Amanda Jane Designs - Floral Corner

Morning Everyone

I'm back today sharing another of Amanda Jane Designs (AJD) floral digi stamps and papers. My card is to celebrate Amanda's 'May Flowers' challenge over on her Facebook page (see link at the bottom of the page). For more information about her wonderful themed monthly challenges check out my post from Sunday. 

For my card today I've used the 'Floral Corner' stamp along with one of AJD digi papers - Spring Pastels. I used distress re-inkers and pastel pencils to colour with today. I hope you like it. x

Amanda has lots of  lovely digi stamp, papers and sentiments in her Etsy shop, along with some pre-coloured images and papers. Here is the link to the Amanda Jayne Designs Etsy Store to check out all the digi stamps and papers.

Here's What I Did

I printed off one of AJD digital papers and trimmed it down to fit the front of a 6" x 6" card blank, leaving a slim border around the edge. This was attached to the card front.

I imported the gorgeous flower display stamp into my software along with a digi sentiment from my stash, both were then resized to fit my project. The image was printed onto watercolour cardstock in grey to create a no-line look, this was then die cut with square die. The image was coloured with distress ink re-inkers and pastel pencils once it was dry. 

The completed scene was glued to a square postage stamp frame cut from blue card. The finished topper was adhered to the centre of the card front. To finish off the card I added punched out mini butterflies and a few pearls. 

Here's What I Used 

Digi Stamp: Floral Corner

Digi Papers: Spring Pastels

Distress Re-inkers: Flowers - Wilted Violet, Villainous Potion, Saltwater Taffy, Festive Berry, Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Prized Ribbon, Squeezed Lemonade, Carved Pumpkin, Wild Honey / Butterflies - Saltwater Taffy, Festive Berry / Foliage - Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Background - Hickory Smoke 

Other: 6" x 6" White Card Blank, Ecoline Watercolour Card, Distress Ink Markers, Pastel Pencils, Blue Card, Pro Print Paper, Square 'Postage Stamp Frame' Die Set (Creative Expressions), Mini Butterfly Punch, Pearls, 'Love You. Mean It' Stamp Set (Concorde & 9th), White Pen, Black Fineliner, Glue, Double Sided Tape

We have a lovely facebook group called Amanda Jayne Design Inspiration Group, or why not follow Amanda Jayne Designs on Instagam @amandajaynedesigns

If you wish to ask a question about any of my cards please leave me a message in the comment with your email address, otherwise I cannot contact you. Alternatively email me at jsnine.quinn@gmail.com

Please Note - I am designing for Amanda Jayne Designs and I receive her lovely digi images to play and share with you; I do not receive any monetary reimbursement for my samples, advertisements or my participation. I do, what I do for fun and relaxation. Thank you. x

Thank you so much for dropping by, and please don't forget to say hi :)  I'll be back soon with more cards using Amanda Jayne Designs stamps. TTFN

Hugs

x Janine x

Amanda Jane Designs - Cherry Blossom

Afternoon Everyone

Today it's my turn to share one of Amanda Jane Designs (AJD) fabulous digi stamps. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, Amanda runs a wonderful themed monthly challenge on her Facebook group (see link at the bottom of the page) and this monthly it's 'May Flowers'. You can enter your card, tag or whatever you fancy into the competition, as long as you use one of her lovely images or papers and it meets the theme. You can win lovely digi stamps as a prize. 

For this month's challenge I have made couple of floral cards. I'm sharing one today and one tomorrow. For today's card I made a mini card using 'Cherry Blossom' coloured with distress re-inkers. I hope you like it. x

Amanda has lots of  lovely digi stamp, papers and sentiments in her Etsy shop, along with some pre-coloured images and papers. Here is the link to the Amanda Jayne Designs Etsy Store to check out all the digi stamps and papers.

Here's What I Did

First I created a 11cm x 9cm rectangle frame in my software. The cherry blossom images were imported into the software twice and arranged around the bottom of the frame by rotating and flipping them. Once I was happy with the look I deleted the rectangle and printed the scene onto watercolour cardstock in grey to create a no-line look. This was then trimmed to the correct size. 

The top section was die cut diagonally with a 'Friend' edger die. The flower images were coloured with distress re-inkers. With the flowers covered I added a few splashes of pink paint. 

