Grr having a blog moment!!!

Sorry folks, I had planned on uploading some new cards but I'm getting an error message when I try.  It says 'Server returned invalid response' whatever that means. Well, I suppose it means I CANNOT UPLOAD MY IMAGES!! drr.....lol

If anyone out there in blogland has had the same problem and solved it....please, please let me know.  Thanks!

I will upload my pics as soon as humanly possible.

Janine X

Orange Delight

I made this orangey card for my closest friend's daughter recently....I used some really delish coloured papers from First Edition.  This beautiful digi stamps was so lovely to colour in, I really enjoyed using my prisma pencil...this was only the second time I'd used them.

Here's a close-up piccie - wow isn't she gorgeous.

Here's what I used:
Prisma Pencils and Sansdor
Digi image: Crafts and Me -  'Cali Girl'
Paper: First Edition - Boho Chic
Dies: Cheery Lyn - B117 Fanciful Flourish, Tim Holtz 'Tattered Florals', Flower Punch

Hope you like it. I'd love it if you leave me a comment.

Thanks for blogging by.

Janine XXX

Footnote: I entered this card in the Crafts and Me challenge 'Autumn Colours' wish me luck!

Oriental Bliss

I made this A5 card a few weeks ago for my mum to send to my nephew's girlfriend - Kat, to celebrate her birthday.

The colours were inspired by the beautiful paper I used from First Edition's 'Summer Breeze' pad. The photo doesn't do it justice really - I'd buy the whole collection if I could. I enjoyed making this card, but it took quite a bit of working out to get the scene right and what and where mask. I'm happy with the final product and hopefully Kat was!

Here's what I used:

Stamp Set: Docrafts Tulip 'Oriental Garden'

Paper/card: First Edition's 'Summer Breeze', Orange, Teal, Glitter cardstock

Promarkers/Flexmarkers: Aquamarine, Glacier Blue, Honeydew, Duck Egg, Apple, Orange, Forest Green

Copic: YR02, E95, E00, E11, E38, E37, 100, ER32

Dies: Cheery Lynn Design Fanciful Flourish B117, Marianne Designs Small Poinsettia

Glitter, computer generated sentiment, Tumbled Glass Distressed Ink

Hope you like it.

Thanks for visiting, why not leave me a message/comment!

Janine X

Sweet Baby Girl

I made this cute little card for my neighbour's daughter, she's just given birth to a baby girl called Gracie.  Sending all our congratulations and love to both her and her husband.  Wow, I feel really old now as she used to babysit my daughter when she was little, my daughter's now 23....and now she's a mum!!

The things I used:

Digi Image: 'Diaper Crew' from Mo Manning Digital Pencil

Pens: Copic, Promarkers

Card: White Decorative Edged 6 x 6 CS, First Edition 'Summer Breeze'

Die: Spellbinder Shapeabilities 'Persian Motifs' 

Pink Organza Ribbon, Computer Generated Text Tag, Pearl Maker by Waco

Thanks for looking.

Janine XX



Good Luck - New Job - New Home

Made this simple wee card for my closest friend's daughter. She's just moved to Leeds to start her career as a children's nurse at Jimmy's children's hospital.  She's such a lovely girl and a pleasure to know. I've watched her grow up...and just I'm so proud of her!  Well done Helen, you deserve it.

Here's what I used:

Card Stock: Decorative edged 6 X 6 card, Pale Pink, First Edition 'Summer Breeze'

Stamp Set: Papermania -  Lucy Cromwell 'Bunting'

Pro & Flexmarkers: Various

Distressed Ink: Worn Lipstick

Thanks for looking

Janine XX

Chocolate & Mint...Yummy!

Made for my closest friend's son who turned 18 last week.

I used the fabulous boy with his laptop, drawn by the equally fabulous Mo Manning.  I wanted to make a simple card with an earthy look suitable for a teenage boy, and I didn't want to make it over complicated. I bought First Edition's Summer Breeze paper pad for another card I'm doing and I was so inspired by the paper designs and colours that I decided to go with a brown and mint green theme.  I must admit the papers in this pad are gorgeous! I must admit I can colour till the cows come home but I always struggle with my background layers, so after seeing many blog cards recently with the banner strips I decided to try them out, and hopefully they work well.

