Hello Friday

Yesteday I went to a workshop taught by the lovely Clare at her shop Cloud Nine Crafts.  Clare is so patient and calm and I try to get along to one of her workshops each month.  The theme for yesterday was 'Vintage Christmas' and we made two stunning cards - my first for Christmas this year!

This card is just so beautiful and the photo doesn't show up the subtle sparkle on the oval made by using micro beads and glamour dust. I just love the postcard stamp and the way Clare has used elements from it to add layers.

This card is much more CAS, but equally as stunning.  It really catches your eye!  I love the embossing folder and as it's a 5 x 7 is really versatile for different sized cards.

Clare has many more cards on her blog and has won so many prizes for her designs - a very talented lady! I feel blessed to have discovered her shop and workshops and have learnt so many techniques from her.

Thanks for looking.

Jane

Hello Thursday

Today I'm sharing a scrapbook page I made this week. I've had the photo printed since the 2nd July when I made the collage as part of the BPC phone photography project. All the photos were taken on my phone and the collage was also made on my phone using the PhotoGrid app. As I was pleased with how it turned out I knew I wanted to scrap it, so when I found the sketch from Sketch Saturday it was all systems go.  I like how the clean lines of the sketch reflect the simple structure of the collage - hope you agree!

             

     

 I've been advised by a friend to always put a watermark over my photos, so I've tried it out with this page.  I don't think it interferes too much with the image and I'm always open to advice &  help from experienced bloggers.

Supplies:

Paper: Little Yellow Bicycle, Splash; ep Country Drive; from my stash

Letters: AC thickers, Subway

Punches: Martha Stewart, button & butterfly; Woodware, corner punch

Stamps: My Mind' Eye, the sweetest thing;Kaisercraft, grid

Ink: Ranger distress ink, brushed corduroy

Embellishments: buttons & baker's twine from my stash; glossy accents

Thanks for looking.

Jane     

Hello Wednesday

I'm so excited today as I received an email from weinerhoneymooners letting me know she had showcased my scrapbook page from Tuesday on her blog.  I know I always get inspiration from reading blogs, but this is an amazing thing to happen to me.  Thank you so so much!

Yesterday I met up with some crafty friends for the day.  We usually get together once a month to make a card or scrapbook page and swap ideas.  The stand out for me yesterday was this zentangle design made by Barb.  She used a peel off and then filled in the outline with her doodles.

I came home all fired up and rifled through my stash to see what I could find to have a play at this myself.  I ended up making three cards, one with a peel off that's been lurking in my box for years and two using stamps.  I think they turned out ok, but I would emboss my stamped image if/when I make some more. It's certainly a very relaxing process and reminded me of the endless doodles I used to draw all over the margins of school books and conference handouts.

Supplies:

Ink: Memento, Tuxedo black; Adirondack, cranberry

Stamps: Uniko Studio, Flower power#2, Background Builders Chevrons, Hero Arts, poppy

Peel off: Craft Creations

Pens: Promarkers with a fine nib

Embellishments: gems from my stash

Card & paper: from my stash

Thanks for looking.

Jane 

Hello Monday

Another glorious day with the sun shining and the washing drying almost as soon as it's put on the line.

Today my card is very simple following the layout from CAS-Colours & Sketches and the summery sunshine colours from The Play Date Cafe.  I love the simple look of this card and will probably experiment with the same layout but different colours for birthdays for the men in my life.

Supplies:
Ink: Memento, rich cocoa; StazOn, Timber brown 
Stamps: SU Oh Hello
Card & paper: from my stash

Thanks for looking!

Jane

Hello Sunday 2

Just posting my other card so that I can enter it for the challenge at http://casethissketch.blogspot.com.au/.  I blogged about it here. 

 

Supplies:

Ink: Adirondack, meadow

Stamps: Clarity Stamp, the Birdhouse & English Garden Elements; Papermania, sentiment

Die: Spellbinders, Labels 4

Card & paper: from my stash

Jane

Hello Sunday!

Funny how long it takes to notice something obvious.  Like the title of my pages - only  spotted yesterday that I don't need to put the date as a title, it's already there!  So that posed the problem of choosing a title.  Decided to go with Hello for each day.

Now this didn't take long to notice and I am so excited to be included in Beverley's choices to show on her blog yesterday.  Apart from entering many challenges I've been keeping a low profile while I get used to blogging, so it was just amazing to be featured on someone else's blog.  I am delighted!!!

Inspired by this I sat down and made a new card which I am entering for this week's CAS(E) this sketch challenge.  I just love working with the Flower Power stamps from Uniko Studio, they always looks so pretty no matter what the colour or how they're arranged.  Currently my 'go to' stamps.

I'd already made one card for this challenge, but I wasn't too sure about the colour.  Purple and pink are just so much more my colours, but then it doesn't hurt to experiment a bit. I may still enter the original card, but it needs to be on a different blog post.

Supplies:

Ink: Versa color, 17 violet, 34 orchid, 42 lime

Stamps: Uniko Studio, Flower Power #2, Nature's Treasures 1; My Mind's Eye, the sweetest thing

Card & paper: from my stash

Thanks for looking at my blog.

Jane

Saturday 13th July 2013

 It's so hot today so I decided to sit quietly and make a card.  I'm entering it for a challenge at  http://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.co.uk/


It was such a simple sketch but I love the diagonal strip which immediately made me think of using washi tape. I really like how you can see the layers through washi tape.  I chose the blue as it looks cool, (I really am very hot) and the cranberry is a good contrast.

Supplies:
Ink: Adirondack, sail boat blue & cranberry
Stamps: See-D's, Garden of Friendship; Uniko Studio, Natures Treasures 1
Card & paper: from my stash
Washi tape: from my stash

Well I'm off now to find a cool shady place in the garden to sit for a while and read my kindle.

Thanks for looking.

Jane