e) This Sketch: #19

Right.. I'm off food shopping but I'll be back later with my Paper Players card and some photos from the trip...

Jen xxxx

Look What I Caught!! Passion For ProMarkers # 166 Green & Yellow

Morning blog friends... so it's time for another challenge at Passion For ProMarkers and this week it's the lovely Maya's turn to pick the theme and she has chosen

Green & Yellow

Our sponsor this week is DigiStamp Boutique and Sally-Ann is offering one lucky winner a prize of 6 digi images of their choice from her gorgeous range.

Here is my card...

Inspiration:
Retro Sketches: #28



My Mum's Craft Shop: #73 Anything Goes


Card Recipe:
Image: Fishing Stan from Digistamp Boutique
ProMArkers & FlexMarkers
DPs: Simply Stories Take A Hike
Sentiment: PI
Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint in Rock Candy

Ok, that's all from me for today....

Jen xx

Lovely In Lilac

Morning, so I said earlier in the week that I had another tattered florals card to show you this week and here it is... again using Pink Petticoat new collection.. This is def my favourite paper of the release...

Card Recipe:
Sizzix Tim Holtz Tattered Florals
Brad: Making Memories
DPs: Pink Petticoat
Lilac Pearl Card from Anna Marie Designs

OK that's all for today... see you all tomorrow

Jen xxx

A Mixed Bag Of Flourishes

Morning LIMettes... I've actually made it on a Saturday!! Can't wait for the house to be done so I can do this every week again...
Anyhow, its everyone's favourite card this week... One Layer... and the theme Lady and Diva LIM have set is... Use a Flourish

Here is my interpretation:

Inspiration:
Less Is More: #71 OLC

Card Recipe:
Selection of Tim Holtz Visual Artistry Stamps
Black Ink
2mm Gems from hobbycraft

Now off to do some painting, but Lizy is coming round later for a crafty evening.... See you all tomorrow...

Jen xxx

Doodling With WOW ...

So I'm a bit behind on Less Is More this week... Kitchen was delivered yesterday so trying to sort out final prep for boiler coming out tomorrow and plastering to start Tuesday...
So I decided it would be a little rude not to use the WOW powders I won from Less Is More last week and cam up with this little number...

I added the doodling using a quickie glue pen and then added embossing powder to it... works like a treat!!

Inspiration:
Less Is More: #63 One Layer Doodling

Card Recipe: (OK being lazy....)

Don't forget I have candy...

Click Here To Enter....

See you tomorrow...

Jen xxxx

So Sorry.... Cards For Men #8 Pastel Colours

Morning Blogland... where has this year gone... Anyhow another challenge over at Cards for Men and this week we want you to use "Pastel Colours"... Now I know this is a fairly difficult one but perfect for all those baby cards...  Here is my card using an image from our sponsor this week...    Digi Doodle Shop

Inspiration
The Sweet Stop: #153 Free Sketch




Card Recipe:
Image Digi Doodle Shop
FlexMarkers
DPs: Pink Petticoat Mini Harlequin
Star Brad: Making Memories
Tim Holtz Distress Tool
Sentiment: LOTV

I'll be back in bit with the new challenge over at Sketch N Stash

Jen xxxx

RSVP

Evening Blogland... after a crafty weekend I've not really had chance to blog at all ... crazy busy week... Anyhow, here is a little RSVP card I had to make to send for Alistair's Sisters wedding...

Card Recipe:
Pearl Card: Anna Marie Designs
DPs: Sweet Shoppe Designs
Sizzix Tim Holtz Letter Die
Black Cotton & Sewing Machine

I'll be back tomorrow with a new Challenge over at Crafting For All Seasons... and hopefully have change to catch up on visiting you all...

Jen xx

Giggle.... Sketch Saturday #197 & One Stop Crafts #172

Saturday again and I'm off to Leigh today and tomorrow to help Della out at the Craft Bug as usual ...
I have a double wammy of challenges today, Tracey's fabbie Sketch Saturday sketch and a "Buttons" Challenge at One Stop Crafts (sorry been really busy this week so not managed to make 2 cards lol).

Here is the sketch Tracey has done for this weeks challenge...

We have a fabulous sponsor this week .... Krista From "Saturated Canary" with a prize of 2 digi stamps from her shop!! 

Anyhow, here is my card.....

Inspiration:

Divas By Design: #24 Spots or Stripes

Card Recipe:

Papers: MME

Image: Saturdated Canary Becka and Bo

ProMarkers & Flexmarkers ( sorry forgot to note them down)

Ticket: Tim Holtz

Buttons & Ribbon: Stash

Hope you all have a great day... if you are at Leigh today or tomorrow make sure you pop over to The Craft Bug and say hello...


