FLOWER POT CARD

Morning all,

Today I have another Flowerpot card to share.  This is similar to the one I shared yesterday, but of course that one was a Christmas one.

As I said yesterday, I loved using the embossing folders to create this card.  The shape I just created myself and added items from my stash.  Once I had my template made, and had made one successfully then it was plain sailing.   As you will see the top actually is detachable as it is slotted into the pocket.

Thanks for looking today,

Judy x

CHRISTMAS FLOWERPOT CARD

Morning all,

Here I have something a little different to share.  I had a phase earlier in the year making one or two Flowerpot cards.  I had always wanted to have a go at these.  Well, all was going well untilI tried to get the card to stand.  Oh dear - collapse!  (the card not me! haha).  After much thinking, experimenting and grey hairs, I eventually came up with this idea.  I made it into a sort of Tent card.  (See the second photo)

I loved using the embossing folders to create this card.  The shape I just created myself and added items from my stash.  As you will see the top actually is detachable as it is slotted into the pocket.  I loved working out how to do this card, it was very much trial and error, but I am sure there will be tutorials to be had if I had searched on Google.  I just wanted to do it myself!

Thanks for looking today,

Judy x

FUSSY & FANCY FRIDAY CHALLENGE - Happy Holidays

Hi everyone,

I am delighted to be back with a Design Team card to share which I made for the Challenge at  Fussy and Fancy     

Kavitha  is hosting this Challenge, the  theme is entitled  'Happy Holidays'. and we are sponsored by Live and Love Crafts

It will come as no surprise to see I have made yet another envelope card filled with tags.   I had in my mind 'Happy Holly days' and the lovely papers fit the bill perfectly, as did the image.

These gorgeous papers and the image are from Live and Love Crafts
Flowers and shabby ribbon are also from Live and Love Crafts

I do hope you have time to pop over and take a look at the very talented Design Team's work on the Fussy and Fancy  blog.  It is a fabulous Challenge, it would be great if you could join in.

As always, thanks for looking, and have a great day!

Judy x

ELISABETH BELL - Embossed card

Morning all,


Here we have a card I made using this gorgeous stamped image which has been coloured by a friend of mine.  The image is called 'Fairy Play' and was created by Elisabeth Bell.  Isn't it gorgeous!

I had fun playing with my Tim Holtz Die and also my embossing folders here creating a shaped card.

Thanks for looking today,

Judy x

SARAH KAY MULTI-FOLD CARD

Morning all,


Here we have an easel card which I made using this gorgeous Sarah Kay stamp which I coloured with Copics.  This is teamed with Cheery Lynn dies.  I am not sure what this shape is called to be honest, it sort of formed its shape itself along the way, but it is probably a type of Multi-fold card maybe?  You will see I had fun making the flowers from Cheery Lynn dies too. 

Cheery Lyn Dies
Sarah Kay stamped image
Items from stash.

Thanks for looking today,

Judy x

SARAH KAY EASEL CARD

Morning all,








Here we have an easel card which I made using a Sarah Kay Topper.  To be honest these I do not like anywhere near as much as the stamped images.  But once I had added the Frantage etc I was quite happy with it.

Cheery Lyn Dies
Frantage and flowers from Live and Love Crafts
Items from stash.

Thanks for looking today,

Judy x

SOMETHING A BIT DIFFERENT

Morning all,

Here I have a card which is a little bit different to share which I made earlier in the year to take the Craft Fairs in the Summer gone.  Again it is very much a stash card.  I started by making an easel card using the Nellie Snellen heart die, and then I went from there, embossing, adding lace, glittering, and adding the punched butterflies.

Thanks for looking today,

Judy x

TILDA'S CHRISTMAS

Morning all,

I still have one or two photos left to share in my saved photos folder, although I am just about through them now.  So the next few cards will be the stragglers from way back.  This card is one I made in November 2013 when I was going through a phase of making pocket cards.  It is a card made very much from my stash using the lovely Tilda stamped image and my embossing folders.

