My Materpiece

Good Morning

My Crafty Friends, Followers and Visitors

I hope you all had a lovely weekend and enjoyed the sunshine,

it makes a change to have good weather when its a bank holiday.

Just a quick one today as off in the garden catching more

sunshine while I can.

A while ago I had a go at doing a canvas, so please with 

the result and its now hanging proudly.

DETAILS

1. On a large canvas I painted it with Gesso, then I took

various items from my stash and arranged them.

2. I stencilled in two sections of the canvas and

then adhered the winged clock ( Purchased from

Alter This). A great side to get all your mixed

media products from and very reasonably priced.

3.All the items were then glued onto the canvas

ie. screws,nuts and bolts, keys padlock, old

belt buckle. Some metal art items and flowers.

4. Once all glued I then gave everything two coats

of Gesso. Once that was dry then came the part

I had no idea what colours or how to go about

laying then, so what did I do, The usual for

me, lied all the distress inks up and picked 

then up one by one and started spraying until

I got the effect that you see.  Boy was I a happy

chick as I never thought I would get the

effect that  I did.

I hope you like my little piece of art and thank

you for calling.  See you again tomorrow.

Until Next Time

As Always

Take Care and Happy Crafting

Jennifer xxx

Fun In The Sun

Good Morning,

My Crafty Friends, Visitors and Follower,

Hope everything is fine for you all?

Some exciting news for you all, on June 2nd Ooh La la will be
On Hochanda.  We hope you will you will watch and give the
Lovely Lynn support as she demonstrates some of our
Fabulous cd's.

Today we are starting our new 

challenge  # 205 over at :-

  Ooh La La Challenge Blog

The challenge theme is

4 Legs Not 2

and its been chosen our lovely Janice

I have chosen to use an image and
papers  from the
Faithful Friends cd

You can purchase it and others by clicking on 

the link   HERE.  There are also some great
freebies too,  so well worth checking it out.

The prize for the winner will be

2 digi downloads from the Ooh La La Creations Store

We cannot wait to see your creations and if you
 feel you need some inspiration, then please pop
 over to the challenge blog and see what my team
buddies have come up with.

DETAILS
1. I took a 7 x7 scalloped edged card and cut a section
off the front. I then added red card to the inside to
create a mat.

2. The title of the collection I have used is The Beach Dog
and I took one of the matching papers and adhered this
to the inside of the card.

3. Again using the red card I created a panel for the
front of the card and matted another one of the
co-ordinationg papers to this.

4. The image is an Off Centre Pyramid and once made
up, I again mounted it onto red card, adhered to
the front panel using foam tape.

To finish off I added shells from my stash.

I must say this cd is just perfect to create cards
depicting our four legged friends and there
lots of really cute ones

I do hope you will join in our challenge and
look forward to seeing your creations.

Thanks for calling

Until Next Time
As Always
Take Care and Happy Crafting
Jennifer xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Dragonfly Dreams - Summertime
Glitter n Sparkle # 180 Anything Goes
2 Creative Chicks May # 10 Anything Goes
Crafting Musketeers May Summer
Crafts Galore Encore May Anything Goes

Mare and Foal

Good Morning

My Crafty Friends, followers and Visitors

I hope you are all Ok?
I would like to welcome Julie, who has just become my latest follower.

Today we start  challenge #  64  over at 

Creative Craft Cottage 

 and the theme is

Anything Goes include an Animal

The girls on the design team have been working hard
to create some fabulous cards for you inspiration.

Our Sponsors for this challenge are :-

Artidoodles

Store  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ArtiDoodles"

Prize 4 Digi Images

And

Angie's Cards + Digis

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AngiesCardsandDigis

Prize 3 Digi images

I have used the image Horses for my card from
Angie's cards + Digis and if you would like to
purchase, then just click on  the link HERE.

DETAILS

1. Using two pieces of kraft card I die cut them using

The Tonic Bowscale Layering card blanks dies. I

then glued them together to create the card base.

2. Still using these dies only the the next layer down

I created the frame using silver mirri board.

3. Decreasing the dies, next layer was cut from kraft

card, then a silver and finally the white card

containing the image. This was coloured with Copic

4. Using silver mirri card I die cut the horse shoes

using a Robert Addams die and added the 

Happy Birthday greeting.

