Saturday Spot

Today I'm playing along with the challenge at Time Out. Their photo inspiration pic really caught my eye.

   

I just love the vibrancy of the aqua and yellow combo and those picture frames also spoke to me.

I stamped the Uniko bloom in yellow and then went in with Miya oil pencils and a Copic marker to add some extra definition.

Supplies:
Stamps: Uniko, Beautiful Blooms I, sentiment from Just Because
Inks: Memento, dandelion; Versafine Clair, nocturne
Colurs: Copic, Y18; Miya oil pencils
Dies: Uniko, Beautiful Blooms I; Lawn Fawn, stitched scalloped rectangle frames

I'm so pleased you found my blog today, thank you for dropping by.

And keep crafting!

Jane
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Papermill Direct DT Inspiration - Mini Gift Zig-Zag Album

Hey!

I'm up on the Papermilldirect blog today with a fun card featuring the colour green.

Come on over and take a look at how I created it - HERE.

Supplies:
Card: Papermill Direct, Purple Grape Plain Card
Patterned paper: First Addition, Wild Flower
Epherema: Cocoa Vanilla, Midnight & Bohemian Dream
Ribbin from my stash

Thanks so much for looking and don't forget to follow that link over to the Papermill Direct blog - HERE.

And as always keep crafting!

Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration

Hey!

I'm up on the Uniko blog today with a trio of cards using the beautiful stamp set Spring Botanicals Snowdrop.

Here's a peek of what I've been up to, but for the full reveal you need to pop on over to Uniko.

Hope you like the look of them and will find time to go take a look at Uniko!

Thanks for visiting my blog today and keep crafting!

Jane

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Happy Little Stampers - March CAS Challenge

Don't you just love it when a challenge theme is really helpful? Well the new one at Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge is a real gift - who doesn't like to use a favourite technique!

Well of course the difficulty here lies in choosing a technique when there are so many, but currently I adore the effect of alcohol inks on yupo paper and that's where I began.

Having created the magical mix that alcohol inks produce I decided to stay on the same theme with my image. I stamped, coloured and hand cut the dragon and then added a sentiment on a banner.

Supplies:
Stamps: MFT, Magical Friends
Inks: Ranger Alcohol, sunshine yellow, raspberry, pool; Memento, tuxedo black
Pens: Copic, BG11, BG32, BG0000, V01, V15, Y11, E0000, E42, YG03, RV000; Wink of Stella, clear

How about you? What are your favourite techniques at the moment? I'm really looking forward to finding out and maybe discovering some new ones to try out.

Huge thanks for your time today, I'm really pleased you spent some of it visiting my blog.

And keep crafting!

Jane
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AAA Birthday Challenge #11 - Flowers

Are you ready to increase your stash of birthday cards? Then how about joining in with the new challenge that's started today at AAA Birthday?

Flowers have got to be a favourite image for many crafters and it certainly is one of my go to for birthday cards.

I used the very gorgeous Beautiful Inside and Out stamp from Funky Fossil and some hot oranges and yellows to colour it up. Once that panel was double matted I then decided to make an extra frame using the same stamp around the edges, but this time I left it uncoloured.

Supplies:

Stamps: Funky Fossil, Beautiful Inside & Out

Inks: SU, early espresso

Card: Papermill Direct, cocktail daquiri, mocha brown

Pens: Copic, Y18, Y38, R27, R29, R39, G94, G99

How about some more inspiration? Pop on over to the AAA Birthday blog and check out what the rest of the DT and our Guest Designers Dhruvika (Cardogram) and Tasha have created to inspire you. Find it all HERE.

Thanks for looking today, I love it when I have company.

And keep crafting!

Jane
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AAA Cards Game #160 - Maxi white space + optional twist Metallic

A new challenge has just started at AAA Cards and it's theme is to keep as much empty white space as possible on your CAS card.

The sponsor for this challenge is Pink & Main and I've used one of their stamps on my DT card. The twist didn't appeal, but as it's optional there is no obligation to use it.

And we could certainly do with a bit of sunshine here in the UK at the moment! I coloured this little image with Miya oil pencils and just added a bit of shadow round the sentiment too.

Supplies:

Stamps: Pink & Main, Sunny Hello

Ink: Memento, tuxedo black

Colours: Miya oil pencils

The rest of the AAA Cards DT have also made superb examples of Maxi White Space CAS cards to help you on your way. Check them all out HERE. We also have the multi talented Maria guesting with us and I'm a long time admirer of her style so I strongly advise a visit to her blog - HERE.

Huge thanks for visiting my blog today, it's been fun to have you join me.

And keep crafting!

Jane
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White with 1 - March Challenge

It's time for a new challenge at White with 1 and this month extra colour is pink.

   

Well pink just had to be a granddaughter page!

The photo was taken on her birthday just before Christmas and she adored all the sparkly lights and baubles - especially the pink ones! 

I've used lots of flowers to pick up on the roses, the title position to reflect the straw, and fluffy pink stencilling for the candyfloss and milkshake.

The stencil is Geo Flowers from Funky Fossil and the papers are from Polkadoodles Butterfly Daisy.

Supplies:
Papers: Polkadoodles, Butterfly Daisy
Stencil: Funky Fossil, Geo Flowers
Ink: SU, pink pirouette
Punch: Woodware, leaf; Flowers unknown
Title: Pink Fresh Studio, Just a Little Lovely
Enamel dots: Echo Park, I'd rather be crafting instead
Stickers: Paperchase, puffy hearts; Elle's Studio, puffy hearts

Thanks so much for looking today, it's been fabulous to share some of your time.

And keep crafting!

Jane
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Friday Focus

There's a really interesting and tough Weekend Workout in the AAA Cards facebook group - only use one inch of your card front.