Thanks for looking today,



Judy x

CHRISTMAS at NOOR DESIGNS UK - Vintage Santa

Morning all,

Following on again from Monday's  post  I am sharing another card using the goodies I have recently purchased from Tracey's online Shop called Noor Designs UK ?

Vintage image (Kanban I think)
Tim Holtz die
Tim Holtz Distress ink and Stickles in gold

Noor Vintage Paper Bloc
Noor Designs Ice Crystal Snowflake die - Ice Crystal
Noor Designs  Border Die - Border Die
Noor Tag die - Noor Tag die

Flowers,  cheesecloth, Frantage, shabby ribbon and Rosette Ribbon from Live and Love Crafts
The sparkle does not show on the photo 
Items from stash.

If you would like to know the history of the lead up to all this, scroll back to read my post on Monday.

Do pop over and take a look at Tracey Blog and also her  Shop if you have time.

Thanks for looking today,

Judy x

CHRISTMAS WITH NOOR DESIGNS UK and Simply Vintage

Morning all,

Following on again from Monday's  post  I am sharing another card using the goodies I have recently purchased from Tracey's online Shop called Noor Designs UK ?

Noor Spring Paper Bloc
Noor Designs Ice Crystal Snowflake die - Ice Crystal
Noor Designs  Border Die - Border Die

Flowers, shabby ribbon  from Live and Love Crafts
The sparkle does not show on the photo 
Items from stash.

If you would like to know the history of the lead up to all this, scroll back to read my post on Monday.

Do pop over and take a look at Tracey Blog and also her  Shop if you have time.

Thanks for looking today,

Judy x

VINTAGE CHRISTMAS AT NOOR DESIGNS - Silent Night

Morning all,

Following on again from Monday's  post  I am sharing another card using the goodies I have recently purchased from Tracey's online Shop called Noor Designs UK ?

Noor Winter Wonderland & Dance to the Music Paper Blos
Noor Designs Ice Crystal Snowflake die - Ice Crystal
Noor Designs  Border Die - Border Die
Noor Tag die - Noor Tag die

Flowers,  cheesecloth, Frantage, shabby ribbon and Rosette Ribbon from Live and Love Crafts
The sparkle does not show on the photo 

Items from stash.

If you would like to know the history of the lead up to all this, scroll back to read my post on Monday.

Do pop over and take a look at Tracey Blog and also her  Shop if you have time.

Thanks for looking today,

Judy x

CHRISTMAS WITH NOOR DESIGNS UK and LOTV

Morning all,

Following on from Monday's storytime post ( Haha) I am sharing another card using the goodies I have recently purchased from Tracey's online Shop called Noor Designs UK ?

In addition I have used this lovely stamped image from LOTV which has been coloured by a friend of mine.

Noor Winter Paper Bloc
Noor Designs Ice Crystal Snowflake die - Ice Crystal
Noor Designs  Border Die - Border Die
Noor Tag die - Noor Tag die
Cheery Lynn die  
Wild Orchid Craft Flowers,  cheesecloth, shabby white ribbon and Rosette Ribbon from Live and Love Crafts
The sparkle does not show on the photo 

Items from stash.

If you would like to know the history of the lead up to all this, scroll back to read my post on Monday.

Do pop over and take a look at Tracey Blog and also her  Shop if you have time.

Thanks for looking today,

Judy x

CHRISTMAS WITH NOOR DESIGNS UK and SYLVIA ZET

Morning all,

Following on from yesterday's post (or should I say Epistle! Haha) I am sharing another card using the goodies I have recently purchased from Tracey's online Shop called Noor Designs UK ?

In addition I have used one of the lovely Hobby House Toppers bearing the gorgeous image created by Sylvia Zet.  This has to be one of my favourite images! 