I used:

Pens: Promarkers, Flexmarkers, Copics, Spectum Noirs

Papers: First Edition ' Summer Breeze'

Ink: Black Memento, Tea Dye Distressing Ink

Computer generated sentiment

Image: Computer Boy from Mo's Digital Pencil

Thanks for looking, hope you like it.

Janine XX

Heart to Heart

LOL, I made this for my husband for our 25th anniversary to give him a giggle. It was so simple to make.

I cut out 2 card using my Cricut,which I distressed and dashed. I glued them together overlaying them slightly.  I computer generated the message to my husband and hand cut it to make a banner, and distressed the edges again.  The digi image was printed off 3 times, coloured and cut out and then layered up; this was then glued onto the front of the hearts.  The very apt sentiment came with the digi couple, which I printed off, distressed and layered up onto the front of the heart. I added glossy accents to their glasses...it makes their eyes bulge!!

The hard part was making it stand up.  So I had to devised a standing mechanism, it took several attempts to get it right...but I did finally.   Here it is.....it's not the best photo I  know, but it was hard to get the shot right,

Here's what I used:

Digi Stamp/Sentiment: Bugaboo 'SL One Person To Annoy'

Selection of Pro & Flexmarkers, Copics, Cricut machine and Cricut cartidge 'Plantin Schoolbook', Glossy Accents

Hope you like it, my hubbie did!!

Janine X

Have a Hoot

Made for my step-dad's 80th birthday a couple of weeks ago. I always find making cards for men really hard (like we all do) - he really likes owls and luckily I found this stamp set in The Range. They're so cute.

I wanted the owls to appear as though they were peering out of the hole of tree, so I stamped the owls, outer leaves and flower frame about 6 times.  I cut out circle in the same woodgrain paper and placed the owls inside it with a small piece of the brown card as the background. On top of the circle I coloured in and cut out lots of the leaves, branches and flowers that I had previously stamped to add depth. The branches were cut out using my Cricut, and the leaves were cut from a swirl die and coloured with promarkers. It took quite a bit of time to do but I was happy with the end result.  I just love dimensional cards.

This is what I used:

Stamp: Neighbourwood 'Owlets'

Paper: First Edition 'Desert Blooms'

Leaves: Cherry Lynn Designs 'Fanciful  Flourish' B117

Branches: Cricut, Cricut Cartridge '

Pro & Flexmarkers: Ivory, Putty, Pastel Yellow, Sandstone, Lemon, Sandstone, Caramel, Canary, Pumpkin, Satin, Ruby, Orange, Berry Red, Forest Green, Leaf Green, Meadow Green

White Pen, computer generated sentiment, 'Tea Dye' distressing ink

Hope you like it, and thanks for looking.

Janine X

White Wedding

Card made for my daughter to give to her friend who was getting married in Wales yesterday .

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BOTH - WISHING YOU A LONG AND HAPPY LIFE TOGETHER.

The digi image and sentiment was printed directly onto the card. I used a grey promarker to outline the image again, then silver leaf and gems were added to the image and date tag.  Finally I added a diecut swirl and roses.

Things I used:

Image: Papercraft Inspiration magazine freebie
Promarkers: Cool Grey
Dies: Cheery Lyn Designs - Fanciful Flourish (B117), Marianne Creatables (LR0162)
Cardstock: White, Silver mirra card
Plus: Gems, Silver leaf
The sentiment and tag were computer generated.

Hope you like it.

Janine X

Saltburn

I thought I would share a few photos of Saltburn-By-The-Sea, on the North East coast.  This is where my hubbie and I had lunch on our anniversary, it's about 10 minutes down the road from us.  Lunch was lovely and the sea air blew a few cobwebs away.  It was packed with tourists, locals and surfers.  The first photo is shot from the pier and the view is of the Victorian tram which is in full working order. The second photo is again from the pier looking at the headland.  Gorgeous!

Thanks for looking.

Janine X