Bicycle made for two

No matter what stamps catch my eye and I end up buying , I always come back to Penny Blacks. This cute stamp is called "Mimi  goes tandem". I've coloured with my new half price flex markers and I'm pleased with the results , lovely soft points make it easy to colour and the colours are bright an easily blendable.
The folage stamps are great impression, the fern is a new one , bought for a bargin £1. The sentiment is from a Hero Art set called "bee happy",
The spotty paper is Happy Days 12x12 by do craft , the yellow paper is embossed with dots and the heart ribbon hobby craft. This would make a nice valentine or a Birthday card for a sweetheart.


challenges entered:
craft your passion :  gone country
penny black and more : love is in the air
totally gorjuss : spotty

lots of rain here , not even light yet. Bob's back is alittle bit better and the meal and evening yesterday ( our late Christmas celebration) was a great success  , we had lots of fun playing a game called scatorgries .

happy crafting janex

Fresh as a daisy

I like the fresh look you get with blue gingham (I used craft creation , blue gingham 12x12 ) and the daisy image from "just inklined " cd, seemed ideal for a simple country style. I got a fabulous deal on flex markers, the 12 pen sets from letraset are half price, I've used them to colour my image, that I've used as an over hang on the spellbinder circle nesties..
I've added a gingham bow and a yellow flower button and a sentiment from craftwork cards.

challenges entered :

sweet stamping : time for some gingham
inky impressions : add a sentiment
crafty catz : buttons and bows
squirrel and the fox : anything goes

Poor Bob is still in pain with his back. He lay on the floor last night trying to do exercises to help but Alfie our white poodle , kept barking ,growling and jumping on him....was funny though...

It's mighty cold here ,early morning, frost every where ,even the road is white. My in laws are coming to dinner this evening, I owe them after Christmas Dinner  was cancelled due to my illness.

happy crafting. janex

THE fOG HAS LIFTED AT LAST AND LOTS OF CARDS TO SHOW YOU.

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN LOTS OF CARDS TO SEE

Thanks for all your good wishes for Sam and his interview, he said it went really well, he will not know anything tilL next Wednesday...the waiting is horrid...
The good news here is the fog has lifted , it has hung over the Wirral for 3 days. I have made lots of cards but couldn't photograph them until the weather brightened up, light makes such a difference.
I'm just loving the new cd from Joanna Sheen "Holly Pond Hill". I have used it on the dresser card (this image alone made me want to buy it), and the pretty pink baby card.

The backing papers are beautiful too. I can highly recommend it....sorry about tempting you Pinky but it's a must have.

Mice Day card :
stamp penny black called mice day, papers first edition bird song ,dies and sentiments di namics.

challenges entered :


fairy tales : animals/pets
totally papercrafts : ribbon



I love vintage looking cards,not sure I can always pull them off though, but I'm quite pleased with this one.
The lovely Bo Bunny 12x12 papers called little miss made it easy. I used a kanban clear stamp , love this rose set very cheep and stamps beautifully. I've coloured with promarkers , distressed with Tim Holtz brushed corduroy and added a few dabs of mod podge to look like dew drops. I've stuck some pretty gold lacy ribbon, from a local craft shop , down 2 sides, added some gold peeloff corners ,a few pearl gems and a gold embellishment from a set from hobby craft called nostalgic treasures.

vintage rose card
challenges entered :

pretty little ribbon shop : flowers and ribbon

flonz craft vintage crafting : vintage
craft your passion : vintage

Pink Baby card :

Holly Pond Hill cd used, elasticated  ribbon from shop in Chester,leaves and roses from Dad in Thailand ,die cuts spellbinders.

challenges entered :

incy wincy : new something  (new baby card for me )
everybody art : pastel colours
paper take weekly : new (new baby )
milk coffee : new begingings (new baby )
crafty ribbons : new beginings

Dresser card :

Holly Hill Pond cd, lace from hobby craft

challenges entered :

crafting for all seasons : something new ( new cd rom )
divas by design : anything goes
paper crafting journey : anything goes


phew biggest post and links I've ever done. Hope you like them , I really enjoyed making them.
Have a great weekend,don't know if I will as my hubby has just rang from work and has terrible back pain....it's always someone ill in this house.
janex

