Dreamee Christmas!

I'm quite liking purple for Christmas cards this year. But then, I'm quite liking purple for any type of card at any time of year! The beautiful bauble stamp and the sentiment are on the same stamp sheet from Dreamees. (A super dooper bargain at £3-00!!!) The backing papers are from the 'Forever Florals' CD also from Dreamees. This CD is just crammed with beautiful backing papers and floral toppers and I do so love this purple combo - I think I can get away with it for a Christmas card!

The snowflake die and the gorgeous bauble die are from Spellbinders and I've used some of that pearl trim from ebay because I am now addicted to it and I've used it on 4 cards this week! I'm gonna need some more! The lace and ribbon are from WOC.

This next card is a super quick one, again using Dreamees CDs. This time I've used pre coloured images from the 'Mostly Mens' CD and 'A Boys Life' CD. Sometimes, when I've completely forgotten a birthday (!) I need to chuck something together quick sticks and these toppers are great for a craft emergency!!

The backing papers are from 'A Boys Life' and I've distressed them with antique linen and walnut stain distress ink. The jute mesh I think was from the Craftz Boutique (which has the most gorgeous selection of papers!) and the little tags are Maya Road. The film reel is stamped using the Tim Holtz 'Lost and Found' stamp set and I've distressed it with some alcohol inks. The buttons are from my stash.

It's been a really stressful day so I'm off to half watch some rubbish on the TV, half read some chick lit and feel guilty about not doing any colouring! Hope you have a great week, hugs Jayne xx

The joy of 'Babel'!!

Wooohooo! My copy of the utterly fabulous Babel came in the post a few days ago and I've been jigging about like a mad woman ever since. The sound of Winston thrashing his banjo makes me come over all unnecessary! I'm telling you this as the jigging about is responsible for the totally wonky nature of this card :)

The image and sentiment are both LOTV. I can't wait for the Harrogate show; I have my eye on the new releases! The backing papers were in my stash and I just can't think where they're from. The gorgeous ribbon is from Sam Poole and the pearl trim (super yum) is from ebay.

I'm off back to my crazy jigging. The music critic from the Observer might want to get their ears cleaned out; 'Babel' is every bit as good as 'Sigh no More'. So there!!!!!!!

Yippee yie yay! Have a super dooper weekend, hugs, Jayne xx

White with a Hint over at Lili's Little Fairies!

There are days when you really shouldn't attempt to craft. This week, Monday was that day. I spent an hour and a half faffing about with this card only to open it and found I'd made it upside down!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Had it been a plain square card this would not have been such a huge palaver but with all the punched edges it turned into an epic performance!

The embossed card is from Kanban. Using this card has persuaded me to put the new 6"x6" embossing folders at Crafter's Companion on my ever growing wish list! The doily is made using the Cheery Lynn French Pastry Doily Die. The little flourish is a Die-Namics die and the snowflakes are Spellbinders. The sentiment is from the new LOTV grunge sentiment stamp set. The image is also LOTV and is 'James Bear in the Snow'.

I've realised that the Harrogate show is much sooner than I thought - I think I've left it too late to save up!!

Hope you get time to join us this week -it's a tricky one but a challenge is supposed to be good for you!!!

Huge hugs, have a fabulous rest of the week! Hugs, Jayne xx

Gotta love those Meece!

Doesn't this image make you go 'ahhhh'? I love it. It's from the Spring Crocus stamp plate from the wobbly shelves at Sheenie Towers! I've had it ages but only just got around to using it.

The papers, I think, are from the Nitwit Promises collection (hmm, might be possibilities though - will check!) I've used the spring border again because I thought it looked lovely! Flowers and ribbon are from WOC and the sentiment is LOTV. The doily poking out at the back is from lovely Edna over at anotherdayanothercard. Thank you lovely lady!

So that's me for today. Hope you're having a great week - lovely weather we're having!!! Hugs, Jayne xx

I'm entering this into:

Joanna Sheen - So Sweet Challenge

Down to the last 12 at the Joanna Sheen DT call!