I cut another rectangle to the same size as the previous one, and inked it up with pink and red ink. Water splashes were added to give it texture. When the ink was dry the floral panel was added to the front. The word 'friend was die cut from watercolour card twice; one sentiment was painted with the same pink/red ink used previously, then glued together. The die cut was then glued in place alongside a stamped sentiment. The completed topper was added to the mini card front - 12.5cm x 10.5cm. 

To finish off the card, I added punched out pink mini butterflies along with a few gems. 

Here's What I Used 

Digi Stamp: Cherry Blossom

Distress Re-inkers: Flowers, Friend & Butterflies - Spun Sugar, Saltwater Taffy, Festive Berry, Carved Pumpkin / Stems - Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn / Splashes - Spun Sugar

Other: 12.5cm x 10.5cm White Card Blank, Ecoline Watercolour Card (11cm x 9cm), 'Friend' Edger Die & Stamp Set (Penny Black), Mini Butterfly Punch, Gems, White Pen, Water, Yellow Gouache Paint, Black Ink, Glue, Double Sided Tape

We have a lovely facebook group called Amanda Jayne Design Inspiration Group, or why not follow Amanda Jayne Designs on Instagam @amandajaynedesigns

If you wish to ask a question about any of my cards please leave me a message in the comment with your email address, otherwise I cannot contact you. Alternatively email me at jsnine.quinn@gmail.com

Please Note - I am designing for Amanda Jayne Designs and I receive her lovely digi images to play and share with you; I do not receive any monetary reimbursement for my samples, advertisements or my participation. I do, what I do for fun and relaxation. Thank you. x

Thank you so much for dropping by, and please don't forget to say hi :)  I'll be back soon with more cards using Amanda Jayne Designs stamps. TTFN

Hugs

x Janine x

Amanda Jane Designs - Tied With A Bow

 Morning Everyone

Today I have my Amanda Jane Designs (AJD) designer hat on today, and I'm sharing my latest card using another of her cute bears from the 'Bear Bundle', which I teamed up with one of her pretty digital paper. The cute bear can also be bought on it's own, it's called 'Tied with A Bow' (see the links below). I just love these little guys. I used distress re-inkers to colour with. I hope you like it. (For sale - £4.50 + P&P - requests by email please)

Every month Amanda has a wonderful challenge in her Facebook group (see link at the bottom of the page), with a different theme each month. You can enter your card, tag or colouring etc into the competition as long as you use one of her images or papers, and it meets the theme. You can win lovely digi stamps as a prize. So in this month (April) it's 'Pastel Colours', and you still have time to enter. So what are you waiting for.

Amanda has lots of  lovely digi stamp, papers and sentiments in her Etsy shop, along with some pre-coloured images and papers. Note, there's a wonderful 25% off sale on atm, so grab a bargain! Here is the link to the Amanda Jayne Designs Etsy Store to check out all the digi stamps and papers.

Here's What I Did

I printed the pink sheet from AJD digital papers, then trimmed it down to fit the front of a 5" x 7" scalloped card blank, leaving a slim border around the edge. This was attached to the card front. 

I imported the cute little bear into my software and add a sentiment of my own, then resized them both to fit my project. The image was printed onto watercolour cardstock. 

The image was printed again onto masking paper and fussy cut out, this was placed over the top of the image on the paper. Using a heart stencil I applied pink ink through it, then removed the stencil and the masks. The image was coloured with distress ink pads and re-inkers. I drew a horizontal line across the bottom of the scene to ground the bear, and then painted in a grassy effect. 

The completed scene was glued to an rectangle postage stamp frame cut from pink card. The finished topper was adhered to the centre of the card front. To finish off the card I added glitter to the heart, and added a mini butterfly with a pearl.

Here's What I Used 

Digi Stamp: Tied With A Bow

Bundle: Bear Bundle

Digi Papers: Spring Florals

Distress Re-inkers & Pads: Bear - Tea Dye, Vintage Photo / Heart Balloon -Spun Sugar, festive Berry / Bow - Spun Sugar, Victorian Velvet / Grass - Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn / Stencil - Worm Lipstick  

Other: 5"  x 7" White Scalloped Card Blank, Ecoline Watercolour Card, Pink Card, Pro Print Paper, Rectangle 'Postage Stamp Frame' Die (Creative Expressions), 'Falling hearts' Stencil (Simon Says Stamp), Mini Butterfly Punch, Glitter, Pearls, Glue, Double Sided Tape

We have a lovely facebook group called Amanda Jayne Design Inspiration Group, or why not follow Amanda Jayne Designs on Instagam @amandajaynedesigns