I wanted to use a simple layout and was inspired by a card which I saw on the  Noor Designs Blog

Hobby House Topper bearing the image created by Sylvia Zet (I added Glossy Accents to the leaves )
Go Kreate dies
Noor Winter Paper Bloc
Noor Designs Ice Crystal Snowflake die - Ice Crystal
Noor Designs  Border Die - Border Die
Wild Orchid Craft Flowers,  and Rosette Ribbon from Live and Love Crafts
The sparkle does not show on the photo 

Items from stash.

If you would like to know the history of the lead up to all this, scroll back to read my post on Monday.

Do pop over and take a look at Tracey Blog and also her  Shop if you have time.

Thanks for looking today,

Judy x

CHRISTMAS WITH NOOR DESIGNS UK and SYLVIA ZET

Morning all,

Grab a coffee!  I have a story to tell!

Have you all seen that Tracey from the lovely Blog called Crafteezee 
has opened her own online Shop called Noor Designs UK ?
Well, at first I did not realise that Noor Designs actually are the same as Joy Crafts.  I have always loved using Joy Craft Dies and have one or two of their packs of papers too.  So you can imagine I did the Happy Dance when I saw that we had an online shop in UK specialising in these products.

I did not realise either what a lovely selection there is.  I am so excited!  They are a fraction of the price of some dies and papers on the market but the quality I just love, it really is good, and the few dies I have here all cut beautifully with no fuss at all.

Well, of course I placed an order right away (it would have been rude not to! lol) and could not wait to start playing!  So, over the next few days I will share photos of the the Christmas cards that I have made.  I have had such fun, and hey this could well be only the start!  I spotted the other day that Tracey now stocks the Dutch Doobadoo.  
Well, I had not even heard of this, so I headed off to Google it and found one or two nice Video Tutorials.  I am itching to give this a try!   If you take a look at Tracey's Blog and scroll down you will see there is a gorgeous Window template.  Now I think there is something quite special about a 'Looking through the Window' card.  It is something I have always wanted to try, so I might just treat myself for Christmas to this!  Well, it is nice to have a Christmas treat ourselves isn't it?  But, in addition there are stencils (have you ever used stencils?  I haven't - not yet!), Structure paste, Card Art, MDF, Chicken wire, all to name but a few , and they are all techniques I have not tried.  Ooooo I really think we could stretch our skills here and learn all sorts over the coming weeks!

You will guess, I am really excited about all this!  Is my excitement rubbing off?  Is it contagious?  lol

Are you still with me? lol  Right, well onto the first card.  The makes to follow are all quite simple designs, as I am building my Christmas card stock up.  I usually make a couple (at least) alongside each other, so you will see different papers and images on similar layouts too.

I used Crafter's Companion Spray sparkle on this card and some others, but it does not seem to have picked up in the photo.  (Spray sparkle)

Hobby House Topper bearing the image created by Sylvia Zet
Noor Winter Paper Bloc 
Noor Designs Ice Crystal Snowflake die - Ice Crystal
Noor Designs  Border Die - Border Die
Wild Orchid Craft Flowers,  Cheesecloth and Rosette Ribbon from Live and Love Crafts

The lace was purchased locally.
Items from stash.

Do pop over and take a look at Tracey Blog and also her  Shop if you have time.  I must say I received brilliant service, my parcel arrived the following day, and I received lots of welcome advice too on how to use different products which I had not heard of.  There are also links to Facebook on these pages where candies are offered at time.

Thanks for looking today,

Judy x

VINTAGE CHRISTMAS

Morning all,

Here I have a photo of another Christmas easel card.  The image was a freebie from Magic Moonlight.  I am really loving making these and I got a bit carried away with the Frantage again.
I dug out my old Magnolia papers the other day and found that these went well with this Vintage image.  I love using up stash.

Go Kreate die
Cheery Lynn dies,
Magnolia papers,
Distress Ink
Wild Orchid Craft Flowers, Frantage, Shabby White ribbon, Cheesecloth and Rosette Ribbon from Live and Love Crafts

The lace was purchased locally.
Items from stash.

