Tattered Lace Puppy

What a lovely sunny day , sunshine after the rain , the garden is loving it!
I've made this card for a friend of mine , she is in her 80's , but so fun loving , her lovely little spaniel Tilly died yesterday , so I'm giving her this card when we go out tomorrow , just to show I care .

I've used a tattered lace die called "puppy", I've cut it in several coloured cards then paper pieced . The dotty pink card was from a stamp fair and the lace I found in my big ribbon bag stash . The sentiment is by MFT. The die cuts are do craft and MFT.

challenges entered :

paper players : followed the sketch 
die cutting diva's : anything goes 

 enjoy your day and happy crafting . jane x

Tattered Lace A Day In The Country Scene

Afternoon crafting friends , hope you are well . It's been warm this week , I've been spending time in the garden and trying to get a bit of a tan . Very sad news about the bombing in Manchester , I've been to that arena, my thoughts and prayers are with those families and friends effected by this terrible event .
My card is suposed to look like days gone by , the sun going down after a warm day , the old tractor waiting in the yard with the fields in the background .

I have used :
Tattered Lace , a day in the country scene die , and tractor die .
Background paper is a scene from the TL magazine issue 42.
promarkers to colour
Tim holtz distressing inks , wild honey and aged mahogany , distressing tool
stitch effect tool and black marker
mix and match rustic atmosphere paper 12x12 (only £3  from the works )

challenges entered :
allsorts : vintage style 
The male room : die cuts
passion for promarkers : make it manly 

enjoy the weekend (a long weekend for soom ) jane x

Altenew Garden Teasure

Lovely sunny morning here, still a bit chilly but it's going progress into a beautiful warm spring day .
At the stamp fair I bought Altenew Garden Teasure stamp and die sets , I'm having such fun playing around with them .

For my card I used Altenew Garden Teasure stamp and die set , various inks , the background is a mask I cut out on my silhoutte cameo and inked through with lilac ink , I've added a few drops of clear gloss (not easy to see in the picture , The square dies are Sue Wilson's .

challenges entered : for my purple blooms card

crafty purple frog : fabulously floral
crafty creations : anything goes
pinspiration : the lilac flowers and fairy above
cup cake inspiration : see cup cake picture

For this card I used Altenew Garden Teasure stamp and die set . I stamped the flowers in clear versa mark then heat embossed using gold embossing , them I painted the flowers and leaves using spectrum aquas . The background is created using Tim Holtz distress inks and then spritzing with water. The sentiment is by clearly besoted. This card is for my Mum in Law .

challenges entered for my blue floral card :

aud sentiments : flowers and sentiment
crafty catz : anything goes , with the option of 5 of something ( I used 5 stamped embellishments )
Brown sugar : Mothers day

enjoy your day and happy crafting . jane x

Glitz and Glam Grace and Charles getting Ritzy

 Good afternoon crafting friends , sunny here but quite cold . I had a lovely time at Happy Stampers , great to meet up with my friend Beryl , she doesn't blog now , too busy dancing , but she still likes to craft. I bought some fab altenew stamps , watch this space for a card using them , and I bought dies , card supplies and a universal crafting tool (for inking , sanding etc ).
For my card today I've used tattered lce dies Glitz and Glam Grace and Charles and artdeco architectual dies . I've coloured the couple with promarkers and added some glitter . The background from is from my craft studio art deco cd rom . The polka dot card was from the stamp show . I've added gold peeloffs , pearls and a gem flower for the finishing touches .

challenges entered :

passion for promarkers : bingo for their 8th anniversary (my is polka dots, kraft card, die cuts )
The crazy challenge : monochrome (I choose shades of brown)

happy crafting . jane x

Pretty flamingos

Such a lovely sunny day today , inspiring me to make a sunny tropical feeling card.
I used miri cut intricate flamingo die , coloured with promarkers . The for pineapples and the embossed panels I used totally tropical die , stamps and embossing folder , a free gift from from simply cards mag issue 102. I've also embossed the glitter cicle with a cloud embossing folder (very hard to see in the photo) . The chipboard topical leaf and flower are really really old stash .
I'm pleased with my card it's so cheerful .

challenge entered :
allsorts : embossing

happy crafting jane x

Chocolate without any calories and some nice news

I'm on a diet at the moment , well it's more of a healthy eating Mediterranean diet and yes I still have a glass of red or two ! I'm not obsessed with chocolate like some people but it is nice now and then, but this Tattered Lace chocolate die , I just had to have , along with the sentiment eat chocolate and stay calm ! Inside the card says and drink wine. I've layered (decoupaged) with 3 different coloured cards . The bp is by make and create from the works and the bling embellishment is from creative expressions , finishing touches . The sentiment was cut from Docraft adhesive glitter sheet.

challenges entered :


Creatalicious - Anything Goes
Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes using a diecut
Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes
craft challenge : 3d decoupage 

I had a welcome email the other day from Create and Craft , I've been picked as their crafter of the month for the cards I've shared on their gallery , I will feature on the hall of fame on the website , also in a news letter and they gave me a £20 credit on my account (spent already lol ) . I was really pleased , I love making and sharing my cards and was glad someone liked them .

We are enjoying some lovely sunny weather here in the NW of England , hope you are too . I'm off to Happy Stampers , Port Sunlight Wirral on Saturday , braving the pushing and shoving and buying more crafty goodies , see you there if your going .

Happy crafting jane x