An Icy Bath

The just inklined cd that I used for this card is so packed with great images it's easy to miss them, I saw this image on Pauline's blog.I loved her gorgeous Christmas card, well I adore all her creations . I love Robbins even though I'm scared of them,wether it's on cards or in real life. We have a bird bath in the garden that the robins visit. Only one at a time though, in real life 3 would never bathe together they are such dominant little birds.
The lovely denim effect paper is from Hot off the press,issue 49 of creative cardmaking mag, as is the sentiment. I've decoupaged the image using pinflair and added German Glitter glass for a really frosty/snowy effect.

challenges entered :

Tuesday Alchemy : Winter Wonder
Tip Top : luscious layers
cd Sunday : for ever in blue jeans ( I used denim effect paper)
creative inspiration : anything goes
glitter and sparkle : must have a sentiment
chocolate,coffee and cards : for the birds

still mighty cold here, it was nice a bright yesterday,trying to snow again this morning but nothing to worry about....roll on Spring....saying that it's staying lighter in the afternoon /evening now , so that's a blessing.
stay warm and safe. janex

Walking In A Winter Wonderland

Thought it was about time I did a seasonal card, with all this snow around . It snowed a lot here this morning and is still snowing ,but it's fine snow now and not sticking.....must amend that , it's heavy again now.
When we came back from shopping ,the car skidded  as we turned into the drive, lucky nothing was in the way. To be honest I'm sick of it now because the sky is so dull and grey, it looks really pretty at first and then it looks patchy and mucky coloured.

I used a image from my best of just inklined cd, this one is a Christmas image  I had preciously over looked, must say I love it , nice for a Winter Anniversary I think. The papers are hot of the press, and are in creative cardmaking mag issue 49, I got this mag for half price yesterday, I love a bargin and the winter and floral papers inside are gorgeous. I've coloured with pro and flex markers and added some glue covered with glamour dust for the snow effect.

challenges entered :

Sweet Sunday sketch challenge : followed the sketch above
creative stamp friends : Winter
crafty sentiments : Winter Fun
papertake weekly : baby it's cold outside

stay warm and safe. janex

Penny Black Uplifting Occasion

I think this stamp "uplifting occasion " is popular with a lot of us, it always make me smile. In the past I've coloured it in with rather bold colours, this time I keep the colours a pale pastel using my pro and flex markers, must say I like this soft look.
The pretty rose papers are do craft , vintage notes, they have a nice linen texture. The rose ribbon  trim is from the Hobby House and the sentiment is craftwork cards.

challenges entered :

Sketch Saturday : followed the above sketch
sweet stampin :show us your frillies/frills
stamping for the weekend : something girlie
allsorts : flower power
By the cute and girly : cute and girly

It's  snowing like the clappers again here, thought it was going, then fresh supplies.
Stay warm and happy crafting janex

Have a hoot with your free stamps

I like card mags and often buy them for the free gifts, in Papercraft essentials this month is 2 free gifts , a great set of woodware stamps featuring owls and a set of pretty papers.

I've used them on both my cards , pink for a girl and blue for a boy. The blue one is for a 17 year old called David, hope he likes it.




On the pink card I used 2 spellbinder nestie dies and a Martha Stewart punch and a woodware punch for the sentiment. Inked the edges with brown chalk ink and added a pretty flowery ribbon from Hobby Craft.

On the blue card I.  used 2 nestie circle dies, a fern punch and a woodware punch , plus blue bakers twine and a wooden bird embellishment coloured with promarkers.

challenges entered :

Allsorts : use dies and punches
crafts 4 eternity : punch it
simply create too : anything goes
Fairy Tale : my newest stamp (I bought this yesterday)

Hope your all enjoying the snow, we had a great time this morning with the poodles. They love the snow and charged all over the snowy golf course. Because it's so exposed there , the snow is always deeper and lasts awhile, that will keep those pesky golfers off!
Saw a man get out of his car dressed only in shorts and tee-shirt, there was also a bloke in just a tee- shirt when the reporter was doing a weather report in a very snowy area....is it me or are they total plonkers !

stay warm and happy crafting. janex

Penny Black " Bee Costume"

Another Penny Black stamp, love this cutie, " bee costume", I'd love to see that in real life. When I was a teenager I had a big ginger cat called Tiger, he was a real softy , one day I tried the duffel coat from my Paddington bear on him , and the red wellies, he didn't like the wellies ,so shot out of my bedroom and out of the front door still wearing the duffel coat. He disappeared for over an hour, when my Mum saw him she didn't see the funny side, unlike me .....what a wicked girl was I !

