Another Sweet Geek

Good Morning

My Crafty Friends, Followers and Visitors

The weekend is finally here, what plans do you all have?.

I am off shopping  and then my cousin Mary is coming over this afternoon

for a spot of crafting and a natter.

I have again created a card using a Bestie image, can you tell these image

are rapidly becoming my favourites ?

DETAILS

1. Started with a 5 x 7 scalloped edged card and

using patterned paper from my stash matted

then onto the card.

2. The image is one of the Sweet Geeks Besties and

has been coloured with pro markers  before cutting

our with SB die Timeless Rectangles (one of my

favourite dies) and then placed onto my card

at an angle.

To complete I have added the sentiment (With Love)

from my stash.

Well my friends, that is all from me today,

enjoy whatever you have planned and thank you

for the visit and hopefully leaving a comment.

Until Next Time

As Always

Take Care and Happy Crafting

Jennifer xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges
Scrapbook Stamping Society Anything Goes option Happy Birthday

Sitting Around

Good Afternoon

My Crafty Friends, Followers and Visitor's

I would like to start by welcoming my new follower Jac and to say thank you

to everyone else for your continued support for my little piece of blog land.

Quick post today as the day is running away with me and I have more

designs to get on with, so here goes with today's offering.

DETAILS

            1. Started with 5 x7 white card and matted it with blue card stock

2. Added a piece of patterned paper from my stash which

  matched perfectly with the blue card.

3. The image is one of the Tatty Twinkle design's ( sorry

I have forgotten the name) and I have coloured him

 with pro-markers before cutting him out using the 

SB die Nestabilites Pearl Effect ( I really like this die)

 4. I then  distressed the edges using Tim Holts Stormy Sky

and matted it onto blue card and adhered using foam pads.

To complete I added three silver brads down the sides.

That's all from me today my friends, hope to see you

again tomorrow.

Until Next Time

As Always

Take Care and Happy Crafting

Jennifer xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:-
Fantasy Stampers Challenge Blog Fairy Nice
Paper Creator's Crafts - Anything Goes
Send a Smile for Kids - Anything Goes 4 Kids Challenge

Flowers To You

Good Morning , My crafty friend, followers and visitors

Well that's nearly another week over, hope its not been bad

for anyone and hey its nearly weekend so forget if the weeks been

miserable and look on the bright side, hopefully next week

will be better. 

Busy day again today, off to mum's to do chores should  be

home after lunch and hope to loose myself in my craft room

until tea time.

Today I am showing you another card from Sherri Baldy.

DETAILS

1. 5 x 7 cream fancy edged card but I chosen to use it

landscape and I have added a piece of hand crafted

paper that I picked up in a pack believe it or not

from Pounland.

2. The image I have again coloured using my pro markers

and then mounted it onto silver mirri board.

3. I took a white doily and using my pro markers I coloured it 

yellow to match and the adhered it to the card before adding

the image.

4. The flourish was cut using white card and one of the 

Tonic flourish dies, I then again coloured it yellow and

added flowers from Sweet Lilac.

To complete I have added a yellow organza ribbon.

Well one more card to showcase then I have completed

my card a day project  for a week and hopefully I will try to 

continue this - but don't hold your breath  HE! HE! 

So until tomorrow and I do hope you will call back

As Always

Take Care and Happy Crafting.

Jennifer xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenge :

Crafting Musketeers # 21 Hats or Valentine
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper M.P1 Anything Goes with Patterned paper
Creative Craft Cottages Challenges - Anything Goes
Ladybug Crafts - Say it with flowers

Sweet Fungi

Welcome my crafty friends, followers and visitors

I trust you are all well today?. 

 Today starts another challenge over at Penny's Paper Crafty and

the theme is ANYTHING GOES easy peasy.

Our sponsors this week are Sparkle N Sprinkle and their prize is 3 Digi Sets

Our other sponsor is Deedee's Digi and their prize is $15 Gift certificate

The image I have used is from Sparkle n Sprinkle and is called

Mushrooms in the Forest and can be found HERE. I must say

I really did enjoy colouring this one.