If you wish to ask a question about any of my cards please leave me a message in the comment with your email address, otherwise I cannot contact you. Alternatively email me at jsnine.quinn@gmail.com

Please Note - I am designing for Amanda Jayne Designs and I receive her lovely digi images to play and share with you; I do not receive any monetary reimbursement for my samples, advertisements or my participation. I do, what I do for fun and relaxation. Thank you. x

Thank you so much for dropping by, and please don't forget to say hi :)  I'll be back soon with more cards using Amanda Jayne Designs stamps. TTFN

Hugs

x Janine x

Lili Of The Valley - All Occasions Penguins

Morning Everyone

I'm back sharing another of the cute little penguin stamps from Lili Of The Valley. I'm so sorry I know it's a Christmas card, but I couldn't resist this sweet couple. The stamp I used is available in both a digi stamp set called 'All Occasions Penguins' set and a polymer stamp set called 'Everyday Penguins' (see the links below the photos). For my card today I used the digi version of the stamp, and combined it with a digital watercolour background and splashes, and a Christmas sentiment. To coloured up the stamp I used my distress re-inkers. I hope you like it. x

For your information, here is the link to the LOTV Online  Shop and the LOTV Etsy Store to check out all the stamps. FYI you can use both sites to purchase the stamps. 

Here's What I Did & Used

I trimmed down a piece of lovely blue paper to fit the front of a 6" x 6" card blank, leaving a slim border around the edge. Using my software I imported the background splatter and added the cute penguins over the top along with the sentiment, everything was resized to fit my project. The complete scene was printed directly onto watercolouring paper, and then die cut into a square. 

The scene was coloured with distress re-inkers, and white pen and glitter was added to the snowflakes. When everything was dry I glued it to a square mat that was cut from snowflake patterned paper, then onto a white postage stamp frame. Funky foam was adhered to the back of the topper and glued to the centre of the card front. To finished the card pearls were added around the sentiment. 

Digi Stamp Set: All Occasions Penguins

Polymer Stamp Set: Everyday Penguins

Digi Background: Watercolour Pastels

Digi Sentiment: Elegant Christmas

Distress Re-inkers: Penguin - Hickory Smoke, Black Soot, Squeezed Lemonade, Carved Pumpkin,  Spun Sugar / Scarf - Prized Ribbon / Ground - Hickory Smoke

Other: 6"  x 6" White Card Blank, Watercolour Paper (Ecoline), White Card, 'Snowy Christmas' Paper Pad (The Works), Square 'Postage Stamp Frame' Die Set (Creative Expressions), White Pen, Funky Foam, Glitter, Pearls, Double Sided Tape, Glue

If you wish to ask a question about any of my cards please leave me a message in the comment with your email address, otherwise I cannot contact you. Alternatively email me at jsnine.quinn@gmail.com

Or why not join us on social media at  'We Love Lili Of the Valley' Facebook Group run by the Design Team, the official Lili Of The Valley Facebook page and on Instagram.  We'd loved to see you.

Please Note - I am part of the Lili Of The Valley's Design Team and I receive their lovely images to play with and share with you; I do not receive any monetary reimbursement for my samples, however on occasion I receive a free stamp set as a thank you gesture for my advertisements or participation. I do, what I do for fun and relaxation. Thank you. x

Thank you so much for dropping by, and please don't forget to say hi :)  I'll be back soon with more sneaky peeks of the fabulous new LOTV Love stamps. TTFN

Hugs

x Janine x

Amanda Jane Designs - Hello Bear

Hi Everyone

Today I am sharing one of Amanda Jane Designs (AJD) digi stamps and papers, which I love. If you remember I was asked to be her Guest Designer for a few months, well Amanda asked if I would join the Design Team (DT) until the end of December, and of course I said yes. So I will be rotating my posts between AJD and my long standing placement with the Lili Of the Valley DT.

Every month Amanda has a wonderful challenge in her Facebook group (see link at the bottom of the page), which have a different theme each month. You can enter your card, tag etc into the competition as long as you use one of her images or papers and it meets the theme. You can win lovely digi stamps as a prize. As it's 'Pastel Colours' this month, I've create a card using one of the cute bears from her 'Bear Bundle', which I teamed up with one of her pretty digital paper. FYI the bear can also be bought on it's own, it's called 'Hello Bear' (see the links below). I used my favourite medium to colour with - distress re-inkers. I hope you like it. (For sale - £4.50 + P&P - requests by email please)  

Amanda has lots of  lovely digi stamp, papers and sentiments in her Etsy shop, along with some pre-coloured images and papers. Note, there's a wonderful 25% off sale on atm, so grab a bargain! Here is the link to the Amanda Jayne Designs Etsy Store to check out all the digi stamps and papers.

