Crafty Catz Challenge blog - Embossing Wet or Dry

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope you have had a good week and are ready for the weekend. My week hasn't been too busy so I have been able to make progress with the wedding makes. I did enjoy the Felting Workshop and I go the chance to make another picture. Mine aren't as good as my friend's but they are fun to make.

Being Friday the new challenge starts on the Crafty Catz Challenge blog and the theme is Anything Goes with the optional twist of Wet or Dry Embossing. I went for dry embossing. The fabulous sponsor this time is Star Stampz.

I used two different Rose Embossing folders from Creative Expressions for the background. 

There are many wonderful images in the store if you click on the logo you will be taken there.

This image is called Balloons and Ice Cream and is available HERE.  I printed onto Neenah card stock and I coloured the image with my Promarkers. I used one of the shapes on my ScanNcut to cut out the image. 

The balloons were cut with a Tattered Lace die. 

This is another Tattered Lace die. 

Have great weekend. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 386 at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge blog

Challenge 59 at the Simply Papercraft Challenge blog

Challenge 97 at the If You Give a Crafter a Cookie Challenge blog

The World Wide Open Design Team  Challenge 6

Challenge 149 at the Creative Finger Challenge blog

Challenge 362 at the I ❤ Promakers Challenge blog

Challenge 212 at the Crafting from the Heart Challenge blog

Challenge 409 at the 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge blog

The June Challenge at Morgan's ArtWorld Open Challenge

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Beecy's Place new images In the Woods

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your weekend going? We are now making more bits for the family wedding in Malta. I was only asked on Thursday. So there isn't long and there are no firm decisions about what they want. I have made some samples I just need them to choose. Enough about me.

You might have seen this post before and some kind people left comments. I got mixed up with the releases so I had to put this post back to drafts.

As you probably know I am the first Guest Designer at Beccy's Place and I have had the chance to work with some wonderful new images.

Being digital images they are very easy to flip. I decided to make another step panel card to show off the happy Deer. I made the paper using surgical spirit and ink on very shiny paper. 

Beccy has lots of great images in her store. If you click on the logo you will be taken there. 

This set is called In the Woods and is available HERE. 

This sentiment just seemed to suit so well. 

They do look very happy don't they? 

Enjoy the rest of the weekend. My husband will be watching the England game and I will probably make their wedding card.  

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 6 at the Crafter's Castle Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Crafty Catz Challenge blog theme Beautiful Blooms

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

This is the first of two posts from me today. Being Friday the new challenge starts on the Crafty Catz challenge blog. The theme is Beautiful blooms and the sponsor is A Day for Daisies.

I do like the combination of pink and blue. The paper was in my stash. The Thanks die is from Crafter's Companion. 

There are many wonderful images in the shop. If you click on the logo you will be taken there. 

The image I used is called Baby Cherry Blossom and is available HERE. I printed three onto Neenah card and I coloured them with Promarkers. Then I cut them out with the ScanNcut. 

I hope you have a great weekend. I will be back with my second post soon. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 301 at the QKR Stampede Challenge blog

Challenge 70 at the Crafting with Friends Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Beccy's Place - Spring Chickens Digital Image Release

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? This week I started invigilating at the local secondary school. It did come as something of a shock to get up at the particular time but it has been okay. It is very casual work. On the plus side it means I have some extra money for Craft supplies.

I am still Guest Designer at Beccy's Place and I am sharing from the first set of the second set of images I was sent. They are part of a new release of images  this month.

I am sharing my favourite card of the ones I made for Beccy. I love the Chickens in this collection they were so easy to colour. They were printed onto Neenah card stock and coloured with Promarkers. They were all cut out with my ScanNcut. 

This is a Twist and Pop card. 

This gives you more room for images and a sentiment. The paper was left over from the wedding I have lots of it. I made one of these cards before and I had more layers which made it bulky when flat. This one has less layers and is easier to fold up. 

This set is called Spring Chickens and it is available HERE. Aren't some of the sentiments just brilliant as well as the chickens. 

I know Beccy liked this card she told me so. I just have to work out who to send it to. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 403 at the 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge Blog

Challenge 530 at the Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog

Challenge 14 at the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge blog

Challenge 83 at the Crafty Friends Challenge blog

Challenge 39 at the Crafting with Attitude Challenge blog

Challenge 359 at the I ❤ Promakers Challenge blog

Week 19 at the Colour Crazy Craft Challenge blog

Challenge 380 at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog - October Challenge

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends

Happy Sunday and welcome to October. It is proper Autumn now. The bunnies went home yesterday.  Now I just have the room to clear.

The new challenge starts on the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog and the theme is Anything Goes and this time the sponsor is Rick St Dennis. I was able to choose an image from the fabulous store to use for my card. The prize it two images from the store for the winner.

I found the dark snowflake paper in my stash. I used rich gold and reds for the mats and layers. 

There are many wonderful images in the store to suit all tastes. If you click on the image you should be taken to the store. 

This image is called Angel Wreath and it is on sale here.  I printed it onto to card and I coloured it with my Promarkers. I cut is out with my ScanNcut as like how you can leave a border round the image. If I did this by hand it would not be even. 

Now I had coloured the image and I thought it needed a message in the centre. I would not have attempted this without my Tim Holtz's Stamping platform because I could put the stamp exactly where I wanted it and if I missed a bit it was easy to restamp. I am finding the platform such a useful tool. Finally I sprayed the whole image with Spray and Sparkle. 

Now I did start with a smaller image but I decided to go larger for my main card. Well you know I don't like anything to go to waste I made a smaller card with the off cuts from the bigger cards. I had to use a different stamp for the sentiment the other one didn't fit. 

