Sweet Stampin' - Christmas Presents

Hello and good morning everyone ---

After being hit here in the UK by 'Storm Desmond' I hope you are all safe and well, and manage to avoid or at least survive the awful floods and gale force winds we've had. I feel I'm one of the lucky ones here in my part of North East England, as we only suffered from the effects of the gale force winds but thankfully no rain. With all that and all the other awful news in the headlines recently my daughter came up with a great mantra for us to live by - Be Safe. Be Vigilant. Be Strong. 

Anyhow onto happier things it's my turn to share my Sweet Stampin' Design Team card with you. Our theme this week is 'Christmas Presents' and remember you MUST include a stamped element on your card/project.

For my card this week I used a freebie stamp from a cardmaking magazine, I think I've had it since last Christmas time or maybe the Christmas before that. I have to say it's very cute - I coloured it with Copic, Pro & Flexmarkers.

Here's What I Did

I matted a 5" x 7" white card base with some Christmas patterned paper. Next I stamped the cute little puppy onto some colouring card stock, and coloured with Copics pens, Pro & Flexmarkers. The finished image was then die cut into a rectangle and matted onto some crimson card, this was then attached to the card base.  Glitter was used on the presents and flower, and a few glitter dots were added around the image .

To finish off I attached a die cut poinsettia and tag. I also gave the puppy a glossy nose and eyes using a clear glaze pen.

Here's What I Used

Stamp: Wild Rose Studio 'Tilly's Christmas', LOTV 'Sentiment Tags'

Copics: Dog - W0, W1, W3, W5, W7 Leaves, Plant Pot & Green Present - YG03, YG11, G21, G85 / Flower, Red Present & Ribbon - R02, R14, R29, R32
Pro & Flexmarkers: Brown Present, Tag, Flower Wrap - Ivory, Linen, Putty, Nutmeg
Dies: Crealies 'Stitched XXL Rectangle', Spellbinders 'Poinsetta'

Paper & Cardstock (CS): Neenah, First Edition 'Nordic Christmas' Paper Pad

Other: Glitter, Glitter Dots, Distressing Ink, Clear Glaze Pen, Martha Stewart 'Branch' Punch

So why not drop by the Sweet Stampin' Challenge blog and check out what my fab Design Team girlies have made to inspire you. So come on why not join in with the fun and enter your card/project into our 'Christmas Presents' challenge we'd love to see your entries. 

 

BUT REMEMBER you must include a stamped element on your card, follow our theme and link back to the Sweet Stampin' blog for a chance to win a prize!  Have fun and good luck.

 

This week's prize is a Ribbon Girl

 

Thank you so much for dropping by and why not leave me a message to say hi :)

Challenges entered: 

 

Hugs

 

 x Janine x

Inky Chicks - Christimas

Good evening everyone!

Well here in the UK the night's are definitely pulling in quickly - and that means winter time and Christmas is fast approaching. I'm not sure if to smile or frown --- lol. 

So on this dark Tuesday evening I'm here to share my Inky Chicks DT card with you, and the theme this week is Christmas --- I know I said the 'C' word.  So I decided to use this stamp from Hobbyart which I've had for a few years. I did actually use this stamp for my family Christmas cards a few years ago, and I just love it. It's such a pretty and versatile stamp, as it can be stamped and used as a flat image or can be stamped several times and decoupaged - which is exactly what I did on this occasion.

Here's What I did

I stamped the house 3 times and colour it with Promarkers and Flexmarkers, then fussy cut sections out which I layered up to give dimension. The house topper was matted onto some complimentary cardstock, and added to the kraft card base which was cut down to make a slim card. To finish off I added an embellished bow.and a touch of glitter to the snowy areas.

Here's everything I used:

Stamp: Hobbyart 'Christmas House' 

Paper/Cardstock (CS): Kraft Card, Kanban, Papermania

Promarkers/Flexmarkers: Various Colours Used (oops, sorry I don't have a list)

Other: Glitter, Ribbon, Snowflake Embellishment

So why not drop by the Inky Chicks Challenge blog, and check out what my fab Design Team girlies have made to inspire you. So come on why not join in with the fun and enter your card/project into our 'Christmas' challenge this week..

