Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Black, White And One Other Colour

Hello everyone, today it's my turn to create my Design Team card for Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog. The theme this week is Black, White And One Other Colour and  remember your card/project must have a stamped element on it. We hold a weekly challenge with a fantastic prize plus a monthly prize draw for everyone who enters a card/project throughout the month. 

My DT card this week is not really my usual style but I'm really pleased how it turned out.  As I mentioned the theme is Black, White and one other colour and I decided to add a hint of red. I only added a little red because I didn't want it to overpower it.  I'm so pleased with how the baubles turned out, considering the stamps were a craft magazine freebie (costing me £4.99). The stamps are from Spellbinders, there's loads in the free set plus they're a good size with caps and sentiments included and the stamping quality is amazing 

 

So I stamped and embossed them in Black Tinsel embossing powder and added a little red pencil to highlight certain areas.  The background was done using an embossing folder and the white/red frill was cut using a border die. To finish it off I added bakers twine and gems.  So now it's all done and  I've taken my photo this card is winging it's way to Amsterdam to my cousin for Christmas.

Here's what I used:

Stamps: Spellbinders 'Heirloom Ornaments' freebie stamp set from Simple Cards & Papercrafts

Cardstock: Black, Red, White

Dies: Spellbinders Border Die

Embossing Folder: Papermania 'Snowflakes'

Other: Prisma Pencils, Black Tinsel Embossing Powder, Bakers Twine, Gems

So why not drop by Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog and check out what my fabulous Design Teamies have created to inspire you, and while you're there why not enter your card or project into the challenge. This week's sponsor and prize is from My Mum's Craft Shop and the monthly draw sponsor is The Ribbon Girl.

I look forward to seeing what you create.

Hugs

Janine x

Totally Gorjuss Challenge - 212 - Snows The Way To Go

The challenge this week over at Totally Gorjuss is ANYTHING GOES - Snows The Way To Go.  So come on and join in with us, I'd love to see your creations.  There's a fab prize from Lili Of The Valley.

So to give you a little inspiration here's my DT card. I used a Humphrey's Corner freebie stamp from one of my Craft mag - isn't he adorable.  I've been dying to use him for ages and this theme was perfect.  The kraft card background was given a snowy feel using white pan pastel, white and blue pencils and a touch of glitter.  I added snow drops by drawing irregular circles with a fineliner and filling in with a white gel pen.  Humphrey and friend was stamped and coloured using my copics on white Neenah card to make the colours pop, and cut out them out. Finally I stamped a sentiment and die cut a flag.

Here's what I used.

Stamp: Humphrey's Corner 'Elephant and Reindeer', Polkadoodles 'Snow Sentiment' (both stamps were magazine freebies)
Paper/Card: Neenah, Red CS and Kraft Card
Copics: Y00, Y02, Y06, Y07, Y17, R32, R35, R37, R59, R000, R00,C-1, C-2, C-3, B0000, B000, B02, BO5, E33, E35, E50, E51, E53, 0
Dies: Sizzix 'Banner 2'
Other: Gems, Glitter, White Pan Pastel, White Gel Pen, Black Fineliner, White and Blue Pencil

So why not come along and visit our blog at Totally Gorjuss and check out what my fab team buddies have made to inspire you. While you're there don't forget to enter your card/project into our weekly challenge - remember it's ANYTHING GOES - SNOWS THE WAY TO GO. There's a prize up for grabs and this week's sponsors is Lili Of The Valley.

As always I'm looking forward to seeing what you make.

Janine x

Totally Gorjuss - 211 - Child's Christmas

The challenge this week  over at Totally Gorjuss is ANYTHING GOES - CHILD'S CHRISTMAS.  So to give you a little inspiration here's my DT card.

For my card I printed my sentiment onto white card and die cut a circle in the middle. I put some foam tape behind my cut card to give it a bit of depth, this was then laid over some Christmas paper. I printed 3 of the child images out and coloured them in, these were then cut out and layered then up. To finish I added it to the edge of the aperture with my die cut poinsetta.

Here's what I used.
Digi Stamp: Charmed Cards & Crafts 'Waiting for santa'
Paper/Card: White CS, Papermania 'Traditional Christmas'
Copics: E0000, E000, E00, E02, E11, E135, E35, R00, R14, R20, R22, R27, R30, R32, R37, R81, YR07, YR15, Y21, B000, B00, G14, G28
Dies: Spellbinder Circle Die, Marianne Desaigns' Poinsetta'
Other: Gems, Glitter, Leaf Punch

So why not come along and visit our blog at Totally Gorjuss and check out what my team buddies have made to inspire you. While you're there don't forget to enter your card/project into our weekly challenge - remember it's ANYTHING GOES - CHILD'S CHRISTMAS. There's a prize up for grabs and this week's sponsors is Bugaboo.

As always I'm looking forward to seeing what you make.

