Ready for the Prom

Good Afternoon

My Crafty Friends, Followers and Visitors

Hope everyone is ok. Welcome to my latest follower
KraftyKoolKat.

Welcome back for another challenge over at Dream Valley 

The challenge runs every fortnight , posted every other Monday.

The theme for this fortnight's challenge is 

GIRLY

and we are sponsored by 

ALL DRESSED UP

We would love you to come and join in but 

Please Remember - Only 10 Challenges including Dream Valley

can be entered and you must link back to our blog.

The lovely ladies  over at Dream Valley have created some

fabulous creations for your inspiration, so why not pop on

over the DREAM VALLEY and have a go, we are waiting

to see what you come up with.

        My image is called Prom Princess and you can get
her by clicking HERE

DETAILS

1. Card base is 8 x 8. Using a piece of lemon card I

embossed it with Crafters Companion Floral Trellis.

I  then took a piece of purple satin ribbon and 

 wrapped around before adhering to my card.

2. I then took a small piece of purple card and embossed

with Craft Concepts embossing folder Florette and

then adhered  this to the card.

3. The image Prom Princess was coloured with Copic's

markers and then fuzzy cut. Using Glue Gel I then

mounted her onto the card.

4. The heart was cut using a Tattered Lace die and the

corner is SB Fantastic Flourish corner die.

5. I used purple Cosmic Shimmer  PVA to make the 

  the centre's in  each flower on the embossing to 

stand out.

6. To the small embossed flowers I have added gold

gems to the centres.

To complete I have attached flowers from my stash.

Looking forward to seeing your makes over on our

challenge blog.

Until Next Time

As Always

Take Care and Happy Crafting

Jennifer xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Scrappers Delights Always Anything Goes

ABC Challenge L is for Lace

Copic Spain Challenge Anything Goes (Copic markers only)

Crafty Time Girls, Girls, Girls

Simply Papercraft #7 Anything Goes

Crafting with an Attitude Anything Goes

Crafty Creations # 291 Embossing

Fab 'n' Funky  264 Gorgeous Girls

Paper Shelter Challenge #208 Make it Digital

Whimsy Inspiration # 84 Use Ribbon, Lace or Twine

I Believe

Good Morning

 My Crafty Friends, Followers and Visitors

Well its Saturday, the weekend is here, anything exciting planned? or

will you just be chilling out.

I would like to welcome my newest follower Ladycakes and thank you for

following and I hope I can entertain and maybe bring a little inspiration as

we scroll through blog land.

Today I am sharing a card I have made using the new Eden Cd from

Polka Doodles.  If you like a bit of fairy fantasy, then take a look

at  this cd. I don't think you will be disappointed.

DETAILS

1. Started with an 8 x 8 card and matted it with pink

glitter card.

2. Next layer used was a piece of lilac flock paper that

has been sitting in my bit box for around 4 years

(I am not joking, it was one of those papers that

you just want to look at but not use)

3. The image is a pre- coloured one from the cd and I have

cut  out  the frame again in pale lilac card using the

SB Nestabilities Label 46 but only used part of the die

and I then adhered it over the image to act as the frame.

4. I used the Tonic Butterfly over the edge die and cut

four out of light and dark pink patterned paper 

and then adhered these down the sides of the card.

5. The top was created using Heartfelt Creations Raindrops on

Roses die again out the the same patterned paper as the

sides.

6. I have added a lace border along the bottom. The

sentiment (Believe in Love) that has been covered

down the side with mini flowers from Tattered Lace.

I also added the white flourish as I thought it 

needed something in that corner.

The flower was made using ribbon with a lilac brad

in the centre and I have used a scrap of lilac

 ribbon to create the tails. The pearls were made

 using Cosmic Shimmer PVA Purple Violet.

Hope you like and that you will call  back

soon and maybe, just maybe I might have hit 80 Followers

YOU NEVER KNOW.

Well my Friends, that's all from me today.

Until Next Time

As Always

Take Care and Happy Crafting

Jennifer xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenge

Polkadoodles Challenge week 13 Use a Die

Anniversary Wishes

Good Afternoon,

My Crafty Friends, Followers and Visitors

Firstly I wold like to welcome Denise, who is my latest follower  and

I hope you enjoy your visits.