See, miracles do happen! Yippee yie yay, I am down to the final 12 at the Joanna Sheen DT call. My understanding of this next part of the process is that we all got the same 3 sheets of backing paper and decoupage image from the Jane Shasky 'Heart of the Garden' CD with which to make a card. Only 3 sheets of backing paper!!!! I went pale and had a lie down!!

Anyhoo, this is what I came up with:

I made  a page book style card. The jute mesh, ribbon and flowers are from WOC, the beautiful leaves are a Marianne designs die and the dragonflies are Magnolia DooHickeys. I found the watering can charm in a pile of stash - a happy find but I really must organise my stuff!!

I used a piece of the decoupage  as a topper and added a butterfly (a Magnolia DooHickey). I used the X Cut Doily Heart border punch on some Kraft card to decorated the inner edges of the page book - I'm so glad I replaced the punch that went 'snap'!! The card is for a friend who loves to garden so I bought some seeds as a present and popped them in the book with some super cute pegs!!!

The 12 final entries are on the Joanna Sheen Challenge Blog and bloggers get to leave their comments on their favourite entry. It would be lovely if you could visit the blog and have a look at the entries and give a thumbs up for your favourite!

I really appreciate you stopping by and having a look at my entry. A super big thank you to all the lovely ladies who left kind messages about my first CAS card (I was almost too embarrassed to post it!). I think it was the hardest card I've ever made - I'm not a natural! LOL!!!!

Good luck to all the ladies who made the final 12. I'm thrilled to have made it this far. Hope you have a great week, hugs, Jayne xx

I definitely am Without Words!

Oh dear. This is my first attempt at CAS. The way I'm feeling now, it might be my last! It's probably good in this type of situation to try to find something positive to take away from the experience. So with that in mind, I am happy to report that if I try another CAS, it can only be an improvement!!!!

So, for the first 'Without Words' Challenge I am entering this:

The image is a digi stamp on the fabulous Polkadoodles 'SugarPlum Daisy' CD. I coloured it with copics whilst watching the Grand Prix. Poor Lewis.

I'm off for a lie down in a darkened room. Hugs, Jayne xx

Without Words - Autumn Challenge

Santa Claus is coming to town . . .

Over at the ABC Christmas Challenge blog it's 'S' is for Santa and this is the only stamp I have that vaguely resembles Santa so I really hope it counts!

This super cute Popcorn the Bear stamp was a freebie with a magazine that I recently bought - that was a great buy! It's lots of layers over at Divas By Design and, let's face it, I don't need much encouragement to go bananas with papers, cheesecloth, lace and ribbon! I can't tell you the joy I had in making this card. For once I got to use all my favourite things on one card and only stopped when there was no room to add anything else (I'm pretty sure I can hear Squirrel weeping in corner!). It does you good to go crazy once in a while.

So, the papers are the scrummy Papermania 'Home For Christmas' dps. I used lots of Kraft card and scuffed all the edges (I really ought to vac up after doing this as there is a corner of the dining room piled high with paper shavings!) The lace and cheesecloth are from WOC. The scrunchy ribbon is from Sam Poole. The grungy sentiment is LOTV and the banner is the Whimsy Stamp pennant banner die.

I'm thinking this is verging on crackers but I loved making it! That's me for today. I hope that you're having a super weekend. We have another 5 year olds playgym party tomorrow - how can my child have a better social life than me?  Thank you for stopping by, I really appreciate it. Hugs, Jayne xx

I'm entering this into:

Divas By Design - Lovely Layers
ABC Christmas Challenge - 'S' is for Santa
Polkadoodles - Inspired by a song (Santa Claus is coming to Town)
Allsorts - Inspired by a Song 
Creative Inspirations Challenge - Christmas in September 
Paperplay Challenge - Choose a Holiday 
Fashionista Challenge - Anything Goes Christmas