Here's What I Did

I printed off one of AJD digital papers and trimmed it down to fit the front of a 6" x 6" card blank, leaving a slim border around the edge. This was attached to the card front.

I imported the cute little bear into my software and add a digi sentiment from my stash, both were then resized to fit my project. The image was printed onto watercolour cardstock, then die cut with an cross stitch circle die. The image was coloured with distress ink pads and re-inkers. I drew a horizontal line across the bottom of the scene to ground the bear, and then painted in a grassy effect. 

The completed scene was glued to an ornate circle cut from blue card, then funky foam was added to the back. The finished topper was adhered to the centre of the card front. To finish off the card I added glitter to the butterflies, punched out mini butterflies and a few pearls. 

Here's What I Used 

Digi Stamp: Hello Bear

Bundle: Bear Bundle

Digi Papers: Spring Florals

Distress Re-inkers & Pencils: Bear - Tea Dye, Vintage Photo / Butterflies -Wilted Violet / Grass - Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn / Background - Tumbled Glass

Other: 6" x 6" White Card Blank, Ecoline Watercolour Card, Blue Card, Pro Print Paper, 'Cross Stitch' Circle Die (Rox Stamps), Decorative Nested Circle Dies (Craft Buddy), Mini Butterfly Punch, Glitter, Pearls, Funky Foam, Glue, Double Sided Tape

We have a lovely facebook group called Amanda Jayne Design Inspiration Group, or why not follow Amanda Jayne Designs on Instagam @amandajaynedesigns

If you wish to ask a question about any of my cards please leave me a message in the comment with your email address, otherwise I cannot contact you. Alternatively email me at jsnine.quinn@gmail.com

Please Note - I am designing for Amanda Jayne Designs and I receive her lovely digi images to play and share with you; I do not receive any monetary reimbursement for my samples, advertisements or my participation. I do, what I do for fun and relaxation. Thank you. x

Thank you so much for dropping by, and please don't forget to say hi :)  I'll be back soon with more cards using Amanda Jayne Designs stamps. TTFN

Hugs

x Janine x

Lili Of The Valley - Birthday Penguins

 Afternoon Everyone

Today I'm sharing more of the sweet 'Birthday Penguins' from Lili Of The Valley. Theses little guys are available in both a digi stamp set and a polymer stamp set (see the links below the photos). For my card today I used the digi version of two of the cute penguins, and combined them with a digital watercolour background and splashes, plus a 'Happy birthday' sentiment. I digitally coloured the whole scene using my Ipad Pro/pencil and Procreate App, plus a few texture brushes. The completed scene was printed onto hammered card and mounted. I just love how vibrant this one turned out especially as I didn't use any special printer settings. I hope you like it!

For your information, here is the link to the LOTV Online  Shop and the LOTV Etsy Store to check out all the stamps. FYI you can use both sites to purchase the stamps. 

Here's What I Did & Used

The penguin images and the watercolour background/splashes were imported into my digital app - Procreate on my Ipad Pro, then coloured up with pencil. To add extra texture to the scene I used a couple of digital brushes from a couple of my favourite artists.  After saving the completed image I imported it into my computer software and add a sentiment, everything was then resized to fit my project. The completed scene was printed onto directly onto white hammered card and die cut into a rectangle, then mounted onto a postage stamp frame cut from pink card. To complete the card I glued the completed topper onto the card front and added a little glitter. 

Digi Stamp Set: Birthday Penguins

Polymer Stamp Set: Birthday Penguins

Digi Background: Watercolour Splashes and Watercolour Pastels

Digi Sentiment: Spring Mix of 32 Sentiments

Other: 5"  x 7" White Card Blank, Procreate App, Ipad Pro/Pencil, White Hammered Card, Pink Centura Pearl Card (Crafter's Companion), Rectangle 'Postage Stamp Frame Die Set (Creative Expressions), Glitter, Double Sided Tape, Glue

If you wish to ask a question about any of my cards please leave me a message in the comment with your email address, otherwise I cannot contact you. Alternatively email me 

at jsnine.quinn@gmail.com

Or why not join us on social media at  'We Love Lili Of the Valley' Facebook Group run by the Design Team, the official Lili Of The Valley Facebook page and on Instagram.  We'd loved to see you.