Secondly, Apologies for no post yesterday, the day just seemed to run away

with me. Tried to get things sorted but just doing one card seemed to take

me forever. Thursday as you know is visiting day for Mary so I am

always pressed for time, must get more organised  (says she).

Anyway today I am showing you a card for my friend and  neighbour who

celebrated their anniversary a couple of weeks ago and now I thing its

ok for me to share.

DETAILS

1. White  8 x 8 card that I embossed and added black Cosmic

Shimmer Glossy PVA to create the pearls.

2. Next layer was black card, then using one of the new

Tonic Dies I cut the frame out of white pearlescent 

card and adhered it to the black frame.

3. Using back card stock I cut the flourishes and flower

and placed them down the side.

To complete I added black ribbon and secured the ends with

small dazzlers. I then created  a box and also decorated

it with black Tonic large corners, flourishes and 

flowers. (picture below)

I am not being morbid using black and white but these

are the colours that my friend loves.

Well I hope you all have a pleasant evening, off to do the

 blog rounds and catch up on some DT work.

Hope you will call back tomorrow as I will be showing

my DT work for Creative Craft Cottage.

Until Next Time

As Always

Take Care and Happy Crafting

Jennifer xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Sassy Studio Designs #271 To Die For
Brown Sugar #135 Anything Goes
Crafty Catz #268 Use your Dies /Punches

Country View Crafts' Challenge Anything Goes

Angel Moon

Good Morning

My Crafty friends, Followers and Visitors

Hope you are all well and coping with the weather?

Just had to make this, the image has it was sitting on my desk crying to be

created - hope you like?

Off to mums today, a few things to sort out then back home and hopefully wing my

way into my craft room and Play!

DETAILS

1. Created the card by using SB Grand Big Scalloped Ovals, cut

two out of cream card then joined them.

2. Using the striped card I again used the same die ( only the next

size down) to create the backing. The card was in my stash

and I was amazed to find it matched my card perfectly( how many

time have we been able to say that, all the bits we save, then once

we start to find a match for a project, hey presto YOU HAVE NONE

that will go but not this time YIPPPPPP.

3. The image is a Tatty Twinkle and has been coloured with my pro

markers before cutting it out using with a SB Lacy circle die.

I then distressed the edges using Tim Holt's Scattered Straw ink.

4. Using a smaller SB Lacy Circle die I cut the sentiment and

again distressed it with the same colour ink.

5. Before attaching the backing card I wrapped a yellow spotted

ribbon around. Next I took two paper dollies and fixed them

at angles allowing me to adhere the image in the centre, using

foam pads. Foam pads were also used to adhere the  sentiment

tag.

6. To complete using Cosmic Shimmer Summer Blue PVA

I created pearls all around the edge of the card, the image

and the sentiment. Although you cannot see in the picture

I have added glitter to her wings and on the stars.

Well my friends, I must call it a day for today,

but do call again tomorrow if you can.

Until Next Time

As Always

Take Care and Happy Crafting

Jennifer xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges :-
Brown Sugar # 129 Birthday for a Girl
Jo's Scrap Shack # 71 Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge # 89 Anything Goes
Wags 'n Whiskers # 145 Anything Goes

Embellish Me

Good Morning, my crafty friends, followers and visitors

Boy who took the weekend, its Monday already and yes you know what that

means another challenge begins over at Whoopsi Daisy today.

This week the theme is Lots Of Embellishments, easy, so come on get

crafting and I hope to see you over there.

Here is my DT card, hope it gives some inspiration (not that you need it)

Details

1. Card is silver 8 x 8 and I have used Cosmic Shimmer White

around the edges to give the effect of pearls.

2. The image is from the  Sassy and Classy Cd and I have coloured

 with flex markers.  She was then cut into an oval shape and using

the SB die Layered Scalloped Posy I created the frame using

purple satin card.

3.  The borders were also cut using the same satin card and I used

The Couture Creations Ornamental Die.  To the borders I 

added the flowers created by using a Tattered Lace flower

die for the larger ones and SB Bloom Two for the smaller.

4. To complete Lilac feathers, stick pins, lilac gems and a purple bow

with a Frosted Lilac Dazzler to finish.