Here they are together. They will both sent out this Christmas. My husband even remarked that he liked the bigger card and usually he doesn't say anything unless asked directly. 

Enjoy the rest of the day

I would like to enter the Anything Goes Christmas at the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog , challenge 44 at the Snowflakes Promise Challenge blog and challenge 343 at the I Love Promarkers Challenge blog. 

Happy Crafting 

Hugs Jackie

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Safari Friends Birthday card

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

How is your week going. Yesterday we went to see Sister Act at the theatre it was brilliant. Today I have been on a school trip to look at rivers in the New Forest ( this will be my last ever school trip). I am a bit tired and a bit behind with things. Hopefully I will be able to catch up over the rest of the week.

I could resist buying issue 145 of Papercraft Essentials magazine with its Animal Friends embossing folder and stamp set back in April. As our daughter is getting married in a zoo I used this set to make her birthday card.

The Zebra paper was left over from makes for the wedding. The flowers were created with a punch and the leaves with the Laurel Leave die designed  by Sue Wilson for Creative Expressions. 

All the stamps were stamped in black archival and coloured with me Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens.

I cut the animals out with my Brother Scan and cut that way they can have an even border. 

I made a little scene with the couple. I framed it with a Sue Wilson die it was nice to have the hearts in the frame. 

Yes I used my Crafter's Companion Happy Birthday die again it is a good size. 

I took this photo on the trip. We were doing activities around the river and this group of horses with a foal came for a drink and then went again. 

She was very pleased with this card. I did enjoy using the stamps it is a great set. 

I would like to enter challenge 158 at the Dream Valley Challenge Blog. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Crafts Galore Encore - Kenny K Mermaid

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

How is your week going? Where did January go? I can't believe we at February already.

On the first of the month the new challenge starts on the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog the theme is Anything Goes and the sponsor is Kenny K stamps.

The background was created with inky kitchen roll. It was a piece that I had used to clear up after I had been using some Brushos to create a background for another card. The kitchen roll is left to dry. When it is dry the two pieces are pulled apart and then each piece  is glued to a sheet of card. So you get two from one sheet of kitchen roll. This is a technique I saw John Lockwood use. I love it because you don't waste the lovely inky colours. I added die cuts to make it look more like it is underwater. 

Kenny K Stamps is our kind sponsor this month. The digital stamps are available from his store. 

This die is one of the ones designed by Sue Wilson for Creative Expressions. 

I was so lucky that I was able to choose an image this time. She is called Mermaid and she was a delight to colour. I did use my Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens. She was also cut out with my ScanNcut I wanted the even while border that you can get.  She is available here http://www.kennykstamps.com/mermaid-fantasy-paper-crafts-card-making-digi-stamp-by-kennyk-stamps/

I did enjoy making this card the mermaid is a lot of fun. 

I would like to enter challenge 314 at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge blog , challenge 33 at the Crafty Addicts Challenge blog , Challenge 37 at the A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge blog and the February Challenge at the Crafting By Designs challenge blog. 

Enjoy the rest of the week.

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Alphabet Challenge Blog - Letter E for Embossing Folders

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

We have arrived at the weekend and a long one for some of us as well. We are hoping to go to a local garden, sometime at the weekend, to see the Spring flowers. On Monday we are visiting my parents to celebrate our birthdays that all come very close together. May is an expensive month.

Today a new challenge starts on the Alphabet Challenge blog the letter is E and the theme is Embossing Folders.

I was rather taken with the Beautiful Rose embossing folder and stamp set that came with issue 148 of Simply Cards and Papercraft magazine and this is what I used to make the main part of this card. I embossed the Beautiful Rose embossing folder on to white card and I cut an aperture in the card with a circle die. I cut a smaller circle in a darker pink card to fit inside the aperture. Behind the aperture I embossed some white care with the Bed of Roses embossing folder. All the embossing was inked to bring out the detail of the folders. 

The Beautiful Rose was stamped onto watercolour card with black Archival ink. I used my Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens to colour the image and then I used my Brother ScanNcut to cut it out and leave a border. 

The Happy Birthday sentiment came with the Beautiful Rose set and it was stamped onto a Pierced Flag. 

This shows some of the detail of the embossing folders. 

It certainly is a beautiful rose this will be another card for my box of cards. I did enjoy colouring the rose I think I will be using this stamp a lot. 

Have a great weekend. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

Tattered Lace - ScanNcut - USB stick 2 A Little Bit of Everything

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

I hope that you had a great weekend. The Christmas Fair was amazing and we saw Green Santa. We even met some of our family there. But in a heart beat everything changed. My husband slipped getting off the carousel and he broke his wrist. He has just come home from hospital he had to have an operation and he now has plates in his wrist.

Sometime ago I was  to be able to buy a Brother ScanNcut with help from my Mother-in-law. As you probably know I make samples for Tattered Lace television shows on Create and Craft. Recently I was sent an email asking if I could test some cutting files for a new USB stick from Tattered Lace for the ScanNcut. The new stick was released today on Create and Craft with Mel Heaton demonstrating and as you have probably guessed I have made some samples.

This is what I made none of these samples were shown. 

This was made with the violin and bow cutting file. 

This was made with the ballet shoes cutting file. 

This was made with the Summer Meadow cutting file. 

This was made with the Kaleidoscope flowers and leaves. 

I used the same files to make this bag. 

I am very pleased to have my husband home. I do hope that you have a good week. 

Happy Crafting 

Hugs Jackie