Humphrey's Christmas!

This fabulous stamp was a freebie in a magazine :) I may have to purchase some more Humphrey's corner stamps as they're just so cute and my little one loves them!!

These papers are so scrumalicious I think they are my new favourites! They're from the Papermania 'Home For Christmas' range and I can see me using them heaps! Ooooh, and look who ordered the new Christmas grunge sentiments from LOTV. Cool, huh? The snowflakes are spellbinders and the swirl is made using a die-namics die. I gave everything a healthy daubing of antique linen distress ink and Bob's your Uncle!

I'm entering this into the ABC Christmas challenge blog 'recycling' challenge. The button is one my daughter found on my bedroom floor and I'm not quite sure what it came off. No doubt it is a vital part of what will become my favourite item of clothing!! I'll have to give the card to someone I really like, that way if I ever find what the button goes on, I can ask for it back!!!!! I have also reused the flower - it was on a card I made for a friend and once her birthday was over she gave it me back so I could reuse the bits!!! (Good friends know how I love my embellies!!!!!)

Super quick card (only because I coloured the image ages ago and that took me forever!)

We've had a fabulous day. We went to a maze made from maize! After getting lost forever we found our way out and finished off the day with ice-cream. Super yum! Hugs, Jayne xx

Embellishment Bingo with the Fairies!

Hands up which complete dope made a card for the wrong challenge and had to make a super quick card when she realised her mistake yesterday? Blimey, what planet am I on at the moment?

First up, I want to say a big cheery welcome to the six new fairies!I got a very excited text from my favourite Woodland creature last night, so a super big Woohoo for Squirrel!! I'm just giddy today!

So, this was my hurriedly made card! I used the 'brads, ribbon, flowers' line.You'd think, with my obsessive use of embellishments, that I would love embellishment bingo wouldn't you. I did, until I realised that it restricts the embellishments you can use! Boy, did I have a face on then!!!!!

I coloured the image ages ago when I was obviously having a crazy moment. It took me ages to find papers that would vaguely co-ordinate!! In the end I went for these dps from the Prima 'Moulin Rouge' pad. The flowers are from WOC and the leaves are a Marianne Designs die. I sold this beautiful stamp ages ago and now I'm thinking I'm going to have to buy it again!!!

 So, that's my ramblings for today. Hope you can join us for 'Embellishment Bingo' this week! Super big hugs, Jayne xx

It just came off in my hand. Honest!!!!!

I killed my favourite punch at the weekend :(  It was the beautiful X Cut doily flower border punch; I heard a crack and the handle came off in my hand. I was right in the middle of a project and had punched 3 sides of a square (Grrrrr) when it happened. Bother. I had to buy a new one because it is my very favourite punch. The reason I'm telling you this is because I used the punch on this card!!

The stamp is 'Jill is Two' by Stamping Bella and she just fell off Joanna Sheen's wobbly shelves into my basket. Can't think who she reminds me of!!! The papers are from the Polkadoodles 'Pretty Sweet' CD. The flowers, ribbon and twine are from WOC.

Gosh, what a week. My daughter has been back at school less than a week and I've already been in to see the teacher twice. I'm pretty sure I'm not her favourite person ;)  I'm bracing myself for a tricky academic year!

Big hugs, Jayne xx

Ouch!

My sciatica has come back and I'm in rotten pain. It doesn't matter what I do I just can't get comfortable :(  It's taking me even longer then normal to make a card now! The good news is more tulle has arrived from the Craft Boutique so at least that cheered me up (and another paper pad fell into my basket, by accident of course!)

Here is another scrummy digi from lovely Krista at Saturated Canary. This is 'Ava' and she's just the cutest thing!

I coloured with Copics and distressed the edges with spun sugar distress ink. The papers are the last bits of my Meadow Lark pad from Prima - boy do I love that pack!! The tulle is from the Ribbon Girl and the flowers from WOC. The lovely flowery border id the Memory Box Spring Border die.

I'm off to do battle with another Saturated Canary - I really need to go to one of Dawny's colouring classes!

Have a super weekend - I hope that the sun is shining with you. Hugs, Jayne xx

I'm entering this into:
Divas By Design - Friendship challenge 
The Poodles Parlour - Here Come the Girls 
Crafts and Me - Add a Flower

'Black Magic' over at Lili's Little Fairies!

Gosh, this was another challenge that made my poor brain ache! In the end this was hurriedly assembled whilst my little one watched Max and Ruby - apologies, I was a little distracted!

 

I will be back with more details after the school run. In the meantime, never mind the card, how scrumalicious is that ribbon!! 

The papers are from Papermania - the lilac paper is from the luscious Lucy Cromwell pack. The image is from the new Christmas release over at LOTV and the sentiment was a freebie possibly from Craft Stamper magazine. The fab ribbon is from the Ribbon Girl and is WAY easier to tie than the silk ribbon so I'm a happy bunny.

We are still knee deep in Birthday presents - Indigo has too many toys but she just won't give any up!!! I can't move for plastic tat, lego and cars and my half made cards are everywhere. Nobody can visit - it's just tooooooo messy!!!!

Hugs, from the hopeless housewife x

I'm entering this into:
Penny Black All Sorts - Early Christmas Makes

Polkadoodle-tastic!!

How cute is this house image? Well, I think it's super cute. It came with a Polkadoodle pen and paper circle magazine I bought a few months ago and this is it's first taste of ink!! A colleague of my husband's asked me to make a 'New Home' card and I was a bit stumped until I remembered this little stamp :)

With my little girl not yet back at school, this was made in a bit of a hurry so I'm hazy on the detail! The beautiful papers are from a freebie pack (Prima) from Simply Cards and Papercraft. The sentiment is from LOTV and the dies are Magnolia DooHickeys.

I'm now way behind with everything, but, hopefully, when school starts again on Wednesday I'll be back on track in no time.

A huge thank you for all your comments on the crazy tut! A gold star to Sheenie forum member Jane who has made at least 3 stars already.  Well done that lady!!

Big hugs, Jayne xx

I'm entering this into:
Polkadoodles - Flowers Challenge

New Challenge Blog!!!

Morning ladies! No card as yet (I'm having one of those hormonally charged tidying up sessions where if it isn't nailed down it's destined for the bin!!!!!!!) My husband and daughter have fled to safety.

Just a quick heads up on a fabulous new challenge blog which opened today. WITHOUT WORDS challenge Blog is Squirrel's baby and is utterly fabulous. Please go check out the DT's awesome artwork - it practically made me weep!

Thank you to everyone who left a kind comment about my mad Finnish Star tutorial - you made my day.

Happy crafting!

Hugs, Jayne xx