DETAILS

1. Card base is 8 x8 white card and rounded the edges.

2. I then took dark green card and embossed it using one

of Sheena Douglas embossing folder (sorry cannot 

remember its name), again I rounded the corners, then

adhered it the card.

3. Using the same embossing folder ( in case you cannot make

our the design it is leaves) I embossed another piece of 

lighter green card and adhered this to the other one.

4. A spellbinder oval die was then used to cut out the

the backing for the image again using the dark green

embossed card stock.

5. The image was die cut using SB Grand Decorative Ovals One

onto white card and then coloured using pro markers.

6. To keep the theme of the forest I then cut fern leaves in

different shades of green and arranged them around the 

frame.

7. To complete I added gold Shimmer Dome Stickers from

Docraft and the sentiment Just for You.

I do hope you have enjoyed your visit to my little bit of

blogland and that I may have inspired you join in the

challenge. Come on give it a go!!

So my friends, Thats all from me today so,

As Always

Take Care and Happy Crafting

Jennifer xx

I wold like to enter this into the following challenges:
ABC Challenge P1/15 'A' is for anything goes
Creative Craft Cottage #31 Anything Goes
Sparkle Forum Challenges #63 Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations January Dies and Punches
Inspiration Destination #16 Always Anything Goes

Dragonfly

Good Morning My crafty friends, followers and visitors

Yes it's me again two days in a row WOW must be getting my head round things

at last.  I do aim to blog everyday but one reason or another it never seems to

happen but I think I have enough makes to blog each day this week.

Well I hope you are all well and having a good day so far.

Off to mums today then doctors this afternoon, Hopefully be able to do a little

more crafting later (fingers crossed)

DETAILS

1.  Card base is 5 x7 fancy edged cream card.

To this I have added a piece of lilac ( I know it looks blue)

patterned paper.

           2. The image is from the Norma J Burnells collection and is

      called Mid Summer Dragonfly and I have coloured her 

  using my pro markers, then added glossy accent to 

the flowers, her eyes and the dragonflies wings

 I have then die cut her using SB die Labels Twenty

   Isn't she just adorable?

3. Using lilac satin card I cut another die using the 

same SB die, cut in in half and placed each

piece at either end of the image.

4. I then took more of the lilac  card stock and cut a

border using the Tattered Lace die Trellis Border.

5. With silver  ribbon I threaded it along the border

die before adhering to the card.

To finish off I took some dragonflies that I had in my

stash and used clear gems to enhance them. I added

a bow with a silver  and gem centrepiece.

Thanks for visiting and hope you will call again very soon

Until then

As Always

Take Care and Happy Crafting

Jennifer xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenge:

Fairytale Stampers # 50 Flowers/Flower

Lovely hAnglar or Sweet Magnolia # 109 - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - January - Dies and Punches

A Gem of a Challenge #135 - Something New

Crafty Calendar - Whats New

Paper Creators Crafts #35 - Anything Goes
Scribble and Scrap # 35 - Always Anything Goes

It's Here!

Good Morning

My Crafty Friends, Followers and visitors

Yipppppp - its here Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog starts today,

we have three sponsors

and they are:-

A Day for Daisies  Prize $12 Gift Certificate

       Ppinkydolls Art Prize 3 Images

   

Ching-Chou Kuik         

Prize 1 Image

Please come along and join in the fun of the new and exciting challenge blog. The

theme is ANYTHING GOES, so could not be simpler, so come on join in.

If you should need any inspiration, just pop on over to our blog HERE where

our fabulous design team have created some stunning work.

My card is made from an image from Ching- Chou Kuik and is called IRIS

she is gorgeous - don't you think so?