Janine x

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Tags

Hello everyone, today it's my turn to create my Design Team card or in this case a Tag for Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog - and if you've not already guessed it, the theme is TAGS (a card with a tag/s on it).  We hold a weekly challenge with a fantastic prize plus a monthly prize draw for everyone who enters a card/project throughout the month. 

So for my DT project this week I decided to a make a simple tag but cute tag something that would be perfect to attach to a present.  I stamped the sweet santa 4 times (this is an old wooden stamp that I used loads in my early cardmaking days), I coloured him, cut sections of him out and layered him up. I stamped snowflakes around the edge with distressing ink and glittered them, and finally I added a handcut tag with a stamped sentiment and added die cut embellishments.

Here's what I used:

Card: Red and Kraft card

Stamps: Father Christmas (I don't know it's name but I think it's a Stamp Addicts stamp which I bought it from Create & Craft years ago), HobbyArt 'Butterflies Kisses' Snowy Trees,

Dies: Spellbinders 'Circle', 'Scalloped Circle', Marianne Designs 'Poinsetta', Memory Box 'Holly Leaves'

Other: Prisma Pencils, Glitter, Tea Dy Distressing Ink, Ribbon

So why not drop by Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog and check out what my fabulous Design Teamies have created to inspire you, and while you're there why not enter your card or project into the challenge. This week's sponsor and prize is from The Stamp Fairy and the monthly draw sponsor is The Ribbon Girl.

I look forward to seeing what you create.

Hugs

Janine x

Totally Gorjuss Challenge 210 - Patterned Paper

OMG, how quickly is this month going...it must because I'm getting older or something as I'm sure I've lost a month somewhere .LOL  Anyway back to business the challenge this week  at Totally Gorjuss is ANYTHING GOES - PATTERNED PAPER.  So to give you a little inspiration here's my DT card.

I made this 8 x 8 for my mum and stepdad for their anniversary.  I decided to keep it simple but elegant. Using the leafy swirl stamp and a versamark ink pad I stamped onto the pink paper, and then added mica powder over the top. My patterned paper was mounted onto cream card which I'd fishtailed, and I die cut my sentiment created in CraftArtist 2 and mounted it.  To finish it off I added a ribbon and my handmade flowers.

Here's what I used.
Paper/Card: First Edition 'Love Letter', Cream and Pink Card
Stamp: Clarity 'Leafy Swirl'
Dies: Spellbinders 'Floral Oval', Britannia Multi 'Large Rose', Martha Stewart Leaf Punch, Marianne Design ' Swirl Rose'
Other: Gems, Ribbon, CraftArtist 2, Versamark ink, Cosmic Shimmer Mica Powder

So why not come along and visit our blog at Totally Gorjuss and check out what my team buddies have made to inspire you. While you're there don't forget to enter your card/project into our weekly challenge - remember it's ANYTHING GOES - PATTERNED PAPERS. There's a prize up for grabs and this week's sponsors is Heather's Hobbie Haven.

As always I'm looking forward to seeing what you make.

Janine x

Sugar Bowl Challenge - Sparkle & Shine

Hello glad you could drop by. I can't believe that we're at the end of November already and Christmas is slowly sneaking up on us.  Mind you I have 2 birthday's to concentrate before I can even think of Christmas. One is my daughter's on the 27th Nov, and she'll be 25 (OMG how old do I feel!) and my hubbie's 50th birthday at the beginning of December. So I've been busy making cards for them both inbetween my DT cards.

So on that note, here's my DT card for this month's The Sugar Bowl challenge. The theme this month is fab, it's SPARKLE & SHINE. I made a CAS card for this month's challenge. I used CraftArtist2 to design the layout and were I added the text, main image and stars, this was then printed off.  I coloured the images using my copics, made some fishtail stripped of glitter card and added glitter to the stars and her wand.  Finally I added glossy accents to the little gingerbread man.

So come on have a go and join in  - get your glitters out and get sparkling.

Here's everything I used:

Digi Stamp: Sugar Nellie 'Gingerbread Cookies' available from Funkykits

Cardstock: Neenah, Pink CS, Glitter Card

Copics: Skin - E0000, E000, E00, E11, R30, R20 / Hair/Gingerbread Man/Boots - YR0000, YR000, YR00, E13, E99 / Scarf/Skirt - B0000, B000, B00, B02, B18 / Ear Muffs/Jumper - R20, R32, R22, R35, R59 / Socks- E000 / Snow - BG000, BG01

Other: Glossy Accents, Crystal Glitter, Snowflake Gems, CraftArtist 2

So don't forget to drop by at The Sugar Bowl and have a look at what the rest of my fabulous DT sweeties have created to inspire you; and why not join in with this month's challenge while you're there. It's open to everyone, and the theme is 'SPARKLE & SHINE' so  come on give it a go. You can create anything you like but it MUST as the theme suggests include a SUGAR NELLIE STAMP (either rubber or digi) otherwise it will be removed (sorry!).  

Have fun, and I look forward to seeing your creations on my return.

Hugs

Janine x

Totally Gorjuss Challenge - 209 - Remember

Hello everyone - glad to see to you again.