Thanks for calling

Until Next Time

As Always

Take Care and Happy Crafting

Jennifer xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

A Beautiful Mess Anything Goes

Brown Sugar #199 Anything Goes

Crafting-With-Friends #21 Anything Goes

Crafty Catz # 35 Anything Goes

Fussy and Fancy # 164 Dies and /or Punches

Simply Papercraft Anything Goes

Ride With Me

Good Afternoon

My Crafty Friends, Followers and Visitors

How are you coping with this weird weather?

Sunshine, showers, wind, warm then chilly.

Typical British weather  LOL

Anyway I just thought I would show a little

card I have made using the Kraftyhands CD 

Bygone Transport.

DETAILS

1. Using a piece of kraft card I folded in half to 

create an A5 card blank.

2. Before I adhered the backing paper to the card

I distressed the edges with scissors and T/H 

distress ink Vintage Photo.

3. I wrapped bakers twine around the card before

attaching at an angle with foam tape.  The

sentiments were also attached to the card

by foam tape.

There you go, a  male card and I have added

 is the twine.

Thanks for calling and your comments.

Until Next Time

As Always

Take Care and Happy Crafting

Jennifer xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Inspiration Destination # 86 Always Anything Goes

The Male Room # 35 Transport

Wonderful Wednesdays Always Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew # 113 Masculine

Going Grey With Scrap-Creations Fathers Day/Masculine

Through The Craft Room Door Always Anything Goes

Follow The Trail

Good Morning

My Crafty Friend, Followers and Visitors

How is everyone doing?

Today we see the start of a another new challenge over at

 A Bit More Time To Craft ,

their challenges are

Always Anything Goes 

 so really easy.

The prizes for three randomly picked winners will be digi papers

from Lozzy. ( If you look on the challenge blog under paper pick tab, you

will see all the fabulous paper that Lozzy has designed and believe me

there are some fabulous ones). Also there is a Freebie Friday, where
you can get some free papers.

We would also  love you  to join our Facebook group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/622948967842084

Challenge Blog http://abitmoretimetocraft.blogspot.com.au/

DETAILS

1. I started with a 5 x 5 fancy edged card blank and I have added
one of the new papers from Lozzy entitled DARK GRUNGE
isn't it fabulous?.  Well worth a visit to check this paper
pad out as the colours and designs are super.

2. Before attaching the paper to the card I rounded the edges
and secured dark blue ribbon with a heart slider to the
corner.

3. Using the  stamps and die from Tattered Lace
(Spring into Summer Butterflies) I created the
trail of butterflies that first I coloured using
water colour pencils.  The sentiment is also
included and I used Framed  Tag from Spellbinder
to cut it out.  Before I released it from the die
I used pan pastels all over it.

To complete I added clear gems to two corners.

There you have it, thanks to the backing paper I
 have created a quick and easy but I think pretty
card.

I do hope you will go over to the challenge and join in.

Thanks for calling and for all the comments that you
leave.

NEWS FLASH

Before I leave you all I would like to announce that
I have been approached by Emerald Fairies and
asked if I would like to join their design team.
Just had to say YES!!!!!  First DT project on
1st JUNE

http://emeraldfaeries.blogspot.co.uk

Until Next Time
As Always
Take Care and Happy Crafting
Jennifer xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges
Crafty Calendar Thinks with wings
A Beautiful Mess 2 Anything Goes
Crafting-With-Friends Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft Anything Goes

Mythical

Good Morning,

My Crafty Friends, Visitors and Follower,

Hope everything is fine for you all?
Well here we are into  May, I cannot
believe how fast the months are going.


Today we are starting our new 

challenge  # 204  over at :-

  Ooh La La Challenge Blog

The challenge theme is

Mythical

and its been chosen our lovely Susan

I have chosen to use an image from the

Dreams of Tranquility  cd

You can purchase it and others by clicking on 

the link   HERE.  There are also some great
freebies too,  so well worth checking it out.

The prize for the winner will be

2 digi downloads from the Ooh La La Creations Store

We cannot wait to see your creations and if you
 feel you need some inspiration, then please pop
 over to the challenge blog and see what my team
buddies have come up with.

DETAILS

1. Started with an 8 x 8 white card and matted it with backing
 paper from the cd. The collection I have chosen is entitled
Cathedral of Illusion.