DETAILS

1. Card size 8 x8 and the colour is blue

2. Using Tonic over the edge die I created the background cut from

an A4 Hunky-dory card stock and is  blue and gold

 3. The image is named IRIS from Ching-Chou Kuik I adore it and I 

   have coloured her with my pro markers.  I then die cut the Image

using SB die Timeless Rectangle. I then embossed around the

image using gold embossing powder.

4. To enhance the card I have added a blue bow and three butterflies.

Three gold gems at the top and the sentiment WITH LOVE at

the bottom.

I hope you have enjoyed your visit and that you will join in

our new challenge.

Thanks for visiting

Until Next Time

As Always

Take Care and Happy Crafting

Jennifer xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

ABC Challenge - P1/15 'A is for Anything Goes
Card Mania #64 Make it Sparkle/Let it shine
Creative Craft Cottages Challenge 2W,P1/15, E3 Digi/Embellish
Die Cut Divas M,P1,E4 Anything Goes
The Sisters of Craft M,P1 Anything Goes
Crafty Catz  #260 Anything Goes

Tis The Season

Good Afternoon

My Crafty Friends, Followers and Visitors

Not long to go now before the big day arrives, sometimes  you wonder why do

we rush around like headless chickens, when  its all over in a day.

I am still looking forward to it though - hope you are too.

As you know with it being Wednesday, its time for another challenge  over

at Penny's Paper Crafty and the design team once again have made some
fabulous creations, so pop on over and take a peep.

 Our Theme this week is:-

ANYTHING GOES - Easy so come on, join in the fun.

Our Sponsor this week is BUGABOO - whose prize is 7 YES
7 Digi's of winners choice
Here is my design - hope you like it as much I have enjoyed creating it.

DETAILS

1. I made a stepper card and covered with paper  from
my stash.

2. The image from Bugaboo is called Psycho Stella and
I have coloured her using pro markers.  I really think
this image is great fun and really enjoyed bringing
her to life. Every time I look at her I just start to
smile.

3.  Once the image was coloured I die cut it using  a Signature
Die from Joanna Sheen. Using the same die I cut another
frame from blue satin  card and mounted the image into it.

4. To enhance the frame I covered with pearls added an orange
and white  spotted bow ( to match Stella's Jacket) and two
stick pins in orange and blue.

5. To complete the card I added flowers from my stash and added
the sentiment (which is also from Bugaboo and goes with this
image) and was die cut using SB die Fancy Frames Tag 1.

Thanks for dropping by and we look forward to seeing
your creations.

As Always
Take Care and Happy Crafting
Jennifer xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

A Gem of a Challenge #134 Anything Christmas
Kraftyhands - No Squares Allowed
Little Claire's #51 - Shaped Cards
Open-Minded Challenges #25 Unusual Christmas

Little Madam

Good Evening 

My Crafty Friends, Followers and Visitors

I trust we are all well?.  Well nearly another week gone already, I cannot believe how

fast the weeks are going.  It will be Christmas before we know it and I still have

around 20 Christmas cards left to make.

What plans do we all have for the weekend? I am off to the NEC on Saturday

with cousin Mary and really looking forward to it and to hopefully meeting

up with some crafty buddies, which should be fun.  If any of you are there

on Saturday and recognise me,give me a shove and say hello.

I would also like to say  a big thank you to my new followers  and although

I don't seem to get the time to blog each day, I do hope that when I do

I can entertain you and that you will continue to support me with all your

lovely comments.

My creation today is again a colouring one and I have taken the image from the

Cd MY Besties and  she is called  New Messy Maddie.  I am having so much

fun colouring and trying to learn the techniques,  I hope you like.

DETAILS

1. Card is again 8 x8  ( my favourite) and I have covered  with

some backing paper that I have had for years and had forgotten

about.  Although you cannot see it the flowers all have glitter

on them.

2. The image I have coloured using pro markers and then die

cut using SB  Bow Elegance.  I also cut another frame from

peach card and adhered it to the back but before putting

them together I threaded pink ribbon through the first frame.

3. I adhered her to the card using foam pads and added the

sentiment.