Please Note - I am part of the Lili Of The Valley's Design Team and I receive their lovely images to play with and share with you; I do not receive any monetary reimbursement for my samples, however on occasion I receive a free stamp set as a thank you gesture for my advertisements or participation. I do, what I do for fun and relaxation. Thank you. x

Thank you so much for dropping by, and please don't forget to say hi :)  I'll be back soon with more sneaky peeks of the fabulous new LOTV Love stamps. TTFN

Hugs

x Janine x

Lili Of The Valley - Birthday Penguins

 Afternoon Everyone

Today I'm sharing a cute penguin from Lili Of The Valley. This little sweetheart is available in both a digi stamp set and a polymer stamp set, both called 'Birthday Penguins' (see the links below the photos). For my card today I used the digi version, and combined her with a digital watercolour background and splashes, and a 'Happy birthday' sentiment. To coloured her up I used my distress re-inkers. She was a dream to colour...so easy. I just love how this one turned out - it's so pretty.

For your information, here is the link to the LOTV Online  Shop and the LOTV Etsy Store to check out all the stamps. FYI you can use both sites to purchase the stamps. 

Here's What I Did & Used

I trimmed down a piece of pink patterned paper to fit the front of a 6" x 6" scalloped card blank, leaving a slim border around the edge. Using my software I imported the background and splatter detail and added the cute penguin over the top along with the sentiment, everything was resized to fit my project. The complete scene was printed directly onto watercolouring paper and die cut into a square. 

The scene was coloured with distress re-inkers, and white pen was added to the party hat. When everything was dry I added it to a scalloped square mat cut from pink card. To complete the card I added funky foam to the back of the completed topper, and glued to the centre of the card front. Glitter was added along with a few pearls. 

Digi Stamp Set: Birthday Penguins

Polymer Stamp Set: Birthday Penguins

Digi Background: Watercolour Splashes and Watercolour Pastels

Digi Sentiment: Spring Mix of 32 Sentiments

Distress Re-inkers: Penguin - Hickory Smoke, Black Soot, Squeezed Lemonade, Carved Pumpkin,  Spun Sugar / Balloons -  Spun Sugar, Festive Berry, Prized Ribbon, Wilted Violet / Party Hat - Spun Sugar, Festive Berry, Prized Ribbon, / Ground - Hickory Smoke

Other: 6"  x 6" White Scalloped Card Blank, Watercolour Paper (Ecoline), Pink Card (Tonic), 'Pastel Dreams' Paper Pad (LOTV), 'Stitched Scalloped Square Die Set (Creative Expressions), White Pen, Funky Foam, Glitter, Pearls, Double Sided Tape, Glue

If you wish to ask a question about any of my cards please leave me a message in the comment with your email address, otherwise I cannot contact you. Alternatively email me at jsnine.quinn@gmail.com

Or why not join us on social media at  'We Love Lili Of the Valley' Facebook Group run by the Design Team, the official Lili Of The Valley Facebook page and on Instagram.  We'd loved to see you.

Please Note - I am part of the Lili Of The Valley's Design Team and I receive their lovely images to play with and share with you; I do not receive any monetary reimbursement for my samples, however on occasion I receive a free stamp set as a thank you gesture for my advertisements or participation. I do, what I do for fun and relaxation. Thank you. x

Thank you so much for dropping by, and please don't forget to say hi :)  I'll be back soon with more sneaky peeks of the fabulous new LOTV Love stamps. TTFN

Hugs

x Janine x

Lili Of The Valley - James Fishing

Morning Everyone

Yep it's me again...:) I'm back again to share with you another sneak peek of the wonderful  James Bear  from Lili Of The Valley, this time he's fishing. As I mentioned yesterday there are 2 brand new James stamps - 'James Fishing' and 'James Gardening' which will be available as both digi stamps and in a polymer stamp set. The polymer stamps sets will contain the new stamps plus a few oldies - the sets are called - 'James Take It Easy' and 'James Thinking Of You'. The sets are on advance order and will be shipped from the 7th April. Definitely check them out, they're all simply adorable!

For my card today I'm using the sweet 'James Fishing' polymer stamp, and I've coloured him up using my distress re-inkers. I've used a similar layout as yesterday as I'm in love with my new edger dies. 