I've coloured my image with flex and promarkers markers . I've used crystal and yellow stickles glitter, the papers are first edition j'adore . The yellow card is bazil basics and the black matt is just the edges ruled with a black flex marker to make a framed effect. The little bee hive and bee are old buttons from a pack bought at Hobby craft.

Challenges entered :                 

I love promarkers : layer it up

Dutch Dare : buttons

totally stampalious : favourite trio of colours

artistic inspirations : anything goes

                               

I now it's a summery card for such a cold day here, but I want to have a bit of brightness . It has started to snow here, only very fine , but according to the forecast we are all having big snow in the UK tommorrow. This will please some and frighten others.

stay warm and happy crafting. janex

Penny Black Bountiful in two colour ways

Now I've started on the Penny Black stamps I can't stop, them and the new flex markers . I had some great comments on the colouring on my last card , I'd put it down to my new pens and the paper I'm using , I bought a pack of 20 sheets of A4 Neenah classic crest card by crafter's companion. Mine cost £3.99 at my local craft shop. Being a thrifty girl (apart from my obsessive stamp buying oh and I should add paterned papers ) I though oooh bit expensive, but let me tell you it's worth it , great results , no bleeding with alcohol pens and a lovely crisp white look.

For my two cards I used a Penny Black stamp called "bountiful ", one of my favs .

The red and brown card , the papers are First Edition j'adore, the sticky ribbon embellishments, do craft Hampshire. Sentiment craftwork cards and a few red gem from hobby craft.


The soft pastel card , the papers and sentiments are a new do craft range, vintage notes, great for valentine or Anniversaries. The ribbon and flower gems old stash, probably hobby craft..


challenges entered :

red and brown card :
stampavie  : spots and stripes
2 sisters : celebration
Bunny Zoe Crafts : anything goes
catch the bug : anything Birthday

blue and pink card:
Divas by design : make it girly
creative inspiration : one for the girls
Penny Black and more : love is in the air (3rd entry)


very cold here, but every where looks pretty covered in white frost .
Stay warm and happy crafting. janex

The Perils of love and a praise and a moan

Another Penny Black stamp , this one is called "perils of love", I got it awhile ago for half price, I love a bargain!
I've coloured with my new flex markers,so impressed with these and the letraset company, I've ordered another half price set because they gave me a £3 off an already half price set , because the order was a bit delayed and then refunded the P&P, fabulous....unlike Oyster stamp, I ordered from them 28th Dec, they took the money even though they where on holiday till 3 Jan, I didn't know...then did they post my stamps no ....they have gone to CHA now and will not return for awhile and could not be bothered to post my order ... if I get it by the end of the month it will be something. I will never order from this company again , very poor service , it's a wonder they have a business at all especial during these hard times.....Stampalot on the other hand are excellent , ordered on the 28 Dec arrived the next morning...nothing wrong with the postal service my way.
Sorry moan over ....The papers used are do craft  "happy Days " 12x12 pad. The sticky strip,sentiment and butterfly are also do craft.,from a 2pk set called Hampstead , another bargain , £1 in the sale at Hobby Craft.

flourishes timeless Tuesday : colour challenge
Penny black and more : love is in the air

Bob has gone back to work, his back is still hurting but not as much, the trouble is he gets bored at home , not a problem when you craft though , I never get bored.
Cold and frosty here but no real snow as yet, nice and dry today, it's the wind and rain I hate.

stay warm and happy crafting janex