Well my friends, that's all from me tonight and hopefully I 

will blog again either tomorrow or Sunday.

Until Next Time

As Always

Take Care and Happy Crafting

Jennifer xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Delightful Challenge - Include Patterned Paper
Digistamps 4 Joy - #103 Anything Goes

Flower Swirl

Good Morning My Crafty Friends, Followers and Visitors

Exciting News for me to share with you all today, I have been

asked to join the Design Team at Whoopsi Daisy and I am so

excited and a little nervous as this is my first time as a DT.
Hopefully I will rise to the challenge and today I going to share
with you all my first DT card for Whoopsi  Daisy.

As Always the challenge starts on Monday morning and this week the theme
is (Throw on the Flowers) , so I hope you will all join Whoopsi Daisy  Here
is my DT card for inspiration.

DETAILS

1. Card base is 8 x 8 white scalloped edge and to this I have added a
piece of pink Satin mirri card.
2. I then added white card which I have embossed using the Ornate
Screen by Sheena Douglass.

3. The image was taken form sheet 541 and coloured with Pro-
markers and Copic Pens. It was then die cut with Spellbinder
die Labels Twenty-Nine.

4. To complete I added flowers,white ribbon and gems all from
my stash.

Rules and Prizes for our Challenges

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

chance to win their choice of one sheet from the Whoopsi Daisy Shop

 but if you do use a Whoopsi Daisy image and win, you

can then have two sheets from the shop.  It would be fabulous
if you would play along, so come on have a go.  There are lots
of new sheets in the shop and also a brand new Cd here.

 Well my friends, that's all for today, I 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
                           Allsorts - W 3E - Pretty in Pink
                            Crafting at the weekend - M E3 #5 Anything Goes
                            Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenge W C10 - Anything Goes
                              Sister Act Card Challenge W,Cards no 73 - Anything Goes
                            A Girl Who Crafts - M P1 E5 - Always Anything Goes

Smell The Flowers

Good Morning, My Crafty Friends, Followers and Visitors,

No you are not dreaming, yes its still morning and I am doing my blog.

Reason being I have the plasterer in today doing my kitchen ceiling and until

he has finished I cannot do anything, so  I thought do your blog first because

once he has gone I will have all the cleaning up of plaster dust to get rid of

and cleaning my cupboards down (even though everything is covered in plastic

sheets the dust will still get through)

Anyway enough of the boring stuff, what about this weather, I am looking

through my window and the sky is blue and the sun is beaming down

Oh how lovely to see, hope its the same for you all.

Today I have done another Whoopsi Daisy image and will entering it

into the new Challenge LEAVES.

DETAILS

           1.     Started with a 5 x 7 cream card and using a Tonic

edge die I cut the top front of the card.

    2.     I coloured the image using Pro-markers and put

                Glossy Accent onto her hair ( it does not show up

                        in the picture) but it does make her hair shine Honest.

                     She was then mounted onto gold mirri board before

adhering to the card.

      3.    The leaves were done using Tattered Lace dies in

green and white card stock.

                   4.   The flowers were from Sweet Lilac and I have enhanced 

              them with pale gold pearl gems.  I have also used 

          the same gems to enhance the flowers in the top

of my card.

Well that's all for today my friends and tomorrow

I will showing you my attempt at another stamping

technique.

Until Next Time

As Always

Take Care and Happy Crafting

Jennifer xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenge
Whoopsi Daisy - Leaves

Ready to Dance

Good Afternoon, My crafty friends, followers and visitors,

Not much been happening today, doing housework, washing then spent a couple

of hours in my craft room. I have had another go at colouring and although I am

putting it on my blog, I am not very happy with it. 

I cannot for the life of me get my colouring anywhere near most of you guys

and for this I apologise.   The image is one of a set of three images I won

the other week over at Robyn's Fetish Challenge and they are Whoopsi Daisy

digi stamps.  Believe me no one was more surprised than me, so I  though

better have a go  -  please be kind with your comments, I know its not brilliant.