This week's sponsor and prize is from Live and Love Crafts,

I look forward to seeing what you create.

Challenges entered: 

Hugs

Janine x

Pretty Wedding

Made this 8  x 8 card recently for my niece and her new husband's. We had a fabulous day and evening catching up with family.  It felt very strange seeing her get married as she was one of my bridesmaids 25 yrs ago....omg I feel old.

Stuff I used:
Digi image: Wedding Couple from Mo Manning
Markers: Pro & Flexmarkers, Ivory, Saffron, Blue Grey, Cool Grey 2 & 4, Rose Pink, Leaf Green, Meadow Green, Grass, Caramel - Copics: E00, E04, E11, E21 - Spectrum Noir: 132, 133, 135, 198
Dies: Cheery Lyn Designs B117 Fanciful Flourish, Marianne Creatables LR0162
Other: Sentiment and Frame: Computer generated - Serif's CraftArtist 2, Liquid Pearls: Silver

Thanks for looking.
Janine X

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

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

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

Pretty In Pink

Made for my lovely niece...not sure if I've gone a bit heavy on the pink!!!  You know what it's like, you get an idea and you've just got to run with it.  This was terrible to photograph, I find it so difficult to take a good shot of an easel cards...this was the best I could do. Although it wasn't planned I've decided to put into 'Passion for Promarkers' challenge (153) this week - the theme is 'lots of layers'...handy eh!  I've also just entered Bunny Zoe's Craft Challenge 25 - Girls;, Girls, Girls.
Wish me luck!
I used 'Wee Stamps' Silver Fairy digi stamp and coloured her in with markers twice, cut bits out and layered her up.  I just love her, she's so pretty and a joy to colour in.

Stuff I used:
Grand Calibur, Circle Scissor, Glitter, Inkdusters, MS Leaves Punch, Distressed Ink, Pro & Flexmarkers
Dies: Spellbinder Grand Scallop Circle, Perisan Accents & Edgeabilities, Marianne Designs - LR0120 Swirl & LR0162 Swirly Roses, Cheery Lyn Designs - Small Exotic Butterfly
Stamps: Silver Fairy digi stamp - Wee Stamps, Sentiment Circles - Lili of the Valley

Thanks for looking, I hope you like it.

Janine X

Father's Day

Made for my step-dad for Father's Day and also my entry into 'A Passion for Promarkers' challenge 152 - Red, White & Blue.

 I stamped and coloured in the gorgeous 'Fizzy Moon bear a couple of times, cut out and layered up certain sections to give dimension.  I just love him, he's  just sooo cute!

The things I used:
Paper: First Edition - Up, Up & Away, Desert Blooms
Pro & Flexmarkers: Light fawn, Saffron, Caramel, Artic Blue, Celestial Blue, Cadet Blue, True Blue, Ivory, Putty, Lipstick Red, Poppy, Crimson
Distressed Inks: Tumbled Glass, Tea Dye
Other bits & bobs used: Grand Calibur, Grand Spellbinder Die, Cocoa Memento Ink
Sentiment was computer generated.

Hope you like it, thanks for visiting.

Janine XX

Seaside Serenity

Made for my great cousin who lives in Holland for his birthday next week.

I decided to make a simple DL card...the design come from my imagination...well that's a scary thought!

This is what I came up with - I used my Inkylicious Ink Duster and stamps, distressed ink for the dunes and sky, and used my promarkers to add the fence and a splash of colour (get it!!).  The shells were stamped, coloured and glazed...they're very realistic.

This is what I used:

Inkylicious: Ink Dusters, Seascape Memories
Distressed Ink: Tumbled Glass, Antique Line, Vintage Photo, Tea Dye, Worn Lipstick
Promarkers: Aqua, Denim, Coll Blue, Sky Blue, Caramel, Sandstone, Burnt Sienna, Canary
And: White Gel Pen, Glossy Accents, White Card, Blue card, Cork look-like paper (wallpaper scrap), computer generated text

Hope you like it - thanks for visiting.

