All About the Boys on Lili's Little Fairies and it's a girl!!!!!

I realised that I hadn't got around to saying that the bump was born on August 5th and to much relief it's a girl! Indigo is thrilled to be a big sister and I am thrilled to no longer be pregnant! We've named the baby Isis - although at the moment all she's getting is her sister's name!  We're all doing well and over-doing it on a daily basis - it's all good :)

Over at Lili's Little Fairies it's all about the boys. I made this a while ago, which is a super good job 'cos I've got nothing done in the last two weeks!

The papers are We R Memory Keepers 'Travel Light' which were a freebie with a magazine. The image and sentiments are from LOTV .

The prize up for grabs this week is a two week GDT slot. I hope that you get chance to visit the Dt's blogs - all totally fabulous :)

Big hugs, Jayne xx

Embossing challenge over at the Joanna Sheen Challenge Blog

Over at the Joanna Sheen Challenge Blog this fortnight we are hosting an embossing challenge. We would like to see projects using dry or heat embossing and if you use a Joanna Sheen image you will be entered into a random draw to win a £15 Joanna Sheen voucher.

Huge apologies for the pants photo!

This super cute image is taken from the House Mouse Triple CD ROM which can be found at the Joanna Sheen on-line shop HERE. I also used the Die'sire embossalicious 8"x 8"embossing folders 'Regency Swirls' and 'Grande Dots' which can be found HERE. The poinsettia is from Sizzix, the Tim Holtz Tattered Poinsettia die - yum scrum!

I hope that you get the chance to play along with this challenge - I think it's the first time I've made a card without using design papers and it was great to use my much under-used embossing folders! Big hugs, Jayne xx

Christmas in August over at Lili's Little Fairies!

We've gone all 'HoHoHo' over at the Fairies this week and are encouraging you to make a start on those Christmas cards. I confess to buying the Hunkydory Blockbuster on Create and Craft a few weeks ago because I just can't see me getting time to make lots of handcoloured lovingly crafted cards this year!! This, however, was a great opportunity to make a special card for someone close!

I really love these Nitwit papers - I'm a big fan of aqua for Christmas cards! I've gone with lovely James the bear and a couple of LOTV sentiments. The tattered poinsettia is the Tim Holtz die from Sizzix and I've embossed  the white card with the cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder. I've also used the LaLa Land Heart Banner die (again).

I've used the Spellbinders Grand Decorative circles and Grand circle dies to make the card base. I've made lots of easels using these and the Grand Decorative Ovals but they're just super pretty :D

I coloured this before the bump got mahoosive!

Hope that you get the chance to join us this week. Big hugs, Jayne xx

Summer Sun Challenge over at A Little Bit Crafty

Over at A Little Bit Crafty this month we're getting into Summer and having a 'Summer Sun' Challenge. I've used a beautiful digi from The Paper Shelter called Beautiful Mermaid.

I used the Wild Rose Studio 'Annabelle's Meadow' dps and a LOTV sentiment. I nearly came out in a cold sweat when I thought I'd run out of the pearl trim - but I finally found it after looking in about 10 boxes. Perhaps I've got too much stuff?

Colouring is very tricky at the mo - the bump is just in the way of everything!

We are lucky enough to be sponsored this month by the following:

 

$20 voucher

£10 voucher

 £15 voucher

I hope that you can join us this month - it's a fab challenge! Hugs, Jayne xx

Monochrome over at Lili's Little Fairies!

A quick post to let you know that we've gone all monochromatic over at the Fairies this week! We'd like to see you make cards using shades of one colour. This is my speedy effort:

I've used the slightly smaller of the Spellbinders Grand Decorative Ovals for the card base. I coloured the image in copics in shades of brown and THEN realised I had not one paper to go with it! Duh! I found this paper on the Venetian Debbi Moore CD. I've also used the pretty Memory Box heart dies.

The only rules are to stick to the challenge topic and use a Lili of the Valley image - what could be easier?

Our sponsor this week is the amazing Teresa of MY CRAFTY HEART

with a £10 store voucher

I think I may be getting to the point of scheduling posts and going off on maternity leave! Bump is due early August and, at the moment,  I'm either in pain or asleep! We still can't agree on a girl's name and I have been banned from Talulah and Buttercup. I can see a heated debate on the horizon  . . . . . Big hugs, Jayne xx

Loving those Meece!

Ahhh, this has to be my favourite House Mouse image ever! I made this card for a special blogging buddy who has worked hard at keeping me sane throughout the nightmare that has been this pregnancy. Anyone who is willing to behave crazier than me to make me feel sane is obviously friendship gold!

I went a little bit OTT with this one but because I'm making far fewer cards at the mo every time I do make one I feel an urge to cover it with embellies!!!!

I love this Spellbinder set of Grand Decorative Ovals - they are just all super scrummy! The image is from the 'Crocus' set of House Mouse stamps which can be bought from Joanna Sheen here. The La La Land banner die can also be found at Sheenie Towers. The papers are a Nitwits Collections - I think it's called promises - it's one of the many collections I lost when the computer died. Sob.

So, that's me for today. The weather here has been much cooler and it's bliss. My legs and feet are still swollen, I'm still, therefore, walking like a mad woman but at least I got some sleep last night! Big hugs, Jayne xx

Die-ing for it! A Little Bit Crafty mid-way reminder!

A quick reminder that over at the A Little Bit Crafty Challenge Blog we want to see projects using lots of dies!

The stamp is 'Birthday Kitten' from the Crafter's Companion Strawberry Kisses range and I've coloured her with copics. The papers are mainly Lucy Cromwell with a touch of  whatever I found in my craft box! I've used the Whimsy Stamp Banner Die which I have neglected of late in favour of the La La Land banner die because that ones quicker to cut!! The butterfly is one of my birthday present spellbinders :D I'm loving that silky crush ribbon - it's really nice to tie!

Again, this month we have some fabulous sponsors so we have some AWESOME prizes to give away to 3 lucky winners!

 

$20 voucher

 3 digis of the winners choice

 $15 gift voucher    Super hugs (no moaning - just for Kim!) Jayne xx