Well here's this week's challenge over  at Totally Gorjuss is ANYTHING GOES - REMEMBER.  So to give you a little inspiration here's my DT card.  I thought it was appropriate to made a a Remembrance card ready for this week's Remembrance Sunday here in the UK. This day is to remember everyone who has served any conflict both living and past on. I decided to make a CAS card.  If you want to enter a card into the challenge remember it doesn't have to be a Remembrance card, it just has to include something that relates to the theme 'Remember'.

Here's what I used.
Paper/Card: Black, Red and White Card, Black Glitter Card
Dies: TH 'Tattered Florals', TH 'Tattered Leaves', Sizzix 'Banner #2', Sizzix 'Flower Layer Set', Marrianne Design (Circle Die) LR0112,
Other: Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' Embosing Folder, Computer Generated Senitment

So why not come along and visit our blog at Totally Gorjuss and check out what my team buddies have made to inspire you. While you're there don't forget to enter your card/project into our weekly challenge - remember it's ANYTHING GOES - REMEMBER. There's a prize up for grabs and this week's sponsors is Crafters Companion.

As always I'm looking forward to seeing what you make.

Janine x

I have 2 new DT challenge cards posted today - one for Totally Gorjuss and Sweet Stampin'

Sweet Stampin' - Shaped Card Challenge

Hello everybody, well another 2 weeks has past and it's my turn to show you my Design Team card/project for the Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog. This week's challenge is to create a SHAPED CARD (No squares or rectangles allowed) with a stamped image or element on it.

For my challenge card I create a handbag - this is my take on a Fendi bag. All the templates I searched for were designed to be cut out of one piece of A4 card - making the final bag really small. So after finding a template shape I really liked (this was a download file) I adapted it so that the front panel and each bag side including the folding vent could be cut out of an A4 pieces of card, making the completed bag a good size. I stamped the body of the bag with my leafy swirl stamp and versamark ink as I wanted to create a delicate watermark look. I used a Velcro dot on the top of the bag so it could be opened and closed easily, and because I used a valley fold vent inside it also stands up perfectly. I also diecut some embellishments to hang from the bag, one of which has a greeting on it.

I made a small envelope pocket and attached it on the inside, and I stamped a small greeting card to pop inside. I wanted the inside of the bag to look neat so I lined the top clasp section and covered the ends of the ribbon with the same paper as the front.

Here's what I used:

Template: Becky Roberts  - Tres Chic Handbag

Papers: Deep Cream CS, Parchment Cream Paper, First Edition 'Desert Blooms'

Dies: Spellbinder Shapeabilities 'Damask Accents' and 'Persian Motifs'

Stamp: Clarity - Leafy Swirl

Other: Ribbon, Versamark, Cutting Machine

So why not drop by Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog and check out what Shaped Cards my fabulous Design Teamies have created to inspire you. While you're there why not enter your card or project into the challenge - don't forget it must include a stamped image/element on it. This week's sponsor and prize is from THE HOBBY HOUSE and the monthly draw sponsor is The Ribbon Girl.

I look forward to seeing what you create.

Hugs

Janine x

TOTALLY GORJUSS - 208 - SNOW

Welcome to this week's challenge at Totally Gorjuss is ANYTHING GOES - SNOW.  Snow to give you a little inspiration here's my DT card. :)

I wanted to make quite a simple card.  To start with I matted a piece of blue card onto a scalloped 5 x 5 card base, then stamped the 'snow' image 3 times onto white card and coloured sections of it in with my Derwent Pencils and Baby Oil. I usually use Sansdor with soft pencils but I thought I would give the BO a go, I was very surprised as I found it to be quite good particularly as there's no odour whereas Sansdor's smell can be quite strong. To add a bit of sparkle I added glitter to the word 'Snow' on one of the stamped images layers, then cut out sections from each layer and mounted them on the card with foam pads.  I drew small irregular circles on the background card and coloured them in with a white gel pen.  To finish I added a strip of ribbon and some gems, and 2 diecut glittered card snowflakes with a big red brad on top.  

Isn't this 'snow' cute! I've had this wooden stamp for years, when acrylic stamps weren't even a sparkle in someone's eye.

So here's what I used.
Wooden Stamp: Whipper Snapper Designs 'Think Snow'
Paper/Card: Plain Blue Card
Pencils: Prisma and Derwent Coloursoft Pencils
Dies: Cuttlebug Cut/Emboss Snowflake, Marianne Designs LR0125
Other: Johnsons Baby Oil, Copic Black Fineline, White Gel Pen, Crystal Glitter, First Edition 'Nordic Christmas' Embellishment Pack, AC Ribbon, Gems

'Snow' why not come along and visit our blog at Totally Gorjuss and check out what my team buddies have made to inspire you (sorry I'll stop saying it now). While you're there don't forget to enter your card/project into our weekly challenge - remember it's ANYTHING GOES - SNOW. There's a prize up for grabs and this week's sponsors is J & C CREATIONS.

As always I'm looking forward to seeing what you make.

Janine x