Janine XX

BLUE KITTY

Made for my daughter to give to my SIL next week - the layout was inspired by a card made by Pickles on her blog 'A Load of Pickles'. Thanks!

Stamps used: Hunkydory 'Kitty in the flowers', LOFV Female Circle Sentiments
Promarkers and Flexmarkers used: Spice, Apricot, Saffron, Blossom, Rose Pink, Satin, Artic Blue, Soft Lime, Sky Blue, Lime Green, Canary, Lime Zest, Meadow Green, Leaf Green, Soft Green (I know, I know I used a lot of colours but hey-ho what can I say...I like to play!)
Distress Ink: Tumbled Glass (Used for the sky)
Papers: First Edition 'Up Up & Away
Die: Marianne Creatables LR0120 Flourish'
Lastly a touch of peach/orange glitter was added.

Hope you like it, and thanks for visiting.

Janine X

3rd and Final Entry

This is the last of my entries for the Passion for Promarkers 'birthdays' challenge.  I decided to go with a patchwork background because I was inspired by a card on A Load Of Pickle's blog; which come in handy as I couldn't make up my mind which papers to use as First Edtion's Boho Chic pad is so gorgeous.

CARD 3

I used pro and flexmarkers, a stamp called 'kitty in the flowers' from Hunkydory, First Edition 'Boho Chic', distressed inks, glitter, Marianne Designs LR0162 swirly rose & leaves die.

Thanks for visting and wish me luck.

Janine X

My 2nd Card Entry

Here is my second card entry for the Passion for Promarkers 'birthdays' challenge.  I printed Trudy out a few times, coloured in and cut out and finally layered her up.  She's so cute...Mo is such a talented lady!

CARD 2

I used Pro and flexmarkers plus a digi stamp from Mo Digital Pencil - called Trudie, Kanban Floral pattern stamp. Sizzix Flower Layer Set, Big & Juicy ink pad.

Thanks for visiting and wish me luck.

Janine X

My Card Challenge Entries #1

I have decided to enter more competions so here is the 1st of 3 cards I've made for the Passion for Promarkers 'birthdays' challenge.  All cards have been coloured with pro and flex markers....obviously :)

CARD 1

I used Pro and Flexmarkers, a stamp collection called 'Floral Chic' from Hunkydory and a few stamps called  'Flutters 1' from Inkylicious, an old birthday text stamp, distressed inks, glitter, nestibilities, spellbinders.

Thanks for looking...and wish me luck!

Janine X

50th Birthday card

Sssh, I've just made this easel card for my sister!  I'm giving it to her tomorrow, so it's a good job she doesn't read my blog.  I just hope she sees the funny side as she always sends me humerous and unflattering card.

I drew a few ballons and pressies to add the digi stamp (Stella) and put the text in a speech bubble. I then printed off the whole image a few times and coloured with promarkers, flexmarkers and copics, then cut out certain areas and layered up.  To finish off the image I added glossy accents to her specs and a splash of glitter.  To add a pretty touch I cut out some flowers, leaves, a swirl and a butterfly.

I loved making this.

Digistamp: Stella Firemen Calling image/sentiment from Bugaboo Stamps (I changed the sentiment and drew my  own balloons and gifts)
Papers & cardstock: Papermania CS and Fizzymoon
Promarkers & Flexmarkers: Aquamarine, Surf Blue, Sky Blue, Pink Pearl, Wild Orchid, Amethyst, Lilic, Saffon, Caramel, Satin, Canary, Pumpkin, Blue Grey
Copics: E21, E11, E95, E35
Flowers: Swirl (LR0162) - Marrianne
Butterfly:Small Exotic Butterfly die - Cherry Lynn Designs
Swirl: Fanciful Flourish die - Cheery Lynn Designs
Disressed Inks: Tumbled Glass, Dusty Concord
Spellbinder: Labels 4 die
To finish off I added a touch of glitter and some glossy accents

Hope you like it and thanks for visiting.