I decided the best way to keep to a one inch square was to use a die.  Here's what I came up with:

Definitely time to search out those smaller stamps. the image was a breeze with Uniko stamps as there are often extra little tiny stamps in a set. But the sentiment - well that was a bit harder. But Uniko came up trumps again!

Supplies:
Stamps: Uniko, So Much, Simply Said
Ink: Memento, tuxedo black
Die: CREALies Xtra No 5
Colours: Miya oil pencils

Thanks so much for looking today, it's been so much fun to have you visit my blog.

And keep inchie crafting!

Jane
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Thursday Thoughts

Today I'm sharing a card I made for the Perfectly CAS Challenge. The theme this month is SHAPES.

Here's my card using the brand new Uniko Background Builders Arts Decoratif and a greeting from Anniversaire Arts Decoratif.

I heat embossed all the stamping and then added colour using promarkers.

Supplies:
Stamps: Uniko, Background Builders Arts Deocratif, Anniversaire Arts Decoratif
Imk: Versamark clear + Ranger superfine black embossing powder
Pens: Copic, R27, R29, V17

Thanks so much for your time today, I'm delighted that you visited my blog.

And keep crafting!

Tuesday Talk

There's not been much crafting going on at my house this last week - grandchildren visiting and minding duties for the school holidays put paid to that! But they've gone home now and back to school so I managed some crafty time yesterday.

I've made a card for the Christmas Kickstart Challenge where the theme for February is RED.

Here's my card:

I die cut the four square backdrop and then inked up the Funky Fossil Dotty Grid stencil to create some background noise. These were matted onto a red card base.

Each of the images were stamped, coloured and hand cut before adhering onto the card. Some were popped up on foam pads for added dimension.

Supplies:
Stamps: MFT, Tweet Holiday & sentiment from Secret Santa
Inks: Memento, tuxedo black; Ranger distress oxide, candied apple
Stencil: Funky Fossil, Dotty Grid
Die: Lawn Fawn, Four Square Backdrop Portait
Colours: Copic, R27, R29, R39, R59, YR04, G28, E31, E33

Thanks so much for dropping by today, it's been fun to have you visit.

And keep crafting!

Papermill Direct DT Inspiration - Shades of Grey Thank You Card

Hey!

I'm up on the Papermilldirect blog today with a Thank You card using shades of grey.

Come on over and take a look at how I created it - HERE.

Supplies:
Stamps: Uniko, Marvellous Mehndi, Simply Said Blocks II
Card: Papermill Direct, slate grey smooth, antracite sirio, super smooth white
Ink: Versafine Clair, nocturne
Die: MFT Die-namics, stitched basic edges
Colours: Copic, C0, C1, C3, C5, C7

Thanks so much for looking and don't forget to follow that link over to the Papermill Direct blog - HERE.

And as always keep crafting!

Uniko February Release & Blog Hop

YAY! It's release day at Uniko and we're kicking it all off with a blog hop and the chance to win the entire release. How good is that!

Let's take a look at all the stamps and the designer die in this birthday release.

Alphabet Outlined £16

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Anniversaire Arts Décoratifs £5

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Background Blocks Arts Décoratifs £5

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Background Builders Arts Décoratifs £10

Copyright Uniko Ltd 2020

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Background Blocks Pinstripe II £5

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Happy Days £5

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Spring Botanicals Tulip £10

Copyright Uniko Ltd 2020

www.uniko.co.uk

*PLEASE NOTE:- To protect my designs and discourage the blatant theft of them, there is a watermark over the top of the product image. This makes the image appear that the lines are not solid. I apologise for the inconvenience and ensure you that this is not part of the design or physical stamps you will receive. To see what the stamp/s look like when stamped, please have a look at the samples in the product gallery. Thank you for your understanding*

The products will be available to purchase at 9pm GMT HERE on the Uniko Website. 

And how about a few more samples?

I went for a sumptuous and rich look with the chunky embossing powder and gold mirri card and used the three art deco inspired sets - Background Builders Arts Decoratif, Background Blocks Arts Decoratif, Anniversaire Arts Decoratif.

Supplies:
Stamps: Uniko, Background Builders Arts Decoratif, Background Blocks Arts Decoratif,Anniversaire Arts Decoratif
Inks: Versamark clear + WOW! black magic embossing powder
Die: Lil'inker, stitched mats rectangles
Gold mirri card from my stash

And then there's that fantastic Background Blocks Horizontal Pinstripe stamp! It's one I know will be popping up all over social media on cards soon, so very striking and useful.

I paired it up with the stamps and designer dies from Kindness Blooms and some of my favourite colours.

Supplies:
Stamps: Uniko, Background Blocks Pinstripe II, Kindness Blooms
Ink: Kaleidacolor, berry blaze
Die: Uniko, Kindness Blooms

I'm rounding off this showcase with a card I made ready for one of my daughters in law who reaches one of those zero birthdays and party plans are in the making.

Her favourite colour is purple like mine and I paired that up with some sparkling holographic card to make it really zing.

Supplies:
Stamps: Uniko, Alphabet Outlined, Anniversaire Arts Decoratif
Inks: Kaleidacolor berry burst
Die: MFT, stitched fishtail flags
Card: PMD Holograhic stars

OK, now I'm wondering which product is your favourite? Or maybe you just love them all! Well here's your chance to win the lot - just follow round the blog hop leaving comments as you go and you could be the lucky one.

Bev

Carol 

Hannelie

Izzy 

Jane - that's me

Julie

Linda

Rahmat

Sarah

Wiebke 

Thanks so much for dropping by today and good luck with the blog hop prize. I hope it's you!

And keep crafting!