Jen xxx

Vintage Paris

Well it's Saturday morning and this week at Less Is More Diva and Lady LIM surprised everyone by announcing earlier in the week that it would be an "ANYTHING GOES" challenge.... but I missed it until 7:15 this morning... And how could I let them down by not being here early on a Saturday (although I bet Lizy beats me lol)... I've have been up since early doors and have been getting a little inky so I hope this fits the bill for Mandi & Chrissie's challenge of getting a 1000 entries and breaking blogger...

Inspiration:
Less Is More: Week 33 Anything Goes

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Tim Holtz French Market by Stampers Anon
Inks: Distress in Frayed Burlap and Antique Linen
Pearls: Hobby House
Brown card: Scrap draw.

I'll be back in a bit with my One Stop Crafts DT card for today....

Have a great Saturday and make sure you all get involved in this weeks LIM challenge...

Jen xx

Take 3

Well my life definitely took over this week and this is the first time I've been anywhere near blogger since Monday so I apologise for no commenting or crafting....I think it's going to be like this for a couple of weeks :-(....

Anyhow, it is Saturday and I've managed to sneak in my craft room for a short while as I have some commissions I have to do before I'm off to Doncaster and Lincoln until Tuesday. This weeks Less is More is Take 3... and Lady and Diva LIM have asked us to use 3 of the last challenges in 1.  I've chosen:

1. Week 11 [Apr 16th] Theme Acetate
2. Week 22 [July 2nd] Colour Shades of Blue
3. Week 16 [May 21st] Theme Butterfly/Butterflies
But it covers so many more of them.... Here it is....

I'm not that happy with the sentiment placement and the photo to be honest so I may be back later in the week... if I can manage to leave work at at reasonable time lol....

Card Recipe:
Acetate: Stash
Pearl Blue: Anna Marie Blueprint Paper
Sizzix: Tim Holtz Butterflies
Papers: Pink Petticoat ( and out of my scrap draw too...)
Seam Binding: The Ribbon Girl
Button: Stash

I've now got these orders to do....

Have a great long weekend...

Jen xxx

Beach Comber.....

Well I was suppose to be spending yesterday afternoon cleaning etc, but last week at Doncaster I treated myself to a set of Inkylicious Ink Dusters and I was dying to have a go.... When I saw that the challenge at Crafting for All Seasons was Summer I knew this A Day for Daisies image was perfect to add a few clouds to.... It's far from perfect for a first attempt but here it is....

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Crafting For All Seasons: Summer
Paper Play: At the Beach
A Spoon Full Of Sugar: Splish Splash

Card Recipe:

Image: A Day For Daisies - Treasure

Promarkers: Tan, Poppy, Buttercup, Mustard, Satin, Putty, pumpkin, ginger

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress in Tumbled Glass

Stripe Paper: Pink Petticoat

Red Card: Stash

Seam Binding & Twine: Ribbon Girl

Button: Stash

Glitter: Clear from Stash

Punch: Martha Stewart

Font: Angelina

I'm off diving today, hence why this post is so early....I may be back later, you never know....

Jen xxx

Time is a Companion

Seems I am on a roll now with monotone cards and this one was simply an accident using shades of brown.  I followed the sketch from Clean & Simple # 143 and used the Tim Holtz stamps again... I'm loving these... Here it is...

Now the backing card seems lighter on the photo in real life.. I'm not really liking the photo at all.

Since it is monotone I might as well show it at Less Is More ( they may get sick of me this week lol)....

Here is what I used.....

Card Recipe

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa

Stamps: Stampers Anon Playful Journey

Card: Stash

Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug

Punch: Martha Stewart



Hope you all have a great day...

Jen xx

Black & Pink - Monochrome @ LIM

Happy Saturday LIMettes.... Can't believe it's time for another challenge at Less is More and this week it's monochrome.  So I thought about traditional Black and White... but in the end I thought the pink would be far more dramatic... here it is...

The stamps are Tim Holtz from stamper anonymous and they are stamped with black memento onto a pink card blank that I had previously ruined lol.  This is then cut out with a nestie. I've added yet another butterfly and then I've then used an embossing folder (I'll try and find out the name lol) and then and a little bit of ribbon.  It was a 6 x 6 card blank but due to the embossing folder not being quite wide enough... I had to trim it slightly lol.

I'll be back later in the week and I promise I'll have time for some more commenting this week :-)

Jen

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Umbrella Man

Morning LIMettes .... Well it's Saturday again and Mandi and Chrissie have another challenge for us this week....  SQUARES - you need to pick one of the squares and stick within it.  Mandi has also let you all know about my Macmillan Appeal so any donations would be very welcome in my

100 Card challenge

where I first need to make the 100 card in 90 days, but then also sell them.... ALL... Here is my card ( or should I say cards).

The black first card...

And in red....

I really wanted this to be the white on black but the sentiment embossing didn't come out to well so I thought I'd try the black on red.... But I still prefer the Black one.  The stamp is from Stampers Anonymous and is Tim Holtz Purely Random.  I've then used seafoam embossing powder on the black card and black in on the red card.  The sentiment is from the same set.  Hope you like them....

Jen xxx