Here are the Rules for our challenge

You do not have to use a Whoopsi Daisy image, everyone has a change to win

their choice of one sheet for the WHOOPSI DAISY shop but if you do use

a Whoopsi Daisy image and win, you can have two sheets from the shop.

It would be fabulous if you would play, so come on have a go.  There

are lots of new sheets in the shop and also a brand new cd available HERE.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

A girl who crafts M,P1 E5 - Always Anything Goes

Card and Scrap #81 Everything is allowed

Country View Craft Challenges - Sparkle and Shine

Really Reasonable Ribbon #105 - Anything with Ribbon

The Sisters of Craft M, P1 - Anything Goes

Kitty Bee Designs No 34 - Dies and/or punches

New Sweet 7 challenge  No 5 - Sassy and Girly
Crafting at the weekend M, E3- Anything Goes

That's all for today my friends, I do hope you come
and join in the challenge.

As Always
Take Care and Happy Crafting
Jennifer xx

Lilac Sparkle

Good Morning my crafty friends,followers and visitors,

Welcome to my blog for today, I hope everyone is well?.  We have had some

lovely weather this week and you would not know that is was the end of

September especially on Tuesday as we had clear blue skies and sunshine.

I even had to take my coat off in town as it was that warm.

Sorry I have not blogged since Monday but somehow the days seem to be running

away from me and what with one thing and another before I know it, its evening

and tea time.  After that I usually sit down with hubby to watch some TV, then

the usual happens, Yes Jennifer falls asleep.

Anyway I hope you will like today's offering.

DETAILS

1. Card is 8 x8 scalloped edge and I have matted it with Lilac

card that I have embossed using Creative Expression folder

Quilted Flower.

2. I then took a piece of white card and masked it using the

Creative Expressions mask Filigree and then used Cosmic

Shimmer Sparkle Texture Paste  Lilac Blush to create the

pattern.

3. Whilst I waited for it to dry I took the petal dies that was a

freebie with the new Tattered Lace Magazine and cut out

12 large petals and  20  small petals out of lilac card, These

are great dies and so easy to create a stunning flower. Once

the petals were all folded I adhered them to a piece of card,

that had been punched out into a circle to create the flower

  and finished it by adding a gem to the centre.

4. Once the paste was completely dry I adhered the flower

to the centre then using foam pads I adhered it at

an angle onto my card base.  To complete I added

the sentiment (With Love ) from my stash.

Well that's all for today my friends

As Always

Take Care and Happy Crafting

Jennifer xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges
Crafting by Design  - F Anything Goes
Creative Moments #52 Anything Goes/3 Layers
Inspiration Destination # 1 Anything Goes

Purple Christmas

Morning, My Crafty Friends, Followers and Visitors

Well it's Bank Holiday Monday and I hope you all enjoy the day, as for those

of you who work, sorry to say its your last one till Christmas, Stinks doesn't it.

 Anyway lets not dwell on that, I thought today I would share another

Christmas card with you all (Oh no I hear you cry but Its Got To Be Done)

as how else would we push ourselves to make them HA! HA!!!

I am excited that over at Whoopsi Daisy I received a third place in their

challenge and have taken my badge with pride.

DETAILS

1. 8 x8 scalloped edged white card to this I added a piece of

mirri board that I embossed and a lilac ribbon.

2. Using the Creative Expressions mask Swirl Frame I 

placed it onto purple card and stencilled using Cosmic

Shimmer Sparkle Textured paste Pink Blush.

3. Once dry I mounted it onto white card and adhered it to

my card.

4. Using Tattered Lace dies Winter Foliage and Cottage Cuts

die Ornate Poinsettia I cut using white card stock, then

glittered for that extra sparkle ( does not show up very well)

5. To complete again using the  Tattered Lace  sentiment

Winter Wishes it was cut from white card and glittered

and added to the centre.  I tied a bow leaving long tails

to twist for that added effect, lilac gems added to ribbon

to finish.

I hope you have enjoyed your visit and that you will

pop back soon.

As Always

Take Care and Happy Crafting

Jennifer xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges
52 Christmas Card Throwdown W,C12 - Glitter,Glitz and Bling
Crafting at the weekend #4 - Anything Goes (Always)
Crafty Calendar M,1E - Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Merry and Bright
Crafty Hazelnut's  - Extra for August

Lilac All The Way

Good Morning, 

My Crafty friends, Followers and Visitors,

I trust we are all well and still enjoying our lovely weather, (I know I am ).