For your information, here is the link to the LOTV Online  Shop and the LOTV Etsy Store to check out all the stamps. FYI you can use both sites to purchase the stamps. 

Here's What I Did & Used

I trimmed a piece of watercolour card down to 4½" x 6½" and die cut the top section with the 'Hello' edger die. The lovely James Bear was stamped on the bottom left of the card, and coloured up with distress re-inkers. A sentiment was stamped with black ink just below the cut out section at the top of the card. A postage stamp rectangle frame cut from green card was glued flat to the front of the card. 

I die cut another rectangle and inked up the top section using blue, green and brown ink and added some green splatters to give it texture. When the ink was dry it was added to the green frame on the card front. The painted scene was mounted flat onto the card front and a little gold paint was added to the fishing rod.

To finish the card, the word 'hello' was die cut twice from green card then glued together, this was placed in the corresponding space on the top section of the card.

Polymer Stamp Set: James Take It Easy

Digi Stamp: TBC

Distress Re-inkers: Bear - Tea Dye, Vintage Photo, Spun Sugar / Fishing Rod - Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness / Grass - Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn / Background - Tumbled Glass, Weathered Wood

Other: 5" x 7" White Card Blank, Watercolour Card (Ecoline), Green Card (Tonic), 'Hello Edger' and Stamp Set (Penny Black), 5" x 7" Die Set (Gemini - Crafters Companion), 'Postage Stamp' Rectangle Die Set (Creative Expressions), Tumbled Glass, Peeled Paint & Tea Dye Distress Ink, White & Gold Pen, Black Waterproof Ink, Double Sided Tape, Glue

If you wish to ask a question about any of my cards please leave me a message in the comment with your email address, otherwise I cannot contact you. Alternatively email me at jsnine.quinn@gmail.com

Or why not join us on social media at  'We Love Lili Of the Valley' Facebook Group run by the Design Team, the official Lili Of The Valley Facebook page and on Instagram.  We'd loved to see you.

Please Note - I am part of the Lili Of The Valley's Design Team and I receive their lovely images to play with and share with you; I do not receive any monetary reimbursement for my samples, however on occasion I receive a free stamp set as a thank you gesture for my advertisements or participation. I do, what I do for fun and relaxation. Thank you. x

Thank you so much for dropping by, and please don't forget to say hi :)  I'll be back soon with more sneaky peeks of the fabulous new LOTV Love stamps. TTFN

Hugs

x Janine x

Lili Of The Valley - James Gardening

Afternoon Everyone

Well as I promised I'm back with more James Bear stamps from Lili Of The Valley. In fact there are 2 brand new stamps - 'James Fishing' and 'James Gardening' which will be available as both digi stamps and in a polymer stamp set. The polymer stamps sets will contain both the new stamps and a few oldies and are called - 'James Take It Easy' and 'James Thinking Of You' - the sets are on advance order and will be shipped from the 7th April. They are all adorable!

Anyhow, for today's card I've used the 'James Gardening' polymer stamp and coloured him up using my distress re-inkers. I created a CAS card by teaming up the cute James stamp with a large edge die. 

For your information, here is the link to the LOTV Online  Shop and the LOTV Etsy Store to check out all the stamps. FYI you can use both sites to purchase the stamps. 

Here's What I Did & Used

I trimmed a piece of watercolour card down to 4½" x 6½" and die cut the top section with the 'Happy' edger die. The lovely James Bear was stamped on the bottom of the card and coloured up with distress re-inkers and pencils; blue and brown distress ink was applied around the edges to create a vignette. A sentiment was stamped just below the cut out section at the top of the card. 

A piece of the same red card was trimmed down to approx 4¾ x 6½" and using a heart stencil I applied brown distress ink right across the card to add a kittle extra interest. When the ink was dry it was added to the card front. The painted scene was mounted flat onto the card front.

To finish the card, the word 'happy' was die cut twice from red card then glued together, this was then placed in the corresponding space along with a some tiny flowers.

