I'm in trouble!!

Oh dear, I'm in bother ;-) My husband needed a floral card for a colleague last week and went off to my box of cards to find not a single floral card remaining! He came to tell me that the box was full of cards for little girls and there was nothing remotely suitable! Oh heck! I have been really busy (in my defence both girls have been poorly!). Anyhoo, I have tried to make a batch flat, useful floral cards!!!!! Oooh, just my thing!

I made this using one of the Sheena Douglass floral stamps. I'm not good at CAS but I try :-)

I am now on a mission to replace my stocks of floral cards suitable to be given by my husband and Grandma!!

Watch this space.  Thank you for stopping by, hope all is well with you. Biggest of hugs, Jayne xx

Yippeeeee!

This is the card I sent my BFF for Christmas. I love her. She's the only person in the world crazier than me:-)

The delish papers are from the Christmas Linen set from NitWit Collections. 

I must've coloured this before my hands got really painful! My colouring at the mo is atrocious :( When I wake up on a morning I have to physically straighten one finger because it just won't budge!!!!!

On a MUCH happier note I was thrilled to see I'd come top 3 at Without Words with this card:

Top 3 at WW means more to me than anything - ya know how I struggle with CAS! Enormous thanks to Annette, Squirrel and all the other fab Word birds ;)

Thank you for stopping by, big hugs, Jayne xxx

Tatty Twinkle

Firstly, I would like to apologise for being a very bad blogger this year. I have barely posted and have rarely had the chance to visit your blogs. :-(  I hope that the new year sees much better health all round in my house!

So, on to my last post of the year. This was my last card for the Papercraft Essentials competition. I have used a Tatty Twinkle stamp teamed up with papers from the Romance and Roses collection from NitWit Collections.

I used a couple of tag sentiments from LOTV and the Magnolia DooHickey fence die.

And finally,

I would like to say a big thank you to Annette for encouraging me to go in for the competition - I needed a bit of a push :-)

Thank you for coming to see me this year, I really appreciate it. I hope the next year brings all good things! Hugs, Jayne  xxxx

Runner Up at Papercraft Essentials :-)

This was one of my entries for Papercrafter of the Year in Papercraft Essentials. I had assumed that this along with the windmill I made had not floated the judge's boat as the closing date was back in November. I was one happy bunny at the weekend when I bought the magazine to see that I had come runner-up!

I made this ages ago and am in asleep deprived haze (Isis is poorly again) and so am very foggy on details. The papers are from Raspberry Road - I think it's the White Christmas collection. The poinsettia is from Spellbinders and the image is one of my favourite  Lili of the Valley images.

I doubt I'll get to post again before Christmas so I will take this opportunity to say thank you for all your support this year; at times it's kept me going! Hope that you have the best Christmas. Sending hugs, Jayne xx

I'm entering this into:
Divas By Design - Anything Goes - last challenge :(

What, no embellishments!!!!!

I made this card for the lovely Squirrel's Without Words 'Modern Christmas' challenge. CAS cards bring me out in a rash, but it's important to keep giving them a go - the challenge does me good. Probably.

How funny is this image? I love it ;-) It's called Monster Christmas and is from the digi stamp boutique and is a super bargain at 99p. The papers are from the Polar Pals collection over at NitWit Collections.

My daughter found the card in my pile of finished cards and asked if I would send it to her for Christmas - what other seal of approval do I need!

My little girl has I hope now turned a corner and her chest infection is hopefully improving. I've never known her to be this poorly and it's been really stressful. Of course, now I have it :-(

I've put a ramshackle collection of craft items on ebay if you're interested!

Time for the school run. Biggest of hugs, thank you for popping by. Jayne xx

I'm entering this into:

Without Words - Modern Christmas.

holly and or ivy over at the crafty little fairies.

i'm typing one handed - i have my little girl in the other - so i apologise for the lack of capitals! it is another sad post as this is the last crafty little fairy challenge. i'm really super sad to see this one go.

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so, for our last challenge we have holly and/or ivy.

if at any point in the day icicle will let go of me i shall return with card details.

thank you for stopping by. hugs, jayne xx

ALBC Anything Goes - except Christmas!

Apologies for another super quick post - I was awake most of the night with my youngest daughter and am hoping to get her to the doctors this morning!

It is with a very heavy heart I have to tell you that this is the last ALBC challenge.  Sniffles all round. I must say a huge thank you to Paula for having me as part of her fabulous DT - I am very grateful. It has been such a happy time to be part of such a fabulous family.

This is my offering for the Anything Goes (except Christmas).

I made the Windmill using the Dreamees Templates and More 2 CD. This is such a fab set of projects and papers and I'm really grateful to Carol and Hayley for sending it to me. The papers are from the delish Romance and Roses collection from NitWits.

This was one of my entries for the Papercraft Essentials Cardmaker of the Year - it didn't wow the judges but it has to be the thing I have most enjoyed making this year and it reminded me of why I took up crafting in the first place.

I finished it off with a super cute Magnolia image.

Right, that's me. Fingers crossed I get a doctor's appointment.  Hope you can join us for this last ALBC challenge. Sniff. Sniff.  Hugs, Jayne xxx