DETAILS

1. Card base is 5 3/4 square and I added the backing paper from

my stash.

2. The image I coloured with Pro-markers then die cut it using 

Spellbinders Majestic Labels Eight. I then distressed around 

the edges with Tim Holts distressed ink(Dried Marigold).

3. The image was then mounted onto gold mirri card, before

adhering to the card I took another piece of backing paper 

from my stash and placed onto the card at a angle, then the

image was added again at an angle.

4.  The flowers were die cut using Spellbinder Blossoms Two

out of spotted paper from my stash and I added a blue gem

to the centre of each one.

I will be entering this into the One Word Wonder  Challenge

over at Mad Crafters Gigglers

OK folks that all for today

As Always

Take Care and Happy Crafting

Jennifer xx

Flower Box

Good Evening Crafty Friends, Followers and Visitors,

I hope you have all had a pleasant day despite the weather.  I thought we were in

for a nice day this morning WRONG dark clouds came in and yes rain, rain, Oh 

well what more can we expect, still not been to bad up to now (I suppose).

Today's make is a little image I coloured a few week's ago but have only just

got round to creating  the card.  I notice I have another follower (I am excited)

as my followers grow and hope I can bring a little smile and a bit of

inspiration to you all . Hey folks what do you think - Yes I have watermarked

my designs (with a little help from my friend Steve - well OK with a lot of help )

DETAILS

               1.    I took an 8 x8 card covered it with another piece of white card that

                      had been embossed with Die'sire Embossalicious Patchwork Quilt

                                       Folder. To this I added a purple ribbon down the side.

2.   I then cut  a frame (I think it's a Spellbinder but not sure)

    3.   The image I have coloured with pro-markers and glittered to

      add a little sparkle. It was then mounted using foam pads.

                                 4.   The corner were created using silver mirri and a Tonic corner die.

                                 5.   To complete I made a bow and added purple pearls down the side

                                       ribbon and on each corner.

I hope you have enjoyed your visit and 

As Always

Take Care and Happy Crafting

Jennifer xx

Butterfly Blue

Good Afternoon my crafty friends, followers and visitors,

Hope you are all well?, its a funny day today, when I got up at 6am the sun

was shining and lovely blue sky. As the day has gone on cloud and the 

sun has decided to play peep a boo (but it's forgotten the peep),

never mind tomorrow's another day.  Quick blog today as I have to go

and do my ironing before hubby come home.  Hope you like toady's

make?

 DETAILS

1. Card stock is 6 x51/2 with scalloped edge down the side.

2. I matted card with white embossed card then blue pearl card

that has been embossed with leaves. Before I stuck to the

card I adhered a blue ribbon round the middle and along

the edge.

3. The image I coloured with pro-markers then used Print 

Magic (Crystal)  by Debbi Moore to add shine.

4. I then cut the image using Spellbinder Dies Labels Eight

and also using the next size up in Labels Eight I cut

another  in brown.  The brown frame has been edged

with gold peel offs.

5. Then using the Tonic butterflies dies I cut three butterflies

in various sizes and stuck then onto the ribbon. I used

gems to create the butterflies trails from my stash.

I hope you have enjoyed your visit and as always

Take Care and Happy Crafting.

Jennifer xx

Gone Fishing

       Good Afternoon, Crafty Friends, Followers and Visitors,

Having a nice day today crafting with Mary and catch up chat. Managed

to get a photo ( although not very good)  of the Woodpecker that has decided to visit

 me for the past week and whilst  I am doing this blog he is here again.

Have managed to do a male card today although I do not like doing them

as I never see to get them right but I am quite pleased with this one.

DETAILS

1. Using an A5 cream  scalloped edge card I matted it with

Brown card stock.

2. I then stamped the images onto white card and coloured

with pro-markers, then distressed with Tim Holts Walnut

Stain.  The images and verse are all from Personal Impressions

Fishing Set  -Designed by Sue Dix.