Thanks for looking today,

Judy x

CHRISTMAS CARDS ALL YEAR ROUND CHALLENGE - midway inspiration

Hi everyone

Today sees the half way mark for the Challenge at CCAYR, which is entitled 'No Patterned Paper.  Well, I am not  in my comfort zone making CAS cards so I opted to go for embossing again.  I dug out my lovely Cheery Lynn Step Card die, cut the shape and then put it through my e-Bosser using an A4 Embossing Folder.  Loved the effect.  The snowflake and the top doiley die are both Tim Holtz, as are the trees.

Hobby House Topper bearing the image created by Sylvia Zet
Embossing Folders
Items from stash
Machine Stitching

Do pop over to the Challenge Blog at CCAYR,  and take a look at the talented Design Team's  lovely creations.  I do hope you can join in with this lovely Challenge. 

Thank you so much for looking,

Judy x

FUSSY & FANCY FRIDAY CHALLENGE - (Two of a Kind pairs)

Hi everyone,

I am delighted to be back with a Design Team card to share which I made for the Challenge at  Fussy and Fancy     Actually it is not my week to share, but this Challenge looked so exciting that I just could not help myself and decided to join in the fun.

Millazin  is hosting this Challenge, the  theme is entitled  'Two of a Kind'. and we are sponsored by Crafty Sentiments  . 

I opted to make a Twisted Easel Card.   So, pairs?  Well, I have two lovely Angels, two pairs of ribbon bows, and also two tails peeping out at the side.

These gorgeous papers are from LOTV
Flowers, rosette ribbon and shabby ribbon are also from Live and Love Crafts
Cheery Lynn and Tim Holtz dies.
Stickles Stardust
Items from stash.

I do hope you have time to pop over and take a look at the very talented Design Team's work on the Fussy and Fancy  blog.  It is a fabulous Challenge, it would be great if you could join in.

As always, thanks for looking, and have a great day!

Judy x

VINTAGE CHRISTMAS

Morning all,

Today I have a photo of another Christmas easel card.  I had such fun here. The image was a freebie from Janet K.  

I dug out my old Magnolia papers.  I had clean forgotten I had these, and they matched perfectly with the colours in the image.

Cheery Lynn dies,
Magnolia die,
Distress Ink
Flowers, Frantage, Cheesecloth and Rosette Ribbon from
Live and Love Crafts

The lace was purchased locally.
Items from stash.

Thanks for looking today,

Judy x

PION WINTERTIME IN SWEDISH LAPLAND

Morning all

Here I have another card which I made last week.  I think this sees the end of my section of cards which I have made using the lovely materials from Live and Love Crafts
I am sure there will be more soon though.  I still have some of these lovely images left and Christmas is very much on my mind!

I chose to make an Easel card this time, using my Go Kreate dies.  The edges are inked with distress ink, and I had such fun with the Frantage. 

Normally my favourite Christmas colour combo would be 'Traditional' colours but at the moment I am really taken with the combo below.  Love to see lots of sparkle and snowy white to a card whether it be Wintery of shabby and lacy.
 
The materials used are as follows:
Pion Wintertime in Swedish Lapland papers and REPRINT Vintage Santa image,  Shabby white ribbon, Frantage, cheesecloth, flowers, rosette ribbon, shabby stars and Stickles Stardust all from  Live and Love Crafts shop
Go Kreate and Cheery Lynn dies, 
Distress Inks

The lace was purchased locally.  Anything else came from my stash.

This is the link to Live and Love Crafts shop

I would like to enter this card into the following Challenge:

Live and Love Crafts Challenge - Favourite Christmas Colour Combo 


As always, thanks for looking,

Judy x

PION 'For Mother'

Morning all

I just finished making this card last week.  I loved working on this and as I keep saying working with materials from Live and Love Crafts is always fun.  Everything is tip top quality and a joy to work with and so rewarding too.  
 