Janine X

Fantasy Flowers

My deliciously hand drawn flowers - well something like that!!

I was inspired by Heather's entry on her blog, and thought I can do that. It's great fun, and sooooo easy. My flower were drawn with a pigment marker and coloured with promarkers, and dusted over with distressed ink.

Hope you like it.

Janine X

Flowers for my sweet

A cute little card for a 1st birthday.  This was right out of my comfort zone but I have to admit I totally, totally enjoy making this card, and will definitely make more like it.

The little girl digi image was from the  'Rosie Collection 1' set from the New in March category from DigiStamp Boutique. She is 1 of a set of 3, and they are sooooooo cute and such a dream to colour in.  The base rocker card was cut on my Grand Calibur using the largest scallop die and scored in half, I did however cut a slither of the bottom section so it would sit flat on a surface as it originally tilted to one side....much better  The rest of the circles and scallops were cut using my Circle scissor and circle dies and layered up.

 OMG she is so cute, I just love her!!!

Here's what I used:
Papers: First Edition (again) Up Up & Away (used for layers, name, flower and leaves)
Kanban: Die cut Silver background flower shapes
Spellbinder dies: (Grand and normal)
Grand Calibur
Promarkers: Leaf Green, Lime Green, Forest Green, Powder Blue, Pastel Blue, Yellow, Pastel Yellow, Canary, Caramel, Burnt Sienna, Saffron, Pumpkin
Spectrum Noirs: 132. 133, 135
Distressed Inks: Peeled Paint, Tumbled Glass
Brad and glitter
EK Success Circle Scissor
Tim Holtz Tattered Flowers die

Hope you like it., thanks for visiting!

Janine X

Computer Boy

I made this square card for Chris, my daughter's boyfriend who is an avid gamer in between acting jobs. This was a different style for me, as I'm not good at layering like this but hey-ho, what the hell. So here's my attempt!

Stamp: Digi stamp from Mo's Digital Pencil (Paul Typing)

Paper: First Edition Desert Blooms, brown paper (roll of paper used inside Xmas paper)

Promarkers: Saffron, Apricot, Pumpkin, Satin, Leaf Green, Meadow Green, Pastel Green, Grass, Powder Blue, Pastel Blue, Cornflower, Caramel

Spectrum Noirs: WG1, W3, 142, 100, 132, 133, 135

Distressed Inks: Tea Dye

Grand Calibur and Spellbinder circle die

Computerised text letters and birthday stamp

Hope you like it.

Janine X

A Litle Star

I made this little 'Well Done' 4 x 4 card for my niece (Lily) who was appearing in her school's production of Oliver! - she was one of Fagin's gang. Both she and the cast were fantastic - well done King's Academy, Middlesbrough, I really enjoyed it. I think she's another actress in the making, talk about keeping it in the family!

I used my Fizzy Moon stamp cos he's just soooo cute and coloured him with Promarkers, and added a sprinkling of glitter, and tada done!  Not bad considering I have a trapped nerve in my neck, and in absolute agony.

Things I used:

White card blank
Promarkers: Ivory, Saffron,Burnt Sienna, Satin, Duck Egg, Cool Aqua, Sky Blue
Spectrum Noir: Blue Grey
Paper/Card: First Edition - Up Up & Away
Spellbinders: Circle and Scallop Circle

Hope you like it.

Janine X

Super Mini

Afternoon everyone

This is an easel card was made for my lovely hubbie Tony for his birthday before Xmas (sorry for the late post).  He just loves mini cars as we had one in our courting days, and if we win the lottery it's on his wish list.  Yer keep dreaming Tony!!

Things I used

Stamp: Retro Cars - Kanban

Promarkers and Flexmarkers: Berry Red, Poppy, Black, Warm Grey 4, Satin, Apricot, Cool Grey 2

CS: Navy, Red, White

Distressing Ink: Tumbler Glass

Glossy Accents: Used for windscreen and lights

Nestibilities: Circle

Circle Scissor

Thanks for looking.

Janine XXX