Friday Focus

I found a little time to create a card for the challenge at Time Out. Such a crisp and classic colour scheme to their photo inspiration.

As you can probably guess I kept my card nice and CAS:

 It was the large stripy heart in the photo that caught my eye. I used a couple of Uniko stamp sets and a die cut heart.  One of the stamps sets is retired but is soon to make a big comeback! Bit of a sneak peek here then.

Supplies:
Stamps: Uniko, Background Blocks Pinstripe, Always & Forever
Inks: SU, real red; Versafine Clair, nocturne

Thanks for looking today, I'm really appreciative of you taking the time.

And keep crafting!

Jane
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Papermill Direct DT Inspiration - A Winter Birthday Card

Hey!

I'm up on the Papermilldirect blog today with an icy Winter Birthday card.

Come on over and take a look - HERE.

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!

White with 1 - January Challenge

WooHoo!

 How fun to have you visit today for my first post as a DT member at White With 1 scrapbook challenge.

  

Love this misty mountain grey combined with the white and lots of interesting textures in the photo prompts.

I picked up on the wool by using a Funky Fossil knitted background stencil, the straws with the striped paper strip and used wood grain squares behind the photo. I was a bit stuck for the stones but I think my enamel hearts sort of echo their look. And of course there is no obligation to use the photo prompts, i just like to challenge myself!

 

I didn't have enough upper case letters to spell out the horse's name, so substituted with some lower case letters. Why are the letters you need always missing from sets?!!

Did you spot the quilt in the photo background? I'm proud to say that I sewed it and love how it looks in her room.

Supplies:
Papers: AC, Crate Paper Sunny Days; SU, woodgrain; scraps from my stash
Stencil: Funky Fossil, Knitted Background
Ink: SU, smoky slate
Alphas: Freckled Fawn, puffy alphabet; Lilybeedesign, ABC stickers; Echo Park, Winter Park
Stickers: Jillibean soup; Photoplay, Vintage Girl; Cocoa Vanilla, Boy's Rule; Elle's Studio, puffy stickers; Simple Stories, Life in Color; Msggie Holmes sticker book

Thanks you so much for visiting my blog today and I hope to see your pages popping up in the White With 1 facebook group. Find the links and challenge details HERE and HERE.

And remember to keep crafting!

Jane
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AAA Birthday Challenge #9 - A Shaker Card

A lot of firsts at the moment and today sees another. AAA Birthday have their first 2020 challenge up and running.

As you can see the theme for this month is a shaker card and here's mine:

I've been struggling to get a decent photo of this card, the days are short and gloomy at the moment and then when the sun comes out for a brief appearance it's so low in the sky that it casts shadows all over my photography corner.

I stamped the balloons and confetti all over my card front and then die cut the happy for my shaker window. I double matted it onto white and pink card and chose sequin colours to pick up on the ink colours.

Supplies:
Stamps: Sunny Studio, Bold Balloon; sentiment from a Uniko retired set
Inks: Altenew, rose quartz, puffy heart, purple wine, mountain mist, volcano lake, lagoon; Versafine Clair, nocturne
Die: Winnie & Walter
Sequins: Pretty Pink Posh

I hope you'll be joining in with this new AAA Birthday Challenge and I look forward to visiting your blogs to see what you've created.  The rest of the DT and our Guest Designer Vita Thai have made some awesome shakers to inspire you and there's also a DT call going on. Check it all out HERE.

Thanks for looking, I really appreciate you taking the time.

And keep crafting!

Jane
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AAA Cards Game #156 - Sketch + optional twist Winter Birthday

It's time for the first 2020 challenge at AAA Cards.

   

As Craftyscrappers is our sponsor for this challenge I used stamps from one of their digi sets. I didn't go with the optional twist but opted for a more general card that could be used for many occasions.

I added the horizontal strip in photoshop and then added the merboy, fish and greeting from the digi set. Once printed I added colour using Copic pens. For the tail I used the dotted technique that I learnt about on a Copic course. Thought it looked a bit like fish scales.

I used the Beach Waves stencil from A Colorful Life on top of the horizontal strip. I think it gives movement to the card.

Supplies:
Stamps: Craftyscrappers, Waving Hello
Stencil: A Colorful Life, Beach Waves
Ink: Memento, Summer sky
Pens: Copic, E0000, E31, E51, E55, E57, R20, W0, W1, YG11, YG17, BG11, BG15, BG32, BG34

The rest of the AAA Cards DT have made some beautiful cards using the sketch to encourage you to play along and we also have the most amazing Guest Designer, Milka, for this first challenge of the year. I really encourage you to go take a look. You'll find it all HERE.

Huge thanks for finding the time to visit my blog today, I really appreciate it.

And keep crafting in 2020!

Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration

I'm up on the Uniko blog today with a share of some cards using the BIG & BOLD Hello  and Background Builders Classics stamp sets.

Here's a peek at what I've been up to;

Supplies:

Stamps: Uniko, BIG & BOLD Hello, Background Builders Classics

Inks: Versafine Clair, nocturne, SU, melon mambo, pumpkin pie, pool party

Card: Papermill Direct, pale turquoise, raspberry pink, mandarin orange

Thanks for looking.  And keep crafting!

Jane
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Happy Little Stampers - January CAS Challenge

YAY! It's 2020!

And it's time for the first 2020 CAS challenge at Happy Little Stampers.

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My card has plenty of wings using the Funky Fossil Flying High stencil and also a tiny peek at some new stamps that will be released later this month.

I masked off a triangle - loved that Less is More challenge using triangles last year - and then placed the Flying High stencil over it and inked through with two distress inks.  I then stamped the two swallows and greeting that are on that upcoming stamp set. It's a beauty and will be available from 25th January. You can just see some more little bits poking out in the photo below!

Supplies:
Stamps: Funky Fossil - new release peek
Inks: Versafine Clair, nocturne; Ranger distress, squeezed lemonade, picked raspberry
Stencil Funky Fossil, Flying High

Don't forget to pop on over to the Happy Little Stampers blog to check out all the fabulous makes from the CAS Challenge DT - HERE. And then spread your wings and fly into 2020 with your own beautiful ideas.

And remember Funky Fossil has a 25% off New Year sale going on until 3rd January. Be quick and grab yourself a bargain!

 use the code BOX25 at checkout.

Thanks for looking, it's been a pleasure to have your company today.

And keep crafting!

Jane
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