The materials used are as follows:

Pion 'For Mother' image and Maja papers, Shabby white ribbon, Frantage, cheesecloth, flowers, rosette ribbon and Stickles Stardust all from  Live and Love Crafts shop

Cheery Lynn dies, 
Distress Inks

The lace was purchased locally.  Anything else came from my stash.

This is the link to Live and Love Crafts shop

As always, thanks for looking,

Judy x

INKIDO VINTAGE FATHER CHRISTMAS

Morning all

I scheduled this post and clean forgot to pop back to finish the post off.  Duh!  

Well, the card I am sharing today is one I made a couple of weeks ago, we must be getting up to date now with the saved photos in my folder.

You will see I have been still playing with the lovely products at Live and Love Crafts.  This has to be one of my most favourite shops for sure.


The materials used are as follows:

Inkido Vintage Father Christmas image, papers Shabby white ribbon, Frantage, Rosette Ribbon and Shabby stars  all from  Live and Love Crafts shop

Cheery Lynn dies,
Magnolia die,

The lace was purchased locally.  Anything else came from my stash.

This is the link to Live and Love Crafts shop

As always, thanks for looking,

Judy x

MAJA - Its Christmas!

Morning all

Here we have a photo of a Tag card which I made recently.  These are ideal for using up scraps of stash papers.

I first cut a card blank with fold at the right.  Then I drew a template of theTag and cut around it, omitting the side with the fold of course.  Then I went ahead from there etc.

I just love these images.  There are several on a sheet, and each Vintage Father Christmas image is so tasteful.

The materials used are as follows:

Maja 'Its Christmas' papers, REPRINT Vintage Santa image,  Shabby white ribbon, cheesecloth, Red Rosette Ribbon, and Frantage all from  Live and Love Crafts shop

Cheery Lynn Tag and snowflake dies, 
Tim Holtz Clock die

The lace was purchased locally.   Anything else came from my stash.

 

This is the link to Live and Love Crafts shop
 
As always, thanks for looking,

Judy x

PION WINTERTIME IN SWEDISH LAPLAND

Morning all

Here we have another C6 size Notebook/Organiser.  The pattern is carried to the inside cover with a slim pocket too.  I love making these.  This one is quite a simple style.  The papers are so lovely and the image was a freebie.  I am not sure where I found this one, it could have been Magic Moonlight.

The materials used are as follows:

Pion Wintertime in Swedish Lapland papers (love these!), Shabby cream ribbon, cheesecloth, flowers and Stickles Stardust all from  Live and Love Crafts shop

Cheery Lynn die, Noor Snowflake die (these can just be seen peeping at the top left of the image) 

The lace was purchased locally, as was the red Stickles.  Anything else came from my stash.

 

This is the link to Live and Love Crafts shop
 
As always, thanks for looking,

Judy x

KRAFTYHANDS CHALLENGE - Christmas Cheer

Hi everyone,

I have a DT card to share today which I have made for the Challenge at Kraftyhands which is themed 'Christmas Cheer'.  Well, the sky is the limit with this theme, so after a lot of dithering and thinking what to do this is what I came up with.

We are looking at basically a gatefold card with the inside decorated too.  I have attached a further card with fold at the top to the cardblank before starting, so the inside lifts up to reveal a placed to sign underneath.

This is a bit photo heavy but it seemed the only way to try and illustrate what I have done.

Cute Christmas Kittens and Die-cut ToppersRoses from Wild Orchid Crafts
Items from stash

I do hope you have time to pop over and take a look at the very talented Design Team's work on the Kraftyhands  blog.  It is a fabulous Challenge, it would be great if you could join in.

As always, thanks for looking, and have a great day!

Judy x

INKIDO FOREVER SANTA

Morning all

Today I have a more up to date project.  As some of you may know I love making Altered Notebooks and Organisers.  This is a little C6 size Notebook/Organiser.  The pattern is carried to the inside cover with a slim pocket too.  I just love these papers and I am just hoping  that they have not been discontinued.