3. They were then die cut using Spellbinder Labels Ten

also same die used to cut brown card that the images are

mounted onto too.

4. The background although you cannot see very well

has been taken from the Digi Kit embossing folder

Scenes by Serif

5. To complete I  added the Happy Birthday 

die cut sentiment.

Well that's all for today, apart from welcoming  my

new followers and my thanks to

you all for all for your support and lovely comments, they

 really do mean a lot.

 Hopefully be back tomorrow, so as always

Take Care and Happy Crafting.

Jennifer xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges
Addicted to Stamps and More #101 Anything Goes
Creative Moments # 45 - Anything Goes/For The Boys
Ruby's Rainbow #82 - Stamping
Seize the Birthday 2W - Anything Goes

Playtime

Hi Everyone, hope you are all well?. 

 The weather here is not very nice today as it's raining but

 I will be able to play in my craft room without looking out and thinking I need to be in the

sun.  Once again its Thursday (my how the weeks are flying by) and Mary my cousin will

be coming over, not sure how much crafting we will do as we have to go out first.  Anyway

my friends whatever you are are up to hope you have a good day. Today.s card is again a

stamped one - Hope you like?

DETAILS

Card is made from white card stock and measures 20cm, I scored at 10cm

to create the panel.  Next I embossed the front panel with a Sheena

Douglass  Taste of India embossing folder.  The inside panel has been

covered with a backing paper from the Tattered Lace magazine ( think it

was issue 1).  I then die cut the tree using the Spellbinder Flutterby Tree

and cut extra butterflies for the front panel. The image I coloured using

Pro-Markers then mounted onto a piece of Hessian before attaching to

the card. For the  finishing details I added buttons and a bow from my

stash and placed the extra butterflies around the image. The sentiment

was stamped onto white card and die cut using  part of a Die'sire 

Magic Mirror die.

I would like to enter this into the following challenge

I love Pro-markers  #220 Anything Goes

I hope you have enjoyed your visit and that you will come back soon.

As Always Take Care and Happy Crafting

Jennifer xx

Hey Girlfriend

Good Morning followers crafty friends and visitors and welcome to my blog, I hope you are all well
and enjoying the sunshine today, let hope it lasts. Today I have created another card using a stamped
image.

DETAILS

I took an A4 Cream card blank and mounted black card onto it, then

covered with a backing paper from Creative Expressions. The image

was coloured again using Pro-markers and distressed around the

edges with Antique Linen by Tim Holt's, I then mounted it onto

black card and attached using foam pads to the card.  The flowers

were cut from black card using Tattered Lace Mini Blooms die

and then I added glitter which gave the blue glitter effect.  These

were then mounted onto to the card .

I do hope you have enjoyed your visit and I would love to read

any comments you may wish to leave.

Until next time, Take Care ands Happy Crafting

Jennifer xx

Just to say

Hello my crafty friends, followers and visitors

I hope you are all well and enjoying the sunshine (what's left as we have had rain overnight and looks

set for more to come).  Well we cannot get to many days of sunshine now can we !.

Todays make is again done using a stamp image.

DETAILS

Cream 8 x8 card stock, to this I added a brown card die cut using

Spellbinder Enchanted Labels 28. To add more definition I then

wove brown ribbon around the edges.

The post card was stamped onto cream card using the JustRute

Rose Postcard stamp then coloured using Pro-Markers.

I then mounted it onto the brown card at a jaunty angle and

mounted it onto the card using foam pads, a brown ribbon

was then placed around the card front and a bow added.

It was then finished off by adding gold flowers from my stash.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations Challenges No 92 - Anything Goes/Punch and/or Dies
Crafting from the Heart No 19 - Always Anything Goes
Make my Monday - Nature
Dream Valley No 82 - Things with Wings

I do hope you have enjoyed your visit and will come back soon.

Until next time, Take care and happy crafting

Jennifer xx