Polymer Stamp Set: James Take It Easy

Digi Stamp: TBC

Distress Re-inkers: Bear - Tea Dye, Vintage Photo, Spun Sugar / Spade - Barn Door, Aged Mahogany,  Hickory Smoke / Grass - Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn

Other: 5" x 7" Scalloped White Card Blank, Watercolour Card (Ecoline), Deep Red Card (Kanban), 'Happy Edger' and Stamp Set (Penny Black), 5" x 7" Die Set (Gemini - Crafters Companion), 'Blossom Patch' Die Set (Creative Expressions), 'Falling Hearts' Stencil (Simon Says Stamps), Tumbled Glass, Vintage Photo & Tea Dye Distress Ink, White & Red Pen, Black Waterproof Ink, Double Sided Tape, Glue

If you wish to ask a question about any of my cards please leave me a message in the comment with your email address, otherwise I cannot contact you. Alternatively email me at jsnine.quinn@gmail.com

Or why not join us on social media at  'We Love Lili Of the Valley' Facebook Group run by the Design Team, the official Lili Of The Valley Facebook page and on Instagram.  We'd loved to see you.

Please Note - I am part of the Lili Of The Valley's Design Team and I receive their lovely images to play with and share with you; I do not receive any monetary reimbursement for my samples, however on occasion I receive a free stamp set as a thank you gesture for my advertisements or participation. I do, what I do for fun and relaxation. Thank you. x

Thank you so much for dropping by, and please don't forget to say hi :)  I'll be back soon with more sneaky peeks of the fabulous new LOTV Love stamps. TTFN

Hugs

x Janine x

Amanda Jane Designs - Butterfly Mouse

 Morning Everyone

As I mentioned in my last post I have the pleasure of being a Guest Designer for Amanda Jane Designs (AJD) for March, April and May. I look forward to sharing some of Amanda's fabulous stamps with you.

So, for the 2nd of my March cards I have used one of the sweet mice and toadstools digi stamp called 'Butterfly Mouse', it is also available as part of the  'Love & Friendship Bundle'. The 'Happy Birthday' sentiment was typed up moi, the font I used is called 'Dreaming Outloud Script Pro'. I used distress re-inkers to colour with. I hope you like it. (For sale - £4.50 + P&P - requests by email please)  

At the moment there is an amazing 60% off everything in Amanda's store, so why not grab yourself a bargain. :) 

Amanda has a lovely array of digi stamp, papers and sentiments in her Etsy shop, along with some pre-coloured images and papers. For your information, here is the link to the Amanda Jayne Designs Etsy Store to check out all the digi stamps and papers.

Here's What I Did

I trimmed down a sheet of muted floral paper to fit the front of a 6" x 6" white card blank, leaving a slim border around the edge.

I imported the cute mouse/toadstools stamp into my software and typed up a sentiment, both were resized to fit my project. The scene was printed onto watercolour cardstock and coloured with distress re-inkers. When everything was dry the scene was die cut into a circle, and mounted onto a deep red scalloped mat. Funky foam was glued to the back of the circle and adhered to the card front. Die cut flowers were added to both sides of the topper.

To finish off the card I added a few red pearls and a little glitter to the toadstools and butterflies. 

Here's What I Used 

Digi Stamp: Butterfly Mouse

Bundle: Love & Friendship Bundle

Sentiment: Typed my own

Distress Re-inkers & Pencils: Squirrel - Tea Dye, Vintage Photo, Saltwater Taffy / Mushrooms - Spun Sugar, Festive Berries, Hickory Smoke / Flowers - Squeezed Lemonade, Carved Pumpkin, Saltwater Taffy / Grass - Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn / Butterfly - Wilted Violet

Other: 6" x 6" White Card Blank, Langton HP Watercolour Card, Deep Red & Dark Green Card, Gold Glitter Card, 'Secret Garden' Paper Pad (The Works), Scalloped Stitched Circle Die Set (Creative Expressions), 'Be Bold Blooms' Die Set (Spellbinders), Funky Foam, Glitter, Pearls, Glue, Double Sided Tape

We have a lovely facebook group called Amanda Jayne Design Inspiration Group, or why not follow Amanda Jayne Designs on Instagam @amandajaynedesigns

If you wish to ask a question about any of my cards please leave me a message in the comment with your email address, otherwise I cannot contact you. Alternatively email me at jsnine.quinn@gmail.com

Please Note - I am Guest Designing for Amanda Jayne Designs and I receive her lovely digi images to play with and share with you; I do not receive any monetary reimbursement for my samples, advertisements or my participation. I do, what I do for fun and relaxation. Thank you. x

Thank you so much for dropping by, and please don't forget to say hi :)  I'll be back soon with more cards using Amanda Jayne Designs stamps. TTFN

Hugs

x Janine x