Mimi in Paris x3

I was asked to make 6 cards featuring this cute character and her dog, here is 3 of them. The stamp set is "Mimi in Paris " by Penny Black. I've used the image with the poodle (they are for dog lovers) and some of the Paris stamps on the papers for a French style background.
All the papers are first edition 12x12 , blank canvas. I've coloured with promarkers and added ribbons from my stash, I joy craft  daisy die flower on the blue card and a felt di namics rolled rose on the peach and blue card. The stamped sentiment on the peach and pink card is by great impressions.

challenges entered : for the blue card :

Penny Black : January blues
cupcake craft : January blues
stampavie and more : blue and white

Challenges entered for the peach and blue card :

passion for promarkers : peach and blue

challenges for pink and orange card :

Divas by design : anything goes
challenges for everyone : anything goes


Well today started off cold frost and bright, now its fog...ukk...the weather man says cold weather is on the way and maybe some snow.


My Sam has gone for an interview today at Tommy Hilfiger , I've got fingers and toes crossed for him. I picked his outfit and he looks really trendy and smells great.

My cd " Holly Hill Pond " has arrived , had a flick through , it's gorgeous , can't wait to craft with it.


happy crafting. janex

Love Bunny

I love house mouse stamps but think the bunnies are the cutest especially this one . It's from a house mouse and friends set called "bunny love". I've coloured the image with promarkers and used papers from a new 12x12 by first edition called blank canvas, silly name because they are anything but blank but are so gorgeous and at £14.99 for 48 sheets ,really good value. I think K&Co have a seriously cheaper and excellent rival in first edition!

The flowers are made using 3 different size daisy dies by joy craft, I've but a small flower spacer and a pink brad in the centres, turned out pretty I think . The sentiment is from a scrap booking sheet , old stash. I've added 3 pearls and inked the edges with cherry chalk ink.

Challenges entered :
the sweet stop : followed the sketch above (what a great one , will use this again)
fussy and fancy : furry friends
tip top Tuesday : fur or feathers
Tuesday Throwdown : shiny and new (used new papers)

Off to walk the poodles now, everyone else is back at work ,dull and wet here,lots of ironing and house cleaning ahead...woopy ...will fit in some crafting though. Pity my new cd didn't arrive or the stamps I ordered last year from Oyster stamps, still I think I have enough stash to last 3 life times of card making ..lol..
Happy crafting. janex

The Power Walkers

Another new stamp from art impressions, the power walkers from the golden oldies collection. I love them so full of character and easy to colour . The sentiment is also from art impressions and I just had to have it because it makes me laugh ,goes great with this stamp and will go well with others I have.
Now anyone who is a regular visitor to this blog will know I never make clean and simple cards, so this was a really challenge for me, must say I'm pleased with the results. I've coloured with promarkers and added a red border around the image.
Sorry about the picture , so dull here and raining.

challenges entered :

Allsorts : CAS
The crazy challenge : without design paper

just been to Hobby Craft, bought a few bits in the sale for next Christmas, nothing that good left though. Saying that I've ordered the new cd rom from Joanna Sheen called Holly Pond, looks gorgeous , can't wait till it arrives. Saw the Doctor this morning, change in tablets and a bit of proding, just carry on.

Happy crafting. janex

Friendship

Friends are important and so are family , luckily I married my best friend.
My hubby gave me money for Christmas , I spent it on guess.....yes ...stamps of course. The wonderful Sir Stampalot have a great sale , I ordered on the Friday and they arrived 8.15 next morning...fab or what!
Brenda at Stamping Sensation asked me to be a guest designer for the new year challenge "friendship". I was very lucky and won the star prize last month.
My card features 2 of the stamps I bought ,Art Impression "girlfriends" and a sentiment stamp. I've really fallen for this Ai range of stamps , so funny and great to colour. I've coloured mine with pro and copic markers. The lovely papers are Bird Song by first Edition . The flowers are from a set of stickers by craft (pound shop buy).I've added some stick ribbon in a vibrant pink, from hobby craft.

challenges entered.

stamping for the weekend : Anything goes
Anything goes :just good friends
totally papercraft : something new (mines a new stamp)
totally gorjuss :anything with ribbon
pan pastel : anything goes

enjoy your Sunday and happy crafting. janex