2. Next I added a piece of black lace across the centre and using
           the Tonic Mystic Vine die cut the two frames out of
 co- ordinating paper and adding them to the top and
 bottom corners.

3. I created a frame from black card that was just a little smaller
than the topper and mounted them onto the card at an angle.

I have added glitter onto the corner frames and at various
points on the the topper. (Before I printed off the topper
I added the  sentiment, on the cd this section is blank).

To complete I added a black bow and pink gems.

With this collection there are also book marks, so I
thought I would create one to match the card.
Picture below

That's all for today and thank you for calling

Until Next Time
As Always
Take Care and Happy Crafting
Jennifer xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Glitter n Sparkle # 187 One for the ladies
All sorts Theres magic in the air
A Beautiful Mess Anything Goes
Crafting-With-Friends Anything Goes
http://digitallysweetchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/may-challenge-150-with-imagine-that.html
Digital Birthday card

Sweet Puppy

Good Morning

My Crafty Friends, followers and Visitors

I hope you are all Ok? well another month has been and gone
and we are in May already. I am sure someone is pinching
parts of the months, as they are going by that quickly.

Today we start  challenge #  63  over at 

Creative Craft Cottage 

 and the theme is

Three  Of A  Kind
( anything  on your card as long as there are three of them and they are the same)

Our sponsors for this challenge are :-

Dr Digi's House of Stamps

http://www.doctor-digi.com
Prize 2 Digi images

and

Roblyn's Fetish

http://robynsfetish.com
Prize 3 Digi stamps

I was given the lovely image Penelope Puppy from
Robyn's Fetish to create with, hope you like what
I have done with her.  If you would like to own this
digi then just click the link HERE and it will take
straight to it.

DETAILS

1. Card size is 7 x 7 and I have used a Tonic header die to
create my Three of a Kind.

2. Next layer is yellow check card stock and to this I have
added a frame that was sitting in my bit box. (Sorry I
cannot remember  whose die it is but thing maybe a Tonic)
A length of burlap was adhered across the card before the
image was added.

3. The image was printed onto super smooth and coloured
with Copic before cutting out using a circle die. I then
distressed the edges before adding to my card using
foam tape.

To complete I took the sentiment die and die cut, then
added to a piece of yellow check card and attached
it to the sentiment before adhering to the card.
Also as an extra Three of a Kind I added three pearls
across the header.

There you have it! my take on three of a kind. Now its
over to you, cannot wait to see what you create.

Thanks for stopping by
Until Next Time
As Always
Take Care an Happy Crafting
Jennifer xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges
Jade's Sparkling Butterflies Anything Goes /Add a Sentiment
Aud Sentiments Challenge # 154 Animal + Sentiment
Crafting With An Attitude Always Anything Goes
Cre8tive Hands Friends Anything Goes
Through the Purple Haze # 101 Anything Goes

Daisies Galore

Good Morning 

My Crafty Friends, Followers and Visitors
This is my first post today.

I trust everything is fine with you all?

Here we are again and its time for Team 1
to host  challenge 31  over at

CRAFTY FRIENDS CHALLENGE BLOG

The Theme for this challenge is

In The Garden

You have until  20th May, when the challenge will close at 9.00am (GMT)

so I hope you will all join in the fun.  If you need a

little inspiration, then pop on over to the blog and

take a peek at the gorgeous cards my team buddies

have made.

The  sponsors for this challenge are -

Aurora Wings

Web Store- http://www.Etsy.com/shop/Aurorawings
Blog - http://www.AuroraWings.com
Challenge Blog http://www. AuroraWingsChallenge.blogspot.com

Prize $ 15 worth of Digital Stamps

and
Lacy Sunshine

Web Store - http://lacysunshine.weebly.com

Challenge Blog http://lacysunshine.blogspot.co.uk

Prize 3 Digi images of winners choice

For my card I have chosen the image Summer Daisies Flower Pot Pretties

from Lacy Sunshine.  If you would like to purchase it then just

click on the link HERE

DETAILS

1. I started with a 7 x7 white card and to this I matted it

with red card. Onto this I then used a mat of patterned

paper from Phil Martin.

2. The image was printed onto super smooth and coloured

with  Copic. I then fuzzy cut her out and adhered to the

card with foam tape to add height.

3. The little flower pot was from my stash and I glued

daisies into it.