The materials used are as follows:

The Inkido Forever Santa  Christmas Stars and Winter Wishes papers, The image is taken from the papers, Shabby cream ribbon, cheesecloth,  and red rosette ribbon are all from  Live and Love Crafts shop

Cheery Lynn die, Noor Snowflake die (these can just be seen peeping to the left of the image) 
The lace was purchased locally, as was the red Stickles.  Anything else came from my stash.

 

This is the link to Live and Love Crafts shop
 
As always, thanks for looking,

Judy x

BRITISH CRAFT NETWORK AND KRAFTYHANDS

Hi everyone

Just a quick heads up from me.  I have just realised that Kraftyhands will be showing the lovely Emporium of Curiosities Collection on the British Craft Network
at 7pm tonight and again tomorrow (Thursday) at midday.

I have no idea whether my cards will be shown this time, so I hope I don't miss it.  We are decorating at present and there are times when I can not get near the PC.

I hope your day is going well,

Judy x

PION CAKES - BOOKMARK CARD

Morning all

 Today I have another photo of a card to share which I made way back in March 2013 using the gorgeous Pion cakes images and Pion papers.  These, together with the flowers were from  Live and Love Crafts 

I opted to make a shaped card this time and made the inside pocket a criss criss style panel in which is a bookmark which I made and slotted inside.  This has been like a trip down Memory Lane for me, coming across cards I made so far back.  I think tomorrow will bring us more up to date.
 

This is the link to Live and Love Crafts shop
 
As always, thanks for looking,

Judy x

PION AT LIVE AND LIVE CRAFTS

Morning all

Here I have a pocket card to share which I made in April 2013.  I had clean forgotten I had made this card to be honest.  Unfortunately I did not write down the name of the gorgeous papers and image, but I know they are Pion from Live and Love Crafts shop
 

 

This is the link to Live and Love Crafts shop
 
As always, thanks for looking,

Judy x

IN MY ELEMENT AT LIVE AND LOVE CRAFTS

Morning all

Well, I am well on with posting the photos from my saved folder of cards I have made over the past year.  You probably will have gathered by now that I sorted the photos into categories.  So the next week or so will see me sharing ones I have made using predominently Live and Love Crafts products (apart from when I have a Design Team card to share in which case I will just continue it the following day.).  

I think it makes sense to start with my older makes and then move on to the more up to date ones.  This has to be one of my favourite shops.  It really is like an Aladins cave of gorgeous papers and embellishments, and just my style too.  Every time yet my order has arrived the following day without fail.   How I wish we could grow a money tree eh!  I somehow think you are nodding and smiling here.  Wouldn't it be great!  But oh heck, where would I store it all! lol

Enough of my waffle.  So I will start with a simple card I made to add to the stock which I was taking to the Craft Fairs this Summer gone.  I probably made this card around a year ago.
I think it is more or less self explanatory but the papers and image I believe are Pion Almas Sewing Room.

This is the link to Live and Love Crafts shop

A huge thank you to you all for all your lovely comments.  I read each and every one and they mean somuch to me.  And also a very warm welcome to my new followers too.

As always, thanks for looking,

Judy x

VINTAGE SHABBY

Morning all,

Here I have another recenly made card.  Another Easel card using the lovely dies from Go Kreate/Spellbinders, Tim Holtz and Cheery Lynn.

I started off making a tag with this lovely Vintage image.  Then I used the tag for the topper on the card, so you will probably nod your head in agreement when I say there was a lot of work in this one.  But you know what?  I loved doing it!

There is lots of sparkle which does not show on the photo. 

There is a mixture of embellishments from Wild Orchid Crafts, shabby ribbon from Liveand Love Crafts and items from my stash.  The edges are inked using Tim Holtz distress ink pad and then glittered with Glitter Glue. 

 

Thank you so much for looking.  

Have a lovely day,

Judy x