Not had a lot of time to blog this week as busy with my mother and getting

things ready for my holiday, off up to Yorkshire on Saturday for a week

and really looking forward to the break, so after tomorrows blog I will

not be issuing any posts (I know How WILL YOU CONTAIN  YOURSELVES)

HA!!!!!!!

Anyway enough of me being silly, hope you like toady's offering?.

DETAILS

1. Card size - 8 x8 scalloped edge white, I first embossed

the card using Die'sire Ornate Butterfly. I then coloured

the butterflies using Cosmic Shimmer Iridescent Mica Powder 

(Sea Rose).

2. Using Lilac card I die cut two borders using the new

Couture Creations Ornamental Lace 12" die.  The

circle was cut from the Memento - Cappuccino Die and

the sentiment plaque also from Couture Creations Square +

Deco plaques.

3. Before adhering the circle I threaded Lilac ribbon

through and finished it with a bow.  Although they are not

showing up very well I placed lilac gems around the edge

of the circle, along the borders and under the sentiment.

4. To complete I added lilac flowers from my stash and the

sentiment was die cut from a Tattered Lace die (sorry cannot

remember the name ).

Well that's all for today my friends, hope you have enjoyed
your visit.
 Welcome also to my new followers I do
appreciate you all and love reading your comments.

Until next time
Take Care and Happy Crafting
Jennifer xx

Watch the Birdie

Good Morning crafty friends, followers and visitors,

Welcome to my  new followers and thank you for following me.

Don't panic folks I know you never see a post this early from me but I

thought for once I would post early as I made this card the other day

just been waiting to finish it off.   Bit of a dull day today and was

trying to rain when Oscar and I went out for our morning walk but

I suppose  it bound to come sometime as long as it remembers to

go away again.  Well it's Thursday and Mary will be round soon

for our crafting day so better get on. 

DETAILS

1. Started with an 8 x8 card and covered it with a backing  paper

from Trimcraft next I took a Satin Card from Imagination Crafts

and using the Viva Universal Mask (Bird on a Twig) I stencilled

using Cosmic Shimmer Sparkle Texture Pastes( Silver Moon and

Pink Blush).

2. Once dry I then mounted onto the card and using a Tonic 

Flourish die I cut five flourishes from silver mirri board and pieced

 them together to make the frame.make the frame. 

3. Using a Robert Adams die I cut the sentiment (FOR YOU)

out of silver mirri .

I do hope you have enjoyed your visit.

As Always

Take Care and Happy Crafting.

Jennifer xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges
Country View Crafts Challenge M,P1 Stencil It.
Crafts and me challenge inspiration blog #149 add Wings
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - M,P1 - Anything goes with Patterned Paper
Imagination Craft Challenge - P1 3E C7 SIR SIO - Anything Goes

FLOWER GIRL

Good Afternoon my Crafty Friends, Followers and Visitors,

Hope you are all well today?.  Not been a very nice day with the weather although it's

not cold but no sun, Ah well cannot ask for to much can we?

Not been up to much today only went into the town to do some shopping and buy

a present for Hubby and I with the money that mum gave us for our Anniversary.

I bought a Solar Squirrel who is looking through binoculars (quite sweet), I 

thought it apt as we do have squirrels in our garden. Took it to mum's so that

she could see what she has bought and had a cuppa with her before coming home.

Today's make is a mixture, hope you like?

DETAILS

1. White 6 x 51/2 card stock which I have embossed. I then covered with

white embossing powder and then taking Cosmic Shimmer

Iridescent's I painted in some of the leaves  in Ultramarine 

and Red Fire and left some in white. For the rest of the background I used

Warm Peach.

2. The image I coloured using Pro-Markers and then distressed the

background with Tim Holt's Antique Linen to distract from the

white background.

Well my friends that's all I have time for as I am cooking a dinner and

I have to go and feed my neighbours cat as I am looking after him while they 

are away.

As Always Take Care and Happy Crafting

Jennifer xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Crafting from the Heart- W,E3 - Always Anything Goes
Love to Create W, 3W - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge W, 5E - Anything Goes
Through The Purple Haze W, E3 C10 - Anything Goes