To complete I added the butterflies and the sentiment.

I do hope you will come on over to our challenge and

join in.

Until Next Time

As Always

Take Care and Happy Crafting

Jennifer xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Aud Sentiments Challenge # 154 Animal + sentiment

Crafting With An Attitude Always Anything Goes

Hannah & Friends #247 Flowers

Little Miss Muffet Challenges Always Anything Goes

Through the Purple Haze # 101 Anything Goes

Present of Love

Good Morning

My Crafty Friends, Followers and Visitors

Hooray the sun is out, the wind is slight. Dare we think

it will stay ( well we are told until after weekend)LOL

Hope you are all well and if not Here's a BIG HUG.

Today I have created a little card showing off the

new stamps that I got free in a  craft magazine, hope

you like?

DETAILS

1. I started with a 7 x7  scalloped  edge card and matted it

with lilac card that I have embossed.

2. The image has been stamped onto super smooth  card

        and  coloured with water colour pencils. ( Don't you think

he is just adorable), will defiantly be using it again.

3. Die cut using a Tonic die, and then inked around the

edges.  Created the bow and added flowers from

 my stash along with a glass butterfly.

The sentiment also accompanied the stamp.  There are

two more little cute stamps in the set and I will be

sharing these  over the next few days.

Well that's  all for today, enjoy the day whatever your up too.

Thanks for calling

Until Next Time

As Always

Take Care and Happy Crafting

Jennifer xxx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Crafting By Designs May Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination # 84 Always Anything Goes

Paper Shelter Challenge # 247 Love is in the air

Stampaive and More # 262 Animals

The Crafty Addicts # 13 Anything Goes/Use ribbon

Wonderful Wednesdays Always AnythingGoes

Hi There

Good Morning

My Crafty Friends, Followers and Visitors

How are we all doing?  Well that's April done and dusted

and here we are into May and nearly half way through the year.

Welcome to our first challenge over at

DARK'n'DARING

This challenge blog is solely for the more sexier/Darker/ Goth

type of images.  I have never really been into this type of work

but as the challenge blog belongs to our sister blog 

Creative Craft Cottage, I thought why not give it a go.

The theme will always be

ANYTHING GOES

so plenty of scope for you all to show us your darker side!!

Our sponsor this month is 

K J Arting

We have a great team of ladies and we are also having

a DT callout.  Why not pop along and have a look at

the amazing work the girls have produced and if you

feel you would like to join us, then go on give it a go.

So without further ado, here is my card, hope you like

DETAILS

1. Card size is 8 x 8 and to this I have matted paper from the

Craftwork Card paper pads Marble and Ombre.

2. To conceal the join in the papers I had added a length

of white satin ribbon.

3. The image is named Jersey Girl and she was coloured

with Copic. If you would like to purchase her, then

just click on the link HERE. I then die cut the image

using  SB die Fanciful Lattice.  I inked through the

 die before removing the image using TH distress ink

Toffee Crush.  I then mounted her onto some purple

 card and rounded the edges before adhering to my

with foam tape.

4. The flourished were hiding in my bit box and I added

small white roses where the two flourished met.

To complete I die cut the words HOT CHICK as I

think she defiantly looks one.

I do hope you will come along and have a go, we are

excited to see what you make.

Until Next Time

As Always

Take Care and Happy Crafting

Jennifer xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Crafting When We Can # 118 Add Flowers

Artistic Inspirations Anything Goes

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps # 329 Use three punches/or dies

Cards in Envy Girls

Crafting from the Heart Always Anything Goes

Love to Scrap Girly

Pretty in Pink

Good Morning

My Crafty Friends, Followers and Visitors

How are we all doing. well I hope ?!!

Welcome to challenge # 9 over at 

Unicorn Challenge Blog 

The theme for this months challenge is

Spotty Dotty Polka Dots

You have until  the 31st May  to enter so lets see your
take on this theme.

If you would like to be a Guest Designer
then the details can be found on the blog.

This was an easy card for me to make as I
already had a spotty card in my stash and wanted
to create a CAS card.

DETAILS

1.  The card size is 6 x 6 and its comes  already coloured
and spotty ( How easy is that).

2. I took a circular pinhole layering die from Tonic
and die cut using plain white card.  Next I stamped
the image onto the circle using a little stamp that
  I picked up from a £1 bin at a craft fair.
 (Sorry there was not title or make on the stamp).

3. I also found another stamp in the £1 bin, its the
rocks and stamped this onto the card so that
my little girl would be standing on then.

4. Using T/H distress inks I used then as water
colours (First time) and coloured in the girl,
rocks and grass.

To complete I made a small bow added to the side
and added little pink flowers.

Thanks for  calling
Until Next Time
As Always
Take Care and Happy Crafting
Jennifer xxx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges
Amusing Anything Goes
Crafting When We Can # 118 Add flowers
Penny Black and More Anything Goes with stamping
Stamping Sensations Anything  Goes

Fairy Dreams

My Crafty Friends, Followers and Visitors,

Happy Bank Holiday and I hope whatever you have planed
for the day works out well.

Welcome to another challenge

over at

WHOOSPI DAISY

The theme chosen for this month is 

Fairy Dreams

We Have New Challenge Blog Rules, so please Note:-

Entrants Must Use A Digi or Element from a Cd

Also Only Two entries are allowed, unless you have used

a Whoopsi Daisy image then 3 entries are allowed
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Hope you will pop over and take a peek at what my team
buddies have created for your inspiration.

My card has been made using the topper from the
       Whoopsi Daisy  Digi Design cd . You can purchase
it and more gorgeous Cd's and didgi images just by
clicking on the link HERE.

DETAILS

1. Using the Digi Designs cd, I printed off two backing papers
that matched my chosen  image.

2. My card blank is 7 x 7 and I matted it first with a piece of
one of the backing papers, `Next layer was gold mirri card.

3. With the other backing paper I decided to create a panel
and adhered this flat to the mirri card.

4. The topper I decided to fuzzy cut and before adhering to
the card I took a paper doily, cut it in half and stuck to
the card.  I then used peel off border strips to the
edges of the mirri card and down the panel and down
the side of the doily. (You do forget how useful the
old faithful peel off's can be and  I think they still give a
nice finished edge to a  project)

5. My topper was then adhered to the doily using foam
tape.

To complete I added a row of pearl drops down the panel
and glitter table decoratations  round the fairy.  I
decided to use Spectrum Noir clear  glitter pen on her
wings and added a little gem to her hair ribbon.

Thanks for calling and hope to see you over at
WHOOPSI DAISY challenge blog with all your
lovely fairies.

Until Next Time
As Always
Take Care and Happy Crafting
Jennifer  xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges
Di's Digis Designs Pastel Colours
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Anything Goes, twist Fairyland

Sweet Poppy

Good Morning,

My Crafty Friends, Followers and Visitors,

Here we are, yet another month has flown by
and now we are into May.

Welcome to our latest challenge # 33 over at

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends

The theme is as always  Anything Goes 

My design team buddies have created some fabulous
cards, well worth taking a peek. I am sure you are
bound to find inspiration from their  work

Our sponsors  for this challenge are:-

Ching Chou Kuik

Prize 1 Image

and

Michelle R Designs

Prize €10 Gift Certificate

I have used the image Poppy Glamour  from
Ching Chou Kuik and the backing papers
 from Michelle R Designs Deisgner Paper Sets
In The Garden

DETAILS
1. Card is 7 x 7 scalloped edged and I have used
it as a Tent Card.

2. Next I covered with red card and onto this I
added one of the  gorgeous backing papers,
I really like these designs as they are such
pretty colours and delicate images. Red satin
ribbon was laid across the centre.


3. I created another panel  using layering dies one
from red card the other using another of the
design papers.  Before I adhered this panel
to the card I die cut the butterfly border twice,
once in red card and the other in left over
baking paper from the first layer.
The red butterfly border was adhered to
the first panel  and I then secured it at
an angle using foam tape.

4. Next another panel in the next size down was
cut from red card.  The image printed out
onto super smooth and coloured with Copic.
She was then adhered to the panel and again
using foam pads. Before I secured her down
I added the butterfly border to the top but
I have cut away a couple of the butterflies
making the border smaller.

To complete I added red candy and one of the
butterflies that I cut from the border.

Thanks for calling
Until Next Time
As Always
Take Care and Happy Crafting
Jennifer xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges
A Beautiful Mess # 2 Anything  Goes
Creative Fingers # 108 Anything  Goes
Dragons Lair Designs Anything  Goes